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Viet Nam, Hoiana Casino
Dennis Ng has the diamonds
-30000 Ante BB
Raised pot preflop sees Dennis Ng check-shove on a flop K♥ 3♦ 5♦ and Ha Duong called. Ng with A♦ T♦ flush draw, Duong 3♠ 3♥ , the turn 5♦ granted the flush and gave another diamond on the river J♦ . Ng doubled up to 1.3M, Duong dropped to under 260k.
Main Event - End of Day 2 chip counts
Payouts 20th to 119th
01:50: Main Event Day 2 closes with 19 remaining
After 12 rounds of play, Main Event Day 2 is in the books. 19 players survived the day’s battlefield led by Dinh Van Tien and Ngo Minh Tien just 1 BB behind. They return to the felt at 1pm on Sunday, October 23 to chase the first ever Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event title and the ₫3,378,000,000 first prize! We will have a recap shortly. Browse the live updates for the day’s action.
01:40: Eliminations 20th to 24th
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DV Dinh Van Tien | 3,000,000 | 1,025,000 |
NM Ngo Minh Tien | 2,960,000 | 2,699,000 |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam | 1,985,000 | 1,699,500 |
DN Dennis Ng | 1,710,000 | 435,000 |
MN Minh Nguyen | 1,550,000 | 1,550,000 |
DM Dhaval Mudgal | 1,520,000 | 1,288,500 |
HC Hazel Chui | 1,165,000 | 165,000 |
TD Tha Duong | 1,125,000 | 1,125,000 |
KH Koh Hsien Ren | 1,110,000 | 972,500 |
DE David Erquiaga | 1,100,000 | 942,000 |
SK Sim Kok Wai | 1,080,000 | 1,080,000 |
WY Winfred Yu | 1,010,000 | 160,000 |
TH Tran Hoai Anh | 970,000 | 895,000 |
FB Fu Bang Huang | 825,000 | 730,000 |
HK HoJin Kim | 815,000 | 504,500 |
HL Haerok Lee | 810,000 | 714,000 |
HZ He Zong Chi | 660,000 | 660,000 |
JN Je Nam Yu | 465,000 | 465,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TH Trinh Huy Thong | 131,600,000 | 131,498,500 |
GG Grant Gardner | 113,700,000 | 113,556,000 |
JK Jaehyun Kim | 113,700,000 | 113,649,000 |
NK Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 113,700,000 | 113,495,000 |
VT Van Thai Nguyen | 95,900,000 | 95,720,000 |
Fu Bang Huang Queens fall to Campomanes’ cowboys
-2500 BB Ante
Fu Bang Huang was all in with Q♠ Q♥ which was way behind Florencio Campomanes’ K♠ K♥ . No help arrived to end his day at the rails. Campomanes chipped up to above average stack.
Rungrot Nuannoi survives the flip
-2500 BB Ante
Rungrot Nuannoi was all in for his tournament life with 7♦ 7♥ , got called by a player with A♠ K♦ , the board was 7♠ K♥ 6♦ 2♥ K♠ for a full house.
Hojin Kim boots Kim Hyung Sup
-2500 BB Ante
Kim Hyung Sup had just nursed back to health on a double up off Tiger Lee then lost it all to Hojin Kim. Hand opened with a raise of 6k from Lee, Hyung Sup called, Hojin three-bet to 18k, Lee tank-folded, Hyung Sup jammed and Hojin snap called. Hyungsup had Ace-Queen, Hojin pocket Kings, no bad beat arrived for Hojin to ship it and Hyung Sup to ship out. Hojin catapulted to over 300k and may have just taken over the chip lead.
Busts 30th to 39th
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 82,900,000 | |
MK Minku Kim | 82,900,000 | 82,900,000 |
NT Nguyen Trong Nghia | 72,200,000 | 71,953,500 |
CL Changhwan Lee | 72,200,000 | 72,200,000 |
MT Manh Tuong Ha | 72,200,000 | 72,056,000 |
MS Moses Saquing | 72,200,000 | 72,200,000 |
CC Chau Clement | 72,200,000 | 72,200,000 |
RM Richard Marquez | 72,200,000 | 72,093,500 |
TK Ta Khanh Linh | 72,200,000 | 71,979,000 |
TP Taesung Park | 72,200,000 | 72,040,500 |
Kim Jae Hyun dusts Jack Wu
-2500 BB Ante
Last five hands has been called and with that a flurry of shoves around the room. Jack En Ching Wu was one of the casualties going down with pocket Fours against Kim Jae Hyun’s top pair Tens on the river.
Manh Tuong Ha outdrawn by Erquiaga
-25000 Ante BB
From utg Manh Tuong Ha jammed his 395k stack and big blind David Erquiaga called. Ha A♦ 5♦ was ahead of Erquiaga’s A♥ 2♥ . With the board running 9♥ J♦ 4♥ T♥ K♣ , it was a flush of hearts for Erquiaga to bounce out Ha.
Kim Hyung Sup doubles up through Tiger
-2500 BB Ante
Kim Hyung Sup raised to 5k, Nguyen Ngoc Ha three-bet to 13k, Tiger Lee four-bet to 27.5k, back to Kim who jammed. Nguyen got out of the way, Lee snap called.
Kim K♣ K♠ Lee T♣ T♦
No bad beat on the board for a double up to Kim to 100k, Lee dropped 20k.
Nguyen Hoang Nam rails Saquing to zoom over 2.4M
-25000 Ante BB
Preflop action led to Moses Saquing all in with Q♦ Q♣ and Nguyen Hoang Nam putting him at risk with A♥ K♦ . The flip went to Nguyen with the board A♠ 7♦ 2♦ 3♣ T♠ . Nguyen shipped it to rise to over 2.4M, Saquing busted in 35th place.
Thai Duong Ho Vo in action
-2500 BB Ante
Thai Duong Ho Vo’s stack has been swinging lately but always staying above average. We caught a couple of her hands. The first one ended on a split with Yip Ka Chuen with both player showing Ace-King. The board was 5♠ J♠ 7♦ 5♥ , Thai bet the flop and river and Chuen called.
On the next hand, she bluff bet the river J♦ 8♠ 4♥ 6♦ 5♣ and was snap-called by Dhaval Mudgal. Thai showed K♦ Q♦ , big bilnd Mudgal with J♣ 6♣ two pair. Thai dropped to 112k, Mudgal chipped up to 220k.
Three way jam goes to Nguyen Kinh Huyen
-25000 Ante BB
Jam over jam over jam Clement Chau 3♦ 3♥ , Nguyen Kinh Huyen K♦ Q♦ , Nguyen Huu Manh tank-called with A♠ J♣ . The board came 8♥ T♣ 9♦ 4♠ J♦ for straight to Huyen. Chau busted and Manh very upset paid the side pot. Manh down to 200k, Huyen up to 720k.
Busts 40th to 55th
22:50: Busts 56th to 62nd
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KL Kyunghwan Lee | 62,900,000 | 62,769,000 |
KC Ki Chang Kim | 62,900,000 | 62,737,500 |
NN Nhat Nguyen Duc | 62,900,000 | 62,687,000 |
WM Win Meng Tan | 62,900,000 | 62,776,500 |
FO Fuk On Wong | 62,900,000 | 62,765,000 |
IT Ian Tse Lee | 62,900,000 | 62,900,000 |
HP Hwigon Park | 62,900,000 | 62,780,000 |
MS Moon Seung Joon | 62,900,000 | 62,774,500 |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 62,900,000 | 62,735,500 |
TT Thanh Tuan Nguyen | 62,900,000 | 62,900,000 |
EA Edgar Asehan | 62,900,000 | 62,752,000 |
SC Shyh Chyn Lim | 62,900,000 | 62,658,000 |
LF Lin Fung | 62,900,000 | 62,726,500 |
LM Le Minh Phuc | 62,900,000 | 62,768,500 |
JP Jeffrey Pamplona | 62,900,000 | 62,900,000 |
KP Kunal Patni | 62,900,000 | 62,716,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 54,800,000 | 54,711,000 |
SP Shardul Parthasarathi | 54,800,000 | 54,620,500 |
TP Tuan Phong Do | 54,800,000 | 54,800,000 |
RP Runch Pornraksamane | 54,800,000 | 54,800,000 |
VT Vu Tien Do | 54,800,000 | 54,800,000 |
CW Chong Wun Han | 54,800,000 | 54,703,000 |
PT Prommin Talordpong | 54,800,000 | 54,566,000 |
Neel Joshi rails Gardner
-2000 BB Ante
Grant Gardner struggled to keep his stack from swinging but in the end, he lost it all to Neel Joshi’s higher two pair. Luckily for Gardner there are still two starting heats to get back in on the 10BN Dong pot. Joshi chipped up to 115k.
Winfred Yu joins the millionaire club
-25000 Ante BB
Easy money, Ta Khanh Linh all in with 7♦ 7♣ , Winfred Yu dominated both in stack and in hand with T♦ T♣ , the board ran dry for Linh while Yu hit the river to further improve. Linh busted in 38th place, Yu chipped up to 1.4M.
Main Event Day 1B ends!
With all tables done with the last hands, that’s a wrap for Main Event Day 1B! We will have the chip counts up as soon as it has been made available. The screens currently have the count at 377 entries and 85 survivors. Phan Thanh Hung is the unofficial chip leader of this heat with over 300k. Standby for the recap where we will have all the info.
Kwon Riangkyu claims the pot
-2000 BB Ante
Three players were in for a small pot of 19k that saw the board complete 2♣ 2♥ 4♥ 7♦ T♠ . No bets throughout, Kwon Riangkyu turned over hole cards A♣ T♦ , Lim Choong Sub and Yi Wei Peng mucked. Kwon up to 66k.
Nguyen Trong Nghia vs Truong Vu Tran Khanh
-2500 BB Ante
One of the day’s biggest stacks, Nguyen Trong Nghia went head to head against Truong Vu Tran Khanh who opened from the button and Nguyen defended on the big blind. At the flop 6♠ A♦ T♦ , Truong c-bet 16k, Nguyen called. On the turn 4♦ , no bets landed. The river came 4♥ , Nguyen bet 20k, Truong raised to 50k, Nguyen tank-folded while showing A♠ Q♦ . Truong returned the gesture and showed 6♣ 6♥ full house.
38 players remaining; several stacks of mil and more
-20000 Ante BB
38 players remaining Chips in play: 24,660,000 Average stack: 648,947
Estimated chip counts of players with a mil and over
Jenam Yu - 1.5M Nguyen Hoang Nam - 1.45M Minh A Nguyen - 1M Ngo Minh Tien - 1.25M Van Tien Dinh - 1.15M Fu Bang Huang - 1M David Erquiaga - 1M
Mark Tze Yi Wong alive with Aces
-2500 BB Ante
Another short stack survivor with Mark Tze Yi Wong getting full pay for his pocket Aces. Taking the cut was Tran Huy Hoang with pocket Queens. Wong zoomed to 100k. Tran dropped to 65k.
Blinds up
-2000 BB Ante
Blinds are up, play continues with 112 remaining out of 294 total entries. This is the second to the last level of the day. Average stack is 78,750. Jeffrey Pamplona leads with over 300k.
Tran Hong Chuong tanks Ning Zhi Yi, drags in a big one
-2500 BB Ante
Tran Hong Chuong may have momentarily jumped to the lead after dragging in a big pot against Ning Zhi Yi. On a board 6♦ 5♣ Q♥ 3♥ J♦ and around 70k+ in the pot, Tran overbet 91.5k that sent Ning tanking. The clock was eventually called on Ning who failed to act for a mucked hand. Tran zoomed to nearly 300k, Ning at 260k.
Win Meng Tan gets burned
-20000 Ante BB
Win Meng Tan was hoping to double up his short stack with A♥ K♥ looking really good against Van Tien Dinh’s A♦ 6♦ . However, a Six landed on the flop and stayed ahead to send him packing in 43rd place. Dinh now over a million in chips.
Dinh Manh Hung shoves for the pot
-2500 BB Ante
Dinh Manh Hung moved all in for 38.5k on a board 9♠ J♥ A♥ 8♦ 2♦ with 52k already in the pot. Vu The Tuan tanked then folded.
Koh Hsien Ren doubles through Crawshaw
-2500 BB Ante
Short stacked Koh Hsien Ren all in with J♦ J♥ , Hamish Crawshaw snap called with T♥ T♠ , the board ran low, double up for Koh to 90k.
Jenam Yu claims another head
-20000 Ante BB
Easy money for Jenam Yu with pocket Aces booting out Hwigon Park who jammed with pocket Eights. Yu up to 1.5M.
Ha Van Thien vs Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu
-2500 BB Ante
Preflop Ha Van Thien and Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu built a pot of 31k then added more on the flop A♠ 4♣ K♠ with Nguyen betting 10k and Thien check-calling. On the turn 4♠ Thien slid out a tower of yellows, Nguyen folded. Thien up to 150k, Nguyen dropped to 48k.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul crashes to Pamplona
-1500 BB Ante
Rollercoaster day for Kannapong Thanarattrakul and in the end it was his end. The Thai pro shoved on the turn with second pair to send all his chips to Jeffrey Pamplona. The board was 9♥ 5♦ 3♦ Q♠ 8♠ , Thanarattrakul K♣ 9♣ , Pamplona 9♠ 9♦ . Pamplona zoomed to 315k and is the overwhelming chip leader.
