Day 1A
USOP Hanoi

Day 1A of the Main Event ran for 12.5 hours with 268 entries filling up the Crown Poker Club. The heat closed at 34 players, each one guaranteed a spot in the money round.
Bagging the largest was Vietnam’s Dang Minh Dat with 912,000 (114 bb). Dang’s biggest pot came just before the bubble round when a player three-bet shoved 40 bb into Dang’s raise. Holding pocket Aces, Dang instantly called.
Also making the cut were High Roller Megastack champion Dao Minh Phu, multi side event winner Khoi Nguyen, and WSOP bracelet winner Renji Mao. Check out the list provided and the live updates for the action.
Date: September 7, 2023 Buy in: ₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057) Guarantee: VN₫ 12,000,000,000 (~USD 500,000) Day 1A: 268 entries (175 unique) / 34 ITM
Chips in play: 10,720,000
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
912,000 | 912,000 | |
808,000 | -32,000 | |
800,000 | 60,000 | |
690,000 | 690,000 | |
660,000 | 660,000 | |
594,000 | 594,000 | |
558,000 | 38,000 | |
480,000 | 20,000 | |
467,000 | 467,000 | |
432,000 | 432,000 | |
385,000 | 385,000 | |
379,000 | -61,000 | |
356,000 | 356,000 | |
351,000 | 351,000 | |
329,000 | 329,000 | |
282,000 | -8,000 | |
262,000 | -98,000 | |
237,000 | 237,000 | |
192,000 | 37,000 | |
161,000 | -129,000 | |
150,000 | 150,000 | |
145,000 | 145,000 | |
129,000 | 129,000 | |
126,000 | 126,000 | |
123,000 | 123,000 | |
116,000 | 116,000 | |
102,000 | 12,000 | |
100,000 | 34,000 | |
79,000 | 79,000 | |
76,000 | 76,000 | |
72,000 | 72,000 | |
61,000 | 61,000 | |
59,000 | 59,000 | |
31,000 | 31,000 |
Tanawat Burapapanuwong outkicks to claim a big pot
From under the gun+2, Tanawat Burapapanuwong opens, lojack Ernst Teo three-bets, Tanawat calls, flop is 5♥ J♠ Q♠ . Tanawat checks to Teo who c-bets 25,000, Tanawat flats. Same action on the turn 9♣ and river J♦ with 55,000 and the shove called. Teo shows K♦ Q♦ two pair, Tanawat A♠ Q♥ same two pair higher kicker. Tanawat drags in the pot and takes the lead.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
840,000(168 BB) | 840,000 | |
440,000(88 BB) | -97,000 |
Battle of the big stacks, Ernst Teo skyrockets

Lojack Ernst Teo raises to 6,000, cutoff calls, small blind Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 25,000, Teo four-bet shoves, cutoff folds, Ewe calls for his tournament life.
Ernst Teo A♦ K♠ Ewe Eng Soon J♦ J♠
It’s a flip! The board runs out Q♠ K♣ 7♥ 2♠ T♠ , Teo ships a massive pot as Ewe exits.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
537,000(215 BB) | 267,000 | |
busted | -290,000 |
Big stacks in the room
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
320,000(160 BB) | 20,000 | |
290,000(145 BB) | 290,000 | |
290,000(145 BB) | 100,000 | |
270,000(135 BB) | 270,000 | |
250,000(125 BB) | 250,000 |