No shortage of action at the inaugural WPT Prime in Hanoi, Vietnam as players poured in the Crown Poker Club for Day 1C of the WPT Opener. It being the last chance to enter, a thunderous 288 ponied up to bring the combined turnout to a massive 596 entries. This was great news for the 74 advancing players as it obliterated the guarantee for a richer prize pool of VN₫ 4,624,960,000 (~US$ 199,610).
Here’s how the days broke down:
Day 1A: 15 advanced out of 123 entries
Day 1B: 23 advanced out of 185 entries
Day 1C: 36 advanced out of 288 entries
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~US$ 380)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,500,000,000 (~US$ 107,933)
Entries: 596
Prize pool: VN₫ 4,624,960,000 (~US$ 199,610)
ITM: 74 players
*Breakdown of payouts can be found at the bottom of the page
Day 1C ran a lengthy 10 hours before the 36 ITM players were determined. Among the many casualties were local pros Cao Ngoc Anh, Macaron Tran, Huynh Ngoc Cuong, and Harry Duong. Other fallouts were Filipino Christopher Mateo, Malaysia‘s Jin Yong, Japan’s Satoshi Kuriga, and Singapore‘s Li Wenxuan who missed the mark on all three days.
When the Day 2 qualifiers return, they will all be guaranteed a minimum payout of VN₫ 13,500,000 but what they will be hunting down is the substantial VN₫ 875,000,000 (~US$ 37,764) first prize. Cards start flying at 11am on Sunday, May 22. In prime position are locals Mr Muoi and Phuong Xu, both players dominated Day 1C and bagged up nearly equal stacks.
Mr Muoi’s story was quite amazing. He climbed from just one ante to overall leader with 633,000 in chips. His biggest boost was trips Kings 
over pocket Queens then just before the bubble round, he delivered a double knockout with 
set over 
and 
on a board 
.
Before Mr Muoi made his ascent, Phuong Xu was already backed by a heavy arsenal and added more to it when he railed a player with 
over 
. He bagged up 632,000, just one yellow chip difference. Other players making the cut in this heat were USA’s Duy Ho, Vietnam’s Le Ngoc Khanh, and Hong Kong’s Ho Chi Chung.
When the game resumes, it will no doubt be very thrilling with known pros also on the felt namely Terry Nguyen, Dang Van Hien, Gaurav Sood, WSOP bracelet champion Kartik Ved, and Teddy Pham.
Day 2 qualifiers = 74 players
| Player | Country | Chips | BB |
| Mr Muoi | Vietnam | 633,000 | 79 |
| Phuong Xu | Vietnam | 632,000 | 79 |
| Terry Nguyen | Vietnam | 556,000 | 69 |
| Nguyen Ho Tung | Vietnam | 427,000 | 53 |
| Ngueyn Hoang (Nevar) | Vietnam | 411,000 | 51 |
| Nguyen Tien Thanh | Vietnam | 389,000 | 48 |
| Pham Duy Tien (Minnn) | Vietnam | 373,000 | 46 |
| Duy Ho | USA | 355,000 | 44 |
| Than Nguyen (Baobei) | Vietnam | 339,000 | 42 |
| Pham Ngoc Tu (Tu Tinh Tao) | Vietnam | 337,000 | 42 |
| Phillip Nguyen | Australia | 336,000 | 42 |
| Bui Duc Thien | Vietnam | 315,000 | 39 |
| Le Dinh Hai | Vietnam | 306,000 | 38 |
| Tran An Khang | Vietnam | 290,000 | 36 |
| Nguyen Duy Vu (Emit) | Vietnam | 288,000 | 36 |
| Phan Trung Hieu | Vietnam | 281,000 | 35 |
| Nhat Nguyen | Vietnam | 279,000 | 34 |
| Mai Tri Mihn | Vietnam | 278,000 | 34 |
| Krishna Wadeesirisak | Thailand | 271,000 | 33 |
| Hoang Trung Thanh (Kaka Hoang) | Vietnam | 267,000 | 33 |
| Tuyen Le | Vietnam | 260,000 | 32 |
| Gaurav Sood | India | 255,000 | 31 |
| Nguyen Tuong Nghia | Vietnam | 252,000 | 31 |
| Dang Van Hien | Vietnam | 246,000 | 30 |
| Ken Vo | Vietnam | 244,000 | 30 |
| Thanh Nguyen | Vietnam | 239,000 | 29 |
| Pham Duc Hanh (Minh Than) | Vietnam | 222,000 | 27 |
| Julien Melet | France | 216,000 | 27 |
| Dao Ngoc Thang | Vietnam | 204,000 | 25 |
| Vishal Bajaj | India | 203,000 | 25 |
| Nguyen Duy Anh | Vietnam | 201,000 | 25 |
| Nguyen Quang Minh | Vietnam | 199,000 | 24 |
| Hai Le | Vietnam | 198,000 | 24 |
| Lam Hong (Pink Pink) | Vietnam | 188,000 | 23 |
| Ho Chi Chung | Hong Kong | 177,000 | 22 |
| Tuan Tung | Vietnam | 176,000 | 22 |
| Tran Cong Huan | Vietnam | 173,000 | 21 |
| Tran Tien Trung | Vietnam | 170,000 | 21 |
| Khanh Le | Vietnam | 170,000 | 21 |
| Kartik Ved | India | 167,000 | 21 |
| Do Quy Thang | Vietnam | 165,000 | 20 |
| Nam Le | Vietnam | 159,000 | 19 |
| Lok Ching Li | Australia | 149,000 | 18 |
| Mirea | 143,000 | 17 | |
| Kevin Nguyen | Vietnam | 141,000 | 17 |
| Bu Duc Tu (Tobias) | Vietnam | 136,000 | 17 |
| Pham Thanh Dan | Vietnam | 133,000 | 16 |
| Nguyen Thanh Tung | Vietnam | 131,000 | 16 |
| Hoang Dinh Trung | Vietnam | 123,000 | 15 |
| Runch Pornraksamanee | Thailand | 121,000 | 15 |
| Dinh Van Tien (Davati) | Vietnam | 117,000 | 14 |
| Nguyen Thanh Trung (Trung OK ELA) | Vietnam | 115,000 | 14 |
| Quan Nguyen | Vietnam | 114,000 | 14 |
| Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | 107,000 | 13 |
| Minh Tuan (Hu Truc) | Vietnam | 107,000 | 13 |
| Tan Lee | 106,000 | 13 | |
| Panitan Poopadsri | Thailand | 104,000 | 13 |
| Xua Tan Bong Toi | Vietnam | 103,000 | 12 |
| Tien Pham (Teddy Pham) | Vietnam | 101,000 | 12 |
| Ng Tien Anh (Lx nguyen) | Vietnam | 97,000 | 12 |
| Pham Hong Phuc | Vietnam | 96,000 | 12 |
| Paul Elliott | Australia | 94,000 | 11 |
| Lasse Lien | Malta | 93,000 | 11 |
| Mr Hamatu (Ta Manh Tuong | Vietnam | 86,000 | 10 |
| Ngo Minh Dung (Jun) | Vietnam | 79,000 | 9 |
| Hasagi | Vietnam | 79,000 | 9 |
| Nguyen Tuan Hung (hung Bob) | Vietnam | 69,000 | 8 |
| Le Minh Khanh | Vietnam | 69,000 | 8 |
| Tran Duc Kien | Vietnam | 65,000 | 8 |
| Maaku Tanaka | Japan | 65,000 | 8 |
| Victor Lam | Vietnam | 63,000 | 7 |
| Vu Quoc Khanh | Vietnam | 55,000 | 6 |
| Hanna Azimai | Australia | 40,000 | 5 |
| Justin Skouholt | USA | 8,000 | 1 |
| Chips in play: 14,900,000 | |||
| Average stack: 201,351 | |||
| Opening blinds: 4K-8K bb ante 8K |
Prize pool and payout breakdown (in VN₫)
| 1st | 875,000,000 |
| 2nd | 615,000,000 |
| 3rd | 395,000,000 |
| 4th | 282,000,000 |
| 5th | 217,000,000 |
| 6th | 178,000,000 |
| 7th | 147,000,000 |
| 8th | 117,000,000 |
| 9th | 87,760,000 |
| 10th | 72,500,000 |
| 11th | 72,500,000 |
| 12th | 72,500,000 |
| 13th | 58,000,000 |
| 14th | 58,000,000 |
| 15th | 58,000,000 |
| 16th | 48,500,000 |
| 17th | 48,500,000 |
| 18th | 48,500,000 |
| 19th | 41,000,000 |
| 20th | 41,000,000 |
| 21st | 41,000,000 |
| 22nd | 34,000,000 |
| 23rd | 34,000,000 |
| 24th | 34,000,000 |
| 25th | 29,000,000 |
| 26th | 29,000,000 |
| 27th | 29,000,000 |
| 28th | 24,000,000 |
| 29th | 24,000,000 |
| 30th | 24,000,000 |
| 31st | 24,000,000 |
| 32nd | 24,000,000 |
| 33rd | 24,000,000 |
| 34th | 24,000,000 |
| 35th | 24,000,000 |
| 36th | 24,000,000 |
| 37th | 21,000,000 |
| 38th | 21,000,000 |
| 39th | 21,000,000 |
| 40th | 21,000,000 |
| 41st | 21,000,000 |
| 42nd | 21,000,000 |
| 43rd | 21,000,000 |
| 44th | 21,000,000 |
| 45th | 21,000,000 |
| 46th | 18,400,000 |
| 47th | 18,400,000 |
| 48th | 18,400,000 |
| 49th | 18,400,000 |
| 50th | 18,400,000 |
| 51st | 18,400,000 |
| 52nd | 18,400,000 |
| 53rd | 18,400,000 |
| 54th | 18,400,000 |
| 55th | 15,900,000 |
| 56th | 15,900,000 |
| 57th | 15,900,000 |
| 58th | 15,900,000 |
| 59th | 15,900,000 |
| 60th | 15,900,000 |
| 61st | 15,900,000 |
| 62nd | 15,900,000 |
| 63rd | 15,900,000 |
| 64th | 13,500,000 |
| 65th | 13,500,000 |
| 66th | 13,500,000 |
| 67th | 13,500,000 |
| 68th | 13,500,000 |
| 69th | 13,500,000 |
| 70th | 13,500,000 |
| 71st | 13,500,000 |
| 72nd | 13,500,000 |
| 73rd | 13,500,000 |
| 74th | 13,500,000 |
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you daily recaps and highlights of the inaugural WPT Prime Vietnam from start to finish.
Event articles:
WPT Prime debuts in Hanoi
Launch day of WPT Prime Vietnam
WPT Prime Vietnam – Day 1 results
WPT Prime Vietnam – Day 2 results
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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