2022 Poker Dream Vietnam

Main Event (VND10,000,000,000 GTD)
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
19
Players Left
1

Nguyen Takes a Small Chunk Out of Yu's Short Stack

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Minh Anh Nguyen
Minh Anh Nguyen

Winfred Yu pushed all-in for 1,800,000 on the button with the {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Brandon Yu let go of the {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} in the big blind.

Yu then limped the small blind with the {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Minh Anh Nguyen checked his option in the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. The {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop was checked by Yu, as did Nguyen.

The {3-Hearts} turn was checked by Yu and Nguyen knuckled it back once more to then make two pair on the {k-Clubs} river. It was Yu who bet 250,000. Nguyen raised to 700,000 and Yu folded after giving it very brief consideration.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
9,400,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,000,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Brandon YuMinh Anh NguyenWinfred Yu

Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Nguyen Doubles to Leave Yu Short

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Minh Anh Nguyen
Minh Anh Nguyen

Brandon Koh raised to 400,000 on the button with the {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. Winfred Yu then three-bet to 1,100,000 in the small blind and Minh Anh Nguyen four-bet jammed in the big blind for 4,200,000, forcing a fold from Koh and getting a call from Yu.

Minh Anh Nguyen: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Winfred Yu: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} board kept the superior kicker in the lead and Nguyen doubled, leaving Yu short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Koh my
Brandon Koh
14,000,000
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
9,000,000
4,600,000
4,600,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,100,000
-4,100,000
-4,100,000

Tags: Brandon KohMinh Anh NguyenWinfred Yu

Nguyen Jams Into Yu

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Minh Anh Nguyen was punished several times by Brandon Koh and slipped to the bottom of the leaderboard. He was then in the big blind and Winfred Yu raised to 500,000 out of the small blind with the {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Nguyen took all his guts and jammed for 3,700,000 with the {4-Hearts}{2-Spades} to force a fold from Yu.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
6,200,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
4,400,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Brandon KohMinh Anh NguyenWinfred Yu

Yu Takes a Showdown Pot Against Koh

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Brandon Koh opened to 400,000 on the button with the {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and was called by Winfred Yu in the small blind, who came along with the {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. The {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop was check-called by Yu for 650,000 and he checked again the {4-Diamonds} on the turn, after which Koh checked it back.

On the {2-Spades} river, Koh only made an inferior pair and both checked it down as Yu claimed another pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Koh
14,000,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
6,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Brandon KohWinfred Yu

Koh Finds a Premium for a Three-Bet

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Minh Anh Nguyen opened to 425,000 on the button with the {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. Brandon Koh then three-bet to 1,200,000 in the small blind with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Winfred Yu let go of the {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} in the big blind. Nguyen pondered about his move for a short while and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Koh my
Brandon Koh
14,000,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
5,400,000
-900,000
-900,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
5,100,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Brandon KohMinh Anh NguyenWinfred Yu

Koh Pays Off Nguyen

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Minh Anh Nguyen min-raised to 400,000 with the {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Brandon Koh defended with the {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Both had a piece on the {q-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop on which Nguyen bet 200,000 and Koh flat-called.

The {7-Spades} fell on the turn as Nguyen made two pair and he checked, Koh elected not to check back but bet 200,000 as Nguyen stuck around. After the {3-Diamonds} river, Nguyen bet 675,000 and Koh eventually paid it off to lose a chunk of his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Koh my
Brandon Koh
13,800,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
6,300,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Brandon KohMinh Anh Nguyen

Tien Minh Ngo Eliminated in 4th Place (VND1,093,400,000/$44,022)

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tien Minh Ngo
Tien Minh Ngo

Tien Minh Ngo raised to 500,000 out of the small blind with the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and was called by Brandon Koh in the big blind with the {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. The {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop brought a bet by Ngo for 450,000 and Koh stuck around to then make two pair on the {8-Diamonds} turn.

Ngo checked and Koh fired a bet worth 1,200,000. His opponent grabbed into his stack and cut out the bet while holding to more chips with his hand, then visibly mulled it over before glancing over to Koh ahead of the next move.

Ngo then raised before instantly calling the shove by Koh, creating a massive 13,000,000 pot.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and just like that, Ngo went from joint second in chips to fourth place finisher for VND1,093,400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Koh my
Brandon Koh
16,000,000
6,600,000
6,600,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
4,500,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
4,500,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Tien Minh Ngo vn
Tien Minh Ngo
Busted

Tags: Brandon KohTien Minh Ngo

Yu Just Calls the River Versus Koh

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Brandon Koh limped the {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Winfred Yu checked with the {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}. The {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Spades} flop was min-bet by Koh and Yu stuck around. Both checked the {2-Diamonds} turn and the {6-Spades} came on the river.

Koh bet 400,000 and Yu just called to win the king-high flush to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Koh my
Brandon Koh
9,400,000
-600,000
-600,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
4,600,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Brandon KohWinfred Yu

Small Pots After the Dinner Break

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Brandon Koh raised to 400,000 with the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} on the button and Minh Anh Nguyen called in the big blind with {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, then check-folded the {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop when Koh continued.

Nguyen won some chips back when he raised the {q-Clubs}{4-Clubs} in the small blind next as Tien Minh Ngo forfeited his big blind and big blind ante.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Koh my
Brandon Koh
10,000,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Tien Minh Ngo vn
Tien Minh Ngo
5,500,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Minh Anh Nguyen vn
Minh Anh Nguyen
5,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
3,600,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Brandon KohMinh Anh NguyenTien Minh Ngo