Main Event: Huu Dung Nguyen bags the lead at Day 1A; 30 advance out of 73 entries


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After two days of pre-games, the inaugural APT Vietnam Hanoi Loyal 2022 – MAIN EVENT – took center stage at the Grand Loyal Poker Club. This was the tour’s most highly revered tournament and it came loaded with a VN₫ 5 Billion (~US$ 215,630) guarantee. Throughout the scheduled nine rounds of Day 1A, a total of 73 took interest with 30 advancing to Day 2. At the helm was Vietnamese pro Huu Dung Nguyen who bagged up a dominating 191 BB stack. Nguyen is an APT title-holder; he won the APT Philippines Championships Event back in 2017. 

Rank Name Country Chips
1 Huu Dung Nguyen Vietnam 152,900
2 Chien Than Vietnam 106,800
3 Tran Huy Hoang Vietnam 99,500
4 Ha Van Thien Vietnam 98,600
5 Makato Fujita Japan 91,300
6 Keigo Fujimoto Japan 88,700
7 Nguyen Van Trung Vietnam 87,700
8 Norbert Koh Singapore 83,300
9 Quang Vu Vietnam 83,200
10 Le Minh Phuc Vietnam 78,600
11 Luke Le Vietnam 70,700
12 Yuki Kozaki Japan 68,400
13 Hu Jing Long China 66,100
14 Terry Nguyen Vietnam 58,000
15 Dinh Duc Linh Vietnam 56,300
16 Anton Widjaya Indonesia 53,200
17 Ito Akira Japan 50,700
18 Phan Trong Linh Vietnam 50,200
19 Bui Nam Long Vietnam 45,800
20 Le Tan Luan United Kingdom 44,600
21 Bui Ngoc Quoc Linh Vietnam 43,200
22 Anupad Khongdechudomkul Thailand 41,100
23 Dang Van Hien Vietnam 39,100
24 Jinichi Kubo Japan 33,900
25 Hoang Anh Tu Vietnam 30,200
26 Zarvan Tumboli India 29,700
27 Rungrot Nuannoi Thailand 27,700
28 “20 FEB” Vietnam 23,700
29 Robert Kiss United States 12,800
30 Vu Duc Trung Vietnam 9,900
 
73 Entries
1,825,000 Chip in Play / 58,870 Average Chips

 

Other notable players pulling through were Singapore’s Norbert Koh who recently placed 2nd at local Main Event in Hanoi, Terry Nguyen, Dang Van Hien, Zarvan Tumboli, Robert Kiss, and Vu Duc Trung. 

The survivors have a three-night break before they return on June 12 for Day 2 which starts at 12 noon. In the meantime, for those that haven’t secured their next round seats, there are two starting days left to make it happen. 

If you are new to the APT, this event offers one of the best structures in the region. It features a deep stack format with slow escalating blinds, allowing for plenty of playing time which ultimately rewards the more skilled. For players that enter at the last second, you still have a decent 20 BB to start with. 

For the schedule and structure, click here.

Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 950)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 215,630)
Starting stack: 25,000
Level 1 blinds: 50-100

Day 1A: 30 advanced out of 73 entries
Day 1B: Friday, June 10 @12pm
Day 1C: Saturday, June 11 @ 12pm

*All Day 1 heats bag up at the end of Level 9 at 21:45.

Day 2: Sunday: June 12 @12pm
Day 3: Monday, June 13 @12pm
Final Table: Tuesday, June 14 @13:30 

Bubble Protection

To spice thing’s up, the APT extends an incentive for all the early birds, the Bubble Protection. This is a very powerful perk to have. In the unfortunate event that you find yourself busting on the bubble, the APT will give you back your buy in in the form of APT credits. To qualify for Bubble Protection all that’s required are these simple steps:

  • Pre-register
  • Draw for your seat
  • Have your chips in play by the first deal of Level 1

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