Championship Event (25,000,000 VND)

Harsh Bubna raised to 500,000 from under the gun and found two callers from the blinds.

The flop arrived T♦ 6♦ 4♠ . Option was given to Bubna who fired a c-bet 500,000. Small blind folded and big blind Jinlong Hu stayed on.

The turn came A♥. Hu checked and Bubna did not hesitate for another barrel of 750,000. Hu called to see a J♠ turn. Both checked to show cards.

Bubna flipped 9♠ 9♦ and Hu showed 8♥ 7♥, Bubna's nines brought the pot to his stack.

This is it! The final 9 players are set to play on the final table. Hopefully, a champion can be crowned by the 11:15 deadline set by the tournament director. ICM deal will be determined after the end of "regulation time"

Meanwhile, play continues as is.

Yuan Yilu raised all-in for his last 1,375,000 from under the gun and big blind Jinlong Hu defended.

Yilu peeled open 9♦ 9♣ against Hu's K♥ 9♥. The board ran 7♦ Q♦ J♣ 4♠ K♦. Yilu stayed ahead all throughout until the poker gods decided to award Hu with a king on the river to finally finish off Yilu and remove him from the championship in 11th place.

Lee Kun Han risked 720,000 with A♣ J♦ and big blind Jinlong Hu challenged with 4♦ 4♣.

Board ran T♦ 6♠ K♥ Q♠ T♥

Han turned a straight and went on to double up.

Jinlong Hu raised to 250,000. Lee Kun Han called. Tran Minh Thang called all-in for last 240,000. Big blind Luong Viet Bac defended.

Flop came J♣ T♣ 6♠ All checked to see 8♥ turn. Jinlong Hu bet 700,000. Han and Bac surrendered. Hu showed K♥ T♦ versus J♦ 9♠ of Thang.Thang was ahead with pair jacks versus Hu's pair tens.

But then, the poker gods threw a T♥ on the river to give Hu trips tens and eliminated Thang from the tournament.

Jinlong Hu and Shravan Chhabria had their chips in the middle with Chhabrias 385,000 at risk. Hu showed A♥ Q♦ against Chhabria's A♦ 8♥.

Board ran 6♣ 3♣ 4♦ T♠ T♥ and Chhabria's run ended.

Jinlong Hu and Chen Xiong were staring at a board of K♠ 8♠ T♠ A♠ with 200,000 chips beside it. Hu check-called the 55,000 bet of Xiong to see a A♣ river. Hu checked and Xiong moved all-in. Hu called. Xiong showed K♥ 2♥ for two pair aces-kings. Hu showed 9♠ 9♣ for the rivered flush. Hu booked the win and doubled up.

Hon Cheong Lee raised to 175,000 from the lo-jack. Big blind Jinlong Hu shoved all-in and Lee called and put his last 200,000 at risk. Hu showed J♠ J♦ against Lee's A♠ 6♣.

The board ran 9♥ A♥ T♠ 4♦ A♣ to give Lee trips aces and a double-up.

Both Andres Vasquez and Jinlong Hu went back and forth until they decided to put their chips in the middle with Vasquez risking his last 252,000. Vasquez showed A♠ A♥ versus the 9♣ 9♥ of Hu.

The board ran 6♠ K♦ J♦ A♣ 9♦ and shipped the double-up pot to Vasquez

Double Qualifier

Nageshwara Alaparthy - Day1A- 47,000 / Day1C 69,000

10-minute break before hand-for-hand play to bubble

After a brief raise-re-raise tennis match, Jinlong Hu shoved his last 176,000 in the middle and was called by Felix Favre. Hu showed T♠ T♥ against the 9♣ 9♠ of Felix Favre.

Board completed K♦ 6♦ 3♠ J♥ 8♠ to give Hu the double up.

Jinlong Hu put his 64,000 in the middle and Yohwan "Boxer" Lim put his 74,000 in the middle.

Hu held 4♣ 4♠ against the A♦ 9♦ of Lim. The board ran K♥ 7♠ 3♥ Q♥ 5♠, giving the win to Hu and doubling him up.

Both Jinlong Hu and Kaoru Kishimoto had their chips in the middle with Kishimoto's 285,000 at risk. Hu showed A♦ 7♦ and Kishimoto showed A♥ K♦.

The board completed 9♠ 3♥ 4♣ 4♥ A♠, giving Kishimoto's big slick the win and the huge double up.

Jinlong Hu raised to 12,000 from the lojack and small blind Dinh Quang Trung met the challenge. Flop came K♣ K♦ 5♦. Trung check-called 8,000 bet of Hu to see A♠ turn. Trung check and folded when Hu bet 32,000.