Nishant Sharma wins the Main Event
India’s Nishant Sharma clinches the Main Event after defeating Vietnam’s Ngo Quoc Phu in a rollercoaster heads up battle. With a massive 4:1 chip advantage, Sharma limps 
, big blind Ngo 
checks. Sharma c-bets 300,000 on the flop 
and Ngo calls. Both check the turn 
then Ngo shoves on the river 
with a straight showing. Sharma snap calls, Ngo plays the board, Sharma with the higher straight.
Sharma locks up an ICM payout deal of VN₫ 3,756,953,000 (~USD 147,720) and the new Poker Dream Main Event Dragon Trophy.
Buy in: VN₫ 36,000,000 (~USD 1,545)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110)
Entries: 752
Prize pool: VN₫ 21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670)
ITM: 108 players
| Place | Player | Payouts in VN₫ | ~USD |
| 1 | Nishant Sharma | 3,756,953,000 | 147,720 |
| 2 | Ngo Quoc Phu | 2,734,647,000 | 107,520 |
| 3 | Wang Xiaoyu | 1,753,020,000 | 68,935 |
| 4 | Raghav Bansal | 1,320,900,000 | 51,943 |
| 5 | Nguyen Quang Huy | 1,047,100,000 | 41,176 |
| 6 | Popitukkul Sutipong | 799,100,000 | 31,424 |
| 7 | Huynh Danny | 572,400,000 | 22,509 |
| 8 | Minami Keita | 384,200,000 | 15,108 |
| 9 | Wu Yuanning | 300,800,000 | 11,829 |
Watch the Final Table – LIVESTREAM
00:13: More chips for Nishant Sharma
Level 31: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Button Ngo Quoc Phu 
limps, big blind Nishant Sharma 
checks. Ngo bets the flop 
, Sharma check-raises 700,000, Ngo calls. On the turn 
, Sharma leads out 900,000, Ngo calls to bring the river 
. Sharma bets 1,600,000, Ngo gives up the challenge.
Nishant Sharma – 16,000,000 (80 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 4,300,000 (21 bb)
00:09: Nishant Sharma doubles up with higher pockets
Level 31: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Ngo Quoc 
opens 500,000, Nishant Sharma 
three-bets 1,600,000, Ngo four-bets all in covering Sharma who risks it. No bad beat on the board 
for Sharma to double up.
Nishant Sharma – 14,000,000 (70 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 6,500,000 (32 bb)
00:04: Ngo Quoc steals the lead again
Level 31: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Big blind Ngo Quoc Phu 
three-bets 2,1000, Nishant Sharma 
calls. Ngo c-bets 500,00 on the flop 
, Sharma calls. Ngo continues to fire, sending out 1,600,000 on the turn , Sharma shoves, Ngo calls and is covered. The river 
is a huge double up for Ngo.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 13,000,000 (65 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 7,100,000 (35 bb)
23:59: Nishant drags in a big pot
Level 31: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Ngo Quoc Phu 
limps then calls Nishant Sharma‘s 700,000 bet. Sharma c-bets 600,000 on the flop 
, Ngo raises 1,500,000, Sharma flats then checks the turn . Ngo fires 2,000,000 and Sharma calls. Both players check the river . Cowboys are best, Sharma drags in a big pot.
Nishant Sharma – 15,000,000 (75 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 5,900,000 (29 bb)
23:52: Ngo Quoc Phu takes the lead
Level 31: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
For the first time at the final table, Nishant Sharma has fallen from the high chair. Button Ngo Quoc Phu 
limps then calls Sharma’s 
700,000 raise. Sharma c-bets 700,000 on the flop 
, Ngo calls. Both check the turn 
. Sharma checks the river 
, Ngo bets 700,000, Sharma calls then mucks and pays to the two pair.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 11,000,000 (55 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 9,800,000 (49 bb)
23:50: Blinds up
Level 31: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
23:48: Nishant Sharma pulls ahead again
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Ngo Quoc Phu opens 325,000 then folds to Nishant Sharma‘s 1,000,000 three-bet.
