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Nishant Sharma wins the Main Event

India’s Nishant Sharma clinches the Main Event after defeating Vietnam’s Ngo Quoc Phu in a rollercoaster heads up battle. With a massive 4:1 chip advantage, Sharma limps 9♣ 6♥ , big blind Ngo Q♦ 3♥ checks. Sharma c-bets 300,000 on the flop 6♠ 5♥ 4♠ and Ngo calls. Both check the turn 7♣ then Ngo shoves on the river 8♦ with a straight showing. Sharma snap calls, Ngo plays the board, Sharma with the higher straight.

Sharma locks up an ICM payout deal of VN₫ 3,756,953,000 (~USD 147,720) and the new Poker Dream Main Event Dragon Trophy.

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5/5/2024, 11:59:00 PM

Nishant drags in a big pot

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

SHR 0497 — Nishant Sharma - Photo by Poker Dream

Ngo Quoc Phu K♥ 6♣ limps then calls Nishant Sharma’s K♦ K♣ 700,000 bet. Sharma c-bets 600,000 on the flop 6♥ 3♦ 2♠ , Ngo raises 1,500,000, Sharma flats then checks the turn 4♣ . Ngo fires 2,000,000 and Sharma calls. Both players check the river 8♥ . Cowboys are best, Sharma drags in a big pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	15,000,000(75 BB)	5,200,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	5,900,000(30 BB)	-5,100,000

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5/5/2024, 11:52:00 PM

Ngo Quoc Phu takes the lead

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

For the first time at the final table, Nishant Sharma has fallen from the high chair. Button Ngo Quoc Phu 8♦ 5♦ limps then calls Sharma’s 9♠ 4♥ 700,000 raise. Sharma c-bets 700,000 on the flop 3♠ 8♣ T♣ , Ngo calls. Both check the turn 4♦ . Sharma checks the river T♦ , Ngo bets 700,000, Sharma calls then mucks and pays to the two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	11,000,000(55 BB)	2,800,000
NS Nishant Sharma	9,800,000(49 BB)	-2,200,000

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5/5/2024, 11:50:00 PM

Blinds up

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

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5/5/2024, 11:48:00 PM

Nishant Sharma pulls ahead again

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ngo Quoc Phu K♦ 6♣ opens 325,000 then folds to Nishant Sharma’s 9♠ 9♣ 1,000,000 three-bet.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	12,000,000(75 BB)	1,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	8,200,000(51 BB)	-800,000

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5/5/2024, 11:43:00 PM

Ngo Quoc Phu grinding

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ngo Quoc Phu K♥ J♠ limps then calls big blind Nishant Sharma’s A♥ J♦ 525,000 raise. Both check the flop T♠ 7♦ 2♦ , Sharma leads out the turn K♣ , Ngo calls the 350,000 bet. Another bet by Sharma on the river J♣ , Ngo raises it up from 675,000 to 1,600,000, Sharma folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	11,000,000(69 BB)	-3,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	9,000,000(56 BB)	2,100,000

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5/5/2024, 11:38:00 PM

Nishant Sharma reclaims some chips

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Nishang Sharma Q♣ 7♠ limps then bets the flop and turn 2♦ 3♠ 7♦ 5♦ 175,000 and 500,000, big blind Ngo Quoc Phu K♦ 9♠ check-calls. On the river 8♠ , Ngo leads out 1,200,000, Sharma calls, and wins it with a pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	14,000,000(88 BB)	3,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	6,900,000(43 BB)	-2,300,000

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5/5/2024, 11:32:00 PM

Another pot for Ngo Quoc Phu

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Button Nishant Sharma Q♣ J♣ opens 325,000, Ngo Quoc Phu K♣ 7♠ defends, then Sharma c-bets the flop A♠ 7♦ 8♦ . Ngo check-calls to head to the turn 8♠ . Ngo leads out 500,000, Sharma folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	11,000,000(69 BB)	-1,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	9,200,000(58 BB)	600,000

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5/5/2024, 11:30:00 PM

Ngo Quoc Phu four-bet takedown

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Button Ngo Quoc Phu 6♠ 6♣ opens 320,000, Nishant Sharma A♣ 4♦ three-bets 1,000,000, Ngo four-bets all in, Sharma folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	12,000,000(75 BB)	-2,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	8,600,000(54 BB)	1,400,000

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5/5/2024, 10:55:00 PM

ICM deal reached

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Nishant Sharma and Ngo Quoc Phu immediately reached an ICM deal and will play for VN₫ 600 Million and the new Poker Dream Main Event Dragon Trophy.

