HomeAfter four days of action at the APT Asian Series Cambodia Main Event, the storm that was Michael Lindstrom could not be calmed as he topped the 112-entry field at the Queenco Casino & Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
APT Asian Series Cambodia Main Event Champion, Michael Lindstrom
At the end of each day of the Main Event, Lindstrom consistently claimed top spot in the chip standings. Entering the final table, the other 7 players battled it out to try and chip away from his stack but the Danish did not falter. It was then no surprise that by the end of the Final Eight, all the chips would be on his side of the felt.
After defeating Korea’s Jae Chul Chang in the heads up battle, the poker hobbyist earned the champion’s prize of US$ 27,700, the bragging rights and the trophy.
Main Event Final Eight Payout:
- Michael Lindstrom (Denmark) – USD 27,700
- Jae Chul Chang (Korea) – USD 16,200
- Jeff Tims (USA) – USD 11,200
- Feng Zhao (Singapore) – USD 8,200
- Lars Borno (Denmark) – USD 6,800
- Benyamin Canatan (Denmark) – USD 5,600
- Richard Mari (UK) – USD 4,600
- Yo Doi (Japan) – USD 3,900
Meanwhile, champions in the other APT side events were also awarded earlier.
Michael Falcon receives his trophy for winning the No Limit Hold’em 3
TD Lloyd Fontillas awards the Deep Stack Turbo 2 trophy to Nguyen Van Sang
Dave Fish wins the last side event of APT Asian Series Cambodia, the 6 Handed event
During the awarding ceremony of the Main Event, APT CEO Jeff Mann was enthusiastic about the turnout of the event and mentioned that the APT Asian Series Cambodia 2014 had 40 different nationalities represented on the felt which set a new record. With that, he also announced the dates for the APT Asian Series Cambodia next year. It will be held from May 20 to 27, 2015 at the same venue Queenco Casino and Hotel in Victory Beach, Sihanoukville with new and improved facilities as promised.
The Asian Poker Tour then gets back to the Philippines for the APT Asian Series Manila to be held from September 10 to 17, 2014 at the Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Philippines. For more details, check out the APT Asian Series Manila Event Info