Main Event

South Korea's Juyeol Lee wins U Series of Poker Hai Phong Main Event! Lee took the lead across the first level and never looked back. Running good, Lee closed out the victory following six hours of final gameplay, and takes with him a career best cash of VN₫ 6.32 Billion (~US$ 257K)! Congratulations to all the winners!

Date/s: September 19 – 23, 2024

Buy-in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,200)

Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500)

Prize pool: VN₫ 38,247,660,000 (~US$ 1,554,470)

Entries: 1,507 (1,067 unique)

ITM: 188 places

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Final Table Payouts

On the third hand of heads up, Juyeol Lee raised all-in and saw Julian Warhurst call off for his last 6,300,000. Dominated, Lee outran his opponent on board J♦ Q♠ 5♠ 5♦ A♠ to capture the overall victory.

Juyeol Lee opened on the button and went on to four bet jam against Tran Huy Phong's 4,000,000 three bet. Tran calls off for his 14,000,000 behind and is in for a flip for his tournament life. At risk, Tran exited shortly as board Q♥ 6♣ 8♠ T♠ Q♠ landed his opponent trip queens.

Tran Huy Phong defended his big blind against Julian Warhurst's button and check called two streets - 700,000 and 1,900,000, on board Q♥ 5♠ 2♣ 9♠ . On river 5♦ , Tran led for 1,500,000, called by Warhurst. Tran shows Q♣ 8♦ for the pot, sending Warhurst's 9♥ 7♥ towards the muck.

The next hand saw the two in a blind vs blind limp pot, catching the same action on board 3♠ 7♠ 3♦ T♥ K♥ . This time, Warhurst folds A♣ 7♦ against Tran's J♦ J♣.

Julian Warhurst defended his big blind and went on to check call 1,400,00 on flop 3♥ 5♦ 5♥ . Turn 9♥ was checked through to river 2♥ where Warhurst led for 4,000,000. Lee calls and mucks ( K♥ 8♣ ) after Warhurst tabled A♥ J♦ .

Facing an open, Xin Tang raised all-in for 7,100,000 and found Julian Warhurst behind shove likewise. In search of an ace, the board 4♥ 2♥ 4♦ K♣ 5♣ felted none, knocking out Tang entirely.

Tran Huy Phong defended his big blind vs Julian Warhurst's open and went on to check call two streets - 550,000 and 1,600,000, on board 5♠ 9♦ 2♥ K♠ 5♦ . River was checked through, revealing Tran's 4♠ 4♣ , good against Warhurst's Q♦ J♥ .

The High Roller: The Finale is down to its final nine players out of the 179 entry field following two days of play. Tan Kean Wei holds down the lead, accompanied by Bui Duc Tu amongst the top ranks. Each runner is now guaranteed a mincash of VN₫ 230,000,000, and a chance to claim the VN₫ 2,300,000,000 top prize.

Date: September 22-23, 2024

Buy in: VN₫ 66,000,000 (~US$ 2,640)

Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~US$ 162,560)

Players: 179 (121 unique)

Prize pool: VN₫ 10,095,600,000 (~US$ 410,300)

ITM: 27 places

Chip Counts

Tan Kean Wei - 8,600,000 (86 BB)

Karia Siddharth - 575,000 (5 BB)

He Junjie - 4,050,000 (40 BB)

Florent Remi - 3,000,000 (30 BB)

Trinh Anh Dung - 5,550,000 (55 BB)

Bui Duc Tu - 6,950,000 (69 BB)

Altynikov Roman - 1,140,000 (11 BB)

Tran Dinh Tri - 1,310,000 (13 BB)

Konstantin Held - 4,820,000 (48 BB)

Blinds: 50,000/ 100,000 ante 100,000

Total chips in play: 35,800,000

Average stack: 3,977,777 (39 BB)

Final Table Payouts

1st VN₫ 2,300,000,000

2nd VN₫ 1,533,000,000

3rd VN₫ 1,113,000,000

4th VN₫ 824,000,000

5th VN₫ 615,600,000

6th VN₫ 466,000,000

7th VN₫ 357,400,000

8th VN₫ 277,700,000

9th VN₫ 230,000,000

Table captain Juyeol Lee opened from utg and snap called Tony Miles's 8,200,000 all-in. Crushed against the rockets, the 2018 WSOP Main Event Runner Up headed out as board ran 4♥ 4♠ 9♠ J♣ 8♥ .

