Blind level
Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Entries
26/172
Total Chips
8,550,000
Average
328,846
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:57:43 PM

Taiwan’s Bo Su Surges late, Leads 26 Qualifiers to Main Event Day 2

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Bo Su

After a riveting day of intense ups and downs, 26 runners trudge on to Day 2 of the APPT Cambodia 2025 Main Event at the NagaWorld Integrated Resorts here in Phnom Penh, Cambodia where 172 saw action in Day 1B of the competition.


Former APPT Cambodia Main Event champion Alexander Puchalski of Canada finally made it through to Day 2, albeit with the shortest stack among the qualifiers and is joined by the likes High Roller Turbo winner Nikesh Chawla of India, WPT Championship Event Final Table participant Neng Zhao of Australia and multi-titled Vietnamese icon Nguyen Huu Dung.


The biggest stack, however, belongs to Bo Su of Taiwan who used a late crippling of erstwhile big stack Craig Jones when the Englishman had Q Q against the A T of the Taiwanese player and eventually lost most of his stack on a board that went 4 T 7 A 8 . The result of that encounter gave Bo a stack of 509,000 and ended with 521,000 which dwarfs the stack of Day 1A chip leader Nguyen Hoa Trinh of Vietnam who carries 375,000 into Day 2.


Bo’s only cash on record is an 54th place finish in the WPT Championship Event here earlier this year but is poised to make a major splash if he can build on his edge heading into the deep waters of the competition.


Second in chips is Li Shankui of China with 487,000 while third is Vietnam’s Tran Hai Ha with 451,000.


Day 1C will happen on Saturday (May 10) still at 11: 30AM (UCT+7) while the Turbo version (Day 1D—20minute blinds) occurs later on at 6:30PM.

Chip Counts - 26 Survivors

PlayerChips
BS
Bo SuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
521,000(130 BB)
SL
487,000(122 BB)
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
451,000(113 BB)
420,000(105 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
377,000(94 BB)
LW
Lee Wee LiewMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
271,000(68 BB)
264,000(66 BB)
235,000(59 BB)
222,000(56 BB)
QT
178,000(45 BB)
177,000(44 BB)
KW
Kar Wee CheeMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
161,000(40 BB)
HH
Hyunil HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
147,000(37 BB)
147,000(37 BB)
DN
Dmitry NemirovskyRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
146,000(37 BB)
NH
146,000(37 BB)
143,000(36 BB)
XF
121,000(30 BB)
118,000(30 BB)
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
114,000(29 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
107,000(27 BB)
93,000(23 BB)
88,000(22 BB)
70,000(18 BB)
VF
Valeriy FokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
66,000(17 BB)
65,000(16 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:54:22 PM

Jones Busted in Last Hand of Day 1B

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Craig Jones

After being outdrawn and getting crippled a few hands prior, England’s Craig Jones makes a bid to advance to Day 2 and he opens from the +1 position and it gets folded to the BB of big stack Tran Hai Ha of Vietnam who 3-bets all-in. Jones makes the call.


Tran tables 5 5 while Jones is in a flip with K J .


The runout goes: 4 6 2 9 9 as Jones misses everything and the small pocket pair of Tran holds to eliminate the Englishman in an unfortunate chain of events.


The win puts Tran in the top three from this flight with a stack of over 450,000.

PlayerChips
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
451,000(113 BB)
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:47:02 PM

Bo Claims Overall Chip Lead After Nearly Stacking Jones

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Bo Su

The action is folded to the blinds and one of the big stack is in the SB as Craig Jones of England limps in but Taiwan’s Bo Su raises it up to 13,000 on the BB. Jones then 3-bets it to 51,000 and gets a 4-bet shove from the Taiwanese player. Jones makes the call in a clash of stacks of over 200,000. Jones barely covers Bo.


The Englishman flips over Q Q while Bo shows A T .


The flop goes 4 T 7 to give Bo an additional out. The turn, however, brings in the A and the river is the 8 to severely cripple Jones and now give the chip leader tag to the player from Taiwan as Day 1B nears its conclusion.


Bo’s stack of over 500,000 gives him the overall tournament lead.

PlayerChips
BS
Bo SuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
509,000(127 BB)
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
63,000(16 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:46:03 PM

Cheruku Flops Nuts, Gets Shoved on by Zhao

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Abhijith Cheruku

India’s Abhijith Cheruku raises it to 8,000 from the +1 position and it folds to the BB of Australian Neng Zhao who makes the call.


The flop is 8 T 9 as Zhao checks. Cheruku CBets 7,500 and gets check-raised by the Australian to 26,000. Cheruku makes the call. The turn card is the 2 as this time, Zhao fires 35,000. The Indian still calls. The river is the 6 as Zhao goes all-in and is quickly called.


Chekuru flips over A 4 for the nut flush on the flop and Zhao mucks his hand. Chekuru’s victory brings his stack into the big stack conversation as Zhao has some regrinding to do.

PlayerChips
281,000(70 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
157,500(39 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:30:58 PM

Table 1 Chip Counts

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
DN
Dmitry NemirovskyRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
131,500(33 BB)11
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
248,000(62 BB)12
BS
Bo SuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
250,000(63 BB)13
128,500(32 BB)14
76,500(19 BB)15
146,500(37 BB)17
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
385,000(96 BB)18
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:29:37 PM

Puchalski Rejects Chawla

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Alexander Puchalski

From the +1 position, India’s Nikesh Chawla raises it up to 8,000 and by the time it gets folded to Alexander Puchalski in the hijack, the Canadian 3-bet shoves.


Chawla folds. Puchalski nears the century chip mark anew.

PlayerChips
138,000(35 BB)
91,500(23 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:28:46 PM

Big Stacks Graze

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Craig Jones

England’s Craig Jones raises from the +1 position to 8,000 and it folds to the BB of fellow big stack Tran Hai Ha who defends.


The flop comes T 2 J as both check. The turn is the 4 and once again no action ensues. The river card is the 4 as Tran checks a third time. Now Jones bets 6,000 and is called.


Jones shows 9 9 for third pair and the Vietnamese player chooses to muck. Hardly any damage was brought about this minor clash.

PlayerChips
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
384,000(96 BB)
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
297,500(74 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:15:49 PM

Fokin Stays Alive Off Chee

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

The action is folded to the blinds and Malaysian Kar Wee Chee shoves from the SB and gets called by Valeriy Fokin of Russia in the BB.


Chee shows 2 2 while Fokin has 6 6 . The Russian is at risk.


The runout had no threats for Fokin: K Q 3 A 7 as he earns a much needed double up.

