HomeAPT Kick-off Vietnam 2020 in full swing as more players arrive. Day 5 of the festival had nearly every seat occupied. Among the events on the floor were the High Rollers Single Day and the No Limit Hold’em Single Day. Lifting trophies were Duc Bien Nguyen and Junho Hyeon. We’ve got results and recaps for you below.
For players that cashed in these events, make sure to check the APT Player of the Series leaderboard for your standing. Top five players in points after seven events completed:
Van Tiep Nguyen – 502.69
Lu Zheng Hao – 343.45
Vijaykumar Ramasamy – 300.09
Ray Yik Yin Chiu – 297.59
Wanchana Valaikanok – 296.39
Duc Bien Nguyen wins the High Rollers Single Day
12 heavy hitters took to the poker green for the High Rollers Single Day which was the first big buy-in event of the series. Buy-in was VND 43,000,000. Only two got paid. Duc Bien Nguyen came from behind to deny Xiaosheng Zheng the win.
Buy-in: VND 43,000,000 (~US$ 1,900)
Entries: 12
Prize pool: VND 465,600,000 (~US$ 20,100)
ITM: 2 places
The race to victory was recorded and uploaded on APT Twitch and APT YouTube. As for our recap, we pick it up just before the bubble round. APT decorated champion Zhou Yueyang went on a rush to go from short stack to chip leader. The crucial hand was a three-way showdown; chip leader Xiaosheng Zheng had 9-9, Zhou 10-10, and Minh Le J-10. Zhou improved to a set to eliminate Minh and bring about the bubble stage.
A few hands went by, Zhou three-bet shoved A♦ 6♠ and intial raiser Zheng called with A♣ J♦. The board bricked and just like that, Zheng regained the lead while Zhou plummeted. Shortly after, the bubble was delivered with Duc Bien A♦ A♣ fully dominating Zhou’s A♠ 7♣.
At heads up, Zheng and Duc Bien struck an ICM deal setting VND 23,280,000 aside for the eventual winner. Zheng had the advantage but it quickly switched when Duc Bien doubled up. His J♣ J♠ turned quads 9♦ J♦ 8♣ J♥ Q♠ to crush Zheng’s A♣ 10♣ straight. Zheng fought back and earned a back-to-back double up but still had to settle for runner-up.
The last hand saw Zheng limp in from the button, Duc Bien checked. The flop came 7♠ 8♠ A♦, Duc Bien check-called a small bet. On the turn 7♦, Duc Bien checked, Zheng shoved, Duc Bien tanked then called. Zheng 5♦ 4♦ draw, Duc Bien 8♣ 6♣ two pair, the river 5♠ sealed the win for Duc Bien.
Payouts
1st Duc Bien Nguyen – Australia / Vietnam – VND 205,230,000 (deal made)
2nd Xiaosheng Zheng – China – VND 260,320,000 (deal made)
Junho Hyeon wins the No Limit Hold’em Single Day
No Limit Hold’em Single Day attracted 39 runners with only 7 guaranteed to profit. At heads up, Korea’s Junho Hyeon sprung from a deficit to capture his first-ever live career title and VND 88,030,000 (~US$ 3,800) in cash.
Buy-in: VND 8,800,000 (~US$ 380)
Entries: 39
Prize pool: VND 302,640,000 (~US$ 13,000)
ITM: 7 places
The money was reached when Hyeon’s J-J knocked out a player with A-10. It was all in preflop. Hyeon further improved to a full house. Sitting healthy was Chin Xian Ming with the chip lead. Ming added more to his big pile by railing four players of the final 7.
Chin Xian Ming
Heads up came with Ming commanding by stack size but not by performance. Instead it was Hyeon gaining ground. Hyeon successfully grinded for chips, exposed a bluff by Ming, then doubled up with A♣ 5♦ over K♣ Q♥. With stacks fairly close, a deal was then struck, 5% was set aside and the trophy.
Hyeon took the lead by calling out yet another bluff by Ming. On a board 3♣ 6♣ 4♦ 10♣ 10♠, Ming hard bet every stage with J♦ 8♣. It resulted in a double up for Hyeon who called with Q♥ 6♥ two pair. The crippled Ming couldn’t recover and risked it all on 10♥ 8♥. It stayed behind Hyeon’s Q♦ J♥. Though not needed, a queen showed up on the turn. Hyeon emerged victorious.
Payouts
1st Junho Hyeon – Korea – VND 88,030,000
2nd Chin Xuan Ming – Singapore – VND 82,830,000
3rd Hwang Ho Jin – Hong Kong SAR – VND 45,060,000
4th Ho Yin Shek – Hong Kong SAR – VND 31,750,000
5th Xiao Yu Cheng – China – VND 23,290,000
6th Hai Vo Quoc – Australia – VND 17,730,000
7th Low Yau Loong – Singapore – VND 13,950,000