WPT Vietnam Passport to World Championship

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2023.10.12 - 2023.10.16Add to Calendar

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10/12/2023, 11:10:00 PM

Phi Tien Sang bags the largest at Day 1A; 21 players advance

Day 1A of the WPT Vietnam ₫ 12 Billion guaranteed Main Event wrapped up after 14 levels with Vietnam’s Phi Tien Sang at the top of the rung. During the last level of play, Sang knocked out numerous players to close the day with 629,000 (125 bb). This was reminiscent of his performance at Survivor Bounty 8-Max Day 1B where he finished as chip leader. Read up on his rise via the live updates. Just scroll down.

Main Event

Date: October 12, 2023 Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 1,230) Guarantee: ₫12,000,000,000 (~US$ 492,100) *Champion will also win a package to the $40 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship in December at Wynn Las Vegas

Day 1A: 130 (95 unique) Day 2 qualifiers: 21 players

Day 2 - 21 players

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PT Phí Tiến Sáng	629,000	629,000
NT Ngô Trần Minh Nhật	526,000	526,000
DA Do Anh Tai (Thp)	473,000	473,000
TV Tran Viet Hoang (Mondayest)	305,000	305,000
HC Haro Clement	295,000	295,000
CC Clay Chen	279,000	279,000
HN Huynh Ngoc Cuong (Winter Sea)	279,000	279,000
ĐQ Đoàn Quang Trung	277,000	277,000
PH Phạm Hùng	273,000	273,000
LK Lâm Kim Long	268,000	268,000
WK Wooseok Kim	210,000	210,000
AM Avneesh Munjal	207,000	67,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	191,000	-87,000
MM Meherzad Munsaf	187,000	111,000
NH Nguyễn Hữu Vinh	167,000	167,000
AW Alexis W. Lim	162,000	162,000
NĐ Nguyễn Đăng Tú	162,000	162,000
YF Yan Feng Wang	137,000	137,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung	97,000	5,000
SS Sriram Subramanian	80,000	10,000
AA Aayush Arya	4,000	4,000

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10/12/2023, 11:10:00 PM

Meherzad Munsaf doubles up with Aces through Aayush Arya

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

On the last hand at table 4, big blind Meherzad Munsaf was asking if returning to Day 2 with 14 bb was decent. Then he looks down at A♠ A♦ and snap-calls small blind Aayush Arya’s shove with A♣ 9♥ . The board runs out 9♠ J♦ 8♥ 5♥ J♣ . Munsaf ships a double up as Arya plunges below 1 bb.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
MM Meherzad Munsaf	187,000(37 BB)
AA Aayush Arya	4,000(1 BB)

Chips in play: 5,200,000

Starting stack: 40,000 (200x opening blinds) Level intervals: 40 minutes before reg closes / 60 minutes after reg closes

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10/12/2023, 11:05:00 PM

Rockets for Clement Haro for a double up through Nguyen Dang Tu

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

By the turn 9♣ K♥ J♥ J♠ the pot has grown to 75,500, cutoff Clement Haro is all in holding A♣ A♠ , Nguyen Dang Tu hopes to eliminate with A♥ K♣ . The river 3♦ is no help to Nguyen to pay a double up to Haro.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Clement Haro	280,000(56 BB)	170,000
ND Nguyen Dang Tu	173,000(35 BB)	-77,000

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10/12/2023, 11:00:00 PM

Aladin Reskallah falls to Tien Sang

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Another Frenchman goes down against Tien Sang. Next on the chopping block is Aladin Reskallah who first builds a 132,000 pot with Sang by the turn 5♣ 3♠ 4♦ Q♦ then tosses in his last 2500, Sang quickly calls and is ahead A♣ Q♣ . Reskallah with 8♣ 8♠ . The river A♦ further ensures the win for Sang.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Tien Sang	605,000(121 BB)	52,000
AR Aladin Reskallah	busted	-87,000

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10/12/2023, 10:50:00 PM

Tien Sang with better kicker to rail Jehanne Laurent

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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Catching the action on a turn board 7♦ K♥ 7♣ 6♣ and 95,500 in the pot, Jehanne Laurent is all in holding K♣ Q♣ top pair flush draw. Bigger stacked Tien Sang has A♠ K♦ . The river J♦ sends Laurent to the rail.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Tien Sang	553,000(111 BB)	223,000
JJ Jehanne Jeremy Laurent	busted	-167,800

