Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #3

2025.02.07 - 2025.02.10Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Amir Abbas

New Zealand

Place

5th

Prize

$12,952

Blind level

Level 35: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Entries

1/527

Total Chips

26,350,000

Average

26,350,000

D3 FINAL 6

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 7:58:26 AM

Amir Abbas Exits in 5th Place - $12,952 / Robert Sherwood Falls in 6th Place - $10,766

Level 29: 75,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Robert Sherwood - 6th Place - $10,766

Amir Abbas - 5th Place - $12,952

Robert Sherwood opened 800,000 utg, leaving himself with 75,000 behind. Amir Abbas called on the button, followed by a squeeze from Ilya Firstov. Both short stacks called off their remaining chips and found themselves in a three way pocket pair showdown.

Sherwood and Abbas dominated, bound for the exit as Firstov's hooks held all through board Q♣ Q♥ 9♣ A♦ 5♣ to deliver the double elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	J♠J♣ SB	7,750,000(52 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	T♠T♣ D	busted
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	6♥6♣ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 7:13:56 AM

Ilya Firstov Continues Momentum

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Ilya Firstov

Amir Abbas opened on the hijack and was joined by Ilya Firstov behind, along with Robert Sherwood on the big blind.

Abbas continued for 125,000 on flop A♣ 7♦ 4♦ , called by Firstov onto turn 8♣ . Abbas checked, and folded after Firstov gunned 500,000.

Player	Chips
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	3,800,000(30 BB)
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	2,150,000(17 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	1,775,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 6:51:42 AM

Ilya Firstov Takes a Stab

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Ilya Firstov

Mateusz Stanielewicz opened utg, and was called by Amir Abbas on the button along with Ilya Firstov on the big blind.

Action on board A♠ Q♥ 8♦ K♣ 9♥ was checked all the way down to the river, where Firstov made a 450,000 attempt. Stanielewicz called with two pair Q♠ 9♠ , exposing Firstov's bluff 5♠ 3♠ at showdown.

Player	Chips
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	6,750,000(54 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	1,520,000(12 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	1,325,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 6:33:27 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 28: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Player	Chips
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	7,200,000(58 BB)
HS Hassan SeyFinland	6,600,000(53 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	4,675,000(37 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	2,350,000(19 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,025,000(16 BB)
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	1,850,000(15 BB)
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	1,650,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 6:13:47 AM

Amir Abbas Rips It

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Amir Abbas

Ali Hassan opened 200,000 on the hijack, called behind by Amir Abbas on the button.

On flop 6♥ 5♠ 4♠ , Hassan check folded after Abbas pushed for his remaining 1,575,000.

Player	Chips
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	5,700,000(57 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,225,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 6:02:32 AM

Mateusz Stanielewicz Takes Some From Amir Abbas

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Mateusz Stanielewicz

Mateusz Stanielewicz defended his big blind against Amir Abbas' cutoff open, and headed to flop 9♦ 6♥ 7♥ . Both checked it through to turn A♠ , where Stanielewicz led for 150,000. Abbas called behind and revealed river A♥ . Stanielewicz checked to Abbas, pushing his opponent to fire 400,000.

Stanielewicz called to showdown and won the pot with trip aces A♣ 3♣ after Abbas revealed bluff K♣ T♦ .

Player	Chips
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,550,000(26 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,150,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 5:41:07 AM

Ali Hassan Picks Up a Win

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan opened on the hijack and called a 450,000 three bet from Amir Abbas on the button.

On flop J♣ 2♣ 8♥ , Hassan check called a 200,000 bet from Abbas and headed to turn 5♥ . Both checked it through to river Q♦ , where Hassan led for 750,000. Abbas open folded A♠ K♦ , shipping his opponent the win.

Player	Chips
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	6,050,000(61 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	3,825,000(38 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 5:06:33 AM

Amir Abbas Pumps Up the Aggression

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Amir Abbas

Ali Hassan opened utg, called by Amir Abbas on the hijack along with Robert Sherwood on the big blind.

All three checked flop 9♦ 8♠ 6♠ through to turn Q♦ . Checked once more to Abbas, he bet 225,000. Sherwood continued to river T♣ , but missed to arrive at showdown after Abbas gunned for a final 350,000.

Player	Chips
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	6,325,000(84 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	4,200,000(56 BB)
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	3,800,000(51 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/10/2025, 5:04:07 AM

Amir Abbas Takes It Down

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Amir Abbas

Amir Abbas opened on the button and called a 525,000 three bet from Hassan Sey on the small blind.

Sey continued for 300,000 on flop A♣ K♣ 5♠ , called once more by Abbas behind. On turn Q♦ , Sey was quick to give it up after Abbas lodged a 600,000 bet.

Player	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	3,650,000(49 BB)
HS Hassan SeyFinland	2,650,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/9/2025, 4:32:23 PM

Championship Warm Up Down to Final Eight

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

The WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up games is due to crown its champion today with its 527-entry field whittled to the final eight. While initially set to narrow down to six, all remaining players agreed to wrap up yesterday's Day 2 following ten levels of play.

Leading the charge for the lion's share of the $274,943 prize pool is UK's Robert Sherwood with 4,275,000 (57 BB), having claimed a last minute double up right as the day closed. Trailing just six big blinds behind are both Ali Hassan and Ilya Firstov, to round up the top three counts.

A ton of play however, is left on the table with all the remaining contenders stacking above the 30 big blind mark. Still anyone's game, each runner has a fighting chance to claim the $52,383 top prize along with a seat to WPT Prime worth $1,100, all while guaranteed $7,122 in winnings as they return to the felt for the final battle.

Play resumes at 11:30 local time, with 46 minutes left on the clock at Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante 75,000. 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

Entries: 527

Prize pool: USD 274,943

ITM: 66 places

Final 8 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,300,000(31 BB)	1	1
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,650,000(35 BB)	1	2
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	4,275,000(57 BB)	1	3
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	3,800,000(51 BB)	1	4
MS Martin SedlakGermany	3,200,000(43 BB)	1	5
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	3,150,000(42 BB)	1	6
HS Hassan SeyFinland	3,125,000(42 BB)	1	7
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	3,850,000(51 BB)	1	8

Payouts In USD

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$52,383
2	$37,195
3	$23,914
4	$16,866
5	$12,952
6	$10,766
7	$8,930
8	$7,122

Blind level

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Entries

8/527

Total Chips

26,350,000

Average

3,293,750

D2

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 5:07:57 PM

Day 2 Ends With Robert Sherwood Leading The Final 8

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Robert Sherwood

The WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up wrapped up Day 2 at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh with the field trimmed from 113 players down to just eight finalists.

Sitting at the top of that lineup is Robert Sherwood with a stack of 4,275,000 (57 bb). Sherwood was chip leader for a large portion of the day then dropped down with 12 players left. He reclaimed the lead on a double up off Thomas Eychenne with A♦ Q♦ over K♠ T♠ just before they called it a day.

Sherwood is closely trailed by Ilya Firstov with 3,850,000 (51 bb) and rounding out the top three is Ali Hassan with 3,800,000 (51 bb). While the leaders have an edge over the rest, it is still anyone's game with the shortest sitting on a healthy 31 bb.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,300,000(31 BB)	1	1
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,650,000(35 BB)	1	2
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	4,275,000(57 BB)	1	3
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	3,800,000(51 BB)	1	4
MS Martin SedlakGermany	3,200,000(43 BB)	1	5
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	3,150,000(42 BB)	1	6
HS Hassan SeyFinland	3,125,000(42 BB)	1	7
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	3,850,000(51 BB)	1	8

The remaining players are now guaranteed a minimum $7,122 payout while awaiting the champion is a hefty $52,383 along with a seat to WPT Prime worth $1,100.

Final 9 Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$52,383
2	$37,195
3	$23,914
4	$16,866
5	$12,952
6	$10,766
7	$8,930
8	$7,122

Day 2 Recap

The Championship Warm Up opened Day 2 with 113 players out of the 527 entries returning to action. Two levels in, the bubble round arrived with 67 players remaining. In a gutsy showdown, Pham Tien Dung's aggression was finally challenged by Ireland's Frank Lillis, calling a preflop shove by risking 30 bigs holding Ace-King. It paid off with a big double. Immediate following the win, Lillis delivered the bubble to the ailing Jingyi Wang with 8♠ 3♠ flush dusting A♥ J♠ . Lillis went on to finish in 47th place while Pham fared better in 34th place.

