Re-Entries
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Blind level
Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Entries
77/310
Total Chips
15,500,000
Average
201,299

Day 1C

SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 2:48:43 PM

Day 1C Is A Wrap With Fang Zhou Zhu Banking The Lead

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Fang Zhou Zhu Day 1C Chip Leader

The third of four entry flights for the Red Dragon Championship ended with 78 out of 310 total entries bagging their chips for Day 2 at the end of level 14 and the KRW 2 Billion prize pool already eclipsed.


Fang Zhou Zhu finished the day on top, bagging 520,000 (104 BB) after flying under the radar the whole day until a few minutes before the end when he knocked out Haobo Zhu and picked up an additional 12 BB during the last hand of the day.


WSOP 2020 Online Bracelet Winner and 2nd in chips Huahuan Feng has been on the leaderboard since level 7 and had a pivotal hand during level 10 where he had 5 5 and Jinbao Liu opened 2BB from +1, Feng called in +2 and lojack Pengfei Zhu went all-in for 19BB. Liu tried to isolate with a 20BB four-bet, but Feng remained sticky to see the flop T Q 5 , hitting bottom set. He got another 15BB out of Liu before he surrendered to Feng's all-in on the turn Q. Zhu was already drawing dead with A 6 which let Feng scoop up a 116BB pot that catapulted him into the lead at the time. He ended the day with 445,000 (89 BB).


The rest of the 77 qualifiers consisted of players from four continents with international pros like Christian Harder from the United States - 148,000 (30 BB), William Jia from Australia - 138,000 (28 BB), Tom Verbruggen from the Netherlands - 93,000 (19 BB) and some of the best players from the Asian circuit. Poker legend John Juanda was on the leaderboard for a while as well, but unfortunately didnt make the cut.


All of them will continue their battle for the trophy an the champion's purse tomorrow at 12:00 local with the SMP team covering the action from start to finish.

Top 10 Stacks

PlayerChips
520,000(104 BB)
445,000(89 BB)
JR
438,000(88 BB)
427,000(85 BB)
YZ
425,000(85 BB)
ZL
424,000(85 BB)
422,000(84 BB)
404,000(81 BB)
400,000(80 BB)
NS
126,000(25 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 1:42:24 PM

Yue Sun Shoots Up The Leaderboard With Kings

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Yue Sun

Hijack Ning Sun raises to 10,000 and calls after button Yue Sun pumped it to 28,000. Yue c-bets 24,000 on the flop K 3 Q and a check-call from Ning presents the turn 7 where Ning switches to a 70,000 lead and flicks in 2,000 more after Yue announces all-in for 72,000.

PlayerHandChips
NS
33
HJ
126,000(25 BB)
SY
Sun YueChina [CHN]China
KK
D
261,000(52 BB)

No one outer for Ning on the river T grants Yue a full double up.

SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 1:28:27 PM

Double Up For Shuo Wang

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Shuo Wang declares all-in for 57,000 from +1 and hijack Ning Sun pays up.

PlayerHandChips
SW
JJ
UTG+1
124,000(31 BB)
NS
22
HJ
251,000(63 BB)
Board:4Q7TK
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 1:25:35 PM

Table 11 Update With Big Stacks Ning Sun And Jiacheng Pang Right Next To Each Other

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Ning Sun
PlayerChipsTableSeat
NS
308,000(77 BB)111
CZ
69,000(17 BB)113
SY
Sun YueChina [CHN]China
153,000(38 BB)114
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
178,000(45 BB)115
167,000(42 BB)116
JZ
116,000(29 BB)117
SW
57,000(14 BB)118
304,000(76 BB)119
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 12:45:54 PM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 13 With The KRW 2 Billion Guaranteed Prize Pool Surpassed And Late Reg For Day 1D Turbo Still Open

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
PlayerChips
YZ
466,000(155 BB)
NS
426,000(142 BB)
WJ
406,000(135 BB)
395,000(132 BB)
373,000(124 BB)
ZL
366,000(122 BB)
HL
Hon Leung IpHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
348,000(116 BB)
308,000(103 BB)
273,000(91 BB)
ZL
243,000(81 BB)
JR
240,000(80 BB)
JR
233,000(78 BB)
ZH
223,000(74 BB)
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
222,000(74 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
221,000(74 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
220,000(73 BB)
YX
210,000(70 BB)
208,000(69 BB)
ZW
Zhu WeiChina [CHN]China
198,000(66 BB)
YX
194,000(65 BB)
192,000(64 BB)
FX
184,000(61 BB)
176,000(59 BB)
170,000(57 BB)
LJ
168,000(56 BB)
166,000(55 BB)
165,000(55 BB)
XS
162,000(54 BB)
162,000(54 BB)
159,000(53 BB)
CL
141,500(47 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 11:41:12 AM

