
Blind level
Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
58/115
Total Chips
28,750,000
Average
495,690
Day 1
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 3:46:30 PM
Six Bracelets Collide
Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000


Catching the action with two-time bracelet winner Daniel Cates and four-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche both all-in pre, it is the former who is at risk for 385,000
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DC Daniel Cates | A♣Q♦ CO | busted |
DN Dominik Nitsche | T♥T♠ D | 852,000(107 BB) |
No high cards on 4♠ 4♦ 8♥ 9♥ 7♥ has the Jungleman exit once more.
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 2:21:58 PM
Leaderboard Going Into Level 9 With Pan Wang Still On Top
Level 8: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PW Pan Wang | 1,200,000(240 BB) |
JS Jumiao She | 900,000(180 BB) |
YS Yunkyu Song | 868,000(174 BB) |
HK Hyunyeong Kang | 819,000(164 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 778,000(156 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 749,000(150 BB) |
BS Benson Su | 722,000(144 BB) |
HM Haohui Ma | 715,000(143 BB) |
711,000(142 BB) | |
AL Anton Lu | 680,000(136 BB) |
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 668,000(134 BB) |
YY Yilu Yuan | 663,000(133 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 660,000(132 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 620,000(124 BB) |
YZ Yinan Zhou | 565,000(113 BB) |
YP Yuefeng Pan | 500,000(100 BB) |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 490,000(98 BB) |
TC Toan Chan Truong | 490,000(98 BB) |
XT Xin Tong (2) | 485,000(97 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | 457,000(91 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 439,000(88 BB) |
AB Amichai Barer | 420,000(84 BB) |
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 1:28:27 PM
Yu Zhao Bounces Back
Level 7: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Catching the action on the turn J♦ 4♠ J♠ 8♦ and 56,000 up for grabs we see Dan Cates lead 25,000 before filling up Yu Zhao's 65,000 raise from the button. Zhao wagers her last 50,000 and Cates lets it go.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DC Daniel Cates | 536,000(134 BB) |
YZ Yu Zhao (3) | 236,000(59 BB) |
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 1:09:48 PM
Pinoy High Roller Specialist James Mendoza Gets Three Streets Of Value
Level 7: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

James Mendoza - 5th at the APT Taipei Superstar Challenge for $94K two weeks ago - min-opens and big blind Daniel Cates defends to see the flop J♥ 2♠ 7♠ . Mendoza triple barrels 8,000, 17,000 and 22,000 to the river Q♠ K♣ and Cates check-calls all the way and mucks after watching Mendoza flip over K♥ K♦ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DC Daniel Cates | 643,000(161 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 515,000(129 BB) |
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 12:37:48 PM
Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 7
Level 6: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PW Pan Wang | 990,000(330 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 775,000(258 BB) |
DC Daniel Cates | 658,000(219 BB) |
JS Jumiao She | 586,000(195 BB) |
CY Christopher Young Park | 543,000(181 BB) |
DS Duo Su | 504,000(168 BB) |
YY Yilu Yuan | 500,000(167 BB) |
HM Haohui Ma | 485,000(162 BB) |
BS Benson Su | 485,000(162 BB) |
JX Jieming Xu | 483,000(161 BB) |
462,000(154 BB) | |
ZJ Zhi Jian Sean Ooi | 454,000(151 BB) |
AL Anton Lu | 438,000(146 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 400,000(133 BB) |
YS Yunkyu Song | 391,000(130 BB) |
CH Christian Harder | 386,000(129 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 338,000(113 BB) |
SMPSMP
5/16/2025, 12:00:09 PM
Table 9 With The Jungleman In The Lead
Level 6: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
YZ Yu Zhao (3) | 208,500(70 BB) | 9 | 1 |
DC Daniel Cates | 713,000(238 BB) | 9 | 3 |
BS Benson Su | 417,000(139 BB) | 9 | 4 |
BL Bin Leng | 318,000(106 BB) | 9 | 5 |
389,000(130 BB) | 9 | 6 | |
RM Renji Mao | 218,000(73 BB) | 9 | 7 |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 210,000(70 BB) | 9 | 8 |