
World Poker Tour
World Poker TourLiang Hao Chen open-shoved but found no caller.
On the very next hand, he was all in again after facing a raise, this time with initial raiser Chon Fong making the call.
Liang Hao Chen: Q♥ J♥
Chon Fong: 8♦ 8♥
It was a flip for Chen's tournament life, but the A♥ T♣ 8♠ flop gave Fong bottom set. Chen still had a gutshot straight draw, but the 4♦ turn and 3♣ river brought no king.
Fong's eights held, eliminating Chen in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CF Chon Fong | 1,200,000(60 BB) | 560,000 |
LH Liang Hao Chen | busted | -280,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | LH Liang Hao Chen | $2,946 |
Facing a limp, Shuixiang Lai raised to 80,000, then Rhys Jones moved all in for 205,000. The limper folded, and Lai snap-called.
Rhys Jones: A♣ J♠
Shuixiang Lai: A♥ K♦
The K♣ Q♥ 3♣ flop gave Lai the lead with top pair, leaving Jones with four outs to take the lead.
The 5♣ turn gave Jones additional hope as he picked up a flush draw, but the 7♦ river missed everything.
Lai's hand held, sending Jones to the rail as the first casualty of the final table in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SL Shuixiang Lai | 1,730,000(87 BB) | 260,000 |
RJ Rhys Jones | busted | -245,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | RJ Rhys Jones | $2,321 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SL Shuixiang Lai | 1,470,000(74 BB) | 490,000 |
SD Sven Dermott | 1,325,000(66 BB) | -175,000 |
TB Tawhidul Bhuiyan | 1,280,000(64 BB) | |
RA Roman Altynikov | 1,260,000(63 BB) | 110,000 |
CF Chon Fong | 640,000(32 BB) | 270,000 |
HU Hendrik Uibo | 600,000(30 BB) | |
DA Dakota Anderson | 315,000(16 BB) | -130,000 |
LH Liang Hao Chen | 280,000(14 BB) | -255,000 |
RJ Rhys Jones | 245,000(12 BB) | -250,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | RN Rindra Norodom | $1,920 |
| 11 | YL Yongsheng Lin | $1,920 |
| 12 | JG Jim Glassie | $1,652 |
| 13 | SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | $1,652 |
| 14 | VZ Viacheslav Zotov | $1,473 |
| 15 | PW Peng Wang 2 | $1,473 |
| 16 | NG Neeraj Gajria | $1,295 |
Rindra Norodom suffered a brutal back-to-back exit, falling in 10th place as the final table bubble.
His first all in came against Hendrik Uibo.
Hendrik Uibo: Q♦ Q♣
Rindra Norodom: 9♠ 9♣
The K♦ 8♦ 2♥ Q♥ 3♣ board gave Uibo a double-up, leaving Norodom with just 85,000.
Unfortunately for Norodom, he was all in again on the very next hand, this time against Tawhidul Bhuiyan.
Rindra Norodom: K♦ 6♠
Tawhidul Bhuiyan: T♦ T♣
Norodom couldn't find the help he needed on the T♠ 6♦ 5♣ A♣ 4♦ runout. Bhuiyan's tens held, sending Norodom out in 10th place, just one spot short of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TB Tawhidul Bhuiyan | 1,280,000(64 BB) | 350,000 |
HU Hendrik Uibo | 600,000(30 BB) | 80,000 |
RN Rindra Norodom | busted | -215,000 |
Chon Fong had been one of the short stacks since the start of Day 2 and was now all in for 165,000, with Shuixiang Lai making the call to put him at risk.
Chon Fong: K♥ T♥
Shuixiang Lai: A♦ J♦
Fong was behind going into the showdown but quickly found the help he needed on the T♣ 5♦ 2♠ flop, pairing his ten to take the lead.
The 7♣ turn and 9♦ river brought no help for Lai, allowing Fong's pair to hold and keeping his tournament alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SL Shuixiang Lai | 980,000(65 BB) | -350,000 |
CF Chon Fong | 370,000(25 BB) | 205,000 |
Jim GlassieUnder the gun Jim Glassie open-shoved for 175,000, and Rhys Jones, who had been running hot, announced all in for the third consecutive hand.
