Main Event

After nearly 11 hours of play, the first ever Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event champion has emerged with VSOP’s Minh A Nguyen defeating Brandon Koh with a flush over pocket Aces. He shipped the ₫3,378,000,000 (~$137,700) first prize and the brand’s custom golden dragon trophy. Congratulations to the champ!

-250,000 Ante BB

Action opened with a limp by Brandon Koh, checked by Minh A Nguyen to head to the flop 5♥ 9♥ 2♦ . Nguyen led for 300k, Koh called. On the turn Q♥ , Nguyen checked, Koh fired 500k, Nguyen called. The river 4♠ Nguyen checked again, Koh bet 2M, Nguyen jammed his 13M stack that well covered Koh who tanked for a long time then finally opted to risk it. Nguyen showed 7♥ 3♥ flush, Koh flashed his A♥ A♣ .

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-250,000 Ante BB

Brandon Koh raised to 900k, Minh A Nguyen three-bet jammed his 7.8M stack, Koh tank-called.

Koh A♦ 9♣ Nguyen J♣ 8♦

In danger of elimination, the board saved him 3♥ J♥ T♠ 5♣ J♦ for trips and a double up to over 15M. Nguyen now chip leader for the first time at this final table.

-250,000 Ante BB

Minh A Nguyen raise to 550k, called by Brandon Koh. At the flop 7♥ J♥ 2♠ , Nguyen c-bet 350k, Koh check-called. On the turn 8♣ , both checked, on the river 5♥ , Koh check-called 525k, both players had Queen-Jack offsuit to split the pot.

-250,000 Ante BB

Minh Nguyen limped, Brandon Koh checked, the flop ran J♠ 5♠ 8♠ . Koh check-called 250k and the turn was 8♥ . Check again by Koh, Nguyen continued to pump up the pot with a 475k bet, Koh smooth-called. On the river A♠ , Koh bet 300k, Nguyen counted out chips then folded.

-250,000 Ante BB

Brandon Koh raised to 750k, Minh A Nguyen three-bet to 2.4M, Koh called. At the flop 4♥ J♥ 9♥ , Nguyen bet 1.1M, Koh folded.

We are now heads up here at the Main Event with Brandon Koh ahead 15M to Minh A Nguyen’s 9.6M. Both players are hunting down the massive ₫3,378,00,000 (~$137,700) first prize. Runner up prize is ₫2,055,000,000 (~$83,775).

1,452,150,000 (~$59,200) -200,000 Ante BB

Hong Kong’s last hope, Winfred Yu has just been eliminated. Chip leader Brandon Koh shoved, Yu called.

Yu Q♦ J♠ Koh A♥ 2♥

The board T♣ 8♠ Q♥ 6♠ 6♦ ended Yu in 3rd place for ₫1,452,150,000 (~$59,200). 

-150,000 Ante BB

All in preflop with Minh A Nguyen headed for a double up with A♣ K♣ dominating Winfred Yu’s A♦ J♠ . With the board running 9♦ 6♦ 3♠ 6♠ A♠ , Nguyen climbed to 9M. Yu down to 2.4M.

-150,000 Ante BB

Having just knocked out Ngo Minh Tien, Brandon Koh now sits with a commanding lead of 16M while Winfred Yu and Minh Nguyen both have 4.5M.

-150,000 Ante BB

Ngo Minh Tien raised to 500k from small blind, Brandon Koh defended, and the flop ran K♣ 5♥ T♦ . Ngo bet 450k, Koh called. On the turn 8♦ , Ngo checked, Koh bet 1.2M, Ngo raised to 2.65M, Koh snap-jammed, and Ngo called for his tournament life.

Koh 8♣ 5♣ Ngo K♥ Q♦

The river was 2♦ to end Ngo’s Main Event title chase in 4th place. Ngo earned ₫1,093,400,000 (~$44,575). 

The remaining four players are on a scheduled 60 minute dinner break. We will be back then.

-120,000 Ante BB

Manh Huu Nguyen entered the final table as massive chip leader but after suffering loss after loss he was down to 12 BB and shoved with A♣ 9♥ . He was called by Winfred Yu with K♥ T♥ . The board ran 4♥ K♠ 3♥ J♠ K♣ for trips to Yu and Nguyen a 5th place finish. Nguyen earned ₫862,000,000 (~$35,140) for his deep run. 

-120,000 Ante BB

The lone Taiwanese in the lineup Zong Chi He all in with A♥ 7♦ and needed to get lucky against Brandon Koh’s A♠ Q♣ to stay in the game. No such luck with the board running 2♣ 4♥ T♥ 2♠ J♥ . Zong earned ₫646,700,000 (~$23,360) for 6th place.

