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David Erquiaga tops Kickoff Event Day 1C; 22 players join the ITM list
Fresh off a big win in Hanoi, Filipino notable David Erquiaga carried the winning vibe into the final flight of the Kickoff Event and wrapped up bagging the largest stack of the 22 remaining players. With a hefty 666,000 (56 bb) in chips, Erquiaga earned second position in the overall Day 2 lineup.
That concludes the Kickoff Event entry flights. A total of 535 entered with 68 into the ITM round. Day 1B chip leader Artem Utevskii commands with 94 bb. Erquiaga follows with 56 bb, and to round out the top three is Hung Wan with 42 bb.
Play resumes on Thursday, March 21 at 12pm. Official prize pool and payout breakdown will be posted as soon as it has been made available.
Date: March 20, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930)
Day 1C: 174 entries (133 unique)
ITM: 22 players
Chips in play: 5,220,000
| Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| David Erquiaga | Philippines | 666,000 | 56 |
| Hung Wan | Hong Kong | 503,000 | 42 |
| Drasko Boskovic | Serbia | 501,000 | 42 |
| Tiger Ong | Malaysia | 459,000 | 38 |
| Radoslaw Kopec | Poland | 429,000 | 36 |
| Kim Tae Jin | Korea | 371,000 | 31 |
| Darragh Curtin | Ireland | 295,000 | 25 |
| Nguyen Quang Huy | Viet Nam | 274,000 | 23 |
| Nguyen Vu Cuong | Viet Nam | 251,000 | 21 |
| Jeremy Chan Je Min | Malaysia | 244,000 | 20 |
| Mark Kavalev | Belarus | 179,000 | 15 |
| Kirill Gladchenko | Russia | 178,000 | 15 |
| Guy Taylor | UK | 163,000 | 14 |
| Chenxin Yu | China | 155,000 | 13 |
| Nguyen Tuan Anh | Viet Nam | 134,000 | 11 |
| Teo Loong Huy | Singapore | 132,000 | 11 |
| Cheng Bao Qiang | China | 61,000 | 5 |
| Yuan Xin | China | 46,000 | 4 |
| Ngeow Chung Fai | Malaysia | 45,000 | 4 |
| Nguyen Anh Minh | Viet Nam | 36,000 | 3 |
| Mark Che | China | 18,000 | 2 |
01:10: Tan Luan Le busts on the bubble
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Down to 5 bb, Tan Luan Le jams it from utg but can’t get past big blind Jeremy Chan who dominates throughout with 
. Tan falls on the bubble.
Jeremy Chan Je Min – 244,000
01:00: Nguyen Quang Huy outdraws Mark Che’s big slick to stay alive
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Unfortunate turn of events for Mark Che whose 
was outdrawn by Nguyen Quang Huy’s by 
on a board 
. Che plunged to just 1 bb.
00:33: 24 players remaining, pre-bubble round
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Nguyen Anh sends short stacked Thomas Promitzer to the rail with 
[qs} doiminating 
at every stage.
Nguyen Anh – 150,000
Thomas Promitzer – eliminated in 24th place
23 players remaining, it is bubble time!
00:10: Drasko Boskovic’s aggression scares then pays
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Drasko Boskovic raises then four-bet jams 212,000 holding 
. He is called by Chen Zhang with a premium . Luck finds Boskovic with the board 
granting him a pair.
Drasko Boskovic – 444,000
00:08: David Erquiaga cleans out the shorties
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Two short stacks – one of the Ivan Lee – fall to David Erquiaga who boosts his stack to 460,000.
25 players remaining, ITM three spots away.
00:05: Guy Taylor’s got mighty ducks good for a triple
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Heavy preflop action opens with a raise from Guy Taylor, hijack Thomas Promitzer three-bets all in, cutoff tanks then folds, button Ivan Lee four-bets all in, and back to Taylor who joins the party with the least amount of chips
Promitzer 
Lee 
Taylor 
The board runs out 
. Taylor triples up, Promitzer wins side pot against Lee. Taylor zooms to 165,000, Promitzer and Lee drop to 3 bb.
