Day 2
Nguyen Van Sang bags three way all-in

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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
380,000(38 BB) | 380,000 | |
248,000(25 BB) | 248,000 | |
20,000(2 BB) | 20,000 |
Day 1
Ling Tien Loon exits as the day’s bubble
Folded to small blind Iosub Dragos Gabriel, he shoved all-in into Ling Tien Loon’s big blind. Ling called off for his remaining 30,000 and headed for a race.
Iosub Q♥ T♦ Ling A♦ 6♥
The board ran T♠ 2♣ Q♠ K♣ 4♠ , quickly eliminating Ling one spot short of the money.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
285,000(57 BB) | 75,000 | |
busted | -113,000 |
Break Time!
7 players left in the Day 1H flight with only 4 runners making through to Day 2.
Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
238,000(79 BB) | -2,000 | |
113,000(38 BB) | 8,000 | |
93,000(31 BB) | 23,000 | |
69,000(23 BB) | 41,000 | |
64,000(21 BB) | 64,000 | |
61,000(20 BB) | 2,000 | |
12,000(4 BB) | -83,000 |
Ling Tien Loon delivers elimination
A cooler situation, Lee Deok Yeong found himself in trouble after pushing all-in preflop with A♥ K♦ and was up against Ling Tien Loon’s K♥ K♠ . The ten high board 3♥ 4♦ 8♦ T♠ 4♣ spared no ace which meant Ling’s pocket kings is good for the take down.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
105,000(42 BB) | 85,000 | |
busted | -15,100 |
Ling Tien Loon spared from elimination
An all-in preflop situation, Ling Tien Loon got his short stack in with A♦ 7♦ and was up against Sakiyama Toru’s premium A♥ K♦ . Lucky for Ling, the board ran A♣ A♠ 5♥ 7♠ 8♠ , giving him a much needed double up to continue on the flight.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
75,000(50 BB) | 5,000 | |
20,000(13 BB) | 15,500 |
Wang Yu cracks aces
Mid position Ling Tien Loon opened to 2,000, joined by button Wang Yu and the big blind. On flop J♠ 8♠ 7♣ , checked to Ling, he bet 3,000. Wang raises all-in for 19,500, big blind gets out of the way, and Ling puts in the call.
Wang 7♥ 8♥ Ling A♦ A♥
Wang ahead with two pair, sealed the win after the runout 9♣ 3♠ left Ling’s aces headed for the muck.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
WY | 46,500(47 BB) | 26,500 |
4,500(5 BB) | -21,500 |
Fadhil Servor Othhman bows out
Folded to the small blind, Fadhil Servor Othhman pushed his 8,500 in and was called by Ling Tien Loon on the big blind.
Fadhil K♣ 8♠ Ling A♠ 8♦
A terrible case for Fadhil, Ling remained ahead all the way on board T♠ 9♦ 2♥ Q♦ 9♣ for the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
26,000(26 BB) | 8,800 | |
busted |
Ling Tien Loon doubles off Wang Yu
Folded to the cutoff, Ling Tien Loon open shoved his 8,000 in and was called by big blind Wang Yu.
Ling K♦ Q♠ Wang 6♣ 7♣
Running a race, the board 3♥ 8♦ T♣ 3♦ 4♣ missed to pair either player with Ling’s king-high good for the double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
WY | 20,000(25 BB) | 20,000 |
17,200(22 BB) | -367,800 |
Day 1E concludes with Lee Wai Huen bagging the lead
Date: October 5, 2023 Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 733) Entries: 119 Bagging time: 10% of field / 12 players

Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
418,000 | ||
385,000 | -35,000 | |
332,000 | 189,000 | |
225,000 | 5,000 | |
212,000 | 212,000 | |
183,000 | -40,000 | |
148,000 | -22,000 | |
147,000 | -3,000 | |
123,000 | -32,000 | |
115,000 | 115,000 | |
59,000 | 59,000 | |
28,000 | -27,000 |
Ling Tien Loon continues to rise
Running another all-in, Ling Tien Loon was looking to pair up his overcards A♠ K♥ against Nguyen Ngoc Anh’s T♥ T♣ for the 21 BB pot. The board 9♥ 7♣ K♦ 3♠ 7♥ quickly ran in his favor showing a king right on the flop for top pair. Ling picks up the pot once more and adds it to his already healthy stack.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
420,000(84 BB) | 70,000 | |
busted |
Hoang Le Anh Tuan crashes

Utg+1 Hoang Le Anh Tuan opened to 10,000, and faced a three bet from Ling Tien Loon to 35,000. Hoang clapped back with a 90,000 all-in, Ling with a call behind.
Hoang J♦ J♠ Ling A♠ T♦
A gutsy call by Ling, his decision paid off after landing two pair on Q♠ 3♣ T♥ A♣ 8♣ to secure the pot and send his opponent out of the Main Event games.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
350,000(88 BB) | 120,000 | |
busted | -70,000 |
Ling Tien Loon swipes pot
Button Hoang Le Anh Tuan opened to 10,000, called by Ling Tien Loon from the big blind. Flop came K♦ 5♠ 4♠ , checked to Hoang, he fired a huge 18,000 bet yet folded after Ling raised to 43,000 total.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
230,000(58 BB) | 20,000 | |
70,000(18 BB) | -88,000 |
Break Time!
26 players left in the Day 1E games with the day set to close at 12 runners ITM.
Top Chip Counts:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
210,000(70 BB) | 210,000 | |
200,000(67 BB) | ||
180,000(60 BB) | 115,000 | |
150,000(50 BB) | 150,000 | |
145,000(48 BB) |