Just as popular as the key events was the day's Deepstack side event with 169 entries (135 unique) registered. With buy in at VN₫ 6,000,000 (~US$ 240) each, the prize pool came to VN₫ 857,844,000 (~US$ 34,865). The top 21 players will earn a piece of that pot with the champion guaranteed VN₫ 220,000,000 (~US$ 8,940).
There are currently 57 players remaining.
Johnni Nielsen - Madness Kick Off Event championThe record breaking Madness Kick Off Event concluded with Sweden's Johnni Peer Nielsen clinching his maiden live title after defeating Jing Sun at heads up. Along with the glory, Nielsen was awared a USOP trophy and the top prize payout of VN₫ 1,650,000,000 (US$ 67,000). After his win, the champ shared,
"I feel good! I was focused all throughout the tournament. I think even more focused on the second day. I protected my chips every time and tried not to make many mistakes."
While elated on his victory, Nielsen won't be doing any celebrating. He plans to carry the winning momentum into tomorrow's games.
Date: September 11 to 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
Relive the final table showdown via the USOP YouTube livestream or stay tuned for the recap.
Vu Minh Duc - Mini High Roller championThe Mini High Roller wrapped up with the final two players opting on an ICM deal and awarding the trophy to the bigger stacked Vu Minh Duc. Along with the trophy, Vu pocketed VN₫ 403,775,000 (~US$ 16,410) while runner-up Haiyang Yang earned VN₫ 365,224,000 (~US$ 14,845)
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 880)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 20,320)
Entries: 80 (67 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,504,000,000 (~US$ 61,125)
ITM: 10 places
Haisheng Qiu - Deepstack championThe Deepstack Event was one of the more popular side events in today's menu with 169 entries building a prize pool of VN₫ 806,800,000 (~US$ 32,790). At heads up, Chinese players Haisheng Qiu and Zijing Zhan opted to split the money down the middle - VN₫ 180,250,000 (~US$ 7,325) each - and Qiu to claim the trophy for his larger stack.
Buy in: VN₫ 6,000,000 (~US$ 240)
Entries: 169 (135 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 806,800,000 (~US$ 32,790)
ITM: 21 places
After cashing at the Madness Kick Off Event, Baiyu Ni earned his second cash and a career first live event trophy to go with it at the Hyper Turbo. Ni outlasted the 56 entry field to lock up the VN₫ 68,004,000 (~US$ 2,765) top prize.
Buy in: VN₫ 4,000,000 (~US$ 160)
Entries: 56 (48 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 189,504,000 (~US$ 7,700)
ITM: 7 places
Deepstack - Final Table
Hyper Turbo - Final TableThe Mini High Roller money bubble burst with two players getting the boot simultaneously. The shortest stacked Tran Tuan Anh was first to shove, Leo Kamiya and Kiyong Kim called. Kamiya bet the flop T♠ 5♠ 9♦ and was called then both checked the turn 6♦ . Kamiya shoved on the river Q♥ , Kim called with less behind.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
LK Leo Kamiya ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | T♣T♦ | 1,750,000 |
LT Le Tran Tuan Anh ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | K♠8♠ | busted |
KK Kiyong Kim ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | Q♠J♦ | busted |
With less chips, Tran bubbled, Kim claimed the 10th place payout, and Kamiya shipped the pot.
Tao Wei Chang - chip leaderThe final 9 players return on Saturday, September 14 at 12:30pm. Blinds are currently 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000, there may be a rollback.
Buy in: VN₫ 120,000,000 (~US$ 4,800)
Guarantee: VN₫ 3,000,000,000 (~US$ 121,930)
Entries: 68 (47 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 7,159,040,000 (~US$ 290,960)
ITM: 10 places
Remaining Payouts
1st VN₫ 2,180,000,000 (~US$ 88,600)
2nd VN₫ 1,454,000,000 (~US$ 59,095)
3rd VN₫ 965,000,000 (~US$ 39,220)
4th VN₫ 670,000,000 (~US$ 27,230)
5th VN₫ 480,000,000 (~US$ 19,510)
6th VN₫ 360,000,000 (~US$ 14,630)
7th VN₫ 295,000,000 (~US$ 11,990)
8th VN₫ 265,000,000 (~US$ 10,770)
9th VN₫ 250,000,000 (~US$ 10,160)
10th Minh A Nguyen - VN₫ 240,000,000 (~US$ 9,755)
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
AI Abhinav Iyer ![India [IND]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/in.svg "India [IND]"){kind=small} India | 2,605,000 | 1 | 1 |
TW Tao Wei Chang ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 2,900,000 | 1 | 2 |
YC Yuanxi Chen ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 1,150,000 | 1 | 3 |
RP Ryan Plant ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom | 2,495,000 | 1 | 4 |
XY Xudong Yang ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 930,000 | 1 | 5 |
DX Do Xuan Huan Viet Nam | 1,000,000 | 1 | 6 |
MB Max Buschmann ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | 905,000 | 1 | 7 |
NV Nguyen Van Binh Viet Nam | 1,395,000 | 1 | 8 |
HD Huu Dung Nguyen Viet Nam | 225,000 | 1 | 9 |
Minh A Nguyen - 10th place - VN₫ 240,000,000 (~US$ 9,755)After the bubble burst at the Superstar Challenge, it was a quick end to Day 1 with Ryan Plant eliminating Minh A Nguyen in 10th place.
