Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #28

2025.02.14 - 2025.02.18Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Michael Kim Falcon

Denmark

Blind level

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

Entries

85/679

Total Chips

27,160,000

Average

319,529

D1C

SMPSMP

2/16/2025, 12:19:15 PM

Updated Counts in the Field

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

Player	Chips
GS Guillem SegarraSpain	205,000(103 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	190,000(95 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	180,000(90 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	175,000(88 BB)
MK Marius Kudzmanas	170,000(85 BB)
KP Kunal PatniIndia	150,000(75 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	140,000(70 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	120,000(60 BB)
JK Jon KyteNorway	120,000(60 BB)
JH Jhon HendriIndonesia	95,000(48 BB)
GA Gicovanu AlexandruRomania	90,000(45 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	80,000(40 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	75,000(38 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	75,000(38 BB)
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	65,000(33 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	60,000(30 BB)
OB Oscar Blanco CarrascoSpain	52,000(26 BB)
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	busted
TB Thomas BoivinBelgium	busted

SMPSMP

2/16/2025, 9:23:39 AM

Chun Ping David Lo Leads the Field at the Break with 243,000

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Chun Ping David Lo

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
CP Chun Ping LoUnited States of America	243,000(243 BB)
DK Daniel KingIreland	205,100(205 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	184,000(184 BB)
DI Dmitrii IppolitovRussia	176,700(177 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	174,200(174 BB)
CC Cecil Chipo MoagiGermany	174,200(174 BB)
MS Muhammad ShamsudinSingapore	174,100(174 BB)
ST Satoshi TanakaJapan	163,300(163 BB)

SMPSMP

2/16/2025, 7:36:41 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Knocks Out a Player

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

A player is all in from the small blind for about 30,000 with J♠ J♣ , and needs to improve to stay alive against the K♥ K♦ of Michael Kim Falcon in the cutoff.

The board comes T♦ 8♥ 6♣ 6♠ 5♣ , and the pocket kings hold up for Falcon to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	145,000(290 BB)

SMPSMP

2/16/2025, 6:45:15 AM

Back To Back Pots For Michael Kim Falcon

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Michael Kim Falcon picks up back to back pots with the first one a slightly bigger score against Graham Cowan. On a flop 8♦ 7♦ A♣ Falcon bets 2000, Cowan calls, and the big blind folds to head to the turn 2♦ . Falcon bangs out a larger 5000 bet, Cowan calls, then Falcon puts the brakes on the river 5♦ with four diamonds showing. Cowan checks back and shows A♥ 2♥ two pair, Falcon has 7♣ 7♥ set.

Next hand, Armon Van Wijk joins Falcon to the flop 9♥ J♥ 7♠ then leads out 1000. Falcon challenges with a raise of 3000, Van Wijk tank-calls. On the turn 8♠ , Van Wijk checks, Falcon fires 4000 and this time he wins it uncontested.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	57,000(143 BB)
GC Graham CowanAustralia	44,800(112 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	35,300(88 BB)

SMPSMP

2/16/2025, 5:54:24 AM

Kil Soo Kim Quadruples Up; Michael Kim Falcon Wins a Larger Side Pot

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

A player raises under the gun to 1,000, and Kil Soo Kim moves all in from middle position for 1,500. Tomoyuki Nishigata reraises from the cutoff to 3,500, Michael Kim Falcon calls from the small blind, and the UTG player folds.

There is 6,100 in the main pot, and another 4,000 in the side pot. Any further betting will go to the side pot.

The flop comes 8♣ 3♠ 2♣ , Falcon checks, Nishigata bets 2,600, and Falcon calls.

The turn card is the 9♥ , Falcon moves all in for roughly 15,000, and Nishigata folds. Falcon takes the side pot worth 9,200.

For the main pot, Kim turns over K♥ Q♠ for king high, and he's actually ahead of Falcon's 7♠ 6♠ (seven high with an open-ended straight draw).

The river card is the Q♥ , and Kim wins the main pot with a pair of queens to quadruple up in chips.

Player	Chips
TN Tomoyuki NishigataJapan	37,000(123 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	25,000(83 BB)
KK Kim Kil SooSouth Korea	6,100(20 BB)