Crown Poker Series: Vietnam – Danang 2023: Live Updates
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Main Event – Day 1A
Duc Minh Phan tops Main Etvent Day 1A
As expected, a large contingent of Korean pros were in action at Day 1A of the inaugural Crown Poker Series Main Event Day, joined by other decorated international players. 13 out of 56 entries survived with Seung Mook Jung bagging up the second largest stack. Earning the chip lead was Vietnam’s sole remaining player, Duc Minh Phan.
| Duc Minh Phan | Vietnam | 277,000 |
| Seung Mook Jung | Korea | 231,000 |
| Ju Yeol Lee | Korea | 176,500 |
| Ta Na Lee | Korea | 147,000 |
| Dong Kyu Kim | Korea | 145,000 |
| Youngshin Im | Korea | 123,000 |
| Alex Lindop | England | 119,000 |
| Alex Lee | Singapore | 113,500 |
| Yun Jung Sup | Korea | 110,500 |
| Ngoc Tran | Vietnam | 92,000 |
| Gyeong Byeong Lee | Korea | 78,000 |
| Yohwan Lim | Korea | 41,500 |
| Hyun Sup Kim | Korea | 26,500 |
Chips in play: 1,680,000
Average stack: 129,230
Starting stack: 30,000
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Main Event – Day 1B
Soojo Kim takes command of Main Event Day 1B
Since the onset of the pandemic, it has been a rarity to see Korean pro Soojo Kim touring the Asian circuit. Lucrative poker festivals on home soil are enough to fill his poker appetite. However, the Korean powered CPS is one of the exceptions especially with its highly attractive VN₫ 10 Billion guaranteed Main Event.
Day 1B of the Main Event attracted 44 entries with 7 advancing to Day 2. Kim bagged big, exactly 100K more than his closest challenger Vietnamese pro Bien Mai. He now sets the bar for the next two flights. Also advancing was Namhyung Kim who took APPT Cambodia by storm last year.
Date: April 23, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Guarantee: VN₫ 10,000,000,000 (~US$ 426,500)|
Day 1B entries: 44
Day 1B survivors: 7 players
End of Day 1B survivors – 7 players
| Soojo Kim | Korea | 355,500 |
| Bien Mai | Vietnam | 255,500 |
| Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 200,000 |
| Yu Shin Lee | Korea | 181,000 |
| Namhyung Kim | Korea | 143,000 |
| Seongmin Lee | Korea | 108,000 |
| Dongjae Lee | Korea | 77,000 |
Day 2 qualifiers after two flights – 20 players
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Main Event – Day 1C & Day 1D
The final two flights of the VN₫ 10 Billion guaranteed MAIN EVENT were held on the same day, Monday, April 24, starting with Day 1C which saw the largest turnout of 107 entries. This was followed by the Day 1D Turbo flight, where 47 made a last-minute effort to qualify for Day 2. Among the players in attendance were Gab Yong Kim ,Hwang Seong Il, Seongmin Lee, Trung Van Nguyen, Harry Duong, Julien Tran, and Duc Nhat Nguyen.
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Guarantee: VN₫ 10,000,000,000 (~US$ 426,500)|
Total entries: 254
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,855,200,000 (~US$ 419,800)
Day 2 qualifiers: 58 players
ITM: 32 places
Day 1A: 56 entries / 13 advanced
Day 1B: 44 entries / 7 advanced
Day 1C: 107 entries
Day 1D Turbo: 47 entries
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Main Event – Day 2
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Guarantee: VN₫ 10,000,000,000 (~US$ 426,500)|
Total entries: 254
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,855,200,000 (~US$ 419,800)
Day 2 qualifiers: 58 players
ITM: 32 places
Chip Counts – 58 players
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Main Event – Final Day
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 players
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Yu Shin Lee | Korea | 1,315,000 |
| 2 | Jiwon Yoon | Korea | 510,000 |
| 3 | Soo Jo Kim | Korea | 570,000 |
| 4 | Tun Nguyen | Vietnam | 495,000 |
| 5 | Moonho Seo | Korea | 1,290,000 |
| 6 | Beab Su Kim | Korea | 780,000 |
| 7 | Trung Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 710,000 |
| 8 | Bien Mai | Vietnam | 1,375,000 |
| 9 | Youngshin Im | Korea | 545,000 |
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 |
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Main Event – Chip Counts
