Anthony Cierco captures first Asia trophy and Prime Championship Package at WPT Vietnam Opener

Asia-Pacific
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10/08/2023

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After tackling the Vietnam felt for over a year, France’s Anthony Cierco finally secured his first trophy on Asian soil at the WPT Vietnam Opener Event. It was a grueling two hour heads up battle that saw 84 hands between Cierco and Nguyen Phuong Ngoc. At the kickoff, Cierco was behind in chips, then both players tugged at the chip lead until Cierco was finally able to close it out. In a brief interview with the champ, he shared,

“it was a very long heads up, around two hours with big swings. He was down to 10 bigs then went up to 30 bigs, then up and down, we did that for so long. It was very exhausting. But I am very happy about the result. It’s a great start.”

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Prior to the final hand, with nearly even stacks, both players were all in. Cierco had KsQc, Nguyen Ah9d, board ran Js4h10cKd6c. Nguyen plunged to 2 bb and was eliminated on the next hand.

Cierco pocketed a cool ₫657,500,000 (~$26,960) plus the coveted WPT Prime Championship Package which includes a $1,100 seat and 7 nights at Wynn Encore in Las Vegas in December.

Read up on the pre-final table action via the Live Updates down below, and watch the final table race to victory via the CPC You Tube link provided.

Date: October 6 to 8, 2023
Venue: Crown Poker Club, Hanoi, Vietnam
Buy in: ₫11,000,000 (~US$ 450)
Guarantee: VN₫3,000,000,000 (~US$ 123,000)
Entries: 355
Prize pool: VN₫ 3,443,500,000 (~US$ 141,210)
ITM: 45 players

1 Anthony Cierco Frane ₫657,500,000
2 Nguyen Phuong Ngoc Vietnam 510,000,000
3 Yannick Leonard France 327,500,000
4 Ding Pin China 213,000,000
5 Deepankur Gupta India 164,000,000
6 Nguyen Van Duong Vietnam 136,000,000
7 Tran Duc Tuan (Steve)2,25510 Vietnam 114,000,000
8 Avneesh Munjal India 93,000,000
9 Kaoru Kishimoto Japan 73,000,000

*Champion also won a WPT Prime Championship Package inclusive of $1,100 seat and 11 nights at Wynn Encore Las Vegas in December

WPT Vietnam – Festival Results


Chips in play: 7,100,000


Watch the final table race to the title and WPT Prime Championship package right here:


Final Table of the WPT Vietnam Opener
Level 22: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000

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Seat 1: Yannick Leonard – France – 1,580,000
Seat 2: Kaoru Kishimoto – Japan – 325,000
Seat 3: Anthony Cierco – France – 1,025,000
Seat 4: Deepankur Gupta – India – 1,050,000
Seat 5: Ding Pin – 825,000
Seat 6: Tran Duc Steve – 280,000
Seat 7: Nguyen Phuong Ngoc – 670,000
Seat 8: Avneesh Munjal – India – 315,000
Seat 9: Nguyen Van Duong – 1,025,000


17:00: Le Nhu An Bubbles to the Final Table – 10th place for ₫61,500,000 (~$2,500)
Level 22: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000

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Le Nhu An

Anthony Cierco raises 50,000 from the button, small blind Le Nhu An shoves 140,000, Cierco calls AsQd. Le has JdJc. The board runs 7h7c5hAh5s.


16:55: Yashihiro Waki (12th) and Ha Van Thien (11th) – ₫61,500,000 (~$2,500)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Next players to fall were Yashihiro Waki in 12th place and Ha Van Thien in 11th place. Both players earned a payout of ₫61,500,000 (~$2,500).


16:45: Pradeep Sharma Eliminated in 13th Place – ₫52,000,000 (~$2,130)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Utg Anthony Cierco raises 40,000, small blind Ding Pan calls, big blind Pradeep Sharma calls. At the flop Js3s7c, Sharma jams and is called by Cierco while Ding check-folds. Sharma has 7d4d, Cierco ahead with Jh9h, the turn Kh and river 2s ends Sharma’s run in 13th place.

Anthony Cierco – 720,000 (36 bb)
Pradeep Sharma – Eliminated


16:25: Zhi Wen Deng Eliminated in 14th Place – ₫52,000,000 (~$2,130)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Utg+1 Zhi Wen Deng all in holding 10c9c, big blind Ding Pin puts Zhi at risk with a premium AdKd. No help comes for Zhi on a board KhJd8sKc8c to fall in 14th place.

