Jul 29, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia  
The World Poker Tour (WPT) says it will link with the NagaWorld casino resort c0mplex (pictured) in Phnom Penh to stage a WPT Cambodia poker tournament from November 16 to 25.
A Sunday announcement from the WPT stated the NagaWorld tournament would be the first of its type in the Cambodian capital.
It added the US$1,100 buy-in WPT Main Event, to be played from November 21 to 25, would have a US$250,000 guarantee.
The buy-ins for the other 16 events that make up the tournament range from US$250 to US$5,300.
The events are due to include short deck, turbo, bounty, and pot-limit Omaha events.
The NagaWorld casino resort, operated by Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd, has – in addition to casino space – two five-star hotels, restaurants, spas, duty-free shops and entertainment facilities.
Gaming event consultancy Connaissance Management is supporting the WPT Cambodia tournament, the WPT announcement said.
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