Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #40

2025.05.08 - 2025.05.13Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Entries

6/643

Total Chips

19,290,000

Average

3,215,000

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 1:41:29 PM

Somashekhar Leads The Final 6

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Final 6 Players

After five levels of 75-minutes each, Day 3 of the APPT Cambodia Main Event wrapped up with the Final 6 players determined. At the top of that short list is India's Somashekhar Nahadeva with a 73 bb stack which is a comfortable 25 bb lead over his closest challenger China's Yuanning Wu with 48 bb.

Somashekhar Nahadeva

Nahadeva jumped far ahead after winning three big pots, kicked off by first burning Abhishek Paul's set with a straight. Second ranked Wu was also picked up a big pot late in the day when he exposed Le Ngoc Minh's bluff.

The next three down the rung were all Vietnamese players - Hai Ha Tran (40 bb), Le Ngoc Minh (31 bb), Minh Thang Tran (29 bb) - and rounding out the pack was Taiwan's Bo Su with 17 bb.

When they return on Tuesday, May 13, blinds pick up at 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000 with average at 40 bb. Everyone is guaranteed $38,840 with the top prize set at $191,000.

Final 6 By Seat

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	5,865,000(73 BB)	50	1
YW Yuanning WuChina	3,895,000(49 BB)	50	2
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,435,000(18 BB)	50	3
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,475,000(31 BB)	50	5
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,270,000(41 BB)	50	6
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	2,355,000(29 BB)	50	9

Final 6 By Rank

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	5,865,000(73 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	3,895,000(49 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,270,000(41 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,475,000(31 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	2,355,000(29 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,435,000(18 BB)

Day 3 Recap

The APPT Cambodia Main Event kicked off on May 8 at NagaWorld and after four flights, it drew 643 entries with only 121 advancing to Day 2. The money flowed starting at 95th place and by the end of regulation, only 24 advanced to Day 3 led by Le Ngoc Minh.

First to go was Singapore's last hope, Lionel Loh fell to the chip leader followed out by Vietnam's Huu Dung Nguyen when his set was burned by a runner runner straight.

The field continued to thin as Huidong Gu, Mike Takayama, Yunsheng Sun, Phraikhieo Wutikrai, and Amit Kaushik all booted by dominated pocket pairs, and missing the final 6 by one spot was China's last hope, Xiaosheng Zheng with top pair falling to a set.

Read up on all the action down below.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:23:19 PM

Xiaosheng Zheng Loses Gas In 7th Place - $29,970

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Xiaosheng Zheng - 7th Place - $29,970

Final hand of the day came down with Xiaosheng Zheng raising 400,000 then pushed all in by Le Ngoc Minh. Zheng called and only had one overcard to Le Ngoc's pair. With the board running Q♥ T♣ 2♥ 4♥ Q♠ , Le Ngoc further improved to secure the win and deliver the last bust of the day.

Player	Hand	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	A♣3♥ HJ	busted
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	T♦T♠ CO	2,475,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:19:46 PM

Hai Tran Puts The Heat On

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hai Ha Tran

Yuanning Wu makes it 160,000 to go and big blind Hai Tran gives him some action to see a flop K♠ 9♦ J♥ . Wu continues for 125,000, Tran answers with a check-raise of 335,000, Wu calls. On the turn 8♦ , Tran tanks for a time bank then bets 700,000 which is enough to claim the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	3,800,000(48 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,100,000(39 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:16:16 PM

Minh Thang Tran Wins Without Showdown

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Minh Thang Tran

Minh Tran opens 160,000 then gets faced with a three-bet of 425,000 from Bo Su, Tran tanks and after a minute, he jams. Action back on Bo who tanks as well then folds.

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	2,200,000(28 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,500,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 1:15:50 PM

Chip Update

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	6,100,000(76 BB)	50	1
YW Yuanning WuChina	4,140,000(52 BB)	50	2
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,900,000(24 BB)	50	3
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	895,000(11 BB)	50	4
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	1,600,000(20 BB)	50	5
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,700,000(34 BB)	50	6
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,650,000(21 BB)	50	9

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

75 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/643

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:10:59 PM

Xiaosheng Zheng Survives The Showdown

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Xiaosheng Zheng

Short stacked Xiaosheng Zheng continues the grind and raises 500,000 which is about half his stack. Somashekhar Nahadeva jams and Zheng risks the rest behind.

Player	Hand	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	9♥8♥ UTG+1	1,100,000(18 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	A♥J♥ D	5,100,000(85 BB)

With the board running 9♦ 8♠ 5♦ 4♠ J♣ , the instant two pair at the flop holds for a double up to Zheng.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:06:40 PM

Somashekhar Nahadeva Adds More To His Arsenal

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Somashekhar Nahadeva

Somashekhar Nahadeva defended his big blind then check-called an 85,000 bet on the flop 4♦ A♣ 8♠ . On the turn 8♦ , Nahadeva led out 175,000, Hai Ha Tran tanked then reluctantly called. Nahadeva fired again on the river 7♥ for a large 800,000. This time Tran quickly gave up his hand.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	5,700,000(95 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,700,000(45 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:05:11 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	5,580,000(93 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	5,100,000(85 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,400,000(40 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,350,000(39 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	1,900,000(32 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,080,000(18 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	450,000(8 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 1:04:04 PM

Xiaosheng Zheng Tanks Long

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Defending his big blind, Xiaosheng Zheng goes on to check-call a 110,000 bet from Hai Tran at the flop 5♠ A♥ 3♥ . Both players opt on checking the turn A♠ then with the 6♠ river, Tran fires 245,000, Zheng tanks using up three time banks then tosses his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,400,000(40 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	450,000(8 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:58:13 PM

Yuanning Wu Calls Out The Bluff

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yuanning Wu

The charging Le Ngoc Minh has been given the brakes by Yuanning Wu who defended preflop. When the board completed 4♦ J♦ 7♥ Q♣ K♠ , Wu check-called 120,000, 360,000 and 1,010,000.

