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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,510,000 | 2,510,000 | |
| 2,420,000 | -100,000 | |
| 1,850,000 | 50,000 | |
| 1,645,000 | 365,000 | |
| 1,340,000 | 1,340,000 | |
| 960,000 | -40,000 | |
| 845,000 | 845,000 | |
| 670,000 | 670,000 | |
| 490,000 | 490,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 64,000,000 | 64,000,000 | |
| 64,000,000 | 64,000,000 | |
| 64,000,000 | 64,000,000 | |
| 51,000,000 | 50,530,000 | |
| 51,000,000 | 51,000,000 | |
| 51,000,000 | 51,000,000 | |
| 42,800,000 | 42,800,000 | |
| 42,800,000 | 42,800,000 | |
| 42,800,000 | 42,680,000 | |
| 36,100,000 | 36,100,000 | |
| 36,100,000 | 36,100,000 | |
SL | 36,100,000 | 36,100,000 |
| 30,200,000 | 30,200,000 | |
| 30,200,000 | 29,870,000 | |
| 30,200,000 | 30,200,000 | |
| 26,000,000 | 26,000,000 | |
| 26,000,000 | 26,000,000 | |
| 26,000,000 | 26,000,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 22,200,000 | 22,200,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,200,000 | |
| 16,200,000 | 16,075,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 | |
| 13,500,000 | 13,500,000 |
From hijack NguyễN Văn Phương raises to 90,000, big blind Avneesh Munjal defends, the flop runs J♣ 3♥ 5♥ . Both players check, the turn is Q♣ . Munjal leads out 120,000, Nguyen calls. On the river K♣ , Munjal bets 150,000, Nguyen calls, then mucks to Munjal Q♥ J♥ two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,950,000(49 BB) | 1,210,000 | |
| 1,280,000(32 BB) | 380,000 |
Second break of the day, 25 players remaining. Here are the leaders:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000(40 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
| 960,000(38 BB) | 960,000 | |
| 920,000(37 BB) | -80,000 | |
| 900,000(36 BB) | -90,000 | |
| 875,000(35 BB) | -25,000 | |
| 800,000(32 BB) | 800,000 | |
| 790,000(32 BB) | 790,000 |
NguyễN Văn Phương scored two back to back pots to rise to nearly a million in chips. He is now the race leader with 30 players remaining. The first pot he won was double up through Avneesh Munjal. On a board showing 9♦ T♠ 6♠ 3♣ and nearly 200,000 weighing down the middle, Nguyen bet 90,000 and Munjai tanked then check-called. On the river 5♦ , Munjal checked again, Nguyen moved all in for 190,000, Munjal called and paid Nguyen’s T♣ 9♠ two pair. Munjal had K♥ 9♥ second pair.
Next hand was all in preflop with A♣ K♣ dominating A♥ J♥ . Nguyen picked up another 200,000 to just about reach a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 990,000(66 BB) | 990,000 | |
| 424,000(28 BB) | -336,000 |
![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small}
