APPT Cambodia Main Event Final 9 players; Junnie Pamplona leads the race; hot running Bien Mai in the lineup

SMP EditorEditor-in-Chief

Updated: 2026.10.02

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Main Event is entering its final stage at the luxurious NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The action will resume at 1pm today, May 15, 2023 with the final 9 players vying for the prestigious title, the PokerStars shard trophy, and the US$ 120,300 top cash prize.

Seat	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
7	Junnie Pamplona	Philippines	3,015,000	101
1	Eric Tsai	Taiwan	2,960,000	99
9	Jimmy Torres	Colombia	2,725,000	91
5	Chao Ting Cheng	Taiwan	1,825,000	61
2	Evgenii Nekrasov	Russia	1,080,000	36
3	Curtis Lim	Singapore	850,000	28
6	Kien Tat Heng	Singapore	795,000	27
8	Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	600,000	20
4	Bien Mai	Vietnam	410,000	14

Final 9 players

Junnie Pamplona from the Philippines will lead in the pack with a towering 101 big blinds. Pamplona is no stranger to final tables at NagaWorld, as he finished third at the 2022 WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event. Pamplona will be aiming to improve on that result and claim his first major title.

Close behind Pamplona is Eric Tsai from Taiwan with 99 big blinds. Tsai is one of three Taiwanese players in the final 9, along with Chao Ting Cheng (61 bb) and Hua Wei Lin (20 bb).

Another player to watch is Jimmy Torres from Colombia with 91 big blinds. Torres is the only South American player in the field. He delivered a couple of big knockouts; he eliminated reigning champion Alexander Puchalski, and to close out Day 2, he did the same to Philip Tan in 10th place to form the Final Table. Torres will be looking to make history as the first Colombian APPT champion.

Singapore will be represented by two players: Curtis Lim (28 bb) and Kien Tat Heng (27 bb).The lone Russian player in the mix is Evgenii Nekrasov with a decent 36 big blinds. And the shortest stack belongs to Bien Mai from Vietnam, with 14 big blinds. Mai has been running red hot since last year. Three months ago, he placed runner-up at the WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event. He also has one side event title in this series.

Remaining payouts

1	120,300
2	75,795
3	54,290
4	42,670
5	33,597
6	26,242
7	19,759
8	13,775
9	10,908

Main Event Day 2 recap

APPT Cambodia Main Event Final 9 players; Junnie Pamplona leads the race; hot running Bien Mai in the lineup

Dates: May 12 – 15, 2023

Buy in: US$ 1,500

Guarantee: US$ 400,000

Entries: 476

Prize pool: US$ 623,322

ITM: 71 places

The festival highlight kicked off on May 12 with three flights attracting 476 entries for a guarantee crushing prize pool of US$ 623,322. A total of 133 players returned for Day 2 with the money starting at 71st place. After 12 hours of play, the final 9 players emerged. Read up on the action via the SMP Live Updates.

Day 2 opened with 133 players racing to the money round. Three and a half hours in, Adrien Tantaro eliminated WSOP bracelet holder Abhinav Iyer on the bubble with pocket Queens dominating pocket Jacks.

From there, it was a shove fest with fast eliminations as a result. The event slowed significantly as it reached 11 players with only nine moving to the next round. It was during this stage when Pamplona scored a big pot with top pair on a board against Philip Tan’s air.

Pamplona went on to eliminate Jun Lai in 11th place, then one hour later, Day 2 ended with Torres cleaning out Philip Tan in 10th place.

MAIN EVENT CHIP COUNTS (FULL)

LIVE UPDATES
FESTIVAL RESULTS
FESTIVAL PHOTOS
APPT CAMBODIA PLAYER GUIDE

Payouts 10th – 71st

10	PHILIP	TAN	$9,038
11	JUN	LAI	$9,038
12	LI XUE YAN	ANDY	$7,729
13	LUKASZ	JANKOWSKI	$7,729
14	ASISH	GHOSH	$6,732
15	LEV	KYDATOV	$6,732
16	HUU DUNG	NGUYEN	$5,984
17	JUN YOUNG	PARK	$5,984
18	ASHISH	MUNOT	$5,361
19	BO	JIN	$5,361
20	HAO	TIAN	$5,361
21	YANNICK	JOBIN	$4,737
22	MIAKISHEV	ILIA	$4,737
23	JIN WOO	KIM	$4,737
24	YUHAN	LIU	$4,114
25	CHENG	ZHANG	$4,114
26	ADRIEN	TANTARO	$4,114
27	HAL OSCAR	ROTHOLZ	$4,114
28	MAURICIO	SANCHEZ	$3,615
29	YUNSHENG	SUN	$3,615
30	FENG	QU	$3,615
31	JIA YI	LOW	$3,615
32	SEBASTIAN	MULLER	$3,117
33	VISHAL	OJHA	$3,117
34	MINWOO	KANG	$3,117
35	SEUNGHUN	KO	$3,117
36	ROMAIN	MORVAN	$3,117
37	YEN-HAN	CHEN	$3,117
38	YU-CHUNG	CHANG	$3,117
39	ANIL	ADIANI	$3,117
40	GRANT	GARDNER	$2,680
41	GUOLIANG	WEI	$2,680
42	QUAN	QIU	$2,680
43	WEI	XU	$2,680
44	THANH DUY	PHAM	$2,680
45	MARTINS	IVANOVS	$2,680
46	ROMAN	KOLOTIUK	$2,680
47	SUNGROCK	JUNG	$2,680
48	ALEXANDER	PUCHALSKI	$2,680
49	THOMAS	CARLIN	$2,680
50	DYLAN WAYNE	FOSTER	$2,680
51	JEREMY	JEHANNE	$2,680
52	XIAOHUA	FU	$2,680
53	DAOXING	CHEN	$2,680
54	JAESHIE	KIM	$2,680
55	MOHIT	BOHRA	$2,680
56	TIMUR	KHAMIDULLIN	$2,369
57	JENNIFER	CASSELL	$2,369
58	RIKI	YOKONO	$2,369
59	YONG CHEONG	FOO	$2,369
60	HAO	GU	$2,369
61	LESTER	EDOC	$2,369
62	FENG JI	CHUA	$2,369
63	LEONID	POLES	$2,369
64	ERIC D	WASYLENKO	$2,369
65	SIARHEI	CHUDAPAL	$2,369
66	WILLIAM	BOLTON	$2,369
67	ZONG-CHI	HE	$2,369
68	YANG	YUAN	$2,369
69	VINAY	BOOB	$2,369
70	GUY	TAYLOR	$2,369
71	JENAM	YU	$2,369

About the Editor

SMP EditorEditor-in-Chief

The SMP Editor covers international poker and iGaming for SoMuchPoker, providing news, tournament coverage, and industry insights. With a focus on accuracy, clarity, and relevance, the editor helps readers stay informed about developments across the global poker community.