Table 11 Update With Overall Chip Leader Ning Sun In The Driver's Seat

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
NS
354,000(142 BB)111
LC
174,000(70 BB)112
CZ
96,000(38 BB)113
SY
Sun YueChina [CHN]China
66,000(26 BB)114
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
147,000(59 BB)115
162,000(65 BB)116
WY
58,000(23 BB)117
SW
103,000(41 BB)118
75,000(30 BB)119
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 9:49:04 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into The Dinner Break With Late Reg Closing After

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
NS
292,000(195 BB)
291,000(194 BB)
XS
287,000(191 BB)
YZ
281,000(187 BB)
236,000(157 BB)
ZH
223,000(149 BB)
FX
211,000(141 BB)
WJ
209,000(139 BB)
HL
Hon Leung IpHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
206,000(137 BB)
193,000(129 BB)
LC
190,000(127 BB)
SY
Song YangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
190,000(127 BB)
YX
183,000(122 BB)
182,000(121 BB)
TC
Tsz Chun ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
173,000(115 BB)
ZH
165,000(110 BB)
164,000(109 BB)
ZY
163,000(109 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
163,000(109 BB)
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
159,000(106 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
154,000(103 BB)
147,000(98 BB)
TL
Tin Lam WongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
143,000(95 BB)
134,000(89 BB)
JR
134,000(89 BB)
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
130,000(87 BB)
129,000(86 BB)
128,000(85 BB)
ZL
125,000(83 BB)
HQ
124,000(83 BB)
124,000(83 BB)
JH
123,000(82 BB)
BZ
119,000(79 BB)
DW
119,000(79 BB)
AH
117,000(78 BB)
YD
116,000(77 BB)
PY
110,000(73 BB)
110,000(73 BB)
YS
109,000(73 BB)
XL
108,000(72 BB)
108,000(72 BB)
102,000(68 BB)
99,000(66 BB)
SW
98,000(65 BB)
PH
Paul HongNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
94,000(63 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 7:36:23 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
BZ
208,000(260 BB)
HM
182,100(228 BB)
HL
Hon Leung IpHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
178,000(223 BB)
LC
173,000(216 BB)
JR
165,500(207 BB)
162,000(203 BB)
FX
155,000(194 BB)
ZY
140,000(175 BB)
YD
132,000(165 BB)
YZ
131,000(164 BB)
YX
130,000(163 BB)
TK
Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
128,000(160 BB)
125,600(157 BB)
121,300(152 BB)
YL
121,000(151 BB)
120,000(150 BB)
117,600(147 BB)
AH
117,500(147 BB)
XL
116,000(145 BB)
DW
114,000(143 BB)
SL
108,000(135 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
107,000(134 BB)
107,000(134 BB)
KW
105,500(132 BB)
103,000(129 BB)
YS
102,000(128 BB)
ZH
98,000(123 BB)
WK
Wai Kin SuenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
98,000(123 BB)
JF
92,000(115 BB)
89,200(112 BB)
RY
85,000(106 BB)
YC
84,000(105 BB)
83,000(104 BB)
KL
82,000(103 BB)
82,000(103 BB)
YL
Yong LiChina [CHN]China
78,000(98 BB)
BH
Beng Hong KerSingapore [SGP]Singapore
78,000(98 BB)
NS
78,000(98 BB)
77,000(96 BB)
75,600(95 BB)
LB
74,000(93 BB)
JH
72,000(90 BB)
RZ
70,600(88 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 6:30:59 AM

Table 23 Update With Haohui Ma Still In The Lead

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Haohui Ma
PlayerChipsTableSeat
43,800(73 BB)231
HM
189,300(316 BB)232
45,700(76 BB)233
SY
48,500(81 BB)234
NS
70,800(118 BB)235
YX
64,500(108 BB)236
TH
Tsz Hao MayUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
33,600(56 BB)237
JR
13,500(23 BB)238
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 4:03:51 AM

Wei Jiao Doubles Up

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Cutoff Ning Sun raises to 700 and calls after big blind Wei Jiao made it 2,500. Jiao triple barrels on 3 T 3 6 A for 3,600, 15,000 and 25,000 all-in and Sun calls all the way with Q T before surrendering the pot so Jiao's Q Q .

PlayerChips
WJ
92,700(309 BB)
NS
1,200(4 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 3:57:29 AM

Bowen Lo Ascends Further

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Under the gun Wei Jiao limps, button Ning Sun wants 800, Bowen Lo fills up from the small blind before Wei puts 2,600 in the middle. Both opponents call and the flop J 6 9 gets checked to Sun who bets 6,500, but Lo takes the cake with a check raise to 18,500 that finds no takers.

PlayerChips
LB
64,700(324 BB)
WJ
45,300(227 BB)
NS
42,700(214 BB)