Blind level
Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Entries
14/92
Total Chips
2,760,000
Average
197,143
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 6:12:52 PM

The Liangqiang Pang Show Concludes Baby Dragon Opening Flights

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Liangqiang Pang - Baby Dragon Day 1D Chip Leader

Another 14 out of 92 entries punched their ticket in Flight D Turbo bringing the total to 75 that will hunt the crown tomorrow at 12:00 noon. The 503 total entries had the prize pool balloon to a record breaking KRW 651,888,000 (~$478,509) resulting in a KRW 129,688,000 (~$95,195) first place payout.


China's Liangqiang Pang demolished the rest of the field in the last of four opening flights, bagging a whopping 689,000, good for the overall lead by quite some margin. He quadrupled his stack in the last hour when everyone was concerned about making it through the day. Meanwhile he has been raising and three-betting left and right, leading to several three or four consecutive wins. Putting a bow on his stellar run were the back-to-back eliminations of Zhihao Chen and Jun Piao that concluded the day.


Former chip leader Haobao Zhu came in a distant second with 287,000, closely followed by Junjie He with 263,000. Both will start in the upper mid field tomorrow on Monday 7 at 12:00 noon.


This concludes the opening flights and today's live updates. We will be back in a few hours when the cards start flying on Day 2 of the Baby Dragon. Good night everyone!

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:10:32 PM

Day 1D Qualifiers

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

Chip Count

PlayerChips
689,000(34 BB)
HZ
287,000(14 BB)
JH
263,000(13 BB)
YL
Yan LiuChina [CHN]China
247,000(12 BB)
BL
Bo LiuChina [CHN]China
219,000(11 BB)
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
161,000(8 BB)
151,000(8 BB)
YT
149,000(7 BB)
142,000(7 BB)
ZJ
127,000(6 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
100,000(5 BB)
98,000(5 BB)
63,000(3 BB)
58,000(3 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 5:00:54 PM

Jun Piao Becomes Bubble In Flight D Turbo

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

Under the gun Liangqiang Pang says all-in once more and a brave warrior emerges in the form of Jun Piao from the big blind, taking on the chip leader for his last 39,000.

PlayerHandChips
66
UTG
689,000(34 BB)
JP
84
BB
busted

The 5 9 7 flop grants the underdog a few more outs, but Pang prevails on 5 and 3 to end the day and wrap up the Baby Dragon opening flights.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:53:40 PM

Bubble Play Begins

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

Liangqiang Pang is tired of sorting chips and just goes all-in now, this time from +1 and small blind Zhihao Chen is already forced all-in for his last 8,000.

PlayerHandChips
A9
UTG+1
581,000(29 BB)
Q4
SB
busted

All blanks on 5 8 2 J 6 and we lose the first player after almost an hour of double ups.

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 16/92
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:41:50 PM

Liangqiang Pang Still Bullying

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

First to act Haobo Zhu opens 30,000, but lets it go after Liangqiang Pang pumped it to 88,000 from the button, pocketing another back-to-back pot.

PlayerChips
451,000(30 BB)
HZ
325,000(22 BB)

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 16/92
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:34:53 PM

Baofeng Zhang Spins It Up Again

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

Cutoff Baofeng Zhang shoves 60,000 and big blind Junjie Wang tries to shorten the day with a call.

PlayerHandChips
22
CO
138,000(12 BB)
JT
BB
116,000(10 BB)

The table goes 'awwww' in unison when the 2 7 7 hits the felt followed by the 4 and 3 to let the shorty live once more.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:26:58 PM

Baofeng Zhang Versus Yan Liu Round 2

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

Under the gun Baofeng Zhang moves all-in for 30,000 and Yan Liu becomes the only taker from +1.

PlayerHandChips
KQ
UTG
90,000(8 BB)
YL
Yan LiuChina [CHN]China
88
UTG+1
189,000(16 BB)

Things are looking good for another bust on A 9 5 T before the J river gives Zhang a straight, tripling up in the process.

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 16/92
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:21:19 PM

Yan Liu Dominates But At Risk

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

Due to players stalling again we are now hand-for-hand, hijack Baofeng Zhang jams 135,000 and cutoff Yan Liu snaps for his last 97,000.

PlayerHandChips
QJ
HJ
38,000(4 BB)
YL
Yan LiuChina [CHN]China
AQ
CO
219,000(22 BB)
Board:9T39T
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:18:32 PM

Liangqiang Pang Makes Use Of Big Stack

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

With a 25,000 raise from +2, Liangqiang Pang collects the blinds for a second time in a row.

PlayerChips
388,000(39 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 4:16:59 PM

Four-Way To The River

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

Yixi Tang jams 46,000 from under the gun, Lijun Yuan calls for 28,000 with two more players joining the party behind that check down to the river 5 5 4 5 8 with Tang quadrupling up.

