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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Remaining Payouts

Button Nguyen Manh Hung raises 400,000, small blind Lee Jung Hyun calls then both check the flop 8♦ 5♣ 2♠ . On the turn 2♣ , Lee leads out 500,000, Nguyen flats. The river J♣ Lee checks, Nguyen announces all in, Lee folds.

Lee Jung Hyun shoves his last 13 bb with T♣ 9♥ and is dominated by caller Nguyen Manh Hung’s K♣ 9♣ . No hits on the board for either player to end Lee’s run in 3rd place.

Zhi Yuan Xu is all in for his last 2 bb holding 2♥ 2♣ , two players call. The board makes a flush 3♦ K♦ 4♦ 7♦ 8♦ with Lee Jung Hyun’s K♠ Q♦ higher flush claiming the pot.

Nguyen Manh Hung opens and big blind Yu Xiao Tong calls. Yu check-calls the flop and turn K♠ 7♠ 7♥ bets 500,000 and 2,000,000, then on the river 8♠ , Yu switches up. Yu bets 2,000,000, Nguyen snaps all in, Yu folds.