Blind level
Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Entries
18/141
Total Chips
3,525,000
Average
195,833

Flight B

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
11/26/2024, 2:10:49 PM

Quynh axes Mai, nears 160k chip mark

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Vietnam’s Mai Bien open shoves his remaining 28,000 from the +2 position and gets called by lady pro Quynh Thuy in the SB.


Mai shows A Q and is flipping for his tournament life against Quynh’s J J .


The flop brought with it some drama: 9 3 3 as Mai picked up the nut flush draw to go with his two over cards to Quynh’s pocket pair. However, the board bricked out for Mai as it went 2 8 ejecting him from the competition and installing Quynh as a legitimate contender to make it to Day 2.

PlayerChips
153,000(61 BB)
MB
Mai BienViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
busted
Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
11/26/2024, 10:57:56 AM

Mai Bien dodges everything

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

A player from UTG decides to put his remaining 1,000 in the middle as France’s Guillaume Lafont 3-bets it to 2,500 from the +2 position. The action is folded to Mai Bien of Vietnam who defends his BB.


The flop is 2 9 T as Mai checks. Lafont CBets for 2,000 and Mai calls. The turn is the T and this time, both check. The river is 2 and both players decide to take it to showdown.


The all-in player shows J 8 for a missed straight while Mai tables 5 5. Lafont mucks and now Mai’s stack nears the 50,000 mark.

PlayerChips
MB
Mai BienViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
48,200(80 BB)
28,600(48 BB)
Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
11/26/2024, 10:05:46 AM

Chip count

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChips
HK
131,000(262 BB)
80,300(161 BB)
67,400(135 BB)
AW
64,000(128 BB)
57,000(114 BB)
46,300(93 BB)
MB
Mai BienViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
46,000(92 BB)
MK
Minseung KwakKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
45,000(90 BB)
44,000(88 BB)
42,200(84 BB)
39,000(78 BB)
Blind level
Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Entries
6/41
Total Chips
1,025,000
Average
170,833

Flight A

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
11/25/2024, 2:13:59 PM

Mai Bien bubbled by Masataka

Level 13: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Vietnam’s Mai Bien opens from the CO for 5,000 and gets a call from Nishada Masataka of Japan and another player in the BB.


The flop comes 6 K J and it is checked to Masataka who leads out for 9,000. The player in the BB and Mai calls. The turn is the T as both players skip this street. The river is the 4 as Mai checks. Masataka suddenly goes all-in and Mai makes the call for his remaining 25,000.


Masataka shows K J for top pair while Mai tables Q J for second pair.


Mai busts in seventh and is the money bubble for Flight A.


The chip counts of those who advanced follow shortly.

PlayerChips
169,000(68 BB)
MB
Mai BienViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
busted