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U Series Of Poker

Blind level

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Entries

1/160

Total Chips

42,800,000

Average

42,800,000

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 3:33:11 PM

Edgaras Kausinis is the Super High Roller Champion - VND 2,770,000,000 (~USD 110,00)

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Edgaras Kausinis - Super High Roller Champion - VND 2,770,000,000 (~USD 110,00)

Edgaras Kausinis overcame a three-to-one chip disadvantage while heads-up with Azizjon Rakhimov to bounce back and win the Super High Roller title in the USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale.

The turning point for Kausinis was when his flush doubled him up against the two-pair or Rakhimov. The final blow was to see his pocket tens hold up against A♥ 4♦ to award him the championship.

When Kausinis was asked in which moment did he know he was going to win it. He replied, "This is poker, you never know and you have to get lucky and he [Rakhimov] is very good."

He explained how the experience was up and down. He lost a big pot to a straight and won a big pot with a flush. So it really could go anywhere. "You really have to be in a position to be lucky."

When asked what he plans to do now after winning the championship - his very quick reply was, "Sleep!"

Edgaras Kausinis took home the USOP trophy and the champion's cash prize of VND 2,770,000,000 (~USD 110,00).

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 3:27:06 PM

Azizjon Rakhimov Eliminated In 2nd Place - VND 1,863,000,000 (~USD 73,000)

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Azizjon Rakhimov - 2nd Place - VND 1,863,000,000 (~USD 73,000)

Rakhimov raised to 1,000,000 with A♥ 4♦ and Kausinis three-bet to 2,700,000 with T♦ T♣. Rakhimov shoved all-in and Kausinis snap called.

Board ran Q♦ K♣ 5♣ 7 J♠ and Rakhimov is eliminated in 2nd place, and the championship is awarded to Edgaras Kausinis.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 3:24:48 PM

Kausinis Pressures

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Kausinis limps with 3♠ 3♥ and Rakhimov raised to 1,500,000. Kausinis shoved all-in and Rakhimov folded.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 3:11:37 PM

Kausinis Doubles Up With Flush

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Edgaras Kausinis

Azizjon Rakhimov completed with K♥ 4♠ and Edgaras Kausinis checked with 7♦ 2♦ to see a flop J♦ 3♦ K♣. Kausinis check-rasised to 1,000,000 Rakhimov's bet 300,000. Rakhimov called to see 4♦ on turn.

Kausinis bet 1,700,000 and Rakhimov called The river came 2♠. Kausinis shoved 4,700,000 and Rakhimov called.

Kausinis doubled to become chip leader

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 2:45:25 PM

Kausinis Inches The Gap

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

First few hands are uneventful Few raises and folds. Kausinis though getting the bigger pots to climb back in.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 2:41:58 PM

Rakhimov vs Kausinis For Championship

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Player	Chips
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	22,000,000(73 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	8,700,000(29 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 2:22:57 PM

Wing Yee Lee Eliminated In 3rd Place - VND 1,373,000,000 (~USD 51,875)

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Wing Yee Lee - 3rd Place - VND 1,373,000,000 (~USD 51,875)

Azizjon Rakhimov raised to 600,000 with K♣ T♣ from UTG and was defended by Yee Wing Lee with J♦ 8♦ on big blind.

Flop came J♣ 9♣ 3♦ . Le made two pair, but Rakhimov had a flush draw. Rakhimov c-bet for 400,000. Lee raised to 1,300,000. Rakhimov answered by shoving all-in. Lee made the snap call.

Board completed 9♠ K♠ to give Rakhimov a pair king to eliminate Lee in 3rd place.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 2:08:05 PM

Play Getting Tighter

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

All three players are picking their spots. Small bets. Small raises. No one really calling a complicated board. Playing position is crucial. No one wants to make a mistake.

Edgaras Kausinis found A♥ 7♦ on button and raised to 600,000. Azizjon Rakhimov makes the call with A♠ 8♣ in big blind.

Flop arrived 8♥ 2♥ 6♠ . Rakhimov check-called the 400,000 bet of Kausinis to open a 5♠ on the turn. Both check to see a Q♦ on river. Rakhimov fired 1,200,000 and Kausinis called and shipped his chips to Rakhimov.

