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, 4:22:21 PM

Michael O'Neill Takes From Pete Chen

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

Pete Chen opens to 16,000 in the cutoff and Michael O'Neill three-bets to 50,000 in the big blind, which Chen calls.


On the A 7 5 flop, O'Neill checks and calls Chen's bet of 30,000 before they check down the 6 turn and 5 river. O'Neill tables A 9 and wins the pot.

PlayerChips
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
385,000(48 BB)
295,000(37 BB)
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, 2:46:04 PM

Pete Chen Wins a Three-Way All-In to Knock Out a Player

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

There is a three-way all-in situation at Table 6, with the small blind all in for 9,000, WPT Champions Club member Pete Chen all in from the big blind for 242,000, and Jun Li covering them both from the button.


Jun Li: Q Q

Pete Chen: K K

Small Blind: 9 4


The board came low, with nothing higher than a jack, and the pocket kings held up for Chen to win the entire pot, doubling thru Li and eliminating the player in the small blind.

PlayerChips
PC
Pete ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
498,000(100 BB)
LJ
Li JunUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
58,000(12 BB)