Blind level
Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Entries
85/679
Total Chips
27,160,000
Average
319,529

D1C

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 5:57:20 PM

Day 1C Ends with Carlos Javier Hidalgo Leading 85 Survivors

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Carlos Javier Hidalgo

There were 679 entries on Day 1C, the final starting flight of WPT Prime Cambodia, creating a total field of 1,484 entries and a prizepool worth $1,439,480.


Action ended with 17:57 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a10,000 ante. Day 2 will roll the blinds back to the earliest point where a starting flight finished, which was 30:11 remaining in Level 17 on Day 1B.


There were 85 survivors from this flight, and the chipleader is Carlos Javier Hidalgo, who bagged about 1.4 million. The full list of Day 1C official chip counts will be released by the casino later tonight, along with the seat draw for Day 2.

Top 15 Chip Counts

PlayerChips
1,413,000(141 BB)
MC
1,116,000(112 BB)
KW
Kaifan WangUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
943,000(94 BB)
MT
Mike TakayamaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
927,000(93 BB)
JH
878,000(88 BB)
878,000(88 BB)
878,000(88 BB)
EB
844,000(84 BB)
637,000(64 BB)
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
628,000(63 BB)
RM
595,000(60 BB)
554,000(55 BB)
CT
Calvin TanSingapore [SGP]Singapore
543,000(54 BB)
IF
Ilya FirstovKazakhstan [KAZ]Kazakhstan
536,000(54 BB)
527,000(53 BB)

Top 10 Payouts

PlacePayout (USD)
1$223,680
2$150,000
3$111,200
4$82,700
5$63,000
6$48,000
7$37,500
8$29,200
9$22,900
10$22,900

First-place amount includes the winner's $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 8:00:25 AM

Wonho Lee vs Hassaan Siddiq

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600
Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee check-raises the A♣ 5♦ 2♦ flop to 5,100 and Hassaan Siddiq calls to then check the 3♥ turn. On the 6♣ river, Lee bets 5,500 and Siddiq reluctantly folds the A♥ .

PlayerChips
HS
75,000(125 BB)
FG
70,000(117 BB)
60,000(100 BB)
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
39,000(65 BB)
JS
35,000(58 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 5:52:57 AM

Naoki Watanabe Jams For The Pot

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300
Naoki Watanabe

Catching the action on a board Q♠ 7♠ 3♠ 9♣ Q♥ and 12,000 in the middle, Wonho Lee bets 10,500 only to be challenged with a shove from Naoki Watanabe. Well covered, Lee tanks for a couple of minutes then gives up his hand. Watanabe didn't show but says he had Queen-Nine.

PlayerChips
65,000(217 BB)
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
14,400(48 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/16/2025, 5:03:51 AM

"Do Not Open On The Button" Says Dhaval Mudgal

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

At table 9 and Daniel Charlton opens 500 from the button only to get faced with a jam from big blind Wonho Lee. Charlton laughs and folds. At the table Dhaval Mudgal ask Lee to show, he does Q♣ J♠ . Mudgal jests to Charlton "that's a warning to you, do not open on the button, you will get punished."

PlayerChips
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
40,600(203 BB)
DC
Daniel CharltonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
39,500(198 BB)
39,100(196 BB)