Blind level
Level 18: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
Entries
1/32
Total Chips
6,400,000
Average
6,400,000

Day 2

SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 9:13:28 AM

Yisha Chen Becomes The Bubble Girl After Getting It In Good

Level 17: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Yisha Chen

Stephen Song continues to bully with an open jam from the small blind and Yisha Chen starts considering her options. Two time banks later she makes a gutsy call for her last 420,000 and is ahead.

PlayerHandChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
72
SB
2,900,000(73 BB)
YC
Q9
BB
busted

Heartbreak for the last lady on the table when the dealer reveals a two in the window and flips over 5 T 2 T A , eliminating Yisha Chen on the bubble that grants the rest of the field a $60,000 payday at minimum.

SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 8:51:37 AM

Chip Counts At The Start Of Level 17 With Stephen Song Dominating

Level 17: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
555,000(14 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
335,000(8 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
860,000(22 BB)25
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,400,000(35 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,000,000(75 BB)28
YC
300,000(8 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 8:21:41 AM

Chip Counts Update

Level 16: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
440,000(15 BB)21
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
325,000(11 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
175,000(6 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
980,000(33 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
350,000(12 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,400,000(47 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,200,000(73 BB)28
YC
515,000(17 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 8:04:23 AM

Calvin Lee Doubles Up

Level 16: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Calvin Sungwon Lee

Button Calvin Lee opens 70,000, big blind Yisha Chen ups it to 250,000 and snaps after Lee announced all-in for his last 600,000.

PlayerHandChips
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AK
D
1,200,000(40 BB)
YC
QQ
BB
530,000(18 BB)

An ace in the window on 2 9 A puts Chen behind, who can't recover when the board completes J 4 making her trade places on the leaderboard with Lee.

SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 7:53:27 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 16

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
515,000(21 BB)21
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
460,000(18 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
250,000(10 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
950,000(38 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
345,000(14 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
675,000(27 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,100,000(84 BB)28
YC
1,200,000(48 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 7:51:44 AM

Stephen Song Now Over 2M

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Stephen Song

Chip Leader Stephen Song picks up A A in +1, raises to 50,000 and takes two interested parties to the flop J K 5 that gets rejected for a free J turn. Song's 65,000 delayed c-bet keeps only hijack Gavin around for the board to complete 9 . Song fires another 80,000 and Gavin lets go of A 6 after using a time bank.

PlayerChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,100,000(84 BB)
YC
1,200,000(48 BB)
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
515,000(21 BB)
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 7:24:11 AM

Dan Cates Doubles Up Once More

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

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.

PlayerHandChips
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
A5
UTG
425,000(17 BB)
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
JJ
CO
385,000(15 BB)
YC
99
BB
1,200,000(48 BB)
Board:KK524
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 7:21:29 AM

Chip Counts With Yisha Chen Using Her Position Well

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After taking down two single raised pots in the three hands before, Yisha Chen cements her second place on the leaderboard.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
415,000(17 BB)21
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
545,000(22 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
310,000(12 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
925,000(37 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
160,000(6 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
805,000(32 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,900,000(76 BB)28
YC
1,400,000(56 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 7:14:40 AM

Stephen Song Continues To March Ahead

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Stephen Song

Wrestling down a preflop pot with a cold four-bet two hands prior, Stephen Song is back with a 50,000 lead out of the cutoff and takes two customers to the flop 3 4 4 where he takes it down again with a simple 70,000 continuation.

PlayerHandChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
T9
CO
1,900,000(76 BB)
YC
JT
D
1,200,000(48 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
Q5
BB
495,000(20 BB)
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 7:11:26 AM

Yisha Chen Closes Gap To The Chip Leader

Level 15: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Yisha Chen

After chopping a preflop all-in against Calvin Lee with ace-king for both of them, Yisha Chen raises 50,000 from under the gun with A K and takes hijack Taylor Black with A Q to the flop T 2 6 where her 40,000 c-bet gets called. The 5 turn gets checked to the river T and Chen's 340,000 lead goes unanswered.

PlayerChips
YC
1,300,000(52 BB)
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
445,000(18 BB)
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 6:36:47 AM

Chip Counts After We Lost Hungarian Istvan Birizdo

Level 14: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
450,000(23 BB)21
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
460,000(23 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
695,000(35 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,100,000(55 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
220,000(11 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,000,000(50 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,500,000(75 BB)28
YC
1,000,000(50 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 6:21:22 AM

Chip Counts After Some Movement For The Short Stacks

Level 14: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Cates picked up the blinds and Gavin lost a small pot against Istvan Birizdo that leaves him with crumbs.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
140,000(7 BB)21
295,000(15 BB)22
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
470,000(24 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
620,000(31 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,100,000(55 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
220,000(11 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,000,000(50 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,500,000(75 BB)28
YC
1,000,000(50 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 6:14:51 AM

Triple Up For Dan Cates

Level 14: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Daniel 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.

PlayerHandChips
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
K8
CO
170,000(9 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
K5
SB
1,400,000(70 BB)
YC
T9
BB
1,100,000(55 BB)

Jungle stays ahead when the board completes 9 7 for more than a triple up.

SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 6:11:54 AM

Chip Counts Update

Level 13: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
240,000(16 BB)21
285,000(19 BB)22
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
510,000(34 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
620,000(41 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,100,000(73 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
50,000(3 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,000,000(67 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,500,000(100 BB)28
YC
1,100,000(73 BB)29
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 5:48:12 AM

Yisha Chen Chips Up

Level 13: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
Yisha Chen

Yisha Chen min-raises from under the gun and takes two players to the flop 9 3 Q where her 30,000 c-bet only keeps big blind Stephen Song around for the A turn. Another 40,000 gets the job done for her.

PlayerChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,500,000(100 BB)
YC
1,200,000(80 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
480,000(32 BB)
SMPSMP
5/20/2025, 4:42:45 AM

The Final Table Is About To Begin

Level 13: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
TLPT 20K SHR Final Table

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.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
240,000(16 BB)21
215,000(14 BB)22
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
450,000(30 BB)23
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
580,000(39 BB)24
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,120,000(75 BB)25
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
585,000(39 BB)26
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
540,000(36 BB)27
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,615,000(108 BB)28
YC
1,060,000(71 BB)29

Chip Count

PlayerChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,315,000(88 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,180,000(79 BB)
YC
1,100,000(73 BB)
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
680,000(45 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
595,000(40 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
470,000(31 BB)
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
400,000(27 BB)
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
205,000(14 BB)
185,000(12 BB)
155,000(10 BB)
120,000(8 BB)

Seat Draw

PlayerChipsTableSeat
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,315,000(88 BB)21
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
470,000(31 BB)23
120,000(8 BB)24
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
595,000(40 BB)25
YC
1,100,000(73 BB)27
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,180,000(79 BB)31
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
680,000(45 BB)33
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
400,000(27 BB)34
G
GavinChina [CHN]China
205,000(14 BB)35
185,000(12 BB)36
155,000(10 BB)38

Payouts

PlacePayout (USD)
1$242,000
2$162,000
3$101,000
4$75,000
5$60,000