Name: $20,000 NLH SuperStar Challenge
Start: 2025-02-23
End: 2025-02-24

Poker Dream 16 Jeju 2025

Korea (Republic of), Jeju Shinhwa WorldEVENT #37

2025.02.23 - 2025.02.24

Poker Dream

Yu Lei

China

Place

6th

Prize

$95,810

Prize (KRW)

₩138,000,000

Blind level

Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Entries

1/81

Total Chips

40,500,000

Average

40,500,000

Final Day

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 3:03:17 PM

Yu Lei Takes Trip To The Payout Desk In 6th Cashing KRW138,000,000 ($95,810)

Level 23: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Yu Lei - 6th Place

After the chip leaders Sean Ooi and Chris Park traded some chips the hands before it is Michael Jozoff's turn to raise 1,600,000 from the hijack, Yu Lei jams 1,800,000 in the big blind and Jozoff calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	K♦Q♦ HJ	5,600,000(19 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	A♥J♥ BB	busted

Being ahead preflop, Yu Lei is immediately falling behind when the dealer flips over Q♥ T♣ 3♥ 5♠ 7♣ , eliminating the bracelet holder Yu Lei in 6th place, two better than the 8th place in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge on the weekend.

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:54:59 PM

Jozoff All-in The Next Hand

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Michael Jozoff

Yu Lei tries to steal with a 750,000 raise from the button, Michael Jozoff jams his last 1,600,000 and Yu calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	Q♦5♦ D	2,100,000(8 BB)
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	A♦6♠ BB	3,600,000(14 BB)

Board:T♥K♥3♥K♠A♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:35:03 PM

Current Chip Counts

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	4,400,000(18 BB)	1	1
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2,200,000(9 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	14,000,000(56 BB)	1	5
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	8,800,000(35 BB)	1	6
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	5,200,000(21 BB)	1	7
YL Yu LeiChina	4,300,000(17 BB)	1	8
BD Biao DingChina	2,000,000(8 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 2:21:33 PM

Stephen Chidwick Stays With Us

Level 22: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Stephen Chidwick

Looking at A♠ T♣ in the hijack, Stephen Chidwick announces all-in for 925,000 and Yu Lei calls from the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	A♠T♣ HJ	2,200,000(9 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	6♦5♥ BB	3,400,000(14 BB)

Board:4♣5♠A♣5♣A♦

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 1:48:14 PM

Michael Jozoff Chips Up

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Michael Jozoff

After having taken out a few chips of the leader's stack three hands ago, Michael Jozoff opens 400,000 from +1 and takes big blind Yu Lei to the flop K♠ K♣ Q♠ where a 225,000 c-bet gets the job done again for Jozoff.

Player	Chips
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	6,200,000(31 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	4,300,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 12:55:52 PM

The Final Table Draw Is Complete

Level 21: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

$20,000 NLH SuperStar Challenge Final 9

With 4 WSOP Bracelets, 2 WSOP Rings and more than $135M in live earnings between them, this final table will be a treat for every poker fan. All of them will be gunning for the $431,905 top prize. Flop well everyone!

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	4,725,000(24 BB)	1	1
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	5,875,000(29 BB)	1	2
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	850,000(4 BB)	1	3
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3,825,000(19 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	8,725,000(44 BB)	1	5
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,100,000(11 BB)	1	6
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	5,750,000(29 BB)	1	7
YL Yu LeiChina	4,875,000(24 BB)	1	8
BD Biao DingChina	3,750,000(19 BB)	1	9

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 11:20:19 AM

Chip Counts On The Bubble For The Final 9

Level 20: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

The remaining 10 players have four familiar faces from the $15,000 Superstar Challange final table among them. Still in the hunt for a second appearance are Joseph Cheong, Yeu Wei Hsiang, Yu Lei and chip leader Ding Biao.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yu LeiChina	4,800,000(32 BB)	1	2
BD Biao DingChina	6,700,000(45 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,900,000(19 BB)	1	5
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	4,725,000(32 BB)	1	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	2,000,000(13 BB)	1	8
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,650,000(18 BB)	2	3
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	4,950,000(33 BB)	2	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	6,075,000(41 BB)	2	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	2,400,000(16 BB)	2	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,125,000(21 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 10:00:46 AM

Chip Counts After The Bubble Has Burst, Two Away From Final 9

Level 19: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yu LeiChina	6,200,000(50 BB)	1	2
BD Biao DingChina	4,300,000(34 BB)	1	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,400,000(19 BB)	1	5
QX Qiang XuChina	2,700,000(22 BB)	1	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	3,500,000(28 BB)	1	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	2,000,000(16 BB)	1	8
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,700,000(22 BB)	2	3
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	5,900,000(47 BB)	2	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,200,000(26 BB)	2	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	3,000,000(24 BB)	2	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	4,500,000(36 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:59:24 AM

