Main Event

Out of 28 entries for Day1D, Only 4 players survived. Leading the pack is Nguyen Hoang Duy with 320,000. The other 3 players are

Heng Kai Perng 200,000

Mai Bien 187,000

Tran Cong Huan 133,000

We will have three starting day later for a chance to qualify to the day 2 of the $600,000 GTD Main Event. Day1E , 1F and 1G-Turbo will start 12PM 4:30PM 9PM respectively.

Bien pair of eights is good enough to bust the player on the small blind.

Congratulations to the 3 Main Event Day 1C qualifiers who have advanced to Day 2. Chip leader Siarhei Chudapal proceeds to Day 2 with a 363,000 stack. Late registration for the event closes on Level 9 at 18:30 so don't miss out your chance to grab at the $600,000 GTD. Here in the gorgeous Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia!!

With the bubble looming, it came down to Canada's Aladin Reskallah who raised utg to 10,000 and who three bet big blind to 55,000 and Reskallah called for remaining 53,000. The board didn't improve, bubbling Reskallah coming T♥ 2♦ K♣ 4♥ 7♦ .

Three players emerged from the field of 21 entries entering Day 2 for their shot at the $600,000 GTD here at the Won Poker Cup II Main Event. Siarhei Chudapal with 363,000. Followed by Shin Jung Hee - 214,000 and Nguyen Quang Huy with 53,000.

Day 1C of the Main Event in the Won Poker Cup II has officially kicked off with two official entries!

Blinds are at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and a starting stack of 30,000 chips. Don't miss your shot at this $600,000 GTD!

(Event #4) Main Event Day 1C of the Won Poker Cup II is officially underway at the beautiful Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia!

A huge congratulations to the 5 qualifiers of Day 1B who have advanced to Day 2. Chip leader Tiong Yong Tung advanced to Day 2 with a whopping 581,000 stack putting him way ahead of the other 4 qualifiers.

Day 1C will be kicking off at 12pm(UCT+7), with the usual 40 minute levels and late registration closing after level 9

Down to only 7,000 in chips, Siarhei Chudapal of Belarus shoved when the action was folded to him in the HJ and got two callers.

The flop was 7♦ J♠ 4♦ as both his opponents checked. The turn was the 6♣ and Vietnam’s Le Ngoc Minh led out for 10,000 and his co-caller folded.

Chudapal tabled A♣ 2♣ while Le showed J♣ 2♥ for top pair on the flop that held when the K♥ arrived on the river.

Tiong Yong Tung leads the five qualifiers from the 37 entries that participated with 581,000 in chips

After 37 entries were logged for Day 1B of the Main Event, it has been determined that five will make it to Day 2 and be ITM.

At present, 13 players are still in the mix.

A total of 37 entries were logged in the US$600,000 Won Poker Cup II Main Event at the close of registration. At this moment, 17 players remain.

Cards are in the air for Day 1B of the US$600,000 GTD Won Poker Cup II Main Event.

After 25 entries battled in the US$600,000 GTD Won Poker Cup II (Event #4) Main Event in Day 1A, the second sortie gets underway as Day 1B takes flight at the elegant Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Lin Yu of China led the four players who made it through to Day 2 yesterday and will be among the top contenders to replicate the feat of his countryman Hong Jin Ke who won the inaugural staging and US$97,100.

Day 1B will follow the same structure of each player having 30,000 starting stacks and will be battling over 40-minute levels. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 and the buy-in is US$1,220.

The competition will begin at 12NN (UCT+7).

The opening salvo of the Won Poker Cup II (Event #4) Main Event drew a light 25 entries and saw four players advance to Day 2 as the quest for a share of the US$ 600,000 GTD prize pool commenced at the posh Won Majestic Hotel here in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

At the end of registration, it was determined that four would make it to ITM and go straight to Day 2 and when the bubble loomed it came down to Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy shoving 6♣ 6♦ folded to him on the D and getting a call by chip leader and Warm-Up champion Lin Yu who had A♥ Q♣ on the SB.