Jim Glassie: A♠ K♣
Rhys Jones: A♥ Q♦
Jones had picked up ace-queen three hands in a row, but this time he was up against the dominating big slick.
The 8♣ 4♦ 3♣ 9♦ 6♣ board brought no help for Jones, allowing Glassie's ace-king to hold for the double-up and finally putting a stop to Jones' incredible run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RJ Rhys Jones | 495,000(33 BB) | -175,000 |
JG Jim Glassie | 390,000(26 BB) | 215,000 |
Rhys JonesUnder the gun Liang Hao Chen opened to 30,000, then Rhys Jones three-bet all in for 125,000 from the next seat. Chen snap-called.
Rhys Jones: A♥ A♠
Liang Hao Chen: Q♠ 9♣
Once again, Jones found pocket aces. But this time, the 9♥ 8♦ 3♥ flop gave Chen a little hope by pairing his nine.
Jones survived the sweat, though, as the A♣ turn delivered the perfect card, giving him top set and securing the double-up.
And Jones clearly wasn't planning to slow down.
On the very next hand, he open-shoved and casually announced, “Here we go again.”
No one was willing to take the bait this time, and the table folded around.
Jones smiled and said, “I’m happy for the fold.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LH Liang Hao Chen | 535,000(36 BB) | -75,000 |
RJ Rhys Jones | 330,000(22 BB) | 140,000 |
Peng WangFacing a minimum raise, Shuixiang Lai three-bet to 85,000, then button Peng Wang four-bet shoved for 360,000.
The initial raiser folded, and Lai took some time before eventually making the call.
Peng Wang: A♣ Q♣
Shuixiang Lai: Q♦ Q♠
The T♣ 7♣ 4♥ flop gave Wang plenty of outs, but none arrived on the K♦ 5♠ turn and river.
Lai's pocket queens held, sending Wang to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SL Shuixiang Lai | 1,220,000(81 BB) | 430,000 |
PW Peng Wang 2 | busted | -360,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | YZ Yu Zhou | $1,295 |
| 18 | CD Chakshu Deep Raina | $1,161 |
| 19 | MH Michael Henman | $1,161 |
| 20 | AT Atsushi Toda | $1,161 |
| 21 | HC Hwanho Choe | $1,027 |
| 22 | DC Dhanesh Chainani | $1,027 |
| 23 | NC Nikesh Chawla | $1,027 |
Sven Dermott| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SD Sven Dermott | 1,320,000(88 BB) | 220,000 |
TB Tawhidul Bhuiyan | 870,000(58 BB) | 88,000 |
SL Shuixiang Lai | 750,000(50 BB) | 149,000 |
RA Roman Altynikov | 735,000(49 BB) | 85,000 |
LH Liang Hao Chen | 610,000(41 BB) | 54,000 |
Atsushi TodaWith the bubble finally burst, several short stacks wasted no time putting their chips in now that they were safely in the money.
One of them was Atsushi Toda, who moved all in for 126,000 after a player limped. Roman Altynikov called from the next seat, forcing the limper to get out of the way.
Atsushi Toda: 8♦ 8♣
Roman Altynikov: A♦ A♠
Toda needed plenty of help against Altynikov's aces, but the K♠ T♦ 9♣ 2♥ Q♥ runout offered none.
Altynikov's aces held, sending Toda to the rail with his tournament journey coming to an end in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RA Roman Altynikov | 650,000(54 BB) | 154,000 |
AT Atsushi Toda | busted | -126,000 |
Chungik LeeFinally, after more than 30 hands of hand-for-hand play, the bubble has burst!
Sven Dermott continued to dominate his table and opened from under the gun. Small blind Chungik Lee, down to just 29,000, moved all in, and Dermott snap-called.
Chungik Lee: 9♣ 9♠
Sven Dermott: A♣ K♣
It was a flip for Lee's tournament life, but the A♦ 6♣ 2♥ flop immediately gave Dermott the lead, leaving Lee with just two outs.
