APT Main Event

A total of 753 entries made up the four Day 1 flights with an additional 42 more entered just before Day 2 started for a final total of 795 registrants. A total of 334 hopefuls began the Day 2 leg, competing to survive through ten (10) 60-minute levels and advance to Day 3 of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event to earn a payout from the VND 25,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000) guaranteed prize pool.

When the day came to a close, there were 50 players remaining. Each of them are guaranteed a payout of VND 87,500,000 (USD 3,345), but all eyes are on the grand prize of VND 4,710,000,000 (USD 185,430) that comes with a prestiigous APT Golden Lion Trophy.

Sitting at the chip leader throne with the largest stack at the end of the day was Nghiem Xuan Thieu of Vietnam with 1,703,000 chips. Fellow countryman Do Tien Vu occupied the seat next to him with 1,547,000 chips while China's Jinlong Hu filled the last podium seat with 1,523,000. Hu started Day 2 as the chip leader and still maintained the right course to land him among the top three.

Other notables to make it through include the Philippines' David Erquiaga who bagged a top ten stack of 1,154,000, and Australia's Dylan Foster who will be hoping to spin his 602,000 stack up in an attempt to make an eighth career APT final table.

Among those with top stacks to begin the day, but failed to advance to Day 3 were Dylan Foster, Noparat Kongjai, Angunsri Suchart and Nevan Chang - who busted at the bubble at the same time as Cao Tran Ngoc.

The double-bubble Chang and Ngoc chopped the 119th place payout, gaining some consolation.

The remaining 118 players who made it to the payout circle still continued to compete until the 10-levels were done for the day with a field of 50 still in contention.

Day 3 resumes at the 11:30am local time (GMT+7) and will play down until a final table is formed or if ten 60-minute levels are concluded - whichever comes first.

MAIN EVENT DAY 2 TOP TEN STACKS

Tuong Tran Khac opened for 24,000, and Thieu Nghiem Xuan raised to 50,000 from the cutoff. Nang Quang Nguyen called, while Khac folded, setting up a heads-up battle.

The flop came down A♠ 8♠ 7♦ . Nang Nguyen checked and called Xuan's 100,000 bet.

On the turn, 5♦ , Nang Nguyen again checked, and Xuan fired 150,000, which Nguyen called.

The river brought the 5♥ . Nang Nguyen threw in a time bank card to think through his options before ultimately checking. Xuan then used a time bank card of his own, deep in thought, before betting 250,000.

Nang Nguyen stared him down for a long moment before reluctantly making the call.

Xuan revealed A♥ A♦ , showing a set on the flop that improved to a full house on the river. Frustrated, Nang Nguyen mucked his hand, clearly dismayed at how the hand had played out.

The clock has been paused in the final 15 minutes, and the announcement of the last 7 hands signals the approaching end of APT Main Event Day 2.

Action folded to the blinds with Hoang Hai Long making the min-raise of 25,000 with A♦ J♦ . Lee Koangho defended the big blind with A♣ 2♣ .

Both players were presented a flop of A♥ 3♥ A♠ , and both flopped top trips.

Both players set their traps with a check to see a 7♦ turn. Long led with 20,000 and Koangho called to see a 2♠ on the river.

Koangho rivered a boat and raised the 50,000 bet of Long to 110,000. Long made the call and was frustrated to see the rivered full house of Koangho.

Lee Koangho made a min-raise under the gun and ended up calling the 187,000 shove of Pham Duy Anh from the small blind.

Lee Koangho: A♦ Q♥

Pham Duy Anh K♥ K♦

The flop came 2♥ A♠ 2♠ to give Koangho top-pair. The turn Q♣ and river 7♣ were bricks that destroyed the hopes of Anh and sent him to the rail.

Mincong Chen opened from middle-position and Deepankur Gupta two seats over three-bet to 75,000. Chun Liu in the cut-off cold-calls and they went heads-up to the flop which came down Q♠ J♣ 7♦ .

Gupta bet 50,000 to which Liu responded with a raise to 120,000. Gupta called and the turn brought the A♦ . Liu bet 120,000, and additionally to his raise, he added a whole bunch of trash-talk. Gupta was in a tough spot, he used multiple time banks before eventually folding. Liu let Gupta open his hand. It was revealed Liu had A♥ A♠ .

Do Vu opened from middle-position and got three-bet by Mingcong Chen next to him. Vu called and the players saw the flop consisting of 7♦ 6♣ 2♣ . Vu checked and Chen continued with a 60,000 bet, which Vu called.

The 7♣ went without any action, as both players checked. River came the 5♥ and Vu checked once more. Chen thought about it for a few seconds before announcing all-in, covering Vu's 400,000 chips. Without missing a heartbeat Vu called.

Do Vu 8♦ 8♠

Mingcong Chen: T♠ 9♠

Vu celebrated his hero call energetically. In the last level of the day he put himself in a great spot for tomorrow's Day 3.

On the turn, Nang Quang Nguyen bet 40,000 on a board showing 9♠ 3♦ 2♠ T♦ . Gia Trung Nguyen raised to 105,000, and after some thought, Nang Nguyen made the call.

The river brought the Q♠ , prompting Nang Nguyen to throw in a time bank card as he considered his options. Facing Gia Nguyen’s big stack, Nang knew a wrong move could be costly. Finally, he bet 185,000, and Gia Nguyen quickly called.

Both players sighed in relief as they tabled the same hand—Nang with K♥ J♠ and Gia with K♠ J♣ . They shared a lighthearted exchange as they waited for the dealer to split the pot.

Three players made the 25,000 flop fee to see a 3♣ 8♥ K♣ and all three put the 31,000 in the middle to see a 5♠ turn. Then all three checked to see a 9♦ on the river. Chanpaya Saifah fired 45,000 from the big blind, holding a K♦ J♦ for top pair. Phanm Duy Anh held J♠ J♣ and was the only one who made the call to give more chips to Saifah.

