Cambodia, Won Majestic HotelEVENT #2

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Won Poker Cup

Blind level

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Entries

23/134

Total Chips

4,020,000

Average

174,783

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 4:46:02 PM

Nguyen Chanh Tin Leads Won Poker Cup Main Event #2 Day1A

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

After 15 levels of play, Nguyen Chanh Tin lead the remaining 22 players of Day1A with 388,000 chips bagged. Especially in the final levels, the chips were just changing hands between the top 10 players of the field. But the ones that came under the radar that were Ilya Firstov, Armon Van Wijk and Elena Penzina, who managed to bag 293,000, 252,000 and 230,000 respectively.

Here's the list of the 22 players that reached the end of the day:

Stay tuned for a recap of the 2nd day of the Won Poker Cup.

Day1B starts at 12:00pm tomorrow, July 26. Follow us for more updates on the pioneer event of the Won Poker Cup.

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 3:44:38 PM

Won Poker Cup Day1A Ends

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

The Clock has been paused to mark the end of Day1A. Players are bagging their chips and returning the time bank cards to the dealers as time banks will be reset for Day2.

Chip Counts for Day1A are to follow

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 3:38:09 PM

Leong Doubles Up at Last Level

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

We reached the table as Li Qing Lin at big blind threw in his time bank card at Johnny Leong's all-in shove. After another time card was threw in, Lin finally made the call.

Tabling their cards Lin was ahead with 10c 10d while Leong had A♣ 7♣.

Board unfurled to show 3♥ A♠ 3♣ K♣ K♥. And Leong rakes the pot in.

Player	Hand	Chips

6 More Hands to finish Day1A

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 3:28:49 PM

Players Slowing Down as End of Day Nears

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Action folded to Hoang Hai Nam aka Luckyman9999 at hijack who bet 11,000 just to be called by Nguyen Chah Tin at the small blind.

Flop came A♠ 9♥ 8♠ Q♥ 2♥ with action being checked all the way. Tin showed A♦ T♥ to which Nam mucked his hand

Player	Hand	Chips

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 3:12:18 PM

Last Level of the Day

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Level 15 is the last level of the day. Every one who survives level will be moving to Day2

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 23/133

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 3:06:27 PM

Boat vs Boat

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

We reached the table amid a lot of cheering and shouting to find Steenman and an unknown player about to head out of the floor all-in with the former holding A♦ Q♠ and the latter with pocket 4♥ 4♦ on a flop of 4♠ Q♦ J♠ A♠ A♣.

Player	Hand	Chips

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 3:02:00 PM

Van Wijk Steals the Blinds to Make Day2

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Armon Van Wijk at the button saw an opportunity to add to his small stack at the 2nd to the last level of the day.

When everyone folded to the dealer button, Van Wijk, with a little less than average stack, looked at the blinds stacks, the clock, his stack and finally decided to steal the blinds by raising 10,000 into the pot. This was enough equity to make the 2 blinds fold after.

Player	Hand	Chips

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 2:56:00 PM

Lixi Shows Strength Against the Boys

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yu Lixi found herself in a pot with Trung Doang Quang in big blind and Wang Su Chong where all limped the pot.

Everyone checked the flop that revealed K♣ 2♥ J♦. Turn showed 4♥ and Quang bet 8,000 which was enough to make Chong fold. Lixi, behind a huge stack, raised 25,000 pushing the last man in the hand out of her way.

Player	Hand	Chips

Player	Chips
YL Yu Lixi	200,000(50 BB)
TD Trung Doang QuangViet Nam	157,000(39 BB)
WS Wang Su Chong	106,000(27 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 2:27:00 PM

Zou Decreases the Field Further

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Action was folded to an unknown player in midposition who raised the pot to 7,000 . Zou re-raised to 22,000 which got an immediate all-in shove from the unknown player.

Tabling their hole cards, the unknown player revealed A♦ K♦ while Zou held pocket 9♦ 9♣.

Zou's pockets held when the community cards displayed 2♦ J♦ 3♥ 5♣ 2♠, in the process eliminating another player from the event.

Player	Hand	Chips

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/133

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 2:23:38 PM

Lindop Wins Pot Again

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

After a couple of hands, we found Fluffy Ho and Alex Lindop face to face at the river with the former in small blind and the latter in big blind.

