APL Main Event Da Nang: 33 players bag up with Dao Minh Phu in high command

The inaugural Asia Poker League Da Nang resumed today at Risemount Premier Resort with 133 players back in action at the Main Event. By the end of six rounds, the field trimmed down to only 33 players led by Vietnam’s own Dao Minh Phu with a commanding 1,123,000. Phu was the only player to stack up in the seven digit range.

This was another great day for Phu who entered Day 2 in third rank. By mid-day, he crossed a million and brought it all the way to closing time.

Another player just as consistent was China’s Lin Jian who entered as overall chip leader of the starting heats. He maintained course to bag up second rank with 865,000. Right at his heels were Yongdeok Kim (860,000), Nguyen Minh Tuan (855,000), and Vietnamese pro Quang Nguyen (845,000). As for the APL Ambassadors, on Sumit Sapra held on with 378,000.

You can read up on the some of the action via our live posts.

Day 2  – Live Updates

The final 33 players will return on Wednesday, December 18 at 1pm. They race to a final 9 seat.

Total chips in play: 15,678,500
Average stack: 475,106
Opening blinds: 6k – 12k ante 12k

The Main Event drew 525 entries for a prize pool of VND 10,185,000,000 (~US$ 439,600). The money was reached at the fall of Kang Feng Lien to Tae Joon Cho with top two pair over top pair. From there, 33 players fell before the close of day.

Players by rank

	NAMES	CHIPS	COUNTRY	TABLE	SEAT
1	DAO MINH PHU	1,123,000	VIETNAM	2	2
2	LIN JIAN	865,000	CHINA	4	4
3	YONGDEOK KIM	860,000	KOREA	3	5
4	NGUYEN MINH TUAN	855,000	VIETNAM	2	4
5	QUANG NGUYEN	845,000	VIETNAM	1	6
6	ANTON WIDJAYA	780,000	INDONESIA	1	8
7	TAE JOON CHO	711,000	KOREA	4	1
8	YOUNG HWAN SUN	707,000	KOREA	2	8
9	ZHOU JIA PING	595,000	CHINA	2	3
10	LEE SEOK YOUNG	591,000	KOREA	3	1
11	SONG BYUNGHWA	528,000	KOREA	4	3
12	WOO SUNG KANG	515,000	KOREA	2	5
13	PHAM HUY	509,000	VIETNAM	4	7
14	FREDERICK LEE	487,000	USA	1	7
15	SHINGO ENDO	466,000	JAPAN	1	5
16	LUONG ANH TRAN	464,000	VIETNAM	1	2
17	IM HEE SOO	461,000	KOREA	4	8
18	LIN YU SHENG	450,000	TAIWAN	4	5
19	ZHANG CHI	418,000	CHINA	3	4
20	SONG DAEWOONG	416,000	KOREA	1	3
21	NGUYEN HUN DUC	393,000	VIETNAM	2	6
22	SUMIT SAPRA	378,000	INDIA	1	1
23	DHANESH CHAINANI	360,000	SINGAPORE	1	4
24	DANG DUY THANH	343,000	VIETNAM	3	7
25	TRAN TRUNG HIEU	328,000	VIETNAM	1	9
26	LEE JONG WOOK	280,000	KOREA	4	2
27	NGUYEN QUANG MINH	266,000	VIETNAM	3	8
28	DANG THUI HUE	153,000	VIETNAM	3	3
29	HOJIN KIM	150,000	KOREA	3	6
30	NAM YUNHO	149,000	KOREA	4	6
31	HIEU NGO	119,000	VIETNAM	3	2
32	KIEN KS	98,000	VIETNAM	2	1
33	OK DONG YOON	56,000	KOREA	2	7

