Place
22nd
Prize
$30,000
Blind level
Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Entries
15/191
Total Chips
47,750,000
Average
3,183,333

Day 2

SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 3:02:42 PM

Taylor Black Doubles Up Again

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Taylor Black

Fresh from a double up, but still short, Taylor Black jams 310,000 and Boxin Jin fills up his 120,000 open from under the gun.

PlayerHandChips
BJ
QQ
UTG
870,000(15 BB)
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
A8
D
770,000(13 BB)
Board:7882J
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 2:54:05 PM

Table 4 With Overall Leader Marius Gierse Towering Over His Opponents

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
MG
5,100,000(85 BB)41
850,000(14 BB)42
BJ
1,200,000(20 BB)43
HW
1,380,000(23 BB)44
IZ
1,425,000(24 BB)45
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
370,000(6 BB)47
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 2:39:04 PM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 21

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

With 26 players left and everyone a min cash of $28,000 secured already we have German Marius Gierse in a commanding lead.


Day 2 will conclude when we reach the last two tables with 16 players bagging their chips for tomorrow.

PlayerChips
MG
5,255,000(105 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,645,000(73 BB)
QZ
3,350,000(67 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,800,000(56 BB)
PD
2,710,000(54 BB)
BL
2,700,000(54 BB)
2,600,000(52 BB)
2,500,000(50 BB)
2,460,000(49 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,455,000(49 BB)
1,755,000(35 BB)
1,645,000(33 BB)
BJ
1,500,000(30 BB)
SL
1,145,000(23 BB)
GT
1,100,000(22 BB)
940,000(19 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 1:00:27 PM

Istvan Birizdo Chips Up

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Istvan Birizdo

First to act Boxin Jin makes it 80,000, small blind Istvan Birizdo pumps it to 280,000 before Jin calls with the aid of a time bank. Birizdo's 175,000 c-bet on the flop K 6 6 goes unanswered.

PlayerChips
BJ
2,830,000(71 BB)
2,250,000(56 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 12:21:10 PM

Leaderboard Going Into Level 19

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
PlayerChips
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,900,000(130 BB)
BL
3,200,000(107 BB)
PD
2,700,000(90 BB)
BJ
2,280,000(76 BB)
MG
2,260,000(75 BB)
2,200,000(73 BB)
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,200,000(73 BB)
SS
Stephen SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,140,000(71 BB)
HL
2,050,000(68 BB)
JQ
1,820,000(61 BB)
1,770,000(59 BB)
1,700,000(57 BB)
IZ
1,700,000(57 BB)
QZ
1,430,000(48 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,405,000(47 BB)
1,400,000(47 BB)
1,300,000(43 BB)
1,130,000(38 BB)
895,000(30 BB)
830,000(28 BB)
YZ
445,000(15 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 11:51:20 AM

Another Bracelet Holder Exits The Field

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Dong Chen

Cutoff Boxin Jin min-raises and big blind Dong Chen defends to see the flop 7 9 6 with Chen putting his last 215,000 into the middle. Jin snaps with the nuts, but is not safe yet.

PlayerHandChips
BJ
8T
CO
2,100,000(70 BB)
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
97
BB
busted

The turn T and river J make Dong Chen's elimination official and put Jin back over 2M.

SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 11:44:42 AM

Monster Stack Table 4 Update

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
MG
1,900,000(63 BB)41
1,145,000(38 BB)42
BJ
1,670,000(56 BB)43
HW
945,000(32 BB)44
IZ
1,855,000(62 BB)45
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
230,000(8 BB)46
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,025,000(34 BB)47
YY
710,000(24 BB)48
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 9:45:58 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 17

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

With 49 out of 191 total entries remaining that all want to get to the 29 money places we see Gary Thompson closing in on chip leader Bin Leng in the hunt for the top prize of $750,000.

PlayerChips
BL
3,615,000(181 BB)
GT
3,050,000(153 BB)
QZ
2,260,000(113 BB)
1,950,000(98 BB)
HL
1,900,000(95 BB)
BJ
1,670,000(84 BB)
MG
1,550,000(78 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,500,000(75 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
1,465,000(73 BB)
KL
1,430,000(72 BB)
1,415,000(71 BB)
YW
1,350,000(68 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,240,000(62 BB)
PD
1,125,000(56 BB)
1,035,000(52 BB)
IZ
1,025,000(51 BB)
1,000,000(50 BB)
920,000(46 BB)
910,000(46 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 8:35:04 AM

Harry Gets Axed

Level 15: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Harry jams his last 315,000 from the hijack and Boxin Jin defends big blind.

PlayerHandChips
A2
HJ
busted
BJ
TT
BB
1,150,000(77 BB)

No ace on 2 5 6 4 Q sends the mysterious Harry packing.

SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 7:50:13 AM

Top Stacks Going Into Level 15 With Late Reg Over

Level 14: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChips
2,000,000(167 BB)
BL
1,740,000(145 BB)
1,600,000(133 BB)
1,440,000(120 BB)
PD
1,345,000(112 BB)
HM
1,300,000(108 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,270,000(106 BB)
1,245,000(104 BB)
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,245,000(104 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
1,220,000(102 BB)
1,200,000(100 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,145,000(95 BB)
RM
1,000,000(83 BB)
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
985,000(82 BB)
QZ
945,000(79 BB)
GT
945,000(79 BB)
920,000(77 BB)
YW
875,000(73 BB)
865,000(72 BB)
PW
830,000(69 BB)
785,000(65 BB)
YY
780,000(65 BB)
BJ
730,000(61 BB)
715,000(60 BB)
710,000(59 BB)
707,000(59 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 7:17:08 AM

Yinan Zhou Doubles

Level 14: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Under the gun Boxin Jin makes it 25,000 and calls after Yinan Zhou - WSOP Paradise Main Event winner for $6,000,000 in December - requested the all-in triangle for 158,000.

PlayerHandChips
BJ
KQ
UTG
950,000(79 BB)
YZ
AQ
SB
340,000(28 BB)
Board:ATK92
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 5:57:37 AM

Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 13

Level 12: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

After the late registration was pushed to the end of level 14, the blinds have been adjusted as well. We now have level 13 and 14 being at 6K/12K/12K and continue with regular blind increases from level 15 (10K/15K/15K) onwards.


The $10,000 Super Star that was scheduled for 15:00 will now begin after the end of the SHR Main Event late reg at 17:00.

PlayerChips
HM
1,600,000(160 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,350,000(135 BB)
BL
1,300,000(130 BB)
YY
1,250,000(125 BB)
RM
1,160,000(116 BB)
KL
1,150,000(115 BB)
1,130,000(113 BB)
1,120,000(112 BB)
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
1,100,000(110 BB)
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,000,000(100 BB)
IZ
1,000,000(100 BB)
920,000(92 BB)
BJ
853,000(85 BB)
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
850,000(85 BB)
843,000(84 BB)
YW
820,000(82 BB)
BS
800,000(80 BB)
760,000(76 BB)
PD
740,000(74 BB)
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
736,000(74 BB)
GT
730,000(73 BB)
PW
640,000(64 BB)
635,000(64 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 5:07:37 AM

Table 2 Update With Three Bracelet Winners Next To Each Other

Level 12: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
BJ
705,000(71 BB)21
JS
440,000(44 BB)22
YW
323,000(32 BB)23
310,000(31 BB)24
367,000(37 BB)25
1,000,000(100 BB)26
YZ
260,000(26 BB)27
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,150,000(115 BB)28