Main Event

After 14 rounds of action, Day 1B is over! Out of the 211 total entries, only 48 made the survived with Thai Ha with a commanding stack of 363,500. That puts him ahead of the Day 1A chip leader, Yasheel Doddanavar with 333,000. Closing the day with the second largest was Norbert Koh with 299,000. We will have a recap for you on the leaders along with the chip count so standby for that.

That’s it for our live updates. See you here again tomorrow!

Utg Trygve Leite shoved his 74.5k stack holding 9♦ 9♥ but ran into Luong Anh Tuan’s K♥ K♠ . The board ran dry and Tuan shipped it while Leite shipped out.

Tran Duc Phuong was dealt his last hand today after falling to Nguyen Xuan Hung. Tran raised to 6k, Hung called from sb position. On the flop A♣ J♥ 5♦ , Hung checked, Tran bet 9k, called by Hung. On the K♣ turn, both checked and saw a free river land 7♠ . Hung switched up and led for 13k, Tran jammed his remaining 27k, called by Hung. Tran J♠ 7♣ two pair but couldn’t defeat Hung’s K♦ J♦ higher two pair. Hung up to 150k.

Zhou Zhongrai downed another player at the table to bring his stack up to 200k. The hand began with a 5500 raise that Zhongrai three-bet to 16k. Initial raiser called. On the flop K♥ 8♥ 8♦ , caller was all in for 28.5k, Zhongrai called. All in player with A♥ Q♥ , draw, Zhongrai with A♠ K♣ two pair. The turn 9♦ and river 4♠ completed the board. No hits on the draw to send one out and Zhongrai all the chips.

On a flop J♥ 3♦ Q♠ adn 15k brewed, Ashish Munot checked, Loris C bet 6500, Munot raised to 25k, called by Loris. On the J♣ turn, check again by Munot, Loris bet 30k, Munot tank-folded.

All in preflop, Timothy A♦ J♦ , Andrew An Q♣ Q♦ , the board bricked. Timothy busted, An rose to 180k.

Thai Ha picked up another sizable stack to add to his already bulging artillery. On a completed board 7♦ 6♥ 3♦ 2♠ Q♠ and 65k in the middle, Vinay B bet 26k, Thai Ha called. Thai Ha showed A♥ 3♥ pair and Vinay mucked. Thai Ha up to 310k.

Norbert Koh raised to 5k, Kwok Luen Hei called, button called, and bb Jeonggyu Cho as well for a four-way look at the flop T♠ A♠ A♣ . Cho checked, Koh bet 6500, Kwok folded, Nguyen The Vinh called, Cho folded. On the turn 9♥ both Koh and Vinh checked. The river A♥ , Koh checked, Vinh bet 32k, Koh called. Vinh turned over A♦ 9♣ quads.

Big stacked Chia Hsuan Tu was just moved to Table 1 where he immediately railed a player. Chia had J♦ J♥ against a player’s Ax 9x , no hits on the board. Chia up to 225k.

Action folded to Norbert Koh on the button, he raised to 4500, two spots over Matthieu Lamagnere on the bb moved all in for 69k. Koh tanked then called. Lamagnere A♦ J♠ , Koh 2♣ 2♦ , the board bricked to send Lamagnere to the exit. Koh now at 420k.

Julien Tran went all in with his remaining 28k stack and down the round Zhou Zhongrai called. Tran A♠ Q♥ , Zhongrai K♣ K♦ , the board ran Q♦ 8♣ 9♣ 3♠ K♠ for a crushing win to Zhongrai. Tran was eliminated. Zhongrai up to 163k.

On a flop of 2♥ 8♣ 7♥ , utg+1 Norbert Koh bet 7k and button Jeonggyu Cho called. On the turn 5♦ , Koh bet 50k Cho all in, called by Koh. KOh A♦ 6♦ draw, Cho 8♥ 8♠ set, the river T♦ was a miss for Koh and Cho doubled up to 170k. Koh dropped to 352k but is still the overwhelming chip leader.

Le Ngoc Khanh shoved his 42k stack and the man beside him with the big stack Hyunhil Hong didn’t hesitate to call which seemed to surprise Khanh. After everyone else folded, the hands were tabled, Khanh with A♣ 9♣ against Hong’s A♦ A♥ . The board was a bit dramatic giving Khanh hope but eventually didn’t materialize 7♥ 8♥ 6♣ Q♠ 8♦ to send him to out. Hong up to 255k.

