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U Series Of Poker

Blind level

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

27/212

Total Chips

5,300,000

Average

182,700

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 2:35:35 PM

Hung Xuan Ha Leads Chip Count of Day 1A

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hung Xuan Ha

It took nineteen (19) 30-minute levels before the bubble burst and for the remaining 27 players to bag their chips to advance to Day 2 of the Madness Kickoff to be played on Sunday, December 1.

Hung Xuan Ha leads the flight with the biggest stack of 567,000 chips. Duc Minh Nguyen follows with a second-ranked 450,000 chips and Khanh Ngoc Nguyen rounds up the top three with 369,000.

Madness Kickoff Day 1A

Date: November 29, 2024

Buy-in:VND 11,000,000 (~USD 430)

Guarantee: VND 10,000,000,000 (~USD 400,000)

Entries: 212 (161 unique)

ITM: 27 places to advance

Here are the top chip counts

Player	Chips
HX Hung Xuan HaViet Nam	567,000(71 BB)
DM Duc Minh NguyenViet Nam	450,000(56 BB)
KN Khanh Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	369,000(46 BB)
LT Long Thanh BuiViet Nam	353,000(44 BB)
SD Son Dinh NguyenViet Nam	278,000(35 BB)
TP Tung Phuong NguyenViet Nam	258,000(32 BB)
JC Jonathan CurtisAustralia	251,000(31 BB)
HT Hong Thi Minh PhamViet Nam	239,000(30 BB)
DT Dung Tien PhamViet Nam	195,000(24 BB)
NH Nam Hoang NguyenViet Nam	194,000(24 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 2:30:39 PM

Bubble Bursts on Jules Rohr

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jules Rohr

Both Hung Xuan Ha and Jules Rohr had all their chips in the middle with Rohr at risk for his last 120,000. The kings vs queens was a cooler that took out Rohr as the bubble boy, allowing all 27 players to bag their chips to advance to Day 2 final, where at least a minimum ITM payout awaits.

Player	Hand	Chips
HX Hung Xuan HaViet Nam	K♠K♦	395,000(49 BB)
JR Jules RohrFrance	Q♥Q♠	205,000(26 BB)

Board:5♠2♥3♥9♦8♠

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 2:26:07 PM

Tu Gia Dinh's Kings Cracked At Soft Bubble

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Tu Gia Dinh

Tu Gia Dinh shoved his last 60,000 all-in from the lo-jack and was called by Duc Minh Nguyen in the cut-off. Dinh was ahead with kings and Nguyen had a three-outer with the aces. Nguyen paired his ace on the turn and took out Dinh from the tournament as the soft bubble.

Player	Hand	Chips
DM Duc Minh Nguyen	A♠Q♠	450,000(56 BB)
TG Tu Gia Dinh	K♥K♠	busted

Board:3♥9♠7♥A♣T♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 2:23:16 PM

Qui Doubles From Nguyen

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Haisheng Qui

Son Dinh Nguyen raised to 18,000 from UTG+1 and Haisheng Qui risked his last 60,000 from the big blind. Nguyen completed for a showdown.

Qui paired an ace on the window and held on to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
HQ Haisheng Qui	A♣9♥	132,000(17 BB)
SD Son Dinh Nguyen	Q♦T♦	236,000(30 BB)

Board:A♠7♠4♥6♣4♠

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 1:50:55 PM

Duc Minh Nguyen Wins Big Stack Battle

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Duc Minh Nguyen

Small blind Duc Minh Nguyen and lo-jack Dung Tien Pham stared into a pot of 171,000 with a board of 7♠ 2♣ 8♦ 8♣. Nguyen fired all-in for 223,000. Pham went into deep thought, peeked into his cards, saw that his chips were covered, wondered if unicorns exist, threw in 5 time bank tokens and also threw in the towel to award the huge pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips
DM Duc Minh Nguyen	394,000(66 BB)
DT Dung Tien Pham	132,000(22 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 1:43:01 PM

Qiu's Aces Brings Much-Needed Double

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Haisheng Qui

Haisheng Qui made a min-raise to 12,000 from under the gun and Dang Hai Tran applied the pressure to 32,000 from the cut-off. Qui shoved his remaining 34,000 to the middle and Tran added the change for a showdown.

Qui's aces dominated against the eights of Tran to give a crucial double-up.

Player	Hand	Chips
HQ Haisheng Qui	A♦A♥	83,000(14 BB)
DH Dang Hai Tran	8♦8♣	105,000(18 BB)

Board:5♦Q♦T♦6♦Q♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 1:23:45 PM

Pham's Rockets Blast Nguyen From Seat

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Thi Minh Hong Pham

Hong Thi Minh Pham and Thinh Duc Nguyen were starting at 39,000 in the pot and a board that read T♣ 3♣ 6♥. Nguyen led from the big blind for 25,000 and Pham made the call from the hi-jack to see a 3♥ turn.

Nguyen shoved 48,000 all-in and Pham snap called and flipped over the aces. Nguyen was drawing dead and the 3♦ on the river was inconsequential even if it gave Pham a nice boat.

Player	Hand	Chips
HT Hong Thi Minh PhamViet Nam	A♦A♣	240,000(40 BB)
TD Thinh Duc Nguyen	A♠J♣	busted

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 1:18:40 PM

Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Destroys Zhentao Long To Dust

Level 17: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Khanh Ngoc Nguyen

Zhentao Long made a min-raise to 10,000 from UTG+! and called the all-in shove for 131,000 by Khanh Ngoc Nguyen at the lo-jack.

