5K HR ($5,000)

Dutchman Michel Molenaar open from the cutoff for 200,000 and gets 3-bet in the sb by Dinesh Alt of Switzerland for 700,000. When it gets back to Molenaar, he 4-bets all-in and is called for Alt’s remaining 1,615,000.

Molenaar flips over 7♥ 7♦ as Alt is actually ahead statistically with J♣ T♣ .

The runout goes: A♠ A♥ 6♣ Q♦ 3♣ as Molenaar’s pocket sevens hold to eliminate the former chip-leader and bring the Dutchman to within striking distance of Thomas Boivin’s lead.

The remaining four players are now assured US$46,123.

Former chip-leader Dinesh Alt of Switzerland opens from utg for 200,000 and the action folds all the way to the bb of current chip-leader Belgium’s Thomas Boivin who defends.

The flop is Q♦ 5♥ 3♥ as Boivin checks. Alt CBets for 135,000 and gets called. The turn is the 2♦ and this time both players sow down to check. The river is the Q♥ Boivin makes a smallish bet of 100,000. Alt makes the call.

Boivin shows T♥ T♦ for a concealed pocket pair. Alt mucks.

With the triumph, Boivin adds to his chip-lead and becomes the first player with over seven million in chips.

The action is opened in the hijack of Taiwan’s Charlie Chiu who makes it 160,000. He is called by Thomas Boivin of Belgium in the sb and chip-leader Dinesh Alt of Switzerland in the bb.

The flop comes A♥ 4♠ 7♠ as the blinds check. Chiu continues for 280,000 and the blinds stick around, making this a juicy pot. The turn is the 6♦ and now Boivin leads out for 350,000 as Alt calls. Chiu goes into the tank and spends a Time Bank card before declaring that he s all-in for 1,820,000. Now it’s the Belgian’s turn to go into deep thought and also use a Time Bank card. Boivin re-shoves for 3,330,000. Now the action falls on Alt, who has already made a significant investment into the growing pot. The Swiss player is so perplexed that he ends up using two Time Bank cards and was close to burning a third one when he decided to fold, but he does so face up showing A♠ 5♠ for top pair with open ended straight draw and the nut flush draw.

Chiu tables A♦ 4♦ for two pairs on the flop while Boivin shows 7♥ 7♣ for mid set on the flop. The Taiwanese needs an ace or a four to survive.

The river is the 3♠ (which should have given Alt the nut flush) as Chiu is railed and Boivin is the new chip-leader with almost seven million.

The remaining five players are now all guaranteed US35,598.

The action is folded to the blinds as Belgium’s Thomas Boivin completes the sb. Chip-leader Dinesh Alt of Switzerland raises it to 300,000 from his bb. Boivin then proceeds to 3-bet to 800,000. Alt folds and the move cost him enough chips to bring him down to below the four million chip mark momentarily.

Chip-leader Dinesh Alt of Switzerland opens from the cutoff to 160,000 and gets the bb defense from Belarus’ Aliaksandr Shylko.

The flop is A♣ J♥ Q♦ as Shylko checks. Alt Cbets for 120,000 and gets called quickly by his Belarusian opponent. The turn is the K♦ as the board becomes extremely coordinated. Both players check. The river is the K♠ and no further action ensues.

Shylko shows A♠ 6♦ for top pair on the flop. Alt mucks.

Taiwan’s Charlie Chiu opens from the hijack to 160,000 and gets a bb defense from chip-leader Dinesh Alt of Switzerland.

The flop comes J♥ J♦ 9♣ as both players check. The turn is the 9♥ as Alt now leads out for 150,000. Chiu calls. The river is the Q♣ and this time Alt fires 350,000. Chiu goes into the tank and burns a Time Bank card in the process. The Taiwanese players eventually throws his hand into the muck.

Dinesh Alt opens from utg for 120,000 and gets re-raised immediately from the +1 position to 275,000. The action gets folded back to Alt who opts to make the call.

The flop goes J♣ T♥ 4♦ as Alt checks. Prill continues firing, this time for 175,000. Alt goes into the tank and uses a Time Bank card before check-raising to 375,000. The Australian makes the call. The turn is the 8♣ as Alt goes all-in. It’s Prill’s turn to consume a Time Bank card going deep in thought. He decides to go all-in for his remaining stack of 1,000,000.

Alt turns over T♠ T♦ for mid set on the flop while Prill has A♣ T♣ and is drawing to a club out for a flush.

The river is the 5♠ , ending Prill’s campaign and also giving Alt the overall chip-lead with well over 4.3 Million in chips.

The remaining six players are now all assured of US$29,505.

Dinesh Alt of Switzerland opens from the utg+2 position for 120,000 and Belarus’ Aliaksandr Shylko defends his bb.

The flop comes: Q♥ 3♦ T♦ as Shylko checks. Alt continues firing for 100,000 as Shylko calls. The turn is the Q♣ and again Shylko opts to check. Alt this time makes it 300,000 to go and gets a quick fold from his Belarusian opponent.