PlayerChips
KW
Kar Wee CheeMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
174,000(44 BB)
VF
Valeriy FokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
68,000(17 BB)

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 30/172
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:14:15 PM

Karatayeu’s Flush Undetected by Puchalski

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Ivan Karatayeu

The action gets folded to Canada’s Alexander Puchalski on the button and he raises it up to 6,000. On the BB is Belarus’ Ivan Karatayeu who decides to defend.


The flop goes Q 3 2 as Karatayeu checks. Puchalski CBets to 3,000 and gets called. The turn is the A and this time both players check. The river card is the K and no further action ensues.


The Belarusian tables 7 5 for a baby flush on the flop while the former APPT Main Event titlist mucks.

PlayerChips
380,000(127 BB)
65,500(22 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:13:27 PM

Chao Mortally Wounded by Bo

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Chao Ting Cheng

In a battle of Taiwan, Chao Ting Cheng raises from the lowjack and gets 3-bet on the cutoff by Bo Su to 16,000. Cao makes the call.


The flop is Q 7 4 . Chao checks and Bo continues for 13,000. Chao calls. The turn card is the 2 and this time, both check. The river is the 6 as Chao checks again. Bo then declares he is all-in as Chao tanks and eventually decides to call.


Bo tables K Q for top pair on the flop while Chao shows 8 8 and got outdrawn.


Chao’s stack is now down to less than two BBs.

PlayerChips
BS
Bo SuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
189,500(63 BB)
5,500(2 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:11:50 PM

Fernandez Cripples Fokin

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Jesus Espinosa Fernandez

Valeriy Fokin of Russia opens from the hijack for 6,500 but gets re-raised from the cutoff by Spain’s Jesus Espinosa Fernandez to 14,500. Another Russian in Dmitry Nemiroysky makes the call on the button but Fokin suddenly goes for a 4-bet shove and gets isolated by another all-in declaration, this time from Fernandez. Nemiroysky gets out of the way.


Fokin shows J J while the Spaniard turns over A A .


The flop kept the advantage to Fernandez: 3 A 8 top set and the Russian was drawing dead on the turn card being the 4 . The 7 on the river made Fernandez’s double-up official as now Fokin’s stack is barely above the 50,000 mark.

PlayerChips
DN
Dmitry NemirovskyRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
140,500(47 BB)
123,500(41 BB)
VF
Valeriy FokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
51,500(17 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 3:10:04 PM

Kakarania Hits on T urn

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Umang Kakarania

Nguyen Huu Dung of Vietnam opens from the cutoff for 6,000 and draws in the SB of Australian Neng Zhao and the BB of India’s Umang Kakarania.


The flop comes A 5 5 as the blinds check. Nguyen CBets 5,000 and gets a call from Zhao. However, Kakarania check-raises it to 16,000 and the Vietnamese players abandons his plans and folds. The Australian, though, 3-bet shoves and gets called.


Zhang shows A 7 for top pair while the Indian turns over 9 6 for a flush draw, which he hits on the turn when the 3 arrives. The river card of the J makes Kakarania’s triumph official.


The double now brings Kakarania stack into the six-figure mark while Zhao still has a healthy stack despite the hit.

PlayerChips
NH
178,000(59 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
139,500(47 BB)
105,000(35 BB)

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 38/172
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 2:29:18 PM

Bo Su Blasts Every Street

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Bo Su

Taiwan’s Bo Su raises it up from UTG to 5,000 ad gets calls from Kim Donghyup of Korea in the hijack and Englishman/Monster Stack Craig Jones in the BB.


The flop goes 5 K T as Jones checks. Bo continues firing for 9,000 and gets a call from Kim. Jones exits. It is Heads Up to the turn that produces the 9 . Unrelenting, Bo unloads 20,000. Kim still makes the call. T river card is the 2 as the Taiwanese player barrels again, this time for 62,000. Kim folds.


Bo flashes Q J for a made straight on the turn.

PlayerChips
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
280,000(112 BB)
DK
Donghyup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
118,000(47 BB)
BS
Bo SuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
116,000(46 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 2:28:11 PM

Jones Shoves on Chao

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Craig Jones

The action is folded to the lowjack where Fu Xiaohua of China opens for 5,000 but right beside him in the hijack, Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng repops it 16,000. Big stack Craig Jones of England makes the call from the cutoff and Fu considers his position and opts not to go any further in the hand.


The flop shows K 8 T as Chao check. Jones leads out for 15,000 and gets called. The turn is the 8 and this time, both players decide to check. The river is the J . Chao bets 35,000 and Jones raises all-in. Needless to say, Chao is covered. The Taiwanese player opts to let it go.


The Englishman is finding ways to become the chip bully at his table.

PlayerChips
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
294,000(118 BB)
XF
214,000(86 BB)
47,000(19 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 2:04:27 PM

Lemongkol Pilfers

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Pongrut Lemongkol

Thailand’s Pongrut Lemongkol opens from the +1 position for 5,000 and gets called by Nguyen Trung C hien of Vietnam in the BB.


The flop comes T 6 A as Nguyen checks. Lemongkol CBets to 4,000 and completes the steal.

PlayerChips
152,000(61 BB)
137,500(55 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 2:00:48 PM

Table 3 Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
209,500(84 BB)31
HH
Hyunil HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
96,500(39 BB)32
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
19,000(8 BB)33
XY
99,500(40 BB)34
71,500(29 BB)35
JH
81,500(33 BB)36
79,500(32 BB)37
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
148,500(59 BB)38
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:56:38 PM

Table 9 Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
141,500(57 BB)93
48,500(19 BB)94
KW
Kar Wee CheeMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
86,000(34 BB)95
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
285,500(114 BB)96
47,000(19 BB)97
251,500(101 BB)98
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:55:07 PM

Nguyen Wields Stack Against Former Chip Leader

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Nguyen Pham Duy

In the early levels, China’s Hao He was one of the first to hit the century mark. Now, he’s reduced to not even a middling stack but is still in there on his first bullet and figures in a hand with Nguyen Pham Duy of Vietnam who has risen in the ranks and is one of the big stacks.


The action gets folded to Nguyen in the hijack and he raises it up to 5,000 and Hao decides on a BB defense.


The flop goes Q Q 3 as both players check. The turn card is the 2 and after the Chinese players a second time, Nguyen comes in for 4,000. Hao folds as Nguyen builds his stack one heist at a time.

PlayerChips
224,500(90 BB)
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
70,000(28 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:47:10 PM

Russell in Bully Mode

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Matthew Russell

Romit Advani of India opens from hijack for 5,000 and gets called by China’s Hu Jinlong in the cutoff. However, by the time it gets to the SB Matthew Russell, he 3-bets it to 16,500. The earlier participants decide to make the call.


