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
Dominik Nitsche
Daniel Cates

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

PlayerHandChips
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
AQ
CO
busted
TT
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
PlayerChips
PW
1,200,000(240 BB)
JS
900,000(180 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
868,000(174 BB)
HK
Hyunyeong KangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
819,000(164 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
778,000(156 BB)
749,000(150 BB)
BS
722,000(144 BB)
HM
715,000(143 BB)
711,000(142 BB)
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
680,000(136 BB)
668,000(134 BB)
YY
663,000(133 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
660,000(132 BB)
620,000(124 BB)
YZ
565,000(113 BB)
500,000(100 BB)
490,000(98 BB)
490,000(98 BB)
485,000(97 BB)
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
457,000(91 BB)
RM
439,000(88 BB)
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
Yu Zhao

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.

PlayerChips
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
536,000(134 BB)
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

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 .

PlayerChips
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
643,000(161 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
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
PlayerChips
PW
990,000(330 BB)
775,000(258 BB)
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
658,000(219 BB)
JS
586,000(195 BB)
CY
Christopher Young ParkUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
543,000(181 BB)
DS
Duo SuChina [CHN]China
504,000(168 BB)
YY
500,000(167 BB)
HM
485,000(162 BB)
BS
485,000(162 BB)
JX
483,000(161 BB)
462,000(154 BB)
454,000(151 BB)
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
438,000(146 BB)
MG
400,000(133 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
391,000(130 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
386,000(129 BB)
IZ
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
Daniel Cates
PlayerChipsTableSeat
208,500(70 BB)91
DC
Daniel CatesUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
713,000(238 BB)93
BS
417,000(139 BB)94
BL
318,000(106 BB)95
389,000(130 BB)96
RM
218,000(73 BB)97
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
210,000(70 BB)98