Le Ngoc had A♥ 8♠ bluff, Wu took it down with K♥ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	4,800,000(80 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,100,000(35 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:54:53 PM

Le Ngoc Minh Picks Up Again

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Le Ngoc Minh

Le Ngoc Minh is on a roll picking up another pot. He raises 120,000 preflop and goes hunting at the flop 6♦ A♠ 3♥ with caller Hai Tran from the button. Le Ngoc continues for 100,000 and Tran calls. The action then fizzles with both players checking the turn 4♦ and river Q♣ .

Le Ngoc flips open A♣ 9♣ top pair and wins the pot with Tran mucking.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,700,000(62 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,500,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:45:15 PM

Le Ngoc Minh Believes In His Ducks

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Le Ngoc Minh

Le Ngoc Minh looks down at 2♦ 2♣ and defends it on the button to go to the flop with aggressor Bo Su. When the cards felt Q♠ Q♥ 9♠ , it is checked. The turn Q♦ ignites with a 110,000 bet from Bo that Le Ngoc calls. Another 300,000 fired by Bo is again called by Le Ngoc.

Bo flips open K♣ J♥ air, Le Ngoc's ducks take down the pot.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,300,000(55 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,250,000(38 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:44:05 PM

Small Pot For Somashekhar Nahadeva's Queens

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Somashekhar Nahadeva

Somashekhar Nahadeva has Q♦ Q♣ and gives it respect with a raise of 150,000. Le Ngoc Minh defends. Nahadeva continues at the flop 2♠ 5♠ T♥ for 200,000, again it's called. When the turn 5♥ pairs the board, both check and do the same on the river K♦ .

Le Ngoc shows 3♦ 4♦ , Nahadeva ships it and continues his ascent.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	5,580,000(93 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,650,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:43:25 PM

7 Players Remaining

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Only 7 players remaining which means one more bust for Day 3 to wrap up.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	5,100,000(85 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	3,100,000(52 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,900,000(48 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,800,000(47 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,200,000(37 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,450,000(24 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,080,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:38:56 PM

Abhishek Paul Eliminated In 8th Place - $22,970

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Abhishek Paul - 8th Place - $22,970

End of the road for Abhishek Paul whose last hand he opened for 125,000 and got called by cutoff Somashekhar Nahadeva. When the flop comes 9♥ J♠ 5♠ , both players check until the turn 8♠ sees all the chips go in with Paul betting 200,000 then calling Nahadeva's shove.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	5♦5♣ MP	busted
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	7♣6♣ CO	5,100,000(85 BB)

Paul is behind with his set against Nahadeva's straight. The river 3♣ seals Paul's fate in 8th place.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:36:27 PM

Chip Update

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	4,100,000(68 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	3,100,000(52 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,900,000(48 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,800,000(47 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,200,000(37 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,450,000(24 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,080,000(18 BB)
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	815,000(14 BB)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

75 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/643

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:29:33 PM

Yuanning Wu Earns The Pot

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yuanning Wu

Yuanning Wu raises 100,000 from cutoff and big blind Le Ngoc Minh calls to bring them to a flop 2♣ J♥ 4♣ . Wu continues for 80,000 only to face a check-raise of 320,000 from Le Ngoc. Wu won't be bullied and calls.

The turn 2♥ sees more chips go in the pot with Le Ngoc checking then tanking to Wu's 600,000 bet. Le Ngoc calls then both check the river 6♠ .

Le Ngoc opens A♣ 9♣ missed draw, Wu has Q♦ Q♥ and drags in a big pot.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,800,000(56 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,500,000(50 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:28:04 PM

Somashekhar Nahadeva Turns The Tide

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Somashekhar Nahadeva

At cutoff, Somashekhar Nahadeva calls a min-raise from Minh Tran then calls an 80,000 c-bet on the flop 3♥ J♠ 3♠ . On the turn J♥ , Tran backs down and checks, Nahadeva gives it a go for 110,000, Tran tanks using up three time extensions then finally surrenders his hand.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	4,100,000(82 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,080,000(22 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:24:15 PM

Abhshek Paul Gains Some Ground

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Abhishek Paul finds a spot to double up. He first calls Le Ngoc Minh's 100,000 raise then after they check the flop J♠ 4♣ J♦ , Paul is all in on the turn 8♠ and Ngoc calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	Q♦J♣ HJ	945,000(19 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	A♠3♠ UTG+1	3,700,000(74 BB)

The river 5♥ keeps Paul ahead to ship the pot.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:20:37 PM

Bo Su Heats Up On The Turn

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Bo Su

Acting first, Bo Su raises 100,000 and the blinds defend. They all check it to the turn J♦ J♣ 8♦ 9♥ , where big blind Yuanning Wu bets 125,000, raised to 305,000 by Bo, both blinds let go of their hands.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	3,700,000(74 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,200,000(44 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,800,000(36 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 12:01:45 PM

Abhishek Paul On A Downward Spiral

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Abhishek Paul is on the short end of the stick and slipped further down in two hands. The first one was against Yuanning Wu who three-bet 260,000 and Paul called. At the flop T♦ 9♦ 6♣ , Paul passed the baton to aggressor Wu who fired again but Paul quickly folded.

Next hand, Paul defends on the big blind then folds to Le Ngoc Minh's 60,000 c-bet on the flop T♠ 2♦ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,900,000(78 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	2,100,000(42 BB)
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	430,000(9 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:44:58 AM

Somashekhar Nahadeva Chips Up

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

From cutoff, Somashekhar Nahadeva brings it up to 115,000 and is denied the steal with big blind Xiaosheng Zheng defending. At the flop K♦ Q♠ A♥ , Nahadeva continues for 100,000 and Zhang check-calls. Same action on the turn 2♦ with Zhang check-calling 300,000. On the river 9♥ , both players opt to check. Nahadeva claims the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	A♦K♣ CO	2,800,000(56 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	A♦7♠ BB	1,200,000(24 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:42:51 AM

Abhishek Paul Doubles Through Le Ngoc Minh

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Abhishek Paul

Abhishek Paul three-bet jams on Le Ngoc Minh who calls with a pocket pair. Paul has overcards that find the board to survive and double through.

Player	Hand	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	A♠T♣ HJ	845,000(17 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	8♣8♦ UTG+1	3,900,000(78 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:31:27 AM

Shankui Li Burned Into 9th Place - $17,670

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Shankui Li - 9th Place - $17,670

Le Ngoc Minh opened 100,000 then tanked to Shankui Li's 280,000 three-bet. After using one extension, Le Ngoc jammed his big stack, well covering Li who calls for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	A♠K♠ MP	4,200,000(84 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	K♣K♦ HJ	busted

Looking like a double up for Li when the flop comes 8♦ 4♣ J♥ , however with the turn Q♠ and river T♦ , it's a runner runner straight for Le Ngoc to burn Li in 9th place.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:25:06 AM

Le Ngoc Minh Recovers Some Stolen Chips

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Le Ngoc Minh

After losing three pots, Le Ngoc Minh raises 100,000 again and finds two players to tango. They all check the flop Q♦ T♦ Q♠ while on the turn 2♠ , two checks to Hai Ha Tran at cutoff sees him test-bet 225,000. Only Le Ngoc check-calls to see the K♦ land on the turn.

Acting first, Le Ngoc fires 200,000, Tran tanks using up a time bank then tosses his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,500,000(70 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,900,000(58 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,535,000(31 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:19:21 AM

Hai Ha Tran Puts Pressure On The Leader

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hai Ha Tran

Again action from the big stacked Le Ngoc Minh continues for 100,000 and the blinds call. When the flop comes 5♣ 9♦ 3♠ , small blind Hai Ha Tran leads out 100,000 getting big blind Shankui Li to fold while Minh makes the call.

Heavier bets are seen on the turn 8♦ with Minh betting 200,000, Tran check-raising to 500,000, Minh tanks for over a minute then calls. The river T♥ completes the board. Tran jumps back out for 1,000,000 and it's enough for Minh to believe as he folds.

Player	Chips
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,000,000(60 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,500,000(50 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	1,100,000(22 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:14:03 AM

Hai Tran Takes From The Leader

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Another pot not going the way of the leader Le Ngoc Minh who limps in and goes to the flop 3♦ 4♦ A♠ after big blind Hai Ha Tran checked. Minh bets 50,000 and Tran calls. The turn J♣ and river Q♠ are checked down by both. Minh shows 5♦ 9♦ missed draw, Tran rakes in the pot with Q♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,395,000(68 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,010,000(60 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:09:57 AM

Minh Thang Tran Wins First Hand With Aggression

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Minh Thang Tran

Le Ngoc Minh kicks off the final table with a raise of 100,000 then gets challenged with a 320,000 bet from Minh Thang Tran. After using up a time-bank, Le Ngoc lets him have it.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,295,000(66 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,790,000(36 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:08:32 AM

Play Down To Final 6

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

It has been decided that they will play down to the Final 6. At this time, everyone is guaranteed $17,670 with the top prize of $191,000 within reach.

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 11:05:38 AM

Final 9 Players Of The APPT Cambodia Main Event

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Final 9 Players Of The APPT Cambodia Main Event

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	3,250,000(65 BB)	50	1
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,835,000(37 BB)	50	2
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,600,000(52 BB)	50	3
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,815,000(36 BB)	50	4
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,395,000(68 BB)	50	5
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,010,000(60 BB)	50	6
SL Shankui LiChina	1,340,000(27 BB)	50	7
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	485,000(10 BB)	50	8
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,565,000(31 BB)	50	9

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 11:02:58 AM

Edgar Antezana Misses The Final Table In 10th Place

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Edgar Antezana

Edgar Antezana has missed the final table falling in 10th place to Le Ngoc Minh. Defending from the small blind, Antezana jammed at the flop T♠ 6♦ Q♥ and was snap-called by Minh.

Player	Hand	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	T♥T♦ D	3,300,000(66 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	Q♠2♠ SB	busted

Minh was far ahead with the set and when the turn came K♥ , Antezana was drawing dead.

