Main Event

Day 2 has reached its end with 11 players remaining. They return at 12pm on Monday, October 16, 2023.

Chips in play: 34,000,000

Day 2 of saw 123 hopefuls return to action at the Crown Poker Club. After eleven hours of play, only 11 players remained led by South Korea’s Woo Young Lee and China’s Tian Hao Zheng. Both players bagged up mighty stacks of 73 bb. Read up on their rise to the top via the live updates. Just scroll down.

The players head back to the felt on Monday, October 16. 2023 at 12pm for the final race to victory. The eventual champion is slated to pocket an enormous ₫3,856,400,000 (~$904,000) plus a package worth $12,500 to the $40 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship in December at Wynn Las Vegas.

Date: October 12 to 16, 2023 Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 1,230) Guarantee: ₫12,000,000,000 (~US$ 492,100) Entries: 850 (556 unique) Prize pool: ₫22,129,400,000 (~US$ 904,900) ITM: 107 places

*Prize pool breakdown at the bottom of the page.

Hijack Zheng Tian Hao raises 125,000, cutoff Nguyen The Anh calls, flop runs 5♣ Q♣ 4♥ , Zheng bets 825,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn 8♠ Zheng announces all in for around 2.95M, Nguyen tanks using thee time banks then folds.

₫304,500,000 (~$12,450)

End of the road for Alexis Lim, the last player holding the flag for the Philippines. He was short stacked for the past few hours and moved all in with Q♥ T♥ . He was eliminated in 12th place by Tran Manh Hung wiht A♠ 8♦ .

Cutoff Cankai Zhang raises 120,000, button Khoa Anh shoves, Zhang tank-calls and shows A♥ Q♦ . It’s a flip with Khoa holding 9♦ 9♣ . Board runs 4♦ 9♠ T♣ 7♦ Q♠ . Khoa doubles up.

The remaining 12 players are now back from their last 15-minute break of Day 2. They play until the end of this level unless it reaches the final 9. Each one is now guaranteed ₫304,500,000 (~$12,450). 

From cutoff, Xue Song opens, button Wooseok Kim calls, small blind Sorawit Suriyakarn three-bets 260,000, Song folds, Kim calls. At the flop 6♣ J♠ 6♠ , Sorawit checks, Kim bets 100,000, Sorawit tanks then raises 300,000, Kim shoves 645,000, Sorawit opts to fold. Kim shows A♠ A♥ .

Hijack Ngo Tran Minh Nhat opens 175,000, button Woo Young Lee three-bets 275,000, Ngo four-bets 700,000, Lee five-bets 1,125,000, Ngo shoves and is snap-called by Lee.

Woo Young Lee A♥ A♣ Ngo Tran Minh Nhat K♦ K♠

Board runs T♠ 4♥ 9♠ 5♦ 8♣ , aces hold for a huge double up. Lee has now taken over the chip lead.

₫245,500,000 (~$10,030)

Cao Ngoc Anh all in with A♣ 2♣ , Tran Viet Hoang calls holding K♦ T♠ . Board runs T♥ K♣ 5♦ A♦ 9♠ . Anh goes bust in 13th place.

Action folds to small blind Khoa Anh who shoves on big blind Alexis Lim. Lim snap calls with K♦ Q♠ , Khoa turns over 8♥ 2♣ . Board runs J♥ A♦ 5♥ Q♦ 5♠ for a double up to Lim.

₫2145,500,000 (~$10,030)

Utg Soriwat Suriyakarn limps, button Xue Song raises 175,000, big blind Bien Mai three-bets 750,000, Soriwat folds, Song jams, and Mai risks it all. Song is ahead K♠ K♥ , Mai T♦ T♣ , board runs 4♣ 3♦ 6♣ J♠ 9♠ . Mai exits in 14th place.

Button Nguyen The Anh raises 105,000, big blind Tan Wah Meng defends. flop comes K♠ 4♣ 9♥ . Tan leads out 105,000, Nguyen raises 250,000, Tan three-bets 650,000, Nguyen shoves and says “I cannot fold this hand”. Tan tanks then calls for his tournament life with K♦ 5♥ top pair. Tan’s kicker is dominated A♠ K♥ . The turn T♠ and river A♣ ends Tan’s run in 15th place.

Utg Aladin Reskallah shoves, small blind Tran Viet Hoang calls. Reskallah 9♣ 9♦ , Tran has J♥ 9♥ , when the flop lands 8♥ 7♣ T♠ it’s an instant straight for Tran. With the turn 2♠ and rive 3♠ , Reskallah is out in 16th place.

