Main Event

- ante 300K

The inaugural WPT Vietnam Main Event champion has emerged! Congratulations to Dhaval Mudgal! He makes history as the first player to win a WPT championship title in Vietnam. The final hand saw Mudgal shove with 9♣ 8♦ and Takao Shimizu called for his tournament life with Q♣ 4♣ . The board ran 5♥ 4♠ T♣ 9♥ 5♣ to end it all and crown the champion.

Mudgal earned the VND 2,4287,580,000 first place prize money and the gorgeous WPT trophy.

For Shimizu’s impressive performance, he earned VND 1,702,030,000 for runner-up.

We will have a recap for you shortly. You can relive all the action leading up to Mudgal’s victory right here in our live updates.

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Dhaval Mudgal takes more chips from Takao Shimizu to reach 13.1M. Shimizu raised to 650k and Mudgal called. The flop 3♦ Q♥ 6♠ , Mudgal check-called 600k. The 4♥ turn, Mudgal led for 1.4M, Shimizu raised to 3.8M, Mudgal shoved, and Shimizu folded up.

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Chip stacks have switched up! Dhaval Mudgal took the lead after shipping in a big pot without a showdown. The hand saw a limp by Mudgal, a raise by Takao Shimizu, and a call by Mudgal. At the flop K♣ K♦ J♥ , both players checked. On the 5♦ turn, Shimizu bet 1M, Mudgal raised to 2M, Shimizu called. The river J♣ saw Shimizu check, Mudgal moved all in, and no call from Shimizu. Mudgal now at 12M while Shimizu dropped to 8.3M.

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After taking a dip in chips, it was back to the grind again for Dhaval Mudgal. He won a series of pots again with his preflop raises, this one below got much further.

Limp pot preflop, board ran 9♥ 3♣ 2♦ , Mudgal bet 300k, Shimizu called. On the 6♠ turn, Mudgal bet 700k and claimed it.

The next hand though went to Shimizu. Mudgal raised to 650k and Shimizu called. The flop J♠ 6♦ 5♥ brought in another bet by Mudgal and Shimizu check-called. On the J♥ turn, no bets, but the river K♣ got Shimizu acting up with a 600k bet. No call from Mudgal.

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Takao Shimizu raised to 600k and Dhaval Mudgal called. At the flop T♣ 8♥ K♦ , Mudgal check-called 500k. Same action on the turn Q♠ with a 1200 bet check-called. On the T♠ river, Shimizu shoved and Mudgal folded.

- ante 250K

Dhaval Mudgal and Takao Shimizu went to see a flop and more on a few hands. On the first one, Mudgal raised to 600k, Shimizu called. On the flop 4♦ Q♣ J♣ , Shimizu checked, Mudgal bet 800k, and took it.

Next one, Shimizu raised to 550k, Mudgal called. When the board ran 4♣ 3♠ 2♦ A♠ 9♥ , all stages were checked, and Shimizu won with J♥ 9♣ .

Another hand, Shimizu limped in and Mudgal checked. The flop landed 2♥ 3♦ T♠ , Mudgal check-called Shimizu’s 300k bet. On the 3♥ turn and river K♠ both checked. Shimizu won with J♦ J♣ over 2♣ 5♥ .

Mudgal raised to 600k, Shimizu called. At the flop 9♥ 6♣ J♦ , Shimizu checked, Mudgal bet 600k, called by Shimizu. On the K♦ turn, Shimizu checked, Mudgal bet 1.1M, and that was good to scoop it with Shimizu folding.

- ante 250K

Dhaval Mudgal continues to put Takao Shimizu to the test with frequent raises just to see the flop. While Shimizu has been seen folding, he took it all the way in this hand. Action began with Mudgal raising to 550k, called by Shimizu. At the flop 7♠ 5♦ 9♠ , both checked. On the J♦ turn, Shimizu led for 700k and Mudgal called. On the 2♥ river, Shimizu fired 800k, and this time Mudgal backed off and folded.

Stacks are still pretty close with Shimizu just below 11M and Mudgal around 9.5M.

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Heads up action has been dominated by Dhaval Mudgal. We’ve only seen one showdown and that went to Mudgal. Mudgal has won around seven pots, successfully grinding to even up the score.

