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Le Ngoc Khanh

Viet Nam

Blind level

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

44/291

Total Chips

8,730,000

Average

198,409

Flight C

SMPSMP

3/22/2025, 5:57:36 PM

End of Flight C - 44 Survivors

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	646,000(81 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	550,000(69 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	505,000(63 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	453,500(57 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	408,000(51 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	384,000(48 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	375,000(47 BB)
KC Kim ChanhwiSouth Korea	330,000(41 BB)
JC Jaegeol ChoSouth Korea	325,000(41 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	313,000(39 BB)
CB Cheolmin ByeonSouth Korea	303,000(38 BB)
TK Takayuki KobaJapan	294,000(37 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	262,000(33 BB)
CC Choi Chang GiNetherlands	257,500(32 BB)
JP Jongju ParkSouth Korea	257,000(32 BB)
HP Hyunki ParkSouth Korea	249,500(31 BB)
ML Moosung LeeSouth Korea	219,000(27 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	214,000(27 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	212,500(27 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	209,500(26 BB)
KK Kawai KatsuhitoJapan	184,500(23 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	173,500(22 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	167,500(21 BB)
TO Takuya OharaJapan	149,000(19 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	143,000(18 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	126,000(16 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	108,000(14 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	101,000(13 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	100,000(13 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	89,000(11 BB)
SA Shinya ArigaiJapan	80,000(10 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	72,500(9 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	70,000(9 BB)
JL Junwoo LeeSouth Korea	57,500(7 BB)
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	53,500(7 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	49,000(6 BB)
TU Takaaki UmemoriJapan	46,500(6 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	46,000(6 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	44,000(6 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	38,000(5 BB)
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	28,500(4 BB)
KN Kosuke NishihataJapan	13,000(2 BB)
JY Jun YongjinSouth Korea	10,500(1 BB)
HH Hata HyomaJapan	10,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 5:15:37 PM

Le Ngoc Khanh Calls Down with Ace High

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Le Ngoc Khanh

Nayeon Cho defended his big blind against Le Ngoc Khanh's 16,000 cutoff open, and check called another 10,000 on flop 8♥ T♠ T♣ . Both checked turn 4♥ through to river 6♥ , where Cho led for 20,000. Khanh tank called with ace-high A♥ J♣ and found it good against Cho's K♣ 5♣ .

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	614,000(77 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	365,000(46 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 5:01:14 PM

Michael Bueza Crushes with Cowboys

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Facing an open and a button call, Michael Bueza flicked in his last 46,000 on the small blind and was challenged by initial raiser Le Ngoc Khanh.

Bueza ahead, was glad to find no aces on board 7♠ Q♦ 6♠ 8♠ 9♦ to guarantee him the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	K♦K♥ SB	116,000(19 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	A♠K♣ MP	533,000(89 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:53:28 PM

Kim Enriquez Holds Firm

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Kim Enriquez

Kim Enriquez defended his big blind against Le Ngoc Khanh's 12,000 utg open, and check jammed his remaining 39,500 on flop 5♥ Q♥ A♦ . Khanh made the call with a flush draw 7♥ 3♥ and was up against Enriquez' top pair A♣ 7♦ .

Runout K♦ A♠ felted no more hearts, leaving Khanh to fork over the pot to Enriquez.

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	561,000(94 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	112,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:48:49 PM

Le Ngoc Khanh Piles It High

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

A crucial pot with over 400,000 in the middle went Le Ngoc Khanh's way with his ace-king reigning supreme over Naeyon Cho's pocket tens on a king-high board. Khanh's recent boost sees him surge up the ranks and take the Flight C lead.

