APT Kick Off Vietnam 2020 Championships Event


Kim Dongkyu swings

Level: 11 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

A swinging Kim Dongkyu denied Bin Zhang a double up with Q Q winning the flip against A J. He climbed to 175k. A couple hands after, he dropped to 120k after paying full price to Jeonggyu Cho whose J J set crushed Kim’s 7 5 two pairs on a board 5 7 J Q 10. The shoves were seen on the turn. Cho up to 145k.


Big stack update – Seitaro Aso leads

Level: 11 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

Freezeout stage has begun. A look around the room for the big stacks. The day’s entering chip leader, Seitaro Aso, continues to hold the top spot with around 318k.

Total entries – 160
Chips in play: 8,000,000
Remaining: 61
Average stack: 131,147

Big stacks

Seitaro Aso 318k
Nguyen Thanh Binh 305k
*Christopher Mateo 265k
*Harry Duong 255k
Terry Tien Thanh Nguyen 255k
Zhewen Hu 245k
Choi Eng Loong 230k
David Erquiaga 230k
Nguyen Van Viet 225k
Meherzad Munsaf 210k
Do Hoang Long 200k

*APT decorated champions

*Iori Yogo 144k
*Yohwan Lim 110k
*Soo Jo Kim 97k
*Rayhaan Adam 90k
*Zhou Yueyang 88k
*Tetsuya Tsuchikawa 76k
*Punnat Punsri 58k


Registration closed! Freezeout stage begins

Level: 11 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

That’s it! Registration has closed! The Championships Event brought in another 23 in Day 2 for a total of 160 entries. That wasn’t enough to reach the guarantee which means remaining players are looking at an overlay. Here’s a look at the numbers and the official payouts.

Prize pool: VND 5,820,000,000 (3% deducted for staff charge)
ITM: 16 places
1st prize: VND 1,550,520,000 (~US$ 66,800)

Day 1A – 76 entries
Day 1B – 61 entries
Day 2 – 23 entries

Total entries – 160
Chips in play: 8,000,000
Remaining: 61
Average stack: 131,147

Day 2 plays a total of 8 rounds. Remaining players bag up at the end of Level 16.


Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Draw

Championships Event Day 2 by table/seat

Name Country Chips Table  Seat
Choi Eng Loong Malaysia 137,100 1 1
Meherzad Munsaf India 99,700 1 2
Piet Pape Germany 53,200 1 3
Peng Yang (King) China 57,700 1 4
Huu Duc Nguyen Vietnam 97,800 1 5
Li Shuo China 54,300 1 6
Zhewen Hu China 248,300 1 7
Dhaval Mudgal India 24,000 1 8
Johannes Hoeld Germany 60,000 2 1
David Erquiaga Philippines 153,800 2 2
Sumit Sapra India 111,800 2 3
Lim Yo Hwan Korea 56,600 2 4
Xiao Yu Cheng China 68,000 2 5
Vincent Li Hong Kong 136,700 2 6
Frank Lillis Ireland 158,800 2 7
Punnat Punsri Thailand 58,600 3 1
Alex Lee  Singapore 185,900 3 2
Pang Cho Yi Hong Kong 96,400 3 3
Iori Yogo Japan 177,400 3 4
Terry Nguyen (Nguyen Tien Thanh) Vietnam 309,200 3 5
Andres Korn Argentina 73,700 3 6
Nguyen Van Viet Vietnam 66,100 3 7
Tautvydas Jonikas United States 50,100 4 1
Si Yang Phua Singapore 80,300 4 2
William Kang United Kingdom 40,100 4 3
Kenichi Takarabe Japan 44,700 4 4
Le Ngoc Khanh Vietnam 59,600 4 5
Tetsuya Tsuchikawa Japan 118,800 4 6
Kjell Ove Dyb Norway 25,500 4 7
Nguyen Quang Huy Vietnam 150,000 5 1
Keon Yong Ma Korea 143,200 5 2
Su Tianhong China 58,200 5 3
Soo Jo Kim Korea 39,800 5 4
Im Sangguk Korea 112,300 5 5
Lok Ching Li Hong Kong 55,200 5 6
Lin Chen-Kun Taiwan 81,100 5 7
Mr Ngo (Nguyen Quang Minh) Vietnam 132,100 6 1
Nguyen Duc Bien Australia 48,500 6 2
Nguyen Thanh Binh Vietnam 196,200 6 3
Tanja Vujanic Australia 38,900 6 4
Kim Dongkyu Korea 204,500 6 5
Yueyang Zhou China 22,100 6 6
Jeonggyu Cho Korea 61,600 6 7
Jc Estrella Philippines 21,600 7 1
Hieu Ngo Vietnam 82,100 7 2
Sam Beesley England 78,400 7 3
Quan Nguyen Vietnam 93,000 7 4
Lu Zheng Hao Singapore 106,900 7 5
Harry Duong Vietnam 231,600 7 6
Mohammed Ladau United Kingdom 39,400 7 7
Song Daewoong Korea 113,400 8 1
Nguyen Van Dung Vietnam 91,400 8 2
Lei Yu China 49,500 8 3
Linh Tran Vietnam 49,800 8 4
Alexander Okruzhuoy Russia 103,000 8 5
Hyunil Hong Korea 70,100 8 6
Justin Skovholt United States 62,300 8 7
Do Hoang Long Vietnam 156,000 9 1
Ng Cheuk Fan Hong Kong 136,200 9 2
Seitaro Aso Japan 319,600 9 3
Go Mori Japan 34,900 9 4
Yuho Doh Korea 36,600 9 5
Ray Chiu (Yik Chiu) Hong Kong 42,400 9 6
Zheng Xiaosheng China 105,900 9 7
Christopher Mateo Philippines 169,200 10 1
Michal Polchlopek Poland 77,700 10 2
Hwang Sang Yeon Korea 76,900 10 3
Jose Espinoza Peru 22,200 10 4
Slaven Popov Bulgaria 96,600 10 5
Michitaka Sekine Japan 56,700 10 6
Chun Yu Ma Hong Kong 138,800 10 7

