
Flight B
Salih Kaya Bags The Lead At Flight B

The NagaWorld Kickoff flights are done and dusted with 13 Flight B survivors out of the 89 runners booking their ticket to the money round. Turkey's Salih Kaya came out on top with 394,000 (49 bb) followed by Vietnamese heavy-hitter Van Tien Dinh with 324,000 (40 bb). The game resumes on Saturday, May 3 with 31 players returning. We will have the official prize pool and payouts posted once it has been released.
Player | Chips |
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SK Salih Kaya | 394,000(49 BB) |
VT Van Tien Dinh | 324,000(41 BB) |
YL Yingmeng Li | 305,000(38 BB) |
GF Gavin Flynn | 291,000(36 BB) |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | 280,000(35 BB) |
JJ Jongbea Jang | 267,000(33 BB) |
KU Kotaro Uchida | 219,000(27 BB) |
SJ Shi Jinlin | 172,000(22 BB) |
HJ Hyungtaek Jo | 124,000(16 BB) |
XL Xiangshun Li | 94,000(12 BB) |
JP Jinseong Park | 78,000(10 BB) |
67,000(8 BB) | |
XC Xinhong Chen | 56,000(7 BB) |
Kotaro Uchida Pumps Out Big Bets

Following Pham Bao's 16,000 raise, small blind Kotaro Uchida three-bets 35,000. Pham calls to take the battle to the flop 5♦ 3♦ Q♠ . Both players check to the turn J♥ . No more checking for Uchida who slides out 33,000 and wins the pot with Pham giving up his hand.
Player | Chips |
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PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | 306,000(38 BB) |
KU Kotaro Uchida | 190,000(24 BB) |
Double KO For Pham Bao

Two players went all in preflop - Itsuki Chiba for 14,500 and Felix Von Rahden for 18,500. Big stacked Pham Bao defended his big blind and spiked a pair for double boot.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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IC Itsuki Chiba | A♥8♠ CO | busted |
FV Felix Von Rahden | A♣8♥ SB | busted |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | Q♣T♥ BB | 354,000(71 BB) |
Anzhela Vasylenko Denied The Pot

Anzhela Vasylenko defended her big blind by calling Pham Bao's 6000 raise. At the flop 8♠ 9♠ 6♥ , Vasylenko jammed her last 16,500 and was on the ropes when Bao called.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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AV Anzhela Vasylenko | K♦6♠ BB | 24,500(10 BB) |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | K♠J♠ CO | 256,000(102 BB) |
Vasylenko was ahead with a pair but Pham had a flush draw. The turn 8♣ paired the board and with the river 9♦ , Vasylenko's pair was canceled out for a split pot.