Main Event (VND10,000,000,000 GTD)
Day 1a Completed
2022 Poker Dream Vietnam
Main Event (VND10,000,000,000 GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 Poker Dream Vietnam
Buy-in
25,000,000 VND
Prize Pool
17,940,150,000 VND
Entries
822
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
293
Players Left
72
Hojin Kim Leads After Promising Day 1a; Dhaval Mudgal Among the Big Stacks
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The first of three starting days for the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event at the luxury five-star Hoiana Resort & Golf near Hoi An has been a thorough success. A total of 293 entries were recorded for the VND 25,000,000 buy-in (~ $1,019) put the tournament on track to breeze past the VND 10,000,000,000 guarantee. Another two starting days remain, both of which are set to take place on Friday, October 21, 2022.
In a field filled with poker enthusiasts from the Asia-Pacific region, Hojin Kim was the only player to increase his starting stack of 30,000 more than ten-fold. He is one of three contenders from South Korea in the overnight top ten and advanced with 310,500, followed by Jeffrey Pamplona (280,500), and Jenam Yu (280,500).
Among the big stacks after Day 1a is also Dhaval Mudgal, who has a WPTDeepStacks title under his belt and cashed for more than half a million USD on the live poker circuit already.
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hojin Kim | South Korea | 310,500 | 104 |
| 2 | Jenam Yu | South Korea | 280,500 | 94 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Pamplona | Philippines | 280,500 | 94 |
| 4 | Dinh Xuan Dinh | Vietnam | 262,500 | 88 |
| 5 | Shyh Chyn Lim | Malaysia | 242,000 | 81 |
| 6 | Dhaval Mudgal | India | 231,500 | 77 |
| 7 | Linh Khanh Ta | Vietnam | 221,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Jiwon Yoon | South Korea | 220,500 | 74 |
| 9 | Moses Saquing | Philippines | 200,000 | 67 |
| 10 | Aigars Plivcs | Latvia | 197,000 | 66 |
Other notables with above average stacks include Shyh Chyn Lim (242,000), Shardul Parthasarathi (179,500), Ying Lin Chua (166,500), Jingxiang Ong (154,500), and Florencio Campomanes (134,500). Fellow Filipino player David Erquiaga, who finished as the runner-up in the inaugural Poker Dreams Malaysia Main Event back in July 2022, also advanced with a healthy stack of 158,000 after flying under the radar for most of the day.
There were, however, also several high-profile casualties throughout the 12 levels of 40 minutes each in which more than two thirds of the field were sent to the rail. This included the WSOP bracelet winners Kartik Ved, Sung Joo Hyun, and Abhinav Iyer, Thailand based Dane Michael Falcon, Kunal Patni, Vincent Huang, as well as the Super High Roller finalists Dung Tien Pham and Hamish Crawshaw.
A short-stacked Crawshaw was eliminated in a three-way all-in when his ace-queen ran into kings and aces. Recent GGPoker WSOP Online Main Event runner-up Kannapong Thanarattrakul from Thailand was also unable to hold onto a large stack and found his master in Pamplona with a move gone wrong.
All those who bowed out today have another two chances to run up a stack for Day 2. The second regular heat kicks off at 1pm local time while a turbo heat with 20-minute levels instead of 40 minutes gets underway at 8pm the same evening. For both flights, the registration and re-entry period will conclude at the start of level ten.
The turbo heat 1c will continue running until it reaches the combined average stack of all qualifiers in the previous two starting days. All PokerNews updates will focus on Day 1b for the time being and final chip counts for Day 1c will be published at the end of the night.
Late Pictures on Day 1a
Official End-of-Day 1a Counts (full)
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,500 | |
|
280,500 | 500 |
|
280,500 | 175,500 |
|
262,500 | 92,500 |
|
242,000 | -58,000 |
|
231,500 | 11,500 |
|
221,000 | 56,000 |
|
220,500 | -29,500 |
|
200,000 | 60,000 |
|
197,000 | 47,000 |
|
179,500 | |
|
|
175,500 | 175,500 |
|
169,000 | 121,000 |
|
166,500 | 41,500 |
|
|
162,500 | 162,500 |
|
|
158,500 | 114,500 |
|
158,000 | 158,000 |
|
154,500 | 124,500 |
|
152,000 | 122,000 |
|
150,000 | -10,000 |
|
148,000 | 103,000 |
|
148,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 75,000 |
|
144,000 | 144,000 |
|
140,000 | -5,000 |
Day 1a Completed
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Just over 80 players appear to have bagged up chips and they will all return in two days for now alongside the survivors of the other two flights. Full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Fechter Eliminated in Last Hand; Kim Potentially Leads
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
In the final hand of the night, Shardul Parthasarathi raised to 5,500 and Trent Fechter then pushed for around 60,000 to get called by the initial raiser.
Trent Fechter: 
Shardul Parthasarathi: 
The 
board ended Fechter's run just shy of Day 2. On the same table, Hojin Kim appears to have taken over the lead. According to players at the table, he had previously knocked out Hyung Sup Kim when the latter four-bet jammed a bigger stack with ace-queen into his kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,500 | 135,500 |
|
|
179,500 | 134,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Yong Doubles Through Phan
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Cuong Hung Phan raised and was three-bet to 20,000 by Wai Keong Yong. One opponent cold-called and Phan then piled his stack in. "So strong," Yong exclaimed and then called all-in for 65,500, the third player in the hand folded.
Wai Keong Yong: 
Cuong Hung Phan: 
"No queen, no queen," Yong kept repeating and his wish was granted on the 
board to secure a late night double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | 32,000 |
Five More Hands on Day 1a
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Only around 88 players remain as the clock has been stopped at 14 minutes left in the level. Jeffrey Pamplona drew for the final hands of the night and they will complete five more until bagging and tagging.
That Play Went Wong for Yong
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Fuk On Wong had raised to 5,500 and Wai Kwan Yong then put in 6,000 on the button, already exposing his after the blinds had folded. Only then he noticed the open raise and had to play his cards face-up to the 
flop. Wong bet 10,000 and Yong folded, getting shown the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
Kim Doubles Through Parthasarathi
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Hojin Kim four-bet clicked to more than 30,000 and was called by Shardul Parthasarathi as the duo headed to the 
flop. Kim bet 16,000 and then called all-in for 51,500 when Parthasarathi jammed with the superior stack.
Hojin Kim: 
Shardul Parthasarathi: 
The flush draw bricked as the 
turn and river were both blanks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 15,000 |