Nishant Sharma - VN₫ 3,156,953,000 (~USD 124,130) Ngo Quoc Phu - VN₫ 2,734,647,000 (~USD 107,525)

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5/5/2024, 10:50:00 PM

Wang Xiaoyu eliminated in 3rd place - VN₫ 1,753,020,000 (~USD 68,935)

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Big blind Wang Xiaoyu Q♥ J♥ calls button Nishant Sharma’s A♦ 3♥ raise then both players check the flop 7♣ 7♠ 9♦ . Wang bets the turn K♦ and river Q♣ 325,000 and 350,000, Sharma calls.

Following that hand, Ngo Quoc Phu A♦ A♣ opens, Wang 7♥ 7♦ three-bets all in 3,000,000, Ngo calls, board runs T♠ 8♠ 2♠ 5♠ 6♦ . Wang busts in 3rd place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	14,000,000(88 BB)
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	7,200,000(45 BB)	3,100,000

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5/5/2024, 10:41:00 PM

Raghav Bansal eliminated in 4th place - VN₫ 1,320,900,000 (~USD 51,943)

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

End of the line for Raghav Bansal J♣ T♦ who shoves for the last time and falls to Nishant Sharma’s K♦ Q♦ higher pair on a board A♣ 9♥ 6♦ Q♥ T♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	14,000,000(88 BB)	4,200,000
RB Raghav Bansal	busted	-2,100,000

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5/5/2024, 10:31:00 PM

Raghav Bansal continues to chip up

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Nishant Sharma Q♣ 4♣ opens 350,000, small blind Raghav BAnsal 9♦ 9♣ three-bets all in for 1,400,000, Sharma folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	9,800,000(61 BB)	-200,000
RB Raghav Bansal	2,100,000(13 BB)	300,000

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5/5/2024, 10:22:00 PM

Raghav Bansal doubles up again

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ngo Quoc Phu A♣ 4♦ open shoves, Raghav Bansal T♠ 9♦ calls and is covered. Board runs T♦ 8♦ 8♠ 7♠ J♣ , Bansal gets the max for the boat.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	4,100,000(26 BB)	-800,000
RB Raghav Bansal	1,800,000(11 BB)	810,000

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5/5/2024, 10:20:00 PM

Blinds up, 4 players remaining

Level 30: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

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5/5/2024, 10:18:00 PM

Raghav Bansal small pair holds

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Raghav Bansal 2♠ 2♣ open shoves and proceeds to survive against Wang Xiaoyu’s 9♠ 5♠ on a board K♥ T♠ 7♥ 4♠ 6♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WX Wang Xiaoyu	3,900,000(33 BB)	-200,000
RB Raghav Bansal	990,000(8 BB)	125,000

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5/5/2024, 10:09:00 PM

Nguyen Quang Huy eliminated in 5th place - VN₫ 1,047,100,000 (~USD 41,176)

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Nguyen Quang Huy Q♦ J♠ open shoves his last 2 bb and finds two callers. The board 2♦ 6♥ 4♦ Q♥ A♣ is checked down, Wang Xiaoyu A♠ 3♠ rivers top pair to end Nguyen in 5th place. Ngo Quoc Phu has 8♥ 3♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	4,900,000(41 BB)	-100,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	4,100,000(34 BB)	600,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	busted	-830,000

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5/5/2024, 9:57:00 PM

Wang Xiaoyu saved by the board

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Wang Xiaoyu A♦ 9♠ shoves 1,600,000 (13 bb), big blind Raghav Bansal A♣ Q♣ calls and dominates with a better kicker. With the board running 9♣ J♣ 8♠ A♥ 6♥ , Wang pairs both cards to survive elimination.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WX Wang Xiaoyu	3,500,000(29 BB)	1,800,000
RB Raghav Bansal	865,000(7 BB)	-1,735,000

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5/5/2024, 9:49:00 PM

Nishant Sharma rises to 10M

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

From utg Nishant Sharma A♥ K♠ raises 250,000, cutoff Ngo Quoc Phu A♦ 4♦ and big blind Wang Xiaoyu 8♥ 6♦ call, then all check down the flop K♦ J♥ 2♣ . On the turn 8♦ , Wang leads out 500,000 and both players call for the three way to the river 2♠ . Wang checks, Sharma bets 1,400,000, Ngo folds while Wang calls. Sharma takes it with top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	10,000,000(83 BB)	2,300,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	5,000,000(42 BB)	-400,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	1,700,000(14 BB)	-2,300,000

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5/5/2024, 9:39:00 PM

Wang Xiaoyu survives the flip

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Raghav Bansal A♦ Q♠ opens from utg then faces a three-bets shove of 1,800,000 from cutoff Wang Xiaoyu 9♠ 9♣ , Bansal calls. The board runs J♥ 2♥ 9♥ 5♣ 6♠ , Wang doubles up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WX Wang Xiaoyu	4,000,000(33 BB)	1,900,000
RB Raghav Bansal	2,600,000(22 BB)	-1,900,000

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5/5/2024, 9:32:00 PM

Wang Xiaoyu wins back to back pots

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Big blind Ngo Quoc Phu defends the big blind then bets 300,000 on the flop K♣ 8♥ 6♥ . Small blind Nishant Sharma folds.

Next hand, Sharma A♦ T♠ raises again, small blind Ngo A♠ K♦ jams, Sharma folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	7,700,000(64 BB)	-900,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	5,400,000(45 BB)	800,000

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5/5/2024, 9:26:00 PM

Raghav Bansal jams

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Under the gun Wang Xiaoyu 6♠ 6♦ min-raises, big blind Raghav Bansal 9♠ 9♦ three-bets all in for 4,000,000, Wang is covered and opts to fold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	4,500,000(38 BB)	200,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	2,100,000(18 BB)

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5/5/2024, 9:24:00 PM

Any two cards

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Small blind Nishant Sharma T♣ 5♦ min-raises, big blind Ngo Quoc Phu Q♦ 2♦ calls, Sharma c-bets 200,000 on the flop K♠ Q♥ 5♣ , Ngo raises 600,000, Sharma folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	8,600,000(72 BB)	-400,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	4,600,000(38 BB)	400,000

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5/5/2024, 9:20:00 PM

Game resumes, 5 players remaining

Level 29: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

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5/5/2024, 8:15:00 PM

1 hour dinner break

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SN Sharma Nishant	8,800,000(88 BB)	3,775,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	4,200,000(42 BB)	300,000
BR Bansal Raghav	4,200,000(42 BB)	2,375,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	2,100,000(21 BB)
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	830,000(8 BB)	-270,000

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5/5/2024, 8:13:00 PM

Popitukkul Sutipong eliminated in 6th place - VN₫ 799,100,000 (~USD 31,424)

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Popitukkul Sutipong - Photo by Poker Dream

Two players limp in, Popitukkul Sutipong K♦ 6♣ is forced all in on the small blind, big blind Wang Xiaoyu 9♠ 7♣ checks, then everyone checks down the board 6♦ 8♥ Q♣ Q♠ 9♥ . Sutipong’s lower pair falls to Wang.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WX Wang Xiaoyu	2,100,000(21 BB)	500,000

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5/5/2024, 8:05:00 PM

Popitukkul Sutipong plunges to half a bb

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Battle of the blinds, Raghav Bansal K♣ Q♣ open shoves, big blind Popitukkul Supitong A♦ 5♣ calls with near even stacks. Bansal goes on to improve on a board 4♦ 9♥ 2♣ J♦ T♠ to double up as Supitong plunges to half a big blind.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	4,300,000(43 BB)	1,500,000

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5/5/2024, 8:01:00 PM

Nishant Sharma distances further from the pack

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Nishant Sharma 5♦ 2♦ limps from small blind and big blind Ngo Quoc Phu K♠ 9♦ checks. Both players check the flop 3♥ 6♠ J♥ , Sharma bets 150,000 on the turn K♦ and 700,000 on the river 4♣ , Ngo calls then mucks to the straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	9,000,000(90 BB)	800,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	3,900,000(39 BB)	-1,300,000

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5/5/2024, 7:52:00 PM

Huynh Danny eliminated in 7th place - VN₫ 572,400,000 (~USD 22,509)

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Huynh Danny K♠ Q♣ three bets all in for his last 9 bb and is up against the leader Nishant Sharma K♦ 8♦ . The board K♥ 4♦ 7♦ T♠ A♦ imiproves Sharma to a flush to send Huyn packing up in 7th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	8,200,000(82 BB)	900,000

