Main Event Day 1A: Joseph Talamayan bags the chip lead; 42 out of 110 entries advance; chip counts inside; Day 1B up next


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Tables lit up at Main Event Day 1A of the inaugural APT Vietnam Phu Quoc 2022, and after nine hours of play, 42 bagged up led by Philippines player Joseph Talamayan with 163,300 in chips. To emphasize the enormity of that stack, when Talamayan returns for Day 2, he will be starting off with 204 BB. This fantastic start is reminiscent of the 2018 APT Philippines Main Event and 2019 APT Ho Chi Minh City Championships when Talamayan ruled Day 1A of both events.

Joseph Talamayan

In addition to the leader, nearly all of the survivors racked up decent stacks. In fact, when action resumes, the top 11 players are looking at a minimum of 100 BB. Other players that bagged up six digits were France’s Jules Blondel (135,000), and locals Pham Hoang Quan (115,400) and Nguyen Nam Duong (105,600). Down the rung are series champions Nguyen Tan Phat (Mystery Bounty), Pham Bao (Deep Stack Turbo), and Sebastien Clot (No Limit Hold’em). 

APT Vietnam Phu Quoc Main Event
Day 1 Flight A Chips Counts
 
Rank Name Country Chips
1 Joseph Talamayan Philippines 163,300
2 Jules Blondel France 135,000
3 Pham Hoang Quan Vietnam 115,400
4 Nguyen Nam Doung Vietnam 105,600
5 Tensei Tange Japan 97,800
6 Phan Duy Tien Vietnam 93,500
7 Nguyen Quang Minh Vietnam 92,400
8 Nguyen Quang Huy Vietnam 90,800
9 Pham Minh Tuan Vietnam 86,200
10 David Erquiaga Philippines 85,600
11 Brandon Mifsud Malta 80,400
12 Tan Tong Singapore 78,100
13 Yik ‘Ray’ Chiu Hong Kong 75,000
14 Thibaut Gaston Blondel France 74,100
15 Jose Carlos Gomez Martin Spain 74,100
16 Nguyen Minh Tuan Vietnam 71,600
17 Nguyen Tan Phat Vietnam 71,300
18 Pham Bao Vietnam 70,400
19 Loris Courco Thailand 68,900
20 Quang Nguyen Vietnam 67,800
21 Sunwoo Hoon Korea 66,100
22 Shen Yong Xin Singapore 64,300
23 Park Chan Ho Korea 63,800
24 Mitja Kun Slovenia 63,700
25 Artem Fedula Russia 57,400
26 Runno Randmaa Estonia 56,700
27 Vu Duc Trung Vietnam 55,900
28 Terry Nguyen Vietnam 52,600
29 Nguyen Duc Bien Australia 50,800
30 To Siu Yan Singapore 47,500
31 Sebastien Clot France 45,500
32 Zdravko Duvnjak Netherlands 44,600
33 Shi Huiqi Corine Singapore 43,900
34 Tran Dinh Quy Vietnam 36,800
35 Nguyen Hoa Thinh Vietnam 35,000
36 Kim Ri Hwa Korea 33,500
37 Taras Mashevskyi Ukraine 29,200
38 Chi Chung Ho Hong Kong 23,100
39 Roland Kivi Estonia 21,600
40 Tran Trung Hieu Vietnam 19,300
41 Dang Duy Thanh Vietnam 19,100
42 Stephane Carrier Thailand 19,100
110 Entries
2,750,000 Chips in Play
65,500 Average Stack


Main Event info

The Main Event is one of the most highly revered tournaments in the region. It is a deep stack event with very slow increasing blinds. Game resumes on Wednesday, April 13 at Corona Resort & Casino Phu Quoc. If you are just tuning in, the event guarantees VN₫ 3 Billion (~US$ 131,000). There are two starting days left to get in on this juicy pot. Day 1B is up next. Cards in the air at 12pm. For those that get their chips in play before the starting buzzer, you are eligible for Bubble Protection. 

Buy in: VN₫ 16,500,000 (~US$ 721)
Starting stack: 25,000 
Level 1 blinds: 50 – 100 
Blinds increases: every 60 minutes
Day 1 bagging time: end of Level 9 

This is an unlimited re-entry tournament. Players can try for multiple stacks however only the best stack advances to the next round. For latecomers, registration closes at the start of Level 11 in Day 2. Buying in at the final second still gives you 25 times the big blind.  


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