Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #19

2025.05.05 - 2025.05.08Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Entries

12/69

Total Chips

2,070,000

Average

172,500

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:54:59 PM

Somashekhar Sanampuri Tops Flight C

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Somashekhar Sanampuri

With Flight C of the APPT National in the bag, earning the top spot was India's Somashekhar Sanampuri with 355,000. Sanampuri was already sporting the largest stack when he delivered a double bust.

The final flight added another 69 entries to bring the total turnout to 309 pushing the prize pool to $269,757. When the bubble burst, the final 10 players that reached ITM included 2023 APPT Cambodia Main Event champion, Chao Ting Cheng with 191,000.

Flight C - 10 Players

Player	Chips
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	355,000(71 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	281,000(56 BB)
IC I Chun ChiuTaiwan	232,000(46 BB)
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	196,000(39 BB)
JC Jeonggyu ChoSouth Korea	194,000(39 BB)
CT Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷Taiwan	191,000(38 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	191,000(38 BB)
JF Jacson FengSingapore	146,000(29 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	140,000(28 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	132,000(26 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:51:29 PM

Bubble Bursts On Luan!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

After losing a showdown, Haitao Luan moves all in for his last 50,000 (6 bb) and is denied the steal by big blind Chao Ting Cheng. Though Luan is ahead preflop, Cheng's live cards improve to burst the bubble.

Player	Hand	Chips
HL Haitao LuanChina	A♣5♣ UTG	busted
CT Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷Taiwan	J♣8♣ BB	191,000(24 BB)

Board:K♦K♠9♠J♠K♥

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:45:28 PM

Matsuda Holds For Crucial Double Near The Bubble

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

John Matsuda

With just two spots left to the money, John Matsuda shoves all in with a three-bet and finds a caller in Haitao Luan, who defends his original raise. The board runs out 9♥ 2♦ A♠ 7♦ 6♥ and Matsuda holds to secure a key double-up as the bubble looms.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM John MatsudaJapan	9♠9♣ BB	169,000(21 BB)
HL Haitao LuanChina	A♥6♠ CO	50,000(6 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:41:43 PM

Sanampuri Knocks Out Two In One Go

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Somashekhar Sanampuri

Shuai Chang is first to shove, joined by Tom Eady, then big stacked Somashekhar Sanampuri calls in an attempt to double bust.

Upon revealing, Sanampuri has overcards to the pocket pairs which proceeds to connect on the board to achieve the double knockout.

Player	Hand	Chips
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	A♥Q♠ HJ	412,000(69 BB)
TE Tom EadyUnited Kingdom	T♠T♣ MP	busted
SC Shuai ChangAustralia	6♣6♠ UTG+1	busted

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:37:28 PM

Another One Bites The Dust

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Fabian Rolli

Entering the new level, Fabian Rolli continues to slash heads. He first opens then calls Kakarania Umang's shove. It's a flip that ends up in Rolli's favor with a fast set on the board 7♥ T♦ J♣ K♦ 6♠ then denying the flush on the river.

Player	Hand	Chips
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	7♦7♠ UTG	269,000(45 BB)
KU Kakarania UmangIndia	A♦9♦ CO	busted

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:34:27 PM

Rolli Rails Strub

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Big stacked Fabian Rolli jams on the button with A♣ 3♥ and small blind Eike Strub risks his last chips with A♦ 9♦ . Strub is ahead, though briefly, with the 3♠ spiking the flop.

Player	Chips
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	210,000(42 BB)
ES Eike StrubGermany	busted

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:31:57 PM

Top Stacks At 21 Remaining

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	286,000(57 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	189,000(38 BB)
CT Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷Taiwan	154,000(31 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	146,000(29 BB)
IC I Chun ChiuTaiwan	121,500(24 BB)
TE Tom EadyUnited Kingdom	110,000(22 BB)

TriciaTricia

5/6/2025, 10:29:19 PM

Flight C Draws 69 Entries

The final flight of the APPT National recorded another 69 runners added to the earlier flights. We will have the official numbers once they have been released. Flight C bags up once the final 10 players have been established.

TriciaTricia

5/5/2025, 8:12:36 PM

Last Chance To Enter - Flight C Starts At 7PM

The 4th Annual APPT Cambodia continues today at the luxurious NagaWorld in Phnom Penh with the APPT National set to run its final two flights. One of the tour’s most prestigious events, the APPT National offers not just a shot at glory and cash, but also the honor of lifting the first PokerStars shard trophy of the 2025 season.

Backed by a boosted $150,000 prize pool - one-third larger than last year - this feature tournament already saw nine players secure a seat in the money round via Flight A. To join them, players must finish in the top 15% of their respective flight.

Flight B kicks off at 11:30am with late registration open through Level 10, closing at 6:40pm. The final heat, Flight C (Turbo), begins at 7:00pm and locks out entries at 10:40pm. Buy-in is $1,000 with each player starting with a 30,000-chip stack which 150 times the opening big blind.

For those chasing the top spot, the bar has been set by Sungheon Hong at 387,000. Flight A bubble burst at blinds of 2000-5000 ante 5000.

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