HomeIt took over six hours of play at Championships Event Day 3 before the final 8 players emerged and when it did, sitting high above was Taiwan’s Fu Bang Huang with 2,270,000 accumulated.
You can read up on all the thrilling Day 3 action via our Live Updates.
Here’s how they lined up by rank:
Fu Bang Huang – Chinese Taipei – 2,270,000 (76 bbs)
Dhaval Mudgal – India – 1,425,000 (47 bbs)
Kensuke Koizumi – Japan – 1,320,000 (44 bbs)
Vincent Chauve – 1,285,000 (43 bbs)
Kang Feng Lien – Chinese Taipei – 935,000 (31 bbs)
Tien Quyet Pham – Vietnam – 700,000 (23 bbs)
Go Mori – Japan – 545,000 (18 bbs)
Vincent Huang – Australia – 470,000 (16 bbs)
When they return for the final race on Sunday, November 17 at 130pm, this is how they will be positioned:
Seat 1: Vincent Chauve – 1,285,000
Seat 2: Vincent Huang – 470,000
Seat 3: Kensuke Koizumi – 1,320,000
Seat 4: Tien Quyet Pham – 700,000
Seat 5: Fu Bang Huang – 2,270,000
Seat 6: Kang Feng Lien – 935,000
Seat 7: Go Mori – 545,000
Seat 8: Dhaval Mudgal – 1,425,000
The event will stream live on APT Twitch and APT YouTube starting at 230pm.
Final Day info
Chips in play: 8,950,000
Average stack: 1,118,750
Final Day opening blinds: 15K – 30K ante 30K
Remaining payouts
1st VND 1,576,810,000 (~USD 67,800)
2nd VND 1,051,200,000 (~USD 45,200)
3rd VND 730,780,000 (~USD 31,400)
4th VND 527,830,000 (~USD 22,700)
5th VND 394,730,000 (~USD 17,000)
6th VND 304,650,000 (~USD 13,000
7th VND 241,920,000 (~USD 10,400)
8th VND 197,100,000 (~USD 8,400)
The Championships Event is the second featured tournament of APT Vietnam 2019. It kicked off on November 13 at host venue Pro Poker Club and will conclude when a winner is crowned on November 17. Here’s a review of the event numbers:
Day 1A: 36 advanced out of 66 entries
Day 1B: 45 advanced out of 82 entries
Day 2: 31 entries
Total: 179 entries
Buy-in: VND 38,500,000 (~USD 1,700)
Prize pool: VND 6,077,050,000 (~USD 262,000)
ITM: 18 places
Championships Event Day 3 review
At Day 3, 26 players returned to action with Vincent Chauve leading the pack. Before the third hour was up, the bubble burst with Fu Bang Huang knocking out Dao Minh Phu with J♠ 9♦ straight on the river to crush A♣ J♣ on a board 8♣ 8♠ 4♦ 7♥ 10♣.
From there, the race for a seat to the finals continued. This is how they tumbled….
9th Hsing Hsiung Tai – Chinese Taipei – VND 164,250,000 (~USD 7,000)
10th Laksh Pal Singh – India – VND 136,880,000 (~USD 5,900)
11th Jerome Bradpiece – UK – VND 114,060,000 (~USD 4,900)
12th Tan Nguyen – Vietnam – VND 114,060,000 (~USD 4,900)
13th Kim Michael Enriquez – Philippines – VND 95,050,000 (~USD 4,000)
14th Yik Yin Chiu – Hong Kong SAR – VND 95,050,000 (~USD 4,000)
15th Tu Le – Australia – VND 95,050,000 (~USD 4,000)
16th Ta Duy Quoc Chinh – Vietnam – VND 79,210,000 (~USD 3,400)
17th Edward Pastoll – UK – VND 79,210,000 (~USD 3,400)
18t Lok Gino – Hong Kong SAR – VND 79,210,000 (~USD 3,400)
For the day’s ending chip leader Fu Bang, prior to delivering the bubble, he caught a lucky break when his 9♠ 9♥ improved to a set to double up through King Lun Lau who had K♥ K♦.
Down to the final two tables, Fu Bang shipped another hefty double up when his K♥ Q♠ shove found a king on the board to overtake Laksh Pal Singh‘s Q♣ Q♥. To close out his day, at the final table of 9 players his straight was paid handsomely by Vincent Huang.
Back at the finals was the day’s entering chip leader, Vincent Chauve. Chauve is in hot pursuit of the major APT title having finished one spot short at the Main Event just days ago. At Day 3, he started very strong, becoming the first player to cross into a million. Mid-day, his stack swung until a double up with A-K brought him back in fighting form. He later railed Ta Duy Quoc Chinh in 16th place.
Chinese Taipei’s Kang Feng Lien is also back at the final table. In July 2018, Kang finished 5th at the APT Vietnam Main Event. To earn his seat here, he landed a lucky double up when his K-10 dominated by Singh’s A-K improved to two pair when both of his cards partnered up on the board. He then eliminated Tan Nguyen in 12th place. Nguyen shoved with air on the river only to fall to Kang’s set of sixes.
Displaying an impressive run today was Vietnam’s Tien Quyet Pham who entered Day 3 at the bottom with 1k shy of 8 bbs. Pham doubled up multiple times to stay in the running. Pham has prior APT final table experience having reached it at APT Philippines 2018 (Championships Event) and 2016 (Main Event). He is looking to improve on his deepest 7th place finish.
As for Kensuke Koizumi, Go Mori, and Vincent Huang, this will be their first APT major event final table appearance.
You can read up on all the thrilling Day 3 action via our Live Updates. Keep in mind, there will be no live posts during the final day as it will be streamed in our media channels.