
Day 1C
Rohr Also Throws Big Stack To Pressure

made a raise to 4,500 from the lo-jack then called the 11,500 re-raise of Quang Vu Dinh on the button to see a flop of A♣ J♦ 6♦. Rohr checked his option and allowed Dinh to bet 7,500.
Rohr then pumped it to 18,5000 and DInh made the call to see a 7♦ turn. Rohr bet out 38,000 and Dinh didn't want to risk any more.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JR Jules Rohr | 278,000(139 BB) |
QV Quang Vu Dinh | 65,000(33 BB) |
Nguyen' Rockets Recover From Rohr

Jules Rohr raiesd to 3,000 from the lo-ack and called the 11,000 re-raise of Trong Hieu Nguyen From the hi-jack. Both were shown a flop of Q♣ T♣ 6♣. Rohr checked his option and Nguyen bet out 15,000. Rohr then pushed back all-in with Nguyen putting his tournament life at risk for his last 32,700.
Rohr showed a nut-flush draw with the A while Nguyen showed his pocket rockets for an over pair. The board ran T♦ T♠, improving Nguyen to a full house and earning a huge double.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JR Jules Rohr | A♣K♦ | 192,200(128 BB) |
TH Trong Hieu Nguyen | 91,400(61 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Some top chip counts after 10 Levels of play:
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XK Xuan Khang Dinh | 184,000(184 BB) |
JR Jules Rohr | 177,000(177 BB) |
DH Duc Hieu Nguyen | 175,000(175 BB) |
QT Quang Thai Nguyen | 169,000(169 BB) |
VH Van Hung Nguyen | 156,000(156 BB) |
ZW Zhiyu Wang | 142,000(142 BB) |
132,000(132 BB) | |
QN Quang Nhat Truong | 124,000(124 BB) |
VD Van Dan Nguyen | 121,000(121 BB) |
120,000(120 BB) |
Day 1A
Bubble Bursts on 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 Ha | K♠K♦ | 395,000(49 BB) |
JR Jules Rohr | Q♥Q♠ | 205,000(26 BB) |
Break
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 |
---|---|
395,000(132 BB) | |
260,000(87 BB) | |
241,000(80 BB) | |
225,000(75 BB) | |
JR Jules Rohr | 205,000(68 BB) |
ZL Zhentao Long | 202,000(67 BB) |
185,000(62 BB) | |
178,000(59 BB) | |
YG Yingrui Ge | 174,000(58 BB) |
171,000(57 BB) |
Rohr Roars

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 Rohr | A♥K♥ | 99,700(83 BB) |
A♠Q♥ | 70,000(58 BB) | |
HZ Hongru Zhang | K♦Q♦ | busted |