Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #28

2025.02.14 - 2025.02.18Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Entries

13/1,484

Total Chips

59,360,000

Average

4,566,154

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:12:13 PM

Day 2 Ends with Yita Choong Leading the Final 13 Players

Yita Choong

After 11 levels of play, Day 2 comes to an end with 13 players remaining, and the big stack belongs to Yita Choong, who bagged 9,655,000 (77 big blinds). He is closely followed by Manuel Carvalho, who finished with 9,325,000 (75 big blinds). Carvalho was on a bit of a roller coaster this evening, going from the chipleader all the way down to about one million in chips and then rebounding to finish second in chips closely behind Choong.

The players will keep their same seats, and here are their official chip counts:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	9,655,000	4	1
PD Patrik DemusHungary	8,250,000	4	2
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	4,275,000	4	4
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	420,000	4	5
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	1,110,000	4	7
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	1,280,000	4	8
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	8,345,000	5	1
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	2,275,000	5	2
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	2,000,000	5	4
YY Yuan YuChina	4,990,000	5	5
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	9,325,000	5	6
XL Xiao LiuChina	1,540,000	5	7
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	5,700,000	5	8

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11:30 am, and they will play all the way down to a winner.

Top 13 Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$233,680
2	$150,000
3	$111,200
4	$82,700
5	$63,000
6	$48,800
7	$37,500
8	$29,200
9	$22,900
10	$22,900
11	$18,200
12	$18,200
13	$14,600

* First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:10:56 PM

Patrik Demus Collects Over A Mil From The Leader

Patrik Demus

On a board A♥ 2♥ 2♠ 9♣ with 1,200,000 in the pot, Patrik Demus calls Yita Choong's 750,000 bet then they check the river J♠ . Demus shows A♥ Q♦ , and Choong mucks.

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	9,460,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	8,650,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:08:14 PM

Armon van Wijk Eliminated in 14th Place by Patrik Demus ($14,600)

Armon van Wijk - 14th Place - ($14,600)

Patrik Demus opens the action with a raise to 200,000 and it folds around to Armon van Wijk in the big blind. He uses one time bank during the final four hands of the night and then moves all-in for around 32 big blinds, Demus calls.

Armon van Wijk: K♣ J♣

Patrik Demus: A♣ Q♦

The A♥ 3♥ 2♥ flop has the Aussie on the ropes and his fate is sealed with the 9♦ turn, which makes the 4♠ river a formality.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	7,335,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:45:56 PM

Tom Maguire vs. Armon Van Wijk

Tom Maguire

Tom Maguire raises UTG+1 to 200,000, and Armon Van Wijk calls from the cutoff.

The flop comes Q♣ 6♠ 4♠ , Maguire checks, Van Wijk bets 175,000, and Maguire calls.

The turn card is the A♣ , Maguire checks, Van Wijk bets 600,000, and Maguire uses a Time Chip to think for a while before he calls.

The river card is the 2♠ , and both players check. Maguire shows Q♠ Q♥ to win the pot with a flopped set of queens, and Van Wijk mucks. After the hand, Van Wijk says he had an ace.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	8,200,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	3,100,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:39:34 PM

Remy Murcia Eliminated In 15th Place By Manuel Carvalho ($11,800)

Remy Murcia - 15th Place - ($11,800)

Remy Murcia min-raises from hijack and big blind Manuel Carvalho defends to take the action to the flop T♠ T♥ 6♦ . Murcia continues for 125,000, Carvalho tests him with a check-raise of 325,000, Murcia flats. The dealer then drops the turn J♠ where Carvalho takes charge for 450,000 and Murcia calls. On the river 5♦ , Carvalho tanks for one time bank then slides out 380,000, Murcia also uses a time bank then shoves 2,315,000. After the count, Carvalho calls.

Murcia shows 2♦ 2♣ which is far behind Carvalho's K♦ J♦ to exit in 15th place.

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	8,700,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:22:03 PM

Alexander Puchalski vs Nariman Yaghmai

Nariman Yaghmai

Nariman Yaghmai raises to 200,000 and receives a single caller in Alexander Puchalski out of the big blind. Puchalski check-calls for 100,000 on the A♦ Q♥ 2♣ flop and they subsequently check down the J♣ turn as well as the 3♠ on the river.

Puchalski shows J♥ T♣ for a turned pair of jacks and that wins the pot.

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	5,400,000
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	2,570,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:17:31 PM

Micheal O'Neill Eliminated in 16th Place by Yuan Yu

Micheal O'Neill

Micheal O'Neill moves all in from the hijack for 1,255,000, Yuan Yu raises from the button, and the rest of the players quickly fold.

O'Neill turns over A♣ Q♣ , and needs to improve to stay alive against Yu's A♠ K♠

The board comes K♥ 8♠ 3♠ 4♥ 7♣ , and Yu wins the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate O'Neill in 16th place.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	5,600,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:16:19 PM

Chak Hei Chan Eliminated In 17th Place By Yita Choong ($9,700)

Chak Hei Chan

Yita Choong opens for 200,000, and Chak Hei Chan with just 2 bb remaining tosses it in hoping for another double up. Though ahead with K♦ 8♣ against J♥ T♥ , the board favors Choong as it runs A♥ 4♠ J♦ T♦ 5♠ . Chan finishes in 17th place.

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	11,205,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:13:36 PM

Chak Hei Chan Bets Into Doom

Chak Hei Chan is sitting at under the gun when is dealt A♣ A♦ , he raises 200,000. Big blind Khorshad Sagor defends with Q♠ J♥ to take the action to the flop K♠ Q♣ 3♠ . Chan bets 150,000 and Sagor check-calls. Chan bets again on the turn 6♣ and Sagor calls the 450,000. On the river Q♦ , Sagor checks his trips, Chan fires1,200,000 and is snap-called.

Player	Chips
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	6,550,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	225,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:08:20 PM

Eduard Burd Eliminated in 18th Place by Yuan Yu ($9,700)

Eduard Burd - 18th Place - ($9,700)

Eduard Burd raises to 225,000 and it folds to Yuan Yu, who moves all-in. Burd has around 16 blinds and calls all-in with the A♠ J♠ . Yu has the superior kicker with A♦ K♣ and stays ahead on the A♣ 6♦ 5♦ 3♣ 5♠ board.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	4,100,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:03:31 PM

Yita Choong Leads the Final 18 Players at the Break

Yita Choong

Here are the official chip counts from the break for the final 18 players, followed by the remaining payouts at stake:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	9,500,000	4	1
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,550,000	4	2
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	5,075,000	4	4
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	2,620,000	4	6
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	2,180,000	4	7
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	2,260,000	4	8
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	3,170,000	5	2
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	1,505,000	5	3
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	3,265,000	5	4
YY Yuan YuChina	2,530,000	5	5
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	4,400,000	5	6
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	1,965,000	5	7
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	4,395,000	5	8
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	5,295,000	10	2
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	1,220,000	10	3
RM Remy MurciaFrance	2,975,000	10	4
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	6,950,000	10	5
XL Xiao LiuChina	1,525,000	10	6

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:01:05 PM

Manuel Carvalho is "Hard to Bust"

Manuel Carvalho

Nariman Yaghmai raises to 200,000 in the hijack and Yuan Yu three-bets to 575,000 in the cutoff. Manuel Carvalho then four-bets to 1,200,000 on the button and Yaghmai folds. Yu moves all-in and Carvalho calls.

Manuel Carvalho: J♠ J♣

Yuan Yu: A♠ K♦

The pocket pair holds on the 9♠ 5♥ 3♣ 3♥ 2♦ runout and Carvalho doubles.

"I told you I am hard to bust," the Portuguese jokes to Micheal O'Neill.

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	4,400,000
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	3,265,000
YY Yuan YuChina	2,530,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:59:25 PM

Level 27 Begins (18 Players Left)

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 100,000 ante.

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,700 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:57:45 PM

Andres Vasquez Eliminated in 19th Place by Alexander Puchalski

Andres Vasquez

Andres Vasquez moves all in under the gun for 725,000, and Alexander Puchalski calls from the hijack with K♦ K♣ . Vasquez turns over 5♠ 5♦ , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes J♥ 6♠ 3♥ 8♥ 4♥ , and the pocket kings hold up for Puchalski to win the pot and eliminate Vasquez in 19th place.

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	5,295,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:56:21 PM

Manuel Carvalho Doubles Thru Micheal O'Neill

Manuel Carvalho

Manuel Carvalho three-bet jams for 1,020,000 and Micheal O'Neill as the initial raiser calls.

Manuel Carvalho: A♦ Q♦

Micheal O'Neill: A♥ J♠

O'Neill takes the lead with trips on the J♣ J♦ 5♦ flop, but it is short-lived as Carvalho turns a flush with the 7♦ . O'Neill asks for a seven but the 4♠ river ensures the double for Carvalho.

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	2,115,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	1,505,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:54:56 PM

Yu Lin Eliminated By Alex Puchalski

Yu Lin

Two hands after knocking out Yu Lin, he opens from the button and is denied the steal by big blind Alexander Puchalski. At the flop 8♥ 3♠ 5♣ , Puchalski leads out150,000, Lin shoves around a million behind, Puchalski snap-calls. Lin is stunned as he flips open T♠ 7♠ bluff.

Puchalski is ahead 8♠ 2♠ . The turn 5♦ and river 5♥ .

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	3,300,000
LY Lin YuChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:49:17 PM

Updated Counts Table 5

Khorshad Sagor three-bets an open raise by Patrik Demus and the initial raiser calls. On the Q♣ 8♣ 6♥ flop, Demus checks and then folds when he faces a bet worth 350,000.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	9,500,000	5	1
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,550,000	5	2
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	5,075,000	5	4
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	2,620,000	5	6
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	2,180,000	5	7
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	2,260,000	5	8

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:45:44 PM

Yita Choong Rises Over 9M

Yita Choong

Yita Choong is currently the clear leader and has added more to his arsenal in a hand against Remy Murcia. Catching the action on a board showing 3♠ 7♦ 7♣ 7♠ , Choong bets around half pot of 380,000 and gets called by Murcia while Andres Vasquez folds. On the river A♦ , Choong fires 850,000, again Murcia calls then mucks to Choong's A♠ Q♦ .

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	9,500,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:43:21 PM

Eduard Burd Doubles Thru Nariman Yaghmai

Nariman Yaghmai raises from the cutoff to 150,000, Eduard Burd moves all in from the big blind for 920,000, and Yaghmai calls with A 9♠ . Burd turns over 2♥ 2♣ , and needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes 8♦ 5♣ 4♥ 5♥ T♥ , and the pocket deuces hold up for Burd to win the pot and double up in chips.

Player	Chips
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	2,915,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	1,965,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:41:04 PM

Daniel Byshell Eliminated in 21st Place By Yu Lin

Daniel Byshell

Daniel Byshell has been grinded down to just 125,000 and tosses it in from cutoff with K♥ 5♣ , big blind Yu Lin calls and shows 9♦ 7♣ . When the board runs 9♣ 8♣ 2♦ 7♠ K♠ , Byshell thinks he survived it but Lin has two pair to send him out in 21st place.

Player	Chips
LY Lin YuChina	1,000,000
DB Daniel Byshell	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:23:55 PM

Xiao Liu Doubles Thru Tom Maguire

Xiao Liu

Xiao Liu calls all-in for 675,000 when Tom Maguire in the small blind pushes into his big blind.

