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Qiaochu Zhang is a rising Chinese tournament poker player active across the premier live circuits of East Asia. Focusing her tournament grind primarily on Jeju Island, South Korea, Zhang made a strong impact on the 2026 Asian festival calendar.
Known for her sharp short-handed play and consistency in both open multi-flight fields and specialized championship events, Zhang has captured multiple trophies—headlined by her title in the RDPT Lady Dragon+ and victory in the APT Jeju Women's High Roller.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to The Hendon Mob, Qiaochu Zhang has amassed $24,016 in live tournament earnings across nine recorded cashes.
Her career-best live tournament cash arrived in July 2026 at the Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) Plus Jeju Summer series held at Landing Casino.
In the KRW 1,000,000 buy-in Lady Dragon+ (Event #51), Zhang defeated TLPT Main Event champion Jiawen Xue heads-up to capture her maiden career live trophy and a personal-record prize of KRW 9,939,000 (~$6,679).
She reinforced her winning pedigree later that autumn at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Jeju 2026, winning the KRW 1,500,000 Women's High Roller (Event #68) for KRW 6,220,000 ($4,564) just days after taking runner-up in the Women's Heads Up (Event #31) for $824.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to The Hendon Mob, Qiaochu Zhang has amassed $24,016 in live tournament earnings across nine recorded cashes.
Her career-best live tournament cash arrived in July 2026 at the Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) Plus Jeju Summer series held at Landing Casino.
In the KRW 1,000,000 buy-in Lady Dragon+ (Event #51), Zhang defeated TLPT Main Event champion Jiawen Xue heads-up to capture her maiden career live trophy and a personal-record prize of KRW 9,939,000 (~$6,679).
She reinforced her winning pedigree later that autumn at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Jeju 2026, winning the KRW 1,500,000 Women's High Roller (Event #68) for KRW 6,220,000 ($4,564) just days after taking runner-up in the Women's Heads Up (Event #31) for $824.
Biography & Poker Background
Qiaochu Zhang recorded her first Hendon Mob cash in May 2025 at The Lord Poker Tournament (TLPT) in Jeju, finishing 14th in the $1,000 AA Poker Deep stack.
Her tournament breakthrough materialized in 2026 as she became a staple across the major gaming stops in Jeju, including Landing Casino and LES A Casino:
Summer 2026 Breakthrough: At RDPT Plus Jeju Summer, Zhang navigated a competitive field in the Lady Dragon+ to claim her first career title, defeating Jiawen Xue in a spirited heads-up duel.
Weeks later, she proved her consistency in open fields, posting three cashes at the K Poker Cup (KPC) across the Mystery Bounty, Mega Stack, and Main Event.Autumn 2026 Form: In late September and early October, Zhang put on a stellar showing at APT Jeju 2026, reaching heads-up in two events: runner-up in the Women's Heads Up and an outright victory in the Women's High Roller.
She followed that with deep runs in the KPC October Main Event and Monster Stack.
Play Style & Strategy
Zhang’s tournament game is characterized by sharp heads-up navigation, disciplined open-field pacing, and aggression in short-handed play:
Heads-Up & Endgame Proficiency: Her dual title runs in the RDPT Lady Dragon+ and APT Women's High Roller—as well as a silver finish in the APT Heads Up—highlight strong short-handed range construction and high-pressure river bluff-catching.
Deep-Structure Pacing: Successfully converts starting flights into Day 2/Day 3 cashes across high-attendance open events such as the KPC Main Events and Monster Stack.
ICM Adaptability: Balances patient chip accumulation during early flight stages with calculated aggression around final table pay jumps.
