APT Kick-Off Vietnam 2019 Main Event


Eliminations 13th – 15th

Level: 26 Blinds: 15000-30000 Ante: 30000

Eliminations 13th – 15th – VND 136,787,000

13th Zong Xing
14th Duy Ho
15th Loc Tien Nguyen


Zong Xin’s kings fall to a two-outer

Level: 26 Blinds: 15000-30000 Ante: 30000

Zong Xin’s run at the Main Event ended on a nasty beat by Huu Dung Nguyen. Xin raised to 60k, Huu all in for 600k, Zong all in as well for slightly less.

Xin K K
Huu 3 3

The board ran 7 4 2 3 5 for a set to Huu. Xin exited in 13th place. Huu up to 1.1M.


River card good for Mai Te… rising up!

Level: 26 Blinds: 15000-30000 Ante: 30000

At the start of this level Mai Te was in need of boost. He got it through Ming Wang Liu. Just moments ago, he grew further in a hand against Alex Lee. Cutoff Lee raised to 70k and Te defended his big blind. At the flop 8 K 7, Te checked, Lee c-bet 70k, called by Te. On the K turn, action was the same with Te check-calling a 110k bet from Lee. The river 7 Lee didn’t bet and Te won with Q 7 full house over Lee’s A 8. Te now at 1.2M, just over average stack.


Another short goes up, Kim Hak Do ships it

Level: 26 Blinds: 15000-30000 Ante: 30000

Button player Huu Dung Nguyen raised to 60k, big blind Kim Hak Do (J88 Poker Team Pro) three-bet all in his 335k stack. Huu called.

Kim A K
Huu A 8

Both players saw a piece of the flop K 8 6, and with the turn 5 and river J, Kim had the better spread and doubled up.


Vu Duc Trung doubles up through Iyer

Level: 26 Blinds: 15000-30000 Ante: 30000

Vu Duc Trung

Abhinav Iyer raised to 60k, Vu Duc Trung three-bet to 150k Iyer shoved his huge stack, and despite him being covered, Trung called for his tournament life.

Iyer 3 3
Trung K K

No help on the board for Iyer and he paid Trung the double up. Iyer down to 1.9m, Trung up to 1.1m.


Mai Te picks up a double

Level: 26 Blinds: 15000-30000 Ante: 30000

The new level average stack is around 37bbs. For Mai Te, his 340k is way behind, just over 11bbs. On a raise of 70k from Alex Lee, three-bet to 225k by Ming Wang Liu, Te shoved and only Ming called.

Te J J
Ming A Q

The board threw blanks 6 10 K 8 2 for a double up to Te.


Abhinav Iyer rails Duy Ho

Level: 25 Blinds: 12000-24000 Ante: 24000

Just before the break, Duy Ho was all in with K 7 and Abhinav Iyer called with 9 9. The board ran 5 7 10 Q J for a pair as well to Duy but still behind. Finishing 14th is quite impressive for Duy who came back from 4bbs in Day 2 to one of the top 5 stacks to entering today.


Eliminations 16th – 18th

Eliminations 16th – 18th – VND 113,989,000

16th Zhou Jun
17th Siyang Phua
18th Erik Billgren


Eliminations 19th – 22nd

Eliminations 19th – 22nd – VND 94,991,000

19th Xiaoyin He
20th Nguyen Chi Thinh
21st Daniel Lim Koon Ting
22nd Alan King Lun Lau