Poker Dream – Vietnam 2022: Live Updates
- Main Event (Oct 20-23) àč à±
- High Roller (Oct 22-23) êŠ àŠ
- Megastack (Oct 15-17) đ
- Warm Up (Oct 14-15) đ
Minh Anh Nguyen wins the Main Event for â«3,378,000,000 (~$137,700)
23:30: Brandon Koh calls to his doom in 2nd place – â«2,055,000,000 (~$83,775)
Level 33: 125,000-250,000-250,000 Ante BB
Action opened with a limp by Brandon Koh, checked by Minh A Nguyen to head to the flop 
. Nguyen led for 300k, Koh called. On the turn 
, Nguyen checked, Koh fired 500k, Nguyen called. The river 
Nguyen checked again, Koh bet 2M, Nguyen jammed his 13M stack that well covered Koh who tanked for a long time then finally opted to risk it. Nguyen showed 
flush, Koh flashed his 
.
23:15: Tables turned! Minh a Nguyen takes the lead
Level 33: 125,000-250,000-250,000 Ante BB
Koh 
Nguyen 
In danger of elimination, the board saved him 
for trips and a double up to over 15M. Nguyen now chip leader for the first time at this finalêŠ table.
23:00: Splitsville
Level 33: 125,000-250,000-250,000 Ante BB
Minh A Nguyen raise to 550k, called by Brandon Koh. At the flop 
, Nguyen c-bet 350k, Koh check-called. On the turn 
, both checked, on the river , Koh check-called 525k, both players had Queen-Jack offêŠsuit to split the pot.
22:45: Brandon Koh puts a stop to Nguyen
Level 33: 125,000-250,000-250,000 Ante BB
Minh Nguyen limped, Brandon Koh checked, the flop ran 
. Koh check-called 250k and the turn was 
. Check again by Koh, Nguyen continued to pump up the pot with a 475k bet, Koh smooth-called. On the river 
, đ§žKoh bet 300k, Nguyen counted out chips then foldedđŠ.
22:30: Good pot for Minh A Nguyen
Level 33: 125,000-250,000-250,000 Ante BB
Brandon Koh raised to 750k, Minh A Nguyen three-bet to 2.4M, Koh called. At the flop 
, Nguyen bet 1.1M, Koh folded.
22:15: Heads up between Brandon Koh and Minh Nguyen
We are now heads up here at the Main Event with Brandon Koh ahead 15M to Minh A Nguyen’s 9.6M. Both players are hunting down the massive â«3,378,00,000 (~$137,700đ„) first prize. Runner up prize is â«2,055,000,000 (~$83,775).
22:00: Winfred Yu exits in 3rd place – â«1,452,150,000 (~$59,200)
Level 30: 100,000-200,000-200,000 Ante BB
Yu 
Koh 
The board 
ꊰ endáŁed Yu in 3rd place for â«1,452,150,000 (~$59,200).Â
21:50: Minh Nguyen doubles through Yu
Level 30: 100,000-150,000-150,000 Ante BB
All in preflop with Minh A Nguyen headed for a double up with 
dominating Winfred Yu’s . With the board running 
, Nguyen climbed to 9M. Yu down to 2.4M.
21:31: Brandon Koh with a commanding stack
Level 30: 100,000-150,000-150,000 Ante BB
21:30: Ngo Minh Tien eliminated in 4th place – â«1,093,400,000 (~$44,575)
Level 30: 100,000-150,000-150,000 Ante BB
Ngo Minh Tien raised to 500k from small blind, Brandon Koh defended, and the flop ran 
. Ngo bet 450k, Koh called. On the turn , Ngo checked, Koh bet 1.2M, Ngo raised to 2.65M, Koh snap-jammed, and NgoàŽ called for his tournament life.
Koh
Ngo 
The river was to end Ngo’s Main Event title chase in 4th place. Ngo earned â«1,093,400,000 (~$44,575).Â
20:15: Dinner break
The remaining four players are on a scheduled 60 minute dinner break. We will be back then.20:10: Manh Huu Nguyen eliminated in 5th place – â«862,000,000 (~$35,140)
Level 29: 60,000-120,000-120,000 Ante BB
Manh Huu Nguyen entered the final table as massive chip leader but after suffering loss after loss he was down to 12 BB and shoved with . He was called by Winfred Yu with 
. The board ran 
for trips to Yu and Nguyeđ§n a 5th place finiâsh. Nguyen earned â«862,000,000 (~$35,140) for his deep run.Â
20:00: Zong Chi He eliminated in 6th place – â«646,700,000 (~$23,360)
Level 29: 60,000-120,000-120,000 Ante BB
The lone Taiwanese in the lineup Zong Chi He all in with 
and needed to get lucky against Brandon Koh’s 
to stay in the game. No such luck with the board running 
. Zonđ
g earnâed â«646,700,000 (~$23,360) for 6th place.
19:30: Minh Nguyen versus Manh Huu Nguyen
Level 29: 60,000-120,000-120,000 Ante BB
From Minh A Nguyen raised to 250k, small blind Manh Huu Nguyen three-bet to 680k, Minh called. The flop 
, Manh Huu fired 550k, Minh called. On the turn 
both checked, and the same on the river . Manh Huu opened , Minh had to win the pot.
Ten minutes later, the pair faced off again. Manh Huu raised 310k and Minh called. On the flop , Minh jammed and took it down. The live streaê§
m had Minh with pocket Kings and Manh Huu with Ace-Jack oêŠffsuit.
19:00: Brandon Koh doubles up through the leader
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Koh 
Nguyen
The board runs for a full house to Koh, Nguyen is drawing dead. The river is . Koh zooms to 5.1M.
18:50: Dennis Ng eliminated in 7th place – â«459,000,000 (~$18,710)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Dennis Ng was next to tumble at the final table. He was all in with , Ngo Minh Tien had overcards 
that both paired up . Ng finished 7th for â«459,000,000 (~$18,710).Â
18:40: Nam Hoang Nguyen outdrawn in 8th place – â«318,400,000 (~$12,980)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Nam Hoang Nguyen shoves with , Zong Chi He calls with , a King finds the flop and holds to end Nguyen’s run in 8th place. He earned â«318,400,000 (~$12,980) for his deep run.Â
18:35: Dinh Van Tien’s aces burned, falls 9th in place – â«2,055,000,000 (~$8,370)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Dinh
Ngo
Aces were way ahead but with the board running , it was a straight for Ngo to burn aces. Dinh Van Tien out in 9th plaáŠce for â«2,055,000,000 (~$8,370).
18:30: Winfred Yu picks up first big pot
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
From hijack Winfred Yu raised to 200k and big blind Ngo Minh Tien defended. At the flop 
, Tien check-called Yu’s c-bet of 175k. On the turn , Yu shoved, Tien folded. Yu rises to 2.3M.
18:20: Main Event final table underway!
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Cards in the air at the final table of the Main Event. Nine players remain, eaâch one hunting down the enormous â«3,378,000,000 top prize. The player best positioned to capture it Manh Huu Nguyen who carries in a stack of 78 BB. To emphasize the enormity of this stack, the closest challenger Ngo Minh Tien sits with 38 BB.Â
Final table formed!
| Seat | Player | Flag | Chip Count |
| 1 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 1,125,000 |
| 2 | Minh Anh Nguyen | Vietnam | 3,225,000 |
| 3 | Dennis Ng | Hong Kong | 1,750,000 |
| 4 | Dinh Tien Van | Vietnam | 1,450,000 |
| 5 | Tien Minh Ngo | Vietnam | 3,750,000 |
| 6 | Zong Chi He | Taiwan | 2,600,000 |
| 7 | Brandon Koh | Malaysia | 2,075,000 |
| 8 | Manh Huu Nguyen | Vietnam | 7,825,000 |
| 9 | Nam Hoang Nguyen | Vietnam | 800,000 |
Chip counts by rankÂ
| Player | Flag | Chips | BB |
| Manh Huu Nguyen | Vietnam | 7,825,000 | 78 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | Vietnam | 3,750,000 | 38 |
| Minh Anh Nguyen | Vietnam | 3,225,000 | 32 |
| Zong Chi He | Taiwan | 2,600,000 | 26 |
| Brandon Koh | Malaysia | 2,075,000 | 21 |
| Dennis Ng | Hong Kong | 1,750,000 | 18 |
| Dinh Tien Van | Vietnam | 1,450,000 | 15 |
| Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 1,125,000 | 11 |
| Nam Hoang Nguyen | Vietnam | 800,000 | 8 |
Remaining payouts
| 1st | â«3,378,000,000 |
| 2nd | â«2,055,000,000 |
| 3rd | â«1,452,150,000 |
| 4th | â«1,093,400,000 |
| 5th | â«862,000,000 |
| 6th | â«646,700,000 |
| 7th | â«459,000,000 |
| 8th | â«318,400,000 |
| 9th | â«251,600,000 |
17:00: Hojin Kim banks it then goes bust in 10th place – â«207,300,000 (~$8,450)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
The first hand was all in for his last 6 BB with , chip leader Manh Huu Nguyen called with . The board was blank for a double up over 1.3M.
Minutes late he jammed from the utg with , the leader Nguyen snapped on the big blind with a commanding , the board ran {8h for two pair to Kim which held on the turn but the river switched them back up for a higher two pair to Nguyen. That ends Korea’s bid for the title as Kim walked away having to settle for â«207,300,000 (~$8,450) in winnings.
16:55: Wai Sim Kok dusted in 11th place – â«207,300,000 (~$8,450)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Down to 6 BB, Wai Sim Kok sent it all in on a flop , Ngo Minh Tien called to put him at risk. Kok had 
flush draw, Tien with pair and gut shot, the turn 
and river were not the outs for Kok àčto end his run in 11th place for â«207,300,000 (~đ
$8,450). Tien chipped up to 4.5M.
16:45: Fu Bang Huang railed in 12th place – â«185,400,000 (~$7,560)
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Huang
Nguyen
Minh said he also had Ace-Queen. The board ran to send Huang out of the running in 12đ»th place for â«185,400,000 (~$7,560).
16:40: Nam Hoang Nguyen survives the flip
Level 28: 50,000-100,000- 100,000 Ante BB
Nam Hoang Nguyen was all in with 
, Dinh Van Tien called with overcards {kh, the board ran 
for a double up to Nguyen to 1.3M.
16:15: Dinh Van Tien celebrates the rivered flush
Level 27: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Dinh Van Tien was at risk with with chip leader Manh Huu Nguyen ahead . With the board runing 
,àŒ it was a runner runner flush to overtake the leader and stay in the game. Tien chipped up to over 1M.
16:00: Brandon Koh gets the max again
Level 27: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Koh
Tien
The board ran low . Koh up to 2.65M. Tien dipped to 2.8M.
15:50: Dhaval Mudgal exits in 13th place – â«185,400,000 (~$7,560)
Level 27: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Battle of the blinds, sb Minh A Nguyen raises 400k, bb Dhaval Mudgal all in,Nguyen , Mudgal , the board ran . Muđ§dgal exited in 13th plàŒșace for a payout of â«185,400,000 (~$7,560).
15:40: Lucky board for Nam Hoang Nguyen
Level 27: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Nam Hoang Nguyen all in from the small blind with , big blind Dinh Van Tien called with . Nguyen was packing up to go but was glad to sit back down with the board running for a straight. Nguyen up to 1.35M, Tien down to 58đ0k.
15:35: Manh Huu Nguyen continues to climb after the break
Level 27: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
15:10:Brandon Koh banks another double
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Brandon Koh on a roll now with the double ups. He landed another one to send his stack soaring. Preflop raise sent the pot to 325k, the cards ran , big blind spot He Zong Chi check-called Koh’s 180k bet. The turn checđžk again by Zong, Koh jammed 540k, Zong called it.
Zong
Koh
The river kept Koh ahead to ship a pot of 1.765M. Zong dropped ê§to 1.5đ15M.
15:00: Manh Huu Nguyen wins some off Mudgal
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Action opened with cutoff Dhaval Mudgal raisingto 120k, button Manh Huu Nguyen three-bet to 280k, Mudgal called. On the flop and turn no bets landed. On the river Nguyen get 250k, Mudgal check-called, Nguyen won it with straight.
14:55: Another for Brandon Koh
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
All in again for Bandon Koh and again it was a double up off Ngo Minh Tien with ahead at the shove against . The board ran {9dđŠ foâr a victorious straight. He is now back to health with 890k.
14:50: Brandon Koh lands a double but still short
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
14:45: Hojin Kim three-bets for the pot
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Three way look at the flop to build a 390k pot. Hojin Kim bet 110k from the utg position, Dinh Van Tien folded, big blind position Fu Bang Huang raised to 275k, back to Kim who tank-raised to 600k.đ Huang folded.
14:40: Wai Sim Kok shoots up, Hsien Ren Koh plummets to 1 BB
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Wai Sim Kok was happy at the turnout of his push with pairing the Queen on a board to survive against Brandon Koh’s . He 1.73M. On the êŠflip side it was a huge drop for Koh down to 1 BB.
14:35: Dinh Van Tien raises with 2-3 on the button
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Action folded to Dinh Van Tien on the button, he raised and big blind Dhaval Mudgal defended. Tien c-bet 85k on the flop 
, then sent another 100k on the turn . Both checked the river . Mudgal had missed draw, Tien won it with 
two pair.
14:30: Hojin Kim doubles up through Huang
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Hojin Kim three-bet jammed with and initial raiser Fu Bang Huang called with . The board came , and with neither plaêŠyer with a diamond, top pair wonêŠŻ it. Kim rises to 1.1M.
14:25: Hazel Chui out in 14th place – â«167,400,000 (~$6,820)
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
The lone lady in the field just departed. Hazel Chui sent her last 525k out front with {ac|}, got called by Dennis Ng with a dominating . Both players hit the board with Ng showing the better spread. Chui earneđ„d â«167,400,000 (~$6,820) for her 14th place finish.
14:15: Fu Bang Huang drags a big pot
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
From hijack, Dinh Van Tien raised to 125k, button Dhaval Mudgal and big blind Fu Bang Huang called. The flop , Tien c-bet 150k and was check-called by both Mdugal and Huang. On the turn no bets, and the river came . Huang led for 380k, Tien called, Mudgal folded. Huang showed , Tien mucked. Huang up to 3.2ê§5M, Tien down to 1.475M, Mudgal at 1.9M.
14:05: Haerok Lee departs in 15th place – â«167,400,000 (~$6,820)
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 Ante BB
Haerok Lee was the next to fall by out of the running. He pushed on the small blind with , got called by Dinh Van Tien on the big blind with . The board ran . Lee earned â«167,400,00àŠ0 (~$6,820) for his 15th place finish. Tien up to 2.2M.Â
14:00: Anh Hoai Tran falls 16th place – â«149,500,000 (~$6,095)
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Hijack Anh Hoai Tran sent his last 420k out front with and big blind Dinh Tien Van called with . The board was low . Tran earned â«149,500,000(~$6,095).
13:50: Final 16 players
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
| Tien Minh Ngo | 3,160,000 | 63 |
| Minh Anh Nguyen | 2,930,000 | 59 |
| Dhaval Mudgal | 2,500,000 | 50 |
| Fu Bang Huang | 2,305,000 | 46 |
| Hazel Chui | 1,925,000 | 39 |
| Dinh Tien Van | 1,900,000 | 38 |
| Dennis Ng | 1,660,000 | 33 |
| Zong Chi He | 1,385,000 | 28 |
| Brandon Koh | 1,315,000 | 26 |
| Nam Hoang Nguyen | 1,300,000 | 26 |
| Winfred Yu | 1,045,000 | 21 |
| Peter Sim | 890,000 | 18 |
| Manh Huu Nguyen | 855,000 | 17 |
| Hojin Kim | 725,000 | 15 |
| Anh Hoai Tran | 550,000 | 11 |
| Haerok Lee | 350,000 | 7 |
13:50: Jenam Yu exits in 17th place – â«149,500,000 (~$6,095)
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
End of the road for Jenam Yu who was the first player to cross into 1M and 2M at Day 2. His bid for the title ended here at Day 3 pushing with that missed to fall to Minh A Nguyen’s . Yu earned â«149,500,000 (~$6,095) for 17th place. NguyeêŠŹn chipped up to 2.93M.Â
13:40: Ha Duong exits in 18th place – â«131,600,000 (~$5,360)
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Ha Duong was next to go with falling flat against Fu Bang Huang’s . The board was for a straight to Huang. Duong earned â«131,6â±00,000 (~$5,360) for his 18th place finish
13:35: Manh Huu Nguyen doubles up
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Another double up with Manh Huu Nguyen very happy to have survived. He was all in with and was challenged by Nguyen Hoai Nam with with . An ace on the riveđr ensured the double up to 900k, Nam dropped to đ1.3M.
13:30: Minh A Nguyen takes some from Mudgal
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Button Dhaval Mudgal raised to 100k then called big blind Minh A Nguyen’s three-bet of 230k. At the flop , Nguyen c-bet 130k, Mudgal folded. Nguyen chipped up to 2.4M, âŠMudgal sitting with arouà·Žnd over 2.5M.
13:25: Wai Sim Kok doubles up with rockets
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
He Zong Chi continues to heat up the felt, this time giving a sweat to Wai Sim Kok who pushed with . Small blind Zong called with . Kok chanted “no bad beat, no bad beat” and it was granted with it running . Kok doubled up to 920k.
13:20: Another pot for He Zong Chi
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Utg He Zong Chi min-raised preflop and got called by utg+1 Ngo Minh Tien to see the flop . Zong check-raised from 110k to 350k, Tien folded. Zong added another 275k to his stack to rise to 1â.8M.
13:15: He Zong Chi rivers a lucky queen
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Nguyen
Zong
The board was good to Nguyen until the river for a spiked pair to double up Zong to 1.5M.
13:10: David Erquiaga eliminated in 19th place – Â â«131,600,000 (~$5,360)Â
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Mudgal
Erquiaga
The board ran ending the hopes of a title for the Poker Dream Malaysia Main Event runner up . Erquiaga earned â«131,600,000 (~$5,360) for hiđŠ©s 19th place finish. Mudgal zoomed to 2.5M.
13:04: Shuffle up and deal!
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 Ante BB
Welcome players to the final day of the record breaking Poker Dream Vietnam MAIN EVENT! We are at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites where the stage is set for the newest brand champion to be crowned. 19 players remain out of a field of 822 entries. The record prize pool of â«17,940,150,000 is the largest Main Event pot amassed in Vietnam bringing the top prize to a coveted â«378,300,000. Good news for players, blinds will increase every 60 minutes. Action gets underway at 1pm. Follow the action right hereà¶Ł with live updates running to the finish.
Chip counts by rank
| Player | Flag | Chips | BB |
| Dinh Van Tien | Vietnam | 3,000,000 | 60 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | Vietnam | 2,960,000 | 59 |
| Nguyen Hoang Nam | Vietnam | 1,985,000 | 40 |
| Dennis Ng | Hong Kong | 1,710,000 | 34 |
| Minh A Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| Dhaval Mudgal | India | 1,520,000 | 30 |
| Hazel Chui | Hong Kong | 1,165,000 | 23 |
| Ha Duong | Vietnam | 1,125,000 | 23 |
| Brandon Koh | Malaysia | 1,110,000 | 22 |
| David Erquiaga | Philippines | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| Sim Kok Wai | Malaysia | 1,080,000 | 22 |
| Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 1,010,000 | 20 |
| Tran Hoai Anh | Vietnam | 970,000 | 19 |
| Fu Bang Huang | Taiwan | 825,000 | 17 |
| Hojin Kim | Korea | 815,000 | 16 |
| Haerok Lee | Korea | 810,000 | 16 |
| He Zong Chi | Taiwan | 660,000 | 13 |
| Je Nam Yu | Korea | 465,000 | 9 |
Chips in play: 24,660,000
Average stack: 1,297,894
Opening blinds: 25K-50K-50K Ante BB
Remaining payouts
| 1st | â«3,378,000,000 |
| 2nd | â«2,055,000,000 |
| 3rd | â«1,452,150,000 |
| 4th | â«1,093,400,000 |
| 5th | â«862,000,000 |
| 6th | â«646,700,000 |
| 7th | â«459,000,000 |
| 8th | â«318,400,000 |
| 9th | â«251,600,000 |
| 10th-11th | â«207,300,000 |
| 12th-13th | â«185,400,000 |
| 14th-15th | â«167,400,000 |
| 16th-17th | â«149,500,000 |
| 18th-19th | â«131,600,000 |
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Main Event – End of Day 2 chip counts
| Player | Flag | Chips | BB |
| Dinh Van Tien | Vietnam | 3,000,000 | 60 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | Vietnam | 2,960,000 | 59 |
| Nguyen Hoang Nam | Vietnam | 1,985,000 | 40 |
| Dennis Ng | Hong Kong | 1,710,000 | 34 |
| Minh A Nguyen | Vietnam | 1,550,000 | 31 |
| Dhaval Mudgal | India | 1,520,000 | 30 |
| Hazel Chui | Hong Kong | 1,165,000 | 23 |
| Ha Duong | Vietnam | 1,125,000 | 23 |
| Koh Hsien Ren | Malaysia | 1,110,000 | 22 |
| David Erquiaga | Philippines | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| Sim Kok Wai | Malaysia | 1,080,000 | 22 |
| Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 1,010,000 | 20 |
| Tran Hoai Anh | Vietnam | 970,000 | 19 |
| Fu Bang Huang | Taiwan | 825,000 | 17 |
| Hojin Kim | Korea | 815,000 | 16 |
| Haerok Lee | Korea | 810,000 | 16 |
| He Zong Chi | Taiwan | 660,000 | 13 |
| Je Nam Yu | Korea | 465,000 | 9 |
Payouts 20th to 119th
| 20th | Thong Huy Trinh | Vietnam | 131,600,000 |
| 21st | Grant Gardner | UK | 113,700,000 |
| 22nd | Jaehyun Kim | Korea | 113,700,000 |
| 23rd | Huyen Kinh Nguyen | Vietnam | 113,700,000 |
| 24th | Thai Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 95,900,000 |
| 25th | Thanh Tien Nguyen | Vietnam | 95,900,000 |
| 26th | Duy Hai Ngoc Nguyen | Vietnam | 95,900,000 |
| 27th | Seung Yeol Kim | Korea | 95,900,000 |
| 28th | Ming San Chung | Hong Kong | 82,900,000 |
| 29th | Hyunkyu Kim | Korea | 82,900,000 |
| 30th | Huu Dung Nguyen | Vietnam | 82,900,000 |
| 31st | Minku Kim | Korea | 82,900,000 |
| 32nd | Nghia Trong Nguyen | Vietnam | 72,200,000 |
| 33rd | Changhwan Lee | Korea | 72,200,000 |
| 34th | Manh Tuong Ha | Vietnam | 72,200,000 |
| 35th | Moses Saquing | Philippines | 72,200,000 |
| 36th | Clement Chau | Hong Kong | 72,200,000 |
| 37th | Richard Marquez | Philippines | 72,200,000 |
| 38th | Ta Khanh Linh | Vietnam | 72,200,000 |
| 39th | Jaesung Park | Korea | 72,200,000 |
| 40th | Kyunghwan Lee | Korea | 62,900,000 |
| 41st | Ki Chang Kim | Korea | 62,900,000 |
| 42nd | Nhat Duc Nguyen | Vietnam | 62,900,000 |
| 43rd | Win Meng Tan | Australia | 62,900,000 |
| 44th | Fuk On Wong | Hong Kong | 62,900,000 |
| 45th | Ian Tse Lee | Malaysia | 62,900,000 |
| 46th | Hwigon Park | Korea | 62,900,000 |
| 47th | Seung Moon Joon | Korea | 62,900,000 |
| 48th | Emmanuel Segismundo | Philipppines | 62,900,000 |
| 49th | Anh Tuan Nguyen | Vietnam | 62,900,000 |
| 50th | Edgar Asehan | Philipppines | 62,900,000 |
| 51st | Shyh Chyn Lim | Malaysia | 62,900,000 |
| 52nd | Lin Fung | Hong Kong | 62,900,000 |
| 53rd | Le Minh Phuc | Vietnam | 62,900,000 |
| 54th | Jeffrey Pamplona | Philipppines | 62,900,000 |
| 55th | Kunal Patni | India | 62,900,000 |
| 56th | Ha Ngoc Nguyen | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 57th | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | 54,800,000 |
| 58th | Phong Tuan Do | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 59th | Runch Pornraksamane | Thailand | 54,800,000 |
| 60th | Vu Tien Do | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 61st | Chong Wun Han | Korea | 54,800,000 |
| 62nd | Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | 54,800,000 |
| 63rd | An Bao Thi Nguyen | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 64th | Kien Duc Tran | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 65th | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 54,800,000 |
| 66th | Hyomo Kang | Korea | 54,800,000 |
| 67th | Jo Anna | Korea | 54,800,000 |
| 68th | Hung Thai Phan | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 69th | 54,800,000 | ||
| 70th | Nguyen Van Trung | Vietnam | 54,800,000 |
| 71st | Chi Jen Chu | Taiwan | 54,800,000 |
| 72nd | Hieu Trong Ngo | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 73rd | Hugn Manh Dinh | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 74th | Tuan Manh Nguyen | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 75th | Eugene Co | Philippines | 46,800,000 |
| 76th | Jiwoon Yoon | Korea | 46,800,000 |
| 77th | Viet Phuong Le | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 78th | Sehoon Han | Korea | 46,800,000 |
| 79th | Anh Khoa Ngo | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 80th | Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 81st | Thien Van Ha | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 82nd | Zhi Yi Ning | Malaysia | 46,800,000 |
| 83rd | Tien Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 84th | Kirill Holland | Russia | 46,800,000 |
| 85th | Asif Mustafa Makayi | India | 46,800,000 |
| 86th | Bayar Saran | Mongolia | 46,800,000 |
| 87th | Jack En Ching Wu | Taiwan | 46,800,000 |
| 88th | The Van Vu | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 89th | Sunghwa Park | Korea | 46,800,000 |
| 90th | Neel Joshi | India | 46,800,000 |
| 91st | Hien Ngoc Vo | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 92nd | Chun Min Tai | Taiwan | 46,800,000 |
| 93rd | Lam Son Phu Pham | Vietnam | 46,800,000 |
| 94th | Kevin Ang | Malaysia | 46,800,000 |
| 95th | Jeremy Touboulic | France | 46,800,000 |
| 96th | Rungrot Nuannoi | Thailand | 40,400,000 |
| 97th | Teng Kah Yew | Malaysia | 40,400,000 |
| 98th | Yi Chung Ho | Taiwan | 40,400,000 |
| 99th | Kumpyo Cho | Korea | 40,400,000 |
| 100th | Junam Yu | Korea | 40,400,000 |
| 101st | John Tech | Philippines | 40,400,000 |
| 102nd | Huynh Van Hung | Vietnam | 40,400,000 |
| 103rd | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 40,400,000 |
| 104th | Choung Hong Tran | Vietnam | 40,400,000 |
| 105th | Abhinav Iyer | India | 40,400,000 |
| 106th | Choong Sub Lim | Malaysia | 40,400,000 |
| 107th | Yi Wei Peng | Taiwan | 40,400,000 |
| 108th | Seongsu Kong | Korea | 40,400,000 |
| 109th | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 40,400,000 |
| 110th | Thai Duong Ho Vo | Vietnam | 40,400,000 |
| 111th | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 40,400,000 |
| 112th | Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | 40,400,000 |
| 113th | Chun Kit Leung | Hong Kong | 40,400,000 |
| 114th | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 40,400,000 |
| 115th | Aigars Plivcs | Latvia | 40,400,000 |
| 116th | Kyungsuk Ko | Korea | 40,400,000 |
| 117th | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 40,400,000 |
| 118th | Minh Duc Nguyen | Vietnam | 40,400,000 |
| 119th | Kevin Yun Lam Choi | Hong Kong | 40,400,000 |
01:50: Main Event Day 2 closes with 19 remainingÂ
After 12 rounds of play, Main Event Day 2 is in the books. 19 players survived the day’s battlefield led by Dinh Van Tien and Ngo Minh Tien just 1 BB behind. They return to the felt at 1pm on Sunday, October 23 to chase the first ever Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event title and the â«3,378,000,000 first prize! We will have a recap shortly. Browse the live updates for the day’s action.
