The first-ever World Poker Tour main event in Cambodia had 760 entries, a $1 million guarantee, and a prize pool of more than $2 million. In the end, Konstantin Held was victorious and brought home $361,310.
According to online poker news reports, Held had never won more than this. His previous best was $261,080, which he received for finishing sixth place in the 2023 European Poker Tour Paris main event. The sum of his documented tournament earnings exceeds $763,000.
Following a prize money redistribution agreement among the top three finishers, the remaining items for the tournament were the title, the trophy, and a $10,400 entry into the WPT World Championship in Wynn Las Vegas, which concludes the season. With all those chips up for grabs, Held finally faced off against Joshua Mccully in a heads-up match.
World Poker Tour Main Event in Cambodia
Held was also given 1,368 points toward the Player of the Year award with the victory. He soared into fifth position in the 2024 POY standings provided by Global Poker with this score, which was his first of the year to qualify. All but five of the top 95 finishers received prize money in the six figures. With nine players in the hunt heading into the final day, Held began the day with the best chip lead. He extended his advantage by eliminating Jianfeng Sun (ranked seventh, with $69,678) and then beat Kyle Bao Diep (ranked sixth, with $90,532) with A-7 suited after falling behind.
When Amit Kaushik’s A-7 lost in an all-in versus Mccully’s K-Q, his run in the tournament ended. According to poker news reports, he lost $118,906. After that, the queens by the river were filled after Motoyoshi Okamura’s A-& collided with the Mccully pocket queens. According to casino software experts, the fourth-place finisher, Okamura, received $157,858.
Using a flush-over-flush situation, Mccully passed Remi in third and knocked him out. A double-up and a large pot won without showdown swiftly erased Mccully’s more than 3:1 chip advantage that followed. The last hand saw Mccully shove from the button with 97 and a call by Held with K5. Held secured the pot and championship when the board ran out J-4-2-10-6.
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