Main Event

Main Event - Day 2

After thirteen hours, Day 2 of the Main Event concluded with 106 field down to the Final 9 players. They return to action on Monday, April 24 at 11am. You can catch all the action via the livestream on the Crown Poker Club YouTube channel. Here are the final 9 by seat draw.

100,000 ante - 10 remaining

Only one bust needed to form the final table and it won’t be Phat Thanh Nguyen having just tripled up to 10 BB. From the button Nguyen shoved his remaining 290,000 chips, and is looked up by the blinds, Evgenii Chernyi and bb Sua Shung Er. The board runs out 3♥ 2♦ 5♦ 4♥ T♣ . Nguyen has K♣ 3♣ small pair to ship it.

Prior to this shove, Nguyen was down to 170,000 at the other table and survived against Benjamin Sai with A♣ T♠ staying ahead of K♥ J♣ .

100,000 ante - 11 remaining

Quy Ngoc Nguyen (Kimsuri) is all in on a turn board 3♣ 9♥ J♠ T♣ with Q♠ J♣ top pair / draw, he is called by Evgenii Chernyi with K♣ Q♦ straight. The river 6♦ doesn’t help Kimsuri. The stacks are counted and Kimsuri is behind by one small blind.

100,000 ante - 11 remaining

Blinds are up, 11 players remaining. Two more to form the final table and wrap up Day 2.

8,000 ante - 12 remaining

On a flop 9♠ J♠ 8♣ , The Van is all in for 1,150,000 and Sua Shung Er calls it. Van opens T♠ 3♦ open ended, Sua with A♠ A♥ , the turn 5♦ and river 4♥ are no help to Van to fall out of contention.

The Van - eliminated in 12th place for VN₫ 215,000,000 (~US$ 9,150)

8,000 ante - 13 remaining

Tony Bui all in with K♠ 7♠ , Evgenii Chernyi called with A♠ Q♥ , the board was { 6♥ 2♥ J♥ 9♥ 9♣ .

8,000 ante - 13 remaining

Thuy Trung Duong shoved with Q♥ Q♣ and was put at risk by Huy Quang Dinh A♥ J♣ . With the flop running 2♠ Q♠ Q♦ , it was a booming quads for Duong to take it down and double up to 2,000,000.

8,000 ante - 13 remaining

Another short stack doubles through with The Anh holding Q♥ Q♣ that dominated Kimsuri’s J♣ J♠ throughout the board 8♥ K♥ T♣ 6♥ 6♦ .

8,000 ante - 13 remaining

Benson pushes all in with A♥ 7♥ , Benjamin Sai calls for his tournament life with 7♣ 7♠ . The board runs dry for the pocket pair to hold and double up to 2,000,000.

8,000 ante

Players are on another break, 13 left in the field. They play down to the final table of 9 players.

60,000 ante - 13 remaining

Kimsuri risks it all with Q♦ J♣ and Evegenii Chernyi attempts to eliminate with {8d{}8s}. With the board running 7♦ 4♠ 3♠ 3♥ Q♠ , no such luck as Kimsuri finds the river for a double up to 2,200,000.

60,000 ante - 14 remaining

End of the line for Rolands Norietis with A♠ 8♥ failing to improve against Dai Ngoc Nguyen’s T♣ T♠ to bust in 14th place. He earned VN₫ 180,000,000 (~US$ 7,660) for his deep run.

60,000 ante - 14 remaining

Tony Bui’s 3♣ 3♠ held its own against Kimsuri’s A♠ Q♥ overcards with the board running 3♦ K♣ 8♠ 4♥ 8♦ .

60,000 ante - 15 remaining

Battle of the blinds, Minku Kim J♥ 8♥ with live cards against at risk player Wilson Tan A♦ 4♦ , the board grants the red hearts as it has been doing for most of the day Q♥ A♥ 3♥ 9♦ 5♣ for a flush to Kim and 15th place to Tan.

60,000 ante - 15 remaining

Blinds up, 15 players left. Pay jump.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 16 remaining

Action preflop Calvin Tan raises to 280,000, big blind Hau Hai Duong defends. At the flop A♠ Q♥ 7♦ , both check. The turn 3♥ Tan over bets 850,000, Duong calls. On the river 3♥ , Duong bets, Tan raises, Duong jams, Tan calls.

Duong 7♥ 7♣ Tan Q♠ Q♣

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 17 remaining

David Erquiaga all in with A♥ J♠ which fails to improve against Minku Kim’s Q♥ Q♠ on a Ten-high board.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 18 remaining

Sebastian Muller falls on a three way showdown as short stacked Thuy Trung Duong triples up.