9 players remaining. It's bagging time!
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom | 2♣2♦ | 2,495,000 |
MA Minh Anh Nguyen Viet Nam | A♠K♦ | busted |
Two players all in almost simultaneously at separate tables. On a flop Q♥ 4♣ 3♥ , Nguyen Duc Anh raised all in with Q♦ J♥ top pair, Do Xuan Huan had K♣ K♥ and more chips. The turn and river were 7♠ 3♦ .
The bubble then burst at the other table with Tao Wei Chang calling Tran Viet Anh Hiep's three-bet shove. Chang was ahead A♠ T♠ against K♣ 6♠ . Board ran out 7♦ 5♣ 3♣ T♥ 2♥ .
Chang regains command. ITM reached, one bust left to form the final table and end Day 1.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TW Tao Wei Chang Taiwan | 2,900,000 |
DX Do Xuan Huan Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | busted |
ND Nguyen Duc Anh Viet Nam | busted |
Abhinav IyerAbhinav Iyer has now edged Tao Wei Chang for the chip lead at the Superstar Challenge after getting the best of Tobias Bui. It happened in two hands. The first one was retold by Iyer who landed the nut flush on the flop with K♥ J♥ . They checked the flop then Iyer bet big on the turn and river, Bui called both then mucked.
Shortly after, Iyer four-bet all in isolate Bui and cleaned him out with T♠ T♥ full house over Q♦ J♦ trips on a board T♣ 7♥ J♠ J♥ 4♣ .
12 players remaining. ITM at 10 places.
Tobias Bui| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AI Abhinav Iyer India | 2,680,000 |
TB Tobias Bui Viet Nam | busted |
Tao Wei ChangUSOP Player of the Series title-holder Tao Wei Chang is unstoppable! Last night, Chang won the Midweek Event and now, he is chip leading the Superstar Challenge with the money bubble close at hand.
His recent pick up was the elimination of Nang Quang Nguyen. With blinds at 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000, Nguyen opened, Chang three-bet, Nguyen four bet all in for 16 bb, Chang snap-called. Chang turned over A♠ A♥ , Nguyen had A♦ K♦ , the board ran T♣ 7♦ K♥ T♥ T♦ .
13 players remaining. ITM at 10 places.
Nguyen Nang QuangSeveral hands after, Chang added more to his stack against recent High Roller Charity Event runner-up Tran Viet Anh Hiep. From the button, Chang three-bet and Tran defended the big blind. Chang then called the flop and turn bets by Tran, for the board to complete 2♣ 3♦ 5♥ K♦ 8♦ . Tran checked, Chang bet and just like that, he won the pot and climbed to 127 bb.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TW Tao Wei Chang Taiwan | 2,550,000 |
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | 370,000 |
NN Nguyen Nang Quang Viet Nam | busted |
Ton Le Thanh - Double Board championFast finish at the Double Board event with Ton Le Thanh coming out golden in just under five hours for his first USOP win. Thanh topped the 17 entry field for a payout of VN₫ 42100,000 (~US$ 1,710).
Buy in: VN₫ 4,500,000 (~US$ 180)
Entries: 17 (16 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 63,920,000 (~US$ 2,600)
ITM: 2 places
Mini High Roller
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 880)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 20,320)
Entries: 80 (67 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,504,000,000 (~US$ 61,125)
ITM: 10 places
Top prize: VN₫ 475,000,000 (~US$ 19,300)
Hyper Turbo
Buy in: VN₫ 4,000,000 (~US$ 160)
Entries: 56 (48 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 189,504,000 (~US$ 7,700)
ITM: 7 places
Top prize: VN₫ 68,004,000 (~US$ 2,765)
The day's Mini High Roller turnout was another sign that attendance has been growing daily. On opening day, with the weather causing travel difficulties for incoming players, this event had to be cancelled. On day 2, it ran with 31 entries and Anton Lu locking up the win. Today, the attendance rose significantly with 80 entries (67 unique).
The Mini High Roller features a VN₫ 500 Million guarantee (~US$ 20,320) and a buy in of VN₫ 22 Million (~US$ 880). The draw of this event is its deep starting stack of 100,000 and gradual blinds of 25 minutes per level. Plug in the remaining schedule:
September 14, 15, 16, and 18 at 6pm
September 20 at 12:30pm
September 21 at 2pm
The Deepstack Event reached the money round with the 169 entry field downsized to 21 players. The bubble burst on Shin King Lun with K♦ Q♣ unable to improve against callers Chu The Dan A♥ J♥ and Xin Yuan T♣ 9♥ on a board 3♦ J♦ 9♠ 5♠ 7♥ .
