Poker Dream 7 – Vietnam 2023: Live Updates
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Opening day at Poker Dream 7 Vietnam roared in with the Vietnam Open ₫2 Billion guaranteed kicking off the festivities. By night’s end, 298 entered over three flights. Bagging up the overall chip lead was well known Vietnamese pro Pham Bao with a 103 bb stack. Pham topped the 149 entry field of Day 1B.
Leading up to the bubble round with only 23 players reaching ITM, Pham won a big pot against Dream Player of the Year (DPOY) race leader You Jun Hong who double barreled with 
mid pair called by Pham with 
higher pair on a board 
.
To wrap up the flight, Pham eliminated Chhikara Himanshu on the bubble with 
dominating 
on a board 
.
Other flight leaders were Kyle Bao Diep (Flight A) and Iosub Dragos-Gabriel (Flight C). At Flight A, with 109 entries, Diep picked up a big chunk of chips by knocking out local pro Huynh Ngoc Cuong in two hands. The first pot saw a board complete 
, Huynh raised preflop and bet every street, then mucked to Diep’s 
. Dropping to 8 bb, Huynh lost the rest to Diep with 
top pair falling to straight on a board 
.
Short stacked Nguyen Phu bubbled with 
running into Ngo Hoang Hieu’s . Nine players advanced from Flight A.
Over at Flight C, this turbo flight brought in 40 entries. Dragos -Gabriel charged up the ranks with Ace-King awarding him the double boost. His first double up was through Czar Ian Marcos with dominating 
. The next was through Tan Van Viet with staying ahead of . Dragos-Gabriel closed out the day by knocking out Wei Chao on the bubble with 
trips dusting on a board 
.
Vietnam Open – Day 1 results
Buy in: ₫4,000,000 (~$142) / ₫8,000,000 (~$245)
Guarantee: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290)
Entries: 109 / 149 / 40 = 298
Prize pool: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290)
ITM: 9 / 23 / 6 = 38 players
| Rank | Player | Flag | Table | Seat | Stack |
| 1 | Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao | Vietnam | 4 | 8 | 515,000 |
| 2 | Tan Hing Kang Jason | Singapore | 3 | 3 | 329,000 |
| 3 | Liu Tianyou | China | 1 | 2 | 319,000 |
| 4 | Ho Duy Manh | United States | 2 | 2 | 307,000 |
| 5 | Iosub Dragos-Gabriel | Romania | 2 | 7 | 280,000 |
| 6 | Nguyen Duc Cuong | Vietnam | 5 | 3 | 254,000 |
| 7 | Diep Kyle Bao Quoc An | United States | 1 | 7 | 252,000 |
| 8 | Chua Adrian Boon Chye | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 229,000 |
| 9 | Zhang Cheng | Cambodia | 5 | 1 | 222,000 |
| 10 | Tsang Ka Shun | Hong Kong | 3 | 6 | 214,000 |
| 11 | Chu Wei Chien | Taiwan | 4 | 4 | 211,000 |
| 12 | Tan Ong Kwan | Malaysia | 3 | 8 | 208,000 |
| 13 | Tong Van Viet | Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 199,000 |
| 14 | Rauh Andreas | Germany | 3 | 1 | 167,000 |
| 15 | Pham Duy Tien | Vietnam | 5 | 8 | 166,000 |
| 16 | You Jun Hong | Malaysia | 3 | 5 | 159,000 |
| 17 | Nguyen Thi Bao An | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 151,000 |
| 18 | Joel Justin Singam | Malaysia | 5 | 7 | 148,000 |
| 19 | Raina Chakshu Deep | India | 1 | 6 | 145,000 |
| 20 | Hu Wenjin | China | 5 | 2 | 133,000 |
| 21 | Cho Sinwoo | Korea, South | 3 | 4 | 131,000 |
| 22 | Nguyen Tan Khoa | Vietnam | 1 | 5 | 118,000 |
| 23 | Linh Ta Tri | Vietnam | 5 | 4 | 116,000 |
| 24 | Godden Noorzad Aaron | Canada | 1 | 4 | 106,000 |
| 25 | Thanh Le Quang | Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 102,000 |
| 26 | He Zuxiong | China | 5 | 5 | 99,000 |
| 27 | Nguyen Trung Ha | Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 97,000 |
| 28 | Tran Hoang Nam | Vietnam | 4 | 7 | 97,000 |
| 29 | Marcos Czar Ian | Philippines | 2 | 5 | 90,000 |
| 30 | Liu I Hsuan | Taiwan | 1 | 8 | 86,000 |
| 31 | Chiu Jen Chun | Taiwan | 2 | 3 | 77,000 |
| 32 | Mikheev Vladimir | Russia | 2 | 4 | 77,000 |
| 33 | Tlk; Trent Wayne | United States | 1 | 3 | 65,000 |
| 34 | Jung Yousuk | Korea, South | 3 | 7 | 57,000 |
| 35 | Phan Minh Duc | Vietnam | 2 | 6 | 52,000 |
| 36 | Ta Khanh Linh | Vietnam | 4 | 6 | 40,000 |
| 37 | Ng Tsun Yin | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 36,000 |
| 38 | Zhang Yang | China | 2 | 8 | 34,000 |
Prize pool breakdown
| 1 | ₫402,300,000 |
| 2 | ₫267,700,000 |
| 3 | ₫195,900,000 |
| 4 | ₫157,700,000 |
| 5 | ₫123,700,000 |
| 6 | ₫93,700,000 |
| 7 | ₫68,900,000 |
| 8 | ₫50,700,000 |
| 9 | ₫42,100,000 |
| 10-11 | ₫35,300,000 |
| 12-13 | ₫30,900,000 |
| 14-15 | ₫27,900,000 |
| 16-17 | ₫24,900,000 |
| 18-20 | ₫21,900,000 |
| 21-23 | ₫19,900,000 |
| 24-27 | ₫17,900,000 |
| 28-31 | ₫15,900,000 |
| 32-38 | ₫14,100,000 |
Mid-Autumn Festival
Newcomers to Poker Dream 7 Vietnam
For newcomers to Poker Dream 7 Vietnam, if you are flying in, the closest airport is Da Nang International Airport. From there, you can hire a taxi or book a Grab to Hoiana Resort & Golf. It takes around 40 minutes to get to Hoiana. Make sure to have the local currency – Vietnamese Dong – no other currencies are accepted. At the event, the organizers will be happy to assist if you need to change additional currency.
Hoiana Resort & Golf is a developing resort area located right on the East Vietnam Sea. The newly built facilities are top-notch with room choices for every type of traveler. Make sure to book your rooms as it is certain to fill up.
Room Packages still available
Good news, room packages are still available for both Main Event and High Rollers! Side event players also can avail of the Main Event packages as long as it meets the amount.New World Hoiana Beach Resort (adjacent to the venue)
New World Hoiana Hotel (5-minute walk from the venue)
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The first Poker Dream 7 Vietnam trophy was claimed by Vietnam’s own Phan Minh Duc at the Vietnam Open event. Phan pocketed a cool ₫402,300,000 (~$16,500).
It was a patient grind to the top for Phan who was down to 9 bb at 7 handed. After numerous uncalled shoves and three players dropping out, Phan earned his first double up against Adrian Chua with spiking the ace on the river to dust .
At three-handed, Phan grinded to the top then won a big pot against Chua who then fell to Liu Tianyou. Heads up was quick with Phan eliminating Liu in just two hands. The final hand was Phan , Liu , the board was 
.
Buy in: ₫4,000,000 (~$142) / ₫8,000,000 (~$245)
Guarantee: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290)
Entries: 109 / 149 / 40 = 298
Prize pool: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290)
ITM: 9 / 23 / 6 = 38 players
Final table payouts
| 1 | Phan Minh Duc | ₫402,300,000 |
| 2 | Liu Tianyou | ₫267,700,000 |
| 3 | Adrian Chua | ₫195,900,000 |
| 4 | Nguyen Thi Bao An | ₫157,700,000 |
| 5 | Jason Tan | ₫123,700,000 |
| 6 | Trent Fechter | ₫93,700,000 |
| 7 | Iosub Dragos-Gabriel | ₫68,900,000 |
| 8 | Pham Bao | ₫50,700,000 |
| 9 | Tong Van Viet | ₫42,100,000 |
Chips in play: 6,087,500
16:30: Final 9 players
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
| Seat 1 | Pham Bao | 230,000 |
| Seat 2 | Tong Van Viet | 495,000 |
| Seat 3 | Iosub Dragos-Gabriel | 430,000 |
| Seat 4 | Nguyen Thi Bao An | 1,065,000 |
| Seat 5 | Liu Tianyou | 1,520,000 |
| Seat 6 | Trent Fechter | 460,000 |
| Seat 7 | Phan Minh Duc | 680,000 |
| Seat 8 | Adrian Chu | 530,000 |
| Seat 9 | Jason Tan | 575,000 |
16:24: Zhang Cheng Eliminated in 10th Place – ₫35,300,000(~$1,452)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Zhang Cheng three-bet shoves his last 4bb with then falls in 10th place to Iosub Dragos-Gabriel’s . The board was 
.
Iosub Dragos-Gabriel – 425,000 (21 bb)
Zhang Cheng – Eliminated in 10th place
16:20: Trent Fechter Doubles Through Tong Van Viet
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Trent Fechter three-bet shoves wiht 
, Tong Van Viet with . With the board running 
, Fechter lands a double up.
Trent Fechter – 460,000 (23 bb)
Tong Van Viet – 530,000 (26 bb)
16:17: Ng Tsun Yin Eliminated in 11th Place – ₫35,300,000(~$1,452)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Small blind Liu Tianyou limps then calls Ng Tsun Yin’s shoves. Liu ahead {10d of Ng’s . The board runs for Ng to fall in 11th place.
Liu Tianyou – 1,700,000 (85 bb)
Ng Tsun Yin – Eliminated in 11th place
16:15: Chu Wei Chien Eliminated in 12th Place – ₫30,900,000 (~$1,270)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Chu Wei Chien all in with 
, Nguyen Thi Bao An three-bet shoves , with no other callers, board runs 
.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 1,050,000 (52 bb)
Chu Wei Chien – Eliminated in 12th place
16:12: Joel Justin Singam Eliminated in 13th Place – ₫30,900,000 (~$1,270)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Button raises 45,000, small blind Joel Justin Singam thee-bet shoves 155,000, big blind Nguyen Thi Bao An, four-bet shoves, button folds. Singam turns over , Nguyen , board runs 
.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 800,000 (40 bb)
Joel Justin Singam – Eliminated in 13th place
16:01: You Jun Hong Eliminated in 14th Place – ₫27,900,000 (~$1,148)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
You Jun Hong three-bet shoves 
then falls to Liu Tianyou’s on a board of .
Liu Tianyou – 1,150,000 (57 bb)
You Jun Hong – Eliminated in 14th place
15:52: Blinds up, 14 players remaining
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Blinds are up. 14 players left on the hunt for the first title of Poker Dream 7 Vietnam. Minimum payout is ₫27,900,000 (~$1,148). Top prize is ₫402,300,000 (~$16,550).
15:50: Zhang Cheng Doubles Through Adrian Chua
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Utg Adrian Chua raises, small blind Zhang Cheng three-bets shoves (75,000) holding , Chua calls with . With the board running 
, Zhang doubles up.
Zhang Cheng – 182,000 (11 bb)
Adrian Chua – 200,000 (12 bb)
15:45: Pham Bao Claims A Pot
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Utg Pham Bao raises 34,000, big blind Ng Tsun Yin calls, flop comes . Pham c-bets 40,000, Ng calls. On the turn , Pham bets 100,000, Ng folds.
Pham Bao – 600,000 (37 bb)
Ng Tsun Yin – 400,000 (25 bb)
15:37: Kyle Bao Diep Eliminated in 15th place – ₫27,900,000 (~$1,148)
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Kyle Bao Diep shoves , Tong Van Viet calls with , board runs 
. Diep falls in 15th place.
Tong Van Viet – 740,000 (49 bb)
Kyle Bao Dieo – Eliminated in 15th place
15:34: Nguyen Trung Ha Eliminated in 16th place – ₫24,900,000 (~$1,024)
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Nguyen Trung Ha all in for his last 7 bb holding then misses the board to fall to Chu Wei Chien’s 
.
Chu Wei Chien – 373,000 (23 bb)
Nguyen Trung Ha – Eliminated in 16th place
15:30: Redraw at Final 16
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Table 1
| Phan Minh Duc | 773,000 |
| Jason Tan | 499,000 |
| Zhang Cheng | 112,000 |
| Kyle Bao Diep | 235,000 |
| Tong Van Viet | 472,000 |
| Adrian Chua | 350,000 |
| Trent Fechter | 209,000 |
| Iosub Dragos-Gabriel | 318,000 |
Table 2
| You Jun Hong | 314,000 |
| Chu Wei Chien | 215,000 |
| Ng Tsun Yin | 495,000 |
| Pham Bao | 671,000 |
| Joel Justin Singam | 138,000 |
| Nguyen Thi Bao An | 360,000 |
| Nguyen Trung Ha | 118,000 |
| Liu Tianyou | 803,000 |
15:25: Raina Chakshu Deep Eliminated in 17th place – ₫24,900,000 (~$1,024)
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Utg Liu Tianyou raises 32,000, cutoff calls, button Raina Chakshu Deep three-bet shoves (116,000) holding 
. Liu four-bet shoves to successfully push out cutoff then turns over . With the board running , Raina is eliminated.
Liu Tianyou – 860,000 (53 bb)
Raina Chakshu Deep – Eliminated in 17th place
15:20: Duy Ho Eliminated in 18th place – ₫21,900,000 (~$900)
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Duy Ho all in for 90,000 holding but can’t get past Ng Tsun Yin’s on a board .
Ng Tsun Yin – 580,000 (36 bb)
Duy Ho – Eliminated in 18th place
15:19: Tan Ong Kwan Eliminated By Jason Tan
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
From cutoff, Tan Ong Kwan shoves (130,000) holding , big blind Jason Tan calls with . Board runs .
Jason Tan – 900,000 (56 bb)
Tan Ong Kwan – Eliminated
15:10: Blinds up, 19 players remaining
Level 20: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000
Players are back from the first break of the day. Blinds are up. 19 players left on the hunt for the first title of Poker Dream 7 Vietnam. Minimum payout is ₫21,900,000 (~$900). Top prize is ₫402,300,000 (~$16,550).
Big stacks at the break:
Jason Tan – 720,000 (45 bb)
Pham Bao – 711,000 (44 bb)
Phan Minh Duc 701,000 (43 bb)
Liu Tianyou – 615,000 (38 bb)
14:48: Phan Minh Duc Gets The Max For the Set
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Cutoff Zhang Cheng raises 25,000 that finds three callers to the flop . Zhang c-bets 37,000, button Phan Minh Duc calls, blinds fold. On the turn and river , Zhang check-calls Phan’s 86,000 bet and 169,000 shove. Phan wins it with set over Zhang’s top pair.
Phan Minh Duc – 696,000 (58 bb)
Zhang Cheng – 170,000 (14 bb)
14:40: Liu Tianyou Hard-Bets Kyle Bao Diep
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Button Kyle Bao Diep three-bets 68,000, initial raiser Liu Tianyou calls from under the gun. Both check the flop , on the turn , Liu bets 60,000, Diep calls. Same action on the river , Liu bets 100,000, Diep calls then mucks to Liu’s trips.
Liu Tianyou – 620,000 (51 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 220,000 (18 bb)
14:31: Pham Bao Shoves on Iosub Dragos-Gabriel Triple Barrel
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Utg Iosub Dragos-Gabriel raises 24,000, finds two callers to the flop 
. Dragos-Gabriel c-bets 26,000, only cutoff Pham Bao calls. On the turn , Dragos-Gabriel double barrels 44,000, again Pham calls. On the river , Dragos-Gabriel triple barrels 110,000, Pham shoves (305,000), Dragos-Gabriel tank-folds.
Pham Bao – 548,000 (45 bb)
Iosub Dragos-Gabriel – 320,000 (26 bb)
14:30: Blinds up, 21 players remaining
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Blinds are up, 21 players left on the hunt for the first title of Poker Dream 7 Vietnam. Minimum payout is ₫19,900,000 (~$818). Top prize is ₫402,300,000 (~$16,550).
14:25: Duy Ho Doubles Up Through Tan Ong Kwan
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Utg Tan Ong Kwan raises 22,0000, utg+1 Duy Ho calls, utg+2 calls, flop comes 
. Ong Kwan c-bets 25,000, Ho all in (49,000), utg+2 folds. Ho opens top pair, Ong Kwan with . The turn and river , are good to Ho for double up.
Duy Ho – 189,000 (19 bb)
Tan Ong Kwan – 120,000 (12 bb)
14:22: Jason Tan Calls Duy Ho With Ace-High
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Hijack Duy Ho raises 25,000, button Jason Tan three-bets 70,000, Ho calls then bets the flop . Tan calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Ho leads out 19,000, Tan tank-calls. Ho opens , Tan claims it with .
Jason Tan – 620,000 (77 bb)
Duy Ho – 70,000 (8 bb)
14:16: Nguyen Trung Ha Doubles Up Through Liu Tianyou
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Nguyen Trung Ha shoves (8 bb) holding , cutof Liu Tianyou calls , board runs for a full house to Nguyen and a double up.
Nguyen Trung Ha – 191,000 (24 bb)
Liu Tianyou – (37 bb)
14:10: Iosub Dragos- Gabriel Scoops With Four-Bet Shove
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Iosub Dragos-Gabriel – 410,000 (41 bb)
Zhang Cheng – 350,000 (35 bb)
Pham Bao – 440,000 (44 bb)
14:00: Blinds up, 23 players remaining
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Blinds are up, 23 players left on the hunt for the first title of Poker Dream 7 Vietnam. Minimum payout is ₫19,900,000 (~$818). Top prize is ₫402,300,000 (~$16,550).
13:59: Jason Tan and Tan Ong Kwan In Two Hands
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Hijack Jason Tan raises 16,000, Tan Ong Kwan defends the big blind. At the flop , Tan bets 17,000, Ong Kwan calls, then both check the turn . On the river , Ong Kwan leads out 25,000, Tan folds.
Tan Ong Kwan – 360,000 (45 bb)
Jason Tan – 235,000 (29 bb)
Next hand, Tan raises 16,000 from utg, small blind Ong Kwan and big blind call, flop runs . Action is checked to Tan who c-bets 20,000, only Ong Kwan continues. On the turn , Tan c-bets another 60,000 and gets called. On the river , Tan shoves, Ong Kwan check-folds.
Jason Tan – 484,000 (60 bb)
Tan Ong Kwan – 125,000 (15 bb)
13:47: Cho Sinwoo Falls To You Jun Hong’s Ducks
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Action folds to the small blind Cho Sinwoo who jams (5 bb) holding , big blind You Jun Hong (DPOY leader) calls with . The board runs .
You Jun Hong – 180,000 (22 bb)
Cho Sinwoo – Eliminated
13:45: Joel Singam Triples Up, Rauh Andreas Busts
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Three way all in, Joel Justin Singam , Rauh Andreas , Adrian Chua , board runs .
Joel Justin Singam – 218,000 (27 bb) – main pot
Adrian Chua – 390,000 (49 bb) – side pot
Rauh Andreas – Eliminated
13:42: Chu Wei Chien Shaves Down Czar Ian Marcos
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Button min-raises, blinds call, all three check the flop . On the turn , small blind Chu Wei Chien bets 20,000, big blind Czar Ian Marcos calls, button folds. On the river , Chien sends out 90,000, Marcos folds.
