17:35: Day 3 ends! Final 9 players established

Congratulations to the final 9 players!

Zhu Yong	China	4,670,000
Feng Zhao	Singapore	3,895,000
Vu Duc Trung	Vietnam	2,940,000
Hong Kong Nguyen	Canada	1,825,000
Vu Trung Thanh	Vietnam	1,805,000
Pham Quoc Anh	Vietnam	1,335,000
Melvin Tay Yao Loon	Singapore	1,170,000
Huynh Vinh Quang	USA	520,000
Chu Thai Thinh	Vietnam	445,000

They return on Saturday, May 18 at 130pm for the race to the title and the VND 1,700,440,000 first prize.

Total chips in play: 18,610,000
Average stack: 2,068,000

Final 9 remaining payouts:
1st VND 1700,440,000
2nd VND 1,192,360,000
3rd VND 767,320,000
4th VND 552,670,000
5th VND 424,130,000
6th VND 342,370,000
7th VND 284,450,000
8th VND 226,710,000
9th VND 170,050,000

The final table will stream live at the Pro Poker Club YouTube channel with a 30-minute delay. We will also continue to provide live updates right here on Somuchpoker.

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17:30: Nguyen Huu Manh eliminated in 10th place
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

Nguyen Huu Manh aka King Maker will not be joining to the final day having been eliminated by Vu Duc Trung in 10th place. His last hand began with him shoving (900k) from utg+1 position, button Vu Duc Trung joined with 945k, then bb Huynh Vinh Quang made it a three-way showdown.

King
Vu Duc
Huynh

When the flop ran , King was heard celebrating with his instant two pair. However, the turn and river felted for a higher two pair to Vu Duc. King earned VND 142,130,000, Vu Duc charged to 2.9M, and Huynh fell to around 500k.

With that elimination, the final 9 was formed.

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17:10: Zhu Yong continues to ascend
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

Chip leader Zhu Yong raised to 220k from the button, bb Leo Pham defended. The flop ran , Pham checked, Yong c-bet 125k, Pham called. The turn saw more chips go in the pot with Pham leading out 405k, and Yong calling. The river , Pham opted to check, Yong bet 1M, Pham tanked then folded. Yong up to 4.8M, Pham down to 1.5M.

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17:00: Vu Duc Trung wins the flip against King Maker
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

Short stacked Vu Duc Trung was all in from hijack and bb King Maker called the 660k shove. Vu Duc , King , the board for a double up to Vu Duc to 1.47M.

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16:35: Huynh Vinh Quang vs Hong Kong Nguyen 
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

Three way limped pot to the flop . Sb Huynh Vinh Quang led for 110k, bb Feng Zhao folded, utg+1 Hong Kong Nguyen called. On the turn , Nguyen called a 180k bet by Huynh. The river , 350k was sent out by Huynh, this time Nguyen tanked then opted to fold. Nguyen dropped to 1.4M, Huynh climbed to 1.9M.

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16:25: Zhu Yong soars to 4.5M
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

Cutoff Zhu Yong raised to 205k, bb Vu Duc Trung called. At the flop , Vu Duc checked, Yong c-bet 125k, Vu Duc called. The turn action was the same with Vu Duc check-calling a 275k. The river saw both players check. Yong won the pot with two pair over lower two pair. Vu Duc down to 600k, Yong rises to 4.5M.

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16:06: Final 10 chip counts
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

Unofficial final table with 10 remaining. Chip counts below:

Zhu Yong – 3,730,000
Feng Zhao – 2,955,000
Leo Pham – 2,470,000
Hong Kong Nguyen – 1,780,000
Huynh Vinh Quang – 1,570,000
Vu Duc Trung – 1,385,000
Vu Trung Thanh – 1,310,000
King Maker – 1,185,000
Melvin Tay Yao Loon – 1,120,000
Thai Thinh – 1,100,000

Total chips in play: 18,610,000
Average stack: 1,861,000

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16:05: Quan Nguyen eliminated
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

Utg Quan Nguyen all in for 795k, bb Zhu Yong called. Quan , Yong , the board came down for a higher pair spiked by Yong. Quan out in 11th place, he pocketed VND 142,130,000. Yong well over 3M.

We are down to the unofficial final table of 10 players. One more elimination before we wrap up Day 3.

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15:55: Huynh Vinh Quang doubles up through Vu Duc Trung
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

Button Huynh Vinh Quang raised to 130k, bb Vu Duc Trung defended. At the flop , Vu Duc checked, Huynh c-bet 130k, Vu Duc shoved his huge stack, Huynh risked his tournament life.

Huynh top pair
Vu Duc draw

The turn and river completed the board for a double up to Huynh to 1.6M. Vu Duc dipped to 1.2M.

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15:45: Melvin Loon joins the action
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

Another quiet player is now in the action. Sb Melvin Tay Yao Loon raised to 130k and went to see the flop with the bb player Vu Duc Trung. Loon checked, Vu Duc bet 90k, Loon raised to 240k, Vu Duc folded.

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15:40: Vu Duc Trung doubles up, Chu Thai Thinh down to 10 bbs
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

Action folded around to the button Vu Duc Trung who hasn’t been in much action. He shoved his 825k, was called by sb Chu Thai Thinh.

Vu Duc
Chu

The board ran for a winning straight to Vu Duc and a double up to 1.77M. Chu dropped to around 600k, around 10 bbs.

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15:35: Vu Trung Thanh cracks aces to avoid the rail
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

Cutoff Huynh Vinh Quang looked down at and raised to 130k, button Vu Trung Thanh shoved his 670k with , Huynh with the snap-call. The board ran for a straight to Vu Trung to keep him in the running with a double up to 1.4M. Huynh dropped to 900k.

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15:30: Huy Pham outkicked by Hong Kong Nguyen
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

Huy Pham has fallen to the wayside. Hijack Leo Pham opened for 140k, sb Hong Kong Nguyen called, then Huy jammed his 750k stack. Leo folded, Nguyen called.

Huy
Nguyen

The board ran for a higher five-card spread to Nguyen. Nguyen over 2.2M. Huy earned VND 142,130,000. We are down to 11 players.

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15:25: Full house for Hong Kong Nguyen, Li Min Jie railed
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

Li Min Jie was next to tumble out. Just after the break he was on utg and shoved his 360k stack, cutoff Hong Kong Nguyen joined with 580k, button Huy Pham called with his larger stack.

Li
Pham
Nguyen

The board ran for a full house to Nguyen to ship it all. He zoomed to 1.6M, Pham down to 750k, Li busted in 13th place to pocket VND 113,220,000.

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15:10: Quan Nguyen hangs in there
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Quan Nguyen has been all in multiple times since the start with a couple of them called. He was all in again. This time it was Li Min Jie paying up. Li raised to 130k from cutoff, sb Quan shoved 370k, Li called. Li , Quan , the board threw blanks. Quan doubled up to 840k. Li down to 7 bbs.

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15:05: Thai Thinh lands runner-runner to burn out Loo Jun Zhong
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Following his loss to Huynh Vinh Quang, Loo Jun Zhong entered the next hand and fell in 14th place. Cutoff Thai Thinh raised to 100k, Zhong called from the big blind. At the flop , Zhong checked, Thai Thinh all in, Zhong called with his measly 100k stack.

Thai Thinh
Zhong

The turn and river awarded Thai Thinh a runner-runner straight to bounce out Zhong. Zhong earned VND 113,220,000.

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15:00: Huynh Vinh Quang gets in the game
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

We haven’t caught any significant action from Huynh Vinh Quang until now. After utg Loo Jun Zhong raised to 110k, Huynh three-bet shoved his 600k stack. Zhong called with just slightly more behind.

Zhong
Huynh

The ladies held up on the board that ran . Huynh climbed to 1.2M, Zhong down to 250k.

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14:55: Tung Nguyen railed by Feng Zhao 
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Another short stack fell out of the running, this time it was Tung Nguyen getting the boot from Feng Zhao. Action saw three players in on a limped pot preflop, the board ran . Zhao checked, Nguyen all in for 400k, button Huy Pham folded, Zhao called.

Zhao
Nguyen

The turn and river came for two pair to Zhao. Nguyen out in 15th place and laddered up to VND 113,220,000. 14 players remaining.

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14:50: Qinyi Tong busts 
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Having lost nearly all of his stack on a bad beat against Feng Zhao, Qinyi Tong put it all in (75k) on the next hand and was called by both blinds, Hong Kong Nguyen and Huy Pham. The cards felted , no bets arrived for a side pot. Tong had , Pham , Nguyen won it with . Qinyi fell in 16th place and earned VND 94,630,000.

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14:45: Feng Zhao cracks aces! Qinyi Tong crippled
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Action kicked off with utg Huy Pham raising to 115k, mp Feng Zhao three-bet to 350k, sb Qinyi Tong all in for 1.215M, Pham folded, Zhao risked his tournament life with 1.140M total.

Zhao
Qinyi

The board ran for a crushing full house to Zhao. He catapulted to 2.47M, Qinyi plummeted to 75k.

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14:40: Te Mai eliminated, Quan Nguyen triples up
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Two short stacks shoved, Te Mai with 200k, Quan Nguyen with 115k, both players were called by the big stacked Huy Pham.

Te Mai
Quan
Pham

The board ran , Quan celebrated his triple up to 470k while Te Mai packed up in 17th place. He earned VND 94,630,000.

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14:30: Qinyi Tong gets lucky on Quan Nguyen
Level 27: Blinds 25k-50k ante 50k

Quan Nguyen opened for 225k, Qinyi Tong jammed his 555k stack, called by Quan who had 670k. Qinyi , Quan , the poker gods favored Qinyi with the cards running for a set to double up. Quan down to 115k, Qinyi over 1.1M.

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14:20: Dong Kyoon Seo falls in 18th place – VND 94,630,000
Level 26: Blinds 20k-40k ante 40k

We just lost another player, Korea’s last hope, Dong Kyoon Seo fell in 18th place to Trung Thanh. The hand began with short stacked Trung all in from utg, shorter stacked Dong Kyoon joined from sb position. Trung , Dong Kyoon  , the board ran for a winning flush to Trung. Trung grew to 800k, Dong Kyoon out and earned VND 94,630,000.

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14:15: Te Mai heading south fast
Level 26: Blinds 20k-40k ante 40k

Having lost a pot to Huy Pham, the day’s entering chip leader Te Mai proceeded to lose a couple more to drop below 10 bbs. Both losing sessions were double ups to his opponents. The first to capitalize way Zhu Yong. Utg Te Mai raised to 85k preflop, Yong called from the big blind. At the flop , Yong led for 125k, Te Mai raised to 320k, Yong three-bet all in for 905k, called by Te Mai. Yong two pair, Te Mai draw, the turn and river improved Te Mai but still couldn’t overtake Yong. Te Mai dropped to 600k, Yong zoomed to overf 2M.

Two hands after, action folded to the sb Te Mai, he shoved and Quan Nguyen called with less than half. Quan , Te Mai , the board ran . Quan doubled up to 510k, Te Mai down to 350k.

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14:10: Huy Pham ends Koh’s day and wins some off Te Mai
Level 26: Blinds 20k-40k ante 40k

Utg Huy Pham raised to 85k, mp Te Mai called, sb Norbert Koh all in for his remaining 50k. The flop , no bet came for a side pot. The turn , Pham bet 130k, Te Mai called. On the river , Pham slid out 350k, Te Mai tanked then called.

Pham set
Te Mai top pair
Koh

Koh busted in 19th place to earn VND 79,770,000. Pham rose to 1.7M, Te Mai slipped to 1.6M.

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14:05: Yi Won Lee eliminated by Loo Jun Zhong
Level 26: Blinds 20k-40k ante 40k

Short-stacked Yi Won Lee put all 310k in from utg and cutoff Loo Jun Zhong with the fast call. Lee , Zhong , the board came to finish off Lee in 20th place. He earned VND 79,770,000. Zhong rose to 1.1M.

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14:00: King Maker cripples Norbert Koh
Level 26: Blinds 20k-40k ante 40k

Cutoff King Maker raised to 140k and bb Norbert Koh defended to see the flop . Koh checked, King c-bet 165k, Koh raised to 410k, King all in for 625k. Koh tanked then called with only 675k behind.

King
Koh

The turn and river were and . Koh got chunked down to only 50k, King Maker skyrocketed to 1.64M.

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13:55: Thang Tran falls to Vu Trung Thanh
Level 26: Blinds 20k-40k ante 40k

Having paid a costly double up to Chu Thai Thinh, Thang Tran dropped to 5 bbs. With utg Vu Trung Thanh shoving 415k, mp Thang decided to join in with his 200k stack. Vu Trung had , Thang , the board came . Vu Trung shipped it to climb to 650k, Thang out in 21st place and laddered up to VND 79,770,000.

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13:40: Chu Thai Thinh bags a full boost from Thang
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

From mid position, Thang Tran raised to 65k, button three-bet to 140k, bb Chu Thai Thinh four-bet shoved his 835k stack, Thang called while button opted to bow out.

Chu
Thang

The board ran low for a double up to Chu to nearly 1.9M. Thang down to 200k.

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13:37: Leo Pham doubles up through Yi Won Lee
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Yi Won Lee took another hit to his stack. At the start of the day, he doubled up Quan Nguyen, and now Leo Pham. The hand began with utg Pham raising to 65k, cutoff Lee called, and the flop ran . Pham c-bet 80k, Lee called. On the turn , Pham shoved his 380k stack, Lee called.

Pham draw
Lee top pair

The river granted Pham the flush with the felted to avoid elimination and double up to 1.1M. Lee down to 310k.

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13:35: Thang Tran with a good pot
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Utg Chu Thai Thinh raised to 65k, mp Thang Tran and bb Vu Trung Thanh called for a three-way to the flop . Vu Trung checked, Chu c-bet 85k, found one caller in Thang. On the turn , Chu checked, Thang slid out 110k, Chu folded.

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13:30: Big blind special full house for King Maker
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Three-way limp pot saw a flop , sb Huy Pham checked, bb King Maker checked, button Hong Kong Nguyen bet 30k. Both blinds called. On the turn , all checked and the river felted . Huy checked, King slid out a tower of reds worth 100k, Nguyen called, Huy called. King slapped down his full house and claimed the pot. He rose to 750k.

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13:25: Tran Thanh Van railed  by Te Mai
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Tran Thanh Van met his end at the hands of the chip leader Te Mai who initially raised to 70k from utg+1. Players folded around the orbit to bb Tran, he shoved and Te Mai with the snap call. Tran , Te Mai , the board ran dry. Tran busted in 22nd place for VND 66,260,000. Te Mai now at 2.2M.

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13:20: Vu Trung Thanh doubles up through Thang Tran
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Utg Thang Tran raised to 60k, button Vu Trung Thanh shoved his 225k stack, Thang with the snap-call. Vu , Thang , the board paired both of Vu’s cards running to double up to 525k. Thang dropped to around 800k.

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13:15: First bust out delivered! Tran Xuan Truc railed by Koh
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Utg Tran Xuan Truc all in for 330k, action folded to bb Norbert Koh who called. Tran , Koh , the board ran . Tran was the first casualty of Day 3. He earned VND 66,260,000 for 23rd place.

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13:10: Quan Nguyen doubles up through Yi Won Lee
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

Utg Quan Nguyen raised to 125k, cutoff Yi Won Lee put the heat on with a jam of 1.3M, action folded around back to Quan who risked his tournament life with 290k behind.

Lee
Quan

The board for a full house to Quan and a double up to 655k.

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13:05: Tung Nguyen jumps out strong
Level 25: Blinds 15k-30k ante 30k

From the get-go, players have been attacking the felt. First to get a big one in there was Tung Nguyen. Action opened with cutoff Feng Zhao raising to 60k, button Yi Won Lee called, sb Tung three-bet 215k, no takers.

