WPT Cambodia Passport Championship Soars To USD 1Million Prize Pool; Pradeep Nudurumati Sharma Tops Day 1C

Seven hours into the final starting day of WPT Cambodia Passport Championship the official numbers were in. With a field of 426 entries added to Day 1A (175) and Day 1B (312), the headliner drew a combined 913 entries to send the prize pool soaring to a whopping USD 1,040,592. This was the third time the World Poker Tour has generated seven figures in Cambodia and the richest in the country for a buy in in the $1000 range.

As the Championship moves on to Day 2, 136 players will be returning in hopes of reaching the money round which starts at 115th place. That should be reached fairly quick. The minimum payout is USD 2,130 while awaiting the champion is $175,542 plus a package worth $12,230 to the WPT World Championship in Las Vegas this December. Second and third place will also win a seat worth $1,100 to the WPT World Prime Championship.

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Pradeep Nudurumati Tops Day 1C

At the conclusion of Day 1C, India’s Pradeep Nudurumati was poised at the top of the flight’s leaderboard with a massive 800,000 in chips. Nudurumati was already backed by a big stack during the last two hours of regulation then surged just before bagging time. Nudurumati pulled off a timely bluff on a board

with over 40 bigs already in the pot. He bet just under half pot and wasn’t called then showed

. Coming Day 2, Nudurumati will bring in the second largest stack.

Several players that also made the cut in this flight were festival winners Dmytro Lytvynov, Quan Qiu, and Xin Yuan. Australian players made their presence felt in this heat with Amir Abbas, Travis Endersby, Michael Haddad, and hot running Joseph Sandaev all advancing and with healthy stacks. Sandaev is hoping this will be the event where he breaks past the runner-up spot having finished in that position three times at the high roller events.

Play continues atNagaWorld Integrated Resortsin Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In partnership withConnaissance Management Limited,WPT Cambodia Passport Championship kicked off on July 18 and runs until July 22. Day 2 takes place on Sunday, July 21, starting at 11:30am. The goal is to reach the final table or play 10 levels.

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WPT Cambodia Passport Championship – Results

Date: July 18, 2024
Buy in: USD 1,300
Guarantee: USD 500,000
Entries: 913
Prize pool: USD 1,040,592
ITM: 115 places

Day 1 – Results

Day 1A: 175 entries / 22 survivors
Day 1B: 312 entries / 44 survivors
Day 1C: 426 entries / 70 survivors

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DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS & SEAT DRAW

End Of Day 1C – Chip Counts

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