Day 2
Final table payouts
Date: November 20 to 22, 2023 Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~$372) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000 (~$82,950) Entries: 935 (659 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 7,255,600,000 (~$300,940) ITM/Survivors: 117 players
*Heads up ICM deal
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,084,000,000 | 1,074,000,000 | |
1,056,000,000 | 1,051,920,000 | |
571,000,000 | 568,180,000 | |
421,800,000 | 416,200,000 | |
321,400,000 | 316,600,000 | |
258,700,000 | 256,700,000 | |
207,500,000 | 205,590,000 | |
162,700,000 | 161,500,000 | |
126,000,000 | 125,010,000 |
Pham Duy Tien doubles up
Utg+1 Pham Duy Tien shoves A♦ 4♣ , big blind Calvin Tan calls with J♥ 9♥ , board runs 3♦ 9♦ T♥ A♣ T♣ , Pham doubles up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,600,000(28 BB) | -1,300,000 | |
2,820,000(14 BB) | 1,320,000 |
Blinds up, 5 players remaining
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
11,800,000(59 BB) | 1,940,000 | |
6,900,000(35 BB) | -800,000 | |
4,800,000(24 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
3,000,000(15 BB) | -500,000 | |
1,500,000(8 BB) | -100,000 |
Chirag Khanduja eliminated in 6th place - VN₫ 258,700,000
Hijack Pham Duy Tien raises 300,000, cutoff Chirag Khanduja three-bet jams 1,300,000, big blind Calvin Tan four-bet jams, Pham folds. Khanduja opens K♣ J♦ , Tan opens A♦ J♠ , board runs 9♣ 6♦ 4♥ 5♣ T♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
7,700,000(51 BB) | 1,900,000 | |
3,400,000(23 BB) | -500,000 |
Ngo Minh Tien gets lucky
Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in with A♦ 9♦ , initial raiser Calvin Tan calls with A♥ Q♠ , the board runs 9♥ 3♠ T♦ 4♦ 5♥ for a lucky pair to Ngo.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,800,000(39 BB) | -1,500,000 | |
3,800,000(25 BB) | 2,300,000 |
Calvin Tan hard-bets to win the pot
Small blind Oliver Schulze raises 400,000 then calls big blind Calvin Tan’s three-bet of 1,300,000, flop comes 7♥ 5♥ {2d. Tan bets 400,000, Schulze check-calls. On the turn Q♠ , Tan fires 1,500,000, Schulze check-folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
7,300,000(61 BB) | -400,000 | |
5,400,000(45 BB) |
Blinds up, 6 players remaining
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
7,700,000(51 BB) | 2,600,000 | |
5,800,000(39 BB) | -400,000 | |
5,400,000(36 BB) | -1,200,000 | |
3,900,000(26 BB) | -600,000 | |
2,000,000(13 BB) | -290,000 | |
1,500,000(10 BB) | -125,000 |
Chip counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
6,600,000(55 BB) | 495,000 | |
5,700,000(48 BB) | 500,000 | |
5,100,000(43 BB) | -400,000 | |
3,200,000(27 BB) | ||
2,000,000(17 BB) | -20,000 | |
1,910,000(16 BB) | ||
1,625,000(14 BB) | ||
1,200,000(10 BB) | 690,000 |
Calvin Tan picks up a hefty pot
Action folds to the button Calvin Tan who raises to 200,000, Pham Duy Tien defends the big blind, flop comes 9♦ Q♦ 3♣ . Tan c-bets 175,000, Pham check-calls, turn is K♣ . Tan bets 225,000, Pham check-raises 700,000, Tan three-bets 1,500,000, Pham uses one time bank then flats. Both players check the river 2♠ . Pham opens A♣ T♣ , Tan wins it with K♦ 4♥ top pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,500,000(55 BB) | 1,995,000 | |
4,800,000(48 BB) | -1,610,000 |
Final 9 players
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
