Main Event (VND10,000,000,000 GTD)
Day 1a Started
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
Welcome to Day 1a of the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal for Day 1a
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
More than 50 players were already registered before the cards went in the air. That number has since grown to 71 and it is expected that more hopefuls will enter the fray in the hours to come.
First Notables in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Sanzhaev Wins an Small Pot Early On
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
With some 2,000 in the middle to the 
turn, Evgenii Sanzhaev bet 700 and only had to get through one opponent. The subsequent fold awarded the pot to the Russian who dragged in an early pot on Day 1a
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
Pham and Falcon Enter the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Yesterday's Super High Roller finalist Dung Tien Pham and Michael Falcon have been spotted in the field and the same also applies for Shyh Chyn Lim. There are now more than 90 entries and the Day 1a field will soon reach three figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Trinh Takes One From Tan
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Four ways to the 
flop, it checked to Dung Anh Trinh on the button and he bet 600. Only Zi Xuan Tan called in the hijack and check-called for another 1,200 on the 
turn. The 
river was checked and Tan tabled the 
, which Trinh had beat holding the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 | |
|
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Vu Wins a Healthy Pot Off Kim
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Joining the action on the 
turn, Hoon Kim checked and then called a bet worth 2,500 by table neighbour Lich Van Vu. After the river, Kim checked again and Vu bet 5,500. The call by Kim followed after a few seconds and he was shown the 
for two pair, which beat his 
that he exposed briefly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Lee Chips Up Through Lee
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The 
turn was checked by Byung Soo Lee and Shyh Chyn Lim then bet 800. Yeonji Lee raised it up to 2,200 and was called only by Lee as they headed to the 
river. A bet by Byung Soo Lee worth 2,000 followed and he folded when facing a raise to 7,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
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|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |