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, 8:44:28 AM

Daniel Neilson Cracks Aces; Busts Yunkyu Song

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

Reigning WPT Player of the Year Yunkyu Song is all-in for 126,500 with A A against the A K of Daniel Neilson. The T 7 2 6 4

board provides the unlikely flush and Song departs.


While down from his peak, Neilson is still among the chip leaders.

PlayerChips
DN
690,000(138 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 8:02:47 AM

Double Knockout Vaults Daniel Neilson Near the Top

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Daniel Neilson

The completed board shows A Q 4 6 J and Erik Rozhynskyi awaits his fate as he is already all-in. Daniel Neilson bets 130,000 and then faces the all-in of Jesus Espinosa Fernandez, after which he takes a couple of seconds before the call.


The Spaniard shows his T 8 for the flush and Rozhynskyi is beaten with his 8 7 . However, Neilson rolls over the K 5 for the nut flush and that sends two players packing.


"Why didn't you snap call?" Yunkyu Song asks and Neilson grins back "because it's more fun this way" before sipping on his glass of red wine.

PlayerChips
DN
805,000(201 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
215,000(54 BB)
JF
busted
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 5:06:13 AM

Yunkyu Song Gets An Early Boost

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Yunkyu Song

WPT Player of the Year 2024 Yunkyu Song opens from early position for 6000, Shai Arbel calls, then hijack Jesus Fernandez three-bets 21,000. After the rest fold, it is back to Song, he shoves 131,500. Arbel quickly folds while Fernandez contemplates for a minute or so then calls.


It's a flip with Song holding T T up against Fernandez's A K .


The board runs low 9 6 5 3 5 to keep the POY in contention.

PlayerChips
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
276,500(92 BB)
JF
76,000(25 BB)