Final Table Pictures
2023 APPT Cambodia
APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 APPT Cambodia
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$623,322
Entries
476
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Left
1
Pamplona Takes the Lead From Tsai
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Junnie Pamplona defended the big blind and bet the K♠10♦10♠Q♣ turn for 135,000, earning a call from button raiser Eric Tsai. The 7♦ river was checked and Pamplona won the pot with the K♦6♠.
Two hands later, Pamplona opened to 105,000 on the button and Tsai came along in the big blind. They checked the A♠9♥8♦ flop and Tsai bet 200,000 on the 10♦ turn, Pamplona called. Following the K♠ river, Tsai checked and folded to a bet of 500,000.
"Straight and flush draw on the turn," the Taiwanese poker pro remarked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
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3,800,000
-750,000
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-750,000 |
Deep Stack Poker Ahead
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
With four players remaining, the average stack has ballooned to 70 big blinds and the shortest stack, Chao-Ting Cheng, has 48 big blinds at his disposal.
Cheng's button raise to 100,000 was defended by Eric Tsai, who check-folded the 9♠3♣2♠ flop to a bet of 80,000.
Jimmy Torres made it 100,000 to go on the next button and collected the blinds and big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
4,550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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4,025,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
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3,475,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
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2,400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Evgenii Nekrasov Eliminated in 5th Place ($33,597)
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action kicked off with an open raise to 105,000 by Junnie Pamplona from under the gun. Evgenii Nekrasov, who had been distracted ahead of the hand after what had just happened moments earlier, then pushed all-in for 835,000 in the small blind.
Pamplona wasted little time in making the call and a small crowd gathered around the feature table.
Evgenii Nekrasov: 10♦10♣
Junnie Pamplona: K♣Q♠
The K♦5♥4♠ flop improved Oamplona and his rail from the Philippines celebrated a little already. No help came for Nekrasov on the 9♥ turn and Q♥ river as he had to settle for $33,597.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,800,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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Busted | |
Torres Gets River Value from Nekrasov With a Flush
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jimmy Torres opened to 100,000 on the button and was called by Evgenii Nekrasov out of the big blind. On a A♠8♣2♥ flop, Nekrasov check-called for 75,000 and the 7♣ turn was checked. Following the Q♣ river, Nekrasov bet 80,000 and called a raise to 500,000.
Torres tabled the 4♣2♣ for a flush and Nekrasov mucked to become the distant short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
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850,000
-900,000
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-900,000 |
Kien Tat Heng Eliminated in 6th Place ($26,242)
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Chao-Ting Cheng raised it up to 85,000 in the very last hand of the level and Kien Tat Heng then pushed for 725,000 from one seat over in the cutoff. It folded back to Cheng and he snap-called, turning over yet another premium pair.
Kien Tat Heng: J♦9♦
Chao-Ting Cheng: K♠K♥
The A♣10♦4♦ flop gave Heng a flush draw but he found no further help on the 6♥ turn, the 8♥ river ended his tournament run in 6th place for $26,242.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,350,000
800,000
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800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Cheng Takes From Pamplona; Loses to Torres
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Chao-Ting Cheng defended the big blind against Junnie Pamplona and check-called a bet of 55,000 on the Q♦10♣7♥ flop. He did so again on the 6♣ turn and bet the 8♥ river for 85,000. Pamplona called and mucked when he was shown the J♥9♦ for the nut straight.
Shortly after, Jimmy Torres defended versus Cheng and check-called the Q♣J♦9♦3♣ turn for 65,000. Torres let the A♣ river for 125,000 and Cheng called but mucked versus A♥9♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,850,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
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2,850,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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1,550,000
-325,000
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-325,000 |
Small Pot for Torres; Heng Jams Twice
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jimmy Torres defended the big blind against a raise by Eric Tsai and check-called a small bet on the 9♦9♠3♦ flop. The 5♣ turn was checked and the 7♥ river saw Torres bet for 75,000, Tsai quickly folded.
Kien Tat Heng then moved all-in the next two hands from the cutoff and hijack respectively, claiming the blinds and big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
4,600,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
775,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Torres Wins Small Three-Bet Pot
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Junnie Pamplona opened to 85,000 in the hijack and quickly called a three-bet to 205,000 by Jimmy Torres in the cutoff. On a 7♣3♠2♣ flop, Pamplona checked and near instantly folded to a bet worth 165,000 by Torres.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
3,050,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |
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|
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2,450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |