Day 2
End of the road for 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 |
---|---|---|
1,130,000(45 BB) | 380,000 | |
busted | -195,000 |
Day 1B
Artem Utevskii
Artem Utevskii sets the bar sky high at Day 1B; 28 players advance

Kickoff Event Day 1B wrapped up with Russia’s bagging 94 bb to take the lead in the Day 2 counts. Utevskii’s standout moment came when he eliminated two players at once with his set of Jacks, earning the majority of his chips in one decisive hand. In second rank, though 40 big blinds behind, was Ireland’s Shaun Conroy who delivered the bubble.
Date: March 20, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930) Day 1B: 220 entries (175 unique) ITM: 28 players Chips in play: 6,600,000
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
748,000 | 48,000 | |
435,000 | 20,000 | |
392,000 | 32,000 | |
386,000 | 276,000 | |
YT | 314,000 | -46,000 |
312,000 | 283,000 | |
QY | 297,000 | 297,000 |
280,000 | -110,000 | |
ZJ | 270,000 | 270,000 |
257,000 | 257,000 | |
243,000 | 243,000 | |
226,000 | -59,000 | |
216,000 | 216,000 | |
206,000 | 206,000 | |
204,000 | 204,000 | |
203,000 | 203,000 | |
195,000 | -45,000 | |
191,000 | -99,000 | |
170,000 | 170,000 | |
163,000 | 163,000 | |
153,000 | 153,000 | |
145,000 | 145,000 | |
144,000 | 144,000 | |
123,000 | 123,000 | |
114,000 | 114,000 | |
94,000 | 94,000 | |
86,000 | 86,000 | |
83,000 | 83,000 |
Corey Van Jaarsveldt flushes one off the field
Utg+2 raises 8,500, small blind Corey Van Jaarsveldt defends, flop runs T♦ 5♦ 5♠ . Utg+2 c-bets 7,000, Jaarsveldt check-raises 22,000, utg+2 replies with a three-bet of 34,000 Jaarsveldt jams and utg+2 calls for everything behind. Jaarsveldt has K♦ J♦ draw, utg+2 with A♦ T♥ top pair. The turn Q♦ grants Jaarsveldt the flush, and with the river 3♠ , utg+2 misses the boat for Jaarsveldt ship it.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
240,000(60 BB) | 95,000 |
Corey Van Jaarsveldt double barrels to take it
Utg+2 Corey Van Jaarsveldt three-bets 18,000 and initial raiser utg+1 Jacob Johnston calls. Jaarveldt c-bets 28,500 on the flop 8♥ 4♣ 5♣ , Johnston folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
145,000(48 BB) | -5,000 | |
110,000(37 BB) | -25,000 |
Cooler catapults Corey Van Jaarsveldt

From utg+1 Corey Van Jaarsveldt opens and finds two callers to the flop 6♥ 6♣ 7♦ . Heavy betting follows with bb leading out 11,000, called by Jaarsveldt, raised by lojack, bb folds, and Jaarsveldt calls showing A♦ A♥ . Lojack has Q♥ Q♣ and soon falls with the turn 9♣ and river J♦ . Jaarsveldt ships it, lojack busts, bb said he had pocket Jacks though we shall never know for sure.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
150,000(100 BB) | 150,000 |