USOP Hanoi: Record breaking Main Event Day 2 ends with Yao Ren Hao leading final 18 players

[Vietnamese Translation]

Main Event Day 2 ends with Yao Ren Hao leading final 18 players

Day 2 of the record breaking U Series of Poker Hanoi MAIN EVENT ignited in intensity as the 167 returning players out of the massive 1,336 entries battled at the Crown Poker Club. The leaderboard shifted numerous times throughout the day and at bagging time, it was China’s Yao Ren Hao who clinched the top position boasting an impressive stack of 142 big blinds.

Yao’s ascent was propelled by a thrilling double knockout with spiking a set on the river to defeat The Naing’s and Ankit Jajodia’s . Jajodia improved to a pair of Aces on the turn only to get burned by the river.

Day 2 wrapped up at the fall of India’s Ashish Munot in 19th place. Among the final 18 survivors were Bien Mai, Seung Mook Jung, Mini Main Event champion Le Huy Thanh,and recently minted WSOP Online bracelet champion Hu Jin Long. Read up on the action by scrolling down for the live updates.

Day 3 starting blinds: 30,000-60,000 ante 6,000 (7:05 remaining in Level 26)
Level duration: 60 minutes
Chips in play: 53,440,000
Average stack: 320,000

End of Day 2 – 18 players by Table/Seat

End of Day 2 – 18 players by Stack

Date: September 7 to 11, 2023
Buy in:₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057)
Guarantee: VN₫ 12,000,000,000 (~USD 500,000)
Total entries: 1,336
Prize pool: VN₫ 29,158,200,000 (~USD 1,212,000)
ITM: 168 players

Final 18 payouts remaining

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Chips in play: 53,440,000

22:10: Ashish Munot eliminated in 19th place – VN₫ 164,000,000 (~USD 6,815)
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Cutoff Phan Huu Minh Tri opens for 125,000, big blind Ashish Munot calls, flop is . Munot shoves, Phan calls, Munot is covered and dominated with behind Phan’s higher kicker. After the turn and river , Phan’s kicker does play to eliminate Munot in 19th place.

22:05: Big blind special double up for Seung Mook Jung
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Button Hoang Le Anh Tuan raises to 130,000, Seung Mook Jung defends the big blind. At the flop , Hoang c-bets 130,000, Jung check-raises to 360,000, Hoang calls. On the turn , Jung leads out 350,000, Hoang calls. The river , more chips go in the pot with Jung all in for 460,000 and Hoang calling. Jung opens and drags in the pot, Hoang shows .

Seung Mook Jung – 2,490,000 (41 bb)
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 115,000 (2 bb)

21:45: Sun Li Wei shoves for the pot
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Under the gun Michael Allen raises 130,000, hijack Tan Xiao Hui three-bets to 400,000, small blind Sun Li Wei four-bets all in for 1,000,000, no callers.

Sun Li Wei – 1,700,000 (28 bb)
Michael Allen – 700,000 (11 bb)
Tan Xiao Hui – 2,000,000 (33 bb)

21:35: Double bust for Yao Ren Hao, massive chip leader
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Ankit Jajodia all in , The Naing all in , Yao Ren Hao has them covered with . When the board runs Jajodia overtakes with top pair and nut flush draw, but with the river , Yao takes the lead with a set and knocks out the two. Yao zoomed to 150 bb.

Yao Ren Hao – 9,000,000 (150 bb)
Ankit Jajodia – eliminated
The Naing – eliminated

21:22: Yeh Hung Wei grinds Tan Xiao Hui for four bigs
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Under the gun+1 Yeh Hung Wei raises to 120,000, big blind Tan Xiao Hui defends, the flop comes . Yeh c-bets 120,000, Tan check-calls. The turn , check again from Tan, Yeh bangs out 330,000, Tan folds.

Yeh Hung Wei – 2,500,000 (42 bb)
Tan Xiao Hui – 2,400,000 (40 bb)

21:18: Blinds up, 23 players remaining
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Blinds are up, 23 players remaining. It has been decided that Day 2 will conclude at the final 18 players.

21:14: Charles Wong goes deep in the tank
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Cutoff Le Ngoc Minh raises to 105,000 and finds two callers to the flop . Action is checked to the button Charles Wong, he bets 105,000, big blind Bien Mai calls, Le folds. On the turn , Wong fires a larger 300,000, Mai check calls. The river , Mai leads out 550,000, Wong tanks using up two time banks then folds his stake on the pot.

Bien Mai – 4,800,000 (96 bb)
Charles Wong – 1,800,000 (36 bb)

21:00: Cooler sends Le Tuan Kiet out of the running
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Le Tuan Kiet all in for his last 11 bb with on hand however big stacked Yao Ren Hao dominates with , when the board runs out , Le is eliminated.

