Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #44

2025.02.19 - 2025.02.24Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Nariman Yaghmai

Iran

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

SMPSMP

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.

Player	Chips
AA Ankit AhujaIndia	590,000(74 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	300,000(38 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)
U Unknown	busted

SMPSMP

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.

Player	Chips
SH Sho HommaJapan	760,000(152 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	480,000(96 BB)

SMPSMP

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.

Player	Chips
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	217,000(54 BB)
KK Kiyoung KimSouth Korea	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

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 4:00:28 PM

Updated Counts and Casualties

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

Player	Chips
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	555,000(222 BB)
NT Nguyen Thi Bao AnViet Nam	390,000(156 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	385,000(154 BB)
DD Dylan DeStefanoUnited States of America	330,000(132 BB)
FC Florencio CampomanesPhilippines	300,000(120 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	255,000(102 BB)
DN Dominik NitscheGermany	250,000(100 BB)
DG Deepankur GuptaIndia	235,000(94 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	230,000(92 BB)
YS Yunsheng SunChina	215,000(86 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	175,000(70 BB)
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	175,000(70 BB)
TE Travis EndersbyAustralia	175,000(70 BB)
DC Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom	160,000(64 BB)
DF Dylan FosterAustralia	155,000(62 BB)
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	145,000(58 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	140,000(56 BB)
AP Alexander PuchalskiCanada	125,000(50 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	120,000(48 BB)
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	busted
RM Remy MurciaFrance	busted
RC Rayan ChamasLebanon	busted
GA Gicovanu AlexandruRomania	busted

SMPSMP

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:

Player	Chips
ED Egidijus Digrys	242,800(243 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	200,400(200 BB)
WF Wendy FreedmanUnited States of America	200,000(200 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	198,700(199 BB)
JP Jerwin PascoPhilippines	192,800(193 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	183,500(184 BB)

SMPSMP

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:

Player	Chips
JP Jerwin PascoPhilippines	178,800(298 BB)
TP Timon PrillAustralia	177,700(296 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	171,900(287 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	166,800(278 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	166,600(278 BB)
PD Peter DaNorway	158,900(265 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	147,100(245 BB)

SMPSMP

2/20/2025, 7:26:01 AM

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	95,000(238 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	75,000(188 BB)
JR Jinbo Rikaya	75,000(188 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	68,000(170 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	68,000(170 BB)
GT Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom	63,000(158 BB)
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	62,000(155 BB)
JR James Rann	60,000(150 BB)
HZ He ZhouChina	60,000(150 BB)
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	55,000(138 BB)
BL Ben LooMalaysia	53,000(133 BB)
MZ Monika ZukowiczPoland	50,000(125 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	50,000(125 BB)
AA Anil AdianiIndia	50,000(125 BB)
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	50,000(125 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	50,000(125 BB)
MH Micha HoedemakerNetherlands	50,000(125 BB)
RS Raffaele SorrentinoItaly	45,000(113 BB)
PN Pradeep NudurumatiIndia	34,000(85 BB)
FF Frederik FarringtonDenmark	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

SMPSMP

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.

Player	Chips
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	75,000(188 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	27,800(70 BB)

SMPSMP

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.

Player	Chips
MC Mario ColavitaItaly	130,000(433 BB)
SB Shmuel BechorIsrael	110,000(367 BB)
BG Brian GreenUnited States of America	95,000(317 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	90,000(300 BB)
YL Yiannis LiperisCyprus	65,000(217 BB)
TB Thomas BoivinBelgium	61,000(203 BB)
JS Joseph SerockUnited States of America	53,000(177 BB)
MY Masato YokosawaJapan	50,000(167 BB)
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	50,000(167 BB)
UD Upeshka De SilvaUnited States of America	50,000(167 BB)
AR Amin RiyazatiAustralia	42,000(140 BB)
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	41,000(137 BB)
NY Nariman YaghmaiIran	35,000(117 BB)
RN Rolands NorietisLatvia	33,000(110 BB)
U Unknown	33,000(110 BB)
BD Bas de LaatNetherlands	21,500(72 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	busted

SMPSMP

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.