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Cambodia, Sihanoukville

Won Poker Cup III

2025.05.14 - 2025.05.21 Add to Calendar

Won Poker Cup

Updates Chip Counts Info

Blind level

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Entries

9/415

Total Chips

12,450,000

Average

1,383,333

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 11:06:47 AM

Khayal Abbasov Leads Main Event Final Nine

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Khayal Abbasov

Today's Won Poker Cup III Main Event festivities showcased a fierce battle on the felt, with only 52 players returning from a 415-entry field. After just under seven hours of intense play, the field was trimmed to its final nine contenders, with Khayal Abbasov stacking an undeniable lead.

Abbasov delivered a crushing performance throughout Day 2 and finished as the overwhelming chip leader with 4,105,000 (102 BB), nearly a third of the total chips in play. His pivotal moment came just before the final break, when he vaulted into the lead following a failed bluff attempt by Tomas Dedinas. From that point on, Abbasov maintained full control, applying pressure on his opponents, all the while steadily growing his stack.

Sitting a distant second is Vietnam's Viet An Nguyen with 1,720,000 (43 BB), trailed closely by Armenia's Mikayel Balabekyan with 1,660,000 (41 BB). Not to be overlooked is Australia's Armon Van Wijk, who settled for a runner-up finish in last year's inaugural run, now back for redemption with a comfortable 1,270,000 (32 BB) stack.

All nine final tablists have locked up a minimum payout of $11,500, with the $116,500 top prize just a few more steps away. Play will resume tomorrow, May 21st, noon sharp, where the newest Won Poker Cup champion will be crowned in the Final Day showdown.

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

Final Table Chip Counts

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	1,095,000(27 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

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 10:59:05 AM

Jeorge Lagatuz Falls Short in 10th Place - $9,600

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Jeorge Lagatuz

Facing an utg open from chip leader Khayal Abbasov, Jeorge Lagatuz decided to take the aggressive route and shove his entire 925,000 from the small blind. Unfortunately for him, Abbasov was ready to pounce with a premium pair, putting the Filipino at risk.

Board 7♥ 9♣ 6♠ 4♥ 4♦ offered Lagatuz no salvation, leaving him to exit as the final table bubble while Abbasov further extended his lead.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	K♥K♠ UTG	4,105,000(103 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	A♥Q♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 10:48:05 AM

Ronald Haverkamp Busts in 11th Place - $9,600

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ronald Haverkamp

Ronald Haverkamp stuffed his last 320,000 (8 BB) on the button and was looked up by Ngoc Thai Huynh right on the big blind.

Huynh with a better pair, kept Haverkamp behind all the way through board 3♣ 4♥ 5♦ 9♦ T♣ , cutting the counts by one.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	J♥J♠ BB	1,100,000(28 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	8♠8♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 10:40:46 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	1,100,000(28 BB)	2	1
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	400,000(10 BB)	2	4
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,500,000(88 BB)	2	5
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	800,000(20 BB)	2	7
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	1,100,000(28 BB)	2	8
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	1,000,000(25 BB)	4	1
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	300,000(8 BB)	4	2
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	1,700,000(43 BB)	4	3
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	280,000(7 BB)	4	6
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	350,000(9 BB)	4	7
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,800,000(45 BB)	4	8

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 10:15:47 AM

Jeorge Lagatuz Plays Back

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jeorge Lagatuz

Jeorge Lagatuz defended his big blind against chip leader Khayal Abbasov's cutoff open, and faced a 90,000 cbet from the aggressor on flop 9♦ 2♣ 3♣ . Lagatuz responded with a check raise to 400,000, pushing Abbasov out of the pot after giving it some consideration.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,400,000(113 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	1,100,000(37 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 10:06:37 AM

Bien Mai Cleaned Out in 12th Place - $8,400

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Bien Mai

Chip leader Khayal Abbasov has been running up a storm and swung more chips after a blind vs blind clash against Bien Mai left the latter empty-handed.

