Place
18th
Prize
$11,965
Blind level
Level 30: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000
Entries
1/162
Total Chips
16,200,000
Average
16,200,000

Day 2

SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 12:34:54 PM

Taiwan’s Nevan Chang Out in 18th Place for US$11,965

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Nevan Chang Out in 18th Place for US$11,965

Australia’s Timon Prill opens the action from the utg+1 position for 60,000 and the action folds to Nevan Chang of Taiwan on the sb and he declares he is all-in for 211,000. Prill takes awhile but then decides to call.


Chang shows A Q while Prill tables T 8 .


The flop comes: K 8 9 to give Prill the lead with bottom pair. The turn is the 2 and the river is the T to give the Australian two-pair and the ouster of a dangerous foe.

PlayerChips
TP
881,000(29 BB)
NC
busted
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 12:15:13 PM

Song Gets River Reprieve

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Prior to this hand, Romania’s George Tomescu busted out in 21st place.


Nevan Chang of Taiwan open shoves from the utg+1 position for 291,000 and gets all to fold except for Korea’s Song Yunkyu who commits his short-stack of 90,000 on the bb.


Chang shows K J while Song tables Q 8 .


Song outflops Chang: Q 6 4 , however, Chang reclaims the lead on the turn when the K arrives. But the Korean’s day isn’t over as the 8 comes on the river and gives Song a fighting chance with a double-up to 205,000. Chang sinks to 211,000.

PlayerChips
NC
211,000(7 BB)
YS
Yunkyu SongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
205,000(7 BB)
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 11:22:14 AM

Machado Misses All Outs, Doubles-Up Chang

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hugo Machado of Portugal opens from the button to 40,000 and gets a bb defense from Taiwan’s Nevan Chang.


The flop is Q J 9 as Chang checks. Machado CBets for 20,000 and gets re-raised all-in for his opponent’s remaining 128,000. Machado calls.


Chang tables Q 7 for top pair while the Portuguese player shows A K for the nut flush draw, a gutshot Broadway draw and two over cards for a total of 17 clean outs.


The turn is the 4 and the river is the 9 for Chang to dodge everything for a double up.

PlayerChips
HM
Hugo MachadoPortugal [PRT]Portugal
803,000(40 BB)
NC
366,000(18 BB)