2025 WPT Prime Thailand Exhibition

THB 37,000 Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 WPT Prime Thailand Exhibition
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Event Info
Buy-in
37,000 THB
Prize Pool
75,488,000 THB
Entries
2,337
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
525
Players Left
66
Players Left 1 / 2,337
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Assorted End-of-Night Counts (full)

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yanpeng Song cn
Yanpeng Song
679,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Wei Jen Wang tw
Wei Jen Wang
448,000
Profile photo of Chenxiang Miao cn
Chenxiang Miao
418,000
67,000
67,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Mages de
Benjamin Mages
415,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Chuan-Chen Tsang tw
Chuan-Chen Tsang
381,000
381,000
381,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Ragot fr
Nicolas Ragot
360,000
Profile photo of Howard Appledorf us
Howard Appledorf
350,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Shaoji Wang cn
Shaoji Wang
346,000
94,000
94,000
Profile photo of Hao Zhang us
Hao Zhang
338,000
338,000
338,000
Profile photo of Frederik De Linde Farrington dk
Frederik De Linde Farrington
334,000
64,000
64,000
Profile photo of Jie Wang cn
Jie Wang
333,000
333,000
333,000
Profile photo of Chi-Hsien Lu cn
Chi-Hsien Lu
330,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Khiem Nguyen Quang
Khiem Nguyen Quang
330,000
Profile photo of Defeng Liu cn
Defeng Liu
328,000
328,000
328,000
Profile photo of Fen Mai hk
Fen Mai
320,000
Profile photo of Dongchen He cn
Dongchen He
316,000
96,000
96,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Liang Chen cn
Liang Chen
300,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Shicheng Gu cn
Shicheng Gu
300,000
225,000
225,000
Profile photo of Yi Zen Tan my
Yi Zen Tan
295,000
295,000
295,000
Profile photo of Xiaoyang Qian cn
Xiaoyang Qian
276,000
276,000
276,000
Profile photo of Hideo Sawai jp
Hideo Sawai
274,000
169,000
169,000
Profile photo of Elad Amar il
Elad Amar
271,000
271,000
271,000
Profile photo of Amit Ashkenazi il
Amit Ashkenazi
269,000
269,000
269,000
Profile photo of Qinxi Yang cn
Qinxi Yang
267,000
267,000
267,000
Profile photo of Lili Tang cn
Lili Tang
261,000
261,000
261,000

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Song Runs Best So Far as Inaugural WPT Prime Thailand Exhibition Soars to Big Turnout in Opening Flight

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Yanpeng Song
Yanpeng Song

Whenever a major live poker operator heads to a brand new destination, all eyes are set on the new adventure and the first of four starting days for the inaugural World Poker Tour Prime Thailand Exhibition Championship Event brought with it a staggering turnout. Day 1a attracted a total of 525 entries at UOB LIVE on the fifth floor of the Emsphere Mall in the heart of Bangkok and the action stopped for the night with 119 players remaining.

According to local restrictions in Thailand, which officially recognised poker as a sport only a few days prior to the start of the festival, it is only allowed to play six hours daily from Monday to Saturday, and hence the Championship Event was adjusted to a 20-minute clock to comply with the Thai guidelines. It was not possible to reach the top 12.5% of the field just yet and all 119 survivors will return to their exact same tables and seats at 6 p.m. local time on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

Recommencing blinds will then be 4,000-8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000 and as many 20-minute levels will be played to reach the money for the opening flight, which in this case means the top 66 finishers. China's Yanpeng Song is best-positioned so far with 679,000, well ahead of his nearest followers Wei Jen Wang (448,000), Chenxiang Miao (418,000), and Benjamin Mages (415,000).

Notables to bag up healthy stacks after 15 levels on Day 1a were Frederik De Linde Farrington (334,000), Lili Tang (261,000), Raja Puttamsetty (204,000), Kush Kataria (185,000), Chenxu Zhang (176,000, and Konstantin Lichagin (181,000). The Hendon Mob flag hunter Andrew Leathem has his work cut out with 56,000 to try and capture the Thai cash in the first possible occassion.

