Blind level
Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
109/347
Total Chips
17,350,000
Average
159,174

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Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 3:01:15 PM

Thomas Boivin Leads the Field at the Break with 385,500

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Thomas Boivin

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 250,000 in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
TB
385,500(193 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
339,000(170 BB)
332,500(166 BB)
313,500(157 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
311,000(156 BB)
298,500(149 BB)
K
Kristopher RundquistUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
292,500(146 BB)
284,000(142 BB)
270,000(135 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 2:49:32 PM

Abhinav Iyer Scores a Triple Knockout

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Abhinav Iyer

Four ways to the K 7 2 5 turn, Ran Koller in the small blind pushes all-in for 11,500 into a pot of 16,000. Jiazhi Zhong calls in the big blind and so does Abhinav Iyer from an early position. Yang Liu in the hijack then moves all-in for 32,500 and Zhong calls with few chips behind.


Iyer moves all-in over the top and Zhong shrugs, calls for the last few blinds still at his disposal.


Ran Koller: 2 2

Jiazhi Zhong: K 7

Yang Liu: A 3

Abhinav Iyer: K K


Iyer not only has the biggest stack but also best hand with the top set. Koller has one out, Zhong is drawing dead and Liu has the most equity to escape with his gutshot wheel draw and nut flush draw. The river is the 8 and Iyer knocks out three shorter stacks, though, remains just behind table neighbour Hongru Zhang chip wise.

PlayerChips
255,000(170 BB)
235,000(157 BB)
RK
busted
busted
LY
Liu YangAustralia [AUS]Australia
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 1:52:09 PM

Sungmin Cho Leads the Field at the Break with 316,500

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Sungmin Cho

A scan of the field during the break turned up 14 players with at least 200,000 in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
316,500(264 BB)
297,000(248 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
269,000(224 BB)
264,500(220 BB)
259,000(216 BB)
AF
Alberto FloresUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
253,000(211 BB)
TB
241,000(201 BB)
225,900(188 BB)
220,500(184 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
219,000(183 BB)
VL
Victor LiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
211,000(176 BB)
JS
210,500(175 BB)
208,500(174 BB)
LK
203,500(170 BB)
198,500(165 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 11:40:43 AM

Hongru Zhang Defends On The Small Blind

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Hongru Zhang

Action folds around to the small blind Hongru Zhang, he raises 3500 and big blind Michael Gathy defends. More chips go in the pot as Zhang continues for 4500 at the flop T 8 3 and Gathy making the call. On the turn A , Zhang checks, Gathy bets 9000, Zhang raises 18,000, Gathy gives it up.

PlayerChips
MG
121,700(122 BB)
54,800(55 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 9:28:49 AM

Hongru Zhang Takes From Hun Tae Choi

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Hongru Zhang

Hun Tae Choi checks the J T T 9 6 river and table neighbour Hongru Zhang bets 15,000 into a pot of around 17,000. Choi reluctantly calls and instantly mucks when Zhang reveals the Q Q .

PlayerChips
95,000(158 BB)
HT
Hun Tae ChoiKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
48,000(80 BB)