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10/22/2022, 11:50:00 PM

Dennis Ng has the diamonds

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000

-30000 Ante BB

DAC 4176
Dennis Ng

Raised pot preflop sees Dennis Ng check-shove on a flop K 3 5 and Ha Duong called. Ng with A T flush draw, Duong 3 3 , the turn 5 granted the flush and gave another diamond on the river J . Ng doubled up to 1.3M, Duong dropped to under 260k.

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10/22/2022, 11:50:00 PM

Main Event - End of Day 2 chip counts

Payouts 20th to 119th

01:50: Main Event Day 2 closes with 19 remaining 

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 ₫3,378,000,000 first prize! We will have a recap shortly. Browse the live updates for the day’s action.

DAC 4230
Dinh Van Tien

 

01:40: Eliminations 20th to 24th

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
3,000,000
1,025,000
2,960,000
2,699,000
1,985,000
1,699,500
1,710,000
435,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
1,520,000
1,288,500
1,165,000
165,000
1,125,000
1,125,000
1,110,000
972,500
1,100,000
942,000
1,080,000
1,080,000
1,010,000
160,000
970,000
895,000
825,000
730,000
815,000
504,500
810,000
714,000
660,000
660,000
465,000
465,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
131,600,000
131,498,500
113,700,000
113,556,000
113,700,000
113,649,000
113,700,000
113,495,000
95,900,000
95,720,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 11:45:00 PM

Fu Bang Huang Queens fall to Campomanes’ cowboys

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 11:40:00 PM

Rungrot Nuannoi survives the flip

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 11:35:00 PM

Hojin Kim boots Kim Hyung Sup

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-2500 BB Ante

DSC 5632
Hojin Kim

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.

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10/22/2022, 11:35:00 PM

Busts 30th to 39th

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
82,900,000
82,900,000
82,900,000
72,200,000
71,953,500
72,200,000
72,200,000
72,200,000
72,056,000
72,200,000
72,200,000
72,200,000
72,200,000
72,200,000
72,093,500
72,200,000
71,979,000
72,200,000
72,040,500
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10/22/2022, 11:30:00 PM

Kim Jae Hyun dusts Jack Wu

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 11:25:00 PM

Manh Tuong Ha outdrawn by Erquiaga

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000

-25000 Ante BB

DAC 4175
David Erquiaga

From utg Manh Tuong Ha jammed his 395k stack and big blind David Erquiaga called. Ha A 5 was ahead of Erquiaga’s A 2 . With the board running 9 J 4 T K , it was a flush of hearts for Erquiaga to bounce out Ha.

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10/22/2022, 11:20:00 PM

Kim Hyung Sup doubles up through Tiger

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 11:15:00 PM

Nguyen Hoang Nam rails Saquing to zoom over 2.4M

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000

-25000 Ante BB

Preflop action led to Moses Saquing all in with Q Q and Nguyen Hoang Nam putting him at risk with A K . The flip went to Nguyen with the board A 7 2 3 T . Nguyen shipped it to rise to over 2.4M, Saquing busted in 35th place.

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10/22/2022, 11:10:00 PM

Thai Duong Ho Vo in action

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-2500 BB Ante

DSC 5530
Thai Duong Ho Vo

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.

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10/22/2022, 11:05:00 PM

Three way jam goes to Nguyen Kinh Huyen

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000

-25000 Ante BB

DAC 4116
Nguyen Kinh Huyen

Jam over jam over jam Clement Chau 3 3 , Nguyen Kinh Huyen K Q , Nguyen Huu Manh tank-called with A J . The board came 8 T 9 4 J for straight to Huyen. Chau busted and Manh very upset paid the side pot. Manh down to 200k, Huyen up to 720k.

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10/22/2022, 10:55:00 PM

Busts 40th to 55th

22:50: Busts 56th to 62nd 

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
62,900,000
62,769,000
62,900,000
62,737,500
62,900,000
62,687,000
62,900,000
62,776,500
62,900,000
62,765,000
62,900,000
62,900,000
62,900,000
62,780,000
62,900,000
62,774,500
62,900,000
62,735,500
62,900,000
62,900,000
62,900,000
62,752,000
62,900,000
62,658,000
62,900,000
62,726,500
62,900,000
62,768,500
62,900,000
62,900,000
62,900,000
62,716,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
54,800,000
54,711,000
54,800,000
54,620,500
54,800,000
54,800,000
54,800,000
54,800,000
54,800,000
54,800,000
54,800,000
54,703,000
54,800,000
54,566,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 10:45:00 PM

Neel Joshi rails Gardner

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-2000 BB Ante

DSC 5629
Neel Joshi

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.

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10/22/2022, 10:40:00 PM

Winfred Yu joins the millionaire club

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000

-25000 Ante BB

DAC 4160
Winfred Yu

Easy money, Ta Khanh Linh all in with 7 7 , Winfred Yu dominated both in stack and in hand with T T , the board ran dry for Linh while Yu hit the river to further improve. Linh busted in 38th place, Yu chipped up to 1.4M.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 10:40:00 PM

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.

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10/22/2022, 10:35:00 PM

Kwon Riangkyu claims the pot

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-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.

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10/22/2022, 10:35:00 PM

Nguyen Trong Nghia vs Truong Vu Tran Khanh

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-2500 BB Ante

DAC 3994
Truong Vu Tran Khanh

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 10:30:00 PM

38 players remaining; several stacks of mil and more

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000

-20000 Ante BB

38 players remaining Chips in play: 24,660,000 Average stack: 648,947

Estimated chip counts of players with a mil and over

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

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 10:30:00 PM

Mark Tze Yi Wong alive with Aces

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 10:25:00 PM

Blinds up

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-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.

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10/22/2022, 10:25:00 PM

Tran Hong Chuong tanks Ning Zhi Yi, drags in a big one

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-2500 BB Ante

DSC 5710

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.