Player	Chips
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	15,000,000(50 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	11,000,000(37 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	6,200,000(21 BB)

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 1:56:24 PM

Lee Doubles Up

Level 27: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Edgaras Kausinis shoved all-in for 15 million to pressure the big blind of Yee Wing Lee . Kausinis had K♥ 9♦. Lee called and showed A♠ 3♣.

Board ran 7♥ J♥ 3♥ 6♣ J♣ and Lee doubled up.

Player	Chips
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	12,000,000(48 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	12,000,000(48 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	7,200,000(29 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 1:49:11 PM

Rakhimov Rivers Set To Destory Lee

Level 28: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Azizjon Rakhimov

Action folded to the blinds. Yee Wing Lee limped with A♥ 4♠ and Azizjon Rakhimov checked his 6♥ 4♣ to see a flop of Q♥ 6♦ 2♦. Both check to see an A♣ on the turn, then check to see a 6♠ on the river.

Lee led out with 300,000 and Rakhimov re-raised to 2,000,000. Lee tanked before finally making the call. Lee's stack get's decimated.

Player	Chips
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	14,000,000(47 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	14,000,000(47 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	3,700,000(12 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 1:20:41 PM

Big Stacks Pushing Around

Level 27: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yee Wing Lee was stuck in the middle of a warzone with the two big stacks passing around chips with raises. Lee had been able to pick some spots to push all-in, but no one waned to double him up.

The blinds were beginning to pressure him.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 1:14:05 PM

Azizjon Rakhimov Doubles With Straight

Level 27: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Azizjon Rakhimov

The board showed 5♠ 6♦ 9♥ 7♦. The pot was 2 Million. Rakhimov bet 750,000 and Kausinis shoved all-in with a quick call from Rakhimov. River was A♠ and Rakhimov doubled up.

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	17,000,000(68 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	9,700,000(39 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	5,200,000(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 1:10:00 PM

Lee Avoiding Confrontation

Level 27: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yee Wing Lee avoided much confrontation and is hoping to pick his spots, letting Edgaras Kausinis and Azizjon Rakhimov battle while he flied under the radar.

Kausinis used big stack to bully around.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 1:05:10 PM

Kausinis Takes Biggest Pot Of Event

Level 27: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Edgaras Kausinis

Both Edgaras Kausinis and Azizjon Rakhimov go all-in pre-flop. Kausinis with A♥ Q♦ versus Rakhimov J♥ T♠. Kausinis at risk.

Board ran 2♦ 8♦ A♣ 5♦ 3♥ to give biggest pot of tournament so far to Kausinis.

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	21,000,000(84 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	6,400,000(26 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	5,000,000(20 BB)

Level 27: 100,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:59:50 PM

Xu Xinyin Eliminated In 4th place - VND 1,010,000,000 (~USD 40,000)

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Xu Xinyin - 4th place - VND 1,010,000,000

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Azizjon Rakhimov shoved all-in with A♠ 4♦ and Xu Xinyin called with T♠ 9♥.

Board arrived Q♠ Q♣ J♥ 2♠ A♣ and Xu Xinyin is eliminated at 4th place.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:54:22 PM

Yu Xiangyu Eliminated In 5th place - VND 760,000,000

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yu Xiangyu - 5th place - VND 760,000,000

Both players put all-their chips in the middle for a showdown. Azizjon Rakhimov's 5♦ 5♠ vs A♦ 7♦ of Yu Xiangyu

Board came A♠ 5♣ K♠ K♣ 2♥ and Yu is sent to the rail at 5th place.

Player	Chips
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	11,000,000(55 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	9,100,000(46 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	7,400,000(37 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	4,200,000(21 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:48:52 PM

Action Slows

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

A lot of stolen pots and blinds. Nothing going beyond the flop.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:41:24 PM

Yu Takes Down Pot With Hidden Two-Pair

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yu Xiangyu

Yu Xiangyu limped with Q♠ 5♦ then called the 525,000 raise of Edgaras Kausinis with J♣ 4♥.

