National Poker Champions is a local festival that is progressively making a name for itself in the Vietnamese poker scene.
Poker clubs only started to open their doors in mid-2016, but Win Poker is already about to kickoff the 6th edition of the National Poker Champions.
The festival will take place from December 7th to 16th across three locations.
Main Event – VND3B GTD
As in previous editions of this festival, players have a choice of different locations for Day 1 of the VND11M buy-in Main Event (US$469.78) in Da Nang, Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. Day 2 and the Final Day will be played out in Da Nang.
Unlike previous editions however, Win Poker did not have to look for a partner in Ho Chi Minh City to host the starting flights, as they had recently opened their own club in this location.
More: WIN Poker Club opens in Ho Chi Minh City; WIN Poker Hanoi gets an upgrade
Guarantee
This edition’s guaranteed prize pool of VND 3B (approx. US$28,850) is even more ambitious than the VND 2.5B for the previous edition.
Schedule
Day 1:
● 7th, 8th & 9th December, 12.30pm, Ha Noi
● 8th & 9th December, 12.30pm, Ho Chi Minh
● 8th & 14th December, Da Nang
○ 8th December, 2pm
○ 14th December, 12.30pm
○ 14th December, 6.30pm (Turbo)
Day 2:
● 15th December, 1pm, Da Nang
Final Day
● 16th December, 11pm, Da Nang
High Roller – VND1B GTD
As in previous editions, the National Poker Champions festival will also feature a High Roller event with a buy-in of VND 22M (US$939.55)
Guarantee
The High Roller is a 2-day event with a guaranteed prize pool of VND 1B, taking place in Da Nang on the final days of the festival.
Schedule
● Day 1: 15th December, 6.30pm
● Final Day: 16th December, 12pm
Previous Event
To read about the last National Poker Champions festival in August and how Tran Thanh Dat beat a field of 296 entries, click here.
More: Vietnam NPC5: Tran Thanh Dat wins Main Event; Norbert Koh tops the High Rollers
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Louis Hartwell
Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.
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