Nguyen's big slick stayed ahead and even paired a king on the river to put a winning stomp on Long's stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen	A♣K♥	275,000(55 BB)
ZL Zhentao LongChina	A♥Q♣	9,000(2 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 1:13:49 PM

Tran Hai Dang Le Earns Some Breathing Room

Level 17: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Yingrui Ge made a 10,000 min-raise from under the gun and Tran Hai Dang Le defended the big blind. Both players were thrown a 3♦ 6♠ 6♥ flop and checked to see a 3♣ on the turn. Le check-called the 6,000 bet of Ge to see a 5♦ river.

Both checked. Le showed A♣ 9♣ and Ge mucked.

Player	Chips
YG Yingrui GeChina	155,000(31 BB)
TH Tran Hai Dang Le	66,000(13 BB)

Level 17: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 1:09:17 PM

Curtis' Kings Remove Tung Le Tien From Tourney

Level 16: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jonathan Curtis

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Tung Le Tien shoved all-in for 110,000 and Jonathan Curtis made the call from the big blind, barely covering with 114,000.

Tien hit a pair ten on the flop, but couldn't improve against the kings of Curtis. Tien lost his seat and Curtis boosted his stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jonathan CurtisAustralia	K♦K♣	228,000(57 BB)
TL Tung Le Tien	A♦T♦	busted

Board:T♣5♥4♠4♠3♥

Pot:228,000 (57 BB)

Jonathan Curtis won the pot with Kd Kc

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 12:42:50 PM

Fish Hooks Sink Sailboats

Level 16: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Wei Chee Pun pushed his last 39,000 all-in from UTG+1 and Nam Hoang Nguyen called from the small blind for a showdown.

Nguyen's jacks held on without any threat to eliminate Pun from the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
NH Nam Hoang Nguyen	J♠J♦	180,000(45 BB)
WC Wei Chee Pun	4♣4♥	busted

Board:K♦Q♠T♦5♥T♥

Pot:88,000 (22 BB)

Nam Hoang Nguyen won the pot with Js Jd

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 12:31:37 PM

Duc Minh Nguyen Leaves Linh Khanh Nguyen Le With Crumbs

Level 16: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Duc Minh Nguyen

Duc Minh Nguyen raised to 9,000 from the lo-jack and matched the 28,000 three-bet of Linh Khanh Nguyen Le from the cut-off to see a flop of K♣ 8♦ 5♠. Both players checked to see a 7♦ turn. Nguyen led out for 24,000 and Le shoved all-in with Nguyen snap calling for his last 104,000 even before Nguyen could push his chips to the middle.

Nguyen showed 8♣ 8♠ for a flopped set while Le showed A♥ K♥ for top pair king. and was drawing dead. The A♦ on the river was of no significance.

Player	Hand	Chips
DM Duc Minh Nguyen	8♣8♠	274,000(69 BB)
LK Linh Khanh Nguyen Le	A♥K♥	8,000(2 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 12:27:43 PM

Thang Viet Nguyen Wins Flip To Bust XIalin Li

Level 16: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Thang Viet Nguyen

Thang Viet Nguyen raised to 12,000 from under the gun and called the three-bet all-in for 36,000 from Xialin Li.

Nguyen's queens were ahead on the flop then turned a commanding set. Li had a gutshot straight draw for an out, but the river bricked to give Nguyen the pot and send Li out of his seat and the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
TV Thang Viet Nguyen	Q♠Q♦	171,000(43 BB)
XL Xialin LiChina	A♥K♣	busted

Board:3♠J♣3♦Q♥7♦

Pot:82,000 (21 BB)

Thang Vet Nguyen won the pot with Qs Qd

Level 16: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 40/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 12:18:30 PM

Break

Level 15: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

The tournament director has declared a break for the remaining 41 players.

Madness Kickoff Day 1A

Date: November 29, 2024

Buy-in:VND 11,000,000 (~USD 430)

Guarantee: VND 10,000,000,000 (~USD 400,000)

Entries: 212 (161 unique)

ITM: 27 places to advance

Starting Stack: 25,000

Total Chips In Play: 5,300,000

Average Stack: 129,200

Players Remaining: 41

Next blinds: 2,000/4,000 with ante of 4,000

Top Chip Counts:

Player	Chips
HH Hung Ha Xuan	395,000(132 BB)
DT Dung Tien Pham	260,000(87 BB)
HQ Haisheng Qui	241,000(80 BB)
TM Thi Minh Hong Pham	225,000(75 BB)
JR Jules RohrFrance	205,000(68 BB)
ZL Zhentao LongChina	202,000(67 BB)
SD Son Dinh Nguyen	185,000(62 BB)
BX Bach Xuan Dinh	178,000(59 BB)
YG Yingrui GeChina	174,000(58 BB)
TV Thang Viet Nguyen	171,000(57 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 12:11:23 PM

Hung Xuan Ha Busts Liu

Level 15: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Hung Xuan Ha

Jun Liu raised to 6,000 from the cut-off and was three-bet by Hung Xuan ha to 18,000. Liu made the call to see a flop of K♥ T♥ 6♠ . He led out with 16,000 and Liu called to see an A♦ on the turn. Ha led out again for 22,000 and was matched by Liu to see a 9♦ on the river.

Ha this time checked the action over to Liu who pushed all his remaining 80,000 into the middle. Ha snap called and excitedly flipped over A♥ 9♠. Liu shyly showed his 6♥ 8♥ which only showed a pair of sixes, a missed flush and a missed straight and also a missed chance to advance to Day 2 by exiting to the rail.

