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9/29/2023, 11:58:00 PM

Main Event ₫20 BN guarantee - Day 1 updates

Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review

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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 Results

1A: 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

Day 2 Qualifiers

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9/29/2023, 11:58:00 PM

Ong Zi Sheng spikes a straight

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
OZ
Ong Zi Sheng
83,400(70 BB)
-31,600
TM
Truong Michael
13,000(11 BB)
13,000
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9/29/2023, 11:54:00 PM

Jinlong Hu picks up dead money

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
JH
Jinlong Hu
100,000(83 BB)
-97,000
XX
Xiao Xian
40,000(33 BB)
40,000
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9/29/2023, 11:53:00 PM

Chong Khai Bin survives bubble time

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MK
Michael Kim Falcon
420,000(105 BB)
-40,000
CK
Chong Khai Bin
109,000(27 BB)
2,000
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9/29/2023, 11:52:00 PM

Ace high good for Ong Zi Cheng

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
OZ
Ong Zi Sheng
115,000(29 BB)
-95,000
TA
Tsuchiya Ai
busted
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9/29/2023, 11:51:00 PM

Dao Minh Phu gives up the flop

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
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Dao Minh Phu

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

PlayerChipsProgress
DM
Dao Minh Phu
100,000(83 BB)
-7,000
TH
Tran Hoang Nam
70,000(58 BB)
-90,000
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9/29/2023, 11:50:00 PM

Yee Shun Jian cracks aces

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
YS
Yee Shun Jian
226,000(57 BB)
164,000
CN
Cao Ngoc Anh
225,000(56 BB)
-165,000
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9/29/2023, 11:46:00 PM

Nguyen Van Tung railed by Michael Kim Falcon

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MK
Michael Kim Falcon
460,000(115 BB)
59,000
NV
Nguyen Van Tung
busted
-2,000
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9/29/2023, 11:45:00 PM

Anatolli Gorbushin lands another chop

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Thanarattakul Kannapong
46,000(38 BB)
46,000
AG
Anatolli Gorbushin
12,900(11 BB)
12,900
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9/29/2023, 11:43:00 PM

Talamayan Joseph delivers bad beat

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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Talamayan Joseph

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TJ
Talamayan Joseph
220,000(55 BB)
79,000
LY
Lim Yu Sheng
busted
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9/29/2023, 11:42:00 PM

Yong Wai Keong gets a boost

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
WK
Wai Keong Yong
145,000(36 BB)
44,000
WH
Wong Hoi Ling
busted
-32,000
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9/29/2023, 11:41:00 PM

Le Tu Thanh tables trips

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
60,000(50 BB)
60,000
LT
Le Tu Thanh
42,000(35 BB)
-182,000
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9/29/2023, 11:40:00 PM

Lim Kar Hou wins flip

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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Lim Kar Hou

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LK
Lim Kar Hou
198,000(50 BB)
29,000
LJ
Leong Juns
busted
-76,000
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9/29/2023, 11:40:00 PM

Flight C

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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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
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9/29/2023, 11:38:00 PM

Easy double for Leong Juns

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Thanh Son
200,000(50 BB)
69,000
LJ
Leong Juns
76,000(19 BB)
65,000
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9/29/2023, 11:31:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

55 players remain in the Day 1G games with action closing at 40 runners left.

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9/29/2023, 11:29:00 PM

Michael Kim Falcon bags huge flip

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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Michael Kim Falcon

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MK
Michael Kim Falcon
401,000(100 BB)
181,000
NV
Nguyen Van Tung
2,000(1 BB)
-229,000
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9/29/2023, 11:29:00 PM

Tan Kean Wei pulls a five bet jam

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Tan Kean Wei

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tan Kean Wei
183,000(61 BB)
-172,000
PH
Phan Hung Cuong
130,000(43 BB)
110,000
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9/29/2023, 11:23:00 PM

No sweat for Dao Xuan Khanh

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Lee Juyeol
250,000(63 BB)
-30,000
DX
Dao Xuan Khanh
126,000(32 BB)
-89,000
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9/29/2023, 11:23:00 PM

Nguyen Thanh Phat bags a double up

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Nguyen Thanh Phat

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Thanh Phat
90,000(30 BB)
52,000
CC
Chau Chung Yiu Clement
31,000(10 BB)
-46,500
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9/29/2023, 11:21:00 PM

Chong Kai Bin survives through

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen the Anh
200,000(50 BB)
100,000
CK
Chong Kai Bin
56,000(14 BB)
56,000
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9/29/2023, 11:19:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

39 players remain in the Day 1D flight with four more eliminations to go before bag time.

