Cambodia, NagaworldEVENT #40

2025.05.08 - 2025.05.13Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Entries

45/234

Total Chips

11,430,000

Average

254,000

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:15:59 PM

45 Go Through from Day 1C, Hao He Atop Leaderboard

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Hao He

The biggest influx in the APPT Cambodia 2025 (Event #40) Main Event went down in Day 1C when 234 entries graced the NagaWorld Integrated Resorts here in Phnom Penh and when the dust settled, 45 advanced to join the 50 that had already trudged on from the first 2 qualifiers.

This merges with those who made it from the Turbo Day 1D that took place later in the evening that had 85 entries and 26 advancing now brings the runner total to 121 that will converge on Sunday (May 11) as Day 2 commences here at 12:00PM (UCT+7). A total of 643 entries were logged in this US$1,000,000 GTD event.

Among the notables that made it to Day 2 from Day 1C were the Philippines’ lone WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama, Pokerstars LIVE Manila Super Series 12 Main Event titlist Hu Jin Long of China, APPT Manila Championship Pokerstars Red Dragon winner Aladin Reskallah of Canada and multi-titled Australian Daniel Nielson.

The race for the chip lead was a harrowing one as so many players traded seats atop the leaderboard, but in the end China’s Hao He rose to the top after busting out two in one hand towards the twilight of the session with a flush. Hao, who has amassed nearly US$250,000 in his career, carries a stack of 518,000 into Day 2 and is followed distantly by Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva of India with 382,000 while Ireland’s Frank Lillis is third with 374,000.

Victor Chong

Day 1D saw the likes of APPT Main Event runner-up Kim Donghyup of Korea, 4-time WPT Cambodia trophy winner Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine and international campaigner Guy Taylor of England among those who will be seeing action in Day 2.

Malaysian Victor Chong acquired the most chips from Day 1D with 248,000. Chong, among whose many trophies is the 2023 WPT Passport to the World Championship Super High Roller championship title, shoved his last hand and was called by Japan’s Akihiro Konishi ending up as a full house to surge ahead of the field. Second in chips is the Philippines’ Richard Marquez with 195,000 while Pranav Bathjia of India captured third with 175,000.

Of the 121 players that will return for Day 2, only 95 will be ITM so the fight will resume with the sane ferocity that was required to make it this far.

Chip Counts - 45 Survivors

Player	Chips
HH Hao HeChina	518,000(130 BB)
SN Somashekar NahadevaIndia	382,000(96 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	374,000(94 BB)
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	353,000(88 BB)
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	349,000(87 BB)
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	310,000(78 BB)
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	300,000(75 BB)
HG Huidong GuMacao	281,000(70 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	277,000(69 BB)
WH Wen Hong Lionel LohSingapore	237,000(59 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	210,000(53 BB)
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	207,000(52 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	173,000(43 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	164,000(41 BB)
MT Methavee TaveekitvateeThailand	161,000(40 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	154,000(39 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	149,000(37 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	146,000(37 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	142,000(36 BB)
ZT Zhi TangChina	133,000(33 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	132,000(33 BB)
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	121,000(30 BB)
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	113,000(28 BB)
TL Thong LeViet Nam	101,000(25 BB)
HH Henri HindsIreland	98,000(25 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	98,000(25 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	97,000(24 BB)
TP Tanapatr PhanishsarnThailand	94,000(24 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	92,000(23 BB)
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	91,000(23 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	85,000(21 BB)
JS Jo Seng MokMalaysia	84,000(21 BB)
DD Dorian DebalsFrance	80,000(20 BB)
AA Anil AdianiIndia	78,000(20 BB)
AA Artur AkhmetzianovRussia	71,000(18 BB)
ZT Zhou TongAustralia	70,000(18 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	69,000(17 BB)
SJ Shi JinlinChina	64,000(16 BB)
ES Evgeny SirotenkoFrance	61,000(15 BB)
PN Phuong Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	60,000(15 BB)
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	58,000(15 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	58,000(15 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	57,000(14 BB)
JP Junpeng PanChina	48,000(12 BB)
MG Malik GagandeepIndia	31,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:07:31 PM

Testa Shows Kings in Day 1C’s Last Hand

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jean Philippe Testa

In the final hand of the flight, the action gets folded to the hijack where France’s Jean Philippe Testa (still on his lone bullet) makes a raise to 55,000, starting a cascade of folds until the BB of big stack Pulkit Totla of India who makes the call.

The flop is 2♣ 7♣ 6♥ as Totla checks and the Frenchman goes all in. Totla folds as Testa shows K♣ K♠ to conclude hostilities for Day 1C.

Player	Chips
PT Pulkit TotlaIndia	415,000(104 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	215,000(54 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:06:14 PM

Xin Leaves One Chip, Doubles Up Against Totla

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Xin Yuan

The action folds to the lowjack where India’s Pulkit Totla raises it up to 10,000. In the cutoff, Xin Yuan of China 3-bets to 47,000—and leaves one 1,000 chip behind. It doesn’t matter as the Indian 4-bet all-in and Xin makes the literal “one chip call”.

Totla tables 9♠ 8♦ and suddenly the Chinese player is liking his chances with A♣ 9♣ .

The first three community cards, though, were sweat-riddled: J♣ A♠ T♣ for an open-ended straight draw for the Indian. However, the runout concludes with the 3♣ and the 4♦ as top pair is enough for Xin to double up and overtake Totla’s stack.

Player	Chips
XY Xin YuanChina	106,000(27 BB)
PT Pulkit TotlaIndia	90,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:05:09 PM

Yun’s Top Pair Makes it Showdown

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yun Jungsup

Ha Manh tuong of Vietnam continues to stay active as he opens from the +1 position for 8,000 and gets calls from the SB of Korea’s Yun Jungsup and the BB of Englishman Craig Jones.

The flop goes 6♦ 3♥ 5♠ as the blinds check. Ha CBets to 16,000 and the blinds call. The turn card is the A♥ and the blinds check again. This time, Ha puts in 33,000. Both blinds are still in there. The river is the 5♦ and this time the Vietnamese player joins in the checkfest.

Yun is first to show and he tables A J for top pair and his opponents muck.

Player	Chips
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	291,000(73 BB)
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	217,000(54 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	79,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:03:52 PM

Zheng Turns Victory

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

From the lowjack, big stack Zheng Xiaosheng of China raises to 9,000 and gets 3-bet when it gets to the cutoff of Ireland’s Henri Hinds to 22,000. Zheng calls.

The flop is J♦ 7♦ 6♥ as both players check. The turn card is the 5♥ as this time, Zheng comes out firing for 33,000 and gets his Irish opponent to fold.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	233,500(58 BB)
HH Henri HindsIreland	141,000(35 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:03:12 PM

Ha Repels Mok in Two Bets

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Ha Manh Tuong

Ha Manh Tuong of Vietnam has it folded to him on the button as he raises it up to 8,500. Malaysia’s Mok Jo Seng decides to defend his BB.

The flop goes J♦ 8♥ J♥ as Mok checks. Ha fires 6,500 and gets the Malaysian to walk away.

Player	Chips
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	284,000(71 BB)
JS Jo Seng MokMalaysia	86,000(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:02:40 PM

Litster Out by One

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

The action is folded to the cutoff where Ian Litster of Australia shoves his remaining stack of 72,500 and gets a call on the BB of India’s Sumit Sapra.

Litster shows 9♦ 9♥ while Supra has him crushed with T♦ T♣ .

The runout provided no surprises: 3♦ 5♦ 8♥ Q♣ 2♥ as Litster is railed and Supra’s stack nears the quarter million mark.

Player	Chips
SS Sumit SapraIndia	239,000(60 BB)
IL Ian LitsterAustralia	busted

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 52/234

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:32:01 PM

Wang Wins on Turn

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

The action gets folded to the lowjack where Kaifan Wang of the United States makes a raise to 6,000 which is called by the Ukraine’s Anzhela Vasylenko on the button.

The flop is 9♠ 4♣ 6♥ as both players check. The turn is the J♥ and Wang leads out for 7,000. Vasylenko opts to fold.

Player	Chips
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	136,000(45 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	52,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:29:55 PM

Zheng Bullies Two

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Zheng Xiaosheng

China’s Zheng Xiaosheng opens from UTG for 6,500 and gets called by fellow Chinese player YU Yuan in the cutoff and Lionel Loh of Singapore in the BB.