The players raced down for a spot at the final table. India's decorated Ankit Ahuja seesawed throughout the day and was grounded in 23rd place. Fellow countryman Dhaval Mudgal finished notches higher in 12th place. For Vietnam, Mai Bien also saw his stack swing and emptied out in 16th place. Their final hope was Thanh Ha Duong who just missed the unofficial final table in 10th place. The day ended shortly after the fall of Shane Pearce in 9th place.

Somuchpoker returns tomorrow for the final dash to the title. Stick with us for all of the action.

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 4:32:23 PM

Players Agree To End The Day

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

The aim for Day 2 was to play down to the official WPT final table of six players however with ten hours of play, the game was stopped at the final 8. Action resumes at 11:30 tomorrow, February 10, 2025.

Day 3 blinds resume at Level 26: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000 with 46:24 remaining in the clock.

Here are the finalists:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,300,000(31 BB)	1	1
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,650,000(35 BB)	1	2
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	4,275,000(57 BB)	1	3
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	3,800,000(51 BB)	1	4
MS Martin SedlakGermany	3,200,000(43 BB)	1	5
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	3,150,000(42 BB)	1	6
HS Hassan SeyFinland	3,125,000(42 BB)	1	7
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	3,850,000(51 BB)	1	8

Player	Chips
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	4,275,000(57 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	3,850,000(51 BB)
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	3,800,000(51 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	3,200,000(43 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	3,150,000(42 BB)
HS Hassan SeyFinland	3,125,000(42 BB)
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,650,000(35 BB)
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,300,000(31 BB)

Payouts In USD

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$52,383
2	$37,195
3	$23,914
4	$16,866
5	$12,952
6	$10,766
7	$8,930
8	$7,122

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 4:28:24 PM

Shane Pearce Dominated Into 9th Place - $5,350

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Shane Pearce - 9th Place - $5,350

Shane Pearce was the first one out of the unofficial WPT final table. He three-bet all in for 1,200,000 and Amir Abbas defended his big hand. At the showdown, Abbas's pocket pair was several points higher than Pearce's. And with no help coming for Pearce he finished in 9th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	J♦J♥ UTG+1	3,150,000(42 BB)
SP Shane PearceAustralia	7♦7♥ HJ	busted

Board:Q♦K♣6♦4♣8♦

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 4:21:43 PM

Final 9 Chip Counts

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Event #3 - Championship Warm Up Final 9 Players

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SP Shane PearceAustralia	1,200,000(16 BB)	1	1
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,300,000(31 BB)	1	2
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,700,000(36 BB)	1	3
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	4,500,000(60 BB)	1	4
AH Ali HassanIreland	3,950,000(53 BB)	1	5
MS Martin SedlakGermany	3,000,000(40 BB)	1	6
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	1,750,000(23 BB)	1	7
HS Hassan SeyFinland	3,125,000(42 BB)	1	8
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	3,850,000(51 BB)	1	9

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 3:59:07 PM

Final 11 Players

Level 26: 50,000 / 75,000 ante: 75,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	1,500,000(20 BB)	1	1
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	2,325,000(31 BB)	1	2
MS Martin SedlakGermany	2,975,000(40 BB)	1	3
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	4,525,000(60 BB)	1	4
SP Shane PearceAustralia	1,400,000(19 BB)	1	6
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	2,800,000(37 BB)	1	8
CO Clarence OhSingapore	900,000(12 BB)	2	1
HS Hassan SeyFinland	2,200,000(29 BB)	2	2
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	700,000(9 BB)	2	3
AH Ali HassanIreland	4,350,000(58 BB)	2	5
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	2,725,000(36 BB)	2	6

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 3:45:03 PM

Abbas Wins A Good Pot

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Amir Abbas

On a board A♥ Q♥ 2♦ 4♦ J♠ and 560,000 already weighing down the middle, more chips go in with Amir Abbas betting 450,000 and Ilya Firstov calling. Firstov then mucks to J♣ J♦ .

