Blind level
Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Entries
17/112
Total Chips
3,360,000
Average
197,647

Flght B

SMPSMP
2/5/2025, 2:01:29 PM

Hirota Eliminated by Korzhenko

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

Sergei Korzhenko opened to 3,500 from early position, Ren Hirota three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack, Korzhenko four-bet shoved with a covering stack and Hirota, who had 33,000 behind, made the call for his tournament life.

PlayerHandChips
SK
Sergei KorzhenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
AK
93,000(62 BB)
88
busted

Korzhenko’s pocket eights held up on the Q Q 4 9 2 runout and he took the pot while Hirota made his exit from the tournament area.

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, 5:05:27 AM

Timofeev Versus Hirota

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300
Ilia Timofeev

Ilia Timofeev opened to 700 from early position and Ren Hirota three-bet to 2,200 from the button. Timofeev called. Both players checked the 2 4 A flop leading to the T turn. Timofeev bet 2,400 and Hirota called. On the Q river Timofeev bet 5,400 and this time it was enough to get a fold from Hirota.

PlayerChips
31,800(106 BB)
24,700(82 BB)