The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship VI wrapped 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
| 1st | Lê Ngọc Khánh | 1,220,600,000 |
| 2nd | Nguyễn Hữu Vinh | 772,000,000 |
| 3rd | Nguyễn Anh Minh | 486,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyễn Thanh Sơn | 359,000,000 |
| 5th | Vũ Đức Trung | 277,000,000 |
| 6th | Nguyễn Đức Hiếu | 220,000,000 |
| 7th | Trần Tuấn Anh | 177,000,000 |
| 8th | Đinh Đức Linh | 140,000,000 |
| 9th | Vũ Tá Nhất | 110,000,000 |
| 10th | Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa | 85,000,000 |
| 11th | Nguyễn Kim Trường Sơn | 85,000,000 |
| 12th | Nguyen Quynh Thu | 85,000,000 |
| 13th | Nguyễn Quang Hiếu | 66,000,000 |
| 14th | Phakhinniphat Natkrita | 66,000,000 |
| 15th | You Jun Hong | 66,000,000 |
| 16th | Plivcs Aigars | 52,000,000 |
| 17th | Vũ Văn Lịch | 52,000,000 |
| 18th | Terry Nguyễn | 52,000,000 |
| 19th | Trần Đức Sơn | 42,000,000 |
| 20th | Phan Trọng Linh | 42,000,000 |
| 21th | X | 42,000,000 |
| 22th | Đặng Văn Hiển | 42,000,000 |
| 23th | Le Ehuy Thành | 35,000,000 |
| 24th | Huỳnh Ngọc Cường | 35,000,000 |
| 25th | Kan Yew Fatt | 35,000,000 |
| 26th | Nguyễn Tuấn Hùng | 35,000,000 |
| 27th | Đinh Tiến Thành | 35,000,000 |
| 28th | Nguyễn Tài HảI | 30,000,000 |
| 29th | Hà Văn Thiện | 30,000,000 |
| 30th | Nguyễn Khắc Cường | 30,000,000 |
| 31tt | Nguyễn Văn Chiến | 30,000,000 |
| 32th | Nguyễn Khắc Thái | 30,000,000 |
| 33th | Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn | 30,000,000 |
| 34th | Hà Mạnh Tưởng | 30,000,000 |
| 35th | Chua Kok Chun | 30,000,000 |
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
| 1st | Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn | ₫525,000,000 |
| 2nd | Nguyễn Quang Huy | ₫356,000,000 |
| 3rd | Vũ Đức Trung | ₫240,000,000 |
| 4th | Phạm Văn Tiến | ₫183,000,000 |
| 5th | Nguyễn Năng Quang | ₫142,000,000 |
| 6th | Phạm Duy Tiến | ₫110,000,000 |
| 7th | Đinh Tiến Thành | ₫85,000,000 |
| 8th | Ngô Minh Tiến | ₫66,000,000 |
| 9th | Vũ Hoài Lam | ₫52,000,000 |
| 10th | Lê Huy Thành | ₫42,000,000 |
| 11th | NguyễN Trung Hà | ₫42,000,000 |
| 12th | Lê Công Vương | ₫42,000,000 |
| 13th | ĐặNg QuyềN Anh | ₫35,000,000 |
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 between City of Poker player 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
| 1st | NguyễN HữU Dũng | ₫850,000,000 |
| 2nd | Đào Minh Phú | ₫554,000,000 |
| 3rd | Phan TrọNg Linh | ₫375,000,000 |
| 4th | TrầN Huy Hoàng | ₫275,0000,000 |
| 5th | Quang Vũ | ₫197,000,000 |
| 6th | NguyễN Năng Quang | ₫146,000,000 |
| 7th | NguyễN ĐứC Anh | ₫110,000,000 |
| 8th | Lê Huy Thành | ₫85,000,000 |
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
| 1st | Trần Vĩnh Hưng | 321,000,000 |
| 2nd | Ngô Minh Tiến | 198,000,000 |
| 3rd | X | 136,500,000 |
| 4th | Huỳnh Ngọc Cường | 100,000,000 |
| 5th | Trần Bá Hào | 72,200,000 |
| 6th | Trần Ngọc Sơn | 56,700,000 |
| 7th | Hà Văn Mạnh | 46,600,000 |
| 8th | Nguyễn Khắc Thái | 38,600,000 |
| 9th | Nguyễn Trường Giang | 32,000,000 |
| 10th | Nguyễn Mạnh Hải | 26,300,000 |
