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Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT 
Day 2
Kyle Bao Diep eliminated
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 800,000(20 BB) | 320,000 | |
busted | -150,000 |
Chris Wang chunks Kyle Bao Diep
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 485,000(16 BB) | 160,000 | |
| 150,000(5 BB) | -350,000 |
26 players remaining, redraw
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,350,000(54 BB) | -150,000 | |
| 1,200,000(48 BB) | 70,000 | |
| 1,100,000(44 BB) | 100,000 | |
| 850,000(34 BB) | 100,000 | |
| 700,000(28 BB) | 439,000 | |
| 500,000(20 BB) | 500,000 | |
| 500,000(20 BB) | ||
| 350,000(14 BB) | -70,000 | |
| 200,000(8 BB) | -55,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200,000(48 BB) | 1,010,000 | |
| 1,000,000(40 BB) | 400,000 | |
| 900,000(36 BB) | 200,000 | |
| 500,000(20 BB) | -10,000 | |
| 450,000(18 BB) | 116,000 | |
| 350,000(14 BB) | 150,000 | |
| 325,000(13 BB) | -89,000 | |
| 300,000(12 BB) | ||
| 250,000(10 BB) | 167,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 900,000(36 BB) | ||
| 700,000(28 BB) | 700,000 | |
| 600,000(24 BB) | -200,000 | |
HW | 600,000(24 BB) | -600,000 |
| 290,000(12 BB) | 42,000 | |
| 250,000(10 BB) | 47,000 | |
| 150,000(6 BB) | -269,000 | |
| 110,000(4 BB) | -740,000 |
Kyle Bao Diep ships the three-way
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 510,000(20 BB) | 305,000 | |
| 300,000(12 BB) | 84,000 | |
busted | -280,000 |
Tolin Jargalyn doubles through Kyle Bao Diep
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 248,000(21 BB) | 104,000 | |
| 205,000(17 BB) | -75,000 |
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 |
Kyle Bao Diep wins the flip
From cutoff, Kyle Bao Diep opens, big blind three-bets 32,000, Diep four-bet shoves 8♦ 8♠ , and is called by bb with A♣ K♦ . At the flop K♣ 2♥ 3♣ , bb improves but it’s short-lived with the turn 8♣ . The river J♣ completes the board, Diep ships and boots a player.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 390,000(65 BB) | 250,000 |
Kyle Bao Diep sends one packing
From the button, USOP Ambassador Kyle Bao Diep calls a players shove and opens K♦ J♥ which is live against A♣ 4♥ . Diep finds better luck on board K♠ 7♥ 5♦ 3♠ J♣ to boot one out of the running.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 140,000(35 BB) | 140,000 |
Day 1A
Chernyi Evgenii crushes Kyle Bao Diep’s hopes
Facing a three-bet by button Chernyi Evegenii, USOP Ambassador Kyle Bao Diep calls for all of his chips with A♣ Q♠ , initial raiser Li Xialin folds, Evgenii turns over 8♠ 8♥ for a flip. The flop further improves Evegnii while giving Diep some hope for the nut flush, but as it completes 8♣ 7♣ 4♣ 2♠ K♠ , Diep misses and goes bust.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 350,000(35 BB) | -120,000 | |
| 211,000(21 BB) | 211,000 | |
busted | -90,000 |
Ace high is good for Li Xialin to take control
Utg Li Xialin opens 16,000 and finds two callers to the flop T♥ J♥ 6♠ . All check to the turn 5♦ . Action checks to cutoff Kyle Bao Diep who bets 28,000, big blind Bjorn Vuilliomenet shoves, utg Li Xialin shoves, Diep gets out of the way.
Vuilliomenet 4♥ 7♥ Li A♥ 5♥
Vuilliomenet misses on the river Q♦ to lose it all to Li who catapults to the top.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 470,000(59 BB) | 470,000 | |
| 90,000(11 BB) | -40,000 | |
busted | -120,000 |
Hyungtaek Jo’s survives with cracker jacks
Heavy preflop betting war leads to Hyungtaek Jo at risk with J♥ J♦ against Kyle Bao Diep’s K♣ K♦ . Luck finds Hyungtaek with the turn spiking Q♣ 8♠ 5♦ J♣ 8♣ to avoid elimination.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 163,000(27 BB) | 163,000 | |
| 130,000(22 BB) | 41,500 |
Kyle Bao Diep sends one tumbling
All in player shoves 20 bb with A♥ J♥ then falls to Kyle Bao Diep’s A♣ Q♥ on a board 9♦ 3♦ 5♠ A♠ T♠ .
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 88,500(59 BB) | 88,500 |