Abbasov open raised all-in on the small blind with 9♣ 7♦ and picked up a pair on board K♥ 3♣ T♣ 7♠ A♦ , enough to dust Mai's 4♦ 4♣ and scoop up his last 8 big blinds.

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	3,500,000(117 BB)
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 10:01:23 AM

Seung Duk Yang Bows Out in 13th Place - $8,400

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Seung Duk Yang

Seung Duk Yang flicked in his last 4 big blinds and saw both Ronald Haverkamp and Viet An Nguyen complete on the blinds. Action on board 6♦ 3♦ K♦ 6♠ 9♠ was checked all the way down to the river, where Haverkamp's and Nguyen's ace-high were revealed for a split pot while Yang bound for the exit.

Player	Hand	Chips
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	A♦5♠ BB	1,200,000(40 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	A♥2♦ SB	850,000(28 BB)
SD Seung Duk YangSouth Korea	Q♣T♣ CO	busted

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

404 minutes

Remaining Players: 13/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 9:57:38 AM

Danny Huynh Eliminated in 14th Place - $7,500

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Danny Huynh

Danny Huynh, left with 11 big blinds, decided to take the spot once action folded to him on the hijack. Ronald Haverkamp two seats down the line rose to the challenge, and swiftly delivered the bust with top pair on board 6♥ Q♠ K♣ 4♥ 3♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	A♦K♠ D	760,000(30 BB)
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	A♣T♣ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 9:54:27 AM

Tomas Dedinas Finishes in 15th Place - $7,500

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Tomas Dedinas

Folded down to the button, Jeorge Lagatuz open raised all-in and saw Tomas Dedinas risk his tournament life - 250,000 with 7♦ 7♠ on the small blind. Unfortunately for the day chip leader, Lagatuz had a better 8♠ 8♣ and easily ended his Main Event run across board 4♥ 5♥ 6♥ 5♣ T♠ .

Player	Chips
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	1,125,000(45 BB)
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 9:48:40 AM

Gennadii Belousov Crashes in 16th Place - $7,500

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Gennadii Belousov

Down to less than 4 big blinds, Gennadii Belousov pushed all-in utg, followed by a 250,000 raise from Hoang Anh Nguyen a seat after. Abhijith Cheruku on the small blind reshoved for 530,000 more, and Nguyen put in the final call for a three way showdown.

Both Belousov's and Nguyen's ace-high were no match to Cheruku's premium pair across board 3♠ 7♣ 7♥ 9♣ T♦ , leaving the Indian runner to rake it all in.

Player	Hand	Chips
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	K♦K♠ SB	1,700,000(68 BB)
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	A♦K♣ UTG+1	240,000(10 BB)
GB Gennadii BelousovRussia	A♥3♦ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 9:27:31 AM

Chang Fan Heads Out the Door

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Chang Fan

Running thin, Chang Fan committed his last 45,000 on the big blind with Q♣ 6♠ and was up against small blind Mikayel Balabekyan's 9♣ 8♥ . Board T♠ 9♦ 6♦ 7♠ 3♠ landed Balabekyan a straight, eliminating Chang just short of making the final two tables.

Player	Chips
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	900,000(36 BB)
CF Chang FanTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 9:18:34 AM

Adrian Brion Eliminates Hoang Nam Nguyen

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Adrian Brion

Adrian Brion open ripped 405,000 from early position and saw Hoang Nam Nguyen call off his lesser stack on the big blind.

Running a flip, Nguyen missed board 9♣ 9♥ Q♠ 6♥ 8♠ entirely, finishing his run in 18th place.