Chu Wei Chien – 440,000 (55 bb)
Czar Ian Marcos – 56,000 (7 bb)
13:36: Ng Tsun Yin Wins the Preflop War
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Ng Tsun Yin – 280,000 (35 bb)
Nguyen Duc Cuong – 200,000 (25 bb)
13:33: Ta Khanh Linh Eliminated By Nguyen Trung Ha
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
UTG+2 Nguyen Trung Ha shoves (85,000) holding , small blind Ta Khanh Linh calls for his tournament life with . Board runs 
.
Nguyen Trung Ha – 136,000 (17 bb)
Ta Khanh Linh – Eliminated
13:30: Blinds up, 32 players remaining
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000
32 players remaining. Minimum payout is still ₫14,100,000 (~$580). Top prize is ₫402,300,000 (~$16,550).
13:29: Kyle Bao Diep Shoves For the Pot
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Small blind Kyle Bao Diep three-bets from 12,000 to 42,000, initial raiser from cutoff Nguyen Tan Khoa calls. At the flop , Diep c-bet 36,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn , Diep shoves, Nguyen folds.
Kyle Bao Diep – 310,000 (50 bb)
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 65,000 (11 bb)
13:20: Tran Hoang Nam Eliminated By Chu Wei Chien
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Hijack raises 12,000, button Chu Wei Chien and big blind Tran Hoang Nam call, flop comes . Action is checked to Chien who bets 36,000, only Tran calls. On the turn 
, Tran checks, Chien goes all in, Tran tanks then calls for his tournament life.
Tran Hoang Nam {4d5s} two pair
Chu Wei Chien set
The river is to eliminate Tran.
Chu Wei Chien – 360,000 (60 bb)
Tran Hoang Nam – Eliminated
13:15: Phan Minh Duc Delivers A Double KO
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Short stacked Zhang Yang (19,000) and Mikheev Vladimir (29,000) shove, big blind Phan Minh Duc calls with . Board runs for trips to Phan and the sweep.
Phan Minh Duc – 110,000 (18 bb)
Mikheev Vladimir – Eliminated
Zhang Yang – Eliminated
13:12: Linh Ta Tri Eliminated By Zheng Chang
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Cutoff Zheng Chang calls big blind Linh Ta Tri’s three-bet shove (110,000). Zheng is ahead , Linh {, board runs . Linh is eliminated.
Zheng Chang – 350,000 (58 bb)
Linh Ta Tri – Eliminated
13:09: Liu I Hsuan Eliminated By Liu Tianyou
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Liu I Hsuan three-bets shoves 86,000 with , initial raiser Liu Tianyou calls with . Board runs .
Liu Tianyou – 405,000 (67 bb)
Liu I Hsuan – Eliminated
13:05: Ng Tsun Yin Doubles Through Mikheev Vladimir
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Under the gun Ng Tsun Yin shoves 6 bb, hijack Mikheev Vladimir three-bets all in 75,000, no callers, Ng opens , Mikheev has , board runs . Ng spikes the queen to pair up.
Ng Tsun Yin – 87,000 (14 bb)
Mikheev Vladimir – 39,000 (6 bb)
13:03: Tong Van Viet Double Barrels Pham Bao
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Tong Van Viet – 255,000 (42 bb)
Pham Bao – 485,000 (81 bb)
Buy in: ₫4,000,000 (~$142) / ₫8,000,000 (~$245)
Guarantee: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290)
Entries: 109 / 149 / 40 = 298
Prize pool: ₫2,000,000,000 (~$82,290)
ITM: 9 / 23 / 6 = 38 players
Payouts in VN₫
| 1 | ₫402,300,000 |
| 2 | ₫267,700,000 |
| 3 | ₫195,900,000 |
| 4 | ₫157,700,000 |
| 5 | ₫123,700,000 |
| 6 | ₫93,700,000 |
| 7 | ₫68,900,000 |
| 8 | ₫50,700,000 |
| 9 | ₫42,100,000 |
| 10-11 | ₫35,300,000 |
| 12-13 | ₫30,900,000 |
| 14-15 | ₫27,900,000 |
| 16-17 | ₫24,900,000 |
| 18-20 | ₫21,900,000 |
| 21-23 | ₫19,900,000 |
| 24-27 | ₫17,900,000 |
| 28-31 | ₫15,900,000 |
| 32-38 | ₫14,100,000 |
Date: October 2, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 5,000,000 (~US$ 216)
Total entries: 38
Prize pool: VN₫ 162,184,000 (~US$ 6,665)
ITM: 6 places
*Players deal for a 7th place payout taken from top 3 payouts
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Saito Misuzu | Japan | 52,584,000 |
| 2 | Yun Sung Hee | USA | 36,600,000 |
| 3 | Tran Thi Xuan Ha | Vietnam | 23,300,000 |
| 4 | Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong | Vietnam | 18,700,000 |
| 5 | Niwa Yuka | Japan | 14,600,000 |
| 6 | Muraishi Ayaka | Japan | 11,400,000 |
| 7 | Hsieh Ai | China | 5,000,000 |
Chips in play: 570,000
22:10: Saito Misuzu Wins the Ladies Event – VN₫ 52,584,000 (~US$ 2,155)
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
All in preflop, Saito Misuzu , Yun Sung Hee , board runs for a crushing full house victory for Misuzu.
22:07: Saito Misuzu Shoves The Flop
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Button Saito Misuzu raises 50,000, big blind Yun Sung Hee calls. Misuzu shoves on the flop , Yun check-folds.
21:57: Saito Takes It On a C-Bet
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Saito Misuzi raises 40,000, big blind Yun Sung Hee calls, flop comes . Misuzu c-bets 20,000 and wins the pot.
21:37: Saito Misuzu Doubles Up
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Button Yun Sung Hee raises 40,000, big blind Saito Misuzu three-bets all in her last 6 bb, Yun calls and turn over , Misuzu with . The board runs .
Saito Misuzu – 165,000
Yun Sung Hee – 405,000
21:22: Split Pot
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Saito Misuzu limps, big blind Yun Sung Hee checks, flop comes . Yun bets 20,000, Misuzu calls. On the turn , Yun bets 20,000, Misuzu shoves, Yun calls and opens flush draw, Misuzu with . The river is a split pot.
21:12: Yun Sung Hee Turns the Flush To Survive
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Saito Misuzu opens for 24,000, big blind Yun Sung Hee calls, flop comes . Yun bets 45,000, Misuzu jams, Yun calls and shows flush draw. Misuzu with . The turn grants the flush, and with the river , it’s a double up for Yun.
Yun Sung Hee – 366,000
Saito Misuzu – 204,000
Heads up!
Saito Misuzu – 300,000
Yun Sung Hee – 270,000
21:00: Tran Thi Xuan Ha Eliminated in 3rd Place – VN₫ 23,300,000 (~US$ 955)
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Small blind Yun Sung Hee shoves , short stacked Tran Thi Xuan Ha on the big blind calls for her tournament life with . Board runs out .
Yun Sung Hee – 270,000
Tran Thi Xuan Ha – Eliminated
20:54: Saito Misuzu Hard-Bets the Flop and Turn
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000
Small blind Tran Thi Xuan Ha raises 25,000, big blind Saito Misuzu calls, flop runs . Tran checks then calls Misuzu’s 45,000 bet. On the turn , Misuzu shoves, Tran folds.
20:38: Tran Thi Xuan Ha Shoves for the Pot
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000
Button Tran Thi Xuan Ha raises 20,000, small blind Saito Misuzu three-bets 50,000, Tran calls, flop comes . Misuzu leads out 15,000, Tran shoves (100,000), Misuzu folds.
Tran Thi Xuan Ha – 220,000
Saito Misuzu – 125,000
20:27: Split Pot!
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
Button Yun Sung Hee limps then calls small blind Tran Thi Xuan Ha’s 20,000 raise. At the flop Tran c-bets 40,000, Yun calls. On the turn , Tran checks, Yun shoves, Tran calls for her tournament life with . Yun behind . The river gives them both a straight for a split pot.
Yun Sung Hee – 300,000
Tran Thi Xuan Ha – 160,000
20:19: Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong Eliminated in 4th Place – VND₫ 18,700,000 (~US$ 767)
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
Under the gun Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong all in (6 bb) holding , big blind Yun Sung Hee calls with . Board runs , Nguyen is eliminated.
Yun Sung Hee – 300,000
Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong – Eliminated
20:11: Saito Misuzu Doubles Up Through Yun Sung Hee
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Small blind Saito Misuzu raises 17,000, big blind Yun Sung Hee defends, flop comes . Misuzu shoves and wins the pot.
Saito Misuzu – 135,000
Yun Sung Hee – 240,000
20:03: Niwa Yuka Eliminated in 5th Place – VND₫ 14,600,000 (~US$ 600)
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Small blind Niwa Yuka all in three-bets all in 114,000 holding [qd}, big blind Yun Sung Hee calls with . With the flop running , Yuka gets the cowboy boot.
Yun Sung Hee – 254,000
Niwa Yuka – Eliminated
20:00: Muraishi Ayaka Eliminated in 6th Place – VND₫ 11,400,000 (~US$ 467)
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
From utg Yun Sung Hee raises 15,000 then calls small blind Muraishi Ayaka’s 7 bb shove. It’s a flip with Yun holding , Ayaka . The board runs , Ayaka is eliminated.
Yun Sung Hee – 140,000
Muraishi Ayaka – Eliminated
19:50: Saito Misuzu Lands Lucky Two-Outer Against Muraishi Ayaka
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Saito Misuzu shoves 6 bb from cutoff with , button Muraishi Ayaka dominates in stack and pocket pair with . With the board running , Misuzu spikes a lucky two outer to survive and double up.
Saito Misuzu – 98,000
Muraishi Ayaka – 45,000
19:45: Tran Thi Xuan Ha Doubles Through Yun Sung Hee
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Utg Yun Sung Hee raises 12,000, cutoff Tran Thi Xuan Ha three-bets all in (42,000), Yun calls. and shows . Tran with . The board runs for a double up to Tran.
Tran Thi Xuan Ha – 97,000
Yun Sung Hee – 90,000
19:44: Yun Sung Hee Banks Lucky Double Up
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Cutoff Saito Misuzu snap-calls big blind Yun Sung Hee’s three-bet shove. Misuzu ahead , Yun , the board favors Yun as it runs for trips and a double up.
Yun Sung Hee – 150,000
Saito Misuzu – 40,000
19:38: Hsieh I Eliminated in 7th Place – VND₫ 5,000,000 (~US$ 205)
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Under the gun+1 Hsieh I shoves her last 4 bb stack with , Niwa Yuka calls with , board offers no help to Hsieh to fall in 7th place.
Niwa Yuka – 160,000
Hsieh I – Eliminated
19:20: Bubble Round: Deal reached
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
19:15: Niwa Yuka Cracks Aces and Rails Ko An Chi
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Niwa Yuka raises 9,000, small blind Ko An Chi all in for 10,000, easy call for Yuka who opens . Ko opens . When the board runs , Yuka spikes the two-outer to crack aces and rail Ko to bring the bubble round.
17:47: Wong Hoi Long Coolered Out of the Running
Level 10: 1000-15000 ante 1500
Wong Hoi Long shoves holding , big blind Saito Misuzu calls with , board runs .
Saito Misuzu – 75,000
Wong Hoi Ling – Eliminated
17:45: Wong Hoi Long Doubles Up
Level 10: 1000-15000 ante 1500
Utg+1 raise 3,500, button Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong calls, small blind Wong Hoi Ling three-bets all in 9,900, initial raiser folds, Nguyen calls. Nguyen , Wong , board runs .
Wong Hoi Ling – 26,300
Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong – 210,000
17:39: Karen Talamayan Eliminated by Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong
Level 10: 1000-15000 ante 1500
Utg+2 Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong raises 3500, button Karen Talamayan calls, flop comes . Nguyen c-bets 3200, Talamayan raises 7000 and is called. On the turn , Talamayan shoves (45,000), Nguyen check-calls and shows straigh. Talamayan flush draw. River ends Talamayan’s run.
Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong – 200,000
Karen Talamayan – Eliminated
17:30: Viktorovna Dubovik Eliminated by Muraishi Ayaka
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Three-bet all in preflop, Viktorovna Dubovik , Muraishi Ayaka , the board comes . Dubovik is eliminated.
Muraishi Ayaka – 40,000
Viktorovna Dubovik – Eliminated
17:23: Muraishi Ayaka Wins Flip Against Hua Wei Lin
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Utg Hua Wei Lin calls button Muraishi Ayaka’s three-bet shoves (11,500). It’s a flip with Lin , Ayaka . The board runs for a double up to Ayaka.
Muraishi Ayaka – 26,000
Hua Wei Lin – 10,000
17:08: Feng Xin Xin Delivers Double Bust
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Under the gun Feng Xin Xin raises 2500, utg+1 calls, cutoff Miyoshi Miyaka all in for 2900, big blind Wang Yu-Hsuan calls, Feng and utg+1 call. On the flop , Feng goes all in, utg+1 folds, Wang check-calls for her tournament life.
Feng Xin Xin
Miyoshi Miyaka
Wang Yu-Hsuan
The turn gives Feng the flush, and with the river , it’s a double elimination.
Feng Xin Xin – 39,500
Miyoshi Miyaka – Eliminated
Wang Yu-Hsuan – Eliminated
16:57: Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh Eliminated by Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Under the gun Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh raises 2000, four callers join to the flop . Small blind Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong bets 7,000, big blind folds, Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh calls, hijack folds, cutoff calls. On the turn , Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh bets 10,000, only Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong calls. On the river , Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong shoves, Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh calls for her tournament life with flush. Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong ships it with 
full house.
Nguyen Ngoc Lan Huong – 140,000
Nguyen Dieu Phuong Linh – Eliminated
16:40: Registration closes at 38 entries
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Registration closes at 38 entries with 22 players remaining. Top 6 players are guaranteed a piece of the VN₫ 162,184,000 (~US$ 6,665) prize pool.
Main Event ₫20 BN guarantee – Day 1 updates
Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review
Dates: October 3-8, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) – VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099)
Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Prize Pool: VND 22,639,945,500 (~USD 928,440)
Total Entries: 1,351
ITM: 159 players
Day 1 Results
1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced
1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced
1C: 151 entries / 16 advanced
1D: 228 entries / 35 advanced
1E: 119 entries / 12 advanced
1F: 30 entries / 3 advanced
1G: 263 entries / 40 advanced
1H: 65 entries / 4 advanced
1J: 111 entries / 17 advanced
1K: 58 entries / 6 advanced
Offsite: 17 advanced
Day 1K wraps up with Lee Tian Yu topping the final flight
Date: October 6, 2023
Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 1,733)
Entries: 58
Bagging time: 10% of field / 6 players
Chip Counts
| Lee Tian Yu | 307,000 |
| Nguyen Khac Luat | 217,000 |
| Truong Chi | 194,000 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Son | 194,000 |
| Vu Van Lich | 171,000 |
| Dinh Quang Huy | 77,000 |
03:28: Le Huy Thanh exits as the final bubble
Level 18: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Utg Vu Van Lich opened to 25,000 and Le Huy Thanh called off for his remaining 21,000 with . Vu with quickly outflopped his opponent on and further improved to trips on runout to close the day.
Vu Van Lich – 171,000
Le Huy Thanh – Eliminated
03:24: Nguyen Khac Luat runs quads
Level 18: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
A limp pot between the blinds, flop saw John Tech check call for his tournament life with . Nguyen Khac Luat with locked up the win after the turn landed him quads.
Nguyen Khac Luat – 217,000
John Tech – Eliminated
03:17: Nguyen Ngoc Son holds for the win
Level 18: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Nguyen
Tran
In for a flip, the board spared no ace or king with Nguyen’s set of nines taking down the pot.
Nguyen Ngoc Son – 199,000
Tran Thanh Tuan – Eliminated
03:14: Blinds up!
Level 18: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
03:05: Dinh Quang Huy bags a double up
Level 17: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Dinh
Leong
Dominated by his opponent, Dinh luckily outflopped Leong on and bagged the double up. Crippled by the loss, Leong Juns busts a minute later.
Dinh Quang Huy – 170,000
Leong Juns – 11,000
03:01: Blinds up!
Level 17: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
03:00: Nguyen Khac Luat doubles off chip leader
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Button Nguyen Khac Luat called for his remaining 49,000 after Truong Chi raised all-in with . Nguyen ahead with doubled up after the board felted no sevens.
Nguyen
Truong
Slightly behind, the board ran a one card flush to Nguyen’s for the pot.
Nguyen Khac Luat – 151,000
Truong Chi – 208,000
02:54: Blinds up!
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
02:53: Li Jingheng gets railed
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Another ace high battle took place, Nguyen Ngoc Son with against Li Jinheng’s . Li at risk, was crushed on board after Nguyen rivered trip jacks for the win.
Nguyen Ngoc Son – 108,000
Li Jinheng – Eliminated
02:51: John Tech delivers bust
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Utg+1 John Tech opened and called off Ruunruay Teerawut’s 34,000 all-in with . Ruunruay behind with missed to connect on board and exited the arena shortly.
John Tech – 83,000
Ruunruay Teerawut – Eliminated
02:45: Four way all-in sees two eliminations
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Truong
Nguyen Khac Luat
Nguyen Tan Khoa
Wong Hoi Ling
The board ran , giving both Truong and Nguyen Khac Luat a straight. Nguyen Tan Khoa and Wong are eliminated from the Main Event games at the same time.
Truong Chi – 327,000
Nguyen Khac Luat – 62,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – Eliminated
Wong Hoi Ling – Eliminated
Flight K
Top Chip Counts
Truong Chi – 327,000
Nguyen Hai Phong – 115,000
Lee Tian Yu – 110,000
Vu Van Lich – 80,000
Nguyen Khac Luat – 62,000
Day 1J concludes with Ng Shun Hong bagging the biggest stack
Date: October 6, 2023
Buy in: ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099)
Entries: 111
Bagging time: 15% of field / 17 players
Chip Counts
| Ng Shun Hong | 447,000 |
| Nguyen Minh Thanh* | 285,000 |
| Leong Chuen Wai | 280,000 |
| Nguyen Hoang Long | 276,000 |
| Tang Ying Sheng | 260,000 |
| Ha Manh Tuong | 255,000 |
| Konechnyi Ivan | 209,000 |
| Kiatponglap Worawat | 185,000 |
| Rivera Marc Richelieu | 182,000 |
| Le Tuan Phong | 177,000 |
| Liew Teck Wee | 167,000 |
| Ho Duy Manh | 154,000 |
| Ramsden Jacque Patrick | 136,000 |
| Lee Wai Huen* | 131,000 |
| Ho Koon Leong* | 97,000 |
| Yun Jungsup | 63,000 |
| Lau Tsz Man | 21,000 |
Day 1G closes with Pham Quyet Tien stacking high
Date: October 6, 2023
Buy in: ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099)
Entries: 263
Bagging time: 15% of field / 40 players
Chip Counts
| Pham Quyet Tien | 639,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Tung* | 489,000 |
| Dong Van Tan | 455,000 |
| Hyunh Ngoc Cuong | 359,000 |
| Tan Kean Wei | 355,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Hung | 341,000 |
| Pham Song Hau | 307,000 |
| Zhang Zhengwei | 296,000 |
| De Rosa Enrico | 278,000 |
| Mai Bien* | 261,000 |
| Punsri Punnat | 245,000 |
| Wong Chak Shen | 240,000 |
| Nguyen The Anh* | 239,000 |
| Zhou Pengfei | 233,000 |
| Le Tu Thanh | 224,000 |
| Yes Shun Jian | 207,000 |
| Nguyen Thai | 202,000 |
| Cao Ngoc Anh | 175,000 |
| Lim Kar Hou | 169,000 |
| Lee Kaongho | 164,000 |
| Hoang Le Anh Tuan | 158,000 |
| Phan Hung Cuong | 157,000 |
| Nguyen Hoang Duy | 156,000 |
| Talamayan Joseph | 141,000 |
| Bui Tuan Hoang | 136,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Son | 131,000 |
| Fechter Trent Wayne | 104,000 |
| Okada Yusuke* | 103,000 |
| Nguyen Van Tung | 99,000 |
| Tran Van Tai* | 98,000 |
| Kim Yongkyun | 97,000 |
| Ruenruay Thanakorn | 79,000 |
| Tse Sze Man | 74,000 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Bich | 73,000 |
| Chen Zeyu* | 66,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Phat* | 66,000 |
| Ong Zi Sheng | 61,000 |
| Allen Michael | 58,000 |
| Chan Wing Kei | 54,000 |
| Du Minh Quang | 48,000 |
01:39: Zhang Xiannan exits as the day’s bubble
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Utg+1 Zhang Xiannan opened to 13,000 and called off after button Hoang Le Anh Tuan shoved all-in. Zhang with was in for a flip against Hoang’s . The flop ran safe for Zhang up until the runout landed his opponent a straight. Zhang exits as the day’s bubble to wrap up the flight.