The A♥ 7♦ of Liu is ahead versus T♥ 6♣ and fades two live cards as well as a gutshot on the 9♣ 8♦ 4♥ 2♣ 8♣ runout.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	6,950,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	1,525,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:16:40 PM

Nariman Yaghmai Takes From Manuel Carvalho

Nariman Yaghmai

Manuel Carvalho checks the Q♣ T♣ 5♥ 2♣ turn from the big blind and then calls for 350,000 when Nariman Yaghmai bets on the button. They check the 8♦ on the river and Yaghmai wins the pot with Q♥ 9♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	3,780,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,000,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:14:17 PM

Yuan Yu vs Yannick Jobin

Yannick Jobin

Yuan Yu makes it 150,000 to go and Yannick Jobin comes along out of the big blind. On a flop of Q♠ J♦ 9♠ , Jobin check-raises from 150,000 to 450,000. Yu then clicks it back to 1,150,000 and Jobin folds.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	5,075,000
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	3,170,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 3:04:29 PM

Vyacheslan Shin Doubles Thru Alexander Puchalski

Vyacheslan Shin

Alexander Puchalski raises from the hijack to 150,000, Vyacheslan Shin moves all in from the cutoff for 510,000, and Puchalski thinks for a while before he calls with J♦ T♠

Shin turns over A♣ K♠ , and needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes A♥ 8♦ 3♠ 9♥ 4♥ -- Shin flops a pair of aces, Puchalski turns an open-ended straight draw, and the river card is a blank. Shin wins the pot with his pair of aces to double up in chips.

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	2,325,000
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	1,220,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:57:41 PM

Kaifan Wang Eliminated By Tom Maguire

Kaifan Wang

Kaifan Wang defends his big blind by calling Tom Maguire's hijack raise of 150,000. The flop lands 2♥ 6♣ 7♠ , Wang checks to Maguire who continues for 110,000, Wang tanks for two time banks then shoves. Maguire snap-calls and both show top pair.

Maguire is ahead A♠ 7♦ , Wang needs help with J♥ 7♣ , the turn 2♦ and river 8♣ are not outs for Wang to finish in 22nd place.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	7,800,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:52:52 PM

Ali Hassan Eliminated in 23rd Place by Yannick Jobin ($8,000)

Ali Hassan

Yannick Jobin raises from under the gun and Ali Hassan just flats out of the big blind. The stacks then go into the middle on the Q♣ T♠ 9♦ flop with Hassan at risk for approximately 750,000.

Ali Hassan: J♣ J♦

Yannick Jobin: A♥ A♠

Hassan needs to improve but cannot find any help with the 6♠ turn nor the 6♣ river.

Player	Chips
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	3,815,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:41:06 PM

Level 26 Begins (23 Players Left)

Level 25 comes to an end, and Level 26 begins with increased blinds of 50,000-75,000 and a 75,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With 23 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around2,580,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,000 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:38:57 PM

Eduard Burd Doubles Thru Yuan Yu

Eduard Burd

Ali Hassan opens to 125,000 and Yuan Yu three-bets to 375,000. Eduard Burd then jams behind them and Hassan folds. Yu almost wants to muck his cards before he realises the all-in and then clarifies three times that he asks for a count, somewhat difficult to understand for the dealer due to Yu wearing a mask.

The all-in is for 845,000 and Yu calls with J♥ J♦ .

Burd tables his Q♥ Q♠ and Yu jokes "okay I fold". The T♠ 5♣ 2♦ Q♣ 2♠ board further improves Burd to queens full and he doubles.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	3,425,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	1,850,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	1,175,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:36:21 PM

Khorshad Sagor Takes a Chunk Off Remy Murcia

Khorshad Sagor

The turn shows A♠ 5♥ 4♠ A♣ and Khorshad Sagor bets 210,000. Remy Murcia raises to 700,000 and Sagor comes along. They check the Q♣ on the river and Sagor's 4♥ 3♣ is good to win the pot.

Player	Chips
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	5,075,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	2,975,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:32:43 PM

Yuan Yu Doubles Thru Manuel Carvalho

Yuan Yu

On a flop of 3♣ 3♦ 2♦ , Yuan Yu checks and Manuel Carvalho bets 240,000 for his table neighbour to check-call. The same action repeats on the 5♣ turn for 600,000 and Yu checks the 8♠ river as well.

Carvalho empties the clip and moved all-in with the covering stack. Yu calls with 9♥ 9♠ as Carvalho only briefly flashes J♥ T♠ for a bluff gone wrong. The double is worth 1,130,000 and former chip leader Carvalho drops to a shorter stack all of a sudden.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	4,300,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,400,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:30:40 PM

Daisuke Ogita Busts In 25th Place

Daisuke Ogita

After getting chunked, Daisuke Ogita goes all in for his last 160,000, Andres Vasquez goes all in as well for 1,120,000, and with no callers, they flip it over. Vasquez dominates with A♣ K♥ over Ogita's A♥ 6♥ . The board K♣ Q♣ 9♦ 7♠ 3♦ assures the win for Vasquez for Ogita to finish in 25th place.

Player	Chips
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	1,430,000
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:25:53 PM

Yita Choong's Flopped Full House Gets Paid

Yita Choong

Yita Choong defends his big blind then flops the full house on a board Q♠ J♦ J♥ . He checks and preflop aggressor Daisuke Ogita checks back. On the turn 3♣ , Ogita resumes betting and Choong calls. The river is a blank. Choong checks once more, Ogita bets 350,000, Choong raises 1,300,000, Ogita makes the call then mucks to Choong's Q♣ J♠ .

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	6,270,000
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	160,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:24:21 PM

Jhon Hendri Eliminated by Tom Maguire

Jhon Hendri

Jhon Hendri moves all-in for the last 585,000 and Tom Maguire calls on the button, the blinds fold.

Hendri's A♣ 7♦ needs to improve against 9♥ 9♠ , but he finds no help on the Q♣ J♣ 3♠ Q♦ 6♦ board. After the showdown, the dealers are instructed to stop after the current hand is completed ahead of the three table redraw.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	6,585,000
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:21:38 PM

Khorshad Sagor Bags A Big Double Against Manuel Carvalho

Khorshad Sagor

Khorshad Sagor has been fairly quiet at the table until this hand that ballooned his stack. He opens with a min-raise from under the gun then c-bets the flop 5♣ J♣ 9♥ . Manuel Carvalho calls again. On the turn T♣ Sagor checks then calls Carvalho's 460,000 bet leading to the river 8♣ . With four clubs on the board, Sagor shoves for 1,090,000, Carvalho tanks for two time banks then can't let go and calls.

Sagor shows K♣ J♠ nut flush that bests Cavalho's A♦ Q♣ second nuts.

Player	Chips
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	3,790,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	3,700,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:17:26 PM

Hassan Sey Eliminated in 26th Place by Tom Maguire

Hassan Sey

Hassan Sey moves all in from the cutoff for 715,000, and Tom Maguire calls from the small blind with A♦ J♦ . Sey turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes A♣ K♠ 8♥ K♣ 6♠ , and Maguire wins the pot with two pair, aces and kings with his jack kicker to eliminate Sey in 26th place.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	5,955,000
HS Hassan SeyFinland	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:07:18 PM

Tom Maguire Flops a Flush Against Wonho Lee

Tom Maguire

After a flop of K♦ 4♦ 2♦ , Tom Maguire checks from the big blind, Wonho Lee bets 80,000, and Maguire check-raises to 250,000. Lee three-bets it to 510,000, and Maguire uses a Time Chip to tank for nearly a minute before he calls.

The turn card is the 9♣ , Maguire checks, Lee bets 830,000, and Maguire uses another Time Chip to tank for a while before he calls.

The river card is the 8♠ , and both players check. Maguire shows J♦ 6♦ to win the pot with a flopped jack-high flush, and Lee mucks.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	5,120,000
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	2,260,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 2:05:27 PM

Armon van Wijk Continues to Run Hot

Armon van Wijk

Armon van Wijk raises it up to 120,000 on the button and Yu Lin three-bets to335,000 in the big blind for van Wijk to call. On the A♥ K♠ 2♠ flop, both players check. Lin bets the 4♥ turn for 160,000 and the Aussie comes along.

Lin then bets another 600,000 on the 4♦ river and van Wijk calls. No showdown unfolds, as Lin sends his cards into the muck to forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	4,395,000
LY Lin YuChina	440,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:56:04 PM

Kaifan Wang Can't Believe Armon Van Wijk's Snap-Call

Kaifan Wang

Battle of preflop bets begins with a raise of 120,000 from Armon Van Wijk at cutoff. Small blind Kai Wang three-bets 410,000 but still doesn't push out Van Wijk who sends out a four-bet of 700,000. Wang assesses the bet then pushes around2.2M. Van Wijk snap-calls and Wang exclaims "Oh no!"

Wang opens up A♥ 8♠ and he is behind Van Wijk's Q♣ Q♦. The board offers no help running 6♣ 9♠ 9♥ 3♥ 5♦ for a big double up to the Aussie.

Player	Chips
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	3,340,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	580,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:52:20 PM

James Rann Eliminated by Patrik Demus

James Rann

Patrik Demus raises to 125,000 and James Rann jams for 675,000 out of the small blind. The action folds back to Demus and he uses a time bank before making the call.

Rann's 6♦ 6♣ flips versus K♣ J♣ and Demus improves to a pair of jacks on the A♠ J♦ 4♥ 3♣ T♠ runout.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,550,000
JR James Rann	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:48:34 PM

Hayato Kitajima Eliminated in 28th Place by Manuel Carvalho

Hayato Kitajima

Manuel Carvalho moves all in from the small blind, and Hayato Kitajima calls all in from the big blind for about 550,000 with A♠ 6♦ .

Carvalho turns over Q♣ J♠ , and Kitajima needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes Q♦ 9♣ 8♠ 6♣ K♥ , and Carvalho wins the pot with a pair of queens to eliminate Kitajima in 28th place.

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	5,455,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:39:22 PM

Micheal O'Neill Battles With Yita Choong

Micheal O'Neill

Early into the new level, Micheal O'Neill limps the small blind and Yita Choong raises to 210,000 from the big blind. O'Neill limp-raises to 430,000 only for Choong to make it 900,000 to go.

O'Neill goes into the tank with three time bank extensions, then nods and sends his cards into the muck with a smirk on the face.

"You waste three time banks for that?!" Choong jokes back, neither player reveals their cards.

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	3,700,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	2,150,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:33:05 PM

Manuel Carvalho Leads the Final 28 Players with 4.53 Million

Manuel Carvalho

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	2,050,000	4	1
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	1,275,000	4	2
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	1,560,000	4	3
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	2,185,000	4	5
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	3,300,000	4	6
DB Daniel Byshell	1,435,000	4	7
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	2,180,000	4	8
JR James Rann	740,000	5	1
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	3,675,000	5	2
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	2,850,000	5	4
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	1,600,000	5	5
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,040,000	5	6
YY Yuan YuChina	2,175,000	5	7
RM Remy MurciaFrance	2,740,000	5	8
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	4,450,000	10	1
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	1,375,000	10	2
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,350,000	10	3
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	2,620,000	10	4
LY Lin YuChina	1,125,000	10	5
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	2,550,000	10	6
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	1,850,000	10	8
XL Xiao LiuChina	3,145,000	11	1
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	2,950,000	11	2
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	2,725,000	11	3
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	3,350,000	11	4
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia		11	6
HS Hassan SeyFinland	1,100,000	11	8

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:24:42 PM

Level 25 Begins (28 Players Left)

The players return from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 60,000 ante.

