Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #17

2025.02.11 - 2025.02.13Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Yakiv Syzghanov

Ukraine

Place

29th

Prize

$1,400

Blind level

Level 30: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Entries

1/482

Total Chips

19,280,000

Average

19,280,000

D2

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 7:57:01 AM

Abhishek Eliminates Yakiv Syzghanov

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Coming off of a victory in the previous hand, Abhishek Paul three bets 90,000 as a response to Yakiv Syzghanov's 32,000 preflop raise. Seeing Paul's three-bet, Syzghanov four-bet all-in, 341,000 and Paul snap-calls. In the showdown Syzghanov had T♣ T♠ while Paul had Q♣ Q♦ . The board, 9♣ 8♣ 7♣ 9♣ Q♠ gave Paul a full house knocking Syzghanov out.

Player	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	1,550,000(97 BB)
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	busted

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 7:50:07 AM

Abhishek Paul Outbets Yakiv Syzghanov

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Abhishek Paul

Abhishek Paul on the button, called Yakiv Syzghanov's preflop raise and Dhaval Mudgal on small-blind called as well. The flop revealed 3♦ J♦ 2♥ . Mudgal check-folded after Syzghanov made a bet of 47,000. Abhishek called to see the turn, 7♥ . Paul raised all-in following Syzghanov's bet of 145,000. Syzghanov folded immediately after Paul goes all-in.

Player	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	1,170,000(73 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	694,000(43 BB)
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	527,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 7:42:26 AM

Robert Kiss Lucked Out With Pocket Pair

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Robert Kiss

Robert Kiss on the button raised all-in preflop and Yakiv Syzghanov, big-blind, called. The payers faced off with Kiss holding 6♦ 6♠ and Syzghanov holding A♣ T♦ . The board, 3♠ J♠ 2♥ K♦ 4♦ , giving Robert Kiss's pocket sixes the upper hand.

Player	Chips
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	710,000(44 BB)
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	527,000(33 BB)

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 7:16:48 AM

Yakiv Syzghanov Dominates With Aggression

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Yakiv Syzghanov

Yakiv Syzghanov on the button three-bets 90,000 following a 32,000 raise by Robert Kiss in high-jack. Kiss calls and the flop brings, 7♥ 4♦ 3♠ . Syzghanov takes the opportunity to pressure Kiss after he checks. Kiss folds handing the pot to Syzghanov

Player	Chips
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	672,000(42 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	460,000(29 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/13/2025, 7:07:07 AM

Chip Counts

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips
KM Kristof Mato	4,200,000(263 BB)
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	1,700,000(106 BB)
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	1,410,000(88 BB)
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	1,400,000(88 BB)
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	1,290,000(81 BB)
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	1,105,000(69 BB)
TM Thor Morstoel	1,023,000(64 BB)
YS Yunsheng SunChina	789,000(49 BB)
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	730,000(46 BB)
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	721,000(45 BB)
PJ Philip JoyceUnited Kingdom	682,000(43 BB)
PH Paul Hofer	676,000(42 BB)
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	600,000(38 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	570,000(36 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	558,000(35 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	538,000(34 BB)
ST Sertac TurkerTurkey	515,000(32 BB)
QQ Quan QiuChina	515,000(32 BB)
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	481,000(30 BB)
U UnknownViet Nam	445,000(28 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	434,000(27 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	407,000(25 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	395,000(25 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	313,000(20 BB)
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	307,000(19 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	280,000(18 BB)
DT Dang Thi HueViet Nam	245,000(15 BB)
NG Nikolai Guliaev	200,000(13 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	182,000(11 BB)
SB Shmuel BechorIsrael	169,000(11 BB)
FB Fernando BorgesBrazil	120,000(8 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/13/2025, 7:02:02 AM

Syzghanov Turns It To Double Through

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

On a raised pot preflop, aggressor Yakiv Syzghanov continues for 15,000 at the flop 7♠ 7♣ 6♣ only to be check-raised by Renji Mao to 55,000. Syzghanov answers with a shove of 267,000, Mao calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	J♣T♣ HJ	600,000(50 BB)
RM Renji MaoChina	6♠4♠ BB	201,000(17 BB)

With the turn Q♣ , Syzghanov lands his flush and goes on to win after the river 8♥ doesn't improve Mao.

SMPSMP

2/13/2025, 5:30:30 AM

Kristof Mato Defends His Big Blind

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Kristof Mato defended his big blind by calling small blind Yakiv Syzghanov's 25,000 pre-flop raise. When the flop ran 8♦ 5♦ A♥ , Syzghanov bet 17,000 and Mato called to see the turn, Q♣ . Another bet of 68,000 was placed by Syzghanov and Mato called yet again. The river brought A♦ and both players checked. Mato's two-pair earned him the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	5♣3♣ SB	396,000(50 BB)
KM Kristof Mato	Q♠T♠ BB	471,000(59 BB)

SMPSMP

2/12/2025, 11:30:17 PM

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 WadhawanIndia	970,000
MC Manuel CarvalhoPortugal	830,000
JV Jordy VleugelsBelgium	593,000
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	586,000
XT Xin TangChina	576,000
YS Yakiv SyzghanovUkraine	573,000
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	528,000
DC David CopelandAustralia	527,000
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	495,000
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	495,000