WPT Vietnam 2018 : Live Updates
WPT Vietnam 2018 : Live Updates
22:50: Dhaval Mudgal wins the WPT Vietnam Main Event
Level 35: Blinds 150K – 300K – ante 300K
The inaugural WPT Vietnam Main Event champion has emerged! Congratulations to Dhaval Mudgal! He makes history as the first player to win a WPT championship title in Vietnam. The final hand saw Mudgal shove with 
and Takao Shimizu called for his tournament life with 
. The board ran 
to end it all and crown the champion.
Mudgal earned the VND 2,4287,580,000 first place prize money and the gorgeous WPT trophy.
For Shimizu’s impressive performance, he earned VND 1,702,030,000 for runner-up.
We will have a recap for you shortly. You can relive all the action leading up to Mudgal’s victory right here in our live updates.
22:45: Dhaval Mudgal inches further ahead
Level 35: Blinds 150K – 300K – ante 300K
Dhaval Mudgal takes more chips from Takao Shimizu to reach 13.1M. Shimizu raised to 650k and Mudgal called. The flop 
, Mudgal check-called 600k. The 
turn, Mudgal led for 1.4M, Shimizu raised to 3.8M, Mudgal shoved, and Shimizu folded up.
22:35: Dhaval Mudgal takes the lead
Level 35: Blinds 150K – 300K – ante 300K
Chip stacks have switched up! Dhaval Mudgal took the lead after shipping in a big pot without a showdown. The hand saw a limp by Mudgal, a raise by Takao Shimizu, and a call by Mudgal. At the flop 
, both players checked. On the 
turn, Shimizu bet 1M, Mudgal raised to 2M, Shimizu called. The river 
saw Shimizu check, Mudgal moved all in, and no call from Shimizu. Mudgal now at 12M while Shimizu dropped to 8.3M.
22:30: Dhaval Mudgal and Takao Shimizu go tit for tat
Level 35: Blinds 150K – 300K – ante 300K
After taking a dip in chips, it was back to the grind again for Dhaval Mudgal. He won a series of pots again with his preflop raises, this one below got much further.
Limp pot preflop, board ran 
, Mudgal bet 300k, Shimizu called. On the turn, Mudgal bet 700k and claimed it.
The next hand though went to Shimizu. Mudgal raised to 650k and Shimizu called. The flop 
brought in another bet by Mudgal and Shimizu check-called. On the turn, no bets, but the river got Shimizu acting up with a 600k bet. No call from Mudgal.
22:20: Takao Shimizu back up to 12M
Level 35: Blinds 150K – 300K – ante 300K
Takao Shimizu raised to 600k and Dhaval Mudgal called. At the flop 
, Mudgal check-called 500k. Same action on the turn 
with a 1200 bet check-called. On the 
river, Shimizu shoved and Mudgal folded.
22:10: Seeing flops and more
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
Dhaval Mudgal and Takao Shimizu went to see a flop and more on a few hands. On the first one, Mudgal raised to 600k, Shimizu called. On the flop 
, Shimizu checked, Mudgal bet 800k, and took it.
Next one, Shimizu raised to 550k, Mudgal called. When the board ran 
, all stages were checked, and Shimizu won with .
Another hand, Shimizu limped in and Mudgal checked. The flop landed 
, Mudgal check-called Shimizu’s 300k bet. On the 
turn and river 
both checked. Shimizu won with 
over 
.
Mudgal raised to 600k, Shimizu called. At the flop 
, Shimizu checked, Mudgal bet 600k, called by Shimizu. On the turn, Shimizu checked, Mudgal bet 1.1M, and that was good to scoop it with Shimizu folding.
22:00: Takao Shimizu fights back
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
Dhaval Mudgal continues to put Takao Shimizu to the test with frequent raises just to see the flop. While Shimizu has been seen folding, he took it all the way in this hand. Action began with Mudgal raising to 550k, called by Shimizu. At the flop 
, both checked. On the turn, Shimizu led for 700k and Mudgal called. On the river, Shimizu fired 800k, and this time Mudgal backed off and folded.
Stacks are still pretty close with Shimizu just below 11M and Mudgal around 9.5M.
21:55: Dhaval Mudgal on the grind
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
Heads up action has been dominated by Dhaval Mudgal. We’ve only seen one showdown and that went to Mudgal. Mudgal has won around seven pots, successfully grinding to even up the score.
Average stack is 10,185,000 with 20,370,000 total chips in play.
21:42: HEADS UP: Takao Shimizu vs Dhaval Mudgal
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
With the elimination of Tai Hsing Hsiung, we have reached the heads up round. One of these two players, Takao Shimizu and Dhaval Mudgal, will walk away with the title and the top prize money. Here’s what’s in store:
1st VND 2,4287,580,000
2nd VND 1,702,030,000
Shimizu enters with 12,425,000, Dhaval Mudgal with 7,950,000. Good luck to both!
21:40: Tai Hsing Hsiung eliminated in 3rd place – VND 1,097,540,000
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
We just lost Taiwanese player David Tai Hsing Hsiung. He had a spectacular Main Event run but it ended short two spots from the title. Delivering the defeat was Dhaval Mudgal. Tai’s final hand was 
and Mudgal with 
. The board ran out 
. Tai earned VND 1,097,540,00 for his great run here at WPT Vietnam.
21:30: Takao Shimizu zooms to 12.3M
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
SB Dhaval Mudgal moved all in and Takao Shimizu with the call. Mudgal had , Shimizu with 
, the board offered no help to Mudgal for a big double up to Shimizu. Shimizu now at 12.3M and Mudgal down 4M.
21:25: Dhaval Mudgal bags a double through Tai Hsing
Level 34: Blinds 125K – 250K – ante 250K
Tai Hsing raised to 550k from the button, small blind Dhaval Mudgal three-bet to 1.575M, Tai jammed, snap-call by Mudgal. Tai 
, Mudgal . The board ran blanks for a double up to Mudgal.
21:20: Tai Hsing vs Takao Shimizu
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
DB Tai Hsing raised to 425k, Takao Shimizu three-bet to 1200, back to Tai who called. At the flop , both checked it. On the turn, Shimizu bet 1600 and Tai called. The river cam 
, Shimizu checked, Tai bet 1800, and Shimizu folded.
Tai up to 10M, Shimizu down to 3.9M.
21:15: Tai Hsing vs Dhaval Mudgal
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
Another limped pot preflop, the cards dropped , Tai Hsing checked, Dhaval Mudgal bet 200k, called by Tai. On the turn, action was the same with a 600k bet check-called. On the river, no bets and Mudgal won it with over 
.
21:10: Tai Hsing bets big on Dhaval Mudgal
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
Dhaval Mudgal wasn’t sure if Tai Hsing was bluffing him with the Taiwanese betting hard after just limping in. On a flop 
, Tai bet 300k and Mudgal called. On the turn, both checked, but on the river, Tai jumped out with a 1.3M bet. Mudgal folded. Mudgal down to 5M.
21:05: Takao Shimizu rails another; Tran Cao Tam out in 4th place – VND 802,340,000
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
Takao Shimizu hadn’t even finished fixing his chips when Tran Cao Tam shoved with 1.55M. Shimizu called. Tam , Shimizu , the board ran a dramatic to pair them both with Tam still ahead. The turn was blank but another diamond would split it. But the river had other plans as it came down for trips to Shimizu and 4th place for Tam. Tam earned VND 802,340,000 for his deep finish. Shimizu is at 6.4M.
That ended the hope of a Vietnamese winner with the 3 remaining players from Taiwan, India, and Japan.
21:00: Nguyen Duc Hai (Hai Chuot) railed in 5th place – VND 613,840,000
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
SB Takao Shimizu limped in and Hai Chuot checked. The flop landed , Shimizu bet 325k, Hai Chuot tanked then shoved, Shimizu with a snap-call. Chuot 
, Shimizu , the turn ended the hand with Chuot drawing dead. The river was . Hai Chuot earned VND 613,840,000 for his 5th place finish.
20:45: Tai Hsing widens his lead, four-bets Mudgal
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
From CO, Tai Hsing raised to 425k, DB Dhaval Mudgal three-bet to 1200, Tai four-bet to 2700, Mudgal folded. Mudgal dropped to 4.3M, Tai up to 8.8M.
20:40: Hai Chuot mucks to Tai Hsing again
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
New round and bets sizes are pretty big. There are only two denomination chips, the 25K and the 100K. Average stack is at 20bbs. One of the biggest pots so far has been Tai Hsing’s scoop over Hai Chuot. It was battle of the blinds with Chuot limping in and Tai checking his big blind. At the flop , both checked. On the turn, Chuot bet 275k, Tai called. On the river 
, Chuot with a 575k bet and after tanking, Tai called. Chuot mucked and Tai scooped it without a showdown. Tai tanked for some time in this hand and the TD advised players to speed up the action.
Tai is now the overwhelming leader with 7.6M. Chuot dropped to 2.4M.
20:25: Tai Hsing vs Tran Cao Tam
Level 33: Blinds 100K – 200K – ante 200K
The first big pot after the break went to Tai Hsing. From the button, he raised to 425k and big blind Tran Cao Tam called. On the flop , Tam checked, Tai c-bet 250k and a smooth-call by Tam. Turn brought another bet in from Tai of 750k, and Tam once again check-called. On the river , Tam checked, Tai wasted no time counting out his chips and moved all in, Tam folded.
20:01: Break time chip count update
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
5 players remaining. Total chips in play 20,370,000. Average stack is 4,074,000.
Dhaval Mudgal – 6.025M
David Tai Hsing – 4.225M
Tran Cao Tam – 3.775M
Hai Chuot – 2.95M
Takao Shimizu – 2.4M
20:00: Dhaval Mudgal banks a big double up off Hai Chuot
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
Just before heading off to a break, Dhaval Mudgal scored a huge double up. It began with him raising to 350k from cutoff and big blind Hai Chuot called. On the flop , no bets by either. On the turn, Chuot bet 450k and Mudgal called. On the river, Mudgal moved all in for 2.1M. This sent Chuot to the tanker until he finally found the courage to call. Mudgal opened for a straight. Chuot had top pair.
19:45: Tai Hsing wins it, Hai Chuot mucks
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
UTG Tai Hsing raised to 325k and BB Hai Chuot tank-called. At the flop 
, both players checked. On the turn, Chuot led for 325k and Tai called. On the river Hai fired 625k and Tai made the call. Chuot mucked. Tai claimed the pot without having to show. Tai goes up to 4.2M, Chuot drops to 5.4M.
19:35: Tran Cao Tam rising
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
Tran Cao Tam has won several more pots here to bring his stack to 3.8M. One pot he limped on the small blind and Takao Shimizu checked on the big blind. The flop , both checked. On the turn, Tam led for 250k and took it.
Next pot saw Dhaval Mudgal open with a 300k raise from the button, SB Tam three-bet to 875k, BB folded, and Mudgal folded as well.
19:25: Hai Chuot takes it with his pocket pair
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
Hai Chuot hasn’t been in much of the shove fest here but he did get in on a hand and win a decent pot. He raised to 350K from UTG and got called by Tran Cao Tam on the small blind. At the flop , turn, and river, no bets came and Chuot won with 
over Tam’s .
19:20: Dhaval Mudgal wins off Takao Shimizu
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
CO Takao Shimizu raised and Mudgal defended on the big blind. At the flop , both checked it. On the turn, Mudgal led for 375k and Shimizu called. The river saw Mudgal fire 400k, and this time no call by Shimizu.
19:15: Tai Hsing wins one
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
After paying out, it was time to take it in. BB Tai Hsing and UTG Dhaval Mudgal were in a pot that saw a raise preflop and the cards run . Tai checked, Mudgal bet 225k, Tai called. On the turn, both slowed and checked and as well on the river . Tai won with trips.
19:10: Tran Cao Tam doubles again through Tai Hsing
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
Tai Hsing continues to dish out the chips. Tran Cao Tam is the happy benefactor of yet another double up. Tam shoved his 1.45M stack with , Tai called with . The board ran very low to send a double to Tam. Tam now at 3M.
19:05: Tai Hsing the ATM machine, doubles up Mudgal and Tam
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
Lots of shoves taking place in this level. After the fall of Hanh Phong, Tai Hsing shoved with and Dhaval Mudgal with the fast call holding the nuts hole cards . The board had no bad beats arrived for a double up to Mudgal to 5M.
Next hand, Tai pushed with and Tran Cao Tam called for his tournament life with . The board bricked running and Tai paid a double up to Tam.
19:00: Hanh Phong eliminated in 6th place – VND 490,420,000
Level 32: Blinds 75K – 150K – ante 150K
Hanh Phong shoved on the button and after deliberating, David Tai Hsing made the call. Tai with , Phong with , the board ran dry . Phong’s run has ended. He earned VND 490,240,000 for his 6th place finish.
18:55: Dhaval Mudgal survives
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
Tai Hsing shoved on the small blind and Dhaval Mudgal called while putting himself at risk. Tai had , Mudgal with . The board ran to pair up Tai but with the river , Mudgal was saved again and doubled up to 4.1M.
18:45: Takao Shimizu tanks Hanh Phong
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
Small blind Takao Shimizu limped in preflop and big blind Hanh Phong checked his option. At the flop , Shimizu led for 150k and Phong called. On the turn, Shimizu fired 450k, and Phong tank-called. On the river, all in by Shimizu sent Phong to the think tank again. He took some time to decide and the TD was called for a clock countdown. Phong folded.
18:40: Dhaval Mudgal saved by the river! Split pot!
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
Button player Dhaval Mudgal shoved and got snap-called by Takao Shimizu on the big blind. Mudgal was clearly looking to just steal the blinds and antes but now having to show his . Shimizu had . The board ran for a split pot. Mudgal was very happy to see that last card. Not so for Shimizu.
18:30: Dhaval Mudgal loses some to Tai Hsing
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
Battle of the blinds, SB Tai Hsing raised to 275k and Dhaval Mudgal defended his big blind. At the flop , both checked. On the turn, Tai checked then called Mudgal’s 300k bet. Then on the river, both slowed and checked. Tai showed K-9 to win it, Mudgal also showed a nine but mucked his lower kicker.
18:25: Takao Shimizu had the lady
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
Action folded to the blinds, Tran Cao Tam limped in and Takao Shimizu checked. The flop ran , no bets by either. On the turn, Tam checked, Shimizu bet 150k, and Tam check-called. On the river , action was the same with Tam check-calling a 350k raise, and Shimizu won it with trips. That made for a very happy Japanese rail.
18:05: Tran Cao Tam doubles up
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
Action folded to Dhaval Mudgal on the small blind and he announced all in. Tran Cao Tam on the big blind called for his tournament life. Mudgal had and Tam with . The board ran for a double up to Tam. He now has 2.5M.
18:00: Hai Chuot in command
Level 31: 75K – 125K – ante 125K
New round brings bigger pots. We have six remaining here. Hai Chuot has just taken the lead after winning a pot off Hanh Phong. It was a battle of the blinds. Phong limped in from the small blind and checked by Chout on the big blind. At the flop 
, Phong checked, Chuot bet 200k, and called. On the turn, action was the same with a 400k bet laid out. Then on the river, both players checked it and Chuot won it with over .
17:40: Tai Hsing rising
Level 30: Blinds 50,000 – 100,000 – ante 100,000
Hanh Phong raised to 300k from the button, Tai Hsing re-raised to 900k, back to Phong who called. On the flop , Tai led for 490k and took it down. Tai at 4.9M and Phong at 3.7M.
17:30: Nguyen Hoang Nam (Apuweo) out in 7th place – VND 406,240,000
Level 30: Blinds 50,000 – 100,000 – ante 100,000
One of the most colorful players at the final table was Nguyen Hoang Nam aka Apu Weo. His motto, “No gamble, no glory” or “No gamble, no future”, well one of those, has done him well throughout however, the ride to the title was just cut short by fellow countryman Hanh Phong. Apu Weo raised to 350k, Phong three-bet to 700k, Apu Weo shoved, and a snap call by Phong. Apu Weo had and Phong with . The board ran for a set to Apu Weo but with the river , it was a straight for Phong to knock out Apu Weo in 7th place. Apu Weo earned VND 406,240,000 for his deep finish.
