Blind level
Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
31/204
Total Chips
6,120,000
Average
197,419
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 2:58:31 PM

Lucky Steve Bags The Lead In The Flight C Marathon

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

The biggest of the four opening flights attracted a total of 204 entries that resulted in 31 players advancing, more than doubling the qualifiers already in waiting for Day 2 / Final from the previous two flights. Not official yet, but the roughly KR₩ 650 Million (~$477,123) prize pool smoked the previous record by a lot, giving the remaining players a historic Baby Dragon champion's purse to fight for.


Lucky Steve stayed true to his nickname and topped the leaderboard after 19 levels of play - a marathon session for a non turbo opening flight due to a flurry of short stacks starting to stall way before the bubble which led the organizers to go hand-for-hand with three busts left to the money positions.


The Vietnamese bagged 543,000 - good for third overall at the moment with Flight D Turbo still running - kickstarting his hunt for the top spot after defending Main Event champ Shengfa Huang mounted a double barrel bluff with 5 4 on 8 Q 9 K 5 and Steve called with A K that got him into the top spots on the leaderboard. He then rolled over the field, putting a cherry on top with the elimination of David Tai just before the end.


Cang Sheng Ni is a close second with 507,000 to his name and Zongxin Liu follows with 452,000. Both of them more than doubled their stacks with a late charge.


Flight D Turbo is still in full swing, so follow us over there to finalize the Day 2 contenders of this record breaking Baby Dragon!

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 2:10:02 PM

Day 1C Qualifiers

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

Chip Count

PlayerChips
TT
543,000(54 BB)
507,000(51 BB)
452,000(45 BB)
384,000(38 BB)
ZW
350,000(35 BB)
ZC
308,000(31 BB)
ZL
293,000(29 BB)
290,000(29 BB)
276,000(28 BB)
YW
274,000(27 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
254,000(25 BB)
227,000(23 BB)
XJ
221,000(22 BB)
205,000(21 BB)
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
203,000(20 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
181,000(18 BB)
136,000(14 BB)
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
132,000(13 BB)
126,000(13 BB)
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
120,000(12 BB)
107,000(11 BB)
JH
104,000(10 BB)
YS
88,000(9 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
71,000(7 BB)
AL
66,000(7 BB)
JT
56,000(6 BB)
52,000(5 BB)
37,000(4 BB)
34,000(3 BB)
KH
22,000(2 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
1,000(0 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 2:07:33 PM

Jun Liu Bubbles Flight C

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

Big blind Jun Liu is forced all-in for 5,000 and watches Haozhao Wang open 20,000 from +2 with two more players joining to the J 5 K flop that gets checked to the 8 turn where hijack Yuki Hirata successfully isolates for 20,000.

PlayerHandChips
MP
384,000(38 BB)
QJ
HJ
205,000(21 BB)
KH
SB
22,000(2 BB)
69
BB
busted

The 4 wraps up the day, sending Jun Liu home on the bubble.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:55:12 PM

Yi Ma At Risk Versus Two

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Zhihan Cui and Zijie Lu and Yi Ma

Zhihan Cui leads once more for 35,000 from +1, Zijie Lu flats and both of them fill up after hijack Yi Ma wagered his last 52,000. A friendly check-down on 6 5 5 J 8 has Ma triple up with ace-high.

PlayerHandChips
ZC
KQ
UTG+1
328,000(33 BB)
ZL
AQ
MP
293,000(29 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
AK
HJ
181,000(18 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:50:24 PM

Zijie Lu At Risk On The Bubble

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

Zhihan Cui raises to 20,000 from +2, hijack Zijie Lu ups it to 55,000, big blind Xiaqing Ji cold four-bets 140,000 and Lu is the only one paying up. The K 2 9 flop has Ji continue for 11,000, Lu calls and flicks in his last 4,000 on the 7 turn after Ji put him all-in.

PlayerHandChips
ZC
MP
380,000(38 BB)
ZL
AA
HJ
345,000(35 BB)
XJ
A9
BB
226,000(23 BB)

Lu evades the eleven outs on the J river to bank a massive double up just before the end of the day.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:44:23 PM

Zongxin Liu Passive With Over-Pair

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

Under the gun Zongxin Liu lays out 20,000 and both blinds defend to see the 9 8 T flop that gets checked to the 6 turn where big blind Yuki Hirata leads 30,000 and Liu becomes the sole caller to the 5 river. Hirata puts another 15,000 in the middle with A J and has to surrender the pot after Liu calls with Q Q .

PlayerChips
416,000(42 BB)
385,000(39 BB)
161,000(16 BB)

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

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 32/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:36:01 PM

Blind Battle Ends With All-in

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Zhihan Cui and Zijie Lu

The board shows T J 7 9 with 89,000 up for grabs when big blind Zijie Lu leads 58,000, but lets it go after Zhihan Cui check-jammed his monster stack.

PlayerChips
ZC
405,000(51 BB)
ZL
159,000(20 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:29:25 PM

Chip Leaders Collide

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

Lucky Steve opens 16,000 from +1, hijack Xiaqing Ji increases to 60,000 and Steve laments 'it's the third time he three-bets me and next I'll just go all-in', showing the A before folding and Ji rubs it in, showing T 9 for good measure.

PlayerChips
TT
453,000(57 BB)
XJ
407,000(51 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:28:12 PM

Bubble Play After David Tai's Elimination

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Hsing Hsiung Tai

Lucky Steve leads 18,000 from the button, small blind David Tai declares all-in for 104,000 which sends Steve in the tank, but he opts to call.

PlayerHandChips
TT
55
D
426,000(53 BB)
AK
SB
busted

Both players improve on 2 3 5 A 7 with Tai on the losing end, busting two places before the money.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:17:24 PM

Chenhao Cao Needs An Ace

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

Button Chenhao Cao jams 68,000 and Zongxin Liu defends his big blind.

PlayerHandChips
A6
D
busted
JJ
BB
311,000(39 BB)
Board:K799Q
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:07:51 PM

Table 2 With Three Of The Top Stacks Vying For Control

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZC
306,000(38 BB)21
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
72,000(9 BB)23
TT
301,000(38 BB)24
99,000(12 BB)25
XJ
389,000(49 BB)26
77,000(10 BB)27
59,000(7 BB)28

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

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 34/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 1:06:00 PM

Zhihan Cui Tries To Get Paid

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

First to act Lucky Steve puts 12,000 in the middle and calls after small blind Zhihan Cui increased to 39,000. Steve calls 35,000 on the 6 6 4 flop, 6,000 on the 6 turn, but folds to a 14,000 third barrel from Cui on the 2 river. Cui shows J J .

PlayerChips
ZC
306,000(51 BB)
TT
301,000(50 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:54:05 PM

Menqing Lou Dominated and Out

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

With Menqing Lou and Junji Yoshinaga showing down pre it is the former at risk for 116,000.

PlayerHandChips
JJ
UTG
busted
KK
CO
310,000(52 BB)
Board:8K342
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:52:49 PM

Yi Ma Has To Evade Over-Cards

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

Under the gun Zhihan Cui makes it 16,000 and fills up after Yi Ma declared all-in for 44,000 from +1.

PlayerHandChips
ZC
KQ
UTG
188,000(31 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
99
UTG+1
103,000(17 BB)

Barely a sweat for Ma on 3 3 9 6 J good for a much needed double up.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:47:35 PM

Yansong Wu At Risk During Flip

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

Hijack Yansong Wu open-shoves 93,000 and button Jinguo Tao successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
YW
66
HJ
201,000(34 BB)
JT
AK
D
90,000(15 BB)
Board:9692Q
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:45:40 PM

Jonty Obrien Continues Late Charge

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

Small blind Jonty Obrien forks out 28,000 and big blind Jingou Tao defends before folding to Obrien's 25,000 c-bet on the J Q 7 flop.

PlayerChips
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
236,000(39 BB)
JT
186,000(31 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:27:38 PM

Jonty Obrien At Risk

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

Button Jonty Obrien wagers his last 83,000 and big blind Wenqing Cai is ready for a spin.

PlayerHandChips
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
TT
D
175,000(29 BB)
AK
BB
40,000(7 BB)
Board:75Q82

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

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 38/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:18:08 PM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 17

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

With only 38 players left, the field is getting close to the 31 player cutoff for Flight C that will join the 30 qualifiers that already bagged their chips in yesterday's two flights.

PlayerChips
TT
468,000(94 BB)
382,000(76 BB)
XJ
312,000(62 BB)
284,000(57 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
281,000(56 BB)
ZL
242,000(48 BB)
ZW
236,000(47 BB)
216,000(43 BB)
YS
196,000(39 BB)
182,000(36 BB)
JT
180,000(36 BB)
ZC
160,000(32 BB)
156,000(31 BB)
155,000(31 BB)
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
153,000(31 BB)
151,000(30 BB)
JH
151,000(30 BB)
147,000(29 BB)
139,000(28 BB)
135,000(27 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:14:15 PM

Red Dragon Pro Ying Song Picks Up Some More

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

First to act Zongxin Liu raises to 13,000 and takes two interested parties to the 4 9 7 flop that gets checked to the T turn where big blind Yuki Hirata leads 7,000, Liu calls, but Ying Song's 32,000 raise from the button ends the hand.

PlayerChips
YS
196,000(39 BB)
135,000(27 BB)
92,000(18 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:05:41 PM

Jing Xu Breaks 300K

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

Under the gun Jing Xu makes it 13,000 and small blind Kenji Hata defends to see the K 8 J flop that gets checked to the J turn where Hata tests the waters for 16,000, received with a call and the J river drops. Checked to Xu, 95,000 wander over the line to push Hata out.

PlayerChips
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
306,000(61 BB)
KH
64,000(13 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 12:00:47 PM

Table 3 With Zuyou Wang Continuing In The Lead

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
167,000(33 BB)31
YW
94,000(19 BB)32
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
83,000(17 BB)33
JT
192,000(38 BB)34
129,500(26 BB)35
61,000(12 BB)36
AL
53,000(11 BB)37
ZW
241,000(48 BB)38
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:59:10 AM

Double Up For Menqing Lou

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

Cutoff Menqing Lou opens-shoves 42,000 and small blind Jing Li takes the offer.

PlayerHandChips
KT
CO
94,000(19 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
88
SB
124,000(25 BB)
Board:TJ52Q
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:58:06 AM

Cang Sheng Ni Hits Trips

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

Small blind Linfeng Sun opens 10,000 and fills up after Cang Sheng Ni upped it to 22,500 for a shared A T A flop where Sun check-raises to 45,000 and Ni adds to his 15,000 c-bet. The 9 turn has Sun lead 30,000, Ni tanks before calling and the 8 river gets checked down. Ni's A 2 comes out on top against 7 7 from Sun.

PlayerChips
289,000(58 BB)
126,000(25 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:48:23 AM

Haonan Tian's Stack Dwindles Some More

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Haonan Tian
Liang Zhang

Liang Zhang and Haonan Tian are getting it in pre with the former at risk for 93,000.

PlayerHandChips
A9
UTG+1
108,000(22 BB)
AK
CO
188,500(38 BB)
Board:589TK

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

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 41/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:45:18 AM

Table 1 Update

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
220,000(55 BB)11
YS
103,000(26 BB)12
126,000(32 BB)13
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
33,000(8 BB)14
208,000(52 BB)15
30,000(8 BB)16
KH
124,000(31 BB)17
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:44:13 AM

Ying Song's Rockets Cracked

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

First to act Zongxin Liu looks at Q 5 J 6 with 57,500 in the middle and check-calls 20,000 from button Ying Song. The board completes J and Liu calls another 25,000 with J 9 against Song's A A .

PlayerChips
208,000(52 BB)
YS
103,000(26 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:41:34 AM

Big Stacks Collide

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Just catching the action on the 2 K J 4 3 river, 81,000 up for grabs and Haozhao Wang betting 60,000, small blind Haonan Tian check-calls before throwing it in the muck against K J from Wang.

PlayerChips
321,000(80 BB)
287,000(72 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:36:22 AM

Angwei Li At Risk

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Angwei Li

Hijack Van Hien Dang and big blind Angwei Li get ready to show down pre with Li at risk for 41,000.

PlayerHandChips
VH
44
HJ
53,000(13 BB)
AL
66
BB
88,000(22 BB)
Board:9K725
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:34:26 AM

Cang Sheng Ni Gets It In Good

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Ni Cangsheng

Button Cang Sheng Ni lays out 8,000 and wagers his last 101,500 after big blind Licheng Cang put him all-in.

PlayerHandChips
AK
D
209,000(52 BB)
A9
BB
57,000(14 BB)

The dealer makes short work of Cang by tabling 3 7 A K J and puts Ni back in contention.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:31:48 AM

Big Stack Table 5 With Haonan Tian In A Narrow Lead

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZL
302,000(76 BB)51
76,000(19 BB)52
331,000(83 BB)53
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
192,000(48 BB)54
149,500(37 BB)55
133,000(33 BB)56
243,000(61 BB)57
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
144,000(36 BB)58

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 47/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:29:07 AM

Yi Lu Bounces Back With Double Knockout

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Yi Lu

Yi Lu leads 6,000, from +1, small blind Gao Luo wagers his last 35,000, big blind Hung Chun Wu tries to isolate with a 63,000 jam, but Lu calls to put them both at risk.

PlayerHandChips
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
KK
UTG+1
169,000(56 BB)
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
A7
SB
busted
HC
TT
BB
busted
Board:827J6
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:26:49 AM

Top Pair Not Good Enough For Yi Lu

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Getting to the table with 4 9 4 on the board and 39,500 in the middle, button Jinguo Tao jams 67,500 and Yi Lu takes the offer.

PlayerHandChips
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
79
HJ
68,000(23 BB)
JT
TT
D
174,500(58 BB)

The J and T make Jinguo Tao's double up a done deal to get him close to the top stacks.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:13:19 AM

Jizhou Yu Runs Into Aces

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Jizhou Yu
Haozhao Wang

Haozhao Wang raises from +1 and eagerly fills up after small blind Jizhou Yu declared all-in for 43,000.

PlayerHandChips
AA
UTG+1
176,000(59 BB)
JY
AJ
SB
busted

No miracle for Yu on 9 6 Q K 3 and the field thins out some more.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 11:01:01 AM

Ren Zhao Dominated And Out

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Ren Zhao

Another blind battle ends in a preflop all-in with small blind Ren Zhao at risk for 48,000 against Cang Sheng Ni.

PlayerHandChips
RZ
QJ
SB
busted
AK
BB
157,000(52 BB)
Board:A293T
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:56:56 AM

Kenji Hata Back Over 100K

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Ye Li makes it 6,000 from +1 and calls after button Kenji Hata upped it to 18,500 for a 3 5 A flop where Hata's 45,000 continuation is enough to take it down.

PlayerChips
KH
101,000(34 BB)
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
50,500(17 BB)

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 65/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:49:46 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 14

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChips
254,500(102 BB)
ZL
241,500(97 BB)
219,000(88 BB)
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
171,000(68 BB)
158,500(63 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
145,000(58 BB)
142,000(57 BB)
138,000(55 BB)
135,000(54 BB)
132,000(53 BB)
ZW
124,000(50 BB)
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
118,000(47 BB)
116,000(46 BB)
XJ
115,000(46 BB)
114,000(46 BB)
109,000(44 BB)
108,500(43 BB)
JW
Jiawei WanUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
107,000(43 BB)
104,000(42 BB)
SB
102,000(41 BB)
JT
98,000(39 BB)
92,000(37 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:37:22 AM

Haonan Tian Bullies

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Haonan Tian

Another 5,500 open and a call gets squeezed to 20,000 by button Haonan Tian who picks up his 2nd pot in a row and a fourth this orbit alone.

PlayerChips
254,500(102 BB)
158,500(63 BB)
XZ
34,500(14 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:35:22 AM

Jing Xu At Risk In Massive Flip

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Jing Xu

With a 6,000 raise and a flat in front, button Jing Xu squeezes 67,500 and flicks in his last 500 when Wenjie Wang put him all-in from +1.

PlayerHandChips
AK
UTG+1
35,000(14 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
QQ
D
148,500(59 BB)
Board:2Q7J7
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:27:21 AM

Table 7 With Haonan Tian In Control

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
XZ
40,000(16 BB)71
164,000(66 BB)72
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
68,000(27 BB)73
237,000(95 BB)75
YW
134,500(54 BB)76
103,000(41 BB)77
49,500(20 BB)78
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:22:40 AM

Setup For Linghui Dai

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Small blind Linghui Dai open-limps before filling up David Tai's 8,000 raise to see the A 4 2 flop where Tai's 5,500 c-bet finds a match and the 7 turn rolls off the deck. Tai bets another 10,500 and snaps after Dai jammed 26,000.

PlayerHandChips
AA
SB
81,500(33 BB)
AJ
BB
114,500(46 BB)

Drawing dead already, Tai watches the 6 hit the felt to make his loss official.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:16:38 AM

Kenji Hata Bounces Back

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Kenji Hata

First to act Li Wei Wang opens 5,000 and fills up after Kenji Hata declared all-in for 20,500.

PlayerHandChips
LW
66
UTG
37,500(15 BB)
KH
TT
MP
47,000(19 BB)

Both players hit aces full on 9 A A A J with Hata's bigger pair staying ahead.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:13:08 AM

Quang Huy Pham Flips For Tourney Life

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Quang Huy Pham

Button Kenji Hata jams 55,000 and small blind Quang Huy Pham takes the offer for his last 24,000.

PlayerHandChips
KH
66
D
21,000(8 BB)
PQ
A9
SB
53,000(21 BB)
Board:T4K98
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:11:34 AM

Table 1 With Red Dragon Pro Ying Song Chipping Up

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Ying Song
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZY
145,000(58 BB)11
YS
87,000(35 BB)12
96,000(38 BB)13
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
44,500(18 BB)14
LW
50,500(20 BB)15
128,000(51 BB)16
KH
51,000(20 BB)17
PQ
28,500(11 BB)18

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 74/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:08:55 AM

Blind Battle Violence

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

The action folds to small blind Hong Yang, all-in for 24,500 is announced and Mingzhe Zhang can't wait to get it in.