-120,000 Ante BB

From Minh A Nguyen raised to 250k, small blind Manh Huu Nguyen three-bet to 680k, Minh called. The flop 7♠ 2♠ Q♦ , Manh Huu fired 550k, Minh called. On the turn 9♠ both checked, and the same on the river T♦ . Manh Huu opened A♦ K♠ , Minh had J♦ J♥ to win the pot.

Ten minutes later, the pair faced off again. Manh Huu raised 310k and Minh called. On the flop 2♠ 9♠ 3♥ , Minh jammed and took it down. The live stream had Minh with pocket Kings and Manh Huu with Ace-Jack offsuit.

- 100,000 Ante BB

Brandon Koh raises to 275k, Manh Huu Nguyen bullies with his big stack with a push, Koh calls for his tournament life.

Koh Q♠ Q♦ Nguyen A♥ T♦

The board runs J♦ J♥ 2♠ Q♣ for a full house to Koh, Nguyen is drawing dead. The river is T♣ . Koh zooms to 5.1M.

459,000,000 (~$18,710) - 100,000 Ante BB

Dennis Ng was next to tumble at the final table. He was all in with 9♦ 9♥ , Ngo Minh Tien had overcards A♦ K♦ that both paired up J♠ A♥ 4♠ K♥ T♦ . Ng finished 7th for ₫459,000,000 (~$18,710). 

Nam Hoang Nguyen shoves with A♠ Q♣ , Zong Chi He calls with K♠ Q♦ , a King finds the flop and holds to end Nguyen’s run in 8th place. He earned ₫318,400,000 (~$12,980) for his deep run. 

2,055,000,000 (~$8,370) - 100,000 Ante BB

Dinh Van Tien raised to 250k from hijack, Ngo Minh Tien looked over at Dinh’s stack and three-bet to 520k, action folded around to Dinh who shoved, snap called by Ngo.

Dinh A♦ A♣ Ngo A♠ 9♠ Aces were way ahead but with the board running A♥ J♠ Q♦ T♦ 8♥ , it was a straight for Ngo to burn aces. Dinh Van Tien out in 9th place for ₫2,055,000,000 (~$8,370).

- 100,000 Ante BB

From hijack Winfred Yu raised to 200k and big blind Ngo Minh Tien defended. At the flop K♦ 7♣ A♦ , Tien check-called Yu’s c-bet of 175k. On the turn A♣ , Yu shoved, Tien folded. Yu rises to 2.3M.

- 100,000 Ante BB

Cards in the air at the final table of the Main Event. Nine players remain, each one hunting down the enormous ₫3,378,000,000 top prize. The player best positioned to capture it Manh Huu Nguyen who carries in a stack of 78 BB. To emphasize the enormity of this stack, the closest challenger Ngo Minh Tien sits with 38 BB. 

Chip counts by rank 

Remaining payouts

₫207,300,000 (~$8,450) - 100,000 Ante BB

Hojin Kim has been on the attack since the start of the day but still found himself way behind the big stacks. He was all in twice within five minutes, got called, went up then went broke in 10th place to miss the final table.

The first hand was all in for his last 6 BB with A♣ 2♠ , chip leader Manh Huu Nguyen called with Q♠ 7♣ . The board was blank for a double up over 1.3M.

Minutes late he jammed from the utg with K♣ 9♣ , the leader Nguyen snapped on the big blind with a commanding A♠ K♥ , the board ran 9♦ {8h K♠ for two pair to Kim which held on the turn J♠ but the river A♥ switched them back up for a higher two pair to Nguyen. That ends Korea’s bid for the title as Kim walked away having to settle for ₫207,300,000 (~$8,450) in winnings.

207,300,000 (~$8,450) - 100,000 Ante BB

Down to 6 BB, Wai Sim Kok sent it all in on a flop J♦ 8♥ T♦ , Ngo Minh Tien called to put him at risk. Kok had K♦ 5♦ flush draw, Tien with Q♦ T♣ pair and gut shot, the turn 6♥ and river 4♥ were not the outs for Kok to end his run in 11th place for ₫207,300,000 (~$8,450). Tien chipped up to 4.5M.

185,400,000 (~$7,560) - 100,000 Ante BB

Minh A Nguyen raised on the button to 200k, small blind Manh Huu Nguyen called, big blind Fu Bang Huang shoved his 1.66M stack, Minh folded and Manh tank-called.

Huang A♥ J♦ Nguyen A♣ Q♣

Minh said he also had Ace-Queen. The board ran Q♦ K♥ 5♣ 7♥ 4♥ to send Huang out of the running in 12th place for ₫185,400,000 (~$7,560).

- 100,000 Ante BB

Nam Hoang Nguyen was all in with 6♥ 6♣ , Dinh Van Tien called with overcards {kh Q♥ , the board ran T♣ 3♥ T♦ J♣ 3♣ for a double up to Nguyen to 1.3M.

