WPT Vietnam 2019 Main Event : Live Updates
WPT Vietnam 2019 Main Event : Live Updates
Vincent Chauve wins the Main Event!
it’s all over! After five days of competitive poker, Vincent Chauve rose to the throne defeating Jeonggyu Cho at heads up to capture the WPT Vietnam Main Event title! He earned the VND 2,300,000,000, the trophy, and the lead in the WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race. Congratulations to Vincent Chauve!
We will have recap for you and a winner’s story so standby for that.
10:00PM: Jeonggyu Cho eliminated in 2nd place – VND 1,850,000,000
Level 33: Blinds 100K-200K ante 200K
Jeonggyu Cho did his best but in the end, he still could not take down the massive towers of Vincent Chauve. The closest he bridged the gap was 8M to 12M. However, Chauve went on a spree and began to create a big distance once again. The final hand of the tournament saw Cho raise to 500k, Chauve called. On the flop 
, Chauve led for 500k, Cho raised to 1.5M, Chauve three-bet to 2.5M, Cho shoved, Chauve called.
Cho 
open ended straight draw
Chauve 
top pair
The turn 
gave Cho more outs adding a flush draw in his quest for a double up. However, the river felted 
which was of no help. Cho took second place and earned VND 1,850,000,000. This was considerably one of the most impressive runs today. Cho entered the final day at the bottom of the 14 player lineup. He had about 12bbs. He doubled up on the first hand and sailed on to reach the final table and heads up from there.
9:25PM: Reaching the river
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
After several exchanges with hands only going as far as the turn, we finally got to see a couple of full boards. The first one saw a raise to 400 by Jeonggyu Cho, Vincent Chauve called. On the flop 
, both checked. On the turn 
, Chauve checked, Cho bet 700k, called by Chauve. The river it was back to checking. Cho win it with 
two pair over Chauve’s 
lower two pair.
Two hands after, Cho limped from the button, Chauve raised to 450k, Cho called. On the flop 
, both checked. On the turn 
, Chauve checked, Cho bet 600k, it was called. The river , both checked. Chauve had 
but Cho had better 
pair.
9:10PM: Vincent Chauve raises with 7-2 off and wins
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
Vincent Chauve raised to 325k, Jeonggyu Cho called. The flop 
, check by Cho, bet by Chauve of 200k, called. On the turn , same action with Cho check-calling a 450k bet. On the 
river, it was checked by both. Cho air, Chauve scooped up the pot with two pair.
9:00PM Jeonggyu Cho’s turn to stack up
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
After Vincent Chauve picked up a series of decent sized pots, Jeonggyu Cho answered with his own succession of pots. The first one saw Chauve raise to 325k, Cho called. On the flop 
, Cho check-raised Chauve’s 350k bet to make it 1.1M. Chauve folded.
Next win, Cho raised to 400k, Chauve called. The flop ran 
, Chauve checked, Cho bet 800k and won it with no challenge.
The biggest pot Cho won in this series began with him raising to 300k, Chauve called, the flop landed 
. Both players checked, and did the same on the turn. The river saw Chuave bet 400k, Cho raise to 900k, Chauve called. Cho won with 
higher kicker over Chauve’s 
.
8:45PM: Three good pots for Vincent Chauve
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
Vincent Chauve picked up three decent pots that were more than just picking up the blinds. On the first one, he raised to 325k, Jeonggyu Cho called. The flop 
saw a check from Cho, a 200k bet from Chauve, called by Cho. On the turn , Cho checked, Chauve sent out 450k, no call.
Next pot he was in button position again. He raised to 450k and Cho called. On the flop 
and turn, both players checked. On the river , Cho checked, Chauve slid out 200k, Cho called. Chauve showed 
two pair, Cho mucked.
The third good pot Chauve limped from the button, Cho raised to 450k, Chauve three-bet to 1.1M, Cho folded.
8:40PM: Jeonggyu Cho gets aggressive
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
Jeonggyu Cho took the second pot of heads up. He raised to 475k, Chauve called. On a flop 
, Chauve checked, Cho shoved, no call by Chauve.
8:35PM: First pot to Vincent Chauve
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
And they’re off! The final showdown to the title has begun! Vincent Chauve raised to 350k, Jeonggyu Cho called. On the flop 
, Cho check-called a 300k bet. On the turn, Cho checked, Chauve slid out 650k, this time Cho tapped out for Chauve to claim it. Chauve showed his 
bluff. Cho down to 5.9M.
8:15PM: Heads up! Vincent Chauve vs Jeonggyu Cho
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
From 14 players down to the final two! Vincent Chauve and Jeonggyu Cho will compete for the title, the trophy, and the top spot in the WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race. Here’s how they match up:
Chauve 13,900.000
Cho 6,700,000
That’s pretty much 2:1 to Chauve. They will finish this round then the blinds will downshift to 30 mintue intervals instead of 60 minutes.
Good luck to the players! A new WPT Vietnam champions soon to be crowned!!
8:10PM: Tuan Pro out in 3rd place – VND 1,825,000,000
Level 32: Blinds 75K-150K ante 150K
Six Vietnamese players made it to the final day. Tuan Pro brought in the largest stack of that pack. He managed to amass an even larger arsenal throughout the day to stay in the upper ranks. After the fall of Thien Phu in 5th place, Tuan was the last player defending home soil. However it would not be his championship to lift having fallen to Vincent Chauve.
The hand saw Tuan open for 300k on the small blind, Chauve defended on the big blind. At the flop , Tuan bet 425k, Chauve called. On the turn , Tuan shoved, Chauve called putting Tuan at risk.
Tuan bluff
Chauve trips
Tuan was drawing dead. The river was just formality. Tuan earned VND 1,825,000,000 for his strong finish.
8:00PM: Chip count update – 3 players remaining – Deal reached
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Vincent Chauve 8,525,000
Jeonggyu Cho 6,175,000
Tuan Pro 5,900,000
Average stack: 6,860,000
Players reached a deal, each one is guaranteed the pay below:
Vincent Chauve – Thailand – VND 2,150,000,000
Jeonggyu Cho – Korea – VND 1,850,000,000
Tuan Pro – Vietnam – VND 1,825,000,000
They will play for an additional VND 150,000,000, the championship trophy, and 1500 points towards the WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race.
7:50PM: Jeonggyu Cho on the rise
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
After doubling through fourth place finisher Jin Yong, Jeonggyu Cho has been on fire. He proceeded to win a couple of more pots, each against the leaders Vincent Chauve and Tuan Pro. The first one he defended his big blind from Tuan’s 250k raise. At the flop , Cho check-called a 275k bet. On the turn , checked by both to bring on the river . Cho slid out 250k, Tuan folded.
Against Chauve, Cho raised to 250k from the button, Chauve defended. At the flop , Chauve initiated the betting with 275k, Cho called. On the turn 
, Chauve bet 450k, Cho shoved, Chauve folded. Cho climbed to 6.8M.
7:45PM: Jin Yong settles for 4th place – VND 919,900,000
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Jin Yong entered the final day at the helm of the last 14 runners and despite being in fine shape to take it to the limit, he had to settle for a 4th place finish instead. After losing nearly all of his chips to Jeonggyu Cho, Yong managed to triple up however he needed much much more to get back in the game. He moved all in with , Cho called with , the board ran 
for two pair to Cho. Yong earned VND 919,900,000 for his impressive run.
7:40PM: Jin Yong triples up!
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Having plummeted to 175k, Jin Yong was all in from utg and got two callers in the blinds. The board ran out with no side pot generated. Yong showed 
straight, Tuan Pro 
, and Vincent Chauve . Yong tripled up but still way way below par.
7:35PM: Jeonggyu Cho doubles up to 3.3M, Jin Yong plummets
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Sb Jin Yong shoved his 1,775,000 stack, Jeonggyu Cho joined with 1.6M. Yong , Cho 
, the board ran for a double up to Cho to 3.3M. Yong down to 175k.
7:30PM: Tuan wins two pots
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
After writing about Vincent Chauve just crushing the table, it’s high time we write about someone else. Tuan Pro has picked up two pots to be newsworthy. In a battle of the blinds, Tuan raised to 375k preflop and Chauve called. On the flop 
, it was checked by both. On the turn, Tuan fired 325k which was enough to win it with Chauve folding. Tuan up to 5.3M.
Next hand, Tuan was on the button. He raised to 325k, Chauve called from the small blind. At the flop , turn , and river Chauve check-called a 350k bet, a 550k bet, and a 500k bet. Tuan revealed his top pair, Chauve mucked.
7:25PM: Chip count update – 4 remaining
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Vincent Chauve 12M
Tuan Pro <5M
Jin Yong 1.8M
Jeonggyu Cho 1.8M
7:20PM: The rich get richer….
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Two more pots for Vincent Chauve. sb Tuan Pro limped, bb Chauve checked it. On the flop , check Tuan, bet 225k Chauve, called by Tuan. The turn , same action with Tuan check-calling a 250k bet. Then on the river 
, Tuan was unable to call the 1.4M bet.
Next hand, button Tuan limped, sb Chauve limiped, JIn Yong checked. At the flop , Chauve led for 250k, Yong folded, Tuan called. On the turn 
, check-check. On the river , Chauve checked, Tuan bet 250k, Chauve called. Tuan mucked. Chauve won the pot and showed his hole cards.
7:10PM: Thien Phu packs up in 5th place – VND 703,140,000
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Thien Phu staged a good run but after falling in the red, he couldn’t find a way to get back in the black. His final hand saw Vincent Chauve raise to 275k from the button, Thien defended on the big blind. At the flop , Thien check-called a 225k bet. On the turn, it was checked by both. Then on the river , Thien led for 400k, Chauve shoved. Thien tanked. He eventually tossed in the call putting his tournament life at risk. Chauve showed flush and shipped it. Thien held top pair. Thien earned VND 703,140,000 for his deep run. With his departure, only Tuan Pro remains holding up the flag for the host country.
Chauve up to 10.6M which is over half the chips in play.
7:00PM Vincent Chauve continues to command
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Vincent Chauve’s stack is in command of the final table. He is well ahead of the competition and continues to ship it in. His recent win was a battle of the blinds against Tuan Pro. Tuan limped, Chauve raised to 425k, Tuan called. On the flop , tuan checked, Chauve fired 325k, Tuan tank-folded.
6:50PM: Thien Phu jams twice, no callers
Level 31: Blinds 75K-125K ante 125K
Thien Phu shoved twice. No callers. He climbed to 2M. He will need to double up though just to reach average stack.
6:40PM: Chip counts
Level 30: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Vincent Chauve 8.425M
Tuan Pro 6.5M
Jin Yong 2.75M
Thien Phu 1.475M
Jeonggyu Cho 1.45M
Average stack 4,116,000
6:25PM: Vincent Chauve starting to pull away
Level 30: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Vincent Chauve has been winning a majority of the pots here at the final 5 and is into the 8M marker. Besides picking up numerous blinds and antes, two hands that padded him up more was against Tuan Pro and Jeonggyu Cho.
Tuan raised to 225k from the button, Chauve three-bet to 775k, Tuan folded. Next winning hand, Chauve raised to 225k from utg, sb Cho three-bet to 650k, Chauve all in. Cho folded.
6:20PM: Vincent Chauve tanks Thien Phu
Level 30: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Button Vincent Chauve raised to 250k, Thien Phu defended on the big blind. At the flop , Phu checked, Chauve bet 250k, Phu called. On the turn , check again by Phu, 400k lad out by Chauve, Phu tank-folded. Thien down to 1.9M.
6:15PM: Thien Phu claims two small ones
Level 30: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
With blinds going around fast, whoever wins the blinds and antes immediately picks up 250K. However, if a player loses his blinds, then that’s how much it will cost. For Thien Phu, the shortest stack on the table, he picked up a couple of b&a to bump him up to 2.1M. He won from the small blind after raising to 375k and Jeonggyu Cho folded. Next hand, he shoved on the button for 1.875M, and had no callers.
6:00PM: Vincent Chauve takes two
Level 30: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Seems to be most of the action is a battle of the blinds. In this hand it was sb Tuan Pro limping in, bb Vincent Chauve raised to 325k, called by Tuan. On the flop , Tuan checked, Chauve bet 500k, Tuan folded.
Two hands after, Chauve was on the button. He raised to 250k, sb Jin Yong three-bet to 575k, Chauve called. The flop 
brought more to the pot with Yong firing 575 again and Chauve matching it up. On the turn , Yong slowed down and checked, Chauve slid out 700k which was enough to win the pot with Yong folding.
5:45PM: Thien Phu drops a little
Level 30: Blinds 50K-100K ante 100K
Thien Phu is the shortest of the bunch and has been searching for spots to bring it up. However, with big stacks all around him, it ain’t easy pickins. Instead he lost a little to Jin Yong in this hand. In a battle of the blinds, Yong raised to 275k, Thien defended. On the flop , Yong fired 325k, Thien folded. Thien down to 1.5M.
5:30PM: Chip count update
Level 29: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Tuan Pro 6,875,000
Jin Yong 4,870,000
Vincent Chauve 4,495,000
Jeonggyu Cho 2,540,000
Thien Phu 1,795,000
Total chips in play: 20,580,000
Average stack: 4,116,000
Remaining payouts
1st VND 2,777,360,000
2nd VND 1,947,640,000
3rd VND 1,255,830,000
4th VND 919,900,000
5th VND 703,140,000
5:20PM: Kwok Chun Yip eliminated in 6th place – VND 561,150,000
Level 29: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Kwok Chun Yip has just been dealt his last hand here at the Main Event. He shoved his 680k stack, and Jin Yong made the call. Yip , Yong , the board ran for a full house to Yong. Yong climbed to 4.9M, Yip earned VND 561,150,000 for his deep run.
5:10PM: Clement Guilleminot exits in 7th place – VND 464,780,000
Level 29: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Another battle of the blinds… sb Clement Guilleminot raised to 200k and bb Tuan Pro defended. The flop ran , Guilleminot c-bet 125k, Tuan called. On the turn , Guilleminot sent out 250k and Tuan continued to call. The river , Guilleminot all in for 700k, and Tuan snap-called. Guilleminot showed full house but Tuan had him way dominated with quads. Tuan soars to 7M. Guilleminot pockets VND 464,780,000 for his deep finish.
5:00PM: Kwok Chun Yip takes it back from Guilleminot
Level 29: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Having lost a big chunk of chips in the previous orbit, then losing a bit more on a hand against Vincent Chauve, sb Kwok Chun Yip went all in with 300k behind holding . He was called by the bb player who he lost his chips to earlier, Clement Guilleminot with . The board threw blanks for a double up to Yip to 680k.
4:40PM: Clement Guilleminot doubles up to 1.9M
Level 29: Blinds 40K-80K ante 80K
Sb Kwok Chun Yip shoved his 1.47M stack and the player beside him on the bb, Clement Guilleminot, did the same with his 915k stack. Yip , Guilleminot , the board ran 
for a dominating full house to Guilleminot and a double up to 1.9M.
4:25PM: Jeonggyu Cho jams the big stacks
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Jeonggyu Cho has a knack of getting in a pot with the big stacks. He engaged in a couple of heated pots that saw hjim jam on both to win it. The first hand Cho raised to 180 from mid spot and sb Vincent Chauve called. On the flop , Chauve checked, Cho bet 250k, and was called. On the turn both players checked. On the river , Chauve checked, Cho shoved, no call from Chauve.
