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HANOI, VIETNAM, February 9, 2023 – The numbers are in for the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event – partnered with the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP).
The VSOP Poker Room was packed to the rafters, with eight additional tables added to accommodate all the action, bring the total number of tables in play up to 30.
Day 2 saw a further 14 players cough up the ₫25,000,000+2,500,000 buy-in and enter the tournament arena, bringing the total number of Main Event entries up to 654 (350 unique).
These late entries swelled the Day 2 field to 278, and with a ₫15,859,500,000 (US$666,099) prize pool up for grabs, players fought tooth and nail to claim a place in the coveted money spots.
A min-cash comes in at ₫46,790,000 ($1,965), but it is the **₫3,025,950,000 ($127,090) top prize** all will be aiming for.
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Action restarted on level 11, with blinds recommencing at 800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante, although it took until mid-way through level 17 for the tournament to reach the business end.
Niroshan Loganathan (in red) looks on as Tran Huy Hoang busts for the duo to share a min-cash
With 97 players remaining and only 95 of them getting paid, an exciting double bust out on the bubble saw India's Niroshan Loganathan and Vietnam's Tran Huy Hoang bust simultaneously on two separate tables. The duo chopped a min-cash between them – receiving a payout of ₫23,395,000 (~$983) apiece.
It was German Bukharov the man to top the end-of-day chip counts.
The Russian player found an early double-up with pocket aces, before seizing the lead late into the day in the largest pot played in the tournament so far.
Bukharov, holding K♠ K♣, crushed Takumi Araya's tournament dreams after the Japanese player check-raised all in on a jack-high flop holding A♠ J♥.
Araya hit the rail in 52nd place, collecting ₫59,470,000 on his way to the exit, while Bukharov stacked up to 3,046,000.
Two Vietnamese players round out the top three stacks, with Duy Anh Nguyen bagging 1,425,000 and Nguyen Anh Minh concluding play with 1,246,000 in chips, with the top ten stacks as follows:
MAIN EVENT TOP 10 STACKS
- German Bukharov (Russia) – 3,046,000
- Duy Anh Nguyen (Vietnam) – 1,425,000
- Nguyen Anh Minh (Vietnam) – 1,246,000
- Tran Thanh Van (Vietnam) – 1,035,000
- Assem Kulseitova (Kazakhstan) – 969,000
- Xiang Guang Chang (Malaysia) – 959,000
- Tan Luan Le (UK) – 907,000
- Buyu Sakurai (Japan) – 867,000
- Van Quang Tran (Vietnam) –851,000
- Pham Ngoc Tu (Vietnam) – 809,000
Other notables left in contention include Day 1A frontrunner Xixiang Luo (653,000), Day 1B chip leader Phashant Bhutoria (488,000), Australia's Aaron Lim (458,000), and the UK's William Kang (229,000), and Tom Alner (57,000) – the latter of whom will be returning as the short stack.
India's Nikita Luther exited in 49th place for a ₫59,470,000 payday to close the action, with the 48 remaining players all guaranteed to receive a payout of at least the same.
Other notables to cash but come up short of a Day 3 spot include the Philippines Christopher Mateo (64th for ₫53,130,000), Vietnam's Dinh Van Tien (65th for ₫53,130,000), India's Zarvan Tumboli (79th for ₫46,790,000), and Germany's Martin Finger (80th for ₫46,790,000).
Zhao Feng is the field's sole remaining former APT Main Event champion, with the Singaporean taking down the APT Manila Main Event back in 2014.
The rest of the field's former champions all busted before the close of play. This included APT Vietnam Hanoi Loyal defending champion Shardul Parthasarathi, reigning APT Da Nang champion Doo Sik Nam also failed to make the money, as did both two-time former APT Main Event champions Lester Edoc and Mike Takayama.
Day 3 gets underway at 11am (GMT+7) on Friday, February 10, with the tournament playing down to the final table.
The Main Event action will conclude on Saturday, February 11, and see a new APT Hanoi VSOP champion crowned.
You can follow all the Main Event action as it played out via the APT blog.
For Main Event Day 3 Draw please CLICK HERE
Former Hanoi Main Event Champion Shardul Parthasarathi Wins Event #27 Single Day High Roller
India's Shardul Parthasarathi claimed his second APT title in Event #27 Single Day High Roller
Playing out concurrently with the Main Event, the ₫40,000,000+4,000,000 Event #27 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max attracted a 60-strong field (47 unique), generating a ₫3,492,000,000 (~$146,664) prize pool.
While former APT Hanoi Loyal Main Event champion Shardul Parthasarathi was unable to repeat chance, the Indian player did snag his second APT title and claim his maiden high roller title.
Parthasarathi and heads-up opponent Pham Duy Anh decided to chop the top two spots.
Both players received payouts of ₫875,615,000 (~$36,775), with Anh gracefully allowing his opponent to take the title and trophy.
A total of nine players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
EVENT #27 SINGLE DAY HIGH ROLLER RESULTS
- Shardul Parthasarathi (India) – ₫875,615,000
- Pham Duy Anh (Vietnam) – ₫875,615,000
- Julien Tran (Vietnam) – ₫476,660,000
- Nguyen Huu Dung (Vietnam) – ₫359,680,000
- Masao Watanabe (Japan) – ₫279,360,000
- Vincent Li (Hong Kong) – ₫216,500,000
- Van Phuc Tran (Vietnam) – ₫171,110,000
- Nguyen Manh Hao (Vietnam) – ₫132,700,000
- Nguyen Nang Quang (Vietnam) – ₫104,760,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Takayama Hunting Second Series Title in Event #28 Thursday Thunder
The Philippines' Mike Takayama is on the hunt for his second APT Hanoi VSOP 2023 series title
Another new addition to the APT Hanoi 2023, the two-day ₫15,000,000+1,500,000 Event #28 Thursday Thunder – Single Re-Entry drew a 60-strong field (57 unique), generating a ₫873,000,000 (~$36,666) prize pool.
The tournament will pay out the top nine spots, with the eventual winner walking away with a ₫254,480,000 (~$36,666) top prize, and a min-cash good for ₫26,190,000 (~$1,100).
Notables in the field included the Philippines' David Erquiaga, Mike Takayama, and John Tech, Russia's Dmitrii Gnusaev, Vietnam's Dinh Van Tien, and India's Zarvan Tumboli to name but a few.
Of these, only Takayama, Gnusaev, and Tumboli were able to made Day 2, with the Filipino on the hunt for his second APT Hanoi VSOP 2023 tournament title.
It was South Korea's Jun Young Park who topped the Day 1 chip counts, concluding play with a stack of 177,000.
Russia's Evgeni Gaidukov (158,000), and Switzerland's Sandro Burkhard (146,000) round out the top three, with the top ten stacks as follows:
THURSDAY THUNDER TOP TEN STACKS
- Jun Young Park (South Korea) – 177,000
- Evgeni Gaidukov (Russia) – 158,000
- Sandro Burkhard (Switzerland) – 146,000
- Woosuk Hong (South Korea) – 138,000
- Guillem Segarra (Spain) – 112,000
- Evgenii Chernyi (Russia) – 111,500
- Anton Kotliar (Russia) – 107,000
- Willy Portier (France) – 103,000
- Dmitrii Gnusaev (Russia) – 98,000
- Yang Liu (China) – 97,000
A total of 29 players made it through to Day 2, including Mike Takayama (94,000), and Zarvan Tumboli (46,500).
The second and final day gets underway at 11am (GMT+7) and the tournament will play down to a champion.
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
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Son Scores Second Series Title in Event #29 Hyper Turbo – 8 Max
Canada's Duncan Son claimed his second series title in Event #29 Hyper Turbo – 8 Max
The ₫15,000,000+1,500,000 Event #29 Hyper Turbo – 8 Max saw 17 players in action (14 unique), generating a ₫247,350,000 (~$10,389) prize pool.
It was Canada's Duncan Son who took it down, defeating Hong Kong's Wai Kit Tong heads-up to claim his second title of the series, and third APT title overall.
The final four players opted to rejig the tournament payouts, with all four cashing instead of the top three.
The final three then opted for an ICM deal that saw Son receive ₫67,000,000 and Tong take ₫68,100,000, with the tournament paying out as follows:
HYPER TURBO RESULTS
- Duncan Son (Canada) – ₫67,000,000
- Wai Kit Tong (China) – ₫68,100,000
- Ngoc Dai Nguyen (Vietnam) – ₫66,100,000
- Lukas Machala (Czech Republic) – ₫46,150,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Airidas Stazys Wins Inaugural NLH – Crazy Pineapple – Hyper Turbo
Lithuania's Airidas Stazys claimed his maiden APT title in the inaugural Crazy Pineapple Hyper Turbo
Another new addition to the APT Hanoi 2023, the ₫4,000,000+400,000 Event #30 NLH – Crazy Pineapple – Hyper Turbo attracted a 31-strong field (21 unique), generating a ₫120,280,000 (~$5,052) prize pool.
A tournament variant played with standard Texas Hold'em rules with players getting dealt three hole cards. Once betting has concluded post-flop, all remaining players in the hand must discard one card in order, with play then continuing as normal.
It was Lithuania's Airidas Stazys the man to claim the honor of becoming the inaugural Crazy Pineapple champion.
Stazys defeated Jinlong Hu heads-up to deny the latter his second series title and take the ₫44,500,000 (~$1,869) top prize.
Hu – making his second final table appearance and fourth cash of the series – was forced to settle for the ₫30,670,000 (~$1,288) on offer for second place.
A total of five players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
CRAZY PINEAPPLE RESULTS
- Airidas Stazys (Lithuania) – 44,500,000
- Jinlong Hu (China) – 30,670,000
- Soraya Thongprapai (Thailand) – 19,550,000
- Eric Ceret (France) – 14,130,000
- Marco Wiederkehr (Switzerland) – 11,430,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.