The 4♣ turn and 5♥ river brought no help, making Lee the sole bubble boy of the Championship Warm Up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SD Sven Dermott | 1,100,000(92 BB) | 53,000 |
CL Chungik Lee | busted | -29,000 |
Michael HenmanMichael Henman open-shoved for 45,000, and Chakshu Deep Raina reshoved from the cutoff, forcing the other players to fold.
Michael Henman: K♥ Q♠
Chakshu Deep Raina: J♦ J♥
Flipping for his tournament life, Henman failed to connect on the 5♥ 4♣ 4♦ flop, and the 2♠ turn changed nothing.
But just when Henman looked set to become the bubble boy, the K♣ river arrived to save him. Henman paired his king and doubled up, keeping his tournament alive and the bubble intact.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MH Michael Henman | 120,000(10 BB) | 75,000 |
CD Chakshu Deep Raina | 100,000(8 BB) | -45,000 |
Hwanho ChoeAction folded to the small blind, where Liang Hao Chen announced all in. Hwanho Choe, with 65,000 remaining, made the call.
Hwanho Choe: K♣ 3♥
Liang Hao Chen: J♦ 8♦
The window card was the J♥, giving Chen the early lead. But the K♥ 9♦ completed the flop and gave Choe top pair.
The K♠ turn was perfect for Choe, giving him trips and sealing the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LH Liang Hao Chen | 556,000(46 BB) | -65,000 |
HC Hwanho Choe | 142,000(12 BB) | 65,000 |
Chon FongFacing a raise, big blind Chon Fong three-bet shoved his remaining 74,000, and initial raiser Peng Wang made the call.
Chon Fong: 9♥ 9♠
Peng Wang: 4♠ 4♥
Fong had a big lead going into the showdown, leaving Wang with just two outs.
The K♠ 7♣ 3♠ 5♦ 2♣ board brought no four, allowing Fong's nines to hold for a much-needed double-up.
The bubble battle continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
PW Peng Wang 2 | 453,000(45 BB) | -74,000 |
CF Chon Fong | 163,000(16 BB) | 79,000 |
With the bubble stretching on and the hand-for-hand count long forgotten, Sven Dermott has been taking over Table 8.
Pot after pot has been finding its way to Dermott, and his stack has now climbed past 900,000 chips, putting him at the top of the field as the bubble continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SD Sven Dermott | 902,000(90 BB) | 207,000 |
With around 200,000 already in the middle, three players saw the 8♥ 7♦ 4♦ 5♥ board.
Dakota Anderson announced all in, prompting Shuixiang Lai to fold. Somasekhar Sanampuri then snap-called all in for 303,000 (30 big blinds).
Somasekhar Sanampuri: A♦ 3♦
Dakota Anderson: Q♥ T♥
With around 800,000 in the pot, both players were still drawing, with each holding a different flush draw.
The 2♦ river completed Sanampuri's nut flush, giving him the winning hand and a massive double-up while taking a significant chunk out of Anderson's chip-leading stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | 806,000(81 BB) | 366,000 |
DA Dakota Anderson | 445,000(45 BB) | -316,000 |
SL Shuixiang Lai | 201,000(20 BB) | -229,000 |
On the third hand of hand-for-hand play, Tawhidul Bhuiyan limped from middle position before Michael Henman shoved for 55,000.
Action folded back to Bhuiyan, who made the call.
Michael Henman: A♥ Q♥
Tawhidul Bhuiyan: Q♦ T♥
The 7♠ 6♣ 4♣ K♠ 9♦ runout brought no surprises, allowing Henman's hand to hold for the double-up.
Henman survives the bubble sweat and keeps his tournament hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 454,000(57 BB) | -55,000 | |
MH Michael Henman | 130,000(16 BB) | 75,000 |
Abhishek Goyal After the eliminations of Abhishek Goyal and Xuqian Li, the field is now down to 24 players, officially putting the tournament on the bubble.
With 23 places paid, just one more elimination is needed before everyone else locks up the money.
Only three tables remain, and play will now continue hand-for-hand until the bubble bursts.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
XL Xuqian Li | busted |
AG Abhishek Goyal | busted |
Atsushi TodaWith 121,000 remaining, lone Japanese player Atsushi Toda moved all in from under the gun. Table chip leader Liang Hao Chen reshoved, forcing the other players to fold.