With 28 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 2,120,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,700 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 28/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:08:14 PM

Alex Puchalski Barrels Down The Streets

Alex Puchalski

From under the gun, Alex Puchalski min-raises and after James Rann defends his big blind, Puchalski barrels down the streets on a board that completes 4♥ 8♣ 3♥ J♦ Q♣ . Puchalski bets 160,000, 250,000, then shoves his massive stack of around2.6M, Rann with just 740,000 behind gives up on the push.

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	3,675,000
JR James Rann	740,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:06:14 PM

Daniel Byshell Doubles Thru Vyacheslan Shin

Daniel Byshell

Daniel Byshell raises UTG+1 to 100,000, Vyacheslan Shin reraises from the button to 250,000, and Byshell four-bets all in for 655,000.

Shin calls with A♠ Q♣ , and Byshell turns over A♦ K♠ . Byshell needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes A♣ 8♣ 8♠ 2♥ J♣ , and Byshell wins the pot with two pair and his king kicker to double up in chips.

Player	Chips
DB Daniel Byshell	1,435,000
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	1,275,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 1:04:36 PM

Marius Kudzmanas Eliminated by Manuel Carvalho

Marius Kudzmanas

Marius Kudzmanas jams the button with the A♠ 3♥ and table chip leader Manuel Carvalho calls from the big blind with the K♠ Q♠ .

The rich get richer on the Q♥ T♠ 6♣ 8♠ 8♣ runout and Kudzmanas heads to the payout desk.

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	4,450,000
MK Marius Kudzmanas	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:58:30 PM

Arun Krishnan Eliminated by Andres Vasquez

In a battle of the blinds, Arun Krishnan puts his hopes on a baby pair in 3♦ 3♥ and flips against Andres Vasquez with the K♥ J♦.

The comeback story of Vasquez unlocks a new chapter on the Q♥ J♣ 4♣ 2♣ Q♠ board as he dispatches Krishnan in 30th place.

Player	Chips
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	1,560,000
A Arun Krishnan	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:48:15 PM

Khorshad Sagor Gets Two Jams Through

Khorshad Sagor

Three ways to the A♦ Q♠ T♠ 2♦ turn, Marius Kudzmanas bets 275,000. Khorshad Sagor moves all-in from the next seat and Kaifan Wang folds, as does Kudzmanas.

One hand later, Kudzmanas pushes for 505,000 and scoops the blinds.

Sagor limps the next hand and Manuel Carvalho raises to 370,000. It folds back to Sagor, who jams for 1,350,000. Carvalho can all but laugh and sigh-folds after asking for an exact count.

Player	Chips	Seat
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	3,750,000	1
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	1,375,000	2
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,350,000	3
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	2,620,000	4
LY Lin YuChina	1,125,000	5
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	2,550,000	6
MK Marius Kudzmanas	630,000	7
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	1,850,000	8

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:46:20 PM

Boo Hyun Kim Eliminated in 32nd Place by Wonho Lee

Boo Hyun Kim

Boo Hyun Kim Eliminated in 32nd Place by Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee raises UTG+1 to 100,000, Boo Hyun Kim reraises from middle position to 225,000, and Lee calls.

The flop comes Q♣ 9♠ 2♦ , Lee checks, Kim moves all in for roughly 1.2 million, and Lee snap-calls with 9♥ 9♣ for a set of nines. Kim turns over K♠ K♣ , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the 8♠ , the river card is the 4♠ , and the set of nines holds up for Lee to win the pot and eliminate Kim in 32nd place.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	3,350,000
BH Boo Hyun KimSouth Korea	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:44:48 PM

Wonho Lee Bags A Reload

Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee is all in with A♥ J♠ and finds an ace on the board to double up off Xiao Liu's Q♦ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
XL Xiao LiuChina	3,145,000
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	1,480,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:41:51 PM

Remy Murcia Recovers With Two Double Ups

Remy Murcia

After losing a large chunk of his stack, Remy Murcia recovers with back to back double ups. The first hand he is on the big blind with a board showing A♠ 7♦ Q♦ 2♥ and a hefty 545,000 in the pot. Daniel Byshell shoves holding K♦ 6♦ , Murcia calls for his tournament life with A♥ A♠ . The river 6♥ is not one of Byshell's outs and Murcia ships it.

Next hand, Murcia is on the small blind and bets 300,000 on a board 2♥ 5♥ 6♦ . Two spots over Alex Puchalski pushes and Murcia snap-calls, once again risking his tournament life. Puchalski shows T♥ 9♥ , Murcia has Q♣ 6♠ . The turn gives Murcia Q♦ gives Murcia top two pair, and with the river T♠ , Puchalski misses his flush to send back some of the chips he took from Murcia at their previous showdown.

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	3,200,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	2,740,000
DB Daniel Byshell	1,125,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:35:03 PM

Andres Vasquez Gets Short and Doubles

Andres Vasquez

On the river of a three-way pot with the board showing K♦ Q♠ 9♠ A♣ 5♥ , Vyacheslan Shin bets 150,000 in the small blind. Andres Vasquez calls from the big blind and Micheal O'Neill folds in an early position.

Shin wins the pot with the A♠ Q♥ , Vasquez flashes his cards for a second and mucks.

Vasquez is down to 335,000 and doubles through Yita Choong in the next hand with A♣ K♥ versus K♠ Q♠ thanks to trips on the A♦ Q♣ J♣ A♠ 2♦ board.

David Sommer is not as fortunate. He arrives on the table with a short stack and busts right away.

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	3,300,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	2,185,000
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	2,150,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	770,000
DS David SommerGermany	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:26:40 PM

Joshua Gebissa Eliminated by Yita Choong

Joshua Gebissa

Joshua Gebissa is all-in with a dwindling stack and has the unfortunate timing to be dominated with 8♦ 8♥ , as the red-hot running Yita Choong flips over Q♥ Q♠ .

The 7♠ 6♥ 6♦ A♠ Q♦ board further improves Choong to queens full of sixes and reduces the field to the final four tables.

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	3,650,000
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:25:10 PM

Alexander Puchalski Doubles Thru Remy Murcia

Alexander Puchalski

With the board showing 7♣ 6♦ 3♠ T♦ on the turn and about 750,000 already in the pot, Alexander Puchalski is all in from the hijack for 1,995,000 with 9♥ 8♥ with a ten-high straight, and he needs it to hold to stay alive against the 8♦ 7♦ (diamond flush draw) of Remy Murcia, who is under the gun.

The river card is the 5♠ , and Puchalski wins the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Player	Chips
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	4,740,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	710,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:18:45 PM

Level 24 Begins (35 Players Left)

Level 23 comes to an end, and Level 24 begins with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a 50,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With 35 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 1,695,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,700 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:16:54 PM

Naj Ajez Eliminated in 36th Place by Xiao Liu

Naj Ajez

Naj Ajez is all in under the gun for 725,000 with A♠ T♦ , and he needs to improve to stay alive against the A♦ K♦ of Xiao Liu, who is UTG+1.

The board comes Q♥ 7♠ 3♦ A♥ 5♣ , and Liu wins the pot with a pair of aces and his king kicker to eliminate Ajez in 36th place.

Player	Chips
XL Xiao LiuChina	2,845,000
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:14:19 PM

More for Yita Choong; Neil MacGregor Davidson Busts

Arun Krishnan check-calls a bet of 350,000 by Yita Choong on the A♣ T♦ 2♥ 7♣ turn and then checks the A♦ on the river. Choong bets 750,000 and Krishnan folds with just about that behind.

Yita Choong - 3,300,000 ( 83 bb)

Arun Krishnan - 735,000 ( 18 bb)

Soon after on the same table, Neil MacGregor Davidson is all-in for 860,000 preflop with A♣ Q♦ and Daisuke Ogita looks him up with the Q♣ Q♠ . The K♠ 8♦ 2♥ 9♠ K♣ board delivers no ace.

Player	Chips
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	2,050,000
ND Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 12:12:45 PM

Neng Zhao Eliminated in 37th Place by Khorshad Sagor

Neng Zhao

Kaifan Wang raises from the hijack to 80,000, and Khorshad Sagor moves all in from the button for about 975,000. Neng Zhao calls all in from the big blind for465,000, and Wang folds.

Zhao turns over A♠ Q♣ , and he needs to improve to stay alive against Sagor's A♣ K♠ .

The board comes J♥ 2♥ 2♣ 9♠ A♦ , and Sagor wins the pot with two pair, aces and deuces with a king kicker, to eliminate Zhao in 37th place.

Player	Chips
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	1,575,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:56:18 AM

Updated Counts Table 4

Daisuke Ogita raises to 85,000 and Yita Choong defends the big blind. On a flop of A♣ Q♦ 3♠ , Choong checks and Ogita bets 100,000 to force an instant fold.

In the very next hand, it folds to Choong in the small blind and he piles into Joshua Gebissa to force a fold.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	1,350,000	4	1
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	1,350,000	4	2
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	1,280,000	4	3
A Arun Krishnan	1,484,000	4	4
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	2,325,000	4	5
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	2,100,000	4	6
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	640,000	4	7
ND Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom	900,000	4	8

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:45:11 AM

Armon van Wijk Doubles Thru Neng Zhao

Armon van Wijk

Neng Zhao loudly screams "hoooollldddd" when he attempts to knock out his table neighbour Armon van Wijk in a flip with J♥ J♦ versus A♥ Q♥ .

The A♠ 9♠ 3♣ K♣ 7♥ board provides the ace and Zhao falls silent.

"I am a monkey, monkeys always win," van Wijk clarifies and then adds "you actually had a real hand ... I thought you were full of shit."

Also involved in the hand was Manuel Carvalho, who had folded preflop.

Player	Chips	Seat
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	4,555,000	1
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	1,050,000	2
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	525,000	3
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	500,000	4
LY Lin YuChina	108,000	5
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	2,690,000	6
MK Marius Kudzmanas	960,000	7
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	1,225,000	8

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:42:29 AM

Amit Kaushik Out After a Big Flip

Amit Kaushik

Amit Kaushik and Peter Kiem are flipping for stacks in the most classic confrontation, as Kaushik's A♠ K♥ is up against Q♦ Q♥ .

Kaushik takes the lead on the A♣ K♦ 9♥ flop, but the T♥ turn and J♦ river improve Kiem to broadway.

That leaves Kaushik on just 45,000 and he gets them in from under the gun. Andres Vasquez raises to 100,000 on the button but folds when James Rann jams the big blind with A♥ J♦ . Kaushik's K♦ 2♣ pair up on the Q♣ T♠ 6♦ Q♥ K♣ runout but the same card gives Rann broadway, too.

Player	Chips
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	2,180,000
JR James Rann	1,025,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	650,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:39:41 AM

Remy Murcia Check-Shoves the Turn Against Patrik Demus

Remy Murcia

After a flop of A♦ Q♥ 3♣ with nearly 700,000 already in the pot, Remy Murcia bets340,000 from the small blind, and Patrik Demus calls from the cutoff.

