
Day 2
Taylor Black Doubles Up Again

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.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BJ Boxin Jin | Q♠Q♥ UTG | 870,000(15 BB) |
TB Taylor Black | A♦8♣ D | 770,000(13 BB) |
Table 4 With Overall Leader Marius Gierse Towering Over His Opponents
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 5,100,000(85 BB) | 4 | 1 |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 850,000(14 BB) | 4 | 2 |
BJ Boxin Jin | 1,200,000(20 BB) | 4 | 3 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 1,380,000(23 BB) | 4 | 4 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 1,425,000(24 BB) | 4 | 5 |
TB Taylor Black | 370,000(6 BB) | 4 | 7 |
Top Stacks Going Into Level 21
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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 5,255,000(105 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 3,645,000(73 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 3,350,000(67 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 2,800,000(56 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,710,000(54 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 2,700,000(54 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 2,600,000(52 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 2,500,000(50 BB) |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 2,460,000(49 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 2,455,000(49 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 1,755,000(35 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 1,645,000(33 BB) |
BJ Boxin Jin | 1,500,000(30 BB) |
SL Shuang Li | 1,145,000(23 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,100,000(22 BB) |
XM Xiangnan Meng | 940,000(19 BB) |
Istvan Birizdo Chips Up

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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BJ Boxin Jin | 2,830,000(71 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 2,250,000(56 BB) |
Leaderboard Going Into Level 19
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JM James Mendoza | 3,900,000(130 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 3,200,000(107 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,700,000(90 BB) |
BJ Boxin Jin | 2,280,000(76 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 2,260,000(75 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 2,200,000(73 BB) |
CS Calvin Sungwon Lee | 2,200,000(73 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 2,140,000(71 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 2,050,000(68 BB) |
JQ Junbo Qu | 1,820,000(61 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 1,770,000(59 BB) |
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 1,700,000(57 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 1,700,000(57 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 1,430,000(48 BB) |
YS Yunkyu Song | 1,405,000(47 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 1,400,000(47 BB) |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,300,000(43 BB) |
1,130,000(38 BB) | |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 895,000(30 BB) |
830,000(28 BB) | |
YZ Yinan Zhou | 445,000(15 BB) |
Another Bracelet Holder Exits The Field

The turn T♣ and river J♣ make Dong Chen's elimination official and put Jin back over 2M.
Monster Stack Table 4 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 1,900,000(63 BB) | 4 | 1 |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,145,000(38 BB) | 4 | 2 |
BJ Boxin Jin | 1,670,000(56 BB) | 4 | 3 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 945,000(32 BB) | 4 | 4 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 1,855,000(62 BB) | 4 | 5 |
DC Dong Chen | 230,000(8 BB) | 4 | 6 |
TB Taylor Black | 1,025,000(34 BB) | 4 | 7 |
YY Yilu Yuan | 710,000(24 BB) | 4 | 8 |
Chip Counts Going Into Level 17
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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BL Bin Leng | 3,615,000(181 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 3,050,000(153 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 2,260,000(113 BB) |
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 1,950,000(98 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 1,900,000(95 BB) |
BJ Boxin Jin | 1,670,000(84 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 1,550,000(78 BB) |
YS Yunkyu Song | 1,500,000(75 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 1,465,000(73 BB) |
KL Kaihua Liu | 1,430,000(72 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 1,415,000(71 BB) |
YW Yuzhu Wang | 1,350,000(68 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 1,240,000(62 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 1,125,000(56 BB) |
JQ | 1,035,000(52 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 1,025,000(51 BB) |
XG Xiangqian Gong | 1,000,000(50 BB) |
ZL Zhengpeng Liu | 920,000(46 BB) |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 910,000(46 BB) |
Harry Gets Axed
Top Stacks Going Into Level 15 With Late Reg Over
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 2,000,000(167 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 1,740,000(145 BB) |
SP Supeng Pang | 1,600,000(133 BB) |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 1,440,000(120 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 1,345,000(112 BB) |
HM Haohui Ma | 1,300,000(108 BB) |
YS Yunkyu Song | 1,270,000(106 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 1,245,000(104 BB) |
DC Dong Chen | 1,245,000(104 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 1,220,000(102 BB) |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,200,000(100 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 1,145,000(95 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 1,000,000(83 BB) |
JL Jun Liu | 985,000(82 BB) |
QZ Quan Zhou | 945,000(79 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 945,000(79 BB) |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 920,000(77 BB) |
YW Yang Wang | 875,000(73 BB) |
YP Yuefeng Pan | 865,000(72 BB) |
PW Pan Wang | 830,000(69 BB) |
XG Xiangqian Gong | 785,000(65 BB) |
YY Yilu Yuan | 780,000(65 BB) |
BJ Boxin Jin | 730,000(61 BB) |
715,000(60 BB) | |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 710,000(59 BB) |
JQ | 707,000(59 BB) |
Yinan Zhou Doubles
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.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BJ Boxin Jin | K♠Q♣ UTG | 950,000(79 BB) |
YZ Yinan Zhou | A♠Q♠ SB | 340,000(28 BB) |
Top Chip Counts Going Into Level 13
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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HM Haohui Ma | 1,600,000(160 BB) |
YS Yunkyu Song | 1,350,000(135 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 1,300,000(130 BB) |
YY Yilu Yuan | 1,250,000(125 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 1,160,000(116 BB) |
KL Kaihua Liu | 1,150,000(115 BB) |
BI Birizdó István | 1,130,000(113 BB) |
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 1,120,000(112 BB) |
LY Lei Yu | 1,100,000(110 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 1,000,000(100 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 1,000,000(100 BB) |
920,000(92 BB) | |
BJ Boxin Jin | 853,000(85 BB) |
DC Dong Chen | 850,000(85 BB) |
DN Dominik Nitsche | 843,000(84 BB) |
YW Yuzhu Wang | 820,000(82 BB) |
BS Benson Su | 800,000(80 BB) |
AB Amichai Barer | 760,000(76 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 740,000(74 BB) |
JL Jun Liu | 736,000(74 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 730,000(73 BB) |
PW Pan Wang | 640,000(64 BB) |
SP Supeng Pang | 635,000(64 BB) |
Table 2 Update With Three Bracelet Winners Next To Each Other
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
BJ Boxin Jin | 705,000(71 BB) | 2 | 1 |
JS Jumiao She | 440,000(44 BB) | 2 | 2 |
YW Yang Wang | 323,000(32 BB) | 2 | 3 |
GC Guancheng Chen | 310,000(31 BB) | 2 | 4 |
XT Xin Tong (2) | 367,000(37 BB) | 2 | 5 |
AB Amichai Barer | 1,000,000(100 BB) | 2 | 6 |
YZ Yinan Zhou | 260,000(26 BB) | 2 | 7 |
YS Yunkyu Song | 1,150,000(115 BB) | 2 | 8 |