Main Event ₫20 BN guarantee - Day 1 updates
Dates: October 3-8, 2023 Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) - VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099) Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000) Prize Pool: VND 22,639,945,500 (~USD 928,440) Total Entries: 1,351 ITM: 159 players
Day 1 Results1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced 1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced 1C: 151 entries / 16 advanced 1D: 228 entries / 35 advanced 1E: 119 entries / 12 advanced 1F: 30 entries / 3 advanced 1G: 263 entries / 40 advanced 1H: 65 entries / 4 advanced 1J: 111 entries / 17 advanced 1K: 58 entries / 6 advanced Offsite: 17 advanced
Ong Zi Sheng spikes a straight
Both players on the blinds called an utg open and saw a flop of 6♦ 8♥ 5♥ . Action checked around leading to the turn 7♠ . Small blind Truong Michael led out a bet of 5,200 and big blind Ong Zi Sheng moved all-in for 37,800 total. Original raiser folds and Truong makes the call.
Ong 4♥ 3♣ Truong T♥ 7♥
A ton of outs for Truong, the river 5♠ was not one of those, leaving Ong’s turned straight good for the double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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OZ Ong Zi Sheng | 83,400(70 BB) | -31,600 |
TM Truong Michael | 13,000(11 BB) | 13,000 |
Jinlong Hu picks up dead money
Utg+1 Jinlong Hu opened to 2,700, called by two players behind. Action on big blind Xiao Xian, he squeezed three bet to 11,700 total. Hu answered back with a raise to 22,000 total, All three opponents make the fold with Xiao showing A♦ Q♠ before throwing his hand in the muck.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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JH Jinlong Hu | 100,000(83 BB) | -97,000 |
XX Xiao Xian | 40,000(33 BB) | 40,000 |
Chong Khai Bin survives bubble time
Having opened from utg, Michael Kim Falcon decided to run it after big blind Chong Khai Bin flicked his 46,000 stack in.
Chong A♥ J♥ Falcon Q♦ T♦
On for a race, the board dealt K♠ Q♠ 6♠ A♣ 7♦ , giving Chong top pair to spare him from getting eliminated right on bubble time.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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MK Michael Kim Falcon | 420,000(105 BB) | -40,000 |
CK Chong Khai Bin | 109,000(27 BB) | 2,000 |
Ace high good for Ong Zi Cheng
Utg+1 Tsuchiya Ai pushed in his 19,000 and was called by big blind Ong Zi Sheng.
Tsuchiya K♦ 8♥ Ong A♣ 5♣
The board Q♠ 6♠ J♦ 4♣ 3♣ missed to pair either player, leaving Ong’s ace high good for the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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OZ Ong Zi Sheng | 115,000(29 BB) | -95,000 |
TA Tsuchiya Ai | busted |
Dao Minh Phu gives up the flop
Utg Dao Minh Phu opened to 2,500 and called a three bet behind from Tran Hoang Nam. The two saw a flop of A♦ 4♦ T♠ , Phu with a quick check fold after Tran sent out a 10,000 bet.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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DM Dao Minh Phu | 100,000(83 BB) | -7,000 |
TH Tran Hoang Nam | 70,000(58 BB) | -90,000 |
Yee Shun Jian cracks aces
Utg Cao Ngoc Anh opened to 8,000 and happily called a 109,000 jam from small blind Yee Shun Jian. Yee with A♥ Q♣ was a huge underdog against Cao’s nutted A♣ A♠ . The board J♥ 8♥ 2♦ 5♥ 4♥ however, ran a one card flush to Yee’s A♥ for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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YS Yee Shun Jian | 226,000(57 BB) | 164,000 |
CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 225,000(56 BB) | -165,000 |
Nguyen Van Tung railed by Michael Kim Falcon
After losing the major flip against Michael Kim Falcon a few hands earlier, Nguyen Van Tung managed to bump up his 0.5 BB stack to 6.5 BB with Q♣ Q♠ . However, Nguyen again got it in against his big stacked opponent and was outflopped on 8♣ 7♥ 4♠ 2♠ 2♦ .
Nguyen K♥ Q♣ Falcon K♦ 8♦
Falcon scoops up the pot with two pair, knocking out Nguyen two spots short to Day 2.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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MK Michael Kim Falcon | 460,000(115 BB) | 59,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Tung | busted | -2,000 |
Anatolli Gorbushin lands another chop
After chopping the pot a hand prior, Anatolli Gorbushin landed another chop this time against Thanarattakul Kannapong. Thanarattakul called off Anatolli’s 11,700 jam following a cut off open to 2,500.
Anatolli A♥ 7♠ Thanarattakul A♣ 5♦
The board ran 8♣ 2♣ 2♥ 9♠ Q♦ , leaving both with ace-highs for the split pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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TK Thanarattakul Kannapong | 46,000(38 BB) | 46,000 |
AG Anatolli Gorbushin | 12,900(11 BB) | 12,900 |
Talamayan Joseph delivers bad beat
Utg+1 Talamayan Joseph opened to 8,000 and called off an all-in from Lim Yu Sheng. Lim ahead with A♣ Q♣ against Talamayan’s A♦ 2♦ was left packing after the board ran T♠ 3♦ 4♣ 2♥ A♠ to Talamayan’s two pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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TJ Talamayan Joseph | 220,000(55 BB) | 79,000 |
LY Lim Yu Sheng | busted |
Yong Wai Keong gets a boost
An all-in preflop situation, Wong Hoi Ling called off for his tournament life after Yong Wai Keong piled all his chips in the middle.
Yong 7♣ 7♠ Wong A♦ K♣
Up for another flip, Yong’s pocket pair held strong on board 8♣ 9♣ 5♥ 3♦ 6♦ , earning him a straight for the boost.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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WK Wai Keong Yong | 145,000(36 BB) | 44,000 |
WH Wong Hoi Ling | busted | -32,000 |
Le Tu Thanh tables trips
Cutoff Tsang Ka Shun opened to 3,000, joined by big blind Le Tu Thanh. Flop came T♦ 8♦ 8♣ and Le check-raised Tsang’s 1,800 continuation bet to 5,500. Tsang calls and sees a turn of 5♥ . Both players check through the river A♦ , and Le shows down 6♠ 8♠ trip eights for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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TK Tsang Ka Shun | 60,000(50 BB) | 60,000 |
LT Le Tu Thanh | 42,000(35 BB) | -182,000 |
Lim Kar Hou wins flip
Midposition Lim Kar Hou opened to 8,000 and called off a 72,000 all-in from big blind Leong Juns. Juns who just doubled up, was at risk with A♦ K♦ against Lim’s T♣ T♥ . Hoping to find a pair, the board 9♥ K♣ T♠ 5♥ 7♦ did so, but was not enough to beat his opponent’s set of tens.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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LK Lim Kar Hou | 198,000(50 BB) | 29,000 |
LJ Leong Juns | busted | -76,000 |
Flight C
Registration for today’s Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event Day 1C is now closed with a total of 151 entries collected through eight levels of play. 58 players remain as the ongoing flight plays down to 10% of the field at 16 runners left.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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PT Phan Thanh Nhhan | 128,000 | 103,000 |
WC Wong Cho Fung Alan | 118,000 | -19,000 |
LV Litasov Vladimir | 115,000 | 20,000 |
DM Dao Minh Phu | 107,000 | 107,000 |
ND Nguyen Duy Thuc | 95,000 | -315,000 |
Easy double for Leong Juns
Utg Leong Juns open shoved his 34,000 in and was called by small blind Nguyen Thanh Son. Leong revealed his monster hand K♥ K♦ , a huge favorite against Nguyen’s 9♥ 9♦ . The board Q♥ 2♣ 2♦ 6♥ 4♦ paved an easy double up for Leong, shooting him up to 19 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NT Nguyen Thanh Son | 200,000(50 BB) | 69,000 |
LJ Leong Juns | 76,000(19 BB) | 65,000 |
Blinds up!
55 players remain in the Day 1G games with action closing at 40 runners left.
Michael Kim Falcon bags huge flip
Utg Michael Kim Falcon opened to 9,000, called by a player behind. Nguyen Van Tung put in a three bet to 45,000, to which Falcon answered with an all-in for 191,000 total. Player folds, and Nguyen makes the call.
Falcon J♣ J♦ Nguyen A♦ K♥
A major flip for a 100 BB pot, the ten high board T♠ 7♦ 2♠ 3♦ 5♣ spared no ace or king, giving Falcon’s pocket jacks the crucial win. Nguyen survives but is crippled down to 0.5 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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MK Michael Kim Falcon | 401,000(100 BB) | 181,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Tung | 2,000(1 BB) | -229,000 |
Tan Kean Wei pulls a five bet jam
Midposition Phan Hung Cuong opened to 6,000, to which Tan Kean Wei fired a three bet behind for 16,000. Phan clicked back to 46,000, and Tan pulled the trigger, shoving 129,000 total. Phan folds and moves on to the next hand.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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TK Tan Kean Wei | 183,000(61 BB) | -172,000 |
PH Phan Hung Cuong | 130,000(43 BB) | 110,000 |
No sweat for Dao Xuan Khanh
Button Dao Xuan Khanh opened to 9,000 and was met with a three bet to 25,000 from small blind Lee Juyeol. Dao moved all-in for 59,000 total, Lee with a call after being committed to his raise.
Dao J♣ J♠ Lee T♠ 7♠
A great spot for Dao, the board K♦ Q♠ 4♥ 7♦ 9♣ was no sweat for his pocket jacks as he surges to a healthy 31 BB stack.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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LJ Lee Juyeol | 250,000(63 BB) | -30,000 |
DX Dao Xuan Khanh | 126,000(32 BB) | -89,000 |
Nguyen Thanh Phat bags a double up
Mid position Chau Chung Yiu Clement opened to 6,000 and called off Nguyen Thanh Phat’s 41,000 jam.
Nguyen J♠ J♣ Chau A♦ Q♠
Up for a flip, the board 4♣ 5♦ 9♣ J♦ 6♥ sealed the win for Nguyen, boosting his stack up to 30 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NT Nguyen Thanh Phat | 90,000(30 BB) | 52,000 |
CC Chau Chung Yiu Clement | 31,000(10 BB) | -46,500 |
Chong Kai Bin survives through
Folded to the button, Chong Kai Bin pushed his remaining 25,000 in and was called by the big blind Nguyen The Anh.
Chong A♥ J♦ Nguyen J♥ 9♥
The board 5♠ T♥ 6♣ 8♥ 2♦ failed to give either player a pair, allowing Chong to secure a double up to 14 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NT Nguyen the Anh | 200,000(50 BB) | 100,000 |
CK Chong Kai Bin | 56,000(14 BB) | 56,000 |
Blinds up!
39 players remain in the Day 1D flight with four more eliminations to go before bag time.
Yashiro Naoki delivers double knockout
Cutoff Yashiro Naoki opened to 7,000 and was met with two all-ins - Rauh Andreas (126,000) and Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani (140,000). Yashiro with a premium pocket pair put in the final call, covering both opponents.
Rauh K♦ Q♥ Dhanesh A♣ K♥ Yashiro K♣ K♠
A huge favorite against the two, Yashiro locked in the win after a ten high board 4♣ T♣ 2♦ 4♠ 7♠ faced up on the felt.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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YN Yashiro Naoki | 450,000(150 BB) | 230,000 |
RA Rauh Andreas | busted | |
DV Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani | busted | -52,000 |
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang saved by river
Utg+1 Tsang Dicky Siu Hang pushed all-in for 31,000, called behind by Zhang Zheng Wei. Button Tran Hoang Nam reshoved for 140,000 and was followed by a fold behind.
Tsang A♠ 8♠ Tran A♦ Q♠
Tsang at risk, the board luckily ran A♣ 5♥ J♥ 5♦ K♠ for a split pot with the king river coming into play.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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ZZ Zhang Zheng Wei | 200,000(67 BB) | -80,000 |
TH Tran Hoang Nam | 160,000(53 BB) | -78,000 |
DS Dicky Siu Hang Tsang | 50,000(17 BB) | 50,000 |
Cheng Tin Wai flops quads
Cutoff Nguyen Ngoc Ha opened to 6,000, joined by small blind Cheng Tin Wai. Flop came A♥ A♠ A♣ , Cheng with a check-call for 10,000. Turn 8♣ saw Cheng go for another check-call for 20,000. Nguyen slowed down on river 5♣ and checked it through, revealing Cheng’s flopped quads A♦ 6♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CT Cheng Tin Wai | 494,000(165 BB) | 54,000 |
NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 260,000(87 BB) | -30,000 |
Lin Jian Wei’s pocket pair holds
Facing an utg open and a call, short stacked Lin Jian Wei pushed all-in for 33,000 total and was up against original raiser Nguyen Duy Thuc’s Q♦ T♦ .
Lin 4♠ 4♥
Running a flip, the board 7♣ 8♠ J♥ 5♦ 3♥ ran in favor of Lin as he clinched the double up to 26 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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ND Nguyen Duy Thuc | 410,000(137 BB) | -60,000 |
LJ Lin Jian Wei | 79,000(26 BB) | 79,000 |
Nguyen Ngoc Ha claims pot
Utg Cheng Tin Wai opened to 10,000, called by Nguyen Tan Khoa and small blind Nguyen Ngoc Ha. Flop came 3♦ 4♥ 5♦ , and was checked to Nguyen Tan Khoa who fired a bet of 15,000. Nguyen Ngoc Ha threw in a raise to 35,000, original raiser folds and Nguyen Tan Khoa clicks back to 55,000. Nguyen Ngoc Ha calls the 20,000 more and moves on to turn 6♦ . Both players check through the river T♥ , and Nguyen Ngoc Ha reveals 9♥ 9♦ , good against Nguyen Tan Khoa’s K♥ 5♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CT Cheng Tin Wai | 440,000(147 BB) | -10,000 |
NH Ngoc Ha Nguyen | 290,000(97 BB) | 154,000 |
NT Nguyen Tan Khoa | 240,000(80 BB) | -120,000 |
Punnat Punsri fires four bet jam
Button Punnat Punsri opened to 6,000 and was met with a three bet to 18,000 from small blind Hyunh Ngoc Cuong. Punsri answered back with an all-in for 72,000, Hyunh with a fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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HN Hyunh Ngoc Cuong | 260,000(87 BB) | -99,000 |
PP Punnat Punsri | 96,000(32 BB) | 96,000 |
Nguyen Hai Phong rivers quads
An all-in preflop situation, Bui Tuan Hong was in trouble against Nguyen Hai Phong’s Q♠ Q♦ with his weaker T♣ T♥ . The flop Q♣ 6♠ T♦ gave both players as set which didn’t help Bui’s chances at all. Nguyen further improved to quads by the runout 6♥ Q♥ and earned a nice double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NH Nguyen Hai Phong | 112,000(37 BB) | -3,000 |
BT Bui Tuan Hong | 22,000(7 BB) | 22,000 |
Tran Van Tai throws in the towel
Hijack Tran Van Tai opened and called a three bet to 16,000 from small blind Cheng Tin Wai. On flop A♥ A♠ 9♥ , Cheng continued for 10,000, called by Tran. Turn 7♥ saw Cheng send out another 22,000, enough to convince Tran to make the fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CT Cheng Tin Wai | 450,000(150 BB) | 50,000 |
TV Tran Van Tai* | 50,000(17 BB) | -55,000 |
Duong Ngo Linh shows kings
Cutoff Duong Ngo Linh opened to 6,000, joined by the small blind. Action on big blind Nguyen The Anh, he threw in a squeeze to 18,000. Duong answered with an all-in for 88,000 total, small blind folds, and Nguyen tanked then folded. Duong shows K♠ K♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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DN Duong Ngo Linh | 115,000(38 BB) | 27,500 |
NT Nguyen the Anh | 100,000(33 BB) | -10,000 |
Bottom pair good for Michael Kim Falcon
Utg Michael Kim Falcon limped and called a 17,000 raise from button Lee Kaongho to see a flop of 3♣ 5♣ 8♠ . Checked to Lee, he continued for 13,000, called by his opponent. Turn 7♥ and river 8♥ was checked through, and Falcon revealed K♠ 3♠ for two pair eights and threes. Lee mucks and Falcon claims the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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MK Michael Kim Falcon | 220,000(73 BB) | -10,000 |
LK Lee Kaongho | 55,000(18 BB) | -35,000 |
Aces good for Hoang Le Anh Tuan
A three bet pot with big blind Hoang Le Anh Tuan as the aggressor, three players saw a flop of 8♥ 7♣ 3♠ . Hoang continued for 22,000, called only by original raiser Tan Hoong Kiat. Turn 9♥ saw Hoang check-call 25,000 and another check-call on the river Q♣ for a bigger 60,000. Tan reveals A♥ J♠ high, no good against Hoang’s A♣ A♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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HL Hoang Le Anh Tuan | 339,000(113 BB) | 339,000 |
TH Tan Hoong Kiat | 70,000(23 BB) | 70,000 |
Thanarattrakul Kannapong dodges bust
Following a cutoff open, button Thanarattrakul Kannapong shoved his 29,000 stack in and was called behind by small blind Ngo Minh Tien. Original raiser folds and the two head on to show down.
Thanarattrakul A♥ 9♥ Ngo T♣ T♦
A major underdog, Thanarattrakul was in luck after the board ran J♣ A♠ K♠ 5♠ 3♠ gave him top pair to continue on through the flight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NM Ngo Minh Tien | 155,000(52 BB) | -55,000 |
KT Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 70,000(23 BB) | 10,000 |
Nguyen Thanh Tung bags a double up
Facing an utg open, big blind Nguyen Thanh Tung flicked his 9 BB stack in and was called by original raiser Yoshida Kohei.
Nguyen K♣ T♦ Yoshida A♦ J♥
The flop K♥ T♥ 2♦ landed Nguyen top two pair, still good after the turn J♠ and river 2♥ completed the board.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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YK Yoshida Kohei | 180,000(60 BB) | -20,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Tung | 57,000(19 BB) | -223,000 |
Break Time!
63 players remain in the Day 1G games with only 40 making it through to Day 2.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 390,000(130 BB) | -5,000 |
PQ Pham Quyet Tien | 360,000(120 BB) | 50,000 |
PS Pham Song Hau | 317,000(106 BB) | -13,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Tung | 280,000(93 BB) | -40,000 |
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy | 280,000(93 BB) | -61,000 |
Nguyen Thai knocks opponent out
Folded to the hijack, short stacked Kojima Kazuya flicked in his 10,000 and was called by Nguyen Thai behind. Kazuya with A♥ 3♦ was slightly behind Nguyen’s A♠ 7♦ but left potential for a split pot. The board 6♦ 5♦ J♣ J♠ 8♣ however, placed Nguyen’s ace-seven high in play to send Kazuya out.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NT Nguyen Thai | 165,000(66 BB) | -37,000 |
KK Kazuya Kojima | busted | -3,000 |
Lee Kaongho pulls a squeeze
Facing a utg open and a call, Lee Kaongho moved all-in for roughly 30 BB and raked in no callers.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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LK Lee Kaongho | 90,000(36 BB) | -74,000 |
Kojima Kazuya gets crippled
From the cutoff, Kojima Kazuya pushed all-in and was joined by big blind Chau Chung Yiu Clement with a lesser 37,000 stack.
Kojima A♣ J♦ Chau J♣ J♥
A queen high board 6♠ Q♣ 5♣ 4♥ 7♠ spared no bad beats for Chau as he takes down the 31 BB pot. Kojima survives but is crippled down to 1 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CC Chau Chung Yiu Clement | 77,500(31 BB) | 77,500 |
KK Kazuya Kojima | 3,000(1 BB) | -77,000 |
Break Time!
45 players left in the Day 1D games. Action will close once 35 runners remain.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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ND Nguyen Duy Thuc | 470,000(157 BB) | -7,000 |
CT Cheng Tin Wai | 400,000(133 BB) | 130,000 |
NT Nguyen Tan Khoa | 360,000(120 BB) | 240,000 |
KO Kang Oh Sik | 310,000(103 BB) | 80,000 |
LJ Lee Juyeol | 280,000(93 BB) | 170,000 |
Yee Shun Jian spikes two outer
Folded to the hijack, Yee Shun Jian open shoved all-in for 28,000 and was called behind by chip leader Cao Ngoc Anh. Anh was a huge favorite with 9♣ 9♠ against Yee’s 5♠ 5♥ but quickly lost the advantage after the board 5♣ A♦ K♠ Q♥ 3♠ peeled a five. Yee’s lucky two outer claims the pot and saves him from elimination.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 395,000(158 BB) | -5,000 |
YS Yee Shun Jian | 62,000(25 BB) | 62,000 |
Nguyen Thanh Tung takes it down
Hijack Nguyen Thanh Tung opened to 5,000 and called a three bet to 18,000 from Mai Bien behind. On flop 9♣ 6♠ A♥ , Nguyen check-called 12,000 and went on to see turn 7♦ . Both players check and the river 6♦ saw Nguyen lead out for 45,000. Mai throws his hand in the muck, awarding Nguyen the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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NT Nguyen Thanh Tung | 320,000(128 BB) | 30,000 |
MB Mai Bien | 150,000(60 BB) | -111,000 |
Yashiro Naoki stands strong with kings
Utg+1 Yashiro Naoki opened to 6,000 and called off a 75,000 all-in from Lim Chor Heng behind.
