APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Tianhao Zheng opened for 7,000 from middle position, and Tran The Ahn, on the button, responded with a three-bet to 21,000. With the action back on him, Zheng decided to increase the pressure and four-bet to 40,000. Ahn, risking his tournament life, came back with a five-bet all-in shove. Zheng snap-called.

Tran The Ahn: K♣ K♦

Tianhao Zheng: A♥ A♣

It was a classic aces versus kings showdown, where the outcome would depend on whether the aces held or the kings connected with the board. Ahn stood up, visibly excited to see how the hand would unfold.

The flop came down 5♠ K♥ 4♣ , giving Ahn a set of kings and sending him into a cheer of joy. The turn brought another K♠ , improving Ahn to quads and prompting an even louder celebration. The river, 5♥ , was inconsequential, and Ahn doubled up with a thrilling victory.

An Hoang Binh opened the hijack to 1,800 and received two callers, Tran The Anh on the button and Xudong Yang from the big blind.

Three players saw a flop of T♣ K♠ 6♦ and checked it through to the Q♦ turn, where Yang checked in to Binh, who led out for 2,000. Only Anh made the call.

The river showed a board-pairing 6♥ . Binh checked it over, and Anh fired 3,000 this time, which didn’t deter Binh from dropping in a call. Anh tabled two pair with K♣ J♦ , making Binh fold and concede the pot.