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U Series Of Poker

Blind level

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Entries

7/1,059

Total Chips

42,360,000

Average

6,051,429

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:41:08 PM

John Matsuda Crowned Championship Champion

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

John Matsuda

Due to the regulations imposed by USOP organizers regarding the must-finish before midnight deadline. The last hands were played and the merging chip leader was none other than the Philippines' very own John Matsuda who topped with 14,925,000 chips to earn the biggest share in the ICM deal and, more importantly, the title of The Championship Champion.

The other placers based on their chip counts are as follows

2nd place: Harsh Bubna (7.4 Million chips)

3rd place: Hung Wan (6.05 Million chips)

4th place: Luong Viet Bac (5.75 Million chips)

5th place: Zhang Xun (5.7 Million chips)

6th place: Lee Kun Han (2,45 Million chips)

We will determine the final payouts from organizers once they've made the official announcement.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:37:10 PM

The Last 3 Hands Before ICM Deal

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Hand 2

Hung Wan raised to 1,300,000 on the small blind. Big blind folded and Wan scooped the blinds.

Hand 3

John Matsuda gets a walk on the big blind.

Hand 4.

Harsh Bubna gets a pass on his big blind.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:22:34 PM

Chop Chop!

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Harsh Bubna raised all-in for 6,900,000 from the cut-off and big bling Hung Wan defended.

Wan's hand had the advantage over Bubna, but the poker gods threw two pairs on the board for both to split with their ace kickers.

Player	Hand	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	A♦7♠	2,800,000(9 BB)
HW Hung WanHong Kong	A♠Q♠	4,350,000(15 BB)

Board:T♠T♦J♦J♣2♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:08:20 PM

Zhang Xun's Deuces Double Up

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Zhang Xun

Action folded to Zhang Xun on the button and raised all-in for 3,050,000. John Matsuda called in the small blind.

Xun's deuces stayed ahead and even made a full-house on the river for winning emphasis.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZX Zhang XunChina	2♥2♣	6,700,000(22 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	A♣K♦	16,000,000(53 BB)

Board:9♥4♥5♣4♣2♦

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:04:45 PM

Lee Kun Han's Sixes Earn Doubles

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Lee Kun Han

John Matsuda raised to 500,000 from under the gun. Small blind Lee Kun Han pushed his last 1,425,000 to the middle and Matsuda made the call.

The sixes stayed ahead and alive throughout the board for a much-needed double-up.

Player	Hand	Chips
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	6♣6♥	3,450,000(12 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	K♦4♥	20,500,000(68 BB)

Board:A♠7♠T♦8♠3♠

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:00:51 PM

Li Shankui Eliminated in 7th - VND 610M ($ 29,960)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Li Shankui - 7th - VND 610M ($ 29,960)

Li Shankui raised all-in from under the gun for his last 1,150,000 and John Matusda made the call on the button.

The board gave two pairs and Matsuda's ace-kicker made the difference to finally remove a resilient Li Shankui in 7th place.

Li Shankui made two other cashes in this series, but this 7th place finish is the most significant one.

Player	Hand	Chips
LS Li ShankuiChina	K♦T♦	1,800,000(6 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	A♣J♠	16,000,000(53 BB)

Board:Q♠9♠Q♦9♦6♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:57:20 PM

Jinlong Hu Takes A Bow in 8th - VND 480M ($ 18,920)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Jinlong Hu - 8th - VND 480M ($ 18,920)

John Matsuda raised to 600,000 from UTG +1 then called the 2,725,000 all-in re-raise of Jinlong Hu from the next seat.

The flop came 9♥ 2♥ Q♦ and gave Matsuda a gut-shot draw. The turn 7♦ gave Hu a set and was set to double-up, but the poker gods love the drama and threw a T♥ on the river to give Matsuda a straight and end the adventure of Hu in 8th place.

Jinlong Hu made 4 cashes in the series and 3 final table appearances.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	J♦8♠	14,100,000(47 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	7♣7♥	1,200,000(4 BB)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:51:20 PM

Hung Wan Makes A Boat To Double

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Hung Wan

Hung Wan raised all-in for 2,000,000 from UTG+1. Big blind Li Shankui liked his cards enough to defend the big blinds and made the call.

Wan jumped to the lead with trips on the flop and ended with a boat on the river to ensude the double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	A♦J♣	4,350,000(17 BB)
LS Li ShankuiChina	8♦8♥	1,800,000(7 BB)

Board:A♥2♦A♣3♥J♦

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:43:20 PM

Harsh Bubna Builds Stack From Jinlong Hu

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Harsh Bubna

Harsh Bubna raised to 500,000 from under the gun and found two callers from the blinds.

The flop arrived T♦ 6♦ 4♠ . Option was given to Bubna who fired a c-bet 500,000. Small blind folded and big blind Jinlong Hu stayed on.

The turn came A♥. Hu checked and Bubna did not hesitate for another barrel of 750,000. Hu called to see a J♠ turn. Both checked to show cards.

Bubna flipped 9♠ 9♦ and Hu showed 8♥ 7♥, Bubna's nines brought the pot to his stack.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,800,000(11 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,200,000(5 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:17:30 PM

Hung Wan's Kings Double From John Matsuda

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Hung Wan

John Matsuda raised 500,000 from under the gun and small blind Hung Wan shoved his last 1,000,000 all-in. Matsuda added the spare change for the call.

Wan showed K♠ K♥ dominating Matsuda's K♦ T♦. The board ran 7♣ A♣ 8♦ 5♥ J♠. Wan's kings stayed ahead throughout to double his stack up and avoid elimination.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	14,100,000(56 BB)
HW Hung WanHong Kong	2,500,000(10 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:12:47 PM

Michael Falcon Eliminated in 9th - VND 370M ($ 14,585)

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Michael Falcon - 9th - VND 370M ($ 14,585)

John Matusda raised to 800,000 from UTG+1 and Michael Falcon three-bet re-raised all-in for 2,100,000 in the hi-jack. Matsuda made the snap call.

Falcon showed 9♠ 9♥ and John Matsuda showed K♠ K♦

The board ran J♠ 6♣ 4♠ 7♥ T♦. Matsuda's kings stayed ahead throughout and Falcon had no other choice but to wish everyone a good game as he took his leave in 9th place.

Michael Falcon became the first final table casualty and his winnings will inch his total live earnings towards the USD 600,000 mark.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 2:58:42 PM

We're Down To The Final Table

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

This is it! The final 9 players are set to play on the final table. Hopefully, a champion can be crowned by the 11:15 deadline set by the tournament director. ICM deal will be determined after the end of "regulation time"

Meanwhile, play continues as is.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	12,400,000(50 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	9,400,000(38 BB)
LS Li ShankuiChina	4,500,000(18 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	4,250,000(17 BB)
ZX Zhang XunChina	3,650,000(15 BB)
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	2,275,000(9 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	2,150,000(9 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	2,100,000(8 BB)
HW Hung WanHong Kong	1,500,000(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 2:50:15 PM

Junseok Oh Makes A Worthy Exit in 10th - VND 287m ($ 11,315)

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Junseok Oh - 10th - VND 287m ($ 11,315)

Junseok Oh shoved his last 50,000 all-in from under the gun. Cutoff Harsh Bubna three-bet raised to 500,000. However, small blind Zhang Xun pumped it up all-in to 2,600,000. Bubna stood down.

Oh showed T♥ 6♠ and was dominated by the T♠ T♣ of Xun.

The board finished K♥ Q♣ 2♥ 5♠ J♦ and the table tapped "GG" as Oh stepped away from his seat.

Player	Chips
ZX Zhang XunChina	3,650,000(15 BB)
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	busted
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	busted

Level 33: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 2:45:40 PM

Harsh Bubna Decimates Junseok Oh

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Harsh Bubna

Action fell to the blinds when small blind Junseok Oh raised to 800,000. Big blind Harsh Bubna defended.

The flop arrived Q♠ J♠ 9♥ Oh bet all-in and Bubna made the snap-call.

Oh showed K♦ Q♥ for a pair of queens, but Bubna showed K♠ K♥ for a better pair.

