Cambodia, Won Majestic HotelEVENT #10

2025.05.17 - 2025.05.21Add to Calendar

Won Poker Cup

Blind level

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Entries

1/415

Total Chips

12,450,000

Average

12,450,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 10:01:04 AM

Khayal Abbasov Wins Won Poker Cup III Main Event for $116,500

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Khayal Abbasov

In just four hours of Final Day action, the Won Poker Cup III Main Event crowned a new champion with Khayal Abbasov claiming all the accolades. Abbasov showcased a full display of unwavering composure, sharp decision-making, and relentless pressure throughout the final games, ultimately rising as the last man standing out of a 415-entry field.

“I feel very excited and happy,” Abbasov said shortly after the win. “I have been waiting for this for a long time—maybe since the start of my career. I haven't won anything bigger than this. I'm really happy.”

For his well-earned feat, Abbasov rewrote his career best cash to $116,500, and takes with him the coveted Won Trophy and the exclusive W Ring.

Only nine players headed back to the scene, with Abbasov holding down a commanding lead. Abbasov kicked off the day to a slow start but eventually picked up the momentum once the field drew thinner. A decisive double knockout five-handed propelled him further ahead, and set the stage for the Azerbaijani to steamroll to victory.

"I played my game and got very lucky.. Aces, kings, what more could you ask for, just very lucky.”

From there, the chips continued to fall in Abbasov’s favor, eventually landing him a seat in the final duel against 2024 Runner Up Armon Van Wijk with an 8:1 chip advantage. It only took half a level for Abbasov to secure the victory, leaving his Australian foe yet with another close finish.

“I will definitely be back, I won the Mini Main last time and the Main Event this time.” he added. “Actually, I think I can say that this is the best organization I have ever played in around Asia. Having played a lot of series, I think so far, this has been the best venue.”

/As for what comes next?

“I plan on celebrating for about two weeks to a month,” he laughed. “Drink with friends, just have fun, and celebrate all of this. After that, I’ll find a series to play.”

Congratulations to all the winners!

Won Poker Cup III Main Event

Date/s: May 17-21, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,320

Guarantee: USD 600,000

Entries: 415

Prize pool: USD 600,000

ITM: 52 places

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	$116,500
2	AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	$73,800
3	AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	$53,300
4	VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	$43,100
5	NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	$34,100
6	MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	$26,300
7	AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	$19,600
8	HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	$14,200
9	KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	$11,500

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 9:36:38 AM

Armon Van Wijk Settles for Another Runner Up Finish - $73,800

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Armon Van Wijk

Armon Van Wijk again completed his big blind against Khayal Abbasov's button open, and faced another 200,000 cbet on flop 8♦ 5♠ J♥ . Van Wijk this time, pulled a check raise to 600,000, which shortly merited a call from his opponent.

With a tower of chips already in the middle, Van Wijk decided to slow down on turn 9♦ and check to his opponent. Abbasov unrelentlessly, put Van Wijk to the test for his remaining 10 big blinds, and shortly garnered a call from the Australian with top pair J♣ 6♥ . Abbasov revealed a better K♦ K♥ , leaving Van Wijk with only a few outs to turn the tables.

River 8♠ sealed the win for Abbasov, leaving Van Wijk with another Won Main Event runner up finish on his resumé.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	12,450,000(125 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 9:33:26 AM

Khayal Abbasov Takes Some Back

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Khayal Abbasov

Armon Van Wijk defended his big blind against Khayal Abbasov's 250,000 button open, and check called 400,000 on flop 8♦ 6♥ 5♦ . On turn 2♠ however, Van Wijk was left unable to continue as Abbasov followed with another 900,000.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	9,600,000(96 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	2,800,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 9:22:12 AM

Armon Van Wijk Doubles Up

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Khayal Abbasov opened 225,000 on the button and Armon Van Wijk completed his big blind.

On board 6♠ 9♥ K♣ 4♥ J♦ , Abbasov triple barreled 150,000, 450,000, and a final all-in, with Van Wijk calling down all three streets with two pair K♠ 6♥ . Abbasov showed a busted straight draw T♠ 7♣ and forked over yet another pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	9,000,000(90 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	3,400,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 9:18:19 AM

Armon Van Wijk Draws First Blood

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Armon Van Wijk

A limp pot, action checked to turn 7♠ 6♥ 8♣ 3♦ , where Khayal Abbasov led a bet of 200,000. Armon Van Wijk stuck around to see river 9♣ and decided to gun for a final 400,000. Abbasov paid the price, yet mucked as Van Wijk revealed a straight J♣ 5♣ .

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	10,200,000(102 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	2,100,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 9:06:43 AM

Heads Up!

