Blind level
Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
37/181
Total Chips
4,525,000
Average
122,297

Flight D

SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 7:23:54 PM

Flight D Of The Circuit Main Event Concludes With Jieming Xu On Top

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Jieming Xu

After a marathon day for the players that tried their luck earlier in Flight C and had to come back for the last chance to qualify in Flight D comes to a close, we have the line-up for Day 2 complete.


The $2,000 buy-in flight attracted 181 players and saw 37 move on to Day 2 tomorrow with Jieming Xu bagging the lead for 241,000, which is miles away from the overall chip leader Bin Wang that finished Flight C with 877,000.


Wen Wen Chen made it to 235,000 after a later charge that started in level 10 with only 22,600 and Italian Raffaele Sorrentino rounds out the top 3 with a stack of 217,000.


All of the qualifiers better get some rest soon to be back at the tables fresh when the cards start flying for Day 2 in less than eight hours.


The SMP Live Update Crew will be back as well, starting at 12:00 local to bring you all the action until the end of Day 2.

Day 1D Qualifiers

PlayerChips
JX
241,000(40 BB)
235,000(39 BB)
217,000(36 BB)
204,000(34 BB)
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
197,000(33 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
193,000(32 BB)
QZ
185,000(31 BB)
157,000(26 BB)
157,000(26 BB)
153,000(26 BB)
LT
153,000(26 BB)
RM
152,000(25 BB)
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
148,000(25 BB)
148,000(25 BB)
ZL
142,000(24 BB)
137,000(23 BB)
126,000(21 BB)
125,000(21 BB)
CY
Chen YuChina [CHN]China
121,000(20 BB)
YL
Yi LiuChina [CHN]China
117,000(20 BB)
HW
110,000(18 BB)
103,000(17 BB)
95,000(16 BB)
CL
93,000(16 BB)
CY
91,000(15 BB)
88,000(15 BB)
78,000(13 BB)
77,000(13 BB)
KL
72,600(12 BB)
JZ
72,000(12 BB)
71,000(12 BB)
63,000(11 BB)
61,000(10 BB)
HM
48,000(8 BB)
GL
Gao LuoChina [CHN]China
35,000(6 BB)
HW
31,000(5 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
24,000(4 BB)
SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 6:48:17 PM

Xiangqian Gong Doubles Up On The Bubble

Level 14: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Xiangqian Gong

Chip leader Quan Zhou opens 11,000 from +1 and takes cutoff Xiangqian Gong to the flop 6♣ 7♠ T♦ where Zhou initiates a triple barrel of 15,000, 28,000 and 85,000 to the river 6♦ and Q♠ with Gong calling all the way, putting his last 41,000 on the line with king-high K♠ J♠ to beat Zhou's 3♣ 5♦ .

PlayerChips
204,000(41 BB)
QZ
195,000(39 BB)
SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 6:06:03 PM

Leaderboard With AAPoker Ambassador Quan Zhou On Top

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChips
QZ
243,000(61 BB)
200,000(50 BB)
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
193,000(48 BB)
193,000(48 BB)
JX
183,000(46 BB)
LT
173,000(43 BB)
ZL
159,000(40 BB)
148,000(37 BB)
138,000(35 BB)
135,500(34 BB)
130,000(33 BB)
HW
123,000(31 BB)
113,000(28 BB)
108,000(27 BB)
YL
Yi LiuChina [CHN]China
108,000(27 BB)
RM
105,000(26 BB)
SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 5:07:27 PM

Quan Zhou Closes In On The Leader

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Quan Zhou

Small blind Huan Wen makes it 8,000 and Quan Zhou defends to see the flop 4♠ K♦ J♦ where Wen c-bets 3,000 and fills up after Zhou pumped it to 22,000. No more action on 8♦ and A♥ has Zhou come out on top with two-pair J♠ 4♣ against Wen's K♣ Q♣ .

PlayerChips
QZ
198,000(79 BB)
HW
159,500(64 BB)
SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 4:45:12 PM

February's Triton $25K Runner-Up Quan Zhou Wins With King-High

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Quan Zhou

Christian Harder limps his small blind and Quan Zhou - fresh from his $1,193,000 Triton cash - opts to check for the flop 9♠ 4♠ J♣ to hit the felt. Harder triple barrels 2,500, 8,000 and 5,600 to the river 6♣ and 9♦ with Zhou calling all the way with king-high K♦ T♦ who scoops the pot against Harder's 8♣ T♣ .

PlayerChips
QZ
158,000(79 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
20,500(10 BB)
SMPSMP
5/14/2025, 4:24:11 PM

Table 23 With AAPoker Ambassador Quan Zhou In The Driver's Seat

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
46,000(29 BB)231
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
47,000(29 BB)232
WC
54,500(34 BB)233
62,200(39 BB)234
13,200(8 BB)235
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
48,200(30 BB)237
QZ
158,000(99 BB)238