Day 3 of World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia saw lots of fist pumps as two players celebrated their first ever WPT victories. At the 8-Max NL Hold’em Single Day, JK Sorn‘s late game surge landed him the win, and at the Deepstack NLH Freezeout, Younghoon Joo crushed it at the final four. The top nine players of these events earned points towards the WPT Player of the Festival. We’ve got those recaps for you.
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JK Sorn’s late surge wins the 8-Max NLH Single Day
JK Sorn was all smiles after lifting his first ever WPT title and trophy. He was one of the 74 runners of the 8-Max NLH Single Day event, and after 7.5 hours of play, Sorn conquered it for a pocketful US$ 6,591 payday.
Picking up the action at bubble time. Sorn was already one of the biggest stacks when he delivered the bubble with 
holding up against 
. At the final table, Sorn laid low while Japan’s Takuya Mitsui went on a knockout spree. Mitsui booted all the Thai players in succession, Prommin Talordpong (9th) with pocket Aces over Ace-King, Panitan Poopadsri (8th) with Ace-King dominating Ace-Jack, and Kankij Panekwong with pocket Fours standing firm against overcards. After Vietnam‘s Pham Bao (6th) fell to Sorn, Japan‘s Chihiro Takamu survived five double ups which included a very lucky flush against Max Menzel. Menzel had 
, Takamu with 
, four hearts dropped on the board.
Takamu‘s rush earned him the chip lead, though very brief, as he was put to a hard halt by Sorn. On a flop 
, Sorn jammed with 
, Takamu called with 
top pair, the turn 
Sorn spiked the lucky four-outer for a winning straight. Back on top with a massive stack, Sorn went on to win it, defeating Takamu (3rd) then Menzel at heads up with 
dominating 
.
Buy in: US$ 300
Entries: 74
Prize pool: US$ 19,381
ITM: 10 places
Payouts
| 1st | JK Sorn | Malaysia | US$ 6,591 |
| 2nd | Max Menzel | Germany | US$ 3,779 |
| 3rd | Chihiro Takamu | Japan | US$ 2,364 |
| 4th | Takuya Mitsui | Japan | US$ 1,599 |
| 5th | Kien Duc Tran | Vietnam | US$ 1,211 |
| 6th | Pham Bao | Vietnam | US$ 969 |
| 7th | Kankij Panekwong | Thailand | US$ 853 |
| 8th | Panitan Poopadsri | Thailand | US$ 775 |
| 9th | Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | US$ 659 |
| 10th | Jack Leong | Singapore | US$ 581 |
Younghoon Joo crushes the final four to win the Deepstack NLH Freezeout
The Deepstack NLH Freezeout drew 98 entrants at US$ 300 a piece for a prize pool of US$ 25,666. The title came down among three Koreans with Younghoon Joo backed by a commanding stack. Joo went on to claim it along with a payout deal of US$ 5,392.
The two day event saw Day 1 close with the final 13 players all in the money. Returning on the following day, it was action from the get-go with newsworthy moments all the way to the finish. It kicked off with short stacked Kai Yang Gu shoving his 2K stack, which was equivalent to just 1/5 of a BB. Gu landed two quick double ups and eventually made it to the final table.
On the opposite end of the pole, India‘s Kunal Patni didn’t have much to worry about as he entered the day with the second largest stack then proceeded to clean out five players. Among Patni’s knockouts was Japan‘s Tatsuhiko Terai in 10th place and a double bust to Wanki Baik (7th) and Shardul Parthasarathi (8th). On the next three-way, Patni‘s 
were cracked by Joo‘s 
on board 
. The shoves were at the flop with Gu falling in 5th place holding 
.
With Joo now the new chip leader, he finished off Patni to amass a monstrous stack. After a three-way deal with remaining fellow Koreans Jony Hyun Baeg and Bae Kyung Suk, he grinded them down to claim the title and the coveted WPT trophy.
Buy in: US$ 300
Entries: 98
Prize pool: US$ 25,666
ITM: 13 places
Payouts
| 1st | Younghoon Joo | Korea | US$ 5,392* |
| 2nd | Bae Kyung Suk | Korea | US$ 5,200* |
| 3rd | Jony Hyun Baeg | Korea | US$ 5,000* |
| 4th | Kunal Patni | India | US$ 1,925 |
| 5th | Kai Yang Gu | Singapore | US$ 1,501 |
| 6th | Patrick James Standen | Canada | US$ 1,200 |
| 7th | Wanki Baik | Korea | US$ 1,020 |
| 8th | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | US$ 885 |
| 9th | Nguyen Van Xuan | Vietnam | US$ 783 |
| 10th | Tatsuhiko Terai | Japan | US$ 706 |
| 11th | Selim Souissi | Tunisia | US$ 706 |
| 12th | Thanakrit Lachaima | Thailand | US$ 706 |
| 13th | Artsiom Pankratau | US$ 642 |
*Three-way deal
WPT Player of the Festival update
Another 18 players have joined the WPT Player of the Festival race. At the end of the festival, the player with the most points accrued will win a WPT Passport worth US$ 5,000 to any Main Tour of choice this year.
Current leaderboard
| 1st | Ashish Munot | India | 300 points |
| 2nd | Younghoon Joo | Korea | 300 points |
| 3rd | JK Sorn | Malaysia | 300 points |
| 4th | Trent Fechter | USA | 225 points |
| 5th | Bae Kyung Suk | Korea | 225 points |
| 6th | Max Menzel | Germany | 225 points |
| 7th | Sam Adams | Australia | 175 points |
| 8th | Jony Hyun Baeg | Korea | 175 points |
| 9th | Chihiro Takamu | Japan | 175 points |
| 10th | Akshay Kapoor | India | 150 points |
| 11th | Kunal Patni | India | 150 points |
| 12th | Takuya Mitsui | Japan | 150 points |
| 13th | Anmol Mehta | India | 125 points |
| 14th | Kai Yang Gu | Singapore | 125 points |
| 15th | Kien Duc Tran | Vietnam | 125 points |
| 16th | Jun Hoe Phua | Singapore | 100 points |
| 17th | Patrick James Standen | Canada | 100 points |
| 18th | Pham Bao | Vietnam | 100 points |
| 19th | Tatsuhiko Terai | Japan | 75 points |
| 20th | Wanki Baik | Korea | 75 points |
| 21st | Kankij Panekwong | Thailand | 75 points |
| 22nd | Eric Wasylenko | Canada | 60 points |
| 23rd | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | 60 points |
| 24th | Panitan Poopadsri | Thailand | 60 points |
| 25th | Rungrot Nuannoi | Thailand | 50 points |
| 26th | Nguyen Van Xuan | Vietnam | 50 points |
| 27th | Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | 50 points |
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for updates on the ongoing WPT Prime Cambodia.
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