Shi Bei of China and Pham Duy Anh are back at the featured table with a supporting cast that includes Hoang Hai Long of Vietnam , Koangho Lee of South Korea, Dinh Tien Thanh of Vietnam, Chanpaya Saifah of Thailand and Yixuan Dong of China - the only rose among the thorns.

Players are back for the last level of the tournament with 60 players still in the running. Play will end when the field has 48 remaining or if the last one-hour level finishes.

Any prop bets on what will come first? Will we see another 60 minutes or will 12 players bust out within an hour?

Players are on a 15-minute

Action folded to the blinds, Tung woke to J♦ J♣ on the small blind and made a min-raise. Chun Liu: found A♣ Q♠ in his hole and made a shove to put Tung all-in for his tournament life. Tung made the risk with his last 145,000.

Tung was ahead on the flop K♦ 7♠ 3♥ and made a set on the turn J♠ . However the poker gods were brutal when they threw a T♦ river to give Liu a runner-runner straight to bust Tung from the APT Phu Quoc Main Event.

Vietnamese Quang Dinh opened from middle-position and got three-bet by Chudapal Siarhei on the button. Dinh responded with a four-bet jam with his 312,000. Siarhei quickly called, covering Dinh whose tournament life was in big danger.

Quang Dinh: A♦ Q♦

Chudapal Siarhei: A♣ K♥

The flop came out K♠ T♠ 8♠ , giving Dinh's hopes four outs. The 4♠ turn gave him additional chop-outs to stay alive. The J♣ river must have felt like a gift from god for Dinh who is now sitting with a comfortable stack nearing the end of Day 2.

Yita Choong opened under the gun to 20,000 and was called by Hai Phong Nguyen in the next seat. Chudapal Siarhei, sitting in the under-the-gun +2 position, then jammed all-in for his tournament life. Choong called, while Nguyen folded, leaving the two players to face off.

Chudapal Siarhei: A♥ J♠

Yita Choong: 9♠ 9♦

It was a classic coin flip, and Siarhei was hoping to come out on top. The flop came 2♠ 2♦ 5♠ , keeping Choong in the lead with his pair of nines. The turn 6♣ and the river K♦ didn’t change the outcome, eliminating Siarhei from the tournament.

David Erquiaga opened under the gun for 24,000, and Nang Quang Nguyen, sitting directly to his left, three-bet to 100,000. Gia Trung Nguyen then decided to up the stakes further with a four-bet to 210,000.

Erquiaga folded quickly, while Nang Nguyen glanced at Gia Nguyen with a perplexed expression, carefully separating the 210,000 from his stack before ultimately folding.

as Gia Nguyen raked in the pot, Toung Tran Khac leaned over to his seatmate Shardul Aramudha, remarking that he didn’t want to shove with king-jack but, given the other players’ stack sizes, he might have no choice if the opportunity arose.

Everyone folded to the blinds, and Gia Trung Nguyen raised to 106,000 from the small blind. Dong Van Tan, in the big blind, responded by shoving all-in for his tournament life.

Dong Van Tan: K♠ 6♥

Gia Trung Nguyen: A♠ K♥

Seeing Nguyen’s dominating hand, Tan let out a frustrated sigh, anticipating a tough outcome. The flop came 8♣ 2♥ Q♥ , keeping Nguyen ahead with ace-high. The turn 9♠ changed nothing, and the river K♦ sealed Tan’s fate, sending him out of the tournament.

After a tug-of-war raise-re-raise, Do Tien Vu finally agreed to match Zhou Ledong's shove for his last 153,000 for a showdown.

Zhou Ledong: T♠ T♦

Do Tien Vu: A♣ 9♣

Vu spiked a pair on the flop of Q♦ 5♠ 9♠ but faied to improve on the turn 2♣ and the river 6♠ to award Ledong a huge double-up while damaging his stack.

Slaven Popov min-raised from early position with Q♠ J♠ and was jammed all-in by Chiu Szu-Jui on the strength of his A♦ Q♣ .

Popov made the call and both players were shown a flop of 6♣ 4♥ K♣ to keep Szu-Jui ahead. The turn A♥ and the river 8♥ helped to maintain his lead for a much-needed double-up.

as always David Erquiaga can be observed being involved in many pots. In this level, he first had to fold to a raise to 175,000 by Thieu Xun on the turn after betting 55,000 into a pot of around 70,000 on 9♥ 8♥ 4♥ 4♠ .

On the very next hand, he defended his big-blind against the early-position open raise by Gia Nguyen, and then called a 30,000 bet on J♥ 9♣ 2♦ . The turn was a 3♦ and the aggressor Nguyen continued with a 75,000 bet. Dave Spade called once more and the river brought the T♦ . Both players checked and Erquiaga took down the pot with A♥ J♦ .

Zhou Ledong min-raised 16,000 from early position with 8♦ 8♣ and Le Thanh Tung called on the button with T♦ T♣

Flop came A♣ 3♠ 4♠ . Both players agreed on a 12,000 fee to see a 9♣ turn. Ledong tapped his option to Tung, who bet out 28,000. Ledong thought long and hard, but then softly pushed his cards towards the muck.

Bastien Joly bet 20,000 on a flop of A♣ 2♥ 9♦ , and Kaihua Huang quickly called. On the turn 2♦ , Joly moved all-in for his tournament life, and Huang made the call.

Bastien Joly: A♦ 8♦

Kaihua Huang: A♥ T♣

Both players had paired their aces on the flop, but Huang was ahead with the higher kicker. Joly still had outs with a flush draw, hoping to hit a diamond to stay in the tournament. Unfortunately, the river brought the 3♣ , missing Joly’s outs and resulting in his elimination.

Action resumed with Kim Yuriy facing a critical decision, holding about 60,000 in the pot and only 6,000 behind. Mincong Chen was deep in thought, deciding whether to call. After some consideration, Chen made the call, and the dealer revealed the flop: 8♦ 2♦ J♠ .

