10K Single Day Challenge ($10,000)

The following hand saw Daniel Neilson min open on the button and snap call Amin Riyazati's all-in for 1,820,000 (23 BB) on the small blind.

Window card instantly revealed a set for Neilson, eventually busting Riyazati out of the running as board 9♠ 3♠ 5♠ A♣ 4♦ completed on the felt.

Daniel Neilson opened once more, this time for a bigger 400,000 on the small blind. Amin Riyazati on the big blind, responded with an all-in for 1,360,000 (17 BB) and shipped the boost after Neilson got out of the way.

Fabian Gumz called for his last 105,000 (1 BB) following an utg open from Amin Riyazati and saw Daniel Neilson on the big blind raise the stakes to 600,000. Riyazati opted out, leaving the two to showdown,

Gumz hanging by a thread, was officially cut loose as board 9♠ 6♦ 4♦ 5♣ 6♥ failed to save him from his demise.

Down to a chip and a chair, Simas Karaliunas was forced all-in on the small blind when Daniel Neilson shot out a 160,000 open utg. Amin Riyazati called behind and saw action on board J♣ 5♦ 7♣ 5♣ 6♥ check down to the river.

Riyazati fired a final 275,000 bet and pushed Neilson out of the pot. At showdown, Riyazati tabled the nut flush A♣ Q♣ and left Karaliunas' A♠ T♥ entirely in pieces.

A limp pot blind vs blind between Daniel Neilson and Amin Riyazati dealt a flop of Q♥ T♦ 7♠ . Action checked round to turn T♥ , where Neilson check called a 100,000 bet from his opponent.

Neilson checked river K♥ to Riyazati once more, and faced another 275,000 bet. Neilson shot out a raise to 970,000, leaving himself with 5,000 behind. Riyazati burnt through two time banks and eventually paid the price, only to muck as Neilson flipped over a royal flush A♥ J♥ . Neilson picked up the hefty boost and stepped out into the lead.

With several short stacks on the table, Kyosuke Nagami was the first to fall, having lost a flip against chip leader Amin Riyazati.

Nagami committed his last 475,000 (8 BB) and couldn't escape his fate as Riyazati's pocket pair held through on board 8♠ 3♥ 7♠ T♣ 9♥ , sending him out as the first runner to walk away with a profit.

Following a ten-hour grind, today's 10K Single Day Challenge has narrowed down to its final seven players with Amin Riyazati stacking the lead over the final round. Each contender is now guaranteed in $16,849 winnings with all eyes set on the $127,255 top prize.

10K Single Day Challenge

Date/s: February 14, 2025

Buy-in: USD 10,000

Entries: 40

Prize pool: USD 374,420

ITM: 7 places

Final Table Chip Counts

Fabian Gumz opened 100,000 utg and was followed with an all-in from Joseph Sandaev on the cutoff for 835,000 (17 BB). Amin Riyazati cold called on the button and Gumz stepped away from it all.

Sandaev in trouble, flopped top pair on board Q♥ 4♥ 7♣ 5♥ 3♣ but was entirely not enough to take on Riyazati's cowboys, sending him out as the day's stone cold bubble.

Having just gotten a cbet through Daniel Neilson in the same situation just the hand prior, Amin Riyazati opened again for 100,000 utg. Joseph Sandaev completed his big blind, and folded after Riyazati shot out another 100,000 on flop 9♠ 8♠ 3♣ .

Fabian Gumz defended his big blind against Amin Riyazati's 80,000 cutoff open, and went on to check raise 105,000 on flop 10s 5♠ 3♣ against Riyazati's single big blind cbet. Riyazati demanded for the rest, forcing Gumz to snap fold.

Action folded to Aliaksandr Shylko on the small blind, leaving him to jam his 115,000 (4 BB) stack. Amin Riyazati called behind, and easily delivered the knock out with top pair on board K♥ Q♥ 2♦ 3♣ 4♥ .

Amin Riyazati opened 100,000 utg and flicked in a 5,000 chip following an all-in from Roman Hrabec.

Running a race, neither player connected with board 8♠ A♣ 3♦ A♥ 8♥ , leaving Riyazati's king-high good for the takedown.

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 135,000 in the middle across board as 4♠ K♦ 8♦ . Action was caught on Jungsup Yun with a bet of 30,000 on the big blind. Amin Riyazati check called to river 5♠ , and paid another 75,000, only to muck as Yun revealed a flush K♠ T♠ .

A blind vs blind clash saw Amin Riyazati limp jam on the small blind vs Joseph Sandaev's 70,000 open. Sandaev called off for his remaining 308,000 and found himself at risk once more.

Riyazati instantly paired up his ace on board A♣ K♠ T♥ 5♦ K♦ , sending Sandaev's pocket pair this time, flying towards the muck.

Amin Riyazati defended his big blind vs Simas Karaliunas' 26,000 cutoff open, and check called another 20,000 on flop A♥ 8♠ Q♣ . Action on turn J♦ and river 9♦ were checked down by both, revealing Riyazati's rivered two pair 9♥ 8♥ for the win.