Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #3

2025.02.07 - 2025.02.10Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

27/154

Total Chips

7,700,000

Average

285,185

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 3:58:36 PM

Tero Laurila Dominates Championship Warm Up Day 1A

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Tero Laurila

The first of three flights for opening highlight, Championship Warm Up, has wrapped up with only 27 players out of the 154-entry field surviving the first fifteen levels of play. Action capped with Finland's Tero Laurila stacking atop the leaderboard with a towering 930,000 (155 BB) stack, setting the bar for the remaining heats.

Laurila was eliminated just before registration closed, and wasted no time in jumping back in the fray for another shot at Day 2. His decision paid off immensely as he surged to the top late in the day, having knocked out both NagaWorld SuperStack champion Johan Lees, and Aleksei Zhukov one after the other. Laurila’s aggressive play set him up with a commanding lead, leaving quite a distance with second in the running Sho Shiroma's 530,000 (88 BB). Rounding up the top three counts is Ireland's Tom Maguire, who caught a last minute double up to end with 520,000 (87 BB).

All Day 1A survivors have a day to rest before they make their way back to the scene on Sunday, February 9th. Two more flights are geared to run this Saturday, finalizing the cast for Day 2's battle. Stay tuned for updates as SMP brings you all the latest directly off the floor!

Championship Warm Up

Date/s: February 7-10, 2025

Buy-in: USD 600

Guarantee: USD 150,000

Day 1A: 154 entries, 27 qualified

Day 1B: Saturday, February 8

Day 1C: Saturday, February 8

Day 2: Sunday, February 9

Day 3/ Final: Monday, February 10

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 3:35:40 PM

Championship Warm Up D1A Ends - 27 Survivors

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	930,000(155 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	616,000(103 BB)
SS Sho Shiroma	530,000(88 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	520,000(87 BB)
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	390,000(65 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	354,000(59 BB)
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	350,000(58 BB)
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	327,000(55 BB)
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	323,000(54 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	322,000(54 BB)
NK Nishant Kumar	318,000(53 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	249,000(42 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	248,000(41 BB)
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	241,000(40 BB)
WY Wallace YuenCanada	239,000(40 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	224,000(37 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	214,000(36 BB)
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	210,000(35 BB)
TK Thi Kim	179,000(30 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	163,000(27 BB)
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	144,000(24 BB)
RA Ray AdamSouth Africa	141,500(24 BB)
MG Maxime GobronFrance	117,000(20 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	105,000(18 BB)
MT Maxime TantaroFrance	94,000(16 BB)
JL Joseph LaneUnited States of America	76,000(13 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	64,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 3:13:56 PM

Pkkar Kyaw Saves His Chips

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Pkkar Kyaw

A blind vs blind battle built a pot of 41,000 in the middle across board T♦ 6♣ 7♥ Q♣ . Pkkar Kyaw checked to Eric Wasylenko behind, who bet 30,000. Kyaw made the call, but eventually gave it up after Wasylenko demanded for the rest on river 6♦ .

Player	Chips
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	339,000(57 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	106,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 3:06:44 PM

River Rolls Gin Card for Tom Maguire

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Tom Maguire

With a pot of 38,000 in the middle across board 7♠ J♥ 4♣ 5♣ 6♣ , Tero Laurila led out 40,000 from the big blind, and was met with two all-ins behind - Tom Maguire (214,500) and Thi Kim (386,500). Laurila opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Maguire revealed king high flush K♣ 7♣ , crushing Thi Kim's nut straight 9♥ 8♥ for a last minute double up.

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	950,000(158 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	507,000(85 BB)
TK Thi Kim	172,000(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 3:03:17 PM

Last Five Hands

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

The tournament clock has been paused, ringing the last five hands before the flight wraps up. Only 27 players remain in their seats, all in hopes to advance to Sunday's Day 2 battle.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 3:01:00 PM

Nishant Kumar Sends Nikesh Chawla to the Rails

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Nishant Kumar

Nikesh Chawla opened on the cutoff and snap called for his entire 127,000 after Nishant Kumar moved all-in from the big blind.

Chawla ahead, was instantly crushed as Kumar landed two pair on board K♣ T♣ Q♠ 3♥ 5♣ to end his run.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Nishant Kumar	K♠T♠ BB	349,000(58 BB)
NC Nikesh ChawlaIndia	J♥J♣ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:53:08 PM

Quick Double for Eric Wasylenko

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Eric Wasylenko

Maxime Gobron opened utg+1 and saw Eric Wasylenko on the big blind, shove for 151,500. Gobron took the spot and found himself in rough shape against Wasylenko's better pair.

No help arrived on board 2♥ K♥ A♦ Q♥ 6♠ , costing Gobron half his stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	T♦T♠ BB	312,000(52 BB)
MG Maxime GobronFrance	9♠9♣ UTG+1	150,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:49:22 PM

Tero Laurila Nearing 1 Million Mark

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Tero Laurila

Keisuke Tajiri firstly opened 15,000 utg+1 yet folded after Tero Laurila fired a three bet from the big blind.

On the next deal, Tajiri min opened utg and saw Laurila come along from the small blind onto flop 8♥ 2♦ A♦ . Tajiri continued for 12,000, check called by the chip leader. Both checked turn 2♠ through to river 3♥ , where Laurila led 10,000. Tajiri shot out a raise to 40,000, but again surrendered after Laurila clapped back for 200,000 more.

Laurila showed 7♥ as he raked in another boost.

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	927,000(155 BB)
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	278,000(46 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:35:30 PM

Haile Kuo Outpipped by David Murphy

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Haile Kuo

Haile Kuo pushed his last nine big blinds in the middle and was looked up by David Murphy right behind.

Kuo in trouble, bound for the exit as board K♣ 9♣ 6♦ Q♥ 8♦ failed to save him from his demise.

Player	Hand	Chips
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	K♦J♠ HJ	584,000(97 BB)
HK Haile KuoCanada	K♥T♥ MP	busted

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 33/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:24:48 PM

Tero Laurila Extends Lead Further

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tero Laurila

An all-in preflop situation saw Aleksei Zhukov risk his last 20 big blinds with king-ten against chip leader Tero Laurila's ace-king.

