Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #50

2025.02.21 - 2025.02.22Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Entries

33/259

Total Chips

12,950,000

Average

392,424

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 2:19:28 PM

Suguru Sawada Stands Tall Over D1A

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Suguru Sawada

The initial heat of this season's WPT Cambodia Mini Championship games has drawn to a close with its 259-entry field narrowed down to 33 players remaining. It took eighteen levels of 30 minute gameplay before the dust settled, with Japan's Suguru Sawada stacking atop the charts. Sawada finished the day with a bag of 959,000 (80 BB), having gained the advantage late in the evening along with the bubble elimination to close the day in style.

Canada's Andrew Lunde stacks below Sawada yet at quite a distance with 721,000 (60 BB), after a thrilling triple knockout during the final hour of play saw the chips swing his way. Three more players - Ahmed Abdellatif, Francesco Vasquez, and Alfie Adam, follow in rank, all of which will kick off the Day 2 rounds with healthy stacks above the 600K mark.

Action will continue tomorrow at 11:30 local time with all returning players guaranteed a share of the $442,320 prize pool.

Mini Championship

Date/s: February 21-22, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,100

Guarantee: USD 200,000

Entries: 457

Prize pool: USD 442,320

ITM: 58 places

D1A: 259 entries, 33 qualified

D1B: 198 entries, 25 ITM

Day 2/ Final: Saturday, February 22

SMPSMP

2/21/2025, 2:19:18 PM

Day1A Ends - 33 Survivors

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	959,000(80 BB)
AL Andrew LundeCanada	721,000(60 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	665,000(55 BB)
FV Francesco Vasquez	626,000(52 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	602,000(50 BB)
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	598,000(50 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	593,000(49 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	565,000(47 BB)
AS Akhilendra SinghIndia	539,000(45 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	477,000(40 BB)
RK Ran KollerIsrael	475,000(40 BB)
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	475,000(40 BB)
YK Yeow KianMalaysia	435,000(36 BB)
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	424,000(35 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	410,000(34 BB)
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	403,000(34 BB)
HW Hao WuAustria	389,000(32 BB)
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	352,000(29 BB)
DK David KozmaHungary	297,000(25 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	291,000(24 BB)
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	287,000(24 BB)
DA Daisuke Abiko	284,000(24 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	284,000(24 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	249,000(21 BB)
TK Takayuki KogaJapan	237,000(20 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	207,000(17 BB)
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	197,000(16 BB)
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	191,000(16 BB)
VL Vadzim LipaukaBelarus	190,000(16 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	177,000(15 BB)
NB Nazar BuhaiovUkraine	112,000(9 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	106,000(9 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	78,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 2:18:43 PM

Yamen Ghanem Bubbles Mini Championship D1A

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Yamen Ghanem Bubbles Mini Championship D1A

Suguru Sawada opened 27,000 utg and saw Yamen Ghanem call for his last 19,000 (1.5 BB) on the cutoff.

Ghanem hoping to hang on, unfortunately exited as the day's bubble after Sawada flopped a pair on board 3♠ 2♠ 5♦ 8♥ 3♦ to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	A♣5♥ UTG	959,000(80 BB)
YG Yamen GhanemIsrael	A♠J♠ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 2:12:31 PM

Bubble Time!

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Mini Championship Day 1A is one more elimination away from wrapping up with the tournament clock on pause to make way for bubble time. Only 33 players will find a bag by night's end and return to the felt for tomorrow's battle.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 2:07:40 PM

Ilia Barkov Takes One Out

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Ilia Barkov

Zhiqiang Meng opened mid position and called off for his last 185,000 (15 BB) after Ilia Barkov moved all-in on the small blind.

Meng at risk, quickly spiked the advantage on board A♣ 2♣ Q♣ 2♥ , up until the river landed 4♠ , turning the tables in Barkov's favor.

Player	Hand	Chips
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	4♥4♣ SB	595,000(50 BB)
ZM Zhiqiang Meng	A♦J♣ MP	busted

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 2:01:57 PM

Approaching Bubble Time

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

The day's action is nearing ITM with only three more eliminations to go before the flight wraps up. 33 players are guaranteed a spot into the Final Day games, as well as a portion of the prize pool.

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	800,000(67 BB)
AL Andrew LundeCanada	751,000(63 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	640,000(53 BB)
FV Francesco Vasquez	610,000(51 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	608,000(51 BB)
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	600,000(50 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	585,000(49 BB)
YK Yeow KianMalaysia	500,000(42 BB)
AS Akhilendra SinghIndia	490,000(41 BB)
RK Ran KollerIsrael	470,000(39 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	440,000(37 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	433,000(36 BB)
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	405,000(34 BB)
HW Hao WuAustria	395,000(33 BB)
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	380,000(32 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	370,000(31 BB)
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	352,000(29 BB)
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	350,000(29 BB)
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	343,000(29 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	314,000(26 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	312,000(26 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 37/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:57:57 PM

Fabian Rolli Suffers Bad Beat

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Fabian Rolli

Both Fabian Rolli and Amir Abbas couldn't wait to get their stacks in the middle and found both table the best hand in the deck at showdown.

While mostly a chop, Abbas was in luck this time as board 3♦ J♠ J♦ K♦ 6♦ rolled four diamonds, landing him a flush to send the other pair of aces flying towards the muck.

Player	Hand	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	A♦A♣ D	321,000(32 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	A♥A♠ UTG+1	200,500(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:54:11 PM

Pocket Pair Holds for Dragoljub Martinovic

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Dragoljub Martinovic

Yamen Ghanem fired a 60,000 three bet on the button against a late position open and saw Dragoljub Martinovic stuff his entire 277,500 on the small blind. Ghanem put in the call with Ax Kx and was in for a flip against Martinovic's 4♦ 4♣ for a 58 big blind pot.

Board 6♦ J♦ T♣ T♥ 2♣ missed to connect with Ghanem's overcards, shipping Martinovic the huge double up.

Player	Chips
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	585,000(59 BB)
YG Yamen GhanemIsrael	48,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:48:23 PM

Shahin Norouzian Benefits from Armon Van Wijk's Bumble

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Shahin Norouzian opened 30,000 on the hijack, which was left unnoticed by Armon Van Wijk on the small blind. Van Wijk raised all-in 180,000 in an attempt to go head to head with the big blind, but instead was called down by Norouzian.

“Oh no. I didn’t see that”, said Van Wijk but was entirely too late as the runout 7♦ 5♦ 2♥ T♠ T♣ had already sealed his fate.

Player	Hand	Chips
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	Q♥Q♠ HJ	657,000(66 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	A♥6♦ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:45:21 PM

No Damage Done Here

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Up against a late position open and a call, Remy Murcia on the button, stuffed his 167,000 (17 BB) stack in and was challenged by initial raiser Ahmed Abdellatif.

Murcia dominated, avoided elimination as board T♦ 8♠ 7♥ 9♦ 3♣ landed both players a jack-high straight for a split pot.

“Okay I'll take that. I'm not greedy”, commented Murcia following the runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	A♣J♥ HJ	639,000(64 BB)
RM Remy MurciaFrance	J♣T♣ D	190,500(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:41:10 PM

Andrew Lunde Scores Triple Knockout

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Andrew Lunde

A four way all-in situation saw Andrew Lunde cover all three opponents' stacks - Najeem Ajez (76,000), Lars Kamphues (101,500), and Kornkrit Chaveewanitkun (128,500).

Ajez Ax 7x

Lunde J♥ J♣

Kamphues Ax Kx

Chaveewanitkun Ax Qx

Board J♦ T♦ 2♠ 4♥ 8♣ ran clean for Lunde's top set, allowing him to scoop it all up and send three out simultaneously.

