Place
37th
Prize
$5,700
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, 12:12:45 PM

Neng Zhao Eliminated in 37th Place by Khorshad Sagor

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

PlayerChips
1,575,000(39 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 11:45:11 AM

Armon van Wijk Doubles Thru Neng Zhao

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

PlayerChipsTableSeat
MC
4,555,000(114 BB)1
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,050,000(26 BB)2
AV
525,000(13 BB)3
CC
Chak ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
500,000(13 BB)4
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
108,000(3 BB)5
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,690,000(67 BB)6
960,000(24 BB)7
1,225,000(31 BB)8
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 10:26:57 AM

Haoming Du Among the Recent Casualties

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

PlayerChips
TM
Tom MaguireAustralia [AUS]Australia
2,425,000(81 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,050,000(35 BB)
TB
busted
busted
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, 9:00:33 AM

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

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

PlayerChips
PD
3,720,000(149 BB)
MC
2,135,000(85 BB)
1,985,000(79 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,875,000(75 BB)
1,870,000(75 BB)
1,730,000(69 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
1,685,000(67 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,558,000(62 BB)
RM
1,520,000(61 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 8:12:30 AM

Massive Takedown By Neng Zhao

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

PlayerChips
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,800,000(120 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/17/2025, 7:06:20 AM

Assorted Counts and Casualties

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
PlayerChips
1,700,000(113 BB)
1,400,000(93 BB)
1,300,000(87 BB)
1,200,000(80 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
1,200,000(80 BB)
1,040,000(69 BB)
1,000,000(67 BB)
950,000(63 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
650,000(43 BB)
CN
Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
500,000(33 BB)
AV
325,000(22 BB)
265,000(18 BB)
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
200,000(13 BB)
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
busted
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
busted
TriciaTricia
2/17/2025, 3:32:02 AM

