Viet Nam, Pullman Grand Hotel Hai PhongEVENT

2024.12.09 - 2024.12.11Add to Calendar

U Series Of Poker

Blind level

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Entries

48/384

Total Chips

15,360,000

Average

320,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/10/2024, 4:47:10 PM

Day1C Ends - 48 Qualifiers

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	980,000(65 BB)
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	929,000(62 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	899,000(60 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	738,000(49 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	709,000(47 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	692,000(46 BB)
SC Shravan ChhabriaIndia	624,000(42 BB)
PD Pham Duy AnhViet Nam	621,000(41 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	540,000(36 BB)
NM Nguyen Minh Hung Son	531,000(35 BB)
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	512,000(34 BB)
KY Kang Yoon Koo	455,000(30 BB)
NV Nguyen Van TrungViet Nam	382,000(25 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	352,000(23 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	335,000(22 BB)
NK Niko KoopGermany	318,000(21 BB)
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	317,000(21 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	312,000(21 BB)
XY Xiaotong YuChina	278,000(19 BB)
ND Nguyen Dac Long	276,000(18 BB)
JJ Jiang JueChina	275,000(18 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	275,000(18 BB)
KŠ Kazimeras ŠileikisLithuania	256,000(17 BB)
NB Nguyen Ba Quan	246,000(16 BB)
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	236,000(16 BB)
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	231,000(15 BB)
AA Arya AayushIndia	228,000(15 BB)
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	219,000(15 BB)
JZ Jie Zheng (2)China	215,000(14 BB)
HH Hoang Hai NamViet Nam	199,000(13 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	186,000(12 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	183,000(12 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	179,000(12 BB)
QT Quang Trung DinhViet Nam	175,000(12 BB)
FF Felix Favre	172,000(11 BB)
WK Wong Kai Rong Daniel	170,000(11 BB)
ME Mao Eric Lim	170,000(11 BB)
PJ Park JunyoungSouth Korea	167,000(11 BB)
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	158,000(11 BB)
AM Ashish Munot AnilkumarIndia	157,000(10 BB)
CH Chul Ho ParkSouth Korea	123,000(8 BB)
GT Graeme Travis EndersbyAustralia	77,000(5 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	75,000(5 BB)
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	69,000(5 BB)
PE Paul Elliott (2)Australia	41,000(3 BB)
KD Kim DoyeonSouth Korea	40,000(3 BB)
LY Lei YangUnited States of America	6,000(0 BB)
HV Hoang Van ManhViet Nam	1,000(0 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:57:34 PM

Weng Chieh Chih Is The Bubble Boy

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Weng Chieh Chih was all-in for 63,000 on the hi-jack with K♠ T♣ against the A♣ K♦ of Dang Minh Dat on the small blind.

Board finished 7♥ 3♠ 8♠ 7♦ 8♥ to give Dat the win and Chih the title of The Championship Bubble Boy.

Player	Chips
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	512,000(34 BB)
WC Weng Chien ChihTaiwan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:53:13 PM

Yee Wng Lee Escapes The Bubble And Doubles Up

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Yee Wng Lee

Li Yongxin and Yee Wng Lee were all-in before the flop with Lee at risk for 79,000 with the bubble boy title at stake.

Yongxin showed A♣ 4♣ versus the Q♦ Q♥ of Lee. Board finished A♦ 5♦ T♠ 3♦ 8♦. Yongxin's ace paired giving the crowd some hope for the bubble to burst, but runne-runner diamonds gave lee a flush to double-up and silenec the wanting crowd.

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	700,000(47 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	188,000(13 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:47:37 PM

The Poker Gods Love Lei Yang

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Lei Yang

The blinds forced Lei Yang all-in for his.last 4,000 chips with whatever cards were dealt, and he was dealt a not-so-favorite 4♥ 2♣. The cutoff, dealer and small blind were all there and would check down to the river against Lei Yang.

Cutoff: A♣ 5♠

Dealer: 6♥ 7♠

Small Blind: 7♥ 8♠

Then, the poker gods threw a board of 4♦ 9♥ J♣ K♦ 4♣

Lei Yang quadrupled up to 16,000 and is not the bubble boy.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:24:25 PM

Jun Li Is The New Chip Leader

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Jun Li

Jun Li wasn't afraid of playing on the bubble and has made some big pots during hand-for-hand play to boost his stack.

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	1,036,000(69 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:21:00 PM

NIko Koop Doubles Up

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Niko Koop

Niko Koop raised to 100,000 from the hi jack and Li Yongxin called on the button to see a flop of 4♠ 5♠ 2♠. Koop bet all-in for 49,000 and Yongxin called. Koop showed A♠ Q♥ and Yongxin showed T♣ T♦. Board finished 6♣ A♣.

Koop rivered a pair of aces to avoid going out as the bubble and doubled up.

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	630,000(42 BB)
NK Niko KoopGermany	338,000(23 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:14:02 PM

BREAK!

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

10-minute break before hand-for-hand play to bubble

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	935,000(78 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	765,000(64 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	763,000(64 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	720,000(60 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	661,000(55 BB)
PD Pham Duy AnhViet Nam	600,000(50 BB)
NM Nguyen Minh Hung Son	550,000(46 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	520,000(43 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	425,000(35 BB)
SC Sharvan ChhabriaIndia	410,000(34 BB)
WK Wong Kai Rong Daniel	410,000(34 BB)
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	400,000(33 BB)
KY Kang Yoon Koo	400,000(33 BB)
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	380,000(32 BB)
KŠ Kazimeras ŠileikisLithuania	356,000(30 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	355,000(30 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:10:59 PM

Seonggwon Kim Doubles From Donavan Chu

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Seonggwon Kim

Seonggwon Kim had his last 202,000 at risk with A♠ Q♥ against Donavan Chu's J♠ J♣. The board finished K♥ 3♦ 2♥ T♦ Q♣ . Kim rivered the pair queen to take the pot and doube up.

Player	Chips
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	422,000(35 BB)
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	165,000(14 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:05:47 PM

Li Yongxin Ends Run Of Agharazai Babayev

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Li Yongxin

Li Yongxin and Agharazi Babarev were all-in with Babayev's 122,000 at risk.

Yongxin showed A♣ K♦ against Babayev's Q♦ Q♥.

Board finished A♥ 2♠ 9♥ T♣ 6♣ to give Yongxin the pot and eliminate Babayev in the process.

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	840,000(70 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:59:38 PM

Pham Tung Khanh Doubles With Aces

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Pham Tung Khanh

Kim Doyeon and Pham Tung Khanh were looking into a pot of 42,000 with a board of 9♥ 6♣ 3♥ K♣. Both players went all-in with Khanh's 244,000 at risk. Doyeon showed K♦ J♦ for a pair of kings and Khanh showed A♠ A♥ for a pair of aces. The 2♣ river was a brick and Khanh doubled up while depleting Doyeon.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tung Khanh	530,000(44 BB)
KD Kim DoyeonSouth Korea	178,000(15 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:55:11 PM

Nguyen Thai Quang Sits At Chip Leader Throne

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Nguyen Thai Quang

Weng Chien Chih raised to 65,000 from the cut-off and Nguyen Thai Quang called from the small blind. Flop came A♠ 4♦ 4♥. Quang bet 12,000 and Chih put his last 1,000 in the middle. Chih showed K♠ J♣ and Quang showed K♦ Q♣ .Board completed T♥ A♦.

Chop Chop!

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	930,000(78 BB)
WC Weng Chien ChihTaiwan	78,000(7 BB)

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 53/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:51:12 PM

Jun Li Ends Ngo Thinh Tien

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jun Li

Both Jun Li and Ngo Minh Tien had their chips in the middle with the 80,000 of Tien at risk for elimination. Li showed T♠ 3♠ and Tien showed A♦ Q♣. Board completed J♣ 3♥ 7♥ T♣ A♣ giving Li a two-pair to win the pot and take out Tien from the tournament.

