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Fu Bang Huang Queens fall to Campomanes’ cowboys
-2500 BB Ante
Fu Bang Huang was all in with Q♠ Q♥ which was way behind Florencio Campomanes’ K♠ K♥ . No help arrived to end his day at the rails. Campomanes chipped up to above average stack.
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: ₫25,000,000 (~$1,020)Entries: 822Prize pool: ₫17,940,150,000 (~$731,350) Day 2 qualifiers: 192 players ITM: 119 places
Day 2 chip counts and seat draw
Table Seating
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| 137,500 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32,500 | 1 | 3 | |
| 133,000 | 1 | 4 | |
| 69,500 | 1 | 5 | |
| 120,000 | 1 | 6 | |
| 110,000 | 1 | 7 | |
| 114,500 | 1 | 8 | |
| 49,500 | 2 | 1 | |
JY | 280,500 | 2 | 2 |
| 83,000 | 2 | 3 | |
| 71,500 | 2 | 4 | |
| 133,000 | 2 | 5 | |
| 154,500 | 2 | 6 | |
| 49,000 | 2 | 7 | |
| 35,500 | 2 | 8 | |
| 188,000 | 3 | 1 | |
| 125,000 | 3 | 2 | |
| 71,500 | 3 | 3 | |
| 15,000 | 3 | 4 | |
| 232,500 | 3 | 5 | |
| 190,000 | 3 | 6 | |
| 82,000 | 3 | 7 | |
| 159,000 | 3 | 8 | |
| 226,000 | 4 | 1 | |
| 103,500 | 4 | 2 | |
| 197,500 | 4 | 3 | |
| 75,000 | 4 | 4 | |
| 193,500 | 4 | 5 | |
| 197,000 | 4 | 6 | |
| 310,500 | 4 | 7 | |
| 82,000 | 4 | 8 | |
| 111,500 | 5 | 1 | |
| 106,500 | 5 | 2 | |
| 87,000 | 5 | 3 | |
| 102,500 | 5 | 4 | |
| 61,500 | 5 | 5 | |
| 285,500 | 5 | 6 | |
| 81,000 | 5 | 7 | |
| 85,000 | 5 | 8 | |
| 246,500 | 6 | 1 | |
| 87,000 | 6 | 2 | |
| 80,000 | 6 | 3 | |
| 21,500 | 6 | 4 | |
| 93,500 | 6 | 5 | |
| 177,000 | 6 | 6 | |
| 94,500 | 6 | 7 | |
| 23,000 | 6 | 8 | |
| 39,500 | 7 | 1 | |
| 63,000 | 7 | 2 | |
| 25,000 | 7 | 3 | |
| 234,000 | 7 | 4 | |
| 103,000 | 7 | 5 | |
| 209,000 | 7 | 6 | |
| 261,500 | 7 | 7 | |
| 111,000 | 7 | 8 | |
| 70,500 | 8 | 1 | |
| 148,000 | 8 | 2 | |
| 134,000 | 8 | 3 | |
| 127,000 | 8 | 4 | |
| 46,000 | 8 | 5 | |
LF | 173,500 | 8 | 6 |
| 185,000 | 8 | 7 | |
| 79,000 | 8 | 8 | |
| 89,000 | 9 | 1 | |
| 228,000 | 9 | 2 | |
| 90,500 | 9 | 3 | |
| 221,000 | 9 | 4 | |
| 117,500 | 9 | 5 | |
| 101,000 | 9 | 6 | |
| 159,500 | 9 | 7 | |
PB | 145,000 | 9 | 8 |
| 185,000 | 10 | 1 | |
| 45,500 | 10 | 2 | |
| 52,500 | 10 | 3 | |
| 114,000 | 10 | 4 | |
| 87,500 | 10 | 5 | |
| 64,000 | 10 | 6 | |
| 221,000 | 10 | 7 | |
| 166,500 | 10 | 8 | |
| 220,500 | 11 | 1 | |
| 125,500 | 11 | 2 | |
| 75,000 | 11 | 3 | |
| 92,000 | 11 | 4 | |
| 200,000 | 11 | 5 | |
| 262,500 | 11 | 6 | |
| 104,500 | 11 | 7 | |
| 117,000 | 11 | 8 | |
| 285,000 | 12 | 1 | |
| 97,000 | 12 | 2 | |
| 174,500 | 12 | 3 | |
| 148,000 | 12 | 4 | |
| 51,000 | 12 | 5 | |
| 131,500 | 12 | 6 | |
| 62,500 | 12 | 7 | |
| 185,000 | 12 | 8 | |
| 59,000 | 13 | 1 | |
| 55,000 | 13 | 2 | |
| 80,000 | 13 | 3 | |
| 93,000 | 13 | 4 | |
| 49,500 | 13 | 5 | |
| 164,500 | 13 | 6 | |
| 231,500 | 13 | 7 | |
| 218,000 | 13 | 8 | |
| 162,500 | 14 | 1 | |
| 205,000 | 14 | 2 | |
| 109,000 | 14 | 3 | |
| 130,000 | 14 | 4 | |
| 70,500 | 14 | 5 | |
| 62,500 | 14 | 6 | |
| 134,500 | 14 | 7 | |
| 91,000 | 14 | 8 | |
| 37,000 | 15 | 1 | |
| 120,000 | 15 | 2 | |
| 280,500 | 15 | 3 | |
| 78,000 | 15 | 4 | |
| 190,000 | 15 | 5 | |
| 144,000 | 15 | 6 | |
| 84,000 | 15 | 7 | |
| 56,500 | 15 | 8 | |
| 273,500 | 16 | 1 | |
| 52,000 | 16 | 2 | |
| 152,000 | 16 | 3 | |
| 87,000 | 16 | 4 | |
| 130,000 | 16 | 5 | |
| 54,000 | 16 | 6 | |
| 242,000 | 16 | 7 | |
| 199,000 | 16 | 8 | |
| 104,000 | 17 | 1 | |
| 310,000 | 17 | 2 | |
| 177,000 | 17 | 3 | |
| 40,500 | 17 | 4 | |
| 95,000 | 17 | 5 | |
| 83,000 | 17 | 6 | |
| 169,000 | 17 | 7 | |
| 123,500 | 17 | 8 | |
| 73,500 | 18 | 1 | |
| 89,500 | 18 | 2 | |
| 151,000 | 18 | 3 | |
| 67,500 | 18 | 4 | |
| 94,500 | 18 | 5 | |
| 158,000 | 18 | 6 | |
| 22,000 | 18 | 7 | |
| 135,000 | 18 | 8 | |
| 193,000 | 19 | 1 | |
| 179,500 | 19 | 2 | |
| 96,000 | 19 | 3 | |
| 150,000 | 19 | 4 | |
| 219,000 | 19 | 5 | |
| 113,500 | 19 | 6 | |
| 70,000 | 19 | 7 | |
| 180,000 | 19 | 8 | |
| 31,000 | 20 | 1 | |
| 148,000 | 20 | 2 | |
| 110,000 | 20 | 3 | |
| 213,000 | 20 | 4 | |
JA | 135,000 | 20 | 5 |
| 131,000 | 20 | 6 | |
| 135,000 | 20 | 7 | |
| 184,000 | 20 | 8 | |
| 144,000 | 21 | 1 | |
| 162,500 | 21 | 2 | |
| 29,000 | 21 | 3 | |
| 63,000 | 21 | 4 | |
| 87,500 | 21 | 5 | |
| 116,000 | 21 | 6 | |
| 120,000 | 21 | 7 | |
| 175,500 | 21 | 8 | |
| 152,000 | 22 | 1 | |
| 74,000 | 22 | 2 | |
| 173,000 | 22 | 3 | |
| 139,500 | 22 | 4 | |
| 181,000 | 22 | 5 | |
| 225,000 | 22 | 6 | |
| 56,000 | 22 | 7 | |
| 111,500 | 22 | 8 | |
| 109,500 | 23 | 1 | |
| 159,500 | 23 | 2 | |
| 158,500 | 23 | 3 | |
| 70,500 | 23 | 4 | |
| 101,500 | 23 | 5 | |
| 153,500 | 23 | 6 | |
| 20,000 | 23 | 7 | |
| 65,000 | 23 | 8 | |
| 41,000 | 24 | 1 | |
| 158,500 | 24 | 2 | |
| 243,000 | 24 | 3 | |
| 75,000 | 24 | 4 | |
| 82,000 | 24 | 5 | |
| 261,000 | 24 | 6 | |
| 108,500 | 24 | 7 | |
| 63,500 | 24 | 8 |
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Rungrot Nuannoi survives the flip
-2500 BB Ante
Rungrot Nuannoi was all in for his tournament life with 7♦ 7♥ , got called by a player with A♠ K♦ , the board was 7♠ K♥ 6♦ 2♥ K♠ for a full house.
Hojin Kim boots Kim Hyung Sup
-2500 BB Ante
Kim Hyung Sup had just nursed back to health on a double up off Tiger Lee then lost it all to Hojin Kim. Hand opened with a raise of 6k from Lee, Hyung Sup called, Hojin three-bet to 18k, Lee tank-folded, Hyung Sup jammed and Hojin snap called. Hyungsup had Ace-Queen, Hojin pocket Kings, no bad beat arrived for Hojin to ship it and Hyung Sup to ship out. Hojin catapulted to over 300k and may have just taken over the chip lead.
Kim Jae Hyun dusts Jack Wu
-2500 BB Ante
Last five hands has been called and with that a flurry of shoves around the room. Jack En Ching Wu was one of the casualties going down with pocket Fours against Kim Jae Hyun’s top pair Tens on the river.
Kim Hyung Sup doubles up through Tiger
-2500 BB Ante
Kim Hyung Sup raised to 5k, Nguyen Ngoc Ha three-bet to 13k, Tiger Lee four-bet to 27.5k, back to Kim who jammed. Nguyen got out of the way, Lee snap called.
Kim K♣ K♠ Lee T♣ T♦
No bad beat on the board for a double up to Kim to 100k, Lee dropped 20k.
Main Event Day 1B chip counts 85 advanced out of 377 entries
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 325,000 | 325,000 | |
| 310,000 | 310,000 | |
| 285,500 | 285,500 | |
| 273,500 | 273,500 | |
| 261,500 | 261,500 | |
| 261,000 | 261,000 | |
| 246,500 | 246,500 | |
| 243,000 | 243,000 | |
| 234,000 | 234,000 | |
| 228,000 | 228,000 | |
| 226,000 | 226,000 | |
| 225,000 | 225,000 | |
| 221,000 | 221,000 | |
| 219,000 | 219,000 | |
| 213,000 | 213,000 | |
| 209,000 | 209,000 | |
| 205,000 | 205,000 | |
| 188,000 | 188,000 | |
| 185,000 | 185,000 | |
| 185,000 | 185,000 | |
| 181,000 | 181,000 | |
| 180,000 | 180,000 | |
| 174,500 | 174,500 | |
LF | 173,500 | 173,500 |
| 173,000 | 173,000 | |
| 164,500 | 164,500 | |
| 162,500 | 162,500 | |
| 159,500 | 159,500 | |
| 159,500 | 159,500 | |
| 158,500 | 158,500 | |
| 153,500 | 153,500 | |
| 152,000 | 152,000 | |
| 151,000 | 151,000 | |
| 148,000 | 148,000 | |
| 144,000 | 144,000 | |
| 137,500 | 137,500 | |
JA | 135,000 | 135,000 |
| 135,000 | 135,000 | |
| 127,000 | 127,000 | |
| 125,000 | 125,000 | |
| 120,000 | 120,000 | |
| 114,500 | 114,500 | |
| 114,000 | 114,000 | |
| 113,500 | 113,500 | |
| 111,500 | 111,500 | |
| 110,000 | 110,000 | |
| 109,000 | 109,000 | |
| 108,500 | 108,500 | |
| 104,000 | 104,000 | |
| 103,500 | 103,500 | |
| 103,000 | 103,000 | |
| 101,500 | 101,500 | |
| 97,000 | 97,000 | |
| 95,000 | 95,000 | |
| 94,500 | 94,500 | |
| 92,000 | 21,500 | |
| 90,500 | 90,500 | |
| 89,500 | 89,500 | |
| 89,000 | 89,000 | |
| 87,500 | 87,500 | |
| 87,000 | 87,000 | |
| 87,000 | 87,000 | |
| 83,000 | 83,000 | |
| 81,000 | 81,000 | |
| 79,000 | 79,000 | |
| 75,000 | 75,000 | |
| 75,000 | 75,000 | |
| 73,500 | 73,500 | |
| 71,500 | 71,500 | |
| 69,500 | 69,500 | |
| 65,000 | 65,000 | |
| 64,000 | 64,000 | |
| 63,000 | 63,000 | |
| 59,000 | 59,000 | |
| 56,500 | 56,500 | |
| 56,000 | 56,000 | |
| 55,000 | 55,000 | |
| 54,000 | 54,000 | |
| 49,500 | 49,500 | |
| 49,000 | 49,000 | |
| 46,000 | 46,000 | |
| 35,500 | 35,500 | |
| 31,000 | 31,000 | |
| 21,500 | 21,500 | |
| 15,000 | 15,000 |
Thai Duong Ho Vo in action
-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 5♠ J♠ 7♦ 5♥ , Thai bet the flop and river and Chuen called.
On the next hand, she bluff bet the river J♦ 8♠ 4♥ 6♦ 5♣ and was snap-called by Dhaval Mudgal. Thai showed K♦ Q♦ , big bilnd Mudgal with J♣ 6♣ two pair. Thai dropped to 112k, Mudgal chipped up to 220k.
Neel Joshi rails Gardner
-2000 BB Ante
Grant Gardner struggled to keep his stack from swinging but in the end, he lost it all to Neel Joshi’s higher two pair. Luckily for Gardner there are still two starting heats to get back in on the 10BN Dong pot. Joshi chipped up to 115k.
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.
Kwon Riangkyu claims the pot
-2000 BB Ante
Three players were in for a small pot of 19k that saw the board complete 2♣ 2♥ 4♥ 7♦ T♠ . No bets throughout, Kwon Riangkyu turned over hole cards A♣ T♦ , Lim Choong Sub and Yi Wei Peng mucked. Kwon up to 66k.
Nguyen Trong Nghia vs Truong Vu Tran Khanh
-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 6♠ A♦ T♦ , Truong c-bet 16k, Nguyen called. On the turn 4♦ , no bets landed. The river came 4♥ , Nguyen bet 20k, Truong raised to 50k, Nguyen tank-folded while showing A♠ Q♦ . Truong returned the gesture and showed 6♣ 6♥ full house.
Mark Tze Yi Wong alive with Aces
-2500 BB Ante
Another short stack survivor with Mark Tze Yi Wong getting full pay for his pocket Aces. Taking the cut was Tran Huy Hoang with pocket Queens. Wong zoomed to 100k. Tran dropped to 65k.
Tran Hong Chuong tanks Ning Zhi Yi, drags in a big one
-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 6♦ 5♣ Q♥ 3♥ J♦ and 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.
Blinds up
-2000 BB Ante
Blinds are up, play continues with 112 remaining out of 294 total entries. This is the second to the last level of the day. Average stack is 78,750. Jeffrey Pamplona leads with over 300k.
Dinh Manh Hung shoves for the pot
-2500 BB Ante
Dinh Manh Hung moved all in for 38.5k on a board 9♠ J♥ A♥ 8♦ 2♦ with 52k already in the pot. Vu The Tuan tanked then folded.
Koh Hsien Ren doubles through Crawshaw
-2500 BB Ante
Short stacked Koh Hsien Ren all in with J♦ J♥ , Hamish Crawshaw snap called with T♥ T♠ , the board ran low, double up for Koh to 90k.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul crashes to Pamplona
-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 9♥ 5♦ 3♦ Q♠ 8♠ , Thanarattrakul K♣ 9♣ , Pamplona 9♠ 9♦ . Pamplona zoomed to 315k and is the overwhelming chip leader.
Ha Van Thien vs Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu
-2500 BB Ante
Preflop Ha Van Thien and Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu built a pot of 31k then added more on the flop A♠ 4♣ K♠ with Nguyen betting 10k and Thien check-calling. On the turn 4♠ Thien slid out a tower of yellows, Nguyen folded. Thien up to 150k, Nguyen dropped to 48k.
Fuk On Wong wins the three-way as Crawshaw busts
-1500 BB Ante
Cooler alert! Hamish Crawshaw shoved his 20k stack, Le Huy Thanh called, down the orbit Fuk On Wong tank-jammed, back to Le who called for a three way.
Crawshaw A♣ Q♥ Le K♠ K♥ Wong A♠ A♦
The board stayed clean 7♦ 6♦ 2♦ T♠ 3♠ for nearly a sweep. Crawshaw busted, Le dropped to 7 BB.
Last level of Day 1B, shove fest continues; Talordpong all in
-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 K♦ 6♥ 3♠ T♦ and 87k in the middle. Initial bettor Nguyen Ngoc Dai tanked then gave up his 25k bet.
Jason Kyle Magbanua earns a bit from Plicvs
-1500 BB Ante
On a flop 3♠ 6♣ T♣ , PLO champion Jason Kyle Magbanua bet 7k onto a 10k pot. Aigars Plivcs check-called to see the turn Q♠ . Plicvs checked again, Magbanua slightly overpot of 25k, Plicvs folded. Magbanua scooped it to rise to over 140k.