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 158,000
Zhang Xiannan – Eliminated
01:39: Du Minh Quang survives bubble time
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Folded to the small blind, Du Minh Quang flicked in his 21,000 stack, called by big blind Kim Yongkun. Du with was up against Kim’s , and managed to dodge the one overcard on board for the win.
Du Minh Quang – 48,000
Kim Yongkun- 107,000
01:35: Fechter Trent Wayne bags flip
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Fechter
Allen
The board ran , sparing Fechter from being eliminated as the day’s bubble.
Fechter Trent Wayne – 104,000
Allen Michael – 48,000
01:21: No bad beat for Phan Hung Cuong
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Phan
Ong
Ahead against Ong’s small pocket pair, Phan locked in the win after no fives showed up on board .
Phan Hung Cuong – 158,000
Ong Zi Sheng – 80,000
01:12: Lim Kar Hou doubles with aces
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Lim
Hyunh
The board gave Hyunh top pair, yet not enough to beat Lim’s overpair.
Lim Kar Hou – 184,000
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 300,000
00:55: Break Time!
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Top Chip Counts:
Pham Quyet Tien – 670,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 530,000
Dong Van Tan – 400,000
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 380,000
Wong Chak Jen – 335,000
00:52: Chui Yuen Shan suffers terrible bad beat
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Button Dong Van Tan opened to 10,000 and called off the 20,000 more after big blind Chui Yuen Shan pushed all-in. Chui’s was a huge favorite against Dong’s but was immediately crushed after a three peeled on board . Dong wins the pot with a set and send Chui packing two spots short of the money.
Dong Van Tan – 400,000
Chui Yuen Shan – Eliminated
00:39: Tran Van Tai gets a boost
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Kwok
Tran
A tough case to beat, Kwok headed for the rails shortly after the board turned up . Three more eliminations before the flight wraps up.
Tran Van Tai – 115,000
Kwok Chi Wai Will – Eliminated
00:33: Bien Mai busts Vu Bernard Trong Huy
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Vu
Bien
In for a flip, Vu missed to spike an ace or king on board , sending him out deep in the game.
Bien Mai – 280,000
Vu Bernard Trong Huy – Eliminated
00:28: Du Minh Quang survives
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Du
Duong
At risk, Du’s pocket pair held strong on board for a double up.
Du Minh Quang – 94,000
Duong Thanh Ha – 56,000
00:26: Great fold by Allen Michael
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Bui Tuan Hoang – 120,000
Allen Michael – 94,000
00:11: Blinds up!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
00:09: Duong Thanh Ha scores a double up
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Duong
Kim
A close fight, Duong bagged the win after the board ran .
Duong Thanh Ha – 84,000
Kim Yongyun – 130,000
00:02: Pham Quyet Tien ahead all the way
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
An all-in preflop situation, Pham Quyet Tien called off Tay Guoliang Sean’s 60,000 all-in and headed to showdown with . Tay behind with missed to spike his two outer on board and exited shortly from the Day 1G tables.
Pham Quyet Tien – 490,000
Tay Guoliang Sean – Eliminated
23:52: Ace high good for Ong Zi Cheng
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Tsuchiya
Ong
The board missed to pair either player, leaving Ong’s ace high good for the pot.
Ong Zi Sheng – 115,000
Tsuchiya Ai – Eliminated
23:50: Yee Shun Jian cracks aces
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Utg Cao Ngoc Anh opened to 8,000 and happily called a 109,000 jam from small blind Yee Shun Jian. Yee with was a huge underdog against Cao’s nutted . The board however, ran a one card flush to Yee’s for the win.
Yee Shun Jian – 226,000
Cao Ngoc Anh – 225,000
23:43: Talamayan Joseph delivers bad beat
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Utg+1 Talamayan Joseph opened to 8,000 and called off an all-in from Lim Yu Sheng. Lim ahead with against Talamayan’s was left packing after the board ran to Talamayan’s two pair.
Talamayan Joseph – 220,000
Lim Yu Sheng – Eliminated
23:40: Lim Kar Hou wins flip
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Midposition Lim Kar Hou opened to 8,000 and called off a 72,000 all-in from big blind Leong Juns. Juns who just doubled up, was at risk with against Lim’s . Hoping to find a pair, the board did so, but was not enough to beat his opponent’s set of tens.
Lim Kar Hou – 198,000
Leong Juns – Eliminated
23:38: Easy double for Leong Juns
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Utg Leong Juns open shoved his 34,000 in and was called by small blind Nguyen Thanh Son. Leong revealed his monster hand , a huge favorite against Nguyen’s . The board paved an easy double up for Leong, shooting him up to 19 BB.
Leong Juns – 76,000
Nguyen Thanh Son – 200,000
23:31: Blinds up!
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
23:29: Tan Kean Wei pulls a five bet jam
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Tan Kean Wei – 183,000
Phan Hung Cuong – 130,000
23:23: Nguyen Thanh Phat bags a double up
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen
Chau
Up for a flip, the board sealed the win for Nguyen, boosting his stack up to 30 BB.
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 90,000
Chau Chung Yiu Clement – 31,000
23:15: Tsang Dicky Siu Hang saved by river
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Tsang
Tran
Tsang at risk, the board luckily ran for a split pot with the king river coming into play.
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang – 50,000
Tran Hoang Nam – 160,000
Zhang Zheng Wei – 200,000
23:07: Punnat Punsri fires four bet jam
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Punnat Punsri – 96,000
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 260,000
22:58: Nguyen Hai Phong rivers quads
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
An all-in preflop situation, Bui Tuan Hong was in trouble against Nguyen Hai Phong’s with his weaker . The flop gave both players as set which didn’t help Bui’s chances at all. Nguyen further improved to quads by the runout and earned a nice double up.
Nguyen Hai Phong – 112,000
Bui Tuan Hong – 22,000
22:45: Aces good for Hoang Le Anh Tuan
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
A three bet pot with big blind Hoang Le Anh Tuan as the aggressor, three players saw a flop of . Hoang continued for 22,000, called only by original raiser Tan Hoong Kiat. Turn saw Hoang check-call 25,000 and another check-call on the river for a bigger 60,000. Tan reveals high, no good against Hoang’s .
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 339,000
Tan Hoong Kiat – 70,000
22:38: Break Time!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Top Chip Counts:
Cao Ngoc Anh – 390,000
Pham Quyet Tien – 360,000
Pham Song Hau – 317,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 280,000
Nguyen Quang Hung – 280,000
22:36: Nguyen Thai knocks opponent out
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Folded to the hijack, short stacked Kojima Kazuya flicked in his 10,000 and was called by Nguyen Thai behind. Kazuya with was slightly behind Nguyen’s but left potential for a split pot. The board however, placed Nguyen’s ace-seven high in play to send Kazuya out.
Nguyen Thai – 165,000
Kojima Kazuya – Eliminated
22:34: Lee Kaongho pulls a squeeze
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
22:24: Kojima Kazuya gets crippled
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Kojima
Chau
A queen high board spared no bad beats for Chau as he takes down the 31 BB pot. Kojima survives but is crippled down to 1 BB.
Chau Chung Yiu Clement – 77,500
Kojima Kazuya – 3,000
22:22: Yee Shun Jian spikes two outer
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Folded to the hijack, Yee Shun Jian open shoved all-in for 28,000 and was called behind by chip leader Cao Ngoc Anh. Anh was a huge favorite with against Yee’s but quickly lost the advantage after the board peeled a five. Yee’s lucky two outer claims the pot and saves him from elimination.
Yee Shun Jian – 62,000
Cao Ngoc Anh – 395,000
22:20: Nguyen Thanh Tung takes it down
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Hijack Nguyen Thanh Tung opened to 5,000 and called a three bet to 18,000 from Mai Bien behind. On flop , Nguyen check-called 12,000 and went on to see turn . Both players check and the river saw Nguyen lead out for 45,000. Mai throws his hand in the muck, awarding Nguyen the pot.
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 320,000
Mai Bien – 150,000
Flight G
Top Chip Counts:
Cao Ngoc Anh – 400,000
Pham Song Hau – 330,000
Pham Quyet Tien – 310,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 290,000
Zhang Zheng Wei – 280,000
Day 1H wraps up with Iosub Dragos Gabriel leading the four runners
Date: October 6, 2023
Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366)
Entries: 65
Bagging time: 5% of field / 4 players
Chip Counts
| Iosub Dragos Gabriel | 285,000 |
| Phan Tuan Vinh | 241,000 |
| Raina Chakshu Deep | 65,000 |
| Jewampai Apichai | 59,000 |
21:45: Ling Tien Loon exits as the day’s bubble
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Iosub
Ling
The board ran , quickly eliminating Ling one spot short of the money.
Iosub Dragos Gabriel – 285,000
Ling Tien Loon – Eliminated
21:32: Raina Chakshu Deep takes a double up
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Folded to small blind Raina Chakshu Deep, he pushed all-in for 30,000, called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh. In for a flip, Raina’s was up against Phan’s overcards . The board gave Phan extra straight draw outs but failed to fill up by the river. Raina’s pocket pair holds for the double up with action still on bubble time.
Raina Chakshu Deep – 65,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 205,000
21:31: Blinds up!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
21:21: Iosub Dragos Gabriel claims pot
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Small blind Phan Tuan Vinh limped in and fired a three bet to 35,000 after big blind Iosub Dragos Gabriel put in an 11,000 raise. Iosub completes and sees a flop of . Phan check-calls a 13,000 bet from his opponent and moves on to turn . Action checked round and the river saw Phan with a check fold following a 25,000 river bet from Iosub.
Iosub Dragos Gabriel – 210,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 250,000
21:10: Blinds up!
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
21:01: Tsang Ka Shun heads for the exit
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Utg+1 Tsang Ka Shun opened to 6,000, joined by two players behind. On flop , action checked to Ling Tien Loon who bet 9,000, called by both opponents. Turn raked in no bets leading to the river . Checked to Tsang, he moved all-in for 28,000, and was called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh.
Tsang
Phan
Phan Tuan Vinh – 300,000
Tsang Ka Shun – Eliminated
20:54: Lim Shyh Chyn falls out of the running
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
After winning a flip against Ling Tien Loon, Lim Shyh Chyn pushed all-in once more, this time for a bigger 29,000. Iosub Dragos Gabriel found the call behind with and was ahead against Lim’s . The flop quickly gave Lim the advantage, but didn’t last long as the runout landed Iosub a backdoor flush for the win.
Iosub Dragos Gabriel – 130,000
Lim Shyh Chyn – Eliminated
20:37: Break Time!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Chip Counts:
Phan Tuan Vinh – 238,000
Ling Tien Loon – 113,000
Iosub Dragos Gabriel – 93,000
Tsang Ka Shun – 69,000
Raina Chakshu Deep – 64,000
Jewampai Apichai – 61,000
Lim Shyh Chyn – 12,000
20:31: Phan Tuan Vinh continues to dominate
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Pressure of the blinds eventually got to cutoff Muangphuang Thiraphon as he moved all-in for his remaining 8,500 and was called by big blind Phan Tuan Vinh. Muangphuang’s low connectors was left in bad shape against Phan’s after the board ran .
Phan Tuan Vinh – 240,000
Muangphuang Thiraphon – Eliminated
20:29: Ling Tien Loon delivers elimination
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
A cooler situation, Lee Deok Yeong found himself in trouble after pushing all-in preflop with and was up against Ling Tien Loon’s . The ten high board spared no ace which meant Ling’s pocket kings is good for the take down.
Ling Tien Loon – 105,000
Lee Deok Yeong – Eliminated
20:20: Wang Tian stacks off
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
After finding a chop in an ace high battle a few hands prior, Wang Tian failed to dodge another elimination this time against Phan Tuan Vinh. A multiway pot on flop , Wang bet all-in for his remaining 14,000 and was called by the original raiser Phan.
Wang
Phan
Top pair vs straight draw, Phan filled up after the runout revealed giving him the nut straight for the win.
Phan Tuan Vinh – 230,000
Wang Tian – Eliminated
20:12: Blinds up!
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
20:01: Phan Tuan Vinh takes down massive pot
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Utg+1 Sakiyama Toru opened to 4,500 and called a three bet to 18,000 from big blind Phan Tuan Vinh. Flop came , Phan continues for 12,000, called by Toru. Turn saw Phan put in a check. Toru moves all-in and Phan calls off for his 64,000 behind.
Toru
Phan
Phan’s two pair stands strong, earning the pot after the rolled on the river. Toru survives but is crippled down to 4.5 BB.
Phan Tuan Vinh – 191,000
Sakiyama Toru – 7,000
19:52: Ling Tien Loon spared from elimination
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
An all-in preflop situation, Ling Tien Loon got his short stack in with and was up against Sakiyama Toru’s premium . Lucky for Ling, the board ran , giving him a much needed double up to continue on the flight.
Ling Tien Loon – 20,000
Sakiyama Toru – 75,000
19:48: Lim Shyh Chyn outflops Chang Chia Wei
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Chang
Lim
Whilst dominating Lim, the board unfortunately for Chang, favored his opponent, pushing him out of the Day 1H tables shortly after.
Lim Shyh Chyn – 95,000
Chang Chia Wei – Eliminated
19:45: Iosub Dragos Gabriel flops huge
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg+1 Iosub Dragos Gabriel opened to 3,000, called by small blind Garson Francis Bernard. The two head on to see a flop of and Garson check calls a 5,000 bet from Iosub. Turn saw Garson this time check raise all-in, Iosub with a final call.
Garson
Iosub
Left drawing to two outs against Iosub’s flopped set, the river sealed Garson’s fate and crippled him down to 4.5 BB.
Iosub Dragos Gabriel – 70,000
Garson Francis Bernard – 7,000
19:37: Blinds up!
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
19:31: Chang Chia Wei folds to five bet
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Lim Shyh Chyn – 78,000
Chang Chia Wei – 23,000
19:17: Pang Yu Lun loses blind vs blind battle
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Pang
Jewampai
The board was no sweat for Jewampai as his queen instantly paired up, leaving Pang’s deuces in towards the muck.
Jewampai Apichai – 59,000
Pang Yu Lun – Eliminated
19:14: Chang Chia Wei saved by the turn
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
All the chips piled high in the middle on a flop of . Chang Chia Wei called off for his 18,000 behind after Lim Shyh Chyn put him all-in.
Chang
Lim
At risk, Chang was in luck after the runout hit offering a chop with the kicker king in play.
Chang Chia Wei – 43,000
Lim Shyh Chyn – 70,000
19:11: Ji Chuang eliminated
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Iosub
Ji
The board ran easily giving Iosub the pot and Ji his elimination.
Iosub Dragos Gabriel – 20,000
Ji Chuang – Eliminated
19:09: Blinds up!
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
19:08: Nguyen Van Trung runs into kings
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Folded to hijack Nguyen Van Trung, he shoved his 8,700 in and was called by button Lee Deok Yoong. Nguyen’s was no match against Lee’s as the latter quickly picked up the pot after the board revealed .
Lee Deok Yoong – 45,300
Nguyen Van Trung – Eliminated
19:06: Lee Deok Yoong pulls the trigger
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Lee Deok Yoong – 34,100
Sakiyama Toru – 70,000
19:00: Wang Yu cracks aces
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Mid position Ling Tien Loon opened to 2,000, joined by button Wang Yu and the big blind. On flop , checked to Ling, he bet 3,000. Wang raises all-in for 19,500, big blind gets out of the way, and Ling puts in the call.
Wang
Ling
Wang ahead with two pair, sealed the win after the runout left Ling’s aces headed for the muck.
Wang Yu – 46,500
Ling Tien Loon – 4,500
18:56: Smith Daniel Laukford crashes with kings
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Smith
Nguyen Van Trung
Lee Deok Yeong
Left with two cards to fade, Smith was crushed to see an ace high board turn face up on the felt. Nguyen and Lee splits Smith’s 18,800 stack for banking the win.
Nguyen Van Trung – 34,000
Lee Deok Yeong – 15,100
Smith Daniel Laukford – Eliminated
18:52: Muangphuang Thiraphon remains in the game
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Muangphuang
Sakiyama
The flop instantly gave Muangphuang top pair with the turn and river further improving his hand to a full house.
Muangphuang Thiraphon – 16,500
Sakiyama Toru – 63,000
18:50: Fadhil Servor Othhman bows out
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Fadhil
Ling
A terrible case for Fadhil, Ling remained ahead all the way on board for the win.
Ling Tien Loon – 26,000
Fadhil Servor Othhman – Eliminated
18:47: Blinds up!
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
18:46: Sakiyama Toru scores a boost
Level 7: 400 – 800 ante 800
Utg+1 Phan Hua Minh Tri flicked in his micro stack with and was called by the big blind Sakiyama Toru. Phan was slightly ahead against Sakiyama’s but was quickly outflopped by his opponent on .
Sakiyama Toru – 70,000
Phan Hua Minh Tri – Eliminated
18:37: Jewampai Apichai folds a monster
Level 7: 400 – 800 ante 800
Cutoff opened to 1,700, followed by a three bet to 4,300 from button Jewampai Apichai. Action on big blind Garson Francis Bernard, he pushes all-in covering both opponents. Original raiser folds, as well as Jewampai who saves his 35,000 behind not before revealing .
Garson Francis Bernard – 50,000
Jewampai Apichai – 35,000
18:34: Ling Tien Loon doubles off Wang Yu
Level 7: 400 – 800 ante 800
Ling
Wang
Running a race, the board missed to pair either player with Ling’s king-high good for the double up.
Ling Tien Loon – 17,200
Wang Yu – 20,000
18:32: Top pair no good for Sun Yunsheng
Level 7: 400 – 800 ante 800
Three players called Sun Yunsheng’s utg open and saw a flop of . Checked to Sun, he fired 3,500, called only by Lee Jihoon behind. Turn saw Sun move all-in for 7,900, called by Lee once more.