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Guarantee: VN₫ 10,000,000,000 (~US$ 426,500)|
Total entries: 254
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,855,200,000 (~US$ 419,800)
Day 2 qualifiers: 58 players
ITM: 32 places
Day 1A: 56 entries / 13 advanced
Day 1B: 44 entries / 7 advanced
Day 1C: 107 entries
Day 1D Turbo: 47 entries
Final Table
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Yu Shin Lee | Korea | 1,315,000 |
| 2 | Jiwon Yoon | Korea | 510,000 |
| 3 | Soo Jo Kim | Korea | 570,000 |
| 4 | Tun Nguyen | Vietnam | 495,000 |
| 5 | Moonho Seo | Korea | 1,290,000 |
| 6 | Beab Su Kim | Korea | 780,000 |
| 7 | Trung Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 710,000 |
| 8 | Bien Mai | Vietnam | 1,375,000 |
| 9 | Youngshin Im | Korea | 545,000 |
Day 2 qualifiers
End of Day 1A – 13 players
| Duc Minh Phan | Vietnam | 277,000 |
| Seung Mook Jung | Korea | 231,000 |
| Ju Yeol Lee | Korea | 176,500 |
| Ta Na Lee | Korea | 147,000 |
| Dong Kyu Kim | Korea | 145,000 |
| Youngshin Im | Korea | 123,000 |
| Alex Lindop | England | 119,000 |
| Alex Lee | Singapore | 113,500 |
| Yun Jung Sup | Korea | 110,500 |
| Ngoc Tran | Vietnam | 92,000 |
| Gyeong Byeong Lee | Korea | 78,000 |
| Yohwan Lim | Korea | 41,500 |
| Hyun Sup Kim | Korea | 26,500 |
End of Day 1B survivors – 7 players
| Soojo Kim | Korea | 355,500 |
| Bien Mai | Vietnam | 255,500 |
| Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 200,000 |
| Yu Shin Lee | Korea | 181,000 |
| Namhyung Kim | Korea | 143,000 |
| Seongmin Lee | Korea | 108,000 |
| Dongjae Lee | Korea | 77,000 |
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Main Event – Payouts
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
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Beab Su Kim | Korea | 2115000000* |
| 2 | Bien Mai | Vietnam | 2115000000* |
| 3 | Soojo Kim | Korea | 880,000,000 |
| 4 | Yu Shin Lee | Korea | 740,000,000 |
| 5 | Trung Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 590,000,000 |
| 6 | Moonho Seo | Korea | 440,000,000 |
| 7 | Jiwon Yoon | Korea | 320,000,000 |
| 8 | Tun Nguyen | Vietnam | 240,000,000 |
| 9 | Vivian Im | Korea | 180,000,000 |
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 10 | Hyun Sup Kim | Korea | 140,000,000 |
| 11 | Louie Yu | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 12 | Seongmin Lee | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 13 | Seungmook Jung | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 14 | Harry Duong | Vietnam | 120,000,000 |
| 15 | Ta Na Lee | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 16 | Chul Bae Won | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 17 | Dong Kyu Kim | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 18 | Ji Beom Kang | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 19 | Min Jung Kim | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 20 | Seung Yeol Kim | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 21 | Nhat Nguyen Duc | Vietnam | 90,000,000 |
| 22 | Nam Hoang Tran | Vietnam | 90,000,000 |
| 23 | Namhyung Kim | Korea | 90,000,000 |
| 24 | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 90,000,000 |
| 25 | Chunho Seo | Korea | 90,000,000 |
| 26 | Jaeho Lee | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 27 | Jong Jin Han | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 28 | Duc Minh Phan | Vietnam | 80,000,000 |
| 29 | Ho Yoo Sun | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 30 | Yangrae Kim | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 31 | Seong Il Hwang | Korea | 72,600,000 |
| 32 | Changwook Son | Korea | 72,600,000 |
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Festival Results
MAIN EVENT
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
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Beab Su Kim | Korea | 2,115,000,000 |
| 2 | Bien Mai | Vietnam | 2,115,000,000 |
| 3 | Soojo Kim | Korea | 880,000,000 |
| 4 | Yu Shin Lee | Korea | 740,000,000 |
| 5 | Trung Van Nguyen | Vietnam | 590,000,000 |
| 6 | Moonho Seo | Korea | 440,000,000 |
| 7 | Jiwon Yoon | Korea | 320,000,000 |
| 8 | Tun Nguyen | Vietnam | 240,000,000 |
