The turbo-format Day 1C of the Championship Warm Up wrapped up after 15 fast-paced levels at WPT Cambodia 2026, drawing a competitive field and sending 34 players through to Day 2.
Russia’s Dmitrii Gromov emerged as the chip leader after bagging 650,000, finishing comfortably ahead of Nicolas Holtzer (535,000) and Cambodia’s Vannarith Nget, who closed the day with 369,000. Several international contenders also advanced, including Cesar Augusto Da Silva, Ihor Yerofieiev, Brian Matthew Green, and Marvin Rettenmaier.
All remaining players are still outside the money and will return for Day 2 on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. local time at NagaWorld, where play continues until just six players remain for the final day.
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| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DG Dmitrii Gromov | 650,000 |
| 535,000 | |
VN Vannarith Nget | 369,000 |
CA Cesar Augusto Da Silva | 302,000 |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 291,000 |
BM Brian Matthew Green | 274,000 |
HK Hwisoo Kim | 265,000 |
YC Yong Chen | 239,000 |
GS | 239,000 |
TE Travis Endersby | 237,000 |
JG Joel Gaffney | 225,000 |
| 221,000 | |
AB Asefa Biru | 183,000 |
AP Alexander Puchalski | 166,000 |
KB Koen Breed | 153,000 |
MR Marvin Rettenmaier | 139,000 |
MH Masanori Hara | 137,000 |
IB Imran Bhojani | 126,000 |
TT Tianyuan Tang | 117,000 |
AK Anirban Kundu | 115,000 |
LP Leonid Poles | 103,000 |
NC Nikesh Chawla | 102,000 |
AK Aung Kyaw | 100,000 |
QQ Quan Qiu | 87,000 |
HM Haruto Murata | 85,000 |
AA Ashish Ahuja | 83,000 |
JR Jussi Rintalahti | 80,000 |
HG Henri Girard | 79,000 |
VC Vincent Chauve | 71,000 |
JH Joseph Hebert | 70,000 |
DT Dinh Truong Do | 68,000 |
DC Dhanesh Chainani | 48,000 |