Player	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,700,000(45 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	1,570,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 1:51:38 PM

Final 14 Players

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,510,000(50 BB)	1	1
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	4,490,000(90 BB)	1	2
MS Martin SedlakGermany	1,955,000(39 BB)	1	3
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,730,000(55 BB)	1	4
SP Shane PearceAustralia	940,000(19 BB)	1	6
PD Patrik DemusHungary	915,000(18 BB)	1	7
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	2,005,000(40 BB)	1	8
CO Clarence OhSingapore	1,370,000(27 BB)	2	1
HS Hassan SeyFinland	1,430,000(29 BB)	2	2
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	1,785,000(36 BB)	2	3
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	2,190,000(44 BB)	2	4
AH Ali HassanIreland	2,025,000(41 BB)	2	5
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	1,565,000(31 BB)	2	6
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	385,000(8 BB)	2	7

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 1:25:44 PM

Final 16 Players

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,600,000(65 BB)	1	1
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	2,920,000(73 BB)	1	2
MS Martin SedlakGermany	1,655,000(41 BB)	1	3
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,850,000(71 BB)	1	4
MB Mai BienViet Nam	1,230,000(31 BB)	1	5
SP Shane PearceAustralia	1,040,000(26 BB)	1	6
PD Patrik DemusHungary	1,200,000(30 BB)	1	7
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	2,100,000(53 BB)	1	8
CO Clarence OhSingapore	900,000(23 BB)	2	1
HS Hassan SeyFinland	1,660,000(42 BB)	2	2
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	1,685,000(42 BB)	2	3
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	2,030,000(51 BB)	2	4
AH Ali HassanIreland	1,340,000(34 BB)	2	5
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	1,680,000(42 BB)	2	6
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	485,000(12 BB)	2	7
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	500,000(13 BB)	2	8

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 12:36:39 PM

Amir Abbas Claims A Hefty Pot

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Amir Abbas

On a board showing 5♠ 3♦ 9♦ A♦ T♠ and a hefty 960,000 pot brewed, Amir Abbas bets 150,000. Robert Sherwood calls then mucks to Abbas's A♣ 3♠ two pair.

Player	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	2,780,000(93 BB)
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	1,700,000(57 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 11:27:59 AM

Final 26 - Chip Counts

Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	3,090,000(103 BB)
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,525,000(84 BB)
HS Hassan SeyFinland	1,900,000(63 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	1,820,000(61 BB)
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	1,640,000(55 BB)
MB Mai BienViet Nam	1,620,000(54 BB)
AH Ali HassanIreland	1,500,000(50 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	1,375,000(46 BB)
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	1,210,000(40 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	1,065,000(36 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	958,000(32 BB)
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	830,000(28 BB)
ZJ Zhong JiazhiChina	800,000(27 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	745,000(25 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	730,000(24 BB)
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	705,000(24 BB)
MK Marius Kudzmanas	635,000(21 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	585,000(20 BB)
SP Shane PearceAustralia	550,000(18 BB)
CO Clarence OhSingapore	390,000(13 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	370,000(12 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	355,000(12 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	335,000(11 BB)
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	330,000(11 BB)
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	270,000(9 BB)

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	1,820,000(61 BB)	1	1
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	585,000(20 BB)	1	3
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	270,000(9 BB)	1	4
SP Shane PearceAustralia	550,000(18 BB)	1	6
PD Patrik DemusHungary	958,000(32 BB)	1	7
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	355,000(12 BB)	1	8
MK Marius Kudzmanas	635,000(21 BB)	2	1
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	1,640,000(55 BB)	2	2
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	370,000(12 BB)	2	3
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	2,525,000(84 BB)	2	5
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	730,000(24 BB)	2	6
MS Martin SedlakGermany	745,000(25 BB)	2	7
TM Tom MaguireIreland	1,065,000(36 BB)	2	8
ZJ Zhong JiazhiChina	800,000(27 BB)	3	1
MB Mai BienViet Nam	1,620,000(54 BB)	3	2
CO Clarence OhSingapore	390,000(13 BB)	3	3
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	1,210,000(40 BB)	3	4
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	705,000(24 BB)	3	6
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	3,090,000(103 BB)	3	7
HS Hassan SeyFinland	1,900,000(63 BB)	3	8
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	330,000(11 BB)	43	2
FR Fabian RolliFrance	335,000(11 BB)	43	3
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	830,000(28 BB)	43	4
AH Ali HassanIreland	1,500,000(50 BB)	43	5
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	1,375,000(46 BB)	43	7

