Main Event

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 K♠ K♣ up against Cheng’s A♥ A♠ . The board ran safe for Cheng, eliminating Nguyen with no sweat shortly after.

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 4♣ 4♥ J♠ . Both players check to turn A♣ , and Nguyen fires 10,000, called by Tran. River 3♦ saw no more chips flying in with Nguyen showing K♠ Q♦ high and Tran with T♣ T♦ for the pot.

Utg Nguyen Van Viet moved all-in for 30,000 and was called behind by Nguyen Thi Bao An with suited broadway connectors.

Nguyen Van Viet A♦ 6♣ Nguyen Thi Bao An Q♣ J♠

Whilst ahead, Van Viet’s ace high was left drawing thin after the flop 7♠ J♦ Q♦ faced up on board. The turn T♠ and river A♣ gave Van Viet top pair yet not enough to beat Thi Bao An’s flopped two pair.

10 players left in the running with bag time set at 4 players remaining.

Top Chip Counts:

Utg+1 Li Fei opened to 2,000, called by both cutoff Nguyen Van Viet and the big blind. Flop came A♥ 9♠ 7♠ . 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 A♣ J♥ Nguyen A♠ 5♦

The turn T♠ and river Q♥ change nothing and awards Li’s pair of aces the win.

Utg Nguyen Van Viet opened to 5,000 and called Nguyen Thanh Phat’s 32,000 all-in behind.

Nguyen Thanh Phat K♥ K♣ Nguyen Van Viet T♥ T♠

Up against a monster pair, Nguyen Van Viet spiked no two outers after the board ran 2♥ J♦ 2♠ 8♥ Q♣ , leaving him to pay off his opponent in full.