Atsushi Toda: A♥ Q♥
Liang Hao Chen: J♣ J♦
It was a flip for Toda's tournament life, but he found what he needed on the Q♠ 8♣ 5♦ flop, pairing his queen and taking the lead.
The K♥ turn and 9♣ river brought no help for Chen, and Toda's ace-queen held for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LH Liang Hao Chen | 587,000(73 BB) | -104,000 |
AT Atsushi Toda | 262,000(33 BB) | 93,000 |
Only 20 minutes into Day 2, and already five players have bid farewell, leaving just three more eliminations before the field reaches the 23 paid places.
The bubble is getting closer by the minute.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SD Sven Dermott | 695,000(87 BB) | 171,000 |
LH Liang Hao Chen | 691,000(86 BB) | 73,000 |
YZ Yu Zhou | 410,000(51 BB) | 228,000 |
WK Will Kwok | busted | |
ZS Zeyu Sun | busted | -94,000 |
CP Chengcai Pan | busted | -146,000 |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | busted | -191,000 |
HP Hyunkyou Park | busted | -109,000 |
Will KwokIf you were following the live updates yesterday on Day 1A, you may remember Will Kwok folding pocket jacks preflop because he believed the field was already on the bubble. Had he called, he would have returned today with around 294,000 chips instead of his actual 92,000.
Unfortunately for Kwok, his Day 2 lasted just two hands.
Kwok got his remaining stack in with pocket eights and found Chakshu Deep Raina ready to call.
Will Kwok: 8♦ 8♣
Chakshu Deep Raina: A♦ K♦
Kwok was flipping for his tournament life, but the A♥ 9♣ 6♦ flop gave Raina top pair and left Kwok needing to find one of his two remaining eights.
The Q♣ turn and T♣ river brought no help, sending Kwok to the rail as the first elimination of Day 2.
A tough ending for Kwok, especially after yesterday's bubble decision, which looked set to cost him chips even before the cards were back in the air.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CD Chakshu Deep Raina | 268,000(34 BB) | 128,000 |
WK Will Kwok | busted | -92,000 |
Dakota AndersonThe Championship Warm Up returns today with 31 players still in contention from a combined 186-entry field, which has built a $89,280 prize pool.
Leading the survivors is Dakota Anderson, who bagged 761,000 chips (95 BB) after finishing Day 1A as the chip leader last night.
Only 23 players will make the money, meaning the bubble will burst today with eight players set to leave empty-handed.
Once the bubble is reached, the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,027, while the eventual champion will take home a juicy $19,204 top prize.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DA Dakota Anderson | 761,000(95 BB) |
LH Liang Hao Chen | 618,000(77 BB) |
SD Sven Dermott | 524,000(66 BB) |
HU Hendrik Uibo | 453,000(57 BB) |
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | 440,000(55 BB) |
SL Shuixiang Lai | 430,000(54 BB) |
PW Peng Wang 2 | 266,000(33 BB) |
| 259,000(32 BB) | |
RN Rindra Norodom | 258,000(32 BB) |
| 237,000(30 BB) |

There is also an added prize waiting for the winner, with the champion receiving a $3,500 seat to the 2027 WPT Cambodia Championship, scheduled for January 12 to February 2, 2027.
With the money now within reach and a juicy first prize waiting at the end, Day 2 is set for another big day at NagaWorld.
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for live updates.
