It was another fiery day at WPT Prime Cambodia as players made their way in to NagaWorld Phnom Penh Ballroom for the last two entry flights of the Opener $150K GTD. At the close of registration, Day 1C drew a big crowd of 164 and the Day 1D turbo flight pulled in 82. Combined with the the other entry days, the Opener amassed a grand total of 442 entries to well exceed the advertised guarantee. The remaining 56 players are all in the money and are now looking at a far larger prize pool of US$ 214,670. While everyone is guaranteed US$ 900, the goal is to pocket the hefty US$ 43,105 first prize. We’ve got the day’s highlights, Day 2 draw, chip counts, and payouts just below.
WPT Opener Day 1C Bubble
Day 1C brought some new faces to the tournament area. A couple of lovely ones gracing the field were WSOP bracelet winner Jiyoung Kim and Japan‘s Yuri Ishida. However, both women were not so fortunate. finding the rail well before the bubble round. Among those that navigated the day’s challenges were NagaWorld SuperStack runner up Trent Fechter, Viet Nam high roller Hieu Ngo, and USA’s Kyle Bao Qouc Diep who was relieved to have had more success than the previous starting days. One player very glad to have survived the bubble round was Thailand‘s Thanakrit Lachaima. All in and at risk with 
against a player’s 
, it seemed to be the end when the board ran 
. However, with the next two cards coming 
and 
, he survived with a higher flush.
Xu Ji Jun
After an hour of hand for hand action, the bubble finally burst. Chip leader Ji Jun Xu turned his 
into a flush on the river to dust a player’s top pair. Xu bagged up 702,000 in chips and will enter Day 2 with an overwhelming advantage.
Michael Falcon
Firing up in the evening was the Day 1D turbo flight, which was the last chance for players to get in on the huge opening pot. Another 82 gave it a whirl with only 10 of them advancing to Day 2. Racking up the biggest pile was Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon who muscled the table throughout the bubble round until he eliminated India‘s Laksh Pal Singh to bring an end to the day. This was Falcon‘s first poker series since the pandemic and was aleady off to a swell start. He will enter Day 2 ranked 4th in chips.
Buy in: US$ 550
Guarantee: US$ 150,000
Day 1A: 7 advanced out of 54 entries
Day 1B: 18 advanced out of 142 entries
Day 1C: 21 advanced out of 164 entries
Day 1D: 10 advanced out of 82 entries
Total entries: 442
Prize pool: US$ 214,370
ITM: 56 players
The conclusion of the Opener is on Sunday, August 14 starting at 1pm. The final 56 players will hunt down the title, top prize, and points towards the WPT Player of the Festival race.
Day 2 qualifiers: 56 players
Rank
Player
Flag
Table/Seat
Chips
1
JI JUN XU
CHINA
T-01 [03]
702,000
2
TOMAS DEDINAS
USA
T-09 [09]
551,500
3
WANKI BAIK
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
T-06 [07]
484,500
4
MICHAEL KIM FALCON
DENMARK
T-06 [03]
448,000
5
PROMMIN TALORDPONG
THAILAND
T-11 [08]
447,000