Minh A. Nguyen doubles up with Queens
-20000 Ante BB
Minh A. Nguyen found a spot to shove with pocket Queens to back him up. Nguyen Trong Nghia called with pocket Sevens. Queens stayed ahead throughout the board for a double up to 290k.
Last level of Day 1B, shove fest continues; Talordpong all in
-2500 BB Ante
The Main Event has entered the last level of play in with it come a flood of all ins. At table 1, Prommin Talordpong raised all in of about pot size, on a turn board K♦ 6♥ 3♠ T♦ and 87k in the middle. Initial bettor Nguyen Ngoc Dai tanked then gave up his 25k bet.
Fuk On Wong wins the three-way as Crawshaw busts
-1500 BB Ante
Cooler alert! Hamish Crawshaw shoved his 20k stack, Le Huy Thanh called, down the orbit Fuk On Wong tank-jammed, back to Le who called for a three way.
Crawshaw A♣ Q♥ Le K♠ K♥ Wong A♠ A♦
The board stayed clean 7♦ 6♦ 2♦ T♠ 3♠ for nearly a sweep. Crawshaw busted, Le dropped to 7 BB.
Jason Kyle Magbanua earns a bit from Plicvs
-1500 BB Ante
On a flop 3♠ 6♣ T♣ , PLO champion Jason Kyle Magbanua bet 7k onto a 10k pot. Aigars Plivcs check-called to see the turn Q♠ . Plicvs checked again, Magbanua slightly overpot of 25k, Plicvs folded. Magbanua scooped it to rise to over 140k.
Double up for Kok Wai Sim
-2000 BB
Another short stack gambling everything, Kok Wai Sim all in for 27k with A♣ K♥ , got called by a player with A♥ Q♠ , no bad beat arrived for a double up to Kok.
Ngo Minh Tien double barrels
-20000 Ante BB
Utg Ngo Minh Tien limped, mp Richard Marquez raised to 100k, back to Ngo who three-bet to 220k, Marquez called. At the flop A♠ K♠ 5♣ , Marquez folded to a bet. Ngo chipped up to 940k. Marquez dipped to 650k.
Emmanuel Segismundo goes bust
-20000 Ante BB
Emmanuel Segismundo met his end in 48th place with Koh Hsien Ren cleaning him out. It was all in preflop with Koh’s A♠ K♠ dominating Segismundo’s K♣ {jc]. When the flop ran 4♦ J♠ Q♠ , Segismundo jumped ahead but not by much. The turn 5♥ saw no change but the river 7♠ was a near straight flush for Koh, though a flush nonetheless to oust Segismundo. Koh over 700k.
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc earns with quads
-2000 BB Ante
Catching the action on the river T♠ 2♥ T♦ T♣ 8♦ and a pot of 20k built, Nguyen Phuong Ngoc bet 14k and got called. Nguyen showed Q♥ T♥ quads.
Registration is closed!
-1500 BB Ante
Level 10 is underway which means registration is closed. A handful of players signed up during the break. The screens say 293 entries but that’s not official. We will have the count for you shortly.
Abhinav Iyer busts then re-enters
-2000 BB Ante
Abhinav Iyer raised to 5k preflop and small blind Nguyen Thi Bao called. The flop 2♥ T♦ 7♠ Nguyen laid out a bet that covered Iyer’s stack, Iyer risked it.
Iyer T♠ 9♠ top pair Nguyen J♥ J♣ overpair
The turn J♦ was a set for Nguyen and with the river A♦ , Iyer packed up and registered for Day 1C. Nguyen chipped up to 115k.
Break time! Last chance to enter
Players are on their last break of the day which means it is the last chance for anyone who wishes to enter today’s starting heat. There are currently 290 entries. The event is on pace to smashing the guarantee.
Ha Tuong Manh gets big pay for the nut flush
-15000 Ante BB
Raised pot preflop left two players in the hand and a flop A♣ 6♥ K♦ . Nguyen Tuan Anh bet 30k, Ha Tuong Manh check-called. On the turn 8♥ , Nguyen bet 60k, Manh check-raised to 150k, Nguyen called. The river Q♥ , Manh led for 191k to send Nguyen tanking. Nguyen eventually called, Manh opened A♥ K♥ nut flush to bank it and climb to over 1M. Nguyen down to 144k.
Dong Anh Dung jams for the pot
-1200 BB Ante
On a flop 9♥ T♥ 2♣ , Dong Anh Duy check-jammed a player’s 20k bet on a pot of 37.4k. No call was made, Dong zoomed to 87.4k.
Jaesung Park triples up!
-15000 Ante BB
Having just been chunked by Kok Wai Sim, Jaesung Park three-bet all in for his last 75k, Lin Fung four-bet jammed with more, initial raiser big stacked Nguyen Trong Nghia called.
Park T♦ T♥ Fung A♥ Q♣ Nguyen A♣ A♠
With the flop running 6♥ T♠ 6♠ it was an instant boat for Park, and with the turn Q♥ and river J♣ , he tripled up to 265k while Nguyen took the side pot as Fung exited.
Cooler alert! Kok Wai Sim versus Jaesung Park
-15000 Ante BB
Kok Wai Sim K♦ K♥ went all in, Jaesung Park quickly joined for a showdown. The board ran J♠ 2♦ K♣ Q♠ 9♠ both improved but Kok’s set was better for a double up to 452k. Park down to 75k.
Minh A. Nguyen beats Koh’s aces on the turn
-2000 BB Ante
Minh A. Nguyen called Koh Hsien Ren’s 5k bet on the flop K♦ 7♥ 4♥ , then called the jam on the turn Q♠ . Koh had A♣ A♠ , Nguyen with K♠ Q♣ two pair. The river 9♦ assured the double for Nguyen to 150k.
Lester Edoc shocks the table hero-calling with air
-1200 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river J♥ 5♠ 6♦ K♥ J♦ and 22k in the pot, bb positioned Junhee Kim bet 9k, button Lester Edoc called, Kim said “good call” while showing his Q♣ T♥ bluff. Edoc chuckled expressing he was beat. The table and Kim were shocked as Kim won it with Queen-high. Edoc showed Q♦ ad said “I knew you were bluffing.”
Hazel Yuen Sha Chui ends Le Minh Phuc
-15000 Ante BB
Action opened with a 30k raise by utg Hazel Chui, down the orbit Le Minh Phuc three-bet to 85k, Chui flat-called. At the flop 9♦ 9♥ 6♠ , Chui check-called Le’s jam and turned over Q♥ Q♠ . Le had A♥ K♥ and needed to hit. The turn 4♦ and river 4♠ were no help to end Le’s run. Chui zoomed to 1.175M.
Sung Joo Hyun falls to Hieu Ngo
-1500 BB Ante
Action on cutoff Hieu Ngo who shoved with 7♥ 7♦ . button player WSOP bracelet winner Sung Joo Hyun joined him with A♣ J♠ and was at risk of busting. The board came 4♠ A♠ 7♣ K♥ K♠ for a full house to Ngo and the end of this heat for Hyun. He has since re-entered and is now slugging it out at Day 1C Turbo.
Nguyen Van Trung dominated, Yip Ka Chuen ships it
-1200 BB Ante
A pot of 33k was in the middle with three players staring down a turn board 3♠ T♠ 2♦ 5♥ . Nguyen Van Trung fired a large 22k, one player folded, Yip Ka Chuen moved all in for a total of 40k. Nguyen called.
Chuen Q♥ Q♣ Nguyen 9♣ 9♠
The river 5♦ was good for Chuen to stack a double up.
Seung Yeol Kim sends Pamplona packing
-15000 Ante BB
All in between Seung Yeol Kim A♦ K♥ and Jeffrey Pamplona A♥ Q♠ , no help came for Pamplona. Kim chips up to 280k.
Short stacks shoving…
-1500 BB Ante
With registration closed for Day 1B, it has been a short stack shove fest since the return from break. Among the lucky ones was Oh Junseok who was all in with A♦ 5♠ that found an ace on the river to beat pocket Queens. Another was Ha Huy Vu with 8♠ 7♠ turning a flush to crack Queens.
Among the unfortunate was Ta Van Mung who fell to Chong Wun Han with Queen-Jack top pair no good against Ace-Queen. Hwany Lee also busted, going down with Ace-Eight against Jason Lau’s Ace-King.
Nguyen Duc Anh earns a double
-1200 BB Ante
Big pot of 20k built preflop between Nguyen Duc Anh and the button player. The board showed 8♦ 3♦ 5♣ , button bet 11k, Nguyen shoved his 19k stack and was snap called. Nguyen was ahead 3♣ 3♥ set against Q♣ Q♦ . The turn and river were blanks for a double up to 58k.
Chang Ki Kim doubles through Mudgal
-15000 Ante BB
Dhaval Mudgal had just picked up the blinds and ante on an uncalled utg min-raise. The next hand, he was on the big blind and faced an all in from Chang Ki Kim. Mudgal had A♠ K♦ and snap called. Kim needed some luck with A♣ 8♥ . When the board ran 8♦ T♥ K♠ 8♠ Kim celebrated his lucky trips and with the river J♥ he doubled up to 325k. Mudgal dropped to 230k.
Blinds up and last level of late registration
-1200 BB Ante
Blinds have already gone up which means we are on the last level of late registration. At the end of this round there will be a break. Those looking to enter, you still have 20 BB to play with if you enter on the last second. The current tally is 285 entries.
Aces find Jeffrey Pamplona for a boost
-12000 Ante BB
Jeffrey Pamplona entered the day as one of the top 5 stacks but seems to have been frozen here with his stack slowly draining out. He got his last 80k in with A♣ A♥ and doubled up through Trinh Huy Thong’s pocket Sevens.
Registration closes at 379 entries
-1500 BB Ante
Registration closed with 379 entries, there are currently 165 players remaining. Three levels to go before bagging time for this heat. For those that want to sign up, we suggest to do so soon. Day 1C has blinds increasing every 20 minutes so it is a fast one. Buy in is ₫25,000,000 (~$1,020). The ₫10 Billion guarantee is already history with the pot pushing past ₫16 Billion.
Ian Tse Lee celebrates the straight
-12000 Ante BB
Ian Tse Lee risked it all with A♦ 5♦ but stepped right into Ta Khanh Linh’s Q♦ Q♠ . The board ran low but this was good for Lee as it spread 4♦ T♣ 3♣ 6♠ 2♦ for a rivered straight and a double up to 360k.
Jenam Yu rails Shardul Parthasarathi
-12000 Ante BB
End of the road for Shardul Parthasarathi with massive stacked Jenam Yu giving him the boot. It was all in preflop with Yu commanding with pocket Tens against Ace-Ten that held to the end. Yu now at 1.5M.
Nguyen Kinh Huyen cracks Erquiaga’s aces
-12000 Ante BB
David Erquiaga was headed for a mil when the river stopped him It was all in preflop with Erquiaga A♣ A♦ way ahead of Nguyen Kinh Huyen’s J♦ J♠ . However, the cards felted 7♠ 8♦ 6♥ 2♥ J♥ to deny the bust instead a double up to Nguyen. Erquiaga dipped to 660k, Nguyen up to 500k.
Big stacks around the room
-1000 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim - 210k Jeffrey Pamplona - 205k Ta Khanh Linh - 164k Thai Duong Ho Vo - 163k Dhaval Mudgal - 150k Richard Marquez - 150k Lee Haerok - 140k Aigars Plivcs - 130k Neel Joshi - 122k
Ta Khanh Linh avoids the rail
-12000 Ante BB
Ta Khanh Linh all in with A♦ Q♦ and had to get lucky with Ming San Chung dominating with A♠ K♦ . The board ran low until the river 5♦ 2♥ 2♠ 5♣ Q♣ for a lucky double up to 465k.
Nguyen Duc Nhat gets the steal and more
-12000 Ante BB
Nguyen Duc Nhat attempted to steal from the button with 9♥ 8♠ and was called by a player with A♣ J♥ . With the board running 6♣ 3♠ Q♠ 9♠ T♣ , Nguyen spiked a lucky pair to survive and chip up to 300k.
Moses Saquing doubles up with Jacks
-12000 Ante BB
Moses Saquing got his short stack in with J♥ J♠ and was challenged by a player with A♦ Q♠ . The board ran low for a double up to Saquing to 370k.
Trinh Huy Thong gets Nguyen Duc Nhat to fold
-12000 Ante BB
On a flop J♠ 4♦ J♦ , Nguyen Duc Nhat bet 40k onto a pot of 78k. Trinh Huy Thong made it 88k, inducing a fold from Nguyen.
Main Event Day 1C underway
-100 BB Ante
The last entry heat to the Main Event is up and running. Day 1C Turbo will see blinds increase every 20 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 10. Bagging time will be announced once Day 1B closes. To jump in, buy in is ₫25,000,000 with unlimited re-entries. It is well to know that the ₫10 Billion guarantee has been breached and the pot is pushing into ₫16 Billion at the moment.
