Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Following an open raise from under the gun, Hai Thanh Nguyen pushed all-in for a stack below the average and Thai Van Nguyen then went all-in over the top to force out the initial raiser.
Hai Thanh Nguyen:
Thai Van Nguyen:
The superior pair held on the board as the field dropped below 140 hopefuls.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thai Van Nguyen |
230,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Hai Thanh Nguyen
|
Busted |
Shortly after his previous beat, Lich Van Vu was all-in for 24,500 and dominated with the . Jun Hao Wu had that crushed with the and the flop already saw Vu walk away from the table. He was called back when the appeared on the turn but the river was no miracle.
Vu grabbed his smart phone to take a picture of the last hand and then banged his hand on the table before steaming out of the room.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jun Hao Wu
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Lich Van Vu
|
Busted |
The Thai media was surrounding the table of Prommin Talordpong as he was involved in a three-way hand to the flop. It was checked to him and he bet 2,500 to pick up two callers. The turn was then checked to Phong Tuan Do, who bet 7,000.
That was good enough to win the pot as both opponents including Talordpong folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Prommin Talordpong |
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Phong Tuan Do |
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
With 35,000 in the middle to the turn, An Bao Thi Nguyen pushed all-in for the last 24,500. Lich Van Vu called with the covering stack and the cards were flipped over.
An Bao Thi Nguyen:
Lich Van Vu:
Nguyen was in trouble but spiked the magical on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
An Bao Thi Nguyen |
85,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Lich Van Vu
|
24,500
500
|
500 |
As the tables of Day 1b start to break more rapidly, the far right corner of the Grand Hall now hosts the hopefuls of the turbo heat 1c. So far, some 67 entrants have been recorded and among those to take a shot are Phachara Wongwichit, Chi Chung Ho, Joachim Lob, and Seung Mook Jung.
The blinds in level three are 200-300 with a big blind ante of 300.
There was some uproar on the table when the cards were flipped over as William Ysmael as well as Hung Richard Nguyen had both flopped a set on .
Ysmael was in need of a miracle holding the as Nguyen was miles ahead with the . The board completed with the turn and river, ending his Main Event run for Day 1b.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hung Richard Nguyen
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
William Ysmael
|
Busted |
In the very first hand after coming back from the break, Phachara Wongwichit was all-in with the . He was flipping against the of Kumpyo Cho but ended up drawing dead on the turn of a board.
With the late registration for Day 1b now closed on 379 entries, he can only jump straight into Day 1c.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kumpyo Cho |
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Phachara Wongwichit | Busted | |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500