APT Kick-Off Vietnam 2019 Main Event


Ming Yang Liu rails Alan King Lun Lau

Level: 24 Blinds: 10000-20000 Ante: 20000

After shipping in a double up, Ming Yang Liu climbed higher by railing Alan King Lun Lau. Ming raised to 40k, Lau shoved his 290k stack, Ming called.

Ming A K
Lau A J

The board ran 10 2 2 K J. Ming up to 870k.


Ming Yang Liu lands a double off the leader

Level: 24 Blinds: 10000-20000 Ante: 20000

Ming Yang

Ming Yang Liu all in with Q Q up against the chip leader Huu Tuan Nguyen with A Q. The board came 3 4 2 4 9 for a double up to Ming. Tuan slipped to 1.55M, Ming up to 600k.


Eliminations 23rd – 27th

Eliminations 23rd – 27th – VND 79,159,000

23rd Jae Wook Shin
24th Kopyl Waldemar
25th Van Ngoc Binh
26th
27th Vu Minh Tri


Daiki Horikawa gets lucky and busts Jae Wook Shin

Level: 23 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Cutoff Daiki Horikawa raised to 40k, big blind Jae Wook Shin three-bet to 150k, Horikawa shoved, and Shin called.

Shin K K
Horikawa J J

The board was kind at first to Shin 10 5 Q 8 but then the river J came down to crack kings and eliminate Shin. Horikawa climbed to 960k.


Huu Tuan Nguyen busts Kopyl Waldemar, rises to 1.8M

Level: 23 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Huu Tuan Nguyen took down another player with his monstrous stack and is now up to 1.8M. His victim was Kopyl Waldemar who three-bet shoved his 336k stack, called by Tuan. Waldemar Q 10, Tuan A Q, the board ran 6 8 Q 5 2.


Van Ngoc Binh falls; Huu Dung Nguyen nears 1.5M

Level: 23 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Huu Dung Nguyen

The day’s entering chip leader Van Ngoc Binh had an impressive ride here at the Main Event but his bid for the title has been cut short. Binh went head-to-head against APT decorated champion Huu Dung Nguyen who sent him packing.

The hand started with Binh raising to 40k, Huu three-bet to 100k, Binh all in for 635k, Huu called. Binh A K, Huu K K, the board ran low 4 7 6 10 5 and Huu shipped it. He now has 1.47M. 


Gruendemann in the millionaire club; Chul Ho Bae eliminated

Level: 23 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Mark Gruendemann’s stuck has been swinging and this time it headed upwards of 1.1M. He recently eliminated Chul Ho Bae who shoved with K Q into Gruendemann’s 10 10. Chul missed the board completely.


Eliminations 28th – 36th

Eliminations 28th – 36th – VND 65,966,000

28th Nguyen Hoang Linh
29th Shi Pengfei
30th Wenqi Wei
31st Pyeonggyu Jin
32nd Xiaosheng Zheng
33rd Dao Ngoc Nam
34th Danilin Oleh
36th Dang Dinh Hoang


Kim Hak Do’s aces cracked! Vu Duc Trung lands two outer

Level: 22 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Vu Duc Trung shoved his remaining 211k stack holding 5 5 and two spots over, Kim Hak Do called with A A. All was quiet when the board ran 9 4 9 10 but with the river slapping down a two outer 5, it was a full house for Trung to avoid elimination. Trung up to 450k, Kim down to 300k.