APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Le Thanh Tung min-raised to 6,000 from under the gun with T♥ T♣ and got three-bet to 20,000 by Adrien Favre on the hi-jack with A♠ 5♠

Tung matched and both players saw a flop of 7♠ 5♣ Q♥ to give Favre a hit with a bottom pair, but still behind. Tung check-raised the 12,000 bet of Favre to 28,000. Favre completed to peel a J♦ on the turn.

Tung slowed down with a check and Favre jammed all-in for 66,500. Tung tanked, wondered if unicorns really exist and eventually laid down the better hand to award Favre the pot.

Jia Han Lin opened under-the-gun to 2,500 and got three callers: Motoyoshi Okamura in middle position, Adrien Favre on the button, and Avneesh Munjal in the small blind.

The flop came down 9♠ K♦ 2♥ . After Munjal checked, Lin continued with a bet of 3,900, which was called by Okamura. The other two players folded, leaving it heads-up.

On the turn 9♣ , Okamura led out with 10,000, and Lin check-called. Finally, on the river 9♦ , Lin checked again, and Okamura shoved all-in for his tournament life with the end of the day so close. Lin called.

Motoyoshi Okamura: J♥ 9♥

Jia Han Lin: K♥ J♦

Okamura couldn’t contain his excitement as he doubled up with quads just before the day ended. Lin, on the other hand, was left with less than the starting stack.

Maxim Sorokin opened to 500 from the cutoff and Yuriy Kim three-bet to 1,600 on the button, which only Favre dropped in a call.

On the flop of 6♠ 5♠ 7♦ , bringing flush and straight possibilities, Favre checked it to Kim, who bet 1,500, which Favre put in a raise to 4,500. However, Kim three-bet to 10,000, sending Favre into the tank. After a long time, Favre fired a four-bet to 25,000. With so many chips in the middle, Kim reluctantly sent his cards back to the dealer.