Day 7 - September 17
Ryan Plant stacks the highest across High Roller: Megastack
Ryan PlantThe two-day High Roller: Megastack highlight attracted 83 entries (52 unique) across thirteen levels of registration and only 12 contenders geared to make it through to the final round. It took roughly fifteen hours on the floor before the action drew to a close with UK's Ryan Plant bagging the overall lead. Plant has already booked a stellar run at this season's games, having won the first USOP elite trophy at the Superstar Challenge. The British pro earned his best live cash amounting to VN₫ 2,180,000,000 (~US$ 88,600) for his victory, and remains on the hunt for a third USOP title.
Date: September 17 to 18, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 77,000,000 (~US$ 3,080)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,100,000,000 (~US$ 85,520)
Entries: 83 (52 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 5,461,400,000 (~US$ 222,410)
ITM: 12 players
Chips in play: 20,750,000
Average stack: 1,729,167 (35 bb)
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Remaining players: 12
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
JL Jason Lau ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 1,020,000 | 45 | 1 |
NT Nguyen Trung Quan ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 2,410,000 | 45 | 3 |
RP Ryan Plant ![United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,200,000 | 45 | 4 |
CP Chen Peng ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 2,870,000 | 45 | 6 |
WJ William Jia (2) ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 945,000 | 45 | 8 |
TZ Tianhao Zheng ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 2,450,000 | 62 | 1 |
AL Anton Lu Australia | 3,160,000 | 62 | 2 |
| 695,000 | 62 | 3 | |
TC Toan Chan Truong Viet Nam | 845,000 | 62 | 4 |
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 1,440,000 | 62 | 5 |
LJ Lee Juyeol ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 980,000 | 62 | 7 |
KY Kazuo Yamamoto ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 665,000 | 62 | 8 |
[Update] High Roller: Megastack - 23 players left in the running
Toan Chan Truong Day 1 of the High Roller: Megastack has been running on the felt since 12 noon with players definitely in for a long grind. 23 contenders out of the 83 entry field remain in battle ,with Vietnam's own Toan Chan Truong stacking well over the pack. The day's action is set to conclude once ITM is reached at 12 players.
Date: September 17 to 18, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 77,000,000 (~US$ 3,080)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,100,000,000 (~US$ 85,520)
Entries: 83 (52 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 5,461,400,000 (~US$ 222,410)
ITM: 12 players
Chips in play: 20,750,000
Average stack: 902,173 (45 bb)
Blinds: 10,000/ 25,000 ante 25,000
Remaining players: 23
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TC Toan Chan Truong Viet Nam | 2,400,000 |
TZ Tianhao Zheng China | 1,750,000 |
AL Anton Lu Australia | 1,600,000 |
LV Le Van Binh Viet Nam | 1,450,000 |
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 | 1,300,000 |
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,300,000 |
WJ William Jia (2) Australia | 1,100,000 |
NT Nguyen Trung Quan Viet Nam | 1,000,000 |
LJ Lee Juyeol Korea (Republic of) | 980,000 |
CP Chen Peng Taiwan | 950,000 |
MB Max Buschmann ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | 950,000 |
Day 2 - September 12
Anton Lu Wins Mini High Roller
Anton LuSweet landing for Anton Lu who arrived at USOP Hai Phong today, avoiding the typhoon and its aftermath, then went on to win the Mini High Roller. Lu topped the 31 entry field to rake in the VN₫ 274,100,000 (~US$ 11,140) top prize and his career second USOP title.
The final hand saw Lu check-raise on a flop Q♠ 5♦ 6♥ then push on the turn 3♠ . Yilu Yuan called with less behind holding Q♣ 7♦ , Lu ahead K♦ K♥ , the river was 9♣ .
More of an online player, in January 2023, Lu decided to take on the live scene and has since accrued over US$ 950K in winnings. Several more cashes to go and he will be at seven figures!
Mini High Roller
Date: September 12, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 880)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 20,320)
Entries: 31 (27 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 582,800,000 (~US$ 23,685)
ITM: 4 places