The turn card is the 7♥ , Murcia checks, Demus bets 365,000, and Murcia thinks for a while before he moves all in. Demus quickly folds, and Murcia takes the pot.

Player	Chips
RM Remy MurciaFrance	3,125,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,040,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:31:51 AM

Remy Murcia Chips Up; Yannick Jobin Four-Bet Jams

Yannick Jobin

Fresh off winning a big pot against Yuan Yu with A♥ K♦ versus A♠ 8♠ on a board of A♣ T♥ 8♥ 7♥ 6♥ , Remy Murcia faces a raise to 80,000 by Yannick Jobin and the call by Patrik Demus on the button. Murcia in the big blind three-bets to 350,000 and Jobin then moves all-in.

Demus folds and Murcia asks for a count. The shove is for 2,265,000 and that proves to be too much to call.

Player	Chips	Seat
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	2,175,000	2
DB Daniel Byshell	1,225,000	3
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	2,850,000	4
RG Rajesh GoyalIndia	585,000	5
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,800,000	6
YY Yuan YuChina	2,175,000	7
RM Remy MurciaFrance	1,520,000	8

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:28:45 AM

Nariman Yaghmai Doubles Thru Naj Ajez

Nariman Yaghmai

On a flop of 9♥ 6♦ 4♣ , Nariman Yaghmai check-raises from 75,000 to 175,000 and Naj Ajez calls.

The 7♣ follows on the turn and Yaghmai bets 250,000. Ajez pushes all-in with the covering stack and Yaghmai instantly calls.

"Just the nine," Ajez announces and shows A♣ 9♦ . Yaghmai already has the double secured with T♥ 8♣ to make the K♠ river a formality.

"I should have raised the flop," Ajez says after paying off the double worth1,055,000.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	2,950,000
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	2,725,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	2,525,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	1,375,000
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	885,000
DS David SommerGermany	700,000
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	550,000
BH Boo Hyun KimSouth Korea	525,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:10:35 AM

Manuel Carvalho Leads the Field at the Break with 4,555,000

Manuel Carvalho

A scan of the field during the break turned up 10 players with at least two million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	4,555,000
YY Yuan YuChina	3,280,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,200,000
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	2,945,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	2,690,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	2,525,000
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	2,515,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	2,140,000
A Arun Krishnan	2,065,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:05:24 AM

Level 23 Begins (39 Players Left)

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a 40,000 ante.

With 39 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 1,520,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,700 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 11:04:03 AM

Krisztian Ferenc Torok Eliminated by Arun Krishnan

The cards are already on their backs with Krisztian Ferenc Torok at risk holding the 9♦ 9♥ . Arun Krishnan is out in front preflop with the Q♥ Q♣ but falls behind on the J♦ 9♣ 7♣ flop. The K♣ turn gives Krishnan more outs but he catches the most unlikely one with the Q♠ on the river.

Player	Chips
A Arun Krishnan	1,825,000
KT Krisztian TorokUnited States of America	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:45:38 AM

Andres Vasquez Picks Up A Pot

Andres Vasquez

Andres Vasquez has been bobbing in and out of the 900k range and picks up a pot to chip up a bit. With T♥ T♣ on hand, he opens from cutoff and big blind James Rann defends. On a flop 7♦ T♦ 4♦ , improves to a set and Vasquez continues for45,000, Rann calls, then they both check the turn 8♦ . The river comes 8♥ for a full house to Vasquez who value-bets 195,000, Rann calls then mucks.

Player	Chips
JR James Rann	1,050,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	940,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:38:40 AM

Tom Maguire Five-Bet Shoves Against Ali Hassan

Tom Maguire

Ali Hassan raises from the hijack, Tom Maguire reraises from the button to150,000, and Hassan reraises to 360,000, which is nearly half of his stack.

Maguire uses at least one Time Chip to tank for a while before he five-bets all in, and Hassan folds. Maguire takes the pot.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	3,000,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	400,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:35:23 AM

Thi Hue Dang vs Amit Kaushik

Thi Hue Dang

Joining the action on the 7♦ 6♠ 2♦ A♠ turn, Thi Hue Dang checks in the big blind. Amit Kaushik bets 55,000 for Dang to call and the 7♠ river pairs the board while also completing a flush draw.

Dang bets 305,000 and leaves one T-5,000 chip behind, Kaushik folds without too much hesitation.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	1,370,000
TD Thi DangViet Nam	595,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:33:49 AM

Yuhan Liu In Survival Mode

Yuhan Liu is all in preflop for 55,000 with two players looking to bust him. With the main pot a 285,000 the side pot is at 140,000. On the flop 2♥ 3♣ J♥ , Kaifan Wang lays out a bet to fuel the side pot but Ali Hassan quickly folds. At showdown, Wang and Liu have the same hand, Liu A♥ 8♦ , Wang A♦ 8♣ . The turn J♠ assures the split pot.

Player	Chips
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	3,280,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	143,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:26:57 AM

Haoming Du Among the Recent Casualties

Haoming Du

Thi Bao An Nguyen loses her last eight blinds against Neng Zhao and moments later, there is another all-in showdown one table over.

Haoming Du moves all-in for 215,000 and Tom Maguire calls in the next seat, everyone else behind folds.

Du's A♥ T♥ are up against A♠ 9♠ and seemingly secure a double with the T♠ 8♥ 5♥ flop. But the 4♠ turn and Q♠ river provide the flush for Maguire instead.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	2,425,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	1,050,000
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	busted
HD Haoming Du	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:24:12 AM

Marius Kudzmanas Claims A Pot

Marius Kudzmanas

Marius Kudzmana defends his small blind to join Chak Hei Chan to the flop Q♠ 5♦ 9♣ . Kudzmanas calls a continuation bet of 55,000, then both players check he turn 3♥ and river Q♥ . Kudzmanas shows 7♥ 7♣ and it's good to win the pot.

Player	Chips
MK Marius Kudzmanas	960,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	500,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:22:00 AM

Wonho Lee Wins Flip To Stay In The Running

Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee is all in with Q♣ 9♣ and sweats it against bigger stacked caller Neil Davidson with 5♠ 5♥ . The board 2♣ 7♥ J♥ Q♥ 8♣ ensures the win for Lee to double through.

Player	Chips
ND Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom	1,000,000
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	700,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:20:28 AM

Jhon Hendri Doubles Thru Haoming Du

Jhon Hendri

Haoming Du raises UTG+1 to 60,000, Siarhei Chudapal calls from the button, and Jhon Hendri moves all in from the big blind for 250,000. Du calls, and Chudapal tanks for a while before he folds.

Hendri turns over K♣ 9♣ , and needs it to hold to stay alive against Du's T♦ 9♦ .

The board comes 6♣ 6♦ 5♦ 5♥ 7♠ , and Du flops a diamond flush draw, but improves no further. Hendri wins the pot with his king to double up in chips.

Player	Chips
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	605,000
HD Haoming Du	335,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:19:04 AM

Rayhaan Adam Eliminated by Naj Ajez

Rayhaan Adam

In a battle of the blinds, Rayhaan Adam jams with the J♣ 9♥ and Naj Ajez looks him up with the A♦ 5♥ . Both players miss the K♥ K♦ 7♣ 6♣ 4♥ runout and Ajez seals the fate of the South African with the ace.

Player	Chips
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	1,715,000
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 10:16:26 AM

Khorshad Sagor vs Armon van Wijk

Khorshad Sagor

Khorshad Sagor raises to 60,000 in the cutoff and Armon van Wijk three-bets to210,000 in the big blind for the initial raiser to call.

On the K♣ 4♠ 2♠ flop, van Wijk bets 85,000 to earn a call and then checks the T♥ turn. Sagor bets and forces out the Aussie, who jokingly says "I just never have a good hand there, story of my life".

Player	Chips
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	1,225,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	525,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:55:57 AM

Level 22 Begins (52 Players Left)

Level 21 comes to an end, and Level 22 begins with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a 30,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With 52 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 1,140,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,200 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Assorted Counts in the Field

Player	Chips
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	3,100,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	2,700,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	2,500,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	2,400,000
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	1,700,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	1,600,000
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	1,500,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	1,400,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	1,200,000
HS Hassan SeyFinland	1,100,000
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	1,050,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	450,000
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	300,000

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 52/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:54:36 AM

Armon Van Wijk Doubles Up

Armon Van Wijk

Before Armon Van Wijk doubles up, Adam Friedman checks on a ruling regarding consecutive tanking preflop. According to Friedman, Van Wijk uses his 20 seconds at every hand and felt he was abusing the time given. It was ruled that if a player continuously tanks preflop then the TD was to be called to nudge the player into making a speedier decision.

Soon after, Van Wijk three-bet all in from the big blind with 9♥ 4♥ , Chan turns over A♦ 8♦ , the board comes 3♥ 4♠ 9♣ T♦ 4♣ giving Van Wijk a full house.

Player	Chips
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	705,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	640,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:49:15 AM

Yunsheng Sun Eliminated in Two Hands

Yunsheng Sun

Ali Hassan flips for his tournament life and the last 470,000 holding the A♣ Q♥ . Yunsheng Sun is ahead with T♣ T♥ but Hassan gets there on the Q♠ 9♣ 8♦ 2♠ K♣ board.

"What did you fold?" Hassan asks and Micheal O'Neill replies "I also had ace-queen," after which Hassan calls him a nit.

Sun is down to slightly more than two blinds and they go in the next hand with the 5♦ 2♦ . Kaifan Wang calls on the button with 8♦ 7♠ and wins with eight-high on the A♦ Q♥ 4♠ T♣ Q♦ .

Player	Chips
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	2,350,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	1,850,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	975,000
SY Sun YunshengChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:47:04 AM

Yuhan Liu Doubles Up Off Yunsheng Sun

Yuhan Liu

Big pot opens with Yuhan Liu raising 270,000 leaving himself 25,000 behind. Action folds around to the big blind Yunsheng Sun who calls. At the flop A♦ 4♣ 8♣ , Sun tosses in a bet to force Liu all in. Liu calls and is ahead A♠ K♣ against Sun's J♠ J♥ . The turn and river 8♦ T♣ complete the board for Liu to double up.

Player	Chips
SY Sun YunshengChina	1,000,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	630,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:40:54 AM

Daniel Byshell Chips Up

On a flop K♦ 8♣ 3♣ Patrik Demus bets 90,000 into a pot of 360,000 and Daniel Byshell check-calls. The turn and river J♣ K♣ are checked down. Byshell flips open A♥ Q♣ and wins the pot with Demus mucking.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,000,000
DB Daniel Byshell	1,530,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:34:53 AM

Nariman Yaghmai Paid For The Boat By Jhon Hendri

Nariman Yaghmai

Nariman Yaghmai wins a good pot against Jhon Hendri the first builds 310,000 and a board J♠ Q♦ J♥ 2♠ 4♠ . Yaghmai bet 210,000, Hendri called then mucked to 4♣ 4♥ full house.

Player	Chips
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	1,445,000
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	110,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:30:40 AM

Ryo Kotake Eliminated; Jia Yi Low Nearly Triples

Two shorter stacks are all-in against one of the chip leaders as Carlos Javier Hidalgo has Ryo Kotake as well as Jia Yi Low at risk, the latter is all-in for 310,000.