The flop is A K J as Russell CBets to 15,000 and takes the pot with zero resistance.

PlayerChips
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
185,500(74 BB)
JH
72,500(29 BB)
45,500(18 BB)

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 41/172
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:38:49 PM

Smith Extracts from Nguyen Huu Dung

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Michael Gordon Smith

The action is folded to the button where Canada’s Gordon Smith raises it to 4,500 as Nguyen Huu Dung of Vietnam chises to defend his BB.


The flop is T 3 J and Smith fires 5,000 and it is enough to win the pot.

PlayerChips
NH
178,000(89 BB)
69,000(35 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:33:55 PM

Liew Checks Down with Ace High

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Liew Lee Wee of Malaysia opens from the hijack for 4,500 and gets a BB defense from India’s Umang Kakarania.


The flop comes 3 9 3 as both players check. The turn card is the 2 and again no aggression is exchanged. The river is the 4 and again both check.


Liew shows A T while Kakarania shows a King and mucks his hand.

PlayerChips
LW
Lee Wee LiewMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
180,500(90 BB)
90,000(45 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:07:25 PM

Table 8 Chip Counts

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
137,500(69 BB)81
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
142,000(71 BB)82
SL
312,000(156 BB)83
59,000(30 BB)84
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
70,000(35 BB)85
MT
13,000(7 BB)86
152,000(76 BB)87
224,500(112 BB)88

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 53/172
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 1:06:03 PM

Lemongkol Collides with Iyer’s Aces

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Pongrut Lemongkol

Indian poker icon Abhinav Iyer is once again in action and is raising from the +1 position to 3,000 and when it gets folded to Pongrut Lemongkol in the SB, the Thai’s response is a 3-bet to 10,000. Iyer 4-bets all-in and gets called by Lemongkol who covers the Indian.


Iyer flips over A A while Lemongkol has A K .


The runout could not reverse the situation: 7 3 4 J Q .


The Thai player takes a big hit while Iyer obtains that badly needed double up.

PlayerChips
70,000(47 BB)
59,000(39 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 12:58:32 PM

Tran Rivers Kapoor, Creates Monster Stack

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Tran Hai Ha

Among the chip leaders is Vietnam’s Tran Hai Ha who raises from the +1 position to 3,000 and the action is folded to the button where Sanjeev Kapoor of India re-raises it to 9,500. Tran calls.


The flop goes 4 3 J as Tran leads out for 2,200. Then Kapoor shoves his substantial stack of 81,500. The Vietnamese player goes into the tank and eventually decides to make the call.


Kapoor turns over K K while Tran shows A J for top pair-top kicker on the flop, of course now behind to the Indian’s Cowboys.


The turn is the 5 but the river card is the J which gives Tran trips and boots out Kapoor.


Tran is now among the big stacks in Day 1B.

PlayerChips
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
330,500(220 BB)
SK
Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 12:31:33 PM

Chao Doubles Up Off Miss From Cheruku

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Chao Ting Cheng

An intense hand begins with Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng make a raise from the cutoff for 3,000 which becomes 3-bet by Abhijith Cheruku of India to 8,000. Chao tanks a bit but makes the call.


The flop goes 9 5 8 as both players check. The turn is the 5 as Chao checks. Cheruku bets 35,000 as the Taiwanese player goes into the anew and decides to make the call. The river card is the 3 and Chao checks again. Cheruku goes all-in and once again Chao goes deep in thought to ponder his decision. He opts to call.


Cheruku tables A 2 while Chao triumphantly shows 6 6 for the win and the acquisition of some much needed artillery.

PlayerChips
91,000(61 BB)
62,000(41 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 12:20:49 PM

Puchalski Sidelines Sanampuri

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Somasekhar Sanampuri of India opens from UTG for 11,000 and the action gets folded to the button where Canada’s Alexander Puchalski 3-bet shoves for 26,500. When it gets folded back to Sanampuri, he makes the call.


Pudalski shows K K while Sanampuri tables J T .


The flop gave the Indian a direct out: Q J Q but another Jack failed to materialize with the last two community cards being the 5 and the 8 .

PlayerChips
55,000(37 BB)
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 12:15:04 PM

Erquiaga Misses, Booted Out by Jones

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
David Erquiaga

The action is folded to David Erquiaga of the Philippines who decides to shove from the hijack and gets called in the BB by England’s Craig Jones who covers the Filipino.


Erquiaga shows A Q while Jones already has made hand, albeit flimsy, with 6 6 .


The runout goes: 8 7 J J 2 as the low pocket pair of the Englishman holds and eliminates Erquiaga for the moment.


Jones’ stack now nears the double century mark.

PlayerChips
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
190,000(127 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 12:10:21 PM

Random Chip Counts

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
SL
297,000(198 BB)
SK
Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
212,000(141 BB)
XF
208,000(139 BB)
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
160,000(107 BB)
145,000(97 BB)
130,000(87 BB)
NH
127,000(85 BB)
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
117,000(78 BB)
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
111,000(74 BB)
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
104,000(69 BB)
104,000(69 BB)
BS
Bo SuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
92,000(61 BB)
69,500(46 BB)
68,500(46 BB)
VT
60,800(41 BB)

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 64/172
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 12:01:25 PM

Sanchez Makes Them Fold ‘em

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Mauricio Sanchez

Malaysia’s Mok Jo Seng opens from the cutoff for 2,400 and gets 3-bet by Zheng Xiaosheng of China from the SB for 11,000. Out of nowhere, Mauricio Sanchez of Colombia 4-bets all-in for 56.400.


Mok immediately folds while Zheng takes a moment to ponder and go deep in thought before deciding that prudence is the better pay of valor and throw his hole cards into the muck.

PlayerChips
78,000(65 BB)
69,000(58 BB)
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
24,500(20 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:57:09 AM

Rozhynskyi Catches Wang’s Bluff

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Erik Rozhynskyi

In a battle of the blinds, Kaifan Wang of the United States raises it to 3,500 in the SB while Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi decides on a BB defense.


The flop is T A 8 as Wang continues firing for 2,500. Rozhynskyi calls. The turn card is the K and this time the American makes it 8,500 to go. Rozhynskyi still calls. The river is the 2 as Wang declares he is all-in. Rozhynskyi makes the call.


Wang turns over Q 7 and tried to use aggression to make the Ukrainian fold. However, Rozhynskyi shows K T making it tough to fold two pairs in that spot.


The stack of Wang takes a huge hit after the bluff attempt goes awry.