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10/12/2023, 10:40:00 PM

Nguyen Dang Tu tank-calls and doubles up through Alexis Lim

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Under the gun+2 Alexis Lim raises, big blind Nguyen Dang Tu three-bets, Lim flats, flop comes 4♦ 7♠ J♠ . Nguyen leads out 15,000, Lim jams with a stack that well covers Nguyen who tanks. After using one time bank, Nguyen calls and opens A♦ K♠ and is ahead of Lim’s A♣ T♣ . With the turn 9♦ and river K♥ , Nguyen ships it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AL Alexis Lim	270,000(54 BB)	-86,000
ND Nguyen Dang Tu	250,000(50 BB)	200,000

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10/12/2023, 10:35:00 PM

Klay Chen doubles up through Doan Quang Trung

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Klay Chen sends his last 20 bb out front with 7♣ 7♠ to battle with, Doan Quang Trung gives him a sweat with A♦ K♦ . With the board running 3♥ T♠ 6♠ Q♣ 3♣ , Chen’s pocket pair survives the flip for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KC Klay Chen	210,000(42 BB)	40,000
DQ Doan Quang Trung	150,000(30 BB)	150,000

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10/12/2023, 10:30:00 PM

Avneesh Munjal doubles up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Down to 12 bb, Avneesh Munjal all in with 4♣ 4♦ , the board runs 6♣ K♣ 8♣ 3♣ Q♦ for a flush to win the flip and double up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung’s A♦ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AM Avneesh Munjal	140,000(28 BB)	68,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung	92,000(18 BB)	-131,000

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10/12/2023, 10:28:00 PM

Tran Viet Hoang rails Dhanesh Chainani

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Down to 14 bb, Dhanesh Chainani shoves on the button holding A♥ 9♠ , small blind Tran Viet Hoang calls with A♠ Q♠ . Board runs J♥ K♥ 3♠ 4♥ 3♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TV Tran Viet Hoang	280,000(56 BB)	280,000
DC Dhanesh Chainani	busted

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10/12/2023, 10:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 24 players remaining, last level of play

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Last break of Day 1A is over. Blinds are up. 24 players remaining. This is the last level of play for today.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KN Kevin Ng	526,000(105 BB)	-19,000
DA Do Anh Tai	412,000(82 BB)	42,000
TS Tien Seng	410,000(82 BB)	410,000

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10/12/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Alexis Lim drags in another pot

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Hijack opens, cutoff Nguyen Ngoc Tung three-bets 23,000, button Alexis Lim calls, hijack folds. At the flop Q♠ Q♥ K♣ , Nguyen c-bets 16,000, Lim calls. On the turn 8♦ , Nguyen fires 33,000, Lim calls. On the 4♣ river, both players check. Nguyen has 6♦ 5♦ air, Lim claims the pot with A♣ K♠ two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AL Alexis Lim	356,000(89 BB)	76,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung	223,000(56 BB)	-27,000

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10/12/2023, 9:30:00 PM

Alexis Lim sends Deepak Bothra packing

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Alexis Lim Main Event Day 1A 152

Utg+1 Avneesh Munjal min-raises, utg+2 calls, button players Deepak Bothra shoves, big blind Alexis Lim shoves, Munjal and utg+2 fold. At the reveal, Bothra is way behind with 9♦ 9♥ to Lim’s A♦ A♠ . The board runs 2♥ 6♥ 3♣ K♠ 5♣ . Lim ships it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AL Alexis Lim	280,000(70 BB)	280,000
DB Deepak Bothra	busted

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10/12/2023, 9:20:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep doubles up on a cooler against Klay Chen

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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From hijack, Kyle Bao Diep opens 8500, small blind Klay Chen three-bets 26,500, Diep flats, flop comes 6♥ 8♥ 9♦ . Chen wastes no time counting and just shoves, Diep snap-calls and turns over Ax Ax . Chen has Kx Kx . Aces stay ahead throughout the board for a double up to Diep.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	278,000(70 BB)	140,000
KC Klay Chen	170,000(43 BB)	-70,000

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10/12/2023, 9:10:00 PM

Clement Haro puts the pressure on

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Mid position Clement Haro raises 6000 and is called by the player to his immediate left. Both players check the flop T♣ 3♣ J♥ . On the turn 8♥ , Haro bets 13,000 and is called. On the river K♥ , Haro fires 35,000 and takes it with no challenge.

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10/12/2023, 9:00:00 PM

Blinds up, 28 players remaining

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Blinds are up, 28 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.

Chip leaders:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KN Kevin Ng	545,000(136 BB)
NL Nguyen Long Lam	400,000(100 BB)	90,000
DA Do Anh Tai	370,000(93 BB)

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10/12/2023, 8:45:00 PM

Short stacked Anthony Cierco doubles up through Do Anh Tai

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

anthony cierco main event day 1A 125

Anthony Cierco is strapped by his short stack (23,500) just waiting for a decent hand. He lands one A♦ 3♠ and is all in, Do Anh Tai calls with 8♥ 8♣ . An ace finds the board 5♦ 9♣ A♠ Q♦ Q♥ for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DA Do Anh Tai	370,000(123 BB)
AC Anthony Cierco	50,000(17 BB)	-33,000

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10/12/2023, 8:30:00 PM

Big blind special for Kevin Ngo

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Cutoff Tien Sang raises 6500, big blind Kevin Ngo defends, flop comes 8♥ 9♦ 5♥ . Both players check. The turn lands K♠ , Sang bets 6000, Ngo check-calls. On the river 6♠ , Ngo leads out 12,000, Sang calls, Ngo wins it with T♦ 7♦ straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KN Kevin Ng	545,000(182 BB)
TS Tien Sang	330,000(110 BB)	330,000

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10/12/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Tung chunks then eliminated Pham Duy Anh

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Hijack Nguyen Ngoc Tung opens, small blind Pham Duy Anh calls flop comes Q♦ 8♣ K♣ . Pham shoves, Nguyen calls, Pham opens A♣ 2♣ flush draw, Nguyen has Q♣ 9♣ top pair. The turn 5♦ and river 8♠ keep Nguyen ahead for a double up.

Down to 8 bb, Pham pushes holding K♣ 3♠ , Nguyen is behind Q♥ J♠ but live. The board runs Q♣ 2♥ T♠ Q♠ T♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung	250,000(83 BB)	95,000
PD Pham Duy Anh	busted	-150,000

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10/12/2023, 8:10:00 PM

Shui Wang falls to Nguyen Long Lam

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

End of the road for Shui Wang who despite a couple of double ups, his stack stayed short. His last hand was A♦ Q♥ missing the board to fall to Nguyen Long Lam’s Q♠ Q♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Nguyen Long Lam	310,000(103 BB)	-90,000

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10/12/2023, 8:00:00 PM

Blinds up, 32 players remaining

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Players have returned from a break. Blinds are up, 32 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.

Chip leaders:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KN Kevin Ng	545,000(182 BB)	5,000
NL Nguyen Long Lam	400,000(133 BB)	298,000
DA Do Anh Tai	370,000(123 BB)	218,000

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10/12/2023, 7:40:00 PM

Jehanne Laurent sends Avneesh Munjal to the tank

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

With a pot of 67,000 in the middle and a board A♥ 7♥ Q♦ 8♦ J♠ , big blind Avneesh Munjal checks, Jehanne Laurent shoves (93,500), Munjal tanks then folds after using up three time-extensions.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jehanne Laurent	160,500(64 BB)	51,500
AM Avneesh Munjal	72,000(29 BB)	72,000

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10/12/2023, 7:35:00 PM

Big blind special for Clement Haro earns a double from Huynh Ngoc Cuong

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

clementharo

Cutoff Huynh Ngoc Cuong min-raises, big blind Clement Haro defends, flop comes 2♠ T♥ 2♦ . Huynh c-bets 4000, Haro check-raises 12,000, Huynh calls. On the turn 9♠ , Haro leads out 15,000, Huynh calls. On the river A♦ , Haro shoves 27,000, Huynh tanks using up two time banks then calls. Haro shows 5♥ 2♥ trips, Huynh mucks his K♣ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HN Huynh Ngoc Cuong	246,500(99 BB)	-63,500
CH Clement Haro	110,000(44 BB)	110,000

