Viet Nam, Pullman Grand Hotel Hai PhongEVENT

2024.12.05Add to Calendar

U Series Of Poker

Blind level

Level 24: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Entries

1/61

Total Chips

15,250,000

Average

15,250,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 10:00:06 AM

ICM Deal Ends The Event

Level 24: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

There will be no heads-up battle for the championship.

Both Yuhan Liu and Hu Jinlong have entered an undisclosed ICM deal and will not play for the championship. The trophy will remain with USOP.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 8:59:02 AM

David Erquiaga Has Been Eliminated in 3rd Place - VND 1,893,000,000 (~USD 74,500)

Level 24: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

David Erquiaga - 3rd Place - VND 1,893,000,000 (~USD 74,500)

David Erquiaga raised to 325,000 and Yuhan Liu shoved all-in foor 6,500,000, covering Erquiaga. Erquiaga called.

Board ran J♣ J♠ T♥ to give Liu a massive set. The T♠ turn had Erquiaga drawing dead. The 5♥ was just a formality. Erquiaga busted out at 3rd and earned 3rd Place - VND 1,893,000,000 (~USD 74,500)

Player	Hand	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	A♥Q♦	busted
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	A♠J♥	116,000,000(773 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 8:51:54 AM

Gediminas Uselis Has Been Eliminated in 4th Place - VND 1,315,000,000 (~USD 51,000)

Level 24: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Gediminas Uselis - 4th Place - VND 1,315,000,000 (~USD 51,000)

Yuhan Liu raised to 300,000 from under the gun and Gediminas Uselis defended the big blind. Both hit a pair on the flop of K♦ 7♦ 3♥ . Useslis check-called the 150,000 bet of Liu to see a 9♠ turn. Usemis check-raised all-in to 1,800,000 the the 600,000 bet of Liu. Liu made the call.

The poker gods threw a K♠ on the river to bring the win Liu's way with a set and eliminating Uselis from the tournament. Gedinimas Uselis earned VND 1,315,000,000 (~USD 51,000) for his 4th place share.

Player	Hand	Chips
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	A♣K♣	6,600,000(44 BB)
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	9♥7♠	busted

Level 24: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/61

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 8:34:36 AM

Allen Yu Has Been Eliminated in 5th Place - VND 955,000,000 (~USD 37,600)

Level 23: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Allen Yu - Fifth Place - VND 955,000,000 (~USD 37,600)

Allen Yu raised to 270,000 from the small blind. Yuhan Liu defended the big blind.

Liu hit a pair on the flop of 5♦ 4♣ 8♦ but Yu had a flush draw to add to his outs. Both checked to see the 4♦ on the turn. Liu improved to a set, but Yu made the flush.

Liu bet out 270,000 and Yu just called. The river gave a 7♥ to give Liu a full-house. Liu led for 750,000 and Yu pushed all-in for 1,400,000 and Liu snap-called.

They counted the chips and found out Liu's stack covered Yu, and Yu had to leave his seat at 5th place. Allen Yu earned VND 955,000,000 (~USD 37,600) for the effort.

Player	Hand	Chips
AY Allen YuAustralia	K♦J♦	200,000(2 BB)
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	7♠4♠	820,000(7 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 7:57:11 AM

David Erquiaga Doubles With Kowboys

Level 23: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

David Erquiaga

Player	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	3,900,000(33 BB)
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	820,000(7 BB)

Yuhan Liu raised to 240,000 in the cut-off with K♠ J♦. David Erquiaga three-bet all-in for 1,300,000 with K♣ K♦ in the small blind. Liu made the call for a showdown.

Flop came 4♣ T♦ J♥ to give Liu a pair of jacks, but still behind. The board completed 6♦ A♦ to give Erquiaga a monster double up.

Level 23: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

40 minutes

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 7:41:37 AM

Gediminas Uselis Rivers A Flush To Stay Alive And Double Up

Level 22: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Gediminas Uselis

Allen Yu raised to 200,000 from under the gun with A♣ K♥. David Erquiaga three-bet to 475,000 from the small blind with 9♣ 8♣. Gediminas Uselis four-bet all-in for 1,500,000 on the big blind with K♣ Q♣. Allen Yu called and Erquiaga stood down.

The flop came 6♠ T♣ 2♠ to keep Yu ahead. The 2♣ turn gave Uselis a flush draw to add to his outs. The 6♣ river was a gift from the poker gods to Uselis to keep his tournament hopes alive and double up.

Player	Chips
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	3,500,000(35 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	2,100,000(21 BB)
AY Allen YuAustralia	200,000(2 BB)

Level 22: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

40 minutes

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 7:22:18 AM

Adam Martinsson Has Been Eliminated in 6th Place - VND 725,000,000 (~USD 28,500)

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Adam Martinsson - 6th Place - VND 725,000,000 (~USD 28,500)

Yuhan Liu raised to 200,000 from the cut-off with A♥ 7♠. Adam Martinsson defended the big blind with 8♣ 6♦.

Flop comes 7♥ J♣ 9♠

Martinsson shoved all-in for his last 345,000. Liu made the call. Liu was ahead with a pair seven and Martinnson had an open-ended straight draw. Turn came 4♣ and river came 7♦ to add emphasis to Liu's winning hand, knocking out Martinsson from the tournament at 6th place.

