Ignatev Aleksei bags the Flight C chip lead
Buy in: VN₫ 36,000,000 (~USD 1,545)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110)
Entries: 141
ITM: 22 players
Flight A – 31 entries / 4 qualified
Flight B – 57 entries / 6 qualified
Flight C – 141 entries / 22 qualified
| Rank | Player | Chip counts |
| 1 | Ignatev Aleksei | 791,000 |
| 2 | Nguyen Quang Huy | 400,000 |
| 3 | Teng Kah Yew | 373,000 |
| 4 | Nand Thanawat | 293,000 |
| 5 | Yong Wai Keong | 290,000 |
| 6 | Wong Tin Lam | 255,000 |
| 7 | David Erquiafa | 177,000 |
| 8 | Jack Salter | 162,000 |
| 9 | Salim William | 155,000 |
| 10 | Ngo Tran Minh Nhat | 154,000 |
| 11 | Kim Pansuk | 153,000 |
| 12 | Huynh Danny | 139,000 |
| 13 | Budykin Andrei | 115,000 |
| 14 | Lee Seokjun | 115,000 |
| 15 | Nguyen Van Sang | 112,000 |
| 16 | Tan Wee Teck Maurice | 112,000 |
| 17 | Jeon Hyuntae | 98,000 |
| 18 | Dao Minh Phu | 91,000 |
| 19 | Kabirov Rustam | 82,000 |
| 20 | Truong Michael | 68,000 |
| 21 | Sofia Lovgren | 61,000 |
| 22 | Saislip Nutthapath | 36,000 |
00:14: Bubble bursts!
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Yong Wai Keong delivers the bubble with 
calling big blind Nguyen Minh Hung Son’s three-bet holding 
No help comes on the board 
.
Yong Wai Keong – 300,000 (50 bb)
Nguyen Minh Hung Son – Eliminated on the Bubble
00:12: Nguyen Quang Huy attacks the late stages
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Hijack Dao Minh Phu opens and finds three callers to the flop 
. Phu c-bets 23,000, button Yong Wai Keong calls, small blind folds, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy check-calls. The turn 
, Nguyen leads out 60,000, Phu calls, Yong folds leaving two players to the river 
. Nguyen shoves, Phu folds.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 390,000 (65 bb)
Dao Minh Phu – 90,000 (15 bb)
Yong Wai Keong – 230,000 (38 bb)
23:54: Kunal Patni busts pre-bubble
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Hijack Sofia Lovgren Fullmer opens 12,000, button Kunal Patni three-bets 32,000, small blind Ignatev Aleksei four-bet jams, Lovgren folds, Patni calls for his tournament life
Kunal Patni 
Ignatev Aleksei 
The board lands 
, Patni busts two spots to the money round.
Ignatev Aleksei – 780,000 (130 bb)
Sofia Lovgren Fullmer – 76,000 (12 bb)
Kunal Patni – Eliminated
23:24: Ignatev Aleksei gains some for the boat
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Ignatev Aleksei min-raises from hijack, button Saislip Nutthapath defends, flop comes 
. Ignatev c-bets another 10,000, Saislip check-calls. Both players check the turn . Ignatev ignites in the river with a 35,000 bet, Saislip check-calls then mucks to Ignatev’s full house.
Ignatev Aleksei – 590,000 (118 bb)
Saislip Nutthapath – 35,000 (7 bb)
22:58: Chip leader Ignatev Aleksei triple barrels
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Ignatev Aleksei opens 12,000, cutoff Pang Chi Yan calls, Ignatev proceeds to bet every street 15,000, 36,000, and all in on a board 
. Yan folds on the river.
Ignatev Aleksei – 570,000 (114 bb)
Pang Chi Yan – 90,000 (18 bb)
22:54: Nand Thanawat eliminates Phan Le Mong Tan
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
All in preflop, Nand Thanawat , short stacked Phan Le Mong Tan . The board drops a king on the turn 
to end Phan’s day.