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	650,000(65 BB)
NM Ngo Minh TienViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:48:44 PM

Jinlong Hu Doubles Again

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jinlong Hu

After a brief raise-re-raise tennis match, Jinlong Hu shoved his last 176,000 in the middle and was called by Felix Favre. Hu showed T♠ T♥ against the 9♣ 9♠ of Felix Favre.

Board completed K♦ 6♦ 3♠ J♥ 8♠ to give Hu the double up.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	372,000(37 BB)
FF Felix Favre	212,000(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:46:15 PM

Tran Ming Thang KOs Nguyen Ngoc Khanh

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Tran Ming Thang

Nguyen Ngoc Khanh had his last 32,000 chips in the middle with Q♠ 2♦ against the A♥ K♥ of Tran Minh Thang. Board finished K♣ 7♥ J♠ K♦ 3♣ and gave Thang's trips the win while sending Khanh to the rail.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:44:01 PM

Seinggwon Kim's Aces Double UP

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Seinggwon Kim

Felix Favre showed Q♣ Q♠ and Seonggwon Kim showed A♣ A♥ and was at risk for hi last 106,000 all-in. The board came K♠ 2♣ 3♠ K♣ T♦ and Kim doubled up.

Player	Chips
FF Felix Favre	403,000(40 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	232,000(23 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:40:20 PM

Nguyen Minh Hung Son Doublles Up

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Nguyen Minh Hung Son

Arya Aayush and Nguyen Minh Hung Son had all their chips in the middle with Son at risk for his last 74,000. Aayush showed K♠ Q♠ against the A♦ 4♦ of Son. Board completed 2♦ T♠ J♣ J♠ T♥. the ace of Son was the better kicker and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips
AA Arya AayushIndia	260,000(26 BB)
NM Nguyen Minh Hung Son	168,000(17 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:36:06 PM

Tran Minh Thang Busts Yohwan Lim

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Tran Minh Thang

Yohwan Lim put his last 86,000 at risk from the lo-jack and big blind Tran Minh Thang defended. Lim showed 7♥ 7♣ against the A♣ T♥ of Thang. Board completed A♦ 8♦ 6♠ 8♣ Q♦ to give Thang the win and send Lim to the rail.

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	406,000(41 BB)
YL Yohwan LimSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:33:19 PM

Nguyen Dac Long Busts Zhang Cheng

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Nguyen Dac Long

Nguyen Dac Long raised to 20,000 and called the all-in shove of Zhang Cheng for 68,000. Cheng showed A♦ J♣ against the K♦ T♣ of Long. Board completed K♣ 8♣ 2♠ 8♥ 3♦. Long's pair of kings win the pot and show Cheng the exit.

Player	Chips
ND Nguyen Dac Long	353,000(35 BB)
ZC Zheng ChangTaiwan	busted

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 64/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:30:05 PM

Ilia Timofeev's Queens Take Out Le Tien Tung

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Ilia Timofeev

Both Ilia Timofeev and Tung Le Tien had their chips all-in with Tien at risk for his 295,000. Timofeev showed Q♠ Q♥ versus the A♦ K♥ of Tien. Classic coin flip.

Board completed Q♦ J♥ 6♦ 2♠ 3♥ to give Timofeev a set to eliminate Tien.

Player	Chips
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	670,000(84 BB)
TL Tung Le TienViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:26:23 PM

Jinlong Hu Bounces Back From Boxer

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jinlong Hu

Jinlong Hu put his 64,000 in the middle and Yohwan "Boxer" Lim put his 74,000 in the middle.

Hu held 4♣ 4♠ against the A♦ 9♦ of Lim. The board ran K♥ 7♠ 3♥ Q♥ 5♠, giving the win to Hu and doubling him up.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	138,000(17 BB)
YL Yohwan LimSouth Korea	10,000(1 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:22:28 PM

Kaoru Kishimoto Damages Jinlong Hu

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Kaoru Kishimoto

Both Jinlong Hu and Kaoru Kishimoto had their chips in the middle with Kishimoto's 285,000 at risk. Hu showed A♦ 7♦ and Kishimoto showed A♥ K♦.

The board completed 9♠ 3♥ 4♣ 4♥ A♠, giving Kishimoto's big slick the win and the huge double up.

Player	Chips
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	528,000(66 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	64,000(8 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:19:16 PM

Dinh Duc Linh Pressures Agharazi Babayev

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Dinh Duc Linh

Dinh Duc Linh raised to 16,000 from the cut-off and Agharazi Babayev defended. The flop arrived 9♠ 9♣ Q♦. Both checked to see a J♣ . Babayev bet 17,000 and Linh raised to 45,000. Babayev went into deep mediation, threw in a time-bank token and threw his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	333,000(42 BB)
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	72,000(9 BB)

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 78/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 2:06:35 PM

Tran Minh Thang Busts Guozhi Li

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Tran Minh Thang

Guozhi Li raised to 16,000 from UTG+1 and Tran Minh Thang defended the big blind to see a flop of T♣ 7♣ 6♣. Thang check-called the 12,000 bet of Li to show a 8♥ on the turn. thang check-called the 32,000 bet to see a 2♠ river.

Thang check-re-raised all-in the 40,000 bet to 136,000. Li used two time-bank tokens and thought hard before risking his last 98,000 with a call.

Thang showed J♥ 9♥ for the winning straight while Li showed 8♠ 8♣ for a set of eights, taking him out of the tournament.

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	366,000(61 BB)
GL Guozhi LiChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 1:52:28 PM

BREAK!

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	632,000(105 BB)
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	464,000(77 BB)
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	451,000(75 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	450,000(75 BB)
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	406,000(68 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	405,000(68 BB)
KY Kang Yoon Koo	395,000(66 BB)
AA Arya AayushIndia	390,000(65 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	390,000(65 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	352,000(59 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	351,000(59 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	340,000(57 BB)
MM Max Menzel	330,000(55 BB)
ND Nguyen Dac Long	330,000(55 BB)
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	310,000(52 BB)
XY Xiaotong YuChina	290,000(48 BB)
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	275,000(46 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	270,000(45 BB)
NB Nguyen Ba Quan	270,000(45 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 1:48:44 PM

Hoang Van Manh KOs Le Xuan Cong

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hoang Van Manh

Hoang Van Manh and Le Xuan Long had 60,000 chips in the pot with a flop that showed A♦ K♦ 5♠. Long shoved his last 20,000 all-in and Manh called. Manh showed A♣ Q♥ against Long's A♠ T♠ Board finished 3♣ K♠. The queen kicker of Manh gave the better two pair and busted Long from the tournament.

Player	Chips
HV Hoang Van ManhViet Nam	210,000(35 BB)
LX Long Xuan Le	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 1:45:12 PM

Jinlong Hu Goes Agressive

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jinlong Hu

Jinlong Hu raised to 12,000 from the lojack and small blind Dinh Quang Trung met the challenge. Flop came K♣ K♦ 5♦. Trung check-called 8,000 bet of Hu to see A♠ turn. Trung check and folded when Hu bet 32,000.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	372,000(62 BB)
QT Quang Trung DinhViet Nam	133,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 1:39:29 PM

Wong Kai Rong Doubles With Kicker

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Wong Kai Rong

Action folded to the blinds. Wong Kai Rong shoved his last 24,000 all-in and big blind Max Menzel made the easy call. Rong showed Q♦ J♠ against the 8♣ 5♣ of Menzel.

Board completed A♦ A♠ 7♠ T♥ T♣ to give Rong the win with the better queen kicker to compliment the board's two pair.

