Day 2
Ngo Minh Tien outdrawn by Nguyen Duy Thuc

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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
805,000(81 BB) | 594,000 | |
120,000(12 BB) | -293,000 | |
busted | -184,000 |
Day 1B
Ha Van Thien, Khoa Anh, Nguyen Manh Hung bag up 500K stacks
Big day at World Poker Tour (WPT) with 309 Day 1B entries seen at the flagship MAIN EVENT. At one point, host venue Crown Poker Club Hanoi had over 20 tables up and running. The event has now drawn a combined 439 entries and is very close to breaching its ₫12 Billion guarantee.
After the scheduled 14 levels of play, 47 remained, Three players bagged up stacks worthy of the chip leader status. Ha Van Thien was the largest at 102 bb, Khoa Anh with 101 bb, and Nguyen Manh Hung with 100 bb. Read up on the action via the live updates down below.

Date: October 13, 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 1B: 309 entries (207 unique) / 47 advanced
End of Day 1BThe 47 Day 1B survivors combine with the 21 Day 1A survivors for 68 players into Day 2. They await the results of Day 1C (last starting day) before returning on Sunday, October 15 for Day 2. For those that have yet to qualify, this is the last chance to join. A♠ for the ₫12 Billion guarantee, it will be breached within minutes of Day 1C’s first level.
*You can view the WPT Vietnam - Day 2 Chip Counts in the Main Event Day 2 - Live Updates tab.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
510,000 | 40,000 | |
KA | 506,000 | 506,000 |
500,000 | 300,000 | |
466,000 | 466,000 | |
428,000 | 428,000 | |
428,000 | 428,000 | |
413,000 | 123,000 | |
396,000 | 396,000 | |
395,000 | 155,000 | |
388,000 | 118,000 | |
387,000 | 27,000 | |
380,000 | 380,000 | |
378,000 | 378,000 | |
377,000 | 377,000 | |
344,000 | 344,000 | |
338,000 | 338,000 | |
331,000 | 331,000 | |
305,000 | 15,000 | |
TH | 289,000 | 289,000 |
258,000 | 258,000 | |
253,000 | 125,000 | |
244,000 | -29,000 | |
230,000 | 87,000 | |
227,000 | 227,000 | |
212,000 | 212,000 | |
211,000 | -184,000 | |
199,000 | 199,000 | |
196,000 | 196,000 | |
193,000 | 193,000 | |
193,000 | 24,500 | |
CL | 192,000 | 192,000 |
188,000 | 128,000 | |
184,000 | 13,000 | |
TL | 184,000 | 184,000 |
QQ | 183,000 | 183,000 |
173,000 | 93,000 | |
165,000 | 165,000 | |
161,000 | 161,000 | |
157,000 | 157,000 | |
144,000 | -166,000 | |
143,000 | 143,000 | |
135,000 | 135,000 | |
105,000 | 105,000 | |
87,000 | 87,000 | |
83,000 | 83,000 | |
65,000 | 65,000 | |
60,000 | 60,000 |
Ngo Minh Tien outdraws Minh A Nguyen out
Button Sandeep Chatlani raises 10,000 small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in (88,500), big blind Minh A Nguyen shoves with slightly less, Chatlani gets out of the way. Ngo is behind A♠ 5♣ to Nguyen’s A♣ T♠ . However, with the board running K♣ 3♣ 7♣ 5♠ K♠ , Nguyen is eliminated.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
171,000(43 BB) | -108,000 | |
busted | -12,000 |
Registration for Day 1B closes at 309 entries

Third break is over and the new level has begun. That means registration has closed for Day 1B. The heat drew 309 entries (207 unique) with 147 players remaining. The day plays to the end of Level 14. Blinds now increase every 60 minutes.
Here are the chip leaders:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
279,000(140 BB) | 279,000 | |
270,000(135 BB) | 270,000 | |
256,000(128 BB) | 256,000 | |
QQ | 234,000(117 BB) | 104,000 |
200,000(100 BB) | 200,000 | |
200,000(100 BB) | 70,000 | |
189,000(95 BB) | -11,000 |