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 11:01:12 AM

Amit Kaushik Eliminated In 11th Place

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Amit Kaushik

Down below 9bb, Amit Kaushik has 6♥ 6♠ and three-bets it all however, original raiser Bo Su has T♦ T♥ and snap-calls.

With the board running 4♥ 7♥ 5♠ , Kaushik has hope with a draw but with the turn 7♦ and river T♠ it doesn’t materialize. Instead, Bo lands the boat to crush Kaushik’s hopes.

Player	Chips
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,600,000(52 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:48:35 AM

Somashekhar Nahadeva Drives Into 3M

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Somashekhar Nahadeva

Shankui Li kicked off the action for 100,000 at cutoff that drew in the blinds. Li continued to fire at the flop 2♣ T♦ A♦ for 100,000 and only Somashekhar Nahadeva continued.

On the turn 6♥ , Li fires again for 270,000 but this time it’s met with a raise of 650,000. Li calls to take them to 5th street where 2♥ lands. Nahadeva leads out 175,000 and after all that heavy betting, Li opts to fold.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	3,200,000(64 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,650,000(33 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	1,340,000(27 BB)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

75 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/643

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:46:40 AM

Bo Su Fires Up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Bo Su

Battle of the blinds, Amit Kaushik limps in and big blind Bo Su checks. When the flop lands 2♥ 9♦ T♥ , it is checked to Bo who f

bets 40,000 and it’s called. Bo fires another 80,000 on the turn K♥ that’s call again.

On the river 7♦ , Bo picks up a chunk worth 240,000 and sends it out, this time Kaushik goes deep in the tank before letting go of his hand.

Player	Chips
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,940,000(49 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	445,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:41:46 AM

Chip Counts

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	3,025,000(76 BB)
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	2,225,000(56 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	2,200,000(55 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,075,000(52 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,045,000(51 BB)
YS Yunsheng SunChina	1,810,000(45 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,785,000(45 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,685,000(42 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	1,500,000(38 BB)
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	485,000(12 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	440,000(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:30:35 AM

Chips Go Flying

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Lots of betting begins with cutoff Hai Ha Tran raising 85,000 then small blind Le Ngoc Minh three-bets 260,000. Tran tanks then calls to go post flop.

When the board runs 6♣ 8♥ 9♦ , more chips go in with Minh betting 160,000, Tran raises to 350,000, then Minh jams his big stack. Tran is unafraid and risks his tournament life.

Tran is far ahead with a set that holds on the turn 3♥ and river Q♣ to bank a double and steal the top spot.

Player	Hand	Chips
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	8♠8♣ CO	2,980,000(75 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	T♣T♥ SB	1,900,000(48 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:24:36 AM

Somashekhar Nahadeva Spikes The Flop

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Somashekhar Nahadeva has K♣ J♣ to min- raise from under the gun. He nearly steals the blinds and ante when big blind Yuanning Wu sees T♥ T♦ and three-bets 250,000. Nahadeva calls and they head down the streets.

On a board running A♠ 7♦ K♥ 7♣ 4♥ , Wu bets 110,000 and 300,000 that’s both called, then the river is checked. Upon showing, Nahadeva ships it with the higher pair.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	2,480,000(62 BB)
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,780,000(45 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:20:20 AM

Minh Thang Tran Shaves Down Edgar Antezana

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Minh Thang Tran

With no action before him, Minh Thang Tran limps in then calls big blind Edgar Antezana’s 140,000 raise. When they get to the flop Q♣ 6♥ 7♠ , Antezana continues for 100,000 and Tran sticks with him. Both opt to pass on the turn Q♥ but on the river 9♥ , Tran takes command for 300,000 and easily wins the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,550,000(39 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	1,385,000(35 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:18:21 AM

Final Table Nears With 11 Remaining

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Getting close to the final table with 11 players remaining. Le Ngoc Minh leads with 2.4M.

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:13:39 AM

Yao Liu Finishes in 12th Place

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yao Liu

Yao Liu three-bet jams from the button and is snap-called by the original raiser Xiaosheng Zheng.

Liu is dominated and doesn’t improve to past Zheng to finish in 12th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yao Liu (3)China	Q♠9♣ D	busted
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	K♦K♣ UTG	2,075,000(52 BB)

Board:J♠5♠2♦K♥9♠

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 10:02:56 AM

Phraikhieo Wutikrai Dominated Out Into 13th Place

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Phraikhieo Wutikrai

Phraikhieo Wutikrai opens a huge 245,000 from cutoff and gets a caller in button player Le Ngoc Minh. Chips go flying at the flop 9♥ 9♦ 3♣ with a jam from Minh. Wutikrai commits his stack and is covered.

Wutikrai opens 7♠ 7♣ , Minh is far ahead with K♠ K♥ , the turn 3♠ and river 5♣ doesn’t improve Wutikrai to fall in 13th place.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,680,000(92 BB)
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 9:58:05 AM

Felix Von Rahden Out In 14th Place

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Felix Von Rahden

After plunging on a cooler, Felix Von Rahden goes all in with 9♥ 6♣ and loses the rest of his stack to Le Ngoc Minh with J♦ T♣ . He finishes in 14th place.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,180,000(80 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 9:44:19 AM

Cooler Doubles Up Xiaosheng Zheng As Felix Von Rahden Plunges

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Xiaosheng Zheng looks down K♥ K♣ and puts in a min-raise. Several spots over Felix Von Rahden with Q♠ Q♣ flats, and with no other callers the flop spreads an all spade board of 7♠ 6♠ K♠ .