Action folded to the button Thai Ha, he raised to 4500. Both blinds called. On the flop 6♦ 8♥ 9♥ , blinds checked, Thai Ha c-bet 8500, sb folded but bb Shashank Jain continued. On the turn J♦ , check again by Jain, Thai Ha bet 27k, Jain jammed his 67k stack, Thai Ha called. Jain Qx Tx straight, Thai Ha 8x 9x two pair, the river 8♣ improved Thai Ha to a full house to steal the pot and send Jain packing. Thai Ha rises to 240k.

81 players remaining. Current leaders are:

Norbert Koh 375k Yuriy Boyko 220k Hyunil Hong 220k Ashish Munot 210k Long Pro 200k Chia Hsuan Tu 180k Rubin Labroo 160k

Peter Nguyen raised to 5k, Tran Duc Phuong three-bet to 12k, Nguyen jammed, called by Phuong. Nguyen J♠ J♥ , Phuong Q♠ Q♥ , the board dragged 2♣ T♣ A♥ Q♦ A♠ for a dominating full house to Phuong (though not needed).

Rubin Labroo raised to 3500 and found two callers to see the flop Q♣ Q♠ 6♦ . First to act player checked, Labroo c-bet 6500, Benjamin Gonzva called, and fta folded. On the turn T♣ , Labroo checked, Gonzva bet 10k, called by Labroo. On the river 7♣ , check again by Labroo, Gonzva bet 23k, called by Labroo. Gonzva showed 5♣ 5♠ but not enough to win the pot with Labroo holding A♥ T♥ .

Last time Ashish Munot and Rex Clinkscales met, Munot made a great call exposing the bluff. This time, Munot shipped the rest of Clinkscales’s stack. The hand began with action folding around the orbit to button Chu Hong Tu. He raised to 3k. Sb Munot called, bb Clinkscales three-bet to 11k. Tu folded, Munot called. On the flop J♠ T♣ 4♦ , Munot checked, Clinkscales c-bet 6500, Munot raised to 17k, Clinkscales shoved with 46.2k, and Munot made the call.

Clinkscales T♦ 6♥ pair Munot J♥ T♥ two pair

The turn K♥ and river 8♦ completed the board. Clinkscales eliminated. Munot up to 170k.

June opened with a 3k raise, found one caller, Hyunil Hong three-bet to 8500, back to June who four-bet to 18.5k, caller folded, Hong called. At the flop J♠ 5♠ Q♦ , June led for 21k, Hong called. On the turn 2♦ , June shoved his 40k stack, Hong called. June showed A♠ A♥ , Hong had J♥ J♣ set, the river 9♦ completed the board and June was eliminated.

Cutoff player Peter Nguyen limped then called the 3600 raise by sb player Tran Duc Phuong. At the flop 4♥ T♠ 5♣ , Phuong bet 4300, called by Peter. On the 4♠ turn, another bet laid out of 8500 by Phuong, called by Peter. On the river A♠ , no bets landed, Phuong showed 7♥ 3♦ miss and Peter won the pot with K♣ T♦ two pair.

On a flop 7♣ Q♣ T♥ and 8500 in the middle, sb Victor Chong and bb Mike Steinbacher checked to Kalyan Cheekuri who bet 2k. He was called by both players. On the turn 7♥ , Chong bet 6500, Steinbacher folded, and Cheekuri called. On fifth street Q♠ , Chong checked, Cheekuri shoved, and a snap call by Chong with less chips. Cheekuri showed A♦ 7♦ full house but Chong had the reverse with K♣ Q♦ for a higher boat to double up. Very lucky river for Chong.

With 7300 already brewed, a board of 9♠ 7♠ 4♦ 6♥ , sb Simon Burns bet 3600, bb Chi Chung Ho called, Nguyen Chi Thinh all in for 23k, Burns called, Ho called. On the river K♠ , Burns checked, Ho bet but before the count, Burns folded.

Nguyen 6♠ 6♦ set Ho J♠ 8♠ flush

Nguyen was eliminated and Ho rose to 112k.

With a raise before him from utg, button player Macaron Tran three-bet only to be answered with a shove. He tanked then went ahead and risked his tournament life. Tran had pocket kings, utg player with big slick, no bad beat on the board for a double up to Tran. He sits with 58k.

