WPT Vietnam Main Event: 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.

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

Starting stack: 40,000 (200x opening blinds)

Level intervals: 40 minutes before reg closes / 60 minutes after reg closes

Chips in play: 5,200,000

23:10: Meherzad Munsaf doubles up with Aces through Aayush Arya

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

On the last hand at table 4, big blind Meherzad Munsaf was asking if returning to Day 2 with 14 bb was decent. Then he looks down at and snap-calls small blind Aayush Arya’s shove with . The board runs out . Munsaf ships a double up as Arya plunges below 1 bb.

Meherzad Munsaf – 187,000

Aayush Arya – 4,000

23:05: Rockets for Clement Haro for a double up through Nguyen Dang Tu

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

By the turn the pot has grown to 75,500, cutoff Clement Haro is all in holding , Nguyen Dang Tu hopes to eliminate with . The river is no help to Nguyen to pay a double up to Haro.

Clement Haro – 280,000

Nguyen Dang Tu – 173,000

23:00: Aladin Reskallah falls to Tien Sang

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Another Frenchman goes down against Tien Sang. Next on the chopping block is Aladin Reskallah who first builds a 132,000 pot with Sang by the turn then tosses in his last 2500, Sang quickly calls and is ahead . Reskallah with . The river further ensures the win for Sang.

Tien Sang – 605,000

Aladin Reskallah – Eliminated

22:50: Tien Sang with better kicker to rail Jehanne Laurent

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Catching the action on a turn board and 95,500 in the pot, Jehanne Laurent is all in holding top pair flush draw. Bigger stacked Tien Sang has . The river sends Laurent to the rail.

Tien Sang – 553,000

Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – Eliminated

22:40: Nguyen Dang Tu tank-calls and doubles up through Alexis Lim

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Under the gun+2 Alexis Lim raises, big blind Nguyen Dang Tu three-bets, Lim flats, flop comes . Nguyen leads out 15,000, Lim jams with a stack that well covers Nguyen who tanks. After using one time bank, Nguyen calls and opens and is ahead of Lim’s . With the turn and river , Nguyen ships it.

Nguyen Dang Tu – 250,000

Alexis Lim – 270,000

22:35: Klay Chen doubles up through Doan Quang Trung

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Klay Chen sends his last 20 bb out front with to battle with, Doan Quang Trung gives him a sweat with . With the board running , Chen’s pocket pair survives the flip for a double up.

Klay Chen – 210,000

Doan Quang Trung – 150,000

22:30: Avneesh Munjal doubles up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Down to 12 bb, Avneesh Munjal all in with , the board runs for a flush to win the flip and double up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung’s .

Avneesh Munjal – 140,000

Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 92,000

22:28: Tran Viet Hoang rails Dhanesh Chainani

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Down to 14 bb, Dhanesh Chainani shoves on the button holding , small blind Tran Viet Hoang calls with . Board runs .

Tran Viet Hoang – 280,000

Dhanesh Chainani – Eliminated

22:15: Blinds up, 24 players remaining, last level of play

Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000

Last break of Day 1A is over. Blinds are up. 24 players remaining. This is the last level of play for today.

Kevin Ngo – 526,000

Do Anh Tai – 412,000

Tien Seng – 410,000

21:45: Alexis Lim drags in another pot

Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Hijack opens, cutoff Nguyen Ngoc Tung three-bets 23,000, button Alexis Lim calls, hijack folds. At the flop , Nguyen c-bets 16,000, Lim calls. On the turn , Nguyen fires 33,000, Lim calls. On the river, both players check. Nguyen has air, Lim claims the pot with two pair.

Alexis Lim – 356,000

Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 223,000

21:30: Alexis Lim sends Deepak Bothra packing

Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Utg+1 Avneesh Munjal min-raises, utg+2 calls, button players Deepak Bothra shoves, big blind Alexis Lim shoves, Munjal and utg+2 fold. At the reveal, Bothra is way behind with to Lim’s . The board runs . Lim ships it.