The flop comes 3♣ 9♥ Q♠ as Loh checks. Zheng replicates his 6,500 bet and gets called by Yu. Loh exits. It is Heads Up to the turn that brings out the 2♥ as Zheng unloads 16,000. Yu still sticks around. The river card is the 8♥ and this time Zheng puts it all in there. Yu tanks for a while but decides on letting the hand go.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	114,000(38 BB)
WH Wen Hong Lionel LohSingapore	94,000(31 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	32,500(11 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:17:57 PM

Yun with Running Quads, Double Up Thru Ha

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Big stack Ha Manh Tuong of Vietnam opens from UTG for 6,500 and it gets folded to the button where Korea’s Yun Jungsup—in dire need of a double-up—3-bets all-in for his last 70,500. When it gets back to Ha, he calls.

Yun turns over A♥ 2♦ while the Vietnamese player has him dominated with A♣ Q♣ .

The first three community cards gives the Korean a glimmer of hope, albeit also giving Ha a draw: J♠ 2♣ T♥ . That slight chance comes to fruition on the fourth card for Yun as the 2♠ arrives. Now down to any of the four Kings in the deck to reverse this situation, the last card is the 2♥ for running quads and still a chance to advance after the double up.

Player	Chips
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	287,000(96 BB)
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	148,500(50 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:17:21 PM

Adam with Delayed Pilfer from Nguyen

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Alfie Adam

Alfie Adam of England opens from the button to 6,500 and Vietnam’s Nguyen Phuong Ngoc defends his BB.

The flop goes 3♣ Q♣ 3♦ as the Vietnamese player checks. Adam follows it up with a 6,000 CBet and has Nguyen folding for a completed steal.

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	131,000(44 BB)
PN Phuong Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	112,000(37 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:06:08 PM

Nielsen Sneaks One In

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Daniel Nielsen

It gets folded to the button where Australia’s Daniel Nielsen puts in a raise to 6,000 as India’s Somashekar Kurkhepally Nahadeva elects to defend his BB.

The flop goes K♦ A♥ 6♣ as Nahadeva checks. Nielsen fires a CBet of 3,000 as the Indian folds and the Australian snares the pot.

Player	Chips
SN Somashekar NahadevaIndia	350,000(117 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	97,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 3:01:30 PM

Munjal Eliminated by Lillis

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Avnesh Munjal

Vietnam’s Ha Manh Tuong has it folded to him on the button and comes out raising it to 6,500. Frank Lillis of Ireland makes the call from the SB but India’s Avnesh Munjal decides to 3-bet shove from the BB for his remaining 56,000. Ha folds but Lillis choose to call.

Munjal shows A♦ 4♦ while the Irishman has a made hand: T♦ T♠ .

The first three community cards gave the Indian player more outs: 7♦ 4♥ J♥ but none of them showed up as runout concluded with the 9♥ and the 5♦ .

Munjal’s permanent sidelining in the flight also gives Lillis over 300,000 in chips and is looking good to advance to Day 2.

Player	Chips
FL Frank LillisIreland	324,000(108 BB)
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	294,000(98 BB)
AM Avneesh MunjalCambodia	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:41:31 PM

Random Chip Counts

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips
HH Hao HeChina	410,000(137 BB)
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	293,000(98 BB)
SN Somashekar NahadevaIndia	279,000(93 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	275,500(92 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	265,000(88 BB)
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	245,000(82 BB)
PT Pulkit TotlaIndia	244,000(81 BB)
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	163,000(54 BB)
HH Henri HindsIreland	160,000(53 BB)
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	159,000(53 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	134,000(45 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	109,000(36 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	108,500(36 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	104,000(35 BB)

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 58/234

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:39:44 PM

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc Doubles Up with Cowboys

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Fritz Douhan of Sweden raises it up after the action gets folded to him on the hijack to 5,000 and gets greeted by a 3-bet to 13,500 by Vietnam’s Nguyen Phuong Ngoc from the cutoff. Douhan makes the call.

The flop comes 6♥ Q♥ T♦ and immediately the Swede goes all-in and is quickly called by Nguyen.

Douhan tables Q♣ 8♣ for top pair on the flop while the Vietnamese player unveils K♣ K♠ .

The turn card is the 2♦ and the river brings in the J♥ .

Nguyen gets a badly needed double up as we head to the twilight of Day 1C.

Player	Chips
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	270,500(108 BB)
PN Phuong Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	128,000(51 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:36:11 PM

Yun’s Kicker Plays

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Ireland’s Frank Lillis opens from the cutoff for 5,000 and is met with a re-raise from the BB of Korean Yun Jungsup to 17,500. Lillis 4-bet shoves and gets called by Yun.

Lillis flips over K♠ T♠ while Yun has a slight lead with K♦ J♣ .

The runout goes: 5♣ 5♦ A♥ 2♠ 8♣ as Yun is awarded the pot by virtue of having a that Jack kicker over the Irishman’s ten kicker.

The double up puts the Korean back in contention while Lillis is still in the big stack conversation despite the hit.

Player	Chips
FL Frank LillisIreland	250,000(100 BB)
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	145,500(58 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:26:08 PM

Shebat Bucks Domination, Doubles Up Off Iyer

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

The action is folded to the button where India’s Gagandeep Singh Malik raises it up to 5,500. In the SB, Chris Shebat of the United States 3-bets it to 11,000. In the BB, another Indian player in Abhinav Iyer 4-bets all-in. Malik folds but Shebat makes the call.

Iyer shows A♠ J♦ and is a hand that dominates his American opponent as Shebat tables Aad 9♠ .

The flop, though, changes everything: A♥ 9♥ 5♠ to give Shebat top two pair. The hand holds as the final two community cards are dealt: 6♥ and K♦ .

Since Shebat’s stack was so short, Iyer still has a serviceable stack of just under 80,000. Shebat is practically back to the starting stack.

Player	Chips
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	76,000(30 BB)
MG Malik GagandeepIndia	55,500(22 BB)
CS Chris ShebatUnited States of America	29,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:24:43 PM

Chong Railed by Gu

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Victor Chong

Malaysia’s Victor Chong open shoves his remaining 19,000 from the +1 position and gets called by Pulkit Tota of India from the hijack. However, Macanese player Gu Huidong 3-bet shoves from the cutoff and when it folds back to the Indian, he elects to stand aside.

Chong turns over Q♦ J♣ while Gu shows Q♥ Q♣ .

The runout provided no subplots: K♦ 2♦ 7♠ K♠ J♥ as Chong busts and Gu’s stack approaches the double century mark.

Player	Chips
PT Pulkit TotlaIndia	218,000(87 BB)
HG Huidong GuMacao	174,000(70 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:07:04 PM

Table 5 Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AV Artem VezhenkovRussia	67,000(27 BB)	5	1
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	104,000(42 BB)	5	2
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	71,500(29 BB)	5	3
ES Evgeny SirotenkoFrance	102,500(41 BB)	5	4
AK Amit KaushikIndia	58,000(23 BB)	5	5
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	77,500(31 BB)	5	6
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	88,500(35 BB)	5	7
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	142,500(57 BB)	5	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 2:03:33 PM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MG Malik GagandeepIndia	81,500(33 BB)	4	1
CS Chris ShebatUnited States of America	30,500(12 BB)	4	2
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	74,500(30 BB)	4	3
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	134,000(54 BB)	4	4
RM Ruslan Mandziuk	64,500(26 BB)	4	5
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	108,500(43 BB)	4	6
IL Ian LitsterAustralia	154,500(62 BB)	4	7
AA Artur AkhmetzianovRussia	36,500(15 BB)	4	8

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 67/234

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:42:41 PM

Xin Re-Steals

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Xin Yuan

It is folded to the hijack of China’s Zhi Tang who raises it to 4,500 but his bid to steal the blinds and ante is deterred by the 3-bet shove of Xin Yuan for his remaining 39,500.

Before folding, Zhi shows the A♦ .

Player	Chips
ZT Zhi TangChina	56,500(28 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	48,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:36:48 PM

Mandziuk Grounds Takayama

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Mike Takayama

The action gets folded to the blinds where Lithuania’s Ruslan Mandziuk makes a bid for the BB and ante posted by Mike Takayama of the Philippines by rising to 6,000. Takayama defends.

The flop comes 2♦ 7♦ A♠ as Mandziuk continues for 4,000. Takayama lets him have the pot.

