WPT Cambodia – Day 1 – Day 14 updates – January 30, 2024
WPT Cambodia – News Coverage
WPT Cambodia – Festival Results
WPT Cambodia – Player of the Festival standings
WPT Cambodia – Player Guide
WPT Cambodia – Photos
WPT Championship – Live Updates
Jinlong Hu wins Player of the Festival
China’s Jinlong Hu clinched the Player of the Festival with five final table cashes. Hu also accrued a combined payout of USD 60,518. In recognition of his outstanding performance, Hu was awarded a coveted USD 1,100 seat to the WPT Prime Championship in Las Vegas this December, along with an additional USD 1,500 in cash.
Hu’s rise began with a 55th place finish at the Championship Warm Up and 67th at the Mystery Bounty, though no points were earned. He then went on to reach five final tables, securing victory at the 20/15/10/5 and nearly another on closing day at the Superstack Classic Freezeout. Check out his stats below.
1st – Event 35: 20/10/15/5
2nd – Event 39: Superstack Classic Freezeout
3rd – Event 15: 8 Max Survivor Bounty
3rd – Event 36: Bounty
4th – Event 44: 10/10/10/10
Hong Kong’s Sparrow Cheung cashed in two events on closing day and may have slid into second place, bumping Philippine’s Marc Rivera down to 3rd. We will have the official tally of points up shortly.
1K Turbo
Date: January 30, 2024
Buy in: USD 1,000
Entries: 18 (16 unique)
Prize pool: USD 17,460
ITM: 4 places
David Chiv wins the 1K Turbo
David Chiv made sure to walk away with more than just cash in his pocket but a trophy at the final day’s 1K Turbo event. Chiv outlasted the 18 entry field to earn his first ever live tournament title and a payout of USD 7,857.
Final Table ITM
Superstack 6-Max Finale
Date: January 30, 2024
Buy in: USD 400
Entries: 77 (65 unique)
Prize pool: USD 26,888
ITM: 10 places
21:00: Joshua Tan comes from behind to win the Superstack 6-Max Finale
Singapore’s Joshua Tan was down to just 10 bb at heads up against Azerbaijan’s Khayal Abbasov with 90 bb, but a couple of double ups and a failed bluff attempt by the leader swung the chips in Tan’s direction. One of the biggest double ups was 
over 
. Tan went on to victory with King-Queen top two pair dusting King-Six top pair. Tan earned a payout deal of USD 6,060 and his maiden WPT title.
Final Table ITM
10/10/10/10
Buy in: USD 200
Entries: 29 (20 unique)
Prize pool: USD 4,923
ITM: 4 places
Sparrow Cheung wins second trophy at the 10/10/10/10
The 10/10/10/10 event clocked in at just three hours with Hong Kong’s Park Yu “Sparrow” Cheung outlasting the pace and the 29 entry field for his second festival trophy and a payout of USD 2,218. Cheung previously championed the WPT Cambodia HR 5K event. Cheung joined Seongho Cho and Hyeonsik Yun in the multi-winners club. He also moved up to 2nd place in the Player of the Festival race.
Final Table ITM
1K Re-Entry – Day 2
Buy in: USD 1,100
Entries: 37 (34 unique)
Prize pool: USD 35,890
ITM: 5 places
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $14,714 |
| 2 | $8,973 |
| 3 | $5,384 |
| 4 | $3,948 |
| 5 | $2,871 |
19:00: Valeriy Fokin turns over “Doyle Brunson” and wins the 1K Re-Entry
Blinds: 15K-25K ante 25K
It was a Russian battle at the 1K Re-Entry with heads up between Valeriy Fokin and Dmitrii Gnusaev. Both players were hunting down their first trophy of the festival having both been denied in 2nd place at a previous event.
After a deal was struck, pots remained small until a shocking final hand was tabled. On a raised pot preflop, both checked the flop 
. On the turn 
, Gnusaev check-raised, Fokin called. The river 
, Gnusaev pushed, Fokin took a few seconds to decide then called for his tournament life. Gnusaev was caught bluffing with 
missed draw, Fokin turned over a shocking 
for bottom pair! He said, “it’s Doyle Brunson!”
That was it, Fokin shipped it for his first WPT win and pocketed USD 11,148 payout deal.
17:20: Final 5 players – ITM round
Blinds: 6K-12K ante 12K
17:15: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 6K-12K ante 12K
Another unfortunate turnout for Chao Ting Cheng who fell on the bubble for the second time in this festival. Last night, he bubbled the WPT Cambodia HR 5K, and just moments ago, Cheng was eliminated at the 1K Re-Entry.
Before the fall, Cheng plummeted to 3 bb after calling down Yuan Yu on every street. The board completed 
. Yu had 
. Cheng mucked.
Down to 3 bb, Cheng shoved twice, both ending in split pots. However on the third shove, Cheng faced Yu again, and this time, Yu prevailed with 
two pair over 
pair on a board 
.
Micro Championship – Final Day
14:30: Jacson Feng wins the Micro Championship!
Blinds: 30K-60K ante 60K
Fast action at the two-day Micro Championship with 16 players out of 124 entries returning on the final day and reaching the final table in under one hour. It was just as fast at the final table with heads up quickly established.
Singapore’s Jacson Feng, who led from the start of the final table, was up against Philippine rising player Justin Geronimo. Geronimo was seeking his second festival win having triumphed the Deepstack Freezeout days prior. However it was not to be for Geronimo. He four-bet shoved , Feng snap-called with 
, the board ran a suspenseful 
with the turn 
and river 
. Fang snatched his career first live title and trophy.
Player of the Festival – Update
Standings after 39 completed events
China’s Jinlong Hu overtook Philippine’s Marc Rivera after finishing 3rd at Event 36: Bounty and reaching the final five at Event 38: Superstack Classic Freezeout. This is almost a sure win with Rivera already back in the Philippines.
WPT Cambodia – News Coverage and Results
WPT Cambodia – Player of the Festival standings
Superstack Classic Freezeout – Final Day
13:30: Haile Rafik Kuo wins!
The two-day Event 39: Superstack Classic Freezeout drew 78 players for a prize pool with five players returning on the final day. Among the contenders was China’s Jinlong Hu, who not only had bagged an event two days back, he also climbed into the top spot of the Player of the Festival race. Hu reached heads up, facing the bigger stacked Haile Rafik Kuo for his second festival title.
After an ICM deal was reached, they played for ranking and status. Despite Hu’s efforts, Kuo prevailed to capture his first ever WPT win and trophy. Kuo turned his USD 800 to a USD
WPT Cambodia – Festival Results
WPT Cambodia – Day 13 updates – January 29, 2024
WPT Cambodia HR 5K – Final Day
Buy in: USD 5,000
Guarantee: USD 200,000
Entries: 137 (124 unique)
Prize pool: USD 624,583
ITM: 20 places
01:15: Sparrow Cheung wins!
Blinds: 100K-200K ante 200K
Australians entered the final table dominating in numbers with five players in the round however they still couldn’t lock up the win. Hong Kong’s Sparrow Park Yu Cheung spoiled their plans, knocking out one Aussie after another to bag the win and a payout deal of USD 135,755.
Down to four handed, Cheung four-bet shoved that led to massive double up with dominating Australia’s Danny Huynh’s . Cheung went on to eliminate Dylan Foster (4th), Huynh (3rd) to face Australia’s Yoon Kang at a heads up.
Kicking off very lopsided, Cheung 65 bb dominating Kang’s 2.5 bb, the Aussie doubled up and more a few times to impressively near par. An ICM deal was then reached with USD 9,995 on the side for the eventual winner. Cheung grinded down Kang to lift his first ever WPT title and trophy.
Player of the Festival – Update
Standings after 34 completed events
Philippine’s Marc Rivera maintained his top rank with a cash at the Mini Championship Freezeout to add 30 points, bringing him to 1,005 points.
Australia’s Yita Choong went from 600 points to 1,000 to slide into second rank and bump down Marc Joseph to third rank. Choong shipped the Mini Championship Freezeout for 400 points.
WPT Cambodia – News Coverage and Results
WPT Cambodia – Player of the Festival standings
WPT Cambodia Championship – Final Day
Buy in: USD 3,500
Guarantee: USD 1,000,000
Entries: 760 (441 unique)
Prize pool: USD 2,432,760
ITM: 95 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout |
| 1 | Konstantin Held | Germany | $361,310* |
| 2 | Joshua McCully | Australia | $277,291* |
| 3 | Florent Remi | France | $211,819* |
| 4 | Motoyoshi Okamura | Japan | $157,858 |
| 5 | Amit Kaushik | India | $118,906 |
| 6 | Kyle Bao Diep | USA/VN | $90,532 |
| 7 | Jianfeng Sun | UK | $69,678 |
| 8 | Kou Vang | USA | $54,212 |
| 9 | Anthony Cierco | France | $42,647 |
*1st prize includes a seat worth $10,400 to the WPT World Championship in Wynn Vegas.
22:00: Konstantin Held wins the WPT Cambodia Championship!
Level 32: 200,000-400,000 ante 40,000
Konstantin Held has done it! Kicking off heads up, it was heavy bets being tabled back and forth with Held dominating and scooping. This quickly switched the counts. Joshua McCully recovered with a two double ups but was not enough to overtake. On the Aussie’s third push, Held defeated McCully with 
over .
21:30: Florent Remi eliminated in 3rd place – USD 302,019
Level 31: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
After the deal, Florent Remi proceeded to dominate the action, jumping to a big lead of nearly two-thirds of the chips in play. However the fast rise was met with a flurry of consecutive losses to send him plunging. The final hand saw Remi call for all his chips on the river 
. He showed the 
flush that was crushed by Joshua McCully’s nut flush.
WPT Cambodia HR 5K – Final Day
Buy in: USD 5,000
Guarantee: USD 200,000
Entries: 137 (124 unique)
Prize pool: USD 624,583
ITM: 20 places
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $152,449 |
| 2 | $101,506 |
| 3 | $72,357 |
| 4 | $52,660 |
| 5 | $39,143 |
| 6 | $29,730 |
| 7 | $23,083 |
| 8 | $18,333 |
| 9-10 | $14,902 |
| 11-12 | $12,703 |
| 13-14 | $11,148 |
| 15-16 | $10,084 |
| 17-20 | $9,412 |
19:20: Nguyen Quang Huy knocks out Chao Ting Cheng on the bubble
Blinds: 15K-25K ante 25K
After several exciting shoves athat doubled up a few players, Chao Ting Cheng hoped it would also go his way with 
flipping against Nguyen Quang Huy‘s 
. However it was not to be as the board ran 
. Cheng was eliminated on the bubble.
WPT Cambodia Championship – Final Day
19:10: ICM deal reached
Level 30: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
The remaining three players quickly reached an ICM deal for the cash:
Konstantin Held – USD 350,910
Florent Remi – USD 302,019
Joshua McCully – USD 277,291
Play continues for the title, the honor to be immortalized on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup, the $10,400 seat to WPT World Championship + airfare and accommodations, and the WPT Champions Club status.
19:00: Motoyoshi Okamura eliminated in 4th place – USD 157,858
Level 30: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
WSOP bracelet winner Motoyoshi Okamura will not be adding a WPT title to his portfolio, pushing with 
that fell flat to Joshua McCully‘s 
. In Day 3, Okamura came back from just 6 bb at 10-handed to an impressive 5th place finish for USD 157,858.
18:50: Amit Kaushik eliminated in 5th place – USD 118,906
Level 30: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Amit Kaushik extended his incredible 2023 run to the new year, locking up his first ever six figures after finishing in 5th place. Kaushik went tit for tat against Joshua McCully but on their third bout, Kaushik was eliminated. McCully’s paired the Queen on the turn to dust .
18:40: Joshua McCully and Amit Kaushik play ping pong
Level 30: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Joshua McCully and Amit Kaushik face-off twice for all of their chips. First battle went to the Aussie with 
staying ahead of on a board 
. McCully doubled up to 30 bb, Kaushik plunged to 10 bb.
Shortly after, Kaushik opens 6 bigs then goes to the flop with caller McCully. Kaushik shoves his last 1.5 bb and McCully calls knowing he is behind with . Kaushik has . The turn is a full house for Kaushik to recover some of his lost chips.
Amit Kaushik – 3,500,000 (18 bb)
Joshua McCully – 3,050,000 (15 bb)
17:30: Kyle Bao Diep eliminated in 6th place – USD 90,532
Level 29: 75,000-150,000 ante 150,000
Kyle Bao Diep just scored the biggest payout of his career amounting to USD 90,532 for 6th place but at the moment, he doesn’t feel good about it. He tells SMP, “maybe I’ll feel better about it tomorrow.” Expectedly so as Diep’s 
was defeated by chip leader Konstantin Held’s with a Seven quickly showing up.
16:50: Amit Kaushik saved by the river
Level 29: 75,000-150,000 ante 150,000
Down to 11 bb, Amit Kaushik shoved holding and survived once again with a bleak board finding a Nine on the river against Motoyoshi Okamura’s . Kaushik back up to 24 bb, Okamura dipped to 35 bb.
16:10: Amit Kaushik slipping and surviving
Level 28: 75,000-125,000 ante 125,000
Amit Kaushik entered the day ranked a strong third in chips and fueled in more chips after railing two short stacks Anthony Cierco (9th) and Kou Vang (8th). However, since then, it has been downhill with the big stacks slowly shaving portions. Dropping to as low as 7 bb, Kaushik got it all in with 
and survived against Kyle Bao Diep’s . Both players are about even with Kaushik at 16 bb and Diep at 15 bb.
WPT Cambodia Championship – Final Day
Buy in: USD 3,500
Guarantee: USD 1,000,000
Entries: 760 (441 unique)
Prize pool: USD 2,432,760
ITM: 95 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout |
| 1 | $441,456* | ||
| 2 | $287,255 | ||
| 3 | $211,819 | ||
| 4 | $157,858 | ||
| 5 | $118,906 | ||
| 6 | $90,532 | ||
| 7 | Jianfeng Sun | UK | $69,678 |
| 8 | Kou Vang | USA | $54,212 |
| 9 | Anthony Cierco | France | $42,647 |
*1st prize includes a seat worth $10,400 to the WPT World Championship in Wynn Vegas.
14:50: Chip counts at the break, 6 players remaining
Level 26: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Konstantin Held – 15,025,000 (120 bb)
Florent Remi – 7,125,000 (57 bb)
Motoyoshi Okamura – 4,975,000 (40 bb)
Joshua McCully – 4,925,000 (39 bb)
Amit Kaushik – 3,700,000 (30 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 2,250,000 (18 bb)
Follow the action via the WPT Live Updates.
14:00: Jianfeng Sun eliminated in 7th place – USD 69,678
Level 26: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
China’s Jianfeng Sun three-bet shoved over 30 bigs on the chip leader Konstantin Held who snap-called with . Sun had one over-card . The board improved both players , with Held’s set the better spread to eliminate Sun in 7th place.
13:30: Kou Vang eliminated in 8th place – USD 54,212
Level 26: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
USA’s Kou Vang couldn’t catch a break as the big stacks continue to 3-bet and 4-bet preflop. As Vang’s stack drained, he finally put it all on the line holding , Amit Kaushik calls with . The board runs 
.
12:20: Anthony Cierco eliminated in 9th place – USD 42,647
Level 25: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000
First casualty of the final table is Anthony Cierco who came in with just 7 bb. With action folding to him on the button, Cierco moved all in , big blind Amit Kaushik defended with , and spiked the Ten on the flop to oust Cierco in 9th place.
12:00: Cards in the air! Race to the cup begins!
Level 25: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000
Shuffle up and deal!
Bounty
Buy in: USD 800
Entries: 112 (89 unique)
Prize pool: USD 50,221
Bounty pool: USD 28,000
ITM: 14 places
Final 3 payouts
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | Adrien Berger | France | $14,740 |
| 2 | Hwang Hyunsub | Korea | $9,416 |
| 3 | Jinlong Hu | China | $5,775 |
11:50: Adrien Berger wins the Bounty event
It took less than twenty minutes for Adrien Berger to claim the Bounty title and lift his first ever live tournament trophy. Returning to action today as one of the final three, Berger turned down a deal saying “I felt I had an edge so I wanted to play.”
With all three deep, Berger was shocked to see Jinlong Hu four-bet shove 70 bb with Ace-Ten, Berger had pocket Kings and shipped it. At heads up, Hwang Hyunsub was also 80 bigs deep when he shoved into Berger’s .
Berger pocketed USD 14,740 for his victory, he also earned 13 bounties ($250 each) to add USD 3,250 to his winnings for a combined USD 17,990.
WPT Cambodia – Day 12 updates – January 28, 2024
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 3
Buy in: USD 3,500
Guarantee: USD 1,000,000
Entries: 760 (441 unique)
Prize pool: USD 2,432,760
ITM: 95 places
Final 9 players
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jianfeng Sun | UK | 5,475,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Konstantin Held | Germany | 7,275,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Florent Remi | France | 4,775,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Motoyoshi Okamura | Japan | 2,375,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Kyle Bao Diep | Viet Nam | 5,125,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Anthony Cierco | France | 525,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Kou Vang | USA | 2,250,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Amit Kaushik | India | 5,150,000 | 69 |
| 9 | Joshua McCully | Australia | 5,050,000 | 67 |
Chips in play: 38,000,000
Average stack: 4,222,222 (56 bb)
Blinds: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000 (1:00:20 time remaining)
Remaining payouts in USD
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $441,456* |
| 2 | $287,255 |
| 3 | $211,819 |
| 4 | $157,858 |
| 5 | $118,906 |
| 6 | $90,532 |
| 7 | $69,678 |
| 8 | $54,212 |
| 9 | $42,647 |
*1st prize includes a seat worth $10,400 to the WPT World Championship in Wynn Vegas.
00:25: Pham Bao eliminated in 10th place, Day 3 ends!
Level 26: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000
That’s it! Championship Day 3 is over! Pham Bao risked it all with and proceeded to lose the flip against Konstantin Held’s . Pham finished 10th, just missing the final table.
00:05: Kou Vang doubles through Amit Kaushik
Level 26: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000
Down to 8 bb, Kou Vang finds a hand to shove it and gets lucky. His spikes a pair on the board 
to survive Amit Kaushik’s .
Kou Vang – 1,650,000 (22 bb)
00:00: Game extended to reach final table
Level 26: 50,000-75,000 ante 75,000
The game has been extended until the final 9 is reached. Players are now at Level 26. Here are the chip counts per WPT Live Updates.