Alexis Lim – 280,000

Deepak Bothra – Eliminated

21:20: Kyle Bao Diep doubles up on a cooler against Klay Chen

Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000

From hijack, Kyle Bao Diep opens 8500, small blind Klay Chen three-bets 26,500, Diep flats, flop comes . Chen wastes no time counting and just shoves, Diep snap-calls and turns over . Chen has . Aces stay ahead throughout the board for a double up to Diep.

Kyle Bao Diep – 278,000

Klay Chen – 170,000

21:10: Clement Haro puts the pressure on

Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Mid position Clement Haro raises 6000 and is called by the player to his immediate left. Both players check the flop . On the turn , Haro bets 13,000 and is called. On the river , Haro fires 35,000 and takes it with no challenge.

21:00: Blinds up, 28 players remaining

Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Blinds are up, 28 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.

Chip leaders:

Kevin Ngo – 545,000

Nguyen Long Lam – 400,000

Do Anh Tai – 370,000

20:45: Short stacked Anthony Cierco doubles up through Do Anh Tai

Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000

Anthony Cierco is strapped by his short stack (23,500) just waiting for a decent hand. He lands one and is all in, Do Anh Tai calls with . An ace finds the board for a double up.

Anthony Cierco – 50,000

Do Anh Tai – 370,000

20:30: Big blind special for Kevin Ngo

Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000

Cutoff Tien Sang raises 6500, big blind Kevin Ngo defends, flop comes . Both players check. The turn lands , Sang bets 6000, Ngo check-calls. On the river , Ngo leads out 12,000, Sang calls, Ngo wins it with straight.

Kevin Ngo – 545,000

Tien Sang – 330,000

20:20: Nguyen Ngoc Tung chunks then eliminated Pham Duy Anh

Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000

Hijack Nguyen Ngoc Tung opens, small blind Pham Duy Anh calls flop comes . Pham shoves, Nguyen calls, Pham opens

flush draw, Nguyen has top pair. The turn and river keep Nguyen ahead for a double up.

Down to 8 bb, Pham pushes holding , Nguyen is behind but live. The board runs .

Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 250,000

Pham Duy Anh – eliminated

20:10: Shui Wang falls to Nguyen Long Lam

Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000

End of the road for Shui Wang who despite a couple of double ups, his stack stayed short. His last hand was missing the board to fall to Nguyen Long Lam’s .

Nguyen Long Lam – 310,000

20:00: Blinds up, 32 players remaining

Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000

Players have returned from a break. Blinds are up, 32 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.

Chip leaders:

Kevin Ngo – 545,000

Nguyen Long Lam – 400,000

Do Anh Tai – 370,000

19:40: Jehanne Laurent sends Avneesh Munjal to the tank

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

With a pot of 67,000 in the middle and a board , big blind Avneesh Munjal checks, Jehanne Laurent shoves (93,500), Munjal tanks then folds after using up three time-extensions.

Jehanne Laurent – 160,500

Avneesh Munjal – 72,000

19:35: Big blind special for Clement Haro earns a double from Huynh Ngoc Cuong

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

Cutoff Huynh Ngoc Cuong min-raises, big blind Clement Haro defends, flop comes . Huynh c-bets 4000, Haro check-raises 12,000, Huynh calls. On the turn , Haro leads out 15,000, Huynh calls. On the river , Haro shoves 27,000, Huynh tanks using up two time banks then calls. Haro shows trips, Huynh mucks his .

Clement Haro – 110,000

Huynh Ngoc Cuong – 246,500

19:25: Kevin Ngo rails Hua Wei Lin

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

With a 5,500 raise before her, Hua Wei Lin shoves (59,500), three spots over big stacked Kevin Ngo calls, initial raiser opts to fold. Lin has , Ngo has her dominated with , window is a jack but as it runs out , Ngo lands a higher pair to end Lin’s day. Initial raiser said he had pocket Nines.

