Crown Poker Club-WPTWC Series pays out over ₫16.9 Billion (~$680.6K); final wrap + winners Tuan Huu Nguyen and Anh Tuan Nguyen
After ten days of burning poker action, the Crown Poker Club “Find Your Way to the WPT World Championship Series” concluded with 13 players walking away as the club’s newest champions. The series opened on October 28 guaranteeing ₫13 Billion and at the close on November 6, it paid out over ₫16.9 Billion.
The final day saw Nguyen Manh Hung aka Manh Hung win the Main Event to capture his first major club title. He walked away the richest earner pocketing over a billion in Vietnamese dong. Also making headlines was Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk who was the only player to win two events. We’ve got the highlights below including the final side event winners.
Festival review (only trophy events)
Dates: October 28 to November 6
Grand festival prize pool: ₫16,930,040,000 (~$680,645)
Events: 14
Entries: 1,453
Main Event champion: Nguyen Manh Hung – ₫1,005,400,000 (~$40,420)
Main Event prize pool: ₫6,364,200,000 (~$255,860)
Multi champion: Ta Khanh Linh – Bounty Hunter Event, Short Deck
Three final table cashes: Le Thanh Hai, Le Van Duc, Nguyen Huu Vinh, Steffen Endres
NGUYEN MANH HUNG wins the Main Event for ₫1,005,400,000 (~$40,420)
The ₫16.5 Million buy in Main Event dragged in 443 entries over four starters for a guarantee crushing prize pool of ₫6,364,200,000 (~$255,860). Nguyen Manh Hung bested the 56 final day qualifiers to claim his first ever major club title and a live tournament career high payout of ₫1,005,400,000 (~$40,420). This was Nguyen’s largest live career cash.
TA KHANH LINH takes down the two events
Ta Khanh Linh aka Jack Risk was the only player to capture two trophies. Linh’s first victory was at the Bounty Hunter Event then followed it up with a win at the lone Short Deck event.
Final side winners
High Roller Finale: TUAN HUU NGUYEN – ₫331,000,000 (~$13,300)
Buy in: ₫33,000,000 (~$1,325)
Entries: 37
Prize pool: ₫1,065,600,000 (~$42,840)
ITM: 5 places
Payouts
| 1st | Tuan Huu Nguyen | Vietnam | ₫331,000,000* |
| 2nd | Vu Thai Bao | Vietnam | ₫321,000,000* |
| 3rd | Nguyen Trung Ha | Vietnam | ₫190,000,000 |
| 4th | Nguyen Duc Anh | Vietnam | ₫130,000,000 |
| 5th | Nguyen Thanh Tung | Vietnam | ₫90,000,000 |
*Heads up deal
Superstack Closer: ANH TUAN NGUYEN – ₫193,400,000 (~$7,775)
Buy in: ₫8,800,000 (~$355)
Entries: 67
Prize pool: ₫576,000,000 (~$23,150)
ITM: 9 places
Payouts
| 1st | Anh Tuan Nguyen | Vietnam | ₫193,400,000 |
| 2nd | Tran Duy Hai | Vietnam | ₫114,000,000 |
| 3rd | Kimotsuki | ₫78,900,000 | |
| 4th | Vu Ta Nhat | Vietnam | ₫55,600,000 |
| 5th | Steffen Endres | Germany | ₫39,500,000 |
| 6th | Bui Quoc Dien | Vietnam | ₫30,100,000 |
| 7th | Tran An Khang | Vietnam | ₫24,200,000 |
| 8th | Doan Minh Tuan | Vietnam | ₫21,300,000 |
| 9th | Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan | Vietnam | ₫19,000,000 |
That completes our coverage of the Crown Poker Club “Find Your Way to WPT World Championship Series”. Congratulations to all the winners!
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