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Info Chip Counts Event Photos

Blind level

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

15/97

Total Chips

3,880,000

Average

258,667

Fenty FindiarFenty Findiar

7/26/2026, 1:59:27 PM

China's Cong Wang Bags Chip Lead in Flight A of MYR 400K GTD Deepstack

Flight A of the Poker Dream 25 MYR 400k GTD Deepstack is a wrap.

The opening flight of the MYR 2,100 Deepstack Event drew 97 entries, packing into Genting Highlands, and battling it out at the tables high above the Malaysian clouds.

After nearly 19 25-minute levels of play at the tables, 15 players (15% of the field) were left standing to bag up their chips to take through to Day Two on July 27.

It was China's Cong Wang who closed out the flight with the chip lead, bagging an impressive 556,000. Not too far behind Wang was his compatriot Mengdian Peng with 517,000 and hot on Peng's heels and rounding out the podium in third spot was Malaysia's Ken Thoo with 516,000.

END OF DAY CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Cong WangChina	556,000
MD Meng Dian PengChina	517,000	477,000
MK Ming Ken ThooMalaysia	516,000	476,000
BK Benn Khek Beng NgSingapore	321,000	1,000
TC Tzu-Chieh ChouTaiwan	285,000	245,000
JS Jia Sen TeeMalaysia	275,000	50,000
CL Cheng Lung TsaiTaiwan	204,000	164,000
YX Yun Xiang LeeSingapore	194,000	194,000
WC Wai Ching LeeMalaysia	186,000	146,000
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	184,000	184,000
BS Boon Siong LimSingapore	180,000	10,000
MR Maksym RyzhkoUkraine	169,000	9,000
LW Lee WahMalaysia	127,000	127,000
EJ Eu Jin ChanMalaysia	90,000	-115,000
DW Danyang WangChina	76,000	28,000

Wang will be looking to make it back-to-back final tables here at PD25 after his eighth-place finish in the Malaysia Open.

Thoo is in the hunt for his third Poker Dream title and will be looking to cross the USD 700k in lifetime earnings with a deep run in this event.

China's Danyang Wang, a Poker Dream stalwart, will be looking to make his sixth Poker Dream final table in the space of two years and get his hands on his first Poker Dream title.

There are an additional three live starting flights for the event, with one flight currently running at the time of writing and two scheduled for later this evening.

All surviving players will combine tomorrow, July 27, to battle it out on the felt and play down until the PD25 Deepstack Champion is crowned.

Fenty FindiarFenty Findiar

7/26/2026, 12:51:09 PM

Flight A Concludes for the Day

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

With the elimination of Yohei Kitazato in 16th place play has now concluded for the day.

The remaining 15 players have bagged up their chips to carry through to Day 2, tomorrow, July 27, where they will combine with the survivors from the remaining three flights and play down until a champion is crowned.

Stay tuned for a brief recap of the day along with full end of day chip counts.

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7/26/2026, 12:44:48 PM

Yohei Kitazato is the Flight A Bubble Boy

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yohei Kitazato open-jammed all in for 95,000 from early position and found a call from Cong Wang in the next seat. Action folded to Wah Onn Lee on the button, who went into the tank for two to three minutes before he also flat-called.

On the K♥ J♥ 5♣ flop, Wang checked to Lee, who bet out for 20,000. Cong made the call and the dealer flipped over the Q♦ as the turn.

Cong & Lee both checked as they did on the J♣ river. Wang tabled A♣ A♦ for aces up, Lee tabled A♠ K♣ for Kings up and Kitazato K♠ Q♠ also for Kings up, but was trailing behind in third place and was sent to the rail in 16th place as the Flight A bubble boy. Cong raked in the sizeable end-of-day pot to climb the chip counts and end the day as chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Cong WangChina	556,000(56 BB)	336,000
LW Lee WahMalaysia	127,000(13 BB)	65,000
YK Yohei KitazatoJapan	busted	-180,000

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7/26/2026, 12:10:38 PM

Lee Sends Zhang to the Rail

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Benn Khek Beng Ng limped from the cutoff only for Jia Sen Tee to raise to 40,000 from the button. Kaihua Zhang sat in the small blind then four-bet all in for 112,000 and action was on Yun Xiang Lee in the big blind who went into the tank before he five-bet all in and had all players covered.

