APT Phu Quoc 2024 Underway; Wipat Udomkanjananan Tops Vietnam National Cup List; Mingcong Chen and Bert Perry Secure Opening Day Victories

Fresh off from its recently concluded Manila festivities, APT is once again on fire with another showing in Corona Resort & Casino at the coastal island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam through November 17th. Opening day of its ten-day lineup saw three flights of its first highlight on schedule, Vietnam National Cup, run through, with Thailand’s Wipat Udomkanjananan topping the list. Newly minted winners Mingcong Chen and Bert Perry likewise are off to a great start, having captured opening day victories to kick off this season’s games.

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Wipat Udomkanjananan Tops Vietnam National Cup Charts

Leaving no time to rest, another day of action landed across the felt with the VND 5,000,000,000 (~USD 197,820) guaranteed Vietnam National Cup headlining the opening day games. Three of six flights ran its course, and attracted a combined total of 186 entries, ponying up the VND 9,000,000 (~USD 355) buy-in. Each heat played down to ITM at top 14% of the field, with only 28 survivors advancing through the Final Day. 

Flight B attracted the largest field of 92 entries, bringing in an additional 13 runners to Flight A's dozen-qualifier list. Only two players managed to breach the 400K mark, with Thailand’s Wipat Udomkanjananan stacking the lead with 439,000, just slightly above initial chip leader Nhut Do Van’s 433,000 chip count. China’s Xiatong Yu rounds up the third spot across the list, having bagged the second largest stack across the Flight B games. 

A final flight ran in the evening, featuring faster paced 15 minute levels, and drew in a two-table field with Austria’s Manuel Blaschke stacking the highest by night’s end. Blaschke sits just below Yu across the overall counts with 342,500, and will join the rest in their return for the Final Day on Sunday, November 10th.

Another three flights are set to run through today, November 9th, with numbers expected to pick up as more international runners arrive to the scene.

• Date/s: November 8-10, 2024

• Buy-in: VND 9,000,000 (~USD 355)

• Guarantee: VND 5,000,000,000 (~USD 197,820)

• Flight A: 79 entries, 12 qualified

• Flight B: 92 entries, 13 qualified

• Flight C Turbo: 15 entries, 3 qualified

• Flight D: Saturday, November 9

• Flight E: Saturday, November 9

• Flight F Turbo: Saturday, November 9

• Final Day: Sunday, November 10

Vietnam National Cup Top Ten Qualifiers (Flight A, B, & C)

Mingcong Chen and Bert Perry Capture Opening Day Victories

Chinese pro Mingcong Chen scored the largest payout of the day, having outlasted the 30-entry field at the Single Day High Roller - Freezeout event. For his victory, Chen scored a notable VND 484,520,000 (~USD 19,170) payday, along with his first APT hardware to match his already impressive collection of trophies.

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Australia’s Bert Perry likewise celebrated another career victory at the Hyper Turbo - High Roller side event, and added VND 98,990,000 (~USD 3,896) in cashes to his name for crushing the two table field of 18 players. His latest feat stands as his first APT title following several deep finishes throughout his past five APT appearances.

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