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.

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.

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♥ .

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.

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.

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♣ .

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.

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.

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.