APT Main Event (36,000,000 VND)

Zijing Zhan, at risk, open-jammed under the gun for around 26,000. Motoyoshi Okamura, holding 129,000 in the low-jack, responded with an all-in of his own, putting Kaihua Huang in the tank. Huang, covering both players with his massive stack, faced a difficult decision.

He knew that if he called and won, he could eliminate both players. After a long pause, Huang reluctantly folded, allowing the heads-up showdown to unfold.

Zijing Zhan: A♦ 2♦

Motoyoshi Okamura: T♠ T♦

The flop came down 5♦ 5♥ 7♥ , keeping Okamura in the lead and giving Zhan hope for an ace. The turn, Q♦ , offered a flush draw glimmer of hope for Zhan but the river came 8♠ , not changing the situation and eliminating Zhan from the tournament.

After witnessing the action, Huang couldn’t help but shake his head in regret, realizing he had folded his hand and missed a golden opportunity.

With some tables already bagging up for the night, Zijing Zhan, facing elimination, moved all-in for about 27,000 from the small blind on a completed board of 3♠ J♠ 5♥ 7♥ 4♦ and awaited Hoang Hai Long's decision. With his own stack at risk of taking a hit, Long carefully weighed his options before finally making the call.

Zijing Zhan: 6♥ 6♣

Hoang Hai Long: A♥ A♦

Zhan had landed a backdoor straight, cracking Long's aces and leaving Long’s stack crippled, down to near the starting level.