Juyeol Lee defended his big blind vs Tony Miles's utg open and battled on board 4♣ 7♣ 7♥ 9♦ J♠ . Action checked all the way down to the river where Miles fired a hefty 1,500,000 bet. Lee snap raises to 3,500,000 and scoops it up following a fold.

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Facing a 1,000,000 raise from Juyeol Lee, Tony Miles shoved all-in for 5,500,000 and was snap called by his opponent. Hugely behind, Miles caught up having spiked an ace on the river 5♥ 4♦ 5♦ K♥ A♦ .

Folded to Leo Kamiya on the small blind, he shoved for 2,500,000 and saw Juyeol Lee behind make the call. A favorite to win, Kamiya instead headed out as Lee delivered the bad beat on board 3♠ 9♥ 7♠ 4♥ K♠ .

With an open and a three bet ahead, Jianfeng Sun stuffed his last 1,500,000 and saw both opponents make the call. Action on board A♠ 7♦ K♣ A♦ 6♦ raked in no bets, revealing Warhurst's best pocket pair for the win.

Facing an open, Xin Tang shoved 3,900,000 in and saw Tran Huy Phong make the call behind. In for a flip, Tran quickly landed the advantage on board Q♥ 4♣ 6♥ A♣ T♦ up until the river rolled his opponent a set to take it down.

Juyeol Lee called Xin Tang's open from the small blind and headed to flop 2♥ 8♠ J♦ . Tang continued for 700,000 and gunned for another 1,200,000 on turn A♣ . Lee put in a raise to 2,500,000 and proceeded to bet all-in on river 5♥ . Tang surrenders, slipping his hand in the muck.

Tran Huy Phong opened to 600,000, called by Juyeol Lee behind. Tran continued for 300,000 on flop K♣ 7♣ 2♣ and merited another call from his opponent. Turn 5♣ was checked through to river 2♥ where Tran pulled a hefty check raise to 3,500,000. Lee gives it up and throws in the fold.

Jianfeng Sun opened to 600,000 with K♦ Q♠ and was joined by Tran on board 4♦ J♠ 2♠ T♦ 2♣ . Sun barreled 975,000 and another 1,400,000 with Tran check calling both streets. River was checked down, revealing Tran's K♥ J♥ for the pot.

Tran Huy Phong opened to 600,000 and saw Tony Miles come along on flop Q♥ K♠ 7♠ . Tran continued for 500,000, check called by his opponent. Action on turn Q♦ went check check, moving on to river 6♥ . Tran bets 800,000 and Miles folds.

Xin Tang opened to 600,000 and called off Julian Warhurst's all-in behind. A crucial flip, Warhurst quickly faded elimination as board ran J♥ T♦ 4♥ 9♠ T♠ .

Xin Tang opened and called off a 2,500,000 jam from Tran Van Phuc. In rough shape against the rockets, Tang exited soon after board 6♦ 8♥ 4♦ 5♠ J♦ landed on the felt.

High Roller: The Finale

Level 19: 20,000/ 40,000

Facing an open from Nguyen Trung Ha, Lee Hasung jammed his entire 115,000 in with 6♥ 6♣ from the small blind and saw Nguyen call off with K♣ 7♠ . In for a flip, the board 5♥ 4♣ 7♥ 7♣ J♠ ran in favor of the overcards, sending Lee out one spot short of the money.

Xin Tang defended his big blind with J♣ 8♣ vs a button open from Juyeol Lee ( A♦ 4♦ )and went on to check call 400,000 on flop 2♥ Q♥ J♠ . Turn 8♠ went check check, revealing river 9♦ . Tang leads for 975,000 yet tank folds after Lee put in a raise to 2,000,000.

Cao Tran Ngoc committed his last 1,400,000 and faced Tony Miles's overcards, running a flip for his tournament life. At risk, Cao's hopes was shortly crushed after board J♥ 4♠ A♠ 4♥ A♣ ran a full house for his opponent.

The USOP Hai Phong Main Event Final Table is set with only nine players out of the 1,507 entry field remaining in contention for this season's title. China's Xin Tang holds down the lead, trailed closely by Day chip leader Julian Warhurst just one big blind behind. Each runner is now guaranteed a mincash VN₫ 632 Million (~US$ 25.7K) and a position to claim the VN₫ 6.3 Billion (~US$ 256K) top prize!