Nishant Sharma – 12,000,000 (75 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 8,200,000 (51 bb)
23:43: Ngo Quoc Phu grinding
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Ngo Quoc Phu 
limps then calls big blind Nishant Sharma‘s 
525,000 raise. Both check the flop 
, Sharma leads out the turn , Ngo calls the 350,000 bet. Another bet by Sharma on the river , Ngo raises it up from 675,000 to 1,600,000, Sharma folds.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 9,000,000 (56 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 11,000,000 (68 bb)
23:38: Nishant Sharma reclaims some chips
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Nishang Sharma 
limps then bets the flop and turn 175,000 and 500,000, big blind Ngo Quoc Phu check-calls. On the river , Ngo leads out 1,200,000, Sharma calls, and wins it with a pair.
Nishant Sharma – 14,000,000 (87 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 6,900,000 (43 bb)
23:32: Another pot for Ngo Quoc Phu
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Button Nishant Sharma opens 325,000, Ngo Quoc Phu defends, then Sharma c-bets the flop 
. Ngo check-calls to head to the turn . Ngo leads out 500,000, Sharma folds.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 9,200,000 (57 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 11,000,000 (68 bb)
23:30: Ngo Quoc Phu four-bet takedown
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Button Ngo Quoc Phu opens 320,000, Nishant Sharma 
three-bets 1,000,000, Ngo four-bets all in, Sharma folds.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 8,600,000 (52 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 12,000,000 (75 bb)
22:55: ICM deal reached
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Nishant Sharma and Ngo Quoc Phu immediately reached an ICM deal and will play for VN₫ 600 Million and the new Poker Dream Main Event Dragon Trophy.
Nishant Sharma – VN₫ 3,156,953,000 (~USD 124,130)
Ngo Quoc Phu – VN₫ 2,734,647,000 (~USD 107,525)
22:50: Wang Xiaoyu eliminated in 3rd place – VN₫ 1,753,020,000 (~USD 68,935)
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Big blind Wang Xiaoyu calls button Nishant Sharma‘s 
raise then both players check the flop 
. Wang bets the turn and river 325,000 and 350,000, Sharma calls.
Following that hand, Ngo Quoc Phu opens, Wang 
three-bets all in 3,000,000, Ngo calls, board runs 
. Wang busts in 3rd place.
Nishant Sharma – 14,000,000 (87 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 7,200,000 (45 bb)
Wang Xiaoyu – Eliminated in 3rd place
22:41: Raghav Bansal eliminated in 4th place – VN₫ 1,320,900,000 (~USD 51,943)
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
End of the line for Raghav Bansal who shoves for the last time and falls to Nishant Sharma‘s higher pair on a board 
.
Nishant Sharma – 14,000,000 (87 bb)
Raghav Bansal – Eliminated
22:31: Raghav Bansal continues to chip up
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Nishant Sharma opens 350,000, small blind Raghav Bansal three-bets all in for 1,400,000, Sharma folds.
Raghav Bansal – 2,100,000 (13 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 9,800,000 (61 bb)
22:22: Raghav Bansal doubles up again
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
Ngo Quoc Phu open shoves, Raghav Bansal calls and is covered. Board runs , Bansal gets the max for the boat.
Raghav Bansal – 1,800,000 (11 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 4,100,000 (25 bb)
22:20: Blinds up, 4 players remaining
Level 30: 80,000-160,000 ante 160,000
22:18: Raghav Bansal small pair holds
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Raghav Bansal open shoves and proceeds to survive against Wang Xiaoyu’s on a board .
