Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
The second-ever edition of the new Asian-based Poker Dream series is taking place at the luxury five-star Hoiana complex near Hoi An in Vietnam. From October 14 to 23, a very diverse schedule with 28 different tournaments is available and that also includes various High Roller tournaments as part of the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam stop. With a price tag of VND 230,000,000 (approximately $9,900), the Super High Roller is the most expensive event and some of the biggest names of the Asian poker scene are expected to enter the fray.
This two-day tournament offers multiple re-entries during the registration period, which remains open until the start of Day 2 at 1pm local time on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Until then, a total of 12 levels of 40 minutes each will have already been completed in the Grand Ballroom at Hoiana Hotel & Suites.
All players start with 500,000 in chips, which is good enough for more than 300 big blinds right at the start. Two repeat levels await with blinds of 1,000-1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500. As has been the standard for most high-stakes tournaments, a shot clock is in play throughout the entire duration until a winner has been crowned.
During the inaugural Poker Dream series in Malaysia at the Resorts World Genting in Kuala Lumpur, familiar faces such as Wai Kiat Lee, Eric Wasylenko, David Erquiaga, and Phachara Wongwichit lifted trophies for the winner shots. The UK's Chi Zhang topped a field of 79 entries in this very Super High Roller and he also made the trip to Vietnam to try and defend his title.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing live updates for two tournaments during the series including the Super High Roller and the Main Event, the latter of which features the highest guarantee in the history of live poker in Vietnam. Stay tuned for more of the poker action, which can also be followed on the Poker Dream Facebook page and Twitch channel as well.
So far, there are four players registered and the tournament has not kick off yet. The manual seat draw is currently underway as staff will aim to kick off the action in a few minutes from now and it appears that all early entrants will be heading over to the feature table.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kok Weng Beh
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Hing Yaung Chow
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Dung Tien Pham |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Thanh Duc Ngo
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Vincent Huang |
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Hing Yaung Chow raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and Dung Tien Pham called on the button. Thanh Duc Ngo then three-bet to 16,000 in the small blind and was called by both opponents. Ngo bet the flop for 25,000 and Chow was the only caller.
After the turn, Ngo checked and then called a bet worth 31,000 by Chow before checking again the on the river. Chow bet once more and won the pot uncontested as Ngo folded after his regular shot clock nearly ran out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hing Yaung Chow
|
580,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Dung Tien Pham |
484,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Thanh Duc Ngo
|
440,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Five players are currently active on the live-streamed table and there was no other big pot just yet after the first big tussle. Several small pots were traded until Vincent Huang raised to 5,000 on the button and Hing Yaung Chow called in the big blind.
On the flop, Chow check-called for 4,000 and both checked the turn. Chow bet the river for 4,000 and folded when Huang raised it up to 25,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hing Yaung Chow
|
560,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Vincent Huang |
515,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Thailand's Thanisorn Saelor and Aussie Hamish Crawshaw have entered the field to make it a seven-handed feature table. At least two further players are already registered but haven't taken a seat yet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thanisorn Saelor | 500,000 | |
Hamish Crawshaw | 500,000 |
Chi Zhang tossed in calling chips from under the gun before any cards were dealt, thinking he was in the big blind which wasn't the case. A limped pot emerged and Zhang then bet the flop for 3,000 to win the pot. With a big grin on the face, he exposed the for the top pair and top kicker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chi Zhang | 510,000 | |
|
Vincent Huang raised to 5,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and big blind ante.
One hand later, Kok Weng Beh raised to 4,000 and was called by Hing Yaung Chow as well as Hamish Crawshaw. Chi Zhang three-bet to 22,000 on the button and Beh reraised to 84,000. Chow now clicked it up to 166,000 and Crawshaw quickly folded.
Zhang gasped for a moment and then folded as well with a grin on the face while Beh called. Both players checked the flop and Beh also checked the turn. Once Chow bet 60,000, an instant check-shove by Beh followed and that won the pot without any further resistance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kok Weng Beh
|
750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Chi Zhang |
495,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
Hamish Crawshaw |
490,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Hing Yaung Chow
|
360,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |