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APL Road Series Vietnam 2019 Main Event : Live Updates

APL Road Series Vietnam 2019 Main Event : Live Updates

 

China’s Zhu Yong wins the Main Event! 

The only player representing China of the final 9 has taken down the Main Event! Zhu Yong entered the final table with a commanding stack, proceeded to rail six players to seize the title and ship the VND 1,700,440,000 (US$72,000) first prize. This was Yong’s maiden victory and his largest live tournament cash payout. Congratulations on his incredible performance to the top!

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Champion Zhu Yong – winning moment

We will have a recap for you shortly. You can read up on all the action of the final day right here in our live reports.

Final 9 payouts
1st Zhu Yong – China – VND 1700,440,000
2nd Hong Kong Nguyen – Canada – VND 1,192,360,000
3rd Melvin Tay Yao Loon – Vietnam – VND 767,320,000
4th Huynh Vinh Quang – USA – VND 552,670,000
5th Vu Trung Thanh – Vietnam – VND 424,130,000
6th Vu Duc Trung – Vietnam – VND 342,370,000
7th Feng Zhao – Singapore – VND 284,450,000
8th Pham Quoc Anh – Vietnam – VND 226,710,000
9th Chu Thai Thinh – Vietnam – VND 170,050,000


19:00: Hong Kong Nguyen eliminated in 2nd place – VND 1,192,360,000
Level 34: Blinds 120k-240k ante 240k

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Runner-up Hong Kong Nguyen

It’s all over! Hong Kong Nguyen could not crack the big stacked Zhu Yong and went crashing down on just the seventh heads up hand. Nguyen shoved his 5.15M stack, Yong tank-called.

Nguyen Ac2h
Yong Ad9s

The board ran 3c6c5s5hJd. Nguyen shipped VND 1,192,360,000 for his incredible run. This was his first-ever known live tournament cash score.


18:50: Hong Kong Nguyen shoves
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

Seeing our first shove of the heads up round. Hand #6 started with Zhu Yong raising to 450k, Hong Kong Nguyen called. At the flop 4d8dKs, check by Nguyen, 250k bet by Yong, called by Nguyen. On the turn 10c, Nguyen checked, Yong bet 550k, Nguyen jammed his 3M stack, Yong folded.


18:45: Zhu Yong hard bets it
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

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Zhu Yong

Heads up hand #5 saw Zhu Yong put some muscle in. Button Hong Kong Nguyen limped, Yong raised to 575k, Nguyen called. The flop came 8h5d7s, Yong c-bet 750k, Nguyen called. The turn 10h, Yong fired a massive 3.4M, Nguyen folded.


18:40: Hong Kong Nguyen claims the next two
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200

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Hong Kong Nguyen

Hong Kong Nguyen took the next two pots. On the first one, he raised to 450k, Zhu Yong called. At the flop 4h7h8c, Yong checked, Nguyen c-bet 550k, Yong folded.

The fourth heads up hand Yong limped, Nguyen checked on the big blind. At the flop 6c4c4h, both checked. On the turn 7h, Nguyen led for 200k, called by Yong. On the river 10h, Nguyen bet 600k, Yong folded.


18:35: Zhu Yong takes the next one
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

Second hand of heads up, Zhu Yong raised to 550k, Hong Kong Nguyen called. At the flop 3dJdKh, Nguyen checked, Yong c-bet 200k, called. On the turn 5s and river 5c, no bets landed. Yong won with 10h10s over Nguyen’s Qc6h.


18:30: Heads up begins!
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

Here we go! The hunt for the title has begun! The first hand went to Hong Kong Nguyen. He limped and Zhu Yong checked. The flop 7s8hKs, Yong checked, Nguyen bet 200k, Yong folded.


18:15: Heads up! Zhu Yong vs Hong Kong Nguyen
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

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Heads up! Hong Kong Nguyen vs Zhu Yong

With the fall of Melvin Tay Yao Loon, we are heads up between Zhu Yong and Hong Kong Nguyen. Here’s how they match up:

Yong 13,875,000
Nguyen 4,725,000

Good luck to both! The title, the trophy, and the VND 1,700,440 up for grabs!! Runner-up receives VND 1,192,360,000.


18:10: Melvin Tay Yao Loon eliminated in 3rd place – VND 767,320,000
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

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Melvin Tay Yao Loon – 3rd place

Melvin Tay Yao Loon staged a strong comeback from the bottom of the heap but could not take it to the limit. He was eliminated in 3rd place by Zhu Yong who raised to 425 from the button, Loon jammed from the big blind 3.130M. Yong called.

Yong JhQh
Loon 3h3d

The board ran Ac6h10dJc5c.

Loon takes home VND 767,320,000 for his finish. He also won the side contest between SPL and HKPPA. As the last man standing from either club, he won a seat to the next APL Main Event.


17:55: Zhu Yong wins this one against Nguyen
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

Sb Zhu Yong raised to 450k, bb Hong Kong Nguyen called. The flop 9s3hQh, Yong c-bet 350k, called by Nguyen. On the turn 8c, check by Yong, Nguyen bet 600k, Yong called. The river Js, both players checked, Yong showed QcKc and won it as Nguyen mucked.

Yong 11.335M
Nguyen 4.825M
Loon 3.250M


17:45: Hong Kong Nguyen on the rise
Level 33: Blinds 100k-200k ante 200k

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Hong Kong Nguyen

Having just won a big pot off the leader, Hong Kong Nguyen was at it again. Zhu Yong raised to 425k from the button, Nguyen three-bet to 1.6M, Yong tank-folded and showed KdQd.

Still 3 players remaining. Average stack is 6,203,000.

Yong 10.035M
Nguyen 6.825M
Loon 2.45M


17:35: Big bet, big pot, Hong Kong Nguyen grabs it
Level 32: Blinds 80k-160k ante 160k

Sb Zhu Yong raised to 330k, bb Hong Kong Nguyen called. The flop Jd8dJc, both checked. The turn 5s Yong led for 200k, Nguyen called. The river Js Yong bet 1M, Nguyen raised to 2.2M, Yong tanked for several minutes then opted to fold. Nguyen shipped it.

