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

Entries

38/318

Total Chips

9,540,000

Average

251,053

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

10/11/2025, 7:16:46 PM

Day 1D Survivors

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
QD Quang Duc NguyenViet Nam	614,000(61 BB)
JJ Jaehong JungSouth Korea	606,000(61 BB)
KK Kumar KamalIndia	550,000(55 BB)
CH Chak Hei ChanHong Kong	521,000(52 BB)
TH Thi Hoa MacViet Nam	504,000(50 BB)
OJ Oliver JoeIreland	399,000(40 BB)
HS Haoran SunChina	388,000(39 BB)
VA Viet Anh LeViet Nam	369,000(37 BB)
KL Kai LiTaiwan	362,000(36 BB)
MG Matthew GreyUnited Kingdom	320,000(32 BB)
TV Ta Van MungViet Nam	315,000(32 BB)
AV Ashwin VijayvergiyaIndia	279,000(28 BB)
KS Kim Sang MinSouth Korea	265,000(27 BB)
SJ Sompop JittrakulThailand	258,000(26 BB)
TH Trung Ha Nguyen	257,000(26 BB)
QV Quang Vu DinhViet Nam	250,000(25 BB)
YW Yansong WuChina	249,000(25 BB)
YW Yumin WeiChina	247,000(25 BB)
DN Dennis NgAustralia	230,000(23 BB)
JW Jinqi WangChina	222,000(22 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	218,000(22 BB)
SH Song Hoang PhungViet Nam	218,000(22 BB)
NT Nguyen Thanh HaiViet Nam	200,000(20 BB)
QD Quoc Dinh DangViet Nam	187,000(19 BB)
NK Nikolaos KiourntzidisGreece	184,000(18 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengChina	162,000(16 BB)
HY Hengyi YueChina	155,000(16 BB)
CH Chen HaoChina	152,000(15 BB)
DG David GershunRussia	142,000(14 BB)
AP Anand PallikonaIndia	108,000(11 BB)
KT Khanh Toan CaoViet Nam	107,000(11 BB)
TN Ta Nhat VuViet Nam	93,000(9 BB)
VT Van Tam VuViet Nam	91,000(9 BB)
ZW Zhiyu WangAustralia	83,000(8 BB)
TM Tuan Minh TranViet Nam	77,000(8 BB)
SS Soma SurjitIndia	76,000(8 BB)
CL Chengbei LiChina	52,000(5 BB)
FM Fen MaiHong Kong	33,000(3 BB)

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 7:15:46 PM

Nguyen, Wu, and Tan Bubble

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

While hand-for-hand play dug deeper into the night, it was a case of buy one get two free as Van Vuong Nguyen, Duong Ngoc Tan, and Yanlin Wu hit the rail at the same time over three separate tables.

The remaining 38 survivors are now bagging up, ready for Day 2.

That's a wrap for Day 1d, the chip counts will be published when they become available, along with the 1e survivors.

Play resumes at 12 p.m. on Sunday and plays down to a winner.

Player	Chips
VV Van Vuong NguyenViet Nam	busted
YW Yanlin WuTaiwan	busted
DN Duong Ngoc TanViet Nam	busted

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 7:07:33 PM

Kamal is the Sleepy Boy

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Van Vuong Nguyen had blinded down to just 13,000, and had them in from the hijack. Ta Van Mung and Kumar Kamal both called from the blinds.

Mung check-called a bet of 10,000 from Kamal on the J♠ A♦ 9♠ flop and then both checked the 3♣ turn. On the K♠ river, Mung check-folded when Kamal bet 20,000.

When the players were given the go-ahead, Mung showed two pair with A♠ K♥, and Kamal confidently rolled over K♦ 3♥.

The dealer pushed the pot in Mung's direction, rightfully so, but Kamal protested and said that he had two pair. Everybody else at the table explained to Kamal that Mung had a bigger two pair, which he finally accepted after some time.

"Sorry, I'm sleepy," said Kamal.

"You sleepy boy!" replied one of the table.

Player	Chips
KK Kumar KamalIndia	550,000(55 BB)
TV Ta Van MungViet Nam	315,000(32 BB)
VV Van Vuong NguyenViet Nam	50,000(5 BB)

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 6:49:20 PM

Hagen-Burt Wins a Flip to Keep Bubble Going

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

Zhiyu Wang opened the hijack and then called the shove of Joe Hagen-Burt, who moved all in from the cutoff for 136,000.

Joe Hagen-Burt: J♥ J♣

Zhiyu Wang: A♠ Q♥

Hagen-Burt needed to win a flip to stay alive, and got a dreamy flop of 8♣ 2♥ J♦ , which gave him top set. No miracle runout occurred on the 7♣ 3♠ turn and river, which meant Hagen-Burt survived.

Player	Chips
JH Joe Hagen-burtAustralia	290,000(48 BB)
ZW Zhiyu WangAustralia	130,000(22 BB)

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 6:41:23 PM

Kiourntzidis Survives

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

Yansong Wu opened from the hijack to 18,000 and Nikolaos Kiourntzidis shoved from the small blind for 95,000. After thinking for some time, Wu called.

Nikolaos Kiourntzidis: A♥ K♦

Yansong Wu: A♦ Q♥

Kiourntzidis had the goods, but the entire room was rooting against him. However, his big slick held up on the 8♣ T♥ 6♣ 7♠ 7♥ runout, earning him a late double.