Chip Counts And Table Positions One Spot Away From The Bubble

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	4,000,000(50 BB)	1	3
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,000,000(38 BB)	1	4
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	4,000,000(50 BB)	1	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,690,000(46 BB)	1	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,170,000(15 BB)	1	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,335,000(42 BB)	1	8
YL Yu LeiChina	3,710,000(46 BB)	2	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	925,000(12 BB)	2	3
BD Biao DingChina	6,350,000(79 BB)	2	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	1,925,000(24 BB)	2	5
QX Qiang XuChina	2,325,000(29 BB)	2	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1,750,000(22 BB)	2	7
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongMalaysia	4,325,000(54 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:35:49 AM

Chip Counts Down To Two Tables With Ding Biao In A Commanding Lead

Level 17: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Final Two Tables Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	560,000(7 BB)	1	1
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	745,000(9 BB)	1	2
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	4,500,000(56 BB)	1	3
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,800,000(23 BB)	1	4
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	3,600,000(45 BB)	1	5
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	3,900,000(49 BB)	1	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,400,000(18 BB)	1	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	3,150,000(39 BB)	1	8
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	2,200,000(28 BB)	2	1
YL Yu LeiChina	3,600,000(45 BB)	2	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	2,170,000(27 BB)	2	3
BD Biao DingChina	6,300,000(79 BB)	2	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,100,000(26 BB)	2	5
QX Qiang XuChina	2,800,000(35 BB)	2	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	530,000(7 BB)	2	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	3,480,000(44 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:05:35 AM

Yu Lei Catapults Into The Lead

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yu Lei

Opening 120,000 from the button, Yu Lei takes big blind Christopher Park to the flop A♣ 2♥ Q♥ where Yu c-bets 65,000. Parks's 220,000 check-raise gets called for the turn J♥ where Park leads with 275,000. Yu calls and goes deep in the tank when the river 6♣ has Park lead again for a massive 900,000. Consuming two time banks, Yu Lei finds the call with a straight K♦ T♥ against Park's 5♣ 4♣ bluff.

Player	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	3,900,000(65 BB)
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	1,740,000(29 BB)

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 8:00:50 AM

Luo Xixiang Falls Next

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Luo Xixiang

Luo Xixiang goes all-in for 610,000 and fellow Chinese player Yu Lei - who just joined Luo Xixiang in the bracelet club last December - successfully isolates from the small blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
LX Luo XixiangChina	A♦9♦ UTG+1	busted
YL Yu LeiChina	J♣J♦ SB	2,200,000(37 BB)

Board:4♣T♠8♦5♥8♠

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 7:10:43 AM

Chip Counts And Table Draw With 24 Players Left

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QX Qiang XuChina	1,065,000(21 BB)	1	1
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	945,000(19 BB)	1	2
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	1,660,000(33 BB)	1	3
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	3,175,000(64 BB)	1	4
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	3,715,000(74 BB)	1	5
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	640,000(13 BB)	1	6
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,365,000(27 BB)	1	7
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	1,820,000(36 BB)	1	8
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	675,000(14 BB)	2	1
YL Yu LeiChina	2,150,000(43 BB)	2	2
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	2,400,000(48 BB)	2	3
BD Biao DingChina	2,400,000(48 BB)	2	4
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	3,300,000(66 BB)	2	5
LX Luo XixiangChina	955,000(19 BB)	2	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1,310,000(26 BB)	2	7
MR Mao RenjiChina	2,300,000(46 BB)	2	8
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	3,200,000(64 BB)	3	1
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	825,000(17 BB)	3	2
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	1,800,000(36 BB)	3	3
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	1,260,000(25 BB)	3	4
JW Jamil WakilCanada	1,300,000(26 BB)	3	5
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	1,500,000(30 BB)	3	6
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	420,000(8 BB)	3	7
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	250,000(5 BB)	3	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 6:36:34 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 15

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

With late registration concluded and a total of 81 entries, the $20,000 Superstar Challenge prize pool ballooned to a whopping KRW2,262,330,000 (~$1,585,263) and KRW622,100,000 (~$435,932) for first. We have 28 player still in the hunt with ITM starting at 11th place.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	1,450,000(36 BB)	1	1
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	1,710,000(43 BB)	1	1
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	1,440,000(36 BB)	1	3
MR Mao RenjiChina	2,100,000(53 BB)	1	4
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	570,000(14 BB)	1	5
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	1,200,000(30 BB)	1	6
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	2,700,000(68 BB)	1	7
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	1,600,000(40 BB)	1	8
YJ Yan JingyaoChina	1,290,000(32 BB)	2	1
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	450,000(11 BB)	2	2
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	415,000(10 BB)	2	2
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	2,425,000(61 BB)	2	4
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,460,000(37 BB)	2	6
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	2,600,000(65 BB)	2	7
MZ Martin ZamaniUnited States of America	600,000(15 BB)	2	8
MJ Michael JozoffUnited States of America	1,560,000(39 BB)	3	1
JS Joseph Sanghyon CheongMalaysia	1,935,000(48 BB)	3	2
BD Biao DingChina	1,665,000(42 BB)	3	3
YL Yu LeiChina	1,810,000(45 BB)	3	4
QX Qiang XuChina	1,495,000(37 BB)	3	5
LC Lim Chin WeiMalaysia	350,000(9 BB)	3	6
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	270,000(7 BB)	3	7
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	600,000(15 BB)	4	2
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	2,930,000(73 BB)	4	3
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	2,800,000(70 BB)	4	4
JW Jamil WakilCanada	1,760,000(44 BB)	4	5
WY Wang Yang (4)China	30,000(1 BB)	4	7
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,100,000(28 BB)	4	8

