Blind level
Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
59/471
Total Chips
18,840,000
Average
319,322

D1B

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 4:39:22 PM

Yu Lin Back from the Brink

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

Yu Lin is down to fumes and jams for three blinds. Everyone folds, including Vanluyen Tran in the big blind who mucks 7 2 .


Lin then doubles through Adam Friedman for 22,000 with 9 7 versus K J when he rivers a flush on the 8 5 2 J 8 board.


He then also doubles through Krisztian Torok with A 9 versus pocket fives when he flops the nut flush on the Q 6 2 8 4 runout for another double.

PlayerChips
KT
Krisztian TorokUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
380,000(76 BB)
AF
Adam FriedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
365,000(73 BB)
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
125,000(25 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 3:14:15 PM

Laury Vanlerberghe Doubles Up

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

On a board A J 8 K 2 with 57,000 in the middle, Laury Vanlerberghe goes all in for 49,500. This sends Yu Lin deep in thought then makes the call after a couple of minutes. Vanlerberghe reveals A Q that outkicks Lin's A 9 to bag a double.

PlayerChips
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
182,000(46 BB)
161,000(40 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 12:42:54 PM

Krisztian Torok Gets Paid In Full

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

On a flop T 6 Q , Yu Lin bets 6000 onto a pot of 12,500 and Krisztian Torok check calls to the turn 9 . Lin fires another 20,000 and again Torok check-calls. On the river J , Torok moves it all in for 79,000, Lin agonizes then finally finds reason to call.


Torok opens up K Q top pair and wins the pot over Lin's J T .

PlayerChips
KT
Krisztian TorokUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
226,500(91 BB)
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
109,000(44 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 11:55:46 AM

Tom Verbruggen Leads the Field at the Break with 320,500

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Tom Verbruggen

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 185K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
TV
Tom VerbruggenNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
320,500(160 BB)
233,500(117 BB)
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
233,500(117 BB)
228,500(114 BB)
202,500(101 BB)
199,500(100 BB)
188,500(94 BB)
184,900(92 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 10:36:16 AM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600
PlayerChips
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
220,000(138 BB)
210,000(131 BB)
150,000(94 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
110,000(69 BB)
CW
Chien WangNew Zealand [NZL]New Zealand
95,000(59 BB)
FR
95,000(59 BB)
KB
Koen BreedNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
95,000(59 BB)
KL
Kolja LueckingUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
80,000(50 BB)
75,000(47 BB)
KB
75,000(47 BB)
JS
75,000(47 BB)
TL
70,000(44 BB)
MJ
Marc JosephSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
65,000(41 BB)
HC
55,000(34 BB)
45,000(28 BB)
DK
17,000(11 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 9:10:39 AM

Aditya Sushant Eliminated by Kien Tat Heng

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

The hero not long ago, Aditya Sushant is suddenly on a nub coming back from the break. He calls a raise to 2,500 by Yu Lin and Kien Tat Heng then jams behind for 24,200. Lin folds but Sushant calls all-in for the last 8,200 with the J 9 .


Heng is ahead with A Q and it remains that way on the A 9 5 K 6 runout.

PlayerChips
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
145,000(145 BB)
KT
Kien Tat HengSingapore [SGP]Singapore
38,000(38 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 9:09:34 AM

Van Tien Dinh Leads the Field at the Break with 214,700

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 130K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
VT
214,700(215 BB)
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
160,800(161 BB)
143,400(143 BB)
137,800(138 BB)
135,500(136 BB)
129,000(129 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/15/2025, 7:57:48 AM

Somashekar Nahadeva Eliminated by Laury Vanlerberghe

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Somashekar Nahadeva,

Yu Lin raises from middle position to 1,200, and Somashekar Nahadeva moves all in from the cutoff for 3,200. Laury Vanlerberghe raises from the button to 5,200, and Lin calls.


There is 11,100 in the main pot, and another 4,000 in the side pot. Any further betting goes into the side pot.


The flop comes A A 2 , Lin checks, Vanlerberghe bets 3,000, and Lin calls.


The turn card is the 4 , Lin checks, Vanlerberghe bets 5,000, and Lin calls.


The river card is the 7 , both check. All three players show their cards:


Laury Vanlerberghe: 6 6 (two pair, aces and sixes)

Yu Lin: 5 5 (two pair, aces and fives)

Somashekar Nahadeva: Q T (pair of aces)


Vanlerberghe wins the entire pot with his pocket sixes to eliminate Nahadeva.

PlayerChips
73,000(122 BB)
LY
Lin YuChina [CHN]China
21,000(35 BB)
busted