SS
Shen Shaoji
China [CHN]China
Seat
7 / 5
Chips
328,000
Blind level
Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Entries
62/278
Total Chips
13,900,000
Average
224,194

Day 1B

SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 3:09:20 PM

Day 1B Concludes With Kwok Wai Wong Topping The Leaderboard

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Day 1B Chip Leader Kwok Wai Wong

The second of four entry flights for the Red Dragon Championship ended with 62 out of 278 total entries bagging their chips for Day 2 at the end of level 14.


Similar to yesterday's flight, we had a very eventful last two levels that saw the two top stacks emerge out of nowhere with some wild closing stage action.


Overall chip leader Kwok Wai Wong sat on a 137,500 stack just two levels before the end but accumulated the biggest stack so far with 674,000 (135 BB) aided by getting max value for a nut flush during hand for hand play.


Second in chips Kozo Yamada - he finished 3rd in last year's Red Dragon Championship for $135,307 here in Jeju - also had a late charge that took him from 277,000 to 614,000 (123 BB) in the last few minutes by playing extremely aggressive and winning a lot of hands uncontested.


Other notable qualifiers from this star studded flight include bracelet winners Weiran Pu - 440,000, Joseph Cheong - 375,000, Lei Yu - 339,000 and Yang Zhang - 230,000. Those four and the rest of today's 62 qualifiers will have to wait until 12:00 on Wednesday the 7th of May before they can make use of their chips again.


The next chance to qualify is Day 1C tomorrow at 12:00 with the same structure as today.

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Day 1B Qualifiers

PlayerChips
KW
Kwok Wai WongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
674,000(135 BB)
614,000(123 BB)
KZ
510,000(102 BB)
WP
440,000(88 BB)
420,000(84 BB)
XK
386,000(77 BB)
JS
Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
375,000(75 BB)
GF
Gao FeiChina [CHN]China
371,000(74 BB)
351,000(70 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
339,000(68 BB)
XJ
334,000(67 BB)
329,000(66 BB)
328,000(66 BB)
320,000(64 BB)
318,000(64 BB)
315,000(63 BB)
YC
288,000(58 BB)
SP
273,000(55 BB)
ZC
261,000(52 BB)
WM
Wu MengChina [CHN]China
255,000(51 BB)
ZL
Zhan LiChina [CHN]China
247,000(49 BB)
247,000(49 BB)
GW
231,000(46 BB)
YZ
230,000(46 BB)
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
228,000(46 BB)
SG
225,000(45 BB)
220,000(44 BB)
PD
219,000(44 BB)
219,000(44 BB)
215,000(43 BB)
NZ
214,000(43 BB)
YL
Yin LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
210,000(42 BB)
210,000(42 BB)
208,000(42 BB)
208,000(42 BB)
192,000(38 BB)
172,000(34 BB)
ST
Sergey TsoyUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
165,000(33 BB)
HS
152,000(30 BB)
EX
150,000(30 BB)
143,000(29 BB)
XH
Xin HeChina [CHN]China
138,000(28 BB)
NZ
130,000(26 BB)
125,000(25 BB)
124,000(25 BB)
GZ
120,000(24 BB)
120,000(24 BB)
113,000(23 BB)
100,000(20 BB)
98,000(20 BB)
98,000(20 BB)
MD
Mi DengChina [CHN]China
97,000(19 BB)
90,000(18 BB)
85,000(17 BB)
CS
Chak Sen WongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
82,000(16 BB)
77,000(15 BB)
ZL
72,000(14 BB)
LM
58,000(12 BB)
55,000(11 BB)
CL
47,000(9 BB)
YL
14,800(3 BB)
MC
3,000(1 BB)
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 1:57:40 PM

Table 7 Update

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
XJ
219,000(44 BB)71
JS
Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
393,000(79 BB)72
38,000(8 BB)74
320,000(64 BB)75
WP
372,000(74 BB)76
382,000(76 BB)77
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
226,000(45 BB)78
90,000(18 BB)79
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 1:50:10 PM

No. 63 On The World's All Time Money List Joseph Cheong Bounces Back

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Joseph Cheong

Under the gun Shaoji Shen opens 12,000 and takes three customers to the flop 3โ™ฃ 7โ™  6โ™ฆ where small blind Joseph Cheong opts for another donk-bet of 12,000. Only Shen calls to see the turn Tโ™  before Cheong's 25,000 second barrel gets the job done.

PlayerChips
JS
Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
393,000(79 BB)
320,000(64 BB)
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 12:49:39 PM

Top Stacks Going Into The Penultimate Level Of The Day With 88 Players Left

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Full House

Today's flight attracted 278 players, bringing the total close to 500 with two more flights to go tomorrow at 12:00 and 18:00 local.


Poker legend Joseph Cheong is close to the chip leader, Linghui Dai after delivering a double knockout just a few minutes ago and fellow bracelet winner Pu Weiran less than one big blind ahead of him.

