WPT Cambodia Day 8: Kishimoto Wins Mystery Bounty, Park Claims Third Trophy as Championship Event Begins Today

The WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship 2026 has reached its peak, with the Championship Event starting today. But before the biggest event of the series gets underway, the previous day produced plenty of stories of its own.

From Kaoru Kishimoto making an immediate impact on his first day to NagaWorld , to Hyunkyou Park collecting his third WPT trophy, Linh Tran finally breaking through, and Dakota Anderson turning another deep run into a title, there was plenty happening across the tables.

Kishimoto Makes Immediate Impact

Kaoru Kishimoto has only just arrived at WPT Cambodia, but he certainly did not waste any time getting involved.

The newcomer jumped straight into a Mystery Bounty Day 1 flight, made it through to Day 2 and eventually took down the title, outlasting a 197-entry field.

The event featured a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool and narrowly surpassed it, generating $151,296 in total prizes. Kishimoto collected the trophy, the $19,121 top prize and five bounties worth a combined $5,500, giving him a total haul of $24,621.

Not a bad way to introduce yourself to NagaWorld.

#26 MYSTERY BOUNTY ($880)

Total Prize USD

$151,296

Total Prize

151.3K USD

Guaranteed

150K USD

Entries

196

ITM

26

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$19,121	KK Kaoru Kishimoto Japan	1,284.26
2	$13,000	KY Keyun Yu China	908.11
3	$9,100	HM Haruto Murata Japan	741.47
4	$6,900	TV Thanh Van Tran Viet Nam	642.13
5	$5,300	QQ Quan Qiu China	574.34
6	$4,300	KN Khant Naing Myanmar	524.30
7	$3,600	JP Junpeng Pan China	485.40
8	$3,000	CF Chon Fong Macao	454.05
9	$2,400	DM Dragoljub Martinovic Serbia	428.09

Check the 26 Payouts & Results ...

Two $10,000 Bounties Pulled

The WPT Cambodia Mystery Bounty also produced two players who found the biggest bounty available.

Artem Shkarpitko was the first to pull the $10,000 top bounty, while Haruto Murata later matched him. Murata, however, had an even bigger overall bounty haul. He collected four bounties, including the $10,000 top bounty, a $5,000 bounty and two $1,000 bounties for $17,000 in total bounties.

Murata also finished third for $9,100, giving Murata $26,100 in total earnings and making him the biggest earner of the event.

Park Already Has Three Trophies

If there is one player who continues to stand out throughout this series, it is Hyunkyou Park .

Park added another trophy yesterday by winning Event #38 1K Hyper Turbo, bringing his total to three trophies at WPT Cambodia. His first came on the opening day when he won Event #3 6-Max Megastack Turbo . He then followed it with another victory in Event #23 NLH before adding the Hyper Turbo title.

Somuchpoker also had the chance to interview Park earlier in the series, where he claimed about always being lucky at NagaWorld and said that was one of the reasons he keeps coming back.

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So far, he has certainly backed up those words. With five days still remaining, Park now has a new target in front of him: can he somehow find a way to make it four trophies?

Tran Finally Gets His Trophy

Linh Tran also had something to celebrate after taking down the 3K Single Day High Roller Challenge . The event attracted just three players, but Tran made the most of the opportunity and claimed the trophy along with the $8,003 top prize.

The victory was particularly satisfying after his runner-up finish in the Event #28 Survivor 4K Bounty High Roller . This time, Tran went one step further and finally got his hands on a trophy.

#36 SINGLE DAY HR CHALLENGE* 15/30 SEC ($3,000)

Total Prize USD

$8,003

Total Prize

8K USD

Entries

3

ITM

1

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$8,003	LT Linh Tran Viet Nam	240.22

Anderson Finally Breaks Through

Dakota Anderson also ended the day with a trophy after another deep run at the series. After reaching two final tables earlier in the festival, Anderson finally converted one of those deep runs into a victory by taking down Event #35 Superstack Action Clock Bounty .

The event drew 49 entries, with Anderson earning the $4,284 top prize. He also collected 10 bounties, with six of them coming during the final table. That added another $1,500, bringing his total haul to $5,784.

#35 SUPERSTACK ACTION CLOCK BOUNTY 30 SEC ($500)

Total Prize USD

$21,168

Total Prize

21.2K USD

Entries

49

ITM

8

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$4,284	DA Dakota Anderson United States of America	529.17
2	$2,764	CK Carsten Klug Germany	374.18
3	$1,796	SS Shane Saito United States of America	305.51
4	$1,382	NG Neeraj Gajria India	264.58
5	$1,105	AK Andrei Kostitsyn Russia	236.65
6	$967	OL Oliver Lirio Philippines	216.03
7	$829	AA Artur Akhmetzianov Russia	200.01
8	$691	MH Min Ho Cho South Korea	187.09

Championship Event Starts Today

Now, the attention shifts to the biggest event of the festival.

The WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship 2026 Championship Event starts today, August 20, with Day 1A getting underway at 11:30 AM local time.

The event features a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool and a $1,300 buy-in, with three starting flights running through August 22. The eventual champion will receive the trophy, the top prize and a transferable 2026 $10,400 World Championship Entry. Players finishing from first through fifth place will also receive a transferable 2026 $1,100 WPT Prime Championship Entry.

For a look back at the last time the Championship Event was held at NagaWorld, including Sha Chengchun’s 2024 victory and the record-breaking 913-entry field. Read our WPT Cambodia Passport 2026 teaser for a preview of the Championship Event and what’s ahead at NagaWorld.

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The Road to $500K Begins: WPT Cambodia Championship Event Starts Tomorrow

The WPT Cambodia 2026 Championship Event starts tomorrow at NagaWorld with a $500K guarantee and a $10,400 World Championship seat.

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Somuchpoker will once again be on the floor for every starting flight, bringing you live updates, chip counts, key hands and all the important developments from Day 1 through the final day.

The biggest event of the festival is finally here. Let the Championship begin.

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