PlayerChips
54,300(45 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
21,100(18 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:48:28 AM

Nahadeva Shoves Turn

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

The action is folded to the button of Malaysia’s Liew Lee Wee who raises it up 2,500 and gets a call from Indian player Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva. However, China’s Luan Haitao makes a 3-bet to 9,500 which still elicits calls from the previous two players.


The flop shows 4 3 6 as all three players choose to check. The turn is the 5 and with his stack at about SPR 1, Nahadeva goes all-in for his remaining 28,400. His opponents fold.

PlayerChips
LW
Lee Wee LiewMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
74,500(62 BB)
47,500(40 BB)
47,400(40 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:44:35 AM

Table 9 Chip Counts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
25,500(21 BB)92
60,600(51 BB)93
76,100(63 BB)94
54,500(45 BB)95
97,600(81 BB)96
84,200(70 BB)97
62,700(52 BB)98
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:41:28 AM

Table 8 Chip Counts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
137,500(115 BB)81
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
142,000(118 BB)82
107,000(89 BB)84
MN
Martin NgSingapore [SGP]Singapore
21,000(18 BB)85
MT
13,000(11 BB)86
152,000(127 BB)87
224,500(187 BB)88
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:39:55 AM

Sanchez Welcomes Chao Back

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Mauricio Sanchez

Colombia’s Mauricio Sanchez has the action folded to his button where he proceeds to raise it to 2,500 as Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng (playing on his second bullet) decides to defend his BB.


The flop comes T 3 A as Chao checks. Sanchez fires another 2,500 bet and it is enough to make the Taiwanese player walk away.

PlayerChips
81,500(68 BB)
54,600(46 BB)

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 65/163
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:36:18 AM

Li Unleashes Heavy Bombing with Rockets

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Li Shankui

David Sommer of Germany opens from UTG for 2,500 but then gets 3-bet in the cutoff by Xiao Jinhui of China for 6,500. Another Chinese player in Li Shankui ups it even further by 4-betting to 20,000 from the SB. Sommer folds but Xiao makes the call.


The flop goes 8 7 4 as Li keeps it on for 15,000. Xiao calls. The turn is the 3 and this time, Li puts in 47,000. Xiao thinks a bit before relinquishing his hand.


Li tables A A and ups his stack to close to a quarter of a million.

PlayerChips
SL
238,000(198 BB)
JH
74,000(62 BB)
35,600(30 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:33:30 AM

Kim Donghyup Bounced by Hirukawa

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Kim Donghyup

With the task of posting the BB and the ante looming, APPT Main Event runner-up Kim Donghyup of Korea places his remaining stack of 7,400 in the middle UTG and gets an isolation shove on the button from Japan’s Takashi Hirukawa—also among the late casualties in Day 1A action yesterday.


Kim turns over 7 5 which are live against Hirukawa’s A Q .


The first three community cards are 4 J 4 and then the turn gives the Korean a sliver of hope as the 3 arrived for additional outs to a gutshot. However, the river card is the J as the Japanese player prevails with ace high and sends Kim heading back to the registration area.


This time around, his first bullet lasted longer.

PlayerChips
52,800(44 BB)
DK
Donghyup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:31:38 AM

Kakarania Doubles Up with Big Slick

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

The action gets folded to Xin Yuan of China who raises it up to 2,600 from the cutoff. On the button, India’s Umang Kakarania 3-bet shoves for the starting stack and gets a call from Chen Xinhong of China in the SB. Xin folds.


Kakarania turns over A K while Chen realizes he is dominated holding A J .


The runout goes: 9 T 4 5 4 as the Indian’s holdings still prevail sending Chen to the sidelines.

PlayerChips
XY
71,000(59 BB)
63,300(53 BB)
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 11:18:12 AM

Yun’s Set Undetected

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

China’s Xin Yuan raises from UTG to 2,400 while opting to call are a pair of Koreans in Yun Hyeonsik on the button and Hong Hyunil in the BB.


The flop comes T Q 5 as all three players skip this street. The turn is the 7 as Xin, the original raiser, bets 3,000. Yun calls but Hong folds. It is Heads Up to the river which brings in the 9 Xin unloads again, this time for 5,000 but now gets raised to 16,000 by Yun. Xin makes the call.


Yun tables 5 5 for bottom set on the flop while a surprised Xin mucks his hand.


With the win, Yun nears the century chip mark

PlayerChips
HH
Hyunil HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
97,000(81 BB)
HY
Hyeonsik YunKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
91,000(76 BB)
XY
75,000(63 BB)

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 68/157
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 10:45:39 AM

Li Takes It Down on the River

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Australia’s Matthew Russell opens from UTG for 2,200 and get the blinds to call.


The flop is T 6 4 and the two Chinese players in the blinds (Li Shankui in the SB and Hao He in the BB) both check. Russell CBets to 3,500. The blinds still call. The turn is the J as this time. Li leads out for 12,000. Hao and Russell make the call. The river is the 4 and now Li bombards it for 30,000. Hao and Russell fold.


Hao’s plummet from chip leader to middling stack is alarming while Li is beginning gain momentum.

PlayerChips
SL
175,000(175 BB)
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
121,000(121 BB)
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
104,000(104 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 10:30:29 AM

Jones Rails Chao and Matsuda

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Craig Jones

Korea’s Lee Juyeol opens from UTG and gets called by Japan’s John Matsuda and Craig Jones of England but then Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng 3-bets all-in for 12,500. It gets folded back to Lee who opts to fold, but then Matsuda declares he is all-in for over 20,000. Jones still calls.


Chao shows pocket Jacks while Matsuda is behind with pocket Tens . Jones has Ace Queen .


Jones flops an ace and the runout did not help either of his opponents.


Chao and Matsuda are shown the door—for now—and Jones’ stack now rises to way over the century mark with the double kill.

SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 10:05:27 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
PlayerChips
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
125,000(125 BB)
107,700(108 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
104,700(105 BB)
HH
Hyunil HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
104,700(105 BB)
XY
104,000(104 BB)
103,500(104 BB)
BL
Buu LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
101,700(102 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
98,500(99 BB)
97,600(98 BB)
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
96,400(96 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
95,700(96 BB)
95,100(95 BB)
94,600(95 BB)
83,600(84 BB)
FL
81,800(82 BB)
81,400(81 BB)
NH
79,400(79 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
78,000(78 BB)
FM
Fen MaiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
74,500(75 BB)
72,400(72 BB)
MT
68,400(68 BB)
67,000(67 BB)
64,400(64 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
57,200(57 BB)
DN
48,700(49 BB)
47,600(48 BB)
41,100(41 BB)

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 80/143

SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:51:29 AM

Petit Trumps Three

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Rosalie Petit

Lee Juyeol of Korea opens from UTG for 1,600 and gets calls from Japan’s John Matsuda in the hijack, Frenchwoman Rosalie Petit in the cutoff and getting insane odds to join in Zhu He of China in the BB.