Player	Chips
AL Andrew LundeCanada	859,000(86 BB)
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	busted
KC Kornkrit ChaveewanitkunThailand	busted
LK Lars KamphuesGermany	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:38:13 PM

Alfie Adam Ramps Up the Aggression

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Alfie Adam

With a pot of 76,000 centered in the middle on flop 5♦ 2♠ J♣ , three way action was checked to Alfie Adam, who bet 42,500. Initial raiser Shahin Norouzian called to see turn 2♥ , but surrendered shortly after Adam pulled another 110,000.

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	592,000(59 BB)
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	410,000(41 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:33:02 PM

Ahmed Abdellatif Takes the Lead

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ahmed Abdellatif

Fabrice Giz open jammed 138,000 (14 BB) utg and saw Ahmed Abdellatif behind reshove to isolate. All else folded, leaving the two to showdown.

Giz drawing slim, exited the arena, having missed to improve on board A♣ A♦ 5♠ T♠ 3♦ .

Player	Hand	Chips
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	Q♦Q♥ MP	722,000(72 BB)
FG Fabrice GizFrance	7♦7♣ UTG	busted

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 44/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:30:09 PM

Nadav Cohen in No Sweat

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

Nadav Cohen

Amir Abbas opened early position and saw Nadav Cohen right beside push for 107,500. Abbas called off, and forked over a third of his stack after Cohen's pocket aces had no problems winning on board T♥ 4♣ 7♥ J♠ 5♣ .

Player	Hand	Chips
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	A♠A♣ MP	235,000(29 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	8♦8♣ UTG+1	216,500(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:27:13 PM

Andrew Lunde Turns the Tables

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

Najeem Ajez sent out a three bet on the button and saw Andrew Lunde pad it further to 130,000 on the small blind. Ajez completed and snap called the rest on flop J♠ Q♦ 5♦ after Lunde led all-in.

Lunde K♥ K♠

Ajez A♥ A♣

Lunde in rough shape, turned it around as the runout A♦ T♦ landed him a runner runner straight to take it down and rise to the lead.

Player	Chips
AL Andrew LundeCanada	643,000(80 BB)
NA Najeem AjezAustralia	77,000(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:23:56 PM

Shahin Norouzian Stands Strong with Midpair

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

Shahin Norouzian opened utg and called a 42,000 three bet from Jakkapong Sreprasom a seat after.

On flop T♣ Q♠ 4♦ , Norouzian snap called Srepasom's all-in for 61,000 with midpair T♠ 9♠ , putting his opponent at risk. Srepasom behind with A♦ K♦ , failed to catch up on either turn 5♦ or river T♥ , busting him in the process.

Player	Chips
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	492,000(62 BB)
JS Jakkapong SreprasomThailand	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:21:24 PM

Vadzim Lipauka Picks Up a Boost

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

Vadzim Lipauka

Vadzim Lipauka opened utg+1 and snap called Nageshwara Alaparthy's 78,000 (10 BB) all-in on the big blind.

Lipauka a huge favorite, delivered the elimination with no sweat as board Q♦ A♦ 9♣ 5♥ 5♣ kept his tens well ahead.

Player	Hand	Chips
VL Vadzim LipaukaBelarus	T♥T♠ UTG+1	267,000(33 BB)
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	3♠3♣ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:12:45 PM

Ahmed Abdellatif Takes It Down

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

Ahmed Abdellatif opened utg+1 and called a 44,000 three bet from Daisuke Abiko behind.

Action on flop Q♥ 9♥ T♦ checked round to turn 4♦ , where Abdellatif went ahead and led for 65,000. Abiko failed to continue, shipping Abdellatif the pot right then and there.

Player	Chips
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	538,000(67 BB)
DA Daisuke Abiko	219,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 1:02:07 PM

Ace High Enough for Robert Kiss

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

Robert Kiss

Yongjia Lin defended his big blind against Robert Kiss's 18,000 button open, and went to battle on flop K♥ K♦ 3♥ . Action checked round to turn 2♠ , where Lin led 22,000. Kiss put in the call and arrived at showdown shortly after no more bets went in on river 9♦ .

Lin showed busted draw 8♥ 6♥ , shippng the win to Kiss for his ace high A♥ T♣ .

Player	Chips
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	342,000(43 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	182,500(23 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 50/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:58:45 PM

Nadav Cohen Dodges a Bullet

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

Nadav Cohen

Facing a late position open and a call, Nadav Cohen pushed all-in on the small blind for 49,000 and faced initial raiser Alfie Adam for a showdown.

Cohen dominated, was spared from elimination as board K♦ 9♦ 6♦ Q♦ 4♦ ran a flush on board for a split pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	Q♣J♣ SB	61,000(10 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	A♣J♠ HJ	553,000(92 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:46:31 PM

Yongjia Lin Flops Quads

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

Yongjia Lin opened on the hijack, called by Yunkyu Song on the small blind. Akhilendra Singh on the big blind bumped it up to 36,000, and saw Lin complete and Song call all-in for his last 3,000.

The flop came A♦ 6♠ 6♦ , where Singh checked and Lin bet 18,000. Singh then raised to 45,000, with Lin calling onto turn 8♠ .

Both players checked it through to river Q♥ , where Lin gunned all-in for 237,000. Singh went deep into the tank but eventually laid it down after time was called, avoiding a potentially major loss.

Lin revealed quad sixes 6♥ 6♣ and left Song's A♠ 7♦ utterly crushed.

Player	Chips
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	405,000(68 BB)
AS Akhilendra SinghIndia	331,000(55 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:37:56 PM

Hao Wu Wins Preflop Battle

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

Hao Wu

Hao Wu opened utg+1 and was met with a 38,000 three bet from Remy Murcia on the small blind. Wu responded with an all-in and left Murcia in quick surrender.

Player	Chips
HW Hao WuAustria	221,000(37 BB)
RM Remy MurciaFrance	132,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:34:09 PM

Joachim Larsen Pairs Up to Survive

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

Joachim Larsen open shoved his 57,500 (10 BB) stack on the cutoff and saw Shiina Okamoto on the small blind, rise to the challenge.

Larsen slightly behind, caught up on board 2♣ T♠ 3♦ 9♥ K♥ , keeping him in the Mini Championship Day 1A games.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Joachim LarsenNorway	9♦8♦ CO	127,000(21 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	A♥7♥ SB	28,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:30:08 PM

Suguru Sawada Ends Daniel Lengyel's Run

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

Suguru Sawada

A blind vs blind clash saw Daniel Lengyel in trouble with A♣ 7♣ for his remaining 97,500 against Suguru Sawada's A♦ Q♦ .

Window card 7♠ offered Lengyel some hope, which quickly faded as board continued 4♠ Q♠ 6♣ 9♠ , awarding Sawada the win with top pair.

Player	Chips
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	392,500(65 BB)
DL Daniel Lengyel	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:27:59 PM

Nazar Buhaiov Doubles Through Chak Hei Chan

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

Another coinflip situation was seen on Table 34 with Nazar Buhaiov at risk for his last 90,000 (15 BB) against Chak Hei Chan.

Buhaiov's pocket pair held strong all the way through board Q♠ A♣ 8♥ 7♦ K♣ , earning him more room to maneuver with the newly acquired chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
NB Nazar BuhaiovUkraine	7♥7♣ SB	192,000(32 BB)
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	K♦J♦ CO	176,000(29 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 62/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:23:18 PM

Remy Murcia Wins Flip vs Jerome Finck

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

Remy Murcia

Remy Murcia stuffed his last 89,500 (18 BB) against a late position open and saw Jerome Finck take the spot right behind.