The flop immediately favored Yu as it went 9♥ A♦ Q♦ and finished off with K♠ 9♣ .

Day 1B gets underway later today (Wednesday, November 27) at 12NN (UCT+7).

Down to just 31,000 in chips, Vietnamese pro Nguyen Quang Huy went all-in from the D and got called by Warm-Up champion Yu Lin from Taiwan in the SB.

Nguyen tables 6♣ 6♦ while Yu shows A♥ Q♠ .

The flop switched the favors immediately towards the Taiwanese player: 9♥ A♦ Q♦ and the runout was completed by the K♠ and the 9♣ .

Yu leads the four players who made it through to Day 2. The full recap happens later on.

Bubble time on the Day1A of the main event. 5 players remain.

A total of 25 entries were logged for the Won Poker Cup II Main Event Day 1A and they will play down to four players who will all be ITM. A♠ of now, only six players remain.

Spotted seeing action in the Main Event are a pair of Ukrainians in Anzhela Vasylenko and Erik Rozhynskyi , both veterans in the European circuit. Also in action are Warm-Up champion Yu Lin and Korea's Hong Sungheon who is among the Day 2 qualifiers in the ongoing Mystery Bounty. David Erquiaga of the Philippines has entered the competition but appears to be waiting for more players.

Card are in the air for the Won Poker Cup II USD$600,000 GTD Main Event!

Each player gets a starting stack of 30,000 and have 40 minutes per level. The buy-in is US$1,220 and registration will remain open until the end of Level 9.

The first day of competition in the US$600,000 GTD (Event #4) Main Event takes flight today even as the second qualifying run for the US$100,000 GTD (Event #2) Mystery Bounty happens in a busy day at the Won Poker Cup II here at the luxurious Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

The inaugural Main Event last July saw 404 entries vie for the then US$500,000 guaranteed prize pool. It was triumphed by China’s Ke Hong Jin and the top prize was US$97,100. Now the bar has been raised as the guarantee is at US$600,000 and is expected to draw the best from the region and international grinders hoping to etch their name in the annals of the fledgling festival.

Day 1A of the Main Event kicks off at 12NN (UCT+7) and has a buy-in of US$1,220.

Mystery Bounty Flight B ready for launch, Malaysia’s Loong Yuen tops Flight A

After drawing 41 entries in Flight A, the Mystery Bounty is expected to bring in an even larger field as it coincided with the finale for (Event #1) the Warm-Up and with many players opting to skip the Main Event’s Day 1A, they may use this their personal feeler for the field.

Loong Yuen of Malaysia led six qualifiers from Flight A which will have Flight B follow the same flight path: a starting stack of 25,000 using 30-minute levels and registration will remain open until the end of Level 10. After that, it will be determined how many advance to Day 2 and all who do make it through will be ITM.

Flight B starts at 2PM (UCT+7).

Taiwan’s Yu Lin captures Warm-Up event, Won Jung Sun of Korea wins Deepstack

Having taken down seven titles in his illustrious international career, Yu Lin got his first trophy in Cambodia by bagging the Mystery Bounty and with the top prize of US$24,000. Moments later, Yu—who has already amassed over US$250,000 in career live winnings—dove into the Mystery Bounty and became chip-leader at one point. Korea’s Kwak Minseung, a former professional StarCraft player, finished in second for US$15,000 while Vietnamese lady pro Quynh Thuy bagged third for US$8,900.

Over at (Event #3) the Deepstack tournament, another Korean in Wong Jungsun outlasted Quynh in their heads up battle for the crown when his 8♠ 7♠ outkicked his Vietnamese opponent’s 7♥ 5♥ holdings on a board of A♣ 7♦ 6♦ 9♠ 4♦ for the title and the US$1,310 top prize. Quynh had her second podium finish in three events and her runner-up placing netted her US$785. Kim Taeil of Korea finished in third for US$524.

Besides the two satellites for the Main Event bookending the two major undertakings, (Event #5) the Hyper Turbo+ takes flight at 7PM.

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