Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Ira Blumenthal

Thailand

Blind level

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

Entries

45/234

Total Chips

11,430,000

Average

254,000

Flight C

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:26:53 AM

Blumenthal Busted on River

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The action is folded to the button where Amit Kaushik of India makes a raise to 900 then France’s Ira Blumenthal 3-bets all-in from the SB for 10,700. Kaushik tanks but eventually chooses to make the call.

Blumenthal shows 4♠ 4♦ while the Indian has K♠ Q♦ for a flip.

The runout goes: A♠ 8♥ 7♦ 8♦ K♦ as Kaushik nails his King on the river and sends the Frenchman back to the registration area to get his second bullet ready.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	55,600(139 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:25:16 AM

Table 5 Chip Counts

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	39,800(100 BB)
HK Hyunbin KimKorea (Republic of)	34,600(87 BB)
HL Haitao LuanChina	30,600(77 BB)
HK Hitoshi KishinoUnited States of America	30,400(76 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	23,700(59 BB)
AK Andrey KalginRussian Federation	19,400(49 BB)
AD Arjun DhingraIndia	17,300(43 BB)
AL Adam LydfordUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	16,200(41 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:08:08 AM

Kalgin Pushes Blumenthal Away

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Making an early position raise from the +1, Russia’s Andrey Kalgin makes it 600 to go and gets called by Ira Blumenthal of France.

The flop goes A♣ 5♦ 7♠ as the Frenchman checks. Kalgin CBets to 1,200 and it’s enough to have Blumenthal throw his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips
AK Andrey KalginRussian Federation	34,300(114 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	13,500(45 BB)