World Poker Tour

Johan Lees

New Zealand

Blind level

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

Entries

58/251

Total Chips

12,550,000

Average

216,379

D1B

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 9:53:02 AM

Jian uses Cowboys to bounce two

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Jian An Tan

Three players go all-in preflop and when the hands are flipped over, it is revealed that Singapore’s Jian An Tan has K♠ K♥ while Ryan Plant of England has A♥ K♣ . Australian Johan Lees has the worst of it preflop with A♠ Q♥ .

The runout goes: Q♠ 6♣ 3♥ 7♦ 8♥ as Jian’s Cowboys dodge the last two aces in the deck and eliminates two competitors in his wake. The Singaporean now has over 162,000 in chips.

Player	Chips
JT Jian Tan (2)Singapore	162,100(203 BB)
RP Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom	busted
JL Johan LeesAustralia	busted

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 7:02:38 AM

Huang KOs two, breaches quarter million chip mark

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Huang Bo Hao

With the pot a 7,000 on a flop of K♦ Q♣ 9♦ , a 3-way shove occurred with Australia’s Johan Lees in the sb showing A♦ 7♦ for the nut flush draw, Nguyen Van Xuan of Vietnam with J♥ T♦ and the nut straight on the flop and overall chip-leader Huang Bo Hao holding two-pairs with K♥ 9♥ .

The turn is the 5♠ but the river is the K♣ with Huang filling up and dealing the killer blow to oust two and having his stack go all the way up to 265,000.

Player	Chips
BH Bohao HuangChina	265,000(663 BB)
VN Van Nguyen (3)Viet Nam	busted
JL Johan LeesAustralia	busted

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 5:43:20 AM

Fukuoka stays aggressive versus Lees

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Daijiro Fukuoka

After a limper from the +1 enters, Australian Johan Lees makes a raise to 1,200 from the hijack and is greeted with a 3-bet to 4,600 by Daijiro Fukuoka of Japan in the sb. The orginal limper opts to get out of the way as Lees makes the call.

The flop shows 7♣ 6♣ 4♥ as Fukuoka barrels anew for 3,500. Lees calls. The turn is the K♥ and the player from Japan is unrelenting as he fires again, this time for 5,500. The Australian opts to fight another day.

Player	Chips
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	63,900(320 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	36,000(180 BB)