South Korea, Landing Casino JejuEVENT #35

2025.05.09 - 2025.05.10Add to Calendar

Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Entries

1/42

Total Chips

1,260,000

Average

1,260,000

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:06:21 PM

Watch RDPT JEJU 2025 - Red Dragon Closer DAY 2 Live

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:26:17 AM

Bracelet Winner Weiran Pu Wins The Dragon Closer For KRW 18,749,000 (~$13,050)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Weiran Pu

Beating a field of 42 in this two-day KRW 1,500,000 (~$1,072) buy-in event, Weiran Pu adds a new trophy to his collection and another 5-digit score to his almost $2.8M in live earnings.

"I’m absolutely thrilled! It’s been more than a year since I won my WSOP bracelet, so this is my first title in quite a while - and it finally ends my championship drought."

With a bracelet for the 2023 WSOP $5K 6-Handed worth almost $1Million

"That victory meant far more than money; it was an enormous boost to my poker career. Winning on the world’s biggest stage cemented my commitment to this path. Since then, Triton, WSOP, EPT - top-tier international events - have been my goals, and I’ll keep pursuing them with everything I’ve got."

And a flurry of big cashes here at the Landing Casino in Jeju - most recently a 5th place in the Triton $15k Event #1 for over $300K just two months ago - he was by far the most accomplished player among the Final 7.

"Jeju feels like home turf for the Red Dragon Team, and that “home-field aura” really boosts my confidence. I’ve had strong finishes in two Triton events here, and now I’ve captured a Red Dragon trophy on the same island. The mix of familiarity and success means a lot to me—I’m genuinely happy here."

He started the day 4th in chips with 147,500 (29 BB), but had position on the chip leader Siddharth Karia who had 393,000 (79 BB) and later became his heads-up opponent. His day began slow, maintaining his stack until hand #30 where he knocked out Jun Li in 7th with A♦ K♣ , calling Li's open jam from the small blind with J♣ 9♣ and hit the nut straight on the board 6♣ J♠ T♦ 2♠ Q♣ which catapulted him into 2nd.

The knockout was followed by a short charge before going on a drought until hand #64 - already down to three players out of the seven that unbagged their chips today - where he was left with 19BB. After shipping a few small pots he had a pivotal hand #75 where he back-doored trips with Q♦ 5♦ . His button min-open got called by big blind Siddharth Karia with 9♦ 8♠ , followed by another call of his 2BB c-bet on the flop 6♣ 8♣ A♦ before checking to the river 5♣ and 5♠ where he raised Karia's micro lead to 10bb and got paid, putting him into a comfortable lead with 38BB - 13BB more than 2nd.

Back on a downswing he entered the heads-up against Siddharth Karia as a 7-1 underdog in hand #100 with 6BB left. He immediately caught a break after jamming 9♥ 6♥ and Karia called with J♦ 6♦ when the board ran 3♥ 6♠ 9♠ Q♠ 4♣ and doubled up again with A♥ 3♥ against K♠ 9♥ , taking the lead once more on hand #104. Nine hands later he finished his opponent, calling Karia's Q♠ J♦ jam with K♠ T♠ . The board completed 3♦ K♥ Q♥ 9♠ 9♣ to make him the new Red Dragon Closer Champion for KRW 18,749,000 (~$13,050), the trophy and the Red Dragon Champion's Jacket.

"Even though the final table was relatively small, I weighed every decision carefully. Overall, I’m satisfied with my performance. The field was tough, but with the shorter structure luck matters a bit more - and the cards certainly cooperated today."

Congrats to the winner and the rest who ended up with profit!

Final 7 Payout Result

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	WP Weiran PuChina	$13,050
2	SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	$8,185
3	WZ Wei ZengChina	$5,465
4	PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	$3,900
5	ZW Zhiyi WangChina	$2,985
6	YS Yue SunChina	$2,470
7	JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	$2,230

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:19:35 AM

Hand #112-113: Siddharth Karia Becomes Runner-Up For KRW 11,760,000 (~$8,185)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hand #112: Weiran Pu jams 4♠ 4♥ to collect the blinds.

