WPT Prime Cambodia: Anand Kumar & Kunal Patni win trophies; Player of the Festival update; Mystery Bounty draws 250 entries, 31 advance

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08/15/2022

South Africa’s Anand Kumar and India’ Kunal Patni were the latest players minted at WPT Prime Cambodia. The ongoing festival has now awarded six trophies. Action continues with games running from August 11 to 23 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh. Make sure to check the links provied for all your needs.

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South Africa’s Anand Kumar awarded the NLH Mini High Roller title

After a four way deal, South Africa lifted its first trophy of the series with Anand Kumar awarded the win at the WPT Prime Cambodia – NLH Mini High Roller. Kumar turned his US$ 2.2K buy in into a substantial U$ 32.422 payday.

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Anand Kumar

“It feels good to win the trophy. This is my second WPT trophy. I won a WPT tournament in South Africa. I also came in second at the Main Event.”

To reach the final table, Kumar had to climb from under 5 BB. He shared,

“I had a big stack coming into today then dropped down to 28K when a player hit his gut shot. But that’s poker. So I kept my cool and was back to the game.”

When asked why he agreed on a deal despite his overwhelming stack advantage, Kumar said,

“It comes with my experience and learning. Towards the end of the game it becomes not about race. Even if you have really nice cards and you go all in, someone with 6 or 7 can hit that card and the game changes. I had a good lead and I felt it was a good place to make a deal.”

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ANAND KUMAR

Event recap

The NLH Mini High Roller was a two-day affair with 60 runners ponying up the US$ 2,200 buy in. It built a six figure prize pool of US$ 116,400 with 8 earning a piece. Day 1 attracted well known pros Punnat Punsri (Thailand) who returned from his highly successful WSOP run, online hyper grinder Florent Remi, WSOP bracelet champion Abhinav Iyer, WPT champions Zarvan Tumboli, Dhaval Mudgal, and Ashish Munot. The day wrapped up with 16 players remaining led by Korea’s Wanki Baik. This was another strong run by Baik who several days prior bagged the chip lead at Opener Day 1A.

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MARC ANTHONY JOSEPH

At Day 2, it took a few hours to form the final table. With only 8 places paid, it was also bubble time. The money was reached when two short stacks went head to head resulting in South Africa’s Marc Joseph eliminating Taiwanese vlogger Yu Chung Chang aka Nevan.

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2.2K NLH MINI HIGH ROLLER – Final table

India’s Shardul Parthasarathi was a familiar face at the final table. He recently finished 8th at Deepstack NLH Freezeout and was stopped here in the same spot. Famous Japanese musician “Gackt” followed with Ace-Seven losing to Kumar’s Ace-Queen. Next was Baik who was first chunked down by Taiwan’s Tsu Ying Lee with broadway beating Queen to Eight straight. Kumar claimed the rest.

Hands later, Kumar also took all of Ankit Jajodia’s stack with AhKc spiking the King to outdraw JdJc. Down to four handed, the quartet played however Kumar’s stack could not be dented. A deal was then struck to end the game abruptly and award Kumar both the larger payout and trophy. Joseph had the second largest stack which meant it was a 1st and 2nd South African reign.

Buy in: US$ 2,200
Entries: 60
Prize pool: US$ 116,400
ITM: 8 places

Payouts

1stAnand KumarSouth Africa$32,422*
2ndMarc Anthony JosephSouth Africe$20,000*
3rdTsung Ying LeeTaiwan$20,000*
4thConstatine PaparestisIreland$20,000*
5thAnkit Kumar JajodiaIndia$8,148
6thWanki BaikKorea$6,402
7thGACKTJapan$5,238
8thShardul ParthasarathiIndia$4,190

*Four way deal

Second trophy for India as Kunal Patni claims the Deepstack NLH

Heads up deal between buddies Kunal Patni and Ben Abrahams closed out the Deepstack NLH. Patni had the larger stack to earn him the second trophy for India.

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The Deepstack NLH was a one day competition that brought 130 to the chase. With buy in at an affordable US$ 300, it generated a prize pool of US$ 34,047. Just under the seventh hour mark, Ben Abrahams delivered the bubble with 4c4s standing firm against KsQs. Several busts later, Abrahams sent South Africa’s Rayhaan Adam to his knees with 5c7c straight crushing Ad4h two pair on a board 4cAh6c10d3s.