Ng folded quicker than a cheetah on caffeine and Tee was not far behind him.

Kaihua Zhang: 9♥ 9♣

Yun Xiang Lee: Q♦ Q♥

No help for Zhang on the 2♦ J♥ K♥ K♣ 3♣ runout and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
YX Yun Xiang LeeSingapore	380,000(38 BB)	229,000
BK Benn Khek Beng NgSingapore	320,000(32 BB)	100,000
JS Jia Sen TeeMalaysia	225,000(23 BB)	-10,000
KZ Kaihua ZhangChina	busted	-40,000

Fenty FindiarFenty Findiar

7/26/2026, 11:58:35 AM

Tee Sends Zhou Packing

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Benn Khek Beng Ng raised to 20,000 from the hijack only for Jiafeng Zhou to three-bet all in for 57,000 from the cutoff. Jia Sen Tee sat in the small blind then four-bet all in and had both players covered. The big blind folded as did Ng.

Jiafeng Zhou: A♥ Q♣

Jia Sen Tee: T♥ T♣

No help for Zhou on the 8♣ 4♥ 5♥ 6♣ J♦ runout and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jia Sen TeeMalaysia	235,000(24 BB)	195,000
BK Benn Khek Beng NgSingapore	220,000(22 BB)	-134,000
ZJ Zhou JiafengChina	busted	-40,000

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/97

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7/26/2026, 11:38:24 AM

Wang Picks Up from Chan

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Cong Wang made it 16,000 to play from early position and found a call from Eu Jin Chan in the big blind.

The flop came Q♦ 6♦ K♠ and Chan check-called Wang's 15,000 continuation bet for the T♥ to peel off on the turn.

The action went check, check and the dealer peeled off the Q♠ as the river. Chan checked it over to Wang who fired out a river bet of 45,000.

Chan thought for a while before he mucked his cards to send the pot to Wang with no showdown.

"Good fold", commented Wang as he stacked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Cong WangChina	220,000(28 BB)	-40,000
EJ Eu Jin ChanMalaysia	205,000(26 BB)	165,000

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/97

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7/26/2026, 11:12:23 AM

Ang Takes from Lee

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Heads-up to the 4♣ 5♠ K♥ flop with about 80,000 sat in the pot and Boon Shen Ang checked from early position to Yun Xiang Lee in middle position, who fired out for 21,000.

Ang made the call and the dealer peeled off the J♣ as the turn. Both players checked to see the 9♦ roll off on the river.

Ang led out for 20,000 and after a short tank Lee released his cards to send the pot to Ang with no showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
BS Boon Shen AngMalaysia	205,000(34 BB)	165,000
YX Yun Xiang LeeSingapore	151,000(25 BB)	113,000

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/97

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7/26/2026, 10:56:28 AM

Wang Picks Off Ryzhko's Bluff

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Cong Wang made it 13,000 to play from the button and found a call from Maksym Ryzhko in the small blind.

On the 3♦ 7♠ J♣ flop, Ryzhko check-called Wang's 10,000 continuation-bet for the J♥ to peel off on the turn.

The action went check, check and the dealer flipped over the J♠ as the river.

Ryzhko fired out a river bet of 15,000 and after a short tank Wang made the call to table A♠ A♣, which totally crushed Ryzhko's total air holding K♣ 4♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Cong WangChina	260,000(52 BB)	220,000
MR Maksym RyzhkoUkraine	160,000(32 BB)	120,000

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7/26/2026, 10:41:05 AM

Benn Ng Scoops a Monster to Stay Alive

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Jun Hui Andy Ng limped from the cutoff, as did Yun Xiang Lee on the button.

Wan Ning Hazel Tan sat in the small blind then raised to 20,000 and found a call from Benn Khek Beng Ng in the big blind.

Action was then back on Andy Ng, who three-bet all in for around 70,000. Lee folded, and Tan four-bet all in and had all players covered. Benn Ng went into the tank for a while before he made the call for his last 137,000.

