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Day 2
Darragh Curtin’s ducks hold against big slick
All in preflop, it’s a flip with Andrei Budykin A♥ K♦ , Darragh Curtin 2♣ 2♦ . The board runs out queen-high, Curtin doubles through.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,170,000(47 BB) | 620,000 | |
| 130,000(5 BB) | -920,000 |
Natty Chaimungkhun shows the big bluff
Cutoff Darragh Curtin opens, button Natty Chaimungkhun calls then calls down the flop 25,000 and turn A♠ A♥ 4♠ 9♥ fro 45,000. On the river, Curtin triple barrels 125,000, Chaimungkhun shoves (500,0000), Curtin folds. Chaimnugkhun shows the J♠ T♠ bluff.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 865,000(58 BB) | 250,000 | |
| 550,000(37 BB) | -146,000 |
Darragh Curtin rakes it in
Utg+2 Pham Tien Dung Q♦ J♦ open jams 90,000, small blind Darragh Curtin T♣ T♦ three-bets all in for 207,000, big blind Natty Chaimungkhu calls with A♣ 4♣ . The board runs T♥ 7♥ 5♥ 3♣ A♠ , Curtin ships in a big one
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 696,000(58 BB) | 530,000 | |
| 615,000(51 BB) | 365,000 | |
busted | -246,000 |
Day 1C
Pham Bao
Nattapon Chaimungkhun bags big at Day 1C; 73 players advance
In keeping with tradition, Main Event Day 1C attracted the largest crowd in USOP history bringing in 587 entries. Rising above the ranks was USOP first timer Nattapon Chaimungkhun from Thailand who bagged a massive 1,161,000 (97 bb) stack. Early on, Chaimungkhun was already causing silent havoc, becoming one of the early leaders. At Level 19, she won a big pot with pocket aces over big slick to balloon to over a million in chips. Also racking up over a million was who turned his blig slick into a flush to deny the split pot.
Date: March 30, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,235) Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~USD 614,500) Day 1C: 587 entries (411 unique) Bagging time: 73 players
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,161,000 | 1,161,000 | |
PB | 1,065,000 | 1,065,000 |
| 853,000 | 853,000 | |
| 700,000 | 700,000 | |
| 696,000 | 696,000 | |
| 689,000 | 689,000 | |
| 663,000 | 663,000 | |
| 659,000 | 59,000 | |
| 647,000 | 307,000 | |
| 631,000 | -319,000 | |
| 588,000 | -42,000 | |
| 579,000 | 579,000 | |
| 575,000 | 150,000 | |
| 518,000 | 68,000 | |
| 468,000 | 468,000 | |
| 456,000 | -14,000 | |
| 425,000 | 75,000 | |
| 414,000 | 414,000 | |
| 377,000 | 167,000 | |
BX | 375,000 | 375,000 |
| 368,000 | -128,000 | |
| 351,000 | 101,000 | |
| 349,000 | 349,000 | |
| 343,000 | 343,000 | |
| 335,000 | 251,000 | |
| 333,000 | 333,000 | |
| 332,000 | 332,000 | |
| 321,000 | 321,000 | |
| 319,000 | 59,000 | |
| 319,000 | 319,000 | |
| 318,000 | 8,000 | |
| 318,000 | -86,000 | |
| 318,000 | 318,000 | |
| 311,000 | 311,000 | |
| 296,000 | 296,000 | |
| 296,000 | 296,000 | |
| 290,000 | 290,000 | |
| 283,000 | 283,000 | |
| 282,000 | 282,000 | |
| 262,000 | 262,000 | |
| 257,000 | 257,000 | |
| 243,000 | 243,000 | |
| 221,000 | -179,000 | |
| 210,000 | 210,000 | |
| 204,000 | 204,000 | |
| 195,000 | 195,000 | |
| 190,000 | 190,000 | |
| 186,000 | 186,000 | |
| 185,000 | 185,000 | |
| 182,000 | ||
| 178,000 | 178,000 | |
| 176,000 | 176,000 | |
| 166,000 | -59,000 | |
| 161,000 | 161,000 | |
| 157,000 | 97,000 | |
| 156,000 | 156,000 | |
| 141,000 | -94,000 | |
| 131,000 | 131,000 | |
| 120,000 | 120,000 | |
| 116,000 | 116,000 | |
| 112,000 | 112,000 | |
| 110,000 | 110,000 | |
| 108,000 | 108,000 | |
| 107,000 | 107,000 | |
| 104,000 | 104,000 | |
| 99,000 | 99,000 | |
| 72,000 | 72,000 | |
| 71,000 | 71,000 | |
| 70,000 | 70,000 | |
| 66,000 | 66,000 | |
| 54,000 | -646,000 | |
| 52,000 | -373,000 | |
| 44,000 | 44,000 |
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Darragh Curtin lands a double up
Button Darragh Curtin open-shoves 155,000, big blind defends and calls. Curtin ahead A♠ T♥ against K♥ Q♠ . The board further improves Curtin to A♦ 3♥ 4♠ 2♠ 4♥ two pair.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 225,000(23 BB) | 65,000 |
John Phan outkicks to win the maximum
Following a raise of 8000 from lojack, cutoff John Phan and big blind Darragh Curtin call, then all three head to the flop Q♠ Q♥ A♦ . Action is checked to Phan who bets 6000, Curtin raises 28,000, lojack calls, Phan three-bets 88,000, Curtin calls, lojack gets out of the way. On the turn 3♣ , Phan shoves (48,000), Curtin check-calls. Phan with Q♣ J♣ trips, Curtin with Q♦ 4♦ trips lower kicker. The river 5♠ is a double up for Phan.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 330,000(83 BB) | 330,000 | |
| 160,000(40 BB) | -140,000 |
Chip leaders at the new level, 171 players remaining
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 470,000(118 BB) | 470,000 | |
| 420,000(105 BB) | 420,000 | |
| 350,000(88 BB) | 40,000 | |
| 345,000(86 BB) | 345,000 | |
| 330,000(83 BB) | 330,000 | |
| 300,000(75 BB) | -15,000 |
Darragh Curtin trusts his strong connectors
Utg+1 Darragh Curtin min-raises, lojack calls, cutoff re-raises all in for 43,000, Curtin calls, hijack gets out of the way. Curtin turns over J♥ T♥ , cutoff with A♥ 8♥ , board comes K♦ 6♣ 5♣ {js 6♥ . Curtin ships it and boots one in the process.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 315,000(105 BB) | 315,000 | |
busted |