Blind level
Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
133/403
Total Chips
20,150,000
Average
151,504

D1B

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 1:43:05 PM

Adrian Garcia Steals It On The Turn

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Adrian Garcia

Big stacked Kiyoung Kim drives the betting to 2500 and gets called by Adrian Garcia and small blind Arun Sriram. At the flop 5 7 A , Kim continues for another 2500 and both opponents stick around for the turn T . Following two checks, cutoff Garcia bets 12,000 and it's enough to claim the pot.

PlayerChips
KK
Kiyoung KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
236,000(197 BB)
68,300(57 BB)
60,000(50 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 10:11:51 AM

Carlos Javier Hidalgo Rises to a Big Stack

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Carlos Javier Hidalgo raises to 1,300 and Dongkyu Kim calls in the next seat. Arun Sriram then squeezes to 8,500 and Hidalgo tank-calls, Kim also comes along. Sriram bets the Q 7 3 flop for 6,500 to earn two calls and checks the 2 turn.


Hidalgo now bets 11,100 and Kim folds, as does Sriram, for the Spaniard to claim the healthy pot with a big smirk on the face.

PlayerChips
175,000(219 BB)
49,500(62 BB)
DK
Donghyup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
17,100(21 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 7:26:01 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
95,000(238 BB)
75,000(188 BB)
75,000(188 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
68,000(170 BB)
68,000(170 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
63,000(158 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
62,000(155 BB)
60,000(150 BB)
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
60,000(150 BB)
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
55,000(138 BB)
BL
Ben LooMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
53,000(133 BB)
50,000(125 BB)
AV
50,000(125 BB)
50,000(125 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
50,000(125 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
50,000(125 BB)
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
50,000(125 BB)
45,000(113 BB)
34,000(85 BB)
16,300(41 BB)
Blind level
Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
109/347
Total Chips
17,350,000
Average
159,174

D1A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 5:52:23 AM

More Notables in the Field

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Day 1a is now up to 93 entries and among the next casualties is Anton Johnson over on table one seat one, replaced by Nariman Yaghmai soon after. Also in the mix now are Koen Breed, Graham Cowan, Asish Ghosh, Yiannis Liperis, Arun Sriram, Thomas Boivin, Mike Falcon, Michael Gathy, Adrien Berger and Marius Kudzmanas.