Player	Hand	Chips
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	T♥T♣ UTG+1	680,000(27 BB)
HN Hoang Nam NguyenViet Nam	K♥J♥ BB	busted

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 9:08:59 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 22: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	440,000(18 BB)	2	1
GB Gennadii BelousovRussia	525,000(21 BB)	2	3
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	760,000(30 BB)	2	4
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	267,000(11 BB)	2	6
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	845,000(34 BB)	2	7
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	835,000(33 BB)	2	8
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	2,400,000(96 BB)	3	2
SD Seung Duk YangSouth Korea	285,000(11 BB)	3	3
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,130,000(45 BB)	3	4
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	280,000(11 BB)	3	5
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	450,000(18 BB)	3	6
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	410,000(16 BB)	3	7
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	1,100,000(44 BB)	4	1
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	460,000(18 BB)	4	2
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	450,000(18 BB)	4	3
HN Hoang Nam NguyenViet Nam	220,000(9 BB)	4	4
CF Chang FanTaiwan	600,000(24 BB)	4	5
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	405,000(16 BB)	4	6

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 8:40:34 AM

Ronald Haverkamp Scores a Double

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Ronald Haverkamp

Viet An Nguyen opened 40,000 on the button, called by Tomas Dedinas on the small blind. Ronald Haverkamp a seat after, squeezed all-in for 275,000, and got a call from Dedinas for a showdown.

Haverkamp ahead, was in no sweat as the board 4♣ A♥ K♠ 6♦ K♥ instantly came ace-high.

Player	Hand	Chips
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	A♦Q♥ BB	590,000(37 BB)
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	J♦9♦ SB	1,200,000(75 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam		1,140,000(71 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 8:33:05 AM

River Rolls for Ngoc Thai Huynh

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Ngoc Thai Huynh

Action folded down to Michael Smith on the button, pushing him to jam for his last 224,000. Ngoc Thai Huynh took the spot from the big blind and was up for a flip for a 30 BB pot.

Smith had high hopes of a double up as the board came 5♥ 2♠ A♥ A♦ , but succumbed to his fate as the river 8♠ turned the tables.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	8♥8♣ SB	910,000(57 BB)
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	A♠9♥ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 8:16:17 AM

Table 2 Chip Counts

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	720,000(45 BB)	2	1
GB Gennadii BelousovRussia	644,000(40 BB)	2	3
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	390,000(24 BB)	2	4
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	540,000(34 BB)	2	6
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	820,000(51 BB)	2	7
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	620,000(39 BB)	2	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 8:11:50 AM

Armon Van Wijk Spikes the Ace

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Armon Van Wijk

Short stacked Jian Lin defended his big blind against Armon Van Wijk's 40,000 button open, and flicked in his last 15,000 with top pair K♦ Q♥ on flop 2♥ Q♠ J♥ . A small price to pay for Van Wijk, the Australian put one the one big blind bet with A♦ 4♠ , and found the tides turn in his favor as the runout A♣ 5♦ awarded him the win.

Player	Chips
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	355,000(22 BB)
JL Jian LinTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 8:01:08 AM

Table 3 Chip Counts

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	950,000(59 BB)	3	1
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	578,000(36 BB)	3	2
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	182,000(11 BB)	3	3
HN Hoang Nam NguyenViet Nam	314,000(20 BB)	3	4
HK Heng Kai PerngMalaysia	150,000(9 BB)	3	5
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	220,000(14 BB)	3	6
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	580,000(36 BB)	3	7
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	163,000(10 BB)	3	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:59:30 AM

Table 2 Chip Counts

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CF Chang FanTaiwan	720,000(45 BB)	2	1
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	1,180,000(74 BB)	2	2
SD Seung Duk YangSouth Korea	285,000(18 BB)	2	3
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,270,000(79 BB)	2	4
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	1,420,000(89 BB)	2	5
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	370,000(23 BB)	2	6
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	380,000(24 BB)	2	7

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:54:46 AM

Tomas Dedinas Gives Up the Fight

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Tomas Dedinas

Viet An Nguyen led the action with an open on the cutoff, joined by Tomas Dedinas right next to him.

On flop 9♠ 5♠ 8♠ , Dedinas called a 32,000 cbet and decided to bet 30,000 on turn 7♠ , checked to him. Nguyen however, bumped it up to 80,000 and followed with another 225,000 on river J♥ . Dedinas decided he was beat by the final bet and open folded T♠ . Nguyen returned the favor, also revealing one card, the 8♥ .