The flop goes Q K 8 as it is checked to Petit who bets 1,500 and gets no callers.

PlayerChips
91,000(114 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
60,800(76 BB)
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
48,200(60 BB)
34,100(43 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:47:16 AM

Puchalski Hit by Fernandez

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Alexander Puchalski

Former APPT Main Event champion Alexander Puchalski of Canada is back in action and is raising from UTG to 1,600. He gets a call from Russia’s Valeriy Fokin on the button but suddenly a short stacked Jesus Espinosa Fernandez of Spain gos all-in for his remaining 8,100 from the SB. Puchalski calls and Fokin folds.


Puchalski turns over A Q while Fernandez shows live cards in K J .


Fernandez outdraws Puchalski as the runout goes: 3 K 8 2 (a sweat card for the nut flush) 3 .


The hit sends the Canadian’s stack down to below starting levels and Fernandez gets a new lease on his tournament life.

PlayerChips
VF
Valeriy FokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
37,100(46 BB)
24,200(30 BB)
18,200(23 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:35:16 AM

Kim Donghyup Announces His Return

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Kim Donghyup

Last year’s APPT Main Event runner-up is looking to minimize his use of bullets as he utilized three in yesterday’s Day 1A.


Korean Kim Donghyup is in the BB and when the action folds to the SB of Switzerland’s Dinesh Alt, it is just completed. Kim announces a raise to 2,800 which is still called by Alt.


The flop goes 7 3 A as Alt checks. Kim continues for 2,000 and Alt folds.

PlayerChips
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
104,500(131 BB)
DK
Donghyup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
43,700(55 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:30:14 AM

Supra Dents Hao

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

With the action folded to the button of Sumit Supra, the Indian raises it to 1,600 and gets calls from the SB of China’s Pang Junpeng and the BB of another Chinese player in Hao He—one of the current chip leaders.


The flop is A K 3 as the blinds check. Supra continues firing, this time for 2,500. Pan folds, but Hao remains interested. It is Heads Up to the turn where the 7 appears and Hao checks again. Supra now loads it up to 6,500 and once again gets called. The river is the 9 as Hao checks a third time. Supra now bets 13,000. Hao still calls.


Supra turns over J 8 for a rivered flush while Hao chooses to muck his hand.


Hao’s stack is still substantial albeit the moderate hit absorbed from the Indian.

PlayerChips
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
118,000(148 BB)
47,100(59 BB)
37,400(47 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:21:16 AM

Russell Eclipses Century Chip Mark

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

India’s Sumit Sapra starts the action from UTG for a raise to 1,600 and gets called on the hijack by Hao He of China. Australian Matthew Russell, however, 3-bets it from the cutoff to 5,100 and gets called by the initial participants.


The flop comes 8 3 6 as it is checked back to Russell who CBets to 7,000. He gets no callers.


Russell’s stack now goes over the century mark and is shaping up to be one of the early chip leaders of this Day 1B.

PlayerChips
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
159,000(199 BB)
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
104,600(131 BB)
22,800(29 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:18:18 AM

Luan Folds Top Pair

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Luan Haitao

The action is folded to the hijack where Sweden’s Fritz Douhan raises it up to 1,600 and gets a BB defense from Luan Haitao of China.


The flop is T Q 5 as the monochrome board makes both players check. The turn is the J and again both opt to skip this street. The river is the 9 as Luan checks a third time. Now, Douhan bets 4,000. Luan gives it a think before folding and showing a Q before throwing his hand into the muck.

PlayerChips
FD
48,700(61 BB)
33,200(42 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:12:33 AM

Table 5 Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
PlayerChipsTableSeat
39,600(50 BB)51
37,200(47 BB)52
HH
Hao HeChina [CHN]China
108,200(135 BB)53
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
104,000(130 BB)54
ZY
45,300(57 BB)55
52,500(66 BB)56
SL
97,800(122 BB)58

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 85/131
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:10:28 AM

Table 4 Chips Counts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
HH
Hai Ha TranViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
86,900(145 BB)41
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
64,700(108 BB)42
MT
Minh TranNew Caledonia [NCL]New Caledonia
27,300(46 BB)43
62,000(103 BB)44
JT
32,300(54 BB)46
AK
Andrey KalginRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
48,200(80 BB)47
NG
Nikolai GuliaevRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
7,600(13 BB)48
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:10:00 AM

Table 3 Chip Counts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
92,000(153 BB)31
HH
Hyunil HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
39,600(66 BB)32
LW
Lee Wee LiewMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
11,500(19 BB)33
22,700(38 BB)34
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
31,600(53 BB)36
32,400(54 BB)37
JH
22,300(37 BB)38
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:09:01 AM

Chao Snares It on the Turn

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Chao Ting Cheng

Korea’s Lee Juyeol opens it from the hijack for 1,200 as blinds join in.


The flop comes 8 7 5 as England’s Craig Jones checks in from the SB and Chao Ting Cheng also check from the BB. Lee checks as well. The turn is the 8 as Jones checks again but this time, Chao fires 2,500 and gets no reply from his opponents.

PlayerChips
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
94,400(157 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
76,600(128 BB)
31,600(53 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 9:04:32 AM

Ladies Help Bao Double Up

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Kyle Bao Diep

Jean Philippe Testa of France opens from UTG for 1,500 and is greeted by a 3-bet from England’s Guy Taylor on the button for 3,500. From the SB, however, Kyle Bao Diep of Vietnam 4-bets it to 8,500 as Testa 5-bet shoves all-in for 30,000. Taylor folds while Bao calls for his tournament life.


Testa flips over A Q while Bao shows Q Q .


The Frenchman missed his three-outer on the subsequent runout: 7 3 2 2 5 as the Vietnamese player doubles up and Testa sees his chips reduced to below the starting stack.

PlayerChips
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
70,000(117 BB)
68,000(113 BB)
JT
21,200(35 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:49:51 AM

Rolli Out on Taylor’s Backdoor Broadway

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Fabian Rolli

French grinder Fabian Rolli had already outflopped England’s Guy Taylor. Rolli moved all-in after a series of preflop raises and got called by Taylor who tables Ace Queen after Rolli turned over Ace Ten .


The flop gave the lead to the Frenchman as it came T 5 2 but then a Jack came on the turn and the miracle came to pass on the river when a King arrived to dash Rolli’s first bullet.


Taylor’s stack now goes above the 80,000 mark.