Catching the action on a board showing 8♣ 6♥ 5♦ 4♦ and 5k already pooled in, Ashish Munot checked then called Rex Clinkscales’s 5800 bet. On the 2♦ river, Munot checked again, Clinkscales fired 8300, Munot tanked, then found the mind to call. Clinkscales showed K♥ Q♥ bluff, Munot won the pot with A♥ 9♥ ace high.

On a flop K♦ 5♦ 5♠ , Mr X checked, next player bet 3400, Matthieu Lamagnere called, Mr X shoved 32.5k, next player folded, Lamagnered called. Mr X 5♥ 2♣ , Lamagnere A♥ 5♣ , the turn T♦ and river 8♥ closed the hand and Lamagnere shipped all of Mr X’s stack. Lamagnere up to 130k.

Registration has officially closed with 211 entries (174 entries, 37 re-entered). Though we didn’t hit the VND 8 Billion mark, that will surely be blown to smithereens tomorrow with only 9 needed to surpass.

With reg closed, Day 1B has entered into the freezeout stage. Players that bust can only re-enter tomorrow. 122 remain. Current chip leaders are:

Norbert Koh 220K Chia Hsuan Tu 160K Long Pro 130K Thai Ha 120K

Another player avoided the rail here with a lucky catch. That player was Macaron Tran. On a flop T♣ K♣ 2♦ and 6k in the middle, sb Vu Duc Trung checked, to Tran who slid out a 3k bet. On the turn J♥ , check again by Trung. Tran jammed, Trung called.

Trung K♠ Q♠ top pair Tran T♥ 9♦ pair

The river T♠ produced oohs at the table. Tran improved to trips to stay in the game.

Sick double up for Ocean! The hand began with mp player Timothy raising to 2500, lo-jack Ocean three-bet to 5200, called by Timothy. At the flop 6♦ 9♠ T♣ , Timothy checked to the aggressor Ocean who bet 5500. Timothy answered with a raise to 13.5k, Ocean shoved, called by Timothy.

Ocean K♥ K♦ overpair Timothy 7♦ 8♦ straight

Though Ocean was behind, the turn K♣ and river 9♣ flipped it improving Ocean to a full house. Ocean avoided the rail and doubled up to 90k.

Action opened with an mp player raising to 1900, cutoff Teoh Ming Hong called, bb Dhanesh Chainani three-bet to 7100, called by mp and Hong. On the flop K♦ 8♥ 7♠ , Chainani c-bet 11k, mp folded, Hong called. On the A♣ turn, another 15.5k sent out by Chainani. No call by Hong. Chainani at 110k.

Norbert Koh raised to 1500, Aso Seitaro called, another player called, Jeonggyu Cho three-bet to 7500, called only by Koh and Aso. At the flop Q♥ 6♠ 7♣ , action was checked to Cho, he bet 11k. Koh folded, Aso all in for his remaining 9k. Aso T♠ T♥ , Cho 6♥ 6♦ set. The turn 4♠ and river A♣ didn’t improve Aso, he was eliminated. Cho climbed to 150k.

Norbert Koh is over 100k having just bounced out two players simultaneously. He initiated the action with a 1500 raise, a short stack shoved with 11.3k, Manoj Pentakota shoved as well with 38k. Back to Koh, he called.

Koh K♣ K♦ Pentakota J♣ J♠ Short stack K♥ Q♠

The board ran 5♣ 3♠ 2♣ Q♦ 8♠ to keep Koh’s kings ahead for a double knockout.

Norbert Koh raised to 1500, Manoj Pentakota three-bet to 4200, one player called, and Koh joined in for a three-way to the flop A♣ 4♥ 7♠ . First to act checked, Koh checked, Pentakota bet 3500, fta folded, Koh raised to 7200, Pentakota folded.

Apu Weo opened with a 1500 raise, called by three players to see a flop 5♥ 9♠ 2♣ . Son Putin checked, Apu Weo c-bet 4500, only one player called. On the 3♣ turn, Apu Weo shoved and won the pot with no caller.

We have crossed the 200 mark, there are 171 unique entries now of which 31 have re-entered. That brings us to 202 entries. Registration is still open until the start of Level 10. Combine what we have so far with Day 1A, that puts us at 338 entries. To reach the VND 8 Billion guarantee, all is needed is another is another 17 entries. Let’s see if that will be met before reg closes. There are currently 140 players remaining.