Adam Martinsson took home his share of VND 725,000,000 (~USD 28,500) for 6th place.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 7:18:50 AM

Allen Yu Scoops A Pre-Flop Pot

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Allen Yu

Allen Yu raised to 175,000 from the hi-jack with A♦ Q♦. Yuhan Liu three-bet to 425,000 on the cut-off with J♠ T♠. Allen Yu shoved all-in for 3,100,000. Yuhan Liu surrendered.

Player	Chips
AY Allen YuAustralia	3,700,000(46 BB)
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	1,700,000(21 BB)

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

40 minutes

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 7:04:41 AM

Niko Koop Has Been Eliminated in 7th Place - VND 577,000,000 (~USD 22,700)

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Niko Koop - 7th Place - VND 577,000,000 (~USD 22,700)

Niko Koop pushed all-in from under the gun for his last 375,000. David Erquiaga made the call from the seat over.

Erquiaga lands a set on the flop and went on to win the pot and send Niko Koop to the exit. Koop earned VND 577,000,000 (~USD 22,700) for the 7th place finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Niko KoopGermany	A♠7♦	busted
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	9♦9♣	1,700,000(28 BB)

Board:9♠T♥2♦6♣A♥

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 6:53:52 AM

Ivan Deyra Has Been Eliminated in 8th Place - VND 483,000,000 (~USD 19,000)

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ivan Deyra - 8th OK - VND 483,000,000 (~USD 19,000)

Ivan Deyra shoved all-in for his last 200,000 from the hi-jack and was called by Gediminas Uselis in the small blind and Allen Yu on the big blind. Action was checked all the way to the river. Uselis bet out 120,000, but Yu didn't call.

Uselis flipped the pair tens to defeat the nines of Deyra and sent him to the rail, Deyra earned VND 483,000,000 (~USD 19,000)

Player	Hand	Chips
ID Ivan DeyraFrance	9♠9♣	busted
AY Allen YuAustralia	A♠5♦	2,800,000(47 BB)
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	Q♦T♥	3,200,000(53 BB)

Board:J♣T♦7♥6♥6♦

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 6:43:40 AM

Joshua McCully Has Been Eliminated in 9th Place - VND 426,000,000 (~USD 16,700)

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Joshua McCully - 9th Place - VND 426,000,000 (~USD 16,700)

Gediminas Uselis made a min-raise to 120,000 from mid position and Joshua McCully went all-in on the button. Uselis matched.

Uselis landed a pair with the three and went on to win the pot and knock out the defending Billionaire Club Challenge. McCully becomes the first casualty at the final table and earns the first ITM payout for VND 426,000,000 (~USD 16,700)

Player	Hand	Chips
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	A♥3♥	2,900,000(48 BB)
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	A♦T♣	busted

Board:Q♥Q♠3♦7♣4♦

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 6:30:31 AM

Martinsson Doubles Up

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

DE raised to 125K HJ Martinsson all-in 160 CO Yuhan Liu all-in 1.2 M

David Erquiaga raised to 125,000 from the hi-jack. Adam Martinsson shoved all-in for 160,000 on the cut-off. Yuhan Liu jammed all-in for 1,200,000 in the small blind. Erquiaga stepped out of the way.

Martinsson hit the seven for a pair and went on to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	A♣7♠	1,300,000(22 BB)
AM Adam MartinssonSweden	A♠T♣	535,000(9 BB)
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	A♥Q♦	1,600,000(27 BB)

Board:6♥K♦7♥K♣8♠

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 6:24:49 AM

Koop Triples Up With Big Slick!

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Niko Koop

Niko Koop shoved all-in for 85,000 holding A♥ K♠ in early position. David Erquiaga three-bet to 150,000 with A♠ 8♦ from the cut-off. Gediminas Uselis four-bet to 425,000 with A♦ J♦. Erquiaga stepped out of the way for a two-way showdown.

Koop flopped the top pair king and went on to win the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
NK Niko KoopGermany	A♥K?	375,000(6 BB)
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	A♦J♦	2,200,000(37 BB)

Board:4♠K♣2♥4♣3♦

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 5:55:56 AM

Martinsson Blinded And Doubles

Level 20: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Adam Martinsson

Gediminas Uselis raised to 120,000 from under the gun and Adam Martinsson was already pushed all-in by the big blind.

Martinsson flopped a two-pair, turned a boat and went on to take down the pot and survive.

Player	Hand	Chips
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	K♣J♦	2,400,000(40 BB)
AM Adam MartinssonSweden	5♦4♣	190,000(3 BB)

Board:4♥A♣5♥4♠7♥

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/5/2024, 3:44:52 AM

FINAL TABLE IS READY TO GO!

61 entries started the Billionaire Club Challenge yesterday and played down to a final table of 9 after over 12 hours of poker action. The final table resumes today with everyone guaranteed a minimum payout of VND 426,000,000 (~USD 16,700) from the VND 13,474,900,000 (~USD 530,000) prize pool, which passed the VND 4 Billion (~USD 157,000) initial guarantee by three times.

China’s Jinlong Hu enters the final table with the largest stack of 5,045,000 chips. Coming closest with the second largest stack is Allen Yu with 3,415,000. Rounding up the top three is Gediminas Uselis with 2,440,000.

Final Table Chip Count

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	5,045,000
AY Allen YuAustralia	3,415,000
GU Gediminas UselisLithuania	2,440,000
YL Yuhan Liu (2)China	1,865,000
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	1,590,000
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	360,000
ID Ivan DeyraFrance	350,000
AM Adam MartinssonSweden	100,000
NK Niko KoopGermany	85,000