Day 2
Saifah Cracks Anh's Jacks

Three players made the 25,000 flop fee to see a 3♣ 8♥ K♣ and all three put the 31,000 in the middle to see a 5♠ turn. Then all three checked to see a 9♦ on the river. Chanpaya Saifah fired 45,000 from the big blind, holding a K♦ J♦ for top pair. Phanm Duy Anh held J♠ J♣ and was the only one who made the call to give more chips to Saifah.
Player | Chips |
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551,000(46 BB) | |
PD Pham Duy Anh | 186,000(16 BB) |
Flight D
China's Shi Bei Chip Leads in Fourth and Final Opening Flight of APT Main Event

The fourth and final opening flight of the APT Main Event has wrapped up, with China’s Shi Bei topping the Flight D chip counts at 298,600 chips. This flight saw 135 entries (101 unique), with 64 players advancing to Day 2.
Pham Duy Anh trails closely behind Bei with a bagged stack of 220,000 chips, after consistently holding the chip lead until Bei surged ahead late in the day by besting new arrivals at his table. Former APT Super High Roller 8-Max Champion Thanisorn Saelor also earned his Day 2 seat with 178,200 chips, securing a spot in the top 10 for a shot at the massive VND 25,000,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Another former APT Super High Roller Champion, William Teoh, is advancing with a more challenging stack of 66,700 chips. Joining him in the uphill climb would be Thai TV host and former Main Event finalist Napat Chokejindachai (50,100) who has always been the bridesmaid but never the bride as far as APT final tables are concerned.
Meanwhile, Quang Huy Nguyen, currently ranked third on Vietnam's All-Time Money List, took a tough hit in the final six hands, losing a significant portion of his stack to Frenchman Francis Garson.
With all opening flights complete, the Main Event entries now total 753 (564 unique), though this number could still rise, as registration remains open until the start of Day 2. Currently, 292 players will advance to Day 2, with China's Jinlong Hu in the overall lead, holding a substantial 447,800 chips.
The top ten stacks of Flight D can be found below.
Player | Chips |
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SB Shi Bei | 298,600(249 BB) |
PD Pham Duy Anh | 220,000(183 BB) |
NH Nguyen Hong Quan | 200,600(167 BB) |
JC Jadsadakorn Chaihan | 196,500(164 BB) |
SD Sakan Dhangwatnotai | 186,500(155 BB) |
PR Paolo Raimondi | 182,100(152 BB) |
TS Thanisorn Saelor | 178,200(149 BB) |
AK Andrei Kosarev | 161,000(134 BB) |
RH Ryan Hong (2) | 151,200(126 BB) |
CS Chanpanya Saifah | 147,100(123 BB) |
A full APT Main Event Flight D Survivor List can be found by CLICKING HERE.
A full APT Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw can be found by CLICKING HERE.
Day 2 will kick off tomorrow at 11am local time with the intention of playing ten 60-minute levels or to 48 players whichever comes first.
Player Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
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PD Pham Duy Anh | 106,000(212 BB) |
TV Tran Van Tai | 90,000(180 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 85,000(170 BB) |
82,000(164 BB) | |
SD Sakan Dhangwatnotai | 80,000(160 BB) |
QD Quang Dinh | 65,000(130 BB) |
KW Kristoffer Winterstain | 61,000(122 BB) |
SK Suresh Kolli | 61,000(122 BB) |