Blind level
Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
17/136
Total Chips
5,440,000
Average
320,000

D1A

SMPSMP
2/11/2025, 4:35:17 PM

Day1A Ends - 17 Survivors

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
PlayerChips
970,000(121 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
495,000(62 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
479,000(60 BB)
422,000(53 BB)
TM
406,000(51 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
345,000(43 BB)
345,000(43 BB)
282,000(35 BB)
VF
268,000(34 BB)
242,000(30 BB)
HC
Huntae ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
237,000(30 BB)
226,000(28 BB)
PB
Pham BaoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
199,000(25 BB)
FR
161,000(20 BB)
JS
138,000(17 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
137,000(17 BB)
85,000(11 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 4:28:26 PM

Recent Eliminations

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Three more players have since fallen out of the Day 1A running, with Hyunkyou Park, Ankit Wadhawan, and Fabian Rolli picking up $2K bounty prizes.

PlayerChips
595,000(74 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
475,000(59 BB)
FR
166,000(21 BB)
XY
busted
DB
Daniel BushellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
busted
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 3:41:35 PM

Easy Double for Kaifan Wang

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Kaifan Wang

Hyunkyou Park opened utg and went on to four bet jam against Kaifan Wang's raise right behind. Wang happily obliged, putting his 168,000 (33 BB) stack in the middle.


Wang in no sweat, locked in the win as board 8♥ 8♦ 4♦ 2♥ 2♦ kept his premium pair ahead all the way.

PlayerHandChips
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
K♦K♣
UTG+1
351,000(59 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
J♦J♥
UTG
90,000(15 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 3:39:16 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
386,000(64 BB)
XY
356,000(59 BB)
350,000(58 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
339,000(57 BB)
TM
333,000(56 BB)
293,000(49 BB)
280,000(47 BB)
278,000(46 BB)
VF
272,000(45 BB)
262,000(44 BB)
225,000(38 BB)
FR
212,000(35 BB)
209,000(35 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
202,000(34 BB)
JS
200,000(33 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
180,000(30 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
174,000(29 BB)
DB
Daniel BushellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
158,000(26 BB)
154,000(26 BB)
128,000(21 BB)
PB
Pham BaoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
123,000(21 BB)
106,000(18 BB)
66,000(11 BB)
LR
Luc RamosSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
64,000(11 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 9:18:42 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
127,300(159 BB)
FR
118,100(148 BB)
XY
103,500(129 BB)
102,300(128 BB)
93,200(117 BB)
88,000(110 BB)
87,500(109 BB)
86,200(108 BB)
JS
Josip SimunicUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
84,700(106 BB)
LR
Luc RamosSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
82,200(103 BB)
74,500(93 BB)
RM
73,100(91 BB)
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
68,200(85 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
64,900(81 BB)
SL
63,000(79 BB)
PB
Pham BaoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
61,300(77 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 9:01:58 AM

Hyunkyou Park Calls for More

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Hyunkyou Park

With a pot of 10,500 centered around board 3♦ T♥ 6♠ K♦ 6♦ , Johan Lees made a final attempt for it with a bet of 7,500. Hyunkyou Park two seats after put in a raise to 16,000, pushing Lees out of the pot entirely.

PlayerChips
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
44,500(74 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
43,500(73 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 7:22:00 AM

Philip Joyce Fires Double Barrel

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Hyunkyou Park opened utg+1 and called Philip Joyce's 3,200 three bet on the small blind.


On board 5♠ 6♦ 6♥ K♠ , Joyce led out 700 and 1,600, leaving Park unable to continue by the turn.

PlayerChips
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
32,000(80 BB)
PJ
Philip JoyceUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
19,000(48 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 6:03:36 AM

Hyunkyou Park Smashes Board

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Hyunkyou Park

With preflop action building up a pot of 1,500 on flop A♠ 5♣ 9♥ , Hyunkyou Park led out a 1,600 bet on the small blind, and followed with another 5,200 on turn 5♦ . Dhaval Mudgal behind, called both streets and paid a final 1,600 on river A♦ , only to muck as Park revealed boat A♣ 5♥ .

PlayerChips
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
54,300(272 BB)
26,500(133 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 5:17:59 AM

Chun Ping Lo Stands His Ground

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Chun Ping Lo

Chun Ping Lo opened on the hijack and called a 1,300 three bet from Hyunkyou Park on the small blind.


On flop J♠ 8♦ 6♦ , Lo continued for 1,200, check raised by Park to 4,500. Lo made it 9,000 to go and successfully convinced Park to throw in the fold.

PlayerChips
CP
Chun Ping LoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
46,400(464 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
34,300(343 BB)