PlayerHandChips
HY
TT
SB
51,000(26 BB)
QQ
BB
115,000(58 BB)

Things are looking peachy for Zhang when the dealer flips over 8 A 7 7 before turning pear shaped on the river T to hand Yang a much needed double up.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:02:52 AM

Table 8 Update

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
69,000(35 BB)81
39,000(20 BB)82
HY
24,500(12 BB)83
35,500(18 BB)84
YH
Yu Hin NgHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
44,000(22 BB)85
SL
113,000(57 BB)86
ZL
240,000(120 BB)88
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 10:00:47 AM

Lucky Steve Tuan Tran Has A Read

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Hongwei Yang gets the ball rolling for 4,000 from +1 and takes three players to the 2 9 K pitch where his 9,500 c-bet finds a sole customer in small blind Lucky Steve. The 8 river sees him jam his remaining 12,000, Steve says 'I know you don't play ace-king or ace-queen like that' and makes the call.

PlayerHandChips
A5
UTG+1
busted
TT
J9
SB
167,000(84 BB)

The K river makes another exit official and Steve is sitting pretty towards the sharp end of the leaderboard.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:54:24 AM

Yansong Wu Needs Help

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Yansong Wu

We get to the table with 3 J T on the board, a whopping 84,000 in the pot and button Yansong Wu calling for his last 43,000 after small blind Wenqing Cai put him all-in.

PlayerHandChips
AQ
SB
103,000(52 BB)
YW
A4
D
170,000(85 BB)

The 4 turn takes Wu ahead and the 7 river keeps him there for a double up.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:52:29 AM

Zijie Lu Gets Full Value

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Zijie Lu

Getting into the action on T 7 T and 32,500 in the middle, Zijie Lu triple barrels for 8,500, 20,500 and 53,000 all-in to the 2 turn and 4 river with Jianting Cai check calling all the way. Lu flips over K K and leaves Cai's Q Q in the dust.

PlayerChips
ZL
196,500(98 BB)
2,000(1 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:39:29 AM

Payout Update

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

After having attracted another 204 entries in the penultimate flight the prize pool already sits at KR₩ 550 Million (~$403,720) - breaking the record from May by quite some margin - and Day 1D Turbo just opened its doors.


The field will play down to the last 31 that advance to Day 2 tomorrow with everyone there being a min cash guaranteed.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:37:39 AM

Table 9 With Zuyou Wang Still in Control

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JW
Jiawei WanUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
41,000(21 BB)91
HM
60,000(30 BB)93
ZW
213,000(107 BB)94
30,000(15 BB)95
36,000(18 BB)96
56,000(28 BB)97
126,000(63 BB)98

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 90/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:35:21 AM

Dunmao Huang Needs An Ace

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Dunmao Huang

With a 3,000 raise and a flat in front, big blind Dunmao Huang squeezes to 10,000, initial raiser Ren Zhao declares all-in for 22,500 and only Huang is ready for a spin.

PlayerHandChips
RZ
KK
CO
50,500(34 BB)
A8
BB
39,500(26 BB)

The dealers flips over 9 J 8 9 A , giving Huang the ace, but completing Zhao's flush in the process to keep him in the tournament.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:33:30 AM

Shuang Bao Doubles Up

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

First to act Shuang Bao jams 19,000 and Yuki Hirata successfully isolates from +2.

PlayerHandChips
SB
AJ
UTG
42,000(28 BB)
AQ
MP
56,500(38 BB)
Board:2JT9A
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:30:31 AM

Lizhe Chen First Exit After Late Reg Closed

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

With 14,500 up for grabs and the board showing T K 8 5 Lizhe Chen bets 10,000 from the hijack and big blind Haonan Tian min-check-raises and the T river rolls onto the felt. Tian jams with Q 9 flush, Chen fills up for 21,000 holding K J and is eliminated.

PlayerChips
175,000(117 BB)
LC
busted
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 9:17:24 AM

New Feature Table With Heavy Hitters And Mid-Sized Stacks

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
120,500(80 BB)31
CY
78,500(52 BB)32
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
79,500(53 BB)33
JT
91,000(61 BB)34
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
64,000(43 BB)35
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
30,000(20 BB)36
HC
29,000(19 BB)37

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 99/204
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:58:34 AM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 11

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
ZW
214,000(143 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
192,000(128 BB)
YW
143,000(95 BB)
ZY
134,000(89 BB)
TT
132,000(88 BB)
127,000(85 BB)
125,000(83 BB)
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
120,500(80 BB)
115,500(77 BB)
115,000(77 BB)
114,000(76 BB)
SL
111,000(74 BB)
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
108,000(72 BB)
96,000(64 BB)
96,000(64 BB)
88,000(59 BB)
JT
88,000(59 BB)
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
87,000(58 BB)
83,000(55 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
83,000(55 BB)
79,000(53 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
78,000(52 BB)
CY
77,500(52 BB)
67,500(45 BB)
QH
66,000(44 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:57:40 AM

Hong Yang Out With A Few Minutes Of Late Reg Still Open

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Hong Yang

Hijack Hong Yang open-shoves 24,500 and small blind Shankui Li fills up to dominate.

PlayerHandChips
HY
66
HJ
busted
SL
99
SB
111,000(74 BB)
Board:7QT85
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:56:30 AM

All Gas No Breaks For Haonan Tian

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Haonan Tian

Cutoff Haonan Tian - three final tables at the last RDPT here in May - lays out 3,500 and both blinds defend. Tian then triple barrels 3,500, 5,500 and 17,500 on the 3 8 8 6 9 board with only small blind Hongwei Yang continuing to the river where he finally lets it go.

PlayerChips
151,500(101 BB)
40,000(27 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:54:40 AM

Table 13 With Zuyou Wang On A Big Stack Once More

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
KH
26,000(17 BB)131
52,500(35 BB)132
63,000(42 BB)133
ZW
199,000(133 BB)134
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
8,000(5 BB)136
24,500(16 BB)137
133,500(89 BB)138
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:53:40 AM

Trung Quan Nguyen Bounces Back

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

With a 3,000 raise and a flat in front, big blind Yu Hin Ng squeezes 13,500, but initial raiser Trung Quan Nguyen jams to take it down pre.