Average stack is 10,185,000 with 20,370,000 total chips in play.

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With the elimination of Tai Hsing Hsiung, we have reached the heads up round. One of these two players, Takao Shimizu and Dhaval Mudgal, will walk away with the title and the top prize money. Here’s what’s in store:

1st VND 2,4287,580,000 2nd VND 1,702,030,000

Shimizu enters with 12,425,000, Dhaval Mudgal with 7,950,000. Good luck to both!

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We just lost Taiwanese player David Tai Hsing Hsiung. He had a spectacular Main Event run but it ended short two spots from the title. Delivering the defeat was Dhaval Mudgal. Tai’s final hand was Q♠ 8♣ and Mudgal with K♦ 9♦ . The board ran out 3♣ K♥ 5♠ A♥ 3♥ . Tai earned VND 1,097,540,00 for his great run here at WPT Vietnam.

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SB Dhaval Mudgal moved all in and Takao Shimizu with the call. Mudgal had K♣ 9♣ , Shimizu with A♥ A♦ , the board offered no help to Mudgal for a big double up to Shimizu. Shimizu now at 12.3M and Mudgal down 4M.

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Tai Hsing raised to 550k from the button, small blind Dhaval Mudgal three-bet to 1.575M, Tai jammed, snap-call by Mudgal. Tai A♣ J♦ , Mudgal K♣ K♠ . The board ran blanks for a double up to Mudgal.

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DB Tai Hsing raised to 425k, Takao Shimizu three-bet to 1200, back to Tai who called. At the flop K♦ A♠ 8♣ , both checked it. On the 9♦ turn, Shimizu bet 1600 and Tai called. The river cam 6♥ , Shimizu checked, Tai bet 1800, and Shimizu folded.

Tai up to 10M, Shimizu down to 3.9M.

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Another limped pot preflop, the cards dropped 9♥ 2♣ J♠ , Tai Hsing checked, Dhaval Mudgal bet 200k, called by Tai. On the Q♣ turn, action was the same with a 600k bet check-called. On the 3♠ river, no bets and Mudgal won it with Q♠ 5♣ over T♦ T♣ .

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Dhaval Mudgal wasn’t sure if Tai Hsing was bluffing him with the Taiwanese betting hard after just limping in. On a flop 8♠ 4♦ 6♦ , Tai bet 300k and Mudgal called. On the 6♥ turn, both checked, but on the 3♠ river, Tai jumped out with a 1.3M bet. Mudgal folded. Mudgal down to 5M.

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Takao Shimizu hadn’t even finished fixing his chips when Tran Cao Tam shoved with 1.55M. Shimizu called. Tam A♠ 8♥ , Shimizu K♣ Q♣ , the board ran a dramatic A♦ K♦ 2♦ to pair them both with Tam still ahead. The turn 5♦ was blank but another diamond would split it. But the river had other plans as it came down K♠ for trips to Shimizu and 4th place for Tam. Tam earned VND 802,340,000 for his deep finish. Shimizu is at 6.4M.

That ended the hope of a Vietnamese winner with the 3 remaining players from Taiwan, India, and Japan.

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SB Takao Shimizu limped in and Hai Chuot checked. The flop landed 3♦ 6♠ T♦ , Shimizu bet 325k, Hai Chuot tanked then shoved, Shimizu with a snap-call. Chuot T♥ 5♠ , Shimizu J♣ J♦ , the turn J♥ ended the hand with Chuot drawing dead. The river was 8♣ . Hai Chuot earned VND 613,840,000 for his 5th place finish.

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From CO, Tai Hsing raised to 425k, DB Dhaval Mudgal three-bet to 1200, Tai four-bet to 2700, Mudgal folded. Mudgal dropped to 4.3M, Tai up to 8.8M.

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New round and bets sizes are pretty big. There are only two denomination chips, the 25K and the 100K. Average stack is at 20bbs. One of the biggest pots so far has been Tai Hsing’s scoop over Hai Chuot. It was battle of the blinds with Chuot limping in and Tai checking his big blind. At the flop 6♥ J♥ 9♥ , both checked. On the Q♠ turn, Chuot bet 275k, Tai called. On the river Q♦ , Chuot with a 575k bet and after tanking, Tai called. Chuot mucked and Tai scooped it without a showdown. Tai tanked for some time in this hand and the TD advised players to speed up the action.