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10/12/2023, 7:25:00 PM

Kevin Ngo rails Hua Wei Lin

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

kevinngo

With a 5,500 raise before her, Hua Wei Lin shoves (59,500), three spots over big stacked Kevin Ngo calls, initial raiser opts to fold. Lin has A♥ J♦ , Ngo has her dominated with A♠ Q♦ , window is a jack but as it runs out J♣ 8♦ Q♠ 7♥ T♣ , Ngo lands a higher pair to end Lin’s day. Initial raiser said he had pocket Nines.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KN Kevin Ng	540,000(216 BB)	80,000
HW Hua Wei Lin	busted	-150,000

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10/12/2023, 7:15:00 PM

Vladimir Mikheev loses flip and falls to Nguyen Ngoc Tung

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Vladimir Mikheev risked his last 25,500 stack with 4♣ 4♠ and fell to Nguyen Ngoc Tung’s A♠ Q♦ with the board running Q♥ K♦ T♠ 8♣ 7♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NN Nguyen Ngoc Tung	155,000(62 BB)	155,000

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10/12/2023, 7:10:00 PM

Klay Chen shows Kevin Ngo the bluff

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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Action folds to the button Kyle Bao Diep who opens for 5500, small blind Kevin Ngo and big blind Klay Chen call, flop comes A♦ T♣ 3♥ . Diep c-bets 5500, blinds check-call, then all three check the turn 6♣ . On the river J♠ , Chen bets 14,000, Diep folds, Ngo tanks using up one time-extension, then folds. Chen quickly shows his 2♦ 4♠ bluff.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KN Kevin Ng	460,000(184 BB)	460,000
KC Klay Chen	240,000(96 BB)	65,800
KB Kyle Bao Diep	138,000(55 BB)	8,000

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10/12/2023, 7:00:00 PM

Short stacks battle: Anthony Cierco cleans out Huy Pham

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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Huy Pham is all in with around 14 bb and 8♠ 8♥ to battle with, Anthony Cierco with 16 bb is ahead with Q♦ Q♠ , no help comes for Pham to land on the rail.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AC Anthony Cierco	83,000(33 BB)	83,000
HP Huy Pham	busted

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10/12/2023, 6:50:00 PM

Huynh Ngoc Cuong exposes Pham Duy Anh’s bluff

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Cutoff Huynh Ngoc Cuong min-raises, small blind Pham Duy Anh calls, flop comes 9♠ 6♥ 7♥ , Huynh c-bets 4000 and is called. Both players proceed to check the turn 7♣ to bring the free river card J♥ . Pham leads out 25,000, Huynh tank-calls. Pham laughs as he shows Q♠ T♦ , Huynh wins the pot with K♥ T♥ flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HN Huynh Ngoc Cuong	310,000(124 BB)	298,900
PD Pham Duy Anh	150,000(60 BB)	-80,000

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10/12/2023, 6:45:00 PM

Blinds up, 44 players remaining

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Blinds are up and the field is down to 44 players. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.

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10/12/2023, 6:40:00 PM

Three-way: Do Anh Tai triples, Shui Wang side pot, Thomas Liffick eliminated

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

shuiwang doanhtai — Shui Wang and Do Anh Tai

Utg Thomas Liffick raises 4500 and finds five callers to the flop 9♥ J♣ 3♣ . Big blind Huy Pham checks, Liffick bets 8000, utg+2 Jacques Ramsden calls, hijack Anthony Cierco folds, cutoff Shui Wang calls, button Do Anh Tai shoves, back to Pham who folds, Liffick joins the all in, Ramsden folds, Wang goes all in for a three-way.

