The World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia Championship has begun at the luxury resort of NagaWorld in Phnom Penh.
Running from February 6 – 24, the series has scheduled five or six events on most days throughout, including the WPT Prime Cambodia Championship.
This is a $1,100 buy-in event with a whopping $750,000 guarantee. Three Day1 starting flights will sort out the challengers aiming for a Day 2 appearance, all starting at 11:30 a.m. local time on February 14-16.
Day 2 and Day 3 will close out the tournament on February 17 and February 18.
This promises to be an eye-catching event and with 40 minute levels and 200 big blind deep starting stacks, there will be plenty of battling to fight through before Day 2 is even thought about.
The last time the WPT stopped off in Cambodia was in 2023 where we saw a bumper crowd of 1,011 entries which almost doubled the $500K guarantee.
There is also the $3,500 WPT Cambodia Championship, scheduled for February 19-24. A $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool is an increase from last year’s $1 million guarantee.
WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release:
“Our festivals in Cambodia at NagaWorld have immortalized some amazing moments from record-breaking fields to the Sexton Cup’s first appearance in Southeast Asia.
“Look forward to more momentous times to come as we combine the prestige and size of both the WPT Cambodia Championship and WPT Prime Cambodia into one grand festival.”
Qualify for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia Championship on WPT Global
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Players can win a $12,400 WPT Passport or a $1,500 WPT Prime Passport which will top up their Passport Dollars wallet, allowing them to start building a tournament package.
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