Main Event

After getting chunked down by Nguyen Manh Tuan, Hoang The Thanh is all in with K♣ Q♦ , Paul Yugendra and Mai Sheng Qiu call then check down the board 5♥ A♥ 7♣ 8♦ 6♣ . Yugendra has T♥ T♠ , Qiu A♣ A♦ set for the win. Hoang bubbles to end Day 1A.

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Day 1A of the Main Event ran for 12.5 hours with 268 entries filling up the Crown Poker Club. The heat closed at 34 players, each one guaranteed a spot in the money round.

Bagging the largest was Vietnam’s Dang Minh Dat with 912,000 (114 bb). Dang’s biggest pot came just before the bubble round when a player three-bet shoved 40 bb into Dang’s raise. Holding pocket Aces, Dang instantly called.

Also making the cut were High Roller Megastack champion Dao Minh Phu, multi side event winner Khoi Nguyen, and WSOP bracelet winner Renji Mao. Check out the list provided and the live updates for the action.

Date: September 7, 2023 Buy in: ₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057) Guarantee: VN₫ 12,000,000,000 (~USD 500,000) Day 1A: 268 entries (175 unique) / 34 ITM

Chips in play: 10,720,000

Young Shang Bing doubles up through KM Somashekar with K♣ K♠ staying ahead of T♥ T♦ on a board Q♣ 7♠ 2♠ J♦ 8♦ .

Button Hoang The Thanh raises to 22,000, big blind Nguyen Manh Tuan three-bets all in for 174,000, Hoang calls and opens Q♠ Q♥ . Nguyen is drawing with A♠ J♠ . With the board running A♦ A♥ J♦ 5♠ T♣ , Nguyen connects for a boat to survive the bubble round.

From under the gun, Charles Wong min-raises, big blind Sebastian Tan defends, the flop comes A♠ Q♠ J♣ . Wong quickly shoves his last 11,000, Tan makes the easy call and opens A♦ 4♥ top pair, Wong is way ahead with A♣ Q♥ top two pair. The turn J♥ and river K♦ is a double up for Wong.

From under the gun +2, massive stacked Vu Thai Bao raises to 16,000, hijack Alvyn Jeff Sembrano three-bets a huge 71,000, it doesn’t shake off Vu who calls. On the flop T♣ 3♠ 4♠ , Vu shoves, Sembrano snap-calls and shows A♦ A♣ . Vu is behind with 5♣ 6♣ but has an open-ended. On the turn 5♠ Vu adds in pair but still behind. The river T♦ secures the win for Sembrano.

Juyeol Lee raises to 16,000, small blind Alvyn Jeff Sembrano and big blind call. At the flop K♦ Q♣ 5♣ , Lee bets 30,000 Sembrano check-calls, big blind folds. On the turn 6♣ , Lee fires 40,000, Sembrano calls. The river 4♦ , same action with Lee charging with 155,000, Sembrano calls then mucks to Lee’s 8♣ 9♣ flush.

Dang Minh Dat looks down at A♣ A♦ and raises to 16,000, to his thrill, cutoff shoves 300,000, which Dang covers, he makes the fast call. Cutoff has A♠ Q♦ , the board runs 9♠ 7♠ K♠ 4♥ A♥ , Dang ships it and boots one in the process.

Dang Minh Dat = 900,000

The players are back from a break. Bubble round is nearing with 37 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. Tanawat Burapapanuwong leads with 840,000.

With three to the money, button player all in holding A♠ Q♦ , big blind Mai Sheng Qiu goes for it with A♥ K♠ , they both miss the board 7♥ J♣ 8♣ 3♠ T♣ for a double up to Qiu.

Under the gun min-raises, utg+2 Ankit Jajodia calls, cutoff Dao Minh Phu three-bets to 37,000, utg folds, Jajodia calls. At the flop, turn, and river J♠ J♣ 9♠ 7♦ 8♣ , Jajodia check-calls throughout - 23,000, 31,000, 106,000, Phu has T♣ T♦ , Jajodia wins it with 8♦ 8♠ full house.

Battle of the blinds, Leroy Fan shoves with K♣ 5♥ , Ngo Minh Tien risks it with Q♠ 9♦ , the board runs K♦ A♣ 9♥ 2♠ 8♦ , Ngo is eliminated.