Listed below are the top 5 in chips.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 410,000 | |
XY Xin Yuan China | 400,000 |
| 370,000 | |
HQ Haisheng Qiu China | 275,000 |
TX Tran Xuan Duy Viet Nam | 270,000 |
Day 1A - Results
Date: September 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 16,500,000 (~US$ 660)
Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~US$ 162,570)
Day 1A Entries: 205 (152 unique)
Day 2 / ITM: 26 players
Blinds ended: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Click the link for the Survivor List:
Bubble bursts!It took thirteen hand-for-hand deals for the bubble to burst at Championship Event Day 1A. The unfortunate player was Nguyen Thi My Phuong in back-to-back losses.
Nguyen's first loss was against short stacked Anton Johnson who three-bet shoved Q♠ Q♥ , Nguyen called with A♠ 9♥ , then missed board. Immediately after, Nguyen risked it all on a flop 3♦ Q♦ 2♥ holding A♦ 5♦ draw, Nguyen Trung Ha (Hasagi) had K♣ K♥ . The turn and river were J♥ and 6♠ .
Jang Jongbea During the bubble round of Championship Event Day 1A, with 27 players remaining, chip leader Jang Jongbea went head to head against aggressor Tianhao Zheng and chipped up both times. The first hand saw a board K♥ 8♥ A♥ Q♠ with 110,000 in the pot, Jang overbet 215,000, Zheng tank-folded and showed A♣ Q♣ , Jang returned the gesture a flipped over his 4♥ 6♣ bluff.
Next hand, the pot grew to 125,000 by the river 6♦ A♦ J♠ 3♦ 5♠ , Jang checked, Zheng bet 175,000, Jang tank-called, Zheng had Q♦ T♥ bluff, Jang celebrated the win with J♦ 9♣ .
Tianhao Zheng| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JJ Jongbea Jang South Korea | 920,000 |
TZ Tianhao Zheng China | 126,000 |
Buy in: (~US$ 4,800)
Guarantee: VN₫3,000,000,000 (~US$ 121,930)
Entries: 68 (47 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 7,159,040,000 (~US$ 290,960)
ITM: 10 places
21 players remaining
Chips in play: 13,600,000
Average stack: 647,619
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | 1,560,000 |
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom | 1,140,000 |
DX Do Xuan Huan Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
YC Yuanxi Chen Singapore | 1,000,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Binh Viet Nam | 860,000 |
TW Tao Wei Chang Taiwan | 790,000 |
MA Minh Anh Nguyen Viet Nam | 650,000 |
NN Nguyen Nang Quang Viet Nam | 630,000 |
The most expensive tournament on today's roster was the Superstar Challenge, considered the most popular high roller event at every USOP series. At the ongoing inaugural USOP Hai Phong festival, 68 ponied up the VN₫ 120 Million (~US$ 4,800) buy in for a prize pool of VN₫ 7,159,040,000 (~US$ 290,960). The top 10 players will earn a piece of that pot. Currently, there are 21 players remaining.
Payouts
1st VN₫ 2,180,000,000 (~US$ 88,600)
2nd VN₫ 1,454,000,000 (~US$ 59,095)
3rd VN₫ 965,000,000 (~US$ 39,220)
4th VN₫ 670,000,000 (~US$ 27,230)
5th VN₫ 480,000,000 (~US$ 19,510)
6th VN₫ 360,000,000 (~US$ 14,630)
7th VN₫ 295,000,000 (~US$ 11,990)
8th VN₫ 265,000,000 (~US$ 10,770)
9th VN₫ 250,000,000 (~US$ 10,160)
10th VN₫ 240,000,000 (~US$ 9,755)
Jang JongbeaDown to 28 players at Championship Event Day 1A, the field was only two busts away from bagging time and ITM when Jang Jongbea shipped a three-way pot to catapult to the top of the counts.
The hand opened with Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet raising and the blinds calling. Nguye c-bet the flop, sb Jang called, bb shoved, Nguyen joined the shove, Jang as well to make it a three-way.
Blinds: 4000-8000 ante 8000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
JJ Jongbea Jang South Korea | 6♦7♦ SB | 480,000 |
8♣8♦ BB | busted | |
NT Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet Viet Nam | A♥A♠ HJ | 160,000 |
The turn and river were 7♠ 9♠ .
Madness Kick Off Event - Final 9 Players| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
JS Jing Sun ![Macao [MAC]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/mo.svg "Macao [MAC]"){kind=small} Macao | 8,360,000 | 1 | 1 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 4,860,000 | 1 | 2 |
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 5,725,000 | 1 | 3 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 2,015,000 | 1 | 4 |
DQ Dang Quyen Anh Viet Nam | 1,655,000 | 1 | 5 |
JN Johnni Nielsen ![Sweden [SWE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/se.svg "Sweden [SWE]"){kind=small} Sweden | 6,545,000 | 1 | 6 |
JM Joris Michl ![Netherlands [NLD]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/nl.svg "Netherlands [NLD]"){kind=small} Netherlands | 3,660,000 | 1 | 7 |
DA Do Anh Tai (Thp) Viet Nam | 2,790,000 | 1 | 8 |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 4,140,000 | 1 | 9 |
Date: September 11 to 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
Final 9 Payouts
1st VN₫ 1,650,000,000
2nd VN₫ 1,132,000,000
3rd VN₫ 750,000,000
4th VN₫ 559,600,000
5th VN₫ 425,000,000
6th VN₫ 342,880,000
7th VN₫ 279,000,000
8th VN₫ 219,500,000
9th VN₫ 165,000,000
Jing SunA crowd formed around Jing Sun's table after she celebrated her double up against Pham Van Quan with Q♦ J♥ straight over A♣ 9♦ two pair on a board A♠ 9♣ T♣ K♠ 4♦ .
