APPT Main Event ($1,650)

Hand #109: Nicola Spicher opens 120,000, called by Trong Hieu Ngo from the button, then Spicher barrels down the streets on a board 9♥ 2♣ 4♥ 4♣ 8♥ . Spicher bet 100,000, 225,000, and 450,000. Trong called the flop and turn, on the river he raises 1,600,000, Spicher folds giving up nearly 900,000 in chips.

With the board running low, Trong is in danger then the lucky two-outer finds the river Q♠ and Trong roars in celebration.

Hand #37: Trong Hieu Ngo and Nicola Spicher call Christopher Mateo's min-raise and see a flop Q♣ 6♠ 3♥. . Following two lazy checks, Trong takes the opportunity to bet 100,000 and it's enough to drag in the pot.

Hand #38: On a limped pot, big blind Christopher Mateo takes control on the flop 3 4♣ Q♦ for 150,000 and fires another 225,000 on the turn 3♥ . Small blind Nicola Spicher folds on fourth street.

Hand #39: Sven McDermott min-raises then checks the flop with caller Trong Hieu Ngo in defense of the big blind. At the Q♥ turn , McDermott resumes for 130,000 and it's an easy score with Trong folding.

Hand #40: Three players in a raised pot check down to the river 9♠ K♦ Q♦ 5♥ 5♠ . Small blind Trong Hieu Ngo test bets just under pot for 300,000, no takers.

Hand #41: Christopher Mateo finds no callers to his cutoff raise.

Hand #42: David Erquiaga bets a third of his stack amounting to 200,000 and no one gives him action.

Another intense yet thrilling day came to a close at the record breaking APPT Cambodia Main Event with the field reduced to the last 9 players. This was determined at the fall of Sunghak Lee in 10th place to Christopher Mateo just before the eleventh hour kicked in. In turn, Mateo bagged up the largest stack of 3,275,000 (81 bb) with his closest challenger, Nicola Spicher, sitting 13 bb behind.

Running third rank is none other than Trong Hieu Ngo, the champion of the APPT Manila Championship that took place last month. Hieu has been running strong at the festival with a trophy already captured at the Megastack High Roller. Hieu is looking to be the first player to win the APPT Main Event in back to back tours.

Entering Day 2, Sven McDermott led the chase and became the first player to amass a million in chips very early on. McDermott caught Alexsandr Blokhin bluffing to bring about the bubble round.

After several attempts, the bubble burst on Jeremy Jehanne who was forced all in on the big blind and fell to small blind caller Noyan Slamiya.

Others down the lineup are the highly decorated David Erquiaga who is on a hot streak this year, Ceesvin Abraham, Vaicheslav I, and well known cash game slugger Donghyup Kim.

Standing out of that star loaded final 9 lineup is USA's Ziad Zebib, who is already looking at a substantial profit having won his seat via one of the flip out events for just US$ 165.

When the final 9 players return they are each guaranteed US$ 13,954 while awaiting the champion is a life-changing US$ 147,500. The remaining payouts are as follows:

1st US$ 147,500

2nd US$ 92,000

3rd US$ 66,000

4th US$ 50,600

5th US$ 39,000

6th US$ 30,000

7th US$ 23,000

8th US$ 17,700

9th US$ 13,953

Blinds continue for just over 2 minutes at Level 25. At the completion, Level 16 onwards will have blinds increase every 75 minutes.

With Trong Hieu Ngo opening from +2, HJ Panitan Poopadsri decides to jam for 182,000 and a call from Trong Hieu Ngo gets the dealer working.

Sven McDermott raises 2600 then calls Trong Hieu Ngo's 11,000 three-bet from the small blind. McDermott is unfazed and calls. He calls as well the 8000 c-bet on the flop 7♥ 4♦ Q♣ . Switch up on the turn 8♦ with Ngo checking, McDermott bets 8500 and this time Ngo calls. No stopping McDermott with a jam at the 7♠ river , Ngo tosses his hand in the muck.