Next altercation, Jin Yong raised to 165 from the button and bb Cho defended. On the flop , Cho checked, Yong c-bet 195k, Cho called. On the turn , Cho opted to lead out 375k, and Yong flatted. The river , Cho wasted no time counting, he simply announced “all in”. Yong tanked then folded. Cho scooped it up to climb to 3.4M.
4:20PM: 7 players remaining
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
There are 7 players left. Average stack is 2,940,000. Estimated chip counts:
Tuan Pro 4.7M
Jin Yong 4.2M
Vincent Chauve 4.1M
Thien Phu 2.5M
Jeonggyu Cho 2.5M
Kwok Chun Yip 1.65M
Clement Guilleminot 1M
4:05PM: Long Lam eliminated in 8th place – VND 369,920,000
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Long Lam has just bumped the rail here in 8th place. He moved all in from utg+1 and to his surprise, the three big stacks called – button Tuan Pro, sb Vincent Chauve, and bb Jin Yong. The three players checked down the board 
. Long had that completely missed. Chauve opened , Yong , but the pot went to Tuan with . Tuan now at 4.4M. Long earned VND 369,920,000 for his deep finish.
3:55PM: Luong Anh Tuan railed in 9th place – VND 277,780.000
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
The first elimination of the final table has been delivered with Jeonggyu Cho knocking out Luong Anh Tuan. The hand saw Cho raise to 120k from cutoff and bb Luong shoving his 445k stack. Cho called.
Cho
Luong
Though Cho was behind, the board favored him as it ran . Luong took 9th place and earned VND 277,780.000 for his deep run. Cho climbed to 2.2M.
3:50PM: Clement Guilleminot takes it on the river
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Luong Anh Tuan raised to 120k from utg, bb Clement Guilleminot called. The flop ran . Guilleminot checked to the aggressor Luong who c-bet 130k. Guilleminot called. On the turn both checked and the river came . Guilleminot switched and led out 200k, Luong folded. Guileminot goes up to 1.3M.
3:40PM: Thien Phu stops the leader
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
Action folded to the button Vincent Chauve, he raised to 120k, bb Thien Phu defended. On the flop , both players checked. On the turn , Thien bet 155k, Chuave raised to 415k, Thien three-bet to 1.415M, Chauve folded. Thien now at 2.6M.
3:30PM: Vincent Chauve rises to 5.2M
Level 28: Blinds 30K-60K ante 60K
After winning a pot against Jeonggyu Cho, Vincent Chauve proceeded to pick up the next one to drive his stack to 5.2M. The hand began with hijack Clement Guilleminot raising to 105k, sb Chauve called, bb Jin Yong three-bet to 280k, Guilleminot folded, Chauve called. At the flop , both checked and the dealer laid the turn . Chauve bet 275k, Yong check-folded.
3:25PM: Vincent Chauve calls Cho’s bluff
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Jeonggyu Cho raised to 150k, bb Vincent Chauve defended. When the flop spread , no bets and the turn came . Chauve bet 170k, Cho raised to 350k, Chauve called. On the river , Chauve checked it to Cho who bet 500k, Chuave called. Cho had bluff Chauve won it with pair. Chauve climbed to 4.8M, Cho down to 1.8M.
3:15PM: Jin Yong picks up opening pot
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Immediate action at the final table with Jin Yong claiming the first pot. He opened to 130k and was joined to the flop by three callers. After two checks, Long Lam bet 150k, only Yong called. On the turn and river , no more bets laid out. Yong showed , Long mucked. Yong takes the lead with 4.7M.
2:25PM: Final table chip counts
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Players are on a break until the final table is set up. 9 players remain.
Total chips in play: 20,580,000
Average stack: 2,286,667
Blinds: 25K-50K ante 50K
Vincent Chauve 3,750,000
Jin Yong 3,695,000
Tuan Pro 3,105,000
Jeonggyu Cho 2,950,000
Thien Phu 2,070,000
Kwok Chun Yip 1,955,000
Clement Guilleminot 1,080,000
Luong Anh Tuan 880,000
Long Lam 800,000
2:20PM: Norbert Koh exits in 10th place – VND 230,350,000
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Norbert Koh will not be joining at the final table having just been railed in 10th place by Jeonggyu Cho. The hand saw Vincent Chauve open for 110k, sb Koh jammed his 1.2M stack, bb Cho immediately joined in with 1.5M, and Chauve opted to get out of the way.
Koh
Cho
The board didn’t improve Koh. He earned VND 230,350,000 for his deep run. Cho up to 3M.
2:10PM: Pham Quoc Anh out in 11th place – VND 230,350,000
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Button Pham Quoc Anh shoved his very short stack of 245k, big stacked Tuan Pro called called. Pham , Tuan , the board spread . Pham out in 11th place. He earned VND 230,350,000 for his finish.
2:05PM: Alok Birewar falls in 12th place – VND 230,350,000
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Alok Birewar could not gain any momentum at the table and finally took a stand holding . However, he couldn’t get past Tuan Pro’s with the board running . Birewar earned VND 230,350,000 for his 12th place finish.
2:00PM: Jeonggyu Cho banks another double
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Button Norbert Koh shoved with , sb Jeonggyu Cho shoved with , the board ran for a higher pair to Koh, but with the turn Cho retook the lead with a set. The river sealed the win and double up for Cho. He now has 1.5M, Koh down to 1.3M.
1:45PM: Norbert Koh on the move
Level 27: Blinds 25K-50K ante 50K
Norbert Koh is in action at the felt. He gt involved in four pots that saw his stack spike up and down to settle at 1.3M. The first hand he doubled up through Long Lam. Lam raised to 110k, called by Pham Quoc Anh, Koh shoved his 595k stack, Lam called, Pham folded. Koh held , Long , the board bricked.
The second hand sent Koh’s stack down. He raised to 125k from button position and bb Pham defended. At the flop , Pham checked, Koh bet 200k, Pham all in for 490k, Koh called. Pham , Koh , the turn was quads for Pham for a very happy double up to 1.2M.
Down to 785k, Koh shoved with and faced Pham again who had nuts hole cards . Looking like a bust, the board had other plans as it ran for a set to double up.
Next hand, Koh won a small pot against Tuan Pro. Tuan opened to 120k from the button, bb Koh called. On the flop , Koh checked- Tuan c-bet 120k, Koh called. On the turn and river , no bets landed. Koh won with , ace high. Tuan mucked.
1:40PM: Raiden Kan out in 13th place – VND 184,280,000
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Vincent Chauve has just claimed his second victim and it was Raiden Kan. Chauve raised to 110k, Kan three-bet to 310k from the big blind, Chauve shoved, and Kan called for his tournament life. Chauve , Kan , the cards came down . Kan out in 13th place. He earned VND 184,280,000 for his deep run. Chauve rises to 3.6M.
1:30PM: Thien Phu doubles up through Tuan
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Action folded to the blinds, Tuan Pro raised to 120k, bb Thien Phu called. On the flop , Tuan c-bet 175k, called by Thien. On the turn , Tuan jammed his massive stack that well covered Thien. Thien gave it some thought then called. Tuan draw, Thien top pair, the river was safe for Thien for a double up to 2.1M. Tuan down to 2.5M.
A bit of controversy during the hand. When Tuan shoved, a spectator was heard saying “call call!” Not sure if that affected Thien’s decision but it visibly upset Tuan.
