The guarantee smashing WPC-SEAPT Kick Off Event at Grand Loyal Poker Club has finally come to a close after awarding close to VN₫ 4.7B in prizes across the three days. With 75 players returning to the felt out of the record 605-entry turnout, it took about 9 hours of fierce gameplay before the final table was set. Among those who fell a few places short of the final 8 are Final Day chip leader Nguyen Duc Anh, up and coming Ha Van Thien, notable Korean player Hwang Seong Il, and bubble boy Kyle Bao Diep.
WPC-SEAPT Event #1: Kick Off: NGUYEN PHUONG NGOC – VN₫ 662,122,280 (~US$ 27,976)
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc
Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Trung led the final pack of 8 with the seven other contenders not far behind. It took nearly an hour before the first busts were seen with Ngat Nguyen on the fortunate side of things. In a three-way all-in, Nhat had the best of it with premium 
against Hoang Hoi Nam’s 
and Nguyen Van Trung’s 
, eliminating both players simultaneously. This began Nhat’s rise to the top all the way to the end. Opponent Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu on the other hand, also had his fair share of spots having delivered two eliminations – Ta Son Tung (6th) and Trent Fechter (5th), both with pocket Queens. Nguyen Phuong Ngoc valuably scooped up several small pots with his aggression always keeping him in the middle of the action throughout the final table.
With stacks shared among the three Viets fairly even by four-handed play, the three eventually cut a deal after short stacked Choi Hye Jin headed for the rails. Local Nguyen Phuong Ngoc cut the biggest piece from the deal, bagging VN₫ 662,122,280 (~US$ 27,976) in winnings to end the day. The three then flipped for the trophy with Nguyen Phuong Ngoc again, successfully landing the trophy.
Final Table
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~US$ 372)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,500,000,000 (~US$ 105,695)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 4,694,800,000 (~US$ 198,428)
Entries: 605
ITM: 75 players
WPC-SEAPT Kick Off Event Final Table Payouts
Rank
Player
Prize (VN₫)
1st
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc
662,122,280*
2nd
Nhat Nguyen
660,351,710*
3rd
Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu
600,826,020*
4th
Choi Hye Jin
340,000,000
5th
Trent Fechter
260,000,000
6th
Ta Son Tung
195,000,000
7th
Nguyen Van Trung
145,000,000
8th
Hoang Hoi Nam
110,000,000
*Denotes deal was made
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WPC-SEAPT Event #6: High Roller: ROLAND KIVI – VN₫ 947,500,000 (~US$ 40,034)
Roland Kivi
With how the first few days turned out, there’s no surprise to seeing another of the festival’s guaranteed games easily pass its listed guarantee. The VN₫ 1.5B GTD High Roller event drew in a smaller field of 53 entries to almost double its guarantee. The additional VN₫ 1B added to the prize pool saw 7 contenders receiving a minimum payout of VN₫ 116M. Bubble to the money didn’t take long as Estonia’s Roland Kivi instantly crippled India’s Gaurav Sood in one hand. Having opened on Sood’s big blind, Sood moved his big stack all-in, allowing Kivi to quickly make the call with 
. Sood revealed 
and Kivi took down the massive pot, crippling his opponent down to 3.5 big blinds and shortly eliminating him one spot short of the payout.
Heads Up
From then on, stacks swung with no hesitation as previous High Roller runner-up finisher Teddy Pham caught on to the chip leader ultra-fast. The shortest stacked Pham kicked things off by scooping up a three-way all-in with 
against 
and 
. His roll continued on as he doubled up followingly after off the chip leader, and eventually headed into heads up play against Kivi. In the end, Kivi with a 6:1 chip advantage, closely sealed the deal as he crippled his opponent with a flopped full house. Kivi barreled through to the river with Pham throwing his cards in the muck as Kivi revealed the boat. Pham exited shortly and was left to settle for another runner-up finish, yet undeniably well still in the green.
Buy in: VN₫ 55,000,000 (~US$ 2,323)
Guarantee: VN₫ 1,500,000,000 (~US$ 63,379)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 2,570,500,000 (~US$ 108,611)
Entries: 53
ITM: 7 players
WPC-SEAPT Event #6: High Roller Full Payouts
Rank
Player
Prize (VN₫)
1st
Roland Kivi
947,500,000
2nd
Teddy Pham
566,000,000
3rd
Ngo Van Dat
348,000,000
4th
Dinh Tien Thanh
245,000,000
5th
Gardner Grant
193,000,000
6th
Cao Ngoc Anh
155,000,000
7th
Pound Thomas Garg
116,000,000
WPC-SEAPT Event #5: Super Stack: NGUYEN THANH HUNG – VN₫ 268,100,000 (~US$ 11,328)
Nguyen Thanh Hung
With the Kick Off Final Day running alongside the Super Stack, many eliminated players grabbed the chance to jump in the VN₫ 500M guaranteed tournament for another chance at a trophy. France’s Aladin Raskallah for one, busted 65th in the Kick Off games and proceeded to dominate the Super Stack event consistently. From the last three tables, Raskallah held the lead all through to the final four where Nguyen Thanh Hung caught a massive pot to turn the tables. Nguyen Thanh Hung was then unstoppable, moving all-in every hand to eventually bust short stacked Nguyen Son Lam.
Final Table
By heads up play, Nguyen Thanh Hung’s aggression slowed down after Raskallah doubled off of his opponent. The middle piled on a flop of 
with Raskallah having successfully trapped Nguyen’s top pair 
. The lead then shifted back and forth between the two with Nguyen Thanh Hung rolling a three time double up to finally clinch the victory and capture the VN₫ 268,100,000 (~US$ 11,328) top prize.
Buy in: VN₫ 6,600,000 (~US$ 278)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 21,126)
Prize Pool: VN₫ 1,047,600,000 (~US$ 44,264)
Entries: 180
ITM: 23 players
WPC-SEAPT Event #5: Super Stack Full Payouts
Rank
Player
Prize (VN₫)
1st
Nguyen Thanh Hung
268,100,000
2nd
Aladin Youri Raskallah
167,500,000
3rd
Nguyen Son Lam
106,500,000
4th
Luong Van Quang
73,000,000
5th
Dinh Van Tien
59,000,000
6th
Tran Huy Tien
49,000,000
7th
Nguyen Huu Tuan
41,000,000
8th
Bui Dinh Nam
34,000,000
9th
Ha Van Manh
28,000,000
10th
Tran Van Nang
23,000,000
11th
Tong Xuan Hien
23,000,000
12th
Vu Quang Hung
23,000,000
13th
Yun Bo Hwan
18,500,000
14th
Mitsui Yota
18,500,000
15th
Chiu Chun Wai
18,500,000
16th
Luu Xuan Dong
14,500,000
17th
Souksamlane Frederic
14,500,000
18th
Amit Kaushik
14,500,000
19th
Hoang Anh Tu
11,500,000
20th
Tan Zi Xuan
11,500,000
21st
Hong Sunguk
11,500,000
22nd
Nguyen Van Quynh
9,500,000
23rd
Ha Manh Tuong
9,500,000
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