South Korea, Landing Casino JejuEVENT #20

2025.07.08 - 2025.07.13Add to Calendar

Red Dragon Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

23/80

Total Chips

3,200,000

Average

139,130

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 5:08:46 PM

Hao Tian Bags Narrow Lead In Flight C Turbo

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

Hao Tian - Red Dragon Championship Day 1C Chip Leader

With 23 out of 80 still standing in the third of five opening flights for the KR₩ 2 Billion (~$1,451,326) guaranteed RDPT Jeju II 2025 Championship the total qualifiers for Day 2 rise to 145 out of 549 that tried their luck so far.

Hao Tian - yesterday's Single Day High Roller and Sunday's NL 7 Card Stud champion - put on another great performance, bagging the lead with 268,000 (89 BB). Sitting on less than a starting stack towards the end of level 9 he managed to spin it up right after late reg ended with T♠ T♦ against A♦ K♠ from Xin He and tripled up on the buzzer with A♠ 9♥ , taking a gamble by calling for his remaining 88,500 from the big blind when Weidong Cai and Dajie Zhuo were already all-in with J♠ 3♠ and A♦ 8♣ . The board ran 6♦ 8♥ 7♣ J♣ T♦ to give him a straight that catapulted him into the lead.

Yilu Yuan

Yilu Yuan came in 2nd for 249,000 (83 BB) after a loose raise-call with 3♥ 5♥ from +1 close to the end that netted him 15BB at the showdown.

Dong Li

Dong Li - also a two-time side event champion this series already - followed in a close 3rd for 240,000 (80 BB) aided by hitting top pair with A♥ J♥ on a 9♣ 2♦ J♣ 4♠ T♦ board in a four-bet pot pre.

The last two opportunities to advance to Day 2 are tomorrow at 12:00 and 18:00 and the SMP Live Updates will cover the action from start to finish.

Red Dragon Championship Schedule

• Day 1D 2025.07.10 - 12:00

• Day 1E Turbo 2025.07.10 - 18:00

• Day 2 2025.07.11 - 12:00

• Day 3 2025.07.12 - 12:00

• Final Day 2025.07.13 - 12:00

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:55:05 PM

Day 1C Qualifiers

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

Chip Count

Player	Chips
HT Hao TianChina	268,000(89 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	249,000(83 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	240,000(80 BB)
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	233,000(78 BB)
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	217,000(72 BB)
QZ Quan ZhangChina	216,000(72 BB)
FB Federico ButteroniItaly	211,000(70 BB)
JW Jiawei WanChina	210,000(70 BB)
KO Kentaro OeJapan	179,000(60 BB)
YH Yong HuangChina	170,000(57 BB)
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	160,000(53 BB)
JZ Jiangyue ZengChina	125,000(42 BB)
LJ Li Jiang LiuChina	109,000(36 BB)
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	82,000(27 BB)
CX Chunnuan XuChina	78,000(26 BB)
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	75,000(25 BB)
CF Chuan FengChina	69,000(23 BB)
YL Yin Liu (3)China	69,000(23 BB)
DL Dai LinghuiChina	56,000(19 BB)
BZ Buhui ZhiChina	54,000(18 BB)
WC Weidong CaiChina	49,000(16 BB)
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	45,000(15 BB)
GL Gao LuoChina	42,000(14 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:42:17 PM

Yong Huang Eliminates Two Short Stacks To End The Day

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

Under the gun Kanwen Du declares all-in for 33,500, Yong Huang tries to isolate from +1, but big blind Peng Chen takes the offer for his last 52,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
KD Kanwen DuChina	K♠6♠ UTG	busted
YH Yong HuangChina	A♥Q♣ UTG+1	170,000(57 BB)
PC Peng Chen (2)China	A♣J♥ BB	busted

Barely a sweat for Huang on Q♦ 2♦ 2♥ Q♠ 4♥ to knock out two and jump up the leaderboard on the closing bell.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:23:05 PM

Chip Leader Dajie Zhuo Puts Two At Risk

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

Hao Tian

Hijack Weidong Cai requests the triangle for 113,000, small blind Dajie Zhuo over-shoves and big blind Hao Tian tanks, but elects to gamble for his last 88,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
WC Weidong CaiChina	J♠3♠ HJ	49,000(16 BB)
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	A♦8♣ SB	159,000(53 BB)
HT Hao TianChina	A♠9♥ BB	268,500(90 BB)

The dealer has mood swings, flipping over 6♦ 8♥ 7♣ to put Zhuo in the lead, the J♣ turn gives the honor to Cai, but it is Hao Tian who has the last laugh on the T♦ river, giving him a straight to triple up into the overall lead.

