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9/8/2019, 11:00:00 PM

Day 1C closes with 62 players led by Huynh Tan Dung

A♠ predicted, Main Event Day 1C produced the largest field with 130 entries (108 players, 22 re-entries) however only 62 remained at the end of regulation. Bringing his stack to the summit was Vietnam’s Huynh Tan Dung with 273,300 bagged. He will enter Day 2 as the overall chip leader.

Full chip counts and seat assignments coming shortly along with a recap on today’s action. You can read up on the updates for some of the day’s thrilling moments.

Day 2 - Seat Draw

Day 1 ABC - Chip Counts

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9/8/2019, 10:45:00 PM

Le Anh Minh doubles up through Tzai Wei Phua

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Mp Le Anh Minh raised to 3k, sb Tzai Wei Phua called, the flop ran 3♦ J♦ 4♠ . Kang checked, Minh bet 5k, Phua raised to 15k, Minh jammed (61k), Phua tank-called.

Phua A♦ 9♦ draw Minh K♦ K♠

The turn 8♣ and river 6♠ were no help to Phua, Minh shipped it for a double up to 130k.

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9/8/2019, 10:40:00 PM

William Kang with another pot

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

William Kang picked up another pot to beef up to 230k. With a board showing 2♦ 7♠ 7♣ J♦ and 17k already brewed, Kang bet 13k and got called. The river 7♦ saw Kang send out 30k, no call to win the pot.

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9/8/2019, 10:30:00 PM

Jin Yong vs Mike Takayama

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

From utg, Jin Yong made it to the 2300 to go, utg+1 Mike Takayama three-bet to 6500, everyone folded around and back to Yong who called. At the flop 5♣ 6♣ K♣ , Yong checked, Takayama bet 4200, Yong called. The turn T♠ , Yong check-called 8500 and the river fell 9♦ . Both players checked. Yong showed J♠ Q♣ straight, Takayama folded.

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9/8/2019, 10:20:00 PM

Michael Seymour rises to 100k

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

After flop betting 8♥ 4♦ K♦ , the pot built up to 60k. The turn 5♥ saw Ming Sang Chung check to Michael Seymour who shoved (43.6k). Chung folded.

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9/8/2019, 10:10:00 PM

William Kang loses some to Jimmy Guerrero

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Jimmy Guerrero busted earlier and upon re-entering was sent back to William Kang’s table on a different seat. Both players engaged in a pot kicked off by Guerrero who raised to 2300 from hijack. Cutoff Kang and button player called. The flop landed 6♣ 6♠ J♠ , all checked. The turn T♣ , Guerrero bet 8k, Kang called, button folded. The river T♦ , Guerrero fired 15k, Kang folded. Guerrero up to 50k, Kang down to 200k.

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9/8/2019, 10:05:00 PM

Junichi Nakanowatari busts one and climbs to 140k

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Plenty of players wanting in on this pot but only two went head-to-head. Mp player raised to 2200, called by four players before it reached bb Junichi Nakanowatari who three-bet to 15k. Mp answered with a shove (51.9k), the next four players folded, Nakanowatari called with over 20k more in chips.

MP: 9♣ 9♥ Nakanowatari T♥ T♣

The board ran dry for the mp player to send all the chips to Nakanowatari who now has 140k.

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9/8/2019, 9:55:00 PM

Trinh Anh Dung denies Dao Minh Phu

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Button Trinh Anh Dung three-bet a 220 raise to make it 5200 to go. Big blind Dao Minh Phu shoved (51k), initial raiser folded, Dung called.

Phu A♣ 2♣ Dung Q♦ Q♥

When the flop ran T♥ A♥ 3♣ , Phu overtook with a higher pair however the turn K♥ and river 2♥ produced more hearts for the nut flush to Dung. Dung up to 160k.

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9/8/2019, 9:35:00 PM

William Kang rails Duy Ho

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Next on William Kang’s black book was Duy Ho. From cutoff, Kang raised to 2200, button Duy all in for 25k, blinds folded, action back to Kang with the snap-call. Duy 3♠ 3♦ , Kang A♣ A♦ , no help arrived for Duy.

