
Day 2
Stephen Song Delivers Double Elimination


Dan Cates jams 190,000 from +1, Stephen Song flats from the hijack and fills up after Gavin over-shoved to 220,000 from the button.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DC Daniel Cates | A♣2♣ UTG+1 | busted |
SS Stephen Song | 5♠5♦ HJ | 2,600,000(87 BB) |
G Gavin | K♣Q♥ D | busted |
This takes us to the money bubble with Stephen Song in a perfect position to profit from the shorter stack's ICM considerations.
Taylor Black Doubles Against Dan Cates

Down to his last 175,000, Taylor black wants the all-in triangle from the cutoff and small blind Dan Cates successfully isolates for 290,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TB Taylor Black | Q♥9♠ CO | 410,000(14 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | A♥7♦ SB | 115,000(4 BB) |
Chip Counts Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 440,000(15 BB) | 2 | 1 |
LY Lei Yu | 325,000(11 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 175,000(6 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 980,000(33 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 350,000(12 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 1,400,000(47 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 2,200,000(73 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 515,000(17 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Chip Counts Going Into Level 16
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 515,000(21 BB) | 2 | 1 |
LY Lei Yu | 460,000(18 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 250,000(10 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 950,000(38 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 345,000(14 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 675,000(27 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 2,100,000(84 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,200,000(48 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Dan Cates Doubles Up Once More
First to act Gavin min-raises, Dan Cates requests the triangle for 150,000 out of the cutoff and big blind Yisha Chen successfully isolates with a jam.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
G Gavin | A♦5♦ UTG | 425,000(17 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | J♠J♥ CO | 385,000(15 BB) |
YC Yisha Chen | 9♦9♥ BB | 1,200,000(48 BB) |
Chip Counts With Yisha Chen Using Her Position Well
After taking down two single raised pots in the three hands before, Yisha Chen cements her second place on the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 415,000(17 BB) | 2 | 1 |
LY Lei Yu | 545,000(22 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 310,000(12 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 925,000(37 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 160,000(6 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 805,000(32 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,900,000(76 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,400,000(56 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Dan Cates Claws Some Back From Calvin Lee

Losing some chips defending his big blind against Lei Yu the hand before, Dan Cates limps his small blind and snaps for his last 155,000 after Calvin Lee put him all-in.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DC Daniel Cates | T♦T♣ SB | 330,000(17 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | A♦6♣ BB | 840,000(42 BB) |
Cates evades an ace on 8♥ 7♠ 7♥ 2♠ J♣ to survive another all-in.
Chip Counts After We Lost Hungarian Istvan Birizdo
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 450,000(23 BB) | 2 | 1 |
LY Lei Yu | 460,000(23 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 695,000(35 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 1,100,000(55 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 220,000(11 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 1,000,000(50 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,500,000(75 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,000,000(50 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Chip Counts After Some Movement For The Short Stacks
Cates picked up the blinds and Gavin lost a small pot against Istvan Birizdo that leaves him with crumbs.
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 140,000(7 BB) | 2 | 1 |
BI Birizdó István | 295,000(15 BB) | 2 | 2 |
LY Lei Yu | 470,000(24 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 620,000(31 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 1,100,000(55 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 220,000(11 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 1,000,000(50 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,500,000(75 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,000,000(50 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Triple Up For Dan Cates

Cutoff Dan Cates wagers his last 50,000 and takes both blinds to the 5♣ 8♣ 8♥ flop. Small blind Stephen Song's 35,000 bet goes unanswered and he shows down with the Jungleman.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DC Daniel Cates | K♦8♦ CO | 170,000(9 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | K♣5♦ SB | 1,400,000(70 BB) |
YC Yisha Chen | T♥9♦ BB | 1,100,000(55 BB) |
Jungle stays ahead when the board completes 9♥ 7♠ for more than a triple up.
Chip Counts Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 240,000(16 BB) | 2 | 1 |
BI Birizdó István | 285,000(19 BB) | 2 | 2 |
LY Lei Yu | 510,000(34 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 620,000(41 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 50,000(3 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 1,000,000(67 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,500,000(100 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Calvin Lee Doubles Up

The previous three min-raised pots went to some of the short stacks before the action gets folded to small blind Dan Cates in the next one. He makes it 30,000 with K♦ 9♥ and Calvin Lee defends 8♣ 7♣ to see the action flop 9♠ K♣ 5♣ . Cates triple barrels 25,000, 125,000 and 375,000 all-in to the Q♦ turn and 6♥ river. Lee snaps for his last 325,000 on the river for a double up with his straight against Cates' two pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 1,000,000(67 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | 50,000(3 BB) |
Taylor Black Adds Some

A min raised three-way pot gets checked to the river T♣ 7♣ 3♠ 2♣ 4♥ with preflop raiser Taylor Black's A♣ K♠ coming out on top against Dan Cates and Stephen Song.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 1,500,000(100 BB) |
TB Taylor Black | 680,000(45 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | 585,000(39 BB) |
The Final Table Is About To Begin

With a few minutes of break left for the live stream production, the players are getting ready for their formal walk in.
Stephen Song extended his lead already, but Yisha Chen drew a good seat in position of him to maybe challenge the American bracelet holder.
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
G Gavin | 240,000(16 BB) | 2 | 1 |
BI Birizdó István | 215,000(14 BB) | 2 | 2 |
LY Lei Yu | 450,000(30 BB) | 2 | 3 |
TB Taylor Black | 580,000(39 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 1,120,000(75 BB) | 2 | 5 |
DC Daniel Cates | 585,000(39 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 540,000(36 BB) | 2 | 7 |
SS Stephen Song | 1,615,000(108 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,060,000(71 BB) | 2 | 9 |
Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 1,315,000(88 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 1,180,000(79 BB) |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,100,000(73 BB) |
TB Taylor Black | 680,000(45 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 595,000(40 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 470,000(31 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | 400,000(27 BB) |
G Gavin | 205,000(14 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 185,000(12 BB) |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 155,000(10 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 120,000(8 BB) |
Seat Draw
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 1,315,000(88 BB) | 2 | 1 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 470,000(31 BB) | 2 | 3 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 120,000(8 BB) | 2 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 595,000(40 BB) | 2 | 5 |
YC Yisha Chen | 1,100,000(73 BB) | 2 | 7 |
JM James Mendoza | 1,180,000(79 BB) | 3 | 1 |
TB Taylor Black | 680,000(45 BB) | 3 | 3 |
DC Daniel Cates | 400,000(27 BB) | 3 | 4 |
G Gavin | 205,000(14 BB) | 3 | 5 |
BI Birizdó István | 185,000(12 BB) | 3 | 6 |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 155,000(10 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Payouts
Place | Payout (USD) |
---|---|
1 | $242,000 |
2 | $162,000 |
3 | $101,000 |
4 | $75,000 |
5 | $60,000 |