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Welcome to Day 3 of the Main Event! From what started as 623 entries has crunched to the last 23 players. The agenda for today is to reach the official final table of 9 players. Coming in with the largest stack today is China’s Te Mai with 1,870,000. Chip counts below:

Te Mai	China	1,870,000
Melvin Tay Yao Loon	Singapore	1,560,000
Yi Won Lee	Korea	1,385,000
Chu Thai Thinh	Vietnam	1,260,000
Huy Pham	Vietnam	1,250,000
Feng Zhao	Singapore	1,140,000
Thang Tran	Vietnam	1,095,000
Hong Kong Nguyen	Canada	1,055,000
Tung Nguyen	Vietnam	945,000
Li Min Jie	China	785,000
Zhu Yong	China	750,000
Seo Dong Kyoon	Korea	695,000
Huynh Vinh Quang	Vietnam	675,000
Norbert Koh	Singapore	645,000
Loo Jun Zhong	Malaysia	585,000
Vu Duc Trung	Vietnam	520,000
Qinyi Tong	China	470,000
King Maker	Vietnam	385,000
Leo Pham	Vietnam	370,000
Tran Xuan Truc	Vietnam	330,000
Vu Trung Thanh	Vietnam	300,000
Quan Nguyen	Vietnam	290,000
Tran Thanh Van	Vietnam	250,000

Opening blinds: 15K-30K ante 30K
Total chips in play: 18,610,000
Average stack: 809,130

The Main Event kicked off on May 12 to conclude tomorrow, Saturday, May 18. Buy-in was VND 16.5M with 623 entries for a prize pool of VND 9,064,650,000. Two players stand to earn over a billion dong with the top prize at VND 1,700,440,000.

Good luck to all! Live Updates right here starting at 1pm.

 

21:15: Day 2 ends with 23 players and China’s Te Mai in the lead

That’s it! Day 2 is a wrap! Day 2 started with 149 runners each one hunting down a piece of the VND 9,064,650 prize pool. The money flowed starting at 78th place. The day ended with 23 players.

Te Mai	China	1,870,000
Melvin Tay Yao Loon	Singapore	1,560,000
Yi Won Lee	Korea	1,385,000
Chu Thai Thinh	Vietnam	1,260,000
Huy Pham	Vietnam	1,250,000
Feng Zhao	Singapore	1,140,000
Thang Tran	Vietnam	1,095,000
Hong Kong Nguyen	Canada	1,055,000
Tung Nguyen	Vietnam	945,000
Li Min Jie	China	785,000
Zhu Yong	China	750,000
Seo Dong Kyoon	Korea	695,000
Huynh Vinh Quang	Vietnam	675,000
Norbert Koh	Singapore	645,000
Loo Jun Zhong	Malaysia	585,000
Vu Duc Trung	Vietnam	520,000
Qinyi Tong	China	470,000
King Maker	Vietnam	385,000
Leo Pham	Vietnam	370,000
Tran Xuan Truc	Vietnam	330,000
Vu Trung Thanh	Vietnam	300,000
Quan Nguyen	Vietnam	290,000
Tran Thanh Van	Vietnam	250,000

These players return on Friday, May 17 at 1pm for the next stage in the race. When they return, here are the details:

Opening blinds: 15k-30k ante 30k
Total chips in play: 18,610,000
Average stack: 809,130

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21:12: ITM Eliminations

24th Nguyen Duc Vinh – Vietnam – VND 66,260,000

Eliminations 25th – 27th – VND 56,380,000

25th Nguyen Huu Tuan – Vietnam
26th Cao Chao – Vietnam
27th Liu Yu – Chin

Eliminations 28th – 36th – VND 46,680,000

28th Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa – Vietnam
29th Nguyen Hoai Dai Phong – Vietnam
30th Co Chung Chuen – Hong Kong
31st Nguyen Dinh Tien – Vietnam
32nd Luong Anh Tuan – Vietnam
33rd Pham Thanh Tung – Vietnam
34th Hyung Suk Kim – Korea
35th Zhang Bin – China
36th Andy Ying Kit Chan – Hong Kong

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21:10: Li Min Jie doubles up through Tran Thanh Van
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Last big hand of Day 2 saw Li Min Jie raise to 60k Tran Thanh Van tanked then shoved, Li Min Jie with the snap-call. Tran Thanh Van , Li Min Jie , the cards felted for a double up to Li Min Jie to 785k. Tran Than Van dropped to 250k.

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21:05: Nguyen Duc Vinh booted by Feng Zhao
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Utg Nguyen Duc Vinh raised, action folded to the big blind Feng Zhao, he shoved, Nguyen tanked. After a minute or so, Nguyen opted to risk it with slightly less chips.

Nguyen
Zhao

The flop ran and turn givin Nguyen the lead but the river sent him crashing down and out with Zhao improving to a set. Zhao well over 1M.

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21:00: Melvin Tay Yao Looh busts Huu Tuan Nguyen
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Huu Tuan Nguyen had plenty of hands posted in our updates but this will be the last one having fallen at the hands of Melvin Tay Yao Loon. Nguyen’s final hand saw him three-bet all in 570k, called by initial raiser Melvin.

Melvin
Nguyen

The board bricked, Melvin shipped it and grew to 1.5M.

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20:55: Cao Chao falls to Kong Nguyen
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Cao Chao risked it all with but couldn’t get past Kong Nguyen’s with the board running empty . Kong fattens up to 1M.

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20:50: Norbert Koh triples up! Hien Hoa falls
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Three-way showdown – Tran Thanh Van , Norbert Koh , Hien Hoa . The board ran , Koh shipped, Hien Hoa busted, Tran Thanh Van dropped to 600k. Koh goes up to 650k.

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20:45: Chu Thai Thinh hits Huu Tuan Nguyen’s stack
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Lo-jack Chu Thai Thinh raised to 55k, sb Huu Tuan Nguyen three-bet 135k, Thai Thinh jammed his 665k stack, Nguyen called. Nguyen , Thai Thinh , the board ran . Double up for Thai Thinh to 1.3M, Nguyen down to 450k.

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20:35: Huy Pham bets every street, tanks Nguyen Duc Vinh 
Level 24: Blinds 10k-25k ante 25k

Cutoff Huy Pham raised to 55k, bb Nguyen Duc Vinh called. The flop ran , Pham laid out 55k again, Nguyen check-called. On the turn , a larger 105k sent out by Pham, check-called by Nguyen. The river , Pham beefed it up to 275k, Nguyen tanked until the clock was called. He folded. Pham rose to 1.2M.

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20:20: Last HKPPA player falls; SPL player guaranteed to win an APL Main Event seat
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

We nearly missed this hand with all the excitement happening at the table beside. From what we saw, Co Chung Chuen was all in on a flop A-K-3 holding K-10 offsuit. He was short stacked and was called by Alex Nguyen with 7-7. The turn was blank but the river was a the two outer 7 card Nguyen needed to eliminate Chuen.

Chuen was the last player left for HKPPA. With that, it is guaranteed that an SPL player will win the “Last Man Standing” contest between HKPPA and SPL. Three remain, Joey Seng, Feng Zhao, and Norbert Koh. One of them will win a seat to the next APL Main Event.

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20:15: Zhu Yong survives the hot-handed Thang Tran
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Thang Tran thought he was about to dust another player but Zhu Yong prevailed instead. The hand kicked off with Huu Tuan Nguyen raising to 45k, Zhu Yong  moved all in for 268k, Thang Tran immediately called and Huu Tuan opted to get out of the way.

When Thang opened , someone exclaimed, “wow! again?” Yong opened . The board came down making Yong a very happy player to survive the Thang axe and ship a double up over 600k.

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20:10: Thang Tran claims another head
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Everytime we write about Thang Tran it seems he is shipping in someone’s stack. Next on his chopping block was Nguyen Dinh Tien. The chips were all in preflop. Thang , Nguyen , the board ran .

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20:08: Tran Thanh Van shoves for the pot
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Utg Norbert Koh raised to 60k, everyone folded around to the bb Tran Thanh Van who called. At the flop , Tran led for 120k, Koh called. On the turn , Tran announced all in for 280k, Koh folded. Tran showed the bluff .

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20:05: Huu Tuan Nguyen with a stone cold bluff
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Action folded to the blinds, sb Huu Tuan Nguyen raised to 60k, bb Zhu Yong defended. The flop landed [ah}, Nguyen c-bet 65k, Zhu Yong called. The turn , Nguyen fired , Yong tanked then folded. Nguyen showed his stone cold bluff.

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20:00: Kong Nguyen’s snowmen get full pay from Koh
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Norbert Koh shoved his 900k stack from cutoff but couldn’t steal the blinds and antes with Kong Nguyen on the bb risking it all (338k). Koh had , Kong , the board ran empty for the Singaporean pro and had to pay the double up. Koh down to 600k, Kong charged upwards to 770k.

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19:50: Te Mai claims over 500k from Hien Hoa
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Te Mai and Hien Hoa built up a pot of 200k by the turn board . Te Mai bet 135k, Hien Hoa called. The river , Te Mai banged out 325k, Hien Hoa tanked then called. Te Mai showed straight to defeat Hien Hoa’s set. Te Mai rose to 1.5M, Hien Hoa dipped to 410k.

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19:40: Duc Vinh vs Dai Phong
Level 23: Blinds 10k-20k ante 20k

Lo-jack Duc Vinh raised to 50k, cutoff Dai Phong called, and bb called. On the flop , bb checked, Duc Vinh c-bet to 80k, only Dai Phong called. On the turn , Duc Vinh checked, Dai Phong bet a stack of reds amounting to 100k, Duc Vinh opted to fold.

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19:25: Yi Won Lee doubles up through Zhu Yong
Level 22: Blinds 8k-16k ante 16k

Mp Zhu Yong raised to 45k, two players called, bb Yi Won Lee moved all in for 250k. Only Zhong called. Lee dominated Zhong . The board ran
for a double up to Lee. Lee at 524k.

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19:20: Norbert Koh shoves Tran Xuan Truc
Level 22: Blinds 8k-16k ante 16k

Norbert Koh raised to 42k, Tran Xuan Truc called. The flop landed , Koh c-bet 47k, Tran called. The turn , Koh wasted no time counting out chips and shoved. Tran tank-folded. Koh rose to 900k.

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19:15: Thang Tran rails En Ching Wu
Level 22: Blinds 8k-16k ante 16k

Thang Tran is now at 1.4M after giving the boot to Jack En Ching Wu. It was all in preflop with Wu three-betting all in his 295k stack. Thang called.

Thang
Wu

The board bricked .

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19:05: Dongkyoon Seo outkicks Erquiaga
Level 22: Blinds 8k-16k ante 16k

Dongkyoon Seo raised to 42k, David Erquiaga called from the button. At the flop , both players checked for a free turn card . Dongkyoon led for 48k, Erquiaga called. On the river , both found themselves all in; Erquiaga had top pair but his kicker card was still not good enough against Dongkyoon’s . Erquiaga eliminated, Dongkyoon up to 450k.

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19:00: ITM Eliminations 

Eliminations 37th – 45th – VND 40,340,000

37th Nguyen Van Ngoc – Vietnam
38th Nguyen Van Canh – Vietnam
39th Koen Breed – Netherlands
40th Julien Tran – Vietnam
41st En Ching Wu – Taiwan
42nd David Erquiaga – Philippines
43rd Bui Dinh Nam – Vietnam
44th Chen Wei Hsun – China
45th Sahil Agarwal – India

Eliminations 46th – 54th – VND 35,260,000

46th
47th Trung Mong Hoang – Vietnam
48th Tony Chung Fai Ngeow – Malaysia
49th Steve Yea – Korea
50th Nguyen Binh Minh – Vietnam
51st Matthew Mortensen – USA
52nd Chen Muhua – China
53rd Thai Sanh Bao Huy – Vietnam
54th Ray Yik Yin Chiu – Hong Kong

Eliminations 55th – 63rd – VND 30,640,000

55th Tran Trung Hieu – Vietnam
56th Ishikawa Shoma – Japan
57th Pham Tuan Ngoc – Vietnam
58th Wei Jianan – Chinan
59th Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani – Singapore
60th Duy Ho – Vietnam
61st Vu Ba Thang – Vietnanm
62nd Nguyen Thanh Nha – Vietnam
63rd Gino Lok – China

Eliminations 64th – 72nd – VND 26,380,000

64th Daniel Perkins – USA
65th Nguyen Dang Phuc – Vietnam
66th Nguyen Tien Thanh – Vietnam
67th Jaewhan Lee – Korea
68th Nguyen Duy Thuc – Vietnam
69th Wang Haobin – China
70th Trinh Dinh Bien – Vietnam
71st Cao Ngoc Anh – Vietnam
72nd Nhan The Luan – Vietnam

Eliminations 73rd to 78th – VND 22,210,000

73rd Hyungyu Park – Korea
74th Tran Hung Manh – Vietnam
75th Alex Lee Xiang Wei – Singapore
76th Wayne Heung – Hong Kong
77th Joohyun Park – Korea
78th Nguyen Gia Trung – Vietnam

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18:30: Sahil Agarwal falls to Norbert Koh
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

The pot had fattened up to 90k by the time the flop landed . Three players were in, Sahil Agarwal who checked, Huy Pham who bet., called by Norbert Koh. Back to Agarwal, he shoved his 150k stack, Pham tank-folded, Koh with the snap-call.

Agarwal top pair
Kob flush draw

The turn was good for Agarwal but not the river . It improved Koh to a flush to bust Agarwal. Koh up to 770k.

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18:25: Tony Chun Fai Ngeow eliminated by Thang Tran
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

Thang Tran sent another player out of the running here. Thang delivered the bubble earlier. His latest victim was Tony Chun Fai Ngeow. All in prefllop. Tony , Thang . The board ran clean . Thang up to 1.1M.

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18:20: Nguyen Hoai Dai Phong enters 900k
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

We’ve got another rising player nearing the mil mark. Nguyen Hoai Dai Phong won a pot against Pham Quoc Anh to reach 900k. The hand began with utg Quoc Anh limping in, Nguyen raised to 26k, bb called, Quoc Anh three-bet to 67k, called only by Nguyen. When the flop landed , Quoc Anh c-bet 85k, Nguyen called. On the turn , Nguyen called a 120k bet. On the river , Quoc Anh checked, Nguyen fired 100k, fold by Quoc Anh to send the pot to Nguyen. Quoc Anh dropped to 320k.

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18:15: Another pot for Thang Tran
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

Thang Tran is on a fast rise here. After bluffing Kong Nguyen, he claimed another pot to bring his stack to 810k. The hand saw him raise to 26k, Lok Gino shoved 190k, Thang called. Lok Gino , Thang , the board ran dry with no hits for either. Thang had the better five-card spread to ship it.

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18:10: Thang Tran jams on Kong Nguyen, shows the bluff
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

Cutoff Kong Nguyen raised to 28k, Thang Tran called from lo-jack. At the flop , Kong c-bet 20k, Thang raised to 45k, Kong three-bet to 145k, Thang called. The turn , Thang shoved his 264k stack, Kong tank-folded. Thang showed bluff. Thang up to 620k.

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18:00: Seo Dongkyoon with quads!
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

Utg Kim Vanness limped, mp Seo Dongkyoon raised to 100k, Kim all in for 180k, Dongkyoon called. KIm , Dongkyoon , the board for quads to Dongkyoon. Kim eliminated

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17:55: Thang Tran doubles up through Huy Pham
Level 21: 6k-12k ante 12k

The board completed to with 80k to fight for. Thang Tran bet 55k, Huy Pham bullied all in with his massive stack, Thang risked his tournament life. Pham turned over bluff, Thang doubled up to 430k with straight.

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17:40: Huy Pham rails Wei Jianan, storms to 1.36M
Level 20: 5k-10k ante 10k

Wei Jianan raised to 22k, got called by cutoff and the blinds for a four-way look at the flop . The blinds checked, Wei c-bet 42k, Huy Pham raised to 92k, blinds folded, Wei all in for 180k, Pham called. Wei , Pham trips. The turn came and river . Pham shipped it, Wei eliminated. Pham zoomed to 1.36M.

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17:25: Alex Nguyen rails Thang Vu
Level 20: 5k-10k ante 10k

Alex Nguyen has risen to 670k after giving Thang Vu the boot. Nguyen raised to 23k, Thang Vu three-bet to 65k, Nguyen called. At the flop , Thang Vu jammed his 160k stack, Nguyen with the snap-call.

Thang Vu
Nguyen

The turn came and river . Thang Vu busted on a failed bluff.

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17:15: Co Chung Chuen vs Liu Yu
Level 20: 5k-10k ante 10k

Button Co Chung Chuen raised to 25k, bb Liu Yu defended. On the flop , Liu bet 30k, Chuen raised to 65k, Liu called. On the turn and river both players checked. Liu showed but Chuen had better to win the pot.

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16:55: Huy Pham zooms to 900k; Wayne Heung bites the dust
Level 19: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Huy Pham continues to ascend and now has 900k after delivering the boot to Wayne Heung. The hand saw Heung open for 18k, Pham three-bet to 48k, Heung called. At the flop , both players checked. On the turn , Heung led for 10k, Pham raised to 43k, Heung called. On the river , Heung bet 10k, Pham all in with a stack that five times covered Heung. Heung risked it.