6
THIRITH LY
T-11 [04]
406,000
7
VAN HOANG NGUYEN
VIET NAM
T-01 [08]
400,000
8
RISHAB MALIK
INDIA
T-11 [06]
331,000
9
WILLIAM NOBLE BOLTON
AUSTRALIA
T-05 [03]
305,000
10
DAZHANG CHEN
CHINA
T-10 [04]
294,000
11
MARC ANTHONY JOSEPH
SOUTH AFRICA
T-10 [09]
289,000
12
HIROKI MORISHITA
JAPAN
T-01 [09]
287,000
13
YOKE WEI WOON
T-02 [02]
273,000
14
RAJU JARUPLAVATH
INDIA
T-05 [04]
243,000
15
MANH TRUONG NGUYEN
VIET NAM
T-02 [05]
240,000
16
JONAS MAGDALINSKI
SWEDEN
T-05 [08]
230,500
17
FRANK JAMES LILLIS
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
T-05 [01]
230,000
18
HANNES THEO DANIEL
T-06 [04]
221,500
19
ANSHUL RAJPUT
INDIA
T-10 [03]
213,000
20
DALE ANDREW TOWNSEND
AUSTRALIA
T-09 [03]
210,000
21
TRONG HIEU NGO
VIET NAM
T-06 [08]
197,000
22
YOU ZHUANG CHUA
SINGAPORE
T-02 [08]
195,000
23
KYOUNGWON PARK
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
T-01 [05]
193,000
24
DIWEI HUANG
SINGAPORE
T-01 [04]
188,500
25
KYLE BAO QUOC AN DIEP
USA
T-11 [03]
188,500
26
KYARR CHAN YAN
MYANMAR
T-09 [06]
181,000
27
JAE KYUNG SIM
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
T-06 [09]
169,500
28
THOMAS KYUNG-CHUN LAERSEN
SWEDEN
T-01 [07]
166,000
29
YAO LOON TAY
SINGAPORE
T-10 [05]
158,000
30
ROCKY PIKE HAROLD BROOKS
SOUTH AFRICA
T-06 [06]
156,000
31
ARMON VAN WIJK
AUSTRALIA
T-01 [02]
146,500
32
TRENT WAYNE FECHTER
USA
T-02 [01]
132,500
33
SAMUEL DAVID ADAMS
NEW ZEALAND
T-10 [08]
125,000
34
LEONG JACK
SINGAPORE
T-09 [01]
121,500
35
KAI YANG GU
SINGAPORE
T-02 [04]
118,500
36
SEMEN KAPITONOV
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
T-10 [02]
117,000
37
SHANKAR KAILARSH
MALAYSIA
T-09 [02]
111,500
38
MINSEONG CHO
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
T-10 [01]
109,500
39
MANSOUR KHORRAMSHAHI
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
T-02 [07]
101,000
40
ANTON WIDJAYA
INDONESIA
T-10 [06]
100,000
41
JOSHUA KAI EN TAN
SINGAPORE
T-01 [01]
99,000
42
YU-CHUNG CHANG
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
T-05 [09]
97,000
43
DANEIL HINH
AUSTRALIA
T-09 [08]
96,500
44
DHAVAL MUDGAL
INDIA
T-09 [07]
94,500
45
JIAZHI ZHONG
CHINA
T-06 [01]
94,500
46
DUC KIEN TRAN
VIET NAM
T-09 [04]
93,000
47
SUPAKIT ANUKOOLPITAKNIL
THAILAND
T-11 [02]
93,000
48
CHENGCAI PAN
CHINA
T-02 [06]
93,000
49
LOUIS BILODEAU
CANADA
T-11 [01]
88,000
50
DANIEL WEI XIONG CHIN
MALAYSIA
T-05 [05]
81,500
51
THANAKRIT LACHAIMA
THAILAND
T-06 [02]
80,000
52
ERIC D WASYLENKO
CANADA
T-02 [09]
63,000
53
JULIUS UMBRAZIUNAS
LITHUANIA
T-11 [07]
62,500
54
JIEWEI YANG
CHINA
T-05 [02]
37,000
55
EDGAR ANTONIO ANTEZANA
SOUTH AFRICA
T-05 [07]
32,500
56
VEELAPHAN SIEWLEE
CANADA
T-09 [05]
32,000
Payouts
1st
US$ 43,105
2nd
US$ 30,205
3rd
US$ 19,420
4th
US$ 13,000
5th
US$ 10,110
6th
US$ 8,395
7th
US$ 7,030
8th
US$ 5,670
9th
US$ 4,310
10th-12th
US$ 3,655
13th-15th
US$ 3,035
16th-18th
US$ 2,485
19th-21st
US$ 2,070
22nd-24th
US$ 1,745
25th-27th
US$ 1,425
28th-36th
US$ 1,180
37th-45th
US$ 1,040
46th-56th
US$ 900
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