Madness Kick Off (11,000,000 VND)

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

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.

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: