APL Main Event Da Nang: 33 players bag up with Dao Minh Phu in high command
The inaugural Asia Poker League Da Nang resumed today at Risemount Premier Resort with 133 players back in action at the Main Event. By the end of six rounds, the field trimmed down to only 33 players led by Vietnam’s own Dao Minh Phu with a commanding 1,123,000. Phu was the only player to stack up in the seven digit range.
This was another great day for Phu who entered Day 2 in third rank. By mid-day, he crossed a million and brought it all the way to closing time.
Another player just as consistent was China’s Lin Jian who entered as overall chip leader of the starting heats. He maintained course to bag up second rank with 865,000. Right at his heels were Yongdeok Kim (860,000), Nguyen Minh Tuan (855,000), and Vietnamese pro Quang Nguyen (845,000). As for the APL Ambassadors, onSumit Sapraheld on with 378,000.
You can read up on the some of the action via our live posts.
Day 2 – Live Updates
The final 33 players will return on Wednesday, December 18 at 1pm. They race to a final 9 seat.
Total chips in play: 15,678,500
Average stack: 475,106
Opening blinds: 6k – 12k ante 12k
The Main Event drew 525 entries for a prize pool of VND 10,185,000,000 (~US$ 439,600). The money was reached at the fall of Kang Feng Lien to Tae Joon Cho with top two pair over top pair. From there, 33 players fell before the close of day.
Players by rank
| NAMES | CHIPS | COUNTRY | TABLE | SEAT | |
| 1 | DAO MINH PHU | 1,123,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | LIN JIAN | 865,000 | CHINA | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | YONGDEOK KIM | 860,000 | KOREA | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | NGUYEN MINH TUAN | 855,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | QUANG NGUYEN | 845,000 | VIETNAM | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | ANTON WIDJAYA | 780,000 | INDONESIA | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | TAE JOON CHO | 711,000 | KOREA | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | YOUNG HWAN SUN | 707,000 | KOREA | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | ZHOU JIA PING | 595,000 | CHINA | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | LEE SEOK YOUNG | 591,000 | KOREA | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | SONG BYUNGHWA | 528,000 | KOREA | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | WOO SUNG KANG | 515,000 | KOREA | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | PHAM HUY | 509,000 | VIETNAM | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | FREDERICK LEE | 487,000 | USA | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | SHINGO ENDO | 466,000 | JAPAN | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | LUONG ANH TRAN | 464,000 | VIETNAM | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | IM HEE SOO | 461,000 | KOREA | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | LIN YU SHENG | 450,000 | TAIWAN | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | ZHANG CHI | 418,000 | CHINA | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | SONG DAEWOONG | 416,000 | KOREA | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | NGUYEN HUN DUC | 393,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | SUMIT SAPRA | 378,000 | INDIA | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | DHANESH CHAINANI | 360,000 | SINGAPORE | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | DANG DUY THANH | 343,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | TRAN TRUNG HIEU | 328,000 | VIETNAM | 1 | 9 |
| 26 | LEE JONG WOOK | 280,000 | KOREA | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | NGUYEN QUANG MINH | 266,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 8 |
| 28 | DANG THUI HUE | 153,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | HOJIN KIM | 150,000 | KOREA | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | NAM YUNHO | 149,000 | KOREA | 4 | 6 |
| 31 | HIEU NGO | 119,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | KIEN KS | 98,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | OK DONG YOON | 56,000 | KOREA | 2 | 7 |
by table
| NAMES | CHIPS | COUNTRY | TABLE | SEAT | |
