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Catching the action on a turn board J♠ 2♠ 8♥ 8♠ and 50k pot brewed, Chan Wei Hong checked, David Tai Hsing Hsiung bet 22k, Chan raised to 53k, Tai called. On the river J♥, Chan shoved around 200k, Tai tanked with only 80k behind then found the courage to make the call.
Chan A♦ 10♦
Tai 7♠ 8♠ full house
Tai doubled up to 300k. Chan dropped to 120k.
We are down to the final 6 tables of the Main Event which means, the Shot Clock is in effect. This is now a standard at every APT event for both featured and side events. Each player is given 4 time banks worth 60 seconds each. The Final 8 players receive another 4 time banks.
Action packed hand started with Quang Nguyen raising to 10k, button Kong Seong Su called, sb Tran Huy Hoang three-bet to 40k, Quang bowed out while Kong called. At the flop 4♥ 5♥ 9♠, Tran shoved his 147.5k stack, Kong tank-folded. Tran up to 250k.
Another all in preflop with Nguyen Minh shoving with 9♥ 9♣ but lost the flip to Soeren Korgo Toernquist’s A♥ K♦ on a board of J♠ 10♣ A♠ J♣ 5♦. Soeren up to 240k.
Cao Ngoc Anh started the day with just 20 bbs, now he is at 540k after winning four consecutive pots. At the time of posting this, Cao Ngoc claimed several more big pots and is now well over 700k. He is currently the chip leader.
First hand: On a raised pot preflop, the board was 2♥ 3♣ A♣, Timothy Goh bet 16.5k, Cao Ngoc shoved his 77k stack, Goh folded.
Second hand: Aaron Li raised to 9k, Jeong Bong Kil called, Cao Ngoc called, cutoff Low Zi Cheng three-bet to 37k, initial raiser Li folded, Jeong and Cao Ngoc called for a three-way look at the flop Q♠ 6♥[3c}. Action was checked to Cheng, he c-bet 45k, Jeong called, Cao Ngoc shoved, Cheng folded, Jeong called.
Cao Ngoc 3♥ 3♠ set
Jeong A♠ K♣
The turn A♥ and river 10♠ completed the board. Cao Ngoc shipped a double up.
Third hand: On a flop K♠ 5♠ 2♣, Nguyen Dan Long was all in with K♦ 5♦, Cao Ngoc challenged with A♠ 10♠, the turn 7♦ kept Nguyen on top but the river 9♠ gave Cao Ngoc the flush. Nguyen eliminated.
Fourth hand: Cao Ngoc raised to 9k, Low Zi Cheng called. At the flop A♠ 5♠ 6♣, Cao Ngoc c-bet 8k, Cheng called. On the turn J♦, Cao Ngoc fired another 20k, Cheng folded.
Three-way all in preflop.
Pengyu Lin A♣ 10♠
La Anh Tuan A♦ Q♥
Tran Huy Hoang J♣ J♥
The board came K♣ 2♠ 4♠ 5♠ 7♥. Pocket hacks held. Tran up 190k.
1. Nguyen Huu Duc all in with 7♦ 7♣, called by Zannik Basche with 10♦ 10♥. The board bricked, Nguyen eliminated. Basche up to 250k.
2. Quang Nguyen rose to 410k after raiing Antonio Martins. Board was 4♣ 2♣ Q♠ A♠ 3♠. Quang held 7♠ 8♠ flush, Martins 5♦ 5♥ straight. All in was on the river.
3. A preflop raise war led to Harry Duong tank-calling Loo Jun Zhong’s shove. Duong held J♠ J♥, Loo with A♠ K♥, the board ran 9♠ 4♠ 6♥ J♦ A♣. Duong climbed to 310k.
Day 3 has begun! The final 63 players are on the hunt for the money which starts at 46th place. We will track all the action for you so check back from time to time. Day 3 ends once the Final 8 players is reached.
Leading in the pack today is Malaysian player Lee Boon Han with 431,000. He is followed very closely by Singapore’s Low Zi Cheng with 427,500 and Hong Kong’s Tso Wei with 424,000. Good luck to all!
The Main Event drew 458 entries at VND 22,000,000 each for a guarantee smashing prize pool of VND 8,885,200,000 (~USD 380,000). The eventual winner will take home the APT Main Event trophy, the APT Championship Ring, and a huge VND 1,892,170,000 (~USD 81,000).
