WPT Cambodia 2026: Wei Yan Leads Mystery Bounty; Weixuan Wang Wins 8-Max

Callum Jury, one of Somuchpoker’s newest Live Reporters, hails from the Lake District in the UK and joined the live poker reporting scene in 2025. Before moving into poker journalism, Callum built a career in business, drawing on his strong analytical skills. His passion for storytelling first developed during higher education, where he studied media and photography, sharpening his ability to capture moments with precision and creativity. Since joining Somuchpoker, Callum has covered major international poker events in Asia in 2025, bringing a mix of media expertise and keen attention to detail to the team’s live reporting.

Updated: 2026.01.28

The WPT Cambodia 2026 festival at NagaWorld Integrated Resort saw another day of high-stakes drama and record-breaking performances as several flagship events reached their climaxes on January 26 and 27.

Mystery Bounty Day 1B: Wei Yan Dominates the Field

Day 1B of the $1,000 Mystery Bounty saw a robust turnout of 114 entries, with the competition narrowing down to just 15 survivors who have now guaranteed themselves a piece of the prize pool.

Taiwan’s Wei Yan put on a dominant display, bagging a massive 643,000 chips to lead the flight. He is pursued by Pang Kok Yong (526,000) and Armaan Kochhar (511,000). Notable advances include Filipino PLO expert Terry Gonzaga (283,000) and Joshua Figuerres (86,000). Defending champion Erik Rozhynskyi was unable to secure a bag after a second attempt on Day 1B.

Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Wei Yan	Taiwan	643,000
2	Pang Kok Yong	Malaysia	526,000
3	Armaan Kochhar	India	511,000
4	Valeriy Fokin	Russia	492,000
5	Julindo Purba Hica	Indonesia	331,000
6	Ritesh Khatwani	India	301,000
7	Shankui Li	China	291,000
8	Terry Gonzaga	Philippines	283,000
9	Erik Rozhynskyi	Ukraine	276,000
10	Vincent Chauve	France	273,000

8 Max Championship: Weixuan Wang Takes the Title

The $800 8 Max Championship drew a field of 250 entries, with the top 33 players finishing in the money. After a hard-fought battle, China’s Weixuan Wang emerged victorious, claiming the top prize of $46,350. Wang, who holds over $56,000 in live earnings, secured the win with five-four offsuit on the final hand.

#19 8 MAX CHAMPIONSHIP ($800)

Total Prize

$200,000

Guaranteed

$200,000

Entries

250

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	$46,350	WW Weixuan Wang China
2	$28,400	SK Shixiang Khoo Singapore
3	$18,900	NP Norbertas Popa
4	$14,300	KK Kaoru Kishimoto Japan
5	$10,950	RN Rindra Norodom
6	$8,750	WY Wei Yan Taiwan
7	$7,150	JG Joel Gaffney Australia
8	$5,750	FL Florian Loehnert Austria
9	$4,550	JM Jack Maris Australia

Check the 33 Payouts & Results ...

SHR Warm Up: Miyoung Cho Triumphs

The $5,000 Super High Roller (SHR) Warm Up attracted an elite group of 15 challengers, creating a total prize pool of $68,385. South Korea’s Miyoung Cho showcased clinical play to take down the title and $34,192, defeating Minh Thang Tran in heads-up play. Cho sealed the victory with jack-nine offsuit.

#21 SHR WARM UP ($5,000)

Total Prize

$68,385

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$34,192	MC Miyoung Cho South Korea	642.20
2	$20,516	MT Minh Thang Tran Viet Nam	454.10
3	$13,677	CP Chengcai Pan China	370.77

PLO Double Board Bomb Pot: Zurvan Tumboli Wins for India

The $300 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot event delivered fast-paced action, drawing 64 entries and a prize pool of $16,282. India’s Zurvan Tumboli emerged as the champion, adding $4,885 to his impressive career earnings of over $600,000.

#24 PLO DOUBLE BOARD BOMB POT ($300)

Total Prize

$16,282

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$4,885	ZT Zurvan Tumboli India	506.91
2	$3,094	KR Kurtis Ruhl Canada	358.44
3	$2,035	UP Usha Perumal Singapore	292.67
4	$1,547	ML Michael Lech United States of America	253.46
5	$1,262	HS Hamid Siddiqui United States of America	226.70
6	$1,099	TF Tomoharu Furuya Japan	206.95
7	$936	AB Alen Bakovic Canada	191.59
8	$773	CD Chakshu Deep Raina India	179.22
9	$651	IS Iurii Sidorov Russia	168.97

Main Event Focus: WPT Prime & Championship

While side events continue to crown winners, the focus of the festival is shifting toward the $1,100 WPT Prime Cambodia ($750,000 GTD), beginning January 30, and the $3,500 WPT Cambodia Championship ($1.5M GTD), which shuffles up on February 4.