All in preflop, Vu Thai Bao A♦ Q♥ is flipping with Pham Duy Anh 4♣ 4♠ . At the runout 9♥ Q♣ 3♦ 8♠ K♣ , Vu spikes the queen to eliminate Pham.

From the button, Pham Duy Anh shoves his last 9 bb, big blind Philbert Lim defends, Pham has A♦ 3♦ , Lim with A♠ 5♣ . The board runs 9♠ 2♠ 5♠ K♦ 4♦ , Pham lands the straight.

The field is down to 39 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. That means it is very close to the bubble round. Tanawat Burapapanuwong leads with 840,000.

Cutoff Dung Trinh raises to 12,000, small blind Paul Yugendra three-bets all in for 140,000, Dung calls and shows T♣ T♥ , Yugendra with A♠ 7♠ . When the board runs out Q♠ 9♠ 6♠ K♦ 9♣ , Yugendra improves to a flush to double up.

From under the gun+2, Tanawat Burapapanuwong opens, lojack Ernst Teo three-bets, Tanawat calls, flop is 5♥ J♠ Q♠ . Tanawat checks to Teo who c-bets 25,000, Tanawat flats. Same action on the turn 9♣ and river J♦ with 55,000 and the shove called. Teo shows K♦ Q♦ two pair, Tanawat A♠ Q♥ same two pair higher kicker. Tanawat drags in the pot and takes the lead.

All in preflop, hijack A♦ Q♠ , button 7♦ 7♥ , big blind Kristian Wiermymr J♠ J♦ has them both covered in chips. With the board runnning A♣ 8♣ 4♥ J♣ 8♥ , Wiermymr sweeps with a full house.

Under the gun Juyeol Lee min-raises, big blind Nguyen Van Trung three-bets to 42,000, Lee flats to see the cards run A♣ 3♦ T♦ . Nguyen c-bet 26,000, Lee flats again. On the turn J♥ , Nguyen fires again, this time 8,000, Lee answers with a shove, Nguyen calls.

Nguyen Van Trung K♦ K♣ Juyeol Lee 6♣ 6♥

The river 7♦ is no help to Lee for Nguyen to score a double up.

The field is down to 50 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. Ernst Teo continues to lead with 850,000.

From lojack, KM Somashekar raises to 10,000, hijack calls, cutoff Vinay B. three-bets to 40,000, Somashekar calls, hijack folds. At the flop J♦ J♥ Q♦ , Vinal bets 18,000, Somashekar check-calls. Both players check the turn Q♥ . On the river 7♠ , Somashekar leads out 70,000, Vinay calls, Somashekar turns over K♦ Q♠ two pair, Vinay mucks.

Players are dropping fast. The field is down to 58 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. Ernst Teo continues to lead with 800,000.

All in preflop, Ta Son Tung K♠ [10c}, Ankit Jajodia A♣ A♦ . The board runs out J♦ A♠ 7♥ Q♦ Q♠ , both improve. Jajodia’s boat dominates Ta’s straight.

Hand opens with Ankit Jajodia raising from utg to 6,000, utg+1 Thanh Tung Nguyen three-bets 20,000, button Sebastian Tan four-bets all in, Jajodia gets out of the way, Nguyen calls.

Thanh Tung Nguyen - A♥ Q♠ Sebastian Tan - 5♦ 5♥

At the runout 3♠ 2♣ J♦ 4♠ A♠ , it’s a straight for Tan to scoop up the double up and more.

Juyeol Lee with A♣ Q♣ dominates a player’s A♦ 9♦ . The board runs 5♠ 7♦ 3♣ 4♠ 8♦ to rake it in and bust one.

From utg+2, Bernard Koh Wei Yao shoves 47,5000 holding A♦ Q♣ , small blind Nguyen Van Trung calls with A♥ J♥ , the board runs out Q♠ 9♥ K♦ 4♦ A♣ . Koh doubles up.

With 31,000 in the pot, two players are all in on a flop 5♥ 5♦ A♥ . Alok Birewar has A♦ J♥ , player has him covered and dominated with 5♠ 4♠ trips, the turn A♠ switches them up with Birewar improving to a full house, and with the river J♣ , Birewar doubles up.

Players are dropping fast. The field is down to 69 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players.

Cutoff opens, small blind Dang Minh Dat three-bets to 20,000, cutoff calls, flop is A♠ 8♥ 6♥ . Small blind Dang Minh Dat c-bets 30,000, cutoff raises to 60,000, Dang shoves and is called.

Dang has A♣ 5♥ and is behind cutoff’s A♦ Q♥ , the turn 5♣ reverses the ranks, and with the river J♣ , Dang ships it.

Famous Japanese singer GACKT finds himself at the rail having pushed with A♥ J♣ only to run into Lim Zong Xian’s A♠ A♦ and a board of A♣ T♣ 2♥ J♥ 8♠ .

Under the gun Tien Sang raises to 6,000, lojack calls, hijack three-bet jams for 10,000, back to Tien Sang who four-bet jams as well, lojack folds.

Tien Sang J♣ T♠ Hijack A♥ 6♦

With the board running 7♣ A♠ 8♦ 6♠ 9♣ , Tien Sang lands the straight to dust two pair.

Lojack Ernst Teo raises to 6,000, cutoff calls, small blind Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 25,000, Teo four-bet shoves, cutoff folds, Ewe calls for his tournament life.

Ernst Teo A♦ K♠ Ewe Eng Soon J♦ J♠

It’s a flip! The board runs out Q♠ K♣ 7♥ 2♠ T♠ , Teo ships a massive pot as Ewe exits.

Under the gun Yohei Kitazato raises to 5,000, button Leroy Fan three-bets to 15,000, big blind Nguyen Van Sang four-bets to 40,000, Kitazato folds, Fan five-bet shoves, Nguyen tank-folds.

Blinds are up, field has trimmed to 85 players. Day 1A plays down to 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players.

Under the gun William Jia shoves 24,000 with K♣ T♣ , button Rosa Nguyen calls, small blind Anatolii Gorbushin three-bet shoves, this is enough to isolate as Nguyen folds. Gorbushin has A♠ A♥ . The board runs A♣ 4♥ 3♥ 3♠ 3♦ , Jia is eliminated.

Under the gun +1 Yohei Kitazato all in with 5♣ 5♥ , lojack Nguyen Quang Huy dominates with A♠ A♥ , button Leroy Fan A♦ K♣ . The board runs out J♠ K♠ T♣ 7♠ 5♦ . Kitazato spikes a set on the river to triple up. Nguyen wins the side pot.

Under the gun Teddy Pham shoves 18,500 with A♦ K♠ , cutoff Woon Gao Sheng calls with A♠ Q♦ . The board runs 8♥ 2♥ J♣ 9♣ T♠ for a straight on the river to Woon. Pham goes bust.

Registration for Main Event Day 1A closes at 268 entries (175 unique). There are currently 110 players left in the field. They play down to 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players.

Third break of the day, last chance to register! 264 entries (174 unique). The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is soon!

On the seventh bubble hand, Nguyen Hoang Long shoves from hijack and small blind Patrik Zidek calls for his tournament life. Zidek is dominated Q♠ {qd{ behind Nguyen’s K♣ K♦ . With the board running 7♥ A♦ 2♠ 4♥ 9♥ , Zidek goes bust, Nguyen ships it to rise to 1,170,000 (29 bb)

Blinds are up, 244 entries (166 unique). This is the last level to join Day 1A. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Under the gun Abhinav Iyer raises to 2,400, utg+1 Alan Khoo calls, utg+2 Jung +Sup Yung three-bets 8,500, small blind Dong Hee Kim calls, back to Iyer who calls, Khoo four-bets all in fir 69,000, Jung tan-folds, Kim five-bets shoves enough to push out Iyer.

Alan Khoo A♦ K♣ Dong Hee Kim Q♠ J♠

The board runs out 5♣ J♥ 3♦ K♦ 2♦ , big slick holds.

Three-bet pot of 11,200 brewed preflop and two players staring down a board 7♦ T♣ 3♣ . Under the gun Harry Duong bets 5,300, button Dang Minh Dat “Dat Fish” raises to 20,400, Duong jams 40,000, Dang calls.

Duong Q♣ T♣ top pair Dang 3♦ 3♥ set

The turn 6♥ and river 9♣ change nothing, Dang claims the pot while booting Duong.

Under the gun+2 Jung Sup Yun opens, hijack Ta Son Tung calls, flop is J♠ A♠ T♠ . Jung c-bets 3500, Ta shoves, Jung calls for his tournament life and shows A♣ K♦ top pair. Ta has better, 9♠ 2♠ flush. The turn A♥ improves Jung to trips but with the river 6♣ , Jung is still behind to bust out.

