Main Event

Utg Cheng Tin Wai moved all-in and was called by small blind Nguyen Minh Thanh with A♠ A♦ . Cheng with 8♣ 8♦ needed a two outer to win, which unfortunately for him, did not show on board 4♣ Q♦ 7♣ J♣ 6♦ . Cheng is left with 40,000, and busts the next hand.

Poker Dream 7 Vietnam - Live Updates - Main Event - Day 2

Dates: October 3-8, 2023Buy 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: 1,351ITM: 159 players

All the chips piled high in the middle preflop with Chong Khai Bin at risk with T♣ T♦ against Lee Tian Yu’s A♦ K♥ . The two run the flip and see board 4♣ 6♦ 5♦ 5♣ 8♦ . Chong’s pocket tens holds for the win and earns him a crucial double up.

Facing an open and a three bet, big blind Zhou Pengfei shoved all-in for his remaining 500,000 and was called by the original raiser Nguyen Thi Bao An.

Zhou 9♣ 9♦ Nguyen K♣ K♦

Running hot, Nguyen had no trouble eliminating Zhou on board J♣ 5♠ 5♦ K♠ 7♣ with her full house more than enough to claim the pot.

15 players remain in the running, six more eliminations to go or until Level 27, before the day closes.

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Utg+1 opened, and Nguyen Duc Anh sent out a three bet to 230,000, called by Malouch Jean Mathieu behind. The two headed to flop 7♥ 3♦ 4♠ where Malouch snap raised all-in following Nguyen’s 425,000 bet. Nguyen makes the call with A♥ A♦ and is ahead of Malouch’s Q♣ 4♣ . The turn A♠ and river Q♦ improved both hands, Nguyen’s top set still with the win.

Malouch Jean Mathieu defended his big blind again hijack Yashiro Naoki’s open and saw a flop of 9♣ 9♦ 6♠ . Malouch led out for 125,000, called by the raiser. Malouch fired another 275,000 on turn 3♥ , called once more by Yashiro. River A♥ was checked round with Malouch showing A♦ 7♠ , behind against Yashiro’s A♠ Q♦ .

Following an utg open and a call, Hoang Le Anh Tuan moved all-in for 355,000 and was called by the original raiser Nguyen The Anh.

Hoang 4♣ 4♥ Nguyen 8♠ 8♥

In trouble, Hoang exited shortly after the board A♦ K♣ 2♣ K♦ 9♠ turned up on the felt.

Button Nguyen Quang Hung opened to 95,000, joined by small blind Yashiro Naoki. Flop came 6♦ T♥ 6♠ and Yashiro check raised Nguyen’s 105,000 bet to 250,000. Nguyen calls and sees turn 5♦ . Yashiro leads out for 200,000, Nguyen with a call. River 7♥ went check check and Nguyen revealed T♦ 7♦ two pair for the pot.

16 players left in the running, seats will redrawn once more.

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Cutoff Nguyen Quang Hung limped and called off Luong Van Quang’s 450,000 shove behind with 7♥ 7♦ . Luong with A♣ 6♥ needed to spike an ace to remain in the tournament, but missed to come on board T♠ 3♠ 4♣ T♣ 4♥ .

Hijack Wong Charles Ying Wai raised to 220,000, leaving himself with 5,000 behind. Pham Quyet Tien joins the action from the small blind and gets it in on 4♣ 4♥ 7♥ . Wong calls with 5♦ 5♠ , still ahead against Pham’s A♣ 9♥ . The runout A♠ 9♣ however, paired up Pham good for the takedown.

Folded to the cutoff, Tang Ying Seng pushed all-in for his remaining 400,000, called by big blind Ramsden Jacque Patrick.

Tang K♣ J♣ Ramsden A♦ Q♦

The board ran T♣ 8♦ 2♠ J♦ K♥ , leaving Tang’s two pair in the muck against Ramsden’s nut straight.

