Last Chance To Enter APPT Cambodia Main Event; Michael Kim Falcon Tears Through Day 1B

The third and final flight to enter the APPT Cambodia Main Event has kicked off at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in capital city Phnom Penh. Today is expected to attract the biggest field with a US$ 500,000 guaranteed prize pool for those that reach the money round.

APPT Cambodia Main Event

The past two days at the Main Event drew a combined 299 entries with 51 players locking up a seat into Day 2. Currently leading the pack is Sven McDermott bagging 136 bb at Day 1A. At his heels is Michael Kim Falcon with 123 bb.

To enter the final flight, buy in is US$ 1,650. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 and bag up at the end of Level 15. For those that enter at the last second, you still have 20 bb to work with entering the freezeout round.

Michael Kim Falcon Dominates Day 1B

Day 1B pulled in 171 entries and wrapped up with 29 players surviving the 15 rounds of scheduled play. Early in the heat, Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon stormed to the top and parked there all day, bagging up the largest stack of 491,000 (123 bb).

Out of the many pots Falcon accumulated today were numerous eliminations that included Adam Lawler, Oliver Schulze, Hwang Choong, and David Erquiaga. Known to play a wide range of hands, one of Falcon’s biggest pots was up against Nicola Spicher whose Q♠8♠ on the turn could not push out the Dane’s A♦7♦ drawing hand that completed a flush on the river Q♦3♠J♦8♣3♦. Falcon is running red hot at the festival. Just days prior, he finished second at the APPT National.

Down the Day 1B rung, also surviving were NagaWorld Kick Off champion Itsuki Homma, Super High Roller runner up Nevan Yu Chung Chang, 2007 APPT Philippines runner up Ira Blumenthal, Chinese players Yunsheng Sun, Xiaosheng Zheng, Guiyang Wang, and Team Cimitarra’s Yannick Leonard.

The survivors have a couple of night’s off before heading back for Day 2 on November 24, 2024. Read up on the Main Event action via the SMP Live Updates.

Links:

NagaWorld Promos
APPT Cambodia – Schedule
APPT Cambodia – Festival Results
APPT Cambodia – Photo Gallery