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WPT Vietnam: Woo Young Lee and Zheng Tian Hao bag massive stacks at Main Event Day 2

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Woo Young Lee
Woo Young Lee

[Vietnamese]

Day 2 of World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam saw 123 hopefuls return to action at the Crown Poker Club. After eleven hours of play, only 11 players remained led by South Korea’s Woo Young Lee and China’s Tian Hao Zheng. Both players bagged up mighty stacks of 73 bb. Read up on their rise to the top via the live updates. Just scroll down.

zhengtianhao 2
zhengtianhao 2

The players head back to the felt on Monday, October 16. 2023 at 12pm for the final race to victory. The eventual champion is slated to pocket an enormous ₫3,856,400,000 (~$904,000) plus a package worth $12,500 to the $40 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship in December at Wynn Las Vegas.

Date: October 12 to 16, 2023

Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 1,230)

Guarantee: ₫12,000,000,000 (~US$ 492,100)

Entries: 850 (556 unique)

Prize pool: ₫22,129,400,000 (~US$ 904,900)

ITM: 107 places

*Prize pool breakdown at the bottom of the page.

Chips in play: 34,000,000

23:45: Day 2 ends with 11 players remaining

Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Day 2 has reached its end with 11 players remaining. They return at 12pm on Monday, October 16, 2023.

Lee Woo Young

South Korea

5,855,000

Zheng Tian Hao

China

5,830,000

Tran Manh Hung

Vietnam

4,530,000

Xue Song

China

4,060,000

Nguyen The Anh

Vietnam

3,140,000

Tran Viet Hoang

Vietnam

2,895,000

Khoa Anh

Vietnam

2,430,000

Sorawit Suriyakarn

Thailand

1,950,000

Cankai Zhang

Australia

1,850,000

Wooseok Kim

South Korea

990,000

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat

Vietnam

550,000

23:15: Zheng Tian Hao shoves, Nguyen The Anh tanks

Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Hijack Zheng Tian Hao raises 125,000, cutoff Nguyen The Anh calls, flop runs Qc, Zheng bets 825,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn Zheng announces all in for around 2.95M, Nguyen tanks using thee time banks then folds.

Zheng Tian Hao – 4,800,000 (80 bb)

Nguyen The Anh – 3,000,000 (50 bb)

23:05: Alexis Lim eliminated in 12th place – ₫304,500,000 (~$12,450)

Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Alexis Lim
Alexis Lim

End of the road for Alexis Lim, the last player holding the flag for the Philippines. He was short stacked for the past few hours and moved all in with Qh. He was eliminated in 12th place by Tran Manh Hung wiht As.

Tran Manh Hung – 4,300,000 (71 bb)

Alexis Lim – Eliminated

23:00: Khoa Anh doubles up through Cankai Zhang

Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Cutoff Cankai Zhang raises 120,000, button Khoa Anh shoves, Zhang tank-calls and shows AhQd. It’s a flip with Khoa holding . Board runs Qs. Khoa doubles up.

Khoa Anh – 1,670,000 (27 bb)

Cankai Zhang – 2,890,000 (48 bb)

22:45: Blinds up, 12 players remaining – last level of play

Level 25: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

The remaining 12 players are now back from their last 15-minute break of Day 2. They play until the end of this level unless it reaches the final 9. Each one is now guaranteed ₫304,500,000 (~$12,450).

22:30: Wooseok Kim shoves and shows aces
Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Woo Seok Kim
Woo Seok Kim

From cutoff, Xue Song opens, button Wooseok Kim calls, small blind Sorawit Suriyakarn three-bets 260,000, Song folds, Kim calls. At the flop Js, Sorawit checks, Kim bets 100,000, Sorawit tanks then raises 300,000, Kim shoves 645,000, Sorawit opts to fold. Kim shows AsAh.

Wooseok Kim – 1,400,000 (53 bb)

Sorawit Suriyakarn – 2,000,000 (40 bb)

22:20: Woo Young Lee catapults to the chip lead
Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

wooyounglee
wooyounglee

Hijack Ngo Tran Minh Nhat opens 175,000, button Woo Young Lee three-bets 275,000, Ngo four-bets 700,000, Lee five-bets 1,125,000, Ngo shoves and is snap-called by Lee.

Woo Young Lee AhAc

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat KdKs

Board runs , aces hold for a huge double up. Lee has now taken over the chip lead.

Woo Young Lee – 5,675,000 (113 bb)

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat – 960,000 (19 bb)

22:10: Cao Ngoc Anh eliminated in 13th place – ₫245,500,000 (~$10,030)

Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Cao Ngoc Anh
Cao Ngoc Anh

Cao Ngoc Anh all in with Ac, Tran Viet Hoang calls holding Kd. Board runs Ad. Anh goes bust in 13th place.

Tran Viet Hoang – 4,100,000 (82 bb)

Cao Ngoc Anh – Eliminated

22:05: Alexis Lim lands a double up

Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Action folds to small blind Khoa Anh who shoves on big blind Alexis Lim. Lim snap calls with KdQs, Khoa turns over . Board runs JhAdQd for a double up to Lim.

