2022 Poker Dream Vietnam

Main Event (VND10,000,000,000 GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 Poker Dream Vietnam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
3,378,000,000 VND
Event Info
Buy-in
25,000,000 VND
Prize Pool
17,940,150,000 VND
Entries
822
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
293
Players Left
72

Ta Binks Spectacular Four-Way All-In

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Linh Khanh Ta
Linh Khanh Ta

There was a loud uproar in the back of the room as several players vaulted out of their seat. The dealer was busy counting side pots to make sure the correct amounts would be awarded while two players were knocked out.

The cards were still tabled but it was indistinguishable who had what, only Linh Khanh Ta as the winner was certain. His {k-Spades}{q-Clubs} had rivered an unlikely straight on the {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} board. Renato Villanueva was among those to depart with {a-Spades}{10-Spades} while two other players were involved with {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Linh Khanh Ta vn
Linh Khanh Ta
130,000
130,000
130,000
Kyeongrim Shin kr
Kyeongrim Shin
32,000
-18,000
-18,000
Renato Villanueva ph
Renato Villanueva
Busted

Tags: Linh Khanh TaRenato Villanueva

Roller Coaster Double for Campomanes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Florencio Campomanes
Florencio Campomanes

Facing a limper just before the blinds went up, Florencio Campomanes raised and was called by one opponent. There was then a raise to 5,500 which the initial limper called and Campomanes clicked it back to 16,100. Only the limper called and got his chips in after the {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop by check-calling the shove of the Filipino.

Florencio Campomanes: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Campomanes wasn't expecting to be ahead and then fell behind after the {q-Diamonds} turn. However, there was another twist to the story as the {a-Spades} river secured the double up of Campomanes.

Player Chips Progress
Florencio Campomanes ph
Florencio Campomanes
75,000

Tags: Florencio Campomanes

Pham Earns a Double Knockout

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Mike Takayama
Mike Takayama

The cards were already on their backs when and the dealer announced a double seat open. Mike Takayama was among the casualties when his {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} had flopped bottom pair and the nut flush draw. Vu Duc Trung was involved with the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} while Duy Lam Pham had both covered with the {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

The {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} runout gave Pham the straight and sent two opponents to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Duy Lam Pham vn
Duy Lam Pham
83,000
49,000
49,000
Mike Takayama ph
Mike Takayama
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Vu Duc Trung vn
Vu Duc Trung
Busted

Tags: Duy Lam PhamMike TakayamaVu Duc Trung

Lucky Escape for Pham

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Dung Tien Pham
Dung Tien Pham

Dung Tien Pham was all-in with a short stack and dominated when he was looked up by Byung Soo Lee.

Dung Tien Pham: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Byung Soo Lee: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} board delivered the ten on the river and Pham survived. "It was a one-outer, because I folded a ten ... if you want to put it into the coverage," the table big stack Shyh Chyn Lim mentioned.

Player Chips Progress
Shyh Chyn Lim my
Shyh Chyn Lim
90,000
61,000
61,000
Byung Soo Lee kr
Byung Soo Lee
14,000
-1,000
-1,000
Dung Tien Pham vn
Dung Tien Pham
11,000
-19,000
-19,000
Annie To hk
Annie To
10,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Byung Soo LeeDung Tien PhamShyh Chyn Lim

Plivcs Scores Full Double Against Kim

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Aigars Plivcs
Aigars Plivcs

On a completed board of {q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Spades} with some 22,000 in the middle, Aigars Plivcs moved all-in for 20,500 from under the gun. Sejong Kim sighed immediately and took around a minute before he called.

Plivcs tabled the {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for flopped top set and that beat the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a rivered set of nines by Kim.

Player Chips Progress
Aigars Plivcs lv
Aigars Plivcs
64,000
64,000
64,000
Sejong Kim kr
Sejong Kim
20,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Aigars PlivcsSejong Kim

Vu Wins a Healthy Pot Off Kim

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Lich Van Vu
Lich Van Vu

Joining the action on the {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Spades} turn, Hoon Kim checked and then called a bet worth 2,500 by table neighbour Lich Van Vu. After the {q-Spades} river, Kim checked again and Vu bet 5,500. The call by Kim followed after a few seconds and he was shown the {k-Spades}{7-Clubs} for two pair, which beat his {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs} that he exposed briefly.

Player Chips Progress
Lich Van Vu vn
Lich Van Vu
40,000
40,000
40,000
Hoon Kim kr
Hoon Kim
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Hoon KimLich Van Vu

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event

Poker Dream Branding
Poker Dream Branding

At 2pm local time, poker enthusiasts from near and far in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to take a shot at the crown jewel of the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam series. The VND 25,000,000 (~ $1,019) Main Event gets underway at the luxury five-star Hoiana Hotel complex near Hoi An on the Vietnamese coastline. It comes with a VND 10,000,000,000 guarantee (~ $407,000) guarantee and that number is likely to be surpassed as the second-ever stop of the new live poker series in Asia has seen busy numbers throughout the festival so far.

Three starting days in total are available on October 20 and 21, 2022. All players start with 30,000 in chips and 12 levels of 40 minutes each are scheduled for Day 1a and 1b, whereas the turbo heat 1c will play until reaching the combined average stack of all qualifiers in the previous two heats.

The late registration and re-entry period is open for the first nine levels until approximately 9.20 pm local time for both regular heats. There will be a break every three levels for those with a 50-minute dinner break at the end of level six.

Players can participate in multiple starting days and if they advance more than once, their larger chip tally will be carried over to Day 2, as of which the level duration increases to 50 minutes each. For the final day on October 23, 2022, the levels will last 60 minutes each until a winner has been crowned.

During the inaugural Poker Dream Malaysia 2022 stop at the Resorts World Genting in Kuala Lumpur back in July 2022, the Main Event gathered 654 entries and the prize pool reached nearly three times of the initial guarantee. Among the notable finalists back then were Eric Wasylenko, Wai Kiat Lee, and Danny Huynh. David Erquiaga finished runner-up to Malaysia's Joshua Tjan and has already been taking part in other events during the series here in Hoi An.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor from start to finish for what shapes up to be an exciting next few days of live poker action in Asia.

Tags: Danny HuynhDavid ErquiagaEric WasylenkoJoshua TjanWai Kiat Lee