Artem Vezhenkov Wins the WPT Cambodia Championship for a Career-Best $390,650
Artem Vezhenkov Wins the WPT Cambodia Championship for a Career-Best $390,650
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia Championship concluded on February 25, crowning the $3,500 Main Event champion. Over the course of the festival, the WPT processed 10,240 entries and re-entries, awarding $11,242,891 in prize money. The Main Event attracted 750 entries, generating a $2,400,750 prize pool. Artem Vezhenkov claimed the $390,650 top prize, the winner’s trophy, and a $10,400 seat in the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
Vezhenkov, known as “veeea” on PokerStars, is a three-time Sunday Million champion with almost $2 million in live tournament earnings, including this impressive victory.
The top 94 finishers cashed in the WPT Cambodia Championship Main Event, including notable players like Javier Gomez, Konstantin Held, Jon Kyte, Masato Yokosawa, Adam Friedman, Michael Gathy, Lynn Gilmartin, and Hugues Girard.
The final table was officially played six-handed, with Collin Ho, Neng Zhao, and India’s Aditya Agarwal eliminated before the official final six.
Final Table Results:
1st: Artem Vezhenkov (Russia) – $390,650
2nd: Ronald Haverkamp (Netherlands) – $255,000
3rd: Ankit Ahuja (India) – $189,000
4th: Supakit Anukoolpitaknil (Thailand) – $142,000
5th: Dominik Nitsche (Germany) – $107,000
6th: Daniel Charlton (United Kingdom) – $82,000
7th: Aditya Agarwal (India) – $63,000
8th: Neng Zhao (Australia) – $49,000
9th: Collin Ho (Singapore) – $38,500
Key final table eliminations included Daniel Charlton (6th), Dominik Nitsche (5th), Supakit Anukoolpitaknil (4th), and Ankit Ahuja (3rd). Vezhenkov and Ronald Haverkamp reached heads-up, with Vezhenkov ultimately prevailing after securing a full house on the final hand.
The next WPT festival, WPT Rolling Thunder, runs from February 26 to March 19 at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California. WPT Global players can win Passport Dollars online and use them to enter WPT events, including the $3,500 WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event.
