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

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, 7:58:11 AM

Zhu Rivers the Goods

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Zhu Changmin

Zijie Lu opened to 1,200 from under the gun and received three callers including Jiahao Zhang on the button and Changmin Zhu in the big blind.


All four players checked the 2♦ ah T♠ flop leading to the 7♣ turn. Action the nchecked around to Lu who bet 3,600. Only Zhang and Zhu called.


On the 6♣ river Zhu bet 6,000. Lu used a time bank before calling while Zhang got out of the way.


Zhu turned over 9♣ 8♦ for a rivered straight and Lu mucked.

PlayerChips
39,800(66 BB)
32,800(55 BB)
ZL
9,300(16 BB)
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 7:53:58 AM

Zhang Eliminates Jia

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Jiahao Zhang

In a preflop confrontation William Jia was all in for 12,500 from the small blind and up against Jiahao Zhang who had him covered in the big blind.


William Jia: Qâ™  Jâ™ 

Jiahao Zhang: A♥ K♦


The Q♥ 8♣ 4♦ K♥ 8♦ runout gave Zhang top pair to send Jia to the rail and take the pot.

PlayerChips
41,600(69 BB)
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
busted
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 7:11:53 AM

Zhang Fades the Straight Draw to Double

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Jiahao Zhang

With two players seeing a board of J♦ K♣ Q♠ and 7,600 in the middle Jiahao Zhang checked from the big blind and Xiang Li bet 2,200 from the cutoff. Zhang shoved for 11,400 and Li used a time bank before calling with a covering stack.


Jiahao Zhang: J♠ J♣

Xiang Li: T♦ T♠


Li had an open-ended straight draw while Zhang was ahead with a set of jacks. The 4♥ 5♣ river were clean for Zhang who doubled up through Li.

PlayerChips
30,400(61 BB)
LX
Li XiangTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
5,300(11 BB)
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 6:40:44 AM

Top Stacks

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChips
DL
38,200(127 BB)
24,600(82 BB)
22,500(75 BB)
LS
Lee SiyoungKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
21,000(70 BB)
20,400(68 BB)
19,400(65 BB)
SMPSMP
2/15/2025, 5:48:47 AM

Duan Wins Multiway Hand

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Duan Lin

Siyoung Lee opened to 500 from under the gun and received four callers including Lin Duan in the cutoff and Jiahao Zhang in the big blind.


The flop came 9♦ 6♦ 4♦ and action checked around to Duan who bet 1,100. Only Zhang and Lee called.


Duan continued for 3,500 on the 7â™  turn and this time both remaining opponents folded.

PlayerChips
LS
Lee SiyoungKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
33,100(166 BB)
DL
27,400(137 BB)
18,200(91 BB)