Heung top pair
Pham top pair higher kicker

The river completed the board.

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16:50: Bubble bursts! Thang Tran rails Tao Tien Manh
Level 19: 4000-8000 ante 8000

The bubble round didn’t last that long with Tao Tien Manh taking the hard fall at the hands of Thang Tran. The hand started with a raise to 18k by Norbert Koh, hijack Thang called, sb Tao Tien Manh three-bet to 64k, Koh folded, Thang called. At the flop , snap-all in by Tao Tien Manh, Thang tanked. After three minutes, Thang called while leaving himself around 62k behind.

Thang
Tao Tien Manh

The turn and river didn’t improve the ladies. Thang shipped it. Tao shipped out. The bubble burst, all 78 players are now in the money.

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16:45: Huy Pham rails one, fattens to 685k
Level 19: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Huy Pham limped in from the button, short stacked sb player all in for 36k, bb David Erquiaga and Pham called. At the flop , Erquiaga bet 20k for a side pot, called by Pham. The turn , both checked. The river , Erquiaga checked, Pham bet 56k, Erquiaga tank-folded. Once card straight on the board.

Pham straight
All in player

Erquiaga showed his folded hand . Pham up to 685k.

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16:40: Chu Thai Thinh folds aces, Huu Tuan Nguyen shows the bluff
Level 19: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Intense hand between Huu Tuan Nguyen and Chu Thai Thinh. Chu raised to 17k, Nguyen called. On the flop , Chu c-betr 17k, Nguyen called. On the turn , Chu checked, Nguyen bet 28k, called by Chu. The river , Chu checked, Nguyen bet 65k, Chu tanked despite having over 580k behind. Chu folded while showing . Nguyen returned the gesture and showed his bluff. Nguyen shipped it and climbed to 440k.

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16:25: Huy Pham vs David Erquiaga
Level 19: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Utg+1 David Erquiaga raised to 20k, bb Huy Pham defended. At the flop , Pham check-called a 21k c-bet. The turn , another check-called 50k bet. The river , both players checked, Pham showed mid pair and won the pot with Erquiaga turning over . Pham climbed to 600k.

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16:15: Liu Yu pressures Nam Bui
Level 19: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Liu Yu raised to 20k, Nam Bui called. The flop ran , Liu c-bet 25k, Nam Bui check-called. The turn saw same action with a 45k bet check-called by Nam Bui. On the river , Liu fired 105k which was the amount of Nam Bui’s stack. Nam Bui tanked then folded. Liu showed for a full house.

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16:05: David Erquiaga pushes Hyunggyu Park
Level 18: 3000-6000 ante 6000

While players got up to take advantage of the 10-minute break, David Erquiaga and Hyunggyu Park were in a heated battle for a pot. Catching the action on a full board, {, Erquiaga all in with a stack that more than covered Park. Park tanked for over over 8 minutes then folded.

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16:00: Tran Thanh Tung shows his hand to Jay Lee
Level 18: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Mp Duy Ho raised to 20k, hijack Tran Thanh Tung and bb Jay Lee called. The flop ran , Lee checked, Duy checked, Thanh Tung bet 20k, Lee raised to 70k, Duy folded, called by Thanh Tung. On the turn , Lee led for 45k, called by Thanh Tung. The river , Lee bet 100k, Thanh Tung jammed his 250k stack, Lee tank-folded while showing two pair. Thanh Tung returned the gesture and showed higher two pair. Good fold by Lee.

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15:55: Liu Yu cracks Nguyen Rai Ngan’s aces
Level 18: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Bad board for Nguyen Rai Ngan who kicked off the action with a 12k raise. Button Liu Yu three-bet to 30k, Rai Ngan four-bet to 70k, called by Liu. At the flop , Rai Ngan bet 160k, Liu shoved 190k, snap-call by Rai Ngan.

Rai Ngan
Liu

The turn and river didn’t improve Rai Ngan to award the pot and a double up to Liu. Liu rose to 520k, Rai Ngan plummeted to 30k.

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15:30: Chun Fai Ngeow rails Hisashi Ogi
Level 18: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Hisashi Ogi was sent packing by Tony Chun Fai Ngeow. Action folded to the button Tony, he raised to 14k, bb Ogi three-bet shoved his 107k stack, called by Tony. Ogi , Tony . The board straight for Tony.

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15:20: Huy Coshet charges to 600k
Level 18: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Shipping in a big one was Huy Coshet while sending Yuwen Pan out of the running. The hand kicked off with mp raising to 14k, cutoff Huy Coshet and bb Pan called. At the flop , all three checked. On the turn , betting ensued with Pan sending out 25k, mp called, Huy Coshet raised to 80k, Pan three-bet jammed 185k, mp folded, Huy Coshet called with a bigger stack.

Huy Coshet straight
Pan pair

The rivefr was no consequence with Pan drawing dead. He busted. Huy Coshet up to 600k.

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15:10: Duy Ho jams King Maker, shows bluff
Level 17: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000

Big bluff push by Duy Ho nearly failed however King Maker couldn’t pull the trigger. The hand was retold by the winner, he raised to 15k from cutoff, button King Maker called. At the flop , Duy led for 24k, King called. On the turn , Duy jammed his 300k stack, King tanked for some time then folded while showing his . Duy also showed, bluff.

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15:00: Norbert Koh calls out Tao Tien Manh’s bluff; up to 820k
Level 17: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000

Norbert Koh is currently the leader and continues to ship it. He now has 820k. The hand helping him there began with him raising to 10k, hijack called, and bb Tao Tien Manh. At the flop , Manh checked, Koh c-bet 15k, hijack folded, Manh called. On the turn , Manh switched gears and led for 33k, Koh called. On the river , Manh banged out 68k, and still Koh called. Manh showed bluff, Koh claimed the big pot with top pair.

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14:45: Hai Le lands the flush on fifth street
Level 17: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000

Hai Le raised to 10k, the blinds called for a three-way look at the flop . Action was sent to the aggressor Hai Le, he c-bet 15k, called only by the big blind Thi Pham. On the turn , Pham checked, Hai Le all in for 91k, Pham called. Hai Le with , Pham , the river granted Hai Le the flush to double up to 240k.

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14:40: Norbert Koh takes from Julien Tran, up to 660k
Level 17: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000

Norbert Koh continues to zoom northward, this time winning some chips off Julien Tran. The hand saw Koh raise to 10k from cutoff and bb Tran defending. At the flop , both players checked. On the turn , Tran led for 18k, Koh called. On the river , Tran fired 31k, Koh called. Tran mucked, Koh shipped it without having to show.

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14:38: Hefty pot for David Erquiaga, grows to 400k
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

Three-way action preflop began with utg+1 raising to 12k, hijack called, button David Erquiaga called. The flop saw utg+1 check, hijack bet 20k called only by Erquiaga. At the turn , hijack fired 30k, called by Erquiaga. The river , hijack slowed to a check, Erquiaga took the reins and bet 60k, hijack called. Erquiaga opened trips and won the pot as hijack mucked. Erquiaga grew to 400k.

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14:35: Luong Anh Tuan rises, Cuong Trinh slips a bit
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

Luong Anh Tuan raised to 10k, big stacked Zhu Yong called, Cuong Trinh three-bet to 36k, only Luong called. On the flop , Trinh bet 43k, called by Luong. On the turn and river , no bets arrived. Luong won it with over Trinh’s . Luong rose to 260k, Trinh dipped to 240k.

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14:32: Co Chung Chuen building up
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

We’ve got numerous player on the move here, one of them rising up is Co Chung Chuen. The hand he won started with a limp by utg Do Quang Thang, lo-jack Chuen raised to 14k, bb Xu Ling called, Do also called. On the flop , action was sent to Chuen, he bet 10k, both players check-called. On the turn , same action with a 40k bet by Chuen check-called but only by Do. The river , Chuen bet 45k, this time Do opted to check-fold. Chuen stacked up to 220k.

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14:30: Vincent Chauve eliminated
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

Vincent Chauve got involved in two hands that sent him out of the running. The first pot he raised to 9k, Luong Anh Tuan three-bet all in for 82k, Chauve called. Chauve had , Luong with . The board  bricked. Luong doubled up to 174k.

Down to 36k, Chauve shoved on the next hand with A-5 offsuit and got one caller in Trinh Cuong with K-J offsuit. Both of Cuong’s cards paired up on the board to boot out Chauve. Cuong up to 280k.

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14:27: Dhanesh Chainani doubles up through Perkins
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

 

Everyone folded to the button Dhanesh Chainani, he limped. Sb raised to 11k, bb Daniel Perkins called and so did Chainani. At the flop , sb checked, Perkins bet 22k, Chainani called, sb folded. The turn came and so did the shoves. Perkins with , Chainani , the river kept Chainani ahead to ship a double up to 270k. Perkins dipped to 140k.

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14:25: Vu Trung Thanh swings; Huy Pham exposes the bluff
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

A pot of 55k was already in the middle and the board showed . Vu Trung Thanh shoved and got called. Thanh had flush against caller’s . The river came and Thanh banked a double up to 200k.

Two hands after, his stack dropped to 160k on a failed bluff against Huy Pham. Action folded to the button Pham, he raised to 9k. Thanh defended on the big blind. At the flop , Thanh checked, Pham bet 8k, called. On the turn , both checked and the river came . Thanh led for 19k, Pham tanked then called. It was a good call with Thanh showing {qde} bluff. Pham won it with . Pham up to 150k.

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14:20: Julien Tran builds a good one preflop
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

With a raise of 8k before him, Julien Tran three-bet to 38k and went to see the flop with two players. On a board , Tran c-bet 35k and took it down.

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14:15: Huy Coshet busts Daruma
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

Two players sporting nicknames went at it in full force. Just after the utg opened for 10k, Huy Coshet called, sb Daruma jammed 71k, utg folded, Huy Coshet called with more behind. Huy Coshet , Daruma , the board dropped some kindness for Huy Coshet felting to bust Daruma with a pair.

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14:05: Norbert Koh rises to 500k
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

Preflop action created a pot of 18k as the flop felted . Norbert Koh bet 8k, Wei Jianan called. On the turn , betting switched up, Koh checked, Wei bet 17k, Koh called. Then the river , Koh jumped back out with a huge 66k bet, Wei tank-called. Koh showed straight, Wei mucked. Koh up to 500k.

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14:00: Cao Ngoc Anh busts Kwang Jin Lee
Level 16: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000

Kwang Jin Lee raised to 9k, he was three-bet to 27k by Cao Ngoc Anh, Lee answered with a huge shove of 130k, Cao Ngoc called with more behind. Cao Ngoc , Lee , the board ran . Cao Ngoc shipped it to rise to 280k.

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13:40: Matthew Mortensen boots Le Ngoc Khanh
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

We said we wanted a hand between Matthew Mortensen and Le Ngoc Khanh and we certainly got it. Action folded to the sb Mortensen, he raised to 7k, bb Le Ngoc called. At the flop , Mortensen c-bet 10k, Le Ngoc called. On the turn , another 35k sent out by Mortensen, called by Le Ngoc. The river , Mortensen pushed out a stack worth 100k, this covered Le Ngoc’s stack of 95k, the Vietnamese pro risked it. Mortensen showed straight and shipped it with Le Ngoc turning over trips. Le Ngoc eliminated. Mortensen now at 520k.

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13:35: Zero ends Nguyen Dam Long Hong
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

Nguyen Dam Long  Hong earned a side pot at the start of the day but that all went to Zero moments ago. She was all in with , Zero with , the board for a crushing set to Zero.

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13:25: Tran Thanh Van claims a good pot
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

Tran Xuan Thach raised to 7k, lo-jack Hoang Hai Ha called, co Te Mai called, db Tran Thanh Van three-bet to 20k, back to Thach who called, joined by Ha and Mai. At the flop , action was checked to Thanh Van, he c-bet 40k, no callers. Thanh Van up to 350k.

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13:20: No brakes for Chu Thai Thinh; Yip Kwok Chun triples up
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

Second ranked entering big stack, Chu Thai Thinh continued where he left off in Day 2, that is, collecting chips. Action began with Yip Kwok Chun raising to 25k, Thai Thinh called, button Minh Max jammed 115.5k, Chun all in for 26k total, Thai Thinh called them both with his big stack.

Chun
Thai Thinh
Minh

The board ran . Chun tripled up, Thai Thinh took the chunkier side pot, and Minh busted. Thai Thinh up to 440k.

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13:15: Nguyen Thanh Vinh cracks Mortensen’s aces
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

The day’s entering chip leader Matthew Mortensen took a small hit to his stack. Shorty Nguyen Thanh Vinh was all in for 35k holding and Mortensen called with . Luckily for Thanh Vinh, the board came for trips to avoid the rail and double up.

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13:10: Vinh Pham’s kings don’t hold, Wei Jianan ships it
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

Vinh Pham raised to 7500, Wei Jianan three-bet to 20.5k, Pham four-bet to 45.5k, Wei all in for 120k, Pham all in for slightly less. Wei , Vinh , the board was .  Wei up to 245k. As Pham was packing up, Wei apologized while saying he didn’t believe Pham had a hand.

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13:05: Immediate fireworks! Zero triples up; Nguyen Dang Lam Long Hong side pot
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

Three way all in at table 11, Nguyen Dam Long Hong with , Zero , and Quan Nguyen with . The board ran . Main pot went to Zero, he tripled up to over 100k, Hong took the side pot of 20k, Quan dropped to 60k.

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13:00: Loo Jun Zheng tanks Tony Chung Fai Ngeow
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000

Loo Jun Zheng raised it up to 11k, Tony Chung Fai Ngeow three-bet to 30k, Zheng called. At the flop , both checked. On the turn , Zheng fired 25.5k, Tony tank-folded.

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Welcome to Day 2 of the Main Event! 149 runners return to the battlefield, every single one of them hunting down a piece of the VND 9,064,650, prize pool. The Main Event drew a massive 623 entries at VND 16,500,000 apiece. Today will see the bubble burst. Only 78 will see a piece of it. Though it is still days away, the eventual winner will pocket VND 1,700,440,0000 (~US$ 73,000).

Here’s a breakdown of the event in detail:

Day 1A: 64 entries – 14 advanced
Day 1B: 70 entries – 15 advanced
Day 1C: 200 entries – 46 advanced
Day 1D: 289 entries – 75 advanced

We had one double qualifier so 82,500 has been removed from play.

Total chips in play: 18,607,500
Average stack: 124,890
Opening blinds: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Blinds intervals: increases every 40 minutes

Entering with the largest stack is USA’s Matthew Mortensen with 400,000 bagged at Day 1C. Mortensen is tabled with Vietnamese pro Le Ngoc Khanh so we do hope to get some action between. Second ranked chip leader is Vietnam’s Chu Thai Thinh with 378,500. We will track the progress of these two power stacks to see how they fare at today’s stage. 

Good luck to all!

00:20: Day 1D ends with Chu Thai Thinh bagging the largest

That’s it! The last starting day saw a flood of 289 entries however at the end of the 14 rounds, only 75 survived. Vietnam’s own Chu Thai Thinh claimed the kingly status with 378,500. He will bring in the second largest stack into Day 2. We will have a brief recap for you soon along with the Day 2 chip counts, prize pool, payouts, and all other necessary info. For now, have a read on the day’s action via our updates below. See you tomorrow!

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00:15: Norbert Koh zooms to over 300k
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Big pot was awarded to Norbert Koh in a hand against Xubo Quan. The pot had grown to 90k when we caught up. The board was . Koh bet 33.5k, Xubo check-called. On the river , Koh bet 49.5k, Xubo check-called again. Koh opened overpair, Xubo mucked.

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00:05: Thang Vu rails Plicvs Aigars
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Big call by Thang Vu to knock out Plicvs Aigars and storm up to 240k. The hand began with Aigars raising to 7k, button Vu called and the bb called. At the flop , bb checked, Aigars bet 8k, Vu called, bb folded. The turn , Aigars shoved his 48k stack, Vu called. Aigars double belly, Vu pair flush draw, the river granted Vu the flush.

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00:00: Tony Chung Fai Ngeow shaves some off Aigars
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Plicvs Aigars raised to 8k, Tony Chung Fai Ngeow three-bet to 23k, Aigars called. At the flop and turn , no bets by either player. The river , Aigars checked, Tony bet 18k, Aigars called then mucked upon seeing Tony’s . Tony up to 290k, Aigars drops to 80k.