Ryo Kotake: 9♣ 8♠

Jia Yi Low: A♣ Q♣

Carlos Javier Hidalgo: J♣ J♥

The 6♠ K♣ T♥ 3♥ A♠ board, while Low rivers a superior pair to nearly triple up.

Player	Chips
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,500,000
JY Jia Yi LowSingapore	950,000
RK Ryo KotakeJapan	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:23:30 AM

Victor Chong Eliminated by Eduard Burd

Victor Chong

Eduard Burd raises to 50,000 and Victor Chong defends the big blind. On the 9♦ 8♦ 3♦ flop, both players check and Chong bets the T♥ turn for 125,000. Burd pushes all-in for 460,000 and Chong goes into the tank before he calls.

Burd shows A♥ T♦ for top pair and the flush draw, while Chong is out-kicked with the K♥ T♠ . The river is the J♣ and Chong has the exact same stack to bust.

Player	Chips
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	1,130,000
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:05:00 AM

Yuan Yu Pushes Isolates And Rails Truong Khanh

Yuan Yu

Within minutes of the new level, Truong Khanh sends in his last 360,000 (14 bb), Patrik Demus calls, then button Yuan Yu four-bet jams for 1,260,000. Demus tanks then opts to save his chips.

Khanh opens up J♠ J♦ and is in trouble against Yu's Q♥ Q♠ , the board runs blanks 6♣ K♥ 3♠ 5♠ 3♥ for Yu to scoop up all of Khanh's chips and more.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,110,000
YY Yuan YuChina	2,045,000
VT Vu Truong KhanhViet Nam	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 9:00:33 AM

Patrik Demus Leads the Field at the Break with 3,720,000

Patrik Demus

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 1.4 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,720,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	2,135,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	1,985,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	1,875,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	1,870,000
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,730,000
YY Yuan YuChina	1,685,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	1,558,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	1,520,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:52:53 AM

Level 21 Begins (68 Players Left)

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 and a 25,000 ante.

With 68 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around 875,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,200 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 68/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:44:36 AM

Manuel Carvalho Up Against Jinlong Hu

Manuel Carvalho

From under the gun, Manuel Carvalho min-raises and finds one caller until big blind Jinlong Hu defends with a re-raises of 175,000. Only Carvalho calls to see a flop 5♦ J♥ 8♠ . Hu continues for 75,000, Carvalho calls, then with the turn and river dropping diamonds 9♦ J♦ , they both check. Hu shows A♥ 8♣ , Carvalho claims the pot with K♠ J♠ trips.

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	2,150,000
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,045,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:42:34 AM

Patrik Demus Delivers Painful Bad Beat To Mike Takayama

Patrik Demus

Patrik Demus and Mike Takayama are sitting on seven figure stacks. Takayama opens from middle position, small blind Demus three-bets 185,000, Takayama four-bets385,000, Demus five-bet jams and Takayama snap-calls showing A♦ A♣ . Demus is behind until the board comes down Q♦ 4♥ 4♦ 2♠ 2♦ for a full house to Demus and knock out Takayama. Demus ships a massive stack and is currently the chip leader.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	3,735,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:41:25 AM

Andres Vasquez vs George Tomescu

Andres Vasquez

Andres Vasquez opens to 40,000 on the button and George Tomescu calls in the big blind. Both check the 6♥ 5♥ 2♦ flop and Tomescu then bets the 2♣ turn for 105,000, Vasquez calls.

The 6♠ river pairs the board for the second time and Tomescu bets 490,000 with fewer than that behind. Vasquez folds and Tomescu ships the pot.

Player	Chips
GT George TomescuRomania	1,010,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	850,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:39:47 AM

Wendy Freedman Eliminated by Shai Arbel

Wendy Freedman gets her shorter stack into the middle with the 7♦ 7♥ and is pipped by table neighbour Shai Arbel, who reveals the 8♥ 8♠ .

Neither player connects with the J♠ 4♥ 3♦ A♣ 2♥ board and that spells the end for Freedman.

Player	Chips
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	625,000
WF Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:32:22 AM

David Sommer Flips to a Double

David Sommer

In one of the most classic of flips, David Sommer is all-in with the Q♠ Q♦ and at risk against the A♥ K♣ of Xiaosheng Zheng.

The pocket pair prevails on the 8♠ 8♣ 6♣ 3♦ 3♥ for Sommer to double.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,150,000
DS David SommerGermany	475,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:27:16 AM

Joshua Gebissa Goes Runner-Runner to Survive

Joshua Gebissa

Daniel Byshell has Joshua Gebissa dominated and on the verge of elimination with A♦ A♣ versus A♠ 8♠ . Gebissa, however, is in no hurry to leave and hits running spades on the 7♣ 3♠ 3♣ 9♠ J♠ board to crack aces and double for 317,000.

Player	Chips
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	650,000
DB Daniel Byshell	635,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:25:23 AM

Armon Van Wijk Doubles Up

Armon Van Wijk

Armon Van Wijk looks down at Q♥ Q♠ and moves all in. He gets called by a player with 8♣ 8♠ . The board has no bad beats for an easy double up.

Player	Chips
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	545,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:23:42 AM

Thi Hue Dang Doubles Thru Carlos Javier Hidalgo

Thi Hue Dang

Thi Hue Dang raises from the cutoff to 312,000, leaving herself a single 1K chip behind, and Carlos Javier Hidalgo calls from the big blind and shows A♣ 6♦ . Dang turns over 8♠ 8♦ , even though she isn't technically all in yet.

The flop comes T♥ 9♣ 7♥ , Hidalgo checks, Dang moves all in for 1,000, and Hidalgo calls. Now it's official.

The turn card is the K♠ , the river card is the 6♥ , and Dang wins the pot with a ten-high straight to double up in chips.

Player	Chips
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,855,000
TD Thi DangViet Nam	656,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:21:49 AM

Micha Hoedemaker Eliminated by Hayato Kitajima

Hayato Kitajima

Down to just 111,000, Micha Hoedemaker moves all-in and Hayato Kitajima calls in the next seat. Remy Murcia comes along in the cutoff and the two active players check the T♣ 9♣ 4♥ flop.

Kitajima bets the 8♠ turn and Murcia folds, then asks "you have kings?!"

Kitajima rolls over 8♥ 8♣ for a turned set and Hoedemaker is down to one out with the 4♠ 4♦ for an inferior flopped set of fours. The river is the 9♥ and Hoedemaker heads to the payout desk.

Player	Chips
RM Remy MurciaFrance	1,650,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	1,400,000
MH Micha HoedemakerNetherlands	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:20:18 AM

Yuhan Liu Cannot Force Out Micheal O'Neill

Yuhan Liu

On a heads-up flop of 8♣ 5♦ 2♦ , Micheal O'Neill in the big blind check-raises from42,000 to 120,000 and Yuhan Liu calls on the button. O'Neill checks the K♥ turn and Liu uses a time bank extension to then bet 200,000, O'Neill calls.

After the J♣ river, the quick check of O'Neill leads to Liu in the tank and he uses another two time banks before checking it back. O'Neill shows the 5♠ 4♦ and wins the pot.

Player	Chips
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	1,925,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	503,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:19:58 AM

Level 20 Begins (90 Players Left)

Level 19 comes to an end, and Level 20 begins with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

With 90 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around660,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,400 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 90/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:12:30 AM

Massive Takedown By Neng Zhao

Neng Zhao

Neng Zhao and Aleksandar Stojadinovic go pound for pound that starts with a raise for 50,000 from Stojadinovic. Down the orbit Zhao three-bets 90,000, Stojadinovic calls. More chips go in at the flop A♣ 9♠ 5♣ with aggressor Zhao betting 26,000, Stojadinovic check-calls.

The pot continues to build on the turn 2♦ with Zhao sending out a much larger110,000, again Stojadinovic flats to complete the board 7♦ . Stojadinovic checks again, Zhao uses up wo time banks then shoves well covering Stojadinovic's stack. After Stojadinovic uses up all of his remaining 6 time banks, he calls for his tournament life.

Zhao has A♥ 5♥ top pair, Stojadinovic busts with T♥ T♣ .

Player	Chips
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	1,800,000
AS Aleksandar StojadinovicMalta	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:11:16 AM

Yita Choong Dents the Big Stack

Yita Choong

In a preflop contest, Yita Choong is all-in for 305,000 with the K♠ K♥ and needs to dodge an ace and diamonds to stay in contention. Table chip leader Carlos Javier Hidalgo has the A♦ 2♦ but cannot get there on the 7♥ 3♠ 2♥ K♦ T♦ board.

Player	Chips
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,725,000
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	650,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:08:46 AM

Abhishek Paul's Pocket Pair Is Good For The Pot

Abhishek Paul

Abhishek Paul opens from cutoff and finds only one caller in button Chak Hei Chan. Paul continues to fire at the flop and turn 4♣ 4♠ J♦ 6♣ for 30,000 and 50,000, Chan calls both to complete the board with a river 5♥ . This time Paul sends out 100,000, Chan calls again then mucks to Paul's T♦ T♣ .

Player	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	735,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	700,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:07:40 AM

Zin Myo Thant Leaves Kien Tat Heng Short

Zin Myo Thant

Mike Takayama raises to 35,000 and Kien Tat Heng three-bets to 88,000 in the cutoff. Zin Myo Thant then four-bets to 200,000 in the small blind and Takayama folds, Heng calls with almost two thirds of his stack invested.

On the Q♦ 9♥ 2♠ flop, Thant bets 100,000 and Heng folds.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,250,000
ZM Zin Myo Thant	815,000
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	119,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 8:06:53 AM

Splash Of Chips For Nariman Yaghmai

Five player contribute 30,000 to the pot all check to the turn board 5♠ 2♠ 7♣ 7♠ . Action is checked around to hijack Nariman Yaghmai who bets 36,000 and wins the pot with no callers.

Player	Chips
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	660,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 7:53:38 AM

Remy Murcia Back With a Big Stack

Remy Murcia was the one to bust Pete Chen and then wins a large pot off Shai Arbel to cross seven figures by a mile when he turns top pair and calls down three barrels correctly. Up next, Arbel opens to 30,000 and Murcia calls, as does Joshua Gebissa.

On the 8♠ 8♦ 6♥ flop, it checks to Murcia and he bets 25,000 for Arbel to call. The 8♣ turn has Murcia bet again and Arbel folds this time.

Player	Chips
RM Remy MurciaFrance	1,800,000
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	525,000
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	375,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 7:49:07 AM

Anton Rubtsov Doubles Thru Rayhaan Adam

In a preflop contest, two pocket pair clash and Anton Rubtsov has the best of it with Q♥ Q♣ . Rayhaan Adam is pipped by one notch with J♥ J♦ and Rubtsov secures the double with flopped top set and rivered full house on the Q♦ 5♣ 3♥ 4♠ 5♥ board.

Player	Chips
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	355,000
AR Anton RubtsovRussia	350,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 7:09:06 AM

Shai Arbel Shows a Full House

Shai Arbel

On the tail end of a larger pot to the K♥ T♥ 4♣ 3♣ 4♠ river, Shai Arbel is all-in for 431,000. Remy Murcia goes deep into the tank and uses at least five of his time bank extensions before he eventually folds.

