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Viet Nam, Crown Poker Club
Day 1A
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.
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 playersChip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 629,000 | 629,000 | |
| 526,000 | 526,000 | |
| 473,000 | 473,000 | |
| 305,000 | 305,000 | |
| 295,000 | 295,000 | |
| 279,000 | 279,000 | |
| 279,000 | 279,000 | |
| 277,000 | 277,000 | |
| 273,000 | 273,000 | |
| 268,000 | 268,000 | |
| 210,000 | 210,000 | |
| 207,000 | 67,000 | |
| 191,000 | -87,000 | |
| 187,000 | 111,000 | |
| 167,000 | 167,000 | |
| 162,000 | 162,000 | |
| 162,000 | 162,000 | |
| 137,000 | 137,000 | |
| 97,000 | 5,000 | |
| 80,000 | 10,000 | |
| 4,000 | 4,000 |
Kyle Bao Diep doubles up on a cooler against Klay Chen
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 278,000(70 BB) | 140,000 | |
| 170,000(43 BB) | -70,000 |
Klay Chen shows Kevin Ngo the bluff
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 | 460,000(184 BB) | 460,000 |
| 240,000(96 BB) | 65,800 | |
| 138,000(55 BB) | 8,000 |
Kyle Bao Diep takes it on a three-bet
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 130,000(65 BB) | 130,000 |