Manh Tuan Nguyen Headlines a Record USOP Vietnam Series at Ha Long Bay

The U Series Of Poker (USOP) wrapped its USOP Vietnam HaLong Bay II 2026 festival at the InterContinental Halong Bay Resort in Vietnam, crowning champions across 125 events over nearly two weeks.

Running from August 27 to September 9, the series built toward a VND 30 billion (~$1.15M) guaranteed Main Event, eventually won by Manh Tuan Nguyen. Full breakdowns are available on Somuchpoker's in-house statistics page.

Key Figures: USOP Ha Long 2026 by the Numbers

Total Prize Pool: $4,973,675 (VND 129,415,023,500)
Number of Events: 125 across 29 flights
Total Entries: 6,659 from 27 countries
Top Individual Payout: $169,885 to Vietnam's Manh Tuan Nguyen, winner of the Main Event

Biggest Events by Prize Pool

The Main Event led the way both in prize pool and field size, its 1,185 entries and $1.17M pool comfortably clearing the VND 30 billion guarantee and accounting for nearly a quarter of the festival's entire prize money on its own.

Series Highlights and Winners

Manh Tuan Nguyen Wins the USOP Ha Long Main Event

Manh Tuan Nguyen capped the series by winning the VND 30 billion guaranteed Main Event for 4.4B VND (~$169,885), the single biggest individual payout of the festival.

🏆 𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐘𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐇 𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐍 IS THE MAIN EVENT CHAMPION! 🇻🇳

From a massive field of 𝟏,𝟏𝟖𝟓 entries, Nguyen Manh Tuan conquered the #66 MAIN EVENT and claimed the biggest title of USOP Ha Long! 🏆

Congratulations to our new Main Event Champion! 🇻🇳#USOP #USOPVietnam pic.twitter.com/YHiJuIQv8O

— U Series of Poker (@useriesofpoker) September 9, 2026

The Main Event drew the largest field of the series, with 1,185 entries across six starting flights, and ran with a free limited edition hoodie promotion for the first 80 eligible players in each of its first four flights to have chips in play before the end of Level 1.

Anh Dung Tran Opens Strong With Madness Kick Off Win

Vietnam's Anh Dung Tran opened the series by winning the Madness Kick Off, taking down 1.4B VND (~$53,700) from a field of 858 entries that comfortably cleared the tournament's 10B VND guarantee.

Minh Duc Phan Claims the Ha Long Bay Open Cup

Fellow Vietnamese player Minh Duc Phan topped a 784-entry field to win the Ha Long Bay Open Cup for 2.2B VND (~$84,400).

Quang Tung Bui Takes Down the High Roller 8 Max Event

Quang Tung Bui won the High Roller 8 Max Event for 855M VND (~$32,800) from a 44-entry field.

Ngoc Cuong Huynh Wins the Championship Event

Ngoc Cuong Huynh won the festival's second-biggest event, the Championship Event, for 3B VND (~$114,900), from an 875-entry field that comfortably cleared its 20B VND guarantee.

Combined with his other cashes, the win made Huynh the festival's top SMP Poker Index performer and second on the overall money list with $157,915 from four ITMs.

Country Breakdown

Vietnam dominated the money list as the host nation, with China and India taking podium positions.

Top 5 Countries by Total Prize

Vietnam's home advantage was overwhelming, with 212 ITMs producing $2,571,670, more than the combined total of the next four countries on the list.

India's total is also notable, with just 22 ITMs generating $604,135, the highest average return per cash of any country in the top five, driven largely by strong runs from Archit Khandelwal ($152,445) and Arjun Agrawal ($152,130).

Game Types

USOP Ha Long 2026 ran exclusively Texas Hold'em across all 125 tournaments, generating the full $4,973,675 prize pool from 6,659 entries with no split-game or mixed events on the schedule.

Looking Ahead

Organizers thanked all the champions crowned across the series and the players who supported it, adding they hope to see the same support continue for future USOP series ahead.

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USOP's next stop moves to Hanoi for GLPC Ultimate Showdown 2026, powered by USOP, running November 20 to December 1. Complete results from USOP Ha Long 2026 are available through the landing page.

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