Melvin Tay Yao Loon 2.850M
Hong Kong Nguyen 6M
Zhu Yong 10.460M


17:30: Zhu Yong with trips
Level 32: Blinds 80k-160k ante 160k

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Zhu Yong

Button Hong Kong Nguyen raised, bb Zhu Yong called, the flop came Qd6dQh. Yong checked, Nguyen c-bet 160k, Yong raised to 375k, Nguyen called. The turn 2s and river 8d saw no further bets. Yong won it with Qc4s trips. Nguyen mucked.


17:25: Melvin Tay Yao Loon shoves
Level 32: Blinds 80k-160k ante 160k

After barely any significant action, Melvin Tay Yao Loon moved all in (2.53M) from the button, sb Zhu Yong had him well covered and considered it. After two minutes, he folded. Hong Kong Nguyen also folded.


17:20: Huynh Vinh Quang exits in 4th place – VND 552,670,000
Level 32: Blinds 80k-160k ante 160k

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Huynh Vinh Quang – 4th place

Huynh Vinh Quang watch his stack continue to drop in this level with blinds and antes eating him up. He took a stand against the leader Zhu Yong who raised to 325k. Huynh shoved from sb. Yong Ks10c, Huynh Jd10s, no help came for Huynh with the board running 6hQh7d5c8h. He exited in 4th place.

We are down to 3 players. Average stack is 6,200,000.

Yong 10,775,000
Hong Kong Nguyen 3.945M
Melvin Tay Yao Loon 4.070M


17:10: Melvin Tay Yao Loon exposes Huynh’s bluff
Level 32: Blinds 80k-160k ante 160k

Button Melvin Loon raised to 340k, big blind Huynh Vinh Quang called. The flop landed Ah8h2s, both players checked. On the turn 10c, Huynh led for 250k, called by Loon. On the river 4c, Huynh fired 380k, Loon called. Huynh opened 7d9d missed draw, Loon won the pot with As5h top pair.

Loon 3.910M
Huynh 1.72M
Zhu Yong 8.635M
Hong Kong Nguyen 4.505M


17:00: Zhu Yong defends 
Level 32: Blinds 80k-160k ante 160k

Back from the break, bb Zhu Yong called Hong Kong Nguyen’s 320k button raise. The flop 5c5dKh, Yong check-called a 160k bet. The turn 8c both checked for a free river 4c. Yong led for 550k, Nguyen folded.

Yong 8.715M
Nguyen 4.505M
Melvin Loon 2.7M
Huynh Vinh Quang 2.850M


16:45: Break time official chip counts

4 players remaining. Average stack 4,652,500.

Huynh Vinh Quang 2.850M
Hong Kong Nguyen 4.985M
Melvin Tay Yao Loon 2.780M
Zhu Yong 7.995M (chip leader)


16:40: Shortest stacked Huynh Vinh Quang takes from the blinds
Level 31: Blinds 60k-120k ante 120k

Button Huynh Vinh Quang raised to 240k, sb Hong Kong Nguyen and bb Melvin Tay Yao Loon called. The flop Js9s5c saw Huynh c-bet 275k, both blinds check-folded.


16:30: Vu Trung Thanh busts in 5th place – VND 424,130,000
Level 31: Blinds 60k-120k ante 120k

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Vu Trung Thanh – 5th place

There will be no Vietnamese under the Main Event spotlight with their last hope, Vu Trung Thanh, falling immediately after Vu Duc Trung. Thanh’s final hand saw utg Zhu Yong raise to 290k, Thanh shoved from cutoff, snap call from the leader Yong.

Yong QcQs
Thanh 3c3d

The board ran QdJd7h4c6s. Thanh took 5th place. We are down to 4 players. Average stack is 4,653,000.

Yong 8.160M
Hong Kong Nguyen 4.945M
Melvin Tay Yao Loon 3.2M
Huynh Vinh Quang 2.490M


16:25: Vu Duc Trung eliminated in 6th place – VND 342,370,000
Level 31: Blinds 60k-120k ante 120k

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Vu Duc Trung – 6th place

Another Vietnamese hope has fallen leaving only one for the country to fight for the title. Latest dropout was Vu Duc Trung falling to Hong Kong Nguyen. Trung jammed with KhJd on the button and bb Nguyen called with 6h6s. Trung lost the flip on a board 6c5s4hQh8h. He took 6th place.

We are down to 5 players. Average stack is 3,722,000.

Nguyen 5.005M
Huynh Vinh Quang 2.430M
Zhu Yong 6.805M
Melvin Loon 3.440M
Vu Trung Thanh 955k


16:15: Melvin Tay Yao Loon rising
Level 31: Blinds 60k-120k ante 120k

Button Melvin Tay Yao Loon raised to 255k, sb Zhu Yong called. The flop 5d4s9c, Yong checked, Loon c-bet 175k, Yong called. On the turn 5s, another check by the chip leader, Loon fired a larger 480k bet, Yong tanked then folded.

Yong 6.805M
Loon 3.440M


16:00: Melvin Tay Yao Loon nears the black
Level 31: Blinds 60k-120k ante 12k

Melvin Tay Yao Loon has struggled with a short stack all day but is hanging in there with successful shoves, even landing a triple up. His stack got another boost, banking a double up through Vu Trung Thanh. Loon shoved from the button and Thanh called from the big blind.

Loon 6h6s
Thanh 3d3c

The board threw blanks AsJs9s5d4c. Loon zoomed to 2.9M. Thanh dropped to 1.015M.


15:50: Official chip counts at the break

First ten-minute break for the final 6 players. Here are the official chip counts:

Vu Trung Thanh – 2,495,000
Vu Duc Trung – 2,045,000
Huynh Vinh Quang – 2,660,000
Hong Kong Nguyen – 3,330,000
Melvin Tay Yao Loon – 940k
Zhu Yong 7,045,000

Average stack: 3,101,700


15:45: A third double up for Huynh Vinh Quang
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

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Huynh Vinh Quang

Huynh Vinh Quang is on survival mode coming up with a third double here. Sb Vu Duc Trung shoved over 3.3M and bb Huynh made the call with 1.280M. Huynh looked to be in fine shape with AhKh against Trung’s Ad10h. The board ran 5c7d3hJcQh to award Huynh exactly what he needed. Huynh up to 2.660M. Trung down to 2.045M.


15:40: Melvin Tay Yao Loon triples up
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

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Melvin Tay Yao Loon

Down to 280k, Melvin Tay Yao Loon sent it all out from from the button and both blinds called. The board ran out 9h10sJc6cQd with no further bets, Loon showed QhJh and won a triple up with sb Thanh showing Ah7h and bb Trung mucking.

