After 10 electrifying days, the 2024 Vietnam International Poker Tour (VIPT) Hanoi concluded at the Grand Plaza Hotel, with Australia’s William Jia emerging triumphant in the VN₫ 40 Billion VIPT Main Event. Besting a field of 624 competitors, Jia clinched the prestigious main event title and a whopping VN₫ 2.26 Billion in top prize. His journey to victory was highlighted by a gripping three-handed showdown where he was the shortest stack but he busted Phương USA in third place (VN₫ 1.02 Billion) to gain the momentum. Finally, he clashed with local favorite Nguyen Van Sang in heads-up battle.
In the climatic final hand, Jia raised to 500K, Van Sang 3-bet to 1.70 Million, and Jia made it to 3.70 Million. Van Sang shoved for 6 Million, and Jia responded with a shove for 13 Million, which Van Sang called holding pocket kings against Ac Qc of Jia. Unfortunately for Van Sang, the board ran out Ad 6s 5d 6d 2c, giving Jia two higher pairs to seal the coveted title and the VN₫ 2.26 Billion top prize.
Indian Players Shining at the VIPT Main Event
Coming to the Indian performance in the VN₫ 22 Million buy-in Main Event, we saw six Indian players qualify for Day 2 among 80 qualifiers, each guaranteed at least VN₫ 34 Million. Avneesh Munjal and Neel Joshi headlined India’s scorecard, with the former finishing 17th for VN₫ 101.20 Million and Neel Joshi placing 18th for the same prize.
Other notable finishes were scored by Amit Kaushik (30th place for VN₫ 72.10 Million), Pocket52 Team Pro Laksh Pal Singh (33rd for VN₫ 59.20 Million), Himanshu Chhikara (38th place for VN₫ 59.20 Million), and Suresh Kolli (72nd place for VN₫ 37.40 Million).
VIPT Main Final Table Payouts (VNđ)
- William Jia – VNđ 2,259,000,000
- Nguyen Van Sang – VNđ 1,583,600,000
- Phương USA – VNđ 1,019,800,000
- Justin Geronimo – VNđ 737,300,000
- Anton Lu – VNđ 565,700,000
- Phan Quang Thá – VNđ 454,300,000
- HK – VNđ 377,400,000
- Chen Zhi Hao – VNđ 300,700,000
- CHD – VNđ 225,500,000
Overall Team India’s Performance At VIPT 2024
Following their spectacular showing at the HSOP Championship, Team India’s performance at this series was nothing short of spectacular. The team scored more than two dozen cashes, including four final tables, and a spectacular title victory by Deeparkur Gupta who shipped Event #11:Hyper Turbo. Give below is the list of Indian cashers at the series:
| Tournament | Players | Finising Position |
| Event #1: Kickoff Event | Shailesh Patel | 55th for VNđ 21 Million |
| Deepankur Gupta | 66th for VNđ 18.5 Million | |
| Ritwik Khanna | 84th for VNđ 14.5 Million | |
| Ashit Sharma | 144th for VNđ 8.3 Million | |
| Harsh Bubna | 158th for VNđ 7.7 Million | |
| Event #2: HighRoller Warm Up | Amit Kaushik | 3rd for VNđ 248 Million |
| Neel Joshi | 17th for VNđ 37.8 Million | |
| Event #4: HighRoller Single Day | Amit Kaushik | 12th for VNđ 61.5 Million |
| Event #9: Mini HighRoller | Amit Kaushik | 2nd for VNđ 102.3 Million |
| Event #11: Vietnam Open | Deepankur Gupta | 1st for VNđ 1,260 Million |
| Amit Kaushik | 29th for VNđ 38 Million | |
| Jasven Saigal | 48th for VNđ 25.2 Million | |
| Himanshu Chhikara | 106th for VNđ 13 Million | |
| Laksh Pal Singh | 107th for VNđ 13 Million | |
| Harsh Bubna | 114th for VNđ 13 Million | |
| Event #17: Mini Main Event | Amit Kaushik | 8th for VNđ 74.4 Million |
| Ashit Sharma | 46th for VNđ 13.9 Million | |
| Jasven Saigal | 49th for VNđ 12.3 Million | |
| Event #20: Main Event | Avneesh Munjal | 17th for VNđ 101,200,000 |
| Neel Joshi | 18th for VNđ 101,200,000 | |
| Amit Kaushik | 30th for VNđ 72,100,000 | |
| Laksh Pal Singh | 33rd for VNđ 59,200,000 | |
| Himanshu Chhikara | 38th for VNđ 59,200,000 | |
| Suresh Kolli | 72nd for VNđ 37,400,000 |
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