Grand Loyal Poker Championship – Hanoi 2025

Viet Nam, Grand Loyal Poker ClubEVENT #1

2025.10.10 - 2025.10.12Add to Calendar

U Series Of Poker

Blind level

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

21/161

Total Chips

4,830,000

Average

230,000

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 7:12:31 PM

Nguyen Hien Trung Claims Day 1B Chip Leader Bonus!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Nguyen Hien Trung

Day 1B of the Ultimate GTD Kick Off Event has wrapped up with 21 players remaining.

Leading the pack is Nguyen Hien Trung, who bagged an impressive 701,000 chips and secured the VND 15 Million chip leader bonus!

All survivors will return on October 12 at 12:00 PM (local time) to battle it out on Day 2 for a spot in the final stages.

Player	Chips
NH Nguyen Hien TrungViet Nam	701,000(88 BB)
PT Phan Tien DungViet Nam	560,000(70 BB)
LN Le Ngoc MinhViet Nam	499,000(62 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	473,000(59 BB)
QP Quoc Phu NgoViet Nam	305,000(38 BB)
PH Park Hyung KeunSouth Korea	288,000(36 BB)
NG Nam GeunhyeongSouth Korea	280,000(35 BB)
DQ Do Quang ThangViet Nam	257,000(32 BB)
HV Ha Van ManhViet Nam	246,000(31 BB)
LN Le Ngoc SuViet Nam	216,000(27 BB)
TT Tuan Thanh NguyenViet Nam	176,000(22 BB)
JC Jenny ChhauvAustralia	150,000(19 BB)
GS Gwon ShinhuSouth Korea	120,000(15 BB)
BV Bagaria VardhanIndia	120,000(15 BB)
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	110,000(14 BB)
TA Tran Anh DungViet Nam	97,000(12 BB)
HM Ha Mau ThuyViet Nam	71,000(9 BB)
KD Kim DaiwanSouth Korea	56,000(7 BB)
NT Nguyen Trung PhongViet Nam	50,000(6 BB)
NV Nguyen Viet DangViet Nam	32,000(4 BB)
TD Tran Danh CongViet Nam	25,000(3 BB)

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 7:07:49 PM

Amit Kaushik Bursts The Bubble!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

After a tense 15 hands of hand-for-hand play, the bubble finally burst in dramatic fashion!

Tran Van Cuong was all in preflop for 44,000 holding K♠ K♦, while Amit Kaushik took the gamble with Q♠ 2♠. The board ran out runner-runner straight, stunning the table and sending Cuong to the rail as the bubble boy.

Amit Kaushik scores the knockout and locks the remaining players safely in the money.

Player	Hand	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	Q♠2♠	473,000(59 BB) 64,000(8 BB)
TV Tran Van CuongViet Nam	K♠K♦	busted

Board:Q♥6♥4♥5♥3♠

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 5:50:12 PM

No Stopping Nguyen Hien Trung

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

From UTG+2, Nguyen Hien Trung opened to 13,000. After the button called and Shinhu Gwon 3-bet to 38,000 from the small blind, Hien calmly called, letting the action proceed.

On the flop J♥ 5♠ 6♦ , Shinhu c-bet 17,000, but Hien boldly raised to 50,000, showing his control of the hand. The turn J♣ saw Hien fire a huge 125,000 bet, and Shinhu snap-called, powerless against his aggression.

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Hien TrungViet Nam	745,000(124 BB)	100,000
GS Gwon ShinhuSouth Korea	133,000(22 BB)	-88,000

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 5:19:50 PM

Nguyen On Fire!

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Nguyen Hien Trung

Nguyen Hien Trung just eliminated another player and surged to the chip lead with 580,000. With 27 players remaining and only 21 making it into the money.

Player	Chips
NH Nguyen Hien TrungViet Nam	580,000(116 BB)

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 4:31:58 PM

More Runners

Quoc Phu Ngo and Nguyen Hien Trung are heating up the tables, scoring several big pots and climbing the stacks. Both players are now firmly in contention for the VND 15 Million chip leader bonus.

Player	Chips
NH Nguyen Hien TrungViet Nam	362,000
QP Quoc Phu NgoViet Nam	268,000

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 4:17:04 PM

Le Ngoc Minh Takes The Lead

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Le Ngoc Minh

Le Ngoc Minh claimed a huge pot against Le Nhu An on a board of 8♠ J♦ 5♦ 7♥ 9♣ . Holding T♣ 9♥ , Minh completed a higher straight compared to Nhu An’s 7♦ 6♦ , taking down the massive pot.

With this victory, Le Ngoc Minh rises to the top, now the chip leader with 370,000, while Nhu An fell to 5,000 and was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
LN Le Ngoc MinhViet Nam	370,000(123 BB)	101,000
LN Le Nhu AnViet Nam	busted	-101,000

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 3:50:15 PM

Top Stacks Chasing The 15M VND Bonus

Player	Chips
PT Phan Tien DungViet Nam	322,000
NG Nam GeunhyeongSouth Korea	264,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	251,000
LN Le Ngoc MinhViet Nam	230,000
HV Ha Van ManhViet Nam	227,000
HM Ha Mau ThuyViet Nam	201,000

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 3:42:07 PM

Zaitsev Shoves… Then Ghosts!

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

With 15,000 in the pot, Zaitsev Evgenii went all in after a 4-bet on the flop 2♠ 3♥ 4♣ . Thoo Ming Ken flopped a straight with 5♦ 6♥ and called.

Zaitsev, seeing the disaster coming, mucked his hand and vanished before the turn and river, missing the chance to even split the pot when the 5♣ turn and 6♦ river hit.

Player	Chips
MK Ming Ken ThooMalaysia	118,000(59 BB)
EZ Evgenii ZaitsevRussia	busted

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/10/2025, 2:57:39 PM

Registration Closes At 161 Entries

Day 1B of the Ultimate GTD Kick-Off Event has officially locked in 161 entries. From the field, 21 players will make it into the money and secure their seats for Day 2.

At the moment, 64 players remain as the battle continues toward the bubble stage!