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10/22/2022, 10:20:00 PM

Win Meng Tan gets burned

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000

-20000 Ante BB

Win Meng Tan was hoping to double up his short stack with A K looking really good against Van Tien Dinh’s A 6 . However, a Six landed on the flop and stayed ahead to send him packing in 43rd place. Dinh now over a million in chips.

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10/22/2022, 10:20:00 PM

Dinh Manh Hung shoves for the pot

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 10:15:00 PM

Koh Hsien Ren doubles through Crawshaw

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 10:10:00 PM

Jenam Yu claims another head

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000

-20000 Ante BB

DAC 4135
Jenam Yu

Easy money for Jenam Yu with pocket Aces booting out Hwigon Park who jammed with pocket Eights. Yu up to 1.5M.

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10/22/2022, 10:10:00 PM

Ha Van Thien vs Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 10:10:00 PM

Kannapong Thanarattrakul crashes to Pamplona

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-1500 BB Ante

DSC 5478
Jeffrey Pamplona

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.

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10/22/2022, 10:00:00 PM

Minh A. Nguyen doubles up with Queens

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000

-20000 Ante BB

DSC 5909
Minh A Nguyen

Minh A. Nguyen found a spot to shove with pocket Queens to back him up. Nguyen Trong Nghia called with pocket Sevens. Queens stayed ahead throughout the board for a double up to 290k.

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10/22/2022, 10:00:00 PM

Last level of Day 1B, shove fest continues; Talordpong all in

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,500

-2500 BB Ante

DAC 3969
Nguyen Ngoc Dai and Prommin Talordpong

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.

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10/22/2022, 10:00:00 PM

Fuk On Wong wins the three-way as Crawshaw busts

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-1500 BB Ante

DSC 5560
Fuk On Wong

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.

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10/22/2022, 9:50:00 PM

Jason Kyle Magbanua earns a bit from Plicvs

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 9:50:00 PM

Double up for Kok Wai Sim

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-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.

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10/22/2022, 9:50:00 PM

Ngo Minh Tien double barrels

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000

-20000 Ante BB

DAC 4123
Ngo Minh Tien

Utg Ngo Minh Tien limped, mp Richard Marquez raised to 100k, back to Ngo who three-bet to 220k, Marquez called. At the flop A K 5 , Marquez folded to a bet. Ngo chipped up to 940k. Marquez dipped to 650k.

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10/22/2022, 9:40:00 PM

Emmanuel Segismundo goes bust

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000

-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 A K dominating Segismundo’s K {jc]. When the flop ran 4 J Q , Segismundo jumped ahead but not by much. The turn 5 saw no change but the river 7 was a near straight flush for Koh, though a flush nonetheless to oust Segismundo. Koh over 700k.

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10/22/2022, 9:40:00 PM

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc earns with quads

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-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.

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10/22/2022, 9:40:00 PM

Registration is closed!

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-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.

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10/22/2022, 9:30:00 PM

Abhinav Iyer busts then re-enters

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-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.

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10/22/2022, 9:25:00 PM

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.

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10/22/2022, 9:25:00 PM

Ha Tuong Manh gets big pay for the nut flush

Level 20: 10,000 / 15,000

-15000 Ante BB

DSC 5885
Ha Tuong Manh and Nguyen Tuan Anh

Raised pot preflop left two players in the hand and a flop A 6 K . Nguyen Tuan Anh bet 30k, Ha Tuong Manh check-called. On the turn 8 , Nguyen bet 60k, Manh check-raised to 150k, Nguyen called. The river Q , Manh led for 191k to send Nguyen tanking. Nguyen eventually called, Manh opened A K nut flush to bank it and climb to over 1M. Nguyen down to 144k.

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10/22/2022, 9:20:00 PM

Dong Anh Dung jams for the pot

Level 9: 6 / 0

-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.

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10/22/2022, 9:20:00 PM

Jaesung Park triples up!

Level 20: 10,000 / 15,000

-15000 Ante BB

DSC 5876
Jaesung Park

Having just been chunked by Kok Wai Sim, Jaesung Park three-bet all in for his last 75k, Lin Fung four-bet jammed with more, initial raiser big stacked Nguyen Trong Nghia called.

Park T T Fung A Q Nguyen A A

With the flop running 6 T 6 it was an instant boat for Park, and with the turn Q and river J , he tripled up to 265k while Nguyen took the side pot as Fung exited.

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10/22/2022, 9:15:00 PM

Cooler alert! Kok Wai Sim versus Jaesung Park

Level 20: 10,000 / 15,000

-15000 Ante BB

Kok Wai Sim K K went all in, Jaesung Park quickly joined for a showdown. The board ran J 2 K Q 9 both improved but Kok’s set was better for a double up to 452k. Park down to 75k.

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10/22/2022, 9:15:00 PM

Minh A. Nguyen beats Koh’s aces on the turn

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000

-2000 BB Ante

DAC 3958
Minh A Nguyen

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.

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10/22/2022, 9:15:00 PM

Lester Edoc shocks the table hero-calling with air

Level 9: 6 / 0

-1200 BB Ante

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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.”

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10/22/2022, 9:10:00 PM

Hazel Yuen Sha Chui ends Le Minh Phuc

Level 20: 10,000 / 15,000

-15000 Ante BB

DAC 4131
Hazel Yuen Sha Chui

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 9 9 6 , Chui check-called Le’s jam and turned over Q Q . Le had A K and needed to hit. The turn 4 and river 4 were no help to end Le’s run. Chui zoomed to 1.175M.

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10/22/2022, 9:10:00 PM

Sung Joo Hyun falls to Hieu Ngo

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-1500 BB Ante

DAC 3952
Hieu Ngo

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.

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10/22/2022, 9:05:00 PM

Nguyen Van Trung dominated, Yip Ka Chuen ships it

Level 9: 6 / 0

-1200 BB Ante

DSC 5543
Yip Ka Chuen, Nguyen Van Trung

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.

