Day 3
One Mann Out

Action was picked up pre-flop with David Mann at risk and Junseok Oh all-in.
David Mann: 5♣ 5♠
Junseok Oh: J♣ J♠
The flop came down 8♠ T♠ 9♠ , keeping Oh in the lead and leaving Mann praying for a miracle. However, with Oh's flush and straight draws also in play, the odds were heavily against Mann.
The turn T♥ and river 4♠ sealed Mann's fate, eliminating him from the tournament.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
2,595,000(52 BB) | |
DM David Mann | busted |
Outer Table Player Chip Counts

Player | Chips |
---|---|
DE David Erquiaga | 2,550,000(51 BB) |
PS Pun Si Ng | 2,000,000(40 BB) |
2,000,000(40 BB) | |
KT Khac Tran | 1,900,000(38 BB) |
DM David Mann | 1,900,000(38 BB) |
DC Dongyeol Choi | 1,750,000(35 BB) |
1,350,000(27 BB) | |
DT Dinh Tien Thanh | 1,280,000(26 BB) |
NH Nguyen Hoang Duy | 1,200,000(24 BB) |
KN Kyosuke Nagami | 1,100,000(22 BB) |
1,100,000(22 BB) | |
MO Motoyoshi Okamura | 800,000(16 BB) |
TT Truong Thang Minh | 750,000(15 BB) |
TN Tharit Nanthana | 450,000(9 BB) |
Day 2 Chip Leader Xuan Thieu Nghiem Eliminated!

David Erquiaga opened the action on the button with a raise to 90,000, prompting a call from David Mann in the small blind. However, Xuan Thieu Nghiem shifted the momentum by three-betting to 400,000 from the big blind.
With the action back to Erquiaga, he jammed all-in for nearly a million chips. Mann quickly folded, and Nghiem, now at risk, snap-called. A♠ the call was made, Erquiaga confidently called Nghiem's hand, confirming his read.
Xuan Thieu Nghiem: T♥ T♦
David Erquiaga: J♠ J♦
The dealer spread a flop of 7♣ 3♦ 4♦ , keeping Erquiaga's jacks ahead while leaving Nghiem with limited outs. The turn 5♦ and river 3♠ brought no help to Nghiem, sealing his fate and eliminating the former Day 2 chip leader from the tournament.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
DE David Erquiaga | 2,500,000(63 BB) |
DM David Mann | 2,000,000(50 BB) |
NX Nghiem Xuan Thieu | busted |
Turning the Tables: Mann's Massive Comeback

Action was picked up with David Erquiaga in the small blind betting 200,000 on the turn. David Mann responded by shoving all-in for his tournament life with 775,000 on a board of 6♣ 8♦ J♠ 7♣ .
With a massive pot in the middle, Kyosuke Nagami, under the gun and still in the hand, made the call. Erquiaga folded, leaving Mann and Nagami to battle it out in a heads-up showdown.
David Mann: T♥ 9♦
Kyosuke Nagami: J♣ J♦
Nagami flopped a set of jacks, but Mann had turned a straight to take the lead. The river brought the 2♦ , cementing Mann's win and allowing him to scoop a massive pot, breathing new life into his tournament run.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KN Kyosuke Nagami | 2,100,000(53 BB) |
DM David Mann | 2,000,000(50 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 1,200,000(30 BB) |
Day 2
Mann Makes Some

Le Than Tung raised to 6,000 from the button with 6♠ 6♥ and David Mann defended the big-blind with 4♥ 4♦ Both are treated to a flop of T♦ Q♦ J♦ , keeping Tung ahead, but giving Mann a flush-draw.
Mann check-called the 3,500 bet to see a 4♣ on the turn, giving Mann a set. Mann overbet to 25,000 and Tung mucked his cards.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LT Le Thanh Tung | 299,000(120 BB) |
DM David Mann | 75,500(30 BB) |