WPT Vietnam 2019 Main Event 2nd Edition : Live Updates
Hamish Crawshaw wins the richest WPT Vietnam Main Event for VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000)
After 158 final day hands, New Zealand’s Hamish Crawshaw has done it! He crushed the competition, knocking out every player to win the richest Main Event ever produced by the brand. The heads up round ran three hours. Local player Huynh Tan Dung put up a strong fight but in the end, he fell on the 86th heads up hand. The winning hand was 
over 
on a board that ran 
. Crawshaw shipped VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000), the WPT Championship Trophy, and his first major live title.
19:10: Huynh Tan Dung falls in 2nd place – VN₫ 2,648,278,000 (~US$ 114,000)
Level 34: Blinds 150K-300K ante 300K
The last hand of the Main Event has been dealt! After multiple pots lost, Huynh Tan Dung went all in for his last 1.975M with , Hamish Crawshaw challenged with . Both players hit the flop with Crawshaw ahead. The turn sealed the victory for the New Zealander. River was .
This was an incredible run for the lone Vietnamese finalist. He was the overall chip leader of the starting flights, entered the final day as the overwhelming chip leader, and finished 2nd to pocket his largest live score of VN₫ 2,648,278,000 (~US$ 114,000).
18:55: Huynh Tan Dung lands a double
Level 33: Blinds 125K-250K ante 250K
Huynh Tan Dung pushed his remaining 1.975m with 
and Crawshaw called with 
. The board spread 
for a double up. Huynh at 4.5m, Crawshaw at 10.4m.
18:50: Hamish Crawshaw grinding down Huynh Tan Dung
Level 33: Blinds 125K-250K ante 250K
Returning from the break, Hamish Crawshaw went on the attack grinding down Huynh Tan Dung to 2.6m in three hands. The first hand saw Huynh limp in, Crawshaw checked. At the flop 
, Crawshaw check-called 500k. No bets on the 
turn and river 
. Crawshaw showed 
, Huynh mucked.
Next hand, the leader limp-called a 750k raise and the flop ran 
. Huynh checked then folded to the leader’s 400k bet. Following that hand, Huynh folded on the button. Crawshaw has a commanding stack of 12.3m.
18:20: Hamish Crawshaw maintains his lead
Level 32: Blinds 100K-200K ante 200K
Hamish Crawshaw continues to lead despite more pots going to Huynh Tan Dung. At one point Huynh rose to 6.6m. He limp-called a 700k raise to see the flop . Crawshaw c-bet 300k, Huynh raised to 1m, called by the leader. The turn 
, Crawshaw checked, Huynh jammed, Crawshaw folded and dipped to 8.3m.
The next two hands saw Crawshaw take 650k back and the players went on a break.
Hamish Crawshaw 8,970,000
Huynh Tan Dung 5,950,000
18:05: Huynh Tan Dung swinging
Level 32: Blinds 100K-200K ante 200K
Huynh Tan Dung is battling to bring his chips to par however Hamish Crawshaw is making it very tough. Huynh did make up some ground in this hand. Crawshaw raised to 400k, bb Huynh called. At the flop 
, Huynh check-called 300k. On the turn , Huynh shoved (.325m), Crawshaw tank-folded.
Hamish Crawshaw 10m
Huynh Tan Dung 4.9m
17:45: Huynh Tan Dung rises to 4.5m
Level 31: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
Huynh Tan Dung is enjoying this level. He picked up more pots with raises and shoves to bring his stack up to 4.5m. One hand that got him there started with Hamish Crawshaw limping in, Huynh raised to 500k, called by Crawshaw. At the flop 
and turn, no bets landed. On the river , Huynh led for 600k and Crawshaw folded. Crawshaw dipped to 10.4m.
17:25: Small pot for Huynh Tan Dung
Level 31: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
Huynh Tan Dung is not gaining much ground here. At the end of heads up Hand #111 that saw Hamish Crawshaw three-bet jam preflop, Huynh still sits with 2.5m while Crawshaw has a wide lead with 12.4m. Next hand though, Huynh won it with a jam on the flop 
having first raised preflop to 450k and called by Crawshaw. Huynh up a bit to 2.95m.
17:00: Full speed ahead for Hamish Crawshaw
Level 30: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Hamish Crawshaw continues to dominate driving his stack higher and higher. On Hand #100 he scooped a huge pot. Crawshaw opened 250k, bb Huynh called. On the flop , Huynh check-called 200k. On the turn 
, Huynh led for 500k, called by Crawshaw. On the river , Huynh checked, Crawshaw shoved, Huynh folded.
Hamish Crawshaw 12,395,000
Huynh Tan Dung 2,525,000
16:50: Bluff exposed! Hamish Crawshaw retakes the lead
Level 30: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
On a flop 
, Hamish Crawshaw bet 125k, called by Huynh Tan Dung. The turn felted , Crawshaw checked, Huynh took a stab of 500k and was called. On the river , Crawshaw checked, Huynh fired 1m, snap-called by Crawshaw. Huynh showed 
bluff, Crawshaw claimed it with 
two pair.
Hamish Crawshaw 10,320,000
Huynh Tan Dung 4,600,000
16:30: Hamish Crawshaw staging a comeback
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
After the first six hands, pots went back and forth with no big hands tabled. Hamish Crawshaw picked up a bit of ground then a more decent pot on Hand #178. Huynh limped from the button, bb Crawshaw raised to 450k, Huynh called. On the flop , Crawshaw c-bet 350k and got called. On the turn Crawshaw fired 1.5m, Huynh folded. They are just about even in stacks.
Huynh Tan Dung 7.47m
Hamish Crawshaw 7.45m
16:08: Huynh Tan Dung retakes the lead
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
The Vietnamese is on fire here at heads up. Huynh Tan Dung won the first six pots to retake the lead. The opening heads up hand he raised to 300k , called by Crawshaw. On the flop , Crawshaw folded to a 300k bet.
Hand #2: Crawshaw raised to 200k, Huyng three-bet to 625k, then called. On the flop 
, Huynh led 1m, Crawshaw folded.
Hand #3: Huynh raised to 25k, bb Crawshaw called. At the flop , Huynh c-bet 200k, and was check-called. On the turn, Huynh bet 800k and won the pot with Crawshaw check-folding.
Hand #4: Crawshaw raised to 200k, Huynh three-bet to 700k, Crawshaw folded.
Hand #5: Huynh raised to 250k, bb Crawshaw called. At the flop 
, Crawshaw check-called a 300k c-bet. On the turn and 
river, no bets were fired, Crawshaw showed pair, Huynh had better two pair.
Hand #6: Crawshaw min-raised, bb Huynh called. At the flop 
, Huynh check-called 150k. No bets on the turn . The river , Huynh led 350k, Crawshaw folded.
Huynh Tan Dung 8,500,000
Hamish Crawshaw 6,400,000
Average stack is 7,460,000
16:00: Heads up! Hamish Crawshaw vs Huynh Tan Dung
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
After several photos, heads up is now underway. Title and trophy at hand. Here are their stack sizes.
Hamish Crawshaw 9,200,000
Huynh Tan Dung 5,720,000
Average stack is 7,460,000. Blinds go up every 30 minutes.
Remaining payouts
1st VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000)
2nd VN₫ 2,648,278,000 (~US$ 114,000)
In addition to the cash prize, the winner will receive the WPT Trophy and 1500 points towards the WPT Asia-Pacific leaderboard.
15:50: Michael Seymour exits in 3rd place – VN₫ 1,702,497,000 (~US$ 73,000)
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Short stacked Michael Seymour shoved his remaining 1.55m and there to put the heat on was chip leader Hamish Crawshaw. When the hole cards opened, Seymour needed to get lucky with behind . However, no such luck. The board ran 
to send him out in 3rd place. He earned VN₫ 1,702,497,000 (~US$ 73,000) for his superb run here in Vietnam.
15:40: Strong bets by Huynh Tan Dung
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Huynh Tan Dung picked up the next two pots to send his stack to 5.8m. First one, he raised to 275k from the small blind and bb Michael Seymour defended. Both players checked it down 
, Huynh showed , Seymour folded.
The next hand, Huynh raised to 225k from the button and bb Hamish Crawshaw defended. On the flop , no bets. The turn 
saw action with Crawshaw betting 425k, raised by Huynh to 1.2m, Crawshaw called. The river , Crawshaw checked then folded to Huynh’s shove.
Hamish Crawshaw 7.4m
Huynh Tan Dung 5.8m
Michael Seymour 1.7m
Average stack 4,973,333
15:35: Hamish Crawshaw vs Huynh Tan Dung
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Hamish Crawshaw vs Huynh Tan DungMultiple bouts between Huynh Tan Dung and Hamish Crawshaw saw stacks barely change until a full board arrived. Action was initiated by Huynh who raised to 300k, bb Crawshaw called. On the flop both checked and the turn fell 
. Crawshaw check-called a 350k bet then both checked the river . Crawshaw showed , Huynh mucked.
Hamish Crawshaw 9m
Huynh Tan Dung 3.7m
Michael Seymour 2.2m
Average stack is 4,973,333.
15:20: Michael Seymour jams for the pot
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Button Hamish Crawshaw raised to 225k, called by both Huynh Tan Dung and Michael Seymour. No bets on the flop 
for a free turn. Huynh led for 400k, Seymour shoved (1.575m), Crawshaw and Huynh folded.
Hamish Crawshaw 8.195m
Huynh Tan Dung 3.975m
Michael Seymour 2.750m
Average stack is 4,973,333
15:15: Hamish Crawshaw rises to 8.4m
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Not much action in this new level so here’s a small pot post. Button Huynh Tan Dung raised to 275k, bb Hamish Crawshaw defended. On the flop 
, Crawshaw check-raised a 200k bet to bump it up to 600k, Huynh folded.
Hamish Crawshaw 8.4m
Huynh Tan Dung 4.8m
Michael Seymour 1,7m
Average stack is 4,973,333
15:00: Chip counts at the break
Level 29: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Hamish Crawshaw 7.62m
Huynh Tan Dung 5.48m
Michael Seymour 1.83m
Average stack 4,973,333
Remaining payouts
1st VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000)
2nd VN₫ 2,648,278,000 (~US$ 114,000)
3rd VN₫ 1,702,497,000 (~US$ 73,000)
14:55: Chen Da Jia eliminated in 4th place – VN₫ 1,118,174,000 (~US$ 48,000)
Level 28: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
On the 51st hand of the final table, a called shove led to the departure of China’s Chen Da Jia. He was all in wiht and Hamish Crawshaw challenged with . The board ran 
. Chen finished 4th and pocketed his largest live score worth VN₫ 1,118,174,000 (~US$ 48,000).
14:35: Huynh Tan Dung wins next four hands
Level 28: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Huynh Tan Dung is on the move. After winning a pot against Chen Da Jia that saw a full board, he won the next four pots with uncalled raises and a shove. He is up to 5.3m.
14:30: Huynh Tan Dung takes it
Level 28: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Reaching the river is hard to come by but we did see one on the 37th hand of the final table. Button Huynh Tan Dung limped, bb Chen Da Jia checked, the flop came . Chen checked, Huynh bet 150k, was called. On the turn and river , no bets laid, Chen showed pair, Huynh claimed the pot with second pair.
Hamish Crawshaw 6.5m
Huynh Tan Dung 4.5m
Michael Seymour 2.87m
Chen Da Jia 1.05m
Average stack 3.73m
14:25: Stack sizes
Level 28: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
After paying up a double to Chen Da Jia, chip leader Hamish Crawshaw proceeded to lose several pots to bring his stack to 6.5m which is still way over average of 3.73m. Gaining momentum was Huynh Tan Dung driving his stack to 4.3m. Michael Seymour in third with 3.1m, and Chen Da Jia with 1m.
14:20: Chen Da Jia doubles up
Level 28: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Chen Da Jia grabbed himself a much needed double up with Hamish Crawshaw paying up. Chen three-bet shoved , Crawshaw called with , no hits on the board for a higher spread to Chen. He is up to 1.4m.
14:15: Michael Seymour spikes the winner
Level 28: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
After a series of hands short stacked Chen Da Jia continued to drop, while Michael Seymour landed himself a double up. Button Huynh Tan Dung raised to 200k, sb Seymour jammed (1.44m), Huynh called.
Seymour
Huynh
When the flop felted , Huynh jumped in front however the turn turn the tides back to Seymour and with the river, top two pair was still behind the set.
Hamish Crawshaw 8.8m
Michael Seymour 3.030m
Huynh Tan Dung 2.45m
Chen Da Jia 650k
Average stack 3,730,000
13:50: Failed bluff by Huynh Tan Dung sends another pot to Crawshaw
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Another pot for Hamish Crawshaw to send Huynh Tan Dung tumble below average for the first time. Crawshaw opened from the button to 150k, sb Huynh three-bet to 450k, Crawshaw called. At the flop , turn , and river , Huynh triple barreled 200k, 500k, and 850k, Crawshaw called him down. Huynh showed bluff, Ctrawshaw scooped it with top pair.
Hamish Crawshaw 8.3m
Huynh Tan Dung 2.8m
Michael Seymour 2.5m
Chen Da Jia 1.3m
Average stack is 3,730,000.
13:47: Remaining payouts
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
1st VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000)
2nd VN₫ 2,648,278,000 (~US$ 114,000)
3rd VN₫ 1,702,497,000 (~US$ 73,000)
4th VN₫ 1,118,174,000 (~US$ 48,000)
13:45: Finally a full board; Hamish Crawshaw continues to rise
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
After eight hands that saw the board reach only as far as the flop, we finally see some action all the way to the river. From bb Huynh Tan Dung raised to a large 250k and sb Hamish Crawshaw limp-called. On the flop , Crawshaw check-called 275k. On the turn , Crawshaw switched up and led for 275k, Huynh folded while showing .
Crawshaw 6.3m
Huynh Tan Dung 4.8m
Michael Seymour 2.5m
Chen Da Jia 1.3m
Average stack is 3,730,000.
13:35: Aditya Agarwal railed in 5th place -VN₫ 861,108,000 (~US$ 37,000)
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Following David Erquiaga to the rail was Indian pro Aditya Agarwal. Prior to this hand, Agarwal shoved twice but no callers. This time his three-bet shove (1.55m) was challenged by Hamish Crawshaw who just sent Erquiaga out.
Agarwal
Crawshaw
Crawshaw dominated Agarwal throughout with the board running further improving to a full house again. Agarwal pocketed VN₫ 861,108,000 (~US$ 37,000) for his deep finish.
Hamish Crawshaw 5.9m
Huynh Tan Dung 5.14m
Michael Seymour 2.5m
Chen Da Jia 1.4m
Four players remaining. Average stack is 3,730,000. Crawshaw has not taken the lead.
13:30: David Erquiaga falls in 6th place – VN₫ 712,404,000 (~US$ 30,700)
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
The Philippines will not be bringing home the prestigious title. The first casualty of the final table was their lone representative, David Erquiaga who was delivered a bad beat on the river. The hand started with a 130k raise from Erquiaga from utg. It folded around to the sb Hamish Crawshaw who three-bet to 400k. Erquiaga answered with a shove (1.3m), called by Crawshaw to put the Filipino player at risk of elimination.
Erquiaga
Crawshaw
When the board ran it was looking like a double up for Erquiaga however the river delivered the two-outer to improve Crawshaw to a full house and send Erquiaga out in 6th place. Erquiaga earned VN₫ 712,404,000 (~US$ 30,700) for another impressive final table appearance.
Huynh Tan Dung 5.14m
Crawshaw up to 4.2m
Michael Seymour 2.5m
Aditya Agarwal 1.6m
Chen Da Jia 1.4m
Five players remaining. Average stack is 2,984,000.
13:25: Chen Da Jia gets nice pay for his boat
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Battle of the blinds, Michael Seymour limped and bb Chen Da Jia checked. The flop Seymour check-called Chen’s 70k bet. On the turn , Seymour switched up and led for 125k, Chen called. The river , Seymour went back to checking, Chen slid out eight purple chips worth 200k, Seymour called then mucked when Chen turned over full house.
Chen up to 1.4m, Seymour down to 2.5m.