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9/8/2019, 9:25:00 PM

William Kang knocks out Ray Chiu on a higher boat

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

William Kang continues to pile it in. He just shipped all of Ray Chiu’s chips to climb to 210k. utg+1 Kang opened for 2k, hijack Chiu and cutoff Quang Nguyen called. On the flop Q♦ 7♥ 2♣ , Kang checked, Chiu bet 4k, Nguyen folded, Kang called. The turn Q♣ Kang check-called 8k and the river 4♠ completed the board. Once again Kang sent the betting to Chiu who shoved (21.4k). Kang called.

Chiu 2♠ 2♥ full house but Kang had better with Q♠ 7♠ higher full house.

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9/8/2019, 9:15:00 PM

Huynh Duc Tai crosses into 200k

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Huynh Duc Tai crossed over 200k after this hand against Yin Kwok Chun. Chun raised to 1600, Huynh called on the big blind. The flop K♣ A♣ T♥ , Huynh check-called a 3200 bet. The turn 2♥ , another check-called 7600. The river T♦ , Huynh switched up and fored 18.2k, Chun tank-called. Huynh showed A♦ T♠ for a winning full house. Huynh at 210k.

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9/8/2019, 9:10:00 PM

Mike Takayama puts the heat on Chen Xianling

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

From utg, Mike Takayama raised to 1800 and found one caller in the button player Chen Xianling. At the flop K♣ 6♠ Q♦ , Takayama checked, Chen took a stab with a 3800 bet, Takayama called. On the turn 7♠ , check again by Takayama, Chen fired 9k, Takayama answered with a 26k raise, Chen folded.

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9/8/2019, 9:05:00 PM

Huy Coshet doubles up through Duy Ho

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Utg raised to 1900, lojack Duy Ho called, hijack Huy Coshet three-bet to 7600, utg folded, Duy shoved (30k), Huy Coshet all in (26k).

Duy 3♦ 3♠ Huy Coshet A♦ A♠

The board ran empty for Duy to double up Huy Coshet to 53k. Duy down to 4k.

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9/8/2019, 9:00:00 PM

Ming Sang Chung busts Florencio Campomanes

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ming Sang Chung is up to 170k after giving Florencio Campomanes the boot. Action was set off by Chung in mid position. He raised to 1800. Cutoff three-bet to 5100, button Campomanes called, back to Chung who four-bet pushed, cutoff folded, Campomanes called while announcing “I don’t fold this hand” and showed 7♣ 7♠ . Chung had K♣ K♥ . The board ran T♣ 2♣ 3♠ 3♥ K♠ .

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9/8/2019, 8:55:00 PM

Tsang Dicky Siu Hang avoids the rail

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Tsang Dicky Siuu Hang is on his re-entry bullet today having been coolered to a short stack on his first attempt and unable to recover. This time, he is doing a bit better. His starting stack dropped to 40k but was able to boost it on a lucky double up. He had 9♣ 9♥ and was all in against a player with K♥ K♣ . In danger of elimination, the board ran A8♣ J♣ A♥ 9♠ 8♥ to give him a dominating full house. He now has over 33k.

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9/8/2019, 8:40:00 PM

William Kang up to 190k

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

William Kang now has around 190k after winning a decent sized pot against Duy Ho. From lo-jack, Kang raised to 1700 preflop, hijack Duy three-bet to 3500, Kang called. On the flop Q♠ 8♣ 9♣ , both checked and the turn fell 5♠ . Kang bet 3700, Duy called and the river came T♣ . Kang fired 12.5k, this time Duy folded.

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9/8/2019, 8:15:00 PM

Aaron Lim goes up to 80k

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Getting a hand on one Aaron Lim who missed the mark yesterday. He is doing much better today with 80k after this hand. He was up against big stacked Pham Thanh Tung. Both players built a 13k pot preflop. At the flop 3♦ 3♠ 9♣ , Pham checked, Lim bet 3k, Pham raised to 9k, Lim called. The turn T♣ , Pham checked, Lim bet 10k, Pham tank-folded.