Dominated, Zhukov found no help on the runout, sending him to the rails just as the day is about to close.

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	807,000(161 BB)
AZ Aleksei ZhukovRussia	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:22:46 PM

Tero Laurila Steps Out Into the Lead

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tero Laurila

A preflop back and forth landed Johan Lees's entire 139,000 in the middle up against initial raiser Tero Laurila.

Laurila a huge favorite to win, easily did so on board 9♣ 3♥ 7♦ 7♥ J♥ , earning him the pot to take the overall lead.

Player	Hand	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	T♥T♣ HJ	683,000(137 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	8♦8♥ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:19:54 PM

Thi Kim Surrenders

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Thi Kim

Thi Kim opened 10,000 utg and was called by Keisuke Tajiri on the button, along with the small blind.

On flop 7♠ 8♥ 4♣ , Kim continued for 15,000, raised Tajiri to 45,000. Both opponents slipped the fold, shipping Tajiri the pot.

Player	Chips
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	373,000(75 BB)
TK Thi Kim	286,000(57 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:12:10 PM

Leo Soma Calls for the Rest

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Leo Soma

With a pot of 70,000 in the middle across board 6♠ K♦ 2♣ 9♠ 5♣ , Joseph Lane made an attempt for it with a bet of 20,000. Leo Soma stopped him in his tracks with a shove, and shot up to 60 big blinds after picking up the boost.

Player	Chips
LS Leo SomaFrance	308,000(62 BB)
JL Joseph LaneUnited States of America	81,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:08:47 PM

Nguyen Thi Bao An Piles It High

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Nguyen Thi Bao An

With a pot of 72,500 spread out across board K♥ T♥ 7♦ 8♥ 8♠ , Nguyen Thi Bao An was spotted firing a final bet of 20,000. Edgar Antezana called behind, only to muck as Nguyen revealed boat T♦ T♠ .

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	477,000(95 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	94,500(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:03:36 PM

Maxime Gobron Stands His Ground

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Maxime Gobron

Nikesh Chawla opened 10,000 on the hijack, and called 17,000 more following a raise from Maxime Gobron right behind.

Action on flop A♥ K♥ 3♥ checked round to turn 3♠ , where Gobron bet 16,000. Chawla check raised to 50,000, yet surrendered shortly after Gobron responded with an all-in.

Player	Chips
MG Maxime GobronFrance	208,000(42 BB)
NC Nikesh ChawlaIndia	79,000(16 BB)

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 42/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 2:00:27 PM

Dhaval Mudgal Denies Edgar Antezana Showdown

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

Dhaval Mudgal

Edgar Antezana opened utg and called a 22,000 three bet from Dhaval Mudgal a seat after.

On flop Q♣ 4♣ Q♦ , Antezana check called an 11,500 cbet from his opponent, and headed to turn 5♥ . Mudgal checked this one back, yet launched a 39,000 bet on river 2♥ following another check from Antezana. Antezana gave up the fight and tossed his hand back in the deck.

Player	Chips
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	174,500(44 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	143,000(36 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:58:29 PM

Patrik Demus Wins with the Ladies

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

Patrik Demus

Patrik Demus fired a three bet against an utg open and saw David Murphy push all-in from the small blind. Initial raiser opted out, leaving Demus to call off for his 86,500 stack.

Demus ahead, landed a slam dunk win through board K♦ Q♥ 2♠ K♥ 8♣ for the full double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	Q♠Q♣ MP	189,000(47 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	A♥3♥ SB	278,000(70 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:56:29 PM

Tero Laurila Knocks Out Ziad Zebib

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

Tero Laurila

Facing a late position open and a call, Ziad Zebib squeezed all-in on the big blind for 108,000, and saw Tero Laurila on the button rise to the challenge.

Flipping for his tournament life, Zebib exited shortly after board T♣ 4♣ 5♣ 8♦ A♦ landed his opponent a set to take him out.

Player	Hand	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	T♦T♥ HJ	463,000(116 BB)
ZZ Ziad Zebib	A♠Q♠ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:53:59 PM

Sho Shiroma Delivers Double Bust

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

Sho Shiroma

Andres Fajardo open shoved 25,500 on the cutoff, called behind by Sho Shiroma. Petteri Miettinen on the small blind, reshoved for a bigger 102,000, and saw Shiroma put in the final call for a three way showdown.

Board K♠ 9♠ 7♥ 8♣ 2♠ landed in favor of Shiroma, giving him top pair to send both opponents packing.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Sho Shiroma	K♥J♥ D	436,500(109 BB)
PM Petteri MiettinenFinland	A♠Q♦ SB	busted
AF Andres Fajardo	5♥5♣ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:51:12 PM

Ronald Haverkamp Smashes Board

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

Ronald Haverkamp

A pot of 50,000 was seen in the middle across board T♠ 2♣ K♠ 7♣ . Aladin Reskallah went for a bet of 17,500 and faced a raise to 35,000 from Ronald Haverkamp on the button. Reskallah completed, yet failed to get to showdown after Haverkamp barreled all-in.

Haverkamp showed backdoor flush K♣ Q♣ as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	261,000(65 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	203,000(51 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:48:05 PM

David Murphy Collects From Patrik Demus

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

David Murphy

Patrik Demus opened utg+1 and called a 22,000 button three bet from David Murphy.

On flop 6♠ 3♣ J♠ , Demus check called another 27,000, revealing turn K♠ . Both checked it through to river 7♠ , where Murphy sent out a final 29,000. Demus snap called with the second nuts Q♠ T♣ , only to run into Murphy's nutted A♠ A♥ .