Day 3 chip count and seat draw
63 advanced out of 458 entries
Total chips in play: 11,450,000
Average stack: 181,746
Opening blinds: 2000 – 4000 ante 4000 (Level 17)
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Table | Seat |
| 1 | Lee Boon Han | Malaysia | 431,000 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Low Zi Cheng | Singapore | 427,500 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Tso Wei | Hong Kong | 424,000 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Manoj Pentakota | India | 413,000 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Le Long Stephane | France | 408,500 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Zhou Jiu Ping | China | 364,000 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Jeong Bong Kil | Korea | 353,000 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Guan Tian Liang | China | 351,500 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Kajornnut Prirungreung | Thailand | 307,500 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Hwang Seong Il | Korea | 305,000 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | Kenta Hino | Japan | 304,500 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Chan Wei Hong | Malaysia | 301,500 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | 289,500 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Ryusuke Kasawaki | Japan | 284,500 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh | Vietnam | 270,000 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Kong Seong Su | Korea | 266,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Oli Helm | New Zealand | 251,500 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | Miao Jia | China | 244,000 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Kannapong Thanarattakul | Thailand | 226,500 | 7 | 5 |
| 20 | Soojoo Kim | Korea | 225,000 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Chin Wei Khong | Singapore | 212,500 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | Reynond Ng | Singapore | 211,500 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Rubin Labroo | India | 203,500 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | Zannik Boesche | Germany | 194,000 | 5 | 8 |
| 25 | Tobias Napel | Netherlands | 188,000 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Aaron Sing Keung Li | Australia | 184,000 | 6 | 5 |
| 27 | Tai Hsing Hsiung | Taiwan | 171,500 | 5 | 5 |
| 28 | Terry Nguyen | Vietnam | 163,500 | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | Soeren Korgo Toernquist | Denmark | 162,500 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Loo JunZhong | Malaysia | 158,500 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 156,000 | 4 | 4 |
| 32 | Je Hun Hong | Korea | 151,500 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Lu Zheng Hao | Singapore | 150,500 | 7 | 6 |
| 34 | Hisashi Ogi | Japan | 149,000 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | Nguyen Dai Hop | Vietnam | 147,500 | 1 | 7 |
| 36 | Tung Nguyen | Vietnam | 145,000 | 7 | 9 |
| 37 | Antonio Martins | Portugal | 139,500 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | Nguyen Thanh | Vietnam | 137,000 | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | Vu Duc Trung | Vietnam | 135,000 | 4 | 5 |
| 40 | Andrew Tai | Singapore | 130,500 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Suh Seong Hyun | Korea | 130,000 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Zhang Lei | China | 122,500 | 7 | 8 |
| 43 | Marius Zalpys | Lithuania | 122,000 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | Timothy Goh | Singapore | 120,000 | 6 | 2 |
| 45 | Harry Duong | Vietnam | 118,000 | 2 | 4 |
| 46 | David Wai Ho | United Kingdom | 105,500 | 7 | 1 |
| 47 | Nguyen Dan Long | Vietnam | 98,000 | 6 | 4 |
| 48 | Nguyen Nam Duong | Vietnam | 89,000 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Jimmy Yar | Singapore | 79,500 | 1 | 4 |
| 50 | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | 78,000 | 6 | 7 |
| 51 | Lim Chor Heng | Singapore | 74,000 | 4 | 7 |
| 52 | Pengyu Lin | China | 72,000 | 1 | 8 |
| 53 | Nong Mitchell | United States | 68,000 | 2 | 8 |
| 54 | Lok Gino | Hong Kong | 66,000 | 4 | 9 |
| 55 | Tran Huy Hoang | Vietnam | 61,500 | 1 | 3 |
| 56 | Sachaswan | United States | 60,000 | 5 | 6 |
| 57 | Nguyen Huu Duc | Vietnam | 56,000 | 5 | 3 |
| 58 | La Anh Tuan | Vietnam | 49,500 | 1 | 2 |
| 59 | Huynh Thuy Thach Thao | Vietnam | 41,500 | 2 | 7 |
| 60 | Fan Chi Fu | Taiwan | 37,500 | 5 | 2 |
| 61 | Tzu Ting Su | Taiwan | 37,000 | 4 | 2 |
| 62 | Sunrise Nguyen Minh | Vietnam | 33,500 | 3 | 6 |
| 63 | Huu Dung Nguyen | Vietnam | 21,500 | 3 | 8 |