Both players checked the flop, but on the turn, A♥ , Yuriy threw in a time bank chip, surprising Chen and the table. Yuriy then explained his strategy—he would use time banks until the player count reached 95, securing a pay jump.

Shortly after, Yuriy pushed his last 6,000 chips in. Chen hesitated, looking for confirmation, and Yuriy gave him the go-ahead, prompting Chen to call.

Kim Yuriy: 8♠ 8♣

Mincong Chen: J♣ J♦

When the hands were revealed, the table was stunned—Yuriy had flopped a set of eights, but Chen had flopped a higher set of jacks.

The board completed with the A♥ on the turn and the 3♠ on the river, securing the pot for Chen. Yuriy left the table smiling, pleased to have secured the pay jump before his exit.

Wattana Luangsuwimon from Thailand opened from early-position and Vu Tuan Truong defended his big-blind.

The flop came down Q♣ 8♥ 6♠ and the Thai player continued with a continuation bet of 22,000. The big-blind responded with a raise to 54,000, which the open raiser called.

The turn brought the A♦ and both players checked their option.

The river came a total brick, the 5♠ , Truong checked once more, but Luangsuwimon started the betting action again with a 100,000 bet. Truong called but had to muck his hand after the Thai national showed A♥ Q♠ for top two pair.

Slaven Popov made a min-raise from early position with Q♠ Q♣ and Do Tien Vu defended the big blind with :4♦ 3♥

The flop fell 3♣ 7♦ 2♦ and Vu check-called the 16,000 bet of Popov after pairing his three.

A 9♣ came on the turn and Vu double-tapped the action to Popov wo fired 38,000. Vu tanked for a while, but eventually laid his hand down to surrender the pot to Popov.

Action folded to Manh Tuong Ha on the button when he pushed all-in for 159,000 with 4♠ 4♣ Chun Liu made the call from the small blind with Q♥ Q♦ for showdown.

The flop came out 9♣ 7♠ T♦ and kept Lu ahead.

The 2♦ on the turn and the river 5♣ were bricks that did't improve Ha's hand, removing him from the APT Phu Quoc Main Event

Mahn Tuong Ha took home a payout of VND 65,000,000 (USD 2,560) for his effort.

Junseok Oh opened to 17,000 from middle position, and Sergei Korzhenko called, taking them to a flop of K♣ 5♠ 7♠ .

On the flop, Korzhenko, at risk, check-raised all-in for 59,000 after Oh led out with a bet of 20,000. Oh snap-called.

Sergei Korzhenko: K♥ 8♣

Junseok Oh: K♦ T♣

Both players paired their king on the flop, but Korzhenko was outkicked by Oh's ten. The turn J♥ and river 6♣ didn’t improve Korzhenko’s hand, resulting in his elimination from the tournament.

Everyone folded to the big blind after Pham Duy Ahn opened to 16,000 from middle position. Alan Turabayev called, and they saw a flop of 2♦ 5♥ J♠ .

Turabayev checked, and Ahn continued with a bet of 20,000 on the 9♠ turn, which Turabayev called.

Both players checked the river 9♦ , ending the action. Without waiting to see Ahn's hand, Turabayev mucked. Ahn then revealed 6♠ 6♣ , winning the pot with two pair on the paired board.

The top 100 players from a total field of 795 are continuing their journey after a much-needed dinner break. Everyone is already going home with a money bag of at least VND 56,250,000 (USD 2,515), but of course everyone is going to fight their way for the champion's prize of VND 4,710,000,000 (USD 185,430).

Day 2 action will conclude after three more 60-minute levels or if the field goes down to the top 48 survivors.

What do you think will happen?

Keep up with the action and let's find out!

The 100 remaining Main Event players are on a 60-minute dinner break, and will return to action at 8:40pm local time (GMT+7).

However, you can scratch your live poker coverage itch by checking out the action in the VND 2.5M Event #51: Zodiac Classic - Day 1 - VND 2,500,000,000 GTD with the action underway.

In the last hand before dinner break, action folded to Francis Garson at the dealer button who shoved his remaining 44,000 chips in the middle, riding on the strength of J♥ 9♠ .

Mang Tuong Ha defended the big blind with Q♦ T♠ .

The dealer gave a flop of T♣ A♦ Q♠ giving Ha a two-pair and Garson an open-ended straight draw. The J♣ turn added more hope to Garson, but the 5♠ finally shut out the lights, eliminating Garson just before the dinner break and without a seat to return to after.

Adrien Favre opened from early-position and the Thai Wanichsirikul Peravit on the button and Nang Nguyen in the big-blind went along. The flop came down J♠ T♦ 5♦ , the first two players checked and Peravit put out a bet of 25,000 chips. Nguyen min-raised to 50,000 and the original opener got out of the way.

On the turn arrived the 8♠ and Nguyen put the Thai player all-in for his 105,000. After some tanking, Peravit decided to put his tournament life at risk and call.

Thai Wanichsirikul Peravit: 8♦ 7♦

Nang Quang Nguyen: A♠ J♥

Peravit had quite some outs to stay alive, but the river brought the A♥ and he busted, taking home a min-cash.

Action resumed on a completed board with both players’ chips in the middle: Wang Hazhao, at risk, and Minh Truong Thang.

Wang Hazhao: Q♣ T♣

Minh Truong Thang: K♣ Q♦

The flop came J♣ 7♠ J♦ , leaving Thang ahead with king-high. Both players paired their queens on the turn, Q♠ , but Thang’s higher kicker kept him in the lead.

The river, 6♦ , changed nothing, resulting in Hazhao’s elimination from the tournament.

Slaven Popov put his 42,000 at risk with big slick A♦ K♥ against the big-stacked Nguyen Trung Quan, who held A♠ J♣ .

Both flopped top pair on the flop of A♥ 2♠ Q♠ and the king kicker of Popov made the difference after the board ran out 5♦ A♣ . Popov made a crucial double-up while Quan experienced a slight sting.

Big Blind Nguyen Trung Quan and Button Chun Liu built a pre-flop pot of 89,000 when Liu called the three-bet of Quan.

