Day 2 - Final
Bao Pham Cracks Aces And Triples
Bao PhamDuy Thuc Nguyen min-raised to 16,000 from under the gun and was called by Hongru Zhang a few seats over. Bao Pham defending the big blind by shoving all-in for his last 136,000.
The flop came 4♣ 4♥ 9♠.
Nguyen check-raised Zhang's 117,000 bet to 240,000 and was able to push Zhang to fold and give up the pot.
Nguyen flipped over his rockets and Pham proudly showed his flopped full house. The 5♣ turn and Q♠ river maintained Pham's lead to bag a triple boost.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
BP Bao Pham ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 9♥9♣ | 420,000(53 BB) |
DT Duy Thuc Nguyen Viet Nam | A♠A♥ | 689,000(86 BB) |
HZ Hongru Zhang ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 324,000(41 BB) |
Day 1B
Graeme Travis Endersby Leads Day 1B Chip Counts
Graeme Travis Endersby277 entries (197 unique) punched their ticket worth VND 11,000,000 (~USD 430) for a seat on the Day 1B flight and a chance to compete for 35 spots to bag some chips to carry on to the Day 2 Final on Sunday, December 1. All 35 are guaranteed at least a minimum share from the prize pool.
Leading the flight of 35 is Graeme Travis Endersby who bagged a total of 536,000 to carry into the Day 2 Final. Hongru Zhang has the second-ranked stack with 532,000 while Wongyu Kang gained the third biggest stack of 504,000 after bursting the bubble and shipping those chips.
Two more Day One flights of the Madness Kickoff will be played tomorrow on November 30.
Madness Kickoff Day 1B
Date: November 29, 2024
Buy-in: VND 11,000,000 (~USD 430)
Guarantee: VND 10,000,000,000 (~USD 400,000)
Entries: 277 entries (197 unique)
ITM: 35 players
Starting Stack: 25,000
Total Chips In Play: 6,925,000
Average Stack: 168,900
Blinds: 3,000/6,000 with ante of 6,000
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
GT Graeme Travis Endersby ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 536,000(89 BB) |
HZ Hongru Zhang China | 532,000(89 BB) |
WK Wongyu Kang ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 504,000(84 BB) |
LV Linh Van Vu Viet Nam | 419,000(70 BB) |
MG Meng Guangrui China | 386,000(64 BB) |
KS Karia Siddharth ![India [IND]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/in.svg "India [IND]"){kind=small} India | 378,000(63 BB) |
CL Chenghong Lu China | 360,000(60 BB) |
SK Sangseop Kim Korea (Republic of) | 344,000(57 BB) |
QB Qiang Bao Ho ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 331,000(55 BB) |
LD Linh Do Hoang Viet Nam | 278,000(46 BB) |
HQ Hiep Quoc Vo Viet Nam | 251,000(42 BB) |
Zhang Hurts Troncay
Hongru ZhangMarc Erwann Troncay raised to 9,000 from middle position and was three-bet by Hongru Zhang in the small blind to 36,000. Troncay made the call and both were shown a flop of T♥ T♣ 3♣. Zhang led with a 32,000 bet that Troncay called to see a 8♦ turn.
Both slowed down to see a free 4♦ on the river. Zhang fired 100,000 and Troncay took a pause before counting the chips to match. Zhang showed K♦ K♣ and Troncay mucked with a heavy sigh.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HZ Hongru Zhang China | 391,000(98 BB) |
| 105,000(26 BB) |