WPT Prime Cambodia ($1,100)

From under the gun James Rann opens, to his immediate left, Tom Verbruggen three-bets 115,000 leaving himself 5000 behind. Action folds around back to Rann who pushes and Verbruggen reluctantly commits the rest of his chips.

James Rann: A♦ K♥ Tom Verbruggen: K♠ K♦

When the board runs T♥ 2♦ Q♣ 9♠ A♥ , the ace on the river ends Verbruggen's run just two spots to the money.

Action folds around to the button Cao Ngoc Anh, he raises 8000. Small blind James Rann assesses Anh stack then three-bets 28,000. Betting continues with big blind Tom Verbruggen also liking his cards and lays out a four-bet of 60,000. Action bounces back to Anh, he five-bet jams for 144,000 which gets a fold from Rann while Verbruggen calls.

Cao Ngoc Anh: K♦ K♠

Tom Verbruggen: 6♣ 6♦

The board runs 5♠ 7♣ 2♣ Q♥ 2♥ for a double up to Anh.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 185K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

At one of the outer tables, Tom Verbruggen is in command with a stack of around300K that he uses to test his tablemates. After winning a pot on an uncalled raise from under the gun +1, he min-raises again and this time Huu Dung Nguyen gives him action.

On the flop 7♣ 9♥ 6♥ , Verbruggen continues for 7000, Nguyen calls, then they both check the turn 4♣ . On the river 5♥ , Verbruggen value-bets 3500 and wins the pot after Nguyen opts to fold.

Next hand, cutoff Mateusz Stanielewicz and big blind Verbruggen call a raise then at the flop 6♥ T♥ 5♦ action is checked to Stananielewicz who lays out 6200. Verbruggen check-raises 16,000 to get one fold while Stanielewicz answers with a shove of54,600. Verbruggen tanks then folds.

The next hand sees everyone fold to the small blind Verbruggen, he limps and big blind Hugo Machado checks. They both check to the turn T♥ Q♥ 9♦ T♣ . Verbruggen checks again, Machado bets 6500, Verbruggen calls. On the river 8♠ , Verbruggen leads out for 3000, Machado snap-folds.

Shai Arbel three-bets 6,000 from the big blind and initial raiser from the button Tom Verbruggen tosses it in. At the flop A♣ A♠ 4♠ , Arbel fires 3500, then a larger 8000 on the turn 8♣ . Verbruggen calls both but folds to Arbel's shove on the river 7♦ .