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23:55: Sahil Agarwal vs Xubo Quan
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Two big stacks created a pot of 50k by the turn of . Xubo Quan checked to Sahil Agarwal who slid out 38k. Xubo tank-folded. Agarwal went up to 230k, Xubo dipped to 200k.

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23:25: Vincent Chauve rails Bui The Nguyen
Level 13: 1k-2k ante 2k

Vincent Chauve raised to 4500, Bui The Nguyen three-bet to 15k, Chauve shoved, Nguyen risked it. Nguyen opened only to discover he was dominated by Chauve’s , the baord ran . Nguyen out, Chauve up to 170k.

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23:15: Quang Nguyen eliminated! Tony Chung Fai Ngeow at 240k
Level 13: 1k-2k ante 2k

There will be no back-to-back title for the defending champion Quang Nguyen. After losing a pot to Thang Quoc, he proceeded to lose the rest to Tony Chung Fai Ngeow. The preflop war led to all the chips out front. Tony opened , Quang with , the board ran for a crushing full house. Tony zoomed to 240k.

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23:05: Quang Nguyen drops to 50k
Level 13: 1k-2k ante 2k

On a flop , Quang  Nguyen checked, Thang Vu bet 15k, called by Quang. On the turn , Quang checked, Thang jammed, Quang tanked then folded. Quang down to 50k. Thang up to 140k.

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22:45: Thang Vu doubles up through Cao Ngoc
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Pot was 35k, flop was , Cao Ngoc Anh bet 16k, Thang Vu called. On the turn, Cao Ngoc shoved his big stack, Thang risked his short stack, cards were opened: Cao Ngoc , Thang straight. The river didn’t help Cao Ngoc for a double up to Thang. He rose to 120k, Cao Ngoc down to 210k.

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22:40: Fung Nguyen with a double KO!
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Fung Nguyen sent the hatchet down on two players, Tzai Wei Phua and Cuong Nguyen. The hand had plenty of preflop action. Utg Tran Thanh Van raised to 5100, Tzai jammed his 26.6k stack, Cuong jammed his 52k stack, Fung joined with his 90k stack, Tran folded.

Tzai
Cuong
Fung

The board bricked, and Fung shipped it.

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22:35: Le Ngoc Khanh catches it on the river
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Le Ngoc Khanh successfully eliminated a player with his dominated K-J pairing the jack on the river to boot out a player with A-K. Le Ngoc stacked up 140k.

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22:33: Sizable pot for Plicvs Aigars
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Big stacked Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 3400, he was called by Jaswinder Suri and sb Zero. The big blind Plicvs Aigars three-bet to 15k, Cao Ngoc, Suri, and Zero called. For a big pot going into the flop . Zero checked, Aigars jammed, no callers. He claimed the pot and rose to 120k.

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22:30: Tao Tien Manh gains 
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Tao Tien Manh is the biggest stack at his table and has grown larger to 180k after a successful preflop win. He raised to 3500, was called by one player, three-bet to 20k by a Korean player, Tao Tien Manh jammed, no callers.

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22:26: Yuan Ye busts Ca Phe
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Raised pot preflop started with mp Norbert Koh raising to 4k, Ca Phe called, Yuan Ye three-bet to 12k, called by both Koh and Ca Phe. The flop , all checked. At the turn , Koh bet 20k, Ca Phe all in for 36k, Ye all in for 45.9k, Koh folded. Ye set, Ca Phe , the river ended Ca Phe’s run.

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22:25: Norbert Koh earns a sizable one off Yiwon Lee
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Norbert Koh is now up to 170k having just claimed a hefty one off Yiwon Lee. The hand saw both players create a 20k pot by the turn board . Lee bet 14.5k, Koh called. The river , Lee fired 27k, Koh raised to 62.5k, Lee folded.

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22:20: Cao Ngoc Anh climbs to 280k
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

19k was in the middle, the board |, Cao Ngoc Anh bet 9k, Te Mai called. The river Cao Ngoc bet 30k, no call. Cao Ngoc up to 280k, Te Mai down to 100k.

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22:15: Te Mai tank-calls Quang’s bluff
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Two players battled for a pot of 18k with the board already on the turn . Te Mai checked to Quang Nguyen who fired a 9300 bet. Te Mai called. On the river, Te Mai checked again, Quang bet 27k, this sent Te Mai tanking but then found the guts to call. It was a good one with Quang opening bluff. Te Mai claimed the pot with pair. Te Mai rose to 150k, Quang dropped to 80k.

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22:00: Norbert Koh vs Sahil Agarwal
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Both of these players continue to attack each other’s big stack. This time Norbert Koh won the preflop war. He raised to 3k, cutoff player joined, button Sahil Agarwal three-bet to 11k, Koh four-bet to 30k, no takers.

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21:50: Prize pool is up! 

Prize pool: VND 9,064,650,000 (~US$388,000)
1st prize: VND 1,700,440,000 (~US$73,000)
ITM: 78 places

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21:45: Split pot! Jaswinder Suri’s bluff exposed
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

With 25.2k already weighing down the middle and a flop laid out, bb Cao Ngoc Anh bet 12k, mp Jaswinder Suri called, and sb Quang Nguyen check-called. On the turn they all checked. On the river , the blinds checked to Suri, he fired 32k. This tanked Quang who eventually check-called. Cao Ngoc tanked as well the made the check-call. Suri showed his bluff attempt to steal but both Quang and Cao Ngoc had top pair to split the pot.

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21:35: Jaswinder Suri busts two, climbs to 145k
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Catching the action on a flop , Minh Le was all in with , another player also had it all out front with , while Jaswinder Suri had them both covered while holding straight. The turn and river spelled the end for the two as Suri shipped it all. He climbed to 145k.

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21:28: Tran Thanh Van continues to command the table
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

With a pot of 12k brewed and the board showing , Tran Thanh Van bet 4200 and Zhang Bin down the orbit called. On the river, Tran bet 11k and won the pot. He now has 150k.

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21:25: Vincent Chauve delivers a double KO, rises to 130k
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

We caught the action only at the shipping with Vincent Chauve claiming it all while sending two players out. Chauve had against and with the board showing 9-8-7 on the flop for a straight that held.

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21:20: Norbert Koh busts Huu Dung Nguyen
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Huu Dung Nguyen was very short stacked and got it all in holding however, right beside him was big stacked Norbert Koh who also had a better hand . The board ran J-4-7-9-9 to send Nguyen packing. Koh up to 150k.

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21:15: Te Mai doubles up through Jaswinder Suri
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Utg Te Mai raised to 2500, got called by two players – Jaswinder Suri and the bb. At the flop , bb checked, Te Mai bet 6k, Suri raised to 15k, bb folded, Te Mai all in for 6k, called by Suri. Te Mai , Suri . The turn and river ended the hand for a double up to Te Mai to 130k. Suri dropped to 70k.

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21:10: James Lee gets paid by the leader Chu Thai Thinh
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

James Lee found a way to double up through the leader Chu Thai Thinh. He was all in preflop with and it held against with the board running dry. Lee up to 35k, Thinh barely stumbled to around 280k.

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20:55: Tung Cas rises to 100k, Tran Kim Dong out
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Tran Kim Dong raised to 2500, Tung Cas three-bet to 6k, Tran four-bet to 18.5k, Tung called. At the flop , Tran all in for 30k, called by Tung who had him covered. Tran , Tung . The turn and river kept rockets on top to send Tran out of the running. Tung goes up to 100k.

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20:50: Sahil Agarwal wins the bout against Norbert Koh
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

The two big stacks Sahil Agarwal and Norbert Koh went head-to-head. Agarwal raised to 2100, Koh three-bet to 7200, Agarwal four-bet to 24k, Koh fold.

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20:45: Cao Ngoc Anh busts one
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

The bust out player was not happy to see the result of this hand. The board completed to with progressive bets and shove on the river. Player had flush but Cao Ngoc Anh had full house to ship it all. Cao Ngoc up to 206k.

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20:40: Tran Thanh Van on fire at new level
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

The new level kicked off and one of the chip leaders, Tran Thanh Van was fully refueled. He entered the first four hands, raising each one and winning three of them. The first hand he raised to 2600, bb defended. At the flop , both checked. On the turn , bb checked, Tran bet 3700, bb folded.

Next hand, he called a short stacked player’s three-bet shove. Player , Tran , the board ran low, player doubled up.

Third hand, a player limped, Tran raised to 4k, limper called. On the flop , check, Tran bet 6500, player folded.

The fourth consecutive hand, Tran raised to 3100, bb Shan Hui defended. At the flop , Hui checked, Tran bet 3800, called by Hui. The turn , Hui checked, Tran fired 11k, Hui folded.

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20:35: Registration closed! 289 entries for Day 1D
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

That’s it! Registration for the Main Event is closed! If you aren’t in, then you’re out of luck on this huge prize pool over VND 9 Billion. According to the organizers, there were 289 entries (209 uniques, 80 re-entries). Official numbers at the end of the day.

The new level started, registration is officially closed for the Main Event.

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20:00: Dinner break – Chip leader update

Players are on a 40-minute dinner break. That should end at 20:30. This is the last call to jump in before registration closes. Buy-in is VND 16,500,000. At this time Day 1D is at 282 entries. Current leaders are:

Chu Thai Thinh 260k
Sahil Agarwal 220k
Xubo Quan 200k
Norbert Koh 150k
Tran Thanh Van 145k
Quang Nguyen 130k
Cao Ngoc Anh 120k

Once Level 10 begins, it is freezeout time. They will play until the end of Level 14.

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19:55: No callers for Ryan Renai
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Utg Ryan Renai raised to 2k, three players called, bb Sumit Sapra three-bet to 7500, Renai shoved (55k), no callers.

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19:50: Feng Zhao calls off the bluff
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Catching the action on a board showing and 13k in the middle, Feng Zhao checked to cutoff player who bet half the pot. Zhao called. On the river , Zhao checked again, player bet 14k, Zhao tanked then made the call. Player mucked while showing . Zhao won it and also showed one, top pair.

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19:30: Norbert Koh busts Nguyen Van Canh
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Norbert Koh limped, Nguyen Van Canh raised to 2400, bb and Koh called. At the flop , bb checked, Koh bet 6k, Nguyen all in for 27k, bb folded, Koh called.

Nguyen
Koh

The turn kept Nguyen ahead but the river sent him packing with Koh improving to a higher two pair. Koh up to 130k.

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19:25: Big pot for Xubo Quan
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Xubo Quan scooped a big pot to send his stack to 210k. It kicked off with six players in on an unraised pot to see a flop . Everyone checked. On the turn , utg+1 Vincent Chauve bet 3k, Xubo called., Long Nguyen raised to 8k, three players folded, Chauve folded, Xubo called. On the river , Xubo led for 35k, Long called. Xubo showed trips, Long mucked.

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19:10: Tzai Wei Phu delivers a double bust
Level 8: 300-600 ante 600

Tzai Wei Phua raised to 1500, two players jammed. Tzai called them both with his larger stack. Tzai , up against and . The board fell {2h]. Tzai climbed to 100k.

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18:55: Cao Ngoc Anh rails Jack Liew
Level 8: 300-600 ante 600

Cao Ngoc Anh shipped another pot. He took all of Jack Liew’s stack. After a preflop betting war between them all the chips went in. Liew , Cao Ngoc , the board ran . Nut flush for Cao Ngoc., he now has 100k.

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18:50: Cao Ngoc Anh chunks Thang Vu
Level 8: 300-600 ante 600

Utg Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 1400, three players called and the flop ran . sb Thang Vu bet 2300, Cao Ngoc called, two players folded. The turn saw Thang check, Cao Ngoc bet 8800, Thang raised to 20k, Cao Ngoc called. The river , Thang fired 7k, Cao Ngoc raised to 23k, Thang only had 12k behind, he opted to fold. Cao Ngoc took it down.

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18:45: Ju Min Ho boots Beidou
Level 8: 300-600 ante 600

On a flop and a raised pot brewed preflop, utg Beidou checked,  cutoff Ju Min Ho bet 2k, Beidou answered with an 8500 raise, Ju Min called. On the turn , Beidou shoved, Ju Min called. Beidou air, Ju Min flush. The river was just formality with Beidou drawing dead.

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18:35: Tran Thanh Van rises to 100k
Level 8: 300-600 ante 600

Tran Thanh Van raised to 1900, sb  Zero called. At the flop , Zero checked, Tran c-bet 3100, Zero called. On the turn , check again by Zero, Tran bet 5100, called. The river , Zero checked, Tran bet 30k, Zero risked it all for half that. Tran two pair bested Zero’s lower two pair. Zero out.

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18:30: Nguyen Thanh Nha gets there on the river
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Players at Table 19 were surprised to see the result of this hand, especially Jack Liew who was up against Nguyen Thanh Nha. Action opened with Nguyen raising to 1200, Liew called. At the flop , Nguyen check-called Liew’s 2200 bet. On the turn , same action with Nguyen check-calling 4500. The river , both players checked. Nguyen opened for two pair, Liew folded.

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18:25: Linh Tran tanks Long Lam
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Heated hand went down between Linh Tran and Long Lam. Tran kicked off the action with a raise to 1300, he was called by button Beidou then sb Long Lam three-bet to 5200, Tran four-bet to 9500, Beidou folded, Lam called. On the flop , Lam checked, Tran bet 3500, Lam called. On the turn , same betting action with Lam check-calling 4k. Then on the river , Lam checked Tran bet 10k, Lam only had 9400 behind, he tanked. Lam eventually folded and showed overpair. Tran did not show and claimed the pot. Tran up to 132k.

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18:20: Nguyen Ngoc Trung Anh bags a triple off Quang Nguyen
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Quang Nguyen raised to 1200, three players called then sb Hoang Xuan Bach three-bet to 6600. Quang four-bet to 16.6k, hijack Nguyen Ngoc Trung Anh all in for 27k, two players folded, sb Bach also moves all in for 36k, Quang covered them both and called.

Bach
Nguyen
Quang

The board ran for a winning straight to Nguyen and a triple up. Quang took the side pot. Bach busted. Quang dropped to 70k.

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18:15: Rockets double up Sumit Sapra 
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Indian pro Sumit Sapra got fully paid in this hand against Pham Duy Hung. Hung raised to 1200 from lo-jack, beside him Sapra three-bet to 3800, Hung four-bet to 11.2k, Sapra called. On the flop , Hung c-bet 11k, Sapra all in for 23.2k, Hung called.

Hung
Sapra set

The turn and river completed the board for a double up to Sapra.

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18:10: Tzai Wei Phua takes two pots
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Catching some action from Tzai Wei Phua. He is at the furthest table from the media so we were lucky to get a couple of hands from him. First hand, saw a 13k pot and a board . A player bet 8k, Tzai called. On the river , both players checked, player held , Tzai won it with .

Two hands later, Tzai earned another. He raised to 1300 and cutoff called. At the flop , and turn, no bets landed. The river , Tzai checked, player bet 1400, Tzai called. Player opened bluff, Tzai won it with two pair.

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18:00: Minh Le doubles up through Jaswinder Suri
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Minh Le raised to 1200, Jaswinder Suri and bb Dong Anh Dung called. The flop ran , Dung checked, Minh bet 2600, Suri raised to 7k, Dung tank-folded, Minh his 18k stack, Suri called.

Minh
Suri

The turn and river earned Minh a double up.

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17:50: Ca Phe ships all of Nam’s stack
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

After four players limped, Nam Nguyen raised to 2800, Ca Phe three-bet jammed 42.3k, Nam called for his tournament life with 18k. Ca Phe , Nam , the board bricked and out went Nam.

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17:30: Good pot for Yuki
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Mp player raised to 1200, two players called before reaching the bb Yuki, she three-bet to 4300. Initial raiser mp folded, hijack folded, button Anh Nguyen called. On the flop , Yuki c-bet 4400, called by Nguyen. On the turn , Yuki checked, Nguyen bet 8100, Yuki raised to 18k, Nguyen tanked then gave up his stake at the pot.

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17:15: Fung Nguyen doubles up with cowboys
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Utg raised to 1100, two players called before reaching button Van Toan who three-bet to 3600. Big blind Fung Nguyen shoved 18.6k, utg folded, Toan called.

Fung
Toan

The cards came down . Double up for Fung.

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17:10: Truong Mong Hoang folds to Dongkyoon Seo
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Plenty of chips entered the pot before it was down to two players. Five players limped then bb Truong Mong Hoang raised to 2900. Only the button and sb Dongkyoon Seo called to see the flop . Dongkyoon checked, Hoang c-bet 4100, button folded, Dongkyoon called. On the turn both checked. The river , Dongkyoon led for 18k, Hoang tank-folded.

