WPC-SEAPT final six side events come to a close; Yu Je Nam, Cao Ngoc Anh, Kim Jinyoung, Leonard Yannick, Tzai Wei Phua, and Norbert Koh claim titles
The biggest tournament series in Vietnam poker history has officially wrapped up its final six side events to finish off its 10-day lineup. Claiming the last few trophies are Korea’s Yu Je Nam and Kim Jinyoung, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh, France’s Leonard Yannick, and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua and Norbert Koh.
The concluded World Poker Championship in partnership with South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) awarded over VN₫ 54.6B (~US$ 2.3M) throughout its 20 scheduled tournaments including its most valuable Main Event to go way above the initially advertised VN₫ 20B festival guarantee.
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for the full festival review of the concluded World Poker Championship at Grand Loyal.
Event #14: Super High Roller: YU JE NAM – VN₫ 1,828,600,000 (~US$ 77,123)
The Super High Roller tournament drew in another astounding 108 entries to once again surpass its listed VN₫ 4 Billion guarantee. Well-known pros such as WPT champion David Erquiaga and APT champion Shardul Parthasarathi were in the mix in hunting down the trophy. In the end, Yu Je Nam claimed the top payout after a three-way deal was arranged with the Korean garnering the biggest ICM payout after sending several final table opponents to the rails.
Buy in: VN₫ 66,000,000 (~US$ 2,783)
Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~US$ 168,705)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 6,285,600,000 (~US$ 265,103)
Total Entries: 108
ITM: 14 players
Event #14: Super High Roller Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (VN₫) |
| 1st | YU JE NAM | 1,828,600,000 |
| 2nd | DAVID ERQUIAGA | 1,131,000,000 |
| 3rd | LEE CHANG HWAN | 707,000,000 |
| 4th | RENATO VILLANUEVA JR | 471,000,000 |
| 5th | FLORENT RÉMI | 367,000,000 |
| 6th | ĐẶNG THỊ HUẾ | 294,000,000 |
| 7th | ONG JINGXIANG | 250,000,000 |
| 8th | NGUYỄN VĂN TRUNG | 216,000,000 |
| 9th | SHARDUL PARTHASARATHI | 191,000,000 |
| 10th | TỐNG XUÂN HIỀN | 172,000,000 |
| 11th | LÊ NGỌC MINH | 172,000,000 |
| 12th | FRANCIS GARSON | 172,000,000 |
| 13th | LEE XIANG WEI | 157,000,000 |
| 14th | SOOD GAURAV | 157,000,000 |
Event #15: Megastack: CAO NGOC ANH – VN₫ 555,000,000 (~US$ 23,407)
One of the festival’s last guaranteed tournaments, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh crushed the field and claimed the top prize of VN₫ 555,000,000 (~US$ 23,407) after over 14 hrs of battle. The local entered the final table with the lead and maintained it all throughout. By 6-handed play, Cao had accumulated nearly 50% of the chips in play and carried on to capture the victory after defeating Singapore’s Benjamin Sai in the heads up duel.
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~US$ 371)
Guarantee: VN₫ 1,000,000,000 (~US$ 42,176)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 2,553,040,000 (~US$ 107,677)
Total Entries: 329
ITM: 41 players
Event #15: Megastack Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (VN₫) |
| 1 | CAO NGỌC ANH | 555,000,000 |
| 2 | BENJAMIN SAI | 393,000,000 |
| 3 | ĐINH QUANG HUY | 232,000,000 |
| 4 | ĐẶNG HOÀNG VIỆT | 158,000,000 |
| 5 | FOO YONG KIANG | 122,000,000 |
| 6 | KIM HO GEUN | 102,000,000 |
| 7 | PHẠM QUANG VĂN | 85,000,000 |
| 8 | NGUYỄN MINH QUYỀN | 69,000,000 |
| 9 | TRỊNH CÔNG DUY | 57,540,000 |
| 10 | NGUYỄN MẠNH TUẤN | 47,000,000 |
| 11 | ĐỒNG ANH DŨNG | 47,000,000 |
| 12 | LEE DEOK – YEONG | 47,000,000 |
| 13 | TRẦN DUY HẢI | 40,000,000 |
| 14 | TRENT FECHTER | 40,000,000 |
| 15 | BOCCALETTI PAOLO | 40,000,000 |
| 16 | KIM HAN YUL | 33,000,000 |
| 17 | NGUYỄN TUẤN HÙNG | 33,000,000 |
| 18 | CHOI SUNG DONG | 33,000,000 |
| 19 | VŨ TÁ NHẤT | 27,000,000 |
| 20 | KIM JU WON | 27,000,000 |
| 21 | LÊ VIỆT HƯNG | 27,000,000 |
| 22 | VŨ THÁI BẢO | 22,500,000 |
| 23 | DEEPAK BOTHRA | 22,500,000 |
| 24 | SEO CHANG KWON | 22,500,000 |
| 25 | KIM DONG-IL | 19,000,000 |
| 26 | NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG NGỌC | 19,000,000 |
| 27 | LEE JUNAM | 19,000,000 |
| 28 | WI DAE HAN | 16,000,000 |