TABLE 1
Seat 1. Bao Pham – 2,525,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2. Jianfeng Sun – 3,900,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3. Florent Remi – 3,675,000 (49 bb)
Seat 4. Anthony Cierco – 1,150,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5. Konstantin Held – 6,775,000 (90 bb)
TABLE 2
Seat 1. Kou Vang – 1,925,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2. Kyle Bao Diep – 4,025,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3. Motoyoshi Okamura – 1,900,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4. Amit Kaushik – 6,750,000 (90 bb)
Seat 5. Joshua Mccully – 5,350,000 (71 bb)
Chips in play: 38,000,000
Average: 3,800,000 (50 bb)
Superstack Turbo Freezeout
Buy in: USD 300
Players: 137
Prize pool: USD 35,880
ITM: 18 places
Final 9 payouts in USD
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $10,030 |
| 2 | $6,315 |
| 3 | $3,749 |
| 4 | $2,260 |
| 5 | $1,758 |
| 6 | $1,471 |
| 7 | $1,274 |
| 8 | $1,132 |
| 9 | $1,003 |
11:40: Final 9 players
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 3
23:35: Motoyoshi Okamura survives
Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Motoyoshi Okamura doubled up through Amit Kaushik with dominating to stay in the running for the coveted WPT title. Okamura climbed to 2,130,000 (35 bb).
22:50: Joshua McCully doubles up through Motoyoshi Okamura
Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
The first all in called situation at the final 10. On a flop showing , button Motoyoshi Okamura bets, small blind Amit Kaushik folds, big blind Joshua McCully check-raises, Okamura answers with a three-bet jam. Adding drama to the moment, McCully pauses and says he is calling before turning over his two pair. Okamura has flush draw. The Aussie rail erupts “Hold! Hold! Hold!” And it does with the turn and river .
Joshua McCully – 4,730,000 (79 bb)
Motoyoshi Okamura – 955,000 (16 bb)
22:10: New level begins, 10 players remaining
Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Last level of the day begins. 10 players remaining. Here are the chip counts per WPT Live Updates.
TABLE 1
Seat 1. Bao Pham – 2,580,000 (43 bb)
Seat 2. Jianfeng Sun – 3,995,000 (67 bb)
Seat 3. Florent Remi – 3,250,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4. Anthony Cierco – 2,010,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5. Konstantin Held – 6,205,000 (103 bb)
TABLE 2
Seat 1. Kou Vang – 1,930,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2. Kyle Bao Diep – 4,005,000 (67 bb)
Seat 3. Motoyoshi Okamura – 3,980,000 (66 bb)
Seat 4. Amit Kaushik – 8,020,000 (134 bb)
Seat 5. Joshua Mccully – 2,015,000 (34 bb)
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $441,456 |
| 2 | $287,255 |
| 3 | $211,819 |
| 4 | $157,858 |
| 5 | $118,906 |
| 6 | $90,532 |
| 7 | $69,678 |
| 8 | $54,212 |
| 9-10 | $42,647 |
Chips in play: 38,000,000
Average stack: 3,800,000 (63 bb)
*1st place payout is inclusive of a seat worth $10,400 to the WPT World Championship in Wynn Vegas.
Mini High Roller
Buy in: USD 2,200
Entries: 166 (147 unique)
Prize pool: USD 322,040
ITM: 22 places
Final 9 payouts in USD
| 1 | $77,023 |
| 2 | $51,197 |
| 3 | $37,172 |
| 4 | $27,366 |
| 5 | $20,429 |
| 6 | $15,464 |
| 7 | $11,870 |
| 8 | $9,239 |
| 9 | $7,294 |
21:25: Final 9 players
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
Bounty
Buy in: USD 800
Entries: 112 (89 unique)
Prize pool: USD 50,221
Bounty pool: USD 28,000
ITM: 14 places
Final 9 payouts in USD
| 1 | $14,740 |
| 2 | $9,416 |
| 3 | $5,775 |
| 4 | $3,641 |
| 5 | $2,812 |
| 6 | $2,310 |
| 7 | $1,959 |
| 8 | $1,708 |
| 9 | $1,507 |
21:20: Final 9 players
Blinds: 5K-10K ante 10K
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 3
21:00: Kyle Bao Diep boots two, rises to 3M
Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
During the previous break, Kyle Bao Diep told SMP this was his deepest major tournament run and hopes to reach the final table. Diep may well be on his way to reaching that milestone having cleaned out two players.
The first was Tetsuya Tsujisaka (15th) with dominating ; the next was Nicholas Wang (12th) whose was canceled out on a board . Diep’s had the better kicker to ship it.
Kyle Bao Diep – 3,000,000 (60 bb)
Championship down to 11 players.
20:55: Dramatic three-way clash!
Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Hand opened with utg Konstantin Held min-raising, utg+1 Renji Mao used up four of his five time-banks before shoving his last 155,000 as he was waiting to see the result at the other table. Down the orbit, big blind Dmitry Nemirovsky asked if Held could still raise and was told he could. Nemirovsky then called. Back to Held who did bump it up to 600,000, Nemirovsky replied with a shove for 2,590,000, Held called. Mao said, “I shouldn’t have shoved!”
Nemirovsky
Held
Mao
The board ran , Held spiked the two-outer to eliminated Nemirovsky, Mao completed a straight to triple up.
20:45: Tony Dunst dusted in 14th place
Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
The last WPT Champion, Tony Dunst, has fallen in 14th place ensuring a new WPT Champion will be immortalized on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup. Read up on the action via the WPT Live Update below:
20:25: New level begins, 15 players remaining
Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
15 players remaining as they enter a new level. Average stack is 2,533,333 (50 bb). Here are the chip counts per WPT Live Updates.
TABLE 1
Seat 1. Renji Mao – 1,885,000 (38 bb)
Seat 2. Bao Pham – 1,745,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3. Jianfeng Sun – 1,325,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4. Florent Remi – 3,430,000 (69 bb)
Seat 5. Anthony Cierco – 2,035,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6. Dmitry Nemirovsky – 1,940,000 (39 bb)
Seat 7. Tony Dunst – 1,250,000 (25 bb)
Seat 8. Konstantin Held – 4,430,000 (89 bb)
TABLE 2
Seat 1. Tetsuya Tsujisaka – 1,000,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2. Kou Vang – 2,345,000 (47 bb)
Seat 3. Kyle Bao Diep – 1,535,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4. Nicholas Wang – 2,460,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6. Motoyoshi Okamura – 2,915,000 (58 bb)
Seat 7. Amit Kaushik – 5,885,000 (118 bb)
Seat 8. Joshua McCully – 3,460,000 (69 bb)
19:55: Amit Kaushik shoves the nut flush, rails Daniel Hinh
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Amit Kaushik continues to dominate the action and the chip counts, rising to 5,850,000 (146 bb) after knocking out Daniel Hinh in 16th place. Kaushik raised all in on the river 
. Hinh called with only to pack up to Kaushik’s nut flush.
19:30: Down to two tables – 16 players
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Four players have quickly fallen to trim the field down to 16 players spread over two tables. India’s Amit Kaushik continues his dominance, bringing in the largest stack of around 5,000,000 (125 bb). Kaushik’s latest knockout was Malaysia’s Jerome Tan (Win Meng Tan) in 18th place. Read up on the action via the WPT Live Updates.
18:40: New level begins, 20 players remaining
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
The remaining 20 players have entered a new level with average stack at 48 bb (1,900,000). Here are the chip counts per WPT Live Updates. For the third consecutive round, Konstanin Held was chip leader at the break. Amit Kaushik has risen to second rank. Minimum payout is USD 18,574.
TABLE 1
Seat 1. Vitalii Polikarpov – 320,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2. Anthony Cierco – 1,910,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3. Daniel Hinh – 1,260,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4. Amit Kaushik – 4,125,000 (103 bb)
Seat 5. Kyle Bao Diep – 1,175,000 (29 bb)
Seat 6. Kou Vang – 1,405,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8. Win Meng Tan – 865,000 (22 bb)
TABLE 2
Seat 1. Jianfeng Sun – 915,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2. Motoyoshi Okamura – 3,975,000 (99 bb)
Seat 3. Florent Remi – 2,985,000 (75 bb)
Seat 4. Konstantin Held – 4,475,000 (112 bb)
Seat 5. Tony Dunst – 1,160,000 (29 bb)
Seat 7. Tetsuya Tsujisaka – 2,210,000 (55 bb)
TABLE 3
Seat 2. Joshua Mccully – 2,095,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3. Chao-Ting Cheng – 465,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4. Nicholas Wang – 2,355,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5. Dmitry Nemirovsky – 3,410,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6. Renji Mao – 570,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7. Julian Warhurst – 525,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8. Bao Pham – 1,790,000 (45 bb)
18:20: Tetsuya Tsujisaka survives several shoves
Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Tetsuya Tsujisaka has been nursing a stack below 10 bb and sent it in twice that found no callers to collect the blinds and antes. On his third shove, he earned more with pairing the Seven to survive caller Florent Remi’s .
Not long after, he four-bet all in with and landed two pair on a board to stay alive against Szymon Wysocki’s .
Tetsuya Tsujisaka – 2,125,000 (71 bb)
Mini High Roller
Buy in: USD 2,200
Entries: 166 (147 unique)
Prize pool: USD 322,040
ITM: 22 places
1st place: USD 77,023
18:05: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 15K-30K ante 30K
It took just two hand-for-hand action for the bubble to burst. Short stacked Andres Korn was all in preflop, called by Kim Enriquez and Aditya Agarwal. The board ran out , Korn turned over for top pair, Enriquez had a busted draw , Agarwal shipped it with top pair higher kicker.
PLO
Buy in: USD 800
Entries: 67 (48 unique)
Prize pool: USD46,793
ITM: 9 places
17:20: John Tech wins!
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Philippine’s John Tech locked up the PLO event in just under six hours of final day play. He defeated Taiwan’s Po-Jui Chou at a brief heads up battle. This was Tech’s career third WPT win. He collected USD 16,376 and a trophy to add to his already stacked awards shelf.
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 3
16:55: New level begins, 23 players remaining
Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
After an exciting finish to the previous round, the players went on a scheduled 15-minute break and are now back. Chip counts per WPT Live Updates. Konstanin Held continues to stay ahead for two consecutive levels.
Table 1
Seat 1. Vitalii Polikarpov – 1,070,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2. Anthony Cierco – 2,735,000 (91 bb)
Seat 3. Daniel Hinh – 2,170,000 (72 bb)
Seat 4. Amit Kaushik – 1,970,000 (66 bb)
Seat 5. Kyle Bao Diep – 1,400,000 (47 bb)
Seat 6. Kou Vang – 940,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8. Win Meng Tan – 775,000 (26 bb)
Table 2
Seat 1. Jianfeng Sun – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2. Motoyoshi Okamura – 3,925,000 (131 bb)
Seat 3. Florent Remi – 2,565,000 (86 bb)
Seat 4. Konstantin Held – 4,210,000 (140 bb) – chip leader
Seat 5. Tony Dunst – 1,665,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7. Tetsuya Tsujisaka – 1,415,000 (47 bb)
Seat 8. Szymon Wysocki – 900,000 (30 bb)
Table 3
Seat 2. Joshua Mccully – 3,000,000 (100 bb)
Seat 3. Chao-Ting Cheng – 1,280,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4. Nicholas Wang – 1,415,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5. Dmitry Nemirovsky – 1,630,000 (54 bb)
Seat 6. Renji Mao – 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Seat 7. Julian Warhurst – 880,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8. Bao Pham – 1,805,000 (60 bb)
16:35: Joshua McCully’s cowboys boot Justin Geronimo and Charlie Chiu
Level 21: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Joshua McCully is flying high with an exciting double takedown that sent his stack to 120 bb. It was a three-way all in showdown preflop, cutoff Charlie Chiu was first to shove with , small blind Justin Geronimo joined with , then big blind McCully with the largest stack made it a three-way with . When the flop spiked an Ace , the rail erupted. The turn kept Geronimo ahead until the river for a flush to McCully and the double takedown.
Joshua McCully – 3,000,000 (120 bb)
16:00: Julien Rouxel rocked in shock!
Level 21: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000
As reported by WPT Live Updates team:
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Mini Championship Freezeout – Day 2
Buy in: USD 1,100
Players: 146
Prize pool: USD 141,620
ITM: 17 places
Final 9 payouts in USD
| 1 | Yita Choong | $39,096 |
| 2 | Krit Skulgunbundit | $24,784 |
| 3 | Ran Ilani | $14,587 |
| 4 | Takashi Yagura | $8,855 |
| 5 | Vincent Chauve | $6,869 |
| 6 | Jun Beum Chun | $5,672 |
| 7 | Maggie Weng | $4,957 |
| 8 | Vincent Koh | $4,426 |
| 9 | Phachara Wongwichit | $3,910 |
16:15: Yita Choong wins!
Blinds: 75K-125K ante 125K
Yita Choong wins his first WPT title at the Mini Championship Freezeout, defeating Krit Skulgunbundit at heads up. The final hand saw Skulgunbundit shove on a board , Choong called with two pair, Skulgunbundit top pair. The river was no help to Skulgunbundit.
15:45: Ran Ilani falls 3rd, heads up!
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
It’s heads up at the Mini Championship Freezeout with Yita Choong ahead 43 bb to Krit Skulgunbundit’s 30 bb. Choong eliminated Ran Ilani in 3rd place with winning the race against on a board running .
Yita Choong – 4,300,000 (43 bb)
Krit Skulgunbundit – 3,000,000 (30 bb)
15:25: Win some, lose some for Krit Skulgunbundit
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
Krit Skulgunbundit doubles through Ran Ilani who pushed on the small blind that lost the flip against . The double up sent Skulgunbundit to nearly half of the chips in play.
Next hand, Skulgunbundit lost some to Yita Choong who defended the big blind. At the flop and turn 
, small blind Skulgunbundit c-bet 150,000 and 325,000, Choong call them off. On the river , Choong led out 400,000, Skulgunbundit check-folded and asked what he had. Choong just laughed and said “I was getting cheeky.”
Yita Choong – 2,870,000 (28 bb)
Krit Skulgunbundit – 3,105,000 (30 bb)
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 3
14:55: Break time, 31 players remaining
Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Players are on their second break of the day, only seven lost during the previous level leaving 31 scattered over four tables. Average stack is 1,225,806 (49 bb). Chips in play: 38,000,000.
Top 10 in chips per WPT Live Updates report:
1. Konstantin Held – 2,670,000 (107 bb)
2. Vitalii Polikarpov – 2,070,000 (83 bb)
3. Joshua Mccully – 2,045,000 (82 bb)
4. Nicholas Wang – 2,020,000 (81 bb)
5. Vincent Du – 1,875,000 (75 bb)
6. Tetsuya Tsujisaka – 1,750,000 (70 bb)
7. Motoyoshi Okamura – 1,680,000 (67 bb)
8. Szymon Wysocki – 1,645,000 (66 bb)
9. Tony Dunst – 1,555,000 (62 bb)
10. Anthony Cierco – 1,500,000 (60 bb)
Mini Championship Freezeout – Day 2
Buy in: USD 1,100
Players: 146
Prize pool: USD 141,620
ITM: 17 places
Final 9 payouts in USD
| 1 | $39,096 | |
| 2 | $24,784 | |
| 3 | $14,587 | |
| 4 | Takashi Yagura | $8,855 |
| 5 | Vincent Chauve | $6,869 |
| 6 | Jun Beum Chun | $5,672 |
| 7 | Maggie Weng | $4,957 |
| 8 | Vincent Koh | $4,426 |
| 9 | Phachara Wongwichit | $3,910 |
14:50: Krit Skulgunbundit wins two shoves
Blinds: 40K-80K ante 80K
Krit Skulgunbundit dragged in two all in pots with the first one sending short stacked Takashi Yagura out in 4th place. Next hand was double up through Ran Ilani with hanging on against .
Krit Skulgunbundit – 2,200,000 (27 bb)
Ran Ilani – 2,650,000 (33 bb)
Yita Choong – 2,950,000 (36 bb)
14:45: Yita Choong takes control
Blinds: 30K-60K ante 60K
After the badbeat win, Yita Choong went on a three-hand winning spree to drive his stack to 3,150,000. First hand he three-bets Krit Skulgunbundit’s 125,000 raise to 300,000, no call. Next hand, Choong opens, big blind Skulgunbundit defends, Choong bets the flop , no call.
The third consecutive hand, utg Ran Ilani opens, Choong defends, flop comes . Choong check-calls 120,000 then both players check the turn . On the river 
, Choong leads out 130,000. Ilani folds.
Yita Choong – 3,215,000 (53 bb)
14:35: Yita Choong badbeats Vincent Chauve’s aces
Blinds: 30K-60K ante 60K
All in preflop, Yita Choong , Vincent Chauve , board runs out . Chauve is eliminated.
Yita Choong – 2,500,000
14:15: Another takedown for Krit Skulgunbundit
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Immediately after eliminating Chien Chih Weng, Krit Skulgunbundit eliminated short stacked Jun Beum Chun with dusting on a board .
Krit Skulgunbundit – 1,200,000 (24 bb)
14:10: Chien Chih Weng goes down and out in 7th place
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Back to back shoves by Maggie Chien Chih Weng sends her out in 7th place. The first shove saw her lose to Takashi Yagura’s when the Ace paired. Down to 6 bb, Weng sent it all out front with , got called by Krit “Keeki” Skulgunbundit , board ran .
Krit Skulgunbundit – 900,000
14:00: Ran Ilani boots two players
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Ever since his double up, Ran Ilani has been railroading the table. This resulted in two knockouts. Phachara Wongwichit was first to go with 
outdrawn by Ilani’s 
jack on the board. A few hands after, Vincent Koh risked his short stack with and missed against Ilani .
Ran Ilani – 3,150,000 (63 bb)
13:40: Ran Ilani wins the flip against Yagura
Blinds: 20K-40K ante 40K
All in preflop, Ran Ilani full house doubles through against Takashi’s Yagura’s on a board .
Ran Ilani – 1,360,000 (34 bb)
Takashi Yagura – 380,000 (9 bb)
13:00: Final Table
Blinds: 15K-30K ante 30K
Final 9 payouts in USD
| 1 | $39,096 |
| 2 | $24,784 |
| 3 | $14,587 |
| 4 | $8,855 |
| 5 | $6,869 |
| 6 | $5,672 |
| 7 | $4,957 |
| 8 | $4,426 |
| 9 | $3,910 |
Chips in play: 7,300,000
Average stack: 811,111 (20 bb)
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 3
13:00: Break time, 36 players remaining
Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
First break of the day, 36 players remaining led by Szymon Andrzej Wysocki.