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9/8/2019, 8:10:00 PM

Francis Garson in action

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Utg+1 raised to 1400, mp Jerry Delisle called, sb Francis Garson three-bet to 4200, he was called by both players. At the flop 8♦ 3♥ J♣ , Garson c-bet 3500, called again by both players. The turn 8♥ saw no bets land and the river 6♠ was dealt. Garson bet 8200, no takers to give him the pot.

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9/8/2019, 8:00:00 PM

William Kang cripples Jimmy Guerrero

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Everyone folded to the blinds, sb Jimmy Guerrero raised to 1800, William Kang defended his big blind. At the flop T♠ 7♥ 5♣ , Guerrero c-bet 5k, Kang called. The turn 2♥ , Guerrero bet a large 20k, and still couldn’t push out Kang who called. On the river 7♦ , Guerrero banged out 60k, Kang tank-called. Guerrero had to show the bluff J♦ 4♥ , Kang scooped the pot with a winning Q♥ T♥ top pair. Guerrero down to 10k, Kang zoomed to 174k.

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9/8/2019, 7:50:00 PM

Nguyen Bao Trung sends Le Ngoc Khanh below starting stack

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Catching the action with the two players on a turn board 3♥ T♦ T♥ 9♣ with 50k already weighing down the middle. utg Nguyen Bao Trung bet 40k, utg+1 Le Ngoc Khanh tank-called. The river 8♦ , Khanh tanked again after Nguyen shoved (55k). Khanh folded and dropped to 30k. Nguyen climbs to 160k.

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9/8/2019, 7:40:00 PM

Manish Lakhotia climbing

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Another good pot for Manish Lakhotia, this time he got a bump up from Nguyen Tuan Hung. With 10k in the middle and a flop J♥ Q♣ 2♥ before them, Lakhotia check-called a 6k bet. The turn 4♥ , both players checked and the dealer opened the 8♠ river. Lakhotia bet 12k, Nguyen called, Lakhotia showed 9♠ T♠ for the straight. Lakhotia up to 120k, Nguyen dropped to 17k.

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9/8/2019, 7:20:00 PM

Three-way all in goes to Quang Nguyen

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Just before the break, Quang Nguyen celebrated a triple up with his drawing hand getting there on the river. The hand had Nguyen open-shove 13.8k, called by Jimmy Guerrero, William Kang then shoved 41k, action back to Guerrero who tank-called.

Nguyen A♥ K♦ Kang Q♣ Q♦ Guerrero 8♦ 8♥

The board ran 3♦ 4♥ 4♣ 7♥ A♠ . Nguyen tripled up to 42.5k, Kang won the side pot and now has 55k, Guerrero down to 108.7k.

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9/8/2019, 7:11:00 PM

Trinh Anh Dung lands a big double off Dao Minh Phu

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Trinh Anh Dung and Dao Minh Phu engaged in a hand that saw big bets tabled. Phu kicked off the action with a raise to 1200, big blind Dung called. At the flop A♣ J♦ 5♥ , Dung check-called 1600 and the turn fell 4♣ . Another check by Dung, Phu bet 3000, Dung raised to 8000, Phu three-bet to 20k, Dung all in for 45.9k total, Phu called to put Dung at risk.

Phu A♥ Q♥ top pair Dung A♦ 4♥ two pair

The river T♥ didn’t improve Phu to send his stack down to 40k. Dung doubled up to 100k.

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9/8/2019, 6:55:00 PM

Manish Lakhotia takes some off re-entry player Cao Ngoc Anh

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Mp Cao Ngoc Anh re-entered after getting bounced by Alan King Lun Lau. Seated at a new table, he raised to 1200, hijack called, button Manish Lakhotia three-bet to 3800, only Anh called. When the flop ran J♥ 2♥ 2♦ , both players checked and the dealer felted 6♥ . Anh bet 4000, Lakhotia raised to 12k, called by Anh. The river Q♠ Anh checked, Lakhotia fired 18k, Anh tank-folded leaving himself 30k. Lakhotia up to 100k.