Mandziuk grounds Takayama.

Player	Chips
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	154,000(77 BB)
RM Ruslan Mandziuk	148,500(74 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:35:57 PM

Iyer Railroaded by Backdoor Flush

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Abhinav Iyer

From the +1 position, a short-stacked Artur Akhmetzianov of Russia decides that it’s time to shine and ships his dwindling stack of 17,000. On the button, India’s Abhinav Iyer makes the call.

Akhmetzianov shows A♥ 3♥ while Iyer turns over T♠ T♦ .

The first three community cards are 8♠ K♦ 5♥ but then a sweat card arrives as the fourth card is the 7♥ threatening to go backdoor. Akhmetzianov hits the jackpot when the 8♥ arrives as last card and the backdoor nut flush is enough to keep the Russian afloat while dragging Iyer’s chips to close to the starting stack.

Player	Chips
AA Artur AkhmetzianovRussia	39,000(20 BB)
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	33,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:30:05 PM

Vardhan Out on Insane Cooler

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

India’s Bagaria Raj Vardhan opens for 3,000 from UTG and it folds all the way to the BB of Englishman Craig Jones who decides to make the call.

The flop is A♦ Q♦ 8♠ as Jones checks. Vardhan CBets to 2,500 and gets check-raised to 9,000. The Indian makes the call. The turn is the J♠ as Jones now unleashes 25,000. Vardhan still makes the call. The river is the A♣ as Jones goes all-in and is quickly called by Vardhan.

Jones tables A♥ Q♣ for a full house on the river while a disgruntled Vardhan shows A♠ J♣ for a smaller boat. It’s one of the worst coolers in the tournament thus far and the result is the sidelining of Vardhan while Jones now eclipses the quarter of a million chip mark.

Player	Chips
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	296,000(148 BB)
BR Bagaria Raj VardhanIndia	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:22:23 PM

Table 2 Chip Counts

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
VX Van Xuan NguyenViet Nam	84,000(42 BB)	2	1
JS Jo Seng MokMalaysia	74,500(37 BB)	2	2
TL Thong LeViet Nam	87,500(44 BB)	2	3
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	62,500(31 BB)	2	4
JM Jack MarisAustralia	51,000(26 BB)	2	5
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	43,000(22 BB)	2	6
WY Wanyao YangChina	131,500(66 BB)	2	7
FL Frank LillisIreland	231,500(116 BB)	2	8

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 82/234

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:20:00 PM

Adam Wields

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

From UTG, Alfie Adam of England opens for 3,000 and gets calls from the cutoff of China’s Kai Li, the button where Le Ngoc Minh of Vietnam is and the BB of Indian lady Ankita Ajay Malik.

The flop goes 5♣ J♠ Q♣ as Malik checks. Adam continues firing, this time for 7,500 and gets Li to fold, but not Le who calls. Malik exits. It is Heads Up to the turn that produces the 4♠ as the Englishman keeps bombarding, this time for 19,000. The Vietnamese player still makes the call. The river card is the T♠ as Adam puts in a bet of 30,000. Le decides to fold.

Adam’s stack now nears 150,000 and is the author of yet another successful wielding.

Adam wields

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	147,000(98 BB)
NM Ngoc Minh LeViet Nam	61,000(41 BB)
AA Ankita AjayIndia	51,500(34 BB)
KL Kai LiTaiwan	42,000(28 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:19:07 PM

Yu Trips Up Rolli

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

From the +1 position, France’s Fabian Rolli opens for 3,500 and gets a call from Yu Yuan of China from the button.

The flop goes 4♥ 4♠ 9♠ as Rolli continues his tirade for 4,500 to which Yu calls. The turn is the 6♣ as this time the Frenchman check and Yu snares the betting lead and unloads 11,500. Rolli calls. The river is the J♣ as now Yu brings in a bet of 25,500 which is still called by Rolli.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	167,000(111 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	26,000(17 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 1:18:14 PM

Vaseylenko Fires Everything

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Anzhela Vasylenko

England’s Matthew Ledger opens from the lowjack for 3,000 and gets 3-bet on the hijack by Anzhela Vasylenko of the Ukraine to 8,000. Ledger calls.

The flop comes A♦ T♠ K♣ as Ledger checks. Vasylenko CBets to 6,000 and gets called. T♥ turn card is the 7♣ as once again Ledger checks and this time the Ukrainian lady goes off for 15,000. Ledger still makes the call. The river is the 9cand the Englishman checks a third time. Vasylenko goes all-in for her remaining 25,000. Ledger can’t make the call.

Ledger’s chips have dwindled down to less than the staring stack.

Player	Chips
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	84,000(56 BB)
ML Matthew LedgerUnited Kingdom	23,000(15 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:56:10 PM

Ngo Shoves Preflop

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

A mini battle of Vietnam sees Nguyen Van Xuan raise it up from the +1 position to 3,000 and getting met with a 3-bet shove for 22,500 from Ngo Anh Tuan from the hijack.

Nguyen folds.

Player	Chips
VX Van Xuan NguyenViet Nam	81,500(54 BB)
AK Anh Khoa NgoViet Nam	32,500(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:25:41 PM

Random Chip Counts

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	333,000(222 BB)
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	194,500(130 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	165,000(110 BB)
HH Henri HindsIreland	161,500(108 BB)
AR Aladin ReskallahFrance	149,000(99 BB)
TL Thong LeViet Nam	145,000(97 BB)
MT Methavee TaveekitvateeThailand	142,500(95 BB)
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	140,500(94 BB)
VX Van Xuan NguyenViet Nam	134,000(89 BB)
WY Wanyao YangChina	104,500(70 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	16,200(11 BB)

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 98/234

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:21:13 PM

Testa’s Trap Unsprung

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

From UTG France’s Jean Philippe Testa limps in and it folds to the hijack where Kaifan Wang of the United States raises it up to 3,500. Testa calls.

The flop goes 7♠ T♥ 8♦ as both players check. The turn is the T♦ as Testa checks again. Wang now bets 3,500 and gets called. The river is the Q♥ . The Frenchman checks a third time, but now Wang slows down and checks behind.

Testa tables 7♠ 7♥ for bottom set on the flop while Wang shows J♠ J♥ and thankfully for the American that an over card came on the river, otherwise the trap that Testa so carefully set up may have been sprung.

Player	Chips
JT Jean TestaFrance	102,700(86 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	53,000(44 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:20:20 PM

Zheng’s Bad Kicker Non-Issue

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Zheng Xiaosheng

The action is folded to the cutoff of China’s Zheng Xiaosheng who raises it to 2,500 and is called in the BB by fellow Chinese player Yu Yuan.

The flop comes 2♦ 9♥ A♣ as Yu checks. Zheng continues for 1,700 but gets check-raised to 4,700. Zheng calls. The turn card is the 6♦ as Yu now makes it 10,300 to go. Zheng still makes the call. The river is the 9♠ as now both slow down and check.

Yu shows Q♥ 3♥ as he tried to win the hard with aggression. Zheng tables A♠ 4♦ for top pair and a kicker that let a lot to be desired. Thankfully for Zheng, it was not an issue in this particular situation.

Player	Chips
YY Yuan YuChina	137,000(114 BB)
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	134,000(112 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:19:13 PM

Maris Doubles Up, Cracks Hechanova’s Aces

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

The action gets folded to the button where Australia’s Jack Maris makes a raise to 2,400. It gets folded to the SB of Filipino Isaac Hechanova who 3-bets it to 6,900. It gets back to Maris who 4-bet shoves. Hechanova makes the call.

Maris shows 9♣ 9♦ while Hechanova brandishes A♣ A♥ .

The first three cards of the runout are 3♣ 4♦ K♥ but the fourth card is the 9♠ to give the Australian the miracle he hoped for and the last card does not bail Hechanova out as the 7♥ arrives.

Hechanova’s stack dips below six figures while Maris gets a new lease on his tournament life via the fortuitous suck out.

Player	Chips
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	81,300(68 BB)
JM Jack MarisAustralia	51,100(43 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:17:51 PM

Zhou 5-bet Shoves Yu

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

A battle of China ensues as Yu Yuan raises from the cutoff to 2,400 and gets 3-bet by Zhou Tong to 8,200. Yu then 4-bets it to 23,100 and Zhou’s response is to tank for a moment before executing a 5-bet shove for his remaining 99,800.

Yu folds.

Player	Chips
ZT Zhou TongAustralia	124,100(103 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	104,400(87 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:14:54 PM

Flip Out to the Main Event “On Demand” now Available

Break

Players who want to enter the APPT Cambodia 2025 Main Event without forking out the US$1,750 buy-in now have the option of joining the “On Demand” flip outs for a seat!

For US$175, ten players must comprise the flip out and in seconds, a Main Event seat could be yours. The crazy part is that you can buy multiple seats at the flip out, increasing your chances of nabbing one of the Main Event entries up for grabs.

So far, there have already been two seats claimed in the two On Demand flip outs that have already gone down.

This could be your chance to play for a shot at a chunk of the US$1,000,000 GTD prize pool!

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 12:00:59 PM

Table 44 Chip Counts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
LZ Lei ZhangChina	45,000(38 BB)	44	1
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	167,500(140 BB)	44	2
AK Andrey KalginRussia	35,400(30 BB)	44	3
AM Avneesh MunjalCambodia	64,500(54 BB)	44	4
RA Romit AdvaniIndia	96,500(80 BB)	44	5
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	27,500(23 BB)	44	6
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	112,000(93 BB)	44	7
JH Jinlong HuChina	107,500(90 BB)	44	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:55:49 AM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MG Malik GagandeepIndia	53,400(45 BB)	4	1
CS Chris ShebatUnited States of America	29,000(24 BB)	4	2
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	71,400(60 BB)	4	4
FG Francis GarsonFrance	15,400(13 BB)	4	5
MT Mike TakayamaPhilippines	167,500(140 BB)	4	6
ND Nuno Da SilvaPortugal	23,800(20 BB)	4	7
AA Artur AkhmetzianovRussia	24,600(21 BB)	4	8

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 101/222

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:33:06 AM

Figuerres Wins Flip, Cripples Sirotenko

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Joshua Figuerres

The Philippines’ Joshua Figuerres open shoves from the +1 position for 10,500 and it gets folded to the SB where Evgeny Sirotenko of France calls.

Figuerres shows 7♦ 7♠ while Sirotenko has J♠ T♠ –a coinflip for the tournament life of the Filipino.

The runout goes: Q♣ 9♦ 4♠ Q♦ 3♠ as Figuerres’ pocket pair and sends the French’s stack to a mere six BBs as the close of registration draws near.

Player	Chips
JD Joshua Darnel FiguerresPhilippines	23,400(20 BB)
ES Evgeny SirotenkoFrance	7,700(6 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:31:19 AM

Totla Busts Two

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Pulkit Totla

The action is folded to the hijack where short-stacked Santiago Soriano Ramos of Spain sticks in his remaining 8,100 as the action gets folded to the SB where India’s Pulkit Totla decides to isolate by 3-betting to 20,000. It wasn’t enough as Loo Junzhong of Malaysia 4-bet shoves for 51,000. Totla ponders a moment but does cover both and decides to call with a chance to eliminate two.

Ramos tables Q♦ T♦ while Loo shows Big Slick: A♦ K♠ . Totla turns over A♥ 4♥ and is in bad shape preflop.

The first three community cards are the 6♠ 7♥ J♦ which is great news for Loo. The fourth card, however, is the 4♠ giving the Indian player the lead with one card to go. That one card is the 6♦ as Totla takes out two players and has his stack soar to above the double century mark.

Player	Chips
PT Pulkit TotlaIndia	20,400(17 BB)
SR Santiago RamosSpain	busted
JL Junzhong LooMalaysia	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:27:34 AM

Table 9 Chip Counts

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KB Koen BreedNetherlands	71,600(60 BB)	9	2
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	61,400(51 BB)	9	3
AA Anil AdianiIndia	41,800(35 BB)	9	4
HH Hao HeChina	112,400(94 BB)	9	6
KB Kyle Bao Quoc an DiepViet Nam	25,500(21 BB)	9	7
IS Igor Shevisov	58,200(49 BB)	9	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:22:27 AM

Table 8 Chip Counts

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
ML Matthew LedgerUnited Kingdom	32,000(27 BB)	8	1
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	30,000(25 BB)	8	2
JT Jean TestaFrance	61,700(51 BB)	8	3
SJ Shi JinlinChina	30,000(25 BB)	8	6
MN Masaya NakagawaJapan	30,000(25 BB)	8	7
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	62,200(52 BB)	8	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:05:51 AM

Lillis Unperturbed by Over Card

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Frank Lillis

Isaac Hechanova of the Philippines opens from the button for 2,500 and gets a call from Ireland’s Frank Lillis who chooses to defend his BB.

The flop is 6♣ 7♦ J♥ as Lillis checks. Hechanova CBets 2,600 and the Irishman makes the call. The turn is the Q♣ and this time both check. The river card is the 2♠ as now it’s Lillis’ turn to bet for 3,500. Hechanova calls.

Lillis turns over J♦ 8♦ for top air on the flop. The Filipino decides to muck.

Player	Chips
FL Frank LillisIreland	139,400(116 BB)
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	131,800(110 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 11:03:04 AM

Table 12 Chip Counts

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AA Anil AdianiIndia	33,400(28 BB)	12	1
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	44,000(37 BB)	12	2
WH Wen Hong Lionel LohSingapore	52,600(44 BB)	12	3
ZT Zhi TangChina	41,000(34 BB)	12	4
ST Soon TohSingapore	24,300(20 BB)	12	5
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	13,700(11 BB)	12	6
AP Abhishek PaulIndia	59,700(50 BB)	12	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:58:28 AM

Table 11 Chip Counts

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	87,000(73 BB)	11	2
FG Francis GarsonFrance	48,600(41 BB)	11	3
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	15,000(13 BB)	11	4
XY Xin YuanChina	75,700(63 BB)	11	6
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	82,300(69 BB)	11	7
JC John Carlo SayoPhilippines	35,900(30 BB)	11	8

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 116/216

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:53:15 AM

Hao Bullies Bao

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Hao He

The action is folded to the blinds as China’s Hao He completes his SB and Kyle Bao Diep of Vietnam checks his option.

The flop comes 4♣ 7♦ 8♣ as both players check. The turn card is the T♠ and this time Hao bets 2,200. Bao calls. The river is the A♥ and this time the Chinese player puts in 6,500. Bao folds.

Player	Chips
HH Hao HeChina	139,000(139 BB)
KB Kyle Bao Quoc an DiepViet Nam	54,600(55 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:50:13 AM

Cold Deck in Dinh’s Ouster

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

t is folded to the cutoff where Dinh Van Tien of Vietnam raises it up to 2,200 and gets a call from the SB of Ireland’s Frank Lillis.

The flop comes A♠ A♣ A♦ as Lillis checks. Dinh continues for 1,500 and gets called. The turn card is the 5♦ and the Irishman checks again. This time, Dinh makes it 4,500 to go while Lillis still makes the call. The river is the 5♠ as Lillis checks for a third time. Dinh now bets 16,000. Lillis raises all-in and he covers the Vietnamese veteran. Dinh calls.

Lillis tables A♥ J♥ for quads on the flop while Dinh shows 6♣ 5♣.

Dinh has been railed and Lillis’ stack now hits six figures.

Player	Chips
FL Frank LillisIreland	124,400(124 BB)
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:42:18 AM

Lukie Crippled by Hao on Bad Beat

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Sid Lukie

Canada’s Sid Lukie has it folded to him on the cutoff and he raises it to 3,000. At the SB, Hao He of China 3-bets it to 8,500 and by the time it gets back to Lukie he 4-bets to 20,000. Hao 5-bet shoves and gets snap called.

Hao flips over Q♦ Q♠ while he sees the bad news that he’s up against the A♦ A♠ of the Canadian.

The first three community cards are 4♦ J♥ 3♠ . However, the fourth one is the Q♣ to give the Chinese player top set. Lukie misses his two-outer as the 4♣ shows up to give Hao a full house and Lukie’s aces get cracked on the suck out.

Hao’s stack suddenly climbs to almost 140,000 while the Canadian has a little over 15 BBs left.

Player	Chips
HH Hao HeChina	139,600(140 BB)
SL Sidney LukieCanada	15,700(16 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:40:52 AM

Ledger Scores on Unraised Pot

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

The action is folded to the button of England’s Matthew Ledger who decides to limp in. Korean Kim Hyunbin opts to complete his SB and Jean Philippe Testa of France checks.

The flop is A♣ 5♥ J♥ as the blinds check. Ledger leads out for 2,000 as Kim folds but Testa sticks around for one more street and makes the call. The turn is the T♣ and the Frenchman checks again. This time, Ledger fires 8,500 and it’s enough to push Testa away.

Player	Chips
JT Jean TestaFrance	61,700(62 BB)
ML Matthew LedgerUnited Kingdom	32,000(32 BB)
HK Hyunbin KimSouth Korea	21,600(22 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:28:10 AM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MG Malik GagandeepIndia	30,000(30 BB)	4	1
FX Feng XiaChina	30,000(30 BB)	4	3
TH Takashi HirukawaJapan	30,000(30 BB)	4	4
DI Dmitrii IppolitovRussia	30,000(30 BB)	4	5
YF Yang FengChina	30,000(30 BB)	4	6
ND Nuno Da SilvaPortugal	30,000(30 BB)	4	7
AA Artur AkhmetzianovRussia	30,000(30 BB)	4	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 10:26:00 AM

Table 3 Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yu Lee (8)South Korea	55,600(56 BB)	3	1
JS Jo Seng MokMalaysia	43,900(44 BB)	3	2
KL Kai LiTaiwan	25,000(25 BB)	3	5
AA Ankita AjayIndia	34,400(34 BB)	3	6
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	67,200(67 BB)	3	7
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	104,700(105 BB)	3	8

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 132/202

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:51:21 AM

Rozhynskyi Doubles Up Off Ramos

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Erik Rozhynskyi

India’s Pulkit Totla opens from the +1 position for 1,600 and gets 3-bet by Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine for 3,200. It gets folded to the BB where Spain’s Santigo Soriano Ramos 4-bets it to 7,000. Totla gets out of the way as Rozhynskyi 5-bet shoves and gets called by the Spaniard.

Rozhynskyi shows K♥ K♠ while Ramos has T♣ T♦ .

The runout goes: J♥ 8♦ A♦ 8♣ 8♠ as Rozhynskyi doubles up via a higher full house against that of Ramos.

The roller coaster Day 1C continues for the Ukrainian.

Player	Chips
PT Pulkit TotlaIndia	74,800(94 BB)
SR Santiago RamosSpain	36,400(46 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	29,000(36 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:48:32 AM

Lee Suya catches Titov’s bluff

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Lee Suya

Russia’s Oleg Titov makes the raise to 1,600 from the hijack and Lee Suya of Korea decides to make a BB defense.

The flop goes 9♦ K♥ T♣ as Lee checks. Titov fires 1,800 as the Korean ace calls. The turn card is the 5♥ as once again Lee checks. This time, the Russian unloads 4,000 and still gets called. The river is the 2♠ and Lee checks a third time. Titov announces he is all-in and gets snap called.

Titov turns over A♦ 3♦ for an ace-high bluff while Lee produces one of the ultimate bluff catchers in K♦ T♥ for top two pairs on the flop.

Lee now has over 130,000 in chips still in the early goings. Lee Suya catches Titov’s bluff

Lee now has over 130,000 in chips still in the early goings.

Player	Chips
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	136,700(171 BB)
OT Oleg TitovRussia	36,400(46 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:46:33 AM

Soon with Double 2Ks

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Folded to the hijack of Singapore’s Lyvin Soon, he raises it up to 2,000 and gets a BB defense from Karan Sitlani of India.

The flop is K♦ Q♦ 7♣ as Sitlani checks. Soon puts out another 2,000 and the Indian folds.

Player	Chips
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	31,800(40 BB)
ST Soon TohSingapore	31,400(39 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:45:51 AM

Hechanova Gets It in Two

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Isaac Hechanova

From the +1 position, China’s Li Shao Shuai raises to 1,600 and is met with a 3-bet to 4,500 from the hijack of Filipino Isaac Hechanova. It gets folded back to Li who makes the call.

The flop comes J♣ T♣ 3♦ as the Chinese player checks. Hechanova bets 2,700 and Li wants no further quarrel with the Filipino.

Player	Chips
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	33,300(42 BB)
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	11,600(15 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:45:03 AM

Ace No Good for Testa Against Conway

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Tadhg Conway

The action is folded to the hijack of Ireland’s Tadhg Conway who makes the raise to 1,600. From the SB, Jean Philippe Testa decides to make the call.

The flop goes 2♠ 4♠ T♣ as Testa checks. The CBet of 1,600 is executed by the Irishman, to which Testa makes the call. The turn card is the K♥ as the Frenchman checks again. This time, Conway bets 2,200 and it’s enough to take the pot down as Testa folds snowing an Ace before he throws his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips
TC Tadhg ConwayIreland	86,100(108 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	84,800(106 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:30:03 AM

Table 15 Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JH Jinlong HuChina	23,600(30 BB)	15	1
SL Sangjun LeeSouth Korea	14,400(18 BB)	15	2
AL Adam LydfordUnited Kingdom	41,400(52 BB)	15	3
CS Chris ShebatUnited States of America	38,300(48 BB)	15	4
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	37,400(47 BB)	15	5
JP Jinseong ParkSouth Korea	29,400(37 BB)	15	6
AV Artem VezhenkovRussia	24,400(31 BB)	15	7

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:24:56 AM

Table 16 Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MT Manh Tuong HaViet Nam	19,400(24 BB)	16	1
DD Dorian DebalsFrance	38,500(48 BB)	16	2
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	14,800(19 BB)	16	3
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	33,300(42 BB)	16	5
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	28,200(35 BB)	16	6
JD Joshua Darnel FiguerresPhilippines	42,800(54 BB)	16	7
JJ Jongbae JangSouth Korea	32,900(41 BB)	16	8

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 129/179

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:17:35 AM

Zheng Comes Alive on River

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Xiaosheng Zheng

China’s Xin Yuan has it folded to him on the button and he raises it 1,300. The blinds come along.

The flop shows 7♥ 9♠ J♥ as all three players check. The turn is the 5♥ and still no action happens. The river card is the Q♠ as suddenly coming alive from the SB is Chinese player Zheng Xiaosheng who fires 2,200. Gregory Kiat of Singapore folds from the BB and Xin, the initial raiser, goes out as well.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiaosheng ZhengChina	81,400(136 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	75,500(126 BB)
KK Kiat Kai Sng GregorySingapore	17,100(29 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:15:09 AM

Dinh Fills Up, Ousts Cloutier

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Christian Cloutier of Canada opens from UTG for 1,200 and gets re-raised on the BB by Vietnam’s Dinh Van Tien to 5,000. Cloutier opts to call.

The flop comes J♣ 7♦ 3♦ as both players check. The turn is the 5♣ as Dinh leads out for 5,000 and the Canadian raises all-in. Dinh calls.

Cloutier tables A♣ Q♣ for a redraw to the nut flush while the Vietnamese player shows J♦ J♠ fr top set on the flop. The river card is the 5♦ to give Dinh a full house and rail Cloutier—who still has time to use another bullet.

Dinh fills up, ousts Cloutier

Christian Cloutier of Canada opens from UTG for 1,200 and gets re-raised on the BB by Vietnam’s Dinh Van Tien to 5,000. Cloutier opts to call.

The flop comes J♣ 7♦ 3♦ as both players check. The turn is the 5♣ as Dinh leads out for 5,000 and the Canadian raises all-in. Dinh calls.

Player	Chips
VT Van Tien DinhViet Nam	81,400(136 BB)
CL Christian Lortie CloutierCanada	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:13:23 AM

Chao Wins Battle of the Blinds Against Matsuda

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Two players who were simultaneous elimination victim of Englishman Craig Jones in Day 1B now meet each other in the blinds as the action is folded to them. Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng just completes his SB while John Matsuda of Japan checks his option in this unraised pot.

The flop is 8♥ 5♥ J♥ as both players check the monochrome board. The turn card is the T♠ as Chao bets 1,000. Matsuda folds.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaJapan	21,300(36 BB)
CC Cheng Chao TingTaiwan	18,000(30 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:10:50 AM

Chop Chop for Rolli and Supra

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Sumit Sapra

France’s Fabian Rolli begins this from UTG by raising it up to 1,200. He gets calls from Yun Jungsup of Korea in the +1 position, Vietnam’s Ho Anh Tuan on the button and Sumit Sapra of India in the SB.

