Philippines’ David Erquiaga Leads Final Table of Tours Largest Phu Quoc Main Event

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PHU QUOC, VIETNAM, November 15, 2024 — The APT Phu Quoc 2024 VND 36M Main Event—run in partnership with VPT at the Corona Theater located within the luxurious Corona Resort & Casino—has reached the business end of the tournament and the tour’s largest Phu Quoc-based Main Event has seen the 795 entry field whittled down to the final nine players.

So far, 111 players have cashed for a share of the VND 25 billion (~USD 1 million) prize pool, with the remaining VND 14,669,500,000 (~USD 577,540) to be distributed between the final nine players – with the eventual champion taking home a chunky VND 4,710,000,000 (~USD 185,430) top prize in addition to the award-winning 24K Gold Lion APT Main Event Trophy and all the accolades that accompany it.

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Day 3 saw 50 players return to the felt, all guaranteed a VND 87,500,000 (~USD 3,445) payday, but all had but one goal in mind – earning a place at the final table.

It took just over nine 60-minute levels to thin the field, with the departure of South Korea’s Dongyeol Choi at the hands of the Philippines’ David Erquiaga concluding the action with 44 minutes remaining on level 29.

Choi collected VND 288,750,000 (~USD 11,370) for his tenth place finish, and that final pot of the day pushed Erquiaga out into the chip lead, with the Filipino tournament professional bagging up a sizeable 5,470,000 in chips – valued at 109 big blinds when play resumes.

Erquiaga, who already boasts 31 live tournament titles that include five APT titles and 25 APT final tables has come close to APT Main Event success previously, finishing runner-up in the APT Philippines 2022 Main Event and will be looking to add the one thing missing from his poker resume – an APT Main Event title.

First however, he must contend with South Korea’s Junseok Oh and China’s Jinlong Hu, who will return second and third in the counts respectively with the latter boasting 12 live tournament titles including three APT titles for close to USD 600,000 in live tournament winnings. Vietnamese film actor Do Tien Vu can also not be counted out, and will be returning fourth on the leaderboard.

Deepankur Gupta is another player to watch, with the Indian player boasting close to USD 1 million in combined online and live tournament scores and Gupta will be looking to make his APT final table debut a memorable one.

MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE STACKS

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Notables to run deep but come up short of a spot in the final nine include Japan’s Motoyoshi Okamura (14th for VND 233,250,000), Australia’s Yita Choong (21st for VND 158,250,000), Flight D frontrunner Shi Bei (26th for VND 133,250,000), Vietnam’s Nang Quang Nguyen (30th for VND 115,500,000), Australia’s Dylan Foster (34th for VND 100,500,000), and the Philippines Charles Pansoy (35th for VND 100,500,000).

You can follow all the tournament action via the APT Blog and view action from the feature tables via the Main Event Day 3 Live Stream on the official APT YouTube channel. All tournament information can be found on the Main Event - Day 3 tournament page.

The nine finalists have locked up a minimum payout of VND 352,000,000 (~USD 13,860) with the Final Day getting underway at 11am local time (GMT+7) on Saturday, November 16, with blinds recommencing on level 29—50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante—and will play down to a champion. Join us then to see who has what it takes to tame the 24K gold lion.

Back (l-r): Deepankur Gupta, David Erquiaga, Jinlong Hu, Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao, Minh Truong Thang

Front (l-r): Do Tien Vu, Chu Hao Zhang, Hao Zhao Wang, Junseok Oh

Russia’s Natalia Rozova Wins Zodiac Classic for VND 1.55BN (~USD 61K)

Russia Natalia Rozova claimed her second career APT title in the Zodiac Classic

Just 48 players out of 89 initial entries returned for the Final Day of the VND 50M Event #51: Zodiac Classic VND 2,500,000,000 GTD. With registration remaining open until 12:50pm local time (GMT+7) the Day 1 survivors were joined by a further 59 Final Day entries to bring the field up to 148 (100 unique), swelling the prize pool to a sizeable VND 6,460,200,000 (~USD 254,340).