Tai is now the overwhelming leader with 7.6M. Chuot dropped to 2.4M.

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The first big pot after the break went to Tai Hsing. From the button, he raised to 425k and big blind Tran Cao Tam called. On the flop A♠ 6♥ Q♣ , Tam checked, Tai c-bet 250k and a smooth-call by Tam. Turn 2♣ brought another bet in from Tai of 750k, and Tam once again check-called. On the river A♥ , Tam checked, Tai wasted no time counting out his chips and moved all in, Tam folded.

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5 players remaining. Total chips in play 20,370,000. Average stack is 4,074,000.

Dhaval Mudgal - 6.025M David Tai Hsing - 4.225M Tran Cao Tam - 3.775M Hai Chuot - 2.95M Takao Shimizu - 2.4M

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Just before heading off to a break, Dhaval Mudgal scored a huge double up. It began with him raising to 350k from cutoff and big blind Hai Chuot called. On the flop T♣ 2♥ Q♥ , no bets by either. On the 8♣ turn, Chuot bet 450k and Mudgal called. On the 9♥ river, Mudgal moved all in for 2.1M. This sent Chuot to the tanker until he finally found the courage to call. Mudgal opened J♥ J♣ for a straight. Chuot had K♣ Q♥ top pair.

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UTG Tai Hsing raised to 325k and BB Hai Chuot tank-called. At the flop 7♦ A♠ 7♣ , both players checked. On the 4♦ turn, Chuot led for 325k and Tai called. On the Q♠ river Hai fired 625k and Tai made the call. Chuot mucked. Tai claimed the pot without having to show. Tai goes up to 4.2M, Chuot drops to 5.4M.

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Tran Cao Tam has won several more pots here to bring his stack to 3.8M. One pot he limped on the small blind and Takao Shimizu checked on the big blind. The flop 3♦ 6♠ 9♣ , both checked. On the 5♥ turn, Tam led for 250k and took it.

Next pot saw Dhaval Mudgal open with a 300k raise from the button, SB Tam three-bet to 875k, BB folded, and Mudgal folded as well.

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Hai Chuot hasn’t been in much of the shove fest here but he did get in on a hand and win a decent pot. He raised to 350K from UTG and got called by Tran Cao Tam on the small blind. At the flop 6♥ 4♣ 6♠ , J♣ turn, and T♠ river, no bets came and Chuot won with 7♦ 7♥ over Tam’s A♠ Q♠ .

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CO Takao Shimizu raised and Mudgal defended on the big blind. At the flop 3♥ J♣ 6♥ , both checked it. On the 4♦ turn, Mudgal led for 375k and Shimizu called. The river T♠ saw Mudgal fire 400k, and this time no call by Shimizu.

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After paying out, it was time to take it in. BB Tai Hsing and UTG Dhaval Mudgal were in a pot that saw a raise preflop and the cards run 7♥ 7♠ 6♣ . Tai checked, Mudgal bet 225k, Tai called. On the 9♦ turn, both slowed and checked and as well on the river K♣ . Tai won with A♠ 7♣ trips.

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Tai Hsing continues to dish out the chips. Tran Cao Tam is the happy benefactor of yet another double up. Tam shoved his 1.45M stack with A♣ Q♦ , Tai called with K♣ Q♥ . The board ran very low to send a double to Tam. Tam now at 3M.

- ante 150K

Lots of shoves taking place in this level. After the fall of Hanh Phong, Tai Hsing shoved with A♦ 9♠ and Dhaval Mudgal with the fast call holding the nuts hole cards A♥ A♣ . The board had no bad beats arrived for a double up to Mudgal to 5M.

Next hand, Tai pushed with K♠ J♥ and Tran Cao Tam called for his tournament life with 9♠ 9♦ . The board bricked running 7♣ 5♠ 5♥ Q♥ 2♥ and Tai paid a double up to Tam.

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Hanh Phong shoved on the button and after deliberating, David Tai Hsing made the call. Tai with A♣ 6♠ , Phong with Q♦ 9♦ , the board ran dry 4♠ 7♣ 8♣ 4♥ 2♥ . Phong’s run has ended. He earned VND 490,240,000 for his 6th place finish.

