APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 2019 Championships Event


No bets on Macaron Tran’s quads

Level: 13 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Macaron Tran was hoping a bet would be fired in this hand with him sandwiched in between two hitters. On a flop 9 9 10 and over 50k in the middle, sb Richard Marquez, mp Tran, and db Quang Nguyen checked. Same on the turn Q and river J. Marquez showed 8 7 straight but Tran had 9 9 quads. Quang mucked.


Table 4 shoves…. Ngo Trung Hieu and Oliver Helm capitalize

Level: 13 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Shoves on Table 4.. the first hand sb Nguyen Duc Bien shoved with Q 5 only to run into Ngo Trung Hieu’s A K. The board ran 3 8 8 8 9. Duc Bien busted.

Two hands after, a big pot was in the middle, sb Lee Seok Young was all in on a river board 7 2 K Q 3 and was snap-called by bb Oliver Helm. Lee had 8 6 bluff, Helm with K K nut flush. Helm at 500k.


Lim Chor Heng banks a double off Cao Ngoc Anh

Level: 13 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Action table 5 saw Cao Ngoc Anh raise to 7k, sb Lim Chor Heng three-bet to 22k, Cao Ngoc called. At the flop 4 6 9, Lim bet 25k, Cao Ngoc raised to 60k, Lim tank-shoved 142k total, Cao Ngoc called.

Lim A K
Cao Ngoc 10 9 top pair

The turn 4 gave Lim more outs but still behind. The river A changed all that with a higher pair spiked. Lim doubled up to 335k, Cao Ngoc dropped to 210k.


Higher spread for Tung Nguyen

Level: 13 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

From mid position, Tung Nguyen raised to 7k, sb Quann Nguyen three-bet to 21.5k, Tung called. The flop K 8 6, Tung check-called Quang’s 17.5k bet. The turn 10 and river 10 both slowed down and checked, Tung won it with A Q over Quang’s A J.


Je Hun Hong vs Cao Ngoc Anh

Level: 13 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Preflop pot was 65k, the flop 4 K Q, sb Je Hun Hong bet the pot, db Cao Ngoc Anh folded. Je up to 480k.


Ta Duy Quoc Chinh rails one

Level: 13 Blinds: 1500-3000 Ante: 3000

Ta Duy Quoc Chinh railed one with J J winning the flip against a player with A K. The board bricked. Chinh now at 300k.


Vazbhav Sharma doubles through Marquez

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500-2500 Ante: 2500

Vazbhav Sharma raised, Richard Marquez three-bet to 18.5k, Sharma called. The flop came 7 J 2, Sharma checked, Marquez bet 30k, Sharma shoved (67k), Marquez called.

Sharma 7 7 set
Marquez 3 5 draw

The turn 4 and river K was good for a double up to Sharma. Sharma now at 175k, Marquez dropped to 200k.


What a call! Cao Ngoc Anh rails Frank Lillis

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500-2500 Ante: 2500

Cao Ngoc Anh just shipped a very deserving pot after calling out the ace high bluff of Frank Lillis. We jumped in the action on the flop K 4 9 with over 70k in the pot. Sb Lillis led for 50k, late-position Cao Ngoc called. On the turn 4, Lillis bet 36k, and still Cao Ngoc called. The river 8, Lillis moved all in for 100k, Cao Ngoc had around 104k, he tank-called.

Lillis showed A Q ace high and Cao Ngoc shipped it with 8 5 pair. What a call. Cao Ngoc now at 420k.


Ashish Munot pays Chen Dajza’s kings

Level: 12 Blinds: 1500-2500 Ante: 2500

Action packed preflop started with SJ Kim raising to 5500, called by Joseph Talamyan, Chen Dajza three-bet to 20k, Ashish Munot four-bet to 50k, Kim and Talamayan folded, Chen shoved, called by Munot.

Munot J J
Chen K K

The board ran K 5 10 A 2 for a double up to Chen.