Blind level
Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
59/471
Total Chips
18,840,000
Average
319,322

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Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 11:55:46 AM

Tom Verbruggen Leads the Field at the Break with 320,500

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 185K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
TV
Tom VerbruggenNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
320,500(160 BB)
233,500(117 BB)
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
233,500(117 BB)
228,500(114 BB)
202,500(101 BB)
199,500(100 BB)
188,500(94 BB)
184,900(92 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 10:36:16 AM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
PlayerChips
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
220,000(138 BB)
210,000(131 BB)
150,000(94 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
110,000(69 BB)
CW
Chien WangNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
95,000(59 BB)
FR
95,000(59 BB)
KB
Koen BreedNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
95,000(59 BB)
KL
Kolja LueckingUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
80,000(50 BB)
75,000(47 BB)
KB
75,000(47 BB)
JS
75,000(47 BB)
TL
70,000(44 BB)
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
65,000(41 BB)
HC
55,000(34 BB)
45,000(28 BB)
DK
17,000(11 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 6:54:13 AM

Georgios Skarparis Leads the Field at the Break with 125,900

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Georgios Skarparis

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 95K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
125,900(252 BB)
120,800(242 BB)
QQ
106,500(213 BB)
103,400(207 BB)
96,800(194 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 6:14:59 AM

Georgios Skarparis Knocks Out a Player

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Georgios Skarparis

With the board showing Q♠ T♥ 5♥ J♥ on the turn, the big blind checks, and Lin Aung San bets 8,000 from under the gun. Georgios Skarparis calls from the hijack, and the big blind check-raises to 22,000, leaving himself only about 1,000 behind.


San tanks for a while before he folds, and Skarparis quickly raises to put the big blind all in. The big blind calls all in for about 23,000 with K♦ J♦ for a pair of jacks with an open-ended straight draw, but Skarparis turns over A♥ 8♥ for an ace-high straight, and the big blind is drawing dead.


San's cards haven't hit the muck yet, and even though he folded he flips them over to show he had A♠ A♣ .


The meaningless river card is the 6♥ , and Skarparis wins the pot with his flush to eliminate the player in the big blind.

PlayerChips
80,000(200 BB)
32,000(80 BB)