
Day 1
Chris Park Is All-in

Yisha Chen leads 20,000 from the cutoff and fills up after Chris Park wagered his last 97,000 from the button.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YC Yisha Chen | Q♠T♠ CO | 958,000(80 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 7♠7♥ D | 219,000(18 BB) |
Outflopped and left with two outs on Q♣ 2♣ T♦ 4♦ , Park gets up and ready to leave before the miracle 7♦ hits on the river.
Yisha Chen Delivers Double Knockout


Marius Gierse wagers his last 75,000 from the button, Yisha Chen flats her small blind, before snapping Chris Park's 209,000 over-shove.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | A♥5♥ D | busted |
YC Yisha Chen | A♣A♠ SB | 1,100,000(110 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 9♥9♦ BB | busted |
Chip Counts Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yisha Chen | 1,100,000(110 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 740,000(74 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 605,000(61 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 280,000(28 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 205,000(21 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 188,000(19 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 100,000(10 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 77,000(8 BB) |
Double Up For Lei Yu
Cutoff Lei Yu lays out 22,000 and snap calls for a total of 295,000 when Chris Park Put him all in from the big blind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LY Lei Yu | A♣K♣ CO | 605,000(61 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | J♠T♠ BB | 77,000(8 BB) |
Yisha Chen Breaks 1M
Hijack Yisha Chen puts 21,000 in front and quickly calls after cutoff Chris Park three-bet to 55,000. Park's 40,000 c-bet gets called on the flop Q♦ 8♣ T♥ and the turn 3♠ is checked to the 3♣ river. Chen takes over the reins with a 75,000 lead and Park folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yisha Chen | 1,000,000(100 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 382,000(38 BB) |
Chip Stacks Going Into Level 11
With the guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 breached to $640,000 we have 16 out of 32 entries still in the running and late registration is closed. Play will conclude at the end of level 12 today.
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 704,500(88 BB) | 2 | 1 |
GT Gary Thompson | 228,000(29 BB) | 2 | 2 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 200,000(25 BB) | 2 | 3 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 200,000(25 BB) | 2 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 340,000(43 BB) | 2 | 5 |
MG Marius Gierse | 200,000(25 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YC Yisha Chen | 900,000(113 BB) | 2 | 7 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 477,000(60 BB) | 2 | 8 |
JM James Mendoza | 843,000(105 BB) | 3 | 1 |
RM Renji Mao | 200,000(25 BB) | 3 | 2 |
TB Taylor Black | 835,000(104 BB) | 3 | 3 |
DC Daniel Cates | 428,000(54 BB) | 3 | 4 |
G Gavin | 200,000(25 BB) | 3 | 5 |
BI Birizdó István | 200,000(25 BB) | 3 | 6 |
AB Amichai Barer | 200,000(25 BB) | 3 | 7 |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 207,000(26 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Yisha Chen Is Closing In On The Leader
Yisha Chen limps her small blind, Chris Park raises to 28,000 and calls after Chen pumped it to 100,000. Chen continues for 50,000 on the 7♣ T♣ 2♦ flop, Park calls and both of them check the turn 4♣ and river 7♦ with Chen flipping over A♥ Q♣ which prompts Park to muck.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yisha Chen | 926,000(116 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 420,000(53 BB) |
Chris Park Chips Up
Under the gun Chris Park puts 16,000 in the middle and big blind Yisha Chen defends to see the flop K♣ 3♣ 3♥ where she check-calls 8,000, but lets it go on the turn 3♦ when faced with another 25,000 bet.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 812,000(102 BB) |
YC Yisha Chen | 706,000(88 BB) |
Table 2 With Chris Park Closing In On The Leader
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 876,000(146 BB) | 2 | 1 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 263,000(44 BB) | 2 | 2 |
LY Lei Yu | 271,000(45 BB) | 2 | 5 |
BL Bin Leng | 70,000(12 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YC Yisha Chen | 385,000(64 BB) | 2 | 7 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 698,000(116 BB) | 2 | 8 |
Chip Counts Going Into Level 9
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 895,000(179 BB) | 2 | 1 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 192,000(38 BB) | 2 | 2 |
G Gavin | 129,000(26 BB) | 2 | 3 |
LY Lei Yu | 168,000(34 BB) | 2 | 5 |
BL Bin Leng | 160,000(32 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YC Yisha Chen | 385,000(77 BB) | 2 | 7 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 584,000(117 BB) | 2 | 8 |
JM James Mendoza | 532,000(106 BB) | 3 | 1 |
GT Gary Thompson | 228,000(46 BB) | 3 | 2 |
TB Taylor Black | 1,016,000(203 BB) | 3 | 3 |
DC Daniel Cates | 368,000(74 BB) | 3 | 3 |
PD Patrik Demus | 277,000(55 BB) | 3 | 5 |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 117,000(23 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Table 2 With Stephen Song Towering Over His Competition
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 893,000(179 BB) | 2 | 1 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 261,000(52 BB) | 2 | 2 |
G Gavin | 111,000(22 BB) | 2 | 3 |
LY Lei Yu | 188,000(38 BB) | 2 | 5 |
BL Bin Leng | 85,000(17 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YC Yisha Chen | 403,000(81 BB) | 2 | 7 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 554,000(111 BB) | 2 | 8 |
New Table 5
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang | 200,000(50 BB) | 5 | 1 |
G Gavin | 136,000(34 BB) | 5 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 355,500(89 BB) | 5 | 4 |
DC Daniel Cates | 212,000(53 BB) | 5 | 5 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 200,000(50 BB) | 5 | 6 |
PD Patrik Demus | 216,500(54 BB) | 5 | 8 |
Chip Counts Going Into Level 7
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 674,000(225 BB) | 2 | 1 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 167,000(56 BB) | 2 | 2 |
PD Patrik Demus | 503,000(168 BB) | 2 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 596,000(199 BB) | 2 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 107,500(36 BB) | 2 | 5 |
BL Bin Leng | 260,000(87 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YC Yisha Chen | 269,000(90 BB) | 2 | 7 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 142,000(47 BB) | 2 | 8 |
JM James Mendoza | 166,000(55 BB) | 3 | 1 |
GT Gary Thompson | 278,500(93 BB) | 3 | 2 |
TB Taylor Black | 695,500(232 BB) | 3 | 3 |
G Gavin | 136,000(45 BB) | 3 | 4 |
DC Daniel Cates | 212,000(71 BB) | 3 | 5 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 162,000(54 BB) | 3 | 6 |
BI Birizdó István | 200,000(67 BB) | 3 | 7 |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 309,500(103 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Chris Park Versus Two