Raghav Bansal – 990,000 (8 bb)
WAng Xiaoyu – 3,900,000 (32 bb)
22:09: Nguyen Quang Huy eliminated in 5th place – VN₫ 1,047,100,000 (~USD 41,176)
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Nguyen Quang Huy open shoves his last 2 bb and finds two callers. The board is checked down, Wang Xiaoyu rivers top pair to end Nguyen in 5th place. Ngo Quoc Phu has .
Wang Xiaoyu – 4,100,000 (34 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 4,900,000 (40 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – Eliminated
21:57: Wang Xiaoyu saved by the board
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Wang Xiaoyu shoves 1,600,000 (13 bb), big blind Raghav Bansal calls and dominates with a better kicker. With the board running , Wang pairs both cards to survive elimination.
Wang Xiaoyu – 3,500,000 (29 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 865,000 (7 bb)
21:49: Nishant Sharma rises to 10M
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
From utg Nishant Sharma raises 250,000, cutoff Ngo Quoc Phu and big blind Wang Xiaoyu call, then all check down the flop . On the turn , Wang leads out 500,000 and both players call for the three way to the river . Wang checks, Sharma bets 1,400,000, Ngo folds while Wang calls. Sharma takes it with top pair.
Nishant Sharma – 10,000,000 (83 bb)
Wang Xiaoyu – 1,700,000 (14 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 5,000,000 (41 bb)
21:39: Wang Xiaoyu survives the flip
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Raghav Bansal 
opens from utg then faces a three-bets shove of 1,800,000 from cutoff Wang Xiaoyu , Bansal calls. The board runs , Wang doubles up.
Wang Xiaoyu – 4,000,000 (33 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 2,600,000 (21 bb)
21:32: Wang Xiaoyu wins back to back pots
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Big blind Ngo Quoc Phu defends the big blind then bets 300,000 on the flop . Small blind Nishant Sharma folds.
Next hand, Sharma raises again, small blind Ngo jams, Sharma folds.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 5,400,000 (45 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 7,700,000 (64 bb)
21:26: Raghav Bansal jams
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Under the gun Wang Xiaoyu min-raises, big blind Raghav Bansal three-bets all in for 4,000,000, Wang is covered and opts to fold.
Raghav Bansal – 4,500,000 (37 bb)
Wang Xiaoyu – 2,100,000 (17 bb)
21:24: Any two cards
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
Small blind Nishant Sharma min-raises, big blind Ngo Quoc Phu calls, Sharma c-bets 200,000 on the flop , Ngo raises 600,000, Sharma folds.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 4,600,000 (38 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 8,600,000 (71 bb)
21:20: Game resumes, 5 players remaining
Level 29: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
20:15: 1 hour dinner break
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Ngo Quoc Phu | Vietnam | 4,200,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 830,000 | 7 |
| 4 | Bansal Raghav | India | 4,200,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Wang Xiaoyu | China | 2,100,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Sharma Nishant | India | 8,800,000 | 73 |
20:13: Popitukkul Sutipong eliminated in 6th place – VN₫ 799,100,000 (~USD 31,424)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
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Two players limp in, Popitukkul Sutipong is forced all in on the small blind, big blind Wang Xiaoyu checks, then everyone checks down the board . Sutipong’s lower pair falls to Wang.
Wang Xiaoyu – 2,100,000 (21 bb)
Popitukkul Sutipong – Eliminated in 6th place
20:05: Popitukkul Sutipong plunges to half a bb
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Battle of the blinds, Raghav Bansal open shoves, big blind Popitukkul Supitong calls with near even stacks. Bansal goes on to improve on a board to double up as Supitong plunges to half a big blind.
Raghav Bansal – 4,300,000 (43 bb)
Popitukkul Supitong – 50,000 (<1 bb)
20:01: Nishant Sharma distances further from the pack
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Nishant Sharma limps from small blind and big blind Ngo Quoc Phu checks. Both players check the flop , Sharma bets 150,000 on the turn and 700,000 on the river , Ngo calls then mucks to the straight.
Nishant Sharma – 9,000,000 (90 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 3,900,000 (39 bb)
19:52: Huynh Danny eliminated in 7th place – VN₫ 572,400,000 (~USD 22,509)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Huynh Danny three bets all in for his last 9 bb and is up against the leader Nishant Sharma . The board imiproves Sharma to a flush to send Huyn packing up in 7th place.
Nishant Sharma – 8,200,000 (82 bb)
Huynh Danny – Eliminated in 7th place
19:47: No callers to the leader’s shove
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Wang Xiaoyu opens from the button, small blind Nishant Sharma three-bets all in, Wang folds.
Nishant Sharma – 7,300,000 (73 bb)
Wang Xiaoyu – 1,600,000 (16 bb)
19:38: Minami Keita eliminated in 8th place – VN₫ 384,200,000 (~USD 15,108)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Facins a shove by button Ngo Quoc Phu , Minami Keita risks his last 14bb with then falls in 8th place after missing the board .
Ngo Quoc Phu – 5,200,000 (52 bb)
Minami Keita – Eliminatd in 8th place
19:28: Raghav Bansal doubles up with big slick
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Heavy action preflop, Nishant Sharma opens 200,000 from utg, button Raghav Bansal three-bets all in for 1,200,000, big blind joins the shove as Sharma gets out of the way.
Raghav Bansal
Popitukkul Supitong
Bansal pairs up on the window card and doubles up when the board completes .
Raghav Bansal – 2,800,000 (28 bb)
Popitukkul Supitong – 2,500,000 (25 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 6,300,000 (63 bb)
19:24: Nishant Sharma grinding
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Nishant Sharma three-bets 550,000 and is joined to the flop by initial raiser utg Popitukkul Supitong. Sharma c-bets 450,000 and wins it uncontested.
Nishant Sharma – 6,500,000 (65 bb)
Popitukkul Supitong – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
19:09: Wu Yuanning eliminated in 9th place – VN₫ 300,800,000 (~USD 11,829)
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Big blind Wu Yuanning calls utg+2 Nguyen Quoc Phu’s min-raise then calls another 200,000 c-bet on the flop . On the turn , Wu check raises all in, Ngo calls and covers Wu. The river secures the win for Ngo and Wu a 9th place finish.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 3,800,000 (47 bb)
Wu Yuanning – Eliminated in 9th place
19:07: Wang Xiaoyu has the higher pair
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Huynh Danny opens 160,000, button Raghav Bansal and big blind Wang Xiaoyu call. All three then check the flop , On the turn , Wang leads out 220,000 Bansal calls. Then it is back to checking the river . Wang wins it with a higher pair.
Wang Xiaoyu – 1,740,000 (21 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 1,600,000 (20 bb)
Huynh Danny – 870,000 (10 bb)
19:02: Popitukkul Supitong takes it on the river
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy opens 180,000, big blind Popitukkul Supitong defends then does the same on the flop , calling Nguyen’s 130,000 c-bet. Both players check the turn then Supitong leads out the river . Nguyen folds.
Popitukkul Supitong – 4,200,000 (52 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 1,100,000 (13 bb)
18:57: Nguyen Quang Huy doubles up
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Down to 8 bb, Nguyen Quang Huy enters a preflop battle with the chip leader Nishant Sharma that ends with Nguyen all in. Ahead at the showdown, Nguyen further improves to secure a double up on a board 
.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 1,400,000 (17 bb)
Nishant Sharma – 5,200,000 (65 bb)
18:55: More chips for the leader
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Nishant Sharma opens from cutoff and the blinds call to the flop . Sharma c-bets 210,000, no callers.
Nishant Sharma – 5,900,000 (73 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 2,500,000 (31 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 660,000 (8 bb)
18:45: Nishant Sharma grinding
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Chip leader Nishant Sharma continues to pull away from the pack with uncalled raises. He now sits with 5,500,000 (68 bb).