PlayerChips
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
80,400(134 BB)
FR
Fabian RolliSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:43:42 AM

Petit’s Aces Up Good versus Jones

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

France’s Rosalie Petit opens from UTG for 1,200 and when the action gets folded to Carig Jones, the Englishman 3-bets it to 4,500 to which the Frenchwoman opts to call.


The flop shows 7 6 A as Petit checks. Jones CBets to 2,600 as Petit makes the call. The turn is the 2 as once again Petit checks. Jones now fires 12,000 and still gets called. The river is the J and Petit checks a third time. This time, Jones chooses to check behind.


Petit unveils A J for top pair on the flop and top two pairs on the river. Jones mucks and the pot sends Petit’s stack past the 50,000 mark.

PlayerChips
56,000(93 BB)
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
33,800(56 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 84/113
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:35:36 AM

Munjal busts on river versus Blumenthal

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Avneesh Munjal of India opens from the hijack for 1,200 and gets called by France’s Ira Blumenthal from the button.


The flop goes 9 8s7d as Munjal leads out and gets called by the Frenchman. The turn is the A as Munjal fires again but this time gets raised by Blumenthal. The Indian then moves all-in and gets called.


Munjal tables 9 8 for top two pairs on the flop while Blumenthal shows A J for top pair on the turn and a gutshot straight draw which he gets on the river as the T arrives.


The completed straight knocks Munjal out of contention for the moment and brings Blumenthal’s stack closer to the six figure mark.

PlayerChips
IB
79,000(158 BB)
AM
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:32:39 AM

Matsuda with Big River Bet Against Petit

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
John Matsuda

Japan’s John Matsuda is back in action and he raises from the hijack to 1,000 and gets quickly called by Rosalie Petit of France in the cutoff. Everyone else steers clear.


The flop is 6 3 J as Matsuda continues for 1,000 again and again gets called by the Frenchwoman. The turn card is the 9 and the Japanese player now makes it 4,000. Petit still calls. The river is the 6 as Matsuda now goes into the tank. After a while, he unloads 13,400 as Petit now goes into deep thought.


After pondering, Petit opts to fold with her chips still slightly above the starting stack.

PlayerChips
48,300(97 BB)
36,300(73 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:22:22 AM

Table 2 Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
30,000(60 BB)21
IB
51,200(102 BB)22
41,700(83 BB)23
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
59,500(119 BB)25
FD
62,000(124 BB)27
AM
30,000(60 BB)28
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:21:02 AM

Table 1 Chip Counts

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChipsTableSeat
45,600(91 BB)11
CJ
Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
35,600(71 BB)12
24,500(49 BB)13
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
48,200(96 BB)14
TL
Thong LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
13,500(27 BB)15
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
54,000(108 BB)16
29,400(59 BB)17
28,800(58 BB)18

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 76/92
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:18:50 AM

Alt Bombards Every Street

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Dinesh Alt

Johnni Nielsen of Sweden opens from the hijack for 900 and gets re-raised on the cutoff by Dinesh Alt of Switzerland. Everyone steers clear as it folds back to Nielsen who makes the call.


The flop comes 8 7 T as Nielsen checks. Alt CBets to 2,200 and the Swede makes the call. The turn is the Q as once again Nielsen checks and Alt fires, now for 7,000. Nielsen just won’t go away as he calls again. The river is the 7 as Nielsen checks a third time. The Swiss player now unleashes a river bet of 17,000. Nielsen folds.

PlayerChips
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
96,000(240 BB)
31,200(78 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:17:46 AM

Petit Surrenders on River

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

India’s Romit Advani is once again in action this time opening from the hijack for 1,000. France’s Rosalie Petit defends her button.


The flop goes Q K 9 as the Indian CBets to 1,800. Mademoiselle Petit makes the call. The turn is the Q and this time, both players check. The river card is the 7 as Advani winds it up to 6,400. Petit chooses to walk away.

PlayerChips
23,100(58 BB)
22,300(56 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:12:07 AM

Advani Skips Flop, Wins on Turn

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400
Romit Advani

Zhou He from China opens from the cutoff for 800 and gets called on the button by Vietnam’s Le Thong Su and Romit Advani from India.


The flop comes Q 2 2 as all check. The turn is the 3 as Advani bets 2,000 and gets no callers.

PlayerChips
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
37,400(94 BB)
19,400(49 BB)
TL
Thong LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
16,600(42 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:10:13 AM

Ye’s Top Pair Holds Against Ung

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Raising from UTG, Canada’s Somphone Ung makes it 1,000 to go and the action gets folded to the button where Ye Zhifan of China makes the call. Australia’s Daniel Nielsen joins the fun.


The flop is J 4 8 as Ung continues firing, this time for 1,600. Ye calls and Nielsen folds. The turn brings in the 3 as Ung bets 3,000 which still gets a call from the Chinese player. The river card is the 5 as now both players opt to take it to showdown.


Ung shows A 5 for a pair on the river while Ye turns over Q J for top pair on the flop that withstood all the bombardment from the Canadian.

PlayerChips
ZY
37,000(93 BB)
DN
33,600(84 BB)
SU
16,500(41 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:08:30 AM

Wang Outmaneuvers Two

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

With the action folded to the hijack of Dinh Van Tien, the Vietnamese player raises it up to 900 as Phuritat Phaosathianphan of Thailand calls from the SB and American Kaifan Wang joins in from the BB.


The flop goes 2 4 7 as all three players opt to check. The turn is the 6 and after a check from Phaosathianphan, Wang bets 1,500. Dinh calls as Phaosathianphan gets out of there. The river card is the 2 as the American unloads 4,300. Dinh walks away.

PlayerChips
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
61,500(154 BB)
VT
49,600(124 BB)
12,600(32 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:07:48 AM

Ramos with Concealed Strength

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The action is folded to the button where Le Minh Ngoc of Vietnam opens for 800. Spain’s Santiago Soriano Ramos decides to defend his BB.


The flop comes 7 5 J as Ramos checks. Le bets 800 again but this time faces a check-raise as the Spaniard bumps it up to 2,500. Le calls. The turn is the A and once again Ramos fires another bet, this time for 5,000. The Vietnamese player still makes the call. The river is the K as now both decide to check.


Ramos tables 7 5 for bottom two pairs on the flop. Le mucks his hand.

PlayerChips
38,000(95 BB)
NM
Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
22,400(56 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 61/70
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:04:05 AM

Le Buu Nghia Wins Without Showdown Against Three

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Matthew Russell of Australia opens from the +1 position for 600 and gets called by Ireland’s Patrick Clarke in the hijack, Gu Huidong of Macau, China in the SB and Vietnamese player Le Buu Nghia I the BB.