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 10:26:36 AM

Runner Runner Trips To Give Pearce Renewed Life

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Shane Pearce

Siarhei Chudapal opened then got pushed out by Shane Pearce's shove that was called by Amir Abbas. At the flip, Pearce needed to connect on the board o overtake Abbas's pair. While the flop was no help, the turn and river gave runner runner trips to secure the double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
SP Shane PearceAustralia	A♣J♣ HJ	680,000(34 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	8♦8♣ SB	910,000(46 BB)

Board:K♠6♣Q♥J♠J♦

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 9:22:17 AM

Abbas Finishes Off Khayal

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Khayal Abbasov

End of the road for Khayal Abbasov with all of his remaining chips going to Amir Abbasov. With only 6 bb left, he went all in from the small blind but was denied the steal by big blind Abbasov who had the higher kicker throughout the board.

Player	Hand	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	A♠J♣ BB	515,000(26 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	J♥5♣ SB	busted

Board:Q♥9♣5♥3♣9♠

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 9:09:32 AM

Table 1

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	780,000(39 BB)
SP Shane PearceAustralia	695,000(35 BB)
CS Chudapal SiarheiBelarus	660,000(33 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	650,000(33 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	635,000(32 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	120,000(6 BB)
AG Asish GhoshIndia	105,000(5 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 8:22:43 AM

Abbas Zooms With Aces Over Kings

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Amir Abbas

Amir Abbas looks down at A♦ A♠ and respects it with a 30,000 raise, down the orbit hijack calls, then big blind Khayal Abbasov is dealt K♥ K♣ and sends in a three-bet of 125,000. Action back on Abbas who announces all in for 336,000 which is enough to get a fold from hijack while Khayal calls with a larger stack.

When the cards are flipped, it's off to the board T♥ 8♣ 3♠ 9♦ 3♦ . No bad beat arrives for a double up to Abbas while Khayal drops to 7 bb.

Player	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	727,000(48 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	112,000(7 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 8:13:41 AM

Nguyen Claims It On The River

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Tuan Hung Nguyen

Tuan Hung Nguyen kicks off the hand with a min-raise from hijack and big blind Amir Abbas defends. After both players pass on the all-club flop 5♣ 4♣ 9♣ another club comes on the turn 7♣ . No more checking for Abbas with a 50,000 bet that Nguyen calls. Abbas then checks the river K♠ , Nguyen tests the waters with a bet of 95,000, Abbas decides to hold on to his chips and fold.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	586,000(39 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	158,000(11 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 8:03:53 AM

Mid-Stacks Around The Room

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips
FJ Frank James LillisIreland	730,000(49 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	600,000(40 BB)
DV Duong Vu (3)Viet Nam	470,000(31 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	465,000(31 BB)
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	452,000(30 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	417,000(28 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	405,000(27 BB)
AK Andres KornArgentina	398,000(27 BB)
RA Ray AdamSouth Africa	384,000(26 BB)
SS Sho ShiromaJapan	379,000(25 BB)
NK Nishant KumarIndia	350,000(23 BB)
KI Ko IsayamaJapan	335,000(22 BB)
MK Marius Kudzmanas	331,000(22 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	321,000(21 BB)
AG Asish GhoshIndia	310,000(21 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 6:30:13 AM

Lei Zhang Dodges It All

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

Lei Zhang

Facing a raise from button Amir Abbas, small blind Lei Zhang three-bets 55,000, and after big blind folds, Abbas four-bets all in covering Zhang who calls for his tournament life.

Lei Zhang T♥ T♦

Amir Abbas A♠ Q♥

Zhang lands a set on the flop J♦ 9♦ T♣ however is not out of the woods with Abbas holding an open-ended. The turn 2♠ and river 4♠ were not the outs Abbas needed for a full double up to Zhang.

Player	Chips
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	392,000(39 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	263,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/9/2025, 5:53:30 AM

Top Pair Is Good For Abbas

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

Amir Abbas

Three players in a raised pot preflop dump more in on a board 5♠ 2♦ 5♣ with Lei Zhang initiating from utg for 26,000 that's called by small blind Abbasov Khayal and big blind Amir Abbas. No action on the turn A♥ as all three check leading to the river 8♣ . Khayal leads out 15,000, Abbas calls, Zhang folds, Abbas wins the pot with top pair.