Alexis Lim – 620,000 (12 bb)

Khoa Anh – 1,000,000 (20 bb)

22:00: Bien Mai eliminated in 14th place – ₫2145,500,000 (~$10,030)

Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Bien Mai
Bien Mai

Utg Soriwat Suriyakarn limps, button Xue Song raises 175,000, big blind Bien Mai three-bets 750,000, Soriwat folds, Song jams, and Mai risks it all. Song is ahead KsKh, Mai , board runs Combo Boost - Sports BettingJs. Mai exits in 14th place.

Xue Song – 2,980,000 (59 bb)

Bien Mai – Eliminated

21:50: Tan Wah Meng calls to his doom in 15th place – ₫200,500,000 (~US$ 8,200)

Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Tan Wah Meng
Tan Wah Meng

Button Nguyen The Anh raises 105,000, big blind Tan Wah Meng defends. flop comes KsCombo Boost - Sports Betting. Tan leads out 105,000, Nguyen raises 250,000, Tan three-bets 650,000, Nguyen shoves and says “I cannot fold this hand”. Tan tanks then calls for his tournament life with Kd top pair. Tan’s kicker is dominated AsKh. The turn and river Ac ends Tan’s run in 15th place.

Nguyen The Anh – 4,200,000 (84 bb)

Tan Wah Meng – Eliminated in 15th place

21:45: Aladin Reskallah eliminated in 16th place – ₫200,500,000 (~US$ 8,200)

Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Aladin Reskallah
Aladin Reskallah

Utg Aladin Reskallah shoves, small blind Tran Viet Hoang calls. Reskallah , Tran has Jh, when the flop lands it’s an instant straight for Tran. With the turn and rive , Reskallah is out in 16th place.

Tran Viet Hoang – 4,300,000 (86 bb)

Aladin Reskallah – Eliminated

21:35: Blinds up, 16 players remaining

Level 24: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Blinds up, 16 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫200,500,000 (~US$ 8,200). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels (end of Level 25) whichever is first reached. Cankai Zhang is the new leader with 4,400,000 (88 bb).

21:30: Nguyen Hong Quan eliminated in 17th place – ₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)

Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Nguyen Hong Quan
Nguyen Hong Quan

Utg Cankai Zhang raises 80,000, big blind Nguyen Hong Quan defends, flop comes AcQc. Zhang c-bets 50,000, Nguyen check-raises 170,000, Zhang calls. On the turn Kh, Nguyen check-calls 300,000. Then on the river , Nguyen checks again, Zhang jams with a stack that covers Nguyen who tanks. Nguyen calls. Zhang has AdKd, Nguyen busts with AsJs.

Cankai Zhang – 4,400,000 (110 bb)

Nguyen Hong Quan – Eliminated

21:25: Sriharsha Doddapaneni eliminated in 18th place – ₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)

Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

srhiharsha
Sriharsha Doddapaneni all in for his last 635,000, Cankai Zhang calls. Doddapaneni is ahead Ah of Zhang’s AcQc but with the board running Add SMPBONUS RocketPlay Promo CodeQdJh, Zhang pairs up to end the hopes of an Indian champion.

Cankai Zhang – 3,000,000 (75 bb)

Sriharsha Doddapaneni – Eliminated

21:20: Aladin Reskallah gets lucky on Woo Seok Kim
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Button Woo Young Lee raises 85,000, small blind Aladin Reskallah shoves, Lee calls and is ahead AcQh to Reskallah’s As. With the board running Add SMPBONUS RocketPlay Promo CodeKd, Reskallah improves to a straight to double up.

Aladin Reskallah – 1,125,000 (28 bb)

Woo Seok Kim – 900,000 (22 bb)

21:15: Aladin Reskallah versus Woo Young Lee
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Utg Aladin Reskallah opens 80,000, big blind Woo Young Lee defends, flop comes KhKs. Reskallah c-bets 55,000, Lee check-raises 135,000, Reskallah calls. On the turn , Lee double barrels 275,000, Reskallah calls. On the river , Lee shoves, Reskallah uses three time banks then folds.

Woo Young Lee – 1,600,000 (40 bb)

Aladin Reskallah – 465,000 (11 bb)

21:10: Sandeep Chatlani eliminated in 19th place – ₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

sandeepchatlani 2
sandeepchatlani 2

Sandeep Chatlani is flipping for his tournament life with As against Tran Manh Hung’s QcQs. With the board running , Chatlani packs up to go.

Tran Manh Hung – 3,875,000 (97 bb)

Sandeep Chatlani – Eliminated

20:55: Pham Duy Anh eliminated in 20th place – ₫166,000,000 (~$6,788)

Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Pham Duy Anh all in for 640,000 with As but can’t get by Tran Manh Hung’s AcKh on the big blind. Board runs KsQh.

Tran Manh Hung – 3,400,000 (85 bb)

Pham Duy Anh – Eliminated

20:40: Amit Kaushik eliminated in 21st place – ₫139,000,000(~$5,680)
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Amit Kaushik
Amit Kaushik

Amit Kaushik raises 155,000 leaving himself 1,000 behind. Xue Song pushes, Kaushik tanks then eventually puts the last chip in and opens Ac. Song is ahead . Board runs QdQs.

Xue Song – 1,980,000 (49 bb)

Amit Kaushik – Eliminated

20:35: Nguyen Viet Hai eliminated in 22nd place –₫139,000,000(~$5,680)
Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Nguyen Viet Hai falls on a flip against Tran Manh Hung with outdrawn by AdKd on a board KhQdJh.

