Poker Dream 7 Vietnam: Chiu Chun Wai wins it all at the Mystery Big Hunter

[Vietnamese Translation]

Another big winner early at Poker Dream 7 Vietnam with Hong Kong’s Chiu Chun Wai crushing the Mystery Big Hunter for a payout of ₫684,700,000 (~US$ 28,170). At heads up against Dong Quang Trung, Chiu got lucky on his second shove and eventually closed it out for his maiden live title.

You can relive the final table action via the livestream on the Poker Dream facebook page.

Date: September 30 to October 1, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 5,000,000 (~USD 216) and VN₫ 10,000,000 (~USD 431)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 3,000,000,000 (~USD 123,432)
Total entries: 366
Prize pool: VN₫ 3,000,000,000 (~USD 123,432)
ITM: 41 players

Place	Player	Flag	Bounty in VN₫	Total Payout in VN₫
1	Chiu Chun Wai	Hong Kong	440,000,000	684,700,000
2	Dong Quang Trung	Vietnam	60,000,000	260,000,000
3	Pham Duy Tien	Vietnam	60,000,000	260,000,000
4	Konechnyi Ivan	Russia	100,000,000	217,300,000
5	Le Tuan Phong	Vietnam	40,000,000	131,900,000
6	Ng Shun Hong	Singapore	60,000,000	129,500,000
7	Tech John Zendrick	Philippines	60,000,000	110,900,000
8	Ho Duy Manh	USA	330,000,000	367,200,000
9	Lau Wang Hin Edmund	China		30,800,000

Full payouts – Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Festival Results

Day 1 of the Mystery Big Hunter

A total of 366 entered the Mystery Big Hunter over three flights with 41 players advancing led by Dong Quang Trung who topped Flight B. One of Dong’s wins was with eliminating Pham Bao on a board . Other big stacks of that flight were Hoang Hai Nam and Chiu Chun Wai both carrying the second largest and fourth largest stack into Day 2.

Over at Flight A, Huynh Ngoc Cuong delivered the bubble with out drawing Phi Tien Sang‘s on a board to end as flight leader. And at Flight C, USA’s Duy Ho charged up the ranks with numerous takedowns that included Phong Ngo Linh dusted by . To end the day, Ho eliminated Niwo Ichiyo on the bubble with dominating to bag up the flight’s largest stack.

Top 5 entering Day 2

Dong Quang Trung	Vietnam	528,000
Hoang Hai Nam	Vietnam	482,000
Huynh Ngoc Cuong	Vietnam	466,000
Chiu Chun Wai	Hong Kong	448,000
Ho Duy Manh	USA	437,000

Day 2 recap

On Day 2, the 41 returning players were all guaranteed a piece of the VN₫ 3,000,000,000 (~US$ 123,432) prize pool however, they were all hoping for the lucky VN₫ 300,000,000 (~US$ 12,340) biggest mystery bounty prize. By the time the final table was reached, the coveted bounty prize had yet to be found. Leading the race was  Duy Ho trailed closely by Pham Duy Tien and Ivan Konechnyi.

You can relive the final table race to victory via the livestream on the Poker Dream facebook page.

Shortly after the elimination of Edmund Lau in 9th place, Chiu Chun Wai soared to the top on a double up through Duy Ho on a flip with spiking the Ace on the turn to dust . Chiu’s time up top was short with Ivan Konechnyi and Le Tuan Phong, and Pham Duy Tien earning their turn.

By four handed, Pham was well in command after eliminating Le with over . Dong Quang Trung cleaned out ailing Konechnyi with set against then grinded to chip leader. Dong went on to eliminate Pham in 3rd place with flush beating on a board .

Heads up kicked off with Dong ahead 59 bb to Chiu’s 20 bb. Dong dominated the action until a bad beat evened them up to 25 bb each. Chiu , Dong , the board was . Dong went back to grinding and chipped up 35 bb to 16 bb until another lost shove sent his stack plunging. Dong’s shove with lost to Chiu’s . Two hands later, the final hand was tabled. Dong shoved with , Chiu shipped it with on a board .

Biggest Bounty winner

With a few bounty tokens to claim, Chiu drew the fiercely hunted VN₫ 300 Million (~US$ 12,340) along with a VN₫ 100 Million and two VN₫ 20 Million. In addition to lifting the trophy, he won the most bounties totaling VN₫ 440,000,000 (~US$ 18,100).

Also needing acknowledgment is Duy Ho who finished in 8th place but due to the VN₫ 330 Million in bounties he collected, Ho walked away with VN₫ 367,200,000 (~US$ 15,100) making him the second largest earner.