Terry Nguyen sets the bar at Championships Event Day 1A; last starting day up next; get bubble protected


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Running back-to-back with the Main Event is another top of the line tournament of the Asian Poker Tour, the CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT. This is APT Vietnam 2019‘s second featured event and it comes with a rich VND 6,000,000,000 (~USD 259,500) guarantee.

Today saw 66 runners (54 uniques, 12 re-entries) take to the races for the Day 1A flight. At the end of the scheduled eight rounds, only 36 survived. Vietnam’s Terry Nguyen bagged up the top dog stack of 219,000. Nguyen is a very well known player at APT Vietnam. He was the previous APT Vietnam Player of the Series winner. 

Terry Nguyen

We caught Nguyen’s last winning hand. With blinds at 500 – 1K ante 1K, he raised to 4k, was called by the bb player. At the flop 3♣ Q♦ 8♠, Nguyen fired 1500 and was check-called, but on the A♦ turn, bb check- folded to the 4500 bet. Nguyen showed his A♥ Q♣ top two pair.   

Also advancing was APT Vietnam defending champion Oliver Helm with 150,000 bagged. 

Oliver Helm

Other APT major title-holders making the cut were Soo Jo Kim (176,700) and Abhinav Iyer (131,600). Series two-time side event winner Joakim Andersson (66,300) also through to Day 2. 

All of the survivors will have a one day break before returning for Day 2 on Friday, November 15 at 1pm. They await the results of Day 1B taking place tomorrow, Thursday, November 14. 

Championships Event – Day 1A chip counts

1 Terry Nguyen Vietnam 219,000
2 Kim Michael Enriquez Philippines 193,800
3 David Luong Australia 189,600
4 Soo Jo Kim Korea 176,700
5 Oliver Helm New Zealand 150,000
6 Lau King Sing Hong Kong 134,000
7 Abhinav Iyer India 131,600
8 Vincent Huang Australia 131,100
9 Josh McCully Australia 126,800
10 Dao Minh Phu Vietnam 123,200
11 Yasheel Doddanavar India 120,000
12 Hamish Crawshaw New Zealand 105,300
13 Vivek Rughani India 98,700
14 Meherzad Munsaf India 94,300
15 Chris Leug Hong Kong 90,100
16 Edward Pastoll United Kingdom 88,300
17 Pang Cho Yi Hong Kong 87,600
18 Dinh Gia Hung Vietnam 81,400
19 Nguyen Quang Huy Vietnam 78,400
20 Hari Varma Australia 77,400
21 Jorge Paredes Espana 75,000
22 Kjell-Ove Dyb Norway 68,700
23 Joakim Andersson Sweden 66,300
24 Kang Yoo Sin Korea 66,100
25 Lau King Lun Alan Hong Kong 62,700
26 Tu Le  Australia 61,700
27 Nguyen Duc Bien Australia 56,900
28 Ng Cheuk Tan Hong Kong 52,300
29 Nguyen Tan Phuoc Vietnam 51,700
30 Yuwen Pan China 50,500
31 Lok Gino Hong Kong 47,600
32 Livar Dysjaland Norway 39,100
33 Laksh Pal Singh India 32,000
34 Tomokazu Hattanda Japan 31,700
35 Derek Wang United Kingdom 28,700
36 Nguyen Pham The Quan Vietnam 28,200


Championships Event info

Dates: November 13 to 17 (five days)
Buy-in: VND 38,500,000 (~USD 1,700)
Guarantee: VND 6 billion (~USD 259,500)
Starting stack: 50,000 (250 times the starting big blind)
Start time: 1pm

You can view the structure inside the APT Vietnam Player Booklet.

Day 1A: 36 advanced out of 66 entries
Current chips in play: 3,300,000
Current average stack: 91,667

Day 1B: Thursday, November 14 (plays until the end of Level 8)
Day 2: Friday, November 15 (plays until the end of Level 16)
Day 3: Saturday, November 16 (plays until the final 8 players is reached)
Final Day: Sunday, November 17

Notes:

  • Unlimited re-entries allowed
  • Each level runs for 60 minutes
  • Registration closes one hour into Day 2, at the start of Level 10
  • Multiple stacks allowed but only the best stack advances
  • Shot Clock will be introduced when the tournament is down to the last six tables

Bubble Protection

It pays to get bubble protected!

Bubble Protection is a one of the best perks for players attending the Main Event. In the event that a “bubble protected player” busts on the bubble, that player will receive his/her buy-in back in the form of APT Tournament credits (valid for one year). Since its inception in 2016, Bubble Protection has saved several players from walking away empty-handed. To be eligible, all you need to do is follow the easy steps below:

  1. Pre-register
  2. Draw for your seat before starting time 
  3. Have your chips put into play on the first deal of Level 1 

APT Championships Event facts

Reigning APT Vietnam 2019 Championships Event champion: Oliver Helm (USD 52,000)
Reigning APT 2019 Championships Event champion: Jinho Hong (USD 55,400)
APT Kick-off Vietnam 2019 Championships Event champion: Lim Yo Hwan (USD 88,000)

Out of the three champions, the only player so far seen at the ongoing series is Oliver Helm. He bagged up a healthy 150,000 at the Championships Event Day 1A. We will surely be tracking his progress throughout the rest of the tournament. 


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