WPT Vietnam Main Event: Phi Tien Sang bags the largest at Day 1A; 21 players advance
Day 1A of the WPT Vietnam ₫ 12 Billion guaranteed Main Event wrapped up after 14 levels with Vietnam’s Phi Tien Sang at the top of the rung. During the last level of play, Sang knocked out numerous players to close the day with 629,000 (125 bb). This was reminiscent of his performance at Survivor Bounty 8-Max Day 1B where he finished as chip leader. Read up on his rise via the live updates. Just scroll down.
Main Event
Date: October 12, 2023
Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 1,230)
Guarantee: ₫12,000,000,000 (~US$ 492,100) *Champion will also win a package to the $40 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship in December at Wynn Las Vegas
Day 1A: 130 (95 unique)
Day 2 qualifiers: 21 players
Day 2 – 21 players
Phí TiếN Sáng
629,000
Ngô TrầN Minh NhậT
526,000
Do Anh Tai (THP)
473,000
Tran Viet Hoang (Mondayest)
305,000
Haro Clement
295,000
Clay Chen
279,000
Huynh Ngoc Cuong (Winter Sea)
279,000
Đoàn Quang Trung
277,000
PhạM Hùng
273,000
Lâm Kim Long
268,000
Wooseok Kim
210000
Avneesh Munjal
207,000
Kyle Bao Diep
191,000
Meherzad Munsaf
187,000
NguyễN HữU Vinh
167,000
Alexis W. Lim
162,000
NguyễN Đăng Tú
162,000
Yan Feng Wang
137,000
Nguyen Ngoc Tung
97,000
Sriram Subramanian
80,000
Aayush Arya
4,000
Starting stack: 40,000 (200x opening blinds)
Level intervals: 40 minutes before reg closes / 60 minutes after reg closes
Chips in play: 5,200,000
23:10: Meherzad Munsaf doubles up with Aces through Aayush Arya
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
On the last hand at table 4, big blind Meherzad Munsaf was asking if returning to Day 2 with 14 bb was decent. Then he looks down at and snap-calls small blind Aayush Arya’s shove with . The board runs out . Munsaf ships a double up as Arya plunges below 1 bb.
Meherzad Munsaf – 187,000
Aayush Arya – 4,000
23:05: Rockets for Clement Haro for a double up through Nguyen Dang Tu
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Clement Haro
By the turn the pot has grown to 75,500, cutoff Clement Haro is all in holding , Nguyen Dang Tu hopes to eliminate with . The river is no help to Nguyen to pay a double up to Haro.
Clement Haro – 280,000
Nguyen Dang Tu – 173,000
23:00: Aladin Reskallah falls to Tien Sang
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Shui WAng
Another Frenchman goes down against Tien Sang. Next on the chopping block is Aladin Reskallah who first builds a 132,000 pot with Sang by the turn then tosses in his last 2500, Sang quickly calls and is ahead . Reskallah with . The river further ensures the win for Sang.
Tien Sang – 605,000
Aladin Reskallah – Eliminated
22:50: Tien Sang with better kicker to rail Jehanne Laurent
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Catching the action on a turn board and 95,500 in the pot, Jehanne Laurent is all in holding top pair flush draw. Bigger stacked Tien Sang has . The river sends Laurent to the rail.
Tien Sang – 553,000
Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – Eliminated
22:40: Nguyen Dang Tu tank-calls and doubles up through Alexis Lim
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Under the gun+2 Alexis Lim raises, big blind Nguyen Dang Tu three-bets, Lim flats, flop comes . Nguyen leads out 15,000, Lim jams with a stack that well covers Nguyen who tanks. After using one time bank, Nguyen calls and opens and is ahead of Lim’s . With the turn and river , Nguyen ships it.
Nguyen Dang Tu – 250,000
Alexis Lim – 270,000
22:35: Klay Chen doubles up through Doan Quang Trung
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Klay Chen sends his last 20 bb out front with to battle with, Doan Quang Trung gives him a sweat with . With the board running , Chen’s pocket pair survives the flip for a double up.
