Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #24

2024.11.21 - 2024.11.25Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Nicola Spicher

Switzerland

Place

4th

Prize

$55,600

Blind level

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Entries

1/518

Total Chips

15,540,000

Average

15,540,000

Final Day

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:20:51 AM

Nicola Spicher Falls In 4th Place - US$ 55,600

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Nicola Spicher - 4th Place - US$ 55,600

Nicola Spicher has to settle for 4th place which is still a decent profit to his multiple re-entries. Before the final blow, Spichar lost a pot to Christopher Mateo that saw the board complete 8♠ Q♥ K♠ 9♣ 4♥ . Spichar raised 160,000 preflop, then called Mateo's turn and river bets of 200,00 and 800,000. Mateo showed J♥ T♣ straight.

Down to 900,000, Spichar open shoved from utg and Donghyup Kim called. At the reveal, Kim was ahead and stayed that way throughout the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	K♠3♠	busted
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	A♠9♠	4,000,000(50 BB)

Board:4♠9♥6♣3♥T♣

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 11:16:59 AM

Nicola Spicher Doubles Up

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Nicola Spicher

Hand #159: Nicola Spicher sets the trap by limping from the small blind then snap-calling Christopher Mateo's shove. Showing a commanding big slick against rags, Spicher banks a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	A♣K♥ SB	2,000,000(25 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	4♠T♠ BB	6,000,000(75 BB)

Board:K♣6♥K♦4♦9♦

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:42:15 AM

Trong Hieu Ngo Rises Further

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Trong Hieu Ngo

Hand #126: After knocking out David Erquiaga, Trong Hieu Ngo continued to chip up winning multiple pots. The first one saw Trong raise 160,000 preflop then c-bet 130,000 on the flop T♦ K♦ J♠ to which Nicola Spicher folded.

Hand #130: Four hands later, from the button, Trong Hieu Ngo matched up Christopher Mateo's 200,00 raise then they checked the board 8♦ T♥ Q♠ . On the turn 2♠ , Mateo's follow up bet of 200,000 was called again for the river T♣ . Mateo holds back sending the option to Trong who bet 600,000. Mateo folded.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	6,000,000(75 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	4,700,000(59 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,200,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:22:41 AM

Chip Counts

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	5,300,000(66 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	3,200,000(40 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	2,200,000(28 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,200,000(15 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,000,000(13 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	825,000(10 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:18:33 AM

Trong Hieu Ngo Stops Spicher On The River

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Trong Hieu Ngo

Hand #109: Nicola Spicher opens 120,000, called by Trong Hieu Ngo from the button, then Spicher barrels down the streets on a board 9♥ 2♣ 4♥ 4♣ 8♥ . Spicher bet 100,000, 225,000, and 450,000. Trong called the flop and turn, on the river he raises 1,600,000, Spicher folds giving up nearly 900,000 in chips.

Player	Chips
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	3,000,000(50 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,800,000(30 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 10:08:28 AM

Back To Back Double Ups For David Erquiaga

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

David Erquiaga

Hand #93-94: David Erquiaga is clawing his way out of danger after claiming two double ups back to back. First one sees him open shove his last 2 bb with Q♠ 8♠ and rivers the winner on a board 2♦ 4♣ 7♠ 5♦ Q♥ to overake Nicola Spichar's J♦ 7♣ pair on the flop.

Next hand Erquiaga shoves again with 2♦ 2♣ and is called by Christopher Mateo with K♥ Q♦ . Mateo misses the board 4♥ 5♥ 8♣ 3♦ 6♥ .

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	5,600,000(93 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,700,000(28 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	700,000(12 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 9:51:13 AM

Good Pot For Christopher Mateo For Trips

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #83: Trong Hieu Ngo defends his big blind by calling hijack Ceesvin Abraham's 150,000 raise. Both see a flop 7♥ Q♣ 2♦ . Abraham continues for 100,000 and takes it down easy.

Hand 84: Action packed preflop opens with Ceesvin raising 120,000, cutoff Nicola Spicher three-bets 250,000, big blind Donghyup Kim four-bets all in, only Spichar calls. Both players flip open K♣ Q♠ and K♦ Q♦ , and proceed to chop the pot on a board 2♥ J♣ 7♠ 5♣ T♣ .

Hand #85: Ceesvin Abraham gets a walk.

Hand #86: Christopher Mateo walks.

Hand #87: David Erquiaga open shoves and wins the blind and ante.

Hand #88: Nicola Spicher limps in from the small blind and big blind Christopher Mateo checks. The flop Q♦ 5♦ J♦ sees Spicher c-bets 125,000, gets called, then take it to the turn A♥ . Both players check it to see the river Q♣ . Mateo leads out 150,000, Spicher calls then mucks to Q♠ T♦ trips.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	6,800,000(113 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,200,000(37 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 9:26:42 AM

Chip Counts

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	5,000,000(100 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	3,700,000(74 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,250,000(45 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,600,000(32 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	850,000(17 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	695,000(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 9:01:23 AM

Players On The Grind

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hand #62: Donghyup Kim opens then gives it up to David Erquiaga's 800,000 reraise.

Hand #63: On a limped pot, small blind David Erquiaga tries to take it down with a 125,000 flop bet on a board K♦ 4♠ J♦ but with big blind Nicola Spicher raising 225,000, he gives up the challenge.

Hand #64: Limped pot, the board is checked to the river 6♣ 4♦ A♠ 7♦ 2♦ . Small blind Nicola Spicher bets 125,000 and gets no action to claim the pot.

Hand #65: Spicher wins another pot by raising preflop then c-betting 100,000 on a board K♣ 6♦ T♦ . Big blind defender Trong Hieu Ngo folds.

Hand #66: David Erquiaga doesn't get his 115,000 raise through with Trong Hieu Ngo shoving his massive stack. Erquiaga folds.

Hand #67: Another three-bet situation with Nicola Spichar raising 100,000 which is wasted on Christopher Mateo's 315,000 three-bet. Spichar dips below a million.

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	5,000,000(100 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	4,300,000(86 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,100,000(22 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	900,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 8:42:31 AM

Christopher Mateo Picks Up A Good Pot

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Christopher Mateo

Hand #56: Christopher Mateo raises 125,000 and goes to the flop 3♣ 5♣ J♣ with big blind defender David Erquiaga. Mateo c-bets 100,000 and that's all it takes to win this one.

Hand #57: On a flop 6♣ T♦ 8♦ , Trong Hieu Ngo c-bets 125,000 and Donghyup Kim folds.

Hand #58: Action folds to the small blind Nicola Spicher who limps for a cheap look at the flop A♣ J♦ 6♥ with big blind Christopher Mateo checking. Spicher continues to charge with a 125,000 c-bet, and 225,000 on the turn 4♥ . Mateo calls both then they play it safe on the river J♠ with checks. Mateo shows A♥ 9♥ for the pot.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,700,000(74 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,200,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 7:56:47 AM

David Erquiaga Picks Up A Good Pot

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

David Erquiaga

Hand #43: David Erquiaga is back up over a million after some chips from Nicola Spicher who opened the action with a min-raise. Defending his big blind, Erquiaga flated and they check it to the river 4♦ 3♠ Q♠ K♠ 5♥ . Erquiaga overbets 300,000, looking like a steal, Spicher calls and sees the dominating Q♦ Q♥ set.

Player	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,400,000(48 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,200,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 7:40:50 AM

Trong Hieu Ngo And Christopher Mateo Dictate The Action

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Trong Hieu Ngo

Hand #37: Trong Hieu Ngo and Nicola Spicher call Christopher Mateo's min-raise and see a flop Q♣ 6♠ 3♥. . Following two lazy checks, Trong takes the opportunity to bet 100,000 and it's enough to drag in the pot.

Hand #38: On a limped pot, big blind Christopher Mateo takes control on the flop 3 4♣ Q♦ for 150,000 and fires another 225,000 on the turn 3♥ . Small blind Nicola Spicher folds on fourth street.

Hand #39: Sven McDermott min-raises then checks the flop with caller Trong Hieu Ngo in defense of the big blind. At the Q♥ turn , McDermott resumes for 130,000 and it's an easy score with Trong folding.

Hand #40: Three players in a raised pot check down to the river 9♠ K♦ Q♦ 5♥ 5♠ . Small blind Trong Hieu Ngo test bets just under pot for 300,000, no takers.

Hand #41: Christopher Mateo finds no callers to his cutoff raise.

Hand #42: David Erquiaga bets a third of his stack amounting to 200,000 and no one gives him action.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	4,500,000(90 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,900,000(58 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,200,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 7:39:21 AM

Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	4,300,000(108 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	3,440,000(86 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	2,400,000(60 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,200,000(55 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,400,000(35 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,100,000(28 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	650,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 6:35:26 AM

Light Pots Continue

Hand #23: Nicola Spicher defends the big blind by calling Trong Hieu Ngo's min-raise and the follow up 80,000 on the flop 5♣ 3♣ 3♥ . Both players check the turn A♦ and river 8♠ . Spicher's 7♦ 7♠ wins the pot.

Hand #24: Ceesvin Abraham gets called by the big blind to be denied the blinds and ante but the 65,00 c-bet on the flop A♠ 2♦ J♣ is enough to earn it right there.

Hand #25: David Erquiaga opens and finds no callers.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	5,300,000
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	3,400,000
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,000,000
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,100,000

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 6:05:46 AM

Sven McDermott And David Erquiaga Turn Up The Heat

Sven McDermott

Hand #15: Sven McDermott joins the action with a three-bet of 200,000 that's called by open raiser Christopher Mateo. McDermott maintains aggression at the flop J♠ K♠ 6♣ for 155,000 that's called again, then they check the turn 3♠ . Wasting no time counting, McDermott announces all in, Mateo gives it up.

Hand #16: David Erquiaga from the small blind and big blind Nicola Spicher call the button raise by Ceesvin Abraham and take it to the flop 3♥ K♣ J♥ . Sending the action to Abraham, a 100,000 bet is slid out front. Erquiaga check-raises 285,000 and it's enough to induce two folds.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,800,000
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,850,000
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,500,000
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,020,000
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	320,000

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 5:50:46 AM

Nicola Spicher Making Moves

Nicola Spicher

Hand #9: No action for David Erquiaga's button raise.

Hand #10: Trong Hieu Ngo and Nicola Spicher take it the full distance with the latter calling the min-raise from the button. Both players check the flop T♣ 9♦ 4♠ then Trong bets 100,000 on the turn that Spicher calls to see the river Q♠ . Liking what he sees, Spicher fires 275,000 and wins the pot with Trong letting go of his hand.

Hand #11: Nicola Spicher takes down another pot. This time no board was seen. Instead, he opened 80,000, got called by Christopher Mateo, Trong Hieu Ngo three-bet 360,000, back to Spicher who jammed all in pushing his challengers out of the hand.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,800,000
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	3,000,000
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,900,000

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 5:40:46 AM

Christopher Mateo Muscling With His Advantage

Christopher Mateo

Hand #7-8: Raiser Christopher Mateo is joined by the blinds to the flop A♦ K♣ T♣ with only Ceesvin Abraham continuing to the turn A♥ by calling Mateo's 100,000 c-bet. Both players check for a free river 4♥ . Abraham tests the waters with a 150,000 bet then believes Mateo has it by folding to the massive 1,000,000 raise.

Following the hand, Mateo rakes in the next one which he kicks off with another min-raise. Big blind Nicola Spicher defends and the bring the bout to the flop 5♣ 3♣ 5♦ . Mateo c-bets another light 80,000 and it's enough for Spicher to pay to see the turn 5♥ . Mateo barrels a third time for 150,000, Spicher gives up the challenge.

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,900,000
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,650,000
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,300,000

TriciaTricia

11/25/2024, 5:21:32 AM

Opening Hand Goes To Zebib

Ziad Zebib

Hand #1: Opening hand of the APPT Cambodia Main Event saw everyone fold to the small blind Nicola Spicher who limped and checked by the big blind. On the flop A♦ 7♥ 3♠ , Spicher led for 50,000 and got called. Both player proceeded to check the turn 2♠ and river A♥ . Zebib showed 3♦ 6♥ two pair to claim the pot over Spicher's K♦ 5♦ .

