Blind level
Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
10/65
Total Chips
1,950,000
Average
195,000

Day 1B

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 3:54:36 PM

Difei Wu Doubles Up Again

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Difei Wu

Fresh from a double up, Difei Wu opens-jams 70,000 once more and former chip leader Erdun Xu flats from the hijack.

PlayerHandChips
DW
AJ
UTG
160,000(20 BB)
EX
AK
HJ
8,000(1 BB)

The J in the window is bad news for Xu who can't improve when the board completes 7 2 2 A leaving him with crumbs.

Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 3:48:10 PM

Yang Chen Dominates And Doubles

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Yang Chen

A blind battle ends with Erdun Xu and big blind Yang Chen showing down pre and the latter at risk for 51,000.

PlayerHandChips
EX
QT
SB
80,000(13 BB)
A6
BB
108,000(18 BB)
Board:44759
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 3:41:07 PM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 17

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
218,000(44 BB)362
ZC
219,000(44 BB)363
DW
43,000(9 BB)364
CH
Chak Hei ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
238,000(48 BB)365
JL
25,000(5 BB)367
63,000(13 BB)368
VY
Viktor YugayUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
51,000(10 BB)369
246,000(49 BB)371
126,000(25 BB)372
96,000(19 BB)373
73,000(15 BB)374
105,000(21 BB)376
138,000(28 BB)377
JL
64,000(13 BB)378
EX
150,000(30 BB)379
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 3:04:13 PM

Double Up For Xiaobin Huang

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Xiaobin Huang

With button Xiaobin Huang and big blind Erdun Xu getting ready to show down pre it is the former at risk for 62,000.

PlayerHandChips
AA
D
131,500(26 BB)
EX
A6
BB
151,000(30 BB)
Board:86J78
Pot:62,000 (12 BB)
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 2:44:49 PM

Last Two Tables Now 9-Handed

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

With 18 players left, the third table breaks and we have two fully stacked tables going to the end.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
QJ
99,500(25 BB)361
96,000(24 BB)362
ZC
174,000(44 BB)363
DW
45,000(11 BB)364
CH
Chak Hei ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
153,000(38 BB)365
116,000(29 BB)366
JL
41,500(10 BB)367
66,000(17 BB)368
VY
Viktor YugayUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
64,000(16 BB)369
204,500(51 BB)371
135,000(34 BB)372
82,000(21 BB)373
67,000(17 BB)374
YT
46,500(12 BB)375
81,000(20 BB)376
65,500(16 BB)377
JL
86,500(22 BB)378
EX
222,000(56 BB)379
Sandro SimonSandro Simon
7/5/2025, 2:16:13 PM

Table 37 With Overall Chip Leader Erdun Xu In Control

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Erdun Xu
PlayerChipsTableSeat
193,000(64 BB)371
126,500(42 BB)372
38,500(13 BB)374
YT
41,000(14 BB)375
55,000(18 BB)376
82,000(27 BB)377
EX
283,000(94 BB)379