Day 2 - Final
Nguyen Hoang Nam Has Been Eliminated in 2nd Place - VND 1,450,000,000 (~USD 57,000)
Nguyen Hoang Nam raised to 1,300,000 and Herve Gouzil called to see a T♠ 4♠ 2♠ flop. Gouzil checked and Nam pushed all-in for his last 3,400,000. Gouzil snap called to show Q♥ 2♦ bottom pair with Nam showing A♥ K♦ that didn't hit anything even as the board completed 6♣ J♠ . Gouzil's small pair held for the win.
Nguyen earned VND 1,450,000,000 (~USD 57,000) for the amazing runner-up effort.
Meanwhile, Guozil of France is the Madness Kickoff champion and earned VND 2,150,000,000 (~USD 84,000) plus a shiny golden USOP trophy.
More on Guozil later on.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | busted | |
HG Herve Gouzil ![France [FRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fr.svg "France [FRA]"){kind=small} France | 39,550,000(66 BB) |
Nguyen Hoang Nam - 2nd Place - VND 1,450,000,000 (~USD 57,000)Guozil Bounces Back
Herve Gouzil Nguyen Hoang Nam raised to 1,800,000 and called the 16,000,000 all-in re-raise by Guozil for a chance to win it all. Nam opened a better hand than Guozil, but the poker gods wiped that away when they threw two jacks on the flop to give Guozil a set.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
HG Herve Gouzil France | K♣J♠ | 33,000,000(55 BB) |
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam Viet Nam | A♣6♣ | 6,600,000(11 BB) |
Nam Flops It
Nguyen Hoang NamHerve Guozil raised to 1,800,000 from the button/small blind with K♥ 2♦ and Nguyen Hoang Nam defended the big blind with J♥ 8♥.
The flop came 6♥ 2♥ Q♥ . Nam check-raised the 800,000 bet of Guozil to 2,000,000. Guozil matched to see a 9♦ turn. Nam led for 3,000,000 and Guozil called to see a 5♠ river. Nam fired 5,000,000 to put Guozil's chips all-in, but Guozil backed down.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam Viet Nam | 25,000,000(42 BB) |
HG Herve Gouzil France | 15,000,000(25 BB) |
Pham Van Phu Has Been Eliminated in 3rd Place - VND 1,000,000,000 (~USD 40,000)
Pham Van Phu - 3rd Place - VND 1,000,000,000 (~USD 40,000)Nguyen Hoang Nam shoved 7,800,000 all-in from under the gun and Pham Van Phu snap called from the big blind and put his last 5,000,000 in the middle.
Phu's kings looked good with Nam down to three outs. However, the poker gods decide these things and they threw an ace on the flop for Nam to take the lead to eliminate Phu.
Pham Van Phu was awarded VND 1,000,000,000 (~USD 40,000) for an amazing 3rd place run.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam Viet Nam | A♦J♥ | 14,000,000(23 BB) |
PV Pham Van Phu Viet Nam | K♠K♦ | busted |
Nam Doubles From Dung
Nguyen Hoang NamNguyen Hoang Nam shoved 2,200,000 all-in from the button and was called by Pham Tien Dung on the small blind.
Both players missed the board, but the Ace-Jack suited of Nam made a better hand than Dung's and that was enough to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NH Nguyen Hoang Nam Viet Nam | A♠J♠ | 5,000,000(17 BB) |
PT Pham Tien Dung Viet Nam | A♥9♦ | 14,000,000(47 BB) |