Running back-to-back with the Main Event is another top of the line tournament of the Asian Poker Tour, the CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT. This is APT Vietnam 2019‘s second featured event and it comes with a rich VND 6,000,000,000 (~USD 259,500) guarantee.
Today saw 66 runners (54 uniques, 12 re-entries) take to the races for the Day 1A flight. At the end of the scheduled eight rounds, only 36 survived. Vietnam’s Terry Nguyen bagged up the top dog stack of 219,000. Nguyen is a very well known player at APT Vietnam. He was the previous APT Vietnam Player of the Series winner.
We caught Nguyen’s last winning hand. With blinds at 500 – 1K ante 1K, he raised to 4k, was called by the bb player. At the flop 3♣ Q♦ 8♠, Nguyen fired 1500 and was check-called, but on the A♦ turn, bb check- folded to the 4500 bet. Nguyen showed his A♥ Q♣ top two pair.
Also advancing was APT Vietnam defending champion Oliver Helm with 150,000 bagged.
Other APT major title-holders making the cut were Soo Jo Kim (176,700) and Abhinav Iyer (131,600). Series two-time side event winner Joakim Andersson (66,300) also through to Day 2.
All of the survivors will have a one day break before returning for Day 2 on Friday, November 15 at 1pm. They await the results of Day 1B taking place tomorrow, Thursday, November 14.
Championships Event – Day 1A chip counts
1 | Terry Nguyen | Vietnam | 219,000 |
2 | Kim Michael Enriquez | Philippines | 193,800 |
3 | David Luong | Australia | 189,600 |
4 | Soo Jo Kim | Korea | 176,700 |
5 | Oliver Helm | New Zealand | 150,000 |
6 | Lau King Sing | Hong Kong | 134,000 |
7 | Abhinav Iyer | India | 131,600 |
8 | Vincent Huang | Australia | 131,100 |
9 | Josh McCully | Australia | 126,800 |
10 | Dao Minh Phu | Vietnam | 123,200 |
11 | Yasheel Doddanavar | India | 120,000 |
12 | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 105,300 |
13 | Vivek Rughani | India | 98,700 |
14 | Meherzad Munsaf | India | 94,300 |
15 | Chris Leug | Hong Kong | 90,100 |
16 | Edward Pastoll | United Kingdom | 88,300 |
17 | Pang Cho Yi | Hong Kong | 87,600 |
18 | Dinh Gia Hung | Vietnam | 81,400 |
19 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 78,400 |
20 | Hari Varma | Australia | 77,400 |
21 | Jorge Paredes | Espana | 75,000 |
22 | Kjell-Ove Dyb | Norway | 68,700 |
23 | Joakim Andersson | Sweden | 66,300 |
24 | Kang Yoo Sin | Korea | 66,100 |
25 | Lau King Lun Alan | Hong Kong | 62,700 |
26 | Tu Le | Australia | 61,700 |
27 | Nguyen Duc Bien | Australia | 56,900 |
28 | Ng Cheuk Tan | Hong Kong | 52,300 |
29 | Nguyen Tan Phuoc | Vietnam | 51,700 |
30 | Yuwen Pan | China | 50,500 |
31 | Lok Gino | Hong Kong | 47,600 |
32 | Livar Dysjaland | Norway | 39,100 |
33 | Laksh Pal Singh | India | 32,000 |
34 | Tomokazu Hattanda | Japan | 31,700 |
35 | Derek Wang | United Kingdom | 28,700 |
36 | Nguyen Pham The Quan | Vietnam | 28,200 |
Championships Event info
Dates: November 13 to 17 (five days)
Buy-in: VND 38,500,000 (~USD 1,700)
Guarantee: VND 6 billion (~USD 259,500)
Starting stack: 50,000 (250 times the starting big blind)
Start time: 1pm
You can view the structure inside the APT Vietnam Player Booklet.
Day 1A: 36 advanced out of 66 entries
Current chips in play: 3,300,000
Current average stack: 91,667
Day 1B: Thursday, November 14 (plays until the end of Level 8)
Day 2: Friday, November 15 (plays until the end of Level 16)
Day 3: Saturday, November 16 (plays until the final 8 players is reached)
Final Day: Sunday, November 17
Notes:
- Unlimited re-entries allowed
- Each level runs for 60 minutes
- Registration closes one hour into Day 2, at the start of Level 10
- Multiple stacks allowed but only the best stack advances
- Shot Clock will be introduced when the tournament is down to the last six tables
Bubble Protection
It pays to get bubble protected!
Bubble Protection is a one of the best perks for players attending the Main Event. In the event that a “bubble protected player” busts on the bubble, that player will receive his/her buy-in back in the form of APT Tournament credits (valid for one year). Since its inception in 2016, Bubble Protection has saved several players from walking away empty-handed. To be eligible, all you need to do is follow the easy steps below:
- Pre-register
- Draw for your seat before starting time
- Have your chips put into play on the first deal of Level 1
APT Championships Event facts
Reigning APT Vietnam 2019 Championships Event champion: Oliver Helm (USD 52,000)
Reigning APT 2019 Championships Event champion: Jinho Hong (USD 55,400)
APT Kick-off Vietnam 2019 Championships Event champion: Lim Yo Hwan (USD 88,000)
Out of the three champions, the only player so far seen at the ongoing series is Oliver Helm. He bagged up a healthy 150,000 at the Championships Event Day 1A. We will surely be tracking his progress throughout the rest of the tournament.