Murcia at risk, quickly landed the advantage on board 6♦ 7♦ K♠ Q♥ 4♣ , shipping him the boost while Finck dropped down to six big blinds.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Remy MurciaFrance	7♥7♠ D	149,000(30 BB)
JF Jerome FinckFrance	A♦Q♦ SB	31,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:19:13 PM

Robert Kiss Spikes the Ace

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

Mateusz Stanielewicz opened 11,000 on the hijack, raised by Shiina Okamoto behind to 26,000. Robert Kiss on the button, stuffed his 55,500 short stack in and saw Stanielewicz reshove to isolate. Okamoto opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Kiss in search of an ace, found one on board 8♦ T♥ 3♠ A♦ 2♦ , enough to escape elimination and rake in the boost.

Player	Hand	Chips
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	A♣J♣ SB	147,000(29 BB)
MS Mateusz StanielewiczPoland	J♦J♠ HJ	77,000(15 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan		113,500(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:15:01 PM

River Rolls for David Kozma

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

David Kozma

David Kozma opened on the cutoff and called a 34,000 three bet from Victor Fryda on the big blind.

On flop 2♠ Q♣ 5♣ , Fryda continued for 18,000 and followed with another 26,000 on turn 7♠ . Kozma tank raised all-in by the second barrel for 93,500 and was snap called by his opponent with an overpair.

Kozma Q♥ J♣

Fryda A♠ A♣

Kozma already up from the table with bag in tow, sat back down as the river Q♠ landed one of his outs to crack his opponent's pocket aces.

Player	Chips
DK David KozmaHungary	298,500(60 BB)
VF Victor FrydaFrance	146,500(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:04:28 PM

Nevan Chang Hits One Outer

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

Nevan Chang

Nevan Chang opened early position and was met with two all-ins - Foo Long (54,500) and Ricardas Lukauskas (145,000). Chang put in the final call, making it a three way showdown.

Window card straight away showed a J♥ , with the runout completing Q♥ 4♣ 2♥ 3♣ to turn the tables in Chang's favor and deliver the double bust shortly after.

Player	Hand	Chips
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	J♠J♣ UTG+1	358,000(72 BB)
RL Ricardas LukauskasLithuania	K♦K♠ CO	busted
FL Foo LongSingapore	J♦9♦ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 12:00:54 PM

Fabrice Giz Leaves Patrik Demus Short

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

A blind vs blind battle between Patrik Demus and Fabrice Giz brewed a pot of 51,000 on board A♥ 5♣ 3♥ 9♥ Q♥ .

On the river, Demus was put in a tough spot after Giz barreled a final 35,000. Demus eventually found the call, only to muck as Giz turned over flush J♥ T♦ .

Player	Chips
FG Fabrice GizFrance	301,000(60 BB)
PD Patrik DemusHungary	36,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:48:01 AM

Upeshka De Silva Doubles Through Pablo Garcia

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

Upeshka De Silva

An all-in preflop situation saw Upeshka De Silva at risk for his last 66,500 up against Pablo Garcia for a flip.

Board 3♠ 7♥ 8♣ 4♠ K♥ immediately landed De Silva a set, earning him the double up while Garcia was left with a five big blind stack and out right on the next hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
UD Upeshka De SilvaUnited States of America	7♦7♠ D	145,500(29 BB)
PG Pablo GarciaIreland	K♠J♥ UTG+1	busted

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 75/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:42:58 AM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	533,000(107 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	423,000(85 BB)
AS Akhilendra SinghIndia	378,000(76 BB)
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	376,000(75 BB)
YG Yamen GhanemIsrael	374,000(75 BB)
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	364,000(73 BB)
NT Noppon TaengruenThailand	341,000(68 BB)
NB Nazar BuhaiovUkraine	335,000(67 BB)
AL Andrew LundeCanada	321,000(64 BB)
VF Victor FrydaFrance	306,000(61 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	306,000(61 BB)
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	297,000(59 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	288,000(58 BB)
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	262,000(52 BB)
TK Takayuki KogaJapan	242,000(48 BB)
FR Fabian RolliFrance	242,000(48 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	242,000(48 BB)
FG Fabrice GizFrance	238,000(48 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	238,000(48 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	235,000(47 BB)
ZM Zhiqiang Meng	228,000(46 BB)
DA Daisuke Abiko	218,000(44 BB)
RK Ran KollerIsrael	215,000(43 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	205,000(41 BB)
JF Jerome FinckFrance	204,000(41 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	203,000(41 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 76/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:39:46 AM

Suguru Sawada Offered a Second Life

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

Suguru Sawada pushed all-in on the button with A♠ J♦ against Yongjia Lin's late position open and was crushed to see his opponent snap call with A♥ A♣ .

Lucky for Sawada, the board K♣ 7♣ 7♥ 7♦ 7♠ rolled quad sevens, leaving both ace-highs with the win for a split pot.

Player	Chips
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	297,000(74 BB)
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	139,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:34:15 AM

Harsh Bubna Eliminated by David Kozma

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

Harsh Bubna opened early position and called off for his entire 51,000 (13 BB) stack after David Kozma raised all-in.

Bubna in rough shape, headed for the rails shortly after board 3♠ 9♠ 6♦ 3♣ 5♥ rolled on the felt.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK David KozmaHungary	T♦T♣ MP	130,500(33 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	8♦8♣ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:23:04 AM

Amir Abbas' Royal Flush Gets Paid

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

Amir Abbas

Amir Abbas opened utg, called by Shiina Okamoto behind. Rui Carvalho on the cutoff, sent out a three bet to 28,000 and saw only Abbas complete.

On flop K♠ K♣. T♠ , Abbas check called another 18,000, revealing turn J♥ . Both checked it through to river Q♠ , where Abbas just went ahead and led all-in. Carvalho snap called for his remaining 140,000 with a full house K♦ Q♣ , only to give up his seat as Abbas showed royal flush A♠ J♠ .

Player	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	418,000(105 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	79,000(20 BB)
RC Rui Carvalho	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:20:48 AM

Joshua McCully Bows Out

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

Joshua McCully open shoved 49,500 (12 BB) utg and was looked up by Simas Karaliunas right on the big blind.

Another coinflip situation, the overcards had it once more on board A♣ J♠ 5♦ 3♦ K♣ , eliminating McCully from the Mini Championship qualifier.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	A♠9♥ BB	236,000(59 BB)
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	7♦7♣ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:18:31 AM

Yunkyu Song Survives Flip

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

Yongjia Lin opened 8,000 mid position and flicked in 14,000 more after Yunkyu Song moved all-in behind.

In for a flip, Song secured the double up as board A♥ T♣ 9♦ 7♣ 7♥ ran in favor of his overcards.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	A♦Q♠ CO	54,000(14 BB)
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	4♥4♠ MP	299,000(75 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:16:27 AM

Quick Double for Jun Li

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

Jun Li

A back and forth landed Jun Li's entire 107,000 in the middle up against initial raiser Joseph Sandaev.

Lin in great form, cruised to victory on board K♦ 7♣ J♠ K♣ 9♦ , leaving Sandaev down short.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	A♥A♣ SB	222,000(56 BB)
JS Joseph SandaevAustralia	A♠J♣ HJ	26,500(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:12:08 AM

Abhijith Cheruku Finds a Chop

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

Arun Sriram opened utg+1 and called a 22,000 three bet from Abhijith Cheruku behind.