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9/8/2019, 6:50:00 PM

Florencio Campomanes doubles up to 70k

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

We only caught the action as Florencio Campomanes was getting paid. The board was 5♠ T♠ 5♣ 9♠ T♥ . Campomanes held K♥ 5♥ full house, his opponent had A♠ 3♠ nut flush.

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9/8/2019, 6:40:00 PM

Jimmy Guerrero rises to 160k

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Jimmy Guerrero scored a very big pot against Jerry Delisle to send his stack soaring to 160k. The hand began with utg raising to 1200, mp Guerrero called, lo-jack called, cutoff Delisle called, utg folded. When the flop landed A♣ T♥ T♦ all checked for a free turn 4♠ . Guerrero checked, lo-jack bet 5300, Delisle called, Guerrero raised to 16k, lo-jack folded, Delisle called. On the river 9♥ , Guerrero jumped out with a 28k bet, Delisle called. Guerrero showed A♠ T♠ full house on the flop, Delisle mucked and was left with 15k.

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9/8/2019, 6:35:00 PM

Ben Lai doubles up

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Preflop action saw a late position player three-bet to 8000 and Ben Lai called while one player folded. The flop A♣ 9♠ 2♦ , Lai check-called a 5000 c-bet. The turn 8♠ , Lai checked, aggressor bet 15k, Lai all in with less. Lai A♥ 9♥ two pair, aggressor A♦ K♣ top pair. The river J♣ completed the hand. Lai doubled up to 57k.

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9/8/2019, 6:25:00 PM

Another head chopped by Alan King Lun Lau

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

After sending a Vietnamese pro to his knees, Alan King Lun Lau railed another local. Cutoff Vinh Tran was the next victim who raised to 1000, button Lau called, and bb defended. At the flop 2♥ 4♥ 9♦ , action was checked to Tran, he c-bet 2500, Lau and bb matched it. On the turn J♠ , check check to Lau, he slid out 7500. Bb folded, Tran shoved (13k), Lau called. Tran A♦ 9♠ second pair, Lau J♥ T♥ top pair, the river T♣ further improved Lau to dust Tran and climb to 84k.

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9/8/2019, 6:20:00 PM

Alan King Lun Lau takes down Cao Ngoc Anh

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Sitting side by side, and action folding to them on the blinds, sb Alan King Lun Lau shoved (45k), bb Cao Ngo Anh risked it with just 16k. Lau A♠ Q♥ , Anh 9♣ 9♥ , the board ran 4♥ A♦ 4♠ 2♠ 8♣ . Anh out, Lau up to 60k.

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9/8/2019, 6:05:00 PM

Duy Ho tanks one

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The highly cheerful Duy Ho has entered the Main Event. We caught him win a pot that kicked off with mp player raising to 800. It was called by cutoff and Duy on the bb. On the flop 3♥ 4♥ 7♠ , two checks, cutoff bet 3500, Duy raised to 10k, mp folded, cutoff called. The turn J♥ , Duy led 11k, cutoff tanked then folded. Duy up to 59k.

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9/8/2019, 6:00:00 PM

Guarantee surpassed! 109 entries and rising

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The guarantee has been met and crushed! The tally is 109 so far (101 players, 8 re-entries) with registration open all day plus one hour into Day 2. This is officially the richest prize pool ever built in Vietnam!

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9/8/2019, 5:55:00 PM

Dao Minh Phu into 100k

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Catching the action on a turn board Q♦ A♣ K♠ 8♣ and 9k already brewed, Dao Minh Phu bet 7000, opponent called. On the river 3♠ , Phu shoved (38k), called again. Phu won with T♠ J♥ straight, caller showed A♠ Q♦ top two pair.

