HomeHuge day at APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 2019 with wall-to-wall players at Pro Poker Club. Dragging everyone in was none other than the MAIN EVENT and its juicy VND 8 Billion (~USD 344,000) guarantee.
Today was the last starting day to enter. 243 poured in (186 uniques and 57 re-entries) to bring the combined entries to 402. This meant the guarantee was matched. Tomorrow’s final hour to enter will be added icing.
Scattered around the room were numerous APT major title-holders however the only ones navigating their way to Day 2 were: Cao Ngoc Anh, Harry Duong, and Hisashi Ogi. Other notables also through were Quang Nguyen, Le Ngoc Khanh, Daiki Horikawa, David Erquiaga, Ang Boon Seng, Son Putin, Mark Gruendemann, Norbert Koh, Pham Bao, and Vu Minh Tri.
Quite a number of players bagged up big stacks today such as Thailand’s Kajorrnut Prirrungrueng, Vietnam’s Anh Duy and Van Ngoc Binh. Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) owner Taiwan’s David Tai Hsing Hsiung also packed a hefty one of 153,900.
David Tai Hsing Hsiung
Before the close of day, Japan’s Ryusuke Kasawaki knocked out two players with K♦ K♥ defeating A♥ J♣ and 3♦ 5♣ on a board of 5♦ A♦ 6♦ 3♥ 8♦ for the nut flush.
Ryusuke Kasawaki
Day 1C – 128 advanced out of 243 entries
Listed below are players that bagged up over 100K
| 1 | Van Ngoc Binh | Vietnam | 176,000 |
| 2 | Tai Hsing-Hsiung | Taiwan | 153,900 |
| 3 | Anh Duy | Vietnam | 150,800 |
| 4 | Kajornnut Prirunoreung | Thailand | 137,400 |
| 5 | Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh | Vietnam | 130,800 |
| 6 | Ian Hawksby | Australia | 128,000 |
| 7 | Makana Silva | United States | 124,000 |
| 8 | Ryusuke Kasawaki | Japan | 118,600 |
| 9 | Lee Boon Han | Malaysia | 116,500 |
| 10 | Terry Nguyen | Vietnam | 114,600 |
| 11 | Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | 104,800 |
| 12 | Nguyen Duc Hai | Vietnam | 103,800 |
Day 1A results
20 advanced out of 45 entries
Day 1B results
56 advanced out of 114 entries
The 204 combined Day 2 qualifiers return to action on Sunday, July 7 at 1pm. Once again, for all you fence-sitters, late-comers, eliminated players, and even short stacks, registration is still open but just for the first hour of the day. All the info you need is in the link below.
Everything you need to know on the Main Event