Lim Q♣ J♣ Yashiro K♠ K♦
An easy boost for Yashiro, the board Q♥ 5♦ 8♦ 5♠ 6♠ gave Lim two pair as well yet not good enough to save his tournament life.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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YN Yashiro Naoki | 220,000(88 BB) | 60,000 |
LC Lim Chor Heng | busted | -90,000 |
Flight G
Registration for Day 1G closed over an hour ago and collected a total of 263 entries across eight levels of play. Action continues with 66 remaining in the game and 40 runners guaranteed a spot into Day 2.
Top Chip Counts:
Registration for Day 1J Turbo is still open through Level 9@23:30, followed by a midnight hyper turbo to conclude the Main Event qualifying rounds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 400,000 | 225,000 |
PS Pham Song Hau | 330,000 | 23,000 |
PQ Pham Quyet Tien | 310,000 | -329,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Tung | 290,000 | 74,000 |
ZZ Zhang Zheng Wei | 280,000 | 280,000 |
Duong Ngo Linh delivers elimination
Facing a cutoff open, big blind Duong Ngo Linh pushed all-in for his oppponent Duong Thanh Ha’s 35,000 stack. Duong Thanh Ha makes the call with A♣ 8♠ and is at risk against Duong Ngo Linh’s better A♥ T♦ . The board 6♣ 5♦ J♦ 7♠ offered some hope of a straight for the underdog but failed to complete on river T♥ . Duong Ngo Linh scoops up the pot with his pair of tens as Duong Thanh Ha exits the arena.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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DN Duong Ngo Linh | 87,500(35 BB) | -68,500 |
DT Duong Thanh Ha | busted | -80,000 |
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao bows out
Hijack Yoshida Kohei opened to 5,000 and called a 54,500 button jam from Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao.
Pham A♦ 5♦ Yoshida 6♠ 6♦
The board ran 2♠ Q♣ 2♥ J♠ 6♣ with Yoshida quickly claiming the pot with a full house sixes over deuces.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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YK Yoshida Kohei | 200,000(80 BB) | 89,500 |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | busted | -38,000 |
Xiao Xian’s flopped trips sends him packing
A three way pot ensued after both players defended their blinds against a 5,500 open from Nguyen Duy Thuc. The flop came J♣ 2♠ 2♥ , checked to Nguyen, he fired 4,000. Small blind calls but folds to a raise from big blind Xiao Xian to 13,000. Nguyen completes and sees the turn 6♠ . Xiao leads out for 22,000, and gets raised to 45,000. Xiao calls and heads on to river Q♣ . Checked to Nguyen, he moves all-in for Xiao’s 130,000 behind. Xiao puts it in and is crushed to see his opponent’s turned boat.
Nguyen 6♣ 6♥ Xiao K♣ 2♣
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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ND Nguyen Duy Thuc | 477,000(191 BB) | 477,000 |
XX Xiao Xian | busted | -190,000 |
Day 1H wraps up with Iosub Dragos Gabriel leading the four runners
Date: October 6, 2023 Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366) Entries: 65 Bagging time: 5% of field / 4 players
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 285,000 | |
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 241,000 | 36,000 |
RC Raina Chakshu Deep | 65,000 | |
AJ Apichai Jewampai | 59,000 | -2,000 |
Queens good for Cheng Tin Wai
Utg Kim Dokyun opened to 5,000, joined by a player behind. Small blind Cheng Tin Wai bumped it up to 20,000, Kim with a call for heads up. Flop came 4♦ 9♥ 2♣ , and Cheng continued for 10,000, called by Kim. Turn 2♥ saw Cheng gun for another 10,000, Kim again with the call. River revealed T♠ , checked by Cheng. Kim sends out a 40,000 bet, and Cheng with a final call.
Kim 7♥ 7♠ Cheng Q♦ Q♥
Both with pocket pairs, Cheng’s better queens earns the pot and stacks it high past 100 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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CT Cheng Tin Wai | 270,000(108 BB) | 26,000 |
KD Kim Dokyun | 80,000(32 BB) | 11,000 |
Lim Chor Heng gives up the fight
Hijack Lim Chor Heng opened to 5,500, called by the cutoff. Big blind Nguyen Van Tung opted for a three bet to 32,000 with only Lim continuing to see flop K♦ 2♥ 7♥ . Nguyen threw in a bet of 20,000, and was called by the original raiser. On to the turn 6♦ , Nguyen moved all-in for 118,000, Lim with a fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NV Nguyen Van Tung | 231,000(92 BB) | 132,000 |
LC Lim Chor Heng | 90,000(36 BB) | -120,000 |
Nguyen Manh Cuong dominated
Hijack Nguyen Kinh Huyen opened to 5,000 and called Nguyen Manh Cuong’s 28,500 jam behind.
Nguyen Manh Cuong A♥ 8♦ Nguyen Kinh Huyen A♠ J♣
Dominated by a better ace, a low runout 6♥ 4♠ 5♣ 9♠ 6♠ sealed Nguyen Manh Cuong’s fate as Nguyen Kinh Huyen’s ace-jack high stands good for the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NK Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 150,000(60 BB) | 69,000 |
NM Nguyen Manh Cuong | busted |
Xiao Xian fires four bet jam
Mid position Xiao Xian opened to 8,500 and was met with a three bet to 30,000 from big blind Dhanesh Vijakumar Chainani. Xiao answered back with a raise for Dhanesh’s 52,000 behind. Dhanesh uses up two of three time banks before throwing in the fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
XX Xiao Xian | 190,000(76 BB) | 190,000 |
DV Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani | 52,000(21 BB) | 52,000 |
Ling Tien Loon exits as the day’s bubble
Folded to small blind Iosub Dragos Gabriel, he shoved all-in into Ling Tien Loon’s big blind. Ling called off for his remaining 30,000 and headed for a race.
Iosub Q♥ T♦ Ling A♦ 6♥
The board ran T♠ 2♣ Q♠ K♣ 4♠ , quickly eliminating Ling one spot short of the money.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 285,000(57 BB) | 75,000 |
LT Ling Tien Loon | busted | -113,000 |
Blinds up!
57 players remain in the Day 1D games, 22 more eliminations to go before the flight wraps up.
Phi Tien Sang lands a runner runner
Button Phi Tien Sang called a four bet to 37,000 from original raiser Kang Ho Sik and got it in on flop A♦ 4♥ 6♥ . Kang check-called with A♣ K♣ for top pair top kicker and was up against Phi’s 6♦ 7♠ . The turn 5♠ and river 8♥ however, spared Phi his tournament life, landing him a runner runner straight for a lucky double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
KH Kang Ho Sik | 280,000(140 BB) | -60,000 |
PT Phi Tien Sang | 168,000(84 BB) | -19,000 |
Chang Chia Wei wins preflop war
Following an open to 4,000, hijack Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao sent out a three bet to 11,000. Button Chang Chia Wei bumped it up to 26,000, leaving his opponents unable to continue. Chang picks up the dead money and is up to 60 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
CW Chia Wei Chang | 120,000(60 BB) | |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | 38,000(19 BB) | -42,000 |
Michael Kim Falcon plays back
Big stacked Michael Kim Falcon defended his big blind vs Nguyen The Anh’s utg open and saw a flop of 8♦ T♥ 4♦ . Action checked round with Falcon seen leading the turn 6♥ for 4,000, called by Nguyen. River came another 4♥ and Falcon fired another 6,000, Nguyen with a fold this time around.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MK Michael Kim Falcon | 230,000(153 BB) | -70,000 |
NT Nguyen the Anh | 110,000(73 BB) | -129,000 |
Cheng Tin Wai crushes with aces
Facing an utg open and a button three bet to 14,000 from Cheng Tin Wai, big blind Nguyen Van Viet fired a four bet to 40,000. Original raiser folds and Cheng moves all-in for 127,000. Nguyen calls for a slightly lesser stack and is crushed to see his K♠ K♣ up against Cheng’s A♥ A♠ . The board ran safe for Cheng, eliminating Nguyen with no sweat shortly after.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
CT Cheng Tin Wai | 244,000(122 BB) | -267,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Viet | busted | -121,000 |
Raina Chakshu Deep takes a double up
Folded to small blind Raina Chakshu Deep, he pushed all-in for 30,000, called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh. In for a flip, Raina’s 2♥ 2♦ was up against Phan’s overcards J♣ 7♦ . The board 4♥ 6♠ 3♣ T♣ 8♥ gave Phan extra straight draw outs but failed to fill up by the river. Raina’s pocket pair holds for the double up with action still on bubble time.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 205,000(41 BB) | -45,000 |
RC Raina Chakshu Deep | 65,000(13 BB) | 1,000 |
Blinds up!
Action still on bubble time with one elimination left to go to close Day 1H at 4 players.
Tan Hoon Kiat exits the tables
Folded to the small blind, Tan Hoon Kiat pushed all-in for 15,000, called by big blind Tong Van Viet.
