U Series of Poker USOP Danang: Part I Vietnam 2024

Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT

2024.03.19 - 2024.03.21Add to Calendar

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Vladimir Litasov wins maiden live title at the Kickoff Event

Vladimir Litasov at USOP Danang 2024 — Vladimir Litasov - CPC Livestream

Vladimir Litasov defeated Drasko Boskovic at heads up of the Kickoff Event to clinch his first ever live title and a career high payout of VN₫ 800,100,000 (~USD 32,276). The final hand saw Vladimir’s A♣ T♦ stay ahead of Boskovic’s Q♣ 2♦ on a board Q♥ A♠ 8♣ 9♦ 4♣ .

“This is my first cup! I don’t know how I feel yet but my heart is thumping! The event was amazing.”

Vladimir also shared that he now lives in Vietnam and will be playing more tournaments. For Boskovic, a decent payday as well, pocketing a career high VN₫ 545,800,000 (~USD 22,000).

Follow the Final Table action via the Crown Poker Club FB Livestream

Date: March 19 to 21, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930) Entries: 535 (415 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 4,151,600,000 (~USD 167,475) ITM / Day 2: 68 players

Payouts

Place	Player
1	VL Vladimir Litasov
2	DB Drasko Boskovic
3	LG Le Giang Nam
4	HW Hung Wan
5	TL Teo Loong Huy
6	TN The Naing
7	DE David Erquiaga
8	RK Radoslaw Kopec
9	TJ Tolin Jargalyn

Starting stack: 30,000 Chips in play: 16,050,000

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3/21/2024, 9:56:00 PM

Vladimir Litasov sends Drasko Boskovic below 10 bb

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Drasko Boskovic at USOP Danang 2024 — Drasko Boskovic

Vladimir Litasov 7♥ 6♣ limps, Drasko Boskovic J♠ 7♦ checks, both players improve on the flop 3♦ 5♥ 7♠ . Vladimir bets 200,000, Boskovic check-raises to 700,000, Vladimir calls. Both players check the turn 6♠ , then on the Q♥ river, Boskovic leads out for 700,000, Vladimir snap-calls and wins it with two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VL Vladimir Litasov	14,000,000	10,900,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,800,000	-2,500,000

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3/21/2024, 9:55:00 PM

Le Giang Nam eliminated in 3rd place - VN₫ 360,600,000 (~USD 14,457)

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Le Giang Nam at USOP Danang 2024 — Le Giang Nam

Litasov Vladimir 9♣ 8♣ limps from the small blind. Le Giang Nam K♦ T♦ checks the big blind, flop is 8♥ 4♣ 9♠ . Vladimir bets 200,000, Le flats. The turn 7♠ , Vladimir bets 800,000, and again Le calls. The river K♣ , Vladimir shoves, Le has 8 bb and makes the call to end his tournament life in 3rd place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LV Litasov Vladimir	12,000,000	6,200,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	4,300,000	900,000

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3/21/2024, 9:54:00 PM

Hung Wan eliminated in 4th place - VN₫ 256,600,000 (~USD 10,351)

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Marcus Hung Wan at USOP Danang 2024 — Hung Wan

Hung Wan A♥ K♦ misses the board 3♥ T♥ 4♣ 8♦ 9♠ to bust to Litasov Vladimir 9♦ 9♣ set. Hung finishes in 4th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LV Litasov Vladimir	5,800,000	2,100,000

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3/21/2024, 9:53:00 PM

Teo Loong Hui eliminated in 5th place - VN₫ 203,500,000 (~USD 8,209)

Blinds: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000

Down below 10bb, Teo Loong Hui J♥ 7♥ shoves on the button and falls to big blind Drasko Boskovic A♥ 3♥ on a board J♠ 5♦ 6♣ K♠ A♠ .

Drasko Boskovic - 6,400,000 (42 bb) - chip leader Teo Loong Hui - eliminated in 5th place - VN₫ 203,500,000 (~USD 8,209)

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3/21/2024, 9:52:00 PM

The Naing eliminated in 6th place - VN₫ 165,700,000 (~USD 6,684)

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

The Naing at USOP Danang 2024 — The Naing

After getting chunked down to 7 bb, The Naing was unable to recover. The last of his chips went to Hung Wan A♦ Q♣ who pushed on the flop 5♣ 7♣ 2♠ , The Naing Q♦ 9♦ called, the turn was Q♠ and river K♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HW Hung Wan	2,700,000(27 BB)	950,000