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5/5/2024, 7:47:00 PM

No callers to the leader’s shove

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Wang Xiaoyu 5♠ 5♥ opens from the button, small blind Nishant Sharma K♥ 7♣ three-bets all in, Wang folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	7,300,000(73 BB)	1,000,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	1,600,000(16 BB)	-140,000

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5/5/2024, 7:38:00 PM

Minami Keita eliminated in 8th place - VN₫ 384,200,000 (~USD 15,108)

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Facins a shove by button Ngo Quoc Phu A♣ 6♠ , Minami Keita risks his last 14bb with K♥ 8♠ then falls in 8th place after missing the board 5♦ 6♦ A♥ 3♦ A♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	5,200,000(52 BB)	1,400,000

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5/5/2024, 7:28:00 PM

Raghav Bansal doubles up with big slick

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Heavy action preflop, Nishant Sharma 6♦ 6♠ opens 200,000 from utg, button Raghav Bansal three-bets all in for 1,200,000, big blind joins the shove as Sharma gets out of the way.

Raghav Bansal A♦ K♥ Popitukkul Supitong Q♥ Q♣

Bansal pairs up on the window card and doubles up when the board completes K♦ 8♥ 2♣ J♣ 8♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	6,300,000(63 BB)	-200,000
RB Raghav Bansal	2,800,000(28 BB)	1,200,000
PS Popitukkul Supitong	2,500,000(25 BB)	-1,100,000

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5/5/2024, 7:24:00 PM

Nishant Sharma grinding

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Nishant Sharma A♥ 5♥ three-bets 550,000 and is joined to the flop 7♥ 4♦ K♣ by initial raiser utg Popitukkul Supitong. Sharma c-bets 450,000 and wins it uncontested.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	6,500,000(65 BB)	1,300,000
PS Popitukkul Supitong	3,600,000(36 BB)	-600,000

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5/5/2024, 7:09:00 PM

Wu Yuanning eliminated in 9th place - VN₫ 300,800,000 (~USD 11,829)

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Big blind Wu Yuanning A♠ 2♦ calls utg+2 Nguyen Quoc Phu’s A♣ K♠ min-raise then calls another 200,000 c-bet on the flop A♦ Q♦ 9♥ . On the turn 6♣ , Wu check raises all in, Ngo calls and covers Wu. The river K♦ secures the win for Ngo and Wu a 9th place finish.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	3,800,000(48 BB)	1,300,000

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5/5/2024, 7:07:00 PM

Wang Xiaoyu has the higher pair

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Huynh Danny A♦ 7♦ opens 160,000, button Raghav Bansal J♠ J♣ and big blind Wang Xiaoyu Q♠ 9♣ call. All three then check the flop Q♣ 4♥ 6♠ , On the turn 5♥ , Wang leads out 220,000 Bansal calls. Then it is back to checking the river K♥ . Wang wins it with a higher pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WX Wang Xiaoyu	1,740,000(22 BB)	755,000
RB Raghav Bansal	1,600,000(20 BB)	-100,000
HD Huynh Danny	870,000(11 BB)	-930,000

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5/5/2024, 7:02:00 PM

Popitukkul Supitong takes it on the river

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy 6♠ 6♣ opens 180,000, big blind Popitukkul Supitong defends then does the same on the flop T♠ 9♦ 3♦ , calling Nguyen’s 130,000 c-bet. Both players check the turn 5♠ then Supitong leads out the river J♦ . Nguyen folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Popitukkul Supitong	4,200,000(53 BB)	500,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	1,100,000(14 BB)	-300,000

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5/5/2024, 6:57:00 PM

Nguyen Quang Huy doubles up

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Down to 8 bb, Nguyen Quang Huy T♠ T♣ enters a preflop battle with the chip leader Nishant Sharma 5♥ 5♣ that ends with Nguyen all in. Ahead at the showdown, Nguyen further improves to secure a double up on a board T♦ 3♣ 3♠ 6♥ 2♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	5,200,000(65 BB)	-700,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	1,400,000(18 BB)	740,000

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5/5/2024, 6:55:00 PM

More chips for the leader

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Nishant Sharma K♣ 8♦ opens from cutoff and the blinds call to the flop 8♣ 2♥ 7♦ . Sharma c-bets 210,000, no callers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	5,900,000(74 BB)	1,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	2,500,000(31 BB)	-600,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	660,000(8 BB)	-280,000

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5/5/2024, 6:45:00 PM

Nishant Sharma grinding

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Chip leaderNishant Sharma continues to pull away from the pack with uncalled raises. He now sits with 5,500,000 (68 bb).

