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Viet Nam, Hoiana Casino
Day 2
Cheng Tin Wai eliminated in 14th place - VND 187,000,000
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,700,000(34 BB) | 675,000 | |
busted | -925,000 |
Seat Redraw
16 players left in the running, seats will redrawn once more.
Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 5,380,000(135 BB) | 1,380,000 | |
| 4,105,000(103 BB) | 5,000 | |
| 3,455,000(86 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 2,465,000(62 BB) | -535,000 | |
| 1,625,000(41 BB) | 25,000 | |
| 1,580,000(40 BB) | 75,000 | |
| 1,510,000(38 BB) | 425,000 | |
| 1,490,000(37 BB) | 415,000 | |
| 1,315,000(33 BB) | -485,000 | |
| 950,000(24 BB) | -350,000 | |
| 925,000(23 BB) | -205,000 | |
| 865,000(22 BB) | -430,000 | |
| 800,000(20 BB) | -545,000 | |
| 585,000(15 BB) | -270,000 | |
| 505,000(13 BB) | -620,000 | |
| 385,000(10 BB) | 10,000 |
Seat Redraw
A five minute break is in place for the seat redraw at 24 players remaining.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,740,000(125 BB) | 840,000 | |
| 3,725,000(124 BB) | 225,000 | |
| 2,465,000(82 BB) | 755,000 | |
| 1,505,000(50 BB) | -1,895,000 | |
| 1,490,000(50 BB) | -110,000 | |
| 1,375,000(46 BB) | ||
| 1,345,000(45 BB) | 1,033,000 | |
| 1,295,000(43 BB) | -90,000 | |
| 1,155,000(39 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 1,130,000(38 BB) | 485,000 | |
| 1,125,000(38 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
| 1,115,000(37 BB) | -245,000 | |
| 1,085,000(36 BB) | 185,000 | |
| 1,075,000(36 BB) | 1,075,000 | |
| 950,000(32 BB) | -75,000 | |
| 855,000(29 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 615,000(21 BB) | -485,000 | |
| 605,000(20 BB) | 186,000 | |
| 430,000(14 BB) | -295,000 | |
| 400,000(13 BB) | -350,000 | |
| 375,000(13 BB) | 285,000 | |
| 330,000(11 BB) | -820,000 | |
| 295,000(10 BB) | -225,000 | |
| 185,000(6 BB) | 25,000 |
Cheng Tin Wai gives it up
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 645,000(65 BB) | -135,000 | |
| 370,000(37 BB) | 106,000 |
Nguyen Tan Khoa scoops it up
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 780,000(78 BB) | -190,000 | |
| 450,000(45 BB) | 110,000 | |
busted | -85,000 |
Break Time!
95 players remain in the Main Event games, each guaranteed a payout of VND 49,000,000.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 970,000(97 BB) | 476,000 | |
| 920,000(92 BB) | 454,000 | |
| 820,000(82 BB) | 250,000 | |
| 790,000(79 BB) | ||
| 740,000(74 BB) | 499,000 |
Day 1
Cheng Tin Wai flops quads
Cutoff Nguyen Ngoc Ha opened to 6,000, joined by small blind Cheng Tin Wai. Flop came A♥ A♠ A♣ , Cheng with a check-call for 10,000. Turn 8♣ saw Cheng go for another check-call for 20,000. Nguyen slowed down on river 5♣ and checked it through, revealing Cheng’s flopped quads A♦ 6♣ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 494,000(165 BB) | 54,000 | |
| 260,000(87 BB) | -30,000 |
Nguyen Ngoc Ha claims pot
Utg Cheng Tin Wai opened to 10,000, called by Nguyen Tan Khoa and small blind Nguyen Ngoc Ha. Flop came 3♦ 4♥ 5♦ , and was checked to Nguyen Tan Khoa who fired a bet of 15,000. Nguyen Ngoc Ha threw in a raise to 35,000, original raiser folds and Nguyen Tan Khoa clicks back to 55,000. Nguyen Ngoc Ha calls the 20,000 more and moves on to turn 6♦ . Both players check through the river T♥ , and Nguyen Ngoc Ha reveals 9♥ 9♦ , good against Nguyen Tan Khoa’s K♥ 5♥ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 440,000(147 BB) | -10,000 | |
| 290,000(97 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 240,000(80 BB) | -120,000 |
Tran Van Tai throws in the towel
Hijack Tran Van Tai opened and called a three bet to 16,000 from small blind Cheng Tin Wai. On flop A♥ A♠ 9♥ , Cheng continued for 10,000, called by Tran. Turn 7♥ saw Cheng send out another 22,000, enough to convince Tran to make the fold.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 450,000(150 BB) | 50,000 | |
| 50,000(17 BB) | -55,000 |
Break Time!
45 players left in the Day 1D games. Action will close once 35 runners remain.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 470,000(157 BB) | -7,000 | |
| 400,000(133 BB) | 130,000 | |
| 360,000(120 BB) | 240,000 | |
| 310,000(103 BB) | 80,000 | |
| 280,000(93 BB) | 170,000 |
Queens good for Cheng Tin Wai
Utg Kim Dokyun opened to 5,000, joined by a player behind. Small blind Cheng Tin Wai bumped it up to 20,000, Kim with a call for heads up. Flop came 4♦ 9♥ 2♣ , and Cheng continued for 10,000, called by Kim. Turn 2♥ saw Cheng gun for another 10,000, Kim again with the call. River revealed T♠ , checked by Cheng. Kim sends out a 40,000 bet, and Cheng with a final call.
Kim 7♥ 7♠ Cheng Q♦ Q♥
Both with pocket pairs, Cheng’s better queens earns the pot and stacks it high past 100 BB.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 270,000(108 BB) | 26,000 | |
| 80,000(32 BB) | 11,000 |
Cheng Tin Wai crushes with aces
Facing an utg open and a button three bet to 14,000 from Cheng Tin Wai, big blind Nguyen Van Viet fired a four bet to 40,000. Original raiser folds and Cheng moves all-in for 127,000. Nguyen calls for a slightly lesser stack and is crushed to see his K♠ K♣ up against Cheng’s A♥ A♠ . The board ran safe for Cheng, eliminating Nguyen with no sweat shortly after.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 244,000(122 BB) | -267,000 | |
busted | -121,000 |
Day 1D closes with Yashiro Naoki topping the charts
Date: October 5, 2023 Buy in: ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099) Entries: 228 Bagging time: 15% of field / 35 players
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 596,000 | 46,000 | |
| 540,000 | 470,000 | |
| 511,000 | 1,000 | |
| 426,000 | 426,000 | |
| 419,000 | ||
| 282,000 | 282,000 | |
| 278,000 | 278,000 | |
| 270,000 | 270,000 | |
| 246,000 | 246,000 | |
| 245,000 | 245,000 | |
| 219,000 | 219,000 | |
| 215,000 | 215,000 | |
| 205,000 | 205,000 | |
| 195,000 | 195,000 | |
| 187,000 | 187,000 | |
| 178,000 | 178,000 | |
| 170,000 | 170,000 | |
| 170,000 | 170,000 | |
| 166,000 | 166,000 | |
| 156,000 | -4,000 | |
| 151,000 | 151,000 | |
MB | 139,000 | 139,000 |
| 136,000 | 6,000 | |
| 107,000 | 107,000 | |
| 101,000 | 101,000 | |
| 99,000 | 99,000 | |
| 81,000 | 81,000 | |
| 75,000 | 75,000 | |
| 69,000 | 69,000 | |
| 69,000 | 69,000 | |
| 62,000 | 62,000 | |
| 40,000 | 40,000 | |
| 36,000 | 36,000 | |
| 15,000 | 15,000 | |
| 11,000 | -104,000 |
Yashiro Naoki puts on the pressure
Hijack Nguyen Ngoc Ha opened to 10,000, followed by a button three bet to 30,000 from Cheng Tin Wai. On to small blind Yashiro Naoki, he fired a four bet to 77,000 total, to which both players make the fold.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 550,000(138 BB) | 550,000 | |
| 510,000(128 BB) | 510,000 | |
| 130,000(33 BB) | 130,000 |