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3/21/2024, 9:51:00 PM

Drasko Boskovic clubs The Naing down to 7 bb

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

Drasko Boskovic A♦ Q♣ raises from cutoff, big blind The Naing Q♠ Q♥ three-bets all in, the board runs 2♣ 8♣ J♣ A♣ 5♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	3,400,000(34 BB)	1,635,000
TN The Naing	735,000(7 BB)	-1,565,000

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3/21/2024, 9:50:00 PM

Hung Wan doubles up through the leader

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

Utg Litasov Vladimir 5♥ 5♣ opens, big blind Hung Wan 8♥ 8♦ three-bets all in his last 7 bb, Vladimir calls. Board runs 8♠ A♦ 7♦ T♦ 6♣ , Hung doubles through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LV Litasov Vladimir	3,700,000(37 BB)	-1,900,000
HW Hung Wang	1,700,000(17 BB)	1,700,000

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3/21/2024, 9:49:00 PM

David Erquiaga eliminated in 7th place - VN₫ 133,600,000 (~USD 5,389)

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

David Erquiaga at USOP Danang 2024 — David Erquiaga

The Naing A♠ J♦ opens, David Erquiaga Q♥ Q♠ three-bets all in, The Naing calls with roughly the same amount of chips. Flop is good to Erquiga 6♥ 3♥ 8♥ , but the shocking turn J♠ and river J♣ rain on his parade to bow out in 7th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN The Naing	2,300,000(29 BB)	1,415,000

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3/21/2024, 9:48:00 PM

Le Giang Nam earns a big boost, The Naing plummets

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

Utg Le Giang Nam 8♠ 8♥ opens 160,000, button The Naing A♦ Q♦ calls, flop runs 5♦ 3♥ T♦ , Le check-raises making it 275,000 to go, The Naing jams 2,000,000, Le tank-calls for his tournament life. The turn 9♣ and river 9♠

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LG Le Giang Nam	2,800,000(35 BB)	2,000,000
TN The Naing	885,000(11 BB)	-1,330,000

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3/21/2024, 9:47:00 PM

Radoslaw Kopec eliminated in 8th place -

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

VN₫ 104,700,000 (~USD 4,224)

Radoslay Kopec at USOP Danang 2024 — Radoslaw Kopec

Radoslaw Kopec opens from cutoff, chip leader Litasov Vladimir three-bets small blind, Kopec doesn’t believe and shoves, Vladimir snaps it off.

Kopec K♠ Q♠ Vladimir A♦ A♥

Board runs out 2♠ 9♦ T♣ 2♥ 5♣ . Just like that, Vladimir picks up 30 bb to widen his lead to over 90 bb.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LV Litasov Vladimir	5,600,000(93 BB)	1,970,000

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3/21/2024, 9:46:00 PM

Tolin Jargalyn eliminated in 9th place - VN₫ 80,000,000 (~USD 3,227)

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

Tolin Jargalyn at USOP Danang 2024 — Tolin Jargalyn

Tolin Jargalyn entered the final table with just 8 bb and didn’t last long, falling in 9th place to chip leader Litasov Vladimir. Jargalyn pocketed VN₫ 80,000,000 (~USD 3,227) for his finish.

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3/21/2024, 7:48:00 PM

Final 9 players

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

USOP Danang 2024 Kickoff Final Table

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Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LV Litasov Vladimir	3,630,000(61 BB)	3,460,000
TN The Naing	2,215,000(37 BB)	15,000
ST Sammy Teo Loong Hui	1,980,000(33 BB)	1,980,000
RK Radoslaw Kopec	1,860,000(31 BB)	60,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,765,000(29 BB)	-455,000
DE David Erquiaga	1,735,000(29 BB)	-465,000
MH Marcus Hung Wan	1,560,000(26 BB)	1,560,000
LG Le Giang Nam	800,000(13 BB)	300,000
TJ Tolin Jargalyn	506,000(8 BB)	-544,000

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3/21/2024, 5:50:00 PM

Young Whan Bae eliminated in 10th place

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

Young Whan Bae at USOP Danang 2024 — Young Whan Bae

All in preflop, Young Whan Bae K♦ T♠ misses the board 9♥ J♣ 8♦ A♦ 2♠ to fall to The Naing’s J♦ 8♠ two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN The Naing	2,200,000(37 BB)	1,190,000

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3/21/2024, 5:30:00 PM

Drasko Boskovic doubles up back to health

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

From utg Drasko Boskovic raises to 125,000, button Hung Wan three-bets 325,000, Boskovic answers with a four-bet shove, Hung calls.

