APPT National ($1,000)

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.

No action until the small blind Sungheon Hong bets 125,000 and big blind Charlie Chiu defends. The flop brings 8♦ 4♦ 9♦ , Hong continues for 50,000 then another 175,000 on the turn 8♥ after Chiu calls. Again Chiu tosses in the chips for the river T♥ . Chiu switches up and fires 550,000, Hong assesses then calls.

Chiu shows Q♠ J♠ straight and wins the pot with Hong mucking.

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.

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.

Sungheon Hong gets dealt A♣ A♥ and opens from early position, last to act Hao Lin defends his big blind with J♠ 9♥. When the flop runs 9♠ A♠ J♣ , they both improve. Lin checks his two pair, Hong bets a light 50,000 for his set. Lin calls and the turn comes 6♣ .

Action heats up with Hong firing 125,000 and this time Lin check-raises 350,000. Hong goes all in for 740,000, Lin calls then sees he is drawing dead. The river 5♥ is of no consequence.

Hand #32: Button Sungheon Hong raises and big blind Fabian Rolli won't let him take the blinds that easy. At the flop A♥ 4♣ 3♥ , Hong continues for 40,000 and Rolli continues to defend his stake in the pot. On the turn A♣ , Rolli jumps out for 155,000, and Hong calls.

Rolli flips over A♠ 9♥ that outkicks Hong's A♦ 8♦ to drag in the pot.

Hand #33: Fabian Rolli gets a walk.

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 #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.

Hand #9: In a battle of the blinds, Charlie Chiu defends his big blind by calling Sungheon Hong’s 60,000 raise. Action checks through the flop T♦ Q♣ 5♦ , bringing the turn 8♠ . Hong checks again, prompting Chiu to bet 85,000. Hong calls to see the river 5♥ .

One last check from Hong, and Chiu fires 175,000. After some thought, Hong calls then mucks when Chiu reveals A♥ T♠ pair.

Hand #6: Hao Lin gets a walk.

Hand #7: Fabian Rolli raises 50,000 from hijack and goes hunting at the flop with big blind caller Maxim Sorokin. When the board runs T♠ J♠ T♦ , Rolli continues for 50,000 and wins the pot.

Hand #8: Charlie Chiu opens 50,000 from under the gun, to his immediate left Donghyup Kim calls, then the rest fold. Both players check the flop A♣ J♥ 5♠ . Chiu checks again on the turn 2♦ while Kim slides out 75,000. Chiu calls to complete the board with a river 8♣ . Both players go back to checking. Chiu shows A♦ 8♦ two pair that wins the pot.

Hand #1: Andrey Kalgin jams and wins the blinds and ante.

Hand #2: Sungheon Hong opens 55,000 from the button then folds to small blind Charlie Chiu's 185,000 reraise.

Hand #3: Pang Seng jams 345,000 and takes down the blinds and ante.

Sungheon Hong makes it 50,000 to go but Andrey Kalgin thinks more and reraises to 125,000, Hong flats for a look at the flop 7♠ 2♦ 2♣ . Hong checks to the aggressor Kalgin who continues for 75,000, Hong fires back 375,000, Kalgin lets go of his hand.

Sungheon Hong looks down at A♦ 4♦ and makes it 32,000 from hijack, Somashekhar Sanampuri likes his J♦ T♦ and tosses in the call from cutoff.

When the flop comes T♥ J♠ 4♥ , Hong c-bets 20,000, Sanampuri now has top two and respects it with a raise of 40,000. Hong flats to take them to the turn 4♣ where Hong improves to trips. Hong checks, Sanampuri continues for 40,000, Hong jams with a covering stack and Sanampuri can't find the fold.

When the hole cards are on their backs, Sanampuri hopes on the river however the 9♠ is not the help he needed to fall in 14th place.

Cheng is ahead with an ace but sweats it as Hong's hand is live. The board runs out 7♥ 2♠ 2♦ 5♥ T♦ giving Cheng a double up.

One of the most famous hands is the late Doly Brunson's 10-2 that won him the WSOP Main Event twice. Dealt T♥ 2♥ on the big blind, Sungheon Hong joins raiser Rayhaan Adam to the flop Q♠ T♠ T♣ .

After another round of betting initiated by Adam with the pot building to 60,000, more chips land on turn J♣ with Hong check-calling 11,000. When the river comes 6♣ , Hong checks once more, Adam decides to do the same then mucks to Hong's trips.

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.