Rui Jorge De Cavalho, Michael Wood, Marco Perri, Lars Hougaard Win WPT Cambodia Passport To The WC Events

A day of winners at WPT Cambodia – Passport To The World Championship with another batch lifting trophies off the mantle. We’ve got those stories below including the results of the 8 Max Survivor Day 1A.

In partnership with Connaissance Management Limited, the festival kicked off on July 12 and will run until July 23. To date, 13 trophies have been claimed with 28 more up for grabs. The WPT Cambodia Passport Championship is coming up in two days, that’s one event not to be missed with the guarantee at USD 500,000. Be sure to browse the Player Guide for all the details.

WPT Cambodia – Latest Winners

Michael Wood Prevails At The Megastack

The battle for the Megastack title came down between USA’s Michael Wood and Dutch player Tobias Napel. Pre-final table, Napel dominated the action and delivered the bubble to carry the biggest stack into the final 9.

At four-handed, Wood ran hot, first getting lucky against Ngoc Thai Huynh with improving to a straight on board to dust . He proceeded to eliminate Sofia Sousa with pocket Threes holding against overcards then took all of Huynh’s chips with straight besting on a board .

Heads up opened with Wood ahead 30 bb to Napel’s 15 bb. Napel won a series of hands to steal the lead. One hand saw Napel crack with trips on a board that completed . The all ins were on the turn. Wood regretted limping in his kings.

Wood quickly regained with trips threes on with bets seen on the flop and river. Both players then opted to split the money and play for the trophy. Wood went on to defeat Napel to earn his first WPT title in Asia.

Date: July 15, 2024
Buy in: USD 250
Entries: 90
Prize pool: USD 19,206
ITM: 12 places

*Heads up chop deal

Rui Jorge De Carvalho Overcomes The Odds At Single Day High Roller

It was a deja vu moment for Australia’s Joseph Sandaev reaching heads up for the second time on the same day. On the first bout, Sandaev finished second to Dong Hyup Kim, and this time around, Sandaev said “time to be second again” as he faced Portugal’s Rui Jorge De Carvalho for the Single Day High Roller title. In the end, that’s how it turned out. Carvalho defeated Sandaev to lock up USD 26,889 and his first title on Asian soil.

Carvalho’s win was no easy task. At bubble time, with five remaining, Higor Seibel was sitting on a massive stack while the rest were under 20 bb. Carvalho was among them and survived with against Seibel’s attempt to steal with . The bubble burst on Benjamin Leblond with missing the board against Quang Huy Nguyen’s .

With the money intact, Sandaev doubled up off Seibel with pocket Nines dodging overcards, and joked, “I should just play you and go all in. I’ve won four all ins against him.” This gave Sandaev the lead and widened further after cleaning out the rest of Seibel’s stack with dominating . Out next was Nguyen who also met Sandaev’s chopping block.

Heads up opened with Sandaev ahead 82 bb to Carvalho’s 28 bb. Carvalho picked up two good pots with the second one calling out Sandaev’s bluff with two pair on a board . This switched the counts until Sandaev hit back with full house over two pair. On a board , it was limped pot then a checked flop. Carvalho check-raised the turn and Sandaev called the river-shove.

With the average stack now at 20 bb, it only took Carvalho two hands to seal the victory. Carvalho doubled up with dominating . The final hand arrived with Carvalho’s outdrawing Sandaev’s on board .

Date: July 15, 2024
Buy in: USD 3,000
Entries: 22
Prize pool: USD 59,752
ITM: 4 places

Lars Hougaard Wins PLO 15/15/15

The fast paced PLO 15/15/15 only gave players fifteen seconds to act that it was no surprise to see the 68 entry field find its winner in under five hours. Among the finalists was Australia’s Danielle Noja and Viet Nam’s Thi Xuan Ha Tran, both players on their second final table. In the end, Denmark’s Lars Hougaard and Singapore’s Boon Seng Lee opted to deal and the bigger stacked Hougaard went on to claim the win.

Date: July 15, 2024
Buy in: USD 200
Entries: 68
Prize pool: USD 11,543
ITM: 9 places

Marco Perri Delivers A Knockout At Hyper Turbo Bounty HR

The Hyper Turbo Bounty High Roller got off to a slow start and eventually pulled in 20 entries with four players dipping in the USD 38,800 prize pool. Emerging as top gun was new arrival Marco Perri from Australia for his first poker win outside of home soil.

On his path to triumph, Perri knocked out five players for a total of six bounties redeemed, adding USD 6,000 to his winnings for a combined payout of USD 14,460. Perri defeated Championship Warm Up finalist Mingcheng Zhang at heads up.

Date: July 15, 2024
Buy in: USD 2,150
Entries: 20
Prize pool: USD 38,800
ITM: 4 places

*Bounties not included in payouts below

Update: 8 Max Survivor Bounty Day 1A

The 8 Max Survivor Bounty was the next key event to light up the floor. With a guarantee of USD 150,000 and a deep structure, Day 1A attracted 122 entries with 24 reaching the Bounty round and a further 16 advancing to Day 2 / ITM round. The heat ended when the bubble burst. Shanhui Li denied Hogyun Kang’s set with flush on a board . Malaysia’s Junzhong Loo bagged up the chip lead.

Date: July 15, 2024
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 150,000
Day 1A: 122 entries / 16 advanced