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Siddharth Karia Is Runner Up At Red Dragon Closer At RDPT Jeju 2025

Siddharth Karia has once again grabbed the poker headlines with his skill and expertise at the poker table. It all went down at the Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) Jeju2 2025, and the event was the Red Dragon Closer. Karia was the runner-up at the event, which was eventually won by Weiran Pu, the Chinese National, who took home KRW 181.14 Million ($127,565). Siddharth Karia took home KRW 11.76 Million (~ ₹7.05 Lakh).

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With this, he came tantalisingly close to completing his first win at Jeju. Though he didn’t get that accolade, he did take home a considerable amount. Karia has repeatedly had significant accomplishments in poker, with his lifetime earnings being $337,438 (~₹2 Crore). 

He is within the top 10K poker players in the world, and his highest live cash to date is $30,324,  which he achieved when he ranked 3rd at the U Series of Poker Mini Main Event in 2024. He has been active on the live poker scene for a while now, and his first live cash came in 2016, when he ranked 2nd at Event #11 of the Asia Championship of Poker.

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READ MORE: Siddharth Karia Takes PHP 305,000 At APT Manila Classic 2025 Main Event

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The Red Dragon Poker Tournament is one of Asia’s most prestigious and widely recognised poker events. Held under the banner of the PokerStars-sponsored Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), the tournament attracts top professionals and rising talents from around the globe, making it a hotspot for high-level competition and thrilling poker action. Known for its signature Red Dragon Main Event, the tournament features a variety of buy-in levels and formats, ensuring inclusivity while maintaining a high standard of play.

First launched in Macau, the Red Dragon has since expanded to other prominent poker destinations, including Jeju in South Korea and Manila in the Philippines. Its iconic dragon-themed trophies and large prize pools have become symbols of success and prestige in the Asian poker circuit. With increasing participation each year, the event continues to break attendance and prize money records, drawing both recreational players and elite pros.

Wins like this from the Indian contingent are something that adds to the confidence of poker players in India and all over the world, and Gutshot Magazine makes it a point to cover them 

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