18:35: Wu Yuanning shoving
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
After dropping to 8 bb, Wu Yuanning shoves back to back hands and claims the blinds and ante.
Wu Yuanning – 1,035,000 (13 bb)
18:30: Ngo Quoc Phu keeps the pressure on
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Ngo Quoc Phu opens 170,000 from utg+1 and small blind Wu Yuanning defends. Ngo c-bets the flop , Wu check-calls, Ngo jams the turn , this time Wu gives up the challenge.
Ngo Quoc Phu – 3,100,000 (38 bb)
Wu Yuanning – 635,000 (8 bb)
18:20: Chip counts
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
18:13: Nishant Sharma pushes out the better hand
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Nguyen Quang Huy has finally woken up having been very quiet since the start of day. Nguyen opens from utg+1 and is called by the blinds to the flop . Nguyen c-bets 125,000, only small blind Nishant Sharma {kc{}qc} continues as big bilnd Huynh Danny folds. Switch up on the turn with Sharma shoving his huge stack to push out the better hand.
Nishant Sharma – 4,900,000 (61 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 940,000 (11 bb)
Huynh Danny – 1,800,000 (22 bb)
17:50: Another unscheduled break
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
17:49: Popitukkul wins a three-way pot
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Three way action opens with lojack Ngo Quoc Pho raising 120,000, small blind Popitukkul and big blind Wang Xiaoyu call then both check the flop . Ngo c-bets 120,000, blinds call. All three proceed to check the turn . Supitong leads out 300,000 on the river , Wang folds, Ngo calls, Supitong ships it with trips.
Popitukkul Supitong – 3,700,000 (61 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 2,600,000 (43 bb)
Wang Xiaoyu – 985,000 (16 bb)
17:40: Game is back on!
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
17:10: Game paused due to livestream technical issues
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Unscheduled break due to technical issues.
17:07: Another pot for Minami Keita
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Action folds to Minami Keita on the small blind who limps, big blind Raghav Bansal raises 150,000, Keita three-bets 400,000, Bansal folds.
Minami Keita – 2,000,000 (40 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 1,700,000 (34 bb)
16:47: Minami Keita doubles up
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Minami Keita {ac four-bets all in and doubles up through Popitukkul Supitong on a jack-high board.
Minami Keita – 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Popitukkul Supitong – 2,900,000 (58 bb)
16:45: Final table livestream underway!
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Final stage to the title and VND 4 Billion (~USD 148,474) top prize underway. Blinds rolled back two levels. Follow the action!
Final 9 players
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Ngo Quoc Phu | Vietnam | 1,530,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 2,000,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Minami Keita | Japan | 780,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Bansal Raghav | India | 1,825,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Popitukkul Supitong | Thailand | 3,885,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Wang Xiaoyu | China | 1,315,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Wu Yuanning | China | 1,360,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Sharma Nishant | India | 5,025,000 | 101 |
| 9 | Huyn Danny | Australia | 2,725,000 | 55 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payouts in VN₫ | ~USD |
| 1 | 4,030,000,000 | 158,474 |
| 2 | 2,461,600,000 | 96,799 |
| 3 | 1,753,020,000 | 68,935 |
| 4 | 1,320,900,000 | 51,943 |
| 5 | 1,047,100,000 | 41,176 |
| 6 | 799,100,000 | 31,424 |
| 7 | 572,400,000 | 22,509 |
| 8 | 384,200,000 | 15,108 |
| 9 | 300,800,000 | 11,829 |
Eliminations 10th – 16th
| Place | Player | Payouts in VN₫ | ~USD |
| 10 | Namhyung Kim | 260,900,000 | 10,260 |
| 11 | David Erquiaga | 260,900,000 | 10,260 |
| 12 | Aleksei Ignatev | 224,700,000 | 8,836 |
| 13 | Dmitrii Gnusaev | 224,700,000 | 8,836 |
| 14 | Ngo Minh Tien | 203,200,000 | 7,991 |
| 15 | Chiu Kwok Kit | 203,200,000 | 7,991 |
| 16 | Lee Minjae | 181,800,000 | 7,149 |
15:11: Namhyung Kim eliminated in 10th place – VN₫ 260,900,000 (~USD 10,260)
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
End of the road for one of the day’s entering chip leader Namhyung Kim to miss the final table by one spot. From big blind, Kim three-bet all in and fell to caller small blind Raghav Bansal‘s on a board .
