Main Event

it’s all over! After five days of competitive poker, Vincent Chauve rose to the throne defeating Jeonggyu Cho at heads up to capture the WPT Vietnam Main Event title! He earned the VND 2,300,000,000, the trophy, and the lead in the WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race. Congratulations to Vincent Chauve!

We will have recap for you and a winner’s story so standby for that.

Jeonggyu Cho did his best but in the end, he still could not take down the massive towers of Vincent Chauve. The closest he bridged the gap was 8M to 12M. However, Chauve went on a spree and began to create a big distance once again. The final hand of the tournament saw Cho raise to 500k, Chauve called. On the flop 8♠ 6♣ J♥ , Chauve led for 500k, Cho raised to 1.5M, Chauve three-bet to 2.5M, Cho shoved, Chauve called.

Cho 9♥ 7♥ open ended straight draw Chauve J♠ T♣ top pair

The turn Q♥ gave Cho more outs adding a flush draw in his quest for a double up. However, the river felted K♦ which was of no help. Cho took second place and earned VND 1,850,000,000. This was considerably one of the most impressive runs today. Cho entered the final day at the bottom of the 14 player lineup. He had about 12bbs. He doubled up on the first hand and sailed on to reach the final table and heads up from there.

After several exchanges with hands only going as far as the turn, we finally got to see a couple of full boards. The first one saw a raise to 400 by Jeonggyu Cho, Vincent Chauve called. On the flop A♦ 7♥ 7♠ , both checked. On the turn 3♥ , Chauve checked, Cho bet 700k, called by Chauve. The river K♦ it was back to checking. Cho win it with A♣ T♥ two pair over Chauve’s Q♥ 3♠ lower two pair.

Two hands after, Cho limped from the button, Chauve raised to 450k, Cho called. On the flop 9♦ 7♦ 4♠ , both checked. On the turn 2♠ , Chauve checked, Cho bet 600k, it was called. The river 8♠ , both checked. Chauve had A♠ Q♣ but Cho had better T♣ 2♣ pair.

Vincent Chauve raised to 325k, Jeonggyu Cho called. The flop K♠ 6♣ 2♥ , check by Cho, bet by Chauve of 200k, called. On the turn K♦ , same action with Cho check-calling a 450k bet. On the 9♣ river, it was checked by both. Cho J♠ Q♣ air, Chauve scooped up the pot with 7♠ 2♣ two pair.

After Vincent Chauve picked up a series of decent sized pots, Jeonggyu Cho answered with his own succession of pots. The first one saw Chauve raise to 325k, Cho called. On the flop A♥ 4♥ 6♣ , Cho check-raised Chauve’s 350k bet to make it 1.1M. Chauve folded.

Next win, Cho raised to 400k, Chauve called. The flop ran 5♣ 4♠ 6♥ , Chauve checked, Cho bet 800k and won it with no challenge.

The biggest pot Cho won in this series began with him raising to 300k, Chauve called, the flop landed 8♦ 2♥ 5♣ . Both players checked, and did the same on the T♥ turn. The river K♠ saw Chuave bet 400k, Cho raise to 900k, Chauve called. Cho won with K♣ 6♦ higher kicker over Chauve’s K♥ 3♠ .

Vincent Chauve picked up three decent pots that were more than just picking up the blinds. On the first one, he raised to 325k, Jeonggyu Cho called. The flop 3♥ 3♦ 3♠ saw a check from Cho, a 200k bet from Chauve, called by Cho. On the turn 9♥ , Cho checked, Chauve sent out 450k, no call.

Next pot he was in button position again. He raised to 450k and Cho called. On the flop A♠ A♦ J♦ and 6♥ turn, both players checked. On the river 3♥ , Cho checked, Chauve slid out 200k, Cho called. Chauve showed 4♠ 6♠ two pair, Cho mucked.

The third good pot Chauve limped from the button, Cho raised to 450k, Chauve three-bet to 1.1M, Cho folded.

Jeonggyu Cho took the second pot of heads up. He raised to 475k, Chauve called. On a flop Q♦ 8♦ 5♠ , Chauve checked, Cho shoved, no call by Chauve.

And they’re off! The final showdown to the title has begun! Vincent Chauve raised to 350k, Jeonggyu Cho called. On the flop 9♠ K♥ 5♣ , Cho check-called a 300k bet. On the 3♥ turn, Cho checked, Chauve slid out 650k, this time Cho tapped out for Chauve to claim it. Chauve showed his J♥ 2♦ bluff. Cho down to 5.9M.

From 14 players down to the final two! Vincent Chauve and Jeonggyu Cho will compete for the title, the trophy, and the top spot in the WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race. Here’s how they match up:

Chauve 13,900.000 Cho 6,700,000

That’s pretty much 2:1 to Chauve. They will finish this round then the blinds will downshift to 30 mintue intervals instead of 60 minutes.

Good luck to the players! A new WPT Vietnam champions soon to be crowned!!

Six Vietnamese players made it to the final day. Tuan Pro brought in the largest stack of that pack. He managed to amass an even larger arsenal throughout the day to stay in the upper ranks. After the fall of Thien Phu in 5th place, Tuan was the last player defending home soil. However it would not be his championship to lift having fallen to Vincent Chauve.

The hand saw Tuan open for 300k on the small blind, Chauve defended on the big blind. At the flop A♥ A♦ 6♦ , Tuan bet 425k, Chauve called. On the turn 9♥ , Tuan shoved, Chauve called putting Tuan at risk.

Tuan K♦ 5♣ bluff Chauve A♣ 7♥ trips

Tuan was drawing dead. The river 8♦ was just formality. Tuan earned VND 1,825,000,000 for his strong finish.

Vincent Chauve 8,525,000 Jeonggyu Cho 6,175,000 Tuan Pro 5,900,000

Average stack: 6,860,000

Players reached a deal, each one is guaranteed the pay below:

Vincent Chauve - Thailand - VND 2,150,000,000 Jeonggyu Cho - Korea - VND 1,850,000,000 Tuan Pro - Vietnam - VND 1,825,000,000

They will play for an additional VND 150,000,000, the championship trophy, and 1500 points towards the WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race.

After doubling through fourth place finisher Jin Yong, Jeonggyu Cho has been on fire. He proceeded to win a couple of more pots, each against the leaders Vincent Chauve and Tuan Pro. The first one he defended his big blind from Tuan’s 250k raise. At the flop A♥ J♥ 3♠ , Cho check-called a 275k bet. On the turn 8♦ , checked by both to bring on the river 2♦ . Cho slid out 250k, Tuan folded.

Against Chauve, Cho raised to 250k from the button, Chauve defended. At the flop 2♣ 3♦ 7♦ , Chauve initiated the betting with 275k, Cho called. On the turn T♦ , Chauve bet 450k, Cho shoved, Chauve folded. Cho climbed to 6.8M.

VND 919,900,000

Jin Yong entered the final day at the helm of the last 14 runners and despite being in fine shape to take it to the limit, he had to settle for a 4th place finish instead. After losing nearly all of his chips to Jeonggyu Cho, Yong managed to triple up however he needed much much more to get back in the game. He moved all in with A♦ 9♠ , Cho called with Q♦ J♠ , the board ran J♥ A♥ 6♠ Q♠ T♦ for two pair to Cho. Yong earned VND 919,900,000 for his impressive run.

Having plummeted to 175k, Jin Yong was all in from utg and got two callers in the blinds. The board ran out J♦ Q♣ T♣ 6♠ K♣ with no side pot generated. Yong showed T♠ 9♠ straight, Tuan Pro 8♣ 2♦ , and Vincent Chauve J♠ 7♠ . Yong tripled up but still way way below par.

Sb Jin Yong shoved his 1,775,000 stack, Jeonggyu Cho joined with 1.6M. Yong T♠ Q♦ , Cho 8♥ 8♣ , the board ran 7♠ 8♠ 3♥ A♠ J♦ for a double up to Cho to 3.3M. Yong down to 175k.

After writing about Vincent Chauve just crushing the table, it’s high time we write about someone else. Tuan Pro has picked up two pots to be newsworthy. In a battle of the blinds, Tuan raised to 375k preflop and Chauve called. On the flop A♠ A♥ 5♥ , it was checked by both. On the J♥ turn, Tuan fired 325k which was enough to win it with Chauve folding. Tuan up to 5.3M.

Next hand, Tuan was on the button. He raised to 325k, Chauve called from the small blind. At the flop 9♦ J♦ Q♣ , turn 3♥ , and river 6♠ Chauve check-called a 350k bet, a 550k bet, and a 500k bet. Tuan revealed his A♦ Q♠ top pair, Chauve mucked.