Double up for Kok Wai Sim
-2000 BB
Another short stack gambling everything, Kok Wai Sim all in for 27k with A♣ K♥ , got called by a player with A♥ Q♠ , no bad beat arrived for a double up to Kok.
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc earns with quads
-2000 BB Ante
Catching the action on the river T♠ 2♥ T♦ T♣ 8♦ and a pot of 20k built, Nguyen Phuong Ngoc bet 14k and got called. Nguyen showed Q♥ T♥ quads.
Registration is closed!
-1500 BB Ante
Level 10 is underway which means registration is closed. A handful of players signed up during the break. The screens say 293 entries but that’s not official. We will have the count for you shortly.
Abhinav Iyer busts then re-enters
-2000 BB Ante
Abhinav Iyer raised to 5k preflop and small blind Nguyen Thi Bao called. The flop 2♥ T♦ 7♠ Nguyen laid out a bet that covered Iyer’s stack, Iyer risked it.
Iyer T♠ 9♠ top pair Nguyen J♥ J♣ overpair
The turn J♦ was a set for Nguyen and with the river A♦ , Iyer packed up and registered for Day 1C. Nguyen chipped up to 115k.
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.
Dong Anh Dung jams for the pot
-1200 BB Ante
On a flop 9♥ T♥ 2♣ , 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.
Lester Edoc shocks the table hero-calling with air
-1200 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river J♥ 5♠ 6♦ K♥ J♦ and 22k in the pot, bb positioned Junhee Kim bet 9k, button Lester Edoc called, Kim said “good call” while showing his Q♣ T♥ bluff. Edoc chuckled expressing he was beat. The table and Kim were shocked as Kim won it with Queen-high. Edoc showed Q♦ ad said “I knew you were bluffing.”
Minh A. Nguyen beats Koh’s aces on the turn
-2000 BB Ante
Minh A. Nguyen called Koh Hsien Ren’s 5k bet on the flop K♦ 7♥ 4♥ , then called the jam on the turn Q♠ . Koh had A♣ A♠ , Nguyen with K♠ Q♣ two pair. The river 9♦ assured the double for Nguyen to 150k.
Sung Joo Hyun falls to Hieu Ngo
-1500 BB Ante
Action on cutoff Hieu Ngo who shoved with 7♥ 7♦ . button player WSOP bracelet winner Sung Joo Hyun joined him with A♣ J♠ and was at risk of busting. The board came 4♠ A♠ 7♣ K♥ K♠ for a full house to Ngo and the end of this heat for Hyun. He has since re-entered and is now slugging it out at Day 1C Turbo.
Nguyen Van Trung dominated, Yip Ka Chuen ships it
-1200 BB Ante
A pot of 33k was in the middle with three players staring down a turn board 3♠ T♠ 2♦ 5♥ . Nguyen Van Trung fired a large 22k, one player folded, Yip Ka Chuen moved all in for a total of 40k. Nguyen called.
Chuen Q♥ Q♣ Nguyen 9♣ 9♠
The river 5♦ was good for Chuen to stack a double up.
Short stacks shoving…
-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 A♦ 5♠ that found an ace on the river to beat pocket Queens. Another was Ha Huy Vu with 8♠ 7♠ turning a flush to crack Queens.
Among the unfortunate was Ta Van Mung who fell to Chong Wun Han with Queen-Jack top pair no good against Ace-Queen. Hwany Lee also busted, going down with Ace-Eight against Jason Lau’s Ace-King.
Nguyen Duc Anh earns a double
-1200 BB Ante
Big pot of 20k built preflop between Nguyen Duc Anh and the button player. The board showed 8♦ 3♦ 5♣ , button bet 11k, Nguyen shoved his 19k stack and was snap called. Nguyen was ahead 3♣ 3♥ set against Q♣ Q♦ . The turn and river were blanks for a double up to 58k.
Blinds up and last level of late registration
-1200 BB Ante
Blinds have already gone up which means we are on the last level of late registration. At the end of this round there will be a break. Those looking to enter, you still have 20 BB to play with if you enter on the last second. The current tally is 285 entries.
Registration closes at 379 entries
-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 do so soon. Day 1C has blinds increasing every 20 minutes so it is a fast one. Buy in is ₫25,000,000 (~$1,020). The ₫10 Billion guarantee is already history with the pot pushing past ₫16 Billion.
Big stacks around the room
-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
Main Event Day 1C underway
-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 ₫25,000,000 with unlimited re-entries. It is well to know that the ₫10 Billion guarantee has been breached and the pot is pushing into ₫16 Billion at the moment.
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 J♣ 7♦ 3♥ , 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 K♥ 6♥ Q♥ T♠ 7♦ , Kong jammed, Lo called, Kong won it with 8♥ 3♥ flush beating Lo’s T♦ 6♠ two pair.
Teddy Pham says no to Mateo
-1200-1200 BB Ante
On a board 9♥ Q♥ J♦ 7♦ and a pot of 24.3k, Teddy Pham jammed and Christopher Mateo asked if he’d show. Pham didn’t agree and Mateo still folded.
Blinds up
-1000 BB Ante
Blinds are up again. There current tally of entries is 280 with seventy of those re-entries. Average stack is 40,000.
Nguyen Ngoc Ha finishes Truong Vu Tran Khanh
-800 BB Ante
Truong Vu Tran Khanh pushed preflop with 9♥ 9♠ and fell flat against Nguyen Ngoc Ha’s K♥ K♠ . Nguyen now up to 140k.
Pham Phu Son Lam celebrates his luck
-1200-1200 BB Ante
Pham Phu Son Lam was nearly out when he had it all in with A♠ T♣ against Milan Stojkovic’s K♣ K♥ . However, luck found him with the card felted 6♠ T♥ 3♦ 4♦ T♦ for trips. Pham fist pumped the air in celebration and chipped up o 58k.
