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APT Hanoi 2023: Main Event Live Updates

Day 2 of Asian Poker Tour (APT) Hanoi 2023 is currently underway at the VSOP Club in Hanoi. After three starting flights, the event resumed Day 2 earlier today. Several Indians have made it to Day 2.

The day resumed with 274 entries at Level 11, with blinds 800/1600 and a big blind ante of 1600. The day witnessed more registrations as the game progressed. To top it all, APT is live-streaming the featured table from the Main Event.

Check out the latest updates from the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event!

Hai Nam Hoang Wins APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event

Hai Nam Hoang

The coveted APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event was shipped by Vietnamese player Hai Nam Hoang for a sum of VND 2,794,200,000 after striking an ICM deal with Tuan Tai Nguyen. He took home VND 2,100,000,000 in winnings.

Hai Nam Hoang (R) and his heads-up rival Tuan Tai Nguyen (L)  

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Prashant Bhutoria, the only Indian player to advance to Day 3 of the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event was eliminated in the 27th spot for a payday of ₫89,610,000 (approx. ₹3,13,627).

Prashant Bhutoria

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APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event Day 2 saw the play run for nine and a half levels. From a player pool of 654, 278 entries made it to Day 2. Only 48 survivors have advanced further in the game and will resume Day 3 at 11 AM local time (GMT+6) with German Bukharov as the chip leader (3,046,000 chips). Day 2 of the APT Hanoi 2023 turned out to be one of the busiest Day 2s in the history of the series. The total prize pool stands at total prize pool of ₫15,859,500,000 (₹5,55,56,577) and the Main Event title winner will grab the biggest share of this amazing prize pool. 

When it comes to the Indian contingent grinding at the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event Day 2, some of the pros were eliminated from the game. While Zarvan Tumboli exited at the 79th spot, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, Nikita Luther also exited at the 49th spot for ₫59,470,000 (₹2,08,326). Two other popular names from the Indian poker circuit Jasven Saigal and Pranav Bagai were eliminated from the Main Event at the 57th – ₫53,130,000 (approx. ₹1,86,116) and 63rd – ₫53,130,000 (₹1,86,116) respectively. In all 95 players will be paid in this event and the min-cash stands at ₫46,790,000 (approx. ₹1,63,907).

Top 10 chip stacks at the end of Day 2

1. German Bukharov – 3,046,000
2. Duy Anh Nguyen – 1,425,000
3. Nguyen Anh Minh – 1,246,000
4. Tran Thanh Van – 1,035,000
5. Assem Kulseitova – 969,000
6. Xiang Guang Chang – 959,000
7. Tan Luan Le – 907,000
8. Buyu Sakurai – 867,000
9. Van Quang Tran – 851,000
10. Pham Ngoc Tu – 809,000

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Take a look at the payouts for the final eight players of the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event

APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event: Final 8 payouts

1st. VND 3,025,950,000 (~$127,089)

2nd. VND 1,868,250,000 (~$78,466)

3rd. VND 1,335,370,000 (~$56,085)

4th. VND 1,022,940,000 (~$42,963)

5th. VND 810,420,000 (~$34,037)

6th. VND 631,210,000 (~$26,510)

7th. VND 459,930,000 (~$19,317)

8th. VND 314,340,000 (~$13,202)

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Spartan Poker pro Zarvan Tumboli is out of the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event race. The pro busted at the second last level of Day 2 when AKo lost to QT on a board of K ❤ A ♣ 4 ♣ J ♣ Q ♦ . Tumboli had a payday of ₫46,790,000 (approx. ₹1,63,907). 

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Dinner break

Here are the chip count at dinner break:

1. German Bukharov 1.153.000
2. Quang Huy Nguyen 1.073.000
3. Ahmed Ibrahimi 589.000
4. Tran Thanh Van 570.000
5. Junam lee 560.000
6. Aleksei Varashev 556.000
7. Xixiang Luo 528.000
8. Van Tan Dong 490.000
9. William Kang 484.000
10. Assem Kulseitova 473.000
11. Aaron Lim 460.000
12. Xiang Guang Chang 454.000
13. Ha Woojong 440.000
14. Tran Huy Hoang 430.000
15. Phan Dinh Nam 375.000
16. Minh Nam Dan 352.000
17. Nguyen Anh Minh 335.000
18. Zarvan Tumboli 240.000
19. Nikita Luther 158.000
20. Maxim Sorokin 138.000
21. Oleg Titov 136.000
22. Niroshan Loganathan 131.000
23. Matin Finger 113.000
24. Junam Lee 109.000
25. Yves Thalmann 103.000
26. Karolis Cekauskas 90.000
27. Jasven Saigal 66.000
28. Robert Kiss 48.000

Level 14: Blinds: 1,500/3,000, Ante: 3,000

Kunal Patni is out of the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event race. He was playing pretty tight. He reportedly told APT reporters, “Nothing much happening for me” a few levels earlier. 

Level 12: Blinds: 1,000/2,000, Ante: 2,000

India’s Jasven Saigal has made his way out of the APT Hanoi 2023 Main Event. Saigal had made it to Day 2 with a stack of 85,700 chips (55BBs).

Level 12: Blinds: 1,000/2,000, Ante: 2,000

The late registration for APT Hanoi Main Event has ended and the event has recorded a total entry field of 654 entries across three starting flights and on Day 2. The payouts have been announced. The event has generated a final prize pool of VND 15,859,500,000 (₹5,55,46,895). The winner of the Main Event will walk away with VND 3,025,950,000 (₹1,06,01,791). The top 95 players will get to take home their share of the prize pool with a min-cash of VND 46,790,000 (₹1,63,939).

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