
Day 1A
The Baby Dragon Day 1A Comes To A Close With Hui Tang In A Commanding Lead

The first of three flights for the Red Dragon Poker Tour 2025 Baby Dragon attracted a total of 117 players with 18 left standing that all have a min cash secured when Day 2 begins at 12:00 on Saturday the 3rd of May.
Hui Tang - his biggest live cash to date comes from finishing 2nd at the APT Jeju 2024 Sunday Superstack for $25,103 here at the Landing Casino about a year ago - came out on top, bagging 587,000, almost 17% of all chips in play. He first took the lead in level 15 and ended the day by knocking out Lei Li on the bubble, jamming A♥ 7♥ from the button and Li calling his 27BB stack with K♥ K♦ to get out flopped on A♣ 2♥ 5♣ 2♠ 8♣ .
Yiming Kuang finished the day in 2nd with 405,000. He came out of the gates storming with his name among the top spots on the leaderboard since level 5, even surpassing Hui Tang in the late stages before he got his last minute boost.
Zhongxian Li - another player banking his biggest cash here at the Landing Casino last year by finishing runner-up in the WPT Korea Dragon Quest for $35,629 - had a rocky start to his day, being down to 4BBs during level 11 before running it back up with several double ups and then knocking out Wenhao Ying with 7♠ 7♣ against K♦ K♣ by hitting a seven on the turn. He will start Day 2 with 357,000 in chips.
Tomorrow will have the remaining two flights available at 12:00 local with the same structure as today and at 18:00 as a turbo with 20 minute levels.
The SMP team will be back on site and behind the screens tomorrow to give you updates from start to finish.

Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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YL Yuyang Liu | 101,000(13 BB) | 1 | 1 |
CH Chen Hao | 291,000(36 BB) | 1 | 2 |
AH An Hou | 216,000(27 BB) | 1 | 3 |
XD Xu Dong Jin | 295,000(37 BB) | 1 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 263,000(33 BB) | 1 | 7 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 56,000(7 BB) | 2 | 3 |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 206,000(26 BB) | 2 | 4 |
XH Xu Han | 88,000(11 BB) | 2 | 5 |
QQ Qingtian Qian | 6,000(1 BB) | 2 | 6 |
JW JiongJiong Wu | 88,000(11 BB) | 2 | 6 |
HT Hui Tang | 587,000(73 BB) | 2 | 9 |
ZL Zhongxian Li | 357,000(45 BB) | 3 | 1 |
YY Yunchao Yu | 151,000(19 BB) | 3 | 2 |
WD Wei Ding Li | 68,000(9 BB) | 3 | 3 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 172,000(22 BB) | 3 | 4 |
MX Mingze Xu | 121,000(15 BB) | 3 | 5 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 405,000(51 BB) | 3 | 7 |
XW Xinjie Wei | 40,000(5 BB) | 3 | 9 |
New Chip Leader Yiming Kuang On A Tear

After having shipped both pots before, Yiming Kuang raises to 17,000 from under the gun once more to scoop his 3rd pot in a row.