Loon 940k
Vu Trung Thanh 2.525M
Vu Duc Trung 3.325M


15:35: Vu Trung Thanh gets full pay with aces
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

Button Melvin Tay Yao Loon shoved, bb Vu Trung Thanh joined with slightly less, cards were opened. Loon JsQs, Thanh AsAd, the board came 9d6h6d5cQh for a double up to Thanh. Loon down to 280k, Thanh up to 2.770M.


15:30: Zhu Yong wins another off Nguyen
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

Button Hong Kong Nguyen raised to 200k, bb Zhu Yong defended, the flop ran Js9d3h. Both players checked and the turn felted 3s. Nguyen led for 125k, Yong called. The river 3d it was back to checking. Yong opened Qs9h full house, Nguyen mucked.

Yong 7.675M
Nguyen 3.170M


15:20: Huynh Vinh Quang doubles up through Nguyen
Level 30: Blinds 50k-100k ante 100k

Action folded to the small blind Huynh Vinh Quang who shoved his short 745k, bb Hong Kong Nguyen called. Huynh 5h8d, Nguyen Kd8s, the board was kind to Huynh awarding him a pair as it ran 2h9c6s5sAd for a double up to 1.590M. Nguyen dropped to 3.545M


15:10: Feng Zhao railed in 7th place – VND 284,450,000
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

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Feng Zhao – 7th place

Feng Zhao was the favorite to win today but it was not to be. After taking several hits to his stack all day, he was down to 885k and put it all in from utg position. Cutoff Zhu Yong (chip leader) called. Zhao KhQh, Yong AcJc, the board ran 2d7s3cJs8c. Zhao out in 7th place. Yong rises to 7.510M.

We are down to 6 players. Average stack is 3,102,000.


14:55: Big stacks face off
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

The big boys went at it on this hand. Button Hong Kong Nguyen limped, bb Zhu Yong checked. At the flop 4c5d9d, both checked. The turn 3h, Yong checked, Nguyen bet 175k, Yong called. The river 5h, both checked. Yong showed 4h8h and won it.

Yong 5.975M
Nguyen 4.590M


14:35: Hong Kong Nguyen with a huge boost through Zhao
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

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Hong Kong Nguyen

Feng Zhao gets hit again. This time it cost him a very large portion of his stack. Capitalizing was Hong Kong Nguyen. Vu Trung Thanh limped, button Zhao raised to 320k, sb Nguyen shoved nearly 2M, Thanh folded, Zhao called.

Nguyen KcKh
Zhao JhJc

The board ran Ks3s6s9d7s.

Nguyen 4.180M
Zhao 385k
Thanh 1.330M
Loon 1.010M


14:20: Melvin Tay Yao Loon doubles up through Zhao
Level 29: Blinds 40k-80k ante 80k

Short stacked Melvin Loon landed a double up against fellow countryman Feng Zhao to keep him in the game. The hand saw Zhao raise to 210k from cutoff, sb Loon shoved his 585k stack, Zhao called.

Loon KcKd
Zhao AsQc

The board bricked 2d4d10c3sQs.

Zhao 2.285M
Loon 1.330M


14:15: Vu Duc Trung vs Melvin Tay Yao Loon
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

Hijakc Vu Duc Trung raised to 130k, bb Melvin Loon defended. The flop 5c7cJc, Loon checked, Trung c-bet 150, Loon called. The turn 3c saw no bets and the river felted Jh. Loon checked again, Trung fired 355k, he won the pot with Loon folding up.

Trung 4.630M
Loon 585k
Hong Kong Nguyen 2.330M


14:10: Huynh Vinh Quang doubles up through the leader 
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

The first player to double up here was Huynh Vinh Quang. After Zhu Yong raised to 125k from mid position, Huynh shoved his short 625k stack from the button. Yong called.

Yong Ad4d
Huynh KsKd

The cards spread KhQcQs2c9c for a dominating full house to Huynh.

Vu Duc Trung 4.260M
Feng Zhao 2.870M
Huynh 1.4M
Yong 5.620M


14:00: Zhu Yong adds more to his stack
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

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Zhu Yong

Cutoff Zhu Yong raised to 150k, called by button Vu Trung Thanh. The flop Jh5hKc saw Yong c-bet 80k, Thanh called. The turn Kh, both players checked. The river 7d, Yong went back to betting with 80k sent out, Thanh folded.

Yong 6.245M
Thanh 1.640M
Vu Duc Trung 4.140M


13:55: Pham Quoc Anh railed in 8th place – VND 226,710,000
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

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Pham Quoc Anh – 8th place

Immediately after Chu Thai Thinh’s fall, Pham Quoc Anh followed in 8th place falling on a full house over full house against Vu Duc Trung. Action began with utg Trung raising to 130k, button Zhu Yong and bb Pham called. At the flop Jh10s10d, no bets came and the turn dropped 9s. Pham checked, Trung bet 175k, Yong called, Pham raised to 400k, Trung called, Yong tank-folded. On the river 7c, Pham shoved 525k (leaving 5k behind), Trung shoved his massive stack, Pham tossed the last chip behind.

Pham 10h9d full house
Trung JcJd higher full house

The river 7c completed the board. We are down to 7 players. Average stack is 2,658,500.

Trung 4.260M
Yong 5.865M
Thanh 1.870M


13:50: Chu Thai Thinh falls in 9th place – VND 170,050,000
Level 28: Blinds 30k-60k ante 60k

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Chu Thai Thinh – 9th place

The fifth hand of the final table saw the first casualty with Chu Thai Thinh falling in 9th place. His final hand saw him all in for 445k, called by both hijack Feng Zhao and sb Zhu Yong. At the flop Ah3dQd and 8h turn, no bets, but on the river 5d, Zhao bet 400k, Yong check-called.

Zhao 5c5h set
Yong KdJd flush
Chu Ad10h top pair

Chip leader Yong scooped it up to grow even further.

Yong 5.820M
Zhao  2.870M
Vu Trung Thanh 1.9M

We are down to 8 players. Average stack 2,326,250. 


13:45: Hong Kong Nguyen three-bets for the pot
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

Action folded to the button Hong Kong Nguyen, he limped. Sb Melvin Tay Yao Loon limped, bb Zhu Yong raised to 200k, Nguyen answered with a three-bet to 700k, Loon and Yong folded.

