Ke Hong Jing Wins Inaugural Won Poker Cup Main Event for $97,100; All Eagle Trophies Claimed as Sihanoukville Milestone Event Concludes

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07/30/2024
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Main Event – Ke Hong Jing

In Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Ke Hong Jing from Malaysia has won the very first Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 which guaranteed a prize pool of $500,000, beating a field of 404 entries to take home the Eagle trophy and a 1st place cash prize of $97,100.

Jing was consistently building his stack by being aggressive at the right moments, choosing his spots and his targets carefully. Despite not winning any one big hand, he was chipping away from everyone’s stack, especially those whom he felt were afraid to commit their chips. In his last hand, with an almost 2:1 ratio in chips, he called an all-in from Armon Van Wijk from Australia with Jh 9h and caught the top pair on the turn. Wijk received $61,000 for his efforts in 2nd place.

Despite the intense battle happening on the felt, the final table was very sportsmans-like and had a very friendly atmosphere. Apart from the smiles that were constant, the more experienced players would patiently explain some of the rules to the recreational players. Zou, who came in as chip leader coming into the final table, had a very good disposition even as his chips dwindled. He finished in 3rd place for a cash prize of $43,800.

The Final Table consisted of the following players and cashed out accordingly:

NameCountry/RegionCash
1Ke Hong JingMalaysia 97,100
2Armon Van WijkAustralia 61,000
3ZouChina 43,800
4Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine 34,700
5Nguyen Duc ThanhVietnam 27,200
6Zhang ShangfeiChina 21,400
7Yen Chun HowMalaysia 16,000
8Nicky WuChina 11,400
9Kim Sin WooKorea 9,100

Mini Won Poker Cup Event#8 Recap

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Vikaash Shah

Vikaash Shah from India is one of the proud owners of the Eagle trophy taking home a cash prize of $7,230. The Mini Won Poker Event#8 garnered a total field of 162 and had a total prize pool of $31,430. Having the same ambience as the final table, the Mini Won Poker Cup Event#8 had much cheering from both players and railbirds as the head-up battle finished. Placing second is Nguyen Manh Truong from Vietnam who took home $4,600.

Here’s the placement of players in the money for Event#8

NameCountry/RegionCash
1Vikaash ShahIndia 7,230
2Nguyen Manh TruongVietnam 4,600
3Eosoo LeeKorea 3,240
4Dymitro LytvynovUkraine 2,670
5Deesit RawinwuchirochThailand 2,130
6Leong Chuen WaiMalaysia 1,670
7Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines 1,225
8Martin JeromeFrance 910
9Kiire ChihiroJapan 725
10Fabio MeloniItaly 600
11Luwee Boon MingMalaysia 600
12Andrew Kan Kok YewMalaysia 536
13Kim dick WeiMalaysia 536
14Dong Auh DucVietnam 488
15Kew Tuan LongVietnam 488
16Kim Jae MinhKorea 440
17Ilya FirstovKazakhstan 440
18Cho SungjJakKorea 392
19Gan Yi SiongMalaysia 392
20David AnsticeUnited Kngdom 392
21Ko SungKorea 345
22Chutiwan RungroshThailand 345
23Phan Huu Minh TriVietnam 345
24PhisitThailand 345
25ErikRozhinskyi 345

Mini High Roller Event#11

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Mini High Roller – Karia Siddharth Chetanbah

The Mini High Roller Event#11 was topped by Karia Siddharth Chetanbah from India who beat a field of 31 entries and amassed a total prize pool of $40,595. Chetanbah earned cash winnings of $15,020 and will be taking home one of the gold Eagle trophies. He outlasted some of the best names in the industry including Kim Ji Young.

The Mini HIgh Roller Event finished as follows:

NameCountry/RegionCash
1Karia Siddharth ChetanbahIndia 15,020
2Kim Ji YoungKorea 10,350
3Beul LockFrance 6,600
4Kew Tuan LongVietnam 4,770
5Ilya FirstovKazakhstan 3,855

Deepstack Turbo Event#10

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Deepstack turbo Final Table – Chrysomallis Dimitrios

Ending the whole festival was the Deepstack Turbo Event#10 which was won by Chrysomallis Dimitrios for $2,350. Having a total of 94 entries, the event was able to build a total prize pool of $9,118.

Below is the list of players who finished in the money:

NameCountry/RegionCash
1Chrysomallis DimitriosGreece 2,350
2Kin Yeon JooKorea 1,610
3JohnKorea 1,060
4Kiire ChihiroJapan 860
5Fen DyIndonesia 690
6Eosoo LeeKorea 540
7Ko SungKorea 415
8Ng Kian GiapMalaysia 325
9Phan Huu Minh TriVietnam 238
10Nakazawa YukiJapan 190
11Ho JungminKorea 190
12Putthai JakarinThailand 170
13Jeffrey PamplonaPhilippines 170
14Tranarungroj AtinanThailand 155
15Maria RubyPhilippines 155
Author:somuchnews