The inaugural WPT Prime draws huge fields in Vietnam
The very first WPT Prime event held at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam was a huge success attracting 777 players to its main event. The very first WPT Prime event held at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam was a huge success attracting 777 players to its main event. 
Jon Pill Posted on: May 30, 2022 08:22 PDT
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The ₫25 million (∼$1,088) buy-in Main Event ran from the May 26 to the end of the festival. Overall, the Main Event attracted 777 entries over the course of its three Day 1s. That was enough to make it the biggest WPT poker tournament ever held in Vietnam.
Those 777 players were down to 96 players by the start of Day 2. Among them was the final winner Zarvan Tumboli of India. Tumboli went into the final 9 on Day 3 with a substantial chip lead which he was able to hold onto all day to become the very first WPT Prime champion.
The WPT tweeted about Tumboli’s victory, writing, “Zarvan Tumboli won his way into the WPT history books by taking down the 777-entry field of the WPT Prime Vietnam Main Event at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi to become the first-ever WPT Prime champion! Zarvan takes home the trophy, the glory, and $131,134 USD for first!”
The next WPT Prime event will be the WPT Prime Gold Coast held at the Star Gold Coast in Gold Coast Australia. The WPT Prime Gold Coast kicks of on June 16, 2022. Further WPT Prime stops in Cambodia, Spain, and Taiwan have also been confirmed by the tour.
WPT Prime Vietnam 2022 Main Event complete final table results
| Position | Player Name | Country | Payout (VND) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zarvan Tumboli | India | â‚« 3.050 Billion | $ 131,394 |
| 2nd | Ashish Munot | India | â‚« 2,025 Million | $ 87,237 |
| 3rd | Trung Van Nguyen | Vietnam | â‚« 1,500 Million | $ 64,620 |
| 4th | Minh Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | â‚« 1,115 Million | $ 48,034 |
| 5th | Denis Pham | Vietnam | â‚« 840 Million | $ 36,187 |
| 6th | Tuan Anh Tran | Vietnam | â‚« 640 Million | $ 27,571 |
| 7th | Do Kwan Nam | South Korea | â‚« 490 Million | $ 21,109 |
| 8th | Trung Nam Tran | Vietnam | â‚« 381 Million | $16,408 |
| 9th | Tien Van Pham | Vietnam | â‚« 300 Million | $12,924 |
Featured image source: Flickr by WPT, used under CC License
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