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17:05: Nguyen Duc Thai tanks Alex Nguyen
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Utg Nguyen Duc Tai raised to 1000, mp and hijack called, then cutoff Alex Nguyen three-bet to 4100. Duc Tai and hijack called. The flop , Duc Tai bet 7k, hijack folded, Alex called. On the turn , Duc Tai fired 18k, this tanked Alex who eventually folded. Duc Tai showed .

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16:55: William Kang doubles up 
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

William Kang opened the betting with a min-raise to 800, he found four callers to join him to the flop . Kang shoved his 11.1k stack, only Chen Zuang called. Kang top pair, Zuang open ended. The turn and river further improved Kang to a boat to double up.

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16:50: Le Ngoc Khanh and Phan Dinh Nam miss the board
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Battle of the blinds, the flop was already tabled , sb Le Ngoc Khanh checked, Phan Dinh Nam bet 1600, Le Ngoc raised to 5100, Nam jammed around 70k, Le Ngoc risked it with 17.1k behind.

Le Ngoc draw
Nam draw

Both players missed their draw with the turn and river . Le Ngoc’s jack-high was good for a double up.

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16:40: Kim Vanness won’t be bluffed by Dung
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Mp raised to 800, hijack Kim Vaness and button called, big blind Bui Duc Dung three-bet to 3200, mp folded, Vanness and button called. The flop , Dung c-bet 5500, only Vanness called. On the turn, Vanness called a 10.2k bet. The river , no bets were fired, Dung showed bluff, Vanness won the pot with two pair.

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16:35: Tan Wah Meng goes down, Plivcs Aigars doubles
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Catching the action with chips out front, Tan Wah Meng pushed on Plivcs Aigars preflop. Aigars risked it with . The board bricked for a double up to Aigars.

Several orbits later, Meng was all in with pocket kings on a queen high board. He was called by Zero with two pair. Zero’s hand held to the end to rail Meng.

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16:25: Ma Wenlong tanks En Ching Wu
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Splash of chips began with a 700 raise by Jack En Ching Wu from utg+1. Four players called and the flop landed . Wu c-bet 1500, Ma Wenlong raised to 3800, the other players folded on their turns. Back to Wu, he three-bet to 9500, Wenlong shoved (32.7k), Wu tank-folded.

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16:20: Chu Thai Thinh rails Dinh Gia Hung
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Cutoff limped, button Dinh Gia Hung limped, sb Chu Thai Thinh raised to 1k, called by both players. At the flop , checked to the button Hung who bet 3300. Thinh raised to 8k, cutoff folded, Hung called. On the turn, Thinh shoved, Hung risked it with much much less behind. Thinh , Hung with double belly, the river was not one of the outs for Hung to avoid busting. Thinh at 100k.

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16:10: Shan Hui with the jam
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Catching the action only on the river with a board showing . Benny Chua Shan Hui was all in. Player Satesh Muthu filled us in on the action prior. Preflop began with hijack raising, button Hui three-bet, hijack four bet, Hui called. On the flop and turn, both players checked. Then the river, hijack bet 10.1k, Hui jammed. Hijack folded, Hui won the pot and grew to 47k.

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16:05: Jaswinder Suri scoops the pot
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Lo-jack Jaswinder Suri raised to 600, button Dong Anh Dung called, sb Cao Ngoc Anh called. At the flop , action was checked to the button Dung, he bet 1900. Cao Ngoc raised to 4900, Suri called, Dung called. On the turn, Cao Ngoc bet 10k, both Suri and Dung called. On the river , check by Cao Ngoc, a small 5500 bet by Suri, no takers. Suri scooped it up.

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16:00: Pham Nguyen Duy Khanh takes a sizable pot
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Kashao raised to 600, Pham Nguyen Duy Khanh called. The flop , Khanh checked, Kashao c-bet 800, Khanh raised to 2700, Kashao called. On the turn , Khanh bet 4k, Kashao called. The river , Khanh bet 11k, Kashao tanked then called. Khanh showed two pair, Kashao mucked.

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15:55: Full house over full house! Lim Yohwan doubles up 
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Utg+1 raised to 700, was joined by four callers to the flop . Everyone checked, and as well on the turn. The river cutoff Lim Yohwan bet 5k, hijack check-raised to 35k, Yohwan risked his 17k stack. Anh Tuan full house, Yohwan shipped it with higher full house.

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15:45: Plivcs Aigars earns a good pot 
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Plivcs Aigars raised to 2k, called by Dong Anh Dung, three-bet to 7k by Cao Ngoc Anh, Aigars and Dung called. On the flop , Aigars and Dung checked, Cao Ngoc bet 9k, only Aigars called. On the turn , both players checked it and the dealer laid the river . Aigars led for 7k and won the pot with Cao Ngoc folding.

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15:30: William Kang folds kings to Anh Tuan
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Anh Tuan raised to 600, Lim Yohwan three-bet to 1600, cutoff William Kang four-bet to 3900, Tuan called, Yohwan folded for a two-way look at the flop . Tuan checked, Kang bet 6500, Tuan raised to 15k, Kang tanked then folded while showing . Tuan returned the gesture showing .

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15:10: Tan Wah Meng two pots, puts the heat on Cao Ngoc Anh
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Tan Wah “Ignatius” Meng claims a couple of nice pots. The first one saw Dong Anh Dung limp, Meng joined, Hai Ha raised to 550, and still couldn’t shake off Dung and Meng. At the flop , all checked. On the turn, Dung checked, Meng bet 1250, Hai raised tp 3500, Dung bowed out, Meng called. On the river, back to checking. Meng showed , Hai mucked.  

Next winning pot saw three players stare down a flop with a raised pot preflop already in the middle. Utg Cao Ngoc Anh bet 700, Meng raised to 2700, Fung Nguyen folded, back to Anh who three-bet to 6700, called by Meng. On the turn , both checked. The river , Anh checked again, Meng fired 22k, Anh tank-folded.  

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15:00: Lim Yohwan loses a little to Nguyen Thai Duong
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Hijack player raised to 600, button called, sb Lim Yohwan and bb Nguyen Thai Duong called. On the flop , Yohwan checked, Duong bet 1k, two folds followed, Yohwan called. On the turn , both players checked and the river felted . Yohwan led for 1700, Duong called. Yohwan showed two pair but Duong claimed the pot with two pair higher kicker.

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14:55: Other notables to acknowledge
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

It is a full house here with 150 entries. Don’t forget, registration is still open until the start of Level 10. New arrivals are Huu Dung Nguyen, Cao Ngoc Anh, Jeonggyu Cho, and Soo Jo Kim.

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14:45: Chun Kong Kwok vs Vincent Chauve
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Battle of the blinds, sb Chun Kong Kwok rasied to 600, bb Vincent Chauve defended. The flop ran , Kwok checked, Chauve bet 400, called. On the turn action was the same with Kwok check-calling 1k. On the river , Kwok checked, Chauve bet 3k, and this time Kwok opted to fold.

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14:40: Bui The Nguyen doubles up
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Bui The Nguyen raised to 600, a player three-bet to 1600, Nguyen four-bet to 4600, called. At the flop , Nguyen c-bet 5600, opponent raised to 12k, Nguyen called. On the turn , check by Nguyen, all in of 17.3k by the opponent, called by Nguyen with slightly less. Nguyen was way ahead with set against overcards drawing dead. The river completed the board and Nguyen shipped it while sending the aggressor down to 2k.

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14:35: Aggro Mr Bobo
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Button player Mr. Bobo raised, sb player three-bet 2500, back to Bobo with a four-bet to 7500, called by sb. At the flop , sb checked, Bobo fired 6k, sb tank-folded.

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14:20: Phan Dinh Nam rails Chaesung Lim
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Lots of chips splashed before all of it went in. Phan Dinh Nam raised to 400, three callers followed, Chaesung Lim three-bet to 1600, back to Nam, he four-bet to 4k, three initial callers folded, back to Lim who five-bet to 12.6k, Nam six-bet all in to 33k, Lim called for his tournament life.

Nam
Lim

When the board ran cheers erupted but an even louder celebration followed when the landed on the river. Nam shipped it and Lim shipped out. Lim quickly re-entered.

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14:10: Beidou doubles up through Chu Thai Thinh
Level 2: Blinds 75-150

Double up for Beidou drives his stack to around 53k. Action opened with Nguyen Hoa Thinh raising to 550, Beidou three-bet to 2k, button called, sb Chu Thai Thinh four-bet to 7k, initial raiser Nguyen folded, Beidou shoved (25,325), button out, called by Chu with slightly more of 31k.

Beidou
Chu

The cards felted . Chu dropped to below 6k.

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14:00: More pros join the action
Level 2: Blinds 75-150

11 tables are now up and running with 93 entries and climbing. Among the new arrivals are: Sumit Sapra, Huy Pham, Lim Yohwan, Alex Nguyen, Shyh Chyn Lim, and defending champion Quang Nguyen.

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13:49: Park Ju Yuk delivers first bust of Day 1D
Level 1: Blinds 50-100

Not even forty minutes in and we’ve already lost one, luckily registration is wide open until the start of Level 10. Profiting from the bust was Park Ju Yuk. His dusted with the board eventually completing to full house. He now has over 60k.

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13:30: Notables in action
Level 1: Blinds 50-100

With the room quickly filling up, here are some of the notable players getting an early start: Vinh Pham, Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh, Dong Anh Dung, Tzai Wei Phua, Nguyen Hoa Thinh, Chun Kong Kwok, Men ” The Master” Nguyen, Kai Paulsen, Raiden Kan, William Kang, Feng Zhao, Hisashi Ogi, and Vincent Chauve.

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13:20: 7 tables running….
Level 1: Blinds 50-100

Tables are filling up fast here… we are about to start a new table. We are currently at 7 tables with 60 players. The rate the players are piling in, we will be breaking the VND 8 billion guarantee in no time.

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Welcome to Day 1D of the APL Vietnam Main Event! For all you fence sitters, short stacks, and late comers, the last starting day is upon us…. so this is it! Get in the game or miss out! The prize pool is a whopping VND 8 Billion (~US$ 342,000) guaranteed. With buy-in at VND 16,500,000 (~US$720), that means we need around 534 to meet it. So far, the event has drawn 334 entries:

Day 1A – 64 entries
Day 1B – 70 entries
Day 1C – 200 entries

A total of 75 players advanced to Day 2 with Day 1D chip leader Matthew Mortensen commanding the lineup with a staggering 400,000 stack. For those entering today, here’s all the info to set you up:

Starting stack: 30,000
Opening blinds: 50-100
Blinds intervals: increases every 40 minutes
Registration: closes at the start of Level 10
Bagging time: at the end of Level 14
Multiple stacks: best stack forward rule

We will report the action to you live via this channel so check back from time to time.

Good luck to all!

00:15: Day 1C ends with 46 remaining

Day 1C is over! It was a huge starting day with 200 entries however only 46 survived the heat. Amassing a towering stack of 400k was USA’s Matthew Mortensen. No one even came close to that figure. We will have a brief recap for you shortly along with the chip counts of the day.

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00:10: Nguyen Quang Huy out, Vu Trang Thanh triples up, Julien Tran side pot
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Vu Trang Thanh raised to 11k, Julien Tran called, Nguyen Quang Huy all in for 56.5k, Thanh all in for 21k, Tran tank-called covering both players.

Thanh
Nguyen
Tran

The board ran . Thanh tripled up, Tran took the side pot, Nguyen busted.

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23:45: Jay Lee doubles up
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Three way limped pot saw a flop land . Bb Jay Lee checked, cutoff Vu Duc Trung bet 4k, button folded, Lee raised to 12.5k, Trung three-bet to 25k, Lee four-bet shoved for 45.5k, Trung called.

Lee two pair
Trung top pair

The turn and river were safe for Lee to claim a double up. Trung dipped to 210k, Lee up to 101k.

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23:40: Andy Ying Kit Chan loses some to Julien Tran
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Utg Andy Chan raised to 5k, mp Julien Tran and bb called. On the flop , bb checked, Chan bet 12k, Tran called, bb folded. On the turn both players checked and the river felted . Chan checked, Tran bet 28k, Chan called. Chan showed ste but Tran’s straight won the pot. Tran up to 180k, Chan down to 210k.

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23:30: Wayne Heung rails one, climbs to 247k
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Catching the action on the flop with three players in on a pot of 15k. Bb player bet 10.5k, Wayne Heung called, button Tran Son Thach folded. On the turn , bb all in for 30k, snap-called by Heung.

Bb top pair
Heung two pair

Heung shipped it when the river came while booting one out in the process. Heung up to 247k.

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23:25: Wayne Heung doubles up to 200k
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Heavy betting preflop led to two players all in, Bui Duc Dung with , Wayne Heung with , the cards ran . Heung shipped it, Dung down to 1k. Heung now at 200k.

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23:15: Set over set! Andy Ying Kit Chan joins the leaders
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Action began with an mp player bumping it up to 4k, cutoff Andy Chan and sb player called. On the flop , sb and mp checked, Chan bet 3k, only sb called. On the turn , sb checked, Chan bet 16k, sb raised to 40k, Chan jammed his massive 160k stack, sb risked it with 90k.

Sb set
Chan higher set

The river came , Chan shipped it and soared to 260k.

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23:10: Double KO! Matthew Mortensen climbs to 230k
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Three-way showdown… big stacked Matthew Mortensen with set sends two players out, and on a board . Mortensen up to 230k.

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22:45: Vu Duc Trung catapults to 260k, rails Quang Nguyen
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Another double knockout here with Vu Duc Trung as the executioner. Trung had and was up against and . The board ran for a winning two pair. Trung up to to 260k.

Just before that hand, Trung railed defending champion Quang Nguyen to bring his stack to 200k. Trung , Quang , the board ran dry, .

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22:25: Double KO: Phan Trong Linh ships it
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Two players went down simultaneously at the hands of Phan Trong. Action got started with utg limping in, Phan Trong Linh and cutoff also limped, sb Phuong Nguyen shoved 18k, bb Manoj Pentakota shoved 24.1k, utg folded, Phan called, and cutoff folded.

Pentakota
Nguyen
Phan

The board came down and with that Phan shipped it all. He now has 120k.

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22:10: Huang Sing Long with quads
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Abhinav Iyer raised to 3400, mp player called. bb Huang Sing Long called and the dealer spread . Long and Iyer checked, mp bet 5k, Long and Iyer called. On the turn , check again by Long, Iyer bet 6k, mp called, Long all in  for 13k, called by Iyer and mp. The river Iyer checked, mp bet 25k for a side pot, Iyer snap-called.

Iyer won the side pot with flush over mp’s . Long claimed the main pot for a triple up with quads.

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22:05: Thang Tran ends Minh Le’s day
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Thang Tran was moved to Minh Le’s table and immediately caused havoc to the pro. Action between them saw Minh limp from utg, Tran raised to 3700, Minh all in for 14k, called by Tran. Minh , Tran , Tran connected with an ace on the flop and that was it for Minh.

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21:55: Matthew Mortensen doubles up to 180k
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

A player raised to 3600, Matthew Mortensen called, Luong Ngoc Hung three-bet to 15.6k, initial raiser and Mortensen called. The flop , Hung checked, player checked, Jenkins bet 20k, Hung raised to 45k, player folded, Mortensen shoved his 65k stack, called by Hung with just over 75k.

Mortensen set
Hung

The turn and river ended the hand. Mortensen doubled up to 180k, Hung down to 10.4k.

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21:45: Double bust! Kjell Ove Dyb zooms over 200k
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Utg raised to 3500, mp Kjell Ove Dyb called, bb all in for 9600. Back to utg who four-bet, and Dyb called. When the flop ran , utg bet 12k for a side pot, Dyb shoved his massive 100k, utg risked his stack of 45k.

Utg
Bb
Dyb

The turn and river ended the community spread. Dyb shipped it all with the nut flush. Dyb zooms to 210k.

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21:50: Satesh Muthu back in the game
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Satesh Muthu has grown to nearly 40k after shipping a triple up with pocket queens. Great comeback for the Singaporean who dropped down to just 4400 very early in the day.

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21:30: Lu Zheng Hao claims a pot
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

With a 2400 raise before him, Bui Dinh Nam three-bet to 5500, bb Lu Zheng Hao four-bet to 17.5k, initial raiser folded, Nam called. At the flop , Zheng Hao bet 14k, Nam tank-folded.

