World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia experienced yet another impressive turnout as the highly popular Mystery Bounty event lit up NagaWorld Phnom Penh, attracting a total of 532 entries across three starting days. Not only did the event smash its guarantee, the top mystery reward is set at a mighty USD 20,000. Here is the breakdown:
Mystery Bounty rewards
| USD | Pieces |
| $20,000 | 1 |
| $15,000 | 1 |
| $10,000 | 2 |
| $5,000 | 3 |
| $2,000 | 8 |
| $1,000 | 18 |
| $1,360 | 1 |
| $500 | 34 |
Mystery Bounty numbers
Date: January 20-22, 2024
Buy in: USD 800
Guarantee: USD 200,000
Entries: 532 (295 unique)
Prize pool: USD 371,549
ITM: 68 players
Day 1 results
Day 1A: 146 entries (119 unique) / 19 ITM
Day 1B: 207 entries (118 unique) / 26 ITM
Day 1C: 179 (58 unique) / 23 ITM
When the 68 players return, they are all guaranteed a piece of the cash prize pool. The top five finishers will pocket five-figures with the eventual champion slated to win USD 48,006.
Emerging as overall chip leader was Vietnamese pro Cao Ngoc Anh, the only player to bag up a million in chips. Anh delivered the bubble at Day 1B, calling a player’s three-bet shove to clean up with JJ over 66.
Le Ngoc MinhAt Day 1C, Australia’s Zhifan Ye did the same, emerging as heat leader after knocking out a player on the bubble. Ye’s A10 found the ace to crush a short stack’s AQ. He bagged up overall 4th in chips following Day 1A leader Bien Mai in second rank and Le Ngoc Minh in third rank.
Top 9 payouts
| Place | Payout in USD |
| 1 | $48,006 |
| 2 | $33,251 |
| 3 | $21,611 |
| 4 | $15,123 |
| 5 | $11,831 |
| 6 | $9,661 |
| 7 | $8,036 |
| 8 | $6,417 |
| 9 | $4,814 |