This added a further seven paying positions to the 13 allocated after Day 1, with the top 20 players making the money and the eventual champion walking away with a VND 1,550,470,000 (~USD 61,040) top prize, in addition to the coveted silver lion silhouette trophy and title.

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It was Russia’s Natalia Rozova who earned the plaudits, returning for the Final Day with a top ten chip stack and powering her way into a chip lead she would not relinquish shortly after the bursting of the money bubble.

Rozova turned her fourth career APT final table into her second APT title after defeating Vietnam’s Phuong Ngoc Nguyen in a lightning-fast heads-up match to earn the second-largest score of her poker career.

Nguyen, who was on the hunt for his third career APT title, had to settle for second best and the VND 1,053,010,000 (~USD 41,460) runner-up prize.

Japan’s Hayato Kitajima—who has already tasted victory in Event #48: PL Omaha Hi-Lo - 4 Card and 5 Card (Dealer Button's Choice)—made his fifth final table appearance of the festival to round out the winner’s podium and collect VND 694,470,000 (~USD 27,340) for his third place finish.

APT Super High Roller champion Win Meng Tan also ran deep, banking VND 573,670,000 (~USD 22,585) for fourth, as did APT Manila Super High Roller champion William Teoh, who earned VND 155,040,000 (~USD 6,100) for ninth place.

ZODIAC CLASSIC FINAL TABLE RESULTS

Vietnam’s Toan Chan Truong narrowly missed out on making the final table, taking VND 129,200,000 for tenth place.

Other notables to cash but come up short of a place on the final table included Event #29: High Roller - Double Stack champion Avneesh Munjal (15th for 103,360,000), start-of-day chip leader John “Bert” Perry (17th for VND 94,960,000) and Vietnam’s Van Sang Nguyen (20th for VND 86,570,000).

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Thailand’s Kornkrit Chaveewanitkun Leads Double Stack

Thailand’s Kornkrit Chaveewanitkun will be returning with the overall chip lead after topping Flight A

The VND 11M Event #56: Double Stack - VND 2,500,000,000 GTD proved to be the most popular draw of the day, with the tournament attracted a field of 415 entries (235 unique) across the two starting flights.

This generated a VND 3,985,245,000 (~USD156,900) prize pool, with the eventual winner walking away with a VND 773,125,000 (~USD 30,440) top prize, in addition to the trophy and title.

A total of 59 survivors fought their way through from the two starting flights and will return for the Final Day guaranteed a cash prize of at least VND 17,230,000 (~USD 680) when the action resumes.

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It is Thailand’s Kornkrit Chaveewanitkun returning in the driving seat after topping the 227 entry (166 unique) Flight A field with a stack of 1,382,000 with which to make his maiden APT title run.

Taiwan’s Fang Puyen finished the twenty 30-minute levels played close behind in the counts, bagging up the second-largest stack of 1,359,000 and was the only other Flight A player to crack a million in chips.

Thailand’s Runch Pornraksamanee rounded out the top three stacks, concluding the action with 877,000. A total of 32 players made it through to the Final Day, with the top ten stacks as follows:

DOUBLE STACK FLIGHT A TOP TEN

Other notables to make it through to the Final Day include India’s Dhaval Mudgal (501,000), the USA’s Alexander Charron (184,000), Australia’s Shane Pearce (178,000), and France’s Bastien Joly (22,000), with the latter bagging the shortest Flight A stack.

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Flight B frontrunner Mason Griffin

Flight B saw another 188 entries (145 unique) in action with Canada’s Mason Griffin flying high with 1,073,000 in chips after the twenty-one 20-minute levels played out.

Griffin just pipped Tran Khac Tuong for the Flight B chip lead, with the Vietnamese player the only other player to bag a seven-figure stack finishing with the second-largest stack of 1,046,000

Russia’s Rudolf Domin (823,000) rounded out the top three Flight B stacks, with a total of 27 players fighting their way through and the top ten stacks as follows:

DOUBLE STACK FLIGHT B TOP TEN

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The 59 survivors will combine for the Final Day which gets underway at 11:15am local time (GMT+7) on Saturday, November 16, with the tournament playing down to a champion.

All tournament information can be found on the Double Stack - Flight B tournament page.