USOP Da Nang 2023: Live Updates

Mystery Millions

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

Day 1A: 148 (117 unique) – 19 advance
Day 1B: 206 (163 unique) – 26 advance
Day 1C: 201 (149 unique) – 25 advance
Ho Chi Minh – 13 – 2 advance

Mystery Bounty Pool

Amount	Pcs	Total
₫300,000,000	1	₫300,000,000
₫200,000,000	1	₫200,000,000
₫150,000,000	1	₫150,000,000
₫100,000,000	2	₫200,000,000
₫50,000,000	8	₫400,000,000
₫30,000,000	11	₫300,000,000
₫10,000,000	20	₫200,000,000
₫5,000,000	28	₫135,000,000
Total	72	₫1,920,000,000

Payouts

1	₫670,000,000
2	₫470,000,000
3	₫302,300,000
4	₫212,000,000
5	₫168,600,000
6	₫138,200,000
7	₫111,300,000
8	₫86,600,000
9	₫67,000,000
10-12	₫52,900,000
13-15	₫44,300,000
16-18	₫37,300,000
19-21	₫31,200,000
22-24	₫25,900,000
25-27	₫21,800,000
28-36	₫18,700,000
37-45	₫16,100,000
46-54	₫14,000,000
55-63	₫12,500,000
64-72	₫11,500,000

Chips in play: 13,875,000
Average stack: 198,214
Day 2 starting blinds: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Day 2 – 70 players

Rank	Player	Stack	Table	Seat
1	Lee Wai Huen	706,000	3	6
2	Đỗ Văn ThắNg	704,000	6	8
3	Baxooka (Tan Wah Meng)	561,000	8	2
4	Li Xiao Lin	522,000	7	6
5	Đỗ Phi Hùng	471,000	2	8
6	Bjorn Stian Vuilliomenet	451,000	7	3
7	Moo Young Jae	413,000	5	8
8	NguyễN Thanh Sơn	397,000	4	7
9	Zhu Jingxuan	331,000	6	1
10	Frank Lillis	325,000	5	5
11	Leonard Yannick	322,000	9	2
12	Shen Hao	284,000	3	7
13	Lee Seok Young (Tiger)	283,000	6	4
14	The Naing	255,000	2	6
15	Anuy Voong	234,000	7	7
16	Tan Xiao Hui	228,000	4	1
17	Phí TiếN Sáng	224,000	7	9
18	Đỗ Phong	223,000	8	7
19	Jacob Yong Yan Chee	219,000	9	1
20	Bazerli Demian	214,000	7	5
21	Ham Dong Myung	202,000	2	3
22	Po-So	192,000	7	2
23	Habo Clement	191,000	5	2
24	Isaac Phua Chern Chze	191,000	9	4
25	Sukhum Kiwanont	189,000	4	8
26	Tan Ong Kwan	187,000	2	1
27	NguyễN Duy Tùng	187,000	6	2
28	Anmol Mehta	187,000	9	3
29	TrầN Văn Tài	184,000	3	5
30	Mai Bien	184,000	8	1
31	Jehanne Jeremy	182,000	3	1
32	ĐặNg Minh ĐạT	181,000	9	8
33	Xu Wei	174,000	5	6
34	Ksy	173,000	5	9
35	Mèo Xinh	167,000	8	5
36	NguyễN Bích	166,000	2	5
37	Cal Weixian	162,000	6	3
38	Ong Beng Wei	158,000	7	8
39	Lê Ng Chí CườNg	151,000	6	5
40	Tony Meo	146,000	9	6
41	Saul Shuoyuam Liu	144,000	4	4
42	Jaewook Shin	143,000	2	7
43	NguyễN TrườNg An	141,000	7	1
44	Erik Rozhynskyi	132,000	6	7
45	Avneesh Munjal	128,000	4	5
46	Tung Zi Wei	122,000	3	9
47	Xie Jialei	121,000	5	1
48	Lee Jin Xiong	120,000	5	3
49	NguyễN ĐứC LợI	119,000	2	2
50	Jin Yuan Mai	119,000	4	9
51	Amit Kaushik	112,000	4	2
52	Vũ Văn Tháng	109,000	3	4
53	Huang Jiangho	104,000	2	9
54	Baatar Munkhsukh	103,000	2	4
55	Đoàn Quang Trung	102,000	8	3
56	Lee Koangho	101,000	4	6
57	Lê TuấN KiệT	100,000	5	4
58	Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu	96,000	7	4
59	Lo Kuen Wai Jefferey	94,000	6	9
60	Peter Kiem	93,000	8	4
61	TrầN NguyễN NgọC ĐạT	85,000	8	6
62	Mai Thanh Sơn	80,000	5	7
63	PhạM NguyễN Gia Vương	79,000	3	8
64	Wonhyong Choi	78,000	9	7
65	Meherzad Munjaf	75,000	3	3
66	Dat Duc Nguyen	75,000	6	6
67	Lê Thị Kim Thùy	72,000	8	8
68	Jian Zhu Chen	58,000	3	2
69	Phuong Nguyen	33,000	4	3
70	David Battersby	26,000	9	5

