APT PHU QUOC SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | IMAGES | WINNERS
PHU QUOC, VIETNAM, April 2, 2023 – The second Asian Poker Tour Series of 2023 is in the books, with the APT Phu Quoc 2023 pulling in some great numbers and showcasing some scintillating poker action.
Playing out at the Sapphire Conference Room at the luxurious Corona Resort & Casino, the ten-day, 36-event APT Phu Quoc 2023 saw 450 unique players from 38 countries compete for a mouthwatering ₫56,157,180,000 (~$2,393,710) in prize money.
You can see a breakdown of prize money and player numbers HERE
Just over a quarter (26%) of the series prize money was awarded in the Main Event, which saw 284 unique players from 37 different countries compete for a ₫14,753,700,000 (US$619,655) prize pool.
For a breakdown of the Main Event by Country/Region please CLICK HERE and you can see a graphic HERE.
Former APT Seoul Main Event Champion Jinwoo Kim Wins APT High Roller – 8 Max for ₫1.263BN (~$54K)
The USA's Jinwoo Kim claimed his second APT title in the APT High Roller – 8 Max
The second and final day of the two-day ₫50,000,000+5,000,000 Event #38 APT High Roller – 8 Max was the highlight of the five remaining Series events left to play out on the final day of the APT Phu Quoc 2023 and did not disappoint.
Just 31 of the initial 102-strong field returned to play for the ₫4,947,000,000 (~$212,720) prize pool.
With only the top 15 positions paying out competition for a place in the hallowed money spots was highly contested.
It was former APT Seoul 2018 Main Event champion Jinwoo Kim who booked the win, defeating Vietnam's Ngoc Minh Le after a back-and-fourth two-and-a-half 40-minute level long heads-up battle.
Kim came into the confrontation with the chip lead and a stack of 6-million to Le's 4-million, but it was not plain sailing for the former APT champion with his Vietnamese opponent battling back to take the lead.
However, Kim showed his mettle and remained calm and composed to grind Le back down and retake the lead before flopping a straight and firing all three streets to close out the win and claim his second APT title – as well as the tasty ₫1,263,940,000 (~$54,350) top prize.
A disappointed Le had to settle for the ₫870,670,000 (~$37,440) on offer for second place.
Japan's Yamamoto Kazuo rounded out the winner's triumvirate, banking ₫571,380,000 (~$24,570) for third, with the final table paying out as follows:
APT HIGH ROLLER FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Jinwoo Kim (United States) – ₫1,263,940,000
- Ngoc Minh Le (Vietnam) – ₫870,670,000
- Yamamoto Kazuo (Japan) – ₫571,380,000
- William Jia (Australia) – ₫462,540,000
- Nikolay Ponomarenko (Russia) – ₫373,500,000
- Yuhang Chen (China) – ₫291,870,000
- Shunsuke Tokoo (Japan) – ₫230,040,000
- Jose Catela (Portugal) – ₫175,620,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Notables to make the money but come up short of a place on the official eight-handed final table included Xiaochun Shi (9th for ₫128,620,000), Singapore's Jun Hao Wu (11th for ₫103,890,000) and Hong Kong's Hon Cheong Lee (12th for ₫96,470,000).
You read all the details of the APT High Roller – 8 Max action as it played out via the APT blog, and follow the action as it happened via the APT Live Stream.
South Korea's Hosung Jang Wins Mini Main Event for ₫253M (~$10.9K)
South Korea's Hosung Jang won his maiden APT title in the Mini Main Event
Just 20 players returned out of a starting field of 136 entries (92 unique) for the second and final day of the ₫8,000,000+800,000 Event #37 Mini Main Event, all guaranteed a share of the ₫1,055,360,000 (~$45,380) prize pool.
With the difficult work of making the money dealt with the day prior, all player focus was centered firmly on making the official eight-handed final table and winning the ₫253,280,000 (~$10,900) top prize.
It was South Korea's Hosung Jang who claimed the that honor, defeating Japan's Yukina Oza heads-up to take his maiden APT title in the process.