Player	Chips
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	280,000(70 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	126,000(32 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 49/154

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 49/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:10:47 PM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	435,500(109 BB)
WY Wallace YuenCanada	354,000(89 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	318,500(80 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	311,000(78 BB)
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	301,000(75 BB)
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	255,000(64 BB)
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	246,000(62 BB)
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	236,500(59 BB)
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	223,500(56 BB)
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	218,000(55 BB)
NC Nikesh ChawlaIndia	211,000(53 BB)
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	208,000(52 BB)
AZ Aleksei ZhukovRussia	205,500(51 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	205,000(51 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	204,000(51 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	192,000(48 BB)
JL Joseph LaneUnited States of America	186,000(47 BB)
YW Yoke Wei Woon	185,500(46 BB)
MJ Maurice JeevanjiFrance	170,000(43 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	170,000(43 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 49/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:08:41 PM

Quick Takedown for David Murphy

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

David Murphy

Wallace Yuen opened utg and called a 17,000 three bet from David Murphy on the hijack.

On flop 6♥ 4♥ 2♥ , Yuen immediately gave it up after Murphy continued for another 20,000.

Player	Chips
WY Wallace YuenCanada	365,000(122 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	247,000(82 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:06:02 PM

Straight Over Straight Sends Francois Leclerc Out

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Francois Leclerc

With 26,000 in the middle spread out across board J♦ 8♥ Q♥ T♣ , Nguyen Thi Bao An fired a bet of 15,000, and faced a check jam from Francois Leclerc for 76,000 total.

Nguyen called off with the nut straight A♠ K♦ , and sent Leclerc's K♣ 9♥ towards the muck after river Q♠ offered no chops.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	387,000(129 BB)
FL Francois Leclerc	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 1:03:27 PM

Thomas Scheld Puts Nguyen Thi Bao An to the Test

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Thomas Scheld

Thomas Scheld opened on the button and called a 21,000 three bet from Nguyen Thi Bao An on the small blind.

Nguyen continued for 15,000 on flop 2♣ 9♦ K♦ , yet quickly surrendered as Scheld asked for 20,000 more.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	302,000(101 BB)
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	266,000(89 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:59:30 PM

Nguyen Thi Bao An Takes From Andres Fajardo

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Nguyen Thi Bao An

Nguyen Thi Bao An defended his big blind against Andres Fajardo's early open, and check called two streets - 4,500 and 17,500, on board 7♥ 3♥ Q♥ 8♣ .

On river T♦ , Fajardo decided to slow down and check it back, revealing Nguyen's top pair K♦ Q♠ for the pot.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	338,000(113 BB)
AF Andres Fajardo	170,000(57 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:56:20 PM

Patrik Demus Leaves Tom Maguire in Pieces

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Patrik Demus

Tom Maguire opened 6,000 on the small blind, called behind by Patrik Demus.

Action on board 8♥ 9♣ 4♣ 7♣ 2♦ was checked all the way down to the river, where Maguire led 11,000. Demus raised to 36,000, and called for his remaining 68,000 after Maguire came back with an all-in.

Maguire tabled a pair of eights K♠ 8♠ , crushed against Demus' queen high flush Q♣ 5♣ .

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	225,000(75 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	60,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:54:19 PM

Haile Kuo Saved by the River

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Haile Kuo

An all-in preflop situation saw Haile Kuo risk his entire 48,000 against utg raiser David Murphy.

In for a flip, Kuo dodged a potential elimination, having spiked a set on board A♦ 2♠ Q♠ 8♥ T♥ to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Haile KuoCanada	T♠T♣ BB	100,500(34 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	Q♦J♦ UTG	336,000(112 BB)

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 58/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:51:42 PM

Aleksei Zhukov Doubles Through Marc Joseph

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Aleksei Zhukov

With 37,000 in the middle across board A♦ 6♥ T♠ 9♠ , Marc Joseph led out a bet of 17,000 from the small blind, followed by an all-in on river 5♠ . Aleksei Zhukov called him down with two pair A♣ 9♣ and locked in the win as Joseph revealed A♥ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
AZ Aleksei ZhukovRussia	150,000(60 BB)
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	54,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:19:00 PM

Johan Lees Shaves Some Off Jiaofang Duan

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Johan Lees

Vying for a pot of 30,000 across board 7♥ 4♥ 6♠ 5♠ , Johan Lees led out a bet of 13,000 from the big blind and was called by Jiaofang Duan behind. Lees finished the aggression with a bet of 17,000 on river K♥ , and saw Duan pay the price, only to muck as Lees showed flush Q♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
JL Johan LeesAustralia	152,000(61 BB)
JD Jiaofang DuanChina	64,500(26 BB)

Player	Chips
JL Johan LeesAustralia	152,000(61 BB)
JD Jiaofang DuanChina	64,500(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:16:04 PM

Wallace Yuen Wins Blind Battle

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Wallace Yuen

Petteri Miettinen opened 8,000 on the small blind and was called behind by Wallace Yuen.

On flop T♦ 9♣ 6♥ , Miettinen checked to Yuen, and called a 6,500 bet from his opponent. Yuen didn't stop there as he continued for another 19,000 on turn 4♣ , enough to convince Miettinen to lay it down.

Player	Chips
WY Wallace YuenCanada	381,000(152 BB)
PM Petteri MiettinenFinland	72,000(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:13:08 PM

Xinping Liao Turns the Tables

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Xinping Liao

Xinping Liao opened utg and called a 16,000 three bet from Hoang Duy Nguyen on the button.

On board 7♦ J♣ 5♠ T♣ , Nguyen continued for another 16,000, followed by an all-in for 101,500. Liao snap called for the rest with two pair J♠ T♦ , crushing Nguyen's Q♦ Q♠ all the way through river 8♠ to knock him out.

Player	Chips
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	305,000(122 BB)
NH Nguyen Hoang DuyViet Nam	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:10:00 PM

Khayal Abbasov Takes It Down

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Khayal Abbasov

Tero Laurila opened 5,000 utg, and was called by Khayal Abbasov behind, along with Aladin Reskallah on the big blind.

On flop 6♠ J♠ 8♠ , Laurila continued for 6,000, to which both made the call, moving onto turn 5♦ . Action checked to Abbasov, pushing him to fire 23,000.

Neither opponent found a reason to continue, shipping Abbasov the pot.

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	450,000(180 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	101,000(40 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	63,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 12:07:43 PM

Andres Fajardo Gets a Payday

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

A burly pot of 68,000 was centered around board 3♣ A♥ T♠ 6♦ A♣ when action was caught on Andres Fajardo firing a final bet of 38,000. Paul De Thomasson took a minute before putting in the call, only to muck as Fajardo revealed trip aces A♦ J♣ .