01:40: Eliminations 20th to 24th
| 20th | Thong Huy Trinh | Vietnam | 131,600,000 |
| 21st | Grant Gardner | UK | 113,700,000 |
| 22nd | Jaehyun Kim | Korea | 113,700,000 |
| 23rd | Huyen Kinh Nguyen | Vietnam | 113,700,000 |
| 24th | Thai Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 95,900,000 |
01:30: Thong Huy Trinh dusted
Level 24: 20000-40000-40000 Ante BB
Thong Huy Trinh was down below 10 BB and shoved it on the small blind with , big blind Hazel Chui challenged with . Trinđh missed the board while Chui further improved on the river King to ship it. Trinh out in 20th place for â«131đĄ,600,000.
01:20: Minh A. Nguyen sends Gardner packing
Level 24: 20000-40000-40000 Ante BB
01:15: Manh Huu Nguyen gets full pay twice
Level 24: 20000-40000-40000 Ante BB
Manh Huu Nguyen won two showdowns to drive his stack to 875k. The first on was standing firm against Kok Wai Sim’s overcards . Later, he doubled up again with pocket Aces against Nguyen Hoai Nam’s pocket Sevens.
01:10: Jaehyun Kim railed by Van Tien Dinh
Level 24: 20000-40000-40000 Ante BB
Jaehyun Kim all in with and nearly got through until Van Tien Dinh’s formed a straight on the river . Kim out in 22nd place for â«113,700,000.Â
01:00 Van Tien Dinh rises to 3M, Huyen Kinh Nguyen out
Level 24: 20000-40000-40000 Ante BB
Hà”©uyen Kinh Nguyen risked his last chips with pocket Twos but Van Tien Dinh had Ace-King that found a King on the river to send him out in 23rd place for â«113,700,000.Â
00:50: Hojin Kim rails Thai Van Nguyen
Level 24: 20000-40000-40000 Ante BB
Thai Van Nguyen shoved his last 4 BB with and was denied the blinds and ante by Hojin Kim who shipped it with . Kim up to 700k. Nguyen out in 24th place.
00:40: Redraw final 24 players on 3 tables
| Seat | Feature Table | Chip Count |
| 1 | David Erquiaga | 1,215,000 |
| 2 | Haerok Lee | 550,000 |
| 3 | Dhaval Mudgal | 1,305,000 |
| 4 | Anh Hoai Tran | 1,130,000 |
| 5 | Grant Gardner | 305,000 |
| 6 | Minh Anh Nguyen | 830,000 |
| 7 | Hsien Ren Koh | 1,265,000 |
| 8 | Jenam Yu | 660,000 |
| Table 5 | Chip Count |
| Fu Bang Huang | 1,600,000 |
| Zong Chi He | 1,100,000 |
| Thai Van Nguyen | 180,000 |
| Tien Minh Ngo | 2,500,000 |
| Manh Huu Nguyen | 340,000 |
| Hojin Kim | 500,000 |
| Peter Sim | 850,000 |
| Nam Hoang Nguyen | 2,460,000 |
| Table 6 | Chip Count |
| Thong Huy Trinh | 675,000 |
| Hazel Chui | 1,000,000 |
| Jaehyun Kim | 410,000 |
| Winfred Yu | 850,000 |
| Duong Thanh Ha | 975,000 |
| Dennis Ng | 1,275,000 |
| Huyen Kinh Nguyen | 850,000 |
| Dinh Tien Van | 1,975,000 |
00:35: Busts 25th to 30th
| 25th | Thanh Tien Nguyen | Vietnam | 95,900,000 |
| 26th | Duy Hai Ngoc Nguyen | Vietnam | â«95,900,000 |
| 27th | Seung Yeol Kim | Korea | â«95,900,000 |
| 28th | Ming San Chung | Hong Kong | â«82,900,000 |
| 29th | Hyunkyu Kim | Korea | â«82,900,000 |
| 30th | Huu Dung Nguyen | Vietnam | â«82,900,000 |
00:25: Hojin Kim’s jacks hold against big slick
Level 23: 15000-30000-30000 Ante BB
00:20: He Zong Chi rivers it to stay alive
Level 23: 15000-30000-30000 Ante BB
Zong Chi He raised to 80k then faced a push from Lee Haerok. Zong tanked until the clock was finally called. He then took the risk and opened that was behind Lee’s . Both players hit the flop but Zong had the gutshot which he missed on the turn but hit on the river to double up to 325k. Lee dropped to 500k.
00:10: Dhaval Mudgal avoids the rail
Level 23: 15000-30000-30000 Ante BB
Dhaval Mudgal shoved 520k and Winfred Yu called it. Yu was ahead to Mudgal’s but that immediately switched when the flop came , and with the turn and river , two pair for Mudđgal to double up to 1.08M while Yu dipped đ°to 900k.
00:00: Ha Duong relieved for the luck
Level 23: 15000-30000-30000 Ante BB
Ha Duong was down to his last 260k and shoved with . He faced Ming San Chung with . With the flop landing , it was a fast trips for Duong to jump to a big lead. The turn and river securà”©ed the double up to 600k. Chung downđ° to 200k.
23:50: Dennis Ng has the diamonds
Level 23: 15000-30000-30000 Ante BB
Raised pot preflop sees Dennis Ng check-shove on a flop and Ha Duong called. Ng with flush draw, Duong , the turn granted the flush and gave another diamond on the river . Ng doubleêŠŻd up to 1.3M, Duong dropped to uđnder 260k.
23:35: Busts 30th to 39thÂ
| 30th | Huu Dung Nguyen | Vietnam | â«82,900,000 |
| 31st | Minku Kim | Korea | â«82,900,000 |
| 32nd | Nghia Trong Nguyen | Vietnam | â«72,200,000 |
| 33rd | Changhwan Lee | Korea | â«72,200,000 |
| 34th | Manh Tuong Ha | Vietnam | â«72,200,000 |
| 35th | Moses Saquing | Philippines | â«72,200,000 |
| 36th | Clement Chau | Hong Kong | â«72,200,000 |
| 37th | Richard Marquez | Philippines | â«72,200,000 |
| 38th | Ta Khanh Linh | Vietnam | â«72,200,000 |
| 39th | Jaesung Park | Korea | â«72,200,000 |
23:25: Manh Tuong Ha outdrawn by Erquiaga
Level 22: 10000-25000-25000 Ante BB
From utg Manh Tuong Ha jammed his 395k stack and big blind estrela bet:David Erquiaga called. Ha was ahead of Erquiaga’s . With the board running , it was a flush of heaê©”rts for Erquiaga to bounce out Ha.
23:15: Nguyen Hoang Nam rails Saquing to zoom over 2.4M
Level 22: 10000-25000-25000 Ante BB
Preflop action led to estrela bet:Moses Saquing all in with and Nguyen Hoang Nam putting him at risk with . The flip went to Nguyen with the board . Nguyen shiđpped it to rise to over 2.4M, Saquinâg busted in 35th place.
23:05: Three way jam goes to Nguyen Kinh Huyen
Level 22: 10000-25000-25000 Ante BB
Jam over jam over jam Clement Chau , Nguyen Kinh Huyen , Nguyen Huu Manh tank-called with . The board came for straight to Huyen. Chau busted and Manh very upset paid the sâide pot. Manh down to 200k, Huyen up to 720k.
22:55: Busts 40th to 55thÂ
| 40th | Kyunghwan Lee | Korea | â«62,900,000 |
| 41st | Ki Chang Kim | Korea | â«62,900,000 |
| 42nd | Nhat Duc Nguyen | Vietnam | â«62,900,000 |
| 43rd | Win Meng Tan | Australia | â«62,900,000 |
| 44th | Fuk On Wong | Hong Kong | â«62,900,000 |
| 45th | Ian Tse Lee | Malaysia | â«62,900,000 |
| 46th | Hwigon Park | Korea | â«62,900,000 |
| 47th | Seung Moon Joon | Korea | â«62,900,000 |
| 48th | Emmanuel Segismundo | Philipppines | â«62,900,000 |
| 49th | Anh Tuan Nguyen | Vietnam | â«62,900,000 |
| 50th | Edgar Asehan | Philipppines | â«62,900,000 |
| 51st | Shyh Chyn Lim | Malaysia | â«62,900,000 |
| 52nd | Lin Fung | Hong Kong | â«62,900,000 |
| 53rd | Le Minh Phuc | Vietnam | â«62,900,000 |
| 54th | Jeffrey Pamplona | Philipppines | â«62,900,000 |
| 55th | Kunal Patni | India | â«62,900,000 |
22:50: Busts 56th to 62ndÂ
| 56th | Ha Ngoc Nguyen | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 57th | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | â«54,800,000 |
| 58th | Phong Tuan Do | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 59th | Runch Pornraksamane | Thailand | â«54,800,000 |
| 60th | Vu Tien Do | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 61st | Chong Wun Han | Korea | â«54,800,000 |
| 62nd | Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | â«54,800,000 |
22:40: Winfred Yu joins the millionaire club
Level 22: 10000-25000-25000 Ante BB
Easy money, Ta Khanh Linh all in with , Winfred Yu dominated both in stack and in hand with , the board ran dry for Linh while Yu hit the river to further improvđe. Linh busted in 38th place, Yu đchipped up to 1.4M.
22:30: 38 players remaining; several stacks of mil and more
Level 21: 10000-20000-20000 Ante BB
38 players remaining
Chips in play: 24,660,000
Average stack: 648,947
Jenam Yu – 1.5M
Nguyen Hoang Nam – 1.45M
Minh A Nguyen – 1M
Ngo Minh Tien – 1.25M
Van Tien Dinh – 1.15M
Fu Bang Huang – 1M
David Erquiaga – 1M
22:20: Win Meng Tan gets burned
Level 21: 10000-20000-20000 Ante BB
Win Meng Tan was hoping to double up his short stack with looking really good against Van Tien Dinh’s . However, a Six landed on the flà”©op and stayed ahead to send him packing in 43rd place. Dinh now over a million in chips.
22:10: Jenam Yu claims another head
Level 21: 10000-20000-20000 Ante BB
22:00: Minh A. Nguyen doubles up with Queens
Level 21: 10000-20000-20000 Ante BB
21:50: Ngo Minh Tien double barrels
Level 21: 10000-20000-20000 Ante BB
Utg Ngo Minh Tien limped, mp Richard Marquez raised to 100k, back to Ngo who three-bet to 220k, Marquez called. At the flop , Marquez fođlded to a bet. Ngo chipped up to 940k.đš Marquez dipped to 650k.
21:40: Emmanuel Segismundo goes bust
Level 21: 10000-20000-20000 Ante BB
Emmanuel Segismundo met his end in 48th place with Koh Hsien Ren cleaning him out. It was all in preflop with Koh’s dominating Segismundo’s {jc]. When the flop ran , Segismundo jumped ahead but not by much. The turn saw no change but the river was a near straight flush for Koh, though a flush nonetheless to oust Segismunđdo.đŠ Koh over 700k.
21:25: Ha Tuong Manh gets big pay for the nut flush
Level 20: 10000-15000-15000 Ante BB
Raised pot preflop left two players in the hand and a flop . Nguyen Tuan Anh bet 30k, Ha Tuong Manh check-called. On the turn , Nguyen bet 60k, Manh check-raised to 150k, Nguyen called. The river , Manh led for 191k to send Nguyen tanking. Nguyen eventually called, Manh opened đŻnut flush to bank it and climb to over 1M. Nguyen down to 144k.
21:20: Jaesung Park triples up!
Level 20: 10000-15000-15000 Ante BB
Park
Fung
Nguyen
With the flop running it was an instant boat for Park, and with the turn and river , he triplđČed up to 265k while Nguyen tookđž the side pot as Fung exited.
21:15: Cooler alert! Kok Wai Sim versus Jaesung Park
Level 20: 10000-15000-15000 Ante BB
Kok Wai Sim went all in, Jaesung Park quickly joined for a showdown. The board ran both improved but Kok’s set was better for a double up to 452k. Park down to 75k.
21:10: Hazel Yuen Sha Chui ends Le Minh Phuc
Level 20: 10000-15000-15000 Ante BB
Action opened with a 30k raise by utg Hazel Chui, down the orbit Le Minh Phuc three-bet to 85k, Chui flat-called. At the flop , Chui check-called Le’s jam and turned over . Le had and needed to hit. The turn and river were no help to end Le’s run. Chui zoomed to 1.175M.
21:00: Seung Yeol Kim sends Pamplona packing
Level 20: 10000-15000-15000 Ante BB
All in between Seung Yeol Kim and Jeffrey Pamplona , no help came for Pamplona. âKim chips up to 280k.
20:55: Chang Ki Kim doubles through Mudgal
Level 20: 10000-15000-15000 Ante BB
Dhaval Mudgal had just picked up the blinds and ante on an uncalled utg min-raise. The next hand, he was on the big blind and faced an all in from Chang Ki Kim. Mudgal had and snap called. Kim needed some luck with . When the board ran Kim celebrated his lucky trips and with the river he doubled up to 325k. Mudgal dropped to 230k.
20:45: Aces find Jeffrey Pamplona for a boost
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
Jeffrey Pamplona entered the day as one of the top 5 stacks but seems to have been frozen here with his stack slowly draining out. He got his last 80k in with and doubled up through Trinh Huy Thong’s pocket Sevens.
20:40: Ian Tse Lee celebrates the straight
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
Ian Tse Lee risked it all with but stepped right into Ta Khanh Linh’s . The board ran low but this was good for Lee as it spread for a rivered straight and a double up to 360k.
20:35: Jenam Yu rails Shardul Parthasarathi
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
End of the road for estrela bet:Shardul Parthasarathi with massiđ°ve stacked Jenam Yu giving him the boot. It was all in preflopêŠ with Yu commanding with pocket Tens against Ace-Ten that held to the end. Yu now at 1.5M.
20:30: Nguyen Kinh Huyen cracks Erquiaga’s aces
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
estrela bet:David Erquiaga was headed for a mil when the river stopped him It was all in preflop with Erquiaga way ahead of Nguyen Kinh Huyen’s . However, the cards felted to deny the bust instead a double up to Nguyen.đ Erquiaga dipped to 660k, Nguyen up to 500k.
20:25: Ta Khanh Linh avoids the rail
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
Ta Khanh Linh all in with and had to get lucky with Ming San Chung dominating with . The board ran low until the river for a lucky double up to 465k.
20:25: Nguyen Duc Nhat gets the steal and more
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
Nguyen Duc Nhat attempted to steal from the button with and was called by a player with . With the board running , NêŠguyen spiked a lucky pair to survive and chip up to 300k.
20:20: Moses Saquing doubles up with Jacks
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
estrela bet:Moses Saquing got his short stack in with and was challenged by a player with . The board ran low fođrđ a double up to Saquing to 370k.
20:15: Trinh Huy Thong gets Nguyen Duc Nhat to fold
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
On a flop , Nguyen Duc Nhat bet 40k onto a pot of 78k. Triânàœ§h Huy Thong made it 88k, inducing a fold from Nguyen.
20:10: Prommin Talordpong in shock, Fu Bang Huang zooms to 940k
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
Fu Bang Huang and Prommin Talordpong found themselves all in on a turn board with over 300k already splashed in the middle. Talordpong had , Huang with , the river kept thđže full house ahead to send Talordpong out in shock. Huang skyrocketed to 940k.
20:00: Nguyen Hoai Nam rails Choong Sub Lim
Level 19: 6000-12000-12000 Ante BB
From mid position Winfred Yu raised to 25k and found two callers in the blind positions. All checked to the turn , Nguyen Hoai Nam led 35kêŠŹ, Lim all in, Yu folded, and quick caâll by Nguyen.
Nguyen
Lim
The river was . Lim was elimiđŹnated and Nguyen chipped up to 850k.
19:00 Dinner break!Â
We will return at 19:50. 62 players left.18:55: Eliminations 63rd to 71st
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000 Ante BB
| 63rd | An Bao Thi Nguyen | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 64th | Kien Duc Tran | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 65th | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | â«54,800,000 |
| 66th | Hyomo Kang | Korea | â«54,800,000 |
| 67th | Jo Anna | Korea | â«54,800,000 |
| 68th | Hung Thai Phan | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 69th | TBD | â«54,800,000 | |
| 70th | Nguyen Van Trung | Vietnam | â«54,800,000 |
| 71st | Chi Jen Chu | Taiwan | â«54,800,000 |
18:50: Eliminations 72nd – 95thÂ
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000 Ante BB
| 72nd | Hieu Trong Ngo | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 73rd | Hugn Manh Dinh | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 74th | Tuan Manh Nguyen | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 75th | Eugene Co | Philippines | â«46,800,000 |
| 76th | Jiwoon Yoon | Korea | â«46,800,000 |
| 77th | Viet Phuong Le | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 78th | Sehoon Han | Korea | â«46,800,000 |
| 79th | Anh Khoa Ngo | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 80th | Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 81st | Thien Van Ha | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 82nd | Zhi Yi Ning | Malaysia | â«46,800,000 |
| 83rd | Tien Van Nguyen | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 84th | Kirill Holland | Russia | â«46,800,000 |
| 85th | Asif Mustafa Makayi | India | â«46,800,000 |
| 86th | Bayar Saran | Mongolia | â«46,800,000 |
| 87th | Jack En Ching Wu | Taiwan | â«46,800,000 |
| 88th | The Van Vu | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 89th | Sunghwa Park | Korea | â«46,800,000 |
| 90th | Neel Joshi | India | â«46,800,000 |
| 91st | Hien Ngoc Vo | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 92nd | Chun Min Tai | Taiwan | â«46,800,000 |
| 93rd | Lam Son Phu Pham | Vietnam | â«46,800,000 |
| 94th | Kevin Ang | Malaysia | â«46,800,000 |
| 95th | Jeremy Touboulic | France | â«46,800,000 |
18:40: Prommin Talordpong eliminates Chi-Jen Chu
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000 Ante BB
estrela bet:Chi Jen Chu shoved his last 95k stack and was looked up by Prommin Talordpong. Chu had , Talordpong with , the board ran Queen high to end Chu’s run in 71st place. Talordpong chipped up to 500k.
18:30: Jenam Yu crosses a mil, rails Hieu Ngo
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000 Ante BB
Jenam Yu was already sporting the massive stack of nearly a million and with the takedown of Hieu Ngo he soared even higher to 1.1M to take the commanding lead here. On a flop , Yu bet 15k onto 65k pot and Hieu check-called. On the turn , same action with Hieu check-calling 110k. The river , Yu jammed, Hieu snap called for his tournament life, Yu showed flush to end Hieu in disbelief in 72nd place. Hieu had .
18:25: Ha Duong rails Dinh Manh Hung
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000 Ante BB
Dinh Manh Hung all in for 84k with to battle with, Ha Duong called with a bigger stack and . Nđ°o hits on the board forđ Dinh to bust. Duong up to 300k.
18:20: Neel Joshi goes bust
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000 Ante BB
Neel Joshin all in with , two players were also in the hand both with Jack-Ten. A Jack found the board to end Joshi’s run.
18:10: Quang Nguyen finds some luck to stay alive
Level 18: 5000-10000-10000Ante BB
Quang Nguyen three-bet jammed with and got called by iniital raiser Ta Khanh Linh with . A seven fouà± nd the flop for a double up toàč the short stacked Nguyen to 170k.
18:00: Van Tien Dinh chunks Jack Wu
Level 17: 4000-800-8000 Ante BB
All in preflop with Jack Wu and Van Tien Dinh , the board came for a double up to Dinh and Wu down to 17k. đčWu goes bust two hands later. Dinh rises o 760k.
17:55: Minku Kim boots Tai Chun Min
Level 17: 4000-800-8000 Ante BB
Action opened with cutoff KMGM Minku Kim raising double, called by button Tai Chun Min. On the flop , Kim checked, Min bet it, Kim raised, and Min called to go to the turn . Kim shoved, Min quickly called.
Kim
Min
Only a split for Min to stay in the game but no such luck on the river . Kim up to 740k.
17:50: Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy hits two-outer
Level 17: 4000-800-8000 Ante BB
Three way all in with Nguyen Hai Duy three-betting it all, down the orbit Jeremy Touboulic joins the jam, then initial raiser estrela bet:Shardul Parthasarathi with the biggest stack calling.
Nguyen
Touboulic
Shardul
With the board running , Nguyen spiked a lucky two-outer to ship it and send Touboulic packing up on 95th place. Shardul paid upêŠ and is down to 120k. Nguyen raced uêŠżp to 370k.
17:45: Eliminations 96th – 119th – â«40,400,000 (~$1,645)
| 96th | Rungrot Nuannoi | Thailand | â«40,400,000 |
| 97th | Teng Kah Yew | Malaysia | â«40,400,000 |
| 98th | Yi Chung Ho | Taiwan | â«40,400,000 |
| 99th | Kumpyo Cho | Korea | â«40,400,000 |
| 100th | Junam Yu | Korea | â«40,400,000 |
| 101st | John Tech | Philippines | â«40,400,000 |
| 102nd | Huynh Van Hung | Vietnam | â«40,400,000 |
| 103rd | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | â«40,400,000 |
| 104th | Choung Hong Tran | Vietnam | â«40,400,000 |
| 105th | Abhinav Iyer | India | â«40,400,000 |
| 106th | Choong Sub Lim | Malaysia | â«40,400,000 |
| 107th | Yi Wei Peng | Taiwan | â«40,400,000 |
| 108th | Seongsu Kong | Korea | â«40,400,000 |
| 109th | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | â«40,400,000 |
| 110th | Thai Duong Ho Vo | Vietnam | â«40,400,000 |
| 111th | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | â«40,400,000 |
| 112th | Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | â«40,400,000 |
| 113th | Chun Kit Leung | Hong Kong | â«40,400,000 |
| 114th | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | â«40,400,000 |
| 115th | Aigars Plivcs | Latvia | â«40,400,000 |
| 116th | Kyungsuk Ko | Korea | â«40,400,000 |
| 117th | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | â«40,400,000 |
| 118th | Minh Duc Nguyen | Vietnam | â«40,400,000 |
| 119th | Kevin Choi | Hong Kong | â«40,400,000 |
17:20: Break timeÂ
Level 16: 3000-6000-6000 Ante BB
16:50: Richard Marquez with Queens to bust one
Level 16: 3000-6000-6000 Ante BB
16:20: Bubble bursts! Kartik Ved railed by Seung Yeol Kim
Level 16: 3000-6000-6000 Ante BB
We were waiting for hand for hand but it didn’t come with the bubble bursting fast. On a flop and a pot of 135k brewed, estrela bet:Kartik Ved bet êŠ62k, Seung Yeol Kim tanked then jammed it. Ved called with 30k behind.
Ved
Kim
The river spellàčed the end for Ved. Kim zoomed to 445k. We are now in the mđoney round.
16:15: Shardul Parthasarathi claims a big pot
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 Ante BB
Catching the action only on the river with a board showing and a big pot of 200k brewed. estrela bet:Shardul Parthasarathi bet 132k leaving himself 10kđŒ behind. Ha Duong tanked then opted to giveêŠ up his hand.
16:10: Minku Kim tanks with Kings
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 Ante BB
16:00: Nguyen Kinh Huyen triples up
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 Ante BB
More shoving action as we approach the bubble. Nguyen Kinh Huyen was all in with two callers who checked down the board . Nguyen’s completed a straight against and for a triple up.
15:55: Teng Kah Yew fully paid with Kings
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 BB Ante
A big pot of 161k weighed down the middle and two players staring down a board . Teng Kah Yew was all in for 80k, Nguyen Duc Nhat tanked. Nguyen eventually called showing , Teng had a dominating set to get fully paid.
15:50: Big stacks
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 Ante BB
Emmanuel Segismundo – 400k
Vincent Huang – 445k
Nguyen Van Trung – 530k
Kunal Patni – 430k
Nguyen Hoang Nam – 380k
Changhwan Lee – 650k
Jenam Yu – 460k
Nguyen Tuan Anh – 430k
15:40: John Tech doubles up through Erquiaga
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 BB Ante
On a board 6s}, estrela bet:John Tech shoved on the river and according to him, big stacked estrela bet:David Erquiaga “donkey called” him with ace-high. Tech doubled up with pair.
15:35: Quang Nguyen banks it
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 BB Ante
Big double up for Quang Nguyen to bring his stack to around 240k. Action on the flop , Quang bet 20k, check-called by Nguyen Tuan Anh. On the turn , Quang jammed, fast call by Anh.
Quang
Anh
The river was good for a double up to Quang.
15:30: Nguyen Van Thai flushes out Kiatponglap
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 BB Ante
Preflop all in by Worawat Kiatponglap with , put at risk by Nguyen Van Thai with . The board ran for a flush to Nguyen who climbed to 340k.
15:25: Short stacked Hamish Crawshaw raises nearly all
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 BB Ante
15:20: Too much for Tran Hong Cuong
Level 15: 2500-5000-5000 BB Ante
15:05: Players on break
The first break of the day is at hand. There are 138 players remaining from the 192 that started. We are inching closer to the money which starts at 119th place.15:00: Jack Wu shoves
Level 14: 2000-4000-4000 BB Ante
Just before the first break of the day, Jack Wu shoved his 125k+ stack on a board with a pot 110k already brewed, Trinh HuđĄy Thong tank-called thđŒen folded when the clock ran out.
14:55: Jo Anna picks up a pot
Level 14: 2000-4000-4000 BB Ante
From utg, Jo Anna raised to 8k, got called by cutoff Minku Kim to see the flop . Jo Anna c-bet 16k, KimêŠŹ folded. She is up to 125k.
