Day 2 - Final
Vu Hoai Lam Has Been Eliminated in 18th Place - VND 108,000,000 (~USD 4,200)
Vu Hoai Lam - 18th Place - VND 108,000,000 (~USD 4,200)Both Vu Hoai Lam and Pham Tien Dung pushed all their chips in the middle with Lam at risk for his last 1,195,000 chips.
Dung showed big slick and Lam showed jacks for a classic coin flip.
Dung's jacks held to eliminate Lam and boost his stack towards the top of the chip count leaderboard.
Lam earned VND 108,000,000 (~USD 4,200) for the 18th place finish.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
PT Pham Tien Dung ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | J♠J♣ | 5,780,000(58 BB) |
VH Vu Hoai Lam Viet Nam | A♠K♥ | busted |
Lam Puts Nguyen Tuan Hung Against Ropes
Vo Hoai LamNguyen Tuan Hung raised to 80,000 from the cut-off and Vo Hoai Lam defended his big blind to open a flop of Q♥ 7♥ 6♦.
Lam check-called the 60,000 bet of Hung to show a 9♣ on the turn. Both players checked to open a Q♠ on the river.
Lam led out for 225,000 and Hung gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
VH Vu Hoai Lam Viet Nam | 1,710,000(43 BB) |
NT Nguyen Tuan Hung Viet Nam | 500,000(13 BB) |
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 [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} 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 [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 1,210,000(40 BB) |
| 1,100,000(37 BB) |
Under The Gun player raised to 50,000, but got out of the way following a 150,000 three-bet Vu Hoai Lam and a four bet to 400,000 by Khanh Ngoc Nguyen. Lam moved all-in for 585,000 and Nguyen hesitated for a moment, but made the call.
Aces vs Queens.
To avoid any anxiety, the poker gods gave Lam the set and left Nguyen drawing dead by the turn.
Lam double up and crossed the million mark while Nguyen was sent back down below.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
VH Vu Hoai Lam Viet Nam | A♦A♠ | 1,280,000(51 BB) |
KN Khanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Nam | Q♠Q♣ | 760,000(30 BB) |