U Series of Poker USOP Danang: Part I Vietnam 2024

Viet Nam, Pullman Danang Beach ResortEVENT

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U Series Of Poker

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3/24/2024, 10:00:00 PM

Final 9 players

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Duc Thien Bui wins the Mystery Millions!

Duc Thien Bui at USOP Danang 2024 — Duc Thien Bui

Watch the final table livestream via the Crown Poker Club YouTube channel.

Date: March 22 to 24, 2024 Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~USD 161,400) Entries: 753 Prize pool: VN₫ 6,456,100,000 (~USD 260,440 Bounty pool: VN₫ 4,500,000,000 (~USD 181,530) Total prize pool: VN₫ 10,956,100,000 (~USD 441,970) ITM: 94 players

*Heads up deal, played for trophy

mystery millions final table 2

Chips in play: 22,605,000 Average stack: 2,511,667 (31 bb)

Remaining payouts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FT Farukh Tach	4,745,000(59 BB)	-55,000
DT Duc Thien Bui	3,520,000(44 BB)	-80,000
RE Robert Emmerson	3,135,000(39 BB)	-1,465,000
RB Romain Bier	2,910,000(36 BB)	10,000
YX Yu Xiao Tong	2,660,000(33 BB)	2,660,000
XH Xiao Hu Liu	1,780,000(22 BB)	1,780,000
LH Lee Hyun Dong	1,510,000(19 BB)	730,000
ZC Zeyu Chen	1,175,000(15 BB)	160,000
LL Lichen Li	1,170,000(15 BB)	1,170,000

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3/24/2024, 7:40:00 PM

Nikolic Jovan eliminated in 10th place - VN₫ 94,600,000 (~USD 3,820)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Cutoff Duc Thien Bui opens, button Nikolic Jovan three-bets all in, Duc Thien Bui calls and is ahead A♣ Q♥ to A♦ 5♦ . The board runs out Q♣ T♥ 6♦ 8♣ J♠ , Jovan is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DT Duc Thien Bui	3,600,000(45 BB)	1,500,000

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3/24/2024, 7:35:00 PM

Terence Stevens eliminated in 11th place - VN₫ 94,600,000 (~USD 3,820)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Terence Stevens at USOP Danang 2024 — Terence Stevens

Utg Terence Stevens raises 225,000, Robert Emmerson defends the big blind, the flop is 4♣ 3♦ 8♠ . Stevens c-bets all in, Emmerson check-calls. Stevens has A♥ 5♥ , Emmerson ahead with a pair 8♦ 7♦ , Stevens misses the turn J♥ and river T♦ to bust in 11th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RE Robert Emmerson	4,600,000(58 BB)	1,100,000

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3/24/2024, 7:30:00 PM

Up and down for Nikolic Jovan

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Down to 13 bbb, Nikolic Jovan shoves from utg with Q♥ 8♥ , button Robert Emmerson calls with A♠ J♥ . The board runs 3♥ 6♥ 6♠ 8♦ 5♣ , Jovan spikes a pair to double up.

Following the double up, Jovan goes head to head with Yi Xiaotung. Jovan with T♠ T♥ , Yu with K♦ T♦ . Three diamonds turn up on board 6♦ A♦ 4♠ 6♣ 3♦ , Yu doubles up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RE Robert Emmerson	3,500,000(44 BB)
YX Yu Xiaotung	2,740,000(34 BB)	2,090,000
NJ Nikolic Jovan	2,400,000(30 BB)	500,000
NJ Nikolic Jovan	1,400,000(18 BB)	-1,000,000

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3/24/2024, 7:20:00 PM

Cankai Zhang eliminated in 12th place - VN₫ 94,600,000 (~USD 3,820)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Cankai Zhang at USOP Danang 2024 — Cankai Zhang

Preflop war opens with utg Robert Emmerson raising 120,000, button Cankai Zhang three-bets 320,000, Emmerson four-bets all in, Zhang calls and is at risk.

Emmerson 9♥ 9♣ Zhang A♣ J♥

When the board runs K♠ 6♥ 4♥ 3♠ Q♥ , Zhang misses and is eliminated.

