HomeFour players have joined Erwan Regnault at the rails, Vu Thai Bao (48th), Jungmin Choi (47th), Yee Kong Hoong (46th), and just now, Le Minh Thuc aka Lee Macau who fell to Vamerdino Magsakay. Lee was all in with 9♦ 9♥, Magasakay had Ace-King, two Kings found the board. Lee laddered up to VND 48,120,000. Magsakay up to 400k.
Short stacked Lim Jonghak is on aggro mode. He was seen shoving in back to back to back hands. The first one earned him a double up with K♦ 10♦ outdrawing Benjamin Sai’s A♠ Q♥ when a Ten landed on the board. The next hand he shoved but found no callers. On the third push, he raise-shoved Dang Duy Thanh who folded. Lim showed A♣ K♦. He is up to 190k.
First player to cash was Erwan Regnault who was sent packing by Dang Duy Thanh. Regnault was all in with King-Six that ran aground against Dang’s pocket Nines turned set. Dang is up to 130k. Regnault earned VND 40,100,000 for 49th place.
Button player Slade Fisher raised to 15k, big blind Hue Dang defended. Heavy action on the flop 2♦ 7? 6♦, Fisher c-bet 16k, Dang check-raised to 36k, Fisher called. On the turn 10♣, Dang fired 57k, Fisher called. The river J♥ saw both check. Dang showed A♦ 6♣ pair, Fisher mucked.
Still 49 players here with short stacks surviving. Dang Duy Thanh was all in again and doubled up to 67k. Yee Kong Hoong also got it in. He had A♥ 10♥ that survived Luong Van Quang’s K♠ 10♠. He is up to 83k.
Short stacked Minh Nguyen only had 19k (3 BB) left and had it all in on the big blind with 10♠ 10♥. He was challenged by Dinh Quang Huy with A♠ 7♥. When the board ran Q♦ K♣ 2♠ 7♠ 7♣ it was a shocking trips for Huy to burst the bubble.
On a board J♣ 4♣ A♣ 8♠ 4♠, Nguyen Duy Thuc checked, Pham Duy Anh bet 60k, just under the 65k pot, Nguyen tank-raised 150k. Pham quickly counted out his stack then shoved. Instant fold from Nguyen. Pham showed his 4♥ trips. Pham up to 545k. Nguyen down to 280k.
On an ace high turn board, massive chip leader Dao Minh Phu immediately fired a bet that well covered Bach Trung Hieu’s stack. Bach folded and showed his pocket Jacks.
Dang Duy Thanh was on his third shove of the day and once again it was called. He had 10♦ 5♥, Huu Dung Nguyen hoped to eliminate with 9♦ 4♠, the board dropped a five to improve Thanh for a double up. He is up to 38k, just over 6 BB.