23:45: Radoslaw Kopec lands the gutshot to rise to chip leader
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Plenty of small chips splash the pot before it gets to big blind Radoslaw Kopec who three-bets 62,000. Initial raiser Vu Van Tiep calls, then two folds follow. At the flop 
, Kopec bets it all, Vu snap-calls his last 90,000 and turns over top pair. Kopec has with many outs to help him. The turn 
isn’t one of them but the 
grants the straight. Vu is eliminated and Kopec ships it to rise to the top.
Radoslaw Kopec – 450,000
Vu Van Tiep – eliminated
23:37: Big flop for Darragh Curtin to end Tan Win Meng
Level 16: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Darragh Curtin opens from utg then calls utg+1 Tan Win Meng’s repop of 59,000. Both see a flop , Curtin bets 5,000, Tan shoves his 1000 chip behind and way behind with 
to Curtin’s 
trips. The turn 
seals it for Curtin as Tan packs up to go.
Darragh Curtin – 350,000
Tan Win Meng – eliminated
23:27: David Erquiaga dominates to boot Qui Zening
Level 16: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Preflop betting war leads to Qui Zening all in with 
then falls to David Erquiaga’s 
.
David Erquiaga – 300,000
Qui Zening – eliminated
23:18: 40 players remaining, Kirill Gladchenko leads
Level 16: 3000-5000 ante 5000
40 players left on the hunt for the final 22 spots into Day 2 and to the money. Kirill Gladchenko is in the driver’s seat with 270,000 (45 bb).
23:03: Nguyen Quang Huy puts an end to Michael Kim Falcon’s day
Level 15: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Utg+2 Nguyen Quang Huy raises 11,000, button calls, small blind Michael Kim Falcon three-bets all in for 74,000, Nguyen isn’t budging and joins the shove as button gets out of the way. Nguyen is ahead , Falcon with , flop 
improves Falcon but with the turn Nguyen overtakes and holds on the 
river.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 90,000
22:55: Shung Er Sua wins the flip
Level 15: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Utg opens, hijack three-bets all in with , big blind Shung Er Sua calls it with 
, initial raiser folds. Board runs . Sua wins the flip and ships a double.
Shung Er Sua – 100,000
22:50: Kirill Gladchenko sends aces to dust
Level 15: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Button player looks down at and min-raises, Kirill Gladchenko defends the big blind with . At the flop , Gladchenko leads out, button raises, Gladchenoko three-bet shoves, and button calls with less chips. With the turn 
, that seals the win for Gladchenko as rockets go down.
Kirill Gladchenko – 240,000
22:25: Michael Kim Falcon rises to 47 bb
Level 14: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Facing a called min-raise, small blind Michael Kim Falcon three-bets all in for 65,500. Initial raiser calls while button caller folds. Falcon turns over and is live against . Falcon quickly flops the nuts 
which holds on the turn and river
Michael Kim Falcon – 143,000
22:08: No contest against Leong Kei Hong’s boat
Level 13: 1000-2500 ante 2500
From small blind position, Leong Kei Hong flat-called button’s min-raise and was joined by the big blind for a three-way to the flop . Button c-bet 10,000, Leong check-called, big blind check-raised to 30,000, button folded, then Leong three-bet shoved. Big blind made the call and showed 
top pair and was nearly drawing dead to Leong’s 
boat. The 
sealed it, the river was of no consequence.
Leong Kei Hong – 140,000
21:52: Nguyen Quang Huy rivers it
Level 12: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Min-raising from utg+1, Nguyen Quang Huy calls utg+2’s 10,000 re-raise and both head to the flop . Utg+2 c-bets 6,000, Nguyen check-calls. On the turn , utg+2 fires 15,000, Nguyen check-raises all in for 54,000, gets called and shows his 
draw. Utg+2 is ahead . The river is the money card for Nguyen to ship a double up.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 145,000
21:37: Michael Kim Falcon with the lucky catch
Level 12: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Cutoff Michael Kim Falcon shoves around 20 bb with and is in danger of busting with big blind calling with 
. However, Falcon’s kicker pairs up on a board 
for a double up.
Michael Kim Falcon – 86,000
21:30: 82 players remaining
Level 12: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Still a long way to go with 82 players remaining and ITM at 22 spots.
21:25: Classic flip goes to Tan Luan Le
Level 11: 1000-1500 ante 1500
Utg+2 opens 3,500, cutoff Tan Luan Le three-bets 10,500, big blind four-bets 31,500, utg+2 folds, Le five-bets all in, big blind calls for his tournament life.
Tan Luan Le
Big blind 
Board runs , Le wins the flip and boots one in the process.
Tan Luan Le – 130,000
21:20: Qui Zening sweeps two in one go
Level 11: 1000-1500 ante 1500
Three way showdown preflop, Oh Kwang 
, Mike Takayama 
, and Qui Zening . Board runs out , Qui sweeps.
Qui Zening – 80,000
Oh Kwang – eliminated
Mike Takayama – eliminated
21:15: David Erquiaga leads the 98 remaining players
Level 11: 1000-1500 ante 1500
The final flight of the Kickoff Event has now entered the freezeout stage led by Filipino pro David Erquiaga with 220,000 (146 bb). Erquiaga was earlier seen shipping a double up with pocket Aces winning surviving against a player’s flopped flush draw.
21:10: Kickoff Event Day 1C draws 174 entries
Level 11: 1000-1500 ante 1500
That’s it! Registration for the Kickoff Event has closed. Day 1C drew 174 entries to bring the combined count to 535 etnries. Cards are back in the air with players racing for one of the 22 ITM spots. We await the official prize pool which should be at around VN₫ 4.1 Billion.
18:42: 108 entries with late reg still open, pot now at VN₫ 3.6 Billion
Level 6: 300-500 ante 500
108 entries and rising. This is the last flight to enter the Kickoff Event. Day 1A and Day 1B drew a combined 361 entries to breach the VN₫ 2 Billion guarantee. With Day 1C currently at 108 entries, the pot has now grown to VN₫ 3.6 Billion.
To enter, buy in is VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) which gets you a 30,000 starting stack. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 21:10. From there, players race for a spot in the money round which is 12.5% of the field.
18:17: 88 entries as the half approaches
Level 5: 200-400 ante 400
88 entries and rising. This is the last flight to enter the Kickoff Event. Day 1A and Day 1B drew a combined 361 entries to breach the VN₫ 2 Billion guarantee. With Day 1C currently at 88 entries, the pot has now grown to VN₫ 3.48 Billion.
To enter, buy in is VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) which gets you a 30,000 starting stack. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 21:10. From there, players race for a spot in the money round which is 12.5% of the field.
17:45: 76 entries and rising
Level 4: 200-300 ante 300
This is the last flight to enter the Kickoff Event. Day 1A and Day 1B drew a combined 361 entries to bring the prize pool to VN₫ 2.8 Billion. With Day 1C currently at 76 entries, the pot has now grown to VN₫ 3.3 Billion.
To enter, buy in is VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) which gets you a 30,000 starting stack. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 21:10. From there, players race for a spot in the money round which is 12.5% of the field.
16:30: Kickoff Day 1C underway!
Level 1: 100-100
Cards are now flying for Day 1C of the Kickoff Event taking place here at Pullman Danang Beach Resort. This is the last flight to enter this event. With Day 1A and Day 1B drawing a combined 361 entries, the pot is now at VN₫ 2.8 Billion.
To enter, buy in is VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) which gets you a 30,000 starting stack. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 21:10. From there, players race for a spot in the money round which is 12.5% of the field.
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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