APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 2019 Main Event


Big stacks

Level: 14 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

Hwang Seong il – 225,000
Harry Duong – 218,000
Conor O’Driscoll – 196,000
Makana Silva – 210,000
Guan Tian Liang – 230,000
Hisashi Ogi – 215,000
Lee Boon Han – 225,000
Manoj Pentakota – 240,000
Thanh Nguyen – 235,000


Champions go head to head: Linh Tran vs SJ Kim

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

SJ Kim

Two champions sitting side by side, Linh Tran and SJ Kim found themselves head-to-head. Tran opened to 4k, Kim three-bet to 11.4k, Tran four-bet to 24k, Kim shoved (100k) and Tran called (85k).

Tran Q Q
Kim K K

The board ran 3 2 6 A 5. Tran railed, Kim charged to 190k.


Le Long Stephane earns chips off Nam Phan

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Plenty of callers preflop with Long Lam raising to 3500 and four players joining him to the flop J 6 4. Everyone checked to the button Le Long Stephane, he bet 4500. Only Nam Phan called. The turn 6, Phan check-called 7500. On the 3 river, Nam Phan check-called 12.5k. Stephane opened 6 9 trips, Phan mucked. Stephane up to 150k.


Van Ngoc Binh climbing back up

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Van Ngoc Binh entered the day as one of the leaders but lost a large portion of his stack to Hwang Seong Il early on. He’s been grinding to get back up. We caught him win a pot on a board 4 10 Q and 47k pot. He bet 20k, no callers. He climbed to 93k.


Zannick Bosche claims a big one

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Catching the action with 3 players in. The board was 10 5 4 A 3 with over 90k already brewed. All three checked it. Zannick Bosche claimed the pot with 10 3 two pair. He climbed to 165k.


Jimmy Yar triples up

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Jimmy Yar got raised to 3400, was called by button Tobias Napel, big blind Christoph Friesinger three-bet to 22k, Yar put it all in (20k), Napel called. The flop ran 10 2 4, Friesinger checked, Napel bet 12k, Friesinger called. On the turn 6, check again by Friesinger, Napel fired 23.5k, Friesinger folded to award Napel the side pot.

For the main pot, Yar A K, Napel A Q, the river 9 kept Yar ahead for a triple up to around 60k.


Le Long Stephane exposes Tang’s bluff

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Four players limped in and the big blind checked for a five-way look at the flop 3 10 6. All checked to the button David Tang, he bet 6k. Only the bb Le Long Stephane called. On the turn 8, Stephane checked again then called a 12k bet. The river 6 saw the same action with Stephane check-calling 22k. Tang showed 5 7 bluff, Stephane won it with 10s} Q.


Terry Nguyen eliminates Lee Tang Hee

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Lee Tang Hee all in with K K, Terry Nguyen called with Q Q, the board found all the ladies 2 Q 6 Q 6 to eliminate Lee. Nguyen up to 150k.


Low Zi Cheng tanks You Heung Youl

Level: 13 Blinds: 800-1600 Ante: 1600

Four way limped pot sees a flop 3 8 6. Two checks followed by a 3500 bet by You Heung Youl. Button Low Zi Cheng raised to 12.5k, two folds next, back to Youl, he called. On the J turn, Youl bet 35k, Cheng all in for 85k, Youl tanked, time was called, he folded.