Sun
Lee
Both with top pair, Lee’s jack kicker plays after the river completed the board. Lee takes the pot, eliminating Sun from the turbo flight.
Lee Jihoon – 30,000
Sun Yunsheng – Eliminated
18:27: Day 1H registration closes
Level 7: 400 – 800 ante 800
Top Chip Counts:
Chang Chia Wei – 82,500
Garson Francis Bernard – 40,000
Lee Wai Huen – 33,000
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 30,000
Tsang Ka Shun – 28,000
Flight G
The Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event runs four flights today – Day 1G, 1H, 1J and 1K, again at different price points and tournament structures. This gives players a chance to jump in the Main Event action at any point of the day, early afternoon until late night.
Day 1G holds the earliest spot in today’s schedule, running 40 minute blinds down to 15% of the field. Buy-in for this flight is listed at ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099) with registration open until Level 9@20:20. For a more modest option, Day 1H kicks off at 16:00 for a lower price tag of ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366).Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review
Dates: October 3-8, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) – VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099)
Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Day 1 Results
1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced
1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced
1C: 151 entries / 16 advanced
1D: 228 entries / 35 advanced
1E: 119 entries / 12 advanced
1F: 30 entries / 3 advanced
Day 1F adds three more qualifiers in for Day 2
Date: October 5, 2023
Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 733)
Entries: 30
Bagging time: 10% of field / 3 players
Chip Counts
| Le Ngoc Minh | 273,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Tung | 216,000 |
| Chang Zu Chung | 111,000 |
Day 1E concludes with Lee Wai Huen bagging the lead
Date: October 5, 2023
Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 733)
Entries: 119
Bagging time: 10% of field / 12 players
Chip Counts
| Lee Wai Huen | 418,000 |
| Ling Tien Loon | 385,000 |
| Tran Xuan Kim Cuong | 332,000 |
| Fan Chunsan | 225,000 |
| Joon Han Lee | 212,000 |
| Alvin Jeff Sembrano | 183,000 |
| You Jun Hong | 148,000 |
| Sun Yunsheng | 147,000 |
| Cucchiara Frank Joseph | 123,000 |
| Dong Hung Minh | 115,000 |
| Xiao Yang Qian | 59,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Long | 28,000 |
03:46: Khao Shixiang busts as the flight’s bubble
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Khao
Lee
Although dominating his opponent, Khao couldn’t escape his bubble elimination after the jack high flop ran a straight to Lee’s by the river .
Lee Wai Huen – 418,000
Khao Shixiang – Eliminated
03:42: Lee Cheung Lok exits two spots short of the money
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Lee Cheung Lok
Lee Wai Huen
Slightly ahead with ace-high, Lee Cheung Lok was crushed to see a king-high board turn up for his untimely elimination.
Lee Wai Huen – 360,000
Lee Cheung Lok – Eliminated
03:36: Nguyen Ngoc Anh wins preflop battle
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Nguyen Ngoc Anh – 290,000
You Jun Hong – 170,000
03:20: Alvin Jeff Sembrano scores a double up
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Sembrano
Sun
The two run a flip and saw a board of , landing Sembrano a crucial win for his tournament life deep in the game.
Alvin Jeff Sembrano – 223,000
Sun Yunsheng – 150,000
03:09: Fan Chunsan knocks out Nguyen Hoang Long
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
A crucial flip between the two, Fan Chunsan ran his against Nguyen Hoang Long’s . Nguyen was at risk and needed to pair up for his tournament life. Unfortunately for him, the board revealed no king or jack, sending him towards the exit.
Fan Chunsan – 220,000
Nguyen Hoang Long – Eliminated
03:02: Ling Tien Loon continues to rise
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Running another all-in, Ling Tien Loon was looking to pair up his overcards against Nguyen Ngoc Anh’s for the 21 BB pot. The board quickly ran in his favor showing a king right on the flop for top pair. Ling picks up the pot once more and adds it to his already healthy stack.
Ling Tien Loon – 420,000
Nguyen Ngoc Anh – Eliminated
03:00: Blinds up!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
02:52: Hoang Le Anh Tuan crashes
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Hoang
Ling
A gutsy call by Ling, his decision paid off after landing two pair on to secure the pot and send his opponent out of the Main Event games.
Ling Tien Loon – 350,000
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – Eliminated
02:46: Ling Tien Loon swipes pot
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Button Hoang Le Anh Tuan opened to 10,000, called by Ling Tien Loon from the big blind. Flop came , checked to Hoang, he fired a huge 18,000 bet yet folded after Ling raised to 43,000 total.
Ling Tien Loon – 230,000
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 70,000
02:39: Lee Joon Han dominates opponent
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Lee
Duong
The board ran , leaving both players with ace high – Lee with a better ace for the pot.
Lee Joon Han – 170,000
Duong Thanh Ha – 30,000
02:33: Minh Dong Hung sends bad beat
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Minh
Ruenruay
Ruenruay remained ahead on flop but quickly lost his advantage after the runout improved Minh to a better two pair. Minh takes the pot and dodges elimination, leaving his opponent with 10 BB behind.
Minh Dong Hung – 126,000
Ruenruay Thanakorn – 30,000
02:30: Nguyen Thanh Long gets rivered
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Utg Nguyen Thanh Long opened to 9,000 and called off small blind Lee Wai Huen’s 92,000 jam with . Lee, way behind with was seemingly headed for the rails up until the river showed up on board . Lee spikes the lucky river and manages to remain in the game as Nguyen slips down to 14 BB.
Lee Wai Huen – 192,000
Nguyen Thanh Long – 55,000
02:23: Dong Anh Dung bows out
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Another all-in preflop situation, big blind Dong Anh Dung decided to get it in with against Tran Xuan Kim Cuong’s open. Tran defends his raise and calls off the 41,000 more.
Dong
Tran
The flop left Dong drawing to a gutshot straight against Tran’s set of deuces. The turn and river however, were none of the outs he needed to survive.
Tran Xuan Kim Cuong – 143,000
Dong Anh Dung – Eliminated
02:20: Lee Wai Huen snags a double
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Lee
Ruenruay
Lee with a better pocket pair, sealed the win after the board delivered no bad beats.
Lee Wai Huen – 98,000
Ruenruay Thanakorn – 90,000
02:12: Cucchiara Frank Joseph scoops up short stack
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
An all-in preflop situation, Wang Hui was in trouble after getting it in with up against Cucchiara Frank Joseph’s . The board offered no help to Wang as he headed for the rails not long after.
Cucchiara Frank Joseph – 155,000
Wang Hui – Eliminated
02:06: Trips wins it for Hoang Le Anh Tuan
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Hijack Hoang Le Anh Tuan opened to 6,000, joined by two players behind. Action checked through the river on where Hoang bet 8,000. Big blind Duong Thanh Ha makes the call but mucks after Hoang reveals for trip jacks.
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 190,000
Duong Thanh Ha – 55,000
02:00: Lee Chun Man runs into a hand
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Lee
Nguyen
A major underdog, Lee exited shortly after the board turned up on the felt.
Nguyen Thanh Long – 162,000
Lee Chun Man – Eliminated
01:55: Nguyen Hoang Long delivers elimination
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Lei
Nguyen
The flop came immediately giving Nguyen top pair, turned trips on runout for the win.
Nguyen Hoang Long – 90,000
Lei Xiang – Eliminated
01:37: Break Time!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Top Chip Counts:
Ling Tien Loon – 210,000
Fan Chunsan – 200,000
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 180,000
Lee Cheung Lok – 150,000
Cucchiara Frank Joseph – 145,000
01:35: Lee Kaongho gets crippled
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Dong
Lee
Running a flip, the board landed none of Lee’s overcards, giving Dong’s pair of deuces a double up for the win. Lee survives but is crippled down to less than 4BB.
Dong Anh Dung – 60,000
Lee Kaongho- 9,500
01:31: Two pair no good for Leong Chuen Wai
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Leong
Fan
Both players landed top pair on flop with Fan improving to a straight on runout to beat Leong’s rivered two pair.
Fan Chunsan – 200,000
Leong Chuen Wai – Eliminated
01:28: Lei Xiang turns a set
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Lei
Lee
The flop gave Lee the advantage but soon lost the battle after the turn landed his opponent a set.
Lei Xiang – 31,000
Lee Kaongcho – 36,500
01:22: Khoo Shixiang folds to jam
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Duong Thanh Ha – 66,500
Khoo Shixiang – 55,000
01:20: Dang Ton Chan crashes into nines
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Dang
Cucchiara
Looking to fade only two outs, Cucchiara took down the pot after the board failed to peel a seven.
Cucchiara Frank Joseph – 145,000
Dang Ton Chan – Eliminated
01:16: Le Tuan Phong outflops Young Shang Bing
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Le
Young
Dominating his opponent, Le managed to pull a three outer as the board revealed jack-high , giving him top pair.
Le Tuan Phong – 140,000
Young Shang Bing – Eliminated
01:14: Sun Yunsheng folds to raise
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Hoang Le Anh Tuan defended his big blind against Sun Yunsheng’s button open to 5,000, and saw a flop of . Checked to Sun, he fired a 4,500 bet, and quickly folded to a raise from Hoang for 12,500.
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 65,000
Sun Yunsheng – 130,000
01:11: Day 1E update
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Top Chip Counts:
Ruenrauy Thanakorn – 160,000
Sun Yunsheng – 140,000
You Jun Hong – 125,000
Zhang Xiannan – 120,000
Cucchiara Frank Joseph – 115,000
Flight E
Registration for today’s Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event Day 1E is now closed with a total of 119 entries collected through eight levels of play. 45 players remain as the ongoing flight plays down to 10% of the field at 12 runners left.
Registration for Day 1F on the other hand, remains open through Level 8 @ 1:34.Day 1D closes with Yashiro Naoki topping the charts
Date: October 5, 2023
Buy in: ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099)
Entries: 228
Bagging time: 15% of field / 35 players
Chip Counts
| Yashiro Naoki | 596,000 |
| Nguyen Duy Thuc | 540,000 |
| Cheng Tin Wai | 511,000 |
| Lee Juyeol | 426,000 |
| Tran Thanh Van | 419,000 |
| Song Wan Jhen | 282,000 |
| Nguyen The Anh | 278,000 |
| Kang Ho Sik | 270,000 |
| Ngo Minh Tien | 246,000 |
| Lau Wing Yu | 245,000 |
| Nguyen Anh Minh | 219,000 |
| Dao Xuan Khanh | 215,000 |
| Yoshida Kohei | 205,000 |
| Falcon Michael Kim | 195,000 |
| Phi Tien Sang | 187,000 |
| Wang Jiang | 178,000 |
| Wong Charles Ying Wai | 170,000 |
| Vu Thai Bao | 170,000 |
| Nguyen Tan Khoa | 166,000 |
| Duong Ngo Linh | 156,000 |
| Tong Van Viet | 151,000 |
| Mai Bien | 139,000 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Ha | 136,000 |
| Chong Khai Bin | 107,000 |
| Yong Wai Keong | 101,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Tung | 99,000 |
| Nguyen Kinh Huyen | 81,000 |
| Lin Jianwei | 75,000 |
| Okada Yusuke | 69,000 |
| Kim Dokyun | 69,000 |
| Chang Chia Wei | 62,000 |
| Chen Zeyu | 40,000 |
| Liu I Hsuan | 36,000 |
| Nguyen Tuan Anh | 15,000 |
| Tran Van Tai | 11,000 |
00:11: Oleg Titov exits as the day’s bubble
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Oleg
Tran
In a tough spot, Oleg couldn’t turn the tables after the board ran nine high, leaving Tran’s ace-ten good for the take down.
Tran Thanh Van – 419,000
Oleg Titov – Eliminated
00:07: Blinds up!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
00:06: Yashiro Naoki puts on the pressure
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Yashiro Naoki – 550,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 510,000
Nguyen Ngoc Ha – 130,000
00:02: Duong Ngo Linh takes it down
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Mid position Duong Ngo Linh opened to 10,000, called behind by Michael Kim Falcon. The two head on to see a flop of . Duong continues for 12,000, Falcon with a call. Turn this time saw Duong check-call a 20,000 bet from his opponent. The river went check check, and Duong reveals for pair of tens, good against Falcon’s .
Duong Ngo Linh – 160,000
Michael Kim Falcon – 300,000
23:53: Chong Khai Bin survives bubble time
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Chong
Falcon
On for a race, the board dealt , giving Chong top pair to spare him from getting eliminated right on bubble time.
Chong Khai Bin – 109,000
Michael Kim Falcon – 420,000
23:46: Nguyen Van Tung railed by Michael Kim Falcon
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
After losing the major flip against Michael Kim Falcon a few hands earlier, Nguyen Van Tung managed to bump up his 0.5 BB stack to 6.5 BB with . However, Nguyen again got it in against his big stacked opponent and was outflopped on .
Nguyen
Falcon
Michael Kim Falcon – 460,000
Nguyen Van Tung – Eliminated
23:42: Yong Wai Keong gets a boost
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Yong
Wong
Up for another flip, Yong’s pocket pair held strong on board , earning him a straight for the boost.
Yong Wai Keong – 145,000
Wong Hoi Ling – Eliminated
23:29: Michael Kim Falcon bags huge flip
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Falcon
Nguyen
A major flip for a 100 BB pot, the ten high board spared no ace or king, giving Falcon’s pocket jacks the crucial win. Nguyen survives but is crippled down to 0.5 BB.
Michael Kim Falcon – 401,000
Nguyen Van Tung – 2,000
23:23: No sweat for Dao Xuan Khanh
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Dao
Lee
A great spot for Dao, the board was no sweat for his pocket jacks as he surges to a healthy 31 BB stack.
Dao Xuan Khanh – 126,000
Lee Juyeol – 250,000
23:21: Chong Kai Bin survives through
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Chong
Nguyen
The board failed to give either player a pair, allowing Chong to secure a double up to 14 BB.
Chong Kai Bin – 56,000
Nguyen The Anh – 200,000
23:19: Blinds up!
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
23:16: Yashiro Naoki delivers double knockout
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Rauh
Dhanesh
Yashiro
A huge favorite against the two, Yashiro locked in the win after a ten high board faced up on the felt.
Yashiro Naoki – 450,000
Rauh Andreas – Eliminated
Dhanesh Vijaykumar Chainani – Eliminated
23:12: Cheng Tin Wai flops quads
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Cutoff Nguyen Ngoc Ha opened to 6,000, joined by small blind Cheng Tin Wai. Flop came , Cheng with a check-call for 10,000. Turn saw Cheng go for another check-call for 20,000. Nguyen slowed down on river and checked it through, revealing Cheng’s flopped quads .
Cheng Tin Wai – 494,000
Nguyen Ngoc Ha – 260,000
23:09: Lin Jian Wei’s pocket pair holds
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Facing an utg open and a call, short stacked Lin Jian Wei pushed all-in for 33,000 total and was up against original raiser Nguyen Duy Thuc’s .
Lin
Running a flip, the board ran in favor of Lin as he clinched the double up to 26 BB.
Lin Jian Wei – 79,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 410,000
23:07: Nguyen Ngoc Ha claims pot
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Utg Cheng Tin Wai opened to 10,000, called by Nguyen Tan Khoa and small blind Nguyen Ngoc Ha. Flop came , and was checked to Nguyen Tan Khoa who fired a bet of 15,000. Nguyen Ngoc Ha threw in a raise to 35,000, original raiser folds and Nguyen Tan Khoa clicks back to 55,000. Nguyen Ngoc Ha calls the 20,000 more and moves on to turn . Both players check through the river , and Nguyen Ngoc Ha reveals , good against Nguyen Tan Khoa’s .
Nguyen Ngoc Ha – 290,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 240,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 440,000
22:56: Tran Van Tai throws in the towel
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Hijack Tran Van Tai opened and called a three bet to 16,000 from small blind Cheng Tin Wai. On flop , Cheng continued for 10,000, called by Tran. Turn saw Cheng send out another 22,000, enough to convince Tran to make the fold.
Cheng Tin Wai – 450,000
Tran Van Tai – 50,000
22:54: Duong Ngo Linh shows kings
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Cutoff Duong Ngo Linh opened to 6,000, joined by the small blind. Action on big blind Nguyen The Anh, he threw in a squeeze to 18,000. Duong answered with an all-in for 88,000 total, small blind folds, and Nguyen tanked then folded. Duong shows .
Duong Ngo Linh – 115,000
Nguyen The Anh – 100,000
22:49: Bottom pair good for Michael Kim Falcon
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Utg Michael Kim Falcon limped and called a 17,000 raise from button Lee Kaongho to see a flop of . Checked to Lee, he continued for 13,000, called by his opponent. Turn and river was checked through, and Falcon revealed for two pair eights and threes. Lee mucks and Falcon claims the pot.
Michael Kim Falcon – 220,000
Lee Kaongho – 55,000
22:44: Thanarattrakul Kannapong dodges bust
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Thanarattrakul
Ngo
A major underdog, Thanarattrakul was in luck after the board ran gave him top pair to continue on through the flight.
Thanarattrakul Kannapong – 70,000
Ngo Minh Tien – 155,000
22:41: Nguyen Thanh Tung bags a double up
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen
Yoshida
The flop landed Nguyen top two pair, still good after the turn and river completed the board.
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 57,000
Yoshida Kohei – 180,000
22:24: Break Time!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 470,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 400,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 360,000
Kang Oh Sik – 310,000
Lee Juyeol – 280,000
22:20: Yashiro Naoki stands strong with kings
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Lim
Yashiro
An easy boost for Yashiro, the board gave Lim two pair as well yet not good enough to save his tournament life.
Yashiro Naoki – 220,000
Lim Chor Heng – Eliminated
22:16: Duong Ngo Linh delivers elimination
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Facing a cutoff open, big blind Duong Ngo Linh pushed all-in for his oppponent Duong Thanh Ha’s 35,000 stack. Duong Thanh Ha makes the call with and is at risk against Duong Ngo Linh’s better . The board offered some hope of a straight for the underdog but failed to complete on river . Duong Ngo Linh scoops up the pot with his pair of tens as Duong Thanh Ha exits the arena.
Duong Ngo Linh – 87,500
Duong Thanh Ha – Eliminated
22:09: Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao bows out
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Pham
Yoshida
The board ran with Yoshida quickly claiming the pot with a full house sixes over deuces.
Yoshida Kohei – 200,000
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao – Eliminated
22:05: Xiao Xian’s flopped trips sends him packing
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
A three way pot ensued after both players defended their blinds against a 5,500 open from Nguyen Duy Thuc. The flop came , checked to Nguyen, he fired 4,000. Small blind calls but folds to a raise from big blind Xiao Xian to 13,000. Nguyen completes and sees the turn . Xiao leads out for 22,000, and gets raised to 45,000. Xiao calls and heads on to river . Checked to Nguyen, he moves all-in for Xiao’s 130,000 behind. Xiao puts it in and is crushed to see his opponent’s turned boat.
Nguyen
Xiao
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 477,000
Xiao Xian – Eliminated
22:01: Queens good for Cheng Tin Wai
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Utg Kim Dokyun opened to 5,000, joined by a player behind. Small blind Cheng Tin Wai bumped it up to 20,000, Kim with a call for heads up. Flop came , and Cheng continued for 10,000, called by Kim. Turn saw Cheng gun for another 10,000, Kim again with the call. River revealed , checked by Cheng. Kim sends out a 40,000 bet, and Cheng with a final call.
