Blind level
Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
27/213
Total Chips
6,390,000
Average
236,667

Day 1A

SMPSMP
4/8/2025, 10:06:50 AM

Di Chen New Chip Leader

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Picking up the action with a complete board A K J T A and 35,000 up for grabs, Danqui Chen over-bets 50,000, Di Chen puts him all-in with A J aces full and Danqui calls for a total of 78,600, flipping over K K kings full.

PlayerChips
DC
Di ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
301,000(251 BB)
busted
SMPSMP
4/8/2025, 9:51:17 AM

Lei Tang Doubles Up

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Lei Tang

Danqiu Chen slides 2,400 in the middle from +2 and takes three players to the flop J 6 2 where button Lei Tang goes all-in for 18,700 and only small blind Liangliang Wang successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
MP
77,600(65 BB)
LT
QJ
D
48,200(40 BB)
WL
24
SB
16,600(14 BB)

The board completes 8 and T , leaving Tang in the lead to scoop a juicy pot.

SMPSMP
4/8/2025, 6:42:49 AM

Danqui Chen Recovers Some

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Under the gun Danqui Chen initiates the action with a 1,300 open-raise and takes small blind Takashi Miyamoto to the flop 2 7 4 where Chen's 1,200 c-bet receives a call followed by another 2,000 lead on the turn 5 that gets called again. The river 8 gets checked around and sees Chen table the winner J J against Miyamoto's 9 8 .

PlayerChips
22,500(45 BB)
18,200(36 BB)