- ante 125K

Tai Hsing shoved on the small blind and Dhaval Mudgal called while putting himself at risk. Tai had 6♦ 8♥ , Mudgal with K♠ J♣ . The board ran 3♣ 7♦ T♥ 8♠ to pair up Tai but with the river K♣ , Mudgal was saved again and doubled up to 4.1M.

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Small blind Takao Shimizu limped in preflop and big blind Hanh Phong checked his option. At the flop K♠ K♦ 8♣ , Shimizu led for 150k and Phong called. On the 5♠ turn, Shimizu fired 450k, and Phong tank-called. On the J♦ river, all in by Shimizu sent Phong to the think tank again. He took some time to decide and the TD was called for a clock countdown. Phong folded.

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Button player Dhaval Mudgal shoved and got snap-called by Takao Shimizu on the big blind. Mudgal was clearly looking to just steal the blinds and antes but now having to show his T♥ 6♥ . Shimizu had A♠ 9♠ . The board ran 8♣ 2♣ 8♥ 8♦ 2♥ for a split pot. Mudgal was very happy to see that last card. Not so for Shimizu.

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Battle of the blinds, SB Tai Hsing raised to 275k and Dhaval Mudgal defended his big blind. At the flop 9♣ J♠ 6♥ , both checked. On the 4♣ turn, Tai checked then called Mudgal’s 300k bet. Then on the 8♦ river, both slowed and checked. Tai showed K-9 to win it, Mudgal also showed a nine but mucked his lower kicker.

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Action folded to the blinds, Tran Cao Tam limped in and Takao Shimizu checked. The flop ran 6♣ 7♦ J♣ , no bets by either. On the Q♠ turn, Tam checked, Shimizu bet 150k, and Tam check-called. On the river Q♣ , action was the same with Tam check-calling a 350k raise, and Shimizu won it with Q♥ 2♥ trips. That made for a very happy Japanese rail.

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Action folded to Dhaval Mudgal on the small blind and he announced all in. Tran Cao Tam on the big blind called for his tournament life. Mudgal had 8♥ 4♣ and Tam with A♠ 8♣ . The board ran J♣ 3♦ 6♦ K♦ Q♦ for a double up to Tam. He now has 2.5M.

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New round brings bigger pots. We have six remaining here. Hai Chuot has just taken the lead after winning a pot off Hanh Phong. It was a battle of the blinds. Phong limped in from the small blind and checked by Chout on the big blind. At the flop 2♠ 4♥ 7♣ , Phong checked, Chuot bet 200k, and called. On the K♠ turn, action was the same with a 400k bet laid out. Then on the A♠ river, both players checked it and Chuot won it with K♣ 8♦ over 7♦ 3♦ .

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Hanh Phong raised to 300k from the button, Tai Hsing re-raised to 900k, back to Phong who called. On the flop 4♣ 4♠ 2♦ , Tai led for 490k and took it down. Tai at 4.9M and Phong at 3.7M.

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One of the most colorful players at the final table was Nguyen Hoang Nam aka Apu Weo. His motto, “No gamble, no glory” or “No gamble, no future”, well one of those, has done him well throughout however, the ride to the title was just cut short by fellow countryman Hanh Phong. Apu Weo raised to 350k, Phong three-bet to 700k, Apu Weo shoved, and a snap call by Phong. Apu Weo had K♣ K♥ and Phong with A♦ J♥ . The board ran T♠ 8♣ 7♠ K♦ for a set to Apu Weo but with the river Q♦ , it was a straight for Phong to knock out Apu Weo in 7th place. Apu Weo earned VND 406,240,000 for his deep finish.

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Hai Chuot - 5M Tai Hsing - 2.6M Dhaval Mudgal - 3M Tran Cao Tam - 1.1M Apu Weo - 900k Takao Shimizu - 3.4M Hanh Phong - 3.9M

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UTG+1 Dhaval Mudgal raised to 300k, SB Hanh Phuong called, then BB Hai Chuot shoved with 2.36M. Mudgal called while Phuong got out of the way. Chuot had a dominating A♦ A♠ and Mudgal needed some luck to win the hand with A♣ K♦ . The board ran J♥ 5♥ J♣ 3♠ K♣ for a huge double up to Chuot to 5M. Mudgal fell to 3.5M.