Tan 7♥ 7♦ Tong Q♦ T♣
Running a flip for his survival, the flop 4♦ K♥ T♦ instantly left Tan with little hope, as Tong further improved to a straight on runout J♦ A♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TV Tong Van Viet | 90,000(60 BB) | -61,000 |
TH Tan Hoon Kiat | busted |
Chang Chia Wei folds to all-in
Utg Yoshida Kohei opened to 4,000 and called Chang Chia Wei’s three bet behind to 14,000 total. The flop T♠ 7♥ 2♥ saw Yoshida check-raise all-in for 64,500 total following Chang’s 13,000 continuation bet. Chang opts to fold and Yoshida breaches the six figure mark.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
CW Chia Wei Chang | 120,000(60 BB) | 120,000 |
YK Yoshida Kohei | 110,500(55 BB) | -94,500 |
Iosub Dragos Gabriel claims pot
Small blind Phan Tuan Vinh limped in and fired a three bet to 35,000 after big blind Iosub Dragos Gabriel put in an 11,000 raise. Iosub completes and sees a flop of K♠ 4♣ 2♣ . Phan check-calls a 13,000 bet from his opponent and moves on to turn T♦ . Action checked round and the river 7♠ saw Phan with a check fold following a 25,000 river bet from Iosub.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 250,000(63 BB) | -50,000 |
ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 210,000(53 BB) | 80,000 |
No showdown for Lee Juyeol
A three way limp pot, no bets were seen on flop K♠ Q♠ T♥ . The turn 3♣ saw small blind Liu Hsian lead out for 4,000, big blind Lee Juyeol fires a raise to 12,000. Utg limper folds and Liu continues. River 8♦ completed the board and Lee with another 35,000 bet, to which Liu check-folded.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LJ Lee Juyeol | 110,000(55 BB) | -316,000 |
LH Liu Hsian | 108,000(54 BB) | 108,000 |
Pocket tens good for Tran Van Tai
Tran Van Tai opened to 4,000 and called a three bet to 12,000 from small blind Nguyen Van Viet. The two head on to see a flop of 4♣ 4♥ J♠ . Both players check to turn A♣ , and Nguyen fires 10,000, called by Tran. River 3♦ saw no more chips flying in with Nguyen showing K♠ Q♦ high and Tran with T♣ T♦ for the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NV Nguyen Van Viet | 121,000(61 BB) | 121,000 |
TV Tran Van Tai* | 105,000(53 BB) | 7,000 |
Blinds up!
Action still on bubble time with one elimination left to go to close Day 1H at 4 players.
Blinds up!
69 players still in, half of the field will remain with 35 players left in the running before the flight concludes.
Easy call for Oleg Titov
Utg+1 Le Nhu Hai opened to 3,000 and called a three bet to 8,000 from Oleg Titov. On Fflop 8♥ 7♣ 4♥ , Le check raised all-in for Titov’s remaining 34,000 behind. Titov snap calls with J♣ J♦ , ahead against Le’s A♥ T♥ . The runout K♠ 5♦ misses Le’s nut flush draw and Titov claims the pot with his pair of jacks.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
OT Oleg Titov | 88,000(59 BB) | 88,000 |
LN Le Nhu Hai | 80,000(53 BB) | 80,000 |
Tsang Ka Shun heads for the exit
Utg+1 Tsang Ka Shun opened to 6,000, joined by two players behind. On flop J♣ 2♣ 9♦ , action checked to Ling Tien Loon who bet 9,000, called by both opponents. Turn 9♥ raked in no bets leading to the river 6♥ . Checked to Tsang, he moved all-in for 28,000, and was called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh.
Tsang K♠ Q♠ Phan K♥ J♠
Tsang exits the Day 1H final table with king high, leaving the five runners in for bubble time.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 300,000(100 BB) | 62,000 |
TK Tsang Ka Shun | busted | -69,000 |
Malouch Jean Mathieu tops Day 1B qualifiers
Date: October 4, 2023 Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366) Entries: 77 Bagging time: 5% of field / 4 players
Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 319,000 | |
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 172,000 | -28,000 |
LF Li Fei | 149,000 | 108,500 |
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 143,000 | 33,000 |
Duong Thanh Ha spikes lucky river
Utg Duong Thanh Ha opened to 3,000, called by two players behind. Flop came A♣ 2♣ 5♥ , Duong continues for 4,500, receiving a call only by Marc Rivera. Both players check the turn Q♦ and head on to river 9♥ . Duong bets 17,000, Rivera with a final call. Duong shows 9♣ 9♦ for a rivered set, followed by a muck from Rivera.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
DT Duong Thanh Ha | 80,000(53 BB) | 80,000 |
MR Marc Rivera | 44,000(29 BB) | 44,000 |
Lim Shyh Chyn falls out of the running
After winning a flip against Ling Tien Loon, Lim Shyh Chyn pushed all-in once more, this time for a bigger 29,000. Iosub Dragos Gabriel found the call behind with A♥ 9♥ and was ahead against Lim’s A♦ 3♠ . The flop 3♥ A♣ 7♣ quickly gave Lim the advantage, but didn’t last long as the runout T♥ 5♥ landed Iosub a backdoor flush for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 130,000(43 BB) | 37,000 |
LS Lim Shyh Chyn | busted | -12,000 |
Nguyen Hoang Duy gets coolered
Mid position Kang Ho Sik opened to 4,500, called by Thanarattrakul Kannapong behind. Action on big blind Nguyen Hoang Duy, he three bets to 18,500 total, and the two complete. Flop 3♠ 9♦ 4♦ saw Nguyen move all-in for 65,000, called only by Kang.
Nguyen K♥ K♠ Kang A♦ A♥
A cooler situation, the runout J♠ Q♣ spared no bad beats as Kang takes the pot with his pocket rockets.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
KH Kang Ho Sik | 340,000(227 BB) | 70,000 |
KT Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 60,000(40 BB) | 60,000 |
NH Nguyen Hoang Duy | busted | -156,000 |
Aces cracked for Long Ta Dinh
Utg+1 Kojima Kazuya opened to 3,000 and called off Long Ta Dinh’s 27,000 all-in.
Long A♣ A♠ Kojima T♣ T♦
In with the best hand, Long suffered a terrible bad beat after the board K♥ 8♠ J♦ T♠ 3♠ faced up another ten for his elimination.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
KK Kazuya Kojima | 80,000(53 BB) | 80,000 |
LT Long Ta Dinh | busted |
Vu Bernard Trong Huy runs into queens
Button Yashiro Naoki opened to 3,500, joined by the small blind. Big blind Vu Bernard Trong Huy jammed his short stack in and was only called by the raiser.
Yashiro Q♣ Q♠ Vu K♥ J♠
Looking to peel a king, the board ran T♣ 8♠ 2♦ 5♥ A♥ safe for Yashiro, eliminating Vu in the process
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
YN Yashiro Naoki | 160,000(107 BB) | -436,000 |
VB Vu Bernard Trong Huy | busted |
Break Time!
7 players left in the Day 1H flight with only 4 runners making through to Day 2.
Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 238,000(79 BB) | -2,000 |
LT Ling Tien Loon | 113,000(38 BB) | 8,000 |
ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 93,000(31 BB) | 23,000 |
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 69,000(23 BB) | 41,000 |
RC Raina Chakshu Deep | 64,000(21 BB) | 64,000 |
AJ Apichai Jewampai | 61,000(20 BB) | 2,000 |
LS Lim Shyh Chyn | 12,000(4 BB) | -83,000 |
Truong Chi gets rivered
Utg+1 Nguyen Tan Khoa opened to 3,000, called by hijack Truong Chi and the small blind. Flop came T♣ 2♣ 3♥ , small blind checks, Nguyen continues for 6,000, raised by Truong to 16,000 total. Small blind gets out of the way and Nguyen pushes all-in for Truong’s 40,000 behind. Truong puts in his stack and goes to show down.
Nguyen Q♣ T♥ Truong 2♦ 3♦
Ahead with two pair, Truong was crushed after the runout K♦ T♦ revealed another ten, giving Nguyen trips to beat him out of the game.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Tan Khoa | 120,000(80 BB) | 120,000 |
TC Truong Chi | busted | -194,000 |
Wong Hoi Ling wins race
Cutoff Wong Hoi Ling open shoved 14,000 in and was called by button Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao.
Wong A♠ T♠ Pham K♥ Q♦
The board J♣ 2♥ 4♣ 7♥ 3♣ missed to pair either player, leaving Wong’s ace-ten high good for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | 80,000(53 BB) | 80,000 |
WH Wong Hoi Ling | 32,000(21 BB) | 32,000 |
Phan Tuan Vinh continues to dominate
Pressure of the blinds eventually got to cutoff Muangphuang Thiraphon as he moved all-in for his remaining 8,500 and was called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh. Muangphuang’s low connectors 3♣ 4♥ was left in bad shape against Phan’s A♣ 7♣ after the board ran T♣ T♠ 8♦ Q♠ 5♦ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 240,000(96 BB) | 10,000 |
MT Muangphuang Thiraphon | busted | -16,500 |
Ling Tien Loon delivers elimination
A cooler situation, Lee Deok Yeong found himself in trouble after pushing all-in preflop with A♥ K♦ and was up against Ling Tien Loon’s K♥ K♠ . The ten high board 3♥ 4♦ 8♦ T♠ 4♣ spared no ace which meant Ling’s pocket kings is good for the take down.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LT Ling Tien Loon | 105,000(42 BB) | 85,000 |
LD Lee Deok Yeong | busted | -15,100 |
Lau Wing Yu takes down preflop pot
Hijack opened to 3,500, called by the small blind. Lau Wing Yu on the big blind, sent out a three bet to 13,000 and was met with two mucks behind. Lau takes the pot and is on another attempt to secure a spot into Day 2 after bubbling the Day 1B flight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LW Lau Wing Yu | 60,000(40 BB) | 60,000 |
Registration closes for Day 1D
The fourth Main Event flight on schedule has collected a total of 228 entries and will play down to 15% of the field at 35 players. 84 runners remain with the top chip counts as follows:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
KO Kang Oh Sik | 230,000(153 BB) | 230,000 |
WC Wong Charles Ying Wai | 220,000(147 BB) | 50,000 |
LC Lim Chor Heng | 210,000(140 BB) | 210,000 |
NM Ngo Minh Tien | 210,000(140 BB) | -36,000 |
FM Falcon Michael Kim | 190,000(127 BB) | -5,000 |
Flight D
The Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event runs three flights today – Day 1D, 1E and 1F, again at different price points and tournament structures. This gives players a chance to jump in the Main Event action at any point of the day, early afternoon until late night. A total of 25 qualifiers have so far advanced to Day 2 with Malaysia’s Tan Ong Kwan in the lead with 408,000 in chips.
Day 1D holds the earliest spot in today’s Main Event schedule, running 40 minute blinds down to 15% of the field. Buy-in for this flight is listed at ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099) with registration open until Level 9@20:20.
Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review
Dates: October 3-8, 2023 Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) - VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099) Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Day 1 Results
1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced 1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced 1C: 151 entries / 16 advanced
Wang Tian stacks off
After finding a chop in an ace high battle a few hands prior, Wang Tian failed to dodge another elimination this time against Phan Tuan Vinh. A multiway pot on flop K♦ J♥ 8♥ , Wang bet all-in for his remaining 14,000 and was called by the original raiser Phan.
Wang K♣ Q♥ Phan Q♠ T♥
Top pair vs straight draw, Phan filled up after the runout revealed 6♦ A♥ giving him the nut straight for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 230,000(92 BB) | 39,000 |
WT Wang Tian | busted |
Blinds up!
The Day 1H flight is down to its last 10 players with six more eliminations to go before the day wraps up.
Phan Tuan Vinh takes down massive pot
Utg+1 Sakiyama Toru opened to 4,500 and called a three bet to 18,000 from big blind Phan Tuan Vinh. Flop came J♥ 4♥ 4♣ , Phan continues for 12,000, called by Toru. Turn K♥ saw Phan put in a check. Toru moves all-in and Phan calls off for his 64,000 behind.
Toru 7♣ 7♠ Phan A♦ K♣
Phan’s two pair stands strong, earning the pot after the 2♥ rolled on the river. Toru survives but is crippled down to 4.5 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Tuan Vinh | 191,000(96 BB) | -186,000 |
ST Sakiyama Toru | 7,000(4 BB) | -68,000 |
Ling Tien Loon spared from elimination
An all-in preflop situation, Ling Tien Loon got his short stack in with A♦ 7♦ and was up against Sakiyama Toru’s premium A♥ K♦ . Lucky for Ling, the board ran A♣ A♠ 5♥ 7♠ 8♠ , giving him a much needed double up to continue on the flight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ST Sakiyama Toru | 75,000(50 BB) | 5,000 |
LT Ling Tien Loon | 20,000(13 BB) | 15,500 |
Lim Shyh Chyn outflops Chang Chia Wei
Utg+1 Lim Shyh Chyn opened to 3,000 and called off a 24,500 all-in from small blind Chang Chia Wei.
Chang A♦ J♦ Lim K♣ J♥
Whilst dominating Lim, the board K♦ 9♠ T♣ 5♥ T♦ unfortunately for Chang, favored his opponent, pushing him out of the Day 1H tables shortly after.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LS Lim Shyh Chyn | 95,000(63 BB) | 17,000 |
CW Chia Wei Chang | busted | -23,000 |
Iosub Dragos Gabriel flops huge
Utg+1 Iosub Dragos Gabriel opened to 3,000, called by small blind Garson Francis Bernard. The two head on to see a flop of 6♥ K♥ 8♣ and Garson check calls a 5,000 bet from Iosub. Turn 7♠ saw Garson this time check raise all-in, Iosub with a final call.
Garson A♥ A♦ Iosub 6♠ 6♣
Left drawing to two outs against Iosub’s flopped set, the river 3♦ sealed Garson’s fate and crippled him down to 4.5 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 70,000(47 BB) | 50,000 |
GF Garson Francis Bernard | 7,000(5 BB) | -43,000 |
Blinds up!
15 players remain in the running, flight will conclude once the field is down to 4 players.
Chang Chia Wei folds to five bet
Cutoff Chang Chia Wei opened to 2,500 and was met with a three bet to 8,500 from big blind Lim Shyh Chyn. Chang answered with a four bet to 25,000 which didn’t stop Lim from shoving all-in. Chang puts in the fold and saves his 19 BB behind.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LS Lim Shyh Chyn | 78,000(65 BB) | 8,000 |
CW Chia Wei Chang | 23,000(19 BB) | -20,000 |
Pang Yu Lun loses blind vs blind battle
Having limped the small blind, Pang Yu Lun shoved all-in for 24,000 after big blind Jewampai Apichai put in a raise. Jewampai makes the call and the two run a flip.
Pang 2♠ 2♥ Jewampai A♦ Q♦
The board Q♥ K♣ 7♠ T♥ 4♠ was no sweat for Jewampai as his queen instantly paired up, leaving Pang’s deuces in towards the muck.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
AJ Apichai Jewampai | 59,000(49 BB) | 24,000 |
PY Pang Yu Lun | busted |
Chang Chia Wei saved by the turn
All the chips piled high in the middle on a flop of A♠ 9♠ 9♥ . Chang Chia Wei called off for his 18,000 behind after Lim Shyh Chyn put him all-in.
Chang A♣ T♥ Lim A♦ Q♠
At risk, Chang was in luck after the runout hit K♦ 2♥ offering a chop with the kicker king in play.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LS Lim Shyh Chyn | 70,000(58 BB) | 70,000 |
CW Chia Wei Chang | 43,000(36 BB) | -39,500 |
Ji Chuang eliminated
After Iosub Dragos Gabriel pushed all-in, small blind Ji Chuang called off for his tournament life and put in his remaining 3,700.
Iosub A♣ 8♣ Ji T♥ 9♠
The board ran 5♦ 6♥ A♥ 8♠ K♠ easily giving Iosub the pot and Ji his elimination.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ID Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 20,000(17 BB) | 20,000 |
JC Ji Chuang | busted |
Blinds up!
22 players left in the Day 1H games, only four will advance through Day 2.
Nguyen Van Trung runs into kings
Folded to hijack Nguyen Van Trung, he shoved his 8,700 in and was called by button Lee Deok Yoong. Nguyen’s K♦ 9♠ was no match against Lee’s K♣ K♥ as the latter quickly picked up the pot after the board revealed 5♦ 5♣ 7♥ 6♥ 3♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LD Lee Deok Yoong | 45,300(45 BB) | 11,200 |
NV Nguyen Van Trung | busted | -34,000 |
Lee Deok Yoong pulls the trigger
Utg+1 opened, and button Sakiyama Toru fired a three bet to 5,700. On to small blind Lee Deok Yoong, he pushes all-in for 25,400 and successfully convinces the two to find a fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ST Sakiyama Toru | 70,000(70 BB) | 7,000 |
LD Lee Deok Yoong | 34,100(34 BB) | 34,100 |
Wang Yu cracks aces
Mid position Ling Tien Loon opened to 2,000, joined by button Wang Yu and the big blind. On flop J♠ 8♠ 7♣ , checked to Ling, he bet 3,000. Wang raises all-in for 19,500, big blind gets out of the way, and Ling puts in the call.
Wang 7♥ 8♥ Ling A♦ A♥
Wang ahead with two pair, sealed the win after the runout 9♣ 3♠ left Ling’s aces headed for the muck.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
WY Wang Yu | 46,500(47 BB) | 26,500 |
LT Ling Tien Loon | 4,500(5 BB) | -21,500 |
Smith Daniel Laukford crashes with kings
A three way all-in preflop went down with Smith Daniel Laukford’s premium pair in a great spot for a triple up against his two opponents.
Smith K♣ K♠ Nguyen Van Trung A♠ Q♦ Lee Deok Yeong A♥ Q♥
Left with two cards to fade, Smith was crushed to see an ace high board 6♣ A♣ 9♦ 6♥ T♣ turn face up on the felt. Nguyen and Lee splits Smith’s 18,800 stack for banking the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NV Nguyen Van Trung | 34,000(34 BB) | 24,000 |
LD Lee Deok Yeong | 15,100(15 BB) | 15,100 |
SD Smith Daniel Laukford | busted |
Muangphuang Thiraphon remains in the game
Cutoff Sakiyama Toru opened to 2,200 and called off Muangphuang Thiraphon’s 7,000 jam.
Muangphuang K♣ J♣ Sakiyama A♥ T♣
The flop J♦ 2♥ 9♣ instantly gave Muangphuang top pair with the turn J♥ and river K♥ further improving his hand to a full house.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ST Sakiyama Toru | 63,000(63 BB) | -7,000 |
MT Muangphuang Thiraphon | 16,500(17 BB) | 16,500 |
Fadhil Servor Othhman bows out
Folded to the small blind, Fadhil Servor Othhman pushed his 8,500 in and was called by Ling Tien Loon on the big blind.
Fadhil K♣ 8♠ Ling A♠ 8♦
A terrible case for Fadhil, Ling remained ahead all the way on board T♠ 9♦ 2♥ Q♦ 9♣ for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LT Ling Tien Loon | 26,000(26 BB) | 8,800 |
FS Fadhil Servor Othhman | busted |
Blinds up!
25 players left in the Day 1H flight, action will continue until 4 runners remain.
Sakiyama Toru scores a boost
Utg+1 Phan Hua Minh Tri flicked in his micro stack with A♦ 9♦ and was called by the big blind Sakiyama Toru. Phan was slightly ahead against Sakiyama’s Q♠ J♣ but was quickly outflopped by his opponent on 5♦ Q♠ 7♦ 9♠ 6♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ST Sakiyama Toru | 70,000(88 BB) | 70,000 |
PH Phan Hua Minh Tri | busted |
Jewampai Apichai folds a monster
Cutoff opened to 1,700, followed by a three bet to 4,300 from button Jewampai Apichai. Action on big blind Garson Francis Bernard, he pushes all-in covering both opponents. Original raiser folds, as well as Jewampai who saves his 35,000 behind not before revealing A♥ K♦ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
GF Garson Francis Bernard | 50,000(63 BB) | 10,000 |
AJ Apichai Jewampai | 35,000(44 BB) | 35,000 |
Ling Tien Loon doubles off Wang Yu
Folded to the cutoff, Ling Tien Loon open shoved his 8,000 in and was called by big blind Wang Yu.
Ling K♦ Q♠ Wang 6♣ 7♣
Running a race, the board 3♥ 8♦ T♣ 3♦ 4♣ missed to pair either player with Ling’s king-high good for the double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
WY Wang Yu | 20,000(25 BB) | 20,000 |
LT Ling Tien Loon | 17,200(22 BB) | -367,800 |
Top pair no good for Sun Yunsheng
Three players called Sun Yunsheng’s utg open and saw a flop of A♠ 7♠ Q♣ . Checked to Sun, he fired 3,500, called only by Lee Jihoon behind. Turn 4♥ saw Sun move all-in for 7,900, called by Lee once more.
