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

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.

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.

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 , 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

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 . He was eliminated in 12th place by Tran Manh Hung wiht .

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 . It’s a flip with Khoa holding . Board runs . 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

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

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

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
Ngo Tran Minh Nhat

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 all in with , Tran Viet Hoang calls holding . Board runs . 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 , Khoa turns over . Board runs 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

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 , Mai , board runs . 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

Button Nguyen The Anh raises 105,000, big blind Tan Wah Meng defends. flop comes . 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 top pair. Tan’s kicker is dominated . The turn and river 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

Utg Aladin Reskallah shoves, small blind Tran Viet Hoang calls. Reskallah , Tran has , 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

Utg Cankai Zhang raises 80,000, big blind Nguyen Hong Quan defends, flop comes . Zhang c-bets 50,000, Nguyen check-raises 170,000, Zhang calls. On the turn , 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 , Nguyen busts with .

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

Sriharsha Doddapaneni all in for his last 635,000, Cankai Zhang calls. Doddapaneni is ahead of Zhang’s but with the board running , 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 to Reskallah’s . With the board running , 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 . 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

Sandeep Chatlani is flipping for his tournament life with against Tran Manh Hung’s . 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 but can’t get by Tran Manh Hung’s on the big blind. Board runs .

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

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 on a board .

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

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

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 all with then falls to Cankai Zhang’s on a board .

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 shoves (1,300,000) with , Tran Viet Hoang snap-calls and turns over . 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

Utg Soriwat Suriyakarn raises 65,000, big blind Woo Young Lee calls, flop runs , 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 .

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

From hijack, Chen Peng opens, button Bien Mai three-bets 170,000, Chen calls. At the flop , Mai c-bets 120,000, Chen check-calls. On the turn , Chen shoves, Mai snap-calls, Chen has draw, Mai ahead with 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

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

Utg Pham Hung shoves with , Tran Viet Hoang sends him to the rail with 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 , Chen bets 50,000, 150,000, 350,000, Doddapaneni check-calls throughout with only 285,000 left by the river. Chen bluffing with , 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

Cutoff Doqata opens, button Sorawit Suriyakarn calls, flop comes , 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

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

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

Three players in on a limped pot, board is . 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 got caught bluffing with against caller Tran Manh Hung with . Down to 17 bb, Pham three-bet shoved on the next hand. Initial raiser Nguyen Viet Hai called. Pham was ahead against and doubled up after the board ran out .

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 on a board . 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

Cutoff Tran Viet Hoang opens 40,000, blinds call, flop comes . 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 .

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

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 , 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

Hijack Chen Peng opens, Tim Schimmel defends the big blind, fop comes . Chen c-bets 40,000, Schimmel check-raises 80,000, Chen calls. On the turn , 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 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 and Chatlani . With the board running , 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

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

From cutoff, Alexis Lim raises 32,000, button Doqata three-bets 80,000, Lim flats. On the flop , 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 top pair. Doqata returns the gesture showing .

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

All in preflop, Hua Wei Lin risks it all with then falls to Khoa Anh’s 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

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 . The turn and river 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

From hijack, Tim Schimmel opens 30,000, button Amit Kaushik calls, flop comes 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 top pair, Kaushik ships a double up with 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

Preflop war leads to Nam Hyung Kim all in holding and runs hard into Nguyen Hong Quan’s . 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

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 . 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 , Zhang ahead . Board runs .

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

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 , Zhi fires 75,000, Tran check-raises all in, Zhi snap-calls and shows , Tran has . 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

All in preflop, Anatolii Gorbushin at risk with against Aladin Reskallah’s . With the board running , 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 . 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 , Zhi c-bets 20,000, Tran check-raises all in for 178,000. Zhi tank-calls. Tran shows straight draw, Zhi has higher straight draw. With the turn 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

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

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

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 . Board runs [qc}.

Hoang Viet – 530,000 (53 bb)
Bu Hui Zhi – Eliminated

14:00: Amit Kaushik uses three time banks, Chen Peng wins the pot
Level 17: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

From hijack, Chen Peng raises 25,000, blinds call, flop comes . Big blind Yannick Leonard leads out 15,000, Chen raises 45,000, small blind Amit Kaushik tanks using three time banks then folds. Leonard folds.

Chen Peng – 550,000 (55 bb)
Yannick Leonard – 260,000 (26 bb)
Amit Kaushik – 260,000 (26 bb)

13:50: Ngo Minh Tien outdrawn by Nguyen Duy Thuc
Level 17: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg Nguyen Duy Thuc opens 21,000, cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy calls, small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in, Duy Thuc calls, Quang Huy folds.

Ngo Minh Tien
Nguyen Duy Thuc

Board runs for a straight to Nguyen.