Player	Chips
AF Andres Fajardo	188,000(75 BB)
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	95,000(38 BB)

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 67/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 11:18:56 AM

Championship Warm Up D1A Registration Closes at 154 Entries

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

The first of three flights for opening highlight, Championship Warm Up, is officially closed for registration with a total of 154 entries recorded across nine initial levels. Only 89 players remain seated in battle, with the day geared to wrap up by the end of Level 15.

Two more flights are set to play down tomorrow, February 8th, the later one running faster paced 20 minute blind levels.

Championship Warm Up

Date/s: February 7-10, 2025

Buy-in: USD 600

Guarantee: USD 150,000

Starting stack: 50,000

Day 1A: 154 entries

Day 1B: Saturday, February 8

Day 1C: Saturday, February 8

Day 2: Sunday, February 9

Day 3/ Final: Monday, February 10

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 89/154

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 11:12:04 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	245,000(123 BB)
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	228,500(114 BB)
MJ Maurice JeevanjiFrance	220,000(110 BB)
WY Wallace YuenCanada	212,000(106 BB)
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	205,000(103 BB)
SS Sho Shiroma	203,500(102 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	192,000(96 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	188,000(94 BB)
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	170,500(85 BB)
NC Nikesh ChawlaIndia	168,500(84 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	162,500(81 BB)
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	162,000(81 BB)
HK Haile KuoCanada	161,000(81 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	148,500(74 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	142,500(71 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	141,500(71 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	136,000(68 BB)
FL Francois Leclerc	130,000(65 BB)
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	129,000(65 BB)
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	126,000(63 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	122,000(61 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	121,000(61 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	117,000(59 BB)
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	115,500(58 BB)
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	113,500(57 BB)
LT Li Thi Kim	112,500(56 BB)
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	110,500(55 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	110,000(55 BB)
ZZ Ziad Zebib	108,500(54 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	108,000(54 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 85/150

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 11:10:01 AM

Francois Leclerc Finds Another Club

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Francois Leclerc

A button vs blind battle brewed a pot of 36,500 across board 6♣ 3♠ 2♣ 4♦ . Francois Leclerc led 16,000, and was called by Deepankur Gupta behind. Both checked down river 9♣ , revealing Leclerc's flush K♣ T♣ for the win.

Player	Chips
FL Francois Leclerc	123,300(77 BB)
DG Deepankur GuptaIndia	54,500(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 11:08:08 AM

Tom Maguire Demands for the Rest

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Tom Maguire

A pot of 37,200 was spread out across board 8♦ 7♦ Q♥ J♠ T♥ . Paul De Thomasson fired a bet of 16,000 and was sent deep in the tank after Tom Maguire moved all-in. De Thomasson found the fold, opting to save his 70 big blinds behind.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireIreland	187,000(117 BB)
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	111,000(69 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:59:41 AM

Paul De Thomasson Barrels All the Way

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Paul De Thomasson

A pot of 12,000 was centered around flop A♥ Q♦ 8♣ when action was caught on Satac Turker with a bet of 5,300. Khayal Abbasov called behind, and faced another raise to 14,000 from Paul De Thomasson on the big blind.

Only Abbasov stuck around to see turn 7♥ , where he faced another 26,000 bet from his opponent. Abbasov paid the price once more, but eventually let it go after De Thomasson finished with an all-in on river 5♣ .

Player	Chips
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	142,000(89 BB)
ST Satac Turker	58,700(37 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	40,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:55:02 AM

Takahiro Seki Busts With Overpair

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

With a pot of 34,300 built around board 3♠ 6♣ 2♥ 8♠ , Tom Maguire went for a bet of 15,000, and was check called by Takahiro Seki onto river A♣ . Seki this time, took initiative and led all-in for 16,100, only to be snap called by his opponent with a set 3♦ 3♣ . Seki's overpair 9♥ 9♣ bound for the muck, sending him out of the Day 1A running.

Player	Chips
TM Tom MaguireIreland	148,000(93 BB)
TS Takahiro Seki	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:47:51 AM

Aladin Reskallah Knocks Out Tero Laurila

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Aladin Reskallah

Tero Laurila fired a 16,600 three bet against Aladin Reskallah's cutoff open and saw the latter defend.

On board K♣ K♥ 7♥ T♦ 9♣ , Laurila triple barreled - 6,000, 7,000, and a final all-in for 38,000, with Reskallah calling him down on all streets.

Laurila showed Q♥ Q♠ , crushed against Reskallah's full house K♦ T♥ for his elimination.

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	220,000(138 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:30:30 AM

Keisuke Tajiri Checks to Showdown

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Keisuke Tajiri

Kyle Bao Diep limped in on the hijack and saw three more limpers follow behind. Keisuke Tajiri on the big blind, put in a raise to 10,000, leaving only Bao Diep to continue onto flop J♠ 7♠ Q♣ .

Tajiri led 8,000, and merited a call once more from his opponent. Both checked down turn T♦ and river T♠ , revealing Tajiri's two pair K♠ Q♦ for the win.

Player	Chips
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	128,000(80 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	55,600(35 BB)

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 87/139

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:27:24 AM

Ace High Wins It for Thi Kim

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Thi Kim

Marc Joseph opened 2,400 and was called behind by Thi Kim. On flop 4♦ 3♥ K♠ , Kim called a 2,500 continuation bet, and arrived at showdown shortly after no more bets went in on either turn 8♦ or river 4♥ .

Kim showed A♣ Q♣ , good enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips
TK Thi Kim	153,000(128 BB)
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	53,500(45 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:25:35 AM

Keisuke Tajiri Wins Preflop War

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Following an open and a call, Kohki Iwata lodged a three bet to 12,500 on the cutoff, and saw initial raiser Keisuke Tajiri come back with an all-in. Both opponents surrendered, shipping Tajiri the dead money in the middle.

Player	Chips
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	97,500(81 BB)
KI Kohki Iwata	63,800(53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:22:18 AM

Nikesh Chawla Dodges Overcards

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Nikesh Chawla

Nikesh Chawla opened utg and called Youngju Han's shove behind for 29,100.