1:25PM: Big stacks battle: Chauve vs Yong
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Vincent Chauve raised to 85k, Jin Yong three-bet to 230k Chauve called. On the flop , both players checked. On the turn, Chauve checked again, Yong bet 300k, Chauve called. On the river , Chauve again with the check, Yong fired 550k, Chauve tank-called. Yong showed full house. Chauve mucked. Yong rises to 4.1M, Chauve drops to 2.9M.
1:20PM: Tuan shoves out Norbert Koh
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Lojack Tuan Pro raised to 95k, button Norbert Koh called. On the flop {6c|, Tuan c-bet 120k, Koh raised to 280k, Tuan called. On the turn , more bets. Tuan checked, Koh fired 250k, Tuan shoved, Koh folded. Koh down to 610k, Tuan up to 3.5M.
1:15PM Raiden Kan wins a little off Jin Yong
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Raiden Kan raised to 85k and got one caller in Jin Yong from the small blind. At the flop , Kan bet 85k and Yong check-called. On the turn , both checked and the river came . Kan sent ou 125k, Yong check-folded.
1:10PM: Nam Duong falls in 14th place – VND 184,280,000
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Nam Duong is the first casualty of the final day. He moved all in from utg with 650k, sb Vincent Chauve called. Duong , Chauve , the board ran dry for Duong to end his Main Event run in 14th place. He earned VND 184,280,000 for his finish.
Chauve rises to the chip lead with 3.8M.
1:05PM: Vincent Chauve shows the bluff
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Utg Vincent Chauve raised to 85k, bb Luong Anh Tuan defended. The dealer spread , Luong checked, Chauve c-bet 55k, Luong raised to 155k, Chauve called. On the turn, Luong led for 180k, Chauve flatted. On the river , Luong sent out 225k, Chauve jammed, Luong folded. Chauve showed his bluff.
12:55PM: Long Lam shoves out Cho
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Action folded to the blinds, sb Jeonggyu Cho opened for 100k, bb Long Lam called. On the flop , both checked. On the turn, Cho c-bet 155k, Long called. On the river , Cho checked, Long jammed his remaining 500k, Cho folded. Long up to 900k.
12:45PM: Tuan rises to 3M
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Norbert Koh raised to 105k, Pham Quoc Anh called from the button, sb Tuan Pro three-bet to 500k. Koh tank folded, Pham also folded. Tuan up to 3M.
12:40PM: Jeonggyu Cho shoves again
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
After doubling up, Jeonggyu Cho three-bet shoved his 1.3M stack sending initial raiser Thien Phu tanking. Thien opted to fold and give up his 80k raise.
12:35PM: Clement Guilleminot next to get pumped
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Just after Jeonggyu Cho doubled up, the other table saw the second entering shortest stack Clement Guilleminot ship in his double up. Action folded to the small blind Guilleminot who shoved his 505k stack, bb Kwok Chun Yip called. Guilleminot , Yip , the board ran dry . Guilleminot over 1M, Yip down to 2.3M.
12:30PM: Cards in the air! Jeonggyu Cho doubles up!
Level 26: Blinds 20K-40K ante 40K
Just like that the runt of the bunch, Jeonggyu Cho doubled up! Utg Pham Quoc Anh opened for 150k, Cho shoved from the small blind. Pham called. Pham , Cho , the board ran for a higher pair spiked on the river to avoid the rail and double up to 1.3M. Pham down to 800k.
Race to the Main Event title!
The hunt for the Main Event title resumes! From what started as 686 entries is now down to the final 14 players. One of these players below will become the newest WPT champion and will pocket the VND 2,777360,000 (~US$119,734) first prize.
| Name | Table | Seat | Country Name | Chips |
| Jin Yong | 18 | 7 | Malaysia | 3,255,000 |
| Kwok Chun Yip | 18 | 1 | Hong Kong | 2,840,000 |
| Tuan PRO | 19 | 6 | Vietnam | 2,570,000 |
| Vincent Chauve | 18 | 6 | Thailand | 2,335,000 |
| Norbert Koh | 19 | 9 | Singapore | 1,705,000 |
| Pham Quoc Anh | 19 | 4 | Vietnam | 1,330,000 |
| Thien Phu | 19 | 7 | Vietnam | 1,225,000 |
| Luong Anh Tuan | 18 | 5 | Vietnam | 1,125,000 |
| Long Lann | 19 | 3 | Vietnam | 940,000 |
| Nguyen Nam Duong | 18 | 8 | Vietnam | 730,000 |
| Raiden Kan | 18 | 3 | Hong Kong | 720,000 |
| Alok Birewar | 19 | 8 | India | 715,000 |
| Guilleminot Clement | 18 | 9 | France | 585,000 |
| Jeonggyu Cho | 19 | 2 | Korea | 500,000 |
Opening blinds: 20K-40K ante 40K
Level duration: 60 minutes
Level duration at heads up: reduced to 30 minutes
Total chips in play: 20,580,000
Average stack: 1,470,000
The Main Event generated the largest prize pool in Vietnam history. 686 entries contributed VND 25M to boost the pot to a smashing VND 15,105,034,000 (~US$651,454). Day 2 saw the money flow starting at 86 places.
Somuchpoker will provide updates of the action throughout the day until a winner is declared so stick with us! Good luck to all the players!
Remaining payouts
1st VND 2,777,360,000
2nd VND 1,947,640,000
3rd VND 1,255,830,000
4th VND 919,900,000
5th VND 703,140,000
6th VND 561,150,000
7th VND 464,780,000
8th VND 369,920,000
9th VND 277,780.000
10th VND 230,350,000
11th VND 230,350,000
12th VND 230,350,000
13th VND 184,280,000
14th VND 184,280,000
12:05AM: Day 2 is a wrap! 14 players survived, Jin Yong in command
After 11 rounds of play, Day 2 came to a close with 14 players surviving the long and grueling battle. Seizing command was Jin Yong with 3.255M. He was the only player to cross into the 3M marker. We will have a recap for you shortly along with all the other info for the final day. Final day resumes at 1230pm.
| Name | Table | Seat | Country Name | Chips |
| Jin Yong | 18 | 7 | Malaysia | 3,255,000 |
| Kwok Chun Yip | 18 | 1 | Hong Kong | 2,840,000 |
| Tuan PRO | 19 | 6 | Vietnam | 2,570,000 |
| Vincent Chauve | 18 | 6 | Thailand | 2,335,000 |
| Norbert Koh | 19 | 9 | Singapore | 1,705,000 |
| Pham Quoc Anh | 19 | 4 | Vietnam | 1,330,000 |
| Thien Phu | 19 | 7 | Vietnam | 1,225,000 |
| Luong Anh Tuan | 18 | 5 | Vietnam | 1,125,000 |
| Long Lam | 19 | 3 | Vietnam | 940,000 |
| Nguyen Nam Duong | 18 | 8 | Vietnam | 730,000 |
| Raiden Kan | 18 | 3 | Hong Kong | 720,000 |
| Alok Birewar | 19 | 8 | India | 715,000 |
| Guilleminot Clement | 18 | 9 | France | 585,000 |
| Jeonggyu Cho | 19 | 2 | Korea | 500,000 |
Congratulations to all of the day’s survivors! See you tomorrow!
12:00AM: ITM Eliminations
Elimination 15th – VND 184,280,000
14th Yuriy Boyko – Ireland
Eliminations 16th to 18th – VND 153,010,000
16th Chia Hsuan Tu – China
17th Phan Anh Khiem – Vietnam
18th Chu Hong Tu – Vietnam
11:55PM: Yuriy Boyko eliminated
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Short stacked Yuriy Boyko shoved with 255k holding , he was called by Phan Quoc Anh with . The board dragged .
11:50PM: Chia Hsuan Tu out
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Chia Hsuan Tu had a good run but it ended at the hands of Kwok Chun Yip. Chia went all in with his short 275k stack holding but ran into Yip’s . No bad beat on the board. Yip up to 2.7M.