Raghav Bansal – 1,825,000 (
Namhyung Kim – Eliminated in 10th place
15:07: David Erquiaga elimimated in 11th place – VN₫ 260,900,000 (~USD 10,260)
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Small blind Nishant Sharma {as{}9h open shoves, big blind David Erquiaga calls for his tournament life then falls on the run out . Sharma soars to 5M.
Nishant Sharma – 5,000,000 (100 bb)
David Erquiaga – Eliminated in 11th place
15:05: Namhyung Kim continues to drop
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
From the button, Namhyung Kim raises 110,000, Popitukkul Supitong defends the big blind, then both players check the flop . On the turn and river , Supitong bets 175,000 and 275,000, Kim calls then mucks to top pair.
Popitukkul Supitong – 4,000,000 (80 bb)
Namhyung Kim – 420,000 (8 bb)
14:58: Wang Xiaoyu muscles with a check-raise
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Raghav Bansal opens 105,000 from the button, big blind Wang Xiaoyu calls, then both check the flop . Again Wang checks the turn , Bansal bets 100,000, Wang calls. The river , check once more from Wang, Bansal bets 300,000, Wang shoves 505,000, Bansal folds.
Wang Xiaoyu – 1,290,000 (25 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 1,500,000 (30 bb)
14:50: Aleksei Ignatev eliminated in 12th place – VN₫ 224,700,000 (~USD 8,836)
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Utg Aleksei Ignatev open shoves his last 6 bb with and is outdrawn by big blind caller Huynh Danny on a board .
Huynh Danny – 3,500,000 (
Aleksei Ignatev – Eliminated in 12th place
14:46: David Erquiage on the rise
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Small blind David Erquiaga limps, big blind Raghav Bansal checks then bets the flop . Erquiga check-raises 175,000, Bansal calls. On the turn , Erquiaga leads out 280,000 and wins it without further challenge.
David Erquiga – 1,350,000 (27 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 2,050,000 (41 bb)
14:40: Break time over, 12 players remaining
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
14:25: Chip counts at the break
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
| Seat | Player | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Huyn Danny | 3,100,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Ignatev Aleksei | 425,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Ngo Quoc Phu | 1,350,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Wu Yuanning | 850,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Nguyen Quang Huy | 1,850,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Minami Keita | 865,000 | 17 |
| 1 | Popitukkul Supitong | 3,200,000 | 64 |
| 2 | Sharma Nishant | 3,650,000 | 73 |
| 3 | erquiaga David | 1,050,000 | 21 |
| 4 | Bansal Raghav | 2,300,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Kim Namhyung | 1,000,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Wang Xiaoyu | 730,000 | 15 |
Payouts remaining
| Place | Payouts in VN₫ | ~USD |
| 1 | 4,030,000,000 | 158,474 |
| 2 | 2,461,600,000 | 96,799 |
| 3 | 1,753,020,000 | 68,935 |
| 4 | 1,320,900,000 | 51,943 |
| 5 | 1,047,100,000 | 41,176 |
| 6 | 799,100,000 | 31,424 |
| 7 | 572,400,000 | 22,509 |
| 8 | 384,200,000 | 15,108 |
| 9 | 300,800,000 | 11,829 |
| 10 | 260,900,000 | 10,260 |
| 11 | 260,900,000 | 10,260 |
| 12 | 224,700,000 | 8,836 |
14:22: David Erquiaga grinds back to health
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
David Erquiaga picks up three consecutive pots with uncalled raises to rise to 1,050,000 (26 bb).
