HomeThree players walked away with trophies at Day 2 of APT Vietnam Phu Quoc 2022. The happy champions were Pham Thi Tuyet, decorated local pro Pham Bao, and Nguyen Tan Phat. Congratulations to the winners! Nguyen leads the APT Player of the Series race with 290.17 points. Next up are another three events to conquer:
12pm: Pot Limit Omaha (2-day event) – VN₫ 6,600,000 buy in
2pm: Super High Rollers (2-day event) – VN₫ 55,000,000 buy in
3pm: Deep Stack Turbo – VN₫ 5,500,000 buy in
There will also be a Main Event satellite at 6pm with VN₫ 1,800,000 buy in.
APT Vietnam Phu Quoc schedule
Event structures
Event results
Nguyen Tan Phat wins the Mystery Bounty
The series opener Mystery Bounty event drew 48 entries across two flights and after two days of play, Vietnam’s Nguyen Tan Phat emerged victorious for his maiden APT title.
Nguyen Tan Phat – Mystery Bounty champion
To get to the top, Phat had quite a number of lucky moments. He entered the day running fifth in chips, by bubble time, he rivered a two-outer set to deny Yik “Ray” Chiu‘s two pair. It was all in preflop; Chiu pushed K♦ J♣, Phat called with 7♦ 7♣, the board ran K♣ Q♣ 2♣ J♦ 7♥.
With the money intact, Phat got lucky again. He cracked Nguyen Minh Cong‘s pocket kings with 5♠ 6♠ flush. This sent Cong down to just 2.5 BB and busted to Ng Chow Han who was awarded the first mystery bounty ticket. Ng drew VN₫ 17,620,000.
Next to go were Yoann Gimenez and Dennis Ng, both players losing all their chips to chip leader Phat. Gimenez missed his flush draw gamble, in turn, Phat drew his first mystery bounty reward worth VN₫ 28,470,000. Before Dennis hit the rail, he grinded to a monstrous stack that downsized significantly when his A♠ K♠ lost to Phat’s J♠ 9♠ full house on a board A♦ J♦ 9♥ 2♥ 9♦. Phat eventually took the rest of Dennis’s chips and scored another mystery bounty reward worth VN₫ 11,620,000.
Heads up: Nguyen Tan Phat and Ng Chow Han
Heads up kicked off with Phat sitting on 38 BB and Ng with 12 BB. Within minutes, Ng doubled up with K♣ K♥ set beating A♦ 4♦, then grinded to par. At this point, both players opted to chop the remaining payouts and bounties, leaving VN₫ 5 Million and the trophy to flip for. Phat won it for a grand total payout of VN₫ 139,320,000. For runner up Ng, it was an equally impressive result. A confessed cash game player, it was his first ever tournament. Ng collected a combined VN₫ 111,850,000.
Congratulations to Nguyen Tan Phat! With this win, he is now frontrunner in the APT Player of the Series race.
Buy in: VN₫ 7,700,000
Entries: 48
Main cash pool: VN₫ 229,920,000
Bounty pool: VN₫ 96,000,000
ITM: 5 places
Payouts
1st Nguyen Tan Phat – Vietnam – VN₫ 139,320,000*
2nd Ng Chow Han – Malaysia – VN₫ 111,850,000*
3rd Dennis Ng – Hong Kong – VN₫ 35,240,000
4th Yoann Gimenez – France – VN₫ 23,240,000
5th Nguyen Minh Cong – VN₫ 16,270,000
*Heads up deal; bounties included in the payouts
Pham Thi Tuyet claims the OFC Poker title
Pham Thi Tuyet – OFC Poker champion
Nine players took interest in the Open Face Chinese Poker Progressive event for a prize pool of VN₫ 69,840,000. In the end it was two ladies battling it out for the title. Pham Thi Tuyet overcame her tough adversary Yvonne Ng to claim her maiden APT title, trophy, and a cool VN₫ 34,920,000.
Heads up: Pham Thi Tuyet and Yvonne Ng
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000
Entries: 9
Prize pool: VN₫ 69,840,000
ITM: 3 places
Payouts
1st Pham Thi Tuyet – Vietnam – VN₫ 34,920,000
2nd Yvonne Ng – Singapore – VN₫ 24,440,000
3rd Chi Chung Ho – Hong Kong – VN₫ 10,480,000
Pham Bao takes down the Deep Stack Turbo
The Deep Stack Turbo event had a much better turnout than the day prior with 27 total entries. This generated a prize pool of VN₫ 130,950,000. After a quick six hours of work, decorated local pro Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao added a feather to his cap, claiming his first ever APT win. For his efforts, Pham pocketed VN₫ 55,940,000 and an APT trophy to commemorate the achievement. For runner up Nguyen Van Thuy, it was an impressive grind having nearly bubbled in a three way showdown as the shortest stack. His pocket tens held for a triple up.
Pham Bao – Deep Stack Turbo champion
Another player needing acknowledgment is French player Yoann Gimenez who became the first player to reach the money twice. Gimenez placed 4th at the Mystery Bounty event then immediately jumped into this event for an additional cash worth VN₫ 9,270,000. He is now running third in the APT POS race, just below leader Nguyen Tan Phat and Ng Chow Han.
As for Yik “Ray” Chiu, it was a cruel double bubble day for the Hong Kong pro. Chiu fell one spot short of ITM here and at the Mystery Bounty event.
Buy in: VN₫ 5,500,000
Entries: 27
Prize pool: VN₫ 130,950,000
ITM: 5 places
Payouts
1st Pham Ngoc Quoc – Vietnam – VN₫ 55,940,000
2nd Nguyen Van Thuy – Vietnam – VN₫ 32,430,000
3rd Brandon Mifsud – Malta – VN₫ 20,070,000
4th Quach Tuan Anh – Vietnam – VN₫ 13,240,000
5th Yoann Gimenez – France – VN₫ 9,270,000