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Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT 
Day 1C
David Erquiaga
David Erquiaga tops Kickoff Event Day 1C; 22 players join the ITM list
Fresh off a big win in Hanoi, Filipino notable carried the winning vibe into the final flight of the Kickoff Event and wrapped up bagging the largest stack of the 22 remaining players. With a hefty 666,000 (56 bb) in chips, Erquiaga earned second position in the overall Day 2 lineup.
That concludes the Kickoff Event entry flights. A total of 535 entered with 68 into the ITM round. Day 1B chip leader Artem Utevskii commands with 94 bb. Erquiaga follows with 56 bb, and to round out the top three is Hung Wan with 42 bb.
Play resumes on Thursday, March 21 at 12pm. Official prize pool and payout breakdown will be posted as soon as it has been made available.
Date: March 20, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930) Day 1C: 174 entries (133 unique) ITM: 22 players Chips in play: 5,220,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 666,000 | 366,000 | |
HW | 503,000 | 503,000 |
| 501,000 | 57,000 | |
| 459,000 | 459,000 | |
| 429,000 | 429,000 | |
| 371,000 | 371,000 | |
| 295,000 | -55,000 | |
| 274,000 | 184,000 | |
| 251,000 | 251,000 | |
| 244,000 | ||
| 179,000 | 179,000 | |
| 178,000 | -62,000 | |
| 163,000 | 163,000 | |
| 155,000 | 55,000 | |
| 134,000 | 134,000 | |
| 132,000 | 132,000 | |
| 61,000 | 61,000 | |
| 46,000 | 46,000 | |
| 45,000 | 45,000 | |
| 36,000 | 36,000 | |
MC | 18,000 | 18,000 |
Day 1A
Battle of the blinds gives Bopothukob Vorotnikov the boost
Action folds to the small blind Chenxin Yu who shoves A♠ J♥ , Bopothukob Vorotnikov calls off his last 9 bb with K♥ J♠ and is rewarded on a board A♣ Q♥ 2♥ T♣ 3♣ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 118,000(20 BB) | 118,000 | |
| 100,000(17 BB) | -55,000 |
Short stack Bjorn Vuilliomenet triples up
Bjorn Vuilliomenet shoves his last 6 bb and finds two callers. At the flop A♠ J♥ 7♥ , Chenxin Yu bets for a side pot but no taker. Yu opens up A♦ T♦ top pair, Vuilliomenet is ahead A♥ Q♣ better kicker. Drama lands on the turn T♠ as Yu improves, but not for long with the river K♠ for a winning straight to Vuilliomenet.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 155,000(103 BB) | 25,000 | |
| 30,000(20 BB) | 30,000 |
Chenxin Yu takes down a huge pot to take the lead
Heavy preflop action sees lojack limp, button three-bets, small blind Chenxin Yu four-bets, big blind five-bet jams wiht 8♥ 8♠ , two folds follow, then Yu calls with K♠ K♥ . Board runs clean for a huge scoop and a bust. Yu takes the lead.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 130,000(163 BB) | 130,000 |