Loon 925k
Yong 4.410M
Nguyen 2.360M


13:40: Vu Trung Thanh grabs one
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

Utg+1 Vu Trung Thanh raised to 125k, bb Melvin Tay Yao Loon called. At the flop 5d3dKc, Loon checked, Thanh c-bet 180k, Loon folded.

Thanh 2.020M
Loon 985k
Hong Kong Nguyen 2.040M


13:35: Hong Kong Nguyen puts the heat on Pham 
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

Lo-jack Pham Quoc Anh aka Leo Pham raised to 135k, bb Hong Kong Nguyen called. At the flop Kd8s8c both players checked. On the turn 7c, Nguyen led  for 80k, Pham called. On the river Ad, Nguyen fired 325k, fold by Pham.

Nguyen 2.070M
Pham 1.120M
Feng Zhao 3.715M


13:30: Race to the title begins!
Level 28: 30k-60k ante 60k

Cards in the air for the Main Event! First hand of the day has been dealt and won. Cutoff Vu Duc Trung raised to 135k, sb Huynh Vinh Quang shoved his 520k stack, Trung folded.

Huynh  775K
Trung 2.805M
Feng Zhao 3.775M


After six days of Main Event action…. we have arrived at the final day where one of the 9 remaining players will seize the third APL Vietnam Main Event title and the VND 1,700,440,000 (~US$72,000)! To catch up on the action, we have a finalist presentation article posted on the site along with live updates from the previous days.

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Final 9 players

The Main Event attracted an enormous 623 entries for a very juicy prize pool of VND 9,064,650,000 (~US$388,000). Buy-in was VND 16.5M. The money flowed at Day 2 starting at 78th place. Today will see the largest portions awarded. Here are the remaining players and payouts:

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

Total chips in play: 18,610,000
Average stack: 2,068,000
Opening blinds: 30k-60k ante 60k (roll back)

Remaining payouts

1st VND 1,700,440,000
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

Good luck to all the players! Unfortunately there will be no live stream but you can easily follow us here at Somuchpoker as we bring you all the action from start to finish.

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.


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

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Nguyen Huu Manh – 10th place

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 KcQd
Vu Duc AcAd
Huynh 10h10s

When the flop ran Qs3cKh, King was heard celebrating with his instant two pair. However, the turn and river felted 9h9s 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.


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

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Zhu Yong

Chip leader Zhu Yong raised to 220k from the button, bb Leo Pham defended. The flop ran 4dKs4c, Pham checked, Yong c-bet 125k, Pham called. The turn Kc saw more chips go in the pot with Pham leading out 405k, and Yong calling. The river 3h, Pham opted to check, Yong bet 1M, Pham tanked then folded. Yong up to 4.8M, Pham down to 1.5M.


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

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Vu Duc Trung

Short stacked Vu Duc Trung was all in from hijack and bb King Maker called the 660k shove. Vu Duc AcKs, King 4d4c, the board Qd6d7sKd8h for a double up to Vu Duc to 1.47M.


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

Three way limped pot to the flop 5s5c6d. Sb Huynh Vinh Quang led for 110k, bb Feng Zhao folded, utg+1 Hong Kong Nguyen called. On the turn 8d, Nguyen called a 180k bet by Huynh. The river 8c, 350k was sent out by Huynh, this time Nguyen tanked then opted to fold. Nguyen dropped to 1.4M, Huynh climbed to 1.9M.


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

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Zhu Yong

Cutoff Zhu Yong raised to 205k, bb Vu Duc Trung called. At the flop Qs5s6c, Vu Duc checked, Yong c-bet 125k, Vu Duc called. The turn Qc action was the same with Vu Duc check-calling a 275k. The river 10h saw both players check. Yong won the pot with Kc10s two pair over Ah5h lower two pair. Vu Duc down to 600k, Yong rises to 4.5M.


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


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

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Quan Nguyen – 11th place

Utg Quan Nguyen all in for 795k, bb Zhu Yong called. Quan 7h7s, Yong 10cQc, the board came down Qd2c4s3s6d 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.


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 6h8dQh, Vu Duc checked, Huynh c-bet 130k, Vu Duc shoved his huge stack, Huynh risked his tournament life.

Huynh KsQs top pair
Vu Duc 5h3h draw

The turn 5s and river 8c completed the board for a double up to Huynh to 1.6M. Vu Duc dipped to 1.2M.


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

ENZ 1604
Melvin Tay Yao Loon

Another quiet player is now in the action. Sb Melvin Tay Yao Loon raised to 130k and went to see the flop 6h2h4s with the bb player Vu Duc Trung. Loon checked, Vu Duc bet 90k, Loon raised to 240k, Vu Duc folded.


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

ENZ 1515
Vu Duc Trung

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 AhJc
Chu Ad10s

The board ran Qc10h9cKd9s for a winning straight to Vu Duc and a double up to 1.77M. Chu dropped to around 600k, around 10 bbs.


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

ENZ 1608
Vu Trung Thanh

Cutoff Huynh Vinh Quang looked down at AsAc and raised to 130k, button Vu Trung Thanh shoved his 670k with 7h7s, Huynh with the snap-call. The board ran Jc9c5h6s8c for a straight to Vu Trung to keep him in the running with a double up to 1.4M. Huynh dropped to 900k.


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

ENZ 1638
Huy Pham – 12th place

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 As10c
Nguyen AcQc

The board ran 7h7cAh8c8d for a higher five-card spread to Nguyen. Nguyen over 2.2M. Huy earned VND 142,130,000. We are down to 11 players.


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

ENZ 1601
Li Min Jie – 13th place

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 KdKh
Pham AcQc
Nguyen 9s9c

The board ran 7s7c9h7d3d 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.


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 Ad6d, Quan AcJs, the board threw blanks. Quan doubled up to 840k. Li down to 7 bbs.


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

ENZ 1488
Loo Jun Zhong – 14th place

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 7s10d4c, Zhong checked, Thai Thinh all in, Zhong called with his measly 100k stack.

Thai Thinh Jh8h
Zhong Ad9h

The turn 5c and river 6c awarded Thai Thinh a runner-runner straight to bounce out Zhong. Zhong earned VND 113,220,000.


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

ENZ 1519
Huynh Vinh Quang

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 10d10h
Huynh QhQs

The ladies held up on the board that ran 4h9dJcAd4c. Huynh climbed to 1.2M, Zhong down to 250k.