PlayerChips
81,000(54 BB)
YH
Yu Hin NgHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
41,500(28 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:50:20 AM

Table 9 Update

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JW
Jiawei WanUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
73,500(49 BB)91
49,000(33 BB)92
HM
55,000(37 BB)93
YL
Yan LiuChina [CHN]China
16,000(11 BB)94
30,000(20 BB)95
36,000(24 BB)96
ZW
Ziyu WangAustralia [AUS]Australia
11,000(7 BB)97

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 105/197
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:41:29 AM

Li Wei Wang At Risk But Dominates

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Li Wei Wang

Li Wei Wang and Linghui Dai have their cards on the table pre with Wang at risk for 16,000.

PlayerHandChips
LW
KK
UTG
37,000(37 BB)
TT
D
26,500(27 BB)
Board:868K5
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:40:08 AM

RDPT 2024 Main Event Champ Jianting Cai Doubles

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Jianting Cai

Catching the action last minute on 8 A 6 T 5 and 34,000 in the pot, button Jianting Cai is all-in for 30,500 and small blind Trung Quan Nguyen covers, but has to surrender the pot with A J against T T from Cai.

PlayerChips
95,000(95 BB)
53,500(54 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:38:15 AM

Chaofan Lei Loses Flip And Busts

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Jonty Obrien

Chaofan Lei and button Jonty Obrien get ready to show down pre with Lei at risk for 16,500.

PlayerHandChips
TT
UTG
busted
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
AQ
D
64,500(65 BB)
Board:Q96QA
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:36:54 AM

Table 6 Update

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
FZ
Frank ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
10,000(10 BB)61
43,500(44 BB)62
XJ
86,000(86 BB)63
17,500(18 BB)64
47,500(48 BB)65
50,500(51 BB)66
173,000(173 BB)67
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:35:32 AM

Haogen Huang Adds Some

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

Button Frank Zhang opens 2,000 and fills up after small blind Haogen Huang increased to 5,000. Huang double barrels 3,500 and 7,000 with Zhang calling to the river 3 5 A 8 Q that gets checked down and Huang tables the A 4 winner.

PlayerChips
43,500(44 BB)
FZ
Frank ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
10,000(10 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:34:21 AM

Table 17 Update With Jing Li Still In Control

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
PQ
25,500(26 BB)171
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
37,000(37 BB)172
NC
28,500(29 BB)173
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
164,000(164 BB)175
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
48,000(48 BB)176
71,000(71 BB)177

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

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 114/193
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:32:06 AM

Shengfa Huang Tries To Steal

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Shengfa Huang

With 24,500 in the middle the heads up flop 8 Q 9 gets checked to the K turn where hijack Shengfa Huang leads 14,000 and Duc Toan Tran fills up for the 5 river. Huang mounts another steal for 18,000 with 5 4 , but Tran has his number and calls with A K .

PlayerChips
TT
116,000(116 BB)
9,500(10 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 8:30:51 AM

Jia Yi Low Runs Into Aces

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Cutoff Jia Yi Low open-shoves 10,500 and Chuan Luo flats from the button.

PlayerHandChips
JY
Jia Yi LowSingapore [SGP]Singapore
T9
CO
busted
CL
AA
D
52,000(52 BB)
Board:82KTK
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:49:05 AM

Table 3 Update

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
126,500(127 BB)31
CY
32,000(32 BB)32
JT
54,500(55 BB)34
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
71,500(72 BB)35
5,500(6 BB)36
46,000(46 BB)37
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:47:22 AM

Jinguo Tao Flops Nuts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Jinguo Tao

The board already shows Q K J 2 and 8,500 are in the pot when big blind Chaofan Lei leads 3,500, button Jinguo Tao makes it 9,000 and snaps for 23,000, after Lei jammed.

PlayerHandChips
JT
AT
D
54,500(55 BB)
KJ
BB
5,500(6 BB)

The 8 grants Tao the win and leaves Lei with crumbs.

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 114/177
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:39:44 AM

Jing Li Jumps Back Into The Lead

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

With a preflop raise war ending in a 42,000 five-bet from hijack Jing Li and big blind Joseph Kim filling up the 7 6 J flop gets jammed by Li, who shows A K after Kim let it go.

PlayerChips
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
177,000(177 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
39,000(39 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:37:33 AM

Duc Tuan Tran Flops Set To Double

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Duc Tuan Tran leads 2,500 from +1 before calling cutoff Weimin Chen's 7,500 three-bet to lay eyes on the 2 7 6 flop where Tran snap-calls Chen's 12,000 c-bet jam.

PlayerHandChips
AK
CO
busted
TT
66
UTG+1
56,000(56 BB)

Drawing dead already, Chen gets up before the T and 4 make his exit official.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:25:55 AM

Three-way All-in Pre

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Haogen Huang

Under the gun Haogen Huang open-jams 8,000, called by hijack Riku Ichimura, who calls again after Zengxiang Chen declared all-in for 33,000 from the cutoff.

PlayerHandChips
AA
HJ
51,000(51 BB)
AA
CO
28,000(28 BB)
TT
UTG
26,500(27 BB)

Great news for short stack Huang on the 6 T K 3 5 board, good for a triple up and the side pot gets shared between the rockets.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:25:04 AM

Defending Main Event Champ Shengfa Huang Gets Going

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Shengfa Huang

With 9 K 3 3 already showing and 22,000 to fight for, cutoff Shengfa Huang leads 7,500, gets called by Yongbin Wang, before he folds on the T river against a 15,000 shove from Huang.