Kim
Cheng
Cheng Tin Wai – 270,000
Kim Dokyun – 80,000
21:56: Lim Chor Heng gives up the fight
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Hijack Lim Chor Heng opened to 5,500, called by the cutoff. Big blind Nguyen Van Tung opted for a three bet to 32,000 with only Lim continuing to see flop . Nguyen threw in a bet of 20,000, and was called by the original raiser. On to the turn , Nguyen moved all-in for 118,000, Lim with a fold.
Nguyen Van Tung – 231,000
Lim Chor Heng – 90,000
21:53: Nguyen Manh Cuong dominated
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Nguyen Manh Cuong
Nguyen Kinh Huyen
Dominated by a better ace, a low runout sealed Nguyen Manh Cuong’s fate as Nguyen Kinh Huyen’s ace-jack high stands good for the pot.
Nguyen Kinh Huyen – 150,000
Nguyen Manh Cuong – Eliminated
21:48: Xiao Xian fires four bet jam
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Xiao Xian – 190,000
Dhanesh Vijakumar Chainani – 52,000
21:44: Blinds up!
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
21:41: Phi Tien Sang lands a runner runner
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Button Phi Tien Sang called a four bet to 37,000 from original raiser Kang Ho Sik and got it in on flop . Kang check-called with for top pair top kicker and was up against Phi’s . The turn and river however, spared Phi his tournament life, landing him a runner runner straight for a lucky double up.
Phi Tien Sang – 168,000
Kang Ho Sik – 280,000
21:34: Chang Chia Wei wins preflop war
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Chang Chia Wei – 120,000
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao – 38,000
21:32: Cheng Tin Wai crushes with aces
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Facing an utg open and a button three bet to 14,000 from Cheng Tin Wai, big blind Nguyen Van Viet fired a four bet to 40,000. Original raiser folds and Cheng moves all-in for 127,000. Nguyen calls for a slightly lesser stack and is crushed to see his up against Cheng’s . The board ran safe for Cheng, eliminating Nguyen with no sweat shortly after.
Cheng Tin Wai – 244,000
Nguyen Van Viet – Eliminated
21:25: Chang Chia Wei folds to all-in
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Utg Yoshida Kohei opened to 4,000 and called Chang Chia Wei’s three bet behind to 14,000 total. The flop saw Yoshida check-raise all-in for 64,500 total following Chang’s 13,000 continuation bet. Chang opts to fold and Yoshida breaches the six figure mark.
Yoshida Kohei – 110,500
Chang Chia Wei – 120,000
21:17: No showdown for Lee Juyeol
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
A three way limp pot, no bets were seen on flop . The turn saw small blind Liu Hsian lead out for 4,000, big blind Lee Juyeol fires a raise to 12,000. Utg limper folds and Liu continues. River completed the board and Lee with another 35,000 bet, to which Liu check-folded.
Lee Juyeol – 110,000
Liu Hsian – 108,000
21:13: Pocket tens good for Tran Van Tai
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Tran Van Tai opened to 4,000 and called a three bet to 12,000 from small blind Nguyen Van Viet. The two head on to see a flop of . Both players check to turn , and Nguyen fires 10,000, called by Tran. River saw no more chips flying in with Nguyen showing high and Tran with for the pot.
Tran Van Tai – 105,000
Nguyen Van Viet – 121,000
21:05: Blinds up!
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
21:04: Easy call for Oleg Titov
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg+1 Le Nhu Hai opened to 3,000 and called a three bet to 8,000 from Oleg Titov. On Fflop , Le check raised all-in for Titov’s remaining 34,000 behind. Titov snap calls with , ahead against Le’s . The runout misses Le’s nut flush draw and Titov claims the pot with his pair of jacks.
Oleg Titov – 88,000
Le Nhu Hai – 80,000
20:56: Duong Thanh Ha spikes lucky river
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg Duong Thanh Ha opened to 3,000, called by two players behind. Flop came , Duong continues for 4,500, receiving a call only by Marc Rivera. Both players check the turn and head on to river . Duong bets 17,000, Rivera with a final call. Duong shows for a rivered set, followed by a muck from Rivera.
Duong Thanh Ha – 80,000
Marc Rivera – 44,000
20:50: Nguyen Hoang Duy gets coolered
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Mid position Kang Ho Sik opened to 4,500, called by Thanarattrakul Kannapong behind. Action on big blind Nguyen Hoang Duy, he three bets to 18,500 total, and the two complete. Flop saw Nguyen move all-in for 65,000, called only by Kang.
Nguyen
Kang
A cooler situation, the runout spared no bad beats as Kang takes the pot with his pocket rockets.
Kang Ho Sik – 340,000
Thanarattrakul Kannapong – 60,000
Nguyen Hoang Duy – Eliminated
20:46: Aces cracked for Long Ta Dinh
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Long
Kojima
In with the best hand, Long suffered a terrible bad beat after the board faced up another ten for his elimination.
Kojima Kazuya – 80,000
Long Ta Dinh – Eliminated
20:40: Vu Bernard Trong Huy runs into queens
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Yashiro
Vu
Looking to peel a king, the board ran safe for Yashiro, eliminating Vu in the process
Yashiro Naoki – 160,000
Vu Bernard Trong Huy – Eliminated
20:37: Truong Chi gets rivered
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg+1 Nguyen Tan Khoa opened to 3,000, called by hijack Truong Chi and the small blind. Flop came , small blind checks, Nguyen continues for 6,000, raised by Truong to 16,000 total. Small blind gets out of the way and Nguyen pushes all-in for Truong’s 40,000 behind. Truong puts in his stack and goes to show down.
Nguyen
Truong
Ahead with two pair, Truong was crushed after the runout revealed another ten, giving Nguyen trips to beat him out of the game.
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 120,000
Truong Chi – Eliminated
21:34: Michael Kim Falcon plays back
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Big stacked Michael Kim Falcon defended his big blind vs Nguyen The Anh’s utg open and saw a flop of . Action checked round with Falcon seen leading the turn for 4,000, called by Nguyen. River came another and Falcon fired another 6,000, Nguyen with a fold this time around.
Michael Kim Falcon – 230,000
Nguyen The Anh – 110,000
20:31: Wong Hoi Ling wins race
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Wong
Pham
The board missed to pair either player, leaving Wong’s ace-ten high good for the win.
Wong Hoi Ling – 32,000
Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao – 80,000
20:28: Lau Wing Yu takes down preflop pot
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
21:26: Tan Hoon Kiat exits the tables
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Tan
Tong
Running a flip for his survival, the flop instantly left Tan with little hope, as Tong further improved to a straight on runout .
Tong Van Viet – 90,000
Tan Hoon Kiat – Eliminated
20:23: Registration closes for Day 1D
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Kang Oh Sik – 230,000
Wong Charles Yingwai – 220,000
Lim Chor Heng – 210,000
Ngo Minh Tien – 210,000
Falcon Michael Kim – 190,000
Flight D
The Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event runs three flights today – Day 1D, 1E and 1F, again at different price points and tournament structures. This gives players a chance to jump in the Main Event action at any point of the day, early afternoon until late night. A total of 25 qualifiers have so far advanced to Day 2 with Malaysia’s Tan Ong Kwan in the lead with 408,000 in chips.
Day 1D holds the earliest spot in today’s Main Event schedule, running 40 minute blinds down to 15% of the field. Buy-in for this flight is listed at ₫25,500,000 (~US$ 1,099) with registration open until Level 9@20:20.
Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review
Dates: October 3-8, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) – VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099)
Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Day 1 Results
1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced
1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced
1C: 151 entries / 16 advanced
Tan Ong Kwan leads Day 1C’s 16-player pack into Day 2
Date: October 4, 2023
Buy in: ₫17,000,000 (~US$ 733)
Entries: 151
Bagging time: 10% of field / 16 players
Chip Counts:
| Tan Ong Kwan | 408,000 |
| Phan Tuan Vinh | 377,000 |
| Chu Chi Jen | 369,000 |
| Thavon Theerapol | 264,000 |
| Tran Hoang Nam | 238,000 |
| Jinlong Hu | 197,000 |
| Ngo Khoa Anh | 176,000 |
| Ho Koon Leong | 154,000 |
| Wong Cho Fung Alan | 137,000 |
| Phan Thanh Nhhan | 115,000 |
| Nguyen Minh Thanh | 112,000 |
| Aimsaat Suppakrit | 111,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Anh | 105,000 |
| Tsang Ka Shun | 103,000 |
| Litasov Vladimir | 95,000 |
| Zhu Shengchao | 59,000 |
03:34: Punnat Punsri exits as day’s bubble
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Utg Aimsaat Suppakrit opened to 13,000, and short stacked Punnat Punsri defended his big blind. On flop , Punsri threw in his remaining 13,000, called by Aimsaat.
Punsri
Aimsaat
Aimsaat Suppakrit – 111,000
Punnat Punsri – Eliminated
03:23: Tran Hoang Nam takes the spot
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Punsri
Tran
The flop gave both players a pair, Tran with the better one which further improved to two pair on runout . Punsri survives but drops down to 6.5 BB.
Tran Hoang Nam – 227,000
Punnat Punsri – 32,000
03:13: Thavon Theerapol doubles through Wong Cho Fung Alan
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Cutoff Wong Cho Fung Alan opened to 10,000, called by button Thavon Theerapol. Flop came , and Wong continued for 10,000, called by Thavon. Turn saw Wong fire a bigger 32,000 and then call a 74,000 all-in from his opponent.
Thavon
Wong
Left with nine outs, no spade arrived on the river , leaving Thavon’s top pair good for the win.
Thavon Theerapol – 201,000
Wong Cho Fung Alan – 130,000
03:05: Ho Koon Leong knocks out Dicky Tsang
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Ho
Tsang
Dominated by Ho, Tsang’s top pair on deemed pointless even after the runout completed the board. Ho takes the pot with his ace placing as a higher kicker.
Ho Koon Leong – 154,000
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang – Eliminated
03:00: Nguyen Thanh Tung gets railed
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Nguyen
Tan
Gunning for two outs, Nguyen was left to pick up the pieces after the board spared no sevens.
Tan Ong Kwan – 440,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – Eliminated
02:55: Blinds up!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
02:44: Dang Xuan Canh calls it a night
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Dang
Chu
Up for a race, the board ran giving Chu top pair enough to send his opponent out for the night.
Chu Chi Jen – 330,000
Dang Xuan Canh – Eliminated
02:37: Tsang Dicky Siu Hang cruises to a double up
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Tsang
Nguyen
Dominating his opponent, Tsang cruised to a double up after the board ran .
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang – 74,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 174,000
02:35: Tan Ong Kwan rivers the boat
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Utg Chu Thai Thinh opened to 10,000, called by button Tan Ong Kwan and big blind Tsang Dicky Siu Hang. Flop was checked to Tan who bet 15,000, called by both opponents. Turn saw the three check to the river . Tsang checks, Chu bets 50,000 and Tan moves all-in. Tsang gets out of the way and Chu calls for his 65,000 behind.
Tan
Chu
Tan Ong Kwan – 240,000
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang – 30,000
Chu Thai Thinh – Eliminated
02:30: Blinds up!
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
02:21: Ong Zi Sheng flops the nuts
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen
Ong
The flop gave Ong the nut straight, Nguyen with a set. Looking to pair the board, the turn and river left Nguyen packing for another shot at the Main Event.
Ong Zi Sheng – 210,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat – Eliminated
02:17: Ong Zi Sheng gets lucky
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen
Ong
A huge favorite preflop, the tables turned quickly after the flop revealed . The turn and river however, left both players with a straight for a chop.
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 34,500
Ong Zi Sheng – 143,000
02:07: Nguyen Thanh Tung sends Kang Hyunwoo out
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Kang
Nguyen
Ahead with ace high, the five high board locked in the win for Nguyen, sending Kang out of the Main Event arena.
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 216,000
Kang Hyunwoo – Eliminated
01:59: Ho Koon Leong doubles with aces
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Chu
Ho
Happily putting it in with the rockets, the board ran smoothly towards a double up for Ho.
Ho Koon Leong – 48,000
Chu Chi Jen – 237,000
01:57: Lau Wing Yu suffers bad beat
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Chu
Lau
Seemingly a slam dunk for Lau, the flop gave Chu some hope with a flush draw which immediately completed on the turn . The river missed to pair the board with Chu taking the win for his ace high flush.
Chu Chi Jen – 257,000
Lau Wing Yu – 31,000
01:37: Break Time!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Top Chip Counts:
Wong Cho Fung Alan – 321,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 170,000
Punnat Punsri – 170,000
Lau Wing Yu – 155,000
Jinlong Hu – 150,000
01:32: Zhu Shengchao scoops a double up
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Zhu
Tsang
Both good hands, Tsang’s top pair on flop was quickly crushed after Zhu turned two pair on runout .
Zhu Shengchao – 90,000
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang – 45,000
01:29: Punnat Punsri knocks out another
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Lee
Punsri
In for a race, Punsri’s more premium hand holds steady on board , eliminating Lee in the process.
Punnnat Punsri – 170,000
Lee Deok Yeong – Eliminated
01:27: Ong Zi Sheng sends opponent packing
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Chang
Ong
The board deals no ace or jack, leaving Ong’s pocket tens good to take down the 47 BB pot.
Ong Zi Shen – 153,000
Chang Yu Chung – Eliminated
01:17: Jinlong Hu pumps up the aggression
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Cutoff Jinlong Hu opened to 5,500 and was met with a three bet from button Dang Xuan Canh. Instead of calling, Hu clicked back to 35,500, called by Dang. On flop , Hu continued for 17,500, and was followed by a fold from his opponent.
Jinlong Hu – 155,000
Dang Xuan Canh – 75,000
01:13: Wong Cho Fung Alan reaches 200K
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Dao
Wong
While it would’ve been a good story, Dao headed for the rails shortly after the board ran .
Wong Cho Fung Alan – 200,000
Chang Yu Chung – 65,000
Dao Minh Phu – Eliminated
01:10: Dao Minh Phu quadruples up micro stack
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Left with two big blinds, Dao Minh Phu flicked it in and was called by three players behind. On flop , action checked to Tran Hoang Nam who bet 10,000, successfully convincing both players to make the fold.
Dao
Tran
While ahead, the runout gave Dao a pair enough to claim the 8.5 BB pot.
Dao Minh Phu – 21,000
Tran Hoang Nam – 190,000
01:08: Blinds up!
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
01:05: Tsang Ka Shun tables set of fours
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Cutoff Nguyen Minh Thanh opened to 4,000, joined by both players on the blinds. Flop came , small blind Tsang Ka Shun checks, big blind Nguyen Van Trung bets 7,000, and raiser Nguyen Minh Thanh raises to 17,000. Both players make the call and sees the turn . Killing the action, no more bets were seen through the river , with Tsang showing down for the win.
Tsang Ka Shun – 125,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 110,000
Nguyen Van Trung – 10,000
01:00: Jinlong Hu’s squeeze pulls through
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
00:58: Punnat Punsri delivers double elimination
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Truong
Punsri
Nguyen
Looking to fade several overcards, Punsri managed to do just that as the board ran . Punsri locks in the pot with two pair sixes and deuces, knocking both opponents out at the same time.
Punnat Punsri – 155,000
Truong Michael – Eliminated
Nguyen Duy Thuc – Eliminated
00:52: Jinlong Hu gets outpipped
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Harum
Hu
Dominated by his opponent, the board delivered no bad beats with Harum’s better ace earning the pot.
Harum Mzb – 68,000
Jinlong Hu – 100,000
00:48: Nguyen Thanh Phat crushes with kings
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat
Nguyen Van Viet
Up against a monster pair, Nguyen Van Viet spiked no two outers after the board ran , leaving him to pay off his opponent in full.
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 69,000
Nguyen Van Viet – 39,000
00:44: Top pair good for Phan Tuan Vinh
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Button Nguyen Quang Minh opened to 4,000 and called a three bet from small blind Phan Tuan Vinh. Flop came and Phan check called a 10,000 bet from Nguyen. Turn saw Phan again with a check, Nguyen pushing another 16,000. This time Phan moved all-in for 51,000 total, and Nguyen makes the call.
Phan
Nguyen
Gunning for a heart, the river sealed Nguyen’s fate and a nice double up for Phan.
Phan Tuan Vinh – 151,000
Nguyen Quang Minh – 33,000
00:38: Blinds up!
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
00:37: Tsang Dicky Siu Hang wins flip
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Tsang
Punsri
The board spared no ace or king with Tsang’s pocket pair holding for the win.
Tsang Dicky Siu Hang – 52,500
Punnat Punsri – 115,000
00:31: Punnat Punsri takes it down
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg+1 Nguyen Duy Thuc opened to 3,000 and called a three bet to 10,000 from Punnat Punsri. Flop came and Nguyen check-called a 6,000 continuation bet from the aggressor. Turn saw both players check, leading to the river . Nguyen led out a huge 17,000 bet, Punsri with a final call.
Nguyen
Punsri
Punnat Punsri – 140,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 70,000
00:22: Nguyen Hoang Long surrenders
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg Nguyen Hoang Long opened to 3,200, called behind by Chu Chi Jen. Flop saw Nguyen continue for 2,500, called by Chu. Turn came another and Nguyen with a bigger 8,000 bet. Chu once again makes the call and sees the river . Nguyen checks, Chu bets 10,000, and Nguyen gives up with a fold.
Chu Chi Jen – 190,000
Nguyen Hoang Long – 36,000
00:18: Litasov Vladimir cripples opponent
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
An all-in preflop situation, Litasov Vladimir’s was up against Truong Michael’s for a flip. The board ran , hitting both players – Litasov with a set, Truong with two pair. Litasov scoops up the double up while Truong is crippled down to 1 BB.
Litasov Vladimir – 65,000
Truong Michael – 1,500
00:10: Aimsaat Suppakrit scores a double up
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
Utg+1 Hoang Hai Nam opened, called by Tsang Ka Shun behind. Button Aimsaat Suppakrit slammed his 20,400 in, Hoang raised all-in for 50,500 total to isolate his opponent. Tsang folds and shows .
Aimsaat
Hoang
With Hoang’s outs significantly less, Aimsaat cruised to a double up after a nine high board landed on the felt.
Aimsaat Suppakrit – 47,300
Hoang Hai Nam – 30,100
00:08: Blinds up!
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
00:07: Lee Wai Kiat triples up micro stack
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Down to 2,100, Lee Wai Kiat’s all-in was joined by two opponents and saw a board of checked through the river. Lee shows for a straight and a jump to 6 BB.
00:03: Dao Minh Phu fires a double barrel
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Utg+1 Dao Minh Phu opened to 3,000, called by Nguyen Trung Quan on the button. Flop saw Dao continue with a bet of 5,100, called by his opponent. Turn alarmed no bells for Dao as he sent out another 5,700, Nguyen with a fold.
Dao Minh Phu – 112,000
Nguyen Trung Quan – 14,000
23:58: Ong Zi Sheng spikes a straight
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Both players on the blinds called an utg open and saw a flop of . Action checked around leading to the turn . Small blind Truong Michael led out a bet of 5,200 and big blind Ong Zi Sheng moved all-in for 37,800 total. Original raiser folds and Truong makes the call.
Ong
Truong
A ton of outs for Truong, the river was not one of those, leaving Ong’s turned straight good for the double up.
Ong Zi Sheng – 83,400
Truong Michael – 13,000
23:54: Jinlong Hu picks up dead money
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Utg+1 Jinlong Hu opened to 2,700, called by two players behind. Action on big blind Xiao Xian, he squeezed three bet to 11,700 total. Hu answered back with a raise to 22,000 total, All three opponents make the fold with Xiao showing before throwing his hand in the muck.
Jinlong Hu – 100,000
Xiao Xian – 40,000
23:51: Dao Minh Phu gives up the flop
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Utg Dao Minh Phu opened to 2,500 and called a three bet behind from Tran Hoang Nam. The two saw a flop of , Phu with a quick check fold after Tran sent out a 10,000 bet.
Tran Hoang Nam – 70,000
Dao Minh Phu – 100,000
23:45: Anatolli Gorbushin lands another chop
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Anatolli
Thanarattakul
The board ran , leaving both with ace-highs for the split pot.
Anatolli Gorbushin – 12,900
Thanarattakul Kannapong – 46,000
23:41: Le Tu Thanh tables trips
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Cutoff Tsang Ka Shun opened to 3,000, joined by big blind Le Tu Thanh. Flop came and Le check-raised Tsang’s 1,800 continuation bet to 5,500. Tsang calls and sees a turn of . Both players check through the river , and Le shows down trip eights for the win.
Le Tu Thanh – 42,000
Tsang Ka Shun – 60,000
Flight C
Registration for today’s Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event Day 1C is now closed with a total of 151 entries collected through eight levels of play. 58 players remain as the ongoing flight plays down to 10% of the field at 16 runners left.
Top Chip Counts:
Phan Thanh Nhhan – 128,000
Wong Cho Fung Alan – 118,000
Litasov Vladimir – 115,000
Dao Minh Phu – 107,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 95,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu tops Day 1B qualifiers
Date: October 4, 2023
Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366)
Entries: 77
Bagging time: 5% of field / 4 players
Chip Counts:
| Malouch Jean Mathieu | 319,000 |
| Scott Nathaniel Charlton | 172,000 |
| Li Fei | 149,000 |
| Nguyen Thi Bao An | 143,000 |
18:15: Lau Wing Yu serves as the day’s bubble
Level 17: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Lau
Malouch
A possible chop, the board unfortunately for Lau, rivered a straight for his opponent. Lau exits as Day 1B’s bubble with the remaining four returning for Day 2.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 319,000
Lau Wing Yu – Eliminated
18:02: Blinds up!
Level 17: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
18:00: Nguyen Thi Bao An bags race
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Malouch
Nguyen
The two run the race and see a board of , giving both players two pair. Nguyen takes the cake after landing an ace on the river.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 110,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 245,000
17:58: Malouch Jean Mathieu finishes off Ashiwardji Andy
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Ashiwardji
Malouch
Behind his opponent’s pair, the board made no difference on Ashiwardji’s fate as headed out of the Main Event arena.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 294,000
Ashiwardji Andy – Eliminated
17:48: Ashiwardji Andy backs down
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Folded to the small blind, Ashiwardji Andy opened to 13,000, called behind by Malouch Jean Mathieu. Flop came , Ashiwardji continued for 22,000, called by Malouch. Turn saw and Ashiwardji with another 35,000. This time Malouch raised all-in for 131,000 total, to which Ashiwardji folded.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 207,000
Ashiwardji Andy – 100,000
17:42: Blinds up!
Level 16: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
17:40: Lau Wing Yu cruises with kings
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Lau
Malouch
Only looking to fade one overcard, the board locked in the win for Lau as he bounces back to a 20 BB stack.
Lau Wing Yu – 100,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 175,000
17:32: Tsang Ka Shun runs into queens
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
After scooping up a double with pocket tens, Ashiwardji Andy held another pocket pair against Tsang Ka Shun’s .
Ashiwardji
The all-in preflop situation saw a board of , landing Ashiwardji another take down with his premium hand.
Ashiwardji Andy – 163,000
Tsang Ka Shun – Eliminated
17:29: Ashiwardji Andy scores a double up
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
Ashiwardji
Malouch
Running a flip, the board ran , earning Ashiwardji’s flopped set of tens a huge double up deep in the flight.
Ashiwardji Andy – 120,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 165,000
17:23: Blinds up!
Level 15: 3,000 – 5,000 ante 5,000
17:18: Malouch Jean Mathieu piles it high
Level 14: 2,000 – 4,000 ante 4,000
Malouch
Wong
Up against a monster hand, Wong couldn’t connect to the board , leaving him out of the Day 1B games. Malouch scoops up the pot with his pair of queens for the win.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 200,000
Wong Ho Shing – Eliminated
A few hands later, Malouch on the big blind called an open jam of 39,000 from Doan Quang Trung with . Doan with a pocket pair , missed to spike his two outer on board for his eventual elimination.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 244,000
Doan Quang Trung – Eliminated
17:03: Nguyen Van Viet slips out of the running
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen Van Viet
Nguyen Thi Bao An
Whilst ahead, Van Viet’s ace high was left drawing thin after the flop faced up on board. The turn and river gave Van Viet top pair yet not enough to beat Thi Bao An’s flopped two pair.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 106,000
Nguyen Van Viet – Eliminated
16:59: Dong Quang Trung drops down
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Nguyen
Dong
The board quickly ran in favor of Nguyen, showing for two pair aces and eights.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 68,000
Dong Quang Trung – 20,000
16:58: Malouch Jean Mathieu plays back
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Button Charlton Scott Nathaniel opened to 6,000, joined by big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu. Flop came and Malouch led out a 9,000 bet, called by Charlton. Turn saw Malouch continue for another 20,000, Charlton again with the call. River went check check and Malouch revealed a flopped straight for the win.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 160,000
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 200,000
16:51: Pocket pair battle
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Folded to the button, Ashiwardji Andy stuffed his 30,000 stack in with and was called by big blind Tsang Ka Shun with . Both with pocket pairs, the board did not change the outcome, giving Ashiwardji’s slightly better holdings the double up.
Ashiwardji Andy – 65,000
Tsang Ka Shun – 77,000
16:45: Wong Oh Shing saved by the river
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Folded to the button, Wong Oh Shing went all-in for his remaining 14,000 and was called by big blind Doan Quang Trung with . Wong with , was saved from elimination after the board ran a straight to his connectors.
Wong Oh Shing – 33,000
Doan Quang Trung – 61,000
16:28: Break Time!
Level 13: 2,000 – 3,000 ante 3,000
Top Chip Counts:
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 264,000
Tsang Ka Shun – 115,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 105,000
Doan Qung Trung – 78,000
Nguyen Van Viet – 51,000
16:27: Nguyen Minh Thanh hits the rails
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Another all-in preflop situation, Nguyen Minh Thanh with was in trouble after running into Malouch Jean Mathieu’s . The flop turned up the last ten in the deck with the turn and river running a one card flush to Malouch’s .
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 105,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – Eliminated
16:23: Tsang Ka Shun dusts Cha Unyeong
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Cutoff Cha Unyeong flicked in his 14,000 and was followed by another all-in from Tsang Ka Shun. Big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu found a fold not before showing .
Cha
Tsang
The flop quickly felted a five for Tsang’s set with the turn and river , sealing Cha’s elimination for good.
Tsang Ka Shun – 120,000
Cha Unyeong – Eliminated
16:20: Ashiwardji Andy remains in the game
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Ashiwardji
Wong
Sporting one overcard, Ashiwardji landed the king right on the flop and packed the win after the runout completed the board.
Ashiwardji Andy – 45,000
Wong Oh Shing – 9,000
16:18: Li Fei dodges elimination
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
Cutoff Li Fei open shoved his 37,500 in and was called by button Charlton Scott Nathaniel. Charlton who just went on a massive spree having busted three opponents one after the other, was ahead with against Li’s . Lucky for Li, the board gave both players a straight for a chop.
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 267,000
Li Fei – 40,500
16:14: Charlton Scott Nathaniel delivers back to back to back eliminations
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
An all-in preflop situation, Le Tuan Kiet’s was in for a flip against big stacked Charlton Scott Nathaniel’s . Unfortunately for Le, the board fared none of his overcards with Charlton’s set of jacks earning the pot by the river.
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 197,000
Le Tuan Kiet – Eliminated
The following hand, Charlton ran against an opponent’s and scooped up another pot after flopping a full house on .
Next hand saw hijack Hyunh Van Hung open shove 17,000, called by Charlton with on the big blind. Hyung with paired up on the flop but the runout landed his opponent trip jacks for the win.
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 264,000
Hyunh Van Hung – Eliminated
16:08: Blinds up!
Level 12: 1,000 – 2,500 ante 2,500
16:07: Hyunh Van Hung finds a chop
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Hyunh
Tsang
In deep trouble, Hyunh luckily scored a chop after the board ran with both players having two pairs and a seven for a kicker.
Tsang Ka Shun – 104,000
Hyunh Van Hung – 17,500
15:58: Tsang Ka Shun outflops opponent
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
After getting lucky just earlier, Ashiwardji Andy suffered his turn for a bad beat after running against Tsang Ka Shun’s preflop. The board however, favored Tsang, giving him a pair of tens for his survival.
Tsang Ka Shun – 105,000
Ashiwardji Andy – 25,000
15:53: Set no good for Hyunh Van Hung
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
A four way limp pot, action was seen on turn where all of Charlton Scott Nathaniel’s chips rushed to the middle against bigger stacked Hyunh Van Hung’s.
Charlton
Hyunh
Looking to pair the board, the river left Charlton’s seven high straight good for the pot after Hyunh’s set failed to fill up to a full house.
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 149,000
Hyunh Van Hung – 44,500
15:48: Lau Wing Yu doubles with aces
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Lau
Nguyen
The board gave Nguyen two pair yet not enough to beat Lau’s premium pocket pair.
Lau Wing Yu – 46,500
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 19,000
15:46: Ashiwardji Andy gets lucky
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
Ashiwardji
Cha
Geared for a sweet boost, Cha was crushed after the flop gave Ashiwardji top pair, improved further by the runout to top two pair. Ashiwardji is saved from elimination and scores the lucky double up.
Ashiwardji Andy – 86,000
Cha Unyeong – 16,000
15:42: Blinds up!
Level 11: 1,000 – 2,000 ante 2,000
15:32: Hyunh Van Hung rises to the top
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
A cooler situation, Hyunh Van Hung’s was behind against Nguyen Tan Khoa’s for a 40BB pot. The window card unfortunately for Nguyen, instantly revealed a followed by . No ace came on either turn or river, eliminating Nguyen from the qualifier in a terrible bad beat.
Hyunh Van Hung – 85,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – Eliminated
Ngo
Hyunh
An easy win for Hyunh, the board missed to pair both players with Hyunh’s ace-high taking the cake.
Hyunh Van Hung – 123,500
Ngo Khoa Anh – Eliminated
15:24: Le Ba Phuc bricks the runout
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
A button open and a big blind defense, all the chips piled high in the middle on flop . Big blind Tsang Ka Shun is ahead with top pair against Le Ba Phuc’s straight draw . The turn and river run blank with Tsang’s pair of nines good for the pot.
Tsang Ka Shun – 56,700
Le Ba Phuc – 3,500
15:23: Blinds up!
Level 10: 1,000 – 1,500 ante 1,500
15:21: Nguyen Minh Thanh dodges bust
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Another preflop all-in, Nguyen Minh Thanh found himself in trouble after his was up against raiser Nguyen Tan Khoa’s better . The board however, favored the underdog, giving him a pair of fours to survive.
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 15,600
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 37,000
15:17: Doan Quang Trung wins crucial flip
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Doan
Malouch
Facing two overcards, Malouch’s pocket pair was good up until the river peeled an ace for Doan’s crucial double up.
Doan Quang Trung – 32,400
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 36,000
15:12: Nguyen Hoa Thinh dusted
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Charlton
Nguyen
Dominated, Nguyen spiked top pair on flop but was crushed after the river came for his opponent’s higher pair.
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 78,000
Nguyen Hoa Thinh – Eliminated
15:10: Tsang Ka Shun takes the aggressive line
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
Utg Joel Justin Singam opened to 2,500, and Tsang Ka Shun defended his big blind. Flop was checked round with the turn led by Tsang for 4,500. Singam makes the call and sees river . Tsang fires another 12,000, Singam with a final muck.
Tsang Ka Shun – 34,000
Joel Justin Singam – 45,000
15:02: Blinds up!
Level 9: 600 – 1,200 ante 1,200
14:59: Dinh Tien Thanh plays tricky
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Utg+1 Nguyen Hoa Thinh opened to 2,200, called by button Dinh Tien Thanh and the small blind. Flop was checked to Dinh where he fired a bet of 2,500, called only by the original raiser. Turn saw no bets with the river enough for Nguyen to lead out for 2,500. Dinh pulled a raised to 8,000, pushing his opponent to fold.
Dinh Tien Thanh – 61,000
Nguyen Hoa Thinh – 23,000
14:55: Ho Duy Manh heads for the exit
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Having opened to 2,000, utg Le Tuan Kiet called off Ho Duy Manh’s short stack all-in with . Ho with a weaker ace remained dominated after the board gave both players top pair, Le with the win.
Le Tuan Kiet – 35,000
Ho Duy Manh – Eliminated
14:53: Dien Tien Thanh swipes the pot
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Utg+1 Nguyen Tan Khoa opened to 2,000, joined by both players on the blinds. Flop came and was checked to the raiser. Nguyen fired 3,000, called by small blind Ngo Khoa Anh, and was raised to 9,000 by big blind Dinh Tien Thanh. Both players make the call and see turn . Ngo checks and Dinh moved all-in for 12,500, to which both players folded.
Dinh Tien Thanh – 46,500
Ngo Khoa Anh – 28,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 52,000
14:47: Li Fei lands a double up
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
Utg+1 Li Fei opened to 2,000, called by both cutoff Nguyen Van Viet and the big blind. Flop came . Checked to Nguyen, he bets 3,000. Big blind folds and Li moves all-in for 18,600 total. Nguyen makes the call with top pair but remains behind against Li’s higher kicker.
Li
Nguyen
The turn and river change nothing and awards Li’s pair of aces the win.
Li Fei – 44,700
Nguyen Van Viet – 21,000
14:41: Blinds up!
Level 8: 500 – 1,000 ante 1,000
14:40: Ngo Khoa Anh takes down four way pot
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Diep
Ngo
Yun
Nguyen
The board quickly revealed a nine, giving Ngo a set while leaving the rest drawing thin. The turn and river sealed the win for Ngo, knocking out two opponents at the same time.
Ngo Khoa Anh – 40,300
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 65,000
Kyle Bao Diep – Eliminated
Yun Jungsup – Eliminated
14:36: Malouch Jean Mathieu wins preflop battle
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 29,600
Le Tuan Kiet – 15,000
14:29: Joel Justin Singam’s pocket pair holds
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Singam
Tuan
The board saw two overcards to Singam’s pocket nines but was neither of which Tuan needed to beat his opponent.
Joel Justin Singam – 26,400
Luu Danh Tuan – Eliminated
14:25: Wong Ho Shing crushes with kings
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Wong
Wang
A huge underdog, Wang missed to spike his two outer on board and was crippled down to 1BB. Wong takes the double up while Wang proceeds to be eliminated the following hand.
14:15: Day 1B registration is closed!
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Top Chip Counts
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 54,000
Asihwardji Andy – 44,000
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 42,000
Chua Adrian Boon Chye – 33,000
Nguyen Hoa Thinh – 28,000
Flight B
The Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event runs two flights today – Day 1B and Day 1C. Registration is closed for the first one while the second is set to kick off at 19:00 this evening. The Main Event runs through the 8th, with a total of ten (10) entry flights offered on schedule.
Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review
Dates: October 3-8, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366)
Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Day 1 Results
1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced
Flight A – updates
Date: October 3, 2023
Buy in: ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366)
Entries: 81
Bagging time: 5% of field / 5 players
Phan Huu Minh Tri tops Main Event Flight A
Phan Huu Minh Tri – Vietnam – 242,000
Hua Wei Lin – Taiwan – 217,000
Truong Van Tuan Khanh – Vietnam – 165,000
Park Yu Cheung – Hong Kong – 151,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat – Vietnam – 36,000
18:05: Bubble bursts! Hua Wei Lin Rails Phan Thanh Hung
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
During the bubble round, Hua Wei Lin three-bet shoves holding , initial shover Phan Thanh Hung has , the board runs .
18:02: Phan Huu Minh Tri Eliminates Lau Wing Yu
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Another player goes bust to Phan Huu Minh Tri. Phan calls Lau Wing Yu’s all in (60,000). Phan , Yu . The board runs out .
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 245,000
Lau Wing Yu – Eliminated
18:00: Phan Huu Minh Tri Eliminates Duong Thanh Ha
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Phan Huu Minh Tri calls Duong Thanh Ha’s three-bet all in. Phan has , Duong . Board runs , Duong is eliminated.
Phan Hu Minh Tri – 170,000
Duong Thanh Ha – Eliminated
17:54: Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Banks A Double Through Phan Huu Minh Tri
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Hand opens with a 13,000 raise from hijack, button Truong Vu Tuan Khanh three-bet shoves (72,000) with . Big blind Phan Huu Minh Tri four-bets all in with , hijack folds. The board runs for a winning full house and a double up to Truong.
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh – 166,000
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 110,000
17:50: Sakiyama Toru Nosedives Out in Two Hands Against Park Yu Cheung
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Sakiyama Toru goes from big stack to bust in two hands. He first pays a double up to Park Yu Cheung who shoved with , Toru called with . The board runs .
Next all in, Cheung has , Toru , the board runs . Cheung improves to a flush to dust Toru’s two pair.
Park Yu Cheung – 173,000
Sakiyama Toru – Eliminated
17:40: Blinds up, 9 players remaining
Level 16: 4000-8000 ante 8000
17:33: Nguyen Thanh Phat Doubles Up Through Phan Huu Minh Tri
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Hijack Nguyen Thanh Phat shoves (15,000) with to battle with. Big blind Sakiyama Toru calls with . The board runs for a double up to Nguyen.
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 38,000
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 180,000
17:32: Park Yu Cheung On the Rise
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
17:28: Phan Huu Minh Tri vs Sakiyama Toru
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Under the gun+2 Phan Huu Minh Tri raises 11,000, Sakiyama Toru defends the big blind. At the flop and turn Phan bets 10,000 and 24,000, Toru check-calls. Both check the river . Toru has , Phan wins the pot with higher two pair.
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 200,000
Sakiyama Toru – 68,000
17:20: Blinds up, 9 players remaining
Level 15: 3000-6000 ante 6000
17:05: Final table
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Seat 1: Duong Thanh Ha – 80,000
Seat 2: Park Yu Cheung – 20,000
Seat 3: Nguyen Thanh Phat – 28,000
Seat 4: Sakiyama Toru – 120,000
Seat 5: Truong Vu Tuan Khanh – 112,000
Seat 6: Lau Wing Yu – 75,000
Seat 7: Phan Huu Minh Tri – 144,000
Seat 8: Phan Thanh Hung – 75,000
Seat 9: Hua Wei Lin – 140,000
17:03: Hua Wei Lin Doubles Through Sakiyama Toru
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Hua Wei Lin shoves (58,000) holding then wins the flip against Sakiyama Toru’s with the board running .
Hua Wei Lin – 126,000
Sakiyama Toru – 125,000
17:58: Blinds up, 10 players remaining
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
16:57: Phan Thanh Hung Rises to 100K
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Utg Lee Cheung Lok raises 6,000, blinds call, flop comes , all three check. On the turn , big blind Duong Thanh Hung bets 11,000, Lee and small blind Phan Thanh Hung calls. On the river , Phan shoves, Duong folds, Lee calls and shows . Phan doubles up with flush.
Phan Thanh Hung – 100,000
Lee Cheung Lok – 3,000
Duong Thanh Hung – 90,000
16:56: Swinging Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up Through Park Yu Cheung
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Hua Wei Lin’s stack has been swinging all day. She dropped down to 25,000 and shoved on top of Park Yu Cheung’s min-raise. Cheung calls and opens , Lin opens , The board runs for a straight to Lin.
Hua Wei Lin – 58,000
Park Yu Cheung – 37,000
16:50: Sakiyama Toru Shows Top Pair
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Under the gun Nguyen Thanh Phat raises 8,000, button calls, big blind Sakiyama Toru calls, flop comes . Nguyen c-bets 20,000, button folds, Toru check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Toru leads out 20,000, Nguyen calls, Toru opens top pair. Nguyen mucks.
Sakiyama Toru – 180,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 17,000
16:42: Lau Wing Yu Shoves on Park Yu Cheung
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Button Park Yu Cheun raises 6000, Lau Wing Yu defends the big blind. At the flop , Cheung c-bets 6,000, Yu check-calls. On the turn , Cheun c-bets 10,000, Yu check-raises all in, Cheung folds.
Lau Wing Yu – 105,000
Park Yu Cheung – 56,000
16:38: Blinds up, 10 players remaining
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
16:30: Break time chip counts
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Truong Van Tuong Khanh – 107,000
Phan Thanh Hung – 41,0000
Duong Thanh Ha – 79,000
Lee Cheung Lok – 24,000
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 173,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 61,000
Park Yu Cheung – 78,000
Hua-Wei Lin – 47,000
Lau Wing Yu – 81,000
Sakiyama Toru – 120,000
16:25: Duong Thanh Ha Eliminates Le Tuan Kiet
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
All in preflop, Duong Thanh Ha outdraws Le Tuan Kiet’s on a board .
Duong Thanh Ha – 79,000
Le Tuan Kiet – Eliminated
16:07: Hua Wei Lin Doubles Up Through Dong Quang Trung
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Hijack Dong Quang Trung raises 5,000, small blind Hua Wei Lin calls, flop comes . Dong c-bets 5,000, Lin check-raises 11,500, Dong calls. On the turn , Lin shoves (20,000), Dong calls. Lin ahead , Dong , the river secures the double up for Lin.
Hua Wei Lin – 78,000
Dong Quang Trung – 8,00
16:04: Blinds up, 14 players remaining
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
16:02: Park Yu Cheung Rises to 100K
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
After losing a shove in an earlier hand, Lee Ju Yeol brings up his stack from 2 bb to 8 bb then sends it all in with . Initial raiser Park Yu Cheung calls and dominates with . The board runs , Lee is eliminated.
Park Yu Cheung – 100,000
Lee Ju Yeol – Eliminated
15:56: Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Rails Stephen Nathan
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Stephen Nathan
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh
Board runs out . Nathan improves but still behind Truong’s cowboys to bust out.
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh – 110,000
Stephen Nathan – Eliminated
15:46: Lee Cheung Lok Doubles Up Through Ohta Erina
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Utg+1 Ohta Erina raises then calls Lee Cheung Lok’s three-bet. Ohta {44s}, Lee , board runs . No ace for Ohta to pay a costly double up and drop to 4 bb.
Lee Cheung Lok – 39,000
Ohta Erina – 8,000
15:43: Phan Huu Minh Tri Boots Another
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Small blind Bui Nguyen Minh shoves 18,000 holding , big blind Phan Huu Minh Tri calls with . Board runs out for a straight to Phan.
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 190,000
Bui Nguyen Minh – Eliminated
15:40: Blinds up, 19 players remaining
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
15:38: Lau Wing Yu Soars, Lee Ju Yeol Plunges
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Under the gun Lau Wing Yu raises 3,000, utg+1 Lee Ju Yeol three-bet shoves , Yu calls . Lee misses the board for a double up to Yu and Lee down to 3 bb.
Lau Wing Yu – 75,000
Lee Ju Yeol – 4,500
15:34: Phan Huu Minh Tri Outdraws to Rail Ngo Hoang Hieu
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Under the gun Ngo Hoang Hieu shoves (14,000) with , small blind Phan Huu Minh Tri calls with , board runs .
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 160,000
Ngo Hoang Hieu – Eliminated
15:30: Lee Ju Yeol Rails Nguyen Ngoc Bich
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Cutoff Lee Ju Yeol raises 3000, button Nguyen Ngoc Bich three-bets all in (10,000), Lee snap-calls and opens . Nguyen behind . With the board running , Nguyen is eliminated.
Lee Ju Yeol – 40,000
Nguyen Ngoc Bich – Eliminated
15:27: Hua Wei Lin Continues the Aggression
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Hijack Hua Wei Lin raises 3000, Phan Thanh Nhhan defends the big blind, flop comes . Lin c-bets 3,000, Phan check-calls. On the turn , Lin shoves and wins the pot.
Hua Wei Lin – 65,000
Phan Thanh Nhhan – 25,000
15:22: Ohta Erina Rivers Two Pair to Double Up
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
Ohta Erina three bet all in (13,000) from the big blind, initial raiser Sakiyama Toru calls. Ohta , Toru . The board runs {jc|} for two pair rivered by Ohta .
Ohta Erina – 28,500
Sakiyama Toru – 88,000
15:18: Blinds up, 24 players remaining
Level 10: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500
15:18: Park Yu Cheung Doubles Up Again
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Down to 27 players, there was a redraw. Park Yu Cheung quickly shoves holding , Lau Wing Yu calls . With the board running , it is another full boost for Cheung.
Park Yu Cheumg – 34,000
Lau Wing Yu – 25,000
15:06: Truong Van Tuan Khanh Rails Dicky Tsang
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Battle of the blinds, Dicky Tsang shoves , big blind Truong Van Tuan Khanh calls . Truong wins the flip with the board running .
Truong Van Tuan Khanh – 52,000
Dicky Tsang – Eliminated
15:03: Sakiyama Toru Rises to 100K
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
With a pot of 24,000 brewed and a turn board , Bui Quang Tung bets 12,000, Sakiyama Toru check-raises all in, Bui folds.
Sakiyama Toru – 100,000
Bui Quang Tung – 30,000
15:00: Duong Thanh Ha Takes The Pot
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
Utg+1 Lee Cheung Lok raises 2400, big blind Duong Thanh Ha defends, flop comes . Duong leads out 3500 and Lee calls.. Both players check the turn . On the river , Duong shoves (8,300), Lee folds.
Duong Thanh Ha – 21,900
Lee Cheung Lok – 15,000
14:56: Blinds up, 28 players remaining
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200
14:54: Phan Huu Minh Tri Wins The Flip Against Lee Ju Yeol
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
From under the gun+2, Phan Huu Minh Tri raises, button Lee Ju Yeol three-bets 6,000, Phan four-bets all in for 36,100, Lee calls. It’s a flip with Phan and Lee . The board runs .
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 74,700
Lee Ju Yeol – 18,000
14:48: Park Yu Cheung Doubles Up Through Truong Vu Tuan Khanh
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Under the gun Park Yu Cheung “Sparrow”shoves , button Truong Vu Tuan Khanh three-bets all in, and with the blinds folding, Truong turns over . The board runs .
Park Yu Cheung – 20,300
Truong Vu Tuan Khanh – 32,000
14:41: Hua-Wei Lin Muscles With Her Big Stack
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Under the gun Nguyen Thanh Phat raises 2,000, utg+1 Hua Wei Lin three-bets 20,000, Nguyen folds and shows .
Hua Wei Lin – 50,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat – 12,000
14:37: Blinds up, 33 players remaining
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
14:36: Hua-Wei Lin Eliminates Duy Ho
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Under the gun Hua Wei Lin raises 2,000, small blind Duy Ho calls, flop comes . Lin c-bets 1500, Ho check-raises all in (15,000), Lin snap-calls and shows straight. Ho behind with . With the turn and river Ho is still behind to lose all of his chips.
Hua Wei Lin- 45,000
Duy Ho – Eliminated
14:32: Duy Ho Bets the Flop For the Pot
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Under the gun Nguyen Thanh Phat raises 2500, two players call. At the flop , big blind Duy Ho leads out 5500, no callers.
Duy Ho – 17,000
Nguyen Thanh Phat -18,000
14:27: Bui Nguyen Minh Pushes Out Phan Huu Minh Tri
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
After losing a shove, Le Manh Cuong goes all in holding , cutoff Bui Nguyen Minh calls, button Phan Huu Minh Tri raises 3500, Bui four-bets all in, Phan folds. Bui turns over . The board runs .
Bui Nguyen MInh – 30,000
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 42,000
Le Manh Cuong – Eliminated
14:24: Phan Hung Cuong Outkicks Le Manh Cuong
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Phan Hung Cuong three-bet jams , initial raiser Le Manh Cuong calls , both players miss the board for a double up to Phan.
Phan Hung Cuong – 20,000
Le Manh Cuong – 1,000
14:20: Chip leaders
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Bui Quang Tung – 78,000
Lau Wing Yu – 61,000
14:18: Flight A registration closes with 81 entries
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Opening flight of the featured ₫20 Billion guaranteed Main Event drew 81 entries at the cheapest buy in of ₫8,500,000 (~US$ 366). 41 players remaining. They play down to the 5 players which is 5% of the field.
The Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event which features a jaw dropping ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed prize pool. This ambitious figure is the largest ever offered for a single event in Vietnam and it is nearly $100K more than last year’s record prize pool. The Main Event runs from October 3 to 8, 2023. A total of ten (10) entry flights are offered, giving players ample chances to advance into Day 2.
*All photos by Poker Dream
Poker Dream 7 Vietnam – Live Updates – Main Event – Day 2
Day 2 closes with ten players remaining led by Nguyen The Anh
Dates: October 3-8, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) – VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099)
Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000)
Prize Pool: VND 22,639,945,500 (~USD 928,440)
Total Entries: 1,351
ITM: 159 players
Chip Counts
| Nguyen The Anh | 4,365,000 |
| Nguyen Thi Bao An | 3,785,000 |
| Hyunh Ngoc Cuong | 3,285,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Hung | 3,255,000 |
| Yashiro Naoki | 3,250,000 |
| Chong Khai Bin | 3,065,000 |
| Pham Quyet Tien | 2,885,000 |
| Malouch Jean Mathieu | 2,780,000 |
| Nguyen Duc Anh | 1,070,000 |
| Nguyen Minh Thanh | 1,025,000 |
Remaining Payouts
| Rank | Prize (VND) | Prize (~USD) |
| 1st | 3,810,000,000 | 156,240 |
| 2nd | 2,308,000,000 | 94,650 |
| 3rd | 1,617,945,500 | 66,350 |
| 4th | 1,215,000,000 | 49,820 |
| 5th | 939,000,000 | 38,500 |
| 6th | 690,000,000 | 28,300 |
| 7th | 500,000,000 | 20,500 |
| 8th | 358,000,000 | 14,680 |
| 9th | 280,000,000 | 11,480 |
| 10th | 232,000,000 | 9,510 |
00:49: Ramsden Jacque Patrick succumbs in 11th place – VND 232,000,000
Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Folded to the small blind, Ramsden Jacque Patrick stuffed his 1 million stack in and ran right into big blind Hyunh Ngoc Cuong’s . Ramsden with found no help on board and was eliminated shortly after.
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 3,400,000
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – Eliminated
00:43: Nguyen Tan Khoa bows out in 12th place – VND 208,000,000
Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Nguyen
Pham
With Nguyen at risk, the flop offered a straight draw but failed to complete on runout for his elimination.
Pham Quyet Tien – 2,430,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – Eliminated
00:41: Nguyen The Anh claims pot
Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Nguyen Duc Anh defended his big blind against Nguyen The Anh’s utg open and saw flop . Nguyen Duc Anh went for a check raise to 315,000, called by the raiser. Turn saw Nguyen Duc Anh fire another 400,000, called once again by his opponent. River went check check and Nguyen Duc Anh revealed , no good against Nguyen The Anh’s .
Nguyen The Anh – 4,200,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 1,600,000
00:34: Chong Khai Bin doubles through
Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Chong Khai Bin defended his big blind vs utg Nguyen Quang Hung’s open and saw a flop of . Chong check calls a 150,000 bet from Nguyen and heads on to turn . Chong this time goes for a check raise to 650,000, called by Nguyen. By river , Chong bet all-in for 715,000, Nguyen with a final call.
Chong
Nguyen
Chong Khai Bin – 3,480,000
Nguyen Quang Hung – 3,700,000
00:30: Nguyen Tan Khoa gets crippled
Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
Utg Nguyen Tan Khoa opened to 125,000, called by button Hyunh Ngoc Cuong. On flop , all the chips rushed to the middle, Nguyen with and Hyunh with . Both with top pair, Hyunh’s higher kicker takes the cake following the runout , leaving Nguyen down to 3 BB.
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 2,265,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 180,000
00:23: Blinds up!
Level 27: 30,000 – 60,000 ante 60,000
00:15: Malouch Jean Mathieu folds to clickback
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Folded to the small blind, Nguyen The Anh limped called a 150,000 raise from big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu. Nguyen check called 150,000 on flop and saw turn . Nguyen checked once again, and Malouch fired 400,000. Nguyen clicked back to 800,000, Malouch with a fold after using up two time banks.
Nguyen The Anh – 3,200,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 2,450,000
00:07: Ramsden Jacque Patrick slips down
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Utg+1 Nguyen Thi Bao An opened to 110,000 and called a three bet to 330,000 from small blind Ramsden Jacque Patrick. Flop came and Nguyen check raised all-in after Ramsden threw in a 325,000 bet. Ramsden makes the fold and takes his 880,000 on to the next hand.
00:04: Lee Tian Yu knocked out in 13th place – VND 208,000,000
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Lee
Nguyen
Lee dominated, the board didn’t improve his situation, knocking him out from the Main Event games.
Nguyen The Anh – 1,500,000
Lee Tian Yu – Eliminated
23:54: Cheng Tin Wai eliminated in 14th place – VND 187,000,000
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Utg Cheng Tin Wai moved all-in and was called by small blind Nguyen Minh Thanh with . Cheng with needed a two outer to win, which unfortunately for him, did not show on board . Cheng is left with 40,000, and busts the next hand.
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,700,000
Cheng Tin Wai – Eliminated
23:50: Chong Khai Bin doubles off Lee Tian Yu
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
All the chips piled high in the middle preflop with Chong Khai Bin at risk with against Lee Tian Yu’s . The two run the flip and see board . Chong’s pocket tens holds for the win and earns him a crucial double up.
Chong Khai Bin – 1,465,000
Lee Tian Yu – 550,000
23:37: Zhou Pengfei heads for the rails in 15th place – VND 187,000,000
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Zhou
Nguyen
Running hot, Nguyen had no trouble eliminating Zhou on board with her full house more than enough to claim the pot.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 3,100,000
Zhou Pengfei – Eliminated
23:23: Break Time!
Level 26: 25,000 – 50,000 ante 50,000
Top Chip Counts:
Nguyen Quang Hung – 4,800,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 3,540,000
Yashiro Naoki – 3,250,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 3,180,000
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 2,300,000
23:16: Nguyen Duc Anh doubles with aces
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Utg+1 opened, and Nguyen Duc Anh sent out a three bet to 230,000, called by Malouch Jean Mathieu behind. The two headed to flop where Malouch snap raised all-in following Nguyen’s 425,000 bet. Nguyen makes the call with and is ahead of Malouch’s . The turn and river improved both hands, Nguyen’s top set still with the win.
Nguyen Duc Anh – 3,180,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 3,540,000
23:12: Yashiro Naoki ahead all the way
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu defended his big blind again hijack Yashiro Naoki’s open and saw a flop of . Malouch led out for 125,000, called by the raiser. Malouch fired another 275,000 on turn , called once more by Yashiro. River was checked round with Malouch showing , behind against Yashiro’s .
Yashiro Naoki – 3,300,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 5,050,000
23:08: Hoang Le Anh Tuan crashes in 16th place – VND 166,000,000
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Hoang
Nguyen
In trouble, Hoang exited shortly after the board turned up on the felt.
Nguyen The Anh – 1,380,000
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – Eliminated
23:02: Two pair good for Nguyen Quang Hung
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Button Nguyen Quang Hung opened to 95,000, joined by small blind Yashiro Naoki. Flop came and Yashiro check raised Nguyen’s 105,000 bet to 250,000. Nguyen calls and sees turn . Yashiro leads out for 200,000, Nguyen with a call. River went check check and Nguyen revealed two pair for the pot.
Nguyen Quang Hung – 4,750,000
Yashiro Naoki – 2,900,000
22:55: Seat Redraw
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Chip Counts:
Table 4
Zhou Pengfei – 385,000
Pham Quyet Tien – 1,625,000
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 2,465,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 585,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,315,000
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – 950,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 925,000
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 1,580,000
Table 7
Nguyen Duc Anh – 1,510,000
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 505,000
Lee Tian Yu – 1,490,000
Nguyen The Anh – 865,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 5,380,000
Chong Khai Bin – 800,000
Nguyen Quang Hung – 4,105,000
Yashiro Naoki – 3,455,000
22:44: Luong Van Quang railed in 17th place – VND 166,000,000
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Cutoff Nguyen Quang Hung limped and called off Luong Van Quang’s 450,000 shove behind with . Luong with needed to spike an ace to remain in the tournament, but missed to come on board .
Nguyen Quang Hung – 4,100,000
Luong Van Quang – Eliminated
22:43: Tran Thanh Van exits in 18th place – VND 145,000,000
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
and is crushed against Naoki’s . The board peeled no sixes with pocket jacks.Yashiro Naoki – 3,300,000
Tran Thanh Van – Eliminated
22:37: Pham Quyet Tien bags a flip
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Hijack Wong Charles Ying Wai raised to 220,000, leaving himself with 5,000 behind. Pham Quyet Tien joins the action from the small blind and gets it in on . Wong calls with , still ahead against Pham’s . The runout however, paired up Pham good for the takedown.
Pham Quyet Tien – 1,600,000
Wong Charles Ying Wai – Eliminated
22:28: Ramsden Jacque Patrick rivers the nuts
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Tang
Ramsden
The board ran , leaving Tang’s two pair in the muck against Ramsden’s nut straight.
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – 1,300,000
Tang Ying Seng – Eliminated
22:23: Nguyen Thi Bao An remains unbeatable
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
An all-in preflop situation, Phan Tuan Vinh pushed his 455,000 stack in with and was called by Nguyen Thi Bao An with . The flop ran quickly giving Nguyen a set which further improved to a full house by the turn . The river locked in the win for Nguyen as she bagged her 8th set for the day.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 3,000,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – Eliminated
22:20: Yashiro Naoki sends one out
Level 25: 20,000 – 40,000 ante 40,000
Nguyen
Naoki
Only avoiding an ace, Naoki scored the win after a queen high board faced up.
Yashiro Naoki – 2,780,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – Eliminated
22:08: Le Ngoc Minh exits in 22nd place
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
After losing a flip with against Phan Tuan Vinh’s , Le Ngoc Minh was left with 6BB – 180,000. Le pushed in the following hand and was called by big blind Malouch Jean Mathieu.
Le
Malouch
The flop gave Malouch more outs and completed a straight by the river for the win.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 4,000,000
Le Ngoc Minh – Eliminated
22:04: Nguyen Minh Thanh busts Tan Ong Kwan
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Utg Tan Ong Kwan pushed all-in with for 280,000 and was up against small blind Nguyen Minh Thanh’s . The flop was a smash dunk for Nguyen with top pair flush draw which further improved to two pair following the runout .
