HomeChips were shuffling throughout Day 2 of APT Summer Festival Hanoi with a long list of events running simultaneously at partner venue Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP). Here are the highlights.
KYLE BAO DIEP bags the Mystery Bounty for over VN₫ 520 Million
It was a very special day for Vietnam’s Kyle Bao Diep who outlasted the 49 final day contenders to clinch the Mystery Bounty series opener. This was Diep’s first ever major career win. He proudly matched up with his dad Jimmy Diep who won a bounty trophy back in 2018. To get there, he overcame a grueling twelve hour battle, eliminated six players during the money round which included the highly decorated heavy hitter Pham Tien Dung at heads up. For the achievement, Diep emerged the biggest earner, pocketing a huge VN₫ 520,660,000 (~US$ 22,260) in combined first prize and bounties. You can relive the Final 8 action via the live stream on APT YouTube and APT Twitch.
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~US$ 376)
Guarantee: VN₫ 1,500,000,000 (~US$ 64,150)
Entries: 252
Main prize pool: VN₫ 1,199,520,000 (~US$ 51,272)
Mystery bounty pool: VN₫ 756,000,000 (~US$ 32,331)
ITM: 26 places
Final table payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout | Bounties | Total |
| 1st | Kyle Bao Diep | 288,260,000 | 232,400,000 | 520,660,000 |
| 2nd | Pham Tien Dung | 192,180,000 | 208,300,000 | 400,480,000 |
| 3rd | Ngo Khoa Anh | 133,600,000 | 133,600,000 | |
| 4th | Nguyen Van Chien | 96,500,000 | 6,000,000 | 102,500,000 |
| 5th | Nguyen Van Hoang | 72,170,000 | 36,800,000 | 108,970,000 |
| 6th | Nguyen Tuan Tai | 55,700,000 | 15,900,000 | 71,600,000 |
| 7th | Le Xuan Huy | 44,230,000 | 51,400,000 | 95,630,000 |
| 8th | Chang Xiang Guang | 36,030,000 | 34,400,000 | 70,430,000 |
The Mystery Bounty was a two-day affair that opened with 252 entries across two flights for a guarantee crushing prize pool of VN₫ 1,955,520,000 (~US$ 83,630). Of that figure, VN₫ 756,000,000 was reserved for the mystery bounty rewards which were claimed in Day 2 during the money round. The most coveted prizes were worth VN₫ 154,400,000 (~US$ 6,600), with three hidden in the mix. After Vietnam’s Nguyen Tuan Anh eliminated India’s Rubin Labroo in 22nd place, he drew one of the top prizes. Nguyen later fell in 18th place to eventual runner up Pham Tien Dung for an added VN₫ 14,480,000 payout. In total, Nguyen collected VN₫ 168,880,000 (~US$ 7,220) making him the overall third largest event earner.
Nguyen Tuan Anh
Nguyen was just the first of Dung’s six victims, two of them were due to a double knockout. Flight B chip leader Nguyen Tuan Tai also booted two simultaneously. As the final table neared, Kyle Bao Diep joined the scalping spree. With already one under his belt for eliminating Le Truong Son in 21st place with 3♠ 7♠ two pair over A♠ 8♥ that missed the board, Diep added two more, Jasven Saigal (11th), and Vu Duc Trung (10th). At the unofficial final table with nine remaining, it took two hours and average stack dropping down to 17 BB before the Final 8 emerged. Nguyen Van Chien denied APT decorated Main Event champion Shardul Parthasarathi with A♣ K♠ dominating A♦ Q♣.
With the rollback to 30 BB average, the final table lasted several hours. Dung continued to impress by cleaning out the lone Malaysian player remaining. Chang Xiang Guang in 8th place. This earned him his fifth mystery bounty pull which turned into the coveted VN₫ 154,400,000 top prize.
Nguyen Van Hoang aka Hoang Nevar proceeded to eliminate two players, Diep followed with two of his own. On Diep’s first pull, he picked up the last top prize. Shortly after, Dung emptied out Ngo Khoa Anh to bring about heads up. Diep sported the bigger stack and after two showdowns, Diep shipped it to claim the last two rewards remaining. The final hand was Diep A♦ 9♠, Dung J♥ 7♥, the board A♥ 4♥ 8♠ 2♠ 10♣.
Congratulations to Kyle Bao Diep for his victory!
Payouts 9th to 26th
| Rank | Player | Payout | Bounties | Total |
| 9th | Shardul Parthasarathi | 30,030,000 | 6,000,000 | 36,030,000 |
| 10th | Vu Duc Trung | 25,020,000 | 10,400,000 | 35,420,000 |
| 11th | Jasven Saigal | 20,850,000 | 20,850,000 | |
| 12th | Dang Duy Thanh | 20,850,000 | 20,850,000 | |
| 13th | Ta Khanh Linh | 17,380,000 | 17,380,000 | |
| 14th | Nguyen Quynh Thu | 17,380,000 | 17,380,000 | |
| 15th | Tran Huy Phong | 17,380,000 | 17,380,000 | |
| 16th | Mai Tri Minh | 14,480,000 | 14,480,000 | |
| 17th | Ng Wei Chao | 14,480,000 | 14,480,000 | |
| 18th | Nguyen Tuan Anh | 14,480,000 | 154,400,000 | 168,880,000 |
| 19th | Dang Quang Thi | 12,070,000 | 12,070,000 | |
| 20th | Giao Linh | 12,070,000 | 12,070,000 | |
| 21st | Le Truong Son | 12,070,000 | 12,070,000 | |
| 22nd | Rubin Labroo | 12,070,000 | 12,070,000 | |
| 23rd | Si Yang Phua | 10,060,000 | 10,060,000 | |
| 24th | Nguyen Phurong Nam | 10,060,000 | 10,060,000 | |
| 25th | Yang Hai Yang | 10,060,000 | 10,060,000 | |
| 26th | Ritwik Khanna | 10,060,000 | 10,060,000 |
NGUYEN HOANG NAM awarded the win at the Deep Stack Turbo
Nguyen Hoang Nam
The Deepstack Turbo clocked in at just over five hours with the 50 entry field knocked down to the last player standing, Nguyen Hoang Nam, for his first ever APT win. At heads up, Nguyen and Tran Manh Hung struck an even chop to end the game. Both players pocketed VN₫ 36,840,000 (~US$ 1,575) each. The trophy was awarded to Nguyen for having the larger stack.