PlayerChips
428,000(143 BB)
WP
401,000(134 BB)
JS
Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
399,000(133 BB)
KW
Kwok Wai WongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
373,000(124 BB)
XK
330,000(110 BB)
316,000(105 BB)
YC
310,000(103 BB)
SP
297,000(99 BB)
MD
Mi DengChina [CHN]China
294,000(98 BB)
WM
Wu MengChina [CHN]China
293,000(98 BB)
YZ
259,000(86 BB)
258,000(86 BB)
242,000(81 BB)
232,000(77 BB)
ZC
231,000(77 BB)
228,000(76 BB)
PD
226,000(75 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
225,000(75 BB)
224,000(75 BB)
224,000(75 BB)
218,000(73 BB)
YL
218,000(73 BB)
KZ
216,000(72 BB)
YL
Yin LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
209,000(70 BB)
205,000(68 BB)
ZL
Zhan LiChina [CHN]China
204,000(68 BB)
NZ
203,000(68 BB)
202,000(67 BB)
197,000(66 BB)
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
188,000(63 BB)
186,000(62 BB)
HK
Hye Keun ParkUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
183,000(61 BB)
ZC
170,000(57 BB)
167,000(56 BB)
HS
160,000(53 BB)
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 11:36:42 AM

Table 7 Update With Several Heavy Hitters Vying For Control

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
XJ
157,000(63 BB)71
JS
Joseph Sanghyon CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
162,000(65 BB)72
CY
Chen YeChina [CHN]China
43,000(17 BB)73
64,000(26 BB)74
142,000(57 BB)75
WP
153,000(61 BB)76
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
140,000(56 BB)78
170,000(68 BB)79
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 9:54:03 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 10 After The Dinner Break

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
228,000(152 BB)
WM
Wu MengChina [CHN]China
208,000(139 BB)
207,000(138 BB)
ZC
204,000(136 BB)
WP
197,000(131 BB)
YC
195,000(130 BB)
MD
Mi DengChina [CHN]China
172,000(115 BB)
SP
163,000(109 BB)
KZ
160,000(107 BB)
160,000(107 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
159,000(106 BB)
155,000(103 BB)
153,000(102 BB)
BW
148,000(99 BB)
JL
142,000(95 BB)
ST
Sergey TsoyUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
138,000(92 BB)
131,000(87 BB)
WQ
Wu QianChina [CHN]China
130,000(87 BB)
130,000(87 BB)
XK
129,000(86 BB)
JW
Jia WilliamAustralia [AUS]Australia
128,000(85 BB)
126,000(84 BB)
BZ
126,000(84 BB)
125,000(83 BB)
122,000(81 BB)
JZ
Jie ZhouUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
122,000(81 BB)
WZ
121,000(81 BB)
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
120,000(80 BB)
XL
Xian LiChina [CHN]China
120,000(80 BB)
117,000(78 BB)
114,000(76 BB)
113,000(75 BB)
WX
107,000(71 BB)
107,000(71 BB)
DH
103,000(69 BB)
YL
99,000(66 BB)
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 7:35:59 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
157,000(196 BB)
147,000(184 BB)
143,000(179 BB)
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
128,000(160 BB)
XS
121,000(151 BB)
114,600(143 BB)
113,000(141 BB)
SP
112,000(140 BB)
WH
107,000(134 BB)
CP
104,600(131 BB)
HK
Hye Keun ParkUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
103,000(129 BB)
WP
101,700(127 BB)
98,500(123 BB)
98,000(123 BB)
95,500(119 BB)
XK
95,300(119 BB)
93,200(117 BB)
PY
90,800(114 BB)
YC
88,000(110 BB)
86,800(109 BB)
JL
86,400(108 BB)
JR
84,800(106 BB)
82,500(103 BB)
78,200(98 BB)
TL
Tin Lam WongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
73,000(91 BB)
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 7:11:34 AM

Table 7 Update

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChipsTableSeat
48,400(61 BB)71
CY
Chen YeChina [CHN]China
44,000(55 BB)73
71,000(89 BB)74
206,000(258 BB)75
WP
50,000(63 BB)76
ZC
30,700(38 BB)77
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
113,700(142 BB)78
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 6:55:10 AM

Shaoji Shen Delivers Double Knockout

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Under the gun Wei Jiao's 1,600 raise takes three customers to the action flop 8โ™ฅ Tโ™  2โ™  where hijack Erdun Xu leads 2,500, called by the button, followed by a check-raise from big blind Shaoji Shen to 8,000 before Jiao declares all-in for 38,300. Xu calls for a total of 15,100, the button gets out of the way and Shen snaps, putting his opponents at risk.

PlayerHandChips
WJ
Jโ™ Jโ™ฃ
UTG
busted
EX
Kโ™ฆTโ™ฃ
HJ
busted
Tโ™ฆ8โ™ 
BB
208,000(260 BB)

Shen stays ahead when the dealer flips over 9โ™  and 8โ™ฆ , sending two players back to the registration desk.

SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 5:15:23 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 4 With Sihui Gao As The New Leader

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
SG
107,800(270 BB)
PY
94,700(237 BB)
TL
Tin Lam WongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
87,500(219 BB)
86,000(215 BB)
XW
85,400(214 BB)
HZ
83,800(210 BB)
CP
81,400(204 BB)
BZ
78,700(197 BB)
ZX
75,600(189 BB)
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
74,300(186 BB)
73,400(184 BB)
71,400(179 BB)
ST
Sergey TsoyUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
65,500(164 BB)
64,300(161 BB)
SP
64,000(160 BB)
63,200(158 BB)
SMPSMP
5/5/2025, 4:23:58 AM

Table 7 Created With Lei Li On His Second Bullet

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
EX
50,000(167 BB)71
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
50,000(167 BB)72
XW
50,000(167 BB)73
50,000(167 BB)74
50,000(167 BB)75
50,000(167 BB)76
MD
Mi DengChina [CHN]China
50,000(167 BB)78