Player	Hand	Chips
HX Hung Xuan HaViet Nam	A♥9♠	385,000(128 BB)
JL Jun LiuTaiwan	8♥6♥	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 12:06:01 PM

Duy Pham Wins Flip To Double

Level 15: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Duy Pham

Action folded to the blinds. Dung Tien Le limped from the small blind and Duy Pham jammed all-in for 73,200 to defend the big blind and put his tournament life at risk. Le went into deep thought about the play, spent one of the time bank tokens, counted his chips, took a look at his cards, wondered if vampires ever existed and made the call.

It was a coin-flip between Q♥ T♥ vs 8♣ 8♦ with the eights of Pham holding on for a double-up.

Player	Hand	Chips
DP Duy PhamViet Nam	8♣8♦	149,400(50 BB)
DT Dung Tien Le	Q♥T♥	89,800(30 BB)

Board:5♣5♥4♠5♠2♠

Pot:149,400 (50 BB)

Duy Pham won the pot with 8c 8d

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:54:14 AM

Duc Quang Dau Scoops A Big Flopless Pot

Level 15: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Duc Quang Dau

Duc Quang Dau made a 7,000 raise from under the gun with the hi-jack making the call. Anh Quang Phan three-bet to 26,000 from the big blind. Dau shoved all-in and Phan folded.

Player	Chips
DQ Duc Quang Dau	138,000(46 BB)
AQ Anh Quang PhanViet Nam	104,500(35 BB)

Level 15: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:38:55 AM

Ha Wins Three-Way For Triple Up

Level 14: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Hung Xuan Ha

Jun Liu raised to 5,000 from the cut-off. Hung Xuan Ha three-bet to 14,500 from the small blind. Nhu Hieu Mai peeked into his cards and liked what he saw enough to push his last 65,000 chips all-in.

Jun Liu made the call and Ha spent three time banks before also putting his chips in for a call.

The flop came Q♦ T♣ 2♠. Ha led with a 30,5000 all-in shove and was called by Liu. Liu had flopped top pair queen, but Ha was ahead with pocket kings. Mai had a gut-shot draw.

The board completed 7♦ 2♣, giving Ha the win and the triple up. Liu's stack received a big dent and Mai said goodbye to the table and to the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
HX Hung Xuan HaViet Nam	K♣K♥	258,500(103 BB)
JL Jun LiuTaiwan	A♠Q♠	111,000(44 BB)
NH Nhu Hieu Mai	A♥K♠	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:32:43 AM

Huy Quoc Pham Delivers Crushing Blow to Tiep Van Vu

Level 14: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Tiep Van Vu raised to 5,000 from UTG+1 then called the 13,000 three-bet of Huy Quoc Pham from the hi-jack. Both players were given a flop of 5♣ J♠ 8♣, which they checked to see a free A♦ on the turn.

Vu check-called the 10,000 bet from Pham to see a 6♥ on the river. This time, Vu led out for 13,000 which Pham called.

Pham showed the A♠ Q♣ and Vu returned the cards to the dealer face down.

Player	Chips
HQ Huy Quoc Pham	111,700(45 BB)
TV Tiep Van VuViet Nam	29,700(12 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:24:28 AM

Tung Tien Le's Two Pair Better Than Dung Tien Pham's

Level 14: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Dung Tien Pham and Tung Tien Le were starting at 33,000 chips in the pot and a board that showed A♣ 9♣ 8♥ K♣ 3♦.

Pham was the first to act from the hi-jack and bet 16,500. Le made the call.

Pham showed K♥ 8♠ for two pairs, but Le showed A♦ 3♥ for the better two-pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips
DT Dung Tien Pham	198,000(79 BB)
TT Tung Tien Le	146,000(58 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:16:58 AM

Liu's Ladies Land Super Double Boost From Kang

Level 14: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Jun Liu

Jun Liu jammed all-in from UTG+1 for 108,600, causing everyone to fold except for big blind Daon Kang who decided to defend.

Liu showed the ladies and Kang looked disappointed when he dropped the nines. Liu's ladies led on the flop and was slightly threatened when Kang grabbed some outs with a gut-shot on the turn. However, Kang bricked on the river and crumbled his stack to crumbs.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jun LiuTaiwan		220,700(88 BB)
DK Daon KangSouth Korea		13,300(5 BB)

Board:6♦5♣4♦8♦K♣

Level 14: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 61/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:09:58 AM

Dien Thanh Huynh Deletes Yankai Zhang From The Roster

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

Both Dien Than Huynh and Yankai Zhang were all-in pre-flop with an identical stack of 68,000 chips.

Huynh showed pocket kowboys while Zhang showed suited big slick. The suits didn't come out nor did any of the aces, taking out Zhang's name from the roster of players left in the field.

Player	Hand	Chips
DT Dien Thanh Huynh	K♠K♦	139,000(70 BB)
YZ Yankai ZhangChina	A♥K♥	busted

Board:Q♦9♥4♠T♦3♠

Pot:139,000 (70 BB)

Dien Thanh Huynh won the pot with Ks Kd

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 11:06:05 AM

Pham Does Damage to Kaushik

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

Amit Kaushik made a 2,000 min-raise from under the gun with Huy Quoc Pham being the only caller on the button.

Both players were peeled a flop of 9♠ T♥ 4♠. Kaushik check-called the 5,000 flop bet and check-called the 6,000 bet after the 6♦ turn showed, but then folded when Pham fired a third barrel for 10,000 after the 3♣ came out on the river.