The board finished 8♥ 8♦ and shipped the chips to Bubna, leaving Oh with a stack in need of CPR.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	7,200,000(36 BB)
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	50,000(0 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 2:41:53 PM

Zhang Xun Cracks Matsuda's Queens To Double Up

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Zhang Xun

Zhang Xun moved all-in for 1,350,000 on the button. Small blind John Matsuda liked what he saw in his hole cards and made the call. Xun showed A♠ 5♣ and wasn't thrilled when Matsuda peeled Q♥ Q♣.

The board completed 4♦ 9♦ 8♥ 6♣ 7♥. Runners on the turn and river gave Xun a straight to crack the queens and keep alive with a double-up.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	10,200,000(51 BB)
ZX Zhang XunChina	3,100,000(16 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 2:27:27 PM

John Matsuda Makes A BIgger Recovery

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

John Matsuda

John Matsuda and Junseok Oh were staring at a board of Q♣ Q♠ 3♠ 7♦ and a pot worth 2,500,000. Both checked to see a A♣ on the river.

Matsuda acted first and bet out 2,200,000. Junseok Oh gave his famous staredown and made the call. Matsuda turned over Q♥ 9♦ for triple queens and Junseok Oh mucked in disdain.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	12,400,000(62 BB)
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	4,700,000(24 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 2:22:53 PM

Li Shankui Makes A Boat To Boost His Stack

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Li Shankui

Li Shankui raised all-in from under the fun for 2,225,000 and John Matsuda made the call on the buttoon. Shankui showed A♣ 5♠ and Matusda opened a 7♥ 7♦.

The flop came 5♣ 5♦ Q♥ and brought "oohs" from the table. The A♦ turn even brought more roars. The 9♦ river silenced everyone while the chips were shipped Li's way.

On to the next hand.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	6,700,000(34 BB)
LS Li ShankuiChina	5,000,000(25 BB)

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:54:07 PM

Yuan Yilu Exits in 11th Place -VND 287M ($ 11,315)

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yuan Yilu - 11th Place -VND 287M ($ 11,315)

Yuan Yilu raised all-in for his last 1,375,000 from under the gun and big blind Jinlong Hu defended.

Yilu peeled open 9♦ 9♣ against Hu's K♥ 9♥. The board ran 7♦ Q♦ J♣ 4♠ K♦. Yilu stayed ahead all throughout until the poker gods decided to award Hu with a king on the river to finally finish off Yilu and remove him from the championship in 11th place.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	3,450,000(23 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:50:01 PM

Li Shankui's Better Straight Doubles Up

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Li Shankui

Li Shankui raised to 625,000 and Michael Falcon called.

Flop arrived 8♥ 6♣ 6♥

Li bet 200,000 and called the all-in raise of Falcon for 500,000 more Li showed T♣ 6♦ for trips sixes to the disappointment of Falcon, who expected a better hand. Falcon showed 5♥ 5♦ for two pair. The board completed 9♦ 7♥.

Junseok Oh was excited to point out a straight, thinking Falcon won. Both did make a straight, but Li's was better than Falcon's and earned the double-up.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	4,650,000(31 BB)
LS Li ShankuiChina	2,650,000(18 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:33:55 PM

Yuan Yilu Doubles From Hung Wan

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yuan Yilu

Yuan Yilu went all-in for 750,000 on the cut-off and was called by Hung Wan on the small blind. Yilu opened K♣ Q♣ with Hung Wan showing A♥ 5♣.

The flop came K♥ T♣ 9♥ to give Yilu a pair of kings overtake Wan. The board finished J♥ 6♠, and gave Yilu the double-up pot.

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	2,500,000(17 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	1,800,000(12 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:30:11 PM

Harsh Bubna Doubles From Li SHankui

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Harsh Bubna

Action folded to blinds. Harsh Bubna raised all-in for 2,300,000 on the small blind. Big blind Li Shankui defended.

Bubna showed K♦ Q♣ and Li showed 9♦ 9♠.The flop showed 2♥ 6♦ Q♥ giving Bubna the lead over Li. Bubna completed the double-up when the turn 4♥ and river 5♥ failed to improve Li.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	4,700,000(31 BB)
LS Li ShankuiChina	1,250,000(8 BB)

Level 31: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:14:06 PM

Luong Viet Bac Doubles From Yuan Yilu

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Luong Viet Bac

Luong Viet Bac raised to 1,000,000 then called his last 100,000 all-in on the raise from Yuan Yilu. Bac showed A♣ T♠ while Yiu showed K♠ Q♥

Bac turned a pair of aces and secured the win and the double-up.

Player	Hand	Chips
YY Yilu YuanChina	K♠Q♥	375,000(3 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	A♣T♠	2,500,000(21 BB)

Board:7♠4♠4♥A♠8♥

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:09:54 PM

CHIP COUNTS OF REMAINING 11

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Player	Chips
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	9,450,000(79 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	8,100,000(68 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	6,000,000(50 BB)
LS Li ShankuiChina	3,750,000(31 BB)
ZX Zhang XunChina	3,025,000(25 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	2,400,000(20 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,200,000(18 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,550,000(13 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	1,500,000(13 BB)
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	1,225,000(10 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:08:04 PM

Lee Kun Han Doubles From Jinlong Hu

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Lee Kun Han

Lee Kun Han risked 720,000 with A♣ J♦ and big blind Jinlong Hu challenged with 4♦ 4♣.

Board ran T♦ 6♠ K♥ Q♠ T♥

Han turned a straight and went on to double up.

Player	Chips
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	1,620,000(14 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,600,000(13 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 1:01:07 PM

Tranh Minh Thang Goes Ou tin 12th -VND 287M ($ 11,315)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Tranh Minh Thang - 12th -VND 287M ($ 11,315)

Jinlong Hu raised to 250,000. Lee Kun Han called. Tran Minh Thang called all-in for last 240,000. Big blind Luong Viet Bac defended.

Flop came J♣ T♣ 6♠ All checked to see 8♥ turn. Jinlong Hu bet 700,000. Han and Bac surrendered. Hu showed K♥ T♦ versus J♦ 9♠ of Thang.Thang was ahead with pair jacks versus Hu's pair tens.

But then, the poker gods threw a T♥ on the river to give Hu trips tens and eliminated Thang from the tournament.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	2,420,000(20 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	1,135,000(9 BB)
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	720,000(6 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:53:47 PM

Hun Wan Doubles & Damages

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hun Wan

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Tran Minh Thang shoved 1,975,000 all-in and big blind Hung Wan challenged after some consideration worth one time-bank token.

Thang showed Q♥ 7♥

Wan showed K♠ J♣

Board ran 3♠ 8♦ 6♠ 8♥ 3♣

The king of Wan was the better kicker for the board's two pair and took down the double up

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	3,590,000(30 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	240,000(2 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:47:04 PM

Li Yongxin Exits in 13th Spot - VND 2.269M ($ 8,945)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Li Yongxin - 13th Spot - VND 2.269M ($ 8,945)

Michael Falcon raised to 250,000 then called the 1,095,000 all-in re-raise of Yongxin Li

Falcon showed K♦ T♦

Li showed K♥ 3♥

Board ran 8♠ 4♠ 5♠ 8♠ 6♠

Falcon's cards make the better hand and eliminate Li.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	4,900,000(41 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:34:49 PM

Pham Tung Khanh Takes A Bow in 14th - VND 2.269M ($ 8,945)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Pham Tung Khanh - 14th - VND 2.269M ($ 8,945)

Hi-jack raised to 240,000 when Li Shankui three-bet re-raised to 1,600,000 on the button.

Pham Tung Khanh risked 650,000 and made the call from the big blind.

Li peeled over T♥ T♣ while Khanh flashed A♥ Q♠

Flop came A♦ 4♠ 3♣ to give Khanh the lead. The turn J♦ didn't do anything except serve as a drum roll for the poker gods when they threw a T♦ on the river for Li to improve to a set and send Khanh out of the tournament.

