U Series of Poker USOP Danang: Part I Vietnam 2024

Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT

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3/29/2024, 11:44:00 PM

Josh McCully

Second SHR title! Josh McCully takes down the Billionaire Club Challenge!

Well past the crack of dawn, Aussie sensation clinched the Billionaire Club Challenge for his second USOP Danang win. McCully denied Korea’s Soo Jo Kim at heads up to capture the jaw dropping VN₫ 6.55 Billion (~USD 264K) top prize.

Coming into this event, McCully was already the richest earner at the series with a victory at the Superstar Challenge and runner-up at the Super High Roller for a combined VN₫ 5.3 Billion (~USD 200K). McCully now joins Vietnam’s Hoang Hai Nam in taking down two Super High Roller events at the same series.

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Date: March 29, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 250,000,000 (~$10,288) Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~$164,840) Prize pool: VN₫ 25,142,400,000 (~USD 1,013,741) Entries: 108 (67 unique) ITM: 16 places

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Josh Mccully	264,219	-2,195,781
SJ Soo Jo Kim	176,426	-823,574
SA Shylko Aliaksandr	122,461	-1,202,539
CH Christian Harder	87,543	-2,112,457
YL Yohwan Lim	64,546	-1,425,454
QC Qiao Chi	49,109	-1,950,891
JW Joey Weissman	38,608	-1,311,392
KY Kim Yong	31,400	-2,263,600
LJ Lyu Junqiang	26,446	-1,273,554

Payouts

Place	Player
1	JM Josh Mccully
2	SJ Soo Jo Kim
3	SA Shylko Aliaksandr
4	CH Christian Harder
5	YL Yohwan Lim
6	QC Qiao Chi
7	JW Joey Weissman
8	KY Kim Yong
9	LJ Lyu Junqiang

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3/29/2024, 11:44:00 PM

Max Bauer give Jack Salter the boot

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jack Salter at USOP Danang 2024 — Jack Salter

Max Bauer min-raises from the button, small blind Jack Salter bumps it up to 400,000, Bauer four-bets all in, Salter calls for the rest of his chips and turns over A♦ 4♣ . Bauer is ahead T♦ T♣ , no help comes for Salter on a board J♦ 8♣ 6♠ K♥ 5♣ . Salter goes bust.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MB Max Bauer	1,600,000(64 BB)	500,000
JS Jack Salter	busted

Chips in play: 27,000,000

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3/29/2024, 11:24:00 PM

Sean Ooi doubles up with queens

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Cutoff opens 60,000, small blind three-bets 185,000, big blind Sean Ooi four-bet shoves for 405,000, back to cutoff with a five-bet jam, small blind folds.

Sean Ooi - Q♠ Q♥ Cutoff - A♣ Q♦

Board runs 9♣ 2♦ 5♠ 7♦ 2♠ , Ooi ships it for a double up and more.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SO Sean Ooi	1,020,000(41 BB)	1,020,000

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3/29/2024, 11:15:00 PM

Chip leaders at the new level

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	2,400,000(96 BB)	2,400,000
CH Christian Harder	2,200,000(88 BB)	100,000
QC Qiao Chi	2,000,000(80 BB)

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3/29/2024, 11:01:00 PM

Alan Pham goes down

Level 15: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Down to 5 bb, Alan Pham is all in holding A♠ 9♠ , his nemesis Lyu Junqiang calls with T♣ 6♣ , board runs 6♥ 9♣ 8♠ 7S} 5♥ . Lyu lands the higher straight to end Pham.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LJ Lyu Junqiang	1,300,000(65 BB)	260,000
AP Alan Pham	busted	-100,000

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3/29/2024, 11:00:00 PM

Qiao Chi outkicks Ryan Plant

Level 15: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Ryan Plant at USOP Danang 2024 — Ryan Plant

Ryan Plant three-bet all in with A♣ Q♦ , initial raiser Qiao Chi calls and has better A♥ K♥ . The board keeeps it that way as it runs 7♥ 5♣ 3♦ 7♦ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiao Chi	2,000,000(100 BB)	400,000
RP Ryan Plant	busted

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3/29/2024, 10:50:00 PM

Lyu Junqiang’s rockets deny Alan Pham’s queens

Level 15: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lyu Jun Qiang at at USOP Danang 2024 — Lyu Jun Qiang