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Ben Abrahams

At the final table, Patni and Bae Kyung Suk were back for their second attempt at a trophy. Both players reached the final table of the Deepstack NLH Freezeout. This time Suk didn’t get far at all, falling in 9th place. Leading up to the finish, China’s Zhaohong Guo caught a lucky break when his 7c7h cracked Viet Hoang Tran‘s AcAs. The boost in chips also gave Guo a boost in aggression to drive his stack to the top. However, Guo’s rise would not hold. Players around the felt shaved him down until Patni drained the last of it to take the lead. Patni went on to end Puttamsetty Raja Sekhar with 10c10s over 5c5h. An even deal with Abrahams was quickly reached to end the game.

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$300 Deepstack NLH 1Re-entry Final Table

Buy in: US$ 300
Entries: 130
Prize pool: US$ 34,047
ITM: 17 places

Payouts

1stKunal PatniIndia$7,853*
2ndBen AbrahamsThailand$7,852*
3rdPuttamsetty Raja SekharIndia$3,609
4thZhaohong GuoChina$2,213
5thChuen Wai LeongMalaysia$1,685
6thJulius UmbraziunasLithuania$1,430
7thViet Hoang TranViet Nam$1,243
8thDavid SpatarNew Zealand$1,090
9thBae Kyung SukKorea$962
10thDhanesh ChainaniSingapore$851
11thRayhaan AdamSouth Africa$851
12thPrommin TalordpongThailand$851
13thTien Hui Sam LickSingapore$749
14thHuaxin WangChina$749
15thKatanyu RuatnipThailand$749
16thNithiwat SuphanitThailand$655
17thYong Peng Val LeongSingapore$655

*Heads up deal

WPT Player of the Festival – race update

At the end of the festival, the player with the most points accrued will win aWPT Passport worth US$ 5,000 to any Main Tour of choice this year. Here are the top 16 players in points. Russia’s Semen Kapitonov championed the WPT Prime Cambodia Opener to take the lead.

SEMEN KAPITONOV550
KUNAL PATNI450
MINSEONG CHO425
ANAND KUMAR400
KYLE BAO QUOC AN DIEP350
ASHISH MUNOT ANILKUMAR300
YOUNGHOON JOO300
LEAK SORN300
MARC ANTHONY JOSEPH300

Mystery Bounty – Day 1 results

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Alexander Puchalski – Flight A leader

Dates: August 15 to 16
Buy in: US$ 550
Flight A: 151 entries
Flight B: 99 entries
Prize pool: US$ 80,000
Bounty pool: US$ 41,250
ITM: 31 places

*Payouts and Bounty rewards are at the bottom of the page.

Chips in play: 10,000,000
Average stack: 322,580

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Yuri Ishida – Flight B leader

Final Day – 31 players

DAY 2 DRAW MYSTERY BOUNTYFLAGCHIPSTABLESEAT
Alexander PuchalskiCanada103200025
Yuri IshidaJapan85600026
Ankit WadhawanIndia51400032
Jin Xiong LeeSingapore46400022
Ruslan Belinskll46300047
Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam44900044
Jasven SaigalIndia41400012
Gaurav SoodIndia36600031
Dhaval MudgalIndia35400046
Jonas MagdalinskiSweden35300014
David Paul AnsticeIreland33200048
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich BalushinRussia32300011
Laksh Pal SinghIndia30700033
Michael Kim FalconDenmark30300018
Samuel AdamsNew Zealand30100015
Bastien JolyFrance25700016
GACKTJapan25100034
Kuen Wai Jeffrey LoHong Kong25100036
Eric WasylenkiCanada23500042
Eike Soren StrubGermany22600037
Tsz Him PhunHong Kong21900023
Kunal PatniIndia18600028
Ashish MunotIndia18400043
Aladin Youri ReskallahFrance18000027
Kohei NakaiJapan16400041
Hai Nam LeViet Nam15300021
Jhang-Youuu HuangTaiwan13500024
Trent Wayne FechterUSA11600035
Jiyoung KimKorea11100013
Somashekhar Kurkhepally NahadevaIndia2700045
Zhaohong GuoChinano data17

Mystery Bounty payouts

1stUS$ 18,400
2ndUS$ 12,915
3rdUS$ 8,200
4thUS$ 4,990
5thUS$ 3,850
6thUS$ 3,190
7thUS$ 2,680
8thUS$2,240
9thUS$ 1,840
10th-12thUS$ 1,565
13th-15thUS$ 1,345
16th-18thUS$ 1,130
19th-21stUS$ 925
22nd-24thUS$ 75
25th-31stUS$ 650

Mystery Bounty – Bounty rewards

US$ 25011
US$ 5009
US$ 1,0005
US$ 3,0003
US$ 5,0002
US$ 10,0001

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you updates on the ongoing WPT Prime Cambodia at NagaWorld Phnom Penh. For pics, head to the Somuchpoker FB page.

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Author:triccia