Hanoi Super Series: Warm Up event draws 262 entries; 34 advance led by Pham Ngoc Tu; full chip counts inside
The Hanoi Super Series may have had a slow start but on Day 2, it was pedal to the metal as players rushed in theGrand Loyal Poker Club for a seat at the Warm Up event. First up was Day 1B which pulled in the largest crowd of 126 entries followed by Day 1C with 84 to spill over the advertised ₫2 Billion guarantee. In total, the event drew 262 entries for an opening prize pool of ₫2,033,120,000.
Day 1A: 52 entries / 7 advanced
Day 1B: 126 entries / 16 advanced
Day 1C: 84 entries / 11 advanced
Bagging up the overall largest stack was Day 1B chip leader Pham Ngoc Tu with a massive 536,000 stack. A far second is well known highly decorated pro Nguyen Quang Huy who topped Day 1C with 401,000 in chips. Other players also making the cut were USA’s Trent Fechter, Singapore’s Aaron Siyang Phua, and Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Trung. Not many Koreans advanced however among those that did was Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM) player Hwang Seong Il.
The 34 Day 1 survivors return on Wednesday, November 30 at 11am each one guaranteed ₫13,000,000 (~$525), however all eyes will be on the ₫500,000,000 (~$20,195) top prize. Watch the final table race via the Grand Loyal Poker Club facebook page. Payout breakdown can be found down below.
Final Day qualifiers – 34 players
Chip in play: 6,550,000
Average stack: 192,647
Player | Flag | Stack |
Pham Ngoc Tu | Vietnam | 536,000 |
Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 401,000 |
Hoang Hai Nam | Vietnam | 360,000 |
Trent Fechter | USA | 321,000 |
Quang Vu | Vietnam | 310,000 |
Dinh Quang Huy | Vietnam | 267,000 |
Chien Than | Vietnam | 249,000 |
Vo Khac Hoan | Vietnam | 247,000 |
Ha Min | Vietnam | 244,000 |
Hoang Phi Viet | Vietnam | 228,000 |
You Heung Youl | Korea | 223,000 |
Le Huy Thanh | Vietnam | 215,000 |
Pham Ngoc Huy | Vietnam | 210,000 |
Hwang Seong Il | Korea | 202,000 |
Tran Duc Son | Vietnam | 198,000 |
Jonas Magdalinski | Sweden | 195,000 |
Luke Le | Vietnam | 171,000 |
Pham Huu Son | Vietnam | 164,000 |
Vu Van Quang | Vietnam | 157,000 |
Siyang Aaron | Singapore | 157,000 |
Nguyen Van Trung | Vietnam | 149,000 |
Giang Xinh | Vietnam | 142,000 |
Xuka | Vietnam | 132,000 |
Inkyu Choi | Korea | 128,000 |
Minh Tien | Vietnam | 126,000 |
Dinh Tien Thanh | Vietnam | 125,000 |
Nguyen Thanh Tung | Vietnam | 124,000 |
Tien Pham | Vietnam | 117,000 |
Nguyen Quang Hieu | Vietnam | 110,000 |
Tuan Tung | Vietnam | 110,000 |
The Best | Vietnam | 89,000 |
Do Anh Tai | Vietnam | 79,000 |
A Khoai | Vietnam | 56,000 |
Sam | Vietnam | 32,000 |
Warm Up: By Numbers and Payouts
Buy in: ₫8,800,000 (~$355)
Entries: 262
Prize pool: ₫2,033,120,000 (~$82,110)
ITM: 34 places
1 | ₫500,000,000 |
2 | ₫300,000,000 |
3 | ₫210,000,000 |
4 | ₫150,000,000 |
5 | ₫115,000,000 |
6 | ₫90,000,000 |
7 | ₫71,620,000 |
8 | ₫56,500,000 |
9 | ₫44,000,000 |
10-12 | ₫35,000,000 |
13-15 | ₫28,000,000 |
16-18 | ₫23,000,000 |
19-21 | ₫19,000,000 |
22-24 | ₫16,000,000 |
25-27 | ₫14,000,000 |
28-34 | ₫13,000,000 |
Links:
Hanoi Super Series – Full Schedule / Player Guide
Hanoi Super Series: Day 1 results
One day to go to Hanoi Super Series
Hanoi Super Series announced
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