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10/22/2022, 9:00:00 PM

Seung Yeol Kim sends Pamplona packing

Level 20: 10,000 / 15,000

-15000 Ante BB

All in between Seung Yeol Kim A K and Jeffrey Pamplona A Q , no help came for Pamplona. Kim chips up to 280k.

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10/22/2022, 9:00:00 PM

Short stacks shoving…

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-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.

DAC 3955
Chong Wun Han

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.

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10/22/2022, 8:55:00 PM

Nguyen Duc Anh earns a double

Level 9: 6 / 0

-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.

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10/22/2022, 8:55:00 PM

Chang Ki Kim doubles through Mudgal

Level 20: 10,000 / 15,000

-15000 Ante BB

DAC 4159
Chang Ki Kim

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 A K and snap called. Kim needed some luck with A 8 . When the board ran 8 T K 8 Kim celebrated his lucky trips and with the river J he doubled up to 325k. Mudgal dropped to 230k.

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10/22/2022, 8:46:00 PM

Blinds up and last level of late registration

Level 9: 6 / 0

-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.

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10/22/2022, 8:45:00 PM

Aces find Jeffrey Pamplona for a boost

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DSC 5758
Jeffrey Pamplona

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 A A and doubled up through Trinh Huy Thong’s pocket Sevens.

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10/22/2022, 8:40:00 PM

Registration closes at 379 entries

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500

-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. 

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10/22/2022, 8:40:00 PM

Ian Tse Lee celebrates the straight

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DAC 4090
Ian Tse Lee

Ian Tse Lee risked it all with A 5 but stepped right into Ta Khanh Linh’s Q Q . The board ran low but this was good for Lee as it spread 4 T 3 6 2 for a rivered straight and a double up to 360k.

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10/22/2022, 8:35:00 PM

Jenam Yu rails Shardul Parthasarathi

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

End of the road for Shardul Parthasarathi with massive stacked Jenam Yu giving him the boot. It was all in preflop with Yu commanding with pocket Tens against Ace-Ten that held to the end. Yu now at 1.5M.

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10/22/2022, 8:30:00 PM

Nguyen Kinh Huyen cracks Erquiaga’s aces

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DAC 4116
Nguyen Kinh Huyen

David Erquiaga was headed for a mil when the river stopped him It was all in preflop with Erquiaga A A way ahead of Nguyen Kinh Huyen’s J J . However, the cards felted 7 8 6 2 J to deny the bust instead a double up to Nguyen. Erquiaga dipped to 660k, Nguyen up to 500k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:30:00 PM

Big stacks around the room

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

-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

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:25:00 PM

Ta Khanh Linh avoids the rail

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DAC 4148
Ta Khanh Linh

Ta Khanh Linh all in with A Q and had to get lucky with Ming San Chung dominating with A K . The board ran low until the river 5 2 2 5 Q for a lucky double up to 465k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:25:00 PM

Nguyen Duc Nhat gets the steal and more

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DAC 4041
Nguyen Duc Nhat

Nguyen Duc Nhat attempted to steal from the button with 9 8 and was called by a player with A J . With the board running 6 3 Q 9 T , Nguyen spiked a lucky pair to survive and chip up to 300k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:20:00 PM

Moses Saquing doubles up with Jacks

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

Moses Saquing got his short stack in with J J and was challenged by a player with A Q . The board ran low for a double up to Saquing to 370k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:15:00 PM

Trinh Huy Thong gets Nguyen Duc Nhat to fold

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

On a flop J 4 J , Nguyen Duc Nhat bet 40k onto a pot of 78k. Trinh Huy Thong made it 88k, inducing a fold from Nguyen.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:10:00 PM

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 ₫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

DAC 3853
Seongsu Kong

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:10:00 PM

Prommin Talordpong in shock, Fu Bang Huang zooms to 940k

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DAC 4121
Fu Bang Huang

Fu Bang Huang and Prommin Talordpong found themselves all in on a turn board Q Q 5 8 with over 300k already splashed in the middle. Talordpong had A Q , Huang with 5 5 , the river 9 kept the full house ahead to send Talordpong out in shock. Huang skyrocketed to 940k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:10:00 PM

Teddy Pham says no to Mateo

Level 9: 6 / 0

-1200-1200 BB Ante

DAC 3939
Teddy Pham

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:06:00 PM

Blinds up

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:05:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Ha finishes Truong Vu Tran Khanh

Level 7: 400 / 800

-800 BB Ante

DSC 5496
Nguyen Ngoc Ha

Truong Vu Tran Khanh pushed preflop with 9 9 and fell flat against Nguyen Ngoc Ha’s K K . Nguyen now up to 140k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:00:00 PM

Pham Phu Son Lam celebrates his luck

Level 9: 6 / 0

-1200-1200 BB Ante

DAC 3945
Pham Phu Son Lam

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 8:00:00 PM

Nguyen Hoai Nam rails Choong Sub Lim

Level 19: 6,000 / 12,000

-12000 Ante BB

DSC 5773
Nguyen Hoai Nam

From mid position Winfred Yu raised to 25k and found two callers in the blind positions. All checked to the turn 8 K 6 J , Nguyen Hoai Nam led 35k, Lim all in, Yu folded, and quick call by Nguyen.

Nguyen A 8 Lim J 2

The river was Q . Lim was eliminated and Nguyen chipped up to 850k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:55:00 PM

Three way ends Tiger Lee and Iyer, Ming San Chung ship it

Level 7: 400 / 800

-800 BB Ante

DSC 5509
Ming San Chung

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:45:00 PM

Tzai Wei Phua switches up and takes it

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

-1000 BB Ante

DAC 3950
Tzai Wei Phua

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:45:00 PM

Lim Choong Sub rails one

Level 7: 400 / 800

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:40:00 PM

Vu Duc Trung falls to Changhwan Lee

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

-1000 BB Ante

DAC 3895
Changhwan Lee

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:35:00 PM

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:30:00 PM

Lucky Michael Thanh Luong

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

-1000 BB Ante

DAC 3903
Michael Thanh Luong

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:30:00 PM

William Ysmael picks it up with top pair

Level 7: 400 / 800

-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. 