19:50: Seongsu Kong in action Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
Seongsu Kong was seen entering several pots, one that earned him a double up. The first pot we caught he raised preflop and got called by the big blind Phachara Wongwichit. On the flop J♣ 7♦ 3♥ , Kong jammed, Wongwichit tank-folded.
Next hand, Kong lost some chips to Cho Kumpyo with pocket Fours dominated by pocket Eights. Two few hands after Kong was on the small blind and raised to 5k, big blind Jeffrey Lo called. The board completed K♥ 6♥ Q♥ T♠ 7♦ , Kong jammed, Lo called, Kong won it with 8♥ 3♥ flush beating Lo’s T♦ 6♠ two pair.
Prommin Talordpong in shock, Fu Bang Huang zooms to 940k
-12000 Ante BB
Fu Bang Huang and Prommin Talordpong found themselves all in on a turn board Q♥ Q♦ 5♥ 8♠ with over 300k already splashed in the middle. Talordpong had A♠ Q♣ , Huang with 5♣ 5♦ , the river 9♥ kept the full house ahead to send Talordpong out in shock. Huang skyrocketed to 940k.
Teddy Pham says no to Mateo
-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a board 9♥ Q♥ J♦ 7♦ and a pot of 24.3k, Teddy Pham jammed and Christopher Mateo asked if he’d show. Pham didn’t agree and Mateo still folded.
Blinds up
-1000 BB Ante
Blinds are up again. There current tally of entries is 280 with seventy of those re-entries. Average stack is 40,000.
Nguyen Ngoc Ha finishes Truong Vu Tran Khanh
-800 BB Ante
Truong Vu Tran Khanh pushed preflop with 9♥ 9♠ and fell flat against Nguyen Ngoc Ha’s K♥ K♠ . Nguyen now up to 140k.
Pham Phu Son Lam celebrates his luck
-1200-1200 BB Ante
Pham Phu Son Lam was nearly out when he had it all in with A♠ T♣ against Milan Stojkovic’s K♣ K♥ . However, luck found him with the card felted 6♠ T♥ 3♦ 4♦ T♦ for trips. Pham fist pumped the air in celebration and chipped up o 58k.
Nguyen Hoai Nam rails Choong Sub Lim
-12000 Ante BB
From mid position Winfred Yu raised to 25k and found two callers in the blind positions. All checked to the turn 8♥ K♥ 6♥ J♥ , Nguyen Hoai Nam led 35k, Lim all in, Yu folded, and quick call by Nguyen.
Nguyen A♥ 8♥ Lim J♣ 2♥
The river was Q♦ . Lim was eliminated and Nguyen chipped up to 850k.
Three way ends Tiger Lee and Iyer, Ming San Chung ship it
-800 BB Ante
Three way all in at table 1 with Abhinav Iyer ahead A♣ A♠ , big stacked Ming San Chung J♠ J♦ , and Lee Seok Young aka Tiger K♠ 9♦ . When the flop and turn landed Q♦ Q♥ T♠ 4♥ Iyer was still ahead but the river J♣ gave Chung the boat to boot out two players.
Tzai Wei Phua switches up and takes it
-1000 BB Ante
Three players in on a pot of 9.5k and flop Q♣ 5♥ K♠ . Hwang Jungmin bet 3k, one player folded, Tzai Wei Phua called. On the turn 4♦ , Phua switched gears and led for 9k, Hwang folded. Hwang dropped to 120, Phua up to 47k.
Lim Choong Sub rails one
-800 BB Ante
A short stacked female player went all in with K♥ 9♠ but could not get past Lim Choong Sub whose 4♠ 6♠ improved to a straight. Lim chipped up to 40k.
Vu Duc Trung falls to Changhwan Lee
-1000 BB Ante
All in on a turn board 5♣ 8♥ 9♥ 4♣ , at risk player Vu Duc Trung with K♣ K♥ behind Changhwan Lee’s 5♥ 4♥ . The river 2♥ didn’t help Trung to bounce out while Lee above average of 60k.
Kunal Patni folds to the raise Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
On a board { 8c} 2♣ 3♣ J♦ , Kunal Patni laid out a bet 6700 onto a pot of 11.5k. Three seats over, he was raised double and opted to fold leaving himself around 35 BB.
Lucky Michael Thanh Luong
-1000 BB Ante
Michael Thanh Luong was dominated at the shove with A♣ 2♣ against a player’s A♦ 4♦ . However, the board ran 2♠ T♣ A♠ 5♣ J♦ to improve to two pair and double up.
William Ysmael picks it up with top pair
-800 BB Ante
By the flop 5♠ 2♣ T♣ , Deepstack Turbo champion William Ysmael and a player built a pot of 4.8k. Ysmael took a stab with a 3200 bet and was called. On the turn 8♣ , both players checked to see the river 9♦ . Ysmael slid out a 5200 bet, was called, then won it with K♠ T♦ top pair. He climbed to over 50k.
Players are back on the beat, blinds are up!
-800 BB Ante
Cards are back in the air here at Day 1A. The dinner break added another 12 entries, the tally is now 260 with 208 players seated.
Cowboys good to Tan Xi Zuan
-1000 BB Ante
Blinds are climbing which means short stacks are getting desperate. One of them, Tan Zi Xuan shoved his 17.2k stack, got called, then happily doubled with pocket Kings domination pocket Tens.
Tran Huy Phong doubles off Ning Zhi Yi
-800 BB Ante
All in on the river 2♥ K♦ 4♥ K♠ A♣ with a pot of 21k brewed, Tran Huy Phong was at risk but shipped it with 4♦ 4♣ full house against Ning Zhi Yi’s two pair. He chipped up to 51k.
Lee Sung Kun boosted by rockets
-800 BB Ante
Lee Sung Kun woke up with A♣ A♠ and it paid in full with a double up from Vu The Tuan with A♦ Q♦ .
Thanisorn Sealor eliminated
-800 BB Ante
Thanisorn Sealor was all in with A♣ T♣ , called by Kwon Riangkyu with Q♥ J♥ , the flop 9♥ 5♣ T♣ further improved Sealor, and no change on the 6♣ turn, but the river K♥ , switched them up. Kwon formed a straight to ship it and eliminated Sealor.
Dinner break!
We will return at 19:50. 62 players left.
Eliminations 63rd to 71st
-10000 Ante BB
Eliminations 72nd - 95th
-10000 Ante BB
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HT Hieu Trong Ngo | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
HM Hugn Manh Dinh | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
NM Nguyen Manh Tuan | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,712,500 |
EC Eugene Co | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,750,500 |
JY Jiwon Yoon | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,579,500 |
VP Viet Phuong Le | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
SH Sehoon Han | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,690,000 |
AK Anh Khoa Ngo | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
QN Quang Nguyen | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
VT Van Thien Ha | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
ZY Zhi Yi Ning | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
TV Tien Van Nguyen | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,615,000 |
KH Kirill Holland | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,737,000 |
AM Asif Mustafa Makayi | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
BS Bayar Saran | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
JE Jack En Ching Wu | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,610,000 |
TV The Van Vu | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
SP Sunghwa Park | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,775,000 |
NJ Neel Joshi | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,697,500 |
HN Hien Ngoc Vo | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
CM Chun Min Tai | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
PP Pham Phu Son Lam | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,708,000 |
KA Kevin Ang | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
JT Jeremy Touboulic | 46,800,000(4680 BB) | 46,800,000 |
Kulnattee Kunatharakul gets a bit more from Colada
-800 BB Ante
By the river, the pot swelled to 27k with a board J♣ 9♠ T♠ Q♣ 4♦ showing. Kulnattee Kunatharakul bet 5k, Jose Colada tanked then called. Kunatharakul opened K♥ T♣ , Colada mucked.
Nguyen Hoang Nam wins a good pot
-800 BB Ante
Three players looked down on a board J♠ J♥ 5♣ J♦ and 7k in the pot, Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 2k and won it with no callers. Huy Pham whispers to the reporter that he had J-2 for quads.
Dinner break
50-minute dinner break. There are currently 248 entries with 204 seated. Registration is still open, closing at the end of Level 9 approx 9:30pm. We’ll be back!
Prommin Talordpong eliminates Chi-Jen Chu
-10000 Ante BB
Chi Jen Chu shoved his last 95k stack and was looked up by Prommin Talordpong. Chu had A♦ 9♦ , Talordpong with K♦ K♣ , the board ran Queen high to end Chu’s run in 71st place. Talordpong chipped up to 500k.
Tran Hoai Nam with back to back shoves
-800 BB Ante
Short stacked Tran Hoai Nam shoved twice, uncalled the first time preflop. On the next, he shoved on a board 7♣ 7♠ 2♠ 4♥ 9♠ and once again didn’t get the call to win the pot. He is back to starting stack.
Prommin Talordpong heard roaring
-800 BB Ante
Prommin Talordpong was heard roaring across the Grand Hall after spiking a straight on the river to crack aces. It was all in preflop with Nguyen Robert Tuan A♦ A♥ and Talordpong A♣ Q♣ . The board came T♥ J♠ 3♠ 7♣ K♣ to boot Nguyen and Talordpong rise to over 100k.
Jenam Yu crosses a mil, rails Hieu Ngo
-10000 Ante BB
Jenam Yu was already sporting the massive stack of nearly a million and with the takedown of Hieu Ngo he soared even higher to 1.1M to take the commanding lead here. On a flop 2♣ 9♥ K♦ , Yu bet 15k onto 65k pot and Hieu check-called. On the turn 3♦ , same action with Hieu check-calling 110k. The river 5♦ , Yu jammed, Hieu snap called for his tournament life, Yu showed Q♦ 9♦ flush to end Hieu in disbelief in 72nd place. Hieu had K♥ 9♣ .
Main Event Day 1A ends
After 12 rounds of play, Main Event is in the books. 293 signed up with only 72 surviving. We will have the chip counts posted here as soon as it has been made available.
Ha Duong rails Dinh Manh Hung
-10000 Ante BB
Dinh Manh Hung all in for 84k with A♣ 3♣ to battle with, Ha Duong called with a bigger stack and Q♣ Q♠ . No hits on the board for Dinh to bust. Duong up to 300k.
Shyh Chyn Lim ends Diep, rises to 178k
-600 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim is the big stack at his table and got even bigger after sending Kyle Bao Diep packing. Lim opened with a 1300 raise, got called by one player, then Diep shoved from the big blind. Only Lim joined the jam session for a heads up showdown.
Diep 9♠ 9♦ Lim A♦ K♠
The board ran A♠ 7♣ 2♣ 8♦ Q♠ for a higher pair to Lim. He is up to 178k.
Players back from the dinner break
-800 BB Ante
Players have returned from a dinner break. They play another six round of 40-minute blinds before bagging up.
Neel Joshi goes bust
-10000 Ante BB
Neel Joshin all in with A♣ 4♦ , two players were also in the hand both with Jack-Ten. A Jack found the board to end Joshi’s run.
Quang Nguyen finds some luck to stay alive
-10000Ante BB
Quang Nguyen three-bet jammed with J♥ 7♥ and got called by iniital raiser Ta Khanh Linh with K♦ J♦ . A seven found the flop for a double up to the short stacked Nguyen to 170k.
Hamish Crawshaw sits then gets paid
-600 BB Ante
Hamish Crawshaw re-entered and found some instant good fortune at his new location. Facing a raise from Jenam Yu, he shoved and got called. Crawshaw was ahead J♣ J♠ to Yu’s 5♦ 5♥ . The board dropped a Jack and a Five at the flop for a set to both with Crawshaw still out front and held for a double up to 50k.
Van Tien Dinh chunks Jack Wu
-8000 Ante BB
All in preflop with Jack Wu Q♥ Q♠ and Van Tien Dinh A♦ K♠ , the board came 2♠ K♦ 5♣ A♣ 8♦ for a double up to Dinh and Wu down to 17k. Wu goes bust two hands later. Dinh rises o 760k.
Juwon Kim
-600 BB Ante
On a board J♣ T♠ 8♣ 7♥ T♦ and 63k already weighing down the middle, Juwon Kim moved all in for his remaining 3.1k. Despite his challenger having a big stack, he still folded to the small bet and showed J♠ 8♥ . Kim claimed the pot then proceeded to enter the next hand.
It was a four way limped pot, it was checked to the turn A♠ 9♣ 5♠ 5♦ . Zong Chi He bet 1300, called by two players that included Kim. The river J♠ was checked. Kim had A♥ 4♠ for the win. Kim chipped up to 80k.
