Main Event

Action folds to the small blind Ngo Quoc Phu A♠ 4♥ who open jams, big blind Chen Jia Chun K♦ J♣ risks his last 6 bb. With the board running A♦ Q♠ { qd} 9♣ 8♣ , Chen is eliminated.

Nguyen Quang Huy leads the final 16 players

Buy in: VN₫ 36,000,000 (~USD 1,545) Guaranteed: VN₫ 20,000,000,000 (~USD 789,110) Entries: 752 Prize pool: VN₫ 21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670) ITM: 108 players

Final 16 players

Final 16 by Seat Draw

Action folds to the blinds, Kim Jin Suk limps, Nishant Sharma checks. Dealer spreads the flop 6♦ 3♥ J♦ , Kim check-calls Sharma’s 30,000 bet then checks the turn 8♦ . Sharma bets again sending out 75,000, Kim raises 210,000, Sharma calls. On the river A♠ , Kim leads out 400,000, Sharma calls, Kim’s bluff 4♣ 5♦ is exposed, Sharma claims it with 6♣ 3♣ two pair.

Shortly after, Kim Jin Suk falls in 18th place.

Nearing the end of day with 21 players remaining. Day 2 bags up at when the field is down to 16 players.

Utg Huynh Danny opens 55,000 and finds two callers to the flop 7♦ 9♥ 5♠ . Huynh c-bets 70,000, cutoff Ngo Quoc Phu calls, big blind folds. The turn A♣ is checked, Huynh leads out 100,000 on the river 3♦ . Ngo calls then mucks to Huynh’s A♠ A♥

Kim Jin Suk opens 200,000 leaving 5,000 behind, Nishant Sharma calls. On the flop 8♠ 4♥ 2♠ , Kim tosses in the last chip and Sharma calls. Kim goes on to double up with 8♣ 8♦ set over A♦ T♠ top pair with the board completing turn A♥ and river Q♥ .

Lim Ernest Pei Jin three-bets all in for 405,000, initial raiser Nishant Sharma calls. Lim ahead Q♣ Q♥ against Sharma’s A♥ J♥ but quickly switches with an ace on the window. The board completes A♦ 2♠ 5♦ 6♥ T♦ , Lim is eliminated.

Utg+1 Nguyen Quang Huy opens 55,000, big blind Ignatev Aleksei calls, Nguyen continues with a 40,000 bet on the flop 6♠ 7♣ 7♦ , Ignatev answeres with a check-raise of 125,000, Nguyen calls. Both players go on to check the turn and river K♠ 6♥ . Nguyen’s Q♣ Q♦ win it over Ignatev’s 2♥ 2♦ .

21 players remaining, Day 2 bags up at when the field is down to 16 players.

On a three-bet pot preflop, utg+2 Minami Keita and button Wang Xiaoyu check the flop 3♠ 6♦ 8♥ . Wang bets 150,000 on the turn A♥ , Minami check-folds.

Heavy action preflop starts with Namhyung Kim min-raising, button calls, small blind Phan Minh Duc three-bets 180,000, back to Kim who four-bets 400,000, button folds, Phan five-bets all in for 1,100,000, Kim calls.

Namhyung Kim A♣ K♣ Phan Minh Duc Q♠ Q♦

Kim connects with a higher pair on a board 7♠ {3s{}9s} 8♦ A♥ to send Phan crashing out and in turn soar to over 3M.

Utg+1 opens, cutoff Gnusaev three-bets 100,000, button Ngo Minh Tien four-bets 200,000 and wins the pot.

Utg+2 Nguyen Quang Hung opens 55,000, hijack Wu Yuaning three-bets 110,000, Nguyen calls then checks the flop K♣ T♣ 8♣ , Wu c-bets 75,000, Nguyen calls. then checks the turn Q♣ . Wu fires 120,000, Nguyen folds.

Utg Nguyen Quang Hung opens, big blind Namhyung Kim three-bets 125,000, Nguyen four-bets 370,000, Kim five-bets all in, Nguyen calls and shows A♥ K♥ , Kim with K♦ K♠ , The board 5♦ 9♣ 3♣ 7♣ J♦ spread low for Kim to score a massive double.

Facing a raise, cutoff Yau Chak Fung three-bets all in for 340,000, small blind Nishant Sharma calls, initial raiser folds. Yau is flipping with K♣ J♣ against Sharma’s T♣ T♦ , board Q♣ 8♣ Q♠ 3♦ 6♦ offers no help for Yau to go bust.

