WPT Cambodia Passport to World Championship ($1,300)

Sha doubles up as Malik plunges.

From cutoff Gagandeep Malik min-raises and big blind Anh Tuan Ho defends for a flop K♦ 2♣ Q♠ . Tuan check-calls the c-bet then check-calls another 325,000 on the turn 5♣ . On the river A♠ , Tuan leads out 800,000 which is enough to get Malik to fold.

Cutoff Gagandeep Malik opens 120,000 and Pham Bao defends the big blind for a flop 4♦ 8♣ T♦ . Pham check-raises 325,000, Malik calls. Pham leads 700,000 on the turn J♦ , Malik gives it up.

Gagandeep Malik continues to see a run of good cards. This time with K♦ K♣ , he three-bets from small blind and initial raiser Vishal Ojha calls. Malik continues for 155,000 on the flop 5♠ 5♦ 6♠ , Ojha calls. Malik shoves the turn T♠ and Ojha folds. Malik shows the cowboys.

Unfortunate run for Nick Woodward who was moved to a separate table at the redraw then moved back to his original seat shortly after. On the first hand of his return, he looked down at A♣ A♠ and three-bet shoved on top of Gagandeep Malik's open-raise. Malik had K♣ K♥ . The board ran 6♥ K♠ 4♠ 3♦ J♠ , Malik scored huge double up to 1,550,000 as Malik plunded to 8 bb .

Immediately following that hand, Malik raised again, Woodward jammed and it was round 2 between them. Woodward has A♣ Q♠ , Malik A♥ 9♦ , the board ran 7♦ 8♥ A♦ 5♥ 9♠ . With a pair on the river for Malik, it was the end of the road for Woodward.

Mid position Dennis Pau opens 100,000 and big blind Gagandeep Malik calls, both see a flop A♠ 9♦ Q♥ . Malik bets 65,000 that's called by Pau. The turn 2♠ and river 9♣ are checked. Pau wins with K♥ Q♣ .

Three-bet pot with three callers, flop lands 9♠ 8♦ 8♣ , Gagandeep Malik bets 75,000, small blind Van Dan Nguyen calls while Thi Bao An Nguyen folds. Both players check the turn A♦ and river K♣ . Nguyen shows his J♦ J♣ which is no good against Malik's A♥ J♠ top pair.

Woojin Kim was the biggest stack entering the level but is has all been dusted off to two players, Pham Bao and Gagandeep Malik.

A♠ retold by Pham, he raised then called Kim's three-bet for a flop 5♥ 6♦ 6♣ . Pham check-called 40,000 for the turn 4♠ . Pham check-calls 200,000 and they head to the river 9♦ . Check again by Pham, Kim bangs out 457,000 Pham calls and ships it with 8♣ 8♠ . Kim had A♣ Q♦ .

Following that hand, Jinlong Hu opened, Kim and Malik call. On the K♠ 8♦ 7♣ , Hu continues and is called by both. The turn 3♠ is checked by all then the river 9♠ Malik bets, Kim jams and is snap-called. Kim has 8♣ 8♥ set then busts to Malik's 5♦ 6♦ straight.

Down to 1000, Kim Kil Soo hoped the big blind spot would not reach him but it did and he was forced all in. Gagandeep Malik raised to isolate.

Bubble bursts! All remaining players are now in the money.

On a board showing 9♠ 3♥ A♣ 3♣ K♦ , Jinlong Hu is all in with A♥ 9♥ , Gagandeep Malik risks with A♦ 3♦ and doubles up with full house over two pair.

Anton Johnson continues to chip up and is well over 300K. Facing a min-raise from Gagandeep Malik, Johnson re-raises to 16,000 and Malik calls. At the flop 9♣ A♦ 7♦ , Johnson c-bets 12,000 and wins the pot uncontested.

From utg+1 Joseph Sandaev makes it 5000 and is called by late position Gagandeep Malik. Both check the flop A♦ 4♠ Q♠ . Malik bets the turn K♠ and Sandaev calls. The river 6♥ , Malik is all in for 48,000, Sandaev tanks then reluctantly makes the call.