Catching the action on a full board 4♠ K♠ 8♣ T♥ A♠ and 14k in the middle, Nguyen Hoang Hai checked, Long Korea bet 10.6k which was exactly Hai’s stack. Hai tanked then found the guts to risk it. Long showed J♥ 9♥ bluff, Hai doubled up with Q♦ K♦ .

Mp player Tu Tinh Tao raised to 1400, lo-jack Fu Jian called. On the flop 5♦ 9♦ K♣ , Tao c-bet 2600, Jian called. On the turn 7♣ , Tao went all in for 14k, Jian called. Tao K♥ T♥ , JIan T♦ 8♦ , the river 5♣ didn’t improve Jian for a double up to Tao.

18k was already in the middle with one player all in. The flop was 9♠ 2♠ 6♣ , Kok Jun Yan bet 5500 for a side pot however the other player in the pot folded.

All in player Q♥ J♠ Kok K♠ K♥

The turn 2♥ and river 5♦ completed the board. Kok shipped it while railing one in the process. He is now up to 140k.

Action folded to the blinds, sb raised to 1300, bb Zhou Zhongrai three-bet to 4500, sb called. On the flop 2♠ 3♣ 9♥ , sb led for 5k, Zhou raised to 12k, sb jammed, and Zhou called.

Sb 8♣ 9♣ top pair Zhou A♠ J♦ overcards

Though sb was ahead, the turn A♦ changed all that and with the river 3♠ , Zhou shipped it and sb left the scene very unhappy.

Catching the action on the river with 19k brewed and a board A♦ 9♣ 9♠ 4♠ Q♠ , Shashank Jain bet 16k, Fu Jian tank-called. Jain showed A♠ K♠ nut flush. Jian mucked. Jain climbed to 120k.

Utg player Hyunil Hong raised to 1100 and bb Le Ngoc Khanh defended. At the flop 6♠ 3♠ 5♥ , Khanh checked, Hong c-bet 1100, Khanh called. On the turn K♦ , both checked and the river felted 2♣ . Khanh switched up and led for 3700, Hong tanked then found the reason to call. It was a good decision with Khanh showing 7♠ 8♦ bluff. Hong won the pot with 9♠ 9♦ .

On a flop Q♦ J♥ 4♥ and 5500 in the middle, first-to-act bet 2500, Long Pro called, Jaewook Shin raised to 10k, fta folded, Long called. On the 8♠ turn, Long checked, Shin bet 15k, Long all in for 80k, Shin all in right back with 50k.

Long J♦ J♣ set Shin 4♦ 4♣ set

The river 6♣ completed the board. Long stormed to 170k, Shin was eliminated.

Mp player Ron Tse raised to 1600, down the orbit Luong Anh Tuan three-bet to 5100, Tse shoved, Tuan called putting himself at risk.

Tse J♣ J♥ Tuan A♠ K♠

The board ran 8♠ K♣ 8♣ A♦ Q♥ . Tuan doubled up.

What a lucky catch on the river for Kwok Luen Hei! Catching the action with 5k in the middle and three players staring down a flop A♦ 2♦ 4♠ , first-to-act checked, Kwok checked, Nguyen Thanh Nha bet 1k. Back to fta who raised to 2800, Kwok called, Nha three-bet to 12k, fta folded, Kwok all in, and Nha moved all in with less behind.

Nha 3♣ 5♣ straight Kwok 2♠ 2♥ set

The turn 6♦ improved Nha to an even higher straight and looked to be on his way to a double up but when the 2♣ appeared on the river, Kwok had quads to send him packing instead. Kwok up to 100k.

Chu Hong Tu 130K Nguyen The Vinh 100K Long Pro 100K

Action folded to the button Matthieu Lamagnere, he raised to 1200, big blind Mr Vinh defended. At the flop 4♠ 5♣ 7♦ , Mr Vinh checked, Lamagnere c-bet 1300, called by Mr Vinh. On the turn J♥ , same action with Mr Vinh check-calling a 2500 bet. Then on the river 8♥ , Mr Vinh checked, Lamagnere shoved his last 6k and was called once more. Lamagnere revealed 7♠ 8♠ for two pair, Mr Vinh mucked.

Three players saw a flop land A♥ 2♥ 4♠ . Action was checked to the Yuriy Boyko who bet 800 onto a 2400 pot. Sb Macaron Tran check-called, bb Nguyen Hoang Tan check-raised to 2500. Boyko called, Tran folded. On the turn 4♦ , Tan moved all in for his last 8600, Boyko called.

