APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Flight A of VND 36,000,000 APT Main Event has concluded with 189 entries (142 unique) generated following ten 60-minute levels, with only 70 hopefuls successfully bagging up their chips and moving on to Day 2 on Thursday, Nov. 14th.

India’s Deepankur Gupta sits at the top of the leaderboard after navigating the day’s play and accumulating 307,800 chips, maintaining his momentum from an early level with strategic moves, including a key shove holding an eight.

The one close behind is Vietnam’s Dong Van Tan, an APT regular, who has also amassed a healthy stack of 290,500 for Day 2. Nguyen Trung Quan, winner of the 2023 APT Phu Quoc Super High Roller, has likewise maneuvered his way into a stellar position with 243,900 chips.

After grabbing the title of the 2024 APT Jeju Super Hyper Turbo – Win The Button, Philippines’ Charles Pansoy (226,800) is not going to let go of the chance to add another trophy to his record. He kept his ambition high and claimed yet another elimination by going all in with his pocket fours against Jennifer Cassel’s ace-deuce.

Motoyoshi Okamura (134,800), the 2022 APT Korea Incheon High Rollers champion, scored a thrilling double-up at the end of the last level, with his jack-nine blossoming into quads by the end of the hand.

Other notables to managed it to Day 2 include Taiwan’s Chi Jen “Justin” Chu (147,300), China’s Peng Chen (144,500), France’s Adrien Favre (122,500), and South Korea’s Gab Yong Kim (97,600).

TOP TEN FLIGHT A CHIP COUNTS

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Join us for highlighted coverage of Flight B tomorrow, beginning at 11:00am local time (GMT+7), with six faster 45-minute levels from Levels 1 through 6, followed by four 60-minute levels from Levels 7 through 10.

Bui Anh raised to 2,500 from under the gun and received three callers, Romit Advani on the button, Phan Thang from the small blind, and Julian Warhurst from the small blind.

On the K♣ 5♥ 3♣ flop, the blinds checked it to Anh, who bet 2,200. Only Thang called to see the Q♦ land on the turn, where Thang bet 4,000 and Anh stuck around.

The 8♠ dropped on the river, and the action went check-check. Thang tabled ace-high with A♥ 4♥ , while Anh also flipped ace-high with A♠ J♣ , with Anh’s jack kicker securing the pot.

Deepankur Gupta raised to 500 from under the gun, and Bui Anh three-bet to 1,800. Gupta made the call.

On the flop of 7♠ J♦ 5♥ , Anh bet 2,800 and Gupta snap-called to see the 9♣ hit on the turn, where the action went check-check.

An A♦ delivered on the river, and Anh bet 4,900. However, this didn’t deter Gupta from shoving all-in for 33,500, sending Anh into the tank. After some time, Anh threw his cards into the muck. Gupta was friendly enough to show the 8♦ as he collected the pot. Anh asked, 'Eight-ten?' Gupta just smiled.

Bui Anh opened the hijack to 300 and received two callers, Hong Wei from the small blind and Alan Turabayev from the big blind.

Three players read a flop of T♥ 7♠ 7♣ , and the blinds checked the action to Ahn, who bet 300. Only Turabayev called.

The 5♣ landed on the turn, where Turabayev check-called after Anh bet 500. The river showed J♠ , and Turabayev checked the action to his opponent. Anh bet 2,000 only to face a raise to 6,500 from Turabayev. Ahn quickly tossed his cards into the muck.