Day 2
Main Event Day 2 ends with the Final 9 players
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
11,190,000 | 1,620,000 | |
4,800,000 | 400,000 | |
4,680,000 | 1,180,000 | |
3,720,000 | 895,000 | |
2,950,000 | 1,940,000 | |
2,580,000 | -815,000 | |
1,530,000 | -3,870,000 | |
1,368,000 | 13,000 | |
1,100,000 | 245,000 |
Lordrich Nguyen eliminated in 19th place
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,825,000 | 425,000 |
Blinds up, 28 remaining
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
24,000,000(800 BB) | 21,700,000 | |
2,700,000(90 BB) | 2,700,000 | |
2,500,000(83 BB) | ||
2,400,000(80 BB) | -100,000 | |
1,950,000(65 BB) | -350,000 |
Dai Ngoc Nguyen joins the leaders
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,500,000(100 BB) | 650,000 | |
AL | 325,000(13 BB) | 268,000 |
Dai Ngoc Nguyen rails Nhat Ta Vu
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♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,850,000(93 BB) | 1,610,000 |
Phat Thanh Nguyen up and down
-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♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
855,000(86 BB) | 357,000 | |
240,000(24 BB) | -85,000 | |
200,000(20 BB) | -194,000 |
Dai Ngoc Nguyen folds and shows top 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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
325,000(33 BB) | -7,000 | |
210,000(21 BB) | -1,000 |
Day 1C/1D
Day 1D end with 19 players led by Julian Salvesen
Main Event - Day 1C & Day 1D


MAIN EVENT CHIP COUNTS - Day 2 and by flight
David Erquiaga bags the Main Event Day 1C chip lead; 39 players advance
Main Event Day 1C is all bagged and tagged! Several players racked up in the 700K range including Filipino pro David Erquiaga who emerged the biggest stack with 777,000 in chips.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
719,000 | 719,000 | |
647,000 | 647,000 | |
525,000 | 525,000 | |
498,000 | 498,000 | |
435,000 | 435,000 |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
777,000 | -17,000 | |
729,000 | 29,000 | |
AL | 712,000 | 512,000 |
709,000 | -36,000 | |
585,000 | 40,000 | |
482,000 | 482,000 | |
466,000 | 466,000 | |
429,000 | 429,000 | |
424,000 | 114,000 | |
394,000 | 394,000 | |
365,000 | 365,000 | |
363,000 | 5,000 | |
357,000 | 357,000 | |
357,000 | 357,000 | |
332,000 | 332,000 | |
327,000 | 327,000 | |
319,000 | -81,000 | |
318,000 | -2,000 | |
306,000 | -44,000 | |
295,000 | 295,000 | |
269,000 | 269,000 | |
QV | 265,000 | 265,000 |
255,000 | 255,000 | |
242,000 | 242,000 | |
215,000 | 166,000 | |
200,000 | -215,000 | |
199,000 | -59,000 | |
192,000 | 192,000 | |
189,000 | 4,000 | |
181,000 | 181,000 | |
176,000 | 176,000 | |
155,000 | 155,000 | |
152,000 | 152,000 | |
152,000 | 152,000 | |
149,000 | 149,000 | |
KA | 115,000 | 115,000 |
82,000 | 82,000 | |
68,000 | 68,000 | |
KW | 60,000 | 60,000 |