| 11th | TrầN Huy Phong | 26,300,000 |
| 12th | NguyễN Quý QuyềN | 26,300,000 |
| 13th | Lê Đình HảI | 21,700,000 |
| 14th | Đào NgọC ThắNg | 21,700,000 |
| 15th | NguyễN ĐứC KiềU Hưng | 21,700,000 |
| 16th | NguyễN Phương NgọC | 17,900,000 |
| 17th | Tô BảO Tuân | 17,900,000 |
| 18th | Vũ Thái BảO | 17,900,000 |
| 19th | NguyễN Minh Hoàng | 14,800,000 |
| 20th | Hà MạNh TưởNg | 14,800,000 |
| 21th | NguyễN Văn ĐứC | 14,800,000 |
| 22th | NguyễN KhắC LuậT | 14,800,000 |
| 23th | Ngô Văn ĐạT | 12,300,000 |
| 24th | NguyễN Thị Thùy Dương | 12,300,000 |
| 25th | PhạM Duy Khánh | 12,300,000 |
| 26th | NguyễN TuấN Tài | 12,300,000 |
| 27th | Vũ Minh ĐứC | 12,300,000 |
| 28th | NguyễN Đình Hùng | 10,300,000 |
| 29th | Lý ĐắC Dũng | 10,300,000 |
| 30th | Lê Văn Quang | 10,300,000 |
| 31tt | Lê NgọC Khánh | 10,300,000 |
| 32th | TrầN TuấN Anh | 10,300,000 |
| 33th | Vũ Văn Vy | 10,300,000 |
| 34th | Ngô Văn Trung | 10,300,000 |
| 35th | NguyễN Kính Huyên | 10,300,000 |
| 36th | PhạM TiếN Thành | 10,300,000 |
| 37th | NguyễN TuấN Anh | 8,700,000 |
| 38th | Lê Công Vương | 8,700,000 |
| 39th | TrầN Văn Tài | 8,700,000 |
| 40th | Lê Minh Toàn | 8,700,000 |
| 41st | Thái Gia TrọNg | 8,700,000 |
| 42nd | NguyễN QuỳNh Thu | 8,700,000 |
| 43rd | PhạM HảI Sơn | 8,700,000 |
| 44th | TrầN HảI Hà | 8,700,000 |
| 45th | NguyễN Hoàng Huy | 8,700,000 |
| 46th | NguyễN Minh ĐứC | 7,400,000 |
| 47th | NguyễN Duy Anh | 7,400,000 |
| 48th | Quách Chí Công | 7,400,000 |
| 49th | KhiếU Xuân Phú | 7,400,000 |
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
| 1st | Chú Ánh | 310,400,000 |
| 2nd | Đặng Thanh Lương | 210,000,000 |
| 3rd | Huỳnh Ngọc Cường | 138,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyễn Mạnh Hào | 105,000,000 |
| 5th | Quách Chí Công | 80,000,000 |
| 6th | Vũ Đức Trung | 62,000,000 |
| 7th | Cao Ngọc Anh | 50,000,000 |
| 8th | Vũ Văn Lịch | 43,000,000 |
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
| 1st | Lê Văn Diễn | 425,000,000 |
| 2nd | Lý Trần Tiến | 268,000,000 |
| 3rd | Nguyễn Hữu Dũng | 172,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyễn Năng Quang | 120,000,000 |
| 5th | Vũ ĐứC Trung | 83,000,000 |
| 6th | Nguyễn ĐứC Hòa | 55,200,000 |
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
| 1st | Vũ Quang Hưng | ₫220,000,000 |
| 2nd | TrầN Văn Tài | ₫151,000,000 |
| 3rd | Phan Duy Tài | ₫98,700,000 |
| 4th | TrầN Anh Dũng | ₫72,200,000 |
| 5th | NguyễN ĐứC KiềU Hưng | ₫54,100,000 |
| 6th | NguyễN Thị Thùy Dương | ₫43,500,000 |
| 7th | Hà MạNh TưởNg | ₫34,800,000 |
| 8th | PhạM HồNg Phúc | ₫27,800,000 |
| 9th | Hoàng Thế Thanh | ₫22,000,000 |
| 10th | Lê Anh Minh | ₫18,000,000 |
| 11th | NguyễN MạNh Hưng | ₫18,000,000 |
| 12th | NguyễN Minh ĐứC | ₫18,000,000 |
| 13th | Đinh ĐứC Linh | ₫14,800,000 |
| 14th | TrầN Văn TiếN | ₫14,800,000 |
| 15th | NguyễN Duy Tùng | ₫14,800,000 |
| 16th | TrầN ĐứC Sơn | ₫12,300,000 |
| 17th | Lê Văn Xuân | ₫12,300,000 |
| 18th | Dương HảI HậU | ₫12,300,000 |
| 19th | Phan Hoàng TiếN | ₫10,300,000 |
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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