In a battle of the blinds the chips went in preflop with Thong Huy Trinh as the player at risk for 64,000 versus Kah Yew Teng.
Thong Huy Trinh: 
Kah Yew Teng: 
The board ran out 
and the mighty pair stayed ahead all the way.
On a completed board of 
, Seung Joon Moon pushed all-in for 60,000 and he was up against two opponents. Devan Tang was deep in the tank and the clock was called on him, after which he was given 30 seconds to act. With two seconds left, Tang called all-in and the third player in the hand folded.
Moon flashed the 
for the nut full house and a disgusted Tang tossed his 
into the muck.
There were two empty seats over on table six and the next player at risk was Sunghwa Park. He had previously doubled and was up against Kartik Ved this time in a typical coin flip.
Sunghwa Park: 
Kartik Ved: 
The board ran out 
and Park spiked the king on the river to stay in contention.
Among the early casualties well outside of the money has also been the jovial Tien Quyet "Teddy" Pham. Word on the street is that he was coolered with against the 
of Yohwan Lim when both had near even stacks. A low board missed both and Pham was down to around 20,000, then bowed out after in quick succession.
The field is already down to around 175 players as the opening half an hour saw almost two dozen players depart.
Kartik Ved raised to 7,500 and was called by Edgar Asehan. Sunghwa Park then jammed for the 17,500 he had behind and Thien Van Ha reraised to 55,000 behind them to force out all other players.
Sunghwa Park: 
Thien Van Ha: 
The coin flip went to Park thanks to a board of 
and he more than doubled.
Two shorter stacks got their chips into the middle and South Korea's Mi Ran Hwang was the player at risk versus Ching Yi Ho.
Mi Ran Hwang:
Ching Yi Ho: 
The narrow kicker advantage of Ho played a pivotal role on the 
board to eliminate Hwang.
After the end of level 18, there will be a 50-minute dinner break and the tournament staff also confirmed the entire schedule for today as well. A maximum of 12 levels will be played today or until the final table has been reached, whichever of the two comes first.
With just 35,000 in the middle to the 
river, Shardul Parthasarathi bet 62,000 out of the big blind and that sent Ha Thanh Duong into a long tank. When the clock was about to be called on him, Duong surrendered and Parthasarathi pulled ahead in the counts.
The 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam VND 25,000,000 (~ $1,019) Main Event gathered a total of 822 entries and the prize pool of VND 17,940,150,000 (~ $722,083) prize pool will be shared among the top 119 finishers. Below are the prizes in Vietnamese Dong (VND) and the approximate equivalent in US Dollars.
| Place | Prize (in VND) | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in VND) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,378,000,000 | $136,004 | 14-15 | 167,400,000 | $6,740 |
| 2 | 2,055,000,000 | $82,738 | 16-17 | 149,500,000 | $6,019 |
| 3 | 1,452,150,000 | $58,466 | 18-20 | 131,600,000 | $5,298 |
| 4 | 1,093,400,000 | $44,022 | 21-23 | 113,700,000 | $4,578 |
| 5 | 862,000,000 | $34,706 | 24-27 | 95,900,000 | $3,861 |
| 6 | 646,700,000 | $26,037 | 28-31 | 82,900,000 | $3,338 |
| 7 | 459,000,000 | $18,480 | 32-39 | 72,200,000 | $2,907 |
| 8 | 318,400,000 | $12,819 | 40-55 | 62,900,000 | $2,532 |
| 9 | 251,600,000 | $10,130 | 56-71 | 54,800,000 | $2,206 |
| 10-11 | 207,300,000 | $8,346 | 72-95 | 46,800,000 | $1,884 |
| 12-13 | 185,400,000 | $7,465 | 96-119 | 40,400,000 | $1,627 |
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