Day 2 - Final
Big Slick Ends Khanh Ngoc Nguyen
Khanh Ngoc NguyenThi Minh Hong Pham raised to 160,000 and was three-bet by Khanh Ngoc Nguyen to 325,000. Pham fired back a four-bet to 600,000 putting Nguyen all-in for all his chips and tournament life. Nguyen made the call.
Pham went ahead on the flop by pairing the ace. By the time the board was completed, Pham had improved to a nut flush to end Nguyen's Madness Kickoff journey.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
TM Thi Minh Hong Pham ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | A♦K♠ | 4,425,000(55 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | Q♥7♥ | busted |
Break!
28 Levels have been completed with already over 6 hours played in today's Madness Kickoff Day 2 Final. 24 players remain from the 198 who started the day.
Madness Kickoff
Date: November 29 - December 1, 2024
Buy-in: VND 11,000,000 (~USD 430)
Entries: 1,582 entries (1,235 unique)
Prize Pool: VND 14,722,092,000 (~USD 580,000)
ITM: 199
Starting Stack: 25,000
Total Chips In Play: 39,550,000
Average Stack: 1,640,000
Players Remaining: 24
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TM Thi Minh Hong Pham Viet Nam | 3,850,000(64 BB) |
MQ Minh Quan Nguyen Viet Nam | 2,900,000(48 BB) |
YL Yongyi Liu ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 2,785,000(46 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 2,780,000(46 BB) |
TH Thanh Hung Tran Viet Nam | 2,275,000(38 BB) |
| 2,210,000(37 BB) | |
HP Hoai Phong Ngo Viet Nam | 2,200,000(37 BB) |
NH Nam Hoang Nguyen Viet Nam | 1,980,000(33 BB) |
DT Duy Thuc Nguyen Viet Nam | 1,800,000(30 BB) |
TV Tran Van Thinh Viet Nam | 1,550,000(26 BB) |
TP Trung Phong Nguyen Viet Nam | 1,420,000(24 BB) |
PT Pham Truong Giang Viet Nam | 1,370,000(23 BB) |
VH Vu Hoai Lam Viet Nam | 1,350,000(23 BB) |
DH Duc Hieu Nguyen Viet Nam | 1,300,000(22 BB) |
PV Pham Van Phu Viet Nam | 1,100,000(18 BB) |
RD Rudolf Domin ![Russian Federation [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russian Federation [RUS]"){kind=small} Russian Federation | 950,000(16 BB) |
HG Herve Gouzil ![France [FRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fr.svg "France [FRA]"){kind=small} France | 855,000(14 BB) |
TQ Thai Quang Nguyen Viet Nam | 840,000(14 BB) |
LD Linh Do Hoang Viet Nam | 835,000(14 BB) |
NM Nguyen Minh Viet Viet Nam | 780,000(13 BB) |
QB Qiang Bao Ho ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 755,000(13 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | 410,000(7 BB) |
LT Long Thanh Bui Viet Nam | 380,000(6 BB) |
Nguyen Takes Out Dong
Khanh Ngoc NguyenNelson Dong shoved all-in for 180,000 from UTG+2 and Khanh Ngoc Nguyen accepted the challenge to defend his big blind.
Nguyen's hand was the favorite pre-flop and stayed on course to book the win, taking Dong out from his seat and out of the tournament.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | K♣Q♥ | 1,320,000(44 BB) |
ND Nelson Dong ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | K♠8♠ | 290,000(10 BB) |
Under The Gun player raised to 50,000, but got out of the way following a 150,000 three-bet Vu Hoai Lam and a four bet to 400,000 by Khanh Ngoc Nguyen. Lam moved all-in for 585,000 and Nguyen hesitated for a moment, but made the call.
Aces vs Queens.
To avoid any anxiety, the poker gods gave Lam the set and left Nguyen drawing dead by the turn.
Lam double up and crossed the million mark while Nguyen was sent back down below.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
VH Vu Hoai Lam Viet Nam | A♦A♠ | 1,280,000(51 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | Q♠Q♣ | 760,000(30 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 | 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) |
Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Destroys Zhentao Long To Dust
Khanh Ngoc NguyenZhentao 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 |
|---|---|---|
A♣K♥ | 275,000(55 BB) | |
ZL Zhentao Long China | A♥Q♣ | 9,000(2 BB) |
Break!
![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small}
Taiwan![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small}
Korea (Republic of)Nguyen Puts Vu Closer To Elimination
Khanh Ngoc NguyenKhanh 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 |
|---|---|
| 39,100(39 BB) |