Date/s: September 19 – 23, 2024

Buy-in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,200)

Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500)

Prize pool: VN₫ 38,247,660,000 (~US$ 1,554,470)

Entries: 1,507 (1,067 unique)

ITM: 188 places

1st VN₫ 6,320,000,000 (~US$ 257,590)

2nd VN₫ 4,450,000,000 (~US$ 181,370)

3rd VN₫ 2,900,000,000 (~US$ 118,200)

4th VN₫ 2,150,000,000 (~US$ 87,630)

5th VN₫ 1,600,000,000 (~US$ 65,210)

6th VN₫ 1,309,000,000 (~US$ 53,350)

7th VN₫ 1,060,760,000 (~US$ 43,230)

8th VN₫ 840,000,000 (~US$ 34,230)

9th VN₫ 632,000,000 (~US$ 25,760)

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Blinds: 100,000/ 200,000 ante 200,000

Total chips in play: 60,280,000

Average stack: 6,697,777 (33 BB)

Down short, Li Shankui flicked in his last 750,000, called by raiser Xin Tang. Slightly behind, Li failed to catch up on board 8♦ 5♠ 4♣ 6♣ 6♦ , sending him out as the final table bubble.

Tony Miles opened to 550,000 from the button, joined by big blind Li Shankui on flop 2♦ 7♦ 6♦ . Miles continued with an all-in for Li's 3BB behind and claims the pot following a fold.

Ten players out of the 1,507 entry field USOP Hai Phong Main Event remain in battle for this season's title and VN₫ 6.3 Billion (~US$ 256K) top prize. Day chip leader Julian Warhurst still holds down the lead, followed by Jianfeng Sun right beside. One more elimination before the final table is set with remaining contender guaranteed VN₫ 473,300,000 in winnings.

Date/s: September 19 – 23, 2024

Buy-in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,200)

Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500)

Prize pool: VN₫ 38,247,660,000 (~US$ 1,554,470)

Entries: 1,507 (1,067 unique)

ITM: 188 places

Remaining Payouts

1st VN₫ 6,320,000,000

2nd VN₫ 4,450,000,000

3rd VN₫ 2,900,000,000

4th VN₫ 2,150,000,000

5th VN₫ 1,600,000,000

6th VN₫ 1,309,000,000

7th VN₫ 1,060,760,000

8th VN₫ 840,000,000

9th VN₫ 632,000,000

10th VN₫ 473,300,000

Jianfeng Sun opened from the button, joined by Tony Miles on the small blind. On board J♣ Q♦ 6♦ 5♥ A♥ , Miles check called two streets - 200,000 and 650,000, and got to showdown after no more bets went in by the river. Miles shows K♦ J♦ , no good against Sun's A♠ 3♣ .

With two High Roller trophies left on the podium, the second to the last event HR: The Finale drew in 179 total entries across twelve levels of registration, soaring past its initial guarantee. 61 players are currently in battle for the title with only less than half of the remaining field deemed to cut a share of the VN₫ 10,095,600,000 (~US$ 410,300) prize pool. A champion will be crowned by the end of the day, taking with him VN₫ 2,300,000,000 in prizes.

Date: September 22-23, 2024

Buy in: VN₫ 66,000,000 (~US$ 2,640)

Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~US$ 162,560)

Players: 179 (121 unique)

Prize pool: VN₫ 10,095,600,000 (~US$ 410,300)

ITM: 27 places

Payouts

1st VN₫ 2,300,000,000

2nd VN₫ 1,533,000,000

3rd VN₫ 1,113,000,000

4th VN₫ 824,000,000

5th VN₫ 615,600,000

6th VN₫ 466,000,000

7th VN₫ 357,400,000

8th VN₫ 277,700,000

9th VN₫ 230,000,000

10th VN₫ 215,000,000

11th-12th VN₫ 181,000,000

13th-14th VN₫ 153,400,000

15th-16th VN₫ 133,200,000

17th-20th VN₫ 118,800,000

21st VN₫ 118,000,000

22nd VN₫ 108,900,000

23rd-24th VN₫ 108,800,000

25th-27th VN₫ 103,000,000

Tran Van Phuc opened to 450,000 from the button, joined by big blind Leo Kamiya on board 5♠ K♠ J♣ 8♣ K♥ . Tran triple barreled - 300,000, 500,000 and a final 1,600,000, and left Kamiya unable to get to showdown after giving it up by the river bet.

Small blind Julian Warhurst limp called a 625,000 from Jianfeng Sun behind and went on to check call 275,000 on flop A♣ K♥ 4♥ . Turn 7♦ saw Sun barrel another 775,000, Warhurst with a check fold.

