Players within the Asian Poker Tour Hanoi Billions had been greeted with some unwelcome information on Friday when the tour introduced that the rest of the event cease was canceled.
The collection was anticipated to run Dec. 1-10 and the stoppage included the collection’ foremost occasion, which had already reached the fourth day of motion. No causes for the announcement had been provided and feedback on the group’s Twitter submit had been turned off.
“The decision to cancel the remaining days of the festival has not been made lightly,” tour officers famous. “It is rooted in extenuating circumstances that have arisen, ones that, despite our utmost efforts, we are unable to overcome.”
“The safety and well-being of our players and staff are of paramount importance to us, and we must prioritize these concerns above all else. We are truly sorry, and we appreciate your understanding during this challenging situation.”
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear APT Members,
The Asian Poker Tour regrets to announce the cancellation of APT Hanoi Billions 2023 for the rest of the collection from December 9-10, 2023.
All participant funds are safe and the tactic for receiving funds has been detailed under*.…
— Asian Poker Tour (@AsianPokerTour) December 9, 2023
Players Left Puzzled
The cancellation left many gamers perplexed by the transfer and in addition annoyed at a few of the bills concerned with flying to the event venue, taking day without work work, and extra.
“I’ve wasted two days of leave and money to fly out here,” one participant revealed on Twitter.
Some gamers speculated that the stoppage might have been pressured by the federal government of Vietnam, however that hasn’t been confirmed, and a profitable Triton collection performed out within the nation with no reported points in March, in addition to a WPT Prime collection in May.
There had been nonetheless two days remaining within the collection and the cancellation got here after a number of aspect occasions had been additionally shelved within the days previous the announcement.
As a part of the tour’s submit on Twitter, the APT introduced that participant refunds had been anticipated to be despatched beginning on Sunday. Payouts can be made for the 47 gamers who had been nonetheless in competition in the principle occasion based on their chip rely.
Van Sang Nguyen, of Vietnam, was declared the principle occasion winner primarily based on having probably the most chips when the event was paused, incomes the highest payout of simply over $180,000.
A double stack event had additionally been underway and John Costiniano, of the Philippines, was named the winner for about $12,150.
Prior to shutting the collection down, APT officers touted the principle occasion as the most important discipline measurement and prize cash within the tour’s 17-year historical past. The event produced 2,350 entries for a bit over a $3 million prize pool.
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