One orbit later, Sun was all in again, this time ahead A♦ J♦ versus Nguyen Than Minh's A♣ 6♣ and shipped it again.
On the third showdown, Pham Van Quan open shoved 12 bb with A♣ 3♦ and Sun had A♥ A♠ to knock him out in 10th place. Sun will enter the final table as chip leader with 8,360,000 (55 bb).
Pham BaoLuck is on Pham Bao's side eliminating two players while coming from behind. First to get burned is Chan Man Lok who is ahead J♠ J♥ against Pham's 5♣ 5♥ . That changed when a five found the flop and the board completing 5♦ 9♥ T♥ 8♣ 6♠ . Chan is out in 15th place.
One bust later, Vu Ta Nhat is at risk with A♦ Q♠ , Pham with A♥ 9♠, the board favors Pham again running 9♦ K♣ 3♦ 4♣ A♠ . Vu goes down in 13th place.
The Madness Kick Off Event is down to 12 players.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 5,000,000 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat ( Minh Nhat ) Viet Nam | busted |
Nguyen Than MinhNguyen Than Minh has climbed to second in chips at the Madness Kick Off Event just behind Joris Michl. With higher pockets, Nguyen eliminated Lu Chenghong in 14th place.
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | K♠K♥ | 7,000,000 |
J♠J♥ | busted |
Khoi NguyenThe Madness Kick Off Event saw two more players get the boot with all of their chips going to Khoi Nguyen. After losing a big pot against Joris Michl, Nguyen recovered some by finishing off Dinh Gia Tu (18th) with 6♥ 6♣ winning the flip against A♥ K♦ .
He then cleaned out Siddharth Karia (17th) with pocket Sixes again 6♥ 6♣ winning the flip against A♥ 8♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 3,000,000 |
busted | |
KS Karia Siddharth India | busted |
Joris MichlExciting action continues at the record breaking Madness Kick Off Event Day 2 with only 2 tables left (18 players) out of the 1,324 total entries. In a recent clash, Joris Michl took a chunk from Khoi Nguyen to take a commanding lead.
With blinds at 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000, Nguyen opens from cutoff, big blind Michl defends then defends again on a flop c-bet showing A♥ K♦ Q♣ . Both check the turn K♣ , Michl then fires 9 bb on the river K♥ , Nguyen calls then mucks to the K♠ 8♣ quads.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
JM Joris Michl Netherlands | 5,800,000 | |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
Date: September 11 to 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
Remaining 18 players
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Average stack: 2,206,666
Chips in play: 39,720,000
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
DA Do Anh Tai (Thp) Viet Nam | 750,000 | 3 | 1 |
DQ Dang Quyen Anh Viet Nam | 3,000,000 | 3 | 2 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 3,800,000 | 3 | 3 |
PV Pham Van Quan Viet Nam | 2,200,000 | 3 | 4 |
| 2,600,000 | 3 | 5 | |
JS Jing Sun Macao | 780,000 | 3 | 6 |
YX Yuan Xu China | 1,900,000 | 3 | 7 |
PC Pham Chi Quang Viet Nam | 2,200,000 | 3 | 8 |
| 3,250,000 | 3 | 9 |
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
BV Bui Van Thiet Viet Nam | 800,000 | 4 | 1 |
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 2,450,000 | 4 | 2 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 2,550,000 | 4 | 3 |
| 500,000 | 4 | 4 | |
VT Vu Ta Nhat ( Minh Nhat ) Viet Nam | 650,000 | 4 | 5 |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 3,500,000 | 4 | 6 |
JN Johnni Nielsen Sweden | 3,300,000 | 4 | 7 |
KS Karia Siddharth India | 875,000 | 4 | 8 |
JM Joris Michl Netherlands | 4,100,000 | 4 | 9 |
With blinds up again at the Madness Kick Off Event, Khayal Abbasov dropped to 8 bb. He chanced it all with 9♥ 9♣ and was outdrawn by Nguyen Than Minh's A♠ 4♦ that paired both cards at the runout.
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | A♠4♦ | 3,800,000 |
KA Khayal Abbasov ![Azerbaijan [AZE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/az.svg "Azerbaijan [AZE]"){kind=small} Azerbaijan | 9♥9♣ | busted |
Nguyen Than Minh
Jia Chi Li - 23rd place - VN₫ 53,200,000 (~US$ 2,162)Taiwanese player Jia Chi Li finished off short stacked Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa (24th) with A♣ 9♣ dominating 7♣ 8♣ however, she could not hold on to the chips, falling in 23rd place to Do Duc Hieu. Li three-bet all in with A♥ 9♠ and was unable to improve against Hieu's Q♣ Q♦ .