Flipping for his tournament life, Han failed to find a pair on board 9♣ T♦ 6♣ J♦ 5♣ , sending him to the rails while Chawla piled in the boost.

Player	Hand	Chips
NC Nikesh ChawlaIndia	8♥8♣ UTG	88,600(74 BB)
YH Youngju Han	A♥Q♣ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:19:32 AM

Vinh Manh Chau Wins by Default

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Vinh Manh Chau

With 16,300 in the middle on board 8♥ Q♠ J♥ 7♦ , Vinh Manh Chau made a go for it with a bet of 5,000. Aladin Reskallah on the big blind, pulled a check raise to 11,000, and followed with a final 23,500 on river A♠ .

Chau called him down and won the pot by default after Reskallah failed to show.

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	156,100(130 BB)
VC Vinh ChauCanada	94,600(79 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:04:33 AM

Peter Kiem Runs Into Cowboys

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Peter Kiem

A preflop back and forth saw Peter Kiem risk his entire 48,600 stack right into Lei Zhang's monster pair.

No hope for Kiem arrived on board 7♥ 9♥ 3♣ 2♠ K♣ , busting him out in the process.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	K♦K♥ CO	103,200(86 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	Q♥J♥ MP	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 10:02:05 AM

Haile Kuo in Quick Surrender

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Haile Kuo

Facing an early open and a call, player on the button squeezed to 8,000, and saw initial raiser Haile Kuo complete. On flop A♥ K♣ 2♥ , Kuo snap folded just as his opponent continued for 6,000.

Player	Chips
U UnknownViet Nam	132,300(110 BB)
HK Haile KuoCanada	97,800(82 BB)

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 84/126

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:59:19 AM

Dream Spot for Aladin Reskallah

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

A three way raised pot saw action on flop 2♠ J♥ A♣ check to Aladin Reskallah, prompting him to bet 2,000. Tero Laurila on the big blind, check raised to 6,500, and went on to lead 5,000 on turn 2♦ . Reskallah called behind, and snap called for his remaining 32,800 on river K♥ after Laurila moved all-in.

Laurila showed two pair A♦ T♦ , no match against Reskallah's quad deuces 2♥ 2♣ .

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	114,500(115 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	96,100(96 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:26:18 AM

Sho Shiroma Shoves for the Win

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

Sho Shiroma

Vying for a pot of 24,000 across flop J♥ Q♦ 7♦ , Keith Armstrong led out a bet of 16,000 off the big blind, and saw Shi Shiroma behind raise all-in. Armstrong gave it a thought, yet eventually found the fold, shipping Shiroma the boost to crack the six-digit mark.

Player	Chips
SS Sho Shiroma	108,500(109 BB)
KA Keith ArmstrongUnited Kingdom	105,500(106 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:24:15 AM

Daniel Colin Stacks Off to Wallace Yuen

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

An all-in situation saw Daniel Colin commit his entire 77,500 preflop, only to find himself dominated against Wallace Yuen.

Board 9♦ 7♦ 3♦ 5♠ 7♣ ran dry for both, leaving Yuen's ace-king high good for the takedown.

Player	Hand	Chips
WY Wallace YuenCanada	A♠K♣ D	171,700(172 BB)
DC Daniel ColinUnited States of America	A♣Q♥ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:22:29 AM

Daniel Charlton Pumps Up the Aggression

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

Daniel Charlton

Daniel Charlton opened 2,000, called behind by Jehyeon Yang along with the big blind.

Action on flop T♠ 2♦ 5♥ was checked round to turn 6♣ , where Charlton bet 4,500. Yang snap called behind, but surrendered after Charlton gunned for a final 15,500 on river 7♦ .

Player	Chips
DC Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom	57,800(58 BB)
JY Jehyeon Yang	25,900(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:20:24 AM

Patrik Selin Cracks Kings, Doubles Through Sho Shiroma

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

Patrik Selin

Patrik Selin opened utg+1 and went on to fourbet jam his entire 26,400 against Sho Shiroma's raise behind. Shiroma happily obliged, putting Selin at risk.

In search of an ace, Selin immediately found one on board A♥ J♣ 9♥ 4♣ 9♦ , keeping him in the Championship Warm Up games.

Player	Hand	Chips
PS Patrik SelinSweden	A♠K♣ UTG+1	55,300(55 BB)
SS Sho Shiroma	K♦K♥ MP	85,000(85 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:07:22 AM

Tero Laurila Takes It Down

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

Tero Laurila

Nuno Correia defended his big blind against Tero Laurila's 2,000 cutoff open, and went on to check call 1,500 on flop 7♥ 9♣ Q♠ . On turn 8♠ , Laurila barreled another 4,500, forcing Correia out of the action entirely.

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	141,300(141 BB)
NC Nuno CorreiaPortugal	22,600(23 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/118

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:03:13 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	182,800(183 BB)
JW Jingyi WangChina	173,600(174 BB)
KA Keith ArmstrongUnited Kingdom	154,700(155 BB)
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	151,600(152 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	133,200(133 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	130,200(130 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	126,500(127 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	118,900(119 BB)
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	117,600(118 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	114,700(115 BB)
HK Haile KuoCanada	112,300(112 BB)
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	109,100(109 BB)
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	107,800(108 BB)
AZ Aleksei ZhukovRussia	105,800(106 BB)
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	105,500(106 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	103,200(103 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	103,000(103 BB)
ZZ Ziad Zebib	101,800(102 BB)
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	98,100(98 BB)
KY Kai Yat Fam	94,600(95 BB)
WY Wallace YuenCanada	93,700(94 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	92,700(93 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	92,600(93 BB)
ST Satac Turker	90,700(91 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	90,300(90 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 86/117

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 9:01:01 AM

Easy Takedown for Paul De Thomasson

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Paul De Thomasson

With 5,800 in the middle on flop 9♠ 8♥ 3♥ , Pham Bao continued for 1,700, and was met with a raise to 5,300 from Paul De Thomasson behind. Bao responded with an all-in for 17,900, snap called by his opponent with two pair.

