World Poker Tour

Ivan Karatayeu

Belarus

Blind level

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

59/471

Total Chips

18,840,000

Average

319,322

D1B

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon

2/15/2025, 3:58:34 PM

Ivan Karatayev Knocks Out A Player

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Ivan Karatayev opens then calls a player's all in for around 11 big blinds. Karatayev's A♥ 3♥ is ahead of Q♣ T♦ and when the board 6♣ A♠ 2♣ 9♥ K♥ , the all in player packs up when the ace drops.

Player	Chips
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	390,000(98 BB)

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon

2/15/2025, 1:55:28 PM

Rui Bouquet Leads the Field at the Break with 639,500

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 300K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	639,500(160 BB)
TD Thi DangViet Nam	470,000(118 BB)
SA Shai ArbelIsrael	413,500(103 BB)
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	379,000(95 BB)
YS Yungkyu Song	376,000(94 BB)
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	368,000(92 BB)
SC Siarhei Chudapal	365,000(91 BB)
HT Hun Tae ChoiKorea (Republic of)	351,000(88 BB)

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon

2/15/2025, 11:55:46 AM

Tom Verbruggen Leads the Field at the Break with 320,500

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Tom Verbruggen

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 185K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	320,500(160 BB)
HG Hugues GirardFrance	233,500(117 BB)
LY Lin YuChina	233,500(117 BB)
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	228,500(114 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	202,500(101 BB)
MS Muhammad ShamsudinSingapore	199,500(100 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	188,500(94 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	184,900(92 BB)