Yao Ren Hao – 5,200,000 (104 bb)
Le Tuan Kiet – eliminated

20:50: Michael Allen dominates and doubles through
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Michael Allen three-bets all in his last 12 bb stack while holding , initial raiser Yeh Hung Wei calls with . The board runs out .

Michael Allen – 1,350,000 (27 bb)
Ye Hung Wei – 3,100,000 (62 bb)

20:40: Ngo Minh Tien defends the big blind
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

From cutoff, Le Ngoc Minh raises to 105,000, small blind Vishal Ojha calls, big blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets to 405,000, no takers.

Ngo Minh Tien – 5,200,000 (104 bb)
Le Ngoc Minh – 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Vishal Ojha – 2,100,000 (42 bb)

20:27: The Naing and Yao Ren Hao battle preflop
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Under the gun+2 The Naing raises to 100,000, hijack Yao Ren Hao three-bets 230,000, The Naing shoves for just over a mil, Yao folds.

The Naing – 1,400,000 (28 bb)
Yao Ren Hao – 4,600,000 (92 bb)

20:25: Top pair still no good for Yeh Hung Wei
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Yeh Hung Wei raises to 125,000 from hijack then calls cutoff Yao Ren Hao’s 275,000 three-bet. Both players check the flop . Yao bets 250,000 on the turn . Yeh calls. On the river, Yeh checks, Yao fires 1,000,000, Yeh tank-calls. Yao has set, Yeh shows .

Yao Ren Hao – 4,800,000 (96 bb)
Yeh Hung Wei – 3,600,000 (72 bb)

20:14: Blinds up, 27 players remaining
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Players once again finished a 15-minute break. Blinds are up, 27 players remaining. It has been decided that Day 2 will conclude at the final 18 players.

19:43: Ngo Minh Tien rising
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Another showdown for Ngo Minh Tien who opens from under the gun for 80,000, button Ngo Quang Ninh and big blind Phan Huu Minh Tri call, flop comes . Action is checked to the button Quang Ninh who bets 100,000, Phan calls, Minh Tien raises to 300,000. Quang Ninh calls, Phan folds.

On the turn , Minh Tien bets 500,000, Quang Ninh jams, Minh Tien calls and shows . Quang Ninh has , the river is no help to bust out.

Ngo Minh Tien – 4,300,000 (107 bb)
Ngo Quang Ninh – eliminated
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 900,000 (22 bb)

19:37: Charles Wong surrenders to aggression
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

From under the gun, Charles Wong raises to 80,000, big blind Hu Jin Long three-bets to 250,000, Wong calls to see the flop . Hu c-bets 150,000, Wong folds.

Hu Jin Long – 1,500,000 (37 bb)
Charles Wong – 2,400,000 (60 bb)

19:28: Ngo Minh Tien wins the flip
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

All in preflop, Phan Huu Minh Tri , Ngo Minh Tien , the board runs . Minh Tien lands a full house for a double up.

Ngo Minh Tien – 2,640,000 (66 bb)
Phan Huu Minh Tri – 1,200,000 (30 bb)

19:16: Hoang Le Anh Tuan three-bets with 36off and wins
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Button Seung Mook Jung raises to 85,000, button Hoang Le Anh Tuan three-bets to 225,000, Jung calls, flop is . Hoang c-bets 285,000, Jung flats. On the turn , Hoang triple barrels 320,000, Jung shoves, Hoang calls and shows straight draw. Jung opens flush draw. The river awards Hoang the straight for a double up.

Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 2,400,000 (60 bb0
Seung Mook Jung – 1,800,000 (45 bb)

19:05: Pham Huu Minh Tri claims a good pot
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Under the gun Pham Huu Minh Tri raises to 80,000 button Le Ngoc Minh and big blind call, the flop runs . Action is checked to Le who bets 95,000, big blind folds, Pham check-raises to 245,000. Le flats. On the turn , Pham leads out 290,000, Le calls, then both check the river. Pham shows two pair, Le mucks.

Pham Huu Minh Tri – 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Le Ngoc Minh – 2,200,000 (55 bb)

18:53: Blinds up, 31 players remaining
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Blinds are up, 31 players remaining on the hunt for a final 9 seat and the top prize of VND 5,750,000,000 (~USD 210,950). Today’s stage will play down to 9 players or until the end of Level 26 whichever is first reached.

18:51: Aces give Ngo Minh Tien the max
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Hijack Ngo Quang Ninh raises 73,000, button calls, small blind Ngo Minh Tien three-bets to 250,000, Quang Ninh four-bets to 675,000, button folds, Minh Tien five-bet shoves, Quang Ninh calls.

Ngo Minh Tien –
Ngo Quang Ninh –

No bad beats land on the board , Minh Tine doubles up.

Ngo Minh Tien – 1,565,000 (52 bb)
Ngo Quang Ninh – 2,000,000 (66 bb)

18:47: Bien Mai with a double KO
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Under the gun Kyle Bao Diep shoves his last 11 bb with , several spots over lojack Ly Tran Tien also jams for 18 bb and on hand, button Bien Mai calls and dominates with . With the board running , it’s a double knockout.

