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Nguyen Quang Huy wins the Billionaire Club High Stakes Challenge
Despite being among the late registrants, multi-decorated local pro Nguyen Quang Huy needed only one bullet to take down the Billionaire Club High Stakes Challenge and pocket the ₫1,571,500,000 (~$65,000) top prize.
Huy, who goes by the pseudonym “Mr. Huy Dzai” bested a field of 18 talented high-rollers that included the likes of reigning WPT Prime Championship winner Stephen Song, Filipino John Tech, and legendary Vietnam high roller Dao Minh Phu.
Heading into the final table, Huy already enjoyed the chip advantage at 1,314,000 while Taiwanese pro Justin Chu was in hot pursuit. With only four places paid, Huy proceeded to steamroll the opposition and dealt the knockout blow against fellow countryman Chu Thai Thinh to burst the bubble.
First to the money was Song who fell on a cooler to Nguyen Van Sang with 
dominating 
. Song commented,
“The pace of play is so quick, even compared to America where it’s fast. The players are tough. They’re definitely not ‘folders’. It would take some getting used to. I’m happy I cashed and I’m looking forward to playing in the upcoming events.”
Justin Chu followed suit with his 
shove missing the mark against Huy’s 
This signaled in the heads up round with Huy ahead in chips against Sang. By the 20th hand, Huy had grinded down Sang to 3 bb and knocked him with 
set over King-Five offsuit.
“It’s been a long time since I won a WPT trophy. I’m happy that I finally got a trophy. I want to also get the trophy in the Main Event so that I could get that passport to play in the WPT World Championship.”
Watch the final table action via the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLyhCxNIfyY&t=39s
Buy in: ₫210,000,000 (~US$ 8,600)
Entries: 18 (14 unique)
Prize pool: ₫3,492,000,000 (~US$ 143,200)
ITM: 4 places
| 1 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | ₫1,571,500,000 |
| 2 | Nguyen Van Sang | Vietnam | ₫873,000,000 |
| 3 | Justin Chu | Taiwan | ₫628,500,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Song | USA | ₫419,000,000 |
*Article by Noel Zarate
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
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
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 .
Avneesh Munjal – 140,000
Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 92,000
22:28: Tran Viet Hoang rails Dhanesh Chainani
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Down to 14 bb, Dhanesh Chainani shoves on the button holding , small blind Tran Viet Hoang calls with . Board runs 
.
Tran Viet Hoang – 280,000
Dhanesh Chainani – Eliminated
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.
Alexis Lim – 356,000
Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 223,000
21:30: Alexis Lim sends Deepak Bothra packing
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
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.
21:00: Blinds up, 28 players remaining
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
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 
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 .
Nguyen Long Lam – 310,000
20:00: Blinds up, 32 players remaining
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
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
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.
Anthony Cierco – 83,000
Huy Pham – Eliminated
18:50: Huynh Ngoc Cuong exposes Pham Duy Anh’s bluff
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
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.
Huynh Ngoc Cuong – 310,000
Pham Duy Anh – 150,000
18:45: Blinds up, 44 players remaining
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
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
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
Aladin Reskallah raises, big blind Manoj Pentakota goes all in for 12,500, Reskallah calls and is ahead against . The board runs .
Aladin Reskallah – 87,000
Manoj Pentakota – eliminated
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
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
12:20: Nguyen Tuan Hoang rails Yasuhiro Waki
Level 3: 200-400 ante 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
Players that sign up to Level 1 received exclusive WPT hoodies available in three colors: blue, white, and black. This will be given away at every Level 1 of the Main Event while supplies last.
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 $1,000 (subject to wearing the CPC logo at the target event).
Ha Van Thien, Khoa Anh, Nguyen Manh Hung bag up 500K stacks
Big day at World Poker Tour (WPT) with 309 Day 1B entries seen at the flagship MAIN EVENT. At one point, host venue Crown Poker Club Hanoi had over 20 tables up and running. The event has now drawn a combined 439 entries and is very close to breaching its ₫12 Billion guarantee.
After the scheduled 14 levels of play, 47 remained, Three players bagged up stacks worthy of the chip leader status. Ha Van Thien was the largest at 102 bb, Khoa Anh with 101 bb, and Nguyen Manh Hung with 100 bb. Read up on the action via the live updates down below.