14:40: Yohwan Lim goes bust
Level 14: 2000-4000-4000 BB Ante
estrela bet:Yohwan Lim has been swinging from the start with a fast double up off Teddy Pham, losing most of it along the way, then doubling up to stay alive, and now busted to Minh A. Nguyen with over .
14:30: Emmanuel Segismundo outdraws Le Ngoc Minh
Level 14: 2000-4000-4000 BB Ante
Segismundo
Minh
The flop ran for top pair to Minh but with the turn , it was two pair for Segismundo which held to the river . Segismundo at 300k.
14:20: Nguyen Huu Manh finds the courage to call
Level 14: 2000-4000-4000 BB Ante
Facing a board and a pot of 65k in the middle, Nguyen Huu Manh bet 26k then tanked on Nguyen Van Tien’s shove that well covered his stack. Manh tanked then found the courage to call with overpair. It was a good risk with Tien showing . The river further secured the win for Manh for a double up tê©Čo 165k. Tien droppđ„ed to 65k.
14:15: Phan Thanh Hung picks up a pot
Level 14: 2000-4000-4000 BB Ante
The day’s entering second big stack Phan Thanh Hung seems to have lost a stack of yellows but he is still a threat at the table. He picked up a small pot against Chong Wun Han to rise to 220k. On a turn board {7c and a pot of 20k, Phan bet 13k and got called by Chong. On the river , Phan sent out a larger 28k, Chong tank-folded leavingđ himself đŠ©60k.
14:05: Ha Duong versus Wai Keong Yong
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
On a turn board and a pot of 38k, Ha Duong bet 14.5k, Wai Keong Yong tank-called. The river Duong sent out 38k and once again Yong tanked then raised to 80k. Duong called and won it with flush over two pair. Duong up to 310k, Yong dropped to 53k.
13:55: Changhwan Lee delivers nasty beat to Nguyen Quang Minh
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Heard across the room was Nguyen Quang Minh’s shock at the turnout of the hand that sent him packing up. On a board , player engaged in a raise war that resulted in all the chips out front. Nguyen ahead with , Lee needing help with second pair. The river gave Lee one of the five outs he need to win. Lee shipped it and now sits witê§h 485k.
13:50: Dhaval Mudgal gets the best of Dinh Xuan Dinh
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Catching the action on the flop, Dinh Xuan Dinh called Dhaval Mudgal’s check-raise then pushed on the turn. that ran into Dhaval Mudgal’s set on a board . The turn secured a double up for Mudgal who then proceeded to collect the rest of Dinh’s 20 BB stack on a later hand. Mudgal at 550k.
13:45: Jack Wu dusts Wu Jun Hao
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Wu Jun Hao all in with but could not get past the larger stacked Jack Wu’s on a boađrd that dropped a Seven on the turn. Wu rises to 135k.
13:40: Kevin Ho apologizes and scoops
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Kevin Ho was all in with challenged by Vo Ngoc Hien with a better . However, the river found a Nine to pair up Ho’s kicker for a double up to 60k.
13:35: Cooler alert! Yohwan Lim doubles through Teddy PhamÂ
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Teddy Pham all in with , estrela bet:Yohwan Lim called the three-bet shove with , the boàčard ran low for a dođ
uble up to Lim to 130k. Pham plunged to 20k then busted on the next hand.
13:30: Early busts
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Main Event prize pool is in! 119 places paid!
Top prize = â«3,378,000,000 (~$137,700)
Min cash = â«40,000,000 (~$1,630)
13:15: Cards in the air for Day 2!Â
Level 13: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Main Event Day 2
Action will resume at 1pm on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Another 12 rounds will be played with blinds increasing every 50-minutes. We will have the payouts posted once it has been made available. Live updates begin at 1pm.Buy in: â«25,000,000 (~$1,020)
Entries: 822
Prize pool: â«17,940,150,000 (~$731,350)
Day 2 qualifiers: 192 players
ITM: 119 places
Day 2 chip counts and seat draw
| Rank | Player | Chips | BB | Table | seat |
| 1 | Hojin Kim | 310,500 | 104 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | Phan Thanh Hung | 310,000 | 103 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Nguyen Hoang Nam | 285,500 | 95 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Vincent Huang | 285,000 | 95 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Tan Pamplona | 280,500 | 94 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Jenam Yu | 280,500 | 94 | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | Tran Hong Chuong | 273,500 | 91 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Dinh Xuan Dinh | 262,500 | 88 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Lee Changhwan | 261,500 | 87 | 12 | 8 |
| 10 | Ngo Minh Tien | 261,000 | 87 | 20 | 8 |
| 11 | Nguyen Trong Nghia | 246,500 | 82 | 22 | 5 |
| 12 | Kevin Kar Wai Ang | 243,000 | 81 | 19 | 8 |
| 13 | Shyh Chyn Lim | 242,000 | 81 | 18 | 2 |
| 14 | Prommin Talordpong | 234,000 | 78 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | Nguyen Van Trung | 232,500 | 78 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | Dhaval Mudgal | 231,500 | 77 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Winfred Ka Wing Yu | 228,000 | 76 | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | Ha Van Thien | 226,000 | 75 | 6 | 6 |
| 19 | Jehun Hong | 225,000 | 75 | 21 | 8 |
| 20 | Ta Khanh Linh | 221,000 | 74 | 12 | 3 |
| 21 | Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam | 221,000 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jiwon Yoon | 220,500 | 74 | 21 | 5 |
| 23 | Ning Zhi Yi | 219,000 | 73 | 8 | 6 |
| 24 | Duong Thanh Ha | 218,000 | 73 | 22 | 3 |
| 25 | Nguyen Duc Nhat | 213,000 | 71 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | Nguyen Van Thai | 209,000 | 70 | 17 | 7 |
| 27 | Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 205,000 | 68 | 10 | 8 |
| 28 | Moses Calma Saquing | 200,000 | 67 | 13 | 6 |
| 29 | Chui Yuen Shan | 199,000 | 66 | 10 | 5 |
| 30 | Wai Kok Sim | 197,500 | 66 | 12 | 1 |
| 31 | Aigars Plivcs | 197,000 | 66 | 15 | 3 |
| 32 | Abhinav Iyer | 193,500 | 65 | 16 | 4 |
| 33 | Pham Tien Dung | 193,000 | 64 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Teng Kah Yew | 190,000 | 63 | 16 | 1 |
| 35 | Jack En Ching Wu | 190,000 | 63 | 11 | 6 |
| 36 | Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 188,000 | 63 | 14 | 1 |
| 37 | Florent Jeremy Yann Touboulic | 185,000 | 62 | 7 | 7 |
| 38 | Tran Duc Kien | 185,000 | 62 | 21 | 2 |
| 39 | Nguyen Van Tien | 185,000 | 62 | 23 | 2 |
| 40 | Kunal Patni | 184,000 | 61 | 24 | 6 |
| 41 | Chin Wei Lim | 181,000 | 60 | 9 | 7 |
| 42 | Seokyoung Lee | 180,000 | 60 | 3 | 8 |
| 43 | Shardul Parthasarathi | 179,500 | 60 | 5 | 3 |
| 44 | Kartik Ved | 177,000 | 59 | 6 | 1 |
| 45 | Zhou Hoa Qiang | 177,000 | 59 | 24 | 3 |
| 46 | Kang Hyomo | 175,500 | 59 | 6 | 2 |
| 47 | Ngo Khoa Anh | 174,500 | 58 | 23 | 3 |
| 48 | Lin Fung | 173,500 | 58 | 24 | 2 |
| 49 | Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy | 173,000 | 58 | 18 | 6 |
| 50 | Tai Chun Min | 169,000 | 56 | 5 | 8 |
| 51 | Ying Lin Chua | 166,500 | 56 | 15 | 7 |
| 52 | Emmanuel Segismundo | 164,500 | 55 | 2 | 6 |
| 53 | Chang Ki Kim | 162,500 | 54 | 23 | 6 |
| 54 | Minki Kim | 162,500 | 54 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 | Nguyen Tuan Anh | 159,500 | 53 | 16 | 3 |
| 56 | Jaesung Park | 159,500 | 53 | 22 | 1 |
| 57 | Clement Chung Yin Chau | 159,000 | 53 | 16 | 7 |
| 58 | Hyunku Kim | 158,500 | 53 | 18 | 3 |
| 59 | Huynh Van Hung | 158,500 | 53 | 17 | 6 |
| 60 | David Erquiaga | 158,000 | 53 | 3 | 7 |
| 61 | Ong Jingxiang | 154,500 | 52 | 4 | 8 |
| 62 | Nguyen Van Cuong | 153,500 | 51 | 19 | 4 |
| 63 | Nguyen Huu Manh | 152,000 | 51 | 20 | 2 |
| 64 | Dinh Manh Hung | 152,000 | 51 | 24 | 5 |
| 65 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 151,000 | 50 | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | Wai Keong Yong | 150,000 | 50 | 5 | 7 |
| 67 | Edgar Asehan | 148,000 | 49 | 8 | 2 |
| 68 | Ming San Chung | 148,000 | 49 | 6 | 3 |
| 69 | Zong Chi He | 148,000 | 49 | 13 | 3 |
| 70 | Pham Bao | 145,000 | 48 | 8 | 8 |
| 71 | Manh Tuong Ha | 144,000 | 48 | 9 | 8 |
| 72 | Grant Gardner | 144,000 | 48 | 15 | 4 |
| 73 | Vu The Tuan | 139,500 | 47 | 4 | 4 |
| 74 | Koh Hsien Ren | 137,500 | 46 | 11 | 3 |
| 75 | Fuk On Wong | 135,000 | 45 | 7 | 4 |
| 76 | Jo Anna | 135,000 | 45 | 21 | 1 |
| 77 | Le Thanh Nhat | 135,000 | 45 | 15 | 6 |
| 78 | Florencio Campomanes | 134,500 | 45 | 22 | 4 |
| 79 | Wai Kwan Yong | 134,000 | 45 | 24 | 4 |
| 80 | Asif Mustifa Makayi | 133,000 | 44 | 22 | 2 |
| 81 | Nguyen Thanh Phat | 133,000 | 44 | 18 | 1 |
| 82 | Le Minh Phuc | 131,500 | 44 | 3 | 5 |
| 83 | Kyunghwan Lee | 131,000 | 44 | 13 | 7 |
| 84 | Yi Wei Peng | 130,000 | 43 | 9 | 2 |
| 85 | Zhao Feng | 130,000 | 43 | 3 | 3 |
| 86 | Nguyen Nang Quang | 127,000 | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| 87 | Moon Seung Joon | 125,500 | 42 | 2 | 4 |
| 88 | Trung Phong Nguyen | 125,000 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| 89 | Win Meng Tan | 123,500 | 41 | 22 | 6 |
| 90 | Nguyen Duc Anh | 120,000 | 40 | 20 | 7 |
| 91 | Hwigon Park | 120,000 | 40 | 14 | 5 |
| 92 | Nguyen Quoc Anh | 120,000 | 40 | 20 | 5 |
| 93 | Nguyen Tien Thanh | 117,500 | 39 | 8 | 1 |
| 94 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 117,000 | 39 | 23 | 4 |
| 95 | Mike Takayama | 116,000 | 39 | 19 | 7 |
| 96 | Hwang Jungmin | 114,500 | 38 | 10 | 7 |
| 97 | Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | 114,000 | 38 | 1 | 5 |
| 98 | Thanisorn Sealor | 113,500 | 38 | 18 | 8 |
| 99 | Nguyen Minh Thanh | 111,500 | 37 | 14 | 7 |
| 100 | John Tech | 111,500 | 37 | 8 | 3 |
| 101 | Ruch Pornraksamanee | 111,000 | 37 | 2 | 5 |
| 102 | Thai Duong Ho Vo | 110,000 | 37 | 18 | 4 |
| 103 | Sehoon Han | 110,000 | 37 | 9 | 4 |
| 104 | Benjamin Sai | 109,500 | 37 | 1 | 4 |
| 105 | Kulnattee Kunatharakul | 109,000 | 36 | 23 | 8 |
| 106 | Chi-Jen Chu | 108,500 | 36 | 12 | 6 |
| 107 | Richard Marquez | 106,500 | 36 | 20 | 6 |
| 108 | Hyun Sung Joo | 104,500 | 35 | 10 | 6 |
| 109 | Minh Anh Nguyen | 104,000 | 35 | 11 | 1 |
| 110 | Hamish Crawshaw | 103,500 | 35 | 16 | 5 |
| 111 | Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu | 103,000 | 34 | 14 | 4 |
| 112 | Neel Joshi | 102,500 | 34 | 8 | 4 |
| 113 | Trinh Huy Thong | 101,500 | 34 | 24 | 8 |
| 114 | Yew Fatt Kan | 101,000 | 34 | 11 | 2 |
| 115 | Chong Wun Han | 97,000 | 32 | 7 | 2 |
| 116 | Haerok Lee | 96,000 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Fu Bang Huang | 95,000 | 32 | 21 | 4 |
| 118 | Yu Sheng Lin | 94,500 | 32 | 17 | 8 |
| 119 | Tran Huy Hoang | 94,500 | 32 | 15 | 2 |
| 120 | Rungrot Nuannoi | 93,500 | 31 | 12 | 7 |
| 121 | Vu Van The | 93,000 | 31 | 14 | 6 |
| 122 | Pham Phu Son Lam | 92,000 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
| 123 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | 91,000 | 30 | 21 | 7 |
| 124 | Lee Tse Ian | 90,500 | 30 | 13 | 1 |
| 125 | Nguyen Van Bao | 89,500 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| 126 | Dong Anh Dung | 89,000 | 30 | 9 | 5 |
| 127 | Nguyen Ngoc Ha | 89,000 | 30 | 11 | 8 |
| 128 | Kevin Yun Lam Choi | 87,500 | 29 | 15 | 8 |
| 129 | Nguyen Manh Tuan | 87,500 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 130 | Kumpyo Cho | 87,000 | 29 | 21 | 6 |
| 131 | Conrad Lumaban | 87,000 | 29 | 13 | 8 |
| 132 | LE PHUONG VIET | 87,000 | 29 | 1 | 8 |
| 133 | Ko Kyungsuk | 85,000 | 28 | 10 | 4 |
| 134 | TRAN DUC DONG | 84,000 | 28 | 20 | 4 |
| 135 | Saran Bayar | 83,000 | 28 | 7 | 6 |
| 136 | Nguyen Duc Minh | 83,000 | 28 | 19 | 6 |
| 137 | Do Tien Vu | 82,000 | 27 | 22 | 7 |
| 138 | Jun Hee Kim | 82,000 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 139 | Vincent Li Kwun Ngai | 82,000 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| 140 | Devan Tang | 81,000 | 27 | 16 | 6 |
| 141 | Worawat Kiatponglap | 80,000 | 27 | 22 | 8 |
| 142 | Kim Dahye | 80,000 | 27 | 11 | 5 |
| 143 | Seongsu Kong | 79,000 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 144 | Yohwan Lim | 78,000 | 26 | 5 | 1 |
| 145 | Phan Dinh Nam | 75,000 | 25 | 16 | 2 |
| 146 | James Mendoza | 75,000 | 25 | 7 | 8 |
| 147 | Tran Hoai Anh | 75,000 | 25 | 20 | 3 |
| 148 | Yip Ka Chuen | 74,000 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 149 | Nguyen Thi Bao An | 73,500 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| 150 | Ngo Trong Hieu | 71,500 | 24 | 1 | 7 |
| 151 | Teddy Quyet Tien Pham | 71,500 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| 152 | Kim Seung Yeol | 70,500 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| 153 | Pham Phu Son Lam | 70,500 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 154 | Phan Hung Cuong | 70,500 | 24 | 2 | 7 |
| 155 | Junam Lee | 70,000 | 23 | 8 | 5 |
| 156 | Phan Minh Duc | 69,500 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 157 | Tran Duy Binh | 67,500 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 158 | Le Ngoc Minh | 65,000 | 22 | 24 | 1 |
| 159 | Dennis Koon Siu Ng | 64,000 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
| 160 | Vo Ngoc HIen | 63,500 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 161 | Kirill Holland | 63,000 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| 162 | Wu Jun Hao | 63,000 | 21 | 11 | 7 |
| 163 | Bae Wonchul | 62,500 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 164 | Nguyen Huu Dung | 62,500 | 21 | 4 | 3 |
| 165 | Ta Van Mung | 61,500 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| 166 | Sanat Mehrotra | 59,000 | 20 | 2 | 8 |
| 167 | Linh Phan Trong | 56,500 | 19 | 17 | 1 |
| 168 | Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | 56,000 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 169 | Chung Yi Ho | 55,000 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| 170 | Mark Tze Yi Wong | 54,000 | 18 | 5 | 4 |
| 171 | Long Nguyen Duc | 52,500 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 172 | Yoo Honggo | 52,000 | 17 | 4 | 6 |
| 173 | Jaehyun Kim | 51,000 | 17 | 20 | 1 |
| 174 | Shao Min Huang | 49,500 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
| 175 | Eugene Co | 49,500 | 17 | 23 | 5 |
| 176 | Dongwook Gwon | 49,000 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 177 | Do Tuan Phong | 46,000 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| 178 | Min Yujung | 45,500 | 15 | 19 | 1 |
| 179 | Lim Choong Sub | 41,000 | 14 | 21 | 3 |
| 180 | Mi Ran Hwang | 40,500 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 181 | To Nga Ko Annie | 39,500 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| 182 | Ha Huy Yu | 37,000 | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 183 | Kevin Dinh Ho | 35,500 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| 184 | Hon Wai Fung | 32,500 | 11 | 17 | 5 |
| 185 | Jonas Rothmund | 31,000 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| 186 | Nguyen Ngoc Tung | 29,000 | 10 | 18 | 5 |
| 187 | Sunghwa Park | 25,000 | 8 | 18 | 7 |
| 188 | Chun Kit Leung | 23,000 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 189 | Soonchul Hwang | 22,000 | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| 190 | Van Tien Dinh | 21,500 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 191 | Truong Toan Chan | 20,000 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 192 | Nguyen The Anh | 15,000 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Main Event Day 1B chip counts
85 advanced out of 377 entries
| Player | Flag | Chips |
| Hon Wai Fung | Hong Kong | 325,000 |
| Phan Thanh Hung | Vietnam | 310,000 |
| Nguyen Hoang Nam | Vietnam | 285,500 |
| Tran Hong Chuong | Vietnam | 273,500 |
| Lee Changhwan | Korea | 261,500 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | Vietnam | 261,000 |
| Nguyen Trong Nghia | Vietnam | 246,500 |
| Kevin Kar Wai Ang | Malaysia | 243,000 |
| Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | 234,000 |
| Winfred Ka Wing Yu | Hong Kong | 228,000 |
| Ha Van Thien | Vietnam | 226,000 |
| Jehun Hong | Korea | 225,000 |
| Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam | Vietnam | 221,000 |
| Ning Zhi Yi | Malaysia | 219,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Nhat | Vietnam | 213,000 |
| Nguyen Van Thai | Vietnam | 209,000 |
| Nguyen Kinh Huyen | Vietnam | 205,000 |
| Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | Vietnam | 188,000 |
| Florent Jeremy Touboulic | France | 185,000 |
| Tran Duc Kien | Vietnam | 185,000 |
| Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 181,000 |
| Seokyoung Lee | Korea, South | 180,000 |
| Ngo Khoa Anh | Vietnam | 174,500 |
| Lin Fung | Hong Kong | 173,500 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy | Vietnam | 173,000 |
| Emmanuel Segismundo | Philippines | 164,500 |
| Minki Kim | Korea | 162,500 |
| Nguyen Tuan Anh | Vietnam | 159,500 |
| Jaesung Park | Korea | 159,500 |
| Huynh Van Hung | Vietnam | 158,500 |
| Nguyen Van Cuong | Vietnam | 153,500 |
| Dinh Manh Hung | Vietnam | 152,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Minh | Vietnam | 151,000 |
| Zong Chi He | Taiwan | 148,000 |
| Grant Gardner | UK | 144,000 |
| Koh Hsien Ren | Malaysia | 137,500 |
| Jo Anna | Korea | 135,000 |
| Le Thanh Nhat | Vietnam | 135,000 |
| Nguyen Nang Quang | Vietnam | 127,000 |
| Trung Phong Nguyen | Vietnam | 125,000 |
| Nguyen Quoc Anh | Vietnam | 120,000 |
| Hwang Jungmin | Korea | 114,500 |
| Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | Vietnam | 114,000 |
| Thanisorn Sealor | Thailand | 113,500 |
| John Tech | Philippines | 111,500 |
| Sehoon Han | Korea | 110,000 |
| Kulnattee Kunatharakul | Thailand | 109,000 |
| Chi-Jen Chu | Taiwan | 108,500 |
| Minh Anh Nguyen | Vietnam | 104,000 |
| Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 103,500 |
| Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu | Vietnam | 103,000 |
| Trinh Huy Thong | Vietnam | 101,500 |
| Chong Wun Han | Malaysia | 97,000 |
| Fu Bang Huang | Taiwan | 95,000 |
| Tran Huy Hoang | Vietnam | 94,500 |
| Pham Phu Son Lam | Vietnam | 92,000 |
| Lee Tse Ian | Malaysia | 90,500 |
| Nguyen Van Bao | Vietnam | 89,500 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Ha | Vietnam | 89,000 |
| Kevin Yun Lam Choi | Hong Kong | 87,500 |
| Kumpyo Cho | Korea | 87,000 |
| Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | 87,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Minh | Vietnam | 83,000 |
| Devan Tang | Hong Kong | 81,000 |
| Seongsu Kong | Korea | 79,000 |
| James Mendoza | USA | 75,000 |
| Tran Hoai Anh | Vietnam | 75,000 |
| Nguyen Thi Bao An | Vietnam | 73,500 |
| Ngo Trong Hieu | Vietnam | 71,500 |
| Phan Minh Duc | Vietnam | 69,500 |
| Le Ngoc Minh | Vietnam | 65,000 |
| Dennis Koon Siu Ng | Australia | 64,000 |
| Wu Jun Hao | Singapore | 63,000 |
| Sanat Mehrotra | India | 59,000 |
| Linh Phan Trong | Vietnam | 56,500 |
| Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | Vietnam | 56,000 |
| Chung Yi Ho | Taiwan | 55,000 |
| Mark Tze Yi Wong | Singapore | 54,000 |
| Shao Min Huang | China | 49,500 |
| Dongwook Gwon | Korea | 49,000 |
| Do Tuan Phong | Vietnam | 46,000 |
| Kevin Dinh Ho | France | 35,500 |
| Jonas Rothmund | Germany | 31,000 |
| Van Tien Dinh | Vietnam | 21,500 |
| Nguyen The Anh | Vietnam | 15,000 |
22:40: Main Event Day 1B ends!
With all tables done with the last hands, that’s a wrap for Main Event Day 1B! We will have the chip counts up as soon as it has been made available. The screens currently have the count at 377 entries and 85 survivors. Phan Thanh Hung is the unofficial chip leader of this heat with over 300k. Standby for the recap where we will have all the info.22:35: Nguyen Trong Nghia vs Truong Vu Tran Khanh
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
One of the day’s biggest stacks, Nguyen Trong Nghia went head to head against Truong Vu Tran Khanh who opened from the button and Nguyen defended on the big blind. At the flop , Truong c-bet 16k, Nguyen called. On the turn , no bets landed. The river came , Nguyen bet 20k, Truong raised to 50k, Nguyen tank-folded while showing . Truong returned the gesture and showed full house.
22:30: Mark Tze Yi Wong alive with Aces
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
22:25: Tran Hong Chuong tanks Ning Zhi Yi, drags in a big one
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Tran Hong Chuong may have momentarily jumped to the lead after dragging in a big pot against Ning Zhi Yi. On a board ađnd around đĄ70k+ in the pot, Tran overbet 91.5k that sent Ning tanking. The clock was eventually called on Ning who failed to act for a mucked hand. Tran zoomed to nearly 300k, Ning at 260k.
22:20: Dinh Manh Hung shoves for the pot
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Dinh Manh Hung moved all in for 38.5k on a board with 52k already đŻin the pot. Vu The đ€ĄTuan tanked then folded.
22:15: Koh Hsien Ren doubles through Crawshaw
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Short stacked Koh Hsien Ren all in with , Hamish Crawshaw snap called with , the board ran low, double up for Koh to 90k.
22:10: Ha Van Thien vs Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Preflop Ha Van Thien and Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu built a pot of 31k then added more on the flop with Nguyen betting 10k and Thien check-calling. On the turn Thien slid out a tower of yellows, Nguyen foldđ
ed. Thiđen up to 150k, Nguyen dropped to 48k.
22:00: Last level of Day 1B, shove fest continues; Talordpong all in
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
The Main Event has entered the last level of play in with it come a flood of all ins. At table 1, Prommin Talordpong raised all in of about pot size, on a turn board and 87k in the middleđŻ. Initial bettor Nguyen Ngoc Dai tankedêŠ then gave up his 25k bet.
21:50: Double up for Kok Wai Sim
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB
Another short stack gambling everything, Kok Wai Sim all in for 27k with , got called by a player with , no bad beat arrived for a double up to Kok.
21:40: Nguyen Phuong Ngoc earns with quads
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Catching the action on the river and a pot of 20k built, Nguyen Phuong Ngoc bet 14k and got called. Nguyen showed quads.
21:30: Abhinav Iyer busts then re-enters
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Abhinav Iyer raised to 5k preflop and small blind Nguyen Thi Bao called. The flop Nguyen laid out a bet that covered Iyer’s stack, Iyer risked it.
Iyer top pair
Nguyen overpair
The turn was a set for Nguyen and with the river , Iyer packedê§ up and registered for Day 1C. Ngï·șuyen chipped up to 115k.
21:15: Minh A. Nguyen beats Koh’s aces on the turn
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Minh A. Nguyen called Koh Hsien Ren’s 5k bet on the flop , then called the jam on the turn . Koh had , Nguyen with two pair. The river assured the double for Nguyen to 150k.
21:10: Sung Joo Hyun falls to Hieu Ngo
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Action on cutoff Hieu Ngo who shoved with . button player WSOP bracelet winner Sung Joo Hyun joined him with and was at risk of busting. The board came for a fullđ house to Ngo and the endêŠż of this heat for Hyun. He has since re-entered and is now slugging it out at Day 1C Turbo.
21:00: Short stacks shoving…
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
With registration closed for Day 1B, it has been a short stack shove fest since the return from break. Among the lucky ones was Oh Junseok who was all in with that found an ace on the river to beat pocket Queens. Another was Ha Huy Vu with turning a flush to crack Queens.
20:40: Registration closes at 379 entries
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Registration closed with 379 entries, there are currently 165 players remaining. Three levels to go before bagging time for this heat. For those that want to sign up, we suggest to dođ so soon. Day 1C has blinds increasing every 20 minutes so it is a fast one. Buy in is â«25,000,000 (~$1,020). The â«10 Billion guarantee is already history with the pot pushing past â«16 Billion.Â
20:10: Teddy Pham says no to Mateo
Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a board and a pot of 24.3k, Teddy Pham jammed and estrela bet:Christopher Mateo asked if he’d show. Pham didn’t agree and Mateo still folded.
