APPT National ($1,000)

With the board running 2♥ J♦ 3♠ 9♥ 7♦ , Rolli's pair stands firm to send Manh out in 2nd place.

Fabian Rolli defends his big blind from Manh Tuong Ha's 160,000 raise then they check it to the turn 6♠ 4♠ 2♦ 4♥ . Rolli dips in his stack and bets 300,000, Manh makes it 750,000, Rolli tanks then three-bets 1,450,000, Manh tosses his hand to the muck. Rolli takes the lead.

Fabian Rolli defended his big blind against the massive chip leader Manh Tuong Ha to see a flop A♠ 9♠ 9♥ . Manh continues for 120,000 and Rolli check-calls. Another 200,000 bet by Manh on the turn 3♦ is check-called by Rolli. When the river completes Q♠ , Rolli checks again, Manh checks back then mucks to Rolli's A♦ J♣ top pair.

Manh Tuong Ha is on the rise, picking up three pots. The first one sees him jam from the big blind and claim Hao Lin's raise plus the small blind bet.

Two hands after, Manh is on the button and calls Fabian Rolli's min-raise as the blinds fold. On the flop A♥ J♣ 9♥ , Manh again calls for a larger 175,000 bet. After they both check the rive 4♥ , Rolli resumes for 250,000, Manh flats, Rolli shows Q♠ T♠ bluff. Manh wins the pot with A♣ T♦ top pair.

One hand goes by and Manh is on the big blind. He calls small blind Rolli's 200,000 raise and they see a flop T♣ 5♥ 6♦ . Rolli is unrelenting and fires 290,000 that still doesn't scare away Manh. Both then check the turn 5♦ to get. a free river A♣ . Rolli resumes the barrage for 875,000, Manh goes deep in the tank and finds the reason to call. It's the right one with Rolli's bluff caught again.

Rolli shows 8♥ 2♠ , Manh ships with Q♠ T♠ .

Maxim Sorokin is down to 2 bb and puts it all on the line with A♥ 4♣ in the hole. He doesn't get past Manh Tuong Ha who calls with 8♣ 8♠ . With the board running 9♣ 5♥ T♠ 4♥ T♣ , Manh ships it as Sorokin ships out in 6th place.

Charlie Chiu has taken command of the final table and picked up more chips to be the first to enter the 3M range. In back to back hands he first won against Manh Tuong Ha who called his 120,000 preflop raise. Both players checked it to the turn 9♦ 2♠ A♠ T♣ where Chiu fired 275,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Next hand Sungheon Hong limped in from the small blind then Chiu checked his option. They checked to the turn 2♠ 2♦ J♥ T♣ where Chiu bet 80,000 and again won the pot without showdown.

Once commanding a big stack, Manh Tuong Ha found himself slipping after back-to-back setbacks. He regained a bit of ground against Sungheon Hong, raising to 100,000 preflop and following through with a 75,000 c-bet on the 2♥ 4♥ 2♣ flop. After Hong called, both players checked the 4♦ turn. Manh then fired 85,000 on the A♥ river, winning the pot without showdown.

But the momentum was short-lived. On the very next hand, Fabian Rolli jammed from the small blind with K♠ J♣ , and Manh called with T♦ T♠ . It was a race, and Rolli pulled ahead on the 9♣ 4♣ K♦ 9♠ 3♠ board to double up.

With no hits on the board for Manh, Lin secures a double up.

Sungheon Hong bumps it up to 100,000 and Manh Tuong Ha makes the call. When the flop comes 9♠ 6♥ 7♦ , Manh leads out 125,000 and Hong calls then they check the turn Q♦ . The river 9♥ pairs up the board bringing a larger 180,000 bet from Manh, Hong pays to see.

Manh shows 5♥ 4♥ missed draw, Hong wins the pot with 6♣ 8♣ two pair.

Hand #27: Charlie Chiu raises and finds no callers.

Hand #28: Dongyup Kim raises and also no callers.