Shortly after, Phu won another pot. He was on the big blind, three players called his three-bet to 3600, the flop 3♠ 7♠ 6♦ , he c-bet 6600, no callers. Phu showed Q♣ 5♦ bluff.

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9/8/2019, 5:40:00 PM

Three-way showdown! Xiao Yu Cheng ships it

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Three-way showdown began with utg Xiao Yu Cheng raising to 1000, lo-jack Joseph Cona three-bet to 2400, hijack called, button Nguyen Thanh Binh called, back to Cheng who shoved(27k), Cona shoved (32.6k), hijack folded, Nguyen all in for (14k).

Cheng A♦ 6♦ Cona K♦ K♠ Nguyen K♥ T♥

The board ran T♦ 3♥ 5♦ 2♦ 5♥ for the nut flush to Cheng to double up through Cona and rail Nguyen. Cheng rises to 69k. Cona drops to 5600. Nguyen re-entered.

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9/8/2019, 5:30:00 PM

Ming Sang Chung banks a double off Aditya Sushant

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Utg raised to 1000, mp player Ming Sang Chung three-bet to 2600, sb player Aditya Sushant four-bet to 7200, utg folded, and Chung called. At the flop T♠ 9♥ 5♣ , Sushant checked, Chung bet 5000, called by Sushant. The turn 8♦ same action with Sushant check-calling an 18k bet. The river K♣ , Sushant checked, Chung jammed (18.4k), Sushant tank-called with more chips. Sushant had Q♥ Q♣ , Chung won it with T♣ T♦ set for a double up.

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9/8/2019, 5:20:00 PM

Break time chip leader update

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Currently leading at the break is Pham Thanh Tung with 180,000. Huynh Tan Dung follows with 140,000. There are several also just into the 100k range. Among the latest entries are Aaron Lim, Florencio Campomanes, Ray Chiu, Alan King Lun Lau, Vu Minh Tri, Nguyen Pham The Quan, Cao Ngoc Anh, Jin Yong, and Wayne Heung.

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9/8/2019, 5:10:00 PM

Pham Thanh Tung up to 180k

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

On a turn board 3♣ J♦ 8♠ 5♣ and 9k brewed, Pham Thang Tung bet 5500, Phan Trang Linh folded. Tung now up to 180k.

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9/8/2019, 4:50:00 PM

Xiaoyu Cheng boosted by Nguyen Thanh Binh

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Preflop action led to shoves. From lo-jack, Nguyen Thanh Binh (High Roller 1 champion) raised to 800, hijack called, button Xiaoyu Cheng three-bet to 3000, Nguyen four-bet to 12.8k, hijack folded, Cheng all in (21.8k), Nguyen tank-called.

Nguyen Q♣ 7♣ Cheng A♥ A♦

The board ran 7♥ 7♦ A♠ for trips to Nguyen and a dominating full house to Cheng. The turn T♦ and river 4♦ was not the one-outer Nguyen needed to win to send his stack down to 35k. Cheng doubled up to 45k.

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9/8/2019, 4:40:00 PM

Huynh Tan Dung rails Nguyen Van Thuan

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Huynh Tan Dung (aka Pegasus) raised to 1000, sb called, bb Nguyen Van Thuan three-bet to 3000, Pegasus called. On the flop A♠ J♠ 4♠ , sb checked, Nguyen bet 5500, Pegasus called, sb folded. The turn 2♥ , Nguyen checked, Pegasus bet 8000, Nguyen all in (28.5k), Pegasus called with more chips. Pegasus 3♠ 9♠ flush, Nguyen A♥ K♦ top pair. Pegasus rises to 130k.

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9/8/2019, 4:30:00 PM

Notables at the scene

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

We have 87 entries with only 11 needed to pass the guarantee. Joining the action are Mike Takayama, David Hsing Tai (CTP club owner), Co Chung Chuen, Jiaping Zhou, Kong Seong Su, Men “the master” Nguyen, Bobby Zhu Xinghua, Richard Marquez, Sumit Sapra, Sang Yeon Hwang, Francis Gerson, and Huy Coshet.