Dajie Zhuo

Weidong Cai

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:14:04 PM

Cai Weidong's Roller Coaster Continues

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

After recovering some more chips in the last few hands, Weidong Cai open-jams the button for 163,500 and small blind Li Jiang Liu takes his remaining 63,500 for a spin.

Player	Hand	Chips
WC Weidong CaiChina	J♥9♥ D	100,000(33 BB)
LJ Li Jiang LiuChina	K♣Q♥ SB	133,000(44 BB)

Board:8♠Q♣3♣5♣2♣

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:10:10 PM

Table 37 With Three Big Stacks Vying For Control

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

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	205,000(68 BB)	37	1
DL Dong LiChina	250,000(83 BB)	37	2
CX Chunnuan XuChina	78,500(26 BB)	37	3
PC Peng Chen (2)China	80,000(27 BB)	37	4
KD Kanwen DuChina	28,500(10 BB)	37	5
YH Yong HuangChina	72,000(24 BB)	37	6
JZ Jiangyue ZengChina	131,500(44 BB)	37	7
CF Chuan FengChina	56,000(19 BB)	37	8
YY Yilu YuanChina	231,000(77 BB)	37	9

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:01:50 PM

Federico Butteroni Tries To Bully

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

Federico Butteroni

Button Weidong Cai opens 6,500 from the button and big blind Federico Butteroni defends to see the 2♠ Q♣ 3♠ flop where he calls Cai's 6,500 c-bet. The T♠ turn gets rejected for a free K♥ river, Butteroni takes the reins with an 8,000 lead holding 5♣ 6♠ six-high, but Cai smells something fishy and calls with 3♣ 5♥ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
FB Federico ButteroniItaly	220,000(73 BB)
WC Weidong CaiChina	119,000(40 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 4:00:27 PM

Xuancheng Li Wakes Up With Rockets

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

Xuancheng Li

Button Haogen Huang and small blind Xuancheng Li clash pre with the former at risk for 45,500.

Player	Hand	Chips
HH Haogen HuangChina	J♠J♥ D	busted
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	A♣A♦ SB	117,000(39 BB)

Board:8♠T♥3♥6♠2♣

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:58:08 PM

Andrew Han Is At Risk But Way Ahead

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

Andrew Han

Zhaoxi Ma and Andrew Han raise until the latter is all-in for 35,500 and Ma covers.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	8♠8♦ UTG+1	134,000(45 BB)
AH Andrew Hosok HanAustralia	Q♥Q♣ HJ	busted

Things are looking good For Han - who just came from the airport a few hours ago - on A♥ T♠ A♣ before the 8♥ and 7♠ turn the tides.

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/80

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:56:27 PM

Long Cao Flips For Tournament Life

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Long Cao

Long Cao wants the triangle for 40,000 in +1 and small blind Dajie Zhuo takes the offer.

Player	Hand	Chips
LC Long CaoChina	A♠K♠ UTG+1	85,000(34 BB)
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	7♦7♠ SB	231,500(93 BB)

Board:Q♦T♦T♠J♠J♥

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:47:05 PM

Yilu Yuan With A Loose Call Pre

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Yilu Yuan

Yilu Yuan raises to 5,000 from +1 and fills up after hijack Haobo Zhu upped the fee to 16,000. Yuan calls a 17,500 c-bet on 4♠ T♥ 5♦ before the 9♦ turn and 8♥ river get checked down with Yuan tabling 3♥ 5♥ and Peng Chen starts laughing.

Player	Chips
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	200,000(80 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	180,000(72 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:36:01 PM

Rui Zhang Continues To Be Active

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

With the board showing 2♣ J♦ 7♠ and 45,000 up for grabs, button Rui Zhang bets 13,000 and hijack Naohiro Matsuda sticks around to the 8♣ turn where he folds to another 25,000 bet from Zhang.

Player	Chips
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	208,000(83 BB)
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	132,000(53 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:30:08 PM

Former Chip Leader Weidong Cai Recovers Some

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Weidong Cai

Cutoff Weidong Cai puts 6,000 in the middle and pays up after button Li Jiang Liu pumped it to 18,000 to see the 5♥ 5♠ 2♦ flop. Liu continues for 11,000, but lets it go when faced with a 72,000 jam from Cai.

