Day 1A

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10/12/2023, 11:10:00 PM

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.

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Phi Tien Sang
Main Event

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 players

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
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
TriciaTricia
10/12/2023, 10:30:00 PM

Avneesh Munjal doubles up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung

Level 14: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

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 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
140,000(28 BB)
68,000
92,000(18 BB)
-131,000
TriciaTricia
10/12/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Alexis Lim drags in another pot

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

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.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
356,000(89 BB)
76,000
223,000(56 BB)
-27,000
TriciaTricia
10/12/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Tung chunks then eliminated Pham Duy Anh

Level 12: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
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Pham Duy Anh

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 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
250,000(83 BB)
95,000
busted
-150,000
TriciaTricia
10/12/2023, 7:15:00 PM

Vladimir Mikheev loses flip and falls to Nguyen Ngoc Tung

Level 11: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

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 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
155,000(62 BB)
155,000