Blind level
Level 22: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000
Entries
23/750
Total Chips
37,500,000
Average
1,630,435

D3

SMPSMP
2/22/2025, 12:03:55 PM

Sungmin Cho Burned By The River

Level 21: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000
Sungmin Cho

Everyone folds to the small blind Peteris Enders, he opens for 100,000, big blind Sungmin Cho answers with a three-bet of 275,000, Enders calls. At the flop 9 3 T , Enders pushes 500,000 that well covers Cho's stack.


Enders has A 8 flush draw, Cho ahead with J J , the turn J further improves Cho to a set but with the river Q, Cho goes down to the flush.

PlayerChips
1,680,000(67 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
busted
SMPSMP
2/22/2025, 8:38:28 AM

Dylan Foster Eliminated in 46th Place by Amin Riyazati ($12,200)

Level 19: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

The second short stack in a row exits from table three. First to go is Amit Kaushik after a torrid second level and Dylan Foster then hits the rail against fellow Aussie Amin Riyazati, who currently leads the Player of the Festival ranking as well.


Foster jams for 105,000 and Riyazati in the big blind has not looked at his cards yet. He peels the first one, which is the K and says "the first one is good". The second card is, too, as it's the K .


Foster has a mountain to climb with J T and Riyazati flops a full house on the A A K 9 4 board.


"This is the last thing I want," Riyazati sighs before both embrace and part ways.

PlayerChips
AV
Artem VezhenkovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
2,200,000(147 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,200,000(80 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
900,000(60 BB)
XY
780,000(52 BB)
RH
Ronald HaverkampNetherlands [NLD]Netherlands
390,000(26 BB)
167,000(11 BB)
busted
DF
Dylan FosterAustralia [AUS]Australia
busted
SMPSMP
2/22/2025, 7:24:28 AM

Amit Kaushik Takes Another Hit

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Amit Kaushik

With the turn showing Q 9 8 6 Sungmin Cho bets 75,000 and Amit Kaushik calls in the next seat. They are heading to the J river on which Cho lets his shot clock run to almost zero before he announces a bet of 250,000. He first pushes forward two full stacks of T-5,000, another nine chips of the same denomination and then adds five yellow T-1,000 chips.


Kaushik uses two time banks and eventually calls, but quickly mucks when Cho tables J T for the flopped queen-high straight.

PlayerChips
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,125,000(94 BB)
120,000(10 BB)
SMPSMP
2/22/2025, 6:03:05 AM

Sungmin Cho Defends On The Big Blind

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000
Sungmin Cho

Small pot for Sungmin Cho who defends on the big blind then calls Xin Yuan's 17,000 continuation bet on a flop 6 3 J . They proceed to check the turn 7 and river 6 . Cho flips open J 3 and claims the pot as Yuan folds.

PlayerChips
XY
722,000(72 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
560,000(56 BB)
Blind level
Level 16: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
72/750
Total Chips
37,500,000
Average
520,833

D2

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 7:52:47 AM

Yakiv Syzghanov Raises Out James Rann

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Yakiv Syzghanov

Sungmin Cho opens to 8,000 and Yakiv Syzghanov calls in the cutoff. James Rann three-bets to 28,000 and Cho folds, while Syzghanov calls. On the A 8 7 flop, Syzghanov checks and Rann continues for 18,000. The check-raise to 42,000 follows and that ends the hand right there.

PlayerChips
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
448,000(112 BB)
215,000(54 BB)
85,000(21 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 6:39:46 AM

Adrien Berger Leads the Field at the Break with 755,500

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChips
755,500(189 BB)
676,500(169 BB)
665,000(166 BB)
AR
647,500(162 BB)
603,000(151 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
602,500(151 BB)
DN
567,000(142 BB)
550,000(138 BB)
DD
Dylan DestefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
542,000(136 BB)
474,000(119 BB)
TB
465,000(116 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
426,000(107 BB)
SH
425,500(106 BB)
423,000(106 BB)
422,000(106 BB)
408,000(102 BB)
NH
375,000(94 BB)
YK
Yoon KangAustralia [AUS]Australia
345,000(86 BB)
330,000(83 BB)
LG
320,000(80 BB)
AR
Amin RiyazatiAustralia [AUS]Australia
315,000(79 BB)
NZ
Neng ZhaoAustralia [AUS]Australia
305,000(76 BB)
295,000(74 BB)
AF
Adam FriedmanUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
290,000(73 BB)
PH
Paul HoferGermany [DEU]Germany
260,000(65 BB)
MR
Michael RuaneUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
255,000(64 BB)
GT
Guy TaylorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
230,000(58 BB)
225,000(56 BB)
JP
John PerryAustralia [AUS]Australia
185,000(46 BB)
160,000(40 BB)
CC
150,000(38 BB)
125,000(31 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/21/2025, 4:51:33 AM

Day 2 Begins at 11:30 am; Ivan Karatayeu Leads Final 242 Players

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

There were 750 entries in the WPT Cambodia Championship, but only 242 have made it to Day 2, where we expect to burst the Money Bubble.