The board displayed Q♠ 4♥ 2♥ 5♣ T♦. Ho checked to Lindop who pushed 45,000 chips towards the pot. Ho checked his cards, and asked for time twice. After much consideration, Ho folds his hand to Lindop

Player	Hand	Chips

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 2:17:30 PM

Lindop 3-Bets Siong Out of Pot

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Fluffy Ho called the blinds before Alex Lindop raised to 6,000 at mid. Akon Lau Hiat Siong called the raise as well as Ho.

Flop read K♥ K♠ 5♥ which Ho checked to the initial raiser. Lindop fired another 6,000 which was re-raised by Siong to 17,000. Ho got out of the way of the 2 players with a significant stack. After much thought, Lindop re-raised Siong to 51,000 who considered his chip stack before folding his hand.

Player	Hand	Chips

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/133

Break

10 minutes

Last break of the day

Player	Chips
ND Nguyen Duc ThanhViet Nam	320,000(128 BB)
NC Nguyen Chah Tin	259,000(104 BB)
YX Ye Xian BaoChina	254,500(102 BB)
G Ganchao	208,000(83 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 1:15:37 PM

Ganchao Played it Safe Against 2nd in Chips

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Under the gun, Ganchao limped to Ye Xian Bao, who behind a twin tower of chips raised to 8,500. Everyone folded back to Ganchao who made the call.

The board read 8♦ 2♠ 9♦ 4♠ A♦ with both players checking all the way to the river. Ganchao showed A♥ Q♦ in the hand to which Bao threw his cards to the muck upon seeing.

Player	Hand	Chips

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 30/133

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 12:34:29 PM

Another Chopped Pot

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

We witnessed another split pot between 2 short-stacked players who ended up playing board.

Li Qing Lin with A♣ A♥ and Amon Van Wijk with 5♠ 3♠ saw a board 4♦ 2♣ 5♣ 3♥ A♦. Both players who have just about the starting stack chopped the pot happily.

Player	Hand	Chips
LQ Li Qing LinChina	A♣A♥	31,000(16 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	5♠3♠	30,500(15 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 12:27:59 PM

Ke Splits with Chuzi

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Under the gun, Lai Wai Chuzi immediately raised the blinds to be called by Mr. Ke at UTG+1.

Chuzi tabled A♥ K♣ just for Ke to also show A♣ K♠

On the flop &c 6♦ 8♣, Chuzi went all-in for 33,500 and got called by Ke. The turn unfurled 6♣ and the river 8♦ the obvious split pot between the 2 players.

Player	Hand	Chips

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/133

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 12:07:01 PM

Roses Among the Thorns

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

There are 3 women left in the Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 Day1A. Representing the ladies of poker in Sihanoukville, they hold strong hopefully to make it into Day2

Player	Chips
EP Elena PenzinaRussia	95,000(63 BB)
YL Yu Lixi	71,000(47 BB)
JY Ji Young KimSouth Korea	67,500(45 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 11:59:45 AM

Nguyen Eliminated

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

In a preflop hand, everyone folded to Fluffy Ho at midposition and was called by Akon Lau Hiat Siong at the button. Quang Huy Nguyen at small blind took the opportunity to win the pot by shoving all-in with 31,500 chips. Ho folded and after a chip count, Siong made the call.

Both players showed their hand with Siong holding K♥ J♣ and Nguyen with A♣ 2♥.

Flop came K♣ 3♦ J♦ T♣ 8♦ giving Siong a two-pair for the win and felting Nguyen out of the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	A♣2♥	31,500(21 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 11:50:05 AM

Thanh Wins Pot After Stare Down

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Nguyen Duc Thanh raises the blinds to 5,500 at mid position to be called by Fluffy Ho at dealer position. But big Blind David Anstice 3-bet to 16,500. Thahn called while Ho folded.

Dealer flopped 9♥ 8♦ 5♠. Both players checked to see the Turn which showed 6♠. Anstice checked to Thanh who pushed 30,000 to the middle of the table. Anstice, trying to read Thanh's hand, stared him down but in the end folded.

Player	Hand	Chips

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 49/133

Break

15 minutes

Player	Chips
JM Jang Myuk HuiSouth Korea	138,800(116 BB)
MK Mr KeChina	112,000(93 BB)
DM Dao Minh PhuViet Nam	33,000(28 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 10:46:48 AM

Last Level to Join Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 Day1A

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

This is the last level for Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 Day1A registration. Players who intend to join this flight will have until the end of the break after Level 9 to buy-in for the tournament. There will be a 15-minute break after Level 9.

