Day 1
Ong Zi Sheng spikes a straight
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
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
83,400(70 BB) | -31,600 | |
13,000(11 BB) | 13,000 |
Ace high good for Ong Zi Cheng
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
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
115,000(29 BB) | -95,000 | |
busted |
Ong Zi Sheng flops the nuts

Facing an utg open, button Nguyen Thanh Phat jammed all-in for 34,500, called by small blind Ong Zi Sheng behind. Original raiser folds leaving the two to run a flip.
Nguyen T♥ T♠ Ong K♠ Q♣
The flop A♣ J♣ T♦ gave Ong the nut straight, Nguyen with a set. Looking to pair the board, the turn K♥ and river 5♥ left Nguyen packing for another shot at the Main Event.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
210,000(70 BB) | 67,000 | |
busted | -34,500 |
Ong Zi Sheng gets lucky

Three limpers ahead, big blind Nguyen Thanh Phat shoved all-in for 31,000 total and was called only by utg Ong Zi Sheng.
Nguyen Q♣ Q♥ Ong J♣ Q♠
A huge favorite preflop, the tables turned quickly after the flop revealed T♠ K♦ 9♣ . The turn K♠ and river J♦ however, left both players with a straight for a chop.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
143,000(48 BB) | 82,000 | |
34,500(12 BB) | -31,500 |
Day 1G closes with Pham Quyet Tien stacking high
Date: October 6, 2023 Buy in: ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099) Entries: 263 Bagging time: 15% of field / 40 players

Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
639,000 | -31,000 | |
489,000 | 273,000 | |
455,000 | 55,000 | |
359,000 | 59,000 | |
355,000 | 355,000 | |
341,000 | 341,000 | |
307,000 | 307,000 | |
296,000 | 296,000 | |
278,000 | 278,000 | |
MB | 261,000 | 122,000 |
245,000 | 75,000 | |
240,000 | 240,000 | |
239,000 | -39,000 | |
233,000 | 233,000 | |
224,000 | 224,000 | |
207,000 | 207,000 | |
202,000 | 202,000 | |
175,000 | 175,000 | |
169,000 | -15,000 | |
164,000 | 164,000 | |
158,000 | -32,000 | |
157,000 | -1,000 | |
156,000 | 156,000 | |
141,000 | 141,000 | |
136,000 | 16,000 | |
131,000 | 131,000 | |
104,000 | ||
103,000 | 34,000 | |
99,000 | 99,000 | |
98,000 | 87,000 | |
97,000 | 97,000 | |
79,000 | 79,000 | |
74,000 | 74,000 | |
73,000 | 73,000 | |
66,000 | 26,000 | |
66,000 | -3,000 | |
61,000 | -92,000 | |
58,000 | 10,000 | |
54,000 | 54,000 | |
48,000 |
Ong Zi Sheng sends opponent packing

Facing a hijack open, button Chang Yu Chung pushed all-in for 55,000 and was met with another all-in from Ong Zi Sheng behind. Original raiser gets out of the way and the two run a crucial flip.
Chang A♠ J♣ Ong T♥ T♦
The board 3♣ Q♥ 6♦ 8♣ 2♠ deals no ace or jack, leaving Ong’s pocket tens good to take down the 47 BB pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
153,000(61 BB) | 73,000 | |
busted | -65,000 |
No bad beat for Phan Hung Cuong
Utg+1 Ong Zi Sheng opened to 15,000, called behind by the hijack. Action on big blind Phan Hung Cuong, he moved all-in for 67,000 total, called by the original raiser.
Phan Q♥ Q♣ Ong 5♥ 5♦
Ahead against Ong’s small pocket pair, Phan locked in the win after no fives showed up on board 3♦ 6♦ 3♣ A♠ 4♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
158,000(26 BB) | 158,000 | |
80,000(13 BB) | 80,000 |