Muller J♠ J♣ Duong A♥ 8♥ Sua Shung Er K♦ K♣

When the board runs 2♠ 7♦ Q♣ 4♦ A♣ , Duong celebrates his win, Muller falls to Sua.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 17 remaining

On a board Q♠ 8♥ A♥ 2♣ 3♣ and a huge 2,475,000 in the pot, Benson pushes his remaining 920,000, no call.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 19 remaining

Lordrich Nguyen is all in with T♦ T♣ and faces Dai Ngoc Nguyen with Q♣ Q♠ , the board is 4♥ 9♥ A♠ J♣ 8♠ to eliminate Lordrich in 19th place.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 20 remaining

On a turn board 6♥ T♣ 3♦ A♦ , it’s all in with at risk player Anton Lu behind A♣ J♥ to Sua Shung Er’s A♥ T♥ two pair. The river is Q♠ to end Lu’s run in 20th place.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 21 remaining

On a board K♣ 8♦ Q♠ J♦ 5♠ and 1,320,000 in the pot, Dai Ngoc Nguyen bets 900,000, Sua Shung Er tank-calls, Nguyen mucks.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 20 remaining

All in preflop, Tung Nguyen needing help with 8♠ 8♥ way behind Rolands Norietis K♥ K♣ . With the board running 4♥ T♦ 6♦ 5♣ 5♥ , Nguyen plunged to 10,000, then busted to Norietis on the next hand.

Level 26: 25,000, 50,000, 50,000 ante - 21 remaining

Blinds up, 21 players remaining. Only three left to break another table.

40,000 ante

Preflop action Kimsuri raises to 90,000, Phat Nguyen and big blind Dai Ngoc Nguyen call. At the flop Q♣ Q♥ 8♣ , all check. On the turn T♣ , Kimsuri bets 150,000, no takers. Kimsuri shows his A♦ J♣ . Dai shows he folded his 8♥ pair.

40,000 ante

From cutoff, Phat Nguyen raises to 80,000, button Sua Shung Er and big blind Lordrich Nguyen call. At the flop J♦ 4♥ 7♣ , action is checked to Sua who fires 130,000, no takers.

40,000 ante

On a flop 8♦ 7♣ K♣ , Hung Pham bets, Tan raises to 160,000, called by Pham. On the A♦ turn, Pham bets 125,000, this time Tan jams. Pham folds.

40,000 ante

All in at the flop 7♠ Q♦ K♣ , Tony Bui A♦ K♥ top pair, at risk player Wilson Tan K♦ Q♥ , the turn Q♣ is a boat for Tan, and with the river T♣ , he doubles up.

40,000 ante

On a board 3♥ 5♣ 4♦ 5♥ , Anton Lu shoves with 9♠ 5♠ and hopes it holds against his caller’s { 6♠ A♥ . It does hold with the river T♣ .

40,000 ante

Hoa Vinh was hoping to recover after his cowboys were cracked in an earlier hand. However it was not to be. His all in with Q♦ T♦ failed to improve against Rolands Norietis A♠ J♥ top pair on a board 3♠ J♠ 6♠ 9♦ 6♥ .

40,000 ante

Blinds are up, 23 remaining. Evgenii Chernyi leads with 3,200,000.

30,000 ante

Minku Kim is all in with A♦ K♦ and is against Evgenii Chernyi’s A♦ K♦ . The flop gives a bit of a scare 8♦ 3♥ K♥ , but with the turn 4♣ and river 9♠ , he survives the sweat and doubles up to 1,500,000.

30,000 ante

Big stacks go to battle with premium, Evgenii Chernyi Q♥ Q♣ , Jin Long Hu A♠ K♠ , the cards fan out 3♣ 9♦ 6♠ 8♣ Q♦ . After the count, Cherny is ahead in chips to boot Hu.

30,000 ante

Catching the action with big bets felted, David Erquiaga has 475,000 out front, Jin Long Hu all in for 830,000, Hoa Vinh joins the jam after tanking, Erquiaga folds.

Hu 9♦ 9♣ Vinh K♥ K♠

The board runs J♥ T♦ 8♥ Q♥ 2♠ for a straight to Hu who celebrates the win. The disappointed Vinh pays out Hu.

30,000 ante

On a flop T♣ 7♥ 5♠ , Tung Nguyen bets 90,000, Benson check-raises to 300,000, Nguyen tank-calls. The turn A♥ Benson wastes no time shoving his remaining 545,000 stack, Nguyen folds.

30,000 ante

On a flop 3♠ 6♣ J♥ and 260,000 in the pot, Phat Nguyen bet 175,000 from the small blind, Jonathan Looi from utg calls, and cutoff Sebastian Muller opts to fold. On the turn K♥ , Nguyen double barrels with a 175,000 bet, Looi folds.