Blinds up, 16 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫200,500,000 (~US$ 8,200). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels (end of Level 25) whichever is first reached. Cankai Zhang is the new leader with 4,400,000 (88 bb).

₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)

Utg Cankai Zhang raises 80,000, big blind Nguyen Hong Quan defends, flop comes 3♦ A♣ Q♣ . Zhang c-bets 50,000, Nguyen check-raises 170,000, Zhang calls. On the turn K♥ , Nguyen check-calls 300,000. Then on the river 7♦ , Nguyen checks again, Zhang jams with a stack that covers Nguyen who tanks. Nguyen calls. Zhang has A♦ K♦ , Nguyen busts with A♠ J♠ .

₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)

Sriharsha Doddapaneni all in for his last 635,000, Cankai Zhang calls. Doddapaneni is ahead A♥ K♣ of Zhang’s A♣ Q♣ but with the board running 3♣ 9♥ Q♦ 7♥ J♥ , Zhang pairs up to end the hopes of an Indian champion.

Button Woo Young Lee raises 85,000, small blind Aladin Reskallah shoves, Lee calls and is ahead A♣ Q♥ to Reskallah’s A♠ 5♦ . With the board running 3♣ 2♦ 3♥ K♦ 4♠ , Reskallah improves to a straight to double up.

Utg Aladin Reskallah opens 80,000, big blind Woo Young Lee defends, flop comes K♥ 2♠ K♠ . Reskallah c-bets 55,000, Lee check-raises 135,000, Reskallah calls. On the turn 8♦ , Lee double barrels 275,000, Reskallah calls. On the river 2♥ , Lee shoves, Reskallah uses three time banks then folds.

Sandeep Chatlani is flipping for his tournament life with A♠ K♣ against Tran Manh Hung’s Q♣ Q♠ . With the board running 8♥ 9♦ 2♠ 8♣ 7♣ , Chatlani packs up to go.

₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)

Pham Duy Anh all in for 640,000 with A♠ 9♦ but can’t get by Tran Manh Hung’s A♣ K♥ on the big blind. Board runs K♠ Q♥ 5♣ 3♠ 5♥ .

₫139,000,000(~$5,680)

Amit Kaushik raises 155,000 leaving himself 1,000 behind. Xue Song pushes, Kaushik tanks then eventually puts the last chip in and opens A♣ 6♣ . Song is ahead T♣ T♥ . Board runs 9♥ 9♠ Q♦ Q♠ 6♠ .

 ₫139,000,000(~$5,680)

Nguyen Viet Hai falls on a flip against Tran Manh Hung with 9♦ 9♣ outdrawn by A♦ K♦ on a board K♥ 4♦ Q♦ J♥ 4♥ .

Down to 4 bb, Nguyen Manh Hung is eliminated by Ngo Tran Minh Nhat with A♦ 4♥ over Q♠ 9♥ .

Blinds up, 23 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫139,000,000 (~US$ 5,680). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels (end of Level 25) whichever is first reached. Tran Viet Hong maintains top rank with 4,500,000 (112 bb).

Nguyen Van Sang all with T♠ T♦ then falls to Cankai Zhang’s Q♦ Q♥ on a board 8♣ 9♥ 8♠ 3♥ K♦ .

Chen Peng shoves (1,300,000) with K♥ Q♦ , Tran Viet Hoang snap-calls and turns over A♦ A♥ . Players commented that this was his third one. Board runs 5♣ T♣ T♠ 2♦ 9♣ .

Utg Soriwat Suriyakarn raises 65,000, big blind Woo Young Lee calls, flop runs J♦ Q♣ K♥ , Soriwat bets 70,000, Lee check-calls. On the turn 9♣ , both check. The river 5♥ , Lee jumps out with a 225,000 bet, Soriwat tanks then folds showing A♦ K♠ .

From hijack, Chen Peng opens, button Bien Mai three-bets 170,000, Chen calls. At the flop A♦ 3♥ 8♦ , Mai c-bets 120,000, Chen check-calls. On the turn 7♥ , Chen shoves, Mai snap-calls, Chen has K♦ 6♦ draw, Mai ahead with A♣ 3♣ two pair. The river is T♣ for a double up to Mai.

Nguyen Duc Nhat hung in with a short stack for most of the day and sent it all in (240,000) holding Q♠ J♥ . He was called by Sorawitn Suriyakarn with K♠ Q♣ . Both players missed the board.

Utg Pham Hung shoves with Q♣ Q♠ , Tran Viet Hoang sends him to the rail with A♦ A♣ on a board T♥ 5♥ 6♠ 2♠ 4♦ .

