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Kajornnut Prirungrueng Ends Day 1D As Chip Lead

Thai player Kajornnut Prirungrueng emerged as the chip lead at the end of Day 1D of APT Hanoi Billions Main Event. Prirungrueng has 301,800 chips in his kitty to fight for the top spot on Day 2. Day 1D saw 334 entries (277 unique) register for the play. A total of 163 players made it past the final starting flight.

The Main Event has seen a record-setting number of 2,239 entries. The advertised guarantee of VND 25,000,000,000 (~$1,000,000) has been crushed and the latest prize pool stands at VND 70,335,864,000 (~$2,893,830). 

Out of the massive 2,239 entries, 845 survived the initial 10 levels of the card game. Indian pro Kunal Patni fired multiple bullets but Day 2 was not in his destiny. Indian players who made Day 2 from Day 1D include names like Aman Parakh, Pratibh Saluja, Pranav Bagai, Shailesh Patel, Pratibha Arya, kabir Tandon, Vinay B, and Karan Gupta.

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