Date: October 13, 2023
Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 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 1B: 309 entries (207 unique) / 47 advanced
End of Day 1B
| Ha Van Thien | Viet Nam | 510,000 |
| Khoa Anh | Viet Nam | 506,000 |
| Nguyen Manh Hung | Viet Nam | 500,000 |
| Daniel Tighe | Ireland | 466,000 |
| Lin Yusheng | Taiwan | 428,000 |
| Ivanenko Sernii | Ukraine | 428,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Huy | Viet Nam | 413,000 |
| Aladin Reskallah | France | 396,000 |
| Sandeep Chatlani | India | 395,000 |
| Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | Viet Nam | 388,000 |
| Manish Lakhotia | India | 387,000 |
| Nguyen Van Duong ( Heineken ) | Viet Nam | 380,000 |
| Anatolii Gorbushi | Russia | 378,000 |
| Dinh Van Tien | Viet Nam | 377,000 |
| Le Huy Thanh | Viet Nam | 344,000 |
| Sriharsha Doddapaneni | India | 338,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Thanh | Viet Nam | 331,000 |
| Deepankur Gupta | India | 305,000 |
| Tran Hanh | Australia | 289,000 |
| Daesun Samuel Yu | Usa | 258,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | India | 253,000 |
| Harry Tran | Viet Nam | 244,000 |
| Zhi Wen Deng | China | 230,000 |
| Ly Dac Dung | Viet Nam | 227,000 |
| Pratibh Saluja | India | 212,000 |
| Nguyen Duy Thuc | Viet Nam | 211,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Tung | Viet Nam | 199,000 |
| Vu Ta Nhat ( Minh Nhat ) | Viet Nam | 196,000 |
| Lee Wooyoung | Korea | 193,000 |
| Jeerapong Sakulkit | Thailand | 193,000 |
| Chai Li | China | 192,000 |
| Nguyen Hong Quan | Viet Nam | 188,000 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | Viet Nam | 184,000 |
| Tu Le | Australia | 184,000 |
| Quan Qiu | China | 183,000 |
| Nguyen Tuan Hoang | Viet Nam | 173,000 |
| Nguyen Viet Hai | Viet Nam | 165,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Nhat ( Mr Sumo ) | Viet Nam | 161,000 |
| Hwang Sung Young | Korea | 157,000 |
| Nguyen Van Phinh | Viet Nam | 144,000 |
| Pradeep . N | India | 143,000 |
| Tsang Dicky Siu Hang | Hongkong | 135,000 |
| Renato Villanueva | Philippines | 105,000 |
| Nguyen Manh Tuan | Viet Nam | 87,000 |
| Bu Hui Zhi | China | 83,000 |
| Laury Vanlerberghe | France | 65,000 |
| You Kan Li | China | 60,000 |
The 47 Day 1B survivors combine with the 21 Day 1A survivors for 68 players into Day 2. They await the results of Day 1C (last starting day) before returning on Sunday, October 15 for Day 2. For those that have yet to qualify, this is the last chance to join. As for the ₫12 Billion guarantee, it will be breached within minutes of Day 1C’s first level.
*You can view the WPT Vietnam – Day 2 Chip Counts in the Main Event Day 2 – Live Updates tab.
Starting stack: 40,000
Level intervals: 40 minutes (before reg closes) / 60 minutes (after reg closes)
Chips in play: 12,360,000
22:45: Big call by Ivanenko Sernii against Aladin Reskallah
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Lojack Aladin Reskallah raises and Ivanenko Sernii defends the big blind. At the flop , it’s check-bet-call. Both players check the turn . On the river , check again by Ivanenko, Reskallah bets 28,500, Ivanenko tanks using up two time banks then calls. Reskallah opens bluff, Ivanenko ships it with .
22:40: Ngo Minh Tien outdraws Minh A Nguyen out
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Button Sandeep Chatlani raises 10,000 small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in (88,500), big blind Minh A Nguyen shoves with slightly less, Chatlani gets out of the way. Ngo is behind to Nguyen’s . However, with the board running , Nguyen is eliminated.
Ngo Minh Tien – 171,000
Minh A Nguyen – Eliminated
22:35: Deepankur Gupta wins the flip against Nguyen Quang Huy
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
All in preflop, Deepankur Gupta , big stacked Nguyen Quang Huy , the board runs . Gupta doubles up.
Deepankur Gupta – 290,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – 290,000
22:30: Jeerapong Sakulkit doubles up through John Jay Magadan
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Jeerapong Sakulkit shoves for 78,000, John Jay Magadan shoves for 93,000, with no other takers, Sakulkit opens , Magadan has . The board runs for a pair on the river to Sakulkit to avoid elimination.
Jeerapong Sakulkit – 168,500
John Jay Magadan – 15,000
22:25: Nguyen Van Duong doubles through Woo Young Lee
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Cutoff Woo Young Lee opens 15,000, button Nguyen Van Duong calls, flop runs . Lee c-bets 12,000, Nguyen raises 35,000, Lee shoves (254,000), Nguyen (136,500) tanks for 15 seconds then asks for a count. Nguyen is well covered and opts to risk it. He opens top pair, Lee has . The turn and river is a double up for Nguyen.
Nguyen Van Duong – 310,500
Woo Young Lee – 117,500
22:20: Romain Morvan busts to Ha Van Thien
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Three-bet pot preflop leads to a board and 64,500 in the middle. Romain Morvan shoves, Ha Van Thien calls, Morvan opens and is way behind Ha’s . The turn and river Morvan busts as Ha ships it.
Ha Van Thien – 470,000
Romain Morvan – Eliminated
22:15: Blinds up, 55 players remaining – last level of Day 1B
Level 13: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Blinds are up, 65 players remaining. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14. Nguyen Quang Huy dropped in chips but still leads with a very healthy 560,000 stack.
