Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #50

2025.02.21 - 2025.02.22Add to Calendar

World Poker Tour

Ilia Barkov

Russia

Place

10th

Prize

$8,435

Blind level

Level 31: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Entries

1/457

Total Chips

22,850,000

Average

22,850,000

D2

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 11:26:18 AM

Ilia Barkov Succumbs in 10th Place - $8,435

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Ilia Barkov Succumbs in 10th Place - $8,435

Ilia Barkov open shoved 1,015,000 (13 BB) utg and was challenged by Leo Soma on the cutoff.

A 50-50 situation, Barkov bid his hopes of the title goodbye as Soma landed a boat on board 7♦ 7♥ 3♦ 8♣ A♥ to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
LS Leo SomaFrance	8♦8♠ CO	4,475,000(45 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	A♠Q♦ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 11:23:28 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	2,975,000(30 BB)	30	2
HW Hao WuAustria	2,295,000(23 BB)	30	3
JL Jason LauMalaysia	3,920,000(39 BB)	30	4
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	780,000(8 BB)	30	7
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	860,000(9 BB)	30	8
FR Fabian RolliFrance	4,260,000(43 BB)	35	3
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	655,000(7 BB)	35	4
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	1,015,000(10 BB)	35	5
LS Leo SomaFrance	2,960,000(30 BB)	35	6
TE Travis EndersbyAustralia	3,080,000(31 BB)	35	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 9:41:46 AM

Midpair Enough for Ilia Barkov

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ilia Barkov opened 120,000 utg and was joined by Peter Kiem and Ahmed Abdellatif behind.

Action on flop A♥ K♦ J♠ checked round to turn 7♦ , where Barkov led 80,000. Abdellatif called on the button and arrived at showdown shortly after river 3♣ welcomed no more bets.

Barkov showed pair of kings K♣ Q♠ and picked up the pot.

Player	Chips
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	1,600,000(27 BB)
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	940,000(16 BB)
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	700,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 8:50:41 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LS Leo SomaFrance	1,720,000(34 BB)	30	1
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	2,650,000(53 BB)	30	2
HW Hao WuAustria	940,000(19 BB)	30	3
JL Jason LauMalaysia	3,600,000(72 BB)	30	4
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	1,035,000(21 BB)	30	5
TE Travis EndersbyAustralia	1,670,000(33 BB)	30	6
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	1,610,000(32 BB)	30	7
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	600,000(12 BB)	30	8
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	2,305,000(46 BB)	35	2
FR Fabian RolliFrance	905,000(18 BB)	35	3
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	2,185,000(44 BB)	35	4
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	1,080,000(22 BB)	35	5
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	775,000(16 BB)	35	6
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	380,000(8 BB)	35	7
TD Thai DoViet Nam	1,345,000(27 BB)	35	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 8:31:37 AM

Mini Championship Down to Two Tables

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Today's Mini Championship Day 2 battle is down to its final two tables with Malaysia's Jason Lau continuing to reign. Listed up top is $87,027 including a $1,100 entry to the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Chip Count Update

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LS Leo SomaFrance	1,910,000(48 BB)	30	1
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	2,330,000(58 BB)	30	2
HW Hao WuAustria	700,000(18 BB)	30	3
JL Jason LauMalaysia	3,750,000(94 BB)	30	4
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	1,000,000(25 BB)	30	5
TE Travis EndersbyAustralia	2,660,000(67 BB)	30	6
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	1,600,000(40 BB)	30	7
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	800,000(20 BB)	30	8
XC Xianling ChenChina	215,000(5 BB)	35	1
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	2,360,000(59 BB)	35	2
FR Fabian RolliFrance	1,625,000(41 BB)	35	3
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	1,300,000(33 BB)	35	4
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	1,150,000(29 BB)	35	5
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	540,000(14 BB)	35	6
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	400,000(10 BB)	35	7
TD Thai DoViet Nam	1,420,000(36 BB)	35	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 8:20:27 AM

Bobby Zhang Takes Initiative

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ilia Barkov opened utg and Bobby Zhang defended his big blind.

