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Day 2
Cai Zhao Tian rails Mark Kavalev
Mark Kavalev shoves his last 15 bb with A♠ 9♣ only to find he is dominated by caller Cai Zhao Tian’s A♥ Q♣ . No change comes on a board Q♠ 7♣ 3♥ 6♥ A♦ to send Kavalev to the rail.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 800,000(40 BB) | 290,000 | |
busted | -340,000 |
Nguyen Tuan Anh triples up
Three way all in preflop, Mark Kavalev A♥ J♥ , Juan Gelez 7♣ 7♠ , Nguyen Tuan Anh A♦ A♠ , board comes K♣ T♣ 8♠ 3♦ 4♣ . Nguyen triples up, Gelez wins side pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 420,000(21 BB) | -4,080,000 | |
| 340,000(17 BB) | -360,000 | |
| 255,000(13 BB) | 121,000 |
36 players remaining
Top 10 in chips
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,500,000(225 BB) | 4,150,000 | |
| 1,500,000(75 BB) | ||
HW | 1,200,000(60 BB) | 380,000 |
| 1,000,000(50 BB) | 440,000 | |
| 900,000(45 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 750,000(38 BB) | 20,000 | |
| 700,000(35 BB) | 450,000 | |
| 600,000(30 BB) | 340,000 | |
| 600,000(30 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 500,000(25 BB) | 100,000 |
Cai Zhao Tian saved by the river
From utg, Mark Kavalav opens, finds one caller, then button Cai Zhao Tian three-bets all in for 220,000. Kavalev joins with a four-bet shove, initial caller folds.
Kavalev A♥ K♣ Chi J♣ J♥
When the flop land Q♦ T♦ 4♣ , Chi stays ahead until the turn K♠ gives Kavalev the higher pair. The river A♠ adds more thrill as Chi lands the straight to double up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 510,000(34 BB) | 79,000 | |
| 250,000(17 BB) | 71,000 |
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 |