Player | Chips |
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YK Yiming Kuang | 352,000(44 BB) |
Table Counts With 21 Players Left Trying To Make It To The Last 18 Who Will Bag Chips For Day 2
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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YL Yuyang Liu | 141,000(28 BB) | 1 | 1 |
CH Chen Hao | 179,000(36 BB) | 1 | 2 |
AH An Hou | 136,000(27 BB) | 1 | 3 |
XD Xu Dong Jin | 311,000(62 BB) | 1 | 4 |
QQ Qingtian Qian | 255,000(51 BB) | 1 | 6 |
LY Lei Yu | 118,000(24 BB) | 1 | 7 |
JW JiongJiong Wu | 109,000(22 BB) | 1 | 9 |
JP Jiacheng Pang | 112,000(22 BB) | 2 | 1 |
LL Lei Li | 48,000(10 BB) | 2 | 2 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 30,000(6 BB) | 2 | 3 |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 30,000(6 BB) | 2 | 4 |
XH Xu Han | 142,000(28 BB) | 2 | 5 |
WS Wenjie Sun | 51,000(10 BB) | 2 | 6 |
HT Hui Tang | 265,000(53 BB) | 2 | 9 |
ZL Zhongxian Li | 252,000(50 BB) | 3 | 1 |
YY Yunchao Yu | 180,000(36 BB) | 3 | 2 |
WD Wei Ding Li | 238,000(48 BB) | 3 | 3 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 202,000(40 BB) | 3 | 4 |
MX Mingze Xu | 148,000(30 BB) | 3 | 5 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 243,000(49 BB) | 3 | 7 |
XW Xinjie Wei | 45,000(9 BB) | 3 | 9 |
Table 2 Update With New Chip Leader Hui Tang In Control
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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JP Jiacheng Pang | 59,000(15 BB) | 2 | 1 |
LL Lei Li | 168,000(42 BB) | 2 | 2 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 78,000(20 BB) | 2 | 3 |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 118,000(30 BB) | 2 | 4 |
XH Xu Han | 65,000(16 BB) | 2 | 5 |
WS Wenjie Sun | 119,000(30 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 204,000(51 BB) | 2 | 7 |
JW JiongJiong Wu | 129,000(32 BB) | 2 | 8 |
HT Hui Tang | 260,000(65 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Table 4 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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SY Song Ying | 62,500(16 BB) | 4 | 1 |
CH Chen Hao | 68,500(17 BB) | 4 | 2 |
JP Jiacheng Pang | 42,500(11 BB) | 4 | 3 |
AH An Hou | 56,000(14 BB) | 4 | 4 |
LL Lei Li | 167,000(42 BB) | 4 | 5 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 102,000(26 BB) | 4 | 6 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 201,000(50 BB) | 4 | 7 |
Table Updates Going Into Level 14
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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YL Yuyang Liu | 161,000(64 BB) | 1 | 1 |
GS Guangzhe Shu | 54,500(22 BB) | 1 | 2 |
XD Xu Dong Jin | 257,000(103 BB) | 1 | 4 |
YY Yifei Yang | 96,000(38 BB) | 1 | 5 |
QQ Qingtian Qian | 164,000(66 BB) | 1 | 6 |
LY Lei Yu | 192,500(77 BB) | 1 | 7 |
LM Li Ma (4) | 72,000(29 BB) | 1 | 8 |
HZ Haojie Zhu | 81,000(32 BB) | 1 | 9 |
FB Federico Butteroni | 76,000(30 BB) | 2 | 1 |
YW Yongbin Wang | 144,000(58 BB) | 2 | 2 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 97,000(39 BB) | 2 | 3 |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 68,000(27 BB) | 2 | 4 |
XH Xu Han | 37,000(15 BB) | 2 | 5 |
WS Wenjie Sun | 133,000(53 BB) | 2 | 6 |
JW JiongJiong Wu | 116,000(46 BB) | 2 | 8 |
HT Hui Tang | 100,500(40 BB) | 2 | 9 |
ZL Zhongxian Li | 101,500(41 BB) | 3 | 1 |
YY Yunchao Yu | 146,500(59 BB) | 3 | 2 |
WD Wei Ding Li | 146,500(59 BB) | 3 | 3 |