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9/29/2023, 11:16:00 PM

Yashiro Naoki delivers double knockout

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Yashiro Naoki

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

PlayerChipsProgress
YN
Yashiro Naoki
450,000(150 BB)
230,000
RA
Rauh Andreas
busted
DV
Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani
busted
-52,000
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9/29/2023, 11:15:00 PM

Tsang Dicky Siu Hang saved by river

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Tsang Dicky Siu Hang

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
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9/29/2023, 11:12:00 PM

Cheng Tin Wai flops quads

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CT
Cheng Tin Wai
494,000(165 BB)
54,000
NH
Ngoc Ha Nguyen
260,000(87 BB)
-30,000
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9/29/2023, 11:09:00 PM

Lin Jian Wei’s pocket pair holds

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Lin Jian Wei

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ND
Nguyen Duy Thuc
410,000(137 BB)
-60,000
LJ
Lin Jian Wei
79,000(26 BB)
79,000
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9/29/2023, 11:07:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Ha claims pot

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Nguyen Ngoc Ha

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
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9/29/2023, 11:07:00 PM

Punnat Punsri fires four bet jam

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Punnat Punsri

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

PlayerChipsProgress
HN
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong
260,000(87 BB)
-99,000
PP
Punnat Punsri
96,000(32 BB)
96,000
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9/29/2023, 10:58:00 PM

Nguyen Hai Phong rivers quads

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NH
Nguyen Hai Phong
112,000(37 BB)
-3,000
BT
Bui Tuan Hong
22,000(7 BB)
22,000
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9/29/2023, 10:56:00 PM

Tran Van Tai throws in the towel

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Tran Van Tai
Tran Van Tai

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CT
Cheng Tin Wai
450,000(150 BB)
50,000
TV
Tran Van Tai*
50,000(17 BB)
-55,000
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9/29/2023, 10:54:00 PM

Duong Ngo Linh shows kings

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
DN
Duong Ngo Linh
115,000(38 BB)
27,500
NT
Nguyen the Anh
100,000(33 BB)
-10,000
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9/29/2023, 10:49:00 PM

Bottom pair good for Michael Kim Falcon

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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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

PlayerChipsProgress
MK
Michael Kim Falcon
220,000(73 BB)
-10,000
LK
Lee Kaongho
55,000(18 BB)
-35,000
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9/29/2023, 10:45:00 PM

Aces good for Hoang Le Anh Tuan

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
HL
Hoang Le Anh Tuan
339,000(113 BB)
339,000
TH
Tan Hoong Kiat
70,000(23 BB)
70,000
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9/29/2023, 10:44:00 PM

Thanarattrakul Kannapong dodges bust

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NM
Ngo Minh Tien
155,000(52 BB)
-55,000
KT
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
70,000(23 BB)
10,000
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9/29/2023, 10:41:00 PM

Nguyen Thanh Tung bags a double up

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Yoshida Kohei

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

PlayerChipsProgress
YK
Yoshida Kohei
180,000(60 BB)
-20,000
NT
Nguyen Thanh Tung
57,000(19 BB)
-223,000
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9/29/2023, 10:38:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

63 players remain in the Day 1G games with only 40 making it through to Day 2.

