Shengfa Huang Clinches Red Dragon Championship For KR₩ 360,000,000 (~$250,615) Payday

After bulldozing through the final table, railing five of the finalists, China’s Shengfa Huang became the newest Red Dragon Championship champion! In a post-win interview, Huang shared,

I feel quite calm now, though I was a bit excited earlier. This is my first time to win a live tournament. Winning this championship has made me like Texas Hold’em even more. I’ll probably play more games coz winning the championship for the first time gives me more motivation for the next time.

#12 Red Dragon Championship (2,500,000 KRW)

"This Is My First Time To Win A Live Tournament"

What an achievement for Shengfa Huang! After four days and 33 levels, with a total of 997 entries that ballooned the total prize pool to KR₩2,175,953,000 (~$1,582,120), Huang clinched the Red Dragon Championship. Lifting the first poker trophy of his life, Huang shipped the massive first prize payout of KR₩ 360,000,000 (~US$ 250,615) and slipped into the coveted Red Dragon champions jacket.

I feel quite calm now, though I was a bit excited earlier. This is my first time to win a live tournament. Winning this championship has made me like Texas Hold’em even more. I'll probably play more games coz winning the championship for the first time gives me more motivation for the next time.

Read more about his win via the Live Updates.

Total Prize

$1,514,795

Entries

997

ITM

150

#	Payout	Player
1	$250,615 360,000,000 KRW	SH Shengfa Huang China
2	$167,160 240,123,000 KRW	JH Junjie He China
3	$117,350 168,570,000 KRW	CZ Chenxu Zhang China
4	$83,475 119,910,000 KRW	SY Sun Yunfeng China
5	$60,340 86,680,000 KRW	ML Marcus Lok Sheng Law Australia
6	$44,340 63,690,000 KRW	JY Jiapeng Yu China
7	$33,125 47,580,000 KRW	SP Sishu Peng China
8	$25,165 36,150,000 KRW	GC Guanyu Chen China
9	$19,455 27,950,000 KRW	YN Yepeng Ni China

Check the 150 Payouts & Results ...

Red Dragon Championship Recap

As the Red Dragon Poker Tour‘s crown jewel, the Red Dragon Championship ran from May 4-9, 2025 boasting a ₩2 Billion guarantee which it sailed past with 997 entries for a closing prize pool of KR₩ 2,175,953,000 (~$1,582,120). Expectedly, Chinese players came out in full force, that included Chen Hao, Lei Yu, Weiran Pu, joined by other international notables such as John Juanda, Chen An Lin Alan King Lun Lau, Joseph Cheong, CTP founder David Tai, and James Mendoza.

By Day 2, the field had trimmed to 237 qualifiers, each one gunning for a piece of the pot. It took over an hour for the bubble burst with every short stack all-in resulting in a double up until Chi Zhang was forced all-in on the big blind and was unable to survive the runout.

The day ended with only 37 remaining led by Qing Zhao. Down a few notches was Shengfa Huang ranked fourth in chips.

The next round of eliminations changed the pecking order as some of the leading figures bowed out. Weiran Pu was first to go in 37th place, Zhao was stopped in 18th place, Dong Li finished 17th, Flight B leader Kwok Wai Wong ended 12th, Jianfeng Sun followed out in 11th place, then Taiwan’s Chia Yun Wu missed the final table by one spot.

Huang’s Race To The Top

The final table kicked off with Junjie He in a commanding position while Huang was 3rd in the counts. During the interview with Huang,

Entering the final table, I didn’t know the players well so my strategy was just to slowly reduce their chips. I also didn’t feel much pressure since I didn’t know their background.

Huang’s strategy paid off, especially that the seat draw was to his advantage, giving him position on the two larger stacks. He took advantage of the setup, collecting small pots, until momentum fully shifted to his favor. Huang eliminated Sishu Peng (7th) and Jiapeng Yu (6th), bringing him at par with chip leader Junjie He.

Huang’s momentum continued, earning a massive pot against Junjie to take the top spot for the first time and never looked back. Huang dusted two more players to enter heads up against Junjie backed by a commanding lead to easily finish him off and take the crown.

Read up on the action via the Live Updates.