PlayerChips
52,000(52 BB)
14,000(14 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:23:31 AM

Another New Table For The Growing Field

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
23,000(23 BB)181
LC
30,000(30 BB)182
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
44,000(44 BB)183
NC
41,000(41 BB)185
PN
30,000(30 BB)186
43,500(44 BB)187
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:18:20 AM

New Feature Table On Stream Shortly

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
26,000(26 BB)111
FZ
Frank ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
30,000(30 BB)112
48,500(49 BB)113
17,000(17 BB)114
47,000(47 BB)115
31,000(31 BB)116
SJ
49,500(50 BB)117
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:16:39 AM

Long Cao Dominated And Out

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Long Cao

Hijack Daiki Miyamoto slides 2,000 over the line, button Long Cao wagers his last 22,000 and big blind Qidong He successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
HJ
59,000(59 BB)
QH
AQ
BB
95,000(95 BB)
LC
A4
D
busted
Board:AT385

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 118/160
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:05:18 AM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
ZW
169,000(211 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
131,000(164 BB)
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
106,000(133 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
91,500(114 BB)
ZY
87,000(109 BB)
XC
Xuelinglon ChenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
78,000(98 BB)
JT
77,500(97 BB)
77,000(96 BB)
WH
73,000(91 BB)
XL
72,000(90 BB)
72,000(90 BB)
QH
71,000(89 BB)
RZ
70,500(88 BB)
70,000(88 BB)
AL
69,500(87 BB)
68,000(85 BB)
VY
Viktor YugayUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
61,500(77 BB)
ML
Ma LeiChina [CHN]China
58,500(73 BB)
57,000(71 BB)
54,000(68 BB)
XJ
51,000(64 BB)
43,500(54 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:04:12 AM

Cang Sheng Ni Cold Four-Bets Pre

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Cang Sheng Ni

Lei Ma opens 1,800 from the cutoff, button Ren Zhao ups it to 4,500, before Can Sheng Ni has the last word with an 11,000 cold four-bet that goes unanswered.

PlayerChips
RZ
70,500(88 BB)
ML
Ma LeiChina [CHN]China
58,600(73 BB)
43,600(55 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 7:00:45 AM

Huang Ji Doubles After Blind Battle

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Huang Ji

Another pot already at the T 7 J flop with 12,000 up for grabs ends in fireworks with small blind Huang Ji snap calling 10,100 after Mengqing Lou jammed.

PlayerHandChips
JH
AA
SB
32,200(40 BB)
88
BB
13,400(17 BB)

Huang avoids six outs twice on T and Q to stay ahead and goes back up to starting stack.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:59:51 AM

Joseph Kim On A Heater

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

With the board showing 8 J 4 3 and a whopping 40,300 in the middle we see small blind Chuanyu Fu lead 25,000 before going deep in the tank when Joseph Kim put him all-in. After weighing his options, Fu elects to fold and Kim shows A A .

PlayerChips
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
144,600(181 BB)
CF
29,500(37 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:58:40 AM

Fan Favorite Joseph Kim Breaks 100K

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Joseph Kim

First to act Haoyu Huang wants 1,600, cutoff Joseph Kim increases to 3,800 and finds a call after Huang declared all-in for 19,900.

PlayerHandChips
77
UTG
busted
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
88
CO
103,100(129 BB)
Board:929KA
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:56:44 AM

New Table 17 With Top Stack Jing Li Being Moved

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChipsTableSeat
PQ
42,100(53 BB)171
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
81,200(102 BB)172
ZW
78,500(98 BB)173
30,000(38 BB)174
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
121,200(152 BB)175
30,000(38 BB)176
CF
54,200(68 BB)177

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 113/134
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:54:09 AM

Jinlin Shi Back To Starting Stack

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Catching the action on the 4 J 8 3 turn with 8,400 in the pot, button Jinlin Shi's 5,600 lead gets called by Tatsuhiko Kawashita before he folds to Shi's 12,000 jam on the 5 river.

PlayerChips
SJ
31,600(53 BB)
14,100(24 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:53:11 AM

Qidong He Rivers Boat

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Qidong He

First to act Linghui Dai lays out 1,200 and finds two takers to share the 3 4 5 flop with. His 1,700 c-bet bloats the pot for a three-way Q turn where a 4,000 second barrel keeps only big blind Qidong He interested in the Q river. He leads 12,000 with Q 4 and Dai mucks after paying up.

PlayerChips
QH
74,100(124 BB)
33,900(57 BB)
16,100(27 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:51:12 AM

Haoxiang Wang Puts The Hammer Down Pre

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

With a 1,200 raise and two flats in front, big blind Dapeng Wang squeezes to 7,000, but everyone folds after initial raiser Haoxiang Wang announced all-in for 33,100.

PlayerChips
43,100(72 BB)
16,400(27 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:34:25 AM

New Table 16

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
35,600(59 BB)161
YY
21,100(35 BB)162
YN
24,900(42 BB)163
YH
28,300(47 BB)164
XL
57,000(95 BB)165
30,000(50 BB)166
XL
Xin LyuChina [CHN]China
28,000(47 BB)167

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 104/118
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:25:59 AM

New Table 15

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
30,000(60 BB)151
KH
30,000(60 BB)153
13,500(27 BB)153
44,200(88 BB)154
VH
34,500(69 BB)155
8,600(17 BB)156
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:22:04 AM

Yi Lu's Aggression Pays Off

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Yi Lu

Button Chaofan Lei opens 1,100 and fills up after small blind Yi Lu three-bet 2,800. The T 2 6 flop has Lu continue for 2,000 with Lei tagging along, before he folds to Lu's 4,500 second barrel on the 3 turn.

PlayerChips
YL
Yi LuChina [CHN]China
50,600(101 BB)
20,800(42 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:16:09 AM

Liangcai Chen Chips Up

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Liangcai Chen

Getting to the action on K Q 2 A with 6,900 up for grabs, Liangcai Chen bets 2,100 and another 7,500 on the 8 river, both check-called by Hongwei Yang who muck after Chen tables J T nut straight.

PlayerChips
43,600(87 BB)
21,100(42 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:12:15 AM

Zhou Yang Catapults Up The Rankings

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Zhou Yang

Button Guillaume Dufour leads 1,000, small blind Zhou Yang ups it to 3,800, big blind Hong Yang calls and Dufour tags along as well for the 6 8 9 flop to hit the felt. When checked to Dufour, 6,000 go in the middle and only Zhou Yang pays up to see the 4 turn. Dufour announces all-in for 34,500 and Zhou Yang finds a call after spending some time in the tank.