-80,000 Ante BB

Dinh Van Tien was at risk with A♣ 7♣ with chip leader Manh Huu Nguyen ahead J♣ J♥ . With the board runing 3♣ Q♦ T♥ 4♣ 5♣ , it was a runner runner flush to overtake the leader and stay in the game. Tien chipped up to over 1M.

-80,000 Ante BB

Brandon Koh cannot be stopped! Rising from just 1 BB he is now one of the leaders having shipped another full boost against Ngo Minh Tien. Hand opened with utg Tien raising to 160k, big blind Ren shoved his 1.265M stack, Tien called.

Koh 9♦ 9♠ Tien A♠ Q♦

The board ran low 8♦ 5♥ 8♠ 6♣ 3♥ . Koh up to 2.65M. Tien dipped to 2.8M.

185,400,000 (~$7,560) -80,000 Ante BB

Battle of the blinds, sb Minh A Nguyen raises 400k, bb Dhaval Mudgal all in,Nguyen A♣ K♥ , Mudgal K♣ Q♥ , the board ran J♣ 6♦ 5♠ 2♠ T♦ . Mudgal exited in 13th place for a payout of ₫185,400,000 (~$7,560).

-80,000 Ante BB

Nam Hoang Nguyen all in from the small blind with A♦ 9♥ , big blind Dinh Van Tien called with A♣ Q♦ . Nguyen was packing up to go but was glad to sit back down with the board running 7♦ 5♦ 6♠ 2♠ 8♣ for a straight. Nguyen up to 1.35M, Tien down to 580k.

-80,000 Ante BB

Coming back from a 15-minute break, Manh Huu Nguyen faced off against Fu Bang Huang. From blind positions, the pair built a massive pot of around 1.4M. Nguyen bet 26k, Huang raised to 530k, Nguyen called, Huang quickly mucked for Nguyen to take the pot without needing to show.

-60,000 Ante BB

Brandon Koh on a roll now with the double ups. He landed another one to send his stack soaring. Preflop raise sent the pot to 325k, the cards ran 5♠ 6♥ Q♠ , big blind spot He Zong Chi check-called Koh’s 180k bet. The turn 4♣ check again by Zong, Koh jammed 540k, Zong called it.

Zong 6♣ 2♣ Koh A♠ Q♦

The river 9♠ kept Koh ahead to ship a pot of 1.765M. Zong dropped to 1.515M.

-60,000 Ante BB

Action opened with cutoff Dhaval Mudgal raisingto 120k, button Manh Huu Nguyen three-bet to 280k, Mudgal called. On the flop 4♠ 5♣ 2♥ and turn 7♦ no bets landed. On the river 3♥ Nguyen get 250k, Mudgal check-called, Nguyen won it with A♣ K♥ straight.

-60,000 Ante BB

All in again for Bandon Koh and again it was a double up off Ngo Minh Tien with J♣ T♣ ahead at the shove against T♦ 9♥ . The board ran Q♣ 5♠ {9d 8♣ K♣ for a victorious straight. He is now back to health with 890k.

-60,000 Ante BB

Short stacked Brandon Koh quickly found a spot to get the rest of his chips in with pocket Kings giving him a full boost through Ngo Minh Tien’s pocket Fives.

-60,000 Ante BB

Three way look at the flop Q♥ Q♦ 6♥ to build a 390k pot. Hojin Kim bet 110k from the utg position, Dinh Van Tien folded, big blind position Fu Bang Huang raised to 275k, back to Kim who tank-raised to 600k. Huang folded.

-60,000 Ante BB

Wai Sim Kok was happy at the turnout of his push with Q♣ J♣ pairing the Queen on a board 4♠ 7♥ 4♥ Q♦ 9♠ to survive against Brandon Koh’s A♣ K♦ . He 1.73M. On the flip side it was a huge drop for Koh down to 1 BB.

-60,000 Ante BB

Action folded to Dinh Van Tien on the button, he raised and big blind Dhaval Mudgal defended. Tien c-bet 85k on the flop T♣ 5♥ 4♦ , then sent another 100k on the turn 3♥ . Both checked the river 2♠ . Mudgal had K♥ J♥ missed draw, Tien won it with 2♠ 3♦ two pair.

-60,000 Ante BB

Hojin Kim three-bet jammed with A♣ 2♣ and initial raiser Fu Bang Huang called with J♥ T♠ . The board came 7♦ A♦ 3♦ 5♦ K♣ , and with neither player with a diamond, top pair won it. Kim rises to 1.1M.

-60,000 Ante BB

The lone lady in the field just departed. Hazel Chui sent her last 525k out front with {ac|} Q♥ , got called by Dennis Ng with a dominating A♦ K♠ . Both players hit the board K♦ T♦ T♣ Q♣ 9♦ with Ng showing the better spread. Chui earned ₫167,400,000 (~$6,820) for her 14th place finish.