17:10: Chip count update
Level 30: Blinds 50,000 – 100,000 – ante 100,000
Hai Chuot – 5M
Tai Hsing – 2.6M
Dhaval Mudgal – 3M
Tran Cao Tam – 1.1M
Apu Weo – 900k
Takao Shimizu – 3.4M
Hanh Phong – 3.9M
17:00: Hai Chuot lands a monster double up through Dhaval Mudgal
Level 30: Blinds 50,000 – 100,000 – ante 100,000
UTG+1 Dhaval Mudgal raised to 300k, SB Hanh Phuong called, then BB Hai Chuot shoved with 2.36M. Mudgal called while Phuong got out of the way. Chuot had a dominating and Mudgal needed some luck to win the hand with . The board ran for a huge double up to Chuot to 5M. Mudgal fell to 3.5M.
16:50: Tai Hsing gets tough on Mudgal
Level 30: Blinds 50,000 – 100,000 – ante 100,000
With action folding all the way to the blinds, Tai Hsing limped in, big blind Dhaval Mudgal raised to 400k, Tai three-bet to 1M, and Mudgal folded.
16:45: Tran Cao Tam doubles up
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Tran Cao Tam moved all in from hijack seat with and cutoff Apu Weo called with . The board ran for a higher pair to Tam and a double up to 1.5M while Apu Weo dropped to around 1.1M.
16:40: Takao Shimizu wins it
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Takao Shimizu took some chips off the leader Dhaval Mudgal who initially raised from cutoff to 160k. Shimizu defended on the big blind. At the flop it was check – check. On the turn, Shimizu slid out 150k and won it with a quick fold from Mudgal.
16:35: Dhaval Mudgal on the move
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Dhaval Mudgal picked up a couple of nice pots to maintain his stature at the felt. First pot was a battle of the blinds, Tai Hsing limped and big blind Mudgal checked. On the flop , Tai checked, Mudgal bet 80k, Tai called. On the turn, Tai checked, Mudgal slid out a bet but before the count, Tai folded.
Next pot he raised to 160k from the button and Apu Weo defended on the big blind. At the flop , and turn, no bets arrived. But on the river, Apu Weo checked to Mudgal who bet 200k, and Apu Weo called. Mudgal opened for trips and the pot. He now has around 5.9M.
16:30: Hai Chuot faces Mudgal again
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
From UTG+1, Dhaval Mudgal raised to 170k and big blind Hai Chuot three-bet to 370k. The flop , Chuot quickly shoved and won it with Mudgal surrendering.
16:20: Norbert Koh railed in 8th place – VND 323,390,000
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Norbert Koh enjoyed a good run at the Main Event but still fell short of the title. From UTG he moved all in with his 815k stack and SB Takao Shimizu made the call. Koh , Shimizu , the board ran . Koh took 8th place and earned VND 323,390,000.
Shimizu rose to 3.2M.
16:10: Dao Duc Phong busts in 9th place – VND 242,770,000
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
First casualty of the final table has been delivered with Dhaval Mudgal bringing down the axe on Dac Duc Phuong. It was another one of those “what the –” hands. Mudgal raised from cutoff to 160k, big blind Phuong shoved his 525k. Mudgal called. Phuong , Mudgal , the board ran . Dac Duc Phuong earned VND 242,770,000 for his 9th finish.
Mudgal is now up to 5.9M in chips. He is the overwhelming chip leader.
16:05: Hai Chuot and Dhaval Mudgal
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Hai Chuot raised to 180k and button Dhaval Mudgal joined in. After the blinds folded, the flop ran , Hai bet 300k and Mudgal called. On the turn, Hai continued and sent out 500k, and this time Mudgal folded. Hai climbed to 2.5M. He said he had set of sevens while Mudgal said he had pocket sixes.
16:00: Hanh Phuong wins another
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Hanh Phuong raised to 190k, Tran Cao Tam called from the big blind. When the board ran out , no bets came and Phuong won with over Tam’s . Phuong rose to 3.6M and Tam dropped to 940k.
15:50: Dhaval Mudgal climbs to over 5M
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
Dhaval Mudgal just got a bit richer after taking down a pot against Apu Weo. Mudgal opened with a 170k raise, Apu Weo three-bet to 350k, and Mudgal called. On the flop , both checked. On the turn, no bets again. Then on the river, Mudgal led for 275k, Apu Weo raised to 600k, Mudgal called. Apu Weo opened but was behind Mudgal’s . Mudgal now over 5M.
15:45: Final 9 cards in the air! Hanh Phuong draws first blood
Level 29: Blinds 40000 – 80000 – ante 80000
First hand of the Final 9 saw Hanh Phuong raise from UTG and won the pot wit no callers. Second hand, he picked up much more than the blinds and antes. Action folded to the SB Takao Shimizu who raised to 170k. BB Phuong called. On the flop, Shimizu c-bet 225k and Phuong called. On the turn, Shimizu fired 600k, Phuong shoved 2M, and Shimizu folded. Phuong up to 2.87M while Shimizu dropped to 2.195M.
14:59: Final 9 formed!
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Final 9 players by chip count:
Dhaval Mudgal – India – 3,940,000
Takao Shimizu – Japan – 3,335,000
David Tai Hsing Hsiung – Taiwan – 3,295,000
Nguyen Hoang Nam (Apu Weo) – Vietnam – 2,790,000
Nguyen Thanh Phuong – Vietnam – 2,320,000
Nguyen Duc Hai (Hai Chuot) – Vietnam – 2,030,000
Tran Cao Tam – Vietnam – 1,210,000
Norbert Koh – Singapore – 815,000
Dao Duc Phuong – Vietnam – 635,000
14:58: Yik Yin Ray Chiu exits in 10th place – VND 201,540,000
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu entered the day as the chip leader but his run fell short in 10th place. Having just lost a majority of his stack to Tai Hsing, he moved all in on the next two hands. The first one was a double up but the next sent him out the door. Double up hand, Chiu moved all in with and Thanh Phuong called with . The board ran .
With 950k, Chiu was all in with and Tai called with . No bad beats arrived. Chiu was eliminated. He earned VND 201,540,000 for his 10th place finish.
14:55: Tai Hsing rises, Ray Chiu plummets
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Tai Hsing shoved from the cutoff with with and big blind Yik Yin Ray Chiu called with . The board bricked for a huge double up to Tai amounting to 2.2M. Chiu however dropped to 330k.
14:50: Ben Andrews out in 11th place – VND 201,540,000
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Ben Andrews has just been booted out of the Main Event, he three-bet shoved his short 680k stack holding and initial raiser Thanh Phuong called with . The board ran for a higher pair to Phuong. Andrews out in 11th place for a VND 201,540,000 payout.
14:45: Dhaval Mudgal rises to 4.35M
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Dhaval Mudgal widens his lead with yet another big pot won. From cutoff, he raised to 125k, Thanh Phuong three-bet to 325k, and after action folded around, Mudgal called. At the flop , Mudgal checked to the aggressor Phuong who bet 175k, Mudgal called. On the turn, check again by Mudgal, 445k bet by Phuong, Mudgal shoved, and Phuong folded. Mudgal now at 4.35M.
14:40: Takao Shimizu wins a big one off Hai Chuot
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Battle of the blinds, we only caught the action on the river with the board showing . Small blind Takao Shimizu bet 500k onto a 980k pot, and after tanking, big blind Hai Chuot called. Shimizu opened two pair and Chuot mucked.
14:30: Johannes Felix Hoeld goes down in 12th place – VND 201,540,000
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Apu Weo just scored a huge pot to drive his stack to 2.8M while railing Johannes Felix Hoeld in the process. The hand kicked off with a raise to 120K by Apu Weo and called by Hoeld on the small blind. At the flop , Hoeld checked, Apu Weo bet 160k, and Hoeld called. On the turn, Hoeld checked, Apu Weo fired 350k, and this time Hoeld tanked for quite some time. The clock was then called and on the last second, he announced all in. Apu Weo called. Hoeld second pair, Apu Weo top pair, the river ensured the win and the bust. Hoeld earned VND 201,540,000 for his 12th place finish.
We are down to 11 players.
14:05: Thanh Phuong avoids the rail
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
Thanh Phuong has charged up to 2.35M after shipping in a big double up on a lucky river card. The hand kicked off with a raise by Phuong to 120k, Norbert Koh three-bet to 420k, Phuong four-bet shoved for around 1.13M and Koh called. Phuong had Koh with , the board ran for a higher pair on the river for Phuong. Koh dropped to 875k.
14:00: Apu Weo doubles up through Hoeld
Level 28: Blinds 30000 – 60000 – ante 60000
New level kicks off with immediate celebration as one of the most animated players has just doubled up. Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 150k, Apu Weo three-bet to 400k, Hoeld called. At the flop , Hoeld shoved, and a snap call by Apu Weo. Hoeld , Apu Weo , the turn and river were misses for Hoeld. Apu Weo climbed to 1.8M.
13:55: Dac Duc Phuong vs Hai Chuot
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
UTG+1 Dac Duc Phuong raised to 110k and Hai Chuot defended on the big blind. At the flop , Chuot checked, Duc bet 140k, and Chuot called. On the turn, no bets were fired. On the river , Duc checked, Chuot slid out 310k, and won it with no challenge by Duc.
13:55: Low Kar Doi busts in 13th place – VND 160,970,000
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Heavy preflop betting led to all ins. It started with a raise to 105k by Dhaval Mudgal, called by Thanh Phuong, three-bet shove by Low Kar Doi, called by Mudgal while Phuong folded. Doi held , Mudgal , the board ran blanks to send Doi packing in 13th place. He earned VND 160,970,000. Mudgal climbed to 3.5M and is our new chip leader.
13:50: Thanh Phuong vs Ray Chiu
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Yik Yin Ray Chiu has joined the action. He raised to 110k from UTG+1 then called a three-bet by Thanh Phuong from the big blind. At the flop , Phuong led for 135k, Chiu called. On the turn, Phuong jammed and Chiu tank-folded.
13:45: Norbert Koh doubles up through Tai Hsing
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Norbert Koh paid a double up earlier and now got his own to boost his stack to 1.8M. He shoved with , Tai Hsing called with , the board ran dry. Tai dropped to 1.030M.
13:45: Johannes Felix Hoeld bags a double off Hai Chuot
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Johannes Felix Hoeld shoved with and Hai Chuot called with . The board ran for a double up to 1.9M to Hoeld. Chuot dropped to 1.7M.
13:40: Tran Huu Khoi eliminated in 14th place – VND 160,970,000
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
A few hands after doubling up Takao Shimizu, Tran Huu Khoi pushed all in on the small blind and big blind Dac Duc Phuong called. Khoi , Phuong . The board ran to end Khoi’s run in 14th place. He earned VND 160,970,000.
Down to 13 players.
13:35: Ben Andrews folds it
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Ben Andrews raised to 110k, Low Kar Doi three-bet to 495k, this sent Andrews tanking for a good minute. He then folded.
13:30: A stunner of a hand between Tai Hsing and Dhaval Mudgal
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
At the completion of this hand, everyone was in disbelief, at the hands tabled. Recapping the action, action folded to the blinds, small blind Tai Hsing limped and Dhaval Mudgal checked. On the flop , both checked. On the turn, Tai led for 60k, Mudgal raised to 155k, and Tai called. On the river , Tai checked, Mudgal fired 275k, and Tai called. Upon showing, Mudgal had bluff, and Tai won it with queen high. Nutty!
13:28: Le Ngoc Khanh busts in 15th place – VND 160,970,000
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Le Ngoc Khanh is the first casualty of the final day. He moved it all in the middle holding but ran into a better hand held by Takao Shimizu . The board ran to pair them both up but Shimizu still had the better spread. Khanh took 15th place and earned VND 160,970,000.
13:25: Takao Shimizu doubles up
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Next double up today began with Tran Huu Khoi limping in, Dac Duc Phuong joining in, then down the orbit on the small blind Takao Shimizu jammed. Khoi with the fast call while Phuong folded. Shimizu , Khoi , the board ran to double up Shimizu to 1.5M. Khoi dropped to 820k.
13:20: More uncalled shoves
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 100k, Dac Duc Phuong shoved, fold Hoeld.
Le Ngoc Khanh shoved from the button, blinds folded.
13:15: Johannes Felix Hoeld wins vs Tran Huu Khoi
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Button player Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 100k and went to see the flop with big blind caller Tran Huu Khoi. The cards came down, Khoi checked, Hoeld c-bet 70k, and won the pot.
13:15: Low Kar Doi lands a double through Koh
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Norbert Koh paid the first double up of the final day. He raised to 110k, to his immediate left Low Kar Doi jammed for 435k, action folded around back to Koh who reluctantly called. Doi , Koh , the board ran .
13:10: Small pots at table 2
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
From UTG+1 Nguyen Thanh Phuong raised to 110k and big blind Tai Hsing called. At the flop , Tai checked, Phuong c-bet 115k, and Tai folded.
Ben Andrews raised to 110k from UTG+2, no callers.
13:10: Early shoves, no callers
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Takao Shimizu shoved from the hijack seat, no callers. He won the blinds and antes.
Apu Weo shoved his 620k stack from UTG, no callers. He won the blinds and antes.
Dac Duc Phuong next to shove and he too won the blinds and antes with no callers.
13:00: And the race is on! Who will be the first-ever WPt Vietnam Champion!
Level 27: Blinds 25000 – 50000 – ante 50000
Good afternoon everyone! Today is going to be very exciting with the crowning of the first-ever WPT Vietnam Main Event champion. One of our 15 finalists below will claim the prestigious title along with the lion’s share cut of VND 2,427,580,000 (~US$104,100). Here’s a look at them and their chip counts.
Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu – 2.43M
Dhaval Mudgal 2.355M
Hai Chuot 2.245M
Anh Khoi 1.68M
Tai Hsing Hszung 1.470M
Nguyen Thanh Phuong 1.340M
Tran Tam 1.335M
Johannes Felix Hoeld 1.180M
Ben Andrews 1.150M
Norbert Koh – 1.135M
Dao Duc Phuong 1.025M
Takao Shimizu 805K
Le Ngoc Khanh 790K
Apu Weo – 620K
Low Kar Doi 560K
This event has now set the bar as the largest-ever live tournament prize pool seen in the country of VND 13,172,600,000 (~US$565,000). Pieces of that massive pot were shaved off yesterday starting at 85th place.
Here are the remaining payouts:
1st VND 2,427,580,000
2nd VND 1,702,030,000
3rd VND 1,097,540,000
4th VND 802,340,000
5th VND 613,840,000
6th VND 490,420,000
7th VND 406,240,000
8th VND 323,390,000
9th VND 242,770,000
10th VND 201,540,000
11th VND 201,540,000
12th VND 201,540,000
13th VND 160,970,000
14th VND 160,970,000
15th VND 160,970,000
Stay with us here as we bring you all the action.
23:50: Day 2 ends with 15 players remaining
Chip Counts by rank:
1 – Yik Yin Ray Chiu – 2,430,000
2 – Dhaval Mudgal – 2,355,000
3 – Hai Chuot – 2,245,000
4 – Tran Huu Khoi – 1,680,000
5 – Nguyen Hanh Phong – 1,590,000
6 – Tai Hsing Hsiung – 1,470,000
7 – Trần Cao Tâm – 1,335,000
8 – Johannes Felix Hoeld – 1,180,000
9 – Ben Andrews – 1,150,000
10 – Norbert Koh – 1,135,000
11 – Dao Duc Phuong – 1,025,000
12 – Takao Shimizu – 805,000
13 – Le Ngoc Chanh – 790,000
14 – Apu Weo – 620,000
15 – Low Kar Ooi – 560,000
23:40: Apu Weo doubles up Johannes Hoeld
Level 26: Blinds 20000 – 40000 – ante 40000
Action folded to the button Apu Weo, he raised to 105k, then two spots over on the big blind, Johannes Felix Hoeld moved all in. Apu Weo called. Hoeld , Apu Weo , the board ran for a nut flush and a double up to Hoeld. Hoeld up to 1.1M.
