The Main Event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Vietnam festival reached a new level of excitement on Day 1B as the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi was packed with players eager to join the action. By the end of registration, a roaring 304 signed up with an additional 84 re-entries for a turnout of 388. Combined with the 238 entries of Day 1A, the cumulative entries is now at 626 which means the VN₫ 12BN guarantee has been vaporized. The pot is now pushing over VN₫ 13.5 Billion and will continue to grow with one final entry flight yet to be played out.
With these impressive figures, the tournament is on track to surpass its previous Vietnam record of 777 entries. This prediction is reinforced by the overwhelming response to the evening satellite that witnessed its 5 seat guarantee surge four times over to a whopping 20 seats. The turnout was the largest ever seen for a WPT satellite in Asia.
In addition, WPT Live Events Specialist, Danny McDonagh, announced that the Main Event is aiming to breach not just its own brand record in Vietnam but also shatter all other Main Event records in the country for a non high roller series. The number to beat is 1,020 entries and the prize pool to beat is VN₫ 17.9 Billion.
For all the railbirds, weekend warriors, and players that missed the mark on the completed flights, the last chance to enter is on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Cards start flying at exactly 11am local time. Registration closes at 3:30pm. Buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~US$ 1,065). And in case you haven’t heard the news, the WPT Prime Championship revealed a new trophy and the first one will be awarded right here in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Main Event update and Day 1B highlights
Rajasekhar Puttamsetty
To give a brief rundown of Main Event Day 1B, it took eleven and a half hours for the field to reach the bubble round. Russian player Evgenii Chernyi delivered the good news to the final 49 players and bagged up the fourth largest stack. Catapulting to the top was India’s Rajasekhar Puttamsetty who scored a double up off Julien Rouxel during the late rounds.
You can read up on the action via the Live Updates on WPT.com
Top 10 of Day 1B
Rank
Player
Flag
Stack
1
Rajasekhar Puttamsetty
India
580,000
2
Xiong Zhi Jian
China
501,000
3
ThứC Duy NguyễN
Vietnam
498,000
4
Evgenii Chernyi
Russia
479,000
5
Le Hoan Cong
Vietnam
445,000
6
Linh Trong Phan
Vietnam
427,000
7
Dinh Tien Thanh
Vietnam
423,000
8
Mohit Bohra
India
419,000
9
Tsz Him Pun
Hong Kong
414,000
10
Rikuto Sashida
Japan
407,000
Top 10 of current Day 2 lineup
Player
Flag
Stack
Richard Balkau
Australia
935,000
Anuj Yadav
India
643,000
Rajasekhar Puttamsetty
India
580,000
Akshay Nasa
India
552,000
Xiong Zhi Jian
China
501,000
Sumin Oh
S.Korea
499,000
ThứC Duy NguyễN
Vietnam
498,000
Evgenii Chernyi
Russia
479,000
Le Hoan Cong
Vietnam
445,000
Linh Trong Phan
Vietnam
427,000
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