Blind level
Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
42/334
Total Chips
13,360,000
Average
318,095

D1A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 4:50:48 PM

A Chair and Some Chips for Francesco Morales

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

Aleksandar Stojadinovic raises to 20,000 for the second hand in a row and everyone folds but one. Francesco Morales has no options as he is forced all-in for6,000 from the big blind with 8 8 .


Stojadinovic flips with the A T and cannot deal the final blow on the 9 6 3 5 Q board. There are still 44 players remaining with 42 qualifying for Day 2.

PlayerChips
456,000(46 BB)
27,000(3 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 3:19:23 PM

Francesco Morales Traps Neng Zhao

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Francesco Morales checks the J 4 2 flop and then calls a bet of 17,000 by Neng Zhao in the next seat. He checks the 8 turn and instantly calls all-in for78,000 when Zhao bets 100,000.


Morales has the lock with K Q already, as Zhao only has A T for a bluff to make the 9 river meaningless.

PlayerChips
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
465,000(93 BB)
215,000(43 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 11:16:16 AM

Francesco Morales Puts Pressure On Robert Kiss

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

With action folding around to the button, Francesco Morales raises 3500, big blind Robert Kiss defends with a three-bet of 11,700. Morales makes the call then bets8000 on the flop 5 7 4 . Kiss check-calls. On the turn 5 , Kiss quickly folds as Morales lays out a bet.

PlayerChips
181,200(113 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
159,800(100 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 10:32:07 AM

Mats Ullereng Doubles Thru Hon Cheong Lee

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

On a table with several big stacks, Hon Cheong "Ivan" Lee check-jams into Mats Ullereng on the 9 8 3 flop and Ullereng calls with the T T . Lee only has A 9 and cannot get there on the 3 6 runout.


Ullereng's double is for 41,300 to leave Lee very short.

PlayerChips
180,000(150 BB)
140,000(117 BB)
90,000(75 BB)
HC
8,000(7 BB)