Main Event

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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♠ .

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♦ .

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Chip leaders:

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.

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.

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♦ .

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♣ .

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

Chip leaders:

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.

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♠ .

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.

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♣ .

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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♣ .

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♦ .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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:

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♠ .

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♥ .

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

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.

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.

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

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♦ .

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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