Madness Kick Off (11,000,000 VND)

Three (3) 40-minute levels have passed and the 198 contenders who began Day 2 has dwindled down to a field of 106.

Jinlong Hu of China leads the field in chips with 1,300,000 and is the only player so far beyond the million mark. Second-ranked Duc Hieue Nguyen is not that far behind with 970,000 chips with Pham Van Phu and Ilia Timofeev trailing at the third spot with an identical stack of 880,000.

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: 369,600

Players Remaining: 107

Vladimir Litasov raised to 2,500 for under the gun and Tung Le Thanh re-popped to 8,500. Litasov pushed back with an all-in for 42,800 and Thanh used a time bank token before deciding to fold, showing A♦ Q♠ before throwing to the muck. Litasov gestured back by showing the A♣ K♥, acknowledging Thanh's good fold.