Registration Closed for the Opening Event
The opening $5,300 Single Day NLH Event attracted a field of 77 entries for a prize pool of $385,000 and the top ten spots are paid. A min-cash is worth $7,000 and the winner will take home the Jin Bei Cup trophy in local Khmer style along with the top prize of $131,000.
Tom Dwan entered the competition just before the end of the late registration and Quan Zhou avoided a re-entry over table three in spectacular fashion. He first quadrupled up his micro stack with Q♦3♠ when flopping two pair.
Jacson Feng won the side pot with J♣J♠ versus A♦Q♥ and 9♦9♥ only to then lose a three-way all-in with A♥K♥ versus 5♦5♠ and Q♥Q♦. The roller coaster runout brought top pair and two sets on 10♠9♦5♠A♦Q♠. Zhou then tripled up in the last hand possible with A♦2♦ when he turned the nut flush on a K♦7♦2♥Q♦Q♥ runout to save $5,300.
Once the late registration had closed in the rapid 20-minute level affair, only around 45 players remained and that number will certainly be culled down significantly by the time the dinner break awaits at the end of level 12.