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

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Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 4:10:52 PM

Kimsour Kong Leads the Field at the Break with 880,000

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 450K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
KK
Kimsour KongCambodia [KHM]Cambodia
880,000(110 BB)
715,000(89 BB)
XL
689,000(86 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
681,000(85 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
625,000(78 BB)
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
490,000(61 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
466,000(58 BB)
463,000(58 BB)
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
462,000(58 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 3:36:52 PM

Johan Lees Beats Pete Chen in Showdown

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

WPT Champions Club member Pete Chen holds an above-average stack to his name and puts the chips to use. Chen and Johan Lees invest 16,000 on the 7 3 2 T turn and Lees then checks behind the 6 river.


Chen reveals K J and Lees takes the pot with the 9 7 for a pair of sevens.

PlayerChips
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
430,000(72 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
290,000(48 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 4:56:10 AM

David Larson Takes a Pot Without Showdown

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Three ways to the 9 7 3 flop, David Larson in the big blind bets 400 and earns two callers including Johan Lees on the button. Larson bets again the J turn for 1,600 and two folds later, he collects the pot.

PlayerChips
DL
David LarsonUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
41,500(208 BB)
JL
Johan LeesAustralia [AUS]Australia
39,000(195 BB)