USOP Danang Day 3 recap: Robert Kiss ships Mystery Millions; Do Anh Tai, Daniel Tighe, Romain Bier, Yixuan Don win trophies
The U Series of Poker (USOP) season finale concluded another day of exciting poker action resulting in six more trophies leaving the awards table. The festival has been ongoing at Furama Resort located in the gorgeous coastal destination Danang, Vietnam. Games kicked off onNovember 17 and will run until November 27. Here are the Day 3 highlights.
USOP Danang – Festival Results
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ROBERT KISS wins Mystery Millions, LEE WAI HUEN draws biggest bounty
What a finish for Robert Kiss to take down the Mystery Millions! At three-handed, with chips about even, Kiss eliminated Dang Minh Dat on a wild runner runner. Dang was all in holding 
, Kiss called with 
, the board ran 
. Facing Do Van Tang at heads up, it was a quick finish. Do shoved his on a flop 
, Kiss had 
top pair. The turn was 
and river 
. Kiss shipped the VN₫ 710,000,000 top prize plus 9 bounties amounting to VN₫ 110,000,000 for a total payout of VN₫ 820,000,000 (~$33,800). Kiss was the first player from the USA to win at the series.
Watch the final table action via the USOP YouTube livestream link below.
Event recap
On opening day, USOP Danang welcomed players in with the highly popular Mystery Millions featuring a VN₫ 4 Billion guarantee, which was boosted an extra billion from previous. Players flocked to the felt, and after three starters, it drew a roaring 555 entries, padded up to 568 entries due to the Ho Chi Minh satellite feeder. With buy in at VN₫ 11,000,000 (~$465), the prize pool ballooned to VN₫ 5,509,500,000 (~$227,055).
Entering Day 2, 72 players were guaranteed to money and a shot at drawing bounties. Overnight chip leader Lee Wai Huen finished in 16th place but not before pulling the biggest bounty worth VN₫ 300,000,000 (~$12,360). This was eight times more than his ITM payout of VN₫ 37,300,000.
Tan Xiaohui also earned VN₫ 300,000,000 in bounties. Tan pulled a VN₫ 200 Million and VN₫ 100 Million. She finished in 5th place for an added VN₫ 168,600,000 (~$6,950).
Date: November 17 to 19, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 11,000,000 (~$465)
Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~$165,000)
Entries: 568
Prize pool: VN₫ 3,566,500,000 (~$147,930)
Bounty pool: VN₫ 1,920,000,000 (~$79,130)
ITM: 72 players
Final table payouts
| Place | Player | Bounty | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss | ₫110,000,000 | ₫820,000,000 |
| 2 | Do Van Thang | ₫60,000,000 | ₫558,000,000 |
| 3 | Dang Minh Dat | ₫195,000,000 | ₫497,400,000 |
| 4 | Mai Bien | ₫15,000,000 | ₫227,000,000 |
| 5 | Tan Xiaohui | ₫300,000,000 | ₫468,600,000 |
| 6 | Do Tuan Phong | ₫15,000,000 | ₫153,200,000 |
| 7 | Lee Seok Young | ₫30,000,000 | ₫141,300,000 |
| 8 | Xu Mei | ₫86,600,000 | |
| 9 | Nguyen Duy Tung | ₫65,000,000 | ₫132,000,000 |
Full results in USOP Daang – Festival Results
DANIEL TIGHE cleans up to win Short Deck
After Daniel Tighe delivered the bubble with 
outdrawing 
, he went on to rail the next last two players in his path to capture his first ever USOP trophy. He also collected a cool VN₫ 126,100,000 (~$5,200) and put Ireland on the board.
Date: November 19, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 11,000,000 (~$465)
Entries: 26 (18 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 252,200,000 (~$10,390)
ITM: 3 places
| 1 | Daniel Tighe | ₫126,100,000 |
| 2 | Ivan Ermin | ₫75,600,000 |
| 3 | Tan Wah Meng | ₫50,500,000 |
DO ANH TAI dominates the Mini High Roller
Second trophy for Vietnam after Do Anh Tai closed out the day’s Mini High Roller. do outlasted the 58 runners to pocket VN₫ 416,000,000 (~$17,140) and his first ever USOP title.
