WPT Prime Cambodia: NagaWorld Millions draws 508 total entries; Alok Birewar, Bien Mai lift trophies

 

Action packed Day 3 at World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia as players made a dash for the final heats of Event 2: NagaWorld Millions. Before the first hour ended, the $150K guarantee was breached, eventually closing at a cumulative 508 entries for a prize pool of US$ 246,380.

Buy in: US$ 550
Guarantee: US$ 150,000
Total Entries: 508
Prize pool: US$ 246,380
ITM: 53 players

Day 1A: 33 entries / 4 ITM
Day 1B: 182 entries / 19 ITM
Day 1C: 190 entries / 19 ITM
Day 1D (Turbo): 103 / 11 ITM

DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS 
Final Day Live Updates

The day also witnessed two players emerge victorious at the side events. The newly minted were India’s Alok Birewar and Vietnam’s Bien Mai, both players dominated the final table. We’ve got those stories and results down below.

Event 2: WPT Prime Cambodia NagaWorld Millions $150K GTD

The NagaWorld Millions opened with 215 entries already generated from the previous two starting days, this left only two flights for players to join the action. Midway through the second level of Day 1C, the tables filled up, and just like that, the $150,000 guarantee was breached. At the close of registration, 190 was the count, among them were famous vloggers / WPT Brand Ambassadors Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. 

Several hours later, the bubble burst on Ankit Jajodia who missed the board against Firat Basbaydar‘s . This gave Basbaydar enough chips to surge and earn the heat’s chip lead. He will return on the final day as the overall chip leader with a massive 118 bb.

End of Day 1C – 19 players

Firat Basbaydar	England	705,000
Rajeev Kanjani	India	625,000
Lester Wee	Singapore	521,500
Abbouchi Mohamad	Lebanon	420,000
Dhanesh Chainani	Singapore	419,000
Harsh Bubna	India	300,000
Koen Breed	Netherlands	264,000
Selim Souissi	Tunisia	244,000
Farhad Aghayev	Azerbaijan	208,500
Takashi Someya	Japan	197,500
Chu Myat Thwe	Myanmar	178,500
Vikaash Shah	India	152,000
Hua Wei Lin	Taiwan	115,000
Roger Spets	Sweden	107,500
Khanh Ngoc Le	Vietnam	92,000
Yong Chen	China	63,000
Nevan Yu Chung Chang	Taiwan	61,500
Stephen Nathan	UK	49,500
Christopher Shebat	USA	32,500

Over at the Day 1D Turbo flight, 103 took advantage of their last opportunity to qualify. Among them was WPT Beijing 2017 Main Event champion Pete Yen Han Chen however he was long gone by the time USA’s Gilbert Vetters delivered the bubble. Vetters dominated a short stack’s throughout. Day 1D bagged up with China’s Jijun Xu as heat leader with 78 bb.

End of Day 1D – 11 players

Jijun Xu	China	467,500
Kang Yoon Ko	Korea	376,500
Gabriel Carter	UK	295,000
Joseph Adams	UK	266,000
Jonathan Pollard	UK	261,000
Gilbert Vetters	USA	219,000
Andrew McGregor	UK	207,000
Eric Chan Sai Hoe	Malaysia	167,000
Kiale Matthews	Australia	155,000
Jean-Robert Autran	France	102,000
Melvin Ng Wei Zong	Singapore	75,000

DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS 

The 53 remaining players return on Sunday March 12 for the race to glory. Cards start flying at 1pm. Each one is guaranteed a minimum US$ 1,100 with the eventual champion earning US$ 50,150 and the trophy. Here’s a look at the payouts.

1	$50,150
2	$35,170
3	$22,600
4	$15,150
5	$11,650
6	$9,650
7	$8,100
8	$6,550
9	$5,000
10-12	$4,230
13-15	$3,500
16-18	$2,900
19-21	$2,400
22-24	$2,030
25-27	$1,675
28-36	$1,375
37-45	$1,220
46-53	$1,100

Event Results

India’s Alok Birewar crushes the Deepstack NLH Freezeout

Alok Birewar became the first player from India to capture a side event title at the series. Birewar championed the two-day Deepstack NLH Freezeout for a cool US$ 7,748 payday and his career second WPT trophy. His first win was back at the 2018 WPTDS Big Bounty in India.