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

ENZ 1602
Tung Nguyen – 15th place

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 Qd3d2s. Zhao checked, Nguyen all in for 400k, button Huy Pham folded, Zhao called.

Zhao Qc9d
Nguyen Qh7s

The turn and river came 6h9s for two pair to Zhao. Nguyen out in 15th place and laddered up to VND 113,220,000. 14 players remaining.


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

ENZ 1632
Qinyi Tong – 16th place

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 3c8sKd9h3s, no bets arrived for a side pot. Tong had Jc6c, Pham 4h4s, Nguyen won it with 10d8d. Qinyi fell in 16th place and earned VND 94,630,000.


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

ENZ 1631
Feng Zhao

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 KcKs
Qinyi AcAh

The board ran 9s10s2d9dKh for a crushing full house to Zhao. He catapulted to 2.47M, Qinyi plummeted to 75k.


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

ENZ 1598
Te Mai – 17th place

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

Te Mai Qc10s
Quan Qh9h
Pham KdKc

The board ran 9d2cAh9s5h, Quan celebrated his triple up to 470k while Te Mai packed up in 17th place. He earned VND 94,630,000.


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 8d8h, Quan JdJh, the poker gods favored Qinyi with the cards running 8s10hKc9c6c for a set to double up. Quan down to 115k, Qinyi over 1.1M.


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

ENZ 1620
Dong Kyoon Seo – 18th place

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 Ac3c, Dong Kyoon  AsKd, the board ran Qd2c10c9c2c for a winning flush to Trung. Trung grew to 800k, Dong Kyoon out and earned VND 94,630,000.


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 10sJs8c, Yong led for 125k, Te Mai raised to 320k, Yong three-bet all in for 905k, called by Te Mai. Yong 10h8h two pair, Te Mai KsQh draw, the turn 4c and river Kc 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 As5s, Te Mai Jd10h, the board ran 7c9c2h4cAc. Quan doubled up to 510k, Te Mai down to 350k.


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

ENZ 1583
Norbert Koh – 19th place

Utg Huy Pham raised to 85k, mp Te Mai called, sb Norbert Koh all in for his remaining 50k. The flop 4h7s3s, no bet came for a side pot. The turn 2d, Pham bet 130k, Te Mai called. On the river Qs, Pham slid out 350k, Te Mai tanked then called.

Pham 4c4d set
Te Mai AcQh top pair
Koh Kd10s

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


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

ENZ 1585
Yi Won Lee – 20th place

Short-stacked Yi Won Lee put all 310k in from utg and cutoff Loo Jun Zhong with the fast call. Lee Jh10s, Zhong AsAc, the board came Qh2h6sKs3s to finish off Lee in 20th place. He earned VND 79,770,000. Zhong rose to 1.1M.


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 9cQsQh. Koh checked, King c-bet 165k, Koh raised to 410k, King all in for 625k. Koh tanked then called with only 675k behind.

King 10h10c
Koh 7d9d

The turn and river were Kd and 3c. Koh got chunked down to only 50k, King Maker skyrocketed to 1.64M.


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

ENZ 1572
Thang Tran – 21st place

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 AcKc, Thang 8h9h, the board came AhQc2s10d9c. Vu Trung shipped it to climb to 650k, Thang out in 21st place and laddered up to VND 79,770,000.


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

ENZ 1516
Chu Thai Thinh

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 AsKc
Thang AdQd

The board ran low 6s4c9d5h3s for a double up to Chu to nearly 1.9M. Thang down to 200k.


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

ENZ 1524
Leo Pham

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 8h10dQd. Pham c-bet 80k, Lee called. On the turn 6s, Pham shoved his 380k stack, Lee called.

Pham Kd9d draw
Lee AsQh top pair

The river granted Pham the flush with the 2d felted to avoid elimination and double up to 1.1M. Lee down to 310k.


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 5s8s8h. Vu Trung checked, Chu c-bet 85k, found one caller in Thang. On the turn 10d, Chu checked, Thang slid out 110k, Chu folded.


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

ENZ 1579
King Maker

Three-way limp pot saw a flop 2h3s3c, sb Huy Pham checked, bb King Maker checked, button Hong Kong Nguyen bet 30k. Both blinds called. On the turn Ad, all checked and the river felted 10d. Huy checked, King slid out a tower of reds worth 100k, Nguyen called, Huy called. King slapped down his 3h2d full house and claimed the pot. He rose to 750k.


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

ENZ 1485
Tran Thanh Van – 22nd place

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 3c3s, Te Mai QdQh, the board ran dry. Tran busted in 22nd place for VND 66,260,000. Te Mai now at 2.2M.


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 QsJs, Thang 3s3d, the board paired both of Vu’s cards running Jd10c6c2sQd to double up to 525k. Thang dropped to around 800k.


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

ENZ 1487
Tran Xuan Truc – 23rd place

Utg Tran Xuan Truc all in for 330k, action folded to bb Norbert Koh who called. Tran KdJh, Koh Ac10d, the board ran Ad3h9c6c6d. Tran was the first casualty of Day 3. He earned VND 66,260,000 for 23rd place.


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 AcKd
Quan 10c10s

The board 7d8h2c7c10h for a full house to Quan and a double up to 655k.


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.


ENZ 1429
Main Event Day 3

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

ENZ 1400
Te Mai

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


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


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

ENZ 1453
Li Min Jie

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 10c4h, Li Min Jie QcQh, the cards felted 3hKcQd2sAs for a double up to Li Min Jie to 785k. Tran Than Van dropped to 250k.


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

ENZ 1459
Feng Zhao

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 AdJd
Zhao 10h10s

The flop ran Ah4sQs and turn 4d givin Nguyen the lead but the river 10d sent him crashing down and out with Zhao improving to a set. Zhao well over 1M.


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

ENZ 1440
Melvin Tay Yao Loon

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 JsJh
Nguyen 10c10s

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


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

Cao Chao risked it all with JhKd but couldn’t get past Kong Nguyen’s 9c9h with the board running empty 2hQh6c3h5c. Kong fattens up to 1M.


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

ENZ 1430
Norbert Koh

Three-way showdown – Tran Thanh Van KcQd, Norbert Koh AsKd, Hien Hoa AdQs. The board ran Kh3h6h5c6d, Koh shipped, Hien Hoa busted, Tran Thanh Van dropped to 600k. Koh goes up to 650k.


