Li Qi Bags Flight A Chip Lead

Flight A of the NagaWorld Kick Off wrapped up with Li Qi leading the 27 ITM qualifiers with a stack of 599,000 (75 bb). This is a substantial 28 bb advantage over his closest contender Lei Zhang with 376,000 (47 bb). Li amassed his stack during the soft bubble with Q♦ Q♥ standing up against Le Cuong Quoc's A♥ K♥ .
The players return at 11:30am tomorrow, November 16, for the final race to victory and the USD 17,700 top prize.
End of Flight A - 27 Survivors
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LQ Li Qi | 599,000(75 BB) |
LZ Lei Zhang | 376,000(47 BB) |
HZ He Zhou | 352,000(44 BB) |
332,000(42 BB) | |
303,000(38 BB) | |
SE Steffen Endres | 285,000(36 BB) |
AK Ari Kumpumäki | 278,000(35 BB) |
262,000(33 BB) | |
258,000(32 BB) | |
EZ Emad Zarghami | 250,000(31 BB) |
242,000(30 BB) | |
232,000(29 BB) | |
OS Oliver Schulze | 187,000(23 BB) |
TD Tomas Dedinas | 166,000(21 BB) |
QD Qi Dong | 161,000(20 BB) |
156,000(20 BB) | |
LS Lee Sunghak | 153,000(19 BB) |
HY Hironori Yamada | 138,000(17 BB) |
108,000(14 BB) | |
TK Tokio Kobayashi | 103,000(13 BB) |
JB Jain Bhuvan | 92,000(12 BB) |
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | 78,000(10 BB) |
75,000(9 BB) | |
SS Shane Saito | 71,000(9 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 69,000(9 BB) |
49,000(6 BB) | |
MT Methavee Taveekitvatee | 36,000(5 BB) |
River King Burns Hsu Seunghyeon On The Bubble

Seunghyeon Hsu committed all of it on Le Zhang's three bet push and Steffen Endres gave up his initial 18,000 raise. At the show, it was a classic flip.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LZ Lei Zhang | A♣K♠ UTG+1 | 376,000(47 BB) |
SE Steffen Endres | UTG | 285,000(36 BB) |
SH Seunghyeon Hsu | Q♣Q♥ HJ | busted |
With the river King, Hsu was eliminated on the bubble.
Hironori Rivers It To Avoid The Bubble

Facing a 20,000 raise, Hironori Yamada goes all in for 49,000 and initial raiser Jungho Jeong makes the call to attempt to eliminate.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HY Hironori Yamada | A♦J♦ D | 118,000(15 BB) |
JJ Jungho Jeong | J♣T♣ CO | 49,000(6 BB) |
Double Up For Jain Bhuvan

Down to 6 bb, Jain Bhuvan open shoves and gets called by Steffen Endres. Slightly behind, Bhuvan's live cards pair up to stick around.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JB Jain Bhuvan | K♥Q♥ UTG | 116,000(15 BB) |
SE Steffen Endres | A♣J♦ CO | 261,000(33 BB) |
Li Qi's Ladies Stand Firm Against Big Slick

Emad Zarghami limps in, Le Cuong Quoc drives it up to 40,000, big blind Li Qi answers with a four-bet of 100,000, limper folds while Le goes pedal to the metal for 185,000. Qi calls and it's a flip.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
EZ Emad Zarghami | 250,000(31 BB) | |
LC Le Cuong Quoc | A♥K♥ | busted |
LQ Li Qi | Q♥Q♦ | 599,000(75 BB) |
Albin Dufils Way Ahead At The Showdown

Qi Dong puts the heat on raising 18,000, big blind Albin Dufils defends. When the board runs 2♠ 5♣ 4♦ 7♥ , Dong c-bets 18,000 and jams 182,000, Dufils check-calls both.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
QD Qi Dong | A♠5♦ CO | 123,000(21 BB) |
T♥T♠ BB | 202,000(34 BB) |
With the river K♣ , Dufils doubles up.
Jeremy Jehanne Recovers
After paying a double up to Tomas Dedinas, Jeremy Jehanne shoves his last 10 bb, Dedinas calls, Ihor Yerofieiev thre-bets it all for 164,000, this is enough to isolate as Dedinas folds.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | Q♥Q♠ HJ | 166,000(33 BB) |
TD Tomas Dedinas | D | 182,000(36 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | A♥Q♦ BB | 111,000(22 BB) |
Tomas Dedinas Is Paid In Full

Jeremy Jehanne min-raises then gets challenged with a 30,000 re-raise from Tomas Dedinas, Jehanne answers with a shove of 171,000, Dedinas calls with 118,000 total. At the flip, Dedinas is ahead and further improves to double through.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | A♠Q♠ D | 53,000(11 BB) |
TD Tomas Dedinas | A♥K? BB | 243,000(49 BB) |
Yongoh Lim's Mediocre Cards Rail One
Yongoh Lim shoves 92,000 on the button and big blind Pannasa Prempluem joins in with 46,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YL Yongoh Lim | J♣8♣ D | 145,000(29 BB) |
PP Pannasa Prempluem | K♥9♣ BB | busted |
Hironori Yamada Lucks Out

Hironori Yamada open shoves 41,000 and doesn't get by the big blind Emad Zarghami who calls and covers.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HY Hironori Yamada | A♥J♣ UTG+1 | 89,000(18 BB) |
EZ Emad Zarghami | A♦Q♣ BB | 151,000(30 BB) |
With the board dropping two Jacks, Yamada gets lucky and doubles up with a boat.
Straight Flush For David Mendez

From hijack David Mendez raises 8000 then calls Yvan Bensasson's 26,000 three-bet. When the flop coms 7♥ 4♥ 5♥ , Bensasson wastes no time counting his 73,000 stack and shoves only to get snap-called by Mendez who show the straight flush nuts. With the turn 7♠ , Bensasson is drawing dead.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
6♥8♥ HJ | 327,000(82 BB) | |
Q♣Q♥ BB | busted |
Break Time Top 15 Stacks

Player | Chips |
---|---|
325,000(108 BB) | |
QL Qi Li | 249,000(83 BB) |
235,000(78 BB) | |
212,000(71 BB) | |
205,000(68 BB) | |
HZ He Zhou | 201,000(67 BB) |
181,000(60 BB) | |
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | 178,000(59 BB) |
LZ Lei Zhang | 165,000(55 BB) |
MH Meerwais Hussaini | 160,000(53 BB) |
TK Tokio Kobayashi | 149,000(50 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 148,000(49 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulz | 145,000(48 BB) |
142,000(47 BB) | |
140,000(47 BB) |
David Koy Wins Flip Against Koen Breed

Koen Breed open shoves 43,500 and still doesn't steal the with David Koy joining the party with less behind. When the cards turn over, it's a flip and Koy goes on to win with the ace pairing up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KB Koen Breed | 6♣6♥ UTG | 15,000(5 BB) |
DK David Koy | A♠Q♦ CO | 64,000(21 BB) |
Sean Keeton Soars On A Three-Way

Looking down at kings, Aleksandr Kraev min-raises, a few spots over Sean Keeton has aces and three-bets all in for 49,000. Big blind Pangsriviniji Matuphoom defends and Kraev calls with less behind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
A♠A♣ SB | 147,000(49 BB) | |
K♦K♣ HJ | busted | |
MP Matuphoom Pangsrivinij | K♥Q♥ BB | 14,000(5 BB) |
Keeton instantly improves to a set while Matuphoom has hope with the nut flush draw, however with no hearts to complete the board, Keeton ships a big pot and rails Kraev in the process.
Methavee Taveekitvatee Checks Trips

On a limped pot preflop, Jungho Jeong bets 8500 on the flop A♥ 8♣ 2♥ , Methavee Taveekitvatee calls while Tikka Veikko folds. The turn Q♣ Jeong drives the pot further with 18,500 sent out and gets called again by Methavee. No bets land on the river A♠ . Methavee takes it with trips.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Jungho Jeong | 8♥9♥ UTG | 220,000(88 BB) |
MT Methavee Taveekitvatee | A♣T♣ HJ | 122,000(49 BB) |
54,800(22 BB) |
Preflop Battles Ends With A Boost For Jehanne

Jeremy Jehanne takes control with a 5000 raise, button Yoke Wei Woon calls, big blind Thomas Scheld jams for 55,000, Jehanne is unfazed and joins with more chips. Woon folds.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | K♥K♠ HJ | 141,500(57 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | K♦J♠ BB | busted |
Double Up For Tokio Kobayashi

Wipawadee Kanaraksapong makes it 6000, Tokio Kobayashi pushes for 27,500, after action folds around back to Kanaraksapong, the call is made.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WK Wipawadee Kanaraksapong | 8♠9♠ UTG+1 | 108,500(43 BB) |
TK Tokio Kobayashi | 8♦8♣ UTG | 61,000(24 BB) |
Eliahu Cohen Meant To Win

Action packed hand kicks off with a raise of 4500 from Oliver Schulze, next to act Eliahu Cohen makes it 15,000 to continue, from hijack Amarith Keo four-bets all in for 29,000 enough to get a fold from Schulze while Cohen calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
Q♦J♦ UTG+1 | 151,000(76 BB) | |
AK Amarith Keo | T♠T♦ HJ | busted |
Registration Closes At 179 Entries

After ten levels, Flight A of the NagaWorld Kick Off closed with 179 entries. That means 27 players are guaranteed a spot in the money round.
Break Time Top 15 Stacks

Player | Chips |
---|---|
214,000(178 BB) | |
QL Qi Li | 174,000(145 BB) |
137,700(115 BB) | |
130,000(108 BB) | |
120,000(100 BB) | |
112,000(93 BB) | |
107,000(89 BB) | |
107,000(89 BB) | |
97,000(81 BB) | |
FL Frank Lillis | 95,700(80 BB) |
94,000(78 BB) | |
91,000(76 BB) | |
PP Pannasa Prempluem | 77,400(65 BB) |
MH Meerwais Hussaini | 76,000(63 BB) |
LZ Lei Zhang | 10,700(9 BB) |
Jungho Jeong Flops Top Two