Players by table

	NAMES	CHIPS	COUNTRY	TABLE	SEAT
1	QUANG NGUYEN	845,000	VIETNAM	1	6
2	DHANESH CHAINANI	360,000	SINGAPORE	1	4
3	SONG DAEWOONG	416,000	KOREA	1	3
4	FREDERICK LEE	487,000	USA	1	7
5	TRAN TRUNG HIEV	328,000	VIETNAM	1	9
6	SHINGO ENDO	466,000	JAPAN	1	5
7	LUONG ANH TRAN	464,000	VIETNAM	1	2
8	SUMIT SAPRA	378,000	INDIA	1	1
9	ANTON WIDJAYA	780,000	INDONESIA	1	8
10	NGUYEN HUN DUC	393,000	VIETNAM	2	6
11	ZHOU JIA PING	595,000	CHINA	2	3
12	YOUNG HWAN SUN	707,000	KOREA	2	8
13	DAO MINH PHU	1,123,000	VIETNAM	2	2
14	KIEN KS	98,000	VIETNAM	2	1
15	NGUYEN MINH TUAN	855,000	VIETNAM	2	4
16	WOO SUNG KANG	515,000	KOREA	2	5
17	OK DONG YOON	56,000	KOREA	2	7
18	HIEU NGO	119,000	VIETNAM	3	2
19	DANG THUI HUE	153,000	VIETNAM	3	3
20	HOJIN KIM	150,000	KOREA	3	6
21	DANG DUY THANH	343,000	VIETNAM	3	7
22	ZHANG CHI	418,000	CHINA	3	4
23	LEE SEOK YOUNG	591,000	KOREA	3	1
24	NGUYEN QUANG MINH	266,000	VIETNAM	3	8
25	YONGDEOK KIM	860,000	KOREA	3	5
26	LEE JONG WOOK	280,000	KOREA	4	2
27	SONG BYUNGHWA	528,000	KOREA	4	3
28	LIN JIAN	865,000	CHINA	4	4
29	PHAM HUY	509,000	VIETNAM	4	7
30	LIN YU SHENG	450,000	TAIWAN	4	5
31	IM HEE SOO	461,000	KOREA	4	8
32	NAM YUNHO	149,000	KOREA	4	6
33	TAE JOON CHO	711,000	KOREA	4	1

ITM Players

34th Soo Jo Kim – Korea – VND 56,700,000 (US$ 2,400)
35th Ricky Cheung – Hong Kong – VND 56,700,000

36th Vikas Sahni – India – VND 49,000,000 (~US$ 2,100)
37th Michael – Kazakhstan – VND 49,000,000
38th Park Dong Hun – Korea – VND 49,000,000
39th Trinh Hai Doan – Vietnam – VND 49,000,000
40th Nguyen Toan Hung – Vietnam – VND 49,000,000
41st Nguyen Anh Minh – Vietnam – VND 49,000,000
42nd Choi Seong Guen – Korea – VND 49,000,000
43rd Li Jin – China – VND 49,000,000
44th Mustafa Erzincanli – UK – VND 49,000,000
45th Nguyen Tien Thanh – Vietnam – VND 49,000,000

46th Tran Huy Hoang – Vietnam – VND 41,500,000 (~US$ 1,800)
47th Kim Gun Young – Korea – VND 41,500,000
48th Nguyen Quang Huy – Vietnam – VND 41,500,000
49th Siow Kim Foh – Malaysia – VND 41,500,000
50th Linh Tran – Vietnam – VND 41,500,000
51st Hoang Van Manh – Vietnam – VND 41,500,000
52nd Ly Tran Tien – Vietnam – VND 41,500,000
53rd Manish Lakhotia – India – VND 41,500,000
54th Ryan Revai – Canada – VND 41,500,000

55th Qian Xubo – Hong Kong – VND 35,000,000 (~US$ 1,500)
56th Phan Dinh Nam – Vietnam- VND 35,000,000
57th Tobias Peters – Netherlands – VND 35,000,000
58th En Ching Wu – Taiwan – VND 35,000,000
59th Joe Zhang – China – VND 35,000,000
60th Kim Jae Hyun – Korea – VND 35,000,000
61st Edgar Kim Eui Woong – Singapore – VND 35,000,000
62nd Fu Bang Huang – Taiwan – VND 35,000,000
63rd Cao Ngoc Anh – Vietnam – VND 35,000,000

64th Jeon Seung Soo – Korea – VND 28,900,000 (~US$ 1,200)
65th Jang Jong Bea – Korea – VND 28,900,000
66th Kong Seong Su – Korea – VND 28,900,000