Blind level
Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
22/174
Total Chips
5,220,000
Average
237,273

Day 1B

SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 3:16:34 PM

PSCT 2025 Super High Roller Runner-Up Kai Cheng Hsu Sucks Out

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Kai Cheng Hsu

Under the gun +1 Kai Cheng Hsu open jams 74,000 and small blind Quan Jin successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
AJ
UTG+1
160,000(27 BB)
QJ
AQ
SB
141,000(24 BB)

Everything is looking peachy for Jin when the dealer tables T 9 3 8 before going pear shaped on the river Q .

SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 2:17:10 PM

Much Needed Double Up For Yirui Zhang

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Quan Jin opens 10,000 from +1 and fills up after big blind Yirui Zhang put his last 69,000 in the middle.

PlayerHandChips
QJ
KQ
UTG+1
188,000(38 BB)
QQ
BB
145,500(29 BB)
Board:A5837
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 12:38:22 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 13

Level 12: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

With 46 out of 174 players remaining we will play down to 22 players that qualify for Day 2 and ITM starting at 27.

PlayerChips
YL
427,000(171 BB)
QJ
283,000(113 BB)
ZW
272,000(109 BB)
UP
235,500(94 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
219,500(88 BB)
CJ
198,500(79 BB)
188,000(75 BB)
SL
173,000(69 BB)
172,000(69 BB)
QY
169,500(68 BB)
163,500(65 BB)
160,500(64 BB)
129,000(52 BB)
WC
Wei ChengTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
120,500(48 BB)
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 11:53:32 AM

Table 3 Update With Many Heavy Hitters In The Mix

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Leading the pack is Lei Yu - trying to break through the $2M mark in live earning this series - with 201,000 in chips which puts him among the overall leaders.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
118,000(59 BB)31
21,500(11 BB)32
QJ
153,000(77 BB)33
36,500(18 BB)34
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
201,000(101 BB)35
RG
72,500(36 BB)36
57,000(29 BB)37
KW
58,000(29 BB)38
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 11:49:32 AM

Red Dragon Super High Roller Runner-Up Quan Jin Chips Up

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Quan Jin

The board shows 4 7 4 with a massive 45,000 pot already in the middle, small blind Lei Yu leads 19,000 and cutoff Quan Jin calls to see the turn 4 that gets checked to the river K where Yu checks again before going in the tank after Jin announced all-in for 70,000. He eventually lets it go.

PlayerChips
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
201,000(101 BB)
QJ
153,000(77 BB)
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 9:43:09 AM

Chip Counts At The End Of Level 9 With A Few Minutes Of Late Registration Remaining During The Current Break

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChips
YL
242,000(202 BB)
201,000(168 BB)
179,000(149 BB)
158,000(132 BB)
AH
Andrew HanAustralia [AUS]Australia
144,000(120 BB)
ZW
134,000(112 BB)
ZH
123,000(103 BB)
CY
113,500(95 BB)
110,500(92 BB)
109,500(91 BB)
AS
Artem SofronovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
108,500(90 BB)
105,500(88 BB)
104,000(87 BB)
102,500(85 BB)
CJ
96,000(80 BB)
QJ
95,500(80 BB)
ZM
93,500(78 BB)
WC
Wei ChengTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
92,500(77 BB)
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 8:13:30 AM

Quan Jin Bounces Back

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Quan Jin

With K T T on the board and 11,500 up for grabs small blind Chen Yu Hung leads 2,500 and calls after big blind Quan Jin declared all-in for 9,100.

PlayerHandChips
CY
J9
SB
13,500(14 BB)
QJ
T2
BB
29,700(30 BB)

No queen for Chen on 6 and 6 takes Quan Jin back to starting stack.