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5/5/2024, 6:35:00 PM

Wu Yuanning shoving

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

After dropping to 8 bb, Wu Yuanning shoves back to back hands and claims the blinds and ante.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WY Wu Yuanning	1,035,000(13 BB)	400,000

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5/5/2024, 6:30:00 PM

Ngo Quoc Phu keeps the pressure on

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Ngo Quoc Phu A♠ A♥ opens 170,000 from utg+1 and small blind Wu Yuanning A♣ J♣ defends. Ngo c-bets the flop 3♠ Q♣ T♥ , Wu check-calls, Ngo jams the turn 9♠ , this time Wu gives up the challenge.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	3,100,000(39 BB)	500,000
WY Wu Yuanning	635,000(8 BB)	-725,000

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5/5/2024, 6:20:00 PM

Chip counts

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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5/5/2024, 6:13:00 PM

Nishant Sharma pushes out the better hand

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Nguyen Quang Huy A♣ T♠ has finally woken up having been very quiet since the start of day. Nguyen opens from utg+1 and is called by the blinds to the flop A♥ J♣ 9♣ . Nguyen c-bets 125,000, only small blind Nishant Sharma {kc{}qc} continues as big bilnd Huynh Danny 2♠ 2♦ folds. Switch up on the turn 6♠ with Sharma shoving his huge stack to push out the better hand.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	4,900,000(61 BB)	-100,000
HD Huynh Danny	1,800,000(23 BB)	1,777,491
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	940,000(12 BB)	-1,060,000

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5/5/2024, 5:50:00 PM

Another unscheduled break

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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5/5/2024, 5:49:00 PM

Popitukkul wins a three-way pot

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Three way action opens with lojack Ngo Quoc Pho 8♥ 8♦ raising 120,000, small blind Popitukkul and big blind Wang Xiaoyu call then both check the flop 6♥ 7♣ J♣ . Ngo c-bets 120,000, blinds call. All three proceed to check the turn J♥ . Supitong leads out 300,000 on the river J♥ , Wang folds, Ngo calls, Supitong ships it with trips.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Popitukkul Supitong	3,700,000(62 BB)	800,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	2,600,000(43 BB)	1,070,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	985,000(16 BB)	-330,000

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5/5/2024, 5:40:00 PM

Game is back on!

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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5/5/2024, 5:10:00 PM

Game paused due to livestream technical issues

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Unscheduled break due to technical issues.

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5/5/2024, 5:07:00 PM

Another pot for Minami Keita

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Action folds to Minami Keita on the small blind who limps, big blind Raghav Bansal raises 150,000, Keita three-bets 400,000, Bansal folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MK Minami Keita	2,000,000(40 BB)	100,000
RB Raghav Bansal	1,700,000(34 BB)	200,000

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5/5/2024, 4:47:00 PM

Minami Keita doubles up

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Minami Keita {ac K♥ four-bets all in and doubles up through Popitukkul Supitong A♥ T♦ on a jack-high board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Popitukkul Supitong	2,900,000(58 BB)	-985,000
MK Minami Keita	1,900,000(38 BB)	1,120,000

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5/5/2024, 4:45:00 PM

Final table livestream underway!

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Final stage to the title and VND 4 Billion (~USD 148,474) top prize underway. Blinds rolled back two levels. Follow the action!

Final Table - Livestream

Final 9 players

Remaining Payouts

Eliminations 10th - 16th

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SN Sharma Nishant	5,025,000	1,375,000
PS Popitukkul Supitong	3,885,000	-115,000
HD Huyn Danny	2,725,000	-375,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	2,000,000	150,000
BR Bansal Raghav	1,825,000	-475,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	1,530,000	180,000
WY Wu Yuanning	1,360,000	510,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	1,315,000	25,000
MK Minami Keita	780,000	-85,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NK Namhyung Kim	10,260	-409,740
DE David Erquiaga	10,260	-529,740
AI Aleksei Ignatev	8,836	-1,151,164
DG Dmitrii Gnusaev	8,836	8,836
NM Ngo Minh Tien	7,991	-892,009
CK Chiu Kwok Kit	7,991	7,991
LM Lee Minjae	7,149	-327,851

Payouts

Place	Player
10	NK Namhyung Kim
11	DE David Erquiaga
12	AI Aleksei Ignatev
13	DG Dmitrii Gnusaev
14	NM Ngo Minh Tien
15	CK Chiu Kwok Kit
16	LM Lee Minjae

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5/5/2024, 3:11:00 PM

Namhyung Kim eliminated in 10th place - VN₫ 260,900,000 (~USD 10,260)

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

End of the road for one of the day’s entering chip leader Namhyung Kim to miss the final table by one spot. From big blind, Kim K♦ 9♠ three-bet all in and fell to caller small blind Raghav Bansal’s K♥ J♣ on a board 7♥ T♠ 9♦ 4♦ 8♦ .