| 9 | Vivian Im | Korea | 180,000,000 |
| 10 | Hyun Sup Kim | Korea | 140,000,000 |
| 11 | Louie Yu | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 12 | Seongmin Lee | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 13 | Seungmook Jung | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 14 | Harry Duong | Vietnam | 120,000,000 |
| 15 | Ta Na Lee | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 16 | Chul Bae Won | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 17 | Dong Kyu Kim | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 18 | Ji Beom Kang | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 19 | Min Jung Kim | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 20 | Seung Yeol Kim | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 21 | Nhat Nguyen Duc | Vietnam | 90,000,000 |
| 22 | Nam Hoang Tran | Vietnam | 90,000,000 |
| 23 | Namhyung Kim | Korea | 90,000,000 |
| 24 | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 90,000,000 |
| 25 | Chunho Seo | Korea | 90,000,000 |
| 26 | Jaeho Lee | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 27 | Jong Jin Han | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 28 | Duc Minh Phan | Vietnam | 80,000,000 |
| 29 | Ho Yoo Sun | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 30 | Yangrae Kim | Korea | 80,000,000 |
| 31 | Seong Il Hwang | Korea | 72,600,000 |
| 32 | Changwook Son | Korea | 72,600,000 |
Opener Event
Date: April 21-22, 2023
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
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Yohwan Lim | Korea | 350,000,000 |
| 2 | Pyeong Kang Kim | Korea | 230,000,000 |
| 3 | Lukasz Jankowski | Poland | 150,000,000 |
| 4 | Jung Gyu Cho | Korea | 120,000,000 |
| 5 | Young Choi Eun | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 6 | Hyung Woon Kim | Korea | 75,000,000 |
| 7 | Namhyung Kim | Korea | 60,000,000 |
| 8 | An Sang Jin | Korea | 60,000,000 |
| 9 | Siyang Aaron Phua | Singapore | 37,500,000 |
| 10 | Yoo Jin Kim | Korea | 27,800,000 |
| 11 | Ta Na Lee | Korea | 24,000,000 |
| 12 | Seongsu Kong | Korea | 24,400,000 |
NLH Turbo
Date: April 21, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875)
Entries: 27
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,047,600,000 (~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 |
NLH Turbo
Date: April 22, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 7,700,000 (~US$ 330)
Entries: 27
Prize pool: VN₫ 813,330,000 (~US$ 34,620)
ITM: 4 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Logan Vo | Vietnam | 70,000,000 |
| 2 | Won Hyung An | Korea | 49,500,000 |
| 3 | Ho Kyun Kim | Korea | 36,600,000 |
| 4 | Hyun Mock Yu | Korea | 27,230,000 |
Hyun Sup Kim wins the Super High Roller
Buy in: VN₫ 107,000,000 (~US$ 4,550))
Entries: 25
Prize pool: VN₫ 2,425,000,000 (~US$ 103,300)
ITM: 3 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Hyun Sup Kim | Korea | 1,212,500,000 |
| 2 | Dong Kyu Kim | Korea | 606,250,000 |
| 3 | Ju Yeul Lee | Korea | 606,250,000 |
High Roller Single Day
Buy in: VN₫ 55,000,000 (~US$ 2,340)
Entries: 16
Prize pool: VN₫ 776,000,000 (~US$ 33,000)
ITM: 3 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Yuhyun Kim | Korea | 310,400,000 |
| 2 | Jun Hee Kim | Korea | 310,400,000 |
| 3 | Yohwan Lim | Korea | 155,200,000 |
Deepstack
Date: April 25, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 11,000,000 (~US$ 470)
Entries: 99
Prize pool: VN₫ 960,300,000 (~US$ 40,908,000)
ITM: 13 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Su Jung Park | Korea | 273,700,000 |
| 2 | Young Jun Son | Korea | 160,000,000 |
| 3 | Ju Yeol Lee | Korea | 100,000,000 |
| 4 | Anuy Voong | UK | 78,800,000 |
| 5 | Vu Dinh Nguyen | Vietnam | 67,200,000 |
| 6 | Jung Sup Yun | Korea | 57,000,000 |
| 7 | Jieun Um | Korea | 48,000,000 |
| 8 | Carlos Shiu | Canada | 39,000,000 |
| 9 | Roland Kivi | Estonia | 33,600,000 |
| 10 | Jiseung Jang | Vietnam | 28,000,000 |
| 11 | Gi Bum Kim | Vietnam | 25,000,000 |
| 12 | Sangkyun Lee | Vietnam | 25,000,000 |
| 13 | Daewoong Song | Vietnam | 25,000,000 |
Monster Stack
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 930)
Entries: 38