Ding Pin – 500,000 (25 bb)
Zhi Wen Deng – Eliminated


16:10: Dinh Van Tien Eliminated in 15th Place – ₫52,000,000 (~$2,130)
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Next to go was Dinh Van Tien in 15th place for a pay jump to VN₫52,000,000 (~$2,130).


15:50: Romain Bier Eliminated in 16th Place – ₫43,000,000 (~$1,760)
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

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Hijack Romain Bier all in for 82,000 holding Jc10c, cutoff Avneesh Munjal three-bets all in for 175,000 pushing out the rest then opens 7h7s. The board runs Kc9c7cQhKd.

Avneesh Munjal – 302,000 (20 bb)
Romain Bier – Eliminated


15:45: Antoine Demian Eliminated in 17th Place – ₫43,000,000 (~$1,760)
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Antoine Demian three-bets all in 13 bb with As6h and runs smack into initial raiser Anthony Cierco’s AcAd. The board runs Ks8c10s6s10h.

Anthony Cierco – 630,000 (42 bb)
Antoine Demian – Eliminated


15:30: Yannick Leonard Gets Lucky
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Yannick Leonard thee-bet shoves with 8c8d and finds luck on his side against Deepankur Gupta’s JcJd with the board running Kh8h9sKd3c.

Yannick Leonard – 580,000 (38 bb)
Deepankur Gupta – 960,000 (64 bb)


15:00: Daniel Tighe Eliminated in 18th Place – ₫43,000,000 (~$1,760)
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

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Hijack Deepankur Gupta raised 30,000, cutoff Daniel Tighe three-bets all in for 293,000, small blind Nguyen Phuong Ngoc four-bets all in for 690,000, Gupta folds. Tighe has 3d3s, Nguyen has the nuts AdAc, board runs out Qd10d8s7s4d.

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc – 1,000,000 (66 bb)
Daniel Tighe – Eliminated


14:40: Tran Duc Steve Barrels the Entire Way
Level 19: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

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Button Tran Duc Steve raises 24,000 and Vu Duc Trung defends his big blind. At the flop and turn Qs7d2h8h, Tran bets 20,000 and 75,000, Vu check-calls. On the river 4d, check again by Vu, Tran fires 151,000, Vu folds.

Tran Duc Steve – 410,000 (34 bb
Vu Duc Trung – 225,000 (18 bb)


14:30: Nguyen Van Duong Boots Hoang Dai Thien
Level 19: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Hijack Nguyen Van Duong raises 25,000 then calls big blind Hoang Dai Thien’s 125,000 shove. Nguyen has KdQd, Hoang opens Ah9d, board drop a King on the flop then completes Ks8c7d3s8d.

Nguyen Van Duong – 660,000 (55 bb)
Hoang Dai Thien – Eliminated


14:27: Anthony Cierco Shoves Out Zhi Wen Deng
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

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Hijack Anthony Cierco raises 20,000, button Zhi Wen Deng three-bets 115,000, Cierco four-bets all in Zhi folds.

Anthony Cierco – 590,000 (59 bb)


14:19: Deepankur Gupta race leader
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

With three tables remaining, Deepankur Gupta is way ahead of the pack with 1,270,000 (127 bb).


14:05: Back to Back Boats for Nguyen Van Duong
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

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Utg+1 Daniel Tighe raises 20,000, cutoff Nguyen Van Duong three-bets all in for 97,000, Tighe calls. It’s a flop with Nguyen 7d7s, Tighe Ad10h. The board runs 9c6s2d9d7h.

Next hand, Romain Morvan shoves, Nguyen calls, Morvan has AdKc, Nguyen 9h9s. Board runs 7d6s6c8h9d.

Nguyen Van Duong – 360,000 (36 bb)
Daniel Tighe – 270,000 (27 bb)
Romain Morvan – Eliminated


14:03: Le Nhu An Shoves Out Pradeep Sharma
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg Pradeep Sharma raises 22,000, utg+2 Le Nhu An three-bet shoves 100,000, Sharma calls. At the flop 9h6s3c, Le shoves (130,000), Sharma check-folds.

Le Nhu An – 282,000 (28 bb)
Pradeep Sharma – 262,000 (26 bb)


13:45: Romain Bier Doubles Up Through Deepankur Gupta
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Utg+2 Deepankur Gupta raises 20,000, big blind Romain Bier shoves 48,000, Gupta calls and shows Kh8h, Bier with Jd10d. The board runs out 10c7c5h7sQs for a double up to Bier.