20:00: Pham Phu Son Lam celebrates his luck
Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
Pham Phu Son Lam was nearly out when he had it all in with against Milan Stojkovic’s . However, luck found him with the card felted for trips. Pham fist pumped the air in celeđbratđșion and chipped up o 58k.
20:10: Main Event Day 1C underway
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
The last entry heat to the Main Event is up and running. Day 1C Turbo will see blinds increase every 20 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 10. Bagging time will be announced once Day 1B closes. To jump in, buy in is â«25,000,000 with uêŠnlimited re-entries. It is well to know that the â«10 Billion guarantee has been breached and the pot is pushing into â«16 Billion at the moment.Â
19:50: Seongsu Kong in action
Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
Seongsu Kong was seen entering several pots, one that earned him a double up. The first pot we caught he raised preflop and got called by the big blind Phachara Wongwichit. On the flop , Kong jammed, Wongwichit tank-folded.
Next hand, Kong lost some chips to Cho Kumpyo with pocket Fours dominated by pocket Eights. Two few hands after Kong was on the small blind and raised to 5k, big blind Jeffrey Lo called. The board completed , Kong jammed, Lo called, Kong won it with flush beating Lo’s two pair.
19:45: Tzai Wei Phua switches up and takes it
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Three players in on a pot of 9.5k and flop . Hwang Jungmin bet 3k, one player folded, Tzai Wei Phua called. On the turn , Phua switched gears and led for 9k, Hwang fêŠolded. Hwang dropped to 120, Phua up to 47k.
19:40: Vu Duc Trung falls to Changhwan Lee
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
All in on a turn board , at risk player Vu Duc Trung with behind Changhwan Lee’s . The river didn’t help Trung to bounce out while Lee above average of 60k.
19:30: Lucky Michael Thanh Luong
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Michael Thanh Luong was dominated at the shove with against a player’s . However, the board ran to improve to two pair and double up.
19:20: Cowboys good to Tan Xi ZuanÂ
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
19:15: Tran Huy Phong doubles off Ning Zhi Yi
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
All in on the river with a pot of 21k brewed, Tran Huy Phong was at risk but shipped it with full house against Ning Zhi Yi’s two pair. He chipped up to 51k.
19:10: Lee Sung Kun boosted by rockets
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Lee Sung Kun woke up with and it paid in full with a double up from Vu The Tuan with .
19:00: Thanisorn Sealor eliminated
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Thanisorn Sealor was all in with , called by Kwon Riangkyu with , the flop further improved Sealor, and no change on the turn, but the river , switched them up. Kwon formedêŠș a straight to ship it and elimiđ
·nated Sealor.
18:50: Kulnattee Kunatharakul gets a bit more from Colada
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
By the river, the pot swelled to 27k with a board showing. Kulnattee Kunatharakul bet 5k, Jose Colada tanked then called. Kunatharakul opened , Colada mucked.
18:45: Nguyen Hoang Nam wins a good pot
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Three players looked down on a board and 7k iêŠn the pot, Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 2k and won it with no callers. Huy Pham whispers to the reporter that he had J-2 for quads.
18:40: Tran Hoai Nam with back to back shoves
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Short stacked Tran Hoai Nam shoved twice, uncalled the first time preflop. On the next, he shoved on a board and once again didn’t get the call to win the pot. He is back to starting stack.
18:30: Prommin Talordpong heard roaring
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Prommin Talordpong was heard roaring across the Grand Hall after spiking a straight on the river to crack aces. It was all in preflop with Nguyen Robert Tuan and Talordpong . The board came to boot Nguyen and Talordpong rise to over 100k.
18:20: Players back from the dinner break
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
17:20: Tran Dinh Quy falls to Jo Anna
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Tran Dinh Quy all in with , Jo Anna had for fifty-fifty flip. An ace quickly found the flop and it heđld to send Tran packing.
17:10: Good call by Le Ngoc Minh for a split pot
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board and 40k in the pot, Nguyen Ngoc Dai bet 10.1k, Le Ngoc Minh tanked then made the call. Nguyen showed full house, and Le had for a split pot.
17:00: Le Thanh Nat banks a double with rockets
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Catching the action only at the count, Le Thanh Nhat banked a double with over Hoang Hoi Nam’s on a blank board. He chipped up to 125k wđhilàče Hoang dropped to 20k.
16:45: Nguyen Huu Nam denies a short stack
Level 5: 300-500-500
Nguyen Huu Nam called short stacked Wi Daehan’s all in and it was a flip. Nguyen had , Wi with , the board dropped a King on the flop then a Seven on the turn for Nguyen to ship it. The river was .
16:40: Ladies battle, Nguyen Thi Bao claims it
Level 5: 300-500-500
A small pot of 7.2k in the middle and a board . Min Yujung bet 2k, Nguyen Thi Bao raiđses 7500, Min tanks then giveđšs it up.
16:30: Aces cracked! Kim Hyun Sup booted, Hwang Jungmin scoops
Level 5: 300-500-500
Bad result for Kim Hyun Sup who once again has to re-enter if he wants to get in on this pot. Yesterday, he was the reason for Hojin Kim’s rise to chip leader and today, he just busted to Hwang Jungmin. It was all in preflop, Kim had , Hwang with , the cards ran for a flush draw to Hwang which he completed on the turn . The river was of no consequeàœ§nce. Kim packed up, Hwang just uâšnder 70k.
16:20: John Bon Phan survivesÂ
Level 5: 300-500-500
All in on the river with John Bon Phan getting lucky with his improving to a straight against têŠșo double up. He is still below average with 24k but still very playable with blinds low.
16:00: Do Kwan Nam spikes it on the river
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Do Kwan Nam faced a board and moved all in for 16.5k. Dinh Trung Hieu tanked then called with . Do had . The river was as Dinh feared. Do improved but notđ to a flush but to a straight to ship it and send Dinh to the exit. Do chippedđź up to 46k.
15:50: Thanisorn Sealor eliminates Kim Minku
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Kim Minku had and was all in on a board , Thanisorn Sealor had better to ship it and boot Kim. He chipped up to 40k.
15:40: Thanakrit Lachaima defends big blind and wins a raised pot
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Action opened with a raise by PLO Turbo champion Sin Ren Chen, to his immediate left was Deepstack champion Dang Thanh Luong who called, and big blind Thanakrit Lachaima defended. No bets fired at the flop to bring a turn . Lachaim bet 5k, no callers.
15:30: Players back from the break
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
After the 15-minute break, the field is at 248 with 208 seated. Among the new players coming in during the previous rounds were Phachara Wongwichit, Teddy Pham, Tran Huy Hoang, estrela bet:Christopher Mateo, Quang Nguyen, Cao Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Dai, Dang Van Hien, and Poker Dream creator Wiânfred Yu. Currenđtly leading the race is John Tech with over 100k.
15:15: Jo Ann rails Kim Hoon
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Kim Hoon all in preflop, was called by two players – Jo Anna and Nguyen Thanh Tung. The callers checked to the river , Jo Anna bets for a side pot but Nguyen wasn’t interested and folded. Jo Anna had to flush, Kim busted with . Jo Anna just under 50k.
15:05: Nguyen Hoang Nam doubles up through Choi Seunghoon
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
On a flop , Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 8k and Choi Seunghoon called to build a 20k pot. On the turn , Nguyen moved all in for 13.2k and got the call. Nguyen opened top pair and was ahead of Choi’s . The river ensured the double up for Nguyen.
14:45: Ho Chung Yi tanks with aces
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river and 33.5k already in the middle, Kim Dahye bets 15.5k that sends Ho Chung Yi tanking. He eventually called and showed which had Kim’s beat. She is down to around 17k while Yi climbedtođ 70k.
14:40: Nguyen Huu Dung evades the rail
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Nguyen Huu Dung is among the newcomers to the Main Event but has already lost a large portion of his starting stack. He pushed his remaining 7.7k in with and got challenged by estrela bet:Lester Edoc with . The board ran a wild flop, then with the turn and river , Nguyen evaded elimination and doubàœ§led up to 16.6k.
14:30: Nguyen Quang Minh doubles up
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
On a turn board and 26k in the pot, Nguyen Quang Minh goes all in for his last 11k with and gets paid by Ho Chung Yi with .
14:28: Jang Du Young sends Kim Changhyun packing
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Jang Du Young was all in on a flop and Kim Changhyun called for his tournament life. Jang was ahead with but Kim had outs with his but with the turn and river he missed to exit early.
14:30: Gi Young Jin runs into Van Tien Dinh’s rockets
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Another player goes bust in table 6 with NLH Turbo champion Gi Young biting it with running into Van Tien Dinh’s .
14:25: Park Seokwon dusts Hoang Hai Nam
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Preflop raise war at table 6 led to estrela bet:Hoang Hai Nam all in with and bigger stacked Park Seokwon with . The board came to send Hoang packing and Park up to 70k.
14:20: John Tech straight up for a nice pot
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board and 29.4k in the pot, estrela bet:John Tech bet 16k and was tank-called by Truong Ton Chan. Tech turned over sđtraight, Truong mucked and said he had two-pđair. Tech up to 85k.
14:15: Lin Fung gets paid
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
On a board , sb Kim Minku bet 11k onto a pot of 13.3k, down the round Lin Fung jammed his 16.8k stack, Kim folded to thđČe small shove. Fung up to 31k.
14:10: Four way to the flop, Thanakrit Lachaima bets to win
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Four way action to the flop and a pot of over 13k built, small blind Thanakrit Lachaima bets 7k and finds no callers to claim it. He chippedܫ up to 50k.
14:00: Justin Chu doubles up but still very short
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Blinds have gone up and beside the media table we see ailing short stacked Chi-Jen Chu aka Justin all in with . He was challenged by Nguyen Van Trung with . No hits on the bođŒard for both players for the Ace-high to hold and a double up to Chu to 6.5k.
13:50: Kwon Yong Man triples up
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Not sure how he was in the pot but utg player Kwon Yong Man was all in on the river then shipped a triple up with quads on a board . He bested and to chip up to 69.3k.
13:45: Changhwan Lee over double starting
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
13:40: Over 100 entries
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
13:35: Nguyen Van Xuan tanks Nguyen Quang Minh
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Nguyen Van Xuan min raised from utg, Nguyen Quang Minh called, Grant Gardner thee-bet to 1700, and got called by both Nguyens. Action was checked to the turn . Xuan led for 5k and found one customer in Minh. The river made itꊰ four diamonds on the board, âXuan bet 4k, Minh tank folded.
13:30: Tran Duc Kien earns a decent pot
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Three players build a pot of 3200 preflop then check it to the turn . Acting first, Wai Cheong Wong bet 1500, got called by both opponents Tran Duc Kien and Pham Tien Dung. On the river , they all opted to check again, Wong showed pocket Tens, Tran won it with top pair, Pham mucked.
13:25: At the scene
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
13:15: Main Event Day 1B underway!
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
And we are off! Cards are now flying for Day 1B of the Main Event! There are currently 64 players seateâd and with a long queue at registration,đš it is expected to cross the 100 marker before the end of the round. For players looking to jump in, we expect the â«10 Billion guarantee to be breached in today.
Event details, buy in is â«25,000,000 (~$1,020) with unlimited re-entries. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. There will be a 50-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6 and registration clâoses at the start of Level 10. From there, they play another three levels, bagging up at the end of Level 12.Â
The player to catch is Day 1A chip leader estrela bet:Hojin Kim who bagged up 310,500 eđŻquivalent to 103 BB. 72 players advanced out of 293 entries. Scroll down below for the qualifiers.
Main Event Day 1B starts at 1pm on Friday, October 21, 2022! See you then!
Main Event Day 1A chip counts
77 out of 293 entries
| Player | Flag | Chips | |
| 1 | Hojin Kim | Korea | 310,500 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Tan Pamplona | Philippines | 280,500 |
| 3 | Jenam Yu | Korea | 280,500 |
| 4 | Dinh Xuan Dinh | Vietnam | 262,500 |
| 5 | Shyh Chyn Lim | Malaysia | 242,000 |
| 6 | Dhaval Mudgal | India | 231,500 |
| 7 | Ta Khanh Linh | Vietnam | 221,000 |
| 8 | Jiwon Yoon | Korea | 220,500 |
| 9 | Moses Calma Saquing | USA | 200,000 |
| 10 | Aigars Plivcs | Vietnam | 197,000 |
| 11 | Teng Kah Yew | Malaysia | 190,000 |
| 12 | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | 179,500 |
| 13 | Kang Hyomo | Korea | 175,500 |
| 14 | Tai Chun Min | Taiwan | 169,000 |
| 15 | Ying Lin Chua | Malaysia | 166,500 |
| 16 | Chang Ki Kim | Korea | 162,500 |
| 17 | Hyunku Kim | Korea | 158,500 |
| 18 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 158,000 |
| 19 | Ong Jingxiang | Malaysia | 154,500 |
| 20 | Nguyen Huu Manh | Vietnam | 152,000 |
| 21 | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 150,000 |
| 22 | Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 148,000 |
| 23 | Ming San Chung | Hong Kong | 148,000 |
| 24 | Pham Bao | Vietnam | 145,000 |
| 25 | Manh Tuong Ha | Vietnam | 144,000 |
| 26 | Fuk On Wong | Hong Kong | 135,000 |
| 27 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 134,500 |
| 28 | Wai Kwan Yong | Malaysia | 134,000 |
| 29 | Kyunghwan Lee | Korea | 131,000 |
| 30 | Yi Wei Peng | Taiwan | 130,000 |
| 31 | Win Meng Tan | Malaysia | 123,500 |
| 32 | Nguyen Duc Anh | USA | 120,000 |
| 33 | Hwigon Park | Korea | 120,000 |
| 34 | Nguyen Tien Thanh | Vietnam | 117,500 |
| 35 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 116,000 |
| 36 | Nguyen Minh Thanh | Vietnam | 111,500 |
| 37 | Thai Duong Ho Vo | Vietnam | 110,000 |
| 38 | Benjamin Sai | Singapore | 109,500 |
| 39 | Richard Marquez | Philippines | 106,500 |
| 40 | Neel Joshi | India | 102,500 |
| 41 | Yew Fatt Kan | Malaysia | 101,000 |
| 42 | Haerok Lee | Korea | 96,000 |
| 43 | Yu Sheng Lin | Taiwan | 94,500 |
| 44 | Rungrot Nuannoi | Thailand | 93,500 |
| 45 | Vu Van The | Vietnam | 93,000 |
| 46 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 91,000 |
| 47 | Dong Anh Dung | Vietnam | 89,000 |
| 48 | Saran Bayar | Mongolia | 83,000 |
| 49 | Do Tien Vu | Vietnam | 82,000 |
| 50 | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 82,000 |
| 51 | Worawat Kiatponglap | Thailand | 80,000 |
| 52 | Yohwan Lim | Korea | 78,000 |
| 53 | Phan Dinh Nam | Vietnam | 75,000 |
| 54 | Yip Ka Chuen | Hong Kong | 74,000 |
| 55 | Kim Seung Yeol | Korea | 70,500 |
| 56 | Pham Phu Son Lam | Vietnam | 70,500 |
| 57 | Phan Hung Cuong | Vietnam | 70,500 |
| 58 | Junam Lee | Korea | 70,000 |
| 59 | Tran Duy Binh | Vietnam | 67,500 |
| 60 | Vo Ngoc HIen | Vietnam | 63,500 |
| 61 | Kirill Holland | Russia | 63,000 |
| 62 | Bae Wonchul | Korea | 62,500 |
| 63 | Ta Van Mung | Vietnam | 61,500 |
| 64 | Long Nguyen Duc | Vietnam | 52,500 |
| 65 | Jaehyun Kim | Korea | 51,000 |
| 66 | Lim Choong Sub | Korea | 41,000 |
| 67 | Mi Ran Hwang | Korea | 40,500 |
| 68 | To Nga Ko Annie | Hong Kong | 39,500 |
| 69 | Nguyen Ngoc Tung | Vietnam | 29,000 |
| 70 | Sunghwa Park | Korea | 25,000 |
| 71 | Chun Kit Leung | Hong Kong | 23,000 |
| 72 | Soonchul Hwang | Korea | 22,000 |
Main Event Day 1A ends
After 12 rounds of play, Main Event is in the books. 293 signed up with only 72 surviving. We will have the chip counts posted here as soon as it has been made available.23:45: Fu Bang Huang Queens fall to Campomanes’ cowboys
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Fu Bang Huang was all in with which was way behind Florencio Campomanes’ . No help arrived to end his day at theêŠĄ rails. Campomanes chipped up to above average stack.
23:40: Rungrot Nuannoi survives the flip
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Rungrot Nuannoi was all in for his tournament life with , got called by a player with , the board was for a full house.
23:35: Hojin Kim boots Kim Hyung Sup
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
23:30: Kim Jae Hyun dusts Jack Wu
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
23:20: Kim Hyung Sup doubles up through Tiger
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Kim
Lee
23:10: Thai Duong Ho Vo in action
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Thai Duong Ho Vo’s stack has been swinging lately but always staying above average. We caught a couple of her hands. The first one ended on a split with Yip Ka Chuen with both player showing Ace-King. The board was , Thai bet the flop and river and Chuen called.
On the next hand, she bluff bet the river and was snap-called by Dhaval Mudgal. Thai showed , big bilnd Mudgal with two pair. Thai drê©”opped to 112k, Mudgal chipped up to 220k.
22:45: Neel Joshi rails Gardner
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
22:35: Kwon Riangkyu claims the pot
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Three players were in for a small pot of 19k that saw the board complete . No bets throughout, Kwon Riangkyu turned over hole cards , Lim Choong Sub and Yi Wei Peng đmucked. Kwon up to 66k.
22:25: Blinds up
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
22:10: Kannapong Thanarattrakul crashes to Pamplona
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Rollercoaster day for Kannapong Thanarattrakul and in the end it was his end. The Thai pro shoved on the turn with second pair to send all his chips to Jeffrey Pamplona. The board was , Thanarattrakul , Pamplona . Pđ„amplona zoomed to 315k and is the overwhelminđ€Șg chip leader.
22:00: Fuk On Wong wins the three-way as Crawshaw busts
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Crawshaw
Le
Wong
The board stayed clean for nearlê§y a sweep. Crawshaw busted, Le droppeâd to 7 BB.
21:50: Jason Kyle Magbanua earns a bit from Plicvs
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
On a flop , PLO champion Jason Kyle Magbanua bet 7k onto a 10k pot. Aigars Plivcs check-called to see the turn . Plicvs checked again, Magbanua slightly ođverpot of 25k, Plicvs folded. Magbanua scooped it to rise to over 140k.
21:40: Registration is closed!
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
21:25: Break time! Last chance to enter
Players are on their last break of the day which means it is the last chance for anyone who wishes to enter today’s starting heat. There are currently 290 entries. The event is on pace to smashing the guarantee.21:20: Dong Anh Dung jams for the pot
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a flop , Dong Anh Duy check-jammed a player’s 20k bet on a pot of 37.4k. No call was made, Dong zoomed to 87.4k.
21:15: Lester Edoc shocks the table hero-calling with air
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river and 22k in the pot, bb positioned Junhee Kim bet 9k, button estrela bet:Lester Edoc called, Kim said “good call” while showing his bluff. Edoc chuckled expressing he was beat. The table and Kim were shocked as Kim won it with Queen-high. Edoc showed ad said “I knew you were bluffing.”
21:05: Nguyen Van Trung dominated, Yip Ka Chuen ships it
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
A pot of 33k was in the middle with three players staring down a turn board . Nguyen Van Trung fired đŻa large 22k, one player folded, Yip Ka Chuen moved all in for a total of 40k. Nguyen called.
Chuen
Nguyen
The river was good for Chuen to stack a double up.
20:55: Nguyen Duc Anh earns a double
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Big pot of 20k built preflop between Nguyen Duc Anh and the button player. The board showed , button bet 11k, Nguyen shoved his 19k stack and was snap called. Nguyen was ahead set against . The turn and river were blanks for a doubleà± up to 58đk.
20:46: Blinds up and last level of late registration
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
20:30: Big stacks around the room
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim – 210k
Jeffrey Pamplona – 205k
Ta Khanh Linh – 164k
Thai Duong Ho Vo – 163k
Dhaval Mudgal – 150k
Richard Marquez – 150k
Lee Haerok – 140k
Aigars Plivcs – 130k
Neel Joshi – 122k
20:06: Blinds up
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
20:05: Nguyen Ngoc Ha finishes Truong Vu Tran Khanh
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Truong Vu Tran Khanh pushed preflop with and fell flat against Nguyen Ngoc Ha’s . Nguyen now up to 140k.
19:55: Three way ends Tiger Lee and Iyer, Ming San Chung ship it
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Three way all in at table 1 with Abhinav Iyer ahead , big stacked Ming San Chung , and Lee Seok Young aka Tiger . When the flop and turn landed Iyer was still ahead but the river gave Chung the boat to boot out two players.
19:45: Lim Choong Sub rails one
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
A short stacked female player went all in with but could not get past Lim Choong Sub whose improved to a straight. Lim chipped up to 40k.
19:35: Kunal Patni folds to the raise
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
On a board { 8c},đ Kunal Patni laid out a bet 6700 onto a pot of 11.5k. Three seats over, he was raised double and opted to fold leaving himself around 35 BB.
19:30: William Ysmael picks it up with top pair
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
By the flop , Deepstack Turbo champion William Ysmael and a player built a pot of 4.8k. Ysmael took a stab with a 3200 bet and was called. On the turn , both players checked to see the river . Ysmael slid out a 5200 bet, was called, then won it with top pair. He climbed to over 50k.Â
19:25: Players are back on the beat, blinds are up!
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
18:40: Dinner break
50-minute dinner break. There are currently 248 entries with 204 seated. Registration is still open, closing at the end of Level 9 approx 9:30pm. We’ll be back!18:20: Shyh Chyn Lim ends Diep, rises to 178k
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim is the big stack at his table and got even bigger after sending estrela bet:Kyle Bao Diep packing. Lim opened with a 130â0 raise, got called by oneđ player, then Diep shoved from the big blind. Only Lim joined the jam session for a heads up showdown.
Diep
Lim
The board ran for a higher pair to Lim. He is up to 178k.
18:10: Hamish Crawshaw sits then gets paid
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Hamish Crawshaw re-entered and found some instant good fortune at his new location. Facing a raise from Jenam Yu, he shoved and got called. Crawshaw was ahead to Yu’s . The board dropped a Jack and a Five at the flop for a set to both with Crawshaw still out fronđœt and held for a double up to 50k.
18:00: Juwon KimÂ
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board and 63k already weighing down the middle, Juwon Kim moved all in for his remaining 3.1k. Despite his challenger having a big stack, he still folded to the small bet and showed . Kim claimed the pot then proceeded to enter theđ next hand.
It was a four way limped pot, it was checked to the turn . Zong Chi He bet 1300, called by two players that included Kim. The river was checked. Kim had for the win. Kim chipped up to 80k.
17:53: Blinds upÂ
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
17:40: Choi Seunghoon bags a double with rockets
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Premium hands lighting up the felt. Choi Seunghoon woke up with Aces and estrela bet:Moses Saquing had Kinܫgs. No bad beats arrived for a double up to Choi to 57k.
17:30: Lester Edoc rails Minae Jung
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Easy money for estrela bet:Lester Edoc who called Minae Jung’s shove and dominated throughout. Jung had that missed the board completely for Edoc’s good to take down a pđŒlayer and the pot. Edoc risesđŻ to 67k.
17:20: Raiden Kan double barrels Ben Lai
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Raiden Kan and Benjamin Lai were staring down a board , Kan bet 2k and Lai check-called. On the river , Kan bet 11k, Lai tank-called it them mucked when Kan showed . Kan up to 48k.
17:15: Florencio Campomanes shocked at the showdown
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Heavy preflop betting started with a limp, raised to 1100 by Florencio Campomanes, was called by one, the a player three-bet to 5500, back to the limper who called, then Campomanes five-bet to 16.1k. Much too much, two players folded while the initial limper called. At the flop , Campomanes shoved and got called. He showed and was shocked to see he was ahead of his caller’s . The turn improved the lesser hand, the river sent Campomanes back ouê§t front to shđ°ip it and climb to 70k.
17:13: Blinds up
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
DEEPSTACK Update
The two day Deepstack is down to the final 9 players. Players are vying for the top prize of â«379,đ180,00đ§0 (~US$ 15,450). Mystery Bounty champion Kunal Patni is in the lineup and is looking to be the first player to rein in two titles.Â
17:00: More notables arrive, 200 entries
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
The field is now up to 200 entries. Among the newcomers were estrela bet:Shardul Parthasarathi, estrela bet:Lester Edoc, Benjamin Lai, Hamish Crawshaw, estrela bet:John Tech, Abhinav Iyer, Nguyen Manh Hung, and estrela bet:Mike Takayama who quickly busted.
16:55: Luong Van Quang up to 70k
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Three-way pot raised pot saw a flop drop . Action was checked to the button Luong Van Quang who sent out a 1600 bet. Small blind Aigars Plivcs folded, big blind Jack En Ching Wu raised to 6300, Quang called. The turn was checked, the river , Wu check-folded to Quang’s 6900 bet. Quang showed to scoop up the pot and rise to 70k.
16:50: Pham Lam Duy delivers double KO to Takayama and Trung
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Vu Duc Trung and estrela bet:Mike Takayama went bust simultaneously. We missed the action but from what’s been reported by PokerNews, on a board all chips were in before the river. Takayama had , Trung , and scooping it up was Pham with straight on the turn.
16:45: Moses Saquing doubles up with aces
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
estrela bet:Moses Saquing pushed his pocket Aces on a queen-high turn board, Paul Tse Lee callđŹed with pocket Tens, no held on the river for Lee for a double up to Saquing to 42k.
16:40: Tiger Lee puts pressure on Nguyen Duc Anh
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
A pot of 20.8k was built preflop with Lee Seok Young three-betting Nguyen Duc Anh. At the flop , Nguyen checked, Lee c-bet 8k, Nguyen folded.
16:18: Break time
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
16:15: Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh snap-calls the shove
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Just before the break Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh sent one packing up. On a board , Nguyen bet half pot of 2k, she was challenged by a player who jammed, snap-called. At risk player had set, Nguyen shipped it with flush. She is up to 51k.
16:00: Nguyen Quoc Khai gets some from Gardner
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Raise war preflop led to a 6k pot and flop run . Lo-jack Nguyen Quoc Khai check-called cutoff Grant Gardner’s 1900 bet then both checked the turn . The river , Ngđ
șuyen fired 5k and takesâ it. He is back to average stack of 32.5k.