Pham Bao A♥ T♦

Paul De Thomasson 9♥ 8♦

Pham in rough shape, found no help on runout 6♠ K♣ , busting him out entirely.

Player	Chips
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	98,100(123 BB)
PB Pham BaoViet Nam	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 8:47:42 AM

Haile Kuo Leaves Elvijs Kuceruks Unable to Continue

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Elvijs Kuceruks defended his big blind against Haile Kuo's 1,600 utg open, and check called 4,500 on flop 5♥ 7♣ T♣ . On turn 4♦ , Kuceruks gave up the fight after Kuo went for another 4,500.

Player	Chips
HK Haile KuoCanada	124,600(156 BB)
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	104,600(131 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 8:44:52 AM

Nguyen Thi Bao An Doubles Through Joshua Gebissa

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

A preflop back and forth saw Nguyen Thi Bao An respond with an all-in for 21,300, called by Joshua Gebissa on the small blind.

In for a flip, Nguyen's pocket pair held through on board 4♦ 9♠ Q♦ 4♠ J♠ , keeping her in the Day 1A running.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	6♦6♣ HJ	47,400(59 BB)
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	A♥K♣ SB	19,200(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 8:43:01 AM

Tero Laurila Raises the Stakes

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

With 20,000 in the pot on board 8♣ 6♣ K♠ 6♠ , Xinping Liao led out a bet of 6,000 utg, and was met with a raise to 25,000 from Tero Laurila behind. Liao surrendered the battle, shipping Laurila the boost.

Player	Chips
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	121,500(152 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	94,200(118 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 8:38:58 AM

One Bet Does the Job for Khorshad Sagor

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Khorshad Sagor

Khorshad Sagor sent out a 6,100 three bet against a late position open, and saw Maurice Jeevanji cold call behind. Initial raiser went out of the way, dealing flop 4♠ 9♠ 6♥ . Sagor led for 5,700 and Jeevanji chose not to continue.

Player	Chips
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	76,500(96 BB)
MJ Maurice JeevanjiFrance	34,100(43 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 8:11:46 AM

Tens Good for Ankit Wadhawan

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ankit Wadhawan opened 1,800 utg+1 and found three callers behind onto flop Q♦ Q♣ 2♥ . Wadhawan continued for 2,000, and saw only Marc Joseph stick around to turn K♦ . Wadhawan this time, checked to his opponent, prompting Joseph to bet 3,500. Wadhawan made the call and got to showdown after river 6♦ was checked through.

Wadhawan showed T♥ T♠ and collected the pot.

Player	Chips
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	101,300(127 BB)
AW Ankit WadhawanIndia	59,300(74 BB)

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 86/108

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 8:07:57 AM

Ziad Zebib Crushes with Kings

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Ziad Zebib

Preflop action brewed a pot of 15,400 in the middle between David Copeland and Ziad Zebib on the big blind.

On board J♣ 8♦ 4♦ 2♠ , Zebib double barreled and saw Copeland commit his last 16,000 by the turn with a pair of eights A♠ 8♥ . Zebib a huge favorite with K♠ K♣ , delivered the bust shortly after river 6♣ ran safe for his cowboys.

Player	Chips
ZZ Ziad Zebib	114,500(191 BB)
DC David CopelandUnited States of America	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:58:58 AM

Pkkar Kyaw Bets to Win

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Pkkar Kyaw

Lei Zhang opened 1,300 on the cutoff and was joined by Pkkar Kyaw on the small blind.

On flop 4♦ 8♥ K♣ , Kyaw check called a 1,600 continuation bet, revealing turn 4♠ . Both checked it through to river T♦ , where Kyaw led 3,500. Zhang quickly gave it up and threw in the fold.

Player	Chips
PK Pkkar Kyaw	112,700(188 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	32,700(55 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:56:04 AM

Tero Laurila Shoves for the Win

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Tero Laurila

A button vs blind battle built a pot of 16,000 in the middle right on flop 7♥ 7♠ 5♥ . Tero Laurila led out 5,000, called behind by Xinping Liao.

On turn 2♥ , Laurila gunned for another 13,000, followed by a final all-in on river 9♣ for 38,000. Liao called the first two streets, but let it go as Laurila pulled the trigger.

Player	Chips
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	136,000(227 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	90,000(150 BB)

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 79/94

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:52:36 AM

Joseph Lane Sends Kabir Tandon Out

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Joseph Lane

With a pot of 52,000 centered across board 7♠ K♠ J♦ 3♣ , three way action saw Kabir Tandon led all-in for 17,200. Joseph Lane called behind, putting his opponent at risk.

Kabir Tandon A♦ Q♦

Joseph Lane Q♠ J♠

Tandon drawing slim, headed out shortly after river 8♠ further improved Lane to a flush to take it down.

Player	Chips
JL Joseph LaneUnited States of America	101,300(203 BB)
KT Kabir TandonIndia	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:46:16 AM

Back to Back Pots for Thomas Scheld

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Thomas Scheld

Thomas Scheld squeezed fourbet jam preflop and saw Kaifan Wang call off for his entire 49,700.

Running a flip, Wang failed to pair up his overcards on board 8♦ 4♠ 4♦ 2♥ 4♥ , sending him out early across the flight

Player	Hand	Chips
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	J♥J♣ UTG+1	111,500(223 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	A♦K♥ CO	busted

A few hands later, Francois Leclerc sent out a three bet to 4,500 against an utg open, and saw player on the button cold call. Thomas Scheld on the small blind made it 17,000 to go, and picked up the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	131,000(262 BB)
FL Francois Leclerc	62,000(124 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:39:11 AM

Khorshad Sagor Fills Up on the Turn

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Khorshad Sagor

With 6,800 in the middle on flop J♥ 9♥ 8♦ , three way action saw Kyle Bao Diep fire a bet of 3,500. Khorshad Sagor raised to 10,100 behind, and was called by both Youngju Han and Bao Diep onto turn 2♥ . Checked to Sagor, he shoved his remaining 17,300, and was tank called by Han for a showdown.

Khorshad Sagor 6♥ 5♥

Youngju Han T♥ 9♠

Drawing only to a fourth heart, Han found none on river J♣ , leaving Sagor to rake the 143 big blind pot with his flush.

Player	Chips
YH Youngju Han	82,300(165 BB)
SK Sagor Khorshad Alam	71,700(143 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	34,200(68 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:16:46 AM

Pocket Pair Holds for Paul Jacques De Thomasson

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Paul Jacques De Thomasson

Action was caught on Danilo Fernandez Jr. firing a bet of 12,000 on board 3♦ 3♥ K♠ 2♠ in hopes to take down the 22,600 in the middle. Paul Jacques De Thomasson tank called, and arrived at showdown shortly after his opponent checked back river 7♥ .

De Thomasson showed T♥ T♣ and Fernandez mucked, shipping his opponent the pot.

Player	Chips
PD Paul De ThomassonFrance	93,100(186 BB)
DF Danilo FernandezUnited States of America	27,000(54 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 7:14:50 AM

Jin Liang Ong Pays Off Daijiro Fukuoka

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Jin Liang Ong

A pot of 14,600 was centered around board K♦ 5♦ 9♥ 2♣ 5♠ , action was checked to Daijiro Fukuoka on the button, prompting him to bet a final 8,800. Jin Liang Ong paid the price, only to muck as Fukuoka showed a boat 2♦ 2♥ .

Player	Chips
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	58,800(118 BB)
JL Jin Liang Ong	54,200(108 BB)

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 72/76

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 6:59:03 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Player	Chips
KA Keith ArmstrongUnited Kingdom	132,400(265 BB)
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	96,700(193 BB)
ST Satac Turker	84,600(169 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	84,500(169 BB)
NM Nicholas MentisAustralia	82,700(165 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	82,600(165 BB)
JW Jingyi WangChina	77,800(156 BB)
JV Jordy VleugelsBelgium	77,000(154 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	76,100(152 BB)
KL Kim Leng Alan Khoo	68,900(138 BB)
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	65,800(132 BB)
FL Francois Leclerc	65,600(131 BB)
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	65,200(130 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	64,300(129 BB)
JL Jin Liang Ong	64,200(128 BB)
DC David CopelandUnited States of America	62,200(124 BB)
JE Jorn Eriksrud ByeNorway	62,200(124 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 68/72

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 6:56:33 AM

Xinping Liao Ships a Win

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Xinping Liao

With 14,000 in the middle across board 7♦ 6♦ 8♥ K♥ , Xinping Liao sent out a hefty bet of 12,500, and saw Patrik Demus check call from the big blind. Both checked down river 4♥ , revealing Liao's 9♦ 9♠ , good against Demus' 9♥ 8♠ for the pot.

Player	Chips
PD Patrik DemusHungary	77,500(194 BB)
XL Xinping LiaoCambodia	68,900(172 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 6:28:30 AM

Jin Liang Ong Rakes In a Boost

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jin Liang Ong

Preflop action brewed a pot of 6,500 between Jin Liang Ong and Lei Zhang.

On flop K♦ 2♦ Q♥ , Ong led for 3,500, and called 5,000 more following a raise from his opponent. Turn 3♦ saw Ong check call another 16,000, peeling river 3♣ . Zhang decided to slow down and check it back, and muck as Ong flipped over two pair A♠ K♠ .

Player	Chips
JL Jin Liang Ong	79,700(199 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	19,000(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 6:26:32 AM

Kohki Iwata Fires Double Barrel

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Kohki Iwata

Facing a late position open and a call, Kohki Iwata bumped it up to 4,000 on the big blind, and saw only Pkkar Kyaw complete.

On board A♥ A♦ 4♠ 2♠ , Iwata double barreled - 2,500 and 11,000, leaving Kyaw to give it up by the turn.

Player	Chips
KI Kohki Iwata	57,800(145 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	39,200(98 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 6:23:41 AM

Cowboys Hold Up for Hwang Wei Choong

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Hwang Wei Choong

Hwang Wei Choong sent out a 2,800 three bet on the small blind and saw initial raiser David Murphy defend.

Action on flop A♠ 6♠ 7♦ was checked through to turn T♥ , where Choong continued for 1,000. Murphy raised to 7000 more, building up the pot as Choong made the call.

River Q♣ however, welcomed no more bets, revealing Choong's K♥ K♠ for the win.

Player	Chips
HW Hwang Wei ChoongMalaysia	65,600(164 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	58,700(147 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 6:00:18 AM

Marc Joseph Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Marc Joseph

Player utg+1 opened to 800, raised by Kabir Tandon a seat after to 3,200. Marc Joseph behind, pushed all-in, and picked up the dead money unchallenged.

Player	Chips
KT Kabir TandonIndia	48,600(122 BB)
MJ Marc JosephSouth Africa	26,300(66 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:56:50 AM

Amir Abbas Finds No Escape

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Amir Abbas

With a pot of 25,400 centered around flop A♣ K♣ 6♣ , three way action saw player on the big blind lead out a bet of 5,000. Keith Armstrong behind made the call, followed by a check jam for 25,400 from Amir Abbas. Big blind opted out, leaving only Armstrong with a call for showdown.

Amir Abbas 8♣ 7♣

Keith Armstrong Q♣ J♣

Armstrong with the nut flush, sent Abbas quickly packing just as the runout completed 7♠ K♠ .

Player	Chips
KA Keith ArmstrongUnited Kingdom	121,200(303 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	busted

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 53/55

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:51:51 AM

Pair Wins It for Nicholas Mentis

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Nicholas Mentis

Nicholas Mentis opened 800 on the cutoff, called by Hunter Stevens on the button, along with the big blind.

On flop 2♠ T♦ 3♥ , Mentis continued for 1,500. Only Stevens made the call, and arrived at showdown for cheap after no more bets went in on either turn 7♦ or river 9♥ .

Mentis revealed a pair of threes A♣ 3♦ , and shipped the win.

Player	Chips
HS Hunter StevensUnited States of America	38,300(128 BB)
NM Nicholas MentisAustralia	33,000(110 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:49:14 AM

Jingyi Wang Collects from Daijiro Fukuoka

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Jingyi Wang

Vying for a pot of 6,600 in the middle across board 2♣ 4♣ 8♥ 8♣ , Daijiro Fukuoka sent out a bet of 3,500, and called a raise to 9,000 from Jingyi Wang behind.

