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, 1:54:36 PM

Martin Zheng Wei Ng Leads the Field at the Break with 447,000

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
MN
Martin NgSingapore [SGP]Singapore
447,000(112 BB)
KK
Kimsour KongCambodia [KHM]Cambodia
435,000(109 BB)
413,000(103 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
361,000(90 BB)
XY
349,000(87 BB)
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
343,000(86 BB)
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
342,000(86 BB)
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
333,000(83 BB)
313,000(78 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 12:03:56 PM

Rudolf Fourie "Just Cannot Lose"

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Trong Hieu Ngo is all-in for more than 100,000 after the 8 7 5 T turn and faces the red-hot running Rudolf Fourie. He is ahead with Q Q versus 9 9 but Fourie spikes the 6 on the river for the straight.


"You just cannot lose," Ngo sighs, snaps a picture of the board and then heads out of the tournament area.

PlayerChips
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
380,000(190 BB)
TH
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 11:28:36 AM

Jehyeon Yang Leads the Field at the Break with 290,500

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 190K in chips, plus three more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
290,500(145 BB)
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
248,000(124 BB)
238,500(119 BB)
MN
Martin NgSingapore [SGP]Singapore
204,000(102 BB)
FG
198,000(99 BB)
195,500(98 BB)
KA
Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan [AZE]Azerbaijan
195,000(98 BB)
AH
Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis [KNA]Saint Kitts and Nevis
189,500(95 BB)
189,500(95 BB)
TK
Thomas KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
189,000(95 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 5:55:48 AM

Yuhan Liu Takes Charge On The Turn

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

After a series of preflop raises, four players are in for 3,000 each to build a sizable pot heading into the flop 6 2 A . Graham Cowan jumps out with a 3700 bet that's called only by Yuhan Liu and Michael Bihari while Rudolf Fourie folds. The turn 9 sees Liu take charge for 9000 and finds no customers.

PlayerChips
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
56,000(9 BB)
MB
45,000(8 BB)
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
32,900(5 BB)
GC
Graham CowanAustralia [AUS]Australia
27,300(5 BB)