10K Single Day Challenge ($10,000)

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

Daniel Neilson opened 100,000 and was met with an all-in from Kyosuke Nagami on the button for 375,000. Neilson unwilling to risk seven big blinds off his stack, slipped the fold and moved on to the next deal.

Kyosuke Nagami kicked off the action with a 50,000 raise utg, called by Fabian Gumz on the big blind.

On flop K♥ Q♦ T♥ , Gumz check called a 30,000 cbet from Nagami and moved on to turn 7♥ . Both checked to river 9♣ , where Gumz led out a bet of 100,000. Nagami snap folded, shipping his opponent the boost.

Daniel Neilson raised all-in for 354,000 (22 BB) against a late position open and saw initial raiser Kyosuke Nagami take the spot.

Nagami dominated, forked over nearly half his stack, having failed to improve on board 9♥ 8♥ 4♣ 3♦ 2♥ .

Kyosuke Nagami opened 26,000 on the button and saw Thomas Boivin on the big blind complete.

On board A♣ J♦ T♥ 9♣ A♠ , Nagami bet three streets - 40,000, 40,000, and a final all-in for Boivin's last 55,000, with the Belgian pro check calling all the way to showdown.

Nagami showed boat T♦ T♣ , crushing Boivin's turned straight Q♦ 8♠ by the river.

A blind vs blind battle saw Kyosuke Nagami limp call a 33,000 raise from Roman Hrabec.

On board Q♥ T♥ 3♦ 9♣ , Hrabec double barreled - 24,000 and 82,000, leaving Nagami nowhere to go but out by the turn.