Main Event

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.

Utg+1 Nguyen Tan Khoa opened to 3,000, called by hijack Truong Chi and the small blind. Flop came T♣ 2♣ 3♥ , small blind checks, Nguyen continues for 6,000, raised by Truong to 16,000 total. Small blind gets out of the way and Nguyen pushes all-in for Truong’s 40,000 behind. Truong puts in his stack and goes to show down.

Nguyen Q♣ T♥ Truong 2♦ 3♦

Ahead with two pair, Truong was crushed after the runout K♦ T♦ revealed another ten, giving Nguyen trips to beat him out of the game.

Date: October 6, 2023 Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 1,733) Entries: 58 Bagging time: 10% of field / 6 players

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Button Nguyen Khac Luat called for his remaining 49,000 after Truong Chi raised all-in with 7♥ 5♥ . Nguyen ahead with 5♠ 5♦ doubled up after the board felted no sevens.

A few hands later, utg Nguyen shoved all-in for 71,000 and was called by big blind Truong.

Nguyen K♥ Q♦ Truong A♥ 9♠

Slightly behind, the board A♦ T♦ 9♦ 2♠ 4♦ ran a one card flush to Nguyen’s Q♦ for the pot.

A four way all-in preflop ensued with big stack Truong Chi covering all three opponents.

Truong A♣ 4♦ Nguyen Khac Luat A♦ 4♣ Nguyen Tan Khoa 8♥ 8♠ Wong Hoi Ling A♠ T♥

The board ran Q♥ 3♦ 2♦ 3♥ 5♣ , giving both Truong and Nguyen Khac Luat a straight. Nguyen Tan Khoa and Wong are eliminated from the Main Event games at the same time.

The last Main Event flight on schedule collected a total of 58 entries with six players set to join the pack of qualifiers into Day 2. Only 17 players remain in the running, playing through the fast paced (10 minute blinds) flight.

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