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9/8/2019, 4:25:00 PM

Round 3: Huynh Duc Tai vs Alex Lindop

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

We’ve seen these two tangle in previous hands, here’s another for our reports. From lo-jack, Huynh Duc Tai raised to 700, hijack Lindop three-bet to 2500, Huynh called. The flop 3♥ 4♦ K♣ Huynh check-raised an 1800 c-bet to make it 4200 to continue. Lindop called. The turn 7♣ , Huynh bet 11k, Lindop called. The river J♦ , Huynh banged out jd}, Lindop folded. Huynh up to 90k.

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9/8/2019, 4:20:00 PM

Aditya Sushant with another two pots

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Earlier we reported on Aditya Sushant winning two back-to-back pots, well, he was at it again. The first hand was a coller. It was all in preflop against Co Chung Chuen. Sushant A♣ A♦ , Chuen K♣ K♠ , the board bricked for a double up to Sushant.

The next hand Sushant raised on the button, big blind only had around 3k behind, bb shoved. Sushant snap-called. Bb Q♠ 6♠ , Sushant A♠ 4♦ . The board ran 7♦ 4♣ K♦ T♠ 2♥ . Sushant up to 73k.

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9/8/2019, 4:10:00 PM

Jimmy Guerrero over 100k

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Jimmy Guerrero picked up another hefty pot to drive his stack over 100k. Action opened with utg+1 Dao Minh Phu raising to 600, called by mp player and cutoff Guerrero. The flop 6♦ 2♦ 8♦ , all checked. The turn 9♥ , check check to Guerrero who bet 4500. Phu raised to 24k, mp folded, Guerrero called. The river 4♥ Phu checked, Guerrero bet 5800, Phu folded.

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9/8/2019, 4:05:00 PM

Sam Beesley vs Manish Lakhotia

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Sam Beesley and Manish Lakhotia went toe-to-toe on two hands. The first one went to Lakhotia whose A♦ J♦ earned him 11k against 3♠ 3♦ with the board running 9♦ 8♥ 2♥ A♠ Q♠ .

The next hand went to Beesley who raised to 500, called by utg+1, three-bet to 1900 by Lakhotia, called only by Beesley. At the flop K♣ A♦ 3♥ , both checked and the turn felted 2♥ . Beesley bet 2000, Lakhotia called. The river 5♠ both checked. Beesley had A♣ 7♣ , Lakhotia folded.

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9/8/2019, 3:55:00 PM

Jiaping Zhou railed by Edgar Antezana

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

APT Vietnam Jiaping Zhou met an early end with Short Deck champion Edgar Antezana delivering the blow. Zhou raised to 800 from cutoff, bb Antezana three-bet to 2500, Zhou called. At the flop 2♠ 7♣ 3♥ , both players went on a betting spree. Antezana checked, Zhou bet 4000, Antezana raised to 8000, Zhou three-bet to 17k, Antezana all in for 35k, called by Zhou with less (23k).

Zhou J♣ J♠ Antezana A♦ A♣

Antezana ships it and rises to 63k.

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9/8/2019, 3:50:00 PM

Ly Tran Tien busts on a bluff; Pham Thanh Tung zooms to 120k

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Ly Tran Tien had a very healthy stack before him but after this hand, he will have to re-enter to get back in the game. The hand opened with mp Pham Thanh Tung raising to 600, hijack three-bet to 1800, bb Tien called, back to Tung who four-bet to 6600, hijack folded, Tien with the snap-call.

The flop A♣ 2♠ 3♥ , Tien checked, Tung c-bet 3600, Tien raised to 12k, Tung called. The turn 3♣ , Tien shoved (31.2k), snap-called by Tung with more chips.

When the hole cards opened, Tung had A♠ K♣ top two pair, Tien Q♠ T♦ bluff. Tien was drawing dead. The river was 6♥ . Tung up to 120k.