Action on flop A♦ 7♦ T♠ was checked round to turn 8♥ , where Cheruku pulled a bet of 18,000. Sriram check called, and went on to lead 25,000 on river 9♠ . Cheruku bumped it up to 60,000 and showed J♣ J♥ for a straight following the call. Sriram likewise showed a straight A♥ J♠ for a split pot.

Player	Chips
AS Arun SriramIndia	192,000(48 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	145,000(36 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 105/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:07:50 AM

Kyle Bao Diep Catches a Lucky Runout

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Up against an open and a call, Kyle Bao Diep squeezed all-in on the button for 107,000 and was looked up by initial raiser Vitto Jeevanji.

Bao Diep in trouble, was spared from elimination, having caught the nut flush on board 3♣ J♦ 4♦ 8♠ 7♦ . Jeejanji survived the damage yet is down to fourteen big blinds.

Player	Hand	Chips
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	A♦Q♦ D	233,500(78 BB)
VJ Vitto Jeevanji	K♠K♣ MP	42,500(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 11:02:48 AM

Check Raise Scares Joshua Gebissa Away

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Simas Karaliunas opened 6,000 in early position and was called by Joshua Gebissa on the hijack. On flop Q♦ 8♣ 3♣ , Karaliunas went for a check raise to 22,000 after Gebissa fired a bet of 9,500 and picked up the pot straight away.

Player	Chips
SK Simas KaraliunasLithuania	126,000(42 BB)
JG Joshua GebissaAustria	50,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:57:19 AM

Maulik Shukla Loses Flip for Tournament Life

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Maulik Shukla

He Zhou open raised all-in utg+1 and saw Maulik Shukla call off for his last 26,500 (9 BB) on the small blind.

Running a flip, Zhou quickly spiked a set on board A♣ 5♠ 9♣ 8♣ 3♦ , ending Shukla's Day 1A run for good.

Player	Hand	Chips
HZ He ZhouChina	5♦5♥ UTG+1	69,000(23 BB)
MS Maulik ShuklaIndia	A♠K♦ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:51:13 AM

Pocket Pair Holds for Daniel Lengyel

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

A three way raised pot led by Kai Yat Fam dealt a flop of A♦ A♥ 4♠ . Fam continued for 4,500 and followed with another 12,500 on turn 6♠ , with Daniel Lengyel check calling both streets from the big blind. Fam finally checked back river 4♥ , revealing Lengyel's 9♥ 9♣ for the win.

Player	Chips
DL Daniel Lengyel	103,500(35 BB)
KY Kai Yat Fam	99,500(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:49:07 AM

Takayuki Koga Wins with No Showdown

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Takayuki Koga

With a pot of 29,500 centered around board 2♥ 2♣ 9♣ 4♠ , Takayuki Koga led out a 17,000 bet on the big blind and was called by Rui Carvalho behind. Koga unfazed, went for a final 8,000 on river 5♣ , more than enough to get Carvalho to lay down his hand.

Player	Chips
RC Rui Carvalho	208,000(69 BB)
TK Takayuki KogaJapan	171,000(57 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:45:50 AM

Alfie Adam Cracks 500K Mark

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Alfie Adam opened 6,000 utg, called by Remy Murcia along with Thai Do on the big blind.

Action on flop A♣ 2♥ Q♥ was checked to Murcia, pushing him to fire a bet of 4,000. Thai raised to 10,500 and Adam cold called while Murcia got out of the way.

On turn 3♥ , Thai pulled another 12,500, followed by a final 25,500 on river 9♦ . Adam called both streets with a flush K♥ 7♥ , exposing Thai's bottom pair K♣ 2♣ as he took the hit.

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	511,000(170 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	166,000(55 BB)
RM Remy MurciaFrance	103,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:42:48 AM

Yeow Kian Lands a Sweet Spot

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Yeow Kian

Yeow Kian sent out a 20,000 bet into a pot of 28,000 on board A♥ 4♣ K♥ 3♣ , and was met with a check jam for 30,000 more from Edgaras Kausinis on the big blind. Kian happily obliged with a set 4♦ 4♠ , crushing Kausinis' two pair A♠ 3♥ all the way through river 6♣ .

Player	Chips
YK Yeow KianMalaysia	153,000(51 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	busted

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 122/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:31:18 AM

Timon Prill Pulls River Raise

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

Vying for a 31,000 pot in the middle across board T♠ 3♥ Q♥ 9♦ 5♣ , Victor Fryda made a go for it with a bet of 15,500. Timon Prill stopped him in his tracks with a raise to 40,000. Fryda took a minute and eventually found the fold, giving up the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips
VF Victor FrydaFrance	255,000(102 BB)
TP Timon PrillAustralia	215,000(86 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:27:39 AM

Huge Double for Andrew Lunde

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

An all-in preflop situation saw Andrew Lunde put his tournament life (129,500) on the line with Q♦ Q♠ up against Foo Long's A♥ K♦ .

A classic coinflip, Lunde's ladies kept ahead all the way through board 8♣ T♠ 9♠ 3♦ Q♥ , shipping him a big boost to a comfortable 53 BB stack.

Player	Chips
AL Andrew LundeCanada	265,500(106 BB)
FL Foo LongSingapore	47,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:23:44 AM

Jakkapong Srepasom Sends George Tomescu Packing

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

On board K♦ 7♦ 2♣ T♥ , action was caught on Jakkapong Srepasom firing a bet of 20,000 into a pot of 31,000. George Tomescu on the big blind, with a pot sized stack left check jammed and was called by his opponent for the rest.

Tomescu K♥ 5♦

Srepasom A♠ K♠

A top pair battle, Srepasom's top kicker held through on river J♦ , eliminating Tomescu from the Day 1A running entirely.

Player	Chips
JS Jakkapong SreprasomThailand	136,000(54 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:21:49 AM

Jun Li Demands for the Rest

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

Abhinav Iyer opened from early position and called a small 9,000 three bet from Jun Li behind.

On flop 6♠ 5♣ 2♥ , Iyer check called another 6,500 but let it go just moments later after Li barreled all-in on turn Q♥ .

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	67,500(27 BB)
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	21,500(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 10:18:15 AM

Aladin Reskallah Fills Up on the River

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

With a pot of 51,000 already in the middle on board 9♦ 6♦ 5♣ J♥ , Shiina Okamoto on the big blind led out a bet of 10,500 and snap called the rest after Aladin Reskallah moved all-in for 35,000.

Reskallah T♦ 8♦

Okamoto K♥ K♠

Reskallah drawing to several outs, found one on river K♦ , earning him the full double up as Okamoto's premium pair bound for the muck.

Player	Chips
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	121,000(48 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	41,000(16 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 141/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:41:10 AM

Mini Championship D1A Registration Closes at 259 Entries

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

The initial heat for the $200,000 guaranteed Mini Championship is officially closed for registration with a solid 259 entries locked in. Action will play down to 12.5% of the field, leaving only 33 players standing by the end of the day.

The later flight, Day 1B is already underway and will remain open for late entrants through Level 10 @ 20:25.

