HomeFrom 436 total entries, APT Vietnam 2019 – MAIN EVENT – is now down to the final 8 players! The lineup was determined today at host venue Pro Poker Club. Day 3 began with 52 players and just over seven hours of play, the finalists emerged. Amassing a commanding stack was Vincent Chauve with 3,063,000 bagged up.
You can read up on the exciting Day 3 action via our live posts. Make sure to click on the Day 3 tab.
Final 8 players (by rank)
Vincent Chauve – 3,063,000 – 127 bbs
Sofia Lovgren – 1,654,000 – 69 bbs
Choi Eng Loong – 1,521,000 – 63 bbs
Ankit Wadhawan – 1,302,000 – 54 bbs
Akshay Nasa – 1,284,000 – 53 bbs
Nguyen Duc Bien – 1,247,000 – 52 bbs
Cuong Nguyen – 515,000 – 21 bbs
Jaesh Balachandran – 319,000 – 13 bbs
Average stack: 1,362,500
Chips in play: 10,900,000
Final day opening blinds: 12k – 24k ante 24k counting down from 45 minutes
Remaining payouts
1st VND 1,818,450,000
2nd VND 1,212,310,000
3rd VND 842,780,000
4th VND 608,730,000
5th VND 455,230,000
6th VND 351,340,000
7th VND 279,000,000
8th VND 227,310,000
The final 8 race will stream live on APT Twitch and APT YouTube starting at 2pm on Tuesday, November 12.
Main Event – Final 8 review
Heres’s a brief review of the final 8 players. All of them are first time APT Main Event finalists.
Vincent Chauve – 3,063,000 – 127 bbs
Strong year for Vincent Chauve at the live tournament scene. In addition to numerous deep runs in the Asian circuit, this past summer he placed 2nd at the WSOP Monster Stack event. At the ongoing Main Event, he consistently bagged up well over average. To amass his enormous stack of 3,063,000, Chauve exposed Huynh Duc Tai’s bluff then later railed Madhav Gupta with a set of ducks over top pair.
Sofia Lovgren – 1,654,000 – 69 bbs
In second rank is Sofia Lovgren with 1,654,000 in chips. Lovgren entered Day 3 as chip leader and maintained her big stack throughout by knocking out a few players very early. She was also the first player to reach a million in chips. Wherever she places here it will be her first-ever APT cash.
Choi Eng Loong – 1,521,000 – 63 bbs
Choi Eng Loong has been cracking heads since Day 2 and bagged up in the top ten. Day 3 was a tougher challenge though with his stack swinging until it finally settled at a solid 1,654,000 to put him in third rank. Loong denied the last Vietnamese remaining, Cao Tung Lam, which in turn beefed up his stack to 1.5M.
Ankit Wadhawan – 1,302,000 – 54 bbs
At Day 3, Ankit Wadhawan knocked out Soo Jo Kim to ensure there would be no player gunning for a second title. Wherever Wadhawan places, it will be his first live cash outside of his homeland India.
Akshay Nasa – 1,284,000 – 53 bbs
Akshay Nasa has already become a familiar face at the APT. In September, Nasa ran deep in two APT Philippines High Rollers events, finishing 2nd at the Single Day 1. Impressively, Nasa came from a very short stack entering Day 2, to bag up second rank at the end of that heat. He delivered the bubble in Day 3, knocking out Nguyen Thi Bao An with pocket kings that held against A-K. He has a healthy 1,284,000.
Nguyen Duc Bien – 1,247,000 – 52 bbs
Nguyen Duc Bien is the reason the final 8 was formed. He eliminated James Chavanarojrit when his A-J met an ace on the board to overcome pocket eights. Nguyen has cashed at an APT Main Event before with a 47th finish back in January. He also cashed at an APT Monster Stack event last year.
Cuong Nguyen – 515,000 – 21 bbs
Last year, Cuong Nguyen cashed in two APT Main Events in Vietnam. He has already surpassed his deepest of 20th place. At the start of Day 3, he shipped a couple of stacks, tapered off halfway through and maintained to enter the final 8 with 515,000.
Jaesh Balachandran – 319,000 – 13 bbs
Jaesh Balachandran brings up the rear with 319,000. Balachandran had a swinging day, coming close to a million in chips after railing David Luong in 26th place. He nearly bubbled to the final 8 getting lucky with his dominated Q-J that improved to a straight. Wherever he places, it will be his first-ever APT cash.
Main Event Day 3 payouts
The Main Event drew a total of 436 entries for a prize pool of VND 8,458,400,000 (~USD 363,700). Returning to the felt for Day 3 were the final 52 players with only 44 guaranteed to cash. Sofia Lovgren entered with the largest stack and proceeded to amass more by knocking out players very early. The bubble eventually burst at the fall of Nguyen Thi Bao An at the hands of Akshay Nasa. Nguyen’s A-K was unable to improve against Nasa’s K♦ K♥.
One of the biggest pots of the day was the elimination of Madhav Gupta in 11th place to Vincent Chauve. Both were sporting well over 1M stacks. Gupta shoved on the turn with top pair and Chauve had him with a set of twos that held to the end. This gave Chauve the enormous chip lead which he closed the day with. Missing the final 8 by one spot was James Chavanarojrit who pushed with pocket eights but fell to Nguyen Duc Bien‘s A-J that paired an ace on the board.
You can read up on the exciting Day 3 action via our live posts.
9th James Chavanarojrit – Thailand – VND 189,430,00
10th Kim Kyung Hun – Korea – VND 157,860,000
11th Madhav Gupta – India – VND 131,550,000
12th Cao Tung Lam – Vietnam – VND 131,550,000
13th Pham Duy Hong – Vietnam – VND 109,620,000
14th Dhaval Mudgal – India – VND 109,620,000
15th Thien Phu – Vietnam – VND 109,620,000
16th Hwang Seongil – Korea – VND 91,350,000
17th Kenji Kurashina – Japan – VND 91,350,000
18th Nguyen Quang Minh – Vietnam – VND 91,350,000
19th Lau King Sing – Hong Kong – VND 76,130,000
20th Thomas Van Leeuwen – Netherlands – VND 76,130,000
21st Nguyen Thanh Quyen – Vietnam – VND 76,130,000
22nd Che Li Lin – Taiwan – VND 63,440,000
23rd Aigars Plivcs – Latvia – VND 63,440,000
24th Sim Jae Kyung – Korea – VND 63,440,000
25th Yu Dong Yeong – Korea – VND 63,440,000
26th David Luong – Australia – VND 63,440,000
27th Joseph Cona – France – VND 63,440,000
28th Wei Hsun Chen – Taiwan – VND 52,870,000
29th Huynh Duc Tai – Vietnam – VND 52,870,000
30th Ashish Munot – India – VND 52,870,000
31st Kang Feng Lien – China – VND 52,870,000
32nd Lok Gino – Hong Kong – VND 52,870,000
33rd Bongkil Jeong – Korea – VND 52,870,000
34th Byung Nam Kim – Korea – VND 52,870,000
35th Le Ngoc Khanh – Vietnam – VND 52,870,000
36th Vinay Agarwal – India – VND 52,870,000
37th Go Mori – Japan – VND 44,050,000
38th Yik “Ray” Chiu – Hong Kong – VND 44,050,000
39th Taegyun Kim – Korea – VND 44,050,000
40th Bin Zhang – China – VND 44,050,000
41st Vincent Huang – Australia – VND 44,050,000
42nd Soo Jo Kim – Korea – VND 44,050,000
43rd Daewoong Song – Korea – VND 44,050,000
44th Taeho Lee – Korea – VND 44,050,000