Hand #113: Siddharth Karia puts his last 345,000 to the test and Pu fills up.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	Q♠J♦ D	busted
WP Weiran PuChina	K♠T♠ BB	1,300,000(43 BB)

Sweating to the end on 3♦ K♥ Q♥ 9♠ 9♣ , India's No.33 on the all time money list Siddharth Karia adds $8,407 to his over $300,000 in live earnings.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:07:59 AM

Hand #107-111: Siddharth Karia Shortens The Gap

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hand #107: Chop on 2♦ 8♠ 3♣ Q♥ 3♠ after a river jam from Weiran Pu with Q♠ 5♣ and a tank-call by Karia with Q♣ 4♥ .

Hand #108: A limp with A♥ T♥ from Pu gets checked from Karia with 9♥ 4♦ who folds after Pu led for 30,000 on K♥ 2♥ J♣ .

Hand #109: Karia makes it 60,000 with 8♠ 6♥ and Pu defends T♥ 5♦ . The board completes J♥ T♣ 8♣ K♠ Q♠ before Karia jams 165,000 and Pu let's it go.

Hand #110: Pu limps 9♠ 8♣ , but lays it down after Karia declared all-in for 285,000 with A♦ J♥ .

Hand #111: Another limped hand goes to the turn T♥ A♠ 7♠ 3♠ before Karia bets 50,000 with 7♣ 2♥ and Pu throws J♦ 4♦ in the muck.

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	865,000(29 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	405,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:53:02 AM

Hand #106: Siddharth Karia Bounces Back

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hand #106: Weiran Pu jams and Siddharth Karia snap-calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	Q♥5♦ D	1,000,000(33 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	K♦Q♦ BB	270,000(9 BB)

Board:9♠2♣J♠4♣6♣

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:50:50 AM

Hand #105: Weiran Pu Completely Takes Over

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hand #105: Siddharth Karia leads 60,000 with K♣ 4♦ , Weiran Pu defends K♦ 7♣ and a triple barrel from Karia for 35,000, 80,000 and 200,000 on 2♣ 5♦ K♠ J♠ K♥ gets check-called all the way by Pu with his better kicker breaking the tie.

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	1,100,000(37 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	150,000(5 BB)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:46:35 AM

Hand #103-104: Another Double Up For Weiran Pu

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Hand #103: Siddharth Karia limps J♣ 6♦ but lets it go after Weiran Pu shoved again with Q♠ 9♦ .

Hand #104: Pu declares all-in for 360,000 and Karia fills up after thinking for quite a while

Player	Hand	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	A♥3♥ D	745,000(30 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	K♠9♥ BB	525,000(21 BB)

Board:A♣4♣8♠A♦J♠

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:43:26 AM

Hand #100-102: Weiran Pu Doubles Up

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Hand #100-101: Both players open-jam to scoop.

Hand #102: Weiran Pu jams 155,000 with 9♥ 6♥ and gets caught by Karia with J♦ 6♦ . The dealer doesn't wanna go home yet, flipping over 3♥ 6♠ 9♠ Q♠ 4♣ and grants Pu the unlikely double up.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	935,000(37 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	335,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:41:06 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	1,100,000(44 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	155,000(6 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:38:04 AM

Hand #99: Wei Zeng Finishes In 3rd For KRW 7,850,000 (~$5,465)

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Hand #99: Another jam from Wei Zeng gets called by the chip leader this time.

Player	Hand	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	8♣2♣ SB	busted
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	K♥8♦ BB	1,100,000(44 BB)

Digging for three outs, Zeng can't find any of them on 7♣ 8♥ 3♠ A♣ T♥ and is out, giving Karia an even greater lead, going into a very lopsided heads-up.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:33:20 AM

Hand# 91-98: Preflop Action All The Way

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Hand #91: Wei Zeng collects the blinds with a 130,000 jam from the button.

Hand #92-93: Zeng walks and jams 210,000 right after to pick up his third pot in a row.

Hand #94-95: Siddharth Karia shoves from the small blind with no taker before Weiran Pu follows suit.

Hand #96-98: Karia walks, Zeng scoops after a jam from the button before getting a walk.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	790,000(32 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	275,000(11 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	270,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:26:56 AM

Hand #88-90: Karia Doubles Up Into Commanding Lead

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Hand #88: Wei Zeng jams 390,000 from the button with A♥ 6♦ and finds no takers.