13:15: Hamish Crawshaw makes it expensive to call
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
The second hand of the final table saw chip leader Huynh Tan Dung involved again. From the button he called Hamish Crawshaw’s 130k raise and the flop came 
. Crawshaw checked, Huynh c-bet 300k, Crawshaw jammed (1.69m), Huynh folded.
Crawshaw at 3M, Huynh down to 5.3m.
13:10: Top two battle on the first hand
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
No sooner than the cards were dealt it was immediate action between the top two big stacks. Opening the betting was Michael Seymour from hijack, he raised to 125k. Sb Huynh Tan Dung called. At the flop , both checked. The turn saw bets resume with Huynh sending out 175k, called by Seymour. The river saw a 400k bet from Huynh called by Seymour. Huynh showed set and scooped it.
Welcome to the final day of the WPT Vietnam Main Event!
The race for the prestigious title has just begun! We are back at the Pro Poker Club with the final six players of the Main Event already in action. The first deal is underway. One of these players will ship his first major victory.
Huynh Tan Dung – Vietnam – 5,265,000
Michael Seymour – Australia – 3,920,000
Hamish Crawshaw – New Zealand – 2,090,000|
David Erquiaga – Philippines – 1,490,000
Aditya Agarwal – India – 1,205,000
Chen Da Jia = China – 980,000
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 2,486,667
Resuming blinds: 30K – 60K ane 60K (Level 27)
Final payouts
1st VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000)
2nd VN₫ 2,648,278,000 (~US$ 114,000)
3rd VN₫ 1,702,497,000 (~US$ 73,000)
4th VN₫ 1,118,174,000 (~US$ 48,000)
5th VN₫ 861,108,000 (~US$ 37,000)
6th VN₫ 712,404,000 (~US$ 30,700)
The WPT Vietnam Main Event kicked off on September 6 equipped with a VN₫ 15 billlion guarantee, a figure unheard of in the country. The buy-in was also bumped up to VN₫ 55 million (~US$ 2,400). At the close of registration, the prize pool more than crushed the guarantee with 373 entries for a very rich VN₫ 18,090,500 (~~US$ 780,000). This was officially the wealthiest Main Event pot ever put together in Vietnam.
In Day 2, the money was reached when reigning champion Vincent Chauve knocked out Hieu Ngo in 48th place. In Day 3, the event closed with today’s final six players led by the lone Vietnamese remaining, Huynh Tan Dung.
We will bring you all the action right here until the winner emerges. The winner will also receive 1500 points towards the Season XVIII Asia-Pacific leaderboard.
Main Event Day 3 ends with the final 6
Huynh Tan Dung 5,265,000
Michael Seymour 3,920,000
Hamish Crawshaw 2,090,000
David Erquiaga 1,490,000
Aditya Argawal 1,205,000
Chen Da Jia 980,000
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 2,486,667
Final payouts
1st VN₫ 3,782,723,000
2nd VN₫ 2,648,278,000
3rd VN₫ 1,702,497,000
4th VN₫ 1,118,174,000
5th VN₫ 861,108,000
6th VN₫ 712,404,000
Hunt for the the Season XVIII WPT Vietnam Main Event title begins at 1pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
21:10: Tung Nguyen bows out in 7th place – VN₫ 596,986,000
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
With only half a big blind left, Tung Nguyen was all in with again and it still failed him unable to dodge four players. When the board completed , it was chip leader Huynh Tan Dung on top with . For Nguyen’s strong performance, he earned VN₫ 596,986,000.
21:05: David Erquiaga fully paid again; Tung Nguyen crippled
Level 27: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Showdown between David Erquiaga and Tung Nguyen, both with roughly the same stack size. Erquiaga with , Nguyen with 
, the board was a sweat for Erquiaga until an ace showed up on the river . Erquiaga shipped a double up to 1.5m, Nguyen plummeted to 30k.
21:00: Michael Seymour vs Huynh Tan Dung
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Michael Seymour went up against Huynh Tan Dung with action opened by utg Chen Da Jia. Hijack Huynh and bb Seymour called the 110k raise for a three-way look at the flop . Check check to the leader Huynh, he fired 140k, called only by Seymour. On the turn 
both checked and the river came . Seymour jumped out with a 400k bet, Huynh folded. Seymour up to 3.7m, Huynh dipped to 5.15m
20:50: Nguyen Van Dung exits in 8th place – VN₫ 488,081,000
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
On the 22nd hand of the final table, falling out of contention was Nguyen Van Dung with running into Michael Seymour’s . No help on the board. He earned VN₫ 488,081,000 for his finish.
20:45: David Erquiaga doubles up to 730k
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Utg David Erquiaga raised to 100k, bb Nguyen Van Dung shoved over 1.4m, Erquiaga risked his 350k stack. Erquiaga with , Nguyen with , the board threw blanks for a higher spread to Erquiaga and a double up.
20:40: Nguyen Nam Duong falls in 9th place – VN₫ 378,272,000
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
On the 18th hand of the final table, the first casualty arrived. Nguyen Nam Duong was sent packing by Chen Da Jia. With action folding to the blinds, Nguyen shoved with and bb Chen called with . No hits on the board for Nguyen. He earned VN₫ 378,272,000 for his 9th place finish.
20:35: Aditya Agarwal doubles up to 1.3m
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
First double up of the final table went to Aditya Agarwal who shoved his last 590k with and got called by Huynh Tan Dung with . The board ran for trips to the Indian pro. Huynh went down to 4.9m which is still well above average stack. He still leads the table. Agarwal up to 1.3m.
20:30: Michael Seymour on the move, goes up to 2m
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Another pot taken down by Michael Seymour to bring his stack to 2m. He faced off with leader Huynh Tan Dung who raised from lo-jack to 125k, Seymour defended on the big blind. On the flop , Seymour check-called a 75k bet to see the turn . Seymour check-called a big 225k bet from Huynh. The river saw no bets, Seymour showed for trips and the pot. Huynh dipped to 5.5m.
20:20: First all in on the river; Michael Seymour reaches average
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
After five uncalled preflop shoves, there was action. Lo-jack David Erquiaga raised to 110k, button Michael Seymour called. At the flop , Erquiaga checked, Seymour bet 75k, called by Erquiaga. On the turn , check again by Erquiaga, 225k banged out by Seymour, once again a call from Erquiaga. The river , Erquiaga checked, all in by Seymour for 675k, Erquiaga tank-folded. Erquiaga down to 460k, Seymour up to average stack of 1.6m.
20:05: Nguyen Van Dung picks up the first good pot
Level 26: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Button Hamish Crawshaw raised to 125k, sb Huynh Tan Dung called, bb Nguyen Van Dung three-bet to 260k, called by both Crawshaw and Huynh. At the flop 4c} Huynh led for 155k, called by Nguyen, Crawshaw folded. On the turn , Huynh checked, Nguyen shoved his 340k stack, fold from Huynh. Nguyen up to 1.4m.
Final table formed!
We have reached the final 9 of the Main Event! WPT’s Danny McDonagh has decided to have the players continue for another two hours of to 6th place whichever comes first. Here are the final 9 players by seat:
1 – Tung Nguyen – Vietnam – 1,095,000
2 – Michael Seymour – 1,085,000
3 – Nguyen Nam Duong – Vietnam – 730,000
4 – Chen Da Jia – China – 370,000
5 – Hamish Crawshaw – New Zealand – 3,000,000
6 – Huynh Tan Dung aka Pegasus – Vietnam – 6,005,000 (chip leader)
7 – Nguyen Van Dung – Vietnam – 810,000
8 – David Erquiaga – Philippines – 995,000
9 – Aditya Agarwal – India – 840,000
Action will resume at Level 25 with blinds at 20K-40K ante 40K for one hand then to Level 26 with blinds at 25K-50K ante 50K. Total chips in play is 14,920,000, average stack is 1,657,777.
19:15: Zhao Jia Jun misses the final table! Eliminated in 10th place – VN₫ 316,222,000
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Zhao Jia Jun is out of the running falling in a critical spot, 10th place, just missing the final table. It was battle of the blinds against massive chip leader Huynh Tan Dung. Huynh limped then called bb Zhao’s {100k raise. On the flop , check from Huynh, all in for 600k from Zhao, called by Huynh.
