Day 2
Joseph Cheong pairs up to keep his seat

Joseph Cheong all in from the button for 485,000, small blind Jae Gwang Kim calls and turns over J♦ J♣ . Cheong is at risk with A♣ T♣ . The board runs 2♠ 9♠ 5♥ A♦ K♣ . Cheong pairs up the ace to double through.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,070,000(21 BB) | 888,000 | |
200,000(4 BB) | -318,000 |
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 |
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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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0031: Bubble time! Joseph Cheong and Wei Guo Liang double up with aces

Joseph Cheong doubles up during the bubble round with A♠ A♣ standing strong against Saong Seong Wook’s A♦ J♥ on a queen high board.
At a separate table, Wei Guoliang is all in holding A♥ {ac. Sung Woojin calls wiht A♠ K♠ . Board runs queen high for a double up to Wei.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
469,000(39 BB) | 469,000 | |
260,000(22 BB) | 260,000 | |
182,000(15 BB) | 182,000 | |
150,000(13 BB) | 150,000 |