TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 5:50:00 PM

Konstantine Shpunt’s cowboys boot two

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Three ways are popular with another one booting two from the field. Konstantine Shpunt called the shoves with his larger stack and prevailed with K K firmly planted against 7 7 and A Q on a board 5 5 2 6 4 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
KS
Konstantin Shpunt
230,000(92 BB)
230,000
Konstantin Shpunt
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 8:08:00 PM

Cooler sends Gautam Rohilla soaring

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Heavy preflop betting war leads to Gautam Rohilla all in showing K K that dominates his rival’s Q Q . The board runs K 3 7 6 7 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
GR
Gautam Rohilla
420,000(84 BB)
420,000
Gautam Rohilla
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 7:30:00 PM

Dmitri Suchkov on the rise

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
dmitri suchkov
Dmitri Suckhov

Two pots for Dmitri Suchkov to rise to 48 bb. The first pot sees utg open for 10,000, Suchkov jams 70,000 (14 bb) from cutoff holding A K , utg calls with J T . Both players find the board 5 T 5 A {ag}, Suchkov dominates for a double up.

Several hands after Suchkov has A K again and sends one player with K Q packing up on an ace-high board.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
DS
Dmitri Suchkov
240,000(48 BB)
240,000
Dmitri Suchkov
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 5:00:00 PM

61 players remaining

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

23 players eliminated in the previous level to bring the field down to 61. They will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 8:29:00 PM

Ivan Konechnyi rails with one heart

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

All in preflop and it’s a flip. Ivan Konechnyi with 6 6 , at risk player with K Q , the board runs K 5 K 2 4 for flush over trips.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
IK
Ivan Konechnyi
250,000(31 BB)
250,000
Ivan Konechnyi
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 6:00:00 PM

41 players remaining

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Field has downsized further to 41 players. They will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 7:05:00 PM

Choi Jaeki’s snowmen survive against the draw

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
choi jaeki
Choi Jaeki

Hijack player raises and is called by three players, the dealer fans out the flop 7 3 3 . Cutoff player bets 16,000, button raises to 43,000, two folds follow, hijack shoves and is called.

Hijack K 2 Choi Jaeki 8 8

The turn 6 and river A are no help to the draw, Choi cleans up.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CJ
Choi Jaeki
200,000(50 BB)
200,000
Choi Jaeki
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 6:30:00 PM

Long Seven dominates to chip up

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
long seven
Long Seven

Big pot by the turn 4 2 6 5 leading to two players all in. Long Seven ahead with 8 8 against 7 7 . The river 7 improves both players, Long’s straight wins it to dust one.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LS
Long Seven
290,000(97 BB)
290,000
Long Seven
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 6:20:00 PM

Phan Hung Cuong sends two out of the field

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Three way all in again, Phan Hung Cuong Q Q wins the flip against A K and A Q on a board running Q 6 4 6 2 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
PH
Phan Hung Cuong
290,000(97 BB)
290,000
Phan Hung Cuong
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 8:30:00 PM

Bubble bursts! Arjanveer Chadha boots Nguyen Van Phu

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

DJR02280

Under the gun Arjanveer Chadha raises to 18,000, small blind Nguyen Van Phu three-bet shoves (29,000), easy call for Chadha and shows T T . It’s a flip with Nguyen turning over A J . With the board running 5 9 3 8 6 , Nguyen misses the board to fall on the bubble.

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 6:28:00 PM

Yu Hung Kien soars to the chip lead with aces

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

All in at the flop 2 5 Q , Yu Hung Kien A A overpair dominates his opponent’s A Q top pair, the turn 8 and river K completes the board for a huge double up to Yu. He has now taken over the chip lead.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
YH
Yu Hung Kien
460,000(153 BB)
340,000
Yu Hung Kien
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 7:17:00 PM

31 players remaining

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

 31 players remaining each one looking for a Day 2 spot. Only 20 will advance. Long Seven has taken over the chip lead with 380,000.

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Cooler! Nguyen Duc Cuong delivers double KO

Level 11: 1,000 / 15,000 ante: 1,500
DJ709295
Nguyen Duc Cuong

Three way all in preflop goes Nguyen Duc Cuong’s way with K K dominating 6 6 and cracking A A on a board running K 7 T J 5 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
ND
Nguyen Duc Cuong
140,000(9 BB)
140,000
Nguyen Duc Cuong
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 9:15:00 PM

Mini Main Event Day 1A ends with Le Huy Thanh bagging the lead

le huy thanh
Le Huy Thanh

After nine and a half hours of play, Day 1A of the Mini Main Event ended with Vietnam’s Le Huy Thanh up top with 501,000 in chips.

Next up is Day 1B which hits the felt on Tuesday, September 5 at 10:30am. This is followed by Day 1C at 4pm. All the Day 1 survivors then return on Wednesday, September 6 for the race to the throne starting at 10:30 am.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
LH
Lê Huy Thành
501,000
501,000
CJ
Choi Jaeki
481,000
101,000
XM
Xuân Mạnh
393,000
393,000
LS
Long Seven
376,000
86,000
CB
Cường Bắc Ninh
376,000
376,000
GR
Gautam Rohilla
374,000
-46,000
HJ
Harsh Jhirairia
322,000
322,000
AC
Arjanveer Chadha
321,000
321,000
NQ
Nguyễn Quý Quyền
271,000
271,000
IK
Ivan Konechnyi
266,000
16,000
TS
Tiến Sáng
262,000
262,000
VH
Vũ Hùng Kiên
240,000
240,000
SD
Suchkov Dmitri
166,000
166,000
S
Sozi
160,000
160,000
NM
Nguyễn Mạnh Cường
114,000
114,000
KS
Konstantin Shpunt
94,000
-136,000
YJ
Yun Jung Sup
81,000
81,000
LR
Linh Ran
74,000
74,000
TK
Tan Keng Yong
26,000
26,000
CB
Cẩn Bình
18,000
18,000

Payouts

PlacePlayer
1
LH
Lê Huy Thành
2
CJ
Choi Jaeki
3
XM
Xuân Mạnh
4
LS
Long Seven
5
CB
Cường Bắc Ninh
6
GR
Gautam Rohilla
7
HJ
Harsh Jhirairia
8
AC
Arjanveer Chadha
9
NQ
Nguyễn Quý Quyền
10
IK
Ivan Konechnyi
11
TS
Tiến Sáng
12
VH
Vũ Hùng Kiên
13
SD
Suchkov Dmitri
14
S
Sozi
15
NM
Nguyễn Mạnh Cường
16
KS
Konstantin Shpunt
17
YJ
Yun Jung Sup
18
LR
Linh Ran
19
TK
Tan Keng Yong
20
CB
Cẩn Bình
Lê Huy Thành
Choi Jaeki
Xuân Mạnh
Long Seven
Cường Bắc Ninh
Gautam Rohilla
Harsh Jhirairia
Arjanveer Chadha
Nguyễn Quý Quyền
Ivan Konechnyi
Tiến Sáng
Vũ Hùng Kiên
Suchkov Dmitri
Sozi
Nguyễn Mạnh Cường
Konstantin Shpunt
Yun Jung Sup
Linh Ran
Tan Keng Yong
Cẩn Bình
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 5:30:00 PM

50 players remaining

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Players have tightened up, only 11 dusted in the previous level. The field is down to 50, they will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

DJR02210

USOP Hanoi: Mini Main Event - Day 1A updates

[Vietnamese translation]

Date: September 4, 2023 Buy in: VND 8,800,000 (~USD 365) Guarantee: VND 2,000,000,000 (~USD 83,040) Day 1A: 163 entries (112 unique) Bagging time: 12.5% of the field - 20 players

Chips in play 4,890,000

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 5:20:00 PM

Yu Hung Kien’s big slick cleans out two

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
DJ709326
Yu Hung Kien

Preflop betting war leads to three players with cards turned up and stacks pushed out front. Yu Hung Kien has the advantage with A K against A J and A Q . With the board running K 5 4 K 9 , it’s a sweep!

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
YH
Yu Hung Kien
120,000(60 BB)
120,000
Yu Hung Kien
TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 6:42:00 PM

37 players remaining

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Down to 37 players, Day 1A will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 8:27:00 PM

Bubble round approaches, 23 players remaining

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

The field is down to 23 players, only three needed to end the day. Currently in the lead is Le Huy Thanh with 460,000 in chips.

TriciaTricia
9/11/2023, 7:40:00 PM

Choi Jaeki shows quads

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Under the gun+1 raises to 10,000 and finds three callers to the flop 3 3 2 . The raiser c-bets 15,000, two players call to the turn A . Another c-bet fired, this time 30,000, cutoff raises to 80,000, small blind Choi Jaeki check-calls, utg+1 folds. On the river 4 , Choi leads out with everything (90,000) and cutoff folds. He shows his 3 3 quads.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
CJ
Choi Jaeki
380,000(76 BB)
180,000
Choi Jaeki