
Day 2 - Final
Jonggu Catches A River To Double And Stay Alive
Son Din Nguyen shoved 151,000 all-in from under the gun and Lee Jonggu risked his last 90,000 with a call on the button.
Nguyen was ahead all the way with Jonggu halfway out the door when a jack snagged on the river to book Jonggu the double up and keep his Madnedss Kickoff hopes alive.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LJ Lee Jonggu | A♦J♦ | 210,000(18 BB) |
SD Son Dinh Nguyen | T♥T♣ | 61,000(5 BB) |
Day 1A
Hung Xuan Ha Leads Chip Count of Day 1A

It 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 | 567,000(71 BB) |
DM Duc Minh Nguyen | 450,000(56 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen | 369,000(46 BB) |
LT Long Thanh Bui | 353,000(44 BB) |
SD Son Dinh Nguyen | 278,000(35 BB) |
TP Tung Phuong Nguyen | 258,000(32 BB) |
JC Jonathan Curtis | 251,000(31 BB) |
HT Hong Thi Minh Pham | 239,000(30 BB) |
DT Dung Tien Pham | 195,000(24 BB) |
NH Nam Hoang Nguyen | 194,000(24 BB) |
Qui Doubles From Nguyen

Son Dinh Nguyen raised to 18,000 from UTG+1 and Haisheng Qui risked his last 60,000 from the big blind. Nguyen completed for a showdown.
Qui paired an ace on the window and held on to double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
A♣9♥ | 132,000(17 BB) | |
Q♦T♦ | 236,000(30 BB) |