Facing an open from Leo Kamiya, Do Anh Tai raised all-in and saw the initial raiser call off with suited overcards. In for a flip, Do headed for the rails as board A♣ 8♥ 3♦ 4♥ 9♠ ran in favor of his opponent.

Chen Sin Ren pushed for his last 800,000 against Jianfeng Sun's open and saw the latter call off. A major underdog, Chen exited shortly as board Q♠ 2♥ 7♦ K♣ 8♥ sealed his elimination.

Folded to Le Manh Cuong in the small blind, he shoved for 1,100,000 and was called behind by Tan Van Phuc. At risk, Le headed out shortly as board ran A♣ 9♠ 2♦ 6♦ J♥ .

Tony Miles defended his big blind vs Xin Tang's utg open, and check called two streets - 350,000 and 750,000, on board K♣ J♠ A♠ 7♦ . Both players checked down river 6♦ and Miles shows A♣ T♠ for the win.

Cao Tran Ngoc went with A♦ 6♣ for his last 1,425,000 and was called by big blind Juyeol Lee with K♣ T♠ . Running a race, Cao faded elimination having landed top pair on board K♠ 5♥ A♠ J♠ 2♥ .

Facing an open and a call, Nguyen Thi My Phuong shoved her remaining 2,600,000 and was called by initial raiser Juyeol Lee. Dominated, Nguyen failed to catch up on board J♣ 8♥ 4♦ 2♥ 8♦ , sending her out of the Main Event games.

Xin Tang defended from the big blind and called a 650,000 cbet from Jianfeng Sun on flop 8♣ T♠ 3♥ . Action on turn 9♣ and river 2♠ was checked to showdown where Xin tabled K♠ 8♥ for the pot.

Tran Van Phuc opened to 300,000, called behind by Juyeol Lee. On board A♥ K♠ T♠ 8♣ , Tran double barreled - 400,000 and 700,000, with Lee calling both streets. Tran checks river 8♥ and folds after Lee moved all-in for 2,100,000.

Leo Kamiya opened from early position and was met with a three bet to 805,000 from chip leader Julian Warhurst. Kamiya answered with an all-in and Warhurst snap folds.

Tran Huy Phong defended his big blind vs Tran Van Phuc's 300,000 open and went on to check call 350,000 on flop A♣ 2♣ 4♠ . On turn 9♦ , Huy Phong was left unable to continue after his opponent sent out another 600,000.

The USOP Hai Phong Main Event is down to its final 14 players with Julian Warhurst continuing to be on top of the field. Four contenders have since fallen by the first break, guaranteeing each remaining runner on the felt at least VN₫ 366,000,000 in winnings. Action continues with all eyes set on the VN₫ 6.3 Billion (~US$ 256K) top prize!

Date/s: September 19 – 23, 2024

Buy-in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,200)

Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500)

Prize pool: VN₫ 38,247,660,000 (~US$ 1,554,470)

Entries: 1,507 (1,067 unique)

ITM: 188 places

Day 1A: 341 entries / 43 qualified

Day 1B: 378 entries / 47 qualified

Day 1C: 522 entries / 65 qualified

Day 1D (Turbo): 266 entries / 33 qualified

Remaining Payouts

1st VN₫ 6,320,000,000

2nd VN₫ 4,450,000,000

3rd VN₫ 2,900,000,000

4th VN₫ 2,150,000,000

5th VN₫ 1,600,000,000

6th VN₫ 1,309,000,000

7th VN₫ 1,060,760,000

8th VN₫ 840,000,000

9th VN₫ 632,000,000

10th-12th VN₫ 473,300,000

13th-15th VN₫ 366,000,000

Tran Huy Phong defended his button open and went on to call a 600,000 three bet from Juyeol Lee. On flop 7♣ 4♦ J♦ , Lee check called for 500,000, revealing turn Q♦ . Both players check it through to river J♣ where Tran pushed all-in for 1,005,000. Lee tanks and eventually makes the call with A♥ Q♥ , crushed against Tran's trips J♥ T♥ .

A four way raised pot led by Juyeol Lee saw all four players check flop A♠ J♠ Q♦ through to turn 8♦ . Lee continued for 1,000,000, called by Le Manh Cuong behind. On river 3♠ , Lee fired another 1,000,000 and Le folds.

Jianfeng Sun opened and was met with a three bet to 750,000 from button Leo Kamiya. Sun answered with another raise to 1,550,000, convincing Kamiya to give it up.