Player	Chips
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	1,466,000(92 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,330,000(83 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:52:43 AM

Gennadii Belousov Knocks One Out

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Gennadii Belousov

Gennadii Belousov min opened 32,000 and slipped just 63,000 more following a shove from Mr. Fendy two seats after.

Belousov a huge favorite, had no issues securing the pot on board 3♣ T♠ J♣ 8♣ K♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
GB Gennadii BelousovRussia	A♣T♣ MP	353,000(22 BB)
MF Mr. FendyIndonesia	A♥7♥ CO	busted

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:49:00 AM

John Matsuda Coolered

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

John Matsuda

John Matsuda fell victim to the worst cooler in the deck, having happily committed his last 190,000 (16 BB) against Khayal Abbasov, only to suffer a cruel elimination.

No help arrived on board Q♠ 2♦ 4♦ 7♥ 4♥ , keeping Abbasov's rockets well ahead.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♥A♠ CO	1,310,000(109 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	K♠K♣ MP	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:20:55 AM

Slam Dunk Win for Kyle Bao Diep

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Kyle Bao Diep

Lewis Cowell stuffed his last 117,000 from the big blind against Kyle Bao Diep's cutoff open and saw the latter complete.

All aces on the table was seen as board ran 7♦ A♦ 2♥ 2♣ 4♠ , leaving Cowell drawing dead in a flash.

Player	Hand	Chips
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	A♥A♣ CO	585,000(49 BB)
LC Lewis CowellUnited Kingdom	A♠6♠ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:16:46 AM

Tomas Dedinas Crushes Dmitry Nemirovsky

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Tomas Dedinas

A dream spot landed right on Tomas Dedinas' lap after his utg open with A♠ A♣ was met with a three bet from Dmitry Nemirovsky on the big blind. Dedinas raised the stakes further to 200,000 and snapped his opponent's all-in for 530,000 more.

Nemirovsky with A♦ K♦ , had his hopes crushed after the cards were turned, knocking him out of his seat as the board rolled 3♥ J♥ 8♣ 8♦ T♠ .

Player	Chips
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	1,789,000(149 BB)
DN Dmitry NemirovskyRussia	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:13:38 AM

Heng Kai Perng Flops the World

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Heng Kai Perng

Viet An Nguyen kicked off the action with an utg open and quickly called Heng Kai Perng's 186,000 all-in from the big blind.

A coinflip situation, both players connected with flop K♠ J♠ T♦ , with Perng's nut straight holding through turn 2♣ and river 4♦ for the double.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Heng Kai PerngMalaysia	A♣Q♠ BB	378,000(32 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	J♦J♣ UTG	1,120,000(93 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 7:11:11 AM

Ngoc Thai Huynh Picks Up a Stack

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Ngoc Thai Huynh

Shankui Li pushed his last 150,000 on the button and was looked up by Ngoc Thai Huynh right on the big blind.

Board 4♣ K♠ J♦ K♣ 2♥ this time, fell in favor of the overcards, eliminating Li in the process.

Player	Hand	Chips
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	A♠J♠ BB	912,000(76 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	8♥8♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 6:54:57 AM

Chang Fan Wins Huge Flip

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chang Fan

Action folded down to the blinds, where Chang Fan Te min opened and called off his roughly 30 big blind stack against Pham Duy Khanh Nguyen's jam right behind.

A crucial flip with over 750,000 in the middle, Chang was glad to see his pocket pair hold up on board 3♦ 4♥ 2♥ T♣ 9♦ . Nguyen survived the damage but is crippled down to five big blinds.

Player	Hand	Chips
CF Chang FanTaiwan	8♦8♥ SB	750,000(63 BB)
PD Pham Duy Khanh NguyenViet Nam	A♦K♥ BB	64,000(5 BB)

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 6:49:29 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	1,260,000(105 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	1,215,000(101 BB)
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	1,140,000(95 BB)
CF Chang FanTaiwan	780,000(65 BB)
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	756,000(63 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	740,000(62 BB)
DN Dmitry NemirovskyRussia	722,000(60 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	401,000(33 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	342,000(29 BB)

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 6:33:18 AM

Khayal Abbasov Takes Out Sergey Kharitonov

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Khayal Abbasov

Sergey Kharitonov pushed his last 13 big blinds in the middle from utg. Khayal Abbasov on the button, reshoved to isolate, pushing everyone else out of the way.