30,000 ante - 28 remaining

Blinds are up, 28 players remaining. Hau Hai Duong is the leader with 2,700,000. Here are the biggest stacks.

25,000 ante

On a turn board 3♦ J♠ 2♠ K♦ and 30,000 in the pot, Candy Duong bets 175,000, Benjamin Sai raises all in, Duong tanks using up a couple of time banks. She then folds to award Sai the pot.

25,000 ante

Hijack Jin Long Hu raises to 55,000, cutoff David Erquiaga three-bets to 175,000, back to Hu who jams an additional 880,000. Erquiaga folds.

Following that hand, Roland Kivi raises to 50,000, Hu three-bets to 125,000, big blind tank-folds. Kivi opts to join the fold.

25,000 ante

Utg Calvin Tan raises to 55,000, cutoff Benjamin Sai three-bets to 150,000, Tan calls and the flop comes 5♦ 3♠ 4♥ . Both players check. The turn is 2♦ , Tan leads for 50,000, Sai calls. On the river K♠ , Tan checks, Sai bets 150,000, Tan calls then mucks to Sai’s A♠ K♦ straight.

25,000 ante

Hijack Anton Lu raises to 50,000 and is called by three players to the flop 9♦ A♣ 7♥ . Action folds to the button Nguyen who sends out 150,000, only Lu continues. On the turn A♦ , Lu leads out for 115,000, Nguyen flats. At the river 2♥ both opt to check, Lu has Q♦ 7♦ mid pair, Nguyen wins it with A♥ 4♠ top pair.

25,000 ante

25,000 ante

Players are tightening their belts. Blinds are up with 31 remaining.

20,000 ante

All in preflop, Nhat Ta Vu shoves his remaining 325,000 with K♠ Q♣ then busts to Dai Ngoc Nguyen’s premium A♣ A♥ .

20,000 ante

Under the gun Trung Quang Doan shoves, beside him Tung Nguyen joins in, action goes around the table to the big blind Benson who calls with the biggest stack.

Trung Quang Doan K♥ J♠ Tung Nguyen Q♥ Q♣ Benson A♥ K♦

The board runs 9♥ 6♣ T♦ 3♠ T♠ for queens to hold and ship it.

Following that hand, Hoa Vinh limps from mid-position, big blind Nguyen calls. At the flop 2♠ 7♥ 7♣ , Nguyen bets 60,000, Vinh flats. On the turn 9♣ , Nguyen fires 125,000, Vinh folds.

20,000 ante

Luat Khac Nguyen sends his remaining 330,000 with A♠ T♣ to battle with, big stacked Sebastian Muller puts him at risk with A♣ J♦ . The board runs K♠ A♥ 8♠ 5♠ 6♥ .

20,000 ante

Wilson Tan is all in for over 475,000, Candy Duong calls. Tan is ahead T♣ T♠ over A♠ 7♠ . Both players hit the board 7♦ 5♣ T♦ A♣ 9♣ , Duong two pair, Tan a set to double through.

20,000 ante

The field is thinning out with 38 players remaining at the start of the new round.

15,000 ante

 With a K♥ exposed a board Q♦ K♣ 7♦ 2♥ , Jonathan Looi bet 275,000, Duc Vau Le goes all in for an additional 152,000, Looi calls and shows 7♣ 7♠ set which is way ahead of Le’s K♠ 6♠ top pair. The river T♥ ends Le’s run.

15,000 ante

On a flop 2♥ T♠ J♠ and a huge 270,000 in the pot, Candy Duong bets a small 35,000, big blind David Erquiaga check-raises to 200,000. Duong folds.

15,000 ante

Acton preflop, Vincent Li opens for 25,000, cutoff Rolands Norietis calls, button calls, small blind Tony Bui three bets to 125,000, only Norietis calls. At the flop Q♦ T♥ 2♦ , Bui bets but before the count, Norietis quickly folds. Bui shows A♠ A♦ .

15,000 ante

Ang Yang Siang sends his remaining stack in with Q♠ J♣ to battle with, Minku Kim calls with K♣ Q♥ , the board is K♦ 8♣ 8♦ 2♦ 3♥ .

15,000 ante

On a board 9♣ 6♣ 4♦ 2♠ , Benjamin Sai shoves and is called by the shorter stack holding 8♣ 8♠ . The river comes 3♠ for Sai to ship it.

15,000 ante

We aren’t sure how he got his stack but Hau Hai Duong is now sitting on 1,500,000 in chips. We will track him to see how he progresses.

15,000 ante

Three levels in the bag and already fifty players in the dust. 56 remain led by Kimsuri (1,9M) and Sebastian Muller (1.7M).

12,000 ante

From late position, Anton Lu raises to 25,000 and finds two callers to the flop J♦ 7♠ 8♣ . Lu c-bets 30,000 and only Hoa Vinh continues. On the turn A♦ both check for a free river look 3♦ . Lu bets 100,000, Vinh tank calls. Lu shows K♥ K♣ and wins the pot.

12,000 ante 

Tai Van Tran with Q♦ Q♣ besting A♠ 7♠ on a board running 9♥ K♥ 6♣ 2♥ 3♣ .

12,000 ante

Double knockout begins with Hoang Huy Tran all in, Hasagi calls, Sebastian Muller three-bet jams covering Hasagi who goes ahead and risks his tournament life.

Tran Ax Tx Hasagi Ax Qx Muller Ax Kx

No magic on the board for the at risk players to bust out simultaneously.

12,000 ante

Quy Ngoc Nguyen aka Kimsuri has Ax Ax , at risk player with Jx Jx , no help on the board and Kimsuri ships it.

-10,000 ante

First break of the day. 71 players remaining. Biggest stacks out there are listed below.

-10,000 ante

On a board showing K♠ [qd} 7♠ J♦ 4♥ and a massive 440,000 brewed, small blind Dai Ngoc Nguyen bets 155,000, Phat Thanh Nguyen tanks using up three time banks then calls, Thanh Huy Le folds. Ngoc quickly mucks, Phat ships it and shows A♦ K♦ .

Next hand, the board completes 3c}{1-0h} T♠ T♣ 8♣ and 94,000 in the pot, Phat shoves his big stack, Le calls and shows K♣ K♥ flush. Phat had 3♠ 5♣ .

-10,000 ante

Easy money, Hoa Vinh all in with Q♦ Q♥ that stays ahead of pocket Nines to double up to 420,000.

-10,000 ante

Many players are within the average stack range, here are the over the top stacks.

-10,000 ante

All in preflop, Stephen Courtney with A♦ K♠ , Boxing with {a10h} T♣ , the cards run out K♣ J♦ 9♥ 6♦ Q♥ for a straight to Boxing to double up.

-10,000 ante

On a flop 8♣ 9♦ T♣ and 76,000 in the pot, Tai Van Tran bets 50,000, Trung Quang Doan calls, Michelle Ng folds. On the turn A♦ , Tai checks, Doan shoves, Tran tanks using two time-banks, then folds. Doan shows A♣ 9♣ two pair.

-10,000 ante

On a board showing 4♠ A♦ 7♠ J♣ T♠ and a pot of 120,000 brewed, Hoang Huy Tran bets 55,000, Dai Ngoc Nguyen tank-folds while showing A♠ top pair.

-10,000 ante

First level in the bag with 19 players eliminated. The field is down to 87 players.

8000 ante

Mid-position Michelle Ng opens for 20,000, Tai Van Tran calls, small blind player shoves 62,000, back to Ng who joins in for 158,000, Tran tank-folds. Sb has K♠ Q♦ , Ng 6♦ 6♣ , the cards run 7♦ 6♠ A♥ J♣ K♥ for a set to Ng to ship it.

8000 ante

Three players in on a 58,000 pot and a flop K♦ 2♥ 7♥ , all check. On the turn K♣ , big blind Roland Kivi bets 13,000, one player folds, button Luat Khac Nguyen calls. The river Q♣ , Kivi fires 36,000, Nguyen quickly folds.

8000 ante

Day 1D chip leader / mid-position David Erquiaga raises preflop and finds two callers to the flop 8♦ 6♥ 9♣ . Erquiaga c-bets 22,000 and is again called by both players. On the turn 4♣ , button Thanh Luong Dang bets 110,000, big blind player and Erquiaga check-call, and the river is 3♣ . Erquiaga jams his massive stack, Dang tanks then decides to risk it, this time big blind check-folds. Erquiaga shows K♣ 2♣ flush, Dang is eliminated with J♦ J♠ overpair.

8000 ante

Action folds to button player / chip leader Huy Quang Nguyen who raises to 25,000, small blind Corine Shi shoves her 206,000 stack, Nguyen tanks then shows her the ace before folding. Shi returns the gesture and show an ace as well.

8000 ante

100,000 ante - 10 remaining

Benson jammed with K♠ 7♠ and Huy Quang Dinh called for his tournament life with A♦ 9♥ . The cards landed 2♣ T♣ Q♠ 5♥ K♣ for a pair to Benson on the river. Dinh was eliminated in 10th place for VN₫ 215,000,000 (~US$ 9,150)

100,000 ante - 10 remaining

On his third push, Phat Thanh Nguyen doubles up! He has 6♣ 6♠ , Dai Ngoc Nguyen calls with Q♣ J♥ , the board lands 6♦ 7♦ 3♥ 8♠ Q♥ for a victorious set. Nguyen climbs to 1,390,000.