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

ENZ 1422
Chu Thai Thinh

Lo-jack Chu Thai Thinh raised to 55k, sb Huu Tuan Nguyen three-bet 135k, Thai Thinh jammed his 665k stack, Nguyen called. Nguyen Kc3c, Thai Thinh AsKh, the board ran Ad6c7cAc8s. Double up for Thai Thinh to 1.3M, Nguyen down to 450k.


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

ENZ 1428
Huy Pham

Cutoff Huy Pham raised to 55k, bb Nguyen Duc Vinh called. The flop ran 7s4s6s, Pham laid out 55k again, Nguyen check-called. On the turn 10h, a larger 105k sent out by Pham, check-called by Nguyen. The river 9h, Pham beefed it up to 275k, Nguyen tanked until the clock was called. He folded. Pham rose to 1.2M.


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

ENZ 1404
Co Chung Chuen

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.


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

ENZ 1417
Zhu Yong cheers the outcome

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 KdKs, someone exclaimed, “wow! again?” Yong opened Ac9c. The board came down Ah7c6s4d6h making Yong a very happy player to survive the Thang axe and ship a double up over 600k.


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 KcKd, Nguyen JdJh, the board ran 4c4hAh5s6c.


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

ENZ 1367
Tran Thanh Van

Utg Norbert Koh raised to 60k, everyone folded around to the bb Tran Thanh Van who called. At the flop JsQs2d, Tran led for 120k, Koh called. On the turn 2c, Tran announced all in for 280k, Koh folded. Tran showed the bluff 7s10c.


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}4h6h, Nguyen c-bet 65k, Zhu Yong called. The turn 7h, Nguyen fired 10s, Yong tanked then folded. Nguyen showed his 2s8c stone cold bluff.


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

ENZ 1433
Kong Nguyen

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 3s3c, Kong 8h8s, the board ran empty for the Singaporean pro and had to pay the double up. Koh down to 600k, Kong charged upwards to 770k.


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

ENZ 1400
Te Mai

Te Mai and Hien Hoa built up a pot of 200k by the turn board Qs3d10h9h. Te Mai bet 135k, Hien Hoa called. The river As, Te Mai banged out 325k, Hien Hoa tanked then called. Te Mai showed KdJd straight to defeat Hien Hoa’s 10d10c set. Te Mai rose to 1.5M, Hien Hoa dipped to 410k.


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 JcJdAd, bb checked, Duc Vinh c-bet to 80k, only Dai Phong called. On the turn 3s, Duc Vinh checked, Dai Phong bet a stack of reds amounting to 100k, Duc Vinh opted to fold.


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

ENZ 1397
Yi Won Lee

Mp Zhu Yong raised to 45k, two players called, bb Yi Won Lee moved all in for 250k. Only Zhong called. Lee AdJd dominated Zhong KsJs. The board ran QsQh9c
2h6h for a double up to Lee. Lee at 524k.


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 KhAh4s, Koh c-bet 47k, Tran called. The turn 6d, Koh wasted no time counting out chips and shoved. Tran tank-folded. Koh rose to 900k.


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 AcKh
Wu KcQh

The board bricked 4hJh6d10h2d.


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 4d6s10s, both players checked for a free turn card Ah. Dongkyoon led for 48k, Erquiaga called. On the river 7d, both found themselves all in; Erquiaga had AsJd top pair but his kicker card was still not good enough against Dongkyoon’s AcQd. Erquiaga eliminated, Dongkyoon up to 450k.


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


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

ENZ 1200
Sahil Agarwal

The pot had fattened up to 90k by the time the flop landed 2c8c3d. 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 Ks8s top pair
Kob Kc10c flush draw

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


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 AcKs, Thang KsKd. The board ran clean 6hQcQdQs5s. Thang up to 1.1M.


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

ENZ 1384
Nguyen Hoai Dai Phong

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 Kh3h4h, Quoc Anh c-bet 85k, Nguyen called. On the turn 6h, Nguyen called a 120k bet. On the river 6d, Quoc Anh checked, Nguyen fired 100k, fold by Quoc Anh to send the pot to Nguyen. Quoc Anh dropped to 320k.


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 Ac8c, Thang AhQh, the board ran dry with no hits for either. Thang had the better five-card spread to ship it.


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 Jd7h7d, Kong c-bet 20k, Thang raised to 45k, Kong three-bet to 145k, Thang called. The turn Qd, Thang shoved his 264k stack, Kong tank-folded. Thang showed Ks8d bluff. Thang up to 620k.


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

ENZ 1370
Dongkyoon Seo

Utg Kim Vanness limped, mp Seo Dongkyoon raised to 100k, Kim all in for 180k, Dongkyoon called. KIm AdKh, Dongkyoon JcJh, the board QcKsJdJs8c for quads to Dongkyoon. Kim eliminated


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

The board completed to 4dKh6c2d5d 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 10s9d bluff, Thang doubled up to 430k with Ah3h straight.


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 Qh2hQs. The blinds checked, Wei c-bet 42k, Huy Pham raised to 92k, blinds folded, Wei all in for 180k, Pham called. Wei AcKc, Pham KsQc trips. The turn came 6c and river 3d. Pham shipped it, Wei eliminated. Pham zoomed to 1.36M.


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

ENZ 1215
Alex Nguyen

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 3h9h7c, Thang Vu jammed his 160k stack, Nguyen with the snap-call.

Thang Vu KsQh
Nguyen AhAd

The turn came 4s and river 6s. Thang Vu busted on a failed bluff.


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 7h7d8s, Liu bet 30k, Chuen raised to 65k, Liu called. On the turn 10s and river 2s both players checked. Liu showed 9d9h but Chuen had better JhJd to win the pot.


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

ENZ 1303
Huy Pham

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 Ah2d3s, both players checked. On the turn 8c, Heung led for 10k, Pham raised to 43k, Heung called. On the river 10h, Heung bet 10k, Pham all in with a stack that five times covered Heung. Heung risked it.

Heung AcQs top pair
Pham AsKh top pair higher kicker

The river 10h completed the board.


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

ENZ 1340
Tao Tien Manh bubbles

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 Ac6cKd, snap-all in by Tao Tien Manh, Thang tanked. After three minutes, Thang called while leaving himself around 62k behind.

Thang Ah4h
Tao Tien Manh QdQh

The turn 2c and river 3d didn’t improve the ladies. Thang shipped it. Tao shipped out. The bubble burst, all 78 players are now in the money.

