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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 |
Flush is good for Seungmook Jung
Utg Hyunsup Kim opens 105,000, big blind Seungmook Jung defends, flop comes T♦ 2♣ 2♦ . Jung check-calls Kim’s 75,000 bet. Same action on the 8♣ turn with a 130,000 bet by Kim check-called by Jung. Both players check the river K♦ , Jung has 6♦ 7♦ flush, KIm mucks.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 2,400,000(48 BB) | -400,000 | |
| 1,400,000(28 BB) | 400,000 |
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 |
Suengmook Jung spikes two-outer on a three-way
Hijack Nguyen Trung Quan min-raises, button Seungmook Jung three-bets all in (395,000), big blind Ho Koon Leong risks it (130,000), Nguyen calls.
Seungmook Jung 7♣ 7♥ Ho Koon Leong J♣ J♦ Nguyen Trung Quan A♥ K♦
The board runs 2♠ Q♥ 7♦ 8♥ T♠ , Jung spikes the lucky two-outer to ship it and boot out Leong.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 975,000(33 BB) | 580,000 | |
| 700,000(23 BB) | -300,000 | |
busted | -130,000 |
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 |
Mike Takayama eliminated
Hijack Mike Takayama all in (200,000) holding Q♥ J♣ , big blind Seungmook Jung calls K♠ Q♦ . The board runs 2♥ Q♣ 8♦ 7♣ 5♦ . Jung’s kicker plays to rail Takayama.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 700,000(4 BB) | 700,000 | |
busted |