Place
23rd
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, 3:28:49 PM

Showers For Zhengpeng Liu

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

When the action folds to small blind Quan Zhou all-in is announced and Zhengpeng Liu takes his last 425,000 for a spin.

PlayerHandChips
QZ
K2
SB
2,705,000(45 BB)
9T
BB
busted
Board:3J36A
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 3:14:08 PM

Table 2 Update With Jiaming Zhao On The Rise

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QZ
2,320,000(39 BB)21
485,000(8 BB)22
JQ
1,400,000(23 BB)23
2,370,000(40 BB)24
4,100,000(68 BB)25
710,000(12 BB)27
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,000,000(17 BB)28
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, 9:44:33 AM

Zhengpeng Liu Doubles Up Again

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

With a 40,000 raise and a call in front, button Zhengpeng Liu wants the triangle for 380,000 and only cutoff Raffaele Sorrentino pays up.

PlayerHandChips
AQ
CO
160,000(8 BB)
AK
D
850,000(43 BB)
Board:8T78J
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 9:13:43 AM

Table 6 With Hungarian Istvan Birizdo In Control

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
PD
925,000(46 BB)61
800,000(40 BB)62
465,000(23 BB)63
BS
545,000(27 BB)64
1,400,000(70 BB)65
510,000(26 BB)66
315,000(16 BB)67
610,000(31 BB)68
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 9:07:29 AM

Zhengpeng Liu's Rockets Hold For A Double

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

Hijack Zhengpeng Liu opens 40,000, button Haojie Huang increases to 115,000 and flicks in the rest after Liu moved all-in for 170.000.

PlayerHandChips
AA
HJ
390,000(20 BB)
TT
D
620,000(31 BB)
Board:228K6
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, 6:36:39 AM

Table 1 Update With Low Stacks Trying To Get An Edge

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
263,000(22 BB)11
472,000(39 BB)12
238,000(20 BB)13
SL
419,000(35 BB)14
AL
Anton LuAustralia [AUS]Australia
468,000(39 BB)15
TB
Taylor BlackUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
340,000(28 BB)16
JX
483,000(40 BB)17
DR
Dennis RubbaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
277,000(23 BB)18
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