Raghav Bansal - 1,825,000 ( Namhyung Kim - Eliminated in 10th place

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5/5/2024, 3:07:00 PM

David Erquiaga elimimated in 11th place - VN₫ 260,900,000 (~USD 10,260)

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Small blind Nishant Sharma {as{}9h open shoves, big blind David Erquiaga Q♥ J♥ calls for his tournament life then falls on the run out J♠ A♥ 4♦ A♦ J♦ . Sharma soars to 5M.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	5,000,000(100 BB)	1,200,000

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5/5/2024, 3:05:00 PM

Namhyung Kim continues to drop

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

From the button, Namhyung Kim raises 110,000, Popitukkul Supitong defends the big blind, then both players check the flop J♣ 3♥ 4♥ . On the turn T♠ and river Q♣ , Supitong bets 175,000 and 275,000, Kim calls then mucks to Q♦ 9♠ top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Popitukkul Supitong	4,000,000(80 BB)	800,000
NK Namhyung Kim	420,000(8 BB)	-580,000

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5/5/2024, 2:58:00 PM

Wang Xiaoyu muscles with a check-raise

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Raghav Bansal opens 105,000 from the button, big blind Wang Xiaoyu calls, then both check the flop 6♦ 6♠ K♣ . Again Wang checks the turn J♣ , Bansal bets 100,000, Wang calls. The river 8♠ , check once more from Wang, Bansal bets 300,000, Wang shoves 505,000, Bansal folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	1,500,000(30 BB)	-550,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	1,290,000(26 BB)	560,000

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5/5/2024, 2:50:00 PM

Aleksei Ignatev eliminated in 12th place - VN₫ 224,700,000 (~USD 8,836)

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg Aleksei Ignatev open shoves his last 6 bb with K♦ 9♦ and is outdrawn by big blind caller Huynh Danny 7♣ 6♦ on a board K♠ 6♣ 5♦ 7♥ Q♦ .

Huynh Danny - 3,500,000 ( Aleksei Ignatev - Eliminated in 12th place

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5/5/2024, 2:46:00 PM

David Erquiage on the rise

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Small blind David Erquiaga limps, big blind Raghav Bansal checks then bets the flop K♥ 8♠ 3♦ . Erquiga check-raises 175,000, Bansal calls. On the turn T♥ , Erquiaga leads out 280,000 and wins it without further challenge.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	2,050,000(41 BB)	-250,000
DE David Erquiga	1,350,000(27 BB)	1,350,000

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5/5/2024, 2:40:00 PM

Break time over, 12 players remaining

Level 25: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

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5/5/2024, 2:25:00 PM

Chip counts at the break

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Payouts remaining

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HD Huyn Danny	3,100,000(78 BB)	1,695,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	1,850,000(46 BB)	1,808,824
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	1,350,000(34 BB)	250,000
MK Minami Keita	865,000(22 BB)	-205,000
WY Wu Yuanning	850,000(21 BB)	838,171
IA Ignatev Aleksei	425,000(11 BB)	-425,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SN Sharma Nishant	3,650,000(91 BB)	1,015,000
PS Popitukkul Supitong	3,200,000(80 BB)	-120,000
BR Bansal Raghav	2,300,000(58 BB)	1,600,000
ED Erquiaga David	1,050,000(26 BB)	-90,000
KN Kim Namhyung	1,000,000(25 BB)	-1,465,000
WX Wang Xiaoyu	730,000(18 BB)	661,065

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5/5/2024, 2:22:00 PM

David Erquiaga grinds back to health

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

David Erquiaga picks up three consecutive pots with uncalled raises to rise to 1,050,000 (26 bb).