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Khayal Abbasov Armon Van Wijk

This season’s Won Poker Cup III Main Event has reached its final showdown, with Azerbaijan’s Khayal Abbasov facing off against Australia’s Armon Van Wijk. Abbasov entered the Final Day as the chip leader and maintained his dominance, continuing to hold an overwhelming 8:1 chip advantage to put him in prime position to capture the victory. For Van Wijk, it’s a familiar scene as he finds himself once again heads up for the title, just as he did in last year’s inaugural edition.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	11,085,000(111 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,365,000(14 BB)

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$116,500
2	$73,800

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 9:01:29 AM

Abhijith Cheruku Falls Short in 3rd Place - $53,300

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Abhijith Cheruku

Following a series of opens and folds, Abhijith Cheruku finally took a stand and called off his last 7 big blinds against Khayal Abbasov's open jam.

Cheruku poised for a double up, unfortunately didn't get one as board 9♠ 2♥ 9♥ 9♦ 8♥ rolled Abbasov a full house to take the win, sending him out of the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♦8♣ D	11,085,000(111 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	A♥J♥ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:42:23 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	9,700,000(97 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,300,000(13 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,300,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:38:55 AM

Armon Van Wijk Spared From Elimination

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Armon Van Wijk

Armon Van Wijk slammed his 19 big blind stack against Khayal Abbasov's button open, and saw the chip leader waste no time in making the call.

Lucky for Van Wijk, the board 4♣ 3♦ 2♣ K♣ 5♣ landed both players a wheel straight, saving him from a potential bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	A♠5♠ BB	1,900,000(19 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♦Q♦ D	8,600,000(86 BB)

Level 27: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:28:17 AM

Viet An Nguyen Finishes in 4th Place - $43,100; Ngoc Thai Huynh Busts in 5th Place - $34,100

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Ngoc Thai Huynh

Viet An Nguyen

A massive three way preflop all-in unfolded beginning with a button open from Khayal Abbasov. Ngoc Thai Huynh was the first to shove his last 1,140,000, called by Viet An Nguyen behind. Abbasov jumped in on the action with another jam, leaving Nguyen to commit the remainder of his chips for a dramatic three way showdown.

Abbasov's nutted aces held up across board 9♦ 2♣ 8♠ T♣ 2♦ , delivering the double knock out to extend his lead even further with only three left in contention.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♦A♠ D	8,300,000(104 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	A♥J♠ BB	busted
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	A♣7♥ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:21:58 AM

Khayal Abbasov's Initiative Pays Off

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Khayal Abbasov

Abhijith Cheruku shot out a minraise on his button option and saw Khayal Abbasov complete on the big blind.

On flop 6♣ 5♦ 7♥ , Abbasov went ahead and led for 140,000, followed by another 425,000 on turn 5♠ . Cheruku called the initial bet, but found no reason to continue as Abbasov kept up the aggression.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	4,200,000(53 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	2,000,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:18:09 AM

Khayal Abbasov Triple Barrels for the Win

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Khayal Abbasov

A three way raised pot led by Khayal Abbasov saw the aggressor triple barrel - 155,000, 300,000, and 1,200,000, on board K♦ 5♠ 5♣ 7♠ J♥ . Viet An Nguyen on the button, called down two streets, but just couldn't get past the final bet for a showdown.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,900,000(49 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	2,400,000(30 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:14:26 AM

Khayal Abbasov Bleeds More Chips

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Khayal Abbasov defended his big blind against Viet An Nguyen's cutoff open, and got a free pass on flop 2♠ 6♦ 7♠ through to turn A♦ . Abbasov made an attempt with a bet of 300,000, called by Nguyen. Both checked river 2♦ to showdown, with a quick muck from Abbasov earning Nguyen the pot as he revealed top pair A♥ .

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,790,000(47 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	2,400,000(30 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 8:01:13 AM

Abhijith Cheruku Wins Preflop War

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Abhijith Cheruku

Abhijith Cheruku opened 160,000 on the button and was quickly met with a 500,000 three bet from Khayal Abbasov on the big blind. Cheruku fired back with a raise to 900,000, leaving Abbasov to walk away entirely.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,790,000(47 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	2,500,000(31 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 7:51:32 AM

Armon Van Wijk Doubles Up

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Armon Van Wijk

Armon Van Wijk stood his ground and agreed to risk his last 12 big blinds with A♦ 4♦ , up against Khayal Abbasov's all-in with K♣ J♣ for a race.

