APPT Main Event ($1,750)

Heads-Up #27: Hai Ha Tran open-shoved all-in from the button and was called by Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva, who was risking his tournament life for the championship.

Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva: 7♠ 7♥

Hai Ha Tran: J♦ 7♦

Nehadeva, ahead and hoping for a double-up, was praying his pocket sevens would hold. He maintained his lead on the flop, which came T♥ 5♦ 8♦, but Tran gained more outs with a gut-shot straight draw. The 2♥ turn did nothing to change the situation, offering Nehadeva some relief.

However, his hopes were dashed as the 9♣ fell on the river, completing Tran's straight and crowning him the champion of the APPT Cambodia Main Event, while Nehadeva had to settle for the runner-up position.

Now heads-up, Hai Ha Tran and Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva struck a deal with an equal share of the remaining prize, each receiving $155,225. They will be fighting for the APPT Championship Package worth $3,500, the trophy, and the prestige of becoming the next APPT Main Event Champion.

Extremely crippled in the last hand with only 20,000 behind after he placed the small blind in, Ngoc Minh Le was forced to go all-in. Hai Ha Tran, whose big blind automatically covered the all-in, went to a showdown, putting Tran's tournament life at risk.

Ngoc Minh Le: 8♣ 5♦

Hai Ha Tran: K♠ 6♥

The flop A♠ 4♦ 6♦ kept Tran's lead with a king-high. But the turn 5♣ gave Le a bit of hope for a double up. Unfortunately, the K♣ fell on the river, giving Tran back the lead and eliminating Le in the process.

Hai Ha Tran limped from the small blind, and Tran Minh Thang checked his option in the big blind. Tran led out with 80,000 on the 5♠ Q♠ 5♣ flop, and Thang called.

The action picked up on the turn when Tran check-raised to 900,000 after Thang bet 220,000. Thang, not wanting to concede the pot, went into the tank—using two time bank cards to consider his options. Ultimately, he folded and surrendered the pot to Tran.

After losing some chips to Ngoc Minh Le, from the big blind Hai Ha Tran quickly regained. Defending his big blind from Minh Thang's raise who continued for 150,000 on the 3♦ 5♠ 3♠ flop, Hai Ha check-called.

Both players checked down the runout of 8♠ 6♥ . Minh Thang mucked his hand when Hai Ha tabled A♣ J♣ for ace-high.

Yuanning Wu opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and received a 460,000 three-bet from Hai Ha Tran in the small blind. Wu decided to go higher, raising to 1,000,000, which prompted an all-in reply from Tran. Wu called, putting himself at risk.

Yuanning Wu: K♥ K♦

Hai Ha Tran: A♣ K♠

With kings ahead, Wu hoped they would hold as the flop came J♠ 2♥ Q♦. Holding his breath, Wu continued to watch, but Tran spiked an pair with his overcards on the A♠ turn. The Q♥ river didn’t help Wu, and he was eliminated in 5th place.

Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva raised to 165,000 from the hijack, and was called by Hai Ha Tran in the small blind, taking both players to the flop.

The dealer fanned out T♦ 6♥ 4♣, and the action was checked by both players.

Both players also checked on the J♣ turn.

On the K♦ river, Nahadeva decided to take the pot with a 350,000 bet, which was enough to get Tran to fold.

We’re down to the final six contenders of the APPT Cambodia Main Event, battling for glory here at NagaWorld, Phnom Penh — and leading the charge is India’s Somashekhar Nahadeva, armed with an impressive 5,865,000 (73 bb) in chips. Hot on his heels is China’s Yuanning Wu with 3,895,000 (25 bb), determined to capture a second APPT Main Event title after his triumph in Manila in 2023. With the Final Day kicking off at Level 28 and blinds set at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante, the chase is well and truly on.

With chip stacks relatively even across the table, this final table is wide open. One or two big hands could completely flip the leaderboard. Expect fireworks from the very first deal, as each player sets their sights on the massive $191,000 first prize, the coveted trophy, and the ultimate bragging rights of being the last one standing.

Cards are in the air at 12:00 local time. Stick with us for nonstop coverage and all the drama, bluffs, and brilliance as we crown the newest APPT Cambodia Main Event champion!