PlayerHandChips
YT
22
UTG
186,000(19 BB)
LY
AJ
MP
busted
AT
HJ
132,000(13 BB)
AQ
SB
121,000(12 BB)

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 17/92
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:57:05 PM

Chuan Luo Flips For Tournament Live

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

Chuan Luo is the next shorty all-in for 64,000 from +1 and button Baofeng Zhang successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
CL
AQ
UTG+1
busted
JJ
D
196,000(25 BB)

A sigh of relief from Luo when the window shows the Q followed by 9 8 J 6 to hit the rail regardless.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:55:39 PM

Daniel Lee Bounces Back With Rockets

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

Daniel Lee wagers his last 65,000 from +1 and button Liangqiang Pang takes the offer, but is way behind.

PlayerHandChips
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AA
UTG+1
150,000(19 BB)
KJ
D
174,000(22 BB)
Board:72696
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:53:20 PM

Haobo Zhu Wants To Play Face-Up

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

First to act Haobo Zhu leads 16,000, lojack Zhihao Chen ups it to 53,000 and Zhu calls, flipping over his cards before realizing Zhihao Chen still has a chip left behind. He bets 8,000 on the Q J 2 flop and Chen flicks in his last 1,000.

PlayerHandChips
HZ
AT
UTG
311,000(39 BB)
QQ
MP
128,000(16 BB)

The 7 and 8 make another short stack double up.

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 18/92
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:49:17 PM

Last Two Tables

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

With 18 players left the field goes to 9-handed play on the last two tables.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
YL
Yan LiuChina [CHN]China
126,000(21 BB)361
103,000(17 BB)362
144,000(24 BB)363
CL
72,000(12 BB)364
BL
Bo LiuChina [CHN]China
210,000(35 BB)365
YT
52,000(9 BB)366
163,000(27 BB)367
LY
58,000(10 BB)368
142,000(24 BB)369
167,000(28 BB)371
JP
122,000(20 BB)372
330,000(55 BB)373
ZJ
266,000(44 BB)374
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
91,000(15 BB)375
HZ
365,000(61 BB)376
JH
174,000(29 BB)377
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
66,000(11 BB)378
54,000(9 BB)379
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:47:44 PM

Shengjie Fan Dominated And Out

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

Shengjie Fan shoves 39,000 from +1 and button Trung Quan Nguyen successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
A4
UTG+1
busted
TT
D
167,000(28 BB)
Board:JTQT9
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:45:50 PM

Junjie He Need To Avoid Face Cards

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

Xinghui Zhao raises 12,000 and quickly finds a call after big blind Junjie He declared all-in for 85,000.

PlayerHandChips
KJ
UTG+1
65,000(11 BB)
JH
66
BB
179,000(30 BB)

The dealer flips over 5 2 T 9 A and the short stack stays alive.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:38:46 PM

Jun Piao Doubles With Big Slick

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

Hijack Jun Piao opens 15,000 and snaps for 102,000 after big blind Daniel Lee put him all-in.

PlayerHandChips
JP
AK
HJ
213,000(36 BB)
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AT
BB
78,000(13 BB)
Board:A6QQ4
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:37:27 PM

Live Updates Start In A Few Minutes

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

These are the 21 remaining players out of 92 total entries that are fighting for the last 14 spots in tomorrow's Day 2 / Final.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:35:59 PM

Table 37 Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JP
102,000(17 BB)372
251,000(42 BB)373
16,000(3 BB)374
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
107,000(18 BB)375
HZ
326,000(54 BB)376
DL
Daniel LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
190,000(32 BB)378
69,000(12 BB)379
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:33:19 PM

Table 36 Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
133,000(22 BB)362
131,000(22 BB)363
CL
87,000(15 BB)364
YT
86,000(14 BB)366
166,000(28 BB)367
LY
50,000(8 BB)368
95,000(16 BB)369
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/6/2025, 3:30:07 PM

Table 35 Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZJ
240,000(40 BB)352
BL
Bo LiuChina [CHN]China
163,000(27 BB)354
140,000(23 BB)355
JH
91,000(15 BB)356
YL
Yan LiuChina [CHN]China
124,000(21 BB)357
241,000(40 BB)358
39,000(7 BB)359

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

20 minutes
Remaining Players: 21/92
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 5:22:17 PM

Baby Dragon Day 1D Turbo Starts At 18:00

The Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju II 2025 continues tonight at the Landing Casino inside the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Resort, wrapping up the qualification stage of the Baby Dragon. 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) and will have Flight C add to the total early today.


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.


Entering players start with 30,000 in chips which is 150 times the opening blinds with 20 minute levels and registration closes at the end of Level 10.


Baby Dragon - Schedule


• Day 1D Turbo 2025.07.06 - 18:00

• Day 2 Final 2025.07.07 - 12:00


SMP Live Updates will start coverage once Day 1C is wrapped.