"Show me the bluff, one time," the French player grins.

Arbel gives it a few seconds to mull over and then rolls over his cards: K♦ 4♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	1,275,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	490,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 7:06:20 AM

Assorted Counts and Casualties

Player	Chips
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,700,000
GT George TomescuRomania	1,400,000
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,300,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	1,200,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,200,000
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	1,040,000
JR James Rann	1,000,000
SC Siarhei Chudapal	950,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	650,000
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	500,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	325,000
AS Arun SriramIndia	265,000
RF Rudolf FourieSouth Africa	200,000
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	busted
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 7:04:49 AM

Naj Ajez Wins Flip To Boot Alexander Charron

Naj Ajez

Alexander Charron looks down at Q♥ Q♠ and open shoves his last 82,000. A few spots over, Najeem Ajez has A♦ K♠ and moves all in as well to isolate. With the board running 4♦ A♠ 2♦ 7♥ 9♠ , Ajez wins the flip to boot Charron out of the field.

Player	Chips
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	540,000
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 7:03:15 AM

Micheal O'Neill Gets There On The River Against Calvin Tan

Micheal O'Neill

Calvin Tan is dealt 4♦ 4♥ and gives it min-raise from late position, Kaifan Wang and big blind Micheal O'Neil 8♥ 5♠ defend their blinds and call. At the flop T♠ 6♦ 4♣ , Tan bets his set and blinds still call to take it to the turn 3♦ . With his open-ended, O'Neill steals control with a bet of 130,000, Tan calls while Wang check-folds. On the river 2♣ , O'Neill connects and fires 330,000 for his straight, Tan uses up a time bank before making the call then sees the bad news.

Player	Chips
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	2,050,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	1,360,000
CT Calvin TanSingapore	350,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:49:37 AM

Patrik Demus Leads the Field at the Break with 2,343,000

Patrik Demus

A scan of the field during the break turned up 19 players with at least 825K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,343,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,835,000
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,617,000
DB Daniel Byshell	1,519,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	1,480,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,263,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	1,195,000
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,136,000
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	1,022,000
SC Siarhei Chudapal	1,019,000
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	982,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	967,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	965,000
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	956,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	932,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	917,000
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	862,000
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	832,000
AF Adam FriedmanUnited States of America	825,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:41:56 AM

Calvin Tan Gets River Value From Yuhan Liu

On the tail end of the Q♥ 5♠ 3♠ 8♠ 5♥ board, Calvin Tan bets 85,000 in the big blind. Yuhan Liu calls from under the gun and mucks his A♦ Q♣ when Tan reveals J♠ 7♠ for a turned flush.

Player	Chips
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	865,000
CT Calvin TanSingapore	825,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:41:31 AM

Level 19 Begins (108 Players Left)

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

With 108 players remaining from a field of 1,484, the average chip stack is around550,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,200 each.

The field is playing 11 levels today, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 27.

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 108/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:39:31 AM

Micheal O"Neill And Ali Hassan Take Turns

Ali Hassan raises 25,000 from under the gun, button player Micheal O'Neill and big blind Martin Sedlak give him some action. Hassan continues for 30,000 at the flop Q♥ 5♣ 8♠ , only O'Neill takes him on for a turn card J♣ . Hassan slows down and checks, O'Neill takes control for 80,000, Hassan calls and the board completes 4♠. Again Hassan passes to O'Neill who fires 140,000, Hassan folds.

Next hand, after O'Neill isn't done. He three-bets 75,000 on top of Kai Wang's open bet, Hassan isn't done either and announces all in for around 550,000. Wang quickly folds while O'Neill says "I can't pay that", and folds. Hassan says "I had better than Ace-Queen" as he arranges his chips.

Player	Chips
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	1,430,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	980,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	670,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:38:28 AM

Kai Wang Outdraws Alex Tchong

Kai Wang

Kaifan Wang looks down at K♣ J♠ and bumps it up to 25,000 from cutoff, several spots over big blind Alex Tchong has A♥ 6♣ defends with a shove of 160,000, Wang can easily afford and tosses it in. With the board running K♥ K♠ T♦ J♥ Q♠ , both improve with Wang way ahead of the straight to end Tchong's run.

Player	Chips
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	1,455,000
AT Alex TchongAustralia	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:37:19 AM

Audric Sartoris vs Wanyao Yang

Audric Sartoris

Joining the action on the A♠ K♣ 6♦ 8♦ turn, Audric Sartoris checks and Wanyao Yang bets 60,000 for Sartoris to call. The 2♠ on the river goes check, check, and Sartoris reveals A♥ J♦ for the top pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips
AS Audric Sartoris	650,000
WY Wanyao YangChina	400,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:33:39 AM

Eric Wasylenko Eliminated by Michael O'Neill

Michael O'Neill is hoping that Calvin would make a move when he looks up the short stack all-in of Eric Wasylenko for around 126,000, as he has the K♠ K♥ .

Wasylenko is at risk with T♠ T♥ and improves on the Q♦ J♥ T♣ flop. O'Neill retakes the lead with the K♦ turn and the 2♣ river brings no further twist to the story.

Player	Chips
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	580,000
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:29:25 AM

Updated Counts in the Field

Player	Chips
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,300,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	1,295,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,025,000
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	950,000
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	875,000
AV Andres Vasquez FajardoColombia	850,000
CT Calvin TanSingapore	850,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	775,000
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	750,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	750,000
MK Marius Kudzmanas	745,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	700,000
AF Adam FriedmanUnited States of America	550,000
BG Brian GreenUnited States of America	475,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	475,000
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	450,000
ST Satoshi TanakaJapan	400,000
GA Gicovanu AlexandruRomania	325,000
MH Micha HoedemakerNetherlands	240,000
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	230,000
BJ Bastien JolyFrance	180,000
MZ Monika ZukowiczPoland	90,000
GS Guillem SegarraSpain	60,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:12:59 AM

Yunsheng Sun Gets a Shove Through

Yunsheng Sun

Yunsheng Sun raises to 25,000 and then calls a three-bet to 95,000 by Michael O'Neill in the big blind. On that Q♥ 9♠ 3♠ flop, O'Neill continues for 85,000 but folds when Sun pulls the trigger with a shove.

Player	Chips
SY Sun YunshengChina	550,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	415,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:06:14 AM

Abhishek Paul Chips Up

Abhishek Paul

Three players left with a pot of 200,000 by the turn T♠ K♣ 9♠ Q♥ , Abhishek Paul bets100,000 which is enough to push out Adam Friedman and Jinlong Hu.

Player	Chips
AF Adam FriedmanUnited States of America	597,000
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	502,000
JH Jinlong HuChina	445,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 6:00:40 AM

Amit Kaushik Sets It Up And Takes It Down

Amit Kaushik

Eduard Burd kicks off the hand with a min-raise, button player Amit Kaushik calls, then big blind Hui Wang takes it up a notch with a shove of 104,000. Burd attempts to isolate and four-bets 275,000 however Kaushik had the same thing in mind and shoves616,000. This sends Burd to the tank then opts to get out of the way giving up his big bet.

Upon revealing, Kaushik is way ahead with A♣ K♥ against Wang's A♠ T♠ . The board runs low 6♦ 3♠ 8♦ 2♥ 8♠ to award Kaushik the massive pot and rise to over a million.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	1,020,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	360,000
HW Hui WangChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:56:52 AM

Patrik Demus Banks Big To Rise Over 2M

Patrik Demus

Vu Tuan Khanh Truong kicks off the hand with a min-raise that's called by button player Patrik Demus and small blind Frank Lillis. At the flop 4♦ K♥ A♠ , more chips go in with Demus betting 34,000 that's called by both. Heavier betting on the turn J♦ with Truong leading 105,000, Demus tank-calls while Lillis gets out of the way. Truong decides to slow down and check the river Q♥ , Demus value-bets 178,000 to send Truong deep in the tank. After two time banks spent, Truong calls then mucks to Demus's Q♣ T♥ straight.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	2,200,000
VT Vu Truong KhanhViet Nam	447,000
FL Frank LillisIreland	80,000

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 147/1484

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:29:11 AM

Level 18 Begins (147 Players Remaining)

In the opening level, more than 40 players are eliminated and head to the payout desk before checking out the Side Event and cash game action. A♠ of now, the levels last 60 minutes each and the new blinds for level 18 are 6,000-12,000 with a big blind ante of 12,000.

The action carries on without a break.

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:25:06 AM

Koen Breed Nearing The Million Marker

Sitting with the largest stack at the table, early position Koen Breed opens and finds two callers to take the battle to the flop 3♣ K♦ 2♠ . Breed continues for 16,000 losing one player while Adam Monaghan - who has just been moved to the table - pays to see the turn 9♥ . Breed barrels again a larger 65,000 which is enough to slow Monaghan to a halt.

Player	Chips
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	915,000
AM Adam MonaghanAustralia	255,000
AS Arun SriramIndia	151,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:22:21 AM

Martin Zheng Wei Ng Flipped Out by Michael O'Neill

Martin Zheng Wei Ng is all-in for around 230,000 with the A♠ K♥ and Michael O'Neill looks him up with the J♣ J♠ . The T♥ T♠ 8♣ 5♣ Q♦ board keeps pocket jacks ahead and Ng is heading to the payout desk.

"Make sure to write down how well I played that one," O'Neill jokes.

Player	Chips
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	610,000
MN Martin NgSingapore	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:20:21 AM

Ngoc Anh Cao Tanks Oleg Titov

Ngoc Anh Cao

On a board showing 7♥ T♥ A♣ 7♣ Q♦ and a hefty 160,000 in the pot, Ngoc Anh Cao bets a substantial 100,000 sending Oleg Titov into the think tank. Titov eventually gives it up.

Player	Chips
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	312,000
OT Oleg TitovRussia	198,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:16:54 AM

Xin Yuan Out in Two Hands

Jianfeng Sun four-bet jams with the 9♥ A♣ and Xin Yuan calls with the K♠ Q♥ in the next seat. The board runs out J♥ T♦ T♠ A♠ A♥ and the turned straight of Yuan is no good, as Sun rivers a full house.

Yuan then jams the last six blinds with K♥ 4♥ . Thi Hue Dang calls with the 7♣ 7♠ and remains ahead on the 6♠ 2♠ 2♦ J♠ 3♦ board.

Player	Chips
JS Jianfeng SunChina	430,000
TD Thi DangViet Nam	350,000
XY Xin YuanChina	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:15:23 AM

Jehyeon Yang Doubles And Chunks Laury Vanlerberghe

Laury Vanlerberghe goes all from the button but is denied the steal by small blind Jehyeon Yang who joins with slightly less behind. Vanlerberghe has K♣ J♦ and is flipping against Yang's 9♠ 9♥ . The board runs queen high 8♣ 4♣ 8♦ Q♠ 3♣ .

Player	Chips
JY Jehyeon Yang	130,000
LV Laury VanlerbergheFrance	28,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:10:43 AM

Siarhei Chudapal Folds "Better Than a Straight Flush"

Siarhei Chudapal

Two seat open are on table three and a big pot is brewing when Siarhei Chudapal bets the K♦ 9♠ 4♣ 2♥ T♠ river for 120,000 into 180,000. Alfie Adam moves all-in for 307,000 and Chudapal uses three time banks before he folds.

