5K HR ($5,000)

In a battle of the blinds, Michel Molenaar raises to 40,000 in the sb and gets a 3-bet shove response from Zheng Xiaosheng for 268,000. Molenaar snap calls.

Zheng tables K♦ 8♣ while Molenaar shows A♦ T♦ .

The runout goes: 6♣ 7♠ 3♥ 2♣ and the A♥ to boot on the river to ensure the victory for Molenaar as the walking papers of Zheng have been issued.

China’s Chen Yuhang opens from the cutoff for 16,000 as compatriot Zheng Xiaosheng defends his bb.

The flop comes Q♦ 3♠ 8♥ as Zheng checks. Chen CBets to 9,000 and gets called. The turn is the 2♦ and Zheng checks anew. Chen now makes it 51,000 to go as his opponent folds. The double-barrel works out fine for Chen.

Zheng Xiaosheng of China opens from the button for 12,000 and gets called from the sb of Portugal’s Manuel Carvalho. Daniel Yang , however, 3-bets from the bb for 38,000 and gets both his opponents to make the call.

The flop comes K♣ 9♣ 5♥ as Carvalho checks. Yang CBets to 30,000 as Zheng opts to step aside. Carvalho then check-raises to 125,000. Yang decides to fold.

Carvalho shows A♥ T♠ .

After losing in a huge pot earlier to Portugal’s Manuel Carvalho, former chip leader Thian Andhoko of India is on the button and 3-bets to 25,000 a hijack raise of 8,000 from China’s Zheng Xiaosheng which gets a call.

The flop comes A♣ 8♠ 4♥ as Zheng checks. Andhoko CBets 30,000 and the Chinese player calls. The turn is the 7♠ as Zheng checks again. This time, the Indian unleashes 60,000 and till gets called. The river is the 9♣ as Zheng checks a third time. Andhoko now pumps it up to 100,000 causing Zheng to go into the tank and burn three Time Bank cards in the process. He eventually opts to fold as Andhoko gets a small rebate from a different player.

The WPT Cambodia 5K HR resumes today, February 23, 2025 a NagaWorld in Phnom Penh with the prize pool already beyond half a million USD!

At Day 1, registration stayed open all day, attracting 117 entries. That number will continue to increase with one level remaining today for last minute weekend warriors to jump in. Late comers will still have a decent 100,000 (25 bb) stack at their disposal however will have to act fast to try to catch the leader, Thian Andhoko, who has over six times that amount.

Cards start flying at 11:30am. We will have the final numbers shortly after registration closes at 12:20pm. SMP will be onsite to bring you the action from start to finish.