APT PHU QUOC SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | IMAGES | WINNERS
PHU QUOC, VIETNAM, March 26, 2023 – Playing out in the Sapphire Conference Room at the luxurious Corona Resort & Casino the APT Phu Quoc is into its third day and the action is beginning to simmer.
One of the key ingredients bringing it to the boil was the final table of the record-breaking ₫80,000,000+8,000,000 Event #5 APT Super High Roller – 8 Max; With a ₫4,345,600,000 (~$186,860) prize pool on the line and all returning eight players in the money, the tournament played out to a thrilling conclusion midway through the day.
It was Vietnam's Quan Trung Nguyen the man to take down the largest Super High Roller field in Asian Poker Tour history for a payday of ₫1,196,680,000 (~$51,450).
Quan defeated a 56-strong field comprised of 34 unique entries to make his first live title score and maiden APT title win a memorable one.
The Vietnamese player came into the offical eight-handed final table as the third largest stack and made his play for the title with four remaining, scoring a shock double elimination to take play heads-up against his sole remaining opponent – Mongolia's Anarbayasgalan Sainjargal – with a commanding 8-to-1 chip lead.
The duo opted to cut a deal rather than play it out, with Sainjargal netting a bonus of ₫107,000,000 ($4,600) above the designated second-place payout to bring his total tournament haul up to ₫1,050,000,000 ($45,150), while Quan took both the trophy and title.
Another notable who enjoyed a deep run in the event was Yake Wu – the Chinese player falling victim to Quan's final table double-elimination rampage to exit in third place for ₫608,380,000 (~$26,160).
Two former APT Main Event champions also final tabled, with India's Shardul Parthasarathi locking up a sixth place finish for ₫278,120,000 ($11,960), and the Philippines' Mike Takayama coming in seventh for ₫221,630,000 ($9,530), with the final table paying out as follows:
SUPER HIGH ROLLER RESULTS
- Quan Trung Nguyen (Vietnam) – ₫1,196,680,000
- Anarbayasgalan Sainjargal (Mongolia) – ₫1,050,000,000
- Yake Wu (China) – ₫608,380,000
- Yuhang Chen (China) – ₫460,630,000
- Roman Hrabec (Czech) – Republic ₫356,340,000
- Shardul Parthasarathi (India) – ₫278,120,000
- Mike Takayama (Philippines) – ₫221,630,000
- Hon Cheong Lee (Hong Kong) – ₫173,820,000
You can follow the action as it happened via the APT blog.
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Kaito Hirai Crowned Mystery Bounty Hunter Champion For ₫261.96M (~$11.26K)
Japan's Kaito Hirai won his maiden APT title in the Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8
Playing out concurrently with the APT Super High Roller, the final day of the ₫9,000,000+900,000 Event #5 Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 saw the 31 survivors of the 214-strong field returning to action, all guaranteed a share of the ₫1,868,220,000 (~$80,330) prize pool.
It was Japan's Kaito Hirai the man crowned champion, defeating the Philippines' Lester Edoc to take the title after an epic 90-minute three-level long heads-up battle.
Hirai battled back from a 3-to-1 chip deficit to clinch his maiden APT title and the ₫261,960,000 (~$11,265) top prize – in addition to snagging a further ₫253,600,000 in bounties to bring his total haul up to ₫515,560,000 (~$22,170).
Edoc, who was on the hunt for his 17th APT title, was forced to settle for the ₫176,150,000 (~$7,575) on offer for second place, with the official eight-handed final table paying out as follows:
MYSTERY BOUNTY FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Kaito Hirai (Japan) – ₫261,960,000
- Lester Edoc (Philippines) – ₫176,150,000
- Aleksi Vanin (Russia) – ₫123,200,000
- Farukh Tach (Netherlands) – ₫100,690,000
- Konstantin Generalov (Russia) – ₫77,660,000
- Viktor Zhuchkov (Russia) – ₫58,480,000
- Kyle Jones (Canada) – ₫43,150,000
- Tyler Warken (Canada) – ₫31,280,000
You can follow all the tournament actions it played out via the APT blog.
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Japan's Nobuaki Sasaki Takes Down Single Day High Roller – 8 Max For ₫785.7M (~$33K)
Japan's Nobuaki Sasaki claimed his maiden APT title in the Event #9 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max
All the high-rolling action was not limited to the APT Super High Roller, with the ₫50,000,000+5,000,000 Event #9 Single Day High Roller – 8 Max attracting 54 entries (42 unique) and generating a ₫2,619,000,000 (~$112,620) prize pool.
It was Japan's Nobuaki Sasaki who would prove victorious in the second of the APT Phu Quoc 2023 High Roller tournaments, defeating China's Yuan Yilu after a lengthy three level 90-minute long heads-up confrontation.
Sasaki scored his first APT title victory and scooped the ₫785,700,000 (~$33,000) top prize, while Yilu received ₫568,320,000 (~$23,870) for his runner-up finish.