The flop came 4♣ 8♠ 7♥ and both players checked to see a 9♣ turn. Quan checked and Liu fired to the pot.

Quan gave up and awarded a decent pot for Liu.

Cao Tran Ngoc and Nevan Chang were both eliminated at the same time from two different tables, making it a double-bubble elimination at the APT Phu Quoc Main Event.

Nevan Chang's big slick missed the board and Cao Tran Ngoc's pair 9 lost to a better kicker.

Both players will split the minimum payout of VND 56,250,000 (USD 2,215)

The remaining 118 players are now in the money!

Nathasit Phungsuk was at risk with his big slick A♥ K♠ against the Q♥ Q♦ : of Hyunsick Jang for a classic coin-flip.

The dealer showed a flop of 6♥ 6♠ 7♦ which kep the queens ahead. The turn 4♠ and river 5♠ maintained the lead for Jang and eliminated Phungsuk at 121.

One more bust to go to get a minimum payout from the prize pool.

Tuan Tai Nguyen put his tournament life at risk with Q♦ J♦ and went up against the A♣ K♥ of Amit Kaushik.

The flop of 2♦ A♠ T♣ secured Kaushik's lead. The 4♠ turn diminished the hopes of Tuan Tai Nguyen and the river J♣ was not enough.

Nguyen busted on the 122th place with 2 more to go before the bubble bursts.

On A♥ 9♦ 7♥ Q♣ 7♠ Rozlova bet 20,000 into a pot of 28,500. In position player Gukham Woo raised to 40,000.

Rozlova started talking "That doesn't make sense. You have 7x 8x?"

Eventually, she folded showing K♥ K♣ . Woo also showed his hand, 7♦ 8♦ . Great read by the Russian player.

New set of players will be under the bright lights of the featured table and are hoping that they don't make a dramatic scene as the one who busts at the bubble.

These players include: Slaven Popov of Bulgaria, Zhou Ledong of China, Do Tuen Vu of Vietnam, Francis Garson of France, Ha Manh Tuong of Vietnam. Chiu Szu-Jui of Taiwan, Nguyen Trung Quan of Vietnam and Chun Liu of Taiwan.

Players are back from the break hoping to make it in-the money. 122 remain and 3 outs to the payout circle.

Players are on a 15-minute break in the middle of Hand-for-hand Play.

We picked the action up on the turn where Gia Nguyen bet 20,000 from middle-position into a pot of around 48,000 against Shardul Aramudha on the button who made the call.

The river came and the board read Q♦ 7♦ 7♠ 2♦ 7♥

Nguyen put out another bet, this time a hefty 100,000. Aramudha let out a sigh and folded, saying he had pocket deuces for a turned full house which got counterfitted on the turn. Gia Nguyen was being nice and showed his hand A♦ A♠ .

Chi Zhang opened for 10,000 under-the-gun to be called by Shane Cutinha in middle position and Nevan Chang in the big blind.

The flop dropped 5♦ 4♦ 9♣ which all players checked. The turn K♠ was checked to Cutinha who took the opportunity to bet out 18,000. Chang folded but Zhang made the call. The river 2♠ was checked by both players.

Zhang showed J♣ J♠ while Cutinha tabled A♥ K♥ for the winning hand.

Players are in a Hand-for-hand play until the bubble bursts.

Dinh Thanh opened from early-position and Yuen Chui moved all-in with her 75,000 from late-position. Thanh made the call and Chui was at risk busting just shy of the money.

Yuen Chui: A♣ K♥

Dinh Thanh: A♥ Q♦

The board ran out J♦ 3♦ 2♣ K♣ T♥

What a brutal river for Chui. You do not want to imagine the pain she must have felt at this moment. Poker can be cruel.

There was a pot of 51,000 beside a board that read K♠ 2♦ Q♦ 3♥ 8♥ Two players were still in contention with Tharit Nanthana holding A♣ Q♣ against the T♣ 8♣ of Milos Skrbic.

Both players decided not to put any more money after the river and Nanthana flipped over the better hand to win the pot while Skrbic didn't bother to show.

Wu Liang made a min-raise from early position to 8,000 with 7♠ 7♣ Milos Skrbic made a three-bet to 26,000 fron the next seat with A♣ K♦ .

Nelson Dong made a shove for his last 61,000 with J♠ J♣ . Liang stepped out of the way and Skrbic completed for a showdown.

The flop came 8♦ Q♦ A♠ to give Skrbic the lead. The turn T♣ and 6♠ river didn't help Dong, showing him the exit.

Dajia Chen opened under the gun to 8,000 and was called by Hoang Tran Huy in middle position. Action folded to the big blind, where Ngoc Huyen Quach three-bet to 25,000. Both Chen and Huy called.

The dealer spread the flop: 6♦ 7♠ 5♣ . Quach led out with a bet of 30,000, prompting Chen to fold but forcing Huy to go all-in. Quach looked visibly frustrated as she weighed her options, but after some deliberation, she folded, conceding the large pot to Huy.

Quang Trung Dinh opened for 9,000 and Ngoc Huen Quach to his immediate left, three-bet him to 35,000. Not to be outdone, Dinh four-bet to 75,000. A rose amongst the thorns, Quach, called.

The flop came down 3♥ J♣ 9♣ . With a huge pot already at the center of the felt, Dinh, at risk, went all-in in the hopes of quickly scooping it all up to double up. This placed Quach in the tank. Visibly frustrated, Quach took her time to decide what to do. Finally she made the call.

Quang Trung Dinh: Q♠ Q♥

Ngoc Huen Quach: Q♣ Q♦

Upon seeing the cards tabled, a sigh of relief came out of Quach stating chop. The dealer continued with the J♠ turn and the river K♣

It folded around to Chunhui Ji on the button who opened to 8,000. Nang Quang Nguyen in the big-blind put the pressure on with a three-bet to 34,000. Knowing how aggressive Quang Nguyen can be. Ji responded with a four-bet to 89,000. Nguyen called and a massive pot was brewing.