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9/8/2019, 3:45:00 PM

WSOP champion Aditya Sushant takes two

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Aditya Sushant is one of India’s finest players and is a decorated with a WSOP title. He is seated at the table closest to us and we managed to catch two back-to-back hands go his way, both up against Xuewei Li.

The first on saw the hijack Xuewei Li limp in, button Sushant raised to 800, bb called, Li called. The flop Q♠ 7♠ T♣ , Sushant c-bet 1500, only Li check-called. The turn 4♦ Sushant bet 5k, Li folded.

The next hand, Li raised, cutoff Sushant called, joined by both players on the blinds. The flop ran J♣ 4♠ 8♥ , action was checked to Sushant who bet 1000, only Li check-called. On the turn 2♠ , same action with Sushant betting 1300, check-called by Li. The river 6♠ , both checked, Li missed with A♣ Q♦ , Sushant won it with 9♣ 8♣ pair. Sushant has 42k.

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9/8/2019, 3:30:00 PM

Tran Thanh Tung with top two

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Hijack Tran Thanh Tung opened to 600, cutoff player called. The flop K♥ J♣ 8♥ , Tran checked, cutoff bet 8k, Tran shoved (45k) a stack that well covered cutoff’s (29k) stack. Cutoff risked it with K♣ 2♣ top pair flush draw. Tran had A♦ K♠ top pair higher kicker. The river A♥ further improved Tran to top two pair to ship it and send one out.

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9/8/2019, 2:50:00 PM

Good pot for Laksh Pal Singh

Level 2: 100 / 200

Laksh Pal Singh has already cashed at the festival with a 6th place finish at the Kickoff event. He is at the table now looking to bag an even bigger one. Tracking his action, we saw him win a good pot against Xuewei Li. Opening the betting was hijack player with a min-raise, button Singh called, joined by sb and bb (Li).

At the flop T♥ A♥ 7♦ , sb checked, Li fired 700, hijack folded, then Singh and sb called. On the turn 6♥ , bigger bets laid out with Li sliding out 2200, raised to 6000 by Singh, sb got out of the way, three-bet to 13k by Li. Singh called. The river 7♥ , check by Li, Singh all in (32k), Li tank-folded. Singh now at 62k.

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9/8/2019, 2:45:00 PM

Huynh Duc Tai fully paid for the nut flush

Level 2: 100 / 200

Huynh Duc Tai grabbed himself a double up against Roland Kivi. Action was set off by utg with an 800 raise, called by lo-jack Huynh, called by button Kivi, and called by the bb player.

At the flop J♦ A♠ 9♥ , bb checked, utg c-bet 1700, and was joined to the turn 6♥ only by Huynh and Kivi. More chips were sent to the middle with utg betting 3100, called by Huynh, raised to 10.5k by Kivi, called by utg and Huynh. The river 4♥ , utg checked, Huynh shoved (11.4k), Kivi called, utg folded. Huynh A♥ T♥ nut flush, Kivi J♣ J♠ set.

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9/8/2019, 2:40:00 PM

William Kang gets the call for the pot

Level 2: 100 / 200

William Kang had just sat at a table when found himself shipping in all of a player’s stack. We missed the action but we did get some of the details from Kang. Utg+1 player opened with a preflop raise, was called by four players which included mp Kang. The flop ran 5x 5x 7x , action was checked to the initial raiser (utg+1) who laid out a pot bet. Only Kang called. A 9x came on the turn, utg+1 c-bet 3000, Kang called. Then on the river 5x , utg+1 bet 10k, Kang shoved, utg+1 called while putting himself at risk. Kang showed 9x 9x full house. Utg+1 mucked while showing 7x as he got up to leave. Kang now up to 78k.

