5K HR ($5,000)

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.

China’s Chen Yuhang decides to swing for the fences with action folded to him on the cutoff for his remaining 98,000 while Song Yunkyu tries to go for another gain with a call from the sb.

Chen flips over K♥ 9♦ while Song this time has A♦ Q♣ .

The flop favors Chen: 6♣ 6♠ K♦ but then the turn is the A♣ while the river solidifies Song’s victory with the A♠ arriving.

Chen still receives US$9,616 for his 20th place finish.

Prior to this hand, Romania’s George Tomescu busted out in 21st place.

Nevan Chang of Taiwan open shoves from the utg+1 position for 291,000 and gets all to fold except for Korea’s Song Yunkyu who commits his short-stack of 90,000 on the bb.

Chang shows K♣ J♦ while Song tables Q♥ 8♣ .

Song outflops Chang: Q♣ 6♣ 4♦ , however, Chang reclaims the lead on the turn when the K♥ arrives. But the Korean’s day isn’t over as the 8♠ comes on the river and gives Song a fighting chance with a double-up to 205,000. Chang sinks to 211,000.

Sherif Derias of Australia chucks in his remaining 160,000 from the utg+1 position and gets called from the hijack by Korea’s Song Yunkyu. On the button, Aliaksandr Shylko of Belarus 3-bets to 320,000 effectively putting Song all-in as the Korean obliges.

Derias tables K♠ 6♦ while Shylko shows T♥ T♣ . Song is ahead of all of them with J♣ J♦ .

The flop gave Song a definitive advantage: Q♣ J♠ 4♦ as his set appears to be insurmountable. With both his opponents needing running cards for a miracle comeback, the turn was the 3♦ and the 4♠ on the river completed a full house for Song to bust Derias and take chips away from Shylko to put the Korean close to the 800,000 chip mark.

India’s Thian Andhoko opens from the button for 8,000 and gets re-raised to 29,000 by Song Yunkyu of Korea from the sb. WSOP Bracelet winner Brian Green of the United States then 4-bets all-in for 110,000 from the bb ending the hand as his two opponents choose to fold.

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.