Hand #89: Small blind Weiran Pu opens 65,000 with K♦ 4♣ , but lets it go after Zeng snap-shoved with K♥ J♥ .

Hand #90: Zeng open jams again with from the small blind and Siddharth Karia takes his last 390,000 for a spin.

Player	Hand	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	A♥2♣ SB	130,000(5 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	A♣7♦ BB	805,000(32 BB)

Nut straight and a double up for Karia on 8♦ 9♦ 5♣ 6♥ T♥ puts him in a commanding lead.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:22:37 AM

Side Event Updates

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

The KRW 1,000,000 buy-in Super Stack Classic is on level 14 with 17 out of 40 players left trying to make it to the six money spots with KRW 12,480,000 (~$8,921) up top.

The KRW 2,000,000 buy-in Mini High Roller Turbo just closed late registration and is on level 11 with 4 out of 6 remaining.

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:09:42 AM

Hand #84-87: Stack Sizes Almost Even

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hand #84: Weiran Pu min-raises from the button with K♦ 9♥ , but lets it go after Wei Zeng announced 325,000 all-in from the small blind with A♣ 9♠ .

Hand #85-86: Pu and Zeng get a walk.

Hand #87: Zeng limps his small blind with T♦ 3♦ and Karia wants to see the flop with J♥ 7♥ . Zeng leads 25,000 on 8♠ Q♣ 7♦ with Karia calling, before they both check down the turn 4♠ and river 9♥ with Karia's pair of sevens being enough.

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	465,000(23 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	430,000(22 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	390,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:29:08 AM

Hand #83: Wei Zeng Recovers Some More

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hand #83: Button Siddharth Karia opens 40,000 with A♦ J♣ and big blind Wei Zeng defends Q♦ 9♥ to see the flop 6♠ 8♦ 7♥ that gets checked to the turn J♥ . Zeng jams 215,000, making Karia contemplate for a while before he folds.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	430,000(22 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	325,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:21:03 AM

Hand #81-82: Wei Zeng Bounces Back

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hand #81: Small blind Wei Zeng limps J♣ 6♣ and Karia checks K♠ 2♦ to see the flop Q♥ 4♣ 9♣ where Zeng's 30,000 lead gets called before he jams 105,000 on the turn T♦ to scoop the pot.

Hand #82: Zeng jams 225,000 with K♣ J♣ and finds no customers.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	480,000(24 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	275,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:13:22 AM

Hand #79-80: Zeng's Stack Dwindles Further

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hand #79: Siddharth Karia limps Q♦ T♥ from the small blind and Weiran Pu checks J♦ 9♣ to watch the flop J♥ 8♠ A♣ hit the felt. Pu calls a 20,000 lead before folding to a 100,000 second barrel on the turn 7♣ .

Hand #80: Pu opens 40,000 from the button with A♠ 8♣ and big blind Wei Zeng defends T♦ 7♦ . The flop 8♠ 8♥ 5♦ gets checked to the turn 3♦ where Zeng takes the lead for 30,000 and fills up Pu's 85,000 raise. The board completes 9♠ and Zeng surrenders to Pu's jam.

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	550,000(28 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	395,000(20 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	155,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:04:24 AM

Hand #77-78: Pu Extends Lead Further

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hand #77: Siddharth Karia leads 40,000 from the button with K♠ 8♣ , but folds after Weiran Pu jams with A♠ T♣ .

Hand #78: Karia does the same to Pu with A♣ 6♥ against Pu's 6♠ 3♦ .

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	615,000(31 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	335,000(17 BB)

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:02:29 AM

Hand #76: Weiran Pu Walks

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

That's all there is to it.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:00:10 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	575,000(38 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	370,000(25 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	325,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:59:05 AM

Hand #74-75: Weiran Pu Takes The Lead

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Hand #74: Siddharth Karia opens 30,000 from the button with no takers.

Hand #75: Weiran Pu also makes it 30,000 from the button with Q♦ 5♦ and big blind Karia defends 9♦ 8♠ to the flop 6♣ 8♣ A♦ where Pu's 25,000 c-bet gets called. The turn 5♣ gets rejected for a free river 5♠ where Karia switches to a 20,000 lead, Pu ups it to 150,000 with his trips and Karia goes in the tank. Emerging with a call, Karia mucks, surrendering his lead to Pu in the process.