Zheng bets the minimum of 40,0000 for his set, again Rahden calls. On the turn Q♥ , Rahden also lands a set and calls to complete the board 7♥ .

Zheng fires all in, Rahden doesn’t hesitate and calls. Both show and Rahden pays the double up.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	1,700,000(43 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	110,000(3 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 9:34:33 AM

Ivan Karatayeu Eliminated In 15th Place

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ivan Karatayeu Eliminated In 15th Place

Following a raise from Le Ngoc Minh, cutoff player Ivan Karatayeu raises a huge 520,000 leaving himself 40,000 behind. Minh calls for a flop to come 4♥ 9♦ 4♠ .

Minh quickly puts Karatayeu all in the Belarusian makes the call for his tournament life.

At showdown, Karatayeu has A♦ Q♥ , Minh is ahead with 7♣ 7♦ . The turn 4♦ and river J♦ changes nothing for Karatayeu to exit in 16th place.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	3,100,000(78 BB)
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 9:31:25 AM

Chun Chieh Liu Falls In 16th Place

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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After Somashekhar Nahadeva opens, Chun Chieh Liu shoves, Minh Thang Tran calls, and it’s a heads up showdown with Nahadeva folding.

Tran is ahead with K♥ K♠, Liu has A♣ J♦ one overcard. The board comes down J♠ K♦ 7♥ 7♦ 8♦ to end Liu’s run in 16th place.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	2,080,000(52 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,435,000(36 BB)
CC Chun Chieh LiuTaiwan	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 9:30:17 AM

Amit Kaushik With A Push Out Bet

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Amit Kaushik defends his big blind from Xiaosheng Zheng’s raise then check it to the turn 5♣ 6♦ 9♦ A♣ . Following another check from Kaushik, Zheng bets 60,000, Kaushik raises to 150,000, and Zheng calls to continue the duel.

On the river 5♥ , Kaushik jams 325,000, Zheng tanks for one time bank then gives up his hand.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	850,000(21 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	830,000(21 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 9:14:36 AM

Yuanning Wu Gets In The Action

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Shankui Li

Not much action from Yuanning Wu but we did get this hand. Facing a limp from small blind Shankui Li, big blind Wu raised to 125,000 and Li called. Both players kept it safe by checking to the river 3♠ J♠ 5♠ 2♣ T♠ . Li decided to test for 80,000, Wu challenged back for 225,000, Li folded.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,680,000(42 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	1,575,000(39 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 9:09:25 AM

Shankui Li Takes Charge

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Shankui Li

Shankui Li opened from early position then defended by calling Hai Ha

Tran's 160,000 three-bet. Both players stayed friendly at the flop 6♠ K♦ A♦ then Li switched back to betting for 150,000 on the turn 4♦ . Tran called. When the river came 3♥ , Li fired again this time for 300,000, Tran tossed his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips
SL Shankui LiChina	1,900,000(48 BB)
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	1,645,000(41 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 8:59:56 AM

Chip Counts

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Table 43 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SL Shankui LiChina	1,400,000(35 BB)	43	1
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,465,000(37 BB)	43	2
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,435,000(36 BB)	43	3
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	2,050,000(51 BB)	43	4
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	2,100,000(53 BB)	43	6
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	2,000,000(50 BB)	43	7
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	945,000(24 BB)	43	8

Table 2 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao Liu (3)China	380,000(10 BB)	2	1
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	600,000(15 BB)	2	2
AK Amit KaushikIndia	595,000(15 BB)	2	3
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,250,000(31 BB)	2	4
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	475,000(12 BB)	2	5
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	990,000(25 BB)	2	6
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	750,000(19 BB)	2	7
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,495,000(62 BB)	2	8

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

75 minutes

Remaining Players: 15/643

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 8:56:56 AM

Down to 16 Players

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The field is now down to 16 players across two tables. Play continues until it reaches the final 9.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 8:52:56 AM

Yunsheng Sun Out In 17th Place

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yunsheng Sun

Hai Ha Tran limps in from the small blind and snap-calls big blind Yunsheng Sun's shove. Upon revealing, both have small pairs with Sun's pair inferior. At the flop Tran further improves to a set, and despite

Sun doing the same on the river, he is still behind to fall in 17th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yunsheng SunChina	4♠4♣ BB	busted
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	5♣5♠ SB	2,100,000(70 BB)

Board:5♥9♠J♥T♣4♦

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 8:47:33 AM

Ivan Karatayeu Doubles Through

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

A preflop betting war kicked off with a min-raise from Bo Su that smal blind Ivan Karatayeu three-bet to 235,000 leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Action back to Bo who jammed forcing Karatayeu to commit the rest.

Player	Hand	Chips
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	A♣T♠ SB	580,000(19 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	Q♦J♦ UTG	1,840,000(61 BB)

Karatayeu is ahead with the ace but needs to dodge Bo's live cards. With the board running 9♦ 8♥ K♥ A♠ K♦ , Karatayeu survives and doubles through.

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 8:38:43 AM

Yunsheng Sun Jams It

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yunsheng Sun

Following a min-raise from Abhishek Paul, button Yunsheng Sun gives him action. At the flop 2♦ 5♦ 8♥ , Sun sends out 85,000, Paul check-raises to 205,000, Sun answers with a shove, Paul lets it go.

