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Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT 
Day 1
Top 5 in chips
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,800,000(90 BB) | -320,000 | |
| 1,550,000(78 BB) | 500,000 | |
| 1,300,000(65 BB) | 200,000 | |
| 1,300,000(65 BB) | ||
| 900,000(45 BB) | 100,000 |
Lester Edoc bets to win it
Lester Edoc defends the big blind and heads to the flop K♣ 9♣ T♦ . Edoc check-calls the aggressor Nam Hyung Kim‘s 28,000 c-bet then both check the turn 6♦ . On the T♣ river, Edoc leads out 50,000 and wins without a challenge.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,050,000(70 BB) | -500,000 | |
| 390,000(26 BB) | 390,000 |
00;01: Xiao Sheng Zheng runs into Nam Hyung Kim’s queens
Another heavy preflop betting that ends in shoves. Cutoff Xiao Shen Zheng opens 40,000, button Nam Hyung Kim three-bets 200,000, Zheng four-bets all in for 650,000, Kim calls.
Zheng A♦ J♣ Kim Q♣ Q♠
The board run J♥ K♥ 5♣ 6♦ T♠ . The ladies clean out Zheng.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,550,000(78 BB) | 1,140,000 | |
busted |
Bubble bursts!
Josh McCully invincible at Superstar Challenge Day 1, bags an enormous stack
Date: March 24, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 120,000,000 (~USD 4,938) Guarantee: VN₫ 3,000,000,000 (~USD 121,000) Entries: 118 (72 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 12,819,500,000 (~USD 517,000) ITM: 18 players
Down to just 12 bb, Lin Jian Wei risked it all on Josh McCully’s shove and was ahead at the with A♣ K♣ against Q♠ 5♥ , but with the board dropping two fives, 5♦ 5♠ 4♣ J♣ 9♠ , that just about sealed the day with Lin falling on the bubble.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 6,465,000(162 BB) | 6,465,000 | |
| 2,225,000(56 BB) | 75,000 | |
| 2,150,000(54 BB) | -50,000 | |
| 2,120,000(53 BB) | -80,000 | |
| 1,560,000(39 BB) | 10,000 | |
| 1,235,000(31 BB) | 1,235,000 | |
| 1,160,000(29 BB) | -690,000 | |
| 1,125,000(28 BB) | 75,000 | |
| 920,000(23 BB) | -980,000 | |
| 835,000(21 BB) | 835,000 | |
| 720,000(18 BB) | 480,000 | |
| 530,000(13 BB) | 530,000 | |
| 520,000(13 BB) | -230,000 | |
| 465,000(12 BB) | 465,000 | |
| 410,000(10 BB) | -590,000 | |
| 315,000(8 BB) | -135,000 | |
| 245,000(6 BB) | -155,000 | |
| 215,000(5 BB) | 215,000 |
Payouts
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Dao Minh Phu’s top pair picks up some chips
Utg Nam Hyung Kim min-raises, big blind Dao Minh Phu defends, flop runs A♣ K♠ 3♠ . Kim c-bets 35,000, Dao check-calls. Both players check the 4♦ turn, then Kim calls Dao’s 100,000 lead out bet. Dao shows A♦ 7♣ , Kim mucks.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000(40 BB) | 1,000,000 | |
| 700,000(28 BB) | 700,000 |