Nguyen Duy Thuc – 805,000 (80 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 120,000 (12 bb)
Ngo Minh Tien – Eliminated

13:45: Sorawit Suriyakarn pushes out Ha Nguyen
Level 17: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg Ha Nguyen opens 21,000, utg+2 Sorawit Suriyakarn and big blind Yannick Leonard call, flop comes . Nguyen c-bets 30,000, Sorawit calls, Leonard folds. On the turn , Nguyen c-bets 70,000, Sorawit shoves, Nguyen is covered, he tanks and folds.

Sorawit Suriyakarn – 860,000 (86 bb)
Ha Nguyen – 122,000 – 122,000 (12 bb)

13:40: Nguyen Duc Thanh wins the preflop betting war
Level 17: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Catching the action on a four-bet by Cao Ngoc Anh of 155,000, big blind Nguyen Duc Thanh five-bets all in for 505,000, Anh tanks then folds.

Nguyen Duc Thanh – 760,000 (76 bb)
Cao Ngoc Anh – 440,000 (44 bb)

13:35: Blinds up, 91 players remaining
Level 17: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Blinds are up, 91 players remaining. Once it hits 89 players, it’s a pay jump to ₫53,000,000 (~$2,167).

13:20: First break of the day, 91 players remaining
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. 91 players remaining. With the money flowing, Day 2 plays down to the final 9 players or a maximum of 11 levels whichever is first reached.

Chip leaders:

Tan Wah Meng – 1,380,000 (172 bb)
Do Anh Tai – 1,000,000 (125 bb)
Nguyen Manh Hung – 965,000 (120 bb)
Tim Schimmel – 940,000 (117 bb)

13:00: Aces Cracked! Long Lam rails Nguyen Thanh Tung
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Button Nguyen Thanh Tung shoves , big blind Long Lam calls , board runs . Thanh Tung’s aces go down and he heads to the rail.

Long Lam – 716,000 (89 bb)

12:30: Double bubble! Nguyen Tuan Anh and Nguyen Dang Tu eliminated
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

At 109 remaining (two spots from ITM), play is hand-for-hand and three tables have all-in called situations.

Having dropped to 1 bb, Nguyen Tuan Anh is all in , Tim Schimmel successfully isolates and has . The board runs . Nguyen is eliminated.

At the opposite end of the room, Nguyen Dang Tu is all in holding , Nguyen Long Lam has . Board runs . Long Lam improves to knock out Dang Tu.

The third all in hand is Nguyen Van Phuong shoves 111,000 from the small blind, big blind Harsh Dembla calls. Nguyen has , Dembla . The flop is a scare for Nguyen , but with the turn and river , he stays ahead for double up.

Nguyen Van Phuong – 230,000 (28 bb)
Harsh Dembla – 227,000 (28 bb)

12:25: Nguyen Duc Hieu takes it on a four-bet shove, Hasagi show Tens
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Utg+2 Amit Kaushi opens, Ha Nguyen three-bets 80,000, big blind Nguyen Duc Hieu four-bets all in for 218,000, Kaushik folds, Ha folds and shows . Duc Hieu says he has pocket Queens.

Nguyen Duc Hieu – 318,000 (40 bb)

12:20: Chen Peng sends Nguyen Tuan Anh down to 1 bb
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Utg opens, Nguyen Tuan Anh three-bets, Chen Peng four-bets, utg folds, Nguyen five-bets all in with and Chen Peng calls for all his chips with . The board runs . Chen doubles up, Nguyen plunges to 1 bb.

Chen Peng – 678,000 (84 bb)
Nguyen Tuan Anh – 8,000 (1 bb)

12:15: Junngu Kim jams on the leader Nam Hyung Kim
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Under the gun+1 Junggu Kim opens 16,000, button Nam Hyung Kim calls, flop comes . Junggu c-bets 20,000, Nam calls. On the the turn , Junggu bets 20,000 again, Nam raises 70,000, Junggu three-bets all in, Nam folds.

Junngu Kim – 370,000 (46 bb)
Nam Hyung Kim – 790,000 (98 bb)

12:00: Blinds up, 111 players remaining
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000

First level of Day 2 in the books, blinds are up. 111 players left. Money round is four spots away at 107th place. Latest bust outs were Vu Van Linh, Nguyen Tien Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Tung, and Pradeep N.

11:30: More eliminations… bubble round fast approaching
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Halfway through the opening round and nine players have already fallen. Among the latest busts were Nguyen Manh Tuan, Khoi Nguyen, Hong Solvin, and Kudo. 114 players remaining.

11:00: Shuffle up and deal!
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Cards in the air for Main Event Day 2! The 123 survivors of all the Day 1 flights are back in action. They hunt down the money with 107 places paid. There are a quite a number of short stacks so reaching the bubble round should be pretty quick. Within the first five minutes Chen Dong Yue, Albert Nguyen, and Sriram Subramanian were eliminated.

Day 2 qualifiers – seat draw (alphabetical)

Day 2 players by stack size

Payouts