APPT Cambodia 2022: Live Updates
Main Event Day 1A ends with Nam Hyung Kim bagging the largest stack
After 14 rounds of 40-minute blinds, Day 1A of the Main Event concluded and navigating his way to the top once again was none other than Korea’s Nam Hyung Kim. Stunningly, this is the fourth time Kim has dominated the counts. He bagged up 410,000 which is over 100 BB. 21 players advanced to the next stage. We will have the list up shortly.
Top 5 players in chips
Player | Chips | BB |
Nam Hyung Kim | 410,000 | 103 |
Renniel Glavez | 347,000 | 87 |
Chris William Backhouse | 289,000 | 72 |
Tzai Wei Phua | 279,000 | 70 |
Masamichi Hayashi | 246,000 | 62 |
22:40: Tzai Wei Phua outkicks Madsen for the pot
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
A pot of 53,000 is in the middle and a board of . Tzai Wei Phua bet 35,000 that sends Lars Madsen tanking. He eventually calls and shows
. Phua wins it with
higher kicker.
22:25: Ceesvin Abdulla busts to Autran
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Action folds to the blinds, Ceesvin Abdulla shoves, big blind Jean Robert Autran calls. Adbulla , Autran
, no help arrives on the board for Abdulla and is eliminated.
22:15: Christopher Backhouse takes it with a straight
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Zhao Feng and Christopher Backhouse build a 63,500 pot preflop, the cards land , both check to the turn
. Feng bets 32,000, Backhouse calls. On the river
, both check. Backhouse wins it with
straight.
22:00: Jean Robert Autran double barrels
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
By the turn, a pot of 55,000 has been built, and a board . Jean Robert Autran bets 26,000 Daniel Smiljkovic check-calls. On the river
, Autran jams and takes it with no challenge.
21:50: Markus Garberg cleans out Nevan Chang
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Short stacked Nevan Yu Chung Chang all in for his remaining 21,000 stack and gets called by Markus Garberg. Chang’s fails to improve for Garberg to collect with
.
21:45: Vincent Huang gets paid for higher straight
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
On a board that completed with Finn Penderak initiating the betting action, on the river Vincent Huang jammed with a straight showing and Penderak called. Huang showed his
higher straight to win it. Penderak had
.
21:40: Tzai Wei Phua with quads
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Tzai Wei Phua banked another big pile of chips, this time taking all of Hwany Lee’s stack. According to Pokernews reporter Christian Zetzsche who saw the action, Lee risked it all with just top pair while Phua had pocket Fours turned quads. Phua soars over 300,000 and is now closing in on chip leader Nam Hyung Kim with nearly 400,000.
21:30: Zhao Feng rails a buddy
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Singaporean player shoves his very short 11,500 stack, it finds three callers until landing on Zhao Feng who joins the shove and says “protecting my buddy” and laughs. Action folds around to Lars Madsen who gives it a thought then opts to fold. Zhao opens and eliminated his buddy
on a dry board. Zhao up to 113,000.
21:20: Markus Garberg enjoying the new table
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
According to the table chatter, Markus Garberg entered the table with just 20,000 and has now driven it to 141,000. The latest hand that helped get him there saw Garberg raise from under the gun, called by three players. At the flop Garberg c-bet 5,000 that finds two callers. On the
turn, Garberg bet again, Marc Joseph jams, one player folds, snap call by Garberg.
Joseph
Garberg
The river is not what Joseph needed for a big double up to Garberg. Joseph dropped to 88,000.
21:15: Hoa Thinh Nguyen shows rockets
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
On a board showing , Hoa Thinh Nguyen bet half 6k which is half the pot, and Minxuan Fu calls. On the river
, Nguyen bets 22,000 and gets the check-call from Fu. Nguyen shows
, Fu mucks.
21:10: Eric Wasylenko vs Vincent Huang
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
By the flop, Eric Wasylenko and Vincent Huang build a 12,000 pot to see a turn board . Wasylenko bets 4,000, Huang check-calls. The river comes
, check again by Huang who then folds to Wasylenko’s 14,000 bet.
21:00: Rajeev Kanjani jams into Phua’s cowboys
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Rajeev Kanjani attempted to push out Tzai Wei Phua in a preflop raise war instead got the boot with pocket Sevens dominated by pocket Kings. Phua shipped a big one and is at 170,000.
20:40: Hoyt Corkins returns and doubles up
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
On his first bullet, Hoyt Corkins plunged on a sick bad beat with Ori Elul hitting the one-outer. Corkins was then eliminated on a losing end of a flip against Tzai Wei Phua. With one re-entry allowed, he re-entered and picked up a double up. Corkins all in with , Rajeev Kanjani with
, an Ace landed on the board
for a double up to Corkins to 64,000.
20:30: Lars Madsen scoops up Lai’s chips
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
After Marc Joseph eliminated Natalie Teh, he paid off short stacked Zhao Feng, then another all in followed. Benjamin Lai risked it with , Lars Madsen looking to bust him with
. The board ran a low Nine-high to lose Lai next. Madsen chipped up to 210,000.
20:20: Dhanesh Chainani goes bust to Autran
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Another all in with Dhanesh Chainani sending his 22,000 stack in with . He was called b Jean Robert Autran who had
. The board landed
and down went Chainani. Autran up to 130,000.
20:15: Marc Joseph eliminates Natalie Teh
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Marc Joseph has been quite at the table, nurturing his big stack until he woke up with . Music to his ears to hear Natalie Teh announce all in and show
. The board ran
to ship it and send Teh packing.
20:00: Registration closes with 113 entries
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
That’s it! Day 1A closed with 113 entries, 20 of which were re-entries. Four levels left to play out before the player bag up.
19:50: Hoyt Corkins loses the flip to Tzai Wei Phua
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Several hands after losing to a one-outer, Hoyt Corkins was all in with pocket Sevens to battle with, Tzai Wei Phua called with . A Ten found the board for a higher pair to Phua. Corkins will have to settle for late registration or sign up tomorrow.
19:45: Ori Elul sick one outer against Corkins
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
If there was a bad beat jackpot here, Hoyt Corkins would have won it. All in on a flop , Corkins had
set that was way ahead of Ori Elul’s
. The turn
was a dud but the river
was the one out to save Elul. This sent Corkins down below 15,000 while Elul doubled up over 125,000.
19:30: Ceesvin Abdulla bags a double off Collin Ho
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Another all in preflop situation with Ceesvin Abdulla’s pocket Fours holding against Kuen Seng Collin Ho’s that missed the board. Abdulla up to 60,000.
19:25: Finn Penderak ends Huu Dung Nguyen’s run
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Second bullet also not good for Huu Dung Nguyen who takes a stand with pocket Fours. He is called by Finn Penderak with pocket Sixes. The board doesn’t improve Nguyen. Pender chips up to 110,000.
19:20: Nam Hyung Kim rails Ido Aboudi
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Big stacked Nam Hyung Kim raises from under the gun, acting next was Ido Aboudi who shoves all in for 28,500, Kim calls showing , Aboudi with
, the board runs
which send Aboudi up and out. Kim rises to 270,000.
19:10: Second bullet also no good for Crawshaw
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Re-entry player Hamish Crawshaw is all in on flop and shows
top pair, however, Masamichi Hayashi turns over
over pair with holds to the end
turn and
river. Hayashi rises to 105,000.
19:00: Yu Qi Zhao pushes out Appledorf
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
On a flop , Yu Qi Zhao bet 1,000, Huu Dung Nguyen calls, then Howard Appledorf three-bets to 7,000, back to Zhao who calls, Nguyen folds. On the turn
, Appledorf bets 21,500, Zhao shoves, Appledorf tank-folds and drops to 57,000. Zhao chips up to 180,000.
18:50: Minxuan Fu ends Fechter
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
On a turn board with 7500 in the pot, Trent Fechter
was all in for 15,100 and was drawing against Minxuan Fu’s
. The river
were not Fechter’s out so out he went.
18:30: Zarvan Tumboli doubles up to starting
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
All in preflop, Zarvan Tumboli , called by a player with
, the board runs low for a double up to Tumboli to starting stack.
18:20: Nam Hyung Kim boots a champion
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
We’ve been wondering how Nam Hyung Kim builds a big stack and we caught one hand that certainly answered it. From mid position he raised with then four-bet Florencio Campomanes three-bet. Campomanes called and the flop came , Kim c-bet and Campomanes called. On the turn
, both were all in. Kim with
straight, Campomanes was drawing dead with
top pair. The river was
. Campomanes eliminated, Kim zoomed to 185,000 and was now one of the leaders.
18:10: Jean Robert Autran rails one
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Jean Robert Autran and a player are all in at the flop of . Autran with
, at risk player with
. The turn
gives Autran more outs which comes on the river
for a winning straight. Autran rises to 105,000.
18:00: Seongmin Lee shoves for the pot
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Facing a board with 20K in the pot, APPT National champion Seongmin Lee is all in for 19,300 with two players to decide. Both opt to fold for Lee to scoop it up and rise to nearly 40,000.
17:50: Eric Wasylenko jams on Villanueva
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
On a flop and 21,600 in the pot, cutoff Eric Wasylenko bet 4500 and Renato Villanueva Jr check-calls. The turn comes
both players check it. The river
, Villanueva takes a stab with 3400 bet, Wasylenko slides out a stack of oranges that well covers Villanueva. Quick fold from Villanueva.
17:30: Big stacks
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Christopher Backho – 170,000
Marc Joseph – 127,000
Nam Hyung Kim – 100,000
17:20: Florencio Campomanes overbets the river
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board , Florencio Campomanes bet 15,000 onto a pot of 11,000, one player folds, Koen Breed opts to join the fold.
17:15: Christopher Backhouse takes from Elul
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a flop , sb Ori Elul bet 3500 and button Christopher Backhouse calls. On the turn
, Elul continues with an 8,000 bet and this time Backhouse raises to 23,500, Elul folds. Backhouse up to 170,000.
17:00: No stealing allowed
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Akshay Kapoor opened for 1500, Zhao Feng three-bet to 4500, big blind player Jose Colada shoved, the raisers quickly folded.
16:30: Fritz Douhan busts to Christopher Backhouse
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
Fritz Douhan is all in for just under half stack with and Christopher Backhouse calls with better
, the board further improves Backhouse to broadway and out goes Douhan. Backhouse up to 80,000.
16:20: Pocket threes good to Suparerk Totsaponisad
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
Suparerk Totsaponisad is on tournament life support with just under 7,000. He risks it all with and has to dodge
. The board runs
for a full house and a double up to half starting stack for Totsaponisad.
16:10: Double KO! Marc Joseph zooms to 150K
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
All in preflop with Marc Joseph holding the nuts against
and
, the board runs
. Joseph sweeps it to rise to around 150,000.
15:50: Selim Souissi triples up
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Selim Souissi struck a deal at last night’s Main Event qualifier that ended up costing him $800 for his ticket today. Action before him sees two players shove and he joins in for a three-way. Facing pocket Kings and Ace-King, Souissi had pocket Fives. Getting ready to pack up on the Jack-Jack-Ten flop, the turn was a Five and Souissi roared his luck, the Three assured the triple up to 54,000.
15:40: Ji Jun Xu rails Victor Chong
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Victor Chong is a newcomer to this level but is unable to survive the heat. He sends his short stack all in with King-Ten and is dominated by Ji Jun Xu with King-Queen. No help comes for Chong. He quickly heads to reg to take advantage of the lone second bullet he is allowed.
15:10: Marc Joseph shoves, climbs to 90K
Level 3: 100-300-300 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board and a pot of 16,700 brewed, big blind positioned Marc Joseph check-jams Huu Dung Nguyen’s 19,000 bet. Nguyen tanks then gives up his stake on the pot. Joseph climbs to 90,000, Nguyen drops to starting stack.
15:00 Minxuan Fu gets some pay for his straight
Level 3: 100-300-300 BB Ante
On a flop , Minxuan Fu check-calls a 2500 bet by Howard Barry Appledorf. Both players check the
turn to see the river
. Fu leads out for 5,000, Appledorf calls then mucks to Fu’s
straight.
14:50: Lars Madsen wins a good pot
Level 3: 100-300-300 BB Ante
From hijack, Lars Madsen opens for 800, finds two callers in cutoff Huu Dung Nguyen and the big blind player. At the flop , Madsen c-bets 1600, both players call. On the turn
, Madsen fires 3600, Nguyen continues while big blind check-folds. The river
, Madsen checks, Nguyen checks back, Madsen shows
flush to claim the pot. He climbs to 48,000, Nguyen drops to 43,000.
14:40: More late arrivals
Level 3: 100-300-300 BB Ante
More players trickling in. Among the late arrivals are Pham Bao, Bonil Koo, Chi Ling Tsang, Hwany Lee, and Hua Wei Lin. Filipinos on their maiden international voyage as well, Jose Colada and Bonifacio Mondalo.
14:20: Masamichi Hayashi doubles up then folds queens
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board , Yu Qi Zhao puts Masamichi Hayashi all in, Hayashi finds the courage to call and shows
to beat Zhao’s
. On the next hand, preflop raise war with Harry Ross firing a massive four-bet of 6,000. Hayashi tank-folds, Zhao folds right after. Hayashi shows his
, Ross returns the gesture showing his
. Both players – Ross and Hayashi – have 32,000.
14:00: Luke Oliver Keay relieved at the split
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Re-entry player Luke Oliver Keay is on his second bullet having lost his first one on the losing end of a straight. Once again he is under pressure with Huu Dung Nguyen pushing on a board . Keay calls it and is relieved to see both of them have Queen-Jack offsuit to split the pot. The river comes
.
13:45: More players arrive; 37 entries so far
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
The Main Event is starting to pick up with 37 entries now on the board, 2 of those are re-entries. Players need to keep in mind only one re-entry is allowed per starting day. Among the late stragglers are the French contingent – Jean Robert Autran, Vincent Chauve, and Leo Soma. Also jumping in was Sweden’s Sofia Lovgren Fullmer.
13:10: Newcomers
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
More players have arrived. Pulling up seats are WPT Vietnam champion Hamish Crawshaw, Zhao Feng, Calvin Tan, Hoa Thinh Nguyen, and Monster Jam Poker Tour’s Marc Joseph.
13:00: Cards in the air for the APPT Main Event!
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
And we are off! The first deal of the inaugural APPT Cambodia 2022 – Main Event – has been felted here at NagaWorld Phnom Penh. Slow start however with only 12 players seated at the moment. The pot is currently at a guaranteed $400,000 and is expected to be breached with a total of three starters to qualify for Day 2. Currently seated are last night’s Bounty champion Yu Qi Zhao, and known players Ceesvin Abdulla, Ori Elul, Fritz Douhan.
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Main Event Day 1B closes with 32 players and Valeriy Pak up top
After 14 rounds of scheduled play, Day 1B of the Main Event bagged up with 32 players remaining. Up top was Russia’s Valeriy Pak with 409K in chips, just 1K shy of matching up to the Day 1A leader. We will have the chip counts posted shortly. Congratulations to the qualifiers! For those that missed the mark, Day 1C is still ongoing. Registration closes at 12:40am.
Day 1B – Top 10 in chips
Valeriy Fedorovich Pak | 409,000 |
Omair Javed | 397,000 |
Brett Colmar Pullen | 396,000 |
Quoc Huy Phan | 381,000 |
Jonathan Wayne Sanborn | 313,000 |
Chhay Lem Lim | 291,000 |
Abbouchi Mohamad | 262,000 |
Zdravko Duvnjak | 258,000 |
Hwany Lee | 235,000 |
Bryan Diwei Huang | 229,000 |
23:10: Benjamin Sai lays down top pair to Mohamad
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Last hand of the night and it’s quite intense with Benjamin Sai facing a big raise. On a flop , Sai bet 25,000 onto a pot of 46,000 and Mohamad Abouchi fires a raise of 80,000. Sai tanks for a some time and finally folds while showing
top pair. Mohamad returns the gesture and shows
set.
22:40: Calvin Tan falls to Chik Fatt Chan
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Calvin Tan goes all in on a board and Chik Fatt Chan calls, costing him only 36,000. Tan is behind with
and is only hoping for the flush against Chan’s
. However the river is
to end his run.
22:35: Zdravko Duvnjak ends Mangal
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Christopher Mangal all in on a flop with
and is called by Zdravko Duvnjak who is also looking for the flush with
. The turn comes
and river
to end Mangal’s day.
22:30: Hak Do Kim sends Minami to the tank
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
With 43,500 in the pot and a board showing [ah}, Hak Do Kim check-shoves Keita Minami’s 20,000 bet to make it 142,000. Minami tanks for a long time and folds when the clock is called.
22:25: Brett Pullen picks up a pot with cowboys
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board , Brett Pullen calls the 26,500 bet and wins the hand with
. He is over 280k.
22:20: Corine Shi dusts it all to Sanborn
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Corine Shi’s aggression got the best of her while all her chips went to Jonathan Sanborn. The hand saw a raise war preflop that began with Sanborn calling a raise from the button, big blind Shi three-betting to 24,000, initial raiser dropped out, Sanborn flat. At the flop more chips found the pot with Shi betting 16,000 and Sanborn calling. The turn
was checked by both. On the river
, Shi jammed with
, snap-called by Sanborn with
nut flush. Shi packed up as Sanborn stacked up nearly 400k.
22:00: Corine Shi ends Newey’s day
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Paul Newey moves all in for his remaining 32,000 with and is called by Corine Shi with
. A queen finds the turn to ensure the win for Shi as Newey packs up to go.
21:45: Jacob Yong rails Ido Aboudi
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Jacob Yong all in preflop with and is called by Jacob Yan Chee Yong with
. No help for Aboudi on the board to pack up and go. Yong rises to 145,000.
21:30: Jonathan Sanborn eliminates Harry Ross
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Utg Harry Ross raises preflop and gets called by utg+1 Jonathan Sanborn and big blind Hak Do Kim. At the a flop , Sanborn bets 7500, Kim check-folds, Ross check-jams to send Sanborn tanking. He eventually makes the call and is ahead with
, Ross with
. The turn
and river
are no help to Ross to leave the field. Sanborn climbs to 277,000.
21: 20: Corine Shi goes aggro
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Cutoff player raises 4000 and big blind Corine Shi defends. At the flop {d}
, Shi check-raises from 4000 to make it 11,500, and is called. On the turn
Shi jams, player folds.
21:10: Guodong Shi shoves for the pot
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
On a turn board , Guodong Shi check-jams Yota Mitusi’s 15k bet and takes it. He chips up to 82,000.
20:50: Quan Qiu claims the pot
Level 11: 800-1600-1600 BB Ante
From utg, Pak Valeriy raises and gets called by the blinds. On the flop , Valeriy c-bets 6500, Quan Qiu goes check-raises to 18,000, big blind folds, Valeriy calls. On the turn
Qiu shoves for 41,800, Valeriy folds.
20:40: Michael Soyza vs Keita Minami
Level 11: 800-1600-1600 BB Ante
Catching the action on the river with a board showing , and 28,000 in the pot, Michael Soyza bets 10,000, Keita Minami thinks about it then folds. Soyza at around 125,000, Minami sitting on 130,000.
20:25: Short stacked Paul Newey survives overcards
Level 11: 800-1600-1600 BB Ante
Short stacked Paul Newey tosses it all in with hole cards, he is called by Nevan Yu Chung Chang with
. No bad beat lands on the board for a double up to Newey to 50,000.
20:20: Day 1B closes with 186 entries
Level 11: 800-1600-1600 BB Ante
That’s it! Day 1B registration closed with 186 entries. Combined with Day 1A, that’s 199 entries. For those that missed the mark in this heat, Day 1C is up next.
Day 1B continues for another four rounds. 70 players remaining.
20:15: Harry Ross doubles through Yota Mitsui
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
All in preflop with Yota Misui and at risk player Harry Ross with
. It ends with a Jack-high board with no hits for either player for a double up to Ross who is up ot 41,000. Mitsui down tom 51,200.
20:10: Keita Minami soars, Kristian Lunde plunges and out
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Utg player Keita Minami raises for 1300 and big blind Kristian Lunde defends to see the flop land . Lunde checks, Minami c-bets 4000, Lunde jams 55,400, Minami tank-calls.
Lunde two pair
Minami
The turn doesn’t help Minami but the river
awards him a higher two pair to double up to 109,200. Lunde plunges to 3000 then busts on the next hand.
20:00: Mohamad Abbouchi doubles up through Yu Qi Zhao
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Mohamad Abbouchi bags the max through Yu Qi Zhao with pocket Jacks staying ahead of pocket Sixes. He is up to 45,000.
19:50: Nines good for Lim to win it
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a flop and 16,500 in the pot, Chhay Lim check-calls 8500. On the turn
, same betting action with Lim check-calling a 15,000 bet. On the river
, both players check, Lim has
full house and wins it.
19:40: Vu Thai Bao rails Sanh Bao Huy Thai
Level 10: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
From hijack, Vu Thai Bao raises to 2400, small blind Sanh Bao Huy Thai shoves his 29,000 stack, Bao tanks then makes the call.
Vu Thai Bao
Sanh Bao Huy Thai
When the flop comes , Sanh is adds outs to his overcards but the turn
and river
aren’t them to bust. Vu chips up to 70,000.
19:30: Sofia Lovgren cleans one out
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Sofia Lovgren is now at 170,000 having just eliminated a player who calls her river shove. Both players face a board with 65,500 in the pot. Lovgren lays out a stack of oranges that covers her opponent’s stack. He tanks for a long time then decides to risk his tournament life. Lovgren shows
which is way ahead of his
.
19:20: Shaun Conroy rails Hua Wei Lin
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Hua Wei Lin shoves with and is denied the blinds and antes with Shaun Conroy calling with
. No help arrives for Lin to send her to the rail.
19:10: Brett Pullen vs Hwany Lee
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Hwany Lee raises to 3000 preflop and big blind Brett Pullen defends. The flop comes , Lee bets 3000 and Pullen check-calls. On the turn
, both players check it and the river lands
. Pullen leads out 7000, Lee raises to 20,000, Pullen calls. Lee shows
and pays Pullen’s
boat. Lee down to 113,000, Pullen up to 215,000.
18:50: Mai Bien rails Erquiaga
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
NagaWorld Kickoff champion Mai Bien sends David Erquiaga to the rail with staying ahead of
on a dry board. Bien rises to 170,000.
18:40: Dale Townsend pushes short stacked Zong Chi He
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Dale Townsend and Zong Chi He stare down a board , Townsend bets 1500, Zong calls. On the river
, Townsend lays down a stack of yellows that well covers Zong’s stack and wins the pot then and there. Zong down to 17,000, Townsend up to 118,000.
18:30: Rajeev Kanjani on the rise
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
According to players at the table, Rajeev Kanjani was down to 800 in chips and has now won his third all in to jump back to 18,500. The hand was all in with over
, Queen on the flop to hold.
18:20: Leo Soma vs Kristian Lunde
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Leo Soma and Kristian Lunde go head to head in back to back hands. The first clash saw a flop and 6000 already in the pot. From late position Soma bet 4000, sb Lunde called. On the turn
, Lunde led out for 4000, Soma raised to 8000, Lunde called. The river
both opt to check. Lunde shows
bottom pair, Soma takes it with
second pair.
On the very next hand, Soma raised to 2200 and button Lunde called. At the flop , Soma check-raised from 7000 to make it 17,000, Lunde answered with a three-bet all in, Soma folded. Soma down to 33,000, Lunde back up to 84,000.
18:00: Pak Valeriy claims a good one against Campomanes
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
A pot of 18,000 is in the middle and hijack Pak Valeriy and cutoff Florencio Campomanes are staring down a board . Valeriy checks to Campomanes who bets 10,000, Valeriy raises to 32,000, Campomanes tanks then calls showing
. Valeriy opens
flush and wins it. Campomanes down to 49,000, Valeriy rises to 130,000.
17:45: Konstantin Pogodin down to one 100 chip, doubles 3x then falls
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Down to 13,200, Konstantin Pogodin sends all his chips out front with and is joined by Oliver Schulze with 13,100 and a better
. At the runout, it is a Jack-high board. Schulze doubles up to 30,000, Pogodin chunked down to one 100 chip.
Pogodin wins the next two hands to rise to 1400 but no chip and a chair story as he busts on the next shove.
17:35: Chhay Lim mucks to Minh A Nguyen
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
The board drops the turn with 8,900 in the pot. Minh A Nguyen calls Chhay Lim’s 4500 bet and the river comes
. Lim sends out 7500, Nguyen doesn’t hesitate to call all his chips. Lim quickly mucks. Nguyen takes it without having to show.
17:30: Quang Nguyen rivered by Soyza
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
APPT champion Michael Soyza ships himself a stack while apologizing. Facing Quang Nguyen’s all in, Soyza calls. Nguyen ahead with , Soyza
, the board is good to Nguyen until the river slaps down a Jack. Nguyen busts and Soyza climbs to over 50,000.
17:25: Hak Do Kim jams for it
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Hak Do Kim shoves his remaining 11,900 stack on a board of and a pot of 16,000. Vu Thai Bao doesn’t bite and folds.
17:20: Hieu Ngo’s bluff exposed, Quan Qiu doubles up
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board of and 17,5000 in the pot, sb positioned Hieu Ngo shoves and mp player Quan Qiu calls for his tournament life. Ngo showed
bluff, Qiu wins it with
straight. Ngo drops below starting to 21,000, Qiu rises to 53,000.
17:10: Clement Van Driessche and Hwany Lee
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Three way to the flop and 5600 in the pot, Clement Van Driessche bets 1700 and only Hwany Lee calls. On the turn
, both check it to get a free river
. Lee leads out for 6,000, Van Driessche raises to 21,000, back to Lee who tank-folds. Van Driessche takes it to rise to 68,000, Lee dips to 100,000.
17:00: Sofia Lovgren doubles up through Aaron Lam
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board and a pot of 26,000 brewed, Sofia Lovgren goes all in and sends Aaron Lam tanking. She shows
set, Lam mucks, she doubles up to 74,000. Lam down to starting stack.
16:40: Ceesvin Abdulla zooms over 100K
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
As told by the winner of this hand…. Action folds to the small blind who raises to 1500, big blind Ceesvin Abdulla three-bets to 5000 and is called. On the flop , both players check. The turn
, sb bets 4000, Abdulla calls. The river
, sb risks it all, Abdulla calls and ships it a set of Jacks over pocket Aces. Abdulla climbs over 100K.
16:35: David Erquiaga folds to Chik Fatt Chan’s river shove
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
On a board that completes and a pot of 26,600, Chik Fatt Chan is all in for his remaining 25,500. David Erquiaga tanks then folds.
16:30: Zong Chi He wins the raise war
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
Action opens with Chi Ling Tsang with a 1200 raise, Mohamad Abbouchi three-bets to 3600, Yu Qi Zhao calls, Zong Chi He four-bets all in, no callers and no show.
16:25: Luke Oliver Keay jams and takes it
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
On a flop , hijack player Luke Oliver Keay bets 8000 then faces a raise to 18,000 from the button player. This sends Keay tanking and says “I am not calling. Just deciding if I push or fold, that’s it.” After several seconds, Keay shoves for a total of 45,200 and wins it with the raiser folding.
16:15: Cao Ngoc Anh doubles up
Level 5: 200-500-500 BB Ante
Cao Ngoc Anh is all in with and needs to hit the board with his challenger showing
. The board grants it as it runs
. He doubles up to over 40,000.
16:10: Tung Nguyen versus Chi Ling Tsang
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Tung Nguyen raised to 1100, called by two players, Chi Ling Tsang three-bets to 4000, called by Nguyen and another player. At the flop , Tsang c-bets 9000 and takes it without further challenge. He says “just this time” then shows
. Tsang chips up to 45,000.
16:00: Akshay Kapoor’s failed bluff boosts Holmedahl
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
On a flop , cutoff Akshay Kapoor bets 1800 and hijack player Daniel Holmedahl check-calls. On the turn
, same action with Kapoor’s 3500 bet called. On the river
, Kapoor shoves and still can’t push out Holmedahl to have to show his
bluff. Holmedahl ships a double up to 45,000 with
top two pair.
15:55: Champions go head to head, Seongmin Lee busts
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
With 9000 already in the pot by the river , small blind High Roller champion shoves his 20,200 stack, APPT National winner Seongmin Lee tanks with less chips. Lee eventually risks it all and shows
two pair then busts to Van Driessche’s
trips. Van Driessche up to 40,000.
15:50: Sofia Lovgren triple barrels
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Button player Mohamad Abbouchi raises to 400, gets called by the small blind but big blind Sofia Lovgren three-bets to make it 1800 to go. Only Abbouchi calls and the flop comes . Lovgren c-bets 1800, Abbouchi calls. The turn
, Lovgren sends out 3500 and wins the pot as Abbouchi folds.
15:40: Fritz Douhan jams for the pot
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Fritz Douhan is on his second bullet today and isn’t afraid to test it against his new tablemates. Action opens with cutoff player raising to 1000, button Douhan and sb David Koy call, big blind re-raises to 5000, and loses only the initial raiser from cutoff. At the flop [6c}
, Douhan jams, no callers.
15:35: Terry Nguyen wins a pot versus Breed
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
A pot of 5,500 is in the middle and a board . Koen Breed bets 1100 then faces a raise of 6700 from Terry Nguyen. Breed calls and the river is
. Breed checks to the aggressor Nguyen who sends out 16,000, Breed folds.
15:30: More notables flood the felt
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
More notables at the scene, Hieu Ngo, Terry Nguyen, Maggie Chien Chih Wei, David Erquiaga, Zong Chi He, Chi Ling Tsang, and Vu Thai Bao.
15:20: Level 4 begins with 104 entries
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Three levels have come and gone. Players are back from the first break of the day. Day 1B has already breached the 100 marker and should exceed the 113 Day 1A entries before the level closes. Among the new arrivals are APPT champion Florencio Campomanes, NagaWorld Kickoff champion Seongmin Lee, Poker Dream champion Minh Anh Nguyen, two time WSOP bracelet winner Pete Chen, High Roller winner Clement Van Driessche, Natalie Teh, Hak Do Kim, and Vietnamese pro Cao Ngoc Anh.
14:30: New level, 80 entries and climbing
Level 3: 100-300-300 BB Ante
Another 40-minute level has gone by. The field has now climbed to 85 entries with more seen at registration. If this pace keeps up, we should see the $400K guarantee breached. Among the late arrivals are Akshay Kapoor, Zarvan Tumboli, Benjamin Lai, Satoshi Kuriga, and Hwany Lee.
14:15: Vietnam in the house
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
More Vietnamese players have joined the action. Seen out there are Harry Duong, Tung Nguyen, Xuan Van Nguyen, Dang Duy Thanh, and Le Ngoc Khanh.
13:50: New level, more notables
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
New level with more notables around the room, Super High Roller winner Gary Thompson, Sofia Lovgren, Huu Dung Nguyen, Quang Nguyen, Jun Hao Wu, and Konstantin Pogodin. Currently over 50 players seated.
13:40: More arrivals
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
The entries have now more than doubled with 46 seated. One table has APPT National runner up Freezeout winner Hassaan Arif, WSOP bracelet winner Leo Soma, and NLH KO champion Yu Qi Zhao.
13:10: Cards in the air!
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Cards in the air for Day 1B of the Main Event! The screens currently have 17 players with more lined up at registration. Among the early birds are Hamish Crawshaw, Aladin Reskallah, Rajeev Kanjani, Dale Townsend, Ceesvin Abdulla, Fritz Douhan, Masatoshi Tanaka, and NagaWorld Kickoff champion Mai Bien.
Welcome to Day 1B of the Main Event $400K GTD!
Good afternoon players and welcome to another day at the Main Event. Today’s schedule is Day 1B with 10 levels of late registration open, closing at the start of Level 11. Buy in is $1,500. For those that enter by the starting gun, you start with a 30,000 stack which is equivalent to 300 times the opening blinds. Blinds increase every 40-minutes.
This is a single-re-entry tournament which means you are only allowed one re-entry per starting day. Multiple stacks are not allowed.
At yesterday’s Day 1A, 93 players entered with 20 using their second bullet for a total of 113 entries. Nam Hyung Kim bagged up a massive stack of 410,000, he will be the player to catch for today’s race. You can read up on the action via the Day 1A LIVE UPDATES.
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Main Event Day 1C ends with 22 remaining led by Yu Qi Zhao
Main Event Day 1C is a wrap! That means all three starters have completed. Bagging up the chip lead was USA’s Yu Qi Zhao with just over 200K. We will have the complete Day 2 chip counts via the link provided.
01:50: Good pot for Florencio Campomanes
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
The board completes with Florencio Campomanes laying out a 28,000 bet onto a 31,000 pot. Haozhen Gu tank calls. Campomanes has
straight that beats Gu’s
trips.
01:45: Chen Yong rails Max Menzel
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Max Menzel all in with , Chen Yong puts pressure with
overcards. The flop runs clean
but the turn
and river
spelled the end for Menzel with a full house to Yong.
01:40: David Erquiaga rivers it to stay alive
Level 13: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
David Erquiaga three-bet jams with and initial raiser Seongmin Lee calls iwth
. An ace turns up on the river for Erquiaga to survive.
01:35: Tit for tat between Huu Dung Nguyen and Jiazhi Zhong
Level 14: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Huu Dung Nguyen looks down at and shoves. Jiazhi Zhong has
. The board runs
for a double up to Nguyen.
Immediately following that hand, Zhong goes all in with and Nguyen calls with
. No hits on the board for Nguyen to send some of his earlier winnings back to Zhong.
01:10: Mike Takayama eliminated by Haozhen Gu
Level 12: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Quang Nguyen raises to 3000, Mike Takayama three-bet jams for 9500, Haozheng Gu calls, Nguyen folds. Takayama is ahead with to Gu’s
however the flop runs
for a pair to Gu to clean out Takayama.
01:05: Yu Qi Zhao boots one
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Yu Qi Zhao raises to 4500, one player jams, David Erquiaga tank-folds, back to Zhao who calls while saying “I am way behind”. Zhao opens and sees he is live with the at risk player holding
. The board comes
. Zhao ships it and rises to 120,000.
01:00: Donation for Jiazhi Zhong
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Zong Chi He raises to 3500, Japanese female player three-bets to 10,000, small blind Jiazhi Zhong four-bet jams which was enough to push out Zong but not the three-bettor who risks it all as well. She turns over and stays behind Zhong’s
throughout the board. Zhong rises to 80,000.
00:55: Meerwais Hussein doubles up
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
We got to the table and Meerwais Hussein was already shipping a double up with pocket Kings standing firm against Ace-Queen. He now has 69,500.
00:50: Oliver Schulze gets max from Cao Ngoc Anh
Level 11: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Oliver Schulze all in with Ace-King and gets the maximum from Cao Ngoc Anh who tried to eliminate with Ace-Four suited.
00:30: Yu Qi Zhao versus Haozhen Gu
Level 10: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Action opens with Leo Soma raising to 2500 and finds three callers to the flop . Zhao c-bets 3300, one player folds, Haozhen Gu check-raises to 7300, another player folds. On the turn
and river
, both check it. Gu shows
and Zhao has him outkicked with
to win the pot. Zhao rises to 111,000, Gu drops to 116,000.
00:20: Le Ngoc Khanh bags a double
Level 10: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Utg player makes it 2800, Yu Qi Zhao calls, Le Ngoc Khanh goes all in for 20,700, utg player all in right back, and Zhao folds. Khanh has , utg player with
, the board runs
for a straight to Khanh and a double up.
00:15: Ido Aboudi boots Pete Chen
Level 10: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
On a flop with 20,300 in the pot, both utg Pete Chen and button Ido Aboudi check to see the turn
. Chen checks, Aboudi bets 13,000, Chen shoves, quick call by Aboudi who shows
. Chen needs help with
top pair. The river
isn’t it to pack up to leave. Aboudi rises to 80,000.
00:10: Cao Ngoc Anh rails one
Level 10: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
A player limps in, Cao Ngoc Anh raises to 7000, back to the limper who jams. Anh quickly calls. At risk player is ahead with , Anh with
, the board runs
for a straight to Anh to send one packing. Anh chips up to 126,000.
00:00: David Erquiaga shoves out Soma
Level 9: 400-800-800 BB Ante
With 18,400 in the pot and a flop , sb Leo Soma bets 5,000 and is called by cutoff David Erquiaga. On the turn
, Soma checks, Erquiaga shoves, no call.
23:50: Quang Nguyen muscles Huu Nam Nguyen
Level 9: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
On a board and 18,000 already in the pot, Quang Nguyen bets 5600 and Huu Nam Nguyen calls. The river
, Quang shoves and takes it.
23:20: 66 entries with reg still open for until 12:40am
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
The tables are buzzing with players trying to find their way into Day 2 of the Main Event. Registration closes at the start of Level 11. Currently in action are notables Florencio Campomanes, Minh A Nguyen, Quang Nguyen, David Erquiaga, Dhanesh Chainani, Gary Thompson, Natalie Teh, Terry Nguyen, and Rajeev Kanjani. We will have more updates once it closes.
Main Event Day 1C underway!
Main Event Day 1C is up and running and quickly 25 sign up which means, the $400K guarantee has been breached! Registration stays open until the start of Level 11. Blinds for this heat increases at a faster 20 minute pace so make sure to sign up by the latest of 1230am.
Notable players seen on the felt are Zong Chi He, Gary Thompson, Leo Soma, Seongmin Lee, Natalie Teh, and Max Menzel. Others also seen are Satoshi Kuriga, Mark Hammond, Christopher Mateo, and Huu Nam Nguyen.
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Main Event Day 2 ends with the final 9 formed!
After nine hours of play, the Main Event reached its final 9 contenders led by Taiwan’s Nevan Yu Chung Chang with 3,165,000. On the opposite end of the counts is APPT Korea 2018 champion Michael Soyza, the only player seeking a second title. Players return on Sunday, November 13 at 1pm to chase down the coveted PokerStars shard trophy and the $96,028 up top. We’ll be back then!
Player | Chips | BB |
Yu Chung Chang | 3,115,000 | 125 |
Markus Garberg | 2,420,000 | 97 |
Alexander Puchalski | 1,700,000 | 68 |
Akshay Kapoor | 1,485,000 | 59 |
Christopher Backhouse | 990,000 | 40 |
Huy Phan | 565,000 | 23 |
Quoc Dinh Nguyen | 530,000 | 21 |
Renniel Galvez | 340,000 | 14 |
Michael Soyza | 165,000 | 7 |
Chips in play: 11,340,000
Average stack: 1,260,000
Blinds: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
22:00: Nam Hyung Kim eliminated in 10th place – $7,821
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
The day’s entering chip leader Nam Hyung Kim had difficulty recovering after a cooler that paid big to Akshay Kapoor two levels prior. Grinded down below 400K, Kim risked it all with and faced Kapoor again who had
for a flip. The board ran
. Kim busted in 10th place, missing the final table for the first time this series.
21:45: Michael Soyza chunked down; Nevan Chang barrels every stage
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Michael Soyza is down to 6 BB after losing a monster pot to Nevan Yu Chung Chang. From cutoff, Chang opens with a raise and Soyza calls from the big blind. At the flop, turn, and river Chang fires bets . Soyza calls him throughout then mucks to Chang’s
full house. Soyza down to 150,000, Chang zooms to over 3.1M.
21:25: Markus Garberg doubles up on Kapoor bluff
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
On a board that completes with 950,000 in the pot, massive stacked Akshay Kapoor goes all in sending Markus Garberg tanking. Garberg eventually finds a call and Kapoor shows
bluff. Garberg ships a double with
. Garberg up to 1.325M.
21:10: Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer bluffs out in 11th place – $7,821
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
Action opens with utg Sofia Lovgren raising to 45,000 that finds three callers. On flop , Lovgren c-bet and only Akshay Kapoor continued to see the turn
. Both players checked. The river landed
. Lovgren jammed for 677,000, Kapoor called, Lovgren opened
bluff, Kapoor shipped it with
. Kapoor zoomed to 2.25M and is now chip leader.
21:00: Payouts from 12th place – 55th place
12th | Zdravko Duvnjak | $6,782 |
13th | Hoa Thinh Nguyen | $6,782 |
14th | Jiazhi Zhong | $5,989 |
15th | Jean Robert Autran | $5,989 |
16th | Ido Aboudi | $5,395 |
17th | Dhanesh Chainani | $5,395 |
18th | Natalie Teh | $4,900 |
19th | Jonas Magdalinski | $4,900 |
20th | Paul Newey | $4,900 |
21st | Chhay Lem Lim | $4,405 |
22nd | Jianguo Zhou | $4,405 |
23rd | Valeriy Pak | $4,405 |
24th | Bryan Huang | $3,911 |
25th | Mohamad Abbouchi | $3,911 |
26th | Mai Bien | $3,911 |
27th | Phuong Ngoc Nguyen | $3,911 |
28th | Zhao Feng | $3,416 |
29th | Jonathan Sanborn | $3,416 |
30th | Benjamin Sai | $3,416 |
31st | Yong Chen | $3,416 |
32nd | Omair Javed | $2,921 |
33rd | Vincent Huang | $2,921 |
34th | Chik Fatt Chan | $2,921 |
35th | Brett Pullen | $2,921 |
36th | Tzai Wei Phua | $2,921 |
37th | Suparerk Totsaponisad | $2,921 |
38th | Finn Penderak | $2,921 |
39th | Oliver Schulze | $2,921 |
40th | Cao Ngoc Anh | $2,425 |
41st | Lars Madsen | $2,425 |
42nd | Masamichi Hayashi | $2,425 |
43rd | Vu Thai Bao | $2,425 |
44th | Robert Schiffbauer | $2,425 |
45th | Collin Ho | $2,425 |
467th | Renato Villanueva Jr | $2,425 |
47th | Ori Haim Elul | $2,425 |
48th | Ho Xiao Wang | $2,425 |
49th | David Erquiaga | $2,425 |
50th | Zachary Duce | $2,425 |
51st | Hamish Crawshaw | $2,425 |
52nd | Daniel Smiljkovik | $2,425 |
53rd | Florencio Campomanes | $2,425 |
54th | Keita Minami | $2,425 |
55th | Duy Tung Nguyen | $2,425 |
00:45: Zdravko Duvnjak falls to Kapoor in 12th place – $6,782
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
Zdravko Duvnjak all in preflop with and falls to Akshay Kapoor’s
with the board running
. He earns $6,782 for 12th place. Kapoor chips up to 1.25M.
20:40: Akshay Kapoor doubles up through Kim
Level 21: 8000-16000-16000 BB Ante
Akshay Kapoor raises to 35,000, Nam Hyung Kim three-bets to 100,000, Kapoor four-bet jams and is called. When they open, it’s a cooler with Kapoor and Kim
. No bad beat comes for a double up to Kapoor to 1M, Kim drops to 660,000.
20:25: Christopher Backhouse doubles up through Soyza
Level 21: 8000-16000-16000 BB Ante
Action folds to the small blind Christopher Backhouse who raises and big blind Michael Soyza defends. On the flop , Backhouse checks, Soyza bets, Backhouse calls. On the turn
Backhouse checks again, Soyza bets, Backhouse jams, Soyza tanks then calls with
top pair. Backhouse turns over
straight. The river is
. Soyza drops to around 800,000, Backhouse zooms to nearly 1.1M.
20:10: Hoa Thinh Nguyen falls to Chang in 13th place – $6,782
Level 21: 8000-16000-16000 BB Ante
Action opens with utg+1 Michael Soyza raising to 32,000, button player Hoa Thinh Nguyen calls, small blind Nevan Yu Chung Chang three-bets to 200,000, Soyza calls, Nguyen jams, Chang jams while simultaneously saying to Soyza “I cover you so you can’t call”. Soyza folds and shows . Nguyen has
, Chang dominates with
, the board runs
for a pair to Chang and 13th place for Nguyen. He earns $6,782 for his efforts.
20:05: Jiazhi Zhong busts to Soyza in 14th place – $5,989
Level 21: 8000-16000-16000 BB Ante
Jiazhi Zhong all in for his remaining 172,000 and to try to save him. Michael Soyza calls with a better
. A king finds the board to finish off Zhong in 14th place for $5,989.
20:00: Jean Robert Autran eliminated in 15th place – $5,989
Level 21: 8000-16000-16000 BB Ante
Jean Robert Autran three-bet shoves with , initial raiser Alex Puchalski calls with
. The flop quickly awards the better hand an improvement to two pair which holds to end Autran’s day in 15th place. He earns $5,989.
20:00: Nevan Chang on a rush
Level 21: 8000-16000-16000 BB Ante
Back from the break, it was Nevan Yu Chung Chang again. He five bets Hoa Thinh Nguyen from 45,000 to 100,000, to 245,000 to 1.1M, Nguyen folds. Chang shows .
19:35: Nevan Chang ships it
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
On a turn board , heavy betting action with three battling for the pot, Akshay Kapoor decides to get out of the way leaving Renniel Galvez and Nevan Yu Chung Chang to fight it out. Chang is all in with
set, Galvez drawing dead with
. The river is
. Chang rises to just under 1.1M.
19:20: Ido Aboudi rivered by Soyza, falls 16th – $5,395
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the turn with a board and 45,000 in the pot, Ido Aboudi sends nearly his entire stack out amounting to 110,000, leaving himself 4,000 behind. Soyza puts Aboudi all in. Aboudi puts his remaining chips in. Soyza shows
, Aboudi with
, the river
completes a straight for Soyza to end Aboudi in 16th place. Aboudi earns $5,395.
19:15: Quoc Huy Phan rails Dhanesh Chainani in 17th place – $5,395
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
From utg, Dhanesh Chainani goes all in preflop with , big blind Quoc Huy Phan calls with
. The board runs
. Cbainani eliminated in17th place for $5,395.
It is down to two tables. Redraw time.
19:10: Natalie Teh out in 18th place – $4,900
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Natalie Teh is almost all in again. She send everything but one 1K chip out front, Akshay Kapoor calls the 101,000, and with no other customers, the flop runs . After taking a bit of time to see if someone at the other table goes bust for a pay jump, no one does so she checks. Kapoor bets the remaining 1K, Teh calls for her tournament life.
Teh has which is behind Kapoor’s
. The turn
and river
ends Teh’s run in 18th place for $4,900.
19:00: Hoa Thinh Nguyen eliminates Magdalinski
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Jonas Magdalinski all in with and is flipping with caller Hoa Thinh Nguyen
. When the flop lands
, all Magdalinski can hope for is a split but it doesn’t come. The turn is
and river
.
18:47: Akshay Kapoor claims a big pot
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Ido Aboudi is all in on a board that completes and around 140,000 in the pot, Akshay Kapoor bets 86,000, Aboudi tanks then folds.
18:45: Jiazhi Zhong doubles through Lovgren
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Another all in here with Jiazhi Zhong sending his last 93,000 into the pot. Sofia Lovgren gives him some action and turns over . She is behind Zhong’s
. A king finds the turn for a double up to over 200,000.
18:40: Paul Newey exits in 20th place
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Paul Newey has been struggling with his short stack for sometime and despite a double up he is still far behind the big stacks. He sends it all in with and is facing a flip with Markus Garberg turning over
. The board runs a dry Jack-high to exit in 20th place.
18:38: Nevan Chang doubles through Puchalski
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Having laddered up, Nevan Yu Chung Chang goes all in for his remaining 93,000 and gets called by Alex Puchalski. Chang turns over , Puchalski
, the flop runs
for a set to Chang, and with the turn
and river
, he happily doubled up to over 200,000.
18:35: Jean Robert Autran banks it off Kim
Level 20: 6000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Jean Robert Autran scores a double with standing firm against Nam Hyung Kim‘s
. The board was
.
18:30: Chhay Lim falls to Galvez
Level 19: 5000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Chhay Lim three-bet shoved his last 233,000, initial raiser Renniel Galvez slow-rolled and turned over . Lim had
. The ladies won the flip to send Lim out in 21st place.
18:20: Jiazhi Zhou eliminated
Level 19: 5000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Jiazhi Zhou shoves with pocket Nines and is challenged by Dhanesh Chainani with overcards , the board has an Ace land on the flop for Zhou to exit in 22nd place.
18:10: Michael Soyza delivers a double KO
Level 19: 5000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Three way action with Bryan Huang all in, Michael Soyza shoves his much much larger stack, then Valeriy Pak also dominated by Soyza decides to join the party.
Soyza
Huang
Pak
The flop comes for a set to Pak, the turn
keeps him ahead, but the river
is exactly what Soyza needed to overtake and boot out the two.
18:05: Mohamad Abbouchi falls to Kapoor
Level 19: 5000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Mohamad Abbouchi jams his 143,000 stack and nearly gets through with the blinds and antes but Akshay Kapoor on the big blind calls and send him home. Abbouchi had , Kapoor with
, no hits on the
board for a 25th place finish for Abbouchi.
18:00: Hoa Thinh Nugyen doubles up through Soyza
Level 19: 5000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Catching the hand just at the payout, the board completed , Hoa Thinh Nguyen with
doubles up through Michael Soyza with
. Nguyen climbs to over 700,000.
17:50: Sofia Lovgren up and up and up
Level 19: 5000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Sofia Lovgren is now sitting with around 1.2 Million after going pound for pound multiple times that sent one plunging and another packing. The first clash was against Mai Bien whose missed the board against Lovgren’s
to pay the double up.
Following that hand, Phuong Ngoc was all in with pocket Jacks, Lovgren had pocket Kings to drag more chips in.
Hands later, Bien was all in again, this time with but missed the board to fall to Lovgren’s
. The board was
.
17:40: Eliminations
29th | Jonathan Sanborn | Canada | $3,416 |
30th | Benjamin Sai | Singapore | $3,416 |
31st | Yong Chen | China | $3,416 |
32nd | Omair Javed | Pakistan | $2,921 |
33rd | Vincent Huang | Australia | $2,921 |
34th | Chik Fatt Chan | $2,921 | |
35th | Brett Pullen | $2,921 | |
36th | Tzai Wei Phua | Singapore | $2,921 |
37th | Suparerk Totsaponisad | Thailand | $2,921 |
38th | Finn Penderak | Germany | $2,921 |
39th | Oliver Schulze | $2,921 | |
40th | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | $2,425 |
41st | Lars Madsen | $2,425 | |
42nd | Masamichi Hayashi | Japan | $2,425 |
43rd | Vu Thai Bao | Vietnam | $2,425 |
44th | Robert Schiffbauer | USA | $2,425 |
45th | Collin Ho | Singapore | $2,425 |
467th | Renato Villanueva Jr | Philippines | $2,425 |
47th | Ori Haim Elul | Israel | $2,425 |
48th | Ho Xiao Wang | China | $2,425 |
49th | David Erquiaga | Philippines | $2,425 |
50th | Zachary Duce | Australia | $2,425 |
51st | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | $2,425 |
52nd | Daniel Smiljkovik | Germany | $2,425 |
53rd | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | $2,425 |
54th | Keita Minami | Japan | $2,425 |
55th | Duy Tung Nguyen | Vietnam | $2,425 |
17:30: More chips for Kim as Sai goes bust
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
More chips for the leader Nam Hyung Kim with dusting Bejamin Sai’s
shove. The board was
.
17:25: Paul Newey scores another double but still short
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Paul Newey gambles all of his chips with and is called by a player with
. The board runs
for a flush to stay in the running.
17:20: Yong Chen busts to Ido Aboudi
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Yong Chen all in with , Ido Aboudi looking to eliminate with
. With the board running
{7s|}
, out went Chen.
17:15: Clement Van Driessche gets the max
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Action opens with a raise by Renniel Galvez, beside him Clement Van Driessche shoves, Hoa Thinh Nguyen calls, and Galvez folds. Van Driessche has , Nguyen with
, it’s a Jack-high board for a double up to 380,000 for Van Driessche. Nguyen dipped to 475,000.
17:10: Omair Javed eliminated by Bien
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Omair Joved entered the day as one of the big stacks but couldn’t bring it further than 32nd place. He tumbled to Mai Bien with way dominated by
.
17:00: Bryan Huang banks it
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Bryan Huang all in with and fades Nam Hyung Kim‘s
with the board running
. He rises to 160,000.
16:50: Natalie Teh bags two double ups
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Natalie Teh is hanging in there with a short stack and finds herself on the better end of two shoves to rise to 270,000. The first was a double up through Dravko Duvnjak with flush cracking
on a board
.
Her next win was against Jonathan Sanborn with standing firm against
that missed the board. Sanborn down to 6 BB.
16:40: Paul Newey doubles up through Galvez
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Paul Newey raises to 45,000 then faces Renniel Galvez’s push. Newey tanks then risks his tournament life. At the showdown, Newey is surprised to see he is ahead to Galvez’s
. A Five comes in the flop and holds for a double up to Newey to over 110,000.
16:30: Jack-Seven good to Markus Garberg
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Markus Garberg was seen playing two Jack-Seven hole cards and both times he got some good pay out of it. The first one was all in on a turn board . Garberg had two pair to double up through Chik Fatt Chan. On the next Jack-Seven hand, Garberg landed a straight to eliminate Vincent Huang.
16:20: Ido Aboudi rails Tzai Wei Phua
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Tzai Wei Phua all in with a premium but misses the board to fall to Ido Aboudi’s pocket Queens.
16:15: Quoc Huy Phan pays Jiazhi Zhong in full
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
Quoc Huy Phan just sent Suparerk Totsaponisad when he decides to call a Jiazhi Zhong’s shove. He shows which stays behind Zhong’s
. At the end of the runout Phan says “I shouldn’t have called, but it was 10 BB” with the board showing
{}10h}
.
16:10 Suparerk Totsaponisad falls with second nuts
Level 18: 4000-8000-8000 BB Ante
On a board , Suparerk Totsaponisad bet 20,000, Quoc Huy Phan jams, Totsaponisad tanks then opts to risk his tournament life. He turns over
flush but is not good enough against Phan’s
nut flush. Phan rises to 580,000.
16:00: Quoc Huy Phan five-bet jams Bien
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
Heated preflop war with Mai Bien raising to 13,000, big blind Quoc Huy Phan three-bets, Bien four-bets to 88,000, Phan five-bet jams, Bien tank-folds. Phan up to 440,000, Bien down to 265,000.
15:50: Michael Soyza doubles again, Hayashi down 8K
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
Michael Soyza and Masamichi Hayashi face a flop and 49,000 in the pot. Big blind Soyza calls Hayashi’s all in and is ahead with
two pair over
over pair. The turn
further improes Soyza to a boat, and with the river
, Hayashi pays the double up and drops to 8000. Two hands later, Hayashi goes down in 42nd place.
15:45: Big stacks
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
There are two players with monster stacks here, Nam Hyung Kim with 950,000 and Alex Puchalski with 850,000.
15:40: Vu Thai Bao falls to Duvnjak’s straight
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
On a flop and 38,000 built preflop, Vu Thai Bao is in for all he has with
, however, Zdravko Duvnjak has
straight. The turn
and river
are not Bao’s outs to exit the tournament in 43rd place.
15:30: Quoc Dinh Nguyen rails Schiffbauer
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
All in preflop with Robert Schiffbauer needing help with his against bigger stacked Quoc Dinh Nguyen’s
. The board runs
to end Schiffbauer’s run in 44th place.
15:20: Michael Soyza doubles through Natalie Teh
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
Michael Soyza is on his second shove and finds a customer in Natalie Teh. Soyza has , Teh hoping to ship it with
. The board however runs
for a double up to Soyza. He is the last APPT Main Event champion in the field with Florencio Campomanes eliminated in 53rd place.
15:00: Break time – 49 players remaining
Level 17: 3000-6000-6000 BB Ante
Players are on their first break. 6 players have already cashed out.
50th | Zachary Duce | Australia | $2,425 |
51st | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | $2,425 |
52nd | Daniel Smiljkovik | Germany | $2,425 |
53rd | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | $2,425 |
54th | Keita Minami | Japan | $2,425 |
55th | Duy Tung Nguyen | Vietnam | $2,425 |
14:50: Bubble bursts! Sofia Lovgren rails Guodong Shi
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
Bubble bursts! Short stacked Guodong Shi is all in with , is called by Sofia Lovgren with
, the board runs
.
14:45: Bubble round: Sofia Lovgren doubles through Yong Chen
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
All in on a board , Sofia Lovgren with
for a set to double through Yong Chen with
.
14:40: Bubble round: Jean Robert Autran vs Alexander Puchalski
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
On a flop , Jean Robert Autran is all in and is called by Alexander Puchalski who has less chips. Autran shows
draw, Puchalski with
set. The turn
and river
are no help to Autran for a double up to Puchalski.
14:30: Hwany Lee outkicked by Jianguo Zhou
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
All in at the flop . Hwany Lee with
, Jianguo Zhou with a better kicker
, the turn
and river
ends Lee’s day just one spot from the money.
14:20: Zhao Feng delivers a double bust
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
Hand opens with Hak Do Kim all in with {}, Meerwais Hussain joins with
, then bigger stacked Zhao Feng puts them both at qsrisk by calling with a dominating
. The board comes
for a sweep. Zhao chips up to 225,000.
14:10: Zdravko Duvnjak earns a good pot
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
On a board showing , button player Zdravko Duvnjak bets 45,000 onto a pot of 77,000 with
trips and big blind Chhay Lim calls then pays.
14:05: Guodong Shi doubles through Lovgren
Level 16: 2000-5000-5000 BB Ante
Guodong Shi jams his remaining 17,000 stack with and on the big blind Sofia Lovgren feels obligated to call with
. Though she is happy to see she has overcards, the board runs
for a set to Shi and a double up.
13:55: Nam Hyung Kim claims another stack
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
We only caught the hand as the player eliminated was walking away and APPT beast Nam Hyung Kim smiling while raking it in. It was a cooler with Kim holding over
. Kim now sits with 760,000.
13:50: Eric Wasylenko doubles up through Duvnjak
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Big blind special for Eric Wasylenko with his landing trips on a board
to stay alive against Zdravko Duvnjak’s
.
13:40: Three way sends Yu Qi Zhao out early
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Day 1C chip leader Yu Qi Zhao gambled his stack that ended up in a three way showdown. The hand opened with Haozhen Gu all in, Zhao joined in, then top dog Nam Hyung Kim called them both.
Kim
Zhao
Gu
Kim hit the turn to deliver a double knockout. He zoomed to 630,000.
13:30: Quang Nguyen in then out
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
At last night’s Day 1C turbo flight, Quang Nguyen said he just wanted to qualify into Day 2. He got his wish but his time in was very brief with his pocket Eights running into Dhanesh Chainani’s pocket Tens.
13:25: Natalie Teh doubles up through Jun Hao Wu
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Natalie Teh all in with , and is in danger of elimination against Jun Hao Wu with
, however, the gods of poker shined down on her with two Aces on the flop for trips Aces.
13:20: Xiao Wang doubles up with rockets
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
While players are being picked off, Xiao Wang is happy to survive his all in with dominating Chhay Lim’s
. He climb to over 100,000.
13:18: Akshay Kapoor eliminates Shimabukuro
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Another player goes bust. Takuya Shimabukuro jams with but runs into Akshay Kapoor’s
. Kapoor at the 200,000 mark.
13:16: Chik Fatt Chan drags in a pot
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Three players build a pot of 32,000 and the flop comes , all check. The turn
sees utg Chik Fatt Chan take a stab with a 9000 bet, called only by Daniel Smiljkovic as Cao Ngoc Anh folds. On the river
, Chan sends out 26,000 and claims the pot.
13:15: Benjamin Leblond eliminated by Duce
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Runt of the pack, Benjamin Leblond pushed his last 8 BB in the middle with but could not improve to fall to Zachary Duce’s
.
13:10: Lars Madsen doubles up through Nevan Chang
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
Nevan Yu Chung Chan all in with , two spots over Lars Madsen joins the shove with
. No bad beat arrives for a double up to Madsen to 85,000.
13:05: Michael Soyza wins a big pot against Ori Elul
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 BB Ante
On a board , Ori Elul has
, Michael Soyza has
to win the 140,000 pot. Soyza just under 200,000.
Cards in the air for APPT Main Event Day 2!
We are back at the Grand Ballroom of NagaWorld Phnom Penh with the Main Event seeing 75 players on the hunt for a piece of the $494,991 prize pool and a seat to tomorrow’s final table race. The money begins at 55th place with the first payout earning $2,425. Good luck to all!
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Canada’s Alexander Puchalski wins the Main Event!
After seven hours of play, Canadian player Alexander Puchalski wins the first ever APPT Cambodia Main Event! He defeated Akshay Kapoor at heads up to seize the PokerStars shard trophy and the $96,028 top cash prize. Congratulations to the champ!
1st | Alexander Puchalski | $96,028 |
2nd | Akshay Kapoor | $60,884 |
3rd | Renniel Galvez | $44,005 |
4th | Yu Chung Chang | $35,590 |
5th | Dinh Nguyen | $28,165 |
6th | Christopher Backhouse | $21,681 |
7th | Markus Garberg | $16,137 |
8th | Quoc Huy Phan | $11,682 |
9th | Michael Soyza | $9,454 |
20:00: Akshay Kapoor eliminated in 2nd place – $60,884
Level 29: 50,000-100,000-100,000 BB Ante
Alexander Puchalski limps in and big blind Akshay Kapoor checks it. Both players check it the flop and the turn . The river
, Kapoor bets 400,000, Puchalski jams, Kapoor snap calls and shows
trips, Puchalski wins it with
full house.
19:50: Another double up for Akshay Kapoor
Level 29: 50,000-100,000-100,000 BB Ante
Akshay Kapoor limps in, Alexander Puchalski shoves, Kapoor snap-calls. Puchalski shows , Kapoor with a premium
, the board runs
for another double up to Kapoor to 2,680,000. Puchalski dips to 8,660,000.
19:45: Akshay Kapoor doubles up
Level 29: 50,000-100,000-100,000 BB Ante
On the second heads up hand, Akshay Kapoor scores a double up to rise to 1,590,000. The hand opens with Alexander Puchalski shoving , Kapoor snap calls for his tournament life with
. The board is
. Puchalski dips to 9,750,000.
19:21: Heads up between Alexander Puchalski and Akshay Kapoor
Level 28: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
We are now heads up here at the Main Event with Alexander Puchalski sitting on a massive 10,175,000 (127 BB) stack to Kapoor’s 1,165,000 (14 BB).
Remaining payouts
1st $96,028
2nd $60,884
19:20: Three way all in! Renniel Galvez eliminated in 3rd place – $44,405
Level 28: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
Three way showdown here at the Main Event sends Renniel Galvez out in 3rd place for $44,405 and Alexander Puchalski soaring to the lead with over 10 Million in chips. The hand opens with button Akshay Kapoor raising to 160,000, small blind Galvez shoves his 2.25M stack, big blind Puchalski also moves all in for a larger 3.855M, Kapoor calls with the largest stack.
Galvez
Puchalski
Kapoor
Kapoor ahead and looking like a sweep when the flop land however with the turn
, the staunch Puchalski shows life for the first time and stands up to celebrate his set. The river
no change. Puchalski soars to 10,175,000, Kapoor down to 1,165,000.
19:10: Akshay Kapoor grinds to chip leader
Level 28: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
Akshay Kapoor and Alexander Puchalski are active at the final three with both players getting small bets in to see the full board. Kapoor has been winning most of the pots and has now taken the lead. The most recent hand sees Puchalski limp in and Kapoor check the big blind. The board completes . Kapoor bets 80,000 on the flop then 170,000 on the river that doesn’t get called. Kapoor shows
.
18:55: Alexander Puchalski wants to play
Level 28: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
After cleaning out Yu Chung Chang, Akshay Kapoor asks the table again if they want to look at the numbers. The first time he asked was at four-handed and Yu Chung Chang said no. This time Alexander Puchalksi turns it down and say he want to continue playing. From here on, the blinds increase every 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes.
18:50: Yu Chung Chang eliminated in 4th place – $35,590
Level 28: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
End of the road for Taiwan’s Yu Chung Chang in 4th place. On his last hand, he raises from the button 160,000, small blinds Akshay Kapoor three-bets to 340,000, back to Chang with a four-bet jam, Kapoor calls.
Chang
Kapoor
The flop runs for Chang to take the lead. The turn
adds more outs for Kapoor which he hits on the river
for a victorious straight. Chang is eliminated and earns a payout of $35,590. Kapoor rises to 4,300,000.
18:35: Alexander Puchalski now in the driver’s seat
Level 28: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
Akshay Kapoor’s time up top was short lived after losing a pot to Alexander Puchalski. It opens with utg Puchalski raising to 160,000, small blind Kapoor three-bets to 600,000, Puchalski calls and the flop runs . Kapoor c-bets 300,000 and Puchalski smooth-calls. Both players check the turn
, and the river lands
. Kapoor checks again, Puchalski announces all in. Kapoor folds then spends the next five minutes trying to get Puchalski to tell him what he had, at least one card. Puchalski says “maybe I had 4-5 suited, you know it’s one of my favorite hand”.
Puchalski climbs to 4,440,000, Kapoor drops to 2,855,000.
18:23: Akshay Kapoor steals the lead
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
From the small blind Akshay Kapoor limps then calls Renniel Galvez’s 260,000 raise to see the flop . Kapoor check-calls the 175,000 c-bet and the turn comes
. Both players check. The river
, Kapoor checks, Galvez bets 700,000, Kapoor jams, Galvez with the fast fold. Galvez down to 2.735M, Kapoor zooms to 3,850,000 and is the new race leader.
18:20: Renniel Galvez under pressure
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
Renniel Galvez is no longer chip leading here having lost two pots back to back. The first one Akshay Kapoor limps from the small blind, big blind Renniel Galvez raises to 200,000, Kapoor three-bets all in, Galvez folds.
Now on the small blind, Galvez limps then calls Alexander Puchalski‘s 200,000 raise. Both check the flop . The turn
Galvez check-calls 200,000. The river
both check again. Galvez has
that loses to Puchalski’s
two pair.
18:05: Akshay Kapoor celebrates his luck
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
From under the gun, Akshay Kapoor shoves his remaining 785,000 and big blind Yu Chung Chang calls. Kapoor is behind to Chang’s
. The board runs out
for a big cheer coming from Kapoor. He doubles up to 2,120,000. Chang drops to 2,540,000.
18:00: Yu Chung Chang wins half a mil off Puchalski
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
Action opens with utg player Yu Chung Chang raising to 125,000, big blind Alexander Puchalski defends, the flop comes . Chang c-bets 150,000, Puchalski check-calls. The turn
is checked by both, but the river
sees chips back on the felt with Chang betting 225,000. Puchalski calls then mucks to Chang’s
. Chang over 3.5M, Puchalski drops to 2.5M.
17:50: Chips moving around the felt
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
Action has slowed significantly with everyone picking up small pots. Renniel Galvez won a couple to boost his stack to 4.25M to stay in high command. Short stacked Akshay Kapoor is sitting 1M even after winning a couple of pots.
17:30: Preflop war goes to Puchalski
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
Button Alexander Puchalski raises to 120,000, small blind Yu Chung Chang three-bets to 400,000, Puchalski four-bets to 1M, Chang folds. Chang down to 3.1M, Puchalski rises again to 3M.
17:25: Alexander Puchalski shave half a mil off Kapoor
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
On a board , big blind Alexander Kapoor bets 320,000 and button Akshay Kapoor calls. Puchalski had
straight, Kapoor mucks his pocket Aces. Kapoor down to 1.25M, Puchalski rises to 1.76M.
17:15: Break time, 4 remaining
Level 27: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
Second break of the final table, 4 players remaining. Average stack is 2,835,000.