The flop came down J♠ T♠ 2♣ , which both players checked. On the 4♥ turn Nguyen put out a massive bet of 180,000. Ji called, leaving himself around 210,000 behind.

The river came the spicy A♦ and Nguyen moved all-in, covering Ji. The Chinese player was in a very tough spot with the money bubble nearing quickly, and Nguyen's aggressive image. After multiple minutes, eventually, he decided to call.

Chunhui Ji: T♥ 9♣

Nang Quang Nguyen: J♦ T♦

It has to be said, there was controversy as to whether the T♥ 9♣ were Ji's cards, as he threw his cards into the muck, and the dealer had to choose which cards to pick after Nguyen tabled his two pair. Ji confirmed those were his cards, leaving the table in disbelief.

Vietnamese regular Van Tan Dong opened from early-position and got three-bet by the Indian Romit Advani in middle-position. Dong called and both players saw the T♠ 6♣ 6♥ flop. Dong checked and Romit continued with a 14,000 bet. Dong called.

The turn brought the 3♠ and instead of the expected check from Dong, the Vietnamese player put out a 34,000 donk bet. Interesting line by him, which worked out as Advani layed down his hand.

Action was folded to the blinds when small blind Nguyen Van Sang, with the biggest stack on the table, bullied the shortest-stacked big blind Piyalap Ungprasert with an all-in shove. Ungprasert defended.

Nguyen Van Sang: K♥ 5♣

Piyalap Ungprasert: A♥ 6♣

Ungprasert stayed ahead on a flop of 8♥ T♥ 3♣ and maintained the lead after the board completed with a 9♠ 3♠ .

Ungprasert was rewarded with a much-needed double-up.

Thanisorn Saelor shoved his last 8,000 with J♣ 9♠ and Nguyen Van Sang three-bet to 25,000 to isolate a showdown with A♠ 3♠

The dealer showed both players a flop of T♥ 6♣ T♦ to keep Nguyen Van Sang ahead. The turn 7♣ and river 2♥ were bricks for Saelor, eliminating him from the APT Phu Quoc Main Event.

There was 102,000 in the pot with a board beside it that showed 7♦ 5♠ 9♠ A♦ .

Tharit Nanthana held J♦ T♦ with several outs against the 5♥ 5♦ of Milos Skrbic, who flopped a set.

Nanthana checked his option and Skrbic pushed him out with an all-in bet to put Nanthana's tournament life at risk. Nanthana surrendered to fight another hand.

New players will be doing their best Oscar-award winning poker acting at the featured table. Nguyen Van Sang enters the featured table with the biggest stack of 463,000. The others seated with him are: Milos Skrbic, Tharit Nanthana, Tien Pham Van, Wu Liang, Payalap Ungprasert, Neslon Dong and Thanison Saelor, who has the shortest stack with only 8,000 to go.

It folded around to Supanat Rojsukthavorn on the button who opened the action with a min-raise. Gang Hong from China defended his big-blind. The button continued with a small bet on T♠ 8♠ 2♠ . Hong called and the turn came the Q♥ .

The big-blind checked and Rojsukthavorn bet once more, this time for an amount of 22,000. Again Hong threw in the chips to call. The river 9♥ scared the aggressor as he checked back his hand.

Supanat Rojsukthavorn: A♥ Q♦

Gang Hong: Q♠ J♣

Hong rivers a straight and continues to build his stack.

144 players are still competing for 119 payout slots as the action continues for Day 2 of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event. Day 2 will come to a close after another 6 levels are played, or if 48 players remain, whichever comes first.

Players are back in action, focused on building their stacks and advancing further in the tournament.

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Gukhwan Woo opened for 6,500 and got a three-bet from Sananthachat Thanapatpisal to 25,000. Woo shoved all-in after some contemplation for his tournament life and Thanapatpisal snap-called.

Gukhwan Woo: A♥ A♣

Sananthachat Thanapatpisal: A♠ : K♥

The flop dropped 4♠ J♠ Q♥ maintaining Woo's lead with aces but giving Thanapatpisal a gutshot draw. Unfotunately for her, the turn 7♦ and the river 6♣ didn't improve her hand surrendering some of her chips to Woo for a double up.

Nguyen Kinh Huyen put his last 34,000 at risk from early position on the strength of 3♦ 3♣ . The big-stacked big blind Wanichsirikul Peravit defended with K♥ 9♣ for a coin-flip.

Huyen made a set on the flop of 4♣ 3♠ Q♠ . The 5♠ turn made Huyen nervous, but the K♦ river finally allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief for a much-needed double-up.

We only saw the action on the river where out of the big-blind Quang Dinh bet 15,000 into a pot of around 42,000. The board read A♥ 5♠ 5♦ J♣ T♥ .

Dajia Chen in middle-position responded with a raise to 55,000. Dinh moved all-in covering Chen's 150,000. Chen quickly folded, showing K♠ Q♠ . Dinh, being a gentelman, also showed his cards. A♣ A♠ .

Great fold by Chen to stay in the tournament.

Action folded to the blinds when small blind Kornprut Srimingmongkolkul raised to 8,000 with A♦ K♦ . Le Thong Su defended the big blind with A♥ 3♥

The flop peeled K♠ 5♥ 8♥ Srimingmongkolkul led with 8,000 and was raised a notch by Su to 20,000. Srimingmongkolkul even went a notch higher with a raise to 47,000. Su then shoved for 165,000 to put Srimingmongkolkul on the fence and fold the leading top-pair.

Dylan Foster opened to 6,500 from under the gun and was called by Kyongrok Moon in the big blind. The flop came down 9♦ 8♣ 6♦ , and Moon checked.

Moon check-called Foster's bet of 9,000. Both players checked the turn J♠ . On the river, 5♥ , Moon led out with a bet of 21,000, and Foster quickly called.

Moon revealed A♠ T♥ for ace-high and a missed straight draw, while Foster showed K♠ J♣ , winning the pot with a pair of jacks.

Tianhao Zheng opened for 7,000 from middle position, and Tran The Ahn, on the button, responded with a three-bet to 21,000. With the action back on him, Zheng decided to increase the pressure and four-bet to 40,000. Ahn, risking his tournament life, came back with a five-bet all-in shove. Zheng snap-called.

Tran The Ahn: K♣ K♦

Tianhao Zheng: A♥ A♣

It was a classic aces versus kings showdown, where the outcome would depend on whether the aces held or the kings connected with the board. Ahn stood up, visibly excited to see how the hand would unfold.

The flop came down 5♠ K♥ 4♣ , giving Ahn a set of kings and sending him into a cheer of joy. The turn brought another K♠ , improving Ahn to quads and prompting an even louder celebration. The river, 5♥ , was inconsequential, and Ahn doubled up with a thrilling victory.

Wanichsirikul Peravit raised from middle postion to 6,500 with 6♠ 6♣ . Li Ma shoved all-in for 43,500 from the hi-jack, confident with her A♦ J♣ Peravit called for a showdown.

The flop showed 4♦ 9♥ K♣ to keep Peravit ahead. The turn Q♣ added a few more outs for Li Ma, but the river Q♠ wasn't one of them. Li Ma was eliminated and had to say goodbye to her APT Phu Quoc Main Event dream.

Le Thanh Tung min-raised to 6,000 from under the gun with T♥ T♣ and got three-bet to 20,000 by Adrien Favre on the hi-jack with A♠ 5♠

Tung matched and both players saw a flop of 7♠ 5♣ Q♥ to give Favre a hit with a bottom pair, but still behind. Tung check-raised the 12,000 bet of Favre to 28,000. Favre completed to peel a J♦ on the turn.

Tung slowed down with a check and Favre jammed all-in for 66,500. Tung tanked, wondered if unicorns really exist and eventually laid down the better hand to award Favre the pot.

Kaihua Huang, sitting behind a massive stack, opened to 6,000 on the button, getting calls from both Francis Garson in the small blind and Vladislavs Azan in the big blind.

The flop came down 4♠ K♠ 5♠ . Both blinds checked, giving Huang the opportunity to make a smaller continuation bet of 3,500, which both players called.

The turn brought the 9♠ , and all players checked, leading to the river, T♦ . Garson then led out with a 5,000 bet, causing Azan to fold. Huang, eyeing the pot, began separating 30,000 chips, looking as though he might push them into the pot.

He added more chips to the pile, but Garson remained calm and unshaken. After a moment of contemplation, Huang reluctantly folded his hand, and Garson scooped the pot.

Zijing Zhan, at risk, open-jammed under the gun for around 26,000. Motoyoshi Okamura, holding 129,000 in the low-jack, responded with an all-in of his own, putting Kaihua Huang in the tank. Huang, covering both players with his massive stack, faced a difficult decision.

He knew that if he called and won, he could eliminate both players. After a long pause, Huang reluctantly folded, allowing the heads-up showdown to unfold.

Zijing Zhan: A♦ 2♦

Motoyoshi Okamura: T♠ T♦

The flop came down 5♦ 5♥ 7♥ , keeping Okamura in the lead and giving Zhan hope for an ace. The turn, Q♦ , offered a flush draw glimmer of hope for Zhan but the river came 8♠ , not changing the situation and eliminating Zhan from the tournament.

After witnessing the action, Huang couldn’t help but shake his head in regret, realizing he had folded his hand and missed a golden opportunity.

Kornprut Srimingmongkolkul peeked into A♠ A♥ and made a raise to 6,000 from early position. Le Thanh Tung three-bet to 20,500 with A♦ K♥ from the small blind.

Srimingmongkolkul re-popped to 46,000 and Tung pushed all-in for 303,000 which Srimingmongkolkul easily called for his 97,000.

The flop 4♣ 8♥ 7♣ kept Srimingmongkolkul ahead. The turn K♠ made things exciting, but the 4♦ river sealed the deal to give Srimingmongkolkul the big double-up.

Le Than Tung raised to 6,000 from the button with 6♠ 6♥ and David Mann defended the big-blind with 4♥ 4♦ Both are treated to a flop of T♦ Q♦ J♦ , keeping Tung ahead, but giving Mann a flush-draw.

Mann check-called the 3,500 bet to see a 4♣ on the turn, giving Mann a set. Mann overbet to 25,000 and Tung mucked his cards.

Le Than Tung made a 5,000 min-raise from under the gun with Q♥ Q♦ when Nguyen Ngoc Son shoved all-in for 57,000 from the cut-off with A♥ K♦ . Tung made the call for a showdown.

The flop came J♦ 8♦ 4♦ to give Nguyen a better flush out. The turn 3♥ didn't make any improvement. The river Q♠ gave Tung the set of ladies to take down the pot and send Nguyen Ngoc Son out of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event.

Short-stacked Nguyen Kinh Huyen raised 22,000 on the back of A♦ K♣ , leaving only 500 to his stack. Nguyen Ngoc Son called with A♣ 9♠ his to see a flop of Q♠ 6♥ T♥

Nguyen Kinh Huyen shoved his last 500 in the middle and got an easy call from Nguyen Ngoc Son.

The board completed with Q♣ A♠ to give Nguyen Kinh Huyen a desperately needed double-up.

Two short-stacked players were looking to double up and stay alive in the tournament. Yurina Omuro, on the button, open-jammed for around 30,000, putting her tournament life at risk. Hai Duong Tran, in the big blind, made the call.

Yurina Omuro: 7♣ 7♠

Hai Duong Tran: A♦ 8♣

The flop came down J♦ J♣ 5♠ , keeping Omuro's pocket sevens ahead. But with two streets to come and Tran holding overcards, Omuro needed to avoid those cards to stay in the tournament.

The turn brought 3♣ , and the river was 9♣ , triggering a deep sigh of relief from Omuro as she scooped up the pot, securing a much-needed double-up.