Player	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,400,000
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	1,150,000

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

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 6:43:50 PM

Day 2 Ends At The Final 9 Players Led By Christopher Mateo

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

Christopher Mateo

Another intense yet thrilling day came to a close at the record breaking APPT Cambodia Main Event with the field reduced to the last 9 players. This was determined at the fall of Sunghak Lee in 10th place to Christopher Mateo just before the eleventh hour kicked in. In turn, Mateo bagged up the largest stack of 3,275,000 (81 bb) with his closest challenger, Nicola Spicher, sitting 13 bb behind.

Trong Hieu Ngo

Running third rank is none other than Trong Hieu Ngo, the champion of the APPT Manila Championship that took place last month. Hieu has been running strong at the festival with a trophy already captured at the Megastack High Roller. Hieu is looking to be the first player to win the APPT Main Event in back to back tours.

Sven McDermott

Entering Day 2, Sven McDermott led the chase and became the first player to amass a million in chips very early on. McDermott caught Alexsandr Blokhin bluffing to bring about the bubble round.

Bubble Bursts

After several attempts, the bubble burst on Jeremy Jehanne who was forced all in on the big blind and fell to small blind caller Noyan Slamiya.

Ziad Zebib

Others down the lineup are the highly decorated David Erquiaga who is on a hot streak this year, Ceesvin Abraham, Vaicheslav I, and well known cash game slugger Donghyup Kim.

Standing out of that star loaded final 9 lineup is USA's Ziad Zebib, who is already looking at a substantial profit having won his seat via one of the flip out events for just US$ 165.

When the final 9 players return they are each guaranteed US$ 13,954 while awaiting the champion is a life-changing US$ 147,500. The remaining payouts are as follows:

1st US$ 147,500

2nd US$ 92,000

3rd US$ 66,000

4th US$ 50,600

5th US$ 39,000

6th US$ 30,000

7th US$ 23,000

8th US$ 17,700

9th US$ 13,953

Blinds continue for just over 2 minutes at Level 25. At the completion, Level 16 onwards will have blinds increase every 75 minutes.

Final 9 Player of the APPT Cambodia Main Event

Final 9 Players

Player	Chips
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	3,275,000(82 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,600,000(65 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,885,000(47 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,755,000(44 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,235,000(31 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	1,100,000(28 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	850,000(21 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	820,000(21 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	530,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 5:26:37 PM

Donghyup Kim Pummeled By Nicola Spicher

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

Donghyup Kim

Donghyup Kim initiates the action with an 80,000 raise, small blind Nicola Spicher three-bets 210,000, Kim calls to go post flop. Cards land Q♦ 3♥ 4♠ , Spicher continues for 175,000, Kim calls then faces another bet of 250,000 on the turn A♣ . Kim opts to fold and drops below the million marker.

Player	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	2,000,000(50 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	750,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 5:10:00 PM

John Clyde Tan Shoves And Misses For 12th Place - US$ 9,700

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

John Clyde Tan - 12th Place - US$ 9,700

End of the line for John Clyde Tan who three bet shoves and still doesn’t push out initial raiser Nicola Spicher. At showdown, Tan’s hand is live but behind, and with the board dropping an ace on the window, Tan run ends in 12th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	A♣T♣	1,980,000(50 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	K♥Q♠	busted

Board:A♠4♠4♦8♦5♠

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:48:23 PM

Ferdinand Lu Flips Into 14th Place - US$ 8,350

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ferdinand Lu - 14th Place - US$ 8,350

Ferdinand Lu three-bets all in from the small blind but doesn’t get past Nicola Spicher who has big slick. With Lu holding a mid pair, it’s a flip that eventually ends in favor of the big cards. Lu exits in 14th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	A♥K♦ D	1,410,000(47 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	7♦7♠ SB	busted

Board:T♦Q♥9♦4♠J♣

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:28:40 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	2,225,000(74 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,940,000(65 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	1,650,000(55 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,520,000(51 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,370,000(46 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	1,325,000(44 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	1,100,000(37 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	950,000(32 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	780,000(26 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	765,000(26 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	715,000(24 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	615,000(21 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	550,000(18 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	260,000(9 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	260,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 3:11:54 PM

Light Play Earns Spicher The Pot

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Nicola Spicher

Three players are in for 50,000 and all play it friendly on the flop 7♦ K♣ K♠ . On the turn 8♦ , no more checking with Nicola Spicher betting 65,000 and getting Donghyup Kim to join to the river 9♣. It's back to checking again. Spicher dominates with A♣ J♠ over A♦ T♦ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,300,000(52 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	1,050,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

11/24/2024, 2:51:07 PM

Chip Counts At The Break

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	1,715,000(69 BB)
SM Sven McdermottIreland	1,350,000(54 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	1,350,000(54 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	1,300,000(52 BB)
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	1,300,000(52 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	1,280,000(51 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	1,200,000(48 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	1,125,000(45 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	935,000(37 BB)
HJ Hu JinlongChina	800,000(32 BB)
CM Christopher MateoPhilippines	760,000(30 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	560,000(22 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	400,000(16 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	400,000(16 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	285,000(11 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	100,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 1:54:58 PM

Nicola Spicher Takes Out Zinan Xu

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

Nicola Spicher

Four bet shove from UTG Nicola Spicher and a call from Zinan Xu in the BB, who is at risk, see the eyes wander to the dealers hands once more.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	J♥J♣	1,300,000(65 BB)
ZX Zinan XuChina	8♥8♣	busted

Board:6♣A♠A♥7♦9♥

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 1:13:16 PM

Nicola Spicher Goes For Value

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

Nicola Spicher

Nicola Spicher defends his BB with a 70,000 three-bet against SB Zinan Xu bet-calling 40,000. Check-call all the way for Zinan Xu on 5♠ Q♣ 8♦ 4♦ 2♣ , 45,000, 85,000 and 150,000 to muck against Nicola Spicher's K♥ Q♦ .

Player	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	850,000(43 BB)
ZX Zinan XuChina	310,000(16 BB)

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, 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, 8:51:44 AM

Double Elimination By Nicola Spicher

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

Nicola Spicher

Lei Zhang slides his last 22,000 in the middle and gets called by Nicola Spicher and Sun Yunsheng. The flop 5♠ 4♦ J♦ has Nicola Spicher bet-call in a hurry when Sun Yunsheng jams for 178,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Sun Yunsheng	Q♠J♣	busted
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	T♣8♥	busted
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	K♠K♥	660,000(83 BB)

Board:T♥7♥

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 8:39:43 AM

Nicola Spicher Chips Up

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

Nicola Spicher

Getting to the action on a 9♦ 7♣ 2♦ flop with 65,000 in the pot we see Nikolai Zhivoderov lead with 15,000, called by Nicola Spicher, who later jams against Sun Yunsheng's rasie of 65,000, who decides to let it go.

Player	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	260,000(33 BB)
SY Sun Yunsheng	200,000(25 BB)

SMPSMP

11/24/2024, 8:22:23 AM

Kick Off Winner Itsuki Homma Still In The Running

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

Homma Itsuki's 47k shove from BU gets called by BB Nicola Spicher.

Itsuki Homma

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	A♠8♦	225,000(28 BB)
HI Homma ItsukiJapan	K♥6♥	121,000(15 BB)

Board:3♣6♦K♦Q♠J♦

Blind level

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

Entries

42/219

Total Chips

6,570,000

Average

156,429

Day 1C

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/23/2024, 4:50:25 PM

End Of Day 1C - 42 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
CL Curtis Lim Siew JianSingapore	377,000(94 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	355,000(89 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	338,000(85 BB)
YY Yadi YaoChina	290,000(73 BB)
LS Lee SunghakSouth Korea	277,000(69 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	261,000(65 BB)
KK Khamid KhudayberganovUzbekistan	252,000(63 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	232,000(58 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	229,000(57 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	224,000(56 BB)
AB Adams BellangerFrance	210,000(53 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	197,000(49 BB)
OS Oliver SchulzeGermany	196,000(49 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	191,000(48 BB)
WK Wooseok KimSouth Korea	188,000(47 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	187,000(47 BB)
AW Alston Wang	166,000(42 BB)
FG Francis GarsonFrance	148,000(37 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	148,000(37 BB)
RN Rindra NorodomCambodia	145,000(36 BB)
BV Bernard VuFrance	143,000(36 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	141,000(35 BB)
AP Arthur Pierre Eldin	140,000(35 BB)
JK John Kelly (13)United Kingdom	138,000(35 BB)
LW Luke WozniakUnited Kingdom	135,000(34 BB)
LB Louis BilodeauCanada	125,000(31 BB)
HK Hyun Kyu BaeSouth Korea	116,000(29 BB)
PP Panitan PoopadsriThailand	115,000(29 BB)
JF Joshua FiguerresPhilippines	100,000(25 BB)
KK Kim KunwooSouth Korea	95,000(24 BB)
JB Jun Beum ChunSouth Korea	93,000(23 BB)
JM Jun MitaniJapan	89,000(22 BB)
SC Sha ChengchunChina	73,000(18 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	70,000(18 BB)
TH Ting Hao Lian	63,000(16 BB)
KO Kentaro OeJapan	57,000(14 BB)
SR Supanat RojsukthavornThailand	54,000(14 BB)
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	52,000(13 BB)
SM Sakamoto MasayaJapan	51,000(13 BB)
NT Nohad TelianiCanada	49,000(12 BB)
SC Siarhei ChupadalBelarus	26,000(7 BB)
EB Eric BenniciSweden	17,000(4 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/23/2024, 4:45:20 PM

Nicola Spicher Pays To See Erik Rozhynskyi’s Trips

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

Nicola Spichar

Last hand of the day and again it is Erik Rozhynskyi seen in the hand up against Nicola Spicher. Defending from the big blind Rozhynskyi check-raises from 7000 to 19,000 on the flop 5♥ A♥ 5♠ . Spicher calls and they both slow down on the turn 7♥ . When the river 2♥ completes the board, Rozhynskyi sends out 12,000, Spicher wants to see his hand. Rozhynskyi has it showing 4♠ 5♣ trips.

Player	Chips
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	285,500(71 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	198,000(50 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/23/2024, 3:20:46 PM

Chip Count

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

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	413,000(138 BB)
CL Curtis Lim Siew JianSingapore	311,000(104 BB)
YY Yadi YaoChina	298,000(99 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	272,000(91 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	256,500(86 BB)
VI Vaicheslav I	208,000(69 BB)
WK Wooseok KimSouth Korea	172,000(57 BB)
LB Louis BilodeauCanada	157,000(52 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	152,000(51 BB)
LW Luke WozniakUnited Kingdom	144,000(48 BB)
XC Xianqi ChanSingapore	143,000(48 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/23/2024, 2:43:36 PM

Nicola Spicher Finishes Off A Player

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

Nicola Spicher

Action folds to the small blind Nicola Spicher who limps in then calls big blind Masataka Kuwahata’s a 10,000 raise. Both check it to the turn 8♣ 5♦ 7♥ J♥ . Masataka bets 10,000 again then gets check-raised 25,000 by Spicher. With only 32,000 in total, Kuwahata sends it in and Spicher makes the easy call.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	9♣T♣	272,000(109 BB)
MK Masataka KuwahataJapan	Q♥J♠	busted

At the showdown, Kuwahata is drawing dead. The river T♠ is of no consequence.

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, 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, 10:30:38 AM

Justin Chu Boots Spicher On A Flip

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

Justin Chu

Nicola Spicher raises, is challenged by Justin Chu with a 6500 three-bet, Spicher answers with a shove and is flipping against Chu's overcards. The board favors the big cards to boot out Spicher.

Player	Hand	Chips
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	6♥6♦ CO	busted
JC Justin Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	A♣Q♣ BB	79,000(79 BB)

Board:K♣T♦9♣K♥J♥

TriciaTricia

11/22/2024, 8:30:13 AM

Sha Chengchun Running Hot

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Sha Chengchun

Nicola Spicher is seen packing up after getting booted by Sha Chengchun. Chengchun has been running hot at NagaWorld with a recent 3rd place finish at the Mystery Bounty and a victory at WPT Cambodia Passport last July.

Player	Chips
SC Sha ChengchunChina	89,500(179 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	busted

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, 12:51:06 PM

Jacson Feng Builds Up

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Jacson Feng

We missed the action, only catching Jacson Feng shipping in a pot of 64,000 against Nicola Spicher who dropped to 12 bb.

Player	Chips
JF Jacson FengSingapore	144,000(120 BB)
NS Nicola SpicherSwitzerland	12,000(10 BB)