Player	Chips
MM Max Menzel	363,000(61 BB)
WK Wong Kai Rong Daniel	54,000(9 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 1:34:35 PM

Queens of Aayush Arya Bring Big Pot

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Aayush Arya

Nguyen Van Trung and Aayush Arya were looking at a 140,000 pot with a board that showed 4♠ 6♣ K♥ 8♦. Both checked to see a 6♠ river. Big blind Nguyen Van Trung bet 22,000 then called the raise to 45,000.

Arya showed Q♠ Q♦ while Trung mucked.

Player	Chips
AA Aayush AryaIndia	293,000(49 BB)
NV Nguyen Van TrungViet Nam	85,000(14 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 1:31:49 PM

Wonho Lee Damages Raj Vardhan Bagaria

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee and Raj Vardhan Bagaria were staring into a board of 9♣ 9♦ T♥ 7♠ and a 66,000 pot. Bagaria led for 24,000 and Lee called to see a 2♦ turn. Bagaria checked. Lee fired 55,000 and Bagaria surrendered.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	293,000(49 BB)
RV Raj Vardhan Bagaria	69,000(12 BB)

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 93/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:47:52 PM

Hon Cheong Lee Cracks Aces and Bust Han Seong Lin

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Hon Cheong Lee

Han Seong Jin and Hon Cheong Lee were looking at a board of 9♥ 6♦ 2♦ 5♣ with 88,000 chips beside it.

Han Seong Jin bet 58,000 and Hon Cheong Lee called to see a 3♦ river. Jin shoved all-in for his last 1,000 chip and Lee made the call.

Jin showed A♠ A♣ for a pair of aces while Lee showed A♦ 7♦ for a nut-flush, scooping the huge pot and taking out Jin from his tournament seat.

Player	Chips
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	455,000(91 BB)
HS Han Seong JinSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:44:26 PM

Yee Wng Lee's Aces KO Lee Woohyeon

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Yee Wng Lee

Yee Wng Lee and Lee Woohyeon had their chips in the middle with Woohyeon at risk for his last 102,000. Lee showed A♠ A♥ and Woohyeon showed 7♣ 7♠. Board ran Q♦ J♥ 9♣ 5♣ K♥. The win arrow pointed to Lee while the exit arrow pointed the way for Woohyeon.

Player	Chips
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	234,000(47 BB)
LW Lee Woohyeon	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:41:24 PM

Max Menzel Wins A Flopless Pot

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Max Menzel

Max Wenzel raise to 10,000. Pham Tien Dung re-raised to 35,000. Wenzel made it 105,000. Dung faded.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	427,000(85 BB)
MM Max Menzel	370,000(74 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:39:10 PM

Pham Tien Dung Fires And Collects

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Pham Tien Dung

There was 40,000 in the pot and a flop that showed K♣ 8♣ 2♣. Four players were in the hand. Action checked to Pham Tien Dung on the cutoff, who fired 15,000 and met no resistance.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	462,000(92 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:30:49 PM

Li Yongxin's Kings Bust Chi Cong Nguyen and Boosts To Chip Leader

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Li Yongxin

Li Yongxin and Chi Cong Nguyen had all their chips in the middle with Nguyen at risk for 90,000. Yongxin showed K♠ K♥ and Nguyen showed A♥ 5♥. Board ran 5♦ K♦ 4♥ 7♦ A♦. Yongxin flopped a set and went on to take the pot and eliminate Chi Cong Nguyen.

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	525,000(105 BB)
CC Chi Cong NguyenViet Nam	busted

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 106/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:27:26 PM

Lei Yang Pressures Benjamin LeBlond

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Lei Yang

Benjamin LeBlond and Lei Yang had 36,000 chips in the pot with a flop showing Q♥ 4♥ 8♥. LeBlond check-called the 15,000 bet of Yang to see a Q♣ turn. LeBlond tapped his option to Yang who bet 28,000. LeBlond stood down to give up the pot.

Player	Chips
LY Lei YangUnited States of America	234,000(59 BB)
BL Benjamin LeBlondCanada	87,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:22:21 PM

Agharazi Babayev Doubles and Damages

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Agharazi Babayev

Agharazi Babayev and Yee Wng Lee were staring at a board of 8♥ 6♦ J♥ 9♣ with a pot of 40,000 beside it. Small blind Lee checked his option to Babayev who went all-in for his last 26,000. Lee snap called.

Babayev showed K♠ J♣ for a pair of jacks while Lee showed 8♦ 9♦ for two-pair. The river threw a 6♥ to pair the board and give Babayev a better two-pair and a double-up.

Player	Chips
AB Agharazi BabayevAzerbaijan	92,000(23 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	48,000(12 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:20:22 PM

Kim Chong Hwa Pressures Yuhan Liu

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Kim Chong Hwa

Cut-off Yuhan Liu raised to 8,000 and big blind Kim Chong Hwa defended. Flop came Q♣ 2♣ 2♥. Hwa check-raised the 7,000 bet of Liu to 16,000. Liu folded.

Player	Chips
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	324,000(81 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	301,000(75 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:17:15 PM

Chi Cong Nguyen Takes From Li Yongxin

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Chi Cong Nguyen raised to 9,000 and big blind Li Yongxin defended. The flop came 4♦ 2♣ 9♥. Li check-called the 6,000 bet to see a K♠ turn. Li check-called again for 12,000 to see an 8♣ river. Both checked. Li shoed A♥ 4♥ for a pair of fours while Nguyen showed Q♥ 8♥ for a rivered pair eight and booked the win.

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	310,000(78 BB)
CC Chi Cong NguyenViet Nam	120,000(30 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 12:13:27 PM

Matthew Son Doubles With Aces

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Matthew Son and Cao Tingjia had all their chips in the pot with Son at risk for his last 54,000. Son showed A♠ and Tingjia showed A♣ Q♦.

Board completed A♥ 9♣ 2♣ Q♥ 8♦.

Tingjia made two-pair but Son made a set to double up.

Player	Chips
MI Matthew Itthin Son	116,000(29 BB)
CT Cao TingjiaChina	58,000(15 BB)

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 116/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:53:47 AM

Break!

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

TOP CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	435,000(145 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	344,000(115 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	341,000(114 BB)
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	320,000(107 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	305,000(102 BB)
KŠ Kazimeras ŠileikisLithuania	300,000(100 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	290,000(97 BB)
MT Michael TruongUnited Kingdom	285,000(95 BB)
SC Sharvan ChhabriaIndia	269,000(90 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	259,000(86 BB)
MM Menzel Maz	258,000(86 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	251,000(84 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	249,000(83 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	243,000(81 BB)
PD Pham Duy AnhViet Nam	240,000(80 BB)
XY Xiaotong YuChina	233,000(78 BB)
KY Kang Yoon Koo	225,000(75 BB)
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	220,000(73 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	220,000(73 BB)
VT Van Thien HaViet Nam	215,000(72 BB)
AA Aayush AryaIndia	210,000(70 BB)
LG Lee Gyeongbyeong	200,000(67 BB)
JS Jeon SegyeSouth Korea	180,000(60 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	175,000(58 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:50:30 AM

Nguyen That Quang's Two Pair Earns

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Nguyen Thai Quang

Nguyen Thai Quang and Kim Chong Hwa were looking at a board of 4♣ 9♣ Q♦ 5♦ beside a pot of 25,500. Big blind Quang checked the option to Hwa, who bet 11,500. Quang called to see a 7♠ river. Quang check-called the 32,000 bet of Hwa.