11:45PM: Kwok Chun Yip claims the pot, rises to 2.4M
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Norbert Koh and Kwok Chun Yip faced off for a big pot. The board was and 300k in the middle. Koh bet 120k, Yip raised to 300k, Koh called. The river saw both players slow down with no bets fired. Koh opened top pair but Yip had better, top two pair. Koh down to 1.4M, Yip up to 2.4M.
11:40PM: 16 players remaining
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
16 players remaining; average stack is 1,286,250. Last 5 hands called.
11:35PM: Long Lam doubles up
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Another short stack gets paid. Long Lam went all in with and won the flip against a player’s big slick. He now has just over 1M.
11:30PM: Thien Phu avoids the rail
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Thien Phu went all in for his last 650k, Pham Quoc Anh also shoved with about double. Phu had , Anh , the board ran for a pair spiked by Phu to avoid the rail.
11:20PM: ITM Eliminations
Eliminations 19th to 21st – VND 125,370,000
19th Louis Salter – UK
20th Anil Kumar Munot – India
21st Nguyen Kenny Hung – USA
Eliminations 22nd to 24th – VND 105,740,000
22nd Nguyen Binh Minh – Vietnam
23rd Bonh Yuk Ku – Korea
24th Natalie Teh – Malaysia
11:15PM: Jin Yong finishes rails Munot and Salter
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Jin Yong continues to run red-hot. He just downed two players in separate hands. The first was Ashish Munot who was all in with 999k holding , Jin , the board ran .
Next was Louis Salter who had A-4 but Jin’s J-9 improved on the board to ship in the short stack. Jin now at 3.7M.
11:05PM: Three-way showdown, no busts
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Immediately after the hand below, Louis Salter went all in, button Thien Phu quickly joined, and sb Chia Hsuan Tu made it a three-way with his remaining 95k.
Salter
Phu
Chia
The board ran for a flush to Chia and a triple up to 345k. Phu won the side pot. Salter dropped to 55k.
11:00PM: Another pot for Raiden Kan
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Raiden Kan got another boost to his stack. The hand saw three players beefed up the pot preflop to 200k. On a flop , sb Norbert Koh checked, bb Kenny Nguyen bet 100k, utg Kan raised to 210k, Koh folded, and Nguyen did the same to send the pot to Kan’s side of the table. Kan inching closer to 1M.
10:55PM: Jin Yong up to 2.38M
Level 25: Blinds 15K-30K ante 30K
Hot-handed Jin Yong drove up his stack further and now has 2.38M. We arrived only at the shipping with Chia Hsuan Tu paying him off. Jin showed {2s] nut flush on a board . Tu dropped to 95k.
10:50PM: Chip leader update
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Vincent Chauve 2.5M
Jin Yong 1.65M
Luong Anh Tuan 1.6M
Phan Quoc Anh 1.5M
Kwok Chun Yip 1.3M
10:45PM: Jin Yong gets full pay with aces
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Two players fattened up the pot preflop to 170k and the dealer spread . One bet led to another, Jin Yong was all in with two pair, Ashish Munot with straight flush draw. The turn improved Jin to a full house, and with the river the scare passed for a double up to Jin. Jin climbed to 1.65M, Munot dropped 1.1M.
10:40PM: Luong Anh Tuan calls the bluff
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Action folded around to the small blind Luong Anh Tuan, he raised to 55k. Bb Bon Hyuk Ku defended. When the flop landed , Tuan c-bet 55k and Bon called. On the turn, Tuan opted to check, Bon bet 150k, Tuan called. On the river , check Tuan, Bon all in, Tuan called with less behind.
Tuan pair
Bon bluff
Bon dropped to 200k, Tuan doubled up to 1.6M.
10:30PM: Raiden Kan tanks Jeonggyu Cho
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Mp Jeonggyu Cho raised to 55k, bb Raiden Kan three-bet to 160k called by Cho. At the flop , Kan led out 100k, Cho called. On the turn, Kan shoved his 245k stack sending Cho tanking for some time. Despite having the chips, Cho opted to fold. Kan rises to 800k.
10:30PM: Chauve scalps Natalie Teh
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
It was all in for short stacked Natalie Teh. She had but could not improve on the board and fell to Vincent Chauve’s .
10:25PM: Kwok Chun Yip hurts Salter’s stack
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Hijack Louis Salter raised to 100k, sb Kwok Chun Yip called. At the flop , checked by Yip, c-bet of 74k by Salter, raised to 250k by Yip, Salter jammed. HYip called for his tournament life. Salter top pair, Yip in the hole. The turn and river for a double up to Yip. Yip now sits with 1.4m, Salter dropped to 450k.
10:10PM: Chip leader update
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
Vincent Chauve 1.85M
Ashish Munot 1.8M
Pham Quoc Anh 1.6M
Bon Hyuk Ku 1.5M
Alok Birewar 1.2M
10:05PM: 24 players remaining
Level 24: Blinds 15K-25K ante 25K
There are 24 remaining. Average stack is 857,500. For those that want to do the math, total chips in play was 20,580,000 (686 entries x 30k stack). Day 2 will stop at the end of Level 25.
10:00PM: ITM Eliminations
Eliminations 25th to 27th – VND 89,420,000
25th Darwin Lai – Hong Kong
26th Nguyen Hong Diep – Vietnam
27th Le Tam Viet – Vietnam
Elimination 28th to 36th – VND 73,110,000
28th He Yinghan – China
29th Eka Vedantham – India
30th Benedict Koh – Singapore
31st Sakoto Toshimasa – Japan
32nd Su Fang – China
33rd Tzu Chieh Lo – Taiwan
34th Hung Sheng Lin – Taiwan
35th William Kang – UK
36th Nguyen Thao Thanh – UK
9:45PM: Vincent Chauve with 2M
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Unfortunately we didn’t catch the action but from what we saw the board was and a massive 600k in the pot. Phan Quoc Anh bet 210k Vincent Chauve tanked then called. Anh showed , Chauve claimed it with . Anh down to 1.3M, Chauve at 2M.
9:35PM: Chu Hong Tu doubles up
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Short stacked Chu Hong Tu found a good spot to boost his stack. On a board and 250k brewed, a player checked, Tu shoved his remaining 275k, player tank-called. Tu showed overpair, his opponent top pair flush draw, the river was safe for Tu to double up.
9:25PM: Splashy pot for Nguyen Nam Duong
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Lots of players involved in this pot. Utg Louis Salter kicked off the action with a raise to 45k, Chua Hsuan Tu, Nguyen Nam Duong, and bb Darwin Lai called. On the flop , it was a four-way check. On the turn, Lai led for 90k, Salter folded, Tu and Duong called. On the river , back to checking. Tu 
, Lai 
, Duong won it with 
trips.
9:30PM: Aces cracked! Vedantham crippled by Munot
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Utg Eka Vedantham was very unhappy at the turnout of this hand as it sent him spiraling downwards. He opened the hand with a raise to 50k, bb Ashish Munot defended. On the flop , Munot checked, Vedantham bet 55k, Munot called. On the turn, check by Munot, Vedantham shoved 475k, and a snap call by Munot. Vedantham , Munot trips, the river was . Munot doubled up leaving Vedantham just 25k. Vedantham exited on the next hand.
9:15PM: Can’t bluff the big stack
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Following the hand below, mp player raised to 45k, db Vincent Chauve called, big blind He Ying Han called. The flop ran , two checks and Chauve bet 45k. Only Han called and the turn was . Both checked. The river , Han led for 80k, Chauve called. Han showed air, Chauve won it with two pair. Chauve up to 1.45M.
9:10PM: Jin Yong won’t be bullied
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Action folded to the small blind Vincent Chauve, currently one of the chip leaders here with over 1.3M. Chauve raised to 55k and big blind Jin Yong defended. At the flop Chauve c-bet 35k, Jin called. On the turn and river no bets came, Chauve showed his air and Jin won the pot with two pair.
9:00PM: Alok Birewar ends Su Fang’s day
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Su Fang went all in with his remaining 230k, Alok Birewar called. Fang , Birewar , the board dropped an ace on the turn to send Fang out of the running. Birewar shipped it and now has 1.2M.
8:55PM: Chua Hsuan Tu fires on every street
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Utg min-raised, cutoff Thien Phu called, button Chua Hsuan Tu three-bet to 100k, utg folded, Phu called. On the flop , Phu checked, Tu c-bet 70k, Phu called. On the turn, check again by Phu, Tu moved all in for 445k, Phu tank-folded. Tu showed two pair.
8:45PM: Jeonggyu Cho gets aggressive
Level 23: Blinds 10K-20K ante 20K
Khiem Phan raised to 45k, Jeonggyu Cho three-bet to 100k, Phan called. On the flop , Cho c-bet 125k, Pham tanked then opted to fold.
8:40PM: Khiem Phan’s snowmen can take the heat
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Cutoff opened to 35k, button Khiem Phan re-raised to 80k, bb Kenny Nguyen four-bet to 240k, cutoff folded, Phan shoved with 385k. Nguyen called.
Phan
Nguyen
The board ran for a winning set to Phan and a double up to 850k. Nguyen dropped to 300k.
8:35PM: ITM Eliminations
Eliminations 37th to 45th – VND 64,200,000
37th Marvin Rettenmaier – Germany
38th Casey Kastle – Slovenia
39th Richard Marquez – Philippines
40th Loris Courio – France
41st Chih-Ying Liang – Taiwan
42nd Tran Minh Thang – Vietnam
43rd Dhanesh Chainani – Singapore
44th Nguyen Xuan Hung – Vietnam
45th Yung Tan Le – USA
Eliminations 46th to 54th – VND 56,640,000
46th Zhou Xinghua – Singapore
47th Do Quong Tien – Vietnam
48th Qiyuan Huang – China
49th Vinay Boob – India
50th Hyunil Hong – Korea
51st Ni Xiang Xiang – China
52nd Johannes Felix Hoeld – Germany
53rd Chi Chung Ho – Hong Kong
54th Nguyen Nang Quong – Vietnam
8:30PM: Bon Hyuk Ku doubles up to over 1M
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
A player limped in, Bon Huk Ku raised to 60k, called by the limper. At the flop , both checked. The turn saw a check followed by a bet by Bon of 100k. He was called. On the river , the player shoved but couldn’t push out Bon. Player had bluff, Bon shipped a double up with . Bon over 1M.
8:25PM: Vincent Chauve cripples Rettenmaier
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Vincent Chauve raised to 35k, Marvin Rettenmaier shoved with around 350k, Chauve called with less. Chauve , Rettenmaier , the board ran for a crushing full house to Chauve and a double up to 590k. Rettenamaier dropped to 75k. Rettenmaier exited a few hands after.
8:15PM: Louis Salter rails two – Kastle and Marquez
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Double knockout at table 3 with Louis Salter delivering the axe on Casey Kastle and Richard Marquez. It was all in preflop, Salter with , Kastle with and Marquez with . The board was . Salter at 1.05M.
8:10PM: Tzu Chieh Lo plummets, Kwok Chun Yip rises
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
On a board and 140k already in the middle, Tzu Chieh Lo bet 70k, and Kwok Chun Yip called. On the river , both checked, Kwok won it with trips over Lo’s air.
8:05PM: Clement Guilleminot crosses 1M
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Clement Guilleminot was all in with , called by Yuriy Boyko with . The board ran for a straight and the double up to Guilleminot. He is at 1.1M, Boyko drops to under 900k.
8:00PM: Yuriy Boyko loses a little
Level 22: Blinds 10K-15K ante 15K
Yuriy Boyko raised to 35k and big blind defended. On the flop , bb slid out 35k, Boyko called. On the turn , bb bet 65k, Boyko tank-folded. Boyko drops to 1.3M.
7:30PM: Chip leader update
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Pham Quoc Anh 1.8M
Yuriy Byko 1.3M
Kuok Chun Yip 1M
Louis Salter 1M
7:10PM: Yuriy Boyko doubles up
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
After a player limped, Yuriy Boyko raised to 40k, limper answered with a three-bet to 130k, Boyko shoved for 334k more. He was called. Player had , Boyko behind with , the board ran for a lucky set to Boyko to avoid the rail. Boyko rose to 950k.
7:00PM: Tzu Chieh Lo tanks Boyko
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
One player raised to 30k, Long Lam called, Yuriy Boyko three-bet to 125k, to his immediate left Tzu Chieh Lo shoved 334k, two players folded, back to Boyko who tanked. The clock was eventually called on Boyko. He folded. Lo scooped the pot and climbed to 510k.
6:50PM: Johannes Hoeld falls to Pham Quoc Anh’s quads
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
A player opened to 25k, called by Pham Quoc Anh and Johannes Felix Hoeld. No bets landed at the flop . The turn saw two players check, Hoeld bet 48k, one folded, Anh raised to 103k. Hoeld called. On the river , Anh banged out 90k, Hoeld shoved around 300k, and Anh called. Hoeld full house, Anh quads. Hoeld busted, Anh at 1.2M.
6:35PM: Marvin Rettenmaier folds aces
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Not sure how the action went preflop but by the time the flop was spread, there was 220k in the pot and felted. Bb Norbert Koh bet 125k, Marvin Rettenmaier tanked then folded . Koh up to 800k, Rettenmaier down to 330k.
6:30PM: ITM Eliminations
Eliminations 55th to 63rd – VND 50,600,000
55th Benjamin Gonzva – France
56th Piet Pape – Germany
57th Rex Clinkscales – USA
58th Petr Koula – Czech Republic
59th Neel Joshi – India
60th King Sing Lau – Hong Kong
61st Simon Mark Burns – UK
62nd Jun Francis Ishii – Canada
63rd Martjin Johannes Gerrits – Netherlands
Eliminations 64th to 74th – VND 45,160,000
64th Ryan Revai – Canada
65th Alex Lee Lin Hwaa – Malaysia
66th Kim Dong Il – Korea
67th Lim Shyh Chyn – Hong Kong
68th Thai Ha – USA
69th Kok Jun Yan – Singapore
70th Yasheel Doddanavar – India
71st Andy Li Xue Yan – Malaysia
72nd Victor Chong – Malaysia
Eliminations 73rd to 81st – VND 41,090,000
73rd Phachara Wongwichit – Thailand
74th Shyna Affra Fanri – France
75th Nguyen Thanh Hung – Vietnam
76th Tan Wah Meng – Singapore
77th Wong Fuk On – Hong Kong
78th Constantin Harach – New Zealand
79th Jeremie Pierre Sarda – France
80th Hwang Jaeseong – Korea
81st Chua Feng Ji – Singapore
Eliminations 82nd to 86th – VND 37,160,000
82nd Shashank Jain – India
83rd Wai Kiat Lee – Malaysia
84th Zhou Zhongsai – China
85th Pham Duy Hund – Vietnam
86th Sumit Sapra – India
6:25PM: Long Lam rails Quang Nguyen
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
After one player limped in, sb Quang Nguyen shoved his 180k stack, bb Long Lam shoved with more (227k), limper folded. Quang had pocket kings, Lam had pocket aces, the board bricked, Quang eliminated.
6:20PM: Bon Hyuk Ku jams
Level 21: Blinds 6K-12K ante 12K
Bon Hyuk Ku raised to 30k, one player called, Tzu Chieh Lo (Bruno) three-bet to 100k, Bon shoved his 550k stack, no callers. Bon up to 700k.