Fukuoka paid a final 10,000 on river 9♠ , only to muck as Wang revealed trip eights A♣ 8♦ for the pot.

Player	Chips
JW Jingyi WangChina	87,800(293 BB)
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	34,800(116 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:35:45 AM

Youngju Han Fails to Show

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

With 21,500 seen in the middle across board K♦ 8♦ 5♥ Q♥ 3♦ , Youngju Han sent out a final bet of 16,000. Opponent behind made the call, and won the pot by default after Han slipped his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
U UnknownViet Nam	78,700(262 BB)
YH Youngju Han	21,300(71 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:33:48 AM

Chun Ping Lo Gives Up the Fight

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Chun Ping Lo defended his cutoff open and called a 1,800 three bet from Amit Kaushik right behind.

On flop T♣ 2♣ 3♠ , Lo led for 2,200, called by Kaushik. Both checked turn 7♠ through to river 6♠ , where Lo gunned for 3,000. Kaushik raised for 10,000 more and convinced Lo to lay it down.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	74,000(247 BB)
CP Chun Ping LoUnited States of America	25,500(85 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:19:19 AM

Keith Armstrong Scoops It All

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Keith Armstrong

Initial action brewed 4,200 in the middle before flop Q♥ T♠ 5♠ landed on the felt. Checked to Koji Matsumoto on the button, he bet 2,000. A series of raises followed shortly after, and landed all three stacks in the middle - Amir Abbas covering both Matsumoto (53,100) and Keith Armstrong (28,200).

Amir Abbas Q♣ T♦

Keith Armstrong T♥ T♣

Koji Matsumoto A♠ 4♠

Armstrong ahead, secured the pot with his set as runout 5♣ 8♣ completed the board. Abbas on the other hand, took the side pot while sending Matsumoto to the rails for his missed flush draw.

Player	Chips
KA Keith ArmstrongUnited Kingdom	88,800(296 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	53,200(177 BB)
KM Koji MatsumotoJapan	busted

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/33

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 5:15:10 AM

One Bet Works for Francois Leclerc

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Up against an early open, Francois Leclerc sent out a three bet to 1,600 and was met with a cold four bet to 3,600 from Amit Kaushik on the small blind. Leclerc responded with a raise to 8,600, to which Kaushik completed.

On flop K♣ 4♠ 5♦ , Kaushik was quick to give it up after Leclerc continued for 7,500.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	64,800(324 BB)
FL Francois Leclerc	54,800(274 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 4:56:00 AM

All Kings Out

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

A pot of 10,000 was seen situated around board K♣ Q♠ 5♥ K♠ 6♣ . River action saw Jingyi Wang gun for a final 9,000, snap called by Kyoungseok Chai behind.

Jingyi Wang A♥ K♥

Kyoungseok Chai behind K♦ J♥

Both with trip kings, Wang's better kicker earned him the pot, shipping him a nice boost right at the first level.

Player	Chips
JW Jingyi WangChina	67,300(337 BB)
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	36,300(182 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 4:51:58 AM

Players Seated Early

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Player	Chips
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	50,000(250 BB)
JW Jingyi WangChina	50,000(250 BB)
YH Youngju Han	50,000(250 BB)
DC Daniel Charlyon	50,000(250 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	50,000(250 BB)
CL Chun LoUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	50,000(250 BB)
NM Nicholas MentisAustralia	50,000(250 BB)
WY Wallace YuenCanada	50,000(250 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 4:49:10 AM

Adriaan Waack Makes a Move

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Adriaan Waack

With a pot of 3,600 in the middle across board 7♦ J♦ 8♦ A♥ , Chad Merritt made an attempt for it with a bet of 2,000. Adriaan Waack on the small blind, pulled a check raise to 7,000, enough to push Merritt out of the action.

Player	Chips
AW Adriaan Waack	54,100(271 BB)
CM Chad MerrittUnited States of America	46,100(231 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 4:40:22 AM

Koji Matsumoto Up Early

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Koji Matsumoto

A 400 utg open saw both Keith Brian Armstrong and Koji Matsumoto on the blinds come along on flop 9♦ 2♥ 6♠ . Action checked round to turn 7♥ , where Armstrong led 700. Matsumoto called behind and faced another 4,000 bet on river A♠ .

Matsumoto raised for 8,000 more, and showed nut straight T♣ 8♠ following a call. Armstrong revealed two pair A♥ 6♥ , leaving his hand bound for the muck.

Player	Chips
KM Koji MatsumotoJapan	63,400(317 BB)
KA Keith ArmstrongUnited Kingdom	56,700(284 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/13

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/7/2025, 4:39:27 AM

Cards in the Air!

Championship Warm Up action begins, good luck to all the players!

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/6/2025, 5:50:11 PM

Championship Warm Up Sparks the Grind

The first guaranteed event of this season's WPT Cambodia festival is taking flight today, with the Championship Warm Up games front and center. For a buy-in of USD 600, players will get a chance to claim their stake on the USD 150,000 guaranteed prize pool across three starting flights.

The initial heat begins just half an hour before noon, with 40 minutes set on the clock from start to finish. Each entry buys players a starting stack of 50,000 - 250 times the opening blinds. With a lot of room for play, entrants who wish to take advantage of max late reg can comfortably do so, starting with a 25 big blind stack.

Tournament runners will have to survive fifteen levels of play before they find a bag onto Day 2, set on Sunday, February 9th. Only one in eight entries is deemed to cut a payday, with the first place securing a $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas on top of their winnings.

Registration will remain open through the first ten levels @18:00. Stay tuned for updates as SMP brings you all the latest directly off the floor!

Championship Warm Up

Date/s: February 7-10, 2025

Buy-in: USD 600

Guarantee: USD 150,000

Starting stack: 50,000

Day 1A: Friday, February 7

Day 1B: Saturday, February 8

Day 1C: Saturday, February 8

Day 2: Sunday, February 9

Day 3/ Final: Monday, February 10