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Naing Khant, Madness Kickoff Day 1B Chip LeaderThere were a total of 147 entries who fired the VND 11 million buyin (~USD 420) and filled the tables in the InterContinenal Ha Long Bay for a chance to win a share of the VND 10 billion (~USD 380,000) guaranteed prize pool in the Madness Kickoff of the USOP Vietnam Ha Long Bay 2026.
After several hours of play, the field thinned down to the final 22 survivors, who were able to bag their chips and carry them on to the Day 2 final. Coming out on top as the chip leader was Myanmar's Naing Khant with a stack of 644,000 chips. Naing's top place finish on Day 1B also earned him a VND 25 million bonus, already more than doubling his buyin and with still a chance to win more if he climbs higher up the payout ladder on Day 2.
Following in the second spot was Vietnam's Quang Minh Nguyen with a stack of 615,000. Rounding up the podium on the chip leader board was countryman Anh Tuan Pham with a stack of 385,000.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KN Khant Naing ![Myanmar [MMR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/mm.svg "Myanmar [MMR]"){kind=small} Myanmar | 644,000 |
QM Quang Minh Nguyen ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 615,000 |
AT Anh Tuan Pham Viet Nam | 385,000 |
NL Ngoc Le Nguyen Viet Nam | 363,000 |
YJ Yiming Ji ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 361,000 |
TH Tran Hai Dang Le Viet Nam | 291,000 |
YZ Yuxiang Zhao China | 270,000 |
QT Quang Thang Nguyen Viet Nam | 233,000 |
TI Tse Ian Lee ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 233,000 |
HL Hao Ling China | 232,000 |
DS Denis Semerenko ![Russia [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russia [RUS]"){kind=small} Russia | 225,000 |
BT Bui The Nguyen Viet Nam | 211,000 |
HM Ha Minh Nguyen Viet Nam | 186,000 |
VT Van Thanh Dat Phan Viet Nam | 174,000 |
QZ Qinghong Zhang China | 161,000 |
VN Van Nam Nguyen Viet Nam | 136,000 |
KA Khayal Abbasov ![Azerbaijan [AZE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/az.svg "Azerbaijan [AZE]"){kind=small} Azerbaijan | 102,000 |
MT Manh Tu Nguyen Viet Nam | 99,000 |
MY Mei Yee Lo China | 94,000 |
HA Hoang Anh Tran Viet Nam | 84,000 |
QH Quang Huy Vu Viet Nam | 77,000 |
JP Jaerim Park ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 74,000 |
Flight B of the Madness Kickoff event has cards in the air with 25 entries registered so far and everyone still in contention.
This will be the final flight for the Madness Kickoff today with three more flight scheduled tomorrow.
Registration for this event will close before the start of Level 12 at approximately 10:00 PM local time.
At the end of play, the chip leader of Flight B will be awarded a bonus of VND 25 million, more than doubling the VND 11 million buyin.
There will be no live reports or updates for this flight. However, we will do a recap of chip counts for the survivors who will advance to the Day 2 and make ITM.