Player	Chips
WC Weidong CaiChina	125,500(50 BB)
LJ Li Jiang LiuChina	76,000(30 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:28:19 PM

Table 35 With May's Dragon Egg 4th Place Quan Zhang In Control

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
QZ Quan ZhangChina	150,000(60 BB)	35	1
HH Haogen HuangChina	65,000(26 BB)	35	2
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	93,000(37 BB)	35	4
PC Peng Chen (2)China	97,000(39 BB)	35	5
JW Jiawei WanChina	126,000(50 BB)	35	6
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	21,500(9 BB)	35	7
AH Andrew Hosok HanAustralia	75,500(30 BB)	35	8
GL Gao LuoChina	36,500(15 BB)	35	9

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/80

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:24:44 PM

Dong Li Continues To Ascend

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Hijack Rui Zhang leads 4,000, small blind Dong Li ups it to 14,000 and big blind Kentaro Oe squeezes to 36,000 with only Li coming along for the ride to the 9♣ 2♦ J♣ flop. Oe continues for 23,000 and Li calls before the 4♠ turn and T♦ river get checked down with Li flipping over the A♥ J♥ winner.

Player	Chips
DL Dong LiChina	204,000(102 BB)
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	198,500(99 BB)
KO Kentaro OeJapan	89,500(45 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:22:27 PM

Hiroki Nakagawa Hits The Rail

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Chuan Feng

Cutoff Hiroki Nakagawa and big blind Chuan Feng are all-in pre with the former at risk for 40,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
CF Chuan FengChina	J♣J♥ BB	116,000(58 BB)
HN Hiroki NakagawaJapan	7♥7♠ CO	busted

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:20:19 PM

Dajie Zhuo Takes On The Chip Leader

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Dajie Zhuo

Catching the action on the J♥ 5♦ 7♦ 8♣ 2♦ river and 49,000 in the middle, small blind Dajie Zhuo forks out an enormous 83,000 over-bet jam with A♦ 3♦ nut flush and cutoff Weidong Cai calls with 8♦ 8♠ set, knocking the former chip leader back down into the upper midfield.

Player	Chips
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	215,000(108 BB)
WC Weidong CaiChina	159,500(80 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:17:30 PM

Haobo Zhu Breaks 200K

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

First to act Chunnan Xu opens 4,000, small blind Haobo Zhu makes it 16,000, big blind Cheng Cheng cold four-bets 40,000, Xu gets out of the way and Zhu jams 97,500 before Cheng snaps.

Player	Hand	Chips
CX Chunnuan XuChina	UTG	146,500(73 BB)
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	K♥K♠ SB	201,000(101 BB)
CC Cheng ChengChina	A♥Q♥ BB	12,500(6 BB)

All blanks on 2♣ J♥ 3♦ 8♠ 8♥ leaves Zhu in the lead and Cheng with crumbs.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:15:14 PM

Double Side Event Champ Hao Tian Back With Big Stack

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Hao Tian

With a 4,000 raise and a flat in front, cutoff Xin He increases to 16,000 and snaps for 72,000 after under the gun Hao Tian declared all-in for 72,500 and the hijack folded.

Player	Hand	Chips
HT Hao TianChina	T♠T♦ UTG	151,500(76 BB)
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	HJ	156,000(78 BB)
XH Xin HeChina	A♦K♠ CO	busted

Board:3♦6♠Q♦2♦T♣

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/80

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:10:49 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 10

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
WC Weidong CaiChina	272,500(182 BB)
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	188,000(125 BB)
KO Kentaro OeJapan	171,500(114 BB)
DL Dong LiChina	153,000(102 BB)
CX Chunnuan XuChina	147,500(98 BB)
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	139,500(93 BB)
JW Jiawei WanChina	126,500(84 BB)
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	114,000(76 BB)
CC Cheng ChengChina	112,000(75 BB)
LJ Li Jiang LiuChina	109,000(73 BB)
FB Federico ButteroniItaly	106,000(71 BB)
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	102,500(68 BB)
JZ Jiangyue ZengChina	101,000(67 BB)
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	100,000(67 BB)
YH Yong HuangChina	94,000(63 BB)
HH Haogen HuangChina	93,000(62 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:10:04 PM

Wenqing Cai Busts Just Before The End Of Late Reg

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Wenqing Cai

Another pot is already at 15,000 and the 4♦ 8♥ 7♦ 3♣ turn when small blind Xuancheng Li leads 8,000 and button Wenqing Cai calls to see the 7♣ river. Li jams with 6♥ 7♥ trips and Cai considers his options for a while before making the call with his last 29,000 holding A♦ 3♥ bottom pair.