Bien Mai – 4,900,000 (163 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – eliminated
Ly Tran Tien- eliminated

18:45: Hoang Le Anh Tuan muscles Thanh Nguyen
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Lojack Thanh Nguyen raises to 65,000, hijack Hoang Le Anh Tuan three-bets to 135,000, Nguyen answers with a four-bet to 350,000, Hoang flats to end the preflop war. At the flop , Nguyen bets 210,000, Hoang raises to 975,000, Nguyen folds giving up a chunk of his stack.

Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Thanh Nguyen – 600,000 (20 bb)

18:32: Seung Mook Jung triple barrels
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Seung Mook Jung three-bets from the big blind and initial raiser lojack Ngo Quang Ninh calls. At the flop , Jung c-bets, Ngo calls to bring the turn . Jung bets again, this time 650,000, Ngo folds.

Seung Mook Jung – 2,400,000 (80 bb)
Ngo Quang Ninh – 2,500,000 (83 bb)

18:28: Ly Tran Tien dominates for a double up
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Under the gun+2 Ly Tran Tien shoves preflop for his last 7 bb and has a strong to battle with. Vishal Ojha calls and is dominated . The board runs , Ly doubles through Ojha.

Ly Tran Tien – 525,000 (17 bb)
Vishal Ojha – 2,100,000 (70 bb)

18:23: Yao Ren Hao doubles up to a mil
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Under the gun Yao Ren Hao is all in for 16 bb and on hand, Ly Tran Tien joins in with , the board runs for a straight to Yao and a double up.

Yao Ren Hao – 1,000,000 (33 bb)
Ly Tran Tien – 200,000 (6 bb)

18:18: And another…
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

This seems to be the stage where short stacks rise or fall, and by the looks of it, it’s a bust out fest. Next one to go was Nguyen Quang Huy who was down to 155,000 (5 bb) when he pushed and bricked with against Hu Jin Long’s

Hu Jin Long – 1,200,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – eliminated

18:15: Another shorty bites the dust
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Gerardo Lubas is down to 6 bb and puts it all out front with . Button Nguyen Ngoc Tung calls with and eliminates him on a board .

Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 1,500,000 (50 bb)
Gerardo Lubas – eliminated

18:13: Pham Duy Anh dominated and eliminated
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

A few hands prior, Pham Duy Anh chopped the pot to stay in the running but it didn’t last long. He lost the rest of his big stacked to Bien Mai with unable to improve against .

Bien Mai – 4,000,000 (133 bb)
Pham Duy Anh – eliminated

18:04: Nguyen Manh Hung doubles through
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Down to 5 bb, Nguyen Manh Hung is all in with and doubles up against Ewe Eng Soon on a board .

Nguyen Manh Hung – 365,000 (12 bb)
Ewe Eng Soon – 3,700,000 (123 bb)

17:58: Yeh Hung Wei gains 35 bigs to join the leaders
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Preflop betting war begins with a raise from utg+1 by Nguyen Quang Minh, on lojack, Yeh Hung Wei three-bets, Nguyen four-bets all in for 1,000,000, Yeh calls.

Nguyen Quang Minh
Yeh Hung Wei

The dealer fans out the board , Yeh pairs his ace to send Nguyen crashing out.

Yeh Hung Wei – 3,800,000 (126 bb)
Nguyen Quang Minh – eliminated

17:52: Blinds up, 43 players remaining
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Blinds up, 43 players remaining on the hunt for a final table seat and the VND 5.750 Billion top prize. The TD announced that Day 2 will play until the end of Level 26 or the final table, whichever is reached first.

17:40: Break time – Big stack update
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Dong Van Tan – 2,000,000 (80 bb)
Le Ngoc Minh – 2,400,000 (96 bb)
Ewe Eng Soon – 3,900,000 (156 bb)
Nguyen Quang Minh – 2,800,000 (112 bb)
Bien Mai – 3,500,000 (140 bb)

17:38: Le Ngoc Minh outkicks to claim the pot
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Under the gun+2 Tanawat Burapapanuwong limps, cutoff Le Ngoc Minh raises to 75,000, after a few folds, Tanawat calls. Both players check the flop , Tanawat bets 80,000 on the turn , Le calls. The river , Tanawat fuels the pot 100,000, Le raises to 325,000, Tanawat calls. Le opens and wins the pot with a better kicker than Tanawat’s .

Le Ngoc Minh – 2,400,000 (96 bb)
Tanawat Burapapanuwong – 1,550,000 (62 bb)

17:23: Ewe Eng Soon dealt another premium
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Shortly after winning a pot with big slick, Ewe Eng Soon looks down at and calls Hung Dinh’s shove. Dinh has and needs to connect to survive. However with the board running , Dinh misses and busts.