23:20: Romit Advami’s aces cracked, busts 16th – VND 133,970,000
Level 26: Blinds 20000 – 40000 – ante 40000
Romit Advami fell hard in 16th place with Apu Weo delivering the sick bust. Romit with , Apu Weo with . The board ran for a nut flush over set. Apu Weo over 1.2M.
23:15: Apu Weo doubles up through Takao Shimizu
Level 26: Blinds 20000 – 40000 – ante 40000
Immediately after paying the double up, Apu Weo was all in on his small blind and BB Takao Shimizu called. Apu Weo with , Shimizu with , the board ran for a double up to 300k.
23:10: Anh Khoi doubles up through Apu Weo
Level 26: Blinds 20000 – 40000 – ante 40000
Once again, Apu Weo takes a stand on his big blind but ended up having to pay Anh Khoi who moved all in from MP with . Apu Weo called the 385k with . The board ran .
22:50: Lon Kar Doi doubles up to 800k
Level 26: Blinds 20000 – 40000 – ante 40000
Action folded around the table to the small blind Norbert Koh, he laid out a huge bet that covered BB Lon Kar Doi’s stack. Lon went ahead and moved all in. Koh , Lon . The board ran for a double up to Lon. He now has 800k. Still 16 remaining here.
22:40: Cong Le out 17th – VND 133,970,000
Level 25: Blinds 15000 – 30000 – ante 30000
Duc Phuong raised to 60k, SB Cong Le shoved, Phuong called. Cong with , Phuong with , board ran for a pair on the river for Phuong to elimined Cong in 17th place.
22:20: Tran Tam takes a big one from Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Level 25: Blinds 15000 – 30000 – ante 30000
Heavy action at table 1, a massive pot already in the middle and a flop . In front of DB player Nguyen Thanh Phuong was a 502k bet. SB Tran Tam had it all in with 1.195M. Phuong in the tanker. He eventually folded showing pocket jacks. Tam scooped up a large one. He is up to 2.2M.
22:00: Final 17 players
Level 25: Blinds 15000 – 30000 – ante 30000
Final 17 players and approximate chip counts:
Table 1
Norbert Koh 1.25M
Lon Kar Doi 500k
Tai Hsing Hszung 750k
Dhaval Mudgal 1.35M
Nguyen Thanh Phuong 1.2M
Tran Tam 1.45M
Ben Andrews 1.2M
Ray Chiu 2.5M
Table 2
Takao Shimizu 700k
Johannes Felix Hoeld 625k
Cong Le 280k
Hai Chuot 2.5M
Romit Advami 500k
Anh Khoi 200k
Duc Phuong 750k
Le Ngoc Khanh – 1.55M
Apu Weo – 850k
21:55: Norbert Koh rails Tran Son Thach
Level 25: Blinds 15000 – 30000 – ante 30000
Tran Son Thach shoved with and two spots over Norbert Koh called with . The board was very gracious to Koh running to give him a straight. Thach out 18th. We are down to two tables with 17 remaining.
21:55: Apu Weo rails Thomas Gicquel
Level 25: Blinds 15000 – 30000 – ante 30000
Thomas Gicquel was all in with , Apu Weo called with . The board ran . We are down to 18 players.
21:50: Dhaval Mudgal busts Dylan Wilkerson hand
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
We were able to get the lowdown on Dylan Wilkerson’s bust out. According to the executioner Dhaval Mudgal, he opened with a 55k raise, Wilkerson shoved with 405k, Mudgal called. Wilkerson Q-J offsuit, Mudgal 6-6. The board ran A-2-5-9-10.
21:45: Dhaval Mudgal goes up and down
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
We missed the action but Dhaval Mudgal eliminated Dylan Wilkerson, and nearly did the same to another player. The player shoved with A-K and Mudgal had J-J. The turn produced a king to overtake Mudgal’s pair and double up. We are at 19 players here.
21:25: Apu Weo doubles up
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
Four-way action saw a flop land . Hai Chuot bet 100 and got two callers which included Apu Weo. On the turn, it was check, check, all in by Apu Weo. Chuot tanked then called while the other player folded. Apu Weo flush, Chuot top pair, river improved Chuot to trips but it was still behind the flush. Apo Weo up to 730k.
21:10: Tran Tam sends out another
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
Tran Tam was the bane of John Phan and now another has just fallen to him, Tung Nguyen. Tam raised to 50k from utg, Ray Chiu called, SB Tung jammed 430k, Tam called, and Chiu folded. Tam , Tung , no hits for Tung expect the rail. Tam up to 1.5M. We are down to 22 players.
20:55: Le Ngoc Khanh takes two, soars to 1.1M
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
Battle of the blinds saw Le Ngoc Khanh raise, Apu Weo defending his big blind with a shove, an snap call by Khanh. Khanh with and big blind Apu Weo with . The board ran for a double up to Khanh.
Next hand, Khanh shipped in a player’s stack with K-Q dominating K-10 throughout. Khanh quickly zoomed top 1.1M.
20:55: Tran Tam rails John Phan
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
John Phan got the rest of his chips in with but ran into Tran Tam’s . Phan failed to improve and was eliminated.
20:50: Dhaval Mudgal vs Romit Advami
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
Dhaval Mudgal raised to 55k and big stacked Romit Advami called. At the flop , Mudgal c-bet 50k, Advami called. On the turn, both players checked, and the river came . Mudgal checked again, Advami bet 120k, Mudgal folded.
20:45: New level begins, 26 remaining
Level 24: Blinds 15000 – 25000 – ante 25000
New round begins. 26 players left in the field. Average stack is 783,462 with 20,370,000 total chips in play.
20:25: Ben Andrews tanks John Phan twice
Level 23: Blinds 10000 – 20000 – ante 20000
John Phan raised to 50k, got popped to 135k by Ben Andrews, then after tanking, Phan folded. Next hand, Phan raised again to 45k. Andrews three-bet to 130k, Phan tanked again. Phan called and the flop ran . Phan checked, Andrews c-bet a tower of purple chips that pretty much covered Phan’s stack. Phan folded.
20:00: Dylan Wilkerson vs Romit Advami
Level 23: Blinds 10000 – 20000 – ante 20000
Dylan Wilkerson raised to 45k and found one caller in Romit Advami. The flop came down , both checked. On the turn, Wilkerson led out for 135k, and won it.
Looks like we’ve had a bust out at a separate table, we are now down to 27 players.
19:45: Duc Phuong eliminates Bruno Lo
Level 23: Blinds 10000 – 20000 – ante 20000
Short stacked Bruno Lo shoved with but ran right into Duc Phuong’s . The board ran to eliminate Lo.
19:40: John Phan burns Ying Lin Chua
Level 22: Blinds 10000 – 15000 – ante 15000
Ying Lin Chua was dealt his last hand here with John Phan taking all of his chips. On a flop , Chua was all in with but was still behind Phan’s . The turn and river completed the board.
Just before that hand, Phan tanked for some time that led to him folding and losing some chips to Sajil Agarwal. Agarwal opened with a 30k raise, Phan three-bet to 80k, Agarwal jammed for 270k total. Phan eventually folded.
19:15: Norbert Koh rails one, climbs to 1.9M
Level 22: Blinds 10000 – 15000 – ante 15000
Action folded to the blinds, Norbert Koh raised, BB shoved, and Koh with the snap call. Koh , BB with . The board ran to send all the chip to Koh. He is now up to 1.9M. 34 players remaining.
19:00: Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu boots Alok Birewar; leads with 2.2M
Level 22: Blinds 10000 – 15000 – ante 15000
Yik Yin Chiu sent another player out of the running, this time it was Alok Birewar banging the rail. Birewar was all in with A-K but it was no good against Chiu’s 9-8 that found a nine on the board. Chiu is now our leader here with 2.2M.
18:30: Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu knocks out Mike Takayama
Level 21: Blinds 6000 – 12000 – ante 12000
Mike Takayama has fallen out of the running in 39th place and delivering the axe was Yik Yin Chiu. The hand opened with Takayama raising to 28k, hijack player shoved for 190k, Chiu four-bet shoved with 575k, and with less chips, Takayama joined the party for a three-way matchup. HJ has J-J, Takayama A-K, and Chiu 10-10. The board ran out with a 10 showing up and Chiu earned two stacks with his set.
18:25: John Phan with a huge double through Francis Garson
Level 21: Blinds 6000 – 12000 – ante 12000
We caught the heavy duty action on a turn board , BB Francis Garson stared down a massive pot in the middle and a bet of 120k from John Phan. It took time for Garson to act and when he did, it was a shove. Phan joined in for his tournament life. Garson top pair, Phan . The river completed the board to double up Phan to 700k. Garson dropped to around 25k and busted on the next hand.
18:20: Goonjan Mall earns one
Level 21: Blinds 6000 – 12000 – ante 12000
Just after winning a pot, Norbert Koh called Goonjan Mall’s 25k raise and they went to see the flop with one other caller. The cards ran , Mall c-bet 45k and only Koh called. At the turn, no bets arrived and as well no bets on the river. Mall was first to show, he opened and won the pot. Koh sits with 1.2M.
18:15: Down to 5 tables, 45 remaining
Level 21: Blinds 6000 – 12000 – ante 12000
From 178 that started the day, we are down to 5 tables with 45 remaining. Hai Chuot leads with 1.5M.
17:40: Hai Chuot dips then soars
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
Chip leader Hai Chuot continues to lead the Main Event despite having some of his towers shaved. On a flop , and 140k in the middle, Chuot faced an all in by Duc Phuong amounting to 246k. Chuot tanked for a while then called. Duc had set and Chuot with top pair. The turn and river secured the double up for Duc.
Just shortly after, we caught Chuot in another big hand with a board showing . Hieu Ngo was all in for 305k. This tanked Chuot again but he found the courage to call once more. It was a good one with Ngo on an bluff. Chuot won it and climbed to 1.5m with as the winning hand.
17:20: Takao Shimizu vs Apu Weo
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
Preflop war saw Takao Shimizu raise from the button, Apu Weo not giving his big blind without a fight three-bet, Shimizu four-bet to add another 200k, and Apu Weo opted to surrender.
17:10: Hai Chuot leads with over 1.2M
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
Hai Chuot is currently the chip leader with over 1.2M. He just won a sizable pot against Raghav Bansal. From UTG, Bansal raised to 23k, and both blinds called with Chuot on the small blind. At the flop , action was checked to the raiser Bansal. He c-bet 45k. Only Chuot called. On the turn, both players checked to bring down the river card . Chuot switched up and led for 125k and Bansal called. Chuot opened full house.
17:05: John Phan rails Flo Campomanes
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
Flo Campomanes pushed his short stack out front and John Phan called. Campomanes , Phan , no hits on the board for either and Campomanes busted. Phan up to 400k
17:00: Goonjan Mall lucks out on Ominami Shiuichi
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
From mid position, Goonjan Mall raised to 20k, Johannes Hoeld called, then Ominami Shiuichi three-bet to 60k. Back to Mall, he called while Hoeld folded. At the flop , Mall checked, Shiuichi jammed, and Mall called. Shiuichi had , Mall with , the turn improved Mall to trips and with the river , Shiuichi fell to 26k and Mall zoomed to 525k. Shiuchi was eliminated on the next hand.
16:50: Random chip update
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
Apu Weo 1M
Raghav Bansal 880k
Romit Advami 610k
Hai Chuot 530k
Norbert Koh 600k
Ben Andrews 620k
Song Wen Long 500k
Johannes Felix Hoeld 570k
16:45: Dylan Wilkerson doubles up through Hieu Ngo
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
UTG+2 Hieu Ngo raised to 25k, BB Dylan Wilkerson three-bet to 80k, Ngo four-bet to 225k, Dylan Wilkerson shoved, snap call by Ngo. Dylan Wilkerson , Ngo . No bad beats arrived for a double up to Dylan Wilkerson to 700k.
16:40: Raghav Bansal knocks out Pete Chen
Level 20: Blinds 5000 – 10000 – ante 10000
Raghav Bansal called off Pete Chen’s shove. Bansal with , Chen with , the board ran , giving Chen the nut flush but it was still behind Bansal’s full house. Bansal up to 880k.
16:30: Break time
Level 19: Blinds 4000 – 8000 – ante 8000
There are 66 players remaining.
16:25: Mike Takayama with another top quads
Level 19: Blinds 4000 – 8000 – ante 8000
Mike Takayama doubled up vs Robert Kaggerud with yet another pocket aces improving to quads. Takayama is just below 500k.
15:55: Wenling Gao takes it
Level 19: Blinds 4000 – 8000 – ante 8000
Action folded to button player Mike Takayama, he raised to 17k and both blinds called, Bruno Lo and Wenling Gao. At the flop , Lo checked, Gao bet 17k, and won the pot with Takayama and Lo folding.
15:50: Song Wen Long doubles up
Level 19: Blinds 4000 – 8000 – ante 8000
In a battle of the blinds, the board completed to , SB player all in, BB Song Wen Long called. SB opened 3-3 then dropped to 10k after paying Song’s trips double up.
15:45: Random chip update
Level 19: Blinds 4000 – 8000 – ante 8000
Apu Weo – 1M
Mike Takayama – 520k
Norbert Koh – 650k
Hai Chuot – 615k
John Phan 300k
Sam Panzica – 150k
Zarvan Tumboli – 140k
Ying Lin Chua – 240k
Soo Jo Kim – 110k
Wenling Gao – 200k
15:25: Dylan Wilkerson and Mike Takayama meet again
Level 19: Blinds 4000 – 8000 – ante 8000
Dylan Wilkerson and Mike Takayama have been involved in two big hands that had each paying the other a double up. This time, Dylan Wilkerson landed another. On a board , Dylan Wilkerson bet 92k onto a big pot in the middle, Takayama put Dylan Wilkerson all in, Dylan Wilkerson called for his tournament life. Dylan Wilkerson , Takayama . The river sealed the win for Dylan Wilkerson.
15:20: Bubble bursts! Vinh Tran railed by Jason Nguyen
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
Action folded to the button Vinh Tran who put it all in only to get snap-called by the player beside him, Jason Nguyen on the small blind. Tran , Nguyen . Despite Tran’s friends calling out for the cards, it ran to send him out as the bubble boy in 86th place. Everyone is now in the money.
15:10: Richard Mari busts
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
We are still at 87 players with no showdowns until now. Richard Mari was all in, called by two players Hieu Ngo and Apu Weo. Both callers checked the board down as it ran . Ngo showed two pair, Weo mucked, and Mari turned to bust out 87th.
15:00: Kazuma Inotsume four-bets Nghia
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
Kazuma Inotsume raised to 15k, Nguyen Ngoc Nghia three-bet to 42k, back to Inotsume who shoved his 158k. Nghia folded after several seconds.
14:50: 87 remaining… Tung Nguyen doubles up
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
Two spots before the money… players are doubling up. One of them was Tung Nguyen. He was saved on the river, landing a two-outer. He was all in with and had to fend off . The board ran to overtake Nguyen with two pair but with the river , Nguyen celebrated the win and doubled up.
14:40: Nguyen Ngoc Nghia railed one
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
Another one bites the dust… Nguyen Ngoc Nghia railed one with K-Q finding a queen on the river to overtake J-J. We are down to 92 players.
14:35: Nitin Jain booted by Romit Advami
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
We are very close to the money here with players dropping out. The screens show 94 remaining. Money at 85. Recent bust was Nitin Jain all in with . He fell to Romit Advami’s .