Mini Championship

Date/s: February 21-22, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,100

Guarantee: USD 200,000

D1A: 259 entries, 33 ITM

D1B: Friday, February 21

Day 2/ Final: Saturday, February 22

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 170/259

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:34:50 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips
YL Yongjia LinAustralia	310,000(155 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	288,500(144 BB)
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	221,000(111 BB)
MJ Maurice JeevanjiFrance	212,500(106 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	198,000(99 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	193,000(97 BB)
KC Kornkrit ChaveewanitkunThailand	171,000(86 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	158,000(79 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	157,000(79 BB)
FV Francesco Vasquez	156,000(78 BB)
RK Robert KissUnited States of America	151,000(76 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	142,500(71 BB)
VF Victor FrydaFrance	141,000(71 BB)
HW Hao WuAustria	138,000(69 BB)
CN Cao Ngoc AnhViet Nam	137,000(69 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	136,500(68 BB)
KY Kai Yat Fam	129,000(65 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	129,000(65 BB)
EC Eric CeretSingapore	125,000(63 BB)
PG Pablo GarciaIreland	122,000(61 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	121,500(61 BB)
FL Foo LongSingapore	121,000(61 BB)
TR Thalmann Robert	119,000(60 BB)
KW Kiwamu Watabe	118,000(59 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	116,500(58 BB)
NT Noppon TaengruenThailand	115,000(58 BB)
TM Thor Morstoel	113,000(57 BB)
FG Fabrice GizFrance	112,000(56 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	111,000(56 BB)
JS Joseph SerockUnited States of America	110,500(55 BB)
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	109,000(55 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 145/233

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:30:31 AM

Abhinav Iyer Plays Back from the Big Blind

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Abhinav Iyer

Abhinav Iyer defended his big blind against Keisuke Tajiri's 3,500 button open, and check called another 2,500 on flop Q♣ 9♣ 7♣ . Both checked turn K♣ through to river 3♦ , where Iyer led 15,000. Tajiri this time, opted out, earning Iyer a boost back up to starting.

Player	Chips
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	48,400(32 BB)
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	42,100(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:26:41 AM

Quick Double for Kiwamu Watabe

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Kiwamu Watabe

Facing an open and two calls, Kiwamu Watabe squeezed all-in on the small blind for 53,400. Eric Yaputra was up to the challenge, risking majority of his stack with his suited broadways.

While a bold move, Yaputra slipped down the ranks as board K♥ 3♥ 9♣ A♣ 4♦ awarded Watabe the win with a pair of aces.

Player	Hand	Chips
KW Kiwamu Watabe	A♠J♠ SB	115,800(77 BB)
EY Eric YaputraIndonesia	K♦T♦ CO	11,300(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:24:19 AM

Vishal Ojha Pays the Price

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Vishal Ojha

With 43,000 in the pot across board J♣ 9♣ 2♥ 2♦ T♦ , action saw Vishal Ojha lodge a blocker bet of 4,500 on the river. Dinesh Alt on the button, bumped up the stakes to 35,000 and collected the pot with J♠ J♥ after Ojha paid the price.

Player	Chips
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	137,500(92 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	125,000(83 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:21:21 AM

Check Raise Does the Job for Issam Fayad

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

A button vs big blind back and forth set 20,500 in the middle right before flop 8♠ 4♣ T♥ landed on the felt. Action checked to Joseph Serock, leading him to bet 5,300. Issam Fayad check raised to 15,500, enough to convince Serock to lay it down.

Player	Chips
IF Issam FayadLebanon	88,700(59 BB)
JS Joseph SerockUnited States of America	42,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:18:14 AM

Abhinav Iyer Pulls a Magic Trick

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Abhinav Iyer opened 3,000 early position, called by a player behind along with Keisuke Tajiri on the big blind.

On board 4♦ A♠ 7♣ Q♠ K♥ , Iyer triple barreled - 3,000, 5,500, and a final all-in for 10,200, with Tajiri check calling all the way to showdown. Iyer revealed a broadway straight J♠ T♣ , crushing Tajiri's top pair A♦ 6♠ by the river.

Player	Chips
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	58,800(39 BB)
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	48,900(33 BB)

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 145/208

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:15:10 AM

Split Pot for Rozhynskyi and Yagira

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

Takashi Yagira

A preflop back and forth saw Erik Rozhynskyi four bet jam his remaining 23,700 against Takashi Yagira's raise behind. Yagira called off and chopped it up as Rozhynski tabled the same hand.

Player	Hand	Chips
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	A♣Q♣ HJ	25,200(21 BB)
TY Takashi Yagira	A♦Q♦ CO	43,100(36 BB)

Board:J♠4♦3♥Q♥T♦

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:12:03 AM

George Tomescu Doubles Through Aliaksei Chernak

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

George Tomescu

George Tomescu sent out a 12,000 button three bet against a mid open and saw Aliaksei Chernak behind, raise all-in. Tomescu called off for his remaining 35,100 and was in for a flip for an 82 BB pot.

Board K♦ 9♠ 5♦ Q♦ 6♣ ran in favor of Tomescu's overcards, shipping him a clean double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
GT George TomescuRomania	A♦K♥ D	99,100(83 BB)
AC Aliaksei ChernakBelarus	J♥J♠ SB	10,500(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 9:10:40 AM

Ricardas Lukauskas Takes from Dinesh Alt

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

Ricardas Lukauskas

Ricardas Lukauskas opened to 2,500 and called 5,000 more following a raise from Dinesh Alt behind.

On flop K♥ 4♥ J♦ , Lukauskas check called 4,500 from his opponent, and faced another 11,200 bet on turn Q♠ . Lukauskas this time responded with an all-in for 30,000 total, snap called by Alt with a set.

Lukauskas A♣ T♣

Alt J♠ J♣

Crushed against a straight, Alt failed to fill up on river 7♥ , shooting him down to a five big blind stack.

Player	Chips
RL Ricardas LukauskasLithuania	87,000(73 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	6,300(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:57:18 AM

Back to Back Pots for Jakkapong Sreprasom

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

Jakkapong Sreprasom

With a pot of 11,700 in the middle across board Q♥ 4♦ 3♠ 6♠ , George Tomescu made an attempt for it with a bet of 7,500. Jakkapong Sreprasom check called on the big blind, and got to showdown for cheap after Tomescu checked back river J♥ .

Both spiked the pair, with Sreprasom's J♠ T♠ shipping the win for his higher kicker against Tomescu's J♦ 7♦ .

On the next deal, Srepasom was up against a late position open and a call, and went for a squeeze to 30,000. Both opponents slipped the fold, earning Srepasom his second pot in a row.

Player	Chips
JS Jakkapong SreprasomThailand	61,300(51 BB)
GT George TomescuRomania	41,300(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:54:54 AM

Vishal Ojha in Luck

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

A preflop back and forth saw Vishal Ojha commit his entire 51,100 with 5♥ 5♣ , only to be in trouble against Maxim Gololobov's T♦ T♣ .

Lucky for Ojha, his two outer came right on time on board 6♠ 6♥ K♥ 5♦ 9♥ , sparing him from elimination.

Player	Chips
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	104,600(87 BB)
MG Maxim GololobovRussia	51,000(43 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:50:05 AM

Noppon Taengruen Catches Up on the River

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

Noppon Taengruen

Andres Vasquez flicked in his last big blind, raised by Dang Thi Hue to 3,000. Noppon Taengruen fired a three bet to 9,500, and called for his remaining 39,700 after Dang answered with an all-in.

With two aces already showing, another fell on board A♥ 3♥ 9♦ 2♠ , leaving Taengruen drawing slim. The river J♣ however, spiked the Thai's one of two outs, earning him the sweet boost while Vasquez headed for the rails.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Noppon TaengruenThailand	J♦J♥ MP	102,400(85 BB)
DT Dang Thi HueViet Nam	A♠5♥ MP	16,000(13 BB)
AV Andres VasquezUnited States of America	A♦7♥ UTG	busted

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 149/191

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:46:59 AM

Yuya Tada Bets for Value

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

Dinesh Alt opened on the cutoff and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop T♠ 9♠ 5♦ .

Yuya Tada on the small blind, led out a bet of 3,000, called by Alt to see turn 5♣ . Both checked it through to river 7♠ , where Tada went for a final 6,500. Alt paid the price and mucked as Tada showed two pair Q♣ T♣ .

