If there was ever any doubt that the Asian Poker Tour (APT) is the premier dwell poker tour in Asia, you solely have to take a look at the numbers from the latest APT Phu Quoc 2024 competition in Vietnam. Every APT cease appears to smash data, and Phu Quoc continued that pattern, with some spectacular figures generated through the ten-day competition.
Throughout the 78 trophy occasions, some 5,938 entries had been processed and VND 104,420,824,349 (US$4,111,055) in prize cash awarded. Amazingly, these numbers characterize an 86% improve over the identical collection held in 2023, making it essentially the most profitable APT Phu Quoc competition within the APT’s historical past.
Though the competition didn’t set any new tour nation or worldwide data, 12 occasions set new highs for Phu Quoc tournaments. The Major Occasion was a kind of dozen record-breaking APT Phu Quoc tournaments. It drew in 795 entrants, who created a prize pool well worth the equal of just about $1.4 million, some 40% greater than the marketed assure.
On-line WSOP bracelet winner, Jinlong Hu of China got here out on high and acquired his palms on US$185,430 after defeating South Korea’s Junseok Oh heads-up, resigning the runner-up to a US$112,795 comfort prize. The victory noticed Hu, which got here at his fourth APT ultimate Major Occasion ultimate desk, rise to 59th place in China’s all-time cash checklist.
The opposite seven finalists captured prizes price between US$13,860 and $79,725.
Jason Lau of Malaysia triumphed within the APT Excessive Curler, which noticed 139 excessive rollers create a VND 9,707,760,000 (US$382,195) prize pool, the biggest ever excessive curler on the Phu Quoc cease. Having reached the ultimate desk of the APT Excessive Curler in Manila and Taipei, Lau made it a case of third time fortunate as he bulldozed his approach to a powerful victory price $91,730.
Lau’s haul pushed his dwell poker match earnings nearer to $350,000, and his rankings in Malaysia’s all-time cash checklist to thirty fourth place.
The APT Phu Quoc 2024 was the final scheduled competition of the yr, that means the workers who work tirelessly behind the scene get to take pleasure in some a lot deserved downtime. Nevertheless, a teaser submit on the APT web site suggests the 2025 schedule is just not removed from being launched, leaving gamers questioning the place the tour will head within the New Yr. On this newest displaying, Phu Quoc is nailed on to be one of many stops in 2025.