| 1 | QUANG NGUYEN | 845,000 | VIETNAM | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | DHANESH CHAINANI | 360,000 | SINGAPORE | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | SONG DAEWOONG | 416,000 | KOREA | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | FREDERICK LEE | 487,000 | USA | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | TRAN TRUNG HIEV | 328,000 | VIETNAM | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | SHINGO ENDO | 466,000 | JAPAN | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | LUONG ANH TRAN | 464,000 | VIETNAM | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | SUMIT SAPRA | 378,000 | INDIA | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | ANTON WIDJAYA | 780,000 | INDONESIA | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | NGUYEN HUN DUC | 393,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | ZHOU JIA PING | 595,000 | CHINA | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | YOUNG HWAN SUN | 707,000 | KOREA | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | DAO MINH PHU | 1,123,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | KIEN KS | 98,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | NGUYEN MINH TUAN | 855,000 | VIETNAM | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | WOO SUNG KANG | 515,000 | KOREA | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | OK DONG YOON | 56,000 | KOREA | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | HIEU NGO | 119,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | DANG THUI HUE | 153,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | HOJIN KIM | 150,000 | KOREA | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | DANG DUY THANH | 343,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | ZHANG CHI | 418,000 | CHINA | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | LEE SEOK YOUNG | 591,000 | KOREA | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | NGUYEN QUANG MINH | 266,000 | VIETNAM | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | YONGDEOK KIM | 860,000 | KOREA | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | LEE JONG WOOK | 280,000 | KOREA | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | SONG BYUNGHWA | 528,000 | KOREA | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | LIN JIAN | 865,000 | CHINA | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | PHAM HUY | 509,000 | VIETNAM | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | LIN YU SHENG | 450,000 | TAIWAN | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | IM HEE SOO | 461,000 | KOREA | 4 | 8 |
| 32 | NAM YUNHO | 149,000 | KOREA | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | TAE JOON CHO | 711,000 | KOREA | 4 | 1 |
ITM Players
34th Soo Jo Kim – Korea – VND 56,700,000 (US$ 2,400)
35th Ricky Cheung – Hong Kong –VND 56,700,000
36th Vikas Sahni – India – VND 49,000,000 (~US$ 2,100)
37th Michael – Kazakhstan –VND 49,000,000
38th Park Dong Hun – Korea –VND 49,000,000
39th Trinh Hai Doan – Vietnam –VND 49,000,000
40th Nguyen Toan Hung – Vietnam –VND 49,000,000
41st Nguyen Anh Minh – Vietnam –VND 49,000,000
42nd Choi Seong Guen – Korea –VND 49,000,000
43rd Li Jin – China –VND 49,000,000
44th Mustafa Erzincanli – UK –VND 49,000,000
45th Nguyen Tien Thanh – Vietnam –VND 49,000,000
46th Tran Huy Hoang – Vietnam – VND 41,500,000 (~US$ 1,800)
47th Kim Gun Young – Korea –VND 41,500,000
48th Nguyen Quang Huy – Vietnam –VND 41,500,000
49th Siow Kim Foh – Malaysia –VND 41,500,000
50th Linh Tran – Vietnam –VND 41,500,000
51st Hoang Van Manh – Vietnam –VND 41,500,000
52nd Ly Tran Tien – Vietnam –VND 41,500,000
53rd Manish Lakhotia – India –VND 41,500,000
54th Ryan Revai – Canada –VND 41,500,000
55th Qian Xubo – Hong Kong – VND 35,000,000 (~US$ 1,500)
56th Phan Dinh Nam – Vietnam-VND 35,000,000
57th Tobias Peters – Netherlands –VND 35,000,000
58th En Ching Wu – Taiwan –VND 35,000,000
59th Joe Zhang – China –VND 35,000,000
60th Kim Jae Hyun – Korea –VND 35,000,000
61st Edgar Kim Eui Woong – Singapore –VND 35,000,000
62nd Fu Bang Huang – Taiwan – VND 35,000,000
63rd Cao Ngoc Anh – Vietnam – VND 35,000,000
64th Jeon Seung Soo – Korea – VND 28,900,000 (~US$ 1,200)
65th Jang Jong Bea – Korea – VND 28,900,000
66th Kong Seong Su – Korea – VND 28,900,000