Leading up to Do’s victory, at five handed he earned a chunk of chips off Bui Quang Tung with quads on a board 
. Bui showed full house. Do then proceeded to clean out Meherzad Munsaf who risked it with 
gutshot/flush draw that failed to improve against . After Shen Hao eliminated Bui in 4th place, Natalia Rozova fell to Do in 3rd place with 
outdrawn by 
that flopped trip nines then improved to a boat. This lead to heads up with Do ahead 63 bb to Shen’s 33 bb.
Despite the deep stacks, the end came fairly quick. Do three-bet all in with 
, Shen snapped with 
, the board dropped a Seven on the flop and ran out 
for a winning set.
Date: November 19, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~$930)
Guarantee: VN₫ 400,000,000 (~$16,480)
Entries: 58 (48 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,125,200,000 (~$46,370)
ITM: 7 places
| 1 | Do Anh Tai | ₫416,000,000 |
| 2 | Shen Hao | ₫247,000,000 |
| 3 | Rozova Natalia | ₫152,000,000 |
| 4 | Bui Quang Tung | ₫110,900,000 |
| 5 | Munsaf Meherzad Viraf | ₫84,400,000 |
| 6 | Doan Quang Trung | ₫63,500,000 |
| 7 | Kyaw Paing Htet | ₫51,400,000 |
ROMAIN BIER wins the Turbo event
The French team “Cimitarra” is attending its first ever USOP event and on Day 3, Romain Bier came out golden at the Turbo event. At three-handed, Bier denied Yin Wenhua a second series title with his dominating 
. Facing Vu Thai Bao at heads up, it was a quick finish. On a turn board 
, Vu shoved with 
, Bier called with 
two pair, the river was . Bier became the first player from France and from his team to win a trophy in this series.
Date: November 19, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 4,500,000 (~$190)
Entries: 96 (71 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 372,400,000 (~$15,350)
ITM: 12 places
Final table payouts
| 1 | Bier Romain Michel | ₫114,000,000 |
| 2 | Vu Thai Bao | ₫70,500,000 |
| 3 | Yin Wenhua | ₫44,100,000 |
| 4 | Abhishek Paul | ₫29,600,000 |
| 5 | Lee Junghyun | ₫22,500,000 |
| 6 | Myagmarsuren Ariuntemuujin | ₫18,100,000 |
| 7 | Sze Yuk Ping | ₫15,500,000 |
| 8 | Cemepehko Denis | ₫13,600,000 |
| 9 | Tiew Kar Huat | ₫12,100,000 |
Full results in USOP Daang – Festival Results
YIXUAN DONG wins Bounty Hunter Turbo
Yixuan Dong emerged victorious at the Bounty Hunter Turbo to collect VN₫ 72,500,000 plus 10 bounties amounting to VN₫ 20,000,000 for a combined payout of VN₫ 92,500,000 (~$3,800).
Picking up the action at five-handed, Dong won all of showdowns to capture the win. Her first clash was with hot running Nevan Yu Chung Chang who was on his third final table ITM. Dong’s paired the Eight to dust 
.
Down to four players, Dong doubled up through Jeong Hyun Woo then sent him packing on the next shove with 
pairing the King to crack . Facing Guy Taylor at heads up, Dong shipped the win with straight against 
on a final board . Dong became the fourth player from China to win at the series.
Date: November 19, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 6,600,000 (~$279)
Entries: 50 (43 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 191,000,000 (~$7,870)
ITM: 6 places
*Payout includes bounties
| 1 | Dong Yixuan | ₫92,500,000 |
| 2 | Guy Taylor | ₫55,900,000 |
| 3 | Jeong Hyun Woo | ₫33,900,000 |
| 4 | Lee Koangho | ₫34,100,000 |
| 5 | Chang Yu Chung | ₫22,800,000 |
| 6 | Nattapatsiri Paul | ₫11,800,000 |
Other Day 3 highlights:
Record breaking day at USOP Danang Day 3