Tran Manh Hung – 2,725,000 (68 bb)

Nguyen Viet Hai – Eliminated

20:30: Nguyen Manh Hung eliminated in 23rd place – ₫139,000,000(~$5,680)

Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Nguyen Manh Hung
Nguyen Manh Hung

Down to 4 bb, Nguyen Manh Hung is eliminated by Ngo Tran Minh Nhat with Ad over Qs.

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat – 2,,200,000 (55 bb)

Nguyen Manh Hung – Eliminated

20:25: Blinds up, 23 players remaining

Level 23: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Blinds up, 23 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫139,000,000 (~US$ 5,680). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels (end of Level 25) whichever is first reached. Tran Viet Hong maintains top rank with 4,500,000 (112 bb).

20:00: Nguyen Van Sang falls to Cankai Zhang

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Nguyen Van Sang
Nguyen Van Sang

Nguyen Van Sang all with then falls to Cankai Zhang’s QdQh on a board Kd.

Cankai Zhang – 2,020,000 (67 bb)

Nguyen Van Sang – Eliminated

19:55: Aces again for Tran Viet Hoang, eliminates Chen Peng

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Chen Peng
Chen Peng

Chen Peng shoves (1,300,000) with KhQd, Tran Viet Hoang snap-calls and turns over AdAh. Players commented that this was his third one. Board runs .

Tran Viet Hoang – 4,275,000 (142 bb)

Chen Peng – Eliminated

19:50: Woo Young Lee muscles Soriwat Suriyakarn

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

wooyounglee 3
wooyounglee 3

Utg Soriwat Suriyakarn raises 65,000, big blind Woo Young Lee calls, flop runs JdQcKh, Soriwat bets 70,000, Lee check-calls. On the turn , both check. The river , Lee jumps out with a 225,000 bet, Soriwat tanks then folds showing AdKs.

Woo Young Lee – 1,600,000 (53 bb)

Soriwat Suriyakarn – 2,150,000 (71 bb)

19:45: Bien Mai doubles through Chen Peng

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Bien Mai
Bien Mai

From hijack, Chen Peng opens, button Bien Mai three-bets 170,000, Chen calls. At the flop Ad, Mai c-bets 120,000, Chen check-calls. On the turn , Chen shoves, Mai snap-calls, Chen has Kd draw, Mai ahead with AcAdd SMPBONUS RocketPlay Promo Code two pair. The river is for a double up to Mai.

Bien Mai – 1,750,000 (58 bb)

Chen Peng – 825,000 (27 bb)

19:40: Nguyen Duc Nhat falls to Sorawit Suriyakarn

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

nguyenducnhat 1
nguyenducnhat 1

Nguyen Duc Nhat hung in with a short stack for most of the day and sent it all in (240,000) holding QsJh. He was called by Sorawitn Suriyakarn with KsQc. Both players missed the board.

Soriwat Suriyakarn – 2,245,000 (74 bb)

Nguyen Duc Nhat – Eliminated

19:30: Pham Hung’s Queens run into pocket Aces

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Pham Hung
Pham Hung

Utg Pham Hung shoves with QcQs, Tran Viet Hoang sends him to the rail with AdAc on a board .

Tran Viet Hoang – 3,700,000 (123 bb)

Pham Hung – Eliminated

19:25: Sriharsha Doddapaneni doubles up through Chen Peng

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Utg Chen Peng opens 60,000, Sriharsha Doddapaneni defends. When the board runs out QsQc, Chen bets 50,000, 150,000, 350,000, Doddapaneni check-calls throughout with only 285,000 left by the river. Chen bluffing with KdJh, Doddapaneni ships a double up with two pair.

Sriharsha Doddapaneni – 1,200,000 (40 bb)

Chen Peng – 1,900,000 (63 bb)

19:15: Sorawit Suriyakarn versus Doqata

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Sorawit Suriyakarn
Sorawit Suriyakarn

Cutoff Doqata opens, button Sorawit Suriyakarn calls, flop comes Kh, Doqata c-bets 60,000, Sorawit raises 150,000, Doqata folds.

Sorawit Suriyakarn – 1,745,000 (58 bb)

Doqata – 380,000 (12 bb)

19:05: Blinds up, 29 players remaining

Level 22: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Blinds up, 29 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫117,500,000 (~US$ 4,800). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached. Tran Viet Hong maintains top rank with 3,500,000.

18:40: Le Huy Thanh falls to Amit Kaushik

Level 21: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Le Huy Thanh
Le Huy Thanh

All in preflop, it’s a flip with Le Huy Thanh , Amit Kaushik AdJs, board runs Jh.

Amit Kaushik – 780,000 (31 bb)

Le Huy Thanh – Eliminated

18:30: Doqata puts the pressure on Alexis Lim

Level 21: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Doqata
Doqata

Three players in on a limped pot, board is Qd. Button Alexis Lim bets 25,000, small blind Doqata check-raises 50,000, big blind Sorawit Suriyakarn folds, Lim calls. On the turn , Doqata shoves (300,000), Lim folds.

