Blind level
Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
85/679
Total Chips
27,160,000
Average
319,529

D1C

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 5:57:20 PM

Day 1C Ends with Carlos Javier Hidalgo Leading 85 Survivors

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Carlos Javier Hidalgo

There were 679 entries on Day 1C, the final starting flight of WPT Prime Cambodia, creating a total field of 1,484 entries and a prizepool worth $1,439,480.


Action ended with 17:57 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a10,000 ante. Day 2 will roll the blinds back to the earliest point where a starting flight finished, which was 30:11 remaining in Level 17 on Day 1B.


There were 85 survivors from this flight, and the chipleader is Carlos Javier Hidalgo, who bagged about 1.4 million. The full list of Day 1C official chip counts will be released by the casino later tonight, along with the seat draw for Day 2.

Top 15 Chip Counts

PlayerChips
1,413,000(141 BB)
MC
1,116,000(112 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
943,000(94 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
927,000(93 BB)
JH
878,000(88 BB)
878,000(88 BB)
878,000(88 BB)
EB
844,000(84 BB)
637,000(64 BB)
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
628,000(63 BB)
RM
595,000(60 BB)
554,000(55 BB)
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
543,000(54 BB)
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
536,000(54 BB)
527,000(53 BB)

Top 10 Payouts

PlacePayout (USD)
1$223,680
2$150,000
3$111,200
4$82,700
5$63,000
6$48,000
7$37,500
8$29,200
9$22,900
10$22,900

First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 4:16:21 PM

Marius Kudzmanas Leads the Field at the Break with 800,000

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up 15 players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
800,000(100 BB)
758,000(95 BB)
700,000(88 BB)
674,000(84 BB)
666,000(83 BB)
647,000(81 BB)
RM
640,000(80 BB)
630,000(79 BB)
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
570,000(71 BB)
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
516,000(65 BB)
504,000(63 BB)
502,000(63 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
501,000(63 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
429,000(54 BB)
409,000(51 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 3:49:47 PM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
820,000(137 BB)
715,000(119 BB)
RM
625,000(104 BB)
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
500,000(83 BB)
490,000(82 BB)
390,000(65 BB)
CC
Chak ChanHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
315,000(53 BB)
195,000(33 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
120,000(20 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 3:09:28 PM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
670,000(112 BB)
600,000(100 BB)
RM
530,000(88 BB)
450,000(75 BB)
MC
330,000(55 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
330,000(55 BB)
300,000(50 BB)
JH
290,000(48 BB)
275,000(46 BB)
270,000(45 BB)
JH
Jhon HendriIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
250,000(42 BB)
245,000(41 BB)
185,000(31 BB)
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
160,000(27 BB)
TM
Tom MaguireAustralia [AUS]Australia
145,000(24 BB)
JS
140,000(23 BB)
70,000(12 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 1:58:04 PM

Carlos Javier Hidalgo Leads the Field at the Break with 476,500

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Carlos Javier Hidalgo

A scan of the field during the break turned up 13 players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
476,500(119 BB)
405,000(101 BB)
RM
402,000(101 BB)
396,000(99 BB)
HP
Hyunkyou ParkKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
389,000(97 BB)
JH
366,000(92 BB)
335,000(84 BB)
313,500(78 BB)
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
290,000(73 BB)
SE
Shalom ElhararUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
280,000(70 BB)
DI
Dmitrii IppolitovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
273,000(68 BB)
DK
261,500(65 BB)
252,500(63 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 1:34:07 PM

Edgar Antezana Chips Up on Notable Table

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Edgar Antezana

On the river of a A♣ Q♥ 6♥ Q♣ 6♠ board, Edgar Antezana bets 15,000 and Kunal Patni sends his cards into the muck. The South African chips up above the average on a table with several notables in the mix, usually unheard of for such a buy-in tournament in South East Asia.

PlayerChips
RM
250,000(83 BB)
EA
Edgar AntenzanaSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
200,000(67 BB)
190,000(63 BB)
175,000(58 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
155,000(52 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 11:42:45 AM

Daniel King Leads the Field at the Break with 421,000

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 175K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
DK
421,000(211 BB)
RM
327,000(164 BB)
272,500(136 BB)
MC
232,000(116 BB)
230,500(115 BB)
206,500(103 BB)
DI
Dmitrii IppolitovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
205,500(103 BB)
JS
197,500(99 BB)
186,500(93 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 9:35:44 AM

Remy Murcia Dents Chun Ping David Lo

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

With some 60,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♦ 5♣ 2♣ A♠ T♦ river, Chun Ping David Lo simply piles in large chips and Remy Murcia calls all-in. Murcia shows 2♦ 2♠ for deuces full of aces and Lo briefly exposes A♣ Q♠ for trips aces.

PlayerChips
CP
Chun Ping LoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
180,000(180 BB)
RM
133,000(133 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 9:08:58 AM

Yuan Yu Eliminated by Remy Murcia

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yuan Yu jams for the last 4,600 and Dinesh Alt calls. Remy Murcia then three-bets to39,000 out of the big blind and Alt folds.


Yu's 6♣ 5♣ are live versus A♥ J♥ but fail to connect with the T♠ 9♠ 8♠ 9♥ J♠ runout.

PlayerChips
RM
53,000(66 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
22,000(28 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
busted