Hamish Crawshaw Wins WPT Vietnam! (VND 3,782,723,000/~US $162,657); Huynh Tan Dung Finishes as Runner-Up (VND 2,648,278,000/~US $113,876)

Photo:  Hamish Crawshaw celebrates with his friends after his victory.

Four hands before the end, Hamish Crawshaw had a 3.5-to-1 lead over Huynh Tan Dung.

Hamish Crawshaw  –  11,600,000  (39 bb)
Huynh Tan Dung  –  3,325,000  (11 bb)

In Hand #1, Hamish Crawshaw moves all in from the button, and Huynh Tan Dung thinks for a while before he folds, leaving himself with 2,725,000.

Hamish Crawshaw  –  12,200,000 (41 bb)
Huynh Tan Dung  –  2,725,000  (9 bb)

In Hand #2, Dung folds, giving Crawshaw a walk in the big blind.

Hamish Crawshaw  –  12,350,000  (41 bb)
Huynh Tan Dung  –  2,575,000  (9 bb)

In Hand #3, Crawshaw moves all in again, and Dung tanks for a long time before he folds.

Hamish Crawshaw  –  12,950,000  (43 bb)
Huynh Tan Dung  –  1,975,000  (7 bb)

In Hand #4, Huynh Tan Dung moves all in for 1,975,000, and Hamish Crawshaw calls with .

Dung turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Crawshaw catches a nine on the flop and another on the turn to win the pot — and the WPT Vietnam title — with trip nines.

Huynh Tan Dung finishes second, earning VND 2,648,278,000  (~US $113,876).

Hamish Crawshaw wins WPT Vietnam, earning VND 3,782,723,000  (~US $162,657). Crawshaw also wins the trophy, the title, and he begins the Season 18 WPT Asia Pacific Player of the Year race as the points leader. Crawshaw is having a breakout year in 2019, as this is his third cash for US$100K or more.

Congratulations to Hamish Crawshaw!

1st:  Hamish Crawshaw  –  VND 3,782,723,000  (~US $162,657)
2nd:  Huynh Tan Dung  –  VND 2,648,278,000  (~US $113,876)
3rd:  Michael Seymour  –  VND 1,702,497,000  (~US $73,207)
4th:  Chen Da Jia  –  VND 1,118,174,000  (~US $48,081)
5th:  Aditya Agarwal  –  VND 861,108,000  (~US $37,028)
6th:  David Erquiaga  –  VND 712,404,000  (~US $30,633)
7th:  Tung Nguyen  –  VND 596,986,000  (~US $25,670)
8th:  Van Dung Nguyen  –  VND 488,081,000  (~US $20,987)
9th:  Nam Duong Nguyen  –  VND 378,272,000  (~US $16,266)

Photo:  Huynh Tan Dung