Asian Poker Tour gears up for VND 60BN (~USD 2.5M) guaranteed Hanoi Billions festival

The revamped Asian Poker Tour is capping off the year with another festival record to beat right in Vietnam’s largest conference space, the National Convention Center (NCC) this coming December. Having finished off its previous tours with astounding results one after the other, the upcoming APT Hanoi Billions is sure to top the charts and surpass everyone’s expectations once more. The awaited closing event marks the third return of the esteemed poker tour in Hanoi for 2023 alone, and has already celebrated two successful series of games in the Southeast Asian capital.

“APT Hanoi Billions is going to be the biggest poker event that Vietnam has ever seen. Hanoi’s National Convention Center is where the most important gatherings occur in Vietnam so it’s only appropriate that we make poker history there,” said VSOP CEO Terry Nguyen.

Slated to run from December 1-10, APT Hanoi Billions in partnership with Vietnam Series of Poker, features a combined VND 60BN (~USD 2.5M) in prize pool guarantees for this season’s offerings. The 88 trophy event lineup is headlined by the star of the show’s VND 25BN (~USD 1M) guaranteed Main Event beginning on Monday, December 4th. For a price tag of VND 36,000,000 (~USD 1,480), players will have multiple chances to build a stack with four starting flights on schedule. Registration again, will remain open until the start of Day 2 for those interested in locking up a last minute spot to claiming the golden lion trophy.

APT Hanoi Billions Main Event

Date/s: December 4-9, 2023
Buy-in: VND 36,000,000 (~USD 1,480)
Guarantee: VND 25,000,000,000 (~USD 1,000,000)

Flight A (60 minute blinds) – December 4, Monday
Flight B (45 minute blinds) – December 5, Tuesday
Flight C (30 minute blinds Levels 1-6/ 40 minute blinds Levels 7-10) – December 6, Wednesday
Flight D (30 minute blinds) – December 6, Wednesday
Day 2 (Reg open until start) – December 7, Thursday
Day 3 – December 8, Friday
Final Day – December 9, Saturday

Aside from the Main Event festivities, the opening weekend of the series is packing in the action right off the bat with two key events – Vietnam National Cup, and Mystery Bounty Hunter Sponsored by Natural8, filling the tables. Pumping up the thrills even more, the ten day lineup caters also to the brave of heart, offering ten high roller events on schedule including APT’s biggest buy-in event, the single day SuperStar Challenge.

“Every stop of the New Era of the Asian Poker Tour has only gotten bigger and better. We’re adding different games, different formats, different buy-ins, and trying all kinds of ideas to make the tour the best poker offering in Asia.“

“We’ve got a tremendous tournament staff offering as much poker as we can squeeze into 10 days in Hanoi, and over 60 billion in guarantees – so come and close out the 2023 poker season in style and get your hands on a lion trophy!” said APT President Neil Johnson.

Key Events

Vietnam National Cup
Date/s: December 1-2, 2023
Buy-in: VND 5,000,000 (~USD 210)
Guarantee: VND 3,000,000,000 (~USD 123,000)

Mystery Bounty Hunter Sponsored by Natural8
Date/s: December 2-3, 2023
Buy-in: VND 11,000,000 (~USD 450)
Guarantee: VND 5,000,000,000 (~USD 206,000)

APT Super High Roller – 8 Max
Date/s: December 2-3, 2023
Buy-in: VND 120,000,000 (~USD 5,000)
Guarantee: VND 4,000,000,000 (~USD 164,000)

Sunday Super Stack
Date/s: December 3, 2023
Buy-in: VND 7,500,000 (~USD 310)
Guarantee: VND 2,000,000,000 (~USD 82,000)

Superstar Challenge – 8 Max
Date/s: December 4, 2023
Buy-in: VND 250,000,000 (~USD 10,000)
Guarantee: VND 4,000,000,000 (~USD 164,000)

Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 – Single Re-Entry
Date/s: December 7-8, 2023
Buy-in: VND 50,000,000 (~USD 2,050)
Guarantee: VND 5,000,000,000 (~USD 206,000)

Double Stack
Date/s: December 8-9, 2023
Buy-in: VND 11,000,000 (~USD 450)
Guarantee: VND 5,000,000,000 (~USD 206,000)

Mini Main Event
Date/s: December 9-10, 2023
Buy-in: VND 12,000,000 (~USD 500)
Guarantee: VND 3,500,000,000 (~USD 144,000)

APT High Roller – 8 Max
Date/s: December 9-10, 2023
Buy-in: VND 80,000,000 (~USD 3,300)
Guarantee: VND 5,000,000,000 (~USD 206,000)