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5/5/2024, 2:19:00 PM

Popitukkul Supitong catapults with a set

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Popitukkul Supitong - Photo by Poker Dream

Popitukkul Supitong opens from utg+1 then calls big blid Namhyung Kim’s 240,000 three-bet. At the flop 6♥ 7♣ 5♣ , Kim bets 200,000, Supitong raises 500,000, Kim jams his massive stack Supitong snap-calls and shows 7♦ 7♠ set. Kim has outs with A♣ Q♣ but they don’t materialize on the turn and river 5♥ 6♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Popitukkul Supitong	3,320,000(83 BB)	1,770,000
NK Namhyung Kim	1,000,000(25 BB)	-2,000,000

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5/5/2024, 2:08:00 PM

Popitukkul Supitong defends the big blind

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Utg Nishant Sharma opens and finds two callers to see the flop 5♠ 3♠ K♣ . two checks to cutoff Raghav Bansal who bets 100,000, big blind Popitukkul Supitong raises 365,000, no callers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	2,300,000(58 BB)	300,000
PS Popitukkul Supitong	1,550,000(39 BB)	-200,000

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5/5/2024, 2:02:00 PM

Dmitrii Gnusaev eliminated in 13th place - VN₫ 224,700,000 (~USD 8,835)

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Dmitrii Gnusaev 3♥ 3♠ three-bets all in for 850,000 and runs out against caller Nishant Sharma’s A♣ A♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	3,800,000(95 BB)	1,000,000
DG Dmitrii Gnusaev	busted

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5/5/2024, 2:00:00 PM

Cards in the air!

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The first deal is underway! There is 25:12 minutes left in this level to complete.

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5/5/2024, 1:57:00 PM

Minami Keita doubles up with aces

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Down to 12 bb, Minami Keita is dealt A♠ A♥ and doubles up through Ngo Quoc Phu’s T♠ T♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	1,100,000(28 BB)	992,480
MK Minami Keita	1,070,000(27 BB)	1,054,892

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5/5/2024, 1:39:00 PM

Ngo Minh Tien eliminated in 14th place - VN₫ 203,200,000 (~USD 7,990)

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Facing a raise, utg+1 Ngo Minh Tien three-bets 225,000, button Namhyung Kim four-bets 900,000, initial raiser folds, Ngo shoves for a total of 1,000,000, Kim calls.

Ngo Minh Tien A♥ K♥ Namhyung Kim K♠ K♣

Ngo misses the board 6♠ 6♥ 8♥ 9♠ 7♣ to finish in 14th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NK Namhyung Kim	3,000,000(75 BB)	935,000

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5/5/2024, 1:33:00 PM

Chiu Kwok Kit eliminated in 15th place - VN₫ 203,200,000 (~USD 7,990)

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

From hijack, short stacked Chiu Kwok Kit shoves 110,000, cutoff David Erquiaga shoves 165,000, button Raghav Bansal call and covers both players.

Chiu Kwok Kit 6♦ 6♠ David Erquiaga A♥ A♠ Raghav Bansal J♠ J♥

The board K♣ 4♣ A♣ 8♣ 2♦ drops lots of clubs, no one has the flush, Erquiaga ships it with a set as Chiu goes bust in 15th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	2,000,000(50 BB)	-200,000
DE David Erquiaga	540,000(14 BB)	375,000
CK Chiu Kwok Kit	busted	-820,000

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5/5/2024, 1:28:00 PM

Raghav Bansal pushes out David Erquiaga

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Battle of the blinds with 465,000 built by the turn {js|} 3♠ 7♦ A♥ . Small blind David Erquiaga opens 270,000, big blind Nishant Sharma calls. On the river 8♠ , Erquiaga bangs out 360,000, Bansal shoves and pushes out Erquiaga from the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Raghav Bansal	2,200,000(73 BB)	2,148,057
DE David Erquiaga	165,000(6 BB)	-1,185,000

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5/5/2024, 1:25:00 PM

Blinds up, 15 players remaining

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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5/5/2024, 1:20:00 PM

Lee Minjae eliminated in 16th place - VN₫ 181,800,000 (~$7,149)

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The first casualty has been decided with Lee Minjae engaging Ignatev Aleksei in a preflop battle that ended with Lee calling a four-bet shove with less chips and dominated.

