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, 5:10:53 PM

Victor Fryda Knocks Out a Player to Reach the Money Bubble

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

A player raises from middle position to 135,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind, and Victor Fryda calls from the big blind.


The flop comes A J 7 , and the short stack quickly gets it all in for his last6,000 with Q Q . But Fryda turns over K K , and the short stack needs to improve to stay alive.


The turn card is the 2 , the river card is the 5 , and Fryda wins the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate his opponent from Day 1A two spots away from the money.

With 43 players remaining, and no more than 42 advancing to Day 2, all tables will finish their hands in progress before hand-for-hand play can begin on the Money Bubble.

PlayerChips
VF
405,000(41 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 4:46:41 PM

Victor Fryda Knocks Out a Player as the Money Bubble Nears

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

A player gets it all in for 78,000 with A Q , and he is a dominant favorite against Victor Fryda's K Q .


But the board comes J 9 4 T T , and Fryda turns a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Day 1A.

PlayerChips
VF
203,000(20 BB)

There are now 45 players remaining in Day 1A, and only 42 can advance to Day 2.

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 4:07:53 PM

Xiao Liu Chips Up With Top Set

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

Xiao Liu opens 14,000 from under the gun, button player Victor Fryda and big blind Peter Kiem give him some action. At the flop T J 2 , Liu continues for 12,000 and both players call for the pack staying solid to the turn A . Liu barrels again for30,000 and this time only Fryda makes the call. On the river 7 , Liu slows down and checks, Fryda test the waters for 44,000. Liu tank-calls. Fryda has A J top two pair, Liu wins the pot with T T set.

PlayerChips
XL
630,000(105 BB)
VF
102,000(17 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/14/2025, 11:50:25 AM

Frank Lillis vs Victor Fryda

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

Victor Fryda opens to 4,000 and calls a three-bet to 15,000 by Frank Lillis in the small blind. Lillis continues for 17,000 on the T 9 2 flop for Fryda to call. After the J turn, Lillis takes half a minute before he bets 30,000 and Fryda folds.

PlayerChips
FL
130,000(65 BB)
VF
85,000(43 BB)