Heavy preflop bets lead to shoves. Lyu Junqiang A♥ A♣ , Alan Pham Q♠ Q♥ the board runs A♠ 5♦ T♣ Q♦ 4♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LJ Lyu Junqiang	1,040,000(52 BB)	-55,000
AP Alan Pham	100,000(5 BB)	100,000

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3/29/2024, 10:47:00 PM

Christian Harder outkicks Dao Minh Phu

Level 15: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Dao Minh Phu at USOP Danang 2024 — Dao Minh Phu

Utg+1 Dao Minh Phu min-raises, next to act Dao Minh Phu calls, with no other takers, they go see a flop Q♠ 2♦ T♥ . Harder c-bets 65,000, Phu calls. Same as well on the turn Q♣ with a 150,000 bet called by Phu. The river 4♣ , Harder shoves, Phu tanks then calls for his tournament life. Harder has A♣ Q♥ , Phu eliminated with Q♦ 9♦ lower kicker.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	2,100,000(105 BB)	900,000
DM Dao Minh Phu	busted	-1,000,000

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3/29/2024, 10:36:00 PM

Qiao Chi drives the pot and claims it

Level 15: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Action folds to the button Qiao Chi who bumps it up to 50,000, big blind Aliaksanr Shylko defends, then both players check the flop 4♠ 3♣ 3♠ . On the K♥ turn, Chi fires 100,000 and Shylko check-calls. Same action on the river J♥ with Chi betting 300,000, Shylko calls and shows 5♥ 3♥ , then mucks to Chi’s Q♦ 3♦ higher kicker.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiao Chi	1,600,000(80 BB)	-250,000
AS Aliaksandr Shylko	200,000(10 BB)	200,000

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3/29/2024, 10:17:00 PM

Joey Weissman puts the pressure on Soo Jo Kim

Level 14: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Joey Weissman at USOP Danang 2024 — Joey Weissman

Cutoff Joey Weissman raises 35,000, big blind Soo Jo Kim calls. Kim proceeds to check-call bets 75,000 and 160,000 to the turn 2♠ 4♠ 5♥ 3♦ . On the river 4♦ , Weissman fires 500,000, Kim check-folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Joey Weissman	1,350,000(90 BB)	700,000
SJ Soo Jo Kim	1,000,000(67 BB)	-6,275,000

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3/29/2024, 10:00:00 PM

Yita Choong rails Yeh Hung Wei

Level 14: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

From utg, Yeh Hung Wei raises then calls button Yita Choong’s three-bet to 75,000. Flop comes 6♣ 9♣ T♥ , Choong c-bets 60,000, Wei check-raises all in for 200,000, Choong calls and shows K♣ K♥ . Wei has 7♦ 7♥ . The turn 3♠ and river 5♥ are no help to Wei to bump the rail.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YC Yita Choong	800,000(53 BB)	50,000
YH Yeh Hung Wei	busted

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3/29/2024, 9:40:00 PM

Nguyen Ngoc Dai jumps in the Billionaire Club Challenge

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Nguyen Ngoc Dai at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Ngoc Dai

USOP Main Event champion Nguyen Ngoc Dai didn’t fare well at Main Event Day 1B and has jumped in the much higher buy in tournament, the Billionaire Club Challenge. He recently won a pot against utg+1 Joey Weissman who opened 26,000, and small blind Nguyen three-bet all in for 101,000, Weissman called and was behind Q♥ J♣ to Nguyen’s A♣ J♣ . The board ran K♥ 7♦ 9♣ K♦ 4♣ for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Joey Weissman	650,000(54 BB)	-260,000
NN Nguyen Ngoc Dai	220,000(18 BB)	220,000

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3/29/2024, 9:20:00 PM

Big stacks

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiao Chi	1,850,000(154 BB)	-1,665,000
CH Christian Harder	1,200,000(100 BB)	-5,435,000
MB Max Bauer	1,100,000(92 BB)	-1,500,000
DM Dao Minh Phu	1,000,000(83 BB)	1,000,000
AM Adam Martinsson	950,000(79 BB)	450,000

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3/29/2024, 9:14:00 PM

Prize pool is in… USD 1 Million - VN₫ 25,142,400,000!

A million USD prize pool amassed at the Billionaire Club Challenge! That is the largest side event prize pool in USOP history. The eventual champion is poised to take home a hefty VN₫ 6,550,000,000 (~USD 264,000)!

