Blind level
Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
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Day 1A

SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 11:08:08 AM

Leng Spikes the River to KO Hou

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

With two players seeing a board of 8 2 7 and 26,000 in the middle, Bin Leng bet 12,000 from the small blind and Dong Hou shoved for 39,000 from the cutoff. Leng called with a covering stack to put Hou at risk.


Dong Hou: 8 7

Bin Leng: Q Q



Hou was in great shape to double up with top two pair but the 6 Q runout gave Leng top set to send Hou to the rail and win the pot.

PlayerChips
LB
111,000(56 BB)
DH
busted
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 8:47:45 AM

Top Stacks

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChips
120,000(120 BB)
102,200(102 BB)
EX
100,400(100 BB)
96,700(97 BB)
73,000(73 BB)
YH
67,500(68 BB)
65,500(66 BB)
64,600(65 BB)
MJ
Mok Jo SengMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
48,900(49 BB)
BG
48,200(48 BB)
40,800(41 BB)
QS
Qi SunUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
39,000(39 BB)
31,400(31 BB)
LB
30,400(30 BB)
QJ
27,500(28 BB)
ST
27,500(28 BB)
JB
Jin BoChina [CHN]China
27,300(27 BB)
QL
Qi LiuChina [CHN]China
25,600(26 BB)
DH
25,200(25 BB)
LC
Lim Chin YuMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
23,700(24 BB)
LJ
Lam Ji HoMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
23,000(23 BB)
ZY
22,800(23 BB)
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
22,700(23 BB)
YL
22,500(23 BB)
21,800(22 BB)
21,700(22 BB)
DL
20,000(20 BB)
JL
Jehoon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
17,100(17 BB)
15,300(15 BB)
TC
12,500(13 BB)
XX
700(1 BB)
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 8:41:25 AM

Hou Holds with Queens to Double

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Dong Hou

In a preflop confrontation Dong Hou was all in for 13,800 from the small blind and up against Michael Nicholas Ng Yi Wen who had him covered from the button.


Dong Hou: Q Q

Michael Nicholas Ng Yi Wen: J T


Hou’s pocket queens held up on the 2 6 5 J 3 runout and he doubled up through Wen.

PlayerChips
76,700(77 BB)
DH
28,600(29 BB)
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 6:32:31 AM

Zhao Wins With Double Check-Raise

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Bin Zhao

Quan Jin opened to 1,000 from under the gun and received calls from Dong Hou on the button and Bin Zhao in the big blind.


The flop came J 2 2 and action checked around to Jin who fired a 1,100 continuation bet. Hou called, Zhao check-raised to 4,000, Jin folded and Hou called.


Zhao checked the K river and Hou bet 4,500. Zhao check-raised to 10,000 and Hou folded.

PlayerChips
BZ
55,600(185 BB)
QJ
17,400(58 BB)
DH
9,400(31 BB)
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 5:58:33 AM

Jiang Shows Down Queens

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Jiang Xinxin

With two players seeing a board of J 3 5 and 3,900 in the middle Dong Hou checked from under the gun and Xinxin Jiang bet 3,500 from early position. Hou called and both players checked the 9 river.


Hou had top pair with K J but Jiang had an overpair with Q Q to win the pot.

PlayerChips
29,700(149 BB)
DH
12,700(64 BB)