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

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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 TourMain 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.

APPT Cambodia
APPT Cambodia

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

APPT Cambodia Main Event trophy
APPT Cambodia Main Event trophy

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

APPT Cambodia
APPT Cambodia

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)
APPT National

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
46
#PayoutPlayer
1$52,342
FR
Fabian Rolli
Switzerland [CHE]Switzerland
2$32,715
MT
3$23,367
IC
4$17,974
HL
Hao Lin
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
5$13,826
SH
Sungheon Hong
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6$10,636
MS
Maxim Sorokin
Russian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
7$8,526
DK
Donghyup Kim
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
8$7,105
AK
Andrey Kalgin
Russian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
9$5,920
Check the 46 Payouts & Results ...
#1 NAGAWORLD Kickoff ($500)
NAGAWORLD Kickoff

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
31
#PayoutPlayer
1$13,879
CW
2$13,642
HA
Ho Anh Tuan
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
3$10,185
VX
4$6,251
AL
Adam Lydford
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5$4,808
6$3,755
VT
7$3,130
HH
Hoseong Ha
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
8$2,608
CA
9$2,268
Check the 31 Payouts & Results ...
#6 Mystery Bounty ($750)
Mystery Bounty

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
32
#PayoutPlayer
1$33,476
HL
Hao Lin
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
2$19,515
3$13,447
4$15,195
5$9,140
AD
Aleksandr Diudiaev
Russian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
6$6,425
EA
Edgar Antezana
South Africa [ZAF]South Africa
7$2,895
RN
8$2,414
9$2,099
VT
Check the 32 Payouts & Results ...
#31 APPT Super High Roller ($10,000)
APPT Super High Roller

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
7
ITM
2
#PayoutPlayer
1$42,811
2$23,052
RM
#36 NLH - 10/10/10 ($200)
NLH - 10/10/10
Total Prize
$8,195
Entries
48
ITM
7
#PayoutPlayer
1$2,664
2$1,762
WK
Wui Kwang Tan
Singapore [SGP]Singapore
3$1,188
BY
4$901
5$697
CH
6$553
7$430
YK
Younghun Kim
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
#9 Megastack Turbo ($300)
Megastack Turbo
Total Prize
$18,694
Entries
73
ITM
12
#PayoutPlayer
1$5,267
MT
2$3,397
3$2,426
4$1,867
5$1,436
6$1,141
GG
Guo Guang Ng
Singapore [SGP]Singapore
7$913
8$730
9$584
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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