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, 9:25:12 AM

Sertac Turker Leads the Field at the Break with 167,200

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 130K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
167,200(167 BB)
154,400(154 BB)
SK
Sean KeetonAustralia [AUS]Australia
147,700(148 BB)
CC
Chak ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
136,500(137 BB)
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
135,800(136 BB)
133,400(133 BB)
131,500(132 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 8:26:27 AM

Aladin Reskallah Takes On The Big Stack

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

With a pot of 4200 in the middle, Sean Keeton and Aladin Reskallah check to the turn board 4 9 J A . Following a check from the big stacked Keeton, Reskallah lays out 2500 and gets the call. On the river 3 , Reskallah bangs out a larger 10,000 bet and it's enough to get a fold from Keeton.

PlayerChips
SK
Sean KeetonAustralia [AUS]Australia
160,000(200 BB)
45,300(57 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 5:43:37 AM

Graham Cowan Ramps Up The Aggression

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Battle of raises preflop sees Graham Cowan open from middle position, Sean Keeton three-bet 3,200, Cowan answering with a four-bet of 12,200 enough to push Keeton out of the pot.

PlayerChips
SK
Sean KeetonAustralia [AUS]Australia
46,000(153 BB)
GC
Graham CowanAustralia [AUS]Australia
46,000(153 BB)