VSOP Championship VI: Lê Ngọc Khánh clinches the Main Event; Nguyen Huu Tuan wins National Cup; COP Dao Minh Phu SSC runner up

The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship VIwrapped up its ten-day series with games running from November 18 to 27 in Hanoi, Vietnam. 21 players walked away minted with well known pro Lê Ngọc Khánh seizing the coveted Main Event title. Check out the festival highlights and biggest winners.

LÊ NGỌC KHÁNH wins the Main Event for ₫1,220,600,000 (~$49,497)

Highly decorated Vietnamese pro Lê Ngọc Khánh added another feather to his cap by taking down the series Main Event headliner. He claimed the ₫1,220,600,000 (~$49,497) top prize and an APT Da Nang Passport worth ₫33,000,000 plus round trip airfare and hotel accommodations for three nights. This was Khanh’s biggest event of the year thus far to boost his total live earnings on The Hendon Mob to nearly $600K.

The Main Event ran from November 22 to 26 with 344 taking interest at ₫16,500,000 (~$665) each. This was great value for the top 35 players as it generated a slight overlay to the ₫5,000,000,000 (~$201,200) guarantee. Among the notable players that earned a cut were Raiden Kan, Huỳnh Ngọc Cường, Terry Nguyễn, and reaching the final table were Vũ ĐứC Trung and Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event champion Nguyễn Anh Minh.

At the final 3, blinds were high and average at just 14 BB, Minh fell to Khanh, pushing with a desperate only to run into . Heads up began with Khanh ahead ofNguyễn Hữu Vinh by 8 BB. Thirty minutes in, no change in the count. Nguyen shoved with that stayed behind Khanh’s .

Buy in: ₫16,500,000 (~$665)
Guarantee: ₫5,000,000,000 (~$201,200)
Entries: 344
Prize pool: ₫5,000,000,000 (~$201,200)
ITM: 35 places

Payouts in VND

NGUYỄN HỮU TUẤN wins the Vietnam National Cup for ₫525,000,000 (~$21,200)

The Vietnam National Cup bookended the series with 96 runners hitting the felt at ₫22,000,000 (~$885) buy in each. It was another small overlay with the top 13 places claiming a piece of the ₫2 Billion guaranteed prize pool. The race for the title concluded with Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn shipping it for a career best ₫525,000,000 (~$21,200) payday.

It was a loaded final table with some of the country’s best in the lineup. Ngô Minh Tiến and Vũ Đức Trung, both already seen at prior final tables. Ngo took 8th place and Vu raced up to 3rd place, falling to Tuan with outdrawn by five on the board. Heads up kicked off with Tuan ahead in chips against highly decorated Nguyen Quang Huy however both players were still deep compared to the blinds. Despite Huy’s credentials, in less than half an hour, Tuan drained the pro to claim the last big title and payout of the series.

Buy in: ₫22,000,000 (~$885)
Guarantee: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$80,480)
Entries: 96
Prize pool: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$80,480)
ITM: 96

Super Stars Challenge: NGUYỄN HỮU DŨNG – ₫850,000,000 (~$34,885)

The Super Stars Challenge has been the most sought after high roller events this year with locals and international high rollers from outside the capital city flocking in. Therefore it was no surprise to see a substantial crowd of 54 ponying up the ₫55,000,000 (~$2,200) buy in to shatter the advertised ₫500M guarantee in place of a richer ₫2,592,000,000 (~$106,382) prize pool. In the end, the title was tugged betweenCity of Pokerplayer Đào Minh Phú and Nguyễn Hữu Dũng with the latter rising to the moment to end his five year trophy drought. Adding to his laurels was a huge payout of ₫850,000,000 (~$34,885). For Phu, he nearly brought it home for Team COP and had to settle for a payout of ₫554M.

Buy in: ₫55,000,000 (~$2,200)
Guarantee: ₫500,000,000 (~$20,120)
Entries: 54
Prize pool: ₫2,592,000,000 (~$106,382)
ITM: 8 places

TRẦN VĨNH HƯNG denies Ngô Minh Tiến the Mystery Bounty title

The Mystery Bounty kicked off the series with three starters attracting a thunder of 396 entries to beef up the cash prize pool to ₫1,520,600,000 (this figure does not include the bounty rewards pool). Out of the 49 players that reached the money round, Trần Vĩnh Hưng had the best run for his first ever live title. At heads up, Tran denied one of the strongest players in the lineup, Ngô Minh Tiến, to claim the ₫321,000,000 (~$12,965) top prize. Also running well was Huỳnh Ngọc Cường who finished in 4th place.

Buy in: ₫6,600,000 (~$265)
Guarantee: ₫1,500,000,000 (~$60,360)
Entries: 396
Cash prize pool: ₫1,520,600,000 (~$61,410)
ITM: 49 places

Payouts in VND – bounties not included

Other Highlights

Single Day High Roller: CHU ANH – ₫310,400 (~$12,500)

Buy in:₫22,000,000 (~$890)

Guarantee:₫400,000,000 (~$16,120)

Entries: 52

Prize pool:₫998,400,000 (~$40,245)

ITM: 8 places

Payouts in VND

High Roller Shot Clock: LÊ VĂN DIỄN – ₫425,000,000 (~$17,165)

The High Roller Shot Clock pulled in a healthy 39 entries to bump up the prize pool to ₫1,123,200,000. The top six players peeled it down with Lê Văn Diễn banking the largest cut of ₫425,000,000 for his victory. This was Le’s first known live tournament achievement.

Buy in: ₫22,000,000 (~$885)
Guarantee: ₫500,000,000 (~$20,120)
Entries: 39
Prize pool: ₫1,123,200,000 (~$45,360)
ITM: 6 places

Payouts in VND

Hanoi Dragon Cup: VŨ QUANG HƯNG – ₫220,000,000 (~$9,030)

Big turnout at the Hanoi Dragon Cup with 151 runners eagerly contributing the ₫6.6M buy in for a chance at the ₫500M guaranteed pot that ballooned to a juicier ₫869,700,000. Vũ Quang Hưng emerged victorious to capture his career second live win which came with a career high ₫220,000,000 payout.

Buy in: ₫6,600,000 (~$265)
Guarantee: ₫500,000,000 (~$20,120)
Entries: 151
Prize pool: ₫869,700,000 (~$35,695)
ITM: 19 places