14:30: Mike Takayama takes it back from Dylan Wilkerson
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
What a cooler! Pete Chen raised to 13k, Mike Takayama called, Dylan Wilkerson three-bet to 50k, Chen folded, Takayama shoved, and snap call by Dylan Wilkerson. Takayama , Dylan Wilkerson . The board ran a dramatic for a commanding quads to Takayama and a fast double up. He is up to 440k, Dylan Wilkerson dropped to 52k. Dylan Wilkerson has since chipped up and is at 110k.
14:23: Blinds go up and run for 60 minutes
Level 18: Blinds 3000 – 6000 – ante 6000
Blinds have gone up and so have the running time. Blinds increase every 60 minutes now. 108 players remaining. Bubble round at 86 players.
14:10: Dylan Wilkerson gets full pay from Mike Takayama
Level 17: Blinds 3000 – 5000 – ante 5000
We caught the action on a turn board with 100k in the middle and Mike Takayama with a 59k bet out front. Dylan Wilkerson flat-called. On the river , Takayama bet 43k, Dylan Wilkerson shoved with 96k total, Takayama visibly upset at the river card yet still made the call. Dylan Wilkerson opened set and doubled up. Takayama told Dylan Wilkerson he had A-Q. Takayama down to 250k, Dylan Wilkerson charged up to 406k.
13:55: Apu Weo knock one out
Level 17: Blinds 3000 – 5000 – ante 5000
We caught the action as Apu Weo was celebrating while the player beside him got up to leave. Apu Weo had 3-3 and bounced out a player with A-J on a board that ran 8-3-J-6-6 for a full house.
13:45: Victor Chong in action
Level 17: Blinds 3000 – 5000 – ante 5000
On a flop and a pot of 36k pre-brewed, Victor Chong checked, Song Wen Long bet 10k, Chong called. On the turn, Chong checked again, this time Song shoved, and Chong opted to give up his stake on the pot.
The next hand turned out much different. Aman Dhamita moved all in for 54k, Chong called with exactly the same stack. Dhamita , Chong with . The board ran for a winning flush to Chong.
13:40: Board counterfeits Nguyen Manh Tuan’s hand
Level 17: Blinds 3000 – 5000 – ante 5000
Tran Duc Phuong was all in with and Nguyen Manh Tuan had him well covered with . When the board ran , Tuan’s pair was counterfeited and Phuong doubled up. Pretty sick.
13:35: Norbert Koh into 800k
Level 17: Blinds 3000 – 5000 – ante 5000
We were kindly stopped by one of Norbert Koh’s friends to let us know that the Singaporean pro has racked up a mighty stack. He sure has. Koh started the day with 307k and is now the chip leader with 800k. We will keep an eye on him as we get closer and closer to the bubble round.
13:25: Mike Takayama and Wenling Gao leading
Level 16: Blinds 2000 – 4000 – ante 4000
Just before we enter the next round looks like Mike Takayama has taken the lead with over 500K. Wenling Gao just won a cooler with aces over Tran Huy Hoang’s kings. She now sits with 440k. Both Takayama and Gao are seated at table 8.
13:15: Zarvan Tumboli rails one
Level 16: Blinds 2000 – 4000 – ante 4000
Zarvan Tumboli raised, one player moved all in, Luen Hei Kwok called, and back to Tumboli with the call. At the flop , Tumboli bet 12.5, Luen called. On the turn, both players checked. Then on the river, Tumboli bet 37k, Luen tanked, then gave up his stake at the pots. Tumboli won the side pot and the main with full house.
13:10: Kyle Lim railed by Yong Quan
Level 16: Blinds 2000 – 4000 – ante 4000
Kyle Lim a large portion of his stack in the previous round though we missed the hand. He met his end moments ago with falling to Yong Quan’s that not only found an ace on the board, it also improved to a flush with three clubs turning up.
13:00: Apu Weo eliminates Huu Dung Nguyen
Level 16: Blinds 2000 – 4000 – ante 4000
Action folded to the button Huu Dung Nguyen and he announced all in with 66.5k. Two spots over was Apu Weo, the biggest stack at the table. He asked for a count then made the call. Huu opened and was visibly shocked to see Weo’s call. The board ran for a higher pair to Weo and the rail for Huu. Seems Weo is making it known not to steal his big blind. He may just call with his massive stack. Weo at 300k.
12:45: Splitsville! Nguyen Ngoc Nghia vs Nicolas Ragot
Level 16: Blinds 2000 – 4000 – ante 4000
Nicolas Ragot raised to 10k preflop and BB Nguyen Ngoc Nghia called. When the flop landed , things began to heat up. Nghia checked, Ragot bet 11k, Nghia raised to 28k, Ragot three-bet to 60k, Nghia shoved, and called by Ragot. Both players turned over K-Q and split the pot with the turn and river .
12:40: Blinds up
Level 16: Blinds 2000 – 4000 – ante 4000
We are into a new level. Looks like 25 players have fallen in the previous round with 153 remaining.
12:35: Hai Chuot sends one out
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
The seat beside Hai Chuot had just been vacated with Lim Yohwan falling early today. The seat was then filled by another player who was also sent packing. Catching the action at the flop , SB Hai Chuot check-raised and the BB called. On the turn, Chuot led for 20k, BB shoved, Chuot called. Chuot had while BB had . The river completed the board and top pair held.
Chuot lost a little of it on the next hand against Flo Campomanes. Action folded to the button Chuot. He raised to 7500. SB Campomanes three-bet to 22.5k. Chuot folded.
12:25: Phan Hoang Tu rails Paul Hockin
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
It was a quick day for Paul Hockin. He was all in with A-J but Phan Hoang Tu had his number with J-J. The board bricked. Tu also won the next hand with a three-bet. Sahil Agarwal raised to 6k, Tu re-raised to 17k, Agarwal folded. Tu showed his hand, pocket jacks again.
12:20: Julien Tran wins some off Pape
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
Julien Tran raised to 7k and big blind Piet Pape defended. On the flop , Pape checked to the aggressor Tran who fired 6k, Pape called. On the turn, Pape checked again, Tran sent out 13k, and this time he won the pot with Pape folding.
12:15: Tran Duc Dong gets a boost from Huu Dung Nguyen
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
Tran Duc Dong raised to 11k and big blind Huu Dung Nguyen defended. At the flop 
, Huu was quickly all in and Dong risked it with his lesser stack. Dong was ahead with but Huu had a beauty draw straight flush draw. The turn and river were misses for Huu and Dong doubled up.
12:10: Vinod Megalmani doubled up by Tran Duc Phuong
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
Big hands tabled with Vinod Megalmani all in holding and Tran Duc Phuong calling with . No hits for either for a double up to Megalmani.
12:05: Tran Hung Manh tanks John Phan
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
WSOP double bracelet champion John Phan raised to 7500 then tanked for some time with Tran Hung Manh shoving his 83.5k stack. Phan eventually folded.
12:00: Tran Hanh kicks it off
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
First deal of the day, we hunted down the chip leader who is at table 12. His table has quite the power lineup with SJ Kim, Chang Gon Lee, Le Ngoc Khanh, Vu Duc Trung, Raghav Bansal, and Bruno Lo. Hanh kicked off the first hand of the day with a raise to 6500 and won it with no callers.
12:00: Shuffle up and deal!
Level 15: Blinds 1500 – 3000 – ante 3000
Day 2 is in full swing here at the Pro Poker Club with returning players back from the Day 1 flights. 178 advanced though it looks like some are still missing in action. Players will start off with the usual 40-minute blinds then starting Level 18, they jump to 60-minutes. Agenda for today is to play down to the Final 9 players or the maximum of 12 rounds.
Charging in with a stack that dwarfs all others is Austria’s Tran Hanh with 437,000. Hanh is a decorated WSOP champion having won this year at a 2-7 Lowball event. Coming in second is Nguyen Thai Duong with 315,500 followed by Norbert Koh with 307,000.
Other pros high in the count are WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama with 281,500 and Gao Wenling at 255,500. Of course there are many familiar names and faces out there. Ones to watch out for among the local force are Huu Dung Nguyen, Apu Weo, Le Anh Tien, Hai Chuot, and Le Duc Anh. We will track them and many others throughout the day and bring you as many hands as possible.
The Main Event drew in a combined 679 entries over the course of three starting days. With each buy-in at VND 22M, this generated a record-breaking prizepool of VND 13,172,600. This is the largest poker prize pool the country has ever seen. For sure, the money will be reached today with 85 paid. The biggest chunk of the pot won’t be claimed until tomorrow but here is what they’ll all be hunting down – VND 2,427,580 (~US$104,000).
With that said, good luck to all!
WPT Vietnam Main Event – Day 2 Seat Draw
A total of 178 has made it to Day 2 of WPT Vietnam Main Event. Action will resume at 12pm at Pro Poker Club. Seat draw below:
Day 1C End of the day chip counts
1 – Mike Takayama – 281,500
2 – Birewar Alok Pradip – 263,000
3 – Gao Wen Ling – 255,500
4 – Takao Shimizu – 226,000
5 – Francis Garson – 214,500
6 – Lê Đức Anh – 213,000
7 – Nguyen Ngoc Nghia – 211,500
8 – Apuweo – 210,500
9 – Đỗ Hoàng Long – 194,000
10 – Trần Sơn Thạch – 190,500
11 – Trần Thanh Vân – 87,500
12 – Yeap Shiqiang – 187,500
13 – Ominami Shuichi – 176,000
14 – Kevin Phillip Ayow – 174,000
15 – Trần Huy Tiến – 173,500
16 – Aigars Plives – 167,000
17 – Sam Panzica – 158,500
18 – Jason Lau – 155,000
19 – Phạm Đình Thi – 155,000
20 – Foo Yong Cheong – 154,500
21 – Hai Chuot 147,000
22 – Suri Jaswinder Singh – 139,000
23 – Nguyễn Thiện Tâm – 138,500
24 – Piet Pape – 136,000
25 – Chua Ying Lin – 133,500
26 – Lau King Lun Alan – 132,500
27 – Đinh Văn Thanh – 131,000
28 – Tan Chin Sun – 131,000
29 – Mai Enwei – 126,000
30 – Phan John – 119,500
31 – James Jarod Minphiri – 118,000
32 – Jason Nguyễn – 116,000
33 – Hoàng Hồng Giang – 115,500
34 – Chan Tsun Ming – 115,000
35 – Nguyễn Văn Phinh – 114,000
36 – I Cheng Lin – 112,500
37 – Kok Jun Yan – 109,500
38 – Campomanes Florencio Iv – 108,500
39 – Thomas Gicquel – 106,500
40 – Sonbatchcheo – 106,500
41 – Thang Md – 105,000
42 – Ben Andrews – 104,500
43 – Trần Thanh Vinh – 102,000
44 – Trần Cao Tâm – 101,500
45 – Raghav Bansal – 99,500
46 – Trịnh Anh Dũng – 98,000
47 – Phan Hoàng Tú – 97,000
48 – Lê Tấn Lộc – 95,000
49 – Benedict Koh Gek Chiang – 94,000
50 – Pang Leo – 94,000
51 – Nguyễn Tuấn Anh – 93,000
52 – Kaniska Vpreti – 92,000
53 – Chang Gon Lee – 91,500
54 – Ken Okada – 91,500
55 – Ngụy Xuân Hồng – 89,000
56 – Wittawas Charassang – 89,000
57 – Nguyễn Vũ Thạnh – 88,500
58 – Dhaval Mudgal – 86,000
59 – Yuta Noguchi – 86,000
60 – Dan Phan – 85,000
61 – Nguyễn Văn Trung – 83,000
62 – Hisashi Ogi – 78,000
63 – Lim Hwan – 73,000
64 – Quang Nguyễn – 70,000
65 – Nguyễn Thanh Hùng – 65,000
66 – Lee Wei Chan – 61,500
67 – Wilson Lim – 60,000
68 – Phạm Duy Hưng – 58,500
69 – Nguyen Nam Duong – 57,000
70 – Nguyễn Tân – 57,000
71 – Chua Shan Hui – 55,500
72 – Nicolas Ragot – 55,500
73 – Nguyễn Tiến Sơn – 52,500
74 – Sahil Agarwal – 50,000
75 – Stig Erik Goran Billgren – 47,000
76 – Hoang Van Long – 45,000
77 – Sj Kim – 44,000
78 – Phạm Ngọc Quốc Bảo – 44,000
79 – Tomomitsu Ono – 41,000
80 – Tai Hsing Hsiung – 40,000
81 – Trần Đức Đông – 40,000
82 – Nguyễn Duy Vũ – 38,000
83 – Nguyễn Trọng Liêm – 33,000
84 – Wei Cheng Yin – 32,000
85 – Lê Hoàn Công – 29,000
86 – Brion Adrian – 26,500
87 – Nguyễn Hoàng Tôn – 24,000
88 – Yar Gin Wee – 23,500
89 – Kentaro Somekawa – 22,000
90 – Bradley Paul Evans – 14,500
91 – Li Xiao Ling – 5,000
23:10: Day 1C ends!
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
We will have the official count for you shortly. Looks like Mike Takayama may have bagged up the lead with 282,500, Alok Birewar 263k, and Wenling Gao with 255,500.
22:45: Alok Birewar vs Piet Pape
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Piet Pape raised to 6k then faced a raise from Alok Birewar to 17k. Pape called. At the flop , Pape checked, Birewar c-bet 15k, and claimed the pot with Pape folding.
22:40: John Phan pays a double
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
John Phan raised to 8k, the player next to him shoved, and Phan called. Phan had but was behind his opponent’s . The board ran low and Phan paid the double up of 57.5k.
Nguyen Hoang Ton was the next to three-bet shove on Phan. Phan tanked until the clock was called. He was timed out.
22:30: Last level of the day
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Current leaders are Apu Weo, Mike Takayama, and Wenling Gao.
22:15: Linh Tran eliminated
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
Linh Tran three-bet all in and original raiser called. Tran and had to get past , but with the board running , it was the rail instead.
22:10: Chan Tsun Ming eliminates Nghia Le
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
Nghia Le was all in with and faced Chan Tsun Ming with . The board ran for a higher pair to Ming and the exit for Le.
22:05: Peter Lim rails one
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
All in preflop saw a short stack with A-K and Peter Lim with 10-10. The board ran 10-2-4-K-7 and Lim shipped it while raling one.
22:00: Thang D finds courage to call Lee
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
UTG Thang D raised then down the orbit Chang Gon Lee three-bet to 10.5k, Thang called. At the flop , Thang checked, Lee pushed sending Thang tanking for some time. Thang found the courage to risk it all and was in disbelief upon seeing Lee’s . He slapped open hi top pair. The turn [“poker card =10c”] and river [“poker card =5c”] completed the board for a double up to Thang.
21:40: Pham Bao hits six outer vs Wenling Gao
Level 12: Blinds 800 – 1600 – ante 1600
Three-way action at table 1 with Wenling Gao initiating the action preflop. Button Marvin Rettenmaier called and so did the big blind. At the flop , Pham checked, Gao bet, Rettenmaier folded, Pham shoved, snap-called by Gao. Pham had gutshot draw while Gao had top pair and a flush draw the turn had no effect but the river gave Pham his six-outer to avoid the rail and double up.
21:10: John Phan tanks
Level 12: Blinds 800 – 1600 – ante 1600
On a 12.2k pot, the flop came down , UTG John Phan bet 6800 then faced a raise to 15k by CO Nam Nguyen. Phan tanked then finally called. The turn saw Phan check, Nguyen shoved his 23.5k stack, Phan tanked again, but this time he opted to surrender his stake on the pot. Nguyen shipped it.
21:00: Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 12: Blinds 800 – 1600 – ante 1600
One player was all in on the flop with two players calling. MP player checked to Marvin Rettenmaier who bet 8700, no call was made. Rettenmaier with , at risk player straight draw. The turn and river ended the hand to boot one out.