21:55: Nguyen Thuc Duy doubles up through Minh A Nguyen
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
From lojack, Nguyen Duy Thuc opens, button Minh A Nguyen three-bets 24,500, Thuc calls, flop comes . Thuc bets, Minh shoves, Thuc calls and shows flush, Minh has top pair. With the turn , Minh is drawing dead.
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 395,000
Minh A Nguyen – 12,000
21:45: Lin Jian Wei rails Zheng Tian Hao on a three-way
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Utg+1 Lin Jian Wei raises 14,000, hijack Hanh Tran calls, button Thanh Nguyen three-bet 45,000, big blind Zheng Tian Hao four-bet shoves, Lin joins the shove, Tran folds, Nguyen makes it a three-way showdown.
Thanh Nguyen
Zheng Tian Hao
Lin Jian Wei
With the board running , Lin improves to a straight to ship a triple up. Nguyen takes the side pot and eliminates Zheng.
Lin Jian Wei – 103,000
Thanh Nguyen – 150,000
Zheng Tian Hao – Eliminated
21:40: Manish Lakhotia sends Renato Villanueva deep in the tank
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Utg Renato Villanueva Jr opens, lojack calls, hijack Manish Lakhotia three-bets 27,500, both players call. At the flop , Lakhotia c-bets 35,000, Villanueva check-calls, lojack folds. On the turn , Villanueva with another check, Lakhotia sends out 55,000, Villanueva tanks using up two time banks then folds.
Manish Lakhotia – 360,000
Renato Villanueva Jr – 120,000
21:35: Thanh Nguyen doubles up through Lin Jian Wei
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Cutoff opens 8000, button Lin Jian Wei three-bets 23,000, big blind Thanh Nguyen four-bet shoves 87,000, cutoff folds, Lin calls and shows . It’s a flip with Nguyen holding . The board runs for a double up to Nguyen.
Thanh Nguyen – 188,000
Lin Jian Wei – 23,000
21:30: Sandeep Chatlani wins the flip
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
All in preflop, Sandeep Chatlani is at risk and is flipping against Nguyen Duy Thuc’s . The board runs , Chatlani’s pair holds for a double up.
Sandeep Chatlani – 240,000
21:25: Le Huy Thanh takes it on a four-bet shove
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
From cutoff, Le Huy Thanh raises 8000, button Michael De Leon calls, small blind three-bets 42,000, Le four-bets all in, no callers.
21:05: Nguyen Duy Thuc doubles up with Aces
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Hijack Harry Tran opens 10,000, cutoff Nguyen Hong Quan three-bets 30,000, button Nguyen Duy Thuc calls, back to Tran who calls for a three-way to the flop . Quan c-bets 40,000, Thuc calls, Tran check-folds. On the turn , Quan shoves, Thuc snap-calls. Quan has , Thuc dominates with , river comes . Thuc doubles up.
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 280,000
Nguyen Hong Quan – 60,000
Harry Tran – 273,000
21:00: Blinds up, 65 players remaining
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Blinds are up, 65 players remaining. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14. Nguyen Quang Huy maintains his lead with a massive 640,000 stack.
20:50: Sameer Agarwal tanks to Nguyen Quang Huy’s turn bet
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Sameer Agarwal opens from utg+1, chip leader Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 17,000 from lojack, Agarwal flats. On the flop , Agarwal checks, Nguyen c-bets 30,000, Agarwal tank-calls. On the turn , Nguyen sends out 60,000, Agarwal uses one time-bank then folds.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 640,000
Sameer Agarwal – 160,000
20:40: Woo Young Lee spikes a sick one-outer to double up
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
From mid-position, Woo Young Lee raises 6500, big blind calls, flop comes . A betting war follows leading to both players all in. Woo Young behind set against bigger stacked player’s set. No change on the turn but with the river , Lee lands the one-outer and ships a sick double up.
Woo Young Lee – 506,500
20:30: Nhat Nguyen shows Aditya Agarwal pocket Kings
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Utg+1 Aditya Agarwal raises 6000, utg+2 Nhat Nguyen three-bets 15,500, Agarwal calls. At the flop , Nguyen c-bets 25,000, Agarwal check-folds.
Nhat Nguyen – 200,000
Aditya Agarwal – 128,000
20:20: WPT champions go head to head!
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
WPT Prime Vietnam champion Nguyen Duy Thuc opens 6500, big blind WPTDeepStacks champion Nguyen Van Phinh defends. At the flop , betting war leads to both all in. Phinh is ahead set, Duy top two pair. Thuc misses the turn and river , Phinh improves to a flush to ship a double up.
Nguyen Van Phinh – 310,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 185,000
20:00: Blinds up, 75 players remaining
Level 12: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Blinds are up, 75 players remaining. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14. Nguyen Quang Huy leads with a massive 610,000 stack. Running a far second rank is Nguyen Phuong Ngoc with 415,000.