Button Tan Wee Teck three-bet shoves with 9♥ 9♦ and runs aground to David Erquiaga’s A♦ [ac}

28 players remaining. Day 2 bags up at when the field is down to 16 players. Here are the top 5 leaders:

Wong Chak Sen opens 35,000, hijack LIm Ernest Pei Jin three-bets 120,000, Wong four-bets 240,000, Lim five-bets all in 605,000, Wong calls and both show premium hands. Lim K♦ K♥ , Wong A♣ K♠ , board runs low 3♥ 5♥ 8♥ 6♠ J♦ .

Big blind Lee Minjae three-bets 125,000 and utg+1 raiser Namhyung Kim makes the call. Lee continues with an 85,000 bet on the flop 6♣ 6♥ 4♣ , Kim calls. On the turn 7♦ Lee jams and this time Kim folds.

With a huge pot of 630,000 brewed and a board 7♥ 3♠ Q♣ K♠ Q♦ , Aleksei Ignatev shoves 265,000, Yau Chak Fung check-calls. Ignatev’s K♣ Q♥ ships a double over Yau’s A♦ Q♠ trips.

Nguyen Quang Hung opens 33,000 then calls button Tan Wee Teck’s 90,000 three-bet. Tan c-bets 45,000 on the flop 4♠ 4♦ 8♣ , Nguyen check-raises to 135,000, Tan answers with a three-bet of 250,000, Nguyen makes it a five-bet of 520,000, Tan snap-folds.

Down to 15 bb, Nand Thanawat all in with A♥ 5♦ and falls to caller Wang Xiaoyu’s A♠ Q♠ .

Hijack opens 32,000, button Yun Jungsup K♦ Q♦ three-bets al in for 165,000, small blind Lim Ernest Pei Jin A♠ Q♠ calls, hijack opts to fold. With the board running A♦ A♥ 5♠ 4♠ 9♦ , Lim finishes off Yun.

Still a long way to go with the field playing down to 16 players.

Button Minami Keita opens 25,000, small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets 80,000, Minami calls. A♠ the board completes 4♣ 4♦ Q♣ , Ngo bets every street 45,000, 90,000, 60,000, Minami folds to the river bet.

David Erquiaga opens 25,000 from the button, big blind Rustam Kabirov three-bets 75,000, Erquiaga flats. Kabirov c-bets 32,000 on the flop 8♥ 6♠ A♣ , Erquiaga raises 132,000, Kabirov calls. Erquiaga takes the lead on the turn 6♥ with a 40,000 bet, Kabirov check-calls. Erquiaga shoves the river J♠ , Kabirov check calls with less chips them busts with A♥ 5♣ crushed by A♦ 6♣ full house.

Tan Wee Teck opens then calls short stacked Darren Yus’s three-bet shove 40,000. Tan’s K♠ J♠ dominates Q♦ 3♠ throughout to rise to 100 bb.

Big stacked Phan Minh Duc calls Jeon Hyuntae’s three-bet shove of 240,000. Phan opens 8♠ 9♠ , Jeon A♠ Q♠ , straight on the flop for Phan T♠ 6♠ 7♠ , then goes on to ship it when the board completes A♣ T♣

Facing a utg+2 raise, hijack Aleksei Ignatev three-bets 80,000, initial raiser Yau Chak Fung calls. Ignatev c-bets the flop T♥ 8♦ 2♣ , Yau check-calls. On the turn 7♦ , Yau shoves, Ignatev calls and is covered. Yau opens 9♥ 8♥ , Ignatev K♦ K♥ higher two pair, the river Q♥ secures the double up for Ignatev.

Still a long way to go with the field playing down to 16 players.

Utg+1 Tan Wee Teck opens then calls small blind David Erquiaga’s 75,000 re-raise. Tan continues to call an 85,000 bet on the flop 3♠ 4♦ 3♦ . Both players check the turn 4♥ . Tan bangs out 350,000 on the river 7♦ , Erquiaga check-folds.

Down to 14 bb, Hyeonho Shin all in with A♠ 8♣ and fails to improve against caller Tan Wee Teck’s J♥ J♣ .

Namhyung Kim scores a double up off Aleksei Ignatev with A♠ A♦ over A♣ K♠ on a board T♥ 4♠ J♣ 9♥ K♥ .

Big blind Lee Minjae calls utg David Erquiaga’s raise then both check the flop 9♦ 2♣ Q♣ . On the T♠ turn, Erquiaga bets 50,000, Lee check-raise 140,000, Erquiaga calls. On the turn 6♥ , Lee leads out with a shove, Erquiaga folds.

All in preflop, Nguyen Quang Huy A♥ A♣ , Wang Xiaoyu A♦ K♥ , no bad beats on the board for a Nguyen to double up.

Jang Jongbea opens, Alex Lee three-bets 67,000, Jang four-bets all in, Lee calls with less behind.

Jang Jongbea Q♣ Q♦ Alex Lee J♦ J♣

Though not needed, Jang further improves on a board A♣ 6♠ [5s} 5♣ Q♥ to eliminate Lee.