Main Event Day 1B chip counts 85 advanced out of 377 entries
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HW Hon Wai Fung | 325,000 | 292,500 |
PT Phan Thanh Hung | 310,000 | |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam | 285,500 | |
TH Tran Hong Chuong | 273,500 | |
LC Lee Changhwan | 261,500 | |
NM Ngo Minh Tien | 261,000 | |
NT Nguyen Trong Nghia | 246,500 | |
KK Kevin Kar Wai Ang | 243,000 | |
PT Prommin Talordpong | 234,000 | |
WK Winfred Ka Wing Yu | 228,000 | |
HV Ha Van Thien | 226,000 | |
JH Jehun Hong | 225,000 | |
ND Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam | 221,000 | |
NZ Ning Zhi Yi | 219,000 | |
NN Nhat Nguyen Duc | 213,000 | |
NV Nguyen Van Thai | 209,000 | |
NK Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 205,000 | |
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 188,000 | |
FJ Florent Jeremy Touboulic | 185,000 | |
DK Duc Kien Tran | 185,000 | |
CW Chin Wei Lim | 181,000 | -40,219,000 |
SL Seokyoung Lee | 180,000 | |
NK Ngo Khoa Anh | 174,500 | |
LF Lin Fung | 173,500 | |
NH Ngoc Hai Duy Nguyen | 173,000 | |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 164,500 | |
MK Minki Kim | 162,500 | |
NT Nguyen Tuan Anh | 159,500 | |
TP Taesung Park | 159,500 | |
HV Hung Van Huynh | 158,500 | -40,241,500 |
NV Nguyen Van Cuong | 153,500 | |
DM Dinh Manh Hung | 152,000 | |
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 151,000 | |
ZC Zong Chi He | 148,000 | |
GG Grant Gardner | 144,000 | |
KH Koh Hsien Ren | 137,500 | |
JA Jo Anna | 135,000 | |
LT Le Thanh Nhat | 135,000 | |
NN Nguyen Nang Quang | 127,000 | |
TP Trung Phong Nguyen | 125,000 | |
NQ Nguyen Quoc Anh | 120,000 | |
HJ Hwang Jungmin | 114,500 | |
TX Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | 114,000 | |
TS Thanisorn Sealor | 113,500 | |
JT John Tech | 111,500 | -40,288,500 |
SH Sehoon Han | 110,000 | |
KK Kulnattee Kunatharakul | 109,000 | |
CC Chi-Jen Chu | 108,500 | |
MA Minh Anh Nguyen | 104,000 | |
HC Hamish Crawshaw | 103,500 | -40,296,500 |
DT Doan Trung Hieu Nguyen | 103,000 | |
TH Trinh Huy Thong | 101,500 | |
CW Chong Wun Han | 97,000 | |
FB Fu Bang Huang | 95,000 | |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | 94,500 | |
PP Pham Phu Son Lam | 92,000 | 21,500 |
LT Lee Tse Ian | 90,500 | |
NV Nguyen Van Bao | 89,500 | |
NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 89,000 | |
KY Kevin Yun Lam Choi | 87,500 | |
KC Kumpyo Cho | 87,000 | -40,313,000 |
CL Conrad Lumaban | 87,000 | -40,313,000 |
ND Nguyen Duc Minh | 83,000 | |
DT Devan Tang | 81,000 | |
SK Seongsu Kong | 79,000 | -40,321,000 |
JM James Mendoza | 75,000 | |
TH Tran Hoai Anh | 75,000 | |
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 73,500 | |
NT Ngo Trong Hieu | 71,500 | |
PM Phan Minh Duc | 69,500 | |
LN Le Ngoc Minh | 65,000 | |
DK Dennis Koon Siu Ng | 64,000 | |
WJ Wu Jun Hao | 63,000 | |
SM Sanat Mehrotra | 59,000 | |
LP Linh Phan Trong | 56,500 | |
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | 56,000 | |
CY Chung Yi Ho | 55,000 | |
MT Mark Tze Yi Wong | 54,000 | |
SM Shao Min Huang | 49,500 | |
DG Dongwook Gwon | 49,000 | |
DT Do Tuan Phong | 46,000 | |
KD Kevin Dinh Ho | 35,500 | |
JR Jonas Rothmund | 31,000 | |
VT Van Tien Dinh | 21,500 | |
NT Nguyen the Anh | 15,000 |
Minku Kim boots Tai Chun Min
-8000 Ante BB
Action opened with cutoff KMGM Minku Kim raising double, called by button Tai Chun Min. On the flop 2♥ A♥ 5♦ , Kim checked, Min bet it, Kim raised, and Min called to go to the turn 7♣ . Kim shoved, Min quickly called.
Kim 4♣ 3♣ Min A♠ K♥
Only a split for Min to stay in the game but no such luck on the river 8♣ . Kim up to 740k.
Blinds up
-600 BB Ante
Another level done. Players have now entered Level 6 with buy ins at 300-600-600 BB Ante. 234 have entered so far with 198 seated. There will be a one hour dinner break after this the round. Still plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the end of Level 9.
Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy hits two-outer
-8000 Ante BB
Three way all in with Nguyen Hai Duy three-betting it all, down the orbit Jeremy Touboulic joins the jam, then initial raiser Shardul Parthasarathi with the biggest stack calling.
Nguyen 8♦ 8♣ Touboulic A♣ J♦ Shardul T♣ T♥
With the board running 9♠ 8♥ 2♠ 4♠ 4♥ , Nguyen spiked a lucky two-outer to ship it and send Touboulic packing up on 95th place. Shardul paid up and is down to 120k. Nguyen raced up to 370k.
Eliminations 96th - 119th - ₫40,400,000 (~$1,645)
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RN Rungrot Nuannoi | 40,400,000 | 40,306,500 |
TK Teng Kah Yew | 40,400,000 | 40,210,000 |
YC Yi Chung Ho | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
KC Kumpyo Cho | 40,400,000 | 40,313,000 |
NY Nam Yun | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
JT John Tech | 40,400,000 | 40,288,500 |
HV Hung Van Huynh | 40,400,000 | 40,241,500 |
JH Jun Hee Kim | 40,400,000 | 40,318,000 |
CH Choung Hong Tran | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
AI Abhinav Iyer | 40,400,000 | 40,206,500 |
CS Choong Sub Lim | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
YW Yi Wei Peng | 40,400,000 | 40,270,000 |
SK Seongsu Kong | 40,400,000 | 40,321,000 |
JK Jason Kyle Magbanua | 40,400,000 | 40,309,000 |
TD Thai Duong Ho Vo | 40,400,000 | 40,290,000 |
HC Hamish Crawshaw | 40,400,000 | 40,296,500 |
CL Conrad Lumaban | 40,400,000 | 40,313,000 |
CK Chun Kit Leung | 40,400,000 | 40,377,000 |
WK Wai Keong Yong | 40,400,000 | 40,250,000 |
AP Aigars Plivcs | 40,400,000 | 40,203,000 |
KK Kyungsuk Ko | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
CW Chin Wei Lim | 40,400,000 | 40,219,000 |
MD Minh Duc Nguyen | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
KC Kevin Choi | 40,400,000 | 40,400,000 |
Choi Seunghoon bags a double with rockets
-500 BB Ante
Premium hands lighting up the felt. Choi Seunghoon woke up with Aces and Moses Saquing had Kings. No bad beats arrived for a double up to Choi to 57k.
Lester Edoc rails Minae Jung
-500 BB Ante
Easy money for Lester Edoc who called Minae Jung’s shove and dominated throughout. Jung had Q♦ 9♦ that missed the board completely for Edoc’s A♥ T♥ good to take down a player and the pot. Edoc rises to 67k.
Tran Dinh Quy falls to Jo Anna
-600 BB Ante
Tran Dinh Quy all in with 7♦ 7♥ , Jo Anna had A♥ Q♥ for fifty-fifty flip. An ace quickly found the flop and it held to send Tran packing.
Break time
-6000 Ante BB
Players are back from break. 103 remaining. They play another 8 rounds of 50-minute blinds before bagging up.
Raiden Kan double barrels Ben Lai
-500 BB Ante
Raiden Kan and Benjamin Lai were staring down a board 9♥ 5♠ Q♣ 9♠ , Kan bet 2k and Lai check-called. On the river 2♣ , Kan bet 11k, Lai tank-called it them mucked when Kan showed K♦ K♥ . Kan up to 48k.
Florencio Campomanes shocked at the showdown
-500 BB Ante
Heavy preflop betting started with a limp, raised to 1100 by Florencio Campomanes, was called by one, the a player three-bet to 5500, back to the limper who called, then Campomanes five-bet to 16.1k. Much too much, two players folded while the initial limper called. At the flop T♠ 6♠ 5♦ , Campomanes shoved and got called. He showed A♦ K♣ and was shocked to see he was ahead of his caller’s K♠ Q♣ . The turn Q♦ improved the lesser hand, the river A♠ sent Campomanes back out front to ship it and climb to 70k.
17:13: Blinds up -500 BB Ante
New level with blinds up to 300-500-500 BB Ante. Average stack is 34,000. There are 212 entries with 187 seated.
Good call by Le Ngoc Minh for a split pot
-600 BB Ante
On a board K♣ 6♠ 4♠ 4♣ 4♥ and 40k in the pot, Nguyen Ngoc Dai bet 10.1k, Le Ngoc Minh tanked then made the call. Nguyen showed 6♥ 8♦ full house, and Le had A♥ 6♣ for a split pot.
17:00: Le Thanh Nat banks a double with rockets Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Catching the action only at the count, Le Thanh Nhat banked a double with A♦ A♣ over Hoang Hoi Nam’s A♠ K♣ on a blank board. He chipped up to 125k while Hoang dropped to 20k.
DEEPSTACK Update
The two day Deepstack is down to the final 9 players. Players are vying for the top prize of ₫379,180,000 (~US$ 15,450). Mystery Bounty champion Kunal Patni is in the lineup and is looking to be the first player to rein in two titles.
More notables arrive, 200 entries
-400 BB Ante
The field is now up to 200 entries. Among the newcomers were Shardul Parthasarathi, Lester Edoc, Benjamin Lai, Hamish Crawshaw, John Tech, Abhinav Iyer, Nguyen Manh Hung, and Mike Takayama who quickly busted.
Luong Van Quang up to 70k
-400 BB Ante
Three-way pot raised pot saw a flop drop J♣ 4♥ 9♥ . Action was checked to the button Luong Van Quang who sent out a 1600 bet. Small blind Aigars Plivcs folded, big blind Jack En Ching Wu raised to 6300, Quang called. The 9♦ turn was checked, the river 3♠ , Wu check-folded to Quang’s 6900 bet. Quang showed T♦ 8♠ to scoop up the pot and rise to 70k.
Pham Lam Duy delivers double KO to Takayama and Trung
-400 BB Ante
Vu Duc Trung and Mike Takayama went bust simultaneously. We missed the action but from what’s been reported by PokerNews, on a board Q♥ T♦ 8♥ 6♦ T♣ all chips were in before the river. Takayama had A♥ 6♥ , Trung A♠ K♣ , and scooping it up was Pham with 9♥ 7♠ straight on the turn.
Richard Marquez with Queens to bust one
-6000 Ante BB
Big blind Richard Marquez called a player’s shoved with pocket Queens dominating Ace-Six suited hearts. The board dropped a Queen on the flop to ensure the win for Marquez for a scoop to 210k while booting a player.
Nguyen Huu Nam denies a short stack
-500
Nguyen Huu Nam called short stacked Wi Daehan’s all in and it was a flip. Nguyen had 7♣ 7♥ , Wi with K♥ J♦ , the board dropped a King on the flop then a Seven on the turn for Nguyen to ship it. The river was 9♠ .
Moses Saquing doubles up with aces
-400 BB Ante
Moses Saquing pushed his pocket Aces on a queen-high turn board, Paul Tse Lee called with pocket Tens, no held on the river for Lee for a double up to Saquing to 42k.
Tiger Lee puts pressure on Nguyen Duc Anh
-400 BB Ante
A pot of 20.8k was built preflop with Lee Seok Young three-betting Nguyen Duc Anh. At the flop J♥ 7♥ 4♠ , Nguyen checked, Lee c-bet 8k, Nguyen folded.
Ladies battle, Nguyen Thi Bao claims it
-500
A small pot of 7.2k in the middle and a board A♣ 9♦ J♣ 2♣ 6♣ . Min Yujung bet 2k, Nguyen Thi Bao raises 7500, Min tanks then gives it up.
Aces cracked! Kim Hyun Sup booted, Hwang Jungmin scoops
-500
Bad result for Kim Hyun Sup who once again has to re-enter if he wants to get in on this pot. Yesterday, he was the reason for Hojin Kim’s rise to chip leader and today, he just busted to Hwang Jungmin. It was all in preflop, Kim had A♣ A♦ , Hwang with A♠ Q♠ , the cards ran 2♥ 6♠ 7♠ for a flush draw to Hwang which he completed on the turn K♠ . The river 2♠ was of no consequence. Kim packed up, Hwang just under 70k.
John Bon Phan survives
-500
All in on the river with John Bon Phan getting lucky with his Q♥ J♠ improving to a straight K♥ T♥ 3♠ 2♣ 9♠ against A♦ K♣ to double up. He is still below average with 24k but still very playable with blinds low.
Bubble bursts! Kartik Ved railed by Seung Yeol Kim
-6000 Ante BB
We were waiting for hand for hand but it didn’t come with the bubble bursting fast. On a flop 9♦ 9♣ T♣ and a pot of 135k brewed, Kartik Ved bet 62k, Seung Yeol Kim tanked then jammed it. Ved called with 30k behind.
Ved Q♥ Q♦ Kim A♦ A♣
The river 2♣ spelled the end for Ved. Kim zoomed to 445k. We are now in the money round.