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3/29/2024, 9:08:00 PM

Billionaire Club Challenge closes at record 108 entries!

Level 13: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Record entries at the Billionaire Club Challenge with 108 on record! This should see a pot of VN₫ 25 Billion. We will have the official numbers once it has been released.

44 players remaining.

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3/29/2024, 5:45:00 PM

Joshua McCully in the house

Level 8: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Josh McCully at USOP Danang 2024 — Josh McCully

Hot running Josh McCully has arrived. If you are just catching up with the action, McCully championed the Superstar Challenge and placed 2nd at the High Roller Championship. At the inaugural Billionaire Club Challenge, McCully finished 4th.

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3/29/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Billionaire Club Challenge setting new record attendance

Level 8: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Coming into today, the target was to crack the inaugural Billionaire Club Challenge turnout and five hours into registration, the deed was done! The event now has 79 entries with time still left to jump in. Not for the light-hearted though as the buy in is a jaw dropping 250 Milliong Vietnamese Dong, equivalent to USD 10.2K.

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3/29/2024, 4:15:00 PM

Michael Andersson chipleading

Level 6: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Michael Andersson at USOP Danang 2024 — Michael Andersson

Currently sitting on the biggest stack is Michael Andersson with around 1,100,000. Dao Minh Phu also with a hefty 850,000.

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3/29/2024, 4:10:00 PM

Check out the lineup, 54 entries

Level 6: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

More players have joined the action. 54 at the moment. Among them are inaugural runner-up Nam Hyung Kim, Yita Choong, Hoang Hai Nam, Dao Minh Phu, Anton Lu, Seung Mook Jung, Jaesung Lee, Mike Takayama, Thomas Ward, Martin Sedlak, Yohwan Lim, Xiao Sheng Zheng, Nguyen Quang Huy, Joseph Cheong, Quan Qiu, Dinh Tien Thanh, and Jack Salter.

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3/29/2024, 3:20:00 PM

42 entries

Level 5: 1,000 / 25,000 ante: 2,500

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3/29/2024, 1:35:00 PM

Final 9 players

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Soo Jo Kim	7,275,000(91 BB)	4,175,000
CH Christian Harder	6,635,000(83 BB)	1,335,000
QC Qiao Chi	3,515,000(44 BB)	-2,585,000
JM Josh Mccully	2,460,000(31 BB)	-40,000
KY Kim Yong	2,295,000(29 BB)	-5,000
YL Yohwan Lim	1,490,000(19 BB)	340,000
SA Shylko Aliaksandr	1,325,000(17 BB)	125,000
LJ Lyu Junqiang	1,095,000(14 BB)	295,000
JW Joey Weissman	910,000(11 BB)	-840,000

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3/29/2024, 3:27:00 AM

Jaesung Lee eliminated in 10th place - VN₫ 655,600,000 (~USD 26,446)

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Lee Jae Sung at USOP Danang 2024 — Lee Jae Sung

Utg Jaesung Lee raises 1,060,000, Christian Harder calls. At the flop A♠ J♦ 7♥ , Harder shoves, Lee calls for his tournament life and shows 6♠ 6♥ way behind Harder’s K♣ K♥ . The turn A♥ and river K♦ further improve Harder to a full house. Lee is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Chrisitan Harder	6,600,000(83 BB)	6,600,000

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3/29/2024, 3:23:00 AM

Josh McCully doubles up

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Josh McCully all in with A♥ Q♥ , Christian Harder attempts to eliminate with K♥ J♣ , board runs 4♥ 3♣ 2♥ T♥ 5♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	5,300,000(66 BB)	-1,100,000
JM Josh Mccully	2,500,000(31 BB)	1,430,000

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3/29/2024, 3:20:00 AM

Anton Lu eliminated 12th, Xiao Shizi eliminated 11th

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Xiao Shizi at USOP Danang 2024 — Xiao Shizi

Christian Harder sends Anton Lu and Xiao Shizi packing simultaneously with K♦ K♣ standing against A♦ Q♣ and A♥ J♥ on a board Q♠ 2♠ 8♣ 6♠ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	6,400,000(80 BB)	2,600,000

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3/29/2024, 3:14:00 AM

Anton Lu plunges

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Button Josh McCully open shoves, small blind Anton Lu three-bets all in to successfully isolate. McCully has K♥ T♣ , Lu 9♣ 9♠ , the board runs 6♦ A♠ 7♠ 4♦ K♦ . McCully doubles up while Lu plunges to 1 bb.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Josh Mccully	1,070,000(13 BB)	420,000
AL Anton Lu	140,000(2 BB)	-1,160,000

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3/29/2024, 3:12:00 AM

Max Bauer eliminated 14th, Jon Borenstein eliminated 13th

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Jon Borenstein at USOP Danang 2024 — Jon Borenstein

Qiao Chi delivers a double bust with A♠ 5♠ beating out Max Bauer’s 2♦ 2♣ and Jon Borenstein’s K♥ T♥ on a board 8♣ 9♣ 4♠ A♥ 4♣ .

Max Bauer at USOP Danang 2024 — Max Bauer

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiao Chi	6,100,000(76 BB)	1,900,000

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3/29/2024, 3:06:00 AM

Yita Choong eliminated in 15th place - VN₫ 483,900,00 (~USD 19,520)

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Yita Choong at USOP Danang 2024 — Yita Choong

Xiao Shizi’s Q♦ Q♥ hold on a board K♣ 8♣ 3♠ T♣ 6♣ to rail Yita Choong A♥ 8♠ in 15th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XS Xiao Shizi	1,800,000(23 BB)	1,200,000

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3/29/2024, 2:46:00 AM

Tobias Bui eliminated in 16th place - VN₫ 483,900,000 (~USD 19,520)

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Tobias Bui at USOP Danang 2024 — Tobias Bui

Tobias Bui calls Qiao Chi’s raise then calls down the board Q♥ J♦ 3♥ 2♠ Q♦ - 170,000, 425,000, and all in on the river. Chi has A♣ Q♣ trips Bui eliminated with K♣ J♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiao Chi	4,200,000(70 BB)	1,100,000

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3/29/2024, 2:22:00 AM

Final 16 players

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	3,800,000(63 BB)
JW Joey Weissman	1,750,000(29 BB)	550,000
AL Anton Lu	1,300,000(22 BB)	-100,000
YL Yohwan Lim	1,150,000(19 BB)	-350,000
JL Jaesung Lee	1,100,000(18 BB)	-260,000
YC Yita Choong	750,000(13 BB)	-250,000
JM Josh Mccully	650,000(11 BB)	-300,000
XS Xiao Shizi	600,000(10 BB)	-700,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Soo Jo Kim	3,100,000(52 BB)	1,100,000
QC Qiao Chi	3,100,000(52 BB)	-400,000
MB Max Bauer	2,600,000(43 BB)	2,360,000
KY Kim Yong	2,300,000(38 BB)	-800,000
TB Tobias Bui	1,300,000(22 BB)
SA Shylko Aliaksandr	1,200,000(20 BB)	150,000
LJ Lyu Junqiang	800,000(13 BB)	-200,000
JB Jon Borenstein	700,000(12 BB)	-150,000

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3/29/2024, 2:21:00 AM

Adam Martinsson bubbles!

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

billionare challenge bubble scaled

Adam Martinsson all in for his last 5 bb with K♥ 5♣ then is outdrawn by Christian Harder’s 8♣ 2♣ on a board 7♠ 2♠ 6♥ 3♥ T♦ to fall on the stone cold bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	3,800,000(63 BB)	1,100,000

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3/29/2024, 2:20:00 AM

Kim Yong shaves a chunk off Tobias Bui

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Action folds to the small blind Tobias Bui who raises 140,000, big blind Kim Yong defends, flop is 4♠ J♠ 9♣ . Bui c-bets 90,000, Kim calls. Bui bets 250,000 on the T♦ turn and Kim calls again. The river A♠ , Bui sends out 450,000, Kim raises 1,100,000, Bui folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KY Kim Yong	3,100,000(52 BB)	100,000
TB Tobias Bui	1,300,000(22 BB)	-400,000

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3/29/2024, 2:08:00 AM

Nguyen Man Hao eliminated

Level 19: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Nguyen Manh Hao at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Manh Hao

Nguyen Manh Hao three-bet shoves with A♥ Q♥ and runs into Tobias Bui’s A♣ A♦ . No magic arrives on the board, Nguyen is out before the money.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Tobias Bui	1,700,000(34 BB)	1,100,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hao	busted	-790,000