Kevin Ngo – 540,000

Hua Wei Lin – eliminated

19:15: Vladimir Mikheev loses flip and falls to Nguyen Ngoc Tung

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

Vladimir Mikheev risked his last 25,500 stack with and fell to Nguyen Ngoc Tung’s with the board running .

Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 155,000

19:10: Klay Chen shows Kevin Ngo the bluff

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

Action folds to the button Kyle Bao Diep who opens for 5500, small blind Kevin Ngo and big blind Klay Chen call, flop comes . Diep c-bets 5500, blinds check-call, then all three check the turn . On the river , Chen bets 14,000, Diep folds, Ngo tanks using up one time-extension, then folds. Chen quickly shows his bluff.

Klay Chen – 240,000

Kevin Ngo – 460,000

Kyle Bao Diep – 138,000

19:00: Short stacks battle: Anthony Cierco cleans out Huy Pham

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

Huy Pham is all in with around 14 bb and to battle with, Anthony Cierco with 16 bb is ahead with , no help comes for Pham to land on the rail.

Anthony Cierco – 83,000

Huy Pham – Eliminated

18:50: Huynh Ngoc Cuong exposes Pham Duy Anh’s bluff

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

Cutoff Huynh Ngoc Cuong min-raises, small blind Pham Duy Anh calls, flop comes , Huynh c-bets 4000 and is called. Both players proceed to check the turn to bring the free river card . Pham leads out 25,000, Huynh tank-calls. Pham laughs as he shows , Huynh wins the pot with flush.

Huynh Ngoc Cuong – 310,000

Pham Duy Anh – 150,000

18:45: Blinds up, 44 players remaining

Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500

Blinds are up and the field is down to 44 players. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.

18:40: Three-way: Do Anh Tai triples, Shui Wang side pot, Thomas Liffick eliminated

Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000

Utg Thomas Liffick raises 4500 and finds five callers to the flop . Big blind Huy Pham checks, Liffick bets 8000, utg+2 Jacques Ramsden calls, hijack Anthony Cierco folds, cutoff Shui Wang calls, button Do Anh Tai shoves, back to Pham who folds, Liffick joins the all in, Ramsden folds, Wang goes all in for a three-way.

Do Anh Tai

Shui Wang

Thomas Liffick

The turn gives Wang the straight and as he celebrates, the river trumps it for a higher straight to Do. Do triples up, Wang wins the side pot, Liffick busts.

Do Anh Tai – 152,000

Shui Wang – 70,000

Thomas Liffick – Eliminated

18:30: Kyle Bao Diep takes it on a three-bet

Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000

Utg raises 4500, big blind Kyle Bao Diep defends, flop comes . Utg c-bets 2500, Diep check-calls. On the turn , Diep leads out 6500, utg raises 19,500, Diep answers with a three-bet 34,500, utg folds.

Kyle Bao Diep – 130,000

18:20: Hua Wei Lin on the rise

Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000

Utg+1 Hua Wei Lin raises 4000, cutoff Nguyen Long Lam and big blind Sriram Subramanian call. All three check the flop and turn . On the river , Subramanian bets 5000, Lin calls, Nguyen folds. Subramanian has , Lin wins the pot with top pair.

Hua Wei Lin – 150,000

Sriram Subramanian – 70,000

17:45: Registration closes at 130 entries

Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000

Day 1A registration closed at 130 entries (95 unique). The blinds now increase every 60 minutes. They bag up at the end of Level 14.

Chip leader: Nguyen Huu Vinh – 234,500

17:40: Aladin Reskallah ends short stacked Manoj Pentakota

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

Aladin Reskallah raises, big blind Manoj Pentakota goes all in for 12,500, Reskallah calls and is ahead against . The board runs .

Aladin Reskallah – 87,000

Manoj Pentakota – eliminated

17:35: Hua Wei Lin doubles up through Kyle Quoc Bao

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

Hua Wei Lin doesn’t need to re-enter having doubled up through Kyle Quoc Bao with pairing the ace on the board against .

