MAIN EVENT ($1,320)

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.

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.

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.

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♣ .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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♦ .

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