WPT Prime Cambodia ($1,100)

Jiazhi Zhong kicks off the hand with a min-raise that late position Tero Laurila and big blind call. At the flop 9♦ 7♠ A♥ , Zhang continues for 5000 that only Laurila calls. More chips are fueled in the turn 9♥ with a bet of 13,000 from Zhang raised to 39,000 by Laurila, Zhang calls to complete the board 5♦ . Zhang slows to a check, Laurila shoves61,500, Zhang only has 48,000 behind and goes deep in the tank.

After a few minutes, the clock is called. Zhang is given another two minutes. He then folds and shows A♠ K♠ . A♠ Laurila is dragging in the chips, he lets Zhang choose a card and opens T♥ . Zhang says "you had Ace-Ten hearts?"

With the board showing Q♣ J♥ 2♥ 3♣ on the turn, Tero Laurila (middle position) and the player in the big blind put in 5,500 each.

The river card is the K♥ , the big blind moves all in for about 20,000, and Laurila snap-calls. The big blind shows 2♦ 2♣ for a set of deuces, but Laurila turns over A♥ 8♥ to win the pot with an ace-high flush in hearts, making the player in the big blind the first elimination of the day.

Tero Laurila defends out of the blinds in the first hand after sitting down and Anzhela Vasylenko bets the 8♦ 8♣ 7♦ 9♣ turn for 1,200, which only Laurila calls. On the 3♦ river, Laurila calls another 2,800 and then says "I have a smaller one" when he gets shown J♣ T♦ for the jack-high straight.

So far, 36 players are registered and among them are the likes of Marc Joseph, Dinesh Alt, Anzhela Vasylenko, Wendy Freedman, and 2024 Irish Open champion Tero Laurila.