Player | Chips | BB |
Renniel Galvez | 4,035,000 | 67 |
Nevan Yu Chung Chang | 3,560,000 | 59 |
Alexander Puchalski | 1,880,000 | 31 |
Akshay Kapoor | 1,760,000 | 29 |
17:10: Dinh Nguyen eliminated in 5th place – $28,165
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
From the button Dinh Nguyen shoves 1,030,000, small blind Yu Chung Chang tanks then announces all in, big blind Akshay Kapoor folds.
Nguyen
Chang
The board runs to end Nguyen’s run in 5th place. He earns $28,165. Chang charges north to 3.7 Million.
16:50: Christopher Backhouse eliminated in 6th place – $21,681
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Hand opens with cutoff Akshay Kapoor bumping it up to 100,000, small blind Alexander Puchalski calls, big blind Christopher Backhouse three-bet jams, Kapoor folds, Puchalski calls and shows . It is a flip with Puchalski holding
. The board runs empty for Backhouse
to pack up in 6th place for $21,681. Puchalski climbs to 1,400,000.
16:45: Alexander Puchalski muscles Nguyen
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Under the gun +1 Dinh guyen raises to 100,000, big blind Alexander Puchalski calls, the flop comes . Both players check. The turn lands
, Puchalski bets 150,000 and is called. The river
, Puchalski double barrels with a 320,000 bet, Nguyen folds.
16:40: Yu Chung Chang picks up some off Puchalski
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
From cutoff, Alexander Puchalski raises to 100,000 and big blind Yu Chung Chang defends to see the flop . Cbang check-calls 75,000 then both check the turn
. The river
, Chang leads out 185,000 and wins the pot. Chang rises to 2,600,000, Puchalski drops to 1 Million.
16:30: Renniel Galvez wins another two good pots
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Chip leader Renniel Galvez is in command of the final 6 table picking up two pots to rise to 4.3 Million in chips. The first hand he siphons 275,000 off Alexander Puchalski‘s stack with a river bet of 210,000 on a board {ks].
Galvez’s next winning hand he raises from utg to 100,000, button Dinh Nguyen calls, big blind Akshay Kapoor three-bets to 450,000, Galvez shoves, no callers.
16:20: Christopher Backhouse outdraws Galvez
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
From cutoff, Renniel Galvez raises to 100,000 then faces a jam of 450,000 from the small blind Christopher Backhouse. Galvez calls and shows , Backhouse is behind with
. At the flop a King is on the window and the pair holds for a double up to Backhouse to 1 Million. Galvez drops a bit to 3,250,000 and is still chip leader.
16:10: No break for Markus Garberg, ousted in 7th place – $16,137
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Markus Garberg sends the last of his chips out front amounting to 330,000 and is called by button player Renniel Galvez. Garberg shows , Galvez with
same hand where he won with quads. The board came
for a flush to Galvez and 7th place for Garberg for $16,137. Galvez chips up to 3,800,000.
15:50: Dinh Nguyen turns the nut flush to avoid the rail
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Another player doubles up through Markus Garberg with Dinh Nguyen spiking the flush to avoid the rail. Hand opens with an 80,000 raise from mid positioned Alexander Puchalski. Button player Nguyen shoves his 610,000 stack, small blind Garberg joins the jam, Puchalski gets out of the way.
Nguyen
Garbeg
The board runs for the nut flush to Nguyen. Nguyen rises to 1,480,000, Garberg down to 330,000.
15:35: Heavy action ends with Akshay Kapoor banking a double up
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Action hand sees utg Markus Garberg raising to 80,000, called by three players to the flop . It folds to Alexander Puchalski who bets 130,00, Dinh Nguyen check-folds, Markus Garberg check-raises to 325,000, mid position Akshay Kapoor check-raise-jams, instant fold from Puchalski and Garberg tanks. Garberg eventually calls and shows
that’s behind Kapoor’s
. The turn
and river
close the hand with a double up to Kapoor to 1,960,000. Garberg down to 1,150,000.
15:30: Renniel Galvez gets max pay for quads, new chip leader
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Change of leadership here with short stacked Renniel Galvez at the start of day now the new chip leader. After cracking aces, he proceeds to double up again, this time getting maximum pay for quads.
The hand opens with button Yu Chung Chang raising to 90,000, big blind Galvez defends. At the flop , Galvez check-calls the 100,000 bet. The turn lands
, Chang bets 150,000, Galvez check-raises to 350,000, Chang tank-calls and shows
full house but Galvez has the nuts
quads. Galvez soars to the lead with 3,175,000, Chang drops to 2,100,000.
15:20: Renniel Galvez cracks aces to stay in the running
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Renniel Galvez is not going anywhere! Action opens with utg Nevan Chang raising to 80,000, mid position Galvez pushes with , big blind Markus Garberg calls, Chang folds.
Galvez
Garberg
The cards come for a set to at risk player Galvez, the turn
and river
keep him ahead to crack aces and double up to 1,540,000. Garberg drops to 1,980,000.
15:05: Break time
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
First break of the day. 7 players remaining. Average stack 1,620,000.
Player | Chips | BB |
Nevan Yu Chung Chang | 3,585,000 | 90 |
Markus Garberg | 2,680,000 | 67 |
Alexander Puchalski | 1,630,000 | 41 |
Akshay Kapoor | 905,000 | 23 |
Christopher Backhouse | 1,060,000 | 27 |
Quoc Dinh Nguyen | 860,000 | 22 |
Renniel Galvez | 620,000 | 18 |
14:50: Renniel Galvez doubles up
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
From lojack, Renniel Galvez pushes it all out front amounting to 310,000, Alexander Puchalsi calls, the rest fold. It is a flip with Puchalski , Galvez
. No hits on the board for Galvez until the river
for a double up to 715,000. Puchalski dips to 1,600,000.
14:25: Christopher Backhouse wins two pots
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Action opens with cutoff Christopher Backhouse bumping it up to 60,000 and finding one caller in button player Dinh Nguyen. The flop , Backhouse c-bet 60,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn
no bets land for a river
. Backhouse checks again, Nguyen sends out 110,000, Backhouse calls and wins it with
two pair beating Nguyen’s
.
Several hands later, Backhouse wins another pot, this time defending his big blind from Yu Chung Chang who opens from hijack to 60,000. On the flop , Chang c-bets 55,000, Backhouse calls. On the turn
Backhouse switches up and leads out 180,000, Chang folds. Backhouse goes over 1.2M.
14:00: Yu Chung Chang in action
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Chip leader Yu Chung Chang continues to grind for chips. He was seen in three hands within the orbit. The first one he min-raises and big blind Christopher Backhouse calls to see no bets to the turn . On the river
Chang bets 50,000, Backhouse folds.
Next hand, Chang raises from the big blind and small blind limper Markus Garberg calls. The board completes , Garberg fires an overbet of 325,000, Chang loses this pot with a fold.
The very next hand, Chang raises from the small blind to 90,000 and is called by big blind Akshay Kapoor. At the flop , Chang bets 60,000, Kapoor raises to 150,000, Chang answers with a shove, Kapoor folds while showing
top pair. Kapoor drops to 915,000, Chang rises to 3,450,000.
14:00: Renniel Galvez doubles up with Jacks
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Short stacked Renniel Galvez down to 220,000 and shoves with black Jacks, he is called by Markus Garberg on the small blind with red Nines. The board runs low, no hits for Garberg for a double up to Galvez to 500,000. Garberg dips to 2.5M.
13:50: Quoc Huy Phan flushed out in 8th place – $11,682
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Quoc Huy Phan raises 50,000 from under the gun, small blind Alexander Puchalski calls to see the flop . Puchalski check-calls a 75,000 bet. The turn
Phan bets 150,000, Puchalski check-raises all in, and Phan call for his tournament life.
Puchalski
Phan
The river grants the flush to end Phan’s run in 8th place for $11,682.
13:45: Akshay Kapoor gains a little from the big blind
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Action folds to the small blind Yu Chung Chang who bumps it up to 100,000, big blind Akshay Kapoor defends, the flop comes , both check. The turn
Chang bets 155,000, Kapoor calls. The river
is checked by both. Chang shows
bottom pair, Kapoor wins it with
to rise to 1.3M. Chang drops to 2.85M.
13:37: Alexander Puchalski versus Yu Chung Chang
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
For the second time, Nevan Yu Chung Chang raises 50,000 from cutoff and big blind Alexander Puchalski defends. The first round, Chang wins it with a flop bet. This time, both players check down the board , Puchalski shows his
nut flush that gets a chuckle from Chang.
13:35: Dinh Nguyen doubles up through Kapoor
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Dinh Nguyen raises from hijack and small blind Akshay Kapoor shoves, no thinking for Nguyen who risks his tournament life.
Nguyen
Kapoor
The board runs clean for Nguyen for a fist pumping double up. He is over 1.1M, Kapoor drops to 1M.
13:25: Michael Soyza eliminated in 9th place – $9,454
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Michael Soyza is the first casualty of the final table. From mid position, Yu Chung Chang raises to 50,000, small blind Soyza three-bet jams, instant call by the leader Chang who has to Soyza’s
. The cards ran
for an open ended to Soyza, the turn
gave him more outs with a straight flush draw, but the river
isn’t one of them to end Soyza’s bid for second title short in 9th place. He earns $9,454 for his deep run.
13:20: Michael Soyza shoves on first hand
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
First hand of the day, short stacked Michael Soyza raises from mid position, no callers. He says “Okay ten more of those and then we’re good.” He climbs to 9 BB.
13:15: Cards in the air for the Main Event final day!
Level 23: 10.000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Welcome to the final day of the APPT Cambodia 2022 Main Event! The final 9 players are at the table and the first deal has been tabled. Up for grabs is $96,028 and the PokerStars shard trophy. Good luck to all!
Player | Chips | BB |
Nevan Yu Chung Chang | 3,115,000 | 125 |
Markus Garberg | 2,420,000 | 97 |
Alexander Puchalski | 1,700,000 | 68 |
Akshay Kapoor | 1,485,000 | 59 |
Christopher Backhouse | 990,000 | 40 |
Huy Phan | 565,000 | 23 |
Quoc Dinh Nguyen | 530,000 | 21 |
Renniel Galvez | 340,000 | 14 |
Michael Soyza | 165,000 | 7 |
Chips in play: 11,340,000
Average stack: 1,260,000
Remaining payouts
1st | $96,028 |
2nd | $60,884 |
3rd | $44,005 |
4th | $35,590 |
5th | $28,165 |
6th | $21,681 |
7th | $16,137 |
8th | $11,682 |
9th | $9,454 |
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Korea’s Seongmin Lee wins the first APPT National of Cambodia
Korea’s Seongmin Lee entered heads up as chip leader and after two hours he defeated India’s Rajeev Kanjani to clinch his first ever APPT title! For his achievement, Lee banked the $30,133 top prize and was awarded the first iconic PokerStars shard trophy in Cambodia. Congratulations to the champ!
Final table payouts
1st | Seongmin Lee | Korea | $30,133 |
2nd | Rajeev Kanjani | India | $20,288 |
3rd | Le Ngoc Khanh | Vietnam | $14,304 |
4th | Eric Wasylenko | Canada | $11,597 |
5th | Nam Hyung Kim | Korea | $9,175 |
6th | Victor Chong | Malaysia | $6,967 |
7th | Chi Ling Tsang | Canada | $5,086 |
8th | Hak Do Kim | Korea | $3,719 |
9th | Hua Wei Lin | Taiwan | $3,079 |
19:50: Rajeev Kanjani eliminated in 2nd place – $20,288
Level 26: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
From the button, Rajeev Kanjani raises to 100,000 and Seongmin Lee calls. At the flop , Lee bets 100,000, Kanjani raises to 275,000, Lee jams, and Kanjani snaps.
Lee
Kanjani
The turn and river
come which are not the outs Kanjani is hoping for to end his run in 2nd place. Kanjani earns the $20,288 runner up cash prize.
19:25: Rajeev Kanjani recoups some chips
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
Several hands after Seongmin Lee shipped a double up, he pays some back. Rajeev Kanjani all in with , Lee snap-calls with
, a Queen finds the board to further improve Kanjani. He doubles u p 2,300,000. Lee drops to 3,820,000.
19:20: Seongmin Lee doubles up
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
Button Rajeev Kanjani raises to 80,000, Seongmin Lee three-bets to 290,000, Kanjani calls and the flop comes . Lee bets 210,000, Kanjani jams, snap-call from Lee.
Lee top pair, Kanjani has
draw, the turn
gives Kanjani more outs, but the
isn’t one of them to pay Lee the maximum. Lee up to 4,430,000, Kanjani drops to 1,690,000.
18:50: Rajeev Kanjani grinding down Lee
Level 25: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
Rajeev Kanjani continues to grind down Seongmin Lee. He has now surged to over 2:1 in chips. One of the hands helping him saw the pot build to 520,000. The flop added more to the pile with Kanjani betting 500,000 and Lee fast calling. The turn
and river
saw no more bets land. Kanjani showed
to win it. Lee showed his
missed draw.
Kanjani rises to 4,14,000, Lee drops to 1,980,000.
18:40: Rajeev Kanjani takes the lead
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
After numerous pots going to each side, Rajeev Kanjani takes down a big one to claim the status of chip leader for the first time. On a board , Kanjani bets 275,000 and Lee check calls. On the river
, Kanjani bangs out 650,000 and Lee calls once more. Kanjani turns over
, Lee mucks.
Kanjani rises to 3,410,000, Lee drops to 2,710,000.
18:05: Heads up between Seongmin Lee and Rajeev Kanjani
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
After five hours, it is down to the final two players Korea’s Seongmin Lee and India’s Rajeev Kanjani! The pair is guaranteed $20,288 but what they will be battling for is the $30,133 top prize and the iconic PokerStars shard trophy.
Seongmin Lee – Korea – 3,960,000
Rajeev Kanjani – India – 2,160,000
18:00: Le Ngoc Khanh out in 3rd place – $14,304
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
The day’s entering chip leader Le Ngoc Khanh settles for a 3rd place finish with all of his chips claimed by Seongmin Lee. Khanh all in with , Lee with
, the board comes
. Khanh earns $14,304 for his strong run.
17:40: Eric Wasylenko eliminated in 4th place – $11,597
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko is the next player to depart here at the final table. He three-bet jams on Seongmin Lee’s min-raise preflop, Lee tanks using up a time bank then calls.
Wasylenko
Lee
Wasylenko is dominated and stays that way throughout the board. He earns $11,597 for his efforts. Lee drives his stack t 2,800,000.
17:25: Chip counts at the break
Level 24: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
Seongmin Lee – 2,270,000
Rajeev Kanjani – 2,215,000
Le Ngoc Khanh – 1,100,000
Eric Wasylenko – 590,000
17:15: Nam Hyung Kim exits in 5th place – $9,175
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Nam Hyung Kim is once again denied a title here at APPT Cambodia. Sitting on his fourth final table, the hot running Korean settles for a 5th place finish at APPT National. He puts it all in with and is snap-called by Rajeev Kanjani with
. The board produces two clubs but dries up on the river. Kim adds $9,175 to his other series winnings.
Kanjani zooms to 2,250,000 and trails the leader Seongmin Lee by only 6 BB.
17:00: Eric Wasylenko survives
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko risks his tournament life with and is put in the hot seat by Le Ngoc Khanh with a bigger stack and
. When the flop runs
Khanh pairs up. The turn
changes them up with top pair to Wasylenko which holds on the river
. Wasylenko up to 725,000, Khanh drops to 825,000.
16:45: Victor Chong packs up in 6th place – $6,967
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Victor Chong all in preflop with , Le Ngoc Khanh challenges with
, the board runs
. Chong earns $6,967, Khanh climbs back up to 1,200,000.
16:35: New chip leader! Seongmin Lee doubles up through Khanh
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
The biggest pot of the day so far with Seongmin Lee banking a massive double up off Le Ngoc Khanh. That means we have a new leader here. The hand sends Khanh down to 830,000 while Lee catapults to 2,700,000.
Catching the action only at the river betting, the board is and 575,000 weighing down the middle. Big blind Khanh bet the pot, Lee shoves 990,000. With 415,000 to call, Khanh tanks, using up his remaining two time banks. Khanh reluctantly calls and shows
however he is way beat by Lee’s
.
16:30: Adrian Tsang eliminated in 7th place – $5,086
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Despite Adrian Chi Ling Tsang’s early double up, he still struggled as the shortest stack. Down to 7 BB, Tsang sends it all in with and gets called by the leader Le Ngoc Khanh with
. The board drops an Ace on the flop and a Jack on the turn but no more to end Tsang’s run in 7th place. He earns $5,086.
16:00: Up and down for Eric Wasylenko
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko’s stack has been seesawing quite a bit. After paying a double up to Rajeev Kanjani, he wins a small pot against short stacked Chi Ling Tsang, then loses some to Seongmin Lee. The second hand Lee raises 40,000 from mid position, Wasylenko three-bets to 140,000, Lee calls. At the flop , Wasylenko slides out 70,000, Lee announces all in, fold from Wasylenko who is now down to 525,000. Lee rises to 1,270,000.