PlayerHandChips
GD
Guillaume DufourUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AT
D
400(1 BB)
ZY
KK
SB
92,100(184 BB)
HY
BB
29,700(59 BB)

None of Dufour's outs arrive on the 2 river and Zhou Yang is the new chip leader.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:54:47 AM

New Tables

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
KK
30,000(60 BB)121
JY
Jia Yi LowSingapore [SGP]Singapore
30,000(60 BB)122
30,000(60 BB)123
ZL
30,000(60 BB)124
LJ
30,000(60 BB)125
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
30,000(60 BB)126
NA
Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
30,000(60 BB)127
30,000(60 BB)131
30,000(60 BB)132
30,000(60 BB)133
30,000(60 BB)134
JL
30,000(60 BB)135
30,000(60 BB)136
30,000(60 BB)137
YT
34,600(69 BB)141
LC
30,000(60 BB)143
30,000(60 BB)144
30,000(60 BB)145
58,100(116 BB)146
ZM
30,000(60 BB)147

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 92/104
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:41:14 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 4

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
85,100(213 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
79,800(200 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
79,400(199 BB)
ZW
63,600(159 BB)
58,100(145 BB)
XL
57,000(143 BB)
ZL
56,200(141 BB)
SB
56,200(141 BB)
XC
Xuelinglon ChenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
56,000(140 BB)
52,900(132 BB)
47,200(118 BB)
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
42,300(106 BB)
VH
41,300(103 BB)
GD
Guillaume DufourUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
40,000(100 BB)
YH
Yu Hin NgHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
35,500(89 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:33:21 AM

Yuxin Niu Needs Another Bullet

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Yuxin Niu

Under the gun Yuxin Niu and cutoff Zuyou Wang get ready to show down pre with the former at risk for 20,200.

PlayerHandChips
YN
AK
UTG
busted
ZW
QQ
CO
63,600(159 BB)
Board:8822Q
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:28:58 AM

Xin Lyu Wins Pre

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Xin Lyu

Button Xin Lyu opens 1,000, small blind Haoting Liu counters with a 3,500 three-bet, but lets it go when Lyu pumped it further to 10,000.

PlayerChips
XL
Xin LyuChina [CHN]China
31,200(78 BB)
17,600(44 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:22:06 AM

Chip Leader Abhijith Cheruku Moved Again To New Table 11

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
30,000(75 BB)111
FZ
Frank ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
19,700(49 BB)112
81,500(204 BB)113
30,000(75 BB)115
CF
29,300(73 BB)116
SJ
30,000(75 BB)117
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:19:42 AM

Zuyou Wang Scoops Turn

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Zuyou Wang

Qing Ye opens 800 from +1, cutoff Yuxin Niu increases to 2,700, big blind Zuyou Wang cold four-bets 8,200, Ye folds and Niu fills up to see the 4 9 9 flop where Wang's 4,500 c-bet gets met before his 14,000 jam on the 3 turn takes down the pot.

PlayerChips
ZW
40,800(102 BB)
30,400(76 BB)
YN
20,200(51 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:16:47 AM

Heng Wang Hits The Rail

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

With 3 4 9 J on the board and 3,900 in the pot, cutoff Yixi Tang leads 2,200 and pays up after hijack Heng Wang check-jammed 9,000.

PlayerHandChips
WH
QJ
HJ
busted
YT
A6
CO
34,800(87 BB)

The A is one of Tang's twelve outs and sends Wang back to the registration desk.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:12:07 AM

New Table 10

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
30,000(75 BB)101
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
30,000(75 BB)102
SB
30,000(75 BB)103
28,400(71 BB)104
XL
42,000(105 BB)105
KK
30,000(75 BB)106
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:01:06 AM

New Table 9

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JW
Jiawei WanUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
30,000(75 BB)91
ZW
30,000(75 BB)92
YH
30,000(75 BB)93
30,000(75 BB)95
YN
30,000(75 BB)96
ZW
Ziyu WangAustralia [AUS]Australia
26,400(66 BB)97

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 64/68
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:43:40 AM

Dunmao Huang Doubles

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Dunmao Huang

Cutoff Haisheng Qiu leads 700 and fills up after small blind Quang Huy Pham made it 2,200 and big blind Dunmao Huang threw in a cold call. The 7 7 2 flop sees Pham c-bet 3,600, Huang ups it to 8,500, Qiu gets out of the way and Pham pumps it further to 16,800. Huang declares all-in for 28,200 and Pham quickly calls.

PlayerHandChips
CO
24,900(83 BB)
PQ
TT
SB
900(3 BB)
JJ
BB
63,300(211 BB)

The Q and 8 leave everything as is with Huang jumping up the leaderboard.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:39:07 AM

New Table 8 Gets Big Stack Abhijith Cheruku Seated Alongside The Newcomers

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
30,000(100 BB)81
CY
30,000(100 BB)82
77,000(257 BB)83
30,000(100 BB)84
XZ
30,000(100 BB)85
HC
30,000(100 BB)86
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
30,000(100 BB)87
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:34:45 AM

Trung Quan Nguyen Out With Overpair

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Trung Quan Nguyen

Catching the action on 3 4 3 with 24,700 in the middle Jing Li bets 6,000 and snaps after Trung Quan Nguyen check-jammed 18,600.

PlayerHandChips
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
AA
UTG
71,800(239 BB)
JJ
BB
busted

Both improve to a boat on 5 and 3 with Li staying ahead.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:31:19 AM

Yingjie Chen Versus Three

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Yingjie Chen

Yu Hin Ng limps from under the gun, Yingjie Chen raises to 900 and three takes hop on board for the K 3 7 flop where Chen continues for 1,600 and only small blind Jing Xu pays up for the 3 turn. Xu jams 13,200 and Chen snaps.

PlayerHandChips
YH
Yu Hin NgHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
UTG
29,100(97 BB)
KK
UTG+1
48,100(160 BB)
HJ
29,100(97 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
A8
SB
busted
WH
30,000(100 BB)

Dead on arrival, Xu starts packing while the 6 river makes his demise official.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:22:59 AM

New Table 7

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
15,700(52 BB)71
FZ
Frank ZhangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
30,000(100 BB)72
YH
Yu Hin NgHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
30,000(100 BB)73
30,000(100 BB)75
30,000(100 BB)76
WH
30,000(100 BB)77
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:15:52 AM

Linghui Dai Risks It All

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Getting to the action with 2 T 7 A on the board and 9,200 in the middle we see Haoting Liu lead 5,500 before letting it go against a jam from Linghui Dai in position.