15:50: Hojin Kim loses small pot
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
6-Handed champion Hojin Kim just got on the felt and immediately lost a small pot. The hand opened with a min raise to 600 called by two players that included Kim. On the flop , Kim led for 1200 and found one caller in the small blind. No bets on the turn and river . Kim mucked upon seeing pair.
15:40: More chips for Jenam Yu
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Jenam Yu is now sitting with over 110k and that’s after losing a raise war against Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk. One of the pots that sent him into the six digit range was against Nguyen Van Trung. On a board , Yu bet the turn, Nguyen called, one player folded. The river Yu bet 2200 into 12.2k pot, Nguyen called. Yu had , Nguyen mucked.
Next hand, Yu limped from utg, Jack Risk raised to 1200, Yu three-bet to 9800, Jack Risk shoved, instant fold and show by Yu.
15:36: Blinds up
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
New level with blinds now up to 200-300-300 BB Ante. The previous level picked up another 22 entries. Main Event is now at 147 entries. Among the faces in the crowd are Neel Joshi, Seungmook Jung, Hwany Lee, Tzai Wei Phua, Jack En Ching Wu, estrela bet:Moses Saquing, and Pham Bao.
15:20: Jenam Yu finishes off Shin Kyeongrim
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Prior to busting, Shin Kyeonrim lost a chunk of his stack then immediately after was all in with . He ran into Jenam Yu’s to become one of the day’s early casualties. Yu chipped up to 39k.
15:10: Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo go back to back
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo faced off in back to back hands. The first meet saw four players in a pot that ballooned to 5k preflop. On the flop , big blind Phan bet 2k, utg+1 Lee raised to 4k, two players folded, back to Phan with a call. No bets seen on the turn , the river , Phan bet 7k, Lee called, Phan had and collected the pot to rise tđo 44k. Lee dropped to 13k.
Immediately after, Phan lost a little to Lee who limped from utg then called Phan’s raise to 600. On a board , Phan bet 600 on the flop, no betđŻs on the turn, Lee sent 1k on the river, Phan fđ§olded.
15:00: Park Jung Woo raises for the pot
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
On a board and a 6,100 pot, Park Jung Woo bets, Feng Zhao raises to 72đ00, âPark three-bets to 14.2K, Zhao folds. Park chips up to 32.3k. Looks like Zhao has around 58k.
14:58: Blinds are up
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
14:40: Players continue to fill up seats, 100 breached
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
We are still at Level 1 with 14 minutes left before blinds go up. The screens have the count at 103 entries. Seated among the crowd are estrela bet:Yohwan Lim aka BoxeR, multi finalist Lee Haerok, Shyh Chyn Lim, Grant Gardner, Fu Bang Huang, and Yi Wei Peng. Looks like Viâetnam has also come out early with players Dinh Xuan Dinh and Kyle Bao Diep in the mix.
14:30: Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim take early pots
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Early action sees KMGM’s Lee Seok Young aka Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim win pots. At table 1, Lee and Tran Hoai Anh stared a board that completed . Tran bet the turn and both checked the river. Tran had , Lee won the sizable 11.6k pot with higher two pair.
14:20: Long queue at registration
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
14:18: Cards in the air for Main Event Day 1A
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Slight delay but now they’re off! The first deal has been tabled; it officially marks the start of the Main Event â«10 Billion guaranteed. This is the largest Vietnam Main Event prize pool announced by any brand. The headliner runs from October 20 to 23 with three starters scheduled. Players begin with a 30,000 stack, blinds increase every 40 minutes with unlimited re-entries allowed. Registration closes at the end of Level 9. Buy in is â«25,000,000 (~US$ 1,020). Remaining players bag up at the end of 12 rounds.Â
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Main Event Day 2
Action will resume at 1:15pm on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Another 12 rounds will be played with blinds increasing every 50-minutes. We will have the payouts posted once it has been made available. Live updates begin at 1pm.Buy in: â«25,000,000 (~$1,020)
Entries: 822
Prize pool: â«17,940,150,000 (~$731,350)
Day 2 qualifiers: 192 players
ITM: 119 places
Day 2 chip counts and seat draw
| Rank | Player | Chips | BB | Table | seat |
| 1 | Hojin Kim | 310,500 | 104 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Phan Thanh Hung | 310,000 | 103 | 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Nguyen Hoang Nam | 285,500 | 95 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Vincent Huang | 285,000 | 95 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Tan Pamplona | 280,500 | 94 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Jenam Yu | 280,500 | 94 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Tran Hong Chuong | 273,500 | 91 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Dinh Xuan Dinh | 262,500 | 88 | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Lee Changhwan | 261,500 | 87 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Ngo Minh Tien | 261,000 | 87 | 24 | 6 |
| 11 | Nguyen Trong Nghia | 246,500 | 82 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Kevin Kar Wai Ang | 243,000 | 81 | 24 | 3 |
| 13 | Shyh Chyn Lim | 242,000 | 81 | 16 | 7 |
| 14 | Prommin Talordpong | 234,000 | 78 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Nguyen Van Trung | 232,500 | 78 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Dhaval Mudgal | 231,500 | 77 | 13 | 7 |
| 17 | Winfred Ka Wing Yu | 228,000 | 76 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | Ha Van Thien | 226,000 | 75 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Jehun Hong | 225,000 | 75 | 22 | 6 |
| 20 | Ta Khanh Linh | 221,000 | 74 | 10 | 7 |
| 21 | Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam | 221,000 | 74 | 9 | 4 |
| 22 | Jiwon Yoon | 220,500 | 74 | 11 | 1 |
| 23 | Ning Zhi Yi | 219,000 | 73 | 19 | 5 |
| 24 | Duong Thanh Ha | 218,000 | 73 | 13 | 8 |
| 25 | Nguyen Duc Nhat | 213,000 | 71 | 20 | 4 |
| 26 | Nguyen Van Thai | 209,000 | 70 | 7 | 6 |
| 27 | Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 205,000 | 68 | 14 | 2 |
| 28 | Moses Calma Saquing | 200,000 | 67 | 11 | 5 |
| 29 | Chui Yuen Shan | 199,000 | 66 | 16 | 8 |
| 30 | Wai Kok Sim | 197,500 | 66 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Aigars Plivcs | 197,000 | 66 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | Abhinav Iyer | 193,500 | 65 | 4 | 5 |
| 33 | Pham Tien Dung | 193,000 | 64 | 19 | 1 |
| 34 | Teng Kah Yew | 190,000 | 63 | 15 | 5 |
| 35 | Jack En Ching Wu | 190,000 | 63 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | 188,000 | 63 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Florent Jeremy Yann Touboulic | 185,000 | 62 | 8 | 7 |
| 38 | Tran Duc Kien | 185,000 | 62 | 10 | 1 |
| 39 | Nguyen Van Tien | 185,000 | 62 | 12 | 8 |
| 40 | Kunal Patni | 184,000 | 61 | 20 | 8 |
| 41 | Chin Wei Lim | 181,000 | 60 | 22 | 5 |
| 42 | Seokyoung Lee | 180,000 | 60 | 19 | 8 |
| 43 | Shardul Parthasarathi | 179,500 | 60 | 19 | 2 |
| 44 | Kartik Ved | 177,000 | 59 | 17 | 3 |
| 45 | Zhou Hoa Qiang | 177,000 | 59 | 6 | 6 |
| 46 | Kang Hyomo | 175,500 | 59 | 21 | 8 |
| 47 | Ngo Khoa Anh | 174,500 | 58 | 12 | 3 |
| 48 | Lin Fung | 173,500 | 58 | 8 | 6 |
| 49 | Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy | 173,000 | 58 | 22 | 3 |
| 50 | Tai Chun Min | 169,000 | 56 | 17 | 7 |
| 51 | Ying Lin Chua | 166,500 | 56 | 10 | 8 |
| 52 | Emmanuel Segismundo | 164,500 | 55 | 13 | 6 |
| 53 | Chang Ki Kim | 162,500 | 54 | 14 | 1 |
| 54 | Minki Kim | 162,500 | 54 | 21 | 2 |
| 55 | Nguyen Tuan Anh | 159,500 | 53 | 23 | 2 |
| 56 | Jaesung Park | 159,500 | 53 | 9 | 7 |
| 57 | Clement Chung Yin Chau | 159,000 | 53 | 3 | 8 |
| 58 | Hyunku Kim | 158,500 | 53 | 23 | 3 |
| 59 | Huynh Van Hung | 158,500 | 53 | 24 | 2 |
| 60 | David Erquiaga | 158,000 | 53 | 18 | 6 |
| 61 | Ong Jingxiang | 154,500 | 52 | 2 | 6 |
| 62 | Nguyen Van Cuong | 153,500 | 51 | 23 | 6 |
| 63 | Nguyen Huu Manh | 152,000 | 51 | 16 | 3 |
| 64 | Dinh Manh Hung | 152,000 | 51 | 22 | 1 |
| 65 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 151,000 | 50 | 18 | 3 |
| 66 | Wai Keong Yong | 150,000 | 50 | 19 | 4 |
| 67 | Edgar Asehan | 148,000 | 49 | 20 | 2 |
| 68 | Ming San Chung | 148,000 | 49 | 12 | 4 |
| 69 | Zong Chi He | 148,000 | 49 | 8 | 2 |
| 70 | Pham Bao | 145,000 | 48 | 9 | 8 |
| 71 | Manh Tuong Ha | 144,000 | 48 | 21 | 1 |
| 72 | Grant Gardner | 144,000 | 48 | 15 | 6 |
| 73 | Vu The Tuan | 139,500 | 47 | 22 | 4 |
| 74 | Koh Hsien Ren | 137,500 | 46 | 1 | 2 |
| 75 | Fuk On Wong | 135,000 | 45 | 20 | 7 |
| 76 | Jo Anna | 135,000 | 45 | 20 | 5 |
| 77 | Le Thanh Nhat | 135,000 | 45 | 18 | 8 |
| 78 | Florencio Campomanes | 134,500 | 45 | 14 | 7 |
| 79 | Wai Kwan Yong | 134,000 | 45 | 8 | 3 |
| 80 | Asif Mustifa Makayi | 133,000 | 44 | 2 | 5 |
| 81 | Nguyen Thanh Phat | 133,000 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| 82 | Le Minh Phuc | 131,500 | 44 | 12 | 6 |
| 83 | Kyunghwan Lee | 131,000 | 44 | 20 | 6 |
| 84 | Yi Wei Peng | 130,000 | 43 | 16 | 5 |
| 85 | Zhao Feng | 130,000 | 43 | 14 | 4 |
| 86 | Nguyen Nang Quang | 127,000 | 42 | 8 | 4 |
| 87 | Moon Seung Joon | 125,500 | 42 | 11 | 2 |
| 88 | Trung Phong Nguyen | 125,000 | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| 89 | Win Meng Tan | 123,500 | 41 | 17 | 8 |
| 90 | Nguyen Duc Anh | 120,000 | 40 | 15 | 2 |
| 91 | Hwigon Park | 120,000 | 40 | 21 | 7 |
| 92 | Nguyen Quoc Anh | 120,000 | 40 | 1 | 6 |
| 93 | Nguyen Tien Thanh | 117,500 | 39 | 9 | 5 |
| 94 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | 117,000 | 39 | 11 | 8 |
| 95 | Mike Takayama | 116,000 | 39 | 21 | 6 |
| 96 | Hwang Jungmin | 114,500 | 38 | 1 | 8 |
| 97 | Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | 114,000 | 38 | 10 | 4 |
| 98 | Thanisorn Sealor | 113,500 | 38 | 19 | 6 |
| 99 | Nguyen Minh Thanh | 111,500 | 37 | 22 | 8 |
| 100 | John Tech | 111,500 | 37 | 5 | 1 |
| 101 | Ruch Pornraksamanee | 111,000 | 37 | 7 | 8 |
| 102 | Thai Duong Ho Vo | 110,000 | 37 | 20 | 3 |
| 103 | Sehoon Han | 110,000 | 37 | 1 | 7 |
| 104 | Benjamin Sai | 109,500 | 37 | 23 | 1 |
| 105 | Kulnattee Kunatharakul | 109,000 | 36 | 14 | 3 |
| 106 | Chi-Jen Chu | 108,500 | 36 | 24 | 7 |
| 107 | Richard Marquez | 106,500 | 36 | 5 | 2 |
| 108 | Hyun Sung Joo | 104,500 | 35 | 11 | 7 |
| 109 | Minh Anh Nguyen | 104,000 | 35 | 17 | 1 |
| 110 | Hamish Crawshaw | 103,500 | 35 | 4 | 2 |
| 111 | Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu | 103,000 | 34 | 7 | 5 |
| 112 | Neel Joshi | 102,500 | 34 | 5 | 4 |
| 113 | Trinh Huy Thong | 101,500 | 34 | 23 | 5 |
| 114 | Yew Fatt Kan | 101,000 | 34 | 9 | 6 |
| 115 | Chong Wun Han | 97,000 | 32 | 12 | 2 |
| 116 | Haerok Lee | 96,000 | 32 | 19 | 3 |
| 117 | Fu Bang Huang | 95,000 | 32 | 17 | 5 |
| 118 | Yu Sheng Lin | 94,500 | 32 | 6 | 7 |
| 119 | Tran Huy Hoang | 94,500 | 32 | 18 | 5 |
| 120 | Rungrot Nuannoi | 93,500 | 31 | 6 | 5 |
| 121 | Vu Van The | 93,000 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 122 | Pham Phu Son Lam | 92,000 | 31 | 11 | 4 |
| 123 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | 91,000 | 30 | 14 | 8 |
| 124 | Lee Tse Ian | 90,500 | 30 | 9 | 3 |
| 125 | Nguyen Van Bao | 89,500 | 30 | 18 | 2 |
| 126 | Dong Anh Dung | 89,000 | 30 | 9 | 1 |
| 127 | Nguyen Ngoc Ha | 89,000 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 128 | Kevin Yun Lam Choi | 87,500 | 29 | 21 | 5 |
| 129 | Nguyen Manh Tuan | 87,500 | 29 | 10 | 5 |
| 130 | Kumpyo Cho | 87,000 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| 131 | Conrad Lumaban | 87,000 | 29 | 5 | 3 |
| 132 | LE PHUONG VIET | 87,000 | 29 | 6 | 2 |
| 133 | Ko Kyungsuk | 85,000 | 28 | 5 | 8 |
| 134 | TRAN DUC DONG | 84,000 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 135 | Saran Bayar | 83,000 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| 136 | Nguyen Duc Minh | 83,000 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 137 | Do Tien Vu | 82,000 | 27 | 3 | 7 |
| 138 | Jun Hee Kim | 82,000 | 27 | 4 | 8 |
| 139 | Vincent Li Kwun Ngai | 82,000 | 27 | 24 | 5 |
| 140 | Devan Tang | 81,000 | 27 | 5 | 7 |
| 141 | Worawat Kiatponglap | 80,000 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 142 | Kim Dahye | 80,000 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 143 | Seongsu Kong | 79,000 | 26 | 8 | 8 |
| 144 | Yohwan Lim | 78,000 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 145 | Phan Dinh Nam | 75,000 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
| 146 | James Mendoza | 75,000 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 147 | Tran Hoai Anh | 75,000 | 25 | 24 | 4 |
| 148 | Yip Ka Chuen | 74,000 | 25 | 22 | 2 |
| 149 | Nguyen Thi Bao An | 73,500 | 25 | 18 | 1 |
| 150 | Ngo Trong Hieu | 71,500 | 24 | 3 | 3 |
| 151 | Teddy Quyet Tien Pham | 71,500 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 152 | Kim Seung Yeol | 70,500 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 153 | Pham Phu Son Lam | 70,500 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 154 | Phan Hung Cuong | 70,500 | 24 | 23 | 4 |
| 155 | Junam Lee | 70,000 | 23 | 19 | 7 |
| 156 | Phan Minh Duc | 69,500 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 157 | Tran Duy Binh | 67,500 | 23 | 18 | 4 |
| 158 | Le Ngoc Minh | 65,000 | 22 | 23 | 8 |
| 159 | Dennis Koon Siu Ng | 64,000 | 21 | 10 | 6 |
| 160 | Vo Ngoc HIen | 63,500 | 21 | 24 | 8 |
| 161 | Kirill Holland | 63,000 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 162 | Wu Jun Hao | 63,000 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| 163 | Bae Wonchul | 62,500 | 21 | 12 | 7 |
| 164 | Nguyen Huu Dung | 62,500 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| 165 | Ta Van Mung | 61,500 | 21 | 5 | 5 |
| 166 | Sanat Mehrotra | 59,000 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 167 | Linh Phan Trong | 56,500 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
| 168 | Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | 56,000 | 19 | 22 | 7 |
| 169 | Chung Yi Ho | 55,000 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
| 170 | Mark Tze Yi Wong | 54,000 | 18 | 16 | 6 |
| 171 | Long Nguyen Duc | 52,500 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 172 | Yoo Honggo | 52,000 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
| 173 | Jaehyun Kim | 51,000 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 174 | Shao Min Huang | 49,500 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 175 | Eugene Co | 49,500 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 176 | Dongwook Gwon | 49,000 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
| 177 | Do Tuan Phong | 46,000 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 178 | Min Yujung | 45,500 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 179 | Lim Choong Sub | 41,000 | 14 | 24 | 1 |
| 180 | Mi Ran Hwang | 40,500 | 14 | 17 | 4 |
| 181 | To Nga Ko Annie | 39,500 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 182 | Ha Huy Yu | 37,000 | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| 183 | Kevin Dinh Ho | 35,500 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| 184 | Hon Wai Fung | 32,500 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 185 | Jonas Rothmund | 31,000 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| 186 | Nguyen Ngoc Tung | 29,000 | 10 | 21 | 3 |
| 187 | Sunghwa Park | 25,000 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 188 | Chun Kit Leung | 23,000 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 189 | Soonchul Hwang | 22,000 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| 190 | Van Tien Dinh | 21,500 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 191 | Truong Toan Chan | 20,000 | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| 192 | Nguyen The Anh | 15,000 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Main Event Day 1B chip counts
85 advanced out of 377 entries
| Player | Flag | Chips |
| Hon Wai Fung | Hong Kong | 325,000 |
| Phan Thanh Hung | Vietnam | 310,000 |
| Nguyen Hoang Nam | Vietnam | 285,500 |
| Tran Hong Chuong | Vietnam | 273,500 |
| Lee Changhwan | Korea | 261,500 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | Vietnam | 261,000 |
| Nguyen Trong Nghia | Vietnam | 246,500 |
| Kevin Kar Wai Ang | Malaysia | 243,000 |
| Prommin Talordpong | Thailand | 234,000 |
| Winfred Ka Wing Yu | Hong Kong | 228,000 |
| Ha Van Thien | Vietnam | 226,000 |
| Jehun Hong | Korea | 225,000 |
| Nguyen Dang Tuong Tam | Vietnam | 221,000 |
| Ning Zhi Yi | Malaysia | 219,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Nhat | Vietnam | 213,000 |
| Nguyen Van Thai | Vietnam | 209,000 |
| Nguyen Kinh Huyen | Vietnam | 205,000 |
| Truong Vu Tuan Khanh | Vietnam | 188,000 |
| Florent Jeremy Touboulic | France | 185,000 |
| Tran Duc Kien | Vietnam | 185,000 |
| Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 181,000 |
| Seokyoung Lee | Korea, South | 180,000 |
| Ngo Khoa Anh | Vietnam | 174,500 |
| Lin Fung | Hong Kong | 173,500 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy | Vietnam | 173,000 |
| Emmanuel Segismundo | Philippines | 164,500 |
| Minki Kim | Korea | 162,500 |
| Nguyen Tuan Anh | Vietnam | 159,500 |
| Jaesung Park | Korea | 159,500 |
| Huynh Van Hung | Vietnam | 158,500 |
| Nguyen Van Cuong | Vietnam | 153,500 |
| Dinh Manh Hung | Vietnam | 152,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Minh | Vietnam | 151,000 |
| Zong Chi He | Taiwan | 148,000 |
| Grant Gardner | UK | 144,000 |
| Koh Hsien Ren | Malaysia | 137,500 |
| Jo Anna | Korea | 135,000 |
| Le Thanh Nhat | Vietnam | 135,000 |
| Nguyen Nang Quang | Vietnam | 127,000 |
| Trung Phong Nguyen | Vietnam | 125,000 |
| Nguyen Quoc Anh | Vietnam | 120,000 |
| Hwang Jungmin | Korea | 114,500 |
| Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | Vietnam | 114,000 |
| Thanisorn Sealor | Thailand | 113,500 |
| John Tech | Philippines | 111,500 |
| Sehoon Han | Korea | 110,000 |
| Kulnattee Kunatharakul | Thailand | 109,000 |
| Chi-Jen Chu | Taiwan | 108,500 |
| Minh Anh Nguyen | Vietnam | 104,000 |
| Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 103,500 |
| Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu | Vietnam | 103,000 |
| Trinh Huy Thong | Vietnam | 101,500 |
| Chong Wun Han | Malaysia | 97,000 |
| Fu Bang Huang | Taiwan | 95,000 |
| Tran Huy Hoang | Vietnam | 94,500 |
| Pham Phu Son Lam | Vietnam | 92,000 |
| Lee Tse Ian | Malaysia | 90,500 |
| Nguyen Van Bao | Vietnam | 89,500 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Ha | Vietnam | 89,000 |
| Kevin Yun Lam Choi | Hong Kong | 87,500 |
| Kumpyo Cho | Korea | 87,000 |
| Conrad Lumaban | Philippines | 87,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Minh | Vietnam | 83,000 |
| Devan Tang | Hong Kong | 81,000 |
| Seongsu Kong | Korea | 79,000 |
| James Mendoza | USA | 75,000 |
| Tran Hoai Anh | Vietnam | 75,000 |
| Nguyen Thi Bao An | Vietnam | 73,500 |
| Ngo Trong Hieu | Vietnam | 71,500 |
| Phan Minh Duc | Vietnam | 69,500 |
| Le Ngoc Minh | Vietnam | 65,000 |
| Dennis Koon Siu Ng | Australia | 64,000 |
| Wu Jun Hao | Singapore | 63,000 |
| Sanat Mehrotra | India | 59,000 |
| Linh Phan Trong | Vietnam | 56,500 |
| Nguyen Phuong Ngoc | Vietnam | 56,000 |
| Chung Yi Ho | Taiwan | 55,000 |
| Mark Tze Yi Wong | Singapore | 54,000 |
| Shao Min Huang | China | 49,500 |
| Dongwook Gwon | Korea | 49,000 |
| Do Tuan Phong | Vietnam | 46,000 |
| Kevin Dinh Ho | France | 35,500 |
| Jonas Rothmund | Germany | 31,000 |
| Van Tien Dinh | Vietnam | 21,500 |
| Nguyen The Anh | Vietnam | 15,000 |
22:40: Main Event Day 1B ends!
With all tables done with the last hands, that’s a wrap for Main Event Day 1B! We will have the chip counts up as soon as it has been made available. The screens currently have the count at 377 entries and 85 survivors. Phan Thanh Hung is the unofficial chip leader of this heat with over 300k. Standby for the recap where we will have all the info.22:35: Nguyen Trong Nghia vs Truong Vu Tran Khanh
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
One of the day’s biggest stacks, Nguyen Trong Nghia went head to head against Truong Vu Tran Khanh who opened from the button and Nguyen defended on the big blind. At the flop , Truong c-bet 16k, Nguyen called. On the turn , no bets landed. The river came , Nguyen bet 20k, Truong raised to 50k, Nguyen tank-folded while showing . Truong returned the gesture and showed full house.
22:30: Mark Tze Yi Wong alive with Aces
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
22:25: Tran Hong Chuong tanks Ning Zhi Yi, drags in a big one
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Tran Hong Chuong may have momentarily jumped to the lead after dragging in a big pot against Ning Zhi Yi. On a board anđłd around 70k+ in the pot, Tran overbet 91.5k that sent Ning tanking. The clock was eventually called on Ning who failed to act for a mucked hand. Tran zoomed to nearly 300k, Ning at 260k.
22:20: Dinh Manh Hung shoves for the pot
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Dinh Manh Hung moved all in for 38.5k on a board with 52k already in the potđČ. Vu The Tuan tanked then folded.
22:15: Koh Hsien Ren doubles through Crawshaw
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Short stacked Koh Hsien Ren all in with , Hamish Crawshaw snap called with , the board ran low, double up for Koh to 90k.
22:10: Ha Van Thien vs Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Preflop Ha Van Thien and Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu built a pot of 31k then added more on the flop with Nguyen betting 10k and Thien check-calling. On the turn Thien slid out a tower of yellows, Nguyen folded. Thien up to 150k, Nguyen droppeđžd to 48k.
22:00: Last level of Day 1B, shove fest continues; Talordpong all in
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
The Main Event has entered the last level of play in with it come a flood of all ins. At table 1, Prommin Talordpong raised all in of about pot size, on a turn board and 87k in the middle. Initial bettor Nguyen Ngoc Dai tanked⊠then gave up his 25k bet.
21:50: Double up for Kok Wai Sim
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB
Another short stack gambling everything, Kok Wai Sim all in for 27k with , got called by a player with , no bad beat arrived for a double up to Kok.
21:40: Nguyen Phuong Ngoc earns with quads
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Catching the action on the river and a pot of 20k built, Nguyen Phuong Ngoc bet 14k and got called. Nguyen showed quads.
21:30: Abhinav Iyer busts then re-enters
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Abhinav Iyer raised to 5k preflop and small blind Nguyen Thi Bao called. The flop Nguyen laid out a bet that covered Iyer’s stack, Iyer risked it.
Iyer top pair
Nguyen overpair
The turn was a set for Nguyen and with the river , Iyer packed up and registered for Day 1C. Nguyen chippedđ§ up to 115k.
21:15: Minh A. Nguyen beats Koh’s aces on the turn
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Minh A. Nguyen called Koh Hsien Ren’s 5k bet on the flop , then called the jam on the turn . Koh had , Nguyen with two pair. The river assured the double for Nguyen to 150k.
21:10: Sung Joo Hyun falls to Hieu Ngo
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Action on cutoff Hieu Ngo who shoved with . button player WSOP bracelet winner Sung Joo Hyun joined him with and was at risk of busting. The board came for a full house to Ngo and the end of this heat for Hyun. He has since re-entered and is now slugging it đ
ouđt at Day 1C Turbo.
21:00: Short stacks shoving…
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
With registration closed for Day 1B, it has been a short stack shove fest since the return from break. Among the lucky ones was Oh Junseok who was all in with that found an ace on the river to beat pocket Queens. Another was Ha Huy Vu with turning a flush to crack Queens.
20:40: Registration closes at 379 entries
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Registration closed with 379 entries, there are currently 165 players remaining. Three levels tđo go before bagging time for this heat. For those that want to sign up, we suggest to do so soon. Day 1C has blinds increasing every 20 minutes so it is a fast one. Buy in is â«25,000,000 (~$1,020). The â«10 Billion guarantee is already history with the pot pushing past â«16 Billion.Â
20:10: Teddy Pham says no to Mateo
Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a board and a pot of 24.3k, Teddy Pham jammed and estrela bet:Christopher Mateo asked if he’d show. Pham didn’t agree and Mateo still folded.
