Blind level
Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
72/750
Total Chips
37,500,000
Average
520,833

D2

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 8:40:08 AM

James Rann Eliminated by Xin Yuan

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
James Rann

James Rann puts his hopes on the K Q and is dominated by Xin Yuan with the A Q .


Rann gains some outs on the T 9 3 flop but bricks the 3 5 on turn and river.

PlayerChips
XY
140,000(28 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 7:52:47 AM

Yakiv Syzghanov Raises Out James Rann

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Yakiv Syzghanov

Sungmin Cho opens to 8,000 and Yakiv Syzghanov calls in the cutoff. James Rann three-bets to 28,000 and Cho folds, while Syzghanov calls. On the A 8 7 flop, Syzghanov checks and Rann continues for 18,000. The check-raise to 42,000 follows and that ends the hand right there.

PlayerChips
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
448,000(112 BB)
215,000(54 BB)
85,000(21 BB)
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, 4:57:48 PM

Assorted Late Night Counts

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChips
AR
380,000(152 BB)
340,000(136 BB)
330,000(132 BB)
330,000(132 BB)
DD
Dylan DeStefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
310,000(124 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
230,000(92 BB)
DF
Dylan FosterAustralia [AUS]Australia
200,000(80 BB)
185,000(74 BB)
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
170,000(68 BB)
HD
160,000(64 BB)
MM
Michel MolenaarNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
150,000(60 BB)
MF
150,000(60 BB)
140,000(56 BB)
TT
Tam TruongAustralia [AUS]Australia
130,000(52 BB)
JC
125,000(50 BB)
JL
Jun LaiChina [CHN]China
120,000(48 BB)
CC
100,000(40 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 1:19:03 PM

Bigger Diamond Earns James Rann A Triple Up

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

From hijack, Donghyup Kim raises 2500, small blind James Rann goes all in for14,700, big blind Jennifer Cassell smooth-calls and Kim joins for a possible side pot. Both players take it easy and check to the river A 4 5 K 4 . Kim bets30,000 but no action as Cassell folds.


Rann flips open A Q and say he didn't realize he had a diamond. Kim has J J lower flush for a triple up to the short stack.


PlayerChips
JC
123,600(103 BB)
DK
Donghyup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
50,400(42 BB)
45,300(38 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 10:15:39 AM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChips
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
150,000(250 BB)
130,000(217 BB)
JL
Jun LaiChina [CHN]China
125,000(208 BB)
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
122,000(203 BB)
115,000(192 BB)
115,000(192 BB)
RF
Rudolf FourieSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
110,000(183 BB)
110,000(183 BB)
DK
95,000(158 BB)
YY
Yuan YuChina [CHN]China
95,000(158 BB)
DC
Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
90,000(150 BB)
90,000(150 BB)
RK
65,000(108 BB)
50,000(83 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
50,000(83 BB)
JZ
48,000(80 BB)
37,000(62 BB)
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
33,000(55 BB)
AO
Adam OwenAustralia [AUS]Australia
22,000(37 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)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 5:41:10 AM

Ashwani Dewan vs. James Rann

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

After a flop of T 9 7 , Ashwani Dewan bets 1,200 from the small blind, James Rann calls from the big blind, and the player in the cutoff also calls.


The turn card is the J , Dewan bets 3,300, Rann calls, and the cutoff folds.


The river card pairs the board with the J , Dewan bets 5,200, and Rann tanks for a while before he folds. Dewan takes the pot.

PlayerChips
87,000(435 BB)
45,000(225 BB)