{"id":5333,"date":"2023-07-31T00:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/shixiang-khoo-claims-win-at-apt-da-nang-summer-series-main-event\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T00:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:22:50","slug":"shixiang-khoo-claims-win-at-apt-da-nang-summer-series-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/shixiang-khoo-claims-win-at-apt-da-nang-summer-series-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Shixiang Khoo Claims Win at APT Da Nang Summer Series\u2019 Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Singapore\u2019s <strong>Shixiang Khoo<\/strong> claimed the top spot at the most affluent Vietnamese Main Event in the history of the Asian Poker Tour (<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/asian-poker-tour-apt\/\">APT<\/a>). 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Despite Maeda\u2019s effort to level the game with an open-ended straight draw, Khoo, armed with a second pair, secured the win. This victory marked Khoo\u2019s first tournament win, with a cash prize of an impressive <strong>VND 3,935,285,000 (~USD $165,280)<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Khoo kept his post-win comments simple and modest, stating, \u201cI just got very lucky.\u201d Regarding his plans for the prize money, he shared, \u201cI\u2019m not sure what I\u2019m going to do with the money, most probably invest it or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finalists at the Main Event table included Daiki Shingae (Japan), Yu-Chung Chang (Taiwan), Nguyen Khac Cuong (Vietnam), Hung Manh Nguyen (Vietnam), KoangHo Lee (South Korea), The Naing (Singapore), and Tran Duc Tuan (Vietnam), all leaving with impressive sums.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative mb-10\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/record.revmasters.com\/_a1BXbZV3uxxVQ9qiBeFuTWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"BetUS\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/BetUS.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/record.revmasters.com\/_a1BXbZV3uxxVQ9qiBeFuTWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" title=\"BetUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BetUS<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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Despite having the chip lead at the start of the final table, he faced strong competition from Japan\u2019s Daiki Shingae and Taiwan\u2019s Yu-Chung Chang. However, a shift in the game saw Khoo making a comeback, eliminating both opponents to secure his win.\u00a0Overall, the last day took 150 hands across eight 60-minute levels, with Khoo coming out on top.<\/p>\n<p>The next stop of the Asian Poker Tour is already in sights, In less than 4 weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/asian-poker-tour-incheon-south-korea-2023-full-schedule\/\">Incheon, South Korea<\/a> will be host to another 61 events, starting on August 25.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table width=\"528\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">Result<\/td>\n<td width=\"400\">Player<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Prize Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Shixiang Khoo\u00a0(Singapore)<\/td>\n<td>VND 3,935,285,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Shinya Maeda\u00a0(Japan)<\/td>\n<td>VND 2,429,580,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Daiki Shingae\u00a0(Japan)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0VND 1,736,590,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Yu-Chung Chang\u00a0(Taiwan)<\/td>\n<td>VND 1,330,290,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Nguyen Khac Cuong\u00a0(Vietnam)<\/td>\n<td>VND 1,053,920,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Hung Manh Nguyen\u00a0(Vietnam)<\/td>\n<td>VND 820,860,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>KoangHo Lee\u00a0(South Korea)<\/td>\n<td>VND 598,110,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>The Naing\u00a0(Singapore)<\/td>\n<td>VND 408,780,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Tran Duc Tuan\u00a0(Vietnam)<\/td>\n<td>VND 323,810,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/shixiang-khoo-claims-win-at-apt-da-nang-summer-series-main-event\/\">Shixiang Khoo Claims Win at APT Da Nang Summer Series\u2019 Main Event<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore\u2019s Shixiang Khoo claimed the top spot at the most affluent Vietnamese Main Event in the history of the Asian Poker Tour (APT). 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