Andres Korn triumphs in first ever WPT National Thailand
The very first WPT National Thailand held from Dec. 22-28, 2016 at Holiday Palace Resort in Poipet, Cambodia, has recently ended.
The number of entries totaled 57 players. Organizers attribute the turnout to the fact that the event happened during Christmas time when most people spend time with their families; and with the unfamiliarity to the location. They expect a larger crowd at the WPT National Cambodia which begins on January 2-13, 2017 at the Queenco Casino Sihanoukeville.
The buyin for the Main Event was 34,000 THB + 3,400 (approx. US$1,000) for a prize pool of 1,860,480 THB (approx. $ 51,089). The winner of the Main Event was Andres Korn from Argentina for 632,680 THB (approx. US$17,000). Korn plays the Latin American circuits and has been victorious in the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Events. At 2nd place was Vincent Chauve, an online grinder based in Thailand and a familiar face in Asian live circuits.
The final table payouts are as follows:
| Place | Name | Prize | Country |
| 1 | Andres Korn | 632,680 | Argentina |
| 2 | Vincent Chauve | 427,900 | French |
| 3 | Siarhei Chudapal | 279,000 | Belarus |
| 4 | Jerry Chee Hoong Lai | 223,300 | Malaysia |
| 5 | Patrick Mahoney | 167,400 | USA |
| 6 | Ong Boon Han | 130,200 | Malaysia |
Side Event winners are as follows:
| Event # | Title | Champion | Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 22 | ||||
| 1 | NLH Rebuy/Addon | Rolands Norietis | Latvia | 172,800 |
| 2 | Late Night PL Omaha | Sim Kok Wai | Malaysia | 53,000 |
| Dec. 23 | ||||
| 3 | NLH K.O Bounty | Edijs Latvijas | Latvia | 80,600 |
| Dec. 24 | ||||
| 4 | Open Face Chinese Poker | Chen Chang Ting (Peggy) | Chinese | 115,200 |
| Dec. 25 | ||||
| 6 | NLH Christmas Special Event | Siarhei Chudapal | Belarus | 276,500 |
| 8 | NLH Deepstack Turbo | Lee Boon Han | Malaysia | 86,400 |
| Dec. 26 | ||||
| 10 | PL Omaha Deepstack | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 172,800 |
| 11 | NLH Deepstack | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 193,600 |
| Dec.27 | ||||
| 12 | NLH Turbo Event | Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | Vietnam | 138,200 |
| 13 | Open Face Chinese Poker | Huang Qi Yuan | Chinese | 74,900 |
| Dec. 28 | ||||
| 14 | NLH 6 Max | Michael Falcon | Denmark | 162,500 |
| 15 | PL Omaha Turbo | Andres Korn | Argentina | 121,000 |