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	565,000(38 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	335,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:52:50 AM

Hand #70-73: Siddharth Karia Stays Active

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Hand #70: Siddharth Karia jams A♦ 7♥ from the small blind to collect pre.

Hand #71-72: Karia opens 35,000 with no takers and gets a walk after.

Hand #73: Karia limps his small blind with 5♥ 4♦ and Weiran Pu checks T♦ 7♣ to see the flop 4♥ 9♠ J♥ . Pu calls a 15,000 lead before the turn 2♦ and river 7♠ get checked down with Pu's pair of sevens winning.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	515,000(34 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	345,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:42:00 AM

Hand #69: Siddharth Karia New Chip Leader

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Hand #69: Wei Zeng opens 45,000 from the small blind with 9♥ 7♦ and Siddharth Karia defends Q♠ J♣ to see the flop 5♥ J♠ K♣ where Zeng's 20,000 c-bet gets called. The turn Q♦ has Zeng fire another 80,000 before folding to Karia's 240,000 jam.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	465,000(31 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	430,000(29 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:38:22 AM

Hand #65-68: Weiran Pu Chips Up

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Hand #65: Weiran Pu scoops after jamming 210,000 into Siddharth Karia's 30,000 open.

Hand #66: Karia collects, raising 45,000 after Wei Zeng limps his small blind.

Hand #67: Pu does the same to Karia.

Hand #68: Small blind Pu limp-calls 35,000 against Zeng and check-calls a 20,000 continuation on the flop Q♥ 4♦ T♠ . The turn 8♠ and river J♠ get checked down with Pu tabling the winner Q♦ 6♦ against Zeng's K♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	575,000(38 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	355,000(24 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	320,000(21 BB)

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:30:10 AM

Hand #59-64: Small Exchanges Between All Three Players

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Hand #59: Weiran Pu limp-jams his small blind against a 25,000 raise from Wei Zeng to scoop.

Hand #60: Pu opens 24,000 with T♣ 8♣ from the button and folds after small blind Zeng pumped it to 100,000 with 4♦ 4♣ .

Hand #61: Zeng collects blinds with a min-raise from the button.

Hand #62: Zeng collects again after raising 25,000 into Pu's limp.

Hand #63: Zeng limps his small blind with 7♦ 6♦ and Siddharth Karia checks Q♠ J♥ before calling a 12,000 lead from Zeng on 2♠ 2♥ T♣ . The turn Q♣ gets checked before Karia picks up the pot with a 45,000 bet on the river 3♣ .

Hand #64: Small blind Karia scoops after limping K♦ T♣ and Pu checks Q♠ 4♣ , both checking down to the river A♥ J♥ 7♣ 9♥ T♥ .

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	695,000(58 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	345,000(29 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	224,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:22:11 AM

Hand #56-58: Zeng Expands His Lead

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Hand #56: Small blind Weiran Pu limps and Wei Zeng opts to check for the flop 4♠ 7♦ 8♠ where his 12,000 gets check called by Pu, who does so again on the turn 8♣ for 20,000. The river A♦ gets checked down with Pu revealing the winner Q♣ 5♦ against Zeng's J♣ 9♣ .

Hand #57: Zeng makes it 32,000 from the small blind with K♠ 9♥ and Siddharth Karia defends T♦ 5♦ to see the flop A♥ Q♠ 9♣ where Zeng's 15,000 c-bet ends the hand.

Hand #58: Zeng leads another 24,000 with K♠ 9♠ from the button and big blind Weiran Pu defends 6♣ 5♠ . On the flop 2♦ 5♥ A♣ Zeng's 12,000 c-bet gets called before scooping another pot with a 35,000 second barrel on the turn 7♠ .