6,410,000(64 BB) | 710,000 | |
6,105,000(61 BB) | 305,000 | |
5,705,000(57 BB) | 5,000 | |
3,505,000(35 BB) | 405,000 | |
1,891,000(19 BB) | 91,000 | |
1,625,000(16 BB) | 25,000 | |
1,410,000(14 BB) | 10,000 | |
990,000(10 BB) | 490,000 | |
800,000(8 BB) | ||
495,000(5 BB) | -5,000 |
Blinds up, 11 players remaining

Field is nearly at one table with 11 players left. Players are hunting down the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Calvin Tan leads the race with 4,300,000.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,800,000(58 BB) | 500,000 | |
4,800,000(48 BB) | 1,500,000 | |
4,200,000(42 BB) | -100,000 | |
3,100,000(31 BB) | -1,200,000 | |
1,800,000(18 BB) | 700,000 | |
1,600,000(16 BB) | -400,000 | |
1,400,000(14 BB) | 100,000 | |
1,200,000(12 BB) | 300,000 | |
800,000(8 BB) | -400,000 | |
500,000(5 BB) | -310,000 | |
500,000(5 BB) | -500,000 |
Blinds up, 15 players remaining
15 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Calvin Tan leads the race with 4,300,000. Here are the top 5 in chips.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
4,300,000(54 BB) | ||
3,400,000(43 BB) | -1,000,000 | |
3,300,000(41 BB) | ||
3,000,000(38 BB) | 3,000,000 | |
2,500,000(31 BB) | 400,000 |
Nguyen Ngoc Son eliminated in 17th place - VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)
Calvin Tan opens for 120,000, hijack three-bets 300,000, Tan calls to see the flop 2♦ 6♠ Q♣ . Nguyen c-bets 300,000, Tan check-raises to 750,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn Q♥ , Tan leads out 700,000, Nguyen tanks using up two time banks then jams around 955,000. Tan calls and shows A♣ A♦ , Nguyen with 9♣ 9♦ . The river 7♥ ensures the win for Tan and 17th place for Nguyen.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
4,300,000(72 BB) | 2,300,000 |
Final 18 players
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,900,000(78 BB) | 1,600,000 | |
3,600,000(72 BB) | ||
2,100,000(42 BB) | 2,100,000 | |
2,000,000(40 BB) | 300,000 | |
2,000,000(40 BB) | -700,000 | |
1,900,000(38 BB) | 1,900,000 | |
1,900,000(38 BB) | 300,000 | |
1,400,000(28 BB) | 1,400,000 | |
1,200,000(24 BB) | 1,200,000 | |
1,100,000(22 BB) | -100,000 | |
1,000,000(20 BB) | -700,000 | |
1,000,000(20 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
900,000(18 BB) | -300,000 | |
850,000(17 BB) | 850,000 | |
800,000(16 BB) | -600,000 | |
800,000(16 BB) | 800,000 | |
700,000(14 BB) | -2,200,000 | |
400,000(8 BB) | 400,000 |
Kabir Khattar eliminated
Calvin Tan claims another head sending Kabir Khattar to the exit. Players fold to the button Khattar who raises 170,000 leaving 5,000 behind. Small blind calls, big blind Calvin Tan three-bets all in with J♣ J♠ . Khattar tosses the rest in holding K♠ 9♣ , sb folds. The board runs 9♠ 7♥ 7♣ 7♦ T♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,700,000(68 BB) | 1,300,000 |
Blinds up, 29 players remaining
29 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,300,000(58 BB) | 2,300,000 | |
2,000,000(50 BB) | 400,000 | |
1,600,000(40 BB) | 400,000 | |
1,500,000(38 BB) | 300,000 | |
1,400,000(35 BB) | -6,600,000 |
Blinds up, 4 players remaining
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
9,500,000(38 BB) | 9,500,000 | |
8,000,000(32 BB) | 8,000,000 | |
7,500,000(30 BB) | 7,500,000 | |
2,900,000(12 BB) | 2,900,000 |