APT Phu Quoc Vietnam 2022 Main Event


Truong Vu Tran Khanh tanks the leader

Level: 29 Blinds: 30K - 60K Ante: 60K

Small blind Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 125k, big blind Truong Vu Tran Khanh defended. At the flop 5 7 K, Cao c-bet 150k, Truong called. On the turn 3, Cao fired 375k big ones and Truong stuck with him with a call. On the river 9, Cao slid out 750k, Truong shoved for an extra 605k to Cao who tanked. After using up two time banks, Cao folded and showed his 5 7 two pair. Truong climbed to 2.6M.


Nguyen Quang Huy eliminated 4th place – VN₫ 408,590,000

Level: 29 Blinds: 30K - 60K Ante: 60K

Small blind Cao Ngoc Anh raised, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy shoved, Cao called. Huy A 7, Cao A 9, the board ran 8 6 4 3 7 for Cao’s kicker to be in play. Huy busted in 4th place and earned VN₫ 408,590,000 for his deep run.

Cao Ngoc Anh has 5.1M in chips. Three players remaining, average stack is 2,362,500.


Minh A. Nguyen railed in 5th place – VN₫ 305,570,000

Level: 28 Blinds: 25K - 50K Ante: 50K

Button Truong Vu Tran Khanh raised to 130k, big blind Minh Nguyen called. At the flop 6 9 A, Minh checked, Truong bet 205k, Minh check jammed 830k, Truong called.

Truong A top pair
Minh 7 8 draw

The turn 6 and river 9 didn’t produce the outs to send Minh to the rails in 5th place. He earned VN₫ 305,570,000 for his deep run.

Truong Vu Tran Khanh climbed to 2.7M


Benjamin Schoepfer falls in 6th place – VN₫ 235,840,000

Level: 28 Blinds: 25K - 50K Ante: 50K

Button player Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 200k, big blind Benjamin Schoepfer shoved, Cao snap called. Schoepfer K Q, Cao A 7, the board came 5 Q 10 9 9 for a rivered flush to Cao and all of Schoepfer’s chips. Schoepfer earned VN₫ 235,840,000 for his deep run.

Cao Ngoc Anh has 4.9M, which is well over half the chips in play. Five players remaining, all Vietnamese.


Jules Blondel busts in 7th place – VN₫ 187,270,000

Level: 28 Blinds: 25K - 50K Ante: 50K

On the 69th hand of the final table, cutoff Jules Blondel got it all in with 6 6, down the orbit, big blind / chip leader Cao Ngoc Anh called and turned over K K. No help arrived for Blondel to send him out of the running in 7th place. He earned VN₫ 187,270,000 for his deep run.

We are down to 6 players, Cao Ngoc Anh sitting with 4.135M, nearly half the chips in play.


Hand #67 & #68

Level: 28 Blinds: 25K - 50K Ante: 50K

Hand #67: Small blind Jules Blondel limped, big blind Hue Dang checked, the flop ran A 5 10. Blondel led for 60k, Dang called. On the turn 8 and river J, both checked. Dang won the pot with 10 9.

Hand #68: Hijack Benjamin Schoepfer jammed, no callers


Hand #54 – #66

Level: 28 Blinds: 25K - 50K Ante: 50K

Hand #54: Utg+1 Nguyen Quang Huy raised to 110k, big blind Minh Nguyen jammed, no caller.

Hand #55: Cao Ngoc Anh gets second walk

Hand #56: Action folded to small blind Cao Ngoc Anh who raised to 130k, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy jammed 590k, Cao folded.

Hand #57: Button Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 105k, no callers

Hand #58: Cutoff Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 105k, big blind Truong Vu Tran Khanh three-bet to 260k, Cao folded.

Hand #59: Small blind Truong Vu Tran Khanh raised to 150k, big blind Jules Blondel defended. When the board ran Q A 7 8 2, both checked it down. Truong won it with 4 4.

Hand #60: Small blind Jules Blondel raised to 125k, big blind Hue Dang jammed 845k, Blondel folded.

Hand #61: Utg+1 Nguyen Quang Huy jammed, no callers

Hand #62: Cao Ngoc Anh gest third walk

Hand #63: Button Minh Nguyen raised to 155k, no callers

Hand #64: Cutoff Minh Nguyen raise to 105k, button Cao Ngoc Anh called. The flop ran Q 9 6, Minh bet 80k, Cao called. On the turn 3, Minh checked, Cao fired 200k, Minh folded.

Hand #65: Small blind Benjamin Schoepfer shoved, no caller

Hand #66: Jules Blondel gets his 4th walk


Chip counts at the break – 7 players

Level: 28 Blinds: 25K - 50K Ante: 50K

Seat 1: Minh Nguyen 1,010,000
Seat 2: Cao Ngoc Anh – 3,195,000
Seat 3: Nguyen Quang Huy – 750,000
Seat 4: Benjamin Schoepfer – 650,000
Seat 5: Truong Vu Tran Khanh – 1,680,000
Seat 6; Jules Blondel – 1,105,000
Seat 8: Hue Dang – 920,000


Hand #44 – #53

Level: 27 Blinds: 20K - 40K Ante: 40K

Hand #44: Hue Dang raised to 80k, no callers

Hand #45: Mid position Minh Nguyen raised to 80k, hijack Cao Ngoc Anh three-bet to 250k, Minh folded.

Hand #46: Utg+2 Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 85k, big blind Hue Dang called. Both players checked the flop 6 K 2 but on the turn 8, Dang bet 100k and won the pot.

Hand #47: Button Jules Blondel raised to 80k, big blind Minh Nguyen defended. The flop came K 9 Q, both checked. The turn J, Blondel bet 75k, Minh check-called. On the river 6, Blondel fired 100k which was enough to get Minh to fold and win the pot.

Hand #48: Cao Ngoc Anh gets his first walk

Hand #49: Small blind Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 110k, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy defended. The flop ran Q K 5, Cao bet 90k and Huy quickly mucked.

Hand #50: Cutoff Minh Nguyen raised to 80k, big blind Benjamin Schoepfer jammed for another 520k, Minh folded.

Hand #51: Cutoff Cao Ngoc Anh raised 85k, no callers

Hand #52: Utg Hue Dang raised to 85k, big blind Jules Blondel called. At the flop 8 6 J, Dang c-bet 85k and Blondel check folded.

Hand #53: Utg Minh Nguyen raised to 80k, beside him Cao Ngoc Anh called, the rest folded. At the flop K Q K, both checked. On the turn 8, Minh bet 85k, Cao called. The river 9, Minh slowed to a check and Cao fired 255k, Minh folded.