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, 4:30:08 PM

Upeshka Da Silva In The Danger Zone

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

Upeshka Da Silva folds on a board 6 A 4 J 5 with 78,000 in the middle after Kristopher Rundquist bets 40,000. Da Silva is down to just 11 bigs.

PlayerChips
K
Kristopher RundquistUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
150,000(60 BB)
UD
Upeshka De SilvaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
28,000(11 BB)
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, 1:22:45 PM

Issam Fayad Runs Into Aces

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

Over on table 14, a larger preflop contest is brewing when Issam Fayad gets his stack into the middle for what appears to be more than 90,000. He is looked up by Kristopher Rundquist and vaults out of the chair when exposing his A K .


Rundquist also jumps up after exposing the A Ah and retains a strong lead on the 9 3 2 flop. The 6 turn is about as sweaty as it can get, but there is no upset on a blank 3 river.


PlayerChips
K
Kristopher RundquistUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
252,000(210 BB)
IF
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 9:47:56 AM

Alberto Morales Flores Takes a Multi-Way Pot with a Straight on the Board

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Akhilendra Singh limps from middle position for 600, and Yita Choong raises from middle position to 2,500. Kristopher Rundquist calls from the small blind, Alberto Morales Flores calls from the big blind, and Singh also calls.


All four players check to the turn on a board of 7 6 3 5 , and Rundquist bets 2,200. Flores and Singh both call, and Choong folds.


The river card is the 4 , putting a seven-high straight on the board with no flush possibilities. Rundquist thinks for a while before he checks, and Flores bets 9,000. Singh and Rundquist both fold, and Flores takes the pot.


(We'll never know if he had an eight in his hand.)

PlayerChips
AF
Alberto FloresUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
120,000(200 BB)
K
Kristopher RundquistUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
56,000(93 BB)
YC
Yita ChoongAustralia [AUS]Australia
47,000(78 BB)
37,000(62 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 5:05:25 AM

Rolands Norietis Raises the Flop

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Rolands Norietis

In a single-raised pot with 500 preflop three ways, the flop shows 9 8 2 . Kristopher Rundquist bets 1,000 when checked to and Bas de Laat calls. Rolands Norietis then check-raises to 4,000 and Rundquist eventually folds, as does de Laat.


"Top top," Rundquist says and adds "it's possible he had an overpair".

PlayerChips
53,500(268 BB)
BD
Bas de LaatNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
48,500(243 BB)
K
Kristopher RundquistUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
48,500(243 BB)