Quang showed Q♣ 4♣ for two-pair while Hwa shoed K♦ TC for a king-high.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:46:46 AM

Ha Van Thien Pressures Jain Ankit

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Ha Van Thien

Jain Ankit and Ha Van Thien were looking at a board that showed 9♠ A♥ 5♣ J♣ T♠ beside a 15,000 pot. Small blind Jain Ankit bet out 10,000 . Big blind Ha Van Tien raised allin. Ankit tanked a bit, threw in a time-bank token, then also threw the cards into the muck.

Player	Chips
VT Van Thien HaViet Nam	195,000(65 BB)
AJ Ankit JainIndia	14,000(5 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:44:11 AM

Li Guozhi Makes Easy Scoop

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Guozhi Li

Guozhi Li raised to 6,500. Kaoru Kishimoto re-raised to 15,500. Li bit back with a raise to 55,000. Kishimito folded.

Player	Chips
GL Guozhi LiChina	122,000(41 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	67,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:41:15 AM

Jeon Segye's Aces Wipe Out Ko Seunghun

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Jeon Segye

Ko Seunghun risked his last 20,000 with A♦ 6♣ and went up against he A♠ A♦ of Jeon Segye. The board completed T♠ 9♦ T♣ J♦ 2♦ to give Segye the win and Seunghun the exit.

Player	Chips
JS Jeon SegyeSouth Korea	156,500(52 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:38:48 AM

Aayush Arya Takes Out Soriano Ramos

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Aayush Arya

Both Aayush Arya and Soriano Ramos had their chips in the middle with Ramos at risk for his last 88,500. Arya showed 8♠ 8♦ and Ramos showed A♦ K♣. A coin flip.

Board came 2♠ 6♥ 7♦ 9♣ Q♥ The dry board favored Arya and eliminated Ramos.

Player	Chips
AA Aayush AryaIndia	217,500(73 BB)
SR Soriano RamosSpain	busted

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 143/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:34:13 AM

Dang Minh Dat Kicks Out Jang Jiseung

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Dang Minh Dat

Jang Jiseung and Dang Minh Dat were looking at a board of A♥ 8♣ 8♦ J♣ .

There was 50,000 in the pot. Jiseung checked the option to Dat who fired all-in. Jiseung called with his last 18,000 at risk. Jiseung showed A♠ Q♥ while Dat showed A♠ K♣. The river landed a K♠ to give a convincing two pair to take out Jiseung.

Player	Chips
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	107,000(43 BB)
JJ Jang JiseungSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:30:03 AM

Bier's Kings Bust Zhu Jingxuan

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Zhu Jingxuan had his last 28,000 at risk, showing A♠ J♦ against the K♣ K♥ of Romain Bier. The board came 7♠ 5♣ 2♦ Q♥ J♠ to give the pot to Bier and eliminate Zhu Jingxuan.

Player	Chips
RB Romain BierFrance	74,000(30 BB)
JZ Jingxuan ZhuChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:26:53 AM

Big Betting Brings Big Pot

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Le Cong Luyen

Li Xialin and Le Cong Luyen were looking at a pot of 30,000 with a flop that showed J♦ 7♦ K♥. Li checked called Luyen's 10,000 bet to see a 2♣ turn, then check-called again for 26,000 to see a 8♠ river. Li checked again and Luyen fired all-in. Li snap-folded.

Player	Chips
LC Le Cong Luyen	183,000(73 BB)
LX Li XialinChina	120,500(48 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:23:35 AM

Hon Cheong Lee Doubles Up

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Hon Cheong Lee

Hon Cheong Lee had his 35,000 at risk all-in with A♦ Q♠ against the dominant Q♦ Q♥ of Dinh Duc Linh.

Board completed A♠ J♦ 3♥ J♣ K♠ to give Lee a double up.

Player	Chips
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	218,000(87 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	81,000(32 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:20:46 AM

Yang Peng's Aggression Brings Pot

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Yang Peng

Yang Peng raised to 5,000 and big blind Tran Minh Thang defended. The flop came J♦ Q♥ 3♣. Thang check-called the 3,500 bet to see a K♣ turn. Thang checked again and Peng fired 14,500. Thang didn't continue.

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	190,000(76 BB)
YP Yang PengTaiwan	98,500(39 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:18:36 AM

Van Hung Nguyen Busts Akgul Huseyin

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Van Hung Nguyen

Akgul Huseyin was at risk for 50,000 with 9♣ 9♦ against the T♥ T♠ of Van Hung Nguyen. The board completed K♦ 2♦ 8♥ 4♦ 4♣ to ship the chips to Nguyen and take out Huseyin from the tournament.

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 168/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:11:50 AM

Nguyen Hoang Nam Pressures Jang Jiseung

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Nguyen Hoang Nam

Jang Jiseung and Nguyen Hoang Nam were staring at a board of K♠ 2♥ T♣ 8♣ with a pot of 38,000 in front of them. Jiseung led out for 18,000 and Nam made the call to open an 8♥ on the river. Jiseung double-tapped the option to Nam who declared "ALL-IN" Jiseung surrendered.

Player	Chips
NH Nguyen Hoang NamViet Nam	173,000(87 BB)
JJ Jang JiseungSouth Korea	35,000(18 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:07:11 AM

Pun Chee Wei Busts David Erquiaga

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Lo-jack David Erquiaga shoved all-in for 16,500 and was matched by Pun Chee Wei. Erquiaga showed A♦ J♣ and Wei showed K♣ K♠

Board ran T♠ 3♣ 7♠ T♥ J♦ and Erquiaga was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips
PC Pun Chee Wei	32,000(16 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 11:01:50 AM

Van Hung Nguyen Takes From Le Cong Luyen

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Van Hung Nguyen

Le Cong Luyen raised to 4,500 from the cut-off and small blind Van Hung Nguyen called. The flop arrived Q♥ J♠ 8♠ . Nguyen check-called the 4,000 bet to see a T♠ on the turn. Both checked to open a 5♣ river. Nguyen bet 11,000 and Luyen did not challenge.

Player	Chips
LC Le Cong Luyen	151,000(76 BB)
VH Van Hung NguyenViet Nam	114,000(57 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:52:09 AM

Wonho Lee of Korea Leads The Field So Far

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Wonho Lee

Registration has officially closed and there will only be 48 qualifying slots from Day 1C that will ITM and advance to the Day 2 final.

Wonho Lee of Korea leads the field so far with 308,000 chips. 184 players still remain.

SOME TOP CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	308,000(154 BB)
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	287,000(144 BB)
HS Han Seong JinSouth Korea	263,000(132 BB)
SC Sharvan ChhabriaIndia	255,000(128 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	231,000(116 BB)
AA Aayush AryaIndia	215,000(108 BB)
LW Lee Woohyeon	212,000(106 BB)
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	210,000(105 BB)
JJ Jiang JueChina	210,000(105 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	201,000(101 BB)
MG Meng GuangruiChina	198,000(99 BB)
NT Nguyen Trung ChienViet Nam	172,000(86 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	170,000(85 BB)

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 184/384

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:26:59 AM

Some Notables In the Field

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

John Perry

Some of the notable players seen at The Championship event are:

Edgaras Kausinis - who won the Super High Roller event of this series a few days ago.

Yita Choong - who made a final table appearance in the HIghroller: Megastack in this series and who was the champion of the APT Taipei Single Day High Roller last October.

Yankai Zhang - who made a fourth place finish in the Main Event

John Edward Perry - the champion of the High Roller Single Day Warm Up

Niko Koop - who played at the final table of The Billionaire Club Challenge.

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 196/336

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:22:17 AM

Chi Cong Nguyen Takes From Edgaras Kausinis

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Chi Cong Nguyen raised to 2,500. Edgaras Kausinis re-raised to 9,500. Nguyen pushed all-in for 42,200. Kausinis gave up.