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9/8/2019, 2:30:00 PM

Dongjun Kim tank-calls Thanh Nguyen’s bluff

Level 2: 100 / 200

Two players - Thanh Nguyen and Dongjun Kim - built a pot of 13k by the time the board completed 3♦ Q♥ 7♦ 2♣ 6♠ . Kim bet 5k, Nguyen raised to 18k, Kim tank-called. Nguyen showed A♦ K♠ bluff, Kim claimed the pot with A♣ Q♠ pair.

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9/8/2019, 2:25:00 PM

Queens good for French pro Jimmy Guerrero

Level 2: 100 / 200

French pro Jimmy Guerrero is in action here in Vietnam. He recently ran very well at EPT Barcelona finishing 2nd at one of the events for a payday worth US$ 195k. Guerreo has been moved several times since the start of day yet it hasn’t compromised his game. We caught him scooping in a pot against Joseph Cona with a pair of ladies.

The hand saw a raise to 500 from the utg player, mp Cona called, hijack Guerrero three-bet to 2100, called by both. At the flop 3♥ K♦ J♣ , no bets landed. On the turn 7♠ , action was checked to Guerrero, he bet 2000, called only by Cona. The river 8♠ , same action, Guerrero bet 2800, Cona check-called. Guerrero showed Q♥ Q♣ , Cona mucked.

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9/8/2019, 2:20:00 PM

Faces in the crowd

Level 2: 100 / 200

Six tables up and running. Here’s an update on the players we recognize out there. Nguyen Thanh, Akash Chandrashekhar, Aigars Plivcs, Le Ngoc Khanh, Tzai Wei Phua, Konstantin Pogodin, Laksh Pal Singh, and Jiaping Zhou.

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9/8/2019, 2:15:00 PM

Alex Lindop and Huynh Duc Tai at it again

Level 2: 100 / 200

One of the early pots won by Alex Lindop was against Huynh Duc Tai. Once again, both tangled. It kicked off with an mp player raising to 500, called by lo-jack Huynh, and hijack Lindop. Button player three-bet to 2600, blinds folded, called by the three players. At the flop 6♦ 8♦ 7♣ , everyone checked. On the turn 3♦ , Huynh bet 3700, Lindop called, button and mp folded. The river 9♣ , Huynh bet 6700, Lindop shoved (80k), Huynh folded. Lindop rises to 105k.

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9/8/2019, 2:00:00 PM

New round; Ly Tran Tien paid for his straight

Level 2: 100 / 200

Players have entered the next level. We have 43 players seated with more trickling in. Glancing over at Table 3, we caught Ly Tran Tien (2nd place - High Roller 1) scoop a nice pot. The board showed 8♦ 2♣ 4♣ 5♠ 2♠ . Tien bet 16k and was called by Nguyen Quang Minh (6th place - High Roller 1). Tien had a very nice hand, A♣ 2♣ straight. A disappointed Nguyen mucked while showing Q♦ Q♣ . Tien now at 65k.

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9/8/2019, 1:30:00 PM

WSOP champion Alex Lindop in the house

Level 1: 100 / 100

We’ve been awaiting the arrival of Alex Lindop, WSOP 2015 NLH $1500 champion. Two days ago, Lindop finished 5th at the High Roller 1 event. Looks like he is already making his presence felt at the table having won two pots that sent one player out in this first level.

The first pot saw utg raise to 300, called by three players which included Lindop on the big blind. At the flop Q♣ 3♠ 4♣ , utg c-bet 700, called by all. The 2♦ turn, sb Huynh Duc Tai checked, Lindop bet 2800, fold-fold, called by Huynh. The river 2♠ , Huynh checked, Lindop bet 4300, quick fold from Huynh. A couple of hands after, Lindop eliminated a player that missed on a nut flush draw. Lindop now at 90k.

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9/8/2019, 1:10:00 PM

Cards in the air!

Level 1: 100 / 100

Here we go! First deal tabled! We have two tables up and running with more players lined up at registration. To pass the VN₫ 15 billion (~US$ 644,000) guarantee, they will need 98 entries today. No doubt that will be more than met. Also with registration still open for one hour in Day 2, players will be looking at an even richer prize pool once registration closes.