Another exciting day at Season XXI WPT Prime Cambodia with Maggie Chien Chih Weng crowned champion at the NagaWorld Millions. The day also saw three players bag chip leads, WPT Brand Ambassador Brad Owen at the Mini High Roller, Sandro Burkhard at Mystery Bounty Day 1A, and Yu Ogusu at the Deepstack NLH. We’ve got those recaps and results for you down below.
Topping the headlines was none other than Taiwan’s Maggie Chien Chih Weng for her crushing victory at the first ever NagaWorld Millions. Weng entered the final table as chip leader, proceeded to eliminate six players to clinch the win and a career high score of US$ 50,150.
However, it wasn’t rock and roll from the start. In fact, more on the rocky side for Weng during the first four levels of Day 2. As one of the 53 returning players out of 508 total entries, Weng watched her 24 bb stack drain to <10 BB when she woke up with 
. This earned her a triple up while simultaneously railing Jonathan Pollard in 23rd place.
Maggie Weng triples up!
The momentum carried and by the time the final table was formed, Weng was sitting on the chip lead. She went on to eliminate Xiaoqing Lu (9th), Andrew McGregor (8th), Firat Basbaydar (7th), Lian Ting Hao (5th), Roland Norietis (3rd), and Vikaash Shah (2nd), each time ahead at the showdown.
The final hand saw Shah shove on a board 
holding 
flush draw, Weng had 
trips, the river was 
. Weng became the first player from Taiwan to win at the ongoing series. Also running deep was WPT Prime Vietnam Main Event champion Zarvan Tumboli in 4th place.
The NagaWorld Millions was the first of its kind to be introduced at a WPT Prime series. It paid out 10% of the field. You can read up on the action and see the full results via the link provided.
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Buy in: US$ 550
Guarantee: US$ 150,000
Total Entries: 508
Prize pool: US$ 246,380
ITM: 53 players
Day 1A: 33 entries / 4 ITM
Day 1B: 182 entries / 19 ITM
Day 1C: 190 entries / 19 ITM
Day 1D: 103 entries / 11 ITM
Final table payouts
1
Chien-Chih Weng
Taiwan
$50,150
2
Vikaash Shah
India
$35,170
3
Rolands Norietis
Cambodia
$22,600
4
Zarvan Tumboli
India
$15,150
5
Ting Hao Lian
Singapore
$11,650
6
Kiale Matthews
Australia
$9,650
7
Firat Basbaydar
UK
$8,100
8
Andrew McGregor
UK
$6,550
9
Xiaoqing Lu
China
$5,000
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Event 5: Mystery Bounty $100K GTD
The first of three starting flights of the Mystery Bounty $100,000 guaranteed attracted 144 entries with 18 reaching ITM. It concluded with Switzerland’s Sandro Burkhard delivering the bubble and bagging up the chip lead. Burkhard was already backed by a hefty stack when the final hand went down. He had 
that stayed ahead of a player’s 
.
Sandro Burkhard
The 18 qualifiers advance to Day 2 which is on Tuesday, March 14 at 1pm. While they wait, two starting flights will run on Monday, March 13, Day 1B starts at 1pm with blinds increasing every 30 minutes and Day 1C begins at 6pm with blinds increasing every 20 minutes. Each flight will play to ITM of 12.5% of the field.
Buy in: US$ 550
Guarantee: US$ 100,000
Day 1A: 144 entries / 18 ITM
End of Day 1A Chip Counts – 18 players
Player
Flag
Chips
Sandro Burkhard
Switzerland
1,047,000
Kimsour Kong
749,000
Saransh Garg
India
661,000
Shravan Kumar Singh
Indai
463,000
Ilya Firstov
Kazakhstan
387,000
Wipat Udomknajananan
Thailand
339,000
Sameer Agarwal
India
293,000
Terence Lim
Singapore
288,000
Benjamin Mun Quang Wei
Malaysia
229,000
Romit Advani
India
216,000
McSton Chau
Australia
172,000
Mangkone Sanaphanith
Laos
165,000
Sevvy Steenman
UK
165,000
Patrick Liang
Brazil/Taiwan
140,000
Lee Kun Han
Taiwan
129,000
Melvin Ng Wei Zong
Singapore
129,000
Lucas Tae
USA
100,000
Raju Jaruplava
India
90,000
Event 6: WPT Prime Cambodia 2.2K NLH Mini High Roller
Over at Event 6: WPT Prime Cambodia 2.2K Mini High Roller, the event drew a power lineup of 75 entries at US$ 2,200 each for a prize pool of US$ 145,500. Among the attendees was recent Triton SHR Vietnam Main Event runner up Michael Soyza who fired two bullets and still missed.
On the flip side, WPT Brand Ambassador Brad Owen – who is on his first visit to Cambodia – closed the day as chip leader with 19 players remaining. Filipino pro Mike Takayama bagged up a very close second, just 1 bb behind Owen.
