APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Vietnamese Quang Dinh opened from middle-position and got three-bet by Chudapal Siarhei on the button. Dinh responded with a four-bet jam with his 312,000. Siarhei quickly called, covering Dinh whose tournament life was in big danger.

Quang Dinh: A♦ Q♦

Chudapal Siarhei: A♣ K♥

The flop came out K♠ T♠ 8♠ , giving Dinh's hopes four outs. The 4♠ turn gave him additional chop-outs to stay alive. The J♣ river must have felt like a gift from god for Dinh who is now sitting with a comfortable stack nearing the end of Day 2.

We only saw the action on the river where out of the big-blind Quang Dinh bet 15,000 into a pot of around 42,000. The board read A♥ 5♠ 5♦ J♣ T♥ .

Dajia Chen in middle-position responded with a raise to 55,000. Dinh moved all-in covering Chen's 150,000. Chen quickly folded, showing K♠ Q♠ . Dinh, being a gentelman, also showed his cards. A♣ A♠ .

Great fold by Chen to stay in the tournament.

Quang Huy Nguyen opened for 3,000 and got called by Francis Garson on the button and Quang Trung Dinh in the big blind.

The flop came down 2♥ 9♠ 6♦ which Dinh checked. Quang Nguyen continued with a 3,500 bet, but got raised by Garson to 10,000. Dinh folded but Quang Nguyen made the call.

The turn K♣ was called by Garson when Quang Nguyen fired 8,500. To Quang Nguyen's surprise, Garson called again when he bet 21,000 on the river 4♥ .

Quang Nguyen said "You win," not wanting to show but Garson waited forcing Quang Nguyen to show Q♦ 7♦ . Garson tabled J♠ J♦ for the winning hand.

The action resumed with Tien-Sheng Huang all-in for his tournament life once again, this time up against Tran Van Tai on a completed board.

Tien-Sheng Huang: A♥ K♦

Tran Van Tai: T♥ T♦

Board: 9♣ K♣ 7♥ Q♥ 8♣

Huang's king on the board was enough to beat Tai's pocket tens, maintaining his lead through the entire hand and securing a much-needed double up.

Not content with just one double, Huang found another opportunity to go all-in, hoping to build a more substantial stack before the last break of the day.

The action picked up once again with Huang all-in for his tournament life, now facing Quang Trung Dinh, who was deep in thought, deliberating his next move. The board read: 3♠ A♣ 4♥ 9♠ K♣ , with the pot hovering around 40,000.

After some careful consideration, Dinh ultimately mucked his hand, allowing Huang to show his cards: Q♠ J♠ — a well-timed bluff that earned him the pot and added more chips to his growing stack.

Quang Trung Dinh opened from the hijack to 1,600, only for Tien-Sheng Huang to three-bet to 4,000. Not one to back down, Tran Van Tai in the small blind decided to take control with a four-bet to 12,000. Dinh folded, but Huang called to see the flop.

The flop came down: K♥ 9♥ 9♦ . Both players checked, but Tai fired 12,000 on the turn of Q♠ . Huang called, keeping the pot alive. The river brought the 8♥ , and Tai made a hefty bet, putting Huang in the tank.

After some deliberation, Huang reluctantly folded his hand. To ease his mind, Tai revealed Q♣ Q♦ for a full house on the turn, sending Huang away from the hand.

Action was picked up with Quang Huy Nguyen in the small blind, betting 4,000 on the flop of J♥ 5♦ 3♠ , into a pot of about 20,000. He was called by Quang Trung Dinh.

Nguyen continued his aggression with a bet of 8,000 when the A♠ appeared on the turn, and Dinh called again, taking them to the river.

The T♣ river put Nguyen in the tank as he alternated between counting his chips and eyeing Dinh's stack. After some thought, he pushed all-in. Dinh weighed his options but eventually folded.

Amid friendly teasing from his tablemates, Nguyen revealed the 5♣ .