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, 4:05:11 PM

Vishal Ojha Recovers Some

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Vishal Ojha

Harsh Bubna open shoved his last 90,000 (15 BB) on the cutoff, and was looked up by Vishal Ojha on the small blind.


In for a race, Ojha managed to recover some chips after board K♥ Q♥ 7♦ 8♦ 4♣ landed him two pair to take it down.

PlayerHandChips
K♣4♠
SB
248,000(41 BB)
A♦3♦
CO
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 4:02:31 PM

Vishal Ojha on the Downward Train

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

On the next deal, Vishal Ojha opened utg and was once again met with an all-in, this time from Raffaele Sorrentino for 153,000 (25 BB). Ojha put in the call, in search of a bounty token.


Board 9♦ T♥ Q♥ A♥ Q♣ however, ran a boat for Sorrentino, costing Ojha yet another chunk off his stack.

PlayerHandChips
9♥9♠
HJ
321,000(54 BB)
K♣T♣
UTG
164,000(27 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 3:59:46 PM

Ankit Wadhawan Doubles Through Vishal Ojha

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Ankit Wadhawan

Ankit Wadhawan risked his last 113,000 (19 BB) preflop and was looked up by initial raiser Vishal Ojha.


Wadhawan in great form, easily bagged the double up as board K♣ Q♦ 8♥ 2♥ Q♠ kept him ahead from start to finish.

PlayerHandChips
A♥K♦
HJ
241,000(40 BB)
A♠9♥
UTG+1
317,000(53 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, 3:25:59 PM

Hooks Hold for Karan Sitlani

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Karan Sitlani

Vishal Ojha opened utg, followed by a raise to 27,500 from Harsh Bubna. Karan Sitlani squeezed all-in on the big blind for 176,500 (35 BB), and saw Ojha push likewise. Bubna got out of the way, leaving the two to run the cards.


Sitlani ahead, secured the hefty boost as his pocket pair held on board Q♣ Q♥ 6♦ 7♠ K♦ .

PlayerHandChips
J♦J♥
BB
385,500(77 BB)
A♦5♣
UTG
350,000(70 BB)
160,000(32 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 2:05:41 PM

Vishal Ojha Extends Lead Further

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Vishal Ojha

Josip Simunic fired a 20,000 three bet against an open and saw chip leader Vishal Ojha complete.


On flop A♥ 2♥ 5♥ , Ojha check called a small 7,000 cbet, and went ahead to lead all-in on turn K♦ . Simunic surrendered and shot down to 9 BBs.

PlayerChips
529,000(132 BB)
JS
Josip SimunicUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
53,000(13 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 1:17:33 PM

Top Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
PlayerChips
488,500(163 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
393,000(131 BB)
298,000(99 BB)
221,000(74 BB)
214,000(71 BB)
211,000(70 BB)
PB
Pham BaoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
192,000(64 BB)
FR
189,000(63 BB)
180,500(60 BB)
165,000(55 BB)
163,000(54 BB)
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
147,000(49 BB)
144,000(48 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
142,000(47 BB)
VF
139,500(47 BB)
139,000(46 BB)
DK
132,000(44 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 12:22:14 PM

Three Players Surpass 200K Threshold

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Three players have since cracked the 200K mark with Harsh Bubna leading the charge mid way through Level 11.

PlayerChips
294,000(147 BB)
278,000(139 BB)
XY
233,000(117 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 11:10:42 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 10: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
PlayerChips
JK
Jon KyteNorway [NOR]Norway
201,000(126 BB)
XY
194,000(121 BB)
174,000(109 BB)
170,000(106 BB)
SL
163,000(102 BB)
162,000(101 BB)
160,000(100 BB)
PG
156,000(98 BB)
FR
142,500(89 BB)
128,500(80 BB)
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
128,000(80 BB)
126,000(79 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
123,000(77 BB)
LR
Luc RamosSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
122,000(76 BB)
118,000(74 BB)
109,000(68 BB)
JS
Josip SimunicUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
108,000(68 BB)
106,000(66 BB)
106,000(66 BB)
105,000(66 BB)
96,000(60 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
96,000(60 BB)
KI
93,000(58 BB)
92,000(58 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
90,000(56 BB)
88,000(55 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 10:54:33 AM

Ali Hassan Pulls the Trigger

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Ali Hassan

A blind vs blind battle between Ali Hassan and Vishal Ojha built a sizeable pot of 76,400 in the middle preflop.


Hassan continued for 9,000 on flop T♦ A♦ 9♣ , called by his opponent onto turn T♣ . Both checked it through to river K♣ , where Hassan led all-in. Ojha opted out and decided to save his 50 big blinds behind.


Hassan showed 4♦ as he raked in the pot.

PlayerChips
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
163,800(137 BB)
60,200(50 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 9:47:04 AM

Shanhui Li Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Shanhui Li

Facing an open and a call, Shanhui Li sent out a three bet to 7,000 on the small blind and saw initial raiser Vishal Ojha complete.


Li continued for 6,000 on flop K♣ 3♣ J♦ and went on to barrel all-in for 26,300 on turn 2♥ . Ojha missed to make the call, earning Li the boost.

PlayerChips
114,500(143 BB)
SL
55,800(70 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 6:56:13 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
FR
103,200(258 BB)
87,600(219 BB)
XY
72,800(182 BB)
70,100(175 BB)
67,500(169 BB)
62,700(157 BB)
62,400(156 BB)
JD
58,700(147 BB)
55,700(139 BB)
LR
Luc RamosSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
55,100(138 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/11/2025, 5:41:52 AM

Lewis Cowell Exits as Day's First Casualty

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

A preflop back and forth landed both Lewis Cowell's and Vishal Ojha's roughly starting stacks in the middle.


Cowell in a terrible spot, bound for an early exit as board T♠ Q♣ 2♠ 2♦ 4♣ left his pocket kings behind all the way.

PlayerHandChips
A♦A♠
BB
84,300(422 BB)
LC
Lewis CowellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
K♦K♠
UTG
busted