Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #24

2024.11.21 - 2024.11.25Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Michael Falcon

Denmark

Add-ons

Place

19th

Prize

$6,300

Blind level

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

9/518

Total Chips

15,540,000

Average

1,726,667

Day 2

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 2:00:12 PM

Michael Falcon Gets Axed

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Michael Falcon

With a raise 45,000 from CO Ngoc Thai Huynh, Michael Falcon puts in his last 175,000 from the BB and Huynh calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	T♥T♣	585,000(29 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	A♣6♥	busted

Board:J♦8♣5♦K♣J♣

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 1:50:12 PM

Jinlong Hu Is Back Up

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jinlong Hu

Jinlong Hu opens 40,000 from the button and calls Michael Falcons BB jam for all his chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
HJ Hu JinlongChina	A♦Q♥	700,000(35 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	J♠3♦	120,000(6 BB)

Board:8♠7♥2♥6♦4♥

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 1:18:57 PM

Michael Falcon Recovers

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Michael Falcon

Opening 40,000 in +1 and then calling Michael Falcons 220,000 shove from CO, Hu Jinlong needs to hit with K♠ Q♣ against Falcon's 4♦ 4♥ . He does so when the dealer tables 4♠ T♥ Q♠ 5♦ 4♣ , but still loses against quads.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	490,000(25 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	260,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 1:00:33 PM

Michael Falcon Gets Outdrawn

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Michael Falcon

Michael Falcon opens 50,000 from the CO, stares down at a 240,000 jam from BB Noyan Slamiya and says call.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	Q♥9♥	210,000(11 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	T♥9♦	510,000(26 BB)

Board:8♣T♣2♣5♠K♣

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 12:34:40 PM

Leaderboard Update

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With 23 fighters left the top spots go to:

Player	Chips
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	1,550,000(129 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,540,000(128 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,510,000(126 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,200,000(100 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	1,200,000(100 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	1,070,000(89 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	800,000(67 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	750,000(63 BB)
ZX Zinan XuChina	675,000(56 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	530,000(44 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	500,000(42 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	500,000(42 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	500,000(42 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	475,000(40 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	325,000(27 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	320,000(27 BB)
AW Alston Wang	275,000(23 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	265,000(22 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	260,000(22 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	175,000(15 BB)
RN Rindra NorodomCambodia	145,000(12 BB)
YC Yi Chuen Hung	130,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 12:14:12 PM

Michael Falcon Misses Out

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Michael Falcon

With Michael Falcon opening 35,000 from CO and Noyan Slamiya defending the BB we have action on the flop J♠ 3♥ A♣ . Falcon c-bets 25,000, countered by a 125,000 check-raise from Slamiya, who finds a strong fold with A♠ T♣ against Falcons 323,000 all-in with A♦ K♥

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	432,000(36 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	207,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 10:30:33 AM

With the blinds going up to 6,000/12,000 we have some changes among the leaders :

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
AB Adrien BergerFrance	1,190,000(99 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,143,000(95 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,040,000(87 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	750,000(63 BB)
ZX Zinan XuChina	720,000(60 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	700,000(58 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	700,000(58 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	620,000(52 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	586,000(49 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	573,000(48 BB)
QL Qi LiChina	526,000(44 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	428,000(36 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	425,300(35 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	410,000(34 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	360,000(30 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	340,000(28 BB)
AP Arthur Pierre Eldin	300,000(25 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	274,000(23 BB)
AW Alston Wang	267,000(22 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	262,000(22 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	215,000(18 BB)
RN Rindra NorodomCambodia	202,000(17 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	200,000(17 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	196,000(16 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	178,000(15 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	140,000(12 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	99,000(8 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	98,000(8 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	92,000(8 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	90,000(8 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	82,000(7 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 9:57:12 AM

Michael Falcon And Sven Mcdermott Are At It Again

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Michael Falcon

Coming to the action on the river 4♦ 7♠ 2♥ 9♠ 4♥ with 115,000 in the pot, we see BB Michael Falcon check-calling 90,000 and mucking his hand after watching Sven McDerrmott table K♦ 7♥ .

Player	Chips
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,140,000(114 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	680,000(68 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 9:40:52 AM

Michael Falcon Scoops Up Some More

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Michael Falcon

UTG Bernard Vu starts off with a 23,000 raise and finds three callers from HJ, CO and BB. Michael Falcon takes over with a 27,000 lead from HJ on 7♦ Q♠ 3♥ and picks it up right there.

Player	Chips
SM Sven McdermottIreland	900,000(90 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	845,000(85 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	480,000(48 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	112,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 9:39:24 AM

Big Stacks Collide

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Faced with an UTG 20,000 open and two callers, Michael Falcon three-bets 80,000 from the big blind, initial raiser Sven McDermott calls with HJ and CO dropping out. The action gets checked to the turn 9♦ 5♠ K♠ 5♥ , with Michael Falcon leading 100,000 and bagging a sizable pot to stay among the leaders.

Player	Chips
SM Sven McdermottIreland	920,000(92 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	790,000(79 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 8:07:57 AM

ITM And Payouts

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

With the remaining 71 players all guaranteed at least $2,700 the top stacks are :

Player	Chips
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	905,000(113 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	840,000(105 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	730,000(91 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	645,000(81 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	585,000(73 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	570,000(71 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	553,000(69 BB)
DK Dongkyu KimSouth Korea	540,000(68 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	470,000(59 BB)
AP Arthur Pierre Eldin	353,000(44 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	335,000(42 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	332,000(42 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	310,000(39 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 7:01:27 AM

Falcon Pressures Slamiya

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

From mid position, Noyan Slamiya opens 17,000, down the orbit big blind Michael Kim Falcon three-bets 41,000 sending the action back to Slamiya who calls. On the flop 8♠ K♠ 3♠ , Falcon c-bets 30,000, Slamiya buys the turn 5♦ . With his massive arsenal, Falcon shoves sending Slamiya deep in the tank. Slamiya eventually folds and shows A♠ . Falcon flips over A♥ K♥ and scoops up the pot.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	740,000(123 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	100,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 6:51:44 AM

Noyan Slamiya Doubles Up

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Noyan Slamiya

Noyan Slamiya opens 13,000 +1 and finds two callers. A 23,000 c-bet on 9♦ A♥ 2♣ eliminates the BB and we go to the turn heads up. Check-calling a massive over shove by Michael Falcon on the 8♣ has Slamiya lose a time bank, but secure a double up with A♠ Q♦ against Falcon's J♣ 9♥ when the river gets revealed as the K♣ .

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	640,000(107 BB)
NS Noyan Slamiya	275,000(46 BB)

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

29/171

Total Chips

5,130,000

Average

176,897

Day 1B

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 5:20:13 PM

Michael Kim Falcon Bulldozes Through Main Event Day 1B

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Michael Kim Falcon

The 2024 APPT Cambodia Main Event wrapped up Day 1B at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh with 29 players surviving the 15 rounds of scheduled play. Early in the heat, Denmark's Michael Kim Falcon stormed to the top and parked there all day, bagging up the largest stack of 491,000.

Out of the many pots Falcon accumulated today were numerous eliminations that included Adam Lawler, Oliver Schulze, Hwang Choong, and David Erquiaga. One of his biggest pots was up against Nicola Spicher whose Q♠ 8♠ two pair on the turn could not push out the Dane's A♦ 7♦ drawing hand that completed a flush on the river Q♦ 3♠ J♦ 8♣ 3♦ . Falcon is running red hot at the festival. Just days prior, he finished second at the APPT National.

Ira Blumenthal

Down the Day 1B rung, also surviving were NagaWorld Kick Off champion Itsuki Homma, APPT Cambodia Super High Roller runner up Nevan Yu Chung Chang, 2007 APPT Philippines runner up Ira Blumenthal, Chinese players Yunsheng Sun, Xiaosheng Zheng, Guiyang Wang, and Team Cimitarra's Yannick Leonard.

The survivors have a couple of night's off before heading back for Day 2 on November 24, 2024 where they will be hunting down a piece of the US$ 500,000 advertised prize pool.

In partnership with Connaissance Management Group, the Main Event has now drawn a combined 299 entries with 51 advancing to Day 2.Up next is Day 1C which is the last flight to enter. For those planning to attend, get there early as this will likely attract the biggest crowd. Flight kicks off at 12pm on November 23, 2024.

For a buy in of US$ 1,650, players start with 30,000 which is 300 times the opening blinds. All Day 1 heats play 15 levels of 40 minute blinds which increases to 60 minutes at Day 2 and 75 minutes on the final day.

Read up on the Day 1B action down below.

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

11/22/2024, 5:11:02 PM

End of Day 1B - 29 Players

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	491,000(123 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	313,000(78 BB)
AB Aleksandr BlokhinRussia	291,000(73 BB)
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	280,000(70 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	265,000(66 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	247,000(62 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	244,000(61 BB)
GW Guiyang WangChina	230,000(58 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	220,000(55 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	211,000(53 BB)
YL Yannick LeonardFrance	201,000(50 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	177,000(44 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	174,000(44 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	173,000(43 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	163,000(41 BB)
KL Kolja LuckingGermany	152,000(38 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	128,000(32 BB)
JP Junpeng PanChina	122,000(31 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	118,000(30 BB)
MH Meerwais HussainiAustralia	114,000(29 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	112,000(28 BB)
DS Dmitry SuchkovRussia	112,000(28 BB)
BM Bruno MoyseBelgium	106,000(27 BB)
JY Jun YamadaThailand	101,000(25 BB)
HZ He ZhouChina	99,000(25 BB)
CM Chun Meng Chua	85,000(21 BB)
DH Danny HuynhAustralia	81,000(20 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang HuyViet Nam	74,000(19 BB)
RR Robin RothAustria	41,000(10 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 5:04:04 PM

Nikolai Zhivoderov Earns Off The Leader Before Bagging

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Nikolai Zhivoderov

During the last hands called for the day, Michael Kim Falcon attempts to pile in more chips but ends up losing some to Nikolai Zhivoderov.

Hand opens with a 13,000 raise from hijack by Falcon, button player and big blind Zhivoderov call then they all check down the flop 3♦ 8♣ 6♥ . On the turn 4♥ , Zhivoderov leads 10,000, Falcon raises to 26,000, only Zhivoderov calls to bring the river 7♣ .

With a one card straight showing, Zhivoderov checks, Falcon reaches for chips and bets 35,000, Zhivoderov calls. Falcon has air Zhivoderov's set takes it down.

Player	Hand	Chips
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	3♠3♥ BB	280,000(70 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	K♦J♠ HJ	491,000(123 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 4:59:19 PM

Yannick Leonard Picks Up Some Chips Before Bagging Up

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yannick Leonard

Yannick Leonard opens 8000 then goes head to head with chip leader Michael Kim Falcon who calls from the big blind. Both check the flop J♠ Q♥ J♣ . Falcon bets 10,000 on the turn 9♥ and Leonard calls. The river T♣ , Falcon fires again for 16,000, Leonard tests with a 55,000 raise, Falcon gives up his stake on the pot.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	563,000(141 BB)
YL Yannick LeonardFrance	201,000(50 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 3:14:53 PM

Falcon Eats Up Erquiaga's Stack

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Michael Kim Falcon

Facing a raise of 7000, David Erquiaga jams from the button for 20 bb, and still doesn't fend off initial raiser Michael Kim Falcon.

At the flip, Falcon is ahead which holds throughout the board to end Erquiaga's day.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	A♥Q♠ CO	575,000(192 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	Q♥J♦ D	busted

Board:2♦K♦T♠3♦T♣

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 3:08:18 PM

More Chips For The Leader

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Itsuki Homma

Big blind Michael Kim Falcon is dealt Q♥ Q♦ and just calls small blind Itsuki Homma's 6000 raise. On the flop 6♣ 4♦ 7♠ , Falcon takes charge, leading out 10,000, and another 20,000 on the turn 7♦ . Homma calls both and with the river A♠ . They both check. Homma shows 3♦ 3♥ and is way behind Falcon's red hot ladies.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	516,000(172 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	136,000(45 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 2:25:07 PM

Falcon Rivers The Flush Again To Dust Spicher

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Michael Kim Falcon

Following a raise, Nicola Spicher calls from the button, Michael Kim Falcon three-bets 14,000 on the small blind which is enough for the original raiser to fold while Spicher calls.

When the flop runs Q♦ 3♠ J♦, Falcon maintains his fighting persona and fires 5000, Spicher calls it and they see a turn 8♣ . Falcon bangs out a much larger 33,000, Spicher answers with a shove, Falcon wants to see the river and calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	A♦7♦ SB	397,000(159 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	Q♠8♠ CO	busted

The river 3♦ is just what Falcon wanted, the flush, to send Spicher to the rail.

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 2:16:01 PM

Sick Way To Go For Aleksandr Kraev

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Aleksandr Kraev

Michael Kim Falcon starts off the hand with a 5500 raise, Aleksandr Krae - having railed a player a couple of hands back - reraises 16,000, small blind Nikola Zhivoderov four-bets 46,000, Falcon gets out of their way, Kraev shoves 113,500, and Zhivoderov with more behind calls.

When the cards flip open, Kraev is ahead until the board drops alot of hearts to crack his aces.

Player	Hand	Chips
NZ Nikolai ZhivoderovRussia	Q♥Q♠ SB	261,000(104 BB)
AK Aleksandr Kraev	A♠A♣ CO	busted
MF Michael FalconDenmark	UTG	309,000(124 BB)

Board:A♥8♥K♠4♥6♥

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 1:05:21 PM

Roman Shcherbakov vs Michael Kim Falcon

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Roman Shcherbakov

Pound for pound between Roman Shcherbakov and Michael Kim Falcon kicks of with Shcherbakov raising 3000 and Falcon calling from the big blind. On the flop 4♦ J♣ Q♥ , Falcon seizes control with a 5000 bet that Shcherbakov calls. The turn8c , Falcon fires 10,000, Shcherbakov raises 25,000, Falcon calls. Both players check the river. Falcon has Q♣ 8♥ two pair, Shcherbakov wins the pot with 9♣ T♦ straight.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	234,000(156 BB)
RS Roman ShcherbakovRussia	123,500(82 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 12:40:14 PM

Falcon Pays And Lands The Flush

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Michael Kim Falcon

With 1000 in the pot, two players stare down 7♠ 3♠ 3♥ , true to form, Michael Kim Falcon bets it and Danny Huynh calls. The turn 8♠ brings a larger bet of 11,000 from Falcon, this time Huynh tests the Dane with a raise of 26,000. Falcon ain't budging and calls for the river 2♠ . Both check it. Falcon's has the higher flush.

Player	Hand	Chips
DH Danny HuynhAustralia	3♣4♠	32,500(22 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	K♦T♠	265,000(177 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 12:33:11 PM

Current Top Stacks

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	237,000(158 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	229,000(153 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalFrance	170,500(114 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	147,500(98 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	129,500(86 BB)
SP Slaven PopovBulgaria	125,500(84 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	121,500(81 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	121,000(81 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	114,500(76 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	113,000(75 BB)
CS Chudapal SiarheiBelarus	112,500(75 BB)
DS Dmitry SuchkovRussia	101,500(68 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	96,500(64 BB)
FC Ferdinand Carabuena	91,000(61 BB)
RS Roman ShcherbakovRussia	85,000(57 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 11:59:00 AM

Ngoc Thai Huynh Can't Call Falcon

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Ngoc Thai Huynh

Button player Ngoc Thai Huynh drives the pot with a 2500 raise, big blind Michael Kim Falcon pressures with a 7200 three-bet, Huynh answers back with a 17,500 four-bet, Falcon calls to slow down the action. On the flop 2♣ 2♠ 3♠ , Falcon comes out firing 12,000, Huynh calls. Falcon fires again for 40,000 on the turn 7♣ . Huynh tanks then lets it go.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	261,000(218 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	113,000(94 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 10:42:44 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Gives Hwang The Boot With Quads

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Michael Kim Falcon

Michael Kim Falcon has been racking up all day and landed another pot by railing Hwang Wei Choong with quads. Action preflop saw Hwang raise 2500, Falcon three-bet 6500, Quang Huy Nguyen called, Hwang jammed 24,700, Falcon re-jams to push out Nguyen.

Player	Hand	Chips
HW Hwang Wei ChoongMalaysia	A♦K♠ CO	busted
MF Michael FalconDenmark	8♠8♦ SB	289,700(290 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang HuyViet Nam	BB	24,200(24 BB)

Board:Q♦8♣8♥J♥4♣

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 10:16:43 AM

Current Top Stacks

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Michael Falcon

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	153,000(153 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	145,000(145 BB)
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	130,000(130 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	117,000(117 BB)
LK Luke KeayUnited States of America	116,400(116 BB)
TT Tetsuya TsujisakaJapan	107,000(107 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	103,500(104 BB)
MP Manwoo ParkSouth Korea	103,400(103 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	99,400(99 BB)
YL Yannick LeonardFrance	96,400(96 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	95,800(96 BB)
RS Roman ShcherbakovRussia	84,000(84 BB)
YX Yinfei XiaoChina	80,900(81 BB)
HZ He ZhouChina	80,000(80 BB)
RR Robin RothAustria	73,000(73 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	70,700(71 BB)
JL Jungyeob LeeSouth Korea	68,000(68 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	68,000(68 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	66,700(67 BB)
DS Dmitry SuchkovRussia	66,300(66 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	65,600(66 BB)
MT Michael TruongUnited Kingdom	61,200(61 BB)
EZ Emad ZarghamiAustralia	59,000(59 BB)
SH Shaun HarmerAustralia	52,000(52 BB)
FG Francis GarsonFrance	51,900(52 BB)
AK Akihiro KonishiJapan	busted

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 9:31:43 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Shows The Boat

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Michael Kim Falcon

After a preflop betting war that sees utg Michael Kim Falcon call button Sha Chengchun's 4000 raise, they check it down until the river 4♣ 6♦ 7♦ 4♦ 3♠ . Falcon bets 17,000, Sha tank-folds. Falcon reveals his 7♥ 4♥ full house.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	154,000(193 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	57,000(71 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 8:50:14 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Continues To Rise

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Oliver Schulze kicks off the hand for 1300, from the button Michael Kim Falcon three-bets 4300, big blind David Lichenpin four-bets 6300 all in and doesn't get anyone to fold. Falcon and Schulze check the flop 3♣ 5♦ 5♠ then Falcon bets 3000 on the turn. Schulze call to see the river 2♣ . Another 10,000 from Falcon is met with a fold from Schulze.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	5♥6♥ D	143,000(238 BB)
OS Oliver SchulzeGermany	Q♠J♠ BB	busted

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 8:05:36 AM

Current Big Stacks

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Player	Chips
HA Huseyin AkgulTurkey	133,000(266 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	101,000(202 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	100,000(200 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	85,000(170 BB)
NW Naoki WatanabeJapan	76,000(152 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	73,000(146 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	67,000(134 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	67,000(134 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	61,000(122 BB)
FG Francis GarsonFrance	55,200(110 BB)
KF Katsunori FujiiJapan	54,000(108 BB)
U Unknown	52,000(104 BB)
MP Manwoo ParkSouth Korea	47,000(94 BB)
AB Andrei BudykinRussia	45,000(90 BB)
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	43,000(86 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 8:05:14 AM

Oliver Schulze Doubles Up

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Oliver Schulze

Michael Falcon opens 1100 then folds to the heavy action that follows. Sha Chengchun three-bets 4000, Oliver Schulze four-bets all in for 14,100. Sha calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
OS Oliver SchulzeGermany	A♠Q♥ BB	30,000(60 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	UTG+1	98,900(198 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	A♦3♣ D	16,500(33 BB)

Board:Q♣K♥2♠J♣5♦

Schulze dominates throughout to land a double up.