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:25:00 PM

Players are back on the beat, blinds are up!

Level 7: 400 / 800

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:20:00 PM

Cowboys good to Tan Xi Zuan

Level 8: 500 / 1,000

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:15:00 PM

Tran Huy Phong doubles off Ning Zhi Yi

Level 7: 400 / 800

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:10:00 PM

Lee Sung Kun boosted by rockets

Level 7: 400 / 800

-800 BB Ante

DAC 3926
Lee Sung Kun

Lee Sung Kun woke up with A A and it paid in full with a double up from Vu The Tuan with A Q .

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:00:00 PM

Thanisorn Sealor eliminated

Level 7: 400 / 800

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 7:00:00 PM

Dinner break!

We will return at 19:50. 62 players left.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:55:00 PM

Eliminations 63rd to 71st

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000 Ante BB

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:50:00 PM

Eliminations 72nd - 95th

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000 Ante BB

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,712,500
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,750,500
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,579,500
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,690,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,615,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,737,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,610,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,775,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,697,500
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,708,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
46,800,000(4680 BB)
46,800,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:50:00 PM

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 J 9 T Q 4 showing. Kulnattee Kunatharakul bet 5k, Jose Colada tanked then called. Kunatharakul opened K T , Colada mucked.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:45:00 PM

Nguyen Hoang Nam wins a good pot

Level 7: 400 / 800

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:40:00 PM

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!

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:40:00 PM

Prommin Talordpong eliminates Chi-Jen Chu

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000 Ante BB

Chi Jen Chu shoved his last 95k stack and was looked up by Prommin Talordpong. Chu had A 9 , Talordpong with K K , the board ran Queen high to end Chu’s run in 71st place. Talordpong chipped up to 500k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:40:00 PM

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 7 7 2 4 9 and once again didn’t get the call to win the pot. He is back to starting stack.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:30:00 PM

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 A A and Talordpong A Q . The board came T J 3 7 K to boot Nguyen and Talordpong rise to over 100k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:30:00 PM

Jenam Yu crosses a mil, rails Hieu Ngo

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000 Ante BB

311484378 1597909253945658 7267784325883351866 n

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 2 9 K , Yu bet 15k onto 65k pot and Hieu check-called. On the turn 3 , same action with Hieu check-calling 110k. The river 5 , Yu jammed, Hieu snap called for his tournament life, Yu showed Q 9 flush to end Hieu in disbelief in 72nd place. Hieu had K 9 .

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:29:00 PM

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:25:00 PM

Ha Duong rails Dinh Manh Hung

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000 Ante BB

Dinh Manh Hung all in for 84k with A 3 to battle with, Ha Duong called with a bigger stack and Q Q . No hits on the board for Dinh to bust. Duong up to 300k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:20:00 PM

Shyh Chyn Lim ends Diep, rises to 178k

Level 6: 300 / 600

-600 BB Ante

DSC 5448
Shyh Chyn Lim

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:20:00 PM

Players back from the dinner break

Level 7: 400 / 800

-800 BB Ante

Players have returned from a dinner break. They play another six round of 40-minute blinds before bagging up.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:20:00 PM

Neel Joshi goes bust

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000 Ante BB

Neel Joshin all in with A 4 , two players were also in the hand both with Jack-Ten. A Jack found the board to end Joshi’s run.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:10:00 PM

Quang Nguyen finds some luck to stay alive

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000

-10000Ante BB

Quang Nguyen three-bet jammed with J 7 and got called by iniital raiser Ta Khanh Linh with K J . A seven found the flop for a double up to the short stacked Nguyen to 170k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:10:00 PM

Hamish Crawshaw sits then gets paid

Level 6: 300 / 600

-600 BB Ante

DSC 5501
Hamish Crawshaw

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:00:00 PM

Van Tien Dinh chunks Jack Wu

Level 17: 4,000 / 800

-8000 Ante BB

DAC 4114
Van Tien Dinh

All in preflop with Jack Wu Q Q and Van Tien Dinh A K , the board came 2 K 5 A 8 for a double up to Dinh and Wu down to 17k. Wu goes bust two hands later. Dinh rises o 760k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 6:00:00 PM

Juwon Kim

Level 6: 300 / 600

-600 BB Ante

DSC 5495
Juwon Kim

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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:57:00 PM

Main Event Day 1B chip counts 85 advanced out of 377 entries

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
325,000
292,500
310,000
285,500
273,500
261,500
261,000
246,500
243,000
234,000
228,000
226,000
225,000
221,000
219,000
213,000
209,000
205,000
188,000
185,000
185,000
181,000
-40,219,000
180,000
174,500
173,500
173,000
164,500
162,500
159,500
159,500
158,500
-40,241,500
153,500
152,000
151,000
148,000
144,000
137,500
135,000
135,000
127,000
125,000
120,000
114,500
114,000
113,500
111,500
-40,288,500
110,000
109,000
108,500
104,000
103,500
-40,296,500
103,000
101,500
97,000
95,000
94,500
92,000
21,500
90,500
89,500
89,000
87,500
87,000
-40,313,000
87,000
-40,313,000
83,000
81,000
79,000
-40,321,000
75,000
75,000
73,500
71,500
69,500
65,000
64,000
63,000
59,000
56,500
56,000
55,000
54,000
49,500
49,000
46,000
35,500
31,000
21,500
15,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:55:00 PM

Minku Kim boots Tai Chun Min

Level 17: 4,000 / 800

-8000 Ante BB

Action opened with cutoff KMGM Minku Kim raising double, called by button Tai Chun Min. On the flop 2 A 5 , Kim checked, Min bet it, Kim raised, and Min called to go to the turn 7 . Kim shoved, Min quickly called.

