APT Main Event - Day 3 - VND 25,000,000,000 GTD

Duy Nguyen Hoang raised to 42,000 from the cut-off with a hand of Q♥ Q♦ Quang Trung Dinh defended the big blind with a hand of K♣ 5♣.

The flop came Q♠ 8♣ 3♣ giving Hoang a set and also giving Dinh a flush draw. Dinh check-called Hoang's 30,000 bet to see a 8♠ turn.

Dinh checked his option and Hoang fired a an affordable 65,000 for his full-hose. Dinh called to see a river despite drawing dead.

The river K♠ came giving Dinh a king top-pair - or so it would seem. Dinh tapped his option to Hoang who led with 200,000 and Dinh called to discover his misfortune when Hoang flipped over his wonderful boat.

Hoang now is the featured table chip leader.

Action folded to the blinds when small blind Dylan Foster took a peek at his cards and jammed all-in for 634,000. Big blind Sakan Dhangwatnotai liked what he saw with his cards and risked his tournament life and his last 160,000 with a call.

Dylan Foster: J♣ 9♥

Sakan Dhangwatnotai: A♣ 7♥

The flop came A♥ 2♠ 8♣ to give Dhangwatnotai the lead with top-pair ace. The turn threw a J♠ to add some nervous energy, but the Q♠ quieted it down to award the pot to Dhangwatnotai, who made a crucial double-up.

Action was picked up with four players's stacks shoved in the middle on a completed board - Amit Kaushik in small blind, Bui Le Ahn in big blind, Pham Ngoc Bao in middle position and Wattana Luangsuwimon on the button. Kaushik, Ahn and Luangsimon were all at risk as they were covered by Bao.

Amit Kaushik: K♥ K♦

Bui Le Ahn A♦ K♣

Wattana Luangsuwimon: 5♥ 5♣

Pham Ngoc Bao: A♥ A♣

The flop came down 5♦ 4♦ A♠, giving Luangsuwimon a set of fives but Bao the higher set of aces, securing him the lead. The turn 7♦ offered Ahn outs with a flush draw that Bao needed to dodge. The river 4♥ gave Bao a boat - aces full of fours - sending the other three players sailing away to enjoy the beaches of Phu Quoc.

Action folded to Motoyoshi Okamura on the dealer button who made a min-raise to 32,000 with Quang Trung Dinh defending the big blind.

Okamura had 6♦ 6♣ in his hand and made a set on the flop of 7♥ 6♥ J♦ Okmaura fired 40,000 and Dinh made a quick call with a hand of T♦ 5♥

The J♣ turn gave Okamura a full house and both players checked it down to see a 4♦ on ther river.

Dinh tried to make a play at the pot with a bet of 85,000, but Okamura - with the winning hand - made a small raise to 200,000. Dinh didn't bother to poke the bear any further.

On a flop of J♠ 5♥ 7♦ Yita Choong bet 35,000 to be called by the man immediately to his left, Day 2 chip leader, Xuan Theiu Nghiem.

On the turn K♠ Choong fired another 130,000 and got called by Nghiem again. Finally on the river T♦ Choong had to throw a time bank to think of his strategy to win the pot. After a while, he shot out a hefty 305,000 that finally made Nghiem muck his hand.

Kornprut Sriminingmongkolkul opened from the button and Justin Tsui three-bet from the big-blind. The flop came down J♣ T♣ 4♦ and Tsui did not hesitate long and jammed all-in for a bit over pot size, equalling 24,000. The Thai player thought about it for a few seconds before making the call.

Justin Tsui: Q♥ Q♣

Kornprut Sriminingmongkolkul: 9♦ 8♦

The Australian Tsui was in a great spot to double-up early on on Day 2, but after the 6♣ turn came the 7♦ river which gave the Thai player a straight, busting Tsui. The Aussie has re-entered the tournament already.

After the action folded to the blinds, Yixuan Dong, short-stacked with 120,000 in the small blind, open-jammed all-in for her tournament life and was called by Kyosuke Nagami in the big blind.

Yixuan Dong: A♦ 8♣

Kyosuke Nagami: K♦ 7♦

Dong paired her eight on the flop of 6♥ 8♥ 4♥, but Nagami gained a gutshot straight draw. The turn 6♣ kept Dong in the lead, and the river 3♦ secured her the much-needed double-up to stay in the tournament.

The action unfolded on a completed board with two players' stacks in the center of the felt. Hoang Hai Long was all-in for his tournament life with approximately 400,000 chips and was called by Hyunsick Jang.

Hoang Hai Long: 9♥ 9♠

Hyunsick Jang: A♣ K♦

Long was ahead with his pocket nines on the flop of 8♣ T♥ 3♦, but the turn Q♣ gave Jang a gutshot straight draw, adding to his outs. In a dramatic twist, the river J♠ completed Jang’s straight, sending Long to the payout counter.

Lights! Camera! Action!

And by action, we mean tons of poker action!

Some of the players in the APT Main Event featured table who will be showing off their most serious poker faces for the next two levels via the APT livestream are:

Thailand's Sakan Dhangwatnotai, Japan's Motoyoshi Okamura, Australia's Dylan Foster, Wang Haozhao of China, Liu Chun Chieh of Taiwan with local favorites Nang Quang Nguyen, Duy Nguyen Hoang and Quang Trung Dinh of Vietnam.

Quang Trung Dinh has the biggest stack at the featured table with 1,000,000. Dinh has made 3 final table appearances in different poker events this 2024 and will look to take his big stack for a final table finish in this Main Event.

WSOP bracelet winn Motoyoshi Okamura has the second biggest stack with 768,000.

Play has resumed at Level 21 with 50 players still in contention.

The feature table will be live-streamed on the social media channels listed below, with a 30-minute delay to maintain game integrity. Live updates will synchronize with the stream.

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