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,800,000
Tan Ong Kwan – Eliminated
21:47: Seat Redraw
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Chip Counts
Table 3
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 1,125,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 185,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 1,130,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 3,740,000
Le Ngoc Minh – 330,000
Hyunh Ngoc Cuong – 1,505,000
Nguyen The Anh – 1,295,000
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 2,465,000
Table 4
Chong Khai Bin – 1,345,000
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 855,000
Zhou Pengfei – 375,000
Tang Ying Seng – 615,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 1,085,000
Pham Quyet Tien – 1,155,000
Lee Tian Yu – 1,075,000
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – 950,000
Table 7
Tan Ong Kwan – 295,000
Nguyen Quang Hung – 3,725,000
Yashiro Naoki – 1,115,000
Tran Thanh Van – 605,000
Wong Charles Ying Wai – 400,000
Luong Van Quang – 430,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,490,000
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 1,375,000
21:46: Nguyen Duy Thuc holds for the win
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Nguyen Hoang Long
Nguyen Duy Thuc
In for a flip, the board revealed several overcards, none of which were Nguyen Hoang Long’s.
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 1,375,000
Nguyen Hoang Long – Eliminated
21:33: Ramsden Jacque Patrick pulls a two outer
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Ramsden
Tang
Upon seeing the cards, Ramsden stood up from the table ready to leave with his opponent asking him to sit back down. Tang’s intuition was right as the board felted a two outer for Ramsden’s survival.
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – 1,025,000
Tang Ying Seng – 1,100,000
21:25: Malouch Jean Mathieu piles it high
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu defended his big blind against hijack Chang Yu Chung’s open and saw a flop . Malouch pulled a check raise to 170,000, Chang with a complete. Turn saw Malouch lead out for 200,000, called by Chang. River didn’t stop Malouch as he fired another 500,000, Chang with a final call. Malouch reveals for a full house, and Chang mucks behind.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 2,900,000
Chang Yu Chung – 700,000
21:03: Break Time!
Level 24: 15,000 – 30,000 ante 30,000
Top Chip Counts:
Nguyen Quang Hung – 3,500,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 1,800,000
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 1,710,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,600,000
Tang Ying Seng – 1,585,000
21:01: Nguyen Thanh Tung gets crippled
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Cutoff Tang Ying Seng opened and called a 150,000 three bet from big blind Nguyen Thanh Tung to see a flop of . Nguyen continued for 125,000, and called off Tang’s all-in behind for 625,000 total with top pair.
Tang
Nguyen
Up against aces, Nguyen crashed soon after the turn and river completed the board.
Tang Ying Seng – 1,585,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – Eliminated
20:57: Wong Cho Fung Alan bows out
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
An all-in preflop situation, Wong Cho Fung Alan got his 450,000 stack in with and was called by Nguyen Minh Thanh with for a flip. The flop connected with both hands but left Wong’s top pair drawing thin vs Nguyen’s set. The turn and river sealed Wong’s fate, eliminating him from the Main Event tables.
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,700,000
Wong Cho Fung Alan – Eliminated
20:53: Nguyen The Anh outflops Phan Tuan Vinh
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Nguyen The Anh – 700,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 820,000
Phan
Nguyen
The window card however, revealed a queen giving Nguyen two pair on for the win.
Nguyen The Anh – 1,385,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 160,000
20:48: Nguyen Minh Thanh bags the pot
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
A three bet pot preflop, 410,000 was already in the middle by the flop turned up on board. Nguyen Minh Thanh as the aggressor continued with a 160,000 bet to which Nguyen Duc Anh folded.
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,150,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 900,000
20:38: Yashiro Naoki folds to jam
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Midposition Yashiro Naoki opened to 50,000, called by button Nguyen Hoang Long and the big blind. Flop came , checked to Yashiro, he bets 45,000 and shortly folds to Nguyen’s all-in for 340,000 more.
Nguyen Hoang Long – 615,000
Yashiro Naoki – 1,410,000
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – 455,000
Yashiro Naoki – 1,360,000
20:27: Nguyen Tan Khoa crushes with aces
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Ng
Nguyen
The board gave both players a full house, Nguyen with a better aces full over fives.
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 700,000
Ng Shun Hong – Eliminated
20:19: Nguyen Thai runs into a hand
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
Nguyen
Wong
Gunning for live cards, the board failed to pair either player with Wong’s ace-king good for the pot.
Wong Charles Ying Wai – 750,000
Nguyen Thai – Eliminated
20:12: Blinds up!
Level 23: 10,000 – 25,000 ante 25,000
20:09: Cao Ngoc Anh crashes into kings
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Cao
Pham
Looking for a three outer, the eight high board offered no help for Cao as he headed for the rails.
Pham Quyet Tien – 1,000,000
Cao Ngoc Anh – Eliminated
20:07: Nguyen Quang Hung gets max value
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Utg Nguyen Quang Hung opened to 40,000, joined by button Tan Kean Wei. Flop came and Nguyen pulled a check raise to 165,000. Tan completes and sees the turn . Nguyen checks once again and Tan bets 165,000. Nguyen fires another raise this time for 425,000, Tan with a shove behind. Nguyen doesn’t hesitate to put his 1.075M stack in and reveals for a set. Tan’s top pair is drawing dead and Nguyen rakes in the pot shortly after.
Nguyen Quang Hung – 2,580,000
Tan Kean Wei – 310,000
20:02: Wong Cho Fung Alan slams it through
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Wong Cho Fung Alan – 495,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 700,000
19:54: Nguyen Thi Bao An delivers two knock outs
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Sembrano
Cheung
Nguyen
Continuing her momentum, Nguyen bagged the win and knocked both players out after the board missed to connect with either two.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 1,900,000
Cheung Park Yu – Eliminated
Alvin Jeff Sembrano – Eliminated
19:49: Chu Chi Jen snags a double
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Chu
Cheung
A great spot for Chu, the board ran clear of aces with his pocket nines scooping the double up.
Chu Chi Jen – 305,000
Cheung Park Yu – 395,000
19:44: Alvin Jeff Sembrano suffers terrible bad beat
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Sembrano
Nguyen
A 73 BB pot in the middle, the board ran with Nguyen spiking her two outer by the river for a huge double up. Sembrano is crippled down to 1 BB but manages to bag a win the following hand.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 1,470,000
Alvin Jeff Sembrano – 20,000
19:40: Nguyen Tan Khoa outruns Luong Van Quang
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Nguyen
Luong
Running another race, Nguyen lucked out after flopping top pair on and further improved to a full house by the river.
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 370,000
Luong Van Quang – 725,000
19:36: Wong Ho Shing stacks off
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Wong
Tang
In for a race, the board quickly favored Tang, giving him top pair to knock out Wong from the running.
Tang Ying Seng – 510,000
Wong Ho Shing – Eliminated
18:30: Dinner Break!
Level 22: 10,000 – 20,000 ante 20,000
Top Chip Counts:
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 2,300,000
Tan Kean Wei – 1,950,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 1,200,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 1,150,000
Le Ngoc Minh – 1,150,000
18:24: Liew Teck Wee pulls a squeeze
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
Liew Teck Wee – 440,000
Dong Van Tan – 564,000
18:12: Ng Shun Hong delivers elimination
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
Lee
Ng
Both players connected with the flop but the runout landed Ng two pair for the take down.
Ng Shun Hong – 880,000
Lee Juyeol – Eliminated
18:08: Lim Kar Hou finds a fold
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
Utg Nguyen Hoang Long opened and called off a three bet to 100,000 from big blind Lim Kar Hou. The two saw a flop of , checked to Nguyen, he bet all-in and successfully convinced Lim to throw in the fold. Nguyen shows a for top pair.
Nguyen Hoang Long – 600,000
Lim Kar Hou – 260,000
18:05: Nguyen Duy Thuc spikes a runner runner
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
Cutoff Nguyen Duy Thuc opened to 35,000, joined by both players on the blinds. Flop checked to Nguyen, he continued for 50,000. Small blind folds and big blind Zhang Zhengwei moves all-in for 110,000 more. Nguyen puts in the call and the two run the board.
Zhang
Nguyen
Ahead with top pair, Zhang was out of luck as the runout gave Nguyen a runner runner straight to knock him out.
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 660,000
Zhang Zhengwei – Eliminated
17:59: Wong Ho Shing bounces back
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
Wong
Zhang
Dominating his opponent, Wong scored the double up after the board landed him a pair of kings for the win.
Wong Ho Shing – 270,000
Zhang Zhengwei – 210,000
17:50: Malouch Jean Mathieu soars to the top
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
Action began on button Charlton Scott Nathaniel who opened to 32,000, called by both players on the blinds. Flop came , small blind Malouch Jean Mathieu leads out for 55,000, big blind folds, and Charlton bumps it up to 155,000. Malouch continues and sees turn where he again led out a 200,000 bet. Charlton moves all-in for 700,000, easily called by Malouch with a full house . Charlton drawing dead with , exited in 51st place finish following the hand.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 2,190,000
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – Eliminated
17:47: Blinds up!
Level 21: 8,000 – 16,000 ante 16,000
17:46: Chang Yu Chung snags a boost
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Utg Zhang Zhengwei opened to 30,000, joined by two callers to a flop of . Action checked round and saw turn peel another . Checked to Zhang, he bets 45,000, called by Nguyen Duc Anh behind. Back to big blind Chang Yu Chung, he throws in a raise to 137,000, and received no calls from his opponents.
Chang Yu Chung – 950,000
Zhang Zhengwei – 550,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 1,170,000
17:35: Tan Kean Wei scoops up the pot
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Utg+1 opened to 25,000 followed by a three bet behind from Ramsden Jacque Patrick. Cutoff Tan Kean Wei joined in, and the original raiser folds, leaving the two heads up. On flop , Ramsden checked and Tan bet 100,000. Ramsden gives it up and throws in the fold.
Tan Kean Wei – 1,550,000
Ramsden Jacque Patrick – 570,000
17:30: Easy double for Nguyen The Anh
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Nguyen The Anh
Nguyen Quang Hung
A huge underdog, Nguyen Quang Hung’s small pocket pair was no match against his opponent’s pocket queens which ran a full house by the river .
Nguyen The Anh – 424,000
Nguyen Quang Hung – 600,000
17:24: One bet does it for Chong Kai Bin
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Following a hijack open and a call, small blind Chong Kai Bin bumped it up to 81,000 and was joined by button Malouch Jean Mathieu. Flop came and Chong continued for 60,000. Malouch makes the fold and moves on to the next hand.
Chong Kai Bin – 770,000
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 1,060,000
17:18: Luong Van Quang sends Hu Jinlong packing
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Hu
Luong
The board ran with the river pairing up Luong’s ace for the win.
Luong Van Quang – 900,000
Hu Jinlong – Eliminated
17:14: Le Tuan Phong throws it in the muck
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Chu Chi Jen defended his big blind against hijack Le Tuan Phong’s open to 25,000 and saw a flop of . Checked to Le, he fired a 35,000 bet, Chu with a raise all-in for 107,000. Le used up two time banks and found a fold shortly after.
Chu Chi Jen – 210,000
Le Tuan Phong – 320,000
17:08: Liew Teck Wee holds for the win
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Up against a utg open and a call, small blind Liew Teck Wee pushed all-in for 151,000 and was called by button Lim Kar Hou for a flip. Liew with sent Lim’s headed towards the muck after the board faded his opponent’s outs. Liew bags the win and stacks 29 BB high.
Liew Teck Lee – 351,000
Lim Kar Hou – 290,000
17:03: Nguyen Van Trung throws in a four bet
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Nguyen Van Trung – 540,000
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 950,000
16:57: Nguyen Thi Bao An flops top set
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Hijack Nguyen Thi Bao An opened to 25,000, called behind by button Phan Tuan Vinh and the big blind. On flop , Nguyen fired 37,000, Phan puts in the call, and big blind opts out. Turn this time saw Nguyen check call a 50,000 bet from Phan, leading to the river . Both players check to showdown and Nguyen reveals for the win.
Nguyen Thi Bao An – 477,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 1,000,000
16:42: Break Time!
Level 20: 6,000 – 12,000 ante 12,000
Top Chip Counts:
Pham Quyet Tien – 1,200,000
Nguyen Duc Anh – 1,200,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 1,120,000
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 1,000,000
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 980,000
16:34: Nguyen Thai lands crucial flip
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Nguyen Thai
Nguyen The Anh
The flop quickly paired up Nguyen The Anh but ran a one card flush by the river . Nguyen Thai snags the pot with his completing a flush for the double up.
Nguyen Thai – 507,000
Nguyen The Anh – 260,000
16:26: Nguyen Thanh Tung leaves the Main Event arena
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
A blind vs blind battle, Chong Kai Bin and Nguyen Thanh Tung were in for a flip with Nguyen at risk with . Chong’s managed to turn a flush draw on and filled up after the river landed another heart. Chong takes the cake with his flush, sending Nguyen out of the running.
Chong Kai Bin – 630,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – Eliminated
16:22: Sevens good for Okada Yusuke
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Utg+1 Okada Yusuke opened to 20,000, joined by button Tang Ying Seng. Flop saw Okada check call for 18,000. No more bets were collected through turn and river with Okada revealing for the win.
Okada Yusuke – 248,000
Tang Ying Seng – 410,000
16:14: Le Tuan Phong dominates opponent
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Running another all-in preflop situation, Nguyen Van Sang found his dominated against Le Tuan Phong’s . The king high flop didn’t improve Nguyen’s situation with the runout costing him half his stack.
Le Tuan Phong – 169,000
Nguyen Van Sang – 80,000
16:10: Nguyen Duc Anh scores huge flip
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Nguyen
Lee
Running a flip for 74 BB, the board ran , pairing up Nguyen’s overcards for the win.
Nguyen Duc Anh – 748,000
Lee Wai Huen – 143,000
16:06: Nguyen Duy Thuc breaks 1M mark
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Yu
Nguyen
No queens were seen on board earning Nguyen a boost for his pocket tens.
Nguyen Duy Thuc – 1,050,000
Lau Wing Yu – Eliminated
16:02: Marc Rivera gets railed
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Utg+1 Marc Rivera opened to 20,000 and called off for his 60,000 behind after small blind Nguyen Van Sang pushed all-in. Nguyen with tops Rivera’s all the way through the river . Rivera exits in 75th place finish.
Nguyen Van Sang – 220,000
Marc Rivera – Eliminated
15:58: Truong Chi crashes into queens
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
With 73,000 in the middle, action on flop saw Truong Chi check raise all-in for 141,000 against Nguyen The Anh’s 25,000 bet. Nguyen makes the call with , crushing Truong’s . The turn and river run blank, leaving Nguyen’s pocket queens good for the pot.
Nguyen The Anh – 445,000
Truong Chi – Eliminated
15:54: Wong Charles Ying Wai folds to double barrel
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
Midposition Nguyen Hoang Long opened to 20,000, called behind by Wong Charles Ying Wai. Flop came , Nguyen continued for 20,000, Wong with a call. Turn saw and Nguyen sent out another 50,000, to which Wong folded.
Nguyen Hoang Long – 330,000
Wong Charles Ying Wai – 245,000
15:48: Blinds up!
Level 19: 5,000 – 10,000 ante 10,000
15:44: Pham Song Hau survives through
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Folded to the small blind, Pham Song Hau slammed his 84,000 in, called behind by Charlton Scott Nathaniel. Pham ahead with against Charlton’s quickly earned the pot with top pair on .
Pham Song Hau – 176,000
Charlton Scott Nathaniel – 800,000
15:37: Nguyen Van Sang bags three way all-in
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Nguyen
Hu
Ling
The board ran with Nguyen’s flopped two pair good for the take down. Ling survives by winning the side pot but is crippled down to 2.5 BB.
Nguyen Van Sang – 248,000
Ling Tien Loon – 20,000
Hu Jinlong – 380,000
15:29: Zhou Pengfei wins cooler
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
All the chips piled high in the middle with Nguyen Thanh Tung’s behind against Zhou Pengfei’s . The board ran smooth for Zhou as he jumps back to 11 BB.
Zhou Pengfei – 90,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 450,000
15:27: Cheng Tin Wai gives it up
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Utg Thavon Theerapol opened to 17,000 and called a three bet to 45,000 from small blind Cheng Tin Wai. The two went on to see a flop , checked to Thavon, he bet 50,000, and Cheng makes the fold.
Thavon Theerapol – 370,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 645,000
15:23: Wong Ka Fai wins race
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Wong
Lee
Lee managed to outflop his opponent on but lost the advantage after the runout gave Wong the nut straight.
Wong Ka Fai – 170,000
Lee Juyeol – 330,000
15:11: Malouch Jean Mathieu spikes up the aggression
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung defended his big blind against button Malouch Jean Mathieu’s open and saw a flop of . Checked to Malouch, he bets 28,000. Nguyen puts in a raise to 69,000 yet folded shortly after Malouch reshoved all-in.
Malouch Jean Mathieu – 790,000
Nguyen Thanh Tung – 117,000
15:06: Chang Yu Chung gets lucky
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Li
Chang
At risk with his pocket pair, Li quickly bid his Main Event dreams goodbye as the board felted .
Chang Yu Chun – 710,000
Li Fei – Eliminated
15:03: Nguyen Tan Khoa scoops it up
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Facing a hijack open and a call, button Tran Hoang Nam stuffed his 48,000 in, called by both opponents. Flop came , raiser Cheng Tin Wai bet 25,000 and called off Nguyen Tan Khoa’s all-in behind for 143,000.
Tran
Nguyen
Cheng
Cheng with top pair was in good shape to take it down, but failed to dodge Nguyen’s overcards as the runout revealed . Nguyen scoops up the pot with trip queens and soars to 56 BB.
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 450,000
Cheng Tin Wai – 780,000
Tran Hoang Nam – Eliminated
14:47: Break Time!
Level 18: 4,000 – 8,000 ante 8,000
Top Chip Counts:
Cheng Tin Wai – 970,000
Tan Kean Wei – 920,000
Ng Shun Hong – 820,000
Le Ngoc Minh – 790,000
Phan Tuan Vinh – 740,000
14:45: Duong Ngo Linh triples up
Level 17: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Duong
Lee
Whilst dominated, Duong quickly flopped top pair on and bagged the lucky triple up.
Duong Ngo Linh – 138,000
Lee Kaongho – 370,000
14:39: Tan Ong Kwan fires triple barrel bluff
Level 17: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Utg+1 Tan Ong Kwan opened to 12,000 and called a three bet to 35,000 from Le Ngoc Minh behind. The two saw a flop of , checked to Le, he continues for 27,000. Tan puts in a raise to 60,000, Le with a call behind. Turn saw Tan lead out for 78,000, called again by Le. Tan didn’t slow down and bet 110,000 on the river , and Le with a final call.
Tan
Le
Le Ngoc Minh – 790,000
Tan Ong Kwan – 520,000
14:32: Wang Jiang doubles with aces
Level 17: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Hijack Wang Jiang open shoved for 63,000, called by big blind Marc Rivera. Wang with doubled up with no sweat against Rivera’s as the board ran .
Wang Jiang – 135,000
Marc Rivera – 200,000
14:25: Ho Koon Leong bows out
Level 17: 3,000 – 6,000 ante 6,000
Hijack Nguyen Duc Nhat opened to 12,000 and called big blind Ho Koon Leong’s all-in for 60,000 total. Nguyen with against Ho’s