Prize pool: VN₫ 737,200,000 (~US$ 31,400)
ITM: 5 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Julien Tran | Vietnam | 302,200,000 |
| 2 | Kyu Kang Won | Korea | 173,200,000 |
| 3 | Chun Ho Seo | Korea | 113,000,000 |
| 4 | Min Song Lee | Korea | 81,800,000 |
| 5 | Jung Won Kim | Korea | 67,000,000 |
8 Max High Roller
Buy in: VN₫ 66,000,000 (~US$ 2,810)
Entries: 64
Prize pool: VN₫ 3,724,800,000 (~US$ 158,670)
ITM: 8 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Seung Mook Jung | Korea | 1,073,700,000 |
| 2 | Thanh Tien Dinh | Vietnam | 1,022,300,000 |
| 3 | Louie Yu | Korea | 480,000,000 |
| 4 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 354,000,000 |
| 5 | Jhon Hendri | Indonesia | 280,000,000 |
| 6 | Abhinav Iyer | India | 215,000,000 |
| 7 | Tien Quyet Pham | Vietnam | 168,000,000 |
| 8 | Linh Hoang Nguyen | Vietnam | 131,800,000 |
No Limit Turbo
Buy in: VN₫ 7,700,000 (~US$ 330)
Entries: 11
Prize pool: VN₫ 74,690,000 (~US$ 3,180)
ITM: 2 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Koichi Kono | Japan | 50,000,000 |
| 2 | Sumin Jang | Korea | 24,690,000 |
Hyper Turbo Closer
Buy in: VN₫ 7,700,000 (~US$ 325)
Entries: 11
Prize pool: VN₫ 70,761,000 (~US$ 3,010)
ITM: 2 places
| Place | Player | Flag |
Payouts in VND
|
| 1 | Yuji Kawata | Japan | 46,770,000 |
| 2 | Jihoon Lee | Korea | 23,991,000 |
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Key Info Crown Poker Series (CPS) Da Nang, Vietnam 2023
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel in Da Nang, Vietnam
Dates: April 21st to 28th
A new poker festival is about to hit the town! Crown Poker Series, created by well known Korean poker player Dong Hyun Kim aka Tommy Kim, is scheduled to take place from April 21 to April 28 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Da Nang, Vietnam. Find out all the details down below including Korean pros confirmed to attend.
The Crown Poker Series is the first poker event to be staged at the venue. The festival is powered by Lucky Poker Tour, featuring a Main Event guaranteed prize pool of VN₫ 10 Billion (~US$ 426,500) plus fourteen side events. Buy ins range from VN₫ 7,700,000 (~US$ 325) to the max of VN₫ 66,000,000 (~US$ 2,800). For the complete schedule, click on the link provided below or scroll to the bottom of the page.
Events with Guaranteed Prize Pools
In addition to the Main Event, two others also carry guarantees, the Opening Event and 8-Max High Roller, for a total of VN₫ 14 Billion (~US$ 597,150) in guaranteed prize pools.| Event | Guarantee | Dates | Buy in |
| Opening Event | ₫1,000,000,000 | April 21-22 | ₫14,300,000 |
| Main Event | ₫10,000,000,000 | April 22-26 | ₫44,000,000 |
| 8-Max High Roller | ₫3,000,000,000 | April 26-27 | ₫66,000,000 |
The Opening Event kicks off the series, running from April 21 to 22. This is a great way to build your bankroll and pick up the first side event trophy of the inaugural series.
On the second day, April 22, the Main Event gets on the floor, and continues through April 26. A total of four entry flights are scheduled. Buy in is higher than usual, coming in at VN₫ 44,000,000 (~US$ 1,875). This price tag tends to attract players with deeper pockets.
To close out the festivities is the 8-Max High Roller on April 26 to 27. This is the most expensive event of the series with buy in at VN₫ 66,000,000 (~US$ 2,800).
Top Korean pros confirmed
With the festival just one week away, many Koreans have expressed their participation. Among the latest is multi-decorated Soojo Kim who has only been seen at a few events in Asia (except in Korea) since the pandemic. On his facebook page Kim wrote “Many Koreans will go”. Other big names expected are Yohwan Lim aka BoxeR, Gab Yong Kim, and Kim Seung Yul.
Discounted Player Rates at the Crown Plaza Hotel
Tourist info
The Crown Poker Series is held in Da Nang, one of the choice holiday destinations of both locals and tourists. Make sure to set aside time to catch all of the attractions. Nature lovers have plenty to explore such as the gorgeous beaches, Marble Mountains, Dragon Bridge. Through the years, the city has grown in leaps with hotels lining its long shoreline.
Crown Poker Series – Schedule