Zhao top pair
Huynh set
The turn improved Zhao to two pair but with the river , it was all over for him. He fell in 10th place. He earned VN₫ 316,222,000 for his great run. Huynh up t o a commanding 6M!
19:10: Huynh Tan Dung on a roll; takes from Erquiaga
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Huynh Tan Dung has taken command of his table winning pot after pot. Having just given William Kang the bad news, he proceeded to gain some off David Erquiaga to climb to 5m. The hand saw two limpers (button Huynh) and sb, then bb Erquiaga raised to 145k. He was called only by Huynh. At the flop , Erquiaga fired 100k, Huynh raised to 350k, fold by Erquiaga who went down to 1m.
18:56: William Kang falls in 11th place – VN₫ 316,222,000
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
William Kang has just been bumped out by Huynh Tan Dung. It was all in preflop with Kang and Huynh ahead . The board cam . Kang VN₫ 316,222,000 for his deep run. Huynh is the overwhelming chip leader 4.5m
18:55: Nguyen Van Dung doubles up through Crawshaw
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Nguyen Van Dung was in need of a double up with just 200k behind, he got it all in with . He was called by Hamish Crawshaw . The board ran for a double up granted to Nguyen. He is up to 480k.
18:50: Tung Nguyen takes some back from Seymour
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Several hands prior, Tung Nguyen was dealt a terrible bad beat against Michael Seymour. The two met again and Nguyen won some of the lost chips. From mp, Nguyen raised to 90k preflop, cutoff Seymour three-bet to 290k, Nguyen jammed, Seymour folded. Nguyen up to 1.44m. He is now back to average stack.
18:45: Aditya Agarwal back in fighting form
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Aditya Agarwal was down to his final 545k and put it all out front from the big blind after being pushed by sb David Erquiaga. AGarwal , Erquiaga , the board ran . Agarwal up to 1.37m, Erquiaga down to 1.1m.
18:35: Hamish Crawshaw cripples Nguyen Van Dung
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Utg Nguyen Van Dung raised to 90k, bb Hamish Crawshaw three-bet to 270k, called by Nguyen. On the flop {3s, Crawshaw bet 100k, Nguyen raised to 250k, Crawshaw shoved with 2m behind, Nguyen folded while showing . Crawshaw showed over cards. Nguyen down to 300k, Crawshaw climbed to 2.8m.
18:25: Michael Seymour doubles up through Tung Nguyen
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Tung Nguyen was not happy at the result of this hand while Michael Seymour was relieved at the lucky turnout. Nguyen raised to 80k preflop, Seymour all in for 750k, called by Nguyen.
Nguyen {}kd}
Seymour
The board ran for a winning straight to Seymour and the double up to 1.6m. Nguyen dropped to below average of 1m.
18:20: JC Sayo falls in 12th place – VN₫ 316,222,000
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
JC Sayo had an impressive ride at his first WPT Vietnam Main Event. On his final hand, he three-bet all in his 250k stack and was called by initial raiser, chip leader Huynh Tan Dung. Sayo had , Huynh , the board spread . Sayo earned VN₫ 316,222,000 for his deep finish. Huynh now at 3.4m in chips.
18:15: Jaideep Sajwan out in 13th place – VN₫ 267,739,000
Level 25: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Jaideep Sajwan ran hot at the festival. He cashed at the Kickoff event and though he wished he could have won the Main Event, he did cash at a respectable 12th place. He was railed by Hamish Crawshaw. The hand saw Sajwan raise to 60k from cutoff, sb Crawshaw called and the big blind. At the flop , Sajwan c-bet 100k, Crawshaw check-raised to 240k., bb folded, Sajwan shoved and got called.
Sajwan
Crawshaw
The turn fell and river for a higher spread to Crawshaw. He climbed to 2.3m while Sajwan packed up to get his VN₫ 267,739,000 earnings.
18:10: Edgar Antezana ends his run in 14th place – VN₫ 267,739,000
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Edgar Antezana struggled with a short stack all day but managed to ladder up all the way to 14th place. At one point he even quadrupled up with just 50k in chips. However, his day ended at the hands of chip leader Huynh Tan Dung who just won a pot against Zhao Jia Jun to go up to 2.45m.
Antezana’s final hand saw a board , both players checked it until the river. Huynh bet 40k, Antezana raise shoved his last 120k, called. Antezana showed flush that fell to Huynh’s full house. Antezana earned VN₫ 267,739,000 for his deep finish.
17:55: Huynh Duc Tai stopped in 15th place – VN₫ 267,739,000
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Big celebration by Tung Nguyen after railing Huynh Duc Tai to climb over 1.7m. The hand started with a 60k raise by Tung from hijack,, joined by three callers to the flop which included Huynh on the big blind. At the flop , Tung bet 90k, Huynh check-called and was the only player to continue. The turn , Huynh led for 135k, Tung called. The river , Huynh jammed (430k), and still couldn’t push out Tung who tank-called. Upon seeing the cards, Huynh had low pair, Tung shipped it with . Great call by Tung. Huynh out in 15th place and earned VN₫ 267,739,000 for his deep run.
17:50: Jin Yong exits in 16th place – VN₫ 219,438,000
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Jin Yong sent his remaining 320k out front and hoped his was good enough however he ran right into Zhao Jia Jun’s to send him out in 15th place when the board ran empty. Yong earned VN₫ 219,438,000 for his deep finish.
17:45: David Erquiaga exposes Crawshaw’s bluff
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
David Erquiaga is now leading with 1.85m after taking a sizable chunk from Hamish Crawshaw who failed on a bluff. Crawshaw kicked off the hand with a 70k raise from hijack, bb Erquiaga three-bet to 200k, called by Crawshaw. At the flop no bets. On the turn Crawshaw bet 150k, and Erquiaga check-called. The river card saw more bets with Crawshaw betting 300k and Erquiaga check-calling. Crawshaw bluff, Erquiaga with flush. Crawshaw down to 1.7m.
17:40: Rubin Labroo packs up in 17th place – – VN₫ 219,438,000
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
On a raised pot preflop, Rubin Labroo check-raised all in on a flop and was called by Huynh Tan Dung. Labroo showed top pair but Huynh Tan Dung had overpair. The turn and river sent Labroo packing in 17th place for a take of VN₫ 219,438,000.
17:36: 16 players remaining
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Remaining: 16 players
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 932,500
17:35: Alok Birewar exits in 18th place – VN₫ 219,438,000
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Another player falling in this round, India’s Alok Birewar went all in on the button with but the big blind Zhao Jia Jun would not let him pass and called with . The board ran . He earned VN₫ 219,438,000 for his deep finish. Zhao now at 1.550m.
17:30: William Kang takes a bit from the leader
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Hijack William Kang raised to 75k and the big blind big stack Hamish Crawshaw defended. On the flop , Kang c-bet 95k and was check-called by the leader. On the turn , Kang with a strong 100k bet, Crawshaw check-folded. Kang up to 850k, Crawshaw down to 2.35M.
17:20: Short stacked Edgar Antezana not going anywhere
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Edgar Antezana has been short stacked since the start and continues to be. However, he did win a double up to have more to play with. Pushing all in with from mid position, Antezana was called by Zhao Jia Jun on the big blind with . When the board ran , Antezan shipped it to go up to 375k.
17:15: Hon Cheong Lee out in 19th place – VN₫ 182,724,000
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
This new level opened up with Hon Cheong Lee falling in 19th place. On a raised pot preflop, he check-raised all in on the flop and Zhao Jia Jun called.
Zhao
Lee
The turn and river were no help to Lee. He earned VN₫ 182,724,000 for his deep finish.
17:10: Chip leaders at the break
Level 24: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Hamish Crawshaw 2,470,000
Nguyen Van Dung 1,250,000
Zhao Jia Jun 1,240,000
Huynh Tan Dung 1,230,000
David Erquiaga 1,130,000
17:05: Huynh Duc Tai goes back to 920k
Level 23: 15K-25K ante 25K
Mp Nguyen Van Dung limped and big blind Huynh Duc Tai checked. Both saw the flop , Huynh checked, Nguyen bet 35k, Huynh called. On the turn , check again by Huynh, Nguyen bet 75k, raised by Huynh, shove by the bug stack Nguyen, and Huynh risked it.
Huynh straight
Nguyen top pair
Nguyen was drawing dead. River was . Double up for Huynh to 900k.
17:01: 19 players left
Level 23: 15K-25K ante 25K
Remaining 19 players
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 785,266
17:00: Phan Huu Minh Tri railed in 20th place
Level 23: 15K-25K ante 25K
Phan Huu Minh Tri all in with and faced Zhao Jia Jun with . No ace on the board to overtake. Phan railed in 20th place. He earned VN₫ 182,724,000 for his finish.
16:45: Aditya Agarwal drops on a Sayo boost
Level 23: 15K-25K ante 25K
Button JC Sayo shoved his remaining 225k with and found one caller in bb Aditya Agarwal with . No hits on the board for Agarwal for a double up to Sayo. He now has 490k, Agarwal down to 270k.
16:40: Hamish Crawshaw keeps rising; Huynh Duc Tai down to 300k
Level 23: 15K-25K ante 25K
Hamish Crawshaw is unstoppable. He picked up another pot to send him far ahead of the pack with 2.56m. The latest win was against Huynh Duc Tai who raised from utg to 65k, hijack Crawshaw three-bet to 190k, called by Huynh. The flop landed , both checked. The turn had Huynh bet 150k, called by Crawshaw. Then on the river check Huynh, bet 345k by Crawshaw, called. Crawshaw showed set. Huynh mucked and is down to 300k.
16:22: Short stacks go head to head
Level 23: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Two short stacks all in, Phan Huu Min Tri went up to 560k, Chen Da Jia down to 130k. The hands tabled were {Phan , Chen , the board ran .
16:18: Thananat Therdtakoonrat falls in 21st place
Level 23: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Thananat Therdtakoonrat was all in for his remaining 415k and Nguyen Van Dung called. Therdtakoonrat , Nguyen , the board bricked. Therdtakoonrat out in 21st place for VN₫ 182,724,000.
16:15: Sumit Sapra exits in 22nd place
Level 23: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Sumit Sapra was all in with and best he could hope for was a chop with his called holding . No such luck as the board ran . Sapra out in 22nd place for VN₫ 150,151,000.
16:10: Hamish Crawshaw over 2m in chips
Level 23: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Hamish Crawshaw continues to lead the pack here. There are 21 remaining and he is up top with over 2m in chips. The hand that sent him there was against William Kang who opened to 55k from mid-postion and called by Crawshaw on the small blind. At the flop , Crawshaw checked, Kang c-bet 45k, called. The turn no bets by either and the dealer opened the river . Crawshaw came out with a 145k bet, Kang called, Crawshaw showed set on the river. Kang mucked. Kang down to 480k.
15:45: Tung Nguyen banks a double off Erquiaga
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
All in preflop action led to Tung Nguyen doubling with through David Erquiaga with . The board was . Nguyen up to 450k, Erquiaga dipped to 900k.
15:35: No repeat for Vincent Chauve, falls in 23rd place
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
The reigning champion Vincent Chauve will not bring home a back-to-back. He fell in 23rd place to Hamish Crawshaw. His final hand was total domination with Crawshaw and Chauve . The flop did give Chauve a king but not much more. He earned VN₫ 150,151,000 for his finish.
15:30: Zhao Jia Jun rises to 1.4m
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Zhao Jia Jun built up a very big stack prior to this hand however we weren’t able to get all the hands that helped him rise. One of them was a double up through Huynh Duc Tai with doing the job finding partners for both on the board. His 420k stack zoomed to 850k. Here is another winning hand to send his stack to 1.4m. Zhao raised to 45k preflop and found four callers to the flop . Only one player called and the turn landed . Zhao sent out a massive 325k, bet and this time no challenge to scoop it up.
15:26: 23 players remaining
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Remaining: 23 players
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 648,695
15:25: Nguyen Quang Huy out in 24th place
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Another Vietnamese player is out of the running here with Nguyen Quang Huy getting the boot from fellow countryman Nguyen Nam Duong. It was all in preflop with Quang holding and Duong . The flip went to Duong with the board . Quang earned VN₫ 150,151,000 for his finish.
15:20: Jaideep Sajwan exposes the bluff; gets back in the game
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Jaideep Sajwan is having an erratic ride entering as one of the big stacks, dropping to 10 bbs, and now on the upswing with a good pot won against big stacked Huynh Duc Tai. Opening it was utg Sajwan to 50k, called by Huynh in mid position. At the flop , Sajwan led 40k, called by Huynh. The turn action switched with Sajwan checking, Huynh firing 80k, called by Sajwan. The river , check again by Sajwan, Huynh bet two green towers worth 200k, Sajwan tank-called. Huynh showed bluff, Sajwan won the pot with top pair. He rose to 900k, Huynh dropped to 950k.
15:11: 24 players remaining
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Remaining: 24 players
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 621,667
15:10: Le Anh Minh exits in 25th place
Level 22: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Le Anh Minh three-bet all in his last 270k while holding , Rubin Labroo went to tango with . The board ran for a higher two pair to Labroo. Minh busted in 25th place and earned VN₫ 130,251,000 for his finish.
14:50: Break time info
Remaining: 25 players
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 596,800
Next blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Nguyen Van Dung 1.4m
Hamish Crawshaw 1.3m
Huynh Duc Tai 1.23m
Michael Seymour 900k
David Erquiaga 900k
14:40: Jaideep Sajwan’s turn to double
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
After his pocket kings were crushed by Vincent Chauve’s pocket eights turned set, it was Sajwan’s turn to double up. He had against Thananat Therdtakoonrat’s . The board ran . Therdtakoonrat dropped to 480k, Sajwan up to 300k.
14:35: Vincent Chauve with some luck of his own
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Vincent Chauve is staging a comeback pushing his remaining 160k with and getting lucky on Jaideep Sajwan with with the board running . Sajwan fell to 140k, Chauve rose to 360k.
14:30: Nguyen Duc Hop falls in 26th place
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Despite a nice boost in chips at the start of day, Nguyen Duc Hop could not bring it any higher than 26th place. He fell to Huynh Tan Dung. It was all in preflop with Huynh , Nguyen , the board ran empty for Nguyen. Huynh shipped it and climbed to 700k. Nguyen earned VN₫ 130,251,000 for his finish.
14:27: William Kang lands the two-outer; Chauve plunges
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
After shipping in Martin Stausholm’s chips, Vincent Chauve’s stack took a beating with William Kang getting very lucky. It was battle of the blinds. Sb Chauve raised to 45k, bb Kang all in (525k), called by Chauve. Kang , Chauve , the board ran clean until the river for a winning set and a double up to Kang. Kang over a million, Chauve down to 170k.
14:25: Martin Stausholm out in 27th place
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Next to eat dust was Martin Stausholm with reigning champion Vincent Chauve knocking him down to the ground. Prior to his hand, Chauve lost several pots to go below average. Both players needed this pot to get back in form.
Action saw Stausholm shove (160k) from the button with , bb Chauve called with a dominating . The board came . Chauve claimed it while Stausholm earned VN₫ 130,251,000 for his finish.
14:15: Hoang Van Manh falls in 28th place
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Unable to ladder up to the next payscale was Hoang Van Manh falling in 28th place. He was in a preflop war against Hon Cheong Lee that saw all his chips go in. Hoang had , Lee with , the board ran well for Lee . Hoang earned VN₫ 105,829,000 for his deep run.
14:10: Sumit Sapra cripples JC Sayo
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Mp JC Sayo raised to 35k, sb Sumit Sapra called and the flop ran . Check from Sapra led to Sayo sending out a 36k c-bet, called. The turn , check again by Sapra, 45k from Sayo, raise to 135k by Sapra, Sayo tank-called. On the river , Sapra jammed (170k), Sayo tank-folded and dropped to 30k. Sapra back up to 600k.
14:05: Sumit Sapra plummets as Michael Seymour doubles up
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Action folded to the blinds, sb Sumit Sapra raised to 35k, bb Michael Seymour three-bet to 125k, Sapra all in, Seymour risked it with less chips.