Flop arrived 8♥ Q♣ 5♣ . Both check to see a 3♣ on turn. Yu checked. Kausinis bet 300,000 and Yu shoved all-in. Kausinis surrendered.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:35:14 PM

Xu Shoves To Defend Blind

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Action folded to blinds. Small blind Azizjon Rakhimov raise to 400,000 and Xu Xinyin used some time-bank tokens before shoving all-in with T♠ 7♥ and got Rakhimov to fold his Q♠ 4♦.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:29:49 PM

Kausinis' Flopped Straight Earns

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Edgara Kausinis

Edgara Kausinis on the button with T♣ 8♣ completed. Yee Wing Lee also called with J♠ 8♥ on small blind. Azizjon Rakhimov checked big blind with 7♣ 6♣.

Flop came 9♠ 7♠ 6♠ . All check for 2♥ on turn. Checked to Rakhimov who fired 400,000. Kausinis called. Lee called. River arrived 4♣. Lee checked. Rakhimov fired 1,000,000. Kausinis called to take down the pot and get the chip lead.

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	10,000,000(50 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	7,500,000(38 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	6,400,000(32 BB)

Level 26: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 5/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:24:09 PM

Chop Chop!

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Edgar Kausinis made the call from small blind with A♣ 7♦ and Yee Wing Lee checked the big blind with 9♣ 7♥.

Flop arrived J♣ 9♦ T♦ and both checked to see a 2♥. Both checked to see a 8♥ on river. Both players made a straight Both players chop.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:21:23 PM

Xu Gets Aggressive

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Xu Xinyin

Action folded to Xu Xinyin on the button who shoved all-in with K♦ 8♠ for 3,200,000. Yu Xiangyu with A♦ T♦ in small blind folded and Xinyin got the blinds.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:17:28 PM

Xu Stumbles Against Rakhimov

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Azizjon Rakhimov raised to 300,000 from button with T♣ 9♣. Xu Xinyin found 7♥ 7♦ in small blind and called.

Flop arrived 2♣ 5♥ 3♠.Xinyin checked and Rakhimov fired 250,000 and Xu called to see a turn 4♦.

Xu check-called the Rakhimov bet of 400,000. Xu checked and Rakhimov showed the pair nine for the pot.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:14:34 PM

Xinyin Shoves To Defend Big Blind

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Xu Xinyin

Yu Xiangyu raised to 300,000 from under the gun with A♦ 6♣. Edgaras Kausinis called with 7♥ 7♣ from small blind. Big blind Xu Xinyin with K♣ Q♠ shoved all-in for 3,800,000. Everyone folded.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:11:40 PM

Lee Earns To Maintain Lead

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Yee Wing Lee

Yu Xiangyu raise to 300,000 from cut-off with A♦ 9♠. Yee Wing Lee called frmo small blind with Q♦ J♣.

Flop of K♠ 8♣ 4♦ was checked to see T♣ turn. Lee bet out 250,000 and Yu folded.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:09:35 PM

Kausinis Grabs The Blinds

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Action folded to the blinds. Small lind Edgaras Kausinis limped with 9♥ 7♦ and Yee Wing Lee checked holding 4♣ 3♦

Flop arrived 8♦ 9♠ 2♥. Kausinis led out with 150,000 and Lee folded.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 12:07:17 PM

Kausinis Defends Big Blind

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Edgar Kausinis

Azizjon Rakhimov raise to 300,000 from cut-off with Q♣ J♥ and Edgar Kausinis defended the big blind with K♠ 9♦.

Flop arrived T♠ 5♥ 4♥. Both check to see a 7♣ on turn. Kausinis fired 350,000 and Rakhimov surrendered.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 11:57:31 AM

Xu Xinyin Got No Callers

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

The coverage was interrupted midway, but Xu Xinyin must've called the all-in shove of Azizjon Rakhimov with A♥ T♥ for 3,800,000, risking halh her stack with 7♥ 7♠.

When coverage continued we saw Xu Xinyin shoving all-in with pocket nines and not getting any callers.

