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.

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♥ .

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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♣ .

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.

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.

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.

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♥ .

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.