Place
82nd
Prize
$6,400
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, 3:07:22 PM

Ivan Karatayeu Leads the Field at the Break with 397,000

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Ivan Karatayeu
PlayerChips
397,000(199 BB)
DN
362,000(181 BB)
DD
Dylan DeStefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
311,000(156 BB)
307,000(154 BB)
AR
286,000(143 BB)
271,500(136 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
260,500(130 BB)
249,000(125 BB)
LG
245,500(123 BB)
244,500(122 BB)
236,000(118 BB)
AV
Artem VezhenkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
236,000(118 BB)
228,500(114 BB)
228,500(114 BB)
228,500(114 BB)
225,000(113 BB)
222,500(111 BB)
220,500(110 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
210,000(105 BB)
TN
The NaingSingapore [SGP]Singapore
207,500(104 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 1:54:05 PM

Christian Harder Eliminated by Xinhong Chen During the Break

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Christian Harder

After some preflop action, Christian Harder moves all in from the button for84,600, and Xinhong Chen tanks for several minutes into the break before he calls from middle position with J♥ J♣ .


Harder turns over Q♠ Q♣ , and needs it to hold to stay alive.


The board comes A♥ J♠ 4♦ 6♥ 7♦ , and Chen flops a set of jacks to win the pot and eliminate Harger.

PlayerChips
257,000(171 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 1:50:32 PM

Dylan DeStefano Leads the Field at the Break with 383,000

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up 12 players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
DD
Dylan DeStefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
383,000(255 BB)
332,000(221 BB)
EA
Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
318,000(212 BB)
289,000(193 BB)
DN
261,000(174 BB)
AR
258,000(172 BB)
257,000(171 BB)
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
257,000(171 BB)
KK
Kiyoung KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
237,500(158 BB)
224,500(150 BB)
215,000(143 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
212,000(141 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 10:07:22 AM

Xinhong Chen Knocks Out a Player

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A player is all in from UTG+1 with A♥ K♠ , and he needs it to hold to stay alive against the K♣ J♣ of Xinhong Chen in the cutoff.


The board comes J♥ T♣ A♣ K♥ 5♣ , and the UTG+1 players pairs his ace on the flop and turns two pair, only to see Chen river a club flush to win the pot. Chen knocks out the UTG+1 player to build his stack up to 127,000.

PlayerChips
127,000(212 BB)