Player	Chips
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	102,500(68 BB)
WC Wenqing CaiChina	busted

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:08:33 PM

Haobo Zhu Doubles Up

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Haobo Zhu

Getting to the table with 50,000 in the pot and 5♥ 7♦ A♠ 8♣ on the board, Cheng Cheng jams and Haobo Zhu snaps for his last 31,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	5♠5♣ D	112,000(75 BB)
CC Cheng ChengChina	A♦K♦ SB	110,000(73 BB)

Drawing dead already, Cheng Cheng is not interested in the T♠ river that makes his loss official.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 3:02:41 PM

Haoyu Huang Starts Trip Back To The Registration Desk

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

With the board showing 5♠ 4♥ T♦ J♥ and 35,000 up for grabs, both players check for the 5♦ river to drop, Haoyu Huang declares all-in for 35,300 with K♥ Q♥ air and button Rui Zhang snaps holding 5♣ 9♣ trips.

Player	Chips
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	156,500(104 BB)
HH Haoyu HuangChina	busted

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:57:35 PM

Table 35 With Andrew Han Coming Straight From The Airport

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
XL Xuancheng LiUnited States of America	60,000(40 BB)	35	1
HH Haogen HuangChina	85,000(57 BB)	35	2
PC Peng Chen (2)China	76,000(51 BB)	35	5
JW Jiawei WanChina	111,000(74 BB)	35	6
AH Andrew Hosok HanAustralia	49,000(33 BB)	35	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:52:49 PM

Table 31 Update

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HH Haoyu HuangChina	50,000(33 BB)	31	2
HT Hao TianChina	27,500(18 BB)	31	3
BZ Buhui ZhiChina	37,000(25 BB)	31	4
PW Peng WangChina	66,500(44 BB)	31	6
EX Erdun XuChina	68,000(45 BB)	31	7
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	94,500(63 BB)	31	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:48:06 PM

Table 34 With Two-Time Side Event Champ Dong Li At The Helm

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZJ Zhenlong JiaChina	28,500(19 BB)	34	2
PW Peng WenweiChina	45,500(30 BB)	34	3
CF Chuan FengChina	44,000(29 BB)	34	5
RZ Rui ZhangTaiwan	88,500(59 BB)	34	6
XH Xin HeChina	88,000(59 BB)	34	7
DL Dong LiChina	157,000(105 BB)	34	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:46:03 PM

Federico Butteroni Plays First Hand After Registering

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Federico Butteroni

Under the gun Long Cao jams 16,000, cutoff Xiaosheng Zheng flats and fills up once more when small blind Federico Butteroni wagers his pristine 40,000 starting stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
LC Long CaoChina	8♥8♠ UTG	busted
ZX Zheng XiaoshengChina	K♥Q♣ CO	81,000(54 BB)
FB Federico ButteroniItaly	A♦K♠ SB	99,000(66 BB)

Board:2♥7♦T♦4♦A♥

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:42:47 PM

Table 33 With 2nd Overall Kentaro Oe

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HW Haozhao WangChina	34,000(23 BB)	33	1
ZX Zheng XiaoshengChina	121,000(81 BB)	33	2
QZ Quan ZhangChina	56,500(38 BB)	33	5
FB Federico ButteroniItaly	40,000(27 BB)	33	6
KO Kentaro OeJapan	195,000(130 BB)	33	7
LC Long CaoChina	16,000(11 BB)	33	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:34:10 PM

Table 37 With 3rd Overall Cheng Cheng

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
HZ Haobo ZhuChina	47,000(31 BB)	37	1
CC Cheng ChengChina	189,500(126 BB)	37	2
YK You Kan LiChina	43,000(29 BB)	37	4
KD Kanwen DuChina	33,000(22 BB)	37	5
YH Yong HuangChina	13,500(9 BB)	37	6
JZ Jiangyue ZengChina	101,000(67 BB)	37	7
WZ Wei ZengChina	36,000(24 BB)	37	8

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 47/78

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:25:17 PM

Long Cao Has A Loose Image

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Long Cao

Catching the action on the 7♦ T♦ 4♦ 5♣ J♦ river and 18,000 in the middle, hijack Long Cao forks out 16,000 and both blinds don't believe he's got the goods.