Player	Hand	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	A♣2♠ BB	446,000(45 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	K♦8♦ SB	276,000(28 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	UTG	206,000(21 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 5:34:28 PM

Day 2 Qualifiers - 113 Players

Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	241,000(30 BB)	1	1
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	90,000(11 BB)	1	2
MT Maxime TantaroFrance	94,000(12 BB)	1	3
DK David KozmaHungary	269,000(34 BB)	1	4
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	120,000(15 BB)	1	5
WY Wallace YuenCanada	239,000(30 BB)	1	6
SG Soo Ghee LimSingapore	48,000(6 BB)	1	7
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	616,000(77 BB)	1	8
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	312,000(39 BB)	1	9
KE Kevin EwaldUnited States of America	49,000(6 BB)	2	1
YT Yves ThalmannSwitzerland	151,000(19 BB)	2	2
DK Denny KrueziGermany	359,000(45 BB)	2	4
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	390,000(49 BB)	2	5
AS Aditya SushantIndia	164,000(21 BB)	2	6
KI Ko IsayamaJapan	226,000(28 BB)	2	7
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	248,000(31 BB)	2	8
DV Duong Vu (3)Viet Nam	145,000(18 BB)	2	9
RN Rindra Norodom	130,000(16 BB)	3	1
XY Xin YuanChina	110,000(14 BB)	3	2
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	388,000(49 BB)	3	3
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	220,000(28 BB)	3	4
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	84,000(11 BB)	3	5
SS Sho ShiromaJapan	530,000(66 BB)	3	6
HS Hassan SeyFinland	339,000(42 BB)	3	8
FR Fabian RolliFrance	253,000(32 BB)	3	9
JT Jian Tan (2)Singapore	348,000(44 BB)	4	1
SA Sajjad Al Mamun	94,000(12 BB)	4	2
MK Marius Kudzmanas	105,000(13 BB)	4	3
FR Frank Reichel (2)Germany	137,000(17 BB)	4	4
MK Maciej Kacper KalaPoland	51,000(6 BB)	4	5
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	323,000(40 BB)	4	6
CO Chung OhUnited States of America	89,000(11 BB)	4	7
JL Joseph LaneUnited States of America	76,000(10 BB)	4	8
MS Martin SedlakGermany	397,000(50 BB)	4	9
MB Mai BienViet Nam	315,000(39 BB)	8	1
NK Nishant KumarIndia	318,000(40 BB)	8	2
AP Arjun Pulak AgrawlIndia	296,000(37 BB)	8	3
ND Nguyen Duc ThanhViet Nam	249,000(31 BB)	8	4
DA Dhiraj AgarwalIndia	85,000(11 BB)	8	5
CS Chudapal SiarheiBelarus	406,000(51 BB)	8	6
TK Thi Kim	179,000(22 BB)	8	7
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	703,000(88 BB)	8	8
JL Johan LeesAustralia	288,000(36 BB)	8	9
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	135,000(17 BB)	9	1
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	129,000(16 BB)	9	2
SP Shane PearceAustralia	345,000(43 BB)	9	3
BH Bohao HuangChina	520,000(65 BB)	9	4
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	300,000(38 BB)	9	5
TM Tom MaguireIreland	520,000(65 BB)	9	6
ZJ Zhong JiazhiChina	256,000(32 BB)	9	7
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	358,000(45 BB)	9	8
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	144,000(18 BB)	9	9
TW Thor William Morstoel	97,000(12 BB)	10	1
TH Trung Ha NguyenViet Nam	223,000(28 BB)	10	2
NM Nguyen Manh TruongViet Nam	131,000(16 BB)	10	3
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	350,000(44 BB)	10	4
PD Patrik DemusHungary	249,000(31 BB)	10	5
MD Minh Dat DangViet Nam	58,000(7 BB)	10	6
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	304,000(38 BB)	10	7
PS Patrik SelinSweden	64,000(8 BB)	10	8
BM Brian Matthew GreenUnited States of America	133,000(17 BB)	10	9
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	354,000(44 BB)	13	1
DC David CopelandUnited States of America	399,000(50 BB)	13	2
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	258,000(32 BB)	13	3
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	176,000(22 BB)	13	4
LP Leonid PolesGermany	25,000(3 BB)	13	5
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	287,000(36 BB)	13	7
ND Nemiroysky DmitryRussia	269,000(34 BB)	13	8
MG Maxime GobronFrance	117,000(15 BB)	13	9
MK Maxim KuznetsovRussia	147,000(18 BB)	14	1
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	930,000(116 BB)	14	2
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	214,000(27 BB)	14	3
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	327,000(41 BB)	14	4
PE Peteris Enders	166,000(21 BB)	14	5
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	137,000(17 BB)	14	6
KI Kohki IwataJapan	237,000(30 BB)	14	7
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	467,000(58 BB)	14	8
JV Jordy VleugelsBelgium	77,000(10 BB)	14	9
RA Ray AdamSouth Africa	141,500(18 BB)	15	1
AG Asish GhoshIndia	175,000(22 BB)	15	2
PK Pkkar Kyaw	105,000(13 BB)	15	3
MS Michael SideridisAustralia	145,000(18 BB)	15	4
KT Kabir TandonIndia	92,000(12 BB)	15	5
JH Jiang Ho HuangChina	153,000(19 BB)	15	6
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	118,000(15 BB)	15	7
FJ Frank James LillisIreland	335,000(42 BB)	15	8
LS Leo SomaFrance	163,000(20 BB)	15	9
PT Pham Tien Dung	166,000(21 BB)	16	1
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	280,000(35 BB)	16	2
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	322,000(40 BB)	16	3
TA Tom Anthony Christopher Eady	88,000(11 BB)	16	4
JW Jingyi WangChina	74,000(9 BB)	16	6
DK David KoyCambodia	337,000(42 BB)	16	7
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	215,000(27 BB)	16	8
MD Max DevesonUnited Kingdom	229,000(29 BB)	16	9
AK Andres KornArgentina	301,000(38 BB)	43	2
HM Haruto MurataJapan	184,000(23 BB)	43	3
LT Le Thong Su	116,000(15 BB)	43	4
AH Ali HassanIreland	112,000(14 BB)	43	5
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	241,000(30 BB)	43	6
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	92,000(12 BB)	43	7
AK Alexander Khvatov	146,000(18 BB)	43	8
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	152,000(19 BB)	43	9
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	605,000(76 BB)	80	1
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	45,000(6 BB)	80	2
JH Jae Han (2)South Korea	353,000(44 BB)	80	4
VF Victor FrydaFrance	258,000(32 BB)	80	5
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	224,000(28 BB)	80	6
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	210,000(26 BB)	80	6
AL Alexander LeybovichUnited States of America	117,000(15 BB)	80	7
JS Jianfeng SunChina	494,000(62 BB)	80	8
KH Konstantin HeldGermany	229,000(29 BB)	80	9

