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Craig Jones

United States of America

Blind level

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

Entries

19/123

Total Chips

3,690,000

Average

194,211

Flight A

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 9:31:37 AM

Almerez Eliminated by Jones

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

Marco Almerez

Marco Almerez moved all in for 24,000 from the button and was called by Craig Jones who was in the big blind with a covering stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
CJ Craig JonesUnited States of America	Q♥7♥	57,000(29 BB)
MA Marco AlmerezPhilippines	K♦J♠	busted

Board:5♣6♥7♦9♣A♠

Jones wins with a pair of sevens to send Almerez to the rail.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 8:55:04 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	157,000(105 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	145,000(97 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	137,000(91 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	130,000(87 BB)
BG Bazil GimalayUnited States of America	123,000(82 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	120,000(80 BB)
MS Maestro SimSingapore	106,500(71 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	96,500(64 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	94,000(63 BB)
MG Marc GagneFrance	91,000(61 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	90,000(60 BB)
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	88,000(59 BB)
HF Haruna FujitaJapan	85,000(57 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	68,000(45 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States Minor Outlying Islands	67,000(45 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited States of America	58,300(39 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	55,000(37 BB)
AS Arigai Shinya	23,400(16 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 7:58:58 AM

Espela Versus Jones

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Marco Espela

With two players seeing a board of 5♠ 4♠ 8♣ 7♦ and 9,600 in the middle, Craig Jones checked from the hijack and Marco Espela bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Jones made the call. Both players checked the 4♥ river. Jones showed J♣ 4♣ for trips and Espela mucked.

Player	Chips
CJ Craig JonesUnited States of America	77,600(65 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	44,800(37 BB)