8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty to ITM ($1,000)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.