Some table chatter emerges and Chudapal asks Adam if he had pocket fours.

"I had a straight flush," Adam replies.

"I had better than a straight flush," Chudapal says with a grin.

Player	Chips
SC Siarhei Chudapal	800,000
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	630,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 5:05:33 AM

Early Busts And Early Rises

The field has dropped significantly with 20 players biting the dust within the first 20 minutes. Among the casualties is Leo Soma who falls to Patrik Demus. In turn, Demus now has over 1.1M. Another bust is Kishore Nandipati with Harsh Bubna collecting to rise to 400,000. Three-peat WSOP Dealers Choice Championship winner Adam Friedman also sends Daniel Skoglund packing to rise to 500,000.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	1,200,000
AF Adam FriedmanUnited States of America	500,000
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	400,000
LS Leo SomaFrance	busted
KN Kishore NandipatiUnited States of America	busted
DS Daniel Solberg SkoglundNorway	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:53:07 AM

Yongjia Lin In Charge

Opening hand of Day 2 at the far table, Sumit Sapra raises 20,000 from under the gun only to get re-raised to 55,000 by Yongjia "Gary" Lin at cutoff. Sapra calls, the flop lands 4♥ 5♦ 8♦ , Lin continues for 50,000 that Sapra check-calls. Lin fires another50,000 on the turn 7♠ and this time Sapra surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	580,000
SS Sumit SapraIndia	280,000

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:51:35 AM

Kyosuke Nagami Among the Early Casualties

In one of the first hands of the day, Kyosuke Nagami jams the Q♣ 8♣ into Calvin Tan, who quickly calls with J♣ J♦ . There is no escape for 6♣ 5♥ 3♥ A♥ 9♠ runout and his cameraman grabs all the equipment for what may be a short vlog.

Player	Chips
CT Calvin TanSingapore	590,000
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	busted
TT Thor ThmorstolNorway	busted

SMPSMP

2/17/2025, 4:36:28 AM

Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 2

Almost all of the qualifiers into the money have arrived to un-bag their chips and the action is now underway with the button in seat six. Forty minutes at blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000 commence the action and a total of 11 levels are scheduled for today.

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 186/1484

TriciaTricia

2/17/2025, 3:32:02 AM

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
BH Boo Hyun KimSouth Korea	290,000	1	1
JE Jacopo EutiziItaly	233,000	1	2
AS Arun SriramIndia	272,000	1	3
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	228,000	1	4
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	134,000	1	5
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	365,000	1	6
AM Adam MonaghanAustralia	325,000	1	7
MT Motoya TakamoriJapan	171,000	1	8
AK Amit KaushikIndia	594,000	2	1
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	232,000	2	2
LY Lin YuChina	108,000	2	3
LS Leo SchulhofFrance	159,000	2	4
NS Noyan SlamiyaKazakhstan	78,000	2	5
AG Asish GhoshIndia	135,000	2	6
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	431,000	2	7
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	99,000	2	8
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	422,000	3	1
RK Ryo KotakeJapan	70,000	3	3
EA Edgar AntenzanaSouth Africa	75,000	3	4
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	402,000	3	5
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	130,000	3	6
SS Sanampuri SomasekharIndia	214,000	3	7
SC Siarhei Chudapal	519,931	3	8
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	513,000	4	1
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	274,000	4	2
ST Satoshi TanakaJapan	319,000	4	3
RG Rajesh GoyalIndia	402,000	4	4
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	313,000	4	5
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	870,000	4	6
FG Francis GarsonFrance	323,000	4	7
ND Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom	293,000	4	8
AG Apoorva GoelIndia	513,000	5	1
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	485,000	5	2
LS Leo SomaFrance	367,000	5	3
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	183,000	5	4
OT Oleg TitovRussia	300,000	5	5
PD Patrik DemusHungary	903,000	5	6
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	167,000	5	7
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	692,000	5	8
DN Dieu NguyenViet Nam	132,000	6	1
YS Yungkyu Song	547,000	6	2
BJ Bastien JolyFrance	26,000	6	3
WY Wanyao YangChina	239,000	6	4
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	161,000	6	5
DS David SommerGermany	191,000	6	6
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	448,000	6	7
TD Tien Dung PhamViet Nam	126,000	6	8
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	576,000	7	1
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	335,000	7	2
MK Maciej KalaPoland	225,000	7	3
JR James Rann	417,000	7	4
WT Wojciech TomczakCanada	136,000	7	5
DD Dorian DebalsFrance	26,000	7	6
A Arun Krishnan	169,000	7	7
WA William Andres FajardoColombia	144,000	7	8
RM Remy MurciaFrance	595,000	8	1
NG Nikolai Guliaev	121,000	8	2
XH Xinchen HeChina	210,000	8	3
WF Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America	237,000	8	4
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	382,000	8	5
MH Micha HoedemakerNetherlands	281,000	8	6
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	455,000	8	7
PN Pradeep NudurumatiIndia	130,000	8	8
JP Jerwin PascoPhilippines	169,000	9	1
JS Jianfeng SunChina	442,000	9	2
XY Xin YuanChina	290,000	9	3
SS Shane SaitoUnited States of America	253,000	9	5
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	502,000	9	6
JY Jia Yi LowSingapore	304,000	9	7
AW Adam WatkinsUnited Kingdom	166,000	9	8
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	478,000	10	1
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	179,000	10	2
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	144,000	10	3
RC Raul CorralSpain	68,000	10	4
TT Thor ThmorstolNorway	81,000	10	6
GT George TomescuRomania	878,000	10	7
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	619,000	10	8
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	668,000	11	1
AM Amir MinagarAustralia	114,000	11	2
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	101,000	11	3
LL Li Lu (2)China	146,000	11	4
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	144,000	11	5
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	326,000	11	6
GS Guillem SegarraSpain	447,000	11	7
RP Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom	120,000	11	8
PS Pau SanromaSpain	210,000	12	1
SH Sho HommaJapan	115,000	12	3
AA Anil AdianiIndia	54,000	12	4
MK Marius Kudzmanas	878,000	12	5
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	348,000	12	6
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	460,000	12	7
DS Daniel Solberg SkoglundNorway	161,000	12	8
MN Martin NgSingapore	219,000	13	1
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	168,000	13	2
DT Dmitrii TsvetkovRussia	81,000	13	3
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	116,000	13	4
MS Martin SedlakGermany	605,000	13	5
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	113,000	13	6
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	49,000	13	7
CT Calvin TanSingapore	543,000	13	8
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	637,000	14	1
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	212,000	14	2
QD Qi DongChina	76,000	14	3
TP Tsuan Pin LinTaiwan	269,000	14	4
CL Christopher LoveladyUnited States of America	183,000	14	5
XL Xiao LiuChina	766,000	14	6
HS Hassan SeyFinland	253,000	14	7
AJ Ankit JainIndia	107,000	14	8
CP Chun Ping LoUnited States of America	79,000	15	1
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	844,000	15	2
GA Gicovanu AlexandruRomania	204,000	15	3
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	594,000	15	5
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	76,000	15	6
HW Hui WangChina	93,000	15	7
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	251,000	15	8
BG Brian GreenUnited States of America	510,000	16	1
DK Daniel KingIreland	200,000	16	2
ZM Zin Myo Thant	250,000	16	3
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	1,313,000	16	4
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	381,000	16	5
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	479,000	16	6
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	156,000	16	7
LP Leonid PolesGermany	165,000	16	8
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,413,000	17	1
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	302,000	17	2
CT Chung TanChina	168,000	17	3
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	328,000	17	4
FL Frank LillisIreland	197,000	17	5
VF Victor FrydaFrance	404,000	17	6
MG Maksim GerasimovRussia	129,000	17	7
SE Shalom ElhararUnited States of America	242,000	17	8
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	927,000	18	1
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	332,000	18	2
RF Rudolf FourieSouth Africa	345,000	18	3
VN Vegard NygaardNorway	251,000	18	5
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	628,000	18	6
FM Francesco MoralesItaly	11,000	18	7
VT Vu Truong KhanhViet Nam	372,000	18	8
TD Thi DangViet Nam	282,000	19	1
AS Aleksandar StojadinovicMalta	526,000	19	2
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,116,000	19	3
DB Daniel Byshell	574,000	19	4
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	277,000	19	5
MK Mikiya KudoJapan	305,000	19	6
RM Rahul MelwaniIndia	82,000	19	7
AS Audric Sartoris	554,000	19	8
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	248,000	42	1
DK David KozmaHungary	225,000	42	2
SY Sun YunshengChina	193,000	42	3
NH Nguyen Hoang DuyViet Nam	93,000	42	4
JL Johan LeesAustralia	329,000	42	5
MZ Monika ZukowiczPoland	127,000	42	6
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	208,000	42	7
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	536,000	42	8
JH Jeffrey HaasCanada	213,000	43	1
JH Jinlong HuChina	878,000	43	3
KT Krisztian TorokUnited States of America	486,000	43	4
KK Kimsour Kong	576,000	43	5
TV Thanh Vinh TranViet Nam	277,000	43	6
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	253,000	43	7
WW Warrick WeeUnited States of America	216,000	43	8
KN Kishore NandipatiUnited States of America	116,000	44	1
CL Chong LeeSingapore	241,000	44	2
VL Victor Li (4)Canada	163,000	44	4
AR Anton RubtsovRussia	309,000	44	5
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	273,000	44	6
YY Yuan YuChina	258,000	44	7
JS Josip SimunicAustria	114,000	44	8
SS Sumit SapraIndia	385,000	45	1
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	240,000	45	2
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	333,000	45	3
MD Max DevesonUnited Kingdom	126,000	45	4
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	448,000	45	5
HD Haoming Du	430,000	45	6
LV Laury VanlerbergheFrance	88,000	45	7
JY Jehyeon Yang	75,000	45	8
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	121,000	46	1
JC Jonathan ChettySouth Africa	125,000	46	2
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	943,000	46	3
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	527,000	46	5
AT Alex TchongAustralia	309,000	46	6
JL Jun LaiChina	182,000	46	7
AM Ashik MorarSouth Africa	191,000	46	8