Player	Chips
CC Chi Cong NguyenViet Nam	55,700(46 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	27,500(23 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:18:51 AM

Cao Tingjia Scoops Flopless Pot

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cao Tingjia

Lo-jack raised to 2,400. Cut-off Cao Tingjia three-bet re-raised to 5,400. Big blind Janca Andrius four-bet re-raised to 12,500. Tingjia answered with a five-bet re-raise to 20,000. Andrius gave up.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:16:04 AM

Lee Woohyeon Busts Eric Ceret

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Lee Woohyeon

After a raise-re-raise argument, Lee Woohyeon shoved all-in and Eric Ceret called and risked his last 49,000.

Woohyeon showed A♦ K♥ against Ceret's T♣ T♥. A coin flip.

The board completed A♥ 7♥ 7♣ Q♠ J♦ to send the chips Woohyeon's way and to send Ceret out of the tournament.

Player	Chips
LW Lee Woohyeon	248,000(207 BB)
EC Eric CeretFrance	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:14:06 AM

Lee Woohyeon Busts Huynh Quoc Bao

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Lee Woohyeon's pocket tens went up against Huynh Quoc Bao's pocket nines and won to eliminate Bao.

Player	Chips
LW Lee Woohyeon	150,000(125 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:08:50 AM

Lee Changhwan Wins Blind Battle

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Lee Changhwan

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Huu Dung Nguyen raised to 2,800 and called the three-bet re-raise to 8,800 by big blind Lee Changhwan. The flop arrived K♠ J♠ 3♣. Nguyen checked and Changhwa bet 10,000. Nguyen surrendered.

Player	Chips
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	38,400(32 BB)
LC Lee Changhwan	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 10:04:01 AM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh Books The Win

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh

Vu Van Lich raised to 2,400 from the hijack and got callers from small blind Truong Vu Tuan Khanh and big blind Lyu Junqiang.

Three players were treated to a flop of A♦ 2♦ Q♣. All checked until the board completed 8♠ K♥. Khanh opened his cards to show Q♥ 8♦ for a two-pair. No one else didn't bother to show.

Player	Chips
VV Vu Van LichViet Nam	130,600(109 BB)
LJ Lyu Junqiang	64,500(54 BB)
TV Truong Vu Tuan KhanhViet Nam	51,600(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:57:31 AM

Kishimoto's Set Doubles Up

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Kauro Kishimoto

Kauro Kishimoto and Feng Yng were looking at a board of 3♥ 7♣ 8♣ 9♥ with a 20,000 pot beside it. Lojack Kishimoto check-raised the 9,000 bet of Yang to 18,000. Yang spent a time-bank token to assess before making the call.

The river came T♠. Kishimoto bet all-in for 22,500. Once again, Yang took a moment to think, wondered how jazz really came about, threw in another time-bank token and then threw in a chip for the call.

Yang showed 9♠ 7♠ for two pairs while Kishimoto showed 8♦ 8♠ for a set of eights to win the pot, double-up and damage Yang's stack.

Player	Chips
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	96,800(81 BB)
FY Feng YangTaiwan	31,300(26 BB)

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 197/306

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:34:43 AM

Siddharth Adds To Stack

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Karia Siddharth

Sumit Sapra raised to 2,000 and called the 8,200 re-raise of small bling Karia Siddharth. The flop arrived J♦ 8♦ 2♠. Siddharth led out with 7,500 and Sapra folded.

Player	Chips
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	87,200(87 BB)
SS Sumit SapraIndia	32,000(32 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:30:45 AM

Anilkumar Takes Pot

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Anilkumar Asish Munot

Wong Kai Rong and Anilkumar Asish Munot were looking at a board of K♣ K♠ 3♠ 5♦ 4♣ with 12,000 chips in the middle.

Anilkumar overbet to 20,300 and Rong surrendered.

Player	Chips
WK Wong Kai Rong Daniel	66,900(67 BB)
AM Ashish Munot AnilkumarIndia	33,800(34 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:26:03 AM

Nguyen Duy Anh Cracks Kings of Tung Le Tien

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Nguyen Duy Anh

Nguyen Duy Anh and Tung Le Tien had raise-re-raise wrestling match with Anh finally shoving all-in and Tien calling to risk his last 21,300.

Anh showed A♥ J♦ and Tien showed K♣ K♦

Board completed A♣ 2♣ 6♥ 9♠ 2♠. Anh paired the ace to take down the pot and take out Tien.

Player	Chips
ND Nguyen Duy Anh	76,400(76 BB)
TL Tung Le TienViet Nam	4(0 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:21:02 AM

Jang Junho Shoves For The Pot

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Jang Junho

Nguyen Van Trung and Jang Junho were looking at a flop of K♣ 3♠ 2♦ with a pot of 27,000. Big blind Junho led for 7,000 and called the raise of Trung for 16,500. A 6♣ came on the turn. Junho bet all-in for 14,100 and Trung folded.

Player	Chips
JJ Jang Junho	74,100(74 BB)
NV Nguyen Van TrungViet Nam	44,000(44 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:14:05 AM

Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael Eliminates Li Ghouzi

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

UTG+1 raised to 2,000. Cut-off Li Guozhi three-bet re-raised to 5,700. Small blind Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael shoved all-in. Guozhi called and risked his last 80,000.

Guozhi showed A♠ Q♦ against Michael's T♥ 9♥. Board completed 7♠ 2♥ 4♦ T♠ 9♦ . Michael made two-pair to eliminate Guozhi.

Player	Chips
NY Ng Yi Wen Nicholas MichaelSingapore	196,000(196 BB)
GL Guozhi LiChina	busted

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 193/271

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 9:06:05 AM

Braek!

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

DAY 1C TOP CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	233,600(292 BB)
NY Ng Yi Wen Nicholas MichaelSingapore	155,000(194 BB)
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	152,300(190 BB)
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	140,700(176 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	127,900(160 BB)
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	120,300(150 BB)
VV Vu Van LichViet Nam	119,000(149 BB)
FF Felix Favre	118,600(148 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	117,200(147 BB)
NT Nguyen The Hung	116,600(146 BB)
AA Aayush AryaIndia	112,400(141 BB)
NN Nguyen Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	110,800(139 BB)
VH Van Hung NguyenViet Nam	108,300(135 BB)
FY Feng YangTaiwan	106,500(133 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HoangViet Nam	103,500(129 BB)
LC Luo ChengjianChina	98,200(123 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	98,000(123 BB)
DP Do Phi Hung	97,600(122 BB)
LJ Lyu Junqiang	91,600(115 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:56:33 AM

Yee Lee Earns With Full House

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yee Lee

Ferdinand Lu raised to 1,800 from UTG+1 with Yee Lee making the call along with the player on the button. Small blind Zhang Zhouqun shoved his last 1,900 all-in and everyone added the change to complete.

Flop came K♦ Q♠ 5♥ . Lu c-bet 2,600 with Lee the only caller.

Turn came 2♣ and Lu fired 5,500 and Lee stayed on.

River came 2♦. Lu fired 8,000 and Lee raised 55,000. Lu folded.

Lee showed 5♣ 5♠ for a full-house. Zhouqun was eliminated.

Player	Chips
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	98,000(123 BB)
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	25,000(31 BB)
ZZ Zhang ZhuoqunChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:53:30 AM

Big Blind Defending

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Nguyen Hoang Nam raised to 2,000 with two callers following behind. Big blind Pham Tien Thanh three-bet re-raised to 9,000. No customers.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tien ThanhViet Nam	70,400(88 BB)
NH Nguyen Hoang NamViet Nam	38,400(48 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:49:54 AM

Han Seong Jin Pressures Yee Wng Lee

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Han Seong Jin and Yee Wng Lee were looking at a 16,000 pot and a board that read 9♠ 6♠ Q♥ K♠. Big blind Lee check-called the 9,000 bet of Jin to open a 2♣ on the turn. Lee checked and allowed Jin to bet 22,500. Lee thought about it, threw in a time-bank token and threw his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips
HS Han Seong JinSouth Korea	111,900(140 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	70,300(88 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:44:31 AM

Tran Huy Phong Gets No Caller

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Four players were in the hand. There was 8,500 in the pot. The board showed A♣ T♠ 2♦ 9♦.

