We’ve now had time to catch up with the side events. On Day 6 of the inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam, just before daylight, Hong Kong’s Vincent Li and Korea’s Gi Young Jin lifted trophies. The following day, the Deepstack resumed with Vietnam’s Dang Thanh Luong overcoming a deficit at heads up to clinch it. Well past the midnight hour, Ryan Mingho Yum topped the third version of the Short Deck High Roller, and two hours later, at 4am, Malaysia’s Jonathan Looi held his head high at the KO Bounty. We’ve got those results for you down below.
VINCENT LI takes down the High Roller Single Day for ₫1,971,000,000 (~$80,350)
While the Super High Roller was busy hunting down its victor, another high tier event kept the pros busy. The High Roller Single Day with a buy in of ₫100,000,000 (~$4,050) kicked off at 3pm and by close of registration 77 signed up, which was four more than its earlier version. This added another hefty prize pool of ₫7,168,700,000 (~$292,240) to the festival’s overall numbers. 11 players got paid with Hong Kong’s Vincent Li seizing the biggest cut for his victory. Li also lifted the brand’s custom designed silver dragon trophy, making him the second champion from Hong Kong.
The win was Li’s largest in Asia and second best of his career following his 2018 victory at The Wynn Summer Classic in Las Vegas.
The event ran a grueling fourteen hours before wrapping up at 5am. On the tenth hour, Le Huy Thanh delivered the bubble with a rivered flush over Ace-high then raced up to the final three with fellow countryman Tran Huy Hoang to give Vietnam the trophy advantage. However, the massive stacked Li denied them that reality. Li cleaned out Le with a straight then did the same to Tran with 
against 
on a final board 
.
Buy in: ₫100,000,000 (~$4,050)
Entries: 77
Prize pool: ₫7,168,700,000 (~$292,240)
ITM: 11 places
Payouts
| 1st | Vincent Kwun Ngai Li | Hong Kong | ₫1,971,000,000 |
| 2nd | Tran Huy Hoang | Vietnam | ₫1,401,000,000 |
| 3rd | Le Huy Thanh | Vietnam | ₫917,000,000 |
| 4th | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | ₫706,000,000 |
| 5th | Wu Jun Hao | Singapore | ₫559,000,000 |
| 6th | Hyun Sung Joo | Korea | ₫437,000,000 |
| 7th | Victor Chong | Malaysia | ₫344,000,000 |
| 8th | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | ₫268,700,000 |
| 9th | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | ₫205,000,000 |
| 10th | Yohwan Lim | Korea | ₫180,000,000 |
| 11th | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | ₫180,000,000 |
Third trophy for Korea as GI YOUNG JIN wins the NLH Turbo
Another event finishing up very late was the NLH Turbo with KMGM player Gi Young Jin rising victorious to give Korea its third trophy. Jin defeated Hong Kong’s Kevin Choi at heads up with dominated hole cards 
finding a pair on a board 
to overtake and beat 
. Jin earned his first career title and trophy along with the ₫115,000,000 (~$4,690) top prize. Jin. Also needing mention is 5th placer Hwang Seong Il who reached his second final table having also placed 5th at the Megastack.
Buy in: ₫6,000,000 (~$245)
Entries: 80
Prize pool: ₫419,040,000 (~$17,080)
ITM: 11 places
Payouts
| 1st | Jin Young Gi | Korea | ₫115,000,000 |
| 2nd | Kevin Yun Lam Choi | Hong Kong | ₫82,000,000 |
| 3rd | Yong Wai Keong | Malaysia | ₫53,440,000 |
| 4th | Koh Hsien Ren | Malaysia | ₫41,300,000 |
| 5th | Hwang Seong Il | Korea | ₫32,700,000 |
| 6th | Tan Zi Xuan | Malaysia | ₫25,600,000 |
| 7th | Chun Kit Leung | Hong Kong | ₫20,200,000 |
| 8th | Park Soorin | Korea | ₫15,800,000 |
| 9th | Akanit Rachan | Thailand | ₫12,000,000 |
| 10th | Nguyen Huu Manh | Vietnam | ₫10,500,000 |
| 11th | Woo Young Il | Vietnam | ₫10,500,000 |
DANG THANH LUONG takes down the Deepstack for ₫379,180,000
Cheers heard around the room as Vietnam celebrated its newest champion, Dang Thanh Luong, at the Deepstack event. Dang bested a field of 206 entries to snatch the ₫379,180,000 (~$15,450) first prize and his first international title and trophy. Watch the Final 6 recorded action via the Poker Dream social media channels or read on for the brief recap.
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The event reached the final table four hours into Day 2. Among them was Mystery Bounty champion Kunal Patni who was looking to be the first player win two titles. However it was not to be as Patni was bumped in 9th place. As the rest raced to the top, it was Dang Thanh Luong and Changhwan Lee commanding the table that it was no surprise to see them go head to head for the trophy.
Action opened with Luong ahead in the count but after just 30 minutes of play, the stacks switched with Lee losing chips on a bluff and on a failed hero call with bottom pair. Down to his last 10 BB, Lee took a final stand with 
that was dominated by Dang’s 
. The board favored the better cards running 
for the flush.
Buy in: ₫10,000,000 (~$400)
Entries: 206
Prize pool: ₫1,798,380,000
ITM: 31 places
Payouts
| 1st | Dang Thanh Luong | Vietnam | ₫379,180,000 |
| 2nd | Changwon Lee | Korea | ₫255,100,000 |
| 3rd | Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | ₫180,600,000 |
| 4th | Kevin Ang Kar Wai | Malaysia | ₫146,400,000 |
| 5th | Kong Seongsu | Korea | ₫115,900,000 |
| 6th | Nguyen Van Xuan | Vietnam | ₫88,000,000 |
| 7th | Nguyen The Anh | Vietnam | ₫64,300,000 |
| 8th | Ho Chung Yi | Taiwan | ₫47,000,000 |
| 9th | Kunal Patni | India | ₫38,900,000 |
| 10th | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | ₫33,000,000 |
| 11th | Song Jin Su | Korea | ₫33,000,000 |
| 12th | Kim Beabsu | Korea | ₫29,400,000 |
| 13th | Ha Van Thien | Vietnam | ₫29,400,000 |
| 14th | Philippe Bernard Culot | France | ₫26,700,000 |
| 15th | Teng Kah Yew | Malaysia | ₫26,700,000 |
| 16th | Hwang Jaeseong | Korea | ₫24,000,000 |
| 17th | Nguyen Duc Hoa | Vietnam | ₫24,000,000 |
| 18th | Chi Chung Ho | Hong Kong | ₫21,300,000 |
| 19th | Nguyen Van Men | Vietnam | ₫21,300,000 |
| 20th | Yoon Jiwon | Korea | ₫21,300,000 |
| 21st | Nguyen Tung Linh | Vietnam | ₫19,500,000 |
| 22nd | Kiwanont Sukhum | Thailand | ₫19,500,000 |
| 23rd | Christopher Mateo | Philippines | ₫19,500,000 |
| 24th | Bang Quang Hung | Vietnam | ₫17,700,000 |
| 25th | Sanat Mehrotra | India | ₫17,700,000 |
| 26th | Ha Huy Vu | Vietnam | ₫17,700,000 |
| 27th | En Ching Wu | Taiwan | ₫17,700,000 |
| 28th | Le Minh Phuc | Vietnam | ₫15,900,000 |
| 29th | Thanakrit Lachaima | Thailand | ₫15,900,000 |
| 30th | Park Jujung | Korea | ₫15,900,000 |
| 31st | Eugene Co | Philippines | ₫15,900,000 |
Short Deck High Roller: RYAN MINGHO YUM – ₫908,000,000 (~$37,000)
Watch the Final 6 race via the livestream recorded on Poker Dream social media channels. Recap to follow.
Buy in: ₫70,000,000 (~$2,850)
Entries: 41
Prize pool: ₫2,671,970,000 (~$108,926)
ITM: 6 places
Payouts
| 1st | Ryan Mingho Yum | Hong Kong | ₫908,000,000 |
| 2nd | Kok Weng Beh | Malaysia | ₫627,000,000 |
| 3rd | Devan Tang | Hong Kong | ₫400,000,000 |
| 4th | Tam Lon Tek | Macau | ₫308,000,000 |
| 5th | Ghai Pang Yap | Malaysia | ₫241,000,000 |
| 6th | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | ₫187,970,000 |
KO Bounty: JOATHAN LOOI – ₫118,320,000 (~$4,820)
Jonathan Tek-Wye Looi brought Malaysia its third title at the KO Bounty, eliminating the last two players to claim the ₫98,320,000 top prize. Amid a crowd of Koreans rooting for Ham Soyoung, Looi’s 
dominated Ham’s 
and when the board ran 
, it was heads up with Looi backed by a monstrous stack. It only took a couple of hands to secure the win. On a flop 
, all the chips went in. Looi’s 
top kicker was way ahead of Siwat Singhsuttakorn’s 
, and stayed that way with the turn 
and river 
. Looi earned an additional ₫20,000,000 for his eight bounties.
Buy in: ₫8,000,000 (~$325)
Entries: 80
Prize pool: ₫358,720,000 (~$14,620)
Bounty pool: ₫200,000,000 (~$8,150)
ITM: 11 places
Payouts (bounties not included)
| 1st | Jonathan Looi Tek-Wye | Malaysia | ₫98,320,000 |
| 2nd | Siwat Singhsuttakorn | Thailand | ₫70,000,000 |
| 3rd | Ham Soyoung | Korea | ₫46,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyen Van Trung | Vietnam | ₫35,400,000 |
| 5th | Dinh Gia Long | Vietnam | ₫28,000,000 |
| 6th | Trinh Huy Thong | Vietnam | ₫21,900,000 |
| 7th | Lee Sung Kun | Korea | ₫17,300,000 |
| 8th | Nguyen Dinh Thi | Vietnam | ₫13,500,000 |
| 9th | Kim Jaehon | Korea | ₫10,300,000 |
| 10th | Tran Van Tai | Vietnam | ₫9,000,000 |
| 11th | Ha Van Thien | Vietnam | ₫9,000,000 |
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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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