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, 4:37:39 PM

Michael Gordon Smith Bad Beats Hugue Girard's Aces

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Bad way to go for Hugue Girard with A A on hand. Following a button raise of 10,000 by Michael Smith, big blind Girard three-bets 29,000, Smith four-bet shoves and Girard snap-calls. Smith shows J J . The board runs a nasty Q 6 J J 4 to bad beat aces with quads jacks.

PlayerChips
MS
Michael SmithUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
330,000(66 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 4:35:55 PM

Hugues Girard On the Comeback

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Shai Arbel raises to 15,000 from the small blind and Hugues Girard calls from the big blind. Both invest 10,000 on the 6 5 3 flop and Arbel check-calls for 25,000 on the Q turn.


Arbel checks the T river and reluctantly folds when Girard bets 35,000.

PlayerChips
SA
380,000(76 BB)
175,000(35 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 4:19:17 PM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Shai Arbel
PlayerChips
SA
450,000(113 BB)
TB
430,000(108 BB)
KT
Krisztian TorokUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
380,000(95 BB)
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
300,000(75 BB)
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
275,000(69 BB)
HT
Hun Tae ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
270,000(68 BB)
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
250,000(63 BB)
CW
Chien WangNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
220,000(55 BB)
HC
210,000(53 BB)
210,000(53 BB)
NC
200,000(50 BB)
KB
195,000(49 BB)
175,000(44 BB)
JS
170,000(43 BB)
FR
130,000(33 BB)
FG
130,000(33 BB)
120,000(30 BB)
120,000(30 BB)
KL
Kolja LueckingUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
110,000(28 BB)
90,000(23 BB)
NC
80,000(20 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 1:41:44 PM

Shai Arbel Among Big Stacks; Kyle Bao Diep Also Rises

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Kyle Bao Diep

Almost all of the chips of Hugues Girard shifted to Shai Arbel.

Guy Taylor then vanishes from the table when he cannot call a river shove by Kyle Bao Diep on the T 9 3 J 8 river, suspecting a bluff. "Oh no worries, if it's a bluff he will put it on his stories," the Brit jokes and busts the next hand.

PlayerChips
SA
400,000(133 BB)
KB
185,000(62 BB)
38,000(13 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
busted
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, 9:34:24 AM

Updated Counts and Casualties

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChips
220,000(220 BB)
130,000(130 BB)
130,000(130 BB)
125,000(125 BB)
120,000(120 BB)
JK
Jon KyteNorway [NOR]Norway
115,000(115 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
90,000(90 BB)
75,000(75 BB)
AF
Adam FriedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
65,000(65 BB)
KB
45,000(45 BB)
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
42,000(42 BB)
RM
40,000(40 BB)
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
38,000(38 BB)
30,000(30 BB)
busted
busted
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 8:52:56 AM

Updated Counts and Casualties

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChips
115,000(144 BB)
105,000(131 BB)
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
100,000(125 BB)
90,000(113 BB)
70,000(88 BB)
JZ
60,000(75 BB)
55,000(69 BB)
55,000(69 BB)
EL
Elena LitvinyukRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
50,000(63 BB)
TV
Tom VerbruggenNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
40,000(50 BB)
WF
Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
busted
busted
TH
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 8:52:55 AM

Hugues Girard Wins Two In A Row

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Following a raise by under the gun player Daniel Skoglund that's called by one player, cutoff Hugues Girard three-bets 7000 and just like, he wins the pot. Girard isn't done yet as he enters the next hand, raising 2000. Big blind Skoglund defends then fast-folds as Girard pulls chips on the flop 2 8 J .

PlayerChips
66,000(83 BB)