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21:25: Daruma rails Sung Min Oh
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Vietnamese player nicknamed Daruma just downed Sung Min Oh. Action began with Ming Hong Teoh bumping it up to 2200, sb Daruma called, bb Sung three-bet to 7900, Teoh folded, Daruma called. At the flop , Daruma all in, Sung all in with less. Daruma top pair, Sung pair flush draw. The turn and river didn’t improve Sung. Daruma up to 130k.

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21:23: Hard-hitting Vu Duc Trung 
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Utg Vu Duc Trung raised to 2300, three players called to see the flop . Bb checked, Trung c-bet 5500, two players called, bb folded. On the turn , Trung banged out 17.5k, only Phung Vu called. The river , another 27k bet by Trung, called by Phung. Trung showed . Phung mucked.

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21:20: Commanding push by Huu Tuan Nguyen 
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Action folded to the button Huu Tuan Nguyen, he raised to 2300. Sb Jack En Ching Wu and bb player called. At the flop , it was checked to Nguyen, he c-bet 3500, only the bb called. On the turn , bb checked, Nguyen bet 8500, bb raised to 26k, Nguyen called. The river , bb fired 36.8k, Nguyen pushed all in well covering his opponent. Bb folded. Nguyen up to 165k.

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21:18: Duy Ho vs Co Chung Chuen
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Hijack Duy Ho raised to 2700, button Co Chung Chuen three-bet to 7300, Duy called. At the flop , Duy checked, Chuen bet 5k, Duy raised to 15k, called. On the turn, Duy jammed 30k, Chuen tank-folded. Duy kindly showed his pair.

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21:15: Andy Ying Kit Chan ships a big one
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Catching the action only on a turn board with three players all in. Andy Chan held set, Dongkyoon Seo with draw, and the player covering them both two pair. The river secured Chan the win to ship it all and climb to 120k while railing Seo in the process.

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21:10: Kjell Ove Dyb goes up, Steve Yea plummets
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Kjell Ove Dyb raised to 2500, hijack Steve Yea called, joined as well by the blinds for a four-way look at the flop . Blinds checked, Dyb c-bet 4k, Yea and sb called. On the turn , sb bet 6600, called by Dyb and Yea. The river , sb checked, Dyb bet 11k, Yea shoved his 50k, sb folded, Dyb all in for slightly less. Yea , Dyb flush to ship a double up. Yea down to 4k, Dyb up to 120k.

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20:55: Phung Anh Duc doubles up
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Utg raised to 2500, hijack called, cutoff Phung Anh Duc all in for 18.7k, called by utg, hijack folded. Utg , Duc , the board . Duc doubled up with his full house.

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20:45: Current chip leaders
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Huu Tuan Nguyen 160k
Woon Yoke Wei 155k
Lu Zheng Hao 127k
Julien Tran 125k
Long Nguyen 110k

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20:40: Registration closed
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Players have returned from a dinner break and the new level has begun. This means, registration is closed for Day 1C. The screens say 200 entries (164 uniques, 36 re-entries). Over 100 players still remain. They will play another 5 rounds and bag up at the end of Level 14. Good luck to all!

For those that bust now, we still have one more starting day coming up tomorrow.

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19:55: Lu Zheng Hao rises to 120k
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Cutoff raised to 1600, button Nguyen Chi Thinh called, sb Lu Zheng Hao three-bet to 7200, cutoff folded, Thinh called. At the flop , Zheng Hao c-bet 6k, Thinh shoved 58k, Zheng Hao called with slightly less.

Thinh overpair
Zheng Hao trips

The turn and river secured the win for Zheng Hao for a good double up to 120k. Thinh dropped to 6k.

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19:45: Stunning runner runner full house for Minh Le
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Utg Minh Le limped, hijack Alex Lee raised to 3k, Minh three-bet to 8200, Lee called. The flop landed , Minh bet 10k, Lee raised to 26.5k, Minh all in for 32.6k, snap-call by Lee.

Minh overpair
Lee straight

The turn and river stunned the players giving Minh a runner-runner full house. He doubled up to 88k.

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19:35: Duy Ho gets a boost from Jack Wu
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Mp opened for 1900, lo-jack Jack En Ching Wu and cutoff called, button Duy Ho shoved jhis remaining 9700, mp folded, Wu called, cutoff folded. Duy , Wu , the cards granted life to Duy as it felted for a set to avoid the rail.

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19:20: Quang Nguyen doubles up again
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Mp Quang Nguyen raised to 1400, hijack Chaesung Lim three-bet to 4400, Quang called. On the flop , Quang checked, Lim bet 6300, Quang called. On the turn , Quang checked, Lim bet 13k, Quang shoved 21.3k, called by Lim. Quang set, Lim overpair. The river completed the board. Quang doubled up to 65k.

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19:15: Huu Tuan Nguyen soars to 150k
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

On a raised pot preflop, sb player and hijack Huu Tuan Nguyen stared down a flop . Sb checked, Nguyen bet, sb raised to 15k, called by Nguyen. On the turn , sb shoved (30k), snap-called by Nguyen. Sb flush, Nguyen quads. The river was mere formality. Nguyen shipped it to climb to 150k.

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19:14: Abhinav Iyer rails Chu Thai Thinh
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Utg Chu Thai Thinh raised to 1200,m hijack Abhinav Iyer called, cutoff three-bet to 5200, Thinh called, Iyer shoved his 60k stack. Cutoff folded, Thinh called with much less.

Thinh
Iyer

The board ran to eliminate Thinh.

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19:10: Lew Yin How with a lucky river catch
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Decorated APL Vietnam Main Event champion Lew Yin How was all in with on a jack high flop. He was called by a player with . After the turn, a queen showed up on the river to save How from elimination. He doubled up to 35k.

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19:08: Quang Nguyen brings up his stack
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Mp Bui Duc Dung raised to 1600, cutoff Quang Nguyen three-bet to 5500, Dung four-bet to 34.6k which was more than enough to cover Quang’s 16k stack. Quang risked it. Dung , Quang , the board came . Quang doubled up.

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19:00: Nguyen Van Ngoc doubles up through Na Young
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Preflop action saw a raised pot brewed between two players, Nguyen Van Ngoc and Na Young. At the flop , Nguyen bet, Young called. At the turn , Nguyen shoved his 18k stack, Young tanked then called. Nguyen had , Young with . The river was no help to Young for a double up to Nguyen.

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18:45: Satesh Muthu doubles up through Thang Tran
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Satesh Muthu is staging a strong comeback. After getting hurt badly with aces cracked, he went from 4400 to 6800, and now a double up to 15k. He was all in with called by Than Tran with . The board spread .

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18:35: Jack Wu wins one 
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Action folded to the button Jack En Ching Wu, he raised to 1300, sb followed with a three-bet to 3500, Wu called. On the flop , sb c-bet 3500, Wu called. On the turn , sb checked, Wu bet 4500, sb folded.

Jack Wu is tabled with some very tough competition: Huu Tuan Nguyen, Duy Ho, Huu Dung Nguyen, and Co Chung Chuen. We will keep an eye on them to see how the all match up.

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18:00: Tran Thanh Van cracks Muthu’s aces with quads
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Sick beat befell Satesh Muthu. Hand began with one player raising, called by button Tran Thanh Van, three-bet to 8k by bb Satesh Muthu. Action back to original raiser who folded, Tran shoved, insta-call by Muthu.

Tran
Muthu

The board ran a doozy quads for Tran to double up to 56k while Muthu dropped to 4400.

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17:45: Table 13 action in Level 7
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Spending time at Table 13…. pretty good action with Manoj Pentakota, Phan Trong Linh, Luguoqiang, and Terry Nguyen all picking up good pots. Here were some of those hands:

Utg player limped, down the orbit Pentakota raised to 1900, called by utg. The flop , both players checked. On the turn, utg bet 1600, Pentakota called. On the river , utg checked, Pentakota bet 2700, utg called. Pentakota showed and won the pot as utg mucked. Pentakota up to 75k.

Action folded to button player Luguqiang, he raised to 1500, bb Benedict Koh defended. At the flop , turn , and river , Koh check-called Luguqiang’s bets 2k, 4k, 5k. Luguqiang opened and Koh mucked. Luguqiang rose to 119k.

Hijack Phan Trong Linh raised to 1200, cutoff Luguqiang three-bet to 6k, Linh called. At the flop , Linh checked, Luguqiang c-bet 8k, Linh called. On the turn , Linh all in, Luguqiang called. Trong top pair, Luguqiang overpair, the river felted to grant Linh a full house to stay in the game and double up to around 53k. Luguqiang dropped to 89k.

Utg Pentakota min-raised, Terry Nguyen called, Linh three-bet to 3900, called by both Pentakota and Nguyen. At the flop , action was checked to Linh, he bet 4100, Pentakota called, Nguyen raised to 14.5k, no takers. Nguyen claimed the pot.

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17:20: Table 12 action… Julien Tran and Kong Nguyen claim pots
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Catching some Table 12 action…. first hand saw a 10k pot and a flop . Julien Tran checked, player bet 5300, Tran pushed, player folded.

Next hand, mp player raised to 1100, lo-jack Kong Nguyen three-bet to 3k, hijack player called, and back to mp who also made the call. Three-way look at the flop , all checked. On the turn, mp bet 3500, Kong raised to 8k, hijack folded, back to mp who called. On the river , mp checked, Kong bet 14k, called again by mp. Kong showed trips, mp mucked. Kong goes over 100k.

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17:10: Dang Luong on fire
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Stopping at the far Table 19 to try to get some hands and we were treated to a few with Dang Luong claiming them all back-to-back-to back. The first hand saw Lu Zheng Hao raise to 1100, Luong three-bet to 3500, Zheng Hao called. At the flop , Zheng Hao checked, Luong bet 7k, Zheng Hao folded.

Next hand, Luong raised to 900, found three callers to the flop . Bb checked, Luong c-bet 2k, cutoff folded, db Cao Ngoc Anh called, bb folded. The turn , it was checked by both and the river landed . Luong bet 7k, Anh called. Luong opened , Anh mucked.

Third consecutive hand, Luong raised preflop and found two callers to see a flop . Luong bet 1k, called by both opponents. On the turn , Luong bet 2k, one folded, one called. The river , Luong shoved and won the pot with no challenge. Luong built up to 65k.

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16:50: Huu Tuan Nguyen with a surprise win
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Hand began with utg Co Chung Chuen raising to 700, called by cutoff Huu Tuan Nguyen and button player. Big blind three-bet to 2500, Chuen folded, called by Nguyen and button. On the flop , bb c-bet 1700, called by both opponents. On the turn same action with bb’s 3500 bet called by both opponents. The river , no bets landed, bb mucked, Nguyen showed two pair, button mucked. Nguyen up to 60k.

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16:45: More uncalled shoves…. Sung Min Oh wins the pot
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Xuan Hung raised to 800, Sung Min Oh three-bet to 2800, Hung called. At the flop , Hung checked to Sung who bet 2500, Hung called. On the turn , same action with Sung sending out 7500 and Hung check-calling. The river , Hung checked, Sung shoved 12k, this time a fold from Hung. Sung scooped it up.

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16:40: Stephen Schumacher muscles Linh Tran
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Three players limped in, button Stephen Schumacher raised to 2500, mp limper folded, Linh Tran three-bet to 7500, cutoff limper folded. Schumacher four-bet shoved 41.5k, Tran tank-folded.

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16:35: Sathesh Muthu rails Tuan Minh
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Cutoff Tuan Minh moved all in (13.7k), and bb Sathesh Muthu called from the big blind. Minh , Muthu , the board . Minh railed, Muthu up to 45k.

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16:32: Shyh Chyn Lim wins the raise war
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Utg raised to 800, mp Shh Chyn Lim and hijack called. Sb Nam Ngoc Dao three-bet to 3k, utg folded, called by Lim, fold by hijack. Two players went to see the flop , Dao c-bet 2700, Lim raised to 6700, Dao three-bet to 12.7k, Lim jammed his 21.1k stack, Dao folded.

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16:30: 155 entries with registration wide open 
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Day 1C is pumping! We are halfway through Level 5 and already the screens have 155 registered. Players can still sign up until the start of Level 10 so plenty of time to join. Among the newcomers are Dhanesh Chainani, Vincent Li, Lu Zheng Hao, Hwang Sang Yeon, Benedict Koh, and India’s Abhinav Iyer. We’ll keep track of their progress throughout the day.

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16:15: No brakes for Pham Dinh Thi
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Utg Rikki limped, cutoff Pham Dinh Thi limped, sb raised to 700, called by both limpers. On the flop , sb and Rikki checked, Thi bet 1500, only Rikki called. On the turn , Rikki checked, Thi bet 3100, Rikki raised to 9100, Thi called. The river , Rikki checked, Thi bet it all (22.7k), Rikki folded.

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16:10: Chu Thai Thinh hard bets Andy Lim
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Utg Andy Lim raised to 500, lp player Chu Thai Thinh three-bet to 1500, bb called, Lim called. At the flop , action was checked to the aggressor Thinh, he  c-bet 2500, bb folded, Lim called. On the turn , Thinh sent out 5600, Lim check-folded.

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16:05: Chaesung Lim with trips
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Four way….. Utg+1 raised to 600, lo-jack called, cutoff Cao Ngoc Anh called, bb Chaesung Lim called. At the flop , all checked and the turn felted . Action was checked to lo-jack who bet 1100, Anh called, Lim check-raised to 3600, lj folded, Anh called. On the river , Lim shoved, Anh tank-called. Lim showed trips and shipped it.

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15:50: Aggressive Dinh Gia Hung claims a good one
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Hj player Dinh Gia Hung limped, sb Harry Nguyen raised to 700, Hung called. At the flop , Nguyen c-bet 1200, Hung raised to 3300, called by Nguyen. The turn was checked by Nguyen, Hung bet again 6500, Nguyen called. On the river , Nguyen led for 10.5k, Hung shoved 18k, Nguyen tank-folded.

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15:45: Hanh Tran delivers a double bust
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Three-way all in on a flop , WSOP decorated champion Hanh Tran , player , player , the turn and river completed the board. Tran shipped it and bounced out two.

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15:10: Bui Duc Dung goes up, Bui Hoai Nam plummets
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Another big pot this early on, this one was between Bui Duc Dung and Bui Hoai Nam. The hand began with utg limping in, hijack Dung raised to 550, button Nam three-bet to 2100, utg called, Dung four-bet to 8100, Nam and utg called. At the flop , utg checked, Dung bet 14.5k, Nam shoved 28,325, utg folded, Dung tank-called with slightly less.

Dung pair
Nam draw

The turn and river were no help to Nam. He plummeted to 2k, Dung doubled up to around 83k.

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14:55: Andy Ying Kit Chan shoves and takes it
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Preflop action began with utg raising to 350, Andy Ying Kit Chan three-bet to 1500, bb Stephen Schumacher called, utg folded. At the flop , Schumacher led for 4400, Chan called. On the turn , Schumacher fired 6200, Chan called. On the river Schumacher checked to Chan who shoved his 13k stack, Schumacher folded.

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14:50: Vu Duc Trung falls to Tu Le 
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Vu Duc Trung took a hard fall very early in the tournament. He gambled against a big hand held by Tu Le. Action began with Trung raising to 700 from hijack, sb Le three-bet to 1750, Trung four-bet to 5600, Le five-bet to 13k, Trung called. At the flop , Le jammed (23k), Trung called (14k).

Trung
Le

The turn and river completed the board and finished off Trung.

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14:45: Over 100 entries and climbing….
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Among the new arrivals are Linh Tran, Huu Dung Nguyen, Huy Pham, William Kang, Feng Zhao, inaugural Main Event champion Lew Yin How, and defending champion Quang Nguyen.

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14:40: Jeonggyu Cho gains off Ignatius Meng
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Utg Jeonggyu Cho raised to 650 and bb Ignatius Meng defended. The flop saw Meng check, Cho c-bet 1100, Meng called. On the turn , Meng switched up and led for 2250, Cho raised to 7k, Meng called. The river , Meng banged out 13,250, Cho called. Meng had top pair but Cho landed it on the river with straight to scoop it up. Cho rose to 59k, Meng dropped to 20k.

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14:35: Bui Hoai Nam earns chips off Julien Tran
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Bui Hoai Nam earned some chips off Julien Tran moments ago. The hand kicked off with a utg player limping in, mp Tran raised to 750, cutoff called. button Nam three-bet to 3900, utg fold, Tran four-bet to 9k, cutoff fold, Nam tank-called. On the flop , Tran c-bet 5100, Nam called. On the turn , Tran passed the betting to Nam who slid out 6200. Tran called. On the river , both players checked. Tran showed but Nam had better to claim the pot.