Jun Hui Andy Ng: T♥ T♣

Benn Khek Beng Ng: A♣ K♠

Wan Ning Hazel Tan: A♠ Q♠

The 4♦ K♦ 4♥ flop only helped Benn Ng and he took the outright lead. Nothing changed on the 3♦ turn nor the 9♦ brick of a river and Benn Ng was sent the main and side pots for a double up and more whilst Andy Ng was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
BK Benn Khek Beng NgSingapore	354,000(71 BB)	314,000
WN Wan Ning TanMalaysia	160,000(32 BB)	120,000
JH Jun Hui Andy NgMalaysia	busted	-40,000

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/97

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7/26/2026, 10:02:01 AM

Wang Pays Off Lim

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Danyang Wang made it 8,000 to play from early position and was looked up by Boon Siong Bransom Lim in the big blind.

The action went check, check on the 8♥ 9♠ Q♠ flop as it did on the 8♦ turn.

The 4♣ peeled off on the river and Lim fired out for 12,000. Wang thought briefly before he made the call but sent his cards straight to the muck when Lim tabled A♣ 8♣ for turned trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
BS Boon Siong LimSingapore	170,000(43 BB)	142,000
DW Danyang WangChina	48,000(12 BB)	8,000

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 33/97

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7/26/2026, 9:41:35 AM

Ace High Good for Kitazato

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

With 12,000 sat in the pot and the flop of 4♠ 9♥ J♥ fanned out across the table Yohei Kitazato, sat in the big blind, checked to Jenn How Lee in early position, who fired out for 5,000.

Kitazato made the call and the players both checked on the 3♣ turn to see the 3♠ peel off on the river.

Kitazato fired off a river bet of 16,000, Lee thought for a while before he tossed in the call only to toss his cards into the muck on seeing Kitazato table A♥ 8♦ for ace high and Kitazato was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
YK Yohei KitazatoJapan	180,000(60 BB)	140,000
JH Jenn How LeeMalaysia	78,000(26 BB)	26,000

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/97

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7/26/2026, 9:21:06 AM

Haverkamp Spikes the River to Stay Alive; Leaves Wateerak on Fumes

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ronald Haverkamp made it 5,000 to play from early position and action folded around to Palapon Wateerak in the small blind who three-bet to 20,000. It came back to Haverkamp, who four-bet all in for 41,000 and was snap-called by Wateerak.

Ronald Haverkamp: A♠ J♦

Palapon Wateerak: J♣ J♠

Haverkamp was drawing pretty thin but still had outs to survive. Nothing came on the 6♠ 2♥ T♦ flop and when the 2♣ came on the turn, Haverkamp was left to just three outs. The magical A♥ peeled off on the river and gave Haverkamp his pair for the double-up, leaving Wateerak with a bowl of rice and just one 500-chip to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	86,000(34 BB)	53,000
PW Palapon WateerakThailand	500(0 BB)	-39,500

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 40/97

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7/26/2026, 9:01:34 AM

Late Registration Closed

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Late registration is now closed and with 97 players entering Flight A the floor has announced that play will continue until 15 players remain and are in the money.

These players will then bag up their chips and return tomorrow, July 27, to combine with the survivors from the remaining three flights and battle it out at the felt until a champion is crowned.

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7/26/2026, 8:57:37 AM

Haverkamp Doubles Through Chuen

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Ronald Haverkamp open-jammed all in for 14,000 from middle position and was looked up by Chuen Seng Woo in the small blind.

Ronald Haverkamp: J♦ 9♦

Chuen Seng Woo: 2♣ 2♥

Haverkamp was behind but had plenty of ways that he could hit to stay alive for the double up.

The 7♠ T♠ T♥ flop gave Haverkamp some additional two pair outs but when the J♥ peeled off on the turn, he took the lead. The 7♥ river changed nothing and Haverkamp was sent the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
CS Chuen Seng WooMalaysia	54,000(27 BB)	14,000
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	33,000(17 BB)	-40,000

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 48/97

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7/26/2026, 8:14:39 AM

Yap Doubles Through Ho

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Kian Huong Yap opened to 3,000 from the hijack only to face a three-bet from Chung Yee Ho in the cutoff to 7,500. Action folded back around to Yap who four-bet all in for 25,500. Ho thought for a while and made the call.