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 66/131

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 10:30:53 AM

Siong Doubles Up

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

Akon Lau Hiat Siong goes all in from late position to be called by another all-in from big blind. Siong held J♠ J♣ while the Unknown player showed A♦ K♥. Siong stayed ahead eliminating the Unknown player as the board revealed 3♣ 4♠ 9♠ 4♦ 2♦

Player	Hand	Chips
AL Akon Lau Hiat SiongMalaysia	J♠J♣ HJ	58,000(58 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 10:27:45 AM

Huang Bin Back to Starting Stack

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

A♠ we arrived, we saw Huang Bin holding A♦ A♠ against an unknown player, also all-in, with A♣ J♦. Flop came down with A♥ 7♠ 5♦ T♥ Q♠ giving Bin a set and back to starting stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
HB Huang Bin	A♠A♠	30,000(30 BB)

Player	Chips
AL Alex LindopUnited Kingdom	110,000(110 BB)
QH Quang Huy NguyenViet Nam	64,000(64 BB)

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 71/122

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 9:45:06 AM

Quang Hardly Alive After an Encounter with Minh

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Preflop Le Ncooc Minh raised the blinds to 1,600 which got a 3-bet from Trung Doang Quang for 4,000. Minh Called and the flop came down with 3♦ 2♠ 6♦. Both players checked to the turn which showed 8♣. Minh bets out 4,200 which was called by Quang.

The river produced a 2♣ and Minh added 12,200 to the pot. The sizable bet made Quang use one of his time cards, but in the end he called just to see Minh having caught a set on the flop with 3♣ 3♠

Player	Hand	Chips

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 9:27:24 AM

Warm-Up Event#1 Final Table Has Been Set

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

A♠ the Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 Day1A continues, the Warm Up Event#1 had reached the final table with the chip leader coming into day Mai Bien still on top of the final 9 with 1,405,000 in chips. Following closely with 916,000 chips is Lee Sung Hak. Each player at the final table is guaranteed a cash prize of US$2,150 with the top prize of US$21,100 still up for grabs.

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 77/120

Player	Chips
A Amino	121,500(152 BB)
MK Mr. Ke	111,700(140 BB)
SJ Seo JeonghunSouth Korea	107,500(134 BB)
ER Erik RozhinshiyUkraine	72,500(91 BB)

Break

10 Minutes

Player	Chips
XZ Xiao ZongChina	70,000(117 BB)
EP Elena PenzinaRussia	27,100(45 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 9:00:46 AM

Leong Doubles Up from Steenman

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

We arrived with both Johnny Leong and Sevvy Steenman all-in with J♠ J♣ and T♣ T♥, respectively.

The flop 8♦ 6♠ 2♥ 3♦ 8♥ didn't help Steenman at all, making Leong a very happy camper.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Johnny LeongUnited States of America	J♠J♣	40,000(67 BB)
SS Sevvy SteenmanUnited Kingdom		62,000(103 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 85/109

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 8:26:52 AM

Geun Doubles Up

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

After Hai Chu raised 1,600 from UTG +1, In Sung Geun short-stacked at UTG+2 shoved all-in for 7,300. Chu called Geun and both men tabled K♠ J♣ and T♦ T♣ respectively.

Flopped showed J♠ 8♥ 7♠ which disappointed Geun. But the turn of T♥ gave Geun a sigh of relief. River of 4♦ didn't help Chu, doubling Geun in the process

Player	Hand	Chips
IS In Sung Geun	T♦T♣ MP	16,100(32 BB)

Player	Chips
HH Hoang Hai NamViet Nam	57,000(114 BB)
PH Phan Huu Minh TriViet Nam	44,200(88 BB)
TD Trung Doang QuangViet Nam	36,000(72 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 7:50:12 AM

Lytvynov Wins Pot from mysterious Thanh

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

A raise of 1,100 chips from Nhuyen Duc Thanh got a call from Dmytro Lytvynov from small blind pre-flop. Flop came T♠ A♣ K♥ which was checked by both players.

The turn showed 7♥ which was checked to Thanh who also checked, earning himself a perplexed look from Lytvynov. River showed A♥ and this time Lytvynov decided to create action by betting 3,000 which Thanh immediately called.

Lytvynov turned over A♠ J♣ and Thanh without batting an eyelash mucked his hand leaving Lytvynov wondering what hand he had.

Player	Hand	Chips
DL Dmytro LytvynovUkraine	A♠J♠ SB	38,000(76 BB)
ND Nguyen Duc Thanh	MP	12,000(24 BB)

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 76/93

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 7:20:04 AM

Perng Wins with Ace-King

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

We caught 4-betting pre-flop action between Heng Kai Perng at UTG and short-stacked player at cutoff.

