Madness Kick Off (11,000,000 VND)

Nguyen Hoang Nam shoved 7,800,000 all-in from under the gun and Pham Van Phu snap called from the big blind and put his last 5,000,000 in the middle.

Phu's kings looked good with Nam down to three outs. However, the poker gods decide these things and they threw an ace on the flop for Nam to take the lead to eliminate Phu.

Pham Van Phu was awarded VND 1,000,000,000 (~USD 40,000) for an amazing 3rd place run.

Herve Guozil pushed all his chips from under the gun and Pham Van Phu risked his 4,500,000 for a showdown.

Phu was ahead pre-flop and paired the queen on the flop to stay ahead and bag a much-needed doubleup.

Action folded to the blinds when big-stacked small blind Pham Van Phu applied the pressure and shoved all-in. Minh Quan Nguyen called for his last 2,000,000 chips.

Both paired their ace, but after the board ran out, Phu's hand was the better hand with the queen kicker coming into play. MInh Quan Nguyen was eliminated at 6th place and earned a share of VND 483,000,000 (~USD 19,000).

Action folded to the blinds when small blind Pham Van Phu made a min-raise to 240,000 and Duc Hieu Nguyen shoved all in for 900,000. Phu snap called.

Nguyen couldn't believe he rain into aces and knew his tournament life was over the minute the turn came.

Nguyen earned a cash of VND 170,000,000 (~USD 6,700).

Action was folded to the blinds. Small blind Pham Van Phu raised to 300,000 and big blind shoved behind all-in for 950,000. Phu called instantly.

Both players missed the board, but the Big Slick was ahead, stayed ahead and was good enough to win the pot and eliminated Thinh.

Tran Van Thinh earned VND 170,000,000 (~USD 6,700) for his effort.

Duy Thuc Nguyen raised to 220,000 from the lo-jack and Pham Van Phu three-bet to 520,000. Nguyen shoved all-in and Phu risked 2,030,000 and made the call.

The queens stayed ahead all the way and even spiked a river for emphasis. Phu doubled up and Nguyen was left with desperate crumbs.

Pham Van Phu pushed 940,000 al-in from the button and Herve Guozil defended the big blind with a call.

Guozil flopped a pair five, but Phu made a set that turned into a boat by the river to give him a crucial double-up while denting Guozil's stack.