The flop shows 2 2 J as all four players opt to check. The turn is the 3 as Gu checks. Le now leads out for 1,500 as Russell folds. Clarke makes the call and Gu steps aside. It is now Heads Up to the river where the J appears. Le bumps it up to 6,000 as Clarke tanks and consequently decides to fold.


Clarke’s stack drops to just over 10,000.

PlayerChips
HG
43,000(143 BB)
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
26,800(89 BB)
BL
Buu LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
26,400(88 BB)
10,200(34 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 8:02:38 AM

Kalgin Trips Up Le’s Jacks

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The action begins in the lowjack where Le Thong Su of Vietnam raises it to 800. France’s Jean Philippe Testa makes the call from the SB while Andrei Kalgin of Russia comes along from the BB.


The flop is 9 9 2 as the blinds check, Le unloads 1,000. Testa folds but Kalgin comes to life and check-raises to 2,700. Le calls. Heads Up now to the turn, it comes as the T as the Russian declares that he is all-in. Le makes the call.


Kalgin turns over 9 3 while the Vietnamese player shows J J . Needing to hit a two-outer with one card to go, the river fails Le as the 4 arrives.


Le has been sidelined for the moment.

PlayerChips
JT
53,100(177 BB)
AK
Andrey KalginRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
36,800(123 BB)
TL
Thong LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 7:52:21 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChips
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
94,000(313 BB)
SL
80,700(269 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
79,800(266 BB)
73,000(243 BB)
MR
Matthew RussellUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
68,400(228 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
63,200(211 BB)
JT
62,200(207 BB)
FD
62,000(207 BB)
61,400(205 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
59,500(198 BB)
HG
58,600(195 BB)
VT
54,400(181 BB)
DN
53,000(177 BB)
52,500(175 BB)
IB
51,200(171 BB)
51,000(170 BB)
HZ
He ZhouChina [CHN]China
46,000(153 BB)
45,800(153 BB)
44,600(149 BB)
AK
Andrey KalginRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
42,800(143 BB)
WJ
Won Jong LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
42,700(142 BB)
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
42,500(142 BB)
42,100(140 BB)
41,000(137 BB)
39,000(130 BB)
HH
Hyunil HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
38,400(128 BB)
FL
38,400(128 BB)
36,500(122 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
34,000(113 BB)
VF
Valeriy FokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
32,000(107 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 7:44:11 AM

Power Countermove by Katarayeu

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The action gets folded to the hijack of Russia’s Maxim Sorokin and he raises it to 2,700. When it gets to the SB of Ivan Karatayeu, the Belarusian 3-bets it to 6,700.


Sorokin goes into the tank and eventually lays it down.

PlayerChips
41,600(139 BB)
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
34,400(115 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 7:22:56 AM

Douhan Outmuscles Lemongkol

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Sweden’s Fritz Douhan limps from UTG only to be raised by Sanjeev Kapoor of India in the +1 position to 1,500. In the cutoff Pongrut Lemongkol of Thailand 3-bets it to 3,600 and gets the duo to call.


The flop comes 3 Q Q as Douhan and Kapoor check. Lemongkol CBets to 3,500 and is instantly called by the the Swede. Kapoor folds. It is Heads UP to the turn that produces the 5 as now, both check. The river is the K . This time, Douhan takes over the betting lead and fires 11,000. The Thai player goes into the tank and eventually lets it go.

PlayerChips
41,700(139 BB)
SK
Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
40,100(134 BB)
FD
35,700(119 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 6:59:06 AM

Wang Deters Two

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
Kaifan Wang

Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi begins the action with a raise from UTG to 600 and gets called by Thailand’s Phuritat Phaosathianphan in the SB. However, Kaifan Wang of the United States 3-bets it 3,000. Rozhynskyi calls but Phaosathianphan gets out of the way.


The flop is A 3 A as Wang continues firing for 2,400. Rozhynskyi yields.

PlayerChips
35,700(119 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
32,400(108 BB)
14,800(49 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 6:21:07 AM

Le Sticks Around, Rivers Vezhenkov

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
Le Buu Nghia

From the hijack, 2024 APPT Super High Roller champion Artem Vezhenkov of Russia opens for 800 and the action gets folded to the SB Vietnam’s Le Buu Nghia who 3-bets it to 2,600. Vezhenkov then moves all-in and gets called by Le.


Vezhenkov shows Q Q while Le holds A Q .


The flop is relatively safe for the Russian’s ladies: 5 T 7 and when the turn arrives as the J it began to look bleak for the Vietnamese player until the A comes on the river and gives Le a double up off of the highly regarded Pokerstars online grinder.


Le is still on his original bullet.

PlayerChips
AV
Artem VezhenkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
40,500(135 BB)
BL
Buu LeViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
21,800(73 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 47/53
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 6:17:20 AM

Mr. Suhendra Railed by Testa’s Boat

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Mr. Suhendra

Jean Philippe Testa of France limps in from the lowjack and he is joined by Indonesian poker personality Mr. Suhendra but then China’s Wang Yanfeng raises it up to 1,700 from the SB. The limpers make the call.


The flop goes Q 4 Q as Wang CBets to 2,000. Testa calls but then Suhendra jams for 27,000. Wang gives it a think before folding while Testa quickly calls. The Frenchman covers Suhendra.


The Indonesian shows K 5 for a flush draw while Testa tables 4 4 for a full house on the flop. Needing running cards for a miraculous escape, the turn is the 5 and the river is the T .


Suhendra is busted for now as Testa’s stack is on the rise.

PlayerChips
JT
61,000(305 BB)
7,200(36 BB)
MS
Mr. SuhendraIndonesia [IDN]Indonesia
busted
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 6:02:47 AM

Lucking Too sticky

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
Kolja Lucking

Ivan Karatayeu of Belarus opens the action from UTG to 800 and gets called by India’s Michael Adam Bihari in the SB and Kolja Lucking of Germany in the BB.


The flop is 5 8 2 the blinds check. Karatayeu continues for 3,500 and the blinds call. The turn is the 9 as once again, the blinds opt to check. The Belarusian now makes it 4,300 to go. Bihari folds but Lucking sticks around. It is now Heads Up to the river which produces the 4 . This time, no further action ensues.


Karatayeu turns over J J while the German shows A K as he misses the board.

PlayerChips
47,800(239 BB)
22,500(113 BB)
KL
19,500(98 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 6:00:49 AM

Cowboys for Mok

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

From UTG, Sweden’s Fritz Douhan limps and is met by a raise from Mok Jo Seng of Malaysia at the +1 position to 800. Vietnam’s Nguyen Trung Chien makes the call from the BB and Douhan comes along.


