NAGAWORLD Kickoff ($500)

With just 42,000 behind, Van Tien Dinh goes all with A♥ 7♥ in the hole. Action folds around to the small blind Adam Lydford who well covers Dinh and has J♥ J♦ . Lydford fast-calls.

With the board running 8♦ 7♣ A♦ , Dinh quickly improves to two pair and is in fine shape for a double but that hope quickly vanished on the turn J♠ as Lydford jumped ahead with a set that held on the river 5♥ .

Hard-hitter Cheng Zhang opens from under the gun for 4000 and nearly steals the blinds and ante until big blind Van Tien Dinh defends. At the flop 3♥ 6♥ 9♣ , Zhang sends out 4500 and Dinh calls. Zhang decides to slow down his pace with a check on the turn A♥ and Dinh checks back to complete the board 9♠ . Zhang checks again, Dinh doesn't take action, Zhang then shows his A♠ 9♥ full house.