14:19: Popitukkul Supitong catapults with a set
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Popitukkul Supitong opens from utg+1 then calls big blid Namhyung Kim’s 240,000 three-bet. At the flop , Kim bets 200,000, Supitong raises 500,000, Kim jams his massive stack Supitong snap-calls and shows set. Kim has outs with but they don’t materialize on the turn and river .
Popitukkul Supitong – 3,320,000 (83 bb)
Namhyung Kim – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
14:08: Popitukkul Supitong defends the big blind
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Utg Nishant Sharma opens and finds two callers to see the flop . two checks to cutoff Raghav Bansal who bets 100,000, big blind Popitukkul Supitong raises 365,000, no callers.
Popitukkul Supitong – 1,550,000 (38 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 2,300,000 (57 bb)
14:02: Dmitrii Gnusaev eliminated in 13th place – VN₫ 224,700,000 (~USD 8,835)
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Dmitrii Gnusaev three-bets all in for 850,000 and runs out against caller Nishant Sharma‘s .
Nishant Sharma – 3,800,000 (95 bb)
Dmitrii Gnusaev – Eliminated
13:57: Minami Keita doubles up with aces
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Down to 12 bb, Minami Keita is dealt and doubles up through Ngo Quoc Phu’s .
Minami Keita – 1,070,000 (26 bb)
Ngo Quoc Phu – 1,100,000 (27 bb)
13:39: Ngo Minh Tien eliminated in 14th place – VN₫ 203,200,000 (~USD 7,990)
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Facing a raise, utg+1 Ngo Minh Tien three-bets 225,000, button Namhyung Kim four-bets 900,000, initial raiser folds, Ngo shoves for a total of 1,000,000, Kim calls.
Ngo Minh Tien
Namhyung Kim
Ngo misses the board to finish in 14th place.
Namhyung Kim – 3,000,000 (75 bb)
Ngo Minh Tien – Eliminated in 14th place
13:33: Chiu Kwok Kit eliminated in 15th place – VN₫ 203,200,000 (~USD 7,990)
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
From hijack, short stacked Chiu Kwok Kit shoves 110,000, cutoff David Erquiaga shoves 165,000, button Raghav Bansal call and covers both players.
Chiu Kwok Kit
David Erquiaga
Raghav Bansal
The board drops lots of clubs, no one has the flush, Erquiaga ships it with a set as Chiu goes bust in 15th place.
David Erquiaga – 540,000 (13 bb)
Raghav Bansal – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Chiu Kwok Kit – Eliminated
13:25: Blinds up, 15 players remaining
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
13:28: Raghav Bansal pushes out David Erquiaga
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Battle of the blinds with 465,000 built by the turn {js|}. Small blind David Erquiaga opens 270,000, big blind Nishant Sharma calls. On the river , Erquiaga bangs out 360,000, Bansal shoves and pushes out Erquiaga from the pot.
Raghav Bansal – 2,200,000 (73 bb)
David Erquiaga – 165,000 (5 bb)
13:20: Lee Minjae eliminated in 16th place – VN₫ 181,800,000 (~$7,149)
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
The first casualty has been decided with Lee Minjae engaging Ignatev Aleksei in a preflop battle that ended with Lee calling a four-bet shove with less chips and dominated.
Lee Minjae
Ignatev Aleksei
The board offers no help to Lee to finish in 16th place.
Ignatev Aleksei – 850,000 (28 bb)
Lee Minjae – Eliminated in 16th place
13:18: Three-bet takedown for Popitukkul Supitong
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Facing two limpers, Gnusaev Dmitrii 115,000 from hijack, cutoff Popitukkul Supitong three-bets 375,000, limpers folds, and Gnusaev opts to folds as well.