The tenth hand of the Final Table sees Aliaksandr Shylko of Belarus open from the hijack for 120,000 and gets calls from the blinds in Dinesh Alt in the sb and Timon Prill in the bb.

The flop comes Q♣ 7♦ 2♥ as the blinds check, Shylko continues for 105,000. Alt folds but Prill stays interested. It is heads-up tp the turn where the 5♣ appears. This time, both players opt to skip this street. The river is the 4♦ as Prill bets 160,000. Shylko folds and the Australian climbs to 1.5 Million in chips.

Raising from utg, Hoo Teng Yang of Singapore makes it 100,000 to go but meet resistance from the sb of Switzerland’s Dinesh Alt who 3-bets it to 250,000. Hoo calls.

The flop is 2♠ 4♥ 7♥ as Alt Cbets for 150,000. Hoo raises all-in for his last 725,000 and gets a quick call. Hoo turns over 8♦ 8♥ for an over pair while Alt tables A♥ A♠ for a bigger over pair. The turn is the 3♦ and the river is the 9♦ .

The ouster of the Singaporean now brings the competition to the Final Table where everyone is now guaranteed US$19,631.

Chip-leader Michel Molenaar of the Netherlands opens from utg to 100,000 and the action gets folded to the sb which calls but in the bb, Switzerland’s Dinesh Alt 3-bets it to 600,000—effectively half his stack. Molenaar 4-bet shoves. The sb folds and Alt shoves his remaining 670,000.

Molenaar shows K♥ K♠ while Alt has A♣ 8♣ .

The flop instantly switched everything to Alt's advantage : A♥ 7♠ Q♣ and there was no help coming for Molenaar in the last two community cards: 2♥ and 7♦ .

Alt climbs to the seven figures mark anew.

From utg, Dutchman Michel Molenaar raises to 80,000 and it folds all the way to the bb of Switzerland’s Dinesh Alt who calls.

The flop comes 9♥ 6♥ 4♥ as Alt checks. Molenaar CBets to 55,000. Alt calls. The turn is the J♥ and suddenly the Swiss player takes the betting lead as he fires 85,000. Molenaar now becomes the caller. The river is the 5♣ and no further action ensues as both players opt to check.

Alt shows A♣ 6♣ for middle pair on the flop while Molenaar reveals A♠ 9♠ for top pair on the flop that survived the monochrome nature of the board to get the win and drop Alt to below half a million in chips.

Dinesh Alt has the action folded to him on the hijack as he raises anew to 50,000. This time he gets no callers.

Dinesh Alt of Switzerland opens from the cutoff for 50,000 and gets re-raised from the button to 125,000 by Singapore’s Hoo Teng Yang. Alt 4-bet shoves and when Hoo folds, Alt shows A♥ K♦ .

Japan’s Akihiro Konishi opens from the hijack to 40,000 and gets re-raised by Dinesh Alt of Switzerland on the button to 110,000. When it gets folded back to Konishi, the Japanese player 4-bets to 280,000.

Alt goes into the tank and burns a Time Bank card before eventually conceding the hand to Konishi.

With 110,000 already in the middle of the table and a board of 2♥ 7♦ 8♠ 6♥ , Dinesh Alt of Switzerland bets 30,000 from the bb which receives a call from Japan’s Masato Yokosawa in the hijack. The river is the J♦ and this time, Alt makes it 100,000 to go. The player from Japan still makes the call.

Alt shows J♠ 9♣ for a straight draw that turned into top pair on the river. However, Yokosawa flips over A♦ J♥ for a higher kicker.

Alt’s stack is starting to diminish.

Dinesh Alt opens from utg to 30,000 and gets cold called in the utg+1 position by Kaifan Wang of the United States as everyone else gets out of the way.

The flop comes 5♦ 2♦ 5♥ as both players check. The turn is the 6♥ . Alt goes all-in as Wang quickly calls.

Alt shows A♥ 8♥ while Wang flips over A♣ A♠ to which Alt exclaims: “I have outs!”

Needing any heart on the river to complete a flush, it is the T♠ that arrives to give the American a double-up.

Joining a hand in progress with a pot of 80,000 and a board of 4♥ 2♦ Q♦ 5♥ , Dinesh Alt of Switzerland leads out for 50,000 and is called by Daniel Yang. The river card is the 7♥ and Alt applies maximum pressure by betting 175,000.

Yang goes into the tank and is compelled to use two Time Bank cards before deciding to fight another day. The win brings the Swiss player’s stack close to the 800,000 mark

The WPT Cambodia 5K HR resumes today, February 23, 2025 a NagaWorld in Phnom Penh with the prize pool already beyond half a million USD!

At Day 1, registration stayed open all day, attracting 117 entries. That number will continue to increase with one level remaining today for last minute weekend warriors to jump in. Late comers will still have a decent 100,000 (25 bb) stack at their disposal however will have to act fast to try to catch the leader, Thian Andhoko, who has over six times that amount.

Cards start flying at 11:30am. We will have the final numbers shortly after registration closes at 12:20pm. SMP will be onsite to bring you the action from start to finish.