Patrik Demus lays out 6,000 from +2, hijack Chris Park ups it to 20,000, Bin Leng cold calls from the button and Demus fills up to watch the flop 8♣ 8♦ Q♠ drop. Checked to Leng, 14,000 slide over the line and we stay three-way to the A♠ turn. Leng fires another 28,500 and only Park calls and does so again on the 5♥ river with the help of a time bank when Leng fires a third time for 68,500 with 2♦ 2♥ . Park picks up the pot with A♣ K♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 672,000(224 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 506,000(169 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 362,000(121 BB) |
Table 2 Update With Overall Leaders Song And Park Vying For Control
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 680,000(272 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 664,000(266 BB) |
YC Yisha Chen | 289,000(116 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 245,000(98 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 216,000(86 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 210,000(84 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 135,000(54 BB) |
Calvin Lee Scoops Pre
Under the gun Stephen Song opens 5,500 and hijack Chris Park ups it to 18,000 before big blind Calvin Lee's 50,500 cold four-bet takes it down.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 680,000(272 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 664,000(266 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 210,000(84 BB) |
Triton Casher Chris Park Catapults Up The Leaderboard

A single raised blind battle of 8,500 reveals the flop 8♠ 9♣ Q♣ where small blind Chris Park continues for 12,000 before filling up a 32,000 raise from Lei Yu. On the A♣ turn Yu needs a time bank to fire another 71,000 that gets called by Park and the board completes 2♦ . Yu eats up one more time bank to bluff jam 372,000 with K♣ T♦ , but Park doesn't take long to call for a total of 236,000 with a 4♣ 3♣ flush.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 698,000(279 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 136,000(54 BB) |
Chip Stacks Going Into Level 5
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 704,500(352 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 452,000(226 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 355,500(178 BB) |
YC Yisha Chen | 294,500(147 BB) |
TB Taylor Black | 275,000(138 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 273,500(137 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 251,500(126 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 216,500(108 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 186,000(93 BB) |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 164,500(82 BB) |
NC Nevan Chang | 151,500(76 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 147,000(74 BB) |
AB Amichai Barer | 58,000(29 BB) |
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 704,500(352 BB) | 2 | 1 |
PD Patrik Demus | 216,500(108 BB) | 2 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 355,500(178 BB) | 2 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 452,000(226 BB) | 2 | 5 |
YC Yisha Chen | 294,500(147 BB) | 2 | 7 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 186,000(93 BB) | 2 | 8 |
JM James Mendoza | 147,000(74 BB) | 3 | 1 |
GT Gary Thompson | 251,500(126 BB) | 3 | 2 |
TB Taylor Black | 275,000(138 BB) | 3 | 3 |
MG Marius Gierse | 273,500(137 BB) | 3 | 5 |
AB Amichai Barer | 58,000(29 BB) | 3 | 6 |
NC Nevan Chang | 151,500(76 BB) | 3 | 7 |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 164,500(82 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Overall Leader Stephen Song Dominates Table 3

Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 697,000(465 BB) | 2 | 1 |
PD Patrik Demus | 200,000(133 BB) | 2 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 324,000(216 BB) | 2 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 445,000(297 BB) | 2 | 5 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 100,000(67 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 228,000(152 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YC Yisha Chen | 202,000(135 BB) | 3 | 7 |
Stephen Song Marches Further Away From The Field
A limped blind battle has Stephen Song triple barrel 1,500, 7,500 and 30,000 on the board 3♣ 8♥ K♠ 6♦ Q♣ which Chris Park calls all the way before mucking his hand to Song's K♦ 9♣ top pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 697,000(465 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 324,000(216 BB) |
Chris Park Puts The Hammer Down Pre
Cutoff Chris Park makes it 3,500, small blind Quan Zhou ups it to 17,500 and then spends a time bank before surrendering to Park's jam.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 364,000(243 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 92,000(61 BB) |
Chip Counts Going Into Level 3
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 464,000(464 BB) | 2 | 1 |
DC Dong Chen | 205,500(206 BB) | 2 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 361,000(361 BB) | 2 | 4 |
LY Lei Yu | 415,500(416 BB) | 2 | 5 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 84,500(85 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 218,000(218 BB) | 2 | 8 |
JM James Mendoza | 154,000(154 BB) | 3 | 1 |
GT Gary Thompson | 254,000(254 BB) | 3 | 2 |
TB Taylor Black | 209,500(210 BB) | 3 | 3 |
YC Yisha Chen | 212,000(212 BB) | 3 | 4 |
MG Marius Gierse | 262,000(262 BB) | 3 | 5 |
AB Amichai Barer | 117,000(117 BB) | 3 | 6 |
NC Nevan Chang | 186,500(187 BB) | 3 | 7 |
Poker Dream 16 $20k Super Star Challenge Winner Chris Park Adds Some

Ivan Zhang open-limps his small blind and pays Chris Park's 3,500 increase for the flop 4♥ 5♦ 2♣ . Zhang check-raises 11,000 and Park fills his 4,000 c-bet for the 8♠ turn to drop. Zhang's 4,000 gets met before he fires another 5,000 on the river A♥ . Park calls A♣ 4♣ and scoops against 8♥ 7♣ from Zhang.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Christopher Young Park | 261,500(262 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 205,500(206 BB) |
Table 2 Update Stacked With Sharks
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 424,000(424 BB) | 2 | 1 |
RM Renji Mao | 209,000(209 BB) | 2 | 2 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 242,000(242 BB) | 2 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 225,000(225 BB) | 2 | 4 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 107,000(107 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 166,500(167 BB) | 2 | 8 |
2023 Bracelet Winner Renji Mao Collects Pre

First to act Ivan Zhang opens for another 2,000, hijack Chris Park makes it 5,500, big blind Renji Mao flats and Zhang ups it again to 25,000. Park lets it go and Mao jams which puts Zhang in the tank. He opts to fold after using a time bank and Mao shows the Q♥ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Renji Mao | 220,000(220 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 216,500(217 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 188,500(189 BB) |
Early Birds
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 200,000 | 2 | 1 |
RM Renji Mao | 200,000 | 2 | 2 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 200,000 | 2 | 3 |
CY Christopher Young Park | 200,000 | 2 | 4 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 200,000 | 2 | 7 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 200,000 | 2 | 8 |
GT Gary Thompson | 200,000 | 3 | 2 |
TB Taylor Black | 200,000 | 3 | 3 |
MG Marius Gierse | 200,000 | 3 | 5 |
AB Amichai Barer | 200,000 | 3 | 6 |
NC Nevan Chang | 200,000 | 3 | 7 |