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, 10:34:56 AM

Surprise River After Five-Way Flop

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Jun Chen

Peng Zhou gets the ball rolling for 4,000 from +2 and takes four players to the 9 T 4 pitch where his 16,500 c-bet gets called by hijack Jun Chen and cutoff Zhongmin Chen jams for 25,000. Two players fold before Zhou and Jun Chen fill up to see the 9 turn where Zhou declares all-in for 21,500 and Jun Chen snaps.

PlayerHandChips
PZ
JT
MP
92,000(46 BB)
K5
HJ
94,000(47 BB)
T9
CO
49,000(25 BB)

The river T makes Zhongming Chen visibly disgusted before getting his half of the pot.

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, 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, 8:40:50 AM

Clock Called On Zhongmin Cheng

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

Another 30,500 pot is already at the 6 T 8 2 when we get there and big blind Yulin Li puts 16,000 in front with button Zhongmin Chen filling up to see the 4 complete the board. Li jams 39,000, Chen goes deep in the tank, Joseph Kim calls time and Chen ends up throwing it away.

PlayerChips
YL
101,500(102 BB)
73,000(73 BB)
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, 6:55:23 AM

Table 21 Update

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
42,300(85 BB)212
39,400(79 BB)213
95,500(191 BB)214
JX
Ju XuChina [CHN]China
51,300(103 BB)215
XL
36,600(73 BB)216
FF
59,300(119 BB)217
YL
44,700(89 BB)218
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 6:31:56 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 4

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
95,500(239 BB)
94,600(237 BB)
86,200(216 BB)
JX
Jing XuChina [CHN]China
83,200(208 BB)
ZY
74,900(187 BB)
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
74,700(187 BB)
NW
74,400(186 BB)
69,500(174 BB)
HM
Hui MaChina [CHN]China
68,900(172 BB)
LX
66,300(166 BB)
JF
64,200(161 BB)
WH
63,100(158 BB)
FF
59,300(148 BB)
55,200(138 BB)
55,000(138 BB)
54,700(137 BB)
BL
Bo LiuChina [CHN]China
54,600(137 BB)
53,500(134 BB)
53,400(134 BB)
JL
Jing LiChina [CHN]China
52,000(130 BB)
JX
Ju XuChina [CHN]China
51,300(128 BB)
MP
44,300(111 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 5:53:21 AM

Zhongmin Chen On Fire

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Zhongmin Chen

Cutoff Jinlin Shi opens 700, Zhongmin Chen flats from the button and small blind Ju Xu three-bets to 3,200 followed by a call from Shi before Chen forks out 12,000. Xu gets out of the way, Shi declares all-in for 34,200 and Chen fills up once more.

PlayerHandChips
SJ
55
CO
busted
AJ
D
100,400(335 BB)
JX
Ju XuChina [CHN]China
SB
52,800(176 BB)

Ace-jack is good for Chen again on 9 6 J J 4 , knocking out Shi and jumping into the overall lead.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/8/2025, 5:51:53 AM

Zhengwen Zhang Is Ready For A Gamble

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

An 800 open and two calls in front, small blind Zhongmin Chen opts for a 3,200 squeeze, initial raiser Zhengwen Zhang jams 25,200 and only Chen fills up after spending some time in the tank.

PlayerHandChips
A5
UTG
busted
CO
42,300(141 BB)
SJ
D
34,200(114 BB)
AJ
SB
62,400(208 BB)
Board:272T6