An all-in preflop situation, Phan Tuan Vinh pushed his 455,000 stack in with 8♥ 8♠ and was called by Nguyen Thi Bao An with 7♦ 7♣ . The flop ran 2♥ 9♥ 7♥ quickly giving Nguyen a set which further improved to a full house by the turn 9♠ . The river A♥ locked in the win for Nguyen as she bagged her 8th set for the day.

Utg Yashiro Naoki opened to 80,000, and was met with a three bet to 200,000 from small blind Nguyen Duy Thuc. Naoki fired a raise to 500,000, Nguyen with a shove for 1,325,000 total. Naoki puts in the call, covering his opponent just slightly.

Nguyen A♥ K♠ Naoki K♣ K♥

Only avoiding an ace, Naoki scored the win after a queen high board 6♣ 9♣ Q♦ 5♦ T♦ faced up.

After losing a flip with 5♠ 5♦ against Phan Tuan Vinh’s A♦ J♠ , Le Ngoc Minh was left with 6BB - 180,000. Le pushed in the following hand and was called by big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu.

Le 6♥ 6♠ Malouch Q♦ 9♥

The flop T♠ K♣ J♣ gave Malouch more outs and completed a straight by the river 3♥ A♠ for the win.

Utg Tan Ong Kwan pushed all-in with Q♥ J♣ for 280,000 and was up against small blind Nguyen Minh Thanh’s A♠ K♣ . The flop A♣ 7♣ 4♣ was a smash dunk for Nguyen with top pair flush draw which further improved to two pair following the runout J♦ K♠ .

A five minute break is in place for the seat redraw at 24 players remaining.

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Utg Nguyen Duy Thuc opened and called off a 390,000 all-in from small blind Nguyen Hoang Long.

Nguyen Hoang Long A♠ K♣ Nguyen Duy Thuc 7♣ 7♠

In for a flip, the board Q♥ 9♥ 3♦ J♠ 4♣ revealed several overcards, none of which were Nguyen Hoang Long’s.

An utg+1 open followed with button Ramsden Jacque Patrick stuff it in for 455,000, and was called behind by big blind Tang Ying Seng.

Ramsden 2♥ 2♠ Tang A♦ A♣

Upon seeing the cards, Ramsden stood up from the table ready to leave with his opponent asking him to sit back down. Tang’s intuition was right as the board 7♣ 3♣ 6♥ 2♣ 4♦ felted a two outer for Ramsden’s survival.

Malouch Jean Mathieu defended his big blind against hijack Chang Yu Chung’s open and saw a flop K♠ J♥ 7♥ . Malouch pulled a check raise to 170,000, Chang with a complete. Turn J♠ saw Malouch lead out for 200,000, called by Chang. River 2♣ didn’t stop Malouch as he fired another 500,000, Chang with a final call. Malouch reveals 7♦ J♦ for a full house, and Chang mucks behind.

27 players left vying for the VND 3,810,000,000 top prize, minimum payout stands at VND 104,000,000. Seat redraw coming up by 24 players remaining.

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Cutoff Tang Ying Seng opened and called a 150,000 three bet from big blind Nguyen Thanh Tung to see a flop of 3♠ Q♠ 4♥ . Nguyen continued for 125,000, and called off Tang’s all-in behind for 625,000 total with top pair.

Tang A♥ A♦ Nguyen A♣ Q♦

Up against aces, Nguyen crashed soon after the turn 5♥ and river 6♦ completed the board.

An all-in preflop situation, Wong Cho Fung Alan got his 450,000 stack in with A♦ J♥ and was called by Nguyen Minh Thanh with 9♠ 9♥ for a flip. The flop 7♣ A♣ 9♦ connected with both hands but left Wong’s top pair drawing thin vs Nguyen’s set. The turn T♣ and river 2♥ sealed Wong’s fate, eliminating him from the Main Event tables.

Cutoff Nguyen The Anh opened to 55,000 and faced a three bet from big blind Phan Tuan Vinh to 160,000. Nguyen answered with an all-in for 505,000 total, Phan with a fold.

Ten minutes later, Phan this time opened and fired the four bet jam after Nguyen put in a three bet to 175,000. Nguyen called off for his 675,000 and found himself dominated by his opponent.

