WPT Opener

Level 23: 15,000,30,000 ante 30,000

Hoang Thai Son was down to 11 bb but has staged a comeback and is now sitting with over a million. The biggest pot was against Nguyen Van Phu who had Qx Qx against Hoang’s Ax Jx . With Nguyen as the aggressor, laying a three-bet preflop, Hoang called then spiked the Ace on the flop. Nguyen c-bet then both checked the turn. On the river Jack, Hoang led out and Nguyen called.

Two big stacks went at it resulting in Son Hoang plunging to 11 bb and Vũ Tá NhấT scoring a massive double up. Catching the hand on a turn board K♥ K♦ 9♣ 4♦ with 250,000 in the pot, cutoff Son Hoang bets 130,000, small blind Vũ check-raises to 270,000, Hoang tank-calls using up his last time bank. The river 5♦ , Vũ shoves, Hoang snap-calls, Vũ opens K♣ 9♦ full house, Hoang has K♠ 7♠ trips.