19:40: Hanh Tran bets every street, Zheng Tian Hao tanks
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
PLO champion Hanh Tran opens 6000, cutoff Zheng Tian Hao calls, flop comes . Tran c-bets 8000, Zheng calls. On the turn , Tran double barrels 20,500, Zheng calls again. Then on the river , Tran shoves 76,000, Zheng tanks using up five time-banks then folds and shows .
Hanh Tran – 154,000
Zheng Tian Hao – 130,000
19:35: Nguyen Van Duong rails one
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Utg+1 raises 10,000, utg+2 Nguyen Van Duong (Duong Heineken) calls, flop runs . Aggressor c-bets 23,500 (leaving 500 chip) behind, Nguyen calls. On the turn , utg+1 puts the last chip in and Nguyen calls. All in player has , Nguyen ahead with , the river is a scoop for Nguyen.
Nguyen Van Duong – 200,000
19:30: Vishal Ojha calls and busts to Nguyen Quang Huy’s flush
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Lojack Vishal Ojha opens, hijack Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets, Ojha calls, flop comes . Nguyen c-bets and Ojha check-calls. Both players check the turn , then with the pot at 63,500, Nguyen jams the river . Ojaha tanks using one time bank then calls. Nguyen has flush. Ojha busts and doesn’t show.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 476,000
19:20: River flush for Jeerapong Sakulkit wins some off Xiaosheng Zheng
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Utg Xiaosheng Zheng opens and hijack Jeerapong Sakulkit calls. At the flop and turn . Zheng c-bets both streets and is called by Sakulkit. On the river , Zheng checks, Sakulkit bets 45,000, Zheng tank-calls. Sakulkit wins the pot with flush.
Jeerapong Sakulkit – 210,000
Xiaosheng Zheng – 70,000
19:10: Amit Kaushik caught bluffing by Ha Van Thien
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Ha Van Thien opens from utg+1 and is called by button Amit Kaushik. When the board runs out , Kaushik bets the entire way, Ha check-calls each way then tanks on the river bet of 40,000. After using two time-banks, Ha calls, Kaushik opens bluff, Ha wins it with .
Ha Van Thien – 225,000
Amit Kaushik – 31,000
19:00: Hieu Ngo triple barrels Sameer Agarwal
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
On a flop {jh{}4h} and 16,000 in the pot, hijack Hieu Ngo bets 5,000 and button Sameer Agarwal calls. On the turn , Ngo fires 15,000 and gets the call again. The river , Ngo triple barrels 45,000, Agarwal folds.
Hieu Ngo – 115,000
Sameer Agarwal – 160,000
18:45: Blinds up, 98 players remaining
Level 11: 1500-2500 ante 2500
Blinds are up, the forty-nine players fell on the first freezeout level. 98 players remaining with Russia’s Anatolii Gorbushin leading with 350,000 in chips. Bagging time is at the end of Level 14.
18:40: Jeerapong Sakulkit triples up
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
All in at the flop , largest stacked Jean Mathieu Malouch with , second stack open ended, and shortest Jeerapong Sakulkit flush draw. The turn grants the flush, and with the river , Sakulkit triples up, Malouch takes a small side pot, and one player is eliminated.
Jeerapong Sakulkit – 153,000
Jean Mathieu Malouch – 51,000
18:30: Minh A Nguyen doubles up through Jean Mathieu Malouch
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Utg+1 Jean Mathieu Malouch raises 5000, three players call to the flop . Malouch c-bets 11,000, only utg+2 Minh A Nguyen calls. On the turn , Malouch double barrels 20,000, Nguyen calls. On the river , Malouch shoves, Nguyen has less and risks it. Malouch is caught bluffing with and pays the double up to Nguyen’s .
Minh A Nguyen – 186,000
Jean Mathieu Malouch – 73,500
18:20: Short stacked Ho Koon Leong triples
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Mid-position raises 4000, Noel Llamedo calls, beside him Ho Koon Leong all in for his short 10,500, mp and Llamedo call. Both callers proceed to check down the board . Leong’s {10} is good against and Llamedo’s .
Ho Koon Leong – 36,500
18:10: Zhi Wen Deng ends Marc Rivera’s run
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Button player raises 5000, small blind Marc Rivera shoves (31,500), big blind Zhi Wen Deng calls, button joins for a three-way. At the flop , Zhi shoves for a side pot but button folds. Rivera opens , Zhi ahead , the board completes turn and river .
Zhi Wen Deng – 143,000
Marc Rivera – Eliminated
17:55: Harry Tran Gives Victor Chong the boot
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Having just won the Super High Roller event, Victor Chong enters the Main Event and didn’t last long. Action folds to Chong on cutoff, he shoves hi 30,000 stack small blind Harry Tran calls. Chong has , Tran , board runs .
Harry Tran – 210,000
Victor Chong – Eliminated
17:45: Registration for Day 1B closes at 309 entries
Level 10: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Third break is over and the new level has begun. That means registration has closed for Day 1B. The heat drew 309 entries (207 unique) with 147 players remaining. The day plays to the end of Level 14. Blinds now increase every 60 minutes.