A total of eight players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows: ** SINGLE DAY HIGH ROLLER RESULTS**
- Nobuaki Sasaki (Japan) – ₫785,700,000
- Yuan Yilu (China) – ₫568,320,000
- Phan Minh Duc (Vietnam) – ₫366,660,000
- Motoyoshi Okamura (Japan) – ₫277,610,000
- Jun Hao Wu (Singapore) – ₫214,760,000
- Haoqi Xie (China) – ₫167,620,000
- Shunsuke Tokoo (Japan) – ₫133,570,000
- Bayar Saran (Mongolia) – ₫104,760,000
Notables in the running who came up short of the cash included China's Dong Chen, Super High Roller finalists Hon Cheong Lee, Yake Wu, and Shardul Parthasarathi, Australia's John "Bert" Perry, and Thailand's Phachara Wongwichit.
Ahmed Ibrahimi Scores Back-to-Back Series Titles; Slays Sunday Super Stack For ₫232.34M (~$9.76K)
Morocco's Ahmed Ibrahimi scored his second Series title in the Sunday Super Stack
Proving his victory in the APT Kickoff was no fluke, Morocco's Ahmed Ibrahimi has chalked up back-to-back title wins, taking down the ₫8,000,000+800,000 Event #8 Sunday Super Stack.
The tournament drew a field of 119 entries (93 unique), generating a ₫923,440,000 (~$39,700) prize pool, with Ibrahimi claiming the ₫232,340,000 (~$9,760) top prize after besting Thailand's Eakkapon Lertkai heads-up.
That brings the Moroccan's haul up to ₫560,100,000 so far, with the Series not even at the halfway point.
While Lertkai put up a valient effort, the Thai player had to be content with ₫156,980,000 (~$6.590) for his runner-up finish.
India's Dhaval Mudgal also claimed his second cash of the series, finishing in fifth place for ₫68,150,000.
A total of 17 players made the money, with the official eight-handed final table paying out as follows:
SUNDAY SUPER STACK FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Ahmed Ibrahimi (Morocco) ₫232,340,000
- Eakkapon Lertkai (Thailand) ₫156,980,000
- Thanh Hien Tran (Vietnam) ₫102,040,000
- Denis Mikolaenko (Russia) ₫84,490,000
- Dhaval Mudgal (India) ₫68,150,000
- Roman Vitiuk (Russia) ₫53,740,000
- Temuujin Narangerel (Mongolia) ₫41,090,000
- Tsolmonkhuu Khurelbaatar (Mongolia) ₫30,940,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Tran Minh Nhat Ngo Takes Gold in NLH – Win The Button – Turbo For ₫74.2M (~$3.2K)
Vietnam's Tran Minh Nhat Ngo claimed his first APT title in the NLH – Win The Button – Turbo
The final tournament of the day was the ₫5,000,000+500,000 Event #11 NLH – Win The Button – Turbo, which saw 45 players in action (38 unique), all battling for a share of the ₫218,250,000 (~$9,385) prize pool.
It was Vietnam's Tran Minh Nhat Ngo the man to claim gold and the ₫74,200,000 (~$3,190) top prize, defeating Indonesia's Jeffry Kurniawan.
Kurniawan received ₫51,290,000 ($2,205) for his runner-up finish winning his maiden APT title in the process, with Russia's Nikolay Ponomarenko taking bronze and the ₫32,740,000 ($1,410) on offer for third-place.
A total of six players made the money, with the tournament paying out as follows:
NLH WIN THE BUTTON TURBO RESULTS
- Tran Minh Nhat Ngo (Vietnam) – ₫74,200,000
- Jeffry Kurniawan (Indonesia) – ₫51,290,000
- Nikolay Ponomarenko (Russia) – ₫32,740,000
- Siddharth Karia (India) – ₫25,100,000
- Julian Salvesen (Norway) – ₫19,640,000
- Togtokhbayar Shinekhuu (Mongolia) – ₫15,280,000
SIDE EVENT ACTION
Natural8 Ambassador Phachara Wongwichit Snags Fifth APT Title in Event #6 Turbo
Natural8 Ambassador Phachara Wongwichit claimed his fifth APT title in the Event #6 Turbo
Another APT side event is in the books, with the fourth trophy of the Series awarded in the Event #6 ₫5,000,000+500,000 Turbo, which played out in the early hours of Sunday morning, with Natural8 Ambassador Phachara Wongwichit claiming his fifth APT title.
Wongwichit triumphed over a 56-strong field (41 unique) to take the lion's share of the ₫271,600,000 (~$11,680) prize pool, defeating South Korea's Joohyun Park heads-up to claim the ₫81,490,000 (~$3,505) top prize.
The Thai native sits at #3 on the Thailand All-Time Money List, boasting over $1.9 million in live tournament winnings, and can now add another notch to an impressive poker resume that dates back to 2011.
Park, who was on the hunt for his first APT title, had to settle for the ₫58,940,000 (~$2,535) on offer for second place.
Thailand's Gatmanee Jitlert rounded out the winner's podium, taking ₫38,020,000 (~$1,635) for third, with eight players in total making the money with the tournament paying out as follows:
EVENT #6 TURBO RESULTS
- Phachara Wongwichit (Thailand) – 81,490,000
- Joohyun Park (South Korea) – 58,940,000
- Gatmanee Jitlert (Thailand) – 38,020,000
- Robert Birss (United Kingdom) – 28,790,000
- Oleh Danilin (Ukraine) – 22,270,000
- Yu Lei (China) – 17,380,000
- Le Tuan Kiet (Vietnam) – 13,850,000
- Rishabh Das (India) – 10,860,000
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.