Day 2 - Final
Dung Drops Ho
Pham Tien Dung raised to 160,000 and Qiang Bao Ho defended his big blind for both to see a flop of K♦ A♣ Q♥. Ho check-called the 160,000 bet to open a turn of K♥. Ho shoved all-in for 360,000 and Dung called almost immediately.
Dung's set of kings maintained its hold to retire Ho from the tourney and boost his stack.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
PT Pham Tien Dung ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | K♣Q♠ | 3,560,000(45 BB) |
QB Qiang Bao Ho ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | A♥2♥ | 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 | 755,000(13 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | 410,000(7 BB) |
LT Long Thanh Bui Viet Nam | 380,000(6 BB) |
Luong's Run Not Luong Enough
Qiang Bao Ho raised to 85,000 from under the gun and called the 800,000 all-in shove by Hoang Giang Luong for a showdown.
Luong's nines looked good, but Ho's jacks were prettier, and eventually prevailed until the end, sending Luong out of the tournament.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
QB Qiang Bao Ho Singapore | J♦J♥ | 2,500,000(63 BB) |
HG Hoang Giang Luong Viet Nam | 9♣9♠ | busted |
Break!
The Madness Kickoff Day 2 has officially put 25 levels into the books. There are still 47 remaining challengers who are already guaranteed VND 51,000,000 (~USD 2,100) but all will want to climb higher up the payout ladder and win the top prize of VND 2.15 BILLION (~USD 85,000).
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: 841,400
Players Remaining: 47
Next Blinds: 20,000/40,000 with ante of 40,000
TOP CHiP COUNTS SO FAR
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HG Hoang Giang Luong Viet Nam | 2,510,000(84 BB) |
TG Truong Giang Pham Viet Nam | 2,400,000(80 BB) |
AV Andres Vasquez United States of America | 2,100,000(70 BB) |
PT Pham Tien Dung Viet Nam | 2,100,000(70 BB) |
VH Vu Hoai Lam Viet Nam | 1,400,000(47 BB) |
TM Thi Minh Hong Pham Viet Nam | 1,290,000(43 BB) |
MQ Minh Quan Nguyen Viet Nam | 1,250,000(42 BB) |
LD Linh Do Hoang Viet Nam | 1,230,000(41 BB) |
QB Qiang Bao Ho Singapore | 1,210,000(40 BB) |
| 1,100,000(37 BB) |
Ho Defends Big Blinds
In a battle of the blinds, small blind Quang Duc Nguyen and big blind Qiang Bao Ho were faced with a board of A♦ K♥ T♠ 6♦ and a shiny pot of 95,0000 chips.
Nguyen fired 45,000 and Ho made the call to see a 2♣ river. Both checked it down for a show-cards moment.
Nguyen showed a bluff while Ho showed ace top-pair to scoop a huge pot.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
QB Qiang Bao Ho Singapore | 381,000(38 BB) | |
QD Quang Duc Nguyen Viet Nam | 240,000(24 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 | 331,000(55 BB) |
LD Linh Do Hoang Viet Nam | 278,000(46 BB) |
HQ Hiep Quoc Vo Viet Nam | 251,000(42 BB) |