On flop 7♠ 3♥ 5♣ , Zhang check called another 80,000 and went ahead to lead 150,000 on turn 8♣ . Barkov found no reason to continue and got out of the way.

Player	Chips
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	1,330,000(33 BB)
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	825,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 7:17:46 AM

Rahul Melwant Continues to Hang On

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Down short having lost a flip just a few hands prior, Rahul Melwant flicked in his last 70,000 (3 BB) on the small blind and was up against button raiser Ilia Barkov.

Board 3♣ 8♥ 7♦ K♦ 3♠ landed Melwant two pair, keeping him in the Mini Championship running.

Player	Hand	Chips
RM Rahul Melwant	K♣J♥ SB	190,000(8 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	A♣2♠ D	1,100,000(44 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 7:10:18 AM

Daniel Lengyel Eliminated by Ilia Barkov

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Daniel Lengyel

Daniel Lengyel open raised all-in for 385,000 (15 BB) on the hijack and saw Ilia Barkov on the button rise to the challenge.

Lengyel in search of an ace, found none on board K♠ 7♠ 7♣ T♣ K♦ , sending him out of the Day 2 games.

Player	Hand	Chips
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	8♦8♣ D	1,250,000(50 BB)
DL Daniel LengyelHungary	A♦5♠ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 6:56:44 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	945,000(38 BB)	25	2
RM Rahul Melwant	345,000(14 BB)	25	3
HW Hao WuAustria	375,000(15 BB)	25	4
JL Jason LauMalaysia	2,750,000(110 BB)	25	5
TD Thai DoViet Nam	575,000(23 BB)	25	6
JS Julian SalvesenNorway	70,000(3 BB)	25	7
DL Daniel LengyelHungary	385,000(15 BB)	25	8
CH Chak Hei ChanAustralia	1,830,000(73 BB)	26	1
AL Andrew LundeCanada	200,000(8 BB)	26	4
RB Rui BouquetPortugal	1,680,000(67 BB)	26	5
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	900,000(36 BB)	26	6
FV Francesco Vasquez	225,000(9 BB)	26	7
SS Suguru SawadaJapan	810,000(32 BB)	26	8
RP Rosalie PetitFrance	50,000(2 BB)	30	1
DK David KozmaHungary	605,000(24 BB)	30	2
XC Xianling ChenChina	850,000(34 BB)	30	3
JL Johan LeesAustralia	1,085,000(43 BB)	30	5
TE Travis EndersbyAustralia	860,000(34 BB)	30	6
NC Nadav CohenIsrael	875,000(35 BB)	30	7
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	215,000(9 BB)	30	8
BZ Bobby ZhangAustralia	420,000(17 BB)	35	1
AA Ahmed AbdellatifAustralia	1,575,000(63 BB)	35	2
FR Fabian RolliFrance	705,000(28 BB)	35	3
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	360,000(14 BB)	35	4
LS Leo SomaFrance	1,280,000(51 BB)	35	5
HP Hyunkyou ParkSouth Korea	980,000(39 BB)	35	7
RK Ran KollerIsrael	1,530,000(61 BB)	35	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 6:25:59 AM

Ilia Barkov Takes One Out

Level 20: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Ilia Barkov

Sreekanth Narayanan went with K♦ J♥ for his last 282,000 (14 BB) on the cutoff and was followed by another all-in from Ilia Barkov right behind.

Narayanan slightly behind, accepted his fate as board A♠ A♣ J♦ 2♣ K♣ left him drawing slim straight away.

Player	Hand	Chips
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	A♦Q♦ D	1,018,000(51 BB)
SN Sreekanth NarayananIndia	K♦J♥ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

2/22/2025, 5:44:03 AM

Shahin Norouzian Calls for the Rest

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Shahin Norouzian opened on the hijack, called by player on the small blind. Ilia Barkov on the big blind, sent out a three bet to 150,000, to which Norouzian responded with another raise to 400,000. Both players threw in the fold, with Barkov saying, "I’ll save my life" as he tossed his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
SN Shahin NorouzianCanada	1,385,000(92 BB)
IB Ilia BarkovRussia	471,000(31 BB)