Kharitonov in rough shape, failed to improve on board Q♥ 8♥ Q♦ 8♣ 2♠ , busting him out in quick fashion.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	A♣K♦ D	1,213,000(121 BB)
SK Sergey KharitonovUnited States of America	K♠T♠ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 6:03:58 AM

Full Double Up for Jeorge Lagatuz

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jeorge Lagatuz

Ku Ghee Peow opened utg and was quickly met with a 60,000 raise from seatmate Jeorge Lagatuz. Peow decided to pad the pot further to 122,000 and was priced in to call after Lagatuz moved all-in for 217,000 total.

Lagatuz well ahead, smooth sailed to victory on board T♠ 7♦ K♣ 4♣ 8♦ , pocketing the big boost at the expense of Peow.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	A♣Q♣ UTG+1	479,000(48 BB)
KG Ku Ghee PeowMalaysia	A♥J♥ UTG	355,000(36 BB)

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 36/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 5:55:55 AM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LC Lewis CowellUnited Kingdom	120,000(15 BB)	4	1
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	840,000(105 BB)	4	2
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	830,000(104 BB)	4	3
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	336,000(42 BB)	4	4
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	90,000(11 BB)	4	5
HN Hoang Nam NguyenViet Nam	450,000(56 BB)	4	7
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	226,000(28 BB)	4	9

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 5:48:24 AM

Table 5 Chip Counts

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	210,000(26 BB)	5	1
SK Sergey KharitonovUnited States of America	235,000(29 BB)	5	2
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	505,000(63 BB)	5	3
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	530,000(66 BB)	5	4
TN Tung Nguyen (2)Viet Nam	318,000(40 BB)	5	5
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	450,000(56 BB)	5	6
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	264,000(33 BB)	5	7

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 5:15:09 AM

Ladies Hold Up for Mr. Fendy

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Mr. Fendy

Pham Ngoc Tuan slammed 101,000 from on the small blind and saw hijack raiser Mr. Fendy rise to the challenge.

Tuan in trouble, found no help on board 4♠ T♣ J♦ 6♠ Q♣ , cutting his run short.

Player	Hand	Chips
MF Mr. FendyIndonesia	Q♦Q♠ HJ	345,000(58 BB)
PN Pham Ngoc TuanViet Nam	A♥T♠ SB	busted

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5/20/2025, 5:11:27 AM

Danny Huynh Triples Up

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Danny Huynh

Danny Huynh open jammed 69,000 utg+1 and was called by two players behind - Lewis Cowell and Khayal Abbasov.

On flop 6♠ 7♣ 7♥ , Cowell check called a 50,000 bet from Abbasov for a side pot. Action slowed down on both turn 5♥ and river 7♦ , shortly revealing Huynh's full house for the triple up. Abbasov on the other hand, raked in the side pot, cutting his losses significantly.

Player	Hand	Chips
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	K♦K♥ UTG+1	220,000(37 BB)
LC Lewis CowellUnited Kingdom	8♠8♣ MP	280,000(47 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	9♥9♦ CO	680,000(113 BB)

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5/20/2025, 4:59:56 AM

Early Exit for Shi Jin Lin

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Shi Jin Lin

Action folded down to the blinds, where Khayal Abbasov went ahead and open ripped. Shi Jin Lin called off his entire 110,000 (18 BB) behind, and found himself in great shape for a double up once the cards were turned.

Board K♥ A♠ 9♠ 2♠ 2♣ however, ran three spades, giving Abbasov a flush to knock Shi out.