Three way ends Tiger Lee and Iyer, Ming San Chung ship it
-800 BB Ante
Three way all in at table 1 with Abhinav Iyer ahead A♣ A♠ , big stacked Ming San Chung J♠ J♦ , and Lee Seok Young aka Tiger K♠ 9♦ . When the flop and turn landed Q♦ Q♥ T♠ 4♥ Iyer was still ahead but the river J♣ gave Chung the boat to boot out two players.
Lim Choong Sub rails one
-800 BB Ante
A short stacked female player went all in with K♥ 9♠ but could not get past Lim Choong Sub whose 4♠ 6♠ improved to a straight. Lim chipped up to 40k.
Tzai Wei Phua switches up and takes it
-1000 BB Ante
Three players in on a pot of 9.5k and flop Q♣ 5♥ K♠ . Hwang Jungmin bet 3k, one player folded, Tzai Wei Phua called. On the turn 4♦ , Phua switched gears and led for 9k, Hwang folded. Hwang dropped to 120, Phua up to 47k.
Vu Duc Trung falls to Changhwan Lee
-1000 BB Ante
All in on a turn board 5♣ 8♥ 9♥ 4♣ , at risk player Vu Duc Trung with K♣ K♥ behind Changhwan Lee’s 5♥ 4♥ . The river 2♥ didn’t help Trung to bounce out while Lee above average of 60k.
Kunal Patni folds to the raise Level 7: 400-800-800 BB Ante
On a board { 8c} 2♣ 3♣ J♦ , 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.
William Ysmael picks it up with top pair
-800 BB Ante
By the flop 5♠ 2♣ T♣ , 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 8♣ , both players checked to see the river 9♦ . Ysmael slid out a 5200 bet, was called, then won it with K♠ T♦ top pair. He climbed to over 50k.
Lucky Michael Thanh Luong
-1000 BB Ante
Michael Thanh Luong was dominated at the shove with A♣ 2♣ against a player’s A♦ 4♦ . However, the board ran 2♠ T♣ A♠ 5♣ J♦ to improve to two pair and double up.
Players are back on the beat, blinds are up!
-800 BB Ante
Cards are back in the air here at Day 1A. The dinner break added another 12 entries, the tally is now 260 with 208 players seated.
Cowboys good to Tan Xi Zuan
-1000 BB Ante
Blinds are climbing which means short stacks are getting desperate. One of them, Tan Zi Xuan shoved his 17.2k stack, got called, then happily doubled with pocket Kings domination pocket Tens.
Tran Huy Phong doubles off Ning Zhi Yi
-800 BB Ante
All in on the river 2♥ K♦ 4♥ K♠ A♣ with a pot of 21k brewed, Tran Huy Phong was at risk but shipped it with 4♦ 4♣ full house against Ning Zhi Yi’s two pair. He chipped up to 51k.
Lee Sung Kun boosted by rockets
-800 BB Ante
Lee Sung Kun woke up with A♣ A♠ and it paid in full with a double up from Vu The Tuan with A♦ Q♦ .
Thanisorn Sealor eliminated
-800 BB Ante
Thanisorn Sealor was all in with A♣ T♣ , called by Kwon Riangkyu with Q♥ J♥ , the flop 9♥ 5♣ T♣ further improved Sealor, and no change on the 6♣ turn, but the river K♥ , switched them up. Kwon formed a straight to ship it and eliminated Sealor.
Kulnattee Kunatharakul gets a bit more from Colada
-800 BB Ante
By the river, the pot swelled to 27k with a board J♣ 9♠ T♠ Q♣ 4♦ showing. Kulnattee Kunatharakul bet 5k, Jose Colada tanked then called. Kunatharakul opened K♥ T♣ , Colada mucked.
Nguyen Hoang Nam wins a good pot
-800 BB Ante
Three players looked down on a board J♠ J♥ 5♣ J♦ and 7k in 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.
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!
Tran Hoai Nam with back to back shoves
-800 BB Ante
Short stacked Tran Hoai Nam shoved twice, uncalled the first time preflop. On the next, he shoved on a board 7♣ 7♠ 2♠ 4♥ 9♠ and once again didn’t get the call to win the pot. He is back to starting stack.
Prommin Talordpong heard roaring
-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 A♦ A♥ and Talordpong A♣ Q♣ . The board came T♥ J♠ 3♠ 7♣ K♣ to boot Nguyen and Talordpong rise to over 100k.
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.
Shyh Chyn Lim ends Diep, rises to 178k
-600 BB Ante
Shyh Chyn Lim is the big stack at his table and got even bigger after sending Kyle Bao Diep packing. Lim opened with a 1300 raise, got called by one player, then Diep shoved from the big blind. Only Lim joined the jam session for a heads up showdown.
Diep 9♠ 9♦ Lim A♦ K♠
The board ran A♠ 7♣ 2♣ 8♦ Q♠ for a higher pair to Lim. He is up to 178k.
Players back from the dinner break
-800 BB Ante
Players have returned from a dinner break. They play another six round of 40-minute blinds before bagging up.
Hamish Crawshaw sits then gets paid
-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 J♣ J♠ to Yu’s 5♦ 5♥ . The 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.
Juwon Kim
-600 BB Ante
On a board J♣ T♠ 8♣ 7♥ T♦ 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 J♠ 8♥ . Kim claimed the pot then proceeded to enter the next hand.
It was a four way limped pot, it was checked to the turn A♠ 9♣ 5♠ 5♦ . Zong Chi He bet 1300, called by two players that included Kim. The river J♠ was checked. Kim had A♥ 4♠ for the win. Kim chipped up to 80k.
Blinds up
-600 BB Ante
Another level done. Players have now entered Level 6 with buy ins at 300-600-600 BB Ante. 234 have entered so far with 198 seated. There will be a one hour dinner break after this the round. Still plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the end of Level 9.
Choi Seunghoon bags a double with rockets
-500 BB Ante
Premium hands lighting up the felt. Choi Seunghoon woke up with Aces and Moses Saquing had Kings. No bad beats arrived for a double up to Choi to 57k.