Tan 3♣ 5♥ straight Boyko A♦ J♠ two pair

The river J♥ improved Boyko to a better two pair but still behind Tan’s straight. Tan doubled up .

Chu Hong Tu raised to 800, Ramon Gujral three-bet to 4300, Tu four-bet to 11k, Gujral five-bet all in with 71.9k. Tu called with less (45.3k).

Tu A♦ A♥ Gujral K♥ K♦

The board bricked for a double up to Tu.

With 156 uniques and 14 re-entries, we are at 170 entries so far today. Combine that with the 136 Day 1A entries, that puts the Main Event over 300 entries. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10.

Among the notables are Chris Mateo, Rex Clinkscales, Huy Coshet, Bruno Lo, Victor Chong, Dhanesh Chainani, Iori Yogo, Benedict Koh, Lester Edoc, Wai Kiat Lee, and Casey Kastle.

Huu Dung Nguyen raised to 800, cutoff Nguyen Thanh Tung three-bet to 2200, action folded around and back to Huu Dung, he called. On the flop 8♦ 2♦ 7♥ , both checked and the turn felted T♠ . Huu Dung bet 5500, Tung raised to 15.5k, Huu Dung tank-called. On the river 4♦ , Huu Dung shoved his 17.5k stack, Tung called. Huu Dung showed the nut flush A♦ 9♦ for a double up to 70k.

On a turn board Q♦ 3♠ 4♣ Q♠ and 9k splashed in the center, Cao Ngoc Anh bet 3100, Jaewook Shin raised to 8k, Anh called. On the 3♦ river, Anh checked, Shin all in for 11.2k, Anh joined with less putting himself at risk. Shin Q♣ J♠ full house, Anh 5♠ 5♣ .

Vu Duc Trung raised to 400, Kazuki Natsume three-bet to 2500, Trung four-bet to 7500, Natsume 5-bet to 18k, Trung 6-bet shoved. Natsume tank-folded.

On a board showing J♣ K♠ 8♥ 3♥ and 15k already brewed, Quoc Anh bet 7k and Vincent Chauve snap called. The river 7♣ saw no bets fired. Anh with Ax Tx air, Chauve won with Qx Qx .

Kazuki Natsume raised to 500 and found two callers - Le Anh Tuan and Macaron Tran - until it landed on Vu Duc Trung who three-bet to 3k. Everyone called. On the flop 7♥ 6♥ 4♥ , all four players checked and the turn dropped 5♠ . Natsume checked, Tuan bet 2500, Tran folded, Trung raised to 10.7k, Natsume folded, and Tuan tank-folded for a good pot to Trung.

Heavy betting preflop started with hijack player Long Korea raising to 500, button player Johannes Felix Hoeld three-bet to 1600, bb Michael Kim Falcon called, Long four-bet to 4500, Hoeld folded, Falcon called. On the flop 4♠ A♠ 9♥ , Falcon bet 5500, Long called. On the T♦ turn, Falcon bet 10.5k and again Long called. On the river 9♣ , Falcon all in for his last 9500, Long called. Falcon opened A♦ Q♠ two pair, Long 8♠ 9♠ trips, Falcon was eliminated.

We have already surpassed Day 1A with the screens showing 146 uniques and 4 re-entries putting us currently at 150 entreis. Among the recent arrivals are Ian Modder, Luen Hei Kwok, Andy Li Xueyan, Soo Jo Kim, Madhav Gupta, Huu Dung Nguyen, and Sumit Sapra.

Wrong time to be bluffing for Abhinav Iyer. On a flop 3♥ 5♥ 4♠ and a pot of 12k in the middle, Iyer bet 5600, Nguyen The Vinh called. On the turn 9♣ , Iyer continued and fired out 8800, Vinh stuck with him and called. The river 8♦ , Iyer went all in for 22.8k, Vinh called. Iyer showed A♦ T♥ bluff and was eliminated by Vinh with 2♣ 6♣ straight.

Heavy preflop betting started with Nguyen Thanh Quyen limping in, cutoff Mitchell raised to 1800, Quyen three-bet to 5k, called by Mitchell. On the flop 5♦ 6♠ 9♣ , Quyen c-bet 5k, Mitchell jammed his 18k stack, snap-called by Quyen.

Quyen A♦ A♣ Mitchell Q♥ Q♠

The turn 5♥ and river 5♣ completed the board and Mitchell was eliminated. Quyen up to 55k.

On a flop K♠ T♥ 2♠ and 15k swimming in the middle, Chia Hsuan Tu checked, Lloyd Fontillas bet 10k, Chia jammed his 40k stack well covering Fontillas’s 28k stack. Fontillas called for his tournament life.

Fontillas T♠ 9♠ pair + draw Chia K♣ T♣ top two pair

The turn 2♦ and river 6♣ were no help to Fontillas. Chia up to 90k.

With the board completing to 7♦ 9♦ 9♠ 4♣ 7♣ and 14k already brewed, sb Le Hoan Cong bet 8300 sending bb Johannes Felix Hoeld to the think tank. Hoeld eventually folded. Cong up to 40k.

We’ve reached the 100 mark with 96 uniques and 4 re-entries. We still have a long day ahead and already we’ve got ten tables running with the 11th already on standby. That should open soon with players patiently waiting to hand their money at registration.

Among the newest arrivals are Jaewook Shin, Cao Ngoc Anh, Kalyan Cheekuri, Gyeong Byeong Lee, Hwang Sang Yeon, Lloyd Fontillas, and Abhinav Iyer.

On a flop 4♥ 2♣ 5♠ , Peter Nguyen bet 500, Constantin Haracit called, Teoh Ming Hong raised to 1400, called by Nguyen and Haracit. On the turn 4♣ , all three players checked. On the river 8♣ , action was checked to Teoh who bet 4400. Only Nguyen called. Teoh showed J♣ T♣ flush and won the pot with Nguyen mucking.

Peter Nguyen doubled up in the previous level and once again has boosted his stack. Catching the action on a board showing 3♠ 2♠ T♠ K♦ and 3700 in the middle. Eirennnach Irish Yurix checked, Constantin Haracit bet 2500, Nguyen raised to 7500, called by Yurix. On the river Q♦ , Yurix checked, Nguyen bet 12k, Yurix all in for 16.8k, and a quick call by Nguyen. Nguyen showed A♠ 5♠ nut flush, and Yurix was eliminated with K♠ 9♠ second nuts.

From mid-position Dinh Gia Hung raised to 500, sb Thai Ha three-bet to 2500, Hung called. On the flop K♠ 4♣ 5♠ , Ha c-bet 3500, called by Hung. On the turn 5♦ , Ha bet a heftier 10k, Hung folded.

Among the players now battling it out are Nguyen Hoang Ton, Macaron Tran, Thai Ha, Raiden Kan, Feng Zhao, Johannes Felix Hoeld, Ang Boon Seng, and Benjamin Gonzva.

Preflop action saw Pavel Lobov raise to 300, was called by both blinds Peter Nguyen and Yuriy Boyko. When the flop landed K♠ 8♦ 2♣ , everyone checked for a free turn card 6♦ . Action was checked by the blinds, Lobov slid out 800, called by Nguyen, raised by Boyko to 3500, called by Lobov and Nguyen. On the river 3♥ , Nguyen checked, Boyko bet 7500, Lobov shoved around 30k, Nguyen called with less chips, and Boyko opted to fold.

Lobov K♥ K♣ set Nguyen 4♠ 5♥ straight

Nguyen doubles up 62k. Lobov down to 8k.

On a full board 7♣ 5♠ K♣ 6♠ 2♦ and 18k in the middle, Nguyen Van Sang bet 14k, Chu Hong Tu tanked, then folded. Nguyen showed A♣ T♠ bluff.

Game on! We’ve got four tables running with a line at registration forming. Among those rubbing elbows early are Minh Le, Aso Seitaro, Jeonggyu Cho, Eun Ho Kwon, Michael Kim Falcon, Nguyen Chi Thinh, Julien Tran, and Paul Hong.

A splashy pot was formed right from the starting gun initiated by Tony Pham. He raised to 300 from hijack, called by button Chia Hsuan Tu, sb Michael Kim Falcon, and the bb player. At the flop J♠ 9♦ 7♠ , Falcon led for 1k, bb folded, called by Pham and Chia. On the turn 8♠ , Falcon fired 2k, Pham raised to 6k, Chia and Falcon called. On the river 5♥ , Falcon led again, sending out 2400, was called by both Pham and Chia.

Falcon T♥ 7♣ straight Pham T♣ J♥ straight Chia T♠ Q♥ higher straight

Chia scooped it and now sits with 45k.