Small blind Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 125k, big blind Truong Vu Tran Khanh defended. At the flop 5♦ 7♣ K♥, Cao c-bet 150k, Truong called. On the turn 3♥, Cao fired 375k big ones and Truong stuck with him with a call. On the river 9♥, Cao slid out 750k, Truong shoved for an extra 605k to Cao who tanked. After using up two time banks, Cao folded and showed his 5♠ 7♠ two pair. Truong climbed to 2.6M.
Small blind Cao Ngoc Anh raised, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy shoved, Cao called. Huy A♦ 7♠, Cao A♠ 9♥, the board ran 8♠ 6♥ 4♠ 3♣ 7♠ for Cao’s kicker to be in play. Huy busted in 4th place and earned VN₫ 408,590,000 for his deep run.
Cao Ngoc Anh has 5.1M in chips. Three players remaining, average stack is 2,362,500.
Button Truong Vu Tran Khanh raised to 130k, big blind Minh Nguyen called. At the flop 6♦ 9♥ A♠, Minh checked, Truong bet 205k, Minh check jammed 830k, Truong called.
Truong A♣ top pair
Minh 7♦ 8♣ draw
The turn 6♠ and river 9♠ didn’t produce the outs to send Minh to the rails in 5th place. He earned VN₫ 305,570,000 for his deep run.
Truong Vu Tran Khanh climbed to 2.7M
Button player Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 200k, big blind Benjamin Schoepfer shoved, Cao snap called. Schoepfer K♦ Q♠, Cao A♦ 7♦, the board came 5♦ Q♣ 10♦ 9♥ 9♦ for a rivered flush to Cao and all of Schoepfer’s chips. Schoepfer earned VN₫ 235,840,000 for his deep run.
Cao Ngoc Anh has 4.9M, which is well over half the chips in play. Five players remaining, all Vietnamese.
On the 69th hand of the final table, cutoff Jules Blondel got it all in with 6♠ 6♥, down the orbit, big blind / chip leader Cao Ngoc Anh called and turned over K♣ K♥. No help arrived for Blondel to send him out of the running in 7th place. He earned VN₫ 187,270,000 for his deep run.
We are down to 6 players, Cao Ngoc Anh sitting with 4.135M, nearly half the chips in play.
Hand #67: Small blind Jules Blondel limped, big blind Hue Dang checked, the flop ran A♠ 5♥ 10♦. Blondel led for 60k, Dang called. On the turn 8♦ and river J♦, both checked. Dang won the pot with 10♠ 9♥.
Hand #68: Hijack Benjamin Schoepfer jammed, no callers
Hand #54: Utg+1 Nguyen Quang Huy raised to 110k, big blind Minh Nguyen jammed, no caller.
Hand #55: Cao Ngoc Anh gets second walk
Hand #56: Action folded to small blind Cao Ngoc Anh who raised to 130k, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy jammed 590k, Cao folded.
Hand #57: Button Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 105k, no callers
Hand #58: Cutoff Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 105k, big blind Truong Vu Tran Khanh three-bet to 260k, Cao folded.
Hand #59: Small blind Truong Vu Tran Khanh raised to 150k, big blind Jules Blondel defended. When the board ran Q♥ A♠ 7♦ 8♦ 2♠, both checked it down. Truong won it with 4♦ 4♥.
Hand #60: Small blind Jules Blondel raised to 125k, big blind Hue Dang jammed 845k, Blondel folded.
Hand #61: Utg+1 Nguyen Quang Huy jammed, no callers
Hand #62: Cao Ngoc Anh gest third walk
Hand #63: Button Minh Nguyen raised to 155k, no callers
Hand #64: Cutoff Minh Nguyen raise to 105k, button Cao Ngoc Anh called. The flop ran Q♣ 9♣ 6♣, Minh bet 80k, Cao called. On the turn 3♥, Minh checked, Cao fired 200k, Minh folded.
Hand #65: Small blind Benjamin Schoepfer shoved, no caller
Hand #66: Jules Blondel gets his 4th walk
Seat 1: Minh Nguyen 1,010,000
Seat 2: Cao Ngoc Anh – 3,195,000
Seat 3: Nguyen Quang Huy – 750,000
Seat 4: Benjamin Schoepfer – 650,000
Seat 5: Truong Vu Tran Khanh – 1,680,000
Seat 6; Jules Blondel – 1,105,000
Seat 8: Hue Dang – 920,000
Hand #44: Hue Dang raised to 80k, no callers
Hand #45: Mid position Minh Nguyen raised to 80k, hijack Cao Ngoc Anh three-bet to 250k, Minh folded.
Hand #46: Utg+2 Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 85k, big blind Hue Dang called. Both players checked the flop 6♦ K♦ 2♠ but on the turn 8♣, Dang bet 100k and won the pot.
Hand #47: Button Jules Blondel raised to 80k, big blind Minh Nguyen defended. The flop came K♦ 9♦ Q♠, both checked. The turn J♠, Blondel bet 75k, Minh check-called. On the river 6♥, Blondel fired 100k which was enough to get Minh to fold and win the pot.
Hand #48: Cao Ngoc Anh gets his first walk
Hand #49: Small blind Cao Ngoc Anh raised to 110k, big blind Nguyen Quang Huy defended. The flop ran Q♦ K♠ 5♥, Cao bet 90k and Huy quickly mucked.
Hand #50: Cutoff Minh Nguyen raised to 80k, big blind Benjamin Schoepfer jammed for another 520k, Minh folded.
Hand #51: Cutoff Cao Ngoc Anh raised 85k, no callers
Hand #52: Utg Hue Dang raised to 85k, big blind Jules Blondel called. At the flop 8♥ 6♥ J♥, Dang c-bet 85k and Blondel check folded.
Hand #53: Utg Minh Nguyen raised to 80k, beside him Cao Ngoc Anh called, the rest folded. At the flop K♦ Q♣ K♠, both checked. On the turn 8♦, Minh bet 85k, Cao called. The river 9♦, Minh slowed to a check and Cao fired 255k, Minh folded.