ZH Zhengshan Hao | 42,000(17 BB) | 3 | 4 |
MX Mingze Xu | 217,500(87 BB) | 3 | 5 |
PD Patrik Demus | 87,500(35 BB) | 3 | 6 |
WY Wenhao Ying | 98,000(39 BB) | 3 | 8 |
XW Xinjie Wei | 81,500(33 BB) | 3 | 9 |
SY Song Ying | 32,000(13 BB) | 4 | 1 |
CH Chen Hao | 97,000(39 BB) | 4 | 2 |
JP Jiacheng Pang | 17,000(7 BB) | 4 | 3 |
AH An Hou | 42,000(17 BB) | 4 | 4 |
LL Lei Li | 122,000(49 BB) | 4 | 5 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 133,000(53 BB) | 4 | 6 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 231,000(92 BB) | 4 | 7 |
XL Xiang Liu (2) | 31,000(12 BB) | 4 | 8 |
Full Chip Counts With 34 Players Left Trying To Reach The 18 Player Cutoff
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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YL Yuyang Liu | 163,900(66 BB) | 1 | 1 |
GS Guangzhe Shu | 48,500(19 BB) | 1 | 2 |
XD Xu Dong Jin | 247,500(99 BB) | 1 | 4 |
YY Yifei Yang | 97,500(39 BB) | 1 | 5 |
QQ Qingtian Qian | 172,000(69 BB) | 1 | 6 |
LY Lei Yu | 132,500(53 BB) | 1 | 7 |
LM Li Ma (4) | 82,000(33 BB) | 1 | 8 |
HZ Haojie Zhu | 87,500(35 BB) | 1 | 9 |
FB Federico Butteroni | 33,000(13 BB) | 2 | 1 |
YW Yongbin Wang | 166,000(66 BB) | 2 | 2 |
QQ Qingyang Que | 26,000(10 BB) | 2 | 3 |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 70,000(28 BB) | 2 | 4 |
XH Xu Han | 51,000(20 BB) | 2 | 5 |
WS Wenjie Sun | 123,000(49 BB) | 2 | 6 |
WP Weiran Pu | 28,500(11 BB) | 2 | 7 |
JW JiongJiong Wu | 129,000(52 BB) | 2 | 8 |
HT Hui Tang | 107,000(43 BB) | 2 | 9 |
ZL Zhongxian Li | 101,500(41 BB) | 3 | 1 |
YY Yunchao Yu | 152,000(61 BB) | 3 | 2 |
WD Wei Ding Li | 226,500(91 BB) | 3 | 3 |
ZH Zhengshan Hao | 49,000(20 BB) | 3 | 4 |
MX Mingze Xu | 142,000(57 BB) | 3 | 5 |
PD Patrik Demus | 96,500(39 BB) | 3 | 6 |
WY Wenhao Ying | 104,000(42 BB) | 3 | 8 |
XW Xinjie Wei | 84,000(34 BB) | 3 | 9 |
SY Song Ying | 49,000(20 BB) | 4 | 1 |
CH Chen Hao | 120,000(48 BB) | 4 | 2 |
JP Jiacheng Pang | 23,000(9 BB) | 4 | 3 |
AH An Hou | 18,000(7 BB) | 4 | 4 |
LL Lei Li | 132,000(53 BB) | 4 | 5 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 136,000(54 BB) | 4 | 6 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 192,000(77 BB) | 4 | 7 |
XL Xiang Liu (2) | 31,000(12 BB) | 4 | 8 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 67,000(27 BB) | 4 | 9 |
Table 4 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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SY Song Ying | 61,500(31 BB) | 4 | 1 |
CH Chen Hao | 113,000(57 BB) | 4 | 2 |
JP Jiacheng Pang | 30,000(15 BB) | 4 | 3 |
AH An Hou | 26,500(13 BB) | 4 | 4 |
LL Lei Li | 122,000(61 BB) | 4 | 5 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 126,000(63 BB) | 4 | 6 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 194,000(97 BB) | 4 | 7 |
XL Xiang Liu (2) | 38,000(19 BB) | 4 | 8 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 67,000(34 BB) | 4 | 9 |
Top Chip Counts With Registration Closed
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WD Wei Ding Li | 200,000(133 BB) |
YK Yiming Kuang | 195,000(130 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 187,000(125 BB) |
XD Xu Dong Jin | 154,000(103 BB) |
YL Yuyang Liu | 145,000(97 BB) |
YS Yyukai Sun | 137,000(91 BB) |
LL Lei Li | 133,000(89 BB) |
CH Chen Hao | 118,000(79 BB) |
WS Wenjie Sun | 113,000(75 BB) |
IP Irvan Pramana Iliadi | 112,500(75 BB) |
YL Yuhan Liu (2) | 91,000(61 BB) |