Player	Chips
LS Li ShankuiChina	4,000,000(33 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:30:44 PM

Pham Tham Nghia Finishes in 15th - VND 2.269M ($8,945)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Pham Tham Nghia - 15th - VND 2.269M ($8,945)

Pham Tham Nghia risked 1,480,000 with K♦ Q♦

Michael Falcon challenged with A♥ 9♥

Board ran A♣ J♣ 6♣ 4♥ A♦

Falcon made trips to eliminate Nghia from The Championship

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	4,100,000(34 BB)
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	busted

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:19:50 PM

Chen Peng Heads Out In 16th - VND 180M ($7,095)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Chen Peng - 16th - VND 180M ($7,095)

Both Chen Peng and Junseok Oh had their chips in the middle with Peng risking his remaining 1,500,000

Peng put his tournament hopes on J♦ T♦ against Junseok Oh's K♠ Q♠

The flop Q♣ 8♣ 2♣ strengthened Oh's lead, but Peng had outs.

However, the 2♥ turn and river 7♠ weren't any of them an Oh's queens went on to eliminate Chen Peng.

Player	Chips
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	7,900,000(79 BB)
CP Chen PengChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:07:04 PM

Lee Kun Han Doubles From Luong Viet Bac

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Lee Kun Han

Big blind Luong Viet Bac raised all-in against two raisers with Lee Kun Han risking his last 585,000.

Han showed A♥ 8♥ versus Bac's A♦ J♦.

Han was an under dog but board came 8♣ 3♣ 5♣ K♠ 3♦. Han paired an eight to win the double up.

Player	Chips
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	1,520,000(15 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	1,015,000(10 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 12:03:16 PM

Sencer Ozturk Says Farewell in 17th - VND 180M ($7,095)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Sencer Ozturk - 17th - VND 180M ($7,095)

Harsh Bubna raised to 200,000 and called the 720,000 all-in of Sencer Ozturk

Bubna showed K♥ K♠ versus Ozturk's 7♠ 7♦

Board ran 8♦ Q♠ J♠ 6♠ 5♠

Bubna's flush was better than Ozturk's and Ozturk has to give up his seat.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	3,855,000(39 BB)
OS Ozturk SencerTurkey	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:53:21 AM

Chen Peng Gets Small Revenge, Doubles Up

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Chen Peng

Action folded to blinds. Small blind Tran Minh Thang raised all-in. Big blind Cheng Peng called to risk last 1,210,000

Cheng Peng showed J♦ 8♦

Tran Minh Thang showed 9♦ 5♦

Board ran K♦ 4♣ T♠ 6♠ K♥

Peng's cards were good enough to make a better hand and double up.

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	3,720,000(37 BB)
CP Chen PengChina	2,520,000(25 BB)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:45:27 AM

Guo Biao Bows Out in 18th - VND 180M ($7,095)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Guo Biao - 18th - VND 180M ($7,095)

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	3,790,000(47 BB)
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	1,400,000(18 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	busted

Action folded to the last three. From the button, John Matsuda raised all-in and put his with last 1,230,000 at risk. Small blind Guo Biao also went all-in putting his last 1,520,000 at risk. Big Blind Pham Thanh Nghia also called for a three way all-in pre-flop showdown.

The poker gods gave one of three aces on the turn for Matsuda to jump to the lead and eventually make a huge triple up, eliminating Biao Guo in the process with additional help from Nghia's side pot win.

Player	Hand	Chips
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	K♠K♣	1,400,000(18 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	9♦9♥	busted
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	A♦Q♦	3,790,000(47 BB)

Board:T♦T♠7♥A♠T♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:42:32 AM

Biao Guo Doubles

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Biao Guo

Biao Guo went all-in for last 840,000 with A♦ K♣ and challenged by Harsh Bubna with 9♣ 9♠

Board ran K♦ Q♥ 7♠ T♥ 7♣ to give Guo pair kings to win double-up pot.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	3,100,000(39 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	1,880,000(24 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:39:50 AM

Pham Thanh Nghia Doubles

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Pham Thanh Nghia

Action went to the blinds. Small blind Biao Guo shoved and was called by big blind Pham Thanh Nghia, risking his last 995,000.

Guo showed K♣ 3♦. Nghia showed A♥ 7♠

Board ran 4♠ 6♠ 6♦ 2♣ Q♥

Ace-high of Nghia good enough to double up

Player	Chips
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	2,060,000(26 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	730,000(9 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:23:02 AM

Xin Yuan Shown Exit in 19th - VND 150M ($5,915)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Xin Yuan - 19th - VND 150M ($5,915)

Xin Yuan had 1,500,000 at risk with Q♠ J♠ versus A♥ K♣ of Harsh Bubna,

Board 4♦ 5♥ 7♠ 9♣ 9♠

Big slick sitll the better hand despite the miss and Yuan is asked to give up his seat.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	3,800,000(48 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:19:56 AM

Tran Minh Thang Takes Chip Leader Throne

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Tran Minh Thang

All the raise re-raise led to an all-in and a call. Tran Minh Thang risked 2,315,000 on the strength of A♥ Q♣ versus the K♥ Q♥ of Chen Peng

Board ran 8♥ 7♣ 8♣ 3♥ 3♠ to give Thang the win and the chip lead.

Nothing but a G-Thang!

Player	Chips
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	4,830,000(60 BB)
CP Chen PengChina	1,750,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:15:19 AM

Chen Xiong Ends Run in 20th - VND 150M ($5,915)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Chen Xiong - 20th - VND 150M ($5,915)

Michael Falcon raised to 160,000 from under the gun and called the 700,000 re-raise of Chen Xiong.

Flop opened T♣ 3♥ 8♦

Falcon bet all-in and Xiong called. Falcon showed 2♣ 2♦ versus A♥ Q♣ of Xiong.

Turn T♥ River 2♥

Falcon rivered a set to ensure Chen Xiong's exit.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	3,570,000(45 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:12:59 AM

Tran Minh Thang Doubles With Nines

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Tran Minh Thang

Tran Minh Thang raised all-in from under the gun for his last 765,000. Hung Wan three-bet raised all-in from the cut-off to isolate the play.

Thang fliped over 9♣ 9♠ against Hung Wan's A♠ K♥

The board completed 3♦ 8♥ T♠ 8♠ Q♠ with Thang's nines maintaining its lead to double-up.

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	1,800,000(23 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	1,730,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:09:01 AM

Kim Chong Hwa Bows Out At 21st - VND 150M ($5,915)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Kim Chong Hwa

Both players had their chips in the middle with Kim Chong Hwa at risk for his last 355,000.

Hung Wan showed K♣ K♥ against Kim Chong Hwa's A♥ 2♠

The board ran 5♠ J♠ 2♠ K♠ 8♦, giving a set of kings to Wan and assuring Hwa's exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	2,615,000(33 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	busted

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 21/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:06:06 AM

CHIP COUNTS TABLE 5

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	4,925,000(82 BB)
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	4,200,000(70 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	3,950,000(66 BB)
HW Hung WanHong Kong	1,900,000(32 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	1,010,000(17 BB)
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	765,000(13 BB)
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	350,000(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 11:03:07 AM

CHIP COUNTS TABLE 6

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
LS Li ShankuiChina	3,495,000(58 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,500,000(42 BB)
OS Ozturk SencerTurkey	2,230,000(37 BB)
ZX Zhang XunChina	2,120,000(35 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	1,735,000(29 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	1,300,000(22 BB)
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	1,075,000(18 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:58:52 AM

CHIP COUNTS TABLE 8

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	2,500,000(42 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	2,240,000(37 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	1,960,000(33 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	1,630,000(27 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	1,450,000(24 BB)
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	1,160,000(19 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	800,000(13 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:55:21 AM

BREAK!

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

USOP Organizers have announced the cancellation of some events and that the remaining ongoing events will only play until 11:30 in the evening. If the tournament is not yet over at that moment, there will be an ICM payout given to the remaining players.

