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Viet Nam, Furama Resort Danang
Final Day
Jinho Hong
South Korea’s entered the final table as chip leader, stayed ahead throughout to clinch the inaugural Billionaire Cup Challenge and an enviable ICM payout deal of VN₫ 4,585,700,000 (~$188,900). In addition, Hong became the first player to be inaugurated into the USOP Hall of Fame! Runner up Nam Hyung Kim also walked away with a very healthy ICM deal payout amounting to VN₫ 3,763,700,000 (~$155,000). With this win, Korea has now claimed the two highest buy in events of the series.
Watch the final table race via the livestream link below. Pre-final table live updates at the bottom of the page.
The first ever USOP Billionaire Club Challenge was the most expensive event on the menu with a price tag of VN₫ 250,000,000 (~$10,370). It produced a substantial 72 entry field for a prize pool of VN₫ 16,761,600,000 (~$690,500). To date, this was the richest prize pool of all the key events, impressively surpassing the Superstar Challenge by over VN₫ 2 Billion.
Date: November 24, 2023 Buy in: VN₫ 250,000,000 (~$10,370) Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~$164,800) Entries: 72 (51 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 16,761,600,000 (~$690,500) ITM: 11 places
*Heads up ICM deal
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 4,585,700,000 | 4,582,200,000 | |
| 3,763,700,000 | 3,762,630,000 | |
| 2,028,100,000 | 2,028,100,000 | |
| 1,404,400,000 | 1,404,400,000 | |
| 1,086,400,000 | 1,082,500,000 | |
| 894,700,000 | 894,700,000 | |
| 744,300,000 | 742,700,000 | |
| 653,700,000 | 652,300,000 | |
| 578,200,000 | 576,600,000 | |
| 511,200,001 | 510,500,001 | |
| 511,200,000 | 511,200,000 |
Nguyen Quang Huy with top pair
Button John Perry kicks off the hand with a min-raise, small blind Nguyen Quang Huy and big blind Seungmook Jung call. All three check the flop T♠ A♥ 6♥ . Nguyen leads out 130,000 on the turn Q♣ . Jung calls Perry folds. On the river 4♥ , Nguyen bets 150,000, Jung calls, Nguyen turns over A♦ 9♣ and wins the pot.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,900,000(78 BB) | 700,000 | |
| 1,400,000(28 BB) | -200,000 | |
| 1,000,000(20 BB) | 25,000 |
John Perry wins it on c-bets
Button John Perry bumps it up to 110,000, Nguyen Quang Huy defends the big blind. The flop is 2♣ 8♠ T♠ , Nguyen check-calls 80,000. On the turn A♦ , Perry fires 175,000, Nguyen check-folds.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,200,000(64 BB) | -200,000 | |
| 1,600,000(32 BB) | 100,000 |
Hyunsup Kim claims the pot
Utg Nguyen Quang Huy opens 80,000, hijack Hyunsup Kim three-bets 230,000, Nguyen calls. Kim bets the flop A♣ 9♦ 3♥ , Nguyen folds to the 100,000.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 3,400,000(85 BB) | 800,000 | |
| 2,800,000(70 BB) | 100,000 |
Chip count update by table and seat
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,600,000(87 BB) | ||
| 1,500,000(50 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 1,100,000(37 BB) | -200,000 | |
| 1,020,000(34 BB) | ||
| 1,000,000(33 BB) | 250,000 | |
| 535,000(18 BB) | 535,000 | |
| 395,000(13 BB) | -305,000 | |
| 130,000(4 BB) | 130,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,700,000(90 BB) | ||
| 2,000,000(67 BB) | -100,000 | |
| 1,300,000(43 BB) | 100,000 | |
| 900,000(30 BB) | -175,000 | |
| 900,000(30 BB) | 140,000 | |
| 800,000(27 BB) | 272,000 | |
QQ | 500,000(17 BB) | 280,000 |
| 300,000(10 BB) | 300,000 |
Yo Hwan Lim eliminated on a cooler
Cutoff Yo Hwan Lim shoves (350,000), button Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets all in, no takers. Lim has K♠ K♦ and is behind Nguyen Quang Huy’s A♦ Q♦ . The board runs Q♣ T♣ 3♥ 6♦ 2♥ . Nguyen ships it and storms to the top.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,600,000(87 BB) | 1,200,000 | |
busted | -600,000 |
Blinds up, 23 players remaining
Chip leaders:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,100,000(70 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 1,600,000(53 BB) | 200,000 | |
| 1,400,000(47 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 1,300,000(43 BB) | -250,000 | |
| 1,200,000(40 BB) | 400,000 |
Nguyen Quang Huy on a tear, delivers double bust
Utg Nevan Chang all in (165,000) K♣ Q♣ , small blind Chen Mo Yan (250,000) A♣ 7♠ , big blind Nguyen Quang Huy dominates both in chips and in hand K♠ K♥ . No bad beat on the board for a double knockout.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,100,000(44 BB) | 420,000 | |
busted | -370,000 | |
busted | -350,000 |
Nguyen Quang Huy doubles up through Chen Mo Yan
All in preflop, Nguyen Quang Huy A♥ K♣ , Chen Mo Yan K♠ Q♠ , board runs 8♥ A♠ 6♣ 9♥ 6♥ , Nguyen doubles up.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 680,000(27 BB) | -20,000 | |
| 350,000(14 BB) | -350,000 |
Nguyen Ngoc Dai goes bust
Cutoff Yita Choong shoves (150,000) holding K♠ 8♥ , button Nguyen Ngoc Dai risk his last 25,000 with 5♠ T♦ , big blind Nguyen Quang Huy calls with 6♥ 6♣ . The board runs out Q♦ 2♥ K♦ T♠ 4♠ , Choong survives, Ngoc Dai busts out.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 700,000(4 BB) | 150,000 |
Josh McCully picks up a sizable pot
Utg+2 Nguyen Quang Huy opens 40,000, button Josh McCully and big blind Yita Choong call. At the flop A♦ 3♥ 6♠ , Nguyen c-bets 20,000, McCully calls, Choong check-raises 85,000, Nguyen folds, McCully calls. The turn T♣ , Choong check-calls 65,000. On the 8♦ river, Choong checks again, McCully bets 325,000 (5,000 behind), Choong folds.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 800,000(4 BB) | 800,000 | |
| 550,000(3 BB) | -60,000 | |
| 200,000(1 BB) | 200,000 |
Strong bets by Nguyen Quang Huy against Nguyen Ngoc Dai
Utg+1 Nguyen Ngoc Dai opens 30,000, utg+2 calls, hijack Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 90,000, Ngoc Dai calls, utg+2 folds, flop runs 8♠ 7♠ 6♠ . Ngoc Dai leads out 100,000 then faces a shove from Quang Huy, Ngoc Dai folds.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 610,000(41 BB) | 610,000 | |
| 125,000(8 BB) | -175,000 |