Small blind Tran Huy Phong bet 3,500 and no one called.

Player	Chips
TH Tran Huy PhongViet Nam	29,800(37 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:39:33 AM

Nguyen Chi Cong Builds Up

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

There was 15,000 in the pot with a board that showed K♣ J♠ T♣ 3♥. Nguyen Chi Cong, Yu Daesun Samuel and Le Manh Cong still had their cards.

Cong bet out 7,700 but no one else continued. Cong took the pot.

Player	Chips
CC Chi Cong NguyenViet Nam	60,200(75 BB)
LM Le Manh CuongViet Nam	42,500(53 BB)
YD Yu Daesun Samuel	22,600(28 BB)

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 180/237

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:34:44 AM

No Need To Show

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Do Quang Trinh and Nguyen Thai Quang were staring at a pot of 30,000 and a board that completed 3♥ T♥ Q♦ 9♣ T♠.

Trinh bet out 15,000 and Quang called. Trinh threw the cards to the muck even before Quang could count the chips.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	86,100(144 BB)
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	80,000(133 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:28:47 AM

Do Tien Vu Sends Nguyen Thi My Phuong To Exit

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A raise-re-raise wrestling match ended with Do Tien Vu going all-in and Nguyen Thi My Phuong called and put the remaining 46,000 chips at risk.

Phuong showed A♣ T♥ and Vu showed A♥ Q♠

Board completed 8♣ 7♣ J♠ 3♥ 4♣ giving the win to Vu and sending Phuong to the rail.

Player	Chips
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	142,000(237 BB)
NT Nguyen Thi My PhuongViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:25:29 AM

Wonho Lee Takes Chip Leader Throne

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Zhang Zhuoqun and Wonho Lee had a 67,500 pot in front of them with a complete board of K♥ 6♣ 2♣ 2♠ 5♦.

Zhang went first for 30,000 and Lee snap announced "All-in!" Zhang folded and shipped the loot of chips to Lee.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	232,000(387 BB)
ZZ Zhang ZhuoqunChina	6,900(12 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:22:38 AM

Kings Double Up Li Xialin

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Li Xialin

After some jostling over raising, Li Xialin shoved his last 33,000 and was matched by Tran Anh Tien. Xialin showed K♣ K♥ and Tien showed A♥ K♦.

Board completed 9♦ 6♦ 5♦ 2♠ 3♣ to give Xialin a double up.

Player	Chips
LX Li XialinChina	71,700(120 BB)
TA Tran Anh TienViet Nam	24,200(40 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:16:58 AM

DInh Van Tien Doubles With Big Slick

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Chokejindachai Napat raised to 1,200 then called the 11,600 all-in of Dinh Van Tien for a showdown. Napat showed A♣ 6♣ and Tien showed A♦ K♠.

The board ran T♠ 4♣ 9♦ 3♠ 7♦ . Nobody hit anything, but the big slick still formed the better hand for the double-up on a dry board.

Player	Chips
DV Dinh Van TienViet Nam	24,400(41 BB)
CN Chokejindachai NapatThailand	18,600(31 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:10:59 AM

Yee Lee Busts Nguyen Minh Hung Son

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Nguyen Minh Hung Son and Yee Wing Lee were looking at a pot of 18,000 and a board of 6♣ 4♥ T♠ 3♥.

Son check-raised the 8,500 bet of Lee all-in for 27,600. Lee called.

Son showed A♠ 3♠ for a pair of threes and Lee showed A♣ T♣ for a pair of tens. An A♦ on the river improved both to two pair, but still booked the win for Lee and busted out Son.

Player	Chips
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	84,100(140 BB)
NM Nguyen Minh Hung Son	busted

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 171/207

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 8:03:12 AM

Chop Chop!

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

There was around 12,400 in the pot with a board that completed K♦ 9♣ 7♠ J♠ T♠. Le Thanh Hung and Chokejindachai Napat were still in the hand.

Hung acted first and bet 9,000. Napat snap called.

Hung flipped over K♣ Q♣ for a straight while Napat flipped Q♦ Q♥ for the same straight. Both split the pot.

Player	Chips
LT Le Thanh HungViet Nam	131,000(262 BB)
CN Chokejindachai NapatThailand	47,000(94 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:56:36 AM

Gerardo Lubas III Calls For The Win

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Small blind Warwick Dunnet and big blind Gerardo Lubas III looked at a 8,300 pot and a board that showed 7♦ 8♣ 3♥ 8♥. Lubas III had called every bet fired so far.

Dunnet fired 6,000 and Lubas III called again to open a Q♠ river. Dunnet bet 4,000 and Lubas III called again.

Dunnet showed 7♣ 5♠ for a pair of sevens while Lubas III showed 8♦ 5♣ for trip eights to win the pot.

Player	Chips
GL Gerardo Lubas IIIPhilippines	54,700(109 BB)
WD Warwick DunnettUnited States of America	25,200(50 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:51:10 AM

Anh'S Aces

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Nguyen Duy Anh

Do Phi Hung and Nguyen Duy Anh looked at a 18,000 pot with a board of K♣ 7♠ 3♥ A♥. Both checked to see a 9♥ river. Hung bet 3,000 and Anh made the call.

Anh showed a pair of aces with A♦ Q♠ and Hung showed K♦ Q♣ for kings. Anh's aces took down the pot.

Player	Chips
ND Nguyen Duy Anh	37,000(74 BB)
DP Do Phi Hung	32,100(64 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:47:17 AM

Felix Favre Flushes Out Long Zhentao

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Felix Favre and Long Zhentao had a 60,000 pot in the middle and a board that showed 9♠ Q♠ 3♦ 6♦ 4♠. All of Zhentao's chips were at risk.

Zhentao flipped over J♦ 9♥ for a pair of nines while Favre showed K♠ 6♠ for a flush, eliminating Zhentao.

Player	Chips
FF Felix Favre	111,600(223 BB)
LZ Long ZhentaoChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:42:04 AM

Do Quang Trinh Pressures Kim Doyeon

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Do Quang Trinh

Do Quang Trinh and Kim Doyeon were looking at a board of 2♥ 8♥ 8♣ 3♣ 4♥ with 15,000 chips beside it.

Big blind Kim Doyeon bet 7,500 and then folded when Trinh raised all-in.

Player	Chips
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	121,600(243 BB)
KD Kim DoyeonSouth Korea	24,300(49 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:35:40 AM

Kings Double Up Jiang Xiangzhu

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Lyu Junqiang and Jiang Xiangzhu were looking at a flop of J♣ T♥ 3♥ with a 8,000 pot. Junqiang checked to allow Xiangzhu to bet 1,800, Junqiang raised to 7,300 and Xiangzhu re-raised all-in for 22,200. Junqiang thought long about it, used a time-bank token and then made the call.

Junqiang showed A♦ 3♠ for a bottom pair of threes. Xiangzhu showed K♥ K♣ for kings. The board ran 8♠ 5♣ to give Xiangzhu the double-up.

Player	Chips
LJ Lyu Junqiang	105,400(211 BB)
JX Jiang XiangzhuChina	52,400(105 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 142/166

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:31:50 AM

Nguyen Van Trung Shows Aggression

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Bae Wonchul raised to 1,000 and called the 3,000 three-bet re-raise by Nguyen Van Trung to see a flop of K♥ 3♥ 4♦. Wonchul check-called the 2,200 bet of Trung to see a 4♠ turn. Wonchul checked again and Trung didn't hesitate to fire another barrel of 6,500. Wonchul folded and gave up the pot.