17:30: Sergei Iablokov triple barrels

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

On a raised pot preflop, Sergei Iablokob bets 5500 on the flop , big blind check-calls. On the turn , big blind checks again, Iablokov fires 17,000, big blind tank-calls using up one time bank. On the river , big blind checks, Iablokov shoves (28,900), big blind tanks using up one time bank, then reluctantly folds.

Sergei Iablokov – 84,500

17:20: Sriram Subramanian Earns Against Nguyen Dang Tu

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

Under the gun Sriram Subramanian raises 3200, cutoff Nguyen Dang Tu calls, flop comes . Subramanian c-bets 2000, Nguyen calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Subramanian bets 12,000, Nguyen calls, Subramanian wins it with flush. Nguyen shows his set.

Sriram Subramanian – 84,500

Nguyen Dang Tu – 50,000

17:15: Nguyen Dang Tu doubles up through Quang Tuan Anh

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

Immediately after doubling up, Quang Tuan Anh loses a chunk against Nguyen Dang Tu. Hand opens with Nguyen raising 3200 from the button, big blind Anh calls, flop runs . Anh leads out 4200, Nguyen shoves, Anh calls and has a pair , Nguyen has a draw . The turn grants the flush , Anh is drawing dead.

Nguyen Dang Tu – 69,200

Quang Tuan Anh – 25,000

17:10: Quang Tuan Anh doubles up

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

Three way to the flop , Nguyen Long Lam checks, utg+1 bets 4,000, cutoff Nguyen Dang Tu calls, Lam calls. On the turn , Lam checks, Anh shoves 18,500, Lam tank-calls and shows . Anh is ahead with . The river secures the win for a double up to Anh.

Quang Tuan Anh – 56,000

Nguyen Long Lam – 102,000

16:55: Blinds up, 124 entries – last chance to register to Day 1A

Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600

Blinds are up, 124 entries (91 unique). This is the last level to enter the Day 1A flight. There will be a 15-minute break after this then registration closes at the start of Level 10.

16:40: Somashekar Nahadeva rails Tran Duc Kien

Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200

Tran Duc Kien shoves 13,800 and is called by Somashekar Nahadeva. Tran has , Somashekar with . The board runs . Tran goes bust.

Somashekar Nahadeva – 184,000

Tran Duc Kien – eliminated

16:30: Hua Wei Lin vs Klay Chen

Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200

From hijack, Hua Wei Lin raises 2400, cutoff Klay Chen and big blind Romain Bier call. At the flop , Lin c-bets 4,000, Chen calls, Bier folds. Both players check the turn and river . Lin has , Chen wins is with two pair.

Klay Chen – 174,200

Hua Wei Lin = 22,100

16:22: Blinds up, 114 entries

Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200

Blinds are up, 114 entries (87 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm. Nguyen Huu Vinh and Pham Duy Ang maintain top rank.

16:10: Back to back pots for Jereld Sam

Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000

Jereld Sam drops to 7 bb then survives an all in against Jacques Ramsden with flush beating the straight on a board {3h|}7h}. Next hand, Sam doubles up again. He raises preflop and finds two-callers to the flop . Sam c-bets 3,000, small blind folds, big blind raises to 7,000, Sam shoves a total of 15,400, gets the call, and is ahead against . By the turn , it’s a full house for Sam to ship it.

Jereld Sam – 44,300

15:50: Seen in action

Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000

Among the new arrivals were Zarvan Tumboli, Dhanesh Chainani, Hua Wei Lin, Anatolii Konechniya, and Jereld Sam.

15:40: Nguyen Nang Quang falls to Thomas Liffick’s Quads

Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000

From hijack, Thomas Liffick raises 2200, cutoff Nguyen Nang Quang calls, then both players check the flop . On the turn, Nguyen bets 2,000, Liffick check-calls. On the river , check again from Liffick, Nguyen bets 11,000, Liffick shoves, Nguyen tank-calls for his tournament life. Liffick turns over quads, Nguyen dusted with Ace-10.