Boskovic T♣ T♠ Hung A♦ Q♦

With the board running out K♠ 5♥ 7♣ 9♠ 3♠ Boskovic’s pocket pair holds and doubles through.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	2,220,000(37 BB)	1,220,000
HW Hung Wan	1,750,000(29 BB)	-1,150,000

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3/21/2024, 5:24:00 PM

Chris Wang out in 11th place

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

Chris Wang at USOP Danang 2024 — Chris Wang

Small blind Radoslaw Kopec shoves with A♥ K♠ , big blind Chris Wang with less chips takes the risk with A♣ 9♣ . Flop helps Wang improve T♣ 9♦ 4♥ but with the turn K♣ Kopec jumps back out front and ships it on the river 5♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RK Radoslaw Kopec	1,800,000(36 BB)	300,000

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3/21/2024, 5:19:00 PM

David Erquiaga head to head against Drasko Boskovic

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

On a raised pot preflop, flop lands 3♣ 5♣ 7♦ , button Drasko Boskovic bets 130,000, Erquiaga check-raises 530,000, Boskovic calls. The turn A♣ sees an 800,000 open from Erquiaga, Boskovic folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	2,200,000(44 BB)	900,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,000,000(20 BB)	-600,000

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3/21/2024, 5:17:00 PM

The Naing sends Dang Minh Dat down and out

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

Dang Minh Dat at USOP Danang 2024 — Dang Minh Dat

Facing a shove by Dang Minh Dat, The Naing defends the big blind by calling for all of his chips. The Naing has J♥ J♦ which holds against Dang’s 8♥ 8♣ for a double up.

Minutes later, Dang loses his last chips to The Naing.

Dang Minh Dat - eliminated in 12th place - VN₫ 64,400,000 (~USD 2,598)

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN The Naing	1,010,000(20 BB)	60,000
DM Dang Minh Dat	55,000(1 BB)	-595,000

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3/21/2024, 5:10:00 PM

Artem Utevskii stopped in 13th place

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

Artem Utevskii at USOP Danang 2024 — Artem Utevskii

Players are dropping fast. Next to join the railbirds is Artem Utevskii who risked it all on Q♥ J♥ and was outdrawn by Radoslaw Kopec’s 7♣ 8♣ on board 9♣ K♦ 3♥ A♦ 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RK Radoslaw Kopec	1,500,000(30 BB)	700,000

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3/21/2024, 5:00:00 PM

13 players remaining

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

13 players remaining, each one guaranteed VN₫ 53,300,000 but all eyes are on the VN₫ 800,100,000 (~USD 32K) top prize. Final table nears.

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3/21/2024, 4:58:00 PM

Juan Gelez coolered

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

Juan Gelez at USOP Danang 2024 — Juan Gelez

Juan Gelez falls with J♥ J♦ running into Vladimir Litasov’s Q♦ Q♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VL Vladimir Litasov	3,100,000(62 BB)	1,000,000

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3/21/2024, 4:56:00 PM

Jeremy Chan slams into kings

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

Jeremy Chan at USOP Danang 2024 — Jeremy Chan

Jeremy Chan opens then calls Teo Loong Hui’s three-bet all in. Chan is behind T♠ T♥ both in hand and in chips to Hui’s K♥ K♠ . Hope comes on the flop T♣ 7♥ Q♠ for a set to Chan, but the turn burns him K♦ , and with the river 9♠ , Chan goes bust in 15th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Teo Loong Huy	2,200,000(44 BB)	1,700,000

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3/21/2024, 4:44:00 PM

Thomas Young can’t get by Tolin Jargalyn

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

Thomas Young at USOP Danang 2024 — Thomas Young

Down to 10 bb, Thomas Young shoves with K♠ J♥ and is dominated by Tolin Jargalyn’s A♦ K♣ . No help comes for Young and he drops to 4 bb.

Next hand, both players face off once more. Young with K♦ 7♠ , Jargalyn dominates again with K♣ K♠ , board runs A♣ A♦ 7♣ K♥ 4♠ . Young is out in 16th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TJ Tolin Jargalyn	1,050,000(21 BB)	900,000

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3/21/2024, 4:38:00 PM

Drasko Boskovic boots Cai Zhao Tian’s cowboys

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

Chi Zhao Tian at USOP Danang 2024 — Cai Zhao Tian

Utg David Erquiaga opens 110,000, cutoff Drasko Boskovic calls, button Cai Zhao Tian hams (435,000), Erquiaga opts to fold while Boskovic makes the call.