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	666,000(56 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	271,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:11:15 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	634,000(53 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	377,000(31 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	253,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:09:28 AM

Hand #55: Showers For Pak Lau In 4th For KRW 5,600,000 (~$3,900)

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Hand #55: Massive chip leader Wei Zeng opens 24,000 from under the gun and calls button Pak Lau's 90,000 shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	A♥9♥ UTG	634,000(53 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	K♣Q♣ D	busted

Board:5♠5♦A♠4♦6♥

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 4/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:07:22 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	514,000(51 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	383,000(38 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	277,000(28 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	90,000(9 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:05:56 AM

Hand #54: Zhiyi Wang Sent To The Payout Desk In 5th For KRW 4,290,000 (~$2,985)

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hand #54: Zhiyi Wang - fresh from his biggest win, placing 4th in the Poker Dream 16 Monster Stack for $11,497 - wagers his last 101,000 from the cutoff and button Wei Zeng pays up.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	6♦6♣ CO	busted
WZ Wei ZengChina	A♦J♦ D	514,000(51 BB)

Wang's odds increase on K♦ T♣ K♣ 5♣ before going to zero on the river J♠ .

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:03:08 AM

Hand #49-53: Preflop Action And A Chop

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hand #49-50: Zhiyi Wang jams from cutoff and under the gun with no takers.

Hand #51: Button Siddharth Karia three-bets 50,000 with Q♦ 9♦ into Wei Zengs 20,000 open from under the gun with A♣ 7♥ to scoop.

Hand #52: Another chop after Weiran Pu raise-calls Zhiyi Wang's 111,000 jam with K♣ Q♥ against K♦ J♠ and the board running 4♠ 4♥ 7♠ 9♠ 9♦ .

Hand #53: Wang makes it 20,000 from the button with J♥ 9♥ , but lets it go after small blind Wei Zeng jams 358,000 with K♦ K♣ .

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	403,000(40 BB)
WZ Wei ZengChina	398,000(40 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	287,000(29 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	101,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:52:04 AM

Hand #47-48: Siddharth Karia Wins Back-To-Back

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hand #47: Siddharth Karia leads 20,000 from the cutoff with A♥ 5♥ , button Weiran Pu ups it to 55,000 with A♣ 4♥ , but lets it go after Karia jammed for a total of 256,000.

Hand #48: Karia min-raises again with K♦ J♣ and big blind Pak Lau defends Q♦ 8♦ to see the flop 6♣ T♥ 6♠ where Lau check-calls 12,000 before folding to a second barrel of 22,000 on the turn 5♣ .

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	383,000(38 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	302,000(30 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	120,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:50:44 AM

Hand #45-46: Pak Lau Doubles Up

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hand #45: With a 20,000 raise from cutoff Wei Zeng and a flat from small blind Siddharth Karia in front, Weiran Pu jams 312,000 from the big blind that goes unanswered.

Hand #46: Cutoff Pak Lau declares all-in for 81,000 and Zhiyi Wang fills up his big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	Q♠Q♦ CO	177,000(18 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	4♠4♥ BB	86,000(9 BB)

Board:T♥K♠J♥6♠3♣

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:48:14 AM

Hand #40-44: Some Battle With Weiran Pu Netting The Most

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hand #40: Cutoff Wei Zeng opens 20,000 with J♠ T♥ and big blind Weiran Pu defends K♣ 4♣ to see the flop 3♣ A♦ 8♠ . Zeng continues for 11,000, bit let's it go after Pu made it 35,000.

Hand #41: Under the gun Zeng min-raises with A♦ 9♦ and takes big blind Zhiyi Wang to the flop 9♣ 9♥ 8♥ where his 15,000 c-bet gets the job done.

Hand #42: Siddharth Karia scoops after leading 20,000 from yhe cutoff.

Hand #43: Small blind Zeng jams his massive stack to collect the pot.

Hand #44: Pak Lau does the same.

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	423,000(42 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	372,000(37 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	296,000(30 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	182,000(18 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	81,000(8 BB)

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:35:38 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	419,000(52 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	291,000(36 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	271,000(34 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	212,000(27 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	81,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:33:52 AM

Hand #38-39: Siddharth Karia Bounces Back

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hand #38: Under the gun Siddharth Karia min-raises K♥ T♦ and big blind Pak Lau defends 5♣ 4♣ to see the flop 3♦ 7♠ J♦ where Karia's 10,000 c-bet and Lau's call is the last action before checking the turn 3♥ and river 8♠ with Karia's king-high winning the hand.