Robert Emmerson - VN₫ 10 Million, VN₫ 10 Million

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RE Robert Emmerson	3,500,000(58 BB)	1,100,000

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3/24/2024, 7:15:00 PM

Bounty draws

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zeyu Chen - VN₫ 300 Million Cankai Zhang - VN₫ 30 Million Peng Yang - VN₫ 200 Million

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3/24/2024, 7:13:00 PM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh eliminated in 13th place - VN₫ 77,000,000 (~$3,110)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh at USOP Danang 2024 — Truong Vu Tuan Khanh

From small blind, Truong Vu Tuan Khanh all in for 23 bb holding K♦ Q♠ , big blind Farukh Tach calls with A♠ J♦ . The board runs eight-high to end Truong’s run in 13th place.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FT Farukh Tach	4,800,000(80 BB)	1,400,000

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3/24/2024, 7:06:00 PM

Rick Jason Ambata eliminated in 14th place - VN₫ 77,000,000 (~$3,110)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Rick Jason Ambata at USOP Danang — Rick Jason Ambata

After paying out costly double up to Romain Bier, Rick Jason Ambata is down to just 1 big blind and goes on to exit in 14th place. On his final hand, he falls to Farukh Tach with Q♣ 5♣ outdrawn by 7♠ 4♥ on a board 7♥ 6♠ 5♥ 6♥ 10d}.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FT Farukh Tach	3,400,000(57 BB)	400,000

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3/24/2024, 7:04:00 PM

Romain Bier doubles through Rick Jason Ambata

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Romain Bier at USOP Danang 2024 — Romain Bier

Cutoff Rick Jason Ambata bumps it up to 125,000, big blind Romain Bier defends, then proceedds to check-call the flop and turn A♣ 8♦ 6♥ 2♠ , 125,000 and 120,000 bets. On the river 4♦ , Bier checks, Ambata jams, Bier calls for all of his chips and gets paid with A♠ 8♠ two pair beating Ambata’s A♥ 7♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RB Romain Bier	2,900,000(48 BB)	1,400,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	75,000(1 BB)	-1,925,000

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3/24/2024, 6:55:00 PM

Duong Ngo Linh eliminated in 15th place - VN₫ 77,000,000 (~$3,110)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Duong Ngo Linh all in wiht Q♥ J♥ but doesn’t get past Zeyu Chen’s A♥ K♦ on a board A♦ 9♦ 3♠ 7♦ A♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ZC Zeyu Chen	1,015,000(17 BB)	315,000

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3/24/2024, 6:51:00 PM

Raju Jaruplavath eliminated in 16th place - VN₫ 63,800,000 (~$2,580)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Raju Jaruplavath at USOP Danang 2024 — Raju Jaruplavath

On a flop 3♥ J♣ 4♠ , Raju Jaruplavath shoves, Duc Thien Bui snap-calls, Jaruplavath behind with A♦ 4♦ to Duc Thien Bui‘s K♥ K♣ . The turn 6♠ and river 3♣ sees no change, Jaruplavath is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DT Duc Thien Bui	2,100,000(35 BB)	600,000

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3/24/2024, 6:50:00 PM

More bounty draws

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Nikolic Jovan - VN₫ 30 Million Robert Emmerson - VN₫ 30 Million

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3/24/2024, 6:47:00 PM

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc eliminated in 17th place - VN₫ 63,800,000 (~$2,580)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Phuong Ngoc

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc is down to his 3 bb and puts it all in on the big blind with 8♥ 3♦ , then falls to Nikolic Jovan’s J♠ 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NJ Nikolic Jovan	1,900,000(32 BB)	500,000

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3/24/2024, 6:44:00 PM

Xichen Li wins the flip

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Xichen Li at USOP Danang 2024 — Xichen Li

Preflop war opens with a 130,000 raise from Liu Xiaohu, Xichen Li follows with a three-bet shove of 645,000, Lee Hyun Dong continues the pace with a four-bet shove of 1.5M+ chips, Liu folds. At the showdown, Xichen 9♥ 9♠ is flipping againt Lee’s A♠ Q♣ , the board runs K♥ 8♥ 9♦ J♣ 7♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LX Liu Xiaohu	2,050,000(34 BB)	-50,000
XL Xichen Li	1,500,000(25 BB)	850,000
LH Lee Hyun Dong	780,000(13 BB)	-470,000

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3/24/2024, 6:31:00 PM

Good pot for Rick Jason Ambata

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Blinds head to the flop Q♥ 5♦ 7♥ then both check. On the turn 8♦ , Rick Jason Ambata leads out 60,000, big blind Truon Vu Tuan Khanh raises 250,000, Ambata calls. On the river 9♠ , Ambata makes it 475,000 to go, Truong calls. Ambata has 6♦ T♦ flush, Truong mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	2,000,000(40 BB)	1,000,000

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3/24/2024, 6:25:00 PM

Jun Min Su eliminated in 18th place - VN₫

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

63,800,000 (~$2,580)

Jun Min Su at USOP Danang 2024 — Jun Min Su

Jun Min Su all in with T♥ T♦ and falls to Robert Emmerson’s A♠ A♣ . Board was A♦ J♥ 5♣ Q♥ Q♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RE Robert Emmerson	3,000,000(60 BB)	1,850,000

