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, 2:43:58 PM

Yan Yan Keeps Chipping Up

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

Under the gun Yan Yan slides 12,000 over the line and calls after cutoff Shih Hsien Yang three-bet to 27,000 to see the flop 7 3 4 . Yang continues for 16,500, but faces opposition with Yan moving all-in who covers him. Spending some time in the tank, Yang decides to wait for a better opportunity and surrenders.

PlayerChips
YY
Yan YanChina [CHN]China
231,000(46 BB)
116,000(23 BB)
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 2:34:29 PM

Table 5 Update With Five Big Stacks Vying For Dominance

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
CJ
234,500(47 BB)51
DC
Di ChenChina [CHN]China
42,000(8 BB)52
YY
Yan YanChina [CHN]China
206,500(41 BB)53
WC
Wei ChengTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
202,000(40 BB)54
187,500(38 BB)55
YL
322,000(64 BB)57
27,000(5 BB)58
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 1:25:06 PM

Shih Hsien Yang Bounces Back

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

With the board complete 4 4 7 8 Q and 62,000 in the middle, small blind Zi Wei Tung leads 60,000 holding 5 5 and Shih Hsien Yang finds the call with 9 9 from +1.

PlayerChips
ZW
226,500(76 BB)
195,000(65 BB)
SMPSMP
4/9/2025, 12:14:32 PM

Shih Hsien Yang Plays Passive To Double Up

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

Picking up the action on J 6 6 8 and 35,500 up for grabs big blind Hongbin Du leads 11,000 and gets called by Shih Hsien Yang on the button. The River 3 prompts Du to bluff-jam for 128,000 with A 5 , but gets caught with his pants down when Yang calls for his last 48,500, showing top pair K J .

PlayerChips
154,500(62 BB)
HD
79,500(32 BB)