Place
25th
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, 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, 1:12:18 PM

Table 1 Has James Mendoza Still Dwarfing His Competition

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
1,500,000(38 BB)11
PD
2,600,000(65 BB)12
GT
800,000(20 BB)13
SL
1,100,000(28 BB)14
940,000(24 BB)15
1,300,000(33 BB)16
KL
875,000(22 BB)17
JM
James MendozaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,865,000(97 BB)18
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 1:01:30 PM

Xiangqian Gong Hits The Rail

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

Under the gun Xiangnan Meng min-raises and calls after big blind Xiangqian Gong moved all-in for 410,000.

PlayerHandChips
AT
UTG
1,680,000(42 BB)
QQ
BB
busted
Board:A9544
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 12:42:03 PM

Xianghan Meng Wins Flip

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Xiangnan Meng

With an 80,000 raise from under the gun and a 445,000 jam from cutoff Xianghan Meng in front, big blind Raffaele Sorrentino successfully isolates.

PlayerHandChips
AJ
CO
1,030,000(26 BB)
TT
BB
420,000(11 BB)
Board:QA25K
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 11:18:27 AM

Table 1 With Gary Thompson Still In Command

Level 17: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
490,000(20 BB)11
PD
1,060,000(42 BB)12
GT
2,830,000(113 BB)13
SL
1,200,000(48 BB)14
490,000(20 BB)16
KL
1,550,000(62 BB)17
775,000(31 BB)18
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 7:48:22 AM

Three Way All-in

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

Catching the action preflop with Liu Zhengpeng all-in for 235,000, Xianghan Meng for 193,000 and Junbo Qu covering both, the dealer gets ready to deliver some pain.

PlayerHandChips
A8
CO
busted
AQ
SB
707,000(59 BB)
87
BB
591,000(49 BB)
Board:26J54
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 6:26:05 AM

Table 6 With Bracelet Holder Renji Mao In Control

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
RM
1,273,000(106 BB)61
HK
Hyunyeong KangKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
270,000(23 BB)62
293,000(24 BB)63
BS
840,000(70 BB)64
DC
Dong ChenHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
818,000(68 BB)65
191,000(16 BB)66
88,000(7 BB)68