The break is over and 215 players return to the floor to battle it out to get a piece of the VND 25,000,000,000 guaranteed prize pool

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Shi Bei woke up with A♥ A♦ on his big blind and made a three-bet to 12,000 with William Teoh and Pham Duy Anh matching to see a flop of 2♠ T♣ Q♣

Bei fired 25,000 with Teoh shoving all-in for 62,800 and Anh getting out of the way. Bei snap called for a showdown. Teoh showed Q♦ 5♦ : for a top-pair.

The 4♥ turn and 4♣ river didn't improve Teoh and eliminated him from the APT Phu Quoc Main Event.

Pham Duy Anh made a play on his big blind with a three-bet to 32,000 on the back of his 7-2 offsuit and was commited to call the shove of Steven Lo for 37,900.

Steven Lo: Q♠ Q♣

Pham Duy Anh: 7♣ 2♥

Lo was ahead on the flop of K♠ 5♠ 9♠ and had Anh drawing dead when the K♣ came on the turn. The K♦ on the river was a formality. Lo doubled-up and Anh just shared his best smile for the livestream.

Four players built a pot of 24,000 to see a flop of 9♠ 6♣ Q♦

Action was checked to William Teoh on the dealer button, who obliged by firing 12,000 with his 5♥ 5♣ . Clement Chau called from the small blind with his K♦ Q♥. as did Alan Turabayev with his J♣ T♣ on the big blind.

The three were shown a J♠ ; on the turn and all checked to see an 8♦ on the river.

Chau checked the option to Turabayev, who put in 13,700. Teoh stepped down and Chau made the call to his disappointment with his pair queen not good enough against Turabayev's straight.

The numbers are in, with the APT Phu Quoc 2024 Main Event surpassing the 2023 Main Event in terms of both player numbers and prize pool.

The tour's latest foray to Phu Quoc has seen the Main Event draw a total field of 795 entries (400 unique) for a 56 percent increase in player numbers from the 2023 tournament.

The VND 25 billion (~USD 1M) prize pool is 41 percent larger than the APT Phu Quoc 2023 prize pool of VND 14.75 billion (USD 619K).

The top 119 places will pay out, with a min-cash good for VND 56,250,000 (~USD 2,215), but it is the VND 4,710,000,000 (~USD 185,430) top prize that the remaining Day 2 players will be aiming for, as well as the award-winning 24K Gold Lion APT Main Event Trophy, and all the accolades that come with it.

APT PHU QUOC 2024 MAIN EVENT PAYOUTS

A full APT Main Event Payout List can be found by CLICKING HERE.

Julian Warhurst raised to 4,000 from early position, and Bui Le Ahn called from late position. Sehoon Yoon, sitting on the button, decided to raise the stakes with a hefty 18,000 bet.

Warhurst responded by shoving all-in for around 28,000, putting his tournament life at risk. Ahn quickly folded, leaving the stage set for a heads-up showdown.

Julian Warhurst: J♠ J♣

Sehoon Yoon: T♠ T♣

The flop came down T♥ 5♦ A♣ , and with the ten on top, Yoon hit a set of tens, while Warhurst stood up, seemingly preparing to leave the table.

The turn brought 3♥ , and the river was 7♠ , neither improving Warhurst’s hand. He made his way toward the rails as Yoon took the pot.

Georgios Skarparis opened the action under the gun with a bet of 4,200, which was only called by Ngoc Dai Nguyen in the small blind. The flop came down A♦ 2♠ 8♥ .

Nguyen checked and called Skarparis's continuation bet of 3,000, bringing the turn K♥ . Both players checked.

On the river, 3♠ , Nguyen led out with a 7,000 bet, and Skarparis called. Nguyen revealed A♠ J♠ , showing an ace from the flop. Skarparis mucked his hand, conceding the pot to Nguyen.

The action picked up with overall chip leader Jinlong Hu betting 18,500 from the big blind on the river after Mingcong Chen checked to him from the small blind. In response, Chen raised to 55,000, sending Hu into the tank. The board read 4♥ 7♦ 8♣ J♦ 2♦ . Hu alternated his gaze between the board and Chen, who returned the look with a steady, focused expression.

After some time, Hu finally made the call. Chen chuckled, revealing A♦ 7♣ . Hu let out a relieved sigh and tabled K♠ J♥ , securing the pot with top pair. The two players then shared a laugh, exchanging a joke in their native language.

Tin Tran Hoang shoved all-in from under the gun for 25,800 on the confidence of his Q♥ Q♣ Clement Chau made the call with A♥ Q♠ . Hoang was ahead on the flop of 2♣ 2♦ J♠ , but Chau overtook when he turned a A♦ on the turn and then a A♠ on the river added more oomph to end the APT Phu Quoc Main Event run of Hoang.

Quang Vu Dinh min-raised from UTG+1 with A♣ K♥ and made the call when Nguyen Truong Giang shoved her last 281,00 with A♦ 2♥ from the button. The board came 8♠ 7♣ 6♣ Ja 5♥ , taking out Giang from her seat at the featued table and from the APT Phu Quoc Main Event

After hitting a straight in the previous hand, Teoh got a big blind special when his 5♣ 3♣ made a runner-runner straight, connecting on a board of 9♦ A♥ 5♦ 2♠ 4♣

Quang Vu Dinh made a 12,500 bet on the river for his top-ace with A♣ T♦ , which Teoh re-raised to 37,200. Dinh made the call and dented his stack, losing to the straight. Teoh took down a 99,000 pot.

William Teoh min-raised from under the gun with T♥ 9♠ and found two callers from the blinds. The flop came 8♦ J♥ Q♣ and action was checked around to William Teoh who put in 3,000 for his flopped-straight. Only Quang Huy Dinh from the small blind called with his :Ks Qh:, flopping a top-pair. Teoh fired another 6,500 on the A♦ turn and Dinh matched to see a 4♠ river. Teoh then fired 12,000 with Dinh folding to avoid any further damage.