Van Wijk broke a sweat as Abbasov flopped a flush draw on 7♣ 7♦ 3♣ , but was relieved to see the runout 6♠ 8♠ fade his opponents' outs, earning him a double up.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	4,200,000(53 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,900,000(24 BB)

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 7:47:05 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 26: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	5,310,000(66 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	2,400,000(30 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	2,190,000(27 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	1,600,000(20 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	980,000(12 BB)

Break

Remaining Players: 5/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 7:37:56 AM

Mikayel Balabekyan Crashes in 6th Place - $26,300

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Mikayel Balabekyan

With action folded to the blinds, Mikayel Balabekyan limped in and faced a 460,000 raise from Khayal Abbasov right behind. Balabekyan jumped the gun for his last 1,400,000 and was snapped by Abbasov, putting him at risk.

Board 6♠ 3♣ Q♣ 8♠ 8♣ sealed Balabekyan's fate in 6th, cutting the field down to five.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♦A♥ BB	5,310,000(89 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	A♠T♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 7:28:28 AM

Viet An Nguyen Back in Swing

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Viet An Nguyen

Viet An Nguyen defended his big blind against Mikayel Balabekyan's 120,000 cutoff open, and check called a 100,000 cbet on flop 4♠ 2♠ J♦ . On turn 7♠ , Balabekyan barreled another 250,000, only to tank fold after Nguyen made it 700,000 to go.

Player	Chips
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	2,200,000(37 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	1,600,000(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 7:09:14 AM

Armon Van Wijk on the Move

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Armon Van Wijk

Two big stacks were already in the pot beginning with an utg open from Khayal Abbasov, followed by a call from Abhijith Cheruku on the button. Armon Van Wijk undeterred, pulled a squeeze to 830,000 on the small blind and picked up the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,600,000(60 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	2,700,000(45 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,290,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 7:04:56 AM

Adrian Brion Succumbs in 7th Place - $19,600

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Adrian Brion

Running short, Adrian Brion flicked in his last 280,000 on the button and saw Viet An Nguyen shell out the few more big blinds for a showdown.

Brion slightly behind, missed to catch up on board 3♥ A♥ Q♥ 7♦ J♥ , ending his run in today's final table battle.

Player	Hand	Chips
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	A♠5♣ BB	1,200,000(20 BB)
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	K♠9♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:59:46 AM

Viet An Nguyen Recovers

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Viet An Nguyen once again pushed his last few big blinds in the middle and this time, found Khayal Abbasov as his latest customer.

Looking to pair up, Nguyen did just so on board 7♣ J♣ 8♣ Q♣ 3♥ , securing him the much needed double.

Player	Hand	Chips
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	J♠T♥ MP	720,000(12 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	9♦9♠ BB	3,600,000(60 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:55:31 AM

Viet An Nguyen Dodges a Bullet

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Viet An Nguyen

Viet An Nguyen pushed on the button for 315,000 and was looked up by Armon Van Wijk right on the big blind.

Nguyen in rough shape, was in luck to find two pairs on board K♥ 3♠ K♦ 3♦ T♦ , offering him a second life.

Player	Hand	Chips
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	A♦4♠ D	330,000(6 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	A♥J♣ BB	1,100,000(18 BB)

Level 25: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:49:46 AM

Adrian Brion Continues to Hang On

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Adrian Brion

Action folded to the blinds, prompting big stacked Khayal Abbasov to open raise all-in. Adrian Brion on the big blind, called off his last couple of big blinds and found himself in for a flip for his tournament life.

Things were looking glum for Brion as the flop 4♣ 5♦ 2♦ landed Abbasov a set, but quickly turned around as the runout 3♠ 6♦ showed a straight on board for a split pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	A♥9♥ BB	430,000(9 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	2♥2♣ SB	4,200,000(84 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:44:31 AM

Dream Spot for Abhijith Cheruku

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Abhijith Cheruku

Viet An Nguyen defended his button open and called a 325,000 three bet from Abhijith Cheruku on the small blind.

On flop 2♠ T♣ 9♣ , Nguyen faced a 170,000 cbet from Cheruku and opted for a 400,000 raise. Cheruku completed, and checked turn 7♠ to his opponent. Following through with his aggression, Nguyen pulled the trigger with midpair A♥ 9♥ , only to see Cheruku happily get his last 635,000 in with top set T♦ T♥ .

Nguyen drawing dead, relinquished a chunk of his stack just as river 5♣ completed the board.

Player	Chips
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	2,900,000(58 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	460,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:29:58 AM

Armon Van Wijk Scoops One

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Armon Van Wijk

Armon Van Wijk opened utg and was joined by Abhijith Cheruku on the big blind. Action on board 6♠ 7♥ 6♥ A♠ 4♦ was cheked down to the river, where Cheruku led 290,000. Van Wijk made the call with two pair A♥ J♥ and picked up a win as Cheruku tabled A♦ 3♦ .