The flop goes 6♣ T♠ Q♠ as all four players check. The turn is the J♠ as Supra checks again and Rolli suddenly shows interest by betting 2,500. Yun and Ho fold, but the Indian is also interested and makes the call. The river card is the A♦ as Sapra checks a third time and the Frenchman unloads 4,000. Sapra calls.

Rolli shows A♣ K♥ while Sapra tables K♣ Q♣ as it becomes a split pot with both players holding a King. Much ado about chopping.

Player	Chips
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	89,400(149 BB)
HA Ho Anh TuanViet Nam	33,600(56 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	32,700(55 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	31,600(53 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 9:03:52 AM

Mandziuk Takes Over Postflop

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Hao Lin from Hong Kong, China opens from UTG for 1,200 and it gets folded all the way to the BB of Lithuania’s Ruslan Mandziuk who opt to defend.

The flop comes 5♣ 4♣ 8♦ and immediately the Lithuanian claims the betting lead for 2,000. Hao calls. The turn is the 7♠ and Mandziuk barrels anew for 4,000. Hao raises the white flag of surrender.

Player	Chips
RM Ruslan Mandziuk	48,700(81 BB)
HL Hao LinHong Kong	23,600(39 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:59:15 AM

Lukie Looking Good

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Sid Lukie

Canada’s Sid Lukie is the author of consecutive bust outs. His first victim being Chinese lady player Zhou He when he flush draw never materialized against Lukie’s set of eights followed by another conquest right after when the Canadian held pocket Kings versus an opponent’s Ace King .

Lukie is making a comeback in poker and Cambodia could just turn into his personal playground with the way he has been running of late.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:43:37 AM

Table 45 Chip Counts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
TP Tanapatr PhanishsarnThailand	24,100(40 BB)	45	1
YZ Yao ZhaoChina	21,400(36 BB)	45	2
NK Nishant KumarIndia	32,600(54 BB)	45	3
NH Nguyen Hoang DuyViet Nam	41,000(68 BB)	45	4
SA Supakit AnukoolpitaknilThailand	32,600(54 BB)	45	5
MT Minh Thang TranViet Nam	6,000(10 BB)	45	6
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	56,300(94 BB)	45	7
HG Huidong GuMacao	30,000(50 BB)	45	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:42:44 AM

Table 7 Chip Counts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	32,400(54 BB)	7	1
AM Adrian MontesSpain	30,000(50 BB)	7	3
SD Sven DermottIreland	29,700(50 BB)	7	4
HH Hoseong HaSouth Korea	41,800(70 BB)	7	5
XL Xuewei LiChina	35,400(59 BB)	7	6
JP Junpeng PanChina	30,000(50 BB)	7	7
NG Nikolai GuliaevRussia	30,000(50 BB)	7	8

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 121/160

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:27:56 AM

Conway Wrestles Pot Away from Wang

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

The action is folded to the blinds where American Kaifan Wang raises it up 1,800 from the SB and gets called by Tadhg Conway of Ireland from the BB.

The flop is T♥ Q♥ A♣ as Wang continues barreling for 1,200. Conway calls. The turn card is the 5♣ and this time Wang opts to check. The Irishman takes the betting lead and unloads 2,000. Wang calls. The river is the 4♣ as Wang checks again. Conway lays down a 5,500 river bet which leads to a fold by the American.

Conway nears the 80,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips
TC Tadhg ConwayIreland	78,400(157 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	62,200(124 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:25:05 AM

Gu Crippled by Kien’s Top Pair

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Gu Huidong

Gu Huidong from Macau, China raises from the hijack to 1,100 and gets a call from Singapore’s Kien Tat Heng from the button as everyone else folds.

The flop goes Q♣ J♠ 7♣ as Gu continues firing, this time for 1,900. Kien calls. The turn card is the T♥ as this time the Macanese player slows down and checks. Kien takes the betting lead for 3,000 and gets check-raised by Gu to 13,000. The Singaporean makes the call. The river is the 4♦ and GU goes all-in and is quickly called.

Gu shows A♠ J♥ for second pair on the flop while Kiem turns over K♣ Q♠ for top pair on the flop. Both players picked up backdoor straight draws on the turn.

Gu’s stack is just above ten BBs and is in emergency mode.

Player	Chips
KT Kien Tat HengSingapore	62,100(124 BB)
HG Huidong GuMacao	5,200(10 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:09:56 AM

Hong Sungheon Rejects Thai Lady

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Korea’s Hong Sungheon has it folded to him on his cutoff and raises it up to 1,000. He gets a BB defense from Thai lady player Methavee Taveekitvatee.

The flop comes Q♥ A♥ K♣ as Taveekitvatee checks. Hong continues for 700 and gets called. The turn is the 3♦ and Taveekitvatee checks again. This time, the Korean makes it 3,000 to go and Taveekitvatee does not continue in the hand.

Player	Chips
SH Sungheon HongSouth Korea	41,800(84 BB)
MT Methavee TaveekitvateeThailand	31,800(64 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 8:03:25 AM

Adiani with Triumphant Check-Raise

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

The action is folded to the Dinesh Alt in the cutoff and the Swiss national raises it up to 1,000. In the blonds are two Indian players who both make the call.

The flop goes A♣ 7♥ 3♠ as Anil Adiani checks from the SB and Karan Sitlani does the same from the BB. Alt CBets to 800 and gets check-raised by Adiani to 2,200. Sitlani folds and so does Alt.

Player	Chips
AA Anil AdianiIndia	43,600(87 BB)
KS Karan SitlaniIndia	27,600(55 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	11,200(22 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 117/136

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:57:22 AM

Nair Gets Paid by Zhou

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Sahil Nair

Sahil Nair of India opens from the hijack for 800 and gets re-raised straightaway at the cutoff by China’s Zhou He to 2,500. Nai calls.

The flop is Q♥ 7♣ T♦ as Nair checks. The lady player from China then CBets to 3,200 and gets called. The turn is the A♣ and this time, Zhou unloads 7,000. Nair goes into the tank before declaring he is all-in for 17,800. Zhou calls.

Nair flips over K♠ J♠ for a Broadway straight on the turn while Zhou shows A♦ Q♦ for two pairs on the turn.

The river card is the K♥ .

Zhou’s stack still has over 30 BBs at this level and should still be enough to navigate back to contention.

Nair gets paid by Zhou

Sahil Nair of India opens from the hijack for 800 and gets re-raised straightaway at the cutoff by China’s Zhou He to 2,500. Nai calls.

Nair flips over K♠ J♠ for a Broadway straight on the turn while Zhou shows A♦ Q♦ for two pairs on the turn.

The river card is the K♥ .

Zhou’s stack still has over 30 BBs at this level and should still be enough to navigate back to contention.

Player	Chips
SN Sahil NairIndia	46,800(117 BB)
HZ He ZhouChina	12,300(31 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:48:47 AM

Random Chip Counts

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
JT Jean TestaFrance	77,000(193 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	76,800(192 BB)
IL Ian LitsterAustralia	67,300(168 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	60,300(151 BB)
TC Tadhg ConwayIreland	58,000(145 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	57,800(145 BB)
VA Vasylenko AnzhelaUkraine	56,300(141 BB)
VX Van Xuan NguyenViet Nam	54,400(136 BB)
LZ Lei ZhangChina	54,200(136 BB)
ZY Zhifan YeChina	52,000(130 BB)
SN Sahil NairIndia	47,800(120 BB)
HH Hao HeChina	44,800(112 BB)
KH Kien HengSingapore	44,500(111 BB)
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	42,400(106 BB)
TA Tom Anthony EadyUnited Kingdom	36,600(92 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	31,800(80 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:44:20 AM

Zhou Steps on Yu’s Aces

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Zhou Tong

Englishman Craig Jones opens from UTG for 1,000 and gets 3-bet by Yu Yuan in the +1 position to 2,600 who in turn gets 4-bet by fellow Chinese player Zhou Tong to 6,600. Craig folds after all the aggression which hasn’t ended yet as Yu 5-bets it 11,600. Zhou calls.

The flop is 9♠ 9♣ 7♠ as Yu fires anew, this time for 6,000. Zhiu goes all-in and gets snap called.

Zhou turns over A♠ K♣ while Yu shows the goods: A♣ A♥ .

The last two community cards to appear are the 3♠ and the 6♦ .

Yu’s stack nears the 80,000 mark.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:41:28 AM

Yeoh Outdraws Kim for Double Up

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Yeoh Chee Hoong

Korea’s Kim Hyunbin opens from the cutoff for 900 and is greeted by a 3-bet shove from Yeoh Chee Hoong of Malaysia from the BB for 12,100. Kim makes the call.