Sapra
Seymour
The board ran for a double up to Seymour. He now has 960k, Sapra plummeted to 108k.
14:00: Three hits sends Aditya Agarwal’s stack to 720k
Level 21: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Aditya Agarwal got involved in a few hands and all didn’t go his way to send him down to 720k. He lost two pots against Nguyen Van Dung. The first pot, Nguyen three-bet from mp to up utg Agarwal’s raise 30k to 80k. Agarwal called. On the flop , no bets and the turn came . Agarwal check-called 85k. The river Agarwal check-called 50k then mucked to Nguyen’s top pair. Nguyen went up to 1m in chips.
The next loss to Nguyen saw an mp raise to 35k, hijack Agarwal three-bet to 120k, cutoff Nguyen four-bet to 210k, mp folded, Agarwal called and the flop came . Agarwal checked, Nguyen bet 125k, Agarwal folded.
The third drop in chips saw mp Rubin Labroo raise to 35k, called by button Huynh Tan Dung and bb Agarwal. The flop , action was checked to Huynh who bet 23k, called by Labroo and Agarwal. On the turn, Huynh bet 76k and this time both Labroo and Agarwal check-folded.
13:50: Edgar Antezana quadruples up but still very short
Level 21: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Edgar Antezana was down to his last 26k and risked it all with . He was called by three players who call checked down the board . With his bottom pair, Antezana quadrupled up to 114k.
13:45: Another double up for Alok Birewar
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
Alok Birewar shipped another double up, this time paying it was chip leader Hamsh Crawshaw who could easily afford it. Birewar all in with , Crawshaw , the board . Birewar up to 470k.
13:40: David Erquiaga vs Quang Huy
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
David Erquiaga and Quang Huy were seen attacking each other’s chips on two separate occasions. During the opening level, Quang jammed on a turn board to win the pot with Erquiaga tank-folding. This brought Quang up to around 320k while Erquiaga dropped to 500k.
On their next meeting it was Erquiaga who sent Quang tanking. Preflop war, Erquiaga raised to 30k, Quang three-bet to 66k, Erquiaga four-bet to 146k, fold from Quang. Erquiaga up to 640k, Quang down to 270k.
13:35: Martin Stausholm saved by the river
Level 21: Blinds: 10K-15K ante 15K
After losing chips to Aditya Agarwal on a previous hand, Martin Stausholm has been sitting on a stack of 10bbs. He finally got it all in with and once again it was big stacked Agarwal there to put the heat on. Agarwal had . When the flop ran , Agarwal overtook with two pair however with the turn and river , Stausholm seized back the lead to double up to 300k. He is now at 20bbs. Agarwal is down to 1.4M.
13:29: Francis Garson out in 29th place
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
The fourth casualty of the day also happened in the opening round with Francis Garson getting bounced out by Michael Seymour. Short stacked Garson was all in preflop with and faced Michael Seymour with . When the flop came , Seymour further improved, and despite the turn pair for Garson, he was drawing dead. River was . Garson earned VN₫ 105,829,000 for his deep run.
13:25: Yuwen Pan exits in 30th place
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
After getting crippled by a very bad beat against the Thai player, Yuwen Pan waited until he had a decent hand to get it all in. He shoved (131k) holding but ran into Jin Yong’s . The board had a crazy spread for a winning flush to Yong over Pan’s straight. Pan earned VN₫ 105,829,000 for 30th place.
13:20: Thananat Therdtakoonrat bets on every street
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Thailand player Therdtakoonrat doubled up earlier with a gorgeous foursome of ladies. He picked up another pot to bring him up to 590k. From utg, he opened to 25k, bb Tung Nguyen called. On the flop , Nguyen checked, Therdtakoonrat c-bet 25k, called by Nguyen. On the turn another 40k c-bet and that Nguyen check-called. However on the river , Nguyen couldn’t bring it in, he tank-folded to a 50k c-bet. Nguyen dropped to 400k.
13:18: Manh Hoang doubles up through Huynh Duc Tai
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Short stacked Manh Hoang will be sticking around having just shipped a double through Huynh Duc Tai. Hoang had , Huynh , the board ran well for the lesser hand to improve and climb to 310k.
13:10: Martin Stausholm loses some to Aditya Agarwal
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Utg player opened the betting to 25k, called by hijack Martin Stausholm, called by bb Aditya Agarwal. On the flop , Agarwal led for 115k, utg folded, Stausholm called and the turn came . Both players checked, the river came, Agarwal bet 85k, Stausholm tank-folded.
13:05: Nguyen Duc Hop boosted by Crawshaw
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
After Alok Birewar doubled up, another one followed at his table. Jaideep Sajwan opened, Hamish Crawshaw three-bet, Nguyen Duc Hop shoved, Sajwan folded, Crawshaw called.
Nguyen
Crawshaw
The board ran . Nguyen up to 400k. Crawshaw down to 1.3m.
13:00: Alok Birewar doubles through Jaideep Sajwan
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Two players from India had it all in, Alok Birewar three-bet shoved his 148k stack and fellow countryman Jaideep Sajwan called.
Birewar
Sajwan
The board ran for a top pair spiked on the river by Birewar. He doubled up to 400k, Sajwan dropped to 430k.
12:55: Thananat Therdtakoonrat with quads, chunks Yuwen Pan
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Thananat Therdatkoonrat was in danger of elimination with his all in against Yuwen Pan’s . However, the poker gods shined on the Thai player as it ran for a crushing quads. He doubled up to to over 520k, Pan dropped to 150k.
12:50: Josh McCully falls to Rubin Labroo
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Josh McCully has tumble out of the running. Despite enjoying a decent run yesterday, his half average stack today could not get any larger with big stacked Rubin Labroo denying him the coin flip. McCully was all in with , Labroo with , the board bricked. McCully earne VN₫ 105,829,000 for his finish in 31st place.
12:47: William Kang muscles the big stack
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Utg William Kang put the muscle on Huynh Duc Tai to claim himself a good pot. Action opened with Kang raising to 26k, Huynh three-bet to 62k, called by Kang. At the flop , Huynh c-bet 52k, Kang shoved (251k), Huynh folded. Kang up to 430k
12:45: Nguyen Chi Thinh railed by Huynh Duc Tai
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Short stacked Nguyen Chi Thinh put it all in with , called by one of the leaders, Huynh Duc Tai with , the board ran . That gives us the first elimination of the day. We are down to 31 players. Nguyen earns VN₫ 105,829,000 for his finish.
12:40: Big stacks battle; Sajwan triple barrels but Crawshaw draw first blood
Level 20: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Entering chip leader Hamish Crawshaw picked up a nice early pot against another big stack, Jaideep Sajwan. Mp Sajwan initiated the action with a 27k raise, called by bb Crawshaw. On the flop , Crawshaw checked, Sajwan c-bet 32k, called again by the leader. The turn , same action with a 92k c-bet called. The river , check by Crawshaw, 77k bet by Sajwan, Crawshaw called, immediate muck by Sajwan. He dropped to 630k while Crawshaw climbed to 1.5m.
Cards in the air for Main Event Day 3!
Good afternoon players and welcome to the WPT Vietnam Main Event. We are getting down to the wire here with 32 players remaining out of the 373 entries. This is officially the most lucrative prize pool ever produced by the brand in Vietnam, coming in at an impressive VN₫ 18,090,500,000 (~US$ 780,000).
During the penultimate level in Day 2, the money was reached after reigning WPT champion Vincent Chauve eliminated Hieu Ngo on the bubble. Eliminations were rampant with short stacks shoving and busting. Capitalizing were two players, Hamish Crawshaw and Aditya Agarwal, both amassing over a million in chips and are today’s front runners.
Action is underway. The first deal has been felted. The agenda for today is to secure a final table seat. We will have live updates for you throughout the day with blow by blow action once it reaches the final two table. For now, here are the payouts for today and all other info.
