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Vietnam Poker Tour · Phu Quoc

VPT Championship III 2026

6 – 18 May 2026 · Corona Resort & Casino Phu Quoc, Vietnam

₫66,000,000,000Guaranteed

Vietnam's largest live series of 2026: ninety events and a 66 billion dong guarantee on Phu Quoc.

The Vietnam Poker Tour's third Championship ran for thirteen days in May 2026 in the Crystal Ballroom at Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc, and it is the clearest evidence that large-field live poker in Vietnam works when it is played in the right place.

The numbers

Ninety events were scheduled under a series guarantee of 66 billion dong, about 2.5 million US dollars at the time, with 26 billion dong — roughly a million dollars — guaranteed for the Main Event. The finished series recorded 5,197 entries and a reported total prize pool of 3,161,950 dollars, the largest single payout being 166,250 dollars. Buy-ins were accepted in Vietnamese dong.

What was on the schedule

Alongside the Main Event, the programme carried High Roller events, dedicated Pot-Limit Omaha tables and a deep list of affordable side events and trophy tournaments — the standard shape of an Asian festival, built so that a recreational player can find something at every level.

Why Phu Quoc

Corona is the only Vietnamese casino with permanent authorisation to admit eligible Vietnamese citizens, which is what allows a domestic field to turn up. Hanoi, by contrast, lost three international series in six months between December 2023 and May 2024, and the Hanoi People's Committee was reported to have ordered one of those cancellations outright.

This event has finished. Per-event buy-ins and results are not on our record — see the sources for the organiser's own schedule.

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Frequently asked questions

When and where was VPT Championship III 2026 played?

From 6 to 18 May 2026 in the Crystal Ballroom at Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc, Vietnam.

What did VPT Championship III guarantee?

A series guarantee of 66 billion Vietnamese dong, around 2.5 million US dollars, including 26 billion dong for the Main Event.

How big was the turnout?

The series recorded 5,197 entries across its 90 scheduled events, with a reported total prize pool of 3,161,950 US dollars.

Sources: Somuchpoker — VPT Championship III 2026 event page (tour name, venue, Phu Quoc location, dates 6-18 May 2026, 90 events, 5,197 entries, total prize pool US$3,161,950, top payout US$166,250, series and Main Event guarantees, VND buy-ins, High Roller and), retrieved 2026-10-26; Pokercalendar.asia — VPT Championship III 2026 (Crystal Ballroom as the playing room, dates and both guarantees corroborated, event confirmed finished), retrieved 2026-10-26. Last checked 2026-10-26. Figures are as published by the sources and may be incomplete.