Szymon Andrzej Wysocki – 2,474,000
Amit Kaushik – 2,050,000
Nemiroysky Dmitry – 1,900,000
Daniel Hinh – 1,875,000
Joshua McCully – 1,760,000
Tony Dunst – 1,745,000 (WPT Champion)
Chips in play: 38,000,000
12:55: Szymon Wysocki has the boat
Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Szymon Wysocki took the lead after picking up a huge pot against Michael Kim Falcon. The board completed , with a pot of ~514,000, Wysocki bet 440,000, Falcon called, Wysoci turned over . Falcon mucked and said he had pocket Fives full house but didn’t show.
Szymon Wysocki – 2,474,000
Michael Kim Falcon – 668,000
12:45: Pham Bao wins the flip against Jun Li
Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
From the small blind, Pham Bao looked down at and four-bet shoved 517,000, initial raiser from hijack, Motoyoshi Okamura tank-folded, three-bettor Jun Li called with . The board ran , Pham doubled up.
Pham Bao – 1,064,000 (71 bb)
Jun Li – 55,000 (3 bb)
12:15: Big stack update
Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
First 45 minutes of Day 3, brought some changes to the upper ranks.
Nicholas Wang – 2,200,000
Joshua McCully – 2,020,000
Amit Kaushik – 1,995,000
Michael Kim Falcon – 1,700,000
Vincent Du – 1,570,000
Chak Lam Tsamg – 1,540,000
Daniel Hinh – 1,425,000
Chips in play: 38,000,000
11:30: Cards in the air for Day 3
Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Cards are flying at the inaugural WPT Cambodia Championship with 48 players back on the chase. The intent is to reach the official WPT Final 9 or play seven levels of 90 minutes each.
Championship Day 3 Cards in the air at 11:30am…. stay tuned!
WPT Cambodia – Day 11 updates – January 27, 2024
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 2
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PLO – Day 1 Chip Counts
11:30: Final table
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
Buy in: USD 800
Entries: 67 (48 unique)
Prize pool: USD46,793
ITM: 9 places
*Resumes on January 28, 2024 at 11:30am.
| Pojui Chou | Taiwan | 395,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 389,000 |
| John Tech | Philippines | 368,000 |
| Haruto Murata | Japan | 187,000 |
| James Little | UK | 174,000 |
| Hayato Kitajima | Japan | 168,000 |
| Victor Chong | Malaysia | 144,000 |
| Jerome Bradpiece | UK | 59,000 |
| Milan Franger | Australia | 31,000 |
Payouts
| 1 | $16,376 |
| 2 | $9,359 |
| 3 | $5,732 |
| 4 | $4,094 |
| 5 | $3,159 |
| 6 | $2,457 |
| 7 | $2,106 |
| 8 | $1,872 |
| 9 | $1,638 |
Mini Championship Freezeout – Day 1 Chip Counts
Buy in: USD 1,100
Players: 146
Prize pool: USD 141,620
ITM: 17 places
1st prize: 39,096
*Resumes on January 28, 2024 at 11:30am.
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Binit Saraff | 330,000 | |
| 2 | Chien Chih Weng | Taiwan | 275,000 |
| 3 |
Jun Beun Chun
|
290,000 | |
| 4 | Vincent Chauve | France | 1,160,000 |
| 5 | Takashi Yagura | Japan | 365,000 |
| 6 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 210,000 |
| 7 | Oleg Titov | Russia | 480,000 |
| 8 | Vincent Koh | Singapore | 565,000 |
| 9 | Ran Ilani | Israel | 525,000 |
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Shi Huiqi Corine | Singapore | 225,000 |
| 2 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 310,000 |
| 3 | Phachara Wongwichit | Thailand | 210,000 |
| 4 | Yita Choong | Australia | 905,000 |
| 6 |
Krit Skulgunbundit
|
240,000 | |
| 7 |
Pablo Beltran
|
205,000 | |
| 8 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 685,000 |
| 9 | Jennifer Cassell | Australia | 320,000 |
Player of the Festival – update
Standings after 28 completed events
Philippine’s Marc Rivera widened his lead, adding 40 points for 10th place at the Event 29: Superstack Turbo. He leads with an accrued 965 points.
Running second is South Africa’s Marc Joseph at 900 points for his back to back runner up finishes, however, Korea’s Hyeonsik Yun has matched him after picking up a second win at last night’s Mini HR Hyper Turbo. Yun also with 900 points.
There’s still plenty of time to catch the leaders with 16 tournaments yet to play out, including the WPT Championship which earns the champion 750 points.
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 2
00:30: Day 2 ends with 48 (6 tables)
Level 18: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Day 2 ends with 48 players remaining. Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon maintained top rank for most of the day and bagged up in the same position. Per the WPT live updates team, below are the top 5 in chips.
Michael Kim Falcon – 1,876,000 (125 bb)
Joshua McCully – 1,810,000 (121 bb)
Vincent Du – 1,576,000 (105 bb)
Tony Dunst – 1,575,000 (105 bb)
Rolands Norietis – 1,336,000 (89 bb)
*Stay tuned for the full list and payouts.
00:25: Chih Wei Fan falls to Alan Khoo on last hand of the day
Level 18: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
USOP Taiwan Superstar Challenge winner Chih Wei Fan will not be bringing home the big title here in Cambodia as he was just eliminated by Alan Khoo. On the last hand of the day, Fan shoved only to run into Khoo’s . No help came from the board to leave in 49th place.
22:50: Break time, 67 players
Level 17: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Since the bubble, 28 players have fallen out of the running including the day’s entering chip leader Punnat Punsri in 89th place for the minimum payout of USD 6,054. Other decorated players also bounced out Dhaval Mudgal, Gavin Best, Aditya Agarwal, Ankit Ahuja, and Sriharsha Doddapaneni.
One more level to play before they bag up. Stay updated via the WPT Live Updates.
21:20 New round begins, 92 players left
Level 17: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
With the money intact, three players quickly busted before the break. Players are back, clock is now running. 92 runners are now racing for a spot at the final table. Michael Kim Falcon holds top rank with 1.9 Million in chips.
21:00: Pham Bao turns the flush to boot Andrej Desset on the bubble
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
On a three-bet pot preflop, hijack Pham Bao pushes all in on the flop , button Andrej Desset tanks then risks it all showing top pair, Pham has flush draw which connects on the turn . River was . Bubble bursts!
Pham Bao – 823,000 (103 bb)
20:35: Fabian Spielmann happy for the double up
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Fabian Spielmann opens from the button, big blind William Lius three-bets, Spielmann four-bets, Lius tank-calls. Spielmann dominated Lius’ , board runs .
Fabian Spielmann – 700,000 (87 bb)
William Lius – 200,000 (25 bb)
20:30: Anthony Cierco denies Amit Kaushik’s bluff
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 800
Anthony Cierco limps, lojack raises 16,000, small blind Amit Kaushik’s three-bets 65,000, Cierco calls, lojack folds. When the board completes , Kaushik bets every street 30,000, 48,000, shove (400,000), Cierco calls the flop and turn then tanks the river using two time banks then calls for his tournament life. Kaushik opens bluff, Cierco doubles up with top pair.
Anthony Cierco – 610,000 (76 bb)
Amit Kaushik – 240,000 (30 bb)
20:10: Big stack update, 101 remaining
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Joshua McCully – 1,300,000
Michael Kim Falcon – 1,210,000
Daniel Tighe – 1,100,000
Yuhang Chen – 1,090,000
Hyeonho Shin – 945,000
Trung Ha Nguyen – 790,000
Nemiroysky Dmitry – 787,000
Florent Remi – 735,000
Notables:
Tony Dunst – 400,000
Masato Yokosawa – 178,000
Valeriy Pak – 685,000
20:00: Florent Remi sends Steeven Tan nosedives to 2 bb
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Florent Remi was all in and at risk on a board but with his straight, he was looking good for a double up against Steeven Tan’s . The river ensured it to balloon to 735,000. Tan, on the other, nosedived to 20,000 (2 bb).
19:30: Break time over, Championship underway
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
After a 70-minute dinner break, the 106 remaining players are back on the beat. Bubble time approaches with money starting at 95 places. Daniel Tighe, Julien Rouxel, and Michael Kim Falcon continue to lead with just over 1,000,000. Average stack is 72 bb.
18:10: Charlie Chiu takes from the leaders
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Tabled with the chip leaders, Charlie Chiu held his own, dragging down some of the towers. Up against Michael Kim Falcon, Chiu called a three-bet to 28,000, then check-called the flop . Both players checked the turn , then Chiu fired 75,000 on the river, Falcon tank-called. Chiu won it with .
A few hands after, cutoff Julien Rouxel three-bet 45,000, button Chiu four-bet 120,000, utg initial raiser and hijack caller folded, flop ran . Chiu c-bet 75,000 on the turn , Rouxel check-called. On the river , Chiu shoved 243,000, Rouxel tanked for a few minutes then folded saying he had better than top pair.
Charlie Chiu – 610,000 (101 bb)
Julien Rouxel – 1,020,000 (170 bb)
18:00: Ankit Ahuja rising
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Catching Ankit Ahuja ship two pots with the first one sending Natalia Rozova out of the running. Rozova was all in holding on a flop that completed , Ahuja cleaned up with .
Hands later, Ahuja check-raises 150,000 on a board , Win Meng Tan folded his hand to lose his 75,000 bet and the pot.
Ankit Ahuja – 546,000 (91 bb)
Natalia Rozova – Eliminated
17:15: Justin Geronimo calls off the big push
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Big blind three-bet shoved a huge 165,000, initial raiser Justin Geronimo tank-calls and is ahead over . Board runs , Geronimo ships it.
Justin Geronimo – 660,000 (110 bb)
16:50: New level, 124 remaining
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
The previous round saw 38 players fall leaving 124 players on the hunt for ITM. The money is fast approaching, which starts at 95th place. Michael Kim Falcon (239 bb) maintains his lead, trailed closely by Julien Rouxel (224 bb). Both players are now seated at the same table.
Third in chips is Daniel Tighe (188 bb), seated with the top two leaders is Yuhang Chen (155 bb) who is next down the rung, and to round out the top 5 is Joshua McCully at 146 bb.
16:05: WPT Champions on the chase
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Three WPT Champions started Day 2 – Tony Dunst, Masato Yokosawa, Hoyt Corkins – however only two remain with Corkins eliminated in this round.
Tony Dunst – 82,000 (16 bb)
Masato Yokosawa – 160,000 (32 bb)
16:00: Back to back takedowns for Julien Rouxel, rises to 1.3M
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Julien Rouxel has zoomed to the top with back to back knockouts. Rouxel shared with SMP, a player three-bet shoved preflop with Ace-King, Rouxel had pocket Kings that held to boot one. The next hand, Rouxel called a five-bet shove with pocket Aces and dusted a player’s pocket Kings.
Julien Rouxel – 1,300,000 (260 bb)
15:25: Double takedown by Falcon, rises to 1.3M
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Chip leader Michael Kim Falcon has distanced himself further from the pack with a double takedown ballooning his stack to 1,350,000 (270 bb). Retelling the action, Falcon shared that small blind Seungyong An three-bet shoved his open-raise, he called from hijack and was joined by button Hernan Villa.
Falcon proceeds to bet the flop and turn , Villa calls the 35,000 and 60,000. On the river , Falcon fires 110,000, Villa shoves then celebrates when Falcon calls. However, Villa’s straight is no good against Falcon’s higher straight. An had for a double bust.
Michael Kim Falcon – 1,350,000 (270 bb)
15:05: New level begins, 162 players remaining
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Another level in books, only 18 players fell in the previous round. Among the notables them were Nozomu Shimizu, Sparrow Cheung, Kannapong Thanarattrakul, Drasko Boskovic, and Christopher Mateo.
On the high side, Michael Kim Falcon continues to command with 168 bb, Yuhang Chen (153 bb), Daniel Tighe (143 bb), Ian Litster (135 bb) have joined the upper ranks. Others in the top 10 are Hyeonho Shin (128 bb), Julien Rouxel (121 bb), Punnat Punsri (118 bb), William Lius (115 bb), Jerome Win Meng Tan (106 bb), and Minh Anh Nguyen (105 bb).
Follow the action via the WPT Live Updates.
14:10: Nozomu Shimizu eliminated
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Entering with the second largest stack of Day 2, more than double the average, Japan’s Nozomu Shimizu has fallen out of the running. Dropping to half stack during the opening round, he lost a big pot to Supakit Anukoolpitaknil with Ace-King dominating Ace-Queen then lost the remaining crumbs to Rolands Norietis.
13:40: William Lius rises to 700K, Lun Loon eliminated
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Lojack Alex Puchalski min-raises, cutoff William Lius calls, button Lun Loon three-bets, Puchalski folds, Lius flats, flop comes . Lun c-bets 26,000, Lius check-raises all in, Lun tank-calls and shows top pair. Lius is way ahead with flush. Lun busts on the turn. River was .
William Lius – 700,000 (175 bb)
13:05: First break of the day, 190 remaining
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
After the first 90-minute level of Day 2, the field is down to 190 players. Here are some of the current top stacks:
Michael Kim Falcon – 685,000
William Lius – 590,000
Hyeonho Shin – 560,000
Punnat Punsri – 515,000
Steeven Tan – 430,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – 420,000
Amit Kaushik – 400,000
Sorawit Suriyakarn – 400,000
Van Sang Nguyen – 350,000
Huu Dung Nguyen – 340,000
Masato Yokosawa – 340,000
11:35: Day 2 begins!
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Cards in the air for Day 2! 231 players are back on the chase for a piece of the USD 2,431,760 prize pool. That will however take some time to reach with the money starting at 95th place.
Follow the action via the WPT Live Updates, we will also post highlights here throughout the day.
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WPT Cambodia – Day 10 updates – January 26, 2024
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WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 1B
00:00: Championship Day 1B ends with Nozomu Shimizu bagging the lead
Day 1B concluded with 113 players remaining and red-hot Japanese slugger Nozomu Shimizu bagging 519,500 (173 bb) to earn the the chip lead in this flight. He is second in the overall survivor list with Day 1A leader Punnat Punsri (528,500 – 176 bb) maintaining top rank. The next two down the rung were Korea’s Choi Hun Tae and Hyeonho Shin both with 154 bb. We will have the official chip counts posted soon.
Championship numbers
Buy in: USD 3,500
Guarantee: USD 1,000,000
Entries: 760 (441 unique)
Prize pool: USD 2,432,760
ITM: 95 places
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $441,546* |
| 2 | $287,255 |
| 3 | $211,819 |
| 4 | $157,858 |
| 5 | $118,906 |
| 6 | $90,532 |
| 7 | $69,678 |
| 8 | $54,215 |
| 9-10 | $42,647 |
| 11-12 | $33,919 |
| 13-14 | $27,410 |
| 15-16 | $22,424 |
| 17-20 | $18,574 |
| 21-24 | $15,580 |
| 25-32 | $13,238 |
| 33-40 | $11,396 |
| 41-48 | $9,943 |
| 49-56 | $8,796 |
| 57-64 | $7,892 |
| 65-72 | $7,185 |
| 73-80 | $6,641 |
| 81-95 | $6,054 |
*1st place includes a seat worth $10,400 to the 2024 WPT World Championship in Wynn Las Vegas. WPT will value-add accommodations.
Shootout
22:45: Quan Qiu wins the Shootout
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
China’s Quan Qiu picked up his third trophy in as many months. In November 2023, Qiu won the Mini High Roller at USOP Da Nang for his career first win. He then followed it up with a victory in December at the Asian Poker Festiva’ls Deepstack Turbo event. Now at the WPT, Qiu closed out the Shootout event for his first ever brand title. Along with the merch, Qiu turned his USD 230 buy in into a sizable payout of USD 6,166.
Superstack Turbo
Buy in: USD 550
Entries: 89 (80 unique)
Prize pool: USD 43,165
ITM: 12 places
Final table payouts
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $13,694 |
| 2 | $8,201 |
| 3 | $5,180 |
| 4 | $3,345 |
| 5 | $2,590 |
| 6 | 2,050 |
| 7 | $1,727 |
| 8 | $1,511 |
| 9 | 1,370 |
22:45: Final table
Blinds: 15K-25K ante 25K
22:22: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 10K-20K ante 20K
It only took a few hand-for-hand deals to burst the bubble. Amir Abbas outdrew a shorter stack with spiking the King on the flop to dust . The board was . 12 players remaining.
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 1B
22:05: Championship Day 1B closes at 387 entries
Level 10: 1K-2K ante 2K
That’s it! The WPT’s inaugural main tour in Southeast Asia is officially the richest event by the brand in the region, amassing a prize pool of USD 2,432,760. This was determined after Day 1B registration closed at 387 entries for a combined 760 turnout. There are two more levels to play out before the remaining players bag up.
Day 1A: 373 entries (283 unique) / 118 advanced
Day 1B: 387 entries (158 unique)
Total: 760 entries (441 unique)
Prize pool: USD 2,432,760
ITM: 95 places
*Payouts to be posted
Per WPT live updates, here are the top 5 at the start of the new round:
1. Nozomu Shimizu – 500,000 (250 bb)
2. Hyeonho Shin – 352,000 (176 bb)
3. Toan Chan Truong – 343,500 (172 bb)
4. Joshua Tan – 320,500 (160 bb)
5. Kou Vang – 301,500 (151 bb)
Shootout
19:35: Final table
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
Buy in: USD 300
Entries: 72
Prize pool: USD 18,857
ITM: 8 places
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $6,166 |
| 2 | $4,111 |
| 3 | $2,740 |
| 4 | $1,903 |
| 5 | $1,378 |
| 6 | 1,043 |
| 7 | $827 |
| 8 | $689 |
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 1B
18:15: Break time, 300 entries
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Third break of the day, 300 entries with the pot now over USD 2,154,273 Million. When the game resumes, there’s still three levels of late registration left. Top three leaders are:
Alex Puchalski – 230,000
James Mendoza – 230,000
Ian Litster – 210,000
17:10: David Erquiaga in action!
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
WPT Prime Cambodia 2022 champion David Erquiaga endured a 30 hour flight from Las Vegas to get to Cambodia. Erquiga shared, “I couldn’t miss the WPT Championship, Cambodia is home court! I also want to test how much I’ve improved since the last time I played here. Hoping to represent my country again.”
Erquiaga’s year is off to a fantastic start with seven final tables and three wins in Vegas. He won the Wynn Signature series for over $100K. He arrived yesterday and got some early practice at the Deepstack Freezeout where he finished 3rd out of 99 players. Safe to say, Erquiaga is primed and ready!
17:00: Big stacks
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
James Mendoza – 180,000
Natalia Rozova – 155,000
Frederik Farrington – 153,000
Alex Puchalski – 150,000
Kou Vang – 150,000
Mark Williams Jr. – 140,000
Dominik Nitsche – 137,000
Ivan Hon Cheong Lee – 133,000
16:10: Championship hits $2M!