Here are the chip leaders:
Ngo Minh Tien – 279,000
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc – 270,000
Kim Min Chan – 256,000
Qiu Quan – 234,000
Phan Hung Cuong – 200,000
Hamali Thuy – 200,000|
Nguyen Manh Hung – 200,000
Dong Kyu Kim – 189,000
17:20: Alok Birewar’s Aces Knocks Out a player
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
All in preflop, Alok Birewar with the nuts hole card against a player’s . The board runs . After the count, Birewar is ahead to ship it and knock out one.
Alok Birewar – 110,000
17:00: Nguyen Ngoc Dai wins some against Jean-Mathieu Malouch
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Nguyen Ngoc Dai picks up a decent pot against Jean-Mathieu Malouch with straight on a board ahead of two pair. According to the talk at the table, by the turn, the pot was 23,000. Both checked then Nguyen bet 16,300 on the river and was called.
Nguyen Ngoc Dai – 105,300
Jean Mathieu Malouch – 168,000
16:55: Blinds up, 289 entries – Last level to enter Day 1B
Level 9: 800-1600 ante 1600
Blinds are up. 272 entries (202 unique). 202 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
16:45: Yannick Leonard eliminates Hua Wei Lin
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
On a turn board and 14,400 in the pot, Yannick Leonard limps, Hua Wei Lin bets 15,000, Leonard shoves, Lin with less chips goes into the tank. Lin eventually calls and opens top pair. Leonard is ahead and ships it on the river . Lin speeds off and heads to the cashier to re-enter.
Yannick Leonard – 80,000
Hua Wei Lin – Eliminated
16:40: Nevan Chang hard-bets against Nguyen Quang Huy
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
From utg+2, Nevan Chang opens, cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 10,000, Chang four-bets 31,000, Nguyen calls. At the flop , Chang c-bets 25,000 and wins the pot.
Nevan Chang – 160,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – 103,000
16:30: Xiaosheng Zheng has the same hand
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
Utg+1 raises and button Xiasheng Zheng calls flop comes . Utg+1 c-bets 4000, Zheng raises to 8,000 and is called. On the turn , option is checked to Zheng who bets 20,000 (putting utg+1 all in). Utg+1 tanks then folds showing . Zheng returns the gesture and shows while dragging in the pot.
Xiaosheng Zheng – 75,000
16:20: Romain Morvan and Manoj Pentakota split it
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
Three way kicks off with utg+1 raising 5000, utg+2 Romain Morvan three-bets 32,000, cutoff, Manoj Pentakota four-bet shoves, back to utg+1 who risks it and Morvan joins in to make it a three-way.
Utg+1
Romain Morvan
Manoj Pentakota
When the flop runs , Pentakota adds outs but with the turn and river, the flush doesn’t materialize for a split pot and a bust out.
Romain Morvan – 115,000
Manoj Pentakota – 112,000
16:15: Blinds up, 272 entries
Level 8: 600-1200 ante 1200
Blinds are up. 272 entries (202 unique). 202 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
Chip leaders:
Hamali Thuy – 260,000
Dong Kyu Kim – 200,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – 185,000
16:00: Dao Minh Phu no-look all in from UTG
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Dao Minh Phu called us over to witness his all in on utg without cards having yet been dealt. Phu had a very playable 36,300 stack. After the cards were dealt, big stacked Nguyen Quang Huy called and opened , Phu had . When the flop ran , Phu got up to leave but then the turn and river gave him the straight for a double up.
Dao Minh Phu – 75,100
Nguyen Quang Huy – 185,000
15:40: WPT champions in the house
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
15:30: Blinds up, 244 entries
Level 7: 500-1000 ante 1000
Second 15-minute break of the day is over, blinds are up. 244 entries (192 unique). 19 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
Chip leaders:
Noel Llamedo – 170,000
Ha Mau Thuy – 130,000
Nguyen Manh Hung – 130,000
Qiu Quan – 130,000
15:00: Vo Dinh Thanh’s Aces nearly cracked
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Vo Dinh Thanh raises with and is called by a short stack with who meant to raise all in. At the flop , short stack is all in with two pair, however with the turn , Thanh improves to a set. With the river , Thanh ships it and boots out a player.
Vo Dinh Thanh – 130,000
14:45: Pham Duy Anh calls to his doom against Nguyen Dinh Anh Cuong
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
A rare sight, Pham Duy Anh was under pressure on a flop and a massive 42,600 in the pot. Nguyen pushed, Pham tanked using up four time-banks then finding the guts to call. Pham opens and was behind Nguyen’s . The turn { 3c} and river were no help for Pham.
Nguyen Dinh Anh Cuong – 120,000
Pham Duy Anh – Eliminated
14:35: Blinds up, 204 entries
Level 6: 400-800 ante 800
Blinds are up, 204 entries (172 unique). 18 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
14:20: Pros in action
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
More stars have pulled up seats during the past two levels. Among them were Nevan Chung, Jereld Sam, Hyun Sup Kim, Ha Van Thien, Romain Morvan Sparrow Cheung, Yannick Leonard, Nguyen Nang Quang, Hua Wei Lin, Nguyen Quang Huy, and Vietnam Triton champion Dao Minh Phu.
