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, 10:28:32 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
SH
770,000(128 BB)
LG
645,000(108 BB)
540,000(90 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
465,000(78 BB)
430,000(72 BB)
425,000(71 BB)
380,000(63 BB)
320,000(53 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
315,000(53 BB)
TB
290,000(48 BB)
HD
242,000(40 BB)
NP
Nils PudelGermany [DEU]Germany
240,000(40 BB)
230,000(38 BB)
210,000(35 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
190,000(32 BB)
BZ
Bobby ZhangAustralia [AUS]Australia
150,000(25 BB)
MS
142,000(24 BB)
BJ
Bo JinChina [CHN]China
130,000(22 BB)
busted
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, 7:16:00 AM

Rob Sherwood Doubles Thru Joshua McCully

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Rob Sherwood

Rob Sherwood is all in from middle position for 102,000 with K♥ K♣ , and he needs it to hold to stay alive against the A♣ K♦ of Joshua McCully in the cutoff.


The board comes Q♣ 8♣ 2♥ 5♦ Q♦ , and the pocket kings hold up for Sherwood to win the pot and double up in chips.

PlayerChips
JM
250,000(63 BB)
225,000(56 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 6:39:46 AM

Adrien Berger Leads the Field at the Break with 755,500

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChips
755,500(189 BB)
676,500(169 BB)
665,000(166 BB)
AR
647,500(162 BB)
603,000(151 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
602,500(151 BB)
DN
567,000(142 BB)
550,000(138 BB)
DD
Dylan DestefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
542,000(136 BB)
474,000(119 BB)
TB
465,000(116 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
426,000(107 BB)
SH
425,500(106 BB)
423,000(106 BB)
422,000(106 BB)
408,000(102 BB)
NH
375,000(94 BB)
YK
Yoon KangAustralia [AUS]Australia
345,000(86 BB)
330,000(83 BB)
LG
320,000(80 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
315,000(79 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
305,000(76 BB)
295,000(74 BB)
AF
Adam FriedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
290,000(73 BB)
PH
Paul HoferGermany [DEU]Germany
260,000(65 BB)
MR
Michael RuaneUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
255,000(64 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
230,000(58 BB)
225,000(56 BB)
JP
John PerryAustralia [AUS]Australia
185,000(46 BB)
160,000(40 BB)
CC
150,000(38 BB)
125,000(31 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, 1:26:59 PM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChips
DD
Dylan DeStefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
310,000(258 BB)
280,000(233 BB)
DN
265,000(221 BB)
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
255,000(213 BB)
235,000(196 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
210,000(175 BB)
185,000(154 BB)
170,000(142 BB)
165,000(138 BB)
TE
160,000(133 BB)
153,000(128 BB)
145,000(121 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
140,000(117 BB)
WF
Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
130,000(108 BB)
120,000(100 BB)
120,000(100 BB)
105,000(88 BB)
CN
Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
85,000(71 BB)
JA
Junghyun AnKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
85,000(71 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
25,000(21 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 11:39:19 AM

Rob Sherwood Doubles Thru Timon Prill

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Rob Sherwood

On a table with a lot of big stacks, Timon Prill bets the K♥ Q♣ 4♥ 6♣ A♣ river for14,000. Rob Sherwood moves all-in for 30,500 and Prill reluctantly calls to get shown J♣ 9♣ for the flush by Sherwood, briefly exposing his own Q♠ 5♠ for a hero-call gone wrong with a pair of queens.

PlayerChips
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
195,000(244 BB)
WF
Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
180,000(225 BB)
LY
Liu YangAustralia [AUS]Australia
160,000(200 BB)
TP
Timon PrillAustralia [AUS]Australia
100,000(125 BB)
98,000(123 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)
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, 5:10:04 PM

Robert Sherwood Burned At The Runout By Joris Michl

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

Late game surge for Joris Michl as he picks up two pots, the latter of which cleans out short stacked Robert Sherwood. All in preflop, Sherwood shows K♠ J♦ , Michl with 6♦ 6♥, the board comes J♥ A♦ K♥ to quickly improve Sherwood to two pair but with the the turn and river both hearts 3♥ A♥ , Michl takes the lead as well as all the chips with a runner runner flush.

PlayerChips
JM
Joris MichlNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
195,500(78 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 3:32:45 PM

Rob Sherwood Calls the Bluff of Asish Ghosh and Wins Without Showing

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Asish Ghosh

Rob Sherwood raises UTG+1 to 4,000, and Asish Ghosh calls from the big blind.


Both players check to the turn on a board of 8♣ 6♠ 2♣ 7♥ , Ghosh bets 3,500, and Sherwood calls.


The river card is the Qâ™  , Ghosh bets 6,500, and Sherwood calls. Ghosh quickly mucks his cards to forfeit, and Sherwood wins the pot without showing his cards.

PlayerChips
275,000(138 BB)
80,000(40 BB)

Sherwood finished as the runner-up in the WPT World Championship back in December, earning a whopping $2.2 million without even winning the event.