Lee Minjae 8♣ 8♦ Ignatev Aleksei T♦ T♥

The board 2♠ 6♦ Q♥ 9♦ 5♠ offers no help to Lee to finish in 16th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
IA Ignatev Aleksei	850,000(28 BB)	335,000

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5/5/2024, 1:18:00 PM

Three-bet takedown for Popitukkul Supitong

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Facing two limpers, Gnusaev Dmitrii 115,000 from hijack, cutoff Popitukkul Supitong three-bets 375,000, limpers folds, and Gnusaev opts to folds as well.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PS Popitukkul Supitong	1,750,000(58 BB)	1,750,000
GD Gnusaev Dmitrii	1,000,000(33 BB)	-120,000

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5/5/2024, 1:16:00 PM

Nishant Sharma gets paid for the boat

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ngo Minh Tien opens from utg, Nishant Sharma defends the big blind, both players check the flop K♠ 8♠ 8♦ . On the turn 5♦ Sharma leads out 60,000 and is called. Sharma fires 175,000 on the river K♣ and is called once more then shows K♥ T♦ full house. Ngo mucks and pays.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	2,800,000(93 BB)	2,652,280
NM Ngo Minh Tien	900,000(30 BB)	-350,000

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5/5/2024, 1:09:00 PM

Easy come easy go

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Having claimed an opening pot, Gnusaev Dmitrii lost some to Ngo Minh Tien who raised preflop and called by big blind Gnusaev. Ngo continued to bet every street Q♦ 3♦ 8♠ 6♠ 7♥ 50,000, 130,000, and 200,000, Gnusaev folded on the river.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NM Ngo Minh Tien	1,250,000(42 BB)	260,000
GD Gnusaev Dmitrii	1,120,000(37 BB)	-240,000

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5/5/2024, 1:03:00 PM

Gnusaev Dmitrii chips up on the first hand

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Namhyung Kim opens from utg, next to act Gnusaev Dmitrii three-bets 165,000, Kim four-bets 400,000, Gnusaev shoves 905,000, Kim snap-folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NK Namhyung Kim	2,065,000(69 BB)	-1,035,000
GD Gnusaev Dmitrii	1,360,000(45 BB)	455,000

Buy in: VN₫ 36,000,000 (~USD 1,545) Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110) Entries: 752 Prize pool: VN₫ 21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670) ITM: 108 players

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Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	147,720	-15,852,280
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	107,520	-4,192,480
WX Wang Xiaoyu	68,935	-1,226,065
RB Raghav Bansal	51,943	-58,057
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	41,176	-2,628,824
PS Popitukkul Sutipong	31,424	31,424
HD Huynh Danny	22,509	-1,327,491
MK Minami Keita	15,108	-554,892
WY Wu Yuanning	11,829	-1,283,171

Payouts

Place	Player
1	NS Nishant Sharma
2	NQ Ngo Quoc Phu
3	WX Wang Xiaoyu
4	RB Raghav Bansal
5	NQ Nguyen Quang Huy
6	PS Popitukkul Sutipong
7	HD Huynh Danny
8	MK Minami Keita
9	WY Wu Yuanning

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5/5/2024, 12:13:00 AM

More chips for Nishant Sharma

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Button Ngo Quoc Phu Q♣ 3♥ limps, big blind Nishant Sharm J♣ 5♥ checks. Ngo bets the flop 4♣ 5♠ 2♥ , Sharma check-raises 700,000, Ngo calls. On the turn 2♣ , Sharma leads out 900,000, Ngo calls to bring the river 8♠ . Sharma bets 1,600,000, Ngo gives up the challenge.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	16,000,000(80 BB)	2,000,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	4,300,000(22 BB)	-2,200,000

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5/5/2024, 12:09:00 AM

Nishant Sharma doubles up with higher pockets

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Ngo Quoc 5♠ 5♣ opens 500,000, Nishant Sharma J♥ J♣ three-bets 1,600,000, Ngo four-bets all in covering Sharma who risks it. No bad beat on the board Q♦ Q♥ 9♥ A♥ 4♥ for Sharma to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	14,000,000(70 BB)	6,900,000
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	6,500,000(33 BB)	-6,500,000

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5/5/2024, 12:04:00 AM

Ngo Quoc steals the lead again

Level 31: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

SHR 0492 — Nguyen Quoc Phu - Photo by Poker Dream

Big blind Ngo Quoc Phu K♠ K♦ three-bets 2,1000, Nishant Sharma K♥ 8♥ calls. Ngo c-bets 500,00 on the flop T♠ 2♣ 5♣ , Sharma calls. Ngo continues to fire, sending out 1,600,000 on the turn 8♠ , Sharma shoves, Ngo calls and is covered. The river K♣ is a huge double up for Ngo.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Ngo Quoc Phu	13,000,000(65 BB)	11,820,000
NS Nishant Sharma	7,100,000(36 BB)	4,500,000