Top Chip Counts:

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
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9/29/2023, 10:36:00 PM

Nguyen Thai knocks opponent out

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Thai
165,000(66 BB)
-37,000
KK
Kazuya Kojima
busted
-3,000
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9/29/2023, 10:34:00 PM

Lee Kaongho pulls a squeeze

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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Lee Kaongho

Facing a utg open and a call, Lee Kaongho moved all-in for roughly 30 BB and raked in no callers.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LK
Lee Kaongho
90,000(36 BB)
-74,000
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9/29/2023, 10:24:00 PM

Kojima Kazuya gets crippled

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CC
Chau Chung Yiu Clement
77,500(31 BB)
77,500
KK
Kazuya Kojima
3,000(1 BB)
-77,000
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9/29/2023, 10:24:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

45 players left in the Day 1D games. Action will close once 35 runners remain.

Top Chip Counts:

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
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9/29/2023, 10:22:00 PM

Yee Shun Jian spikes two outer

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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Cao Ngoc Anh

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CN
Cao Ngoc Anh
395,000(158 BB)
-5,000
YS
Yee Shun Jian
62,000(25 BB)
62,000
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9/29/2023, 10:20:00 PM

Nguyen Thanh Tung takes it down

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Thanh Tung
320,000(128 BB)
30,000
MB
Mai Bien
150,000(60 BB)
-111,000
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9/29/2023, 10:20:00 PM

Yashiro Naoki stands strong with kings

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
YN
Yashiro Naoki
220,000(88 BB)
60,000
LC
Lim Chor Heng
busted
-90,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 10:19:00 PM

Flight G

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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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 10:16:00 PM

Duong Ngo Linh delivers elimination

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
DN
Duong Ngo Linh
87,500(35 BB)
-68,500
DT
Duong Thanh Ha
busted
-80,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 10:09:00 PM

Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao bows out

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
YK
Yoshida Kohei
200,000(80 BB)
89,500
PN
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao
busted
-38,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 10:05:00 PM

Xiao Xian’s flopped trips sends him packing

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ND
Nguyen Duy Thuc
477,000(191 BB)
477,000
XX
Xiao Xian
busted
-190,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 10:02:00 PM

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

Iosub Dragos Gabriel 1
Iosub Dragos Gabriel

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 10:01:00 PM

Queens good for Cheng Tin Wai

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CT
Cheng Tin Wai
270,000(108 BB)
26,000
KD
Kim Dokyun
80,000(32 BB)
11,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:56:00 PM

Lim Chor Heng gives up the fight

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NV
Nguyen Van Tung
231,000(92 BB)
132,000
LC
Lim Chor Heng
90,000(36 BB)
-120,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:53:00 PM

Nguyen Manh Cuong dominated

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NK
Nguyen Kinh Huyen
150,000(60 BB)
69,000
NM
Nguyen Manh Cuong
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:48:00 PM

Xiao Xian fires four bet jam

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
XX
Xiao Xian
190,000(76 BB)
190,000
DV
Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani
52,000(21 BB)
52,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Ling Tien Loon exits as the day’s bubble

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ID
Iosub Dragos Gabriel
285,000(57 BB)
75,000
LT
Ling Tien Loon
busted
-113,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:44:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

57 players remain in the Day 1D games, 22 more eliminations to go before the flight wraps up.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:41:00 PM

Phi Tien Sang lands a runner runner

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
KH
Kang Ho Sik
280,000(140 BB)
-60,000
PT
Phi Tien Sang
168,000(84 BB)
-19,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:34:00 PM

Chang Chia Wei wins preflop war

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CW
Chia Wei Chang
120,000(60 BB)
PN
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao
38,000(19 BB)
-42,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:34:00 PM

Michael Kim Falcon plays back

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Michael Kim Falcon
Michael Kim Falcon

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MK
Michael Kim Falcon
230,000(153 BB)
-70,000
NT
Nguyen the Anh
110,000(73 BB)
-129,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:32:00 PM

Cheng Tin Wai crushes with aces

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CT
Cheng Tin Wai
244,000(122 BB)
-267,000
NV
Nguyen Van Viet
busted
-121,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:32:00 PM

Raina Chakshu Deep takes a double up

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Raina Chakshu Deep
Raina Chakshu Deep