Player	Chips
YW Yansong WuChina	250,000(31 BB)
NK Nikolaos KiourntzidisGreece	205,000(26 BB)

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 5:52:56 PM

Jung Leads the River on Repeat Eight

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

Quoc Ding Dang opened from early position to 13,000 and Jaehong Jung called in the hijack. Thi Hoa Mac then three-bet to 30,000 in the cutoff, which both Dang & Jung called.

All three tapped the table on the 8♣ 6♥ 5♦ flop to the 2♦ turn, where when it got to Mac, she bet 30,000. Dang and Jung both called.

Dang quickly checked on the 8♥ river, and Jung took just a few seconds to slide out a bet of around 120,000. Mac and Dang's cards hit the muck pretty quickly, which left Jung to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips
JJ Jaehong JungSouth Korea	450,000(75 BB)
TH Thi Hoa MacViet Nam	440,000(73 BB)
QD Quoc Dinh DangViet Nam	210,000(35 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 45/318

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 5:28:07 PM

Feng Falls to Chan's Turned Trips

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

Chuan Feng had his stack of 21,000 in the middle from early position, and he was put at risk by big-stacked Chak Hei Chan from the big blind.

Chuan Feng: 9♣ 9♥

Chak Hei Chan: J♦ 7♣

Chan felt as if he was priced in, and did find some more outs on the 2♣ 7♠ K♣ flop as he paired his seven. That pair turned into trips on the 7♥ turn, giving Chan the jackpot and leaving Feng with just two outs.

No nines appeared on the T♣ river, and Feng was out with just seven players to go until the day ends.

Player	Chips
CH Chak Hei ChanHong Kong	425,000(85 BB)
CF Chuan FengChina	busted

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 5:02:18 PM

Zheng's Second Bet Does the Trick

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jie Zheng is moving through Day 1d nicely, and grew his stack to over 300,000 after taking down the last pot he played.

Trung Ha Nguyen opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Zheng three-bet to 25,000 in middle position. When it got back to Nguyen, he called.

On the flop of 5♠ 2♠ 8♣ , Nguyen check-called a bet of 17,000 from Zheng to see the T♦ fall on the turn. Another check came in from Nguyen, then he folded after Zheng bet 33,000.

Player	Chips
JZ Jie ZhengChina	310,000(78 BB)
TH Trung Ha Nguyen	200,000(50 BB)

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 4:21:32 PM

Mac Wins a Monster Pot; Rohr Hits the Rail

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

An absolutely massive pot just played out between Jules Rohr and Thi Hoa Mac, which resulted in one elimination and one stack of half a million!

There were already around 80,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♦ 3♦ K♠ when Mac checked from the small blind and Rohr bet 17,500 from the cutoff. Mac then stuck in a raise to 40,000, then Rohr shoved around 180,000. Mac let out a kind of sigh, but then stuck in the call with the covering stack.

Jules Rohr: A♣ K♣

Thi Hoa Mac: A♠ A♦

A brutal flop for Rohr, but he did still have outs as any king would earn him the pot, but it wasn't to be as the 8♥ 7♦ runout meant he headed to the exit.

Mac, on the other hand, now has a stack of around 500,000!

Player	Chips
TH Thi Hoa MacViet Nam	500,000(167 BB)
JR Jules RohrFrance	busted

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 79/318

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 3:52:42 PM

Doshi Slow-Plays Aces to Perfection

An open came in from Tran Hoai Anh in early position and Dhaval Doshi called on the button. Nguyen Trung Nghia also called in the big blind.

The trio saw a flop of 9♦ 4♥ 6♥ and after Nghia checked, Anh fired 9,000. Doshi stuck in the call, then Nghia raised to 24,000. Anh wasted no time in shoving, covering both of his opponents, and Doshi quickly called for his stack of 31,500. Nghia had a little bit less, and also called.

Nguyen Trung Nghia: K♦ 6♦

Dhaval Doshi: A♦ A♣

Tran Hoai Anh: Q♥ Q♣

Doshi had slow-played his bullets and was in prime position to almost triple up. A J♣ on the turn didn't help anybody, and the T♥ river was also a brick, which meant Doshi scooped the pot as Nghia hit the rail.

Player	Chips
DD Dhaval DoshiIndia	100,000
TH Tran Hoai AnhViet Nam	20,000
NT Nguyen Trung Nghia	busted

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 3:37:20 PM

Kick Off Prize Pool Soars Past Guarantee

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

With a total of 318 entries recorded in Day 1d, the Grand Loyal Poker Championship Kick Off Event has now attracted a cumulative 1,089 entries across the first four starting flights.

That figure means the VND 7.2 billion guarantee has already been surpassed, with the prize pool now climbing past VND 7.5 billion and still growing as Day 1e prepares to take the stage. The final flight is expected to draw another strong turnout as players take their last shot at securing a seat for Day 2 and a slice of the massive prize pool.

Kai CocklinKai Cocklin

10/11/2025, 3:23:04 PM

A Few of the Bigger Stacks

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

Player	Chips
TM Tuan Minh TranViet Nam	210,000(105 BB)
JZ Jie ZhengChina	175,000(88 BB)
JC Jaeki ChoiSouth Korea	160,000(80 BB)
DN Dennis NgHong Kong	150,000(75 BB)

Event starts 16:00 local time..