Ewe Eng Soon – 3,900,000 (156 bb)
Hung Dinh – eliminated

17:16: Ewe Eng Soon plays big slick passively
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Button Hoang Le Anh Tuan three-bets, big blind Ewe Eng Soon calls, initial raiser folds, flop comes . Hoang c-bets 140,000, Soon check-calls. The turn and river are checked by both. Soon opens trips, Hoang mucks.

Ewe Eng Soon – 3,400,000 (136 bb)
Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 1,150,000 (46 bb)

17:13: Vishal Ojha sweeps
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Three-way all in preflop, under the gun Vu Thai Bao , button Pham Duy Tien , big blind Vishal Ojha . With the board spreading , biggest stacked Ojha knocks out two players with his paired King.

Vishal Ojha – 1,700,000 (68 bb)
Vu Thai Bao – eliminated
Pham Duy Tien – eliminated

17:08: Nguyen Quang Minh free turn rivers a straight
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Cutoff Nguyen Quang Minh raises to 60,000, Ngo Minh Tien defends the big blind, flop comes , Quang Minh c-bets 100,000, Minh Tien check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Minh Tien leads out 150,000, Quang Minh raises to 400,000, Minh Tien flats then mucks to Quang Minh’s straight.

Nguyen Quang Minh – 2,950,000 (118 bb)
Minh Tien – 200,000 (8 bb)

16:50: Dang Minh Dat eliminated
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Dang Minh Dat three-bet shoves 23 bb holding , initial raiser Nguyen Ngoc Tung calls with . The board runs , Nguyen wins the flip and all of Dang’s chips.

Nguyen Ngoc Tung – 1,160,000 (46 bb)

16:45: Cooler! Arsh Grover falls to Ewe Eng Soon
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

From under the gun+1 Arsh Grover raises to 105,000, Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 300,000, Grover calls, flop comes . Grover wastes no time counting and shoves his top two pair, Soon snap-calls with a set. Grover , Soon . No change on the turn and river [2h} to end Grover’s run.

Ewe Eng Soon – 2,900,000 (116 bb)
Arsh Grover – eliminated

16:37: Blinds up, 56 players remaining
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Blinds are up. 56 players remaining on the hunt for a final table seat and the VND 5.750 Billion top prize.

16:30: Ngo Minh Tien recovers some chips off Seung Mook Jung
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Not long after losing on a two-outer to Seung Mook Jung, Ngo Minh Tien calls utg+1’s 40,000 raise, button Jung three-bets to 110,000, utg+1 folds, Ngo calls, for a second round against Jung. Flop runs , Jung c-bets 80,000, Ngo check-raises to 200,000, Jung folds.

Ngo Minh Tien – 850,000 (42 bb)
Seung Mook Jung – 1,900,000 (95 bb)

16:24: Lucky 8 for Seung Mook Jung, cracks Kings
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Button Ngo Minh Tien is looking good with against big blind Seung Mook Jung’s , but when the board comes , Jung’s eights bring him luck on the river to double up as Ngo grunts in disappointment.

Seung Mook Jung – 2,100,000 (105 bb)
Ngo Minh Tien – 580,000 (29 bb)

16:21: Nguyen Quang Minh cleans out Pham Huu Son
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Pham Huu Son is all in for his last 10 bb and on hand, Nguyen Quang Minh calls with . The board runs , Nguyen connects the ace to clean out Pham.

Nguyen Quang Minh – 1,300,000 (65 bb)
Pham Huu Son – eliminated

16:20: Pham Huu Minh Tri banks the three-way
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Under the gun+1 Thanh Nguyen raises to 40,000, lojack Philbert Lim and button call, then big blind Pham Huu Minh Tri three-bets to 125,000, Nguyen answers with a four-bet shove, Lim shoves, button folds, Pham makes it a three-way clash.

Thanh Nguyen
Philbert Lim
Pham Huu Minh Tri

The board runs Pham has a club for the nut flush. Lim is eliminated.

Pham Huu Minh Tri – 1,500,000 (75 bb)
Thanh Nguyen – 40,000 (2 bb)
Philbert Lim – eliminated

16:08: Big stack update
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Lam Kim Long – 1,650,000 (82 bb)
The Naing – 1,800,000 (90 bb)
Ngo Minh Tien – 1,650,000 (82 bb)
|Nguyen Quang Minh – 1,640,000 (82 bb)
Mai Bien – 2,200,000 (110 bb)

16:05: Vu Thai Bao plunges to 5 bb, The Naing zooms
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Hijack Vu Thai Bao opens, big blind The Naing three-bets, Vu calls, flop is . The Naing c-bets 150,000, Vu calls. On the turn The Naing shoves (620,000), Vu calls then sees he is behind to The Naing’s . The river changes nothing.

