Cui Yuan bags the Flight B chip lead
Buy in: VN₫ 24,000,000 (~USD 940)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110)
Entries: 57
ITM: 6 players
Flight A – 31 entries / 4 qualified
Flight B – 57 entries / 6 qualified
| Rank | Player | Chip counts |
| 1 | Cui Yuan | 408,000 |
| 2 | Thoo Ming Ken | 292,000 |
| 3 | Lee Min Jae | 162,000 |
| 4 | Kim Jaejoong | 113,000 |
| 5 | Oh Jun Seok | 104,000 |
| 6 | Skeprasom Jakkapong | 62,000 |
03:55: Bubble bursts!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Down to 10 bb, Belikov Dmitrii three-bets all in preflop with 
and misses the board 
to fall on the bubble against Lee Min Jae 
.
Lee Min Jae – 165,000 (33 bb)
Belikov Dmitrii- Eliminated on the Bubble
03:50: Skeprasom Jakkapong still surviving
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
All in preflop, short stacked Skeprasom Jakkapong doubles up his 6 bb with 
surviving against Cui Yuan’s 
on a board 
.
Skeprasom Jakkapong – 65,000 (13 bb)
Cui Yuan – 410,000 (82 bb)
03:44: Kim Jaejoon’s ace good for a double
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
From utg+1, Kim Jaejoon risks his last 12 bb holding 
an doubles up through smalll blind caller Oh Jun Seok 
{jd. Both players miss the board 
for ace-high to win.
Kim Jaejoon – 126,000 (25 bb)
Oh Jun Seok – 185,000 (37 bb)
03:30: Blinds up, 7 players remaining
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
03:20: Bubble time!
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
03:19: Thoo Ming Ken’s cowboys dust Chan Cho Hiu
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
From hijack, Chan Cho Hiu moves all in for his last 15 bb with but doesn’t get past Thoo Ming Ken’s 
on board 
to head to the rail.
Thoo Ming Ken – 215,000 (54 bb)
Chan Cho Hiu (15 bb) – eliminated
03:05: Skeprasom Jakkapong outkicks to double through
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Short stacked Skeprasom Jakkapong looks down at 
and three-bets all in his last 7 bb. Initial raiser Thoo Ming Ken calls 
. Skeprasom’s kicker plays on board 
.
Skeprasom Jakkapong – 66,000 (17 bb)
Thoo Ming Ken – 160,000 (40 bb)
03:00: Blinds up, 8 players remaining
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
02:28: Thoo Ming Ken has the higher straight
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh opens from the button and the blinds call. At the flop 
, Nguyen c-bets 8,000, small blind folds, big blind Thoo Ming Ken check-calls. A switch up on the turn with Thoo leading out 17,000 and Nguyen calls. The river is a straight on the board. Thoo shoves, Nguyen calls for his tournament life, Thoo ships it with higher straight. Nguyen shows 
.
Thoo Ming Ken -205,000 (68 bb)
Nguyen Minh Thanh – eliminated
02:28: Nguyen Minh Thanh eliminated Hyun Sup Kim
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
From utg, Hyun Sup Kim shoves his last 15 bb holding 
then falls to Nguyen Minh Thanh’s .
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 125,000 (42 bb)
Hyun Sup Kim – eliminated
02:27: Blinds up!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
02:12: Break time, 11 remaining, Oh Junseok leads
Next Level: Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
02:10 Thoo Ming Ken continues to rise
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Having just doubled up from the big blind, now on the button Thoo Ming Ken is flipping with up against shorter stacked Yu Lixi 
. With an ace coming on the river 
{10d
, Thoo cleans out Yu.
Thoo Ming Ken – 113,000 (45 bb)
Yu Lixi – eliminated
02:03 Thoo Ming Ken doubles up
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
On a raised pot, two players go at it on a flop . Button Nguyen Minh Thanh bets 2,500, Thoo Ming Ken check-raises all in for 20,700 with 
two pair, Nguyen calls with top pair. The turn and river 
brings no change for Thoo to double up.
Thoo Ming Ken – 56,000 (22 bb)
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 110,000 (44 bb)
01:51: Yu Lixi doubles up with aces
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Down to 11 bb, Yu Lixi three-bets all in with and initial raiser Lee Min Jae calls with a lesser 
. No hits on the board for either 
for Yu to double up.