Charles Pansoy opened under the gun to 3,200, receiving calls from Giorgios Skarparis in the cutoff and Xin Tang in the big blind. The flop came 7♥ 8♥ T♦ .

Tang checked to Pansoy, who continued with a 6,200 bet, which both Skarparis and Tang called. On the turn 7♦ , Tang checked again, and Pansoy kept up the pressure with a 9,000 bet. This time, only Skarparis called as Tang folded.

The river brought the 4♣ , and Pansoy fired 20,000. Skarparis eventually folded face-up, showing A♦ 9♦ and commenting, "It didn't come out." In response, Pansoy showed one card—the T♠ .

There was around 43,700 chips in the middle beside a board that showed A♠ K♣ J♥ 9♥ Q♣ . Pham Duy Anh checked his top-pair Ace with A♥ 7♠ , Quang Vu Dinh made a value bet of 12,000 with his set of kings while holding K♠ K♥ . Anh made the call and turned over more chips to Dinh who inched up closer to the top of the featured table chip count leaderboard.

Kaihua Huang opened to 3,300 from the low-jack, prompting an all-in shove from Kyota Henzan for 41,500, putting his tournament life at risk. Huang, the table’s chip leader, made an easy call.

Kyota Henzan: A♠ J♥

Kaihua Huang: K♥ Q♠

The dealer spread the flop: K♦ 6♦ T♥ . Huang paired his king, while Henzan picked up a gutshot straight draw with an overcard ace. Both players now had potential straight draws.

The turn brought the A♣ , an ideal card for Henzan, giving him top pair and shifting the advantage in his favor. However, Huang still had outs, even though Henzan's jack served as a blocker to Huang's possible straight.

Then came the river: J♣ , completing Huang's straight and sending Henzan out of the tournament in heartbreaking fashion.

On a flop of Q♣ 6♠ J♦ , Kyota Henzan, in the small blind, bet 4,500 and received calls from Dien Tien Thanh, who was under the gun, and Kaihua Huang, in the hijack.

Henzan then checked to Thanh on the turn, T♦ , and Thanh bet 11,000. Huang, sitting behind a massive stack, called, while Henzan folded. The river, 9♠ , was checked by both players. Thanh tabled 6♦ 6♥ , revealing a flopped set, and Huang mucked his hand.

William Teoh min-raised and called for another 24,600 to match the all-in shove by Shuo Li or his last 27,800 for

Shuo Li: K♣ J♦

WIlliam Teoh: Q♣ T♣

The flop of 4♥ 3♠ 5♣ kept Li ahead and the 5♠ turn almost asured him of a double-up, but the poker gods threw a Q♠ on the river to give Teoh the win and give Li a ticket to the exit.

Over in the featured table, Pham Duy Anh just limped from early position with 7♥ 7♦ and Nguyen Truong Giang Raised to 5,100 from the cut-off with A♦ A♣ . When action cam back to Anh, he took a moment and felt something in the air before folding his hand.

Way to avoid a disaster!

Action was picked up with Runch Pornraksamanee, in small blind, all-in for his tournament life for around 30,000 against Dylan Foster who called in late position in a completed board with approximately 20,000 in the pot.

Runch Pornraksamanee: Q♦ 8♠

Dylan Foster: A♥ 6♥

Board: 9♦ T♠ 3♣ Q♣ 4♣

Foster was ahead with ace-high until the flop but with Pornraksamanee hitting the queen on the turn, tables were turned giving Pornraksamanee a much-needed double up to stay longer in the tournament.

The action from the featured table of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event is now live! The players who will be giving their best poker faces for the cameras include the likes of:

Chung Yun Clement Chau of Hong Kong, last APT cash was back in October 2024 when he moneyed twice in the APT Taipei Poker Classic.

Pham Duy Anh of Vietnam hopes to carry his second biggest stack of 220,000 from Flight D to make it through to Day 3. Other Vietnamese locals to defend the turf include Nguyen Truong Giang and Quang Huy Dinh.

William Teoh of Malaysia looks to continue his success after winning the APT Manila Super High Roller just a few weeks ago.

Shuo Li of China and Sutipong Popitukkul of Thailand complete the final table.

The cards are in the air, and play is now underway with a final tally of 795 entries, bringing 331 players to Day 2.

Stay tuned for news and updates on the thrilling poker action here at the Corona Casino Convention Center, Phu Quoc, Vietnam. Live updates will be on a 30-minute delay to align with the feature table broadcast, which will be live-streamed on the social media channels listed below.

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For those interested in watching some live poker action from Day 2 of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event, there will be a livestream from the featured table. All 10 Levels of pokaer action from Day 2 will be shown live!

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Day 2 of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event starts today at 11 am local time.

From the 753 total entries accumulated across all four Day 1 flights, 292 players will return to the field, though this number may shift as registration remains open until the start of Day 2.

Leading the pack is overall chip leader Jinlong Hu with 476,600 chips – the largest stack ever brought into Day 2. Close behind is Do Tien Vu, holding 447,800 chips. Nang Quang Nguyen, the 2023 APT Phu Quoc Super High Roller Champion, is in 5th place with 323,000.

A host of APT titleholders have also qualified to join Nguyen in today’s competition. Among this prestigious group are Taiwan’s Chi Jen “Justin” Chu (147,300), APT China’s Peng Chen (144,500), France’s Adrien Favre (122,500), Singapore's The Naing (139,500), and Australia's Yita Choong (121,000).

Some notables who will need to climb back from below-average stacks include South Korea’s Gab Yong Kim (97,600), Cypriot bracelet winner Georgios Skarparis (97,100), Sweden's Mikael Andersson (88,800), Natalia Rozova (61,700), and the Philippines' David Erquiaga (43,800).

Players will compete over 10 levels of 60 minutes each, or until the field is reduced to 48 players, whichever comes first.

Once registration closes, the total number of entries will be finalized, and the payout structure will be announced on the APT blog.

The top ten stacks heading into Day 2 are listed below: