APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Tin Tran Hoang shoved all-in from under the gun for 25,800 on the confidence of his Q♥ Q♣ Clement Chau made the call with A♥ Q♠ . Hoang was ahead on the flop of 2♣ 2♦ J♠ , but Chau overtook when he turned a A♦ on the turn and then a A♠ on the river added more oomph to end the APT Phu Quoc Main Event run of Hoang.

After losing most of his chips in the previous hand, Tin Tran Hoang tossed his remaining 800 chips into the pot following Li Ma's button open for 500. Ma called.

Tin Tran Hoang: 9♠ 7♥

Li Ma: K♠ K♣

Hoang’s hopes dimmed the moment the hands were revealed. The flop landed J♦ 4♣ J♣ , giving Ma two pair on a paired board and leaving Hoang's chances even slimmer.

The turn 8♣ offered a glimmer of hope with a gutshot draw, but the river 4♠ sealed his fate, ending his main event journey short but not necessarily sweet.

Tin Hoang started the action with a limp from middle-position. Manh Duc on the button made it 500, and Ruihan Cheng and Hoang called. On 8♠ 4♣ 2♣ the preflop limper Hoang led out for 600. Duc raised it to 1500, and Cheng and Hoang called.

The turn brought the 6♦ . Cheng checked and Hoang continued his betting with a 10,000 chips bet. The button got out of the way, but the big-blind Cheng moved all-in for 35,300. After a few seconds of deliberation time, Hoang decided to call, barely covering Cheng.

Ruihan Cheng: 5♣ 3♣

Tin Hoang: 4♥ 2♥

The river bricked out and Cheng won the first big pot of the day with his straight.