2022 Poker Dream Vietnam

Main Event (VND10,000,000,000 GTD)
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
192
Players Left
19

19 Players Remain for the Final Day of the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam Main Event

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dinh Tien Van
Dinh Tien Van

Only 19 players out of an 822-entry strong field remain in contention after Day 2 of the 2022 Poker Dream Vietnam VND 25,000,000 (~ $1,019) Main Event at the luxury five-star Hoiana Resort & Golf near Hoi An. The money bubble burst throughout the 12 levels of 50 minutes each with dozens of players heading to the payout desk. However, the biggest slice of the VND 17,940,150,000 (~ $722,083) prize pool will be up for grabs in the grand finale on Sunday, October 23, 2022.

The two chip leaders Dinh Tien Van (3,000,000) and Tien Minh Ngo (2960,000) are separated by one big blind only while there is already a decent gap to third-placed Nam Hoang Nguyen (1,985,000). Indian poker pro Dhaval Mudgal (1,520,000) and David Erquiaga (1,100,000) reside in the top ten and especially the latter continues his hot run in 2022.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 2

PositionPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Dinh Tien VanVietnam3,000,00060
2Tien Minh NgoVietnam2,960,00059
3Nam Hoang NguyenVietnam1,985,00040
4Dennis NgAustralia1,710,00034
5Minh Anh NguyenVietnam1,550,00031
6Dhaval MudgalIndia1,520,00030
7Hazel ChuiHong Kong1,165,00023
8Hsien Ren KohMalaysia1,130,00023
9Ha Thanh DuongVietnam1,125,00023
10David ErquiagaPhilippines1,100,00022

Hong Kong's Hazel Chui is the last woman standing in the field and returned to live poker after a few years absence with a deep run right away. She will return with 1,165,000 in chips, good enough for seventh place on the leaderboard. Winfred Yu (1,010,000), Day 1a chip leader Hojin Kim (815,000), and Zong Chi He (660,000) are also among the notable finalists as well.

Hazel Chui
Hazel Chui

The UK's Grant Gardner, who currently resides in Asia, reached the final three tables but bowed out in 21st place. Other notables who were sent to the payout desk during the late stages were Seung Yeol Kim, Richard Marquez, and Sanat Mehrotra.

Among the early casualties in the money were several big names who are known beyond the Asia-Pacific poker scene such as Abhinav Iyer, Chin Wei Lim, Neel Joshi, and Jack Wu. The money bubble itself also featured a WSOP bracelet winner as Kartik Ved was the last player to leave empty-handed when he ran his queens into aces.

Raiden Kan, Sung Joo Hyun, Ying Lin Chua, Mike Takayama, Super High Roller runner-up Devan Tang and recent GGPoker WSOP Online Main Event runner-up Kannapong Thanarattrakul were also among those to lose all their chips without any cash prize to show for.

Eventual chip leader Van's rise to the top of the leaderboard was cemented during the last four levels of the night. Already holding a decent stack, he knocked out several opponents including Tse Ian Lee and Win Meng Tan. On the final three tables, he then dispatched Huyen Kinh Nguyen and Jaehyun Kim in quick succession to make his claim for the overnight lead.

The final day will continue at 1pm local time with level 25 at blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000. With 13 contenders hovering just above or below 20 big blinds upon restart, this may prove to be a frantic yet tense affair en route to crowning a champion.

All levels will last 60 minutes each from now on and the PokerNews team will be on the floor to provide all the action from Hoi An until a winner has been determined.

Tags: Abhinav IyerChin Wei LimDavid ErquiagaDennis NgDevan TangDhaval MudgalDinh Tien VanGrant GardnerHazel ChuiHojin KimJack WuKannapong ThanarattrakulKartik VedMike TakayamaRaiden KanSung Joo HyunWinfred YuZong Chi He