Kim 4 3 Min A K

Only a split for Min to stay in the game but no such luck on the river 8 . Kim up to 740k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:53:00 PM

Blinds up

Level 6: 300 / 600

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:50:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy hits two-outer

Level 17: 4,000 / 800

-8000 Ante BB

DAC 4109
Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy

Three way all in with Nguyen Hai Duy three-betting it all, down the orbit Jeremy Touboulic joins the jam, then initial raiser Shardul Parthasarathi with the biggest stack calling.

Nguyen 8 8 Touboulic A J Shardul T T

With the board running 9 8 2 4 4 , Nguyen spiked a lucky two-outer to ship it and send Touboulic packing up on 95th place. Shardul paid up and is down to 120k. Nguyen raced up to 370k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:45:00 PM

Eliminations 96th - 119th - ₫40,400,000 (~$1,645)

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
40,400,000
40,306,500
40,400,000
40,210,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,313,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,288,500
40,400,000
40,241,500
40,400,000
40,318,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,206,500
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,270,000
40,400,000
40,321,000
40,400,000
40,309,000
40,400,000
40,290,000
40,400,000
40,296,500
40,400,000
40,313,000
40,400,000
40,377,000
40,400,000
40,250,000
40,400,000
40,203,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,219,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
40,400,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:40:00 PM

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 Moses Saquing had Kings. No bad beats arrived for a double up to Choi to 57k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:30:00 PM

Lester Edoc rails Minae Jung

Level 5: 300 / 500

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:20:00 PM

Tran Dinh Quy falls to Jo Anna

Level 6: 300 / 600

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:20:00 PM

Break time

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

-6000 Ante BB

Players are back from break. 103 remaining. They play another 8 rounds of 50-minute blinds before bagging up.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:20:00 PM

Raiden Kan double barrels Ben Lai

Level 5: 300 / 500

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:15:00 PM

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 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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:10:00 PM

Good call by Le Ngoc Minh for a split pot

Level 6: 300 / 600

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:07:00 PM

DEEPSTACK Update

DSC 5414

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. 

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 5:00:00 PM

More notables arrive, 200 entries

Level 4: 200 / 400

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 4:55:00 PM

Luong Van Quang up to 70k

Level 4: 200 / 400

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 4:50:00 PM

Pham Lam Duy delivers double KO to Takayama and Trung

Level 4: 200 / 400

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 4:50:00 PM

Richard Marquez with Queens to bust one

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

-6000 Ante BB

Big blind Richard Marquez called a player’s shoved with pocket Queens dominating Ace-Six suited hearts. The board dropped a Queen on the flop to ensure the win for Marquez for a scoop to 210k while booting a player.

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10/22/2022, 4:45:00 PM

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 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 .

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10/22/2022, 4:45:00 PM

Moses Saquing doubles up with aces

Level 4: 200 / 400

-400 BB Ante

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Moses Saquing

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.

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10/22/2022, 4:40:00 PM

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 J 7 4 , Nguyen checked, Lee c-bet 8k, Nguyen folded.

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10/22/2022, 4:40:00 PM

Ladies battle, Nguyen Thi Bao claims it

Level 5: 300 / 500

-500

DAC 3793
Nguyen Thi Bao

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.

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10/22/2022, 4:30:00 PM

Aces cracked! Kim Hyun Sup booted, Hwang Jungmin scoops

Level 5: 300 / 500

-500

DAC 3863
Hwang Jungmin

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.

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10/22/2022, 4:20:00 PM

John Bon Phan survives

Level 5: 300 / 500

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 4:20:00 PM

Bubble bursts! Kartik Ved railed by Seung Yeol Kim

Level 16: 3,000 / 6,000

-6000 Ante BB

DAC 4102
Seung Yeol Kim

We were waiting for hand for hand but it didn’t come with the bubble bursting fast. On a flop 9 9 T and a pot of 135k brewed, Kartik Ved bet 62k, Seung Yeol Kim tanked then jammed it. Ved called with 30k behind.

Ved Q Q Kim A A

The river 2 spelled the end for Ved. Kim zoomed to 445k. We are now in the money round.

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10/22/2022, 4:18:00 PM

Break time

Level 3: 200 / 300

-300 BB Ante

Play has reached the first break of the day. There are currently 178 entries, fourteen of those are re-entries.

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10/22/2022, 4:15:00 PM

Shardul Parthasarathi claims a big pot

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 Ante BB

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Shardul Parthasarathi

Catching the action only on the river with a board showing 5 6 6 J 7 and a big pot of 200k brewed. Shardul Parthasarathi bet 132k leaving himself 10k behind. Ha Duong tanked then opted to give up his hand.

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10/22/2022, 4:15:00 PM

Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh snap-calls the shove

Level 3: 200 / 300

-300 BB Ante

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Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh

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.

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10/22/2022, 4:10:00 PM

Minku Kim tanks with Kings

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 Ante BB

DAC 4088
Minku Kim

With the bubble just two spots away, Minku Kim tanked on Kunal Patni’s three-bet shove. Kim eventually called and showed pocket Kings which was way ahead of Patni’s pocket Nines. No bad beat on the board for a double up to Kim.

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10/22/2022, 4:00:00 PM

Nguyen Kinh Huyen triples up

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-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 7 5 8 J T . Nguyen’s 9 9 completed a straight against A T and A K for a triple up.

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10/22/2022, 4:00:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 4:00:00 PM

Do Kwan Nam spikes it on the river

Level 4: 200 / 400

-400 BB Ante

DAC 3841
Do Kwan Nam

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.

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10/22/2022, 3:55:00 PM

Teng Kah Yew fully paid with Kings

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 BB Ante

A big pot of 161k weighed down the middle and two players staring down a board T K 8 T 4 . Teng Kah Yew was all in for 80k, Nguyen Duc Nhat tanked. Nguyen eventually called showing A T , Teng had a dominating K K set to get fully paid.

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10/22/2022, 3:50:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 3:50:00 PM

Big stacks

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 Ante BB

Big stacks around the room… estimated counts.

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

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10/22/2022, 3:50:00 PM

Thanisorn Sealor eliminates Kim Minku

Level 4: 200 / 400

-400 BB Ante

DAC 3840
Thanisorn Sealor

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.

