Blind level
Level 23: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000
Entries
1/52
Total Chips
13,000,000
Average
13,000,000

D2

SMPSMP
2/18/2025, 5:47:14 AM

Hendri Four-Bet Shoves

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Quan Qiu opened to 25,000 from middle position, Victor Chong three-bet to 60,000 from the hijack, Jhon Hendri four-bet shoved for 238,000 from the big blind and both opponents folded.


Hendri Showed A K before scooping the pot.

PlayerChips
JH
Jhon HendriIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
341,000(28 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
270,000(23 BB)
QQ
213,000(18 BB)

Day1 Qualifiers

PlayerChips
1,850,000
DZ
Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
1,337,000
1,227,000
RH
Roman HrabecCzech Republic [CZE]Czech Republic
1,002,000
810,000
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
456,000
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
355,000
338,000
320,000
YL
283,000
269,000
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
250,000
Blind level
Level 11: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
12/33
Total Chips
8,250,000
Average
687,500

D1 - 11 levels

SMPSMP
2/17/2025, 5:27:06 PM

Day 1 Ends - 12 Qualifiers

Level 11: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
PlayerChips
1,850,000(185 BB)
DZ
Damir ZhugralinKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
1,337,000(134 BB)
1,227,000(123 BB)
RH
Roman HrabecCzech Republic [CZE]Czech Republic
1,002,000(100 BB)
810,000(81 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
456,000(46 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
355,000(36 BB)
338,000(34 BB)
320,000(32 BB)
YL
283,000(28 BB)
269,000(27 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
250,000(25 BB)
SMPSMP
2/17/2025, 4:25:47 PM

Chong Runs into Aces

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Victor Chong

Victor Chong shoved for 14,500 from under the gun, Mike Takayama called from the button, Zapatero Gomez raised to 45,000 from the small blind and Takayama called.


The flop came J 2 6 and Takayama called a 32,000 continuation bet from Gomez.

On the 4 turn Gomez bet 105,000 and Takayama folded.


Victor Chong: K Q

Zapatero Gomez: A A


Chong was drawing dead against Gomez’ aces and after the K river he made his exit from the tournament area while Gomez took the pot.

PlayerChips
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
504,000(63 BB)
494,500(62 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
busted
SMPSMP
2/17/2025, 4:11:13 PM

Lee Doubles Through Chong in the Blinds

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Juyeol Lee

Juyeol Lee shoved for 112,000 from the small blind and Victor Chong called with a covering stack from the big blind.

PlayerHandChips
LJ
Lee JuyeolKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
54
232,000(29 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
A7
18,500(2 BB)

The Q 4 8 8 6 runout gave Lee two pair, eights and fours to double up through Chong.

SMPSMP
2/17/2025, 4:06:38 PM

Gomez Doubles Through Chong

Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Zapatero Gomez

Victor Chong opened to 16,000 from the cutoff, Zapatero Gomez shoved for 187,500 from the big blind and Chong called with a covering stack to put him at risk.


Zapatero Gomez: A K

Victor Chong: Ace-Queen


The Q 5 8 5 J runout gave Gomez the nut-flush to double through Chong.

PlayerChips
387,000(48 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
244,500(31 BB)
SMPSMP
2/17/2025, 3:17:33 PM

Two Streets of Value for Pan

Level 9: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Victor Chong opened to 16,000 from under the gun and received calls from Yang Liu in the hijack, Chengcai Pan in the cutoff and a player in the big blind.


The flop came Q 4 5 and action checked around to Pan who bet 25,000. Only Liu called.


Liu check-called a 40,000 bet from Pan on the 2 turn before before players checked the A river. Pan showed second pair with Q T and Liu mucked

PlayerChips
535,000(67 BB)
YL
392,000(49 BB)
VC
Victor ChongMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
231,000(29 BB)