Vincent Chauve 12M Tuan Pro <5M Jin Yong 1.8M Jeonggyu Cho 1.8M

Two more pots for Vincent Chauve. sb Tuan Pro limped, bb Chauve checked it. On the flop 2♥ 5♥ K♣ , check Tuan, bet 225k Chauve, called by Tuan. The turn 5♠ , same action with Tuan check-calling a 250k bet. Then on the river 3♣ , Tuan was unable to call the 1.4M bet.

Next hand, button Tuan limped, sb Chauve limiped, JIn Yong checked. At the flop J♥ 7♥ T♦ , Chauve led for 250k, Yong folded, Tuan called. On the turn 7♣ , check-check. On the river 5♣ , Chauve checked, Tuan bet 250k, Chauve called. Tuan mucked. Chauve won the pot and showed his T♠ 8♣ hole cards.

Thien Phu staged a good run but after falling in the red, he couldn’t find a way to get back in the black. His final hand saw Vincent Chauve raise to 275k from the button, Thien defended on the big blind. At the flop K♠ 2♣ 4♠ , Thien check-called a 225k bet. On the 7♥ turn, it was checked by both. Then on the river T♠ , Thien led for 400k, Chauve shoved. Thien tanked. He eventually tossed in the call putting his tournament life at risk. Chauve showed J♠ 6♠ flush and shipped it. Thien held K♥ 6♥ top pair. Thien earned VND 703,140,000 for his deep run. With his departure, only Tuan Pro remains holding up the flag for the host country.

Chauve up to 10.6M which is over half the chips in play.

Vincent Chauve’s stack is in command of the final table. He is well ahead of the competition and continues to ship it in. His recent win was a battle of the blinds against Tuan Pro. Tuan limped, Chauve raised to 425k, Tuan called. On the flop J♦ 6♦ 2♠ , tuan checked, Chauve fired 325k, Tuan tank-folded.

Thien Phu shoved twice. No callers. He climbed to 2M. He will need to double up though just to reach average stack.

Vincent Chauve 8.425M Tuan Pro 6.5M Jin Yong 2.75M Thien Phu 1.475M Jeonggyu Cho 1.45M

Average stack 4,116,000

Vincent Chauve has been winning a majority of the pots here at the final 5 and is into the 8M marker. Besides picking up numerous blinds and antes, two hands that padded him up more was against Tuan Pro and Jeonggyu Cho.

Tuan raised to 225k from the button, Chauve three-bet to 775k, Tuan folded. Next winning hand, Chauve raised to 225k from utg, sb Cho three-bet to 650k, Chauve all in. Cho folded.

Button Vincent Chauve raised to 250k, Thien Phu defended on the big blind. At the flop 9♦ 3♠ 5♣ , Phu checked, Chauve bet 250k, Phu called. On the turn Q♠ , check again by Phu, 400k lad out by Chauve, Phu tank-folded. Thien down to 1.9M.

With blinds going around fast, whoever wins the blinds and antes immediately picks up 250K. However, if a player loses his blinds, then that’s how much it will cost. For Thien Phu, the shortest stack on the table, he picked up a couple of b&a to bump him up to 2.1M. He won from the small blind after raising to 375k and Jeonggyu Cho folded. Next hand, he shoved on the button for 1.875M, and had no callers.

Seems to be most of the action is a battle of the blinds. In this hand it was sb Tuan Pro limping in, bb Vincent Chauve raised to 325k, called by Tuan. On the flop K♥ 8♣ 9♣ , Tuan checked, Chauve bet 500k, Tuan folded.

Two hands after, Chauve was on the button. He raised to 250k, sb Jin Yong three-bet to 575k, Chauve called. The flop 3♥ 4♦ J♣ brought more to the pot with Yong firing 575 again and Chauve matching it up. On the turn J♦ , Yong slowed down and checked, Chauve slid out 700k which was enough to win the pot with Yong folding.

Thien Phu is the shortest of the bunch and has been searching for spots to bring it up. However, with big stacks all around him, it ain’t easy pickins. Instead he lost a little to Jin Yong in this hand. In a battle of the blinds, Yong raised to 275k, Thien defended. On the flop T♥ K♥ 6♠ , Yong fired 325k, Thien folded. Thien down to 1.5M.

Tuan Pro 6,875,000 Jin Yong 4,870,000 Vincent Chauve 4,495,000 Jeonggyu Cho 2,540,000 Thien Phu 1,795,000

Total chips in play: 20,580,000 Average stack: 4,116,000

Remaining payouts1st VND 2,777,360,0002nd VND 1,947,640,0003rd VND 1,255,830,0004th VND 919,900,0005th VND 703,140,000

Kwok Chun Yip has just been dealt his last hand here at the Main Event. He shoved his 680k stack, and Jin Yong made the call. Yip A♥ Q♣ , Yong Q♥ Q♠ , the board ran 9♠ 2♠ 5♥ Q♦ 2♣ for a full house to Yong. Yong climbed to 4.9M, Yip earned VND 561,150,000 for his deep run. 

Another battle of the blinds… sb Clement Guilleminot raised to 200k and bb Tuan Pro defended. The flop ran A♠ 5♠ A♣ , Guilleminot c-bet 125k, Tuan called. On the turn A♥ , Guilleminot sent out 250k and Tuan continued to call. The river 2♦ , Guilleminot all in for 700k, and Tuan snap-called. Guilleminot showed J♦ J♥ full house but Tuan had him way dominated with A♦ 7♣ quads. Tuan soars to 7M. Guilleminot pockets VND 464,780,000 for his deep finish.

Having lost a big chunk of chips in the previous orbit, then losing a bit more on a hand against Vincent Chauve, sb Kwok Chun Yip went all in with 300k behind holding 5♥ K♠ . He was called by the bb player who he lost his chips to earlier, Clement Guilleminot with 5♠ 9♠ . The board threw blanks for a double up to Yip to 680k.

Sb Kwok Chun Yip shoved his 1.47M stack and the player beside him on the bb, Clement Guilleminot, did the same with his 915k stack. Yip K♥ 6♥ , Guilleminot Q♦ Q♠ , the board ran 9♦ Q♥ 2♠ 2♣ 4♣ for a dominating full house to Guilleminot and a double up to 1.9M.

Jeonggyu Cho has a knack of getting in a pot with the big stacks. He engaged in a couple of heated pots that saw hjim jam on both to win it. The first hand Cho raised to 180 from mid spot and sb Vincent Chauve called. On the flop Q♦ A♦ 2♣ , Chauve checked, Cho bet 250k, and was called. On the turn 3♣ both players checked. On the river 2♠ , Chauve checked, Cho shoved, no call from Chauve.

Next altercation, Jin Yong raised to 165 from the button and bb Cho defended. On the flop 8♥ T♠ T♣ , Cho checked, Yong c-bet 195k, Cho called. On the turn J♣ , Cho opted to lead out 375k, and Yong flatted. The river 7♦ , Cho wasted no time counting, he simply announced “all in”. Yong tanked then folded. Cho scooped it up to climb to 3.4M.

There are 7 players left. Average stack is 2,940,000. Estimated chip counts:

Tuan Pro 4.7M Jin Yong 4.2M Vincent Chauve 4.1M Thien Phu 2.5M Jeonggyu Cho 2.5M Kwok Chun Yip 1.65M Clement Guilleminot 1M

Long Lam has just bumped the rail here in 8th place. He moved all in from utg+1 and to his surprise, the three big stacks called - button Tuan Pro, sb Vincent Chauve, and bb Jin Yong. The three players checked down the board 3♦ T♦ 3♠ 5♦ T♥ . Long had J♣ Q♠ that completely missed. Chauve opened 4♣ 4♦ , Yong A♥ Q♥ , but the pot went to Tuan with 9♠ 9♦ . Tuan now at 4.4M. Long earned VND 369,920,000 for his deep finish. 

VND 277,780.000

The first elimination of the final table has been delivered with Jeonggyu Cho knocking out Luong Anh Tuan. The hand saw Cho raise to 120k from cutoff and bb Luong shoving his 445k stack. Cho called.

Cho K♣ 9♥ Luong A♥ 7♠

Though Cho was behind, the board favored him as it ran 2♥ J♥ 6♦ K♥ K♦ . Luong took 9th place and earned VND 277,780.000 for his deep run. Cho climbed to 2.2M. 

Luong Anh Tuan raised to 120k from utg, bb Clement Guilleminot called. The flop ran 2♥ J♠ 2♦ . Guilleminot checked to the aggressor Luong who c-bet 130k. Guilleminot called. On the turn 3♥ both checked and the river came 7♣ . Guilleminot switched and led out 200k, Luong folded. Guileminot goes up to 1.3M.

Action folded to the button Vincent Chauve, he raised to 120k, bb Thien Phu defended. On the flop 4♣ 2♠ 7♠ , both players checked. On the turn 8♥ , Thien bet 155k, Chuave raised to 415k, Thien three-bet to 1.415M, Chauve folded. Thien now at 2.6M.