Klay Chen – 210,000
Doan Quang Trung – 150,000
22:30: Avneesh Munjal doubles up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Down to 12 bb, Avneesh Munjal all in with , the board runs for a flush to win the flip and double up through Nguyen Ngoc Tung’s .
22:15: Blinds up, 24 players remaining, last level of play
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Last break of Day 1A is over. Blinds are up. 24 players remaining. This is the last level of play for today.
Kevin Ngo – 526,000
Do Anh Tai – 412,000
Tien Seng – 410,000
21:45: Alexis Lim drags in another pot
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Hijack opens, cutoff Nguyen Ngoc Tung three-bets 23,000, button Alexis Lim calls, hijack folds. At the flop , Nguyen c-bets 16,000, Lim calls. On the turn , Nguyen fires 33,000, Lim calls. On the river, both players check. Nguyen has air, Lim claims the pot with two pair.
Utg+1 Avneesh Munjal min-raises, utg+2 calls, button players Deepak Bothra shoves, big blind Alexis Lim shoves, Munjal and utg+2 fold. At the reveal, Bothra is way behind with to Lim’s . The board runs . Lim ships it.
Alexis Lim – 280,000
Deepak Bothra – Eliminated
21:20: Kyle Bao Diep doubles up on a cooler against Klay Chen
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
From hijack, Kyle Bao Diep opens 8500, small blind Klay Chen three-bets 26,500, Diep flats, flop comes . Chen wastes no time counting and just shoves, Diep snap-calls and turns over . Chen has . Aces stay ahead throughout the board for a double up to Diep.
Kyle Bao Diep – 278,000
Klay Chen – 170,000
21:10: Clement Haro puts the pressure on
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Mid position Clement Haro raises 6000 and is called by the player to his immediate left. Both players check the flop . On the turn , Haro bets 13,000 and is called. On the river , Haro fires 35,000 and takes it with no challenge.
Blinds are up, 28 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.
Chip leaders:
Kevin Ngo – 545,000
Nguyen Long Lam – 400,000
Do Anh Tai – 370,000
20:45: Short stacked Anthony Cierco doubles up through Do Anh Tai
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Anthony Cierco is strapped by his short stack (23,500) just waiting for a decent hand. He lands one and is all in, Do Anh Tai calls with . An ace finds the board for a double up.
Anthony Cierco – 50,000
Do Anh Tai – 370,000
20:30: Big blind special for Kevin Ngo
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Cutoff Tien Sang raises 6500, big blind Kevin Ngo defends, flop comes . Both players check. The turn lands , Sang bets 6000, Ngo check-calls. On the river , Ngo leads out 12,000, Sang calls, Ngo wins it with straight.
Kevin Ngo – 545,000
Tien Sang – 330,000
20:20: Nguyen Ngoc Tung chunks then eliminated Pham Duy Anh
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Hijack Nguyen Ngoc Tung opens, small blind Pham Duy Anh calls flop comes . Pham shoves, Nguyen calls, Pham opens
Pham Duy Anh
flush draw, Nguyen has top pair. The turn and river keep Nguyen ahead for a double up.
Down to 8 bb, Pham pushes holding , Nguyen is behind but live. The board runs .
Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 250,000
Pham Duy Anh – eliminated
20:10: Shui Wang falls to Nguyen Long Lam
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
End of the road for Shui Wang who despite a couple of double ups, his stack stayed short. His last hand was missing the board to fall to Nguyen Long Lam’s .
Players have returned from a break. Blinds are up, 32 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.
Chip leaders:
Kevin Ngo – 545,000
Nguyen Long Lam – 400,000
Do Anh Tai – 370,000
19:40: Jehanne Laurent sends Avneesh Munjal to the tank
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
With a pot of 67,000 in the middle and a board , big blind Avneesh Munjal checks, Jehanne Laurent shoves (93,500), Munjal tanks then folds after using up three time-extensions.