ENZ 1343
Thang Tran

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 3d9d6s, Erquiaga bet 20k for a side pot, called by Pham. The turn 7s, both checked. The river 8h, Erquiaga checked, Pham bet 56k, Erquiaga tank-folded. Once card straight on the board.

Pham 10d7d straight
All in player QhQd

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


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

ENZ 1347
Huu Tuan Nguyen

Intense hand between Huu Tuan Nguyen and Chu Thai Thinh. Chu raised to 17k, Nguyen called. On the flop 4dQh2h, Chu c-betr 17k, Nguyen called. On the turn Kh, Chu checked, Nguyen bet 28k, called by Chu. The river 6c, Chu checked, Nguyen bet 65k, Chu tanked despite having over 580k behind. Chu folded while showing AsAh. Nguyen returned the gesture and showed his Ad10d bluff. Nguyen shipped it and climbed to 440k.


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 9cKsQd, Pham check-called a 21k c-bet. The turn 6s, another check-called 50k bet. The river 5h, both players checked, Pham showed 9s4s mid pair and won the pot with Erquiaga turning over 7c7h. Pham climbed to 600k.


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

ENZ 1350
Liu Yu

Liu Yu raised to 20k, Nam Bui called. The flop ran 7d10d7h, Liu c-bet 25k, Nam Bui check-called. The turn Kd saw same action with a 45k bet check-called by Nam Bui. On the river 5d, Liu fired 105k which was the amount of Nam Bui’s stack. Nam Bui tanked then folded. Liu showed KcKs for a full house.


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, 7hJh2d{QsKs, Erquiaga all in with a stack that more than covered Park. Park tanked for over over 8 minutes then folded.


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 AhKx6h, Lee checked, Duy checked, Thanh Tung bet 20k, Lee raised to 70k, Duy folded, called by Thanh Tung. On the turn 8s, Lee led for 45k, called by Thanh Tung. The river 2d, Lee bet 100k, Thanh Tung jammed his 250k stack, Lee tank-folded while showing 6x8x two pair. Thanh Tung returned the gesture and showed AxKx higher two pair. Good fold by Lee.


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 Jh5d9s, Rai Ngan bet 160k, Liu shoved 190k, snap-call by Rai Ngan.

Rai Ngan AsAh
Liu JdJc

The turn Ks and river 8c didn’t improve Rai Ngan to award the pot and a double up to Liu. Liu rose to 520k, Rai Ngan plummeted to 30k.


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 Ax9x, Tony Ax10x. The board 9s7c8d4d6c straight for Tony.


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

ENZ 1261
Huy Coshet

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 Qd7dJh, all three checked. On the turn 8s, 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 10c9c straight
Pan KdJs pair

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


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

ENZ 1162
Duy Ho

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 KxJc6c, Duy led for 24k, King called. On the turn 8c, Duy jammed his 300k stack, King tanked for some time then folded while showing his AxJx. Duy also showed, 7x2x bluff.


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 10h7d5h, Manh checked, Koh c-bet 15k, hijack folded, Manh called. On the turn 4h, Manh switched gears and led for 33k, Koh called. On the river As, Manh banged out 68k, and still Koh called. Manh showed Jd8d bluff, Koh claimed the big pot with AhQc top pair.


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 5cJd4h. Action was sent to the aggressor Hai Le, he c-bet 15k, called only by the big blind Thi Pham. On the turn 3d, Pham checked, Hai Le all in for 91k, Pham called. Hai Le with Ad10d, Pham 6s7h, the river Qd granted Hai Le the flush to double up to 240k.


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 3c8c3h, both players checked. On the turn Kh, Tran led for 18k, Koh called. On the river 6s, Tran fired 31k, Koh called. Tran mucked, Koh shipped it without having to show.


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

ENZ 1362
David Erquiaga

Three-way action preflop began with utg+1 raising to 12k, hijack called, button David Erquiaga called. The flop Jd4s3s saw utg+1 check, hijack bet 20k called only by Erquiaga. At the turn 10h, hijack fired 30k, called by Erquiaga. The river 10c, hijack slowed to a check, Erquiaga took the reins and bet 60k, hijack called. Erquiaga opened 10s7s trips and won the pot as hijack mucked. Erquiaga grew to 400k.


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

ENZ 1271
Luong Anh Tuan

Luong Anh Tuan raised to 10k, big stacked Zhu Yong called, Cuong Trinh three-bet to 36k, only Luong called. On the flop 5h7h8c, Trinh bet 43k, called by Luong. On the turn 6h and river Ad, no bets arrived. Luong won it with QsQc over Trinh’s JhJd. Luong rose to 260k, Trinh dipped to 240k.


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

ENZ 1228
Co Chung Chuen

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 2hQd5c, action was sent to Chuen, he bet 10k, both players check-called. On the turn Qd, same action with a 40k bet by Chuen check-called but only by Do. The river 2h, Chuen bet 45k, this time Do opted to check-fold. Chuen stacked up to 220k.


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 As10s, Luong with QcQh. 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.


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

ENZ 1213
Dhanesh Chainani

 

Everyone folded to the button Dhanesh Chainani, he limped. Sb raised to 11k, bb Daniel Perkins called and so did Chainani. At the flop 5d2s2d, sb checked, Perkins bet 22k, Chainani called, sb folded. The turn came 7s and so did the shoves. Perkins with 6d9d, Chainani 4c5s, the river 7c kept Chainani ahead to ship a double up to 270k. Perkins dipped to 140k.


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 7sAc2s8s. Vu Trung Thanh shoved and got called. Thanh had Ks9s flush against caller’s AdAh. The river came 3h 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 Ks9dJs, Thanh checked, Pham bet 8k, called. On the turn Kd, both checked and the river came 9c. Thanh led for 19k, Pham tanked then called. It was a good call with Thanh showing {qde}3s bluff. Pham won it with QhJh. Pham up to 150k.


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 4d3d7d, Tran c-bet 35k and took it down.


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 As7s, Daruma AhQs, the board dropped some kindness for Huy Coshet felting 3c5sKh7h8c to bust Daruma with a pair.


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

ENZ 1289
Norbert Koh

Preflop action created a pot of 18k as the flop felted 5cAd7c. Norbert Koh bet 8k, Wei Jianan called. On the turn 4s, betting switched up, Koh checked, Wei bet 17k, Koh called. Then the river 8h, Koh jumped back out with a huge 66k bet, Wei tank-called. Koh showed Qd6c straight, Wei mucked. Koh up to 500k.


