Blind level
Level 26: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000
Entries
1/81
Total Chips
40,500,000
Average
40,500,000

Final Day

SMPSMP
2/24/2025, 7:59:03 AM

Jamil Wakil Picks Up Rockets

Level 16: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Jamil Wakil

A raise to 125,000 from under the gun +2 gets three-bet to 300,000 from Jamil Wakil in the hijack and Yeu Hsiang cold four-bet jams Q Q to put them both all-in. With the aid of two time banks, +2 gets out of the way before Wakil snaps with A A for 1.280,000.

PlayerHandChips
JW
AA
HJ
busted
YW
QQ
BB
3,500,000(58 BB)

Wakil's mood changes immediately, when the dealer shows the Q in the window, completing the board 6 9 4 4 and sends the super high roller regular to the rail.

SMPSMP
2/24/2025, 7:10:43 AM

Chip Counts And Table Draw With 24 Players Left

Level 15: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
QX
1,065,000(21 BB)11
945,000(19 BB)12
SO
Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,660,000(33 BB)13
3,175,000(64 BB)14
TR
Tony Ren LinUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
3,715,000(74 BB)15
640,000(13 BB)16
SO
Sean OoiMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
1,365,000(27 BB)17
1,820,000(36 BB)18
675,000(14 BB)21
YL
Yu LeiChina [CHN]China
2,150,000(43 BB)22
MJ
Michael JozoffUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,400,000(48 BB)23
BD
2,400,000(48 BB)24
CP
Christopher Park (2)United States of America [USA]United States of America
3,300,000(66 BB)25
955,000(19 BB)26
SC
Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,310,000(26 BB)27
MR
2,300,000(46 BB)28
YW
3,200,000(64 BB)31
LW
Lee Wai KiatMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
825,000(17 BB)32
1,800,000(36 BB)33
1,260,000(25 BB)34
JW
1,300,000(26 BB)35
CL
Calvin LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,500,000(30 BB)36
SC
Stanley ChoiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
420,000(8 BB)37
JC
Joseph CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
250,000(5 BB)38
SMPSMP
2/24/2025, 6:36:34 AM

Chip Counts Going Into Level 15

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

With late registration concluded and a total of 81 entries, the $20,000 Superstar Challenge prize pool ballooned to a whopping KRW2,262,330,000 (~$1,585,263) and KRW622,100,000 (~$435,932) for first. We have 28 player still in the hunt with ITM starting at 11th place.

PlayerChipsTableSeat
1,450,000(36 BB)11
CL
Calvin LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,710,000(43 BB)11
1,440,000(36 BB)13
MR
2,100,000(53 BB)14
SC
Stanley ChoiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
570,000(14 BB)15
SO
Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,200,000(30 BB)16
TR
Tony Ren LinUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,700,000(68 BB)17
CB
Christopher BrewerUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,600,000(40 BB)18
1,290,000(32 BB)21
LW
Lee Wai KiatMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
450,000(11 BB)22
415,000(10 BB)22
2,425,000(61 BB)24
SO
Sean OoiMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
1,460,000(37 BB)26
2,600,000(65 BB)27
MZ
Martin ZamaniUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
600,000(15 BB)28
MJ
Michael JozoffUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,560,000(39 BB)31
1,935,000(48 BB)32
BD
1,665,000(42 BB)33
YL
Yu LeiChina [CHN]China
1,810,000(45 BB)34
QX
1,495,000(37 BB)35
LC
Lim Chin WeiMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
350,000(9 BB)36
270,000(7 BB)37
SC
Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
600,000(15 BB)42
YW
2,930,000(73 BB)43
CP
Christopher Park (2)United States of America [USA]United States of America
2,800,000(70 BB)44
JW
1,760,000(44 BB)45
30,000(1 BB)47
1,100,000(28 BB)48
SMPSMP
2/24/2025, 6:34:35 AM

Jamil Wakil Wins Flip And Doubles Up

Level 14: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil raises to 80,000 from the cutoff, Wang Yang three-bets his button to 225,000 and Wakil jams for 830,000 total. Wang slightly covers, calls and the dealer has another player at risk.

PlayerHandChips
JW
88
CO
1,760,000(44 BB)
KJ
D
30,000(1 BB)
Board:2T86T
Blind level
Level 11: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000
Entries
30/59

Day 1

SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 2:44:29 PM

Massive Double Up For Paulius Plausinaitis

Level 10: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000
Paulius Plausinaitis

After the cutoff opened 30,000 Jamil Wakil jams 642,000 from the small blind with Q T and big blind Paulius Plausinaitis wakes up with A K , calls and the cutoff gets out of the way.

PlayerHandChips
AK
1,275,000(85 BB)
JW
QT
32,000(2 BB)
Board:84732
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 1:04:46 PM

Jamil Wakil Takes It Down Pre

Level 8: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Jamil Wakil

With a 23,000 open from the button and a call from the small blind, big blind Jamil Wakil pulls the trigger for a 374,000 all-in that ends the hand.

PlayerChips
JW
435,000(44 BB)
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 12:46:47 PM

Daniel Dvoress Stays Active

Level 8: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Raising to 22,000 from the cutoff, Daniel Dvoress takes two players to the flop K 3 2 and continues for 20,000. Jamil Kamil calls from the button and the big blind folds for the turn 7 to be revealed. Two checks take us to the river 8 where Dvoress lays out 125,000 that gets the job done.

PlayerChips
755,000(76 BB)
JW
485,000(49 BB)
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 11:55:11 AM

Tobias Schwecht Chips Up

Level 7: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Tobias Schwecht

Picking up the action on 6 K 7 7 and 112,000 up for grabs we see Jamil Wakil in the small blind and Tobias Schwecht on the button check to the river A . Schwecht - fresh from his APT Manila Super High Roller victory just two weeks ago - lays out 48,000 with A 8 and watches Wakil call and muck.

PlayerChips
701,000(88 BB)
JW
290,000(36 BB)
PlayerChipsTableSeat
YW
887,000(148 BB)11
1,380,000(230 BB)14
OB
Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
87,000(15 BB)15
SO
Stephen O'dwyerUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
493,000(82 BB)16
IH
Isaac HaxtonUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
390,000(65 BB)17
YL
Yu LeiChina [CHN]China
740,000(123 BB)18
CB
Christopher BrewerUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,084,000(181 BB)21
DF
436,000(73 BB)22
560,000(93 BB)24
ZQ
256,000(43 BB)25
TR
Tony Ren LinUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
593,000(99 BB)26
CD
1,094,000(182 BB)28
357,000(60 BB)31
RK
628,000(105 BB)32
CP
Christopher Park (2)United States of America [USA]United States of America
485,000(81 BB)33
JC
Joseph CheongUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
477,000(80 BB)35
526,000(88 BB)36
SC
Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
694,000(116 BB)37
MP
Matthew Paul BelcherUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
566,000(94 BB)38
227,500(38 BB)41
JJ
John JuandaIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
133,500(22 BB)42
LW
Lee Wai KiatMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
678,500(113 BB)44
QX
744,500(124 BB)45
412,000(69 BB)46
JW
771,000(129 BB)48
CL
Calvin LeeUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
410,500(68 BB)51
XS
375,000(63 BB)52
682,000(114 BB)54
SC
Stanley ChoiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
252,000(42 BB)55
430,000(72 BB)56
562,000(94 BB)57
AO
Aram OganyanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
642,000(107 BB)58
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 9:57:05 AM

Jamil Wakil Against Two

Level 5: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Jamil Wakil

Xu Qiang - another bracelet winner from China - kicks us off with a 10,000 raise from the cutoff and takes Jamil Wakil and John Juanda to the flop 5 9 7 . Checked to Wakil on the button, 20,000 enter the middle, Juanda folds before Xu Qiang raises to 65,000. Back to Wakil 150,000 three-bet goes out that sends Xu in the tank, but calls with the aid of a time bank. The turn T has Wakil fork out another 180,000 that gets the job done.

PlayerChips
JW
771,000(154 BB)
JJ
John JuandaIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
503,000(101 BB)
QX
325,000(65 BB)
SMPSMP
2/23/2025, 8:40:51 AM

Jamil Wakil Versus Two

Level 3: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil gets the ball rolling with a raise to 7,000 from the hijack and takes Aram Oganyan and Oliver Bithell from cutoff and big blind to the flop J 9 J . Checked to Oganyan, 8,500 slide over the line, Bithell folds and Wakil takes down the pot with a check-raise to 33,000.

PlayerChips
JW
466,000(155 BB)
OB
Oliver BithellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
421,000(140 BB)
AO
Aram OganyanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
415,000(138 BB)