Meanwhile, let's update the chip stacks:

Player	Chips
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	8,300,000(55 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	7,800,000(52 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	7,700,000(51 BB)
YY Yuxiang Yu	4,400,000(29 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	4,000,000(27 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 11:49:41 AM

Hari Varma Eliminated In 6th place - VND 575,000,000

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Hari Varma - 6th place - VND 575,000,000

Xu Xinyin raised to 300,000 from hi-jack with A♣ Q♠. Hari Varma on the button three-bet with K♥ Q♦ for 2,000,000. Xu called.

Flop arrived J♦ 8♠ 3♥ Xu shoved all-in and Varma called.

Board completed 3♣ 7♥.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 11:29:33 AM

Varma Earns Change With Kings

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Hari Varma found K♦ K♣ on small blind and limped. Edgaras Kausinis on big blind with J♣ 6♥ raised to 350,000 and Varma pushed all-in to let Kausinis fold.

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	7,900,000(53 BB)
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	2,100,000(14 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 11:20:24 AM

Rakhimov Hurts Varma

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Azizjon Rakhimov raised to 300,000 with Q♠ J♣ on hi-jack and Hari Varma called on big blind with K♥ T♥.

Flop arrived A♠ 2♠ T♠. Varma checked and Rakimov fired 150,000 and Varma called to see a 9♠ turn.

Both check to see a K♣ on the river. Varma checked and Rakhimov bet 1,000,000. Varma tanked and used some time-bank cards before calling and shipping the chips to Rakhimov.

Player	Chips
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	3,900,000(26 BB)
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	1,600,000(11 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 11:12:49 AM

Ryan Hong Eliminated In 7th place - VND 445.000,000

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

Ryan Hong - 7th place - VND 445.000,000

Yee Wing Lee raised to 300,000 with K♠ K♥ on hi-jack. Small blind Ryan Hong three-bet to 950,000 with A♥ Q♦. Lee shoved all-in for 4,300,000, covering Hong's stack. Hong called.

Board ran 3♣ Q♠ K♣ 2♥ 6♦ to eliminate Hong and give Lee the chip lead.

Player	Chips
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	8,700,000(58 BB)
RH Ryan Hong (2)Australia	busted

Level 25: 100,000 / 150,000 ante: 150,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 11:07:15 AM

Lee Doubles From Kausinis

Level 24: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Yee Lee

Kausinis raised to 250,000 from cut-off with A♥ 6♥. Yee Wing Lee three-bet on the button to 700,000 with A♠ 9♦.

Kausinis shoved all-in and Lee called.

Board arrived T♦ K♣ 4♣ 7♣ 8♣ and doubled-up Lee.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:58:40 AM

Big Stacks Steal Blinds

Level 24: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Action folded to blinds, Edgar Kausinis raised to 240,000 with Q♠ Q♦ from small blind and big blind gave up.

Xu raised from UTG to 250,000 with K♥ J♣ and scooped the blinds.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:55:19 AM

Xu and Yu Split

Level 24: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Xinyin Xu raised to 250,000 with A♥ 8♥ on cut-off. Yu Xiangyu called with A♣ Q♥ on button.

Flop arrived J♠ 3♥ 4♦. Both check to see 4♣.

Both check to see 3♣. Both check to chop the pot.

Level 24: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:48:57 AM

Ryan Hong Takes From Varma

Level 24: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Ryan Hong

Ryan Hong raised on the button to 240,000 wtih A♦ 4♣. Hari Varma defended with J♥ 9♥. The flop came 5♥ A♣ 5♦. Both chck to see a Q♠. Hong checked and Varma checked. 7♣ on the river. Hong checked and Varma fired 300,000 and Hong called to finish the trap.

Player	Chips
RH Ryan Hong (2)Australia	3,900,000(33 BB)
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	3,300,000(28 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:25:58 AM

Yu Xianyu Scoops Huge Flopless Pot

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Azizkon Rakhomiv raised to 200,000 with A♥ Q♣. Xu Xinyin three-bet to 600,000 K♣ Q♣. Yu Xiangyu four-bet to 1.4 Million with J♠ J♣ and everyone folded.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:13:55 AM

Kilian Kramer Eliminated In 8th place - VND 350,000,000

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kilian Kramer - 8th place - VND 350,000,000

Hari Varma raised to 200,000 with 9♦ 9♠. Edgaras Kausinis called with Q♥ Q♥.

