HomeAfter four days of intense competition, the Championships Event is down to the Final 8 players! The finalists were determined at Day 3 where 35 players returned to hunt down the money and the coveted seat. It took eight hours to seal the deal with Vietnam’s Dang Duy Thanh eliminating fellow countryman Dinh Duc Linh in 9th place. In turn, Dang amassed the chip lead equivalent to 60 BB. Congratulations to the finalists! The race to the title and the burly VN₫ 1,823,500,000 (~US$ 78,500) first prize takes place on Sunday, June 19 starting at 1:30pm. You can catch the action live at the Grand Loyal Poker Club or via the live stream on APT YouTube and APT Twitch.
Final 8 by rank
| Dang Duy Thanh | Vietnam | 2,415,000 | 60 |
| Nguyen Van Sang aka Hoa Thien | Vietnam | 2,125,000 | 53 |
| Tran Huy Hoang aka Louis Tran | Vietnam | 1,695,000 | 42 |
| Hoang Thai Son aka Son Hoang | Vietnam | 1,500,000 | 37 |
| Jiang Yongbo | Singapore | 1,095,000 | 27 |
| Dinh Tien Thanh | Vietnam | 790,000 | 20 |
| Ankit Jajodia | India | 670,000 | 17 |
| Rijad Hasani | Serbia | 510,000 | 13 |
Chips in play: 10,800,000
Average stack: 1,350,000 (34 BB)
Resuming blinds: 20K – 40K – 40K BB Ante
Remaining payouts
| 1st | 1,823,500,000 |
| 2nd | 1,215,660,000 |
| 3rd | 845,110,000 |
| 4th | 610,410,000 |
| 5th | 456,490,000 |
| 6th | 352,310,000 |
| 7th | 279,770,000 |
| 8th | 227,940,000 |
| 9th | 227,940,000 |
Event Recap
Underway on June 15, the Asian Poker Tour Vietnam Hanoi Loyal 2022 – CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT – drew an impressive 216 entries to obliterate the advertised VN₫ 4 Billion guarantee. In its place was a much richer VN₫ 7,333,200,000 (~US$ 315,540) prize pool. Day 3 opened with 35 players looking to seize a piece however only 22 were guaranteed to money. Among those missing the mark was Nguyen Van Trung (Main Event – 3rd place) who busted on the first hand of the day with pocket Kings running into Ankit Jajodia‘s pocket Aces. Pham Tien Dung (Main Event – 5th place) also went bust before the money round with mid pair unable to improve against an overpair. As the bubble round neared, two players fell in quick succession to deny the crucial stage.
Buy in: VN₫ 38,500,000 (~US$ 1,657)
Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~US$ 172,117)
Total entries: 216
Prize pool: VN₫ 7,333,200,000 (~US$ 315,540)
ITM: 22 places
New Zealand pro Thomas Ward was first to collect followed out by the last remaining APT decorated champion Hue Dang in 21st place. Dang fell on a three-way that saw Tran Huy Hoang aka Louis Tran get very lucky to avoid elimination at the hands of Serbian Rijad Hasani. Singaporean pro Norbert Koh (Main Event – 9th place) charged up to 17th place, and the day’s entering chip leader David Erquiaga fell in 11th place. Unlike at Day 2, Erquiaga couldn’t get much going, instead paid out pots until he was at risk for most of the final two tables. USA’s Robert Kiss was cleaned out by Louis Tran with A-Q dominated by A-K. This formed the unofficial final table with nine remaining.
Dang Duy Thanh
After two orbits, which was mostly dominated by Nguyen Van Sang, the first called shove arrived. Hasani’s pocket Sevens survived the heat against Jiang Yongbo‘s A-K. The next clash was the opposite with Dang Duy Thanh outdrawing Dinh Duc Linh to form the Final 8. You can read up on the action via the Live Updates.
Payouts 9th to 22nd in VN₫
| 9th | Dinh Duc Linh | Vietnam | 189,950,000 |
| 10th | Robert Kiss | USA | 158,290,000 |
| 11th | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 131,910,000 |
| 12th | Sumit Sapra | India | 131,910,000 |
| 13th | Dinh Van Tien | Vietnam | 109,930,000 |
| 14th | Nguyen Hoang Huy | Vietnam | 109,930,000 |
| 15th | Le Anh Minh | Vietnam | 109,930,000 |
| 16th | Tran Nam Trung | Vietnam | 91,600,000 |
| 17th | Norbert Koh | Singapore | 91,600,000 |
| 18th | Katsuhito Kawai | Japan | 91,600,000 |
| 19th | Teddy Pham | Vietnam | 76,340,000 |
| 20th | Le Van Dien | Vietnam | 76,340,000 |
| 21st | Hue Thi Dang | Vietnam | 76,340,000 |
| 22nd | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 76,340,000 |