Day 3 - September 13
Khayal Abbasov Given The Brakes
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 [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} 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 MinhMadness Kick Off Event: 49 Left At The Break
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 [NLD]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/nl.svg "Netherlands [NLD]"){kind=small} 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 [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 1,650,000 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 1,550,000 |
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 1,500,000 |
IT Ilia Timofeev ![Russian Federation [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russian Federation [RUS]"){kind=small} Russian Federation | 1,500,000 |
JN Johnni Neilsen ![Sweden [SWE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/se.svg "Sweden [SWE]"){kind=small} 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 |
Khayal Abbasov Continues His Strong Run
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 |
More Than Half Dusted
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 [IND]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/in.svg "India [IND]"){kind=small} 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 [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} 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 Russian Federation | 600,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Dai Viet Nam | 290,000 |
Day 1 - September 11
Khayal Abbasov Tops Madness Kick Off Day 1B
The second flight of the Madness Kick Off Event bagged up with Khayal Abbasov securing the top spot with 659,000 in chips, equivalent to 66 bb. The event drew 204 entries with 26 players advancing to Day 2.
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Five Bet Snap-Call!
Cooler at the Madness Kick Off Event Day 1B with Khayal Abbasov min-raising to 12,000, Nguyen Van Hien three-bets 26,000, Abbasov four-bets 65,000, Nguyen five-bets all in for 129,000, Abbasov snap-calls and covers Nguyen.
Board runs 9♥ 3♦ J♦ 6♠ 2♣ .
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | K♦K♣ | 615,000 |
NV Nguyen Van Hien Viet Nam | Q♠Q♥ | busted |