20:50: Pham Bao and Dhaval Mudgal
Level 11: 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
Catching the action on a complete board and 30k weighing down the middle, Pham Bao was all in with 20.5k sending Dhaval Mudgal tanking. A few minutes went by and Mudgal opted to fold.
Next hand blinds went up to 800 – 1600 ante 1600, Bao min-raised to 3200, DB called, then SB Mudgal three-bet to 15.8k. Back to Pham, he folded and DB followed suit.
20:30: Payouts are in!
Level 11: 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
The Main Event will pay out the top 85 places. The eventual champion will take home VND 2,427,580,000 (~US$104,000).
20:10: Main Event sets new prize pool record of VND 13.1 BN
Level 11: 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
Numbers are in! A new record set by WPT Vietnam! The Main Event finalized with 679 entries! With the entry fee at VND 22M, that drove the prize pool up to VND 13,172,600,000 (|~US$564,750). This is the largest-ever live tournament poker prize pool seen in Vietnam.
20:00: Marvin Rettenmaier doubles up
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – 1000
MP player raised to 2300, called by another, all in by CO player German pro Marvin Rettenmaier, fold by the initial raiser, but called by the last player. Rettenmaier , caller , board bricked for double up to the pro.
Next hand, Benedict Koh raised to 2300 from CO position, Rettenmaier called from the button, and BB player joined in. The flop ran , action was checked to Rettenmaier, he bet 3200, and won the pot.
19:45: Registration closed
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – 1000
Registration closed! We will have the official tally up as soon as we have it. Play continues until the end of Level 14.
19:30: Bobbe Suri knocks out two
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Just before the break, three players were all in. One had , another with , and Bobbe Suri with . When the board ran , Suri jumped out front with a set. On the turn, he was overtaken by a flush. But the river was still to come and when it did, the paired the board to improve Suri to a full house. He shipped it, sending two out simultaneously, and is now at 115k .
19:30: Jae Wook Shin wins a pot
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Huy Pham raised to 1800 and found three callers down the round. At the flop , no bets arrived. On the turn, still no bets. On the river , BB Jae Wook Shin took a stab and bet 3200. Everyone folded.
19:25: Ian Brion doubles up
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Ian Brion shoved his short stack but found no callers. On his second shove, he got the call. His was good for a double up with his challenger missing the board. Brion up to 45k.
19:20: Eugene Co railed by Peter Lim
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Eugene Co shoved with K-Q but Peter Lim had his number calling with A-Q. Though not needed, the board spiked an ace. Co has a chance to re-enter with registration still open.
18:55: Jae Wook Shin saved by the river
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
On a board , one player was all in with two pair and Jae Wook Shin called for his tournament life with top pair. The river paired the board to save Shin from elimination. He doubled up to 50k.
18:45: Random chip counts
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
Piet Pape 165k
Apu Weo 160k
Linh Tran 68k
Mike Takayama 145k
Lim Yohwan 12k
John Phan 70k
Marvin Rettenmaier 30k
Wilson Lim 45k
Soo Jo Kim 63k
Raghav Bansal 43k
Alan King Lun Lau 55k
Wenling Gao 60k
Sam Panzica 55k
Ying Lin Chua 25k
Kunal Patni 30k
Ben Loo 150k
18:30: Linh Tran doubles up
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
While Ben Loo was in action, the table nextdoor saw Linh Tran shipping in a double up. Tran had that turned quads with the board running .
18:30: Ben Loo over 140k
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
In an earlier hand, Ben Loo doubled up through Hai Chuot with his pocket threes improving to a full house against Chuot’s straight. He won another pot at the table to bring his stack to over 140k. Action began with Loo raising to 1500 that was called by the SB player. At the flop , Loo bet 2200 and the SB check-called. On the turn, both checked for a free river . SB bet 6k and Loo called. SB opened bluff and Loo won it with pair.
18:20: Alan Lau exposes Josh McCully’s bluff
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
Catching the action on board and a pot of 6900 already swimming in the middle, BB Josh McCully bet 3600 and around the bend, Alan King Lun Lau called. On the river, McCully continued with an 8700 bet and Lau called. McCully showed his missed draw bluff and lost the pot to Lau’s straight.
18:10: Level 8 begins
Level 8: Blnds 300 – 600 – ante 600
303 entries, 194 remaining. Late registration closes at the beginning of Level 10.
18:00: Piet Pape loses some to Peter Lim
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Piet Pape is one of the big stacks at his table with around 130k. According to one of the players at the table, Pape won a big pot with his set of nines over a players two pair with king-nine. We stuck around to try and catch him win a hand instead we saw him lose a bit to Peter Lim.
The hand kicked off with Lim raising to 2k, called by Pape and the SB player. At the flop , all checked. On the turn, SB checked, Lim bet 3600, Pape called, SB folded. On the river, Lim bet 6400 and Pape folded.
17:50: Ryo Soo shoves on Kevin Law
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Catching the action on the flop , SB Mike Takayama checked, BB Kevin Law bet 1200, down the orbit Ryo Soo called, and back to Takayama with a call. On the [“10c”] turn, check again by Takayama, 4300 bet by Law, Ryo called but this time Takayama folded. On the river, Law slowed down and checked, Soo shoved with 11.2k remaining, Law had the chips to call but opted to fold instead.
17:45: John Phan takes one
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
On a raised pot preflop, four players stared down a flop and no one took a stab. On the turn, everyone checked to the button who bet 3k, John Phan raised to 6k, and claimed it with everyone folding.
17:30: Aggressive bets by Dinh Van Thanh
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
With the main floor up to capacity, three tables have been running upstairs. We dropped in to check out the action and caught Do Hoang Quan and Dinh Van Thanh in a heated battle for a pot. Quan limped from cutoff, DB player limped as well, then SB Thanh raised to 5k. This sent the action back to Quan who called. DB folded.
At the flop , Thanh bet 12k and Quan called. On the turn, Thanh fired 25k, and again Quan called. On the river, Thanh shoved well covering Quan’s stack. Quick-fold by Quan. Thanh climbed to 132k.
17:15: Break time
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Second break of the day, 289 entries as we close out Level 6. Three more rounds of late registration open. The Filipino contingent has been battling it out at the felt. Among them are WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama, Eugene Co, Ian Brion, and Flo Campomanes.
17:00: Chang Gon Lee doubles up in cooler
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Chang Gon Lee fired both of his bullets yesterday and failed to advance. He came back today and is once again on his second bullet. He just doubled up with A-A over K-K on a dry board.
16:50: Danny Tang pays Mr Hai
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Danny Tang defended his big blind by calling a 1k raise by Mr Hai. At the flop , both checked. On the turn, Tang led for 1600 and was called. On the river, Tang quickly shoved and still the call was made. Tang opens though it was no good against set. Mr Hai doubled up.
16:40: Dhanesh Chainani steals it from Linh Tran
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Linh Tran raised to 1k and found three callers joining him to the flop . Action was checked to him on the hijack seat. He bet 1500, button player folded, SB Dhanesh Chainani raised to 4500, and Chainani won it with Tran folding up.
16:30: Michael Kim Falcon at 100K
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Michael Kim Falcon is one of the bigger stacks out there with 100k. We caught him winning a pot against Nikita Luther. On a flop , Falcon bet 1500 and Luther folded. Falcon showed his flush draw.
16:20: Passed Day 1B turnout
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
Day 1B had a sweet 250 turnout but Day 1C has just surpassed it with the numbers ticking upwards. At this time we are at 260 entries.
16:10: Nutty cooler! Jason Nguyen, I Cheng Lin, and Aso Seitaro
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
Big hand here kicked off with UTG Aso Seitaro all in for 2800, called by UTG+1 I Cheng Lin, then down the orbit DB Jason Nguyen three-bet to 6k. Action went back to UTG+1 Lin, he called. At the flop , Lin checked, Nguyen bet 2k, Lin called. On the turn, both players checked. The river saw Lin check again, Nguyen bet 6k, and flat call by Lin.
When the cards flipped open, Nguyen won the side pot with set over Lin’s set. Seitaro was eliminated with his way behind.
16:00: Tran Kim Dong takes from Nguyen Tien Son
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
UTG player bumped it up to 800, Tran Kim Dong called followed by Nguyen Tien Son. At the flop, , everyone checked. On the turn, Dong bet 1.5k and only Son called. On the river, Dong fired another 3k out and Son called. Dong opened to win it as Son mucked.
15:55: Nguyen Tuan Anh pushes
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
Nguyen Tuan Anh raised to 1k, one caller, BB player three-bet to 3.6k, Anh four-bet to 10.5k, player folds, BB called. The flop ran , no bets arrived. On the turn, BB checked, Anh bet 6k, BB called. On the river, check by BB, push bet 30k by Anh, and after tanking, BB folded.
15:45: Apu Weo still ahead
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Our chip leader is still Apu Weo who now has 200k in chips.
15:40: Nguyen Duy Vu busts one
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Action began with a raise to 600 by a MP player, Nguyen Duy Vu and the CO player called. Action on the SB who three-bet to 2900. Back to the original raiser who opted to fold, Vu called, and the CO also joined to see the flop. The cards landed , SB bet 5700, only Vu called. On the turn, SB checked, Vu bet 40k (well covering the SB player). SB tanked then eventually put his tournament life at risk. Vu , SB . With the river , it was a bust and Vu climbed to 78k.
15:10: More notables in action today
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Seen at the felt: Ying Lin Chua, Linh Tran, Chua Shan Hui, Piet Pape, Dhanesh Chainani, Duong Nguyen, Thi Nguyen, Trinh Huy Thong, Tuan La, Linh Nguyen, and famous Vietnamese singer Nguyen Hoang Ton. WSOP bracelet winner Nikita Luther is also at the races.
15:00: Records broken, records set!
Level 3: Blinds 100 -200 – ante 100
The previous level has ended and as it stands, WPT Vietnam is setting the bar for the highest Main Event prize pool ever seen in the country. With 187 in the tally, that brings us to 542 so far with six more levels of late registration open. We are now over VND 10BN and climbing. WPT Vietnam has also crushed the WPT India Main Event attendance. What a fantastic turnout for this inaugural event!
14:45: Four-way all in! Ominami Shiuichi’s aces hold
Level 3: Blinds 100 -200 – ante 100
Action packed table saw four players standing up and all in. Hands were versus versus , and Ominami Shiuichi with . Usually with multiple players all in against aces, the odds for the nut hole cards aren’t so good however with the board running , aces held and improved to a dominating full house to bounce out two players and scoop the pot. He now sits with 60k.
14:30: Wenling Gao falls on a bluff to Pham Thanh Tung
Level 3: Blinds 100 -200 – ante 100
Chinese pro Wenling Gao walked straight to registration after falling on a bluff to Pham Thanh Tung. Catching the action on the flop, 3800 was already pre-brewed with three players in the hand. Flop , BB checked, UTG Gao bet 1500, MP player Pham Thanh Tung called, and BB folded.
At the turn , Gao continued to beef up the pot with a 4500 bet, Pham called. On the river , Gao didn’t bother counting and slid her 25k stack out front. Pham would not be bullied and he made the call with more chips. Gao opened missed draw, Pham won the pot with to send Gao up and out. Pham climbed to 65k.
14:20: New level, ante stage begins
Level 3: Blinds 100 -200 – ante 100
We have reached the ante stage of the tournament. Unlike most big blind antes, this one is less than the big blind. Numbers are now at 163. 10 more and we’ve set a new Asia WPT Main Event record. Keep it coming!
14:15: Chang Gon Lee and John Phan go at it
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
Chang Gon Lee is back from his crazy swings in Day 1B. He is tabled with John Phan where both were seen going at it. The first hand had a raised pot in the middle and a flop . SB Phan bet 2700 and won it with Lee folding.
Next hand, Lee limped in, Phan raised from the button to 1k, Lee called. On the flop , Lee check-called Phan’s 1200 bet. On the turn, both checked. Then on the river , Lee switched up and led for 3500. This was enough to win it with Phan doing the folding.
14:00: Into 500 combined entries…
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
As predicted, we will surpass the Asia WPT Main Event set in India of 527 entries. We have just crossed into 500 combined entries with over 145 already signed up today. Among the latest walk-ins were John Phan, Marvin Rettenmaier, Wenling Gao, Chang Gon Lee, Nghia Le, and Nguyen Tuan Anh.
13:55: Apu Weo quadruple stack
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
By the looks of it, Apu Weo has jumped to a big lead here. He already has 120k to play with. Starting stack was 30k. We can safely assume he’s been the hatchet man at his table with three players booted.
13:45: Notables in action
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
A big local force has come in to attend today. The only ones we recognize at the moment are Cao Ngoc Anh and Tran Kim Dong. As for the international brood, we have Tzai Wei Phua back from yesterday.
13:40: We have reached 100 entries!
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
And just like that the room is rockin’! 105 entries pumped in for the first level. That’s the total of Day 1A. We now enter round 2. More tables are opening with a line of players waiting to get in.
13:15: Seen at the felt…
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
71 players and climbing… looks like we’ve already had a bust out in the first ten minutes. That player has re-entered. Seen at the tables are Yohwan Lim, Kunal Patni, Erik Billgren, Shyh Chyn Lim, Nicholas Dixon, Nguyen Dang Toan, and a few Japanese newcomers, Hisashi Ogi, Ken Okada, and Go Mori. One Vietnamese player, Tran Son Thach, held the biggest stack entering the last two rounds of Day 1B but somehow lost it. He is back for another attempt.
13:00: Day 1C underway!
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
The final starting day of the WPT Vietnam Main Event has begun! The past two days brought in 355 total entries and if we continue on that pace, we will smash the WPT Asia Main Event record set in India of 527 runners. A total of 87 players advanced to Day 2.
Today’s sights are set on the VND 8 Billion Guaranteed prize pool. To try for a piece, jump in. Entry fee is VND 22,000,000. Only one re-entry will be allowed. Players begin with a deep 30K stack. Plan is to play to the end of Level 14. Blind duration is 40 minutes.
Good luck to all! Live updates will be running throughout the day right here on Somuchpoker.
Day 1B End of the day chip counts
1 – Nguyen Thai Duong – 315,500
2 – Nobert Koh – 307,000
3 – Le Anh Tien – 279,500
4 – Phan Tri Cuong – 233000
5 – Hieu Ngo – 217,000
6 – Nguyen Manh Tuan – 207,000
7 – Kyle Patrick Lim – 203,000
8 – Ju Le – 197,000
9 – Bui Anh Khoa – 180,000
10 – Richard Mari – 178,000
11 – Zarvan Tumrou – 177,000
12 – Yik Yin Ray Chiu – 172,000
13 – Tran Duc Phuong – 170,000
14 – Natalie Teh Siuw Lo – 166,500
15 – Hjohamre S Hoeld – 158000
16 – Kwok Luen Hei – 154,000
17 – Song Wen Long – 153,500
18 – Gonzva Benjamin – 151,000
19 – Tan Yong Quan – 146,500
20 – Nguyen Duc Bien – 146,500
21 – Low Kar Ooi – 146,500
22 – Dang Van Hien – 146,000
23 – Chong Kian Weng – 142,000
24 – Satal Gopta – 138,000
25 – Tzu Chich Lo – 136,000
26 – Tung Nguyen – 117,000
27 – Lee Xiang Wai Aiex – 114,500
28 – Pham Hung Cuong – 113,500
29 – Orjan Skommo – 112,500
30 – Aman Preet Sinah – 109,500
31 – Vu Duc Trung – 109,500
32 – Nitin Jain – 109,000
33 – Derek Chrisholm – 106,000
34 – Markus Garbbr6 – 104,500
35 – Sebastian Tan – 99000
36 – Huu Dung Nguyen – 94,000
37 – The Anh – 94,000
38 – Nguyen Van Dung – 92,000
39 – See Soo Chaw – 89,000
40 – Aman Dhamita – 88,000
41 – Dinh Xuan Dinh – 85,500
42 – Tran Hung Manh – 85,000
43 – Frederic Bolliet – 84,500
44 – Loo Jimzhong – 78,000
45 – Gjoon Tan Mall – 74,500
46 – Nick Lim – 74,000
47 – Warren Asher – 67,500
48 – Dulan Wakerson – 63,000
49 – Chales Joe Ambrogi – 62,000
50 – Paul Hong – 62,000
51 – Romit Advani – 60,000
52 – Le Ngoc Khanh – 57,500
53 – Victor Chong – 57,000
54 – Lin Hung Sheng – 54,000
55 – Vivek Runham – 53,500
56 – Phan Tuan Vinh – 51,000
57 – Phung Ngoc Son – 46,500
58 – Abhivav Iyer – 45,000
59 – Philipe Lam – 38,000
60 – Ting Hung Wang – 31,000
61 – Nguyen Ngoc Nghia – 13,000
23:00: Day 1B ends!