Phan A♥ K♥ Nguyen A♦ Q♥

The window card however, revealed a queen giving Nguyen two pair on Q♠ 4♥ 3♠ 3♥ 7♦ for the win.

A three bet pot preflop, 410,000 was already in the middle by the flop 9♠ 2♣ 8♦ turned up on board. Nguyen Minh Thanh as the aggressor continued with a 160,000 bet to which Nguyen Duc Anh folded.

Midposition Yashiro Naoki opened to 50,000, called by button Nguyen Hoang Long and the big blind. Flop came Q♠ 4♣ 7♣ , checked to Yashiro, he bets 45,000 and shortly folds to Nguyen’s all-in for 340,000 more.

The following hand, Yashiro opens once more but gives it up after Ramsden Jacque Patrick moved all-in for 345,000 total.

Utg Ng Shun Hong open shoved his 200,000 in and was followed by another all-in behind by Nguyen Tan Khoa. No more callers joined the action leaving the two to run the hand.

Ng 8♣ 8♥ Nguyen A♥ A♣

The board 8♠ A♦ 5♠ 5♦ 4♣ gave both players a full house, Nguyen with a better aces full over fives.

Folded to the cutoff, Nguyen Thai pushed all-in for 225,000, and ran into a hand from big blind Wong Charles Ying Wai.

Nguyen 7♥ T♥ Wong A♥ K♠

Gunning for live cards, the board 9♦ 4♠ 3♣ Q♥ Q♠ failed to pair either player with Wong’s ace-king good for the pot.

32 players remain in contention for the Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event title. Minimum payout listed at VND 79,000,000.

Folded to the cutoff, Cao Ngoc Anh pushed all-in for 240,000, snap called by big blind Pham Quyet Tien.

Cao A♠ 7♥ Pham K♠ K♦

Looking for a three outer, the eight high board 6♥ 4♣ 3♦ 4♥ 8♣ offered no help for Cao as he headed for the rails.

Utg Nguyen Quang Hung opened to 40,000, joined by button Tan Kean Wei. Flop came 9♥ 3♦ 8♣ and Nguyen pulled a check raise to 165,000. Tan completes and sees the turn 5♦ . Nguyen checks once again and Tan bets 165,000. Nguyen fires another raise this time for 425,000, Tan with a shove behind. Nguyen doesn’t hesitate to put his 1.075M stack in and reveals 5♣ 5♠ for a set. Tan’s K♠ 9♦ top pair is drawing dead and Nguyen rakes in the pot shortly after.

Button Nguyen Thanh Tung opened to 40,000 and threw it in the muck after small blind Wong Cho Fung Alan raised to 410,000.

Utg Alvin Jeff Sembrano flicked in his 70,000, followed by another all-in from Cheung Park Yu for 395,000. On to big blind Nguyen Thi Bao An, she put in the final call covering both opponents.

Sembrano Q♥ 8♥ Cheung K♣ Q♣ Nguyen A♠ A♥

Continuing her momentum, Nguyen bagged the win and knocked both players out after the board 4♦ 9♠ T♥ 9♦ 6♣ missed to connect with either two.

Facing a cutoff open and a three bet from small blind Cheung Park Yu to 130,000, big blind Chu Chi Jen called for his lesser 120,000 stack and was heads up against Cheung after the original raiser folded.

Chu 9♦ 9♣ Cheung A♦ 6♦

A great spot for Chu, the board 3♣ 7♣ T♠ 4♥ Q♥ ran clear of aces with his pocket nines scooping the double up.

Cutoff Nguyen Thi Bao An opened to 45,000 and was met with a three bet to 120,000 from button Alvin Jeff Sembrano. Nguyen fired back with a four bet to 345,000, Sembrano with an all-in. Nguyen calls off for his 710,000 stack and runs the board.

Sembrano Q♣ Q♠ Nguyen 9♥ 9♠

A 73 BB pot in the middle, the board ran 4♣ 3♠ 3♦ 6♣ 9♣ with Nguyen spiking her two outer by the river for a huge double up. Sembrano is crippled down to 1 BB but manages to bag a win the following hand.