6:15PM: Thang Tran ends Piet Pape’s run
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Utg Piet Pape went all in, everyone folded to the small blind Thang Tran, he called. Bb player He Ying Han folded to Tran’s dismay. He said aloud “I was trying to trap him” while motioning to the big blind. Pape , Tran . The board bricked. Pape railed, Tran up to 530k.
6:10PM: Chu Hong Tu sends Clinkscales to the rail
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Rex Clinkscales was all in with but ran into Chu Hong Tu’s dominating . The board ran dry to send Clinkscales to the rail.
6:05PM: Benedict Koh boosted by Bruno Lo
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
On a raised pot preflop, the cards spread . Benedict Koh went all in for 122k, Bruno Tzu Chieh Lo called after getting the count. Koh top pair, Lo , second pair. The turn was and river . Koh doubled up to 285k.
6:00PM: Le Anh Tuan doubles up through Hoeld
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Johannes Felix Hoeld raised to 21k from mid-position, Le Tan Dung called, sb Le Anh Tuan three-bet to 75k, Hoeld shoves his massive stack, Dung folded, and Tuan called for his tournament life.
Hoeld
Tuan
No bad beats on the board for a double up to Tuan to 630k.
5:35PM: Thien Phu with another pot, climbs to 840k
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Thien Phu raised to 22k from cutoff, Rex Clinkscales three-bet to 83k, Phu called. At the flop , Phu checked, Clinkscales fired out 63k, called by Phu. On the turn, both players checked. On the river , Phu checked, Clinkscales bet 98k, called by Phu. Clinkscales showed bluff, and Phu won it with . Clnkscales down to 120k, Phu rises to 840k.
5:25PM: Yasheel Doddanavar falls to Thien Phu
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Yasheel Doddanavar raised to 25k and found two callers in the blinds to join him to the flop . The blinds checked, Doddanavar c-bet 55k, called by the small blind Thien Phu. On the turn , Phu checked, Doddanavar shoved, Phu also moved all in and the cards were tabled. Doddanavar air, Phu pair + flush draw. The river didn’t help Doddanavar to knock him out. Phu up to 580k.
5:15PM: Kwok Chun Yip rails one
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Hung Caro raised to 25k, Kwok Chun Yip three-bet to 70k, Hung four-bet shoved his massive 320k stack, and still could not push out Yip who called. Hung , Yip , the board ran low, Hung busted while Yip shipped it.
5:00PM: Chip leader update
Level 20: Blinds 5K-10K ante 10K
Johannes Felix Hoeld 800k
Hung Sheng Lin 750k
Yip Kwok Chun 670k
Neel Joshi 550k
Marvin Rettenmaier 540k
Jeonggyu Cho 480k
4:30PM: Linh Tran bubbles!
Level 19: Blinds 4K-8K ante 8K
Linh Tran was the unfortunate casualty during the bubble round. He was all in from cutoff with , button Luu Anh Tuan called with , the board ran .
86 players remaining. Everyone now in the money.
4:15PM : Bubble time: Survival mode for Constantin Harach Level 19: Blinds 4K-8K ante 8K
New Caledonian player Constantin Harach was down to his last 1k when the big blind was upon him. He had no choice but to put his 1k in as ante and even if he won, he could only win back his 1k. He was all in with and was up against Vincent Chauve holding . The board ran for two pair and the win to Harach.
From the small blind, Harach was forced all in again. Chauve raised to 14k, no other callers for a second showdown between them. Harach , Chauve ahead with , the board ran for a split pot. Harach received 5k.
Action continued with more players all in but no one breaching the money bubble. Harach moved all in on utg with . He was called by the blinds. The board was checked down. Harach had the best hand and grew to 23k. Next two hands, Harach was on the blinds and gave up nearly all his chips except 3k.
When the bubble eventually burst, Harach made the money and even laddered up before exiting in 78th place. Good bubble run!
4:00PM: Bubble time: Vincent Chauve shoves Norbert Koh
Level 19: Blinds 4K-8K ante 8K
Heated action between Vincent Chauve and Norbert Koh during the bubble round. Koh raised to 20k, Chauve three-bet to 55k, Koh called. On the flop {3h], Koh checked, Chauve bet 35k, called by Koh. On the turn both players checked and the river landed . Koh checked, Chauve moved all in for 251k. Koh had it to call but didn’t. Chauve scooped it up.
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3:50PM: Bubble time: Jeonggyu Cho jams Kenny Nguyen
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
The pot had already grown to 85k when the flop landed . Kenny Nguyen bet 30k, one player folded, Jeonggyu Cho called. On the , Nguyen checked, Cho jammed over 400k sending Nguyen tanking. After some table talk and Cho telling Nguyen to call to see his cards, Nguyen folded. Cho showed his straight. Cho up to 660k.
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3:30PM: Bubble time: Neel Joshi doubles up through Doddanavar
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
Utg Nguyen Nam Duong raised to 15k, cutoff Neel Joshi three-bet to 50k, bb Yasheel Doddanavar four-bet to 100k, DUong folded, Joshi all in for 180k, called by Doddanavar.
Joshi
Doddanavar
The board ran for a dominating full house win to Joshi.
3:20PM: Nguyen Xuan Hung doubles up
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
Luong Anh Tuan raised to 14k, Nguyen Xuan Hung all in, Pham Quoc Anh four-bet to 39k, Tuan shoved his 170k stack, Anh folded.
Tuan
Hung
The board ran dry for Tuan for a double up and more to Hung. He now has 350k.
3:10PM: Alok Birewar up to 400k
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
From utg+1 Alok Birewar raised to 14k, called by Norbert Koh and bb Zhou Zhongsai. At the flop , Zhou checked, Birewar checked, Koh bet 21k, both players called. On the turn , everyone checked. On the river , Zhou led for 55k, Birewar and Koh called. Zhou showed bluff, Birewar won it with two pair. Birewar up to 400k.
2:50PM: Jeonggyu Cho with the check-raise
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
Utg player limped, Richard Marquez raised to 14k, this was followed by four callers which included utg. At the flop , action was checked to Marquez, he c-bet 30k. Button Thang Tran called, bb Jeonggyu Cho raised to 100k, fold utg, fold Marquez, Tran tank-folded. Cho at 450k.
2:45PM: Chip leader update, 94 remaining
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
Looks like our current front runner is Johannes Felix Hoeld with 650k. We aren’t sure how he got there but we will be tracking him from here on. 94 players remaining. Bubble time at 87 remaining.
2:40PM: Flush over flush boots out Huy Coshet
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
Huy Coshet and Kim Dong il have had a previous altercation in the opening round that resulted in Kim doubling up on a controversial action. The two faced off again moments ago and it spelled the end for Huy Coshet. Catching the action only at the shipping, the board was , Huy Coshet with that fell to Kim’s higher flush.
2:35PM: Thao Nguyen doubles up through Eka Vedantham
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
Eka Vedantham raised to 14k and found one caller in Thao Nguyen. At the flop , Eka led out and Thao called. On the turn , Eka fired 36k, still Thao stuck with him. Then on the river , Eka pushed with his stack well covering Thao’s stack. She tanked then called risking her tournament life. It was a good gamble for Thao with Eka showing bluff. She won it with two pair. Thao up to 315k, Eka down to 300k.
2:30PM: Marvin Rettenmaier on the rise
Level 18: Blinds 3K-6K ante 6K
WPT decorated champion Marvin Rettenmaier sits with around 400k having won a couple of pots on our walk over. The biggest pot was knocking out a player with his over on a board that further improved Rettenmaier to a set.