Doqata – 500,000 (10 bb)

Alexis Lim – 470,000 (18 bb)

18:20: Pham Duy Anh goes down and up

Level 21: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Pham Duy Anh bet 300,000 on a board JsQsJdCombo Boost - Sports Betting got caught bluffing with Ks against caller Tran Manh Hung with AsQh. Down to 17 bb, Pham three-bet shoved on the next hand. Initial raiser Nguyen Viet Hai called. Pham was ahead QcQd against and doubled up after the board ran out AdKsAh.

Pham Duy Anh – 1,000,000 (40 bb)

Nguyen Viet Hai – 850,000 (34 bb)

Tran Manh Hung – 1,865,000 (74 bb)

18:15: Sriharsha Doddapaneni back on the grind

Level 21: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni is back up to a healthier stack of 950,000 (38 bb) after picking up a couple of pots. His latest was with Jh on a board Js. Doddapaneni raised 250,000 on the river and Nguyen The Anh called. He collected a pot of 690,000.

18:05: Blinds up, 33 players remaining

Level 21: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Another 15-minute break has passed, 33 players remaining, each one guaranteed ₫101,000,000 (~US$ 4,130). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached.

Big stacks:

Tran Viet Hoang – 3,350,000 (134 bb)

Tan Wah Meng – 2,585,000 (103 bb)

Chen Peng – 2,100,000 (84 bb)

Zheng Tian Hao – 2,000,000 (80 bb)

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat – 1,890,000 (75 bb)

Sorawit Suriyakarn – 1,690,000 (67 bb)

Nguyen Van Sang _ 1,475,000 (59 bb)

17:40: Tran Viet Hoang catapults to 3M, Sriharsha Doddapaneni plunges

Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 2000

tranviethoang 3
tranviethoang 3

Cutoff Tran Viet Hoang opens 40,000, blinds call, flop comes As. Tran c-bets 50,000, small blind Nguyen The Anh folds, big blind Sriharsha Doddapaneni check-raises 165,000, Tran calls. On the turn , Doddapaneni leads out 310,000, Tran flats. The river , Doddapaneni shoves 1,400,000, Tran with less chips goes deep in the tank and uses three time banks. Tran calls. Doddapaneni shows , Tran ships a huge double up with AdKs.

Tran Vietn Hoang – 3,000,000 (150 bb)

Sriharsha Doddapaneni – 390,000 (19 bb)

17:30: Zheng Tian Hao fuels the pot and wins it

Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 2000

zhengtianhao 2
zhengtianhao 2

Utg+1 Ha Van Thien raises 40,000, hijack Teddy Pham calls, cutoff Nguyen Van Sang three-bets 115,000, small blind Zheng Tian Hao four-bets 250,000, fold-fold, Nguyen calls. At the flop Kh, Zheng c-bets 200,000, Nguyen folds.

Zheng Tian Hao – 2,140,000 (107 bb)

Nguyen Van Sang – 1,000,000 (50 bb)

17:20: Tran Viet Hoang versus Nguyen Hong Quan

Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 2000

From hijack, Nguyen Hong Quan opens 40,000, big blind Tran Viet Hoang calls. At the flop Nguyen c-bets 50,000, Tran check-raises 150,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn , Tran leads out 175,000, Nguyen calls. The river , Tran bets 175,000 again, Nguyen tank-calls. Tran shows two pair, Nguyen mucks.

Tran Viet Hoang – 1,540,000 (77 bb)

Nguyen Hong Quan – 475,000 (23 bb)

17:10: Tim Schimmel bluffs and falls to Chen Peng’s quads

Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 2000

Tim Schimmel
Tim Schimmel

Hijack Chen Peng opens, Tim Schimmel defends the big blind, fop comes Ah. Chen c-bets 40,000, Schimmel check-raises 80,000, Chen calls. On the turn Jh, Schimmel makes it 100,000 to go, Chen calls. The river , Schimmel tanks using one time banks then goes all in for around 300K+. Chen snap calls and shows {s} quads. Schimmel busts on a Kh failed bluff.

Chen Peng – 1,400,000 (70 bb)

Tim Schimmel – Eliminated

17:00: Sandeep Chatlani wins the flip against Daniel Tighe

Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 2000

With his last 350,000 (17 bb), Daniel Tighe shoves, down the orbit Sandeep Chatlani shoves with less (210,000). It’s a flip with Tighe AhKd and Chatlani . With the board running Add SMPBONUS RocketPlay Promo CodeJc, Chatlani further improves to double through.

Sandeep Chatlani – 470,000 (23 bb)

Daniel Tighe – 140,000 (7 bb)

16:50: Blinds up, 47 players remaining

Level 20: 10,000-20,000 ante 2000

Blinds up, 47 players remaining. Players are guaranteed ₫87,500,000 (~US$ 3,580). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached.

16:45: Sriharsha Doddapaneni versus Aayush Arya

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Sriharsha Doddapaneni
Sriharsha Doddapaneni

Utg raises 35,000, button Sriharsha Doddapaneni and big blind Aayush Arya call, flop comes . All check. Dealer drops the turn , Arya leads 35,000, utg folds, Doddapaneni calls. On the river , Arya bets 35,000 again, Doddapaneni raises 175,000, Arya tank-folds.

