The inaugural Crown Poker Series resumed play with Day 2 of the Main Event taking place on Wednesday, April 25, 2023. The final 58 players returned to hunt the money which starts at 32nd place and a spot at the final table. The minimum payout is VN₫ 72,600,000 (~US$ 3,100) while the top prize is a burly VN₫ 2,680,000,000 (~US$ 114,100).
Two and a half hours in, the bubble burst with Nam Hoang Tran knocking out a short stacked player. It was all in preflop, short stack had 
, Tran 
[qs}, the board ran 
. From there, the first payouts were being claimed. Among the early busts were Hwang Seong Il (31st), Jaeho Lee (26th), Namhyung Kim (23rd), and Nhat Duc Nguyen (21st).
Bien Mai
Down to 15 players, two players were all in on the turn, Vietnamese ace, Bien Mai proceeded to eliminate Korea’s Ta Na Lee with 
two pair on a board that completed 
. Mai also cleaned out Seongmin Lee in 12th place with 
crushing 
. Mai will bring in the biggest stack into the final table.
Soo Jo Kim
Day 1B chip leader Soojo Kim went head to head against Bluff & Catch Pro Seungmook Jung and burned Jung’s 
with 
that landed two pair on the river 
. Jung settled for 13th place.
Yu Shin Lee
Another strong Day 2 finisher was Yu Shin Lee who eliminated Vietnam’s Harry Duong in 14th place and delivered the bubble to form the final table. Against Duon, both were all in preflop, Lee was ahead with 
, Duong opened 
. The board was 
for two pair to Lee. The final hand of Day 2 was Hyun Sup Kim , Lee, the board 
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.
Final 9 players – by chip rank
Rank
Player
Flag
Stack
1
Bien Mai
Vietnam
1,375,000
2
Yu Shin Lee
Korea
1,315,000
3
Moonho Seo
Korea
1,290,000
4
Beab Su Kim
Korea
780,000
5
Trung Van Nguyen
Vietnam
710,000
6
Soo Jo Kim
Korea
570,000
7
Youngshin Im
Korea
545,000
8
Jiwon Yoon
Korea
510,000
9
Tun Nguyen
Vietnam
495,000
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Guarantee: VN₫ 10,000,000,000 (~US$ 426,500)|
Entries: 254
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,855,200,000 (~US$ 419,800)
ITM: 32 places
Final 9 payouts
Place
Payout in VN₫
1
2,680,000,000
2
1,550,000,000
3
880,000,000
4
740,000,000
5
590,000,000
6
440,000,000
7
320,000,000
8
240,000,000
9
180,000,000
Payouts 10th – 32nd
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