Main Event

After nine hours of play India’s emerged as the new U Series of Poker (USOP) Main Event champion! Ojha outlasted the record-breaking turnout of 1,336 entries to capture his maiden live title and a life-changing ₫4,952,000,000 (~$205,840) ICM payout deal.

Congratulations to the new champion!

Instant fireworks at heads up with Mai Bien pushing on the second hand. Mai raises 900,000, Vishal Ojha shoves, snap-call by Mai,

Mai A♣ T♣ Vishal Ojha Q♦ Q♣

The board runs K♦ 8♠ 9♠ T♦ 7♦ .

Players have agreed on an ICM deal then played for the trophy.

Yao Ren Hao pushes his last 9 bb with A♥ 4♦ , Mai Bien calls with K♦ Q♣ , the board runs 9♣ 3♣ 9♦ K♣ 2♥ . Yao finishes in 3rd place.

Under the gun Lee Kun Han raises 800,000, big blind Mai Bien calls, flop runs J♠ 9♥ T♠ . Lee c-bets 800,000, Mai check-calls to see the turn 3♦ . Lee fires 1,300,000, Mai check-raises all in, Lee snap-calls and is behind K♦ T♥ to Mai’s Q♥ 8♣ . With the river 5♦ , Lee is eliminated.

Ewe Eng Soon falls to Mai Bien with T♥ 9♣ failing to improve against K♠ 5♣ on a board K♥ A♦ A♠ 4♣ 6♥ .

Ewe Eng Soon loses more chips when his 5♥ 4♥ bottom pair is behind Vishal Ojha’s 8♠ 7♦ on a board 4♦ K♥ 7♠ A♦ 6♠ .

From the button, Ewe Eng Soon raises to 600,000, big blind Lee Kun Han calls to see the flop T♣ 6♠ 3♠ . Soon c-bets 400,000, Lee check-raises to 1,000,000, Soon three-bets 2,400,000, Lee four-bet shoves, Soon tanks, pot is at 8,200,000. Soon reluctantly folds, Lee shows his T♥ and rakes in the pot. Stream has Lee with T♥ 7♦ , Soon T♠ 9♦ .

Tan Xiao Hui is next to get it all in and get called She has A♠ 9♦ and is behind Lee Kun Han’s A♣ K♦ . With the board running 6♦ T♠ 5♠ Q♦ 5♦ , Tan takes 6th place.

Le Ngoc Minh A♦ T♠ all in from under the gun, Mai Bien calls with A♥ Q♥ , the board runs 8♦ 3♠ K♠ A♣ 9♠ . Mai’s kicker plays, Le busts.

From under the gun, Mai Bien raises to 500,000, Vishal Ojha calls from cutoff, flop runs 3♦ 7♠ T♠ . Mai checks, Ojha bets 400,000, Mai calls. On the turn 8♠ both check. The river Q♣ Ojha bets 1,500,000, Mai check-calls.

Mai Bien K♥ T♣ Vishal Ojha K♠ K♣

Under the gun Yao Ren Hao raises to 500,000, cutoff Mai Bien three-bets to 1,300,000, big blind Vishal Ojha folds T♠ T♥ , Yao shoves 4,600,000. Mai folds his A♣ 3♣ . Stream has Yao with Q♠ Q♦ .

From hijack, Ewe Eng Soon raises to 400,000, small blind Lee Kun Han calls, flop comes A♣ 6♣ 3♠ . Soon c-bets 300,000, Lee check-raises to 625,000, Soon calls, turn lands 9♠ . Lee leads out with a shove of 2,900,000, Soon tank-calls, Lee has 8♣ 7♣ draw, Soon A♥ 5♦ top pair. The river 4♣ saves Lee for a double up.

Hijack Yao Ren Hao raises 300,000, small blind Mai Bien and big blind Lee Kun Han call. All three check the flop 2♠ J♠ 5♣ , the turn Q♣ , Lee bets 350,000, Yao calls, Mai check-raises to 1,700,000, Lee and Yao fold.

From under the gun, Tan Xiao Hui raise to 350,000, small blind Yao Ren Hao calls, flop runs 8♠ J♠ 2♣ . Tan c-bets 700,000, Yao check-calls. Both players check the turn 4♣ , the river lands A♦ . Yao leads out 1,400,000, Tan tank-calls. Yao wins it with A♠ J♥ two pair. Tan shows her A♥ K♠ .

From under the gun, Tan Xiao Hui raises to 250,000, Ewe Eng Soon defends the big blind. At the flop 8♦ 9♠ A♥ , Tan c-bets 175,000, Soon check-calls. On the turn 5♥ , Tan with another 200,000 bet, Soon check-raises to 800,000, Tan answers with a three-bet shove, Soon calls.

Tan Xiao Hui J♥ T♥ flush draw Ewe Eng Soon 9♥ 8♠ two pair

The river is 2♠ for a second double up to Soon off Tan.

From under the gun, Vishal Ojha A♣ 7♥ raises to 250,000, small blind Lee Kun Han K♦ T♦ calls, flop runs T♥ 4♥ 7♦ . Lee checks, Ojha c-bets 200,000, Lee calls. Both players check the turn Q♦ . On the river A♦ , Lee checks, Ojha bets 600,000, Lee raises to 1,500,000, Ojha folds.

After losing almost all of his stack on a failed bluff, Hu Jin Long goes all in with K♣ J♠ , big blind Vishal Ojha has Q♥ 7♦ , the board runs Q♣ 2♥ 7♠ 5♦ 7♣ .

Under the gun Vishal Ojha raises to 250,000, lojack Hu Jin Long three-bets to 660,000, Ojha calls, flop comes 3♣ 5♦ 2♦ . Ojha checks to the aggressor Hu who c-bets 500,000, Ojha flats. On the turn 7♠ , same action with Hu firing 1,500,000, again Ojha flats. On the river A♠ , check by Ojha, Hu bets 2,900,000 leaving himself 100,000 behind. Ojha tanks using up two time-banks then calls. Hu shows the K♠ Q♠ failed bluff, Ojha ships it with 9♥ 9♣ and takes the lead for the first time.

The lone player from Hong Kong, Charles Wong is all in holding 7♣ 7♠ then falls to Tan Xiao Hui’s J♣ J♦ with no help from the board T♦ 9♦ J♥ 3♦ 6♣ .

Just two minutes in and Ewe Eng Soon is all in with A♥ Q♠ , Tan Xiao Hui hopes to eliminate with 3♥ 3♠ . With the board running A♦ K♠ K♣ J♠ 6♣ , Soon spikes the ace for a double up.

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Button Tan Xiao Hui min-raises, big blind Sun Li Wei defends, flop comes Q♠ K♠ 3♦ , Sun check, Tan bet 700,000, Sun call. Sun check 7♦ turn, Tan shoves, Sun tanks (has 1,960,000 behind) then calls for his tournament life just before his last time bank runs out.

Sun Li Wei K♣ J♣ top pair Tan Xiao Hui A♥ A♦

The river 5♠ is no help to Sun to fall in 10th place.

After losing 80% of his stack to Mai Bien, Seung Mook Jung raises from cutoff to 500,000, big blind Le Ngoc shoves, Jung calls for his tournament life.

Seung Mook Jung 7♣ 7♥ Le Ngoc Minh A♦ 9♥

The board runs T♠ 4♠ 3♦ 3♠ 9♦ , Le spikes the higher pair on the river to eliminated Jung in 11th place.

From under the gun, Mai Bien raises to 200,000, Seung Mook Jung defends, flop comes 9♦ 2♦ J♣ . Mai c-bets 150,000, Jung check-raises to 525,000, Mai calls. The turn 3♣ , Jung leads out 1,200,000, Mai flats. On the river J♠ , Jung checks, Mai shoves, Jung tank-calls.

Mai Bien A♦ J♦ trips Seung Mook Jung 9♠ 2♠ two pair

Cutoff Seung Mook Jung raises to 210,000, big blind Le Ngoc Minh calls, flop comes Q♥ 4♥ 7♠ . Jung c-bets, Le check-calls. On the turn 6♥ , Le check-calls Jung’s 500,000 c-bet to head to the river J♥ . Le checks, Jung bets 1,750,000, Le tanks using up his last 4 time-banks then mucks.

From the button, a desperate Ngo Minh Tien shoves his last 520,000 stack holding K♣ 9♥ , big blind Hu Jin Long calls with 7♠ 5♦ . The board runs 2♥ 7♦ A♦ A♣ Q♦ to end Minh Tien’s run in 12th place.

Hu Jin Long raises 210,000 from hijack, button Yeh Hung Wei shoves 1,810,000 holding A♦ K♦ , Hu calls with 8♠ 8♦ . With the board running 6♦ Q♣ J♥ 2♥ Q♥ , Yeh misses to fall in 13th place.

Under the gun Ewe Eng Soon shoes 1,225,000, button Phan Huu Minh Tri risks his last 640,000 with A♠ K♣ , it is a flip with Soon 3♣ 3♠ . The board further improves them both as it runs 3♥ J♦ T♦ K♦ 9♣ . Soon’s set is best to rail Phan in 14th place.

From the button, Vishal Ojha raises to 200,000, big blind Tan Xiao Hui defends, flop comes 8♣ J♠ 7♥ , both check. On the turn A♠ , Ojha bets 250,000, Tan check-calls. On the river 2♦ , Ojha bets 500,000, Tan check-raises to 1,100,000, Ojha folds. Tan shows A♥ .

