
Place
14th
Prize
$44,000
Blind level
Level 29: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000
Entries
1/191
Total Chips
47,750,000
Average
47,750,000
Day 3
SMPSMP
5/18/2025, 5:41:31 AM
APT Taipei High Roller Runner-Up Gary Thompson Out In 14th For $44,000
Level 24: 50,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Haitao Lei opens 275,000 from the cutoff and snaps after button Gary Thomson requested the triangle for 1,100,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HL Haitao Lei | A♦A♣ CO | 2,800,000(22 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | K♦Q♥ D | busted |
The board runs J♠ 3♠ J♣ K♥ 3♦ and sends the Irish to the rail.
SMPSMP
5/18/2025, 4:44:54 AM
Gary Thompson Dominates And Doubles
Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Gary Thompson open-jams 850,000 from +1 and big blind Martin Nielsen goes for a spin.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
GT Gary Thompson | A♥T♠ UTG+1 | 1,900,000(19 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | Q♦T♦ BB | 2,900,000(29 BB) |
Board:6♥T♥9♣3♥7♣
SMPSMP
5/18/2025, 4:43:30 AM
Table 1 Update With Marius Gierse Still Firmly In Control
Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 7,500,000(75 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,800,000(48 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,900,000(39 BB) |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 2,500,000(25 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 1,500,000(15 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 980,000(10 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 850,000(9 BB) |
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 5:13:53 PM
Day 3 Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 7,545,000 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 4,755,000 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,685,000 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 4,265,000 |
JM James Mendoza | 4,085,000 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 3,550,000 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,505,000 |
SS Stephen Song | 3,330,000 |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,250,000 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 2,140,000 |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,920,000 |
BL Bin Leng | 1,915,000 |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,460,000 |
JQ Junbo Qu | 1,370,000 |
HL Haitao Lei | 985,000 |
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 5:10:53 PM
Day 3 Seat Draw
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
QZ Quan Zhou | 2,140,000 | 2 | 1 |
SS Stephen Song | 3,330,000 | 2 | 2 |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,250,000 | 2 | 4 |
JQ Junbo Qu | 1,370,000 | 2 | 5 |
JM James Mendoza | 4,085,000 | 2 | 6 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 3,550,000 | 2 | 7 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 4,265,000 | 2 | 8 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,505,000 | 3 | 1 |
HL Haitao Lei | 985,000 | 3 | 3 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 4,755,000 | 3 | 3 |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,460,000 | 3 | 4 |
MG Marius Gierse | 7,545,000 | 3 | 5 |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,920,000 | 3 | 6 |
BL Bin Leng | 1,915,000 | 3 | 7 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,685,000 | 3 | 8 |