15:40: Rajeev Kanjani fully paid for his top two pair
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
From hijack, Eric Wasylenko raises to 40,000, cutoff Rajeev Kanjani and small blind Seongmin Lee calls. On the flop , Wasylenko c-bets 50,000, only Kanjani calls. The turn
, Wasylenko bets 90,000, Kanjani goes all in for 420,000, Wasylenko with the quick call.
Wasylenko
Kanjani
The river further improves Kanjani to a full house to double up to 1,120,000. Wasylenko drops to 640,000.
15:30: Nam Hyung Kim gains some off Khanh
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
From utg+1, Nam Hyung Kim raises to 40,000, big blind Le Ngoc Khanh defends to see the flop . Kim c-bets 35,000, Khanh check-raises to 105,000, Kim calls. On the turn
, Khanh checks again, Kim bets 80,000, Khanh folds.
Kim rises to 770,000, Khanh dips to 1,760,000.
15:15: Chip counts at the break
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
Chips in play: 6,120,000
Average stack: 874,285
Le Ngoc Khanh | 1,880,000 | 94 |
Seongmin Lee | 1,233,000 | 62 |
Eric Wasylenko | 1,200,000 | 60 |
Nam Hyung Kim | 470,000 | 24 |
Rajeev Kanjani | 470,000 | 24 |
Victor Chong | 300,000 | 15 |
Chi Ling Tsang | 300,000 | 15 |
14:40: Rajeev Kanjani doubles up through Wasylenko
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
All in preflop with at risk player Rajeev Kanjani showing pocket Kings, Eric Wasylenko challenges with pocket Jacks, no bad beat arrives for a double up to Kanjani to 606,000. Wasylenko dips to 1,400,000.
14:30: Hak Do Kim eliminated in 8th place – $3,719
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko raises to 33,000, Hak Do Kim three-bets to 100,000, Wasylenko pushes, Kim risks it and shows . Wasylenko ahead with
. No help comes on the board for Kim to end his run in 8th place for $3,719.
Wasylenko goes back up to 1,680,000.
14:20: Eric Wasylenko mucks to Le Ngoc Khanh
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko raises to 33,000, big blind Le Ngoc Khanh defends. On the flop , Khanh check-calls Wasylenko’s 25,000. On the turn
both players check. The river
, Wasylenko bets 50,000, Khanh tanks then slides in the call. Wasylenko mucks.
Khanh rises to 2,100,000. Wasylenko drops to 1,15,0000.
14:10: Hua Wei Lin eliminated in 9th place – $3,079
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Hua Wei Lin is the first casualty of the final table. Hijack Rajeev Kanjani opens with a 25,000 raise, from cutoff Lin three-bet shoves with 209,000, small blind chip leader Le Ngoc Khanh calls and Kanjani bows out.
Lin
Khanh
With the flop Lin is deeper in the hole. The turn
keeps her behind with only a possibility of a Ten or split. However, the river
are none of her outs to stay in the running. She earns $3,079 for her 9th place finish. Khanh rises to over 2,000,000.
13:40: Two more pots for Eric Wasylenko, rises to over 1.2M
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko is owning this opening level with another two pots sent his way. Action for the first pot, mid position Wasylenko raises to 25,000, beside him Rajeev Kanjani and big blind Seongmin Lee call. At the flop [2c}, Wasylenko c-bet 22,000, check-called only by Lee. On the turn
, Lee check-folds to a 100,000 bet.
Two hands after, a bigger pot for Wasylenko. He raises from utg+1 to 25,000 and both blinds call – Victor Chong and Nam Hyung Kim. At the flop , blinds check, Wasylenko c-bets 30,000 and only big blind Kim continues. On the turn
both players check. The river
, Kim switches up and leads out for 125,000, Wasylenko calls it. Kim shows
missed draw, Wasylenko takes it with
.
Wasylenko up to 1,240,000 to climb in to second rank, Kim drops to 630,000.
13:30: Le Ngoc Khanh takes from Seongmin Lee
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Chip leader Le Ngoc Khanh and Seongmin Lee stare down a board and a 182,000 pot already in the middle. Both players checked the river. Khanh shows
, Lee quickly mucks.
13:20: Eric Wasylenko wins back to back pots
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Eric Wasylenko is now sitting with over 800,000 chips having won back to back hands. The first pot sees Nam Hyung Kim raise from the button to 24,000, big blind Wasylenko three-bets to 95,000, back to Kim with a four-bet to210,000, Wasylenko shoves. Kim folds giving up his big bet. Kim drops to 750,000.
Next hand, mid position Seongmin Lee raises from mid position and gets called by the blinds Wasylenko and Rajeev Kanjani. At the flop , Lee c-bets 32,000, Wasylenko check-folds while Kanjani drops out. No bets land on the
turn, but the river
Wasylenko sends out 110,000 that gets a fast fold from Lee.
13:10: Chi Ling Tsang hits the nut flush
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Immediate showdown here at the final table as Adrian Chi Ling Tsang three-bet shoved his 8 BB stack from the button position and initial raiser Victor Chong calling.
Tsang
Chong
The board runs . Chong drops a tower to 373,000, Tsang up over 230,000.
Welcome to the FINAL DAY of the APPT National!
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Cards are in the air! Blinds increase every 60 minutes. Good luck to all!
Final table formed!
With the fall of Marc Joseph in 10th place, the final 9 was formed. They return tomorrow, November 9 at 1pm for the last dash to the finish line. Awaiting the champion is the $30,133 top cash prize and the PokerStars shard trophy. Congratulations to the qualifiers!
Final 9 players by rank
Chips in play: 6,120,000
Average stack: 680,000
Final day opening blinds: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Player | Chips | BB |
Le Ngoc Khanh | 1,673,000 | 139 |
Seongmin Lee | 1,081,000 | 90 |
Nam Hyung Kim | 1,070,000 | 89 |
Eric Wasylenko | 609,000 | 51 |
Victor Chong | 473,000 | 39 |
Hua Wei Lin | 408,000 | 34 |
Rajeev Kanjani | 387,000 | 32 |
Hak Do Kim | 319,000 | 27 |
Chi Ling Tsang | 100,000 | 8 |
Remaining payouts
1st | $30,133 |
2nd | $20,288 |
3rd | $14,304 |
4th | $11,597 |
5th | $9,175 |
6th | $6,967 |
7th | $5,086 |
8th | $3,719 |
9th | $3,079 |
Payouts 10th to 31st
10th | Marc Joseph | $2,607 |
11th | Chhay Lem Lim | $2,607 |
12th | Duc Thanh Nguyen | $2,322 |
13th | Pete Chen | $2,322 |
14th | Harry Nicholas Ross | $2,109 |
15th | Max Menzel | $2,109 |
16th | Nevan Yu Chung Chang | $1,895 |
17th | Chao Ting Cheng | $1,895 |
18th | Bonil Koo | $1,681 |
19th | Florencio Campomanes | $1,681 |
20th | David Erquiaga | $1,681 |
21st | Michael Soyza | $1,539 |
22nd | Meerwais Hussein | $1,539 |
23rd | Ceesvin Abdulla | $1,539 |
24th | Natalie Teh | $1,396 |
25th | Zhao Feng | $1,396 |
26th | Dhanesh Chainani | $1,396 |
27th | Zdravko Duvnjak | $1,396 |
28th | Kyle Bao Diep | $1,254 |
29th | Dale Townsend | $1,254 |
30th | Yu Qi Zhao | $1,254 |
31st | Jonas Magdalinski | $1,254 |
18:40: Marc Joseph misses the final table by one spot
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Marc Joseph has been surviving with a short stack all day but his path forward was eventually blocked by Hua Wei Lin. All in preflop, Lin’s dominated Joseph’s
. The board ran
. Joseph exited in 10th place for $2,607.
18:30: Le Ngoc Khanh takes from Kim again, climbs to 1.6M
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Le Ngoc Khanh continues to take on Nam Hyung Kim to drive his stack to 1.6M. Button Kim raised preflop and big blind Khanh defended. At the flop , Kim c-bet 30,000, Khanh check-called. On the turn
, Khanh switched up and led for 75,000, Kim called. The river
, Khanh banged out 140,000, Kim called once more. Khanh had it
trips to beat Kim’s
. Kim drops to 1M.
18:20: Clem Lim busts in 11th place to Wasylenko
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
All in preflop for Clem Lim with , Eric Wasylenko is flipping with
, the flop finds a King and holds to end Lim’s run in 11th place for $2,607.
18:15: Le Ngoc Khanh takes the lead
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Le Ngoc Khanh has taken command having just won three consecutive pots with the largest one against Nam Hyung Kim. The hand between them saw a board complete and a pot of 400,000. Kim showed
, Khanh shipped it with
. Khanh up to 1.4M, Kim with 1.34M.
18:00: Seongmin Lee with quads, ends Duc Thanh Nguyen
Level 19: 5,000-10,000-10,000 Ante BB
Seongmin Lee was happy to share the action of his recent takedown. Lee opened from utg+1, big blind Duc Thanh Nguyen three-bet to 70,000, Lee called. At the flop , Nguyen checked, Lee shoved, Nguyen snap-called and showed pocket
. Lee had
set, and with the turn
and river
Lee further improved to quads to eliminate Nguyen and chip up to 900,000. Nguyen ends in 12th place for $2,322.
17:50: Le Ngoc Khanh chunks Tsang
Level 19: 5,000-10,000-10,000 Ante BB
After back to back pots, Chi Ling Tsang enters the next one. Action opens with utg Pete Chen all in for his last 2,000, button Le Ngoc Khanh raises to 22,000, small blind Tsang three-bets to 80,000, Khanh calls for a big side pot. No bets on the flop but on the turn
, Khanh bets 60,000 and Tsang check-calls. The river
, Tsang leads out for 100,000, and just before time runs out, Khanh calls. Tsang shows
, Chen
, Khanh ships it with
. Khanh rises to 1M, Tsang drops to 186,000. Chen eliminated in 13th place for $2,322.
17:40: Chi Ling Tsang on the rise, cripples Chen
Level 19: 5,000-10,000-10,000 Ante BB
Chi Ling Tsang sends his 133,000 stack out front and finds a caller in Pete Chen who has 135,000. Tsang has , Chen
, the board grants Tsang the nuts
for quads and the double up. Chen down to 2,000.
Next hand, Nam Hyung Kim raises from cutoff to 22,000, big blind Tsang defends. At the flop , Tsang check-calls 25,000. On the turn
, Tsang check-jams, Kim folds. Tsang chips up to 425.000.
17:30: Final 14 players
Level 19: 5,000-10,000-10,000 Ante BB
1 | Rajeev Kanjani | 453,000 |
2 | Nam Hyung Kim | 1,590,000 |
3 | Hak Do Kim | 280,000 |
4 | Le Ngoc Khanh | 925,000 |
5 | Chi Ling Tsang | 130,000 |
6 | Marc Joseph | 217,000 |
7 | Pete Chen | 160,000 |
1 | Hua Wei Lin | 370,000 |
2 | Eric Wasylenko | 300,000 |
3 | Duc Thanh Nguyen | 220,000 |
4 | Harry Ross | 44,000 |
5 | Chhay Lem | 470,000 |
6 | Seongmin Lee | 613,000 |
7 | Victor Chong | 490,000 |
17:10: Duc Thanh Nguyen paid with rockets
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
Short stacked Duc Thanh Nguyen ships a double up with dominating Max Menzel’s
. The board ran low with an Ace on the river.
17:00: Nam Hyung Kim rails Bonil Koo, rises to 1.36M
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
Another one bites the dust to the chip leader Nam Hyung Kim. His latest victim was Bonil Koo who topped Day 1B. We aren’t sure on the action but the board was . Koo had
two pair on the flop, Kim had
flush on the river.
16:40: Clem Lim doubles up through Chen
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
Clem Lim opened from cutoff, small blind Pete Chen jammed, Lim called with , Chen had
for a flip. With the board running
it was a double up for Lim to 420,000 and Chen down to 45,000.
16:30: Double KO! Michael Soyza and David Erquiaga fall to Khanh
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
Three way all in with button player Michael Soyza initiating the shove, joined by small blind Le Ngoc Khanh, then big blind David Erquiaga tank called despite being covered.
Soyza
Khanh
Erquiaga
The board came for a sweep for Khanh. He shot up to 600,000. Soyza finished 21st and Erquiaga 20th.
16:20: Rajeev Kanjani four-bets Lee
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
Rajeev Kanjani raised to 30,000, Seongmin Lee three-bet to 70,000, Kanjani quickly four-bet shoved, Lee folded.
16:10: Nam Hyung Kim breaches 1M
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
Nam Hyung Kim continues to exert dominance with another pot claimed to see his stack spill over 1M. At 22 remaining, he is way over the average of 266,000. The hand opened with a shove by Meerwais Hussein, action folded around to the big blind Kim who called. Hussein was behind to Kim’s
. The board ran low.
16:00: New Level sees Nam Hyung Kim on the move
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
After four levels, no other player has come close to Nam Hyung Kim‘s stack. Though they try, he continues to rake in the chips. His recent win was against button Le Ngoc Khanh who called utg Kim’s 12,000 raise preflop. At the flop , Kim c-bet 15k, Khanh called. On the turn
, Kim checked, Le slid out 55k, Kim shoved, Khanh folded.
15:55: Pete Chen rails Ceesvin Abdulla
Level 16: 2,000-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
All in preflop with short stacked Ceesvin Abdulla risking it with but Pete Chen had
that further improved when an Ace turned up.
15:50: Le Ngoc Khanh’s aces get the max
Level 16: 2,000-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
Short stacked Le Ngoc Khanh only had 35,000 behind by the turn board . Natalie Teh bet his stack, Khanh called and showed
. Teh had
and was drawing dead. Khanh doubled up to 155,000.
15:45: David Erquiaga finishes off Zhao
Level 16: 2,000-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
Yu Qi Zhao tossed the rest of his chip in with to battle with, David Erquiaga had
. The board ran
for the boat.
15:40: Max Menzel ships a monster off Zhao
Level 16: 2,000-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
Yu Qi Zhao plunged to 6 BB after paying a monster double up to Max Menzel. From utg+1 Zhao opened 12k preflop, got called by a player in mid-position, and big blind Menzel defended. The flop Menzel checked his
suited, Zhao jammed with pocket Tens, fold by mp player. The turn and river didn’t produce Zhao’s two-outer for Menzel to ship it and climb to 340,000.
15:20: Florencio Campomanes shoves out Cheng
Level 16: 2,000-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
On a turn board , Florencio Campomanes pushed his 82,000 stack which was just under the 84k pot, Chao Ting Cheng tanked then folded. Campomanes showed a
.
15:10: New round begins
Level 16: 2,000-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
31 players have returned from a 10-minute break. They are all in the money and are guaranteed $1,254. They play down to the Final 9.
14:55: Zdravko Duvnjak doubles up through Chang
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 Ante BB
After the bubble burst, Zdravko Duvnjak was all in with pocket Queens which held against Nevan Yu Chung Chang’s pocket Tens for a double up.
14:50: Patrick Liang bubbles!
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 Ante BB
Less than two hours into the final day, the bubble burst with Patrick Liang falling to Eric Wasylenko. By the river , the pair built a pot of 162,000. Wasylenko slid out a tower of oranges that well covered Liang’s stack. Liang tanked using up two time banks then closed his eyes and called for his tournament life. Liang turned over
top pair but was way behind Wasylenko’s
set.
14:35: Max Menzel rises to 140k
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 Ante BB
Max Menzel entered the day with 11 BB and has now bumped it up to 20 BB of 140,000. One hand that helped him was a double up through David Erquiaga with pocket Nines dominating pocket Eights.
14:30: Kyle Bao Diep doubles up through Madsen
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 Ante BB
Kyle Bao Diep is all in with and Lars Madsen gives him a sweat with
. The flop runs
for added stress to Diep, no change at the turn
but the river
is a sigh of relief for Diep as he doubles up to over 100,000.
14:20: New level sees Rajeev Kanjani rail Raja Puttamsetty
Level 15: 2,000-4,000-4,000 Ante BB
Raja Puttamsetty is all in with and Rajeev Kanjani calls it with
. A king finds the board to end Puttamsetty. Kanjani chips up to 385,000.
14:10: Back to back jams for Yu Qi Zhao against Nam Hyung Kim
Level 14: 1,500-3,000-3,000 Ante BB
Two consecutive pots sent Yu Qi Zhao zooming to 285,000 and both hands were against the leader Nam Hyung Kim. On the first clash, they faced a flop with a raised pot pre in the middle. Hijack Kim check-called cutoff Zhao’s 24,000 bet. On the turn
, Zhao jammed, Kim check-folded.
The next hand, Kim raised to 9,000 preflop, called by Zhao. The flop , Kim check-raised the 9,000 bet to make it 27,000. Zhao called. On the turn
, Kim bet 45,000, Zhao shoved, quick fold from Kim.
