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2022 APPT Cambodia

APPT $1,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 APPT Cambodia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$96,028
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$494,991
Entries
378
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
113
Players Left
21

Kim Leads 21 Survivors After Day 1a of the 2022 APPT Cambodia $1,500 Main Event

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nam Hyung Kim
Nam Hyung Kim

The first of three starting days of the inaugural PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia $1,500 Main Event has concluded with 21 hopefuls out of 113 entries advancing after 14 levels of 40 minutes each. It took ten hours to wrap up the proceedings at the five-star NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh and the run good of Nam Hyung Kim during the series so far has continued.

The South Korean already reached four final tables in Side Events without earning a spadie trophy and finished the night with 410,000 in chips. Renniel Galvez from the Philippines follows in second place with 347,000 while the UK's Chris Backhouse (289,000) and Tzai Wei Phua (279,000) from Singapore are separated by a few big blinds only.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1a

PositionPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds Day 2
1Nam Hyung KimSouth Korea410,000103
2Renniel GalvezPhilippines347,00087
3Chris BackhouseUnited Kingdom289,00072
4Tzai Wei PhuaSingapore279,00070
5Masamichi HayashiJapan246,00062
6Jean-Robert AutranFrance238,00060
7Markus GarbergNorway220,00055
8Robbie SchiffbauerUnited States165,00041
9Daniel SmiljkovicAustria155,00039
10Zhao FengSingapore155,00039

Among the bigger stacks in the first heat are also Frenchman Jean-Robert Autran (238,000), Markus Garberg (220,000), Robbie Schiffbauer (165,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Smiljkovic (155,000). Vincent Huang (108,000) and Eric Wasylenko (41,000) advanced with stacks in the bottom half.

Especially during the final stages, the eliminations came at a rapid pace and Day 1a all but reached the top 15% of its 113 entries, which consisted of 93 unique players and 20 re-entries. All participants are allowed to purchase one re-entry in each starting day and among those to do so but come up short of bagging up chips were Harry Ross, Victor Chong, Nang Quang Nguyen, Hwany Lee and Hoyt Corkins.

The rise to the top of the leaderboard for Kim started with the elimination of the always dangerous Florencio Campomanes when he four-bet five-four suited from an early position and turned a straight. Campomanes could not get away from top pair and top kicker and Kim remained near the top of the chip counts ever since.

Other notables to bow out on Day 1a included Sofia Lovgren, Natalie Teh, Akshay Kapoor, Koen Breed, Pete Chen, Paul Newey, Ori Elul, Zurvan Tumboli, and Vincent Chauve. Elul was involved in one of the most memorable hands of the day when he hit a one-outer to eliminate Corkins but didn't keep up the momentum to bust in the final level of the night.

Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins

All those who didn't bag up chips have another two chances to jump back into the action and battle for a slice of the $400,000 guaranteed prize pool, which is likely to be surpassed. Day 1b with levels of 40 minutes kicks off on Friday, November 11, at 1pm local time. The final turbo heat with a 20-minute level duration then follows as of 9pm local time.

Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to follow all the action from the Kingdom of Cambodia, which has become one of the up and coming destinations for live poker in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tags: Akshay KapoorChris BackhouseDaniel SmiljkovicEric WasylenkoFlorencio CampomanesHarry RossHoyt CorkinsHwany LeeJean-Robert AutranMarkus GarbergMasamichi HayashiNam Hyung KimNang Quang NguyenNatalie TehOri ElulPaul NeweyPete ChenRenniel GalvezSofia LovgrenTzai Wei PhuaVictor ChongVincent HuangZhao FengZurvan Tumboli