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With action folding all the way to the blinds, Tai Hsing limped in, big blind Dhaval Mudgal raised to 400k, Tai three-bet to 1M, and Mudgal folded.

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Tran Cao Tam moved all in from hijack seat with A♣ 9♠ and cutoff Apu Weo called with 6♥ 6♣ . The board ran 4♦ A♠ Q♠ T♥ Q♣ for a higher pair to Tam and a double up to 1.5M while Apu Weo dropped to around 1.1M.

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Takao Shimizu took some chips off the leader Dhaval Mudgal who initially raised from cutoff to 160k. Shimizu defended on the big blind. At the flop 6♦ T♥ 7♣ it was check - check. On the J♥ turn, Shimizu slid out 150k and won it with a quick fold from Mudgal.

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Dhaval Mudgal picked up a couple of nice pots to maintain his stature at the felt. First pot was a battle of the blinds, Tai Hsing limped and big blind Mudgal checked. On the flop 6♥ 4♣ 8♦ , Tai checked, Mudgal bet 80k, Tai called. On the 8♥ turn, Tai checked, Mudgal slid out a bet but before the count, Tai folded.

Next pot he raised to 160k from the button and Apu Weo defended on the big blind. At the flop 4♦ 7♦ 5♥ , and 2♣ turn, no bets arrived. But on the 2♣ river, Apu Weo checked to Mudgal who bet 200k, and Apu Weo called. Mudgal opened A♦ 2♦ for trips and the pot. He now has around 5.9M.

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From UTG+1, Dhaval Mudgal raised to 170k and big blind Hai Chuot three-bet to 370k. The flop 5♦ 2♠ 4♠ , Chuot quickly shoved and won it with Mudgal surrendering.

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Norbert Koh enjoyed a good run at the Main Event but still fell short of the title. From UTG he moved all in with his 815k stack and SB Takao Shimizu made the call. Koh T♣ 9♦ , Shimizu J♦ J♣ , the board ran 5♦ 8♦ 3♦ Q♠ K♠ . Koh took 8th place and earned VND 323,390,000.

Shimizu rose to 3.2M.

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First casualty of the final table has been delivered with Dhaval Mudgal bringing down the axe on Dac Duc Phuong. It was another one of those “what the -” hands. Mudgal raised from cutoff to 160k, big blind Phuong shoved his 525k. Mudgal called. Phuong T♦ 2♥ , Mudgal T♥ 6♥ , the board ran T♠ 6♦ 4♦ 9♠ A♥ . Dac Duc Phuong earned VND 242,770,000 for his 9th finish.

Mudgal is now up to 5.9M in chips. He is the overwhelming chip leader.

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Hai Chuot raised to 180k and button Dhaval Mudgal joined in. After the blinds folded, the flop ran 7♥ 8♣ 5♥ , Hai bet 300k and Mudgal called. On the K♣ turn, Hai continued and sent out 500k, and this time Mudgal folded. Hai climbed to 2.5M. He said he had set of sevens while Mudgal said he had pocket sixes.

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Hanh Phuong raised to 190k, Tran Cao Tam called from the big blind. When the board ran out K♦ K♥ A♥ 3♠ 3♦ , no bets came and Phuong won with A♠ J♠ over Tam’s 9♦ 9♣ . Phuong rose to 3.6M and Tam dropped to 940k.

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Dhaval Mudgal just got a bit richer after taking down a pot against Apu Weo. Mudgal opened with a 170k raise, Apu Weo three-bet to 350k, and Mudgal called. On the flop K♠ K♥ T♠ , both checked. On the 2♣ turn, no bets again. Then on the 5♣ river, Mudgal led for 275k, Apu Weo raised to 600k, Mudgal called. Apu Weo opened A♣ 3♣ but was behind Mudgal’s Q♦ Q♣ . Mudgal now over 5M.