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
Inaugural WPT Cambodia Championship hits 2 Million USD! Registration is still open for another five levels, closing at the start of Level 10 at 9:30pm. Seen in the crowd are WSOP bracelet winners Korea’s Jiyoung Kim and China’s Weiran Pu who is back from yesterday’s misfortune.
Other notables are inaugural APPT Cambodia 2022 champion Alex Puchalski, Thai ace Phachara Wongwichit, TJPT Korea champion Hyeonho Shin, and Poker Dream Vietnam champion Minh Anh Nguyen.
13:30: Break time, 143 entries
Level 1: 200-300 ante 300
First break of the day, currently 143 entries. Among the top stacks are China’s Nifeng Wu leads with 101K, Finland’s Joni Rantamaki with 95K, Russia’s Natalia Rozova with 93K, and Luc Tomassi at 90K.
12:30: Four time bracelet holder Adam Friedman in the house!
Level 1: 200-300 ante 300
Seen on the Asian live tournament felt for the first time is four time bracelet holder Adam Friedman! He won the WSOP Dealers Choice three consecutive years – 2018, 2019, 2021. In 2022, he won a fourth bracelet at the Seven Card Stud Championship. We will try to get an interview with the champ at the break.
12:00: Seen in action
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
Tables are filling up with 74 players seated, 21 were Day 1A fallouts back for another attempt, which included WPT champion Dominik Nitsche, WSOP bracelet winners Leo Soma and Jinlong Hu. Among the new arrivals are Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer and Hal Rotholz.
11:30: Last entry day begins!
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
Here we go! The last entry day of the inaugural WPT Cambodia Championship is underway! Late registration runs for 9 levels closing at the start of Level 10 at 9:30pm. Each level runs 60 minutes. Starting stack is 50,000.
For those that haven’t yet heard, the USD 1 Million has been breached, it is all icing from here. The chances of a USD 2 Million pot is very high. The player to measure up to is Day 1A chip leader Punnat Punsri who bagged 528,500 (176 bb).
WPT Cambodia – Day 9 updates – January 25, 2024
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 1A
23:50: Day 1A ends with 118 remaining
Level 11: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Day 1A concluded at 118 players remaining with Punnat Punsri as chip leader, bagging 528,500 in chips.
Day 1A: 373 entries (283 unique)
Prize pool: USD 1,193,973
WPT Live Updates – Day 1A
Day 1A – chip counts
Punnat Punsri bags WPT Championship Day 1A lead
Top 10 in chips
| 1 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 528,500 |
| 2 | Trung Ha Nguyen | Viet Nam | 489,000 |
| 3 | Amit Kaushik | India | 403,000 |
| 4 | Vitalii Polikarpov | Russian Federation | 366,000 |
| 5 | William Lius | Indonesia | 351,000 |
| 6 | Hwang Wei Choong | Malaysia | 348,500 |
| 7 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 334,000 |
| 8 | Michael Kim Falcon Ravn | Denmark | 329,000 |
| 9 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | India | 295,000 |
| 10 | Avi Cohen | Israel | 293,000 |
23:20: Hoyt Corkins runs into aces
Level 11: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Two-time WPT champion Hoyt Corkins will not be advancing today having fallen to Chak Lam Tsang with running into . Luckily, Corkins will have another chance to qualify via tomorrow’s Day 1B. Tsang is up to 190,000.
22:50: Last level of the day, 144 remaining
Level 11: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
144 players remaining as Day 1A enters the last hour of play. Michael Kim Falcon has caught up to race leader William Lius, both sitting at just over 400,000 in chips. Punnat Punsri has 350,000. Other players with just over 300K are Amit Kaushik, Ha Trung Nguyen, and Bart Guido.
21:50: Day 1A registration closes at 373 entries
Level 10: 1K-2K ante 2K
After nine levels of late registration, Day 1A closed with a thunderous 373 entries (283 unique). The prize pool is currently at USD 1,193,973. That will balloon further with Day 1B up next, taking place tomorrow (January 26) starting at 11:30am.
No change in the top two chip counts. Indonesia’s William Lius continues to lead with a massive 410,000 stack (205 bb) followed by Thailand’s Punnat Punsri with 373,000 (186 bb).
Turbo PLO Bounty
Buy in: USD 230
Entries: 119 (85 unique)
Prize pool: USD 11,186
ITM: 15 places
1st prize: USD 3,299
23:45: Thang Minh Truong defeats Khoi Nguyen
Thanh Minh Truong closed out the Turbo PLO Bounty to win the USD 3,299 top prize and his first ever WPT trophy. In addition, the new champion collected 13 bounties to pad up his winnings an extra USD 1,300 for a total payout of USD 4,599. Truong defeated Viet Nam rising player Khoi Nguyen at heads up. Nguyen has been hot on the hunt for a win having been known to capture multiple trophies on home turf in recent festivals. Nguyen earned USD 2,041 for his finish.
21:20: Final Table
Deepstack Freezeout
20:50: Justin Geronimo wins on a flip
Blinds: 10K-20K ante 20K
About even in chips at heads up, Justin Geronimo and Victor Chong opted to split the cash down the middle then flipped for the trophy under the crazy pineapple variant. The Filipino rail erupted as the exciting showdown went in Geronimo’s favor to claim his first ever WPT title. Both players pocketed USD 8,513
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 1A
20:35: Last level to enter, 351 entries
Level 9: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Players are back from their fourth 15-minute break of the day. 351 entries on record as Level 9 begins. This is the last level to enter, registration closes at the start of Level 10.
If you haven’t scrolled down for the news, the 1 Million USD guarantee was breached in Level 6. The pot is currently at USD 1.129 Million with 200 players remaining. Indonesia’s William Lius leads with 390,000, Thailand’s Punnat Punsri is close with 348,500.
Deepstack Freezeout
Buy in: USD 400
Players: 99
Prize poo: USD 34,571
ITM: 13 places
1st place: USD 10,437
19:25: Final table
Blinds: 5K-10K ante 10K
18:25: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 4K-8K ante 8K
Victor Chong delivered the bubble with straight outdrawing on a board . He is currently chip leader with 420,000 (52 bb).
WPT Cambodia Championship – Day 1A
18:00: Guarantee breached!
Blinds: 400-800 ante 800
The 1 Million USD guarantee has been breached! At exactly 6pm Cambodia time the 313th entry was recorded to cross over the guarantee and registration is still open. The pot has the potential to double up with three hours of late reg available today and another Day 1 to play out tomorrow.
15:50: Opening ceremony, 252 entries
Blinds: 200-400 ante 400
Second 15-minute break of the day, 252 recorded entries. Among the new arrivals are Aditya Agarwal, Florencio Campomanes, Hyeonho Shin, Ahmed Karrim, and Andy Li. The pot is already over USD 800K so there is a chance of the 1 Million USD guarantee to be breached today!
Just before the start of the new level, WPT Royal Flush host Ashleigh Lawrence officially welcomed players to the first WPT main tour in Southeast Asia. WPT Live Events Specialist Danny McDonagh also delivered a quick speech, and WPT commentator Tony Dunst announced the “shuffle up and deal”.
13:30: Break time, 142 entries
Blinds: 200-300 ante 300
Day 1A is on its first 15-minute break, 142 recorded entries. Among the new arrivals are notables Ankit Ahuja, Alan Khoo, Hoang Hai Nam, Alex Lindop, and Jean-Robert Autran.
12:45: WPT Champions Tony Dunst and Hoyt Corkins at the same table
Blinds: 200-300 ante 300
WPT Main Tour champions Tony Dunst and 2x winner Hoyt Corkins are in the house and seated at the same table.
12:30: Blinds up, Level 1 draws 86 entries
Blinds: 200-300 ante 300
One hour has quickly gone by here at the inaugural WPT Championship in Southeast Asia. 86 entered the opening round. The WPT team is onsite to bring you all the action, so check out those live updates on WPT.com.
12:00: WPT champion Brian Tougias in the house
Blinds: 100-200 ante 200
The first WPT Cambodia champion at NagaWorld Phnom Penh has arrived! USA’s Brian Tougias won WPT DeepStacks Cambodia 2019.
11:30: Cards in the air!
Blinds: 100-200 ante 200
Cards are flying at NagaWorld Phnom Penh in Cambodia at the first ever WPT Championship in Southeast Asia! It will be a grind today with blinds escalating every 60 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 at 9:30pm, which means plenty of time to jump in.
Up front and center, standing in its grandeur is the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup. The eventual champion’s name will be added to the trophy, joining the over 300 other past winners.
The WPT team is onsite to bring you all the action, so check out those live updates on WPT.com
WPT Cambodia – Day 8 updates – January 24, 2024
10K Single Day Challenge
00:05: Daniel Neilson wins!
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
It’s all over! Daniel Neilson‘s massive stack could not be cracked. He shoved repeatedly and in succession, he knocked out Yita Choong, William Jia, and Ivan Lee to win his career first WPT title and a cool USD 143,903 in cash.
Buy in: USD 10,000
Entries: 45 (36 unique)
Prize pool: USD 423,405
ITM: 7 places
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | $143,903 |
| 2 | Ivan Hon Cheong Lee | Hong Kong | $95,935 |
| 3 | William Jia | Australia | $63,955 |
| 4 | Yita Choong | Australia | $44,325 |
| 5 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $32,043 |
| 6 | Asa Smith | UK | $24,164 |
| 7 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | $19,053 |
23:50: Chip count update, 4 players remaining
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | 5,460,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Ivan Lee | Hong Kong | 775,000 | 8 |
| 7 | William Jia | Australia | 1,700,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Yita Choong | Australia | 840,000 | 8 |
Chips in play: 9,000,000
Average stack: 2,860,000 (28 bb)
23:40: Punnat Punsri eliminated in 5th place
Blinds: 40K-80K ante 80K
All in preflop with , William Jia calls with , board runs . Punsri finishes 5th.
23:30: Chip count update, 5 players remaining
Blinds: 40K-80K ante 80K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | 5,350,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Ivan Lee | Hong Kong | 520,000 | 7 |
| 5 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 725,000 | 9 |
| 7 | William Jia | Australia | 1,000,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Yita Choong | Australia | 1,240,000 | 16 |
Chips in play: 9,000,000
Average stack: 1,800,000 (36 bb)
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 2
Buy in: USD 1,100
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Entries: 429 (215 unique)
Prize pool: USD 244,530
Bounty pool: USD 170,000
ITM: 54 players
Final 9 payouts
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | Hyeonsik Yun | Korea | $48,818 + 7 bounties |
| 2 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | $32,478 + 8 bounties |
| 3 | Jinlong Hu | China | $23,895 + 4 bounties |
| 4 | Nevan Chang | Taiwan | $17,765 + 5 bounties |
| 5 | Yeonje Ahn | Korea | $13,344 + 3 bounties |
| 6 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Viet Nam | $10,123 + 2 bounties |
| 7 | Czar Ian Marcos | Philippines | $7,761 + 8 bounties |
| 8 | Chang Xiang Guang | Malaysia | $6,011 + 1 bounty |
| 9 | Oliver Schulze | Germany | $4,702 + 3 bounties |
23:15: Hyeonsik Yun wins!
Blinds: 150K-300K ante 300K
Hyeonsik Yun doubled up twice at heads up to take the lead and nail it shut. The first hand was dominating on a dry board; the next was dominating .
The final hand saw Yun shove with , Joseph risked with , board ran out .
22:55: Heads up! Marc Joseph second chance at a win
Blinds: 125K-250K ante 250K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Marc Joseph | 15,500,000 | 62 | |
| 7 | Heyonsik Yun | Philippines | 1,660,000 | 7 |
Chips in play: 17,160,000
Average stack: 8,580,000 (34 bb)
Remaining payouts
1st prize: USD 48,818
2nd prize: USD 32,478
Ladies NLH
Buy in: USD 200
Entries: 28 (22 unique)
Prize pool: USD 4,753
ITM: 4 places
22:35: Final 4 players
10K Single Day Challenge
22:30: Final 7 players
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Asa Smith | UK | 415,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | 4,020,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Ivan Lee | Hong Kong | 830000 | 17 |
| 5 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 950000 | 19 |
| 6 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 325000 | 7 |
| 7 | William Jia | Australia | 1050000 | 21 |
| 8 | Yita Choong | Australia | 1400000 | 28 |
Chips in play: 9,000,000
Average stack: 1,285,714 (25 bb)
22:25: Daniel Neilson boots Pieter De Necker on the bubble
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
On the button, Pieter De Necker opens, big blind Daniel Neilson three-bets, De Necker four-bet jams 25 bigs, Neilson snap-calls. De Necker has and proceeds to bust to Neilson’s . Neilson now with a massive 4,020,000 (80 bb).
Megastack Action Clock
Buy in: USD 400
Entries: 277 (238 unique)
Prize pool: USD 79,268
ITM: 29 places
1st prize: USD 18,760
22:06: Final 9 players
Blinds: 15K-30K ante 30K
Short Deck Hyper Turbo
Buy in: USD 200
Entries: 44 (30 unique)
Prize pool: USD 7,469
ITM: 6 place
1st prize: USD 2,912
22:05: Final 6
Blinds: 6K-12K ante 12K
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 2
22:00: Chip count update, 5 players remaining
Blinds: 100K-200K ante 200K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Yeongje Ahn | Korea | 2,600,000 | 13 |
| 2 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 2,700,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Nevan Yu Chung Chang | Taiwan | 2500000 | 13 |
| 7 | Hyeonsik Yun | Philippines | 4565000 | 23 |
| 9 | Jinlong Hu | China | 4780000 | 24 |
Chips in play: 17,160,000
Average stack: 3,432,000 (17 bb)
10K Single Day Challenge
21:00: Final table, 2 busts to ITM
Blinds: 15K-30K ante 30K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Asa Smith | UK | 700,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | 2,050,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Ivan Lee | Hong Kong | 650000 | 16 |
| 4 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 400,000 | 10 |
| 5 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 650000 | 16 |
| 6 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 225000 | 6 |
| 7 | William Jia | Australia | 1370000 | 34 |
| 8 | Yita Choong | Australia | 1635000 | 41 |
| 9 | Pieter De Necker | South Africa | 1200000 | 30 |
Chips in play: 9,000,000
Average stack: 1,000,000 (33 bb)
20:40: Pieter De Necker and Daniel Neilson lead, 12 left
Level 15: 15K-25K ate 25K
South Africa’s Pieter De Necker and Daniel Nielson lead the final 12 players with 1,700,000 (68 bb) in chips. Also in the running is new arrival Kannapong Thanarattrakul with 500,000 (25 bb).
Megastack Action Clock
20:22: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 6K-12K ante 12K
After several rounds of hand for hand action, the bubble burst with Rindra Norodom eliminating a short stack on a board . Norodom chipped up to 253,000.
29 players remaining, Amit Kaushik sits with the largest stack of 800,000 (66 bb). The top prize is USD 18,760.
