APT Kick Off Vietnam 2020 Championships Event


Lok Ching Li – 16th place – VND 77,890,000 (~US$ 3,370)

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Lok Ching Li was first to cash. He was all in with A Q challenged by Hyunil Hong with a dominating A K. The board went entirely to Hong’s favor K 3 3 4 Q. Hong up to 490k, Li out in 16th place for VND 77,890,000.


Bubble bursts! Nguyen Quang Minh falls to Erquiaga

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

In the money! Bubble has just been delivered. Taking the fall was Nguyen Quang Minh (Mr. Ngo). Action saw David Erquiaga raise, Mr. Ngo jammed, called by Erquiaga. Erquiaga had A J, Mr Ngo J J, the board A 7 6 9 9. Erquiga shipped it and rose to 860k.


Bubble round: Alex Lee vs Nguyen Thanh Binh

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

On a turn board 8 2 3 K, Alex Lee bet 80k, Nguyen Thanh Binh check-called. On the river K, Nguyen checked, Lee checked, Nguyen showed 3 3 full house.


Bubble round: Sam Beesley doubles up through Kim

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

First all in match up of the bubble round. Soo Jo Kim raised to 24k, Seitaro Aso called, Sam Beesley all in for 96k, Kim called, Aso folded while showing A-K. Beesley had Q Q, Kim J J, the board bricked. Beesley up to 250k.


Bubble round: Hwang Sang Yeon vs Soo Jo Kim

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

After several hands that barely saw a flop, we finally had a decent one. From mid position, Soo Jo Kim raised to 18k, called by button Hwang Sang Yeon. On the flop A 10 8, Kim c-bet 18k, called by Hwang. No bets on the turn 9 and river 4. Kim showed 9 K, Hwang won it and climbed to 295k.


Tanja Vujanic triples up then falls

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Tanja Vujanic was down to two bgi blinds and put it all in from cutoff. She was called by the blinds Hyunil Hong and Alex Lee. When the board ran out 5 K 6 Q 9, Hong and Lee checked it down. Vujanic won it with J 10 straight for a triple up to 70k.

However, two hands later she pushed with A 10 and big stacked David Erquiaga called with 5 5, the board came 9 6 K 8 8. Vujanic railed. Erquiaga over 800k. We are down to 17 players… it’s bubble time.


Hwang Sang Yeon avoids the rail, Aso pays

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Short stacked Hwang Sang Yeon three-bet all in with A J and initial raiser Seitaro Aso called the 13 bb shove with A Q. the board ran J 2 9 7 8 for a lucky double up to Hwang to 287k. Aso dropped to 315k.


Hyunil Hong doubles up, Vujanic crippled

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Short stacks battle. From utg+1, Hyunil Hong all in for 110k, down the orbit bb Tanja Vujanic called. Hong 8 8, Vujanic A K, the board ran Q 7 8 4 9. Hong’s set brought him up to 235k, Vujanic down to 25k.


Michal Polchlopek over 1M, rails Fan

Level: 18 Blinds: 5000-10000 Ante: 10000

Ng Cheuk Fan was sent packing by chip leader Michal Polchlopek. Though he had a dominating A-K to the leader’s A-6, the board felted a six on the flop and held to end his run. Polchlopek became the first player to reach a mil. He is up to 1.15M.

We are down to 18 players. Two tables.