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First hand of the Final 9 saw Hanh Phuong raise from UTG and won the pot wit no callers. Second hand, he picked up much more than the blinds and antes. Action folded to the SB Takao Shimizu who raised to 170k. BB Phuong called. On the 2♦ 4♦ K♦ flop, Shimizu c-bet 225k and Phuong called. On the 3♣ turn, Shimizu fired 600k, Phuong shoved 2M, and Shimizu folded. Phuong up to 2.87M while Shimizu dropped to 2.195M.

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Final 9 players by chip count:

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Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu entered the day as the chip leader but his run fell short in 10th place. Having just lost a majority of his stack to Tai Hsing, he moved all in on the next two hands. The first one was a double up but the next sent him out the door. Double up hand, Chiu moved all in with 8♦ 8♠ and Thanh Phuong called with A♠ 5♠ . The board ran 8♥ 5♥ T♦ 3♣ 2♣ .

With 950k, Chiu was all in with K♦ J♠ and Tai called with A♦ A♥ . No bad beats arrived. Chiu was eliminated. He earned VND 201,540,000 for his 10th place finish.

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Tai Hsing shoved from the cutoff with with A♣ K♠ and big blind Yik Yin Ray Chiu called with A♦ Q♦ . The board bricked for a huge double up to Tai amounting to 2.2M. Chiu however dropped to 330k.

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Ben Andrews has just been booted out of the Main Event, he three-bet shoved his short 680k stack holding Q♦ Q♣ and initial raiser Thanh Phuong called with K♦ Q♠ . The board ran K♣ 3♦ 7♦ 6♠ J♣ for a higher pair to Phuong. Andrews out in 11th place for a VND 201,540,000 payout.

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Dhaval Mudgal widens his lead with yet another big pot won. From cutoff, he raised to 125k, Thanh Phuong three-bet to 325k, and after action folded around, Mudgal called. At the flop K♥ 2♦ 6♣ , Mudgal checked to the aggressor Phuong who bet 175k, Mudgal called. On the 8♦ turn, check again by Mudgal, 445k bet by Phuong, Mudgal shoved, and Phuong folded. Mudgal now at 4.35M.

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Battle of the blinds, we only caught the action on the river with the board showing 2♦ Q♦ K♥ 3♠ J♠ . Small blind Takao Shimizu bet 500k onto a 980k pot, and after tanking, big blind Hai Chuot called. Shimizu opened K♣ Q♥ two pair and Chuot mucked.

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Apu Weo just scored a huge pot to drive his stack to 2.8M while railing Johannes Felix Hoeld in the process. The hand kicked off with a raise to 120K by Apu Weo and called by Hoeld on the small blind. At the flop K♠ A♦ 8♣ , Hoeld checked, Apu Weo bet 160k, and Hoeld called. On the 3♦ turn, Hoeld checked, Apu Weo fired 350k, and this time Hoeld tanked for quite some time. The clock was then called and on the last second, he announced all in. Apu Weo called. Hoeld K♦ Q♥ second pair, Apu Weo A♠ T♠ top pair, the river 7♦ ensured the win and the bust. Hoeld earned VND 201,540,000 for his 12th place finish.

We are down to 11 players.

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Thanh Phuong has charged up to 2.35M after shipping in a big double up on a lucky river card. The hand kicked off with a raise by Phuong to 120k, Norbert Koh three-bet to 420k, Phuong four-bet shoved for around 1.13M and Koh called. Phuong had T♠ K♥ Koh with 7♠ 7♣ , the board ran A♥ 2♥ Q♣ 6♦ T♠ for a higher pair on the river for Phuong. Koh dropped to 875k.

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New level kicks off with immediate celebration as one of the most animated players has just doubled up. Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 150k, Apu Weo three-bet to 400k, Hoeld called. At the flop 5♥ 8♦ 3♥ , Hoeld shoved, and a snap call by Apu Weo. Hoeld A♣ Q♠ , Apu Weo 9♠ 9♥ , the turn 4♥ and river J♥ were misses for Hoeld. Apu Weo climbed to 1.8M.

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UTG+1 Dac Duc Phuong raised to 110k and Hai Chuot defended on the big blind. At the flop J♥ 8♣ T♥ , Chuot checked, Duc bet 140k, and Chuot called. On the 3♣ turn, no bets were fired. On the river Q♣ , Duc checked, Chuot slid out 310k, and won it with no challenge by Duc.