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 6:38:33 AM

Nasty Fall For Adam Lawler

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Adam Lawler opens then four-bets all in on top of Michael Kim Falcon's re-raise. Falcon calls and puts Lawler at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	A♦J♥ BB	82,000(273 BB)
AL Adam LawlerUnited States of America	A♣K♣ SB	busted

Board:3♦9♦Q♠T♠K♠

With a straight on the river fo Falcon, Lawler goes down in a nasty way.

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 6:26:04 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Exerts Aggression

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Michael Kim Falcon

Michael Kim Falcon is known for his hard-betting person but keeps it cool on the flop 4♣ 9♥ 9♦ . Preflop raiser Sha Chengchun c-bets 500, Falcon calls, one player folds, the turn comes 3♠ . Following a check, Falcon bets 800, Sha calls. The river 9♣ , Falcon bets 1300 and gets called again. Falcon flips over quads.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	J♦9♠ D	47,300(237 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	UTG+1	38,500(193 BB)

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

22/128

Total Chips

4,650,000

Average

211,364

Day 1A

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 2:16:55 PM

Michael Falcon Doesn't Believe And Busts

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Michael Falcon

Sven McDermott finds two players on his 4000 preflop raise then proceeds to c-bet 7000 on the flop J♥ 4♥ 6♥ . Only Michael Falcon calls for the turn 8♦ . Another 12,500 from McDermott is called by Falcon and it's river time with the T♠ on the felt. McDermott shoves, Falcon has 61,000 behind and calls for his tournament life

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	K♠T♥ D	busted
SM Sven McdermottIreland	K♥7♥ UTG	436,000(218 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 2:10:38 PM

Anshu Zheng Muscles The Muscle Man

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Anshu Zheng

Michael Kim Falcon brings it up to 5000, Anshu Zheng thinks more and makes it 14,000, Falcon calls. At the flop 8♥ A♦ K♣ , Falcon bets 12,000, Zheng raises again and makes it 24,000, Falcon calls. On the turn 5♣ , Falcon passes to the aggressor Zheng who announces all in and pushes Falcon out of the pot.

Player	Chips
AZ Anshu Zheng	131,000(66 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	92,000(46 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 1:37:47 PM

Michael Falcon Connects For A Reload

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Michael Falcon

After losing a big chunk of his stack to Sven McDermott, Michael Falcon enters the next pot by calling Yunsheng Sun's raise. Next to act Meerwais Hussaini pumps up the price to 8000, Sun folds while Falcon takes it to the limit. Hussaini calls and is ahead with big slick however, Falcon does have live cards.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	J♥T♣ HJ	94,000(63 BB)
MH Meerwais HussainiAustralia	A♥K♦ CO	4,500(3 BB)

Board:Q♥Q♠5♠J♦6♦

With the turn pairing up Falcon, he is awarded a full reload.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 1:34:47 PM

Sven McDermot Pressures Michael Falcon

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Sven McDermot

Sven McDermott heads to to the flop with two callers to his 3500 raise. He continues for 1500 on the flop 2♣ 2♥ K♠ , Michael Falcon check-raises 3500, Meerwais Hussaini begs off and McDermott calls. The turn T♠ has Falcon leading out 10,000, McDermott drives it up to 25,000, Falcon calls and both head to the river 8♦ . Falcon leads out again for 29,000, and again McDermott raises, this time putting it all on the line, Falcon folds giving up more than half of his stack.

Player	Chips
SM Sven McdermottIreland	313,000(209 BB)
MH Meerwais HussainiAustralia	49,000(33 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	42,000(28 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 10:33:34 AM

Falcon breaches 100k mark in backdoor double up off Belikov

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Michael Falcon

In another preflop raising war that saw all the chips go in the middle, Michael Falcon of Denmark is fighting for his tournament life against Russian monster stack Dmitrii Belikov.