Sriharsha Doddapaneni – 1,000,000 (66 bb)

Aayush Arya – 700,000 (46 bb)

16:30: Alexis Lim shows top pair, Doqata with Aces

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Doqata
Doqata

From cutoff, Alexis Lim raises 32,000, button Doqata three-bets 80,000, Lim flats. On the flop Js, Doqata c-bets 100,000, Lim check-calls. On the turn , Doqata triple barrels 350,000, Lim tanks using up two time banks then folds showing AhJc top pair. Doqata returns the gesture showing AdAc.

Doqata – 1,000,000 (66 bb)

Alexis Lim – 580,000 (38 bb)

16:20: Hua Wei Lin falls to Khoa Anh

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Khoa Anh
Khoa Anh

All in preflop, Hua Wei Lin risks it all with Qc then falls to Khoa Anh’s AcQh on a board .

Khoa Anh – 1,260,000 (84 bb)

Hua Wei Lin – Eliminated

16:10: Nguyen Van Sang banks a double up off Le Huy Thanh

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Nguyen Van Sang
Nguyen Van Sang

Utg+1 Nguyen Van Sang opens, button Le Huy Thanh three-bets, small blind and Nguyen call. At the flop {}9s}, action is checked to Le who fires 125,000, sb folds, Nguyen jams, Le call. Nguyen has tripns, Le with JcJh. The turn Qs and river Ah are good for Nguyen to double up.

Nguyen Van Sang – 645,000 (43 bb)

Le Huy Thanh – 600,000 (40 bb)

16:05: Amit Kaushik earns the max against Tim Schimmel

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Amit Kaushik
Amit Kaushik

From hijack, Tim Schimmel opens 30,000, button Amit Kaushik calls, flop comes Combo Boost - Sports Betting both players check. On the turn , Schimmel bets 65,000, Kaushik calls. The river , Schimmel slides out a stack that well covers Kaushik who calls for his tournament life. Schimmel has Ks top pair, Kaushik ships a double up with As trips.

Amit Kaushik – 544,000 (36 bb)

Tim Schimmel – 766,000 (51 bb)

16:00: Nam Hyung Kim falls on a cooler against Nguyen Hong Quan

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Nam Hyung Kim
Nam Hyung Kim

Preflop war leads to Nam Hyung Kim all in holding QsQd and runs hard into Nguyen Hong Quan’s AsAd. No help comes on the board . Kim is eliminated.

Nguyen Hong Quan – 1,100,000 (73 bb)

Nam Hyung Kim – Eliminated

15:50: Blinds up, 62 players remaining

Level 19: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat
Ngo Tran Minh Nhat

Second break of the day is over. Blinds up, 62 players remaining. Players are guaranteed ₫69,000,000 (~US$ 2,800). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached.

Race leaders:

Ngo Tran Minh Nhat – 1,380,000 (92 bb) – chip leader

Tran Manh Hung – 1,260,000 (84 bb)

Nguyen The Anh – 1,300,000 (86 bb)

Tan Wah Meng – 1,300,000 (86 bb)

Aladin Reskallah – 1,120,000 (74 bb)

Teddy Pham – 1,100,000 (73 bb)

Woo Young Lee – 1,000,000 (66 bb)

Le Huy Thanh – 980,000 (65 bb)

Sriharsha Doddapaneni – 900,000 (60 bb)

15:30: Xue Song turns it up on fourth street

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Hijack Xue Song opens, button Nguyen Hong Quan three-bets 55,000, big blind Nguyen Duy Thuc and Xue call. All three check the flop As. The turn , Duy Thuc bets 100,000, Xue shoves (359,000), Hong Quan folds, Duy Thuc tank-folds.

Xue Song – 658,000 (54 bb)

Nguyen Duy Thuc – 470,000 (39 bb)

Nguyen Hong Quan – 475,000 (39 bb)

15:25: Yusheng Lin runs into Cankai Zhang’s cowboys

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Yusheng Lin three-bets all in (224,000), button Cankai Zhang joins in (124,000), Lin has Combo Boost - Sports Betting, Zhang ahead KdKh. Board runs AcKsQd.

Cankai Zhang – 278,000 (23 bb)

Yusheng Lin – 110,000 (9 bb)

15:20: Zhi Wen Deng cleans out Harry Tran

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Zhi Wen Deng
Zhi Wen Deng

Small blind Harry Tran raises 29,000, big blind Zhi Wen Deng defends, flop comes , Tran check-calls Zhi’s 33,000 bet. On the turn Ac, Zhi fires 75,000, Tran check-raises all in, Zhi snap-calls and shows Jc, Tran has As. The river is not one of Tran’s outs.

Zhi Wen Deng – 650,000 (43 bb)

Harry Tran – Eliminated

15:15: Aladin Reskallah soars over 1M after railing Anatolii Gorbushin

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Aladin Reskallah
Aladin Reskallah

All in preflop, Anatolii Gorbushin at risk with Ac against Aladin Reskallah’s AdJc. With the board running KsKd, Gorbushin goes bust, Reskallah crosses into seven digits.

Aladin Reskallah – 1,140,000 (95 bb)

Anatolii Gorbushin – Eliminated

15:00: Cankai Zhang doubles up through Daniel Tighe

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Short stacked Cankai Zhang three-bet shoves from the button, initial raiser Daniel Tighe calls from hijack. It’s a flip with at-risk player Zhang against Tighe’s AcJs. The board runs low for a winning set to Zhang.

Cankai Zhang – 218,000 (18 bb)

Daniel Tighe – 850,000 (70 bb)

14:55: Hanh Tran falls to Zhi Wen Deng

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Hijack Zhi Wen Deng opens 25,000, big blind Hanh Tran defends, flop comes Jh, Zhi c-bets 20,000, Tran check-raises all in for 178,000. Zhi tank-calls. Tran shows straight draw, Zhi has Qc higher straight draw. With the turn Js and river , both miss, Tran is eliminated.

Zhi Wen Deng – 520,000 (43 bb)

Hanh Tran – Eliminated

14:50: Zheng Tian Hao wins it on a four-bet

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Zheng Tian Hao
Zheng Tian Hao

Utg+1 Zheng Tian Hao opens 25,000, button Nguyen Phuong Ngoc calls, small blind Manish Lakhotia three-bets 125,000, Zheng four-bets 275,000, Nguyen folds, Lakhotia uses a time bank then folds.

Zheng Tian Hao – 810,000 (67 bb)

Manish Lakhotia – 328,000 (27 bb)

14:40: Tran Manh Hung successfully defends the big blind

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Tran Manh Hung
Tran Manh Hung

From cutoff, Pham Duy Anh opens 31,000 and big blind Tran Manh Hung defends, flop comes , Pham c-bets 30,000, Tran check-calls. Both players check the turn and river . Tran wins with . Pham shows .

Tran Manh Hung – 1,000,000

14:35: Blinds up, 78 players remaining

Level 18: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Tan Wah Meng
Tan Wah Meng

Blinds up, 78 players remaining. Players are guaranteed ₫57,000,000 (~US$ 2,330). Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached.

Race leaders:

Tan Wah Meng – 1,450,000 (120 bb)

Tran Manh Hung – 960,000 (80 bb)

Daniel Tighe – 1,000,000 (83 bb)

Tim Schimmel – 915,000 (76 bb)

14:15: Hoang Viet wins the flip to rail Bu Hui Zhi

Level 17: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg Tran Viet Hoang raises 22,000, utg+1 Bu Hui Zhi shoves, small blind Hoang Viet four-bet jams, Tran folds. It’s a flip with Zhi , Hoang AdKh. Board runs AsC[5])">Aayush Arya
India
52,000
31
8