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	636,500(106 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	261,000(44 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:08:12 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
CB Cheolmin ByeonSouth Korea	462,000(77 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	450,000(75 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	444,000(74 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	371,500(62 BB)
CG Chang Gi Choi	344,000(57 BB)
HP Hyunki ParkSouth Korea	331,500(55 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	290,000(48 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	285,000(48 BB)
FZ Fu Zhenbo Alang	280,000(47 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	275,000(46 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	265,000(44 BB)
JC Jaegeol ChoSouth Korea	252,500(42 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	248,500(41 BB)
ML Moosung LeeSouth Korea	247,000(41 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	240,000(40 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	236,500(39 BB)
KC Kim ChanhwiSouth Korea	223,500(37 BB)
JP Jongju ParkSouth Korea	213,000(36 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	186,000(31 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	185,000(31 BB)
DA David AngPhilippines	175,000(29 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	172,500(29 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	163,000(27 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	161,000(27 BB)
TK Takayuki KobaJapan	157,000(26 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	138,000(23 BB)
KK Kawai KatsuhitoJapan	134,000(22 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	128,500(21 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	122,000(20 BB)
TO Takuya OharaJapan	114,500(19 BB)
JL Junwoo LeeSouth Korea	108,500(18 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	108,500(18 BB)
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	107,000(18 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	88,000(15 BB)
AA Aj AcdalPhilippines	87,500(15 BB)
TU Takaaki UmemoriJapan	86,000(14 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	82,000(14 BB)
HH Hata Hyoma	74,000(12 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	65,000(11 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	58,000(10 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	55,000(9 BB)
TA Taruli AritonaIndonesia	54,000(9 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	53,000(9 BB)
KN Kosuke NishihataJapan	53,000(9 BB)
SA Shinya ArigaiJapan	44,500(7 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	43,000(7 BB)
JY Jun YongjinSouth Korea	42,500(7 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	39,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 3:22:41 PM

Le Ngoc Khanh with a Big Blind Special

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yoshiki Shimono pushed his last 49,000 on the small blind and saw Le Ngoc Khanh right behind wake up with the best hand in the deck.

Shimono in trouble, failed to catch up on board 7♥ T♥ 6♦ Q♦ 8♠ , capping his Flight C run for good.

Player	Hand	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	A♠A♣ BB	183,000(46 BB)
YS Yoshiki ShimonoJapan	A♥K♦ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 2:26:55 PM

Fu Zhenbo Alang Ramps Up the Aggression

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Fu Zhenbo Alang

Initial action between Fu Zhenbo Alang and Le Ngoc Khanh built a pot of 44,500 in the middle. On flop 4♥ T♣ 3♦ , Alang pulled a check raise to 29,000 against Khanh's 13,500 bet, and followed with another 26,000 on turn 3♠ . Khanh gave it a thought and eventually surrendered on the turn, giving up the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips
FZ Fu Zhenbo Alang	213,000(71 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	146,000(49 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 1:02:01 PM

Top Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips
CB Cheolmin ByeonSouth Korea	247,500(99 BB)
TO Takuya OharaJapan	232,000(93 BB)
KK Kawai KatsuhitoJapan	224,000(90 BB)
KC Kim ChanhwiSouth Korea	213,500(85 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	207,000(83 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	206,000(82 BB)
AU Alexander UgayRussia	196,000(78 BB)
JH Junseon Hwang	165,500(66 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	162,000(65 BB)
CG Chang Gi Choi	162,000(65 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	160,000(64 BB)
KJ Kyungsun JungSouth Korea	157,000(63 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	154,000(62 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	150,000(60 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	145,500(58 BB)
RY Roland YusufIndonesia	142,000(57 BB)
FZ Fu Zhenbo Alang	139,000(56 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	132,000(53 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	131,000(52 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	126,500(51 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	124,000(50 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	123,000(49 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	122,500(49 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	116,000(46 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	112,000(45 BB)
RM Rishi MirpuriSingapore	110,000(44 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	103,000(41 BB)
HP Hyunki ParkSouth Korea	97,000(39 BB)
BM Benjamin MangalimanPhilippines	92,000(37 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 12:26:54 PM

Player Chip Counts on Table 28

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	176,000(88 BB)
FZ Fu Zhenbo Alang	169,000(85 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	132,000(66 BB)
MS Moses SaquingPhilippines	42,000(21 BB)
TF Thomas FonceFrance	39,500(20 BB)
ST Shujiro TsutsumiJapan	31,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 11:23:44 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	209,000(139 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	171,000(114 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	162,000(108 BB)
JL James LeeSingapore	148,500(99 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	147,000(98 BB)
RH Rui HanazawaJapan	140,000(93 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	139,000(93 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	136,000(91 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	134,000(89 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	131,000(87 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	130,000(87 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	129,000(86 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	127,000(85 BB)
DS Dong Seok LeeSouth Korea	126,000(84 BB)
CG Chang Gi Choi	125,000(83 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	123,000(82 BB)
KJ Kyungsun JungSouth Korea	116,000(77 BB)
RY Roland Yusuf	111,000(74 BB)
JH Junseon Hwang	110,000(73 BB)
JN Jason Ng Tze WeiSingapore	107,000(71 BB)
TA Takumi Asahara	104,500(70 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	103,000(69 BB)
DA David AngPhilippines	102,500(68 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	92,300(62 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	92,000(61 BB)
EC Eric CeretSingapore	89,500(60 BB)
TH Tatsuhiko HayashiJapan	89,000(59 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	87,000(58 BB)
FZ Fu Zhenbo Alang	85,000(57 BB)
YP Yohn ParedesPeru	80,000(53 BB)
BM Benjamin MangalimanPhilippines	80,000(53 BB)
AK Akihiro KawaguchiJapan	67,000(45 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 11:20:43 AM