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14:15: Cao Ngoc Anh and Stephen Schumacher
Level 2: Blinds 75-150

Two power players battled for a pot in this hand. It began with a cutoff player limping in, sb Cao Ngoc Anh joined, bb Stephen Schumacher raised to 1100. cutoff folded, Cao called. On the flop , Cao check-called a 700 bet. The turn , action was the same with a 2750 bet check-called by Cao. On the river , both checked. Schumacher showed , Cao won the pot with pair.

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14:10: Matthew Mortensen over double stack
Level 2: Blinds 75-150

Looks like the lone bust out at the table may be caused by Matthew Mortensen with his stack of over 70k. We did catch him win a pot against Dongkyoon Seo shortly after. Seo raised to 500, sb Mortensen and bb called. At the flop , all checked. On the turn , action was checked to Seo, he bet 700, only Mortensen called. On the river , Mortensen led for 2500, Seo folded.

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14:00: More notables arrive… numbers climbing
Level 2: Blinds 75-150

Day 1C is shaping up to be a big one. We have already surpassed yesterday’s 70 entries. More notable players have joined, among them are Cao Ngoc Anh, Andy Ying Kit Chan, Jeonggyu Cho, Julien Tran, Co Chung Chuen, Shyh Chyn Lim, and Stephen Schumacher.

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13:30: Notables seen at the felt
Level 1: Blinds 50-100

Tables are filling up here… we are about to open a sixth table with 45 players and counting. Among the notables getting some early action are Raiden Kan, Alex Nguyen, Le Ngoc Khanh, Sao Bac Dau, Kjell Ove Dyb, and Phung Anh Duc.

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Welcome to Day 1C of the APL Vietnam Main Event! Today will see another batch of players attempting to advance to Day 2. This is the third starting flight out of four offered. The Main Event comes with VND 8 Billion (~US$ 343,000) guarantee. Buy-in is VND 16,500,000 (~US$ 720).

For entering players, you start with a very healthy 30,000 stack (300x the opening bb). Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10. Remaining players bag up at the end of Level 14.

The past two starting days drew a combined 134 entries (Day 1A – 64, Day 1B – 70) with 29 into Day 2. The top two in that lineup are Day 1B chip leader Daniel Perkins (292,000), and Day 1A chip leader Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa (290,000). These are the players to measure up to. For short stacks, you are allowed to attempt for multiple stacks. APL follows the “best stack forward” rule.

Time to head on over and join the action! Good luck to all today! Live updates running throughout.

00:40: Day 1B ends with 15 players 

Day 1B is a wrap! The 70 entries downsized to just 15 players at bagging time. Owning the chip lead was USA’s Daniel Perkins with 292,000. We will have a recap for you shortly along with the day’s chip counts.

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00:30: Pham Thanh Tung vs Tran Thanh Dat
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Pham Thanh Tung raised to 7k, called by Tran Thanh Dat. The flop fell , Tung c-bet 10k, Dat called. The turn , Tung checked, Dat bet 12.5k, Tung called. On fifth street , both checked. Tung opened , Dat mucked.

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00:15: Brave Zhu knocks out two at once
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Three players all in preflop with Brave Zhu covering his two opponents:

Nguyen Tan Phuoc
Thanh Nguyen
Brave Zhu

The board ran . Two players out, Zhu shipped it to rise to 170k.

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00:05: Tuan Ngoc up, Nguyen Tan Phuoc down
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Tuan Ngoc was all in for 45k holding , Nguyen Tan Phuoc had , the board ran dry for a higher five-card spread to Ngoc. He doubled up to 100k, Phuoc dropped to 20k.

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23:55: Minh Le busts
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

After doubling up Chingwei Chen on the previous hand, Minh Le was down to 30k and got it all in from the button. Big blind Tran Thanh Dat defended. Minh showed , Dat , the board came for another two pair defeating Minh. He busted.

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23:50: Chingwei Carter Chen doubles up
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Utg raised to 4500, mp Minh Le called, Chingwei Carter Chen shoved his 52k stack, called only by Minh.

Chen
Minh

The board ran for a double up to Chen to 110k. Minh fell to 30k.

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23:45: Pham Thanh Tung rails Duy Thuc
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Battle of the blinds… sb Pham Thanh Tung raised to 6k, bb Duy Thuc all in for 40.7k, Tung called. Thuc with , Tung , the board ran .

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23:35: Daniel Perkins rising high
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

Daniel Perkins continues to lead the count and has just distanced himself further. He won a sizable pot against Minh Le. The flop and 23k brewed saw Perkins bet 12k, and Minh check-call. On the turn, same action with an 18k bet, check-called by Minh. The river , Minh checked, Perkins fired 39.5k, this time Minh folded. Perkins up to 330k.

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23:30: Vu Minh Tri busts Nguyen Hai Trieu
Level 13: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000

All in preflop Vu Minh Tri with , at-risk player Nguyen Hai Trieu with , the board ran to crush Trieu out of the field. Tri rose to 170k.

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23:05: Pham Thanh Tung doubles up 
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Pham Thanh Tung raised to 6500, Duy Thuc called. The flop landed , Tung c-bet 7k, Thuc called. On the turn , Tung backed up with a check, Thuc bet 10k, Tung stepped on the pedal with a jam of 18.1k. Thuc called.

Tung draw
Thuc

The river was exactly what Tung needed to stay in the game and double up to 65k.

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23:00: Ray Chiu check-calls it down
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Cutoff Duy Thuc raised to 4200, bb Ray Chiu called. At the flop , both checked. At the turn , Chiu checked, Thuc bet 8200, Chiu called. On the river , another check-call of 7k by Chiu. Thuc mucked.

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22:55: Cooler! Daniel Perkins rails Tan Hoang
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Big stacked Daniel Perkins woke up with , and Tan Hoang had . No bad beat arrived to send Hoang packing. Perkins back up to 230k.

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22:40: Quan Nguyen lands it all for a double up
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Heavy preflop action between Quan Nguyen and Hai Trieu led to all the chips out front with short stacked Nguyen at risk. Nguyen had , Trieu , the board ran out for a winning nut flush to Nguyen. He doubled up to 50k.

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22:30: Vu Minh check-raises Cao Chao
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Vu Minh raised to 3500, called by Cao Chao. At the flop , Minh led for 4200, called by Chao. The turn , Minh slowed to a check, Chao fired 8k, Minh raised to 25k, Chao folded. Minh up to 160k, Chao down to 120k.

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22:15: Daniel Perkins rails Dyb
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Daniel Perkins raised to 4k, Kjell Ove Dyb jammed his 22.8k stack, Perkins called. Dyb , Perkins , the board ran for a winning full house to Perkins and the exit for Dyb. Perkins up to 180k.

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22:00: Ta Duy Quoc Chinh exposes Trieu’s bluff 
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

On a flop and 14k brewed preflop, Tony Trieu bet 7500, Ta Duy Quoc Chinh raised to 15k, Trieu called. On the turn , Trieu bet 37k, Chinh tanked until the clock was requested. Chinh called for his tournament life. It was a good call with his ahead of Trieu’s inside draw. The river ended the spread for a double up to Chinh to 120k. Trieu plummeted to 20k.

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21:30: Daniel Perkins and Minh Le face off again
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Mp player Daniel Perkins raised to 3k, lj player called, button Minh Le three-bet to 13k, Perkins called, lj folded. The flop , Perkins checked to Minh who c-bet 11k. Called by Perkins. On the turn no bets landed and dealer dropped the river . Perkins led for 13k, Minh called. Perkins showed two pair, Minh mucked.

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21:25: Tran Huy Hoang with a lucky double up off Kang
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

A roar of triumph was heard all over the poker room after Tran Huy Hoang spiked a lucky two outer to double up of William Kang. Action saw Hoang raise from utg to 2500, called by three players. At the flop , Hoang bet 5k, Kang raised to 13.5k, two players folded, Hoang called. On the turn , Hoang checked, Kang all in for 71.2k, Hoang all in for 33.7k. Cards were tabled:

Hoang
Kang

The uproar happened when the river felted for a winning set to Hoang and a double up.

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21:15: Thanh Nguyen wins the war
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Cutoff Pham Quoc Anh raised to 3500, sb Cuong Trinh three-bet to 7500, bb Thanh Nguyen four-bet to 16k, Anh and Trinh folded.

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21:05: Minh Le rises Daniel Perkins dips
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Catching the action only at the river betting, the board was and 34k in the middle, Minh Le bet 18k, Daniel Perkins tank-called. Minh showed trips, Perkins mucked, Minh up to 120k, Perkins slipped to 110k.

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20:55: Macaron Tran rails one 
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Ray Chiu initiated the action with a raise from utg to 2300, mp William Kang called, lj Macaron Tran three-bet to 8k, bb player shoved his short 10.6k, Chiu and Kang folded, Tran called. Tran was against , the board ran . Tran up to 80k.

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20:45: Day 1B registration closes with 70 entries
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Level 10 has kicked off which means Day 1B registration is closed. There were 70 total entries (59 uniques, 11 re-entries). We have entered the freezeout stage. The remaining players will complete another 5 rounds before bagging at the end of Level 14.

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20:40: Chip leader update
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Daniel Perkins 140k
Vu Minh Tri 130k
Tran Thanh Dat 150k
William Kang 110k
Nguyen Duy Thuc 100k

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19:55: Tran Thanh Dat goes back up
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Tran Thanh Dat lost some chips on an earlier hand to Truong Mong Hoang but gained some of it back in this hand. Action folded to him on the button, he raised to 2k. Sb Quoc Chinh called, bb Chingwei Carter Chen three-bet to 10k, Dat four-bet to 23k, no callers. Dat up to 150k.

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19:45: Ta Duy Quoc Chinh vs Chingwei Carter Chen
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

After the utg limped, mp Ta Duy Quoc Chinh raised to 3200, lj Chingwei Carter Chen three-bet to 11k, utg folded, Chinh called. On the flop , Chinh checked, Chen bet 8500, Chinh called. On the turn , Chinh led for 11k, Chen folded.

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19:35: Truong Mong Hoang full of hearts
Level 9: Blinds 400-800 ante 800

Raised pot preflop saw a board and two players in action. Truong Mong Hoang checked, Tran Thanh Dat bet 3500, called by Truong. On the turn , both players checked. On the river , Truong led for 11.4k, snap call by Dat. Truong showed nut flush to claim the pot.

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19:20: Tuan Ngoc shoves for the pot
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

The board showed and 18k in the pot, Tuan Ngoc bet 15k, Tran Huy Hoang tank-called. The river , Ngoc shoved his 15.5k, no call. Ngoc up to 70k.

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19:15: Minh Le jams the leader
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Catching the action on a flop and 15k brewed, sb Minh Le bet 6100, hijack Daniel Perkins raised to 15.5k, Minh shoved 35.6k, Perkins folded.

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19:05: Minh Le in the house
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Minh Le raised to 1600, Lugoqiang three-bet to 3800, Minh called. On the flop , Luguqiang bet 3600, Minh called. On the turn , action reversed. Luguqiang checked, Minh bet 6300, Luguqiang folded.

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19:00 Cooler sends Cuong Nguyen out and Perkins way up
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Cuong Nguyen raised to 2k, Daniel Perkins three-bet to 6k, Cuong four-bet to 16k, Perkins five-bet to 40k, Cuong jammed, Perkins with the call. Cuong , Perkins , the board bricked, Perkins shipped it while Cuong shipped out. Perkins up to 195k.  

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18:47: Jimbo Jenkins takes it away
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Quan Nguyen limped in, button limped, sb Jimbo Jenkins raised to 3300, Nguyen three-bet to 8300, button folded, called by Jenkins. On the flop , Jenkins checked, Nguyen bet 3300, Jenkins raised to 11k, Nguyen tank-folded.

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18:25: Pham Quoc Anh shoves for the pot
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

On a flop and a raised pot of 2500 brewed preflop, Tom Hoang checked then called Pham Quoc Anh’s 3k bet. On the turn , another check-call by Hoang of 6100. The river , Hoang checked, Anh slid it all in (20k), Hoang folded.

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18:18: Daniel Perkins on the rise
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Two players stared down a board with 4k already brewed preflop. Duy Thuc bet 2700 and Daniel Perkins called. The turn saw more bets with Thuc sending out 4k, Perkins called. The river , Thuc slowed down, Perkins bet 12k, Thuc folded.

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18:15: Chingwei “Carter” Chen won’t be bullied
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Chingwei “Carter” Chen earned himself a good pot off the big stack at the table. Chen raised preflop and the big stack defended from bb position. At the flop , Chen bet and bb check-called. On the turn , Chen bet 4500, bb check-called. On the river , Chen bet 3500, bb check-raised to 18.5k, called by by Chen. Bb mucked. Chen scooped up the big pot.

Next hand, an mp player raised to 1200, Chen three-bet to 4k, no callers. Chen up to 65k.

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18:05:  Tran Thanh Dat burns Diep on the river
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Tran Thanh Dat raised to 1100, db Nguyen Hong Diep and bb Kjell Ove Dyb called. On the flop , Kjell checked, Dat c-bet 2500, called by Diep and Kjell. On the turn , Kjell checked, Dat fired 25k, Diep all in for 14k, Kjell folded.

Dat
Diep flush

The river was a bad card for Diep with Dat improving to a nut flush.

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18:00: 65 entries… surpassed Day 1A
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

With 65 entries on the screens, we have surpassed the Day 1A entries. Registration is still open until the start of Level 10 so all you fence-sitters, plenty of time to join today’s heat.

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17:45: Cuong Nguyen rivers it against Perkins
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Utg Daniel Perkins limped, three players also limped, bb Cuong Nguyen raised to 2500, Perkins three-bet to 6900, three players folded to send the action to  Cuong who called. At the flop , Cuong checked, Perkins shoved (10.5k), Cuong called with more behind.

Perkins top two pair
Cuong draw

The turn fell , the river awarded Cuong the flush to double up to 80k. Perkins dropped to 70k.  

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17:30: Another good pot for Quan Nguyen
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Phan Quoc Anh raised to 1400, Quan Nguyen three-bet to 3200, called by Anh. At the flop , Anh checked to Nguyen who bet 4200, Anh raised to 14.8k, Nguyen three-bet to 36k, Anh folded.

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17:15: Set over set! Vu Minh Tri rails Eunho Kwon
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Vu Minh Tri raised to 800, cutoff Eunho Kwon three-bet to 2600, Tri called. On the flop , Tri check-called Kwon’s 3k bet. The turn , Tri checked, Kwon bet 8k, Tri raised to 17k, Kwon jammed his 26k, called by Tri. Kwon showed set, Tri had higher set. The river sent Kwon packing. Tri shipped it and climbed to 70k.

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17:10: Quan Nguyen earns off Ku
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Quan Nguyen raised to 1600 and found one caller in Bonhyuk Ku. The flop ran , Nguyen bet 1600, called by Ku. The turn saw same action with Ku calling a 3200 bet. The river , Nguyen bet 4400 and Ku called. Nguyen won the pot with . Ku mucked. Ku down to 33k, Nguyen rose to 80k.

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17:05: Failed bluff! Bonhyuk Ku chunks Le Ngoc Khanh 
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Bonhyuk Ku raised to 700, was called by four players that included Le Ngoc Khanh from cutoff. At the flop , action was checked to Khanh, he bet 1100. This was followed by three folds then a check-call by Ku. On the turn , Ku check-called a 3k bet by Le Ngoc. On the river , same action with Ku check-calling an 8k bet but not before tanking. Le Ngoc tapped the table signaling a good call as he opened his bluff / missed draw. Ku won the pot with top two pair. Le Ngoc down to 5400, Ku p to 47k.

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17:00: Thang Tran doubles up through Dinh Gia Hung
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

5k was already in the pot when the flop ran . Cutoff Thang Tran checked, button Dinh Gia Hung bet 4300, Tran shoved 13.4k, called by Hung. Tran draw, Hung top pair. The turn was no help to Tran but the river saved him from the rail with a flush competed.

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16:45: Nguyen Tan Phuoc calls out Macaron’s bluff
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Catching the action on a board with 13k in the pot, Nguyen Tan Phuoc checked to Macaron Tran who fired 7k. Phuoc tanked then called. Tran had to show his bluff. Phuoc scooped the pot with his winning .

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\16:40: 55 entries… 
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

We’ve got six tables running now with 55 entries so far. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 so plenty of time for players to join the action. You don’t want to miss out on the VND 8 Billion guarantee! Among the latest entries were Soo Jo Kim, Le Ngoc Khanh, and Cuong Trinh.

