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

The action picked up with Thanisorn Saelor all-in for his tournament life with 605,000, facing a call from Martin Stausholm.

Thanisorn Saelor: Q♠ Q♣

Martin Stausholm: J♦ J♠

Saelor held a strong lead, while Stausholm needed to improve to stay in the tournament. The dealer revealed a flop of A♥ 8♠ A♣ , keeping Saelor ahead as Stausholm quietly hoped for a miracle. However, the turn 6♠ and river 8♣ brought no help, leading to Stausholm’s elimination from the tournament.

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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Thanisorn Saelor raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Win Meng Tan called from the cutoff.

Both saw a flop fill out A♠ Q♠ T♦ and checked through to the 8♦ turn, where the action went check-check.

The river brought a 7♣ , bringing up a bet of 32,000 from Saelor, and Tan quickly sent his cards back to the dealer.

Martin Stausholm raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Thanisorn Saelor called on the button.

On the flop of J♥ 6♣ 4♣ , Stausholm bet 22,000 and Saelor dropped in a call to see the Q♦ fall on the turn, where Stausholm bet 60,000. However, Saelor shoved all in for 196,000 after thinking for a while, and Stausholm snap-called, leaving him drawing dead through river 5♠ .

Martin Stausholm: Q♠ T♣

Thanisor Saelor: 4♦ 4♠

Mikael Andersson opened the cutoff to 5,500, and Ankit Ahjuya three-bet to 16,500 on the button, which Thanisorn Saelor cold four-bet to 45,000 from the small blind. Only Ahjuya dropped in a call.

Both players saw a flop of 6♣ 7♥ 3♥ , bringing flush and straight possibilities, and Saelor bet 20,000. Ahjuya called to see the 4♥ land on the turn, where the action went check-check.

The river brought an 8♥ , and Saelor fired out 68,000, which Ahjuya snap-called to take it to a showdown. Saelor turned over king-high with K♦ Q♦ while Ahjuya flipped a flush with A♣ K♥ , scooping the sizable pot.

Nevan Chang opened the button to 3,500, and Thanisorn Saelor three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. Chang made the call.

On the flop of 8♥ Q♥ 8♦ , both checked through to see an 8♣ come on the turn, where Saelor bet 20,000 and Chang called.

The river brought the last eight 8♠ , and Saelor shoved all in for 133,000, sending Chang into the tank. Ultimately, Chang mucked his hand, leaving himself crippled with last 73,000 chips.

On the 5♦ A♦ A♠ flop, there were 7,500 chips in the middle when Thanisorn Saelor from the big blind and Anikit Ahjuya from the cutoff checked the action to Martin Stausholm on the button, who then bet 2,000. Only Ahjuya dropped in a call.

The 7♣ hit on the turn, where Ahjuya checked it to his opponent. Stausholm then bet 1,500, and Ahjuya stuck around.

The river showed a T♠ , and Ahjuya kept his strategy and checked over, sending Stausholm into the tank. Eventually, Stausholm fired out 48,000, forcing the Indian player to toss his cards in the muck.