HomeToday’s main entree is none other than the MAIN EVENT ₫ 5 Billion GTD! This is the APT Summer Festival Hanoi’s featured tournament running from July 14 to 19 at the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP). The first three days are starters followed by Day 2, Day 3, and the Final 8. Day 1A is underway with five tables running. Buy in is VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 940). For players that can’t get to the venue early, no need to fret as registration stays open all day. Cards in the air daily at 11am.
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 940)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 213,740)
Day 1A: in progress
Day 1B: Friday, July 15
Day 1C: Saturday, July 16
Day 2: Sunday, July 17
Day 3: Monday, July 18 at 12pm
Final 8: Tuesday, July 19 at 12pm
APT Summer Festival Hanoi – VSOP 2022 schedule
The Main Event is the most highly revered tournament of the Asian Poker Tour. Its deep structure and slow escalating blinds allow for plenty of playing time. For those new to this event, you start off with a 25,000 stack which is 250 times the opening blinds of 50 – 100. The blinds increase every 60 minutes. Day 1 runs a total of 9 levels. This is an unlimited re-entry event which means you can jump back in anytime and as many times you choose before registration closes. The latest you can enter is before the starting buzzer of Level 12 in Day 2. For those that sign up at the last second, you still have a decent 21 BB to work with.
Among the players currently in action are reigning APT Main Event champion Shardul Parthasarathi and reigning APT Championships victor Nguyen Van Sang. Both players are seated at the same table. Other notable players are Nguyen Van Trung and Robert Kiss.
For great value, players can try to win a Main Event seat via the numerous satellites on offer. There are five remaining. Four of them have buy ins of just VN₫ 2,400,000 where “1 in 10” win seats and the Last Chance Satellite “1 in 5” with buy in of VN₫ 4,800,000.
Main Event Bubble Protection
Main Event Bubble Protection is in effect. For those new to this promo, it is an insurance policy during the bubble round. If a protected player busts on the bubble, that player will receive their buy-in back in the form of APT tournament credits. To be eligible, all you need to do is follow these three simple steps:
- Pre-register
- Draw for your seat before the starting time
- Have your chips put into play on the first deal of Level 1
*Eliminated players wanting bubble protection on the next starting day will have to qualify again. Protection does not apply to same-day re-entry.