Break time
-300 BB Ante
Play has reached the first break of the day. There are currently 178 entries, fourteen of those are re-entries.
Shardul Parthasarathi claims a big pot
-5000 Ante BB
Catching the action only on the river with a board showing 5♣ 6♣ 6♠ J♥ 7♣ and a big pot of 200k brewed. Shardul Parthasarathi bet 132k leaving himself 10k behind. Ha Duong tanked then opted to give up his hand.
Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh snap-calls the shove
-300 BB Ante
Just before the break Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh sent one packing up. On a board 6♦ 5♣ K♠ J♣ 2♣ , Nguyen bet half pot of 2k, she was challenged by a player who jammed, snap-called. At risk player had 2♠ 2♦ set, Nguyen shipped it with A♣ 8♣ flush. She is up to 51k.
Minku Kim tanks with Kings
-5000 Ante BB
With the bubble just two spots away, Minku Kim tanked on Kunal Patni’s three-bet shove. Kim eventually called and showed pocket Kings which was way ahead of Patni’s pocket Nines. No bad beat on the board for a double up to Kim.
Nguyen Kinh Huyen triples up
-5000 Ante BB
More shoving action as we approach the bubble. Nguyen Kinh Huyen was all in with two callers who checked down the board 7♣ 5♠ 8♣ J♦ T♥ . Nguyen’s 9♣ 9♥ completed a straight against A♦ T♦ and A♠ K♣ for a triple up.
Nguyen Quoc Khai gets some from Gardner
-300 BB Ante
Raise war preflop led to a 6k pot and flop run K♠ 9♠ 9♦ . Lo-jack Nguyen Quoc Khai check-called cutoff Grant Gardner’s 1900 bet then both checked the turn 3♦ . The river 4♠ , Nguyen fired 5k and takes it. He is back to average stack of 32.5k.
Do Kwan Nam spikes it on the river
-400 BB Ante
Do Kwan Nam faced a board A♥ J♣ 9♥ 7♥ and moved all in for 16.5k. Dinh Trung Hieu tanked then called with A♣ K♣ . Do had K♠ Q♠ . The river T♠ was as Dinh feared. Do improved but not to a flush but to a straight to ship it and send Dinh to the exit. Do chipped up to 46k.
Teng Kah Yew fully paid with Kings
-5000 BB Ante
A big pot of 161k weighed down the middle and two players staring down a board T♥ K♣ 8♥ T♦ 4♥ . Teng Kah Yew was all in for 80k, Nguyen Duc Nhat tanked. Nguyen eventually called showing A♠ T♠ , Teng had a dominating K♦ K♥ set to get fully paid.
Hojin Kim loses small pot
-300 BB Ante
6-Handed champion Hojin Kim just got on the felt and immediately lost a small pot. The hand opened with a min raise to 600 called by two players that included Kim. On the flop 5♠ J♠ 7♦ , Kim led for 1200 and found one caller in the small blind. No bets on the turn 8♥ and river J♣ . Kim mucked upon seeing 7♠ 6♥ pair.
Big stacks
-5000 Ante BB
Big stacks around the room… estimated counts.
Emmanuel Segismundo - 400k Vincent Huang - 445k Nguyen Van Trung - 530k Kunal Patni - 430k Nguyen Hoang Nam - 380k Changhwan Lee - 650k Jenam Yu - 460k Nguyen Tuan Anh - 430k
Thanisorn Sealor eliminates Kim Minku
-400 BB Ante
Kim Minku had T♦ 9♠ and was all in on a board 6♠ 9♥ 3♦ 2♠ 3♠ , Thanisorn Sealor had better A♠ A♣ to ship it and boot Kim. He chipped up to 40k.
Thanakrit Lachaima defends big blind and wins a raised pot
-400 BB Ante
Action opened with a raise by PLO Turbo champion Sin Ren Chen, to his immediate left was Deepstack champion Dang Thanh Luong who called, and big blind Thanakrit Lachaima defended. No bets fired at the flop 5♦ T♥ Q♦ to bring a turn 3♦ . Lachaim bet 5k, no callers.
More chips for Jenam Yu
-300 BB Ante
Jenam Yu is now sitting with over 110k and that’s after losing a raise war against Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk. One of the pots that sent him into the six digit range was against Nguyen Van Trung. On a board 6♥ K♠ 3♣ J♣ 2♣ , Yu bet the turn, Nguyen called, one player folded. The river Yu bet 2200 into 12.2k pot, Nguyen called. Yu had K♣ Q♠ , Nguyen mucked.
Next hand, Yu limped from utg, Jack Risk raised to 1200, Yu three-bet to 9800, Jack Risk shoved, instant fold and show A♦ J♦ by Yu.
John Tech doubles up through Erquiaga
-5000 BB Ante
On a board 3♥ T♥ 2♥ J♣ 6s}, John Tech shoved on the river and according to him, big stacked David Erquiaga “donkey called” him with A♥ Q♦ ace-high. Tech doubled up with K♣ 6♣ pair.
Blinds up
-300 BB Ante
New level with blinds now up to 200-300-300 BB Ante. The previous level picked up another 22 entries. Main Event is now at 147 entries. Among the faces in the crowd are Neel Joshi, Seungmook Jung, Hwany Lee, Tzai Wei Phua, Jack En Ching Wu, Moses Saquing, and Pham Bao.
Quang Nguyen banks it
-5000 BB Ante
Big double up for Quang Nguyen to bring his stack to around 240k. Action on the flop 3♣ 2♣ 9♠ , Quang bet 20k, check-called by Nguyen Tuan Anh. On the turn 5♥ , Quang jammed, fast call by Anh.
Quang 8♥ 8♠ Anh K♦ K♥
The river 4♦ was good for a double up to Quang.
Players back from the break
-400 BB Ante
After the 15-minute break, the field is at 248 with 208 seated. Among the new players coming in during the previous rounds were Phachara Wongwichit, Teddy Pham, Tran Huy Hoang, Christopher Mateo, Quang Nguyen, Cao Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Dai, Dang Van Hien, and Poker Dream creator Winfred Yu. Currently leading the race is John Tech with over 100k.
Nguyen Van Thai flushes out Kiatponglap
-5000 BB Ante
Preflop all in by Worawat Kiatponglap with A♣ T♠ , put at risk by Nguyen Van Thai with A♥ 8♥ . The board ran 6♥ K♥ 3♦ T♥ 6♦ for a flush to Nguyen who climbed to 340k.
Short stacked Hamish Crawshaw raises nearly all
-5000 BB Ante
From mid-position Hamish Crawshaw raised 50k leaving himself 4k behind. Action folded around with no callers to pick up the blinds and ante.
Jenam Yu finishes off Shin Kyeongrim
-200 BB Ante
Prior to busting, Shin Kyeonrim lost a chunk of his stack then immediately after was all in with 3♣ 3♦ . He ran into Jenam Yu’s Q♦ Q♠ to become one of the day’s early casualties. Yu chipped up to 39k.
Too much for Tran Hong Cuong
-5000 BB Ante
Tran Hong Cuong raised it up to 11k, Lee Sung Kum thought it was too small and repopped for all his chips amounting to 120k. With everyone folding around, Tran did the same and said “too much”.
Jo Ann rails Kim Hoon
-300 BB Ante
Kim Hoon all in preflop, was called by two players - Jo Anna and Nguyen Thanh Tung. The callers checked to the river 3♥ T♥ J♠ J♣ 5♥ , Jo Anna bets for a side pot but Nguyen wasn’t interested and folded. Jo Anna had A♥ Ah to flush, Kim busted with 9♠ 7♣ . Jo Anna just under 50k.
Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo go back to back
-200 BB Ante
Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo faced off in back to back hands. The first meet saw four players in a pot that ballooned to 5k preflop. On the flop 5♥ Q♥ A♣ , big blind Phan bet 2k, utg+1 Lee raised to 4k, two players folded, back to Phan with a call. No bets seen on the turn 8♣ , the river 7♥ , Phan bet 7k, Lee called, Phan had A♥ Q♣ and collected the pot to rise to 44k. Lee dropped to 13k.
Immediately after, Phan lost a little to Lee who limped from utg then called Phan’s raise to 600. On a board 4♣ 3♥ 7♦ 7♥ J♣ , Phan bet 600 on the flop, no bets on the turn, Lee sent 1k on the river, Phan folded.
Nguyen Hoang Nam doubles up through Choi Seunghoon
-300 BB Ante
On a flop A♠ 9♥ 2♥ , Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 8k and Choi Seunghoon called to build a 20k pot. On the turn 6♠ , Nguyen moved all in for 13.2k and got the call. Nguyen opened A♣ T♣ top pair and was ahead of Choi’s Q♥ Q♠ . The river T♥ ensured the double up for Nguyen.
Players on break
The first break of the day is at hand. There are 138 players remaining from the 192 that started. We are inching closer to the money which starts at 119th place.
Jack Wu shoves
-4000 BB Ante
Just before the first break of the day, Jack Wu shoved his 125k+ stack on a board A♦ T♦ J♠ 6♥ 4♥ with a pot 110k already brewed, Trinh Huy Thong tank-called then folded when the clock ran out.
Park Jung Woo raises for the pot
-200 BB Ante
On a board 3♠ 7♠ 6♥ 9♠ 6♠ and a 6,100 pot, Park Jung Woo bets, Feng Zhao raises to 7200, Park three-bets to 14.2K, Zhao folds. Park chips up to 32.3k. Looks like Zhao has around 58k.
Blinds are up
-200 BB Ante
New level with blinds now up to 100-200-200 BB Ante. The field continues to grow with 125 entries.
Jo Anna picks up a pot
-4000 BB Ante
From utg, Jo Anna raised to 8k, got called by cutoff Minku Kim to see the flop 3♥ 3♣ A♥ . Jo Anna c-bet 16k, Kim folded. She is up to 125k.
Ho Chung Yi tanks with aces
-300 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river 5♥ J♠ 3♦ K♥ J♦ and 33.5k already in the middle, Kim Dahye bets 15.5k that sends Ho Chung Yi tanking. He eventually called and showed A♦ A♣ which had Kim’s K♠ Q♠ beat. She is down to around 17k while Yi climbedto 70k.
Players continue to fill up seats, 100 breached
-100 BB Ante
We are still at Level 1 with 14 minutes left before blinds go up. The screens have the count at 103 entries. Seated among the crowd are Yohwan Lim aka BoxeR, multi finalist Lee Haerok, Shyh Chyn Lim, Grant Gardner, Fu Bang Huang, and Yi Wei Peng. Looks like Vietnam has also come out early with players Dinh Xuan Dinh and Kyle Bao Diep in the mix.
Nguyen Huu Dung evades the rail
-300 BB Ante
Nguyen Huu Dung is among the newcomers to the Main Event but has already lost a large portion of his starting stack. He pushed his remaining 7.7k in with A♥ Q♥ and got challenged by Lester Edoc with Q♣ K♣ . The board ran a wild 2♣ A♣ J♦ flop, then with the turn Q♦ and river 7♠ , Nguyen evaded elimination and doubled up to 16.6k.
Yohwan Lim goes bust
-4000 BB Ante
Yohwan Lim has been swinging from the start with a fast double up off Teddy Pham, losing most of it along the way, then doubling up to stay alive, and now busted to Minh A. Nguyen with A♠ 2♣ over Q♥ Q♠ .
Gi Young Jin runs into Van Tien Dinh’s rockets
-200 BB Ante
Another player goes bust in table 6 with NLH Turbo champion Gi Young biting it with 9♣ 9♠ running into Van Tien Dinh’s A♦ A♣ .
Emmanuel Segismundo outdraws Le Ngoc Minh
-4000 BB Ante
Le Ngoc Minh walked away very upset having been railed by Emmanuel Segismundo. Action folded to the small blind Segismundo who jammed his big stack, big blind Minh called for his tournament life.
Segismundo Q♣ 5♣ Minh K♠ T♦
The flop ran 5♠ T♥ J♦ for top pair to Minh but with the turn Q♥ , it was two pair for Segismundo which held to the river 2♠ . Segismundo at 300k.
Nguyen Quang Minh doubles up
-200 BB Ante
On a turn board 7♠ 3♠ 3♦ 5♥ and 26k in the pot, Nguyen Quang Minh goes all in for his last 11k with T♥ T♦ and gets paid by Ho Chung Yi with A♠ 2♠ .
Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim take early pots
-100 BB Ante
Early action sees KMGM’s Lee Seok Young aka Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim win pots. At table 1, Lee and Tran Hoai Anh stared a board that completed 3♠ 3♥ T♣ 9♦ Q♣ . Tran bet the turn and both checked the river. Tran had 2♥ 2♠ , Lee won the sizable 11.6k pot with A♥ T♥ higher two pair.
At table 4, Kim raised to 200 from mid position, down the orbit Pham Tien Dung three-bet to 1200, called by the small blind, back to Kim who fired a 3200 four-bet, both Pham and the small blind folded.
Jang Du Young sends Kim Changhyun packing
-200 BB Ante
Jang Du Young was all in on a flop 9♣ 8♦ T♦ and Kim Changhyun called for his tournament life. Jang was ahead with T♥ T♣ but Kim had outs with his J♠ J♥ but with the turn 9♦ and river A♠ he missed to exit early.