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16:30: Aggressive Tran Thanh Dat pays off
Level 5: Blinds 100-300 ante 300

Tran Thanh Dat raised to 700, Nguyen Hong Diep called, Thang Tran three-bet to 2400, called by one lp player, action swung back to Dat who four-bet to 9200, Diep folded, then Tran and lp player called for a three-way to the flop . Dat shoved his 22.1k stack, Tran folded, lp player tank-called with less chips.

Dat top pair, lp , the turn and river completed the board. Dat shipped it and climbed to 72k while booting one out.

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16:03: Heavy bets by Cao Chao
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

Mp player Cao Chao limped, hijack Duong Minh raised to 1200, button and bb called, Chao three-bet to 6k, called only by Minh. The flop , Chao c-bet 8k, Minh called. On the turn , Chao fired a huge 54.5k bet. Minh tanked then opted to fold.

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15:15: A splash of change for Thang Tran 
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Four players limped in when it reached the small blind who raised to 1k. This found three callers around the orbit and a flop land . Sb c-bet 2k, one fold, Thang Tran raised to 6k, no callers.

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15:10: Lew Yin How wins one
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

A five way raised pot preflop saw a board . After two checks, a mid position player bet 1100, one player folded, the button called, Lew Yin How (sb) raised to 5300, bb folded, then the mp and button folded as well for How to win the pot.

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15:00: Bao An in action
Level 3: Blinds 75-150 ante 150

Ante stage has begun. One of the few females in the field was caught in action. Bao An lost a pot then gained it back right after. The first hand saw her raise to 500 from mid position and was called by the blinds. At the flop , action was checked to her, she c-bet 900, the blinds called. On the turn and river, no bets landed, sb players won it with two pair .

Immediately after, she raised again to 500, got re-raised to 1400, she called. On the flop , An check-called a 1100 bet. On the turn both checked and the river felted . An bet 2k and won the pot with no challenge.

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14:30: Slow start…. Lew Yin How among the notables
Level 2: Blinds 75-150

We are into Level 2 and so far only three tables are running with 29 players registered. We do see a small line at registration so that number will definitely pick up as it did at Day 1A. Currently at the felt are several notable players: Nguyen Hai Trieu, Thanh Nguyen, Vu Minh Tri, Macaron Tran, Tran Huy Hoang, and Pham Thanh Tung.

Also on the felt is Malaysia’s Lew Yin How. How won the first-ever APL Vietnam Main Event one year ago. He attempted a back-to-back in November, got very close, but fell short in 14th place. We will track his progress throughout the day.

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Welcome to another day at the APL Main Event races! Today will see the second starting day on the floor. A total of four starting heats are lined up. Buy-in is VND 16,500,000 (~US$ 720). If you are just getting wind of this exciting event, it comes with an VND 8 Billion (~US$ 343,000) guarantee.

For entering players, you start with a 30,000 stack (300x the opening bb). Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10. Remaining players bag up at the end of Level 14.

Yesterday, Day 1A drew 64 entries with only 14 surviving. They advance to Day 2 taking place on Thursday, May 16. At this time, the player to measure up to is chip leader Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa. She bagged up an enormous 290,000. No other player came close to her stack. You can view the Day 1A results via the link below.

With that said, good luck to all today! Live updates running throughout.

00:35: Day 1A ends with 14 players; Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa bags the lead
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Main Event Day 1A is in the books! 14 remained out of the 64 total entries. Amassing the largest stack well above the pack was Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa with 290,000. We will have a short recap for you in just a bit along with the chip counts. For now, have a read on the updates to see how Hoa rose to the top and how others fared.

Goodnight! See you tomorrow for Day 1B live updates!

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00:30: Nam Duong rails Tuan Ngoc
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Tuan Ngoc met his end just before the close of day. He was all in with against Nam Duong with . He lost the flip when the board ran . Duong shipped it and climbed to 120k.

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00:25: Binh Minh shows the ladies
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Three-way action began with Hong Hai raising to 5k, called by Nguyen Dinh Tien, three-bet to 12.5k by Binh Minh, called by Hai and Tien. At the flop no bets landed. On the turn Minh bet 8k, no callers. Minh showed full house.

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00:15: Frederic Boillet falls to Phan Anh Khiem
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2500 ante 2500

Frederic Boillet raised to 6500, Phan Anh Khiem shoved 60k, Boillet called with slightly less. Boillet , Khiem , the board bricked to send the pot to Khiem. Khiem rose to 120k.

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23:55: Vinh Huynh goes up 
Level 13: Blinds 1k-2k ante 2k

Catching the action on a turn board and 35k already brewed, Vinh Huynh check-called Nham The Luan’s 16.5k bet to pump up the pot further. The river saw both players check. Huynh showed top pair and won it with Luan mucking.

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23:45: John Paredes avoids the rail
Level 13: Blinds 1k-2k ante 2k

A preflop betting war led to John Paredes all in with only to find he was behind Nguyen Nam Duong’s . In danger of elimination, the cards felt otherwise as it delivered for the nut flush to Paredes and a double up to 135k. Duong dropped to 45k.

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23:20: Set over set! Nguyen Dinh Tien takes it back
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Having just doubled up, Nguyen Vu Dai Duong proceeded to return a chunk of it to his benefactor Nguyen Dinh Tien. It was an unavoidable hand with a set over set. On a raised pot preflop, the cards landed . Tien bet 5k, Duong raised to 20k, Tien answered with a  shove, and a snap call by Duong.

Tien higher set
Duong set

The turn was and river . Tien zoomed back up to 190k, Duong dropped to 40k.

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23:15: Nguyen Vu Dai Duong doubles up 
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

With 21k in the middle and a flop , Nguyen Dinh Tien bet 9k, Nguyen Vu Dai Duong shoved 57.3k, Tien called. Duong , Tien overpair, the turn kept Tien ahead but with the river , Duong overtook with trips for a double up to 135k. Tien slid down to 90k.

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23:00: No callers for Nham The Luan
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

A nice splashy pot was claimed by Nham The Luan to bring his stack to 135k. It opened with Luan raising to 4500 and finding three callers to the flop . Bb player checked, Luan c-bet 8k, and was joined to the turn by two players. Luan shoved around 90k, this time no callers.

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22:50: Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa with the five-bet scoop
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Heavy betting preflop began with Dang Dung raising to 4600, Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa three-bet to 11k, bb Duy Thuc four-bet to 31.6k, Dung tank-folded, Hoa five-bet to 74k, Thuc tank-folded showing . Hoa rose to 245k.

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22:35: Kwang Jin Lee claims a big pot
Level 12: Blinds 800-1600 ante 1600

Mp player limped in, hijack Kwang Jin Lee raised to 4k, bb Nham The Luan and mp limper called. On the flop , action was checked to Lee who c-bet 5k. Luan raised to 15k, mp folded, Lee three-bet to 30k, Luan called. On the turn and river , no bets landed. Lee won it with over Luan’s missed draw. Lee rose to 120k, Luan dipped to 70k.

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22:30: Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa delivers a double bust
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa sent two players packing in this hand. His victims were Kevin Ho-Dinh and Pegasus. On a raised pot preflop, the board felted , Hoa checked, Ho-Dinh bet 15k, Pegasus all in for 46.7k, Hoa all in for 75k, Ho-Dinh all in for 48k.

Pegasus pair flush draw
Ho-Dinh top pair
Hoa two pair

The turn and river ended the hand and Hoa shipped it to climb to 200k.

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22:10: Frederic Boillet vs Phan Anh Khiem
Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Action at the flop and 9k brewed saw bb player check, Frederic Boillet bet 5k, raised by Phan Anh Khiem to 12.5k, fold by bb, Boillet called. On the turn , check by Boillet, Khiem bet 16k, Boillet called. On the river , check again by Boillet, Khiem shoved, Boillet tank-folded. Boillet down to 100k, Khiem up to 90k.

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22:00: Nguyen Duy Thuc eliminates Nguyen Van Canh

Level 11: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200

Nguyen Van Canh was once one of the biggest stacks but couldn’t hold on. After some hits to his stack, he was bounced out by Nguyen Duy Thuc in two separate hands. The first one saw a board complete to and 50k in the pot. Canh fired 8k and Thuc called. Canh mucked.

Next hand came 20 minutes later. Canh was all in for 23.5k, Thuc called. Canh , Thuc , the board bricked. Thuc rose to 170k in the process.

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21:37: Vinh Huynh doubles up through Phuc
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Utg Vinh Huynh raised to2300, Kevin Ho-Dinh called, button Nguyen Dang Phuc three-bet to 8k, Huynh jammed 38k, Ho-Dinh folded, called by Phuc.

Huynh
Phuc

The board ran for a double up to Huynh to 80k. Phuc dropped to 150k.

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21:26: Nguyen Van Canh dips low, Nham The Luan rises
Level 10: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000

Unfortunately we didn’t catch the previous betting action that created a pot of 22k on a board of . Sb Nham The Luan checked, mp Nguyen Van Canh bet pot of 22k, Luan tank-called. Canh mucked. Luan scooped it up without having to show. Canh down to 50k, Luan up to 120k.

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20:20: Dinner break chip leaders

Players are at a 40-minute dinner break. Registration will close at the start of the next level. 36 players remaining out of the 64 entries. Here are the top 5 chip leaders:

Nguyen Dang Phuc 190k
Nguyen Duy Thuc 140k
Frederic Boillet 120k
Nguyen Nam Duong 100k
Nguyen Van Canh 90k

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20:15: Nguyen Nam Duong calls out the bluff
Level 9: 400-800 ante 800

Thinh Phan tried but couldn’t get past Nguyen Nam Duong for the pot. Hand began with utg Phan raising to 1600, cutoff Duong three-bet to 4300, Phan called. On the flop , both checked. On the turn , Phan led for 7k, Duong called. On the river , Phan fired 18k, snap-called by Duong. Phan opened king high bluff, Duong claimed the pot with ace high.

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20:10: Tuan Ngoc rails La Anh Tuan
Level 9: 400-800 ante 800

Another player has fallen by the wayside, La Anh Tuan was railed by Tuan Ngoc. On a flop , and 25k in the pot, sb Nguyen Van Canh checked, Tuan all in, Ngoc all in, Canh tank-folded. Tuan overcards, Ngoc overpair, the turn and river completed the board to bust Tuan and Ngoc to ship. Ngoc up to 95k.

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20:05: Nguyen Dang Phuc sends Pham Quoc Anh packing
Level 9: 400-800 ante 800

Nguyen Dang Phuc picked up another sizable pot to climb to 170k. Pham Quoc Anh opened for 1800, Kevin Ho-Dinh called, sb Phuc three-bet to 6300, four-bet to 16.3k, Ho-Dinh bowed out of the heat, Phuc called. At the flop , Phuc bet 10k, Anh called. On the turn, Phuc checked, Anh shoved 22k, snap-called by Phuc.

Phuc set
Anh two pair. Anh was drawing dead and busted. The river was .

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19:50: Nguyen Dang Phuc up to 120k
Level 9: 400-800 ante 800

On a board showing and 20k in the pot, Nguyen Dang Phuc bet 10.2k, and Tran Van Quan called. On the river , Phuc sent out 22k, snap-fold by Quan. Phuc up to 120k.

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19:30: Dinh Gia Hung risks it only to fall
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Dinh Gia Hung burned himself out of the field but not after tanking for some time. The hand saw Nguyen Nam Duong raise to 2200, called by two players which included Hung on the big blind. At the flop , all three checked. On the turn, Hung bet 2800, Duong raised to 6800, one player folded, Hung called. On the   river, Hung checked, Duong shoved and well covered Hung. Hung tanked then eventually called for his tournament life. Duong sent Hung packing with trips besting two pair. Duong up to 95k.

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19:15: Aggressive Nguyen Van Canh shoves for the pot
Level 8: Blinds 300-600 ante 600

Utg player Nguyen Van Canh limped, mp La Anh Tuan raised to 2k, cutoff Tuan Ngoc called, Canh three-bet to 8800, Tuan folded, Ngoc called. At the flop , Canh c-bet 12k, Ngoc tank-called. On the turn, Canh shoved (35.4k), Ngoc folded. Canh up to 80k.

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18:50: Short stacked Nam Nguyen triples up
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

With blinds beginning to hurt the short stacks, some of them have taken to shoving and with some finding success. One of them was Nam Nguyen. Nam didn’t just double up, he tripled up to over 20k. Opening action saw Ding Gia Hung limp in, button Cuong Nguyen raised to 2600, sb Nam called, and back to Hung who also called. At the flop , Nam checked, Hung bet 4300, Cuong called, Nam shoved 9900, called by both opponents. The turn and river saw no side pot generated. Nam shipped it with his straight.

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18:30: Nguyen Thien Tam doubles up
Level 7: Blinds 200-500 ante 500

Another short stack got it all in and got fully paid. Nguyen Thien Tam was the next benefactor of a double up. Action began with utg Nguyen Binh Minh limping in, hijack followed suit, cutoff Vinh Nguyen raised to 2200, button and bb Tam called, joined by the two limpers for a five-way look at the flop . Tam checked, Minh bet 6200, three players folded, Tam jammed his 16.5k stack and got called by Minh.

Tam
Minh

The turn and river completed the board. Tam shipped a double up.

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18:11: Diamonds shine for Kevin Ho-Dinh
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Showdown between two players, Nguyen Van Canh and Kevin Ho-Dinh. The flop was and with 8k in the pot. Canh jammed his 27k stack to send Ho-Dinh tanking. Ho-Dinh found the guts to call with only 22.2k to put himself at risk of elimination. Canh , Ho-Dinh , the turn saw no change but the river was one of Ho-Dinh’s outs to complete the nut flush and double up. He climbed to 62k, Canh dropped to below 5k.

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17:50: Straight up for John Paredes 
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

With a 2900 pot in the middle and a flop , sb John Paredes checked, mp bet 1100, button Nham The Luan raised to 3300, Paredes three-bet to 7k, mp fold, called by Luan. On the turn , Paredes fired 12k, called again by Luan. The river , Paredes sent out his last 9400 and got the call. He opened straight for a double up against Luan’s overpair. Paredes rose to 60k,  Luan dipped to 50k.

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17:30: Ta Xuan Tung rails one 
Level 6: Blinds 200-400 ante 400

Vying for the second largest stack at the moment is Ta Xuan Tung with around 82k. One of the pots he shipped was the elimination of a player. It began with a raise by Frederic Boillet to 1100, called by Tung, three-bet all in to 1900 by a short stacked player, called by both Boillet and Tung. At the flop , no bets. On the turn , Tung fired a bet to start off a side pot but Boillet folded. Tung top pair, all in player , the river completed the board for Tung to ship it and a player to bounce out.

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17:10: Soo Jo Kim in the house
Level 5: Blinds 150-300 ante 300

Korean pro Soo Jo Kim has joined the action. He was seen earlier battling it out at one of the side events. Kim placed 2nd at the previous APL Vietnam Main Event championed by Quang Nang Nguyen.

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17:00: Do Quang Thang with a big stack
Level 5: Blinds 150-300 ante 300

Do Quang Thang currently holds the largest stack out there. Helping build it was the elimination of Stephen Schumacher whose couldn’t improve on a board to overtake Thang’s full house. The all ins were at the flop. Thang sits with over 130k.

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16:15: Last man standing promo – HKPPA vs SPL
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

We have just been informed by Jack Liew that there is an HKPPA and SPL side competition in the Main Event. The last man standing from either club will win one free seat to the next APL Main Event. We will surely be keeping tabs on that contest.

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16:00: Main Event well underway
Level 4: Blinds 100-200 ante 200

We are halfway through Level 4 of the Main Event. Six tables are running with 51 entries so far. Some of the notables in action are La Anh Tuan, Nguyen Nam Duong, Tran Van Quan, Nguyen The Anh, Frederic Boillet, Stephen Schumacher, and Jeonggyu Cho. For the latter Cho, he was in and out fairly quick. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, just after the dinner break so plenty of time for late-comers to join and early busts to get back in the game.

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Welcome to the Main Event! Today is the start of four starting heats to join the headliner. This event comes with a VND 8,000,000,000 (~US$ 345,000) guarantee. Buy-in is VND 16,500,000 (~US$720) with unlimited re-entries. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 which is at approximately 8pm. Each starting day plays a total of 14 rounds with blinds escalating every 40 minutes.

We will bring you some of the action via our live updates plus recaps at the end of the day. Good luck to all!