13:55: Blinds up, 186 entries
Level 5: 300-600 ante 600
Blinds are up, 186 entries (161 unique). 17 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
13:40: Nishant Sharma rails Minh A Nguyen
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
Down to 4400, Minh A Nguyen all in on a flop , as the board completes and , he busts holding against Nishant Sharma’s .
Nishant Sharma – 38,000
Minh A Nguyen – Eliminated
13:30: Jerome Sgorrano rails Vu Van Lich
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
Festival side event winner Vu Van Lich was seen down to 1900 in chips and pushed with . Jerome Sgorrano sent him to the rail with on a board .
Jerome Sgorrano – 45,000
Vu Van Lich – Eliminated
13:15: Blinds up, 144 entries
Level 4: 300-500 ante 500
Blinds are up, 144 entries (134 unique). 15 tables running. Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
12:45: Noel Llamedo eliminates a player
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Utg short stacked player all in for 2,400, utg+2 Noel Llamedo, cutoff Terry Gonzaga, and hijac Dinh Xuan Dinh call. At the flop , Llamedo bets 1,000, Gonzaga calls, Dinh folds. On the turn , Llamedo continues with a 3,000 bet, Gonzaga quickly folds. Noel Llamedo has full house, all in player with . The river is not the one-outer for utg to get up and go.
Noel Llamedo – 85,000
[Update: Super High Roller]
12:35: Bubble bursts at the Super High Roller
Level 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Bubble bursts at the Super High Roller with Yuhang Chen eliminating Yeh Hung Wei. The hand opens with a min-raise by Chen, small blind Yeh shoves, Chen calls. It’s a flip with Yeh and Chen . The board runs . Yeh is eliminated.
Yuhang Chen – 1,375,000
Yeh Hung Wei – Eliminated on the bubble
The final 9 players are now in the money and are each guarantee ₫199,500,000 (~$8,150). Up top is a whopping ₫1,993,000,000 (~$81,420). Watch the race via the livestream on CPC YouTube channel.
Seat 1: Jaesung Lee – South Korea – 1,570,000
Seat 2: Justin Chu – Taiwan – 1,070,000
Seat 3: Hyun Sup Kim – South Korea – 1,115,000
Seat 4: Chen Mingcong – China – 2,520,000
Seat 5: Dong Kyu Kim – South Korea – 1,255,000
Seat 6: Victor Chong – Malaysia – 550,000
Seat 7: Chen Peng – China – 5,080,000 (chip leader)*
Seat 8: Ho Koon Leong – Singapore – 1,535,000
Seat 9: Yuhang Chen – China – 1,375,000
Chips in play: 16,250,000
12:20: Blinds up, 102 entries
Level 3: 200-400 ante 400
Blinds are up, 102 entries (101 unique). Registration stays open until the start of Level 10, approximately 5:30pm.
12:10: Yao Yadi Eliminates Michael De Leon
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
On a turn board and a pot of 22,400, Michael De Leon and Yao Yadi are all in. De Leon has , Yadi straight. De Leon is drawing dead.
Yao Yadi – 89,000
Michael De Leon – Eliminated
12:00: Local pros seen in action
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
11:40: Blinds up, 74 entries
Level 2: 200-300 ante 300
First level has quickly gone by with 74 entries (73 unique). That means, no more hoodies for today. Next chance to snatch up one those exclusive cool merchandise is at Level 1 of Day 1C on Saturday, October 14. 2023.
11:20: Lee Woo Young doubles through Pham Duy Anh
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
Lee Woo Young had already dropped to half stack by the time we caught him all in holding on a board . He was up against Pham Duy Anh who was ahead with . Both improved on the turn with Pham now at two pair. When the river came down , Lee celebrated his straight for a double up.
Lee Woo Young – 40,000
Pham Duy Anh – 35,000
11:00: Cards in the air for Main Event Day 1B
Level 1: 100-200 ante 200
Welcome to Day 1B of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam Main Event! The flagship tournament is highlighted by its juicy ₫12 Billion (~US$ 492,100) guarantee and the package to the $40 Million WPT World Championship. 21 players have already secured their spot into Day 2 with Phi Tien Sang bagging up a massive 124 bb stack at Day 1A.
Today’s heat kicked off at 11am at the Crown Poker Club with registration open until the start of Level 10, closing at approximately 5:30pm. Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 1,230).
Starting stack: 40,000
Level intervals: 40 minutes (before reg closes) / 60 minutes (after reg closes)
Live updates will be running throughout right here.
