Ke Hong Jing Wins Inaugural Won Poker Cup Main Event for $97,100; All Eagle Trophies Claimed as Sihanoukville Milestone Event Concludes
In Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Ke Hong Jing from Malaysia has won the very first Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 which guaranteed a prize pool of $500,000, beating a field of 404 entries to take home the Eagle trophy and a 1st place cash prize of $97,100.
Jing was consistently building his stack by being aggressive at the right moments, choosing his spots and his targets carefully. Despite not winning any one big hand, he was chipping away from everyone’s stack, especially those whom he felt were afraid to commit their chips. In his last hand, with an almost 2:1 ratio in chips, he called an all-in from Armon Van Wijk from Australia with Jh 9h and caught the top pair on the turn. Wijk received $61,000 for his efforts in 2nd place.
Despite the intense battle happening on the felt, the final table was very sportsmans-like and had a very friendly atmosphere. Apart from the smiles that were constant, the more experienced players would patiently explain some of the rules to the recreational players. Zou, who came in as chip leader coming into the final table, had a very good disposition even as his chips dwindled. He finished in 3rd place for a cash prize of $43,800.
The Final Table consisted of the following players and cashed out accordingly:
Name | Country/Region | Cash | |
1 | Ke Hong Jing | Malaysia | 97,100 |
2 | Armon Van Wijk | Australia | 61,000 |
3 | Zou | China | 43,800 |
4 | Anzhela Vasylenko | Ukraine | 34,700 |
5 | Nguyen Duc Thanh | Vietnam | 27,200 |
6 | Zhang Shangfei | China | 21,400 |
7 | Yen Chun How | Malaysia | 16,000 |
8 | Nicky Wu | China | 11,400 |
9 | Kim Sin Woo | Korea | 9,100 |
Mini Won Poker Cup Event#8 Recap
Vikaash Shah from India is one of the proud owners of the Eagle trophy taking home a cash prize of $7,230. The Mini Won Poker Event#8 garnered a total field of 162 and had a total prize pool of $31,430. Having the same ambience as the final table, the Mini Won Poker Cup Event#8 had much cheering from both players and railbirds as the head-up battle finished. Placing second is Nguyen Manh Truong from Vietnam who took home $4,600.
Here’s the placement of players in the money for Event#8
Name | Country/Region | Cash | |
1 | Vikaash Shah | India | 7,230 |
2 | Nguyen Manh Truong | Vietnam | 4,600 |
3 | Eosoo Lee | Korea | 3,240 |
4 | Dymitro Lytvynov | Ukraine | 2,670 |
5 | Deesit Rawinwuchiroch | Thailand | 2,130 |
6 | Leong Chuen Wai | Malaysia | 1,670 |
7 | Jeffrey Pamplona | Philippines | 1,225 |
8 | Martin Jerome | France | 910 |
9 | Kiire Chihiro | Japan | 725 |
10 | Fabio Meloni | Italy | 600 |
11 | Luwee Boon Ming | Malaysia | 600 |
12 | Andrew Kan Kok Yew | Malaysia | 536 |
13 | Kim dick Wei | Malaysia | 536 |
14 | Dong Auh Duc | Vietnam | 488 |
15 | Kew Tuan Long | Vietnam | 488 |
16 | Kim Jae Minh | Korea | 440 |
17 | Ilya Firstov | Kazakhstan | 440 |
18 | Cho SungjJak | Korea | 392 |
19 | Gan Yi Siong | Malaysia | 392 |
20 | David Anstice | United Kngdom | 392 |
21 | Ko Sung | Korea | 345 |
22 | Chutiwan Rungrosh | Thailand | 345 |
23 | Phan Huu Minh Tri | Vietnam | 345 |
24 | Phisit | Thailand | 345 |
25 | Erik | Rozhinskyi | 345 |
Mini High Roller Event#11
The Mini High Roller Event#11 was topped by Karia Siddharth Chetanbah from India who beat a field of 31 entries and amassed a total prize pool of $40,595. Chetanbah earned cash winnings of $15,020 and will be taking home one of the gold Eagle trophies. He outlasted some of the best names in the industry including Kim Ji Young.
The Mini HIgh Roller Event finished as follows:
Name | Country/Region | Cash | |
1 | Karia Siddharth Chetanbah | India | 15,020 |
2 | Kim Ji Young | Korea | 10,350 |
3 | Beul Lock | France | 6,600 |
4 | Kew Tuan Long | Vietnam | 4,770 |
5 | Ilya Firstov | Kazakhstan | 3,855 |
Deepstack Turbo Event#10
Ending the whole festival was the Deepstack Turbo Event#10 which was won by Chrysomallis Dimitrios for $2,350. Having a total of 94 entries, the event was able to build a total prize pool of $9,118.
Below is the list of players who finished in the money:
Name | Country/Region | Cash | |
1 | Chrysomallis Dimitrios | Greece | 2,350 |
2 | Kin Yeon Joo | Korea | 1,610 |
3 | John | Korea | 1,060 |
4 | Kiire Chihiro | Japan | 860 |
5 | Fen Dy | Indonesia | 690 |
6 | Eosoo Lee | Korea | 540 |
7 | Ko Sung | Korea | 415 |
8 | Ng Kian Giap | Malaysia | 325 |
9 | Phan Huu Minh Tri | Vietnam | 238 |
10 | Nakazawa Yuki | Japan | 190 |
11 | Ho Jungmin | Korea | 190 |
12 | Putthai Jakarin | Thailand | 170 |
13 | Jeffrey Pamplona | Philippines | 170 |
14 | Tranarungroj Atinan | Thailand | 155 |
15 | Maria Ruby | Philippines | 155 |