Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #44

2025.02.19 - 2025.02.24Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Hayato Kitajima

Japan

Place

64th

Prize

$7,400

Blind level

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

Entries

72/750

Total Chips

37,500,000

Average

520,833

D2

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 10:36:45 AM

Aurimas Stanevicius Up Against Ankit Ahuja

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

Ankit Ahuja set the betting at 12,000 from under the gun, the blinds - Aurimas Stanevicius and Hayato Kitajima - call, then they all check to the turn 9♠ 9♦ 8♠ T♦ . Stanevicius leads out 14,000, Kitajma folds and Ahuja calls. On the river 7♥ , it is back to checking. Stanevicius shows A♦ J♦ straight, Ahuja mucks.

Player	Chips
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	340,000(57 BB)
AS Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania	305,000(51 BB)
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	240,000(40 BB)

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 10:28:32 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

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

Player	Chips
SH Sho HommaJapan	770,000(128 BB)
LG Lynn GilmartinAustralia	645,000(108 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	540,000(90 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	465,000(78 BB)
MS Martin StausholmDenmark	430,000(72 BB)
YS Yunsheng SunChina	425,000(71 BB)
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	380,000(63 BB)
JJ Jeremy JehanneFrance	320,000(53 BB)
GT Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom	315,000(53 BB)
TB Thomas BoivinBelgium	290,000(48 BB)
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	242,000(40 BB)
NP Nils PudelGermany	240,000(40 BB)
RS Robert Sherwood	230,000(38 BB)
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	210,000(35 BB)
AR Amin RiyazatiAustralia	190,000(32 BB)
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	150,000(25 BB)
MS Martin SedlakGermany	142,000(24 BB)
BJ Bo JinChina	130,000(22 BB)
AG Asish GhoshIndia	busted

Blind level

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

Entries

109/347

Total Chips

17,350,000

Average

159,174

D1A

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 1:10:21 PM

Assorted Counts and Casualties on Day 1a

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

Player	Chips
AB Adrien BergerFrance	250,000(208 BB)
JS Jack SinclairUnited Kingdom	175,000(146 BB)
MC Mario ColavitaItaly	145,000(121 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	135,000(113 BB)
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	130,000(108 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	130,000(108 BB)
JG Javier GomezSpain	130,000(108 BB)
JS Joseph SerockUnited States of America	120,000(100 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	105,000(88 BB)
AS Aliaksandr ShylkoBelarus	65,000(54 BB)
YJ Yannick JobinSwitzerland	64,000(53 BB)
MM Michel MolenaarNetherlands	55,000(46 BB)
RF Rudolf FourieSouth Africa	55,000(46 BB)
TY Takashi YaguraJapan	busted
JC Jennifer CassellAustralia	busted
VL Vadzim LipaukaBelarus	busted
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	busted
JL Jun LaiChina	busted
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	busted
DS Darius SamualUnited Kingdom	busted
MS Michael SideridisAustralia	busted
DB Daniel BushellUnited Kingdom	busted
EW Eric WasylenkoCanada	busted

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 11:22:51 AM

Straight On The Flop For Hayato Kitajima Pays In Full

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Hayato Kitajima

I-Chun "Charlie" Chiu kicks off the hand with a raise that's called by Hwang Wei Choong and button Hayato Kitajima. At the flop 7♣ J♠ 9♦ , Hwang lays out a bet that pushes out Chiu while Kitajima flats. More chips go flying on the turn 8♦ with a bet of 6300 from Hwang, Kitajima raises 14,600, Hwang shoves, and Kitajima snap-calls.

Kitajima reveals his flopped straight Q♠ T♠ , all Hwang can hope for is a split, however it doesn't show on the river 8♠ . Chiu says he had pocket eights and if so, he would have had quads.

Player	Chips
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	66,000(83 BB)
IC I Chun ChiuTaiwan	54,500(68 BB)
HW Hwang Wei ChoongMalaysia	21,200(27 BB)

SMPSMP

2/19/2025, 9:35:16 AM

Updated Counts in the Field

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips
BG Brian GreenUnited States of America	310,000(517 BB)
MG Michael GathyBelgium	120,000(200 BB)
RP Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom	120,000(200 BB)
AG Asish GhoshIndia	110,000(183 BB)
DC Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom	105,000(175 BB)
EB Eduard BurdIsrael	100,000(167 BB)
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	95,000(158 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	90,000(150 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	90,000(150 BB)
JS Jack SinclairUnited Kingdom	85,000(142 BB)
CC Charlie ChiuTaiwan	65,000(108 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	60,000(100 BB)
VL Vadzim LipaukaBelarus	55,000(92 BB)
KH Konstantin HeldGermany	55,000(92 BB)
DF Dylan FosterAustralia	53,000(88 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	50,000(83 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	50,000(83 BB)
JP John PerryUnited States of America	50,000(83 BB)
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	50,000(83 BB)
JS Joseph SandaevAustralia	49,000(82 BB)
HG Hugues GirardFrance	48,000(80 BB)
MD Max DevesonUnited Kingdom	38,000(63 BB)
UD Upeshka De SilvaUnited States of America	36,700(61 BB)
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	33,000(55 BB)
AF Adam FriedmanUnited States of America	busted