APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

On A♥ 9♦ 7♥ Q♣ 7♠ Rozlova bet 20,000 into a pot of 28,500. In position player Gukham Woo raised to 40,000.

Rozlova started talking "That doesn't make sense. You have 7x 8x?"

Eventually, she folded showing K♥ K♣ . Woo also showed his hand, 7♦ 8♦ . Great read by the Russian player.

Gukhwan Woo opened for 6,500 and got a three-bet from Sananthachat Thanapatpisal to 25,000. Woo shoved all-in after some contemplation for his tournament life and Thanapatpisal snap-called.

Gukhwan Woo: A♥ A♣

Sananthachat Thanapatpisal: A♠ : K♥

The flop dropped 4♠ J♠ Q♥ maintaining Woo's lead with aces but giving Thanapatpisal a gutshot draw. Unfotunately for her, the turn 7♦ and the river 6♣ didn't improve her hand surrendering some of her chips to Woo for a double up.

China’s Jinlong Hu, a three-time APT title holder (2019 APT Ho Chi Minh Single Day, 2023 APT Hanoi Tick Tock, and High Speed Main Event), leads the pack of the VND 36M Main Event after topping Flight C with an impressive stack of 476,600.

Hu finished at the summit of the leaderboard by eliminating Manuel Blaschke, who had accumulated over one hundred fifty thousand chips before being Hu showed him the door and shot to the top of the chip counts in one of the last hands played on level 10 of Flight C.

This flight saw 92 survivors emerge from a field of 225 entries (164 unique), bringing the total entries to 618, with Flight D still ongoing and registration open until 12:30 am local time.

Do Tien Vu is chasing closely with 447,800 chips, followed by Truong Thang Minh with 357,000. Nopparat Kongjai (221,600) climbed up the leaderboard with a tricky bluff using ace-eight in the last level of play. Gukhwan Woo (190,700) had a strong start, delivering an early knockout with a rivered flush using king-deuce against Pham Duy Anh’s ace-queen.

Hong Kong’s Tsz Fai Tong (70,200) maintained a steady run and scored another elimination with a flush using his ace-eight suited against Kiyoung Kim’s ace-deuce.

Natalia Rozova (61,700), the 2023 APT Hanoi Billions Single Day High Roller Mystery Bounty champion, went aggressive with quads late in the second-to-last level. Though she didn’t claim elimination, she left her opponent short with less than 20,000 chips.

Thanh Phat Nguyen (37,100) chipped up in a three-way showdown by flopping a seven, taking the pot with his king kicker against Le Van Hung’s seven-six and delivering elimination to Thanh Luong Dang.

Taiwan’s Li Ta “Leon” Hsu continued the run of form that has seen him claim six APT titles this year in the last three festivals by bagging a top ten stack.

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Flight D is now underway, offering players a final chance to build a stack for Day 2. The latest updates can be found on the APT blog.

Ruihan Cheng raised to 1,200 from middle position and received two callers from the blind, Quang Kiem Nguyen and Gukhwan Woo.

On the flop of 9♦ 5♥ A♠ , three players checked through to see the 4♦ fall on the turn, which was another check round.

The river brought a 3♠ , and they all checked again to a free showdown. Nguyen tabled king-high with K♥ J♥ , but it was no match for a straight from Woo’s Q♥ 2♠ , leaving Cheng to much his hand.

Gukhwan Woo from middle position and Zhuoqun Zhang from the small blind limped in, to which Jadsadakorn Chaihan checked to take it into the streets.

Three players saw a flop of 5♠ 4♣ 5♣ , bringing flush and straight possibilities, and all checked through to the Q♦ turn, where Zhang bet 2,400 and only Chaihan stuck around.

The river came 3♣ , and Zhang led out 6,000 this time. Chaihan snap-called to take it to a showdown. Zhang flipped a straight with 7♦ 6♣ , leaving Chaihan to muck his hand.

Wai Ching Chiang raised from middle position to 800, and Pham Duy Anh three-bet to 2,800 from the hijack, leaving 10,000 behind. Gukhwan Woo from the small blind and Chiang stuck around.

On a flop of A♦ 5♥ 6♦ , Woo fired 4,000, and Chiang tossed his cards into the muck. However, Anh threw his remaining two blue chips in the middle and shoved all in. Woo sanp-called.

Gukhwan Woo: K♦ 2♦

Pham Duy Anh: A♣ Q♠

Anh picked up the lead with a flopped pair of aces, and Woo received a flush draw. The dealer delivered a 3♥ on the turn, and Woo was still searching for a diamond. Fortunately for Woo, the river showed 7♦ , completing his flush and showing Anh out of the exit.

Ivan Ermin raised to 600 from under the gun and received three callers, Gukhwan Woo on the button, Nhon Trran Thanh from the small blind, and Do Tien Vu from the big blind.

On the flop of 3♦ 8♥ 7♣ , players checked through to see the 8♣ fall on the turn, where Thanh bet 2,200, and this was enough to make the other three players toss their cards into the muck.

Remo Marti opened the cutoff to 300 and received calls from the blinds, Joong Kwan Park and Gukhwan Woo.

Three players read a flop of 9♥ 9♣ T♠ , and Kwan bet 300, forcing Woo to fold. Marti dropped in a call.

The 2♥ landed on the turn, where the action went check-check. The river brought an A♣ , and Park checked over again, which Marti bet 1,500. This was enough to make his opponent muck the hand.