Utg Chen Peng opens 60,000, Sriharsha Doddapaneni defends. When the board runs out 4♥ T♥ 2♠ Q♠ Q♣ , Chen bets 50,000, 150,000, 350,000, Doddapaneni check-calls throughout with only 285,000 left by the river. Chen bluffing with K♦ J♥ , Doddapaneni ships a double up with T♣ 9♥ two pair.

Cutoff Doqata opens, button Sorawit Suriyakarn calls, flop comes K♥ 2♥ 2♣ , Doqata c-bets 60,000, Sorawit raises 150,000, Doqata folds.

Blinds up, 29 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫117,500,000 (~US$ 4,800). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached. Tran Viet Hong maintains top rank with 3,500,000.

All in preflop, it’s a flip with Le Huy Thanh T♥ T♣ , Amit Kaushik A♦ J♠ , board runs J♥ 2♠ 9♦ 8♣ 9♠ .

Three players in on a limped pot, board is T♥ T♠ Q♦ . Button Alexis Lim bets 25,000, small blind Doqata check-raises 50,000, big blind Sorawit Suriyakarn folds, Lim calls. On the turn 9♣ , Doqata shoves (300,000), Lim folds.

Pham Duy Anh bet 300,000 on a board J♠ 7♠ Q♠ J♦ 4♣ got caught bluffing with K♠ 8♣ against caller Tran Manh Hung with A♠ Q♥ . Down to 17 bb, Pham three-bet shoved on the next hand. Initial raiser Nguyen Viet Hai called. Pham was ahead Q♣ Q♦ against 9♣ 9♦ and doubled up after the board ran out A♦ K♠ A♥ 3♦ 6♥ .

Sriharsha Doddapaneni is back up to a healthier stack of 950,000 (38 bb) after picking up a couple of pots. His latest was with J♥ 9♥ on a board 2♠ J♠ 4♥ 6♥ T♥ . Doddapaneni raised 250,000 on the river and Nguyen The Anh called. He collected a pot of 690,000.

Another 15-minute break has passed, 33 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫101,000,000 (~US$ 4,130). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached. 

Big stacks:

Cutoff Tran Viet Hoang opens 40,000, blinds call, flop comes 4♥ A♠ 6♦ . Tran c-bets 50,000, small blind Nguyen The Anh folds, big blind Sriharsha Doddapaneni check-raises 165,000, Tran calls. On the turn 7♦ , Doddapaneni leads out 310,000, Tran flats. The river 2♠ , Doddapaneni shoves 1,400,000, Tran with less chips goes deep in the tank and uses three time banks. Tran calls. Doddapaneni shows 7♣ 5♦ , Tran ships a huge double up with A♦ K♠ .

Utg+1 Ha Van Thien raises 40,000, hijack Teddy Pham calls, cutoff Nguyen Van Sang three-bets 115,000, small blind Zheng Tian Hao four-bets 250,000, fold-fold, Nguyen calls. At the flop K♥ T♣ 5♦ , Zheng c-bets 200,000, Nguyen folds.

From hijack, Nguyen Hong Quan opens 40,000, big blind Tran Viet Hoang calls. At the flop 6♥ 7♣ 2♦ Nguyen c-bets 50,000, Tran check-raises 150,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn T♦ , Tran leads out 175,000, Nguyen calls. The river 9♣ , Tran bets 175,000 again, Nguyen tank-calls. Tran shows 6♣ 7♥ two pair, Nguyen mucks.

Hijack Chen Peng opens, Tim Schimmel defends the big blind, fop comes 5♥ A♥ 4♠ . Chen c-bets 40,000, Schimmel check-raises 80,000, Chen calls. On the turn J♥ , Schimmel makes it 100,000 to go, Chen calls. The river 5♦ , Schimmel tanks using one time banks then goes all in for around 300K+. Chen snap calls and shows 5♣ {s} quads. Schimmel busts on a K♥ 6♣ failed bluff.

With his last 350,000 (17 bb), Daniel Tighe shoves, down the orbit Sandeep Chatlani shoves with less (210,000). It’s a flip with Tighe A♥ K♦ and Chatlani 9♦ 9♥ . With the board running T♠ 7♦ 3♣ 8♥ J♣ , Chatlani further improves to double through.

Blinds up, 47 players remaining. Players are guaranteed ₫87,500,000 (~US$ 3,580). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached. 