The Naing – 1,800,000 (90 bb)
Vu Thai Bao – 100,000 (5 bb)

16:02: Lam Kim Long triple barrels
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Under the gun+2, Pham Huu Son opens, hijack Lam Kim Long three-bets, Pham calls, flop is . Lam bets, Pham check-calls. On the turn, Lam adds 75,000 more into the pot, again Pham check-calls. On the river , Lam shoves, Pham check-folds.

Lam Kim Long – 1,650,000 (82 bb)
Pham Huu Son – 200,000 (10 bb)

15:55: Ngo Minh Tien picks up some bigs
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Ngo Minh Tien adds 6 bb to his stack by railing Nguyen Duy Thuc with straight on a board against top pair.

Ngo Minh Tien – 1,600,000 (80 bb)

15:40: Dong Van Tan on the best side of a cooler
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Under the gun Dong Van Tan opens for 45,000, utg+1 Alvin Jeff Sembrano calls, utg+2 Ly Tran Tien three-bets to 60,000, back to Dong who four-bet jams 500,000, Sembrano joins in for 585,000, Ly gets out of the firing line.

Dong Van Tan
Alvin Jeff Sembrano

Board runs , Dong ships it and zooms over a mil.

Dong Van Tan – 1,210,000 (60 bb)
Alvin Jeff Sembrano – 85,000 (4 bb)
Ly Tran Tien – 1,750,000 (87 bb)

15:32: Blinds up, 69 players remaining
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Second break of the day has passed, blinds are up, 69 players remaining on the hunt for a final table seat and the VND 5.750 Billion top prize.

15:10: Tanawat Barapapanuwong wins an all A-K three-way
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Crazy hand went down with three players all in and two going bust. Here are the hands:

Tanawat Barapapanuwong
Terry Sua
Haisheng Qiu

The board runs . Barapapanuwong with the huge takedown.

Tanawat Barapapanuwong – 1,500,000 (100 bb)
Terry Sua _ eliminated
Haisheng Qiu – eliminated

14:57: Teddy Pham eliminated by Gaurav Sood
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Under ten bigs, Quyet Tien Pham aka Teddy Pham shoves from utg with , cutoff Gaurav Sook calls and is behind holding . However with the help of the board , Sood lands a straight to boot out Pham.

Gaurav Sood – 270,000 (18 bb)
Teddy Pham – eliminated

14:55: Kyle Bao Diep wins the flip for the boost
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Flip at the featured table with Kyle Bao Diep at risk with against USOP champion Edwin Dela Cruz with . The board grants the drawing hand running for a double up to Diep.

Kyle Bao Diep – 448,000 (29 bb)
Edwin Dela Cruz – 370,000 (24 bb)

14:48: Vishal Ojha relentless on the big blind
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Action folds to the button Lee Kun Han who raises to 35,000, Vishal Ojha defends the big blind and they go to see the flop . Ojha leads out 35,000, Lee raises to 100,000, Ojha flats. On the turn , Ojha leads again for 275,000 which was enough for Lee to fold.

Vishal Ojha – 1,150,000 76 bb)
Lee Kun Han – 780,000 (52 bb)

14:43: Ngoc Ha Nguyen dominates and boots one
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Nguyen Hieu Hoa shoves 11 bb holding , button Ngoc Ha Nguyen calls and dominates with . The board runs , Ngoc Ha further improves to a full house.

Ngoc Ha Nguyen – 520,000
Nguyen Hieu Hoa – eliminated

14:40: Pham Huu Son dominates throughout
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Hijack Gerardo Lubas raises to 31,000, small blind calls, big blind Pham Huu Son three-bet jams (167,000), Lubas calls and shows , small blind folds, Pham turns over a dominating . With the flop , Pham stays ahead to double through Lubas.

Pham Huu Son – 380,000
Gerardo Lubas – 380,000

14:36: Pham Thanh Tung loses flip to Sahil Agarwal
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Under the gun Pham Thanh Tung raises to 25,000 then calls big blind Sahil Agarwal’s three-bet shove. It’s a flip, Pham , Agarwal , the dealer fans out .

Sahil Agarwal – 520,000 (34 bb)
Pham Thanh Tung – eliminated

14:33: Aces still the best hand
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Three-way all in, Hoang Le Anh Tuan , Pham Duy Tien , Phan Hung Cuong . The board runs low , Hoang banks it while sending Phan out of the running.

Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 1,060,000 (70 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 300,000 (20 bb)
Phan Hung Cuong – eliminated

14:25: Nguyen Kinh Huyen falls to Vu Duc Trung
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Nguyen Kinh Huyen three-bets all in for 260,000 (17 bb) with and is dominated by Vu Duc Trung both in chips and in hand . The board offers no help , Trung ships it.

Vu Duc Trung – 767,000
Nguyen Kinh Huyen – eliminated

14:18: Blinds up, 88 players remaining
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ant 15,000

Blinds are up, 88 players remaining on the hunt for a final table spot. The top prize is a massive VND 5.750M (~USD 210,950).