Lester Edoc rails Minae Jung
-500 BB Ante
Easy money for Lester Edoc who called Minae Jung’s shove and dominated throughout. Jung had Q♦ 9♦ that missed the board completely for Edoc’s A♥ T♥ good to take down a player and the pot. Edoc rises to 67k.
Tran Dinh Quy falls to Jo Anna
-600 BB Ante
Tran Dinh Quy all in with 7♦ 7♥ , Jo Anna had A♥ Q♥ for fifty-fifty flip. An ace quickly found the flop and it held to send Tran packing.
Raiden Kan double barrels Ben Lai
-500 BB Ante
Raiden Kan and Benjamin Lai were staring down a board 9♥ 5♠ Q♣ 9♠ , Kan bet 2k and Lai check-called. On the river 2♣ , Kan bet 11k, Lai tank-called it them mucked when Kan showed K♦ K♥ . Kan up to 48k.
Florencio Campomanes shocked at the showdown
-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 T♠ 6♠ 5♦ , Campomanes shoved and got called. He showed A♦ K♣ and was shocked to see he was ahead of his caller’s K♠ Q♣ . The turn Q♦ improved the lesser hand, the river A♠ sent Campomanes back out front to ship it and climb to 70k.
17:13: Blinds up -500 BB Ante
New level with blinds up to 300-500-500 BB Ante. Average stack is 34,000. There are 212 entries with 187 seated.
Good call by Le Ngoc Minh for a split pot
-600 BB Ante
On a board K♣ 6♠ 4♠ 4♣ 4♥ and 40k in the pot, Nguyen Ngoc Dai bet 10.1k, Le Ngoc Minh tanked then made the call. Nguyen showed 6♥ 8♦ full house, and Le had A♥ 6♣ 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 A♦ A♣ over Hoang Hoi Nam’s A♠ K♣ on a blank board. He chipped up to 125k while Hoang dropped to 20k.
DEEPSTACK Update
The two day Deepstack is down to the final 9 players. Players are vying for the top prize of ₫379,180,000 (~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.
More notables arrive, 200 entries
-400 BB Ante
The field is now up to 200 entries. Among the newcomers were Shardul Parthasarathi, Lester Edoc, Benjamin Lai, Hamish Crawshaw, John Tech, Abhinav Iyer, Nguyen Manh Hung, and Mike Takayama who quickly busted.
Luong Van Quang up to 70k
-400 BB Ante
Three-way pot raised pot saw a flop drop J♣ 4♥ 9♥ . 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 9♦ turn was checked, the river 3♠ , Wu check-folded to Quang’s 6900 bet. Quang showed T♦ 8♠ to scoop up the pot and rise to 70k.
Pham Lam Duy delivers double KO to Takayama and Trung
-400 BB Ante
Vu Duc Trung and Mike Takayama went bust simultaneously. We missed the action but from what’s been reported by PokerNews, on a board Q♥ T♦ 8♥ 6♦ T♣ all chips were in before the river. Takayama had A♥ 6♥ , Trung A♠ K♣ , and scooping it up was Pham with 9♥ 7♠ straight on the turn.
Nguyen Huu Nam denies a short stack
-500
Nguyen Huu Nam called short stacked Wi Daehan’s all in and it was a flip. Nguyen had 7♣ 7♥ , Wi with K♥ J♦ , the board dropped a King on the flop then a Seven on the turn for Nguyen to ship it. The river was 9♠ .
Moses Saquing doubles up with aces
-400 BB Ante
Moses Saquing pushed his 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 to Saquing to 42k.
Ladies battle, Nguyen Thi Bao claims it
-500
A small pot of 7.2k in the middle and a board A♣ 9♦ J♣ 2♣ 6♣ . Min Yujung bet 2k, Nguyen Thi Bao raises 7500, Min tanks then gives it up.
Tiger Lee puts pressure on Nguyen Duc Anh
-400 BB Ante
A pot of 20.8k was built preflop with Lee Seok Young three-betting Nguyen Duc Anh. At the flop J♥ 7♥ 4♠ , Nguyen checked, Lee c-bet 8k, Nguyen folded.
Aces cracked! Kim Hyun Sup booted, Hwang Jungmin scoops
-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 A♣ A♦ , Hwang with A♠ Q♠ , the cards ran 2♥ 6♠ 7♠ for a flush draw to Hwang which he completed on the turn K♠ . The river 2♠ was of no consequence. Kim packed up, Hwang just under 70k.
John Bon Phan survives
-500
All in on the river with John Bon Phan getting lucky with his Q♥ J♠ improving to a straight K♥ T♥ 3♠ 2♣ 9♠ against A♦ K♣ to double up. He is still below average with 24k but still very playable with blinds low.
Break time
-300 BB Ante
Play has reached the first break of the day. There are currently 178 entries, fourteen of those are re-entries.
Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh snap-calls the shove
-300 BB Ante
Just before the break Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh sent one packing up. On a board 6♦ 5♣ K♠ J♣ 2♣ , Nguyen bet half pot of 2k, she was challenged by a player who jammed, snap-called. At risk player had 2♠ 2♦ set, Nguyen shipped it with A♣ 8♣ flush. She is up to 51k.
Do Kwan Nam spikes it on the river
-400 BB Ante
Do Kwan Nam faced a board A♥ J♣ 9♥ 7♥ and moved all in for 16.5k. Dinh Trung Hieu tanked then called with A♣ K♣ . Do had K♠ Q♠ . The river T♠ was as Dinh feared. Do improved but not to a flush but to a straight to ship it and send Dinh to the exit. Do chipped up to 46k.
Nguyen Quoc Khai gets some from Gardner
-300 BB Ante
Raise war preflop led to a 6k pot and flop run K♠ 9♠ 9♦ . Lo-jack Nguyen Quoc Khai check-called cutoff Grant Gardner’s 1900 bet then both checked the turn 3♦ . The river 4♠ , Nguyen fired 5k and takes it. He is back to average stack of 32.5k.
