Place
21st
Prize
$4,500
Blind level
Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
Entries
9/505
Total Chips
12,625,000
Average
1,402,778

Day 2

SMPSMP
5/15/2025, 7:23:58 AM

Chip Counts With 21 Players Left In The Hunt

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
PlayerChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,285,000(143 BB)
1,495,000(93 BB)
XW
800,000(50 BB)
731,000(46 BB)
725,000(45 BB)
BW
700,000(44 BB)
665,000(42 BB)
655,000(41 BB)
BJ
650,000(41 BB)
600,000(38 BB)
HW
510,000(32 BB)
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
460,000(29 BB)
420,000(26 BB)
350,000(22 BB)
NC
335,000(21 BB)
300,000(19 BB)
QZ
285,000(18 BB)
YZ
265,000(17 BB)
265,000(17 BB)
YZ
230,000(14 BB)
JZ
165,000(10 BB)
SMPSMP
5/15/2025, 7:19:55 AM

Big Stacks Collide

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Under the gun Xuanzhi Zhao opens 32,000 and finds a customer in button Stephen Song to share the flop K♠ A♣ 8♣ with. Zhao's double barrel of 40,000 and 110,000 gets called by Song to the river 3♠ and 9♥ where Zhao fires a third bullet of 200,000 before going into the tank when Song puts him all-in for another 331,000 on top. Using a time bank, Zhao begrudgingly lets it go which puts Song in an even larger overall lead than before.

PlayerChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,780,000(111 BB)
331,000(21 BB)
SMPSMP
5/15/2025, 6:34:18 AM

Big Stack Table 1 Has Nevan Chang Jump Into A Narrow Lead

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
NC
908,000(76 BB)11
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
747,000(62 BB)12
BW
880,000(73 BB)13
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
430,000(36 BB)14
730,000(61 BB)15
YZ
331,000(28 BB)16
300,000(25 BB)17
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
340,000(28 BB)18
SMPSMP
5/15/2025, 5:49:39 AM

Table 1 Update With A Lot Of Heavy Hitters Sitting On Decent Stacks

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
NC
379,000(38 BB)11
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
655,000(66 BB)12
BW
1,000,000(100 BB)13
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
433,000(43 BB)14
565,000(57 BB)15
210,000(21 BB)16
526,000(53 BB)17
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
378,000(38 BB)18
SMPSMP
5/15/2025, 5:40:35 AM

Stephen Song Gets Caught But Doubles

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Stephen Song

Hijack Stephen Song opens 20,000, button Xuanzhi Zhao counters with a 50,000 three-bet and snaps after Song moved all-in for 347,000.

PlayerHandChips
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
Qâ™ 6â™ 
HJ
719,000(72 BB)
A♥K♦
D
576,000(58 BB)

Song's live cards improve on 7♠ 9♦ 8♥ before making a straight on the turn 5♦ which reduces the river Q♣ to a mere formality.

SMPSMP
5/15/2025, 5:08:24 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 18 With Bin Wang Back In The Lead

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
PlayerChips
BW
1,000,000(125 BB)
842,000(105 BB)
815,000(102 BB)
704,000(88 BB)
624,000(78 BB)
BJ
620,000(78 BB)
619,000(77 BB)
600,000(75 BB)
560,000(70 BB)
NC
480,000(60 BB)
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
418,000(52 BB)
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
406,000(51 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
405,000(51 BB)
363,000(45 BB)
306,000(38 BB)
GT
294,000(37 BB)
SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 7:35:53 PM

Day 2 Seat Draw

PlayerChipsTableSeat
NC
240,00011
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
492,00012
BW
877,00013
235,00014
154,00015
235,00016
625,00017
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
286,00018
HM
48,00021
HW
110,00022
YZ
134,00023
KL
338,60024
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
374,00025
DJ
Di JinChina [CHN]China
44,00026
CL
93,00027
CY
91,00028
YY
Ye YiChina [CHN]China
84,00031
CY
Chen YuChina [CHN]China
121,00032
148,00033
157,00034
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
24,00035
620,00036
125,00037
592,00038
LT
153,00041
YZ
110,00042
63,00043
YL
Yi LiuChina [CHN]China
117,00044
103,00045
153,00046
157,00047
JX
102,00048
GT
137,00051
BJ
412,00052
78,00053
JZ
72,00054
JX
241,00055
589,00056
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
193,00058
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
148,00062
XX
180,00063
QZ
185,00064
88,00065
217,00066
137,00067
95,00068
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
35,00071
RM
152,00072
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
369,00074
126,00075
XW
144,00076
666,00077
HW
31,00078
77,00081
YZ
300,00082
ZL
142,00083
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
197,00085
61,00086
204,00087
CS
141,00088

Chip Count

PlayerChips
BW
877,000
666,000
625,000
620,000
592,000
589,000
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
492,000
BJ
412,000
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
374,000
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
369,000
KL
338,600
YZ
300,000
RS
Rui SunChina [CHN]China
286,000
JX
241,000
NC
240,000
235,000
235,000
217,000
204,000
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
197,000
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
193,000
QZ
185,000
XX
180,000
157,000
157,000
154,000
153,000
LT
153,000
RM
152,000
148,000
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
148,000
XW
144,000
ZL
142,000
CS
141,000
137,000
GT
137,000
YZ
134,000
126,000
125,000
CY
Chen YuChina [CHN]China
121,000
YL
Yi LiuChina [CHN]China
117,000
HW
110,000
YZ
110,000
103,000
JX
102,000
95,000
CL
93,000
CY
91,000
88,000
YY
Ye YiChina [CHN]China
84,000
78,000
77,000
JZ
72,000
63,000
61,000
HM
48,000
DJ
Di JinChina [CHN]China
44,000
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
35,000
HW
31,000
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
24,000