20:00: Pham Phu Son Lam celebrates his luck
Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
Pham Phu Son Lam was nearly out when he had it all in with against Milan Stojkovic’s . However, luck found him with the card felted for trips. Pham fist pumped thđ e air đ»in celebration and chipped up o 58k.
20:10: Main Event Day 1C underway
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
The last entry heat to the Main Event is up and running. Day 1C Turbo will see blinds increase every 20 minutes. Registration closes aât the start of Level 10. Bagging time will be aáŠnnounced once Day 1B closes. To jump in, buy in is â«25,000,000 with unlimited re-entries. It is well to know that the â«10 Billion guarantee has been breached and the pot is pushing into â«16 Billion at the moment.Â
19:50: Seongsu Kong in action
Level 9: 6-00-1200-1200 BB Ante
Seongsu Kong was seen entering several pots, one that earned him a double up. The first pot we caught he raised preflop and got called by the big blind Phachara Wongwichit. On the flop , Kong jammed, Wongwichit tank-folded.
Next hand, Kong lost some chips to Cho Kumpyo with pocket Fours dominated by pocket Eights. Two few hands after Kong was on the small blind and raised to 5k, big blind Jeffrey Lo called. The board completed , Kong jammed, Lo called, Kong won it with flush beating Lo’s two pair.
19:45: Tzai Wei Phua switches up and takes it
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Three players in on a pot of 9.5k and flop . Hwang Jungmin bet 3k, one player folded, Tzai Wei Phua called. On the turn , Phua switchedđ gears and led for 9k, Hwang folded. Hwang dropped to 120, Phua up to 47k.
19:40: Vu Duc Trung falls to Changhwan Lee
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
All in on a turn board , at risk player Vu Duc Trung with behind Changhwan Lee’s . The river didn’t help Trung to bounce out while Lee above average of 60k.
19:30: Lucky Michael Thanh Luong
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Michael Thanh Luong was dominated at the shove with against a player’s . However, the board ran to improve to two pair and double up.
19:20: Cowboys good to Tan Xi ZuanÂ
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
19:15: Tran Huy Phong doubles off Ning Zhi Yi
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
All in on the river with a pot of 21k brewed, Tran Huy Phong was at risk but shipped it with full house against Ning Zhi Yi’s two pair. He chipped up to 51k.
19:10: Lee Sung Kun boosted by rockets
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Lee Sung Kun woke up with and it paid in full with a double up from Vu The Tuan with .
19:00: Thanisorn Sealor eliminated
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Thanisorn Sealor was all in with , called by Kwon Riangkyu with , the flop further improved Sealor, and no change on the turn, but the river , switched them up. Kwon formed a straight to ship it aêŠnd eliminated Sealor.
18:50: Kulnattee Kunatharakul gets a bit more from Colada
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
By the river, the pot swelled to 27k with a board showing. Kulnattee Kunatharakul bet 5k, Jose Colada tanked then called. Kunatharakul opened , Colada mucked.
18:45: Nguyen Hoang Nam wins a good pot
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Three players looked down on a board and 7k in tàŽhe pot, Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 2k and won it with no callers. Huy Pham whispers to the reporter that he had J-2 for quads.
18:40: Tran Hoai Nam with back to back shoves
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Short stacked Tran Hoai Nam shoved twice, uncalled the first time preflop. On the next, he shoved on a board and once again didn’t get the call to win the pot. He is back to starting stack.
18:30: Prommin Talordpong heard roaring
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Prommin Talordpong was heard roaring across the Grand Hall after spiking a straight on the river to crack aces. It was all in preflop with Nguyen Robert Tuan and Talordpong . The board came to boot Nguyen and Talordpong rise to over 100k.
18:20: Players back from the dinner break
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
17:20: Tran Dinh Quy falls to Jo Anna
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Tran Dinh Quy all in with , Jo Anna had for fifty-fifty flip. An ace quickly found the flop and it hđeld to send Tran packing.
17:10: Good call by Le Ngoc Minh for a split pot
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board and 40k in the pot, Nguyen Ngoc Dai bet 10.1k, Le Ngoc Minh tanked then made the call. Nguyen showed full house, and Le had for a split pot.
17:00: Le Thanh Nat banks a double with rockets
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Catching the action only at the count, Le Thanh Nhat banked a double with over Hoang Hoi Nam’s on a blank board. He chipped up to 125k while Hoang âdropped to 20k.
16:45: Nguyen Huu Nam denies a short stack
Level 5: 300-500-500
Nguyen Huu Nam called short stacked Wi Daehan’s all in and it was a flip. Nguyen had , Wi with , the board dropped a King on the flop then a Seven on the turn for Nguyen to ship it. The river was .
16:40: Ladies battle, Nguyen Thi Bao claims it
Level 5: 300-500-500
A small pot of 7.2k in the middle and a board . Min Yujung bet 2đk, Nguyen Thi Bao raises 7500, Min tanks theꊫn gives it up.
16:30: Aces cracked! Kim Hyun Sup booted, Hwang Jungmin scoops
Level 5: 300-500-500
Bad result for Kim Hyun Sup who once again has to re-enter if he wants to get in on this pot. Yesterday, he was the reason for Hojin Kim’s rise to chip leader and today, he just busted to Hwang Jungmin. It was all in preflop, Kim had , Hwang with , the cards ran for a flush draw to Hwang which he completed on the turn . The river was of no consequence. Kim packed up, Hwang just under 7đœ0k.
16:20: John Bon Phan survivesÂ
Level 5: 300-500-500
All in on the river with John Bon Phan getting lucky with his improving to a straight against to double up. He is still below average with 24k but still very à·Žplayable with blinđds low.
16:00: Do Kwan Nam spikes it on the river
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Do Kwan Nam faced a board and moved all in for 16.5k. Dinh Trung Hieu tanked then called with . Do had . The river was as Dinh feared. Do improved but not to đŒa flush but to a straight to ship it and send Dinh to the exit. Do chipped up to 46k.
15:50: Thanisorn Sealor eliminates Kim Minku
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Kim Minku had and was all in on a board , Thanisorn Sealor had better to ship it and boot Kim. He chipped up to 40k.
15:40: Thanakrit Lachaima defends big blind and wins a raised pot
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Action opened with a raise by PLO Turbo champion Sin Ren Chen, to his immediate left was Deepstack champion Dang Thanh Luong who called, and big blind Thanakrit Lachaima defended. No bets fired at the flop to bring a turn . Lachaim bet 5k, no callers.
15:30: Players back from the break
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
After the 15-minute break, the field is at 248 with 208 seated. Among the new players coming in during the previous rounds were Phachara Wongwichit, Teddy Pham, Tran Huy Hoang, estrela bet:Christopher Mateo, Quang Nguyen, Cao Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Dai, Dang Van Hien, and Poker Dream creator Winfred Yu. Currently leading the race is estrela bet:John Tech with over 100k.
15:15: Jo Ann rails Kim Hoon
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Kim Hoon all in preflop, was called by two players – Jo Anna and Nguyen Thanh Tung. The callers checked to the river , Jo Anna bets for a side pot but Nguyen wasn’t interested and folded. Jo Anna had to flush, Kim busted with . Jo Anna just under 50k.
15:05: Nguyen Hoang Nam doubles up through Choi Seunghoon
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
On a flop , Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 8k and Choi Seunghoon called to build a 20k pot. On the turn , Nguyen moved all in for 13.2k and got the call. Nguyen opened top pair and was ahead of Choi’s . The river ensured the double up for Nguyen.
14:45: Ho Chung Yi tanks with aces
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river and 33.5k already in the middle, Kim Dahye bets 15.5k that sends Ho Chung Yi tanking. He eventually called and showed which had Kim’s beat. She isâ down to à”©around 17k while Yi climbedto 70k.
14:40: Nguyen Huu Dung evades the rail
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Nguyen Huu Dung is among the newcomers to the Main Event but has already lost a large portion of his starting stack. He pushed his remaining 7.7k in with and got challenged by Lester Edoc with . The board ran a wild flop, then with the turn and river , Nguyen evaded eliminatiđšon and doubled upđŒ to 16.6k.
14:30: Nguyen Quang Minh doubles up
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
On a turn board and 26k in the pot, Nguyen Quang Minh goes all in for his last 11k with and gets paid by Ho Chung Yi with .
14:28: Jang Du Young sends Kim Changhyun packing
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Jang Du Young was all in on a flop and Kim Changhyun called for his tournament life. Jang was ahead with but Kim had outs with his but with the turn and river he missed to exit early.
14:30: Gi Young Jin runs into Van Tien Dinh’s rockets
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Another player goes bust in table 6 with NLH Turbo champion Gi Young biting it with running into Van Tien Dinh’s .
14:25: Park Seokwon dusts Hoang Hai Nam
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Preflop raise war at table 6 led to estrela bet:Hoang Hai Nam all in with and bigger stacked Park Seokwon with . The board came to send Hoang packing and Park up to 70k.
14:20: John Tech straight up for a nice pot
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board and 29.4k in the pot, estrela bet:John Tech bet 16k and was tank-called by Truong Ton Chan. Tech turned over straight, Truong mucked and said he had two-pâair. Tech up to 85k.
14:15: Lin Fung gets paid
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
On a board , sb Kiâm Minku bet 11k onto a pot of 13.3k, down the round Lin Fung jammđed his 16.8k stack, Kim folded to the small shove. Fung up to 31k.
14:10: Four way to the flop, Thanakrit Lachaima bets to win
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Four way action to the flop and a pot of over 13k built, small blind Thanakrit Lachaima bets 7k and finds no callers to claim it. Heđ chipped up to 50k.
14:00: Justin Chu doubles up but still very short
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Blinds have gone up and beside the media table we see ailing short stacked estrela bet:Chi-Jen Chu aka Justin all in with . He was challenged by Nguyen Van Trung with . No hits on the board for both pđ§layers for the Ace-high to hold and a double up to Chu to 6.5k.
13:50: Kwon Yong Man triples up
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Not sure how he was in the pot but utg player Kwon Yong Man was all in on the river then shipped a triple up with quads on a board . He bested and to chip up to 69.3k.
13:45: Changhwan Lee over double starting
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
13:40: Over 100 entries
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
13:35: Nguyen Van Xuan tanks Nguyen Quang Minh
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Nguyen Van Xuan min raised from utg, Nguyen Quang Minh called, Grant Gardner thee-bet to 1700, and got called by both Nguyens. Action was checked to the turn . Xuan led for 5k and found one customer in Minh. The river â made it four diamonds on the board, Xuan bet 4k, Minh tank folded.
13:30: Tran Duc Kien earns a decent pot
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Three players build a pot of 3200 preflop then check it to the turn . Acting first, Wai Cheong Wong bet 1500, got called by both opponents Tran Duc Kien and Pham Tien Dung. On the river , they all opted to check again, Wong showed pocket Tens, Tran won it with top pair, Pham mucked.
13:25: At the scene
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
13:15: Main Event Day 1B underway!
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
And we are off! Cards are now flying for Day 1B of the Main Event! There are currently 6đŠ©4 players seated and with a long queueꊊ at registration, it is expected to cross the 100 marker before the end of the round. For players looking to jump in, we expect the â«10 Billion guarantee to be breached in today.
EvenêŠt details, buy in is â«25,000,000 (~$1,020) with unlimited re-entries. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. There will be a 50-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6 and registration closes at the start of Level 10. From there, they play another three levels, bagging up at the end of Level 12.Â
The player to catch is Day 1A chip leader estrela bet:Hojin Kim who bagged up 310,500 equivalent to 103 BB. 72 players âšadvanced out of 293 entries. Scroll down below for the qualifiers.
Main Event Day 1B starts at 1pm on Friday, October 21, 2022! See you then!
Main Event Day 1A chip counts
77 out of 293 entries
| Player | Flag | Chips | |
| 1 | Hojin Kim | Korea | 310,500 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Tan Pamplona | Philippines | 280,500 |
| 3 | Jenam Yu | Korea | 280,500 |
| 4 | Dinh Xuan Dinh | Vietnam | 262,500 |
| 5 | Shyh Chyn Lim | Malaysia | 242,000 |
| 6 | Dhaval Mudgal | India | 231,500 |
| 7 | Ta Khanh Linh | Vietnam | 221,000 |
| 8 | Jiwon Yoon | Korea | 220,500 |
| 9 | Moses Calma Saquing | USA | 200,000 |
| 10 | Aigars Plivcs | Vietnam | 197,000 |
| 11 | Teng Kah Yew | Malaysia | 190,000 |
| 12 | Shardul Parthasarathi | India | 179,500 |
| 13 | Kang Hyomo | Korea | 175,500 |
| 14 | Tai Chun Min | Taiwan | 169,000 |
| 15 | Ying Lin Chua | Malaysia | 166,500 |
| 16 | Chang Ki Kim | Korea | 162,500 |
| 17 | Hyunku Kim | Korea | 158,500 |
| 18 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 158,000 |
| 19 | Ong Jingxiang | Malaysia | 154,500 |
| 20 | Nguyen Huu Manh | Vietnam | 152,000 |
| 21 | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | 150,000 |
| 22 | Edgar Asehan | Philippines | 148,000 |
| 23 | Ming San Chung | Hong Kong | 148,000 |
| 24 | Pham Bao | Vietnam | 145,000 |
| 25 | Manh Tuong Ha | Vietnam | 144,000 |
| 26 | Fuk On Wong | Hong Kong | 135,000 |
| 27 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | 134,500 |
| 28 | Wai Kwan Yong | Malaysia | 134,000 |
| 29 | Kyunghwan Lee | Korea | 131,000 |
| 30 | Yi Wei Peng | Taiwan | 130,000 |
| 31 | Win Meng Tan | Malaysia | 123,500 |
| 32 | Nguyen Duc Anh | USA | 120,000 |
| 33 | Hwigon Park | Korea | 120,000 |
| 34 | Nguyen Tien Thanh | Vietnam | 117,500 |
| 35 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | 116,000 |
| 36 | Nguyen Minh Thanh | Vietnam | 111,500 |
| 37 | Thai Duong Ho Vo | Vietnam | 110,000 |
| 38 | Benjamin Sai | Singapore | 109,500 |
| 39 | Richard Marquez | Philippines | 106,500 |
| 40 | Neel Joshi | India | 102,500 |
| 41 | Yew Fatt Kan | Malaysia | 101,000 |
| 42 | Haerok Lee | Korea | 96,000 |
| 43 | Yu Sheng Lin | Taiwan | 94,500 |
| 44 | Rungrot Nuannoi | Thailand | 93,500 |
| 45 | Vu Van The | Vietnam | 93,000 |
| 46 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | Philippines | 91,000 |
| 47 | Dong Anh Dung | Vietnam | 89,000 |
| 48 | Saran Bayar | Mongolia | 83,000 |
| 49 | Do Tien Vu | Vietnam | 82,000 |
| 50 | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 82,000 |
| 51 | Worawat Kiatponglap | Thailand | 80,000 |
| 52 | Yohwan Lim | Korea | 78,000 |
| 53 | Phan Dinh Nam | Vietnam | 75,000 |
| 54 | Yip Ka Chuen | Hong Kong | 74,000 |
| 55 | Kim Seung Yeol | Korea | 70,500 |
| 56 | Pham Phu Son Lam | Vietnam | 70,500 |
| 57 | Phan Hung Cuong | Vietnam | 70,500 |
| 58 | Junam Lee | Korea | 70,000 |
| 59 | Tran Duy Binh | Vietnam | 67,500 |
| 60 | Vo Ngoc HIen | Vietnam | 63,500 |
| 61 | Kirill Holland | Russia | 63,000 |
| 62 | Bae Wonchul | Korea | 62,500 |
| 63 | Ta Van Mung | Vietnam | 61,500 |
| 64 | Long Nguyen Duc | Vietnam | 52,500 |
| 65 | Jaehyun Kim | Korea | 51,000 |
| 66 | Lim Choong Sub | Korea | 41,000 |
| 67 | Mi Ran Hwang | Korea | 40,500 |
| 68 | To Nga Ko Annie | Hong Kong | 39,500 |
| 69 | Nguyen Ngoc Tung | Vietnam | 29,000 |
| 70 | Sunghwa Park | Korea | 25,000 |
| 71 | Chun Kit Leung | Hong Kong | 23,000 |
| 72 | Soonchul Hwang | Korea | 22,000 |
Main Event Day 1A ends
After 12 rounds of play, Main Event is in the books. 293 signed up with only 72 surviving. We will have the chip counts posted here as soon as it has been made available.23:45: Fu Bang Huang Queens fall to Campomanes’ cowboys
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Fu Bang Huang was all in with which was way behind Florencio Campomanes’ . No help arrived tâo end his day at the rails. Campomanes chipped up to above average stack.
23:40: Rungrot Nuannoi survives the flip
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Rungrot Nuannoi was all in for his tournament life with , got called by a player with , the board was for a full house.
23:35: Hojin Kim boots Kim Hyung Sup
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
23:30: Kim Jae Hyun dusts Jack Wu
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
23:20: Kim Hyung Sup doubles up through Tiger
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Kim
Lee
23:10: Thai Duong Ho Vo in action
Level 12: 1000-2500-2500 BB Ante
Thai Duong Ho Vo’s stack has been swinging lately but always staying above average. We caught a couple of her hands. The first one ended on a split with Yip Ka Chuen with both player showing Ace-King. The board was , Thai bet the flop and river and Chuen called.
On the next hand, she bluff bet the river and was snap-called by Dhaval Mudgal. Thai showed , big bilnd Mudgal with two pair. Thai dropped to 112k,ꊊ Mudgal chippeđ„d up to 220k.
22:45: Neel Joshi rails Gardner
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
22:35: Kwon Riangkyu claims the pot
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
Three players were in for a small pot of 19k that saw the board complete . No bets throughout, Kwon Riangkyu turned over hole cards , Lim Choong Sub and êŠYi Wei Peng mucked. KwoêŠn up to 66k.
22:25: Blinds up
Level 11: 1000-2000-2000 BB Ante
22:10: Kannapong Thanarattrakul crashes to Pamplona
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Rollercoaster day for Kannapong Thanarattrakul and in the end it was his end. The Thai pro shoved on the turn with second pair to send all his chips to Jeffrey Pamplona. The board was , Thanarattrakul , Pamplona . Pamplona zoomed to 315k andđ is the overwhelmêŠżing chip leader.
22:00: Fuk On Wong wins the three-way as Crawshaw busts
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
Crawshaw
Le
Wong
The board stayed clean for nearly a sweep. Crâawshaw busted, Le dropped to đ7 BB.
21:50: Jason Kyle Magbanua earns a bit from Plicvs
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
On a flop , PLO champion Jason Kyle Magbanua bet 7k onto a 10k pot. Aigars Plivcs check-called to see the turn . Plicvs checked again, Magbanua sđlightly overpot of 25k, Plicvs folded. Magbanua âscooped it to rise to over 140k.
21:40: Registration is closed!
Level 10: 1000-1500-1500 BB Ante
21:25: Break time! Last chance to enter
Players are on their last break of the day which means it is the last chance for anyone who wishes to enter today’s starting heat. There are currently 290 entries. The event is on pace to smashing the guarantee.21:20: Dong Anh Dung jams for the pot
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a flop , Dong Anh Duy check-jammed a player’s 20k bet on a pot of 37.4k. No call was made, Dong zoomed to 87.4k.
21:15: Lester Edoc shocks the table hero-calling with air
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river and 22k in the pot, bb positioned Junhee Kim bet 9k, button estrela bet:Lester Edoc called, Kim said “good call” while showing his bluff. Edoc chuckled expressing he was beat. The table and Kim were shocked as Kim won it with Queen-high. Edoc showed ad said “I knew you were bluffing.”
21:05: Nguyen Van Trung dominated, Yip Ka Chuen ships it
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
A pot of 33k was in the middle with three players staring down a turn board . Nguyen Van Trung fired a largđe 22k, one player folded, Yip Ka ChuenêŠż moved all in for a total of 40k. Nguyen called.
Chuen
Nguyen
The river was good for Chuen to stack a double up.
20:55: Nguyen Duc Anh earns a double
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
Big pot of 20k built preflop between Nguyen Duc Anh and the button player. The board showed , button bet 11k, Nguyen shoved his 19k stack and was snap called. Nguyen was ahead set against . Thđłe turn and river were blanks forđ a double up to 58k.
20:46: Blinds up and last level of late registration
Level 9: 600-1200-1200 BB Ante
20:30: Big stacks around the room
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim – 210k
Jeffrey Pamplona – 205k
Ta Khanh Linh – 164k
Thai Duong Ho Vo – 163k
Dhaval Mudgal – 150k
Richard Marquez – 150k
Lee Haerok – 140k
Aigars Plivcs – 130k
Neel Joshi – 122k
20:06: Blinds up
Level 8: 500-1000-1000 BB Ante
20:05: Nguyen Ngoc Ha finishes Truong Vu Tran Khanh
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Truong Vu Tran Khanh pushed preflop with and fell flat against Nguyen Ngoc Ha’s . Nguyen now up to 140k.
19:55: Three way ends Tiger Lee and Iyer, Ming San Chung ship it
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
Three way all in at table 1 with Abhinav Iyer ahead , big stacked Ming San Chung , and Lee Seok Young aka Tiger . When the flop and turn landed Iyer was still ahead but the river gave Chung the boat to boot out two players.
19:45: Lim Choong Sub rails one
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
A short stacked female player went all in with but could not get past Lim Choong Sub whose improved to a straight. Lim chipped up to 40k.
19:35: Kunal Patni folds to the raise
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
On a board { 8c}, Kunal Patni laid out a bet 6700 onto a pot oá©á©á©á©á©á©â€â€â€â€á©â€â€â€â€á©â€â€â€â€á©đ±á©á©á©f 11.5k. Three seats oveꊫr, he was raised double and opted to fold leaving himself around 35 BB.
19:30: William Ysmael picks it up with top pair
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
By the flop , Deepstack Turbo champion William Ysmael and a player built a pot of 4.8k. Ysmael took a stab with a 3200 bet and was called. On the turn , both players checked to see the river . Ysmael slid out a 5200 bet, was called, then won it with top pair. He climbed to over 50k.Â
19:25: Players are back on the beat, blinds are up!
Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
18:40: Dinner break
50-minute dinner break. There are currently 248 entries with 204 seated. Registration is still open, closing at the end of Level 9 approx 9:30pm. We’ll be back!18:20: Shyh Chyn Lim ends Diep, rises to 178k
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim is the big stack at his table and got even bigger after sending estrela bet:Kyle Bao Diep packing. Lim opened with a 1300 raise, got called by one player, then Diep shoved from the big blind. Only Lim joiêŠŹned the jam session for a heads up showdown.
Diep
Lim
The board ran for a higher pair to Lim. He is up to 178k.
18:10: Hamish Crawshaw sits then gets paid
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
Hamish Crawshaw re-entered and found some instant good fortune at his new location. Facing a raise from Jenam Yu, he shoved and got called. Crawshaw was ahead to Yu’s . Theđ„ board dropped a Jack and a Five at the flop for a set to both with Crawshaw still out front and held for a double up to 50k.
18:00: Juwon KimÂ
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
On a board and 63k already weighing down the middle, Juwon Kim moved all in for his remaining 3.1k. Despite his challenger having a big stack, he still folded to the small bet and showed . Kim claimed the pot then proceeded to enteá©á©á©á©á©á©â€â€â€â€á©â€â€â€â€á©â€â€â€â€á©đ±á©á©á©r đthe next hand.
It was a four way limped pot, it was checked to the turn . Zong Chi He bet 1300, called by two players that included Kim. The river was checked. Kim had for the win. Kim chipped up to 80k.
17:53: Blinds upÂ
Level 6: 300-600-600 BB Ante
17:40: Choi Seunghoon bags a double with rockets
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Premium hands lighting up the felt. Choi Seunghoon woke up with Aces and estrela bet:Moses Saquing had Kings. Nođ bad beats arrived for a double up to Choi to êŠș57k.
17:30: Lester Edoc rails Minae Jung
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Easy money for estrela bet:Lester Edoc who called Minae Jung’s shove and dominated throughout. Jung had that missed the board completely for Edoc’s good to take down a player and the pot.â Edoc rises to 67k.
17:20: Raiden Kan double barrels Ben Lai
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Raiden Kan and Benjamin Lai were staring down a board , Kan bet 2k and Lai check-called. On the river , Kan bet 11k, Lai tank-called it them mucked when Kan showed . Kan up to 48k.
17:15: Florencio Campomanes shocked at the showdown
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
Heavy preflop betting started with a limp, raised to 1100 by Florencio Campomanes, was called by one, the a player three-bet to 5500, back to the limper who called, then Campomanes five-bet to 16.1k. Much too much, two players folded while the initial limper called. At the flop , Campomanes shoved and got called. He showed and was shocked to see he was ahead of his caller’s . The turn improved the lesser hand, the river sđent Campomanes back out front to ship it and climb to 7đ0k.
17:13: Blinds up
Level 5: 300-500-500 BB Ante
DEEPSTACK Update
The two day Deepstack is down to the final 9 players. Players are vying fođr the top prize of â«379,180,000 (~US$ 15,450). Mystery Bounty champion Kunal Pđ§atni is in the lineup and is looking to be the first player to rein in two titles.Â
17:00: More notables arrive, 200 entries
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
The field is now up to 200 entries. Among the newcomers were estrela bet:Shardul Parthasarathi, estrela bet:Lester Edoc, Benjamin Lai, Hamish Crawshaw, estrela bet:John Tech, Abhinav Iyer, Nguyen Manh Hung, and estrela bet:Mike Takayama who quickly busted.
16:55: Luong Van Quang up to 70k
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Three-way pot raised pot saw a flop drop . Action was checked to the button Luong Van Quang who sent out a 1600 bet. Small blind Aigars Plivcs folded, big blind Jack En Ching Wu raised to 6300, Quang called. The turn was checked, the river , Wu check-folded to Quang’s 6900 bet. Quang showed to scoop up the pot and rise to 70k.
16:50: Pham Lam Duy delivers double KO to Takayama and Trung
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
Vu Duc Trung and estrela bet:Mike Takayama went bust simultaneously. We missed the action but from what’s been reported by PokerNews, on a board all chips were in before the river. Takayama had , Trung , and scooping it up was Pham with straight on the turn.
16:45: Moses Saquing doubles up with aces
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
estrela bet:Moses Saquing pushed hisđŒ pocket Aces on a queen-high turn board, Paul Tse Lee called with pocket Tens, no held on the river for Lee for a double up âto Saquing to 42k.