Do Anh Tai A♣ T♣ Shui Wang T♦ 8♦ Thomas Liffick A♦ A♥

The turn Q♠ gives Wang the straight and as he celebrates, the river K♦ trumps it for a higher straight to Do. Do triples up, Wang wins the side pot, Liffick busts.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DA Do Anh Tai	152,000(76 BB)	152,000
SW Shui Wang	70,000(35 BB)	70,000
TL Thomas Liffick	busted	-125,000

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10/12/2023, 6:30:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep takes it on a three-bet

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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Utg raises 4500, big blind Kyle Bao Diep defends, flop comes A♥ 9♦ 6♥ . Utg c-bets 2500, Diep check-calls. On the turn T♥ , Diep leads out 6500, utg raises 19,500, Diep answers with a three-bet 34,500, utg folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	130,000(65 BB)	130,000

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10/12/2023, 6:20:00 PM

Hua Wei Lin on the rise

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

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Utg+1 Hua Wei Lin raises 4000, cutoff Nguyen Long Lam and big blind Sriram Subramanian call. All three check the flop and turn A♥ T♦ Q♥ . On the river 6♦ , Subramanian bets 5000, Lin calls, Nguyen folds. Subramanian has T♥ 9♦ , Lin wins the pot with A♣ 8♣ top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HW Hua Wei Lin	150,000(75 BB)	150,000
SS Sriram Subramanian	70,000(35 BB)	-14,500

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10/12/2023, 5:45:00 PM

Registration closes at 130 entries

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Day 1A registration closed at 130 entries (95 unique). The blinds now increase every 60 minutes. They bag up at the end of Level 14.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	234,500(117 BB)	9,000

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10/12/2023, 5:40:00 PM

Aladin Reskallah ends short stacked Manoj Pentakota

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Aladin Reskallah raises, big blind Manoj Pentakota goes all in for 12,500, Reskallah calls and is ahead 9♣ 9♥ against A♥ 5♦ . The board runs 3♦ J♥ J♦ 9♦ 3♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AR Aladin Reskallah	87,000(54 BB)	87,000
MP Manoj Pentakota	busted

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10/12/2023, 5:35:00 PM

Hua Wei Lin doubles up through Kyle Quoc Bao

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Hua Wei Lin doesn’t need to re-enter having doubled up through Kyle Quoc Bao with A♥ 8♣ pairing the ace on the board 6♥ K♠ K♥ A♦ Q♦ against T♠ T♦ .

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10/12/2023, 5:30:00 PM

Sergei Iablokov triple barrels

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

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On a raised pot preflop, Sergei Iablokob bets 5500 on the flop 2♦ 9♣ J♣ , big blind check-calls. On the turn 2♥ , big blind checks again, Iablokov fires 17,000, big blind tank-calls using up one time bank. On the river 2♠ , big blind checks, Iablokov shoves (28,900), big blind tanks using up one time bank, then reluctantly folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SI Sergei Iablokov	84,500(53 BB)	84,500

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10/12/2023, 5:20:00 PM

Sriram Subramanian Earns Against Nguyen Dang Tu

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

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Under the gun Sriram Subramanian raises 3200, cutoff Nguyen Dang Tu calls, flop comes 8♦ 7♠ 6♣ . Subramanian c-bets 2000, Nguyen calls. Both players check the turn 4♠ . On the river J♠ , Subramanian bets 12,000, Nguyen calls, Subramanian wins it with K♠ T♠ flush. Nguyen shows his 7♦ 7♥ set.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SS Sriram Subramanian	84,500(53 BB)	84,500
ND Nguyen Dang Tu	50,000(31 BB)	-19,200

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10/12/2023, 5:15:00 PM

Nguyen Dang Tu doubles up through Quang Tuan Anh

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

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Immediately after doubling up, Quang Tuan Anh loses a chunk against Nguyen Dang Tu. Hand opens with Nguyen raising 3200 from the button, big blind Anh calls, flop runs T♥ 2♣ 6♣ . Anh leads out 4200, Nguyen shoves, Anh calls and has a pair 3♦ 6♦ , Nguyen has a draw Q♣ 5♣ . The turn A♣ grants the flush , Anh is drawing dead.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ND Nguyen Dang Tu	69,200(43 BB)	69,200
QT Quang Tuan Anh	25,000(16 BB)	-31,000

