APPT Main Event ($1,750)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.