Player	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	950,000(32 BB)
YS Yunsheng SunChina	775,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 8:20:03 AM

Bo Su Puts The Brakes On Yao Liu

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Bo Su opened then called big blind Yao Liu's 185,000 three-bet. At the flop 9♣ 2♠ K♥ , Liu continues for 110,000 and Bo calls. On the turn 4♥ , Liu barrels 260,000 and still doesn't shake off Bo to bring them to the river K♠ . Liu slows down and checks, Bo tests the waters for 600,000, Liu uses up a time bank then gives up his stake in the pot for Bo to scoop up a big one.

Player	Chips
BS Bo SuTaiwan	2,180,000(73 BB)
YL Yao Liu (3)China	1,700,000(57 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:59:58 AM

Yao Liu Scores Big For His Set

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yao Liu

Small blind Yao Liu has 5♥ 5♦ on hand and raises 80,000, big blind Ivan Karatayeu calls. When the board runs 5♣ 7♥ 9♦ 3♣ , Liu lands his set and bets the flop and turn, Karatayeu calls both to build a 300,000 pot by the river A♠ .

Liu fires again for 600,000, Karatayeu pays to see then mucks sending a big pot to Liu.

Player	Chips
YL Yao Liu (3)China	2,200,000(73 BB)
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	380,000(13 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:56:38 AM

Minh Thang Tran Wins The Flip

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Chun Chieh Liu jams from the small blind and Minh Thang Tran risks it. At showdown, it's a flip with Tran needing to connect. He does more than that to survive to continue his run.

Player	Hand	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	A♠T♦ BB	730,000(24 BB)
CC Chun Chieh LiuTaiwan	9♣9♣ SB	400,000(13 BB)

Board:5♣2♦T♥T♣J♠

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:52:24 AM

Sumit Sapra Calls To His Demise In 18th Place

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Sumit Sapra

Sumit Sapra opens then calls for tournament life after Somashekhar Nahadeva pushes his big stack. Sapra sees the bad news with Nahadeva holding aces. Sapra doesn't improve to fall in 18th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	A♦A♣ SB	2,600,000(87 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	K♥J♣ HJ	busted

Board:4♦5♣5♠J♣9♦

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:48:01 AM

Phraikhieo Wutikrai Defends The Big Blind

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

On the big blind, Phraikhieo Wutikrai defends from Le Ngoc Minh's 60,000 raise. They see a flop K♦ 7♣ 7♥ where Minh continues for 40,000 and Wutikrai calls again. On the turn 5♦ and river 9♣ , both players keep it friendly.

Wutikrai shows 7♦ 3♦ pair and wins the pot

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	1,400,000(47 BB)
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	475,000(16 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:44:54 AM

Higher Kicker For Yao Liu To Get The Max

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yao Liu

Action folds to the small blind Le Ngoc Minh who min-raises and big blind Yao Liu calls. Minh continues at the flop 2♠ 5♦ T♣ then jams the turn J♠ . Liu calls for his tournament life

Minh shows J♣ 7♦ , Liu is ahead Q♠ J♦ , the river T♠ secures Liu the double up.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	1,200,000(40 BB)
YL Yao Liu (3)China	1,100,000(37 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:38:11 AM

Mike Takayama Coolered, Fall In 19th Place

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama gets dealt Q♣ Q♠ and raises from early position. Several spots over, Somahshekhar Nahadeva has K♠ K♥ and three-bets 200,000. Back to Takayama, he flats.

Heavy action continues at the flop 9♠ 9♦ T♣ where Nahadeva goes all in and Takayama calls with about the same stack.

When their cards are on their backs, Takayama is in trouble. The turn 6♦ and river J♦ don't help, and after the count, Nahadeva doubles up as Takayama plunges to just 10,000. Shortly after Takayama busts in 19th place.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,785,000(60 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	busted

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:34:11 AM

Big Blind Special Rails Hoa Thinh Nguyen In 20th Place

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hoa Thinh Nguyen kicked off the hand with a min-raise that got called by cutoff Yao Liu and big blind Bo Su. When the flop comes out 7♠ 4♥ 3♠ , Nguyen jams and only Bo makes the call.

Upon showdown, Nguyen's to pair is behind Bo's two pair. No help comes at the runout to fall in 20th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
NH Nguyen Hoa ThinhViet Nam	A♦7♥ UTG+1	busted
YL Yao Liu (3)China	CO	740,000(25 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	3♦4♦ BB	1,600,000(53 BB)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

75 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/643

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:27:24 AM

Leo Soma Eliminate In 21st Place

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Leo Soma

Small blind Felix Von Rahden bullies with his big stack, shoving on big blind Leo Soma. Seeing an ace in the hole, Soma calls for his tournament life with less than 20 bb behind.

At showdown, Soma is ahead until the flop improves Von Rahden that holds. Soma falls in 21st place.

Player	Hand	Chips
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	J♣8♠ SB	1,050,000(42 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	A♣5♥ BB	busted

Board:8♥T♣J♦Q♥4♠

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:26:25 AM

Chip Update

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips
BS Bo SuTaiwan	1,075,000(43 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	410,000(16 BB)
NH Nguyen Hoa ThinhViet Nam	345,000(14 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:19:02 AM

Bet Is Enough For Mike Takayama

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Mike Takayama defends on the big blind calling Chun Chieh Liu's 60,000 raise. When the board runs 6♥ 8♣ J♠ Q♣ they check it until the river Q♠ . Takayama leads out 140,000 sending Liu tanking then folds.

