Day 2

TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 11:50:00 PM

Ko Seung Hun pumps up the pot and takes it

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

From the small blind, Ko Seung Hun calls cutoff Gabriel Carter‘s 200,000 raise. On the flop 7 K K , Carter bets 150,000, Ko check-raises 375,000, Carter calls. On the turn 6 Ko leads out 400,000, Carter calls, river drops 2 . Ko fires 400,000 again, this time Carter folds.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
9,200,000(92 BB)
-1,500,000
3,300,000(33 BB)
1,510,000
TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 11:35:00 PM

Tsang Cheuk Him runs smack into Gabriel Carter’s aces

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Gabriel Carter raises 220,000, small blind Tsang Cheuk Him three-bets 1,600,000, Carter jams his monster stack, Tsang calls for his tournament life.

Gabriel Carter K K Tsang Cheuk Him T T

The board K 6 9 A 9 ensured the win for Carter, Tsang out in 22nd place.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
10,700,000(107 BB)
2,100,000
TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 11:21:00 PM

Thomas Ward hard-betting Gabriel Carter

Level 28: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Thomas Ward raises it up, big blind Gabriel Carter defends. At the flop J T 9 , Ward c-bets 175,000, Carter check-calls. On the turn 6 , Ward double barrels 650,000, Carter lays it down.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
8,600,000(86 BB)
-500,000
5,700,000(57 BB)
500,000
TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 10:46:00 PM

Final 26 players - 3 tables

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
9,100,000(114 BB)
2,100,000
6,200,000(78 BB)
3,750,000
4,000,000(50 BB)
2,000,000
2,250,000(28 BB)
-60,000
2,000,000(25 BB)
-1,600,000
1,400,000(18 BB)
-100,000
1,100,000(14 BB)
-1,285,000
500,000(6 BB)
-1,800,000
330,000(4 BB)
-46,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
3,800,000(48 BB)
2,700,000
3,000,000(38 BB)
600,000
3,000,000(38 BB)
2,696,000
2,750,000(34 BB)
-200,000
2,400,000(30 BB)
2,046,000
2,050,000(26 BB)
800,000
825,000(10 BB)
-235,000
730,000(9 BB)
-570,000

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
5,005,000(63 BB)
5,000
3,800,000(48 BB)
-800,000
2,840,000(36 BB)
1,440,000
2,700,000(34 BB)
-170,000
2,640,000(33 BB)
40,000
1,790,000(22 BB)
90,000
1,300,000(16 BB)
1,040,000
1,295,000(16 BB)
-205,000
1,225,000(15 BB)
825,000
TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 10:06:00 PM

Thanh Anh Dung calls to his doom

Level 27: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Utg+2 Thanh Anh Dung raises 175,000, big blind Gabriel Carter calls, both head to the flop Q 2 Q . Thanh c-bets 100,000, Carter check-raises 325,000, Thanh calls. On the turn A , Carter leads out 450,000, Thanh calls. On the river 8 Carter shoves, Thanh snap calls for his tournament life and has T T , Carter ships with K Q trips.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
7,000,000(88 BB)
4,000,000
TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 9:02:00 PM

End of the line for Natty Chaimungkhun

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000
Natty Chaimungkhun at USOP Danang 2024
Natty Chaimungkhun

Natty Chaimungkhun caused some havoc throughout the day but was stopped in 39th place after getting chunked on a four way shove. Her last hand was 8 J , on a three way with Thanh Anh Duy’s Q Q and Gabriel Carter‘s A K . The board was J 5 4 7 5 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
3,150,000(53 BB)
3,150,000
3,000,000(50 BB)
-1,128,000
TriciaTricia
3/31/2024, 8:53:00 PM

Four way all in, double KO

Level 26: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Four way all in starts with utg+2 Nguyen Duy Anh 3 {3d all in for 390,000, next to act Xiao Sheng Zheng K Q all in for 1,105,000, hijack Gabriel Carter K K all in for 1,240,000, and cutoff Natty Chaimungkhun A 8 calling and has them all covered. With the board running 6 7 {4h| 4 2 , Carter scoops it up as Nguyen and Zheng run empty. Chaimungkhun plunges.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
4,128,000(69 BB)
3,943,000
460,000(8 BB)
-840,000

Day 1C

TriciaTricia
3/30/2024, 11:55:00 PM

Pham Bao

Nattapon Chaimungkhun bags big at Day 1C; 73 players advance

Natty Chaimungkhun at USOP Danang 2024
Natty Chaimungkhun

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.

Pham Bao at USOP Danang 2024
Pham Bao

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

PlayerChipsProgress
1,161,000
1,161,000
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
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

Payouts