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APT Ho Chi Minh 2022: Tran Tuan Anh Wins ME Title, Amit Kaushik Finishes 3rd

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Ho Chi Minh 2022 Main Event was a spectacular affair, with eight players making it to the final table. Held at the Saigon Poker Club, Vietnamese player Tran Tuan Anh eventually took home the prestigious title after a one hand flip turned in his favour. Indian poker pro Amit Kaushik finished in third place while Ha Van Thein was the runner-up. 

The final table was down to the last three players. At one point in the three-way battle where the remaining players were guaranteed at least VND 1.25B (~ $53,947.00), the three players asked tournament officials for an Independent Chip Model (ICM) chop. However, instead of giving the winning title to the chip leader which was Tran Tuan Anh, the tournament officials unanimously agreed to set aside VND 50 million (~ $2,150) each from their guaranteed ICM spots to run a one-hand ‘flip’ for VND 150 million (~ $6,450) and the prestigious Main Event trophy.

The poker gods were on Tran’s side as he was ultimately dealt the best hand among the three with K ♣ Q ♦ while Ha Van Thien, who had the second highest chip count at the time, got T ♦ 4 ♠. Indian poker pro Amit Kaushik was dealt Q ♣ 5 ♠.

When the cards A ♦ K ❤ 7 ♦ came on the flop, Tran was ahead as he flopped a King pair. The turn card of 3 ♠ came up which made no difference and as a 4 ♦ appeared on the river, the second place went to Ha Van Thein. This meant that Kaushik finished in the third place. Kaushik has been playing well on the live felts as he shipped the Deep Stack Hyper Turbo event in APT Summer Festival Hanoi Loyal 2022 at the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP). 

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In the end, the three’s chip counts were in line with the flip, and the Tran went on to become the third Vietnamese player to win the APT Main Event. Previously, Dang Xuan Canh took home the trophy in 2018 at APT Ho Chi Minh and Hue Dang in 2022 at APT Phu Quoc. A total of 722 entries participated in the APT Ho Chi Minh Main Event, out of which Tran Tuan Anh eventually emerged victorious. The poker player had entered the final table with the shortest chip stack of 1,880,000 and is now the new ME champion!

Finally, Tran Tuan Anh walked away with a massive payday worth VND 2,127,900,000 (~ $91,500). Ha Van Tien took home VND 1,947,700,000 (~ $83,751) as the runner-up, and Amit Kaushik walked away with VND 1,691,700,000 (~$72,743) in third place.

Final Table Payouts:

1^st Tran Tuan Anh – VND 2,127,900,000

2^nd Ha Van Thein – VND 1,947,700,000

3^rd Amit Kaushik – VND 1,691,700,000

4^th Yap Tian Yong – VND 906,240,000

5^th Vu Van Lich – VND 677,650,000

6^th Kim Ki Woong – VND 523,010,000

7^th Tun Nguyen – VND 415,300,000

8^th Ngyuen Quoc Dinh – VND 338,400,000

The entire live stream of the final table was hosted on the Asian Poker Tour’s YouTube channel. You can watch the entire live stream here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVUz2YcU_Fs

 

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