Thomas Liffick – 125,000

Nguyen Nang Quang – eliminated

15:32:: Blinds up, 102 entries

Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000

Second break of the day is done. Blinds are up, 102 entries (80 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Current leaders:

Pham Duy Anh – 230,000

Nguyen Huu Vinh – 225,500

Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – 167,800

15:17: Nguyen Huu Vinh strikes again! Eliminates Dong Van Tan

Level 6: 400-800 ante 800

On a board that completed with 52,000 in the pot, Nguyen Huu Vinh bets 40,000 putting Dong Van Tan all in. Dong tanks, using four time banks, then calls. Nguyen opens trips, Dong tosses .

Nguyen Huu Vinh – 225,500

Dong Van Tan – eliminated

15:10: Meherzad Munsaf doubles through Jehanne Laurent

Level 6: 400-800 ante 800

In an earlier clash, Meherzad Munsaf drops to 8 bb on a flush over flush against Jehanne Laurent. The two met again, Munsaf , Laurent . Munsaf doubles up on a board running .

Meherzad Munsaf – 76,000

Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – 167,800

15:00: Romain Morvan eliminated on the bubble
Blinds: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000

It only took two bubble round hands for the High Roller 2 Day Warm Up to reach ITM. Romain Morvan all in on a turn board holding and is behind Chen Mingcong’s set. The river is no help to Morvan to bust on the bubble. 17 players remaining. Overnight chip leader Hung Tran maintains top rank.

14:50: Nguyen Huu Vinh rails Nguyen Manh Tuan

Level 6: 400-800 ante 800

Mid-position Pham Duy Anh limps, button raises 4000, small blind Nguyen Manh Tuan calls, big blind Nguyen Huu Vinh four-bets 16,000, Pham and button fold, Tuan shoves, Vinh calls.

Nguyen Manh Tuan

Nguyen Huu Vinh

With the board running , Vinh ships it, Tuan packs up to go.

Nguyen Huu Vinh – 185,000

Nguyen Manh Tuan – eliminated

14:35: Blinds up, 92 entries

Level 6: 400-800 ante 800

Blinds are up, 92 entries (75 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Chip leader: Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – 190,000

14:25: Jehanne Laurent claims a big pot

Level 5: 300-600 ante 600

Under the gun opens 1200, hijack Jehanne Laurent three-bets 4000, utg calls, flop comes . Laurent c-bets 3500, utg check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , utg leads out 3500, Laurent raises 20,000, utg calls then mucks to Laurent’s .

Jehanne Laurent – 109,000

14:10: Vladimir Mikheev wins back to back pots

Level 5: 300-600 ante 600

Vladimir Mikheev opens from utg+1 and finds two callers to the flop . He c-bets 3,300 and wins the pot.

Next hand, he raises 1600 from utg, two spots over utg+2 three-bets 4200, Mikheev four-bets 18,600, utg+2 shoves, Mikheev with less chips risk it and opens and is flipping against . The board runs for a double up to Mikheev.

Vladimir Mikheev – 79,500

13:47: Blinds up, 81 entries

Level 5: 300-600 ante 600

Blinds are up, 81 entries(69 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Chip leader: Nguyen Huu Vinh – 135,000

13:40: Tran Vu Quang versus Pham Duy Anh

Level 4: 300-500 ante 500

Utg+1 Pham Duy Anh limps, button Nuyen Huu Vinh opens, small blind Tran Vu Quang three-bets 4200, called by Pham and Nguyen. At the flop , Tran c-bets 5,000, Pham calls, Nguyen folds. On the turn , Tran triple barrels 13,000 and again Pham calls. The river , Tran shoves (18,000), Pham folds.

Tran Van Quang – 67,600

Pham Duy Anh – 68,000

Nguyen Huu Vinh – 125,000

13:30: Ta Son Tung doubles up his short stack

Level 4: 300-500 ante 500

Short stacked Ta Song Tung all in for 9,300 and doubles up with holding against a caller’s .