Aditya Agarwal
India
253,000
25
6


Adones Carmona
Philippines
166,000
31
2


Aladin Reskallah
France
396,000
26
2


Albert Nguyen
Canada
141,000
20
7


Alexis W.Lim
Philippines
162,000
28
7


Amit Kaushik
India
238,000
21
7


Anatolii Gorbushin
Russia
378,000
26
7


Avneesh Munjal
India
207,000
28
3


Baby Tuchu (Nguyen Thanh Tung)
Viet Nam
417,000
17
2


Baxoka (Tan Wah Weng)
Singapore
553,000
22
9


Bu Hui Zhi
China
83,000
22
3


Cankai Zhang
China
292,000
17
4


Chao Li
China
192,000
24
7


Chang Yu Chung
Taiwan
216,000
19
3


Chen Dong Yue
China
92,000
19
7


Cheng Peng
China
250,000
17
7


Daesun Samuel Yu
USA
258,000
25
5


Dang Hoang Viet
Viet Nam
631,000
20
5


Daniel Smith
New Zealand
189,000
18
4


Daniel Tighe
Ireland
466,000
27
7


Dao Xuan Khanh
Viet Nam
396,000
21
6


Deepankur Gupta
India
305,000
25
3


Dinh Van Tien ( Ntt )
Viet Nam
377,000
26
8


Do Anh Tai
Viet Nam
473,000
29
3


Do Quang Thang (Doquata)
Viet Nam
524,000
19
9


Đoàn Quang Trung
Viet Nam
277,000
29
8


Ha Van Thien
Viet Nam
510,000
27
4


Haro Clement
France
295,000
29
5


Harry Tran
Viet Nam
244,000
25
7


Harsh Dembla
India
358,000
18
7


Hieu Tony
Viet Nam
189,000
21
5


Ho Koon Leong
Singapore
148,000
31
7


Hong Solvin
Korea
273,000
19
5


Hwang Sung Young
Korea
157,000
23
6


Ivanenko Sernii
Urkaine
428,000
27
9


Jaemoon Seok
South Korea
295,000
20
9


Jeerapong Sakulkit
Thailand
193,000
24
6


Junggu Kim
Korea
304,000
17
5


Khoa Anh
Viet Nam
506,000
27
5


Klay Chen
China
279,000
29
6


Kudo
Viet Nam
131,000
19
1


Kyle Bao Diep
Viet Nam
191,000
28
4


Lâm Kim Long
Viet Nam
268,000
28
1


Laury Vanlerberghe
France
65,000
22
4


Le Huy Thanh
Viet Nam
344,000
26
9


Le Xuan Long
Viet Nam
81,000
31
6


Lee Woo Young
Korea
193,000
24
5


Leonard Yannick
France
386,000
21
8


Liang Peng
China
72,000
31
1


Lin Hua Wei
Taiwan
265,000
20
2


Lin Yusheng
Taiwan
428,000
27
8


Ly Dac Dung
Viet Nam
227,000
25
9


Ly Tran Tien
Viet Nam
628,000
22
8


Mai Bien
Viet Nam
153,000
18
2


Manoj Pentakota
India
412,000
22
7


Manh Hoang
Viet Nam
172,000
21
3


Manish Lakhotia
India
387,000
26
5


Meherzad Munsaf
India
187,000
28
5


Mr Lak (Nguyen Tuan Anh)
Viet Nam
359,000
17
3


Nam Hyung Kim
Korea
729,000
18
3


Ngo Minh Tien
Viet Nam
184,000
24
9


Ngô TrầN Minh NhậT
Viet Nam
526,000
29
2


Ngoc Anh Cao
Viet Nam
636,000
31
3


NguyễN Đăng Tú
Viet Nam
162,000
28
8


Nguyen Duc Nhat ( Mr Sumo )
Viet Nam
161,000
23
5


Nguyen Duc Thanh
Viet Nam
331,000
25
2


Nguyen Duy Thuc
Viet Nam
211,000
24
2


Nguyen Hong Quan
Viet Nam
188,000
24
8


NguyễN HữU Vinh
Viet Nam
167,000
28
6


Nguyen Khoi (Captain Pk)
Viet Nam
176,000
31
4


Nguyen Manh Hung
Viet Nam
500,000
27
6


Nguyen Manh Tuan
Viet Nam
87,000
22
2


Nguyen Ngoc Tung
Viet Nam
97,000
27
1


Nguyen Phuong Ngoc
Viet Nam
388,000
26
4


Nguyen Quang Huy
Viet Nam
413,000
26
1


Nguyen Thanh Tung
Viet Nam
199,000
24
3


Nguyen The Anh
Viet Nam
489,000
17
1


Nguyen Tien Thanh (Poso)
Viet Nam
85,000
21
1


Nguyen Trung Ha
Viet Nam
63,000
21
9


Nguyen Tuan Hoang
Viet Nam
173,000
23
3


Nguyen Van Duong ( Heineken )
Viet Nam
380,000
26
6


Nguyen Van Phinh
Viet Nam
144,000
23
7


Nguyen Van Phuong
Viet Nam
73,000
18
6


Nguyen Van Sang
Viet Nam
525,000
19
4


Nguyen Viet Hai
Viet Nam
165,000
23
4


Pham Duy Anh
Viet Nam
429,000
20
1


PhạM Hùng
Viet Nam
273,000
29
9


Pham Quyet Tien
Viet Nam
297,000
19
8


Phí TiếN Sáng
Viet Nam
629,000
29
1


Pradeep . N
India
143,000
23
8


Pratibh Saluja
India
212,000
24
1


Quan Qiu
China
183,000
23
2


Quang Vu
Viet Nam
147,000
21
4


Rahul Melwani
India
218,000
19
6


Renato Villanueva
Philippines
105,000
22
1


Sandeep Chatlani
India
395,000
26
3


Shue Sing Churk
China
379,000
20
8


Somashekar KM
India
341,000
20
3


Sorawit Suriyakarn
Thai Land
496,000
21
2


Sriharsha Doddapaneni
India
338,000
25
1


Sriram Subramanian
India
80,000
27
2


Sumit Sapra
India
260,000
18
1


Terry Gonzaga
Philippine
168,000
18
5


Tian Hao Zheng
China
292,000
17
6


Tim Schimmel
Germany
690,000
17
8


Tran Hanh
Australia
289,000
25
4


Tran Manh Hung
Viet Nam
547,000
20
4


Tran Viet Hoang (Mondayest)
Viet Nam
305,000
29
4


Tsang Dicky Siu Hang
Hongkong
135,000
23
9


Tu Le
Australia
184,000
23
1


Vu Ta Nhat ( Minh Nhat )
Viet Nam
196,000
24
4


Vu Van Linh
Viet Nam
90,000
18
8


Wang Shui
China
200,000
31
5


Wang Xin
China
101,000
18
9


Huynh Ngoc Cuong
Viet Nam
279,000
29
7


Wooseok Kim
South Korea
210,000
28
2


Xiao Yu Cheng
China
208,000
22
6


Xue Song
China
322,000
20
6


Yan Feng Wang
China
137,000
28
9


Yota Mitsui
Japan
165,000
19
2


You Kan Ly
China
60,000
22
5


Zhi Wen Deng
China
230,000
25
8



Day 2 players by stack size

1

Nam Hyung Kim

729,000

2

Tim Schimmel

690,000

3

Ngoc Anh Cao

636,000

4

Dang Hoang Viet

631,000

5

Phí TiếN Sáng

629,000

6

Ly Tran Tien

628,000

7

Tan Wah Weng

553,000

8

Tran Manh Hung

547,000

9

Ngô TrầN Minh NhậT

526,000

10

Nguyen Van Sang

525,000

11

Do Quang Thang (Doquata)

524,000

12

Ha Van Thien

510,000

13

Khoa Anh

506,000

14

Nguyen Manh Hung

500,000

15

Sorawit Suriyakarn

496,000

16

Nguyen The Anh

489,000

17

Do Anh Tai (THP)

