5K HR ($5,000)

Timon Prill opens the action from the utg+1 position for 80,000 and it gets folded to hijack where Hugo Machado of Portugal shoves his remaining 10,000 as no one else calls.

Prill tables J♣ 8♣ while Machado is statistically ahead preflop with K♥ T♣ .

The flop immediately gave the Portuguese player the sweats: A♣ 3♣ 3♥ with the Australian getting a flush draw. Machado hit the T♥ on the turn but then the 5♣ arrives on the river to complete Prill’s flush and sent Machado to the sidelines for good.

Now everyone remaining is guaranteed US$16,987.

From the utg+1 position, Dutchman Michel Molenaar opens for 80,000 and gets a call from the player on the button. On the sb, big stack Hugo Machado of Portugal 3-bets to 320,000. Molenaar then proceeds to 4-bet to 675,000. Right after the player on the button folds, Machado announces he is all in for 1,705,000 on a 5-bet shove. Machado barely covers Molenaar, who makes the call.

Machado shows K♠ T♠ while much to his chagrin, Molenaar has A♠ A♦ .

The runout goes: 5♠ 4♦ 3♦ 9♠ T♠ as Machado is now severly crippled with only 10,000 left behind. Molenaar is now the chip leader with well over 3.5 Million.

Big stack Hugo Machado of Portugal opens from the cutoff for 60,000 and gets greeted by a 3-bet shove from Korea’s Song Junkyu from the button for 439,000. Machado makes the quick call.

Song turns over A♣ J♠ while Machado shows K♦ K♣ .

The flop has Song practically drawing dead: K♥ 2♣ 2♦ for a full house for the Portuguese player. Needing a miracle running aces, the 6♣ on the turn ousts the Korean while 9♠ on the river makes it official.

Machado has 1,430,000 in chips.

Hugo Machado of Portugal opens from the button to 40,000 and gets a bb defense from Taiwan’s Nevan Chang.

The flop is Q♠ J♦ 9♠ as Chang checks. Machado CBets for 20,000 and gets re-raised all-in for his opponent’s remaining 128,000. Machado calls.

Chang tables Q♥ 7♠ for top pair while the Portuguese player shows A♠ K♠ for the nut flush draw, a gutshot Broadway draw and two over cards for a total of 17 clean outs.

The turn is the 4♥ and the river is the 9♦ for Chang to dodge everything for a double up.

Koen Breed of the Netherlands open-shoves from the cutoff for 147,000 and gets called on the button by Portugal’s Hugo Machado. Josh McCully of Australia goes into the tank and burns one Time Bank card before eventually deciding to fold.

Breed shows K♦ Q♠ while Machado turns over A♦ J♠ .

The runout goes: 7♣ 6♦ 8♠ 5♥ (sweat for a chop) and the river is the 2♣ as Machado turns ace high into an ousting hand that gets rid of the Dutchman and propels his stack into the seven-figure mark.

With already 167,000 in the middle and a board of 5♣ 5♦ 6♠ Hugo Machado of Portugal is the utg+1 position and checks his option. Thomas Boivin of Belgium is on the button and bets 45,000 and gets called. The turn is the A♣ and this time, both players check. The river is the J♥ as Machado goes into the tank and uses one Time Bank card before betting 125,000. Boivin instantly folds.

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.