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PT
Phan Tuan Vinh
205,000(41 BB)
-45,000
RC
Raina Chakshu Deep
65,000(13 BB)
1,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:31:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Action still on bubble time with one elimination left to go to close Day 1H at 4 players.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:26:00 PM

Tan Hoon Kiat exits the tables

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Tan Hoon Kiat
Tan Hoon Kiat

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TV
Tong Van Viet
90,000(60 BB)
-61,000
TH
Tan Hoon Kiat
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:25:00 PM

Chang Chia Wei folds to all-in

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
CW
Chia Wei Chang
120,000(60 BB)
120,000
YK
Yoshida Kohei
110,500(55 BB)
-94,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:21:00 PM

Iosub Dragos Gabriel claims pot

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
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Iosub Dragos Gabriel

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PT
Phan Tuan Vinh
250,000(63 BB)
-50,000
ID
Iosub Dragos Gabriel
210,000(53 BB)
80,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:17:00 PM

No showdown for Lee Juyeol

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Lee Juyeol
110,000(55 BB)
-316,000
LH
Liu Hsian
108,000(54 BB)
108,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:13:00 PM

Pocket tens good for Tran Van Tai

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Tran Van Tai
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

PlayerChipsProgress
NV
Nguyen Van Viet
121,000(61 BB)
121,000
TV
Tran Van Tai*
105,000(53 BB)
7,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:10:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Action still on bubble time with one elimination left to go to close Day 1H at 4 players.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:05:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

69 players still in, half of the field will remain with 35 players left in the running before the flight concludes.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:04:00 PM

Easy call for Oleg Titov

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
OT
Oleg Titov
88,000(59 BB)
88,000
LN
Le Nhu Hai
80,000(53 BB)
80,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 9:01:00 PM

Tsang Ka Shun heads for the exit

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PT
Phan Tuan Vinh
300,000(100 BB)
62,000
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
busted
-69,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:57:30 PM

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

malouch
Malouch Jean Mathieu

Chip Counts:

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:56:00 PM

Duong Thanh Ha spikes lucky river

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
DT
Duong Thanh Ha
80,000(53 BB)
80,000
MR
Marc Rivera
44,000(29 BB)
44,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:54:00 PM

Lim Shyh Chyn falls out of the running

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Lim Shyh Chyn
Lim Shyh Chyn

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ID
Iosub Dragos Gabriel
130,000(43 BB)
37,000
LS
Lim Shyh Chyn
busted
-12,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:50:00 PM

Nguyen Hoang Duy gets coolered

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:46:00 PM

Aces cracked for Long Ta Dinh

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Kojima Kazuya
Kojima Kazuya

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

PlayerChipsProgress
KK
Kazuya Kojima
80,000(53 BB)
80,000
LT
Long Ta Dinh
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:40:00 PM

Vu Bernard Trong Huy runs into queens

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
YN
Yashiro Naoki
160,000(107 BB)
-436,000
VB
Vu Bernard Trong Huy
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:37:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

7 players left in the Day 1H flight with only 4 runners making through to Day 2.

Chip Counts:

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:37:00 PM

Truong Chi gets rivered

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Tan Khoa
120,000(80 BB)
120,000
TC
Truong Chi
busted
-194,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:31:00 PM

Wong Hoi Ling wins race

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Wong Hoi Ling
Wong Hoi Ling

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PN
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao
80,000(53 BB)
80,000
WH
Wong Hoi Ling
32,000(21 BB)
32,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:31:00 PM

Phan Tuan Vinh continues to dominate

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Phan Tuan Vinh
Phan Tuan Vinh

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PT
Phan Tuan Vinh
240,000(96 BB)
10,000
MT
Muangphuang Thiraphon
busted
-16,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:29:00 PM

Ling Tien Loon delivers elimination

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LT
Ling Tien Loon
105,000(42 BB)
85,000
LD
Lee Deok Yeong
busted
-15,100
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:28:00 PM

Lau Wing Yu takes down preflop pot

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LW
Lau Wing Yu
60,000(40 BB)
60,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:23:00 PM