SMPSMP

2/24/2025, 4:54:03 AM

Paulius Plausinaitis Second In Chips

Level 12: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Under the gun kicks off the action with a raise to 50,000 and takes two players to the flop 8♥ 3♥ T♦ that gets checked to the turn 7♣ . Cutoff Xu Qiang leads 125,000 in position, small blind Paulius Plausinaitis ups it to 350,000, the initial raiser folds and Xu calls for the board to complete J♠ . Plausinaitis puts out a 250,000 value bet with a straight J♣ 9♣ , Xu calls and throws it in the muck.

Chip Counts With Late Registration Over

Player	Chips
MR Mao RenjiChina	2,800,000(112 BB)
LX Luo XixiangChina	2,200,000(88 BB)
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	2,200,000(88 BB)
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	2,065,000(83 BB)
XS Xiaochun ShiChina	1,900,000(76 BB)
WY Wang Yang (4)China	1,800,000(72 BB)
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	1,700,000(68 BB)
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,680,000(67 BB)
YL Yu LeiChina	1,640,000(66 BB)
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	1,475,000(59 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	1,400,000(56 BB)
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	1,150,000(46 BB)
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	1,050,000(42 BB)
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	1,000,000(40 BB)
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	925,000(37 BB)
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	840,000(34 BB)

Blind level

Level 11: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Entries

30/59

Day 1

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YW Yeu Wei HsiangMalaysia	887,000(148 BB)	1	1
LX Luo XixiangChina	1,380,000(230 BB)	1	4
OB Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	87,000(15 BB)	1	5
SO Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America	493,000(82 BB)	1	6
IH Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America	390,000(65 BB)	1	7
YL Yu LeiChina	740,000(123 BB)	1	8
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	1,084,000(181 BB)	2	1
DF Dietrich FastGermany	436,000(73 BB)	2	2
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	560,000(93 BB)	2	4
ZQ Zhou QuanChina	256,000(43 BB)	2	5
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	593,000(99 BB)	2	6
CD Chen DongChina	1,094,000(182 BB)	2	8
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	357,000(60 BB)	3	1
RK Rainer KempeGermany	628,000(105 BB)	3	2
CP Christopher Park (2)United States of America	485,000(81 BB)	3	3
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	477,000(80 BB)	3	5
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	526,000(88 BB)	3	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	694,000(116 BB)	3	7
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	566,000(94 BB)	3	8
PP Paulius PlausinaitisLithuania	227,500(38 BB)	4	1
JJ John JuandaIndonesia	133,500(22 BB)	4	2
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	678,500(113 BB)	4	4
QX Qiang XuChina	744,500(124 BB)	4	5
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	412,000(69 BB)	4	6
JW Jamil WakilCanada	771,000(129 BB)	4	8
CL Calvin LeeUnited States of America	410,500(68 BB)	5	1
XS Xue SongChina	375,000(63 BB)	5	2
JS Johan Schultz-PedersenDenmark	682,000(114 BB)	5	4
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	252,000(42 BB)	5	5
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	430,000(72 BB)	5	6
KI Kosei IchinoseJapan	562,000(94 BB)	5	7
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	642,000(107 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

2/23/2025, 9:29:05 AM

Aram Oganyan Out Of The Danger Zone

Level 4: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Aram Oganyan

Yu Lei, who finished 8th in the $15,000 Superstar Challenge last night, opens 8,000 from the cutoff, Aram Oganyan three-bets 32,500 from the big blind and Yu calls for the flop to hit 8♠ T♦ J♦ . Oganyan jams for 142,500 and Yu calls, putting the former at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yu LeiChina	9♥T♥ CO	310,000(78 BB)
AO Aram OganyanUnited States of America	Q♥J♠ BB	356,000(89 BB)

With one of Yu's outs in his opponents hand, the turn K♦ and river K♥ leave Oganyan in front, granting him the double but still below the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CB Christopher BrewerUnited States of America	687,000(229 BB)	2	1
DF Dietrich FastGermany	703,000(234 BB)	2	2
HH Henrik HecklenDenmark	288,000(96 BB)	2	3
SC Stanley ChoiHong Kong	405,000(135 BB)	2	4
ZQ Zhou QuanChina	607,000(202 BB)	2	5
TR Tony Ren LinUnited States of America	630,000(210 BB)	2	6
LW Lee Wai KiatMalaysia	4,760,000(1587 BB)	2	7
MC Miao ChenxiangChina	642,000(214 BB)	3	1
RK Rainer KempeGermany	411,000(137 BB)	3	2
YL Yu LeiChina	529,000(176 BB)	3	3
XS Xue SongChina	504,000(168 BB)	3	4
DD Daniel DvoressCanada	420,000(140 BB)	3	5
ZH Zhao HongjunChina	500,000(167 BB)	3	6
SC Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	404,000(135 BB)	3	7
MP Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	184,000(61 BB)	3	8