Park Seokwon dusts Hoang Hai Nam
-200 BB Ante
Preflop raise war at table 6 led to Hoang Hai Nam all in with A♦ K♥ and bigger stacked Park Seokwon with 7♣ 7♠ . The board came 8♠ 2♠ 7♥ K♠ Q♥ to send Hoang packing and Park up to 70k.
Nguyen Huu Manh finds the courage to call
-4000 BB Ante
Facing a board 3♥ 7♣ T♦ 4♣ and a pot of 65k in the middle, Nguyen Huu Manh bet 26k then tanked on Nguyen Van Tien’s shove that well covered his stack. Manh tanked then found the courage to call with J♠ J♥ overpair. It was a good risk with Tien showing K♥ T♥ . The river J♣ further secured the win for Manh for a double up to 165k. Tien dropped to 65k.
Long queue at registration
-100 BB Ante
The screens say 62 players but with the long queue at registration that number will swell in minutes. There are 8 tables up and running.
John Tech straight up for a nice pot
-200 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board T♥ J♣ 2♠ 8♥ 5♥ and 29.4k in the pot, John Tech bet 16k and was tank-called by Truong Ton Chan. Tech turned over Q♣ 9♦ straight, Truong mucked and said he had two-pair. Tech up to 85k.
Cards in the air for Main Event Day 1A
-100 BB Ante
Slight delay but now they’re off! The first deal has been tabled; it officially marks the start of the Main Event ₫10 Billion guaranteed. This is the largest Vietnam Main Event prize pool announced by any brand. The headliner runs from October 20 to 23 with three starters scheduled. Players begin with a 30,000 stack, blinds increase every 40 minutes with unlimited re-entries allowed. Registration closes at the end of Level 9. Buy in is ₫25,000,000 (~US$ 1,020). Remaining players bag up at the end of 12 rounds.
Lin Fung gets paid
-200 BB Ante
On a board 6♣ 5♥ 3♠ 3♥ 9♥ , sb Kim Minku bet 11k onto a pot of 13.3k, down the round Lin Fung jammed his 16.8k stack, Kim folded to the small shove. Fung up to 31k.
Phan Thanh Hung picks up a pot
-4000 BB Ante
The day’s entering second big stack Phan Thanh Hung seems to have lost a stack of yellows but he is still a threat at the table. He picked up a small pot against Chong Wun Han to rise to 220k. On a turn board 6♦ T♠ {7c J♦ and a pot of 20k, Phan bet 13k and got called by Chong. On the river J♦ , Phan sent out a larger 28k, Chong tank-folded leaving himself 60k.
Four way to the flop, Thanakrit Lachaima bets to win
-200 BB Ante
Four way action to the flop 4♠ 4♦ 6♦ and a pot of over 13k built, small blind Thanakrit Lachaima bets 7k and finds no callers to claim it. He chipped up to 50k.
Ha Duong versus Wai Keong Yong
-3000 BB Ante
On a turn board T♦ 7♥ 9♥ J♠ and a pot of 38k, Ha Duong bet 14.5k, Wai Keong Yong tank-called. The river K♥ Duong sent out 38k and once again Yong tanked then raised to 80k. Duong called and won it with 8♥ 3♥ flush over J♣ 9♣ two pair. Duong up to 310k, Yong dropped to 53k.
Justin Chu doubles up but still very short
-200 BB Ante
Blinds have gone up and beside the media table we see ailing short stacked Chi-Jen Chu aka Justin all in with A♥ 4♣ . He was challenged by Nguyen Van Trung with K♥ T♥ . No hits on the board for both players for the Ace-high to hold and a double up to Chu to 6.5k.
Changhwan Lee delivers nasty beat to Nguyen Quang Minh
-3000 BB Ante
Heard across the room was Nguyen Quang Minh’s shock at the turnout of the hand that sent him packing up. On a board 9♠ Q♦ 7♠ 4♣ , player engaged in a raise war that resulted in all the chips out front. Nguyen ahead with J♥ J♦ , Lee needing help with A♣ 9♣ second pair. The river 9♥ gave Lee one of the five outs he need to win. Lee shipped it and now sits with 485k.
Kwon Yong Man triples up
-100 BB Ante
Not sure how he was in the pot but utg player Kwon Yong Man was all in on the river then shipped a triple up with K♠ 2♥ quads on a board A♦ 2♠ 2♣ 2♦ 4♥ . He bested A♠ J♦ and A♣ Q♦ to chip up to 69.3k.
Dhaval Mudgal gets the best of Dinh Xuan Dinh
-3000 BB Ante
Catching the action on the flop, Dinh Xuan Dinh called Dhaval Mudgal’s check-raise then pushed A♠ 2♣ on the turn. that ran into Dhaval Mudgal’s 8♥ 8♠ set on a board A♦ 9♥ 8♣ 6♠ . The turn 5♦ secured a double up for Mudgal who then proceeded to collect the rest of Dinh’s 20 BB stack on a later hand. Mudgal at 550k.
Changhwan Lee over double starting
-100 BB Ante
Deepstack runner up Changhwan Lee is up to 67k, which is more than double the starting stack of 30k. We aren’t sure how he got there but we will keep an eye on him.
Jack Wu dusts Wu Jun Hao
-3000 BB Ante
Wu Jun Hao all in with A♠ K♣ but could not get past the larger stacked Jack Wu’s 7♥ 7♣ on a board that dropped a Seven on the turn. Wu rises to 135k.
13:40: Kevin Ho apologizes and scoops Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Kevin Ho was all in with A♦ 9♦ challenged by Vo Ngoc Hien with a better A♥ T♦ . However, the river found a Nine to pair up Ho’s kicker for a double up to 60k.
Over 100 entries
-100 BB Ante
A♠ predicted, the 100 marker has been breached with ten minutes to spare in this opening round. The screens have it at 106 entries.
Cooler alert! Yohwan Lim doubles through Teddy Pham
-3000 BB Ante
Teddy Pham all in with Q♥ Q♠ , Yohwan Lim called the three-bet shove with K♠ K♦ , the board ran low for a double up to Lim to 130k. Pham plunged to 20k then busted on the next hand.
Nguyen Van Xuan tanks Nguyen Quang Minh
-100 BB Ante
Nguyen Van Xuan min raised from utg, Nguyen Quang Minh called, Grant Gardner thee-bet to 1700, and got called by both Nguyens. Action was checked to the turn 4♣ 3♦ 8♦ 7♦ . Xuan led for 5k and found one customer in Minh. The river 2♦ made it four diamonds on the board, Xuan bet 4k, Minh tank folded.
Tran Duc Kien earns a decent pot
-100 BB Ante
Three players build a pot of 3200 preflop then check it to the turn 2♠ 6♦ A♣ 2♠ . Acting first, Wai Cheong Wong bet 1500, got called by both opponents Tran Duc Kien and Pham Tien Dung. On the river 9♣ , they all opted to check again, Wong showed pocket Tens, Tran won it with A♦ 5♦ top pair, Pham mucked.
Early busts
-3000 BB Ante
Short stacks are dropping fast with the field down to 180 within the first fifteen minutes. Among the fallouts were Phan Minh Duc who ran into pocket Kings, Tran Huy Hoang cleaned out by Manh Tong Ha to 245k, and Korea’s Wonchul Bae.
At the scene
-100 BB Ante
Among the players getting an early start are Main Event newcomers Men “the master” Nguyen, Hieu Ngo, Short Deck champion Jason Lau, and Day 1A fallouts Hamish Crawshaw, Pham Tien Dung, Kunal Patni, and Grant Gardner.
Main Event prize pool is in! 119 places paid!
Top prize = ₫3,378,000,000 (~$137,700) Min cash = ₫40,000,000 (~$1,630)
Main Event Day 1B underway!
-100 BB Ante
And we are off! Cards are now flying for Day 1B of the Main Event! There are currently 64 players seated and with a long queue at registration, it is expected to cross the 100 marker before the end of the round. For players looking to jump in, we expect the ₫10 Billion guarantee to be breached in today.
Event details, buy in is ₫25,000,000 (~$1,020) with unlimited re-entries. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. There will be a 50-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6 and registration closes at the start of Level 10. From there, they play another three levels, bagging up at the end of Level 12.
The player to catch is Day 1A chip leader Hojin Kim who bagged up 310,500 equivalent to 103 BB. 72 players advanced out of 293 entries. Scroll down below for the qualifiers.
Cards in the air for Day 2!
-3000 BB Ante
Shuffle up and deal! Cards in the air for Day 2! 192 players race to the money of 119 places. We will have the payouts for you in a few minutes.
Main Event Day 1B starts at 1pm on Friday, October 21, 2022! See you then!
Main Event Day 2
Action will resume at 1pm on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Another 12 rounds will be played with blinds increasing every 50-minutes. We will have the payouts posted once it has been made available. Live updates begin at 1pm.
Buy in: ₫25,000,000 (~$1,020)Entries: 822Prize pool: ₫17,940,150,000 (~$731,350) Day 2 qualifiers: 192 players ITM: 119 places
Day 2 chip counts and seat draw
Table Seating
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
ND Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam | 221,000 | 1 | 1 |
TP Trung Phong Nguyen | 125,000 | 1 | 2 |
LD Long Duc Nguyen | 52,500 | 1 | 3 |
BS Benjamin Sai | 109,500 | 1 | 4 |
TX Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | 114,000 | 1 | 5 |
NV Nguyen Van Bao | 89,500 | 1 | 6 |
NT Ngo Trong Hieu | 71,500 | 1 | 7 |
LP Le Phuong Viet | 87,000 | 1 | 8 |
PP Pham Phu Son Lam | 70,500 | 2 | 1 |
PT Pham Tien Dung | 193,000 | 2 | 2 |
MK Minki Kim | 162,500 | 2 | 3 |
MS Moon Seung Joon | 125,500 | 2 | 4 |
RP Ruch Pornraksamanee | 111,000 | 2 | 5 |
ES Emmanuel Segismundo | 164,500 | 2 | 6 |
PH Phan Hung Cuong | 70,500 | 2 | 7 |
SM Sanat Mehrotra | 59,000 | 2 | 8 |
PT Phan Thanh Hung | 310,000 | 3 | 1 |
HL Haerok Lee | 96,000 | 3 | 2 |
ZF Zhao Feng | 130,000 | 3 | 3 |
VT Van Tien Dinh | 21,500 | 3 | 4 |
LM Le Minh Phuc | 131,500 | 3 | 5 |
TC Toan Chan Truong | 20,000 | 3 | 6 |
DE David Erquiaga | 158,000 | 3 | 7 |
SL Seokyoung Lee | 180,000 | 3 | 8 |
NN Nguyen Nang Quang | 127,000 | 4 | 1 |
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | 56,000 | 4 | 2 |
NH Nguyen Huu Dung | 62,500 | 4 | 3 |
VT Vu the Tuan | 139,500 | 4 | 4 |
SM Shao Min Huang | 49,500 | 4 | 5 |
