Blind level
Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Entries
33/259
Total Chips
12,950,000
Average
392,424

D1A

SMPSMP
2/21/2025, 2:19:18 PM

Day1A Ends - 33 Survivors

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
PlayerChips
959,000(80 BB)
AL
721,000(60 BB)
AA
665,000(55 BB)
626,000(52 BB)
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
602,000(50 BB)
598,000(50 BB)
IB
Ilia BarkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
593,000(49 BB)
565,000(47 BB)
539,000(45 BB)
NC
477,000(40 BB)
RK
475,000(40 BB)
475,000(40 BB)
YK
Yeow KianMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
435,000(36 BB)
424,000(35 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
410,000(34 BB)
CH
Chak Hei ChanAustralia [AUS]Australia
403,000(34 BB)
HW
Hao WuAustria [AUT]Austria
389,000(32 BB)
JS
Jaemoon SeokKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
352,000(29 BB)
DK
297,000(25 BB)
AA
Amir AbbasAustralia [AUS]Australia
291,000(24 BB)
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
287,000(24 BB)
284,000(24 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
284,000(24 BB)
TD
Thai DoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
249,000(21 BB)
237,000(20 BB)
FR
207,000(17 BB)
NC
197,000(16 BB)
SK
191,000(16 BB)
190,000(16 BB)
177,000(15 BB)
NB
112,000(9 BB)
106,000(9 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
78,000(7 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 2:01:57 PM

Approaching Bubble Time

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

The day's action is nearing ITM with only three more eliminations to go before the flight wraps up. 33 players are guaranteed a spot into the Final Day games, as well as a portion of the prize pool.


Top Chip Counts

PlayerChips
800,000(67 BB)
AL
751,000(63 BB)
AA
640,000(53 BB)
610,000(51 BB)
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
608,000(51 BB)
600,000(50 BB)
585,000(49 BB)
YK
Yeow KianMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
500,000(42 BB)
490,000(41 BB)
RK
470,000(39 BB)
NC
440,000(37 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
433,000(36 BB)
CH
Chak Hei ChanAustralia [AUS]Australia
405,000(34 BB)
HW
Hao WuAustria [AUT]Austria
395,000(33 BB)
380,000(32 BB)
IB
Ilia BarkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
370,000(31 BB)
JS
Jaemoon SeokKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
352,000(29 BB)
350,000(29 BB)
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
343,000(29 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
314,000(26 BB)
AA
Amir AbbasAustralia [AUS]Australia
312,000(26 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 1:54:11 PM

Pocket Pair Holds for Dragoljub Martinovic

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Dragoljub Martinovic

Yamen Ghanem fired a 60,000 three bet on the button against a late position open and saw Dragoljub Martinovic stuff his entire 277,500 on the small blind. Ghanem put in the call with Ax Kx and was in for a flip against Martinovic's 4♦ 4♣ for a 58 big blind pot.


Board 6♦ J♦ T♣ T♥ 2♣ missed to connect with Ghanem's overcards, shipping Martinovic the huge double up.

PlayerChips
585,000(59 BB)
YG
48,000(5 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 11:42:58 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
PlayerChips
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
533,000(107 BB)
AA
Amir AbbasAustralia [AUS]Australia
423,000(85 BB)
378,000(76 BB)
SK
376,000(75 BB)
YG
374,000(75 BB)
364,000(73 BB)
341,000(68 BB)
NB
335,000(67 BB)
AL
321,000(64 BB)
VF
306,000(61 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
306,000(61 BB)
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
297,000(59 BB)
AA
288,000(58 BB)
262,000(52 BB)
242,000(48 BB)
FR
242,000(48 BB)
242,000(48 BB)
FG
238,000(48 BB)
TD
Thai DoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
238,000(48 BB)
235,000(47 BB)
228,000(46 BB)
218,000(44 BB)
RK
215,000(43 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
205,000(41 BB)
JF
204,000(41 BB)
JL
Jun LiUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
203,000(41 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 9:34:50 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChips
YL
Yongjia LinAustralia [AUS]Australia
310,000(155 BB)
AA
Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
288,500(144 BB)
221,000(111 BB)
212,500(106 BB)
IB
Ilia BarkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
198,000(99 BB)
AA
193,000(97 BB)
171,000(86 BB)
TD
Thai DoViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
158,000(79 BB)
157,000(79 BB)
156,000(78 BB)
RK
Robert KissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
151,000(76 BB)
142,500(71 BB)
VF
141,000(71 BB)
HW
Hao WuAustria [AUT]Austria
138,000(69 BB)
CN
Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
137,000(69 BB)
LS
Leo SomaFrance [FRA]France
136,500(68 BB)
129,000(65 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
129,000(65 BB)
EC
Eric CeretSingapore [SGP]Singapore
125,000(63 BB)
PG
122,000(61 BB)
121,500(61 BB)
FL
Foo LongSingapore [SGP]Singapore
121,000(61 BB)
119,000(60 BB)
118,000(59 BB)
AV
116,500(58 BB)
115,000(58 BB)
113,000(57 BB)
FG
112,000(56 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
111,000(56 BB)
JS
Joseph SerockUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
110,500(55 BB)
MS
Michael SmithUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
109,000(55 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 6:24:39 AM

Big Raise Works for Maulik Shukla

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500
Maulik Shukla

On board 8♠ 7♠ 9♥ 4♥ and around 15,000 in the middle, Dragoljub Martinovic on the button, made an attempt for it with a half pot bet of 7,500. Maulik Shukla put him to the test with a check raise to 40,000, which worked in his favor as Martinovic tossed his hand back in the deck.

PlayerChips
64,500(129 BB)
10,300(21 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 6:18:11 AM

Yamen Ghanem Doesn't Waver

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Yamen Ghanem

Dragoljub Martinovic opened 1,000 utg and put out 2,500 more following a raise from Yamen Ghanem on the hijack.


On board A♣ 3♣ T♦ 9♦ , Martinovic check called two streets - 1,500 and 3,000, and went on to donk bet 7,000 on river 6♥ . Ghanem shot out a final raise to 21,000, sending his opponent in the tank. Martinovic eventually found the fold and dropped down the counts once more.

PlayerChips
YG
71,200(178 BB)
26,700(67 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 6:14:01 AM

Yamen Ghanem Takes It Down

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jeorge Lagatuz opened 800 utg, called by two players behind. Yamen Ghanem on the big blind, squeezed to 4,000, and saw both Lagatuz and Dragoljub Martinovic complete.


Action on flop A♣ 3♣ 7♦ was checked to Martinovic, prompting him to bet 3,100. Ghanem check called to see turn 3♥ and arrived at river 3♠ for cheap after Martinovic checked back a street. Ghanem led out a final 6,000 and Martinovic slipped the fold.

PlayerChips
YG
54,100(135 BB)
JL
Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
44,200(111 BB)
40,100(100 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
2/21/2025, 5:35:10 AM

Yamen Ghanem Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Dragoljub Martinovic opened 700 on the cutoff and was met with a 4,500 three bet from Yamen Ghanem on the big blind. Martinovic responded with a raise to 11,500, but was left nowhere to go but out after Ghanem shoved for 45,600 total.

PlayerChips
YG
57,600(192 BB)
37,000(123 BB)