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 2
19:50: Marc Joseph with a massive stack, 6 players remaining
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Yeongje Ahn | Korea | 1,800,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 5,800,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Nevan Yu Chung Chang | Taiwan | 3,060,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 1,175,000 | 12 |
| 7 | Heyonsik Yun | Philippines | 3,040,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Jinlong Hu | China | 2,225,000 | 22 |
Chips in play: 17,160,000
Average stack: 2,860,000 (28 bb)
10K Single Day Challenge
18:15: Registration closed at 45 entries
Level 11: 5K-10K ante 10K
Buy in: USD 10,000
Entries: 45 (36 unique)
Prize pool: USD 423,405
ITM: 7 places
1st place: USD 143,903
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 2
17:35: Final table
Level: 25K-50K ante 50K
Seat 1: Yeongje Ahn – 1,475,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Marc Joseph – 2,780,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Chang Xiang Guang – 815,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Czar Ian Marcos – 3,335,000 (66 bb) – second in chips
Seat 5: Nevan Yu Chung Chang – 1,320,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: Nguyen Quang Huy – 1,260,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Hyeongsik Yun – 1,420,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Oliver Schulze – 1,430,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Jinlong Hu – 3,355,000 (67 bb) – chip leader
Chips in play: 17,160,000
Average stack: 1,906,667 (38 bb)
16:20: Nguyen Quang Huy catapults to the top, 14 players remaining
Blinds: 15K-30K ante 30K
Big blind special for Nguyen Quang Huy, defending the preflop raise to see the flop . After a betting war, all the chips were in, Nguyen with trips ahead of , the turn was and river . Nguyen soared to 80 bb.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 2,500,000 (83 bb)
Xiaosheng Zheng enters Day 2 as chip leader
Buy in: USD 1,100
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Entries: 429 (215 unique)
Prize pool: USD 244,530
Bounty pool: USD 170,000
ITM: 54 players
1st place: USD 48,818
*Prize pool breakdown to be posted
Day 2 info
Chips in play: 17,160,000
Average stack: 317,778 (53 bb)
Day 2: January 24 at 11:30am
Day 2 opening blinds: 3K-6K ante 6K
| Rank | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
Table/Seat
|
| 1 | Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 775,000 | 129 | T-09 [03] |
| 2 | Nevan Yu-Chung Chang | Taiwan | 758,000 | 126 | T-03 [04] |
| 3 | Tetsuya Tsujisaka | Japan | 746,000 | 124 | T-15 [04] |
| 4 | Czar Ian Marcos | Philippines | 732,000 | 122 | T-01 [05] |
| 5 | Jerome Win Meng Tan | Malaysia | 702,000 | 117 | T-01 [08] |
| 6 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 687,000 | 115 | T-45 [06] |
| 7 | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 676,000 | 113 | T-45 [02] |
| 8 | Quang Huy Nguyen | Viet Nam | 637,000 | 106 | T-01 [02] |
| 9 | Michael Kim Falcon | Denmark | 598,000 | 100 | T-03 [03] |
| 10 | Jinlong Hu | China | 595,000 | 99 | T-15 [07] |
| 11 | Yuwen Pan | China | 540,000 | 90 | T-08 [07] |
| 12 | John Perry | Australia | 527,000 | 88 | T-15 [03] |
| 13 | Sevvy Martinus Cornelius Steenman | UK | 450,000 | 75 | T-01 [03] |
| 14 | Victor Fook Kiong Chong | Malaysia | 423,000 | 71 | T-08 [05] |
| 15 | Craig Daniel Jones | UK | 414,000 | 69 | T-02 [06] |
| 16 | Yankai Zhang | China | 387,000 | 65 | T-08 [06] |
| 17 | Leo Soma | France | 356,000 | 59 | T-15 [01] |
| 18 | Oliver Schulze | Germany | 351,000 | 59 | T-02 [01] |
| 19 | John Carlo Sayo | Philippines | 320,000 | 53 | T-02 [05] |
| 20 | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 319,000 | 53 | T-02 [07] |
| 21 | Chak Lam Tsang | Hong Kong | 319,000 | 53 | T-45 [05] |
| 22 | Tony Lee Miles | USA | 282,000 | 47 | T-08 [04] |
| 23 | Drasko Boskovic | Serbia | 274,000 | 46 | T-45 [08] |
| 24 | Alexander Joseph Allen | USA | 264,000 | 44 | T-45 [04] |
| 25 | Luke Martinelli | Australia | 263,000 | 44 | T-09 [06] |
| 26 | John Jay Magadan | Philippines | 260,000 | 43 | T-03 [02] |
| 27 | Daoxing Chen | China | 245,000 | 41 | T-03 [01] |
| 28 | Ivan Hon Cheong Lee | Hong Kong | 245,000 | 41 | T-15 [08] |
| 29 | Xiang Guang Chang | Malaysia | 234,000 | 39 | T-09 [07] |
| 30 | Dylan Wayne Foster | Australia | 232,000 | 39 | T-09 [02] |
| 31 | Ngoc Khanh Le | Viet Nam | 226,000 | 38 | T-45 [03] |
| 32 | Jianfeng Sun | China | 218,000 | 36 | T-03 [05] |
| 33 | Pablo Beltran De Heredia Garcia | Spain | 217,000 | 36 | T-08 [01] |
| 34 | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 208,000 | 35 | T-02 [02] |
| 35 | Hyeonsik Yun | Korea | 203,000 | 34 | T-03 [06] |
| 36 | Julien Rouxel | France | 191,000 | 32 | T-15 [02] |
| 37 | Frank Lillis | Ireland | 183,000 | 31 | T-09 [05] |
| 38 | Asheque Elahi | Bangladesh | 182,000 | 30 | T-01 [04] |
| 39 | Renato Villanueva Jr | Philippines | 172,000 | 29 | T-03 [07] |
| 40 | Amit Kaushik | India | 170,000 | 28 | T-45 [07] |
| 41 | Dexter Santos | Philippines | 169,000 | 28 | T-03 [08] |
| 42 | Namhyung Kim | Korea | 168,000 | 28 | T-01 [07] |
| 43 | Anh Tai Do | Viet Nam | 146,000 | 24 | T-09 [01] |
| 44 | Conor Mark Berry Grimsley | UK | 136,000 | 23 | T-15 [06] |
| 45 | Jennifer Cassell | Australia | 131,000 | 22 | T-01 [06] |
| 46 | Trung Doan Quang | Viet Nam | 118,000 | 20 | T-02 [08] |
| 47 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 112,000 | 19 | T-15 [05] |
| 48 | Trung Ha Nguyen | Viet Nam | 98,000 | 16 | T-02 [04] |
| 49 | Frederik De Linde Farrington | Denmark | 93,000 | 16 | T-09 [04] |
| 50 | Nahid Ghassan Yafaoui | Denmark | 92,000 | 15 | T-08 [02] |
| 51 | Nang Quang Nguyen | Viet Nam | 92,000 | 15 | T-01 [01] |
| 52 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 91,000 | 15 | T-08 [03] |
| 53 | Yeongje Ahn | Korea | 83,000 | 14 | T-45 [01] |
| 54 | Michael Gordon Smith | USA | 50,000 | 8 | T-02 [03] |
WPT Cambodia – Day 7 updates – January 23, 2024
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 1C
Buy in: USD 1,100
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Day 1B entries: 176 (52 unique)
Bounty round: 35 players
ITM: 22 players
| Yu-Chung Chang | Taiwan | 758,000 |
| Tetsuya Tsujisaka | Japan | 746,000 |
| Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 676,000 |
| Michael Kim Falcon | Denmark | 598,000 |
| Yuwen Pan | China | 540,000 |
| John Perry | Australia | 527,000 |
| Sevvy Martinus Cornelius Steenman | UK | 450,000 |
| Victor Fook Kiong Chong | Malaysia | 423,000 |
| John Carlo Sayo | Philippines | 320,000 |
| Drasko Boskovic | Serbia | 274,000 |
| Luke Martinelli | Australia | 263,000 |
| Ivan Hon Cheong Lee | Hong Kong | 245,000 |
| Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 208,000 |
| Asheque Elahi | Bangladesh | 182,000 |
| Renato Villanueva Jr | Philippines | 172,000 |
| Anh Tai Do | Viet Nam | 146,000 |
| Marc Rivera | Philippines | 112,000 |
| Frederik De Linde Farrington | Denmark | 93,000 |
| Nang Quang Nguyen | Viet Nam | 92,000 |
| Nahid Ghassan Yafaoui | Denmark | 92,000 |
| Yeongje Ahn | Korea | 83,000 |
| Michael Gordon Smith | USA | 50,000 |
12:23: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 5K-10K ante 10K
Yuwen Pan knocked out double champion Seongho Cho on the bubble to end Day 1C! It was all a flip with Cho three-bet shoving his last 11 bb on the big blind. Pan called with . The board ran out .
The remaining 22 players bagged up with Taiwan’s Nevan Yu Chung Chang racking up the chip lead of 758,000.
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 1B
Buy in: USD 1,100
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Day 1B entries: 168 (94 unique)
Bounty round: 33 players
ITM: 21 players
| Xiaosheng Zheng | China | 775,000 |
| Czar Ian Marcos | Philippines | 732,000 |
| Marc Joseph | South Africa | 687,000 |
| Quang Huy Nguyen | Viet Nam | 637,000 |
| Craig Daniel Jones | UK | 414,000 |
| Yankai Zhang | China | 387,000 |
| Chak Lam Tsang | Hong Kong | 319,000 |
| Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 319,000 |
| Tony Miles | USA | 282,000 |
| John Jay Magadan | Philippines | 260,000 |
| Daoxing Chen | China | 245,000 |
| Xiang Guang Chang | Malaysia | 234,000 |
| Ngoc Khanh Le | Viet Nam | 226,000 |
| Jianfeng Sun | China | 218,000 |
| Julien Rouxel | France | 191,000 |
| Frank Lillis | Ireland | 183,000 |
| Namhyung Kim | Korea | 168,000 |
| Conor Mark Berry Grimsley | UK | 136,000 |
| Trung Doan Quang | Viet Nam | 118,000 |
| Trung Ha Nguyen | Viet Nam | 98,000 |
| Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 91,000 |
22:15: Bubble bursts!
Level 17: 4K-8K ante 8K
After a lengthy hand for hand round, Tony Miles delivered the bubble with dominating Alice Ngoc Ha’s .
21 players bagged up with China’s Xiaosheng Zheng as chip leader, closely trailed by Philippine player Czar Ian Marcos. Both were in the 700K range.
Superstack Freezeout
Buy in: USD 230
Players: 149
Prize pool: USD 28,906
ITM: 19 places
22:00: Final table
20:41: Race to the top continues, Ivan Govorov leads
Blinds: 8K-16K ante 16K
With the money intact, race to the top begins. The eventual champion is looking at turning his USD 230 buy in into a sizable USD 7,977. Currently in the best position to rein it in is chip leader Ivan Govorov with 640,000 in chips.
20:40: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 8K-16K ante 16K
Wu Xuesong delivered the bubble at the Superstack Freezeout. Following a player’s all in with , Xuesong called with . The board ran .
Wu Xuesong – 425,000
Super High Roller – Day 2
Buy in: USD 10,000
Entries: 66 (45 unique)
Prize pool: USD 620,994
ITM: 10 places
*Heads up deal, played for trophy
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in USD |
| 1 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | $158,587* |
| 2 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | $158,586* |
| 3 | Yita Choong | Australia | $84,579 |
| 4 | Samuel Wilkinson | UK | $58,777 |
| 5 | Nguyen Trung Quan | Viet Nam | $42,656 |
| 6 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | $32,385 |
| 7 | William Jia | Australia | $25,790 |
| 8 | Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | $21,580 |
| 9 | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | $19,027 |
| 10 | Aidan Tam | Canada | $19,027 |
15:50: Mike Takayama wins!
Level 23: 150K-300K ante 300K
It’s all over! Mike Takayama has won the Super High Roller! After doubling up a few levels back, Takayama kept his lead intact. The final hand, it was all in preflop, Takayama , Marc Rivera , the board ran out .
16:10: Mike Takayama doubles up
Level 22: 75K-150K ante 150K
With 1,125,000 in the pot, and action on a turn board , Mike Takayama shoves 5,685,000. Rivera tank-calls with . Takayama ahead with . The river doubles up Takayama.
Mike Takayama – 12,495,000 (27 bb)
Marc Rivera – 4,005,000 (83 bb)
16:00: Chip count update
Level 21: 75K-125K ante 125K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 8,500,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 7,500,000 | 60 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 8,250,000 (66 bb)
15:45: Chip count update
Level 20: 50K-100K ante 100K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 8,500,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 7,500,000 | 75 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 8,250,000 (82 bb)
15:20: Deal reached
Level 19: 40K-80K ante 80K
Players have decided to split the money and play for the trophy.
1st – USD 158,587
2nd – USD 158,586
15:15 Heads up!
Level 19: 40K-80K ante 80K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 7,825,000 | 98 |
| 5 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 8,670,000 | 108 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 8,250,000 (103 bb)
15:10: Yita Choong eliminated in 3rd place – USD 84,579
Level 19: 40K-80K ante 80K
Button Marc Rivera opens 160,000, small blind Yita Choong three-bets 560,000, big blind Mike Takayama four-bets 1,200,000, Rivera folds, Choong shoves, snap-call Takayama.
Choong
Takayama
The board runs out .
Heads up!
15:05: Samuel Wilkinson eliminated in 4th place – USD 58,777
Level 19: 40K-80K ante 80K
Small blind Samuel Wilkinson limps, big blind Marc Rivera raises, Wilkinson shoves, Rivera snap-calls. Wilkinson behind to Rivera’s , board runs out .
Marc Rivera 7,200,000 (120 bb)
15:00: Chip count update, 4 players
Level 19: 40K-80K ante 80K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 5,650,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Yita Choong | Australia | 3,550,000 | 44 |
| 5 | MikeTakayama | Philippines | 5,050,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 1,510,000 | 19 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 3,300,000 (41 bb)
14:50: Nguyen Trung Quan eliminated in 5th place – USD 42,656
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
Nguyen Trung Quan can’t catch a break, having lost another pot to bring his stack down to 800,000. On the next hand, he defended the big blind against Yita Choong‘s 125,000 raise. At the flop , Nguyen check-called 85,000. On the turn , Choong bet 225,000 Nguyen check-raised all in, Choong called.
Nguyen
Choong
The river ended Nguyen’s run in 5th place.
Yita Choong – 4,000,000 (67 bb)
14:37: Yita Choong spikes turn for a double
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
Button Yita Choong opens, Nguyen Trung Quan defends the big blind. At the flop , Choong bets 145,000, Nguyen raises 330,000, Choong four-bets 600,000, Nguyen shoves, Choong snap-calls.
Choong top pair
Nguyen two pair
The turn gives Choong the higher two pair then ships a double on the river .
Yita Choong – 3,260,000 (54 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 1,050,000 (18 bb)
14:30: Chip count update, 5 players remaining
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 5,790,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Yita Choong | Australia | 1,595,000 | 27 |
| 5 | MikeTakayama | Philippines | 4,200,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Nguyen Trung Quan | Viet Nam | 2,700,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 2,150,000 | 36 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 3,300,000 (66 bb)
14:20: Masato Yokosawa eliminated in 6th place – USD 32,385
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
Masato Yokosawa had been nursing a short stack all day and finally sends it all in, three-bet shoving Marc Rivera. Easy call for Rivera with over Yokosawa’s . Board runs .
Macr Rivera = 5,200,000 (87 bb)
14:15: Marc Rivera cracks Nguyen Trung Quan’s aces
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
Button Nguyen Trung Quan opens, big blind Marc Rivera defends. When the board completes , Rivera check-calls Nguyen’s every street bet – 125,000, 250,000, 475,000 – Nguyen shows , Rivera ships with trips.
Marc Rivera – 4,630,000 (77 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 2,700,000 (45 bb)
14:04: Mike Takayama denies the bluff
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
Utg+2 Mike Takayama opens 130,000, big blind Yita Choong defends, flop comes . Takayama c-bets 90,000, Choong check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Choong leads out 475,000, Takayama tanks using two time-extensions then calls. Choong shows the bluff, Takayama wins it with .
Mike Takayama – 4,785,000 (80 bb)
Yita Choong – 2,070,000 (35 bb)
13:57: Chip counts, 6 remaining
Level 18: 30K-60K ante 60K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 3,600,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Yita Choong | Australia | 2,790,000 | 47 |
| 4 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 630,000 | 11 |
| 5 | MikeTakayama | Philippines | 4,000,000 | 67 |
| 7 | Nguyen Trung Quan | Viet Nam | 3,465,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 1,155,000 | 19 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 2,750,000 (45 bb)
13:40: Marc Rivera doubles up through Nguyen Trung Quan
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
Button Nguyen Trung Quan opens 100,000, big blind Marc Rivera calls. Heavy action on the flop . Nguyen c-bets 75,000, Rivera check-raises 225,000, Nguyen four-bets 700,000, , Rivera flats. On the turn , Rivera checks then snap-calls Nguyen’s shove.
Rivera trips
Nguyen two pair
The river fills up Rivera for the double up.
Marc Rivera – 3,560,000 (71 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 2,615,000 (52 bb)
13:35: William Jia eliminated in 7th place – USD 25,790
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
William Jia four-bets all in and Marc Rivera snap calls. Jia turns over then falls in 7th place to Rivera’s on a board .
Marc Rivera – 1,800,000 (36 bb)
13:25: Jhon Hendri eliminated in 8th place – USD 21,580
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
Utg Sam Wilkinson opens 125,000, lojack Yita Choong three-bets 325,000, button Jhon Hendri all in for less, Wilkinson folds.
Hendri
Choong
The flip goes to Choong as the board runs . Hendri out in 8th place.
Yita Choong – 2,680,000 (54 bb)
13:20: Thomas Ward eliminated in 9th place – USD 19,027
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
Utg+2 Nguyen Trung Quan opens 100,000, cutoff Thomas Ward shoves, big blind Mike Takayama calls, Nguyen folds.
Ward
Takayama
Board runs . Ward out in 9th place.
Mike Takayama – 4,300,000 (86 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 4,400,000 (88 bb)
13:05: Mike Takayama with trips, Jhon Hendri down to 6 bb
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
Utg Jhon Hendri opens, big blind Mike Takayama defends, Hendri bets the flop , Takayama check-calls. On the turn , both check, then Takayama fires 575,000 on the river. Hendri tank-calls. Takayama shows to ship it.
Mike Takayama – 3,300,000 (66 bb)
Jhon Hendri – 285,000 (6 bb)
13:00: Final table begins, chip update
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 1,750,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 1,170,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Yita Choong | Australia | 2,175,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 680,000 | 14 |
| 5 | MikeTakayama | Philippines | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 6 | Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Nguyen Trung Quan | Viet Nam | 4,280,000 | 86 |
| 8 | William Jia | Australia | 580,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 2,115,000 | 42 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 1,833,333 (20 bb)
12:45: Yita Choong up again, Aidan Tam plunges and out in 10th place
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
Battle of the blinds, small blind Yita Choong wakes up with and doubles up through big blind Aidan Tam with . Board was . Tam plunges to 2 bb and was eliminated on the next hand by Choong.
Final table!
12:40: Yita Choong spikes two-outer to survive
Level 17: 25K-50K ante 50K
Yita Choong all in for his last 385,000 gets lucky with spiking the two-outer against Nguyen Trung Quan’s on a board .
Yita Choong – 900,000 (18 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 4,500,000 (90 bb)
12:30: Thomas Ward puts the heat on Marc Rivera
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
From the button, Thomas Ward three-bet 200,000, initial raiser Marc Rivera calls, flop comes , Ward bets 135,000, Rivera check-calls. On the turn , Ward wins it on an uncalled 240,000 bet.
Thomas Ward – 1,570,000 (39 bb)
Marc Rivera – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
12:25: Marc Rivera shoves
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
Utg Aidan Tam opens 80,000, cutoff Marc Rivera three-bets 225,000, Tam calls. At the flop , Tam leads out 100,000, Rivera shoves (935,000), Tam folds.
Marc Rivera – 1,470,000 (37 bb)
Aidan Tam – 1,540,000 (39 bb)
12:20: Chip count update, 10 players
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
| Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| Nguyen Trung Quan | Viet Nam | 5,100,000 | 128 |
| MikeTakayama | Philippines | 2,450,000 | 61 |
| Aidan Tam | Canada | 1,780,000 | 45 |
| Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 1,380,000 | 35 |
| William Jia | Australia | 1,350,000 | 34 |
| Marc Rivera | Philippines | 1,330,000 | 33 |
| Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 1,300,000 | 33 |
| Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 800,000 | 20 |
| Yita Choong | Australia | 460,000 | 12 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 1,650,000 (41 bb)
11:58: Aidan Tam sweats it
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
Aidan Tam doubles up with staying ahead of chip leader Nguyen Trung Quan’s on a board that saw an open-ended flop .
Aidan Tam – 2,020,000 (51 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 4,320,000 (108 bb)
11:55: Thomas Ward doubles up through Marc Rivera
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
Thomas Ward wins the flip against Marc Rivera with spiking the king on the turn to overtake .
Thomas Ward – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Marc Rivera – 1,250,000 (31 bb)
11:45: Nguyen Trung Quan on a rush
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
After delivering the bubble, Nguyen Trung Quan continues to dominate the action, winning three consecutive pots to rise to 5,300,000 (133 bb).
11:40: Nguyen Quang Huy bubbles
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
Short stacked Nguyen Quang Huy eliminated on the bubble with missing the board against chip leader Nguyen Trung Quan’s .
Nguyen Trung Quan – 4,200,000 (105 bb)
11:30: Cards in the air! Bubble time!
Level 16: 20K-40K ante 40K
Cards in the air for Day 2 of the Super High Roller! It is bubble time here with 11 players seated. Hand-for-hand action.
| Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| Nguyen Trung Quan | Viet Nam | 3,875,000 | 97 |
| Marc Rivera | Philippines | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| MikeTakayama | Philippines | 1,870,000 | 47 |
| William Jia | Australia | 1,480,000 | 37 |
| Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 1,360,000 | 34 |
| Yita Choong | Australia | 1,335,000 | 33 |
| Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 1,330,000 | 33 |
| Aidan Tam | Canada | 1,090,000 | 27 |
| Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 1,005,000 | 25 |
| Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 750,000 | 19 |
| Nguyen Quang Huy | Viet Nam | 300,000 | 8 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Opening blind: 20K-40K ante 40K
WPT Cambodia – Day 6 updates – January 22, 2024
Super High Roller – Day 1
Buy in: USD 10,000
Entries: 66 (45 unique)
Prize pool: USD 620,994
ITM: 10 places
Day 2 qualifiers – 11 players
| Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
|
Nguyen Trung Quan
|
Viet Nam | 3,875,000 | 97 |
| Marc Rivera | Philippines | 2,090,000 | 52 |
|
MikeTakayama
|
Philippines | 1,870,000 | 47 |
| William Jia | Australia | 1,480,000 | 37 |
| Samuel Wilkinson | UK | 1,360,000 | 34 |
| Yita Choong | Australia | 1,335,000 | 33 |
| Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 1,330,000 | 33 |
| Aidan Tam | Canada | 1,090,000 | 27 |
|
Masato Yokosawa
|
Japan | 1,005,000 | 25 |
| Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 750,000 | 19 |
|
Nguyen Quang Huy
|
Viet Nam | 300,000 | 8 |
Chips in play: 16,500,000
Average stack: 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Opening blind: 20K-40K ante 40K
Payouts
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $190,304 |
| 2 | $126,869 |
| 3 | $84,579 |
| 4 | $58,777 |
| 5 | $42,656 |
| 6 | $32,385 |
| 7 | $25,790 |
| 8 | $21,580 |
| 9 | $19,027 |
| 10 | $19,027 |
8 Max Survivor 2K Bounty – Day 1A results
Buy in: USD 1,100
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Day 1A entries: 85 (69 unique)
Bounty round: 17 players
ITM: 11 places
End of Day 1A – 11 players
| Win Meng Tan | Malaysia | 702,000 |
| Jinlong Hu | China | 595,000 |
| Leo Edgar Soma | France | 356,000 |
| Oliver Schulze | Germany | 351,000 |
| Alexander Joseph Allen | USA | 264,000 |
| Dylan Wayne Foster | Australia | 232,000 |
| Pablo Beltran De Heredia Garcia | Spain | 217,000 |
| Hyeonsik Yun | Korea | 203,000 |
| Amit Kaushik | India | 170,000 |
| Dexter Santos | Philippines | 169,000 |
| Jennifer Kate Cassell | Australia | 131,000 |
Megastack
02:00: Abhishek Goyal wins!
Blinds: 75K-125K ante 125K
After taking turns doubling up, India’s Abhishek Goyal defeats Russia’s Dmitrii Gnusaev at heads up. Stay tuned for the recap.
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | Abhishek Goyal | Australia | $12,543 |
| 2 | Dmitrii Gnusaev | Russia | $8,556 |
| 3 | Brett Kurkjian Sherffler | USSA | $5,074 |
| 4 | Guillem Segarra Lopez | Spain | $3,086 |
| 5 | Raymond Miego | Australia | $2,383 |
| 6 | Oleg Titov | Russia | $1,975 |
| 7 | Kei Okutani | Japan | $1,683 |
| 8 | Jae Kyung Sim | Korea | $1,468 |
| 9 | Ayato Shibata | Japan | $1,259 |
Final 9 players
Buy in: USD 300
Entries: 189 (152 unique)
Prize pool: USD 49,499
ITM: 24 places
Final table payouts
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $12,543 |
| 2 | $8,556 |
| 3 | $5,074 |
| 4 | $3,086 |
| 5 | $2,383 |
| 6 | $1,975 |
| 7 | $1,683 |
| 8 | $1,468 |
| 9 | $1,259 |
Mystery Bounty – Final Day
22:20: Andrej Desset wins!
Blinds: 125K-250K ante 250K
Andrej Desset shut the door on the plummeting Jason Kapoor with over on a final board . Desset shipped the USD 48,006 top prize plus bounty rewards amounting the USD 19,500 for a total of USD 67,506 payday.
22:10: Andrej Desset tanks on trips, Jason Kapoor bluffing
Blinds: 100K-200K ante 200K
Andrej Desset quickly turned the tables, dominating the heads up action to regain the lead. Jason Kapoor further dropped on a failed bluff holding , Desset tank-called with trips on a board .
Andrej Desset – 16,400,000 (82 bb)
Jason Kapoor – 4,775,000 (24 bb)
21:25: Heads up!
Blinds: 100K-200K ante 200K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 7,800,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 13,400,000 | 67 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 10,640,000 (53 bb)
2120: Jason Kapoor wins three-way, takes the lead
Blinds: 100K-200K ante 200K
After the fall of Michael Smith to Andrej Desset, a three-way went down. Jason Kapoor’s held against Desset’s and Cao Ngoc Anh’s . Cao was eliminated in the process.
20:50: Chip count update, 4 remaining
Blinds: 100K-200K ante 200K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Michael Smith | USA | 3,100,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 4,675,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 9,600,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 3,900,000 | 20 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 5,320,000 (26 bb)
Super High Roller
Buy in: USD 10,000
Entries: 66 (45 unique)
Prize pool: USD 620,994
ITM: 10 places
Bagging time: end of 15 levels
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $190,304 |
| 2 | $126,869 |
| 3 | $84,579 |
| 4 | $58,777 |
| 5 | $42,656 |
| 6 | $32,385 |
| 7 | $25,790 |
| 8 | $21,580 |
| 9 | $19,027 |
| 10 | $19,027 |
20:30: Nguyen Trung Quan chip-leading
Blinds: 8K-16K- ante 16K
24 players remaining at the Super High Roller event. Nguyen Trung Quan leading with 2,00,000.
Mystery Bounty – Final Day
20:50: Chip count update, 4 remaining
Blinds: 75K-150K ante 150K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Michael Smith | USA | 2,820,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 4,360,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 9,372,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 4,320,000 | 29 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 5,320,000 (35 bb)
20:30: Chip count update, 5 remaining
Blinds: 75K-150K ante 150K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Michael Smith | USA | 3,290,000 | 22 |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 2,545,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 875,000 | 6 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 9,620,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 4,950,000 | 33 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 4,256,000 (28 bb)
Megastack
Buy in: USD 300
Entries: 189 (152 unique)
Prize pool: USD 49,499
ITM: 24 places
20:15: Bubble bursts!
Blinds: 4K-8K ante 8K
Patrick Standen down to half a big blind is forced all in on the big blind. Sim Jae Kyung aka Simba sends him packing with pocket Eights over Nine-Five offsuit.
Mystery Bounty – Final Day
19:45: Chip count update, 5 remaining
Blinds: 75K-125K ante 125K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Michael Smith | USA | 2,200,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 4,400,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 2,600,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 10,400,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 2,400,000 | 19 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 4,256,000 (34 bb)
19:30: Andrej Desset with a double KO
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K ante
Andrej Desset is bursting at the seams after delivering a double bust to Kenji Hamamoto and Jianfeng Sun. It was all in preflop, Desset with dominating Sun’s and Hamamoto’s . He now has around 11,000,000, total chips in play is 21,280,000.
19:00: Chip count update, 7 remaining
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K ante
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Michael Smith | USA | 1,800,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 3,200,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Jianfeng Sun | China | 1,450,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 3,500,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 5,950,000 | 60 |
| 8 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 2,900,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Kenji Hamamoto | Japan | 1,820,000 | 18 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 3,040,000 (38 bb)
18:20: Chip count update, 7 remaining
Blinds: 40K-80K ante 80K ante
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 2 | Michael Smith | USA | 1,900,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Jason Kapoor | USA | 7,300,000 | 91 |
| 5 | Jianfeng Sun | China | 2,500,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 4,700,000 | 59 |
| 7 |
Andrej Desset
|
5,300,000 | 66 | |
| 8 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 2,350,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Kenji Hamamoto | Japan | 2,000,000 | 25 |
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 3,040,000 (38 bb)
17:00: Final Table
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Seat 1: Le Ngoc Minh – 660,000
Seat 2: Michael Smith – 1,620,000
Seat 3: Jason Kapoor – 1,725,000
Seat 4: Mr. Fendy – 855,000
Seat 5: Jianfeng Sun – 2,275,000
Seat 6: Thomas Lee – 5,050,000 (chip leader)
Seat 7: Andrej Desset – 2,100,000
Seat 8: Cao Ngoc Anh – 2,640,000
Seat 9: Keni Hamamoto – 4,020,000
Chips in play: 21,280,000
Average stack: 2,354,444 (47 bb)
14:25: Insane three-way cooler!
Three way all in with Kien Tat Heng and Dhaval Mudgal booted hard out of the running. The slayer was Kenji Hamamoto with dominating Heng’s and Mudgal’s .
Thomas Lee draws USD 20,000 biggest bounty
During the first break, Thomas Lee had two bounties to draw. The first was the lowest of USD 500 but the second one was what everyone was hunting for, the USD 20,000 biggest bounty.
Just before his turn to draw, Lee was in line with Marc Rivera who proposed a split on their bounties. Lee agreed and Rivera became USD 10,000 richer! Rivera drew USD 500 and a USD 5,000.
WPT Cambodia – Day 5 updates – January 21, 2024
Single Day High Roller
Buy in: USD 3,000
Entries: 91 (65 unique)
Prize pool: USD 69,252
ITM: 13 places
01:55: Hwany Lee wins!
Level 23: 75K-150K ante 150K
All in on a flop , Hwany Lee with top pair, Valeriy Fokin with flush draw. The turn and river is no help to Fokin. Lee wins the USD 3,801 extra cash for a total payout of USD 48,201 and his first ever WPT trophy.
01:20: Nguyen Quang Huy swings then falls in 3rd place
Level 22: 75K-125K ante 125K
On a board , Hwany Lee bets pot, Nguyen Quang Huy calls then mucks to Lee’s flush. Following the plunge, Nguyen risks it with and doubles up through Lee with that missed. Two hands after, Nguyen shoves again, this time with , Valeriy Fokin calls with . The board runs , Nguyen is eliminated.
23:15: Deal reached
Level 19: 30K-60K ante 60K
After several orbits, the players have opted on an ICM deal with USD 3,801 and the trophy on the side for the eventual champion.
Nguyen Quang Huy – USD 55,582
Hwany Lee – USD 44,400
Valeriy Fokin – USD 43,000
22:55: Hwany Lee doubles up
Level 19: 30K-60K ante 60K
Hwany Lee doubles up with pocket Jacks dominating Valeriy Fokin‘s pocket Tens.
Hwany Lee – 1,900,000 (31 bb)
Valeriy Fokin – 2,550,000 (42 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 4,500,000 (75 bb)
22:50: Matthew Belcher eliminated in 4th place – USD 22,076
Level 19: 30K-60K ante 60K
Button Valeriy Fokin all in, small blind Matthew Belcher risks his remaining 420,000 stack. Fokin has , Belcher , board runs .
Valeriy Fokin – 3,700,000 (61 bb)
22:45: Valeriy Pak busts in 5th place – USD 16,144
Level 19: 30K-60K ante 60K
Utg Valeriy Pak opens 150,000, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 410,000, Pak calls. At the flop , Nguyen c-bets 150,000, Pak flats. The turn , Huy shoves, Pak tank-calls for everything and shows , Nguyen ahead . The river ends Pak in 5th place.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 4,590,000 (76 bb)
22:40: Matthew Belcher doubles up
Level 18: 25K-50K ante 50K
Matthew Belcher survived an all in by splitting the pot with Nguyen Quang Huy. On his next shove, he shipped it with dominating Valeriy Pak‘s .
Matthew Belcher – 570,000 (11 bb)
Valeriy Pak – 2,230,000 (44 bb)
22:35: Valeriy Pak gets lucky
Level 18: 25K-50K ante 50K
All in preflop, Valeriy Pak , Matthew Belcher , board runs . Pak survives, Belcher plunges to 140,000.
Valeriy Pak – 2,545,000 (42 bb)
Matthew Belcher – 140,000 (2 bb)
Chip leaders:
Valeriy Fokin – 3,150,000 (73 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 2,180,000 (43 bb)
21:30: Final 9 players
Level 17: 20K-40K ante 40K
Seat 1: Valeriy Fokin – 1,815,000
Seat 2: Matt Belcher – 940,000
Seat 3: Tian Hao Zheng – 590,000
Seat 4: Hwany Lee – 780,000
Seat 5: Chu Thai Thinh – 185,000
Seat 6: Lun Loon – 800,000
Seat 7: Duo Duo – 600,000
Seat 8: Nguyen Quang Huy – 1,900,000
Seat 9: Valeriy Pak – 1,500,000
Chips in play: 9,100,000
Average stack: 1,011,1110 (25 bb)
Remaining payouts
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $69,252 |
| 2 | $46,179 |
| 3 | $31,352 |
| 4 | $22,076 |
| 5 | $16,144 |
| 6 | $12,279 |
| 7 | $9,728 |
| 8 | $8,042 |
| 9 | $6,950 |
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Final Day
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Entries: 489 (289 unique)
Prize pool: USD 341,518
ITM: 62 places
Final day payouts
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | $66,029 |
| 2 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | $43,960 |
| 3 | Samuel Adams | New Zealand | $32,338 |
| 4 | Yuwen Pan | China | $24,046 |
| 5 | Xin Zhao | China | $18,073 |
| 6 | Choi Hun Tae | Korea | $13,732 |
| 7 | Koen Breed | Netherlands | $10,543 |
17:30: Jonald Garcia wins the Championship Warm Up
Level 33: 200K-400K ante 400K
It’s all over! Jonald Garcia outdraws Marc Joseph to clinch the Championship Warm Up title. Last hand, Joseph with , Garcia with , the board runs .
17:25: Jonald Garcia doubles up! Marc Joseph down to 10 bb
Level 33: 200K-400K ante 400K
Preflop raise war leads to both players all in. Marc Joseph with , Jonald Garcia at risk with . The board runs for a flush over straight to Garcia.
Jonald Garcia – 20,400,000 (51 bb)
Marc Joseph – 4,000,000 (10 bb)
17:08: Deal reached!
Level 33: 200K-400K ante 400K
The players have agreed on an even deal of USD 54,000 each. They will play for the trophy and the remaining USD 1,989.
17:05: Chip counts after the break
Level 33: 200K-400K ante 400K
Chips in play: 24,450,000
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 11,750,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 12,650,000 | 32 |
16:45: Marc Joseph answers back
Level 32: 150K-300K ante 300K
Button Marc Joseph raises 850,000, big blind Jonald Garcia calls. Joseph c-bets the flop , Garcia calls, then both check the turn . On the river , Joseph bets 1,000,000, Garcia check-calls then mucks to Joseph’s .
Marc Joseph – 13,400,000 (45 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 11,000,000 (37 bb)
16:40: Jonald Garcia takes the lead
Level 32: 150K-300K ante 300K
For the first time today, Jonald Garcia has grabbed the chip lead. On a raised pot, flop comes . Both players check to the turn . Joseph bets 600,000, Garcia calls. On the river , another 600,000 by Joseph, Garcia raises to 1,600,000, Joseph calls then mucks to Garcia’s straight.
Jonald Garcia – 14,200,000 (47 bb)
Marc Joseph – 10,200,000 (34 bb)
16:30: Jonald Garcia near par
Level 32: 150K-300K ante 300K
Button Jonald Garcia limps, Marc Joseph raises 700,000, Garcia three-bets to 2,000,000, Joseph calls. At the flop , Garcia bets 1,400,000, fast fold by Joseph.
Jonald Garcia – 11,900,000 (40 bb)
Marc Joseph – 12,500,000 (42 bb)
16:20: Marc Joseph catches the bluff
Level 31: 125K-250K ante 250K
On a flop , big blind Jonald Garcia bets 450,000, Marc Joseph check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Garcia bets 975,000, Joseph calls. Garcia shows missed draw, Joseph wins the pot with bottom pair.
Marc Joseph – 15,400,000 (62 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 8,900,000 (36 bb)
15:45: Top pair is good for Marc Joseph
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
Button Marc Joseph opens 500,000, Jonald Garcia calls, flop is . Garcia check-calls 700,000. Both check the turn and river . Garcia shows , Joseph wins it with .
Marc Joseph – 14,200,000 (51 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 10,200,000 (71 bb)
15:40: Jonald Garcia wins two good pots
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
Jonald Garcia is closing in on evening up with two sizable pots dragged in. The first hand was a straight beating top pair. The second hand saw a larger pot initiated by Garcia. From the button, he raised to 600,000, Joseph defended. Both checked the flop . Joseph bet the turn 1,275,000, then both checked the river . Joseph had , Garcia with .
Jonald Garcia – 11,100,000 (56 bb)
Marc Joseph – 13,300,000 (67 bb)
15:30: Chip counts
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
Chips in play: 24,450,000
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 8,500,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 15,900,000 | 80 |
15:08: Marc Joseph with trips for a big pot
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
On a board and 1,075,000 in the pot, big blind Marc Joseph bets 875,000, button Jonald Garcia calls. On the river , Joseph fires 2,000,000, Garcia calls. Joseph takes the pot with trips.
Marc Joseph – 17,100,000 (37 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 7,300,000 (86 bb)
15:02: Heads up!
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
Chips in play: 24,450,000
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 11,225,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 13,225,000 | 66 |
15:00: Samuel Adams chunked and out in 3rd place
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
Marc Joseph raises from the button, Samuel Adams defends the big blind, flop comes . Joseph c-bets 475,000, Adams check-raises, Joseph shoves, Adams snap-calls and shows . Joseph has flush. The turn and river doubles up Joseph while Adams plunges to 2 bb. Next hand, Adams is all in with and falls to Joseph’s .
14:50: Chip counts after the break
Level 30: 100K-200K ante 200K
Chips in play: 24,450,000
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 9,700,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Samuel Adams | New Zealand | 7,400,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 7,300,000 | 37 |
14:40: Samuel Adams cracks aces
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
On a flop , Marc Joseph shoves, Samuel Adams shoves, Joseph with the fast call and shows . Adams has . The turn changes nothing but the river does for a winning two pair to Adams.
Samuel Adams – 7,400,000 (49 bb)
Marc Joseph – 7,300,000 (49 bb)
14:30: Yuwen Pan eliminated in 4th place – USD 24,046
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
End of the line for Yuwen Pan in 4th place. After losing a chunk to Marc Joseph, he dropped to 2bb on a failed bluff then exited immediately after.
Joseph opens 350,000, Pan defends the big blind. Both players check the flop and turn to see the board complete . Pan leads out 775,000 leaving himself 300,000, Joseph tanks then finds the guts to call. Pan opens bluff, Joseph wins it with .
Next hand Pan is all in with , Joseph and Jonald Garcia call. The board completes . Joseph bets the river, Garcia folds. Joseph cleans out Pan with trips.