Registration closes for Day 1D

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:22:00 PM

Flight D

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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

Day 2 Qualifiers

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Wang Tian stacks off

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PT
Phan Tuan Vinh
230,000(92 BB)
39,000
WT
Wang Tian
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:12:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

The Day 1H flight is down to its last 10 players with six more eliminations to go before the day wraps up.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 8:01:00 PM

Phan Tuan Vinh takes down massive pot

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Phan Tuan Vinh
Phan Tuan Vinh

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PT
Phan Tuan Vinh
191,000(96 BB)
-186,000
ST
Sakiyama Toru
7,000(4 BB)
-68,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:52:00 PM

Ling Tien Loon spared from elimination

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ST
Sakiyama Toru
75,000(50 BB)
5,000
LT
Ling Tien Loon
20,000(13 BB)
15,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:48:00 PM

Lim Shyh Chyn outflops Chang Chia Wei

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Lim Shyh Chyn
Lim Shyh Chyn

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LS
Lim Shyh Chyn
95,000(63 BB)
17,000
CW
Chia Wei Chang
busted
-23,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:45:00 PM

Iosub Dragos Gabriel flops huge

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Iosub Dragos Gabriel 1
Iosub Dragos Gabriel

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ID
Iosub Dragos Gabriel
70,000(47 BB)
50,000
GF
Garson Francis Bernard
7,000(5 BB)
-43,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:37:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

15 players remain in the running, flight will conclude once the field is down to 4 players.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:31:00 PM

Chang Chia Wei folds to five bet

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LS
Lim Shyh Chyn
78,000(65 BB)
8,000
CW
Chia Wei Chang
23,000(19 BB)
-20,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:17:00 PM

Pang Yu Lun loses blind vs blind battle

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
AJ
Apichai Jewampai
59,000(49 BB)
24,000
PY
Pang Yu Lun
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:14:00 PM

Chang Chia Wei saved by the turn

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Chang Chia Wei
Chang Chia Wei

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LS
Lim Shyh Chyn
70,000(58 BB)
70,000
CW
Chia Wei Chang
43,000(36 BB)
-39,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:11:00 PM

Ji Chuang eliminated

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
Iosub Dragos Gabriel 1
Iosub Dragos Gabriel

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ID
Iosub Dragos Gabriel
20,000(17 BB)
20,000
JC
Ji Chuang
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:09:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

22 players left in the Day 1H games, only four will advance through Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:08:00 PM

Nguyen Van Trung runs into kings

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000
Lee Deok Yoong
Lee Deok Yoong

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LD
Lee Deok Yoong
45,300(45 BB)
11,200
NV
Nguyen Van Trung
busted
-34,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:06:00 PM

Lee Deok Yoong pulls the trigger

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ST
Sakiyama Toru
70,000(70 BB)
7,000
LD
Lee Deok Yoong
34,100(34 BB)
34,100
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 7:00:00 PM

Wang Yu cracks aces

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
WY
Wang Yu
46,500(47 BB)
26,500
LT
Ling Tien Loon
4,500(5 BB)
-21,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:56:00 PM

Smith Daniel Laukford crashes with kings

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:52:00 PM

Muangphuang Thiraphon remains in the game

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ST
Sakiyama Toru
63,000(63 BB)
-7,000
MT
Muangphuang Thiraphon
16,500(17 BB)
16,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:50:00 PM

Fadhil Servor Othhman bows out

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LT
Ling Tien Loon
26,000(26 BB)
8,800
FS
Fadhil Servor Othhman
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:47:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

25 players left in the Day 1H flight, action will continue until 4 runners remain.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:46:00 PM

Sakiyama Toru scores a boost

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ST
Sakiyama Toru
70,000(88 BB)
70,000
PH
Phan Hua Minh Tri
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:37:00 PM

Jewampai Apichai folds a monster

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Garson Francls Bernard
Garson Francls Bernard