Hand #39: Big blind Karia defends 9♦ 7♣ against a min-open from cutoff Zhiya Wang with A♥ K♥ . Wang makes it 10,000 before calling Karia's 32,000 check-raise who picks up the pot on the turn 4♠ with a 66,000 lead.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	276,000(35 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	212,000(27 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	85,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:32:59 AM

Hand #37: Zhiyi Wang Versus Two

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hand #37: Siddharth Karia raises 18,000 from the cutoff and takes both blinds to the flop 3♠ A♣ 8♠ where his 26,000 continuation takes him heads-up with small blind Zhiyi Wang to the turn 5♦ that gets checked for a free river 6♣ . Wang fires 18,000 to win the hand.

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	423,000(53 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	260,000(33 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	186,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:27:33 AM

Hand #32-36: No Flop In Five Hands

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hand #32: Under the gun Pak Lau opens 21,000 with A♠ T♥ and folds after small blind Wei Zeng pumped it to 80,000 holding A♥ Q♦ .

Hand #33: Weiran Pu scoops with a 48,000 three-bet from the cutoff after Siddharth Karia opened 18,000 from under the gun.

Hand #34: Zhiyi Wang collects blinds with a 16,000 open from the cutoff.

Hand #35-36: Wei Zeng does the same from cutoff and under the gun.

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	449,000(56 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	311,000(39 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	260,000(33 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	186,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:09:07 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	388,000(49 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	273,000(34 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	268,000(34 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	190,000(24 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	160,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:07:02 AM

Hand #31: Yue Sun Bites The Dust In 6th For KRW 3,550,000 (~$2,470)

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hand #31: Yue Sun requests the all-in triangle for 60,000 and Zhiyi Wang has an easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yue SunChina	A♦7♦ HJ	busted
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	A♣K♦ BB	190,000(24 BB)

Board:8♥J♣T♦4♥8♣

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:02:53 AM

Hand #28-30: APT Taipei 2024 Zodiac Champ Jun Li Eliminated In 7th For KRW 3,200,000 (~$2,230)

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hand #28: Siddharth Karia walks.

Hand #29: Karia and Jun Li chop a blind battle showdown with A♠ 8♦ vs A♣ 8♣ .

Hand #30: Li wagers his last 70,000 again from the small blind and Weiran Pu takes the offer.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	J♣9♣ SB	busted
WP Weiran PuChina	A♦K♣ BB	277,000(35 BB)

Pu makes the nut straight on 6♣ J♠ T♦ 2♠ Q♣ and we lose the first player of the day.

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:58:02 AM

Hand #25-27: WSOP 2023 $5K 6-Handed Bracelet Winner Weiran Pu All The Way

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hand #25-26: Weiran Pu collect back to back blinds with min-opens.

Hand #27: Hijack Pu leads 12,000 again and takes two customers to the flop A♥ 8♥ 4♠ where his 11,500 c-bet gets the job done.

Player	Chips
WP Weiran PuChina	208,000(35 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	160,000(27 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	63,500(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:54:10 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	388,000(65 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	260,000(43 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	172,000(29 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	163,000(27 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	126,000(21 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	81,500(14 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	74,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:49:57 AM

Hand #20-24: More Small Pots With No Clear Winner

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hand #20: Bracelet winner Weiran Pu leads 12,000 from under the gun with K♦ J♣ and big blind Yue Sun defends J♠ 9♠ to see the flop Q♠ 7♣ 7♥ where she check-folds to an 8,000 c-bet from Pu.

Hand #21: Siddharth Karia walks.

Hand #22: Jun Li wins blind battle after raising Karia's limp to 15,000.

Hand #23: Wei Zeng min-opens from the lojack with no callers.

Hand #24: Under the gun Zeng min-opens again and takes big blind Zhiyi Wang to the flop 2♣ 4♠ 3♣ where Wang sonks 8,000 before check-folding to a 15,000 bet from Zeng on the turn 8♦ .

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	403,000(67 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	260,000(43 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	163,000(27 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	129,000(22 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	84,500(14 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	77,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:43:02 AM

Hand #14-19: Small Skirmishes

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hand #14: Pak Lau opens 13,000 from the button before Yue Sun jams 77,500 from the small blind to pick up the pot pre.

Hand #15: Under the gun Weiran Pu min-raises K♠ J♦ and small blind Siddharth Karia defends A♠ J♥ to see the flop 3♠ 5♠ 2♥ where Pu's 10,000 c-bet gets called to the turn K♦ . Another 24,000 from Pu pushes Karia out.

Hand #16-17: Wei Zeng collects blinds with a min-raise from the lojack and UTG.

Hand #18: Zhiyi Wang open-limps the small blind, Zeng pumps it to 18,000 with 8♥ 3♥ before folding to Wang's 131,000 jam.

Hand #19: Zeng scoops once more with a 20,000 raise from the small-blind.

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	359,000(60 BB)
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	263,000(44 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	199,000(33 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	157,000(26 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	155,000(26 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	103,000(17 BB)

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:33:54 AM

Hand #12-13: Preflop Scoops

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hand #12: Siddharth Karia leads 10,500 from +1 with K♦ 6♦, but lets it go after button Zhiyi Wang upped it to 24,500 with A♥ K♥ .

Hand #13: Yue Sun gets a walk.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	297,000(59 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	143,000(29 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	77,500(16 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:26:26 AM

Hand #9-11: Double Up For Zhiyi Wang

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hand #9: Yue Sun collects blinds with another jam for 62,500 from the cutoff.

Hand #10: Jun Li three-bet-jams 63,000 from the button with A♦ T♥ and Siddharth Karia lets A♥ 5♣ go after opening 10,500 from the cutoff.

Hand #11: Siddharth Karia opens 10,500 and snaps after small blind Zhiyi Wang shoved his last 55,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	A♠K♥ HJ	308,000(62 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	A♣Q♦ SB	120,000(24 BB)

Board:6♣3♠6♥8♦Q♣

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:22:01 AM

Hand #6-8: All Gas No Breaks For Pak Lau

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hand #6: Under the gun Siddharth Karia leads 10,500 with 4♥ 4♦ and small blind Pak Lau defends J♠ T♦ to see the flop Q♣ A♠ A♣ where he check-calls an 8,000 c-bet. The turn T♠ gets checked to the river J♦ with Lau's 12,000 lead ending the hand.

Hand #7: Button Pak Lau takes big blind Karia to the flop 9♦ A♣ 8♦ for 12,000 where his 10,000 continuation gets the job done.

Hand #8: Pak Lau scoops pre after making it 12,000 from the cutoff.

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	376,000(75 BB)
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	225,000(45 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:13:25 AM

Hand #1-5: Cautious Start To The Final Table

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hand #1: Under the gun Weiran Pu min-raises A♦ 9♦, but lets it go after Wei Zeng upped it to 30,000 with A♠ A♣ .

Hand #2-3: Yue Sun jams 53,500 from the cutoff with no takers and does so again the next hand.

Hand #4: Small blind Zhiyi Wang scoops after going all-in for 55,000.

Hand #5: Hijack Jun Li makes it 10,000 and collects.

Player	Chips
WZ Wei ZengChina	366,000(73 BB)
WP Weiran PuChina	137,000(27 BB)
YS Yue SunChina	78,000(16 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	75,500(15 BB)
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	65,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:44:01 AM

The Red Dragon Closer Is Underway

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Cards are in the air. Flop well everyone!

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/42

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:07:46 AM

Red Dragon Closer Will Be Live In A Few Minutes

There are 7 out of 42 entries left with Indian Siddharth Chetanbhai Karia leading the charge.

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	65,000	15	1
WZ Wei ZengChina	346,000	15	2
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	203,500	15	3
YS Yue SunChina	53,500	15	4
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	393,000	15	5
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	75,500	15	6
WP Weiran PuChina	147,500	15	7

Chip Count

Player	Chips
SC Siddharth Chetanbhai KariaIndia	393,000
WZ Wei ZengChina	346,000
PH Pak Hei Kevin LauHong Kong	203,500
WP Weiran PuChina	147,500
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	75,500
ZW Zhiyi WangChina	65,000
YS Yue SunChina	53,500

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$13,050
2	$8,185
3	$5,465
4	$3,900
5	$2,985
6	$2,470
7	$2,230