Main Event

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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♣ .

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.

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♥ .

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.

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.

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.

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♥ .

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.

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♠ .

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.

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.

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

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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.

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

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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♣

Date: October 6, 2023 Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366) Entries: 65 Bagging time: 5% of field / 4 players

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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♠ .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Date: October 4, 2023 Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366) Entries: 77 Bagging time: 5% of field / 4 players

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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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.

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.

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♦ .

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.

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.

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:

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.