Player	Chips
NV Nguyen Van TrungViet Nam	119,500(299 BB)
BW Bae WonchulSouth Korea	17,100(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:28:25 AM

Deepankur Gupta Inches Up

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

UTG player raised to 800 with UTG+2 Deepankur Gupta and big blind Le Manh Cuong making the call.

Flop showed J♦ 6♦ J♠. Action checked to Gupta who bet 1,300. Cuong stayed on. Turn showed A♠. Cuong checked to Gupta who bet 2,500. Cuong did not complete.

Player	Chips
LM Le Manh CuongViet Nam	22,500(56 BB)
DG Deepankur GuptaIndia	19,400(49 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:24:54 AM

Van Hung Nguye's Queens Bust Yang Hyunmin

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Van Hung Nguyen

Van Hung Nguyen and Yang Hyunmin had a pot of 34,000 in the middle with a board that showed T♣ 9♠ 8♠.

Big blind Hyunmin bet all-in for 19,600 and Nguyen snap-called. Nguyen showed Q♦ Q♠ against the A♠ K♣ of Hyunmin. The board completed T♥ 4♠ to award Nguyen the pot and eliminate Hyunmin.

Player	Chips
VH Van Hung NguyenViet Nam	121,000(303 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:13:19 AM

Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael Busts Nguyen Tan Khoa

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael and Nguyen Tan Khoa were given a board of 2♣ Q♥ 9♥ 7♣. There was a pot 24,800 beside it.

Small blind Khao check-raised all-in for 32,600 after Nicholas Michael bet out 15,000. Nicholas Michael made the snap call to show 9♠ 7♦ for two-pair. Khao showed A♥ 2♥ for bottom pair and a flush draw.

The river K♣ didn't improve anyone, giving Nicholas Michael the pot and sending Khao to the rail.

Player	Chips
NY Ng Yi Wen Nicholas MichaelSingapore	143,000(358 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 7:07:10 AM

Wonho Lee Puts A Dent On Park

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Wonho Lee

Small blind Wonho Lee and big blind Park Junyoung were in front of board a that showed K♦ 8♦ 3♠ 8♣ with 15,200 chips beside it.

Lee check-called the 7,100 bet of Junyoung to see a 4♣ river. Both checked to show cards. Lee showed K♠ Q♠ for two pair kings and Junyoung mucked.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	93,500(234 BB)
PJ Park JunyoungSouth Korea	26,500(66 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 102/114

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:47:24 AM

Break!

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

DAY 1C TOP CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
LJ Lyu Junqiang	134,900(450 BB)
VV Vu Van LichViet Nam	99,900(333 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	92,300(308 BB)
LT Le Thanh HungViet Nam	82,500(275 BB)
NT Nguyen Tuan HoangViet Nam	78,000(260 BB)
JA Janca Andrius	76,600(255 BB)
LC Luo ChengjianChina	73,300(244 BB)
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	73,200(244 BB)
MF Michael FalconDenmark	72,400(241 BB)
NT Nguyen The Hung	71,500(238 BB)
AV Anzhela VasylenkoUkraine	69,000(230 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:43:41 AM

Bae Wonchul's Set Gets Paid

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Bae Wonchul and Aayush Arya were competing in a battle of the blinds for an 11,000 pot with a shared board of 9♣ 8♣ 3♠ 3♥ 7♦.

small blind Wonchul led for 13,000 and was called by Arya. Wonchul showed 8♠ 8♦ for a set, Arya mucked.

Player	Chips
BW Bae WonchulSouth Korea	67,800(226 BB)
AA Aayush AryaIndia	13,100(44 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:37:44 AM

Kim Seonggwon Makes Big Double

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Kim Seonggwon

Kim Seonggwon and Pham Duy Anh had a board of T♥ 8♦ A♠ 6♦ and a pot of 37,700. Small blind Anh bet 20,000 and Seonggwon raised all-in for 25,700. Anh added the change for a showdown.

Seonggwon showed A♥ K♠ for a pair of aces. Anh showed J♣ 9♦ for an open-ended straight draw. The river K♥ improved Seonggwon to two-pair to make the double-up.

Player	Chips
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	89,100(297 BB)
PD Pham Duy AnhViet Nam	10,100(34 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:29:57 AM

Carsten Klug Sends Vu Hoai Lam To Exit

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Carsten Klug

Vu Hoai Lam and Carsten Klug were faced with a flop of Q♦ 4♠ 9♠ and a pot of 13,000. Lam bet 6,100 and Klug raised all-in. Lam called with his last 21,500 at risk.

Lam showed Q♣ 2♣ for top pair queens versus the K♠ J♠ of Klug, drawing to 15 outs with one over card, a gut shot straight and a flush draw.

The Q♠ turn gave Klug the flush. However, Lam's trips still had a 10-outer chance with another queen or a pair from the board or the hole. The 8♣ on the river wasn't one of them and Lam was sent out of the event... for now.

Player	Chips
CK Carsten KlugGermany	81,000(270 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 68/74

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:23:30 AM

Wonho Lee Stacks Up

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Wonho Lee

5,500 chips were in the pot and a board that showed K♣ 9♣ 8♦ 6♦ T♠. Lo-jack Wonho Lee and big blind Nguyen Quang Hung were still competing.

Hung double-tapped his option to Lee. Lee bet out 3,000 and Hung surrendered.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	79,300(397 BB)
QH Quang HungViet Nam	37,300(187 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:08:07 AM

Dung Grabs A Big One

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Pham Tien Dung and Nguyen Toan Hoang were looking at a board of 7♥ 9♣ 2 4♥ 6♥ with a pot of 29,000 beside it. Dung bet all-in for 26,900 and Hoang folded, sending the chips Dung's way.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Tuan HoangViet Nam	67,800(339 BB)
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	55,900(280 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:04:23 AM

Tranh Anh Tien Gets Awarded Big Pot

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Tranh Anh Tien

Lojack Tranh Anh Tien, small blind Aayush Arya and big blind Chenghong Lu were looking at an 18,600 pot and a flop of K♥ 6♠ T♣. Arya checked to Lu, who bet 5,600 and as raised by Tien to 15,000. No one else matched and Tien took the pot.

Player	Chips
TA Tran Anh Tien	51,400(257 BB)
AA Aayush AryaIndia	28,800(144 BB)
CL Chenghong LuChina	28,100(141 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 6:00:12 AM

Le Tien Tung Takes A Pot

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Tung Le Tien

UTG Do Phi Hung and big blind Tung Le Tien were staring at a flop of T♥ 6♥ 7♥ and a pot of 5,500. Tien fired 3,500 and Hung folded to give Tien the pot.

Player	Chips
TL Tung Le TienViet Nam	44,700(224 BB)
DP Do Phi Hung	33,600(168 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:53:11 AM

Pham Thuy Trang's Straight Makes Money

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Small blind Pham Tuan Tu and UTG+1 Pham Thuy Trang stared at 10,800 in the pot with a board that read 8♠ J♦ 5♣ T♥ Q♣

Pham Tuan Tu led for 5,600 and called when Pham Thuy Trang raised to 12,500.

Pham Thuy Trang showed A♦ K♦ for straight. Pham Tuan Tu didn't bother to show anything.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Thuy TrangViet Nam	59,000(295 BB)
TP Tuan PhamUnited States of America	18,700(94 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:44:08 AM

Van Hung Nguyen Wins Big Flopless Pot

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Van Hung Nguyen

There was a min-raise then a three-bet-re-raise, callers, a four-bet re-raiser and a five-bet all-in between 5 players, then 3 players then 2. The pot that was built had over 12,000 chips.