Sun A♣ 9♣ Lee A♥ J♥
Both with top pair, Lee’s jack kicker plays after the river 5♣ completed the board. Lee takes the pot, eliminating Sun from the turbo flight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LJ Lee Jihoon | 30,000(38 BB) | 30,000 |
SY Sun Yunsheng | busted | -147,000 |
Day 1H registration closes
Registration for Day 1H is closed with 65 entries collected across six levels of play. The field will play down to 5% at 4 players, running 20 minute blinds throughout.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
CW Chia Wei Chang | 82,500(103 BB) | 20,500 |
GF Garson Francis Bernard | 40,000(50 BB) | 40,000 |
LW Lee Wai Huen* | 33,000(41 BB) | -385,000 |
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 30,000(38 BB) | -215,000 |
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 28,000(35 BB) | 28,000 |
Flight G
The Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event runs four flights today – Day 1G, 1H, 1J and 1K, again at different price points and tournament structures. This gives players a chance to jump in the Main Event action at any point of the day, early afternoon until late night.
Day 1G holds the earliest spot in today’s schedule, running 40 minute blinds down to 15% of the field. Buy-in for this flight is listed at ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099) with registration open until Level 9@20:20. For a more modest option, Day 1H kicks off at 16:00 for a lower price tag of ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366).
Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event ReviewDates: October 3-8, 2023 Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) – VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099) Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Day 1 Results1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced 1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced 1C: 151 entries / 16 advanced 1D: 228 entries / 35 advanced 1E: 119 entries / 12 advanced 1F: 30 entries / 3 advanced
Day 1F adds three more qualifiers in for Day 2
Date: October 5, 2023 Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 733) Entries: 30 Bagging time: 10% of field / 3 players
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LN Le Ngoc Minh | 273,000 | 273,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Tung | 216,000 | 216,000 |
CZ Chang Zu Chung | 111,000 | 111,000 |
Lau Wing Yu serves as the day’s bubble
Folded to the small blind, Lau Wing Yu pushed all-in for his 54,000 and was called behind by Malouch Jean Mathieu.
Lau K♠ 8♥ Malouch K♣ 9♠
A possible chop, the board 6♥ J♣ 5♣ Q♣ T♥ unfortunately for Lau, rivered a straight for his opponent. Lau exits as Day 1B’s bubble with the remaining four returning for Day 2.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 319,000(40 BB) | 74,000 |
LW Lau Wing Yu | busted |
Bubble bursts! Hua Wei Lin Rails Phan Thanh Hung
During the bubble round, Hua Wei Lin three-bet shoves holding A♥ Q♦ , initial shover Phan Thanh Hung has A♠ 8♠ , the board runs Q♣ 7♥ T♥ Q♥ 4♠ .
Phan Huu Minh Tri Eliminates Lau Wing Yu
Another player goes bust to Phan Huu Minh Tri. Phan calls Lau Wing Yu’s all in (60,000). Phan J♥ J♦ , Yu K♣ 9♣ . The board runs out 5♠ A♣ T♦ A♠ 5♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 245,000(41 BB) | 75,000 |
LW Lau Wing Yu | busted | -100,000 |
Blinds up!
Bubble Time! 5 players left in the second flight of the Main Event with 4 players in for a spot into Day 2.
Phan Huu Minh Tri Eliminates Duong Thanh Ha
Phan Huu Minh Tri calls Duong Thanh Ha’s three-bet all in. Phan has A♣ 7♦ , Duong K♥ K♦ . Board runs A♠ 8♥ J♥ 3♣ J♣ , Duong is eliminated.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 170,000(28 BB) | 60,000 |
DT Duong Thanh Ha | busted | -80,000 |
Nguyen Thi Bao An bags race
Folded to button Malouch Jean Mathieu, he open shoves his big stack in, called by Nguyen Thi Bao An for her remaining 49,000 in chips.
Malouch J♠ T♦ Nguyen A♥ 6♥
The two run the race and see a board of 3♥ J♦ 5♦ 3♣ A♣ , giving both players two pair. Nguyen takes the cake after landing an ace on the river.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 245,000(41 BB) | -49,000 |
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 110,000(18 BB) | 4,000 |
Malouch Jean Mathieu finishes off Ashiwardji Andy
Following the blind battle the hand prior, button Ashiwardji Andy moved all-in for 85,000 and was called by small blind Malouch Jean Mathieu.
Ashiwardji 3♣ 3♦ Malouch 4♥ 4♦
Behind his opponent’s pair, the board A♥ 6♥ 9♥ K♣ 2♦ made no difference on Ashiwardji’s fate as headed out of the Main Event arena.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 294,000(49 BB) | 87,000 |
AA Ashiwardji Andy | busted | -100,000 |
Blinds up, 10 players remaining
10 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Banks A Double Through Phan Huu Minh Tri
Hand opens with a 13,000 raise from hijack, button Truong Vu Tuan Khanh three-bet shoves (72,000) with A♣ J♣ . Big blind Phan Huu Minh Tri four-bets all in with A♠ K♦ , hijack folds. The board runs J♠ J♦ Q♥ Q♦ 7♣ for a winning full house and a double up to Truong.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 166,000(28 BB) | 54,000 |
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 110,000(18 BB) | -70,000 |
Sakiyama Toru Nosedives Out in Two Hands Against Park Yu Cheung
Sakiyama Toru goes from big stack to bust in two hands. He first pays a double up to Park Yu Cheung who shoved with Q♠ J♠ , Toru called with K♦ 8♦ . The board runs Q♣ 8♠ 2♠ 5♣ 4♦ .
Next all in, Cheung has K♦ 9♦ , Toru A♣ 2♣ , the board runs Q♦ T♦ Q♠ T♠ A♦ . Cheung improves to a flush to dust Toru’s two pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PY Park Yu Cheung | 173,000(29 BB) | 153,000 |
ST Sakiyama Toru | busted | -68,000 |
Ashiwardji Andy backs down
Folded to the small blind, Ashiwardji Andy opened to 13,000, called behind by Malouch Jean Mathieu. Flop came 9♣ 8♥ 5♥ , Ashiwardji continued for 22,000, called by Malouch. Turn saw Q♠ and Ashiwardji with another 35,000. This time Malouch raised all-in for 131,000 total, to which Ashiwardji folded.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 207,000(35 BB) | 32,000 |
AA Ashiwardji Andy | 100,000(17 BB) | -63,000 |
Blinds up!
6 players left in today’s Day 1B flight with only 4 players securing a spot into the Day 2 games.
Blinds up, 9 players remaining
9 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.
Lau Wing Yu cruises with kings
A preflop game at this point, cutoff Lau Wing Yu moved all-in for his 45,000 stack and was called by Malouch Jean Mathieu.
Lau K♠ K♦ Malouch A♥ Q♣
Only looking to fade one overcard, the board 4♠ 8♣ 3♠ 7♠ T♦ locked in the win for Lau as he bounces back to a 20 BB stack.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 175,000(35 BB) | 10,000 |
LW Lau Wing Yu | 100,000(20 BB) | 25,000 |
Nguyen Thanh Phat Doubles Up Through Phan Huu Minh Tri
Hijack Nguyen Thanh Phat shoves (15,000) with A♣ Q♦ to battle with. Big blind Sakiyama Toru calls with A♥ 8♣ . The board runs Q♣ 6♦ 9♠ K♣ 2♦ for a double up to Nguyen.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 180,000(36 BB) | -20,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Phat | 38,000(8 BB) | 10,000 |
Tsang Ka Shun runs into queens
After scooping up a double with pocket tens, Ashiwardji Andy held another pocket pair against Tsang Ka Shun’s A♠ 5♠ .
Ashiwardji Q♠ Q♥
The all-in preflop situation saw a board of 8♣ K♦ 4♦ 4♠ 9♣ , landing Ashiwardji another take down with his premium hand.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
AA Ashiwardji Andy | 163,000(33 BB) | 43,000 |
TK Tsang Ka Shun | busted | -77,000 |
Park Yu Cheung On the Rise
Park Yu Cheung three-bet shoves and takes down the pot. Cheung shoves again, no callers to rise to 67,000.
Ashiwardji Andy scores a double up
Utg Malouch Jean Mathieu opened to 10,000 and called off a 56,000 all-in from big blind Ashiwardji Andy.
Ashiwardji T♣ T♦ Malouch A♦ K♦
Running a flip, the board ran J♦ T♥ 3♣ 7♥ 2♠ , earning Ashiwardji’s flopped set of tens a huge double up deep in the flight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 165,000(33 BB) | -79,000 |
AA Ashiwardji Andy | 120,000(24 BB) | 55,000 |
Phan Huu Minh Tri vs Sakiyama Toru
Under the gun+2 Phan Huu Minh Tri raises 11,000, Sakiyama Toru defends the big blind. At the flop and turn T♦ A♣ 7♥ K♦ Phan bets 10,000 and 24,000, Toru check-calls. Both check the river 7♠ . Toru has T♥ 8♥ , Phan wins the pot with K♦ J♦ higher two pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 200,000(40 BB) | 56,000 |
ST Sakiyama Toru | 68,000(14 BB) | -52,000 |
Blinds up!
7 players left in the running, three more eliminations before Day 1B concludes.
Blinds up, 9 players remaining
9 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.
Malouch Jean Mathieu piles it high
Malouch Jean Mathieu opened to 10,000, called by the hijack. Button Wong Ho Shing flicked in his 16,000 left, and Malouch raised all-in. Hijack folds and the two run the board.
Malouch Q♥ Q♣ Wong A♥ J♥
Up against a monster hand, Wong couldn’t connect to the board 8♣ 9♠ 6♠ 2♥ T♣ , leaving him out of the Day 1B games. Malouch scoops up the pot with his pair of queens for the win.
A few hands later, Malouch on the big blind called an open jam of 39,000 from Doan Quang Trung with 6♥ 6♣ . Doan with a pocket pair 5♥ 5♠ , missed to spike his two outer on board 4♠ A♠ 7♥ K♦ J♥ for his eventual elimination.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 244,000(61 BB) | 44,000 |
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 200,000(50 BB) | 40,000 |
WH Wong Ho Shing | busted | -28,800 |
DQ Doan Quang Trung | busted | -61,000 |
Final table
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 144,000(36 BB) | -29,000 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 140,000(35 BB) | 14,000 |
ST Sakiyama Toru | 120,000(30 BB) | -5,000 |
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 112,000(28 BB) | 2,000 |
DT Duong Thanh Ha | 80,000(20 BB) | 1,000 |
LW Lau Wing Yu | 75,000(19 BB) | -30,000 |
PT Phan Thanh Hung | 75,000(19 BB) | -25,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Phat | 28,000(7 BB) | 11,000 |
PY Park Yu Cheung | 20,000(5 BB) | -17,000 |
Hua Wei Lin Doubles Through Sakiyama Toru
Hua Wei Lin shoves (58,000) holding A♣ Q♦ then wins the flip against Sakiyama Toru’s 8♥ 8♦ with the board running J♣ 4♠ 2♣ K♣ Q♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
HW Hua Wei Lin | 126,000(32 BB) | 68,000 |
ST Sakiyama Toru | 125,000(31 BB) | -55,000 |
Nguyen Van Viet slips out of the running
Utg Nguyen Van Viet moved all-in for 30,000 and was called behind by Nguyen Thi Bao An with suited broadway connectors.