After winning a pot against Jeonggyu Cho, Vincent Chauve proceeded to pick up the next one to drive his stack to 5.2M. The hand began with hijack Clement Guilleminot raising to 105k, sb Chauve called, bb Jin Yong three-bet to 280k, Guilleminot folded, Chauve called. At the flop T♥ 5♣ 3♠ , both checked and the dealer laid the turn 5♥ . Chauve bet 275k, Yong check-folded.

Jeonggyu Cho raised to 150k, bb Vincent Chauve defended. When the flop spread 8♦ 9♥ T♠ , no bets and the turn came 3♠ . Chauve bet 170k, Cho raised to 350k, Chauve called. On the river K♥ , Chauve checked it to Cho who bet 500k, Chuave called. Cho had Q♠ A♥ bluff Chauve won it with K♣ 9♦ pair. Chauve climbed to 4.8M, Cho down to 1.8M.

Immediate action at the final table with Jin Yong claiming the first pot. He opened to 130k and was joined to the flop 6♣ A♠ 7♠ by three callers. After two checks, Long Lam bet 150k, only Yong called. On the turn 2♦ and river K♣ , no more bets laid out. Yong showed A♦ 9♦ , Long mucked. Yong takes the lead with 4.7M.

Players are on a break until the final table is set up. 9 players remain.

Total chips in play: 20,580,000 Average stack: 2,286,667 Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K

Vincent Chauve 3,750,000 Jin Yong 3,695,000 Tuan Pro 3,105,000 Jeonggyu Cho 2,950,000 Thien Phu 2,070,000 Kwok Chun Yip 1,955,000 Clement Guilleminot 1,080,000 Luong Anh Tuan 880,000 Long Lam 800,000

Norbert Koh will not be joining at the final table having just been railed in 10th place by Jeonggyu Cho. The hand saw Vincent Chauve open for 110k, sb Koh jammed his 1.2M stack, bb Cho immediately joined in with 1.5M, and Chauve opted to get out of the way.

Koh K♥ Q♣ Cho A♥ K♣

The board 6♦ 5♠ 4♠ T♥ 4♦ didn’t improve Koh. He earned VND 230,350,000 for his deep run. Cho up to 3M. 

Button Pham Quoc Anh shoved his very short stack of 245k, big stacked Tuan Pro called called. Pham K♣ T♦ , Tuan K♦ J♥ , the board spread J♠ 3♦ Q♥ 5♦ K♠ . Pham out in 11th place. He earned VND 230,350,000 for his finish.

Alok Birewar could not gain any momentum at the table and finally took a stand holding A♦ 3♣ . However, he couldn’t get past Tuan Pro’s 3♦ 3♠ with the board running 8♥ 7♦ K♥ K♣ Q♦ . Birewar earned VND 230,350,000 for his 12th place finish. 

Button Norbert Koh shoved with A♣ 2♣ , sb Jeonggyu Cho shoved with J♣ J♥ , the board ran 4♥ A♥ 9♦ for a higher pair to Koh, but with the turn J♥ Cho retook the lead with a set. The river 9♣ sealed the win and double up for Cho. He now has 1.5M, Koh down to 1.3M.

Norbert Koh is in action at the felt. He gt involved in four pots that saw his stack spike up and down to settle at 1.3M. The first hand he doubled up through Long Lam. Lam raised to 110k, called by Pham Quoc Anh, Koh shoved his 595k stack, Lam called, Pham folded. Koh held T♠ T♦ , Long A♣ Q♥ , the board bricked.

The second hand sent Koh’s stack down. He raised to 125k from button position and bb Pham defended. At the flop 4♦ 8♥ 4♣ , Pham checked, Koh bet 200k, Pham all in for 490k, Koh called. Pham 4♠ 6♠ , Koh A♠ K♦ , the turn 4♥ was quads for Pham for a very happy double up to 1.2M.

Down to 785k, Koh shoved with 3♦ 3♥ and faced Pham again who had nuts hole cards A♦ A♣ . Looking like a bust, the board had other plans as it ran 8♥ 3♣ T♠ 4♦ Q♠ for a set to double up.

Next hand, Koh won a small pot against Tuan Pro. Tuan opened to 120k from the button, bb Koh called. On the flop K♣ 5♠ 3♦ , Koh checked- Tuan c-bet 120k, Koh called. On the turn 8♦ and river T♦ , no bets landed. Koh won with A♣ Q♣ , ace high. Tuan mucked.