Van Hung Nguyen's all-in for 40,400 wasn't met in the end by Le Manh Cuong for him to take the pot.

Van Hung Nguyen was kind enough to show A♣ K♦.

Player	Chips
VH Van Hung NguyenViet Nam	56,400(282 BB)
LM Le Manh CuongViet Nam	32,700(164 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:30:26 AM

Rodolf Domin Builds Up

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Rudolf Domin

6,000 chips were in the pot between contenders Rudolf Domin, Jeon Segye and Motokatsu Uhara with each putting 2,000 set by the raise of big blind Uhara .

The flop came 8♠ T♣ 5♣

The option fell to Domin who bet 2,500 and found no callers to leave him with the loot.

Player	Chips
RD Rudolf DominRussia	46,600(233 BB)
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	43,200(216 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 39/44

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:25:31 AM

Nguyen The Hung Earns Back From Jinqiang

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Nguyen The Hung

The board completed T♣ 9♥ 2♥ A♥ J♣. Both Lyu Junqiang and Nguyen The Hung showed their cards to determine a winner. Junqiang's T♥ 8♠ made a pair of tens, but the K♠ T♦ of Nguyen had the better kicker to take down a 6,600 pot.

Player	Chips
LJ Lyu Junqiang	103,600(1036 BB)
NT Nguyen The Hung	86,100(861 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:22:30 AM

Lyu Junqiang Earns From Folds

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Lyu Junqiang

There was 1,200 in the pot with a board that read 9♣ 2♣ 4♥. Four people were in the hand. Lyu Junqian overbet 1,700 and had all three fold to earn the pot.

Player	Chips
LJ Lyu Junqiang	106,300(1063 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:18:47 AM

Bui Ngoc Long Earns From Straight

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Bui Ngoc Long made a straight with his T♣ 7♦ on a board that showed 3♣ 9♣ 8♦ 5♥ 6♦. Long made around 2,800 in bets from other players including Nguyen The Hung, who mucked his cards during the showdown after calling a bet of 1,000 after the river.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen The Hung	79,200(792 BB)
BN Bui Ngoc LongViet Nam	43,500(435 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:11:49 AM

Ziad Zebib Takes It Down

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Ziad Zebib

Ziad Zebib raised to 300 and got 3 callers to join in. Four players saw a flop of 6♠ 2♦ 6♣.

All four checked to see a 4♥ turn. Big blind Vu Hoai Lam Bet 1,000 with only Zebib completing to see a river 5♥.

Lam bet out 2,500. Zebib raised to 7,000. Lam folded.

Player	Chips
ZZ Ziad ZebibUnited States of America	37,800(378 BB)
VH Vu Hoai LamViet Nam	31,000(310 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:07:20 AM

Falcon Back In Flight

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Michael Kim Falcon

Michael Kim Falcon has re-entered the flight and made his presence felt. Falcon's A♠ J♠ rivered a straight on a board of T♣ 8♠ Q♣ 7♣ 9♠ to beat Warwick Dunnet's pair of queens with A♦ Q♥.

Falcon earned over 20,000 from Dunnet, calling every street.

Player	Chips
MF Michael FalconDenmark	62,300(623 BB)
WD Warwick DunnettUnited States of America	41,200(412 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 5:00:16 AM

Nguyen The Hung Devastates Jeon Segye

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Nguyen The Hung

Nguyen The Hung and Jeon Segye were starting at 27,000 chips beside a board that showed 8♦ 9♦ K♣ T♣ J♠. Cutoff Nguyen checked and allowed Jeon to shove all-in. Nguyen used 3 time-bank tokens so he could think hard about what to do and whether or not his laundry would be ready if he busted out early. Nguyen finally called and put his last 28,400 at risk.

Nguyen showed 9♠ 9♣ for a set of nines. Segye showed A♦ 6♦ for a busted flush draw. Nguyen took down the huge pot.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen The Hung	83,800(838 BB)
JS Jeon SegyeSouth Korea	5,200(52 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 4:55:03 AM

Scagnetti Chips Away At Cuong's Second Life

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Adriano Scagnetti and Le Manh Cuong (on his second life) were staring at a pot of 2,300 and a board that showed 2♥ 8♥ 3♦ 4♣. Big blind Cuong led out for 2,000 and Scagnetti called.

River showed K♦ and Cuong bet 3,000 and Scagnetti called. Cuong opened 6♣ 3♣ for a pair of threes while Scagnetti peeled A♥ 8♠ for the better pair of eights to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
AS Adriano ScagnettiItaly	46,300(463 BB)
LM Le Manh CuongViet Nam	33,900(339 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 4:44:07 AM

More Familiar Poker Faces

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Ian Modder

Ian Modder is in the field fresh from a final table appearance in the record-breaking USOP Main Event. Modder was a fifth place finisher out of a record-breaking 1,956 Main Event entries.

Motokatsu Uhara is in the mix, hoping to add some more to his USD 408,000 total live earnings.

Tuan Hoang Nguyen already made a 5th place cash in the High Roller - 6 Max event and will look to add another deep ITM finish to surpass the USD 50,000 milestone in total live earnings.

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 20/22

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 4:35:48 AM

Another One Busts The Dust

Level 1: 100 / 100

Warwick James Dunnett

Second bust of the day goes to Le Manh Cuong.

Warwick James Dunnett raised to 300 from the lo-jack. Hijack Ian Modder three-bet re-raised to 1,100 and Le Manh Cuong four-bet re-raised to 5,500 on the button. Only Dunnett continued the challenge to see a flop of K♦ 8♠ 5♠.

Dunnett check-called the 3,500 bet of Cuong to see a 9♦ turn. This time Dunnet's check-call took a while longer, using a time-bank token before making the 8,800 call to open a 5♥ river. Cuong spent two-time banks before deciding to shove all-in for 31,200. Dunnet snap called and showed A♣ K♠ for a pair of kings, winning against the J♣ J♥ of Cuong to eliminate him from the event.

Player	Chips
WD Warwick DunnettUnited States of America	97,300(973 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 4:31:50 AM

First Bust

Level 1: 100 / 100

Michael Kim Falcon

Michael Kim Falcon and Lyu Junqiang were all in before the flop with Falcon at ris for his remaining 28,000.

Falcon showed A♦ K♣ against the T♣ T♥ of Junqiang. A coin flip.

The board ran 9♦ Q♦ 3♠ 8♣ T♠ to give Junqiang a set and make Falcon the first casualty of the day. Faclon will most probably re-enter again, so it won't be the last of him.

Player	Chips
LJ Lyu Junqiang	100,000(1000 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 4:19:01 AM

Early Notables On The Field

Agharazi Babayev

Some of the early notables that are already on the felt are:

Michael Kim Falcon has already made over USD 500,000 in total live earnings and is hoping to add more with a deep run in this event.

Jeon Segye has made two cashes in this series and will look to add more.

Carsten Helmuth Klug just made a 10th place finish recently in the Freezeout event of this series.

Agharazi Babayev will be looking to run deep in this event to boost add to his total live earnings of over USD 650,000.

Ziad Zebib is fresh from two final table appearances in last month's APPT Cambodia, and will look to make a mark here as well.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/10/2024, 3:52:30 AM

Day 1C Takes Off!

Level 1: 100 / 100

Day 1C of the USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale Championship event is under way at the Pullman Hai Phong Grand Hotel.

Two flights took place yesterday with a total of 422 entries recorded (252 Day 1A and 170 Day 1B entries). From there, 53 qualifers have kept their seats to return to the Day 2 final and are guaranteed a minimum share from the VND 20 Billion guaranteed prize pool.

Entries in this flight plus the upcoming Day 1D flight later today are expected to boost the prize pool past its initial guarantee.

Stay tuned for more live updates.