Kian Huong Yap: A♠ K♣

Chung Yee Ho: A♦ T♠

Yap went even further ahead on the 2♦ 9♠ K♠ flop and when the 3♦ peeled off on the turn Ho was drawing dead. The 6♣ brick of a river sealed the deal and Yap was sent the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
KH Kian Huong YapMalaysia	55,000(37 BB)	15,000
CY Chung Yee HoMalaysia	38,000(25 BB)	-2,000

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 54/91

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7/26/2026, 7:52:11 AM

Haverkamp Bets Boccaletti Off the Pot

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Heads-up to the J♥ 6♦ 6♥ flop with 12,000 sat in the pot and Paolo Boccaletti checked from middle position to Ronald Haverkamp in the hijack who bet out for 4,500.

Boccaletti made the call and the players saw the 9♥ peel off on the turn. The action went check, check and the dealer flipped over the 3♣ as the river.

Boccaletti checked to Haverkamp, who fired off a river bet of 16,500. Boccaletti thought for a while and mucked his cards, claiming that he had misread his hand on the turn, thinking he had Q♥ K♥ for a flush and was waiting for a bet from Haverkamp. On re-checking his cards on the river, he discovered he had the Q♦ instead!

Player	Chips	Progress
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	73,000(61 BB)	33,000
PB Paolo BoccalettiItaly	42,000(35 BB)	-27,000

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7/26/2026, 7:34:29 AM

Dechacharoensiri Hits Runner Runner to Crack Bullets

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Heads up to the flop of J♥ 2♦ 4♥ with over 8,000 in the middle.

Xin Ann Lim moved all in for his remaining 5,000 from the big blind and was called by Apicha Dechacharoensiri in the next seat.

Xin Ann Lim: A♠ A♦

Apicha Dechacharoensiri: A♥ J♦

Lim was streets ahead with his pocket rockets but Dechacharoensiri had outs. The 9♥ turn wasn't one of them but gave Dechacharoensiri additional outs for the four flush.

The poker Gods have sick minds at times and served up the T♥ as the river which gave Dechacharoensiri his flush to crack Lim's bullets and send him to the rail in a brutal manner.

Player	Chips	Progress
AD Apicha DechacharoensiriThailand	40,000(33 BB)
XA Xin Ann LimMalaysia	busted	-32,000

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 56/84

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7/26/2026, 7:14:09 AM

Lim Spikes the Turn for a Double

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Action folded to Ming Kiat Chock in the small blind who raised to 2,500 only for Boon Siong Bransom Lim sat in the big blind to three-bet all in to 13,500. Chock thought for a while and tossed in the call.

Boon Siong Bransom Lim: K♣ T♣

Ming Kiat Chock: K♠ T♦

It was a neck-and-neck start to the race, but the 8♣ T♥ 3♣ flop got Lim off to a flyer and when the A♣ peeled off on the turn he stormed into an unbeatable lead. The river bricked out with the 2♠ and Lim was pushed the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
BS Boon Siong LimSingapore	28,000(28 BB)	-12,000
MK Ming Kiat ChockMalaysia	27,000(27 BB)	-13,000

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 56/79

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7/26/2026, 6:50:13 AM

Zhou Forces Soin Off the Pot

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Xin Ann Lim raised to 1,600 from the hijack and Eugene Zhou made the call from the cutoff. Action folded to David Soin in the big blind who three-bet to 6,400.

Lim folded and Zhou called.

The flop came 3♠ 8♣ 5♦ and Soin continued for 7,000. Zhou flat-called.

On the 7♦ turn Soin checked to Zhou who moved all in for 16,000 which sent Soin deep into the tank. He was charged two time banks before he released his hand to send the pot to Zhou uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
DJ David Jian Xiang SoinSingapore	42,000(53 BB)	2,000
YE Yujian Eugene ZhouSingapore	40,000(50 BB)	21,000
XA Xin Ann LimMalaysia	32,000(40 BB)	8,000

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 57/76

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7/26/2026, 6:13:13 AM

Lee Pays Off Sudarshan

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Wah Onn Lee made it 1,000 to play from under the gun and found calls from Sudarshan Ravi on the button and Yun Xiang Lee in the big blind.

The flop came 4♦ 2♥ 6♥ and Yun Lee checked to Wah Lee, who continued for 2,000. Sudarshan made the call and Yun Lee folded.

The turn brought the 8♦ and Wah Lee fired a second bullet of 5,000. Sudarshan made the call and the players saw the Q♥ peel off on the river.

Wah Lee checked to Sudarshan, who fired out a river bet of 13,000. Wah Lee thought for a while and made the call only to send his cards into the muck on seeing Sudarshan table 8♥ 7♥ for a rivered flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
SR Sudarshan RaviIndia	83,000(166 BB)	43,000
LW Lee WahMalaysia	62,000(124 BB)	22,000
YX Yun Xiang LeeSingapore	38,000(76 BB)	-2,000

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 54/63

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7/26/2026, 5:08:53 AM

Boccaletti Out Kicks Poignee & Leaves Him Short

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Three-way to the flop of T♦ 8♣ 2♠ with about 4,000 sat in the pot, and Dominik Michel Poignee led out for 1,200 from the small blind and found calls from Paolo Boccaletti, who was under the gun, and Xin Ann Lim in the hijack.

On the A♠ turn Poignee fired out a second barrel of 2,200 and was called by Boccaletti, Lim folded.

The river brought the 5♥, and Poignee fired off a third barrel of 5,000 this time and was snap-called by Boccaletti who tabled A♥ T♣ for two pair, which had Poignee's A♣ K♣ crushed, and Boccaletti was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
PB Paolo BoccalettiItaly	69,000(230 BB)	29,000
XA Xin Ann LimMalaysia	24,000(80 BB)	-16,000
DP Dominik PoigneeGermany	8,000(27 BB)	-32,000

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 45/50

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7/26/2026, 4:47:16 AM

Cooler Gets Chou a Double

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

After some pre-flop raising wars between Maksym Ryzhko & Tzu-Chieh Chou, all the money ended up in the middle and it was Chou who was at risk.

Tzu-Chieh Chou: A♦ A♠

Maksym Ryzhko: K♥ K♦

Chou had found himself on the good side of the best possible pre-flop cooler in poker and needed to hold for a double up.

There was no help for Ryzhko on the Q♠ 9♣ 5♣ flop and things didn't get any better on the 5♥ turn. When the dealer peeled off the 7♥ as the river Chou's bullets held firm and he was sent the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
TC Tzu Chieh LoTaiwan	73,000(243 BB)	33,000
MR Maksym RyzhkoUkraine	17,000(57 BB)	-23,000

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

25 minutes

Remaining Players: 26/26

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7/26/2026, 4:19:26 AM

Lee Picks Up Early Chips

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Jenn How Lee made it 600 to play from the hijack and was looked up by Ching Wai Yuen in the small blind and Win Kit Damien Woo in the big blind.

On the 3♥ 6♥ 3♣ flop Ching led out for 200 and found two callers who all saw the A♥ peel off on the turn.

Ching fired again for 800 and again found two callers.

The 2♣ peeled off on the river and it was checked to Lee, who loaded up a river bet of 4,500. Ching & Woo didn't take much time and mucked their hands to give the pot to Lee with no showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
JH Jenn How LeeMalaysia	52,000(260 BB)	12,000
WY Wai Yuen ChingMalaysia	35,000(175 BB)	-5,000
WK Win Kit Damien WooMalaysia	16,000(80 BB)	-24,000

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7/26/2026, 3:36:44 AM

Shuffle Up & Deal

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Cards are in the air for Flight A of the MYR 2,100 MYR 400,000 GTD Deepstack event.

Levels will be 25 minutes and players will start with 40,000 in chips.

Late registration is open until the start of level 12 and after closing, play will continue until 15% of the field remains. All surviving players will be in the money and return for Day 2 tomorrow, July 27.

Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds.

Event starts 11:00 local time..