Main Event Day 1B: Pham Dat tops 38 survivors; chip counts inside; ₫3BN guarantee reached with 203 entries; Day 1C up next


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Another bustling day at APT Vietnam Phu Quoc with Main Event Day 1B as the prime entree. Registration was open all day, and after 9 hours of scheduled play, the tally was 93 entrants (71 unique, 22 re-entries). When combined with Day 1A’s slightly larger 110 entries, the event has now amassed 203 total entrants which means the VN₫ 3 Billion guarantee has been reached. That figure will continue to grow with Day 1C still to come. 

Today’s action concluded with 38 players advancing. They join the 42 Day 1A survivors awaiting the next round which takes place on Friday, April 15. The heat’s top spot went to Vietnam’s Pham Dat who bagged up 141,000, equivalent to 175 BB. This puts him second rank overall, just below Day 1A chip leader Joseph Talamayan.

Day 1A results

Pham Dat

Among the players making the cut were several notables namely, 2019 APT Japan Tokyo Main Event champion Kannapong Thanarattrakul, 2014 APT Finale Main Event champion Huy Pham, Thailand pro Phachara Wongwichit, and two time series winner Vamerdino Magsakay. 

APT Vietnam Phu Quoc Main Event
Day 1B Chips Counts
 
Rank Name Country Chips
1 Pham Dat Vietnam 141,000
2 Hung Dinh Vietnam 126,900
3 Thomas Lind Malta 112,500
4 Yugi Yamashita Japan 99,900
5 Chad Fullmer United States 96,000
6 Johnni Nielsen Sweden 93,400
7 Chu Thai Thinh Vietnam 93,000
8 Pongkhun Busmongkhon Thailand 90,300
9 Dennis Ng Hong Kong 88,500
10 Sam Vietnam 87,100
11 Do Khac Tien Vietnam 86,800
12 Kannapong Thanarattrakul Thailand 83,900
13 Nam Nguyen Vietnam 77,700
14 Jason Lee Yew Fei Malaysia 76,100
15 Nguyen Xuan Hong Vietnam 71,700
16 Phan Tien Dung Vietnam 69,100
17 Phan Vih Nam Vietnam 66,800
18 Huy Pham Vietnam 63,900
19 Bui Nam Long Vietnam 51,200
20 Robert Kiss United States 50,200
21 Phachara Wongwichit Thailand 49,100
22 Hoang Gia Hiep Vietnam 47,000
23 Rungrot Nuamnoi Thailand 46,700
24 Le Huy Thanhs Vietnam 44,600
25 Maruki Hidaka Japan 40,800
26 Bui Phuong Thao Vietnam 39,900
27 Craig Cooper United Kingdom 37,100
28 Nguyen Nhanh Huung Vietnam 35,500
29 Kumagai Mao Japan 33,600
30 Anuphad Khonhde Chudomkul Thailand 32,900
31 Vamerdino Magsakay Philippines 32,400
32 Frederik Bolliet France 29,800
33 Pham Ngoc T. Li Vietnam 29,000
34 Cuong Dola Vietnam 26,700
35 Hoa Anh Vietnam 23,700
36 Ngo Dun Thank Vietnam 20,000
37 Benjamin Schepfer Thailand 19,100
38 Kang William Vietnam 17,400
93 Entries
2,325,000 Chips in Play
61,200 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. Last starting day to enter is Day 1C which takes place at Corona Resort & Casino Phu Quoc on Thursday, April 14. 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 

Day 1A: 42 advanced out of 110 entries
Day 1B: 38 advanced out of 93 entries

This is an unlimited re-entry tournament. Players can attempt 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.  

APT Vietnam Phu Quoc schedule
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