14:00: Lars Lind Madsen doubles up through Magdalinski
Level 14: 1,500-3,000-3,000 Ante BB
Heavy action preflop began with a raise by utg+1 Lars Madsen, called by Hak Do Kim, three-bet jam by Jonas Magdalinski, Madsen joined with less chips, Kim folded.
Magdalinski
Madsen
The board ran for a double up to Madsen to 145,000. Magdalinski down to 24,500.
13:50: Seongmin Lee chips ip with two pair
Level 14: 1,500-3,000-3,000 Ante BB
Facing a board , Florencio Campomanes bet 27,000 onto a pot of 56,500, Seongmin Lee calls. Campomanes has
, Lee wins it with
two pair to chip up to 171,000.
13:40: New level begins
Level 14: 1,500-3,000-3,000 Ante BB
Six players fell in the opening level. New round begins with 45 players. Money is still 14 spots away starting at 31st place.
13:35: Hamish Crawshaw jams for the pot
Level 14: 1,500-3,000-3,000 Ante BB
On a raised pot preflop, the cards come , Quan Qiu checks, Hamish Crawshaw bets 12,500, Qiu makes it 25,000, Crawshaw three-bet jams, Qiu tank folds after using up one time bank. Crawshaw up to 110,000.
13:30: Nevan Chang rails Derek Wang
Level 13: 1,000-2,500-2,500 Ante BB
One of the day’s early casualties is Derek Wang. He raise-shoves Nevan Yu Chung Chang on a flop and finds his
dominated by Chang’s
. The turn
and river
change nothing to send him packing. Chang climbs to around 260,000.
13:20: Rajeev Kanjani wins a splash of chips
Level 13: 1,000-2,500-2,500 Ante BB
From utg, Rajeev Kanjani min-raises to 5,000 and finds three players to the flop . No bets land for a free look at the turn
. Kanjani bets 12,000, everyone folds. Kanjani chips up to around 265,000.
13:10: Top dog Namhyung Kim earns a decent pot
Level 13: 1,000-2,500-2,500 Ante BB
Catching the massive chip leader Nam Hyung Kim in action, he gathers in a pot against David Erquiaga. From button Kim shows 10-3 offsuit that paired on a board 10-King-2-6-2. Erquiaga called the river bet and said he had Ace-high.
13:00: Cards in the air!
Level 13: 1,000-2,500-2,500 Ante BB
Cards in the air for Day 2 / Final Day of the APPT National! Updates here throughout the day.
Welcome to the final day of the APPT National! 51 players return today to hunt down the iconic PokerStars shard trophy and the $30,133 top cash prize. They play down to the Final 9 players. Korea’s Nam Hyung Kim leads the pack with a mighty 221 BB stack. Money begins at 31st place. Chip counts and payout below. Cards in the air at 1pm.
Buy in: $800
Guarantee: $100,000
Entries: 204 (126 unique, 78 re-entries)
Prize pool: $142,474
ITM: 31 places
Final day qualifiers – 51 players
Chips in play: 6,120,000
Average stack: 120,000
Opening blinds: 1000-2500-2500 Ante BB
Player | Chips | BB |
Nam Hyung Kim | 553,500 | 221 |
Yu Qi Zhao | 275,000 | 110 |
David Erquiaga | 232,500 | 93 |
Rajeev Kanjani | 229,000 | 92 |
Bonil Koo | 227,000 | 91 |
Florencio Campomanes | 202,000 | 81 |
Harry Nicholas Ross | 199,000 | 80 |
Hua-Wei Lin | 196,500 | 79 |
Hak Do Kim | 195,000 | 78 |
Alessio Isaia | 183,000 | 73 |
Raja Sekhar Puttamsetty | 174,000 | 70 |
Pete Yen Han Chen | 165,500 | 66 |
Chao Ting Cheng | 151,500 | 61 |
Dale Andrew Townsend | 149,500 | 60 |
Duc Thanh Nguyen | 147,000 | 59 |
Lars Lind Madsen | 141,500 | 57 |
Natalie Teh | 138,000 | 55 |
Emmanuel Segismundo | 133,000 | 53 |
Po Wen Fang | 128,000 | 51 |
Chay Lem Lim | 123,000 | 49 |
Eric Wasylenko | 119,500 | 48 |
Marc Joseph | 109,500 | 44 |
Meerwais Hussain | 108,000 | 43 |
Jimmy Hien Diep | 108,000 | 43 |
Chi Ling Tsang | 105,500 | 42 |
Dhanesh Chainani | 104,500 | 42 |
Jonas Magdalinski | 104,000 | 42 |
Hoa Thinh Nguyen | 98,500 | 39 |
Patrick Liang | 96,500 | 39 |
Michael Soyza | 90,500 | 36 |
Clement Van Driessche | 88,500 | 35 |
Trent Fechter | 88,000 | 35 |
Quan Qiu | 78,500 | 31 |
Victor Chong | 72,000 | 29 |
Zhao Feng | 70,500 | 28 |
Zdravko Duvnjak | 62,000 | 25 |
Derek Wei-Yee Wang | 62,000 | 25 |
Yu Chung Chang | 60,000 | 24 |
Ngoc Khanh Le | 58,000 | 23 |
Kyle Bao Quoc An Diep | 57,000 | 23 |
Gyula Ryan Revai | 52,000 | 21 |
Hassaan Arif Siddiq | 51,000 | 20 |
Koen Breed | 48,000 | 19 |
Seongmin Lee | 48,000 | 19 |
Daniel Holmedahl | 46,500 | 19 |
Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla | 45,500 | 18 |
Hamish Crawshaw | 39,000 | 16 |
Renniel Galvez | 38,500 | 15 |
Zarvan Tumboli | 33,000 | 13 |
Max Menzel | 27,500 | 11 |
Go Mori | 21,500 | 9 |
Payouts
1st | $30,133 |
2nd | $20,288 |
3rd | $14,304 |
4th | $11,597 |
5th | $9,175 |
6th | $6,967 |
7th | $5,086 |
8th | $3,719 |
9th | $3,079 |
10th-11th | $2,607 |
12th-13th | $2,322 |
14th-15th | $2,109 |
16th-17th | $1,895 |
18th-20th | $1,681 |
21st-23rd | $1,539 |
24th-27th | $1,396 |
28th-31st | $1,254 |
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Vietnam’s Mai Bien wins the NagaWorld Kickoff for $15,709!
Vietnam’s Mai Bien dominated heads up against Mike Takayama to climb from behind and win the NagaWorld Kickoff! Mai pocketed the $15,709 first prize and the coveted spade trophy. Congratulations to the new champ!
Final table payouts
1st | Mai Bien | $15,709 |
2nd | Mike Takayama | $9,695 |
3rd | Adrien Franck Berger | $7,267 |
4th | Dhanesh Chainani | $5,881 |
5th | Yu Qi Zhao | $4,636 |
6th | Eike Soren Strub | $3,540 |
7th | Renniel Galvez | $2,600 |
8th | Koen Breed | $1,911 |
9th | Namhyung Kim | $1,566 |
Payouts 10th to 46th
10th | Tung Nguyen | $1,316 |
11th | Trent Fechter | $1,316 |
12th | Quoc Huy Phan | $1,159 |
13th | Veronica Safonova | $1,159 |
14th | Wai Meng Khor | $1,041 |
15th | David Koy | $1,041 |
16th | Jonathan Sanborn | $924 |
17th | Kim Lay Ly | $924 |
18th | Quan Qiu | $807 |
19th | Pete Chen | $807 |
20th | Le Ngoc Khanh | $807 |
21st | Panitan Poopadsri | $728 |
22nd | Jonas Magdalinski | $728 |
23rd | Zarvan Tumboli | $728 |
24th | Yu Chung Chang | $650 |
25th | Tony Phaysith | $650 |
26th | Mohamad Abbouchi | $650 |
27th | Selim Souissi | $650 |
28th | Marc Joseph | $572 |
29th | Go Mori | $572 |
30th | Bin Chen | $572 |
31st | Kyle Bao Diep | $572 |
32nd | Kristian Wiermyhr | $501 |
33rd | Christopher Mateo | $501 |
34th | Luke Oliver John Keay | $501 |
35th | Jerome Khao | $501 |
36th | Nhu Hai Le | $501 |
37th | Kane Yoon Ko | $501 |
38th | Jonathan Looi | $501 |
39th | Leo Du Boisbaudry | $501 |
40th | Benjamin Sai | $446 |
41st | Frederic Souksamlane | $446 |
42nd | Ido Aboudi | $446 |
43rd | Jonggu Choi | $446 |
44th | Akshay Kapoor | $446 |
45th | Ricky Sun Kim Gov | $446 |
46th | Ori Haim Elul | $446 |
00:45: Mike Takayama eliminated in 2nd place – $9,695
Level 31: 80,000-160,000-160,000 Ante BB
After numerous uncalled shoves, big stacked Mai Bien finally called Mike Takayama and was happy to see it was a flip. Takayama had , Mai with
, the board granted Mai all the love as it ran
. Takayama settled for 2nd place for a payout of $9,695.
00:20: Mai Bien grinding down Takayama
Level 30: 50,000-100,000-100,000 Ante BB
Mai Bien continues to command here with more chips funneled in. One of the bigger pots saw a board complete , Takayama had a seven but Mai had the Eight to win nearly 500k from Takayama. Mai up to 5.7M.
00:15: Raise war goes to Bien Mai
Level 30: 50,000-100,000-100,000 Ante BB
It has been a betting and raise war here with both players very aggressive. Mai Bien has been claiming a majority of the pots and has moved ahead of Mike Takayama in the count. Mai is now over 5.5M and Takayama trailing 4.47M.
00:00: Heads up!
Level 29: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Mike Takayama – 4.72M
Mai Bien – 4.25M
23:55: Adrien Franck Berger eliminated in 3rd place – $7,267
Level 29: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Adrien Franck Berger was just given his walking papers by Mike Takayama in a hand that started with a 200k by Takayama on the button. Berger defended his big blind and the flop ran . Berger check-raised Takayama’s 150k c-bet, bumping it up to 450k. Takayama called. On the turn
, check again by Berger, Takayama jammed, Berger snap-called.
Berger two pair
Takayama trips
The river was no help to Berger to finish in 3rd place for $7,267.
23:50: Mai Bien takes over 1M from Takayama
Level 29: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Catching the action on a board , Mike Takayama bet 250k, Mai Bien raised to 800, Takayama called and mucked upon seeing Mai’s
straight. Mai soared to 4.25M, Takayama lost the lead, dropping to 2.97M.
23:45: Mike Takayama takes a chunk from Berger, rises to 4.1M
Level 29: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Mike Takayama is back in the driver’s seat having just won a big pot against Adrien Franck Berger. On a raised pot preflop, the flop ran . Takayama bet 150k and Berger check-called. No bets landed on the turn
but the river
saw Berger lead out 1.1M, Takayama snap called. Berger said “good call” while showing
. Takayama claimed it with
straight. Berger dropped to 1.47M, Takayama up to 4.1M.
23:25: Adrien Franck Berger doubles up through Mai
Level 29: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Adrien Franck Berger is clawing his way up. Pushed by the small blind Mai Bien, he took on the risk and was ahead at the showdown. Berger had , Mai with
, both players hit the flop
, and with the turn
and river
, Berger’s higher pair prevailed for a double up to 2.84M. Mai dropped to 2.3M.
23:15: Final three players
Level 29: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Mai Bien 3.9M
Mike Takayama 3.5M
Adrien Franck Berger 1.170M
(estimated counts)
23:10: Dhanesh Chainani exits in 4th place – $5,881
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
After suffering two hits, Dhanesh Chainani shoved his 15 BB stack holding only to run into Mike Takayama”s
. The board offered no help to Chainani to take 4th place for a payout of $5,881. Takayama chipped up to over 3.4M.
23:05: Dhanesh Chainani also gives Takayama the maximum
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Shortly after Dhanesh Chainani paid the max to Berger, he did the same to Mike Takayama who had against Chainani’s
. The board came
for a straight to Takayama for a double up to 3.1M. This sent Chainani’s stack to plunging to 920k.
23:00: Adrien Franck Berger survives another showdown
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Adrien Franck Berger is surrounded by massive stacks that he’s been seen shoving numerous times throughout the final table. His latest all in with was called by Dhanesh Chainani who dominated with
, however, the poker gods shined on Berger giving him an Eight on the turn to stay in the running. He doubled up to 1M.
22:50: Yu Qi Zhao eliminated in 5th place – $4,636
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Yu Qi Zhao moved all in with , and Mai Bien snap-called with
. The board came
to crush the ladies and send Zhao out in 5th place. He earned $4,636. Mai zoomed to 3.8M and is back up as chip leader.
22:45: Eike Soren Strub busts out in 6th place – $3,540
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
On a flop , Eike Soren Strub was all in with
and was sorely behind Mai Bien‘s
two pair. With the turn
, that sealed his fate in 6th place for a payout of $3,540. The river was
. Mai chipped up to over 2.3M.
22:35: Mai Bien hits the open ended to crack Takayama’s aces
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Mike Takayama raised to 130k and big blind Mai Bien defended. At the flop , Mai jammed, Takayama snap-called. Mai had
open ended straight draw, Takayama with
. The turn
quickly granted the straight and with the river 5c, Mai doubled up to 860k. Takayama dropped to 1.85M.
22:30: Eike Soren Strub doubles up
Level 28: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
After losing majority of his chips to Zhao, Eike Soren Strub shoved his 3.5 BB stack with and big blind / chip leader Dhanesh Chainani felt obligated to call. Chainani was ahead with
but with the board running
it was a double up to the short stacked Strub. He is up to 510k.
22:25: Yu Qi Zhao outdraws Eike Soren Strub
Level 27: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Eike Soren Strub raised to 100k, to his immediate left Yu Qi Zhao shoved his 825k stack, back to Strub who had Zhao slightly covered made the call.
Zhao
Strub
The board ran for a double up to Zhao to 1.775M. Strub plunged to 210k.
22:10: Adrien Franck Berger sweats it
Level 27: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Preflop showdown between chip leader Mike Takayama and short stacked Adrien Franck Berger
. The board ran
for a double up to 1M. Takayama dropped to be at par with Dhanesh Chainani with 2.5M.
21:50: Mike Takayama straight on the flop, doubles up via Mai
Level 27: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Mike Takayama has regained the lead on a big blind special hand against the charging Mai Bien. From cutoff, Mai min-raised to 100k, Takayama defended his big blind. On the flop , both players checked. At the turn
chips went flying. Takayama led for 125k, Mai raised to 425k, Takayama quickly announced all in, and Mai snap-called.
Takayama had straight, Mai was drawing dead with
. The river
completed the board. Takayama skyrocketed to 2.875M, Mai plunged to 800k.
21:40: Renniel Galvz misses all his outs for 7th place – $2,600
Level 26: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
From the button, Dhanesh Chainani raised and big blind Renniel Galvez defended. At the flop , Galvez went all in, Chainani called.
Galvez
Chainani
Despite the many outs in the deck for Galvez, the and
were not one of them to end his run in 7th place. He earned $2.600.
21:30: Koen Breed eliminated in 8th place – $1,911
Level 26: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
After a series of uncalled shoves and small pots moving around the felt, Koen Breed three-bet all in with 570k left, Mai Bien joined the all in, and initial raiser Renniel Galvez folded from utg.
Breed
Mai
The board ran to finish off Breed in 8th place. He earned $1,911. Mai climbed to 1.990M.
20:50: Eike Soren Strub survives overcards
Level 25: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
After losing a series of consecutive small pots, Eike Soren Strub was down to 275k and three-bet shoved Koen Breed’s 60k raise. Big blind Bien Mai called but then folded when Breed joined the shove.
Strub
Breed
The board ran for a higher pair to Breed but the turn
granted Strub the set to score a double up. The river was
. Strub climbed to 900k, Breed dropped to 715k.
20:30: Namhyung Kim falls to Yu Qi Zhao in 9th place – $1,566
Level 25: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
Namhyung Kim and Yu Qi Zhao went head to head twice and both times Zhao shipped it to end Kim’s run early in 9th place. The first hand saw Zhao double up with over
. The next all in, Zhao had
, Kim with
, the board ran
for a crushing nut flush to Zhao. Kim earned $1,566 for 9th place, Zhao zoomed to 1.25M.
20:25: Mai Bien’s runner runner doubles through Takayama; takes the lead
Level 25: 15,000-30,000-30,000 Ante BB
Mai Bien is on fire at the final table. Having just won a big pot against Namhyung Kim he took on chip leader Mike Takayama and landed a huge double up to take the lead. Takayama opened from utg+1 for 65k, sb Mai three-bet to 195k, Takayama called. At the flop , Mai c-bet 150k, Takayama jammed, Mai with the fast call.
Mai second pair
Takayama two pair
The turn and the river
completed a straight for Mai who celebrated with a huge double up to 1.725M. Takayama dropped to 1.68M.
20:20: Mai Bien earns first big pot of the final table
Level 24: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Cutoff Namhyung Kim raised preflop and big blind Mai Bien defended. At the flop , Mai check-raised the 60k c-bet to make it 165k. Kim called. On the turn
, Mai was all in for 345k, Kim tanked using up two time banks then folded.