Nguyen Van Viet A♦ 6♣ Nguyen Thi Bao An Q♣ J♠
Whilst ahead, Van Viet’s ace high was left drawing thin after the flop 7♠ J♦ Q♦ faced up on board. The turn T♠ and river A♣ gave Van Viet top pair yet not enough to beat Thi Bao An’s flopped two pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 106,000(35 BB) | 38,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Viet | busted | -51,000 |
Dong Quang Trung drops down
Utg Nguyen Thi Bao An pushed all-in for 30,000 and was met with another all-in behind from Dong Quang Trung.
Nguyen A♥ 4♥ Dong 5♣ 5♦
The board quickly ran in favor of Nguyen, showing 8♠ 8♥ A♠ 7♠ 6♠ for two pair aces and eights.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 68,000(23 BB) | 49,000 |
DQ Dong Quang Trung | 20,000(7 BB) | 19,200 |
Malouch Jean Mathieu plays back
Button Charlton Scott Nathaniel opened to 6,000, joined by big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu. Flop came 7♥ 8♣ J♠ and Malouch led out a 9,000 bet, called by Charlton. Turn 5♦ saw Malouch continue for another 20,000, Charlton again with the call. River 5♣ went check check and Malouch revealed a flopped straight T♥ 9♣ for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 200,000(67 BB) | -64,000 |
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 160,000(53 BB) | 55,000 |
Phan Thanh Hung Rises to 100K
Utg Lee Cheung Lok raises 6,000, blinds call, flop comes 4♣ 5♥ 6♣ , all three check. On the turn 2♥ , big blind Duong Thanh Hung bets 11,000, Lee and small blind Phan Thanh Hung calls. On the river 4♥ , Phan shoves, Duong folds, Lee calls and shows A♦ A♥ . Phan doubles up with Q♥ 9♥ flush.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Thanh Hung | 100,000(33 BB) | -310,000 |
DT Duong Thanh Hung | 90,000(30 BB) | 90,000 |
LC Lee Cheung Lok | 3,000(1 BB) | -21,000 |
Swinging Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up Through Park Yu Cheung
Hua Wei Lin’s stack has been swinging all day. She dropped down to 25,000 and shoved on top of Park Yu Cheung’s min-raise. Cheung calls and opens K♥ 4♦ , Lin opens Q♦ T♦ , The board runs 2♥ 9♣ 8♠ J♣ 9♦ for a straight to Lin.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
HW Hua Wei Lin | 58,000(19 BB) | -20,000 |
PY Park Yu Cheung | 37,000(12 BB) | -19,000 |
Pocket pair battle
Folded to the button, Ashiwardji Andy stuffed his 30,000 stack in with 4♣ 4♦ and was called by big blind Tsang Ka Shun with 3♥ 3♣ . Both with pocket pairs, the board A♠ 9♠ A♦ Q♦ J♠ did not change the outcome, giving Ashiwardji’s slightly better holdings the double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 77,000(26 BB) | -38,000 |
AA Ashiwardji Andy | 65,000(22 BB) | 20,000 |
Sakiyama Toru Shows Top Pair
Under the gun Nguyen Thanh Phat raises 8,000, button calls, big blind Sakiyama Toru calls, flop comes 6♠ 2♦ J♣ . Nguyen c-bets 20,000, button folds, Toru check-calls. Both players check the turn 4♠ . On the river T♥ , Toru leads out 20,000, Nguyen calls, Toru opens A♥ J♠ top pair. Nguyen mucks.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ST Sakiyama Toru | 180,000(60 BB) | 60,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Phat | 17,000(6 BB) | -44,000 |
Wong Oh Shing saved by the river
Folded to the button, Wong Oh Shing went all-in for his remaining 14,000 and was called by big blind Doan Quang Trung with T♣ T♥ . Wong with J♣ T♠ , was saved from elimination after the board A♥ 8♣ K♥ 2♦ Q♦ ran a straight to his connectors.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
DQ Doan Quang Trung | 61,000(20 BB) | 28,600 |
WO Wong Oh Shing | 33,000(11 BB) | 24,000 |
Lau Wing Yu Shoves on Park Yu Cheung
Button Park Yu Cheun raises 6000, Lau Wing Yu defends the big blind. At the flop 2♥ J♦ 8♦ , Cheung c-bets 6,000, Yu check-calls. On the turn A♦ , Cheun c-bets 10,000, Yu check-raises all in, Cheung folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LW Lau Wing Yu | 105,000(35 BB) | 24,000 |
PY Park Yu Cheung | 56,000(19 BB) | -22,000 |
Blinds up, 10 players remaining
10 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.
Break time chip counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PT Phan Thanh Hung | 410,000(164 BB) | 410,000 |
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 173,000(69 BB) | -17,000 |
ST Sakiyama Toru | 120,000(48 BB) | 32,000 |
TV Truong Van Tuong Khanh | 107,000(43 BB) | 107,000 |
LW Lau Wing Yu | 81,000(32 BB) | 34,500 |
DT Duong Thanh Ha | 79,000(32 BB) | |
PY Park Yu Cheung | 78,000(31 BB) | -22,000 |
NT Nguyen Thanh Phat | 61,000(24 BB) | 49,000 |
HL Hua-Wei Lin | 47,000(19 BB) | 47,000 |
LC Lee Cheung Lok | 24,000(10 BB) | -15,000 |
Break Time!
10 players left in the running with bag time set at 4 players remaining.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 264,000(88 BB) | -3,000 |
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 115,000(38 BB) | -5,000 |
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 105,000(35 BB) | |
DQ Doan Qung Trung | 78,000(26 BB) | 78,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Viet | 51,000(17 BB) | 30,000 |
Nguyen Minh Thanh hits the rails
Another all-in preflop situation, Nguyen Minh Thanh with J♣ T♣ was in trouble after running into Malouch Jean Mathieu’s T♠ T♦ . The flop 5♦ T♥ Q♦ turned up the last ten in the deck with the turn 7♦ and river K♦ running a one card flush to Malouch’s T♦ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MJ Malouch Jean Mathieu | 105,000(42 BB) | 69,000 |
TM Than Minh Nguyen | busted | -15,600 |
Duong Thanh Ha Eliminates Le Tuan Kiet
All in preflop, Duong Thanh Ha A♦ J♦ outdraws Le Tuan Kiet’s A♣ K♠ on a board 4♥ J♣ T♦ 2♣ J♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
DT Duong Thanh Ha | 79,000(32 BB) | 57,100 |
LT Le Tuan Kiet | busted |
Tsang Ka Shun dusts Cha Unyeong
Cutoff Cha Unyeong flicked in his 14,000 and was followed by another all-in from Tsang Ka Shun. Big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu found a fold not before showing A♥ Q♠ .
Cha J♣ T♥ Tsang 5♠ 5♥
The flop 5♣ 8♥ 3♠ quickly felted a five for Tsang’s set with the turn Q♠ and river 7♠ , sealing Cha’s elimination for good.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 120,000(48 BB) | 16,000 |
CU Cha Unyeong | busted | -16,000 |
Ashiwardji Andy remains in the game
Utg+1 Ashiwardji Andy open shoved his 20,000 in and was met with another all-in from Wong Oh Shing.
Ashiwardji K♥ 4♦ Wong J♥ J♦
Sporting one overcard, Ashiwardji landed the king right on the flop K♠ T♠ T♣ and packed the win after the runout 9♥ 6♣ completed the board.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
AA Ashiwardji Andy | 45,000(18 BB) | 20,000 |
WO Wong Oh Shing | 9,000(4 BB) | 9,000 |
Li Fei dodges elimination
Cutoff Li Fei open shoved his 37,500 in and was called by button Charlton Scott Nathaniel. Charlton who just went on a massive spree having busted three opponents one after the other, was ahead with A♥ Q♠ against Li’s A♦ 4♥ . Lucky for Li, the board Q♦ K♣ 9♥ J♦ T♠ gave both players a straight for a chop.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 267,000(107 BB) | 3,000 |
LF Li Fei | 40,500(16 BB) | -4,200 |
Charlton Scott Nathaniel delivers back to back to back eliminations
An all-in preflop situation, Le Tuan Kiet’s A♠ K♣ was in for a flip against big stacked Charlton Scott Nathaniel’s J♣ J♦ . Unfortunately for Le, the board 5♦ 8♠ 6♣ 2♣ J♥ fared none of his overcards with Charlton’s set of jacks earning the pot by the river.
The following hand, Charlton ran 9♠ 9♦ against an opponent’s A♥ Q♠ and scooped up another pot after flopping a full house on 9♥ T♦ T♣ 4♦ 5♣ .
Next hand saw hijack Hyunh Van Hung open shove 17,000, called by Charlton with A♦ J♠ on the big blind. Hyung with 8♣ 9♣ paired up on the flop K♦ 9♠ Q♥ but the runout J♥ J♣ landed his opponent trip jacks for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 264,000(106 BB) | 22,000 |
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 242,000(97 BB) | 45,000 |
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 197,000(79 BB) | 48,000 |
LT Le Tuan Kiet | busted | -35,000 |
HV Hyunh Van Hung | busted | -17,500 |
Phan Huu Minh Tri tops Main Event Flight A
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
V Vietnam | 242,000 | 242,000 |
T Taiwan | 217,000 | 217,000 |
V Vietnam | 165,000 | -77,000 |
HK Hong Kong | 151,000 | 151,000 |
V Vietnam | 36,000 | -129,000 |
Blinds up!
17 players still in the running for a spot to Day 2. Bag time at 4 players left.
