APT Super High Roller (120,000,000 VND)

Phuong Nguyen Tan limped from middle position, only to face an all-in shove from Ankit Ahuja in the small blind for 500,000. When the action returned to Tan, he initially reacted with, "Uh-oh," but then, with a smile and a "Just one time," made the call.

Ankit Ahuja: K♣ Q♥

Phuong Nguyen Tan: J♠ J♦

The flop came A♥ 3♠ 9♣ , keeping Tan in the lead but giving Ahuja hopes of improving. The turn T♦ added more outs for Ahuja, increasing the pressure on Tan. However, the river 7♠ did not complete Ahuja's hand, and he was eliminated as the final table bubble.

The action unfolded with Ankit Ahuja all-in for his tournament life with around 350,000, facing a call from Julian Warhurst, who had him covered.

Ankit Ahuja: 7♠ 7♣

Julian Warhurst: 6♦ 6♣

The dealer revealed a flop of 4♠ 2♥ J♦ , maintaining Ahuja's lead and leaving Warhurst needing to improve.

The turn T♥ and river 5♠ brought no help for Warhurst, resulting in a double-up for Ahuja.

Singapore’s The Naing, the champion of 2023 APT Summer Series Da Nang PL Omaha, leads the pack with a towering stack of 2,640,000 to bring into tomorrow's Final Day.

After sixteen 40-minute levels, Day 1 of the APT Phu Quoc VND 120,000,000 Super High Roller is in the books with 13 players remaining. A total of 55 entries (37 unique) were recorded at the Corona Theater, with numerous notable players generating a prize pool of VND 5,761,800,000 (~$226,840).

Naing maintained his momentum through the final level, capping off Day 1 perfectly by scooping a pot against Van Dong with turned trip queens, shortly after eliminating Dylan Foster with ace-queen.

The second-highest stack belongs to Denmark’s Martin Godsk Stausholm, the 2019 APT Manila High Roller Single Day champion, who surpassed the three-million milestone in total live earnings, accumulated impressive 2,340,000 chips to start Day 2.

Other notable players advancing to the Final Day include Mikael Andersson (920,000), Julian Warhurst (875,000), 2023 APT Incheon High Roller 8-Max champion Thanisorn Saelor (800,000), and Nevan Chang (245,000).

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It folded around to Ankit Ahuja in the small-blind who opened it up to 60,000 against Julian Warhurst who defended his big-blind. On the 8♠ 7♣ 4♣ flop Ahuja continued his aggression with a 80,000 bet. Warhurst called and both players saw the 5♠ on the turn. Ahuja decided to put maximum pressure on Warhurst and move all-in for the Aussie's effective 275,000 chips. Warhurst did not have to think about it long before making the call.

Julian Warhurst: 6♦ 4♦

Ankit Ahuja: T♥ T♠

The river bricked out and Ahuja loses a painful pot, while Warhurst might sleep better tonight.