YY Yifei Yang | 90,500(60 BB) |
WY Wenhao Ying | 87,000(58 BB) |
XW Xinjie Wei | 82,000(55 BB) |
CX Chunnuan Xu | 80,000(53 BB) |
74,600(50 BB) | |
MX Mingze Xu | 70,000(47 BB) |
YY Yunchao Yu | 65,500(44 BB) |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 65,000(43 BB) |
Peng Yang Sent To The Rebuy Desk Last Minute
Yiming Kuang open limps the small blind, but jams his massive stack after Peng Yang made it 4,000. Yang finds the call with 26,700 on the line.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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YK Yiming Kuang | 2♥2♠ SB | 191,900(160 BB) |
PY Peng Yang | A♣5♣ BB | busted |
Table 4 and 6 Update With Some Of The Biggest Stacks Duking It Out
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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CH Chen Hao | 131,000(109 BB) | 4 | 2 |
JP Jiacheng Pang | 6,700(6 BB) | 4 | 3 |
AH An Hou | 59,300(49 BB) | 4 | 4 |
YS Yyukai Sun | 139,600(116 BB) | 4 | 6 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 164,000(137 BB) | 4 | 7 |
PY Peng Yang | 26,700(22 BB) | 4 | 8 |
HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 33,500(28 BB) | 4 | 9 |
LL Lei Li | 137,300(114 BB) | 6 | 1 |
SA | 67,000(56 BB) | 6 | 2 |
YZ Yang Zhihua | 84,800(71 BB) | 6 | 3 |
MX Mingze Xu | 67,600(56 BB) | 6 | 4 |
YP Yuchao Pan | 14,100(12 BB) | 6 | 5 |
WY Wang Yuzhu | 43,800(37 BB) | 6 | 6 |
XJ Xiaqing Ji | 31,000(26 BB) | 6 | 8 |
CX Chunnuan Xu | 96,300(80 BB) | 6 | 9 |
Table 7 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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HZ Hongsheng Zhang | 60,100(60 BB) | 7 | 1 |
XZ Xugang Zhang | 60,700(61 BB) | 7 | 2 |
GC Guanyu Chen | 52,000(52 BB) | 7 | 3 |
ZL Zhongxian Li | 6,300(6 BB) | 7 | 5 |
IP Irvan Pramana Iliadi | 22,500(23 BB) | 7 | 6 |
JZ Jinyu Zhang | 25,400(25 BB) | 7 | 7 |
YK Yiming Kuang | 104,600(105 BB) | 7 | 9 |
Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 7
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WS Wenjie Sun | 98,200(123 BB) |
YL Yuhan Liu (2) | 94,200(118 BB) |
LC Long Chen (2) | 94,000(118 BB) |
88,300(110 BB) | |
SA | 87,500(109 BB) |
XY Xiaolu Yang | 77,400(97 BB) |
RY Ruoyu Yang | 74,800(94 BB) |
HF Huahuan Feng | 70,000(88 BB) |
NZ Ning Zhu | 67,000(84 BB) |
WD Wei Ding Li | 65,600(82 BB) |
LM Li Ma (4) | 65,400(82 BB) |
XD Xu Dong Jin | 64,500(81 BB) |
QQ Qingtian Qian | 56,000(70 BB) |
VS Vyacheslav Shin | 55,400(69 BB) |
XH Xu Han | 54,800(69 BB) |
CH Chen Hao | 54,700(68 BB) |
ZH Zhengshan Hao | 53,000(66 BB) |
CH Chao Hu | 51,600(65 BB) |
WW Wen Wen Chen | 49,000(61 BB) |
46,700(58 BB) | |
YW Yongbin Wang | 44,400(56 BB) |
YL Ye Li | 44,000(55 BB) |
YZ Yang Zhihua | 44,000(55 BB) |
Top Stacks Going Into Level 5
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BO Bo Ouyang | 91,000(152 BB) |
78,000(130 BB) | |
LC Long Chen (2) | 75,000(125 BB) |
HZ Haojie Zhu | 75,000(125 BB) |
XY Xiaolu Yang | 74,200(124 BB) |
ZH Zhengshan Hao | 66,500(111 BB) |
LM Li Ma (4) | 64,700(108 BB) |
YL Yuhan Liu (2) | 61,000(102 BB) |
YL Yuhan Liu (2) | 59,700(100 BB) |
VS Vyacheslav Shin | 58,900(98 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 55,000(92 BB) |
YS Yyukai Sun | 50,500(84 BB) |
HF Huahuan Feng | 47,400(79 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 44,500(74 BB) |
YL Ye Li | 43,600(73 BB) |
ST Sergey Tsoy | 43,000(72 BB) |
YY Yifei Yang | 42,300(71 BB) |