Asia Poker League Da Nang: Catching up with the side events

12/20/2019

Now that the Main Event is in the books, it’s time to give some due attention to the inauguralAPL Da Nang side events. At this time, the High Rollers is on its final day. We will have a recap once it concludes along with the closing festival winners. For now, here’s look at the latest APL champions.

No Limit Hold’em Turbo 2: QIAN XUBO – VND 146,600,000 (~US$ 6,300)

60 ante’d up the very affordable VND 7,700,000 (~US$ 330) entry fee for a seat at the No Limit Hold’em Turbo 2. This brought about a prize pool of VND 407,400,000 (~US$ 17,500) spread among the top 8 places. Just before the bubble burst, Duy Hodoubled up through Edgar Kim with pocket nines winning the flip however, Duy could not get past Qian Xubo on his next shove with top pair falling to set on a board 10d .

From there, Xubo railed short stacked Yuwen Pan in 8^th place with pocket jacks holding against A-K. Xubo proceeded to bring his big stack to heads up where he faced Edgar Kim. The last hand saw Xubo shove with 10s , Kim with , the board ran .

Payouts
1^st Qian Xubo – China – VND 146,600,000
2^nd Edgar Kim Eui Woong – Korea – VND 86,200,000
3^rd Oliver Helm – New Zealand – VND 54,000,000
4^th Nguyen Tuan Anh – Vietnam – VND 36,700,000
5^th Sun Jianpeng – China – VND 28,500,000
6^th Chinnarut Tanprateep – Thailand – VND 22,400,000
7^thNasin Taweewattanakitborvon – Thailand – VND 18,300,000
8^th Yuwen Pan – China – VND 14,700,000

KO Bounty 2: NAM PHONG – VND 293,400,000 (~US$ 12,600)

The KO Bounty 2 ran until dusk with Vietnam’s Nam Phong outlasting the competition to lift the APL title. 135 signed up at VND 11,000,000 (~US$ 475) for a cash pot worth VND 1,039,500,000 (~US$ 44,800). Additionally, for every player eliminated, the winner was awarded an instant VND 2,000,000.

The top 17 places started dipping into the money jar when Nguyen Ngoc Anh delivered the bubble. From the big blind, he called a short stack’s shove and landed two pair with 10s against top pair on a board 10h . Nguyen went on to cash in 5^th place while fellow countryman Nam Phong took it to the finish line defeating Hong Woo Suk at heads up.

Payouts
1^st Nam Phong – Vietnam – VND 293,400,000
2^nd Hong Woo Suk – Korea – VND 185,800,000
3^rd Raiden Kan Yew Fatt – Hong Kong – VND 110,200,000
4^th Ceesvin Abdulla – Singapore – VND 67,600,000
5^th Nguyen Ngoc Anh – Vietnam – VND 51,500,000
6^th Pham Hoang Quan – Vietnam – VND 43,700,000
7^th Trinh Anh Dung – Vietnam – VND 37,900,000
8^th Kim Ji Young – Korea – VND 33,300,000
9^th Bazgar Marl Du Darius – Germany – VND 29,400,000
10^th Pham Quyet Tien – Vietnam – VND 26,000,000
11^th Dyb Kjell Ove – Norway – VND 26,000,000
12^th Lee Jun Woo – Korea – VND 26,000,000
13^th Nguyen Huu Manh – Vietnam – VND 22,900,000
14th Kajornnut Prirungrueng – Thailand – VND 22,900,000
15^th Vu Duc Trung – Vietnam – VND 22,900,000
16^th Choi Inkyu – Korea – VND 20,000,000
17^th Nguyen Dam Lam Hong – Vietnam – VND 20,000,000

Pot Limit Omaha: DINH MANH HUNG – VND 108,600,000 (~US$ 4,700)

The lone Pot Limit Omaha event attracted 41 runners at VND 7,700,000 (~US$ 33) buy-in to build a decent pot worth VND 278,400,000 (~US$ 12,000). Only 6 players earned a cut. At heads up, Dinh Manh Hung defeated Anthony Abram, one of the most decorated PLO players in the Asian circuit, to claim his first-ever live tournament title and VND 108,600,000 (~US$ 4,700).

Payouts
1^st Dinh Manh Hung – Vietnam – VND 108,600,000
2^nd Anthony Abram – Australia – VND 64,000,000
3^rd Tae Joon Cho – Korea – VND 39,000,000
4^th Lu Zheng Hao – Singapore – VND 27,800,000
5^th Ku Yeong Seon – Korea – VND 22,300,000
6^th Jaegwang Kim – Korea – VND 16,700,000

Freezeout: NGUYEN HUU DUC – VND 335,200,000 (~US$ 14,400)

Fast action at the lone VND 16,500,000 (!US$ 710) buy-in Freezeout event. 64 players battled for the gold and the lion’s share of the VND 931,200,000 (~US$ 40,100) prize pool. 8 players got paid with Vietnam’s Nguyen Huu Duc shipping it for a pocketful VND 335,200,000 (~US$ 14,400).

Payouts
1st Nguyen Huu Duc – Vietnam – VND 335,200,000 (~US$ 14,400)
2^nd Song Daewoong – Korea – VND 196,900,000
3^rd Lee Seung Jin – Korea – VND 123,400,000
4^th Chang Hokeun – Korea – VND 83,800,000
5^th Pham Thanh Hai – Vietnam – VND 65,200,000
6^th Choi Inkyu – Vietnam – VND 51,200,000
7^th Thanapipat – Thailand – VND 41,900,000
8^th Lee Deok-Yeong- Korea – VND 33,600,000

Charity Event: LEE JONG WOOK – VND 39,600,000 (~US$ 1,700)

The Charity Event was for the benefit of the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children. 30 percent of the pot and all the add-ons were donated totaling VND 47,300,000 (~US$ 2,040). The remaining money VND 110,200,000 (~US$ 4,700) was divvied among the top 8 of the 63 entries. Korea’s Lee Jong Wook went on to victory for VND 39,600,000 (~US$ 1,700).

Payouts
1^st Lee Jong Wook – Korea – VND 39,600,000
2^nd Vu Vanh Manh – Vietnam – VND 23,300,000
3^rd Duy Ho – Vietnam – VND 14,600,000
4^th Jack Liew – Singapore – VND 9,900,000
5^th Linh Nguyen Duu Phuong – Vietnam – VND 7,700,000
6^th Tony Khoang – Netherlands – VND 6,100,000
7^th Tien Quyet Pham – Vietnam – VND 5,000,000
8^th Nguyen Thi Linh – Vietnam – VND 4,000,000