Day 2
Nguyen Hong Quan eliminated in 17th place -
₫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♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
4,400,000(110 BB) | 1,400,000 | |
busted | -475,000 |
Tran Viet Hoang versus Nguyen Hong Quan
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,540,000(77 BB) | 1,260,000 | |
475,000(24 BB) | -625,000 |
Nam Hyung Kim falls on a cooler against Nguyen Hong Quan

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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,100,000(73 BB) | 625,000 | |
busted | -790,000 |
Xue Song turns it up on fourth street
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
XS | 658,000(55 BB) | 658,000 |
475,000(40 BB) | 287,000 | |
470,000(39 BB) | -335,000 |
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 |
Nguyen Duy Thuc doubles up with Aces
Hijack Harry Tran opens 10,000, cutoff Nguyen Hong Quan three-bets 30,000, button Nguyen Duy Thuc calls, back to Tran who calls for a three-way to the flop J♣ J♦ 5♣ . Quan c-bets 40,000, Thuc calls, Tran check-folds. On the turn T♠ , Quan shoves, Thuc snap-calls. Quan has Q♠ Q♥ , Thuc dominates with A♦ A♠ , river comes K♥ . Thuc doubles up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
280,000(70 BB) | 95,000 | |
273,000(68 BB) | 63,000 | |
60,000(15 BB) | 60,000 |