YH Yoo Honggo | 52,000 | 4 | 6 |
VH Vincent Huang | 285,000 | 4 | 7 |
OJ Ong Jingxiang | 154,500 | 4 | 8 |
YL Yohwan Lim | 78,000 | 5 | 1 |
VN Vo Ngoc Hien | 63,500 | 5 | 2 |
SP Shardul Parthasarathi | 179,500 | 5 | 3 |
MT Mark Tze Yi Wong | 54,000 | 5 | 4 |
PP Pham Phu Son Lam | 92,000 | 5 | 5 |
NN Nhat Nguyen Duc | 213,000 | 5 | 6 |
WK Wai Keong Yong | 150,000 | 5 | 7 |
TC Tai Chun Min | 169,000 | 5 | 8 |
KV Kartik Ved | 177,000 | 6 | 1 |
KH Kang Hyomo | 175,500 | 6 | 2 |
MS Ming San Chung | 148,000 | 6 | 3 |
CK Chun Kit Leung | 23,000 | 6 | 4 |
NT Nguyen the Anh | 15,000 | 6 | 5 |
HV Ha Van Thien | 226,000 | 6 | 6 |
JR Jonas Rothmund | 31,000 | 6 | 7 |
TN To Nga Ko Annie | 39,500 | 6 | 8 |
BW Bae Wonchul | 62,500 | 7 | 1 |
CW Chong Wun Han | 97,000 | 7 | 2 |
MR Mi Ran Hwang | 40,500 | 7 | 3 |
FO Fuk On Wong | 135,000 | 7 | 4 |
CY Chung Yi Ho | 55,000 | 7 | 5 |
SB Saran Bayar | 83,000 | 7 | 6 |
JY Jeremy Yann Florent Touboulic | 185,000 | 7 | 7 |
JM James Mendoza | 75,000 | 7 | 8 |
NT Nguyen Tien Thanh | 117,500 | 8 | 1 |
EA Edgar Asehan | 148,000 | 8 | 2 |
JT John Tech | 111,500 | 8 | 3 |
NJ Neel Joshi | 102,500 | 8 | 4 |
JL Junnam Lee | 70,000 | 8 | 5 |
NZ Ning Zhi Yi | 219,000 | 8 | 6 |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam | 285,500 | 8 | 7 |
PB Pham Bao | 145,000 | 8 | 8 |
DM Dhaval Mudgal | 231,500 | 9 | 1 |
YW Yi Wei Peng | 130,000 | 9 | 2 |
DX Dinh Xuan Dinh | 262,500 | 9 | 3 |
SH Sehoon Han | 110,000 | 9 | 4 |
DA Dong Anh Dung | 89,000 | 9 | 5 |
DG Dongwook Gwon | 49,000 | 9 | 6 |
CW Chin Wei Lim | 181,000 | 9 | 7 |
MT Manh Tuong Ha | 144,000 | 9 | 8 |
TH Tran Hong Chuong | 273,500 | 10 | 1 |
PM Phan Minh Duc | 69,500 | 10 | 2 |
SK Seongsu Kong | 79,000 | 10 | 3 |
KK Ko Kyungsuk | 85,000 | 10 | 4 |
CY Chui Yuen Shan | 199,000 | 10 | 5 |
HS Hyun Sung Joo | 104,500 | 10 | 6 |
HJ Hwang Jungmin | 114,500 | 10 | 7 |
NK Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 205,000 | 10 | 8 |
MA Minh Anh Nguyen | 104,000 | 11 | 1 |
YF Yew Fatt Kan | 101,000 | 11 | 2 |
KH Koh Hsien Ren | 137,500 | 11 | 3 |
JT Jeffrey Tan Pamplona | 280,500 | 11 | 4 |
KD Kim Dahye | 80,000 | 11 | 5 |
JE Jack En Ching Wu | 190,000 | 11 | 6 |
WJ Wu Jun Hao | 63,000 | 11 | 7 |
NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 89,000 | 11 | 8 |
WK Wai Kok Sim | 197,500 | 12 | 1 |
DT Do Tuan Phong | 46,000 | 12 | 2 |
TK Ta Khanh Linh | 221,000 | 12 | 3 |
NQ Nguyen Quang Minh | 151,000 | 12 | 4 |
YK Yip Ka Chuen | 74,000 | 12 | 5 |
CC Chi-Jen Chu | 108,500 | 12 | 6 |
RN Rungrot Nuannoi | 93,500 | 12 | 7 |
LC Lee Changhwan | 261,500 | 12 | 8 |
LT Lee Tse Ian | 90,500 | 13 | 1 |
VL Vincent Li Kwun Ngai | 82,000 | 13 | 2 |
ZC Zong Chi He | 148,000 | 13 | 3 |
HK HoJin Kim | 310,500 | 13 | 4 |
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 73,500 | 13 | 5 |
MC Moses Calma Saquing | 200,000 | 13 | 6 |
KL Kyunghwan Lee | 131,000 | 13 | 7 |
CL Conrad Lumaban | 87,000 | 13 | 8 |
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 188,000 | 14 | 1 |
JH Jun Hee Kim | 82,000 | 14 | 2 |
TD Tran Duy Binh | 67,500 | 14 | 3 |
DT Doan Trung Hieu Nguyen | 103,000 | 14 | 4 |
HP Hwigon Park | 120,000 | 14 | 5 |
VV Vu Van The | 93,000 | 14 | 6 |
TM Than Minh Nguyen | 111,500 | 14 | 7 |
JY Jenam Yu | 280,500 | 14 | 8 |
TV Ta Van Mung | 61,500 | 15 | 1 |
TH Tran Huy Hoang | 94,500 | 15 | 2 |
AP Aigars Plivcs | 197,000 | 15 | 3 |
GG Grant Gardner | 144,000 | 15 | 4 |
KD Kevin Dinh Ho | 35,500 | 15 | 5 |
LT Le Thanh Nhat | 135,000 | 15 | 6 |
YL Ying Lin Chua | 166,500 | 15 | 7 |
KY Kevin Yun Lam Choi | 87,500 | 15 | 8 |
TK Teng Kah Yew | 190,000 | 16 | 1 |
PD Phan Dinh Nam | 75,000 | 16 | 2 |
NT Nguyen Tuan Anh | 159,500 | 16 | 3 |
AI Abhinav Iyer | 193,500 | 16 | 4 |
HC Hamish Crawshaw | 103,500 | 16 | 5 |
DT Devan Tang | 81,000 | 16 | 6 |
CC Clement Chung Yin Chau | 159,000 | 16 | 7 |
TQ Teddy Quyet Tien Pham | 71,500 | 16 | 8 |
LP Linh Phan Trong | 56,500 | 17 | 1 |
NV Nguyen Van Trung | 232,500 | 17 | 2 |
WK Winfred Ka Wing Yu | 228,000 | 17 | 3 |
KH Kirill Holland | 63,000 | 17 | 4 |
HW Hon Wai Fung | 32,500 | 17 | 5 |
HV Hung Van Huynh | 158,500 | 17 | 6 |
NV Nguyen Van Thai | 209,000 | 17 | 7 |
YS Yu Sheng Lin | 94,500 | 17 | 8 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Phat | 133,000 | 18 | 1 |
SC Shyh Chyn Lim | 242,000 | 18 | 2 |
HK Hyunku Kim | 158,500 | 18 | 3 |
TD Thai Duong Ho Vo | 110,000 | 18 | 4 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung | 29,000 | 18 | 5 |
NH Ngoc Hai Duy Nguyen | 173,000 | 18 | 6 |
SP Sunghwa Park | 25,000 | 18 | 7 |
TS Thanisorn Sealor | 113,500 | 18 | 8 |
MY Min Yujung | 45,500 | 19 | 1 |
PT Prommin Talordpong | 234,000 | 19 | 2 |
HH Ha Huy Yu | 37,000 | 19 | 3 |
NV Nguyen Van Cuong | 153,500 | 19 | 4 |
NM Nguyen Manh Tuan | 87,500 | 19 | 5 |
ND Nguyen Duc Minh | 83,000 | 19 | 6 |
MT Mike Takayama | 116,000 | 19 | 7 |
KK Kevin Kar Wai Ang | 243,000 | 19 | 8 |
JK Jaehyun Kim | 51,000 | 20 | 1 |
NH Nguyen Huu Manh | 152,000 | 20 | 2 |
TH Tran Hoai Anh | 75,000 | 20 | 3 |
TD Tran Duc Dong | 84,000 | 20 | 4 |
NQ Nguyen Quoc Anh | 120,000 | 20 | 5 |
RM Richard Marquez | 106,500 | 20 | 6 |
ND Nguyen Duc Anh | 120,000 | 20 | 7 |
NM Ngo Minh Tien | 261,000 | 20 | 8 |
JA Jo Anna | 135,000 | 21 | 1 |
DK Duc Kien Tran | 185,000 | 21 | 2 |
LC Lim Choong Sub | 41,000 | 21 | 3 |
FB Fu Bang Huang | 95,000 | 21 | 4 |
JY Jiwon Yoon | 220,500 | 21 | 5 |
KC Kumpyo Cho | 87,000 | 21 | 6 |
JK Jason Kyle Magbanua | 91,000 | 21 | 7 |
JH Jehun Hong | 225,000 | 21 | 8 |
TP Taesung Park | 159,500 | 22 | 1 |
AM Asif Mustifa Makayi | 133,000 | 22 | 2 |
DT Duong Thanh Ha | 218,000 | 22 | 3 |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 134,500 | 22 | 4 |
NT Nguyen Trong Nghia | 246,500 | 22 | 5 |
WM Win Meng Tan | 123,500 | 22 | 6 |
DT Do Tien Vu | 82,000 | 22 | 7 |
WK Worawat Kiatponglap | 80,000 | 22 | 8 |
KS Kim Seung Yeol | 70,500 | 23 | 1 |
TV Tien Van Nguyen | 185,000 | 23 | 2 |
NK Ngo Khoa Anh | 174,500 | 23 | 3 |
KT Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 117,000 | 23 | 4 |
EC Eugene Co | 49,500 | 23 | 5 |
KC Ki Chang Kim | 162,500 | 23 | 6 |
SH Soonchul Hwang | 22,000 | 23 | 7 |
KK Kulnattee Kunatharakul | 109,000 | 23 | 8 |
LN Le Ngoc Minh | 65,000 | 24 | 1 |
LF Lin Fung | 173,500 | 24 | 2 |
ZH Zhou Hoa Qiang | 177,000 | 24 | 3 |
WK Wai Kwan Yong | 134,000 | 24 | 4 |
DM Dinh Manh Hung | 152,000 | 24 | 5 |
KP Kunal Patni | 184,000 | 24 | 6 |
DK Dennis Koon Siu Ng | 64,000 | 24 | 7 |
TH Trinh Huy Thong | 101,500 | 24 | 8 |
Payouts
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | HK HoJin Kim |
| 2 | PT Phan Thanh Hung |
| 3 | NH Nguyen Hoang Nam |
| 4 | VH Vincent Huang |
| 5 | JT Jeffrey Tan Pamplona |
| 6 | JY Jenam Yu |
| 7 | TH Tran Hong Chuong |
| 8 | DX Dinh Xuan Dinh |
| 9 | LC Lee Changhwan |
| 10 | NM Ngo Minh Tien |
| 11 | NT Nguyen Trong Nghia |
| 12 | KK Kevin Kar Wai Ang |
| 13 | SC Shyh Chyn Lim |
| 14 | PT Prommin Talordpong |
| 15 | NV Nguyen Van Trung |
| 16 | DM Dhaval Mudgal |
| 17 | WK Winfred Ka Wing Yu |
| 18 | HV Ha Van Thien |
| 19 | JH Jehun Hong |
| 20 | TK Ta Khanh Linh |
| 21 | ND Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam |
| 22 | JY Jiwon Yoon |
| 23 | NZ Ning Zhi Yi |
| 24 | DT Duong Thanh Ha |
| 25 | NN Nhat Nguyen Duc |
| 26 | NV Nguyen Van Thai |
| 27 | NK Nguyen Kinh Huyen |
| 28 | MC Moses Calma Saquing |
| 29 | CY Chui Yuen Shan |
| 30 | WK Wai Kok Sim |
| 31 | AP Aigars Plivcs |
| 32 | AI Abhinav Iyer |
| 33 | PT Pham Tien Dung |
| 34 | TK Teng Kah Yew |
| 35 | JE Jack En Ching Wu |
| 36 | TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh |
| 37 | JY Jeremy Yann Florent Touboulic |
| 38 | DK Duc Kien Tran |
| 39 | TV Tien Van Nguyen |
| 40 | KP Kunal Patni |
| 41 | CW Chin Wei Lim |
| 42 | SL Seokyoung Lee |
| 43 | SP Shardul Parthasarathi |
| 44 | KV Kartik Ved |
| 45 | ZH Zhou Hoa Qiang |
| 46 | KH Kang Hyomo |
| 47 | NK Ngo Khoa Anh |
| 48 | LF Lin Fung |
| 49 | NH Ngoc Hai Duy Nguyen |
| 50 | TC Tai Chun Min |
| 51 | YL Ying Lin Chua |
| 52 | ES Emmanuel Segismundo |
| 53 | KC Ki Chang Kim |
| 54 | MK Minki Kim |
| 55 | NT Nguyen Tuan Anh |
| 56 | TP Taesung Park |
| 57 | CC Clement Chung Yin Chau |
| 58 | HK Hyunku Kim |
| 59 | HV Hung Van Huynh |
| 60 | DE David Erquiaga |
| 61 | OJ Ong Jingxiang |
| 62 | NV Nguyen Van Cuong |
| 63 | NH Nguyen Huu Manh |
| 64 | DM Dinh Manh Hung |
| 65 | NQ Nguyen Quang Minh |
| 66 | WK Wai Keong Yong |
| 67 | EA Edgar Asehan |
| 68 | MS Ming San Chung |
| 69 | ZC Zong Chi He |
| 70 | PB Pham Bao |
| 71 | MT Manh Tuong Ha |
| 72 | GG Grant Gardner |
| 73 | VT Vu the Tuan |
| 74 | KH Koh Hsien Ren |
| 75 | FO Fuk On Wong |
| 76 | JA Jo Anna |
| 77 | LT Le Thanh Nhat |
| 78 | FC Florencio Campomanes |
| 79 | WK Wai Kwan Yong |
| 80 | AM Asif Mustifa Makayi |
| 81 | NT Nguyen Thanh Phat |
| 82 | LM Le Minh Phuc |
| 83 | KL Kyunghwan Lee |
| 84 | YW Yi Wei Peng |
| 85 | ZF Zhao Feng |
| 86 | NN Nguyen Nang Quang |
| 87 | MS Moon Seung Joon |
| 88 | TP Trung Phong Nguyen |
| 89 | WM Win Meng Tan |
| 90 | ND Nguyen Duc Anh |
| 91 | HP Hwigon Park |
| 92 | NQ Nguyen Quoc Anh |
| 93 | NT Nguyen Tien Thanh |
| 94 | KT Kannapong Thanarattrakul |
| 95 | MT Mike Takayama |
| 96 | HJ Hwang Jungmin |
| 97 | TX Tran Xuan Kim Cuong |
| 98 | TS Thanisorn Sealor |
| 99 | TM Than Minh Nguyen |
| 100 | JT John Tech |
| 101 | RP Ruch Pornraksamanee |
| 102 | TD Thai Duong Ho Vo |