Player	Chips
HQ Huy Quoc Pham	76,500(38 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	18,800(9 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:54:21 AM

Bach Xuan Dinh Cracks The Jacks And Doubles

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

Bach Xuan Dinh

Bach Xuan Dinh raised to 5,000 from the cut-off and Adriano Scagnetti pumped it up to 20,000. Dinh shoved for his remaining 63,300 and Scagnetti made the call.

Scagnetti looked good pre-flop with Dinh looking at a three-outer. Dinh found one of his outs with an ace on the flop. Dinh's hand held to make a massive double up and put Scagnetti against the ropes with a deflated stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
AS Adriano ScagnettiItaly	J♠J♥	13,800(7 BB)
BX Bach Xuan Dinh	A♠9♣	129,600(65 BB)

Board:A♣8♣7♥6♣7♦

Pot:126,600 (63 BB)

Bach Zuan Dinh won the pot with As 9c

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 79/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:46:05 AM

Fu Scores With Aces

Level 12: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Yu Fu

Yu Fu raised to 3,500 from under the gun and was matched by Tam Van Vu in the small blind and Kyle Quoc Bao Diep in the big blind.

The three were peeled a flop of K♣ 3♣ 7♣. Action was checked to Fu, who fired 3,000. Only Vu stayed in the hand to see a 9♠ on the turn. Both checked to see a 4♥ on the river. Vu check-called the 12,000 bet of Fu.

Fu showed A♣ A♠ and Vu didn't bother to show.

Player	Chips
YF Yu FuTaiwan	176,000(117 BB)
TV Tam Van Vu	43,500(29 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:39:34 AM

Kowboys Bust Fish Hooks

Level 12: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Hong Thi Minh Pham

The action fell to Tien Van Dinh after some raises and re-raises and he pushed all in for 24,800. Everyone else folded except Hong Thi Minh Pham who made the call.

Pham's pocket kings held all the way to eliminated Dinh from the tournament.

Player	Hand	Chips
HT Hong Thi Minh Pham	K♣K♦	139,600(93 BB)
TV TIen Van Dinh	J♣J♥	busted

Board:A♥9♠7♠6♦6♠

Pot:54,000 (36 BB)

Hong Thi Minh Pham won the pot with Kc Kd

Level 12: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 88/212

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:30:46 AM

Pham Busts Litasov

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Van Quan Pham

UTG +1 raised to 3,300 but got out of the way when Van Quan Pham re-raised to 5,000. Litasov shoved all-in for 48,300 and Pham made the quick call.

Litasov didn't find an ace on the board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Hand	Chips
VQ Van Quan PhamViet Nam	Q♦Q♣	113,600(95 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	A♠Q♠	busted

Board:K♣6♣6♦T♣6♥

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:20:42 AM

Rohr Roars

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Jules Rohr

Under The Gun player raised to 2,400. Hongru Zhang fired all-in from the lo-jack for 21,300. Hieu Nhu Mai called and then Jules Rohr shoved all-in for 36,500. Mai added the change for a three-way pre-flop all-in showdown.

Rohr led throughout even though Zhang threatened with a flush draw on the flop. Rohr's big slick was enough to be the best hand to eliminate Zhang and damage Mai's stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
JR Jules RohrFrance	A♥K♥	99,700(83 BB)
NH Nhu Hieu Mai	A♠Q♥	70,000(58 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	K♦Q♦	busted

Board:8♥7♦5♦3♠7♥

Pot:99,700 (83 BB)

Jules Rohr won the pot with Ah Kh

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:12:11 AM

Dong Trong Nguyen Smashes Jia Li

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

There was 10,000 in the pot beside a flop of J♠ 7♥ 2♠. Three players were still in contention. The big blind checked his option to Jia Li on the lo-jack, who bet 3,300. Dong Trong Nguyen called from the cut-off and the big blind stood down.

The 6♥ came on the turn and Jia Li counted 10,600 to push beyond the betting line. Nguyen spent one time bank token before firing back with 25,000 of his own to put Li at risk for all his remaining chips. Li threw back the cards to the dealer and surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips
DT Dong Trong Nguyen	106,800(89 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 10:02:32 AM

Pham's Nut Straight Takes Out Bui And Cripples Kim

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Duy Pham

Four players - Small blind Sangyeop Kim , UTG+1 Duy Pham, Lo-jack Kyoungseok Chai and Cut-off Thai Hoang Bui - were staring at a flop of J♠ 9♣ Q♦ and a pot 12,400.

Kim checked his option to Pham, who fired 3,000. Chai re-raised to 7,000 and Bui shoved all-in for his last 11,500. Kim then re-raised all-in and Pham called for his last 26,900. Chai moved out of the way.

Kim flopped a straight, but was no match for Pham's nut-straight. Bui landed a pair jack and looked in awful shape.

The board ran J♦ 2♣ and gave Pham the huge pot, denting Kim and eliminating Bui in the process.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea		53,000(44 BB)
DP Duy PhamViet Nam	K♠T♥	84,700(71 BB)
TH Thai Hoang Bui	K♦J♥	busted
SK Sangyeop Kim	T♣8♠	10,200(9 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 9:59:13 AM

Tung Le Tranh Avoids Disaster

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Tung Le Tanh

Vladimir Litasov raised to 2,500 for under the gun and Tung Le Thanh re-popped to 8,500. Litasov pushed back with an all-in for 42,800 and Thanh used a time bank token before deciding to fold, showing A♦ Q♠ before throwing to the muck. Litasov gestured back by showing the A♣ K♥, acknowledging Thanh's good fold.

