
Day 1
Another Boost for the Chip Leader Phan Minh Tri

Phan Minh Tri opened to 16,000 from the hijack and got a call from Sia Lee in the small blind.
The flop came T♣ Q♥ 9♦ . Lee checked, and Tri fired a c-bet of 20,000. Lee made the call.
Both players checked the turn K♦ and the river T♠ .
Tri revealed Ace Queen for two pair, but Lee turned over K♠ 9♠ for a stronger two pair to take down the pot and snatch the chip lead from Tri.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | HJ | 917,000(115 BB) |
SL Sia Lee | SB | 575,000(72 BB) |
Table 2 Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
AT Atinan Tranarungroj | 163,000(41 BB) | 2 | 1 |
HH Henri Hinds | 477,000(119 BB) | 2 | 2 |
VA Viet An Nguyen | 93,000(23 BB) | 2 | 3 |
HH Hoang Hai Nam | 457,000(114 BB) | 2 | 4 |
DS | 136,000(34 BB) | 2 | 6 |
SL Sia Lee | 419,000(105 BB) | 2 | 7 |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 325,000(81 BB) | 2 | 8 |
Zhifan Ye Maintains Commanding Chip Lead

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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhifan Ye | 725,000(290 BB) |
AC Abhijith Cheruku | 475,000(190 BB) |
HH Hoang Hai Nam | 457,000(183 BB) |
QD Quang Do | 438,000(175 BB) |
TM Tuan Minh Tran | 434,000(174 BB) |
SL Sia Lee | 419,000(168 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 372,000(149 BB) |
HH Henri Hinds | 340,000(136 BB) |
OT Oleg Titov | 337,000(135 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 325,000(130 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 305,000(122 BB) |
CJ Craig Jones | 293,000(117 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 289,000(116 BB) |
DK Da K | 267,000(107 BB) |
JS Jo Seng Mok | 245,000(98 BB) |
CH Chak Hei Chan | 233,000(93 BB) |
HH Hai Ha Tran | 185,000(74 BB) |
Hoang Hai Nam Takes It Down with a Flop Lead

Atinan Tranarungroj opened to 4,000 and picked up two callers, Hoang Hai Nam and Sia Lee.
The flop came 4♦ K♥ 7♣ . Tranarungroj checked, and Hoang Hai Nam seized the opportunity, leading for 6,500.
The pressure was enough, both Tranarungroj and Lee folded, and Nam scooped the pot uncontested.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AT Atinan Tranarungroj | HJ | 82,500(41 BB) |
HH Hoang Hai Nam | D | 295,000(148 BB) |
SL Sia Lee | BB | 360,000(180 BB) |
Random Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZY Zhifan Ye | 548,000(365 BB) |
AC Abhijith Cheruku | 424,500(283 BB) |
HH Henri Hinds | 401,500(268 BB) |
SL Sia Lee | 375,000(250 BB) |
JS Jo Seng Mok | 315,000(210 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 312,000(208 BB) |
BN Buu Nghia Le | 279,000(186 BB) |
HK Heng Kai Perng | 214,000(143 BB) |
VF Valeriy Fokin | 205,500(137 BB) |
HN Hoa Nguyen | 205,000(137 BB) |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | 193,000(129 BB) |
HN Huan Nguyen | 191,000(127 BB) |
SR Santiago Ramos | 190,000(127 BB) |
VD Vu Do Tien | 182,500(122 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 149,000(99 BB) |
AT Atinan Tranarungroj | 148,000(99 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 59,000(39 BB) |