Falcon turns over 9♥ 9♦ while Belikov shows he’s ahead with J♣ J♠ .

The flop is a safe one for the Russian: 7♠ A♦ T♦ , However, the turn is the 6♣ and the river is the 8♦ giving the Danish player a miraculous backdoor straight to not only extend his tenure in the Main Event, but to make him breach the 100,000 chip mark for the first time. Belikov has momentarily lost his chip dominance.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	105,200(175 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	88,500(148 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 9:44:38 AM

Zheng bounced by Falcon

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Michael Falcon of Denmark is once again in the news as his raise to 1,200 from the CO is met with a 3-bet in the BB to 6,700 by China’s Zheng Xiaosheng. The Danish player makes the call.

The flop is J♦ 7♥ 4♣ as Zheng checks. Suddenly, Falcon goes all-in and gets the call from the Chinese player for remaining 17,100.

Falcon shows K♥ J♥ for top pair on the flop while Zheng has A♦ 7♠ for second pair on the flop.

The last two community cards did nothing to help Zheng’s cause: 3♠ 2♥ .

Zheng hits the rail and Falcon is still hovering above the 50,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	54,500(109 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 9:12:17 AM

Huynh’s Queens hold, catches Falcon

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Danny Huynh

Australia’s Danny Huynh open from UTG for 1,100 and gets calls from Michael Flacon of Denmark and Brit John Kelly.

The flop is 6♦ T♥ J♦ as Huynh continues for 1,300. Falcon calls, but Kelly steps aside. The turn is the T♠ and this time, Huynh checks. Falcon takes the betting lead for 3,500 and the Australian makes the call. The river is the T♦ as Huynh checks again. Falcon now fires 6,000 and is quickly called by his opponent.

Falcon shows A♠ 9♦ while Huynh tables Q♥ Q♣ for a full house on the river and withstanding the Danish player’s aggression.

Player	Chips
DH Danny HuynhAustralia	76,000(152 BB)
JK John Kelly (13)United Kingdom	35,600(71 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	27,400(55 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 9:04:48 AM

Falcon shuts down two

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Michael Falcon

The Philippines’ David Erquiaga announces his arrival by raising from the +2 to 1,100. He gets calls from Danny Huynh of Australia in the D and Denmark’s Michael Falcon.

The flop comes Q♣ T♣ 6♠ as Falcon checks. Erquiaga CBets to 2,800 and gets called by Huynh. Falcon, however, goes for a check-raise to 6,800 and eventually gets calls from both his opponents. The turn card is the 4♠ as now the Danish player declares he is all-in for his remaining stack of 15,800. Erquiaga and Huynh decide to fold.

Player	Chips
DH Danny HuynhAustralia	42,000(84 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	40,500(81 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	25,900(52 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 8:11:01 AM

Falcon flops nuts, wins blinds battle

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Denmark’s Michael Falcon has the action folded to him in the SB and he raises to 1,200. Oliver Schultze of Germany is in the BB and makes the defense.

The flop is 5♦ 6♥ 3♦ as both check. The turn card is the Q♠ and Falcon bets 1,000. The German still makes the call. The river is the A♣ as both check.

Falcon shows 7♠ 4♠ for the nut straight on the flop and somehow came up short in extracting more value from Schulze, who mucks his hand.

Player	Chips
OS Oliver SchulzeGermany	52,000(130 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	25,000(63 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/21/2024, 7:05:01 AM

Falcon fends off Russians

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Michael Falcon

Denmark’s Michael Falcon limps in from UTG and gets raised by Alan Turabayev of Russia in the +2 and 3-bet by another Russian in Dmitry Nemirovsky in the HJ. The action folds back to Falcon who calls from the worst position. Turabayev also joins.

The flop is Q♠ 3♦ 4♠ as all decide to skip the street. The turn is the T♦ and this time Flacon leads out for 2,000. To his surprise, both Russians fold to his single bet.

Player	Chips
DN Dmitry NemirovskyRussia	48,000(240 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	35,000(175 BB)
AT Alan TurabayevRussia	27,000(135 BB)