Tournament Registration
Tournament Registration

The turbo structure may not take very long to lose nearly half of the remaining Day 1a field and they may very well jump right back into the action thereafter for Day 1b, which is set to kick off simultaneously at 6 p.m. local time. The second starting day will follow the same key principles with likely 15 levels of 20 minutes each and late registration for the first nine levels and following break.

All PokerNews updates will focus on the race towards the money bubble before picking up the action for Day 1b. On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the final two starting days await at noon and 4 p.m. local time respectively and both will play down to the top 12.5% of their field before bagging up for the night.

The Day 1 survivors then return in the money with a travel package guaranteed on the following day to try and reach the final table on August 5, 2025.

Tags: Andrew LeathemBenjamin MagesChenxiang MiaoChenxu ZhangFrederik De Linde FarringtonKonstantin LichaginKush KatariaLili TangRaja PuttamsettyWei Jen WangYanpeng Song

Cards In the Air for Today

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tournament Room at UOB LIVE
Tournament Room at UOB LIVE

Three different tournaments take place and all of them have just kicked off at 6 p.m. local time. The first one was the Freeroll Qualifier for all Thai players with 20 seats guaranteed for Day 1c of the Championship Event.

In the second flight of the flagship tournament, more than 300 players are already registered and there is still a queue at the registration desk which points to an even bigger field than the opening flight.

Last but not least, Day 1a has resumed with 119 players out of the original 525 entries remaining and the action will conclude once the bubble has burst with 66 players set to advance. The WPT Action Clock is in play with time bank extensions granted to each players and they have 20 seconds to act preflop. With an average of 22 big blinds, it may not take very long to reach the bubble after all.

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Chen Eliminated by Khanchandani

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Taiwei Chen was all-in with the 89, which was middle pair and an open-ended straight draw on the 1097 flop. Rahul Khanchandani had him dominated with the 77 for bottom set, which held on the 2 turn and 5 river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rahul Khanchandani in
Rahul Khanchandani
200,000
74,000
74,000
Profile photo of Taiwei Chen cn
Taiwei Chen
Busted

Tags: Rahul KhanchandaniTaiwei Chen

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

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Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Early Casualties After the Restart

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The tournament area with 70 tables is testing the overall capacity as Day 1b has already attracted nearly 400 entries. In the meanwhile, Day 1a has seen the field plummet to only 100 hopefuls in the first half an hour of play and among those to depart were Andrew Leathem and Anton Widjaya.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christopher Ryan us
Christopher Ryan
Busted
Profile photo of Chaojie Chen cn
Chaojie Chen
Busted
Profile photo of Chun Hsiang Yang tw
Chun Hsiang Yang
Busted
Profile photo of Cheng-En Tsai tw
Cheng-En Tsai
Busted
Profile photo of Yabo Wan cn
Yabo Wan
Busted
Profile photo of Xiao Zhe
Xiao Zhe
Busted
Profile photo of Rong Xia cn
Rong Xia
Busted
Profile photo of Yauxin Chu cn
Yauxin Chu
Busted
Profile photo of Edward Teo sg
Edward Teo
Busted
Profile photo of Zheren Chen cn
Zheren Chen
Busted
Profile photo of Anton Widjaya id
Anton Widjaya
Busted
Profile photo of Viacheslau Baranouski
Viacheslau Baranouski
Busted
Profile photo of Andrew Leathem gb
Andrew Leathem
Busted

Tags: Anton WidjayaAndrew Leathem

Phua Still in the Mix

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Isaac Phua was all-in for fumes with the J7 from under the gun and called by Zan Huang in the big blind, who had the 77. The one over card struck on the [Jd8s5c8dTh board and Phua earned an urgently needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zan Huang cn
Zan Huang
350,000
266,000
266,000
Profile photo of Isaac Chern Chze Phua my
Isaac Chern Chze Phua
60,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Isaac PhuaZan Huang