Vying for 1,000,000 in the middle on board J♣ 4♣ Q♦ K♦ T♠ , Tran Van Phuc led out a pot size bet and saw Le Manh Cuong put in the call. Tran shows A♣ 4♥ straight and Le mucks.

Julian Warhurst defended his big blind vs Chen Sin Ren's button open and went on to check call 175,000 on flop T♦ Q♣ 7♥ . On turn J♦ , Warhurst check raised 860,000, followed by an all-in on river 4♥ . Chen gives it up by the final bet and folds.

Button Chen Sin Ren opened and was met with a raise from big blind Julian Warhurst to 625,000. Chen answered with an all-in and Warhurst folds.

Nguyen Khoi went with A♦ J♠ for his last 500,000 and was called behind by Do Anh Tai with 7♣ 7♠ . Gunning for overcards, Khoi was glad to see an ace roll on the flop A♠ 6♣ 3♣ 3♦ 7♦ , only to be crushed by the river.

Facing an open, Le Giang Nam raised all-in for 1,120,000 and saw Le Manh Cuong behind push likewise. A pocket pair battle, Manh Cuong's better kings takes the cake on board 3♦ 7♠ 8♠ 6♣ 4♣ , eliminating Giang Nam from the running.

Do Van Hai open shoved his 1,245,000 stack in and saw Chen Sin Ren put in the call. Drawing slim, Do headed out shortly after board Q♣ J♠ 7♠ 3♣ 9♦ failed to save him from his demise.

A four way raised pot led by Xin Tang revealed flop A♥ 2♠ 5♠ . Tang continued for 350,000 and called a raise for 550,000 more from Tran Van Phuc behind. On turn 9♦ , Tang check called for another 1,500,000 and headed to showdown following no more bets on river 4♦ . Tang shows A♣ K♣ and Tran mucks.

Nguyen Thi My Phuong called from the big blind vs Le Manh Cuong's 260,000 open and went on to check raise 600,000 on flop 7♥ K♦ 2♥ . Nguyen used up two time banks before gunning another 1,100,000 on turn 4♠ . Le folds and Nguyen stands up to rejoice, showing bluff A♥ 9♦ .

Jin Jueun opened to 225,000 and went on to four bet jam his entire 2,000,000, snap called by Leo Kamiya. Crushed against the rockets, Jueun exits as the day's first casualty as board ran J♣ 9♦ J♥ K♦ 6♠ .

Xin Tang defended his big blind against Tran Van Phuc and went to check call two streets - 250,000, 450,000, on board A♣ K♣ 5♥ Q♦ . On river 8♣ , Tang leads for 500,000 and Tran tank folds.

Leo Kamiya defended his big blind vs Tony Miles's open and headed to flop T♦ 9♦ A♥ . Action was checked to turn 3♠ where Miles continued for 200,000. Kamiya check calls but gives it up shortly after Miles barreled another 500,000 on river 5♦ .

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USOP Hai Phong Main Event down to Final Day! 18 players left on the hunt for this season's title and VN₫ 6.3 Billion (~US$ 256K) top prize. All returning 18 players are guaranteed a mincash of VN₫ 294,000,000 (~US$ 11,950), with action resuming at 12 noon, September 23rd.

Date/s: September 19 – 23, 2024

Buy-in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,200)

Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500)

Prize pool: VN₫ 38,247,660,000 (~US$ 1,554,470)

Entries: 1,507 (1,067 unique)

ITM: 188 places

Day 1A: 341 entries / 43 qualified

Day 1B: 378 entries / 47 qualified

Day 1C: 522 entries / 65 qualified

Day 1D (Turbo): 266 entries / 33 qualified

Remaining Payouts

1st VN₫ 6,320,000,000

2nd VN₫ 4,450,000,000

3rd VN₫ 2,900,000,000

4th VN₫ 2,150,000,000

5th VN₫ 1,600,000,000

6th VN₫ 1,309,000,000

7th VN₫ 1,060,760,000

8th VN₫ 840,000,000

9th VN₫ 632,000,000

10th-12th VN₫ 473,300,000

13th-15th VN₫ 366,000,000

16th-18th VN₫ 294,000,000

Several side events - HR: The Finale, The Closer, HR: Last Chance, Short Deck Turbo, and Hyper Turbo, fill up today's schedule for those looking to capture the last few trophies up for grabs.

Chips in play: 60,280,000

Average stack: 3,348,888 (33 BB)

Blinds: 50,000/ 100,000 ante 100,000

Remaining players: 18