HomeFrom utg Dao Minh Phu raised to 50k and big blind Dang Thanh Luong defended. On the flop K♣ J♦ Q♠, both players checked. On the turn Q♣, check by Luong, 80k bet by Phu, Luong folded. Phu showed his A♦ 10♣ straight. 3.2M.
On a raised pot preflop, the cards felted 3♣ 8♣ Q♠, hijack Tommy Nguyen c-bet 100k and button Nguyen Quang Huy called. On the turn 8♠, Tommy Nguyen wasted no time counting and announced all in for 495k. Huy could afford it but opted to fold. Tommy Nguyen up to 850k.
The Main Event is down to one table of nine players. One more elimination needed to end the day. Dao Minh Phu commands with 3M.
At the same time as Do Huu Phuong’s bust, Tommy Nguyen was all in at the other table. He had A♥ K♥, Dang Thanh Luong had him covered with A♦ Q♠, the board were blanks to award Nguyen a double up to 580k.
Do Huu Phuong was sitting a very short stack for quite some time and watched as players busted to help ladder him up. His final stand was K♥ 5♦ that ran into Nguyen Cuong Vu’s A♠ A♥. The board was A♣ 5♠ K♦ 8♦ 8♠. Phuong finished 10th for VND 172,430,000.
Short stacked Huu Dung Nguyen went all in for his remaining 180K (9 BB), Vamerdino Magsakay flat-called, the rest folded.
Nguyen Q♣ Q♠
Magsakay A♣ A♥
The board ran Q♥ 4♥ A♠ 2♠ 8♠ for a set to both. Nguyen was dominated and took 11th place. He earned VND 143,690,000 for his deep run.
Dao Minh Phu has built a sizable gap over the rest and to help him do this was a hand against the other two big stacks at his table. The hand saw a three way raised pot preflop and the cards drop 3♣ J♣ 8♣. Magsakay, Nguyen Quang Huy, and button Phu checked, the turn landed K♣. Magsakay checked again, Nguyen bet 50k, both Phu and Magsakay called it. The river A♠, action checked to Phu who bet 155k, Magsakay tank-folded, Nguyen folded as well. Phu showed his A♣{ nut flush and collected a pot that sent his stack to a commanding 2.8M.
Le Duy Anh was down below 20 BB and shoved 10♦ 10♣ on a board J♣ 8♣ 9♥. He was called by Nguyen Duy Thuc with A♥ J♦. The turn 2♠ and river 8♥ didn’t improve his hand to bust in 12th place. He laddered up to collect VND 143,690,000.
On a flop 6♠ J♦ 9♥, big blind Le Duy Anh and utg Nguyen Duy Thuc built a pot of 180k. Nguyen c-bet 200k, Le check-called. On the turn 7♠, Nguyen jammed, Le tank-folded to leave himself 395k. Nguyen chipped up to 925k.