APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Slaven Popov opened the action from middle position. Juyeol Lee, at risk and seated immediately to his left, shoved all-in for 16,100. Pham Thanh Nghia, in late position, called. A bit surprised by the turn of events, Popov ultimately folded his hand, leaving Lee and Nghia to face off.

Showdown:

Juyeol Lee: J♣ 5♣

Pham Thanh Nghia: Q♠ 9♥

The dealer flopped Q♥ 3♥ 5♦ , giving Lee middle pair while Nghia hit top pair, leaving Lee with slim chances of survival.

Resigned to his fate, Lee watched as the turn brought 2♠ , maintaining Nghia's lead. But the river, J♦ , unexpectedly gave Lee two pair, sparking an audible sigh of relief, keeping him in the tournament.

Sarang Kwon raised to 900 from middle position and Slaven Popov called from the hijack, which Juyeol Lee three-bet to 2,800 from the cutoff. Both Kwon and Popov made the call.

On the flop of 4♠ 5♥ 3♦ , Kwon and Popov checked the action to Lee, who bet 5,500, which Kwon called. Popov put in a raise to 15,500 after tanking a long time and Lee called. Kwon then shoved all in for 29,900 this time, Popov also pushed all in and Lee got out of the way.

Slaven Popov: 3♣ 3♥

Sarang Kwon: T♥ T♠

Popov picked up the lead for a flopped set of threes, leaving Kwon a small chance to win. The Q♥ delivered on the turn, improving nothing for Kwon. The river brought the 3♠ , which made Popov’s set bloomed into quads, giving him a much more beautiful way to win the hand.