473,000

18

Daniel Tighe

466,000

19

Pham Duy Anh

429,000

20

Lin Yusheng

428,000

21

Ivanenko Sernii

428,000

22

Baby Tuchu (Nguyen Thanh Tung)

417,000

23

Nguyen Quang Huy

413,000

24

Manoj Pentakota

412,000

25

Aladin Reskallah

396,000

26

Dao Xuan Khanh

396,000

27

Sandeep Chatlani

395,000

28

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc

388,000

29

Manish Lakhotia

387,000

30

Leonard Yanick

386,000

31

Nguyen Van Duong ( Heineken )

380,000

32

Shue Sing Churk

379,000

33

Anatolii Gorbushin

378,000

34

Dinh Van Tien

377,000

35

Mr Lak (Nguyen Tuan Anh)

359,000

36

Harsh Dembla

358,000

37

Le Huy Thanh

344,000

38

Somashekar Kurkhepally Mahadeva

341,000

39

Sriharsha Doddapaneni

338,000

40

Nguyen Duc Thanh

331,000

41

Xue Song

322,000

42

Tran Viet Hoang (Mondayest)

305,000

43

Deepankur Gupta

305,000

44

Junggu Kim

304,000

45

Pham Quyet Tien

297,000

46

Haro Clement

295,000

47

Jaemoon Seok

295,000

48

Cankai Zhang

292,000

49

Tian Hao Zheng

292,000

50

Tran Hanh

289,000

51

Clay Chen

279,000

52

Huynh Ngoc Cuong

279,000

53

Đoàn Quang Trung

277,000

54

PhạM Hùng

273,000

55

Hong Sol Vin

273,000

56

Lâm Kim Long

268,000

57

Lin Hua Wei

265,000

58

Sumit Sapra

260,000

59

Daesun Samuel Yu

258,000

60

Aditya Agarwal

253,000

61

Cheng Peng

250,000

62

Harry Tran

244,000

63

Amit Kaushik

238,000

64

Zhi Wen Deng

230,000

65

Ly Dac Dung

227,000

66

Rahul Melwani

218,000

67

Chang Yu Chung

216,000

68

Pratibh Saluja

212,000

69

Nguyen Duy Thuc

211,000

70

Wooseok Kim

210000

71

Xiao Yu Cheng

208,000

72

Avneesh Munjal

207,000

73

Wang Shui

200,000

74

Nguyen Thanh Tung

199,000

75

Vu Ta Nhat (Minh Nhat)

196,000

76

Lee Wooyoung

193,000

77

Jeerapong Sakulkit

193,000

78

Chai Li

192,000

79

Kyle Bao Diep

191,000

80

Hieu Tony

189,000

81

Daniel Smith

189,000

82

Nguyen Hong Quan

188,000

83

Meherzad Munsaf

187,000

84

Ngo Minh Tien

184,000

85

Tu Le

184,000

86

Quan Qiu

183,000

87

Nguyen Khoi (Captain Pk)

176,000

88

Nguyen Tuan Hoang

173,000

89

Manh Hoang

172,000

90

Terry Gonzaga

168,000

91

NguyễN HữU Vinh

167,000

92

Adones Carmona

166,000

93

Nguyen Viet Hai

165,000

94

Yota Mitsui

165,000

95

Alexis W. Lim

162,000

96

NguyễN Đăng Tú

162,000

97

Nguyen Duc Nhat ( Mr Sumo )

161,000

98

Hwang Sung Young

157,000

99

Mai Bien

153,000

100

Ho Koon Wong

148,000

101

Quang Vu

147,000

102

Nguyen Van Phinh

144,000

103

Pradeep . N

143,000

104

Albert Nguyen

141,000

105

Yan Feng Wang

137,000

106

Tsang Dicky Siu Hang

135,000

107

Kudo

131,000

108

Renato Villanueva

105,000

109

Wang Xin

101,000

110

Nguyen Ngoc Tung

97,000

111

Chen Dong Yue

92,000

112

Vu Van Linh

90,000

113

Nguyen Manh Tuan

87,000

114

Nguyen Tien Thanh (Poso)

85,000

115

Bu Hui Zhi

83,000

116

Le Xuan Long

81,000

117

Sriram Subramanian

80,000

118

Nguyen Van Phuong

73,000

119

Liang Peng

72,000

120

Laury Vanlerberghe

65,000

121

Nguyen Trung Ha

63,000

122

You Kan Li

60,000

123

Aayush Arya

52,000

Payouts

1

₫3,856,400,000

2

₫2,567,500,000

3

₫1,894,000,000

4

₫1,412,500,000

5

₫1,064,500,000

6

₫811,000,000

7

₫624,500,000

8

₫486,000,000

9-10

₫382,500,000

11-12

₫304,500,000

13-14

₫245,500,000

15-16

₫200,500,000

17-20

₫166,000,000

21-24

₫139,000,000

25-32

₫117,500,000

33-40

₫101,000,000

41-48

₫87,500,000

49-56

₫77,000,000

57-64

₫69,000,000

65-72

₫62,500,000

73-80

₫57,000,000

81-88

₫53,000,000

90-107

₫49,000,000

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