Date: October 13, 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 $40 Million guaranteed WPT World Championship in December at Wynn Las Vegas
Day 1A: 130 (95 unique)
Day 2 qualifiers: 21 players
| Phí TiếN Sáng | Viet Nam | 629,000 |
| Ngô TrầN Minh NhậT | Viet Nam | 526,000 |
| Do Anh Tai (THP) | Viet Nam | 473,000 |
| Tran Viet Hoang (Mondayest) | Viet Nam | 305,000 |
| Haro Clement | France | 295,000 |
| Clay Chen | China | 279,000 |
| Huynh Ngoc Cuong (Winter Sea) | Viet Nam | 279,000 |
| Đoàn Quang Trung | Viet Nam | 277,000 |
| PhạM Hùng | Viet Nam | 273,000 |
| Lâm Kim Long | Viet Nam | 268,000 |
| Wooseok Kim | South Korea | 210000 |
| Avneesh Munjal | India | 207,000 |
| Kyle Bao Diep | Viet Nam | 191,000 |
| Meherzad Munsaf | India | 187,000 |
| NguyễN HữU Vinh | Viet Nam | 167,000 |
| Alexis W. Lim | Philippines | 162,000 |
| NguyễN Đăng Tú | Viet Nam | 162,000 |
| Yan Feng Wang | China | 137,000 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Tung | Viet Nam | 97,000 |
| Sriram Subramanian | India | 80,000 |
| Aayush Arya | India | 4,000 |
Nam Hyung Kim bags big at Day 1C to claim overall chip lead
World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam Main Event wrapped up its third and last starting day with a booming 411 entries and 56 players advancing to the next round. Holding the torch as front runner was Korean superstar Nam Hyung Kim who bagged a massive 729,000 stack (145 bb). This was also more than enough to earn the top spot in the overall Day 2 counts.
Read up on how Kim amassed his chips by scrolling down to the live updates. Finishing in second rank was Germany’s Tim Schimmel with 138 bb and to round out the top three was Vietnamese pro Cao Ngoc Anh with 127 bb. All three players advanced to Day 2 in the same order.
Date: October 14, 2023
Buy in is ₫30,000,000 (~US$ 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
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Day 1A: 130 entries (95 unique) / 21 advanced
Day 1B: 309 entries (207 unique) / 47 advanced
Day 1C: 411 entries {254 unique) / 56 advanced
WPT Vietnam – Day 2 Chip Counts, Seat Draw, Payouts
Day 1C – 56 players
| Nam Hyung Kim | Korea | 729,000 |
| Tim Schimmel | Germany | 690,000 |
| Ngoc Anh Cao | Viet Nam | 636,000 |
| Dang Hoang Viet | Viet Nam | 631,000 |
| Ly Tran Tien | Viet Nam | 628,000 |
| Baxoka (Tan Wah Weng) | Singapore | 553,000 |
| Tran Manh Hung | Viet Nam | 547,000 |
| Nguyen Van Sang | Viet Nam | 525,000 |
| Do Quang Thang (Doquata) | Viet Nam | 524,000 |
| Sorawit Suriyakarn | Thai Land | 496,000 |
| Nguyen The Anh | Viet Nam | 489,000 |
| Pham Duy Anh | Viet Nam | 429,000 |
| Baby Tuchu (Nguyen Thanh Tung) | Viet Nam | 417,000 |
| Manoj Pentakota | India | 412,000 |
| Dao Xuan Khanh | Viet Nam | 396,000 |
| Leonard Yanick | France | 386,000 |
| Shue Sing Churk | China | 379,000 |
| Mr Lak (Nguyen Tuan Anh) | Viet Nam | 359,000 |
| Harsh Dembla | India | 358,000 |
| Somashekar Kurkhepally Mahadeva | India | 341,000 |
| Xue Song | China | 322,000 |
| Junggu Kim | Korea | 304,000 |
| Pham Quyet Tien | Viet Nam | 297,000 |
| Jaemoon Seok | South Korea | 295,000 |
| Cankai Zhang | China | 292,000 |
| Tian Hao Zheng | China | 292,000 |
| Hong Sol Vin | Korea | 273,000 |
| Lin Hua Wei | Taiwan | 265,000 |
| Sumit Sapra | India | 260,000 |
| Cheng Peng | China | 250,000 |
| Amit Kaushik | India | 238,000 |
| Rahul Melwani | India | 218,000 |
| Chang Yu Chung | Taiwan | 216,000 |
| Xiao Yu Cheng | China | 208,000 |
| Wang Shui | China | 200,000 |
| Hieu Tony | Viet Nam | 189,000 |
| Daniel Smith | New Zealand | 189,000 |
| Nguyen Khoi (Captain Pk) | Viet Nam | 176,000 |
| Manh Hoang | Viet Nam | 172,000 |
| Terry Gonzaga | Philippines | 168,000 |
| Adones Carmona | Philippines | 166,000 |
| Yota Mitsui | Japan | 165,000 |
| Mai Bien | Viet Nam | 153,000 |
| Ho Koon Wong | Singapore | 148,000 |
| Quang Vu | Viet Nam | 147,000 |
| Albert Nguyen | Canada | 141,000 |
| Kudo | Viet Nam | 131,000 |
| Wang Xin | China | 101,000 |
| Chen Dong Yue | China | 92,000 |
| Vu Van Linh | Viet Nam | 90,000 |
| Nguyen Tien Thanh (Poso) | Viet Nam | 85,000 |
| Le Xuan Long | Viet Nam | 81,000 |
| Nguyen Van Phuong | Viet Nam | 73,000 |
| Liang Peng | China | 72,000 |
| Nguyen Trung Ha | Viet Nam | 63,000 |
| Aayush Arya | India | 52,000 |
Chips in play: 16,440,000
23:00: Nevan Chang four-bets Nguyen Van Sang
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Cutoff Nevan Chang raises 10,000, button Nguyen Van Sang three-bets 27,500, Chang four-bets 175,000 (leaving himself 1,000 behind), Nguyen folds.