Three players in on a raised pot see flop 5♦ A♥ 7♦ . Sungtak Lee continues for 3,500, Jungho Jeong drives it to 15,000, Oliver Schulze gets out of the way while Lee calls. Lee passes on the turn 6♥ , Jeong fires 20,000 and is called again. Both players then slow down on the river K♣ with checks.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JJ Jungho Jeong | A♠7♠ CO | 214,000(178 BB) |
SL Sungtak Lee | A♦9♦ UTG | 35,500(30 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulz | 30,000(25 BB) |
Thammarat Chawla Trusts Second Pair

Action folds to the small Thammarat Chawla who opens 2400 and is call by the big blind Jain Bhuvan. When the flop lands 9♣ 8♣ 3♠ , Chawla checks then calls Bhuvan's 5000 bet. On the turn 5♥ , check again from Chawla, Bhuvan fires 15,000, Chawla sends it all in for 28,300 and it's a showdown with Bhuvan making the call.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TC Thammarat Chawla | A♦8♥ SB | 72,600(61 BB) |
JB Jain Bhuvan | 3♦4♦ BB | 65,200(54 BB) |
The river K♣ keeps second pair ahead for Chawla to rake it in.
Qi Dong Lucks Out On The River

Trent Fechter kicks off the hand with 2,000 raise, two players call before small blind Qi Dong shoves a huge 44,300. Fechter and Hyuntaek Jo fold, Manabu Sato calls the huge bet costing nearly half his stack.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
QD Qi Dong | A♠5♦ SB | 94,600(95 BB) |
MS Manabu Sato | A♥K♥ CO | 42,000(42 BB) |
86,000(86 BB) |
Anthony Braid Wins The Three-Way

From the button, Anthony Braid limps in, short stacked small blind goes all in for 6200, more chips get dumped in the pot with big blind Frank Lillis laying out four-bet of 12,000. Braid calls and they head to the flop J♥ T♥ A♠ . Lillis c-bets 6000 then snap-calls Braid's 15,500 jam.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FL Frank Lillis | A♣K♠ BB | 85,200(85 BB) |
A♦J♠ D | 61,200(61 BB) | |
J♣T♦ SB | busted |
With the turn 5♣ and river 6♥ , one player busts and Braid ships it.
Rene Mar David In The House

Filipino player Rene Mar David is getting in some early practice here at APPT Cambodia. David ran incredibly hot at the APPT Manila Championship, winning two events to earn a package to this series. We will be keeping tabs on his progress throughout the festival.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RM Rene Mar David | 30,000(38 BB) |
[Update] Warm Up High Roller Running

The Warm Up High Roller is running Buy-in is 1500 6 Players have Entered
Player | Chips |
---|---|
100,000(125 BB) | |
AR Azizjon Rakhimov | 100,000(125 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 100,000(125 BB) |
100,000(125 BB) | |
QQ Quan Qiu | 100,000(125 BB) |
100,000(125 BB) |
Top 20 at the Break

Player | Chips |
---|---|
104,500(174 BB) | |
97,000(162 BB) | |
86,000(143 BB) | |
72,000(120 BB) | |
SS Songklot Sermsirimongkol | 67,200(112 BB) |
BW Bing Wang | 67,000(112 BB) |
67,000(112 BB) | |
64,000(107 BB) | |
63,600(106 BB) | |
FL Frank Lillis | 63,000(105 BB) |
61,200(102 BB) | |
RS Randolph Schain | 58,500(98 BB) |
56,500(94 BB) | |
54,800(91 BB) | |
JY Jia Yi Low | 53,000(88 BB) |
49,200(82 BB) | |
46,600(78 BB) | |
HZ He Zhou | 46,500(78 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 46,000(77 BB) |
CZ Cheng Zhang (4) | 41,000(68 BB) |
Current Players in the Field

Player | Chips |
---|---|
53,000(88 BB) | |
CZ Cheng Zhang (4) | 41,000(68 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 40,000(67 BB) |
38,000(63 BB) | |
FL Frank Lillis | 30,000(50 BB) |
AB Andrei Budykin | 17,200(29 BB) |
Current Big Stacks

Player | Chips |
---|---|
62,000(155 BB) | |
57,000(143 BB) | |
56,200(141 BB) | |
HP Hannarong Poosomnam | 52,000(130 BB) |
Players In Action

Great start here at APPT Cambodia with 7 tables up and running. Here are some of the faces out there.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KB Kyle Bao Quoc an Diep | 30,000(150 BB) |
OS Oliver Schulz | 30,000(150 BB) |
SM Sano Mitsuru | 30,000(150 BB) |
AV Anzhela Vasylenko | 30,000(150 BB) |
FV Felix Von Rahden | 30,000(150 BB) |
CD Chakshu Deep Raina | 30,000(150 BB) |
Shuffle up and Deal

Cards in the air for NAGAWORLD Kickoff Flight A!