19:50: NagaWorld Kickoff – Final table formed!
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
With the elimination of Tung Nguyen, the final table of nine was formed. We have them listed by chip rank.
Player | Chips | Seat |
Mike Takayama | 2,505,000 | 2 |
Dhanesh Chainani | 1,430,000 | 1 |
Namhyung Kim | 1,045,000 | 5 |
Koen Breed | 1,000,000 | 4 |
Adrien Franck Berger | 860,000 | 9 |
Mai Bien | 645,000 | 8 |
Eike Soren Strub | 590,000 | 6 |
Renniel Galvez | 560,000 | 3 |
Yu Qi Zhao | 305,000 | 7 |
Remaining payouts
1st | $15,709 |
2nd | $9,695 |
3rd | $7,267 |
4th | $5,881 |
5th | $4,636 |
6th | $3,540 |
7th | $2,600 |
8th | $1,911 |
9th | $1,566 |
19:50: Payouts 10th to 17th
10th | Tung Nguyen | $1,316 |
11th | Trent Fechter | $1,316 |
12th | Quoc Huy Phan | $1,159 |
13th | Veronica Safonova | $1,159 |
14th | Wai Meng Khor | $1,041 |
15th | Davidyouveakreach Koy | $1,041 |
16th | Jonathan Sanborn | $924 |
17th | Kim Lay Ly | $924 |
19:45: Tung Nguyen misses the final table, eliminated in 10th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
On a turn board , Tung Nguyen was all in with
trips but Dhanesh Chainani had better
and a bigger stack. With the river
, Chainani shipped it as Nguyen shipped out in 10th place for a $1,316 payout.
19:40: Koen Breed boosted by Yu Qi Zhao
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Koen Breed all in with , Yu Qi Zhao hoped to eliminate with
. No bad beat arrived to give Breed a full boost to over 1M.
19:35: Trent Fechter eliminated in 11th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Trent Fechter may have settled his challenges with pocket Sixes but Ace-Jack came in and took its place. Fechter paid Renniel Galvez a double up with unable to hit against
. Down below 10 BB, Fechter moved all in with
and missed again to fall to Dhanesh Chainani’s
. Fechter earned $1,316 for 11th place.
19:30: Mai Bien doubles up through Adrien Franck Berger
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
On a flop , Mai Bien bet 100k onto a preflop raised pot, Adrien Franck Berger jammed to send Mai to the tank. Mai eventually found the courage to risk his tournament life. He opened
and was happy to see he was ahead of Berger’s
. The turn
and river
were no help to Berger for a double up to Mai.
19:20: Mike Takayama calls Quoc Huy Phan with King-high, Phan packs up in 12th place
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
No matter his attempts, Quoc Huy Phan could not get past chip leader Mike Takayama to eventually fall in 12th place. Prior to his bust, Takayama shaved down around 200k of Phan’s stack with a sick call holding King-high. On a board , Takayama bet the flop and the turn, then called Phan’s river lead out while asking “you have Jack-Nine?” Phan did for a missed draw. Takayama had King-Nine.
Hands later, Phan moved all in with , Takayama had
, the board further improved Takayama to quads to ship it and zoom to over 2.2M. Phan earned $1,159 for his 12th place finish.
19:15: Mike Takayama in command, rises to 2M
Level 23: 10,000-25,000-25,000 Ante BB
Mike Takayama has breached the 2M marker after picking up three near consecutive pots against Eike Soren Strub. The biggest pot saw sb Strub raise to 75k, big blind Takayama called. At the flop , both checked. The turn
Strub bet 110k, Takayama raised to 375k, Strub folded.
19:00: Trent Fechter takes down a good pot
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
Raised pot preflop and a board felted. The blinds checked to the aggressor Tung Nguyen who c-bet 40k. Sb Trent Fechter check-raised to 110k, bb folded, Nguyen called. On the turn
, Fechter jammed and claimed the pot. He chipped up to 750k.
18:45: Veronika Safonova’s overcards miss to fall in 13th place
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
Veronick Safonova three-bet jammed with , initial raiser Namhyung Kim called with
. The board ran low to end Safonova’s run in 13th place for a pay jump to $1,159.
18:35: Wai Meng Khor busts in 14th place
Level 22: 10,000-20,000-20,000 Ante BB
Wai Meng Khor all in with , runs into Yu Qi Zhao’s
to fall in 14th place for $1,041.
18:20: Koen Breed doubles through Phan
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
All in preflop with Koen Breed {jh called by Quoc Huy Phan with
. The flop gave Phan the lead
and stayed ahead on the turn
but the river
switched them up for a victorious set to Breed to double up to 620k. Phan dropped to 450k.
18:15: David Koy out in 15th place
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
Another head claimed by Tung Nguyen! Action folded to small blind David Koy who sent his short with to battle with, big blind Nguyen called with
. With the board running
, it was a straight on river for Nguyen and the exit for Koy in 15th place for $1,041. Nguyen over 1.2M.
18:10: Jonathan Sanborn eliminated by Tung Nguyen in 16th place
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
End of the line for Jonathan Sanborn in 16th place. He was down to 10 BB and three-bet shoved with . Nguyen challenged with
. The board ran clean until a Jack showed up on the river. Nguyen shipped it and climbed to 1.1M. Sanborn tripled up his buy in with a $924 payday.
17:55: Eliminations 18th to 20th – $807
18th | Quan Qiu | $807 |
19th | Pete Chen | $807 |
20th | Le Ngoc Khanh | $807 |
17:50: Quoc Huy Phan muscles Fechter
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
Trent Fechter raised to 35k, big blind Quoc Huy Phan defended, the flop ran . Fechter c-bet 45k, Phan check-raised to 120k, Fechter called. The turn
, Phan fired 300k, Fechter folded. Phan climbs to 1M.
17:45: Eike Soren Strub eliminates Kim Lay Ly in 17th place
Level 21: 8,000-16,000-16,000 Ante BB
Short stacked Kim Lay Ly went all in with but despite the increasing outs, he could not get past Eike Soren Strub’s
with the board running
. He finished 17th to break the tables down to the final two. Strub up to 920k.
17:40: David Koy stays alive with aces
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Facing a raise of 32k, David Koy shoved his short 93k stack with , initial raiser Jonathan Sanborn called the 61k difference with
. No hits on the board for Sanborn for a double up to Koy to over 200k. Kim earned $924.
17:30: Double KO! Le Ngoc Khanh and Pete Chen bust to Takayama
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Mike Takayama is back to a massive stack having just railed Pete Chen and Le Ngoc Khanh simultaneously. The hand saw Khanh all in first, Takayama called, Chen followed, Takayama called it too, putting both at risk.
Khanh
Chen
Takayama
The board ran low with no hits for the chasers. Takayama zoomed to 1.37M.
17:25: Eliminations 21st to 23rd – $728
21st | Panitan Poopadsri | $728 |
22nd | Jonas Magdalinski | $728 |
23rd | Zarvan Tumboli | $728 |
17:15: Sixes give Trent Fechter a triple boost
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
Trent Fechter has told us how pocket Sixes have been the bane of his game these days but not anymore. He shoved from hijack, got called by cutoff Namhyung Kim and button Veronika Safonova. On the flop
, Safonova bet to push out Kim. She had
top pair, Fechter way ahead with a set. Safonova was drawing dead by the turn
. The river was
. Fechter tripled up to 342k.
17:00: Dhanesh Chainani doubles up through Pete Chen
Level 20: 6,000-12,000-12,000 Ante BB
From cutoff, Pete Chen raised, small blind Dhanesh Chainani shoved his 20 BB stack, Chen snapped it off. Chen ahead with , Chainani was alive with
, the board ran
for a lucky flush to Chainani. He doubled up to 522k, Chen dropped to 435k.
16:40: Veronika Safonova doubles through Takayama
Level 19: 5,000-10,000-10,000 Ante BB
Veronika Safonova picked up her second double up of the day, this one from chip leader Mike Takayama. The hand opened with cutoff Safonova raising to 22k, button Takayama three-bet to 66k, Safonova called. At the flop , Safonova check-jammed Takayama’s 40k bet and got the call.
Safonova
Takayama
The turn and river
completed the board. Safonova sighed in relief at winning the hand. She chipped up huge to 579k. Takayama dropped to 835k.
16:30: Eliminations 24th to 27th – $650
24th | Yu Chung Chang | $650 |
25th | Tony Phaysith | $650 |
26th | Mohamad Abbouchi | $650 |
27th | Selim Souissi | $650 |
16:20: Koen Breed rails Tony Phaysith
Level 19: 5,000-10,000-10,000 Ante BB
Koen Breed started the day with 15.5 BB and is now sitting on 580k. One of the hands that got him there was the elimination of Tony Phaysith. Breed’s pocket Kings held against Phaysith’s Ace-King.
16:10: Eliminations 28th to 31st – $572
28th | Marc Joseph | $572 |
29th | Go Mori | $572 |
30th | Bin Chen | $572 |
31st | Kyle Bao Diep | $572 |
16:00: Mike Takayama sends Yu Chung Chang tanking; rises to 1.2M
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
In an earlier hand, Mike Takayama railed Kristian Wiermyhr to send his stack near the million mark. It didn’t take long to cross it, taking chips from table newcomer Nevan Yu Chung Chang to drive north of 1.2M. During the hand, the board completed with around 180k already weighing down the middle. Small blind Takayama bet 110k, big blind Chang tanked using up two time-banks, then folded. Chang dropped to 300k.
15:55: Marc Joseph falls to Keay
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
After the sick hand against Safonova, Marc Joseph survived several hands then risked it all with . However, he no help arrived on the board to fall to Luke Oliver Keay’s
. Keay chipped up to 300k.
15:50: Pete Chen cleans out Go Mori
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
Entering the day as the runt of the bunch with just 8 BB, Japan’s Go Mori held on to ladder up a couple of spots until he was denied by Pete Chen in 29th place. Mori was all in with , Chen had a better
. No help came for Mori while Chen found a Ten on the river. Chen up to 520, Mori earned $572.
15:45: Wai Meng Khor lands a runner runner to stay alive
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
Wai Meng Khor shoved his short stack with and was looked up by big stacked Namhyung Kim with
. The flop came
to further improve Kim to a set, but with the turn
and river
it was a runner runner flush for Khor to stay alive.
15:40: Sick board awards Veronika Safonova a double; Marc Joseph plummets
Level 18: 4,000-8,000-8,000 Ante BB
Marc Joseph shared the details of this hand. He raised preflop with and Veronika Safonova flat-called with
. On the flop
{lc}, Joseph c-bet, Safonova raised, Joseph jammed. The turn
full house sealed the double up for Safonova. The river
also improved Joseph but was still behind. Safonova chipped up to 300k, Joseph dropped to 85k.
15:30: Eliminations 32nd to 39th – $501
32nd | Kristian Wiermyhr | $501 |
33rd | Christopher Mateo | $501 |
34th | Luke Oliver John Keay | $501 |
35th | Jerome Khao | $501 |
36th | Nhu Hai Le | $501 |
37th | Kane Yoon Ko | $501 |
38th | Jonathan Looi | $501 |
39th | Leo Du Boisbaudry | $501 |
15:10: Eliminations 40th to 46th – $446
40th | Benjamin Sai | $446 |
41st | Frederic Souks | $446 |
42nd | Ido Aboudi | $446 |
43rd | Jonggu Choi | $446 |
44th | Akshay Kapoor | $446 |
45th | Ricky Sun Kim Gov | $446 |
46th | Ori Haim Elul | $446 |
15:05: Yu Chung Chang shoves for the pot
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
Catching the action on a turn board and roughly 150k in the pot, Yu Chung Chang shoved on top of Yu Qi Zhao’s bet and shipped it without further challenge. Chang said he had pocket Sixes for a set. He climbed to 580k.
14:55: Tony Phaysith with premium hands on the button
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
Over at table 1, Tony Phaysith was on his second showdown with dominating nhu Hai Le’s
. With no bad beats, he doubled up to 360k. According to the players, one orbit prior, Phaysith also scooped up a pot with pocket Aces over pocket Deuces.
14:50: Jonathan Looi eliminated
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
Among the early fallouts of the second level of Day 2 is Jonathan Looi with mid pair behind Renniel Galvez’s straight on the river. Galvez has doubled his stack from today’s start with over 300k.
14:45: The lowdown on how Sanborn sent Ori Haim Elul packing first
Level 16: 2,500-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
Quick day at the races for Day 1C chip leader Ori Haim Elul who got it all in against Jonathan Sanborn and busted as the day’s first casualty. Retold by Sanborn, he had 375k behind, Elul had 340k. Utg player Davidyouveakreach Koy min-raised to 10k, sb Elul three-bet to 40k, bb Sanborn four-bet to 105k, Koy folded and Elul called. At the flop , Sanborn c-bet 40k and Elul check-called. Both players checked the turn
. The river
Elul led for 40k, Sanborn shoved, Elul called with A-K top pair, Sanborn shipped it with pocket Tens set on the turn.
14:40: First round 7 go bust
Level 17: 3,000-6,000-6,000 Ante BB
The first level saw seven players go bust. There are 39 remaining. Leading the charge are:
Jonathan Sanborn – 640,000
Namhyung Kim – 620,000
Mike Takayama – 570,000
Yu Qi Zhao – 480,000
Pete Chen – 400,000
(estimated chip counts)
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Level 16: 2,500-5,000-5,000 Ante BB
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Welcome to the Final Day of the NagaWorld Kickoff $50K GTD!
The APPT Cambodia 2022 series opener got underway on November 3 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh with three starting heats leading up to today’s action. A combined 299 entered to easily break past the $50KGTD. Each entry day played down to ITM which means all returning players are guaranteed a piece of the boosted $78,308 prize pool.
While everyone is looking to bring home a minimum of $446, the hunt will be for the $15,709 top prize and the coveted spade trophy. Cards in the air at 2pm. We will bring you updates of the action throughout the day.
Entering with the largest stack is Filipino pro / WSOP bracelet holder Mike Takayama with a towering 100 BB. Other notable players in the lineup are Natural8 Team Hot Pro Pete Chen and WPT champion Zarvan Tumboli.
Day 2 players
Mike Takayama | Philippines | 601,000 |
Namhyung Kim | Korea | 460,000 |
Yu Qi Zhao | 390,000 | |
Jonathan Wayne Sanborn | Canada | 375,000 |
Quoc Huy Phan | Vietnam | 375,000 |
Ori Haim Elul | Israel | 341,000 |
Eike Soren Strub | Germany | 299,000 |
Selim Souissi | Tunisia | 295,000 |
Yu Chung Chang | Taiwan | 288,000 |
Bin Chen | China | 284,000 |
Kim Lay Ly | Canada | 267,000 |
Jonas Magdalinski | Sweden | 255,000 |
Le Hai Nhu | Vietnam | 246,000 |
Pete Chen | Taiwan | 219,000 |
Mai Bien | Vietnam | 217,000 |
Christopher Mateo | Philippines | 203,000 |
Dhanesh Chainani | Singapore | 203,000 |
Panitan Poopadsri | Thailand | 201,000 |
Luke Oliver John Keay | USA | 199,000 |
David Koy | 197,000 | |
Zarvan Tumboli | India | 183,000 |
Veronika Safonova | 175,000 | |
Adrien Franck Berger | 175,000 | |
Tony Phaysith | USA | 170,000 |
Renniel Galvez | Philippines | 161,000 |
Quan Qui | 161,000 | |
Le Ngoc Khanh | Vietnam | 160,000 |
Trent Fechter | USA | 160,000 |
Nguyen Tung Duy | Vietnam | 152,000 |
Kristian Wiermyhr | Norway | 145,000 |
Marc Joseph | South Africa | 145,000 |
Leo Du Boisbaudry | France | 140,000 |
Wai Meng Khor | Australia | 136,000 |
Jonggu Choi | Korea | 124,000 |
Ido Aboudi | Israel | 123,000 |
Kyle Bao Diep | Vietnam | 101,000 |
Mohamad Abbouchi | Lebanon | 81,000 |
Jonathan Tek Wye Looi | Malaysia | 77,000 |
Jerome Khao | 72,000 | |
Koen Breed | Netherlands | 72,000 |
Benjamin Sai | Singapore | 63,000 |
Frederic Souksamlane | Vietnam | 61,000 |
Akshay Kapoor | India | 59,000 |
Kang Yoon Ko | 51,000 | |
Ricky Sun Kim Gov | 46,000 | |
Go Mori | Japan | 43,000 |
Final table payouts
1st | $15,709 |
2nd | $9,695 |
3rd | $7,267 |
4th | $5,881 |
5th | $4,636 |
6th | $3,540 |
7th | $2,600 |
8th | $1,911 |
9th | $1,566 |
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Overall poker festival dates are:
Tuesday, November 3rd - Sunday, November 13th, 2022
Pokerstars Live APPT at NagaWorld Cambodia 2022 Main Event dates are:
Tuesday, November 10th to Sunday 13th, 2022
Buy In
$1,500.
Prize Pool
$400,000 GTD
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