Seat Draw

PlayerChipsTableSeat
BH
Boo Hyun KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
290,00011
233,00012
272,00013
BZ
Bobby ZhangAustralia [AUS]Australia
228,00014
KB
Koen BreedNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
134,00015
365,00016
AM
Adam MonaghanAustralia [AUS]Australia
325,00017
171,00018
594,00021
232,00022
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
108,00023
LS
159,00024
NS
Noyan SlamiyaKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
78,00025
135,00026
RA
Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
431,00027
99,00028
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
422,00031
RK
70,00033
EA
Edgar AntenzanaSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
75,00034
KB
402,00035
130,00036
214,00037
519,93138
NC
513,00041
VS
Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
274,00042
319,00043
402,00044
313,00045
870,00046
323,00047
ND
Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
293,00048
513,00051
485,00052
LS
Leo SomaFrance [FRA]France
367,00053
YJ
Yannick JobinSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
183,00054
OT
Oleg TitovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
300,00055
PD
903,00056
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
167,00057
CN
Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
692,00058
DN
Dieu NguyenViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
132,00061
547,00062
BJ
26,00063
239,00064
KA
Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan [AZE]Azerbaijan
161,00065
DS
191,00066
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
448,00067
TD
126,00068
576,00071
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
335,00072
MK
225,00073
417,00074
136,00075
26,00076
169,00077
144,00078
RM
595,00081
121,00082
XH
210,00083
WF
Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
237,00084
SA
382,00085
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
281,00086
455,00087
130,00088
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
169,00091
442,00092
XY
290,00093
SS
Shane SaitoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
253,00095
MS
Michael SmithUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
502,00096
JY
Jia Yi LowSingapore [SGP]Singapore
304,00097
AW
Adam WatkinsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
166,00098
TB
478,000101
SK
179,000102
AV
144,000103
68,000104
81,000106
878,000107
619,000108
RB
Rui BouquetPortugal [PRT]Portugal
668,000111
AM
Amir MinagarAustralia [AUS]Australia
114,000112
101,000113
LL
146,000114
AC
Alexander CharronUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
144,000115
JH
Jhon HendriIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
326,000116
447,000117
RP
Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
120,000118
210,000121
SH
115,000123
54,000124
878,000125
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
348,000126
460,000127
161,000128
MN
Martin NgSingapore [SGP]Singapore
219,000131
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
168,000132
DT
Dmitrii TsvetkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
81,000133
116,000134
MS
605,000135
113,000136
49,000137
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
543,000138
637,000141
212,000142
QD
Qi DongChina [CHN]China
76,000143
269,000144
CL
Christopher LoveladyUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
183,000145
XL
766,000146
HS
Hassan SeyFinland [FIN]Finland
253,000147
AJ
107,000148
CP
Chun Ping LoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
79,000151
EB
844,000152
204,000153
594,000155
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
76,000156
HW
93,000157
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
251,000158
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
510,000161
DK
200,000162
250,000163
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,313,000164
TM
Tom MaguireAustralia [AUS]Australia
381,000165
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
479,000166
156,000167
LP
165,000168
1,413,000171
JS
Jaemoon SeokKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
302,000172
CT
168,000173
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
328,000174
FL
197,000175
VF
404,000176
MG
Maksim GerasimovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
129,000177
SE
Shalom ElhararUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
242,000178
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
927,000181
LK
332,000182
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
345,000183
251,000185
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
628,000186
11,000187
VT
372,000188
TD
Thi DangViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
282,000191
526,000192
MC
1,116,000193
574,000194
277,000195
305,000196
82,000197
554,000198
248,000421
DK
225,000422
193,000423
93,000424
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
329,000425
127,000426
KT
Kien Tat HengSingapore [SGP]Singapore
208,000427
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
536,000428
JH
213,000431
JH
878,000433
KT
Krisztian TorokUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
486,000434
576,000435
TV
277,000436
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
253,000437
WW
Warrick WeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
216,000438
KN
Kishore NandipatiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
116,000441
CL
Chong LeeSingapore [SGP]Singapore
241,000442
163,000444
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
309,000445
273,000446
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
258,000447
JS
114,000448
385,000451
240,000452
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
333,000453
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
126,000454
CC
Chak ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
448,000455
430,000456
88,000457
75,000458
HC
121,000461
JC
Jonathan ChettySouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
125,000462
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
943,000463
527,000465
AT
Alex TchongAustralia [AUS]Australia
309,000466
JL
Jun LaiChina [CHN]China
182,000467
AM
Ashik MorarSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
191,000468
PlayerChips
1,413,000
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
1,313,000
MC
1,116,000
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
943,000
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
927,000
PD
903,000
878,000
878,000
JH
878,000
870,000
EB
844,000
XL
766,000
CN
Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
692,000
RB
Rui BouquetPortugal [PRT]Portugal
668,000
637,000
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
628,000
619,000
MS
605,000
RM
595,000
594,000
594,000
576,000
576,000
574,000
554,000
547,000
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
543,000
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
536,000
527,000
526,000
519,931
NC
513,000
513,000
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
510,000
MS
Michael SmithUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
502,000
KT
Krisztian TorokUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
486,000
485,000
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
479,000
TB
478,000
460,000
455,000
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
448,000
CC
Chak ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
448,000
447,000
442,000
RA
Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
431,000
430,000
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
422,000
417,000
VF
404,000
KB
402,000
402,000
385,000
SA
382,000
TM
Tom MaguireAustralia [AUS]Australia
381,000
VT
372,000
LS
Leo SomaFrance [FRA]France
367,000
365,000
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
348,000
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
345,000
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
335,000
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
333,000
LK
332,000
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
329,000
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
328,000
JH
Jhon HendriIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
326,000
AM
Adam MonaghanAustralia [AUS]Australia
325,000
323,000
319,000
313,000
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
309,000
AT
Alex TchongAustralia [AUS]Australia
309,000
305,000
JY
Jia Yi LowSingapore [SGP]Singapore
304,000
JS
Jaemoon SeokKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
302,000
OT
Oleg TitovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
300,000
ND
Neil DavidsonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
293,000
BH
Boo Hyun KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
290,000
XY
290,000
TD
Thi DangViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
282,000
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
281,000
TV
277,000
277,000
VS
Vyacheslan ShinUzbekistan [UZB]Uzbekistan
274,000
273,000
272,000
269,000
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
258,000
SS
Shane SaitoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
253,000
HS
Hassan SeyFinland [FIN]Finland
253,000
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
253,000
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
251,000
251,000
250,000
248,000
SE
Shalom ElhararUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
242,000
CL
Chong LeeSingapore [SGP]Singapore
241,000
240,000
239,000
WF
Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
237,000
233,000
232,000
BZ
Bobby ZhangAustralia [AUS]Australia
228,000
DK
225,000
MK
225,000
MN
Martin NgSingapore [SGP]Singapore
219,000
WW
Warrick WeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
216,000
214,000
JH
213,000
212,000
XH
210,000
210,000
KT
Kien Tat HengSingapore [SGP]Singapore
208,000
204,000
DK
200,000
FL
197,000
193,000
DS
191,000
AM
Ashik MorarSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
191,000
YJ
Yannick JobinSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
183,000
CL
Christopher LoveladyUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
183,000
JL
Jun LaiChina [CHN]China
182,000
SK
179,000
171,000
169,000
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
169,000
CT
168,000
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
168,000
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
167,000
AW
Adam WatkinsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
166,000
LP
165,000
163,000
161,000
KA
Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan [AZE]Azerbaijan
161,000
LS
159,000
156,000
LL
146,000
144,000
AC
Alexander CharronUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
144,000
AV
144,000
136,000
135,000
KB
Koen BreedNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
134,000
DN
Dieu NguyenViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
132,000
130,000
130,000
MG
Maksim GerasimovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
129,000
127,000
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
126,000
TD
126,000
JC
Jonathan ChettySouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
125,000
HC
121,000
121,000
RP
Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
120,000
116,000
KN
Kishore NandipatiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
116,000
SH
115,000
AM
Amir MinagarAustralia [AUS]Australia
114,000
JS
114,000
113,000
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
108,000
AJ
107,000
101,000
99,000
HW
93,000
93,000
88,000
82,000
81,000
DT
Dmitrii TsvetkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
81,000
CP
Chun Ping LoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
79,000
NS
Noyan SlamiyaKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
78,000
QD
Qi DongChina [CHN]China
76,000
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
76,000
EA
Edgar AntenzanaSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
75,000
75,000
RK
70,000
68,000
54,000
49,000
26,000
BJ
26,000
11,000

Day1A Qualifiers - 42 Players

PlayerChips
870,000
XL
766,000
619,000
594,000
576,000
576,000
526,000
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
510,000
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
479,000
460,000
455,000
VF
404,000
402,000
LS
Leo SomaFrance [FRA]France
367,000
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
348,000
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
345,000
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
335,000
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
333,000
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
329,000
AM
Adam MonaghanAustralia [AUS]Australia
325,000
AT
Alex TchongAustralia [AUS]Australia
309,000
XY
290,000
277,000
273,000
HS
Hassan SeyFinland [FIN]Finland
253,000
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
251,000
233,000
MN
Martin NgSingapore [SGP]Singapore
219,000
FL
197,000
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
197,000
KA
Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan [AZE]Azerbaijan
161,000
LL
146,000
135,000
TD
126,000
JC
Jonathan ChettySouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
125,000
121,000
RP
Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
120,000
93,000
81,000
75,000
BJ
26,000
11,000