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10/12/2023, 5:10:00 PM

Quang Tuan Anh doubles up

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

quangtuananh

Three way to the flop 8♠ 5♥ Q♥ , Nguyen Long Lam checks, utg+1 bets 4,000, cutoff Nguyen Dang Tu calls, Lam calls. On the turn 3♠ , Lam checks, Anh shoves 18,500, Lam tank-calls and shows J♥ 8♥ . Anh is ahead with A♥ Q♥ . The river A♠ secures the win for a double up to Anh.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NL Nguyen Long Lam	102,000(64 BB)	102,000
QT Quang Tuan Anh	56,000(35 BB)	56,000

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10/12/2023, 4:55:00 PM

Blinds up, 124 entries - last chance to register to Day 1A

Level 9: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Blinds are up, 124 entries (91 unique). This is the last level to enter the Day 1A flight. There will be a 15-minute break after this then registration closes at the start of Level 10.

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10/12/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Somashekar Nahadeva rails Tran Duc Kien

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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Tran Duc Kien shoves 13,800 and is called by Somashekar Nahadeva. Tran has A♣ 8♣ , Somashekar with T♠ 9♠ . The board runs 6♦ J♥ K♠ 6♠ 9♦ . Tran goes bust.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SN Somashekar Nahadeva	184,000(153 BB)	184,000
DK Duc Kien Tran	busted

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10/12/2023, 4:30:00 PM

Hua Wei Lin vs Klay Chen

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

From hijack, Hua Wei Lin raises 2400, cutoff Klay Chen and big blind Romain Bier call. At the flop K♠ A♥ T♠ , Lin c-bets 4,000, Chen calls, Bier folds. Both players check the turn Q♥ and river 2♠ . Lin has A♦ 6♦ , Chen wins is with K♦ T♥ two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KC Klay Chen	174,200(145 BB)	174,200

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10/12/2023, 4:22:00 PM

Blinds up, 114 entries

Level 8: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Blinds are up, 114 entries (87 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm. Nguyen Huu Vinh and Pham Duy Ang maintain top rank.

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10/12/2023, 4:10:00 PM

Back to back pots for Jereld Sam

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

jereldsam

Jereld Sam drops to 7 bb then survives an all in against Jacques Ramsden with J♥ 8♥ flush beating the straight on a board 9♣ T♥ 8♠ {3h|}7h}. Next hand, Sam doubles up again. He raises preflop and finds two-callers to the flop T♠ 9♦ 7♦ . Sam c-bets 3,000, small blind folds, big blind raises to 7,000, Sam shoves a total of 15,400, gets the call, and is ahead K♦ T♦ against K♥ 9♠ . By the turn T♥ , it’s a full house for Sam to ship it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jereld Sam	44,300(44 BB)	44,300

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10/12/2023, 3:50:00 PM

Seen in action

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Among the new arrivals were Zarvan Tumboli, Dhanesh Chainani, Hua Wei Lin, Anatolii Konechniya, and Jereld Sam.

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10/12/2023, 3:40:00 PM

Nguyen Nang Quang falls to Thomas Liffick’s Quads

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

From hijack, Thomas Liffick raises 2200, cutoff Nguyen Nang Quang calls, then both players check the flop 2♥ A♠ 6♠ . On the 6♥ turn, Nguyen bets 2,000, Liffick check-calls. On the river K♥ , check again from Liffick, Nguyen bets 11,000, Liffick shoves, Nguyen tank-calls for his tournament life. Liffick turns over 6♣ 6♦ quads, Nguyen dusted with Ace-10.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Thomas Liffick	125,000(125 BB)	125,000
NN Nguyen Nang Quang	busted

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10/12/2023, 3:32:00 PM

: Blinds up, 102 entries

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Second break of the day is done. Blinds are up, 102 entries (80 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Current leaders:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Anh	230,000(230 BB)	162,000
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	225,500(226 BB)
JJ Jehanne Jeremy Laurent	167,800(168 BB)

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10/12/2023, 3:17:00 PM

Nguyen Huu Vinh strikes again! Eliminates Dong Van Tan

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

On a board that completed 9♦ 6♠ 9♣ 2♦ 4♦ with 52,000 in the pot, Nguyen Huu Vinh bets 40,000 putting Dong Van Tan all in. Dong tanks, using four time banks, then calls. Nguyen opens J♥ 9♥ trips, Dong tosses K♦ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	225,500(282 BB)	40,500
DV Dong Van Tam	busted

