WPT Prime Cambodia: I-Chun Chiu leads Main Event Final 9! Chi-Cong Chao, Paul Judge win trophies, 56 survive HR 3K Day 1, reg still open; 17 remaining at Bounty
After three starting days followed by intense Day 2 competition, the Final 9 players of the Main Event was established! It was decided at the fall of China’s Yunsheng Sun in 10th place to France’s Matthieu Lamagnere with 
unable to improve against 
.
The WPT Prime Cambodia Season XXI – MAIN EVENT – resumes on Monday, March 20 at 1pm. Everyone is guaranteed a payout of US$ 16,280 however what they will be hunting for is the US$ 173,130 top prize (inclusive of WPT World Championship entry worth US$ 10,400 with airfare and accommodations). Unfortunately there will be no livestream, instead, players can track the action via the Live Updates in the WPT.com website.
At the top of the pecking order is Taiwan’s I-Chun Chiu aka Charlie Chiu with 82 bb. This is Chiu’s second final table having placed 8th at the Mystery Bounty. Chiu has a fairly comfortable lead over second ranked Matthieu Lamagnere with 62 bb. In third rank isBien Mai, the only Vietnamese player left in the running and the only player with a series side event title. Mai is on his third final table.
Buy in: US$ 1,100
Guarantee: US$ 500,000
Entries: 529
Prize pool: US$ 980,670
ITM: 128 players
Chips in play: 30,330,000
Average stack: 3,370,000
Final Table opening blinds: 40K-80K, 80K ante (22:05 time remaining)
| Seat | Player | Flagq | Stack | BB |
| 6 | I-Chun Chiu | Taiwan | 6,585,000 | 82 |
| 2 | Matthieu Lamagnere | France | 4,945,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Bien Mai | Vietnam | 4,560,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Nicholas Ragot | France | 3,850,000 | 48 |
| 5 |
Lewis Michael Cowell
| England | 3,225,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Reiji Kono | Japan | 2,755,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Chua Feng Ji | Singapore | 1,850,000 | 23 |
| 1 | Jose Catela | Portugal | 1,300,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Sho Katsura | Japan | 1,245,000 | 16 |
FULL PAYOUTS
Remaining Payouts and POF points
| 1 | $173,130 | 800 |
| 2 | $108,540 | 600 |
| 3 | $80,150 | 500 |
| 4 | $59,820 | 400 |
| 5 | $45,120 | 300 |
| 6 | $34,400 | 250 |
| 7 | $26,510 | 200 |
| 8 | $20,660 | 150 |
| 9 | $16,280 | 125 |
Event 23: High Roller 3K – $250K GTD
Swell turnout at Day 1 of the High Roller 3K with 99 signing up to easily breach the US$ 250K guarantee. After 11 levels of 40-minute blinds, 56 bagged up with Russia’s Timur Khamidullin amassing 132 bb. Khamidullin earned a majority of his chips on a double up through WPT decorated champion Vincent Chauve.
Earning second rank was India’s Pratibh Saluja who shipped a monster pile on a failed bluff by Gary Lin. Thailand’s Kannapong Thanarattrakul finished with the third largest stack. You can read up on the action via the Live Updates – High Roller 3K Day 1.
For those looking to get in on the action, you have one final chance to do so. Game resumes at 1pm local time on Monday, March 20 at Level 12. Registration closes at 1:45pm, at the start of Level 13.
Buy in: US$ 3,000
Guarantee: US$ 250,000
Day 1 entries: 99
End of Day 1 players: 56
Opening Day 2 blinds: Level 12: 2K-4K, 4K ante
| Rank | Player | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Timur Khamidullin | 528,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Pratibh Saluja | 509,000 | 127 |
| 3 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 497,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Seyed Javad Sedigh | 374,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Dylan Wayne Foster | 313,500 | 78 |
| 6 | Ting-Yi Tsai | 311,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Max Menzel | 300,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Terry Gonzaga | 289,500 | 72 |
| 9 | David Chiv | 276,000 | 69 |
| 10 | Manuel Braunhofer | 272,000 | 68 |
HIGH ROLLER 3K – END OF DAY 1 CHIP COUNTS
Event 23: Bounty Event $150 bounty – Final 17 players
Big turnout at the Bounty Event with 252 on record for a prize pool of US$ 109,998. It was a grind to the end of Day 1. Estonia’s Roland Kivi delivered the bubble then the game played on until the end of Level 20. Seventeen players bagged up with Raju Jaruplavanath as leader sitting on 56 bb. Returning for a second attempt at a trophy is Lucas Taehowever he has his work cut out with 7 bb in his arsenal.
The players return at 12pm on Monday, March 20. Each one is guaranteed US$ 1,018 with the eventual winner banking US$ 16,588. Second place will also score a five figure US$ 11,657.
Buy in: US$ 500
Entries: 252
Prize pool: US$ 72,198
Bounty pool: US$ 37,800
ITM: 32 places
| Rank | Player | Flagq | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Raju Jaruplavanath | India | 1,125,000 | 56 |
| 2 | Kaipern Heng | Malaysia | 780,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Amir Abbas | Australia | 600,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Stanislav Kovalenko | Russia | 585,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Nguyen Tuan Anh | Vietnam | 565,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Chi Ling Tsang | Canada | 535,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Minkyu Kim | Korea | 450,000 | 23 |
| 8 | Seongmin Lee | Korea | 345,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Firat Basbaydar | England | 295,000 | 15 |
| 10 | Romit Advani | India | 285,000 | 14 |
| 11 | Roland Kivi | Estonia | 240,000 | 12 |
| 12 | Lee Jong Kyung | Korea | 225,000 | 11 |
| 13 | Gabriel Carter | UK | 225,000 | 11 |
| 14 | Jaehoon Lee | Korea | 215,000 | 11 |
| 15 | Woojin Kim | Korea | 185,000 | 9 |
| 16 | Lucas Tae | USA | 135,000 | 7 |
| 17 | Gunisha Sinha | India | 75,000 | 4 |
Chi-Cong Chao wins the NLH Turbo Freezeout
The NLH Turbo Freezeout bolted through Sunday night in high speed with the event completing in seven hours. Taiwan’s Chi-Cong Chao outdueled France’s David Koy at heads up to claim the win and his first ever WPT trophy.
During bubble time, with 18 remaining and average at just 10 bb, big stacked Thomas Lind aka Tottirailed Deep Raina (4 bb) with 
dusting 
.
With the money intact, players raced to reach a final table seat. Lind finished in 4th place, falling to Koy with Ace-Ten outdrawn by King-Jack, King on the board. Dongyun Jo fell next leaving Koy and Chao battling for the win. After several hands, both players opted to split the money down the middle. Chao went on to win it with 
full house on a board 
against Koy’s 
.
Buy in: US$ 300
Entries: 135
Prize pool: US$ 35,357
ITM: 17 places
*Heads up deal
| 1 | Chi-Cong Chao | Taiwan | $8,154* |
| 2 | David Koy | France | $8,153* |
| 3 | Dongyun Jo | Korea | $3,748 |
| 4 | Thomas Lind | Sweden | $2,298 |
| 5 | Erik Rozhynskyi | Ukraine | $1,750 |
| 6 | Hyunjoon Cho | Korea | $1,485 |
| 7 | Theerapol Thavon | Thailand | $1,291 |
| 8 | Yuji Kawata | Japan | $1,131 |
| 9 | Micheal O’Neill | Ireland | $999 |
| 10 | Chun-Yen Lin | Taiwan | $884 |
| 11 | Krit Skulgunbundit | Thailand | $884 |
| 12 | Pheeratham Lerdthammatavee | Thailand | $884 |
| 13 | Chi-Ting Chao | Taiwan | $778 |
| 14 | Chongmin Park | Korea | $778 |
| 15 | Kamran Suriya | Pakistan | $778 |
| 16 | Jaecheol Song | Korea | $681 |
| 17 | Joris Michl | Netherlands | $681 |
Paul Judge wins the Supersonic NLH / Liar’s Dice Championship
Exciting from start to finish at the Supersonic NLH / Liar’s Dice Championship. UK’s Paul Judge emerged the first winner in Cambodia to take home one of the WPT side event trophies and US$ 929. Player of the Festival race leader Kiale Matthews also reached ITM to add 175 points to his tally and build a wider gap between him and second rank.
Buy in: US$ 50
Entries: 60 max
Prize pool: US$ 2,619
ITM: 6 places
| 1 | Paul Judge | UK | $929 |
| 2 | Saransh Garg | India | $620 |
| 3 | Evgenii Chernyi | Russian Federation | $410 |
| 4 | Kiale Matthews | Australia | $290 |
| 5 | Guillaume Francois Lecointre | France | $210 |
| 6 | Patikorn Wong | Singapore | $160 |
Season XXI WPT Prime Cambodia
WPT Prime Cambodia, in partnership withConnaissance Management, runs from March 9 to 21 atNagaWorld Integrated Resortsin Phnom Penh, Cambodia. To date, twenty players have walked away victorious. Only 10 trophies left on the mantle including the coveted Main Event trophy which will find its champion on Monday, March 20. Cards in the air at 1pm local time.
WPT Prime Cambodia – Player Guide
Breakdown of WPT Prime Cambodia schedule
WPT Prime Cambodia – Festival Payouts
WPT Prime Cambodia – Main Event Chip Counts
For added enjoyment, there are ample cash games running daily and theCash Game Bonanza.
Reminders:
- NO TAX on winnings
- Event photos can be found in theSomuchpoker Facebook pageand inSomuchpoker IG page.
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