Player	Chips
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,413,000
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	1,313,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,116,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	943,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	927,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	903,000
MK Marius Kudzmanas	878,000
GT George TomescuRomania	878,000
JH Jinlong HuChina	878,000
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	870,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	844,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	766,000
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	692,000
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	668,000
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	637,000
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	628,000
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	619,000
MS Martin SedlakGermany	605,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	595,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	594,000
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	594,000
KK Kimsour Kong	576,000
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	576,000
DB Daniel Byshell	574,000
AS Audric Sartoris	554,000
YS Yungkyu Song	547,000
CT Calvin TanSingapore	543,000
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	536,000
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	527,000
AS Aleksandar StojadinovicMalta	526,000
SC Siarhei Chudapal	519,931
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	513,000
AG Apoorva GoelIndia	513,000
BG Brian GreenUnited States of America	510,000
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	502,000
KT Krisztian TorokUnited States of America	486,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	485,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	479,000
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	478,000
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	460,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	455,000
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	448,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	448,000
GS Guillem SegarraSpain	447,000
JS Jianfeng SunChina	442,000
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	431,000
HD Haoming Du	430,000
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	422,000
JR James Rann	417,000
VF Victor FrydaFrance	404,000
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	402,000
RG Rajesh GoyalIndia	402,000
SS Sumit SapraIndia	385,000
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	382,000
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	381,000
VT Vu Truong KhanhViet Nam	372,000
LS Leo SomaFrance	367,000
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	365,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	348,000
RF Rudolf FourieSouth Africa	345,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	335,000
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	333,000
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	332,000
JL Johan LeesAustralia	329,000
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	328,000
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	326,000
AM Adam MonaghanAustralia	325,000
FG Francis GarsonFrance	323,000
ST Satoshi TanakaJapan	319,000
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	313,000
AR Anton RubtsovRussia	309,000
AT Alex TchongAustralia	309,000
MK Mikiya KudoJapan	305,000
JY Jia Yi LowSingapore	304,000
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	302,000
OT Oleg TitovRussia	300,000
ND Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom	293,000
BH Boo Hyun KimSouth Korea	290,000
XY Xin YuanChina	290,000
TD Thi DangViet Nam	282,000
MH Micha HoedemakerNetherlands	281,000
TV Thanh Vinh TranViet Nam	277,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	277,000
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	274,000
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	273,000
AS Arun SriramIndia	272,000
TP Tsuan Pin LinTaiwan	269,000
YY Yuan YuChina	258,000
SS Shane SaitoUnited States of America	253,000
HS Hassan SeyFinland	253,000
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	253,000
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	251,000
VN Vegard NygaardNorway	251,000
ZM Zin Myo Thant	250,000
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	248,000
SE Shalom ElhararUnited States of America	242,000
CL Chong LeeSingapore	241,000
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	240,000
WY Wanyao YangChina	239,000
WF Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America	237,000
JE Jacopo EutiziItaly	233,000
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	232,000
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	228,000
DK David KozmaHungary	225,000
MK Maciej KalaPoland	225,000
MN Martin NgSingapore	219,000
WW Warrick WeeUnited States of America	216,000
SS Sanampuri SomasekharIndia	214,000
JH Jeffrey HaasCanada	213,000
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	212,000
XH Xinchen HeChina	210,000
PS Pau SanromaSpain	210,000
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	208,000
GA Gicovanu AlexandruRomania	204,000
DK Daniel KingIreland	200,000
FL Frank LillisIreland	197,000
SY Sun YunshengChina	193,000
DS David SommerGermany	191,000
AM Ashik MorarSouth Africa	191,000
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	183,000
CL Christopher LoveladyUnited States of America	183,000
JL Jun LaiChina	182,000
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	179,000
MT Motoya TakamoriJapan	171,000
A Arun Krishnan	169,000
JP Jerwin PascoPhilippines	169,000
CT Chung TanChina	168,000
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	168,000
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	167,000
AW Adam WatkinsUnited Kingdom	166,000
LP Leonid PolesGermany	165,000
VL Victor Li (4)Canada	163,000
DS Daniel Solberg SkoglundNorway	161,000
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	161,000
LS Leo SchulhofFrance	159,000
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	156,000
LL Li Lu (2)China	146,000
WA William Andres FajardoColombia	144,000
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	144,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	144,000
WT Wojciech TomczakCanada	136,000
AG Asish GhoshIndia	135,000
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	134,000
DN Dieu NguyenViet Nam	132,000
PN Pradeep NudurumatiIndia	130,000
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	130,000
MG Maksim GerasimovRussia	129,000
MZ Monika ZukowiczPoland	127,000
MD Max DevesonUnited Kingdom	126,000
TD Tien Dung PhamViet Nam	126,000
JC Jonathan ChettySouth Africa	125,000
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	121,000
NG Nikolai Guliaev	121,000
RP Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom	120,000
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	116,000
KN Kishore NandipatiUnited States of America	116,000
SH Sho HommaJapan	115,000
AM Amir MinagarAustralia	114,000
JS Josip SimunicAustria	114,000
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	113,000
LY Lin YuChina	108,000
AJ Ankit JainIndia	107,000
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	101,000
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	99,000
HW Hui WangChina	93,000
NH Nguyen Hoang DuyViet Nam	93,000
LV Laury VanlerbergheFrance	88,000
RM Rahul MelwaniIndia	82,000
TT Thor ThmorstolNorway	81,000
DT Dmitrii TsvetkovRussia	81,000
CP Chun Ping LoUnited States of America	79,000
NS Noyan SlamiyaKazakhstan	78,000
QD Qi DongChina	76,000
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	76,000
EA Edgar AntenzanaSouth Africa	75,000
JY Jehyeon Yang	75,000
RK Ryo KotakeJapan	70,000
RC Raul CorralSpain	68,000
AA Anil AdianiIndia	54,000
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	49,000
DD Dorian DebalsFrance	26,000
BJ Bastien JolyFrance	26,000
FM Francesco MoralesItaly	11,000

Day1C Qualifiers - 85 Players

Player	Chips
CH Carlos HidalgoMexico	1,413,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,116,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	943,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	927,000
MK Marius Kudzmanas	878,000
GT George TomescuRomania	878,000
JH Jinlong HuChina	878,000
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	844,000
TS Tobias SchwechtGermany	637,000
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	628,000
RM Remy MurciaFrance	595,000
AS Audric Sartoris	554,000
CT Calvin TanSingapore	543,000
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	536,000
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	527,000
AG Apoorva GoelIndia	513,000
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	485,000
CC Chak ChanHong Kong	448,000
GS Guillem SegarraSpain	447,000
JS Jianfeng SunChina	442,000
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	431,000
HD Haoming Du	430,000
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	422,000
SS Sumit SapraIndia	385,000
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	381,000
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	365,000
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	332,000
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	328,000
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	326,000
FG Francis GarsonFrance	323,000
ST Satoshi TanakaJapan	319,000
MK Mikiya KudoJapan	305,000
OT Oleg TitovRussia	300,000
ND Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom	293,000
BH Boo Hyun KimSouth Korea	290,000
TV Thanh Vinh TranViet Nam	277,000
VS Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan	274,000
TP Tsuan Pin LinTaiwan	269,000
YY Yuan YuChina	258,000
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	253,000
VN Vegard NygaardNorway	251,000
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	248,000
SE Shalom ElhararUnited States of America	242,000
WF Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America	237,000
MK Maciej KalaPoland	225,000
JH Jeffrey HaasCanada	213,000
XH Xinchen HeChina	210,000
PS Pau SanromaSpain	210,000
GA Gicovanu AlexandruRomania	204,000
DK Daniel KingIreland	200,000
DS David SommerGermany	191,000
AM Ashik MorarSouth Africa	191,000
JL Jun LaiChina	182,000
MT Motoya TakamoriJapan	171,000
A Arun Krishnan	169,000
JP Jerwin PascoPhilippines	169,000
LP Leonid PolesGermany	165,000
VL Victor Li (4)Canada	163,000
LS Leo SchulhofFrance	159,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	144,000
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	144,000
WT Wojciech TomczakCanada	136,000
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	134,000
DN Dieu NguyenViet Nam	132,000
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	130,000
MG Maksim GerasimovRussia	129,000
MZ Monika ZukowiczPoland	127,000
MD Max DevesonUnited Kingdom	126,000
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	116,000
KN Kishore NandipatiUnited States of America	116,000
SH Sho HommaJapan	115,000
JS Josip SimunicAustria	114,000
AJ Ankit JainIndia	107,000
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	101,000
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	99,000
RM Rahul MelwaniIndia	82,000
DT Dmitrii TsvetkovRussia	81,000
CP Chun Ping LoUnited States of America	79,000
NS Noyan SlamiyaKazakhstan	78,000
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	76,000
EA Edgar AntenzanaSouth Africa	75,000
RK Ryo KotakeJapan	70,000
RC Raul CorralSpain	68,000
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	49,000
DD Dorian DebalsFrance	26,000

Day1B Qualifiers - 59 Players

Player	Chips
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	1,313,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	903,000
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	692,000
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	668,000
MS Martin SedlakGermany	605,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	594,000
DB Daniel Byshell	574,000
YS Yungkyu Song	547,000
SC Siarhei Chudapal	519,931
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	513,000
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	502,000
KT Krisztian TorokUnited States of America	486,000
TB Thi Bao NguyenViet Nam	478,000
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	448,000
JR James Rann	417,000
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	402,000
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	382,000
VT Vu Truong KhanhViet Nam	372,000
AF Adam FriedmanUnited States of America	349,000
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	313,000
AR Anton RubtsovRussia	309,000
JY Jia Yi LowSingapore	304,000
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	302,000
TD Thi DangViet Nam	282,000
MH Micha HoedemakerNetherlands	281,000
AS Arun SriramIndia	272,000
SS Shane SaitoUnited States of America	253,000
ZM Zin Myo Thant	250,000
CL Chong LeeSingapore	241,000
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	240,000
WY Wanyao YangChina	239,000
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	232,000
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	228,000
DK David KozmaHungary	225,000
WW Warrick WeeUnited States of America	216,000
SS Sanampuri SomasekharIndia	214,000
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	212,000
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	208,000
SY Sun YunshengChina	193,000
CL Christopher LoveladyUnited States of America	183,000
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	183,000
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	179,000
CT Chung TanChina	168,000
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	168,000
AW Adam WatkinsUnited Kingdom	166,000
DS Daniel Solberg SkoglundNorway	161,000
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	156,000
HH Hyunil HongSouth Korea	150,000
WA William Andres FajardoColombia	144,000
PN Pradeep NudurumatiIndia	130,000
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	121,000
JS Joseph SerockUnited States of America	116,000
AM Amir MinagarAustralia	114,000
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	113,000
LY Lin YuChina	108,000
HW Hui WangChina	93,000
LV Laury VanlerbergheFrance	88,000
QD Qi DongChina	76,000
AA Anil AdianiIndia	54,000

Day1A Qualifiers - 42 Players

Player	Chips
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	870,000
XL Xiao LiuChina	766,000
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	619,000
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	594,000
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	576,000
KK Kimsour Kong	576,000
AS Aleksandar StojadinovicMalta	526,000
BG Brian GreenUnited States of America	510,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	479,000
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	460,000
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	455,000
VF Victor FrydaFrance	404,000
RG Rajesh GoyalIndia	402,000
LS Leo SomaFrance	367,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	348,000
RF Rudolf FourieSouth Africa	345,000
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	335,000
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	333,000
JL Johan LeesAustralia	329,000
AM Adam MonaghanAustralia	325,000
AT Alex TchongAustralia	309,000
XY Xin YuanChina	290,000
MO Micheal O'neillIreland	277,000
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	273,000
HS Hassan SeyFinland	253,000
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	251,000
JE Jacopo EutiziItaly	233,000
MN Martin NgSingapore	219,000
FL Frank LillisIreland	197,000
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	197,000
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	161,000
LL Li Lu (2)China	146,000
AG Asish GhoshIndia	135,000
TD Tien Dung PhamViet Nam	126,000
JC Jonathan ChettySouth Africa	125,000
NG Nikolai Guliaev	121,000
RP Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom	120,000
NH Nguyen Hoang DuyViet Nam	93,000
TT Thor ThmorstolNorway	81,000
JY Jehyeon Yang	75,000
BJ Bastien JolyFrance	26,000
FM Francesco MoralesItaly	11,000

Live reporting begins February 17, 2025 at 11:30am local time.