Player	Chips
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	56,800(47 BB)
TL Tung Le ThanhViet Nam	33,100(28 BB)

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 111/186

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 9:28:20 AM

Registration Officially Closes For Day 1A

Level 11: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Registration has officially closed for Day 1A of the Madness Kickoff. 103 players remain and wil be playing down to 32 players who will advance to the Day 2 final on Sunday December 1.

Madness Kickoff Day 1A

Date: November 29, 2024

Buy-in:VND 11,000,000 (~USD 430)

Guarantee: VND 10,000,000,000 (~USD 400,000)

Entries: 212 (161 unique)

ITM: 27 places to advance

Starting Stack: 25,000

Total Chips In Play: 5,300,000

Average Stack: 51,400

Players Remaining: 103

Blinds: 600/1,200 with ante of 1,200

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 9:21:23 AM

Break!

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

Players on a 15-minute break!

Meanwhile, here are some chip counts.

Player	Chips
HM Hung Manh Le	152,300(152 BB)
TH Tran Hai Dang Le	118,500(119 BB)
TH Tuan Hoang Nguyen	118,000(118 BB)
HQ Haisheng Qui	117,700(118 BB)
NH Nhu Hieu Mai	111,300(111 BB)
YF Yu FuTaiwan	109,500(110 BB)
DK Daon KangSouth Korea	107,400(107 BB)
DT Dong Trong Nguyen	100,500(101 BB)
JL Jun LiuTaiwan	100,300(100 BB)
NH Nam Hoang Nguyen	97,200(97 BB)
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen	93,000(93 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 9:16:22 AM

Thien Ha Van's Big Slick Earns A Double

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

Thien Ha Van raised to 2,000 and was three-bet by Thai Bui Hoang from the big blind to 7,000. Van then pushed all-in for 17,600 and was called by Hoang.

Van showed big slick versus Hoang's suited Ace-Queen.

Van flopped a pair of kings and held on to double up, leaving Hoang with a struggling stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
TH Thien Ha Van	A♣K♥	38,700(39 BB)
TB Thai Bui Hoang	A♥Q♥	10,600(11 BB)

Board:K♣6♥4♠6♣T♠

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 9:13:43 AM

Nguyen Puts Vu Closer To Elimination

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

Khanh Ngoc Nguyen

Khanh Ngoc Nguyen raised to 2,000 from early position and Chung Quang Vu defended his big blind to see a flop of 6♥ 7♠ 3♣. Vu check-called the 2,500 bet of Nguyen and opened a 2♦ on the turn. Vu checked again but folded when Nguyen fired a 4,000 second barrel.

Player	Chips
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen	39,100(39 BB)

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

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 111/186

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 8:17:54 AM

Giang's Big Slick KOs Tran

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Nam Le Giang

After a pre-flop arm wrestling match of raises and re-raises, Nam Le Giang finally pushed all-in for 31,600 from the cut-off and Quy Hung Tran defended the big blind for his last 19,900 chips.

Both players missed the board, but the big slick of Giang was the better hand over Tran's Ace-Queen off to win the pot and send Tran to the rail.

Player	Hand	Chips
NL Nam Le Giang	A♦K♥	54,400(68 BB)
QH Quy Hung Tran	A♠Q♦	busted

Board:J♥3♣9♣8♦5♣

Pot:54,400 (68 BB)

Nam Le Giang won the pot with Ad Kh

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 8:14:49 AM

Cong Van Trinh Scoops Flopless Pot

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Hi-jack and cut-off players limped and Thien Ha Van on the button raised to 5,500. Cong Van Trinh re-popped to 11,700 and had all players folding to scoop a decent pot without a flop.

Player	Chips
CV Cong Van Trinh	29,400(37 BB)
TH Thien Ha Van	19,700(25 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 8:01:22 AM

Skarparis Makes Presence Felt

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Georgios Skarparis

7,200 was in the pot with a board that showed 6♦ 3♦ 6♠ K♣. Oliver Schulze checked his option from the big blind as did Georgios Skarparis from UTG+1, allowing Daon Kang to fire 3,500. Shulze called and Skarpars then raised all-in. Kang thought hard, threw in a time bank card, but decided to give up. Shulze peeked at his cards and also decided to surrender.

Player	Chips
DK Daon KangSouth Korea	97,000(121 BB)
GS Georgios SkarparisCyprus	31,800(40 BB)
OS Oliver Shulze	29,100(36 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:56:08 AM

Thanh Forces Nguyen To Fold

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Tung Le Thanh

Tung Phuong Nguyen raised to 1,600 from under the gun with the players on the dealer and the small blind making the call. Tung Le Thanh three-bet to 7,000 from the big blind with only Nguyen completing to see a flop of K♦ T♠ 5♣.

Both players checked to see a Q♣ on the turn. Thanh fired 4,000 and Nguyen made the call to open a 6♥ on the river. Thanh fired a 10,000 barrel and Nguyen threw his cards back to the dealer in an instant.

Player	Chips
TL Tung Le ThanhViet Nam	58,200(73 BB)
TP Tung Phuong Nguyen	36,600(46 BB)

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 117/173

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:48:58 AM

Boat Over Set Always Brings Pain

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Van Tai Vo raised to 1,200 from under the gun and called the 3,000 three-bet of Khanh Ngoc Nguyen from the next seat.

The flop came 2♠ 2♥ 7♣ and Vo check-called the 6,000 bet of Nguyen to open a 5♣ on the turn. Vo doubled-tapped his option to Nguyen who pushed in his last 9,800. Vo made the call even before the chips were in the middle and flashed his K♦ 2♦ to show a set. Nguyen flashed his 5♦ 5♥ and showed a full house. Vo needed a 2 or a 7 in the river, but the poker gods threw a brick 8♠ to leave him with crumbs.