Player	Chips
YT Yuya Tada	82,300(82 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	62,300(62 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:41:01 AM

Sreekanth Narayanan Gets a Payday

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

Sreekanth Narayanan opened in early position, raised by Andres Vasquez to 6,700. Noppon Taengruen cold called on the small blind and Narayanan completed for a three way pot.

Action on flop 9♥ 4♦ 5♠ checked round to turn 9♣ , where Taengruen led 4,500. Narayanan called while Vasquez bumped it up to 14,000. Both stuck around to see river K♠ , where Vasquez bet a final 32,900 checked to him. Taengruen called and so did Narayanan, making it a three way showdown.

Vasquez showed trip nines A♠ 9♠ , beating Taengruen's Q♦ Q♣ but not Narayanan's full house 5♦ 5♥ for the win.

Player	Chips
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	245,000(245 BB)
NT Noppon TaengruenThailand	34,100(34 BB)
AV Andres VasquezUnited States of America	1,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:38:08 AM

George Tomescu Bets All the Way

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

George Tomescu

George Tomescu opened on the hijack and was met with a 7,000 three bet from Vishal Ojha right behind. Tomescu clicked back to 14,000, and Ojha completed.

On board 9♣ 7♠ 2♦ K♠ Q♥ , Tomescu barreled all three streets - 9,000, 9,000, and a final all-in for 16,500, leaving Ojha to give it up by the river.

Player	Chips
GT George TomescuRomania	83,000(83 BB)
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	82,300(82 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:34:53 AM

Fabrice Giz Shoves for the Win

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

Fabrice Giz

Linda Nguyen on the big blind, was spotted firing a 6,500 bet into a pot of 10,900 on board 2♥ Q♦ 8♦ T♥ A♣ . Fabrice Giz behind tank shoved for the rest, and Nguyen packed up in quick surrender.

Player	Chips
FG Fabrice GizFrance	150,900(151 BB)
LN Linda NguyenHong Kong	25,500(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:29:56 AM

Suguru Sawada Policed by Haile Kuo

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

With already 23,600 in the middle across board 9♣ A♠ 2♦ 6♠ , action was caught on Suguru Sawada pulling an attempt for 14,000 on the small blind. Haile Kuo tank called behind and was put in another tough spot after Sawada bet all-in on river 5♣ for 22,700.

Kuo eventually found the call with top pair A♥ 8♥ and shipped the win as Sawada revealed bluff K♥ Q♠ for his elimination.

Player	Chips
HK Haile KuoCanada	108,900(109 BB)
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	busted

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 145/175

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:26:03 AM

Johan Lees Surrenders

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Xinchen He opened on the hijack and called a 6,500 three bet from Johan Lees on the small blind.

On flop 7♦ 4♥ 3♠ , He was faced with a 3,700 continuation bet from his opponent and responded with a raise to 9,000. Lees completed but surrendered on turn 9♥ after He gunned for another 11,000.

Player	Chips
XH Xinchen HeChina	94,600(118 BB)
JL Johan LeesAustralia	31,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:20:42 AM

Yuya Tada Commits His Stack

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Preflop action between Yuya Tada and David Chiv built up a pot of 13,800 straight away.

On flop 2♥ 7♦ 9♠ , Tada bet 7,000, check raised by Chiv to 20,000. Tada answered with an all-in, risking his entire 46,000. Chiv missed to take the spot and Tada revealed A♥ 9♣ as he raked in the boost.

Player	Chips
YT Yuya Tada	79,800(100 BB)
DC David ChivCambodia	69,500(87 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:18:53 AM

Foo Long Denies Andrei Ybapob Showdown

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

A pot of 21,000 was centered around board 5♦ Q♦ 7♥ A♥ when Foo Long fired a bet of 10,000. Andrei Ybapob check called on the small blind but was unable to get to showdown after Long continued for a final 25,000 on river J♥ .

Player	Chips
FL Foo LongSingapore	138,300(173 BB)
AY Andrei Ybapob	40,200(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:16:19 AM

Thai Do Gives Up the Fight

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Thai Do

Thai Do opened utg and called a 5,000 three bet from Sergin Mark on the button.

On flop 6♣ 6♥ Q♠ , Do check called a 3,500 bet from his opponent, but laid it down after Mark barreled another 13,000 on turn 9♥ .

Player	Chips
SM Sergin Mark	107,600(135 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	103,200(129 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:13:34 AM

Pham Tien Dung Collects in Full

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

With a pot of 10,200 in the middle across board 7♣ Q♠ 6♣ 5♠ , action was caught on Trong Hieu Ngo firing a bet of 7,000. Pham Tien Dung behind, raised for 10,000 more and went on to push his last 18,400 on river K♠ . Trong tank called both streets with 8♦ 8♥ , only to book the loss as Pham revealed a turned straight 4♥ 3♥.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tien Dung	81,000(101 BB)
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	8,600(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:08:34 AM

Top Pair Holds Strong for Nattawut Kwunsong

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Nattawut Kwunsong opened 2,000 utg+1 and saw Jerome Finck flick in his last 3,400. Shahin Norouzian on the small blind joined the action and Kwunsong completed.

On board A♦ J♠ 8♠ K♦ , Kwunsong bet both streets - 2,500 and 6,200, building up a side pot as Norouzian check called onto river 9♣ . Kwunsong slowed down and checked it back, revealing his top pair to be good against both opponents' pair of kings.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Nattawut KwunsongThailand	A♠6♦ UTG+1	61,900(77 BB)
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	K♠T♠ SB	67,800(85 BB)
JF Jerome FinckFrance	K♥Q♣ HJ	busted

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 125/149

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 8:01:48 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	232,200(290 BB)
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	146,500(183 BB)
SM Sergin Mark	139,600(175 BB)
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	128,100(160 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	122,700(153 BB)
PG Pablo GarciaIreland	115,300(144 BB)
FL Foo LongSingapore	111,600(140 BB)
AS Aditya ShushantIndia	110,500(138 BB)
TM Tom MaguireAustralia	103,500(129 BB)
DT Dang Thi HueViet Nam	102,600(128 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	102,200(128 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	101,800(127 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	100,800(126 BB)
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	96,100(120 BB)
TK Takayuki KogaJapan	92,700(116 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	92,600(116 BB)
DC David ChivCambodia	91,800(115 BB)
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	90,400(113 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 116/139

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 7:58:40 AM

Noyan Slamiya Smashes Board

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Noyan Slamiya opened utg and was met with a 4,200 three bet from Nadav Cohen right behind. Slamiya responded with another raise to 10,000, to which Cohen completed.

On flop K♦ 5♦ 4♦ , Slamiya continued for 6,500 and Cohen called once more. Both checked turn 4♥ through to river J♣ , where Slamiya went for a final 11,100. Cohen gave it a thought and eventually found the fold, saving him some chips as Slamiya revealed full house K♥ K♠ .

Player	Chips
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	86,600(144 BB)
NS Noyan SlamiyaKazakhstan	57,000(95 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 7:56:08 AM

Tirajad Sirimueanphong Wins with the Ladies

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A blind vs blind battle between Shiina Okamoto and Tirajad Sirimueanphong built a pot of 7,800 in the middle preflop. On board K♣ 3♣ 7♠ 2♦ , Okamoto check called two streets - 2,500 and 6,000, and arrived at showdown after Sirimueanphong checked back river K♦ .

Okamoto showed two pair 8♥ 7♥ , behind Sirimueanphong's Q♥ Q♣ all the way.

Player	Chips
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	93,800(156 BB)
TS Tirajad SirimueanphongThailand	45,800(76 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 7:21:23 AM

Top Pair Lands Kyosuke Nagami in Trouble

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A battle between Kyosuke Nagami and Aditya Sushant landed 33,700 in the middle right before flop K♥ 4♠ 5♦ landed on the felt. Nagami check called a 5,300 bet from his opponent, and went on to lead 8,500 on turn J♣ . Sushant made the call, and snap called another 9,000 on river 3♠ for a showdown.

Nagami revealed A♠ K♣ , no match against Sushant's overpair A♦ A♥ .

Player	Chips
AS Aditya ShushantIndia	90,600(151 BB)
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	18,800(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 7:15:39 AM

Nattawut Kwunsong Saved by Runout

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Up against an open and a call from Nattawut Kwunsong, Gary Guerrero lodged a 6,000 three bet on the button and saw Jerome Finck push all-in on the small blind for 38,400. Kwunsong snap called for his lesser 32,300 and Guerrero got out of the way, open folding 9♣ 9♠ as he left the two to showdown.

Kwunsong dominated, was in luck to find three diamonds on board 8♦ 6♦ Q♥ 2♠ 7♦ , shipping him the win with the nut flush.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Nattawut KwunsongThailand	A♦9♦ HJ	73,000(122 BB)
JF Jerome FinckFrance	A♣K♠ SB	6,100(10 BB)
GG Gary GuerreroPhilippines		47,800(80 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 7:11:59 AM

Sreekanth Narayanan Surges to the Top

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Sreekanth Narayanan fired a 4,100 three bet on the button and saw Matthew Chan on the small blind, pad it further to 15,000. Narayanan responded with an all-in, called by Chan for his entire 48,400 stack.

Crushed against the cowboys, Chan headed out as board 3♣ 9♦ 6♣ 7♥ 3♦ felted no aces to save him from elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	K♦K♣ D	179,300(299 BB)
MC Matthew ChanSingapore	A♦K♥ SB	busted

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 103/120

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 7:05:41 AM

David Chiv Bluffs Off Gary Guerrero

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

David Chiv

Gary Guerrero defended his big blind against David Chiv's 1,000 open, and faced a 2,000 continuation bet on flop A♣ 9♣ 8♦ . Guerrero went for a check raise to 4,500, bloating up the pot just moments later. Chiv clapped back to 13,000, and Guerrero took the bait.

On turn J♣ , Guerrero tank called another 20,000 and eventually laid it down as Chiv barreled all-in on river 3♠ . Guerrero showed A♥ for top pair, leaving Chiv to return the favor, revealing bluff 7♠ 4♠ , while hinting a comment to his opponent, saying "I thought you're better than that".

Player	Chips
DC David ChivCambodia	105,000(210 BB)
GG Gary GuerreroPhilippines	54,200(108 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:34:00 AM

Peter Kiem Collects Three Streets of Value

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Peter Kiem

Songklot Sermsirimongkol defended his early open and check called a 3,200 three bet from Peter Kiem on the cutoff.

On board A♦ 6♥ 6♣ T♦ J♥ , Kiem barreled all three streets - 2,000, 4,200, and a final 12,000. Sermsirimongkol check called all the way to showdown, only to muck as Kiem turned over trip sixes K♦ 6♦ .

Player	Chips
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	111,500(223 BB)
SS Songklot SermsirimongkolThailand	42,500(85 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:30:22 AM

Rindra Norodom Survives Flip

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Following a late position open and two calls, Rindra Norodom decided it was time to go all-in for his last 15,100. Adam Lydford on the small blind, went for the duty call and found himself in for a flip for a quarter of his stack.

Board Q♥ 5♣ 5♥ Q♠ 9♠ rolled a boat for Norodom, pushing him to stand up from his seat and do a little dance as the turn left his opponent drawing dead.

Player	Hand	Chips
RN Rindra Norodom	K♠Q♦ BB	33,100(66 BB)
AL Adam Lydford	7♥7♠ SB	47,100(94 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:27:54 AM

Keisuke Tajiri Wins Preflop War

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Keisuke Tajiri opened 1,100 in early position and found three callers behind. Ilia Barkov on the big blind, squeezed to 7,500, allowing Tajiri to put in another raise to 21,000. No opponent was up for the challenge, shipping Tajiri the dead money in the middle.

Player	Chips
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	76,700(153 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	42,100(84 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:24:39 AM

Big Raise Works for Maulik Shukla

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Maulik Shukla

On board 8♠ 7♠ 9♥ 4♥ and around 15,000 in the middle, Dragoljub Martinovic on the button, made an attempt for it with a half pot bet of 7,500. Maulik Shukla put him to the test with a check raise to 40,000, which worked in his favor as Martinovic tossed his hand back in the deck.

Player	Chips
MS Maulik ShuklaIndia	64,500(129 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	10,300(21 BB)

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 87/96

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:21:07 AM

Sreekanth Narayanan Rivers Gin Card

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

With 17,000 already spread out in the middle on board 9♥ J♣ A♦ A♣ Q♥ , action was caught on Sreekanth Narayanan firing a bet of 5,000. Timon Prill raised to 16,000, and tank called with a straight T♣ 8♦ for his remaining 15,200 after Narayanan moved all-in.

Narayanan showed a full house A♥ Q♠ and sent his opponent out.

Player	Chips
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	84,600(212 BB)
TP Timon PrillAustralia	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:18:11 AM

Yamen Ghanem Doesn't Waver

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Yamen Ghanem

Dragoljub Martinovic opened 1,000 utg and put out 2,500 more following a raise from Yamen Ghanem on the hijack.

On board A♣ 3♣ T♦ 9♦ , Martinovic check called two streets - 1,500 and 3,000, and went on to donk bet 7,000 on river 6♥ . Ghanem shot out a final raise to 21,000, sending his opponent in the tank. Martinovic eventually found the fold and dropped down the counts once more.

Player	Chips
YG Yamen GhanemIsrael	71,200(178 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	26,700(67 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:14:01 AM

Yamen Ghanem Takes It Down

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Jeorge Lagatuz opened 800 utg, called by two players behind. Yamen Ghanem on the big blind, squeezed to 4,000, and saw both Lagatuz and Dragoljub Martinovic complete.

Action on flop A♣ 3♣ 7♦ was checked to Martinovic, prompting him to bet 3,100. Ghanem check called to see turn 3♥ and arrived at river 3♠ for cheap after Martinovic checked back a street. Ghanem led out a final 6,000 and Martinovic slipped the fold.

Player	Chips
YG Yamen GhanemIsrael	54,100(135 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	44,200(111 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	40,100(100 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:11:58 AM

Nattawut Kwunsong Finishes Nadav Cohen

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Down short, Nadav Cohen flicked in his last 4,200 and was challenged by utg raiser Nattawut Kwunsong to showdown.

Board T♥ 6♥ 9♠ 8♣ K♠ ran a straight for Kwunsong, eliminating Cohen right before the first break of the day.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Nattawut KwunsongThailand	K♦7♦ UTG	54,600(137 BB)
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	6♣3♠ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:08:48 AM

Shiina Okamoto Up to Double Already

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

With a pot of 9,800 on board 9♣ 4♦ J♥ 4♥ , Shiina Okamoto sent out a 1,600 donk bet on the big blind and was called by Genadii Belousov behind. Okamoto unwilling to let this one go, went for a heftier 11,000 on river 2♥ and picked up the pot as Belousov found no reason to continue.

