
Day 1C
Smooth Double for Jeorge Lagatuz

Jeorge Lagatuz open jammed 97,000 utg and was challenged by Quach Ngoc Huyen behind.
A pocket pair clash, Lagatuz' better pair kept ahead on board 3♦ 4♦ 5♥ A♦ 6♥ , crippling Huyen in the process.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JL Jeorge Lagatuz | 9♦9♣ UTG | 203,000(20 BB) |
QN Quach Ngoc Huyen | 8♥8♣ CO | 11,000(1 BB) |
Quach Ngoc Huyen Holds Up

Ku Ghee Peow fired a 32,000 three bet against Lining Tan's utg open and shelled out 6,000 more following an all-in from Quach Ngoc Huyen on the big blind, while Tan stepped aside.
Board 7♥ 2♣ 8♦ 7♣ A♣ ran dry for both, earning Huyen the double up with king-queen high.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
QN Quach Ngoc Huyen | K♣Q♥ BB | 114,000(14 BB) |
K♦J♣ UTG+1 | 312,000(39 BB) | |
LT Lining Tan | 133,000(17 BB) |
Table 3 Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
LT Lining Tan | 183,000(23 BB) | 3 | 1 |
324,000(41 BB) | 3 | 2 | |
HK Heng Kai Perng | 196,000(25 BB) | 3 | 3 |
JL Jeorge Lagatuz | 104,000(13 BB) | 3 | 4 |
IF Ilya Firstov | 235,000(29 BB) | 3 | 5 |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 121,000(15 BB) | 3 | 6 |
HA Hoang Anh Nguyen | 118,000(15 BB) | 3 | 7 |
QN Quach Ngoc Huyen | 66,000(8 BB) | 3 | 8 |
One Bet Works for Quach Ngoc Huyen

With action folded down to the hijack, Quach Ngoc Huyen lit up with an 11,000 open and was joined by both Ku Ghee Peow and Jeorge Lagatuz onto flop 2♣ 2♠ 8♦ . Huyen continued for 15,000 and earned the pot without needing to go further.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
280,000(56 BB) | |
QN Quach Ngoc Huyen | 198,000(40 BB) |
JL Jeorge Lagatuz | 110,000(22 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CJ Craig Jones | 272,000(68 BB) |
260,000(65 BB) | |
HN Hoang Nam Nguyen | 222,000(56 BB) |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 215,000(54 BB) |
SL Shankui Li | 209,000(52 BB) |
IF Ilya Firstov | 199,000(50 BB) |
186,000(47 BB) | |
QN Quach Ngoc Huyen | 180,000(45 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 178,000(45 BB) |
HK Heng Kai Perng | 169,000(42 BB) |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen | 167,000(42 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 145,000(36 BB) |
CG Conor Grimsley | 129,000(32 BB) |
RS Raja Sekhar | 121,000(30 BB) |
BM Bien Mai | 120,000(30 BB) |
Quach Ngoc Huyen Ahead All The Way

With no action before the small blind, Gemmy Quach Ngoc Huyen lights up with A♠ K♥ and shoves 16,500. Big blind Yunsheng Sun likes his A♣ Q♥ and makes the call with a covering stack.
When the cards are tabled, Huyen's hand is ahead and looks even better at the flop A♥ 5♥ 6♥ . With the turn 2♦ and river 7♦ , Huyen secures the double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
QN Quach Ngoc Huyen | 41,200(103 BB) |
YS Yunsheng Sun | 15,600(39 BB) |