APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

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.

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.

Jeong Injae opened from the button and short stack Nguyen Quan defended his big-blind.

On a board of J♥ 9♣ 4♠ the Korean, Injae continued with a 1,500 bet.

Quan called and the players saw the 8♥ come on the turn. The big-blind checked and Injae bet once more, this time 2,500. Quan raised to 6,500, only leaving himself 4,500 behind. Injae called.

The river came the T♥ and Quan put his remaining 4,500 into the middle. Injae did not think long and called.

Nguyen Quan: T♠ 7♦

Jeong Injae: K♠ 9♥

Quan's straight doubles him up, but he still got lot of work to do if he wants to make it to Day 2.

We picked the action up on the turn where Le Thong Su bet 6,000 into a pot of around 17,000. Sitting next to him on the button was Ngyuen Quan who put in a minimum raise to 12,000. Su called. On the river the board read J♠ 4♠ 3♦ 7♥ T♣ , Su checked and Quan moved all-in for Su's effective 16,800. After about a minute of thinking time, Su called the all-in.

Le Thong Su: 6♥ 6♣

Nguyen Quan: K♣ Q♠

Props to Su for finding the call there. That's how you built a stack early.