HomeNonstop action at APT Summer Festival Hanoi at the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP) with two trophy events to enter – the two-day High Rollers and Short Deck. Before those hit the felt, the Main Event resumes with 57 remaining. The event generated a massive VN₫ 9,447,800,000 (~US$ 402,800) prize pool from the 487 total entries. Dao Minh Phu leads the charge. The goal today is to reach the money, which is just eight spots away then a seat to the Final 8. You can follow the action via our Live Updates.
Events on Monday, July 18
Day 6 results
At Day 6 of the series, another two first time winners emerged, Tony Khalil Chaya and Sajal Gupta. We’ve got those results below. One race getting everyone scrambling is the APT Player of the Series. Players that have cashed at any of the trophy events automatically earned points so if you are one of them, make sure to check your standing daily. After 11 side events completed, Malaysia’s Chang Xiang Guang jumped seven notches to 5th rank.
APT Player of the Series leaderboard
*Top 5 after 11 side events
Emotional victory for TONY KHALIL CHAYA at the Deep Stack Hyper Turbo
Lebanese player Tony Khalil Chaya was overwhelmed with joy after capturing his first ever APT win. Chaya entered heads up behind in chips then cracked pocket aces to nearly wipe out Weon Jae Yoon. Two hands later it was all over. Chaya was champion and was awarded a trophy to forever commemorate the moment. In addition, he pocketed the VN₫ 54,770,000 (~US$ 2,335) first prize. After all the photos, Chaya could be heard on the mobile gushing with euphoria. Congratulations to the new champion!
Buy in: VN₫ 4,400,000 (~US$ 188)
Entries: 45
Prize pool: VN₫ 174,600,000 (~US$ 7,444)
ITM: 8 places
Payouts
1st Tony Khalil Chaya – Lebanon – VN₫ 54,770,000
2nd Weon Jae Yoon – Korea – VN₫ 36,530,000
3rd Jaewook Han – Korea – VN₫ 25,390,000
4th Hoang Hong Giang – Vietnam – VN₫ 18,340,000
5th Yamada Hiroaki – Japan – VN₫ 13,720,000
6th Artem Fedula – Russia – VN₫ 10,590,000
7th Ho Anh Thanh – Vietnam – VN₫ 8,410,000
8th Tran Xuan Toan – Vietnam – VN₫ 6,850,000
SAJAL GUPTA hits two outer to win High Rollers Single Day
Indian player Sajal Gupta was another first time APT winner. After busting out of the Main Event, Gupta jumped in the High Rollers Single Day looking for redemption. He navigated his way into the final table, then into the money round with five remaining. Heads up was reached when Gupta’s King-Nine outdrew Hoang Thai Son‘s Ace-Two to face Superstar Challenge runner up Nguyen Quang Minh for the title. Nguyen was ahead in the count but had difficulty closing it out. Gupta doubled up three times to take the lead then won it after landing a two-outer with 9♣ 9♥ spiking a nine at the flop to bad beat Nguyen’s J♣ J♥. Gupta won an APT event trophy and VN₫ 335,670,00 (~US$ 14,311).
Buy in: VN₫ 32,500,000 (~US$ 1,385)
Entries: 27
Prize pool: VN₫ 785,700,000 (~US$ 33,500)
ITM: 5 places
Payouts
1st Sajal Gupta – India – VN₫ 335,670,000 (~US$ 14,310)
2nd Nguyen Quang Minh – Vietnam – VN₫ 194,560,000
3rd Hoang Thai Son – Vietnam – VN₫ 120,440,000
4th Dang Van Hien – Vietnam – VN₫ 79,430,000
5th Nguyen Tuan Hung – Vietnam – VN₫ 55,600,000
APT Summer Festival Hanoi – VSOP 2022 – Event Results
Paused: No Limit Hold’em Day 1
83 entered the two-day No Limit Hold’em event which wrapped up with 9 players remaining. They return to the felt at 1pm on Monday, July 18.
Final 9 players
Robert Kiss – USA – 182,500
Ng Wei Chao – Singapore – 163,200
Ankit Wadhawan – India – 117,200
Terence Lim – Singapore – 89,200
Kevin Lim – Singapore – 86,800
Kannan Kalidasan – Singapore – 67,300
Gilbert Goh – Singapore – 50,100
Wu Jun Hao – Singapore – 41,700
Tran Hai Hung (Hung QN) – Vietnam – 37,900
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~US$ 375)
Entries: 83
Prize pool: VN₫ 644,080,000 ~(S$ 27,460)
ITM: 14 places
Payouts
1st VN₫ 174,930,000
2nd VN₫ 116,630,000
3rd VN₫ 81,080,000
4th VN₫ 58,560,000
5th VN₫ 43,790,000
6th VN₫ 33,800,000
7th VN₫ 26,840,000
8th VN₫ 21,870,000
9th VN₫ 18,220,000
10th Norbert Koh – Singapore – VN₫ 15,190,000
11th Kyle Bao Diep – Vietnam – VN₫ 15,190,000
12th Nguyen Duc Anh – Vietnam – VN₫ 12,660,000
13th Luong Viet Tha Duong – Vietnam – VN₫ 12,660,000
14th Chong Jun Hao – Singapore – VN₫ 12,660,000