W HIGHROLLER ($5,000)

With action folded to him in the small blind, Henri Hinds cranked up the pressure and made it 12,000 to go. Viet An Nguyen wasn’t backing down, making the call from the big blind.

The flop came Q♣ 2♦ 7♣, and Hinds led out with a 10,000 c-bet. Nguyen stuck around.

The turn brought the A♦ , and Hinds fired again for 25,000. This time, Nguyen thought it over but eventually folded, giving Hinds the pot.

Zhifan Ye continues to dominate the field with a towering stack of around 290 big blinds, comfortably holding the chip lead as play continues deep into the tournament.

Trailing behind is Abhijith Cheruku, who also sits in a strong position with approximately 190 big blinds, well above the current average stack of 80 big blinds.

With deep stacks still in play, there's plenty of room for maneuvering, and both Ye and Cheruku are in prime position for a deep run. The rest of the field will need to make moves soon if they hope to catch up.

Hoa Nguyen raised to 3,000 from utg+1, and Atinan Tranarungroj called from the lojack. Henri Hinds, sitting in the hijack, responded with a 3-bet to 13,500.

Nguyen quickly folded, but Tranarungroj came right back with a cold 4-bet to 30,000.

Hinds gave it some thought, then laid it down.

Mr. He opened to 4bb from utg, and Henri Hinds called from utg+1.

Mr. He fired a double barrel, betting 2,000 on the flop 7♣ 4♠ K♠ and 10,000 on the turn Q♠ .

Both players checked the river Q♦ .

Hinds revealed A♦ J♠ for top pair with a better kicker, beating Mr. He's A♣ 3♦ .

Abhijith Cheruku from utg opened, big blind Henri Hinds defended with a 3-bet, Cheruku responded with a 4-bet, and Hinds called to tame the action and build a big pot preflop of 20,000.

At the flop T♣ 9♥ Q♥ , Hinds check-raised to 38,000 after Cheruku bet 13,000, which Cheruku called.

The turn brought the 6♠ . Hinds fired again for 45,000, causing Cheruku to tank before eventually folding.

Quick bust at the W High Roller opened with a 2000 raise from Fabian Rolli at utg+1, was 3-bet to 4,500 by button player Viet An Nguyen. On the small blind, Henri Hinds called, and Rolli joined for a three-way.

When the flop came J♠ K♠ 9♦ , Nguyen continued with a pot-sized c-bet of 14,000. Hinds called, while Rolli folded.

The turn brought the 3♠ . Nguyen fired again, this time for 30,000. Hinds responded with a strong check-raise to 90,000, and Nguyen made the call.

The river was A♦ saw Hinds move all in, Nguyen snap-called. Hinds revealed 5♠ 6♠ flush. Nguyen, visibly frustrated, tossed his cards onto the table, showing K♣ 9♠ for two pair.

The W High Roller is underway! Among the early arrivals is last edition’s runner-up Henri Hinds.