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Cutoff Tsang Ka Shun opened to 3,000, joined by big blind Le Tu Thanh. Flop came T♦ 8♦ 8♣ and Le check-raised Tsang’s 1,800 continuation bet to 5,500. Tsang calls and sees a turn of 5♥ . Both players check through the river A♦ , and Le shows down 6♠ 8♠ trip eights for the win.

Utg+1 Tsang Ka Shun opened to 6,000, joined by two players behind. On flop J♣ 2♣ 9♦ , action checked to Ling Tien Loon who bet 9,000, called by both opponents. Turn 9♥ raked in no bets leading to the river 6♥ . Checked to Tsang, he moved all-in for 28,000, and was called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh.

Tsang K♠ Q♠ Phan K♥ J♠

Tsang exits the Day 1H final table with king high, leaving the five runners in for bubble time.

7 players left in the Day 1H flight with only 4 runners making through to Day 2.

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Registration for Day 1H is closed with 65 entries collected across six levels of play. The field will play down to 5% at 4 players, running 20 minute blinds throughout.

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After scooping up a double with pocket tens, Ashiwardji Andy held another pocket pair against Tsang Ka Shun’s A♠ 5♠ .

Ashiwardji Q♠ Q♥

The all-in preflop situation saw a board of 8♣ K♦ 4♦ 4♠ 9♣ , landing Ashiwardji another take down with his premium hand.

Folded to the button, Ashiwardji Andy stuffed his 30,000 stack in with 4♣ 4♦ and was called by big blind Tsang Ka Shun with 3♥ 3♣ . Both with pocket pairs, the board A♠ 9♠ A♦ Q♦ J♠ did not change the outcome, giving Ashiwardji’s slightly better holdings the double up.

10 players left in the running with bag time set at 4 players remaining.

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Cutoff Cha Unyeong flicked in his 14,000 and was followed by another all-in from Tsang Ka Shun. Big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu found a fold not before showing A♥ Q♠ .

Cha J♣ T♥ Tsang 5♠ 5♥

The flop 5♣ 8♥ 3♠ quickly felted a five for Tsang’s set with the turn Q♠ and river 7♠ , sealing Cha’s elimination for good.

Folded to the small blind, Hyunh Van Hung slammed his remaining 16,500 in and was called by big blind Tsang Ka Shun.

Hyunh 7♥ 6♠ Tsang 7♠ 7♦

In deep trouble, Hyunh luckily scored a chop after the board ran A♣ 5♥ K♠ A♠ K♦ with both players having two pairs and a seven for a kicker.

After getting lucky just earlier, Ashiwardji Andy suffered his turn for a bad beat after running A♣ J♠ against Tsang Ka Shun’s A♥ T♥ preflop. The board K♦ T♠ 5♦ 9♣ 7♠ however, favored Tsang, giving him a pair of tens for his survival.

A button open and a big blind defense, all the chips piled high in the middle on flop 9♥ 8♦ 3♥ . Big blind Tsang Ka Shun is ahead with top pair 9♠ T♥ against Le Ba Phuc’s straight draw T♦ J♠ . The turn K♠ and river 3♠ run blank with Tsang’s pair of nines good for the pot.

Utg Joel Justin Singam opened to 2,500, and Tsang Ka Shun defended his big blind. Flop 7♥ 9♣ 8♣ was checked round with the turn Q♣ led by Tsang for 4,500. Singam makes the call and sees river K♠ . Tsang fires another 12,000, Singam with a final muck.

Date: October 4, 2023 Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 733) Entries: 151 Bagging time: 10% of field / 16 players

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Cutoff Nguyen Minh Thanh opened to 4,000, joined by both players on the blinds. Flop came 3♠ 4♠ 6♥ , small blind Tsang Ka Shun checks, big blind Nguyen Van Trung bets 7,000, and raiser Nguyen Minh Thanh raises to 17,000. Both players make the call and sees the turn 5♠ . Killing the action, no more bets were seen through the river Q♥ , with Tsang showing down 4♥ 4♦ for the win.