Hand #29: Action folds around, small blind Hao Lin limps in only to be faced with a raise of 105,000 from the big blind Maxim Sorokin. Lin calls and the cards land T♣ T♦ 8♣ . Sorokin continues for 25,000 and Lin folds.

Hand #30: Charlie Chiu opens then folds to Donghyup Kim's three-bet.

Hand #31: No callers to Manh Tuong Ha's raise to win the blinds and ante.

Hand #23: Fabian Rolli opens 60,000 then folds to Manh Tuong Ha's reraise of 150,000.

Hand #24: Donghyup Kim opens and finds no customers to win the blinds and ante.

Hand #25: Action folds to the button Sungheon Hong and he min-raises 60,000. Big blind Donghyup Kim calls then both check the flop 9♣ Q♠ T♣ . This brings the turn 4♥ where Kim checks again then folds to Hong's 50,000 bet.

Hand #26: Hao Lin gets involved for 60,000 from early position and the blinds call. At the flop 2♦ A♣ 5♣ , it is checked to Lin who drops in 50,000, losing one player while Fabian Rolli calls. The turn 7♣ sees another 200,000 from Lin that Rolli opts not to call.

Hand #20: Charlie Chiu opens and finds no customers.

Hand #21: Another pot for Charlie Chiu who opens from hijack that gets action from the chip leader Manh Tuong Ha. At the flop 9♦ 4♣ J♣ , Chiu continues for 50,000 and Manh surrenders his hand.

Hand #22: For the third time in a row, Charlie Chiu raises 60,000 preflop and Maxim Sorokin defends his big blind. Chiu continues for 40,000 at the flop and again Sorokin defends. After both check the turn 5♠ , Sorokin jams on the river J♦ which gets a snap-fold from Chiu.

Hand #14: Hao Lin gets another walk.

Hand #15: Sungheon Hong raises the minimum and finds no callers to pick up the blinds and ante.

Hand #16: Manh Tuong Ha's min-raise from cutoff gets action from big blind Sungheon Hong. At the flop 9♠ J♦ 7♣ , it is checked to Manh who c-bets 125,000 and wins the pot.

Hand #17: At hijack, Manh Tuong Ha calls Fabian Rolli's 60,000 raise then takes a chance at the flop T♦ 3♥ Q♣ with a bet of 50,000 after Rolli checks. Rolli calls then both players check the turn 6♥ . With the river A♦ , Rolli checks for the third time, Manh fires 160,000 and takes down another pot.

Hand #18: Third consecutive pot for Manh Tuong Ha who first min-raises and gets called by small blind Charlie Chiu. After they pass up the flop 9♥ 6♦ A♥ , Manh bets 100,000 on the turn 9♠ and Chiu folds.

Action folds to the small blind Bien Mai who opens 70,000, big blind Manh Tuong Ha makes the call and they go mano a mano to a flop of A♣ 4♣ J♥ .

Mai c-bets 45,000, Manh calls. On the turn 3♠, Mai continues the pressure with a 125,000 bet, and again Manh calls. This brings them to the river 5♥ where Mai slows down with a check. After tanking, Manh sends out 165,000, Mai goes into the tank himself but then surrenders, shipping the pot to Manh.

The 4th Annual APPT Cambodia taking place at world class NagaWorld in capital city Phnom Penh resumes another day of its featured APPT National with 46 players returning for a shot at reaching the final table.

With a total of 309 entries at $1000 each, this edition of the APPT National is the richest yet for a prize pool of $269,757. When the qualifiers return, they are all guaranteed a piece of that pot however at this time, the payouts have not yet been released.

Action kicks off at 11:30am. At the top of the list is Manh Tuong Ha who will be tabled with well known sluggers - last year's APPT Cambodia Main Event runner up Donghyup Kim, recent Mini High Roller champion Craig Jones, Patrik Selin, and Flight A chip leader Sungheon Hong. You can bet there will be plenty of action for leadership.