Jehanne Laurent – 160,500
Avneesh Munjal – 72,000
19:35: Big blind special for Clement Haro earns a double from Huynh Ngoc Cuong
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Clement Haro
Cutoff Huynh Ngoc Cuong min-raises, big blind Clement Haro defends, flop comes . Huynh c-bets 4000, Haro check-raises 12,000, Huynh calls. On the turn , Haro leads out 15,000, Huynh calls. On the river , Haro shoves 27,000, Huynh tanks using up two time banks then calls. Haro shows trips, Huynh mucks his .
Clement Haro – 110,000
Huynh Ngoc Cuong – 246,500
19:25: Kevin Ngo rails Hua Wei Lin
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
With a 5,500 raise before her, Hua Wei Lin shoves (59,500), three spots over big stacked Kevin Ngo calls, initial raiser opts to fold. Lin has , Ngo has her dominated with , window is a jack but as it runs out , Ngo lands a higher pair to end Lin’s day. Initial raiser said he had pocket Nines.
Kevin Ngo – 540,000
Hua Wei Lin – eliminated
19:15: Vladimir Mikheev loses flip and falls to Nguyen Ngoc Tung
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Vladimir Mikheev risked his last 25,500 stack with and fell to Nguyen Ngoc Tung’s with the board running .
Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 155,000
19:10: Klay Chen shows Kevin Ngo the bluff
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Action folds to the button Kyle Bao Diep who opens for 5500, small blind Kevin Ngo and big blind Klay Chen call, flop comes . Diep c-bets 5500, blinds check-call, then all three check the turn . On the river , Chen bets 14,000, Diep folds, Ngo tanks using up one time-extension, then folds. Chen quickly shows his bluff.
Klay Chen – 240,000
Kevin Ngo – 460,000
Kyle Bao Diep – 138,000
19:00: Short stacks battle: Anthony Cierco cleans out Huy Pham
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Huy Pham is all in with around 14 bb and to battle with, Anthony Cierco with 16 bb is ahead with , no help comes for Pham to land on the rail.
Cutoff Huynh Ngoc Cuong min-raises, small blind Pham Duy Anh calls, flop comes , Huynh c-bets 4000 and is called. Both players proceed to check the turn to bring the free river card . Pham leads out 25,000, Huynh tank-calls. Pham laughs as he shows , Huynh wins the pot with flush.
Blinds are up and the field is down to 44 players. Day 1A bags up at the end of Level 14.
18:40: Three-way: Do Anh Tai triples, Shui Wang side pot, Thomas Liffick eliminated
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Shui Wang and Do Anh Tai
Utg Thomas Liffick raises 4500 and finds five callers to the flop . Big blind Huy Pham checks, Liffick bets 8000, utg+2 Jacques Ramsden calls, hijack Anthony Cierco folds, cutoff Shui Wang calls, button Do Anh Tai shoves, back to Pham who folds, Liffick joins the all in, Ramsden folds, Wang goes all in for a three-way.
Do Anh Tai
Shui Wang
Thomas Liffick
The turn gives Wang the straight and as he celebrates, the river trumps it for a higher straight to Do. Do triples up, Wang wins the side pot, Liffick busts.
Do Anh Tai – 152,000
Shui Wang – 70,000
Thomas Liffick – Eliminated
18:30: Kyle Bao Diep takes it on a three-bet
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Utg raises 4500, big blind Kyle Bao Diep defends, flop comes . Utg c-bets 2500, Diep check-calls. On the turn , Diep leads out 6500, utg raises 19,500, Diep answers with a three-bet 34,500, utg folds.
Kyle Bao Diep – 130,000
18:20: Hua Wei Lin on the rise
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Utg+1 Hua Wei Lin raises 4000, cutoff Nguyen Long Lam and big blind Sriram Subramanian call. All three check the flop and turn . On the river , Subramanian bets 5000, Lin calls, Nguyen folds. Subramanian has , Lin wins the pot with top pair.
