THB 37,000 Championship
Day 3 Started
2025 WPT Prime Thailand Exhibition
THB 37,000 Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 WPT Prime Thailand Exhibition
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
37,000 THB
Prize Pool
75,488,000 THB
Entries
2,337
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
14
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2,337
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Haoran Sun | China | 13,400,000 | 22 |
| 13 | 2 | Nikhil Kedia | India | 750,000 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | Amit Ashkenazi | Israel | 10,025,000 | 17 |
| 13 | 5 | Mingzhe Zhang | China | 4,250,000 | 7 |
| 13 | 6 | Duhan Lee | South Korea | 16,175,000 | 27 |
| 13 | 7 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 9,500,000 | 16 |
| 13 | 8 | Alex Lee | Singapore | 8,825,000 | 15 |
| 16 | 1 | Allen Nielsen | Denmark | 5,650,000 | 9 |
| 16 | 2 | Hong Cai | China | 13,750,000 | 23 |
| 16 | 3 | Chi Wei Lo | Taiwan | 575,000 | 1 |
| 16 | 4 | Manabu Sato | Japan | 2,225,000 | 4 |
| 16 | 5 | Atsunobu Konishi | Japan | 6,275,000 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | Shaohung Yu | Taiwan | 900,000 | 2 |
| 16 | 8 | Hoai Lam Vu | Vietnam | 2,300,000 | 4 |
The first major government-approved live poker tournament in the Kingdom of Thailand will crown a winner today at UOB LIVE in then heart of Bangkok on the final day of the 2025 WPT Prime Thailand Exhibition. Out of a huge field of 2,337 entries in the 37,000 Thai Baht Championship Event, only 14 players remain and have their exes set on the largest slices of the 75,488,000 Thai Baht (~$2,325,052) prize pool in travel funds.
Ten different countries and regions will be represented en route to crowning a champion today and South Korea's Duhan Lee leads the way with a stack of 16,175,000, followed by Hong Cai (13,750,000) and Haoran Sun (13,400,000) from China.
The trio at the top of the leaderboard is followed by Philipp Zukernik (9,500,000) and Alex Lee (8,825,000), the latter of which is the most experienced of the finalists on paper. However, the stack sizes are quite shallow and it is everyone's game in a fast-paced environment.
Five players are in immediate danger with four big blinds or fewer and that also includes Nikhil Kedia from India, who only has 750,000 at his disposal. He had finished fourth in the Opening Freeroll for THB 200,000 a few days ago and will be looking for another final table appearance despite the major chip disadvantage.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duhan Lee | South Korea | 16,175,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Hong Cai | China | 13,750,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Haoran Sun | China | 13,400,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Amit Ashkenazi | Israel | 10,025,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 9,500,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Alex Lee | Singapore | 8,825,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Atsunobu Konishi | Japan | 6,275,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Allen Nielsen | Denmark | 5,650,000 | 9 |
| 9 | Mingzhe Zhang | China | 4,250,000 | 7 |
| 10 | Hoai Lam Vu | Vietnam | 2,300,000 | 4 |
| 11 | Manabu Sato | Japan | 2,225,000 | 4 |
| 12 | Shaohung Yu | Taiwan | 900,000 | 2 |
| 13 | Nikhil Kedia | India | 750,000 | 1 |
| 14 | Chi Wei Lo | Taiwan | 575,000 | 1 |
The final day will recommence at 6 p.m. local time on the sixth floor of the Emsphere Mall and marks the conclusion of an incredible first live poker series in Thailand after the card game had been recognised as a sport right before the start. Held in cooperation between PokerTalk Thailand and WPTGlobal, the debut of this brand live poker environment in South East Asia sparks further growth in the years to follow.
All finalists have locked up at least 721,000 Thai Baht ($22,207) in travel funds and the winner can look forward to the top prize worth 11,477,000 Thai Baht ($353,497). Furthermore, the winner will also receive the $10,400 seat for the 2025 WPT World Championships at the Wynn Las Vegas in December.
Recommencing blinds for level 35 will be 300,000-600,000 with a big blind ante of 600,000. All levels continue to last 20 minutes each and the conclusion of this event will be streamed on the YouTube channel of PokerTalk Thailand. All PokerNews updates for both tables will be published on a delay in synch with the 30-minute security delay.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Travel Funds in THB | Value in USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11,477,000 THB | $353,497 |
| 2 | 7,620,000 THB | $234,699 |
| 3 | 5,658,000 THB | $174,269 |
| 4 | 4,231,000 THB | $130,317 |
| 5 | 3,201,000 THB | $98,592 |
| 6 | 2,442,000 THB | $75,215 |
| 7 | 1,879,000 THB | $57,874 |
| 8 | 1,458,000 THB | $44,907 |
| 9-10 | 1,142,000 THB | $35,174 |
| 11-12 | 902,000 THB | $27,782 |
| 13-14 | 721,000 THB | $22,207 |
The cards are in the air and all players are in their seats on the two remaining tables. All PokerNews updates will be published according to the 30-minute delay of the cards-up coverage on the WPT YouTube channel.
The initial delay will be 60 minutes but later break will be cut out to lower the delay to half an hour towards the conclusion of the tournament.
Level: 35
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Chi Wei Lo won the chip race but was forced all-in for a full big blind in the very first hand on the outer table. Shaohung Yu moved all-in for his last 900,000 and Hong Cai called in the small blind.
Chi Wei Lo: J♣4♦ 
Shaohung Yu: Q♠J♦
Hong Cai: 7♣5♠
The 10♥7♠2♥ flop vaulted Cai into the lead which he retained with the 9♥ turn. However, the Q♦ river gave Yu the superior pair and he nearly tripled, while Lo bowed out in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,050,000 | |
|
2,400,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Nikhil Kedia was all-in for only 400,000 on the button with the 10♦6♦ and Amit Ashkenazi moved over the top with the A♣5♦ in the small blind.
The board ran out 10♠6♠5♥4♠2♠ and Kedia survived to more than quadruple up his investment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,600,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
On the live stream table, Nikhil Kedia was all-in for his severe short stack and had the most classic of flips for 1,800,000 in the cutoff. He was looked up by Mingzhe Zhang in the small blind who jammed for 3,000,000 to isolate.
Nikhil Kedia: Q♥Q♣
Mingzhe Zhang: A♠K♦
The board ran out 10♠4♦3♥10♥2♠ and Kedia doubled, but remained in the danger zone while pulling Zhang deep into misery.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
1,200,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
Level 35
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Nikhil Kedia continued his early hot start on the live stream table and jammed for 4,800,000 in the hijack. Mingzhe Zhang called all-in thereafter and they were off to the races once again.
Mingzhe Zhang: A♠J♦
Nikhil Kedia: 10♥10♠
The pocket pair remained all the way on the K♥7♦5♣6♦4♥ board and that spelled the end for Zhang in 13th place for 721,000 THB; ensuring a pay jump to 902,000 THB for all other 12 hopefuls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 35
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Atsunobu Konishi open-jammed the button into two shorter stacks on the outer table and Shaohung Yu called for his last 1,200,000 in the small blind.
Shaohung Yu: A♠K♥
Atsunobu Konishi: Q♦8♦
Neither player connected with the 10♥7♠2♦5♣5♦ board and Yu tripled thanks to the big blind and ante of Hoai Lam Vu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
