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.

Utg Pham Bao raises 34,000, big blind Ng Tsun Yin calls, flop comes 3♣ 5♥ 8♠ . Pham c-bets 40,000, Ng calls. On the turn K♣ , Pham bets 100,000, Ng folds.

Table 1

Table 2

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:

Utg Iosub Dragos-Gabriel raises 24,000, finds two callers to the flop 4♠ 5♣ J♥ . Dragos-Gabriel c-bets 26,000, only cutoff Pham Bao calls. On the turn 2♦ , Dragos-Gabriel double barrels 44,000, again Pham calls. On the river A♦ , Dragos-Gabriel triple barrels 110,000, Pham shoves (305,000), Dragos-Gabriel tank-folds.

Hijack Pham Bao raises 22,000, button Zhang Cheng three-bets 56,000, big blind Iosub Dragos-Gabriel four-bets all in, no callers.

Entering chip leader Pham Bao raises 13,000 from under the gun, hijack Tong Van Viet three-bets 28,000, Pham flats. On the flop {ad4c10s}, Pham checks, Tong c-bets 28,000 and wins the pot.