This announcement was made to resolve issues on the license deadline of the event or something of that nature.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:52:28 AM

Harsh Bubna Busts A Double

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Harsh Bubna

Armon Van Wijk was all-in for 55,000 with A♥ K♠

Karia Siddharth waas all-in for 135,000 with K♦ Q♦

Harsh Bubna was all-in for 2,040,000 with J♠ J♦

Board T♠ 5♣ 3♥ 4♣ 9♠

Bubna avoided all the over cards and took two players out in one blow.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,560,000(43 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	375,000(6 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	60,000(1 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:49:14 AM

Chen Peng Busts Kazimeras Sileikis

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Chen Peng

Chen Peng raised to 125,000 and called the all-in re-raise of Kazimeras Sileikis for 495,000. Peng showed K♣ 5♣ against the A♣ J♥ of Sileikis.

Board ran 7♠ K♦ T♣ 7♥ 5♦ giving Peng all of Sileikis' chips and sending Sileikis to the exit.

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	4,950,000(83 BB)
KŠ Kazimeras ŠileikisLithuania	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:46:41 AM

Harsh Bubna Doubles & Damages

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Harsh Bubna

Harsh Bubna raised to 120,000 and risked his last 975,000 when Armon Van Wijk raised to 1,000,000. Bubna showed Q♠ Q♥ versus the A♣ K♥ of Van Wijk.

Board ran 6♣ 3♣ 7♦ 3♦ T♠ keeping the queens ahead to double up and leaving Van Wijk in critical condition in need of life support.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,150,000(36 BB)
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	60,000(1 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:42:18 AM

Chen Peng Pushes Big Stack Against Kazimeras Sileikis

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Chen Peng

Chen Peng raised to 125,000 and big bling Kazimeras Sileikis defended.

Flop opened 8♥ 9♦ 6♣. Sileikis check-called to 125,000 to see a 3♥ on the turn. Sileikis checked and did not continue when Chen Peng fired 1,000,000.

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	4,750,000(79 BB)
KŠ Kazimeras ŠileikisLithuania	525,000(9 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:36:13 AM

Zhang Xun Cracks Kings And Sends Kaoru Kishimoto To Exit

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zhang Xun

Short-stacked Kaoru Kishimoto raised to 165,000 on the button and big stacked big blind Zhang Xun raised to 300,000. Kishimoto pushed his 170,000 all-in. Xun showed T♠ 4♦ against Kishimoto's K♣ K♦.

Board ran Q♥ T♥ 2♠ 5♥ T♦. The poker gods gave a ten on the river to improve Xun to trips and run over the kings of Kishimoto, sending him out of the tournament.

Player	Chips
ZX Zhang XunChina	2,000,000(33 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	830,000(14 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 10:20:25 AM

Biao Guo Eliminates Ankit Jain

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Biao Guo

Biao Guo made a raise to 125,000 from early position and Ankit Jain shoved all-in for 375,000 on the button. Small blind Li Shankui called, then Guo went over-the-top all-in to isolate.

Guo showed A♦ K♦ against the Q♠ J♣ of Jain. The board ran 4♦ 3♣ 5♣ 6♠ K♣ to eliminate Jain from the tournament.

Player	Chips
BG Biao GuoChina	2,200,000(37 BB)
AJ Ankit JainIndia	780,000(13 BB)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:59:26 AM

Some Eliminations

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	790,000(16 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	575,000(12 BB)
JW Jimin WonSouth Korea	241,000(5 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:54:01 AM

Michael Falcon Busts Amit Kaushik

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Michael Falcon

Amit Kaushik had all his chips 450,000 at risk and showed 5♦ 5♥. Michael Falcon showed Q♥ T♥. Board ran 9♠ 7♥ 6♣ Q♣ 9♥ . Falcon turned a pair of queens and busted Kaushik from the tournament.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	2,100,000(42 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:40:54 AM

Oh No! Karia Siddhart Takes A Small Bite From Junseok Oh

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Karia Siddhart

Junseok Oh raised to 100,000 and added the change to match Karia Siddhart's all-in for 150,000 on the big blind.

Oh showed J♠ 9♦ against Siddhart's T♥ 7♥. Board ran 5♣ 3♣ 2♠ K♥ T♣. Siddhart paired on the river to stay alive.

Player	Chips
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	4,250,000(85 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	375,000(8 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:36:49 AM

Oh Wow Again!

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Oh Junseok

Do Quang Trinh was all-in for 1,000,000 and showed A♥ K♣. Li Yongxin had 350,000 in the pot, but did not continue. Oh Junseok covered Trinh and showed A♣ A♦.

Board ran J♠ 7♣ 6♠ 4♥ 5♦ . Oh's aces eliminated Trinh and built up his stack.

Player	Chips
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	4,400,000(88 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	3,650,000(73 BB)
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:33:53 AM

Pham Tung Khanh Takes From Hung Wan

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Pham Tung Khanh

Hung Wan and Pham Tung Khanh were staring at a board of 5♣ 5♥ J♠ 3♦ and a pot of 475,000. Wan bet 150,000 and Khanh called. A 3♣ came on the turn. Wan checked and Khanh bet 350,000. Wan gave up.

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	3,180,000(64 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	2,350,000(47 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:30:54 AM

Yuan Yilu Doubles Up From Ankit Jain

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yuan Yilu

Yuan Yilu showed A♦ T♦ and was at risk for all his 470,000. Ankit Jain showed 7♠ 7♣. Board ran 3♠ 8♦ 3♦ T♥ 6♣. Yilu's pocket tens were enough to scoop the double and do some damage to Jain's stack.

Player	Chips
YY Yilu YuanChina	1,065,000(21 BB)
AJ Ankit JainIndia	780,000(16 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:26:52 AM

Other Recent Eliminations

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
KY Kang Yoon Koo	busted
GT Graeme Travis EndersbyAustralia	busted
AV Andres Vasquez (2)Colombia	busted
NB Nguyen Ba Quan	busted
DD Dang Duc DongViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:24:05 AM

Kim Soobum Busts Hoang Hai Long

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Kim Soobum

Hoang Hai Long had all his 405,000 at risk with K♣ Q♥ against Kim Soobum's A♠ J♥.

Board ran 5♥ 6♠ 2♠ A♥ 9♥ to give Soobum a pair of aces to win the pot and Soobum to the rail.

Player	Chips
KS Kim SoobumSouth Korea	1,000,000(20 BB)
HH Hoang Hai LongViet Nam	busted

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:20:28 AM

Oh Wow!

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Junseok Oh

Junseok Oh had A♣ A♦ against the A♠ Q♥ of Erik Rozhynskyi, who was at risk for his last 950,000.

Board ran 6♠ K♣ 7♣ 3♣ 5♠. Oh's aces knock out Rozhnyskyi from the tournament.

Player	Chips
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	2,780,000(70 BB)
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:12:19 AM

Hung Wan's Two Pairs Bust Nguyen Thai Quang

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Hung Wan

Hung Wan and Nguyen Thai Quang were looking at a board of 2♦ 4♦ 6♥ A♠ with 730,000 chips beside it. Wan Bet 200,000 and Quang called to open a 9♣ on the river. Wan shoved all-in.

Quang went into deep thought, studied the board, studied Wan, wondered how oysters make pearls, threw in three-time bank cards and threw in his last 630,000 for a call.

Wan showed A♦ 6♦ for two pair and Quang showed 3♣ 3♥ for a pair of threes, ending his tournament life.

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	3,550,000(89 BB)
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:07:30 AM

Erik Rozhynskyi Doubles With Big Slick

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Erik Rozhynskyi

A raise-re-raise tug-of-war ended up with Eric Rozhynskyi all-in and at risk for his last 445,000 against Biao Guo. Guo showed J♠ J♥ against Rozhynskyi's A♥ K♣.

Board completed A♠ 8♥ 4♦ 9♠ 3♣ to give Rozhynskyi the double-up pot with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	990,000(25 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	880,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 9:03:44 AM

Zhang Xun's Kings Bust Nguyen Manh Hung

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

After some raise and re-raise shoving. Zhang Xun pushed all-in and Nguyen Mang Hung called for his last 680,000. Hung showed A♣ Q♠ against the K♣ K♦ of Xun.