Wang Xiaoyu min-raises from utg and is joined to the flop 8♦ J♥ 2♦ by two callers. Wang c-bets 40,000, one player folds, Ngo Minh Tien calls, then both check the turn A♦ . On the {2d{ river, Wang bets 60,000, this time wins it without a challenge.

Still a long way to go with the field playing down to 16 players.

Namhyung Kim opens 18,000, button Thoo Ming Ken three-bets all in for 33,000, small blind Ngo Minh Tien four-bets 70,000, Kim calls. More bets on the flop 2♣ K♣ Q♥ with Ngo bets 50,000 for a side pot, Kim called. On the turn 2♠ , Ngo triple barrels 80,000, this time Kim folds, Ngo wins the side pot.

Up against Thoo 3♦ 3♥ , Ngo A♦ Q♠ , the river Q♣ ensured the sweep for Ngo as Thoo goes bust.

Wong Ka Fai three-bets all in with T♠ T♦ , initial raiser David Erquiaga calls A♦ Q♣ . An ace on the window and completes A♥ 5♦ 8♠ 8♥ 4♣ to end Wong.

Phan Minh Duc min-raises and Wu Yuanning calls, both check the flop 7♦ J♣ 3♥ . Wu bets 15,000 on the turn 2♥ , and Phan calls. On the river 7♣ , Wu bet 38,000, Phan raises 145,000, Wu folds.

Nguyen Quang Huy all in T♠ T♥ , Thoo Min Ken calls A♣ K♦ , board 7♥ 7♠ 4♠ 2♠ Q♠ .

Ngo Quoc Phu A♠ K♠ , Nguyen Minh Thanh 8♥ 8♦ , board A♥ K♣ 8♣ K♦ 2♠ .

Tan Wee Teck opens 16,000, David Erquiaga three-bet 48,000, Tan four-bets 121,000, Erquiaga folds

57 players remaining on the hunt for the VND 4 Billion top prize and the new Poker Dream Dragon Trophy. Here are the top 5 leaders:

Utg+1 Yun Jungsup opens 12,000 then bets 15,000 at the flop and 25,000 on the turn 8♥ 7♥ 5♣ 9♦ , big blind Minami Keita check-raises the turn, Yun calls. The river 6♦ , Minami shoves, Yun calls. The board shows a straight, Yun Q♥ T♥ has the higher straight, Minami J♣ T♠ ships it with an even higher straight.

Cutoff Lim Ernest Pei Jin three-bets 32,000, and initial raiser from utg+2 guyen Minh Thanh calls. Lim c-bets the flop 6♠ T♠ Q♦ . Nguyen check-calls. Action switches on the turn T♣ and river 3♠ , Nguyen bets 35,000 and 66,000, Lim calls both times, tanking on the river. Nguyen opens J♥ 9♥ missed draw, Lim claims the pot with A♥ Q♣ .

Cutoff Wong Ka Fai opens 12,000, David Erquiaga defends the big blind. Wong proceeds to c-bet the flop 9♥ A♣ 2♠ , Erquiaga calls then both check the turn Q♣ . On the river T♥ , Wong bets 80,000, Erquiaga folds.

Jang Wongeun opens 12,000, Nguyen Duy Anh three-bets 29,000, Yun Jungsup four-bets 65,000, no callers.

Teng Kah Yew three-bets 33,000, Suzuki Yato four-bets all in for 63,000, initial raiser folds, Teng calls and dominates A♦ K♦ over Yato’s A♣ T♣ . The board 6♦ 4♦ 6♣ 2♣ 3♦ rusn low, Yato goes bust.

Following two limpers, big blind Nguyen Van Sang raises 30,000, utg+1 Jang Wongeun three-bets all in, small blind folds, Nguyen calls and is covered.

Nguyen Van Sang A♠ K♦ Jang Wongeun 4♠ 4♥

The board A♦ T♦ Q♠ Q♥ Q♦ give Nguyen the ace for the bigger boat to double through.

Cutoff Wong Ka Fai opens then calls big blind David Erquiaga’s 40,000 three-bet. Both players check the flop and turn for a free board 4♥ 6♣ 7♣ 3♦ 5♥ . With a straight showing, Erquiaga bets 50,000, Wong raises 40,000, Erquiaga calls and shows A♠ 8♦ higher straight. Wong mucks.

Button Kim Pansuk looks down at A♣ A♥ and shoves his last 14 bb, big blind Ngo Quoc Phu calls with 7♥ 7♠ , the flop drops a seven and the board completes 7♣ 2♣ 5♠ 9♦ 2♦ for a full house to Ngo and Kim the exit.