Marc Joseph – 11,100,000 (74 bb)
Yuwen Pan – Eliminated in 4th place
14:25: Marc Joseph has the flush
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
Utg Yuwen Pan raises 300,000, button Marc Joseph and big blind Samuel Adams call, flop comes . Action is checked to Joseph who sends out 375,000. Only Pan calls. Both players check the turn , then Joseph bets 575,000 on the river , Pan tank-calls. Joseph shows flush, Pan mucks.
Marc Joseph – 8,300,000 (55 bb)
Yuwen Pan – 1,350,000 (9bb)
14:15: Samuel Adams survives the flip
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
Samuel Adams three-bets jams 2,225,000 with , initial raiser Marc Joseph calls with . Board runs {qh] for a winning straight to Adams.
Samuel Adams – 4,675,000 (31 bb)
Marc Joseph – 8,000,000 (53 bb)
14:10: Battle of the big stacks, Marc Joseph drags it in
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
From utg, Jonald Garcia raises 325,000, big blind Marc Joseph calls, flop runs . Garcia c-bets 325,000, Joseph check-calls. On the turn , Garcia bets 400,000, again Joseph flat. The river , Garcia bets 575,000, Joseph check-raises 2,100,000, Garcia tank-folds.
Marc Joseph – 10,000,000 (67 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 8,400,000 (56 bb)
14:00: Jonald Garcia back on the grind, rises to 10M
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
Jonald Garcia has taken command of the table, winning several pots in succession to rise to 10,000,000. His latest pot was a battle of the blinds against Samuel Adams. On a raised pot preflop, Garcia bet 250,000 on a flop then called Adams’s 800,000, raise. Both players checked the turn . Garcia bet 1,225,000 on the river , Adams folded.
Jonald Garcia – 10,000,000 (67 bb)
Samuel Adams – 2,400,000 (16 bb)
13:55: Yuwen Pan doubles up again
Level 29: 75K-150K ante 150K
Yuwen Pan earns his third double up of the day, this time through Jonald Garcia with dusting on a board .
Yuwen Pan – 4,775,000 (32 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 7,700,000 (51 bb)
13:40: Yuwen Pan wins the flip
Level 28: 75K-125K ante 125K
All in preflop, Samuel Adams looking to eliminate Yuwen Pan , however, an ace turn up on a board .
Yuwen Pan – 2,825,000 (23 bb)
Samuel Adams – 2,325,000 (19 bb)
13:25: Jonald Garcia takes the lead
Level 28: 75K-125K ante 125K
After knocking out Xin Zhao, Jonald Garcia picked up another two pots to take over the chip lead. Defending his big blind against raiser utg Samuel Adams, the board completed . Garcia bet 425,000 onto a 1,400,000 pot, Adams called then mucked to two pair.
Next hand, Yuwen Pan defended his big blind on a raise by button Garcia then called a flop bet. On the turn Pan lead out 450,000, Garcia pushed, Pan folded with 1,000,000 behind.
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 10,400,000 | 83 |
| 2 | Samuel Adams | New Zealand | 3,300,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Yuwen Pan | China | 1,000,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 9,500,000 | 76 |
13:20: Xin Zhao eliminated in 5th place – USD 18,073
Level 28: 75K-125K ante 125K
All in preflop, Xin Zhao needing help with dominated by Jonald Garcia‘s . With the board running , Zhao was out in 5th place.
Jonald Garcia – 8,250,000 (66 bb)
Xin Zhao – Eliminated in 5th place
13:05: Xin Zhao doubles up through Jonald Garcia
Level 28: 75K-125K ante 125K
From utg, Jonald Garcia raises 275,000, cutoff Samuel Adams calls, button Xin Zhao shoves (for the fourth time – no callers on the previous three), Garcia calls, Adams gets out of the way.
Zhao is ahead with , Garcia with , no improvement for Garcia on the board to pay the double up.
Xin Zhao – 3,400,000 (27 bb)
Jonald Garcia – 4,800,000 (38 bb)
12:45: Yuwen Pan celebrates the double up
Level 28: 75K-125K ante 125K
Battle of the blinds, Yuwen Pan shoves with , big blind Marc Joseph calls with , board runs for a double up to Pan.
Yuwen Pan – 2,325,000 (19 bb)
Marc Joseph – 11,000,000 (88 bb)
12:40: Chip counts after the break
Level 28: 75K-125K ante 125K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 5,800,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Samuel Adams | New Zealand | 4,200,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Xin Zhao | China | 2,580,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Yuwen Pan | China | 1,350,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 12,100,000 | 97 |
12:25: Choi Hun Tae eliminated in 6th place – USD 13,732
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Choi Hun Tae was next on Marc Joseph’s chopping block. From utg, Joseph min-raised, big blind Choi defends, flop is . Joseph c-bets 275,000, Choi check-calls. On the turn , Joseph pushes, Choi tank-calls for his last 1,100,000 and shows draw. Joseph has top pair. The river is .
Marc Joseph – 12,600,000 (126 bb)
Choi Hun Tae – Eliminated in 6th place
12:07: Choi Hun Tae survives
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Having just lost to Samuel Adams, Choi Hun Tae three-bet shoves with on the big blind, initial raiser Xin Zhao from cutoff calls with . Board runs for flush and a double up to Choi.
Choi Hun Tae – 1,550,000 (15 bb)
Xin Zhao – 1,200,000 (12 bb)
12:05: Samuel Adams doubles up
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Samuel Adams all in for 1,650,000, big blind Choi Hun Tae calls, Adams ahead with , Choi . Board runs .
Samuel Adams – 2,450,000 (24 bb)
Choi Hun Tae – 675,000 (6 bb)
12:00: Koen Breed eliminated in 7th place – USD 10,543
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
From utg+2, Marc Joseph min-raises, hijack Jonald Garcia calls, button Koen Breed three-bets 700,000, both Joseph and Garcia call. At the flop , Breed shoves, Joseph snap-calls, Garcia gets out of the way.
Breed
Joseph
The turn gives Breed a straight but the river sent Joseph back up with a boat to eliminated Breed.
Marc Joseph – 11,400,000 (114 bb)
Koen Breed – Eliminated in 7th place
11:46: Chip counts
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Jonald Garcia | Philippines | 4,900,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Samuel Adams | New Zealand | 2,300,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Koen Breed | Netherlands | 3,000,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Xin Zhao | China | 2,200,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Yuwen Pan | China | 3,800,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Choi Hun Tae | Korea | 3,225,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Marc Joseph | South Africa | 6,000,000 | 60 |
11:45: Marc Joseph doubles up through Choi Hun Tae
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Hijack Choi Hun Tae opens for 225,000, cutoff Marc Joseph three-bets 875,000, Choi four-bet shoves, Joseph snap-calls. Choi , Joseph , board runs for trips to Choi, then a runner runner turn , river for a flush to Joseph.
Marc Joseph – 6,000,000 (60 bb)
Choi Hun Tae – 3,225,000 (32 bb)
11:35: Marc Joseph takes down a pot
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Raising preflop, Marc Joseph c-bet 300,000 on the flop , big blind Yuwen Pan called. On the turn , Joseph fires 775,000, Pan check-folds.
Marc Joseph – 3,200,000 (32 bb)
Yuwen Pan – 3,850,000 (38 bb)
11:33: Xin Zhao shoves
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Second hand of the day, Xin Zhao shoves, no callers.
11:30: Race to victory begins!
Level 27: 50K-100K ante 100K
Seat 1: Jonald Garcia – Philippines – 4,275,000
Seat 2: Sam Adams – New Zealand – 2,525,000
Seat 3: Koen Breed – Netherlands – 3,375,000
Seat 4: Xin Zhao – China – 2,250,000
Seat 5: Yuwen Pan – China – 3,425,000
Seat 6: Choi Hun Tae – 6,000,000 (chip leader)
Seat 7: Marc Joseph – South Africa – 2,600,000
Chips in play: 24,450,000
Average stack: 3,492,857
Opening Day 3 blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
WPT Cambodia – Day 4 updates – January 20, 2024
5K Megastack Single Day High Roller 30 Sec
00:00: Final table
Level 21: 75K-125K ante 125K
Seat 1: Ivan Hon Cheong Lee – 1,600,000
Seat 2: William Jia – 1,200,000
Seat 3: Aidan Tam – 1,200,000
Seat 4: Tian Hao Zheng – 800,000
Seat 5: Konstantin Held – 2,100,000
Seat 6: Victor Chong – 3,800,000
Seat 7: Punnat Punsri – 3,900,000
Seat 8: Daniel Hinh – 1,000,000
Seat 9: Khanh Nguyen – 4,000,000 (chip leader)
Chips in play: 20,100,000
Average stack: 2,233,333
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
23:40: Day 2 ends with 7 remaining, Hun Tae Choi in the lead
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
After 11 hours of play, Day 3 of the Championship Warm Up wrapped up with 7 players remaining. Korea’s Hun Tae Choi bagged an overwhelming 6,000,000, 25% of the chips in play, and will return tomorrow with a big advantage.
Seat 1: Jonald Garcia – Philippines – 4,275,000
Seat 2: Sam Adams – New Zealand – 2,525,000
Seat 3: Koen Breed – Netherlands – 3,375,000
Seat 4: Xin Zhao – China – 2,250,000
Seat 5: Yuwen Pan – China – 3,425,000
Seat 6: Choi Hun Tae – 6,000,000 (chip leader)
Seat 7: Marc Joseph – South Africa – 2,600,000
Chips in play: 24,450,000
Average stack: 3,492,857
Opening Day 3 blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
23:30: Samuel Adams survives
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Samuel Adams shoves his 1,275,000 stack holding , Yuwen Pan calls with , the board runs for lucky pair on the river for Adams.
Samuel Adams – 1,675,000
Yuwen Pan – 3,560,000
23:20: Diego Uechi eliminated in 8th place – USD 8,183
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Diego Uechi three-bet jammed with , initial raiser Jonald Garcia snap-called and showed . The board ran . Uechi was eliminated in 8th place.
Jonald Garcia – 4,110,000
23:05: Koen Breed on the rise
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Short stack for most of the day, Koen Breed picked up a couple of pots to bring his stack to 2,400,000. Raising from utg, button Jonald Garcia called. At the flop , Breed c-bet 110,000, Garcia called. The turn Breed check-called a 280,000 bet, then both checked the river . Breed won the pot with
Koen Breed – 2,400,000
Jonald Garcia – 2,885,000
22:50: Yuwen Pan paid for two pair
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Utg+2 Marc Joseph opens and big blind Yuwen Pan calls. At the flop , Pan check-calls 225,000. On the turn, Pan leads out 225,000, Joseph calls. The river , Pan bets 450,000, Joseph snap-calls, Pan shows two pair, Joseph has and pays up.
Yuwen Pan – 4,700,000
Marc Joseph – 2,880,000
22:45: Diego Uechi doubles up
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Diego Uechi all in holding , Marc Joseph calls with , board runs . Uechi wins the flip for a double up.
Diego Uechi – 1,050,000
Marc Joseph – 3,900,000
22:40: Mark Kavalev eliminated in 9th place – USD 6,421
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Mark Kavalev three-bet shoves his 625,000 stack, initial raiser Marc Joseph calls. Kavalev has , Joseph with , board runs for a runner runner flush to Joseph. Kavalev is eliminated.
Marc Joseph – 4,200,000
22:35: Koen Breed doubles up
Level 26: 50K-75K ante 75K
Koen Breed shoves 795,0000 holding , Hun Tae Choi calls with , board runs low for a double up to Breed.
Koen Breed – 1,740,000
Hun Tae Choi – 3,990,000
22:30: Back to back pots for Marc Joseph
Level 25: 30K-60K ante 60K
Button Yuwen Pan opens for 120,000, big blind Marc Joseph defends, the flop runs . Both check, turn comes , Joseph leads out 80,000, Pan calls. On the river , Joseph bets 175,000, Pan calls. Joseph opens for the pot.
Next hand Pan raises 125,000 from cutoff, sb Joseph and bb Mark Kavalev call, flop runs . Blinds check, Pan c-bets 100,000, Joseph calls, Kavalev folds. Both players check the turn. The river , Joseph bets 380,000, Pan folds.
Marc Joseph – 3,510,000
Yuwen Pan – 3,790,000
22:00: Final 9 players
Level 25: 30K-60K ante 60K
Seat 1: Jonald Garcia – 4,300,000
Seat 2: Samuel Adams – 1,785,000
Seat 3: Diego Uechi – 480,000
Seat 4: Koen Breed – 645,000
Seat 5: Xin Zhao – 4,410,000
Seat 6: Yuwen Pan – 4,555,000
Seat 7: Hun Tae Choi – 4,750,000
Seat 8: Marc Joseph – 2,695,000
Seat 9: Mark Kavalev – 820,000
Chips in play: 24,450,000
Average stack: 2,716,666
21:55: Adrien Berger eliminated in 10th place – UD 6,421
Level 25: 30K-60K ante 60K
Adrien Berger shoved with , Yuwen Pan snap-called with . The board ran out . Berger out in 10th place.
21:50: Christopher Mateo eliminated in 11th place – USD 5,092
Level 25: 30K-60K ante 60K
Christopher Mateo busted on a flip with missing the board against Yuwen Pan’s .
Yuwen Pan – 3,080,000
21:40: Amit Kaushik eliminated in 12th place – USD 5,092
Level 25: 30K-60K ante 60K
The day’s entering chip leader Amit Kaushik was eliminated in 12th place. He shared the hand with us. He was all in for 8 bb with A-9, Mark Kavalev with 9 bb had King-Jack that found the board.
Mark Kavalev – 1,200,000
Mystery Bounty – Day 1A
21:35: Bubble bursts!
Level 18: 5K-10K ante 10K
At risk player all in holding , big stacked Andrej Desset with , no help arrived for the short stack to burst the bubble. Day 1A ends, 19 players remaining.
| Rank | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Bien Mai | Viet Nam | 862,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 646,000 |
| 3 | Andrej Desset | Slovakia | 536,000 |
| 4 | Renji Mao | China | 453,000 |
| 5 | Mr. Fendy | Indonesia | 395,000 |
| 6 | Oleg Titov | Russia | 350,000 |
| 7 | Dmitrii Gnusaev | Russia | 318,000 |
| 8 | Sean Joseph Keeton | United Kingdom | 277,000 |
| 9 | Eike Soren Strub | Germany | 267,000 |
| 10 | Anthony Cierco | France | 249,000 |
| 11 | Chao-Ting Cheng | Taiwan | 237,000 |
| 12 | Rolands Norietis | Latvia | 236,000 |
| 13 | Conor Mark Berry Grimsley | United Kingdom | 235,000 |
| 14 | Maximilian Detlef Horst Von Nolting | Germany | 192,000 |
| 15 | Bin Yang | China | 158,000 |
| 16 | Younghun Moon | Korea | 131,000 |
| 17 | Ville Jyrki Santeri Pohjalainen | Finland | 109,000 |
| 18 | Chul Woong Joo | Korea | 101,000 |
| 19 | Yoay Ram | Israel | 97,000 |
Mystery Bounty – Day 1A
21:30: Bien Mai back to back shoves
Level 18: 5K-10K ante 10K
Bien Mai has zoomed to the top of the counts after two successful shoves against Chao Ting Cheng. The first hand saw a board and a pot of 175K. Mai checked, Cheng fired 85K, Mai shoved, Cheng tank-folded.
The second hand saw a board and 240K in the pot, Cheng bet 100K, Mai check-raised all in again, Cheng tank-folded.
Bien Mai – 840,000
Chao Ting Cheng – 260,000
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
21:00: Zhifan Ye eliminated in 13th place – USD 4,143
Level 24: 25K-50K ante 50K
Zhifan Ye shoves with A-5, runs into Jonald Garcia‘s A-K, to bust in 13th place.
Jonald Garcia – 3,940,000
20:30: Ilya Firstov eliminated in 14th place – USD 4,143
Level 24: 25K-50K ante 50K
All in preflop, Ilya Firstov , falls to Christopher Mateo‘s on a board .
Christopher Mateo – 1,500,000
20:25: Laury Vanlerberghe eliminated in 15th place – USD 3,422
Level 24: 25K-50K ante 50K
Crushing bad beat for Laury Vanlerberghe with outdrawn by Yuwen Pan’s on a board running . Vanlerberghe dropped to 3 bb and busted on the the next hand, also to Pan.
Yuwen Pan – 2,300,000
20:20: Dexter Santos eliminated in 16th place – USD 3,422
Level 24: 25K-50K ante 50K
Dexter Santos risked his 10 bb stack with but ran smack into the leader Jonald Garcia‘s . No help came on the board.
Jonald Garcia – 3,790,000
Deepstack Turbo Big Bounty
19:50: Registration closes at 155 entries
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Buy in: USD 550
Entries: 155 (119 unique)
Prize pool: USD 36,425
ITM: 20 places
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
19:50: Final 16 players
Level 23: 20K-40K ante 40K
Table 1
Seat 1: Amit Kaushik – 920,000
Seat 2: Koen Breed – 800,000
Seat 3: Samuel Adams – 1,825,000
Seat 4: Laury Vanlerberghe – 1,475,000
Seat 5: Diego Uechi – 1,000,000
Seat 6: Yuwen Pan – 1,125,000
Seat 7: Xin Zhao – 1,850,000
Seat 8: Mark Kavalev – 1,430,000
Table 2
Seat 1: Hun Tae Choi – 2,300,000
Seat 2: Dexter Santos – 540,000
Seat 3: Marc Joseph – 1,240,000
Seat 4: Adrien Berger – 2,120,000
Seat 5: Zhifan Ye – 1,350,000
Seat 6: Christopher Mateo – 2,800,000
Seat 7: Ilya Firstov – 580,000
Seat 8: Jonald Garcia – 3,200,000
Chips in play: 24,450,000
Average stack: 1,528,125 (38 bb)
19:30: Jonald Garcia ahead with 3M
Level 23: 20K-40K ante 40K
Jonald Garcia is the new chip leader with 3,000,000. Trailing close behind is Christopher Mateo with 2,800,000. Rounding out the top three is Adrien Berger with 2,275,000.
18 players remaining.
18:50: Jonald Garcia wins a big pot, rises to 1.68M
Level 22: 15K-30K ante 30K
On a board , Jonald Garcia bets pot of 600K, Koen Breed tanks and folds.
Jonald Garcia – 1,680,000
Koen Breed – 630,000
Current chip leaders:
Hun Tae Choi – 2,540,000
Christopher Mateo – 2,320,000
Adrien Berger – 2,100,000
5K Megastack Single Day High Roller 30 Sec
18:25: 39 players remaining, Yita Choong leads
Level 11: 6K-12K ante 12K
39 players left, among the crowd was new arrival Victor Chong, also signing up on the last second was Punnat Punsri who placed 6th at the Single Day Megastack Mini HR. Currently in the lead is Yita Choong with 1,390,000 followed by Konstantin Held with 1,060,000.