Kilian Kramer shoved all-in for 1,300,000 with 7♠ 7♦.

Varma folded. Kramer called.

Board ran A♣ 3♣ 6♠ 2♦ 9♥ to eliminate Kramer in 8th place.

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	9,700,000(97 BB)
KK Killian Kramer	busted

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:02:05 AM

Rakhimov Has Awakened

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Action folded to blinds. small blind kramer raised to 250,000 with Q♠ 4♣. Big blind Rakhimov shoved all-in and Kramer folded.

Next hand, action again folded to blinds Rakhimov min-raised when Xinyin Xu defended big blind with all-in shove and Rakhimov called

Xu: J♦ 9♦

Rakhimov: A♦ 6♦

Rakhimov led on flop of Q♥ 6♠ 8♦ then improved to a set on turn 6♣. River K♥ is not needed to send Rakhimov double-up.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 10:00:22 AM

Rakhimov Still To Play

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Azizjon Rakhimov

Azizjon Rakhimov is depleted of energy and was seen almost falling asleep at the final table. Rakhimov has yet to play poker because right now he's just waiting for cards.

Level 23: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 8/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 9:36:08 AM

Varma Gets Inolved In Action

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Hari Varma

Hari Varwa raised to 200,000 with K♥ 6♦, but couldn't call the all-in shove of Yee Wing Lee to defend the big blind.

Hand after, Varma raised raise to 200,000 with A♦ Q♦ from cut-off and Kilian Kramer defended big blind with K♦ 8♦

Flop arrived K♥ Q♥ 7♦ Kramer check-called Varma c-bet of 150,000. A♣ arrived on the turn . Kramer checked and Varma

Bet 400,000. Kramer folded

Ryan Hong R250 from UTG+1 A♠ 5♠

Varma 3-bet 600,000 with A♣ T♠ and Hong folded.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 9:34:06 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	7,400,000(93 BB)
YY Yuxiang Yu	5,800,000(73 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	5,400,000(68 BB)
RH Ryan Hong (2)Australia	4,900,000(61 BB)
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	3,000,000(38 BB)
KK Killian Kramer	2,200,000(28 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	1,600,000(20 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	1,500,000(19 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 9:27:12 AM

Jianfeng Sun Eliminated In 9th place - VND 277,000,000

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Jianfeng Sun - 9th place - VND 277,000,000

Jianfeng Sun raised to 320,000 with A♥ 4♠ , leaving 100,000 in his stack. Ryan Hong called with T♦ T♣ and both saw a flop of 9♥ Q♥ 6♦. Sun shoved the remaining 100,000 and Hong called. Board ran 9♠ 6♠ and Sun exited the final table as the first casuatly.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 9:24:28 AM

Chip Leader Kausinis Feels Out Final Table

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Edgaras Kausinis

Kausinis had K♦ Q♣ and raise to 200,000. Kramer 3-bet to 600,000 with A♠ J♥. Kausinis shoved all-in and Kramer folded

In the next hand, Kausinis found similar K♠ Q♣ and raised to 160,000. Yee Wing Lee saw J♠ J♦ and shoved all-in for 1,200,000. Kausinis folded this time.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 8:36:26 AM

Xu Xinyin Drops Two Hands

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Xinyin Xu raised to 165,000 from UTG with 5♠ 5♣. Yu Xiangyu 3-bet to 325,000 from UTG+3 with A♠ J♣

Xu called to see a T♠ 2♦ 4♣ flop.

Both check to see a 9♥ turn.

Both check to see a J♠ on the river.

Xu check-called Yu's 400,000 bet and gave up nearly 1M in chips.

In the next hand,

Kramer K♦ T♠ min-raised and Xu defended the big blind with 4♣ 3♥. Both checked to river. Board showed 8♣ Q♥ 4♦ T♦ Q♣ Kramer bet 400,000 and Xu called losing to the pair ten.