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3/29/2024, 2:00:00 AM

Jaesung Lee’s Queens earn the max

Level 19: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Button raises, small blind Jaesung lee three-bets 630,000 leaving 5,000 behind, button calls. At the flop 8♠ 7♥ 2♠ , Lee tosses the last chip in, button calls. Button opens J♦ T♦ , Lee with Q♣ Q♦ . The turn T♥ and river 2♣ is good to Lee for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JL Jaesung Lee	1,360,000(27 BB)	960,000

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3/29/2024, 1:54:00 AM

Soo Jo Kim sends Pham Thanh Hai to the exit

Level 19: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Soo Jo Kim at USOP Danang 2024 — Soo Jo Kim

Pham Thanh Hai three-bets all in for his last 3 bb with A♣ J♥ to battle with, he is called by initial raiser Soo Jo Kim with A♠ 5♦ . Kim rivers a pair 7♥ 6♣ 2♦ K♣ 5♣ to send Pham out of the tournament floor.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Soo Jo Kim	2,000,000(40 BB)	-650,000
PT Pham Thanh Hai	busted	-300,000

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3/29/2024, 1:45:00 AM

Kim Yong takes a chunk from Tobias Bui

Level 19: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Cutoff Tobias Bui opens, big blind Kim Yong defends, flop is 8♥ 9♣ 6♣ . Bui bets 125,000, Yong check-calls. Same action on the turn 8♠ with Kim check-calling a 175,000 bet. On the river 9♥ , Kim leads out 300,000, Bui calls, Kim takes the pot with K♠ 9♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KY Kim Yong	3,000,000(60 BB)	950,000
TB Tobias Bui	600,000(12 BB)	-1,000,000

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3/29/2024, 1:39:00 AM

Nguyen Manh Hai triples up

Level 19: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Utg+1 Pham Thanh Hai opens 100,000, button Tobias Bui calls, small blind Nguyen Manh Hao three-bets all in for a short 230,000, and is called by both Pham and Bui. At the flop 5♠ 5♦ T♥ , Pham bets 60,000, Bui folds to deny a side pot. Pham shows Q♥ 6♥ , Nguyen A♦ J♦ . The turn 4♦ and river 7♦ are good to Nguyen for a triple up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Tobias Bui	1,600,000(32 BB)	-200,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hao	790,000(16 BB)	540,000
PT Pham Thanh Hai	300,000(6 BB)	-200,000

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3/29/2024, 1:35:00 AM

Final 19 players

Level 19: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QC Qiao Chi	3,500,000(70 BB)	3,500,000
YL Yohwan Lim	1,500,000(30 BB)	1,500,000
XS Xiao Shizi	1,300,000(26 BB)	1,300,000
JW Joey Weissman	1,200,000(24 BB)	1,200,000
YC Yita Choong	1,000,000(20 BB)	1,000,000
JM Josh Mccully	950,000(19 BB)	950,000
JL Jaesung Lee	400,000(8 BB)	400,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SK Sj Kim	2,100,000(42 BB)	2,100,000
KY Kim Yong	2,050,000(41 BB)	-535,000
TB Tobias Bui	1,800,000(36 BB)
PT Pham Thanh Hai	500,000(10 BB)	500,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hao	250,000(5 BB)	250,000
MB Max Bauer	240,000(5 BB)	240,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	2,700,000(54 BB)	-100,000
AL Anton Lu	1,400,000(28 BB)	200,000
SA Shylko Aliaksandr	1,050,000(21 BB)	1,050,000
LJ Lyu Junqiang	1,000,000(20 BB)	1,000,000
JB Jon Borenstein	850,000(17 BB)	10,000
AM Adam Martinsson	500,000(10 BB)	500,000

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3/29/2024, 1:18:00 AM

Christian Harder rails Jin Hoon Lee

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Christian Harder at USOP Danang 2024 — Christian Harder

Action folds to the small blind Christian Harder who shoves with A♣ 8♣ , big blind Jin Hoon Lee is covered and calls with J♥ 7♠ . Both improve on the board A♠ J♣ 6♣ K♥ 9♦ , Harder is ahead and rails Lee.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	2,800,000(70 BB)	2,800,000
JH Jin Hoon Lee	busted

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3/29/2024, 1:08:00 AM

Anton Lu finishes off Nguyen Duc Anh

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Nguyen Duc Anh at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Duc Anh

Short stacked Nguyen Duc Anh shoves with K♣ Q♠ , button Anton Lu calls A♣ J♣ , no other takers. The board runs 7♠ 4♣ 2♣ T♠ 4♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AL Anton Lu	1,200,000(30 BB)	-200,000
ND Nguyen Duc Anh	busted	-165,000

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3/29/2024, 1:01:00 AM

Jon Borenstein gets a boost

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Cutoff Jon Borenstein shoves 370,000, button Nguyen Duc Anh jams no other callers for a showdown. Borenstein A♥ 7♠ , Nguyen A♣ 8♣ , board runs K♣ T♥ 5♦ 7♦ 3♦ , Borenstein doubles through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JB Jon Borenstein	840,000(21 BB)	840,000
ND Nguyen Duc Anh	165,000(4 BB)	165,000

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3/29/2024, 12:54:00 AM

High Roller champions go head to head

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Down to 13 bb, High Roller Deepstack winner Joseph Cheong goes all in and is challenged by High Roller Warm Up champion Anton Lu. Cheong has K♣ K♠ , Lu with A♥ Q♠ . The board runs low until the ace on the river 5♥ 2♣ 7♥ 6♠ A♣ to dust Cheong.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AL Anton Lu	1,400,000(35 BB)	1,400,000
JC Joseph Cheong	busted

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3/29/2024, 12:52:00 AM

Soo Jo Kim rails Sean Ooi

Level 17: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Soo Jo Kim raises then calls Sean Ooi’s three-bet jam. It’s fifty-fifty with Kim T♦ T♣ and Ooi K♦ J♥ . No hits for Ooi on board A♣ 5♣ 8♦ 8♣ 6♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Soo Jo Kim	2,650,000(88 BB)	1,030,000
SO Sean Ooi	busted	-565,000

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3/29/2024, 12:44:00 AM

Tobias Bui cleans out Nguyen Quang Huy

Level 17: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Nguyen Quang Huy at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Quang Huy

Nguyen Quang Huy shoves his 16 bb stack with A♦ 2♣ and falls to Tobias Bui A♠ T♠ on board Q♠ J♠ 5♦ J♣ 7♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TB Tobias Bui	1,800,000(60 BB)	1,000,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	busted	-470,000

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3/29/2024, 12:20:00 AM

Sean Ooi depletes Nguyen Quang Huy

Level 17: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Sean Ooi A♦ Q♦ all in for 245,000, cutoff Nguyen Quang Huy A♠ 9♠ obliges. The board runs Q♥ 2♥ 8♣ 9♣ 5♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SO Sean Ooi	565,000(19 BB)	265,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	470,000(16 BB)	-430,000

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3/29/2024, 12:07:00 AM

Tobias Bui unhappy at the shove; Kim Yong banks it

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Heavy betting action kicks off with a min-raise by Kim Yong from utg+2, blinds call, flop is J♣ 9♣ 2♣ . Blinds check Kim Yong fires 35,000, small blind Nguyen Quang Huy raises 100,000, big blind Tobias Bui re-raises 310,000, back to Kim who fires a four-bet shove of 605,000, Nguyen five-bets all in with 1,500,000 total, Bui folds.

Kim Yong T♣ 8♣ flush Nguyen Quang Huy A♣ J♦ top pair / nut flush draw

The turn Q♠ and river 6♥ is good for a double up to Kim. Bui seemingly very upset at Nguyen’s push says he had a queen high flush but didn’t show.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KY Kim Yong	2,585,000(103 BB)	2,585,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	900,000(36 BB)	900,000
TB Tobias Bui	800,000(32 BB)	800,000

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3/29/2024, 12:00:00 AM

Soo Jo Kim survives the flip against Sean Ooi

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Soo Jo Kim raises 55,000, cutoff Sean Ooi re-raises 250,000, Kim four-bets all in for 780,000, Ooi calls to put Kim at risk. Kim is flipping with 7♦ 7♥ against Ooi’s A♣ K♦ . The flop quickly grants Kim the set 7♣ Q♥ 5♥ then completes 6♣ 2♥ for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SJ Soo Jo Kim	1,620,000(65 BB)	1,620,000
SO Sean Ooi	300,000(12 BB)	300,000