HomeAfter three starting days, the APT Vietnam Hanoi Loyal 2022 – MAIN EVENT – enters Day 2 at the Grand Loyal Poker Club. The headliner drew a smashing 390 total entries to see the prize pool surge over VN₫ 7 Billion. That’s well over the VN₫ 5 BN guarantee and it is expected to increase further with two hours of late registration available. Cards start flying at 12 noon which means registration will close at exactly 14:10. For all you railbirds, fence-sitters, and weekend warriors, this is your last chance to get in on this massive brewing pot.
Main Event info
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 950)
Starting stack: 25,000
Day 2 opening blinds: 400-800 BB Ante 800
For players that enter, your stack is equivalent to a healthy 31 BB; if you sign up at the last second, that’s still a decent 20 BB to play with. Once registration closes, we will have the prize pool and payouts posted. Follow the action via Live Updates.
Currently leading the way is Day 1B chip leader Pan Yue Feng with 192,200. Other players in the top 10 are Day 1A chip leader Huu Dung Nguyen, and Day 1C chip leader Nang Quang Nguyen. Other players to keep a close watch on are India’s Chirag Sodha, New Zealand’s Thomas Ward, and locals Hue Dang, Ngoc Anh Cao, Truong Vu Tran Khanh, Nguyen Quang Huy, and Minh A Nguyen. All five Vietnamese players reached the final table of the inaugural APT Vietnam Phu Quoc Main Event two months prior.
Side Events
Tran Huy Hoang wins the No Limit Hold’em Single Day
While Main Event Day 1C was buzzing a large portion of the ballroom, the first installment of the No Limit Hold’em Single Day event filled up the remaining space. 64 entered for a prize pool of VN₫ 434,6560,000. After eight and a half hours of play, Vietnam’s Tran Huy Hoang emerged victorious to bank the VN₫ 125,420,000 (~US$ 5,410) first prize and his first ever APT lion trophy.
As the bubbled approached, Thai player Sirisilp Chotvijit amassed a monstrous stack and eventual champion Tran Huy Hoang was running second rank. During the bubble round several short stacks survived the shoves with double ups, including Singapore’s Norbert Koh who sent a player plunging to just one chip. The final table was formed with both Chotvijit and Tran still in command.
On the way to heads up, action was fierce with the final eight trimmed to half in less than an hour. At this point Tran and Nguyen Phuong Ngoc began to exert dominance leading to the fall of the remaining Thailand players and a local showdown for the trophy. Tran entered with a slight chip advantage and never relinquished. On a board J♠ Q♦ 3♦ 7♦, Nguyen faced a raise for his tournament life. After spending two time banks, he called with 8♦ 8♥ which was sorely behind Tran’s K♠ J♦. The river Q♠ completed the board for a higher two pair victory to Tran.
Buy in: VN₫ 7,700,000 (~US$ 332)
Entries: 64
Prize pool: VN₫ 434,560,000 (~US$ 18,745)
ITM: 11 places
Payouts in Vietnamese Dong
| 1st | Tran Huy Hoang | Vietnam | 125,420,000 |
| 2nd | Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | Vietnam | 83,620,000 |
| 3rd | Sirisilp Chotvijit | Thailand | 58,130,000 |
| 4th | Thanakrit Cachaima | Thailand | 41,990,000 |
| 5th | Le Minh Phuc | Vietnam | 31,400,000 |
| 6th | Norbert Koh | Singapore | 24,230,000 |
| 7th | Bui The Duc | Vietnam | 19,240,000 |
| 8th | Le Thai | Vietnam | 15,680,000 |
| 9th | Deepak Malhotra | India | 13,070,000 |
| 10th | Konstantin Pogodin | Russia | 10,890,000 |
| 11th | Cao Hoang Anh | Vietnam | 10,890,000 |
APT Player of the Series update
After eight completed side events, the APT Player of the Series race still has Mystery Bounty champion Nguyen Quang Huy in the lead. Tran Duc Son is running second. In 3rd and 4th position are Nguyen Van Sang and Vu Minh Duc, both players rising fast with three ITMs each.
Everyone that cashed (satellites not included) at the events received points towards the race. Make sure to check your standing.
APT Player of the Series leaderboard