Dealer flopped K♥ 2♣ 2♠. Perng bets 12,300 and cutoff player went all-in. Both players turned over their cards to show Perng with A♦ K♣ against K♦ 8♦. Turn was a 6♦ and the River showed 4♦, making Perng win the pot and busting the player out.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Heng Kai PerngMalaysia	A♦K♣ UTG	73,900(185 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/70

Break

10 minutes

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 6:57:21 AM

Am All-in

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Chan Chee Am was all-in with 27,900 of his remaining chips on a board of 4♦ 2♥ 2♣ 5♦ Q♣. Johnny Leong at UTG+1 tanked needing to give 2 of his time banks to the dealer. In the end, Leong folded giving Am an additional 18,900 in chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Chan Chee Am		27,900(93 BB) 18,900(63 BB)
JL Johnny LeongUnited States of America	UTG+1	18,700(62 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 6:44:58 AM

Leong Regains Chips Lost

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Board showed 6♦ J♥ 4♣ 5♠. Wei Zheng at small blind checked to Ling Zai Leong who added 2,200 to the pot. Zheng called. River showed J♣ which Zheng checked. Leong bet another 6,300. After a few seconds of tanking Zheng folded and Leong showed A♠ J♦ in the hole.

Player	Hand	Chips
LZ Ling Zai LeongMalaysia	A♠J♦ UTG	50,000(167 BB) 6,600(22 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 6:27:25 AM

Small Versus Big Blind

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Upon arriving, we find Yap Soun Leung at small blind against Ling Zai Leong at big blind. Board showed A♣ Q♦ 5♠ A♠ 3♦. Leung turned over A♦ 8♦ which made Leong fold immediately

Player	Hand	Chips
YS Yap Soun Leung	A♦8♦ SB	32,000(107 BB)
LZ Ling Zai Leong	BB	50,000(167 BB)

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 58/59

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 5:32:07 AM

Yang Slowly Rebuilding Chips

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Chan Chee Am raised the blinds to 800 at cutoff and was called by Unknown at UTG+2 who initially called the blinds and Deng Hao Yang at lowjack.

The flop came down with T♣ J♠ 9♣. Everyone checked. Turn showed 9♠ everyone checked again to Am who bet 2,000. Unknown folded and Yang with a short stack called. River was a 4♠ which Yang bet 3,300 to. Am folded keeping Yang alive with 14,800 in chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
DH Deng Hao Yang	MP	14,800(148 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 5:21:30 AM

Wu Jie Adds to His Stack

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Arriving at the table Wu Jie raised the blinds to 300 from UTG and got called by Pui Chee Yong and Dmytro Lytvynov at big blind.

Dealer flopped J♣ J♥ 9♦. Lytvynov checked to Jie who bet 600 and called by both Yong and Lytvynov. Turn was 4♦. Everyone checked.

River showed T♥. Once again Lytvynov checked to Jie who bet 1,000 which was enough to take the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
WJ Wu JieTaiwan	UTG	30,400(304 BB)

GabrielleGabrielle

7/25/2024, 5:02:33 AM

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Won Poker Cup Event#2 Day1A has begun with contenders trickling into the tournament floor after having a late night playing the last flight of the Won Poker Cup Warm-Up Event#1 yesterday.

Stay tuned as we are about to begin live updates. Registration for Day1A remains open until Level 9 at 7:@20pm

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

40 minutes

GabrielleGabrielle

7/24/2024, 7:37:49 PM

Won Poker Cup Main Event Day1A Starts Today

Won Poker Cup Main Event Champion Trophy

Welcome to Somuchpoker, the official media partner of the Won Poker Cup, the very first international event in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Despite the cloudy skies in this coastal city, it will be bright in Won Majestic Hotel with the presence of illustrious names in the poker industry; to name a few, Armon Van Wijk, Hai Nam HoangDao Minh Phu, Quang Nuy Nguyen and Kyle Bao Diep have already been seen in the vicinity.

The Won Poker Cup Main Event#2, which guarantees US$500,000 for a buy-in of US$1,100, starts with Day1A today at 12:00pm. Players will have a starting stack of 30,000 chips and tournament levels have been set at 40 minutes. There will be 15 levels played for all Day1s with no dinner break but players can look forward to breaks every 3 levels.

Registration is open until Level 9 at 7:20pm.

Are you planning to play Day1A? We suggest to register early to avoid long lines, giving you enough time to relax before the battle to be the first champion of the Won Poker Cup begins.

For more information about the event, follow the official channel at https://t.me/wonpoker9