Blind level
Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
21/144
Total Chips
4,320,000
Average
205,714

Day 1B

SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 9:23:19 AM

Yi Qin Claws Back Some

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

Two hands later, Yi Qin raises 3,500 out of the hijack and is heads up with button Yifan Cao once more. The flop 8 T T has him continue for 3,500 and calls after Cao raises to 11,500. Checking on the turn 9 , Qin opts for a check-raise-shove of 47,500 with A Q after Cao made it 17,500 with 6 5 before he lets it go.

PlayerChips
YQ
Yi QinChina [CHN]China
99,000(66 BB)
YC
44,000(29 BB)
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 9:22:19 AM

Double Up For Yifan Cao

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

Yi Qin leads 3,000 from the button and quickly calls after big blind Yifan Cao declared all-in for 38,500.

PlayerHandChips
YQ
Yi QinChina [CHN]China
33
D
62,500(42 BB)
YC
AJ
BB
79,500(53 BB)
Board:K6QA2
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 8:42:11 AM

Qidong He Triples Up

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

Button Qidong He takes both blind to the flop Q 8 4 for 2,500. He continues for 5,000, Yifan Cao jams the biggest stack, big blind Wenbin Song calls for his last 23,600 and He fills up for a total of 29,000.

PlayerHandChips
HQ
44
D
90,300(75 BB)
YC
A6
SB
41,600(35 BB)
QT
BB
busted

The bottom set sgtays ahead on A and T , catapulting Qidong He up the leader board.

SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 8:36:49 AM

Table 4 Update

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YC
74,200(62 BB)41
29,800(25 BB)42
LZ
89,300(74 BB)43
38,700(32 BB)44
CH
Chao HuChina [CHN]China
43,600(36 BB)46
36,900(31 BB)47
YQ
Yi QinChina [CHN]China
103,500(86 BB)48
HQ
32,600(27 BB)49
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 6:59:27 AM

Yifan Cao At Double Starting Stack

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Zhihua Yang opens another hand for 2,500 from +1 and Yifan Cao comes along for the flop 9 5 9 where Yang continues for 3,000 and calls Cao's 8,000 raise. The turn 5 gets checked to the river 5 and Yang puts out a 5,000 blocker with 7 7 , playing the board, before Cao makes a tight call with 9 Q to scoop the pot.

PlayerChips
95,500(96 BB)
YC
64,800(65 BB)
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 6:05:18 AM

Table 4 Update With New Chip Leader Zhihua Yang Dwarfing Everyone Else

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YC
10,000(13 BB)41
44,200(55 BB)42
YT
12,800(16 BB)43
18,100(23 BB)44
CB
30,000(38 BB)45
CH
Chao HuChina [CHN]China
27,500(34 BB)46
132,400(166 BB)47
YQ
Yi QinChina [CHN]China
34,700(43 BB)48
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 4:23:57 AM

New Table 6 Update

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
XS
36,000(90 BB)61
ST
Sergey TsoyUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
29,900(75 BB)62
YC
27,800(70 BB)63
XX
17,400(44 BB)64
33,400(84 BB)65
ML
Ma LiChina [CHN]China
23,900(60 BB)66
WF
Wei FuChina [CHN]China
23,300(58 BB)68