Day 1

TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 11:58:00 PM

Ong Zi Sheng spikes a straight

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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

PlayerChipsProgress
83,400(70 BB)
-31,600
13,000(11 BB)
13,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 11:52:00 PM

Ace high good for Ong Zi Cheng

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
115,000(29 BB)
-95,000
busted
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 2:21:00 AM

Ong Zi Sheng flops the nuts

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Ong Zi Sheng
Ong Zi Sheng

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

PlayerChipsProgress
210,000(70 BB)
67,000
busted
-34,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 2:17:00 AM

Ong Zi Sheng gets lucky

Level 13: 2,000 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat
Nguyen Thanh Phat

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

PlayerChipsProgress
143,000(48 BB)
82,000
34,500(12 BB)
-31,500
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 2:11:00 AM

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

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Pham Quyet Tien

Chip Counts

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
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
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 1:27:00 AM

Ong Zi Sheng sends opponent packing

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Ong Zi Sheng
Ong Zi Sheng

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

PlayerChipsProgress
153,000(61 BB)
73,000
busted
-65,000
TriciaTricia
9/29/2023, 1:21:00 AM

No bad beat for Phan Hung Cuong

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

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

PlayerChipsProgress
158,000(26 BB)
158,000
80,000(13 BB)
80,000