Place
27th
Prize
$28,000
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, 1:47:00 PM

Quang Minh Nguyen Recovers Some

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
Quang Minh Nguyen

With the bust of bracelet winner Yinan Zhou on the feature table we are now on the bubble.


Marius Gierse opens 100,000 from +2 and takes two customers to the flop Q K Q where his 75,000 c-bet keeps only big blind Quang Minh Nguyen around for the turn 5 that gets checked to the 5 river. Nguyen forks out a 130,000 lead that pushes Gierse off his hand.

PlayerChips
MG
2,000,000(40 BB)
1,600,000(32 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 12:54:14 PM

Yesterday's Circuit Main Event Finalist Jiaming Zhao Adds More

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Jiaming Zhao

Quang Minh Nguyen leads the way with an 80,000 raise and big blind Jiaming Zhao defends to see the flop T K 9 where Nguyen's 85,000 c-bet gets called for the turn 7 to be revealed.


Zhao takes over the reins with a 190,000 lead and Nguyen needs a time bank before making the call to the river 3 . Zhao consumes two time banks before forking out another 550,000 which sends Nguyen deep in the tank. He opts to fold, losing four more time banks in the process.

PlayerChips
2,710,000(68 BB)
1,275,000(32 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, 12:16:29 PM

Table 5 With Overall Chip Leader James Mendoza Dwarfing The Competition

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
365,000(12 BB)51
BS
565,000(19 BB)53
365,000(12 BB)54
415,000(14 BB)55
1,600,000(53 BB)56
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,920,000(131 BB)57
1,705,000(57 BB)58
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, 8:46:38 AM

Quang Minh Nguyen Extends Lead

Level 15: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
Nguyen Quang Minh

Chip leader Quang Minh Nguyen opens 30,000 from the button and Dong Chen defends his big blind to the flop 3 5 Q where he check-raises 80,000 before Nguyen fills up his 30,000 c-bet. Back to a check on the 3 turn, Chen then calls another 110,000 before folding to Nguyen's 210,000 third barrel on the K river.

PlayerChips
2,200,000(147 BB)
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,010,000(67 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 8:36:27 AM

Quang Minh Nguyen Emerges As New CL On The Monster Stack Table

Level 15: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YY
500,000(33 BB)71
BL
1,810,000(121 BB)72
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
1,400,000(93 BB)73
IZ
695,000(46 BB)74
2,050,000(137 BB)75
1,045,000(70 BB)76
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,200,000(80 BB)77
540,000(36 BB)78
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, 7:01:16 AM

Quang Minh Nguyen New Chip Leader

Level 14: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Nguyen Quang Minh
Nguyen Quang Minh and Dominik Nitsche

Cutoff Quang Minh Nguyen lays out 25,000, Dominik Nitsche increases to 75,000 from the button before filling up Nguyen's 175,000 four-bet. Nguyen proceeds with a 110,000, 275,000 and 475,000 triple barrel on T J A 3 9 with Nitsche calling the first two before going in the tank. Using a time bank he finds the fold and Nguyen shows the K .

PlayerChips
1,750,000(146 BB)
1,095,000(91 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 6:17:08 AM

This Month's RDPT Prestige SHR Finalist James Mendoza Chips Up

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
James Mendoza

Under the gun James Mendoza opens 25,000 and big blind Quang Minh Nguyen defends to see 4 9 8 hit the felt with Nguyen check-calling 35,000 before he surrenders against a 105,000 second barrel on the 7 turn.

PlayerChips
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,100,000(92 BB)
980,000(82 BB)
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
5/16/2025, 5:06:17 PM

Day 2 Seat Draw And Chip Count

Seat Draw

PlayerChipsTableSeat
393,00011
486,00012
644,00013
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
410,00015
JX
211,00017
542,00018
118,00021
JS
473,00022
297,00024
646,00025
YZ
142,00027
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,115,00028
372,00031
HM
1,363,00032
NC
183,00034
YW
462,00035
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
416,00037
PW
1,114,00038
142,00041
817,00042
HW
322,00044
777,00045
KL
677,00046
385,00048
JW
400,00051
LC
Liang ChenAustralia [AUS]Australia
837,00052
270,00053
212,00055
1,276,00056
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
884,00057
435,00058
RM
927,00061
HK
Hyunyeong KangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
719,00062
BS
852,00064
126,00065
1,054,00066
564,00067
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
343,00068
YY
683,00071
1,041,00072
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
611,00073
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
129,00075
140,00076
YC
176,00077
QZ
964,00081
IZ
435,00082
PD
461,00083
BL
570,00084
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
419,00085
300,00086
MG
503,00087
WC
522,00091
DS
249,00092
226,00093
167,00094
897,00095
GT
414,00096
204,00098

Chip Count

PlayerChips
HM
1,363,000
1,276,000
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,115,000
PW
1,114,000
1,054,000
1,041,000
QZ
964,000
RM
927,000
897,000
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
884,000
BS
852,000
LC
Liang ChenAustralia [AUS]Australia
837,000
817,000
777,000
HK
Hyunyeong KangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
719,000
YY
683,000
KL
677,000
646,000
644,000
LY
Lei YuChina [CHN]China
611,000
BL
570,000
564,000
542,000
WC
522,000
MG
503,000
486,000
JS
473,000
YW
462,000
PD
461,000
IZ
435,000
435,000
JL
Jun LiuChina [CHN]China
419,000
WJ
William JiaAustralia [AUS]Australia
416,000
GT
414,000
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
410,000
JW
400,000
393,000
385,000
372,000
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
343,000
HW
322,000
300,000
297,000
270,000
DS
249,000
226,000
212,000
JX
211,000
204,000
NC
183,000
YC
176,000
167,000
142,000
YZ
142,000
140,000
CS
Calvin Sungwon LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
129,000
126,000
118,000