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, 8:53:36 AM

Joseph Kim Recovers

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Joseph Kim

Fufu Fang gets us going for 3,000 in +1, cutoff Joseph Kim jams 16,500, button Zhenfang Huang calls for his last 9,000 and big blind Zhongmin Chen fills up before Fang gets out of the way.

PlayerHandChips
FF
UTG+1
133,000(133 BB)
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
K2
CO
47,000(47 BB)
A7
D
busted
A9
BB
104,500(105 BB)

Behind, but with live cards, Kim outdraws his opposition on 4 T 8 K 8 and banks a triple up in the process.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 8:28:11 AM

Fufu Fang Flops Top Pair

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

Getting to the action on 5 Q 2 and 27,000 in the middle, big blind Jun Liu leads 6,000, Fufu Fang calls from UTG and cutoff Zhenfang Huang gets out of the way for the T turn to drop. Liu bets another 11,500 and snaps for a total of 23,000 after Fang put him all-in.

PlayerHandChips
FF
QJ
UTG
113,000(113 BB)
CO
21,500(22 BB)
J9
BB
busted

None of Liu's outs show up on the A river and Fang shoots up the leaderboard.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 8:03:39 AM

Table 21 With Zhongmin Chen In Control

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JK
Joseph KimAustralia [AUS]Australia
75,800(95 BB)211
49,700(62 BB)212
62,400(78 BB)213
110,200(138 BB)214
FF
33,800(42 BB)217
YL
73,500(92 BB)218
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 7:50:51 AM

Zhenfang Huang Out With Top Two

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Zhenfang Huang

First to act Huang Ji lays out 1,200 and big blind Zhenfang Huang defends to see the 5 2 7 flop where Ji c-bets 1,300, three-bet 12,800 and snaps after Huang turns his 5,000 raise into a 31,300 jam.

PlayerHandChips
JH
69
UTG
131,400(219 BB)
57
BB
busted

Digging for 12 outs, Ji finds one on 4 and A for a flush worth the overall chip lead right now.