The board ran Q♦ 2♦ T♣ 4♣ J♦. Hung hit a pair queen, but was not enough to defeat Xun's kings and he gets eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips
ZX Zhang XunChina	2,000,000(50 BB)
NM Nguyen Manh HungViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:49:30 AM

Pham Tung Khanh Pressures Lee Kun Han

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Pham Tung Khanh

Pham Tung Khanh min-raised to 80,000 and Lee Kun Han called. Flop arrived Q♠ Q♥ 8♥. Khanh bet 60,000 and Han called. Turn came K♣. Khanh bet all-in and Han gave up.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Tung Khanh	1,635,000(41 BB)
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	325,000(8 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:44:00 AM

Wonho Lee Scooping Flopless Pots To Build Stack

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee shoved all-in from the hi-jack, found no callers and scooped the blinds.

Andres Vasquez raised to 80,000 from the button and big blind Wonho Lee shoved all-in for 650,000. Vasquez folded and Lee scooped more chips.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	790,000(20 BB)
AV Andres Vasquez (2)Colombia	425,000(11 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:41:09 AM

Luong Viet Bac Busts Liu Defeng

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Luong Viet Bac

Luong Viet Bac raised to 100,000 and called the all-in re-raise of Liu Defeng for 250,000. Defeng showed K♠ J♠ against Bac's 8♠ 8♣. A coin flip.

Board ran 9♣ 2♥ 8♦ T♣ A♠. Bac's set of eights win the pot and take out Liu Defeng from The Championship.

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:23:57 AM

TOP CHIP COUNTS SO FAR

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	3,600,000(120 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	3,500,000(117 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,150,000(72 BB)
HW Hung WanHong Kong	1,975,000(66 BB)
AJ Ankit JainIndia	1,920,000(64 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	1,830,000(61 BB)
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	1,800,000(60 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,720,000(57 BB)
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	1,550,000(52 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	1,550,000(52 BB)
BG Biao GuoChina	1,400,000(47 BB)
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	1,300,000(43 BB)
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	1,250,000(42 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:18:37 AM

BREAK!!!

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Some Busts

Player	Chips
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	busted
DA Do Anh Tai	busted
SM Smith Michael GordonCanada	busted
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	busted
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	busted
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	busted
NK Niko KoopGermany	busted
LV Laurinaitis VytautasLithuania	busted
VD Van Dan NguyenViet Nam	busted
KP Kunal PatniIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:16:19 AM

Wonho Lee Doubles From Ankit Jain

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Wonho Lee

Wonho Lee raised all-in for 370,000 and Ankit Jain made the call. Lee showed A♥ Q♠ against Jain's A♣ J♦. Board finished T♦ 7♣ 2♥ 6♠ 5♦ to give Lee a double up.

Player	Chips
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	785,000(26 BB)
AJ Ankit JainIndia	655,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:11:10 AM

Carsten Klug Cracks Aces With King Quads

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Carsten Klug

Carsten Klug went all-in for 230,000. Pham Thanh Nghia called. Small blind Jun Li committed his last 55,000. Klug showed K♦ J♠. Nghia showed A♣ A♦. Jun Li showed 9♦ 8♠.

Board ran 3♣ 4♦ K♥ K♠ K♣ to give Klug quad kings over Nghia's full-house kings over aces.

In some poker rooms, this would win a bad beat jackpot, but it just eliminated Li from the tournament, doubled Klug and dented Nghia.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	590,000(20 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	575,000(19 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:07:00 AM

Classic Coin Flip Big Slick vs Queens

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

John Matsuda

John Matsuda showed A♣ K♠ and was all-in for 745,000. Hon Cheong Lee showed Q♠ Q♣ and was all-in for 725,000. Go big or go home coin flip.

Board ran K♣ 3♦ 8♦ 7♣ 8♠. The king on the window gave Matsuda the pair to win the pot and send Lee out of the tournament.

Player	Chips
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	1,530,000(51 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 8:02:09 AM

Harsh Bubna Takes Out Nguyen Van Trung

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Harsh Bubna

Nguyen Van Trung raised to 60,000 then called the 180,000 re-raise of Harsh Bubna. Both were given a flop of K♥ 4♦ 2♠. Trung check-raised the 80,000 bet of Bubna to 250,000. Bubna called to open a 3♠ on the turn.

Trung bet all-in for 380,000 and Bubna snap called. Trung showed A♠ 9♠ for flush draw while Bubna showed A♥ K♣ for top pair. The river was a 9♣ and gave Bubna the win, eliminating Trung from his seat.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	2,240,000(75 BB)
NV Nguyen Van TrungViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:57:10 AM

Kim Soobum Doubles With Queens

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kim Soobum

Jun Li was all-in for 230,000 and Kim Soobum was all-in for 205,000. Li showed A♠ J♣ against the Q♦ Q♥ Of Kim. Board ran J♥ 4♥ 6♠ 6♥ 7♠.

Li spiked a jack, but the queens were still the better hand and gave Kim the double-up and put Li in critical condition.

Player	Chips
KS Kim SoobumSouth Korea	515,000(17 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	25,000(1 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:52:53 AM

Vasquez Doubles Fom Lee

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Andres Vasquex

Andres Vasquex had his 315,000 at risk all-in with T♦ T♥ against the K♦ 4♦ of Hon Cheong Lee. Board ran A♦ 8♥ J♠ Q♣ 5♣ and sent the chips to Vasquez.

Player	Chips
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	700,000(23 BB)
AV Andres Vasquez (2)Colombia	690,000(23 BB)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 50/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:47:17 AM

Do Quang Trinh Takes from Jun Li

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Do Quang Trinh

Do Quang Trinh raised to 50,000 and Jun Li defended the big blind. Flop came J♥ 7♠ 7♦. Li check-raised the 40,000 bet of Trinh to 100,000. Trinh re-raised it all-in and Li folded..trinh showed a J♠ before mucking it.

Player	Chips
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	1,680,000(67 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	165,000(7 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:43:11 AM

Jinlong Hu Doubles Up

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jinlong Hu

Jinlong Hu and Shravan Chhabria had their chips in the middle with Chhabrias 385,000 at risk. Hu showed A♥ Q♦ against Chhabria's A♦ 8♥.

Board ran 6♣ 3♣ 4♦ T♠ T♥ and Chhabria's run ended.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,510,000(60 BB)
SC Shravan ChhabriaIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:35:38 AM

Jinlong Hu Doubles Up From Chan Xiong

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jinlong Hu

Jinlong Hu and Chen Xiong were staring at a board of K♠ 8♠ T♠ A♠ with 200,000 chips beside it. Hu check-called the 55,000 bet of Xiong to see a A♣ river. Hu checked and Xiong moved all-in. Hu called. Xiong showed K♥ 2♥ for two pair aces-kings. Hu showed 9♠ 9♣ for the rivered flush. Hu booked the win and doubled up.

Player	Chips
CX Chen XiongChina	1,400,000(56 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	1,075,000(43 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:19:48 AM

Nguyen Manh Hung Doubles With Aces

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Nguyen Manh Hung

Nguyen Manh Hung raised to 100,000 from early position. Sencer Ozturk three-bet re-raised to 300,000. Hung called and put his last 200,000 at risk. Ozturk showed Q♥ Q♠ versus the A♥ A♦ of Hung.

The board ran 7♣ 4♣ 6♥ 2♦ 2♣ and gave Hung a double up.

Player	Chips
NM Nguyen Manh HungViet Nam	460,000(18 BB)
OS Ozturk SencerTurkey	450,000(18 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:17:28 AM

Michael Falcon Bags Flopless Pot

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Michael Falcon

Michael Falcon raised to 55,000 from the lo-jack. Amit Kaushik three-bet re-raised to 155,000. Falcon four-bet re-raised to 355,000. Kaushik surrendered.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	1,500,000(60 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	970,000(39 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 7:13:13 AM

Nguyen Thai Quang Takes Out Jennifer Cassell

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Nguyen Thai Quang

Nguyen Thai Quang showed J♦ J♣ against the 9♣ 9♦ of Jennifer Cassell, who had her last 325,000 all-in in the middle.

Board ran K♦ Q♦ J♥ 2♥ 2♦ and gsve Quang a full-house to send Cassell to the exits.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	1,960,000(78 BB)
JC Jennifer CassellAustralia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:52:01 AM

Kang Yoon Koo Doubles Fro Nguyen Thai Quang

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Nguyen Thai Quang

Nguyen Thai Quang showed T♠ T♣ against the A♦ Q♥ of Kang Yoon Koo, who was at risk for 270,000.