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10/22/2022, 3:40:00 PM

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 5 T Q to bring a turn 3 . Lachaim bet 5k, no callers.

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10/22/2022, 3:40:00 PM

More chips for Jenam Yu

Level 3: 200 / 300

-300 BB Ante

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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.

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10/22/2022, 3:40:00 PM

John Tech doubles up through Erquiaga

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 BB Ante

DSC 5805
John Tech

On a board 3 T 2 J 6s}, John Tech shoved on the river and according to him, big stacked David Erquiaga “donkey called” him with A Q ace-high. Tech doubled up with K 6 pair.

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10/22/2022, 3:36:00 PM

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, Moses Saquing, and Pham Bao.

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10/22/2022, 3:35:00 PM

Quang Nguyen banks it

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 BB Ante

DAC 4106
Quang Nguyen

Big double up for Quang Nguyen to bring his stack to around 240k. Action on the flop 3 2 9 , Quang bet 20k, check-called by Nguyen Tuan Anh. On the turn 5 , Quang jammed, fast call by Anh.

Quang 8 8 Anh K K

The river 4 was good for a double up to Quang.

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10/22/2022, 3:30:00 PM

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, 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.

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10/22/2022, 3:30:00 PM

Nguyen Van Thai flushes out Kiatponglap

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 BB Ante

DAC 4044
Nguyen Van Thai

Preflop all in by Worawat Kiatponglap with A T , put at risk by Nguyen Van Thai with A 8 . The board ran 6 K 3 T 6 for a flush to Nguyen who climbed to 340k.

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10/22/2022, 3:25:00 PM

Short stacked Hamish Crawshaw raises nearly all

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 BB Ante

From mid-position Hamish Crawshaw raised 50k leaving himself 4k behind. Action folded around with no callers to pick up the blinds and ante.

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10/22/2022, 3:20:00 PM

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 3 3 . He ran into Jenam Yu’s Q Q to become one of the day’s early casualties. Yu chipped up to 39k.

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10/22/2022, 3:20:00 PM

Too much for Tran Hong Cuong

Level 15: 2,500 / 5,000

-5000 BB Ante

Tran Hong Cuong raised it up to 11k, Lee Sung Kum thought it was too small and repopped for all his chips amounting to 120k. With everyone folding around, Tran did the same and said “too much”.

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10/22/2022, 3:15:00 PM

Jo Ann rails Kim Hoon

Level 3: 200 / 300

-300 BB Ante

DAC 3833
Jo Anna

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.

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10/22/2022, 3:10:00 PM

Phan Anh Kiem and Lee Byung Soo go back to back

Level 2: 100 / 200

-200 BB Ante

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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.

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10/22/2022, 3:05:00 PM

Nguyen Hoang Nam doubles up through Choi Seunghoon

Level 3: 200 / 300

-300 BB Ante

DAC 3828
Nguyen Hoang Nam

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.

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10/22/2022, 3:05:00 PM

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.

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10/22/2022, 3:00:00 PM

Jack Wu shoves

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

-4000 BB Ante

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Jack Wu

Just before the first break of the day, Jack Wu shoved his 125k+ stack on a board A T J 6 4 with a pot 110k already brewed, Trinh Huy Thong tank-called then folded when the clock ran out.

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10/22/2022, 3:00:00 PM

Park Jung Woo raises for the pot

Level 2: 100 / 200

-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.

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10/22/2022, 2:58:00 PM

Blinds are up

Level 2: 100 / 200

-200 BB Ante

New level with blinds now up to 100-200-200 BB Ante. The field continues to grow with 125 entries.

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10/22/2022, 2:55:00 PM

Jo Anna picks up a pot

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

-4000 BB Ante

From utg, Jo Anna raised to 8k, got called by cutoff Minku Kim to see the flop 3 3 A . Jo Anna c-bet 16k, Kim folded. She is up to 125k.

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10/22/2022, 2:45:00 PM

Ho Chung Yi tanks with aces

Level 3: 200 / 300

-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.

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10/22/2022, 2:40:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 2:40:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 2:40:00 PM

Yohwan Lim goes bust

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

-4000 BB Ante

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 A 2 over Q Q .

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10/22/2022, 2:30:00 PM

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 9 9 running into Van Tien Dinh’s A A .

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10/22/2022, 2:30:00 PM

Emmanuel Segismundo outdraws Le Ngoc Minh

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

-4000 BB Ante

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Emmanuel Segismundo

Le Ngoc Minh walked away very upset having been railed by Emmanuel Segismundo. Action folded to the small blind Segismundo who jammed his big stack, big blind Minh called for his tournament life.

Segismundo Q 5 Minh K T

The flop ran 5 T J for top pair to Minh but with the turn Q , it was two pair for Segismundo which held to the river 2 . Segismundo at 300k.

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10/22/2022, 2:30:00 PM

Nguyen Quang Minh doubles up

Level 2: 100 / 200

-200 BB Ante

DAC 3792
Nguyen Quang Minh

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 .

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10/22/2022, 2:30:00 PM

Tiger Lee and Junhee Kim take early pots

Level 1: 100 / 100

-100 BB Ante

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Lee Seok Young

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.

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10/22/2022, 2:28:00 PM

Jang Du Young sends Kim Changhyun packing

Level 2: 100 / 200

-200 BB Ante

DAC 3809
Jang Du Young

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.

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10/22/2022, 2:25:00 PM

Park Seokwon dusts Hoang Hai Nam

Level 2: 100 / 200

-200 BB Ante

DAC 3803
Park Seokwon

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.

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10/22/2022, 2:20:00 PM

Nguyen Huu Manh finds the courage to call

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

-4000 BB Ante

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Nguyen Huu Manh

Facing a board 3 7 T 4 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 J J overpair. It was a good risk with Tien showing K T . The river J further secured the win for Manh for a double up to 165k. Tien dropped to 65k.