2:20PM: Prize pool
2:15PM: First break of the day, 108 remain
Three levels in, we are now at the first break of the day. The screens show 108 remaining. From here on, the levels increase every 60 minutes. Bubble time approaches with 86 places paid.
Total chips in play: 20,580,000
Average stack: 175,897
2:05PM: Darwin Lai wins the flip, rises to 400k
Level 17: Blinds 3K-5K ante 5K
Darwin Lai is making a bid for leadership. He has just soared to over 400k. The hand that did it saw him open to 11k, sb player three-bet to 33k, Lai four-bet jammed and sb called. Lai , sb 
, the board spread 
for a winning flip to Lai to bust a player.
1:50PM: Round 2 for Thai Ha and Nguyen Hong Diep
Level 17: Blinds 3K-5K ante 5K
First big match up between Thai Ha and Nguyen Hong Diep resulted in the latter doubling up. On this second bout, Thai Ha was able to recover some of the chips. It began with Thai Ha raising to 12k, Diep three-bet to 30k, Thai Ha four-bet to 85k, called by Diep. On the flop , both checked. On the turn , Thai Ha bet 62k, Diep tank-folded. Thai Ha back up to 370k.
1:45PM: Set over set! Hyunil Hong bests Hung Sheng Lin
Level 17: Blinds 3K-5K ante 5K
The flop was already laid out , a pot of 80k in the middle, Hyunil Hong checked to Hung Sheng Lin who bet 18k. Hong called. On the turn both checked and the river felted . Hong led for 50k, Hung Sheng tanked then called. Hong opened set and scooped the pot with Hung Sheng showing his lower set.
1:25PM: Nguyen Hong Diep shaves some off Thai Ha
Level 16: Blinds 2K-4K ante 4K
Thai Ha opened to 9k, button Nguyen Hong Diep called. The dealer spread , Thai Ha c-bet 18k, Diep raised to 30k, Thai Ha shoved, Diep called with his 212.5k behind. Thai Ha overpair, Diep set, the turn and river produced nothing for Thai Ha for Diep to claim a massive double up to 440k. Though it was a big loss to Thai Ha, he is still way above average stack. He sits with 280k.
1:20PM: Norbert Koh continues to rise
Level 16: Blinds 2K-4K ante 4K
Again, Zhou Zhongsai and Norbert Koh went head-to-head. With 60k already brewed and a board showing , Koh bet 10k, Zhou raised to 35k, Koh called. The river , Koh jammed it, Zhou tanked then gave up his stake on the pot. Koh up to 550k, Zhou down to 120k.
1:15PM: James Mendoza doubles up
Level 16: Blinds 2K-4K ante 4K
With a big pot already weighing down the middle, roughly 130k, James Mendoza and a player faced a board . Mendoza checked, player bet 95k, Mendoza tanked then found the guts to call. Player showed pair, Mendoza had better two pair. Mendoza rose to 295k.
1:10PM: Quang Nguyen’s trips gets good pay off La Anh Tuan
Level 16: Blinds 2K-4K ante 4K
Utg La Quang Nguyen limped in then called late position player La Anh Tuan’s 11k raise. At the flop , Quang checked, Tuan c-bet 17k, called by Quang. On the turn , Quang changed up and led for 24k, Tuan called. The river saw Quang send out 51k, Tuan tanked for a bit then called. Quang showed trips and won the pot. Tuan mucked.
1:05PM: Norbert Koh joins the 500k mark
Level 16: Blinds 2K-4K ante 4K
Catching the action on a full board and 50k in the middle, Norbert Koh bet 25.5k, Zhou Zhongsai called. Koh showed flush, Zhou mucked. Zhou down to 150k, Koh up to 500k.
12:50PM: Jeonggyu Cho at half a mil; Hieu Duong out
Level 16: Blinds 2K-4K ante 4K
Jeonggyu Cho has just beefed u his stack to half a mil! The hand began with Thang Tran limping in, Cho limped as well, Hieu Duong raised to 16k, Thang called, Cho shoved, Duong shoved, Thang got out of the way.
Cho
Duong
The board ran for a higher pair spiked by Cho to scoop it up and knock out Duong.
12:40PM: Backdoor flush for Kwok Chun Yip off Sapra
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000
One of the day’s entering big stacks, Sumit Sapra, raised to 6500, button Kwok Chun Yip called, joined by the big stack Aysee Nguyen. At the flop , Nguyen checked, Sapra c-bet 8k, Yip raised to 21.5k, Nguyen and Sapra called. On the turn, all three waived their option and the river felted . Bb checked, Sapra bet 85k, Yip all in, bb folded, Sapara called. Yip with a backdoor flush won it over Sapra’s straight.
12:35PM: Norbert Koh pumped by Tan Wah Meng
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000
Lojack Norbert Koh opened to 8k, hijack Tan Wah Meng called, joined as well by the small blind. AT the flop , sb checked, Koh checked, Meng bet 10k, called only by Koh. The turn drew no bets and the river came . Koh checked again, Meng banged out 25k, and Koh tank-called. Meng opened , Koh held to take the pot. Koh up to 380k, Meng down to 140k.
12:25PM: Thai Ha fattens up to 450k
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000
The day’s entering chip leader Thai Ha has just picked up a huge pot to bring him up to 450k. The hand was against Nam Phuong who raised to 8k preflop, called by Thai Ha. At the flop , Phuong c-bet 9k, called again by the leader. On the turn no bets arrived and the river felted . Phuong checked, Thai Ha bet 28k, Phoung tanked then called. Thai Ha showed trips to best Phuong’s .
12:20PM: Quang Nguyen busts Tran Thanh Dat
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000
Action began with Su Fang laying out a 7k raise, Tran Thanh Dat called, a few spots over, Quang Nguyen three-bet to 35k, Fang folded, and Tran tossed in the rest of his chips which was less than the re-raise. Tran , Quang , the board ran well for Tran , but with the river , it was a straight to Quang to send Tran out.
12:15PM: Bruno Tzu Chieh Lo vs Kush Kataria
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000
Tit for tat between Bruno Tzu Chieh Lo and Kush Kataria. Action began with utg Lo raising to 6k, bb Kataria three-bet to 20k, Lo folded. Next hand, Kataria limped on the small blind, Lo raised to 12k, Kataria folded.
12:10PM: Cards in the air!
Level 15: Blinds 1500-3000 ante 3000
After a slight delay, we are off! Cards in the air for Day 2! Half the field will be lucky, half will walk away empty-handed. Live updates right here throughout the day. It’s gonna be a long one!
Welcome to Main Event Day 2!
Good afternoon players! With three starting days in the books, we now move on to Day 2. A total of 170 players qualified to today’s round. Here is the breakdown:
Day 1A: 136 entries – 37 advanced
Day 1B: 211 entries – 48 advanced
Day 1C: 339 entries – 85 advanced
Day 2: 170 players
Total chips in play: 20,580,000
Average stack: 121,058
The Main Event drew a monster 686 entries to easily smash the advertised guarantee. Players are now looking at a much more lucrative prize pool of VND 15,105,034,000 (~US$651,454). The eventual winner won’t emerge until tomorrow but what he/she will pocket is an enormous VND 2,777,360,000 (~US$119,734).
Sometime today, the money will flow with 86 places paid. Players will begin at Level 15 with blinds at 1500-3000 ante 3000. The first three levels run 40 minutes each then it’s 60 minutes from then on. It is going to be a long day as the organizers attempt to play to the Final 9 or 11 hours of play, whichever comes first. Entering as the overall chip leader is Thai Ha with 363,500. He is trailed by Yasheel Doddanavar with 333,000, and to round out the top three is Eka Vedantham with 323,500.
Good luck to all!
11:10PM: Day 1C ends with Sumit Sapra up top