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Viet Nam, Crown Poker Club
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Day 1A
USOP Hanoi
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
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 912,000 | 912,000 | |
| 808,000 | -32,000 | |
| 800,000 | 60,000 | |
| 690,000 | 690,000 | |
| 660,000 | 660,000 | |
| 594,000 | 594,000 | |
| 558,000 | 38,000 | |
| 480,000 | 20,000 | |
| 467,000 | 467,000 | |
| 432,000 | 432,000 | |
| 385,000 | 385,000 | |
| 379,000 | -61,000 | |
| 356,000 | 356,000 | |
| 351,000 | 351,000 | |
| 329,000 | 329,000 | |
| 282,000 | -8,000 | |
| 262,000 | -98,000 | |
| 237,000 | 237,000 | |
| 192,000 | 37,000 | |
| 161,000 | -129,000 | |
| 150,000 | 150,000 | |
| 145,000 | 145,000 | |
| 129,000 | 129,000 | |
| 126,000 | 126,000 | |
| 123,000 | 123,000 | |
| 116,000 | 116,000 | |
| 102,000 | 12,000 | |
| 100,000 | 34,000 | |
| 79,000 | 79,000 | |
| 76,000 | 76,000 | |
| 72,000 | 72,000 | |
| 61,000 | 61,000 | |
| 59,000 | 59,000 | |
| 31,000 | 31,000 |
Ngo Minh Tien calls and falls
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 360,000(60 BB) | 120,000 | |
busted |
Aggressive preflop action
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 240,000(96 BB) | 90,000 | |
| 100,000(40 BB) | -20,000 | |
| 95,000(38 BB) | 95,000 |
Yohei Kitazato triples up
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.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 150,000(75 BB) | 150,000 | |
| 120,000(60 BB) | 120,000 | |
| 47,000(24 BB) | 47,000 |