Utg raises 35,000, button Sriharsha Doddapaneni and big blind Aayush Arya call, flop comes 7♦ 9♣ 7♠ . All check. Dealer drops the turn 4♥ , Arya leads 35,000, utg folds, Doddapaneni calls. On the river 2♠ , Arya bets 35,000 again, Doddapaneni raises 175,000, Arya tank-folds.

From cutoff, Alexis Lim raises 32,000, button Doqata three-bets 80,000, Lim flats. On the flop T♠ 5♥ J♠ , Doqata c-bets 100,000, Lim check-calls. On the turn 2♣ , Doqata triple barrels 350,000, Lim tanks using up two time banks then folds showing A♥ J♣ top pair. Doqata returns the gesture showing A♦ A♣ .

All in preflop, Hua Wei Lin risks it all with K♣ Q♣ then falls to Khoa Anh’s A♣ Q♥ on a board 7♠ 4♦ 9♥ 9♣ 2♥ .

Utg+1 Nguyen Van Sang opens, button Le Huy Thanh three-bets, small blind and Nguyen call. At the flop {}9s} 9♦ 7♥ , action is checked to Le who fires 125,000, sb folds, Nguyen jams, Le call. Nguyen has 9♣ 8♣ tripns, Le with J♣ J♥ . The turn Q♠ and river A♥ are good for Nguyen to double up.

From hijack, Tim Schimmel opens 30,000, button Amit Kaushik calls, flop comes 6♥ 4♣ 6♦ both players check. On the turn T♣ , Schimmel bets 65,000, Kaushik calls. The river 9♥ , Schimmel slides out a stack that well covers Kaushik who calls for his tournament life. Schimmel has K♠ T♦ top pair, Kaushik ships a double up with A♠ 6♠ trips.

Preflop war leads to Nam Hyung Kim all in holding Q♠ Q♦ and runs hard into Nguyen Hong Quan’s A♠ A♦ . No help comes on the board 8♦ 9♦ T♠ 4♦ 9♣ . Kim is eliminated.

Second break of the day is over. Blinds up, 62 players remaining. Players are guaranteed ₫69,000,000 (~US$ 2,800). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached. 

Race leaders:

Hijack Xue Song opens, button Nguyen Hong Quan three-bets 55,000, big blind Nguyen Duy Thuc and Xue call. All three check the flop A♠ 3♥ 5♥ . The turn 2♠ , Duy Thuc bets 100,000, Xue shoves (359,000), Hong Quan folds, Duy Thuc tank-folds.

Yusheng Lin three-bets all in (224,000), button Cankai Zhang joins in (124,000), Lin has 4♥ 4♣ , Zhang ahead K♦ K♥ . Board runs 9♠ A♣ 8♦ K♠ Q♦ .

Small blind Harry Tran raises 29,000, big blind Zhi Wen Deng defends, flop comes 6♠ 6♥ 4♥ , Tran check-calls Zhi’s 33,000 bet. On the turn A♣ , Zhi fires 75,000, Tran check-raises all in, Zhi snap-calls and shows J♣ 6♣ , Tran has A♠ K♣ . The river T♠ is not one of Tran’s outs.

All in preflop, Anatolii Gorbushin at risk with A♣ T♣ against Aladin Reskallah’s A♦ J♣ . With the board running K♠ 4♠ K♦ 3♦ 2♦ , Gorbushin goes bust, Reskallah crosses into seven digits.

Short stacked Cankai Zhang three-bet shoves from the button, initial raiser Daniel Tighe calls from hijack. It’s a flip with at-risk player Zhang 9♥ 9♠ against Tighe’s A♣ J♠ . The board runs low 3♦ 9♣ T♠ 7♦ 2♣ for a winning set to Zhang.

Hijack Zhi Wen Deng opens 25,000, big blind Hanh Tran defends, flop comes T♠ 2♠ J♥ , Zhi c-bets 20,000, Tran check-raises all in for 178,000. Zhi tank-calls. Tran shows 9♠ 8♦ straight draw, Zhi has K♣ Q♣ higher straight draw. With the turn J♠ and river 4♥ , both miss, Tran is eliminated.

Utg+1 Zheng Tian Hao opens 25,000, button Nguyen Phuong Ngoc calls, small blind Manish Lakhotia three-bets 125,000, Zheng four-bets 275,000, Nguyen folds, Lakhotia uses a time bank then folds.

From cutoff, Pham Duy Anh opens 31,000 and big blind Tran Manh Hung defends, flop comes 7♦ 2♦ 4♠ , Pham c-bets 30,000, Tran check-calls. Both players check the turn 5♥ and river 5♦ . Tran wins with 9♦ 9♥ . Pham shows T♥ .

