Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #50

2025.02.21 - 2025.02.22Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Suguru Sawada

Japan

Bounty

Blind level

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

Entries

33/259

Total Chips

12,950,000

Average

392,424

D1A

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, 2:01:57 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)

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, 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, 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