That’s a wrap! Day 1B is officially over. 61 players officially made it through the day. The chip leader is Nguyen Thai Duong with 315.5K followed by Norbert Koh with 307k. We will have a recap and chip counts available shortly.
22:50: Victor Chong pays Sajal Gupta
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Preflop raise war led to Sajal Gupta all in and Victor Chong making the call. Gupta , Chong , the board bricked. Chong down to 65k, Gupta over 180k.
22:45: Yong Quan with another double up
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Yong Quan had a beauty hand earlier, a rare straight flush to stay in the game, He double up again, this time with trips over a player’s on a board of . He is up to 140k.
22:30: Wu Lam boots out two
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Double knockout for Wu Lam. He had , another player with , and the third one with . The board ran for a winning flush to the already ahead Wu. With that, we are down to 71 players.
22:25: Sick hand! Straight flush for Yong Quan
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – 2000
Short stacked Yong Quan was all in with and Kyle Lim called with . The flop was a big game changer with it running for a straight flush to Quan. That pretty much ended the hand. The turn and river improved Lim to a set but still had to pay the double up.
22:20: Nguyen Thai Duong into 300K
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – 2000
Nguyen Thai Duong is now the clear leader with over 300k. On a flop , a player was all in with and Dong challenged with . The turn and river were bunk and ace high was good for Duong to sweep it.
22:00: Tu Le doubles up through Nick Gorman
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – 2000
Nick Gorman raised to 6k and got three callers to join him to the flop of . Action was checked to Gorman bet 12k and only Tu Le called. On the turn, Gorman checked, Le bet 23.5k, Gorman shoved, and snap call by Le. Gorman two pair, Le set. The river didn’t improve Gorman and he paid the double up. Le climbed to 165k, Gorman down to 70k.
21:55: Chang Gon Lee on aggro mode
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – 2000
Chang Gon Lee is one of the more aggressive players out there. His stack has been swinging all day and he may even be on his second bullet. This level kicked off with Lee putting the heat on thick winning a couple of pots back to back. The meatier one was a three-way pot that saw a flop . BB checked, Lee bet 15k, Eric Tsai called, and BB folded. On the turn, Lee fired 20k, and Tsai called, On the river, Lee dropped in 30k and this time Tsai surrendered. Lee is up to around 200k.
21:50: Entering last two levels
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – 2000
Players are back from the last break of the day. Two more levels to play before they bag up. 91 remaining. Current leader is still Kyle Patrick Lim though he has dropped in chips. He sits with around 260k. Second chip leader is Nguyen Thai Duong with 215k.
21:10: Alex Lee charging upwards
Level 12: Blinds 800 -1600 – ante 1600
In the previous level, Alex Lee won a pot with his Q-8 full house on a board of Q-2-2-8-8. In this round, he piped in another 40k to his stack in this hand. Action began with an MP player raising to 3500, SB Lee three-bet to 8500, MP called. On the flop , Lee bet 8k and was called. On the turn, Lee fired 25k and again he was called. On the river , Lee put it all out front sending the MP player tanking for nearly five minutes. The clock was called and MP folded. Lee won the pot to around 150k.
21:00: Official Day 1B numbers
Level 12: Blinds 800 -1600 – ante 1600
It has taken us a while to get this up but we now have the official numbers for Day 1B. There were 202 players, 48 re-entered, for a total of 250 entries. At the time of writing, 99 players remaining.
20:50: Kyle Lim knocks out another
Level 12: Blinds 800 -1600 – ante 1600
And the rich get richer…. Kyle Patrick Lim woke up on the big blind with to the dismay of the all in player with . The board ran clean and Lim booted out another.
20:40: Kyle Patrick Lim takes the lead
Level 11: Blinds 600 -1200 – ante 1200
We have a new chip leader and he is one of the few Filipino players that made the trip to Vietnam. Kyle Patrick Lim shipped a mountain of chips to drive his stack to over 290k. We caught the action when the small blind player moved all in with 18.9k, big blind call, and as well on UTG. At the flop , BB check-called Lim’s 20k bet for a side pot. On the turn, action was the same with another 20k check-called by the BB. On the river , it was checked down. All three players showed. SB for bust; BB for ace high; and Lim pair to scoop it all up.
20:30: Vu Duc Trung muscles Richard Mari
Level 11: Blinds 600 -1200 – ante 1200
Three players limped in before Richard Mari on the button. He raised to 6500 and two limpers called, Vu Duc Trung and Do Hoang Quan. At the flop , action was checked to the raiser Mari, he c-bet 6500, Trung raised to 14k, Quan folded, and Mari flat-called. On the turn, Trung shoved his 30.1k stack sending Mari tanking. Mari folded.
20:15: New level…. 116 players and dropping
Level 11: Blinds 600 -1200 – ante 1200
With registration closed, instead of seeing the numbers climbing, they are now dropping with players falling by the wayside. We are down to 116 players.
20:00: Nick Gorman spikes it to burn Abhisek Panda
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
Ouch! Nasty river sends Abhisek Panda out at the hands of Nick Gorman. On a flop and a pot of 16.5k pre-brewed, Gorman checked, Panda bet 5500, Gorman shoved with a stack that well covered Panda. Panda tanked for some time then called for his tournament life. Gorman opened draw while Panda held two pair. The turn still had Panda ahead but the river improved Gorman to a straight to burn Panda’s two pair. Gorman climbed to 137k.
19:45: Victor Chong bumps one, climbs to 120k
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
On a flop , a short stack was all in for 7k and Victor Chong made the call. Chong had flush draw and the at risk player with second pair. The turn was safe for the short stack but the river granted Chong the flush to ship it in while bumping one out.
19:40: Wang Ting Hung rails Lim Yohwan
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
Lim Yohwan was on his second bullet and still couldn’t make it happen. He shoved with A-Q and fell to Wang Ting Hung’s Q-Q on a dry board.
19:20: Tran Son Thach rails Ragot, zooms to 240k
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
UTG+ 2 Tran Son Thach was already one of the biggest stacks when he shipped in all of Nicolas Ragot’s chips to zoom to 240k. The hand began with Thach raising to 2500, Ragot re-raised to 5500, and Thach called. At the flop , both players checked. The turn saw Thach check again, Ragot bet 6k, and Thach called. On the river , Thach checked, Nicolas bet 10k, Thach check-raised 24k, then Nicolas pushed. With only 12k more for Thach to call, he tossed it in. Nicolas had for top pair but it was no good against Thach’s set.
19:00: Huu Dung Nguyen rails En Ching Wu
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Huu Dung Nguyen raised to 2k then went ahead and called En Ching Wu’s all in. Wu had , Huu with , the board ran low with no hits for either. Huu railed Wu and climbed to 100k.
18:55: Mike Takayama takes a big hit, Hieu Ngo ships it
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Mike Takayama has enjoyed a steady rise at his table, one of his recent wins, he shoved on the big blind and shipped in a pretty good pot. That hand initially saw an MP player raise to 2500 which was called by four players before action was on Takayama.
However, several hands later, Takayama ran into one of the sickest spreads that sent his stack spiraling down to 15k. Up against Hieu Ngo who limped in, Takayama raised to 5k, Ngo three-bet to 14k, Takayama shoved, Ngo called. Takayama had , Ngo with , the board ran a crazy for a double up to Ngo to 80k.
18:50: Eric Tsai claims one
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
From UTG+1, Nick Gorman raised to 2k, got called by both the button and big blind Eric Tsai. The flop had Tsai pass to Gorman who c-bet 3500, called by both players. On the turn, all checked and the river came . Tsai led for 11.7k and claimed the pot with no callers.
18:40: Last level to enter
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
This is the last level to enter. After this round, remaining players will play to the end of Level 14.
18:25: Nguyen Tuan Anh wins a sizable pot
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
Action kicked off with four players in on an unraised pot, the flop landed , SB checked, BB Victor Chong checked, UTG Nguyen Tuan Anh bet 1700, DB called, SB folded, and Chong called to bring it to three to the turn . Action proceeded, Chong checked, Anh checked, DB bet 3200, both Chong and Anh called. On the river – straight showing – Chong checked, Anh bet 22k, no calls followed to award him the pot. Anh climbed to 85k.
18:10: Markus Garberg loses some to Abhisek Panda
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
From the cutoff seat, Markus Garberg raised to 1500 and got one caller in the small blind Abhisek Panda. At the flop , both players checked. On the turn, Panda took a stab and bet 1700, Garberg called. On fifth street , Panda sent out 4300 and Garberg paid to see. Panda opened and won it with Garberg mucking. Panda up to 62k.
17:55: Sun Tan boots one out
Level 8: Blinds 300 – 600 – ante 600
On a flop , two players were all in, one of them Sun Tan. Tan had and his opponent had . The turn gave Tan the lead, and with the river , he won the pot while sending one out of the running. Tan at 65k.
17:50: Richard Mari doubles up through Song
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
We missed the action but winning player Richard Mari filled in some of the details. Action began with a raise in the middle of the orbit, SB Wu Kui Song three-bet, BB Mari four-bet to 16k, and only Song called. At the flop J-10-8 with two diamonds, Song checked, Mari shoved, and Song called. Mari , Song . The turn and river 7-Q gave Mari a straight, and with neither of them a diamond, Mari shipped a double up to cross into 100k. Song fell to 16k.
17:40: Current leaders
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Two players stand out with big stacks, Tran Son Thach and Do Hoang Quan both have roughly 130k.
17:35: Richard Mari answers back
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Nice pot for Richard Mari here. Action was initiated by Sumit Sapra with a raise to 1200, called by the lady next door, and as well by BB Richard Mari. At the flop , all three checked. On the turn, Mari led for 2500, Sapra folded, lady raised to 5600, Mari three-bet to 13.5k, and Mari won it with no call, Mari now at 42k.
17:30: Wu Kui Song over 70k
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Wu Kui Song picked up a couple of pots to bring his stack to 70k. His first one saw him all in with against a player with A-K on a board showing . His opponent was drawing dead. The river improved Song though not needed.
Next hand was a smaller one. He raised from the button to 1300 and Duy Anh defended on the big blind. At the flop , Anh checked, Song c-bet 1100, and claimed it. He is now at 70k.
17:15: New level, 227 entries
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Level 7 has kicked off. There are 227 total entries – 193 uniques and 34 re-entries. There are 186 players currently on the floor. The teams event has also taken off with two tables running. We will have the lowdown on that event in our evening recap.
17:15: New level, 227 entries
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Level 7 has kicked off. There are 227 total entries – 193 uniques and 34 re-entries. There are 186 players currently on the floor. The teams event has also taken off with two tables running. We will have the lowdown on that event in our evening recap.
17:00: Vu Duc Trung ships a triple!
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
We arrived at the table with three players all in and a flop showing . One player held draw, another with top pair, and Vu Duc Trung with straight. The turn and river kept Trung ahead to ship a triple and boot one out in the process. Trung climbed to 50k.
16:50: Amanpreet Singh takes from Dhanesh Chainani
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Dhanesh Chainani is in action here today. One of his recent hands saw him raise to 1k, called by the blinds, SB Amanpreet Singh and BB player. At the flop , Singh checked, BB bet 2k, Chainani called, Singh raised to 8k, BB folded, and back to Chainani with a call. On the turn and river, no bets by either and Singh won with two pair. He is up to 45k.
16:40: Dhaval Mudgal on his second bullet
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Dhaval Mudgal is on his second bullet and if he busts, he will have to return tomorrow if he wants in on the pot. We chanced upon him all in with a short stack of 16k. He had up against . The board ran well for him .
16:35: 210 entries and climbing…
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Danny McDonagh has just announced that we have doubled the Day 1A numbers with 210 flashing on the screens. Among the newcomers were WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama. Also at the felt are Markus Garberg, Victor Chong, and Eric Tsai.
16:25: Luen Hei Kwok doubles up
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Heavy pre-flop betting began with a button raise by Luen Hei Kwok, three-bet to 2K by the SB player, back to Luen who four-bet 7500, and SB called. The flop spread , SB bet 5k, Luen shoved his 12.5k total stack and got called. Luen , SB , the turn and river , completed the board for a double up to Luen.
16:15: Tzai Wei Phua in action
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
UTG Tzai Wei Phua raised to 600 and found three callers to join him to the flop. The cards landed , everyone checked. On the turn, Tzai bet 1200, got two callers. On the river , Tzai bet 1600, one caller raised to 3200k, one folded, Tza called. Tzai showed and won it. He is up to 45k.
16:10: Pham Bao back on stage
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
No rest for the champion. Not long after winning the Bounty Event, Pham Bao jumped in the main and drew a seat at the feature table where we caught him win a sizable pot. Action began with UTG+2 raising to 900, DB called, and SB Pham called. On the flop , action was sent to the raiser who c-bet 1800. DB folded while Pham called. On the turn , Pham led for 3500 and took it down without a challenge.
16:00: Zarvan Tumboli and Nguyen Tuan Anh double up
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
A couple of players at one of the outer tables have doubled up, Zarvan Tumboli and Nguyen Tuan Anh. First one to ship a double was Tumboli with paid by a player with that saw the board complete , all in on the flop.
For Anh, he pushed his short stack holding and got called by a player with . The board ran for a straight to Anh, and with the river , he shipped a double up. He is still very low though with just 6.2k.
15:45: Duy Anh triples up!
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
Unfortunately we missed all the action prior to the turn board with three players with all their stacks out front. The biggest stack was Hai Chuot with , second stack Sumit Sapra with , and shortest was Duy Anh with straight. The river ensured the win for Duy for a sweet triple up. He is at 60k.
15:30: Wang Ting Hung earns a good one
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Action began with Wang Ting Hung open 500 that saw four players call. At the flop , it was checked to the raiser Wang, he bet 1k and got one caller from the HJ player to his left. The turn produced heavier betting with Wang sliding out 2600, HJ raised to 5700, Wang called. On the river , both checked, Wang opened for two pair to defeat . Wang up to 45k.
15:15: Hinh Van Thanh takes it with a three-bet
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Four players were in on a raised pot to 600 preflop. The flop landed . Action checked to the CO player Hinh Van Thanh, he bet 1k, SB player check-raised to 4K, BB folded, UTG folded, back to Thanh who three-bet to 11k, and with that, he won it. SB folded.
15:10: Pham Bao wins the Bounty Event
The Bounty Event completed with Pham Bao taking it down. He shipped the VND 142,450,000 first prize along with a 12 bounty rewards totalling VND 24,000,000. Congratulations to Pham! We will have those results for you at the end of the day.
15:05: New level, 164 entries
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Entering the new round, we are now up to 164 entries- 154 players and 10 re-entries. Those on the fence, time to jump in. Lots of great action here today. Among the newcomers are Choong Kian Weng, En- Ching Wu, Huu Dung Nguyen, Dang Van Hien, Sun Tan, Zarvan Tumboli, Hung Sheng Lin, and Norbert Koh.