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
DC Dhanesh Chainani | 143,000(18 BB) | 1 | 1 |
RJ Rhys Jones | 192,000(24 BB) | 1 | 2 |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 191,000(24 BB) | 1 | 3 |
WK Will Kwok | 92,000(12 BB) | 1 | 4 |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 109,000(14 BB) | 1 | 5 |
YZ Yu Zhou | 182,000(23 BB) | 1 | 6 |
LH Liang Hao Chen | 618,000(77 BB) | 1 | 7 |
CD Chakshu Deep Raina | 140,000(18 BB) | 1 | 8 |
| 237,000(30 BB) | 2 | 1 | |
MH Michael Henman | 134,000(17 BB) | 2 | 2 |
NC Nikesh Chawla | 228,000(29 BB) | 2 | 3 |
XL Xuqian Li | 203,000(25 BB) | 2 | 4 |
RA Roman Altynikov | 234,000(29 BB) | 2 | 6 |
RN Rindra Norodom | 258,000(32 BB) | 2 | 7 |
NG Neeraj Gajria | 190,000(24 BB) | 2 | 8 |
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | 440,000(55 BB) | 3 | 1 |
AG Abhishek Goyal | 167,000(21 BB) | 3 | 2 |
DA Dakota Anderson | 761,000(95 BB) | 3 | 3 |
CF Chon Fong | 51,000(6 BB) | 3 | 4 |
SL Shuixiang Lai | 430,000(54 BB) | 3 | 5 |
JG Jim Glassie | 97,000(12 BB) | 3 | 6 |
VZ Viacheslav Zotov | 152,000(19 BB) | 3 | 7 |
PW Peng Wang 2 | 266,000(33 BB) | 3 | 8 |
CP Chengcai Pan | 146,000(18 BB) | 8 | 1 |
SD Sven Dermott | 524,000(66 BB) | 8 | 2 |
| 259,000(32 BB) | 8 | 3 | |
AT Atsushi Toda | 169,000(21 BB) | 8 | 4 |
HC Hwanho Choe | 164,000(21 BB) | 8 | 5 |
HU Hendrik Uibo | 453,000(57 BB) | 8 | 6 |
ZS Zeyu Sun | 94,000(12 BB) | 8 | 7 |
CL Chungik Lee | 100,000(13 BB) | 8 | 8 |
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DA Dakota Anderson | 761,000(95 BB) |
LH Liang Hao Chen | 618,000(77 BB) |
SD Sven Dermott | 524,000(66 BB) |
HU Hendrik Uibo | 453,000(57 BB) |
SS Somasekhar Sanampuri | 440,000(55 BB) |
SL Shuixiang Lai | 430,000(54 BB) |
PW Peng Wang 2 | 266,000(33 BB) |
| 259,000(32 BB) | |
RN Rindra Norodom | 258,000(32 BB) |
| 237,000(30 BB) | |
RA Roman Altynikov | 234,000(29 BB) |
NC Nikesh Chawla | 228,000(29 BB) |
XL Xuqian Li | 203,000(25 BB) |
RJ Rhys Jones | 192,000(24 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 191,000(24 BB) |
NG Neeraj Gajria | 190,000(24 BB) |
YZ Yu Zhou | 182,000(23 BB) |
AT Atsushi Toda | 169,000(21 BB) |
AG Abhishek Goyal | 167,000(21 BB) |
HC Hwanho Choe | 164,000(21 BB) |
VZ Viacheslav Zotov | 152,000(19 BB) |
CP Chengcai Pan | 146,000(18 BB) |
DC Dhanesh Chainani | 143,000(18 BB) |
CD Chakshu Deep Raina | 140,000(18 BB) |
MH Michael Henman | 134,000(17 BB) |
HP Hyunkyou Park | 109,000(14 BB) |
CL Chungik Lee | 100,000(13 BB) |
JG Jim Glassie | 97,000(12 BB) |
ZS Zeyu Sun | 94,000(12 BB) |
WK Will Kwok | 92,000(12 BB) |
CF Chon Fong | 51,000(6 BB) |
| Place | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $19,204 |
| 2 | $13,031 |
| 3 | $8,878 |
| 4 | $6,853 |
| 5 | $5,357 |
| 6 | $4,375 |
| 7 | $3,571 |
| 8 | $2,946 |
| 9 | $2,321 |
| 10 | $1,920 |
| 11 | $1,920 |
| 12 | $1,652 |
| 13 | $1,652 |
| 14 | $1,473 |
| 15 | $1,473 |
| 16 | $1,295 |
| 17 | $1,295 |
| 18 | $1,161 |
| 19 | $1,161 |
| 20 | $1,161 |
| 21 | $1,027 |
| 22 | $1,027 |
| 23 | $1,027 |