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

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 .

From there, Xubo railed short stacked Yuwen Pan in 8th 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 , Kim with , the board ran .

Payouts

1st Qian Xubo – China – VND 146,600,000

2nd Edgar Kim Eui Woong – Korea – VND 86,200,000

3rd Oliver Helm – New Zealand – VND 54,000,000

4th Nguyen Tuan Anh – Vietnam – VND 36,700,000

5th Sun Jianpeng – China – VND 28,500,000

6th Chinnarut Tanprateep – Thailand – VND 22,400,000

7thNasin Taweewattanakitborvon – Thailand – VND 18,300,000

8th 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 against top pair on a board . Nguyen went on to cash in 5th place while fellow countryman Nam Phong took it to the finish line defeating Hong Woo Suk at heads up.

Payouts
1st Nam Phong – Vietnam – VND 293,400,000

2nd Hong Woo Suk – Korea – VND 185,800,000

3rd Raiden Kan Yew Fatt – Hong Kong – VND 110,200,000

4th Ceesvin Abdulla – Singapore – VND 67,600,000

5th Nguyen Ngoc Anh – Vietnam – VND 51,500,000

6th Pham Hoang Quan – Vietnam – VND 43,700,000

7th Trinh Anh Dung – Vietnam – VND 37,900,000

8th Kim Ji Young – Korea – VND 33,300,000

9th Bazgar Marl Du Darius – Germany – VND 29,400,000

10th Pham Quyet Tien – Vietnam – VND 26,000,000

11th Dyb Kjell Ove – Norway – VND 26,000,000

12th Lee Jun Woo – Korea – VND 26,000,000

13th Nguyen Huu Manh – Vietnam – VND 22,900,000

14th Kajornnut Prirungrueng – Thailand – VND 22,900,000

15th Vu Duc Trung – Vietnam – VND 22,900,000

16th Choi Inkyu – Korea – VND 20,000,000

17th 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
1st Dinh Manh Hung – Vietnam – VND 108,600,000

2nd Anthony Abram – Australia – VND 64,000,000

3rd Tae Joon Cho – Korea – VND 39,000,000

4th Lu Zheng Hao – Singapore – VND 27,800,000

5th Ku Yeong Seon – Korea – VND 22,300,000

6th 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)

2nd Song Daewoong – Korea – VND 196,900,000

3rd Lee Seung Jin – Korea – VND 123,400,000

4th Chang Hokeun – Korea – VND 83,800,000

5th Pham Thanh Hai – Vietnam – VND 65,200,000

6th Choi Inkyu – Vietnam – VND 51,200,000

7th Thanapipat – Thailand – VND 41,900,000

8th 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
1st Lee Jong Wook – Korea – VND 39,600,000

2nd Vu Vanh Manh – Vietnam – VND 23,300,000

3rd Duy Ho – Vietnam – VND 14,600,000

4th Jack Liew – Singapore – VND 9,900,000

5th Linh Nguyen Duu Phuong – Vietnam – VND 7,700,000

6th Tony Khoang – Netherlands – VND 6,100,000

7th Tien Quyet Pham – Vietnam – VND 5,000,000

8th Nguyen Thi Linh – Vietnam – VND 4,000,000

APL DaNang Coverage