The Madness Kick Off Event is now down to 22 players.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 2,450,000 |
LJ Li Jia Chi Taiwan | busted |
NT Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa Viet Nam | busted |
The Madness Kick Off Event is fast trimming to two tables. Among the casualties were players that were once seen at the top of the counts.
26th place: Facing a min-raise that's called, small blind Qiyan Wu three-bets all in, big blind Khoi Nguyen four-bets all in with more chips to successfully isolate. Nguyen opens J♠ J♦ , Wu with A♦ K♦ , the board bricks.
25th place: Chan Man Lok calls Naoki Tomiyama's raise then check-calls a flop bet on a board 9♠ 4♣ 4♥ . Both check the turn 8♣ . Chan bets the river then calls Tomiyama's shove. Chan opens 8♥ 8♠ set and eliminates Tomiyama who shows A♦ J♥ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 3,400,000 |
| 3,400,000 | |
WQ Wu Qiyan China | busted |
NT Naoki Tomiyama ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | busted |
Seven hours in and the Madness Kick Off Day 2 field is now down to 27 players. Average stack is 1,471,111. Blinds are 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000.
Remaining payouts
Date: September 11 to 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
1st VN₫ 1,650,000,000
2nd VN₫ 1,132,000,000
3rd VN₫ 750,000,000
4th VN₫ 559,600,000
5th VN₫ 425,000,000
6th VN₫ 342,880,000
7th VN₫ 279,000,000
8th VN₫ 219,500,000
9th VN₫ 165,000,000
10th-12th VN₫ 115,400,000
13th-16th VN₫ 88,800,000
17th-20th VN₫ 69,200,000
21st-24th VN₫ 53,200,000
25th-27th VN₫ 44,200,000
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 1,900,000 | 2 | 1 |
DQ Dang Quyen Anh Viet Nam | 2,900,000 | 2 | 2 |
PV Pham Van Quan Viet Nam | 1,900,000 | 2 | 3 |
KS Karia Siddharth India | 580,000 | 2 | 4 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat ( Minh Nhat ) Viet Nam | 720,000 | 2 | 5 |
| 3,300,000 | 2 | 6 | |
JM Joris Michl Netherlands | 2,750,000 | 2 | 7 |
BN Baiyu Ni China | 1,300,000 | 2 | 8 |
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 1,400,000 | 2 | 9 |
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
DA Do Anh Tai (Thp) Viet Nam | 625,000 | 3 | 1 |
NT Naoki Tomiyama Japan | 1,350,000 | 3 | 2 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 2,300,000 | 3 | 3 |
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | 700,000 | 3 | 4 |
YX Yuan Xu China | 1,250,000 | 3 | 5 |
JS Jing Sun Macao | 2,400,000 | 3 | 6 |
| 350,000 | 3 | 7 | |
PC Pham Chi Quang Viet Nam | 2,200,000 | 3 | 8 |
| 1,500,000 | 3 | 9 |
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
BV Bui Van Thiet Viet Nam | 1,300,000 | 4 | 1 |
PN Pham Ngoc Quoc Bao Viet Nam | 1,350,000 | 4 | 2 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 1,900,000 | 4 | 3 |
LJ Li Jia Chi Taiwan | 650,000 | 4 | 4 |
DT Do Tuan Phong Viet Nam | 500,000 | 4 | 5 |
DM Do Minh Hieu Viet Nam | 530,000 | 4 | 6 |
JN Johnni Nielsen Sweden | 2,600,000 | 4 | 7 |
MG Malik Gagandeep India | 750,000 | 4 | 8 |
NT Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa Viet Nam | 225,000 | 4 | 9 |
Jing Sun added 11 bigs to his stack after railing Nguyen Hoang Nam to bring the Madness Kick Off Event Day 2 field down to the final 3 tables.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
JS Jing Sun Macao | 8♦8♠ | 2,100,000 |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam Viet Nam | K♣T♣ | busted |
Khoi NguyenKhoi Nguyen cleaned out two short stacks at the Madness Kick Off Event coming from behind with A♦ Q♣ spiking the queen on a board Q♠ 2♣ 9♥ 9♣ 8♥ to deny Tran The Anh A♥ K♥ and Mac Van Khoa A♣ K♦ . Nguyen chipped up to 44 bb.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 2,200,000 |
TT Tran The Anh Viet Nam | busted |
MV Mac Van Khoa Viet Nam | busted |
High roller favorite Superstar Challenge is halfway through registration with 42 entries so far. For those looking to jump in, buy in is VN₫ 120 Million (~$4,800). Starting stack is 200,000. Blinds increase every 40 minutes.
Let's have a look at the leaders.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NT Nguyen Trung Quan Viet Nam | 630,000 |
MA Minh Anh Nguyen Viet Nam | 600,000 |
KH Konstantin Held Germany | 590,000 |
RK Robert Kiss ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 530,000 |
AL Alex Lindop United Kingdom | 380,000 |
YC Yuanxi Chen Singapore | 320,000 |
ND Nguyen Duc Anh Viet Nam | 310,000 |
DT Dinh Tien Thanh Viet Nam | 300,000 |
Another great turnout at USOP Hai Phong with the first flight of the Championship Event drawing 205 entries (152 unique). With this trend expected to continue, it is very likely that the VN₫ 4 Billion guarantee will be crushed during the next two heats tomorrow.