The flop goes 7 9 5 as suddenly the Swede takes the betting lead for 800. Mok calls but Nguyen folds. It is Heads Up to the turn which brings in the 3 as Douhan fires another 800 bet. Mok still calls. The river is the J and this time, Douhan checks. Mok then unloads 4,000 and gets called.


Mok unfurls K K while Douhan shows 9 2 for top pair on the flop, quashed by the Malaysian’s cowboys.

PlayerChips
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
34,000(170 BB)
22,000(110 BB)
FD
15,800(79 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 5:57:13 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200
PlayerChips
VT
61,000(305 BB)
IB
54,000(270 BB)
JY
Jungsup YunKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
48,400(242 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
44,000(220 BB)
DN
41,000(205 BB)
JS
Jo Seng MokMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
36,700(184 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
34,200(171 BB)
34,000(170 BB)
SK
Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
29,000(145 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 31/33
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 5:25:54 AM

Alt with Top Kicker

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Dinesh Alt

Dinesh Alt of Switzerland raises from the +1 position to 400 and gets two callers in Sweden’s Fritz Douhan and Nguyen Trung Chien of Vietnam.


The flop comes 6 9 J as Alt CBets to 700. Both of his opposition call. The turn is the 8 and this time Alt slows down and checks. Douhan takes over the betting lead and fires 1,300. Nguyen and Alt make the call. The river is the 5 as the Swiss national checks again. Douhan bets again, this time for 5,000 and still gets called by the Vietnamese player and Alt.


The Swede turns over K T for a missed straight draw while Nguyen shows K J for top pair. However, Alt tables A J for top pair-top kicker and it’s enough to take down the three-way pot.


Alt now brings his stack to beyond the 40,000 mark.

PlayerChips
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
40,500(405 BB)
22,000(220 BB)
FD
16,000(160 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 5:14:46 AM

Ace Flashed by Rozhynskyi

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Erik Rozhynskyi

Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi opens from the hijack for 300 and the action folds to Wang Yanfeng of China who opts to see a flop from the BB.


That flop is 3 2 K as Wang checks. Rozhynskyi continues for 600 and the Chinese player gos no further.


Rozhynskyi shows the A and nothing more.

PlayerChips
28,900(289 BB)
28,400(284 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 5:09:01 AM

Double Barrel for Murphy

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

David Murphy of Ireland opens from the hijack for 500 and gets a BB defense from Swiss national Dinesh Alt.


The flop goes J 6 Q with Alt checking. Murphy unloads 1,000 and Alt heads to the Alps.

PlayerChips
31,000(310 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
28,000(280 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 5:04:02 AM

Testa Shows Cowboys

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Latvia’s Peteris Enders raises from UTG for 300 and is greeted with a re-raise from Jean Philippe Testa of France from the hijack to 800. Enders makes the call.


The flop is 9 5 5 as Enders checks. Testa fires a CBet of 1,000 and the Latvian quickly folds. The Frenchman shows K K .

PlayerChips
JT
32,600(326 BB)
28,000(280 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 5:01:07 AM

Blumenthal Repels Hong

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Ira Blumenthal

Opening the action from UTG, Korea’s Hong Sungheon continues his aggressive ways by raising to 200 but is met with resistance as Ira Blumenthal of France counters with a 3-bet from the button for 700. Hong calls.


The flop is T T A as Hong checks. Blumenthal CBets 1,100 and Hong heads for the hills.

PlayerChips
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
33,000(330 BB)
IB
32,000(320 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 4:59:27 AM

Big Bets by Hong in Early Action Versus Nielsen

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
Johnni Nielsen

The action is folded to the blinds where Korea’s Hong Sungheon raises from the SB to 500 and gets called by Johnni Nielsen of Sweden in the BB.


The flop comes J 7 T as Hong barrels again, this time for 600. Nielsen calls. The turn is the 3 and the Korean is unrelenting, firing 2,500. Nielsen still sticks around. The river is the Q and this time, Hong unloads 9,000. The Swede surrenders.

PlayerChips
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
33,700(337 BB)
25,400(254 BB)
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 4:53:07 AM

Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100
PlayerChips
30,000(300 BB)
30,000(300 BB)
VT
30,000(300 BB)
30,000(300 BB)
IB
30,000(300 BB)
FD
30,000(300 BB)
30,000(300 BB)
NG
Nikolai GuliaevRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
30,000(300 BB)
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
30,000(300 BB)
SL
30,000(300 BB)
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
30,000(300 BB)
JT
30,000(300 BB)
DA
Dinesh AltSwitzerland [CHE]Switzerland
30,000(300 BB)
AK
Andrey KalginRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
30,000(300 BB)
30,000(300 BB)
IL
Ian LitsterAustralia [AUS]Australia
30,000(300 BB)
KL
30,000(300 BB)
30,000(300 BB)
30,000(300 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

40 minutes
Remaining Players: 10/10
SMPSMP
5/9/2025, 4:31:29 AM

Cards in Flight for Day 1B of the Main Event!

Registration for this US$1,750 multi re-entry US$1,000,000 GTD affair is open until the end of Level 10. We’re at 40-minute rounds with a starting stack of 30,000 and the blinds begin at 100/100 (100).


24 advanced from yesterday’s Day 1A. How many move on from today?


Here we go!

TriciaTricia
5/8/2025, 6:34:11 PM

Main Event Day 1B Commences Today At 11:30AM

After 152 entries graced the opener, Day 1B of (Event #40) the APPT Cambodia 2025 Main Event takes flight today at the NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. For the first time, the tour guarantees a US$1,000,000 prize pool, which is already a record on its own for the APPT in the country. The top prize also carries with it a US$ 3,500 APPT Manila Championship package while podium finishers will be getting US$ 2,200 APPT Manila Main Event packages.


At Flight A, Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoa Thinh successfully navigated the field to emerge as the Day 1A chip leader with 375,000 (93 bb). Nguyen leads 24 combatants that advanced to Day 2. Also advancing was the 2023 APPT Manila Main Event champion Yuanning Wu with a healthy 226,000 (45 bb), and other notables Bien Mai (211,000), Renji Mao (186,000), I-Chun Chiu (180,000), and Leo Soma (97,000).


For those interested in entering today's flight, buy-in is US$1,750 and registration will remain open until the end of Level 10. Multiple re-entries are allowed. Players start with a 30,000 stack (300 bb) with blinds increasing every 40 minutes. A total of 15 levels will be played or to 15% of the field, whichever is first reached. Players that qualify to Day 2 are not yet at ITM.


Cards go in the air at 11:30AM (UCT+7). Somuchpoker is onsite to bring you the action throughout the day.