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 Ah10d, Lee 7d7s, the board ran 10s4s2c10h6s. Cao Ngoc shipped it to rise to 280k.


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

ENZ 1165
Matthew Mortensen

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 8d9cJh, Mortensen c-bet 10k, Le Ngoc called. On the turn 8s, another 35k sent out by Mortensen, called by Le Ngoc. The river 6d, Mortensen pushed out a stack worth 100k, this covered Le Ngoc’s stack of 95k, the Vietnamese pro risked it. Mortensen showed 10h7h straight and shipped it with Le Ngoc turning over 7s8s trips. Le Ngoc eliminated. Mortensen now at 520k.


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 AsKc, Zero with KdKh, the board 4dAh8dKs7d for a crushing set to Zero.


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 8d5d4c, action was checked to Thanh Van, he c-bet 40k, no callers. Thanh Van up to 350k.


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

ENZ 1199
Chu Thai Thinh

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 KcKh
Thai Thinh AdQd
Minh JdJh

The board ran 8d3dQh7sKs. Chun tripled up, Thai Thinh took the chunkier side pot, and Minh busted. Thai Thinh up to 440k.


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 QdQh and Mortensen called with AsAc. Luckily for Thanh Vinh, the board came Qc7hJh4c2h for trips to avoid the rail and double up.


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

ENZ 1143
Wei Jianan

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 As5s, Vinh KdKh, the board was 10cAh8hJc5h.  Wei up to 245k. As Pham was packing up, Wei apologized while saying he didn’t believe Pham had a hand.


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

ENZ 1210
Zero

Three way all in at table 11, Nguyen Dam Long Hong with AdQs, Zero 9c9s, and Quan Nguyen with Ah8h. The board ran 8d4cQcKh9h. Main pot went to Zero, he tripled up to over 100k, Hong took the side pot of 20k, Quan dropped to 60k.


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 9h4s7c, both checked. On the turn 8d, Zheng fired 25.5k, Tony tank-folded.


ENZ 1124
Main Event Day 2

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

ENZ 1104
Chu Thai Thinh

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!


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 10h3d8d3s. Koh bet 33.5k, Xubo check-called. On the river 9h, Koh bet 49.5k, Xubo check-called again. Koh opened JcJs overpair, Xubo mucked.


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 Qh6d9s, bb checked, Aigars bet 8k, Vu called, bb folded. The turn 8h, Aigars shoved his 48k stack, Vu called. Aigars 10hAs double belly, Vu 5h6h pair flush draw, the river 4h granted Vu the flush.


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 Kd10d10h and turn 9s, no bets by either player. The river 2h, Aigars checked, Tony bet 18k, Aigars called then mucked upon seeing Tony’s QdQh. Tony up to 290k, Aigars drops to 80k.


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 8cAcKc6s. Xubo Quan checked to Sahil Agarwal who slid out 38k. Xubo tank-folded. Agarwal went up to 230k, Xubo dipped to 200k.


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 AdQd only to discover he was dominated by Chauve’s AhKh, the baord ran 8h2hKc6c7d. Nguyen out, Chauve up to 170k.


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

ENZ 1054
Tony Chung Fai Ngeow

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 AhKs, Quang with JcJs, the board ran KhKc3c3dQd for a crushing full house. Tony zoomed to 240k.


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

On a flop Jc9d3h, Quang  Nguyen checked, Thang Vu bet 15k, called by Quang. On the turn 4h, Quang checked, Thang jammed, Quang tanked then folded. Quang down to 50k. Thang up to 140k.


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

Pot was 35k, flop was 10h6h8c, Cao Ngoc Anh bet 16k, Thang Vu called. On the 5h turn, Cao Ngoc shoved his big stack, Thang risked his short stack, cards were opened: Cao Ngoc Jd8d, Thang 9c7d straight. The river didn’t help Cao Ngoc for a double up to Thang. He rose to 120k, Cao Ngoc down to 210k.


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

ENZ 1035
Fung Nguyen

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 KdKs
Cuong AhKc
Fung AcAd

The board bricked, 8d9c4cQh10h and Fung shipped it.


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

ENZ 1044
Le Ngoc Khanh

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.


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

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Plicvs Aigars

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 7hKh2d. Zero checked, Aigars jammed, no callers. He claimed the pot and rose to 120k.


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

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Tao Tien Manh

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.


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

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Yuan Ye

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 2s6h10c, all checked. At the turn 4h, Koh bet 20k, Ca Phe all in for 36k, Ye all in for 45.9k, Koh folded. Ye 10s10h set, Ca Phe Qh9h, the river 7c ended Ca Phe’s run.


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 4c4d4h9c. Lee bet 14.5k, Koh called. The river 10s, Lee fired 27k, Koh raised to 62.5k, Lee folded.


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

19k was in the middle, the board 6h3c|8c7c, Cao Ngoc Anh bet 9k, Te Mai called. The river Kh Cao Ngoc bet 30k, no call. Cao Ngoc up to 280k, Te Mai down to 100k.


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

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Te Mai

Two players battled for a pot of 18k with the board already on the turn 4c9d5hQd. Te Mai checked to Quang Nguyen who fired a 9300 bet. Te Mai called. On the 10s 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 Kd6d bluff. Te Mai claimed the pot with 10d7d pair. Te Mai rose to 150k, Quang dropped to 80k.


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.


21:50: Prize pool is up! 

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Prize Pool

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


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 9c10c5d laid out, bb Cao Ngoc Anh bet 12k, mp Jaswinder Suri called, and sb Quang Nguyen check-called. On the turn 6d they all checked. On the river 8s, 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 KdJc bluff attempt to steal but both Quang and Cao Ngoc had Ax10x top pair to split the pot.


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

Catching the action on a flop 8c7h10h, Minh Le was all in with Ad10s, another player also had it all out front with 9s7c, while Jaswinder Suri had them both covered while holding Js9d straight. The turn 7d and river Qc spelled the end for the two as Suri shipped it all. He climbed to 145k.


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 6c4cAh7c, Tran Thanh Van bet 4200 and Zhang Bin down the orbit called. On the 3d river, Tran bet 11k and won the pot. He now has 150k.


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

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Vincent Chauve

We caught the action only at the shipping with Vincent Chauve claiming it all while sending two players out. Chauve had 10h6c against Ah