Payouts
Eliminations 10th – 12th – VN₫ 316,222,000
Eliminations 13th – 15th – VN₫ 267,739,000
Eliminations 16th – 18th – VN₫ 219,438,000
Eliminations 19th – 21st – VN₫ 182,724,000
Eliminations 22nd – 24th – VN₫ 150,151,000
Eliminations 25th – 27th – VN₫ 130,251,000
Eliminations 28th – 32nd – VN₫ 105,829,000
Main Event info
Total: 373 entries
Prize pool: VN₫ 18,090,500,000 (~US$ 780,000)
ITM: 47 places
1st prize: VN₫ 3,782,723,000 (~US$ 163,000)
Total chips in play: 14,920,000
Average stack: 466,250
Opening blinds: 6000-12000 ante 12000 (Level 20)
Day 3: 32 players
Day 3 starting time: 1230pm
Bagging time: when the final 9 players is reached
Top 5 Chip Leaders
Hamish Crawshaw – 1,281,000
Aditya Agarwal – 1,137,000
Vincent Chauve – 935,000
Huynh Duc Tai – 927,000
Jaideep Sajwan – 821,000
23:20: Day 2 closes with 32 remaining; Hamish Crawshaw bags the lead
A rocking day at the felt has come to an end with 32 players remaining in the Main Event. Bagging up the lead was Hamish Crawshaw with 1,281,000. Joining him up top also with over a mil was Aditya Agarwal with 1,137,000. We shall see you back here tomorrow. Stay tuned for the recap with all the details including the record VN₫ 18 billion prize pool set by WPT here in Vietnam.
23:15: Hon Cheong Lee makes up the lost chips
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Hon Cheong Lee doubled up JC Sayo in a previous hand to bring him down to around 340k then found a spot to make up the loss. Heavy preflop betting against Michael Seymour led to both all in. Seymour with , Lee with , the board came for certain victory. Lee up to 720k, Seymour down to around 80k.
23:10: Current eliminations
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Eliminations 33rd – 36th – VN₫ 105,829,000
33rd Eu Woong Kim (Canada)
34th Jimmy Guerrero (France)
35th Burin Shinawatra (Thailand)
36th Jun Yamada (Thailand)
23:05: Jacks double up Phan Huu Minh Tri
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Action preflop saw hijack Martin Stausholm raise to 25k, sb Phan Huu Minh Tri three-bet to 60k, called by Stausholm. On the flop , Phan c-bet 40k, called by Stausholm. The turn , Phan switched up and checked, Stausholm took the chance to bet 100k, Phan shoved (206k), Stausholm called.
Phan
Stausholm
The river was a double up for Phan to 620k, Stausholm dropped to 420k.
22:55: JC Sayo doubles up through Hon Cheong Lee
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Button player JC Sayo raised to 22k, bb Hon Cheong Lee shoved his big stack that well covered Sayo, Sayo called and put himself at risk.
Sayo
Lee
The board ran for a higher pair spiked on the river by Sayo. He doubled up to 481k. Lee dropped to 340k.
22:50: Jaideep Sajwan banks a big one off Aditya Agarwal
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Two players from India faced off, Jaideep Sajwan and Aditya Agarwal. Sajwan opened the betting to 22k, Agarwal called from the big blind. On the flop , Agarwal checked, Sajwan bet 17k, Agarwal called. The turn , Agarwal checked again, Sajwan bet 17k, called again by Agarwal. The river , Agarwal checked, Sajwan bet 155k, Agarwal called. Sajwan showed trips, Agarwal mucked. Sajwan up to 800k.
22:45: William Kang shoves JC Sayo
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
William Kang raised to 23k, and bb JC Sayo defended. The flop , Sayo checked, Kang c-bet 22k, called by Sayo. The turn , Sayo checked again, Kang shoved 294k, Sayo tank-folded. Kang up to 390k.
22:31: Aditya Agarwal up to 1.4m
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Aditya Agarwal is now at 1.4m after winning chips off Doan Tien Thanh. With everyone folding to the button Doan, he raised to 23k, bb Agarwal defended and they saw the flop . Agarwal check-called a 23k c-bet. On the turn, Agarwal check-called a 40k bet. Then with the river , Agarwal checked, Doan fired 100k, Agarwal called once more, Doan mucked. Agarwal didn’t have to show.
22:30: Current eliminations
Level 19: Blinds 5000-10000 ante 10000
Eliminations 37th – 45th – VN₫ 96,965,000 (~US$ 4,200)
37th Tom Alner (UK)
38th Tran Hoai Linh (Vietnam)
39th Peter Robertson (Australia)
40th Tran Anh Trung (Vietnam)
41st Bobby Xinghua Zhou (Singapore)
42nd Tai Chen Lye (Singapore)
43rd Dang Duy Thanh (Vietnam)
44th Pham Thang Tung (Vietnam)
45th Binh Zhang (China)
Eliminations 46th -47th – VN₫ 88,643,000 (~US$ 3,800)
46th Alan King Lun Lau (Hong Kong)
47th You Heung Youl (Korea)
21:40: Hieu Ngo busts! Vincent Chauve delivers the bubble!
Level 18: Blinds 4000-8000 ante 8000
Vincent Chauve is a monster. He has built up a very big stack, crushing the table, and now delivering the bubble in Hieu Ngo. Ngo lost a series of big pots that left him with a very short stack of 68k. He had it all in with against Chauve’s drawing overcards . The flop came for a higher pair immediately awarded to Chauve. The turn and river didn’t improve Ngo to bust out on the bubble. Chauve now at 850k.
Everyone remaining is in the money. They play until the end of Level 19. From here on, it’s payday.
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21:40: You Heung Youl rivers it to stay alive
Level 18: Blinds 4000-8000 ante 8000
You Heung Youl looked down at and shoved (55k). He was called by Han Cheong Lee with . When the flop ran , Youl was in danger of elimination with Lee spiking a pair however, Youl had plenty of outs to help him. The turn wasn’t one of the, and with the big rail eagerly awaiting the river, it came down for a higher pair and a happy victory for Youl. He doubled to 120k.
21:30: Rubin Labroo with a big river bet to scoop it
Level 18: Blinds 4000-8000 ante 8000
Cutoff Rubin Labroo raised to 17k, button Doan Tien Thanh called, blinds folded, flop landed . Labroo checked, Doan bet 15k, Labroo called. The turn saw more bets with a check from Labroo, 25k bet by Doan, called again by Labroo. The river , Labroo switched up and bet 105k, no call from Doan. Labroo showed and scooped it up to rise to 650k.
21:00: Bubble time! 48 players remaining
Level 18: Blinds 4000-8000 ante 8000
We have reached the bubble! There are 48 players remaining, only 47 get paid. They are now hand-for-hand.
20:45: David Erquiaga continues to beef up
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
David Erquiaga is currently Hieu Ngo’s nemesis with another tower shaved off. Ngo raised to 15k from utg, hijack called, button Erquiaga three-bet to 50k, called only by Ngo. On the flop and turn , both players checked. On the river , Ngo checked, Erquiaga shoved, no call from Ngo who went down to 150k. Erquiaga chipped up to 580k.
20:35: Hamish Crawshaw gains from Jimmy Guerrero
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Having just scooped up all of David Tai‘s stack, Hamish Crawshaw was at it again. Action was set off by mp Jimmy Guerrero with a 14k raise, button Crawshaw called. The flop and turn saw Crawshaw call bets of 15k and 78k. The river , Guerrero checked, Crawshaw all in, Guerrero opted to fold. Crawshaw up to 630k, Guerrero dropped to 290k.
20:30: Set over set! Hamish Crawshaw rails David Tai
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Crazy hand on table 2 with two players looking to capitalize off the other only to find out it was a set over set. The hand opened with mp raising to 14k, button David Hsing Tai called, bb Hamish Crawshaw joined in for a three-way to the flop . Crawshaw led 20k, mp and Tai called. On the turn , Crawshaw sent out 15k, mp folded, Tai called. On the river , Crawshaw checked, Tai all in for 75k, Crawshaw called. Tai showed full house but it wasn’t good enough for a double up with Crawshaw tabling higher full house. Tai out, Crawshaw up to 510k.
20:20: Good pot for Jaideep Sajwan
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Action kicked off with mp Jaideep Sajwan laying out a 13k raise, cutoff called, bb Thanh Dang defended, and all three went to see the flop . Action was checked to the cutoff player who bet 16k, Thanh called, Sajwan raised to 54k, cutoff folded, Thanh called. The turn , Thanh checked, Sajwan all in for 160k, Thanh folded. Sajwan up to 320k, Thanh dropped to 110k.