Le Ngoc Khanh in Control

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Le Ngoc Khanh

Le Ngoc Khanh opened utg and was joined by three other players onto flop Q♠ J♥ T♥ . Action was checked to Jingxiang Ong on the button, pushing him to bet 4,000. Khanh raised to 13,000 and followed with a hefty 34,000 bet on turn 8♣ . Ong gave it up on the second street, relinquishing the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	97,800(82 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	92,000(77 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 10:08:23 AM

Tomomi Ugawa Pays the Price

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Vying for a pot of 11,000 across a completed board of 8♥ Q♦ 2♠ Q♣ K♥ , Le Ngoc Khanh on the small blind, made a final attempt with a bet of 7,500. Tomomi Ugawa found the call, yet mucked as Khanh revealed a full house K♠ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	94,300(94 BB)
TU Tomomi UgawaJapan	34,200(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 9:50:03 AM

Le Ngoc Khanh Caught with an Ill-Timed Bluff

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Joemark Vasay defended his early open and called Le Ngoc Khanh's 4,500 button three bet. On flop Q♣ T♥ A♠ , Vasay check called another 1,800, peeling turn 6♠ . Both checked to river J♥ , where Vasay checked a third time around. Khanh went for maximum pressure but backfired as Vasay snap called with a straight K♣ Q♥ , leaving his T♦ 9♦ in pieces.

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	75,200(75 BB)
JV Joemark VasayPhilippines	53,500(54 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 9:07:58 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	180,600(181 BB)
BM Benjamin MangalimanPhilippines	144,200(144 BB)
RH Rui HanazawaJapan	131,700(132 BB)
KJ Kyungsun JungSouth Korea	104,700(105 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	104,600(105 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	102,600(103 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	99,800(100 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	97,100(97 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	92,000(92 BB)
JH Junseon Hwang	91,600(92 BB)
DA David AngPhilippines	85,500(86 BB)
IS Iwabuchi Shotaro	84,800(85 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	79,600(80 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	77,600(78 BB)
TA Takumi Asahara	72,300(72 BB)
MI Minami Issho	71,000(71 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	70,500(71 BB)
YS Yoshiki ShimonoJapan	70,000(70 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	68,000(68 BB)
EY Edison YuPhilippines	66,000(66 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	63,600(64 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	61,600(62 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	60,300(60 BB)
TK Takayuki KobaJapan	59,500(60 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	58,000(58 BB)
HH Hata Hyoma	55,000(55 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 6:05:22 AM

Player Chip Counts on Table 28

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips
TU Tomomi UgawaJapan	71,600(239 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	66,800(223 BB)
TF Thomas FonceFrance	31,900(106 BB)
DA Dave AguilaPhilippines	31,200(104 BB)
RH Rui HanazawaJapan	30,700(102 BB)
JR Jesus RiveraPhilippines	20,900(70 BB)
KC Kim ChanhwiSouth Korea	9,600(32 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:41:21 AM

Tomoki Nozawa Pulls the Trigger

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Le Ngoc Khanh opened 300 utg and called 900 more following a raise from Tomoki Nozawa a seat after.

On board K♦ 6♣ 8♠ K♣ , Nozawa double barreled - 800 and 2,500, with Khanh check calling both streets. Nozawa finished with an all-in for his remaining 12,300 on river A♣ and finally got Khanh to give it up.

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	38,500(385 BB)
TN Tomoki NozawaJapan	21,600(216 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:28:15 AM

Tomomi Ugawa Wins by Default

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Tomomi Ugawa

Le Ngoc Khanh opened to 200 in early position and was joined by three other players on flop 2♥ T♥ 3♦ . Action was checked to turn 3♣ , where Khanh continued for 500. Only Tomomi Ugawa stuck around to see river A♦ and faced a final 700 from the aggressor. Ugawa called down and picked up the pot with no showdown as Khanh quickly mucked.

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	43,000(430 BB)
TU Tomomi UgawaJapan	31,700(317 BB)