Hua Wei Lin – 150,000
Sriram Subramanian – 70,000
17:45: Registration closes at 130 entries
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Day 1A registration closed at 130 entries (95 unique). The blinds now increase every 60 minutes. They bag up at the end of Level 14.
Chip leader: Nguyen Huu Vinh – 234,500
17:40: Aladin Reskallah ends short stacked Manoj Pentakota
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Shui WAng
Aladin Reskallah raises, big blind Manoj Pentakota goes all in for 12,500, Reskallah calls and is ahead against . The board runs .
17:35: Hua Wei Lin doubles up through Kyle Quoc Bao
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Hua Wei Lin doesn’t need to re-enter having doubled up through Kyle Quoc Bao with pairing the ace on the board against .
17:30: Sergei Iablokov triple barrels
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
On a raised pot preflop, Sergei Iablokob bets 5500 on the flop , big blind check-calls. On the turn , big blind checks again, Iablokov fires 17,000, big blind tank-calls using up one time bank. On the river , big blind checks, Iablokov shoves (28,900), big blind tanks using up one time bank, then reluctantly folds.
Sergei Iablokov – 84,500
17:20: Sriram Subramanian Earns Against Nguyen Dang Tu
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Under the gun Sriram Subramanian raises 3200, cutoff Nguyen Dang Tu calls, flop comes . Subramanian c-bets 2000, Nguyen calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Subramanian bets 12,000, Nguyen calls, Subramanian wins it with flush. Nguyen shows his set.
Sriram Subramanian – 84,500
Nguyen Dang Tu – 50,000
17:15: Nguyen Dang Tu doubles up through Quang Tuan Anh
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Immediately after doubling up, Quang Tuan Anh loses a chunk against Nguyen Dang Tu. Hand opens with Nguyen raising 3200 from the button, big blind Anh calls, flop runs . Anh leads out 4200, Nguyen shoves, Anh calls and has a pair , Nguyen has a draw . The turn grants the flush , Anh is drawing dead.
Nguyen Dang Tu – 69,200
Quang Tuan Anh – 25,000
17:10: Quang Tuan Anh doubles up
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Three way to the flop , Nguyen Long Lam checks, utg+1 bets 4,000, cutoff Nguyen Dang Tu calls, Lam calls. On the turn , Lam checks, Anh shoves 18,500, Lam tank-calls and shows . Anh is ahead with . The river secures the win for a double up to Anh.
Quang Tuan Anh – 56,000
Nguyen Long Lam – 102,000
16:55: Blinds up, 124 entries – last chance to register to Day 1A
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Blinds are up, 124 entries (91 unique). This is the last level to enter the Day 1A flight. There will be a 15-minute break after this then registration closes at the start of Level 10.
16:40: Somashekar Nahadeva rails Tran Duc Kien
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
Tran Duc Kien shoves 13,800 and is called by Somashekar Nahadeva. Tran has , Somashekar with . The board runs . Tran goes bust.
Somashekar Nahadeva – 184,000
Tran Duc Kien – eliminated
16:30: Hua Wei Lin vs Klay Chen
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
From hijack, Hua Wei Lin raises 2400, cutoff Klay Chen and big blind Romain Bier call. At the flop , Lin c-bets 4,000, Chen calls, Bier folds. Both players check the turn and river . Lin has , Chen wins is with two pair.
Klay Chen – 174,200
Hua Wei Lin = 22,100
16:22: Blinds up, 114 entries
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
Blinds are up, 114 entries (87 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm. Nguyen Huu Vinh and Pham Duy Ang maintain top rank.
16:10: Back to back pots for Jereld Sam
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Jereld Sam drops to 7 bb then survives an all in against Jacques Ramsden with flush beating the straight on a board {3h|}7h}. Next hand, Sam doubles up again. He raises preflop and finds two-callers to the flop . Sam c-bets 3,000, small blind folds, big blind raises to 7,000, Sam shoves a total of 15,400, gets the call, and is ahead against . By the turn , it’s a full house for Sam to ship it.