Player	Chips
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen	39,100(65 BB)
VT Van Tai Vo	6,200(10 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:41:59 AM

Dan Van Nguyen Doubles From Nhu Hieu Mai

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

The pot was 8,400 and the board read A♠ 5♥ 2♥ T♥. Both Nhu Hieu Mai and Dan Van Nguyen were in the hand. Mai checked the option to Nguyen who shoved all-in for 13,500. Mai made the snap call and showed top pair with a better kicker over Nguyen. However, Nguyen did have outs with a flush draw.

The poker gods gave an 8♥ on the river to complete the flush and give Nguyen a crucial double-up.

Player	Hand	Chips
NH Nhu Hieu Mai	A♣J♣	60,700(101 BB)
DV Dan Van Nguyen	A♥6♦	35,400(59 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:32:38 AM

Liu Rivers To Damage Ong

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Chun Chieh Liu and Kun Ern John Ong were faced with a board of 3♠ 6♣ 8♥ T♣ and a pot of 21,000 in the middle.

Ong fired all-in from the big blind for 13,500 and Liu called with his last 9,700 to put his tournament life at risk.

Liu showed A♥ 9♠ which was dominated by Ong's A♦ J♦. However, the poker gods threw a 9♦ on the river to ship the chips to Liu and put Ong on life support.

A few hands later, Ong was shown the exit.

Player	Chips
CC Chun Chieh LiuTaiwan	40,400(67 BB)
KE Kun Ern John Ong	3,800(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:27:46 AM

Pham Takes Out Timofeev

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Thi Minh Hong Pham

Ilia Timofeev pushed his short stack of 7,200 all in and Hong Thi Minh Pham made the call.

Pham showed rockets while Timofeev showed tens. Pham extended the lead when she flopped a set of aces and had Timofeev drawing dead on the turn and out of the tournament after the board officially completed.

Player	Hand	Chips
HT Hong Thi Minh PhamViet Nam	A♣A♥	47,800(80 BB)
IT Ilia TimofeevRussia	T♠T♣	busted

Board:A♠8♣3♠K♥J♦

Pot:14,400 (24 BB)

Thi Minh Hong Pham won the pot with Ac Ah

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 117/155

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:23:14 AM

Ayush Dents Bubna

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Arya Aayush

Both Arya Aayush and Harsh Bubna were staring into a flop of 6♣ 5♦ 3♠ with 12,800 chips beside it. Bubna acted first from the small blind and fired 6,000 which Aayush called to open a 5♣ turn. Both checked to open an 8♥ river. Bubna led for 12,000 and Aayush called.

Aayush showed A♣ Q♦ for an ace-high that was good enough to beat Bubna's K♦ Q♥.

Player	Chips
AA Arya Aayush	60,600(121 BB)
HB Harsh BubnaIndia	20,700(41 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:15:54 AM

Tran's Set Wins Big

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Hai Duong Tran

Player from UTG +1 pushed all-in for his last 10,500 and was called by Feiqiang Li from the hi-jack. Hai Duong Tran also shoved his last 24,000 from the big blind with Li calling.

UTG +1 player showed 9♦ 9♠ with Li flashing A♠ J♦ and Tran showing 8♦ 8♠

Flop came 8♣ Q♦ A♦ to give Tran the set despite. The 7♥ turn saw Li drawing dead and the 2♠ on the river sealed the fate of all players, eliminating the UTG+1 players and awarding Tran the big pot.

Player	Chips
HD Hai Duong TranViet Nam	59,300(119 BB)
FL Feiqiang Li	2,900(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:08:02 AM

Dang's Aces Cripples Bae

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Hoang Minh Dang

Van Hung Nguyen raised to 1,200 when Hoang Minh Dang three-bet to 3,500 from the lo-jack. Small blind Youngwhan Bae called with Nguyen following behind.

Three players saw a flop of 2♦ 6♣ 8♠. Action was checked to Dang who fired 3,800. Only Bae completed to see a 6♥ turn.

Bae check-called the 6,500 bet of Dang to open a 2♣ river. Bae again check-called the all-in shove of Dang for 10,200.

Bae's tens were no good against the rockets of Dang.

Player	Hand	Chips
HM Hoang Minh Dang	A♣A♠	52,500(105 BB)
YB Youngwhan Bae	T♠T♦	5,800(12 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 108/128

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 6:55:35 AM

Break!

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

15-minute break to stretch some legs and crack some backs.

108 players still on the field from 128 entries.

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
DK Daon KangSouth Korea	97,300(243 BB)
BH Ba Hong PhanViet Nam	89,200(223 BB)
QA Quang Anh PhamViet Nam	79,400(199 BB)
VT Viet Thang NguyenViet Nam	73,900(185 BB)
HQ Haisheng Qui	59,300(148 BB)
KD Khanh Da Tran	56,400(141 BB)
WJ Wonjun JeongUnited States of America	55,500(139 BB)
AK Amit KaushikIndia	51,800(130 BB)
KD Kyle Diep Quoc Bao	45,000(113 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 6:36:39 AM

Kaushik Sends Lo Hoai To Rail

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Amit Kaushik

There was 6,000 in the pot with a board that showed J♦ T♦ 7♦. Both Son Lo Hoai and Amit Kaushik were all-in. Lo Hoai was at risk for his last 22,500 chips.

Lo Hoai showed a set of jacks but were behind Kaushik's flopped straight.

The board completed Q♥ 6♣ and Hoai was eliminated from the Madness Kickoff.