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10/22/2022, 2:20:00 PM

Long queue at registration

Level 1: 100 / 100

-100 BB Ante

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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.

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10/22/2022, 2:20:00 PM

John Tech straight up for a nice pot

Level 2: 100 / 200

-200 BB Ante

DAC 3788
John Tech

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.

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10/22/2022, 2:18:00 PM

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 ₫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. 

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10/22/2022, 2:15:00 PM

Lin Fung gets paid

Level 2: 100 / 200

-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.

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10/22/2022, 2:15:00 PM

Phan Thanh Hung picks up a pot

Level 14: 2,000 / 4,000

-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 6 T {7c J and a pot of 20k, Phan bet 13k and got called by Chong. On the river J , Phan sent out a larger 28k, Chong tank-folded leaving himself 60k.

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10/22/2022, 2:10:00 PM

Four way to the flop, Thanakrit Lachaima bets to win

Level 2: 100 / 200

-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.

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10/22/2022, 2:05:00 PM

Ha Duong versus Wai Keong Yong

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

DAC 4023

On a turn board T 7 9 J and a pot of 38k, Ha Duong bet 14.5k, Wai Keong Yong tank-called. The river K Duong sent out 38k and once again Yong tanked then raised to 80k. Duong called and won it with 8 3 flush over J 9 two pair. Duong up to 310k, Yong dropped to 53k.

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10/22/2022, 2:00:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 1:55:00 PM

Changhwan Lee delivers nasty beat to Nguyen Quang Minh

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

DSC 5787
Changhwan Lee

Heard across the room was Nguyen Quang Minh’s shock at the turnout of the hand that sent him packing up. On a board 9 Q 7 4 , player engaged in a raise war that resulted in all the chips out front. Nguyen ahead with J J , Lee needing help with A 9 second pair. The river 9 gave Lee one of the five outs he need to win. Lee shipped it and now sits with 485k.

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10/22/2022, 1:50:00 PM

Kwon Yong Man triples up

Level 1: 100 / 100

-100 BB Ante

DAC 3776
Kwon Yon Man

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.

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10/22/2022, 1:50:00 PM

Dhaval Mudgal gets the best of Dinh Xuan Dinh

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

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Catching the action on the flop, Dinh Xuan Dinh called Dhaval Mudgal’s check-raise then pushed A 2 on the turn. that ran into Dhaval Mudgal’s 8 8 set on a board A 9 8 6 . The turn 5 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.

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10/22/2022, 1:45:00 PM

Changhwan Lee over double starting

Level 1: 100 / 100

-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.

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10/22/2022, 1:45:00 PM

Jack Wu dusts Wu Jun Hao

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

Wu Jun Hao all in with A K but could not get past the larger stacked Jack Wu’s 7 7 on a board 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 A 9 challenged by Vo Ngoc Hien with a better A T . However, the river found a Nine to pair up Ho’s kicker for a double up to 60k.

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10/22/2022, 1:40:00 PM

Over 100 entries

Level 1: 100 / 100

-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.

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10/22/2022, 1:35:00 PM

Cooler alert! Yohwan Lim doubles through Teddy Pham

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

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Yohwan Lim

Teddy Pham all in with Q Q , Yohwan Lim called the three-bet shove with K K , the board ran low for a double up to Lim to 130k. Pham plunged to 20k then busted on the next hand.

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10/22/2022, 1:35:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 1:30:00 PM

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 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.

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10/22/2022, 1:30:00 PM

Early busts

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

Short stacks are dropping fast with the field down to 180 within the first fifteen minutes. Among the fallouts were Phan Minh Duc who ran into pocket Kings, Tran Huy Hoang cleaned out by Manh Tong Ha to 245k, and Korea’s Wonchul Bae.

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10/22/2022, 1:25:00 PM

At the scene

Level 1: 100 / 100

-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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:22:30 PM

Main Event prize pool is in! 119 places paid!

Top prize = ₫3,378,000,000 (~$137,700) Min cash = ₫40,000,000 (~$1,630)

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TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:15:00 PM

Main Event Day 1B underway!

Level 1: 100 / 100

-100 BB Ante

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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.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:15:00 PM

Cards in the air for Day 2!

Level 13: 1,500 / 3,000

-3000 BB Ante

DAC 4013

Shuffle up and deal! Cards in the air for Day 2! 192 players race to the money of 119 places. We will have the payouts for you in a few minutes.

Main Event Day 1B starts at 1pm on Friday, October 21, 2022! See you then!

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:14:00 PM

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: ₫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

PlayerChipsTableSeat
221,00011
125,00012
52,50013
109,50014
114,00015
89,50016
71,50017
87,00018
70,50021
193,00022
162,50023
125,50024
111,00025
164,50026
70,50027
59,00028
310,00031
96,00032
130,00033
21,50034
131,50035
20,00036
158,00037
180,00038
127,00041
56,00042
62,50043
139,50044
49,50045
52,00046
285,00047
154,50048
78,00051
63,50052
179,50053
54,00054
92,00055
213,00056
150,00057
169,00058
177,00061
175,50062
148,00063
23,00064
15,00065
226,00066
31,00067
39,50068
62,50071
97,00072
40,50073
135,00074
55,00075
83,00076
185,00077
75,00078
117,50081
148,00082
111,50083
102,50084
70,00085
219,00086
285,50087
145,00088
231,50091
130,00092
262,50093
110,00094
89,00095
49,00096
181,00097
144,00098
273,500101
69,500102
79,000103
85,000104
199,000105
104,500106
114,500107
205,000108
104,000111
101,000112
137,500113
280,500114
80,000115
190,000116
63,000117
89,000118
197,500121
46,000122
221,000123
151,000124
74,000125
108,500126
93,500127
261,500128
90,500131
82,000132
148,000133
310,500134
73,500135
200,000136
131,000137
87,000138
188,000141
82,000142
67,500143
103,000144
120,000145
93,000146
111,500147
280,500148
61,500151
94,500152
197,000153
144,000154
35,500155
135,000156
166,500157
87,500158
190,000161
75,000162
159,500163
193,500164
103,500165
81,000166
159,000167
71,500168
56,500171
232,500172
228,000173
63,000174
32,500175
158,500176
209,000177
94,500178
133,000181
242,000182
158,500183
110,000184
29,000185
173,000186
25,000187
113,500188
45,500191
234,000192
37,000193
153,500194
87,500195
83,000196
116,000197
243,000198
51,000201
152,000202
75,000203
84,000204
120,000205
106,500206
120,000207
261,000208
135,000211
185,000212
41,000213
95,000214
220,500215
87,000216
91,000217
225,000218
159,500221
133,000222
218,000223
134,500224
246,500225
123,500226
82,000227
80,000228
70,500231
185,000232
174,500233
117,000234
49,500235
162,500236
22,000237
109,000238
65,000241
173,500242
177,000243
134,000244
152,000245
184,000246
64,000247
101,500248