Jereld Sam – 44,300
15:50: Seen in action
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Among the new arrivals were Zarvan Tumboli, Dhanesh Chainani, Hua Wei Lin, Anatolii Konechniya, and Jereld Sam.
15:40: Nguyen Nang Quang falls to Thomas Liffick’s Quads
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Thomas Liffick
From hijack, Thomas Liffick raises 2200, cutoff Nguyen Nang Quang calls, then both players check the flop . On the turn, Nguyen bets 2,000, Liffick check-calls. On the river , check again from Liffick, Nguyen bets 11,000, Liffick shoves, Nguyen tank-calls for his tournament life. Liffick turns over quads, Nguyen dusted with Ace-10.
Thomas Liffick – 125,000
Nguyen Nang Quang – eliminated
15:32:: Blinds up, 102 entries
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Second break of the day is done. Blinds are up, 102 entries (80 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.
Current leaders:
Pham Duy Anh – 230,000
Nguyen Huu Vinh – 225,500
Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – 167,800
15:17: Nguyen Huu Vinh strikes again! Eliminates Dong Van Tan
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
On a board that completed with 52,000 in the pot, Nguyen Huu Vinh bets 40,000 putting Dong Van Tan all in. Dong tanks, using four time banks, then calls. Nguyen opens trips, Dong tosses .
Nguyen Huu Vinh – 225,500
Dong Van Tan – eliminated
15:10: Meherzad Munsaf doubles through Jehanne Laurent
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
In an earlier clash, Meherzad Munsaf drops to 8 bb on a flush over flush against Jehanne Laurent. The two met again, Munsaf , Laurent . Munsaf doubles up on a board running .
Meherzad Munsaf – 76,000
Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – 167,800
[Update: High Roller 2 Day Warm Up]
15:00: Romain Morvan eliminated on the bubble Blinds: 15,000-25,000 ante 25,000
It only took two bubble round hands for the High Roller 2 Day Warm Up to reach ITM. Romain Morvan all in on a turn board holding and is behind Chen Mingcong’s set. The river is no help to Morvan to bust on the bubble. 17 players remaining. Overnight chip leader Hung Tran maintains top rank.
14:50: Nguyen Huu Vinh rails Nguyen Manh Tuan
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Mid-position Pham Duy Anh limps, button raises 4000, small blind Nguyen Manh Tuan calls, big blind Nguyen Huu Vinh four-bets 16,000, Pham and button fold, Tuan shoves, Vinh calls.
Nguyen Manh Tuan
Nguyen Huu Vinh
With the board running , Vinh ships it, Tuan packs up to go.
Nguyen Huu Vinh – 185,000
Nguyen Manh Tuan – eliminated
14:35: Blinds up, 92 entries
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Blinds are up, 92 entries (75 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.
Chip leader: Jehanne Jeremy Laurent – 190,000
14:25: Jehanne Laurent claims a big pot
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Under the gun opens 1200, hijack Jehanne Laurent three-bets 4000, utg calls, flop comes . Laurent c-bets 3500, utg check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , utg leads out 3500, Laurent raises 20,000, utg calls then mucks to Laurent’s .
Jehanne Laurent – 109,000
14:10: Vladimir Mikheev wins back to back pots
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Vladimir Mikheev opens from utg+1 and finds two callers to the flop . He c-bets 3,300 and wins the pot.
Next hand, he raises 1600 from utg, two spots over utg+2 three-bets 4200, Mikheev four-bets 18,600, utg+2 shoves, Mikheev with less chips risk it and opens and is flipping against . The board runs for a double up to Mikheev.
Vladimir Mikheev – 79,500
13:47: Blinds up, 81 entries
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Blinds are up, 81 entries(69 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.
