APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Action was picked up with David Erquiaga calling Dongyeol Choi's pre-flop all-in, putting Choi's tournament life on the line.

Dongyeol Choi: A♣ 3♦

David Erquiaga: A♦ J♥

The flop came down J♦ 6♥ 8♥ , drawing a cheer from Erquiaga as the window card gave him a pair of jacks. The turn 3♣ offered Choi a glimmer of hope with a pair of threes, but it was too little, too late.

The river Q♥ brought no miracles, sealing Choi's fate as he made his way off the tournament floor.

Action folded to David Erquiaga on the button, who raised to 125,000 with A♠ J♥

Choi Dongyeol three-bet from the small blind for 325,000 while holding K♦ J♠

Erquiaga pushed back with a four-bet to 1,000,000 and Dongyeol gave that "just-because-you-have-a-big-stack" look while sending his cards back to the dealer.

Dongyeol Choi opened to 55,000 on the button and received a call from Tharit Nanthana in the small blind. However, Pham Ngoc Bao wasn’t having it and raised to 200,000. Choi called, and Nanthana folded, setting up a heads-up match.

The flop came down A♥ 6♦ J♣ , and Bao led out for 130,000. Choi called. On the turn, 9♣ , Bao fired again, this time for 400,000, and Choi made another call.

The river was J♥ , and Bao, unsure of Choi’s hand, checked. Choi took the opportunity to go all-in for around 800,000. Bao, clearly perplexed by the move, decided to muck his hand.

Choi gave Bao some relief by revealing one card — A♦ , prompting Bao to ask him to show the other card. Choi simply mucked his second card, before saying, "Aces."

Dongyeol Choi opened under-the-gun to 900 and was surprised to get four callers—Nikolaos Kiourntzidis in late position, Kiyoung Kim on the button, Kim Toh Tan in the small blind, and Hyunsick Jang in the big blind.

The dealer spread the flop: T♦ J♦ T♥ , and all players checked. On the turn, 2♦ , the action was passed back to Choi, who bet 1,600. Kiourntzidis and Kim folded, but Tan and Jang stayed in the hand to see the river.

The river came down Q♠ , and Tan led out with a bet of 8,000. Jang folded, but Choi called. Tan showed Q♠ Q♣ , and after a moment of frustration,Choi mucked his hand unable to compete with Tan's, who rivered a full house.