16:40: Tiger Lee puts pressure on Nguyen Duc Anh
Level 4: 200-400-400 BB Ante
A pot of 20.8k was built preflop with Lee Seok Young three-betting Nguyen Duc Anh. At the flop , Nguyen checked, Lee c-bet 8k, Nguyen folded.
16:18: Break time
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
16:15: Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh snap-calls the shove
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Just before the break Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh sent one packing up. On a board , Nguyen bet half pot of 2k, she was challenged by a player who jammed, snap-called. At risk player had set, Nguyen shipped it with flush. She is up to 51k.
16:00: Nguyen Quoc Khai gets some from Gardner
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Raise war preflop led to a 6k pot and flop run . Lo-jack Nguyen Quoc Khai check-called cutoff Grant Gardner’s 1900 bet then both checked the turn . The river , Nguyeê§n fired 5k and takes it. He is back to aê§verage stack of 32.5k.
15:50: Hojin Kim loses small pot
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
6-Handed champion Hojin Kim just got on the felt and immediately lost a small pot. The hand opened with a min raise to 600 called by two players that included Kim. On the flop , Kim led for 1200 and found one caller in the small blind. No bets on the turn and river . Kim mucked upon seeing pair.
15:40: More chips for Jenam Yu
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
Jenam Yu is now sitting with over 110k and that’s after losing a raise war against Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk. One of the pots that sent him into the six digit range was against Nguyen Van Trung. On a board , Yu bet the turn, Nguyen called, one player folded. The river Yu bet 2200 into 12.2k pot, Nguyen called. Yu had , Nguyen mucked.
Next hand, Yu limped from utg, Jack Risk raised to 1200, Yu three-bet to 9800, Jack Risk shoved, instant fold and show by Yu.
15:36: Blinds up
Level 3: 200-300-300 BB Ante
New level with blinds now up to 200-300-300 BB Ante. The previous level picked up another 22 entries. Main Event is now at 147 entries. Among the faces in the crowd are Neel Joshi, Seungmook Jung, Hwany Lee, Tzai Wei Phua, Jack En Ching Wu, estrela bet:Moses Saquing, and Pham Bao.
15:20: Jenam Yu finishes off Shin Kyeongrim
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Prior to busting, Shin Kyeonrim lost a chunk of his stack then immediately after was all in with . He ran into Jenam Yu’s to become one of the day’s early casualties. Yu chipped up to 39k.
15:10: Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo go back to back
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo faced off in back to back hands. The first meet saw four players in a pot that ballooned to 5k preflop. On the flop , big blind Phan bet 2k, utg+1 Lee raised to 4k, two players folded, back to Phan with a call. No bets seen on the turn , the river , Phan bet 7k, Lee called, Phan had and collâ€ected the pot to rise to 44k. Lee dropped to 13kđ€Ș.
Immediately after, Phan lost a little to Lee who limped from utg then called Phan’s raise to 600. On a board , Phan bet 600 on the flop, no bets on the turn, Lee sent 1k onđ§ the rivđer, Phan folded.
15:00: Park Jung Woo raises for the pot
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
On a board and a 6,100 pot, Park Jung Woo bets, Feng Zhao raises to 7200, Park threeâ-bets to 14.2K, Zhao folds. Park chips up to 32.3k. Lookđs like Zhao has around 58k.
14:58: Blinds are up
Level 2: 100-200-200 BB Ante
14:40: Players continue to fill up seats, 100 breached
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
We are still at Level 1 with 14 minutes left before blinds go up. The screens have the count at 103 entries. Seated among the crowd are estrela bet:Yohwan Lim aka BoxeR, multi finalist Lee Haerok, Shyh Chyn Lim, Grant Gardner, Fu Bang Huang, and Yi Wei Peng. Looks like Vietnam has also come out early with players Dinh Xuan Dinh and estrela bet:Kyle Bao Diep in the mix.
14:30: Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim take early pots
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Early action sees KMGM’s Lee Seok Young aka Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim win pots. At table 1, Lee and Tran Hoai Anh stared a board that completed . Tran bet the turn and both checked the river. Tran had , Lee won the sizable 11.6k pot with higher two pair.
14:20: Long queue at registration
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
14:18: Cards in the air for Main Event Day 1A
Level 1: 100-100-100 BB Ante
Slight delay but now they’re off! The first deal has been tabled; it officially marks the start of the Main Event â«10 Billion guaranteed. This is the largest Vietnam Main Event prize pool announced by any brand. The headliner runs from October 20 to 23 with three starters scheduled. Players begin with a 30,000 stack, blinds increase every 40 minutes with unlimited re-entries allowed. Registration closes at the end of Level 9. Buy in is â«25,000,000 (~US$ 1,020). Remaining players bag up at the end of 12 rounds.Â
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02:40: Sin Ren Chen wins the High Roller – â«2,234,000,000 (~$91,000)
After just twenty minutes of heads up, Sin Ren Chen defeated fellow countryman, Chung Yi Ho with spiking the ten on the flop to beat Chung’s . Chen shipped tđhe â«2,234,000,000 top prize and his second trophy of the series. He also won the PLO Turbo. Not too bad as well for runner up Chung who walked away with â«1,514,000,000 (~$61,720).Â
That wraps up our live coverage of the High Roller fâšinđŻal table! Congratulations to the champ!
02:20: Taiwan showdown for the win! Sin Ren Chen versus Chung Yi Ho
Level 28: 250,000-500,000-500,000 Ante BB
02:15: Chin Wei Lim takes 3rd place – â«1,008,420,000 (~$41,110)
Level 28: 250,000-500,000-500,000 Ante BB
Chin Wei Lim pushed on a flop with two pair but Sin Ren Chen had better set. The turn and river finished Lim for a 3rd place payout of â«1,008àŒ,420,000 (~$41,110)
02:00: Chin Wei Lim doubles through Chung
Level 28: 250,000-500,000-500,000 Ante BB
Chin Wei Lim banks a double from Chung Yi Ho with standing firm against overcards on a board {(s}. Lim up to 16.7M.
01:55: Eugene Co eliminated in 4th place – â«826,000,000 (~$33,670)
Level 27: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
Eugene Co all in with but ran into Sin Ren Chen’s to bust in 4th place for a payout of â«826,000,000 (~$33,670). Chen is now massive chip leđ¶ader with 21.5M.Â
01:40: Sin Ren Chen gains a full rack off Lim
Level 27: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
01:25: Mek Weng Kung busts in 5th place – â«663,000,000 (~$27,000)
Level 27: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
Mek Weng Kung was next to file out. He was all in on a flop with , Chung Yi Ho called with trips. The turn gave Kung a flush draw but with the river he missed and âbusted in 5th placêŠe for a payout of â«663,000,000 (~$27,000).Â
01:20: Fuk On Wong falls in 6th place – â«514,000,000 (~$20,950)
Level 27: 20,000-40,000-40,000 Ante BB
Fuk On Wong all in for 1.6M with , Chin Wei Lim called with . No improvement for Wong whileđŽ Lim found a seven on the river for a set. Wong departed in 6th placêŠŹe for a payout of â«514,000,000 (~$20,950).
01:15: Chin Wei Lim banks a huge doubleÂ
Level 26: 150,000-300,000-300,000 Ante BB
Raised pot preflop, the flop came 10d}, Mek Weng Kung bet 5đč00k, Lim check-raiâsed all in for 7.4k, Kung called.
Lim
Kung
The turn and river was a runner runner flush to Lim to ensure the win and the douđčble up. He went on to win the next hand aând now has 14.9M and has overtaken Chung Yi Ho for the lead.
01:05: Abhinav Iyer eliminated in 7th place – â«380,000,000 (~$15,490)
Level 26: 150,000-300,000-300,000 Ante BB
Several hands after losing the showdown against Mak Weng Kun, Abhinav Iyer called Eugene Co’s raise preflop then sent his 1 BB in on the flop. On the runout, Iyer’s missed while Co’s improved to a set to ship it and climb to 8M just about average stack. Iyer eđŠarned â«380,000,000 (~$15,490) for 7th place.Â
00:50: Mak Weng Kung doubles up through Iyer
Level 26: 150,000-300,000-300,000 Ante BB
On a raised pot preflop with both players pumping in 1.2M each, Mak Weng Kung shoved 3.7M on a flop . Iyer called. Kung had straight, Iyer , the turn and river were no help đto Iyer for a double up to Kung to đ
°9.2M. Iyer dropped to 2M.
00:45: Wu Jun Hao leaves in 8th place – â«280,000,000 (~$11,414)Â
Level 26: 150,000-300,000-300,000 Ante BB
Wu Jun Hao three-bet jammed it and initial raiser Sin Ren Chen called. Wu had and was dominated by Chen’s . The board ran
00:15: Eugene Co wins the flipÂ
Level 25: 125,000-250,000-250,000
Co
Chung
The board ran fêŠor a double up to Co to 3.9M. Chung still with a commanding lead with 9.1M.
00:05: Tran Duy Binh railed by Iyer in 9th place – â«223,000,000 (~$9,090)
Level 25: 125,000-250,000-250,000
Iyer
Tran
The board ran for a dominating full house to Iyer and all of Tran’s chips. Iyer is back up to 7M. Tran earned â«223,000,000 (~$9,090) for 9th place.
00:00: Fuk On Wong doubles up through Iyer
Level 25: 125,000-250,000-250,000
Abhinav Iyer raised to 500k, Fuk On Wong jammed his 1.6M, back to Iyer with a fast call. Iyer , Wong , it was a classic coin flip. The board ran for a higher two pair to Wong and a double up to 3.825M. Iyer downđš to 3.5M.
23:00: Final table
Level 23: 80,000-160,000-160,000 Ante BB
Eugene Co – 3.4M
Chin Wei Lim – 6.08M
Sin Ren Chen – 9M
Wu Jun Hao – 5.5M
Chung Yi Ho – 9.3M
Abhinav Iyer – 4.45M
Tran Duy Binh – 2.9M
Fuk On Wong – 2.8M
Mak Weng Kung – 8.54M
19:40: Bubble bursts!
Level 20: 40,000-80,000-80,000 Ante BB
Cheers heard at the Grand Hall with the bubble bursting at the High Roller event. The final 23 playerđs are now in the money. The top prize is a whoâpping â«2,234,000,000 (~$91,000).Â
16:00: Payouts, 23 places paid
14:00: High Roller Day 2 underway!
Level 13: 10,000-15,000-15,000 Ante BB
Another 21 signed up for the High Roller for 173 entries total and a prize pool that bloated the guarantee three times over! The closing pot was a huge â«9,607,920,000 (~$391,680). We will hâave the payouts up shortly. 76 players remaining.Â
High Roller Day 2 chip counts and seat draw
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat | BB |
| Phan Minh Duc | 2,514,000 | 7 | 7 | 168 |
| Trinh Anh Dung | 2,022,000 | 6 | 6 | 135 |
| Pham Quyet Tien | 1,650,000 | 10 | 5 | 110 |
| Le Ngoc Minh | 1,524,000 | 2 | 8 | 102 |
| Lim Chin Wei | 1,299,000 | 5 | 5 | 87 |
| Kunal Patni | 1,261,000 | 8 | 5 | 84 |
| Hwang Seong Il | 1,258,000 | 5 | 3 | 84 |
| Kim Donghyun | 1,220,000 | 11 | 8 | 81 |
| Nguyen Quang Minh | 1,211,000 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
| Pham Tien Dung | 1,157,000 | 6 | 1 | 77 |
| Chu Chi-Jen | 1,107,000 | 2 | 5 | 74 |
| Garson Francis Bemard | 953,000 | 3 | 6 | 64 |
| Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | 953,000 | 2 | 6 | 64 |
| Co Eugene Kim | 929,000 | 1 | 7 | 62 |
| Tech John Zendrick | 888,000 | 4 | 8 | 59 |
| Vu The Tuan | 856,000 | 10 | 7 | 57 |
| Wong Tze Yi Mark | 833,000 | 1 | 8 | 56 |
| Ysmael William | 823,000 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| Chua Ying Lin | 805,000 | 9 | 1 | 54 |
| Dang Van Hien | 781,000 | 5 | 6 | 52 |
| Campomanes Florencio | 765,000 | 5 | 1 | 51 |
| Mak Weng Kuong | 718,000 | 10 | 1 | 48 |
| Ang Kar Wai Kevin | 704,000 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
| Plivcs Aigars | 702,000 | 7 | 3 | 47 |
| Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong | 690,000 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
| Lau Jason | 679,000 | 9 | 7 | 45 |
| Kang Hyomo | 669,000 | 6 | 8 | 45 |
| Nguyen Anh Tu | 647,000 | 9 | 3 | 43 |
| Crawshaw Hamish | 588,000 | 7 | 1 | 39 |
| Ho Chung Yi | 585,000 | 5 | 7 | 39 |
| Phua Tzai Wei | 575,000 | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| Tran Duy Binh | 572,000 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| Huang Vincent Yueshen | 567,000 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| Tso Wei | 552,000 | 1 | 6 | 37 |
| Yum Ryan Mingho | 538,000 | 11 | 6 | 36 |
| Nguyen Huu Nam | 533,000 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
| Nguyen Trung Ha | 528,000 | 6 | 7 | 35 |
| Abhinav Iyer | 504,000 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| Nguyen Nang Quang | 491,000 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| Oh Junseok | 475,000 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| Yoo Honggo | 455,000 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Wongwichit Phachara | 452,000 | 2 | 7 | 30 |
| Chen Sin-Ren | 450,000 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| Le Huy Thanh | 450,000 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| Kim Wooseok | 445,000 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| Tran Huy Hoang | 437,000 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| Stojkovic Milan | 436,000 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| Zhou Hoa Qiang | 435,000 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| Dinh Xuan Dinh | 428,000 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| Wong Fuk On | 412,000 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Lee Hwany | 402,000 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Dai | 400,000 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| Magbanua Jason Kyle | 388,000 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Wu Jun Hao | 345,000 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| Nguyen Thanh Tung | 344,000 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| Li Kwun Ngai Vincent | 333,000 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Lim Yohwan | 321,000 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| Nguyen Thien Minh | 318,000 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| Thanarattrakul Kannapong | 313,000 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| Jung Seung Mook | 308,000 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| Liu Chun Keat | 292,000 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| Ha Manh Tuong | 285,000 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| Do Tien Vu | 281,000 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Choi Yun Lam Kevin | 276,000 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| Ngo Khoa Anh | 271,000 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Nguyen Minh Thanh | 266,000 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Pham Phu Son Lam | 266,000 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| Tan Win Meng | 254,000 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Ling Tien Loon | 150,000 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
00:30: Day 1 is a wrap!Â
High Roller Day 1 ran its scheduled 12 rounds of play. 155 entered with 69 players bagging up. They return on Sunday, October 23 at 2pm. Chip counts to follow.Registration is still open but will close at the start of Day 2 so for those interested, make sure to registđer before that happens. The prize pool is currently at â«8,658,300,000đ§ž, creeping up to nearly three times the â«3B guarantee.Â
22:30: Prize pool at â«7.6 Billion
Level 10: 4000-8000-8000 Ante BB
Players are on a break at the High Roller event. The screens have the entries at 137 with 89 seated. That means the pot is now over â«7.6 Billion. They play another three rounds before bagging up. Registration is open untêŠil the start of Day 2.
20:00: Guarantee about to double
Level 6: 1500-3000-3000 BB Ante
Players are on a dinner break. The screens have 107 entries which mđŻeans đthe guarantee has been breached with a pot about to cross â«6 Billion. Six more levels to go before the end of the day.Â
Welcome to the Live Updates page for the High Roller â«3,000,000,000 guaranteed! This is a two-day event running on October 22 to 23. Buây in is â«60,000,000 (~$2,445) with registration open until the start of Day 2. Players start with a stack of 300,000 with opening blinds at 500-1000-1000 BB Ante. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Bagging time at the end of Level 12.
More upđ«dates đ„will be running once the bubble bursts in Day 2.
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Taiwanese pro Zong Chi He champions the Megastack for â«765,220,000 (~$ 31,750)
After ten hours of final day play, Taiwanese pro Zong Chi He shipped the Megastack to add another title to his impressive portfolio. The turning point for Zong was at the final table when he scored a massive double up against Vu Thai Bao to take the lead and never looked back. Zong pocketed a cool â«765,đž220,000 and his first ever career title and trophy in Vietnam. Congratulations to the champ!Â
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Final table payouts
| 1st | Zong Chi He | Taiwan | â«765,220,000 |
| 2nd | Fu Bang Huang | Taiwan | â«485,000,000 |
| 3rd | Oh Junseok | Korea | â«363,000,000 |
| 4th | Rungrot Nuannoi | Thailand | â«293,000,000 |
| 5th | Hwang Seong Il | Korea | â«229,500,000 |
| 6th | Shyh Chyn Lim | Malaysia | â«175,300,000 |
| 7th | Vu Thai Bao | Vietnam | â«128,700,000 |
| 8th | Nguyen Manh Trung | Vietnam | â«94,600,000 |
| 9th | Phung Quoc Minh | Vietnam | â«77,600,000 |
Payouts 10th to 46thÂ
| 10th | Yi Wei Peng | Taiwan | â«65,200,000 |
| 11th | Jack En Ching Wu | Taiwan | â«65,200,000 |
| 12th | Le Ba Phuc | Vietnam | â«57,400,000 |
| 13th | Trent Fechter | USA | â«57,400,000 |
| 14th | Jose Colada | Philippines | â«51,600,000 |
| 15th | Milan Stojkovic | Australia | â«51,600,000 |
| 16th | Moses Saquing | Philippines | â«45,800,000 |
| 17th | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | â«45,800,000 |
| 18th | William Ysmael | Philippines | â«40,000,000 |
| 19th | Choong Chee Kent | Malaysia | â«40,000,000 |
| 20th | Chi Jen Chu | Taiwan | â«40,000,000 |
| 21st | Long Dinh Gia | Vietnam | â«36,100,000 |
| 22nd | Jeffrey Lo | Hong Kong | â«36,100,000 |
| 23rd | Abhinav Iyer | India | â«36,100,000 |
| 24th | Tran Duy Binh | Vietnam | â«32,200,000 |
| 25th | Tran Duc Son | Vietnam | â«32,200,000 |
| 26th | Tran Duc Toan | Vietnam | â«32,200,000 |
| 27th | Yohwan Lim | Korea | â«32,200,000 |
| 28th | Nguyen Hoa Thinh | Vietnam | â«28,300,000 |
| 29th | Kasidet Kampananurak | Thailand | â«28,300,000 |
| 30th | Jeffrey Pamplona | Philippines | â«28,300,000 |
| 31st | Lau Wai Kit | Malaysia | â«28,300,000 |
| 32nd | Ying-Che Huang | Taiwan | â«24,900,000 |
| 33rd | Kevin Yun Lam Choi | Hong Kong | â«24,900,000 |
| 34th | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | â«24,900,000 |
| 35th | Wu Jun Hao | Singapore | â«24,900,000 |
| 36th | Tsai Yu Fan | Taiwan | â«24,900,000 |
| 37th | Supakit Anukoolpitaknil | Thailand | â«24,900,000 |
| 38th | Koh Hsien Ren | Malaysia | â«24,900,000 |
| 39th | Worawat Kiatponglap | Thailand | â«24,900,000 |
| 40th | Victor Chong | Malaysia | â«22,100,000 |
| 41st | Florent Remi | Malta | â«22,100,000 |
| 42nd | Lam Chi Ngai | Hong Kong | â«22,100,000 |
| 43rd | Satoshi Kuriga | Japan | â«22,100,000 |
| 44th | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | â«22,100,000 |
| 45th | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | â«22,100,000 |
| 46th | Ha Van Thien | Vietnam | â«22,100,000 |
23:00: Fu Bang Huang eliminated in 2nd place for â«485,000,000
Level 30: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
In less than twenty minutes of heads up play, Zong Chi He defeated fellow countryman Fu Bang Huang with big cards tabled on the final hand. Zong had , Huang with , the board ran . Huang earned â«485,000,000 for his close finish.Â
22:41: Taiwan players go heads up! Zong Chi He vs Fu Bang Huang
Level 30: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
22:40: Oh Junseok eliminated in 3rd place for â«363,000,000
Level 30: 40,000-80,000-80,000 BB Ante
Zong
Oh
The flop was quite dramatic , improving both players with Zong sitting on a nut flush. Oh spiked a set and had outs but the turn and river wđ·ere not it to settle for a 3rd place finish. Oh earned â«363,000,000 for his impressive run.
22:00: Oh Junseok saved by the river
Level 29: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
Oh Junseok needed plenty of luck with all his chips at risk holding against Fu Bang Huang’s . With the board running both improved to a flush with Oh having the nuts fđŽor a double up to 1.9M. Huang dropped to 2.4M.
21:45: Rungrot Nuannoi eliminated in 4th place for â«293,000,000
Level 28: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Rungrot Nuannoi kept the Thailand flag flying for a while but ultimately could not bring it to the finish line. With big stacks surrounding him, his stack drained to 8 BB and pushed with . Despite having live cards against chip leader Zong Chi He , no help arrived to fall in 4th place. His deep run earneđd him â«293,000,000.
20:45: Hwang Seong Il dominated in 5th place for â«229,500,000
Level 27: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Hwang Seong Il once enjoyed sitting up top but the final table seemed to have frozen him in his tracks. With just under 20 BB left, he shoved with then fell to Fu Bang Huang’s that further improved to a đ set. Hwang earned â«229,500,000 for his deep run. đThat leaves just one Korean looking to lift the trophy.Â
20:20: Shyh Chyn Lim packs up in 6th place for â«175,300,000
Level 27: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
With action folding to the blinds, small blind Shyh Chyn Lim risked his last 10 BBs with but could not steal the blinds and antes with Oh Junseok calling with a better . The board ran low to end Lim’s run in 6th place for â«175,300,000.Â
20:00: Vu Thai Bao settles for 7th place for â«128,700,000
Level 26: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Vu Thai Bao was on the road to rebuilding his stack but was stopped short by Fu Bang Huang with staying ahead of . Bao earned â«12ꊫ8,700,000 for his final table finish.Â
19:45: More chips for the leader He Zong Chi
Level 26: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Heavy action between Zong Chi He and Oh Junseok saw a board spread and a pot balloon to 650k. Acting first, Oh bet half pot of 625k, Zong answered with a shove that well covered Oh’s stack. After tanking, Oh folded and Zong took it down to rise to a monstrous 3.4M. Average stack is just 1.48M.
19:30: Nguyen Manh Trung eliminated in 8th place for â«94,600,000
Level 26: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
More shoves with the next short stack eaten up. Nguyen Manh Trung was all in with and was dominated throughout by Shyh Chyn Lim’s . NgđŽuyen earned â«94,600,000 đfor his final table finish.Â
19:20: Phung Quoc Minh eliminated in 9th place for â«77,600,000
Level 26: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Phung Quoc Minh became the first casualty of the final table and it happened in four nearly consecutive deals. On the first hand, he was all in with and the very short stacked Vu Thai Bao joined the shove holding . The cards favored the drawing hand as both of Bao’s cards paired for a double up as Minh dropped to 3 BB.
Following that loss, Minh doubled up through Oh Junseok with King-Jack dominating King-Ten, then doubled up again with his completing a flush against Bao . Despite the two boosts, Minh still needed more ammo and shoved with . He was called by the leader Zong Chi He with . The board ran for a straight to Zong and 9th place for Minh. He earned â«77,60đ§ž0,000 for his final tâ
able finish.Â
19:15: Vu Thai Bao plunges 3 BB, He Zong Chi skyrockets
Level 25: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Heavy action between Vu Thai Bao and Zong Chi He sees Bao plunge to just 3 BB and Zong doubling up to chip leader. The hand opened with a raise of 120k by Zong, Bao three-bet to 380k, Zong called. At the flop , more chips in the middle with Bao c-betting 100k, Zong check-raising to 250k, called by Bao. The turn , Zong shoved and Bao called.
Bao top pair
Zong two pair
The river was for a massivê§e 1.5m pot to Zong and Bao down to 85k.
19:00: Final table of the Megastack!
Level 25: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
18:55: Payouts 10th to 15th
| 10th | Yi Wei Peng | Taiwan | â«65,200,000 |
| 11th | Jack En Ching Wu | Taiwan | â«65,200,000 |
| 12th | Le Ba Phuc | Vietnam | â«57,400,000 |
| 13th | Trent Fechter | USA | â«57,400,000 |
| 14th | Jose Colada | Philippines | â«51,600,000 |
| 15th | Milan Stojkovic | Australia | â«51,600,000 |
18:50: Yi Wei Peng runs out of gas in 10th place for â«65,200,000
Level 25: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Yi Wei Peng just missed the final table having been eliminated by Zong Chi He. His final hand saw the chips go in at the flop . Peng had top pair, Zong with a dominating set, the turn secured Zong’s win with a full house. The river was . Peng earned â«65,200,000 for his deep run.Â
18:45: Jack En Ching Wu exits in 11th place for â«65,200,000
Level 25: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Jack En Ching Wu followed in the trail of fast busts. His shove was no match for Vu Thai Bao’s with an Ace on the flop. Wu earnedđ â«65,200,000 for deep finish.Â
18:40: Le Ba Phuc falls in 12th place for â«57,400,000
Level 25: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Falling fast here. Le Ba Phuc bumps the rail next after pushing with and running into Fu Bang Huang’s . Phuc earned â«57,400,000 for 12th place.Â
18:30: Trent Fechter busts to Vu Thai Bao in 13th place for â«57,400,000
Level 25: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
End of the line for Trent Fechter whose couldn’t get past Vu Thai Bao’s that further improved to a commanding full house on a board . Fechter finished 13th for â«57,400,000.
18:25: Jose Colada eliminated in 14th place for â«51,600,000
Level 24: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
One of the dayâs entering chip leaders, Jose Colada kept a healthy stack early in the day but lost steam during the final two tables. His elimination started with đ§žutg player Rungrot Nuannoi raising, called by utg+1 Hwang Seong Il, small blind Colada jammed his 20 BB stack, Nuannoi joined in, then Hwang tank-folded.Â
Colada
Nuannoi
The board ran , Colada busted in 14th place for â«51,600,000
18:20: No hits for Milan Stojkovic, busts 15th for â«51,600,000
Level 24: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
On his second shove, Mila Stojkovic was called by Vu Thai Bao to put his tournament life at risk. Bao had , Stojkovic seemed confident with his overcardꊰs. However, the board diêŠd not grant his wish to fall in 15th place for â«51,600,000.Â
18:15: Payouts 16th to 20th
| 16th | Moses Saquing | Philippines | â«45,800,000 |
| 17th | Cao Ngoc Anh | Vietnam | â«45,800,000 |
| 18th | William Ysmael | Philippines | â«40,000,000 |
| 19th | Choong Chee Kent | Malaysia | â«40,000,000 |
| 20th | Chi Jen Chu | Taiwan | â«40,000,000 |
17:10: Choong Chee Kent out in 19th place
Level 23: 10,000-15,000-15,000 BB Ante
Choong Chee Kent and Phung Quoc Minh went head to head on a board that eventually spread . Minh had straight that well dominated Choong’s two pair to ship it and rise to 440k. Choong đbusted in 19th place for â«40,000đ
·,000.Â
17:00: Yi Wei Peng rebuilding
Level 23: 10,000-15,000-15,000 BB Ante
Yi Wei Peng was sporting a big stack before the field trimmed to 3 tables. He lost a majority of his stack to Hwang Seong Il who is currently the leader with nearly a million in chips. Down to just 100k, Peng nursed it and eventually shoved holding . He was called by fellow countryman Zong Chi He with . Tê§
he board đŒran clean for a double up to Peng to 220k.