The day saw 13 out of the 97 registrants return with Birewar high up on the pedestal. Birewar maintained that status throughout, eliminating four players at the final table, including Vietnam’s Thi Xuan Ha Tran at heads up. Impressively both Birewar and Tran entered the Final Day as top two and closed it in the same ranking.

The final hand saw Birewar shove top pair on a turn board , Tran risked it with two pair. The river paired the board to give Birewar the win with his Ace kicker.

Buy in: US$ 300
Entries: 97
Prize pool: US$ 25,404
ITM: 13 places

1	Alok Birewar	India	$7,748
2	Thi Xuan Ha Tran	Vietnam	$4,763
3	Sevvy Steenman	United Kingdom	$2,921
4	Jongmin Won	Kora	$1,905
5	Bien Mai	Vietnam	$1,486
6	Cheap Ty Tang	Switzerland	$1,188
7	Sameer Agarwal	India	$1,010
8	Tyler Warken	Canada	$876
9	Jason Wong	Singapore	$775
10	Jonathan Looi	Malaysia	$699
11	William Bolton	Australia	$699
12	Vincent Ferrafiat	France	$699
13	Jung Hoon Choi	Korea	$635

Good call from Bien Mai to win the 8-Max NLH Single Day

The 8-Max NLH Single Day produced a 79-entry field for a prize pool of US$ 24,138. After the bubble burst and Finland’s Mikael Andersson was eliminated in 10th place, the final table was formed with Bien Mai as chip leader. This was Mai’s second final table of the day. Sevvy Steenman was also back for his second visit.

As the game progressed, Mai continued to dominate, eliminating four players before going head-to-head against Marco Wiederkehr. Despite the stacks being very lopsided, with Mai up 7 to 1, he could not close it out immediately. Instead, Wiederkehr grinded and nearly reached par until the final hand arrived.

On a board and a raised pot preflop by Mai, he checked to Wiederkehr who then shoved. Mai was about to fold then reviewed the board for a bout a minute then called. It was the right one with Wiederkehr turning over and Mai slightly ahead with . The turn and river sealed the win.

Wiederkehr went over to Mai to congratulate him and say, “What a call!” Mai banked the US$ 8,206 top prize and his career second WPT Prime trophy. He brings Vietnam its second trophy of the series.

Buy in: US$ 350
Entries: 79 (64 unique, 15 re-entry)
Prize pool: US$ 24,138
ITM: 10 places

1	Bien Mai	Vietnam	$8,206
2	Marco Wiederkehr	Switzerland	$4,707
3	Junwoo Seo	Korea	$2,945
4	Terence Lim	Singapore	$1,991
5	Rindra Norodom		$1,509
6	Oliver Schulze	Germany	$1,207
7	Deep Raina	India	$1,062
8	Sevvy Steenman	UK	$966
9	Byoung Soo Lee	Korea	$821
10	Mikael T Andersson	Finland	$724

On Season XXI WPT Prime Cambodia

WPT Prime Cambodia, in partnership with Connaissance Management, runs from March 9 to 21 at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A total of 30 tournaments are scheduled and US$ 1 Million in guarantees.

Last year, the Main Event set new heights for the brand with 1,050 turning up. At the time, it was the largest WPT Main Event for an open tournament. In prize money, it guaranteed half a million dollars which doubled up, closing at US$ 1,018,500. This year, the Main Event returns with the same guarantee with the goal of surpassing its previous turnout and possibly even set another new record. The number to beat is 1,224 which was set at the recently concluded WPT Prime Gold Coast.

WPT Prime Cambodia – Player Guide
Breakdown of WPT Prime Cambodia schedule
WPT Prime Cambodia – Festival Results

In addition to tournaments, players can also enjoy the cash tables. A special promo called the Cash Game Bonanza is held daily featuring a total of US$ 13,000 in cash giveaways.

From the start of the festival to finish, 10 daily draws take place. The winning player is awarded a minimum of US$ 100. To be eligible, drop your same day tournament ticket in the raffle box, play the cash tables, and if your name is drawn, you will win cash. To collect, you must be playing at the cash table when your name is drawn.

Reminders:

• NO TAX on winnings
• Event photos can be found in the Somuchpoker Facebook page

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you updates of WPT Prime Cambodia from start to finish.