Place
71st
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

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 1:29:41 PM

Nariman Yaghmai Gets Maximum For Aces

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

Nariman Yaghmai raises from under the gun then shoves after Ankit Ahuja three-bets 46,000. Ahuja makes the fast call and is dominated.


Nariman Yaghmai: A A

Ankit Ahuja: T T


The board comes 3 7 4 2 A , Yaghmai doubles up.

PlayerChips
590,000(74 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
300,000(38 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 10:28:32 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
PlayerChips
SH
770,000(128 BB)
LG
645,000(108 BB)
540,000(90 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
465,000(78 BB)
430,000(72 BB)
425,000(71 BB)
380,000(63 BB)
320,000(53 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
315,000(53 BB)
TB
290,000(48 BB)
HD
242,000(40 BB)
NP
Nils PudelGermany [DEU]Germany
240,000(40 BB)
230,000(38 BB)
210,000(35 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
190,000(32 BB)
BZ
Bobby ZhangAustralia [AUS]Australia
150,000(25 BB)
MS
142,000(24 BB)
BJ
Bo JinChina [CHN]China
130,000(22 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 10:17:19 AM

Sho Homma Has The Goods

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

Looking down at K T , Sho Homma defends his big blind by calling the raise of under the gun Narman Yaghmai. At the flop 5 K T , Homma check-calls his top two for 15,000. On the turn 3 , Yaghmai bets 45,000, Homma tries to trap with a check-raise of 120,000 but Yaghmai doesn't take the bait. Homma flips open his hand.


PlayerChips
SH
760,000(152 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
480,000(96 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 6:56:03 AM

Nariman Yaghmai Earns With Aggression

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

Kiyoung Kim opens 9000, Nariman Yaghmai makes it 25,500, Kim flats to see the flop J 9 6 . Yaghmai continues for 22,000, Kim gives it up.

PlayerChips
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
217,000(54 BB)
KK
Kiyoung KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
193,500(48 BB)
Blind level
Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
133/403
Total Chips
20,150,000
Average
151,504

D1B

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 4:00:28 PM

Updated Counts and Casualties

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChips
555,000(222 BB)
390,000(156 BB)
DN
385,000(154 BB)
DD
Dylan DeStefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
330,000(132 BB)
300,000(120 BB)
EA
Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa [ZAF]South Africa
255,000(102 BB)
250,000(100 BB)
235,000(94 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
230,000(92 BB)
215,000(86 BB)
YL
Yuhan LiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
175,000(70 BB)
CH
Christian HarderUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
175,000(70 BB)
TE
175,000(70 BB)
DC
Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
160,000(64 BB)
DF
Dylan FosterAustralia [AUS]Australia
155,000(62 BB)
145,000(58 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
140,000(56 BB)
125,000(50 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
120,000(48 BB)
CN
Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
busted
RM
busted
RC
busted
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 11:42:39 AM

Egidijus Digrys Leads the Field at the Break with 242,800

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 175K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
242,800(243 BB)
200,400(200 BB)
WF
Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
200,000(200 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
198,700(199 BB)
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
192,800(193 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
183,500(184 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 9:19:58 AM

Jerwin Pasco Leads the Field at the Break with 178,800

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 150K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
JP
Jerwin PascoPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
178,800(298 BB)
TP
Timon PrillAustralia [AUS]Australia
177,700(296 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
171,900(287 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
166,800(278 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
166,600(278 BB)
PD
Peter DaNorway [NOR]Norway
158,900(265 BB)
147,100(245 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/20/2025, 7:26:01 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
PlayerChips
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
95,000(238 BB)
75,000(188 BB)
75,000(188 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
68,000(170 BB)
68,000(170 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
63,000(158 BB)
NA
Najeem AjezAustralia [AUS]Australia
62,000(155 BB)
60,000(150 BB)
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
60,000(150 BB)
KV
Kou VangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
55,000(138 BB)
BL
Ben LooMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
53,000(133 BB)
50,000(125 BB)
AV
50,000(125 BB)
50,000(125 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
50,000(125 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
50,000(125 BB)
MH
Micha HoedemakerNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
50,000(125 BB)
45,000(113 BB)
34,000(85 BB)
16,300(41 BB)
Blind level
Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
109/347
Total Chips
17,350,000
Average
159,174

D1A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 7:49:18 AM

Aggressive Play Pays Juyeol Lee

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Juyeol Lee

Juyeol Lee check -raises 3500 on a flop 4 3 8 and Nariman Yaghmai tops up his 1500 bet. With the pot now at 9700, Lee fires 7,000 on the turn 9 and this time claims the pot uncontested.

PlayerChips
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
75,000(188 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
27,800(70 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 6:28:01 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Masato Yokosawa has already been eliminated and re-entered with some 11 participants on the rail so far. Below are other assorted counts in the field.

PlayerChips
130,000(433 BB)
110,000(367 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
95,000(317 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
90,000(300 BB)
65,000(217 BB)
TB
61,000(203 BB)
JS
Joseph SerockUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
53,000(177 BB)
50,000(167 BB)
TV
Tom VerbruggenNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
50,000(167 BB)
UD
Upeshka De SilvaUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
50,000(167 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
42,000(140 BB)
KB
Koen BreedNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
41,000(137 BB)
NY
Nariman YaghmaiIran (Islamic Republic of) [IRN]Iran (Islamic Republic of)
35,000(117 BB)
33,000(110 BB)
33,000(110 BB)
BD
Bas de LaatNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
21,500(72 BB)
EK
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 5:52:23 AM

More Notables in the Field

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Day 1a is now up to 93 entries and among the next casualties is Anton Johnson over on table one seat one, replaced by Nariman Yaghmai soon after. Also in the mix now are Koen Breed, Graham Cowan, Asish Ghosh, Yiannis Liperis, Arun Sriram, Thomas Boivin, Mike Falcon, Michael Gathy, Adrien Berger and Marius Kudzmanas.