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3/24/2024, 6:25:00 PM

Final 18 players

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FT Farukh Tach	3,000,000(60 BB)
LX Liu Xiaohu	2,100,000(42 BB)	800,000
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh	2,000,000(40 BB)	200,000
RB Romain Bier	1,500,000(30 BB)	500,000
LH Lee Hyun Dong	1,250,000(25 BB)	-540,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	1,000,000(20 BB)	170,000
ZC Zeyu Chen	700,000(14 BB)	700,000
XL Xichen Li	650,000(13 BB)	-30,000
DN Duong Ngo Linh	500,000(10 BB)	-470,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RE Robert Emmerson	2,400,000(48 BB)	-600,000
TS Terence Stevens	1,600,000(32 BB)	200,000
DT Duc Thien Bui	1,500,000(30 BB)	1,413,000
NJ Nikolic Jovan	1,400,000(28 BB)	-400,000
CZ Cankai Zhang	850,000(17 BB)	-105,000
YX Yu Xiaotung	650,000(13 BB)	350,000
JM Jun Min Su	485,000(10 BB)	485,000
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	225,000(5 BB)	-225,000
RJ Raju Jaruplavath	200,000(4 BB)	-600,000

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3/24/2024, 6:10:00 PM

Farukh Tach soars to 3M!

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Farukh Tach at USOP Danang 2024 — Farukh Tach

Hoping to steal the blinds and ante, small blind Farukh Tach shoves 5♦ 7♦ , big blind Le Manh Cuong risks his 22 bb with K♠ J♦ , the board runs Q♥ 2♠ 6♣ 7♥ 4♣ . Tach outdraws Le to clean house and soar to 3M.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
FT Farukh Tach	3,000,000(60 BB)	3,000,000
LM Le Manh Cuong	busted	-1,400,000

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3/24/2024, 5:45:00 PM

Robert Emmerson draws the biggest bounty!

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Robert Emmerson at USOP Danang 2024 — Robert Emmerson

It took some hard hunting but it has been drawn! The lucky winner of the VN₫ 500,000,00 was Robert Emmerson.

Other players drawing were:

Beng Wei Lim - VN₫ 10 Million Rick Jason Ambata - VN₫ 50 Million

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3/24/2024, 5:39:00 PM

Big hands clash

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Lee Hyun Dong at USOP Danang 2024 — Lee Hyun Dong

Heavy preflop betting war starts with utg raising to 80,000, utg+1 Rick Jason Ambata thee-bets 185,000, button Le Manh Cuong four-bets 400,000, big blind Lee Hyun Dong shoves 550,000, utg folds, Ambata six-bet shoves, and Le calls.

Lee A♣ A♦ Ambata T♠ T♣ Le Q♦ Q♠

The board runs 8♣ 3♣ 4♥ A♥ T♦ . Lee’s set dominates Ambata’s set to triple up. Le loses the side pot to Ambata.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LH Lee Hyun Dong	1,790,000(45 BB)	1,410,000
LM Le Manh Cuong	1,400,000(35 BB)	-400,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	830,000(21 BB)	-1,370,000

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3/24/2024, 5:32:00 PM

Romain Bier doubles up

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Romain Bier’s A♣ T♠ wins the flip against Jun Minsu’s 8♠ 8♥ on a board A♥ 9♠ 6♥ 6♣ J♣ for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Jun Minsu	1,200,000(30 BB)	-500,000
RB Romain Bier	1,000,000(25 BB)	665,000

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3/24/2024, 5:17:00 PM

Jun Minsu claims a good pot

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Utg+1 Raju Jaruplavath raises 95,000 and finds two callers to the flop 5♥ 4♣ 2♦ . Utg+2 Liu Xiaohu bets 115,0000, cutoff Jun Min Su calls, Jaruplavath check-calls. On the turn 7♦ , Jun bets 200,000, only Jaruplavath continues to see the river 9♠ . Both check. Jun shows 8♠ 8♥ , Jaruplavath mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Jun Minsu	1,700,000(43 BB)	1,700,000
LX Liu Xiaohu	1,300,000(33 BB)	-100,000
RJ Raju Jaruplavath	800,000(20 BB)	-500,000

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3/24/2024, 5:13:00 PM

Terence Stevens dominates throughout for the max

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Facing a raise from hijack Yu Xiaotung, small blind Terence Stevens three-bet jams 670,000 with Q♥ Q♦ . Yu calls with 9♣ 9♥ . Board is good to Stevens 7♥ 2♥ 6♥ 5♥ Q♠ for a higher flush.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Terence Stevens	1,400,000(35 BB)	500,000
YX Yu Xiaotung	300,000(8 BB)	-560,000

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3/24/2024, 5:08:00 PM

Blinds up, 22 players remaining

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Seven rounds in the books and only 22 players left on the hunt for the title, the VN₫ 1.1 Billion (~USD 44K) top prize, and the VN₫ 500 Million ~(~USD 20K) top bounty prize still hidden in the chest.