Player	Hand	Chips
JY Jiapeng YuChina	T♥9♠ SB	22,000(22 BB)
LC Long CaoChina	A♠6♠ HJ	15,500(16 BB)
QZ Quan ZhangChina	K♦J♥ BB	71,500(72 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:23:43 PM

Dong Li Grows His Stack

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Dong Li

Button Rui Zhang makes it 2,000 and fills up after big blind Dong Li increased to 7,000. The 9♣ 3♠ 4♥ flop sees Li continue for 6,000, Zhang calls, but lets it go on the 7♥ turn when faced with another 10,000 from Li.

Player	Chips
DL Dong LiChina	141,000(141 BB)
RZ Rui ZhangVanuatu	104,000(104 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:21:16 PM

Jiapeng Yu Chips Up

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Jiapeng Yu

Hijack Kentaro Oe opens 2,500 and big blind Jiapeng Yu defends to see the T♥ 9♠ T♠ flop where he calls a 3,000 c-bet from Oe before the 3♣ turn gets checked to the 6♣ river. Yu switches gears to a 5,500 lead with 8♣ 7♠ straight, Oe calls, but throws it in the muck.

Player	Chips
KO Kentaro OeJapan	196,500(197 BB)
JY Jiapeng YuChina	44,000(44 BB)

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:16:48 PM

Table 36 With Overall CL Weidong Cai In Control

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DL Dai LinghuiChina	33,000(33 BB)	36	1
FX Fei XieChina	32,500(33 BB)	36	2
WC Weidong CaiChina	200,000(200 BB)	36	4
ZZ Zhengwen ZhangChina	78,000(78 BB)	36	6
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	50,000(50 BB)	36	7
CZ Chunhao ZhangChina	87,000(87 BB)	36	8

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/9/2025, 2:14:09 PM

Table 32 Update

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ZM Zhaoxi MaChina	30,000(30 BB)	32	1
CX Chunnuan XuChina	105,000(105 BB)	32	2
JL Jianming LuoChina	13,000(13 BB)	32	3
WC Wenqing CaiChina	63,000(63 BB)	32	4
YL Yin Liu (3)China	48,000(48 BB)	32	5
QM Quang Minh BachViet Nam	31,500(32 BB)	32	6
GL Gao LuoChina	43,000(43 BB)	32	8

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 45/76

Sandro SimonSandro Simon

7/8/2025, 2:32:01 PM

Day 1C Turbo Of The Red Dragon Championship Starts At 18:00

The Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju II 2025 continues today, July 9, at the Landing Casino inside the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Resort with the second of five opening flights for the KR₩ 2.5 Million (~$1,815) Red Dragon Championship with a KR₩ 2 Billion (~$1,451,326) guaranteed prize pool taking center stage again. Yesterday's Flight A had 61 out of 235 players advance to Day 2 already.

The event generated a total KR₩ 2,175,953,000 (~$1,582,120) in May, with KR₩ 360,000,000 (~$250,615) going to champion Shengfa Huang, who has already been preparing for his title defense by entering some of the early events in the past few days. With one more opening flight added this time around, these records won't be standing long. We quickly caught up with Shengfa Huang - who only learned how to play poker when the pandemic hit - during Flight A yesterday:

SMP: How has winning the RDPT Main Event impacted your career or life in general?

Huang: It doesn't have any impact. I may go out to play more games in the future.

SMP: Where did you spend your winnings?

Huang: Eat, drink, play, buy, but spent nothing really.

SMP: Did you continue playing poker after your win, or do you return to your previous life?

Huang: I continue to play poker, it is my favorite pastime.

SMP: How do you handle the pressure of playing against more experienced, professional poker players?

Huang: No pressure, because I don't know anyone.

SMP: What surprised you most about the live poker experience?

Huang: There are a lot of people playing!

Entering players have a 40,000 starting stack to work with, worth 200 times the opening blinds, intervals are at a comfortable 30 minutes and late registration will be open until the end of level 9 and the day concludes at the end of level 12.

SMP Live Updates will cover the action from start to finish.

Red Dragon Championship Schedule

• Day 1C Turbo 2025.07.09 - 18:00

• Day 1D 2025.07.10 - 12:00

• Day 1E Turbo 2025.07.10 - 18:00

• Day 2 2025.07.11 - 12:00

• Day 3 2025.07.12 - 12:00

• Final Day 2025.07.13 - 12:00