Thanisorn Sealor eliminates Kim Minku
-400 BB Ante
Kim Minku had T♦ 9♠ and was all in on a board 6♠ 9♥ 3♦ 2♠ 3♠ , Thanisorn Sealor had better A♠ A♣ to ship it and boot Kim. He chipped up to 40k.
Hojin Kim loses small pot
-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 5♠ J♠ 7♦ , Kim led for 1200 and found one caller in the small blind. No bets on the turn 8♥ and river J♣ . Kim mucked upon seeing 7♠ 6♥ pair.
Thanakrit Lachaima defends big blind and wins a raised pot
-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 5♦ T♥ Q♦ to bring a turn 3♦ . Lachaim bet 5k, no callers.
More chips for Jenam Yu
-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 6♥ K♠ 3♣ J♣ 2♣ , Yu bet the turn, Nguyen called, one player folded. The river Yu bet 2200 into 12.2k pot, Nguyen called. Yu had K♣ Q♠ , 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 A♦ J♦ by Yu.
Blinds up
-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, Moses Saquing, and Pham Bao.
Players back from the break
-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, Christopher Mateo, Quang Nguyen, Cao Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Dai, Dang Van Hien, and Poker Dream creator Winfred Yu. Currently leading the race is John Tech with over 100k.
Jenam Yu finishes off Shin Kyeongrim
-200 BB Ante
Prior to busting, Shin Kyeonrim lost a chunk of his stack then immediately after was all in with 3♣ 3♦ . He ran into Jenam Yu’s Q♦ Q♠ to become one of the day’s early casualties. Yu chipped up to 39k.
Jo Ann rails Kim Hoon
-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 3♥ T♥ J♠ J♣ 5♥ , Jo Anna bets for a side pot but Nguyen wasn’t interested and folded. Jo Anna had A♥ Ah to flush, Kim busted with 9♠ 7♣ . Jo Anna just under 50k.
Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo go back to back
-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 5♥ Q♥ A♣ , 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 8♣ , the river 7♥ , Phan bet 7k, Lee called, Phan had A♥ Q♣ and collected the pot to rise to 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 4♣ 3♥ 7♦ 7♥ J♣ , Phan bet 600 on the flop, no bets on the turn, Lee sent 1k on the river, Phan folded.
Nguyen Hoang Nam doubles up through Choi Seunghoon
-300 BB Ante
On a flop A♠ 9♥ 2♥ , Nguyen Hoang Nam bet 8k and Choi Seunghoon called to build a 20k pot. On the turn 6♠ , Nguyen moved all in for 13.2k and got the call. Nguyen opened A♣ T♣ top pair and was ahead of Choi’s Q♥ Q♠ . The river T♥ ensured the double up for Nguyen.
Park Jung Woo raises for the pot
-200 BB Ante
On a board 3♠ 7♠ 6♥ 9♠ 6♠ and a 6,100 pot, Park Jung Woo bets, Feng Zhao raises to 7200, Park three-bets to 14.2K, Zhao folds. Park chips up to 32.3k. Looks like Zhao has around 58k.
Blinds are up
-200 BB Ante
New level with blinds now up to 100-200-200 BB Ante. The field continues to grow with 125 entries.
Ho Chung Yi tanks with aces
-300 BB Ante
Catching the action only on the river 5♥ J♠ 3♦ K♥ J♦ and 33.5k already in the middle, Kim Dahye bets 15.5k that sends Ho Chung Yi tanking. He eventually called and showed A♦ A♣ which had Kim’s K♠ Q♠ beat. She is down to around 17k while Yi climbedto 70k.
Nguyen Huu Dung evades the rail
-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 A♥ Q♥ and got challenged by Lester Edoc with Q♣ K♣ . The board ran a wild 2♣ A♣ J♦ flop, then with the turn Q♦ and river 7♠ , Nguyen evaded elimination and doubled up to 16.6k.
Players continue to fill up seats, 100 breached
-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 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 Kyle Bao Diep in the mix.
Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim take early pots
-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 3♠ 3♥ T♣ 9♦ Q♣ . Tran bet the turn and both checked the river. Tran had 2♥ 2♠ , Lee won the sizable 11.6k pot with A♥ T♥ higher two pair.
At table 4, Kim raised to 200 from mid position, down the orbit Pham Tien Dung three-bet to 1200, called by the small blind, back to Kim who fired a 3200 four-bet, both Pham and the small blind folded.
Gi Young Jin runs into Van Tien Dinh’s rockets
-200 BB Ante
Another player goes bust in table 6 with NLH Turbo champion Gi Young biting it with 9♣ 9♠ running into Van Tien Dinh’s A♦ A♣ .
Nguyen Quang Minh doubles up
-200 BB Ante
On a turn board 7♠ 3♠ 3♦ 5♥ and 26k in the pot, Nguyen Quang Minh goes all in for his last 11k with T♥ T♦ and gets paid by Ho Chung Yi with A♠ 2♠ .
Jang Du Young sends Kim Changhyun packing
-200 BB Ante
Jang Du Young was all in on a flop 9♣ 8♦ T♦ and Kim Changhyun called for his tournament life. Jang was ahead with T♥ T♣ but Kim had outs with his J♠ J♥ but with the turn 9♦ and river A♠ he missed to exit early.
Park Seokwon dusts Hoang Hai Nam
-200 BB Ante
Preflop raise war at table 6 led to Hoang Hai Nam all in with A♦ K♥ and bigger stacked Park Seokwon with 7♣ 7♠ . The board came 8♠ 2♠ 7♥ K♠ Q♥ to send Hoang packing and Park up to 70k.
Long queue at registration
-100 BB Ante
The screens say 62 players but with the long queue at registration that number will swell in minutes. There are 8 tables up and running.