For today, only 26 players are guaranteed a spot in the money round. There are currently 98 players remaining. Let's have a look at the big stacks. Average stack is 62,448.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NT Nguyen Trung Ha Viet Nam | 320,000 |
LD Le Dinh Trung Viet Nam | 230,000 |
LC Lo Cui Quan Viet Nam | 190,000 |
TN Tran Ngoc Quang Viet Nam | 150,000 |
NH Nguyen Hong Quan Viet Nam | 140,000 |
TV Tran Van Cuong Viet Nam | 135,000 |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam Viet Nam | 135,000 |
JL Jiancheng Li China | 130,000 |
NQ Nguyen Quoc Huy Viet Nam | 125,000 |
VV Vu Van Hung Viet Nam | 125,000 |
HH Hoang Hai Long Viet Nam | 120,000 |
NT Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet Viet Nam | 115,000 |
AJ Anton Johnson United Kingdom | 110,000 |
JJ Jongbea Jang South Korea | 110,000 |
Hoang Hai Nam - 1st place - VN₫ 830,000,000 (~US$ 37,330)High roller crusher Hoang Hai Nam has done it! After eliminating Xiaosheng Zheng in 3rd place, Hoang took the lead away from Tran Viet Anh Hiep and never looked back. Starting heads up just 6 bb apart, Hoang proceeded to grind down Tran to 20 bb while in turn rising to 75 bb.
The frustrated Tran eventually took a stand calling all in with J♦ 9♣ against Hoang's 2♦ 2♣ . Tran missed the board Q♥ 6♥ 5♠ 4♥ T♠ .
Tran Viet Anh Hiep - 2nd place - VN₫ 551,200,000 (~US$ 22,400)
Xiaosheng Zheng - 3rd place - VN₫ 368,400,000 (~US$ 14,970)Xiaosheng Zheng bowed out in 3rd place at the High Roller Charity Event. Looking down at K♣ K♦ , he three-bet and initial raiser Hoang Hai Nam called with K♠ J♠ . On the flop 4♠ 9♣ 2♠ , Zheng shoves, Hoang tank-calls with his draw and hits it on the turn Q♠ .
With this takedown, Hoang dethrones Tran up top.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HH Hoang Hai Nam Viet Nam | 5,900,000 |
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | 5,500,000 |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng China | busted |
Date: September 11 to 12, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
49 remaining
Chips in play: 39,720,000
Average stack: 810,612
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JM Joris Michl Netherlands | 2,000,000 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 1,780,000 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat Viet Nam | 1,700,000 |
BN Baiyu Ni China | 1,650,000 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 1,550,000 |
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 1,500,000 |
IT Ilia Timofeev ![Russia [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russia [RUS]"){kind=small} Russia | 1,500,000 |
JN Johnni Neilsen Sweden | 1,400,000 |
LN Le Nguyen Khanh Linh Viet Nam | 1,400,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy Viet Nam | 1,250,000 |
| 1,200,000 | |
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | 1,200,000 |
NC Nguyen Cao Cuong Viet Nam | 1,150,000 |
DQ Dang Quyen Anh Viet Nam | 1,150,000 |
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
Mingcong Chen
Nguyen Trung Quan
Huu Dung Nguyen
Minh Anh Nguyen
Nang Quang Nguyen
Leo Du Boisbaudry
Ngo Khoa Anh
Alex Lindop
Nguyen Quang Huy
Yuanxi Chen
Jungsup Yun
Nguyen Duc Anh
Dinh Tien Thanh
William Teoh
Peter Kiem
Robert Kiss
Juyeol Lee
Nguyen Van Binh
Hoang Hai NamHoang Hai Nam aka Luckyman888 avoided elimination in third place at the High Roller Charity Event with A♠ 3♣ rivering trips on a board 9♠ 3♠ K♣ 5♣ 3♦ against chip leader Tran Viet Anh Hiep.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | 5,400,000 |
HH Hoang Hai Nam Viet Nam | 3,500,000 |
With blinds at 10,000-25,0000 at the Madness Kick Off Event, Khayal Abbasov opens 60,000 from the button and big blind Nguyen Manh Hao defends. Abbasov c--bets the flop A♦ 8♦ 6♠ then jams the turn 7♣ . Nguyen calls both, risking his tournament life. The river is 7♠ .
49 players remaining.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | A♥K♣ | 1,550,000 |
NM Nguyen Manh Hao Viet Nam | 9♣9♠ | busted |
Do Xuan Huan - 4th place - VN₫ 256,100,000 (~US$ 10,408)Do Xuan Huan entered the final table of the High Roller Charity Event looking for a boost and was granted that a couple of times in fact to ladder up. On his third push, it was not to his favor to fall in 4th place while the chip leader Tran Viet Anh Hiep collects.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
DX Do Xuan Huan Viet Nam | Q♣T♣ | busted |
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | Q♦Q♥ | 7,100,000 |
Le Nguyen Khanh LinhBack at the Madness Kick Off Event Day 2, Le Nguyen Khanh Linh has joined the big boys at the top of the counts after winning two pots. The larger one was with K♥ K♦ that engaged in a preflop battle against Le Hong An. With an ace showing up on the flop, both slowed down and checking the last two streets.
