Day 2
Nguyen Manh Hung
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
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
73,013 | -10,626,987 | |
43,001 | -7,056,999 | |
28,854 | -8,671,146 | |
21,416 | -2,178,584 | |
16,858 | -3,283,142 | |
13,413 | -3,586,587 | |
10,674 | 10,674 | |
8,733 | -3,391,267 | |
7,463 | -1,972,537 |
Payouts
Place | Player |
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1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 | |
9 |
Chou Yu Hinh eliminated in 7th place - VN₫ 264,600,000 (~USD 10,674)
Chou Yu Hinh all in holding 4♠ 4♥ , Yu Xiao Tong dominates with Q♠ Q♣ , board runs clean J♦ 3♦ 5♣ A♠ 9♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
7,100,000(28 BB) | 400,000 | |
busted | -3,400,000 |
Lu Wei Chen eliminateed in 8th place - VN₫ 216,500,000 (~USD 8,733)

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♠ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
6,700,000(27 BB) | 2,250,000 |
More chips for the leader
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
11,500,000(58 BB) | 10,620,000 | |
4,450,000(22 BB) | 1,350,000 |
Chou Yu Hinh takes it preflop
Button Giuseppe Murabito raises 300,000, small blind Yu Xiao Tong calls, big blind Chou Yu Hinh jams, no takers.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,600,000(24 BB) | ||
3,400,000(23 BB) | 2,400,000 | |
3,100,000(21 BB) | -500,000 |
Laury Vanlerberghe eliminated in 12th place - VN₫ 160,800,000 (~USD 6,480)

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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,600,000(30 BB) | 1,900,000 |
Laury Vanlerberghe spikes the pair to survive
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♣ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,600,000(36 BB) | -600,000 | |
1,700,000(17 BB) | -700,000 | |
1,105,000(11 BB) | 525,000 |
Final 17 players
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,200,000(40 BB) | 1,140,000 | |
2,200,000(28 BB) | -1,500,000 | |
LS | 1,900,000(24 BB) | 1,250,000 |
1,700,000(21 BB) | -500,000 | |
1,500,000(19 BB) | -7,300,000 | |
1,300,000(16 BB) | ||
1,000,000(13 BB) | -400,000 | |
700,000(9 BB) | 700,000 | |
370,000(5 BB) | 370,000 |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
4,000,000(50 BB) | -300,000 | |
3,250,000(41 BB) | ||
2,400,000(30 BB) | 400,000 | |
2,300,000(29 BB) | 300,000 | |
1,500,000(19 BB) | -2,050,000 | |
1,000,000(13 BB) | 605,000 | |
580,000(7 BB) | 580,000 | |
420,000(5 BB) | -2,980,000 |
Suck out then burned, Xu Bo falls to Yu Xiao Tong
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,000,000(25 BB) | -195,000 | |
XB | busted | -900,000 |
Yu Xiao Tong spikes two-outer to crack Aces
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,195,000(44 BB) | 795,000 | |
235,000(5 BB) | 235,000 |
Yu Xiao Tong finishes off a couple of short stacks
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♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,400,000(35 BB) | 900,000 |
Final 9 players
Remaining Payouts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
8,800,000(44 BB) | -1,200,000 | |
4,550,000(23 BB) | 3,750,000 | |
3,700,000(19 BB) | 3,700,000 | |
3,550,000(18 BB) | 3,550,000 | |
3,450,000(17 BB) | 2,550,000 | |
2,600,000(13 BB) | 2,600,000 | |
900,000(5 BB) | 900,000 | |
500,000(3 BB) | 95,000 | |
395,000(2 BB) | 395,000 |
Ivan Ermi makes a straight to survive Kings
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
690,000(35 BB) | 690,000 | |
405,000(20 BB) | -2,295,000 |
Nguyen Manh Hung takes a chunk from Yu Xiao Tong
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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
17,900,000(45 BB) | 8,600,000 | |
2,700,000(7 BB) | -4,200,000 |
Chip counts
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
10,400,000(35 BB) | -900,000 | |
9,300,000(31 BB) | 9,300,000 | |
6,900,000(23 BB) | 6,900,000 | |
6,700,000(22 BB) | 6,700,000 |