Nand Thanawat – 290,000 (58 bb)
Phan Le Mong Tan – Eliminated
22:47: Blinds up, 26 players remaining
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
26 players remaining out of 141 entries. Flight plays down to 22 players.
22:42: Dao Minh Phu boots Dinh Manh Hung
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Button Dao Minh Phu raises 9,000, Dinh Manh Hung defends the big blind. When the board completes 
, Phu bets every street 14,000, 28,000, 47,000, Dinh check-calls the flop and turn then check-jams the river. Phu calls and dominates with 
two pair over 
top pair.
Dao Minh Phu – 270,000 (68 bb)
Dinh Manh Hung – Eliminated
22:26: Yong Wai Keong continue to rise
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Yong Wai Keong opens 10,000, small blind Budykin Andrei calls, both head to the flop 
. More chips get dumped in the middle with Yong betting 10,000, Budykin check-raising 29,000, called by Yong. The turn 
, Budykin continues with a 30,000 bet, Yong calls again. The river , Budykin checks then folds to Yong’s shove.
Yong Wai Keong – 280,000 (70 bb)
Budykin Andrei – 34,000 (9 bb)
22:17: Michael Truong doubles up
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Down to 9 bb, Michael Truong open shoves with , big blind David Erquiaga calls with 
. Truong pairs up on the flop and goes on to double up.
Michael Truong – 80,000 (20 bb)
David Erquiaga – 180,000 (45 bb)
22:08: Blinds up, 30 players remaining
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
30 players remaining out of 141 entries. Flight plays down to 22 players.
21:57: Yong Wai Keong banks it with kings
Level 13: 2,000-3,000 ante 3,000
Facing a 7,000 raise, cutoff Yong Wai Keong looks down at and three-bets 22,000, big blind Kabirov Rustam 
four-bets 33,000, initial raiser folds, Yong five bets jams 113,000 and Kabirov calls. With the board running 
, Yong’s cowboys earn the max.
Yong Wai Keong – 238,000 (79 bb)
Kabirov Rustam – 73,000 (24 bb)
21:44: Nguyen Minh Hung Son eliminates Nishant Sharma
Level 13: 2,000-3,000 ante 3,000
All in preflop, Nguyen Minh Hung Son 
dominates Nishant Sharma’s 
, and with the board running low 
, Sharma runs aground.
Nguyen Minh Hung Son – 190,000 (63 bb)
Nishant Sharma – Eliminated
21:32: Kunal Patni doubles up
Level 13: 2,000-3,000 ante 3,000
Kunat Patni open shoves his last 12 bb holding , gets called by Ngo Quoc Phu with 
, board runs 
. Patni doubles through.
Kunat Patni – 82,000 (27 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 65,000 (22 bb)
21:26: Blinds up, 40 players remaining
Level 13: 2,000-3,000 ante 3,000
40 players remaining out of 141 entries. Flight plays down to 22 players.
21:11: Break time
Next Level: Level 13: 2,000-3,000 ante 3,000
21:05: Wong Tin Lam knocks out Truong Toan Chan
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Heavy preflop betting opens with Wong Tin Lam min-raising, utg+1 calls, utg+2 Truong Toan Chan thre-bets 13,500, back to Wong who four-bets 40,000, utg+1 folds, Truong calls the all in with 35,500. Truong turns over 
, Wong is ahead {qc, board runs 
. Truong gets the boot.
Wong Tin Lam – 220,000 (88 bb)
Truong Toan Chan – eliminated
20:54: Kim Kiyoung triples up
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Undter the gun John Gallagher shoves, next to act Kim Kiyoung joins in with 6 bb, small blind Nguyen Dich Khanh also risks his stack with . The board runs , Kim’s aces earn a triple, Nguyen wins the side pot as Gallagher plunges to 6 bb.
Kim Kiyoung – 53,000 (21 bb)
Nguyen Dich Khanh – 44,000 (18 bb)
John Gallagher – 14,000 (6 bb)
20:38: Sofia Lovgren five-bet jams Kunal Patni
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Kunal Patni opens 5,000 from cutoff, button Sofia Lovgren Fullmer three-bets 15,000, Patni four-bets 30,000, Lovgren five-bets all in for 103,000, Patni gives up his stake on the pot.