| 103 | SH Sehoon Han |
| 104 | BS Benjamin Sai |
| 105 | KK Kulnattee Kunatharakul |
| 106 | CC Chi-Jen Chu |
| 107 | RM Richard Marquez |
| 108 | HS Hyun Sung Joo |
| 109 | MA Minh Anh Nguyen |
| 110 | HC Hamish Crawshaw |
| 111 | DT Doan Trung Hieu Nguyen |
| 112 | NJ Neel Joshi |
| 113 | TH Trinh Huy Thong |
| 114 | YF Yew Fatt Kan |
| 115 | CW Chong Wun Han |
| 116 | HL Haerok Lee |
| 117 | FB Fu Bang Huang |
| 118 | YS Yu Sheng Lin |
| 119 | TH Tran Huy Hoang |
| 120 | RN Rungrot Nuannoi |
| 121 | VV Vu Van The |
| 122 | PP Pham Phu Son Lam |
| 123 | JK Jason Kyle Magbanua |
| 124 | LT Lee Tse Ian |
| 125 | NV Nguyen Van Bao |
| 126 | DA Dong Anh Dung |
| 127 | NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen |
| 128 | KY Kevin Yun Lam Choi |
| 129 | NM Nguyen Manh Tuan |
| 130 | KC Kumpyo Cho |
| 131 | CL Conrad Lumaban |
| 132 | LP Le Phuong Viet |
| 133 | KK Ko Kyungsuk |
| 134 | TD Tran Duc Dong |
| 135 | SB Saran Bayar |
| 136 | ND Nguyen Duc Minh |
| 137 | DT Do Tien Vu |
| 138 | JH Jun Hee Kim |
| 139 | VL Vincent Li Kwun Ngai |
| 140 | DT Devan Tang |
| 141 | WK Worawat Kiatponglap |
| 142 | KD Kim Dahye |
| 143 | SK Seongsu Kong |
| 144 | YL Yohwan Lim |
| 145 | PD Phan Dinh Nam |
| 146 | JM James Mendoza |
| 147 | TH Tran Hoai Anh |
| 148 | YK Yip Ka Chuen |
| 149 | NT Nguyen Thi Bao An |
| 150 | NT Ngo Trong Hieu |
| 151 | TQ Teddy Quyet Tien Pham |
| 152 | KS Kim Seung Yeol |
| 153 | PP Pham Phu Son Lam |
| 154 | PH Phan Hung Cuong |
| 155 | JL Junnam Lee |
| 156 | PM Phan Minh Duc |
| 157 | TD Tran Duy Binh |
| 158 | LN Le Ngoc Minh |
| 159 | DK Dennis Koon Siu Ng |
| 160 | VN Vo Ngoc Hien |
| 161 | KH Kirill Holland |
| 162 | WJ Wu Jun Hao |
| 163 | BW Bae Wonchul |
| 164 | NH Nguyen Huu Dung |
| 165 | TV Ta Van Mung |
| 166 | SM Sanat Mehrotra |
| 167 | LP Linh Phan Trong |
| 168 | NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc |
| 169 | CY Chung Yi Ho |
| 170 | MT Mark Tze Yi Wong |
| 171 | LD Long Duc Nguyen |
| 172 | YH Yoo Honggo |
| 173 | JK Jaehyun Kim |
| 174 | SM Shao Min Huang |
| 175 | EC Eugene Co |
| 176 | DG Dongwook Gwon |
| 177 | DT Do Tuan Phong |
| 178 | MY Min Yujung |
| 179 | LC Lim Choong Sub |
| 180 | MR Mi Ran Hwang |
| 181 | TN To Nga Ko Annie |
| 182 | HH Ha Huy Yu |
| 183 | KD Kevin Dinh Ho |
| 184 | HW Hon Wai Fung |
| 185 | JR Jonas Rothmund |
| 186 | NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung |
| 187 | SP Sunghwa Park |
| 188 | CK Chun Kit Leung |
| 189 | SH Soonchul Hwang |
| 190 | VT Van Tien Dinh |
| 191 | TC Toan Chan Truong |
| 192 | NT Nguyen the Anh |
Main Event Day 1A chip counts 77 out of 293 entries
The day’s survivors await the results of Day 1B and Day 1C before returning to action on Saturday, October 22 for the second stage of the race.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HK HoJin Kim | 310,500 | -189,500 |
JT Jeffrey Tan Pamplona | 280,500 | |
JY Jenam Yu | 280,500 | -379,500 |
DX Dinh Xuan Dinh | 262,500 | |
SC Shyh Chyn Lim | 242,000 | |
DM Dhaval Mudgal | 231,500 | -1,073,500 |
TK Ta Khanh Linh | 221,000 | |
JY Jiwon Yoon | 220,500 | |
MC Moses Calma Saquing | 200,000 | |
AP Aigars Plivcs | 197,000 | |
TK Teng Kah Yew | 190,000 | |
SP Shardul Parthasarathi | 179,500 | |
KH Kang Hyomo | 175,500 | |
TC Tai Chun Min | 169,000 | |
YL Ying Lin Chua | 166,500 | |
KC Ki Chang Kim | 162,500 | |
HK Hyunku Kim | 158,500 | |
DE David Erquiaga | 158,000 | -1,057,000 |
OJ Ong Jingxiang | 154,500 | |
NH Nguyen Huu Manh | 152,000 | |
WK Wai Keong Yong | 150,000 | |
EA Edgar Asehan | 148,000 | |
MS Ming San Chung | 148,000 | -82,752,000 |
PB Pham Bao | 145,000 | |
MT Manh Tuong Ha | 144,000 | |
FO Fuk On Wong | 135,000 | |
FC Florencio Campomanes | 134,500 | |
WK Wai Kwan Yong | 134,000 | |
KL Kyunghwan Lee | 131,000 | |
YW Yi Wei Peng | 130,000 | |
WM Win Meng Tan | 123,500 | |
ND Nguyen Duc Anh | 120,000 | |
HP Hwigon Park | 120,000 | |
NT Nguyen Tien Thanh | 117,500 | |
MT Mike Takayama | 116,000 | |
TM Than Minh Nguyen | 111,500 | |
TD Thai Duong Ho Vo | 110,000 | |
BS Benjamin Sai | 109,500 | |
RM Richard Marquez | 106,500 | |
NJ Neel Joshi | 102,500 | |
YF Yew Fatt Kan | 101,000 | |
HL Haerok Lee | 96,000 | -454,000 |
YS Yu Sheng Lin | 94,500 | |
RN Rungrot Nuannoi | 93,500 | |
VV Vu Van The | 93,000 | |
JK Jason Kyle Magbanua | 91,000 | |
DA Dong Anh Dung | 89,000 | |
SB Saran Bayar | 83,000 | |
DT Do Tien Vu | 82,000 | |
JH Jun Hee Kim | 82,000 | |
WK Worawat Kiatponglap | 80,000 | |
YL Yohwan Lim | 78,000 | |
PD Phan Dinh Nam | 75,000 | |
YK Yip Ka Chuen | 74,000 | |
KS Kim Seung Yeol | 70,500 | |
PP Pham Phu Son Lam | 70,500 | |
PH Phan Hung Cuong | 70,500 | |
JL Junnam Lee | 70,000 | |
TD Tran Duy Binh | 67,500 | |
VN Vo Ngoc Hien | 63,500 | |
KH Kirill Holland | 63,000 | |
BW Bae Wonchul | 62,500 | |
TV Ta Van Mung | 61,500 | |
LD Long Duc Nguyen | 52,500 | |
JK Jaehyun Kim | 51,000 | -359,000 |
LC Lim Choong Sub | 41,000 | |
MR Mi Ran Hwang | 40,500 | |
TN To Nga Ko Annie | 39,500 | |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung | 29,000 | |
SP Sunghwa Park | 25,000 | |
CK Chun Kit Leung | 23,000 | |
SH Soonchul Hwang | 22,000 |
Thong Huy Trinh dusted
-40000 Ante BB
Thong Huy Trinh was down below 10 BB and shoved it on the small blind with T♠ 8♠ , big blind Hazel Chui challenged with K♦ 9♥ . Trinh missed the board while Chui further improved on the river King to ship it. Trinh out in 20th place for ₫131,600,000.
Minh A. Nguyen sends Gardner packing
-40000 Ante BB
Down to his last 7 BB, Grant Gardner gambled it with Queen-Seven off and ran into Minh A Nguyen’s Ace-King that dominated throughout.
Manh Huu Nguyen gets full pay twice
-40000 Ante BB
Manh Huu Nguyen won two showdowns to drive his stack to 875k. The first on was 7♦ 7♠ standing firm against Kok Wai Sim’s overcards K♣ J♣ . Later, he doubled up again with pocket Aces against Nguyen Hoai Nam’s pocket Sevens.
Jaehyun Kim railed by Van Tien Dinh
-40000 Ante BB
Jaehyun Kim all in with J♣ J♦ and nearly got through until Van Tien Dinh’s A♦ 2♠ formed a straight on the river 5♦ T♥ 8♠ 3♦ 4♦ . Kim out in 22nd place for ₫113,700,000.
Van Tien Dinh rises to 3M, Huyen Kinh Nguyen out
-40000 Ante BB
Huyen Kinh Nguyen risked his last chips with pocket Twos but Van Tien Dinh had Ace-King that found a King on the river to send him out in 23rd place for ₫113,700,000.
Hojin Kim rails Thai Van Nguyen
-40000 Ante BB
Thai Van Nguyen shoved his last 4 BB with 9♥ 8♥ and was denied the blinds and ante by Hojin Kim who shipped it with J♥ J♠ . Kim up to 700k. Nguyen out in 24th place.
Redraw final 24 players on 3 tables
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DM Dhaval Mudgal | 1,305,000 | 1,073,500 |
HR Hsien Ren Koh | 1,265,000 | 1,265,000 |
DE David Erquiaga | 1,215,000 | 1,057,000 |
AH Anh Hoai Tran | 1,130,000 | 1,130,000 |
MA Minh Anh Nguyen | 830,000 | 726,000 |
JY Jenam Yu | 660,000 | 379,500 |
HL Haerok Lee | 550,000 | 454,000 |
GG Grant Gardner | 305,000 | 161,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MT Minh Tien Ngo | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam | 2,460,000 | 2,174,500 |
FB Fu Bang Huang | 1,600,000 | 1,505,000 |
ZC Zong Chi He | 1,100,000 | 952,000 |
PS Peter Sim | 850,000 | 850,000 |
HK HoJin Kim | 500,000 | 189,500 |
MH Manh Huu Nguyen | 340,000 | 340,000 |
VT Van Thai Nguyen | 180,000 | 180,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DV Dinh Van Tien | 1,975,000 | 1,975,000 |
DN Dennis Ng | 1,275,000 | 1,275,000 |
HC Hazel Chui | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
DT Duong Thanh Ha | 975,000 | 757,000 |
WY Winfred Yu | 850,000 | 850,000 |
NK Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 850,000 | 645,000 |
TH Trinh Huy Thong | 675,000 | 573,500 |
JK Jaehyun Kim | 410,000 | 359,000 |
Busts 25th to 30th
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TT Tien Thanh Nguyen | 95,900,000 | 95,900,000 |
NH Ngoc Hai Duy Nguyen | 95,900,000 | 95,727,000 |
SY Seung Yeol Kim | 95,900,000 | 95,900,000 |
MS Ming San Chung | 82,900,000 | 82,752,000 |
HK Hyunkyu Kim | 82,900,000 | 82,900,000 |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 82,900,000 | 82,900,000 |
Hojin Kim’s jacks hold against big slick
-30000 Ante BB
Classic flip at the feature table with Hojin Kim all in with pocket Jacks called by Hazel Chiu with Ace-King. The jacks hold for a double up to 825k while Chiu dropped to 860k.
He Zong Chi rivers it to stay alive
-30000 Ante BB
Zong Chi He raised to 80k then faced a push from Lee Haerok. Zong tanked until the clock was finally called. He then took the risk and opened Q♠ J♣ that was behind Lee’s A♠ J♦ . Both players hit the flop J♠ 8♥ T♠ but Zong had the gutshot which he missed on the turn 2♦ but hit on the river 9♦ to double up to 325k. Lee dropped to 500k.
Dhaval Mudgal avoids the rail
-30000 Ante BB
Dhaval Mudgal shoved 520k and Winfred Yu called it. Yu was ahead A♣ Q♦ to Mudgal’s A♠ 8♠ but that immediately switched when the flop came 8♦ 7♣ J♠ , and with the turn 6♣ and river J♦ , two pair for Mudgal to double up to 1.08M while Yu dipped to 900k.
Ha Duong relieved for the luck
-30000 Ante BB
Ha Duong was down to his last 260k and shoved with A♥ 4♥ . He faced Ming San Chung with T♥ T♠ . With the flop landing 8♣ 4♣ 4♦ , it was a fast trips for Duong to jump to a big lead. The turn 3♠ and river 2♥ secured the double up to 600k. Chung down to 200k.