Player	Hand	Chips
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	Q♠J♠ SB	644,000(107 BB)
SJ Shi Jin LinChina	K♠Q♣ BB	busted

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5/20/2025, 4:41:35 AM

Santiago Ramos Exits as First Casualty of the Day

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Santiago Ramos

Santiago Ramos defended his big blind against Bien Mai's 22,000 hijack open, and check called the rest of his short stack on flop 7♦ 6♠ J♦ with a combo draw 8♦ 4♦ . Unfortunately for the Spaniard, Mai had him dominated with A♦ T♦ , and easily delivered the bust as the board completed Q♣ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	720,000(120 BB)
SR Santiago RamosSpain	busted

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 52/415

Janette BeeJanette Bee

5/20/2025, 4:36:55 AM

Cards in the Air!

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Main Event Day 2 action begins, good luck to all the players!

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5/19/2025, 7:08:42 PM

52 Players Return in Pursuit of Glory

It all boils down to today, where even small decisions begin to matter as only 52 players out of the 415-entry field head back to the scene, all vying for a coveted spot at the Won Poker Cup III Main Event final table. Having survived the Day 1 rounds, each contender is now guaranteed a share of the $600,000 prize pool with min cash listed at $3,050. All eyes however, are on the $116,500 top prize, the prestigious Won Main Event trophy and not to forget the exclusive W Ring, up for grabs.

Lithuania's Tomas Dedinas currently leads the charge, having topped last night's Day 1D session with a commanding 913,000 (152 BB) stack, followed by Bien Mai with 746,000 (124 BB) and Ronald Haverkamp with 614,000 (102 BB), to sum up the top three counts.

Action begins at 11:30 AM, due to play down to the final nine. 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

Day 1A: 70 entries, 9 qualified

Day 1B: 89 entries, 11 qualified

Day 1C: 155 entries, 19 qualified

Day 1D Turbo: 101 entries, 13 qualified

Day 2: Tuesday, May 20

Day 3/ Final: Wednesday, May 21

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5/19/2025, 7:07:42 PM

Day 2 Seat Draw And Chip Count

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
NT Nguyen Thanh LongViet Nam	153,000(26 BB)	1	1
NG Neeraj GajriaIndia	62,000(10 BB)	1	2
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	311,000(52 BB)	1	3
KG Ku Ghee PeowMalaysia	312,000(52 BB)	1	4
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	220,000(37 BB)	1	5
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	97,000(16 BB)	1	6
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	208,000(35 BB)	1	8
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	913,000(152 BB)	2	1
LT Lining TanChina	98,000(16 BB)	2	2
DH Dinh Hai LeViet Nam	93,000(16 BB)	2	3
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	191,000(32 BB)	2	4
VK Vineet KumarIndia	3,000(1 BB)	2	5
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	614,000(102 BB)	2	6
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	166,000(28 BB)	2	7
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	107,000(18 BB)	2	8
SL Shankui LiChina	198,000(33 BB)	3	1
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	187,000(31 BB)	3	2
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	340,000(57 BB)	3	3
CF Chang FanTaiwan	265,000(44 BB)	3	4
PD Pham Duy Khanh NguyenViet Nam	233,000(39 BB)	3	5
GB Gennadii BelousovRussia	180,000(30 BB)	3	6
MF Mr. FendyIndonesia	154,000(26 BB)	3	7
JL Jian LinTaiwan	526,000(88 BB)	3	8
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	746,000(124 BB)	4	2
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	566,000(94 BB)	4	3
SJ Shi Jin LinChina	123,000(21 BB)	4	4
RS Raja SekharUnited States of America	17,000(3 BB)	4	5
SR Santiago RamosSpain	28,000(5 BB)	4	6
HN Hoang Nam NguyenViet Nam	346,000(58 BB)	4	7
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	100,000(17 BB)	4	8
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	229,000(38 BB)	5	1
SK Sergey KharitonovUnited States of America	108,000(18 BB)	5	2
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	472,000(79 BB)	5	3
ZL Zhang LeiChina	98,000(16 BB)	5	4
TN Tung Nguyen (2)Viet Nam	332,000(55 BB)	5	5
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	290,000(48 BB)	5	6
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	287,000(48 BB)	5	7
TC Trung Chien NguyenViet Nam	110,000(18 BB)	5	8
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam	57,000(10 BB)	8	1
CG Conor GrimsleyUnited Kingdom	110,000(18 BB)	8	2
DN Dmitry NemirovskyRussia	259,000(43 BB)	8	3
JM John MatsudaJapan	304,000(51 BB)	8	5
WW Weixuan WangChina	244,000(41 BB)	8	6
HK Heng Kai PerngMalaysia	311,000(52 BB)	8	7
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	372,000(62 BB)	8	8
SD Seung Duk YangSouth Korea	203,000(34 BB)	9	1
TV Tran Van TaiViet Nam	88,000(15 BB)	9	2
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	146,000(24 BB)	9	3
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	219,000(37 BB)	9	4
PN Pham Ngoc TuanViet Nam	121,000(20 BB)	9	5
LC Lewis CowellUnited Kingdom	417,000(70 BB)	9	6
CH Chee Hoong YeohMalaysia	103,000(17 BB)	9	8

