The inaugural Won Poker Cup, held at the prestigious Won Majestic Hotel in Cambodia from July 24th to July 29th, concluded with a spectacular display of poker talent. Malaysia’s Ke Hong Jing claimed the first-ever main event title. He won the Won Poker Cup Main Event#2, which guaranteed a prize pool of $500,000, besting a field of 404 entries to take home the Eagle trophy and $97,100 in top prize.
Won Poker Cup 2024 Main Event Recap and Standings
| Rank | Player | Prize {USD} |
| 1st | Ke Hong Jing | $97,100 |
| 2nd | Armon Van Wijk | $61,000 |
| 3rd | Zou | $43,800 |
| 4th | Azhela Vasylenko | $34,700 |
| 5th | Nguyen Duc Thanh | $27,200 |
| 6th | Zheng Shang Fei | $21,400 |
| 7th | Yen Chun How | $16,000 |
| 8th | Nicky Wu | $11,400 |
| 9th | Sinwoo Kim | $9,100 |
The inaugural Won Poker Cup Main Event drew a field of 404 entrants across five starting flights to win a chunk from a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000. The top 64 players split the staggering six-figure prize pool, with the 1st place finisher confirmed to receive $97,100.
Day 2 of the event saw a total of 77 players. The action was fast and furious with the field not taking too long to whittle down to the final 9 players. Among the players who made it to Day 2 were two Indians, including Siddharth Karia and Cherukil Abhijith. Karia’s run ended in 48th for $2,300, while Abhijith exited a few spots shy of the final table, falling in 13th for $6,500).
2024 Won Poker Cup Main Event Final Table Action
China’s Zou held a chip lead at the start of the final table, followed by his fellow countrymen Zhang Shangfei and Australia’s Armon Van Wijk. The final table was filled with international players from all around the world, from Australia, Ukraine, Malaysia, and Korea.
Ke Hong Jing, who entered the final table middle of the pack, ultimately took the chip lead and held onto it until the final hand of the tournament. Zou knocked out Ukrainian player Anzhela Vasylenko in 4th place, for $34,700 to enter the three-handed play.
In a crucial hand against Armon Van Wijk, Zou lost a significant chip stack, leaving him short-stacked. Zou finally went all-in with his pocket 9s against Ke Hong Jin’s A♥︎Q♠︎. The community card didn’t help Zou’s pocket 9s, ending his deep run in 3rd place for $43,800.
Malaysian player Ke Hong Jing held the chip lead against Australian player Armon Van Wijk in the heads-up. In the final hand, Wijk with 7♣︎4♣︎moved all-in after seeing the flop card of 6♥︎5♣︎5♦, as he had a straight draw and needed 8 to save his day. While Jing, with J♥︎9♥︎, needed a Jack or Nine to win the Main Event. The J♠︎ appeared on the turn and the river card was A♥︎, giving Jing a pair and sending out Wijk in 2nd place for $61,000.
Ke Hong Jing walked away with the top prize of $97,100 and the Won Poker Cup trophy.
Siddarth Karia & Vikaash Shah Scored Victories For India
Continuing their streak from the WSOP and WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship, Team India made a significant impact at the inaugural Won Poker Cup, securing two titles and several deep finishes in the series. The PokerStar India’s new Team Pro Siddharth Karia, who finished 48th for $2,300), notched up the biggest victory for India by taking down the Mini High Roller Event#11. Karia overcame a field of 31 entries and earned the gold Eagle trophy and a massive $15,020 from the total prize pool of $40,595.
On his way to victory, Karia outlasted some of the best names in the industry including Kim Ji Young, who lost the heads-up battle to Karia and walked away with $10,350 as the runner-up finisher.
Mini HIgh Roller Event#11 Payouts (USD)
| 1 | Karia Siddharth Chetanbah | 15,020 |
| 2 | Kim Ji Young | 10,350 |
| 3 | Beul Lock | 6,600 |
| 4 | Kew Tuan Long | 4,770 |
| 5 | Ilya Firstov | 3,855 |
Another Indian who became the proud owner of the Eagle trophy was Vikaash Shah. He overcame a field of 162 entries in the Mini Won Poker Event#8, taking home an impressive $7,230 from the total prize pool of $31,430. The event’s final table had much cheering for both players and railbirds as the head-up battle finished. Placing second was Nguyen Manh Truong from Vietnam who banked $4,600.
The event paid out the top 25 players, with Erik Rozhinskyi (25th for $ 345) being the first ITM player.
Mini Won Poker Event#8 Final Table Payouts (USD)
| 1 | Vikaash Shah | 7,230 |
| 2 | Nguyen Manh Truong | 4,600 |
| 3 | Eosoo Lee | 3,240 |
| 4 | Dymitro Lytvynov | 2,670 |
| 5 | Deesit Rawinwuchiroch | 2,130 |
| 6 | Leong Chuen Wai | 1,670 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Pamplona | 1,225 |
| 8 | Martin Jerome | 910 |
| 9 | Kiire Chihiro | 725 |
Closing Event
Ending the festival was the Deepstack Turbo Event#10 which found a winner in Greece’s Chrysomallis Dimitrios, who bested a field of 94 entries to take home $2,350 from the total prize pool of $9,118. The top 15 players were paid out in this tournament, with min-cashes starting at $ 155.
Deepstack Turbo Event#10 Final Table Payouts (USD)
| 1 | Chrysomallis Dimitrios | 2,350 |
| 2 | Kin Yeon Joo | 1,610 |
| 3 | John | 1,060 |
| 4 | Kiire Chihiro | 860 |
| 5 | Fen Dy | 690 |
| 6 | Eosoo Lee | 540 |
| 7 | Ko Sung | 415 |
| 8 | Ng Kian Giap | 325 |
| 9 | Phan Huu Minh Tri | 238 |
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