U Series of Poker USOP Danang: Part I Vietnam 2024

Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT

2024.03.24 - 2024.03.25Add to Calendar

U Series Of Poker

Mike Takayama

Philippines

Day 1

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3/24/2024, 11:47:00 PM

Mike Takayama rails one, continues to ascend

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Mike Takayama at USOP Danang 2024 — Mike Takayama

Mike Takayama adds 9 bb to his stack after calling then railing the short stack. Takayama’s A♥ T♠ stayed ahead of K♣ J♥ that missed the board completely.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	1,500,000(75 BB)	200,000

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3/24/2024, 11:35:00 PM

Top 5 in chips

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian Harder	1,800,000(90 BB)	-320,000
NH Nam Hyung Kim	1,550,000(78 BB)	500,000
MT Mike Takayama	1,300,000(65 BB)	200,000
NT Nguyen Truong Giang	1,300,000(65 BB)
JM Josh Mccully	900,000(45 BB)	100,000

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3/24/2024, 11:07:00 PM

Mike Takayama pushes for the pot

Level 15: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Three players in on a raised pot, the flop runs K♥ 5♦ 7♠ . Blinds check to utg+2 Nguyen Trung Quan who c-bets 25,000, smal blind Mike Takayama check-raises 76,000, big blind folds, back to Nguyen who three-bets 200,000, Takayama shoves and wins the pot as Nguyen folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MT Mike Takayama	1,100,000(73 BB)	250,000
NT Nguyen Trung Quan	570,000(38 BB)	-555,000

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3/24/2024, 10:56:00 PM

Small pocket for Mike Takayama

Level 15: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Utg+1 Lin Jian Wei opens and finds two callers. All three check the flop 8♦ 7♥ 4♣ . On the K♦ turn Lin bets 50,000, only cutoff Mike Takayama continues to the river 2♦ . Both check. Lin opens A♣ J♦ , Takayama wins it with 5♥ 5♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LJ Lin Jian Wei	1,100,000(73 BB)	1,100,000
MT Mike Takayama	850,000(57 BB)	850,000
DM Dao Minh Phu	800,000(53 BB)	280,000

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3/24/2024, 2:07:00 AM

Mike Takayama eliminated by Nguyen Trung Quan

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Mike Takayama all in for his remaining 9 bb with A♣ 9♥ then falls to Nguyen Trung Quan’s T♦ T♠ on board 5♣ 3♣ 3♦ K♠ 9♦ .

20 players remaining.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NT Nguyen Trung Quan	1,050,000(26 BB)	150,000
MT Mike Takayama	busted	-650,000

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3/24/2024, 12:43:00 AM

Dao Minh Phu pumps up the pot then takes it

Level 17: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Dao Minh Phu at USOP Danang 2024 — Dao Minh Phu

Two players call Mike Takayama’s 40,000 raise and head to the flop T♠ 8♥ 5♠ . Action checks to cutoff Dao Minh Phu who slides out 70,000. Big blind folds, Takayama calls. Same action on the turn 5♣ and river 7♦ . Takayama check-calls Dao’s 100,000 and 200,00 bets. Dao shows his K♠ T♣ pair, Takayama mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DM Dao Minh Phu	1,300,000(52 BB)	600,000
MT Mike Takayama	650,000(26 BB)	650,000