Oza – making her second final table appearance of the Series after placing third in the Women's Event – had to settle for the ₫172,020,000 ($7,400) on offer for second, with fellow compatriot Yashiro Naoki receiving ₫113,450,000 ($4,880) for third-place, with the final table paying out as follows:
MINI MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Hosung Jang (South Korea) – ₫253,280,000
- Yukina Oza (Japan) – ₫172,020,000
- Yashiro Naoki (Japan) – ₫113,450,000
- Kiale Matthews (Australia) – ₫93,720,000
- Monika Zukowicz (Poland) – ₫75,250,000
- Markus Loidl (Austria) – ₫58,990,000
- Duy Thuc Nguyen (Vietnam) – ₫44,220,000
- Tran Duc Dong (Vietnam) – ₫32,720,000
Notables to come up short of the final table included Vietnam's Bien Mai (9th for ₫25,330,000), the UK's Craig Jones (14th for ₫16,890,000), and Canada's Tyler Warken (18th for ₫14,140,000).
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Australia's Joshua Mccully Locks Up ₫531M (~$22.8K) Winning Event #42 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max
Australia's Joshua Mccully claimed his maiden APT title in the Event #42 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max
All the high rolling action was not confined to the APT High Roller – 8 Max, with the ₫40,000,000+4,000,000 Event #42 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max kicking off at 12:30pm local time and playing out concurrently.
This saw the field grow to 37 entries (26 unique) by the time registration closed at the start of level 11, generating a ₫1,435,600,000 (~$61,730) prize pool.
Notables in the running included APT Super High Roller finalist Hon Cheong Lee, and two Series Single Day High Roller champions in the form of Thailand's Krishna Wadeesirisak – who won Event #28 – and Japan's Hayato Kitajima – who won Event #14 and claimed third in yesterday's Main Event.
Kitajima's Main Event final tablemates Satoshi Kuriga and Australia's John "Bert" Perry also got in on the action, as did Brendon Rubie, Singapore's Jun Hao Wu and Japan's Ken Okada – in short, it was a solid field.
With ₫531,170,000 (~$22,840) up top and only the top five places paid, competition for the hallowed money spots was fiercely contested.
It took twenty-one 30-minute levels to find a champion, with Australia's Joshua Mccully defeating Thailand's Sebastian Muller heads-up to claim his maiden APT title.
Muller received ₫366,080,000 (~$15,750) for his runner-up finish, with the tournament paying out as follows:
SINGLE DAY HIGH ROLLER – 8 MAX RESULTS
- Joshua Mccully (Australia) – ₫531,170,000
- Sebastian Muller (Thailand) – ₫366,080,000
- Anton Lu (Australia) – ₫233,290,000
- Dinh Tien Thanh (Vietnam) – ₫168,680,000
- Brendon Rubie (Australia) – ₫136,380,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Vietnam's Van Que Nguyen Speeds to Victory in Event #41 High Speed Main Event for ₫152M (~$6.5K)
Vietnam's Van Que Nguyen claimed his maiden APT title in the High Speed Main Event
The ₫10,000,000+1,000,000 Event #41 High Speed Main Event attracted a 50-strong field (39 unique), generating a ₫485,000,000 (~$20,855) prize pool.
It took twenty-six 20-minute levels for Vietnam's Van Que Nguyen to speed to victory, defeating the Philippines' Karen Talamayan heads-up to top the winner's podium and claim gold and the ₫152,760,000 (~$6,570) top prize.
Talamayan – making her third final table appearance of the Series – had to settle for silver and the ₫110,340,000 (~$4,750) on offer for second.
Hong Kong's Chun Wing Mak rounded out the winner's podium, taking bronze and ₫70,330,000 (~$3,025) for third place.
A total of seven players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
HIGH SPEED MAIN EVENT RESULTS
- Van Que Nguyen (Vietnan) – ₫152,760,000
- Karen Talamayan (Philippines) – ₫110,340,000
- Chun Wing Mak (Hong Kong) – ₫70,330,000
- Craig Jones (United Kingdom) – ₫53,350,000
- Jeffry Kurniawan (Indonesia) – ₫41,230,000
- Jasven Saigal (India) – ₫31,530,000
- Denis Mikolaenko (Russia) – ₫25,460,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
SIDE EVENT ACTION
Malaysia's Chow Han Ng Claims Maiden APT Title in Event #39 Turbo for ₫89M (~$3.8K)
Malaysia's Chow Han Ng took down the Event #39 Turbo to claim his maiden APT title
Finishing up in the early hours of Sunday morning the ₫5,000,000+500,000 Event #39 Turbo attracted a 63-strong field (48 unique) and generated a ₫305,550,000 (~$13,140) prize pool.
It was Malaysia's Chow Han Ng who claimed the ₫89,070,000 (~$3,830) top prize, defeating Japan's Tokuya Shuto heads-up to claim his maiden APT title.
Shuto received ₫64,170,000 ($2,750) for second place, with Japan's Nobuaki Sasaki following up his Event #9 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max victory by taking third-place for ₫41,710,000 ($1,790).
A total of nine players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
TURBO RESULTS
- Chow Han Ng (Malaysia) ₫89,070,000
- Tokuya Shuto (Japan) – ₫64,170,000
- Nobuaki Sasaki (Japan) – ₫41,710,000
- Luo Yuan (China) – ₫31,470,000
- Eddieerik Cronholm (Sweden) – ₫24,440,000
- Viet Ngoc Le (Vietnam) – ₫18,940,000
- Armon Van Wijk (Australia) – ₫14,970,000
- Wanghee Lee (South Korea) – ₫11,610,000
- Rishabh Das (India) – ₫9,170,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Thailand's Rungrot Nuannoi Wins Event #43 Hyper Turbo for ₫53.8M ($2.3K), South Korea's Wanghee Lee Takes Down Event #44 Hyper Turbo – 8 Max for ₫97.78M ($4.2K)
Event #43 Hyper Turbo champion Rungrot Nuannoi
The last two trophies of the Series to be awarded both came in Hyper Turbo events, with Thailand's Rungrot Nuannoi claiming the first of these in the ₫5,000,000+500,000 Event #43 Hyper Turbo, which drew a 30-strong field (27 unique) and generated a ₫145,500,000 (~$6,250) prize pool.
Nuannoi defeated Australia's Jennifer Cassell heads-up to take the ₫53,840,000 (~$2,315) top prize, winning his second APT title in the process.
Cassell came within touching distance of an APT title for the second time this Series after finishing in the runner-up spot in the Event #20 Freezeout, with the Aussie taking ₫37,100,000 (~$1,600) for second place.
A total of five players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
HYPER TURBO RESULTS
- Rungrot Nuannoi (Thailand) – ₫53,840,000
- Jennifer Cassell (Australia) – ₫37,100,000
- Tran Van Tai (Vietnam) – ₫23,640,000
- Wanghee Lee (South Korea) – ₫17,100,000
- Neelpesh Shingadia (Hong Kong) – ₫13,820,000
Event #44 Hyper Turbo – 8 Max champion Wanghee Lee
The second newly crowned champion was South Korea's Wanghee Lee who bested a 14-strong field (13 unique) to take the lion's share of the ₫203,700,000 (~$8,760) prize pool in the ₫15,000,000+1,500,000 Event #44 Hyper Turbo – 8 Max.
Lee defeated Japan's Keita Minami heads-up to take the ₫97,780,000 (~$4,200) top prize and claim his first APT title, with Minami receiving ₫65,180,000 (~$2,800) for his runner up finish.
Japan's Satoshi Kuriga was the only other player to make the money, collecting ₫40,740,000 (~$1,750) for third.
HYPER TURBO – 8 MAX RESULTS
- Wanghee Lee (South Korea) – ₫97,780,000
- Keita Minami (Japan) – ₫65,180,000
- Satoshi Kuriga (Japan) – ₫40,740,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.