First W Ring Event Opens Today At Won Poker Cup II; Jhon Hendri, Anzhela Vasylenko Win Events

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The past few days at the Won Poker Cup II has seen attendance on the rise as players flock to Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Now entering its fifth day, listed on the menu is one of the most coveted titles on offer, the W High Roller featuring a US$ 150,000 guarantee.

Won Poker Cup II

W High Roller

The Won Poker Cup II – W High Roller is the first of its kind in the WPC menu and for its debut, the champion will lock up the first ever W Ring. This exclusive prize, crafted from gold and encrusted with diamonds, will only be awarded to the winner of this event and to the Main Event champion.

For those still making their way to the venue, the W High Roller kicks off at 1pm local time with late registration running until the end of Level 12 just before 10pm. The hefty US$ 5,000 buy in is worth every penny with starting stack at a very deep 200,000 and blinds running up a moderate 40 minute pace. This is an 8-Handed tournament so players can expect plenty of playing time and orbits to size up the competition.

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Asia circuit high rollers already at the scene and certain to take part in this event are Vietnamese aces Nguyen Quang Huy, Hoang Hai Nam, recently crowned APPT Manila Championship winner Trong Hieu Ngo, Mike Takayama – champion of the APPT Cambodia High Roller, China’s Yunsheng Sun, Poker Dream host Grant Gardner, and inaugural WPC Main Event runner up Armon Van Wijk.

Jhon Hendri Wins Mystery Bounty

Besting a field of 182 entries, Indonesia’s Jhon Hendri takes down the Won Poker Cup II Mystery Bounty after an ICM deal with eventual runner-up Tran Cong Huan of Vietnam had the players splitting the remaining prize pool and bounties. Hendri cruised to the top and stayed in the driver’s seat.

“I’m very happy (with the win). Patience and (I waited) for good hands like the Pocket Kings and the AK where I hit the flush.”

He also knew he was ahead in his one hand heads up victory.

“I knew he had a high card and I have an Ace,” he said. “When I raised and he jammed, I called because I have Ace-eight.”

Hendri and Tran split the last money evenly and got US$12,800 each, but the Indonesian takes the bragging rights of having won a Won Poker Cup trophy.

Zheng draws biggest bounty

China’s Anshu Zheng was the overall chip-leader heading into the finale and ended up finishing in third place, but not before claiming six bounties including the US$10,000.

Read up on the action via the SMP Live Updates.

MAIN EVENT Day 1C

The marquee event of the Won Poker Cup II marquee event will see another entry day take flight with Main Event Day 1C lighting up the action starting at 12pm local time. Setting the bar higher than previous, the event guarantees US$ 600,000 with a total of seven qualifier heats to try to make it to ITM. In addition to a juicy top prize, the champion will also be awarded the Eagle trophy and the W Ring, awarded only to the winner of this event and to the W High Roller.

Buy in for this event US$ 1,220 which gives a 30,000 stack. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at 11:40 pm.

Tiong Yong Tung leads Day 1B qualifiers

Tiong Yong Tung Won Poker Cup Main Event Day 1B leader — Tiong Yong Tung

The past two starting days has already drawn 62 with 9 players securing a piece of the pie. A spirited performance by Tiong Yong Tung proved to be the catalyst to his amassing an enormous 581,000 (387 bb) in chips and sits atop the overall leaderboard.

However, it was Vietnam’s Le Ngoc Minh that gave the knockout blow of the flight by making Siarhei Chudapal the bubble when the Belarusian shoved his remaining 7,000 in chips in hopes for a double up and was called by the Vietnamese player. Chudapal had the preflop lead with A♣2♣ but Le prevailed with J♣2♥ when the board read 7♦J♠4♦6♣K♥ .Le is second in chips with 244,000 while France’s Adrien Berger got third with 153,000.

For players that have already qualified, there are two events on tap to try to bring home one of the WPC trophies – W High Roller and Deepstack Turbo. These events are at opposite ends of the spectrum with the high roller costing a $5,000 and the Deepstack Turbo at an affordable US$ 165.

Main Event Updates

Anzhela Vasylenko snares Ladies Event

At around the Main Event was heading into its bubble phase, Ukrainian Anzhela Vasylenko claimed her second international by triumphing in (Event #6) the Ladies Event and pocketing the top prize of US$1,000.

The final hand saw Filipina Amy Carvajal go all-in UTG and got the call from Vasylenko. Carvajal flipped over A♣J♣ while the Ukrainian showed a made hand in 6♣6♠ . The runout went: }2h}2♣3♥4♣2♦ as Vasylenko followed up her lone triumph six years ago in Czechia. Carvajal got US$675 for her runner-up finish while Kiire Chihiro of Japan got third place for US$430.