Place
7th
Prize
$2,230
Prize (KRW)
₩3,200,000
Blind level
Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Entries
1/42
Total Chips
1,260,000
Average
1,260,000

Day 2

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

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)
1
WP
$13,050
2$8,185
3
WZ
$5,465
4$3,900
5
ZW
$2,985
6
YS
Yue SunChina [CHN]China
$2,470
7
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
$2,230
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.

PlayerHandChips
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
J9
SB
busted
WP
AK
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.

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

Chip Count Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
WZ
388,000(65 BB)
260,000(43 BB)
172,000(29 BB)
WP
163,000(27 BB)
ZW
126,000(21 BB)
YS
Yue SunChina [CHN]China
81,500(14 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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 .

PlayerChips
WZ
403,000(67 BB)
260,000(43 BB)
WP
163,000(27 BB)
ZW
129,000(22 BB)
YS
Yue SunChina [CHN]China
84,500(14 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
77,000(13 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.

PlayerChips
WZ
366,000(73 BB)
WP
137,000(27 BB)
YS
Yue SunChina [CHN]China
78,000(16 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
75,500(15 BB)
ZW
65,000(13 BB)

Seat Draw

PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZW
65,000151
WZ
346,000152
203,500153
YS
Yue SunChina [CHN]China
53,500154
393,000155
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
75,500156
WP
147,500157

Chip Count

PlayerChips
393,000
WZ
346,000
203,500
WP
147,500
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
75,500
ZW
65,000
YS
Yue SunChina [CHN]China
53,500
PlacePayout (USD)
1$13,050
2$8,185
3$5,465
4$3,900
5$2,985
6$2,470
7$2,230