Chip Count

Player	Chips
TD Tomas DedinasLithuania	913,000(152 BB)
BM Bien MaiViet Nam	746,000(124 BB)
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	614,000(102 BB)
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	566,000(94 BB)
JL Jian LinTaiwan	526,000(88 BB)
KB Kyle Bao DiepViet Nam	472,000(79 BB)
LC Lewis CowellUnited Kingdom	417,000(70 BB)
VA Viet An NguyenViet Nam	372,000(62 BB)
HN Hoang Nam NguyenViet Nam	346,000(58 BB)
NT Ngoc Thai HuynhViet Nam	340,000(57 BB)
TN Tung Nguyen (2)Viet Nam	332,000(55 BB)
KG Ku Ghee PeowMalaysia	312,000(52 BB)
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	311,000(52 BB)
HK Heng Kai PerngMalaysia	311,000(52 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	304,000(51 BB)
MB Mikayel BalabekyanArmenia	290,000(48 BB)
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	287,000(48 BB)
CF Chang FanTaiwan	265,000(44 BB)
DN Dmitry NemirovskyRussia	259,000(43 BB)
WW Weixuan WangChina	244,000(41 BB)
PD Pham Duy Khanh NguyenViet Nam	233,000(39 BB)
MG Martin GonzalesPhilippines	229,000(38 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	220,000(37 BB)
MS Michael SmithUnited States of America	219,000(37 BB)
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	208,000(35 BB)
SD Seung Duk YangSouth Korea	203,000(34 BB)
SL Shankui LiChina	198,000(33 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	191,000(32 BB)
EK Elvijs KuceruksLatvia	187,000(31 BB)
GB Gennadii BelousovRussia	180,000(30 BB)
IF Ilya FirstovKazakhstan	166,000(28 BB)
MF Mr. FendyIndonesia	154,000(26 BB)
NT Nguyen Thanh LongViet Nam	153,000(26 BB)
AB Adrian BrionPhilippines	146,000(24 BB)
SJ Shi Jin LinChina	123,000(21 BB)
PN Pham Ngoc TuanViet Nam	121,000(20 BB)
TC Trung Chien NguyenViet Nam	110,000(18 BB)
CG Conor GrimsleyUnited Kingdom	110,000(18 BB)
SK Sergey KharitonovUnited States of America	108,000(18 BB)
HA Hoang Anh NguyenViet Nam	107,000(18 BB)
CH Chee Hoong YeohMalaysia	103,000(17 BB)
DH Danny HuynhViet Nam	100,000(17 BB)
ZL Zhang LeiChina	98,000(16 BB)
LT Lining TanChina	98,000(16 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	97,000(16 BB)
DH Dinh Hai LeViet Nam	93,000(16 BB)
TV Tran Van TaiViet Nam	88,000(15 BB)
NG Neeraj GajriaIndia	62,000(10 BB)
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam	57,000(10 BB)
SR Santiago RamosSpain	28,000(5 BB)
RS Raja SekharUnited States of America	17,000(3 BB)
VK Vineet KumarIndia	3,000(1 BB)