22:55: Ly Tran Tien wins last showdown of the day
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Ly Tran Tien calls a short stack’s all in and is behind against . A ten turns up on the flop and holds.
Ly Tran Tien – 420,000
22:50: Nam Hyung Kim pushes Vu Van Linh
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
From mid position, Nam Hyung Kim opens, small blind Vu Van Linh calls. When the board runs out , Kim bets the flop and turn and Vu calls. On the river, the pot amassed to 108,000, Vu leads out 65,500, Kim jams, Vu tanks then folds.
Nam Hyung Kim – 703,000
Vu Van Linh – 60,000
22:45: Hua Wei Lin rails Pham Quang Van
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Utg Somashekar KM limps, Hua Wei Lin raises 10,000, Pham Quang Van all in for 19,500, Somashekar four-bets 35,000, Lin five-bets to 150,000, Somashekar folds.
Hua Wei Lin
Pham Quang Van
Board runs , Pham busts.
Hua Wei Lin – 300,000
22:40: Xiao Yu Cheng doubles up through Tan Wah Meng
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
All in preflop, Xiao Yu Cheng , Tan Wah Meng , board runs for a double up to Cheng.
Xiao Yu Cheng – 190,000
Tan Wah Meng – 485,000
22:35: Manoj Pentakota uses six time banks
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
From hijack, Manoj Pentakota opens 10,000, cutoff three-bets 33,000, Pentakota calls. At the flop , cutoff c-bet 16,000, Pentakota check-call. Both players check the turn to bring the river . Pentakota leads out 38,000, cutoff raises 200,000 – just covering Pentakota’s stack, Pentakota tanks. Pentakota proceeds to use all of his remaining six time-banks and just before time runs out, he calls and doubles up.
Cutoff
Manoj Pentakota
Manoj Pentakota – 450,000
22:30: Yannick Leonard banks a huge double up off Ian Modder
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Hijack Pham Duy Anh raises 13,000, button Yannick Leonard three-bets 36,000, big blind Ian Modder four-bets all in, Pham folds, Leonard calls for his tournament life.
Yannick Leonard , Modder , board runs for a flush to Leonard.
Yannick Leonard – 422,500
Ian Modder – 55,000
22:25: Hua Wei Lin rails a short stack
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Hua Wei Lin cleans out a short stack with dominating on a board .
Hua Wei Lin – 175,000
22:20: Ho Koon Leong lands two-outer against Adones Carmona
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
All in preflop, Ho Koon Leong at risk with against bigger stacked Adones Carmona’s . When the flop runs Leong spikes a lucky two-outer, then with the turn and river , Leong doubles up.
Ho Koon Leong – 160,000
Adones Carmona – 188,500
22:15: Blinds up, 64 players remaining – last level of play
Level 14: 2500-5000 ante 5000
Blinds are up, 64 players remaining. This is the last round of play. Just announced, if the field drops to 52 players, they will bag up. Here are the chip leaders:
Tim Schimmel – 670,000
Doqata – 610,000
Tan Wah Meng – 570,000
Hoang Viet – 549,000
Sorawit Suriyakarn – 508,000
Nguyen Van Sang – 480,000
Manh Hung Tran – 460,000
22:50: Nguyen Duc Hieu at top end of a cooler against Amit Kaushik
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Utg+2 Amit Kaushik opens 8000, button three-bets 26,500, big blind Nguyen Duc Hieu four-bets all in 97,500, Kaushik shoves as well, button folds.
Nguyen Duc Hieu
Amit Kaushik
Board runs out .
Nguyen Duc Hieu – 223,500
Amit Kaushik – 220,000
21:40: Tan Wah Meng rails Yo Hwan Lim
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Tan Wah Meng raises 8000, big blind Yo Hwan Lim three-bets all in for 78,000, Tan tanks using up three time banks then calls. Lim has , Tan , board runs .
Tan Wah Meng – 580,000
Yo Hwan Lim – Eliminated
21:30: Nguyen Tuan Anh’s cowboys cracked by Zheng Tian Hao
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Utg Zheng Tian Hao opens, hijack Nguyen Tuan Anh three-bets 25,000, Zheng calls. At the flop , Zheng check-calls 30,000. On the turn , Zheng shoves, Nguyen calls and turns over overpair, Zheng is ahead with . The river is not a spade or a king, Zheng doubles up.
Zheng Tian Hao – 310,000
21:20: Doquata cracks Noel Llamedo’s aces
Level 13: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Hijack Noel Llamedo opens 8000, small blind calls, flop runs . Doqata leads out, Llamedo jams, Doqata calls and shows set. Llamedo has