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 |
Avneesh Munjal doubles up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung
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
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
140,000(28 BB) | 68,000 | |
92,000(18 BB) | -131,000 |
Alexis Lim drags in another pot
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
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
356,000(89 BB) | 76,000 | |
223,000(56 BB) | -27,000 |
Nguyen Ngoc Tung chunks then eliminated 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
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
250,000(83 BB) | 95,000 | |
busted | -150,000 |
Vladimir Mikheev loses flip and falls to Nguyen Ngoc Tung
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
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
155,000(62 BB) | 155,000 |