2025 APPT Cambodia Main Event Underway Today Feat. $1M Guarantee

last Thursday at 4:18 PM

After six days of pre-games at the 2025 APPT Cambodia, the festival’s crown jewel kicks off! In partnership with NagaWorld Integrated Resorts and Connaissance, for the first time, the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour – Main Event guarantees seven figures amounting to US$1,000,000. This is already a record on its own for the brand in the country, doubling last year’s guarantee.

Leading up to this day, players from across the region have already descended on the venue and more are expected to make their way. Among those seen were past APPT Cambodia champions Alexander Puchalski, Chao Ting Cheng, and APPT Manila 2023 champion Yuanning Wu. Also gearing up for redemption is Donghyup Kim who finished runner-up to Christopher Mateo at last year’s APPT Cambodia Main Event and reached the final table of the recently concluded APPT National.

APPT Cambodia Main Event

The APPT Cambodia Main Event runs from May 8 to 13 at the Grand Ballroom of the world class NagaWorld. Now in its fourth year, the tournament has quickly become one of the most anticipated stops on the Asian circuit, drawing a bigger field with each edition.

With a $1,750 buy-in, players have multiple opportunities to qualify through four starting flights. Each flight plays a total of 15 levels or 15% of the field, depending on which comes first. For players to be in the money all Day 1 flights must finish with approximately 15% of the remaining field.

Players start with a 30,000 stack equal to 300 times the opening blinds which escalates every 40 minutes. Late registration closes at the end of Level 10, approximately 6:40pm. The turbo flight runs double time with blinds increasing every 20 minutes.

Date: May 8-13, 2025
Buy in: US$ 1,750
Guarantee: US$ 1,000,000
Starting Stack: 30,000
Flight A – Thursday, May 8 at 11:30 am
Flight B – Friday, May 9 at 11:30 am
Flight C – Saturday, May 10 at 11:30 am
Flight D (Turbo) – Saturday, May 10 at 18:30
Day 2 – Sunday, May 11 at 12pm
Day 3 – Monday, May 12 at 12pm
Final Day – Tuesday, May 13 at 12pm

Halfway Highlights

The 2025 APPT Cambodia hit the felt on May 2 and is scheduled to run through May 13. With six days in the bag, the festival is has now crossed the halfway point. The first six days produced numerous champions including multi-winners Mauricio Sanchez and Christian Cloutier who won the Warm Up High Roller and APPT Super High Roller. Vietnam’s Manh Tuong Ha nearly joined the club with a victory at the Megastack Turbo and runner-up at the APPT National.

#19 APPT National ($1,000)

Fabian Rolli Captures First Asian Title At APPT National

In November 2022, world renowned brand PokerStars brought its popular Asia-Pacific Poker Tour to Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the first time. The festival was held at the Grand Ballroom of the luxurious NagaWorld Integrated Resorts facility. Since then, the tour continued to return with the ongoing festival now in its fourth iteration.

One of the tour's most distinguished events was the APPT National which ran from May 5-7, 2025. Swiss pro Fabian Rolli emerged victorious at the securing the first PokerStars shard trophy of the 2025 APPT season and a payout of $53,432. The pursuit for the title started with 309 entries down to just 46 players at Day 2. The chip lead switched hands multiple times at the final table with Rolli, I-Chun Chiu, Sungheon Hong, and Manh Tuong Ha all grabbing for control. Ultimately, Rolli finished off Manh in just five heads up hands to seize his first win on Asian soil.

Superb run as well for Manh who nearly captured his second series win. Several days prior, he topped the Megastack Turbo, beating a field of 73 runners.

The top three players of this event won a seat to the APPT Main Event. Read up on the action via the Live Updates.

Total Prize

$269,757

Guaranteed

150,000

Entries

309

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$52,342	FR Fabian Rolli Switzerland
2	$32,715	MT Manh Tuong Ha Viet Nam
3	$23,367	IC I Chun Chiu Taiwan
4	$17,974	HL Hao Lin Hong Kong
5	$13,826	SH Sungheon Hong Korea (Republic of)
6	$10,636	MS Maxim Sorokin Russian Federation
7	$8,526	DK Donghyup Kim Korea (Republic of)
8	$7,105	AK Andrey Kalgin Russian Federation
9	$5,920	PJ Pang Jun Dixon Seng Singapore

Check the 46 Payouts & Results ...

#1 NAGAWORLD Kickoff ($500)

First ever PokerStars spadie for Hong Kong’s Cheuk Wai Wong after clinching the 2025 APPT Cambodia NagaWorld Kickoff! Along with the coveted trophy, Wong earned a cool ICM deal payout of $13,879.

The event attracted 206 entries across two flights, each one contributing $500 to swell the pot to $86,171. Entering the final day were 31 players, all guaranteed a cut. Overnight chip leader Wong brought in mountain of chips and weathered a stacked table to reach the final 9 ranked third.

With the lead being pulled among several players, Anh Tuan Ho, Van Xuan Nguyen, and Adam Lydford, a lucky flush at five-handed pulled Wong out from the bottom and went on to eliminate two players before taking the crown.

Total Prize

$87,921

Guaranteed

50,000

Entries

167

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$13,879	CW Cheuk Wai Wong Hong Kong
2	$13,642	HA Ho Anh Tuan Viet Nam
3	$10,185	VX Van Xuan Nguyen Viet Nam
4	$6,251	AL Adam Lydford United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5	$4,808	CZ Cheng Zhang (2) China
6	$3,755	VT Van Tien Dinh Viet Nam
7	$3,130	HH Hoseong Ha Korea (Republic of)
8	$2,608	CA Chun An Lin Taiwan
9	$2,268	JJ Jongbea Jang Korea (Republic of)

Check the 31 Payouts & Results ...

#6 Mystery Bounty ($750)

Hao Lin Wins It All At Mystery Bounty

Fame and fortune for Hao Lin at the featured Mystery Bounty as he not only drew the largest bounty prize of $11,000, he also shipped the tournament for a total collection of $31,726 plus a seat to the APPT Main Event worth $1,750!

Buy-in: $750

Guarantee: $100,000

Entries: 210

Prize pool: $137,498

ITM: 32 players

Total Prize

$137,498

Guaranteed

100,000

Entries

210

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$33,476	HL Hao Lin Hong Kong
2	$19,515	WU Wipat Udomkanjananan Thailand
3	$13,447	LE Leo Edgar Soma France
4	$15,195	RF Rahden Felix Von Germany
5	$9,140	AD Aleksandr Diudiaev Russian Federation
6	$6,425	EA Edgar Antezana South Africa
7	$2,895	RN Rindra Norodom Cambodia
8	$2,414	KK Kazuya Kojima Japan
9	$2,099	VT Van Tien Dinh Viet Nam

Check the 32 Payouts & Results ...

#31 APPT Super High Roller ($10,000)

Second Win For Mauricio Sanchez At APPT Cambodia

Colombia's Mauricio Sanchez became the first player to win two titles at the 2025 APPT Cambodia, first taking down opening day's Warm Up High Roller then the APPT Super High Roller for his career first PokerStars shard trophy. Sanchez outpaced a field of 7 runners, defeating WSOP bracelet winner Renji Mao at heads up.

Total Prize

$65,863

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$42,811	MS Mauricio Salazar Sanchez Colombia
2	$23,052	RM Renji Mao China

#36 NLH - 10/10/10 ($200)

Total Prize

$8,195

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$2,664	CL Christian Lortie Cloutier Canada
2	$1,762	WK Wui Kwang Tan Singapore
3	$1,188	BY Bin Yuan China
4	$901	FV Felix Von Rahden Germany
5	$697	CH Chee Hoong Yeoh Malaysia
6	$553	MV Maurice Vitto Jeevanji France
7	$430	YK Younghun Kim Korea (Republic of)

#9 Megastack Turbo ($300)

Total Prize

$18,694

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$5,267	MT Manh Tuong Ha Viet Nam
2	$3,397	ER Erik Rozhynskyi Ukraine
3	$2,426	AK Amit Kaushik India
4	$1,867	RA Romit Advani India
5	$1,436	SM Sheng Meng Jeremy Wong Malaysia
6	$1,141	GG Guo Guang Ng Singapore
7	$913	KU Kakarania Umang India
8	$730	DW Darryl Wee Hock Neo Singapore
9	$584	NV Nikesh Vijay Chawla Thailand

Check the 12 Payouts & Results ...

Plenty of side action on schedule including key events Survivor Knockout $75K GTD and Mini Main Event still to come. Make sure to browse the schedule for all the details.

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