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10/12/2023, 3:10:00 PM

Meherzad Munsaf doubles through Jehanne Laurent

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

meherzad

In an earlier clash, Meherzad Munsaf drops to 8 bb on a flush over flush against Jehanne Laurent. The two met again, Munsaf Q♠ Q♥ , Laurent A♦ K♥ . Munsaf doubles up on a board running 7♣ Q♣ 5♠ 3♠ 4♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Jehanne Jeremy Laurent	167,800(210 BB)	-22,200
MM Meherzad Munsaf	76,000(95 BB)	76,000

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10/12/2023, 3:00:00 PM

[Update: High Roller 2 Day Warm Up]

15:00: Romain Morvan eliminated on the bubble Blinds: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000

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It only took two bubble round hands for the High Roller 2 Day Warm Up to reach ITM. Romain Morvan all in on a turn board 5♥ J♦ 8♦ 6♦ holding A♦ A♠ and is behind Chen Mingcong’s 6♥ 6♣ set. The river 7♠ is no help to Morvan to bust on the bubble. 17 players remaining. Overnight chip leader Hung Tran maintains top rank.

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10/12/2023, 2:50:00 PM

Nguyen Huu Vinh rails Nguyen Manh Tuan

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Mid-position Pham Duy Anh limps, button raises 4000, small blind Nguyen Manh Tuan calls, big blind Nguyen Huu Vinh four-bets 16,000, Pham and button fold, Tuan shoves, Vinh calls.

Nguyen Manh Tuan A♥ T♥ Nguyen Huu Vinh Q♦ Q♥

With the board running 5♠ J♠ 2♥ 2♣ J♣ , Vinh ships it, Tuan packs up to go.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	185,000(231 BB)	50,000
NM Nguyen Manh Tuan	busted

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10/12/2023, 2:35:00 PM

Blinds up, 92 entries

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Blinds are up, 92 entries (75 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Jehanne Jeremy Laurent	190,000(238 BB)	190,000

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10/12/2023, 2:25:00 PM

Jehanne Laurent claims a big pot

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

jehanne laurent

Under the gun opens 1200, hijack Jehanne Laurent three-bets 4000, utg calls, flop comes J♥ 5♦ T♥ . Laurent c-bets 3500, utg check-calls. Both players check the turn 9♠ . On the river 8♠ , utg leads out 3500, Laurent raises 20,000, utg calls then mucks to Laurent’s Q♣ Q♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jehanne Laurent	109,000(182 BB)	109,000

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10/12/2023, 2:10:00 PM

Vladimir Mikheev wins back to back pots

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

vladimir

Vladimir Mikheev opens from utg+1 and finds two callers to the flop J♦ 6♥ 3♣ . He c-bets 3,300 and wins the pot.

Next hand, he raises 1600 from utg, two spots over utg+2 three-bets 4200, Mikheev four-bets 18,600, utg+2 shoves, Mikheev with less chips risk it and opens Q♥ Q♦ and is flipping against A♦ K♥ . The board runs T♣ 9♣ 4♠ J♥ 5♥ for a double up to Mikheev.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VM Vladimir Mikheev	79,500(133 BB)	79,500

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10/12/2023, 1:47:00 PM

Blinds up, 81 entries

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Blinds are up, 81 entries(69 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	135,000(225 BB)	10,000

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10/12/2023, 1:40:00 PM

Tran Vu Quang versus Pham Duy Anh

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

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Utg+1 Pham Duy Anh limps, button Nuyen Huu Vinh opens, small blind Tran Vu Quang three-bets 4200, called by Pham and Nguyen. At the flop 8♣ 6♥ 2♦ , Tran c-bets 5,000, Pham calls, Nguyen folds. On the turn 9♦ , Tran triple barrels 13,000 and again Pham calls. The river A♠ , Tran shoves (18,000), Pham folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	125,000(250 BB)	-10,000
PD Pham Duy Anh	68,000(136 BB)	68,000
TV Tran Van Quan	67,600(135 BB)	67,600

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10/12/2023, 1:30:00 PM

Ta Son Tung doubles up his short stack

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Short stacked Ta Song Tung all in for 9,300 and doubles up with T♥ T♦ holding against a caller’s A♥ T♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Ta Son Tung	19,800(40 BB)	19,800

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10/12/2023, 1:20:00 PM

Newcomers in action

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

New players in the field: Avneesh Munjal, Aladin Reskallah, Jacques Ramsden, Pham Duy Anh, Amit Kaushik, and Pradeep Sharma.

