APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Jinlong Hu bet 260,000 and was met with a raise from Kyosuke Nagami to 1,250,000, leaving him just 70,000 behind. Hu responded by shoving all-in, and Nagami snap-called for his tournament life.

Kyosuke Nagami: A♦ Q♣

Jinlong Hu: A♣ A♠

Nagami’s frustration was evident upon seeing Hu’s pocket rockets, but he stoically awaited the board’s reveal.

The dealer spread 3♠ 4♣ 9♣ J♣ 7♠ , offering Nagami no lifeline.

With no outs to save him, Nagami was eliminated, leaving him to head off and enjoy Phu Quoc with his well-earned cash prize of VND 288,750,000 (~$11,370)

Junseok Oh raised to 125,000 from the hi-jack and Kyosuke Nagami defended the big blind.

The flop came 3♥ 8♥ 9♠ . Nagami check-called the 130,000 bet of Oh to see a 3♠ turn. Both players check to see a T♥ on the river.

Nagami led out with 120,000 and was raised by Oh to 420,000. Nagami just made the call.

Junseok Oh showed A♥ Q♥ for the nut flush and Nagami flashed a J♥ 9♥ for a weaker flush.

Hyunsick Jang min-raised to 100,000 from the button with a hand of A♥ 4♠ and Kyosuke Nagami defended from the big blind with K♠ J♦ .

Both players were peeled a flop of K♦ 7♠ 6♥ , giving Nagami top-pair. Nagami tapped his option Jang, who fired 85,000. Nagami called.

The T♣ came on the turn. Nagami again check-called Jang's second barrel of 200,000.

A 2♦ fell on the river and Nagami checked again. Jang put on the brakes and checked behind.

Nagami showed the top-pair and Jang sent his cards to the muck.

Action was picked up with David Erquiaga in the small blind betting 200,000 on the turn. David Mann responded by shoving all-in for his tournament life with 775,000 on a board of 6♣ 8♦ J♠ 7♣ .

With a massive pot in the middle, Kyosuke Nagami, under the gun and still in the hand, made the call. Erquiaga folded, leaving Mann and Nagami to battle it out in a heads-up showdown.

David Mann: T♥ 9♦

Kyosuke Nagami: J♣ J♦

Nagami flopped a set of jacks, but Mann had turned a straight to take the lead. The river brought the 2♦ , cementing Mann's win and allowing him to scoop a massive pot, breathing new life into his tournament run.

Kyosuke Nagami min-raised to 60,000 from under the gun and got called by Nghiem Xan Thieu from the small blind and Shi Bei from the big blind.

The flop came 3♥ 5♥ 4♦ . All players checked to see a freebie A♣ on the turn. Both blinds checked and Nagami bet 100,000.

Thieu stepped out of the way and Bei raised to 250,000. Nagami made the call and a 2♥ landed on the river.

Bei shoved all-in for his last 190,000 and Nagami instantly called.

Bei flipped over 3♠ 2♦ - he turned a straight, but the straight on the board didn't need his hole.

Nagami, however, flipped an A♥ 4♥ to show a wheel straight flush, eliinating Bei from the Main Event.

Shi Bei made a min-raise to 60,000 from the button with A♠ 9♥ then called the three-bet of Kyosuke Nagami for 275,000 on the big blind, who held A♣ K♥

Both players were treated to a flop of 4♣ 5♥ 5♠ Ngagami led with 180,000 and didn't scare Shi Bei away to see a 8♣ on the turn.

Both players slowed to see a free 4♥ on the river. Both players had the same hand and would've chopped the pot. But....

Nagami then shoved all-in for 1,900,000, covering Bei's stack and putting him at risk. Bei didn't make the call and awarded the huge pot to Nagami.

Japan's Kyosuke Nagami started at the feature table with 570,000 chips and has scooped some sizable pre-flop pots with some daring three-bets and four-bets. Of course, it's helped that's he's had high pocket hands.

In the most recent han,. Zhang Chuhao and Kyosuke Nagami built a pot of 540,000 when Chuhao called Nagami's 200K three-bet to see a flop of 4♥ A♣ T♣

Nagami flopped a set with A♦ A♥ in his hole and led out for 50,000. Chuhao made a gamble with his K♣ Q♥ : hoping for a gut-shot.

The turn came 4♦ , giving Nagami a boat. He led out for a teasing 60,000, but Chuhao decided to surrender.

Kyosuke Nagami now leads the chip count of the featured table.

After the action folded to the blinds, Yixuan Dong, short-stacked with 120,000 in the small blind, open-jammed all-in for her tournament life and was called by Kyosuke Nagami in the big blind.

Yixuan Dong: A♦ 8♣

Kyosuke Nagami: K♦ 7♦

Dong paired her eight on the flop of 6♥ 8♥ 4♥ , but Nagami gained a gutshot straight draw. The turn 6♣ kept Dong in the lead, and the river 3♦ secured her the much-needed double-up to stay in the tournament.

A total of 753 entries made up the four Day 1 flights with an additional 42 more entered just before Day 2 started for a final total of 795 registrants. A total of 334 hopefuls began the Day 2 leg, competing to survive through ten (10) 60-minute levels and advance to Day 3 of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event to earn a payout from the VND 25,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000) guaranteed prize pool.

When the day came to a close, there were 50 players remaining. Each of them are guaranteed a payout of VND 87,500,000 (USD 3,345), but all eyes are on the grand prize of VND 4,710,000,000 (USD 185,430) that comes with a prestiigous APT Golden Lion Trophy.

Sitting at the chip leader throne with the largest stack at the end of the day was Nghiem Xuan Thieu of Vietnam with 1,703,000 chips. Fellow countryman Do Tien Vu occupied the seat next to him with 1,547,000 chips while China's Jinlong Hu filled the last podium seat with 1,523,000. Hu started Day 2 as the chip leader and still maintained the right course to land him among the top three.

Other notables to make it through include the Philippines' David Erquiaga who bagged a top ten stack of 1,154,000, and Australia's Dylan Foster who will be hoping to spin his 602,000 stack up in an attempt to make an eighth career APT final table.

Among those with top stacks to begin the day, but failed to advance to Day 3 were Dylan Foster, Noparat Kongjai, Angunsri Suchart and Nevan Chang - who busted at the bubble at the same time as Cao Tran Ngoc.

The double-bubble Chang and Ngoc chopped the 119th place payout, gaining some consolation.

The remaining 118 players who made it to the payout circle still continued to compete until the 10-levels were done for the day with a field of 50 still in contention.

Day 3 resumes at the 11:30am local time (GMT+7) and will play down until a final table is formed or if ten 60-minute levels are concluded - whichever comes first.

MAIN EVENT DAY 2 TOP TEN STACKS

Kyosuke Nagami opened the cutoff to 1,000 and received two callers from the blind, Thao Dang Hong and Beibei Sun.

On a flop of 6♥ Q♠ K♥ , bringing flush possibilities, three players decided to check it through. The 3♥ came on the turn, where Hong and Sun checked it to Nagami, who sent another bet of 1,000. Only Sun stuck around this time.

The river brought a 4♥ , and Nagami bet 1,500 only to be faced with a shove for 11,800 from Hong, which forced Nagami to much his hand and forfeit the pot.