Championships Event Day 1B underway; Players Party tonight at Xinh Lounge

The room is buzzing here at APT Vietnam Hanoi Loyal 2022 with the featured CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT VN₫ 4 Billion guaranteed as the day’s main entree. There are currently 7 tables running. Among those in action are notables players Terry Nguyen, Macaron Tran, Florencio Campomanes, David Erquiaga, Ashish Munot, Norbert Koh, Alex Lindop, and Steven Chow. Attempting a double takedown is newly crowned APT Main Event champion Shardul Parthasarathi. Registration stays open all day and three levels into Day 2. Day 1 survivors will bag up at the end of Level 8. At Day 1A, 32 players advanced out of 63 runners with Quang Nguyen setting the bar at 255,800. 

Dates: June 15 to 19
Buy in: VN₫ 38,500,000 (~US$ 1,660)
Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~US$ 172,300)
Starting stack: 50,000 

Tournament Structure

For those new to the APT, the Championships Event is a deep stacked tournament with blinds escalating every 60 minutes. For players that sign up at the last second, you still have a decent 20 BB stack. The ultimate winner will not only receive a large first prize payout, but will also take home the APT Championships Event Trophy and APT Championship Ring.

Day 1A: 32 advanced out fo 63 entries
Day 1B: Thursday, June 16
Day 1 bagging time: end of Level 8

Day 2: Friday, June 17
*Registration open for three hours in Day 2, closing at the start of Level 12

Day 3: Saturday, June 18
Final 8: Sunday, June 19

APT Players Party tonight

Fun on the felt must also be matched with fun off the felt. That happens tonight at 10pm at Xinh Lounge. Everyone is welcome to come party and enjoy the free food and drinks!