Won Poker Cup II: Jhon Hendri Clinches Second Title At W High Roller; Yunsheng Sun, Craig Jones Win Trophies
Jhon Hendri has done it again! After winning the Won Poker Cup II - Mystery Bounty event, he jumped in the W High Roller and clinched it. The WPC II completed its sixth day at the Won Majestic Hotel, in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. In addition to Hendri, the Single Day High Roller Yunsheng Sun emerged victorious, and at the PLO Turbo, it was Craig Jones at the top. Here are the highlights.
Jhon Hendri crushed the W High Roller Event

Fresh off his win at the Mystery Bounty,
Jhon Hendri
then came to snag not only the top prize of $65,000 and the eagle trophy, but also the first ever W Ring of Won Poker Cup.
"I'm very happy because it's my second trophy for this series. I don't know how to say it. I'm going to play the Single Day High Roller and hopefully I win again for the third time."
Read up on the action via the
W High Roller Review
Buy in: US$ 5,000
Guarantee: US$ 150,000
Entries: 42
Prize pool: US$ 191,478
ITM: 6 players
Payouts
Place | Player | Flag | Payout in USD |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 65,000 |
2 | Henri Hinds | Ireland | 45,000 |
3 | Armon Van WIjk | Australia | 29,000 |
4 | Mok Jo Seng | Malaysia | 22,000 |
5 | Jeon Gyeong Seok | Korea | 17,000 |
6 | Danny Huynh | Australia | 13,478 |
W High Roller Recap
With a total of 42 entries and a combined prize pool of US$ 191,478, only 6 players emerged from the field walking away with a share of that prize money. Some familiar faces in the field were famous Filipino players
Mike Takayama
and
David
Erquiaga
, Poker Dream emcee
Grant Gardner
, and Chinese players
Quan Qiu
and
Bao Ge
however all were long gone before ITM.
After almost 15 hours of play, the field bubbled when winner Hendri shoved with {ah}10♠ into short stack
Chen Shen
with pocket nines 9♣9♦. With the ace dropping on the turn, Hendri made Chen the bubble boy and the 6 ITM players were given the night to recuperate until the next day with each being guaranteed a minimum of $13,478.
Back To Back Knockouts For Hendri To Secure The Title

It's not often you see a champion win with back to back knock outs but that's exactly what Hendri delivered on the final day. Already commanding 60% of the chips in play, Hendri won a pot off Van Wijk and later busted him out with {ah}{kd} against {kc}{qh} on a low board before eliminating Hinds in the very next hand with {js}{jh} over {ad}5♥ on a board {qh}9♦10♣3♠8♠.
It was indeed a swift victory in the top 3 for Hendri with such a commanding chip lead and fast play.
Yunsheng Sun Triumphs As Single Day HR Champion

The Single Day High Roller event saw a total of 68 entries which gave way to a prize pool of US$ 138,516. Nine skilled and lucky players emerged from the field to win their share of the prize money, with China's
Yunsheng
Sun
clinching the trophy and the top prize of US$ 40,500.
Sun maintained a very strong chip lead throughout the final table, knocking out four of the finalists and was happy to share the sensation of victory.
"I feel very good and it's my first time to come here. I played aggressive and think better. I always think that I'm lucky."
The Single Day High Roller champion plans to spend his winnings by:
"Buy something here in Cambodia enjoy the trip. Play to USOP Hai Phong."
Read up on the action via the
Single Day High Roller Review
Buy in: US$ 2,300
Guarantee: US$ 100,000
Entries: 68
Prize pool: US$ 138,516
ITM: 9 players
Payouts
Place | Player | Flag | Payout in USD |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yunsheng Sun | China | 40,500 |
2 | Nguyen Van Trung | Vietnam | 29,100 |
3 | Conor Grimsley | UK | 18,900 |
4 | Sia Soon Lee | Malaysia | 14,300 |
5 | Nguyen Duc Thanh | Vietnam | 11,000 |
6 | Wong Jungsun | Korea | 8,600 |
7 | Mr Fendy | Indonesia | 6,800 |
8 | Shim Hui Cong | Malaysia | 5,300 |
9 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 4,016 |
Single Day High Roller Recap
The event saw a total of 68 entries, with a buy in of $2,300 that gave way to a prize pool of $138,516, surpassing the guarantee. Only 9 skilled and lucky players emerged from the field to win their share of the prize money.
After a grueling grind of almost 13 hours, Zheng Anshu fell on the bubble, shoving 6♠6♣ preflop that fell to Nguyen Duc Thanh's {as}{qc} when the board ran out {kd][2s}{qh}3♥4♣. Zheng bubbled the event giving the remaining 9 players a min cash of $4,016.

Nguyen Van Tung had been creeping up on Sun's stack but Sun put him in his place when he took a substantial pot off him with {ah}5♠ against Nguyen's 5♦7♦ on a board of 2♥5♣10♠{jd}3♠. It was downhill from there for Nguyen as he ran his two pair {ac}7♣ into Sun's bottom trips 6♦{qs} on a board {ad}6♠7♠6♥2♣ to bust out in second.
Craig Jones Wins PLO Turbo

After battling for a long ten hours, the PLO Turbo wrapped up with Craig Jones locking up the win for a payout of US$ 1,962.
Place | Player | Payout in USD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Daniel Jones | 1,962 |
2 | Oleg Voshchinin | 1,350 |
3 | Jun Li | 850 |
4 | Johan Michael Wanin | 600 |
5 | Quan Qiu | 500 |
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