Sofia Lovgren – 139,000 (56 bb)
Kunal Patni – 70,000 (28 bb)
20:38: Dinh Manh Hung wins the preflop battle
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Hijack Wong Tin Lam opens 5,000, button Cao Lei three-bets 13,000, big blind Dinh Manh Hung four-bets 37,500, Wong folds, Cao opts to folds as well.
Dinh Manh Hung – 90,000 (20 bb)
Wong Tin Lam – 112,000 (44 bb)
Cao Lei – 60,000 (24 bb)
20:35: Blinds up, 52 players remaining
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
52 players remaining out of 141 entries. Flight plays down to 22 players.
20:29: Luo Shaohua’s jacks win the flip
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Facing a min-raise, cutoff Luo Shaohua three-bet all in 25,000, big blind Kang Hogyun four-bets 57,000, enough to push out the initial raiser. Luo opens , Kang with , board runs . Luo doubles up.
Luo Shaohua – 57,000 (28 bb)
Kang Hogyun – 43,000 (21 bb)
20:16: John Gallagher doubles up
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Undter the gun John Gallagher open shoves 29,000 and is challenged by utg+2 Kim Kiyoung . Gallagher goes on to double up on board .
John Gallagher – 63,000 (31 bb)
Kim Kiyoung – 60,000 (30 bb)
20:05: Heavy preflop action ends with Kabirav Rustam railing Leong Juns
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Utg+2 Kim Jaehun raises 5,000, two players call, small blind Leong Juns goes all in for 10,000, back to Kim who four-bets 29,500, cutoff Kabirav Rustam jams 85,000, button folds, Kim opts to fold as well.
Kabirav Rustam
Leong Juns
The board runs Kabirav wins the flip and more.
Kabirav Rustam – 131,500 (65 bb)
Kim Jaehun – 54,000 (27 bb)
Leong Juns – Eliminated
20:00: Ngo Quoc Phu saved by two-outer
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Cutoff kicks off the action with a min-raise, small blind Ngo Quoc Phu three-bets all in for 27,000, big blind Truong Toan Chan four-bets all in, cutoff gets out of the way. Ngo opens 
and is at risk of elimination against Truong’s 
. When the flop comes , Ngo improves to a set, then goes on to survive the race after the turn and river 
.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 61,000 (30 bb)
Truong Toan Chan – 44,000 (22 bb)
19:52: Blinds up, 63 remaining
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
19:11: Registration closes at 141 entries, 22 ITM, Nguyen Van Sang leads
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Registration has closed for Main Event flight C with 141 entries.
Buy in: VN₫ 36,000,000 (~USD 1,545)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110)
Entries: 141
Remaining: 78 players
ITM: 22 players
18:21: Dinner break, 132 entries
Next Level: Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Third break of the day with 132 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes after 50-minutes dinner break.
17:41: 120 entries
Level 9: 600-1,200 ante 1,200
120 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
17:01: 111 entries
Level 8: 500-1,000 ante 1,000
111 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
16:21: 100 entries
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
100 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
16:06: Second break, 94 entries
Next Level: Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Second break of the day with 94 entries so far at the Main Event. 3 more levels before registration closes. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
15:26: 83 entries
Level 6: 300-600 ante 600
83 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
14:46: 65 entries
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
65 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
14:06: 52 entries
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
52 entries so far at the Main Event. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
13:51: First break, 49 entries
Next Level: Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
First break of the day with 49 entries so far at the Main Event. 6 more levels before registration closes. Registration closes at the end of Level 9 at approximately 18:20pm local time.
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. To enter, players have eight flights to choose from with two already completed and a total of 88 entries so far and 10 through to Day 2.
Coming up today are three flights, registration closes at the start of Level 10. See the schedule below are there are different starting times, buy in, and structure options. From there, the remaining players race to ITM then bag up.
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: 57 entries / 6 ITM
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
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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