Payouts

PlacePlayer
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:13:00 PM

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

PlayerChipsProgress
310,500
-189,500
280,500
280,500
-379,500
262,500
242,000
231,500
-1,073,500
221,000
220,500
200,000
197,000
190,000
179,500
175,500
169,000
166,500
162,500
158,500
158,000
-1,057,000
154,500
152,000
150,000
148,000
148,000
-82,752,000
145,000
144,000
135,000
134,500
134,000
131,000
130,000
123,500
120,000
120,000
117,500
116,000
111,500
110,000
109,500
106,500
102,500
101,000
96,000
-454,000
94,500
93,500
93,000
91,000
89,000
83,000
82,000
82,000
80,000
78,000
75,000
74,000
70,500
70,500
70,500
70,000
67,500
63,500
63,000
62,500
61,500
52,500
51,000
-359,000
41,000
40,500
39,500
29,000
25,000
23,000
22,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:30:00 AM

Thong Huy Trinh dusted

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000

-40000 Ante BB

Thong Huy Trinh was down below 10 BB and shoved it on the small blind with T 8 , big blind Hazel Chui challenged with K 9 . Trinh missed the board while Chui further improved on the river King to ship it. Trinh out in 20th place for ₫131,600,000.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:20:00 AM

Minh A. Nguyen sends Gardner packing

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000

-40000 Ante BB

DAC 4113
Grant Gardner

Down to his last 7 BB, Grant Gardner gambled it with Queen-Seven off and ran into Minh A Nguyen’s Ace-King that dominated throughout.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:15:00 AM

Manh Huu Nguyen gets full pay twice

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000

-40000 Ante BB

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Manh Huu Nguyen

Manh Huu Nguyen won two showdowns to drive his stack to 875k. The first on was 7 7 standing firm against Kok Wai Sim’s overcards K J . Later, he doubled up again with pocket Aces against Nguyen Hoai Nam’s pocket Sevens.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:10:00 AM

Jaehyun Kim railed by Van Tien Dinh

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000

-40000 Ante BB

DAC 4130
Jaehyun Kim

Jaehyun Kim all in with J J and nearly got through until Van Tien Dinh’s A 2 formed a straight on the river 5 T 8 3 4 . Kim out in 22nd place for ₫113,700,000. 

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 1:00:00 AM

Van Tien Dinh rises to 3M, Huyen Kinh Nguyen out

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000

-40000 Ante BB

DAC 4116
Nguyen Kinh Huyen

Huyen 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 ₫113,700,000. 

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:50:00 AM

Hojin Kim rails Thai Van Nguyen

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000

-40000 Ante BB

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Thai Van Nguyen

Thai Van Nguyen shoved his last 4 BB with 9 8 and was denied the blinds and ante by Hojin Kim who shipped it with J J . Kim up to 700k. Nguyen out in 24th place.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:40:00 AM

Redraw final 24 players on 3 tables

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
1,305,000
1,073,500
1,265,000
1,265,000
1,215,000
1,057,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
830,000
726,000
660,000
379,500
550,000
454,000
305,000
161,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,460,000
2,174,500
1,600,000
1,505,000
1,100,000
952,000
850,000
850,000
500,000
189,500
340,000
340,000
180,000
180,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
1,975,000
1,975,000
1,275,000
1,275,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
975,000
757,000
850,000
850,000
850,000
645,000
675,000
573,500
410,000
359,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:35:00 AM

Busts 25th to 30th

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
95,900,000
95,900,000
95,900,000
95,727,000
95,900,000
95,900,000
82,900,000
82,752,000
82,900,000
82,900,000
82,900,000
82,900,000
TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:25:00 AM

Hojin Kim’s jacks hold against big slick

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000

-30000 Ante BB

Classic flip at the feature table with Hojin Kim all in with pocket Jacks called by Hazel Chiu with Ace-King. The jacks hold for a double up to 825k while Chiu dropped to 860k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:20:00 AM

He Zong Chi rivers it to stay alive

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000

-30000 Ante BB

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He Zong Chi

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 Q J that was behind Lee’s A J . Both players hit the flop J 8 T but Zong had the gutshot which he missed on the turn 2 but hit on the river 9 to double up to 325k. Lee dropped to 500k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:10:00 AM

Dhaval Mudgal avoids the rail

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000

-30000 Ante BB

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Dhaval Mudgal

Dhaval Mudgal shoved 520k and Winfred Yu called it. Yu was ahead A Q to Mudgal’s A 8 but that immediately switched when the flop came 8 7 J , and with the turn 6 and river J , two pair for Mudgal to double up to 1.08M while Yu dipped to 900k.

TriciaTricia
10/22/2022, 12:00:00 AM

Ha Duong relieved for the luck

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000

-30000 Ante BB

Ha Duong was down to his last 260k and shoved with A 4 . He faced Ming San Chung with T T . With the flop landing 8 4 4 , it was a fast trips for Duong to jump to a big lead. The turn 3 and river 2 secured the double up to 600k. Chung down to 200k.