APT Super High Roller - Day 1 - VND 3,000,000,000 GTD

The Naing

Singapore’s The Naing, the champion of 2023 APT Summer Series Da Nang PL Omaha, leads the pack with a towering stack of 2,640,000 to bring into tomorrow's Final Day.

After sixteen 40-minute levels, Day 1 of the APT Phu Quoc VND 120,000,000 Super High Roller is in the books with 13 players remaining. A total of 55 entries (37 unique) were recorded at the Corona Theater, with numerous notable players generating a prize pool of VND 5,761,800,000 (~$226,840).

Naing maintained his momentum through the final level, capping off Day 1 perfectly by scooping a pot against Van Dong with turned trip queens, shortly after eliminating Dylan Foster with ace-queen.

Martin Godsk Stausholm

The second-highest stack belongs to Denmark’s Martin Godsk Stausholm, the 2019 APT Manila High Roller Single Day champion, who surpassed the three-million milestone in total live earnings recently. He accumulated an impressive stack of 2,340,000 chips to start Day 2.

Other notable players advancing to the Final Day include Mikael Andersson (920,000), Julian Warhurst (875,000), 2023 APT Incheon High Roller 8-Max champion Thanisorn Saelor (800,000), and Nevan Chang (245,000).

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And that is it for Day 1 of the APT Super High Roller. 13 players will come back tomorrow and battle it for this prestigious title. Stay tuned here, a full recap of today's action will follow shortly

Manuel Blaschke

Manuel Blaschke opened the hijack to 50,000 and Phuong Nguyen Tan defended from the big blind to take it to the streets.

Both saw a flop of K♥ 4♥ 5♠, and Tan checked the action to Blaschke, who bet 30,000.

Tan dropped in a call to see the board-pairing 5♥ land on the turn. The action went check-check.

The Q♣ landed on the river, where Tan checked again to his opponent, and Blaschke fired out a barrel of 380,000, forcing Tan to fold.

Mikael Andersson

We caught the hand on the river where in a blind versus blind situation between the two Scandinavians Mikael Andersson bet 245,000 into a pot of 325,000 on J♦ T♦ 9♦ 6♦ 8♦.

After using one time bank, Martin Stausholm in the small-blind decided to call. Andersson tabled Q♦ T♣ for a straight flush. That's a great way to end Day 1 for him.

The Naing

The Naing from Singapore opened from the cut-off and got one caller from Van Dong on the button. On Q♣ 5♦ 4♣

Naing checked and Dong bet out 50,000. Naing called and the turn was the Q♠. Naing checked and Dong bet once more, this time for 100,000. Naing called again and the river brought the T♥.

Again Naing checked his action to Dong who put out a strong bet of 500,000. Naing only had to check his cards to make sure and then made the call.

Van Dong: K♥ J♦

The Naing: Q♦ 6♦

Shortly after The Naing busted Dylan Foster in an all-in preflop situation with A♣ Q♣ against the Aussie's A♠ 8♣.

Great finish for The Naing who put himself in a great starting position for tomorrow's Final Day.

Mikael Andersson

Motoyoshi Okamura opened the hijack to 40,000 and received two callers, Martin Stausholm from the small blind and Mikael Andersson from the big blind.

Three players read a flop of 7♥ 3♥ J♠, where Stausholm and Andersson checked the action to Okamura, who bet 55,000. Only Andersson dropped in a call.

The 3♠ landed on the turn, and the action went check-check. The river carried out the 7♦, where Andersson changed his strategy and bet 175,000. Okamura snap-folded.

Phuong Tan

Julian Warhurst opened the cutoff to 40,000, and Phuong Nguyen Tan three-bet to 110,000 on the button, which only Zhongxian Li called from the small blind.

Both players read a flop of 7♥ K♦ Q♦ and checked through to see a J♥ fall on the turn. The action went check-check again.

The river carried out a 6♥, where the two kept the pace and checked to a free showdown. Tan tabled a flopped pair of kings with K♣ 9♣ to best a turned pair of jacks from Li’s A♠ J♣.

Martin Stausholm

Martin Stausholm opened from middle-position and Mikael Andersson next to him flatted. On the J♠ 7♥ 5♣ flop Stausholm checked and Andersson bet 50,000. Stausholm called. The 8♥ turn went without action.

On the river came the 9♣ and Stausholm checked once more. Andersson bet 125,000, but had to fold his hand after Stausholm put out a cheeky check-raise to 400,000.

Julian Warhurst

Nevan Chang opened the cutoff to 40,000, and Julian Warhurst shoved all in on the button, which only Phuong Nguyen Tan called.

Phuong Nguyen Tan: T♣ T♦

Julian Warhurst: Q♣ Q♠

Warhurst picked up the lead with pocket queens against Tan’s pocket tens. A dry board ran out 8♠ 8♣ 6♦ 4♥ 2♥, sealing a double up for Warhurst.

Ankit Ahuja

It folded around to Ankit Ahuja in the small-blind who opened it up to 60,000 against Julian Warhurst who defended his big-blind. On the 8♠ 7♣ 4♣ flop Ahuja continued his aggression with a 80,000 bet.

Warhurst called and both players saw the 5♠ on the turn. Ahuja decided to put maximum pressure on Warhurst and move all-in for the Aussie's effective 275,000 chips. Warhurst did not have to think about it long before making the call.

Julian Warhurst: 6♦ 4♦

Ankit Ahuja: T♥ T♠

The river bricked out and Ahuja loses a painful pot, while Warhurst might sleep better tonight.