APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Slaven Popov min-raised from early position with Q♠ J♠ and was jammed all-in by Chiu Szu-Jui on the strength of his A♦ Q♣ .

Popov made the call and both players were shown a flop of 6♣ 4♥ K♣ to keep Szu-Jui ahead. The turn A♥ and the river 8♥ helped to maintain his lead for a much-needed double-up.

Slaven Popov made a min-raise from early position with Q♠ Q♣ and Do Tien Vu defended the big blind with :4♦ 3♥

The flop fell 3♣ 7♦ 2♦ and Vu check-called the 16,000 bet of Popov after pairing his three.

A 9♣ came on the turn and Vu double-tapped the action to Popov wo fired 38,000. Vu tanked for a while, but eventually laid his hand down to surrender the pot to Popov.

Slaven Popov put his 42,000 at risk with big slick A♦ K♥ against the big-stacked Nguyen Trung Quan, who held A♠ J♣ .

Both flopped top pair on the flop of A♥ 2♠ Q♠ and the king kicker of Popov made the difference after the board ran out 5♦ A♣ . Popov made a crucial double-up while Quan experienced a slight sting.

Slaven Popov, in the hijack, opened for 2,200 and was called by Justin Tsui in the big blind, setting up a flop.

The flop came down J♥ 6♣ 9♥ . After Tsui checked, Popov continued with a 2,500 bet, which Tsui called.

The turn brought the 9♣ , and this time Tsui led out with a 4,800 bet, which Popov called.

On the river, the 3♦ fell, and Tsui made a sizable bet of 19,000 into the pot. Popov took some time to consider his options but ultimately decided to fold, allowing Tsui to scoop the pot.

The action was picked up on the flop of 2♥ 6♥ 5♣ with around 15,000 chips in the middle when Pham Nghia from under the gun and Salven Popov from the hijack check-called after Litasov Vladimir bet 4,7000 from the cut-off.

The 3♠ fell on the turn, and Nghia bet 13,400, which only Popov made the call to see an 8♠ land on the river, where Nghia shoved all in for 12,300 and Popov snap-called.

Nghia tabled a rivered straight with 9♣ 7♣ to beat a pair of fours from Popov’s 4♦ 4♣ .

After Pham Thanh Nghia checked the flop of 6♦ 7♣ 6♥ , Slaven Popov fired 3,800. Nghia alternately stared at the board and Popov. After some time, he raised to 8,600 which Popov called.

Both players checked the turn 7♦ but on the 2♠ Nghia tanked so long, Vladimir Litasov, who was on the table, had to call time on him. Before time ran out, Nghia, at risk, announced all-in and Popov snap-called.

Pham Thanh Nghia: 6♠ 4♠

Slaven Popov: A♠ A♣

Nghia caught trips on the flop which improved to a full house on the turn beating Popov's aces that only two-paired with the board. Popov remained unfazed as he gave Nghia some chips for a double up.

Vladimir Litasov raised to 800 from middle position, and Slaven Popov called after the action folded to him.

The flop came down A♥ Q♠ 7♣ , and Popov checked. Litasov followed up with a continuation bet of 500, which Popov called.

The turn brought the T♠ , and Popov checked again, giving Litasov the opportunity to shoot out 2,500. After some thought, Popov folded, and Litasov claimed the pot.

Slaven Popov opened for 800 from middle position. When the action folded to the small blind, Junqiang Lyu three-bet to 2,700. Popov responded with a re-raise to 8,700, prompting Lyu to shove all-in, risking his tournament life. Popov quickly called.

Junqiang Lyu: A♣ 6♣

Slaven Popov: A♠ A♥

Seeing the pocket aces, Lyu was nearly resigned to his fate but watched as the dealer dealt the board: 6♦ Q♥ 8♦ 4♠ 2♠ . Popov’s aces held strong throughout, and Lyu was eliminated from the tournament.

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.