Utg+1 Nguyen Tan Khoa open shoved for 160,000, called by button Luong Van Quang.

Nguyen K♣ 8♣ Luong A♠ J♦

Running another race, Nguyen lucked out after flopping top pair on K♥ Q♠ 7♣ 7♥ K♠ and further improved to a full house by the river.

Utg+1 Wong Ho Shing open shoved all-in for 230,000, and was called by big blind Tang Ying Seng.

Wong A♠ T♦ Tang K♠ J♠

In for a race, the board J♦ T♥ 7♦ 5♠ 6♣ quickly favored Tang, giving him top pair to knock out Wong from the running.

45 players remain in the Main Event games, each locking up a payout of VND 67,000,000 payout. Dinner break is on for 50 minutes.

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Button Dong Van Tan opened to 32,000, called by the small blind. Action on big blind Liew Teck Wee, he squeezed all-in and merited no calls from the two. Liew picks up the dead money and adds it on to his 35 BB stack.

Utg Ng Shun Hong opened and called off a 140,000 jam from Lee Juyeol behind.

Lee A♥ Q♦ Ng K♣ T♣

Both players connected with the flop A♣ 4♠ K♦ but the runout T♠ 7♠ landed Ng two pair for the take down.

Utg Nguyen Hoang Long opened and called off a three bet to 100,000 from big blind Lim Kar Hou. The two saw a flop of J♦ 7♥ 4♠ , checked to Nguyen, he bet all-in and successfully convinced Lim to throw in the fold. Nguyen shows a J♠ for top pair.

Cutoff Nguyen Duy Thuc opened to 35,000, joined by both players on the blinds. Flop 6♣ 2♦ T♦ checked to Nguyen, he continued for 50,000. Small blind folds and big blind Zhang Zhengwei moves all-in for 110,000 more. Nguyen puts in the call and the two run the board.

Zhang Q♣ T♥ Nguyen Q♦ J♦

Ahead with top pair, Zhang was out of luck as the runout 9♥ 8♦ gave Nguyen a runner runner straight to knock him out.

Hijack Wong Ho Shing moved all-in for 115,000 and was called by limper Zhang Zhengwei.

Wong K♥ J♣ Zhang Q♠ J♦

Dominating his opponent, Wong scored the double up after the board A♣ K♣ 4♦ Q♦ 9♦ landed him a pair of kings for the win.

Action began on button Charlton Scott Nathaniel who opened to 32,000, called by both players on the blinds. Flop came 2♥ 2♠ 2♦ , small blind Malouch Jean Mathieu leads out for 55,000, big blind folds, and Charlton bumps it up to 155,000. Malouch continues and sees turn A♦ where he again led out a 200,000 bet. Charlton moves all-in for 700,000, easily called by Malouch with a full house A♠ 7♦ . Charlton drawing dead with 3♣ 5♠ , exited in 51st place finish following the hand.

51 players remain in the Main Event games, each guaranteed a payout of VND 67,000,000.

: Chang Yu Chung snags a boost

Utg Zhang Zhengwei opened to 30,000, joined by two callers to a flop of 5♣ J♦ 6♣ . Action checked round and saw turn peel another 5♦ . Checked to Zhang, he bets 45,000, called by Nguyen Duc Anh behind. Back to big blind Chang Yu Chung, he throws in a raise to 137,000, and received no calls from his opponents.

Utg+1 opened to 25,000 followed by a three bet behind from Ramsden Jacque Patrick. Cutoff Tan Kean Wei joined in, and the original raiser folds, leaving the two heads up. On flop T♥ 7♦ 3♦ , Ramsden checked and Tan bet 100,000. Ramsden gives it up and throws in the fold.

Facing a cutoff open and a button three bet, small blind Nguyen The Anh jumped the gun and shoved for 188,000. Original raiser folds and button Nguyen Quang Hung takes the spot.

Nguyen The Anh Q♦ Q♥ Nguyen Quang Hung 4♦ 4♠

A huge underdog, Nguyen Quang Hung’s small pocket pair was no match against his opponent’s pocket queens which ran a full house by the river Q♠ J♦ 2♣ 3♦ 3♥ .

Following a hijack open and a call, small blind Chong Kai Bin bumped it up to 81,000 and was joined by button Malouch Jean Mathieu. Flop came J♠ 6♠ 8♦ and Chong continued for 60,000. Malouch makes the fold and moves on to the next hand.

An all-in preflop rundown, Luong Van Quang called off Hu Jinlong’s 200,000 all-in and was in for a flip.

Hu T♦ T♣ Luong A♠ J♥

The board ran 6♠ 3♣ 9♠ 7♠ A♦ with the river pairing up Luong’s ace for the win.

Chu Chi Jen defended his big blind against hijack Le Tuan Phong’s open to 25,000 and saw a flop of 7♦ 9♦ Q♥ . Checked to Le, he fired a 35,000 bet, Chu with a raise all-in for 107,000. Le used up two time banks and found a fold shortly after.

Up against a utg open and a call, small blind Liew Teck Wee pushed all-in for 151,000 and was called by button Lim Kar Hou for a flip. Liew with 7♣ 7♥ sent Lim’s A♥ T♥ headed towards the muck after the board K♥ Q♠ 5♠ 4♠ 4♦ faded his opponent’s outs. Liew bags the win and stacks 29 BB high.

Utg+1 Nguyen Van Trung opened to 24,000 and was met with a three bet to 62,000 from Charlton Scott Nathaniel behind. Nguyen clicked back with a raise to 141,000, pushing Charlton to make a fold.

Hijack Nguyen Thi Bao An opened to 25,000, called behind by button Phan Tuan Vinh and the big blind. On flop T♦ 7♦ 8♥ , Nguyen fired 37,000, Phan puts in the call, and big blind opts out. Turn 4♦ this time saw Nguyen check call a 50,000 bet from Phan, leading to the river 5♥ . Both players check to showdown and Nguyen reveals T♠ T♣ for the win.

59 players remain in the running for the VND 3,810,000 top prize. Minimum payout now is listed at VND 57,000,000.

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Facing an open and a call, cutoff Nguyen Thai slammed his 226,000 stack all-in and was cold called behind by Nguyen The Anh.

Nguyen Thai J♠ J♦ Nguyen The Anh A♦ K♥

The flop A♠ 9♠ 8♠ quickly paired up Nguyen The Anh but ran a one card flush by the river 3♦ 6♠ . Nguyen Thai snags the pot with his J♠ completing a flush for the double up.

A blind vs blind battle, Chong Kai Bin and Nguyen Thanh Tung were in for a flip with Nguyen at risk with 3♥ 3♣ . Chong’s A♥ Q♥ managed to turn a flush draw on 6♠ 8♥ 8♣ 5♥ and filled up after the river 6♥ landed another heart. Chong takes the cake with his flush, sending Nguyen out of the running.

Utg+1 Okada Yusuke opened to 20,000, joined by button Tang Ying Seng. Flop K♠ 8♠ 3♠ saw Okada check call for 18,000. No more bets were collected through turn 4♥ and river K♣ with Okada revealing 7♦ 7♠ for the win.

Running another all-in preflop situation, Nguyen Van Sang found his A♥ Q♠ dominated against Le Tuan Phong’s A♠ K♣ . The king high flop 3♣ K♠ 3♠ didn’t improve Nguyen’s situation with the runout 3♦ 8♣ costing him half his stack.

Hijack Nguyen Duc Anh opened to 25,000, called by the cutoff. Action on big blind Lee Wai Huen, he fired a three bet to 100,000, and proceeded to call a 354,000 all-in from the original raiser.

Nguyen A♣ K♠ Lee 9♣ 9♦

Running a flip for 74 BB, the board ran 7♦ 4♥ 2♦ A♦ 5♣ , pairing up Nguyen’s overcards for the win.

Cutoff Lau Wing Yu open shoved for 83,000, called by Nguyen Duy Thuc.