Chip leader: Nguyen Huu Vinh – 135,000
13:40: Tran Vu Quang versus Pham Duy Anh
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
Utg+1 Pham Duy Anh limps, button Nuyen Huu Vinh opens, small blind Tran Vu Quang three-bets 4200, called by Pham and Nguyen. At the flop , Tran c-bets 5,000, Pham calls, Nguyen folds. On the turn , Tran triple barrels 13,000 and again Pham calls. The river , Tran shoves (18,000), Pham folds.
Tran Van Quang – 67,600
Pham Duy Anh – 68,000
Nguyen Huu Vinh – 125,000
13:30: Ta Son Tung doubles up his short stack
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
Short stacked Ta Song Tung all in for 9,300 and doubles up with holding against a caller’s .
Ta Son Tung – 19,800
13:20: Newcomers in action
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
New players in the field: Avneesh Munjal, Aladin Reskallah, Jacques Ramsden, Pham Duy Anh, Amit Kaushik, and Pradeep Sharma.
13:15: Blinds up, 65 entries
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
First 15-minute break of the day is over. Blinds are up, 65 entries (56 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.
Chip leader: Nguyen Huu Vinh – 135,000
12:50: Nguyen Huu Vinh head to head against Nguyen Thi Bao Am
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Hand opens with hijack Nguyen Manh Tuan raising 900, cutoff Nguyen Huu Vinh three-bets 2600, big blind Nguyen Thi Bao An four-bets 8,000, Tuan folds, Vinh calls. At the flop , An c-bets 6500, Vinh calls. On the turn , An checks- Vinh bets 6500, An calls. Same action on the river with Vinh betting 36,000, An check-calls. Vinh has trips, An mucks.
Nguyen Huu Vinh – 135,000
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 6,400
Preflop raise war ends with Yasuhiro Waki all in again, this time holding a stronger hand , he is up against Nguyen Tuan Hoang with . An ace lands on the board, out goes Waki.
Nguyen Tuan Hoang – 80,000
12:15: Thomas Liffick takes it on a three-bet
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
From lojack, Thomas Liffick limps in, hijack raises to 1300, button calls, Liffick three-bet raises to 3800, no callers.
Thoma Liffick – 40,000
12:13: Blinds up, 53 entries
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Blinds are up, 53 entries (47 unique). Registration is open until the start of Level 10 which is approximately 5:30pm.
12:10: Yasuhiro Waki double up through Huynh Ngoc Cuong
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
Utg Nguyen Tuan Hoang raises 800, utg+1 calls, button Yasuhiro Waki shoves (13,300), big blind Huynh Ngoc Cuong calls, Nguyen and utg+1 fold. Waki sheepishly opens , Huynh , board favors the inferior cards as it runs out for two pair to Waki.
Yasuhiro Waki – 28,700
Huynh Ngoc Cuong – 11,100
12:05: Seen in action
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
Among the players in the field are hot running players Yannick Leonard who has already reached two final tables, Dexter Santos (Survivor Bounty 8-Max 2nd place), and recent Poker Dream Main Event champion Nguyen Thi Bao An
12:00: Joosung Kim double barrels
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
From utg+1, Joosung Kim raises 800 and finds five callers to the flop . Blinds check, Kim c-ebts 2,000, three folds follow, small blind calls, big big blind folds. On the turn, Kim bangs out 5,000 and wins the pot.
Joosung Kim – 44,200
11:42: Blinds up, 44 entries
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
Blinds are up, 44 entries (40 unique). Four players have already busted. Luckily, registration is open with unlimited re-entries.
11:05: Cards flying at Day 1A
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
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Welcome to Day 1A of the WPT Vietnam flagship Main Event featuring a ₫12 Billion (~US$ 492,100) guarantee! The winner of this event will be awarded a package to the WPT World Championship $40 Million guaranteed taking place this December at Wynn Las Vegas. The seat is worth $10,400 + hotel, Crown Poker Club value-adds $1,000 (subject to wearing the CPC logo at the target event).
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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