U Series of Poker USOP Da Nang, Vietnam 2023

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11/22/2023, 11:45:00 PM

Ngo Minh Tien eliminated in 5th place - VN₫ 321,400,000

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

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Ngo Minh Tien goes bust in two hands. The first hand he calls Kyle Bao Diep’s three-bet jam with A♦ J♣ and is fifty-fifty against 5♠ 5♥ . The board runs 7♥ 3♥ 4♠ 2♣ K♣ , the small pair holds for a double up to Diep and Ngo down to 2 bb.

Next hand Ngo puts his 400,000 on the line with Q♦ 4♠ , cutoff Oliver Schulze has A♥ 9♠ , board runs 8♣ 7♣ K♠ 6♣ T♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	8,200,000(41 BB)	-1,075,800,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	8,070,000(40 BB)	-1,047,930,000

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11/22/2023, 11:45:00 PM

Oliver Schulze wins the Mini Main Event

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After a lengthy twelve hours, Germany’s Oliver Schulze won the Mini Main Event and pocketed an ICM deal payout of VN₫ 1,056,000,000 (~$43,800). The last hand saw Schulze limp in and Kyle Bao Diep check, flop came 5♥ 4♠ K♠ . Schulze bet 300,000, Diep check-called. On the turn 9♦ , Diep checks again, Schulze bets 1,500,000 Diep shoves and is called. The river was 8♠ .

Kyle Bao Diep J♥ 5♦ mid pair Oliver Schulze K♦ 6♥ top pair

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11/22/2023, 11:44:00 PM

Final table payouts

Date: November 20 to 22, 2023 Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~$372) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000 (~$82,950) Entries: 935 (659 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 7,255,600,000 (~$300,940) ITM/Survivors: 117 players

*Heads up ICM deal

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	1,084,000,000	1,074,000,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	1,056,000,000	1,051,920,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	571,000,000	568,180,000
CT Calvin Tan	421,800,000	416,200,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	321,400,000	316,600,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	258,700,000	256,700,000
TM Teoh Ming Hong	207,500,000	205,590,000
GT Guy Taylor	162,700,000	161,500,000
CM Cao Minh Thang	126,000,000	125,010,000

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11/22/2023, 11:30:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep doubles up

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Kyle Bao Diep three-bets all in with A♠ J♠ , initial raiser Oliver Schulze calls with A♥ T♣ . With the board running 7♠ 2♥ 9♥ 4♠ 3♥ , it’s a double up for Diep.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	10,000,000(50 BB)	-1,800,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	4,080,000(20 BB)	1,080,000

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11/22/2023, 11:20:00 PM

Pham Duy Tien doubles up

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Utg+1 Pham Duy Tien shoves A♦ 4♣ , big blind Calvin Tan calls with J♥ 9♥ , board runs 3♦ 9♦ T♥ A♣ T♣ , Pham doubles up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	5,600,000(28 BB)	-1,300,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	2,820,000(14 BB)	1,320,000

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11/22/2023, 11:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 5 players remaining

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	11,800,000(59 BB)	1,940,000
CT Calvin Tan	6,900,000(35 BB)	-800,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	4,800,000(24 BB)	1,000,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	3,000,000(15 BB)	-500,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	1,500,000(8 BB)	-100,000

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11/22/2023, 11:10:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep survives

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

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Button Kyle Bao Diep raises a massive 1,000,000, small blind Pham Duy Tien three-bets all in, Diep risks it all. Pham shows K♠ K♥ , Diep A♠ 5♣ , board runs 9♥ 8♣ 7♠ 2♦ 6♣ for a lucky straight to Diep.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	3,500,000(23 BB)	1,500,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	1,600,000(11 BB)	-1,800,000

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11/22/2023, 11:00:00 PM

Chirag Khanduja eliminated in 6th place - VN₫ 258,700,000

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

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Hijack Pham Duy Tien raises 300,000, cutoff Chirag Khanduja three-bet jams 1,300,000, big blind Calvin Tan four-bet jams, Pham folds. Khanduja opens K♣ J♦ , Tan opens A♦ J♠ , board runs 9♣ 6♦ 4♥ 5♣ T♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	7,700,000(51 BB)	1,900,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,400,000(23 BB)	-500,000

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11/22/2023, 10:55:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep pays up on a failed bluff, Schulze banks a double

