Living in Cambodia and turning Pro

Living in Cambodia and turning Pro

This is my story and if anyone wants advice on joining me then let me know.
I’m originally from the UK, London and

03 April 2011 at 05:10 AM
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by Fossilkid93

Will there be any 5-card PLO cash games during the WPT at NagaWorld or will it pretty much only be 4-card PLO?

I see there are two 5-card PLO events on the schedule so I would hope at least those days will also have some 5-card PLO cash.

I'm thinking about heading over to PP from BKK for a week or 2, but it kinda hinges on how much 5-card I'd be able to play.

The last few series had some 5/5 5 card and the WPT is looking to be bigger than the last.


You can always check the action yourself on Pokeratlas.


Can anyone tell me if there is smoking alowed in the tournaments? I am thinking of coming for the WPT at Nagaworld


by katmanx

Can anyone tell me if there is smoking alowed in the tournaments? I am thinking of coming for the WPT at Nagaworld

No smoking in the tournament room.
You can smoke at the entrance room, when there are too many players they can put some tables there.


by LinaPoker

The last few series had some 5/5 5 card and the WPT is looking to be bigger than the last.

OK flights booked and I'm in for pretty much the whole series. I'll be trying to get 5 card going nearly every day.


by Fossilkid93

OK flights booked and I'm in for pretty much the whole series. I'll be trying to get 5 card going nearly every day.

Playing any tournaments friend, or just cash games? And gl


by Dubnjoy000

Playing any tournaments friend, or just cash games? And gl

Thanks bro!

There are 2 PLO5 tournaments scheduled and I'm planning to play both. I'm pretty rusty these days in PLO4, but I guess if I get hot in cash games or bink a decent score in a PLO5 tourney then maybe I'll take a few chances in PLO4 tournies as well.


For your calendar

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Hi everyone,

I will be in Sihanoukville soon to play live cash but I read about collusion on this forum so I'm a bit worried.
Any advice on where to go to avoid that?

Thanks a lot !


by GambleurZen

Hi everyone,

I will be in Sihanoukville soon to play live cash but I read about collusion on this forum so I'm a bit worried.
Any advice on where to go to avoid that?

Thanks a lot !

Last couple times I played DV the games were good enough a little soft play between regs didn't matter. Also games busy enough the house playing owners didn't stay in the game long. I only play peak hours though.


Do any barangs work in snooky as dealers or in the casino, and if they don't could they... if they were a specialist for example


by koolwhynot2

Do any barangs work in snooky as dealers or in the casino, and if they don't could they... if they were a specialist for example

There are some Russian and Pinay dealers, if they are going to bring in a specialist they will generally bring in a Chinese dealer to cater to VIPs.

WPT is starting up tomorrow and it looks like it's going to be a really nice event. Huione will have an event in Sihanoukville afterwards with a big GTD too.

If you're looking for a budget hotel near Naga, I recommend Bridge Club (Gym & Pool) or Ibis Budget Hotel (Smaller rooms but can be nicer).

At Noble Poker (Mingmen) our regular hours will still play 2pm 5/10 PLO and ~6pm for 1/3 PLO. Maybe holdem 1/3 or 2/5 after Chinese New year


Arriving tomorrow and staying for 15 days. Staying at an AirBNB at one of the newer buildings near Bridge Club.

Checked Poker Atlas tonight and it wasn't too promising. WPT is officially underway but 1/3 and 2/5 NLHE were the only things running. Waitlists for PLO4 and a 5/10 PLO5, but don't think any of them got over 5.


by Fossilkid93

Arriving tomorrow and staying for 15 days. Staying at an AirBNB at one of the newer buildings near Bridge Club.

Checked Poker Atlas tonight and it wasn't too promising. WPT is officially underway but 1/3 and 2/5 NLHE were the only things running. Waitlists for PLO4 and a 5/10 PLO5, but don't think any of them got over 5.

A lot of people don't arrive the first few days, esp now that there are so many events that overlapping. PokerStars Live, APT, Poker Dream, Player Series


by Bluegrassplayer

Angkor Wat is one of the best places I've been to.

Weird... I just noticed that Bluegrassplayer is banned : it must not happen often that a mod gets banned, no... And gl to all at the WPT


by Dubnjoy000

Weird... I just noticed that Bluegrassplayer is banned : it must not happen often that a mod gets banned, no... And gl to all at the WPT

self ban

really sad to see him go, tried to convince him to stay but he wouldn't


I still regret not seeing Angor Wat. And now Bluegrassplayer isn't around to tell my why this sense of regret is valid. Double regret!


by DrTJO

I still regret not seeing Angor Wat. And now Bluegrassplayer isn't around to tell my why this sense of regret is valid. Double regret!

If it makes you feel better doc, I thought it was overrated... That being said, I am quite jaded after visiting more than my share of ruins in LATAM, so there is that...

by rickroll

self ban

really sad to see him go, tried to convince him to stay but he wouldn't

Really, self ban ehhh!!! I wonder how 2 + 2 can be so negative in one's life where he opts to do so... I can envision X, FB and IG being more toxic than this forum... The only notable negatives that I encountered on this forum over the past decade+, has been a few arguments with a fellow that physically threatened me (he knows who I am IRL) and dumb arse Mod that abused of his powers and thus temporally banned me...


moderating the israel palestine thread can do bad things to good people


by rickroll

moderating the israel palestine thread can do bad things to good people

He fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'never get involved in a land war in Asia. The second is "never moderate a politics discussion on a poker forum".


by rickroll

moderating the israel palestine thread can do bad things to good people

Ah God/Allah, I can only imagine... :(. I just avoid politics for the most important, even though I am not arrogant enough to take my political POV's as truth and totally respect others perspectives and I in fact love politics, the world is already overly politicized as it is, imho...

by stabn

He fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'never get involved in a land war in Asia. The second is "never moderate a politics discussion on a poker forum".

Uuuufff, poor fellow, I hope he is feeling better...


Someone post bar girls in ktvs, to save thread


Re: the self banning, I've thought about doing it myself. Not b/c of toxicity or anything, but I've gone thru periods of wanting to be completely cut off from social media and forums b/c I'm too susceptible to popping in here or YT shorts or IG reels or whatever and getting sucked in a time drain for 3 hrs, then being mad at myself after. I'm a bit better about it now.

by koolwhynot2

Someone post bar girls in ktvs, to save thread

I'm married, but wife and I often check out RLDs in SEA and sometimes people watch for the hell of it. Wife isn't here, but decided to check out the riverside streets with all the hostess bars. Damn, it's pretty intimidating there. As a somewhat introverted and shy guy, I don't think would be my scene at all. There must be hundreds of girls there among the 3 main streets, and many shouting "hellllooooooooooooo!" as soon as they see you.

It does seem like there are some pretty good looking girls there, but I'm too shy and start walking a bit faster once they yell at me. They're sitting in rows of 5 about 3 deep and it seems like there are way more girls than clients, even on a Friday night. It's also interesting seeing them in little cocktail dresses contrasted with right over on riverside, where it seems like almost all locals are wearing long pants and sleeves. I actually kinda felt like a douche wearing shorts around earlier in the day as only tourists seem to do it.


Heading down to WPT this week. I took the hotel deal at Nagaworld for the first 7 days. Bad choice? I can still cancel or move after the first week. I looked at Bridge Club, but didn't want to end up in a smoking room.


by urbanboss

Heading down to WPT this week. I took the hotel deal at Nagaworld for the first 7 days. Bad choice? I can still cancel or move after the first week. I looked at Bridge Club, but didn't want to end up in a smoking room.

You can get smoke smell room in both of those.

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