A day of champions at the Crown Poker Club with Vu Thai Bao, Dinh Quang Vu, and Ta Khanh Linh all walking away with club trophies. Topping the headlines was Nguyen Trung Ha aka Hasagi who took down the coveted Super High Roller title that saw a healthy turnout of 52 entries. We’ve got those stories for you.
The series headliner is up next, the ₫5,000,000,000 (~$207,160) guaranteed MAIN EVENT with buy in of ₫16,500,000 (~$685). Three starting days are scheduled plus a turbo flight. It runs from November 3 to 6. Make sure to check the schedule or the link provided as starting times do vary.
Time to be the next CPC champion
NGUYEN TRUNG HA ships the Super High Roller
It was a hard fought final table at the Super High Roller with several players back for another attempt at glory including series opener champion Cao Ngoc Anh, However, in the end, their hopes were crushed by Nguyen Trung Ha aka Hasagi who outshined to claim the trophy and the ₫920,000,000 (~$37,000) top prize.
For most of the final table, Hasagi held the chip lead and entered heads up against Harry Tran with an advantage of 51 BB to 15 BB. Hasagi grinded down Tran to 4 BB, forcing him to push with 
that fell to Hasagi’s 
. This was Hasagi’s career second high roller win having first stood on the pedestal back in September at the World Poker Championship. You can watch the final table race via the recorded livestream on the Crown Poker Club facebook page.
The ₫55M buy in event saw a strong turnout of locals and a scatter of foreigners resulting in a pool of 52 entries. This was more than plenty to breach the ₫1.5B guarantee for a larger ₫2,496,000,000 pot. Among the players that reached the final table were Mystery Bounty finalists Nguyen Huu Vinh and Dinh Tien Thanh. Multi decorated champion from New Zealand Hamish Crawshaw was also in the lineup, exiting in 7th place with 
outdrawn by Thanh’s 
.
Buy in: ₫55,000,000 (~$2,200)
Guarantee: ₫1,500,000,000 (~$60,360)
Entries: 52
Prize pool: ₫2,496,000,000 (~$100,440)
ITM: 7 places
Payouts
| 1st | Nguyen Trung Ha | Vietnam | ₫920,000,000 |
| 2nd | Tran Hoai Anh | Vietnam | ₫534,000,000 |
| 3rd | Dinh Tien Thanh | Vietnam | ₫351,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyen Huu Vinh | Vietnam | ₫252,000,000 |
| 5th | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | ₫187,000,000 |
| 6th | Ngo Van Dat | Vietnam | ₫140,000,000 |
| 7th | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | ₫120,000,000 |
VU THAI BAO wins the 8 Max NLH
Last time Vu Thai Bao was at the Crown Poker Club, he nearly won the World Poker Tour Prime Vietnam Player of the Festival with numerous final tables under his belt. Although he fell short, Bao’s hunt for glory continued. At the ongoing CPC-WPTWC series, Bao topped the 88-entry field of the 8-Max NLH event to claim the ₫122,400,000 (~$4,925) first prize and a trophy commemorate the achievement. Another player also continuing his strong run was Mystery Bounty champion Le Van Duc with a 5th place finish for ₫30,000,000.
Buy in: ₫5,500,000 (~$220)
Guarantee: ₫400,000,000 (~$16,100)
Entries: 88
Prize pool: ₫422,400,000 (~$17,000)
ITM: 11 places
| 1st | Vu Thai Bao | Vietnam | ₫122,400,000 |
| 2nd | Hu Truc | Vietnam | ₫80,000,000 |
| 3rd | Tran Huy Phong | Vietnam | ₫57,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyen Manh Hung | Vietnam | ₫40,000,000 |
| 5th | Le Van Duc | Vietnam | ₫30,000,000 |
| 6th | Duong Vi Khoa | Vietnam | ₫23,500,000 |
| 7th | Le Thanh Hai | Vietnam | ₫19,000,000 |
| 8th | Pham Duc Hanh | Vietnam | ₫15,500,000 |
| 9th | Mai Tri Minh | Vietnam | ₫13,000,000 |
| 10th | Nguyen Hung Giang | Vietnam | ₫11,000,000 |
| 11th | Ngo Van Chung | Vietnam | ₫11,000,000 |
NLH Freezeout: DINH QUANG VU
With several events on the floor, the late night ₫4.5M buy in NLH Freezeout only pulled in 18 players for a prize pool of ₫69,100,000 (~$2,780). Two players shared the pot with Dinh Quang Vu earning the largest cut of ₫41,500,000 for his victory.
| 1st | Dinh Quang Vu | Vietnam | ₫41,500,000 |
| 2nd | Tran Vinh Hung | Vietnam | ₫27,600,000 |
Bounty Hunter: TA KHANH LINH
Buy in: ₫3,400,000 (~$135)
Entries: 43
Prize pool: ₫82,560,000 (~$3,320)
Bounty pool: ₫43,000,000 (~$1,730)
ITM: 5 places
Payouts (bounties not included)
| 1st | Ta Khanh Linh | Vietnam | ₫32,560,000 |
| 2nd | Nguyen Thanh Long | Vietnam | ₫21,000,000 |
| 3rd | Truong Duc Duy | Vietnam | ₫13,000,000 |
| 4th | Hoang Phi Viet | Vietnam | ₫9,000,000 |
| 5th | Le Thanh Hai | Vietnam | ₫7,000,000 |
CPC ₫13 Billion WPTC Series full schedule
Stick with us here at Somuchpoker as we bring you full coverage from start to finish. All photos courtesy of Crown Poker Club.
Links:
Crown Poker Club announces WPT World Championship Series Satellites|
Crown Poker Club – WPT World Championship Series underway
Crown Poker Club – Day 1 results
Crown Poker Club – Day 2 results
Crown Poker Club – Day 3 results
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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