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3/24/2024, 5:04:00 PM

Rick Jason Ambata lucks out on the river, Nog Minh Tien in disbelief

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Utg+2 Ngo Minh Tien K♥ J♥ opens and big blind Rick Jason Ambata Q♠ T♦ defends. Minh Tien c-bets the flop JQ♥ 9♦ 2♦ and is check-called. On the turn T♥ , both improve. Minh Tien bets 95,000 for his straight, Ambata check-raises 300,000 for his two pair, Minh Tien jams for 500,000, Ambata calls. The river T♠ completes a full house for Ambata to boot out the shocked Minh Tien.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	2,200,000(73 BB)	700,000
NM Ngo Minh Tien	busted

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3/24/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Cankai Zhang saved by the river

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Facing a raise, button Nguyen Phuong Ngoc three-bets 170,000, big blind Cankai Zhang four-bets 425,000, initial raiser folds, Nguyen calls. It’s a flip with Nguyen A♥ K♦ , Zhang T♣ T♠ . Nguyen jumps out front on the flop A♦ 9♠ 4♠ with no change on the turn 5♥ . The river T♦ is exactly what Zhang needed to reclaim the lead and double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cankai Zhang	955,000(32 BB)	130,000
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	450,000(15 BB)	-850,000

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3/24/2024, 4:55:00 PM

More bounty draws, big bounty still in the mix

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ngo Minh Tien - VN₫ 10 Million Julian Warhurst - VN₫ 50 Million Le Manh Cuong - VN₫ 20 Million

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3/24/2024, 4:52:00 PM

Le Manh Cuong delivers a double KO

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Le Manh Cuong at USOP Danang 2024 — Le Manh Cuong

Le Manh Cuong A♥ T♦ calls two short stack shoves Truong Dinh Giang A♠ J♣ and Negishi Ryoji A♦ 4♣ . The board runs Q♦ J♠ 8♣ 8♠ K♦ for a broadway takedown.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LM Le Manh Cuong	1,800,000(60 BB)	430,000
TD Truong Dinh Giang	busted
RN Ryoji Negishi	busted

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3/24/2024, 4:47:00 PM

Nishant Sharma triples up

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Nishant Sharma at USOP Danang 2024 — Nishant Sharma

We don’t know what happened to Nishant Sharma’s big stack but he is down to 180,000 and sends it all in with A♣ 9♥ . He finds himself up against Julian Warhurst with 7♥ 7♠ and Ngo Minh Tien K♥ Q♣ who covers both.

With the board running A♠ 6♣ 3♦ T♦ 6♠ , Sharma triples up and Warhurst wins the side pot agaist Minh Tien.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	585,000(20 BB)	-235,000
NM Nog Minh Tien	335,000(11 BB)	335,000
JW Julian Warhurst	60,000(2 BB)	-150,000

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3/24/2024, 4:42:00 PM

Le Manh Cuong wins the flip

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Utg+2 Le Manh Cuong A♥ K♥ opens with a shove for 22 bb, small blind Truong Vu Tuan Khanh calls with Q♥ Q♦ , a king quickly finds the board K♠ 9♠ 4♠ J♣ 9♣ . Le scores a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh	1,800,000(60 BB)	-600,000
LM Le Manh Cuong	1,370,000(46 BB)	-30,000

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3/24/2024, 4:33:00 PM

Raju Jaruplavath rails Luu Danh Tuan

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Luu Danh Tuan shoves his last 10 bb holding K♥ Q♠ then falls to Raju Jaruplavath’s A♠ J♣ on board J♥ {10d T♠ 4♦ 6♦ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Raju Jaruplavath	1,300,000(43 BB)	510,000
LD Luu Danh Tuan	busted	-300,000

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3/24/2024, 4:32:00 PM

Beng Wei Lim rails Oliver Biles

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Beng Wei Lim at USOP Danang 2024 — Beng Wei Lim

Oliver Biles shoves holding T♣ T♠ , next to him is Beng Wei Lim with a tad more chips shoves with K♠ K♣ , board runs clean to end Biles run.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
BW Beng Wei Lim	650,000(22 BB)	650,000
OB Oliver Biles	busted

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3/24/2024, 4:30:00 PM

Xichen Li doubles through Julian Warhurst

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Action folds to the button Xichen Li who shoves his last 11 bb, big blind Julian Warhurst tank-calls then opens K♠ 8♣ which is dominated by Li’s A♦ 8♦ . The board runs T♠ T♥ 5♥ 3♠ 3♣ , Li’s ace-high wins it for a good double.

On the next hand, Warhurst proceeds to double up through Romain Beir with A♣ 5♥ flush over A♠ 3♠ on a board K♣ Q♥ 8♣ 6♣ J♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
XL Xichen Li	680,000(23 BB)	680,000
RB Romain Bier	335,000(11 BB)	-345,000
JW Julian Warhurst	210,000(7 BB)	135,000
JW Julian Warhurst	75,000(3 BB)	-1,025,000

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3/24/2024, 4:29:00 PM

Phuc Le’s snowmen stay solid

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

From utg+1 Luu Danh Tuan min-raises, finds one caller then big blind Phuc Le jams (5 bb), Luu four-bets all in to push out the caller. Luu A♣ T♥ , Phuc 8♦ 8♥ , the board spreads 6♦ 5♠ 3♠ 2♦ 6♠ , snowmen hold for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PL Phuc Le	405,000(14 BB)	405,000
LD Luu Danh Tuan	300,000(10 BB)	300,000

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3/24/2024, 4:10:00 PM

Break time, 30 players remaining

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Top 5 at the break:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh	2,400,000(96 BB)	-100,000
NJ Nikolic Jovan	1,800,000(72 BB)	1,800,000
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	1,500,000(60 BB)	200,000
LX Liu Xiaohu	1,400,000(56 BB)	550,000
RE Robert Emmerson	1,150,000(46 BB)	1,150,000

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3/24/2024, 4:00:00 PM

Romain Bier doubles through

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

From cutoff, Romain Bier shoves 12 bb and button Terence Stevens calls. It’s a flip with Bier Q♣ J♣ , Stevens 8♠ 8♣ . Two jacks find the board A♣ J♠ 6♦ J♦ 5♥ for a double up to Bier.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Terence Stevens	900,000(36 BB)	50,000
RB Romain Bier	680,000(27 BB)	680,000

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3/24/2024, 3:55:00 PM

More bounty hunting but no half a mil

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jun Minsu - VN₫ 100 Million Gavin Flynn - VN₫ 10 Million Truong Vu Tuan Khanh - VN₫ 10 Million Li Xiaohu - VN₫ 20 Million Nguyen Phuong Ngoc - VN₫ 30 Million Julian Warhurst - VN₫ 30 Million Phuc Le - VN₫ 30 Million, VN₫ 30 Million, VN₫ 30 Million

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3/24/2024, 3:50:00 PM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh zooms over 2M

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Three way showdowns seem to be very popular. The latest one starts with a raise by utg Duc Thien Bui, hijack Lee Junam three-bet shoves 235,000, big blind Truong Vu Tuan Khanh four-bets 500,000, Duc Thien Bui five-bets all in and Truong calls.

Lee Junam A♦ K♣ Duc Thien Bui A♣ K♥ Truong Vu Tuan Khanh T♥ T♣

Board runs low 2♦ 2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 6♣ , Truong drags it in as Lee goes bust.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh	2,500,000(100 BB)	1,450,000
DT Duc Thien Bui	87,000(3 BB)	-1,813,000
LJ Lee Junam	busted	-300,000

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3/24/2024, 3:37:00 PM

Duong Ngo Linh doubles through

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Gavin Flynn’s J♣ J♠ is dominated by Duong Ngo Linh’s A♣ A♠ to pay the double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DN Duong Ngo Linh	970,000(39 BB)	970,000
GF Gavin Flynn	350,000(14 BB)	350,000

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3/24/2024, 3:30:00 PM

Blinds up, 33 players remaining

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Blinds are up, 33 players left on the hunt for the title, the VN₫ 1.1 Billion top prize, and VN₫ 500 Million top bounty hiding in the chest

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3/24/2024, 3:30:00 PM

Julian Warhurst eliminates Zhou Tiahe

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Utg+1 opens and finds two callers to the flop A♦ 7♦ T♥ . Big blin3d Zhou Tiahe leads 35,000, utg folds, small blind Warhurst check-raises 110,000, Zhou shoves, Warhurst snap-calls.

Zhou A♣ 7♣ two pair Warhurst 7♥ 7♠ set

The turn 8♠ and river 5♦ ensure the win for Warhurst.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Julian Warhurst	1,100,000(55 BB)	1,045,000
ZT Zhou Tiahe	busted

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3/24/2024, 3:28:00 PM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh saved by the river

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lojack Lee Junam opens 45,000, small blind Truong Vu Tuan Khanh three-bets it all (505,000), Lee calls and shows A♦ Q♠ . Truong is at risk with K♦ Q♣ but a King shows up on the river T♦ 8♦ 6♣ 2♠ K♠ to save Truong.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TV Truong Vu Tuan Khanh	1,050,000(53 BB)	1,050,000
LJ Lee Junam	300,000(15 BB)	300,000

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3/24/2024, 3:20:00 PM

Aggressive Cankai Zhang wins the pot

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Cutoff Cankai Zhang opens 45,000, small blind three-bets 120,000, Zhang flats. At the flop 7♥ J♥ 7♣ , small blind c-bets 40,000, Zhang jams and wins it then and there.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cankai Zhang	825,000(41 BB)	75,000

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3/24/2024, 3:15:00 PM

More bounty pulls missing the big one

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Nikolic Jovan - VN₫ 30 Millon Hsin Yu Hung - VN₫ 30 Million Rick Jason Ambata - VN₫ 30 Million and VN₫ 20 Million Jun Minsu - VN₫ 100 Million

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3/24/2024, 3:10:00 PM

Duc Thien Bui finishes off Rai Nguyen

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Rai Nguyen started the day on a knockout spree but has now been given the boot by Duc Thien Bui. In a preflop battle that saw Nguyen call for his tournament life, he was ahead A♣ Q♥ but as the board fell, he was outdrawn by Duc Thien Bui‘s J♠ T♠ flush with a spade on the flop then runner runner spades.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DT Duc Thien Bui	1,900,000(95 BB)	1,900,000
RN Rai Nguyen	busted	-410,000

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3/24/2024, 3:08:00 PM

Three way cooler catapults Rick Jason Ambata as two go bust

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Three way all in showdown, Chen Dong Q♥ Q♦ , Matthew Bevin T♣ T♠ , Rick Jason Ambata A♥ A♣ . The board comes 2♦ 7♥ 8♠ 6♥ K♠ , Ambata sweeps and knocks out two in one go.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	1,300,000(65 BB)	700,000
CD Chen Dong	busted
MB Matthew Bevin	busted	-715,000

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3/24/2024, 3:04:00 PM

Straight flush for Lee Hyun Dong

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Facing a short stack shove, cutoff Lee Hyun Dong shoves his larger 7 bb, button Liu Xiaohu covers both and calls.

Lyu Hangkai J♥ 9♥ Lee Hyun Dong Q♣ T♥ Liu Xiaohu A♣ 9♠

Board runs T♣ 9♣ 7♦ K♣ J♣ for a rare straight flush, Lee ships it as Lyu ships out of the running.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LX Liu Xiaohu	850,000(43 BB)	-50,000
LH Lee Hyun Dong	380,000(19 BB)	380,000
LH Lyu Hangkai	busted

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3/24/2024, 2:58:00 PM

Raju Jaruplavath doubles through Rai Nguyen

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Action folds to the small blind Rai Nguyen who jams 40 bb with A♣ 4♣ , big blind Raju Jaruplavath risks his 25 bb stack with A♦ T♠ . With the board running J♥ 9♥ 4♦ K♣ T♦ , Jaruplavath sweats it on the flop then finds relief and a double up on the river.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Raju Jaruplavath	790,000(40 BB)	790,000
RN Rai Nguyen	410,000(21 BB)	-665,000

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3/24/2024, 2:50:00 PM

Blinds up, 40 players remaining

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Down to 40 players with the top VN₫ 500 Million bounty still in the mix. Minimum payout is now VN₫ 29.5 Million.

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3/24/2024, 2:47:00 PM

More bounties pulled, top prize still in the mix

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Oliver Biles - VN₫ 200 Million Yu Xiaotung - VN₫ 20 Million

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3/24/2024, 2:45:00 PM

Terence Stevens eliminates Corey Van Jaarsveldt

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Terence Stevens limps from lojack, hijack raises 40,000, button Corey Van Jaarsveldt three-bets all in for 100,000, Stevens four-bets all in which is enough to push out lojack.

Jaarsveldt 9♦ 9♣ Stevens Q♥ Q♦

The board runs T♣ 4♦ 5♥ 8♥ 3♠ , Jaarsveldt dries up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Terence Stevens	850,000(57 BB)	850,000
CV Corey Van Jaarsveldt	busted

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3/24/2024, 2:40:00 PM

Straight wins it all for Liu Xiaohu

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Utg+1 shoves (95,000) and finds two callers that both check the flop T♥ 5♦ 2♠ . On the turn K♠ sb Liu Xiaohu bets 55,000, utg+2 Le Manh Cuong calls. Liu bets a larger 225,000 on the river 9♦ , and this time wins the side pot on Le’s fold. Liu wins the main pot as well with Q♦ J♦ straight over A♠ T♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LM Le Manh Cuong	1,400,000(93 BB)
LX Liu Xiaohu	900,000(60 BB)	900,000
U Utg+1	busted

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3/24/2024, 2:18:00 PM

Rai Nguyen rises to a mil, draw fifth bounty

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

From utg+1 Kim Yang Jun shoves 13 bb, cutoff Julian Warhurst calls, big blind Rai Nguyen three-bets all in for 425,000, again Warhurst calls.

Kim Yang Jun Q♣ Q♠ Rai Nguyen 8♦ 8♣ Julian Warhurst 2♦ 2♣

The board runs out 6♦ 9♣ 8♦ 8♠ 7♦ , Nguyen improves to a boat and scoops. Kim is eliminated.

Rai Nguyen - VN₫ 10 Million

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RN Rai Nguyen	1,075,000(72 BB)	1,075,000
JW Julian Warhurst	55,000(4 BB)	-845,000
KY Kim Ynag Jun	busted

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3/24/2024, 2:10:00 PM

48 players remaining, top bounty still in hiding

Level 21: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Players are back from their first break of the day. Here are the chip leaders and bounty pullers.

Rick Jason Ambata - VN₫ 10 Million and VN₫ 30 Million Julian Warhurst - VN₫ 20 Million and 20 Million Yu Xiaotung - VN₫ 50 Million Lu Wei Chen - VN₫ 50 Million Gabriel Carter - VN₫ 50 Million Le Manh Cuong - VN₫ 10 Million

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LM Le Manh Cuong	1,400,000(93 BB)
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	1,300,000(87 BB)	100,000
TO Tiger Ong	950,000(63 BB)	950,000
JW Julian Warhurst	900,000(60 BB)	270,000

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3/24/2024, 2:00:00 PM

Rick Jason Ambata delivers a bad beat to Le Giang Nam

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Facing a raise, utg+1 Rick Jason Ambata three-bets 75,000, small blind Le Giang Nam four-bets all in 220,000, initial raiser folds, Ambata calls then finds his 9♦ 9♣ is behind Le’s J♠ J♣ . Thing’s quickly switch up when the flop drops Ambata’s two-outer 9♠ 8♦ Q♣ , then with the turn K♣ and river 6♠ , Le is eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RJ Rick Jason Ambata	600,000(50 BB)	600,000
LG Le Giang Nam	busted

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3/24/2024, 1:59:00 PM

Aggressive Young Hee Park runs out against big slick

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Action folds to the small blind Young Hee Park who shoves 34 bb holding A♣ 4♣ but instead of stealing the blinds and antes, he is called by big blind Le Minh Cuong with A♥ K♠ and a larger stack. No help comes for Park on a board 9♠ 9♥ 7♥ 9♣ 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LM Le Manh Cuong	1,400,000(117 BB)	1,400,000
YH Young Hee Park	busted

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3/24/2024, 1:45:00 PM

More bounty pulls but no half a mil

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Robert Emmerson - VN₫ 20 Million Liu Xiaohu - VN₫ 10 Million Jiang Ming - VN₫ 30 Million

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3/24/2024, 1:44:00 PM

Matthew Bevin takes it on a four-bet

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Utg opens 25,000, utg+1 three-bets 70,000, utg+2 Matthew Bevin four-bets 150,000, no takers.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MB Matthew Bevin	715,000(60 BB)	715,000

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3/24/2024, 1:33:00 PM

Truong Vu Tuan Khanh banks a three-way

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Three players with all thier chips sent to the middle, Hyun Dong Q♣ J♣ , Truong Vu Tuan Khanh A♠ T♦ , and Anatolii Gorbusin K♦ Q♠ . Truong proceeds to ship it on a board J♦ 4♥ A♥ 2♣ 3♦ while Gorbusin goes bust.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YD Yun Dong	370,000(31 BB)	370,000
AG Anatolii Gorbusin	busted

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3/24/2024, 1:23:00 PM

Aleksei Ignater falls to Cankai Zhang

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Having just doubled up, Aleksei Ignater’s Q♥ Q♠ was then outdrawn by Cankai Zhang’s A♣ Q♣ flush on a board K♥ 9♣ 4♣ 3♣ 3♥ . Ignater was eliminated.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CZ Cankai Zhang	750,000(63 BB)	750,000

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3/24/2024, 1:20:00 PM

61 players remaining

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

The first two rounds saw 33 players eliminated leaving 61 to battle for the title, top prize of VN₫ 1.1 Billion (~$44K), along with hunting down the largest bounty of VN₫ 500 Million hidden in the bounty chest.

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3/24/2024, 1:16:00 PM

Aleksei Ignater doubles through Dang Minh Dat

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

All in preflop, Aleksei Ignater A♣ J♠ , Dang Minh Dat calls with K♠ Q♠ , board runs 4♣ J♥ 3♠ 4♠ A♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Aleksei Ignatev	239,000(24 BB)	239,000

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3/24/2024, 1:15:00 PM

More bounty pulls

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

NIkolic Jovan - VN₫ 20 Million Truon Vu Tuan Khanh - VN₫ 30 Million Le Manh Cuong - VN₫ 30 Million

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3/24/2024, 1:09:00 PM

Nguyen Phuong Ngoc amasses over a mil

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Not a good day for Day 1A chip leader Ruiyang Wang hiaving been eliminated early by Nguyen Phuong Ngoc. After losing a couple of hands, from utg+1 Wang called a four-bet of 80,000 by utg+2 Nguyen and both saw a flop A♥ K♠ T♥ . Nguyen fired 70,000, Wang check-called. On the turn 6♦ , Nguyen jammed over 400K, Wang check-called for his tournament life and was behind A♦ Q♥ to Nguyen’s A♠ K♥ two pair. The river 2♥ ended Wang’s run.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NP Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	1,200,000(120 BB)	1,200,000
RW Ruiyang Wang	busted

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3/24/2024, 1:00:00 PM

More bounty hunters on the pull

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Rai Nguyen - VN₫ 20 Million Corey Van Jaarsveldt - VN₫ 20 Million Lu Wei Chen - VN₫ 20 Million Nikolic Jovan - VN₫ 30 Million

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3/24/2024, 12:57:00 PM

NIshant Sharma cleans out Mak Wing Fung

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Nishant Sharma opens from hijack then calls short stack Mak Wing Fung’s 8 bb all in. Sharma proceeds to send Fung to the rails with A♦ T♥ crushing 3♦ 5♣ . Easy peasy, Sharma wins another bounty.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NS Nishant Sharma	820,000(82 BB)	820,000

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3/24/2024, 12:51:00 PM

Gabriel Carter doubles up with rockets

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Facing a three-bet of 65,000, cutoff Gabriel Carter four-bets all in for 131,000. Initial raiser folds while hijack makes the call with A♣ 5♣ . Carter opens the nuts A♠ A♥ which holds on a board 9♦ 9♥ 4♥ 4♠ 8♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
GC Gabriel Carter	312,000(31 BB)	312,000

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3/24/2024, 12:47:00 PM

Yu Xiaotung rises to one of the biggest

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

From the small blind, Yu Xiaotung calls down the hijack aggressor who fired at every stage to see the board complete Q♠ 2♣ 4♣ 6♠ K♥ . Yu’s Q♥ T♥ wins it to send A♣ 6♣ to dust and out of the field.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YX Yu Xiaotung	860,000(86 BB)	860,000

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3/24/2024, 12:45:00 PM

Julian Warhurst ships a three-way

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

Getting to the table as the chips are being counted, Julian Warhurst ships it with K♦ 9♦ beating out A♦ K♣ and A♠ T♦ to soar to 630,000 and earn one knockout.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Julian Warhurst	630,000(79 BB)	630,000

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3/24/2024, 12:30:00 PM

More players hunting down the VN₫ 500M bounty

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

Darragh Curtin - VN₫ 30 Million Cankai Zhang - VN₫ 100 Million Le Manh Cuong - VN₫ 20 Million Anatolii Gorbusin - VN₫ 20 Million Rai Nguyen - VN₫ 30 Million, VN₫ 50 Million, VN₫ 20 Million Jun Minsu - VN₫ 20 Million, VN₫ 30 Million Huang Yuntian - VN₫ 100 Million Duong Ngo Linh (Super GTO) - VN₫ 200 Million Trung Dinh Giang (Zang TN) - VN₫ 20 Million Robert Emmerson - VN₫ 20 Million

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3/24/2024, 12:20:00 PM

Chip leaders first to draw

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

Not only is Nishant Sharma sitting on the biggest stack, he also eliminated a player to draw the first bounty. Sharma pulled the second largest, VN₫ 300 Million (~USD 12,100)!

Following Sharma was Day 1A chip leader Ruiyang Wang who was disappointed to have drawn one zero less than Sharma, pulling a bounty of VN₫ 30 Million (~USD 1,200).

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3/24/2024, 12:05:00 PM

Cards in the air!

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

Cards are now flying! And quickly, 5 players have dropped out. 89 players remaining with Nishant Sharma still top dog.