Total entries: 708
Prize pool: VND 5,494,080,000 (~USD 228,110)
Chips in play: 8,070,000
Kunal Patni bags the biggest at Mini Main Event Day 1C
Kunal Patni
The last entry flight of the Mini Main Event drew a stellar field of 269 entries (187 unique) and after ten hours of play, two players busted on the bubble leaving 33 players. Bagging the largest was India’s Kunal Patni with 561,000. This was good enough for second rank in the overall Day 2 counts. Listed below are the Day 1C survivors.
1
Kunal Patni
India
561,000
2
Ho Yao Yu
Taiwan
517,000
3
Babushkin Nikolay
Russia
421,000
4
Chirag Khanduja
India
413,000
5
Lee Tsung Ying
Taiwan
331,000
6
Ip Ho Yuen
Hong Kong
331,000
7
John Jay Magadan
Philipines
311,000
8
Nang Kook Siew
Malaysia
307,000
9
Pham Minh Khoa
Viet Nam
285,000
10
Hoàng Trung HiếU
Viet Nam
274,000
11
Rrt
India
270,000
12
Thuy Lucky
Viet Nam
270,000
13
Hung Lee
Viet Nam
262,000
14
NguyễN Minh Thành
Viet Nam
258,000
15
Denis Semerento
Russia
258,000
16
Mark Dela Cruz
Philippines
253,000
17
Never Fold
Viet Nam
252,000
18
Hu Jin Long
China
237,000
19
Jayvee Borlagdan
Philippines
236,000
20
Ngoc Ha Nguyen
Viet Nam
234,000
21
Joker
Viet Nam
204,000
22
Gerardo Lubas III
Philippines
199,000
23
Ashish Ahuja
India
193,000
24
Mdestiny
Viet Nam
188,000
25
TuấN Mèo
Viet Nam
183,000
26
HiệP Qks
Viet Nam
173,000
27
Ankit Jajodia
India
129,000
28
Tai Weiliang
Singapore
114,000
29
The Naing
Singapore
113,000
30
Ta Ha- Super Goden
Viet Nam
91,000
31
PhạM ĐứC Dũng
Viet Nam
83,000
32
Hoa 20
Viet Nam
59,000
33
Vũ ĐứC Trung
Viet Nam
41,000
02:07: Double KO on the bubble!
Level 19: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Two tables see all ins called leading to two players busting to split the last place money. At one table, Nguyen Dinh Vy shoves his last 4.7 bb with and is denied the blinds and ante by the big blind Hoang Trung Hieu who calls with and hits on a board .
At the other table, Chirag Khanduja raises, Kunal Patni calls, Nguyen Ha Ninh shoves, and is called. Khanduja and Patni proceed to check down the board . Nguyen turns over air, Khanduja , Patni ships it with .
01:45: Ip Hou Yuen brings in the bubble round
Level 18: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Ip Ho Yuen
Ip Ho Yuen calls lojack’s shove and dominates with over . With the board running , no change in leadership to bring about the bubble round with 35 players remaining.
Ip Ho Yuen – 320,000
01:19: Break time, 36 players remaining
Level 18: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Break time again, 36 players remaining. Bubble round is just one bust away. Heat bags up at ITM of 34 players.
00:55: Chirag Khanduja banks big on a flip
Level 17: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Chirag Khanduja
Cutoff Chirag Khanduja ships a massive pot with standing firm against on a board .
Blinds are up, 46 players remaining with average stack just under 30 bigs. The heat plays down to ITM of 34 players.
00:35: Mark Dela Cruz turns the straight
Level 16: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Button player Mark Dela Cruz raises to 10,000, big blind defends, the flop comes . Big blind leads out 15,000, Dela Cruz raises to 35,000, big blind jams, Dela Cruz calls.
Dela Cruz draw
Big blind two pair
The turn grants Dela Cruz the straight, and with the river , it holds to rail one and ship it.
Blinds are up, 50 players remaining with average stack at 32 bb. Only 34 are guaranteed to advance into the money round.
00:20: Lee Jin Xiong wins the pot
Level 15: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Lee Jin Xiong
Under the gun +1 raises to 8,000, lojack three bets all in for 29,000, hijack Lee Jin Xiong calls, initial raiser calls. Both players proceed to check down the board . Lojack turns over , utg+1 , Lee Jin Xiong has to claim the pot and rail one.
Lee Jin Xiong – 200,000
00:05: Hung Le Viet dominates to ship a big pot
Level 15: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Hung Le Viet
Big pot brewed preflop with button three-betting and initial raiser lojack Hung Le Viet making the call for a 60,000 pot. At the flop , Hung check-calls the shove and turns over , which is ahead of button’s . The turn and river complete the board for Hung to ship it and end one.
Hung Le Viet – 290,000
00:00: Thanh Nguyen outkicks one
Level 15: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
All in preflop, Thanh Nguyen outkicks a player out of the field with dominating on a board running .
Thanh Nguyen – 196,000
23:38: Break time, 61 players remaining
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
Players are on a break, 61 remaining on the hunt for a spot in the money round. Only 34 are guaranteed to advance.
23:30: Preflop shoves are rampant, Pham Van Hiep dominates
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
Under the gun +1 raises to 6,000, hijack Pham Van Hiep three-bets to 13,000, big blind four-bets to 40,000, initial raiser folds, Pham moves all in and is called. Pham shows and dominates . No change on the board to score a double up.
Pham Van Hiep – 150,000
23:22: Lee Jin Xiong outdraws to end one’s hopes
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
Under the gun +1 shoves 21,500 and to battle with, action folds around to the small blind Lee Jin Xiong who makes the call holding . The flop comes for two pair to the at-risk player, but with the turn and river , Lee lands the straight to ship it.
Lee Jin Xiong – 125,000
23:15: Kris Yao Ho wins the flip
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
All in preflop, Kris Yao Ho with wins the flip against on a board running
Blinds are up, 75 players remain on the hunt for a final chance at reaching the money round. The heat plays down to 34 players.
23:05: Another pot for Thanh Nguyen
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Thanh Nguyen
Under the gun+1 Thanh Nguyen raises to 5,000, next to him is a re-raise to 15,000, button calls, Nguyen makes it three players to the flop . Nguyen leads out 15,000, only button calls then both check the turn . On the river , Nguyen bets 22,0000 and claims the pot without a challenge.
Thanh Nguyen – 220,000
22:55: Big blind special for Kris Yao Ho ends Jung Sup Yun
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Yao Ho
Lojack raises to 5,500, small blind Jung Sup Yun and big blind Kris Yao Ho call, the flop is , all check. On the turn , Jung leads out 10,000, only Ho calls to see the river . Jung bets 15,000, Ho shoves, Jung calls for his tournament life. Ho has full house, Jung busts with two pair.
Kris Yao Ho – 400,000
22:40: Ankit Jajodia on the rise
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Ankit Jajodia
Under the gun raises to 5,000, hijack Ankit Jajodia three-bets to 10,000, cutoff four-bets all in, utg folds, Jajodia makes the call and shows . Cutoff is ahead with but with the board running , Jajodia connects to ship it.
Another 30 minutes has gone by which means the blinds are up. 90 players remaining. Still a long way to go. The heat plays down to 34 players.
22:25: Thanh Nguyen dusts two in one go
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Under the gun immediately shoves (11,000), two spots over Thanh Nguyen calls, action folds to the big blind who three-bets it all (50,000), again Nguyen calls.
Under the gun
Thanh Nguyen
Big blind
The board runs for cowboys to hold and dust two simultaneously.
Blinds are up! Screens still say 108 remaining but it probably hasn’t ben updated. We will have the correct number once we get the info. The heat plays down to 34 players.
22:00: Ankit Jajodia gets max pay for the set
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Ankit Jajodia was all in with set on a turn board . His challenger had . The river did not give the straight to overtake, instead a for a double up to Jajodia.
Ankit Jajodia – 80,000
21:45: Anatolii Gorbushin eliminated
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
The Mystery Bounty champion will not be going home with the Mini Main Event trophy having busted just moments after registration closed. Gorbushin risked it all with that ran into a player’s pocket Aces.
21:38: Mini Main Event Day 1C closes with 269 entries!
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
That’s it! Registration to the Mini Main Event is closed! A total of 269 entered the last flight with 108 players remaining. The heat plays down to 34 players.
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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