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Button Oliver Schulze raises 300,000, big blind Kyle Bao Diep three-bets 1,050,000, Schulze calls. Board completes Q♥ 2♣ 3♠ 5♣ Q♣ , Diep bets 550,000 flop, 1,125,000 turn, then jams the river. Schulze calls throughout, Diep shows the T♦ 7♠ bluff, Schulze ships a double with 2♦ 2♠ full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	9,860,000(66 BB)	4,460,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	2,000,000(13 BB)	-3,800,000

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11/22/2023, 10:40:00 PM

Ngo Minh Tien gets lucky

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in with A♦ 9♦ , initial raiser Calvin Tan calls with A♥ Q♠ , the board runs 9♥ 3♠ T♦ 4♦ 5♥ for a lucky pair to Ngo.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	5,800,000(39 BB)	-1,500,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	3,800,000(25 BB)	2,300,000

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11/22/2023, 10:30:00 PM

Calvin Tan hard-bets to win the pot

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Small blind Oliver Schulze raises 400,000 then calls big blind Calvin Tan’s three-bet of 1,300,000, flop comes 7♥ 5♥ {2d. Tan bets 400,000, Schulze check-calls. On the turn Q♠ , Tan fires 1,500,000, Schulze check-folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	7,300,000(61 BB)	-400,000
OS Oliver Schulz	5,400,000(45 BB)

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11/22/2023, 10:25:00 PM

Blinds up, 6 players remaining

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	7,700,000(51 BB)	2,600,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	5,800,000(39 BB)	-400,000
OS Oliver Schulz	5,400,000(36 BB)	-1,200,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,900,000(26 BB)	-600,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	2,000,000(13 BB)	-290,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	1,500,000(10 BB)	-125,000

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11/22/2023, 10:20:00 PM

Teoh Ming Hong eliminated in 7th place - VN₫ 207,500,000 (~$8,605)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

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Teoh Ming Hong shoves with A♣ 8♠ then falls to Kyle Bao Diep’s A♣ 9♣ . Board was 6♣ 7♦ 9♠ 7♠ J♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	6,200,000(52 BB)	500,000

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11/22/2023, 10:15:00 PM

Chirag Khanduja applies pressure

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hijack Chirag Khanduja opens 250,000, big blind Teoh Ming Hong calls, flop is 6♠ A♣ 7♦ . Khanduja c-bets 320,000, Teoh check-calls. On the turn K♦ , Khanduja shoves (1,150,000) and wins the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CK Chirag Khanduja	2,290,000(19 BB)	290,000

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11/22/2023, 10:10:00 PM

Guy Taylor eliminated in 8th place - VN₫ 162,700,000 (~$6,750)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

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Pham Duy Tien opens 250,000 from cutoff, big blind Guy Taylor calls, flop comes K♣ Q♥ J♣ . Taylor shoves 800,000 holding Q♠ 7♠ mid pair, Pham snap-calls with K♥ 7♥ top pair. The turn 2♣ and river A♣ ends Taylor’s run in 8th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Tien	4,500,000(38 BB)	1,300,000

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11/22/2023, 10:05:00 PM

Chip counts

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	6,600,000(55 BB)	495,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	5,700,000(48 BB)	500,000
CT Calvin Tan	5,100,000(43 BB)	-400,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,200,000(27 BB)
CK Chirag Khanduja	2,000,000(17 BB)	-20,000
TM Teoh Ming Hong	1,910,000(16 BB)
NM Ngo Minh Tien	1,625,000(14 BB)
GT Guy Taylor	1,200,000(10 BB)	690,000

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11/22/2023, 10:01:00 PM

Guy Taylor survives

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Down to 4 bb, Guy Taylor doubles up with A♥ 4♥ against Pham Duy Tien’s K♦ 6♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,200,000(27 BB)	-750,000

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11/22/2023, 10:00:00 PM

Teoh Ming Hong doubles, Guy Taylor plunges

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

From hijack Guy Taylor shoves holding A♣ Q♣ , button Teoh Ming Hong calls for his last 805,000 with 8♥ 8♦ . Teoh wins the flip on a board 8♠ K♦ 3♦ 9♥ 5♣ . Taylor plunges to

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TM Teoh Ming Hong	1,910,000(16 BB)	500,000
GT Guy Taylor	510,000(4 BB)	-1,381,000

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11/22/2023, 9:55:00 PM

Blinds up, 8 players remaining

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

8 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize.

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11/22/2023, 9:50:00 PM

Cao Minh Thang eliminated in 9th place - VN₫ 126,000,000

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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Utg Kyle Bao Diep opens 200,000 then calls Cao Minh Thang’s three-bet shove of 700,000. Cao is ahead 8♦ 8♥ to Diep’s 6♠ 6♣ . However, Diep spikes the two-outer on the river A♣ J♥ 7♣ 3♥ 6♣ to send Cao packing.

Kyle Bao Diep - 5,700,000 (57 bb Cao Minh Thang - Eliminated in 9th place

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11/22/2023, 9:45:00 PM

Chirag Khanduja doubles up again

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Chirag Khanduja lands another double up to rise to 20 bb. He three-bet shoved with J♣ J♦ and further improved to a set to easily dust Pham Duy Tien’s 2♥ 2♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,950,000(40 BB)	-850,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	2,020,000(20 BB)	880,000

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11/22/2023, 9:30:00 PM

Calvin Tan picks up a hefty pot

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Action folds to the button Calvin Tan who raises to 200,000, Pham Duy Tien defends the big blind, flop comes 9♦ Q♦ 3♣ . Tan c-bets 175,000, Pham check-calls, turn is K♣ . Tan bets 225,000, Pham check-raises 700,000, Tan three-bets 1,500,000, Pham uses one time bank then flats. Both players check the river 2♠ . Pham opens A♣ T♣ , Tan wins it with K♦ 4♥ top pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	5,500,000(55 BB)	1,995,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	4,800,000(48 BB)	-1,610,000

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11/22/2023, 9:20:00 PM

Chirag Khanduja doubles up through Kyle Bao Diep

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kyle Bao Diep opens from hijack with K♠ T♠ , Chirag Khanduja shoves with A♠ J♥ , Diep calls. The board rus A♥ 2♠ 3♣ 5♥ Q♦ for a double up to Khanduja.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	5,200,000(52 BB)	-505,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	1,140,000(11 BB)	645,000

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11/22/2023, 9:00:00 PM

Final 9 players

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Tien	6,410,000(64 BB)	710,000
OS Oliver Schulz	6,105,000(61 BB)	305,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	5,705,000(57 BB)	5,000
CT Calvin Tan	3,505,000(35 BB)	405,000
GT Guy Taylor	1,891,000(19 BB)	91,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	1,625,000(16 BB)	25,000
TM Teoh Ming Hong	1,410,000(14 BB)	10,000
CM Cao Minh Thang	990,000(10 BB)	490,000
GJ Gatmanee Jitber	800,000(8 BB)
CK Chirag Khanduja	495,000(5 BB)	-5,000

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11/22/2023, 8:47:00 PM

Amit Kaushik bubbles to third final table - VN₫ 101,700,000 (~$4,220)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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Small blind Kyle Bao Diep shoves, big blind Amit Kaushik calls for everything and opens A♦ T♦ . Diep has Q♠ 5♥ . The board runs 2♦ 6♣ 3♠ 4♥ 2♥ for a one-card straight to Diep.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	5,700,000(57 BB)	1,500,000

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11/22/2023, 8:40:00 PM

Gatmanee Jitbert eliminated in 11th place - VN₫ 101,700,000 (~$4,220)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

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Utg+1 Gatmanee Jitbert goes all in for 700,000 with 7♠ 7♦ and runs into Pham Duy Tien’s A♥ A♠ . With no help on the board, Jitbert is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Tien	5,700,000(57 BB)	900,000

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11/22/2023, 8:35:00 PM

Blinds up, 11 players remaining

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Field is nearly at one table with 11 players left. Players are hunting down the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Calvin Tan leads the race with 4,300,000.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	5,800,000(58 BB)	500,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	4,800,000(48 BB)	1,500,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	4,200,000(42 BB)	-100,000
CT Calvin Tan	3,100,000(31 BB)	-1,200,000
GT Guy Taylor	1,800,000(18 BB)	700,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	1,600,000(16 BB)	-400,000
TM Teoh Ming Hong	1,400,000(14 BB)	100,000
AK Amit Kaushik	1,200,000(12 BB)	300,000
GJ Gatmanee Jitber	800,000(8 BB)	-400,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	500,000(5 BB)	-310,000
CM Cao Minh Thang	500,000(5 BB)	-500,000

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11/22/2023, 8:33:00 PM

Lyn Linfeng eliminated in 12th place - VN₫ 101,700,000 (~$4,220)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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Hijack Oliver Schulze raises 160,000, big blind Lyn Linfeng defends, flop comes Q♠ A♠ 5♣ . Schulze c-bets 110,000, Linfeng check-calls, both see the turn K♣ . Same action with a 410,000 c-bet. On the river 9♦ , Schulze shoves, Linfeng check-calls for everything and opens A♥ J♦ top pair then busts to Schulze’s K♥ 5♦ two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	5,300,000(66 BB)	1,900,000

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11/22/2023, 8:21:00 PM

Oliver Komarnicki eliminated in 13th place - VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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Oliver Komarnicki fell to Pham Duy Tien in 13th place for VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320). We will attempt to get that hand for you.

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11/22/2023, 8:20:00 PM

Lee Jung Yeol eliminated in 14th place - VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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From cutoff Lee Jung Yeol shoves (815,000), button Kyle Bao Diep calls. It’s a flip with Lee turning over A♣ Q♥ and Diep with J♥ J♠ . The board runs out K♥ 7♣ 5♥ 6♣ 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	4,300,000(54 BB)	1,000,000

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11/22/2023, 8:15:00 PM

Lyn Linfeng doubles up through Oliver Komarnicki

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Utg+1 opens for 160,000, button Oliver Komarnicki calls, big blind Lyn Linfeng three-bets all in for 905,000, initial raiser folds, Komarnicki calls. Linfeng opens A♥ K♣ , Komarnicki behind K♥ J♥ , the board runs 9♣ A♠ K♠ 5♠ A♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LL Lyn Linfeng	2,090,000(26 BB)	690,000
OK Oliver Komarnicki	1,800,000(23 BB)	-700,000

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11/22/2023, 8:10:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep paid with quads

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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Shortly after cleaning out a player, Kyle Bao Diep picked up another nice pile of chips with K♠ K♥ . He opened 160,000 from utg and went to the flop 4♣ [ac} T♦ joined by button Teoh Ming Hong. Diep check-called 120,000 then both checked the turn K♦ . Then on the river K♣ Teoh slid out 400,000, Diep check-raised to 1,000,000, Teoh called then mucked to Diep’s K♠ K♥ quads.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	3,300,000(41 BB)	1,500,000
TM Teoh Ming Hong	1,300,000(16 BB)	-2,400,000

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11/22/2023, 8:03:00 PM

Tran Quoc Uy eliminated in 15th place - VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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Utg Tran Quoc Uy raises 200,000, hijack Kyle Bao Diep three-bets all in, Tran calls for his tournament life and opens K♣ 0♠. Diep has A♦ Q♦ . The board runs out 5♦ 5♠ 9♣ 5♥ J♠ , Diep ships it and boots Tran.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	1,800,000(23 BB)	1,000,000

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11/22/2023, 7:50:00 PM

Blinds up, 15 players remaining

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

15 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Calvin Tan leads the race with 4,300,000. Here are the top 5 in chips.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	4,300,000(54 BB)
OS Oliver Schulz	3,400,000(43 BB)	-1,000,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,300,000(41 BB)
TM Teoh Minh Hong	3,000,000(38 BB)	3,000,000
OK Oliver Komarnicki	2,500,000(31 BB)	400,000

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11/22/2023, 7:49:00 PM

Nguyen Manh Hung eliminated in 16th place - VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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Oliver Schulze raises 225,000 from cutoff, small blind Nguyen Manh Hung three-bets all in for 480,000, Schulze calls and shows A♥ K♥ , Nguyen is dominated with 9♠ 9♥ . The board runs out 5♥ 6♥ 4♥ A♣ 7♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	4,400,000(73 BB)	800,000

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11/22/2023, 7:45:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Son eliminated in 17th place - VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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Calvin Tan opens for 120,000, hijack three-bets 300,000, Tan calls to see the flop 2♦ 6♠ Q♣ . Nguyen c-bets 300,000, Tan check-raises to 750,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn Q♥ , Tan leads out 700,000, Nguyen tanks using up two time banks then jams around 955,000. Tan calls and shows A♣ A♦ , Nguyen with 9♣ 9♦ . The river 7♥ ensures the win for Tan and 17th place for Nguyen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	4,300,000(72 BB)	2,300,000

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11/22/2023, 7:35:00 PM

Robert Kiss eliminated in 18th place - VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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Utg+1 opens for 130,000, button Robert Kiss three bets 310,000, big blind Pham Duy Tien four-bets 760,000, initial raiser folds, Kiss uses up three time-banks then five-bets all in for 1,530,000. Pham calls and opens A♠ A♣ , it’s a cooler with Kiss turning over K♥ K♦ . The board runs out A♥ 9♦ 9♥ 2♥ 4♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PD Pham Duy Tien	3,300,000(55 BB)	2,600,000

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11/22/2023, 7:25:00 PM

Chirag Khanduja doubles up

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

From utg+3, Chirag Khanduja shoved his last 6.5 bb with 7♣ 7♥ , hijack Teoh Ming Hong three-bet jammed to successfully isolate and showed A♥ J♠ . With the board running 9♦ Q♣ 5♥ 6♠ T♥ it was a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TM Teoh Ming Hong	3,700,000(62 BB)	-200,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	810,000(14 BB)	410,000

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11/22/2023, 7:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 18 players remaining

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Blinds up, 18 players remaining. Average stack is 1,558,333

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11/22/2023, 7:10:00 PM

Final 18 players

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TM Teoh Ming Hong	3,900,000(78 BB)	1,600,000
OS Oliver Schulz	3,600,000(72 BB)
OK Oliver Komarnicki	2,100,000(42 BB)	2,100,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	2,000,000(40 BB)	300,000
CT Calvin Tan	2,000,000(40 BB)	-700,000
RK Robert Kiss	1,900,000(38 BB)	1,900,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Son	1,900,000(38 BB)	300,000
LL Lyn Linfeng	1,400,000(28 BB)	1,400,000
GJ Gatmanee Jitber	1,200,000(24 BB)	1,200,000
GT Guy Taylor	1,100,000(22 BB)	-100,000
CM Cao Minh Thang	1,000,000(20 BB)	-700,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hung	1,000,000(20 BB)	1,000,000
AK Amit Kaushik	900,000(18 BB)	-300,000
TQ Tran Quoc Uy	850,000(17 BB)	850,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	800,000(16 BB)	-600,000
LJ Lee Jung Yeol	800,000(16 BB)	800,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	700,000(14 BB)	-2,200,000
CK Chirag Khanduja	400,000(8 BB)	400,000

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11/22/2023, 6:50:00 PM

Hoang Nam Son plunges to 4 bb

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Action folds to the small blind Hoang Nam Son who raises 125,000, big blind Oliver Schulze calls, flop is Q♥ 3♥ T♣ . Hoang c-bets 50,000, Schulze calls. On the turn 4♠ , Hoang bets 50,000 again, Schulze raises 200,000, Hoang three-bets 400,000, Schulze calls. The river 7♠ Hoang shoves his last 400,000, Schulze snap calls, Hoang has 5♣ 4♥ small pair , Schulze with Q♦ 5♠ top pair, Hoang drops to 4 bb. He busts on the next hand.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	3,600,000(72 BB)	2,000,000

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11/22/2023, 6:30:00 PM

Blinds up, 20 players remaining

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

29 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Teoh Ming Hong holds a commanding lead with 4,000,000 (80 bb) in chips.

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11/22/2023, 6:25:00 PM

Jungsup Yun eliminated in 21st place

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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One time leader Jungsup Yun has fallen in 21st place. Hand opens with utg+1 Ming Hong Teoh raising 89,000, button and big blind Jungsup call. At the flop K♠ 5♣ Q♠ , Teoh c-bets 135,000, Jungsup check-calls, the turn is Q♣ . Teoh bets 155,000, Jungsup check-raises 400,000, Teoh calls. On the river 2♥ , Jungsup leads ou 500,000, Teoh jams, Jujgsup calls for everything, then discovers he is drawing dead.

Ming Hong Teoh Q♥ Q♦ set Jungsup Yun K♣ 7♠ top pair

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MH Ming Hong Teoh	4,000,000(100 BB)	4,000,000

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11/22/2023, 6:22:00 PM

Kabir Khattar eliminated

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Calvin Tan claims another head sending Kabir Khattar to the exit. Players fold to the button Khattar who raises 170,000 leaving 5,000 behind. Small blind calls, big blind Calvin Tan three-bets all in with J♣ J♠ . Khattar tosses the rest in holding K♠ 9♣ , sb folds. The board runs 9♠ 7♥ 7♣ 7♦ T♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CT Calvin Tan	2,700,000(68 BB)	1,300,000

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11/22/2023, 6:15:00 PM

Ngo Minh Tien triple barrels Hoang Nam Son

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

From utg+2, Ngo Minh Tien raises 80,000, Hoang Nam Son defends the big blind. Ngo c-bets 70,000 on the flop 4♦ 2♦ K♠ , Hoang check-calls. Same action on the turn 9♠ Ngo sends out 70,000 and is called. The river Q♥ , Ngo fires 180,000 and wins the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HN Hoang Nam Son	1,900,000(48 BB)	-100,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	1,700,000(43 BB)	1,700,000

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11/22/2023, 6:10:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Son wins the flip to rail one

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

All in preflop, big stacked Nguyen Ngoc Son’s T♥ T♦ won the flip against Nguyen Van Son’s K♠ J♠ to bring the field down to 22 players.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NN Nguyen Ngoc Son	1,600,000(40 BB)	780,000

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11/22/2023, 5:50:00 PM

Calvin Tan rails Louie Yu

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Overnight chip leader Louie Yu sent the last of his chips out front with pocket Eights and ran into Kelvin Tan’s pocket Aces to fall in 25th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KT Kelvin Tang	2,200,000(55 BB)	2,200,000

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11/22/2023, 5:40:00 PM

Blinds up, 29 players remaining

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

29 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TM Teoh Ming Hong	2,300,000(58 BB)	2,300,000
HN Hoang Nam Son	2,000,000(50 BB)	400,000
OS Oliver Schulz	1,600,000(40 BB)	400,000
CM Cao Ming Thang	1,500,000(38 BB)	300,000
CT Calvin Tan	1,400,000(35 BB)	-6,600,000

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11/22/2023, 4:55:00 PM

Blinds up, 34 players remaining

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

34 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JY Jungsup Yun	1,500,000(50 BB)	100,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	1,400,000(47 BB)	-9,100,000
TW Tan Wah Meng Aka Baxooka	1,300,000(43 BB)	1,300,000
CM Cao Ming Thang	1,200,000(40 BB)	1,200,000

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11/22/2023, 4:10:00 PM

Blinds up 42 players remaining

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

42 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HN Hoang Nam Son	1,600,000(64 BB)	300,000
JY Jungsup Yun	1,400,000(56 BB)	-400,000
GT Guy Taylor	1,200,000(48 BB)	200,000
HP Hwigon Park	1,200,000(48 BB)	290,000
OS Oliver Schulz	1,200,000(48 BB)

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11/22/2023, 3:15:00 PM

Blinds up, 48 players remaining

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

48 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Redraw at 45 players.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JY Jungsup Yun	1,800,000(90 BB)	200,000
CM Cao Minh Thang	1,700,000(85 BB)	1,700,000
HN Hoang Nam Son	1,300,000(65 BB)	1,300,000
OS Oliver Schulz	1,200,000(60 BB)	240,000
VB Vinay B	1,100,000(55 BB)	1,100,000
GT Guy Taylor	1,000,000(50 BB)	-400,000

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11/22/2023, 2:40:00 PM

Blinds up, 60 players remaining

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Players have returned from the first break. Chips have been colored up. 60 remain on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize.

Live updates begin at the final three tables.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JY Jungsup Yun	1,600,000(107 BB)
GT Guy Taylor	1,400,000(93 BB)
AK Amit Kaushik	1,200,000(80 BB)	376,000
CD Choi Dong Yeol	1,000,000(67 BB)	1,000,000
OS Oliver Schulz	960,000(64 BB)	-16,540,000

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11/22/2023, 2:05:00 PM

Jungsup Yun delivers double KO to zoom to 1.6M

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

jungsupyu

Massive takedown by Jungsup Yun to send his stack sky high. One player all in preflop, pot grows to over 160,000, two players call then check the flop 4♦ J♥ 9♠ . Jungsup Yun bets 125,000 on the turn A♦ , Jason Goh check-raises all in for 604,000 and shows Q♦ T♦ flush and straight draw. Jungsup ahead 9♦ 9♣ set. The river 3♠ is a sweep for Jungsup.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JY Jungsup Yun	1,600,000(133 BB)	790,000

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11/22/2023, 2:00:00 PM

Guy Taylor soars to 1.4M on set over set

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Three-way action at the flop 2♦ K♦ J♥ , pot at 132,000 blinds check to utg+1 Ngo Minh Tien who bets 100,000, small blind check-raises all in for 352,000, big blind Guy Taylor joins the shove with 820,000, Ngo folds.

Small blind 2♥ 2♠ Guy Taylor J♦ J♠

The turn K♠ and river 9♠ improve both to a boat. Taylor ships it.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GT Guy Taylor	1,400,000(117 BB)	1,400,000

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11/22/2023, 1:40:00 PM

Blinds up, 79 players remaining

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Players are dropping fast. The next half hour sent 21 in the dust. On the flip side, sitting with large stacks are listed below.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HP Hwigon Park	910,000(76 BB)	30,000
AK Amit Kaushik	824,000(69 BB)	824,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Son	820,000(68 BB)	20,000
JY Jungsup Yun	810,000(68 BB)	810,000
SL Sun Li Wei	800,000(67 BB)	800,000

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11/22/2023, 1:10:00 PM

Blinds up, 100 players remaining

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Opening level in the bag and with it went 17 players to bring the field down to 100 players. Listed below are the current frontrunners:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HP Hwigon Park	880,000(88 BB)	880,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Son	800,000(80 BB)	800,000
LY Louie Yu	770,000(77 BB)	770,000
TN Tran Nguyen Ngoc Dat	700,000(70 BB)	700,000

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11/22/2023, 12:40:00 PM

Cards in the air!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

After a bit of delay, Mini Main Event Day 2 is underway! 117 players back on the beat and will play to a champion. Live updates will begin when it is down to the final three tables.

Chips in play: 28,050,000

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11/22/2023, 12:20:00 AM

Oliver Schulze overtakes

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

oliverschulze 2

Button Oliver Schulze limps then calls big blind Kyle Bao Diep’s 750,000 raise. Flop comes 6♠ 3♥ 4♣ , Schulze bets 450,000, Diep check-calls. The turn K♣ Diep leads out 1,320,000, Schulze calls. Both players check the river 5♣ . Schulze wins it with K♥ 9♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	17,500,000(70 BB)	4,500,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	10,500,000(42 BB)	-4,550,000

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11/22/2023, 12:11:00 AM

ICM Deal reached!

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

headsup 2

The final two players have reached an ICM deal and will play for the trophy. Here is the breakdown.

Kyle Bao Diep - VN₫ 1,084,000,000 (~$44,960) Oliver Schulze - VN₫ 1,056,000,000 (~$43,800)

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11/22/2023, 12:10:00 AM

Heads up! Kyle Bao Diep versus Oliver Schulze

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	15,050,000(60 BB)	-500,000
OS Oliver Schulz	13,000,000(52 BB)	3,100,000

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11/22/2023, 12:10:00 AM

Pham Duy Tien eliminated in 3rd place - VN₫ 571,000,000

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

phamduytien

Pham Duy Tien shoved his last 10 bb with A♦ 7♥ then fell to Oliver Schulze’s A♠ T♦ to finish in 3rd place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
OS Oliver Schulz	13,000,000(52 BB)

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11/22/2023, 12:05:00 AM

Calvin Tan eliminated in 4th place - VN₫ 421,800,000 (~$17,500)

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

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Calvin Tan nosedived to fall out of contention in 4th place. It happened in two hands with the first one pretty much sealing his fate. Tan opens 500,000 from cutoff, then calls button Kyle Bao Diep’s three-bet of 1,575,000. At the flop Q♥ Q♠ 7♠ , Diep c-bets 700,000, Tan calls. On the turn T♠ , Diep jams 5,200,000, Tan calls, Diep shows A♦ Q♦ set, Tan is drawing dead with K♣ T♣ . River is 4♥ .

With Tan down to 2 bb, he is all in on the next hand with Q♦ 5♠ , Schulze dominates with A♣ Q♥ , board is T♥ 2♣ Q♠ T♠ 2♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	15,550,000(62 BB)	8,050,000
OS Oliver Schulz	9,900,000(40 BB)	400,000

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11/22/2023, 12:00:00 AM

Blinds up, 4 players remaining

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
OS Oliver Schulz	9,500,000(38 BB)	9,500,000
CT Calvin Tan	8,000,000(32 BB)	8,000,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	7,500,000(30 BB)	7,500,000
PD Pham Duy Tien	2,900,000(12 BB)	2,900,000