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Heavy preflop betting led to all ins. It started with a raise to 105k by Dhaval Mudgal, called by Thanh Phuong, three-bet shove by Low Kar Doi, called by Mudgal while Phuong folded. Doi held A♣ Q♥ , Mudgal Q♦ Q♠ , the board ran blanks 3♠ 3♦ 7♠ K♣ T♣ to send Doi packing in 13th place. He earned VND 160,970,000. Mudgal climbed to 3.5M and is our new chip leader.

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Yik Yin Ray Chiu has joined the action. He raised to 110k from UTG+1 then called a three-bet by Thanh Phuong from the big blind. At the flop 6♥ 5♣ 5♦ , Phuong led for 135k, Chiu called. On the 7♠ turn, Phuong jammed and Chiu tank-folded.

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Johannes Felix Hoeld shoved with J♣ J♠ and Hai Chuot called with A♠ K♥ . The board ran Q♠ Q♥ 9♦ 7♠ Q♣ for a double up to 1.9M to Hoeld. Chuot dropped to 1.7M.

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Norbert Koh paid a double up earlier and now got his own to boost his stack to 1.8M. He shoved with A♦ K♣ , Tai Hsing called with A♣ Q♥ , the board ran dry. Tai dropped to 1.030M.

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A few hands after doubling up Takao Shimizu, Tran Huu Khoi pushed all in on the small blind and big blind Dac Duc Phuong called. Khoi K♣ 7♥ , Phuong 4♠ 4♣ . The board ran 9♠ 8♥ 4♦ J♣ Q♣ to end Khoi’s run in 14th place. He earned VND 160,970,000.

Down to 13 players.

- ante 50000

Ben Andrews raised to 110k, Low Kar Doi three-bet to 495k, this sent Andrews tanking for a good minute. He then folded.

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At the completion of this hand, everyone was in disbelief, at the hands tabled. Recapping the action, action folded to the blinds, small blind Tai Hsing limped and Dhaval Mudgal checked. On the flop 6♦ K♣ 3♠ , both checked. On the 7♦ turn, Tai led for 60k, Mudgal raised to 155k, and Tai called. On the river A♠ , Tai checked, Mudgal fired 275k, and Tai called. Upon showing, Mudgal had 5♠ 9♣ bluff, and Tai won it with 5♦ Q♥ queen high. Nutty!

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Le Ngoc Khanh is the first casualty of the final day. He moved it all in the middle holding A♦ T♦ but ran into a better hand held by Takao Shimizu A♠ Q♠ . The board ran Q♥ 2♣ T♠ J♦ 4♥ to pair them both up but Shimizu still had the better spread. Khanh took 15th place and earned VND 160,970,000.

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Next double up today began with Tran Huu Khoi limping in, Dac Duc Phuong joining in, then down the orbit on the small blind Takao Shimizu jammed. Khoi with the fast call while Phuong folded. Shimizu A♠ K♦ , Khoi A♣ Q♥ , the board ran J♣ 9♦ 3♣ 5♥ K♠ to double up Shimizu to 1.5M. Khoi dropped to 820k.

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Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 100k, Dac Duc Phuong shoved, fold Hoeld.

Le Ngoc Khanh shoved from the button, blinds folded.

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Norbert Koh paid the first double up of the final day. He raised to 110k, to his immediate left Low Kar Doi jammed for 435k, action folded around back to Koh who reluctantly called. Doi K♣ K♥ , Koh A♥ T♠ , the board ran 2♣ 4♦ 2♠ T♣ 4♣ .

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Button player Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 100k and went to see the flop with big blind caller Tran Huu Khoi. The cards 3♦ 2♣ 2♦ came down, Khoi checked, Hoeld c-bet 70k, and won the pot.

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Takao Shimizu shoved from the hijack seat, no callers. He won the blinds and antes.

Apu Weo shoved his 620k stack from UTG, no callers. He won the blinds and antes.

Dac Duc Phuong next to shove and he too won the blinds and antes with no callers.

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From UTG+1 Nguyen Thanh Phuong raised to 110k and big blind Tai Hsing called. At the flop 9♠ K♠ T♥ , Tai checked, Phuong c-bet 115k, and Tai folded.

Ben Andrews raised to 110k from UTG+2, no callers.