APT SUMMER SERIES HANOI 2023 SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | IMAGES | WINNERS
HANOI, VIETNAM, June 1, 2023 – The numbers are in for the VND 35,000,000 APT Summer Series Hanoi, Vietnam 2023 Main Event, with the tournament trouncing the VND 12-billion guarantee (~USD $500,000).
The 236 respective survivors from the four opening flights were joined by a further 40 Day 2 entries – including France's top tournament player Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier – bringing the total field up to 581 (345 unique) and generating a princely prize pool of VND 17,752,455,000 (~USD $759,340).
A total of 87 players will make the money, with a min-cash good for VND 55,000,000 (~USD $2,350), but it is the VND 3,401,355,000 (~USD $145,500) top prize and the coveted golden lion APT trophy all players have their sights set on.
All Main Event payouts with USD currency conversions can be viewed HERE.
The action played out across both floors of the Grand Loyal Poker Club located at the luxurious Grand Vista Hanoi Hotel, occupying 34 of the 43 tournament tables in operation.
Action restarted on level 11, with blinds recommencing at 800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante. The action played out over ten 60-minute levels, with play concluding on level 20 as the players fought their way through to the 87 paying positions and beyond.
The money bubble was reached and breached midway through level 17, with South Korea's Junyeob Song running ace-queen into the ace-king of New Zealand's Daniel Francis to guarantee all 87 surviving players a cash reward.
South Korea's Junyeob Song (left) was eliminated at the hands of New Zealand's Daniel Francis (right) to burst the money bubble
It is Daiki Shingae who leads the final 48 Main Event survivors; the Japanese player entered at the start of Day 2 and managed to spin his 40,000 starting stack up to the giddy heights of 1,941,000.
Van Sang Nguyen was another Day 2 entry who also enjoyed the rub of the green. The Vietnamese player took an early lead after scoring a double knockout with pocket kings, eliminating Flight A chip leader Gab Yong Kim and Sweden's Daniel Brugman, who held pocket queens, and nines respectively. Nguyen concluded play with a stack of 1,429,000.
Vietnam's Victor Em rounds out the top three with a stack of 1,138,000, with compatriot Xoa Nguyen Thi (1,100,000) the only other player to crack the seven-figure chip stack mark, with the top ten stacks coming into Day 3 as follows:
MAIN EVENT TOP TEN STACKS
- Daiki Shingae (Japan) – 1,941,000
- Van Sang Nguyen (Vietnam) – 1,429,000
- Victor Em (Vietnam) – 1,138,000
- Xoa Nguyen Thi (Vietnam) – 1,100,000
- Kang Chen (China) – 930,000
- Quan Qiu (China) – 896,000
- Nguyen Vu Ha (Vietnam) – 893,000
- Akshay Nasa (India) – 670,000
- Curtis Lim (Singapore) – 669,000
- Jhon Hendri (Indonesia) – 668,000
Other notables left in contention include bracelet winner Alex Lindop (413,000), the USA's Peter Kiem (368,000), India's Kunal Patni (265,000), Vietnam's Ngo Van Dat (240,000), and compatriot Ha Van Thien, the latter of whom battled back from 2,000 in chips to knock out the USA's Robert Kiss (49th for VND 69,200,000) to conclude play for the day.
Other notables to cash but come up short of Day 3 included bubble burster Francis (55th for VND 69,200,000), Japan's Satoshi Kuriga (62nd for VND 62,100,000), Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier (69th for VND 62,100,000), Malaysia's Shung Sua (70th for VND 62,100,000), and the UK's Grant Gardner (83rd for VND 55,000,000).
You can read about all the Day 2 action via the APT blog.
You can also watch the action via the APT Day 2 Live Stream.
Day 3 gets underway at 12pm local time on Friday, June 2 with the tournament playing down to the nine-handed final table.
Day 4 will play out at 12:15pm on Saturday, June 3 with the tournament crowning a champion.
For Main Event Day 3 Draw please CLICK HERE
China's Yaoyu He Claims Gold in Event #31 Single Day High Roller - 8 Max for VND 961M (~USD $41K)
China's Yaoyu He claimed the coveted golden lion silhouette trophy and his maiden APT title in Event #31 Single Day High Roller
The VND 60,000,000 Event #31 Single Day High Roller - 8 Max played out concurrently with the Main Event and drew a 63-strong field (43 unique).
It took twenty-five 30-minute levels for the tournament to play down to a champion.
It was China's Yaoyu He the man to claim the lion's share of the VND 3,299,940,000 (~USD $141,880) prize pool, defeating compatriot Zikang Wang heads-up to take the VND 961,920,000 (~USD $41,320) top prize, the coveted golden lion silhouette trophy, and his maiden APT title.
Wang – who was also on the hunt for his first title – had to reconcile with the VND 692,990,000 (~USD $29,800) on offer for second.
South Korea's Hyun Sup Kim – making his second final table appearance of the Series – rounded out the winner's podium, taking VND 450,440,000 (~USD $19,375) for his third-place finish.
A total of nine players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
SINGLE DAY HIGH ROLLER - 8 MAX RESULTS
- Yaoyu He (China) – VND 961,920,000
- Zikang Wang (China) – VND 692,990,000
- Hyun Sup Kim (South Korea) – VND 450,440,000
- Andy King Hsiang (Malaysia) – VND 339,890,000
- Lev Kydatov (Russia) – VND 264,000,000
- Quang Minh Nguyen (Vietnam) – VND 204,600,000
- Julian Ek Salvesen (Norway) – VND 161,700,000
- Yun Zhang (China) – VND 125,400,000
- Francis Garson (France) – VND 99,000,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Zodiac Classic - Sponsored by Natural8 Draws 152 Entries; Taiwan's Su Lung Yeh Leads Day 1 with VND 2.65BN (~USD $114K) in the Prize Pool
Vietnam's Lam Kim Long bagged the second biggest stack in the Zodiac Classic
Outside of the Main Event, it was Day 1 of the VND 20,000,000 Event #32 Zodiac Classic - Sponsored by Natural8 that was the biggest draw of the day.