Player	Chips
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,500,000(30 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,300,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:26:47 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,600,000(72 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	2,200,000(44 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,900,000(38 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,875,000(38 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	1,100,000(22 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,000,000(20 BB)
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	580,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:22:58 AM

Easy Double for Ngoc Thai Huynh

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Ngoc Thai Huynh

Khayal Abbasov lodged a 300,000 three bet against an early open and was priced in to call Ngoc Thai Huynh's 485,000 all-in from the big blind.

Crushed against the best hand in the deck, Abbasov booked the loss on board 4♣ T♠ K♠ J♠ 4♦ , giving Huynh more room to breathe.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	A♥A♣ BB	1,100,000(22 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♣3♦ D	3,600,000(72 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:16:24 AM

Ngoc Thai Huynh Gives Up the Fight

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Ngoc Thai Huynh

Ngoc Thai Huynh opened utg+1 and was met with a 250,000 raise from Abhijith Cheruku on the cutoff. Huynh gave it a thought and went for a 650,000 fourbet, only to give it up moments later Cheruku demanded for the rest not before burning two more time banks.

Player	Chips
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	2,100,000(42 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	550,000(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 6:12:01 AM

Hoang Anh Nguyen Knocked Out in 8th Place - $14,200

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Hoang Anh Nguyen

Having started at the bottom of the ranks, Hoang Anh Nguyen failed to pick up any momentum and decided to go with A♠ 3♣ for his last four big blinds. Unfortunately for him, Abhijith Cheruku woke up with a better A♦ Q♣ and easily delivered the bust on board 5♦ 2♥ 2♣ 7♣ J♦ .

Player	Chips
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,300,000(26 BB)
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	busted

Level 24: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 5:55:55 AM

Balabekyan Shaves Some Off Abbasov

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Mikayel Balabekyan

Mikayel Balabekyan defended his big blind against an early open from chip leader Khayal Abbasov, and check called two streets - 70,000 and 180,000 on board 9♦ 5♦ 9♣ 9♠ . On river J♠ , Abbasov decided to slow down, check it back, and concede the pot as Balabekyan revealed 6♦ 6♥ .

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,900,000(98 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	1,900,000(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 5:49:10 AM

Kyle Bao Diep Eliminated in 9th Place - $11,500

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kyle Bao Diep

Coming in as one of the shortest stacks, Kyle Bao Diep was the first to fall after running the remainder of his chips smack into Ngoc Thai Huynh's better ace. No help arrived on board A♠ 6♠ Q♥ 4♠ K♦ for Diep, eliminating him as the day's first casualty.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	A♣K♥ CO	1,300,000(33 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	A♦T♣ MP	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 5:29:23 AM

Khayal Abbasov Puts On the Pressure

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Khayal Abbasov

Khayal Abbasov opened from early position and saw Mikayel Balabekyan defend his big blind. On board J♥ 4♠ A♥ T♣ , Abbasov double barreled 70,000 and 225,000, convincing Balabekyan to give it up by the turn.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	4,200,000(105 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	1,410,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/21/2025, 5:26:04 AM

Cards in the Air!

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Won Poker Cup III Main Event Final Table action begins, good luck to all the players!

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 12:14:05 PM

$116K Up Top: Final Table Battle Kicks Off Today!

Level 23: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

The stage is set for the thrilling conclusion of the Won Poker Cup III Main Event! After several days of intense action and a 415-entry field reduced to just nine contenders, the final table returns today — May 21st at 12:00 PM, to battle for the $116,500 top prize, the trophy, and the exclusive W Ring.

Leading the charge is Azerbaijan's Khayal Abbasov, who enters the Final Day with a dominant stack and nearly a third of the chips in play. But with poker’s unpredictable swings and increasing blinds, anything can happen as the final chapter of this Main Event unfolds. Each finalist has locked up at least $11,500, but only one will walk away as the Won Poker Cup III champion.

Stay locked in as SMP brings you real-time updates, key hands, and chip counts straight from the tournament floor!

Won Poker Cup III Main Event

Date/s: May 17-21, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,320

Guarantee: USD 600,000

Entries: 415

Prize pool: USD 600,000

ITM: 52 places

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	480,000(12 BB)	1	1
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	550,000(14 BB)	1	2
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	1,045,000(26 BB)	1	3
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,720,000(43 BB)	1	4
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,185,000(30 BB)	1	5
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,270,000(32 BB)	1	6
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	1,660,000(42 BB)	1	7
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	430,000(11 BB)	1	8
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	4,105,000(103 BB)	1	9

Chip Count

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	4,105,000(103 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,720,000(43 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	1,660,000(42 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	1,270,000(32 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,185,000(30 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	1,045,000(26 BB)
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	550,000(14 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	480,000(12 BB)
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	430,000(11 BB)

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$116,500
2	$73,800
3	$53,300
4	$43,100
5	$34,100
6	$26,300
7	$19,600
8	$14,200
9	$11,500