Board ran 7♦ 5♥ 4♠ 6♠ A♠. The Barry Greenstein ace on the river saved Koo and doubled him up.

Player	Chips
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	1,485,000(59 BB)
KY Kang Yoon Koo	640,000(26 BB)

Level 23: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 57/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:44:38 AM

Biao Guo's Kings Take Out Two

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Biao Guo

Biao Guo made a min-raise to 40,000 from under the gun. Pham Duy Anh called on the lo-jack. Hi-jack Honghsuang Hu re-raised to 90,000.

Guo pumped up the volume to 200,000. Anh increased to a 420,000 all-in. Hu called for his lat 95,000. Guo also made the call.

Hu showed A♣ J♠. Anh showed T♥ T♦. Guo showed K♦ K♠.

Board ran 6♠ 6♦ 5♦ 2♦ J♦ . Guo's king-high flush trumped both challengers and sent them to the rail.

Player	Chips
BG Biao GuoChina	1,200,000(60 BB)
PD Pham Duy AnhViet Nam	busted
HH Hongshuang HuChina	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:40:42 AM

Harsh Bubna Doubles From Carsten Klug

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Harsh Bubna

Carsten Klug raised to 40,000 from under the gun. Small blind Harsh Bubna re-raised to 125,000. Klug pumped it another notch to 345,000. Bubna thought long and hard, wondered where unicorns roamed during the time of the dinosaurs, threw in a time-bank token and made the call.

Flop came A♠ T♠ 8♣. Bubna checked and Klug bet all-in for 210,000. Bubna made the call.

Klug showed Q♣ Q♦ and Bubna showed A♦ J♦ for a pair of aces.The board ranTd J♠ and gave Bubna the win.

Player	Chips
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	760,000(38 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	245,000(12 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:38:39 AM

The Outs Just Keep Coming...

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Player	Chips
DY Doyeon YoonSouth Korea	busted
LT Long Thanh BuiViet Nam	busted
NA Ngo Au QuochaiUnited States of America	busted
BH Billy Huynh (2)Australia	busted
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	busted
JC Jeremy Chan Je MinMalaysia	busted
HJ He JiaqiChina	busted
IM Ian ModderCanada	busted
TH Tran Hai DuongViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:35:08 AM

Ho Cheong Lee Doubles With A Triple

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hon Cheong Lee

Hon Cheong Lee raised to 175,000 from the lo-jack. Big blind Jinlong Hu shoved all-in and Lee called and put his last 200,000 at risk. Hu showed J♠ J♦ against Lee's A♠ 6♣.

The board ran 9♥ A♥ T♠ 4♦ A♣ to give Lee trips aces and a double-up.

Player	Chips
JH Jinlong HuChina	650,000(33 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	430,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:30:39 AM

Jain Ankit's Set Destorys Lai Xin Hua's Two Pair

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jain Ankit

Ankit Jain and Lai Xin Hua faced a board of Q♠ 2♥ 7♣ J♦ with 220,000 chips in the middle. Jain checked his option to Hua, who bet 115,000. Jain raised to 350,000 and Hua shoved all-in for 590,000. Jain snap called and showed 2♦ 2♠ for a set off deuces, dominating Hua's Q♥ J♥ two pairs. The river threw a T♦ and Lai Xin Hua was removed from his seat.

Player	Chips
AJ Ankit JainIndia	1,500,000(75 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:26:20 AM

Luong Viet Bac's Queens Bust Yang Xudong's Big Slick

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Luong Viet Bac

Junseok Oh raised to 40,000 from UTG +1. Luong Viet Bac three-bet re-raised all-in for 305,000 on the lo-jack. Hi-jack Yang Xudong called all-in for his last 300,000. Oh folded.

Bac showed Q♥ Q♣ versus Xudong's A♣ K♥. The board completed 8♠ 8♣ 6♠ 5♥ 3♥ and the pot went to Bac while Xudong was given an exit.

Player	Chips
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	695,000(35 BB)
YX Yang XudongChina	busted
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	busted

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 70/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:08:54 AM

Players Are On Break!

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

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	2,600,000(173 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	2,000,000(133 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	1,520,000(101 BB)
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	1,500,000(100 BB)
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	1,470,000(98 BB)
PT Pham Tung Khanh	1,470,000(98 BB)
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	1,350,000(90 BB)
ZX Zhang XunChina	1,250,000(83 BB)
HW Hung WanHong Kong	1,105,000(74 BB)
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	1,000,000(67 BB)
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	885,000(59 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	860,000(57 BB)
ND Nguyen Duc HieuViet Nam	840,000(56 BB)
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	830,000(55 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	780,000(52 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	765,000(51 BB)
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	750,000(50 BB)
YY Yilu YuanChina	730,000(49 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 6:05:54 AM

Michael Falcon Claws Back From Chen Peng

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

Michael Falcon

Michael Falcon had 666,000 at risk with A♦ Q♦ against Chen Peng's 8♠ 8♥. Board ran Q♥ 7♠ 2♦ 9♦ 4♦. Falcon's paired queen giving him a double.

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	2,220,000(148 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	1,362,000(91 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:57:49 AM

Lai Xin Hua Eliminates Seonggwon Kim

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

Lai Xin Hua

Small blind Lai Xin Hua and big blind Seonggwon Kim were staring into a pot of 230,000 and a board of 7♥ Q♥ 8♠ J♣ . Kim tapped his option to Hua, who decalred "All-in"

Kim went into the tank, trying to study what was going on, wondered if chainsaws were really effective in a zombie apocalypse, pushed in all his time-banks and pushed in all his 184,000 chips for a call.

Kim showed K♦ 8♦ for a pair of eights against Hua's K♣ Q♠ for a pair of queens.

Kim needed a two-outer, but the poker gods decided to save their drama for later and threw a brick 3♣ to send Kim out of the Championship and on to the payout cage.

Player	Chips
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	680,000(45 BB)
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:50:58 AM

But Wait! There's More....

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

The latest list of busts include:

Player	Chips
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	busted
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	busted
ZC Zhai ChangyuChina	busted
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	busted
ZY Zhifan Ye (2)China	busted
WH Wang HaozhaoChina	busted
NH Nguyen Huu DungViet Nam	busted
HH Hoang Hai NamViet Nam	busted
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	busted
JJ Jiang JueChina	busted
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	busted
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	busted
JK Junhyoung KiSouth Korea	busted
LL Li Lok ChingAustralia	busted
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	busted
WK Wong Kai Rong Daniel	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:45:51 AM

Queens Help Van Dan Nguyen Double Up

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

Van Dan Nguyen

Amit Kaushik made a min-raise to 30,000 and then matched the three-bet all-in re-raise of Van Dan Nguyen for 220,000. Kaushik showed A♥ Q♦ versus the Q♣ Q♠ of Nguyen.

The board completed 6♠ J♥ 8♥ 9♥ 4♦ and doubled-up Nguyen.

Player	Chips
VD Van Dan NguyenViet Nam	480,000(32 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	240,000(16 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:41:30 AM

Chen Peng Takes Chip Leader Throne

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

Chen Peng

Chen Peng raised to 30,000 from mid position and big blind Michael Falcon three-bet re-raised to 75,000. Peng matched and opened a flop of 9♠ Q♦ 3♣ .

Falcon c-bet for 100,000 and Peng called to see a 5♦ on the turn. Falcon bet 180,000 and Peng raised all-in. Falcon couldn't call.

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	2,575,000(172 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	318,000(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:30:55 AM

Hung Wan Cracks Rytis Pranarauskas' Aces With Kings

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

Hung Wan

After a raise-re-raise back-and-forth joust, Hung Wan shoved all-in and Rtis Pranarauskas called his last 507,000 at risk. Pranarauskas showed A♥ A♣ and Wan showed K♠ K♣.

The board arrived K♥ 2♥ 4♣ 5♦ 2♣ and gave Wan a set of kings to eliminate Pranarauskas.