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

PlayerChipsProgress
GF
Garson Francis Bernard
50,000(63 BB)
10,000
AJ
Apichai Jewampai
35,000(44 BB)
35,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:34:00 PM

Ling Tien Loon doubles off Wang Yu

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

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

PlayerChipsProgress
WY
Wang Yu
20,000(25 BB)
20,000
LT
Ling Tien Loon
17,200(22 BB)
-367,800
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:32:00 PM

Top pair no good for Sun Yunsheng

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800
Lee Jihoon
Lee Jihoon

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Lee Jihoon
30,000(38 BB)
30,000
SY
Sun Yunsheng
busted
-147,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:27:00 PM

Day 1H registration closes

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:26:00 PM

Flight G

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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 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 1D: 228 entries / 35 advanced 1E: 119 entries / 12 advanced 1F: 30 entries / 3 advanced

Day 2 Qualifiers

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:25:00 PM

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

Le Ngoc Minh 4
Le Ngoc Minh

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LN
Le Ngoc Minh
273,000
273,000
NT
Nguyen Thanh Tung
216,000
216,000
CZ
Chang Zu Chung
111,000
111,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:15:00 PM

Lau Wing Yu serves as the day’s bubble

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
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Lau Wing Yu

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
319,000(40 BB)
74,000
LW
Lau Wing Yu
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:05:00 PM

Bubble bursts! Hua Wei Lin Rails Phan Thanh Hung

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

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 .

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:02:00 PM

Phan Huu Minh Tri Eliminates Lau Wing Yu

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
245,000(41 BB)
75,000
LW
Lau Wing Yu
busted
-100,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:02:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Bubble Time! 5 players left in the second flight of the Main Event with 4 players in for a spot into Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:00:00 PM

Phan Huu Minh Tri Eliminates Duong Thanh Ha

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
170,000(28 BB)
60,000
DT
Duong Thanh Ha
busted
-80,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 6:00:00 PM

Nguyen Thi Bao An bags race

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
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Nguyen Thi Bao An

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
245,000(41 BB)
-49,000
NT
Nguyen Thi Bao An
110,000(18 BB)
4,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:58:00 PM

Malouch Jean Mathieu finishes off Ashiwardji Andy

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
294,000(49 BB)
87,000
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
busted
-100,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:58:00 PM

Blinds up, 10 players remaining

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

10 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:54:00 PM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Banks A Double Through Phan Huu Minh Tri

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
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Truong Vu Tuan Khanh

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TV
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh
166,000(28 BB)
54,000
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
110,000(18 BB)
-70,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:50:00 PM

Sakiyama Toru Nosedives Out in Two Hands Against Park Yu Cheung

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PY
Park Yu Cheung
173,000(29 BB)
153,000
ST
Sakiyama Toru
busted
-68,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:48:00 PM

Ashiwardji Andy backs down

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
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Ashiwardji Andy

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
207,000(35 BB)
32,000
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
100,000(17 BB)
-63,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:42:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

6 players left in today’s Day 1B flight with only 4 players securing a spot into the Day 2 games.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:40:00 PM

Blinds up, 9 players remaining

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

9 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:40:00 PM

Lau Wing Yu cruises with kings

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
175,000(35 BB)
10,000
LW
Lau Wing Yu
100,000(20 BB)
25,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:33:00 PM

Nguyen Thanh Phat Doubles Up Through Phan Huu Minh Tri

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
180,000(36 BB)
-20,000
NT
Nguyen Thanh Phat
38,000(8 BB)
10,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:32:00 PM

Tsang Ka Shun runs into queens

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
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Tsang Ka Shun

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

PlayerChipsProgress
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
163,000(33 BB)
43,000
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
busted
-77,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:32:00 PM

Park Yu Cheung On the Rise

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Park Yu Cheung three-bet shoves and takes down the pot. Cheung shoves again, no callers to rise to 67,000.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:29:00 PM

Ashiwardji Andy scores a double up

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
165,000(33 BB)
-79,000
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
120,000(24 BB)
55,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:28:00 PM

