Day 1
Nguyen Van Tung railed by Michael Kim Falcon
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 Q♣ Q♠ . However, Nguyen again got it in against his big stacked opponent and was outflopped on 8♣ 7♥ 4♠ 2♠ 2♦ .
Nguyen K♥ Q♣ Falcon K♦ 8♦
Falcon scoops up the pot with two pair, knocking out Nguyen two spots short to Day 2.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
460,000(115 BB) | 59,000 | |
busted | -2,000 |
Michael Kim Falcon bags huge flip

Utg Michael Kim Falcon opened to 9,000, called by a player behind. Nguyen Van Tung put in a three bet to 45,000, to which Falcon answered with an all-in for 191,000 total. Player folds, and Nguyen makes the call.
Falcon J♣ J♦ Nguyen A♦ K♥
A major flip for a 100 BB pot, the ten high board T♠ 7♦ 2♠ 3♦ 5♣ spared no ace or king, giving Falcon’s pocket jacks the crucial win. Nguyen survives but is crippled down to 0.5 BB.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
401,000(100 BB) | 181,000 | |
2,000(1 BB) | -229,000 |
Lim Chor Heng gives up the fight
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 K♦ 2♥ 7♥ . Nguyen threw in a bet of 20,000, and was called by the original raiser. On to the turn 6♦ , Nguyen moved all-in for 118,000, Lim with a fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
231,000(92 BB) | 132,000 | |
90,000(36 BB) | -120,000 |
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
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
639,000 | -31,000 | |
489,000 | 273,000 | |
455,000 | 55,000 | |
359,000 | 59,000 | |
355,000 | 355,000 | |
341,000 | 341,000 | |
307,000 | 307,000 | |
296,000 | 296,000 | |
278,000 | 278,000 | |
MB | 261,000 | 122,000 |
245,000 | 75,000 | |
240,000 | 240,000 | |
239,000 | -39,000 | |
233,000 | 233,000 | |
224,000 | 224,000 | |
207,000 | 207,000 | |
202,000 | 202,000 | |
175,000 | 175,000 | |
169,000 | -15,000 | |
164,000 | 164,000 | |
158,000 | -32,000 | |
157,000 | -1,000 | |
156,000 | 156,000 | |
141,000 | 141,000 | |
136,000 | 16,000 | |
131,000 | 131,000 | |
104,000 | ||
103,000 | 34,000 | |
99,000 | 99,000 | |
98,000 | 87,000 | |
97,000 | 97,000 | |
79,000 | 79,000 | |
74,000 | 74,000 | |
73,000 | 73,000 | |
66,000 | 26,000 | |
66,000 | -3,000 | |
61,000 | -92,000 | |
58,000 | 10,000 | |
54,000 | 54,000 | |
48,000 |