Player	Chips
HW Hung WanHong Kong	1,140,000(76 BB)
RP Rytis PranarauskasLithuania	busted

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 84/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:26:39 AM

Pham Thanh Nghia Busts Out Nguyen Minh Hung Son

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

Pham Thanh Nghia

Nguyen Minh Hung Son and Pham Thanh Nghia had all their chips in the middle with the last 316,000 of Son at risk. Son held T♠ T♣ against the A♦ A♣ of Nghia.

Board finished 8♠ J♣ J♠ 5♣ K♦ to send the chips to Nghia and to send Son to the exit.

Player	Chips
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	1,490,000(124 BB)
NM Nguyen Minh Hung Son	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:23:04 AM

Andres Vasquez Doubles With Aces

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

Andres Vasquez

Both Andres Vasquez and Jinlong Hu went back and forth until they decided to put their chips in the middle with Vasquez risking his last 252,000. Vasquez showed A♠ A♥ versus the 9♣ 9♥ of Hu.

The board ran 6♠ K♦ J♦ A♣ 9♦ and shipped the double-up pot to Vasquez

Player	Chips
AV Andres Vasquez (2)Colombia	553,000(46 BB)
JH Jinlong HuChina	358,000(30 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:20:13 AM

Do Tien Vu Hurts John Perry

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

Do Tien Vu

Do Tien Vu and John Perry were looking at a board of 9♣ K♥ 8♣ 6♥ 2♠ and a pot of 160,000. Vu led out 125,000 and Perry made the call.

Vu showd 5♦ 7♦ for a straight. Perry mucked.

Player	Chips
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	590,000(49 BB)
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	135,000(11 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:07:18 AM

More Outs...

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

"Player Out!" continues to be the top song, but it has slowed down to a country ballad as opposed to a techno beat in the earlier part of the Day 2 final.

Player	Chips
YG Yingrui GeChina	busted
FF Felix Favre	busted
AA Arya AayushIndia	busted
AM Ashish Munot AnilkumarIndia	busted
XY Xiaotong YuChina	busted
NX Nguyen Xuan TuanViet Nam	busted
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	busted
YS Yim SangwookSouth Korea	busted
DG Deepankur GuptaIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 5:03:43 AM

Chen Peng Takes From Michael Falcon

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

Chen Peng

Chen Peng and Michael Falcon were looking at a board of 3♣ 4♣ 8♣ T♣ with a pot of 130,000 beside it.

Small blind Michael Falcon check-called the 60,000 bet of Peng to see a Q♠ on the river. Falcon tapped his option to Peng who continued with another 250,000. Falcon looked at his cards, played with his chips and gave his cards back to the dealer.

Player	Chips
CP Chen PengChina	1,169,000(97 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	731,000(61 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:47:56 AM

Li Yonxin Pressures Jiaqi He

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

Yongxin Li

Small blind Jiaqi He and Big blind Yongxin Li were staring at a pot of 155,000 and a board of 7♦ 4♦ 3♣ A♠.

He checked and Li bet out 100,000. He folded.

Player	Chips
LY Li YongxinChina	830,000(69 BB)
HJ He JiaqiChina	341,000(28 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 100/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:44:34 AM

Alaparthy Doubles Up From Dat

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

Nageshwara Alaparthy

Both Nageshwara Alaparthy and Dang Minh Dat were all-in after a flop of 4♣ T♠ 3♠ showed. Alaparthy was at risk for 114,000 and showed A♦ K♦. Dat showed A♥ Q♥. The board ran J♥ 5♦ and gave Alaparthy a double-up.

Player	Chips
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	439,000(44 BB)
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	293,000(29 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:39:40 AM

Cassell Takes Sushant Out

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

Jennifer Cassell

UTG+2 player raised to 20,000. Small blind Aditya Sushant three-bet re-raised all-in for 55,000. Big blind Jennifer Cassell four-bet re-raised to 90,000. UTG+2 player got out of the way.

Sushant showed K♦ Q♣ against Cassell's T♥ T♦. Board ran 5♠ 4♥ 6♣ 8♣ A♥ and shipped the pot to Cassell and eliminated Sushant.

Player	Chips
JC Jennifer CassellAustralia	533,000(53 BB)
AS Aditya SushantIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:35:20 AM

Karia Siddharth Serves A Cooler

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

Karia Siddharth

In a pre-flop tug-of-war of raise-re-raise, Park Junyoung finally shoved for his last 122,000. Karia Siddharth snap called and flipped over the A♠ A♥ against Park's Q♥ Q♠.

Board ran T♦ 6♦ 5♦ K♥ 9♣ and ended Park's Championsihp run.

Player	Chips
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	455,000(46 BB)
PJ Park JunyoungSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:25:40 AM

Dropping Like Its Hot!

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

"Player Out" is the hit song here in the Grand Ballroom with sopranos and altos belting out their best version. Other bust outs include:

Player	Chips
PS Pham Song HauViet Nam	busted
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	busted
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	busted
JS Jung SeungmookSouth Korea	busted
SE Shung Er SuaTaiwan	busted
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	busted
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	busted
PE Paul Elliott (2)Australia	busted
DT Dinh Tien ThanhViet Nam	busted
QT Quang Trung DinhViet Nam	busted
KD Kim DoyeonSouth Korea	busted
ZY Zhang YankaiChina	busted
CH Chul Ho ParkSouth Korea	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:21:42 AM

The Better Ace-High Wins

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

Zhifan Ye

Ashwin Vijayvergiya raised all-in for 45,000 and Dang Minh Dat made the call from UTG+2. Small blind Zhifan Ye three-bet re-raised all-in for a lot lot more to squeeze Dat out of the way.

Vijayvergiya showed A♣ 5♦ and Ye showed A♦ Q♠. The board finished K♣ T♦ T♥ 7♠ 9♠. Both missed, but Ye had the better ace-high hand and was enough to end Vijayvergiya's Championship event run.

Player	Chips
ZY Zhifan Ye (2)China	532,000(53 BB)
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	508,000(51 BB)
AV Ashwin VijayvergiyaIndia	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:17:39 AM

Ngo Au Quochai Cripples Xiaotong Yu With Quads!

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

There was 134,000 in the pot and a complete board that showed 2♠ 6♦ 6♣ 7♦ 6♥

Two players were in the hand. Big blind Ngo Au Quochai bet out 153,000. Xiantong Yu thought hard about what to do next, spent a time-bank card, wondered if giants roamed the earth at one point, and threw in a chip to call.

Quochai showed 6♣ 9♥ for QUADS! Yu didn't bother to show.

Player	Chips
NA Ngo Au QuochaiUnited States of America	566,000(57 BB)
XY Xiaotong YuChina	62,000(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:12:53 AM

Jimin Won Doubles With Aces

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

Jimin Won

Jimin Won and Anh Tuan Luong were looking at a pot of 69,000 and a flop of Q♠ 8♦ 2♥. Big blind Luong check-raised all-in after Won bet 24,000. Won then called for the rest of his 86,000.

Luong showed Q♥ J♥, pairing the queen on the flop. Won showed A♥ A♦ for a hidden pair of rockets. The board finished 8♠ T♥ and the Won's double-up was completed.

Player	Chips
AT Anh Tuan LuongViet Nam	270,000(27 BB)
JW Jimin WonSouth Korea	241,000(24 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:08:40 AM

Zhang Xun KOs TWO

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

Zhang Xun

Zhang Xun raised 20,000 from under the gun with Mao Eric Lim going all-in for 170,000 and Nguyen Manh Hao following with 152,000.

Just when they thought Xun wouldn't join in, he did.

Xun showed A♦ A♥. Mao showed A♠ Q♦ and Hao showed K♥ K♠ for a crazy three-way cooler.

Board fell Q♠ 2♥ 4♠ 3♣ T♦. Mao was the only one who hit the board, but the others didn't Of course, Xun's aces won and Mao and Hao are out.

Player	Chips
ZX Zhang XunChina	980,000(98 BB)
ME Mao Eric Lim	busted
NM Nguyen Manh HaoViet Nam	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 4:02:03 AM

"Player Out!"

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

In the first hands of opening, the sounds of "Player out!" have been echoing in the Grand Ballroom of the Pullman Hai Phong Grand Hotel.