Player	Hand	Chips
AK Amit KaushikIndia	9♣8♣	52,000(130 BB)
SL Son Lo Hoai	J♣J♠	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 6:32:09 AM

Thao's Set Destroys Anh

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Dang Hong Thao

There was 9,600 chips in the middle with a board that showed Q♣ 7♠ A♠ A♦ J♣. Nguyen Ngoc Quang Anhon the small blind and Dang Hong Thao on the big blind were battling it out. Anh checked the option to Thao who fired 8,500. Anh made the call and was broken to see his kings cracked by the set of aces of Thao.

Player	Hand	Chips
NN Nguyen Ngoc Quang AnhViet Nam	K♠K♣	5,200(13 BB)
DH Dang Hong ThaoViet Nam	A♥9♣	38,200(96 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 6:25:41 AM

Truong Forces The Folds

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Khanh Vu Tuan Truong

Khanh Vu Tuan Truong raised to 1,000 from the hi-jack and found three callers from the cut-off, small blind and big blind.

Four players entered a flop of 6♣ 9♠ 8♦. The option was checked to Truong who bet 2,100. Cuong Hong Doan made the call from the cut-off. The small blind got out of the way and the big blind Adriano Scagnetti also matched to see a K♣ on the turn.

Scagnetti double-tapped the option to Truong who pushed all-in for 17,600 and forced everyone to fold.

Player	Chips
CH Cuong Hong DoanViet Nam	40,300(101 BB)
AS Adriano ScagnettiItaly	30,800(77 BB)
KV Khan Vu Tuan TruongViet Nam	28,300(71 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 6:14:33 AM

Litasov Makes Hero Call With Ace High

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Vladimir Litasov

Tung Le Thanh limped from UTG and called the 1,500 raise of Vladimir Litasov on the button.

Flop came T♥ 9♥ 3♦ and Thanh check-called the 1,300 bet to see a 5♣ turn. Both checked to see a 5♥ river.

Thanh fired 3,000 and Litasov made the call, winning the pot with an Ace-high.

Player	Hand	Chips
TL Tung Le ThanhViet Nam	Q♣J♥	22,500(56 BB)
VL Vladimir LitasovRussia	A♣4♥	26,200(66 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 87/89

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 6:03:23 AM

Cao Defends Big Blind Versus Anh

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Dung Le Anh raised to 1,000 from the button with Tingja Cao defending the big blind.

The flop came A♠ Q♦ T♦. Cao checked and enticed Anh to fire 1,000. Cao then raised to 3,800 and pushed Anh off the pot.

Player	Chips
TC Tingja Cao	29,900(100 BB)
DL Dung Le AnhViet Nam	17,700(59 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:58:13 AM

Not A Nguyen Nguyen Situation

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Viet Thang Nguyen

A tug-of-war raise-re-raise between Viet Thang Nguyen and Minh Quan Nguyen before finally Minh Quan Nguyen pushed all-in and Viet Thang Nguyen risked his tournament life and his last 24,100.

No ace came to Minh Quan Nguyen's rescue and he is left with a dying stack. Viet Than Nguyen improved to double stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
VT Viet Thang NguyenViet Nam	K♠K♥	48,800(163 BB)
MQ Minh Quan NguyenViet Nam	A♦K♣	1,600(5 BB)

Board:Q♥3?5♣J♥2♦

Pot:48,800 (163 BB)

Viet Thang Nguyen won the pot with Ks Kh

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:50:13 AM

Hoang Forces Tran To All-in Or Fold

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Duc Kien Tran raised to 700 from the hi-jack and called the 3,000 three-bet of Linh Do Hoang from the cutoff.

Both saw a flop of J♠ 7♣ 4♦ when Tran check-called the 3,000 bet of Hoang to see a 3♠ turn. Both checked to see the Q♣ river. Tran tapped his option to Hoang who pushed in 29,000 to put Tran all-in for his tournament life.

Tran gave it little thought and threw his cards to the muck and awarded the pot to Hoang.

Player	Chips
LD Linh Do HoangViet Nam	46,100(154 BB)
DK Duc Kien TranViet Nam	10,400(35 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:45:47 AM

Long Cracks Khac

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Zhentao Long

Thang Do Khac raised to 600 and called the 1,700 three-bet of Zhentao Long from the seat over.

Both players enter a flop of 6♠ 4♠ T♣. Khac check-called the 1,600 bet to see a 2♥ turn. Then both checked to see a free K♣ river. Khac led with 2,500 and Long threw in a chip for a call.

Long rivered a pair to win over Khac's pocket eights.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZL Zhentao LongChina	K♣J♣	31,300(104 BB)
TD Thang Do KhacViet Nam	8♠8♥	39,600(132 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 64/66

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:44:20 AM

Break Time!

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Players take their first break after three levels of play.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:37:41 AM

Chai Depletes Tien

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Kyungseok Chai

There was around 9,000 in the pot with a board that showed 2♣ 9♥ 4♦ 7♣. Three players were still competing. The small blind check-folded when Kyungseok Chai fired 3,300 from UTG. Only Vu Do Tien on the button matched after using a time bank token.

The river came 5♣ and Chai fired another 6,600. Tien threw in two time bank cards before deciding to fold.

Player	Chips
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	39,400(197 BB)
VD Vu Do TienViet Nam	12,100(61 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:33:47 AM

Van Quan Pham Pressures For Pot

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Van Quan Pham

Van Quan Pham raised to 500 from the cutoff and Eliahu Cohen defended the big blind. Flop came A♠ Q♠ 5♣. Cohen checked called the 500 bet to see a Q♣ turn, then check-called 1,100 again to see a 3♣ turn, then check-folded with Pham bet 5,500.