The other hand saw Khoi Nguyen open that was called by the button and Linh. Linh check-raised the flop 7♥ 6♦ 2♣ , only Khoi called to defend his 60,000 bet. The turn 5♠ Khoi tank folded Linh's c-bet.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LN Le Nguyen Khanh Linh Viet Nam | 1,200,000 |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 825,000 |
LH Le Hong An Viet Nam | 590,000 |
William Jia - 5th place - VN₫ 185,800,000 (~US$ 7,550)All of William Jia's hard work came crashing down in one flip to finish in 5th place at the High Roller Charity Event. With well over 30 big behind, he called chip leader Tran Viet Anh Hiep's push and missed the board.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | T♣T♥ | 6,000,000 |
WJ William Jia (2) Australia | A♦K♦ | busted |
Tobias Bui - 6th place - VN₫ 141,200,000 (~US$ 5,738)Just back from the first break of the High Roller Charity Event finals and Tobias Bui went all in then fell in 6th place to Hoang Hai Nam.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
TB Tobias Bui Viet Nam | 9♠9♥ | busted |
HH Hoang Hai Nam Viet Nam | Q♠Q♦ | 3,000,000 |
Max Buschmann - 7th place - VN₫ 112,300,000 (~US$ 4,565)At the High Roller Charity Event, Max Buschmann was unable to gain any momentum at the final table and went all in for his last 4 bb. His run ended in 7th place at the hands of the leader Tran Viet Anh Hiep.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
MB Max Buschmann Germany | A♠J♦ | busted |
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | K♥K♦ | 4,200,000 |
132 entries
Starting stack: 30,000
Average stack: 44,000
Blinds: 300-500 ante 500
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TN Tran Ngoc Quang Viet Nam | 135,000 |
YP Younghee Park South Korea | 120,000 |
TH Tran Hoang Anh Viet Nam | 115,000 |
DM Dao Minh Phu Viet Nam | 105,000 |
HH Hoang Hai Long Viet Nam | 85,000 |
LD Le Dinh Tung Viet Nam | 80,000 |
LC Lo Cui Quan Viet Nam | 80,000 |
XY Xudong Yang China | 75,000 |
AJ Anton Johnson United Kingdom | 75,000 |
NT Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet Viet Nam | 70,000 |
The next phased event of the festival is the Championship Event featuring a VN₫ 4 Billion (~$162,570) guaranteed prize pool. For every player that signs up and re-enters, don't forget to head to the Spin And Win, you may just win yourself a Main Event ticket!
At the time of writing, the Championship Event is halfway through late registration, closing at the start of Level 11 at 4:30pm. Buy in is VN₫ 16,500,000 (~$660). Starting stack is 30,000, blinds increase every 30 minutes. This is the first three flights offered with the next two on the floor tomorrow. There are currently 132 entries.
Khoi Nguyen
Baiyu Ni
Ha Manh Cuong
Anzhela Vasylenko
Ryan Plant - 8th place - VN₫ 94,000,000 (~US$ 3,820)Next to fall at the High Roller Charity was Ryan Plant to the chip leader Tran Viet Anh Hiep who opens from the button and Plant defend the big blind. Both connect on the flop K♥ 9♠ T♠ , Plant leads, Tran flats. Plant is in trouble on the turn 3♥ with the lower two pair. He checks, Tran bets, Plant shoves and Tran snap-calls. The river A♦ sends Plant packing.
