Blind level
Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Entries
61/235
Total Chips
9,400,000
Average
154,098

Day 1A

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 1:19:09 PM

Day 1A Qualifiers

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Chip Count

PlayerChips
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
389,000(130 BB)
YP
329,000(110 BB)
HW
Hu WeiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
310,000(103 BB)
303,000(101 BB)
ZW
301,000(100 BB)
ZD
287,000(96 BB)
XW
Xu WangChina [CHN]China
282,000(94 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
275,000(92 BB)
JL
252,000(84 BB)
249,000(83 BB)
SB
238,000(79 BB)
227,000(76 BB)
YT
225,000(75 BB)
LH
202,000(67 BB)
ZL
195,000(65 BB)
193,000(64 BB)
193,000(64 BB)
NW
188,000(63 BB)
HD
186,000(62 BB)
YL
Yuhang LiuAustralia [AUS]Australia
183,000(61 BB)
JH
182,000(61 BB)
XZ
178,000(59 BB)
PZ
178,000(59 BB)
WH
165,000(55 BB)
163,000(54 BB)
XZ
162,000(54 BB)
160,000(53 BB)
YC
157,000(52 BB)
144,000(48 BB)
BG
142,000(47 BB)
DW
135,000(45 BB)
121,000(40 BB)
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
114,000(38 BB)
ZY
112,000(37 BB)
111,000(37 BB)
110,000(37 BB)
MP
107,000(36 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
105,000(35 BB)
104,000(35 BB)
XL
Xin LyuChina [CHN]China
103,000(34 BB)
BF
103,000(34 BB)
103,000(34 BB)
QH
101,000(34 BB)
100,000(33 BB)
98,000(33 BB)
LJ
92,000(31 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
91,000(30 BB)
91,000(30 BB)
YL
91,000(30 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
89,000(30 BB)
FF
87,000(29 BB)
HT
Hai Tran (2)Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
76,000(25 BB)
CL
74,000(25 BB)
HW
70,000(23 BB)
HY
67,000(22 BB)
JH
65,000(22 BB)
60,000(20 BB)
56,000(19 BB)
45,000(15 BB)
43,000(14 BB)
40,000(13 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 11:39:26 AM

Jonty Obrien Keeps Chipping Up Towards The End

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Jonty Obrien

Cutoff Xiaotong Yu opens 6,500 and pays up after small blind Jonty Obrien increased to 22,000 for a J K 2 flop where his 10,000 c-bet gets called before Yu folds to another 32,000 on the T turn.

PlayerChips
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
388,000(129 BB)
127,500(43 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 10:56:46 AM

Xiaotong Yu Is Begging The Dealer For A Good Flop

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Xiaotong Yu

First to act Hui Ma makes it 10,000, cutoff Xiaotong Yu waxers his last 36,500, big stack Jonty Obrien cold calls and Ma throws in the rest as well. Ma successfully isolates for 35,000 on the K T K flop and goes to showdown with the short stack.

PlayerHandChips
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
JJ
UTG
109,000(44 BB)
AK
CO
114,500(46 BB)
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
SB
284,000(114 BB)

The dealer delivers for Yu, keeping him ahead on T and 9 for a full triple up.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 10:37:01 AM

Table 24 With Jonty Obrien Extending His Lead

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
207,000(104 BB)241
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
162,000(81 BB)242
QH
55,000(28 BB)243
38,000(19 BB)244
ZX
76,000(38 BB)245
30,000(15 BB)246
16,500(8 BB)247
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
325,000(163 BB)248
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 10:04:04 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 10

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
273,000(182 BB)
DW
252,000(168 BB)
YP
248,000(165 BB)
ZW
232,000(155 BB)
SB
224,500(150 BB)
YM
Yi MaChina [CHN]China
206,000(137 BB)
JH
183,000(122 BB)
172,000(115 BB)
BG
171,000(114 BB)
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
163,000(109 BB)
XZ
153,000(102 BB)
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
148,500(99 BB)
DL
Dong LiangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
148,000(99 BB)
FF
147,000(98 BB)
JL
147,000(98 BB)
HD
138,000(92 BB)
YY
Yi YeChina [CHN]China
137,000(91 BB)
YC
130,500(87 BB)
129,000(86 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
128,000(85 BB)
ZD
125,000(83 BB)
JR
124,000(83 BB)
ZY
124,000(83 BB)
NW
123,000(82 BB)
123,000(82 BB)
122,000(81 BB)
122,000(81 BB)
121,000(81 BB)
119,000(79 BB)
118,000(79 BB)
114,000(76 BB)
104,000(69 BB)
YL
Yuhang LiuAustralia [AUS]Australia
101,000(67 BB)
101,000(67 BB)
LH
93,000(62 BB)
90,000(60 BB)
85,000(57 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
85,000(57 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 9:44:57 AM

Table 24 Update

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
71,000(47 BB)241
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
134,500(90 BB)242
QH
67,000(45 BB)243
30,000(20 BB)244
ZX
63,500(42 BB)245
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
203,000(135 BB)248
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 9:32:40 AM

Jonty Obrien Catapults Up The Leaderboard

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Jonty Obrien

First to act Wenqing Dong opens 2,000, hijack Jonty Obrien ups it to 6,000 and puts in the rest after Dong four-bet to 14,500. Dong's 6,500 c-bet gets called on the A 8 7 flop for the 6 turn to drop and Dong's 49,000 bluff-jam receives a snap-call and he gets up right away, knowing he is beat.

PlayerHandChips
KJ
UTG
busted
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
88
HJ
204,000(204 BB)

Drawing dead already, Dong starts gathering his things before the 9 river makes his exit official.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 6:09:14 AM

Fengjiao Wang Passive To Victory

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Fengjiao Wang

Hijack Jonty Obrien puts 800 in the middle and both blinds defend to see the 2 A 3 flop where Obrien's 800 c-bet gets filled by both for the Q turn. Another 4,000 keeps only big blind Fengjiao Wang around who calls another 15,000 on the 2 river to win with A 3 against 9 T air from Obrien.

PlayerChips
60,800(152 BB)
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
15,000(38 BB)
11,900(30 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 5:24:29 AM

New Table 24

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
LJ
40,000(133 BB)241
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
40,000(133 BB)242
28,400(95 BB)243
40,000(133 BB)244
40,000(133 BB)245
40,000(133 BB)246
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
40,000(133 BB)248