Vincent Chauve has just claimed his second victim and it was Raiden Kan. Chauve raised to 110k, Kan three-bet to 310k from the big blind, Chauve shoved, and Kan called for his tournament life. Chauve T♣ T♦ , Kan K♦ J♠ , the cards came down 4♥ 5♠ T♥ 4♠ J♦ . Kan out in 13th place. He earned VND 184,280,000 for his deep run. Chauve rises to 3.6M. 

Action folded to the blinds, Tuan Pro raised to 120k, bb Thien Phu called. On the flop 9♠ 6♠ 5♥ , Tuan c-bet 175k, called by Thien. On the turn T♣ , Tuan jammed his massive stack that well covered Thien. Thien gave it some thought then called. Tuan K♠ 4♠ draw, Thien T♥ 8♥ top pair, the river Q♥ was safe for Thien for a double up to 2.1M. Tuan down to 2.5M.

A bit of controversy during the hand. When Tuan shoved, a spectator was heard saying “call call!” Not sure if that affected Thien’s decision but it visibly upset Tuan.

Vincent Chauve raised to 85k, Jin Yong three-bet to 230k Chauve called. On the flop A♦ A♣ Q♦ , both players checked. On the K♥ turn, Chauve checked again, Yong bet 300k, Chauve called. On the river 9♣ , Chauve again with the check, Yong fired 550k, Chauve tank-called. Yong showed Q♥ Q♠ full house. Chauve mucked. Yong rises to 4.1M, Chauve drops to 2.9M.

Lojack Tuan Pro raised to 95k, button Norbert Koh called. On the flop K♣ 9♠ {6c|, Tuan c-bet 120k, Koh raised to 280k, Tuan called. On the turn 3♣ , more bets. Tuan checked, Koh fired 250k, Tuan shoved, Koh folded. Koh down to 610k, Tuan up to 3.5M.

Raiden Kan raised to 85k and got one caller in Jin Yong from the small blind. At the flop 2♠ 3♥ 2♦ , Kan bet 85k and Yong check-called. On the turn T♥ , both checked and the river came J♥ . Kan sent ou 125k, Yong check-folded.

Nam Duong is the first casualty of the final day. He moved all in from utg with 650k, sb Vincent Chauve called. Duong A♦ K♣ , Chauve Q♦ Q♥ , the board ran dry for Duong to end his Main Event run in 14th place. He earned VND 184,280,000 for his finish. 

Chauve rises to the chip lead with 3.8M.

Utg Vincent Chauve raised to 85k, bb Luong Anh Tuan defended. The dealer spread 3♠ T♥ T♠ , Luong checked, Chauve c-bet 55k, Luong raised to 155k, Chauve called. On the 4♦ turn, Luong led for 180k, Chauve flatted. On the river 3♦ , Luong sent out 225k, Chauve jammed, Luong folded. Chauve showed his 9♠ J♠ bluff.

Action folded to the blinds, sb Jeonggyu Cho opened for 100k, bb Long Lam called. On the flop 9♦ 6♥ 5♣ , both checked. On the 2♥ turn, Cho c-bet 155k, Long called. On the river K♣ , Cho checked, Long jammed his remaining 500k, Cho folded. Long up to 900k.

Norbert Koh raised to 105k, Pham Quoc Anh called from the button, sb Tuan Pro three-bet to 500k. Koh tank folded, Pham also folded. Tuan up to 3M.

After doubling up, Jeonggyu Cho three-bet shoved his 1.3M stack sending initial raiser Thien Phu tanking. Thien opted to fold and give up his 80k raise.

Just after Jeonggyu Cho doubled up, the other table saw the second entering shortest stack Clement Guilleminot ship in his double up. Action folded to the small blind Guilleminot who shoved his 505k stack, bb Kwok Chun Yip called. Guilleminot 5♦ 5♥ , Yip K♣ 8♣ , the board ran dry 9♦ 3♥ 6♠ 3♦ 6♣ . Guilleminot over 1M, Yip down to 2.3M.

Just like that the runt of the bunch, Jeonggyu Cho doubled up! Utg Pham Quoc Anh opened for 150k, Cho shoved from the small blind. Pham called. Pham T♦ T♠ , Cho K♦ Q♠ , the board ran 5♣ A♦ 9♦ 9♥ Q♣ for a higher pair spiked on the river to avoid the rail and double up to 1.3M. Pham down to 800k.