Blind level
Level 17: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Entries
9/59
Total Chips
11,800,000
Average
1,311,111

Day 1

SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 12:44:24 PM

Ilya Firstov Spikes the River to Bust Huu Dung

Level 8: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Ilya Firstov

Quang Do opened to 8,000 from utg+1, but the action quickly escalated when Ilya Firstov, in the small blind, put in a massive 3-bet to 104,000 and confidently declared, "I'm putting them all in."


Huu Dung, in the big blind, responded by shoving all in. Quang Do folded.


Firstov tabled A K , dominating Dung’s A J .


The flop came 7 Q J , giving Dung a pair of jacks and the lead. The turn was the 4, offering no help to Firstov. But the river brought the K , giving Firstov top pair with top kicker to win the pot.


Dung was eliminated from the tournament but didn’t stay gone for long. He immediately rebought and returned to the same table, in the same seat, ready to battle again.

PlayerHandChips
QD
Quang DoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
UTG+1
92,000(31 BB)
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
SB
296,000(99 BB)
HD
BB
busted
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 12:06:23 PM

Zhifan Ye Maintains Commanding Chip Lead

Level 7: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Zhifan Ye

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.

PlayerChips
ZY
725,000(290 BB)
475,000(190 BB)
HH
457,000(183 BB)
QD
Quang DoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
438,000(175 BB)
TM
434,000(174 BB)
SL
Sia LeeMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
419,000(168 BB)
AV
372,000(149 BB)
HH
340,000(136 BB)
OT
Oleg TitovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
337,000(135 BB)
325,000(130 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
305,000(122 BB)
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
293,000(117 BB)
289,000(116 BB)
DK
Da KChina [CHN]China
267,000(107 BB)
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
245,000(98 BB)
CH
Chak Hei ChanAustralia [AUS]Australia
233,000(93 BB)
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
185,000(74 BB)
SMPSMP
5/17/2025, 7:17:20 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 2: 500 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChips
HH
481,000(962 BB)
QD
Quang DoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
251,500(503 BB)
HN
Hoa NguyenViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
235,500(471 BB)
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
234,000(468 BB)
ZY
210,000(420 BB)
208,000(416 BB)
FR
Fabian RolliSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
197,000(394 BB)
176,000(352 BB)
175,500(351 BB)
147,000(294 BB)