John Tech straight up for a nice pot
-200 BB Ante
Catching the action on a board T♥ J♣ 2♠ 8♥ 5♥ and 29.4k in the pot, John Tech bet 16k and was tank-called by Truong Ton Chan. Tech turned over Q♣ 9♦ straight, Truong mucked and said he had two-pair. Tech up to 85k.
Cards in the air for Main Event Day 1A
-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 ₫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 ₫25,000,000 (~US$ 1,020). Remaining players bag up at the end of 12 rounds.
Lin Fung gets paid
-200 BB Ante
On a board 6♣ 5♥ 3♠ 3♥ 9♥ , sb Kim Minku bet 11k onto a pot of 13.3k, down the round Lin Fung jammed his 16.8k stack, Kim folded to the small shove. Fung up to 31k.
Four way to the flop, Thanakrit Lachaima bets to win
-200 BB Ante
Four way action to the flop 4♠ 4♦ 6♦ and a pot of over 13k built, small blind Thanakrit Lachaima bets 7k and finds no callers to claim it. He chipped up to 50k.
Justin Chu doubles up but still very short
-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 A♥ 4♣ . He was challenged by Nguyen Van Trung with K♥ T♥ . No hits on the board for both players for the Ace-high to hold and a double up to Chu to 6.5k.
Kwon Yong Man triples up
-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 K♠ 2♥ quads on a board A♦ 2♠ 2♣ 2♦ 4♥ . He bested A♠ J♦ and A♣ Q♦ to chip up to 69.3k.
Changhwan Lee over double starting
-100 BB Ante
Deepstack runner up Changhwan Lee is up to 67k, which is more than double the starting stack of 30k. We aren’t sure how he got there but we will keep an eye on him.
Over 100 entries
-100 BB Ante
A♠ predicted, the 100 marker has been breached with ten minutes to spare in this opening round. The screens have it at 106 entries.
Nguyen Van Xuan tanks Nguyen Quang Minh
-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 4♣ 3♦ 8♦ 7♦ . Xuan led for 5k and found one customer in Minh. The river 2♦ made it four diamonds on the board, Xuan bet 4k, Minh tank folded.
Tran Duc Kien earns a decent pot
-100 BB Ante
Three players build a pot of 3200 preflop then check it to the turn 2♠ 6♦ A♣ 2♠ . Acting first, Wai Cheong Wong bet 1500, got called by both opponents Tran Duc Kien and Pham Tien Dung. On the river 9♣ , they all opted to check again, Wong showed pocket Tens, Tran won it with A♦ 5♦ top pair, Pham mucked.
At the scene
-100 BB Ante
Among the players getting an early start are Main Event newcomers Men “the master” Nguyen, Hieu Ngo, Short Deck champion Jason Lau, and Day 1A fallouts Hamish Crawshaw, Pham Tien Dung, Kunal Patni, and Grant Gardner.
Main Event Day 1B underway!
-100 BB Ante
And we are off! Cards are now flying for Day 1B of the Main Event! There are currently 64 players seated and with a long queue 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 ₫10 Billion guarantee to be breached in today.
Event details, buy in is ₫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.
The player to catch is Day 1A chip leader Hojin Kim who bagged up 310,500 equivalent 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
The day’s survivors await the results of Day 1B and Day 1C before returning to action on Saturday, October 22 for the second stage of the race.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 310,500 | 310,500 | |
| 280,500 | 280,500 | |
JY | 280,500 | 280,500 |
| 262,500 | 262,500 | |
| 242,000 | 242,000 | |
| 231,500 | 231,500 | |
| 221,000 | 221,000 | |
| 220,500 | 220,500 | |
| 200,000 | 200,000 | |
| 197,000 | 197,000 | |
| 190,000 | 190,000 | |
| 179,500 | 179,500 | |
| 175,500 | 175,500 | |
| 169,000 | 169,000 | |
| 166,500 | 166,500 | |
| 162,500 | 162,500 | |
| 158,500 | 158,500 | |
| 158,000 | 158,000 | |
| 154,500 | 154,500 | |
| 152,000 | 152,000 | |
| 150,000 | 150,000 | |
| 148,000 | 148,000 | |
| 148,000 | 148,000 | |
PB | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| 144,000 | 144,000 | |
| 135,000 | 135,000 | |
| 134,500 | 134,500 | |
| 134,000 | 134,000 | |
| 131,000 | 131,000 | |
| 130,000 | 130,000 | |
| 123,500 | 123,500 | |
| 120,000 | 120,000 | |
| 120,000 | 120,000 | |
| 117,500 | 117,500 | |
| 116,000 | 116,000 | |
| 111,500 | 111,500 | |
| 110,000 | 110,000 | |
| 109,500 | 109,500 | |
| 106,500 | 106,500 | |
| 102,500 | 102,500 | |
| 101,000 | 101,000 | |
| 96,000 | 96,000 | |
| 94,500 | 94,500 | |
| 93,500 | 93,500 | |
| 93,000 | 93,000 | |
| 91,000 | 91,000 | |
| 89,000 | 89,000 | |
| 83,000 | 83,000 | |
| 82,000 | 82,000 | |
| 82,000 | 82,000 | |
| 80,000 | 80,000 | |
| 78,000 | 78,000 | |
| 75,000 | 75,000 | |
| 74,000 | 74,000 | |
| 70,500 | 70,500 | |
| 70,500 | 70,500 | |
| 70,500 | 70,500 | |
| 70,000 | 70,000 | |
| 67,500 | 67,500 | |
| 63,500 | 63,500 | |
| 63,000 | 63,000 | |
| 62,500 | 62,500 | |
| 61,500 | 61,500 | |
| 52,500 | 52,500 | |
| 51,000 | 51,000 | |
| 41,000 | 41,000 | |
| 40,500 | 40,500 | |
| 39,500 | 39,500 | |
| 29,000 | 29,000 | |
| 25,000 | 25,000 | |
| 23,000 | 23,000 | |
| 22,000 | 22,000 |