18:10: Registration closes at 67 entries
Level 11: 6K-12K ante 12K
Buy in: USD 5,000
Entries: 67 (53 unique)
Prize pool: USD 305,453
ITM: 10 places
| Place |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | $93,607 |
| 2 | $62,404 |
| 3 | $41,603 |
| 4 | $28,911 |
| 5 | $20,982 |
| 6 | $15,929 |
| 7 | $12,685 |
| 8 | $10,614 |
| 9 | $9,359 |
| 10 | $9,359 |
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
18:05: New level begins, 23 players
Level 22: 15K-30K ante 30K
Hun Tae Choi – 2,275,000
Adrien Berger – 1,975,000
Marc Joseph – 1,800,000
Christopher Mateo – 1,500,000
Koen Breed – 1,450,000
Zhifan Ye – 1,400,000
Xin Zhao – 1,400,000
Laury Vanlerberghe – 1,350,000
Mark Kavalev – 1,220,000
William Bolton – 1,250,000
Woon Yoke Wei – 1,100,000
Jonald Garcia – 1,000,000
Ilya Firstov – 1,000,000
Dexter Santos – 960,000
Samuel Adams – 875,000
Jonald Garcia – 875,000
Yuwen Pan – 700,000
Lun Loon – 690,000
Chien Chih Weng – 580,000
Amit Kaushik – 550,000
Martin Gonzales – 550,000
Dmitrii Ippolitov – 280,000
17:15: Hun Tae Choi rails Maulik Shukla, soars to 2.3M
Level 21: 15K-25K ante 25K
Hun Tae Choi now in a commanding lead after knocking out Maulik Shukla with higher two pair over on a board .
26 players remaining. Day 2 ends at the Final 9 or end of Level 26.
Short Deck
17:00: WPT Champion Mel Judah in the house!
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
2003 WPT Legends champion Mel Judah has been spotted at the Short Deck event!
16:50: Registration closes at 55 entries
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Buy in: USD 300
Entries: 55 (45 unique)
Prize pool: USD 14,405
ITM: 7 places
| Place |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | $5,331 |
| 2 | $3,169 |
| 3 | $1,945 |
| 4 | $1,368 |
| 5 | $1,080 |
| 6 | $864 |
| 7 | $648 |
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
16:50: New level begins, 29 players remaining
Level 21: 15K-25K ante 25K
Chip leaders:
Adrien Berger – 1,900,000
Samuel Adams – 1,570,000
Christopher Mateo – 1,500,000
Laury Vanlerberghe – 1,460,000
Hun Tae Choi – 1,450,000
Martin Gonzales – 1,080,000
Mystery Bounty – Day 1A
16:25: Registration closes at 146 entries
Level 10: 800-1600 ante 1600
Day 1A of the Mystery Bounty closed at 146 entries. 85 players remaining. They will play down to 19 players / 12.5% of the field. Currently in the lead is Taiwan’s Chao-Ting Cheng with 280,000.
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 200,000
Day 1A: 146 entries (119 unique)
ITM: 19 players
5K Megastack Single Day High Roller 30 Sec
16:00: New arrivals
Level 7: 2,500-5,000 ante 5,000
The high roller event is now up to 43 entries with the pot at USD 196K. Among the new arrivals are recent USOP Taiwan Superstar Challenge winner Chih Wei Fan, Australia’s Joshua McCully and William Jia. Vietnamese high rollers Nguyen Quang Huy, Nguyen Trung Quan, and Dao Minh Phu are also out there. Phu is fresh off a 36th finish at the Championship Warm Up.
Registration closes at 6pm.
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
15:45: Break time, 40 players remaining
Level 19: 10K-15K ante 15K
40 players left. Day 2 plays a total of 11 hours (through Level 26) or to the Final 9. Here are the leaders:
Laury Vanlerberghe – 1,565,000
Christopher Mateo – 1,400,000
Hun Tae Choi – 1,265,000
Adrien Berger – 1,230,000
Martin Gonzales – 1,200,000
15:40: Christopher Mateo knocks one out
Level 19: 10K-15K ante 15K
On a turn board , Christopher Mateo calls a 160K shove and turns over straight. The at risk player had flush draw that failed to complete on the river .
15:35: Laury Vanlerberghe wins a big one
Level 19: 10K-15K ante 15K
According to a player at the table, Laury Vanlerberghe held on to his short stack by folding his way into the money round. With that way behind him, Vanlerberghe now has a stack to be feared. Calling down Christopher Mateo on a board , Vanlerberghe won a big pot with two pair over pair.
Laury Vanlerberghe – 1,565,000
Christopher Mateo – 1,090,000
15:20: Martin Gonzales doubles through Dao Minh Phu
Level 19: 10K-15K ante 15K
Heavy action preflop with Dao Minh Phu shoving with J-10 and missing the board against Martin Gonzales’s pocket Aces.
Martin Gonzales – 1,280,000
Dao Minh Phu – 390,000
15:10: 42 players remaining, top 5 in chips
Level 19: 10K-15K ante 15K
Hun Tae Choi – 1,800,000
Christopher Mateo – 1,460,000
Woon Yoke Wei – 1,260,000
Adrien Berger – 1,200,000
Dao Minh Phu – 1,035,000
15:05: Amit Kaushik set over set
Level 19: 10K-15K ante 15K
Amit Kaushik dropped in chips but still running strong with just about half a mil. His recent takedown was set over set on a board .
5K Megastack Single Day High Roller 30 Sec
14:30: Masato Yokosawa in action
Currently 24 entries with the prize pool over USD 100K. Among the new arrivals are WPT champion Masato Yokosawa, WPT Australia SHR winner Nam Hyung Kim, and Vietnamese players Chu Thai Thinh, Nang Quang Nguyen.
Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at 6pm. Buy in is USD 5,000.
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
13:50: Lee Byoung Soo doubles up through Mike Takayama
Level 18: 6K-12K ante 12K
From the button, Mike Takayama opens, big blind Lee Byoung Soo three-bets, Takayama four bet shoves, Lee snap calls with , Takayama with . The board adds more excitement to the hand as it runs for two pair to Takayama. The river lands for a higher two pair to Lee.
Lee Byoung Soo – 1,100,000
Mike Takayama – 50,000
13:45: Money round reached!
Level 18: 6K-12K ante 12K
Within minutes of the new round, the money round was reached with all ins at numerous tables. Hand for hand didn’t take place. The official bubble was delivered by Ilya Firstov with 
calling a player’s 
shove on a flop 
. Firstov increased to 540,000.
13:30: Bubble round one bust away, 64 remaining
Blinds: 5K-10K ante 10K
Players are on a 10-minute break. There are 64 players remaining which is two spots from the money starting at 62nd place. Amit Kaushik still leads with 1,140,000, Dao Minh Phu is a strong second with 1,104,000. Incoming blinds are 6K-12K.
13:20: Short stacks doubling up
Blinds: 5K-10K ante 10K
66 players remaining, bubble round approaching at 63. Short stacks are hanging in there. Lun Loon and Jennifer Cassell both doubled up with A-K winning the race.
5K Megastack Single Day High Roller 30 Sec
12:30: High Roller alert!
Cards are now flipping at the 5K Megastack Single Day High Roller 30 Sec. Action clock is in play from the start. For a buy in of USD 5,000, players are given a deep 300,000 stack. Registration closes at 6pm.
Short Deck
12:30: Cards in the air!
Short Deck fans should head on over to NagaWorld with cards already in the air. This is one of the cheapest ways to snag one of the WPT Season XXII side event trophies with buy in at just USD 300. Registration closes at 2:50pm so don’t miss out!
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 2
11:30: Cards in the air!
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
The Championship Warm Up drew 489 entries over three flights for a prize pool of USD 341,518. 103 players are back on the hunt for the money which starts at 62nd place. From there, they race down to a final 6 seat. India’s Amit Kaushik carried in the chip lead with 103 bb.
Mystery Bounty – Day 1A
11:30: Mystery Bounty Day 1A underway
The highly popular Mystery Bounty has kicked off Day 1A at 11:30am. This event features a USD 200K guarantee. Buy in is USD 800. Plenty of time to join the fun with registration closing at the start of Level 10 at 4:20pm. Day ends once it reaches ITM of 12.5% of the field.
WPT Cambodia – Day 3 updates – January 19, 2024
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1C
00:50: Day 1C ends with 40 remaining, Marc Joseph bags the largest stack
The last flight of the Championship Warm Up concluded with 40 players remaining out of the 149 entry field. During the last hands called, then chip leader Lee Byoung Soo paid a double up to Ivan Hon Cheong Lee for South Africa’s Marc Joseph to rise to the leader’s status. Joseph bagged up 403,000 (67 bb), Lee at his heels with 396,000 (66 bb).
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1B
22:20: Day 1B wraps up with 40 remaining; Amit Kaushik bags big
Day 1B completed its 15 levels with the 217 entry field down to just 40 at bagging time. India’s Amit Kaushik claimed a few big pots against then chip leader Tian Hao Zheng to steal the top spot. Kaushik bagged a massive 822,000 (137 bb) and is now the overall chip leader.
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1C
22:05: Registration closes at 149 entries
That’s it! Day 1C registration has closed at 149 entries. The event continues until the end of Level 15. Currently 79 players remaining with Thomas Gary Pound ahead with 285,000 (142 bb).
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000 (already breached)
Day 1A entries: 123 entries (107 unique)
Day 1B entries: 217 (135 unique)
Day 1C (Turbo): 149 entries (47 unique)
Total entries: 489 (289 unique)
Pot Limit Omaha
20:30: Final 9 formed!
| Place |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | $9,191 |
| 2 | $5,704 |
| 3 | $3,407 |
| 4 | $2,139 |
| 5 | $1,584 |
| 6 | $1,363 |
| 7 | $1,180 |
| 8 | $1,046 |
| 9 | $919 |
19:30: Bubble bursts!
All in at the flop, Woon Yoke Wei , Chao Ting Cheng , board completes . Cheng is eliminated.
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1C
19:25: 89 entries, notables in action
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Registration closes at the start of Level 10 at 10:05pm. Currently 89 entries, among them are fallouts from the earlier flight, Michael Kim Falcon, Dylan Foster, Frank Lillis, Nevan Yu Chung Chang, and WSOP bracelet holders Renji Mao, Jinlong Hu.
Total pot currently at USD 300K.
18:00: Day 1C underway
Day 1C is up and running with 22 players on the felt. This is the last chance to jump in. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 at 10:05pm. Starting stack is 50K, blinds increase at a faster 25 minute pace.
The total pot is currently at USD 254K.
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1B
18:00: Registration closes at 217 entries
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Day 1B registration closes at 217 entries (135 unique). Currently 120 players remaining. Laury Vanlerberghe leads with 280,000 (140 bb). Second in chips is Khayal Abbasov with 250,000 (125 bb). The heat plays a total of 15 levels.
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000 (already breached)
Day 1A entries: 123 entries (107 unique)
Day 1B entries: 217 (135 unique)
Day 1C (Turbo): underway, reg closes at 10:05pm
16:33: Level 8 begins, 191 entries
Registration closes at the start of Level 10 – approximately 6pm
15:55: Break time, 169 entries
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000 (already breached)
Day 1A entries: 123 entries (107 unique)
Day 1B entries: 169 (registration closing at 6pm)
Day 1C (Turbo): starts 6pm / closes at 10:05pm
WPT Champions in action: Dhaval Mudgal
Vietnamese notables in action: Dao Minh Phu, Nguyen Quang Huy, Quang Nang Nguyen, Cao Ngoc Anh, Bien Mai, Le Ngoc Khanh, Ha Duong, Kyle Bao Diep, Ha Trung Nguyen
Philippine notables in action: Mike Takayama, Christopher Mateo, Richard Marquez, Junnie Pamplona, rising star Justin Jerome Geronimo
Pot Limit Omaha
15:20: Hoyt Corkins in the house! Registration closes at 121 entries
Buy in: USD 300
Entries: 121
Prize pool: USD 31,690
ITM: 16 places
Notables in action: Hoyt Corkins (2x WPT winner), PLO specialist Anthony Abram, Chao Ting Cheng, Natalia Rozova
WPT Cambodia – Day 2 updates- January 18, 2024
Single Day Megastack Mini HR 30 Sec
21:20: Final table formed
Seat 1: Punnat Punsri – 1,930,000
Seat 2: Jijun Xu – 1,800,000
Seat 3: Quan Qiu – 3,475,000
Seat 4: Luke Keay – 3,470,000
Seat 5: Bas De Laat – 2,450,000
Seat 6: Ceesvin Abdullah – 2,200,000
Seat 7: Frank Lillis – 3,625,000
Seat 8: Win Meng Tan – 1,950,000
Seat 9: Daniel Neilson – 1,305,000
Chips in play: 22,200,000
Average stack: 2,466,667
Blinds: 50K-100K ante 100K
20:30: Bubble bursts
Frank Lillis delivers the bubble with dominating a player’s .
17:10: Registration closes at 74 entries
Date: January 18, 2024
Buy in: USD 2,200
Entries: 74
Prize pool: USD 143,560
ITM: 11 places
Payouts
| Place |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | 42,320 |
| 2 | 28,220 |
| 3 | 19,130 |
| 4 | 13,450 |
| 5 | 9,830 |
| 6 | 7,470 |
| 7 | 5,920 |
| 8 | 4,890 |
| 9 | 4,230 |
| 10 | 4,050 |
| 11 | 4,050 |
16:30: Last chance to enter, 64 entries
Last level to enter. Currently 64 entries. Among the new arrivals were WSOP bracelet holders Mike Takayama, Aayush Arya, notables Yita Choong, Pham Bao, Dylan Foster, Anthony Cierco, Amit Kaushik, and Chinese players Tian Hao Zheng, Quan Qiu, Wen Pan Yu, Xiao Sheng Zheng.
15:00: Level 6, 40 entries
Date: January 18, 2024
Buy in: USD 2,200
Starting stack: 300,000
Level intervals: 25 minutes
Action clock: 30 seconds
Entries: 40
Registration: closes at 5pm (start of Level 11)
Notables in action: Daniel Neilson (WSOP Paradise Main Event 3rd placer), Sean Ragozzini, Natalia Rozova, Michael Kim Falcon, Matt Douhan, Marc Joseph, Nevan Yu Chung Chang, Luke Martinelli
WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1A
18:00: Registration closes at 123 entries
Date: January 18, 2024
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Day 1A entries: 123 (107 unique)
Bagging time: end of Level 15
15:40: Break time, 92 entries
Field is now up to 92 entries. Registration open for another three levels, closing at the start of Level 11 at 6pm.
14:30: Level 5, 82 entries
Date: January 18, 2024
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Starting stack: 50,000
Level intervals: 40 minutes
Entries: 82
Registration: closes at 6pm (start of Level 10)
Notables in action: Dhaval Mudgal (2018 WPT Vietnam champion), Valeriy Pak (2023 WPT Prime Championship 6th placer)
Freezeout
20:30: Final table formed
20:10: Khayal Abbasov delivers the bubble
Action folds to small blind Khayal Abbasov who shoves with , big blind player with less chips risks it with . The board runs . Bubble bursts.
20:05: Jonathan Looi doubles up two players
First all in showdown of the bubble round saw Khayal Abbasov double up with pocket Kings against Jonathan Looi’s 10-9 offsuit.
Second all in showdown, Looi doubled up another short stack, this time with outdrawn by Anton Padlival’s with two sixes quickly landing on the flop.
19:45: Bubble time!
12 players remaining
Buy in: USD 230
Entries: 88
Prize pool: USD 17,072
ITM: 11 places
| Place |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | 5,505 |
| 2 | 3,329 |
| 3 | 2,070 |
| 4 | 1,400 |
| 5 | 1,067 |
| 6 | 854 |
| 7 | 708 |
| 8 | 598 |
| 9 | 551 |
| 10 | 512 |
| 11 | 478 |
NagaWorld Superstack – Final Day
17:20: Cho Seong Ho wins!
Final 9 payouts
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | Cho Seong Ho | Korea | 17,780 |
| 2 | Haruto Murata | Japan | 12,341 |
| 3 | Patrick Standen | Canada | 7,409 |
| 4 | Koy David | 4,507 | |
| 5 | Dimitri Ismaev | Russia | 3,480 |
| 6 | Frank Lillis | Ireland | 2,884 |
| 7 | Jayvon Carreon | Philippines | 2,458 |
| 8 | Lee Jin Xiong | Singapore | 2,118 |
| 9 | Ivan Govorov | Russia | 1,778 |
*Full payouts to be posted in the results page
16:40: 3 players remaining
Cho Seong Ho – 5,000,000
Haruto Murata – 2,850,000
Patrick Standen – 2,500,000
Chips in play: 10,350,000
Average stack: 3,450,000 (23 bb)
Blinds: 75K-150K ante 150K
15:45: Break, 5 players remaining
Seat 1: Koy David – 2,545,000
Seat 2: Haruto Murata – 1,980,000
Seat 3: Cho Seong Ho – 3,475,000 (chip leader)
Seat 7: Patrick Standen – 1,340,000
Seat 9: Dimitri Ismaev – 1,100,000
Chips in play: 10,350,000
Average stack: 2,070,000 (16 bb)
Blinds: 75K-125K ante 125K
14:00: Final 9 players
Date: January 17 to 18, 2024
Buy in: USD 400
Entries: 207 (158 unique)
Prize pool: USD 72,284
ITM: 26 places
Final 9 players
Seat 1: Koy David – 350,000
Seat 2: Haruto Murata – 2,650,000 (chip leader)
Seat 3: Cho Seong Ho – 2,520,000
Seat 4: Lee Jin Xiong – 850,000
Seat 5: Ivan Govorov – 140,000
Seat 6: Jayvon Carreon – 935,000
Seat 7: Patrick Standen – 1,300,000
Seat 8: Frank Lillis – 800,000
Seat 9: Dimitri Ismaev – 750,000
Chips in play: 10,350,000
Average stack: 1,150,000
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Remaining payouts
| Place |
Payout in USD
|
| 1 | 17,780 |
| 2 | 12,341 |
| 3 | 7,409 |
| 4 | 4,507 |
| 5 | 3,480 |
| 6 | 2,884 |
| 7 | 2,458 |
| 8 | 2,118 |
| 9 | 1,778 |
Links:
WPT Cambodia – News Coverage and Results
WPT Cambodia – Player Guide
*Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you daily updates of WPT Cambodia from start to finish.
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