| 29 | AN EJUN | 16,000,000 |
| 30 | ĐẶNG QUYỀN ANH | 16,000,000 |
| 31 | SAPRA SUMIT | 16,000,000 |
| 32 | PARK JEONGMIN | 16,000,000 |
| 33 | PHUA SI YANG | 16,000,000 |
| 34 | KIM KYOUNG MOON | 16,000,000 |
| 35 | NGUYỄN HẢI TRIỀU | 16,000,000 |
| 36 | KANG MINYONG | 16,000,000 |
| 37 | LEE IL HOON | 14,000,000 |
| 38 | HWANG MI RAN | 14,000,000 |
| 39 | LEE GA RIM | 14,000,000 |
| 40 | JASVEN SAIGAL | 14,000,000 |
| 41 | PARK SUN YOUNG | 14,000,000 |
Event #13: Bounty Hunter: KIM JINYOUNG – VN₫ 337,280,000 (~US$ 14,225)
Buy in: VN₫ 6,600,000 (~US$ 278)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 760,180,000 (~US$ 32,061)
Total Entries: 199
ITM: 25 players
Event #13: Bounty Hunter Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (VN₫) | Bounties (VN₫) |
| 1st | KIM JINYOUNG | 190,080,000 | 147,200,000 |
| 2nd | MAGDALINSKI JONAS | 127,800,000 | 125,500,000 |
| 3rd | BÙI QUỐC DIỆN | 78,000,000 | 123,000,000 |
| 4th | ĐỖ QUANG THẮNG | 47,500,000 | |
| 5th | KANG HYOMO | 36,700,000 | |
| 6th | DUONG VAN QUANG | 30,500,000 | |
| 7th | PARK JI BOK | 26,000,000 | |
| 8th | CHO SUN IL | 22,500,000 | |
| 9th | DARAPU | 19,000,000 | |
| 10th | LEE SUNGWON | 16,500,000 | |
| 11th | SEO CHANG KWWON | 16,500,000 | |
| 12th | KAUSHIK | 16,500,000 | |
| 13th | SOUKSAMLANE FREDERIC | 14,100,000 | |
| 14th | PARK SA MIN | 14,100,000 | |
| 15th | JACK REACHER | 14,100,000 | |
| 16th | JANG CHEOL EON | 11,700,000 | |
| 17th | VU MINH DUC | 11,700,000 | |
| 18th | PHAM THI TUYET | 11,700,000 | |
| 19th | LEE JUNAM | 9,400,000 | |
| 20th | KIM SANG OK | 9,400,000 | |
| 21st | TRAN VIET NHAT | 9,400,000 | |
| 22nd | VU THAI BAO | 7,000,000 | |
| 23rd | KIM SANG BUM | 7,000,000 | |
| 24th | NGUYEN KHAC LUAT | 7,000,000 | |
| 25th | SIDDARTH SINGHVI | 6,000,000 |
Event #16: Megastack Closer: LEONARD YANNICK – VN₫ 204,000,000 (~US$ 8,604)
Buy in: VN₫ 6,600,000 (~US$ 278)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 21,088)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 710,040,000 (~US$ 29,946)
Total Entries: 122
ITM: 15 players
Event #16: Megastack Closer Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (VN₫) |
| 1st | LEONARD YANNICK | 204,000,000 |
| 2nd | NGUYEN ANH MINH | 130,000,000 |
| 3rd | NGUYEN THAI | 75,500,000 |
| 4th | NGUYEN TRAN NGOC | 53,000,000 |
| 5th | NGUYEN TUAN HUNG | 41,000,000 |
| 6th | NEWBY MICHEAL ALFREED | 33,000,000 |
| 7th | NGUYEN KHAC QUANG | 27,500,000 |
| 8th | DOAN MINH TUAN | 23,500,000 |
| 9th | CHU QUANG BIEN | 20,540,000 |
| 10th | LEE DEOK YEONG | 18,000,000 |
| 11th | JUN SU WAN | 18,000,000 |
| 12th | NGUYEN KHAC NGO | 18,000,000 |
| 13th | HAN SUNGHYUN | 16,000,000 |
| 14th | TRAN THANH HUNG | 16,000,000 |
| 15th | DANG QUYEN ANH | 16,000,000 |
Event #17: High Roller Single Day: TZAI WEI PHUA – VN₫ 1,018,000,000 (~US$ 42,935)
Buy in: VN₫ 33,000,000 (~US$ 1,391)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 3,579,300,000 (~US$ 150,961)
Total Entries: 123
ITM: 15 players
Event #17: High Roller Single Day Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (VN₫) |
| 1st | TZAI WEI PHUA | 1,018,000,000 |
| 2nd | NGUYEN THI THUY DUONG | 659,000,000 |
| 3rd | TEDDY PHAM | 389,000,000 |
| 4th | GARDNER GRANT | 271,000,000 |
| 5th | ANKIT KUMAR JAJODIA | 205,000,000 |
| 6th | NG THIEN MINH | 168,000,000 |
| 7th | DINH TIEN THANH | 140,000,000 |
| 8th | WASYLENKO ERIC DARRELL | 117,000,000 |
| 9th | SOOD GAURAV | 102,300,000 |
| 10th | TRAN JULIEN | 90,000,000 |
| 11th | DINH GIA LONG | 90,000,000 |
| 12th | MAGDALINSKI JONAS | 90,000,000 |
| 13th | PENTAKOTA MANOJ | 80,000,000 |
| 14th | PHAM QUANG HUY | 80,000,000 |
| 15th | MUNDADA SIDDHARTH | 80,000,000 |
Event #18: Megastack Closer Turbo: NORBERT KOH – VN₫ 52,760,000 (~US$ 2,225)
Buy in: VN₫ 4,400,000 (~US$ 185)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 104,760,000 (~US$ 4,418)
Total Entries: 27
ITM: 4 players
Event #18: Megastack Closer Turbo Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (VN₫) |
| 1st | NORBERT KOH SHI-FU | 52,760,000 |
| 2nd | NGUYEN THI MINH THANH | 26,000,000 |
| 3rd | NGUYEN LONG | 16,000,000 |
| 4th | TRENT FECHTER | 10,000,000 |
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