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10/12/2023, 1:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 65 entries

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

First 15-minute break of the day is over. Blinds are up, 65 entries (56 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	135,000(270 BB)

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10/12/2023, 12:50:00 PM

Nguyen Huu Vinh head to head against Nguyen Thi Bao Am

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

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Hand opens with hijack Nguyen Manh Tuan raising 900, cutoff Nguyen Huu Vinh three-bets 2600, big blind Nguyen Thi Bao An four-bets 8,000, Tuan folds, Vinh calls. At the flop 2♥ 4♦ 6♠ , An c-bets 6500, Vinh calls. On the turn A♣ , An checks- Vinh bets 6500, An calls. Same action on the A♦ river with Vinh betting 36,000, An check-calls. Vinh has A♠ K♥ trips, An mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nguyen Huu Vinh	135,000(338 BB)	135,000
NT Nguyen Thi Bao An	6,400(16 BB)	6,400

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10/12/2023, 12:20:00 PM

Nguyen Tuan Hoang rails Yasuhiro Waki

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

nguyentuanhoang

Preflop raise war ends with Yasuhiro Waki all in again, this time holding a stronger hand Kx Kx , he is up against Nguyen Tuan Hoang with Ax Jx . An ace lands on the board, out goes Waki.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NT Nguyen Tuan Hoang	80,000(200 BB)	80,000

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10/12/2023, 12:15:00 PM

Thomas Liffick takes it on a three-bet

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

liffick

From lojack, Thomas Liffick limps in, hijack raises to 1300, button calls, Liffick three-bet raises to 3800, no callers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Thoma Liffick	40,000(100 BB)	40,000

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10/12/2023, 12:13:00 PM

Blinds up, 53 entries

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Blinds are up, 53 entries (47 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

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10/12/2023, 12:10:00 PM

Yasuhiro Waki double up through Huynh Ngoc Cuong

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

yasuhirowaki

Utg Nguyen Tuan Hoang raises 800, utg+1 calls, button Yasuhiro Waki shoves (13,300), big blind Huynh Ngoc Cuong calls, Nguyen and utg+1 fold. Waki sheepishly opens 9♥ 4♦ , Huynh A♦ Q♦ , board favors the inferior cards as it runs out K♣ 4♥ 5♦ 8♦ 9♣ for two pair to Waki.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Yasuhiro Waki	28,700(96 BB)	28,700
HN Huynh Ngoc Cuong	11,100(37 BB)	11,100

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10/12/2023, 12:05:00 PM

Seen in action

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

nguyenthibaoan

Among the players in the field are hot running players Yannick Leonard who has already reached two final tables, Dexter Santos (Survivor Bounty 8-Max 2nd place), and recent Poker Dream Main Event champion Nguyen Thi Bao An

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10/12/2023, 12:00:00 PM

Joosung Kim double barrels

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

From utg+1, Joosung Kim raises 800 and finds five callers to the flop A♦ 2♦ T♠ . Blinds check, Kim c-ebts 2,000, three folds follow, small blind calls, big big blind folds. On the 9♥ turn, Kim bangs out 5,000 and wins the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Joosung Kim	44,200(147 BB)	44,200

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10/12/2023, 11:42:00 AM

Blinds up, 44 entries

Level 2: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Blinds are up, 44 entries (40 unique). Four players have already busted. Luckily, registration is open with unlimited re-entries.

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10/12/2023, 11:05:00 AM

Cards flying at Day 1A

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

wpthoodie

Players that sign up to Level 1 received exclusive WPT hoodies available in three colors: blue, white, and black. This will be given away at every Level 1 of the Main Event while supplies last.