Xinying Xu maybe feeling a little jittery on the final table with all the camera and lights.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 8:16:25 AM

FInal Table Is Set To Go!

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

FINAL TABLE CHIP COUNTS

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	7,400,000(93 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	6,800,000(85 BB)
YY Yuxiang Yu	6,380,000(80 BB)
RH Ryan Hong (2)Australia	4,475,000(56 BB)
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	3,185,000(40 BB)
KK Killian Kramer	1,970,000(25 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	1,785,000(22 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	1,165,000(15 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	620,000(8 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 8:07:38 AM

Kausinis Busts Defeng! Final Table To Come!

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Edgar Kausinis

Liu Defeng shoved his last 705,000 in the middle and was called by Edgar Kausinis. Defeng showed A♣ J♥ and was dominated by the big slick of Kausinis.

The big slick avoided the jacks and went on to eliminate Defeng as the bubble boy for final table.

Player	Hand	Chips
LD Liu DefengChina	A♣J♥	2,645,000(33 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	A♠K♠	6,400,000(80 BB)

Board:2♦T♥7♥3♦A♥

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 8:04:55 AM

One More To Go!

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Adam Martinsson's bust out at 11th place means there is one more out to go before the final table

Level 22: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 11/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 7:44:19 AM

Players Are On A Break!

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Here are some top chip counts.

Player	Chips
XX Xinyin XuChina	6,800,000(113 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	5,750,000(96 BB)
YY Yuxiang Yu	4,150,000(69 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 7:24:13 AM

Kramer Gets Quads To Double Up

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Kilian Kramer

All the chips went in the middle before the flop. Kilian Kramer pushed with pocket 7♠ and Jianfeng Sun called behind with A♦ 9♦.

Board ran 9♣ 7♠ 3♣ 7♥ 8♦. There was a nine on the flop for Sun, but there was a 7 to give Kramer a set. The turn gave Kramer quads and that was the end of it.

Over a million chips were shipped Kramer's way, leaving Sun with crumbs.

Player	Chips
KK Killian Kramer	2,400,000(40 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	165,000(3 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 7:14:43 AM

Xu's Quads Take Out Jungsup

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

We joined the hand with the all-in button on Yun Jungsup who was peeling his cards to Xinyin Xu. There was a T♥ on the top and Jungsup slowly revealed the bottom 9♥ as if in a magic show. Almost as if he pushed all-in blind. Xu's K♥ K♦ were already on the table with all the chips to be fought for.

The board came A♣ Q♠ K♠ to give Xu a set and Jungsup a gut-shot straight draw. The board completed 3♥ K♣ with Xu rivering quad kings to add emphasis on Jungsup's exit. Jungsup smiled all the way to the payout cage.

Player	Chips
YJ Yun JungsupCanada	5,800,000(97 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	4,100,000(68 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 7:05:56 AM

All-in or Fold?

Level 21: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yun Jungsup

Yun Jungsup shoved all-in from under the gun for 1,420,000 and had a few players questioning their bravery with one player counting chips to feign a call and see a reaction. Everyone eventually folded and Jungsup scooped some blinds.

Player	Chips
YJ Yun JungsupCanada	1,600,000(27 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 6:57:29 AM

Xu's Triple Takes Out Double

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

There was 400,000 in the middle beside a board that read 5♦ J♥ 6♦ Q♦.

Action was checked around to Jeremy Chan in the button, who shoved all-in for his last 240,000. Lee Juyeol made the call and Xu shoved all-in behind for Juyeol to risk his last 460,000.

Jeremy had an empty hand, Juyeol had a nut-flush draw and Xu had a set of sixes. The set held on to take out two players and ship a while bunch of chips Xu's way.

Player	Hand	Chips
XX Xinyin XuChina	6♠6♥	4,100,000(82 BB)
LJ Lee Ju YeolSouth Korea	A♠8♠	3,100,000(62 BB)
JC Jeremy Chan Je Min	T♥7♠	250,000(5 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 6:33:53 AM

Xu Overcomes Yongxin's Sneaky Big Slick

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Xinyin Xu

Action folded to the blinds when small blind Li Yongxin limped and Xinyin Xu checked her option to see a flop of T♦ 2♠ 9♠. Both checked to see a 9♦ on the turn. Yongxin check-called the 175,000 bet of Xu to see a 4♣ on the river. Both checked.

Li Yongxin flipped over A♦ K♦ which was drawing to a nut flush while Xu flipped over K♠ 2♣ to win the pot with a pair of deuces. Xu smiled and thanked the poker gods nothing catastrophic happened.

Player	Chips
XX Xinyin XuChina	2,350,000(47 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	860,000(17 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 6:27:55 AM

Down To 2 Tables!

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Dylan Foster busted out at 17th place for a payout of VND 160,000,000 (~USD 6,300), leaving the 16 players to collapse into the final two tables.

Edgaras Kausinis looks to be in the chip lead, making towers with his chip stack of 4,200,000.

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 6:23:43 AM

Xiong's Kings Double & Damage

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Chen Xiong

Chen Xiong and Jeremy Chan had all their chips in the middle before the flop. Xiong's kings held to double up and damage Chan's chips to almost crumbs.

Player	Hand	Chips
JC Jeremy Chan Je Min	J♣J♠	250,000(5 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	K♦K♠	1,800,000(36 BB)

Board:4♦3♠Q♣5♠5♥

Level 20: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 6:07:55 AM

Kausinis vs Xu

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Edgaras Kausinis

There was around 480,000 in the pot beside a board that read 2♥ A♠ 5♦ 9♠. Kausinis fired 325,000 from the hi-jack. Xinyin Xu made a raise to 700,000 and Kausinis folded. Round 1 to Xu.

A few hands later, a pot of 600,000 sat beside a board that showed 8♠ 8♦ 4♠ J♠ T♣. Kausinis fired 275,000 and Xu tanked before folding. Round 2 to Kausinis.

Let's see how this table feud unfolds.

Player	Chips
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	2,800,000(70 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	2,300,000(58 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 6:03:26 AM

Xiong Doubles From Rakhimov

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Chen Xiong shoved 450,000 all-in from the cut-off and Azizjon Rakhimov defended the big blind. Rakhimov was ahead until the turn when Xiong paired the king. Xiong then went on to double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CX Chen XiongChina	K♠Q♦	1,000,000(25 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	A♥6♣	2,600,000(65 BB)

Board:3♠2♠J♣K♥6♠

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 5:59:49 AM

Martinsson Pressures Sun For Pot

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Adam Martinsson

Adam Martinsson made the 80,000 min-raise from the lo-jack and Jianfeng Sun defended the big blind for a flop of 5♣ 5♦ 8♥. Both checked to see a 9♦ on the turn. Sun led for 260,000 and Martinsson called to see a 9♣ river. Sun checked and Martinsson led out for 750,000. Sun surrendered.

Player	Chips
AM Adam MartinssonSweden	3,400,000(85 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	1,600,000(40 BB)

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 5:46:48 AM

Yohwan "Boxer" Liim Makes Early Exit

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Yohwan "Boxer" Lim

We didn't catch the hand, but the chips were shipped to Adam Martinsson.

The fans of Yohwan "Boxer" Lim who were 'seriosly documenting' his poker progress yesterday will be disappointed to return to the Pullman Hai Phong Grand Hotel to see their star missing from the table.

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 24/106

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 5:38:31 AM

Varma Removes Ko With Black Jacks

Level 19: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Hari Varma

UTG raised to 80,000 then Hari Varma three-bet raised to 220,000 ffrom the next seat. Senghun Ko shoved all-in for 360,000 on the button, UTG folded and Varma added the change for a showdown.

Ko spiked a pair with the seven on the flop, but it wasn't enough to book a win. The chips are shipped Varma's way and Ko is shipped to the exit.

Player	Hand	Chips
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	J♠J♣	1,680,000(42 BB)
SK Senghun KoSouth Korea	A♠7♣	busted

Board:K♣T♦7♥4♠4♦

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 5:09:53 AM

Shuffle Up & Deal!