Boskovic 8♣ 9♣ Chi K♦ K♥

When the flop lands 8♠ 8♥ 2♠ , Boskovic jumped to trips, and with turn A♠ river 5♥ , that was it for Chi.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,600,000(32 BB)	900,000
DE David Erquiaga	1,300,000(26 BB)	-420,000

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3/21/2024, 4:30:00 PM

17 players remaining

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

17 players remaining, each one guaranteed VN₫ 44,700,000 but all eyes are on the VN₫ 800,100,000 (~USD 32K) top prize.

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3/21/2024, 4:25:00 PM

Hung Wan rivers the chip lead, Tiger Ong eliminated

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

Tiger Ong at USOP Danagn 2024 — Tiger Ong

Three way all in preflop, Hung Wan T♥ T♠ , Teo Loong Hui Q♣ Q♦ , Tiger Ong A♦ Q♠ . When the board runs 6♠ 9♥ A♥ 3♥ T♣ , Hung sweeps as Ong goes down.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HW Hung Wan	2,900,000(73 BB)	1,800,000
TL Teo Loong Huy	500,000(13 BB)	-650,000

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3/21/2024, 4:20:00 PM

Chris Wang wins two pots

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

Chris Wang three-bet shoves, initial raiser Artem Utevskii folds. Next hand, Wang shoves again, still no callers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Artem Utevskii	650,000(16 BB)	50,000
CW Chris Wang	590,000(15 BB)

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3/21/2024, 4:15:00 PM

18 players remaining

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

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,720,000(43 BB)	550,000
JC Jeremy Chan	1,200,000(30 BB)	350,000
TL Teo Loong Huy	1,150,000(29 BB)	-50,000
HW Hung Wan	1,100,000(28 BB)	500,000
JG Juan Gelez	1,000,000(25 BB)	-95,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	700,000(18 BB)	150,000
CZ Cai Zhao Tian	600,000(15 BB)
TO Tiger Ong	500,000(13 BB)	-400,000
LG Le Giang Nam	500,000(13 BB)

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VL Vladimir Litasov	2,100,000(53 BB)
TN The Naing	950,000(24 BB)	50,000
RK Radoslaw Kopec	800,000(20 BB)	690,000
YW Young Whan Bae	750,000(19 BB)	-50,000
DM Dang Minh Dat	650,000(16 BB)	400,000
AU Artem Utevskii	600,000(15 BB)	-400,000
CW Chris Wang	590,000(15 BB)	105,000
TY Thomas Young	400,000(10 BB)	-300,000
TJ Tolin Jargalyn	150,000(4 BB)	-140,000

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3/21/2024, 4:10:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep eliminated

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

Kyle Bao Diep at USOP Danang 2024 — Kyle Bao Diep

After dropping to the danger zone, Kyle Bao Diep found the moment to shove then met his end with Ace-Five dominated by Young Whan Bae’s Ace-Queen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Young Whan Bae	800,000(20 BB)	320,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	busted	-150,000

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3/21/2024, 4:00:00 PM

20 players remaining

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

20 players continue to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.

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3/21/2024, 3:48:00 PM

Chris Wang chunks Kyle Bao Diep

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

Down to 10 bb, utg+1 Chris Wang shoves, cutoff Kyle Bao Diep re-pops all in, and with no other callers both open up. Wang has 8♣ 9♣ , Diep A♦ J♣ . Wang spikes a pair on board 9♥ 6♥ 3♠ 3♥ 6♦ for a double up as Diep plunges to 5 bb.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Chris Wang	485,000(16 BB)	160,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	150,000(5 BB)	-350,000

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3/21/2024, 3:46:00 PM

David Erquiaga turns it for renewed life

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

Drasko Boskovic opens from utg+2 then calls small blind David Erquiaga’s 555,000 shove. Boskovic dominates with a strong A♣ K♦ but Erquiaga finds luck to improve his A♦ 4♠ on board 5♠ 9♠ 3♦ 4♣ Q♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,170,000(39 BB)	570,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	550,000(18 BB)	-800,000

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3/21/2024, 3:38:00 PM

Juan Gelez wins the flip

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

Preflop punches between Juan Gelez and David Erquiaga lead to shoves. Erquiaga 8♠ 8♥ , Gelez A♥ Q♠ , board runs J♠ 4♠ 2♣ T♠ Q♦ . Gelez spikes the higher pair for a huge double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JG Juan Gelez	1,095,000(37 BB)	745,000
DE David Erquiaga	600,000(20 BB)	-600,000

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3/21/2024, 3:38:00 PM

Vladimir Litasov soars over 2M

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

Vladimir Litasov cleans out Vitalii Polikarpov with A♠ J♠ staying ahead of 7♦ 6♦ on a board 5♠ 6♥ 3♦ 8♦ J♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VL Vladimir Litasov	2,100,000(70 BB)	900,000
VP Vitalii Polikarpov	busted	-300,000