Blinds up, 78 players remaining. Players are guaranteed ₫57,000,000 (~US$ 2,330). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached. 

Race leaders:

Utg Tran Viet Hoang raises 22,000, utg+1 Bu Hui Zhi shoves, small blind Hoang Viet four-bet jams, Tran folds. It’s a flip with Zhi 7♣ 7♦ , Hoang A♦ K♥ . Board runs A♠ [qc} J♦ 4♦ Q♥ .

From hijack, Chen Peng raises 25,000, blinds call, flop comes 5♣ 4♦ 3♥ . Big blind Yannick Leonard leads out 15,000, Chen raises 45,000, small blind Amit Kaushik tanks using three time banks then folds. Leonard folds.

Utg Nguyen Duy Thuc opens 21,000, cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy calls, small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in, Duy Thuc calls, Quang Huy folds.

Ngo Minh Tien A♥ Q♣ Nguyen Duy Thuc A♣ T♣

Board runs Q♦ 2♠ J♣ 4♥ K♥ for a straight to Nguyen.

Utg Ha Nguyen opens 21,000, utg+2 Sorawit Suriyakarn and big blind Yannick Leonard call, flop comes 2♣ 7♠ 2♦ . Nguyen c-bets 30,000, Sorawit calls, Leonard folds. On the turn 3♥ , Nguyen c-bets 70,000, Sorawit shoves, Nguyen is covered, he tanks and folds.

Catching the action on a four-bet by Cao Ngoc Anh of 155,000, big blind Nguyen Duc Thanh five-bets all in for 505,000, Anh tanks then folds.

Blinds are up, 91 players remaining. Once it hits 89 players, it’s a pay jump to ₫53,000,000 (~$2,167).

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. 91 players remaining. With the money flowing, Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached.

Chip leaders:

Button Nguyen Thanh Tung shoves A♣ A♠ , big blind Long Lam calls A♦ Q♦ , board runs 3♦ T♦ 7♠ 4♦ 9♣ . Thanh Tung’s aces go down and he heads to the rail.

At 109 remaining (two spots from ITM), play is hand-for-hand and three tables have all-in called situations.

Having dropped to 1 bb, Nguyen Tuan Anh is all in Q♠ 4♦ , Tim Schimmel successfully isolates and has K♣ T♦ . The board runs 2♠ A♣ J♠ 2♥ 3♠ . Nguyen is eliminated.

At the opposite end of the room, Nguyen Dang Tu is all in holding A♠ T♦ , Nguyen Long Lam has A♥ 9♣ . Board runs 8♥ 2♠ Q♦ 9♦ 8♣ . Long Lam improves to knock out Dang Tu.

The third all in hand is Nguyen Van Phuong shoves 111,000 from the small blind, big blind Harsh Dembla calls. Nguyen has A♣ K♣ , Dembla Q♥ 5♥ . The flop is a scare for Nguyen 3♥ 7♦ 2♥ , but with the turn 9♠ and river 2♣ , he stays ahead for double up.

Utg+2 Amit Kaushi opens, Ha Nguyen three-bets 80,000, big blind Nguyen Duc Hieu four-bets all in for 218,000, Kaushik folds, Ha folds and shows T♥ T♣ . Duc Hieu says he has pocket Queens.

Utg opens, Nguyen Tuan Anh three-bets, Chen Peng four-bets, utg folds, Nguyen five-bets all in with A♦ Q♦ and Chen Peng calls for all his chips with A♥ K♦ . The board runs 6♠ T♥ J♣ A♣ 2♥ . Chen doubles up, Nguyen plunges to 1 bb.

Under the gun+1 Junggu Kim opens 16,000, button Nam Hyung Kim calls, flop comes 6♥ 2♥ 3♠ . Junggu c-bets 20,000, Nam calls. On the the turn J♦ , Junggu bets 20,000 again, Nam raises 70,000, Junggu three-bets all in, Nam folds.

First level of Day 2 in the books, blinds are up. 111 players left. Money round is four spots away at 107th place. Latest bust outs were Vu Van Linh, Nguyen Tien Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Tung, and Pradeep N.

Halfway through the opening round and nine players have already fallen. Among the latest busts were Nguyen Manh Tuan, Khoi Nguyen, Hong Solvin, and Kudo. 114 players remaining.

Cards in the air for Main Event Day 2! The 123 survivors of all the Day 1 flights are back in action. They hunt down the money with 107 places paid. There are a quite a number of short stacks so reaching the bubble round should be pretty quick. Within the first five minutes Chen Dong Yue, Albert Nguyen, and Sriram Subramanian were eliminated.