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

Six-handed Nelson Dong opened from early-position and got one caller in person of Win Tan on the button. The flop came down T♠ 9♦ 5♥ and Dong continued with 100,000 bet. Tan called and the turn brought the 8♠ . Dong checked and Tan put him all-in for 325,000. Dong called for his tournament life.

Nelson Dong: J♦ T♦

Win Tan: K♠ K♣

The Aussie Dong needed to hit one of his thirteen outs, though unfortunately, the 6♣ was not one of them and he busted in 12th place.

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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Dong's good run in the last couple of levels continues. Especially against Chang, he seems to win every pot tonight. On K♥ J♦ 9♠ Dong put out a continuation bet, which Chang called. Dong put out a more hefty bet on the 2♣ turn and Chang had to fold his hand.

In reverse roles, Chang opened and Dong defended his big-blind. On Q♦ 8♠ 5♠ A♥ Q♣ it got checked all the way through to the river where Dong led out for 53,000. Chang called but had once again concede the pot to Dong after the Australian tabled Q♥ J♥ .

Nelson Dong, who registered during dinner break, is having himself a great level 13. First, he doubled up with 6♥ 6♦ against Nevan Chang's A♥ 8♦ . Then shortly after he flatted the open from Zhongxian Li, both in early-position, and Pham Nghia also went along in the big-blind. The flop came down A♦ J♥ 9♣ and Dong called the continuation bet from Li, while Nghia folded.

The turn brought the 2♣ , Li bet once again, this time 78,000 and Dong called once more. The board pairing J♦ appeared on the river and it was time for Li to slow down and check. Dong thought for a little bit before putting out a hefty bet of 230,000. Li made the call, but had to concede the pot after Dong tabled A♠ J♠ for a full house.

Martin Stausholm limped in from the small blind and Nelson Dong checked from the big blind.

Both saw a flop of T♠ 6♣ 2♠ and checked through to see the 7♥ fall on the turn. The action went check-check again.

A 4♠ landed on the river, and the two elected to check to a free showdown. Stausholm tabled A♣ 8♦ for ace-high, and Dong tossed his cards into the muck, forfeiting the pot.