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3/21/2024, 3:35:00 PM

Vitalii Polikarpov plunges, Young Whan Bae doubles up

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

Vitalii Polikarpov at USOP Danang 2024 — Vitalii Polikarpov

Action folds to the button, Vitalii Polikarpov shoves his last 7 bb holding J♠ 8♥ then drops to one small blind after losing to shorter stacked Young Whan Bae A♦ Q♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YW Young Whan Bae	480,000(16 BB)	130,000

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3/21/2024, 3:28:00 PM

David Erquiaga in position to take it

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

Cutoff Jeremy Chan min-raises and finds two callers to the flop A♣ J♠ T♥ . Chan c-bets 110,000, button David Erquiaga calls, big blind folds, turn comes {5d]. Chan checks, Erquiaga bets 270,000, Chan folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	1,200,000(40 BB)	100,000
JC Jeremy Chan	850,000(28 BB)	150,000

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3/21/2024, 3:20:00 PM

23 players remaining

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

23 players continue to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.

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3/21/2024, 3:15:00 PM

Nguyen Tuan Anh outdrawn by lower kicker

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

Nguyen Tuan Anh three-bets all in and is ahead A♥ J♠ of caller Yoon Gwon Woo’s A♠ 7♦ . However, it was short lived with the board 7♠ 5♠ K♦ Q♣ 6♦ to send Nguyen packing.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NT Nguyen Tuan Anh	busted	-200,000

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3/21/2024, 2:55:00 PM

26 players remaining, redraw

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

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,350,000(54 BB)	-150,000
TL Teo Loong Huy	1,200,000(48 BB)	70,000
DE David Erquiaga	1,100,000(44 BB)	100,000
RK Radoslaw Kopec	850,000(34 BB)	100,000
JC Jeremy Chan	700,000(28 BB)	439,000
YG Yoong Gon Woo	500,000(20 BB)	500,000
LG Le Giang Nam	500,000(20 BB)
JG Juan Gelez	350,000(14 BB)	-70,000
NT Nguyen Tuan Anh	200,000(8 BB)	-55,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VL Vladimir Litasov	1,200,000(48 BB)	1,010,000
AU Artem Utevskii	1,000,000(40 BB)	400,000
TO Tiger Ong	900,000(36 BB)	200,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	500,000(20 BB)	-10,000
LX Li Xialin	450,000(18 BB)	116,000
YW Young Whan Bae	350,000(14 BB)	150,000
CW Chris Wang	325,000(13 BB)	-89,000
VP Vitalii Polikarpov	300,000(12 BB)
PD Phan Dinh Nam	250,000(10 BB)	167,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN The Naing	900,000(36 BB)
TY Thomas Young	700,000(28 BB)	700,000
CZ Cai Zhao Tian	600,000(24 BB)	-200,000
HW Hung Wan	600,000(24 BB)	-600,000
TJ Tolin Jargalyn	290,000(12 BB)	42,000
DM Dang Minh Dat	250,000(10 BB)	47,000
SC Shaun Conroy	150,000(6 BB)	-269,000
RK Radoslaw Kopec	110,000(4 BB)	-740,000

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3/21/2024, 2:50:00 PM

Kyle Bao Diep ships the three-way

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

Darragh Curtin all in for 70,000, Vitalii Polikarpov three-bets 140,000, cutoff Kyle Bao Diep shoves his last 190,000, Polikarpov calls to attempt a double knockout.

Curtin J♦ 6♦ Diep J♣ J♠ Polikarpov A♥ T♥

Board runs K♠ 8♣ 3♣ 6♠ 4♦ , Diep ships, Curtin dries up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KB Kyle Bao Diep	510,000(20 BB)	305,000
VP Vitalii Polikarpov	300,000(12 BB)	84,000
DC Darragh Curtin	busted	-280,000

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3/21/2024, 2:44:00 PM

End of the road for Corey Van Jaarsveldt

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

Corey Van Jaarsveldt at USOP Danang 2024 — Corey Van Jaarsveldt

On a raised pot preflop, Corey Van Jaarsveldt check-calls for his remaining chips with A♥ 9♣ and is way behind Teo Loong Hui’s 6♠ 6♥ set on a flop 7♦ 6♦ J♥ . The turn 8♠ brings Jaarsveldt a bit of hope but with the river 4♠ he goes bust.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Teo Loong Huy	1,130,000(45 BB)	380,000
CV Corey Van Jaarsveldt	busted	-195,000

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3/21/2024, 2:40:00 PM

32 players remaining

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

Just under half of the field remain with 32 players scattered around the floor. Redraw at 27 players. Hunt for the coveted tite and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize continues.

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3/21/2024, 2:36:00 PM

Cai Zhao Tian rails Mark Kavalev

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

Mark Kavalev at USOP Danang 2024 — Mark Kavalev

Mark Kavalev shoves his last 15 bb with A♠ 9♣ only to find he is dominated by caller Cai Zhao Tian’s A♥ Q♣ . No change comes on a board Q♠ 7♣ 3♥ 6♥ A♦ to send Kavalev to the rail.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cai Zhao Tian	800,000(40 BB)	290,000
MK Mark Kavaleu	busted	-340,000

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

Nguyen Tuan Anh triples up

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

Nguyen Tuan Anh at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Tuan Anh

Three way all in preflop, Mark Kavalev A♥ J♥ , Juan Gelez 7♣ 7♠ , Nguyen Tuan Anh A♦ A♠ , board comes K♣ T♣ 8♠ 3♦ 4♣ . Nguyen triples up, Gelez wins side pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JG Juan Gelez	420,000(21 BB)	-4,080,000
MK Mark Kavaleu	340,000(17 BB)	-360,000
NT Nguyen Tuan Anh	255,000(13 BB)	121,000

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3/21/2024, 2:20:00 PM

Teo Loong Hui jams for the pot

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

Teo Loong Hui at USOP Danang 2024 — Teo Loong Hui

Big blind Teo Loong Hui calls hijack Young Whan Bae’s min-raise then check-raises all in on the flop 3♦ 4♥ 2♣ . Young folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Teo Loong Huy	750,000(38 BB)	618,000
YW Young Whan Bae	200,000(10 BB)	200,000

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3/21/2024, 2:15:00 PM

36 players remaining

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

Top 10 in chips

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JG Juan Gelez	4,500,000(225 BB)	4,150,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,500,000(75 BB)
HW Hung Wan	1,200,000(60 BB)	380,000
DE David Erquiaga	1,000,000(50 BB)	440,000
TN The Naing	900,000(45 BB)	-100,000
RK Radoslaw Kopec	750,000(38 BB)	20,000
MK Mark Kavaleu	700,000(35 BB)	450,000
YG Yoon Gwon Woo	600,000(30 BB)	340,000
AU Artem Utevskii	600,000(30 BB)	-100,000
LG Le Giang Nam	500,000(25 BB)	100,000

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3/21/2024, 2:10:00 PM

Kirill Gladchenko eliminated

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

Kirill Gladchenko at USOP Danang 2024 — Kirill Gladchenko

Action folds to the small blind Kirill Gladchenko who jams his last 12 bb holding K♠ 4♦ but can’t get past the big blind Cai Zhao Tian who calls with A♣ 7♠ . Gladchenko misses the board completely.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cai Zhao Tian	510,000(34 BB)
KG Kirill Gladchenko	busted	-178,000

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3/21/2024, 2:03:00 PM

Radoslaw Kopec’s aces clean house

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

Looking down at A♦ A♠ Radoslaw Kopec opens, then happily calls Nguyen Manh Hung’s three-bet shove. Nguyen has K♠ T♠ . A bit of a scare on the flop Q♣ J♣ 3♣ , then with the turn 6♣ and river 6♥ , rockets hold to rail Nguyen.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RK Radoslaw Kopec	730,000(49 BB)	280,000
NM Nguyen Manh Hung	busted	-191,000

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3/21/2024, 1:56:00 PM

Cai Zhao Tian saved by the river

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

From utg, Mark Kavalav opens, finds one caller, then button Cai Zhao Tian three-bets all in for 220,000. Kavalev joins with a four-bet shove, initial caller folds.

Kavalev A♥ K♣ Chi J♣ J♥

When the flop land Q♦ T♦ 4♣ , Chi stays ahead until the turn K♠ gives Kavalev the higher pair. The river A♠ adds more thrill as Chi lands the straight to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cai Zhao Tian	510,000(34 BB)	79,000
MK Mark Kavaleu	250,000(17 BB)	71,000

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3/21/2024, 1:50:00 PM

More chips for Drasko Boskovic

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

Chip leader Drasko Boskovic raises 30,000 and Kim Tae Jin calls. Flop comes A♠ 7♣ Q♣ , Boskovic c-bets 30,000, Kim shoves 160,000, quick call by the leader Boskovic who turns over A♦ T♠ top pair. Kim is behind Q♦ J♥ then goes bust after missing the turn 2♦ and river 3♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,500,000(100 BB)	150,000
KT Kim Tae Jin	busted	-371,000

