There are now only nine players left in the prestigious APT Phu Quoc Main Event at the Corona Resort and Casino. 795 people originally entered. Filipino pro-David Erquiaga now has the most chips, with 5,470,000 going into the final day. Players are competing for the Gold Lion APT Main Event trophy and the VND 4,710,000,000 (~US $185,430) first-place bonus.
APT Phu Quoc Main: The Way for Erquiaga to Get the Lead
The Filipino expert, who is sixth on the Philippines’s all-time money list, got there by playing smart and getting rid of important opponents. The most famous person he beat was Thieu Nghiem Xuan, who was in 22nd place and had the most chips at the end of Day 2. Later, Erquiaga strengthened his lead by eliminating Choi Dongyeol of Korea in 10th place in a classic race with A♦J♥ vs. A♿3.
Last Table Layout And Chip Counts in APT Phu Quoc Main
Erquiaga has the largest stack of chips. Oh Junseok from Korea is in second place with 5,080,000 chips, and Hu Jinlong from China is in third place with 4,740,000 chips. The final table of APT Phu Quoc Main has a wide range of skilled Asian poker players:
- 5 470,000 David Erquiaga (Philippines)
- 5.080,000 won for Oh Junseok (Korea)
- Four and a half million Hu Jinlong
- Viet Nam’s Do Tien Vu Costs $4,630,000
- Truong Thang Minh (Australia): $3,900,000
- 3.38 million Indian rupees to Deepankur Gupta.
- Wang Hao Zhao (China): $2,025,000
- 1 965 000 Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao (Vietnam)
- Zhang Chu Hao (China): 515 000
Highlights Of A Side Event
Even though the main event is the main event, a number of other events have also ended with amazing wins:
APT Phu Quoc Main Champion of the Zodiac Natalia Rozova, who was born in Russia and now lives in New Zealand, won her second APT title in the Zodiac Classic, beating out 89 other players. The win for Rozova was worth VND 1,550,470,000, which is about US $61,213. It came after a short heads-up match with Nguyen Phuong Ngoc from Vietnam.
Kunal Patni of India continued his outstanding run by winning his second prize of the series in the Baby Superstar Challenge. Patni beat 47 high rollers to win the VND 1,436,070,000 (~US $56,550) grand prize. This is his second win in as many events, after winning the Tick Tock Boom event.
APT Phu Quoc Main Other Significant Wins
- Ivan Ermin won the PLO High 4-card and 5-card tournament.
- Diego Sanchez Mir won the NLH Heads Up title.
- The NLH Freezeout went to Francis Garson.
- In the Turbo event, Hong Gang came out on top.
- Zhang Chi won the Hyper Turbo title.
- In the Super Hyper Turbo, Shukla Akhand won his first race title.
Updates For Two Events At Once
The VND 2.5 billion sure Double Stack event received 415 entries, surpassing the expected number. The prize pool is now VND 3,985,254,000, which is about $156,900. With 1,382,000 chips, Kornkrit Chaveewanitkun from Thailand is in first place among the final 59 players. Fang Puyen from Taiwan and Mason Griffin from Canada are close behind.
A Look Ahead in APT Phu Quoc Main
Nine players are coming back to fight for the Main Event title on the last day, which should be very exciting. There is a prize of VND 352,000,000 (~US$13,860) for each winner, but everyone is looking at the Gold Lion trophy, which is the top prize. The final table of the APT Phu Quoc Main Event will be a memorable poker show, with Erquiaga trying to win his first Lion Trophy and a wide range of skilled players also trying to win.
When the APT Phu Quoc Main tournament starts up again, the blinds will be at Level 29 (50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 BB ante), so there will be plenty of action as these nine skilled players fight for one of the most prestigious poker titles in Asia.
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