Dennis Ng all in holding T♦ T♣ then falls to Tan Wee Teck’s A♥ K♥ on board K♠ 6♠ 5♣ J♦ 3♥ .

Hijack Tran Hai Ha raises 125,000 leaving 6,000 behind, button Namhyung Kim calls. Tran goes all in on the flop 8♠ Q♠ A♣ , Kim calls. Tran is behind 9♠ 9♥ to Kim’s K♠ K♥ . Kim ships it after the turn and river 2♠ 6♣ .

Action folds to the blinds, small blind Namhyung Kim jams K♥ 2♥ , big blind Dexter Santos A♠ 7♣ calls and is covered. The board runs Q♠ 2♦ 5♥ K♠ T♥ , Santos is outdrawn.

Wong Chak Sen min-raises and blinds join to the flop 6♠ 5♠ 9♦ . Wong c-bets 10,000, blinds check-call. On the turn J♥ , Wong bets 20,000, this time only small blind Truong Hoang Dinh calls. Both players check the river Q♠ . Wong wins the pot with T♥ T♠ over A♦ 9♠ .

Under the gun Jang Wongeun open then calls big blind Nand Thanawat’s 40,000 three-bet. Thanawat c-bets the flop 3♣ 8♣ 2♣ and Jang calls. On the turn 8♣ , another 65,000 by Thanawat, this time Jang folds.

79 players remaining. Here are the top 5 in stacks.

atne 4000

From utg, Namhyung Kim min-raises, big blind Wang Xiaoyu calls, then Kim c-bets the flop 8♦ 7♦ 7♠ . Wang answers with a check-raise of 22,000, Kim calls. The turn 3♥ , Kim calls Wang’s 25,000 lead out bet. On the river J♣ , Kim takes it down with a 75,000 bet as Wang check-folds.

atne 4000

Cutoff Nguyen Quang Hung opens 10,000, button Kim Jaejoon calls, then Nguyen c-bets 12,000 on the flop J♥ 8♣ 2♦ , Kim calls. Switch up on the turn 9♣ with Kim betting 25,000, Nguyen check-raises 50,000, Kim calls then jams the river T♠ . Nguyen calls and shows 8♦ 3♦ two pair. Kim collects with K♣ 7♣ straight.

atne 4000

Utg+1 opent, small blind Leong Juns three-bets 35,000, big blind He Jiaqi four-bets 94,000, initial raiser gets out of the way, Leong calls.

Leong Juns A♦ T♦ He Jiaqi A♣ Q♦

A ten quickly lands on the flop and the board completes T♠ 6♦ 7♠ 8♦ 8♠ .

atne 4000

Facing a 9,000 by utg, hijack Kajornnut Prirungrueng three-bets 26,000, button Yang Haiyang four-bets all in for 74,000, utg folds, Kajornnut calls and shows A♦ J♦ . Yang is ahead J♣ J♠ . The board runs Q♣ 6♣ 2♣ T♦ 8♥ .

atne 4000

11 players fell on the opening round leaving 95 players in the running for a spot at the final table.

Shortly after getting coolered, An Jung Hyun shoves his last 20 bb holding K♠ K♣ and is slapped with defeat again with caller Um Jieun 9♥ 9♣ spiking the two-outer on a board 9♠ 5♥ 4♣ 5♦ 5♠ . An is eliminated.

Utg An Jung Hyun Q♠ Q♦ opens 6,000, utg+1 calls, utg+2 Ngo Minh Tien K♥ K♠ three-bets 20,000, An four-bets all in, Tien calls and is covered. The board runs low for Ngo’s cowboys to ship it.

Utg Chiu Kwok Kit A♦ A♣ opens 7,000, cutoff calls, button Wong Tin Lam Q♥ Q♠ three-bets 24,000, Chiu four-bets 70,000, cutoff folds, Wong five-bet shoves, Chiu calls and is covered. The board runs 9♠ 8♦ J♠ A♥ 5♣ , Chiu ships a double.

Utg+1 Park Se Han opens 7,000, next to act Lee Min Jae three-bets 15,000, Park four-bets 39,000, Lee five-bet shoves 126,000, Park folds.

Down to 11 bb, Pang Yu Lun three-bets all in, initial raiser Um Jieun calls, one caller folds. Pang opens A♣ Q♥ , Um 5♦ 5♣ , window card is a queen as the board completes Q♦ 8♦ 9♣ 4♥ 9♠ .

Cutoff Justin Geronimo opens then faces a three bet from small blind Duong Ngo Linh of 23,000. Geronimo calls and off to the flop 2♥ Q♠ 4♥ they go. Duong c-bets 18,000 and is called. On the turn Q♦ , Duong check-raises from 15,000 to make it 35,000, Geronimo folds.

The hunt is on for the Poker Dream 10 Vietnam Main Event title!