Gab Yong Kim
HANOI, Vietnam - Korea's Gab Yong Kim dominated the proceedings in Day 1A of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Summer Series Hanoi Main Event that carries a VND12,000,000,000 (~US$500,000) guarantee as 49 of the 143 (113 unique) entries made it through to Day 2 at the Grand Loyal Poker Club.
Kim finished with a whopping 416,300 in chips, more than a hundred thousand ahead of second-placer and fellow Korean Yingrui Ge with 308,600. Do Tien Vu of the host nation bagged the third largest stack, concluding play with 265,800.
Kim is seeking his first APT Main Event trophy and second APT title after taking a High Rollers event during the 2017 APT Manila. He is currently ranked second in South Korea's All-Time Money List.
Other notables who advanced include 2015 WSOP Bracelet winner Alex Lindop (237,000), APT Taipei Main Event fourth-placer Lam Kim Long (116,500) and the "AQ Fold Lady" Nguyen Thi Xao (60,000), who survived being crippled by Ge leading up to the final level.
Alex Lindop
Here are the top ten Flight A performers:
Flight B gets underway at 12pm (UCT+7) on Tuesday, May 30, with slightly shorter 45-minute levels, with Flights C & D playing out on Wednesday, May 31 at 12pm and 6pm respectively – both boasting 30-minute levels.
Day 2 plays out on Thursday, June 1 with all respective survivors uniting for the first time and playing down to the money.
Day 3 plays out on Friday, June 2 with the tournament playing down to the final table, with the fourth and final Day 4 crowning a the inaugural APT Summer Series Hanoi, Vietnam champion.
Join us tomorrow for Flight B as we see who has what it takes to lock up a Day 2 berth.