Some of the early outs include:

Player	Chips
YQ Yang QinghaoChina	busted
NM Nguyen Manh HaoViet Nam	busted
ME Mao Eric Lim	busted
YH Yang HaiboChina	busted
JY Jia YuequanChina	busted
TH Thein Htun AungMyanmar	busted
LY Li Youkan	busted
LY Lei YangUnited States of America	busted

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 132/1059

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:50:24 AM

Cards Are In The Air!

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

Tournament director has announced, "Shuffle up and deal!"

Here we go!

Good luck, everyone!

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/11/2024, 3:04:43 AM

The Championship Champion To Be Crowned Today

A record 1,050 entries began this event through four (4) day one flights, but only 133 qualifiers will have seats entering today's Day 2 Final to compete until a champion is crowned.

China's Chen Xiong sits at the chip leader throne among all contenders with 1,643,000 chips. Chen Peng, also of China, ranks second with 1,643,000. Great Britain's Jun Li is at a distant third with 980,000.

Chen Xiong recently made a runner-up finish at Poker Dream 13 Malaysia in the Super High Roller event, marking his biggest career cash for over USD 150,000. If Xiong can keep his stack on track, then he could be on the way to another huge payday.

Chen Peng made a cash already in this series, but his most significant achievement was a recent championship in September's USOP Hai Phong, where he won the High Roller: Megastack.

Jun Li's last championship win was back in August this year at the Red Dragon Poker Tour Super Stack Classic in Jeju, Korea. While Li has made significant cashes since then, a hunt for another champion is in focus.

Other notable players to watch for in the field include recent USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale winners like John Perry (High Roller Warm Up Single Day), Hon Cheong Lee (High Roller 6-Max), Edgaras Kausinis (Super High Roller), Jessica Cassell (Tag Team) and Kim Doyeon (NLH Event).

All eyes will be focused on the top prize of VND 3.7 BILLION (~USD 145,700) while everyone who enters today is already guaranteed at least VND 42,000,000 (~USD 1,650).

Congratulations to all players and good luck!

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/10/2024, 5:33:31 PM

Day2 Qualifiers - 132 Players

Player	Chips
CX Chen XiongChina	1,643,000
CP Chen PengChina	1,319,000
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	980,000
NT Nguyen Thai QuangViet Nam	929,000
PT Pham Tung Khanh	899,000
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	813,000
LY Li YongxinChina	738,000
TH Tran Hai DuongViet Nam	731,000
TM Tran Minh ThangViet Nam	709,000
DQ Do Quang TrinhViet Nam	702,000
LV Laurinaitis VytautasLithuania	700,000
KK Kaoru KishimotoJapan	692,000
ER Erik RozhynskyiUkraine	640,000
ZX Zhang XunChina	633,000
SC Shravan ChhabriaIndia	624,000
PD Pham Duy AnhViet Nam	621,000
XZ Xiaobin ZhengChina	599,000
LD Liu DefengChina	560,000
OJ Oh JunseokSouth Korea	560,000
HW Hung WanHong Kong	546,000
AC Abhijith CherukuIndia	543,000
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	540,000
LK Lee Kun HanTaiwan	533,000
NM Nguyen Minh Hung Son	531,000
DM Dang Minh DatViet Nam	512,000
JC Jennifer CassellAustralia	477,000
HH Hoang Hai LongViet Nam	475,000
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	458,000
KY Kang Yoon Koo	455,000
JM John MatsudaPhilippines	441,000
DA Do Anh Tai	427,000
YS Yim SangwookSouth Korea	425,000
JS Jung SeungmookSouth Korea	414,000
YY Yilu YuanChina	405,000
AT Anh Tuan LuongViet Nam	394,000
NV Nguyen Van TrungViet Nam	382,000
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	360,000
ND Nguyen Duc ThanhViet Nam	359,000
ZY Zhifan Ye (2)China	354,000
JH Jinlong HuChina	352,000
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	338,000
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	335,000
BG Biao GuoChina	320,000
NK Niko KoopGermany	318,000
DT Do Tien VuViet Nam	317,000
SK Seonggwon KimSouth Korea	312,000
ZC Zhai ChangyuChina	310,000
LT Long Thanh BuiViet Nam	309,000
SM Smith Michael GordonCanada	308,000
YX Yang XudongChina	295,000
LX Lai Xin HuaSingapore	290,000
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	289,000
PT Pham Thanh NghiaViet Nam	287,000
FL Ferdinand LuPhilippines	286,000
AK Amit KaushikIndia	285,000
XY Xiaotong YuChina	278,000
ND Nguyen Dac Long	276,000
JJ Jiang JueChina	275,000
KC Kim Chong HwaSouth Korea	275,000
NM Nguyen Manh HungViet Nam	272,000
HH Hongshuang HuChina	272,000
RP Rytis PranarauskasLithuania	267,000
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	267,000
JE John Edward PerryAustralia	259,000
KŠ Kazimeras ŠileikisLithuania	256,000
LV Luong Viet BacViet Nam	253,000
NB Nguyen Ba Quan	246,000
DD Dinh Duc LinhViet Nam	236,000
AV Armon Van WijkAustralia	234,000
WL Wonho LeeSouth Korea	231,000
ND Nguyen Duc HieuViet Nam	230,000
AA Arya AayushIndia	228,000
WH Wang HaozhaoChina	225,000
AV Andres Vasquez (2)Colombia	221,000
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	219,000
DQ Doan Quang TrungViet Nam	218,000
JZ Jie Zheng (2)China	215,000
JC Jeremy Chan Je MinMalaysia	210,000
XY Xin YuanChina	210,000
TA Tran Anh TienViet Nam	208,000
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	205,000
NX Nguyen Xuan TuanViet Nam	205,000
AJ Ankit JainIndia	203,000
HH Hoang Hai NamViet Nam	199,000
DD Dang Duc DongViet Nam	197,000
JY Jia YuequanChina	196,000
YG Yingrui GeChina	196,000
KS Kim SoobumSouth Korea	195,000
SE Shung Er SuaTaiwan	192,000
DG Deepankur GuptaIndia	192,000
OS Ozturk SencerTurkey	191,000
NA Ngo Au QuochaiUnited States of America	190,000
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	186,000
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	183,000
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	179,000
IM Ian ModderCanada	178,000
KA Khayal AbbasovAzerbaijan	175,000
QT Quang Trung DinhViet Nam	175,000
FF Felix Favre	172,000
WK Wong Kai Rong Daniel	170,000
LS Li ShankuiChina	170,000
ME Mao Eric Lim	170,000
PJ Park JunyoungSouth Korea	167,000
DT Dinh Tien ThanhViet Nam	166,000
LL Li Lok ChingAustralia	163,000
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	158,000
AM Ashish Munot AnilkumarIndia	157,000
BH Billy Huynh (2)Australia	155,000
NM Nguyen Manh HaoViet Nam	152,000
YQ Yang QinghaoChina	149,000
KP Kunal PatniIndia	148,000
LY Li Youkan	147,000
DY Doyeon YoonSouth Korea	136,000
CH Chul Ho ParkSouth Korea	123,000
PS Pham Song HauViet Nam	116,000
JW Jimin WonSouth Korea	113,000
ZY Zhang YankaiChina	99,000
CK Carsten KlugGermany	99,000
HJ He JiaqiChina	93,000
VD Van Dan NguyenViet Nam	90,000
NH Nguyen Huu DungViet Nam	88,000
GT Graeme Travis EndersbyAustralia	77,000
AS Aditya SushantIndia	75,000
YH Yang HaiboChina	72,000
NA Nageshwara AlaparthyIndia	69,000
AV Ashwin VijayvergiyaIndia	50,000
JK Junhyoung KiSouth Korea	48,000
PE Paul Elliott (2)Australia	41,000
KD Kim DoyeonSouth Korea	40,000
TH Thein Htun AungMyanmar	12,000
LY Lei YangUnited States of America	6,000
HV Hoang Van ManhViet Nam	1,000

Double Qualifier

Nageshwara Alaparthy - Day1A- 47,000 / Day1C 69,000