PlayerChips
40,600(135 BB)
16,100(54 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:14:10 AM

New Table 6

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
PQ
30,000(100 BB)61
30,000(100 BB)63
JH
30,000(100 BB)64
30,000(100 BB)65
30,000(100 BB)66
29,800(99 BB)67
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:11:02 AM

New Table 5

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
30,000(100 BB)51
LC
30,000(100 BB)52
WH
30,000(100 BB)53
YT
30,000(100 BB)54
30,000(100 BB)55
XL
30,000(100 BB)56
30,000(100 BB)57
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:04:36 AM

Jing Li Sits Down And Wins

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Jing Li

Having just sat down with a pristine starting stack, Jing Li gets going for 700 from the button and fills up after big blind Liangqiang Pang put 1,900 in front for the 3 J 5 flop to hit the felt. A 1,100 and a 2,500 continuation on the A turn both get called before Pang slows down to a check on the 8 river where Li forks out 8,000 with A 8 and Pang takes a while before filling up just to throw it in the muck.

PlayerChips
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
44,000(147 BB)
14,800(49 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:02:24 AM

New Table 4

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
30,000(100 BB)41
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
30,000(100 BB)42
30,000(100 BB)43
ZL
47,300(158 BB)44
28,600(95 BB)45
XL
30,000(100 BB)46
30,000(100 BB)47

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 25/26
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:58:54 AM

Shuang Bao Becomes First Elimination Of The Day

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Abhijith Cheruku

Under the gun Shuang Bao makes it 600, hijack Abhijith Cheruku ups it to 1,800, but only calls after Bao topped it for 6,600. A 3,500 c-bet gets called on J J Q for the 9 turn, where a second barrel of 8,500 is met again before the 8 completes the board and Bao slows down to a check. Cheruku jams Q Q , Bao snap-calls for his last 11,400 with K K before vacating his seat.

PlayerChips
64,900(325 BB)
SB
busted
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:57:48 AM

Chuanyu Fu Put To The Test

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Catching the action on the Q 3 4 K 5 board with 10,800 up for grabs, big blind Chuanyu Fu goes for thin value with a 3,000 bet holding Q 6 , button Yunqing Ge picks up on it and forks out a 12,500 raise which puts Fu deep in the tank. He emerges with a call and gets the good news when Ge flips over 4 6 .

PlayerChips
CF
44,600(223 BB)
YG
11,700(59 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:45:42 AM

Zhaoyi Lin Wins Raise War

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Zhaoyi Lin

Button Zhaoyi Lin lays out 600, small blind Joseph Kim ups it to 1,800 and calls after Lin pumped it further to 3,700 to see the 6 5 5 flop where Lin's 1,500 c-bet gets raised to 6,500, Lin fills up and then takes down the pot with another 7,000 bet on the T turn.

PlayerChips
ZL
39,500(198 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
19,600(98 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:38:22 AM

Yongbin Wang Versus Three

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Yongbin Wang

Cutoff Jing Xu gets the ball rolling for 500 and takes three players to the 8 Q K pitch where he continues for 1,800, but immediately gets raised to 4,000 by button Yongbin Wang who scoops the pot right there.

PlayerChips
32,000(160 BB)
ZL
29,800(149 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
29,800(149 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
27,700(139 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:37:14 AM

New Table 3

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YG
32,800(164 BB)31
30,000(150 BB)32
CF
30,000(150 BB)33
SB
30,000(150 BB)35
30,000(150 BB)37
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:34:03 AM

Yunqing Ge Chips Up

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Hijack Yunqing Ge leads 500 and fills up after big blind Haozhao Wang increased to 1,800. Wang continues for 1,200 on 5 7 J and Ge calls. The 5 turn gets checked before the 7 river has Ge fork out the winning bet of 3,600.

PlayerChips
YG
32,800(164 BB)
26,900(135 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:29:12 AM

New Table 2

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZL
30,000(150 BB)21
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
30,000(150 BB)24
JL
Jehoon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
30,000(150 BB)25
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)26
30,000(150 BB)27
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:24:49 AM

Jinsui Fan Comes Out Of The Gate Swinging

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Jinsui Fan

Jinsui Fan opens 400 and takes two customers to the Q 9 6 flop where his 500 c-bet gets called for a 9 turn that gets checked around to the 8 river. Another 1,200 from Fan gets the job done.

PlayerChips
JF
32,100(161 BB)
GD
Guillaume DufourUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
29,100(146 BB)
28,900(145 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:21:32 AM

Seven Early Birds Already At The Tables

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZL
30,000(150 BB)11
YG
30,000(150 BB)12
30,000(150 BB)13
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
30,000(150 BB)14
JF
30,000(150 BB)15
30,000(150 BB)16
GD
Guillaume DufourUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
30,000(150 BB)17
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:11:27 AM

Flight C Is Underway

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Cards are in the air! Good luck everyone!

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes
Remaining Players: 7/7
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 5:03:21 PM

Flight C Of The Baby Dragon Starts At 12 Noon

The Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju II 2025 continues today, July 6, at the Landing Casino inside the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Resort with the second day of Baby Dragon action. Two of the four entry flights are already in the bag with 30 players out of a total 207 qualified for Day 2 / Final of the KR₩ 1,500,000 (~US$ 1,102) buy-in event that currently sits at a KR₩ 257 Million (~$188,647) prize pool.


Last May, this event generated a total of KR₩ 432,135,000 (~$310,123) which is likely to be toppled and right now RDPT Prestige Super High Roller Champ Yunchao Yu is in the prime spot to take the lion share as overall chip leader with 637,000.


Day 1C starts at 12PM, followed by Day 1D Turbo later tonight at 6PM. Entering players start with 30,000 in chips which is 150 times the opening blinds. Day 1C will see blinds increase at a gradual 30 minute pace while Day 1D Turbo runs a faster 20 minute blinds. Registration closes at the end of Level 10.


Baby Dragon - Schedule


• Day 1C 2025.07.06 - 12:00

• Day 1D Turbo 2025.07.06 - 18:00

• Day 2 Final 2025.07.07 - 12:00


You can follow the action right here via the SMP Live Updates.