Vishal Ojha T♣ T♥ doubles up through Ngo Minh Tien K♦ J♠ on a wild board that completes 4♦ Q♦ T♦ 2♣ 2♥ .

From hijack Seung Mook Jung raises 210,000 with Q♥ J♣ , small blind Phan Huu Minh goes all in for slightly more (245,000) holding K♥ J♦ . With the board running 2♠ 8♠ K♠ 7♣ T♥ , it’s a double up for Phan.

From cutoff Seung Mook Jung raises to 210,000, button Mai Bien shoves holding K♥ Q♣ , Phan Huu Minh Tri calls with A♠ K♠ . When the board runs T♥ A♥ J♦ , it’s an instant straight for Mai. The turn 6♣ and river 8♣ keep Mai ahead for a double up.

From cutoff, Seung Mook Jung raises to 200,000, small blind Lee Kun Han three-bets to 550,000, Jung flats. The flop comes 8♣ T♣ 3♦ , Lee c-bets 100,000, Jung calls. On the turn 9♦ , Lee fires 375,000, Jung calls again. Both check the river 4♣ . Lee has A♦ J♦ , Jung wins it with K♥ 9♥ pair.

Small blind Yao Ren Hao shoves with A♦ Q♠ , from the big blind, short stacked Sun Li Wei looks down at 4♥ 4♠ and goes for it. The board runs 2♠ 7♣ 3♠ K♦ K♠ for a double up.

Under the gun Charles Wong raises to 675,000, big blind Le Ngoc Minh shoves his big stack, Wong tosses in the 45,000 he has behind and opens A♦ K♣ . Le has A♥ 2♦ . When the board runs A♠ J♠ 5♣ , Wong chants “no chop no chop!” With the turn and river 6♦ 9♦ , he gets his wish for a double up.

Blinds are up, 14 players remaining. Minimum payout is VN₫ 251,000,000 (~$8,020).

From cutoff, Ngo Minh Tien raises to 160,000, button Vishal Ojha calls, flop comes Q♥ 5♦ Q♠ . Minh Tien checks, Ojha bets 130,000, Minh Tien calls. On the turn 7♣ , Ojha fires 250,000, Minh Tien check-folds.

Yeh Hung Wei with back to back shoves but no takers to steal the blinds and antes. He chips up to 1,490,000 (18 bb).

Action folds to small blind Seung Mook Jung who limps, big blind Mai Bien checks, flop comes 4♠ 6♥ K♦ . Jung bets 80,000, Mai calls. Same action on the 8♦ turn with Mai calling the 270,000 bet. On the 9♠ river, Jung triple barrels 750,000, Mai calls, Jung shows his 8♥ 6♣ two pair, Mai mucks.

From cutoff, Lee Kun Han raises to 230,000, button Phan Huu Minh Tri three-bets to 580,000, Lee shoves, Phan folds.

Short stacked Nguyen Ngoc Tung shoves 580,000 from the small blind holding 5♠ 6♦ , he falls to big blind Seung Mook Jung Q♠ J♥ on a board A♠ 3♥ J♠ K♥ 9♥ .

From hijack Ewe Eng Soon raises to 160,000, cutoff Seung Mook Jung and big blind Mai Bien call, the flop runs T♥ 4♥ 5♠ . After the blinds check, Soon c-bets 175,000, Jung folds, Mai calls. The turn J♦ sees Soon pump up the pot another 300,000, Mai check-calls. On the river Q♠ , Mai switches up and leads out for 650,000, Soon tank-folds.

Action folds to the small blind Le Huy Thanh who shoves 1,215,000 but is denied the blinds and ante by big blind Tan Xiao Hui who calls. Le opens A♠ 7♦ , Tan dominates with A♥ T♥ , board runs 8♠ K♦ 6♠ 9♥ K♥ . Le falls in 16th place.

Blinds are up, 16 players remaining. Minimum payout is VN₫ 193,000,000 (~$10,430).

Under the gun Terry Nguyen enters the day with a short 6 bb and gets it all in holding A♣ Q♣ , big blind Hu Jin Long calls with 5♥ 7♥ . The board runs 9♦ K♦ 8♦ 3♦ 6♦ for a straight to Hu and 18th place for Nguyen.

Bringing in just 5 bb to the final day, Hoang Le Anh Tuan shoves with A♦ 7♣ but can’t get past Ngo Minh Tien’s 8♣ 8♠ to become the first casualty of the final day.

From mid position, Le Ngoc Minh raises to 125,000, big blind Mai Bien defends, flop comes J♣ 3♣ 9♠ . Mai shoves, Le calls for his tournament life and is ahead A♣ K♣ against Mai’s T♣ 2♣ . With the turn 5♥ and river 4♦ , Le doubles through.

Shuffle up and deal! First deal of the final day is underway with 17 players in their seats. Looks like Le Ngoc Minh is absent at the moment. Hunt for the record breaking Vietnam Main Event title is underway!