14:15: Ngo Minh Tien outdraws Leroy Fan
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Cutoff Ngo Minh Tien shoves with , small blind Leroy Fan calls for all he’s got with . A queen quickly shows up, , to end Fan’s run.

Ngo Minh Tien – 390,000
Leroy Fan – eliminated

14:05: Lee Ju Yeol’s flush crushes Rajeev Kanjani’s straight
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Under the gun Rajeev Kanjani opens, cutoff Lee Yu Jeol calls, flop is . Kanjani c-bets, Lee calls. The turn , Kanjani bets again then this time Lee shoves, Kanjani calls for everything and shows straight, Lee has flush. Kanjani is drawing dead. The river is of no consequence.

Lee Ju Yeol – 1,450,000 – 121 bb
Rajeev Kanjani – eliminated

14:00: Vishal Ojha wins flip against Pham Duy Tien
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Hijack opens for 25,000, cutoff Vishal Ojha three-bets to 70,000, Pham Duy Tien four-bets to 180,000, hijack folds, Ojha five-bets all in for 450,000. This doesn’t scare Pham who calls.

Vishal Ojha
Pham Duy Tien

Ojha survives the flip to double up to 955,000.

Vishal Ojha – 95,000 (79 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 670,000 (55 bb)

13:54: Hai Sheng Qiu eliminates Chee Kar Wee
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Lojack Chee Kar Wee is all in for his last 4 bb and to battle with, he is challenged by Hai Sheng Qiu with , with the board running , Chee misses and is eliminated.

Hai Sheng Qiu – 264,000 (22 bb)
Chee Kar Wee – eliminated

13:50: Ly Tran Tien dominates to rail Nguyen Van Sang
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Under the gun Ly Tran Tien raises to 26,000, cutoff calls, big blind Nguyen Van Sang three-bets to 102,000, back to Ly who four-bets 305,000, cutoff folds, Nguyen five-bet jams, Ly calls.

Ly Tran Tien
Nguyen Van Sang

Nguyen fails to improve on a board , Ly ships it.

Ly Tran Tien – 1,800,000 (150 bb)
Nguyen Van Sang – eliminated

13:40: Lee Kun Han dusts John Tech and Pierre Husson
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

From under the gun+2, John Tech shoves (265,000) holding , button Pierre Husson joins with less chips (150,000) and , small blind Lee Kun Han calls with . When the board runs , Lee spikes the higher pair to boot two simultaneously.

Lee Kun Han – 850,000 (70 bb)
John Tech – eliminated
Pierre Husson – eliminated

13:35: Terry Nguyen delivers a double KO
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Under the gun Phat Thanh Nguyen shoves 87,000 holding , two spots over Lim Kar Hou joins in with 173,000 and on hand, both are called by button Terry Nguyen with . The board runs , bang-bang double knockout.

Terry Nguyen – 650,000 (54 bb)
Phat Thanh Nguyen – eliminated
Lim Kar Hou – eliminated

13:31: Hung Dinh spikes the turn to double through Ha Nguyen
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Facing a raise of 25,000, big blind Hung Dinh three-bets to 72,000, initial raiser Ha Nguyen calls, flop comes . Dinh c-bets 50,000, Nguyen shoves, Dinh calls and is behind against Nguyen’s pair. The turn switches them up, and with the river , Hung doubles through.

Hung Dinh – 480,000 (40 bb)
Ha Nguyen – 31,000 (2.5 bb)

13:26: Michael Allen versus Hu Jin Long
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Lojack Michael Allen raises to 26,000, big blind Hu Jin Long three-bets to 86,000, Allen flats. At the flop , Hu c-bets 65,000, Allen calls. On the turn , Hu slows down and checks, Allen bets 185,000, Hu folds.

Michael Allen – 950,000 (79 bb)
Hu Jin Long – 1,000,000 (80 bb)

13:24: Lucky runner runner for Paul Yugendra, Nguyen Ngoc Dai busts
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Paul Yugendra roared in having survived this hand. He opens for 25,000, lojack Phat Thanh Nguyen calls, small blind Nguyen Ngoc Dai three-bet jams, Yugendra joins and shoves, largest stacked Phat calls to put both opponents at risk.

Nguyen Ngoc Dai
Paul Yugendra
Phat Thanh Nguyen

While Phat seems to be headed for a sweep, the board runs for a nutty full house to Yugendra. Reigning USOP Vietnam champion is eliminated.

Paul Yugendra – 798,000 (66 bb)
Phat Thanh Nguyen – 85,000 (7 bb)
Nguyen Ngoc Dai – eliminated

13:17: Blinds up, 116 players remaining
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

First break of the day has passed. Blinds are up, 116 players remaining on the hunt for a final table seat. The top prize is a massive VND 5.750M (~USD 210,950).

13:02: Phan Trung Hieu gets the max with Aces
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Quang Huy four-bet shoves with , hijack Phan Trung Hieu has him on the ropes with . Both improve on the board but Huy still behind to pay the double up.

Phan Trung Hieu – 625,000 (62 bb)
Quang Huy – 500,000 (50 bb)

13:00: Cao Ngoc Anh’s small pair prevails
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Day 1A chip leader Dang Minh Dat raises to 20,000 then calls button player Cao Ngoc Anh’s 50,000 three-bet, the flop comes . Cao c-bets 100,000, Dang check-raises all in, Cao calls for his tournament life. Dang opens draw, Cao ahead , the turn and river are not the outs for Dang to pay the double up.

Dang Minh Dat – 900,000 (90 bb)
Cao Ngoc Anh – 413,000 (41 bb)

12:58: Ong Teck Haw survives the flip
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Preflop betting war starts with Ong Teck Haw raising to 20,000, small blind Chee Kar Wee three-bets to 80,000, Ong four-bets all in 180,000, Chee calls.

Ong Teck Haw
Chee Kar Wee

With the board running , Ong’s pair holds for a double up.

Ong Teck Haw – 380,000 (38 bb)
Chee Kar Wee – 100,000 (10 bb)

12:42: Nguyen Quang Minh battles into Lam Kim Long’s aces
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

On a four-bet shove Lam Kim Long calls for his tournament life with , aggressor Nguyen Quang Minh needs help with . Nguyen connects on the board but still behind to pay the double up.

Lam Kim Long – 537,000 (53 bb)
Nguyen Quang Minh – 350,000 (35 bb)

12:40: Paul Yugendra takes it down preflop
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Hijack Paul Yugendra raises to 20,000 and is called by Lim Kar Hou on the button, reigning USOP champion Nguyen Ngoc Dai three-bets to 75,000 from the big blind, Yugendra four-bets all in for 246,000, Lim folds, Nguyen follows suit after tanking.

Paul Yugendra – 356,000
Lin Kar Hou – 180,000
Nguyen Ngoc Dai – 400,000

12:36: Zarvan Tumboli burned by the river
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Zarvan Tumboli exited in brutal fashion against Pierre Husson. As retold by Tumboli, Husson opened and Tumboli flatted with . After the blinds folds, it is heads up to the flop . Husson c-bets 30,000, Tumboli calls. On the turn , Husson fires another 75,000, Tumboli shoves around 240,000, Husson calls and turns over . The river completed the flush for Husson to clean out Tumboli.

12:35: Tan Ong Kwan doubles through Leroy Fan
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Under the gun Ha Nguyen raises 20,000, hijack Leroy Fan three-bets to 50,000, button Tan Ong Kwan four-bet shoves 86,000, Nguyen folds, Fan calls and shows . Tan ahead with . The board runs , Tan ships the pot.

Tan Ong Kwan – 217,000
Leroy Fan – 170,000
Ha Nguyen – 400,000

12:32: Pham Duy Tien boots another
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Pham Duy Tien has risen fast with yet another takedown under his belt. The next casualty was Nguyen The Hung who shoved his 25 bb stack holding and falling to Phamp’s on a board .

Pham Duy Tien – 1,100,000 (110 bb)
Nguyen The Hung – eliminated

12:23: Ly Tran Tien misses the flush
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Hijack Ly Tran Tien opens and finds two callers to the flop , Ly c-bets 55,000, button folds, big blind Tran Huy Tien check-calls to bring the turn . Ly c-bets a larger 150,000, Tran check-raises all in, Ly calls and opens draw, Tran has straight. With the river , Ly misses.

Tran Huy Tien – 370,000 (37 bb)
Ly Tran Tien – 1,100,000 (110 bb)

12:17: Nguyen Quang Hoang doubles up with Aces
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Nguyen Quang Hoang shoves 8.5 bb with , button Sahil Agarwal calls with , the board runs . Nguyen doubles through.

Nguyen Quang Hoang – 195,000 (19 bb)
Sahil Agarwal – 250,000 (25 bb)

12:13: John Tech calls down aggressor Ju Yeol Lee
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Facing a 20,000 raise from button John Tech, big blind Ju Yeo Lee defends and the flop comes . Tech c-bets 10,000, Lee check-raises to 35,000, Tech calls. On the turn Lee takes the reins with a 42,000 bet, Tech calls. Same action on the river with Lee firing 50,000. Lee opens two pair, Tech outkicks with .

John Tech – 200,000 (20 bb)
Lee Ju Yeol – 500,000 (50 bb)

12:05: Blinds up, 142 players remaining
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Blinds are up, 142 players remaining on the hunt for a final table seat. The top prize is a massive VND 5.750M (~USD 210,950).

12:00: Pham Duy Tien eliminates Phi Tien Sang
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Heavy betting starts with Phi Tien Sang raising to 18,000, cutoff Pham Duy Tien three-bets to 55,000, Tien Sang four-bets 158,000, Pham five-bets all in, Tien Sang calls. It’s a flip with Pham and Tien Sang . The window card is an ace, and runs out .

Pham Duy Tien – 800,000 (100 bb)
Phi Tien Sang – eliminated

11:56: Nguyen Quang Minh dominates and dusts Sebastian Tan
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Under the gun+1 Sebastian Tan shoves his last 9 bb holding , small blind Nguyen Quang Minh shoves, big blind folds. Tan has , Nguyen ahead with . The board runs , Tan is eliminated.

Nguyen Quang Minh – 520,000 (65 bb)
Sebastian Tan – eliminated

11:54: Rajeev Kanjani takes it on a four-bet shove
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

From hijack, Rajeev Kanjani raises 25,000, cutoff Dinh Thanh Tung calls, button John Tech three-bets 85,000, back to Kanjani who shoves (206,000), no callers.

Rajeev Kanjani – 336,000 (42 bb)
John Tech – 213,000 (26 bb)
Dinh Thanh Tung – 414,000 (52 b)

11:46: Patrick Zidek celebrates, Tran Duc Kien plunges
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Under the gun+1 Patrick Zidek raises to 18,000, lojack calls, hijack Tran Duc Kien three-bet jams, Zidek calls, lojack folds. At the showdown, Patrick Zidek has , Tran , the board runs . Zidek doubles up and celebrates, “yes!”

Patrick Zidek – 430,000 (54 bb)
Tran Duc Kien – 25,000 (3bb)

11:43: An Nguyen wins the flip to rail Kamal Sogani
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Under the gun Kamal Sogani shoves 110,000 with , big blind An Nguyen looks down at and call. Sogani misses the board to bust out.

An Nguyen – 600,000 (75 bb)
Kamal Sogani – eliminated

11:40: Seung Mook Jung pumps up the pot and takes it
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

From under the gun+1 Tan Xiao Hui raises to 17,000, cutoff Seung Mook Jung three-bets 45,000, Tan calls, flop comes . Jung c-bets 32,000, Tan check-calls. On the turn Jung continues to hard bet 58,000 and is check-called again. On the river , Jung shoves, this time Tan folds.

Seung Mook Jung – 600,000 (75 bb)
Tan Xiao Hui – 180,000 (22 bb)

11:35: Pham Duy Tien dominates GACKT out of the field
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Under the gun Pham Duy Tien opens, cutoff GACKT three-bets 157,000, Pham calls and is ahead to GACKT’s . The board runs .

Pham Duy Tien – 450,000 (5 bb)
GACKT – eliminated

11:25: Hu Jin Long wins flip to end Kunal Patni
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Kunal Patni shoves 92,000 with on hand, big stack Hu Jin Long calls with . The board runs , Patni goes bust.

Hu Jin Long – 1,220,000 (152 bb)
Kunal Patni – eliminated

11:16: Adrian Chua denies Ian Lee the steal
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Cutoff Adria Chua raises 16,000, small blind Ian Lee tries to steal by shoving his 15 bb holding . Chua calls with , the board is .

Adrian Chua – 650,000 (81 bb)
Ian Lee – eliminated

11:05: Early big pot for NguyễN MạNh Hưng
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Under the gun NguyễN MạNh Hưng raises to 16,000, two spots over Micky calls, small blind NguyễN Quang Huy three-bets to 46,000, back to MạNh Hưng who replies with a four-bet to 116,000. Micky folds, Quang Huy calls.

After the heavy preflop betting, both players check the flop , MạNh Hưng bets 100,00 on the turn , Quang Huy check-calls. On the river , MạNh Hưng fires 150,000, Quang Huy folds.

NguyễN MạNh Hưng – 845,000 (105 bb)
Micky – 913,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – 350,000 (43 bb)

Welcome to Day 2 of the record breaking USOP Hanoi Main Event! 167 players are back on the hunt here at the Crown Poker Club each one guaranteed a minimum payout of VN₫ 50,000,000 (~USD 2,078) which is double their buy in however all eyes will of course be on the massive VN₫ 5,750,000,000 (~USD 210,950) top prize. We will track as much of the action as possible. The agenda is to play down to the final 9 players but since the field is big, then as time permits. Good news to players, the blinds now increase at a slower 60 minute pace.

Main Event numbers

Date: September 7 to 11, 2023
Buy in:₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057)
Guarantee:VN₫ 12,000,000,000 (~USD 500,000)
Day 1A: 268 entries (175 unique) / 34 ITM
Day 1B:357 entries {214 unique) / 45 ITM
Day 1C:433 entries (285 unique) / 54 ITM
Day 1D (Turbo):278 entries (153 unique) / 35 ITM
Total entries: 1,336
Prize pool: VN₫ 29,158,200,000 (~USD 1,212,000)

For the full payouts, head to the the link: USOP Day 2 Draw