Hyunh Van Hung finds a chop
Folded to the small blind, Hyunh Van Hung slammed his remaining 16,500 in and was called by big blind Tsang Ka Shun.
Hyunh 7♥ 6♠ Tsang 7♠ 7♦
In deep trouble, Hyunh luckily scored a chop after the board ran A♣ 5♥ K♠ A♠ K♦ with both players having two pairs and a seven for a kicker.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 104,000(52 BB) | -1,000 |
HV Hyunh Van Hung | 17,500(9 BB) | -27,000 |
Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up Through Dong Quang Trung
Hijack Dong Quang Trung raises 5,000, small blind Hua Wei Lin calls, flop comes T♥ 3♣ 9♠ . Dong c-bets 5,000, Lin check-raises 11,500, Dong calls. On the turn 4♦ , Lin shoves (20,000), Dong calls. Lin ahead K♦ K♥ , Dong A♦ 9♥ , the river J♥ secures the double up for Lin.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
HW Hua Wei Lin | 78,000(31 BB) | 13,000 |
DQ Dong Quang Trung | 800(0 BB) | 800 |
Blinds up, 14 players remaining
14 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.
Park Yu Cheung Rises to 100K
After losing a shove in an earlier hand, Lee Ju Yeol brings up his stack from 2 bb to 8 bb then sends it all in with K♠ 8♠ . Initial raiser Park Yu Cheung calls and dominates with A♥ K♣ . The board runs 3♥ Q♥ 3♣ A♣ 4♠ , Lee is eliminated.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PY Park Yu Cheung | 100,000(50 BB) | 79,700 |
LJ Lee Ju Yeol | busted | -4,500 |
Tsang Ka Shun outflops opponent
After getting lucky just earlier, Ashiwardji Andy suffered his turn for a bad beat after running A♣ J♠ against Tsang Ka Shun’s A♥ T♥ preflop. The board K♦ T♠ 5♦ 9♣ 7♠ however, favored Tsang, giving him a pair of tens for his survival.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 105,000(53 BB) | 48,300 |
AA Ashiwardji Andy | 25,000(13 BB) | -61,000 |
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Rails Stephen Nathan
Under the gun+1 raises 4,000, Stephen Nathan calls, Truong Vu Tuan Khanh three-bets 20,000, initial raiser folds, Nathan repops all in 38,000, Truong calls.
Stephen Nathan A♣ J♠ Truong Vu Tuan Khanh K♣ K♦
Board runs out 5♠ J♣ T♠ 9♣ 6♠ . Nathan improves but still behind Truong’s cowboys to bust out.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 110,000(55 BB) | 78,000 |
SN Stephen Nathan | busted |
Set no good for Hyunh Van Hung
A four way limp pot, action was seen on turn 3♣ 5♥ 6♥ A♣ where all of Charlton Scott Nathaniel’s chips rushed to the middle against bigger stacked Hyunh Van Hung’s.
Charlton 4♠ 7♠ Hyunh 3♥ 3♠
Looking to pair the board, the river 4♣ left Charlton’s seven high straight good for the pot after Hyunh’s set failed to fill up to a full house.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
SN Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 149,000(75 BB) | 71,000 |
HV Hyunh Van Hung | 44,500(22 BB) | -79,000 |
Lau Wing Yu doubles with aces
Hijack opened to 4,500, cut off Nguyen Thi Bao An three bet to 13,000. Action on small blind Lau Wing Yu, he moves all-in for 19,000. Original raiser folds and Nguyen makes the call.
Lau A♣ A♦ Nguyen A♥ T♥
The board T♠ 4♣ 6♠ K♠ K♦ gave Nguyen two pair yet not enough to beat Lau’s premium pocket pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LW Lau Wing Yu | 46,500(23 BB) | -28,500 |
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An | 19,000(10 BB) | 19,000 |
Ashiwardji Andy gets lucky
Cutoff Ashiwardji Andy opened to 5,000, called by the button. Small blind Cha Unyeong took a minute before raising to 25,000. Ashiwardji answered with an all-in for 31,500 total, button folds and Cha completes with a call.
Ashiwardji A♠ J♣ Cha A♦ K♦
Geared for a sweet boost, Cha was crushed after the flop 7♥ 4♠ J♠ gave Ashiwardji top pair, improved further by the runout A♥ 4♦ to top two pair. Ashiwardji is saved from elimination and scores the lucky double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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AA Ashiwardji Andy | 86,000(43 BB) | 86,000 |
CU Cha Unyeong | 16,000(8 BB) | 16,000 |
Lee Cheung Lok Doubles Up Through Ohta Erina
Utg+1 Ohta Erina raises then calls Lee Cheung Lok’s three-bet. Ohta A♠ {44s}, Lee 9♥ 9♦ , board runs 8♣ Q♦ Q♠ 7♥ 3♥ . No ace for Ohta to pay a costly double up and drop to 4 bb.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LC Lee Cheung Lok | 39,000(20 BB) | 24,000 |
OE Ohta Erina | 8,000(4 BB) | -20,500 |
Phan Huu Minh Tri Boots Another
Small blind Bui Nguyen Minh shoves 18,000 holding 7♣ 7♥ , big blind Phan Huu Minh Tri calls with A♦ 2♣ . Board runs out 3♥ 8♣ 4♣ 5♣ 4♦ for a straight to Phan.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 190,000(95 BB) | 30,000 |
BN Bui Nguyen Minh | busted | -30,000 |
Blinds up!
18 players left in Day 1B’s games with bag time set at 4 players remaining.
Blinds up, 19 players remaining
19 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.
Lau Wing Yu Soars, Lee Ju Yeol Plunges
Under the gun Lau Wing Yu raises 3,000, utg+1 Lee Ju Yeol three-bet shoves A♥ J♦ , Yu calls 7♥ 7♣ . Lee misses the board 8♣ 8♥ 9♥ 2♥ Q♦ for a double up to Yu and Lee down to 3 bb.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LW Lau Wing Yu | 75,000(50 BB) | 50,000 |
LJ Lee Ju Yeol | 4,500(3 BB) | -35,500 |
Phan Huu Minh Tri Outdraws to Rail Ngo Hoang Hieu
Under the gun Ngo Hoang Hieu shoves (14,000) with A♠ T♥ , small blind Phan Huu Minh Tri calls with K♠ Q♠ , board runs 9♣ 2♥ 8♥ 2♠ Q♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PH Phan Huu Minh Tri | 160,000(107 BB) | 85,300 |
NH Ngo Hoang Hien | busted |
Hyunh Van Hung rises to the top
A cooler situation, Hyunh Van Hung’s Q♦ Q♣ was behind against Nguyen Tan Khoa’s A♠ A♣ for a 40BB pot. The window card unfortunately for Nguyen, instantly revealed a Q♠ followed by 6♣ 6♦ . No ace came on either turn or river, eliminating Nguyen from the qualifier in a terrible bad beat.
The following hand, button Hyunh delivered another elimination after calling off a 37,000 all-in from big blind Ngo Khoa Anh.
Ngo J♥ 3♥ Hyunh A♠ J♣
An easy win for Hyunh, the board 6♠ 7♣ 5♣ 9♣ K♥ missed to pair both players with Hyunh’s ace-high taking the cake.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
HV Hyunh Van Hung | 123,500(82 BB) | 38,500 |
HV Hyunh Van Hung | 85,000(57 BB) | 85,000 |
NT Nguyen Tan Khoa | busted | -37,000 |
NK Ngo Khoa Anh | busted | -28,000 |
Lee Ju Yeol Rails Nguyen Ngoc Bich
Cutoff Lee Ju Yeol raises 3000, button Nguyen Ngoc Bich three-bets all in (10,000), Lee snap-calls and opens A♠ A♦ . Nguyen behind A♣ Q♠ . With the board running K♣ J♠ 2♠ K♠ 3♥ , Nguyen is eliminated.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
LJ Lee Ju Yeol | 40,000(27 BB) | 22,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Bich | busted | -73,000 |
Hua Wei Lin Continues the Aggression
Hijack Hua Wei Lin raises 3000, Phan Thanh Nhhan defends the big blind, flop comes 7♠ A♠ T♦ . Lin c-bets 3,000, Phan check-calls. On the turn 7♦ , Lin shoves and wins the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
HW Hua Wei Lin | 65,000(43 BB) | 15,000 |
PT Phan Thanh Nhhan | 25,000(17 BB) | -90,000 |
Le Ba Phuc bricks the runout
A button open and a big blind defense, all the chips piled high in the middle on flop 9♥ 8♦ 3♥ . Big blind Tsang Ka Shun is ahead with top pair 9♠ T♥ against Le Ba Phuc’s straight draw T♦ J♠ . The turn K♠ and river 3♠ run blank with Tsang’s pair of nines good for the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TK Tsang Ka Shun | 56,700(38 BB) | 22,700 |
LB Le Ba Phuc | 3,500(2 BB) | 3,500 |
Blinds up!
22 players still in the game, 18 eliminations to go before Flight 1B wraps up!
Ohta Erina Rivers Two Pair to Double Up
Ohta Erina three bet all in (13,000) from the big blind, initial raiser Sakiyama Toru calls. Ohta 6♥ 9♠ , Toru A♥ 7♦ . The board runs 6♣ {jc|} A♣ 2♥ 9♣ for two pair rivered by Ohta .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ST Sakiyama Toru | 88,000(59 BB) | -12,000 |
OE Ohta Erina | 28,500(19 BB) | 28,500 |
Nguyen Minh Thanh dodges bust
Another preflop all-in, Nguyen Minh Thanh found himself in trouble after his A♣ 4♦ was up against raiser Nguyen Tan Khoa’s better A♠ J♥ . The board K♦ 8♥ 9♠ Q♣ 4♠ however, favored the underdog, giving him a pair of fours to survive.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Tan Khoa | 37,000(31 BB) | -15,000 |
TM Than Minh Nguyen | 15,600(13 BB) | -96,400 |
Blinds up, 24 players remaining
Blinds are up, 24 players remaining. There was a redraw at 27 players and time-banks were introduced. Each player received 3 time banks of 30 seconds each.
Park Yu Cheung Doubles Up Again
Down to 27 players, there was a redraw. Park Yu Cheung quickly shoves holding K♥ Q♦ , Lau Wing Yu calls T♠ T♥ . With the board running K♦ J♦ 6♥ 6♠ Q♣ , it is another full boost for Cheung.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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PY Park Yu Cheumg | 34,000(28 BB) |