Takayama goes on to win the next hand that sees Sumit Sapra raise 50,000 from the button then folding to Takayama's shove.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	870,000(35 BB)
CC Chun Chieh LiuTaiwan	860,000(34 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	375,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:15:26 AM

Yao Liu Barrels The Streets For The Pot

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Yao Liu defends on the big blind by calling button Hoa Thinh Nguyen's 50,000 raise then they check the flop J♥ 4♦ K♥ . On the turn T♣ , Liu jumps out for 35,000, Nguyen calls to take them to the river 9♥ . Again Liu takes the reins for 85,000, and after tanking, Nguyen gives up his stake in the pot.

Player	Chips
YL Yao Liu (3)China	615,000(25 BB)
NH Nguyen Hoa ThinhViet Nam	385,000(15 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:12:37 AM

Preflop Battle Goes To Bo Su

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Bo Su opens 50,000 from early position, beside him Phraikhieo Wutikrai three-bets 120,000, after everyone else folds, Bo uses one time bank then shoves. Wutikrai also uses up a time bank before opting to fold.

Player	Chips
BS Bo SuTaiwan	890,000(36 BB)
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	440,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:09:57 AM

Huidong Gu Dominated Out In 22nd Place

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Huidong Gu falls to Edgar Antezanza in 22nd place with a lower pocket pair at showdown that failed to improve.

Player	Hand	Chips
HG Huidong GuMacao	7♥7♠ SB	busted
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	Q♦Q♠ BB	1,840,000(74 BB)

Board:4♥9♦K♣4♦6♦

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:05:09 AM

Felix Von Rahden Doubles Up

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After winning a pot, Felix Von Rahden lands another but first raised to 55,000 then four-bet jammed his 465,000 stack when Abhishek Paul reraised. Paul called the shove and saw he was behind by a point. The board ensured Rahden's double up with two queens turning up on a board T♣ 7♥ 5♣ Q♠ Q♥ .

Player	Hand	Chips
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	A♥Q♣ CO	950,000(38 BB)
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	A♣J♠ SB	1,090,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 7:00:21 AM

Felix Von Rahden Muscles Yunsheng Sun

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Following a raise from Yunsheng Sun, button player Felix Von Rahden calls and after the blinds fold, they see a flip 3♥ 4♦ Q♣ . Sun checks it, Rahden senses weakness and test-bets 30,000. Sun calls to take them to the turn 3♠ . Again Sun checks, this time Rahden fires 100,000. This is enough to claim the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
YS Yunsheng SunChina	860,000(34 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	465,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/12/2025, 6:57:06 AM

Sumit Sapra's Flopped Top Pair Holds

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

In a battle of the blinds, Sumit Sapra limps in and gets to see a cheap flop 7♠ 6♠ 4♣ with big blind Mike Takayama. Sapra checks then calls Takayama's 35,000 steal bet. Action fades on the turn 5♠ and river K♦ . Sapra shows Q♦ 7♣ and it's good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	960,000(38 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	475,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 6:45:59 AM

Bo Su Chipping Away

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

In the pre-flop action, Su from Taiwan opens for 50,000. In the UTG+1 position, Wutikrai from Thailand reraises to 120,000. Su uses 1 time bank and decides to go all-in for 730,000. Wutikrai thinks about it, using up a time bank, and eventually folds.

Player	Chips
BS Bo SuTaiwan	890,000(36 BB)
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	440,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 6:28:52 AM

Felix Von Rahden Assured With Trips

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Felix Von Rahden

Felix Von Rahden opens from cutoff with 55,000, Abhishek Paul from India reraises, Rahden takes it to the limit, and still finds Paul there to put him at risk.

Felix Von Rahden: Q♣ A♥

Abhishek Paul: A♣ J♠

The board: T♠ 7♥ 5♣ Q♠ Q♥

Rahden aheand and still rivers trips to ship a reload.

Player	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	1,090,000(44 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	950,000(38 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 6:20:19 AM

Battle of the Blinds

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Sumit Sapra from India limps in the SB position and Takayama checks to see the flop.

The flop shows 7♠ Q♠ 4♣ . Mike Takayama from the Philippines bets 35,000 and Sapra calls.

Both players check all the way to the river as Sapra shows Q♦ 7♣ to hit the two-pair which makes Takayama muck his cards.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	960,000(38 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	475,000(19 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 5:59:21 AM

Huu Dung Nguyen Burned By Runner Runner

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Huu Dung Nguyen

In the blinds battle, Yuanning Wu gets aggressive and pushes all in. Short stacked Huu Dung Nguyen calls for his last 10 bb in hopes of a double up.

Yuanning Wu: T♠ 9♦

Huu Dung Nguyen: Q♦ Q♣

When the flop runs 8♥ Q♠ 9♠ , Nguyen improves to a set but with the runner runner K♦ J♠ , Wu rivers a straight to send Nguyen out in 23rd place.

Player	Chips
YW Yuanning WuChina	1,250,000(50 BB)
NH Nguyen Huu DungViet Nam	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 5:46:50 AM

Lionel Loh First To Fall In Day 3

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Wen Hong Loh

Le Ngoc Minh opens with 50,000 and Bo Su calls it then big blind Lionel Loh in desperate times goes all-in for his last 275,000, and only Le calls it.

Le Ngoc Minh: K♦ J♠

Wen Hong Loh: 8♣ 7♣

The board runs 9♣ 7♦ K♣ 4♥ 4♠ . Minh lands the higher pair to end Loh's run as first out in 24th place.

