Vietnam Open

[Vietnamese Translation]

The first trophy was claimed by Vietnam’s own Phan Minh Duc at the Vietnam Open event. Phan pocketed a cool ₫402,300,000 (~$16,500). 

It was a patient grind to the top for Phan who was down to 9 bb at 7 handed. After numerous uncalled shoves and three players dropping out, Phan earned his first double up against Adrian Chua with A♦ 9♠ spiking the ace on the river to dust 9♥ 9♣ .

At three-handed, Phan grinded to the top then won a big pot against Chua who then fell to Liu Tianyou. Heads up was quick with Phan eliminating Liu in just two hands. The final hand was Phan Q♥ J♦ , Liu 7♣ 7♦ , the board was 8♥ A♦ 8♦ J♠ 4♠ .

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Buy in: ₫4,000,000 (~$142) / ₫8,000,000 (~$245) Guarantee: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290) Entries: 109 / 149 / 40 = 298 Prize pool: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290) ITM: 9 / 23 / 6 = 38 players

Full payouts to be posted.

Small blind Liu Tianyou limps then calls Ng Tsun Yin’s shoves. Liu ahead A♣ {10d of Ng’s A♠ 8♥ . The board runs A♥ 2♦ J♥ 4♣ K♦ for Ng to fall in 11th place.

You Jun Hong three-bet shoves 5♦ 5♠ then falls to Liu Tianyou’s 7♦ 7♥ on a board of 8♦ Q♣ 9♣ T♣ Q♦ .

Table 1

Table 2

Utg Liu Tianyou raises 32,000, cutoff calls, button Raina Chakshu Deep three-bet shoves (116,000) holding T♦ T♥ . Liu four-bet shoves to successfully push out cutoff then turns over K♥ Q♥ . With the board running Q♣ A♣ J♦ 5♠ 7♦ , Raina is eliminated.

Players are back from the first break of the day. Blinds are up. 19 players left on the hunt for the first title of Poker Dream 7 Vietnam. Minimum payout is ₫21,900,000 (~$900). Top prize is ₫402,300,000 (~$16,550). 

Big stacks at the break:

Button Kyle Bao Diep three-bets 68,000, initial raiser Liu Tianyou calls from under the gun. Both check the flop Q♠ Q♦ 9♠ , on the turn A♥ , Liu bets 60,000, Diep calls. Same action on the river 8♣ , Liu bets 100,000, Diep calls then mucks to Liu’s Q♣ J♣ trips.

Liu I Hsuan three-bets shoves 86,000 with K♦ J♠ , initial raiser Liu Tianyou calls with A♥ Q♣ . Board runs T♥ 2♠ 8♥ 5♣ Q♦ .