Yu Lixi – 56,900 (23 bb)
Lee Min Jae – 125,000 (50 bb)
01:42: Blinds up, 14 remaining
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
01:40: Belikov Dmitrii finishes off Zhou Yujian Eugene
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Cutoff Belikov Dmitrii three-bets from cutoff and initial raiser from utg Zhou Yujian Eugene calls. At the flop 
, Belikov c-bets 20,000, Zhou check-raises all in for 23,000, Belikov calls aond opens up 
set. Zhou has . With the turn and river , Zhou is eliminated.
Flop –
Turn and River –
Belikov Dmitrii – 95,000 (48 bb)
Zhou Yujian Eugene – eliminated
01:30: Cui Yuan with a three-bet push
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Action folds to the small blind Cui Yuan who min raises, big blind Ngo Quoc Phu calls then both check the flop . The turn however sees heavy betting kicked off by Cui with a 4,000 bet, Ngo answers with a raise to 11,000, Cui three-bet pushes, Ngo folds.
Cui Yuan – 40,000 (20 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 38,800 (19 bb)
01:21: Nguyen Minh Thanh bets to win it
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh opens 4,200 from utg and finds two callers to the flop to which all three check. The turn nguyen bets 4,000, button Thoo Ming Ken calls, big blind folds. Nguyen bets 7,000 on the river , Thoo folds
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 140,000 (70 bb)
Thoo Ming Ken – 35,000 (18 bb)
01:11: Blinds up, 17 remaining
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
01:02: Zhou Yujian Eugene cleans out Hyun Sung Joo
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Zhou Yujian Eugene three bets all in, big blind Hyun Sung Joo joins in, Zhou wins the race with over on a board 
Zhou Yujian Eugene – 48,500 (32 bb)
Hyun Sung Joo – eliminated
00:43: Blinds up, 20 remaining
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
00:17: Skeprasom Jakkapong doubles up
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Skeprasom Jakkapong –
Hyun Sung Joo –
Board – 
Skeprasom Jakkapong – 58,200 (49 bb)
Hyun Sung Joo – 55,000 (46 bb)
00:12: Registration closes at 57 entries, 6 ITM, Lee Minjae leads
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Registration has closed for Main Event with 57 entries.
Buy in: VN₫ 24,000,000 (~USD 940)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110)
Entries: 57
Remaining: 23 players
ITM: 6 players
23:55: Second break, 55 entries
Next Level: Level 9: 600-1,200 ante 1,200
Second break of the day with 55 entries so far on record. Registration closes after a 15-minutes break.
23:25: 52 entries
Level 8: 500-1,000 ante 1,000
52 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
22:55: 50 entries
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
50 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
22:25: 45 entries
Level 6: 300-600 ante 600
45 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
21:55: 38 entries
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
38 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
21:40: 37 entries
Next Level: Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
First break of the day with 37 entries so far at the Main Event. 4 more levels before registration closes. Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
21:10: 31 entries
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
31 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
20:40: 25 entries
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
25 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
20:10: 22 entries
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200
22 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time.
19:40: Cards in the air!
Level 1: 100-100 ante 100
15 entries so far at the Main Event . Registration closes at the end of Level 8 at approximately 12:10am local time. Currently at the tables are notables Hyun Sup Kim and Hyungwoon Kim
Welcome to the Poker Dream 10 Vietnam Main Event! This is the festival’s crown jewel and it comes with a VN₫ 20 Billion (~USD 790K) guarantee. The first flight has already completed with 31 entries and 4 advancing to the ITM round. Players now have seven flights left to choose from with Flight B taking place tonight at 7pm. Buy in is VN₫ 24 Million (~USD 1,030) with blinds increasing every 30 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 which is approximately 11:30pm. From there, the remaining players race to ITM which is the top 10% of the field.
Flights with buy in of VN₫ 24 Million (~USD 1,030), 20,000 stack, 30 minute blinds, and 10% ITM:
Flight A: 31 entries / 4 ITM
Flight B: Wednesday, May 1 at 7pm
Flight D: Thursday, May 2 at 6pm
Flights with buy in of VN₫ 36 Million (~USD 1,545), 30,000 stack, 40 minute blinds, and 15% ITM:
Flight C: Thursday, May 2 at 11am
Flight F: Friday, May 3 at 11am
Hyper Turbo Flights with buy in of VN₫ 36 Million (~USD 1,545), 30,000 stack, 10 minute blinds, and 15% ITM:
Flight E: Thursday, May 2 at 10pm
Flight H: Friday, May 3 at 11pm
Turbo Flight with buy in of VN₫ 36 Million (~USD 1,545), 30,000 stack, 20 minute blinds, and 15% ITM:
Flight G: Friday, May 3 at 7pm
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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