Yeoh shows A♦ 2♣ while the Korean has 8♣ 8♠ .

The first three community cards already sways the advantage to the Malaysian: A♠ 6♥ Q♣ followed by the 4♥ and the 2♥ for good measure.

Kim’s stack drops to below 13,000 but still serviceable with over 30 BBs.

Player	Chips
CH Chee Hoong YeohMalaysia	24,500(61 BB)
HK Hyunbin KimSouth Korea	12,400(31 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:29:39 AM

Kim Hyunbin with Big River Bet

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The action starts on the cutoff where China’s Li Shao Shuai raises it up to 900. From the button, Kim Hyunbin of Korea makes the call.

The flop goes T♦ 3♣ T♠ as Li checks. Kim takes over the betting lead and fires 400. The Chinese player calls. The turn is the Q♣ and this time, both players check. The river card is the 6♦ and Li checks a third time. Kim now winds up to put 3,000 in the middle. Li does not make the call.

Player	Chips
HK Hyunbin KimSouth Korea	24,500(61 BB)
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	18,100(45 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:29:04 AM

Kalgin Outmuscles Dhingra

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

India’s Arjun Dhingra starts the action from the button for 1,000 and called by Andrey Kalgin of Russia in the BB.

The flop is 2♥ 7♥ 4♣ as both players opt to skip this betting street. The turn card is the 4♣ and this time, Kalgin bets 2,000. Dhingra folds.

Player	Chips
AK Andrey KalginRussia	32,400(81 BB)
AD Arjun DhingraIndia	10,700(27 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:26:53 AM

Blumenthal Busted on River

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The action is folded to the button where Amit Kaushik of India makes a raise to 900 then France’s Ira Blumenthal 3-bets all-in from the SB for 10,700. Kaushik tanks but eventually chooses to make the call.

Blumenthal shows 4♠ 4♦ while the Indian has K♠ Q♦ for a flip.

The runout goes: A♠ 8♥ 7♦ 8♦ K♦ as Kaushik nails his King on the river and sends the Frenchman back to the registration area to get his second bullet ready.

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	55,600(139 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:25:16 AM

Table 5 Chip Counts

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	39,800(100 BB)
HK Hyunbin KimSouth Korea	34,600(87 BB)
HL Haitao LuanChina	30,600(77 BB)
HK Hitoshi KishinoUnited States of America	30,400(76 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	23,700(59 BB)
AK Andrey KalginRussia	19,400(49 BB)
AD Arjun DhingraIndia	17,300(43 BB)
AL Adam LydfordUnited Kingdom	16,200(41 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 94/101

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:13:10 AM

Jones Rails Vasa

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Craig Jones

India’s Kaushal Vasa opens from the cutoff for 600 and gets three callers in Craig Jones of England on the button, Hungary’s Michael Adam Bihari in the SB and the BB of Chinese player Yu Yuan.

The flop is Q♥ 7♥ 4♠ as the blinds check. Vasa CBets for 1,000 and gets raised by Jones to 3,500. The blinds fold as the Indian makes the call. It is Heads Up to the turn where the 6♦ appears. Vasa checks as the Englishman bets 3,500 to which Vasa check-raises all-in for 13,000. Jones calls.

Vasa tables J♠ 7♠ for middle pair on the flop while Jones shows 8♥ 5♥ for a flush on the flop that became a straight on the turn. The river card is the 8♦ to seal Vasa’s fate.

Player	Chips
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	37,900(126 BB)
MB Michael BihariAustralia	27,000(90 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	25,500(85 BB)
KV Kaushal VasaIndia	busted

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:10:07 AM

Li’s Top Pair Holds Against Ha’s Aggression

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Japan’s Mikoto Miyatake limps in from UTG as the action is folded to the cutoff where Ha Hoseong of Korea raises it up to 1,100 and gets called by Li Xue Wei on the button. Miyatake also calls.

The flop is A♠ 4♣ 6♣ as Miyatake checks. Ha continues for 1,500 and gets a call from Li but not Miyatake. It is Heads Up to the turn where the 9♠ arrives. The Koreans winds up fires 2,500 and is still called by Li. The river is the 7♦ and this time, both players opt to check.

Ha shows Q♣ 5♣ for a missed flush draw while Li tables A♥ 3♥ for top pair on the flop that gets rewarded albeit the not so sexy kicker.

Player	Chips
HH Hoseong HaSouth Korea	41,800(139 BB)
XL Xuewei LiChina	35,400(118 BB)
MM Makoto MiyatakeJapan	32,400(108 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 7:08:08 AM

Kalgin Pushes Blumenthal Away

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Making an early position raise from the +1, Russia’s Andrey Kalgin makes it 600 to go and gets called by Ira Blumenthal of France.

The flop goes A♣ 5♦ 7♠ as the Frenchman checks. Kalgin CBets to 1,200 and it’s enough to have Blumenthal throw his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips
AK Andrey KalginRussia	34,300(114 BB)
IB Ira BlumenthalThailand	13,500(45 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:32:51 AM

Nguyen Van Xuan Bombs Three Streets

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Nguyen Van Xuan

Victor Chong of Malaysia opens from UTG for 800and gets called in the hijack. by Ireland’s Frank Lillis. In the cutoff, Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Xuan 3-bets them to 2,600. Both call.

The flop is K♦ 8♣ 7♥ as it is checked back to the Vietnamese player who continues firing, this time for 2,500. Chong calls but Lillis drops out. It is Heads Up to the turn which produces the 4♠ . The Malaysian checks again as Nguyen makes it 6,500 to go. Chong folds.

Player	Chips
VX Van Xuan NguyenViet Nam	36,500(122 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	34,800(116 BB)
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	16,700(56 BB)

SMPSMP

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

Humeniuk Hits Wu with Massive Cooler

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Wu Hong Cheng of China opens from the cutoff for 1,200 and gets called in the SB by Ukrainian Oleksandr Humeniuk.

The flop goes Q♥ K♠ 8♠ as both players check. The turn card is the T♥ and this time. Wu leads out for 5,100. Suddenly, Humeniuk goes all-in for 32,400 and gets quickly called by his Chinese opponent.

Humeniuk turns over A♥ J♠ for the Broadway straight on the turn while Wu shows J♦ 9♥ for a King-high straight on the turn. The river card is the 5♥ .

Due to the unfortunate cooler, Wu’s stack drops significantly but still has time to recover.

Player	Chips
OH Oleksandr HumeniukUkraine	67,200(224 BB)
WC Wu-Hong ChengChina	15,400(51 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 76/79

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:25:30 AM

Vasylenko Busts Tang in Detonation Festival

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Anzhela Vasylenko

The action gets folded round to the cutoff where Anzhela Vasylenko of the Ukraine raises it up to 1,500. It gets flded to the BB of China’s Tang Zhi who 3-bets it to 5,000. Vasylenko 4-bets to 13,500 to which the Chinese player opts to call.

The flop is 7♣ 7♠ 8♥ as Tang leads out for 20,000 and gets an all-in response for 23,000 from the Ukrainian lady pro and makes the call.

Vasylenko shows Q♣ Q♥ while Tang tables T♠ T♣ as the last two community cards are the 5♥ and the 8♠.

Tang’s stack drops to below the starting level while Vasylenko nears the 70,000 chip mark with the triumph.

Player	Chips
VA Vasylenko AnzhelaUkraine	69,400(347 BB)
ZT Zhi TangChina	24,200(121 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 6:22:19 AM

Adam shows Douhan

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Alfie Adam

Le Thong Su of Vietnam starts it off from the +1 position for 400 and gets calls from Australia’s Ian Litster on the button and Alfie Adam from England in the SB before Sweden’s Fritz Douhan makes a 3-bet to 1,200. Le, the initial raiser, folds while Litster and Adam call.

The flop comes A♠ 8♥ K♠ as Adam checks. Douhan unloads 3,000 as Litster steps aside. Adam ponders a moment and decides to fold.

Douhan shows A K for top two pairs on the flop. Adam turns over A J .