Player	Chips
VQ Van Quan PhamViet Nam	46,700(234 BB)
EC Eliahu CohenIsrael	22,600(113 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:24:35 AM

Ong Puts Kang Hanging Off A Cliff

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Kuo Ern John Ong

Both Daon Kang and Kuo Ern John Ong were staring at a board that showed 4♠ Q♦ 2♥ beside a pot that had 3,600 chips.

Kang check-raised Ong's 1,200 bet to 2,700. Ong matched to see a 5♥ turn. Kang led for 5,600 and Ong called to see a J♣ river. Kang pushed the brakes and Ong fired 15,000.

Kang thought very hard, looked at the board, looked at his cards, counted the chips, thought if nunchucks would be effective against zombies and pushed the chips beyond the betting line for a call.

Ong flipped over the Kowboys and Kang flipped his to the muck.

Player	Hand	Chips
KE Kun Ern John Ong	K♥K♦	52,100(261 BB)
DK Daon KangSouth Korea		400(2 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/52

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:19:28 AM

Kicker Brings The Winner

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Van Hung Nguyen

Dung Le Anh raised to 300 from the cut-off with Van Hung Nguyen calling from the hi-jack and the big blind player defending.

The flop arrived Q♣ 4♣ 5♥. Anh made a c-bet to 600 and Nguyen stayed to see a 8♥ turn. Both checked their betting options and also checked down the 9♠ river.

Anh showed A♣ 6♥ and Nguyen showed A♠ J♣ with the jack kicker making a play for the win.

Player	Chips
VH Van Hung NguyenViet Nam	27,200(272 BB)
DL Dung Le AnhViet Nam	24,300(243 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:13:21 AM

Chai Takes From Tran

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Kyoungseok Chai

Kyoungseok Chai raised to 500 with Van Duc Tran making the only call on the table from the low-jack. Both players ere able to see a flop of 4♠ 2♦ 3♣. Both checked for a freebie 3♠ on the turn. Chai led for 900 and called the 2,100 raised of Tran to see a 5♦ river. Chai led with 2,000 and Tran gave it up.

Player	Chips
KC Kyoungseok ChaiSouth Korea	30,900(309 BB)
VD Van Duc TranViet Nam	20,800(208 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 5:05:00 AM

Phan Flushes Over Set For Big Scoop

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Ba Hong Phan

There was around 8,500 in the pot beside a board that read 3♠ 2♦ 6♦ A♦. Three players - Thanh Trung Nguyen, Ba Hong Phan and Quang Anh Pham - were still in the hand.

Nguyen checked his option from under the gun to Ba Hong Phan in the next seat, who also passed it over to Quang Anh Pham in the cut-off who didn't shy from firing 6,000.

Nguyen made the call and Ba Hong Phan raised all-in for 21,400. Pham got out of the way and Nguyen made a snap call.

Phan showed a flush while Nguyen had a set, hoping to improve to a boat if the board paired. However, the 8♥ river didn't help, giving Phan the huge pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
BH Ba Hong PhanViet Nam	J♦7♦	57,300(573 BB)
TT Thanh Trung NguyenViet Nam	6♥6♣	15,600(156 BB)
QA Quang Anh PhamViet Nam		24,100(241 BB)

Level 2: 100 / 100 ante: 100

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/30

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 4:53:17 AM

First Bust Of The Day!

Level 1: 100 / 100

Thanh Trung Nguyen

Jules Rohr got the ball rolling with a 5x raise to 500. Thanh Trung Nguyen three-bet to 1,100 with small blind Victor Daccach and the big blind making the call.

Rohr then pumped it up to 5,500 with Nguyen pumping it to 9,000 and Daccach shoving all-in for 11,400.

Rohr stood down and Nguyen made the bold call for a showdown.

Nguyen was relieved to be ahead when they flipped open the cards and was even more relieved when he paired his ace and the turn and river threw bricks to keep him ahead.

Daccach made history as the first bust of the tournament and of the entire USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale. However, he may return after he was seen making his way again to the registration booth.

Player	Hand	Chips
TT Thanh Trung NguyenViet Nam	A♣Q♠	41,100(411 BB)
VD Victor DaccachUnited States of America	J♦4♦	busted
JR Jules RohrFrance		8,500(85 BB)

Board:5♠A♥4♥6♥2♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 4:20:09 AM

Early Bird Notables

Level 1: 100 / 100

Some of the notable players already at the tables of the Madness Kick Off at the USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale include:

Vietnamese pro Dinh Phuc Nguyen, who made has made three final table appearances this year in WPC Hanoi, APT Hanoi and at USOP Da Nang, where he made his best finish at 4th place. Hopefully, Nguyen will make a bigger score in this event.

Chinese pro Tingjia Cao is also at the felt. Cao comes fresh with multiple cashes from Poker Dream 12 held at Jeju, Korea, and will be looking to boost his total live earnings of over USD 130,000.

Frenchman Jules Rohr is also on the felt. Rohr has made multiple final table appearances this year in Paris-based poker events and will look to make his mark here in Vietnam.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 4:13:31 AM

Cards Are In The Air!

Level 1: 100 / 100

It's official!

The USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale is on its way! Over VND 100 Billion Guaranteed over 69 events will be awarded starting today until December 11 and it kicks off with the Madness Kickoff.

Day 1A of the Madness Kickoff has shuffled up and dealt and action has already begun with 20 early bird players taking to the felt so far. This event will be guaranteeing VND 10 Billion (~USD 400,000).