APPT Cambodia 2025 Final Highlights; APPT Manila Just Around The Corner

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05/16/2025
2025 APPT Cambodia
2025 APPT Cambodia

From May 2 to 13, 2025, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour concluded its fourth annual APPT Cambodia in capital city Phnom Penh. In partnership with host venue NagaWorld and boutique gaming company Connaissance Management, the twelve-day event crowned 53 players across an action-packed lineup of games. Here are the highlights.

APPT CAMBODIA 2025 – Full Results

APPT Cambodia 2025 – Highlights

The APPT Cambodia 2025 festival was the tour’s largest offering in the country headlined by its first ever USD 1 Million Main Event guarantee. Compared to previous, the numbers were up by an impressive 24%.

#40 APPT Main Event ($1,750)
APPT Main Event

Hai Ha Tran Wins First Major At APPT Cambodia Main Event

After six hours of intense action, Hai Ha Tran emerged as the newest APPT Cambodia Main Event champion, securing the PokerStars shard trophy, a payout deal of $155,225, and the APPT Championship Package valued at $3,500. This was Tran's first major international poker title, reaching the pinnacle after defeating Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva in dominating fashion.


“I feel very happy and excited to have won the APPT Cambodia Main Event!”


Reflecting on the key hand where he took the chip lead early in the day against Nahadeva with a set on the flop, Tran noted,


“I expected that Nahadeva was going to call on the flop because he was an active player. After that hand, I felt my strategy for the final table should be to aim for first place, and I was very confident I could take it down.”


Read up on all the action via the Live Updates.

Total Prize
$1,000,000
Guaranteed
1,000,000
Entries
643
ITM
95
#PayoutPlayer
1$155,225
HH
Hai Ha Tran
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
2$155,225
3$85,300
NM
Ngoc Minh Le
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
4$65,620
TM
5$50,480
6$38,840
BS
Bo Su
Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan
7$29,970
8$22,970
9$17,670
SL
Check the 95 Payouts & Results ...
#19 APPT National ($1,000)
APPT National

Fabian Rolli Captures Career First APPT National Shard Trophy

Swiss pro Fabian Rolli emerged victorious at the APPT National to hoist 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. In a post-win interview, Rolli shared his thoughts on the final table and the rivalry with runner-up Manh,


It was definitely one of the more swingy final tables for sure. But yes, the guy to my left (Manh Tuong Ha) he was very tough to play, he never folded, and would always reraise me. I didn't know if had it on those spots, I didnt know if I believed him anymore. It was quite a battle. I was expecting Charlie would be the toughest to play but Manh Ha played very strong.


When asked how he managed his stack with everyone just as aggressive, Rolli laughs and says,


In this final table, not very well. I was chip-leading and then at seven left I was all in with Ace-Deuce against pocket Eights. And then I went all the way back up and then down and then up again. I tried to apply a little pressure in a lot of hands but people were not folding.


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 ...
#61 APPT Mini Main Event ($400)
APPT Mini Main Event

Chak Hei Chan Wins APPT Mini Main Event

Chak Hei Chan continues his strong run in Cambodia with another title under his belt. Chan outlasted the 220 entry field of the APPT Mini Main Event to lock up a payout of $15,863 along with his first ever PokerStars spadie. Since last year, Chan has ran deep at numerous events in the country, landing a few final tables. The latest win boosts his total live earnings to over $250,000.

Total Prize
$75,117
Entries
220
ITM
31
#PayoutPlayer
1$15,863
CH
Chak Hei Chan
Australia [AUS]Australia
2$9,917
QT
3$7,084
4$5,449
5$4,192
6$3,274
SK
7$2,728
8$2,274
9$1,977
Check the 31 Payouts & Results ...
#58 APPT High Roller ($3,000)
APPT High Roller

Daniel Neilson Wins Another PS Shard At APPT High Roller

Australia's Daniel Neilson has been grinding the Asian circuit since last year and has never failed to pick up a trophy at nearly every festival he attends. At APPT Cambodia, he did so again, winning the featured APPT High Roller for his career second PokerStars shard. Last year, Neilson won his first shard at the APPT Manila Championship Super High Roller.


On his latest takedown, Neilson topped the 87-entry field that included the festival's hottest running player Hao Lin (6th place) and Russia's Artem Vezhenkov who he defeated at heads up. For Neilson's victory, he added $65,599 to his multi-million live earnings.

