The newest poker series in town, Crown Poker Series (CPS), kicked off on April 21, 2023 at the Crown Plaza Da Nang. This highly anticipated event has already seen elite players from Korea arrive and jump straight into the action. This may well be the beginning of a Korean driven high roller series in the region.
Created by renowned poker enthusiast Dong Hyun Kim aka Tommy Kim, and powered by Lucky Poker Tour, CPS features a VN₫ 14 billion guarantee and is set to run for a week, concluding on April 28, 2023. Two opening events have already taken place. Scroll down for the results.
As it enters Day 2, the headliner VN₫ 10 Billion (~US$ 426,500) guaranteed MAIN EVENT gets on the floor. Buy in is a whopping VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875), the largest Main Event price tag extended by any brand (Triton excluded). A total of four entry flights are scheduled running on April 22 to 24 followed by Day 2 and the Final Day. A long list of Korean pros are already in action: Soo Jo Kim, Gab Yong Kim, and Hyun Sub Kim.
Day 1 recap
The CPS opener drew 99 entries across three flights for a prize pool of over VN₫ 1,200,000,000 (S$ 51,100). 12 players reached ITM with WSOP bracelet winner Aaron Siyang Phua bagging the chip lead. He is trailed closely by Yohwan Lim aka BokeR.
Buy in: VN₫ 14,300,000 (~US$ 610)
Guarantee: VN₫ 1,000,000,000 (~US$ 42,560)
Entries: 99
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,200,000,000 (~US$ 51,100)
ITM: 12 places
End of Day 1 survivors – 12 players
Player
Flag
Stack
Aaron Siyang Phua
Singapore
285,000
Yohwan Lim
Korea
262,000
Namhyung Kim
Korea
223,000
Joeng Gyu Cho
Korea
201,000
Eun Youn Choi
Korea
198,000
Lukasz Jankowski
Poland
149,000
Pyeong Kang Kim
Korea
149,000
Yoo Jin Kim
Korea
142,000
Ta Na Lee
Korea
119,000
Seongsu Kong
Korea
117,000
Sang Jin An
Korea
113,000
Hyung Woon Kim
Korea
22,000
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Entries: 27
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,047,600 (~US$ 44,560)
ITM: 4 places
Place
Player
Flag
Payout in VN₫
1
Min Jung Kim
Korea
354,860,000
2
Jung Gyu Cho
Korea
300,240,000
3
Woo Jin Sung
Korea
212,500,000
4
Chun Seok Choi
Korea
180,000,000
Crown Poker Series schedule
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