20:10: JIn Yong defends and doubles up
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Everyone folded to the button Peter Robertson, he raised to 13k. Sb folded, bb Jin Yong defended. At the flop , Yong checked, Robertson fired 15k, called again by Yong. The turn no bets landed and the river felted . Yong checked, Robertson banged out a large 76k, Yong all in (80k), and Robertson called the 4k difference.
Yong two pair
Robertson bluff
Double up for Yong to 220k.
20:00: Chen Da Jia vs Nguyen Chi Thinh
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Action packed table 6 where Vincent Chauve has been taking control. However, in this hand, the bout was between Chen Da Jia and Nguyen Chi Thinh. Mp Nguyen raised to 16k, called by hijack, three-bet 45k by cutoff Chen, called by Nguyen while hijack got out of the way. The flop , Nguyen checked, Chen bet 30k, Nguyen called. On the turn , Nguyen checked, Chen all in (73k), Nguyen tank-folded. Nguyen down to 190k, Chen up to 240k.
20:50: Chip leaders
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Vincent Chauve 730k
Aditya Agarwal 665k
Rubin Labroo 577k
Huynh Duc Tai 550k
19:45: Hieu Ngo loses more; David Erquiaga doubles up
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
Hieu Ngo continued to fall, this time it was David Erquiaga taking some. Action began with lo-jack raising to 11k, cutoff Erquiaga called, sb called, bb Ngo called. At the flop , sb checked, Ngo bet 20k, called by lo-jack, Erquiaga shoved (156k). Only Ngo called.
Ngo flush draw
Erquiaga set
The turn and river kept Erquiaga ahead to double up to 400k. Ngo down to 210k.
19:30: Another falls to Vincent Chauve
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
If this were boxing, this round would be a knock out for Vincent Chauve who sent another player to his doom. This time it was Toan Phan booted. He was all in with his short stack of 55k, Chauve called on the small blind. Chauve , Phan , the board ran for a higher pair spiked by Chauve. He now has 720k.
19:25: Hamish Crawshaw vs Alok Birewar
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
Mp player raised to 12k, hijack Alok Birewar called, cutoff Hamish Crawshaw three-bet to 42k, mp folded, Birewar called. The flop , Birewar checked to the aggressor Crawshaw who bet 27k, called by Birewar. On the turn , Birewar checked again, Crawshaw bet 55k, this time Birewar folded but not after a long deliberation. Crawshaw up to 390k, Birewar down to 240k.
19:20: Huynh DucTai puts the hammer on Hammen
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
Huynh Duc Tai is currently leading the race with 760k having just knocked out Joel Hammen. The hand saw Hammen four-bet shove his short stack and big stacked Huynh easily called.
Huynh
Hammen
The board ran dry for Hammen. Huynh shipped it.
19:15: More chips for Vincent Chauve
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
Vincent Chauve is on fire this round picking up another sizable pot to climb to 660k. Choo Yoh Han four-bet all in and Chauve snap-called. Han with , Chauve with a much stronger , the board ran and out went Han.
19:05: Nguyen Nam Duong up, Dinh Xuan Dinh plummets
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
Preflop battle between two locals saw lo-jack Dinh Xuan Dinh slide in a 12k raise, bb Nguyen Nam Duong defended on the big blind. When the flop came , Nguyen checked, Dinh c-bet 12k, called by Nguyen. The turn same action with Nguyen check-calling 25k to bring on the river {. Nguyen checked, Dinh bet 47k, Nguyen jammed (162k), Dinh folded leaving himself 120k behind. Nguyen up to 300k.
18:55: Vincent Chauve hits Hieu Ngo again to go over 500k
Level 16: Blinds 2500-5000 ante 5000
Mp Hieu Ngo and Vincent Chauve meet again. Ngo raised to 12k, button Chauve three-bet to 35k, back to Ngo, he four-bet to 85k, Chauve called. At the flop , check by Ngo, Chauve bet 55k, called. The turn another check from Ngo, Chauve shoved 219k, Ngo tank-folded while showing top pair. Ngo down to 280k, Chauve up to 510k.
18:20: Vincent Chauve takes a pot, rises to 330k
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
Hijack Vincent Chauve raised to 9k, button called, bb Hieu Ngo three-bet to 35k, Chauve called, button folded. At the flop , Ngo c-bet another 35k and was called. The turn , Ngo checked, Chauve bet 40k, Ngo tank-folded. Chauve up to 330k. Ngo dipped to 400k
18:15: Aditya Agarwal doubles then rails two; zooms to 600k
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
Aditya Agarwal scored two huge pots to send him into the leadership zone. The first hand saw him take command with bets pref, flop, and a shove on the turn . He was called down every time by Pham Minh Tuan. Agarwal showed , Pham { set, the river was one of the outs Agarwal needed to complete his straight to send Pham fuming in defeat. Agarwal zoomed to 420k, Pham plunged to 16k.
Next hand, Agarwal knocked out two players simultaneously- Pham and Iori Yogo. After a preflop betting war, all chips were out front.
Pham , Yogo , Agarwal . The board ran . Agarwal up to 600k.
18:00: Josh McCully gets action for his boat
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
A splash of chips entered the pot preflop initiated by the utg+1 player. Lo-jack Josh McCully, cutoff Martin Stausholm, and bb Francis Garson all joined to the flop . Garson checked, urg+1 c-bet 12k, called only by McCully. The turn both checked. On the river , McCully bet 9k and got check-called. McCully showed full house. He is back up to 200k.
18:00: Lucky Iori Yogo triples up to 170k
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
One of the most decorated Asian players remaining is Japanese pro Iori Yogo. He entered with a short stack and hasn’t made much ground until now. He earned a triple up to rise to 170k. He was all in preflop with and was called by two players one with pocket nines and the other with pocket queens. With the worst hand, Yogo was in danger of elimination however the board ran to give him a victorious set.
17:55: Sang In Lee falls to Dave Erquiaga
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
Sang In Lee was one of the day’s big stacks however we didn’t get much action on him other than his demise. Delivering the bad news was David Erquiaga. Both players were all in preflop, Lee with , Erquiaga , the lone ace found a partner on the board . Lee out, Erquiaga up to 130k.
17:50: Nguyen Chi Thinh claims a good pot
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
Lo-jack Nguyen Chi Thinh raised to 9k, hijack Hieu Ngo called, the flop came . Both players checked and the dealer opened the turn . Nguyen bet 6k, Ngo raised to 21k, called by Nguyen. On the river , Nguyen bet 41k, Ngo called. Nguyen showed nut flush and won the pot with Ngo mucking. Nguyen up to 300k, Ngo down to 420k.
17:35: Phan Huu Minh Tri’s aces pumps in the double
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
Button player Phan Huu Minh Tri looked down at and three bet the utg’s raise of 6500 (called by hijack Ben Lai) to make it 16.5k. Utg folded, Lai called. When the flop landed , Lai checked to the aggressor Phan who bet 19k, called by Lai. The turn , Lai all in (93k), Phan all in (86k), the tirver sealed the win for Phan and the double up to 330k. Lai plummeted to 5k.
17:25: Yun Yamada’s set of ladies get full pay from Patni
Level 15: Blinds 2000-4000 ante 4000
On a turn board and 38k in the middle, Yun Yamada bet 18k, called by one players, check-raised by bb Kunal Patni to 46k, three-bet shove (94k) by Yamada, fold followed, then Patni called.
Yamada set
Patni two pair
The river was , Yamada doubled up to 250k, Patni dropped to 90k.
17:15: Rubin Labroo skyrockets to the chip lead
Level 14: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Big stacks are now right beside each other with Nguyen Van Dung joined by Rubin Labroo in the leader’s bracket. Sending Labroo there was the knockout of Junichi Nakanawatori. Opening the action was lo-jack with a 7k raise. Button Labroo called, sb Nakanowatari three-bet to 27k, lo-jack folded, Labroo called. At the flop , Nakanowatari c-bet 25k, Labroo called. On the turn , Nakanowatari bet 49k, Labroo shoved, Nakanowatari all in for less chips.
Labroo straight
Nakanowatari