The total prizepool is worth $2,400,750, and the final 94 players will finish in the money. Here is the full list of payouts:

PlacePayout (USD)
1$390,650
2$255,000
3$189,000
4$142,000
5$107,000
6$82,000
7$63,000
8$49,000
9$38,500
10$38,500
11$33,000
12$33,000
13$28,500
14$28,500
15$28,500
16$24,300
17$24,300
18$24,300
19$24,300
20$20,600
21$20,600
22$20,600
23$20,600
24$17,300
25$17,300
26$17,300
27$17,300
28$17,300
29$17,300
30$17,300
31$17,300
32$14,400
33$14,400
34$14,400
35$14,400
36$14,400
37$14,400
38$14,400
39$14,400
40$12,200
41$12,200
42$12,200
43$12,200
44$12,200
45$12,200
46$12,200
47$12,200
48$10,200
49$10,200
50$10,200
51$10,200
52$10,200
53$10,200
54$10,200
55$10,200
56$8,600
57$8,600
58$8,600
59$8,600
60$8,600
61$8,600
62$8,600
63$8,600
64$7,400
65$7,400
66$7,400
67$7,400
68$7,400
69$7,400
70$7,400
71$7,400
72$7,400
73$7,400
74$7,400
75$7,400
76$7,400
77$7,400
78$7,400
79$6,400
80$6,400
81$6,400
82$6,400
83$6,400
84$6,400
85$6,400
86$6,400
87$6,400
88$6,400
89$6,400
90$6,400
91$6,400
92$6,400
93$6,400
94$6,400

Here is the seat draw for Day 2, along with their official chip counts:

Top 10 Chip Counts

PlayerChips
599,500(150 BB)
571,000(143 BB)
DN
483,000(121 BB)
DD
Dylan DestefanoUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
471,500(118 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
428,000(107 BB)
412,500(103 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
403,000(101 BB)
TB
396,500(99 BB)
392,000(98 BB)
387,000(97 BB)

Day 2 begins at 11:30 am, so stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Cambodia Championship.


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

Blind level
Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
109/347
Total Chips
17,350,000
Average
159,174

D1A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 5:24:46 PM

Day 1A Ends with Joshua Gebissa Leading 109 Survivors; Gebissa Took the Lead on the Final Hand of the Night

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Joshua Gebissa

There were 347 entries on Day 1A of the WPT Cambodia Championship, and on the final hand of the night, Joshua Gebissa knocked out Daniel Neilson to catapult into the chip lead with 571,000.


There were 109 survivors from this flight, and the full list of official chip counts will be released later tonight. In the meantime, here is a preview of the top of the leaderboard:

PlayerChips
571,000(228 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
428,000(171 BB)
412,500(165 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
403,000(161 BB)
TB
396,500(159 BB)

Day 1B begins tomorrow (Thursday) at 11:30 am, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 10 (around 9:45 pm).

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 3:01:15 PM

Thomas Boivin Leads the Field at the Break with 385,500

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Thomas Boivin

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 250,000 in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
TB
385,500(193 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
339,000(170 BB)
332,500(166 BB)
313,500(157 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
311,000(156 BB)
298,500(149 BB)
K
Kristopher RundquistUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
292,500(146 BB)
284,000(142 BB)
270,000(135 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 1:52:09 PM

Sungmin Cho Leads the Field at the Break with 316,500

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Sungmin Cho

A scan of the field during the break turned up 14 players with at least 200,000 in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
316,500(264 BB)
297,000(248 BB)
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
269,000(224 BB)
264,500(220 BB)
259,000(216 BB)
AF
Alberto FloresUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
253,000(211 BB)
TB
241,000(201 BB)
225,900(188 BB)
220,500(184 BB)
JL
Juyeol LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
219,000(183 BB)
VL
Victor LiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
211,000(176 BB)
JS
210,500(175 BB)
208,500(174 BB)
LK
203,500(170 BB)
198,500(165 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 1:30:47 PM

Donghyup Kim Doubles Thru Sungmin Cho With Quads

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Donghyup Kim

Sungmin Cho raises to 2,400 and Donghyup Kim jams for the last 18,400 two seats over. All players behind fold and the table big stack calls.


Kim flips with 8 8 versus K Q and doubles in style by hitting quads on the A 8 7 8 Q board right before the players head on their next 15-minute break.

PlayerChips
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
320,000(267 BB)
DK
Donghyup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
39,000(33 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/19/2025, 11:30:35 AM

Brian Green Leads the Field at the Break with 339,500

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up 12 players with at least 150K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

PlayerChips
BG
Brian GreenUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
339,500(340 BB)
272,800(273 BB)
SC
Sungmin ChoUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
267,100(267 BB)
203,400(203 BB)
DN
196,800(197 BB)
AF
Alberto FloresUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
180,200(180 BB)
170,500(171 BB)
NC
170,300(170 BB)
160,200(160 BB)
WL
Wonho LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
159,800(160 BB)
JS
Jack SinclairUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
153,400(153 BB)
151,300(151 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
149,800(150 BB)