Player	Chips
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	104,100(260 BB)
GB Genadii Belousov	34,500(86 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 6:04:13 AM

Easy Call for Peter Kiem

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Blind vs blind preflop action between Ahmed Abdelattif and Peter Kiem brewed a juicy pot of 15,000 in the middle. Abdelattif took the aggressive route and went for an all-in for his last 22,300 straight away on flop A♠ 2♥ 6♠ . Kiem snap called right behind with top pair, top kicker A♦ K♥ , putting Abdelattif at risk with a flush draw K♠ 3♠ .

Turn 7♥ and river 9♦ offered no spades, sending Abdelattif out early in the Mini Championship games.

Player	Chips
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	72,400(181 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	busted

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 68/70

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:37:37 AM

Gary Guerrero Pulls the Trigger

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Action on a flop of Q♣ K♥ T♥ saw Gary Guerrero fire a potsize bet of 15,000 from the small blind. Thanaboon Sathirawut took a minute before putting in a call, but eventually surrendered as Guerrero pushed his last 25,600 on river 9♠ .

Player	Chips
GG Gary GuerreroPhilippines	70,800(236 BB)
TS Thanaboon Sathirawut	35,300(118 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:35:10 AM

Yamen Ghanem Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Dragoljub Martinovic opened 700 on the cutoff and was met with a 4,500 three bet from Yamen Ghanem on the big blind. Martinovic responded with a raise to 11,500, but was left nowhere to go but out after Ghanem shoved for 45,600 total.

Player	Chips
YG Yamen GhanemIsrael	57,600(192 BB)
DM Dragoljub MartinovicSerbia	37,000(123 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:33:39 AM

Vishal Ojha Raises the Stakes

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Facing an early open and a call, Timon Prill sent out a three bet to 4,200. Vishal Ojha right behind, bumped it up to 10,000 and picked up the pot shortly after all else folded.

Player	Chips
VO Vishal OjhaIndia	60,200(201 BB)
TP Timon PrillAustralia	41,300(138 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:31:43 AM

Yeow Kian Picks Up a Boost

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Yeow Kian

Yeow Kian opened mid position, raised by Andrew Hawes to 2,100 a seat after. Player cold called, pushing Kian to slip in another raise to 11,500. Only Hawes stuck around to see flop K♠ T♦ 9♣ , yet quickly surrendered as Kian continued for 10,000.

Player	Chips
YK Yeow KianMalaysia	73,300(244 BB)
AH Andrew HawesAustralia	29,600(99 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:29:17 AM

Easy Takedown for Ahmed Abdellatif

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Ahmed Abdellatif

Wonchul Bae opened 600 utg+1, followed by a raise to 1,500 from Andrew Hawes on the cutoff. Ahmed Abdellatif padded it further to 4,000 on the button and saw both opponents complete.

Action on flop A♣ 2♠ 9♥ was checked to Abdellatif, prompting him to bet 10,000. Both gave it up straight away, earning Abdellatif the pot.

Player	Chips
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	53,100(177 BB)
WB Wonchul BaeSouth Korea	44,200(147 BB)
AH Andrew HawesAustralia	41,100(137 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:25:57 AM

Phuritat Phaosathianphan Exits as Day's First Casualty

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Phuritat Phaosathianphan defended his button open and called a 2,500 three bet from Takayuki Koga on the small blind.

On board J♠ T♦ 5♥ 6♦ 5♣ , Koga triple barreled - 4,500, 10,500, and a final all-in, with Phaosathianphan calling all the way, risking his last 19,400 on the river. Koga revealed A♠ A♣ and delivered the first bust as Phaosathianphan tabled 9♥ 9♣ .

Player	Chips
TK Takayuki KogaJapan	83,800(279 BB)
PP Phaosathianphan PhuritatThailand	busted

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/38

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:08:39 AM

Top Pair Wins for Thanaboon Sathirawut

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

A fourway three bet pot led by Fabrice Giz dealt a flop of A♠ 6♠ 5♥ . Giz went for a 1,100 continuation bet, called by two opponents behind. Initial raiser Thanaboon Sathirawut check raised to 5,000, and left only Patrik Selin on the small blind to continue.

Selin check called another 3,500 on turn 7♥ , and arrived at showdown for cheap after Sathirawut checked back river K♣ . Selin showed J♦ J♥ , no match against Sathirawut's top pair A♥ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
TS Thanaboon Sathirawut	72,100(361 BB)
FG Fabrice GizFrance	46,100(231 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	45,800(229 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:05:29 AM

Thai Do Spikes the Turn

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Khayal Abbasov sent out a 1,600 three bet on the hijack and was cold called by Thai Do on the button.

On flop J♣ 9♦ A♠ , Abbasov continued for 1,500, called once more by Do behind. Both checked turn 5♥ through to river K♠ , where Abbasov went with a 9,500 overbet. Do snap called with a set 5♦ 5♠ , crushing Abbasov's two pair A♥ J♥ entirely.

Player	Chips
TD Thai DoViet Nam	61,500(308 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	37,400(187 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 5:00:58 AM

Small Attempt from Thai Do

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Blind vs blind action on board 5♣ A♣ Q♣ 7♥ 7♦ saw Nattawut Kwunsong check to his opponent behind. Thai Do went with a final bet of 1,600 into a pot of 4,400, and got caught with a bluff 8♠ 6♦ as Kwunsong easily looked him up with two pair A♠ J♥ .

Player	Chips
NK Nattawut KwunsongThailand	54,100(271 BB)
TD Thai DoViet Nam	47,000(235 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 4:50:24 AM

Bottom Pair Enough for Patrik Selin

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Patrik Selin

Patrik Selin opened 500 on the cutoff and saw both players on the blinds complete.

Selin continued for 600 on flop K♥ 2♥ 4♦ , check raised by Andrei Ybapob on the big blind to 2,500. Selin called, and paid another 4,500 on turn Q♠ to see river 9♦ . Both players slowed down, revealing Ybapob's ace-high A♥ 5♠ , no good against Selin's bottom pair A♠ 2♠ .

Player	Chips
PS Patrik SelinSweden	58,200(291 BB)
AY Andrei Ybapob	42,300(212 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 4:46:52 AM

Early in the Mix

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Player	Chips
AY Andrei Ybapob	50,000(250 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	50,000(250 BB)
FG Fabrice GizFrance	50,000(250 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	50,000(250 BB)
AD Ashwani Dewan	50,000(250 BB)
GG Gary GuerreroPhilippines	50,000(250 BB)
TN Turner NealUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	50,000(250 BB)
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	50,000(250 BB)
YK Yeow KianMalaysia	50,000(250 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/10

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/21/2025, 4:37:16 AM

Cards in the Air!

Mini Championship begins, good luck to all the players!

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/20/2025, 4:38:18 PM

The Hunt for WPT Glory Continues!

Those who missed the Day 2 cut of the esteemed WPT Cambodia Championship no need to fret, with the Mini Championship games giving players another chance at securing lucrative prizes! Today's festivities sees two flights of the $200,000 guaranteed highlight, each playing down to ITM at 12.5%.

For a buy-in of $1,100, entrants will be awarded a starting stack of 50,000, 250x the opening blinds. Thirty minute blind levels will run from start to finish, followed by a faster paced 20/25 gameplay for the later offering. On top of the payouts, tomorrow's winner will also claim a $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, offering another formidable player a chance to make their mark on the global poker scene.

Registration remains open at the start of Level 10 @16:20, with Day 1B following suit for those up for an evening grind. Stay tuned for updates as SMP brings you all the latest directly off the floor!

Mini Championship

Date/s: February 21-22, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,100

Guarantee: USD 200,000

Starting stack: 50,000

D1A: Friday, February 21

D1B: Friday, February 21

Day 2/ Final: Saturday, February 22