 

Championships Event Day 2 by rank 

Rank Name Country Chips Table  Seat
1 Seitaro Aso Japan 319,600 9 3
2 Terry Nguyen (Nguyen Tien Thanh) Vietnam 309,200 3 5
3 Zhewen Hu China 248,300 1 7
4 Harry Duong Vietnam 231,600 7 6
5 Kim Dongkyu Korea 204,500 6 5
6 Nguyen Thanh Binh Vietnam 196,200 6 3
7 Alex Lee  Singapore 185,900 3 2
8 Iori Yogo Japan 177,400 3 4
9 Christopher Mateo Philippines 169,200 10 1
10 Frank Lillis Ireland 158,800 2 7
11 Do Hoang Long Vietnam 156,000 9 1
12 David Erquiaga Philippines 153,800 2 2
13 Nguyen Quang Huy Vietnam 150,000 5 1
14 Keon Yong Ma Korea 143,200 5 2
15 Chun Yu Ma Hong Kong 138,800 10 7
16 Choi Eng Loong Malaysia 137,100 1 1
17 Vincent Li Hong Kong 136,700 2 6
18 Ng Cheuk Fan Hong Kong 136,200 9 2
19 Mr Ngo (Nguyen Quang Minh) Vietnam 132,100 6 1
20 Tetsuya Tsuchikawa Japan 118,800 4 6
21 Song Daewoong Korea 113,400 8 1
22 Im Sangguk Korea 112,300 5 5
23 Sumit Sapra India 111,800 2 3
24 Lu Zheng Hao Singapore 106,900 7 5
25 Zheng Xiaosheng China 105,900 9 7
26 Alexander Okruzhuoy Russia 103,000 8 5
27 Meherzad Munsaf India 99,700 1 2
28 Huu Duc Nguyen Vietnam 97,800 1 5
29 Slaven Popov Bulgaria 96,600 10 5
30 Pang Cho Yi Hong Kong 96,400 3 3
31 Quan Nguyen Vietnam 93,000 7 4
32 Nguyen Van Dung Vietnam 91,400 8 2
33 Hieu Ngo Vietnam 82,100 7 2
34 Lin Chen-Kun Taiwan 81,100 5 7
35 Si Yang Phua Singapore 80,300 4 2
36 Sam Beesley England 78,400 7 3
37 Michal Polchlopek Poland 77,700 10 2
38 Hwang Sang Yeon Korea 76,900 10 3
39 Andres Korn Argentina 73,700 3 6
40 Hyunil Hong Korea 70,100 8 6
41 Xiao Yu Cheng China 68,000 2 5
42 Nguyen Van Viet Vietnam 66,100 3 7
43 Justin Skovholt United States 62,300 8 7
44 Jeonggyu Cho Korea 61,600 6 7
45 Johannes Hoeld Germany 60,000 2 1
46 Le Ngoc Khanh Vietnam 59,600 4 5
47 Punnat Punsri Thailand 58,600 3 1
48 Su Tianhong China 58,200 5 3
49 Peng Yang (King) China 57,700 1 4
50 Michitaka Sekine Japan 56,700 10 6
51 Lim Yo Hwan Korea 56,600 2 4
52 Lok Ching Li Hong Kong 55,200 5 6
53 Li Shuo China 54,300 1 6
54 Piet Pape Germany 53,200 1 3
55 Tautvydas Jonikas United States 50,100 4 1
56 Linh Tran Vietnam 49,800 8 4
57 Lei Yu China 49,500 8 3
58 Nguyen Duc Bien Australia 48,500 6 2
59 Kenichi Takarabe Japan 44,700 4 4
60 Ray Chiu (Yik Chiu) Hong Kong 42,400 9 6
61 William Kang United Kingdom 40,100 4 3
62 Soo Jo Kim Korea 39,800 5 4
63 Mohammed Ladau United Kingdom 39,400 7 7
64 Tanja Vujanic Australia 38,900 6 4
65 Yuho Doh Korea 36,600 9 5
66 Go Mori Japan 34,900 9 4
67 Kjell Ove Dyb Norway 25,500 4 7
68 Dhaval Mudgal India 24,000 1 8
69 Jose Espinoza Peru 22,200 10 4
70 Yueyang Zhou China 22,100 6 6
71 Jc Estrella Philippines 21,600 7 1

Live reporting at 315pm

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