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Here we go!

JJ DuqueJJ Duque

12/6/2024, 3:52:24 AM

SUPER HIGH ROLLER CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED TODAY

Level 18: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale Super High Roller will crown a champion today at the Grand Ballroom of the Pullman Hai Phong Grand Hotel!

160 entries built a prize pool of VND 12,032,000 (~USD 473,000) which is 5x the original offering. The 24 qualifiers, who went through nearly 14 hours of poker action yesterday when the bubble burst, will take their seats today assured of a minimum VND 150,000,000 (~VND 6,000) payout.

Of course, they will fight their way up the payout ladder for bigger and better prizes with the top payout of VND 2.77 Billion (~USD 106,000) and a golden USOP trophy await the champion.

Leading the field of 24 in the chip counts is Korea’s Lee Juyeol who amassed a top-ranked 3,100,000 chips from a starting stack of 200,000. Next in rank would be Liu Defeng with 2,645,000 chips. Rounding up the top three was Kilian Kramer with 2,470,000 chips.

Some of the notable players who've been having success in this USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale series, but were unable to advance to Day 2 were:

High Roller: Warm Up Winner John Edward Perry; Mini High Roller champion Su Shanhe; Mini High Roller Runner-Up Natalia Rozova; Sunday Superstack Final Table Finalist Wencheng Lin and Superstar Challenge third placer Leo Du Boisbaudry.

The field is open for new names and faces to make their mark in USOP history, and today is one of those days!

Player	Chips
LJ Lee JuyeolSouth Korea	3,100,000(103 BB)
LD Liu DefengChina	2,645,000(88 BB)
KK Kramer KonradGermany	2,470,000(82 BB)
JS Jianfeng SunChina	2,395,000(80 BB)
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	2,325,000(78 BB)
AM Adam MartinssonSweden	1,850,000(62 BB)
YY Yuxiang Yu	1,815,000(61 BB)
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	1,795,000(60 BB)
LY Li YongxinChina	1,740,000(58 BB)
YJ Yun JungsupCanada	1,710,000(57 BB)
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	1,285,000(43 BB)
RH Ryan Hong (2)Australia	1,225,000(41 BB)
XX Xinyin XuChina	1,015,000(34 BB)
JC Jeremy Chan Je Min	955,000(32 BB)
ND Nguyen Duy ThucViet Nam	935,000(31 BB)
LY Lim YohwanSouth Korea	900,000(30 BB)
CX Chen XiongChina	825,000(28 BB)
JS Jung SeungmookSouth Korea	740,000(25 BB)
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	650,000(22 BB)
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	595,000(20 BB)
YK Yoon KangAustralia	450,000(15 BB)
RS Ruan ShengyangChina	335,000(11 BB)
SK Senghun KoSouth Korea	270,000(9 BB)
JZ Jingxuan ZhuChina	210,000(7 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/5/2024, 6:50:13 PM

Final Day Chip Count

Player	Chips
LJ Lee Ju YeolSouth Korea	3,100,000
LD Liu DefengChina	2,645,000
KK Killian Kramer	2,470,000
JS Jianfeng SunChina	2,395,000
AR Azizjon RakhimovUzbekistan	2,325,000
AM Adam MartinssonSweden	1,850,000
YY Yuxiang Yu	1,815,000
EK Edgaras KausinisLithuania	1,795,000
LY Li YongxinChina	1,740,000
YJ Yun JungsupCanada	1,710,000
HV Hari VarmaAustralia	1,285,000
RH Ryan Hong (2)Australia	1,225,000
XX Xinyin XuChina	1,015,000
JC Jeremy Chan Je Min	955,000
ND Nguyen Duy ThucViet Nam	935,000
LY Lim YohwanSouth Korea	900,000
CX Chen XiongChina	825,000
JS Jung SeungmookSouth Korea	740,000
YL Yee Lee (2)Australia	650,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	595,000
YK Yoon KangAustralia	450,000
RS Ruan ShengyangChina	335,000
SK Senghun KoSouth Korea	270,000
JZ Jingxuan ZhuChina	240,000