Day 2 Qualifiers

Player	Chips
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	930,000(116 BB)
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	703,000(88 BB)
DM David MurphyUnited States of America	616,000(77 BB)
RA Robert Andrew SherwoodUnited Kingdom	605,000(76 BB)
SS Sho Shiroma	530,000(66 BB)
TM Tom MaguireIreland	520,000(65 BB)
BH Bohao HuangChina	520,000(65 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	494,000(62 BB)
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	467,000(58 BB)
CS Chudapal SiarheiBelarus	406,000(51 BB)
DC David CopelandUnited States of America	399,000(50 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	397,000(50 BB)
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	390,000(49 BB)
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	388,000(49 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	359,000(45 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	358,000(45 BB)
DM Dhaval MudgalIndia	354,000(44 BB)
JH Jae Han (2)South Korea	353,000(44 BB)
CL Chi Ling TsangCanada	350,000(44 BB)
JT Jian Tan (2)Singapore	348,000(44 BB)
SP Shane PearceAustralia	345,000(43 BB)
HS Hassan SeyFinland	339,000(42 BB)
DK David KoyCambodia	337,000(42 BB)
FJ Frank James Lillis	335,000(42 BB)
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	327,000(41 BB)
PB Padraig BurnsIreland	323,000(40 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	322,000(40 BB)
NK Nishant Kumar	318,000(40 BB)
MB Mai BienViet Nam	315,000(39 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	312,000(39 BB)
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	304,000(38 BB)
AK Andres KornArgentina	301,000(38 BB)
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	300,000(38 BB)
AP Arjun Pulak AgrawlIndia	296,000(37 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	288,000(36 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	287,000(36 BB)
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	280,000(35 BB)
ND Nemiroysky DmitryRussia	269,000(34 BB)
DK David KozmaHungary	269,000(34 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	258,000(32 BB)
VF Victor FrydaFrance	258,000(32 BB)
ZJ Zhong JiazhiChina	256,000(32 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	253,000(32 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	249,000(31 BB)
ND Nguyen Duc ThanhViet Nam	249,000(31 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	248,000(31 BB)
TS Thomas ScheldGermany	241,000(30 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	241,000(30 BB)
WY Wallace YuenCanada	239,000(30 BB)
KI Kohki Iwata	237,000(30 BB)
KH Konstantin HeldGermany	229,000(29 BB)
MD Max DevesonUnited Kingdom	229,000(29 BB)
KI Ko IsayamaJapan	226,000(28 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	224,000(28 BB)
TH Trung Ha NguyenViet Nam	223,000(28 BB)
TH Thanh Ha DuongViet Nam	220,000(28 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	215,000(27 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangUnited States of America	214,000(27 BB)
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	210,000(26 BB)
HM Haruto MurataJapan	184,000(23 BB)
TK Thi Kim	179,000(22 BB)
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	176,000(22 BB)
AG Asish GhoshIndia	175,000(22 BB)
PE Peteris Enders	166,000(21 BB)
PT Pham Tien Dung	166,000(21 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	164,000(21 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	163,000(20 BB)
JH Jiang Ho Huang	153,000(19 BB)
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	152,000(19 BB)
YT Yves ThalmannSwitzerland	151,000(19 BB)
MK Maxim KuznetsovRussia	147,000(18 BB)
AK Alexander Khvatov	146,000(18 BB)
DV Duong Vu (3)Viet Nam	145,000(18 BB)
MS Michael SideridisAustralia	145,000(18 BB)
DF Daijiro FukuokaJapan	144,000(18 BB)
RA Ray AdamSouth Africa	141,500(18 BB)
FR Frank Reichel (2)Germany	137,000(17 BB)
TE Thomas EychenneFrance	137,000(17 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	135,000(17 BB)
BM Brian Matthew GreenUnited States of America	133,000(17 BB)
NM Nguyen Manh TruongViet Nam	131,000(16 BB)
RN Rindra Norodom	130,000(16 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	129,000(16 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HungViet Nam	120,000(15 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	118,000(15 BB)
MG Maxime GobronFrance	117,000(15 BB)
AL Alexander LeybovichUnited States of America	117,000(15 BB)
LT Le Thong Su	116,000(15 BB)
RS Roman ScherbakovRussia	114,000(14 BB)
AH Ali HassanIreland	112,000(14 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	110,000(14 BB)
PK Pkkar Kyaw	105,000(13 BB)
MK Marius Kudzmanas	105,000(13 BB)
TW Thor William Morstoel	97,000(12 BB)
MT Maxime TantaroFrance	94,000(12 BB)
SA Sajjad Al Mamun	94,000(12 BB)
KT Kabir TandonIndia	92,000(12 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	92,000(12 BB)
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	90,000(11 BB)
CO Chung OhUnited States of America	89,000(11 BB)
TA Tom Anthony Christopher Eady	88,000(11 BB)
DA Dhiraj AgarwalIndia	85,000(11 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	84,000(11 BB)
JV Jordy VleugelsBelgium	77,000(10 BB)
JL Joseph LaneUnited States of America	76,000(10 BB)
JW Jingyi WangChina	74,000(9 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	64,000(8 BB)
MD Minh Dat DangViet Nam	58,000(7 BB)
MK Maciej Kacper KalaPoland	51,000(6 BB)
KE Kevin EwaldUnited States of America	49,000(6 BB)
SG Soo Ghee LimSingapore	48,000(6 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	45,000(6 BB)
LP Leonid PolesGermany	25,000(3 BB)