Place
87th
Prize
$6,400
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, 10:01:17 AM

Ngoc Ha Nguyen Gets Value From Konstantin Held

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Ngoc Ha Nguyen

Konstantin Held raises to 10,000 in the cutoff and Ngoc Ha Nguyen calls in the next seat, the blinds fold. On the K Q T flop and 6 turn, both check. Held also checks the A river and reluctantly pays off a bet worth 30,000.


Nguyen tables the J T for broadway and wins the pot.

PlayerChips
NH
570,000(114 BB)
250,000(50 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 8:30:47 AM

Updated Counts and Casualties

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

Kunal Patni won a big flip with jacks against the ace-king of Joshua McCully, who busts soon after. In the meanwhile, Konstantin Held emerges from his undercover run and nearly doubles the stack he started with so far, now sitting between Hugues Girard and Ngoc Ha Nguyen. The same table has already lost Joris Michl and Dhaval Mudgal.


PlayerChips
NH
580,000(116 BB)
475,000(95 BB)
465,000(93 BB)
449,000(90 BB)
DC
Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
440,000(88 BB)
370,000(74 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
330,000(66 BB)
NP
Nils PudelGermany [DEU]Germany
280,000(56 BB)
JM
James MendozaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
245,000(49 BB)
JH
Jhon HendriIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
240,000(48 BB)
220,000(44 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
210,000(42 BB)
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
205,000(41 BB)
KB
Koen BreedNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
185,000(37 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
180,000(36 BB)
SD
Sherif DeriasAustralia [AUS]Australia
140,000(28 BB)
SA
120,000(24 BB)
105,000(21 BB)
100,000(20 BB)
busted
JM
busted
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 7:54:52 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChips
615,000(154 BB)
600,000(150 BB)
SH
550,000(138 BB)
495,000(124 BB)
NH
470,000(118 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
460,000(115 BB)
390,000(98 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
390,000(98 BB)
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
295,000(74 BB)
270,000(68 BB)
242,000(61 BB)
220,000(55 BB)
180,000(45 BB)
RK
175,000(44 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
145,000(36 BB)
130,000(33 BB)
125,000(31 BB)
110,000(28 BB)
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
100,000(25 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 5:09:04 AM

Konstantin Held Earns A Snap-Fold From Hugo Machado

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Konstantin Held

Defending champion Konstantin Held opens from the button, Hugo Machado defends from the small blind then both players check to the turn 7 6 Q K . Machado fires an overbet of 22,500, Held calls. On the river A , Machado overbets again for 80,000, Held tanks then pushes with a larger stack than Machado behind who snap-folds.

PlayerChips
343,000(114 BB)
HM
Hugo MachadoPortugal [PRT]Portugal
120,000(40 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, 4:19:35 PM

Konstantin Held Pushes Out Harsh Bubna's Better Hand

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Konstantin Held

Konstantin Held defends on the big blind with a three-bet of 20,000, middle position raiser Harsh Bubna answers with a four-bet to 40,000, Held puts on the brakes and calls. They proceed to check to the turn 4 8 Q Q . Held bets around 35,000, and Bubna calls.


On the river 6 , Held tanks for five minutes then shoves 139,500, Bubna pulls down his headphones and assesses the situation for a few minutes then open-folds K K . Held returns the gesture and shows A J .

PlayerChips
277,000(111 BB)
139,500(56 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 11:26:28 AM

Victor Li's Kicker Plays For The Max

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Victor Zhenyu Li and Konstantin Held are facing a flop of 3 Q 9 and a massive 34,800 in the pot. Following a check. Konstantin Held bets 7000 and Li check-calls for the turn 5 . They both check it for a free peek at the river 4 . Li goes all in for 26,200, Held makes the reluctant call then sees the bad news. Held's K Q top pair is outkicked by Li's A Q .

PlayerChips
VL
Victor LiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
101,800(127 BB)
12,200(15 BB)