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	2,000,000(80 BB)
BS Bo SuTaiwan	725,000(29 BB)
WH Wen Hong Lionel LohSingapore	busted

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 5:36:15 AM

Edgar Antezana Steals the Pot

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Edgar Antezana

China's Yunsheng Sun at under the gun opens for 55,000 and Edgar Antezana calls. Following a check from Sun at the flop 7♦ K♥ Q♥ Antezana unloads 75,000. Sun thinks about it but eventually makes the decision to fold his cards.

Player	Chips
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	1,200,000(48 BB)
YS Yunsheng SunChina	950,000(38 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 5:21:23 AM

Abhishek Paul Has the Straight

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Abhishek Paul

Edgar Antezana opens for 50,000 from cutoff and the blinds call. All three proceed to check the flop T♦ J♣ K♥ then action resumes on the turn A♦ . Antezana bets 75,000 and only Abhishek Paul calls. When the river comes 4♠ , Paul leads out for 125,000, Antezana calls then mucks to Paul's Q♥ 2♥ straight.

Player	Chips
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	1,150,000(46 BB)
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	1,100,000(44 BB)
LS Leo SomaFrance	565,000(23 BB)

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5/12/2025, 5:17:33 AM

Huu Dung Nguyen Survives The Showdown

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Entering with just 4 bb, Huu Dung Nguyen jams it with A♦ 3♦ and gets called by Somashekhar Nahadeva with 5♣ 5♠ .

The board runs 4♠ K♣ A♥ 6♥ 7♥ , Nguyen spikes the Ace for a double up.

Player	Chips
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,000,000(40 BB)
NH Nguyen Huu DungViet Nam	260,000(10 BB)

SMPSMP

5/12/2025, 5:08:26 AM

Race To The Final Table Underway

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Cards are now flying at the APPT Cambodia Main Event with 24 players looking to secure a seat to the final table. Everyone is guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,700 but of course, the top prize of $191,000 is the target.

Stick with Somuchpoker as we bring you the action throughout the day.

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

75 minutes

Remaining Players: 24/643

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5/11/2025, 2:41:47 PM

Final 24 Players Race To Final Table Spot

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

The APPT Cambodia Main Event continues at NagaWorld with 24 hopefuls returning for the next stage of the race. Day 3 will see the field narrowed down to the final 9 contenders, each eyeing the coveted title and the US$ 191,000 top prize. All remaining players are already guaranteed at least US$ 5,428.

Leading in the pack is Vietnam's Le Ngoc Minh with 91 bb, which is 20 big ahead of his closest challenger, Belarusian Ivan Karatayeu who he will be tabled with at the start of day. Two players to watch for are Yuanning Wu and Mike Takayama. In 2023, Wu won the APPT Manila Main Event and in 2019 Takayama finished 3rd also in Manila. Both players are at Table 43.

The blinds resume at 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000 with 8 minutes remaining. Blinds continue to escalate every 60 minutes.

The APPT Cambodia Main Event drew 643 entries across four flights. While it fell just shy of the US$1 million guarantee, it still set a new record as the largest prize pool ever recorded by the brand in Cambodia.

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you updates until the final table is reached.

SMPSMP

5/11/2025, 1:42:59 PM

Table 43 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SL Shankui LiChina	1,270,000	43	1
YW Yuanning WuChina	650,000	43	2
NH Nguyen Huu DungViet Nam	115,000	43	3
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,115,000	43	4
CC Chun Chieh LiuTaiwan	1,140,000	43	5
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	500,000	43	6
SS Sumit SapraIndia	455,000	43	7
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,000,000	43	8

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5/11/2025, 1:41:41 PM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yao Liu (3)China	565,000	4	1
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	1,425,000	4	2
AK Amit KaushikIndia	585,000	4	3
BS Bo SuTaiwan	745,000	4	4
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	365,000	4	5
WH Wen Hong Lionel LohSingapore	360,000	4	6
NH Nguyen Hoa ThinhViet Nam	355,000	4	7
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	1,825,000	4	8

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5/11/2025, 1:39:51 PM

Table 1 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LS Leo SomaFrance	690,000	1	1
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	840,000	1	2
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	870,000	1	3
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	1,265,000	1	4
YS Yunsheng SunChina	960,000	1	5
HG Huidong GuMacao	540,000	1	6
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	1,310,000	1	7
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	325,000	1	8

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5/11/2025, 1:33:28 PM

Final 24 Chip Counts

Player	Chips
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	1,825,000
IK Ivan KaratayeuBelarus	1,425,000
EA Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa	1,310,000
SL Shankui LiChina	1,270,000
HH Hai Ha TranViet Nam	1,265,000
CC Chun Chieh LiuTaiwan	1,140,000
SK Somashekar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia	1,115,000
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	1,000,000
YS Yunsheng SunChina	960,000
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	870,000
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	840,000
BS Bo SuTaiwan	745,000
LS Leo SomaFrance	690,000
YW Yuanning WuChina	650,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	585,000
YL Yao Liu (3)China	565,000
HG Huidong GuMacao	540,000
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	500,000
SS Sumit SapraIndia	455,000
PW Phraikhieo WutikraiThailand	365,000
WH Wen Hong Lionel LohSingapore	360,000
NH Nguyen Hoa ThinhViet Nam	355,000
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	325,000
NH Nguyen Huu DungViet Nam	115,000