14:50: Win some lose some for Indian pro Raghav Bansal
Level 3: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 100
We caught a couple of hands with one of India’s top ranking pros, Raghav Bansal. The first one had 19.2k in the middle and the board was , SB player was deep in thought as she faced MP player Bansal who had 23.8k out in front. Bansal won it with no call made.
Next pot the board completed to , CO player bet 1500 to a small pot and Bansal decided to toss in the call to see the hand. CO opened . Bansal mucked. Bansal has 72k.
14:35: Hai Chuot vs Dhaval Mudgal
Level 3: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 100
BB player raised to 600, SB Hai Chuot called, BB Dhaval Mudgal three-bet to 3k, DB folded and Chuot called. At the flop , Chuot check-raised Mudgal’s 2500 bet to bring it up to 6100. Mudgal called. On the turn, Chuot led for 10k, Mudgal flat-called. On the river, Chuot was all in and Mudgal folded. Chuot up to 51k, Mudgal drops to 10.2k.
14:20: Ante stage begins
Level 3: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 100
Players have now entered the ante stage. Numbers continue to climb with 14 tables running. There are 131 unique players, 4 re-entries, for 135 total so far. Recent Manila champion Lim Yohwan aka Boxer has taken a seat.
14:05: Ryo Soo wins some off Vincent Chauve
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
Ryo Soo earned himself a pot but before doing so, he was put to to the test by Vincent Chauve. Catching the action at the flop and a pot of 1600 pre-brewed, sb Chauve checked, checked by BB Ryo, bet of 700 by the mid position player, back to Chauve who called, Ryo raised to 2k, MP player folded, Chauve three-bet to 5300, and after tanking, Ryo called.
The turn saw Chauve jump out with a 7k bet and once this time Ryo went deeper into the tank then eventually called. On the river, both checked. Chauve with , Ryo won the pot with pair. Ryo climbed to 55k.
14:00: Day 1B exceeds Day 1A numbers
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
Halfway through round 2 and we’ve already surpassed Day 1A’s 105 total entries. We are currently at 119 uniques plus 2 re-entries. Among the newcomers are Alan King Lun Lau, Kunal Patni, Soo Jo Kim, Wilson Lim, Nguyen Dang Toan (Welcome Event winner), Hai Chuot, and Tuan La.
13:40: New round, 99 entries
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
Players have just finished the first level of the day. The goal is to survive Day 1B’s scheduled 14 rounds. Each round is 40 minutes. The screens currently show 99 entries. Players that bust out will have one extra bullet allowed.
13:35: Good call by Phong Ngoc Son
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
Nice pot earned by Phong Ngoc Son. He limped in from mid-position, two players joined in, big blind raised to 600, back to Son who called along with the button player for a three-way look at the flop. The flop saw the aggressive BB player fire 1100, and both Son and BB called. On the turn , another quick 2k was fired again by BB and this time only Son called. On the river , BB tossed in 4k, Son tanked, then finally mustered the courage to call. BB had , Son had straight to scoop the pot. Son chipped up to 61k.
13:20: Bounty Event resumes
Running alongside the main is the Bounty Event with 9 players back at 1230pm. We will have those results for you at the end of day recap.
13:15: Notables getting an early start
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
Among the crowd are Thinh Nu, Le Ngoc Khanh, Nick Gorman, Michael Kim Falcon, and Erik Billgren. There are currently 75 players and climbing.
13:00: Cards in the air for Day 1B
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
Welcome to Day 1B of the WPT Vietnam MAIN EVENT – VND 8 Billion Guaranteed! Action has already begun with six tables running here at Pro Poker Club. WPT anticipates this event will set a new WPT Asia record. WPT India’s 527 entries is the number to beat. We will bring all the action to your screens via our live updates. Good luck to all the players!
Day 1A End of the day chip counts
SOMUCHPOKER
1 – Tran Hanh – 437,000
2 – Kazuma Ihotsume – 203,000
3 – Dao Duc Phuong – 72,000
4 – Tran Huu Khoi – 162,000
5 – Nguyen Chi Thinh – 147,500
6 – Nguyen Manh Truong -140,000
7 – Nguyen Thanh Phong -139,000
8 – Tran Huy Hoang -137,000
9 – Cuong Trinh – 137,000
10 – Nguyen Duc Hop – 117,500
11 – Ta Duy Quoc Chinh – 104,500
12 – Niel Ho – 103,000
13 – Simon Burns – 99,000
14 – Yidwath Shetti – 99,000
15 – Shao Yin He – 99,000
16 – Tran Van Quan – 98,000
17 – Robert Kaggerud – 91,500
18 – Jul Tran – 89,000
19- Vinod. R.Megalmani- 86,000
20 – Nishant Sharma – 85,500
21 – Yen Han Chen – 84,500
22 – Huynh Duc Tai – 79,500
23 – Paul Hockin -76,000
24 – Iori Yogo – 62,000
25 – Henrik Tollefsen – 60,500
26 – Chiraag Patel – 41,500
22:45: Day 1A is over! 26 bagged up
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Day 1A has been bagged and tagged. Only 26 players remained out of the 105 entries. Amassing an enormous stack was Austria’s Tran Hanh with 437,000. No one came close to his stack. We will have a recap for you on the day’s action shortly. For now, enjoy the updates and relive some of the action that went down in Day 1A.
22:30: Tran Duc Hanh steamrollin’
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Tran Duc Hanh has held the chip lead for a majority of the day and by the looks of it, he will close out the day as the leader. Hanh just railed two players to bring the field down to 27 players. His first victim had , Hanh with , the board ran for a dominating trips.
The next bust out was a smaller take with the short stack pushing with . Hanh had and shipped it when the board ran . His stack is well within the 400k range.
22:20: Tran Huy Hoang rails Tin Chan
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
Action folded to the button Simon Burns, he raised to 5k. Sb Tin Chan jammed his 57k stack, bb Tran Huy Hoang followed suit with his 71.5k stack, sending the action back to Burns who folded. Chan had , Hoang with , the board ran for a pair spiked by Hoang to eliminate Chan. Hoang climbed to 135k. We are down to 30 players.
22:05: Last level of the day
Level 14: Blinds 1500 – 2500 – ante 2500
We have entered the last level of the day. 31 players remaining.
22:00: Kazuma Inotsume doubles up
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
Early in the day, Kazuma Inotsume was about to walk out when the community board felted a straight to keep him in the game. He has since brought his stack up and landed a double up to send him up to 146k. The hand kicked off with a raise to 8k by Ta Duy Quoc Chinh, Inotsume shoved on the big blind, Chinh called. Inotsume , Chinh , the board dragged out .
21: 50: Soo Jo Kim eliminated by Ta Duy Quoc Chinh
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
Soo Jo Kim nursed his short stack for as long as he could and put it all in with however he ran smack into Ta Duy Quoc Chinh’s . With the board throwing blanks, Kim was eliminated. Chinh climbed to 160k.
21:35: Iori Yogo doubles up through Hockin again
Level 13: Blinds 1000 – 2000 – ante 2000
Action folded to the button player Nishant Sharma, he raised to 4500. Sb Iori Yogo shoved with 33.5k remaining. Bb Paul Hockin shoved as well. Sharma folded.
Yogo
Hockin same hand against Yogo previously
The board favored Yogo again running to improve him to a set (though not needed), to double up. Yogo rose to 74k, Hockin dropped to 42k.
21:20: Break Time
Level 12: Blinds 800 – 1600 – ante 1600
The last break of the day. There are 36 players remaining. The chip leader is still Tran Duc Hanh with 312k followed by Nishant Sharma with 175k, and Nguyen Chi Thinh with 164k.
21:00: Ta Duy Quoc Chinh rails Vivek Rughani
Level 12: Blinds 800 – 1600 – ante 1600
Vivek Rughani had a swinging stack all day but couldn’t keep it above water. He shoved with a desperate put ran into Ta Duy Quoc Chinh’s . The board bricked to send Rughani out. Chinh up to 140k.
20:50: Iori Yogo doubled up by Hockin
Level 12: Blinds 800 – 1600 – ante 1600
Two limpers before action reached sb Iori Yogo who shoved his 12.1k short stack. Big blind Paul Hockin three-bet to around 50k pushing out the limpers for a head to head. Yogo , Hockin , the board ran for trips to Hockin, but Yogo had outs. The turn wasn’t it but the river was one of the gems he needed to stay in the game. Hockin dropped to 80k, Yogo just below starting stack.
20:30: Orjan Skommo doubles up
Level 11: Blinds 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
On a flop , Pete Chen bet 5400, three spots over a player raised to 15k, then on the button was Orjan Skommo moving all in, Chen quickly folded while a call was made by the raiser. Skommo with straight flush draw, and his opponent with top pair. The turn granted Skommo a straight to overtake, and with the river, he improved further to flush for a double up.
20:25: Simon Burns shoves
Level 11: Blinds 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
After a couple of double ups dished out, Simon Burns had a stack down to around 50k. It dropped further to 27k which he three-bet shoved on top of player’s 2500 raise. No call was made and he won the pot.
20:20: Nishant Sharma claims the pot
Level 11: Blinds 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
Button player Nishant Sharma raised to 2600, sb Iori Yogo and bb Paul Hockin called. The flop , action checked to Sharma who c-bet 2400. Only Yogo called. On the turn, Sharma again firing sending out 8200. A quick fold from Yogo.
20:15: Tran Duc Hanh ascending
Level 11: Blinds 600 – 1200 – ante 1200
Tran Duc Hanh continues to dust the competition, climbing to 315k after railing Eric Tsai in a sick hand. Action preflop saw one player raise, Tran three-bet from the small blind, Tsai call from the big blind, and the opener folded for heads up between the blinds. At the flop , Tran checked, Tsai bet 8k, Tran raised, all in by Tsai, and snap call by Tran.
Tsai straight
Tran set
The turn improved Tran to a full house and Tsai was drawing dead. The river was inconsequential.
20:00: Nguyen Chi Thinh three-bets to take it
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
Nguyen Chi Thinh raised to 2600 from low-jack position, called by the button player and big blind Eric Tsai. At the flop , everyone checked. On the turn, Nguyen bet 3500, button raised to 7200, bb Tsai check-folded, back to Nguyen with a three-bet to 35k, and that ended the hand with button tank-folding.
19:55: Nguyen Thanh Phong pays two
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
Nguyen Thanh Phong is sitting as the biggest stack at his table with around 170k to play with. He took a couple of hits though to drop just bit. The first pot he raised to 2500 on the button and the big blind defended. At the flop , both players checked. On the turn , bb bet 4k and Nguyen folded.
The subsequent hand saw a short stack jam with 13.9k, snap call by Nguyen. Short stack with that held against Nguyen’s . Nguyen dropped to 150k.
19:50: Nishant Sharma with aggressive bets
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
Nishant Sharma raised to 2700 and the player on the small blind called. At the flop , action was sent to Sharma who c-bet 2200, he was called. On the turn, Sharma fired 4200, and this time he won it with no call.
19:30: Registration closed!
Level 10: Blinds 500 – 1000 – ante 1000
Registration has closed. The official tally is 105 entries – 81 players, 24 re-entries. There are 55 remaining. Game continues until the end of Level 14.
19:20: Players on a break; registration closing
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Players are on another 10-minute break. Last chance to sign up. We picked up several Norwegian players in Level 9, among them Henrik Tollefsen and Markus Garberg.
Current chip leaders are:
Tran Duc Hanh – 274k
Vidwath Shetty – 150k
Vinod Megalmani – 140k
19:15: Vinod Megalmani rails one and zooms to 140k
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
We caught the action only at the shipping with one player holding and Vinod Megalmani with . The board ran a wild for a straight to the lower pockets but with the river , Megalmani went back on top with a full house to win it and send his opponent packing. Megalmani zoomed to 140k.
19:10: Tin Chan doubles up through Burns
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
On a flop , Simon Burns pushed and beside him Tin Chan called for his tournament life. Burns opened pair and Chan with set. The turn and river completed the board for a double up to Chan. He is now at 76k.
19:00: Registration closing in 20 minutes
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Late registration closes at the end of this round. Those on the rail, time to jump in. The current tally is 76 players and 24 re-entries for a total of 100 entries so far. 53 players remaining.
18:50: Cuong Trinh triples up!
Level 9: Blinds 400 – 800 – ante 800
Three-way action with two players all in. Short-stacked player with , Cuong Trinh with , and the biggest stack with . The board ran for full house to Cuong and a triple up. He climbed to 75k.
18:45: Congratulations to Zarvan Tumboli!
India’s Zarvan Tumboli defeated Luat Tran at heads up of the WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup! He shipped in the VND 246,950,000 first place prize money. We will have the results of that event in our end of day recap.
18:25: Kazuma Inotsume saved
Level 8: 300 – 600 – ante 600
What a nutty hand! On a flop , Kazuma Inotsume moved all in with top pair and was called by a player with flush. Getting up to leave, the turn and river , saved Inotsume with a higher flush on the board for a split pot. He sat back down happy to have renewed life.
18:20: Simon Burns boots out Alan Lau
Level 8: 300 – 600 – ante 600
Alan King Lun Lau was on his second bullet and kicked it off with a quick double up however, it didn’t last. The Hong Kong pro began to drop in chips and pushed it all in with . Simon Burns called with . The board ran for a winning flush to Burns and Lau the boot. Burns at 130K.
18:15: Paul Hockin’s kings cracked
Level 8: 300 – 600 – ante 600
Paul Hockin had and a short-stacked player had . The board ran a doozy for a set to Hockin but an instant nut flush to the shorty. The turn and river didn’t pair the board and Hockin had to pay the double up. Hockin dropped to 47k..
17:55: Tran Van Quan pushes for the pot
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Immediately after Vidwath Shetty’s win, the next hand saw Tran Van Quan in the pot once again. He opened with a raise then called a three-bet to 3500 by the button player. At the flop , Tran checked then called a c-bet by the button aggressor. On the turn , Tran jammed his remaining 19.5k to send his opponent tanking. After a minute, Tran was shipped the pot with no call made. His opponent showed for top pair and Tran returned the gesture showing .
17:50: Vidwath Shetty wins the war
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Heated preflop action began with a raise to 1200 by cutoff Tran Van Quan, button Vidwath Shetty three-bet to 3500, big blind Eric Tsai four-bet to 8300, Quan folded, then Shetty five-bet to 23k. Tsai folded. Good win by Shetty. He is up to 150K.
17:45: Kunal Patni tanks Nishant Sharma
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Catching the action on a board , Kunal Patni had his remaining 9900 stack pushed out front with a 16k pot already pre-brewed. This sent fellow countryman Nishant Sharma to the tank. Though he had more than enough to cover the bet, he opted to fold and Patni scooped it up.
17:30: Second bullet good for Alan Lau
Level 7: Blinds 300 – 500 – ante 500
Alan King Lun Lau was one of the 17 players that utilized their second bullet. Looks like it was good decision having picked up a fast double up with pocket tens holding against ace-queen.
17:20: Players on their second break
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
Main Event players are on their second 10-minute break. The screens currently have the entries up to 86 with 67 remaining. Victor Chong and Paul Hockin have joined the action at the previous round. Registration is still open for those that want to jump in. A buy-in of VND 22,000,000 gets you a 30K starting stack. Registration closes at the start of Level 10. Remaining players will bag up at the end of Level 14.
17:00: Vivek Rughani doubles up with aces
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
There’s a strong showing of players from India here at the Main Event. One of them is Vivek Rughani who just landed a double up with his pocket aces holding against pocket 8s. He is still under starting stack though sitting with around 20k.
16:50: Simon Burns leads with 145k
Level 6: Blinds 200 – 400 – ante 400
UK’s Simon Burns is back at the WPT felt. He had a very successful run at the Korean leg of the WPT Asia Swing. He won the Super High Roller 2 and made it to the final table of the Main Event. He is currently our chip leader here with 145k.
16:20: Alan King Lun Lau nosedives
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
Alan King Lun Lau took a big loss to his stack. On a three-way raised pot preflop, the board showed , Do Hoang Quan checked, Tran Duc Hanh bet 2500, Lau called, and back to Quan who called. At the turn, betting action was the same with Tran’s 6k bet called by both players. On the river , check by Quan, 14k bet by Tran, Lau all in for just above 20k, called by Tran. Lau showed but was behind Tran’s top two pair. Tran zoomed to over 70k while Lau nosedived to just 500. Lau was eliminated shortly after.
15:55: Nguyen Dang Long busts, Erik Billgren doubles up
Level 5: Blinds 200 – 300 – ante 300
In our attempt to get a hand on Sam Panzica, instead we saw the quick rise and fall of Nguyen Dang Long. Nguyen entered three consecutive pots that sent him tumbling to the rail. The first hand was a good one for him. Panzica raised to 800 preflop, three players called. At the flop , Nguyen checked, one player fired 1200, called by another, then check-raised to 3600 by Nguyen. One player called and the turn landed . Nguyen fired another 4200 and this time he won it with no challenge.
The next hand would cost Nguyen. Four players were in preflop to build up a pot to 12k. On the flop , big blind Erik Billgren bet 4100, Panzica called, sb Nguyen check-raised to 12.5k, Billgren shoved, and Nguyen called after Panzica folded. Billgren full house over Nguyen’s trips. The turn and river completed the board and Billgren doubled up to 75k.
Down to a very short stack, Nguyen shoved on the next hand with K-Q and fell to a player’s 9-9 with no hits on the board.
15:35: Tu Le doubles up to 65k
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
On a flop , two players were all in, one with , and Tu Le with . The turn and river completed the board for a double up to Le. He now has 65k.
15:30: Sam Panzica in the house
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
WPT multi champion Sam Panzica has joined the action. Panzica has numerous titles under his belt earned mostly in his home country USA. He has over $4M in live tournament earnings with $1.37M of that won in 2017 at the WPT Shooting Star Main Event in San Jose, California. We’ll be tracking him today and see how he shapes up against the Asian force.
Other late arrivals were Nishant Sharma, Soo Jo Kim,and Pete Chen.
15:10: 61 players and climbing…
Level 4: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 200
Players have returned from the first break of the day. There are 61 entries so far with 7 tables running. Plenty of time for players to jump in. Starting stack is 30,000. That’s still very deep compared to the blinds. In the previous level, Vincent Li busted after just spending 20 minutes at the table. We will likely see him use his second bullet sometime today.
14:55: Ng Pui Cheng vs Dang Xuan Canh
Level 3: Blinds 100 – 200
Immediately after the hand below, UTG Ng Pui Cheng and UTG+1 Dang Xuan Canh went head to head for a pot. On a raised pot preflop to 2k, both players saw the cards land . No bets arrived. The turn re-ignited the action with Cheng laying out 1500, Dang raised to 6k, and Cheng with the call. On the river , both checked and Cheng won with . Dang mucked.
14:50: Suen Kam Sang picks up a splashy pot
Level 3: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 100
Table 3 is seeing some good betting action with sizable pots being won. Suen Kam Sang was the beneficiary of one of those pots. Action began with hijack player Dang Xuan Canh limping in, cutoff joined, then button player raised to 1k. Big blind Sang defended, and it was a four way look at the flop with Dang and cutoff also calling. The flop , everyone checked. On the turn, action was checked to Dang who bet 2200. Cutoff and button called while Sang check-raised all in for a total of 17.7k. Dang and cutoff quickly folded but the button player tanked. He eventually folded showing . Sang scooped up the pot and kindly showed his full house.
14:20: New level brings in more pros
Level 3: Blinds 100 – 200 – ante 100
Level 3 has kicked off which means players have now entered the ante stage. We are up to 7 tables with more soon to open up. More pros have jumped in, some of them coming off the WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup. Among the notables are Dhaval Mudgal, Iori Yogo, Alan King Lun Lau, and Vincent Li. Huy Coshet is also on his way to the felt. Another player seen frequenting the Asian circuit these past couple months, Kazuma Inotsume, is also in action here at the main.
14:10: Double knockout for Tran Huy Hoang
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
Tran Huy Hoang is our leader at the moment with 73k. He knocked out two players simultaneously in a three-way showdown holding A-A vs K-K vs K-Q. It was all in preflop. Aces held. Also with a big stack is Do Hoang Quan with 64k seated at a separate table.
14:00: Julien Tran wins one
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
A lady player from the hijack seat limped in, cutoff Julien Tran raised to 800, button player called, and after the blinds folded, the hijack player joined in for three-way look at the flop. The flop ran . Hijack checked, Tran c-bet 1100, button folded, hijack called. On the [7h] turn, no bets landed and the river felted . Hijack checked, Tran bet 3100, Tran won the pot with no call. Tran has 32K.
13:40: Four tables…
Level 2: Blinds 100 – 200
We are now up to four tables here. Blinds have gone up. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10. For those thinking about entering, buy-in of VND 22,000,000 gets you a deep 30K starting stack.
13:30: WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup resumes
While the Main Event is taking flight, the WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup is on its final day with 28 players remaining out of 207 entries. Only 26 reach the money which means two players will bounce out empty-handed. We will have the results of that event as it concludes. Good luck to all those players!
13:20: Notables on the felt
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
We’ve had a light start here with just two tables running at the moment. Players are trickling in though unlike the rain that’s coming down outside. Currently at the felt are Julien Tran, Dang Xuan Canh, and Kunal Patni. The first 100 players will get a free WPT cap and they’re pretty cool.
13:00: Shuffle up and Deal! WPT Vietnam Main Event begins!
Level 1: Blinds 100 – 100
And we’re off! WPT Vietnam Main Event first deal is underway! This is the event everyone has been gearing up for with the hefty VND 8 Billion guarantee attracting all kinds of attention. Buy-in is VND 22,000,000. The plan for the day is to play a total of 14 levels, level duration is 40 minutes. Only one re-entry is allowed per starting day so make those bullets count! Registration closes at the start of Level 10.
Good luck to all the players!
1 - Yik Yin Ray Chiu - 2,430,000
2 - Dhaval Mudgal - 2,355,000
3 - Hai Chuot - 2,245,000
4 - Tran Huu Khoi - 1,680,000
5 - Nguyen Hanh Phong - 1,590,000
6 - Tai Hsing Hsiung - 1,470,000
7 - Trần Cao Tâm - 1,335,000
8 - Johannes Felix Hoeld - 1,180,000
9 - Ben Andrews - 1,150,000
10 - Norbert Koh - 1,135,000
11 - Dao Duc Phuong - 1,025,000
12 - Takao Shimizu - 805,000
13 - Le Ngoc Chanh - 790,000
14 - Apu Weo - 620,000
15 - Low Kar Ooi - 560,000
1 - Mike Takayama - 281,500
2 - Birewar Alok Pradip - 263,000
3 - Gao Wen Ling - 255,500
4 - Takao Shimizu - 226,000
5 - Francis Garson - 214,500
6 - Lê Đức Anh - 213,000
7 - Nguyen Ngoc Nghia - 211,500
8 - Apuweo - 210,500
9 - Đỗ Hoàng Long - 194,000
10 - Trần Sơn Thạch - 190,500
11 - Trần Thanh Vân - 87,500
12 - Yeap Shiqiang - 187,500
13 - Ominami Shuichi - 176,000
14 - Kevin Phillip Ayow - 174,000
15 - Trần Huy Tiến - 173,500
16 - Aigars Plives - 167,000
17 - Sam Panzica - 158,500
18 - Jason Lau - 155,000
19 - Phạm Đình Thi - 155,000
20 - Foo Yong Cheong - 154,500
21 - Hai Chuot 147,000
22 - Suri Jaswinder Singh - 139,000
23 - Nguyễn Thiện Tâm - 138,500
24 - Piet Pape - 136,000
25 - Chua Ying Lin - 133,500
26 - Lau King Lun Alan - 132,500
27 - Đinh Văn Thanh - 131,000
28 - Tan Chin Sun - 131,000
29 - Mai Enwei - 126,000
30 - Phan John - 119,500
31 - James Jarod Minphiri - 118,000
32 - Jason Nguyễn - 116,000
33 - Hoàng Hồng Giang - 115,500
34 - Chan Tsun Ming - 115,000
35 - Nguyễn Văn Phinh - 114,000
36 - I Cheng Lin - 112,500
37 - Kok Jun Yan - 109,500
38 - Campomanes Florencio Iv - 108,500
39 - Thomas Gicquel - 106,500
40 - Sonbatchcheo - 106,500
41 - Thang Md - 105,000
42 - Ben Andrews - 104,500
43 - Trần Thanh Vinh - 102,000
44 - Trần Cao Tâm - 101,500
45 - Raghav Bansal - 99,500
46 - Trịnh Anh Dũng - 98,000
47 - Phan Hoàng Tú - 97,000
48 - Lê Tấn Lộc - 95,000
49 - Benedict Koh Gek Chiang - 94,000
50 - Pang Leo - 94,000
51 - Nguyễn Tuấn Anh - 93,000
52 - Kaniska Vpreti - 92,000
53 - Chang Gon Lee - 91,500
54 - Ken Okada - 91,500
55 - Ngụy Xuân Hồng - 89,000
56 - Wittawas Charassang - 89,000
57 - Nguyễn Vũ Thạnh - 88,500
58 - Dhaval Mudgal - 86,000
59 - Yuta Noguchi - 86,000
60 - Dan Phan - 85,000
61 - Nguyễn Văn Trung - 83,000
62 - Hisashi Ogi - 78,000
63 - Lim Hwan - 73,000
64 - Quang Nguyễn - 70,000
65 - Nguyễn Thanh Hùng - 65,000
66 - Lee Wei Chan - 61,500
67 - Wilson Lim - 60,000
68 - Phạm Duy Hưng - 58,500
69 - Nguyen Nam Duong - 57,000
70 - Nguyễn Tân - 57,000
71 - Chua Shan Hui - 55,500
72 - Nicolas Ragot - 55,500
73 - Nguyễn Tiến Sơn - 52,500
74 - Sahil Agarwal - 50,000
75 - Stig Erik Goran Billgren - 47,000
76 - Hoang Van Long - 45,000
77 - Sj Kim - 44,000
78 - Phạm Ngọc Quốc Bảo - 44,000
79 - Tomomitsu Ono - 41,000
80 - Tai Hsing Hsiung - 40,000
81 - Trần Đức Đông - 40,000
82 - Nguyễn Duy Vũ - 38,000
83 - Nguyễn Trọng Liêm - 33,000
84 - Wei Cheng Yin - 32,000
85 - Lê Hoàn Công - 29,000
86 - Brion Adrian - 26,500
87 - Nguyễn Hoàng Tôn - 24,000
88 - Yar Gin Wee - 23,500
89 - Kentaro Somekawa - 22,000
90 - Bradley Paul Evans - 14,500
91 - Li Xiao Ling - 5,000
1 - Nguyen Thai Duong - 315,500
2 - Nobert Koh - 307,000
3 - Le Anh Tien - 279,500
4 - Phan Tri Cuong - 233000
5 - Hieu Ngo - 217,000
6 - Nguyen Manh Tuan - 207,000
7 - Kyle Patrick Lim - 203,000
8 - Ju Le - 197,000
9 - Bui Anh Khoa - 180,000
10 - Richard Mari - 178,000
11 - Zarvan Tumrou - 177,000
12 - Yik Yin Ray Chiu - 172,000
13 - Tran Duc Phuong - 170,000
14 - Natalie Teh Siuw Lo - 166,500
15 - Hjohamre S Hoeld - 158000
16 - Kwok Luen Hei - 154,000
17 - Song Wen Long - 153,500
18 - Gonzva Benjamin - 151,000
19 - Tan Yong Quan - 146,500
20 - Nguyen Duc Bien - 146,500
21 - Low Kar Ooi - 146,500
22 - Dang Van Hien - 146,000
23 - Chong Kian Weng - 142,000
24 - Satal Gopta - 138,000
25 - Tzu Chich Lo - 136,000
26 - Tung Nguyen - 117,000
27 - Lee Xiang Wai Aiex - 114,500
28 - Pham Hung Cuong - 113,500
29 - Orjan Skommo - 112,500
30 - Aman Preet Sinah - 109,500
31 - Vu Duc Trung - 109,500
32 - Nitin Jain - 109,000
33 - Derek Chrisholm - 106,000
34 - Markus Garbbr6 - 104,500
35 - Sebastian Tan - 99000
36 - Huu Dung Nguyen - 94,000
37 - The Anh - 94,000
38 - Nguyen Van Dung - 92,000
39 - See Soo Chaw - 89,000
40 - Aman Dhamita - 88,000
41 - Dinh Xuan Dinh - 85,500
42 - Tran Hung Manh - 85,000
43 - Frederic Bolliet - 84,500
44 - Loo Jimzhong - 78,000
45 - Gjoon Tan Mall - 74,500
46 - Nick Lim - 74,000
47 - Warren Asher - 67,500
48 - Dulan Wakerson - 63,000
49 - Chales Joe Ambrogi - 62,000
50 - Paul Hong - 62,000
51 - Romit Advani - 60,000
52 - Le Ngoc Khanh - 57,500
53 - Victor Chong - 57,000
54 - Lin Hung Sheng - 54,000
55 - Vivek Runham - 53,500
56 - Phan Tuan Vinh - 51,000
57 - Phung Ngoc Son - 46,500
58 - Abhivav Iyer - 45,000
59 - Philipe Lam - 38,000
60 - Ting Hung Wang - 31,000
61 - Nguyen Ngoc Nghia - 13,000
1 - Tran Hanh - 437,000
2 - Kazuma Ihotsume - 203,000
3 - Dao Duc Phuong - 72,000
4 - Tran Huu Khoi - 162,000
5 - Nguyen Chi Thinh - 147,500
6 - Nguyen Manh Truong -140,000
7 - Nguyen Thanh Phong -139,000
8 - Tran Huy Hoang -137,000
9 - Cuong Trinh - 137,000
10 - Nguyen Duc Hop - 117,500
11 - Ta Duy Quoc Chinh - 104,500
12 - Niel Ho - 103,000
13 - Simon Burns - 99,000
14 - Yidwath Shetti - 99,000
15 - Shao Yin He - 99,000
16 - Tran Van Quan - 98,000
17 - Robert Kaggerud - 91,500
18 - Jul Tran - 89,000
19- Vinod. R.Megalmani- 86,000
20 - Nishant Sharma - 85,500
21 - Yen Han Chen - 84,500
22 - Huynh Duc Tai - 79,500
23 - Paul Hockin -76,000
24 - Iori Yogo - 62,000
25 - Henrik Tollefsen - 60,500
26 - Chiraag Patel - 41,500
1st - Dhaval Mudgal - Pro 2,427,580,000
2nd - Takao Shimizu - Pro 1,702,030,000
3rd - Tai Hsing Hsiung - Pro 1,097,540,000
4th - Tran Cao Tam - Pro 802,340,000
5th - Nguyen Duc Hai - Pro 613,840,000
6th - Hanh Phong - Pro 490,420,000
7th - Nguyen Hoang Nam - Pro 406,240,000
8th - Norbert Koh - Pro 323,390,000
9th - Dao Duc Phuong - Pro 242,770,000
Overall poker festival dates are:
Wednesday, September 26 - Thursday, October 4, 2018
WPT Vietnam Main Event dates are:
Friday, September 28 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Main Event Schedule
Day 1A - September 28 at 1:00 pm
Day 1B - September 29 at 1:00 pm
Day 1C - September 30 at 1:00 pm
Day 2 - October 1 at 12:00 pm
Final - October 2 at 1:00 pm
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