Won Poker Cup II Main Event: Santiago Ramos Tops Flights As 48 Return

The Won Poker Cup II Main Event resumes today with 48 players returning to the felt at Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. With Main Event attracting 361 entries across seven flights, this caused an overlay to the guarantee. Now in the money round, each one is guaranteed a piece of the US$ 600,000 prize pool with US$ 3,420 at the minimum and a handsome six figure US$ 116,940 for the champion. Additionally, the W Ring will be awarded to the champion.

Santiago Ramos Tops Won Poker Cup II Main Event Flights

The player with the best chance of claiming the biggest cut is Spain’s Santiago Ramos who topped Main Event Flight F with a towering 973,000 (487 bb). Helping Ramos amass the enormous stack, he delivered the bubble railing Jeon Guyeong. On a three way pot, Ramos bet the flop and turn board 3♣10♣5♠Q♥, Martin Gonzales called then folded. After the river 6♦, Ramos’s 10♥2♥ two pair dusted Jeon’s A♣3♠.

Ramos is in a bracket of his own with second ranked far behind with Craig Jones (Flight E leader) sitting on 670,000 (335 bb). Jones was the player in command for most of the day until Ramos surged in the latter rounds.  In third rank is Nguyen Quang Huy with 619,000 (310 bb). Nguyen is the lone double qualifier to earn himself the last place money.

Main Event Review

•  Date: November 26 to December 2
• Buy in: US$ 1,220
• Guarantee: US$ 600,000
• Entries: 361
• Prize pool: US$ 600,000
• ITM: 48 players

Other players joining the leaders into Day 2 are Lin Yu (Flight A leader), Tiong Yong Tung (Flight B leader, Siarhei Chudapal (Flight C leader), Nguyen Hoang Duy (Flight D leader), and Jeorge Lagatuz (Flight G leader). Also returning are Le Ngoc Minh, Bien Mai, Adrien Berger, Aladin Reskallah, Mike Takayama, and David Erquiaga.

Read up on the Flights and on Day 2 via the SMP Live Updates.

Links:

WPC II – Live Updates 
WPC II – Photos
WPC II – Schedule