Day 2 - Final
Domin Dominates On The River
Rudolf DominDuc Minh Nguyen raised all-in for 345,000 from middle position and was called by Rudolf Domin from the cut-off.
Domin was head on the flop, but Nguyen overtook when he paired his ace on the turn. Domin felt distraught and Nguyen was excited to double up, but the poker gods threw a ten on the river to give Domin a set and Eliminate Nguyen from the tournament.
These poker gods are sure exciting.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
RD Rudolf Domin ![Russian Federation [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russian Federation [RUS]"){kind=small} Russian Federation | T♠T♥ | 945,000(16 BB) |
DM Duc Minh Nguyen ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | A♠2♦ | busted |
Nguyen's Kings Crushes Hoang
Nhat Duong Hoang raised to 30,000 on the button and was three-bet raised to 90,000 by Duc Minh Nguyen on the small blind.
Hoang answered by moving all-in and Nguyen made the call, putting his last 370,000 chips at risk.
Nguyen's kings held strong to double him up and put some serious pain on Hoang's stack.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
ND Nhat Duong Hoang Viet Nam | K♣K♦ | 770,000(51 BB) |
DM Duc Minh Nguyen Viet Nam | A♣J♣ | 70,000(5 BB) |
Day 1A
Hung Xuan Ha Leads Chip Count of Day 1A
Hung Xuan HaIt 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 Ha Viet Nam | 567,000(71 BB) |
DM Duc Minh Nguyen Viet Nam | 450,000(56 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | 369,000(46 BB) |
LT Long Thanh Bui Viet Nam | 353,000(44 BB) |
SD Son Dinh Nguyen Viet Nam | 278,000(35 BB) |
TP Tung Phuong Nguyen Viet Nam | 258,000(32 BB) |
JC Jonathan Curtis ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 251,000(31 BB) |
HT Hong Thi Minh Pham Viet Nam | 239,000(30 BB) |
DT Dung Tien Pham Viet Nam | 195,000(24 BB) |
NH Nam Hoang Nguyen Viet Nam | 194,000(24 BB) |
Tu Gia Dinh's Kings Cracked At Soft Bubble
Tu Gia DinhTu 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 |
|---|---|---|
A♠Q♠ | 450,000(56 BB) | |
K♥K♠ | busted |
Duc Minh Nguyen Wins Big Stack Battle
Duc Minh NguyenSmall 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 |
|---|---|
| 394,000(66 BB) | |
| 132,000(22 BB) |