Prior to the victory, Nguyen was already bulldozing the felt. By bubble time, he was running as chip leader and despite doubling up a player, he had more than enough to deliver the bubble with 2♣ 2♠ holding firm against K♠ 10♥ overcards. Nguyen carried the chips all the way to the end to lift the first trophy of the series.
Buy in: VN₫ 3,300,000 (~US$ 140)
Entries: 50
Prize pool: VN₫ 145,500,000 (~US$ 6,220)
ITM: 9 places
Final table payouts
1st Nguyen Hoang Nam – Vietnam – VN₫ 36,840,000*
2nd Tran Manh Hung – Vietnam – VN₫ 36,840,000*
3rd William Rogers – UK – VN₫ 20,490,000
4th Mokaru Catalin – Romania – VN₫ 14,800,000
5th Tran Anh Tuan – Vietnam – VN₫ 11,070,000
6th Duyeon Jeong – Korea – VN₫ 8,540,000
7th Satoshi Kuriga – Japan – VN₫ 6,780,000
8th Terence Lim Wei Jie – Singapore – VN₫ 5,530,000
9th Jo Jung Sik – Korea – VN₫ 4,610,000
*Heads up deal
APT Player of the Series
With two events completed, the APT Player of the Series race is underway. The player that accumulates the highest number of points at the end of the festival will win a slew of prizes: the APT POS Trophy, APT POS Ring, exclusive watch, and US$ 800. For 2nd and 3rd place, they each receive an APT POS Trophy and US$ 100.
Currently in the lead is Kyle Diep for his victory at the Mystery Bounty followed by runner up Pham Tien Dung, and to round out the top three is Ngo Khoa Anh. Click here for the full list.
Paused: Superstar Challenge
The two-day Superstar Challenge saw 16 cough up the large VN₫ 108,500,000 (~US$ 4,630) buy in. This was most expensive tournament of the series. At the end of day 1, only 8 players survived. For players looking to get in, you are in luck. Registration is open for one level in Day 2 on Thursday, July 14. Cards in the air at 12pm. Starting stack is 100,000, blinds open at 1,500 – 3,000 – 3,000 (BB Ante), blinds increase every 40 minutes. The event will be televised in VTV’s On Sports channel via OnSports App and FB page.
End of Day 1 players
Hieu Ngo – Vietnam – 373,000
Nang Quang Nguyen – Vietnam – 340,000
Dao Minh Phu – Vietnam – 323,000
Tran Thinh – Vietnam – 226,500
Mabille – France – 203,000
Florent Remi – Malta – 199,500
Ta Son Tung – Vietnam – 128,000
Huu Dung Nguyen – 39,000
Paused: Head Hunter
The two-day Head Hunter had a slow start but after four hours of registration, it drew 100 entries for a prize pool of VN₫ 582,000,000 (~US$ 24,880). A third of that figure was for the bounty pool with VN₫ 2M instantly paid to the winner of every player knocked out. Day 1 ended with 8 gunners remaining. They return on Thursday, Juy 14 at 1pm to hunt down the VN₫ 98,910,000 (~US$ 4,228) top prize and the APT trophy.
End of Day 1 players
Mai Van Son – Vietnam – 227,500
Tuan Dinh – Vietnam – 184,500
David Tran – Vietnam – 124,000
Nguyen Manh Hung – Vietnam – 118,000
Ankit Jajodia – India – 106,000
Yang Hai Yang – China – 102,500
Pham Hung Cuong – Vietnam – 88,000
Peter Kiem – USA – 49,500
Events on Thursday, July 14
The MAIN EVENT gets underway on Thursday, July 14 with the first of three starting days under the spotlight. This is the Asian Poker Tour‘s most highly revered tournament and this one comes with a VN₫ 5 Billion guarantee. Buy in is VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 940) with unlimited re-entries.
For those new to the APT, the featured event offers one of the best structures in Asia. Players start with 250x the opening big blind. Blinds increase at a slow 60-minute pace. Starting days run through nine levels. For late comers and weekend warriors, registration closes in Day 2 at the start of Level 12. By then, stack to blinds is still a very playable 21 BB. See the APT Player Guide for all the details.
Another great incentive is the Bubble Protection. This is for players who get on the felt before the starting gun. In 2016, the APT introduced the Bubble Protection which is insurance from the bubble. If a protected player bubbles at the Main Event, that player will receive the buy in back in the form of APT credits. To qualify, all you need to do is have your chips in play by the first deal of Level 1. Keep in mind that same-day re-entry will not be protected.
APT Summer Festival Hanoi – VSOP 2022