Main Event

Action folds to the small blind Ko Seung Hun who jams A♣ 7♠ , big blind Tsang Cheuk Him wakes up with K♦ K♣ and calls with less chips. The board runs nine-high, Tsang doubles through.

Chip leaders at the moment:

From hijack, Seunghun Ko raises 40,000, cutoff Tsang Cheuk Him calls, both proceed to check the flop 6♣ T♦ 9♣ . On the turn J♥ , Ko bets 50,000, Tsang calls. On the river J♠ , Ko bets 100,000, Tsang snap calls then mucks to Ko’s K♥ Q♦ straight.

Cutoff Seunghun Ko opens, button Tsang Cheuk Him three-bets 95,000, Ko calls to see a flop T♣ 3♣ 4♥ . Tsang c-bets 105,000, Ko check-calls. The turn Q♠ Tsang tanks using one time bank then fires 235,000, Ko tanks then uses two time banks then calls. Both players check the river 7♥ . Ko has J♣ J♥ , Tsang takes it with K♠ K♥ .

Frm utg+1 Teo Loong Hui opens 24,000, lojack Sean Ooi thhree-bets for 170,000, button Tsang Cheuk Him calls, back to Hui who tanks using two time banks then jams 248,000, Ooi calls for his tournament life, Tsang calls to put both players at risk.

Teo Loong Hui T♣ T♠ Sean Ooi A♣ T♠ Tsang Cheuk Him Q♦ Q♣

Board runs 4♠ 6♣ 5♠ K♠ J♥ , two players go bust.

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