After four days of competition, with a final day that ran over twelve grueling hours, Russia’s Semen Kapitonov clinched the WPT Prime Cambodia Opener for his first ever live tournament title. Kapitonov earned the higher cut of the three way deal, pocketing US$ 35,000, and the cool WPT side event trophy.
Semen Kapitonov
“This is probably only my 10th tournament in life, I’m a cash game player. So this was my first final table and first win. I cant believe it. I will definitely play more tournaments but I think I used up all my luck.”
When asked about his overall tournament experience at the Opener, Kapitonov shared,
“My background is I used to play high stakes cash games in Macau before it closed because of Covid. In cash, it’s easy. When you lose, you can just buy in again but playing here just a $500 tournament, it was much more stressful because when you risk, sometimes it is for your tournament life. Winning US$ 35,000 is okay but winning the tournament is more special.”
Event recap
The much awaited WPT Prime Cambodia kicked off with a four-day Opener that saw its guarantee smasher with 442 entries across four starters. With every heat bagging up at ITM, 56 players advance to the final day, each one already earning a minimum of US$ 900 from the US$ 214,370 prize pool.
You Zhuang Chua
When the field was cut to half, Day 1A chip leader Wanki Baik had already departed in 30th place while Singapore’s You Zhuang Chua cracked a player’s pocket Aces to jump way out front. Down to two tables, pressure was high to reach the final table. Day 1D chip leader Michael Kim Falcon bumped heads with Vietnamese high roller Hieu Ngo twice, first doubling up with a flush on the river then busting 14th on a three way. This sent Ngo soaring to second in chips. Chua eliminated Sweden’s Jonas Magdalinski to maintain his lead entering the final table.
Opener $150k GTD Final Table
The final table ran just under five hours. One hour in, Kapitonov doubled up through the leader Chua with 
dominating 
. At eight-handed, a mad three-way came down resulting in Kyle Bao Diep tripling up and Jiazhi Zhong getting the boot. At the all in preflop, Diep had 
, Zhong 
, and Ngo with 
. The board spread 
.
Kyle Bao Diep
Following the loss, Ngo soon joined the rail in 7th place. China’s Ji Jun Xu who entered the final day with a commanding stack, couldn’t really get much going and finished in 6th place. Out next was Chua, losing his chips in two bad beat hands. The first one saw his 
cracked by Tomas Dedinas‘ 
[qd} on a board that ran 
then on his a second all in it was a crushing defeat. Chua had 
, Minseong Cho had 
, a two-outer Nine found the river.
At three-handed, the players reached a deal awarding 2nd and 3rd the same prize money and 1st the largest plus the trophy. Kapitonov went on to eliminate Diep with a lucky flush on the river, then in a handful of hands, he drained out Cho with 
two pair over 
that bricked.
Buy in: US$ 550
Guarantee: US$ 150,000
Entries: 442
Prize pool: US$ 214,370
ITM: 56 players
Payouts
Rank
Player
Flag
Payout
1st
SEMEN KAPITONOV
RUSSIA
$35,000*
2nd
MINSEONG CHO
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
$28,865*
3rd
KYLE BAO QUOC DIEP
USA
$28,865*
4th
TOMAS DEDINAS
USA
$13,000
5th
YOU ZHUANG CHUA
SINGAPORE
$10,110
6th
JI JUN XU
CHINA
$8,395
7th
TRONG HIEU NGO
VIET NAM
$7,030
8th
JIAZHI ZHONG
CHINA
$5,670
9th
JOSHUA KAI EN TAN
SINGAPORE
$4,310
10th
JONAS MAGDALINSKI
SWEDEN
$3,655
11th
FRANK JAMES LILLIS
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
$3,655
12th
RISHAB MALIK
INDIA
$3,655
13th
MANH TRUONG NGUYEN
VIET NAM
$3,035
14th
MICHAEL KIM FALCON
DENMARK
$3,035
15th
KYOUNGWON PARK
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
$3,035
16th
WILLIAM NOBLE BOLTON
AUSTRALIA
$2,485
17th
KAI YANG GU
SINGAPORE
$2,485
18th
KYARR CHAN YAN
MYANMAR
$2,485
19th
HIROKI MORISHITA
JAPAN
$2,070
20th
JAE KYUNG SIM
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
$2,070
21st
THIRITH LY
$2,070
22nd
RAJU JARUPLAVATH
INDIA
$1,745
23rd
LEONG JACK
SINGAPORE
$1,745
24th
JIEWEI YANG
CHINA
$1,745
25th
LOUIS BILODEAU
CANADA
$1,425
26th
VAN HOANG NGUYEN
VIET NAM
$1,425
27th
SAMUEL DAVID ADAMS
NEW ZEALAND
$1,425
28th
DAZHANG CHEN
CHINA
$1,180
29th
YOKE WEI WOON
$1,180
30th
WANKI BAIK
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
$1,180
31st
YU-CHUNG CHANG
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
$1,180
32nd
DIWEI HUANG
SINGAPORE
$1,180
33rd
DANIEL WEI XIONG CHIN
MALAYSIA
$1,180
34th
DALE ANDREW TOWNSEND
AUSTRALIA
$1,180
35th
HANNES THEO DANIEL
GERMANY
$1,180
36th
SHANKAR KAILARSH
MALAYSIA
$1,180
37th
ROCKY PIKE HAROLD BROOKS
SOUTH AFRICA
$1,040
38th
PROMMIN TALORSPONG
THAILAND
$1,040
39th
DANEIL HINH
AUSTRALIA
$1,040
40th
ARMON VAN WIJK
AUSTRALIA
$1,040
41st
ANSHUL RAJPUT
INDIA
$1,040
42nd
MARC ANTHONY JOSEPH
SOUTH AFRICA
$1,040
43rd
THOMAS KYUNG-CHUN LAERSEN
SWEDEN
$1,040
44th
DUC KIEN TRAN
VIET NAM
$1,040
45th
ANTON WIDJAYA
INDONESIA
$1,040
46th
SUPAKIT ANUKOOLPITAKNIL
THAILAND
$900
47th
DHAVAL MUDGAL
INDIA
$900
48th
CHENGCAI PAN
CHINA
$900
49th
YAO LOON TAY
SINGAPORE
$900
50th
MANSOUR KHORRAMSHAHI
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
$900
51st
THANAKRIT LACHAIMA
THAILAND
$900
52nd
ERIC D WASYLENKO
CANADA
$900
53rd
VEELAPHAN SIEWLEE
CANADA
$900
54th
TRENT WAYNE FECHTER
USA
$900
55th
EDGAR ANTONIO ANTEZANA
SOUTH AFRICA
$900
56th
JULIUS UMBRAZIUNAS
LITHUANIA
$900
*Three way deal
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