Romain Bier – 108,000 (13 bb)
Deepankur Gupta – 1,100,000 (137 bb)


13:35: Deepankur Gupta Soars to Over a Million
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

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Cutoff Vu Duc Trung raises 18,000, button Deepankur Gupta calls, small blind Nguyen Duc Cuong three-bets 45,000, Vu folds, Gupta calls. When the board runs 10c7d5s2c3h, Nguyen bets the entire way 32,000,90,000, all in for 234,000, Gupta calls it down. Nguyen has AdJd and busts to Gupta’s Kh10h top pair.

Deepankur Gupta – 1,160,000 (145 bb)
Nguyen Duc Cuong – Eliminated


13:10: Romain Morvan Doubles Through Daniel Tighe
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

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Hijack Daniel Tighe raises 16,000, big blind Romain Morvan three-bets 81,000 leaving himself 10,000 behind. At the flop Kc6dJs, Morvan tosses in his last 10,000, Tighe calls and shows Ac10c. Morvan has AhKh top pair which holds with the turn 3d and river Jh.

Romain Morvan – 195,000 (24 bb)
Daniel Tighe – 130,000 (16 bb)


12:55: Tran Duc Steve Rails Yao Yadi
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Tran Duc Steve has less chips than when he started but still quite threatening. He added more to his arsenal by railing Yao Yadi in a battle of the blinds. Tran with Js9d spiked the Jack the dust Ah8d.

Tran Duc Steve – 380,000
Yao Yadi – Eliminated


12:26: Vu Duc Trung Wins Three Way
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Do Anh Tai all in for 97,000 with AsJd, small blind Romain Morvan shoves 235,000 holding QcQs, big blind Vu Duc Trung all in for 83,000 and AdKc. The board runs 6s9c2sKh7d. Vu ships the main pot, Morvan takes the side pot, Do is eliminated.

Vu Duc Trung – 255,000 (84 bb)
Romain Morvan – 166,000 (27 bb)
Do Anh Tai – Eliminated


11:55: Nguyen Duc Cuong Doubles Up Through Vu Duc Trung
Level 15: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Utg Vu Duc Trung raises 10,500, two spots over Nguyen Duc Cuong three-bets 28,000, Vu four-bets 75,000, Nguyen tank-calls. At the flop Ad5d4d, Vu tank-shoves , Nguyen snap-calls, Vu opens 7c6c draw, Nguyen ahead with AhQh. The tiurn 10s and river 5c secures a double up for Nguyen.

Nguyen Duc Cuong – 340,000 (68 bb)
Vu Duc Trung – 93,000 (18 bb)


11:23: Sumit Sapra goes down in two
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Sumit Sapra lost his first flip with 4c4s outdrawn by Do Anh Tai’s KsJh on a board 10s8s7cKd3c. Down to 3 bb, he was again outdrawn with Ah6h top pair losing to Vu Duc Trung’s Kc9s flush on a board that dropped four spades.

Vu Duc Trung – 165,000 (41 bb)
Sumit Sapra – Eliminated


11:15: Yasuhiro Waki cleans out Nguyen Tien Thanh
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Utg Yasuhiro Waki min-raises, cutoff Nguyen Tien Thanh three-bet all in, Waki calls with AhQs, Nguyen with KdJc. The board runs 7s5s2c4h9s.

Yasuhiro Waki – 180,000 (45 bb)
Nguyen Tien Thanh – Eliminated


11:10: Nguyen Tuan Hoang lucky two-outer knocks out Aleksei Varashev
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Big blind Aleksei Varashev three-bet all in for 98,000 with KcKs and was looking good for a double up against initial raiser Nguyen Tuan Hoang who called with 9d9c. However, when the flop dropped Ah9s3s. Nguyen improved to a set which held to the turn 5c and river 6c.

Nguyen Tuan Hoang – 200,000 (50 bb)
Aleksei Varashev – Eliminated


11:00: Cards flying at WPT Opener Day 2, 45 players hunt down the title and WPT Prime Championship Package
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000

The remaining 45 players of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Opener are now guaranteed a chunk of the more than VN₫ 3,443,500,000 (~US$ 141,210) prize pool but the question remains as to who will take down the top prize of VN₫ 727 Million (~US$ 29,800) as well as the WPT Prime Championship US$ 1,100 entry and hotel package.

Tran Duc Steve sits atop the leaderboard with 418,000 in chips which he amassed as the top performer in Day 1C. Ireland’s Daniel Tighe emerged as the overall second ranked after dominating Day 1B with 395,000 in chips, and Pradeep Sharma of India—the Day 1A leader—is ranked third with 252,000 in chips.

Keep it locked here for the live updates until a champion is crowned.

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