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	41,800(209 BB)
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	37,000(185 BB)
IL Ian LitsterAustralia	21,700(109 BB)
TL Thong LeViet Nam	19,400(97 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:58:32 AM

Table 2 Chip Counts

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
VX Van Xuan NguyenViet Nam	21,500(108 BB)	2	1
SY Soon Yung Ben LooMalaysia	10,400(52 BB)	2	2
YL Yu Lee (8)South Korea	41,800(209 BB)	2	3
TA Tom Anthony EadyUnited Kingdom	45,300(227 BB)	2	4
VC Victor ChongMalaysia	31,400(157 BB)	2	6
JS Jo Seng MokMalaysia	29,700(149 BB)	2	7
FL Frank LillisIreland	22,800(114 BB)	2	8

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:49:57 AM

Abbas Fires Twice

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Amir Abbas of Australia opens it up from the +1 position for 600 and gets calls from the blinds in Craig Jones of England in the SB and Hungarian Michael Adam Bihari on the BB.

The flop goes K♥ 8♣ 2♣ as Abbas CBets 800 and both his opponents fold.

Player	Chips
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	36,500(183 BB)
MB Michael BihariAustralia	29,800(149 BB)
AA Amir AbbasNew Zealand	27,500(138 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:48:11 AM

McDermott Unrelenting

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Sven McDermott

Ireland’s Sven McDermott raises it up to 600 with action folded to him on the cutoff and gets a BB defense from Wu Hong Cheng of China.

The flop comes 7♠ 9♥ K♦ as Wu checks. McDermott keeps firing, this time for 1,200 as the Chinese player makes the call. The turn is the A♥ and once again. Wu checks. The Irishman now unleashes 2,500 as Wu chooses to walk away.

Player	Chips
WC Wu-Hong ChengChina	38,200(191 BB)
SD Sven DermottIreland	29,700(149 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:38:32 AM

Flop Bet Works for Wang

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Jean Philippe Testa of France has it folded to him on the hijack as he opens for 400. Korea’s Lee Juyeol (now on his second bullet) makes the call on the button while American Kaifan Wang joins from the BB.

The flop goes A♣ K♦ 7♣ as Testa and Lee check. Wang leads out for 700 and gets no action.

Player	Chips
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	34,200(171 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	32,400(162 BB)
JT Jean TestaFrance	26,800(134 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 49/50

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:36:16 AM

Ye Repels Three

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

England’s Craig Jones is back and he is opening from UTG for 300 as Michael Adam Bihari of Hungary in the +1 position, Yu Yuan in the hijack and fellow Chinese player Ye Zhifan on the button all make the call.

The flop is 4♥ 7♦ T♣ as it is checked around to Ye who takes over the betting lead for 700. Jones and Bihari fold, but Yu calls. The turn card is the 5♦ as Yu checks again. Ye now unloads 3,500 and this time Yu chooses not to continue.

Player	Chips
ZY Zhifan YeChina	41,000(410 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	32,400(324 BB)
MB Michael BihariAustralia	29,400(294 BB)
YY Yuan YuChina	26,700(267 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:30:27 AM

Eady with Small River Bet

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Tom Eady

Ben Loo of Malaysia has the action folded to him on the button and makes a raise to 300 as Korea’s Lee Yushin in the SB and Tom Eady of England in the BB make the call.

The flop comes T♦ 3♣ K♥ as all players check. The turn is the 7♠ and all three elect to skip this street. The river card is the 5♥ as Lee checks but now Eady bets 500. It’s enough to make his two opponents fold.

Player	Chips
YL Yu Lee (8)South Korea	30,400(304 BB)
TA Tom Anthony EadyUnited Kingdom	27,500(275 BB)
SY Soon Yung Ben LooMalaysia	24,800(248 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:28:57 AM

Wang Prevails on the Turn

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Kaifan Wang

Malaysia’s Chee Hoong Yeoh opens from UTG for 300 and gets called by Canadian Sid Lukie in the cutoff and Kaifan Wang of the United States on the BB.

The flop is K♠ A♠ J♣ as Wang and Chee, the original raiser, check. Lukie sends out a probing bet of 500 which is check-raised by the American. Chee folds, but Lukie calls. It is Heads Up to the turn where the 5♠ arrives. Wang bets 3,000 and the Canadian lets it go.

Player	Chips
CH Chee Hoong YeohMalaysia	32,400(324 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	31,800(318 BB)
SL Sidney LukieCanada	24,700(247 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:08:57 AM

Lee Juyeol busted by Rozhynskyi

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Action is folded to the hijack of Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi and gets re-raised on the button by multi-titled Korean Lee Juyeol. When it gets folded back to Rozhynskyi, he 4-bets and Lee calls.

The flop brought in n Ace and that where the fireworks ensued. Rozhynskyi led out and got called by Lee. On the turn, the Ukrainian fired again but Lee came in with a raise. Rozhynskyi makes the call. The river has Rozhynskyi going all-in and gets called by the Korean.

Rozhynskyi tables A K while Lee is outkicked with A 5 .

Lee has since re-entered.

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 5:03:22 AM

Rozhynskyi Sends Early Message

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Erik Rozhynskyi

Paul Wee Hsien of Singapore opens from UTG for 300 and the action is folded to the button of Switzerland’s Dinesh Alt who 3-bets it to 1,000.

Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine is having none of that and 4-bets it to 4,800. No one calls.

Shots fired. Day 1C is underway.

Player	Chips
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	31,800(318 BB)
PW Paul Wee HsienSingapore	28,700(287 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	27,600(276 BB)

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:51:57 AM

Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Player	Chips
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom	30,000(300 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	30,000(300 BB)
NB Nicholas BelangerCanada	30,000(300 BB)
SY Soon Yung Ben LooMalaysia	30,000(300 BB)
ND Nuno Da SilvaPortugal	30,000(300 BB)
SD Sven DermottIreland	30,000(300 BB)
FD Fritz DouhanSweden	30,000(300 BB)
TA Tom Anthony EadyUnited Kingdom	30,000(300 BB)
HG Huidong GuMacao	30,000(300 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom	30,000(300 BB)
SK Sanjeev KapoorUnited States of America	30,000(300 BB)
HK Hitoshi KishinoUnited States of America	30,000(300 BB)
BL Buu LeViet Nam	30,000(300 BB)
TL Thong LeViet Nam	30,000(300 BB)
QL Qi LiChina	30,000(300 BB)
FL Frank LillisIreland	30,000(300 BB)
JM Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America	30,000(300 BB)
JN Johnni NielsenSweden	30,000(300 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	30,000(300 BB)
PS Patrik SelinSweden	30,000(300 BB)
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	30,000(300 BB)
PW Paul Wee HsienSingapore	30,000(300 BB)
ZY Zhifan YeChina	30,000(300 BB)
CH Chee Hoong YeohMalaysia	30,000(300 BB)
JY Jungsup YunSouth Korea	30,000(300 BB)
JL Juyeol LeeSouth Korea	30,000(300 BB)
VA Vasylenko AnzhelaUkraine	30,000(300 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 22/22

SMPSMP

5/10/2025, 4:25:50 AM

Day 1C is On

The penultimate qualifier commences as Day 1C of the Main Event takes flight.

So far, 50 have made it through to Day 2. How many move on from today?

Keep it locked with us!

SMPSMP

5/9/2025, 4:54:05 PM

Main Event Day 1C and Day 1D Happen Today

The last opportunity to qualify for Day 2 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia 2025 (event #40) Main Event Day 1C takes place today at 11:30AM (UCT+7) while Day 1D (Turbo) begins at 6:30PM at the NagaWorld Intergrated Resorts here in Phnom Penh where those who make it through join the 50 runners who have already qualified in the previous two Day 1s.

Day 1B saw 172 entries after 152 were logged in Day 1A. An influx is expected descend upon this venue for their shot at the US$1,000,000 GTD prize pool and the US$3,500 APPT Manila Championship package as well as the two US$2,200 APPT Manila Championship packages to the second and third placers.

26 players advanced from Day 1B including former APPT Cambodia Main Event titlist Alexander Puchalski of Canada and overall chip leader Bo Su of Taiwan.

The buy-in US$1,750 with unlimited re-entries and registration will remain open until the end of Level 10. For Day 1C, the starting stack is 30,000 (300 BBs) with 40-minute rounds. The opening blinds are 100/100 (100). The only difference for Day 1D is that it will on 20-minute rounds.

A total of 15 levels will be played or to 15% of the field, whichever happens first. Players that qualify to Day 2 are not yet at ITM.

Keep it locked here on Somuchpoker for everything this will be going down in today’s competition.