MP player Wenling Gao raised to 5k, button player Eugene Co called, then sb Amanpreet Singh three-bet to 21k. He was called by both Gao and Co. At the flop 7♥ 7♦ J♠, no bets arrived. On the 10♠ turn, Singh led for 21k, Gao called, then Co moved all in for 67k total. Despite both players giving it a thought, they both folded. Co scooped up the pot and showed his 8♥ 9♥ straight.
Cheli Lin has built himself a sizable stack since the day started. He came in with 33,200 and now has over 200k after sending Ying Lin Chua to the rail. Preflop action began with Lin raising to 5k, db Dang Xuan Canh called, then big blind Chua three-bet to 21k. Back to Lin, he four-bet to 45k, Dang folded, then Chua shoved a total of 130k. Lin called.
Chua 10♣ 10♠
Lin Q♣ Q♠
The board ran 4♠ 9♣ 6♦ 2♠ 6♥.
Utg player Anthony Bui raised to 5k and was called by cutoff Aigars P. At the flop 2♥ 10♦ K♦, both checked. On the 7♣ turn, Bui bet 6k and Aigars called. On the 9♠ river, Bui sent out 12k and Aigars tossed in the call again. Bui won it with K♣ Q♠ top pair.
Big hands felted at table 7 with Nguyen Duy up against one of the late entries of the day. After a heavy preflop raise war between the two, the flop K♦ 4♣ 4♦ saw both check it. On the 10♦ turn, Duy bet 15k and was called. On the 9♦ river, Duy checked, opponent shoved, and Duy called. Duy K♥ K♣ full house over Q♣ Q♦ flush.
The prizepool is up on the screens. Remaining players are looking at a pot of VND 9,661,200,000. The top 83 spots will earn a slice of that with the eventual winner scooping up the VND 1,638,200,000 first place prize money. The money will be reached today so good hunting to all!
There are always a plethora of crazy hands that go down and we happen to witness one of them to close out the first level of the day. Peter Yo Jen raised to 4100 preflop and found two callers, Rubin Labroo and Aso Seitaro. At the flop Q♣ A♥ 10♣, Jen checked, Labroo bet 7100, Seitaro called, Jen shoved, Labroo called, and Seitaro tank-folded.
Jen Q♦ Q♠ set
Labroo A♠ A♦ top set
The turn 2♠ and river 8♠ completed the board and Jen busted. Labroo up to 180k.
Action preflop saw Nguyen Hanh Phong raise to 3500 and finding two callers to join him to the flop, Richard Mari and Eu Shen. At the flop 4♠ J♠ 2♥, action was checked to Phong, he bet 7k, Mari folded, and Shen check-called. On the Q♣ turn, both players checked. On the J♠ river, Phong bet 11k and Shen called. Phong won the pot with A♠ J♣ trips. He is now up to 125k.
Paul Hong was all in with 7♠ 7♦ and scored a double through Lee Chin Yong with A♦ J♦. The board ran 6♦ 3♥ 10♦ 7♥ 2♥.
Early double up for Kiell Oe Dyb who had to crack aces to do so. He was all in with K♦ Q♣ and Luen Hei Kwok with A♣ A♥. The board ran A♦ 5♥ 6♥ 10♦ J♣ for a straight to Kiell.