Blinds are up, currently 227 entries with 132 in action. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Under the gun all in with A♥ K♠ , lojack Jung Sup Yun all in with A♣ Q♠ , hijack Ta Son Tung T♣ 9♣ , the board runs 7♣ J♦ 7♠ J♣ 8♣ for a straight to Ta to eliminate a player

Small blind Yuhang Chen three-bets preflop and initial raiser Minh Hai from the button calls. At the flop J♠ 4♦ Q♦ , Chen c-bets, and Hai calls. On the turn 9♣ the pot has grown to 76,000, Chen shoves 33,200 and Hai still calls. Chen shows A♦ A♣ and claims the pot. Hai had K♣ Q♠ top pair.

Blinds are up, currently 206 entries with 125 in action. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Second break of the day, 203 entries (150 unique). Players have ten minutes before the next round resumes. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Three way all in preflop, hijack Pham Duy Anh (20,000) 3♣ 6♣ , biggest stacked Vy Nguyen on cutoff K♠ K♣ , button player Q♦ Q♠ , the board spreads out 6♦ J♦ 2♣ 8♥ 5♦ .

Blinds are up and the field continues to grow. Currently 182 entries with 114 in action. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

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Under the gun Dang Ming Dat raises to 1,200, utg+1 calls, big blind three bets to 4,300, back to Dang Minh Dat who four-bets all in, utg+1 joins the shove, big blind folds for a two way showdown. Dang Minh Dat opens 6♦ 6♣ , it’s a flip with utg+1 holding A♦ K♠ , the board runs 2♦ J♠ T♦ 6♥ T♣ .

Halfway through registration, 155 entries so far and climbing. Among the sea of heads are notables Chu Anh, Ewe Eng Soon, Hasagi, Lee Kun Han, Gaurav Sood, Nguyen Van Trung, Ngo Minh Tien, Abhinav Iyer, Dhaval Mudgal, Bien Mai, Minh A Nguyen, and Dongkyu Kim.

The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Blinds are up, 138 entries and rising. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Tiger Lim has been eliminated and according to him, Young Shang Bing took chunks off him until the final hand where Young’s nut flush cracked Lim’s aces. It was all in preflop, Lim A♠ A♣ , Young A♦ K♦ , the board 8♦ 9♦ 6♦ 9♥ 8♠ .

Break over, blinds are up. 110 entries so far. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration is open until the start of Level 11. Among the new entries was reigning USOP Vietnam Main Event champion Nguyen Ngoc Dai. 

First break of the day, 103 entries (94 unique). Players have ten minutes before the next round resumes. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration is open until the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Another one bites the dust here early with Dinh Quang Vu delivering the bad news. Hand opens with utg+1 raising to 600, lojack calls, hijack Dinh three-bets to 3,100, small blind four-bets to 10,100, only Dinh calls. At the flop 6♥ 4♣ 5♦ , sb shoves, Dinh calls, sb has 9♣ 9♥ , Dinh ahead with J♥ J♠ . Dinh ships it and rails one after the turn 4♦ and river T♠ .

Jung Sup Yun getting an early boost with a double up holding an unlikely hand. It opens with uutg+1 raising to 1,000, lojack Jung and hijack call, button three-bets to 5,000, only Jung calls. The flop 2♣ [3c} 4♦ , button c-bets 8,000, Jung check-calls to the turn 7♣ . Jung shoves, button calls, Jung shows 7♥ 2♥ , button J♣ J♥ . The river K♠ secures the double up for Jung.

Blinds are up, 73 entries now and more seen at the cashier. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Hoa Vinh is the first casualty of the Main Event having fallen to Tiger Lim on a crazy cooler. Lim opened the action and bet on every street, Hoa Vinh called each street then raised it all on the river. Board was A♦ 6♥ 9♥ 3♦ 5♥ . Hoa Vinh A♥ J♥ , Lim 8♥ 7♥ .

New level! Only 59 players were able to secure hoodies by signing up and getting their chips in play on the first level. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.

Five tables up and running at the half of the first level with more lined up at registration. Among the early go-ers are Anatolii Gorbushin, Vu Thai Bao, Kyle Bao Diep, Hoa Vinh, and Charles Wong.

Cards in the air for Day 1A of the Main Event! 18 players were seated at the starting buzzer with more lined up at registration. Hoodies are being given out as soon as players sign up. This limited merch is only available to Level 1 players.