Popitukkul Supitong – 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Gnusaev Dmitrii – 1,000,000 (33 bb)
13:16: Nishant Sharma gets paid for the boat
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Ngo Minh Tien opens from utg, Nishant Sharma defends the big blind, both players check the flop . On the turn Sharma leads out 60,000 and is called. Sharma fires 175,000 on the river and is called once more then shows full house. Ngo mucks and pays.
Nishant Sharma – 2,800,000 (93 bb)
Ngo Minh Tien – 900,000 (30 bb)
13:09: Easy come easy go
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Having claimed an opening pot, Gnusaev Dmitrii lost some to Ngo Minh Tien who raised preflop and called by big blind Gnusaev. Ngo continued to bet every street 50,000, 130,000, and 200,000, Gnusaev folded on the river.
Ngo Minh Tien – 1,250,000 (41 bb)
Gnusaev Dmitrii – 1,120,000 (37 bb)
13:03: Gnusaev Dmitrii chips up on the first hand
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Namhyung Kim opens from utg, next to act Gnusaev Dmitrii three-bets 165,000, Kim four-bets 400,000, Gnusaev shoves 905,000, Kim snap-folds.
Gnusaev Dmitrii – 1,360,000 (45 bb)
Namhyung Kim – 2,065,000 (68 bb)
14:00: Cards in the air!
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
The first deal is underway! There is 25:12 minutes left in this level to complete.
Poker Dream enters the final day at New World Hoiana Resort with the thrilling conclusion of the Main Event. Attracting 752 entries, portions of the VN₫ 21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670) prize pool were claimed at yesterday’s Day 2. Today will determine who will win the largest cut of VN₫ 4,030,000,000 (~USD 158,460) and capture the newest Poker Dream Main Event Dragon trophy. Follow the action via the live updates.
Cards in the air at 1pm.
Buy in: VN₫ 36,000,000 (~USD 1,545)
Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110)
Entries: 752
Prize pool: VN₫ 21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670)
ITM: 108 players
Final 16 players
| Rank | Player | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Nguyen Quang Huy | 2,670,000 | 89 |
| 2 | Sharma Nishant | 2,635,000 | 88 |
| 3 | Kim Namhyung | 2,465,000 | 82 |
| 4 | Popitukkul Supitong | 1,535,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Huyn Danny | 1,405,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Wang Xiaoyu | 1,295,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Wu Yuanning | 1,295,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Ngo Quoc Phu | 1,180,000 | 39 |
| 9 | Erquiaga David | 1,140,000 | 38 |
| 10 | Ngo Minh Tien | 990,000 | 33 |
| 11 | Gnusaev Dmitrii | 905,000 | 30 |
| 12 | Chiu Kwok Kit | 820,000 | 27 |
| 13 | Bansal Raghav | 700,000 | 23 |
| 14 | Minami Keita | 570,000 | 19 |
| 15 | Ignatev Aleksei | 515,000 | 17 |
| 16 | Lee Minjae | 335,000 | 11 |
Final 16 payouts
| Place | Payouts in VN₫ | ~USD |
| 1 | 4,030,000,000 | 158,474 |
| 2 | 2,461,600,000 | 96,799 |
| 3 | 1,753,020,000 | 68,935 |
| 4 | 1,320,900,000 | 51,943 |
| 5 | 1,047,100,000 | 41,176 |
| 6 | 799,100,000 | 31,424 |
| 7 | 572,400,000 | 22,509 |
| 8 | 384,200,000 | 15,108 |
| 9 | 300,800,000 | 11,829 |
| 10 | 260,900,000 | 10,260 |
| 11 | 260,900,000 | 10,260 |
| 12 | 224,700,000 | 8,836 |
| 13 | 224,700,000 | 8,836 |
| 14 | 203,200,000 | 7,991 |
| 15 | 203,200,000 | 7,991 |
| 16 | 181,800,000 | 7,149 |
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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