Phan Huu Minh Tri vs Sakiyama Toru

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
200,000(40 BB)
56,000
ST
Sakiyama Toru
68,000(14 BB)
-52,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:23:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

7 players left in the running, three more eliminations before Day 1B concludes.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:20:00 PM

Blinds up, 9 players remaining

Level 15: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

9 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:18:00 PM

Malouch Jean Mathieu piles it high

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:05:00 PM

Final table

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:03:00 PM

Hua Wei Lin Doubles Through Sakiyama Toru

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
HW
Hua Wei Lin
126,000(32 BB)
68,000
ST
Sakiyama Toru
125,000(31 BB)
-55,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 5:03:00 PM

Nguyen Van Viet slips out of the running

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
nguyen van viet
Nguyen Van Viet

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Thi Bao An
106,000(35 BB)
38,000
NV
Nguyen Van Viet
busted
-51,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Dong Quang Trung drops down

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Thi Bao An
68,000(23 BB)
49,000
DQ
Dong Quang Trung
20,000(7 BB)
19,200
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:58:00 PM

Malouch Jean Mathieu plays back

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
DSC04887
Scott Nathaniel Charlton

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

PlayerChipsProgress
SN
Scott Nathaniel Charlton
200,000(67 BB)
-64,000
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
160,000(53 BB)
55,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:57:00 PM

Phan Thanh Hung Rises to 100K

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:56:00 PM

Swinging Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up Through Park Yu Cheung

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
huaweilin
Hua Wei Lin

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

PlayerChipsProgress
HW
Hua Wei Lin
58,000(19 BB)
-20,000
PY
Park Yu Cheung
37,000(12 BB)
-19,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:51:00 PM

Pocket pair battle

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Ashiwardji
Ashiwardji Andy

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
77,000(26 BB)
-38,000
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
65,000(22 BB)
20,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:50:00 PM

Sakiyama Toru Shows Top Pair

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
sakiyamatoru
Sakiyama Toru

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ST
Sakiyama Toru
180,000(60 BB)
60,000
NT
Nguyen Thanh Phat
17,000(6 BB)
-44,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:45:00 PM

Wong Oh Shing saved by the river

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
DQ
Doan Quang Trung
61,000(20 BB)
28,600
WO
Wong Oh Shing
33,000(11 BB)
24,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:42:00 PM

Lau Wing Yu Shoves on Park Yu Cheung

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LW
Lau Wing Yu
105,000(35 BB)
24,000
PY
Park Yu Cheung
56,000(19 BB)
-22,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:38:00 PM

Blinds up, 10 players remaining

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

10 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:30:00 PM

Break time chip counts

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:28:00 PM

Break Time!

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

10 players left in the running with bag time set at 4 players remaining.

Top Chip Counts:

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:27:00 PM

Nguyen Minh Thanh hits the rails

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
MJ
Malouch Jean Mathieu
105,000(42 BB)
69,000
TM
Than Minh Nguyen
busted
-15,600
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:25:00 PM

Duong Thanh Ha Eliminates Le Tuan Kiet

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
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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

PlayerChipsProgress
DT
Duong Thanh Ha
79,000(32 BB)
57,100
LT
Le Tuan Kiet
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:23:00 PM

Tsang Ka Shun dusts Cha Unyeong

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
120,000(48 BB)
16,000
CU
Cha Unyeong
busted
-16,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:20:00 PM

Ashiwardji Andy remains in the game

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
45,000(18 BB)
20,000
WO
Wong Oh Shing
9,000(4 BB)
9,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:18:00 PM

Li Fei dodges elimination

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
SN
Scott Nathaniel Charlton
267,000(107 BB)
3,000
LF
Li Fei
40,500(16 BB)
-4,200
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:14:00 PM

Charlton Scott Nathaniel delivers back to back to back eliminations

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:09:00 PM

Phan Huu Minh Tri tops Main Event Flight A

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Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:08:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

17 players still in the running for a spot to Day 2. Bag time at 4 players left.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:07:00 PM

Hyunh Van Hung finds a chop

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
104,000(52 BB)
-1,000
HV
Hyunh Van Hung
17,500(9 BB)
-27,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:07:00 PM

Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up Through Dong Quang Trung

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
HW
Hua Wei Lin
78,000(31 BB)
13,000
DQ
Dong Quang Trung
800(0 BB)
800
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:04:00 PM

Blinds up, 14 players remaining

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

14 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 4:02:00 PM

Park Yu Cheung Rises to 100K

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
sparrow
Park Yu Cheung

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PY
Park Yu Cheung
100,000(50 BB)
79,700
LJ
Lee Ju Yeol
busted
-4,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:58:00 PM

Tsang Ka Shun outflops opponent

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
105,000(53 BB)
48,300
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
25,000(13 BB)
-61,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:56:00 PM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Rails Stephen Nathan

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TV
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh
110,000(55 BB)
78,000
SN
Stephen Nathan
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:53:00 PM

Set no good for Hyunh Van Hung

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
SN
Scott Nathaniel Charlton
149,000(75 BB)
71,000
HV
Hyunh Van Hung
44,500(22 BB)
-79,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:48:00 PM

Lau Wing Yu doubles with aces

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LW
Lau Wing Yu
46,500(23 BB)
-28,500
NT
Nguyen Thi Bao An
19,000(10 BB)
19,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:46:00 PM

Ashiwardji Andy gets lucky

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
AA
Ashiwardji Andy
86,000(43 BB)
86,000
CU
Cha Unyeong
16,000(8 BB)
16,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:46:00 PM

Lee Cheung Lok Doubles Up Through Ohta Erina

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LC
Lee Cheung Lok
39,000(20 BB)
24,000
OE
Ohta Erina
8,000(4 BB)
-20,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:43:00 PM

Phan Huu Minh Tri Boots Another

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
190,000(95 BB)
30,000
BN
Bui Nguyen Minh
busted
-30,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:42:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

18 players left in Day 1B’s games with bag time set at 4 players remaining.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:40:00 PM

Blinds up, 19 players remaining

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

19 players remaining. Only 5 players are guaranteed to advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:38:00 PM

Lau Wing Yu Soars, Lee Ju Yeol Plunges

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LW
Lau Wing Yu
75,000(50 BB)
50,000
LJ
Lee Ju Yeol
4,500(3 BB)
-35,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:34:00 PM

Phan Huu Minh Tri Outdraws to Rail Ngo Hoang Hieu

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Huu Minh Tri
160,000(107 BB)
85,300
NH
Ngo Hoang Hien
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:32:00 PM

Hyunh Van Hung rises to the top

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
DSC04886
Nguyen Tan Khoa

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

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:30:00 PM

Lee Ju Yeol Rails Nguyen Ngoc Bich

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
LJ
Lee Ju Yeol
40,000(27 BB)
22,000
NN
Nguyen Ngoc Bich
busted
-73,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:27:00 PM

Hua Wei Lin Continues the Aggression

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
HW
Hua Wei Lin
65,000(43 BB)
15,000
PT
Phan Thanh Nhhan
25,000(17 BB)
-90,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:24:00 PM

Le Ba Phuc bricks the runout

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
TK
Tsang Ka Shun
56,700(38 BB)
22,700
LB
Le Ba Phuc
3,500(2 BB)
3,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:23:00 PM

Blinds up!

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

22 players still in the game, 18 eliminations to go before Flight 1B wraps up!

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:22:00 PM

Ohta Erina Rivers Two Pair to Double Up

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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

PlayerChipsProgress
ST
Sakiyama Toru
88,000(59 BB)
-12,000
OE
Ohta Erina
28,500(19 BB)
28,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:21:00 PM

Nguyen Minh Thanh dodges bust

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
NT
Nguyen Tan Khoa
37,000(31 BB)
-15,000
TM
Than Minh Nguyen
15,600(13 BB)
-96,400
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:18:00 PM

Blinds up, 24 players remaining

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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.

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 3:18:00 PM

Park Yu Cheung Doubles Up Again

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
PY
Park Yu Cheumg
34,000(28 BB)