-60,000 Ante BB

From hijack, Dinh Van Tien raised to 125k, button Dhaval Mudgal and big blind Fu Bang Huang called. The flop 8♦ 9♦ A♣ , Tien c-bet 150k and was check-called by both Mdugal and Huang. On the turn J♦ no bets, and the river came 8♠ . Huang led for 380k, Tien called, Mudgal folded. Huang showed A♥ J♣ , Tien mucked. Huang up to 3.25M, Tien down to 1.475M, Mudgal at 1.9M.

167,400,000 (~$6,820) -60,000 Ante BB

Haerok Lee was the next to fall by out of the running. He pushed on the small blind with Q♥ 5♥ , got called by Dinh Van Tien on the big blind with K♥ 9♣ . The board ran K♣ 6♦ T♥ 3♣ 4♥ . Lee earned ₫167,400,000 (~$6,820) for his 15th place finish. Tien up to 2.2M. 

-50,000 Ante BB

Hijack Anh Hoai Tran sent his last 420k out front with A♠ Q♥ and big blind Dinh Tien Van called with A♥ K♥ . The board was low 4♠ 4♣ 3♥ 8♦ 2♣ . Tran earned ₫149,500,000(~$6,095).

-50,000 Ante BB

We are down to the final 16 players. Two tables. Listed below by chip rank.

149,500,000 (~$6,095) -50,000 Ante BB

End of the road for Jenam Yu who was the first player to cross into 1M and 2M at Day 2. His bid for the title ended here at Day 3 pushing with A♥ Q♣ that missed to fall to Minh A Nguyen’s 8♦ 8♥ . Yu earned ₫149,500,000 (~$6,095) for 17th place. Nguyen chipped up to 2.93M. 

-50,000 Ante BB

Ha Duong was next to go with A♠ 9♣ falling flat against Fu Bang Huang’s A♥ Q♣ . The board was K♦ T♠ 9♥ 8♥ J♦ for a straight to Huang. Duong earned ₫131,600,000 (~$5,360) for his 18th place finish

-50,000 Ante BB

Another double up with Manh Huu Nguyen very happy to have survived. He was all in with A♦ 7♦ and was challenged by Nguyen Hoai Nam with with K♥ Q♠ . An ace on the river ensured the double up to 900k, Nam dropped to 1.3M.

-50,000 Ante BB

Button Dhaval Mudgal raised to 100k then called big blind Minh A Nguyen’s three-bet of 230k. At the flop 8♠ J♥ 3♣ , Nguyen c-bet 130k, Mudgal folded. Nguyen chipped up to 2.4M, Mudgal sitting with around over 2.5M.

-50,000 Ante BB

He Zong Chi continues to heat up the felt, this time giving a sweat to Wai Sim Kok who pushed with A♥ A♠ . Small blind Zong called with A♦ T♦ . Kok chanted “no bad beat, no bad beat” and it was granted with it running 8♥ 3♣ A♣ 9♣ 2♣ . Kok doubled up to 920k.

-50,000 Ante BB

Utg He Zong Chi min-raised preflop and got called by utg+1 Ngo Minh Tien to see the flop 7♣ 8♦ T♣ . Zong check-raised from 110k to 350k, Tien folded. Zong added another 275k to his stack to rise to 1.8M.

-50,000 Ante BB

Minh A Nguyen rasied, Megastack champion He Zong Chi three-bet jammed, for 660k, Nguyen called.

Nguyen A♣ K♠ Zong A♠ Q♥

The board was good to Nguyen until the river 9♠ T♦ 2♣ 5♥ Q♦ for a spiked pair to double up Zong to 1.5M.

-50,000 Ante BB

On just the second deal at the feature table, David Erquiaga went bust against Dhaval Mudgal. Action folded to the button Erquiaga who raised, big blind Mudgal three-bet jammed, Erquiaga called.

Mudgal J♥ J♦ Erquiaga A♦ Q♣

The board ran 4♦ J♣ 5♠ 4♥ K♠ ending the hopes of a title for the Poker Dream Malaysia Main Event runner up . Erquiaga earned ₫131,600,000 (~$5,360) for his 19th place finish. Mudgal zoomed to 2.5M.

-50,000 Ante BB

Cards in the air for the Main Event final day!

Welcome players to the final day of the record breaking MAIN EVENT! We are at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites where the stage is set for the newest brand champion to be crowned. 19 players remain out of a field of 822 entries. The record prize pool of ₫17,940,150,000 is the largest Main Event pot amassed in Vietnam bringing the top prize to a coveted ₫378,300,000. Good news for players, blinds will increase every 60 minutes. Action gets underway at 1pm. Follow the action right here with live updates running to the finish.

Chips in play: 24,660,000 Average stack: 1,297,894 Opening blinds: 25K-50K-50K Ante BB

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