Tran maintains the lead and now sits with 92 bb.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom | K♠T♥ | busted |
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | K♦3♣ | 3,700,000 |
The Madness Kick Off Event Day 2 just finished its first break of the day. Only 86 players are left out of the 167 returned for Day 2. Here are the current big stacks:
Qiyan Wu
Johnni Nielsen| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 1,400,000 |
JN Johnni Neilsen Sweden | 1,100,000 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
TT Tran The Anh Viet Nam | 1,050,000 |
KS Karia Siddharth India | 1,000,000 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 950,000 |
| 900,000 | |
PV Pham Van Quan Viet Nam | 900,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy Viet Nam | 900,000 |
YX Yuan Xu China | 850,000 |
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | 800,000 |
PC Pham Chi Quang Viet Nam | 780,000 |
HB Hoang Binh Minh Viet Nam | 750,000 |
NT Naoki Tomiyama Japan | 725,000 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 720,000 |
JM Joris Michl Netherlands | 720,000 |
BN Baiyu Ni China | 700,000 |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 700,000 |
NM Nguyen Manh Hao Viet Nam | 630,000 |
IT Ilia Timofeev Russia | 600,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Dai Viet Nam | 290,000 |
Tran The Anh zoomed to over a million in chips after raking in Pham Duc Trong's 400,000 stack.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
TT Tran The Anh Viet Nam | A♣K♦ | 1,050,000 |
PD Pham Duc Trong Viet Nam | K♠Q♠ | busted |
Naoki Tomiyama joined the seven-digit club after cleaning out Hao Chen with 5♥ 5♣ winning the flip against A♣ 6♣ . The board was 6♠ 3♠ 5♦ 8♠ 9♦ . Tomiyama rises to 70 bb.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NT Naoki Tomiyama Japan | 1,050,000 |
Zhentao LongAt the Madness Kick Off Event, Zhentao Long gets a boost. With blinds at 6000-12,000, Long opens 25,000 finds two callers then small blind Sven Kolwes three-bets all in for 142,000. Long calls while the rest fold.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
6♥6♣ | 850,000 | |
SK Sven Kolwes Germany | A♥Q♠ | busted |
Ngo Khoa Anh - 9th place - VN₫ 83,000,000 (~US$ 3,373)The first casualty of the High Roller Charity Event happened on the second hand of the final table with Ngo Khoa Anh shoving his last 15 bb. Hoang Hai Nam calls with T♠ T♣ , then Xiaosheng Zheng shoves, Hoang reluctantly folds.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NK Ngo Khoa Anh Viet Nam | K♣J♣ | busted |
HH Hoang Hai Nam Viet Nam | 1,100,000 | |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng China | Q♠Q♦ | 2,100,000 |
Buy in: VN₫ 55,000,000 (~US$ 2,200)
Entries: 57 (43 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 2,622,000,000 (~US$ 106,560)
ITM: 9 places
*Relief Collection: VN₫ 171,000,000 (~US$ 6,950)
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TV Tran Viet Anh Hiep Viet Nam | 2,720,000 |
TB Tobias Bui Viet Nam | 2,095,000 |
WJ William Jia (2) Australia | 1,930,000 |
HH Hoang Hai Nam Viet Nam | 1,430,000 |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng China | 1,180,000 |
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom | 645,000 |
MB Max Buschmann Germany | 555,000 |
NK Ngo Khoa Anh Viet Nam | 475,000 |
DX Do Xuan Huan Viet Nam | 375,000 |
Payouts
1st VN₫ 830,000,000 (~US$ 37,330)
2nd VN₫ 551,200,000 (~US$ 22,400)
3rd VN₫ 368,400,000 (~US$ 14,970)
4th VN₫ 256,100,000 (~US$ 10,408)
5th VN₫ 185,800,000 (~US$ 7,550)
6th VN₫ 141,200,000 (~US$ 5,738)
7th VN₫ 112,300,000 (~US$ 4,565)
8th VN₫ 94,000,000 (~US$ 3,820)
9th VN₫ 83,000,000 (~US$ 3,373)
The final 9 players return on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 12pm.
Date: September 11 to 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
PV Pham Van Quan Viet Nam | 9,000,000 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat Viet Nam | 1,050,000 |
JN Johnni Neilsen Sweden | 870,000 |
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | 820,000 |
KS Karia Siddharth India | 780,000 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 760,000 |
TT Tran The Ang Viet Nam | 740,000 |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 700,000 |
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 700,000 |
HB Hoang Binh Minh Viet Nam | 650,000 |
DQ Dang Quyen Anh Viet Nam | 640,000 |
NT Naoki Tomiyama Japan | 630,000 |
DT Dinh Thanh Dat Viet Nam | 620,000 |
LH Le Hong An Viet Nam | 610,000 |
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 600,000 |
The prize pool and payouts have now been released, first place wins a jaw dropping VN₫ 1,650,000,000 (~US$ 67,000)! Also a billion payout for second place of VN₫ 1,132,000,000 (~US$ 46,000).
Date: September 11 to 13, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
1st VN₫ 1,650,000,000
2nd VN₫ 1,132,000,000
3rd VN₫ 750,000,000
4th VN₫ 559,600,000
5th VN₫ 425,000,000
6th VN₫ 342,880,000
7th VN₫ 279,000,000
8th VN₫ 219,500,000
9th VN₫ 165,000,000
10th-12th VN₫ 115,400,000
13th-16th VN₫ 88,800,000
17th-20th VN₫ 69,200,000
21st-24th VN₫ 53,200,000
25th-28th VN₫ 44,200,000
29th-32nd VN₫ 37,200,000
33rd-41st VN₫ 33,700,000
42nd-50th VN₫ 30,900,000
51st-59th VN₫ 28,500,000
60th-68th VN₫ 26,400,000
69th-77th VN₫ 24,500,000
78th-86th VN₫ 22,800,000
87th-95th VN₫ 21,300,000
96th-104th VN₫ 20,000,000
105th-113rd VN₫ 18,800,000
114th-122nd VN₫ 17,800,000
123rd-131st VN₫ 17,000,000
132nd-140th VN₫ 16,300,000
141st-149th VN₫ 15,800,000
150th-158th VN₫ 15,300,000
159th-167th VN₫ 15,000,000
Welcome to another day at USOP Hai Phong! The inaugural festival comes out swinging on its third day at Dream Dragon Resort with the Championship Event and the beloved Superstar Challenge (event coined and created by Crown Poker Club) ready for sign ups. In the afternoon, four single day side events join on the floor. Be sure to check the player guide for added info such as late registration, starting stack, and structures.
