Blind level
Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
18/117
Total Chips
3,510,000
Average
195,000

Day 1A

SMPSMP
5/1/2025, 11:10:55 AM

Yuyang Liu Catapults Into The Lead

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

Yuyang Liu makes it 3,000 from +1 and takes hijack Ruoyu Yang to the flop Q 3 A where he check-raises to 13,000 after Yang led 3,800. Yang fills up, the turn 8 is revealed and Liu jams a massive 72,100. After giving it much thought, Yang finds the call with top pair.


PlayerHandChips
YL
Q3
UTG+1
179,200(149 BB)
RY
AJ
HJ
15,200(13 BB)

The river 6 changes nothing, handing Liu the pot and a huge chip lead.

SMPSMP
5/1/2025, 11:06:39 AM

Table 4 and 5 Update

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
CH
54,700(46 BB)42
43
AH
An HouChina [CHN]China
44,500(37 BB)44
45
YS
15,500(13 BB)46
94,000(78 BB)47
PY
40,200(34 BB)48
ZY
38,400(32 BB)51
YL
50,800(42 BB)52
41,200(34 BB)53
RY
96,300(80 BB)55
62,700(52 BB)56
XH
Xu HanChina [CHN]China
42,600(36 BB)57
GL
31,600(26 BB)58
31,100(26 BB)59
SMPSMP
5/1/2025, 10:40:26 AM

Table 5 And 6 Update With Overall Chip Leaders Sacha Bayard And Ruoyu Yang In Control

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
ZY
38,400(38 BB)51
41,200(41 BB)53
RY
96,300(96 BB)55
62,700(63 BB)56
XH
Xu HanChina [CHN]China
42,600(43 BB)57
GL
31,600(32 BB)58
31,100(31 BB)59
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
61
87,500(88 BB)62
24,900(25 BB)63
79,000(79 BB)64
YL
51,200(51 BB)65
ZL
Zhe LinChina [CHN]China
58,700(59 BB)66
XJ
11,300(11 BB)68
30,000(30 BB)69
SMPSMP
5/1/2025, 10:26:19 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 7

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
WS
98,200(123 BB)
94,200(118 BB)
94,000(118 BB)
88,300(110 BB)
87,500(109 BB)
77,400(97 BB)
RY
74,800(94 BB)
70,000(88 BB)
NZ
67,000(84 BB)
WD
65,600(82 BB)
LM
65,400(82 BB)
64,500(81 BB)
56,000(70 BB)
VS
Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
55,400(69 BB)
XH
Xu HanChina [CHN]China
54,800(69 BB)
CH
54,700(68 BB)
ZH
Zhengshan HaoHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
53,000(66 BB)
CH
Chao HuChina [CHN]China
51,600(65 BB)
49,000(61 BB)
46,700(58 BB)
44,400(56 BB)
YL
Ye LiChina [CHN]China
44,000(55 BB)
44,000(55 BB)
SMPSMP
5/1/2025, 9:10:13 AM

Zhihua Yang Chips Up

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Zhihua Yang

Zhihua Yang makes it 1,200 from the hijack and takes two players to the flop 9 T 7 where Ruoyu Yang leads 1,500 from the cutoff, Guodong Li ups it to 3,000 from the small blind and Zhihua Yang puts down the hammer with a 15,800 check-raise to take down the pot.

PlayerChips
RY
96,300(193 BB)
31,600(63 BB)
24,900(50 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/1/2025, 8:25:06 AM

Yuan's Flopped Goods Hold

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Yang Ruoyu finds two players to tango as they build a pot of 2700 preflop. Ruoyu tosses in another 700 at the flop Q 6 7 , Yuan Zhen charges it up to 2000 as the big blind Yang Zhihua calls. The three-way continues with Ruoyo joining as well.


The turn 9 sees a larger 9000 bet from Yuan and this time only Zhihua is brave enough to risk then both players check the river 3 .


Zhihua opens up 7 8 , Yuan claims the pot with 7 6 two pair.

PlayerChips
RY
95,900(240 BB)
ZY
45,000(113 BB)
17,800(45 BB)
SMPSMP
5/1/2025, 8:16:08 AM

Top 10 Chipcounts

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChips
RY
83,400(167 BB)
73,600(147 BB)
56,400(113 BB)
WF
Wei FuChina [CHN]China
53,500(107 BB)
ZH
Zhengshan HaoHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
53,400(107 BB)
VS
Vyacheslav ShinUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
52,600(105 BB)
YL
51,200(102 BB)
LM
48,900(98 BB)
AH
An HouChina [CHN]China
46,700(93 BB)
PY
40,200(80 BB)
WD
38,200(76 BB)