Yu Q♠ 9♦ Nguyen T♥ T♦

No queens were seen on board 8♣ 4♥ J♣ 5♠ A♠ earning Nguyen a boost for his pocket tens.

Utg+1 Marc Rivera opened to 20,000 and called off for his 60,000 behind after small blind Nguyen Van Sang pushed all-in. Nguyen with A♠ T♣ tops Rivera’s 8♣ 7♣ all the way through the river Q♥ 5♦ 5♠ 6♣ Q♠ . Rivera exits in 75th place finish.

With 73,000 in the middle, action on flop 5♣ 9♣ 5♠ saw Truong Chi check raise all-in for 141,000 against Nguyen The Anh’s 25,000 bet. Nguyen makes the call with Q♠ Q♦ , crushing Truong’s K♣ J♣ . The turn and river run blank, leaving Nguyen’s pocket queens good for the pot.

Midposition Nguyen Hoang Long opened to 20,000, called behind by Wong Charles Ying Wai. Flop came 9♦ 3♥ 8♥ , Nguyen continued for 20,000, Wong with a call. Turn saw 9♥ and Nguyen sent out another 50,000, to which Wong folded.

80 players still in the Day 2 games, a long way to go before the final table is set.

Folded to the small blind, Pham Song Hau slammed his 84,000 in, called behind by Charlton Scott Nathaniel. Pham ahead with A♠ 9♦ against Charlton’s Q♥ J♣ quickly earned the pot with top pair on A♦ 8♦ 2♣ T♠ 7♦ .

Folded to the button, Nguyen Van Sang shoved his 80,000 in and was joined by two more all-ins from Hu Jinlong and Ling Tien Loon.

Nguyen K♥ T♠ Hu 3♠ 3♦ Ling 7♥ 7♦

The board ran K♠ T♣ 4♥ 6♠ A♦ with Nguyen’s flopped two pair good for the take down. Ling survives by winning the side pot but is crippled down to 2.5 BB.

All the chips piled high in the middle with Nguyen Thanh Tung’s J♣ J♦ behind against Zhou Pengfei’s Q♦ Q♠ . The board 3♥ 9♣ 3♣ 6♥ 5♣ ran smooth for Zhou as he jumps back to 11 BB.

Utg Thavon Theerapol opened to 17,000 and called a three bet to 45,000 from small blind Cheng Tin Wai. The two went on to see a flop 9♥ 3♣ 7♦ , checked to Thavon, he bet 50,000, and Cheng makes the fold.

Folded to the button, Wong Ka Fai shoved his 79,000 in and was called by the big blind Lee Juyeol.

Wong A♣ Q♠ Lee J♣ T♦

Lee managed to outflop his opponent on 7♦ T♥ K♠ but lost the advantage after the runout J♥ 9♠ gave Wong the nut straight.

Nguyen Thanh Tung defended his big blind against button Malouch Jean Mathieu’s open and saw a flop of 9♣ 8♦ 3♦ . Checked to Malouch, he bets 28,000. Nguyen puts in a raise to 69,000 yet folded shortly after Malouch reshoved all-in.

Button Li Fei opened to 16,000 and called off for his remaining 180,000 after small blind Chang Yu Chun shoved all-in.

Li J♣ J♠ Chang A♠ 5♥

At risk with his pocket pair, Li quickly bid his Main Event dreams goodbye as the board felted A♥ A♣ 9♠ 4♥ 4♦ .

Facing a hijack open and a call, button Tran Hoang Nam stuffed his 48,000 in, called by both opponents. Flop came 5♥ J♦ T♠ , raiser Cheng Tin Wai bet 25,000 and called off Nguyen Tan Khoa’s all-in behind for 143,000.

Tran K♠ J♠ Nguyen A♥ Q♣ Cheng K♣ T♦

Cheng with top pair was in good shape to take it down, but failed to dodge Nguyen’s overcards as the runout revealed Q♠ Q♥ . Nguyen scoops up the pot with trip queens and soars to 56 BB.

95 players remain in the Main Event games, each guaranteed a payout of VND 49,000,000.

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