Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #17

2025.02.11 - 2025.02.13Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Ankit Wadhawan

India

Add-ons

Blind level

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

Entries

17/136

Total Chips

5,440,000

Average

320,000

D1A

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/11/2025, 4:36:18 PM

Ankit Wadhawan Crushes 8 Max Survivor D1A

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

Ankit Wadhawan

The initial flight for the $200,000 guaranteed 8 Max Survivor games drew in a total of 136 entries, and played down to ITM at 17 players. India's Ankit Wadhawan capped the day with the lead, having ran hot in the last hour of play.

Wadhawan set the bar high for the two final flights with a staggering 970,000 chip count onto the next round. The Indian pro firstly caught a double up off compatriot Vishal Ojha, and bagged another one just minutes later off Raffaele Sorrentino. Wadhawan's momentum didn't stop there as he picked up the biggest boost of the day after delivering Karan Sitlani's bubble elimination with pocket kings. In addition to his advantage, Wadhawan has already secured three $2K bounty tokens, earning him a 6x return on his entry fee right on Day 1.

Joining Wadhawan in the top ranks, yet at quite a distance are Hyunkyou Park with 495,000, and Robert Kiss with 479,000. All Day 1A survivors are already guaranteed a portion of the prize pool, and are set to return to the felt on Thursday, February 13 for the final battle.

Players who missed to make the cut have until tomorrow, February 12, to jump in, with two heats - Day 1B (30 minute levels) and Day 1C (25 minute levels), available on schedule.

8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty

Date/s: February 11-13, 2025

Buy-in: $1,000

Guarantee: $200,000

Day 1A: 136 entries, 17 qualified

Day 1B: Wednesday, February 12

Day 1C: Wednesday, February 12

Day 2 /Final: Thursday, February 13

SMPSMP

2/11/2025, 4:35:17 PM

Day1A Ends - 17 Survivors

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

Player	Chips
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	970,000(121 BB)
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	495,000(62 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	479,000(60 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	422,000(53 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	406,000(51 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	345,000(43 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	345,000(43 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	282,000(35 BB)
VF Victor FrydaFrance	268,000(34 BB)
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	242,000(30 BB)
HC Huntae ChoiSouth Korea	237,000(30 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	226,000(28 BB)
PB Pham BaoViet Nam	199,000(25 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	161,000(20 BB)
JS Josip SimunicAustria	138,000(17 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	137,000(17 BB)
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	85,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/11/2025, 4:33:56 PM

Karan Sitlani Bubbles 8 Max Survivor D1A

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

Karan Sitlani

Karan Sitlani opened utg+1 and stuffed his entire 369,000 (46 BB) against Ankit Wadhawan's button raise. Wadhawan gladly obliged with pocket kings, leaving his opponent in rough shape.

No help for Sitlani arrived on board 9♦ 7♠ 2♠ 4♥ 6♥ , extending Wadhawan's lead further right in time as the day's close.

Player	Hand	Chips
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	K♥K♠ D	970,000(121 BB)
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	K♣J♣ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/11/2025, 4:28:26 PM

Recent Eliminations

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

Three more players have since fallen out of the Day 1A running, with Hyunkyou Park, Ankit Wadhawan, and Fabian Rolli picking up $2K bounty prizes.

Player	Chips
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	595,000(74 BB)
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	475,000(59 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	166,000(21 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	busted
DB Daniel BushellUnited Kingdom	busted
AS Aditya SushantIndia	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/11/2025, 4:09:41 PM

Ankit Wadhawan Steps Out Into the Lead

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ankit Wadhawan

Ankit Wadhawan fired a 36,000 three bet against an utg open and saw Raffaele Sorrentino click back to 75,000 on the button. Wadhawan responded with an all-in for 238,000 (40 BB), snap called by Sorrentino with the ladies.

A crucial flip, Wadhawan paired up his overcards on board J♣ 3♦ 8♣ K♣ 8♥ , shipping the 80 big blind pot his way as well as the overall lead across Day 1A.

Player	Hand	Chips
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	A♦K♥ CO	503,000(84 BB)
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	Q♦Q♠ D	105,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/11/2025, 3:59:46 PM

Ankit Wadhawan Doubles Through Vishal Ojha

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Ankit Wadhawan

Ankit Wadhawan risked his last 113,000 (19 BB) preflop and was looked up by initial raiser Vishal Ojha.

Wadhawan in great form, easily bagged the double up as board K♣ Q♦ 8♥ 2♥ Q♠ kept him ahead from start to finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	A♥K♦ HJ	241,000(40 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	A♠9♥ UTG+1	317,000(53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/11/2025, 3:39:16 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	386,000(64 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	356,000(59 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	350,000(58 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	339,000(57 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	333,000(56 BB)
AB Adrien BergerFrance	293,000(49 BB)
HC Huntae Choi	280,000(47 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	278,000(46 BB)
VF Victor FrydaFrance	272,000(45 BB)
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	262,000(44 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	225,000(38 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	212,000(35 BB)
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	209,000(35 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	202,000(34 BB)
JS Josip SimunicAustria	200,000(33 BB)
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	180,000(30 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	174,000(29 BB)
DB Daniel BushellUnited Kingdom	158,000(26 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	154,000(26 BB)
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	128,000(21 BB)
PB Pham BaoViet Nam	123,000(21 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	106,000(18 BB)
KT Kabir TandonIndia	66,000(11 BB)
LR Luc RamosSwitzerland	64,000(11 BB)