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, 5:04:36 PM

Yuan Xin Flips To A Double

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

With just two spots to the money, Yuan Xin open shoves 135,000, short stacked Francesco Morales tanks then opts to save his last 1.5 bb while Neng Zhao calls in an attempt to rail. When the hole cards are revealed, it's a flip with Xin A K and Zhao showing 8 8 . The board favors the drawing hand as it runs A 4 J T J for a double up to Xin.

PlayerChips
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
290,000(29 BB)
XY
285,000(29 BB)
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)