Blind level
Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Entries
49/200
Total Chips
10,000,000
Average
204,082

Day 1D Turbo

SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 7:39:38 PM

Day 1D Comes To An End With Xiangchen Gao Topping The Leaderboard

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Xiangchen Gao Day 1D Chip Leader

The final of four entry flights for the Red Dragon Championship saw a further 49 out of 200 initial entries secure their spot for Day 2, bringing the total entries to 997 with 237 qualifiers that will continue to battle it out tomorrow for a share of the KRW 2,175,953,000 (~$1,582,120) prize pool.


Chip leader Xiangchen Gao takes 471,000 (94 BB) to Day 2, being in the top ten of the leaderboard for most of the limited time we had left to cover the event after Day 1C concluded.


Check out the Day 2 page to get a comprehensive view on what to expect for tomorrow with the cards flying at 12:00 local.

Top 10 Stacks

PlayerChips
471,000(94 BB)
422,000(84 BB)
WY
421,000(84 BB)
420,000(84 BB)
382,000(76 BB)
380,000(76 BB)
DL
Dong LiChina [CHN]China
353,000(71 BB)
WX
334,000(67 BB)
TK
Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
323,000(65 BB)
FF
Fan FanChina [CHN]China
321,000(64 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 4:26:48 PM

Xiangchen Gao Gets The Upper Hand

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

Starting the hand even in chips, button Xiangchen Gao takes big blind Chuan Shu Chen to the flop A 4 Q for 8,000. Gao double barrels 5,000 and 25,000 to the river 6 and J that gets checked down to reveal Gao's A K as the winner against Chen's Q 7 .

PlayerChips
442,000(111 BB)
380,000(95 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 4:19:16 PM

Table 37 Update With Xiangchen Gao And Chuan Shu Chen In A Dead Heat

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
TL
Tao LiChina [CHN]China
80,000(20 BB)371
412,000(103 BB)372
EJ
Eric Jung (2)United States of America [USA]United States of America
57,000(14 BB)373
412,000(103 BB)374
203,000(51 BB)375
CK
162,000(41 BB)376
TL
161,000(40 BB)377
164,000(41 BB)379
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 4:07:35 PM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 13 With Xiangchen Gao In The Lead

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
PlayerChips
423,000(141 BB)
398,000(133 BB)
362,000(121 BB)
FF
Fan FanChina [CHN]China
353,000(118 BB)
DL
Dong LiChina [CHN]China
296,000(99 BB)
275,000(92 BB)
263,000(88 BB)
TK
Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
253,000(84 BB)
231,000(77 BB)
221,000(74 BB)
CA
200,000(67 BB)
198,000(66 BB)
192,000(64 BB)
PC
Ping ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
183,000(61 BB)
171,000(57 BB)
BG
170,000(57 BB)
YN
170,000(57 BB)
168,000(56 BB)
TL
168,000(56 BB)
PH
Paul HongNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
167,000(56 BB)
YL
Yi LuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
166,000(55 BB)
JC
Jie ChenAustralia [AUS]Australia
166,000(55 BB)
HM
162,000(54 BB)
WX
160,000(53 BB)
160,000(53 BB)
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
140,000(47 BB)
SMPSMP
5/6/2025, 2:38:03 PM

Chip Counts Going into Level 11 With Danish Pro Martin Nielsen Topping The Leaderboard

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChips
268,000(134 BB)
248,000(124 BB)
PC
Ping ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
221,000(111 BB)
200,000(100 BB)
LK
178,000(89 BB)
QH
175,000(88 BB)
FF
Fan FanChina [CHN]China
174,000(87 BB)
168,000(84 BB)
166,000(83 BB)
YN
152,000(76 BB)
JY
Jie YuChina [CHN]China
145,000(73 BB)
142,000(71 BB)
135,000(68 BB)
CK
133,000(67 BB)
BW
132,000(66 BB)
TM
132,000(66 BB)
129,000(65 BB)
QZ
113,000(57 BB)
WH
110,000(55 BB)