Mini Main

Nguyen Manh Hung wins the record breaking Mini Main Event

After a lengthy 13+ hours, emerged victorious at the record breaking USOP Danang 2024 Mini Main Event, pocketing a career high payout of VN₫ 1,810,000,000 (~USD 73,000). Nguyen defeated Yu Xiao Tong at heads up with A♣ T♥ dominating K♣ 9♦ with a final board 9♣ 6♥ 7♣ 7♠ A♣ . This was Nguyen’s first USOP title.

For runner up Yu, his comeback from just 5 bb also awarded a billion, walking away with a career high score of VN₫ 1,066,000,000 (~USD 43,000).

The event drew a record 1,112 entries for a prize poolof VN₫ 11,649,300,000 (~USD 470,600). A total of 138 players returned in Day 2, each one paid a piece of the enormous pot.

Date: March 25 to 27, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 12,000,000 (~USD 494) Guarantee: VN₫ 3,000,000,000 (~USD 121,000) Entries: 1,112 (826 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 11,649,300,000 (~USD 470,600) ITM: 138 players

Down to 9 bb, Giuseppe Murabito all in with J♣ 9♣ , Zhi Yuan Xu dominates with A♣ 9♦ . Board runs K♥ 2♣ 7♦ 3♥ T♥ .

Bartlomiej Swieboda all in for 1,475,000 with A♠ 7♥ , big blind Zhi Yuan Xu calls with K♠ J♠ . Board runs J♦ 4♥ 8♥ A♥ Q♥ for a flush to Swieboda and a double up.

Chou Yu Hinh all in holding 4♠ 4♥ , Yu Xiao Tong dominates with Q♠ Q♣ , board runs clean J♦ 3♦ 5♣ A♠ 9♠ .

Lu Wei Chen three-bets all in with K♥ J♥ and falls to Yu Xiao Tong ‘s K♦ [qs}. Board ran Q♦ 8♣ 4♦ 7♦ T♠ .

Cutoff Nguyen Manh Hung min-raises and finds two callers to see the flop 6♣ 5♣ A♠ . Button Lee Jung Hyun bets 800,000, only Nguyen calls. On the turn 2♥ and river Q♥ no bets land. Lee takes it with A♥ T♠

Button Nguyen Manh Hung shoves his massive stack with A♥ 4♣ , small blind Lee Jung Hyun A♣ Q♦ calls for his tournament life. Nguyen misses the board 6♥ 2♥ 8♠ 7♦ K♠ for a double up to Lee.

Utg Lee Jung Hyun opens 500,000, two spots over Lu Wei Chen calls, big blind Nguyen Manh Hung re-raises 1,500,000, no takers.

Wang Hao Zhao called all in preflop with 4♠ 4♣ and was on his way to a double up when a set landed on the flop 4♦ 6♣ T♥ , however, with the turn K♠ and river Q♠ , Lee Jung Hyun’s A♦ J♠ improved to straight to send Wang out in 9th place.

Nguyen Manh Hung three-bet from cutoff and iniital raiser Yu Xiao Tong calls. At the flop T♥ T♣ 8♥ Nguyen c-bets 600,000, Yu tanks then folds.

After getting chunked to 2 bb, Tran Duc Kien was able to double up but on his next shove the buck stopped there. Tran’s K♠ 5♠ was no match for Nguyen Manh Hung’s A♣ Q♠ that ran a board K♦ J♦ J♥ T♥ 8♠ .

Cutoff Nguyen Manh Hun min-raises, big blind Tran Duc Kien calls, both check the flop 7♥ 2♥ 5♣ . On the turn T♣ , Tran bets 400,000, Nguyen calls. The river sees more action with Tran betting 1,200,000, Nguyen all in for 3,000,000, Tran uses all of his time extensions before calling. Nguyen has A♥ 6♥ nut flush, Tran with 8♠ 9♠ straight.

Small blind Lee Jung Hyun T♦ 7♦ shoves, big blind Bartlomiej Swieboda calls 9♠ 9♣ , board runs 7♣ 7♠ 7♥ T♠ 4♣ for quads to Lee.

Vitaliy Ivanov all in for his last 2 bb and is called by sb Tran Duc Kien and bb Wang Zhao. On the flop A♦ 8♥ 5♠ , Wang bets 400,000, Tran check-calls. Both players check the turn K♥ . On the river 2♠ , Tran shoves, Wang folds. Tran has 8♦ 2♥ two pair, Ivanov 7♣ 6♣ and goes bust.

Utg Tran Duc Kien raises 300,000, big blind Zhi Yuan Xu three-bets 650,000, Tran four-bets all in, Xu calls for his tournament life.

Xu A♣ [ah} Tran K♥ Q♦

The board runs 2♦ 6♦ 6♠ 8♦ Q♠ , aces hold, Nguyen doubles up.

Utg Zhi Yuan Xu opens 300,000, button Vitaliy Ivanov shoves 2,050,000, big blind Nguyen Manh Hung all in for 1,625,000, initial raiser folds. Vitaliy has 7♦ 7♥ , Nguyen A♥ Q♣ . The board runs K♥ J♥ 8♦ J♣ 8♣ ships it.

Button Giuseppe Murabito raises 300,000, small blind Yu Xiao Tong calls, big blind Chou Yu Hinh jams, no takers.

Big blind Tran Duc Kien three-bets 500,000, button Nguyen Manh Hung calls. At the flop J♥ 9♥ 6♦ , Tan bets 100,000 and gets called. On the 5♣ turn, Tran bang out all of his chips, Nguyen folds.

Two players call a 250,000 raise and see the flop T♦ 8♦ 4♦ . Two checks follow, Vitaliy Ivanov on the button bets 200,000, only Wang calls. On the turn Q♦ and river 2♦ no bets made, Vitaliy with {qc10c} two pair loses to Zhao’s {8c 8♠ .

Down to 8 bb, Laury Vanlerberghe shoves A♠ 3♠ , Yu Xiao Tong calls with K♥ Q♥ , then finds the river 6♦ 5♣ 4♥ T♥ K♣ to eliminated Vanlerberghe.

Tran Duc Kien opens then calls Lee Suya’s shove. Lee is ahead A♦ A♣ to Tran’s K♣ Q♦ . With the board running Q♥ [9c} 9♥ K♦ T♦ , Tran improves to eliminate Lee.

Tae Wook Kim three-bet all in with 2♦ 2♠ and runs right into Zhi Yuan Xu’s A♦ [ah}. The board offered no help to end Wook’s day in 14th place.

Nguyen Manh Hung opens then calls big blind Tae Wook Kim’s re-raise of 450,000. Kim c-bets 275,000 on the flop J♣ 7♣ 8♦ , Nguyen calls. On the turn 5♦ , Kim fires 425,000, this time Nguyen shoves 1,335,000, Kim tanks using up all of his remaining time banks then folds.

Facing a min-raise, cutoff Chen Yu Hinh calls, small blind Lee Jung Hyun three-bets 650,000, initial raiser folds, Chen calls. At the flop A♠ 7♦ 8♥ , Lee shoves, Chen tank-calls and shows K♦ K♠ ahead of Lee’s J♠ J♣ . the turn 7♥ and river T♥ is good for a double up to Chen.

Laury Vanlerberghe all in for just under 3 bb, Giuseppe Murabito calls, button Yu Xiao Tong three-bets, Murabito folds. Vanlerberghe has K♦ 8♣ , Yu with A♣ K♥ . The flop grants Vanlerberghe a pair then completes 9♦ 8♠ 5♣ 7♥ 2♣ .

Tae Wook Kim defends the small blind calling cutoff Wang Zhao’s 210,000 raise. At the flop K♠ 5♣ 9♦ , Tae check-raises bumping it up from 175,000 to 400,000. Wang tank-folds.

Action folds to the small blind Michael Kim Falcon who jams his last 13 bb holding K♠ 3♠ and doesn’t get past big blind Giuseppe Murabito who calls with K♣ T♥ . The board is K♥ J♦ 8♦ 8♣ Q♥ for a winning straight to Murabito.

Down to 9 bb, Wang Hao Zhao pushes with K♣ K♠ , Tae Wook Shin calls with J♠ 9♠ . Kim pairs his nine on the turn but no further for a double up to Wang.

Five players left on the hunt for the coveted title and fat VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse. Minimum payout is VN₫ 1141,300,000 (~USD 5,700).

Giuseppe Murabito three-bet to 375,000 and initial raiser Michael Kim Falcon calls. Both see the flop K♣ T♥ 3♥ , Falcon check-calls 225,000 bet. On the turn T♣ , Murabito jams, Falcon snap-callls and is ahead J♠ T♥ trips to Murabito’s A♥ J♥ gutshot. The three-outer Q♣ appeared on the river. Murabito was saved.

Double knockout for Lu Wei Chen that kicks off with utg+2, Nguyen raising it 380,000, cutoff Chen repops to 680,000, big blind Tran calls for her remaining 485,000, Nguyen is all in as well, and Chen has them both covered.

Khoi Nguyen A♣ J♠ Ha Tran K♣ 9♣ Lu Wei Chen A♠ K♥

The board runs J♦ T♣ 9♦ 6♥ Q♣ for a broadway double knockout.

Jun Young all in with 3♠ 3♦ but can’t get past Lee Jung Hyun’s 7♣ 7♦ to fall in 19th place.

Cutoff Yu Xiao Tong raises 160,000 then faces a jam by Xu Bo. Yu calls and shows his K♠ K♣ . Xu Bo has A♣ J♦ . When the flop lands {}as} J♠ 6♦ Xu Bo quickly improves to two pair, with the turn A♥ , Xu Bo improves to a commanding full house. But with the river K♥ , Yu takes the lead with a higher boat and ships it as Xu Bo goes bust.

20 players remaining on the hunt for the fat VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse. Minimum payout is VN₫ 107,700,000 (~USD 4,345).

From cutoff, Wang Hao Zhao min-raises, button Michael Kim Falcon calls. Falcon proceeds to call the 200,000 flop c-bet 4♦ A♦ then folds on the turn jam K♣ .

Jun Young Park with J♥ J♣ doubles up through caller Zhi Yuan Xu with 7♠ 7♣ .

Michael Kim Falcon calls Zhi Yuan Xu’s shove then finds his A♠ 9♣ is dominated by Xu’s A♥ Q♣ . The board offers no help running 4♣ 7♥ A♣ T♥ 8♥ for a double up to Xu.

The day’s entering chip leader is nowhere to be found. According to Lee Jung Hyun, he doubled up through Le Ngoc with a straight over two pair. Down to 600,000, Le Ngoc lost it to Michale Kim Falcon.

Having just doubled up, Pham Tien Dung couldn’t keep his chips intact. He three-bet shoves with Ace-Five and is dominated throughout by Vitaliy Ivanov’s Ace-Queen.

Pham Tien Dun all in for his last 11 bb holding A♠ T♣ and doubles up through Lake Zhang’s 7♠ 7♥ on a board Q♣ Q♥ 9♣ T♥ K♥ .

24 players left on the hunt for the fat VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse. Minimum payout is VN₫ 91,500,000 (~USD 3,700).

Yao Yao opens Lee Jungyeol three-bets all in for 10 bb, Bartlomiej Swieboda calls, Yao four bets all in 20 bb, again Swieboda calls.

Yao Yao J♦ J♠ Lee Jungyeol J♣ J♥ Bartlomiej Swieboda A♥ K♥

The board 7♣ T♦ T♣ A♦ K♦ improves Swieboda to deliver a double KO.

All in preflop, Yu Xiao Tong looking out with K♠ K♣ way behind Johnatan Tan’s A♣ A♦ . However when the flop runs K♥ 9♦ 9♥ , Yu quickly improves to a boat, and with the turn 7♣ and river 4♦ , it’s a double up instead of the exit.

Utg+1 Bartlomiej Swieboda opens and finds two calllers to the flop 7♠ [qs} 5♦ . No bets land to get a free turn look 5♠ . Big blind Lee Suya bets 150,000, Swieboda calls, next player folds. The river Q♦ sees a check from Lee, Swieboda fires all of it and wins the pot as Lee folds.

Tae Wook Kim raises 100,000 then calls button Zhi Yuan Xu’s 320,000 three-bet. Both check the flop and turn as the board completes 7♥ T♥ 9♠ 9♣ K♥ . Kim bets 250,000, Xu snap-calls. Kim has 8♦ 8♠ , Xu wins with A♥ A♠ higher pair.

Only 30 players left at the Mini Main with the intent of shipping the fat VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse. Minimum payout is VN₫ 69,800,000 (~USD 2,816).

Another shove by Chang Tao Wei, this time with 4♦ 8♠ , Tae Wook Kim rakes it in with A♥ T♣ winning on the board 7♣ 6♠ 3♠ 3♥ 7♠ .

Yu Xiao Tong calls the shoves before him and delivers a double bust with K♣ K♠ dominating Bhavik Kha Q♠ Q♣ and Chang Jun Kim 8♣ 8♥ .

Chang Tao Wei pushes 11 bb and Yao Yao calls for the third face-off between them in this level. Chang 5♥ 7♦ , Yao Q♦ 3♣ , board runs 8♣ 7♣ 7♠ A♠ A♣ . Chang pairs up.

Chang Tao Wei three-bets all in Q♠ Q♦ , Yao Yao risk it with A♣ K♦ , board runs A♥ Q♥ T♦ J♠ 3♣ Yao’s straight bets the set to recover some of the lost chips.

All in preflop with Xu Bo’s A♠ A♣ pulling through against Julian Salvesen’s A♦ Q♥ on a jack-high board.

Next hand, Xu Bo wakes up with J♠ J♣ and engages in a preflop bet war with Tran Duc Kien that leads to both all in. Tran has A♠ Q♣ . The board runs A♦ K♠ 4♦ 5♣ 3♥ .

Chang Tao Wei is multi-tabling here at Day 9 playing both the Mini Main Day 2 and High Roller Megastack which is now down to the final 9 players. Chang just doubled up at the Mini Main with J♦ 3♥ outdrawing Yao Yao’s A♠ K♦ .

40 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse. Here are the top 5:

Remaining Payouts

Utg Lee Jungyeol raises 60,000, button Le Ngoc Minh three-bets 195,000, Lee calls and both head to the flop 4♠ T♠ 7♦ . Le c-bets 135,000, Lee check-calls. Both check the turn 4♣ . The river K♥ , Le fires 395,000, Lee check-calls then mucks to A♠ K♣ .

All in preflop, Ng Duc Hieu ahead 6♠ 6♣ to Wang Hao Zhao’s 3♣ 3♦ . Both players improve to a set on the board 6♦ 3♠ 5♥ 4♦ T♣ . Ng’s spread is higher for the double up.

Raju Jaruplavath raises then calls Kim Jiyoo’s 285,000 jam. Raju ahead Q♠ Q♦ to Kim’s A♠ Q♣ . No bad beats come on the board [jd} 8♦ 6♠ 4♠ T♣ .

Utg Le Ngoc Minh min-raises, lojack Tae Wook Kim three-bets 150,000, Le four-bets 275,000, Kim five-bets 500,000, Le calls. Both proceed to check the flop J♠ Q♠ 8♣ . Kim leads out 300,000 on the turn Q♣ and Le lets go of his hand.

Dropouts have slowed down as players tighten up. Only 46 left on the hunt for the title and the VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse.

Waking up with A♥ A♠ , Chou Yu Yinh enters a preflop betting war with Corey Van Jaarsveldt who has K♣ K♠ . All the chips go in preflop. And with the board running T♥ 9♦ 2♦ 6♦ 9♣ , Jaarsveldt is eliminated.

Lojack Tae Wook Kim raises 55,000, big blind Jun Young Park calls then both check the flop T♥ 5♠ 5♦ . The 6♣ turn sees Kim bet 65,000, Park check-raises all in for 215,000, Kim calls and opens 9♦ 9♥ . Park is ahead A♣ T♠ . The river 2♠ ensures the double up.

Pham Tien Dung raises 50,000, big blind Wang Hao Zhao defends, both see a flop 2♠ 4♠ A♦ . Wang check-calls 65,000 then both check the turn 9♣ . On the river 8♦ , Wang leads out 9=110,000, Pham calls then mucks to Wang’s A♠ 4♦ two pair.

Utg+1 Pham Tien Dung opens 55,000, big blind Nguyen Anh Minh three-bets 150,000, Pham four bets all of it amounting to 605,000, Nguyen calls and covers Pham. Nguyen has A♥ J♦ , Pham with a dominating A♦ A♠ . The board runs J♥ 5♦ 2♦ 3♠ 6♥ .

Big blind Michael Kim Falcon defends Lake Zhang’s raise to head to the flop 9♣ K♦ T♥ . Falcon check-calls 40,000 then both check the turn 6♥ and river Q♦ . Zhang mucks to Falcon’s Q♦ T♠ two pair.

The field continues to thin out with only 51 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse.

Ian Lee min-raises from utg+1, button Junnie Pamplona calls, small blind Andrey L shoves 6 bb, Lee makes it a pair with a shove of 13 bb, Pamplona has them both covered and call.

Andrey L A♣ [js} Lee A♠ 2♠ Pamplona T♦ T♥

The board runs 3♣ 8♠ K♣ 3♥ A♥ , both Andrey and Lee are saved by the river.

Down to 8 bb, Chu Myai Thwe three-bet shoves with A♠ Q♣ and doubles through Ng Duc Hieu’s A♦ T♥ on a low board.

Big blind Ivan Ermi A♦ 4♦ three-bet all in and initial raiser Yu Xiao Tong snap-calls with K♣ K♠ . The board runs 7♣ 3♦ 2♣ 5♣ 9♥ for a straight and double up to Ermi.

Utg+2 Lee Jung Hyun opens 40,000, small blind Junnie Pamplona calls. On the flop 5♦ J♥ 9♣ , Pamplona check-raises from 35,000 to 90,000, Lee calls. Lee continues to bet the turn A♣ 100,000, Pamplona calls. Both opt to check the river 8♥ . Pamplona shows J♦ K♥ , Lee has better A♠ J♣ .

Seeing two jams before him, big blind Pradeep Sharma joins the party and turns over A♦ K♦ which is ahead of Do Tuan Phong’s K♣ 9♣ and Michael Kim Falcon’s A♥ 5♥ . The board drops three diamonds J♠ 8♣ 3♦ 6♦ J♦ to further ensure Pradeep’s win.

Zhi Yuan Xu opens, small blind Cao Kai Lin three-bets all in, Le Dong joins with less chips, Xu calls to put both players at risk.

Xu 9♣ 9♠ Lin A♥ Q♥ Dong A♠ J♠

Utg+2 opens 30,000, big blind Corey Van Jaarsveldt calls, both head to the flop A♣ K♣ 8♣ . Lee c-bets 35,000, Jaarsveldt check-raises all in for 200,000, Lee calls. Jaarsveldt is ahead T♣ 4♣ flush, Lee K♠ Q♣ with mid pair. The turn K♥ improves Lee to trips, and with the river J♠ , Jaarsveldt survives.

Shortly after getting chunked to 2 bb, Hernan Villan three-bets all in and proceeds to fall to Chang Xiun Kim with K♣ Q♦ dusted by A♣ T♥ on a board A♦ Q♣ 5♠ 4♣ 3♥ .

Michael Kim Falcon crossed into 2M after taking down a massive pot. It opens with Julian Salvesen raising to 24,000, hijack Hernan Villa and button Falcon both call. More chips tossed in on the flop 8♠ 6♥ K♠ . Salvesen c-bets 35,000, Villa snap-calls, Falcon calls.

The turn 5♥ sees another c-bet from Salvesen of 75,000, Villa snap-calls, Falcon raises to 200,000, and is called by both. The river 6♣ is checked to Falcon who fires 250,000, gets called again by both players, Falcon tables 7♦ 4♦ straight. Salvesen mucks, Villa shows A♦ K♣ two pair.

Another batch of players go down in the previous round leaving 97 players in the running for the title and the VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse. Minimum payout now is VN₫ 25,700,000 (~US 1,037).

Utg+2 Pham Tien Dung opens 20,000, short stacks Ngoc Ha Alice three-bets her last 59,000, small blind Huynh Ngoc Thai four-bets 94,000, big blind Chun Hui Ji calls, initial raiser Pham opts to get out of the way.

Alice A♠ 4♣ Huynh 9♠ 9♣ Chun J♦ J♣

The higher pair prevails on board Q♣ 2♥ 3♣ K♣ 4♠ .

After a table was broken, the dealer noticed a missing card which was eventually found in the pocket of Wang Hao Zhao and was given a one round penalty.

Another action packed preflop battle starts with Michael Kim Falcon raisig 22,000 from lojack, cutoff Chang Xiun Kim calls, button Cao Kai Lin calls, smalll blind Hoang Le Anh Tuan three-bets 68,000, Falcon folds, Kim calls, Lin folds. On the flop J♣ 5♥ 5♠ , Hoang c-bets 68,000, Kim calls then Hoang jams the turn 9♥ . Kim folds.

The opening round saw 24 players bite the dust leaving 114 players on the hunt for the title and the VN₫ 1.8 Billion (~USD 73K) champion’s purse.

Chips in play: 33,360,000

Phan Minh Duc was able to spin up his stack from just 7 bb to around 28 bb then was sent back down again in a hand against Lee Jea Won. Hand opens with utg+2 Lee raising 18,000, button calls, small blind Phan three-bets all in, Lee calls with slightly less, button folds. It’s fifty-fifty with Lee T♥ T♦ and Phan A♥ K♥ . The board runs 6♥ J♦ 2♣ Q♠ 4♠ .

From utg+2, the day’s entering chip leader Le Ngoc Minh min-raises, cutoff Chenbo three-bets 60,000, Le four-bets 114,000, Chenbo calls. At the flop Q♠ T♦ 6♠ , Chenbo bets 70,000, Le check-raises all in, Chenbo calls for his remaining 210,000 and opens up A♦ Q♦ top pair which is behind Le’s K♦ K♠ overpair. The turn 2♥ and river T♣ changes nothing and Le ships it.

Several hands after tripling up, Tommy W calls An Ji Hyeon’s three-bet shove of 170,000 and is flipping with 8♠ 8♣ against An’s Q♣ J♦ . A jack quickly finds the flop as the board completes J♠ 3♥ 7♦ 2♥ 5♠ . An doubles through.

Facing a min-raise, Day 1A chip leader Hernan Villa K♦ J♣ three-bets to 48,000, big blind Chang Jun Kim Q♠ Q♦ four-bets 162,000, initial raiser folds, Villa calls. The board runs 3♦ 8♠ 3♣ Q♥ 4♥ . Kim doubles up.

Utg+2 Tommy W A♠ 8♠ open-shoves 151,000, cutoff Phan Minh Duc K♦ K♠ joins the party with 181,000, small blind Tong Van Viet A♥ K♥ makes it a three-way with 189,000. The board runs T♠ 4♠ 6♦ J♠ 4♣ . Tommy survives with a flush for the main pot, Phan wins the side, and Tong plunges to 1 bb.

From utg, Raju Jaruplavath min-raises with Q♦ J♦ then loosely calls a three-bet shove from utg+1 Luo Shao Hua of 120,000, just under half of his stack. Luo has a premium A♣ K♦ , The board improves both A♠ T♥ 2♠ K♥ 7♦ . Jaruplavath’s straight ships it and boos Luo.