
D2
Thor Morstoel Takes Down Hyun Kyon Park

Thor Morstoel made a preflop raise of 40,000 and Ankit Wadhawan called. Hyun Kyon Park goes all-in with 364,000 and Morstoel joined all-in while Wadhawan folded. Morstoel held 9♠ 9♥ while Park held A♠ T♠ . The board, qd 2♣ 5♦ 9♦ J♥ gave Morstoel a set of nines allowing himto knock out Park in the 23rd Position.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
1,222,000(61 BB) | |
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 543,000(27 BB) |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 384,000(19 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
520,000(26 BB) | 2 | 1 | |
YS Yunsheng Sun | 740,000(37 BB) | 2 | 2 |
ST Sertac Turker | 945,000(47 BB) | 2 | 3 |
YL Yongjia Lin | 1,300,000(65 BB) | 2 | 4 |
1,222,000(61 BB) | 2 | 5 | |
478,000(24 BB) | 2 | 6 | |
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 543,000(27 BB) | 2 | 7 |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 384,000(19 BB) | 2 | 8 |
YL Yiannis Liperis | 1,420,000(71 BB) | 3 | 1 |
AP Abhishek Paul | 1,700,000(85 BB) | 3 | 2 |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 890,000(45 BB) | 3 | 5 |
RK Robert Kiss | 372,000(19 BB) | 3 | 7 |
TM Tom Maguire | 3,800,000(190 BB) | 43 | 1 |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 694,000(35 BB) | 43 | 2 |
QQ Quan Qiu | 326,000(16 BB) | 43 | 3 |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 522,000(26 BB) | 43 | 4 |
U Unknown | 340,000(17 BB) | 43 | 5 |
SB Shmuel Bechor | 640,000(32 BB) | 43 | 6 |
DT Dang Thi Hue | 277,000(14 BB) | 43 | 7 |
MC Manuel Carvalho | 1,930,000(97 BB) | 43 | 8 |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
4,200,000(263 BB) | |
TM Tom Maguire | 1,700,000(106 BB) |
YL Yongjia Lin | 1,410,000(88 BB) |
MC Manuel Carvalho | 1,400,000(88 BB) |
YL Yiannis Liperis | 1,290,000(81 BB) |
AP Abhishek Paul | 1,105,000(69 BB) |
1,023,000(64 BB) | |
YS Yunsheng Sun | 789,000(49 BB) |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 730,000(46 BB) |
NA Najeem Ajez | 721,000(45 BB) |
PJ Philip Joyce | 682,000(43 BB) |
676,000(42 BB) | |
YS Yakiv Syzghanov | 600,000(38 BB) |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 570,000(36 BB) |
RK Robert Kiss | 558,000(35 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 538,000(34 BB) |
ST Sertac Turker | 515,000(32 BB) |
QQ Quan Qiu | 515,000(32 BB) |
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 481,000(30 BB) |
U Unknown | 445,000(28 BB) |
IF Ilya Firstov | 434,000(27 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 407,000(25 BB) |
DM Dhaval Mudgal | 395,000(25 BB) |
JJ Jeremy Jehanne | 313,000(20 BB) |
TH Takashi Hirukawa | 307,000(19 BB) |
HZ Hongru Zhang | 280,000(18 BB) |
DT Dang Thi Hue | 245,000(15 BB) |
200,000(13 BB) | |
RM Renji Mao | 182,000(11 BB) |
SB Shmuel Bechor | 169,000(11 BB) |
FB Fernando Borges | 120,000(8 BB) |
Dang Sends Wadhawan Deep In The Tank

Thi Hue Dang opened then fired a c-bet of 35,000 on the flop 7♣ 6♠ 3♠ . Ankit Wadhawan on the small blind check-called while another folded to bring the turn 7♠ . Wadhawan took the reins with a bet of 70,000, Dang called leading to the river T♦ . Wadhawan sends out a larger 140,000, Dang answers with a raise of 282,000, and after using up two time-banks, Wadhawan gives it up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DT Dang Thi Hue | 816,000(82 BB) |
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 502,000(50 BB) |
61 Survivors Return to the Felt of 8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty

8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty US$ 200K guarantee in WPT Cambodia saw a grand total of 482 entries. The bustling turnout increased the prize pool to US$ 227,513. Day 2 of the 8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty kicks off at 11:30, local time today, February 13, 2025. 61 players have secured their spot and will be battling it out to be crowned champion. While the top prize is a hefty US$ 46,188, the hunters will be gunning to scalp heads with each bounty earning US$ 2K.
Leading the battle with a chip count of 970,000 is Ankit Wadhawan of India from the Day 1A flight. He had a winning streak in the last hour of the play. Wadhawan sets the bar high with a staggering 970,000 chip count. Wadhawan has already secured three bounty tokens. Wadhawan’s biggest boost of the day came after delivering Karan Sitlani's bubble elimination with pocket kings. 17 survivors from Day 1A out of a total of 136 entries moved on to Day2
Coming in second in chips is Portugal's Manuel Carvalho, who is the chip leader of Day 1C. Carvalho had back-to-back pots go to him towards the bubble time, giving him a comfortable lead towards the end of Day1C. In third and fourth rank of the pecking order are Jordy Vleugels of Germany with 593,000 chips and Yannis Liperis of Cyprus with 586,000 chips. 20 survivors from Day1C out of a total of 154 entries moved on to Day2.
China’s Xin Tang ranked fifth in the overall order with 573,000 chips from Day1B. Tang took the lead after delivering Marc Joseph’s bubble elimination. Three other runners of Day 1B come close having surpassed the 500,000 mark. Ukraine’s Yakiv Syzghanov coming in at a close second with 573,000, China’s Xiaosheng Zheng with 528,000 and David Copeland of Australia with 527,000. 24 survivors from Day1B out of a total of 192 entries moved on to Day 2. Other players to keep an eye on include Amit Kaushik (493,000), Kyle Bao Diep (316,000), Martin Sedlak (147,000), and Ilya Firstov (91,000).
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty
Date/s: February 11-13, 2025
Buy-in: $1,000
Prize pool: $230,813
Day 1A: 136 entries, 17 qualified
Day 1B: 192 entries, 24 qualified
Day 1C: 154 entries, 20 qualified
Day 2: 61 players
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Top Ten In Chips
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 970,000 |
MC Manuel Carvalho | 830,000 |
JV Jordy Vleugels | 593,000 |
YL Yiannis Liperis | 586,000 |
XT Xin Tang | 576,000 |
YS Yakiv Syzghanov | 573,000 |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 528,000 |
DC David Copeland | 527,000 |
NZ Neng Zhao | 495,000 |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 495,000 |
Day1A Chip Count - 17 Players
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AW Ankit Wadhawan | 970,000 |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 495,000 |
RK Robert Kiss | 479,000 |
HZ Hongru Zhang | 422,000 |
TM Tom Maguire | 406,000 |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung | 345,000 |
KW Kaifan Wang | 345,000 |
AB Adrien Berger | 282,000 |
VF Victor Fryda | 268,000 |
TH Takashi Hirukawa | 242,000 |
237,000 | |
VO Vishal Ojha | 226,000 |
PB Pham Bao | 199,000 |
FR Fabian Rolli | 161,000 |
JS Josip Simunic | 138,000 |
JL Johan Lees | 137,000 |
RS Raffaele Sorrentino | 85,000 |