Ta Son Tung – 19,800

13:20: Newcomers in action

Level 4: 300-500 ante 500

New players in the field: Avneesh Munjal, Aladin Reskallah, Jacques Ramsden, Pham Duy Anh, Amit Kaushik, and Pradeep Sharma.

13:15: Blinds up, 65 entries

Level 4: 300-500 ante 500

First 15-minute break of the day is over. Blinds are up, 65 entries (56 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

Chip leader: Nguyen Huu Vinh – 135,000

12:50: Nguyen Huu Vinh head to head against Nguyen Thi Bao Am

Level 3: 200-400 ante 400

Hand opens with hijack Nguyen Manh Tuan raising 900, cutoff Nguyen Huu Vinh three-bets 2600, big blind Nguyen Thi Bao An four-bets 8,000, Tuan folds, Vinh calls. At the flop , An c-bets 6500, Vinh calls. On the turn , An checks- Vinh bets 6500, An calls. Same action on the river with Vinh betting 36,000, An check-calls. Vinh has trips, An mucks.

Nguyen Huu Vinh – 135,000

Nguyen Thi Bao An – 6,400

12:20: Nguyen Tuan Hoang rails Yasuhiro Waki

Level 3: 200-400 ante 400

Preflop raise war ends with Yasuhiro Waki all in again, this time holding a stronger hand , he is up against Nguyen Tuan Hoang with . An ace lands on the board, out goes Waki.

Nguyen Tuan Hoang – 80,000

12:15: Thomas Liffick takes it on a three-bet

Level 3: 200-400 ante 400

From lojack, Thomas Liffick limps in, hijack raises to 1300, button calls, Liffick three-bet raises to 3800, no callers.

Thoma Liffick – 40,000

12:13: Blinds up, 53 entries

Level 3: 200-400 ante 400

Blinds are up, 53 entries (47 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.

12:10: Yasuhiro Waki double up through Huynh Ngoc Cuong

Level 2: 200-300 ante 300

Utg Nguyen Tuan Hoang raises 800, utg+1 calls, button Yasuhiro Waki shoves (13,300), big blind Huynh Ngoc Cuong calls, Nguyen and utg+1 fold. Waki sheepishly opens , Huynh , board favors the inferior cards as it runs out for two pair to Waki.

Yasuhiro Waki – 28,700

Huynh Ngoc Cuong – 11,100

12:05: Seen in action

Level 2: 200-300 ante 300

Among the players in the field are hot running players Yannick Leonard who has already reached two final tables, Dexter Santos (Survivor Bounty 8-Max 2nd place), and recent Poker Dream Main Event champion Nguyen Thi Bao An

12:00: Joosung Kim double barrels

Level 2: 200-300 ante 300

From utg+1, Joosung Kim raises 800 and finds five callers to the flop . Blinds check, Kim c-ebts 2,000, three folds follow, small blind calls, big big blind folds. On the turn, Kim bangs out 5,000 and wins the pot.

Joosung Kim – 44,200

11:42: Blinds up, 44 entries

Level 2: 200-300 ante 300

Blinds are up, 44 entries (40 unique). Four players have already busted. Luckily, registration is open with unlimited re-entries.

11:05: Cards flying at Day 1A

Level 1: 100-200 ante 200

Players that sign up to Level 1 received exclusive WPT hoodies available in three colors: blue, white, and black. This will be given away at every Level 1 of the Main Event while supplies last.

Welcome to Day 1A of the WPT Vietnam flagship Main Event featuring a ₫12 Billion (~US$ 492,100) guarantee! The winner of this event will be awarded a package to the WPT World Championship $40 Million guaranteed taking place this December at Wynn Las Vegas. The seat is worth $10,400 + hotel, Crown Poker Club value-adds $1,000 (subject to wearing the CPC logo at the target event).