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3/21/2024, 1:45:00 PM

Darragn Curtin doubles through

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

Darragn Curtin at USOP Danang 2024 — Darragn Curtin

From utg+2, Darragh Curtin shoves his last 8 bb with A♠ Q♥ , cutoff Yoon Gwon Woo calls with K♦ Q♣ and is dominated. No change as the board runs J♣ 6♥ 8♠ 9♥ 2♠ for a double up to Curtin.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DC Darragh Curtin	280,000(19 BB)	-15,000
YG Yoon Gwon Woo	260,000(17 BB)	-210,000

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3/21/2024, 1:40:00 PM

43 players remaining as new level begins

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

43 players continue to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.

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3/21/2024, 1:32:00 PM

Drasko Boskovic continues to dominate, takes the lead

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

Drasko Boskovic raises 25,000 from cutoff then calls small blind Juan Gelez’s 75,000 three-bet. More chips land on the flop Q♥ J♥ 2♦ with Gelez firing 50,000 then calling Boskovic’s raise to 100,000. This bring the K♥ turn, Boskovic sends out another 100,000, Gelez check-calls. On the 8♣ river, Boskovic shoves, Gelez tanks using up all of his time-banks, then mucks. Boskovic drags in the huge pot well over 1M.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	1,350,000(113 BB)	640,000
JG Juan Gelez	350,000(29 BB)	-30,000

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3/21/2024, 1:22:00 PM

Tolin Jargalyn doubles through Kyle Bao Diep

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

All in preflop between small blind Kyle Bao Diep and big blind Tolin Jargalyn. Diep has A♦ T♠ , Jargalyn 7♦ 7♥ , board runs low for the pocket pair to hold.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TJ Tolin Jargalyn	248,000(21 BB)	104,000
KB Kyle Bao Diep	205,000(17 BB)	-75,000

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3/21/2024, 1:20:00 PM

The Naing soars to a mil, Nguyen Quang Huy eliminated

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

The Naing is now sitting on around a million in chips after knocking out Nguyen Quang Huy. According to The Naing it was all in preflop with his pocket Nines holding against Nguyen’s Ace-Jack offsuit.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN The Naing	1,000,000(83 BB)	386,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	busted	-274,000

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3/21/2024, 1:15:00 PM

Cai Zhao Tian successfully defends the big blind

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

Action folds to the small blind Hung Wan who bumps it up to 36,000, Cai Zhao Tian defends the big blind, flop comes Q♣ 65♠ 5♦ . Hung c-bets 25,000, Chi check calls. On the 6♥ turn, Chi leads out 60,000, Hung check-calls. The 7♥ river completes the board. Hung checks once more then folds to Chi’s 177,000 shove.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HW Hung Wan	820,000(68 BB)	317,000
CZ Cai Zhao Tian	431,000(36 BB)	431,000

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3/21/2024, 1:10:00 PM

Tiger Ong tanks on David Erquiaga’s bet

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

Utg+1 Tiger Ong raises 25,000, button David Erquiaga calls, and both go to the flop 2♥ 7♥ 9♦ . Erquiaga bets 28,000, Ong check-calls, leading to the turn 4♠ . Erquiaga takes the reins again with an 85,000 bet, Ong tanks using one time extension then folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TO Tiger Ong	700,000(58 BB)	241,000
DE David Erquiaga	560,000(47 BB)	-106,000

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3/21/2024, 1:06:00 PM

The Naing takes it down preflop

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

Facing a min-raise, cutoff The Naing calls, small blind Le Giang Nam three-bets 80,000, initial raiser folds, The Naing four-bets all in for 486,000, Le folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TN The Naing	614,000(51 BB)	324,000
LG Le Giang Nam	400,000(33 BB)	-200,000

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3/21/2024, 1:01:00 PM

50 players remaining

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

Blinds are up again, 50 players remain in the battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.

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3/21/2024, 1:00:00 PM

Shaun Conroy wins the preflop battle

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

Shaun Conroy at USOP Danang 2024 — Shaun Conroy

Utg+1 Shaun Conroy raises 25,000, button Artem Utevskii three-bets 50,000, Conroy answers with a four-bet jam (329,000) which is enough to take down the pot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Artem Utevskii	700,000(70 BB)	-150,000
SC Shaun Conroy	419,000(42 BB)	-16,000

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3/21/2024, 12:50:00 PM

Aggressive bets by Yoon Gwon Woo earn the pot

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

Yoong Won Woo at USOP Danang 2024 — Yoon Gwon Woo

Yoon Gwon Woo min-raises from utg+1 and cutoff Nguyen Thien Han calls to see the flop A♥ K♣ 7♣ . Woo c-bets 22,000, Nguyen raises 48,000, Woo three-bets all in, Nguyen tank-folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YG Yoon Gwon Woo	470,000(47 BB)	253,000
NT Nguyen Thien Han	150,000(15 BB)	-54,000

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3/21/2024, 12:44:00 PM

Jeremy Chan survives the flip

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

More preflop shoves around the room, this time granting a double up. Facing a raise, Jeremy Chan three-bet shoves his last 12 bb holding Q♦ J♦ , and initial raiser Guy Taylor calls with T♣ T♠ . The board favors Chan as it spreads A♠ T♥ 9♦ 2♦ 8♣ for a straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Chan	261,000(26 BB)	261,000
GT Guy Taylor	140,000(14 BB)	-23,000

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3/21/2024, 12:37:00 PM

Vladimir Kisterev’s ducks win the race

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

Vladimir Kisterev at USOP Danang 2024 — Vladimir Kisterev

Vladimir Kisterev defends his big blind by calling Nguyen Anh Minh’s 67,000 shove. Kisterev goes on to ship it with 2♥ 2♣ standing firm against K♣ Q♦ that missed the board.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
VK Vladimir Kisterev	170,000(17 BB)	170,000
NA Nguyen Anh Minh	busted	-36,000

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3/21/2024, 12:30:00 PM

57 players remaining

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

Blinds are up, 11 players dropped in the opening round leaving 57 players to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize. Artem Utevskii maintains his lead with 850,000 (85 bb).

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3/21/2024, 12:29:00 PM

Gavin Flynn falls on a flip

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

Cutoff Gavin Flynn Q♠ J♣ shoves his last 8 bb and is on a fifty-fifty against caller Sergei Poltavets 9♠ 9♥ . With the board running Q♦ 9♣ T♣ 4♣ 3♠ , Flynn misses and busts.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SP Sergei Poltavets	150,000(19 BB)	150,000
GF Gavin Flynn	busted	-123,000

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3/21/2024, 12:27:00 PM

The Naing puts pressure on the big stack

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

Drasko Boskovic min-raises from utg, cutoff The Naing three-bets 48,000, Boskovic calls. At the flop 8♠ 4♠ 3♣ , The Naing fires 60,000, Boskovic believes and folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	710,000(89 BB)	-50,000
TN The Naing	290,000(36 BB)	-22,000

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3/21/2024, 12:23:00 PM

Yoon Gwon Woo pushes out Yankai Zhang

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

Button Yoon Gwon Woo opens, Yankai Zhang defends the big blind, both see the flop J♥ 2♥ J♠ . Zhang leads out 45,000, Woo calls, turn drops 9♥ . Zhang checks, Woo jams 160,000, Zhang folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YG Yoon Gwon Woo	217,000(27 BB)	217,000
YZ Yankai Zhang	140,000(18 BB)	-105,000

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3/21/2024, 12:15:00 PM

Le Giang Nam outdraws Mengran Wang

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

Another big stack on the move with Day 1A chip leader Le Giang Nam sending Mengran Wang to the rail with K♠ Q♥ outdrawing A♥ 9♥ on board Q♠ T♥ 3♦ A♦ J♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LG Le Giang Nam	600,000(75 BB)	106,000
MW Mengran Wang	busted	-98,000

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3/21/2024, 12:10:00 PM

Big hands kick off the action as Drasko Boskovic ships

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

Looking down at A♥ A♣ Drasko Boskovic opens then faces a jam of 209,000 by Yechi Palach A♠ K♦ . Easy call for Boskovic who goes on to ship it on board Q♥ T♠ 6♥ 4♥ 8♦ . And just like that, Boskovic zooms to second rank.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	760,000(95 BB)	259,000
YP Yechi Palach	busted	-209,000

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3/21/2024, 12:05:00 PM

Artem Utevskii’s denies Bui The Nguyen’s bluff

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

Chip leader Artem Utevskii has just widened his lead a bit more in a hand against Bui The Nguyen. Defending his big blind from a raise, Utevskii check-called the board K♥ J♦ 6♠ 3♥ A♣ resulting in Nguyen having to expose the Q♠ 9♦ bluff. Utevskii dragged in 132,000 from Nguyen with K♣ 7♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AU Artem Utevskii	850,000(106 BB)	102,000
BT Bui the Nguyen	260,000(33 BB)	-132,000