Blind level
Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Entries
13/1,484
Total Chips
59,360,000
Average
4,566,154

D2

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 3:57:45 PM

Andres Vasquez Eliminated in 19th Place by Alexander Puchalski

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

PlayerChips
5,295,000(71 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 2:30:40 PM

Daisuke Ogita Busts In 25th Place

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

PlayerChips
1,430,000(24 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 1:33:05 PM

Manuel Carvalho Leads the Final 28 Players with 4.53 Million

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

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

PlayerChipsTableSeat
2,050,000(34 BB)41
VS
Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
1,275,000(21 BB)42
1,560,000(26 BB)43
2,185,000(36 BB)45
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
3,300,000(55 BB)46
1,435,000(24 BB)47
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,180,000(36 BB)48
740,000(12 BB)51
3,675,000(61 BB)52
YJ
Yannick JobinSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
2,850,000(48 BB)54
EB
1,600,000(27 BB)55
PD
2,040,000(34 BB)56
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
2,175,000(36 BB)57
RM
2,740,000(46 BB)58
MC
4,450,000(74 BB)101
1,375,000(23 BB)102
AV
1,350,000(23 BB)103
CC
Chak ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
2,620,000(44 BB)104
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
1,125,000(19 BB)105
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,550,000(43 BB)106
1,850,000(31 BB)108
XL
3,145,000(52 BB)111
TM
Tom MaguireAustralia [AUS]Australia
2,950,000(49 BB)112
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2,725,000(45 BB)113
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3,350,000(56 BB)114
JH
Jhon HendriIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
116
HS
Hassan SeyFinland [FIN]Finland
1,100,000(18 BB)118
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 12:58:30 PM

Arun Krishnan Eliminated by Andres Vasquez

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

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.


PlayerChips
1,560,000(31 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 12:35:03 PM

Andres Vasquez Gets Short and Doubles

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

PlayerChips
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
3,300,000(66 BB)
2,185,000(44 BB)
VS
Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
2,150,000(43 BB)
770,000(15 BB)
DS
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 11:42:29 AM

Amit Kaushik Out After a Big Flip

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

PlayerChips
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,180,000(55 BB)
1,025,000(26 BB)
650,000(16 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 10:45:38 AM

Andres Vasquez Picks Up A Pot

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

PlayerChips
1,050,000(35 BB)
940,000(31 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 9:55:57 AM

Level 22 Begins (52 Players Left)

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

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

PlayerChips
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
3,100,000(103 BB)
MC
2,700,000(90 BB)
XL
2,500,000(83 BB)
2,400,000(80 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1,700,000(57 BB)
EB
1,600,000(53 BB)
TM
Tom MaguireAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,500,000(50 BB)
1,400,000(47 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,200,000(40 BB)
HS
Hassan SeyFinland [FIN]Finland
1,100,000(37 BB)
1,050,000(35 BB)
450,000(15 BB)
TB
300,000(10 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 8:41:25 AM

Andres Vasquez vs George Tomescu

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

PlayerChips
1,010,000(51 BB)
850,000(43 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 6:29:25 AM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChips
MC
1,300,000(108 BB)
1,295,000(108 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
1,025,000(85 BB)
RB
Rui BouquetPortugal [PRT]Portugal
950,000(79 BB)
TB
875,000(73 BB)
850,000(71 BB)
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
850,000(71 BB)
EB
775,000(65 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
750,000(63 BB)
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
750,000(63 BB)
745,000(62 BB)
RM
700,000(58 BB)
AF
Adam FriedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
550,000(46 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
475,000(40 BB)
475,000(40 BB)
SA
450,000(38 BB)
400,000(33 BB)
325,000(27 BB)
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
240,000(20 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
230,000(19 BB)
BJ
180,000(15 BB)
90,000(8 BB)
60,000(5 BB)