Viet Nam, Pullman Grand Hotel Hai PhongEVENT

2024.11.29 - 2024.12.01Add to Calendar

U Series Of Poker

Qiang Bao Ho

Singapore

Re-Entries

Place

23rd

Prize

$3,195

Prize (VND)

₫81,000,000

Blind level

Level 38: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Entries

1/1,582

Total Chips

39,550,000

Average

4,300,000

Day 2 - Final

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/1/2024, 12:17:06 PM

Dung Drops Ho

Level 29: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

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 DungViet Nam	K♣Q♠	3,560,000(45 BB)
QB Qiang Bao HoSingapore	A♥2♥	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/1/2024, 11:58:06 AM

Break!

Level 28: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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 PhamViet Nam	3,850,000(64 BB)
MQ Minh Quan NguyenViet Nam	2,900,000(48 BB)
YL Yongyi LiuChina	2,785,000(46 BB)
AV Andres VasquezUnited States of America	2,780,000(46 BB)
TH Thanh Hung TranViet Nam	2,275,000(38 BB)
GT Graeme Travis Endersby	2,210,000(37 BB)
HP Hoai Phong NgoViet Nam	2,200,000(37 BB)
NH Nam Hoang NguyenViet Nam	1,980,000(33 BB)
DT Duy Thuc NguyenViet Nam	1,800,000(30 BB)
TV Tran Van ThinhViet Nam	1,550,000(26 BB)
TP Trung Phong NguyenViet Nam	1,420,000(24 BB)
PT Pham Truong GiangViet Nam	1,370,000(23 BB)
VH Vu Hoai LamViet Nam	1,350,000(23 BB)
DH Duc Hieu NguyenViet Nam	1,300,000(22 BB)
PV Pham Van PhuViet Nam	1,100,000(18 BB)
RD Rudolf DominRussia	950,000(16 BB)
HG Herve GouzilFrance	855,000(14 BB)
TQ Thai Quang NguyenViet Nam	840,000(14 BB)
LD Linh Do HoangViet Nam	835,000(14 BB)
NM Nguyen Minh VietViet Nam	780,000(13 BB)
QB Qiang Bao HoSingapore	755,000(13 BB)
KN Khanh Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	410,000(7 BB)
LT Long Thanh BuiViet Nam	380,000(6 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/1/2024, 10:57:16 AM

Luong's Run Not Luong Enough

Level 26: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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 HoSingapore	J♦J♥	2,500,000(63 BB)
HG Hoang Giang LuongViet Nam	9♣9♠	busted

Board:2♠4♥6♠8♠6♣

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/1/2024, 9:35:04 AM

Break!

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

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 LuongViet Nam	2,510,000(84 BB)
TG Truong Giang PhamViet Nam	2,400,000(80 BB)
AV Andres VasquezUnited States of America	2,100,000(70 BB)
PT Pham Tien DungViet Nam	2,100,000(70 BB)
VH Vu Hoai LamViet Nam	1,400,000(47 BB)
TM Thi Minh Hong PhamViet Nam	1,290,000(43 BB)
MQ Minh Quan NguyenViet Nam	1,250,000(42 BB)
LD Linh Do HoangViet Nam	1,230,000(41 BB)
QB Qiang Bao HoSingapore	1,210,000(40 BB)
GT Graeme Travis Endersby	1,100,000(37 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/1/2024, 5:38:35 AM

Ho Defends Big Blinds

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

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 HoSingapore		381,000(38 BB)
QD Quang Duc NguyenViet Nam		240,000(24 BB)

Blind level

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

35/277

Total Chips

6,925,000

Average

168,900

Day 1B

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

11/29/2024, 7:44:01 PM

Graeme Travis Endersby Leads Day 1B Chip Counts

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Graeme Travis Endersby

277 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 EndersbyAustralia	536,000(89 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	532,000(89 BB)
WK Wongyu KangSouth Korea	504,000(84 BB)
LV Linh Van VuViet Nam	419,000(70 BB)
MG Meng GuangruiChina	386,000(64 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	378,000(63 BB)
CL Chenghong LuChina	360,000(60 BB)
SK Sangseop KimSouth Korea	344,000(57 BB)
QB Qiang Bao HoSingapore	331,000(55 BB)
LD Linh Do HoangViet Nam	278,000(46 BB)
HQ Hiep Quoc VoViet Nam	251,000(42 BB)