This saw a field of 152 entries (117 unique) in action, fighting it out at the felt over fourteen 30-minute levels in an attempt to make Day 2 and earn their slice of the VND 2,653,920,000 (~USD $114,100) prize pool.
A total of 47 players survived the tournament maelstrom to find a chip bag and return for the second and final day.
However, with only the top 20 places paying out, over half of them will be leaving empty-handed.
The man returning in the best of positions to claim the trophy, title and VND 636,970,000 (~USD $27,400) top prize is Taiwan's Su Lung Yeh, who concluded play with the chip lead and a stack of 411,000 – valued at 102 big blinds.
Vietnam's Lam Kim Long sits second in the counts with a stack of 321,500, with Japan's Sho Saika (255,500) rounding out the top three, with the top ten stacks as follows:
ZODIAC CLASSIC DAY 1 TOP TEN STACKS
- Su Lung Yeh (Taiwan) – 411,000
- Lam Kim Long (Vietnam) – 321,500
- Sho Saika (Japan) – 255,500
- Ka Man Tsai (China) – 204,000
- Aaron Lam (Singapore) – 190,500
- Trung Quan Nguyen (Vietnam) – 188,500
- David Erquiaga (Philippines) – 181,500
- Amrit Mishra (India) – 180,555
- Tianyou Liu (China) – 179,500
- Wei-Chen Liu (China) – 179,000
Other notables to make it through included Australia's Dylan Foster (179,000), APT Incheon Main Event champion Farhad Aghayev (177,000), France's Marc Inizan (160,000), and Event #27 Single Day High Roller champion Xiaosheng Zheng (149,000).
Day 2 resumes at 12:15pm on Friday, June 2, with the tournament playing down to a champion.
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
For Zodiac Classic Day 2 Draw please CLICK HERE
SIDE EVENT ACTION
South Korea's Sungkyu Jeon Takes Second Series Title in Event #29 Turbo - 8 Max
South Korea's Sungkyu Jeon claimed his second title of the Series in Event #29 Turbo – 8 Max
Playing out in the early hours of Thursday morning, the VND 15,000,000 Event #29 Turbo - 8 Max attracted the largest field out of the turbo side events so far this Series, drawing 78 entries (65 unique) and generating a VND 1,021,410,000 (~USD $43,735) prize pool.
It took twenty-one fast-paced 15-minute levels to find a champion.
It was South Korea's Sungkyu Jeon the man to take it down, defeating China's Yun Zhang heads-up to claim the VND 280,870,000 (~USD $12,030) top prize and snag his second title of the Series after his victory in Event #17 NL - Hold'em.
Zhang – who was gunning for his maiden APT title – collected VND 199,690,000 (~USD $8,550) for his runner-up finish.
China's Tian Hao Zheng rounded out the winner's podium, receiving VND 130,740,000 (~USD $5,600) for third.
A total of 11 players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
TURBO - 8 MAX RESULTS
- Sungkyu Jeon (South Korea) – VND 280,870,000
- Yun Zhang (China) – VND 199,690,000
- Tian Hao Zheng (China) – VND 130,740,000
- Jedrick Ng (Singapore) – VND 100,610,000
- Lev Kydatov (Russia) – VND 79,670,000
- Gregory Kuhnast (Germany) – VND 62,310,000
- Emil Ukalaev (Russia) – VND 49,030,000
- Vincent Li (Hong Kong) – VND 38,300,000
- Bini Yoo (South Korea) – VND 29,110,000
- Anh Tuan Tran (Vietnam) – VND 25,540,000
- Yao Yu Ho (Taiwan) – VND 25,540,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Hong Kong's Po Fai Lau Wins Event #30 Omaholic - Turbo - Sponsored by Natural8
Hong Kong's Po Fai Lau claimed his maiden APT title in Event #30 Omaholic - Turbo - Sponsored by Natural8
Another newly minted APT champion has been crowned, with Hong Kong's Po Fai Lau claiming his maiden APT title in the VND 5,000,000 Event #30 Omaholic - Turbo - Sponsored by Natural8.
Lau saw off challenges from a 35-strong field comprised of 26 unique players to take the lion's share of the VND 152,775,000 (~USD $6,550) prize pool after a brief heads-up battle against Kazakhstan's Azamat Dyussembekov.
The Hong Kong player claimed a top prize of VND 56,525,000 (~USD $2,420) for his victroy, with Dyussembekov collecting VND 38,960,000 (~USD $1,670) for his runner-up finish.
Reigning APT Incheon Main Event champion Farhad Aghayev claimed his first cash of the Series, banking VND 24,830,000 (~USD $1,060) for third.
A total of five players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
OMAHOLIC RESULTS
- Po Fai Lau (Hong Kong) – 56,525,000
- Azamat Dyussembekov (Kazakhstan) – VND 38,960,000
- Farhad Aghayev (Azerbaijan) – VND 24,830,000
- Vu Cuong Nguyen (Vietnam) – VND 17,950,000
- Yun Li (Taiwan) – VND 14,510,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.