Blind level
Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Entries
18/138
Total Chips
3,450,000
Average
191,667

Day 1B

SMPSMP
4/7/2025, 2:41:29 PM

Chip Leader Hongbin Du Continues His Ascent

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Hongbin Du

Hijack Ryan Tay - whose $36,440 biggest live cash comes from a 7th place in the APL Seoul Main Event a year ago - declares all-in with 9 9 for 61,000, but needs to dig deep after Hongbin Du calls with K K . The board hits 5 J 7 5 K , leaving him in the dust and extending Du's chip lead.

PlayerChips
HD
468,000(117 BB)
busted
SMPSMP
4/7/2025, 1:26:39 PM

Table 16 Chip Counts With Hongbin Du Back In the Lead

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
69,000(28 BB)161
19,500(8 BB)162
HD
198,500(79 BB)163
TH
Tae Hoon HanNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
124,000(50 BB)164
YY
Yan YanChina [CHN]China
141,000(56 BB)165
116,500(47 BB)166
CZ
87,000(35 BB)167
78,500(31 BB)168
SMPSMP
4/7/2025, 12:47:25 PM

Top Chip Counts At The End Of Level 9

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
152,500(102 BB)
141,500(94 BB)
FF
131,000(87 BB)
118,000(79 BB)
TL
Tao LiChina [CHN]China
114,000(76 BB)
XD
Xu DongChina [CHN]China
104,000(69 BB)
YL
103,500(69 BB)
JB
Jin BoChina [CHN]China
102,500(68 BB)
WZ
Wang ZeyuanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
93,500(62 BB)
YN
Ye NaChina [CHN]China
82,500(55 BB)
81,500(54 BB)
79,500(53 BB)
CL
Cheng LoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
79,500(53 BB)
KS
79,000(53 BB)
LL
Lei LiChina [CHN]China
72,500(48 BB)
71,500(48 BB)