16:50: Rungrot Nuannoi from 70k to 700k
Level 23: 10,000-15,000-15,000 BB Ante
Several levels back, Rungrot Nuannoi was all in for his last 9 BB but found a double up with pocket Sevens surviving overcards. Three levels later, Nuannoi has beefed up to ten 700k, equivalent to 46 BB. One of his recent wins was against estrela bet:Moses Saquing. On a flop , Nuannoi bet 50k and was called. On the turn , he firđed 100k, and won it with no further challÜ«enge.
16:45: Payouts 21st to 23rd
| 21st | Long Dinh Gia | Vietnam | â«36,100,000 |
| 22nd | Jeffrey Lo | Hong Kong | â«36,100,000 |
| 23rd | Abhinav Iyer | India | â«36,100,000 |
16:30: Trent Fechter dust Lo’s cowboys
Level 22: 6,000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Trent Fechter soared to the upper ranks after cleaning out Jeffrey Lo. Catching the action only at the showdown. Fechter pushed on the river and Lo called.
Fechter straight
Lo
16:20: Jeffrey Lo rivers it for a renewed life
Level 22: 6,000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
On a flop , short stacked Jeffrey Lo was all in with and was up against a bigger stack showing top pair. The turn gave Lo the flush but was still not out of the woods with a possible full house coming. The river was good for Lo to get a full boost.
16:10: Payouts 24th to 27th
| 24th | Tran Duy Binh | Vietnam | â«32,200,000 |
| 25th | Tran Duc Son | Vietnam | â«32,200,000 |
| 26th | Tran Duc Toan | Vietnam | â«32,200,000 |
| 27th | Yohwan Lim | Korea | â«32,200,000 |
15:55: Three way sends Tran Duc Son packing and Phung Quoc Minh soaring
Level 21: 5,000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Three way all in with Tran Duc Son , Phung Quoc Minh , and William Ysmael kh}. A jack showed up on the turn but it wasn’t good enough to keep Tran in the running to fall in 25th place. Ysmael paid Minh to drop to 210k. Minh zoomed to 490k.
15:35: Trent Fechter relieved at the full house
Level 21: 5,000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Trent Fechter called for his tournament life with the flop showing and turned over his which was ahead of Oh Junseok’s . When the turn and river completed the spread, Fechter thought he was beaten by Oh’s nut flush then was happy to hear the dealer ship him a double for his full house. Fechter climbed to 490k, Oh despite Oh dropping to 730k he is still the leader.
15:20: Jack Wu boots Nguyen Hoa Thinh
Level 21: 5,000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Jack En Ching Wu fired a bet on the turn and moved all in on the river on a board . Nguyen Hoa Thinh called him down, risking his tournament life, then busted in 28th place. Nguyen had top pair, Wu had him dominated with top two pair. Wu chipped up to 475k.
15:00: Choong Chee Kent sweats it
Level 20: 4,000-8,000-8,000 BB Ante
Just before the first break of the day, Choong Chee Kent was sweating it in a hand against Oh Junseok. In a blinds versus blinds situation, the board completed . Choong was all in on the river and was relieved to see his hold against Oh’s lower twoâ pair. Choong chipped up to 325k, Oh dipped to around 650k.
14:35: Payouts 32nd to 39thÂ
| 32nd | Ying-Che Huang | Taiwan | â«24,900,000 |
| 33rd | Kevin Yun Lam Choi | Hong Kong | â«24,900,000 |
| 34th | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | â«24,900,000 |
| 35th | Wu Jun Hao | Singapore | â«24,900,000 |
| 36th | Tsai Yu Fan | Taiwan | â«24,900,000 |
| 37th | Supakit Anukoolpitaknil | Thailand | â«24,900,000 |
| 38th | Koh Hsien Ren | Malaysia | â«24,900,000 |
| 39th | Worawat Kiatponglap | Thailand | â«24,900,000 |
14:30: Shyh Chyn Lim drags in a good pot
Level 20: 4,000-8,000-8,000 BB Ante
From the button, preflop raiser Shyh Chyn check-called a small blind playerâs flop and turn bet then both checked the river . Aggressor showed busted draw, Lim claimed it with . Lim chipped up to 670k to join the big stacks.
14:25: Big stacksÂ
Level 20: 4,000-8,000-8,000 BB Ante
14:05: Set over set sends Wu Jun Hao out; Fu Bang Huang scoops
Level 19: 3,000-6,000-6,000 BB Ante
Fu Bang Huang has just chipped up to 500k after sending one of the day’s entering big stacks out of the running. On a flop , action was checked to Hwang Seong Il who took a stab with a 17.5k bet, Wu Jun Hao check-called, Huang check-raised to 52k. This was enough to induce a fold from Hwang while Wu called. On the turn , it went bet, jam, call.
Wu Jun Hao
Fu Bang Huang
The one-outer didn’t show up on the river for Huang to ship it. Wu đ«busted in 34th place for a payout of â«24,900,000.Â
14:00: Abhinav Iyer versus He Zong Chi
Level 19: 3,000-6,000-6,000 BB Ante
Intense stare down between entering chip leader Abhinav Iyer and Taiwanese pro He Zong Chi. Both player faced a board that completed and a pot of 60k built.đ§ Chi slid out short stack of yellow and Iyer quickly folded.
13:45: Worawat Kiatponglap burned by Fecther
Level 19: 3,000-6,000-6,000 BB Ante
Worawat Kiatponglap was looking good preflop with a premium against Trent Fechter’s . However, with the board running Fechter improved to a straight to send KiatpoàČnglap packing in 39th place.
13:40: First batch of eliminations
Level 18: 2,500-5,000-5,000 BB Ante
| 40th | Victor Chong | Malaysia | â«22,100,000 |
| 41st | Florent Remi | Malta | â«22,100,000 |
| 42nd | Lam Chi Ngai | Hong Kong | â«22,100,000 |
| 43rd | Satoshi Kuriga | Japan | â«22,100,000 |
| 44th | Wai Keong Yong | Malaysia | â«22,100,000 |
| 45th | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | â«22,100,000 |
| 46th | Ha Van Thien | Vietnam | â«22,100,000 |
13:02: Payouts
| 1st | â«765,220,000 |
| 2nd | â«485,000,000 |
| 3rd | â«363,000,000 |
| 4th | â«293,000,000 |
| 5th | â«229,500,000 |
| 6th | â«175,300,000 |
| 7th | â«128,700,000 |
| 8th | â«94,600,000 |
| 9th | â«77,600,000 |
| 10th | â«65,200,000 |
| 11th | â«65,200,000 |
| 12th | â«57,400,000 |
| 13th | â«57,400,000 |
| 14th | â«51,600,000 |
| 15th | â«51,600,000 |
| 16th | â«45,800,000 |
| 17th | â«45,800,000 |
| 18th | â«40,000,000 |
| 19th | â«40,000,000 |
| 20th | â«40,000,000 |
| 21st | â«36,100,000 |
| 22nd | â«36,100,000 |
| 23rd | â«36,100,000 |
| 24th | â«32,200,000 |
| 25th | â«32,200,000 |
| 26th | â«32,200,000 |
| 27th | â«32,200,000 |
| 28th | â«28,300,000 |
| 29th | â«28,300,000 |
| 30th | â«28,300,000 |
| 31st | â«28,300,000 |
| 32nd | â«24,900,000 |
| 33rd | â«24,900,000 |
| 34th | â«24,900,000 |
| 35th | â«24,900,000 |
| 36th | â«24,900,000 |
| 37th | â«24,900,000 |
| 38th | â«24,900,000 |
| 39th | â«24,900,000 |
| 40th | â«22,100,000 |
| 41st | â«22,100,000 |
| 42nd | â«22,100,000 |
| 43rd | â«22,100,000 |
| 44th | â«22,100,000 |
| 45th | â«22,100,000 |
| 46th | â«22,100,000 |
13:00: Cards in the air!Â
Level 18: 2,500-5000-5,000 BB Ante
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MegastackÂ
Buy in: â«15,000,000 (~$621)
Guarantee: â«2,000,000,000 (~$82,867)
Day 1A: 17 advanced out of 107 entries
Day 1B: 29 advanced out of 189 entries
Total entries: 296
Prize pool: â«3,876,120,000 (~US$ 160,600)
Day 1A and Day 1B Survivors ITM: 46 players
Chip leader Day 1A: Abhinav Iyer – India – 523,500
Chip leader Day 1B: Jose Colada – Philippines – 433,000
Megastack – Day 2 chip countsÂ
| Name | Chips Count | Table | Seat |
| Abhinav Iyer | 523,500 | 6 | 2 |
| Wu Jun Hao | 439,000 | 2 | 6 |
| Jose Colada | 433,000 | 4 | 3 |
| Cao Ngoc Anh | 411,000 | 5 | 3 |
| Oh Jun Seok | 408,500 | 4 | 7 |
| Le Ba Phuc | 404,500 | 4 | 1 |
| Lim Shyn Chyn | 399,500 | 3 | 1 |
| Tran Duc Son | 374,500 | 6 | 6 |
| Milan Tojkovic | 357,000 | 2 | 2 |
| Choong Chee Kent | 330,000 | 1 | 1 |
| Chi-Jen Chu | 269,000 | 5 | 9 |
| Nguyen Nanh Truong | 256,000 | 2 | 4 |
| En Ching Wu | 233,000 | 2 | 7 |
| Kevin Yun Lam Choi | 228,000 | 6 | 4 |
| Tran Duc Toan | 216,000 | 3 | 2 |
| Vu Thai Bao | 205,500 | 4 | 9 |
| Yohwan Lim | 202,500 | 1 | 2 |
| Hwang Seong Il | 201,000 | 2 | 9 |
| Jeffrey Kwen Wai Lo | 189,500 | 1 | 6 |
| William Ysmael | 188,500 | 3 | 7 |
| Hamish Crawshaw | 164,000 | 4 | 6 |
| Phung Quoc Minh | 150,000 | 6 | 3 |
| Dinh Gia Long | 148,000 | 3 | 4 |
| Florent Remi | 131,000 | 4 | 4 |
| Lam Chi Ngai | 127,000 | 5 | 4 |
| Jeffrey Pamplona | 120,000 | 2 | 1 |
| Ng Hoa Thinh | 117,000 | 6 | 1 |
| Noe Sao Ving | 114,500 | 1 | 8 |
| Tran Duy Buic | 111,500 | 6 | 7 |
| Fubang Huang | 111,000 | 2 | 8 |
| Trent Fechter | 110,500 | 5 | 1 |
| Vamerdino Magsakay | 110,000 | 6 | 9 |
| Satoshi Kuriga | 108,000 | 3 | 3 |
| Ha Van Thien | 98,500 | 3 | 6 |
| Tsai Yu Fan | 94,000 | 5 | 8 |
| Kasidet Kampananurak | 91,000 | 3 | 8 |
| Koh Hsien Ken | 86,500 | 5 | 6 |
| Victor Chong | 86,500 | 1 | 7 |
| Rungrot Nuannoi | 85,000 | 3 | 9 |
| He Zong Chi | 84,000 | 1 | 4 |
| Anuk Ool Pitaknik | 78,000 | 6 | 8 |
| Worawat Kiatponglap | 69,000 | 5 | 7 |
| Jason Cau | 63,500 | 4 | 2 |
| Yong Wai Keong | 63,500 | 4 | 8 |
| Yi Wei Peng | 63,000 | 5 | 2 |
| Huang ying Che | 49,500 | 1 | 9 |
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Korea’s In Ho Song wins the Warm Up for â« 361,176,000 (~US$ 14,950)
Congratulations to Korea’s In Ho Song! He is the first Poker Dream Vietnam champion! Song entered Day 2 running second in chips, maintained his high rank for majority of the day, then went on a knockout spree at the final table to lift the trophy and the â« 361,176,000 first prize.Â
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Final table payouts
| 1st | In Ho Song | â«361,176,000 |
| 2nd | Chee Kuo Chen | â«239,800,000 |
| 3rd | Lee Haerok | â«174,800,000 |
| 4th | Jack Risk | â«143,200,000 |
| 5th | Ming San Chung | â«112,000,000 |
| 6th | Feng Zhao | â«84,700,000 |
| 7th | Lee Yong | â«61,800,000 |
| 8th | Ngo Hoang Hien | â«45,000,000 |
| 9th | Nguyen Tuan Anh | â«38,600,000 |
Payouts 10th to 41st
| 10th | Andy Ying Kit Chan | â«32,300,000 |
| 11th | Fuk On Wong | â«32,300,000 |
| 12th | Kyle Bao Diep | â«28,300,000 |
| 13th | Ying Che Huang | â«28,300,000 |
| 14th | Lam Xuan Bach | â«25,500,000 |
| 15th | Luong Chun Kit | â«25,500,000 |
| 16th | Nguyen Manh Hung | â«22,700,000 |
| 17th | Lam Chi Ngai | â«22,700,000 |
| 18th | Yoojin Kim | â«20,000,000 |
| 19th | Linh Phan Trong | â«20,000,000 |
| 20th | Jangsoo Kor Kim | â«20,000,000 |
| 21st | Du Minh Quang | â«18,100,000 |
| 22nd | Du Minh Quang | â«18,100,000 |
| 23rd | Vladimir Pfeifer | â«18,100,000 |
| 24th | Pham Quang Dung | â«16,300,000 |
| 25th | Luong Thanh Thinh | â«16,300,000 |
| 26th | Nguyen Thanh Hung | â«16,300,000 |
| 27th | Wai Keong Yong | â«16,300,000 |
| 28th | Ho Chung Yi | â«14,400,000 |
| 29th | Cheong Ng Kuok | â«14,400,000 |
| 30th | Jeffrey Lo Kuen Wai | â«14,400,000 |
| 31st | Nguyen Hoang Linh | â«14,400,000 |
| 32nd | Luong Van Quang | â«12,800,000 |
| 33rd | Le Van Binh | â«12,800,000 |
| 34th | Chi Chung Ho | â«12,800,000 |
| 35th | Nguyen Duc Long | â«12,800,000 |
| 36th | Ho Vo Thai Duong | â«12,800,000 |
| 37th | Prommin Talordpong | â«12,800,000 |
| 38th | Do Quang Thang | â«12,800,000 |
| 39th | Shu Leung Yau | â«12,800,000 |
| 40th | Suresh Kolli | â«12,800,000 |
| 41st | Thi Hoa iNam | â«12,800,000 |
19:40: Chee Kuo Chen eliminated in 2nd place – â«239,800,000
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
On just the sixth heads up hand, Chee Kuo Chen had it all out front with and needed some help to survive the chip leader In Ho Song’s . The board didn’t grant his wish as it ran to fallÜ« in 2nd place. Chen earned â«239,800,000 for his strong finish.Â
19:25: Heads up! In Ho Song versus Chee Kuo Chen
Level 26: 30,000-60,000-60,000 BB Ante
19:20: Lee Haerok eliminated in 3rd place – â«174,800,000
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Lee
Song
The board came for a crushing two pair to Song to claim all of Lee’s chips. Lee earned â«174,800,000 for his deep run.Â
19:15: Aces cracked! Jack Risk denied in 4th place – â«143,200,000
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Players are dropping fast! Next to get the boot was Jack Risk who called all in on a flop . Jack had , the aggressor, In Ho Song, had , Song called out for a Ten which didn’t come on the turn but it did on the river . Jack’s aces were cracked by the gut shot turned straight. He earned â«143,200,000 for his deep run.Â
19:10: Ming San Chung risks it then busts in 5th place – â«112,000,000
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Ming San Chung faced an al in by big stacked Chee Kuo Chen. After calculating his odds, he risked it and showed . This was good enough for 50/50 against Chen’s . However, with the board running ,đ§ Chung missed to bust in 5th place for â«112,000,000.Â
19:05: Cowboys give Jack Risk the double up
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Chee Kuo Chen was all in with and had to improve in order to rail Jack Risk who had premium . No such luck though with the board runniđng low. Jack doubled up to 1.3M.
19:00: Back to back losses for Feng Zhao against In Ho Song – 6th place – â«84,700,000
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Feng Zhao has seen his share of luck throughout the tournament but In Ho Song was luckier, winning back to back hands to send Zhao out in 6th place. The first hand Zhao shoved on the small blind with and big blind Song woke up with . The board ran for a straight to Zhao but Song still had đžbetter with the flush.
Down to 2 BB, Zhao put it all in with to battle with, Song called with . A nine landed on the flop to improve Zhao but it was short-lived with ađ Queen on the turn which held to the enđ§d. Zhao earned â«84,700,000 for his final table run.
18:55: Lee Yong eliminated in 7th place – â«61,800,000
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
Lee Haerok claimed another player’s stack, this time sending fellow countryman Lee Yong to the rails in 7th place. It was all in preflop with spiking the King on the river to dust . Lee earned â«61,800,000 for his final table run.
18:50: End of the road for Ngo Hoang Hien – 8th place – â«45,000,000
Level 25: 25,000-50,000-50,000 BB Ante
After an impressive comeback from 2 BB, Ngo Hoang Hien tried his luck once again by shoving with but ran into Lee Haerok’s tđo bust in 8th place. Ngo earned â«45,000,000 for his final table finish.Â
18:30: Ngo Hoang Hien boots Nguyen Tuan Anh – 9th place – â«38,600,000
Level 24: 20,000-40,000-40,000 BB Ante
Ngo Hoang Hien is back with a vengeance! After dropping under two big blinds, he is now back up to a decent 19 BB having just won a three way that sent Nguyen Tuan Anh out in the process. The hand saw Nguyen all in preflop, called by both In Ho Song and Ngo. At the flop , Song fiđ§žred a bet that put Ngo all in, Ngo called.
Nguyen
Ngo
Song
The turn and river changed nothing for Ngo’s high cards to win. Ngo scooped up the 750k pot. Nguyen busted in 9th place for â«38,600,000.
18:20: Feng Zhao boosted by Chung
Level 23: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
From cutoff, Feng Zhao shoved with , big blind / big stacked Ming San Chung called with . The flop quickly paired up Zhao’s smaller card which held for a double up.
18:15: Ngo Hoang Hien avoids the rail
Level 23: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Ngo
Chee
The board gave Ngo renewed life with a pair to survive and double up to arounđdđ 250k. Chee was barely dented as he sits with nearly 1.5M.
18:10: Jack Risk gets paidÂ
Level 23: 15,000-30,000-30,000 BB Ante
Jack Risk raised then put it all in on a flop . Ngo Hoang Hien called with that was behind Jack’s . The turn and river kept Jack aheđad to ï·șclimb over 600k. Ngo dropped to 100k.
17:40: In Ho Song doubles up through Zhao
Level 22: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Button player Feng Zhao shoved with but could not steal the blinds and ante with small blind In Ho Song joining the action with a better . The board quickly sent two Jacks on the board for a double up to Sđong to 750k, Zhao dropped to 420k.
17:10: Final table
Level 22: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Seat 1: Nguyen Tuan Anh – 195,000
Seat 2: Feng Zhao – 885,000
Seat 3: In Ho Song – 395,000
Seat 4: Ngo Hoang Hien – 445,000
Seat 5: Ming San Chung – 1,470,000
Seat 6: Lee Haerok – 1,015,000
Seat 7: Chee Kuo Chen – 1,340,000
Seat 8: Lee Yong – 500,000
Seat 9: Jack Risk – 360,000
Remaining payouts
| 1st | â«361,176,000 |
| 2nd | â«239,800,000 |
| 3rd | â«174,800,000 |
| 4th | â«143,200,000 |
| 5th | â«112,000,000 |
| 6tj | â«84,700,000 |
| 7th | â«61,800,000 |
| 8th | â«45,000,000 |
| 9th | â«38,600,000 |
17:05: Payouts 10th to 18th
| 10th | Andy Ying Kit Chan | â«32,300,000 |
| 11th | Fuk On Wong | â«32,300,000 |
| 12th | Kyle Bao Diep | â«28,300,000 |
| 13th | Ying Che Huang | â«28,300,000 |
| 14th | Lam Xuan Bach | â«25,500,000 |
| 15th | Luong Chun Kit | â«25,500,000 |
| 16th | Nguyen Manh Hung | â«22,700,000 |
| 17th | Lam Chi Ngai | â«22,700,000 |
| 18th | Yoojin Kim | â«20,000,000 |
17:00: Ying Kit Andy Chan misses the final table by one spot
Level 22: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
All in preflop between Andy Chan and Feng Zhao . The flop paired up Chan but the turn quickly switched them up, and with the river , it waê©”s the end for Chan in 10th place. He earned â«32,300,000 for his deep run.Â
16:50: Ming San Chung eliminates Fuk On Wong in 11th place
Level 22: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
Fuk On Wong shoved from the button and small blind Ming San Chung tank-called with his huge stack. Wong opened , Chung with overcards , the board dropped a jack on the flop and it held to end Wong in 11th place. HđĄe earned â«32,300,000 forêŠŻ his deep run.Â
16:45: Lotsa love for Chee Kuo Chen to stay in the running
Level 22: 10,000-25,000-25,000 BB Ante
From the button, Chee Kuo Chen shoved and small blind Feng Zhao snap-called with . Needing some luck, Chen found it with two hđ„earts on the flop aâŠnd another on the turn for a victorious flush.
16:25: No luck for Lam Xuan Bach pays Fuk On Wong then falls to a one-outer
Level 21: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
Lam Xuan Bach suffered two bad hits to fall in 14th place. The first hand was against Fuk On Wong with spiking the King to defeat Bach’s . Following that hand, Bach was all in on a flop  holding top pair flush draw. Ming San Chun called with . The turn nearly sealed it for Bach but with the river Ming landed the one-outer ship it. Bach earned â«25,500,0ï·ș00.
16:25: Chee Kuo Chen nearly dead then doubles up
Level 21: 10,000-20,000-20,000 BB Ante
What a suck out for Chee Kuo Chen who took a stand on the big blind by three-bet shoving with . Initisal raiser Ying Che Huang on the button called with . The board came down for a lucky rivâer straight for Chen.đ
He doubled up to 630k. Huang dropped to 85k and busted shortly after in 13th place for â«28,300,000.Â
16:20: Lee Hae Rok celebrates the river wheel
Level 20: 10,000-15,000-15,000 BB Ante
All in preflop with Lee Hae Rok and Fuk On Wong putting the heat on with . With the board running , still no hits for Lee, but when the river banged down a , he completed a straight and cđelebrated by pushing out his chips for the câount. Lee chipped up to 600k.
16:10: Lee Yong zooms to the top; Lam Chi Ngai out 17th
Level 20: 10,000-15,000-15,000 BB Ante
Lee Yong collected a monster pot after railing Lam Chi Ngai in 17th place. On a flop , Ngai had draw, Yong was ahead with , the turn and river were not oneꊰ of the 18 outs Ngai needed to bđ
·ust in 17th place for â«22700,000. Yong is massive chip leader and is on the brink of breaching a million in chips.Â
15:55: Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk finds the river; Yoojin Kim busts 18th
Level 20: 10,000-15,000-15,000 BB Ante
All in preflop with Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk ahead but when the flop dropped , his challenger Yoojin Kim with improved to a pair. The turn was no help to Linh, but the river {d} was just what he needed to surđvive the sweat. He climbed to 300k. Two hands later, Kim busted in 18th place for â«20,000,000.
15:45: Payouts 19th to 23rd
| 19th | Linh Phan Trong | â«20,000,000 |
| 20th | Jangsoo Kor Kim | â«20,000,000 |
| 21st | Du Minh Quang | â«18,100,000 |
| 22nd | Du Minh Quang | â«18,100,000 |
| 23rd | Vladimir Pfeifer | â«18,100,000 |
15:40: Feng Zhao delivers a double KO
Level 19: 6,000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Feng Zhao has just catapulted to 640k after sending to players to their knees. Short stacked Huyn Van Hung had 6d}, Jangsoo Kor Kim had , and Zhao with . The board ran for a dominating full house. Sweep sweep!
15:30: Ying Che Huang gets boosted by In Ho Song
Level 19: 6,000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Battle of the blinds with Ying Che Huang shoving his 13 BB stack and big blind In Ho Song making the fast call. Huang was ahead to Song’s , the board ran {3h][jd} for Huang’s ace kicker to play.
15:25: Chun Kit Leung survives the flipÂ
Level 19: 6,000-12,000-12,000 BB Ante
Chun Kit Leung shoved his 100k stack with , he was called by a player with . With the êŠboard runđŒning low, Leung shipped it for a double up.
15:10: Diamonds for Feng Zhao eliminates Pham Quang Dung
Level 18: 5,000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Pham Quang Dung was all in with and hoped to land the double against Feng Zhao’s . Unfortunately for him, the cards favored Zhao as the first three came for the nut flush. With the turn and river , Pham shipped it as Phđam filed out in 24th place.
15:05: Payouts 24th – 41st
| 24th | Pham Quang Dung | â«16,300,000 |
| 25th | Luong Thanh Thinh | â«16,300,000 |
| 26th | Nguyen Thanh Hung | â«16,300,000 |
| 27th | Wai Keong Yong | â«16,300,000 |
| 28th | Ho Chung Yi | â«14,400,000 |
| 29th | Cheong Ng Kuok | â«14,400,000 |
| 30th | Jeffrey Lo Kuen Wai | â«14,400,000 |
| 31st | Nguyen Hoang Linh | â«14,400,000 |
| 32nd | Luong Van Quang | â«12,800,000 |
| 33rd | Le Van Binh | â«12,800,000 |
| 34th | Chi Chung Ho | â«12,800,000 |
| 35th | Nguyen Duc Long | â«12,800,000 |
| 36th | Ho Vo Thai Duong | â«12,800,000 |
| 37th | Prommin Talordpong | â«12,800,000 |
| 38th | Do Quang Thang | â«12,800,000 |
| 39th | Shu Leung Yau | â«12,800,000 |
| 40th | Suresh Kolli | â«12,800,000 |
| 41st | Thi Hoa iNam | â«12,800,000 |
15:00: Warm Up event Live Updates!
Level 18: 5,000-10,000-10,000 BB Ante
Our live updates page is finally up and running! Welcome to the final day of the Warm Up event! The festival opener drew 264 entries over three starting fđlights with 41 reaching ITM to earn their spot here at the final day. The game has already resumed. There are currently 24 players remaining. You can track the action right here.
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