Total Prize
$232,916
Guaranteed
150,000
Entries
87
ITM
11
#PayoutPlayer
1$65,599
DN
2$42,321
AV
Artem Vezhenkov
Russian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
3$30,233
VF
Valeriy Fokin
Russian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
4$23,257
5$17,888
CJ
Craig Jones
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6$14,220
HL
Hao Lin
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
7$11,378
8$9,095
HY
Hyeonsik Yun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
9$7,279
Check the 11 Payouts & Results ...
#62 Knockout High Roller ($500 Bounty) ($2,000)
Knockout High Roller ($500 Bounty)
Total Prize
$33,405
Entries
26
ITM
5
#PayoutPlayer
1$12,695
2$8,184
3$5,428
NC
4$3,925
5$3,173
QQ

APPT CAMBODIA 2025 – Full Results
APPT CAMBODIA 2025 – Photos

Six Players Win Two Events

During the first half of the festival, three players found success at two events – Mauricio Sanchez, Chang Hyeon Kim, Christian Cloutier – which we covered in our halfway highlights story. The second half saw another three match up with Richard Marquez, Jakkapong Sreprasom, and Danny Huynh all topping two events each.

#38 6-Handed ($300)
6-Handed
Total Prize
$22,023
Entries
86
ITM
11
#PayoutPlayer
1$5,063
RM
Richard Marquez
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
2$4,000
3$4,000
CH
4$2,199
SK
Sanjeev Kapoor
United States of America [USA]United States of America
5$1,691
6$1,344
7$1,076
AL
Adam Lydford
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8$860
9$688
Check the 11 Payouts & Results ...
#65 Deepstack ($300)
Deepstack
Total Prize
$24,840
Entries
97
ITM
13
#PayoutPlayer
1$6,625
RM
Richard Marquez
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
2$4,275
3$3,053
WL
Wei Loh
Singapore [SGP]Singapore
4$2,349
5$1,878
6$1,503
7$1,202
NN
Niko Nyman
Finland [FIN]Finland
8$962
HP
Hyunkyou Park
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
9$769
Check the 13 Payouts & Results ...
#56 High Roller Hyper Turbo ($2,000)
High Roller Hyper Turbo
Total Prize
$5,383
Entries
16
ITM
2
#PayoutPlayer
1$2,000
2$3,383
RM
#69 1K NLH ($1,000)
1K NLH
Total Prize
$21,825
Entries
25
ITM
5
#PayoutPlayer
1$8,294
2$5,347
3$3,547
SL
Sid Lukie
Canada [CAN]Canada
4$2,564
PS
5$2,073
DE
David Erquiaga
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
#42 Mix NLH/PLO ($500)
Mix NLH/PLO
Total Prize
$14,511
Entries
34
ITM
6
#PayoutPlayer
1$4,136
DH
Danny Huynh
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
2$4,135
3$2,249
CJ
Craig Jones
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4$1,669
AA
Alfie Adam
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5$1,306
HH
Hai Ha Tran
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
6$1,016
KM
Kentaro Mori
Singapore [SGP]Singapore
#54 Teams Event ($600)
Teams Event
Total Prize
$8,381
Entries
16
ITM
4
#PayoutPlayer
1$3,603
DH
Danny Huynh
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
2$2,263
WW
Wei Wen Thio
Singapore [SGP]Singapore
3$1,509
JM
Joseph Magnotti
United States of America [USA]United States of America
4$1,006

Alfie Adam Runs Deep At Five Events

UK’s Alfie Adam wrapped up the festival with one of the most impressive side event results. He reached the final table at all five events he cashed, closing it out with a victory. Adam finished 4th at the Mix NLH/PLO and Mini High Roller, 3rd at Megastack High Roller, 2nd at PLO, and capped it with a win at the PLO Bomb Pot Turbo.

#59 PLO Bomb pot - Turbo ($400)
PLO Bomb pot - Turbo
Total Prize
$5,463
Entries
16
ITM
4
#PayoutPlayer
1$2,349
AA
Alfie Adam
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2$1,475
3$983
ML
Matthew Lee Russell
United States of America [USA]United States of America
4$656

Up Next: APPT Manila

PokerStars APPT Manila at The Cove Manila at Okada Manila
PokerStars APPT Manila at The Cove Manila at Okada Manila

More APPT action coming up very fast with APPT Manila already announced for July 23 to August 4, 2025. Taking place at the stunning Cove Manila at Okada Manila in the Philippines, this is the tour’s most popular annual stop. To ensure a seven figure USD prize pool, the Main Event is backed by a PHP 58 Million guarantee.

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