Brad Owen
Mike Takayama
The players return on Monday, March 13 at 2pm to chase down the first high roller title of the festival and the US$ 49,469 top prize. Making the cut were WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event champion David Erquiaga, Korea’s Seung Mook Jung, Malaysia’s Victor Chong, WPT Prime Gold Coast finalist Gary Lin, and WSOP bracelet winner Leo Soma.
Buy in: US$ 2,200
Entries: 75
Prize pool: US$ 145,500
ITM: 10 places
Chips in play: 3,000,000
Average stack: 157,895
Opening Day 2 blinds: 2,500-5,000, 5,000 ante
End of Day 1 Chip Counts – 19 players
Player
Flag
Stack
BB
Brad Owen
USA
330,500
55
Mike Takayama
Philippines
326,000
54
Seung Mook Jung
Korea
299,500
50
Andy Li Xueyan
Singapore
287,000
48
David Erquiaga
Philippines
250,500
42
Gavin Best
Australia
215,000
36
Josh McCully
Australia
173,500
29
George A
UK
143,000
24
Victor Chong
Malaysia
143,000
24
Micheal O’Neill
Ireland
125,000
21
Michael Rocco
USA
118,500
20
Gary Lin
China
118,500
20
Amit Kaushik
India
107,000
18
Pham Bao
Vietnam
85,000
14
Kunal Patni
India
79,000
13
Monika Zukowicz
Poland
64,500
13
Leo Soma
Frane
69,000
12
Tossapat Chunharas
Thailand
62,500
10
Christopher Shebat
USA
20,000
3
Payouts
1
$49,469
2
$28,373
3
$17,751
4
$12,004
5
$9,094
6
$7,275
7
$6,402
8
$5,820
9
$4,947
10
$4,365
Event 7: Deepstack NLH – Day 1
The last event to wrap up was Event 7: Deepstack NLH with the 119 entry field trimmed to the final table of 9 players. Leading was Japan‘ Yu Ogusu with 37 bb. Running second was Australia’s Aroha Ngata with 26 bb. She eliminated Julius Umraziunas in 10th place to form the final table. To round out the top three in chips was Vietnam’s Le Ngoc Khanh who delivered the bubble. He bagged up 20 bb.
The nine remaining players return at 1pm on Monday, March 13. Each one is guaranteed $919 but all focus will be on turning their US$ 300 buy in into a larger US$ 9,196 payout.
Deep Stack NLH bubble
Buy in: US$ 300
Entries: 119
Prize pool: US$ 31,166
ITM: 15 places
Rank
Player
Flag
Stack
BB
5
Yu Ogusu
Japan
550,000
37
1
Aroha Ngata
Australia
395,000
26
6
Le Ngoc Khanh
Vietnam
295,000
20
8
Thanh Nguyen
Vietnam
260,000
17
9
Tan Wah Meng
Singapore
260,000
17
4
Hua Wei Lin
Taiwan
225,000
15
3
Martin Kanaker
Sweden
200,000
13
7
Tan Zi Xuan
Malaysia
120,000
8
2
Ta Khanh Linh
Vietnam
75,000
5
REMAINING PAYOUTS
1
$9,196
2
$5,688
3
$3,397
4
$2,182
5
$1,652
6
$1,371
7
$1,184
8
$1,044
9
$919
PAYOUTS 10-15
10
Julius Umbraziunas
Lithuania
$810
11
Ngoc Minh Nguyen
Vietnam
$810
12
Rindra Norodo
$810
13
Ankit Jajodia
India
$701
14
Rahul Marwaha
India
$701
15
Zhiguang Zou
China
$701
On Season XXI WPT Prime Cambodia
WPT Prime Cambodia, in partnership with Connaissance Management, runs from March 9 to 21 at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A total of 30 tournaments are scheduled and US$ 1 Million in guarantees.
Last year, the Main Event set new heights for the brand with 1,050 turning up. At the time, it was the largest WPT Main Event for an open tournament. In prize money, it guaranteed half a million dollars which doubled up, closing at US$ 1,018,500. This year, the Main Event returns with the same guarantee with the goal of surpassing its previous turnout and possibly even set another new record. The number to beat is 1,224 which was set at the recently concluded WPT Prime Gold Coast.
WPT Prime Cambodia – Player Guide
Breakdown of WPT Prime Cambodia schedule
In addition to tournaments, players can also enjoy the cash tables. A special promo called the Cash Game Bonanza is held daily featuring a total of US$ 13,000 in cash giveaways.
From the start of the festival to finish, 10 daily draws take place. The winning player is awarded a minimum of US$ 100. To be eligible, drop your same day tournament ticket in the raffle box, play the cash tables, and if your name is drawn, you will win cash. To collect, you must be playing at the cash table when your name is drawn.
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