Seat Draw by Table

Player	Stack	Table	Seat
Đỗ Phi Hùng	471,000	2	8
Tan Ong Kwan	187,000	2	1
Huang Jiangho	104,000	2	9
Ham Dong Myung	202,000	2	3
NguyễN ĐứC LợI	119,000	2	2
Jaewook Shin	143,000	2	7
NguyễN Bích	166,000	2	5
Baatar Munkhsukh	103,000	2	4
The Naing	255,000	2	6
Jehanne Jeremy	182,000	3	1
PhạM NguyễN Gia Vương	79,000	3	8
Jian Zhu Chen	58,000	3	2
Vũ Văn Tháng	109,000	3	4
TrầN Văn Tài	184,000	3	5
Tung Zi Wei	122,000	3	9
Shen Hao	284,000	3	7
Meherzad Munsaf	75,000	3	3
Lee Wai Huen	706,000	3	6
Avneesh Munjal	128,000	4	5
Amit Kaushik	112,000	4	2
Sukhum Kiwanont	189,000	4	8
Saul Shuoyuam Liu	144,000	4	4
Tan Xiao Hui	228,000	4	1
NguyễN Thanh Sơn	397,000	4	7
Jin Yuan Mai	119,000	4	9
Phuong Nguyen	33,000	4	3
Lee Koangho	101,000	4	6
Lê TuấN KiệT	100,000	5	4
Mai Thanh Sơn	80,000	5	7
Lee Jin Xiong	120,000	5	3
Moo Young Jae	413,000	5	8
Habo Clement	191,000	5	2
Ksy	173,000	5	9
Frank Lillis	325,000	5	5
Xie Jialei	121,000	5	1
Xu Wei	174,000	5	6
NguyễN Duy Tùng	187,000	6	2
Cal Weixian	162,000	6	3
Erik Rozhynskyi	132,000	6	7
Lo Kuen Wai Jefferey	94,000	6	9
Dat Duc Nguyen	75,000	6	6
Lee Seok Young ( Tiger)	283,000	6	4
Zhu Jingxuan	331,000	6	1
Đỗ Văn ThắNg	704,000	6	8
Lê Ng Chí CườNg	151,000	6	5
Anuy Voong	234,000	7	7
Bazerli Demian	214,000	7	5
Po-So	192,000	7	2
Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu	96,000	7	4
NguyễN TrườNg An	141,000	7	1
Bjorn Stian Vuilliomenet	451,000	7	3
Li Xiao Lin	522,000	7	6
Ong Beng Wei	158,000	7	8
Phí TiếN Sáng	224,000	7	9
Mai Bien	184,000	8	1
Baxooka (Tan Wah Meng)	561,000	8	2
Lê Thị Kim Thùy	72,000	8	8
TrầN NguyễN NgọC ĐạT	85,000	8	6
Mèo Xinh	167,000	8	5
Peter Kiem	93,000	8	4
Đỗ Phong	223,000	8	7
Đoàn Quang Trung	102,000	8	3
Anmol Mehta	187,000	9	3
Wonhyong Choi	78,000	9	7
Tony Meo	146,000	9	6
Jacob Yong Yan Chee	219,000	9	1
ĐặNg Minh ĐạT	181,000	9	8
David Battersby	26,000	9	5
Leonard Yannick	322,000	9	2
Isaac Phua Chern Chze	191,000	9	4

End of Day 1A – 19 players

1	Bjorn Stian Vuilliomenet	451,000
2	Moo Young Jae	413,000
3	Nguyen Thanh Son	397,000
4	Leonard Yannick	322,000
5	Lee Seokyoung	283,000
6	Anuy Voong	234,000
7	Ham Dong Myung	202,000
8	Isaac Phua Chern Chze	191,000
9	Jehanne Jeremy	182,000
10	Dang Minh Dat	181,000
11	Erik Rozhynskyi	132,000
12	Nguyen Duc Loi	119,000
13	Jin Yuan Mai	119,000
14	Vu Vien Theng	109,000
15	Le Tuan Kiet	100,000
16	Lo Kuen Wai Jeffrey	94,000
17	Le Thi Kim Thuy	72,000
18	Jian Zhu Chen	58,000
19	Phuong Nguyen	33,000

End of Day 1B – 26 players

1	Baxooka	561,000
2	Li Xiao Lin	522,000
3	Đỗ Phi Hùng	471,000
4	Frank Lillis	325,000
5	Shen Hao	284,000
6	The Naing	255,000
7	Đỗ Phong	223,000
8	Mbazerli Demian	214,000
9	Po-So	192,000
10	Sukhom Kiwanont	189,000
11	Xu Wei	174,000
12	Ksy	173,000
13	Cal Weixian	162,000
14	Lê Ng Chí CườNg	151,000
15	Tony Meo	146,000
16	NguyễN TrườNg An	141,000
17	Avneesh Munjal	128,000
18	Tung Zi Wei	122,000
19	Lee Jin Xiong	120,000
20	Huang Jiangho	104,000
21	Lee Koangho	101,000
22	Peter Kiem	93,000
23	Mai Thanh Sơn	80,000
24	Wonhyong Choi	78,000
25	Dat Duc Nguyen	75,000
26	Meher2Ad Munjaf	75,000

End of Day 1C – 25 players

1	TrầN Văn Tài	184,000
2	Amit Kaushik	112,000
3	David Battersby	26,000
4	TrầN NguyễN NgọC ĐạT	85,000
5	Anmol Mehta	187,000
6	Tan Ong Kwan	187,000
7	NguyễN Bích	166,000
8	PhạM NguyễN Gia Vương	79,000
9	Zhu Jingxuan	331,000
10	Jacob Yong Yan Chee	219,000
11	NguyễN Duy Tùng	187,000
12	Saul Shuoyuam Liu	144,000
13	Phí TiếN Sáng	224,000
14	Đoàn Quang Trung	102,000
15	Đỗ Văn ThắNg	704,000
16	Habo Clement	191,000
17	Ong Beng Wei	158,000
18	Nguyen Doan Trung Hieu	96,000
19	Tan Xiao Hui	228,000
20	Mèo Xinh	167,000
21	Mai Bien	184,000
22	Xie Jialei	121,000
23	Jaewook Shin	143,000
24	Baatar Munkhsukh	103,000
25	Lee Wai Huen	706,000

Oliver Schulze wins the Mini Main Event

After a lengthy twelve hours, Germany’s Oliver Schulze won the Mini Main Event and pocketed an ICM deal payout of VN₫ 1,056,000,000 (~$43,800). The last hand saw Schulze limp in and Kyle Bao Diep check, flop came . Schulze bet 300,000, Diep check-called. On the turn , Diep checks again, Schulze bets 1,500,000 Diep shoves and is called. The river was .

Kyle Bao Diep mid pair
Oliver Schulze top pair

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Date: November 20 to 22, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~$372)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000 (~$82,950)
Entries: 935 (659 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 7,255,600,000 (~$300,940)
ITM/Survivors: 117 players

Final table payouts

1	Oliver Schulze	₫1,084,000,000*
2	Kyle Bao Diep	₫1,056,000,000*
3	Pham Duy Tien	₫571,000,000
4	Calvin Tan	₫421,800,000
5	Ngo Minh Tien	₫321,400,000
6	Chirag Khanduja	₫258,700,000
7	Teoh Ming Hong	₫207,500,000
8	Guy Taylor	₫162,700,000
9	Cao Minh Thang	₫126,000,000

*Heads up ICM deal

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Chips in play: 28,050,000

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00:20: Oliver Schulze overtakes 
Level 33: 100,000-250,000 ante 250,000

Button Oliver Schulze limps then calls big blind Kyle Bao Diep’s 750,000 raise. Flop comes , Schulze bets 450,000, Diep check-calls. The turn Diep leads out 1,320,000, Schulze calls. Both players check the river . Schulze wins it with .

Oliver Schulze – 17,500,000 (70 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 10,500,000 (42 bb)

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00:11: ICM Deal reached! 
Level 33: 100,000-250,000 ante 250,000

The final two players have reached an ICM deal and will play for the trophy. Here is the breakdown.

Kyle Bao Diep – VN₫ 1,084,000,000 (~$44,960)
Oliver Schulze – VN₫ 1,056,000,000 (~$43,800)

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00:10: Heads up! Kyle Bao Diep versus Oliver Schulze
Level 33: 100,000-250,000 ante 250,000

Kyle Bao Diep – 15,050,000 (60 bb)
Oliver Schulze – 13,000,000 (52 bb)

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00:10: Pham Duy Tien eliminated in 3rd place – VN₫ 571,000,000
Level 33: 100,000-250,000 ante 250,000

Pham Duy Tien shoved his last 10 bb with then fell to Oliver Schulze’s to finish in 3rd place.

Oliver Schulze – 13,000,000 (52 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – Eliminated in 3rd place

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00:05: Calvin Tan eliminated in 4th place – VN₫ 421,800,000 (~$17,500)
Level 33: 100,000-250,000 ante 250,000

Calvin Tan nosedived to fall out of contention in 4th place. It happened in two hands with the first one pretty much sealing his fate. Tan opens 500,000 from cutoff, then calls button Kyle Bao Diep’s three-bet of 1,575,000. At the flop , Diep c-bets 700,000, Tan calls. On the turn , Diep jams 5,200,000, Tan calls, Diep shows set, Tan is drawing dead with . River is .

With Tan down to 2 bb, he is all in on the next hand with , Schulze dominates with , board is .

Oliver Schulze – 9,900,000 (39 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 15,550,000 (62 bb)
Calvin Tan – Eliminated in 3rd place

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00:00: Blinds up, 4 players remaining
Level 33: 100,000-250,000 ante 250,000

Oliver Schulze	9,500,000
Calvin Tan	8,000,000
Kyle Bao Diep	7,500,000
Pham Duy Tien	2,900,000

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23:45: Ngo Minh Tien eliminated in 5th place – VN₫ 321,400,000
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Ngo Minh Tien goes bust in two hands. The first hand he calls Kyle Bao Diep’s three-bet jam with and is fifty-fifty against . The board runs , the small pair holds for a double up to Diep and Ngo down to 2 bb.

Next hand Ngo puts his 400,000 on the line with , cutoff Oliver Schulze has , board runs .

Oliver Schulze – 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 8,070,000 (40 bb)
Ngo Minh Tien – Eliminated in 5th place

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23:30: Kyle Bao Diep doubles up
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Kyle Bao Diep three-bets all in with , initial raiser Oliver Schulze calls with . With the board running , it’s a double up for Diep.

Kyle Bao Diep – 4,080,000 (20 bb)
Oliver Schulze – 10,000,000 (50 bb)

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23:20: Pham Duy Tien doubles up
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Utg+1 Pham Duy Tien shoves , big blind Calvin Tan calls with , board runs , Pham doubles up.

Pham Duy Tien – 2,820,000 (14 bb)
Calvin Tan – 5,600,000 (28 bb)

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23:15: Blinds up, 5 players remaining
Level 32: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000

Oliver Schulze	11,800,000
Calvin Tan	6,900,000
Ngo Minh Tien	4,800,000
Kyle Bao Diep	3,000,000
Pham Duy Tien	1,500,000

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23:10: Kyle Bao Diep survives 
Level 31: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000

Button Kyle Bao Diep raises a massive 1,000,000, small blind Pham Duy Tien three-bets all in, Diep risks it all. Pham shows , Diep , board runs for a lucky straight to Diep.

Kyle Bao Diep – 3,500,000 (23 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 1,600,000 (10 bb)

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23:00: Chirag Khanduja eliminated in 6th place – VN₫ 258,700,000
Level 31: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000

Hijack Pham Duy Tien raises 300,000, cutoff Chirag Khanduja three-bet jams 1,300,000, big blind Calvin Tan four-bet jams, Pham folds. Khanduja opens , Tan opens , board runs .

Calvin Tan – 7,700,000 (51 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 3,400,000 (22 bb)
Chirag Khanduja – Eliminated in 6th place

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22:55: Kyle Bao Diep pays up on a failed bluff, Schulze banks a double
Level 31: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000

Button Oliver Schulze raises 300,000, big blind Kyle Bao Diep three-bets 1,050,000, Schulze calls. Board completes , Diep bets 550,000 flop, 1,125,000 turn, then jams the river. Schulze calls throughout, Diep shows the bluff, Schulze ships a double with full house.

Oliver Schulze – 9,860,000 (65 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 2,000,000 (13 bb)

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22:40: Ngo Minh Tien gets lucky
Level 31: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000

Ngo Minh Tien three-bets all in with , initial raiser Calvin Tan calls with , the board runs for a lucky pair to Ngo.

Ngo Minh Tien – 3,800,000 (25 bb)
Calvin Tan – 5,800,000 (38 bb)

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22:25: Blinds up, 6 players remaining 
Level 31: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000

Calvin Tan	7,700,000
Kyle Bao Diep	5,800,000
Oliver Schulze	5,400,000
Pham Duy Tien	3,900,000
Chirag Khanduja	2,000,000
Ngo Minh Tien	1,500,000

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22:30: Calvin Tan hard-bets to win the pot
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

Small blind Oliver Schulze raises 400,000 then calls big blind Calvin Tan’s three-bet of 1,300,000, flop comes {2d. Tan bets  400,000, Schulze check-calls. On the turn , Tan fires 1,500,000, Schulze check-folds.

Calvin Tan – 7,300,000 (60 bb)
Oliver Schulze – 5,400,000 (45 bb)

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22:20: Teoh Ming Hong eliminated in 7th place – VN₫ 207,500,000 (~$8,605)
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

Teoh Ming Hong shoves with then falls to Kyle Bao Diep’s . Board was .

Kyle Bao Diep – 6,200,000 (51 bb)
Teoh Ming Hong – Eliminated in 7th place

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22:15: Chirag Khanduja applies pressure
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

Hijack Chirag Khanduja opens 250,000, big blind Teoh Ming Hong calls, flop is . Khanduja c-bets 320,000, Teoh check-calls. On the turn , Khanduja shoves (1,150,000) and wins the pot.

Chirag Khanduja – 2,290,000 (19 bb)
Teoh Ming Hong – 1,500,000 (12 bb_

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22:10: Guy Taylor eliminated in 8th place – VN₫ 162,700,000 (~$6,750)
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

Pham Duy Tien opens 250,000 from cutoff, big blind Guy Taylor calls, flop comes . Taylor shoves 800,000 holding mid pair, Pham snap-calls with top pair. The turn and river ends Taylor’s run in 8th place.

Pham Duy Tien – 4,500,000 (37 bb)
Guy Taylor – Eliminated in 8th place

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22:05: Chip counts
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

Oliver Schulze	6,600,000
Kyle Bao Diep	5,700,000
Calvin Tan	5,100,000
Pham Duy Tien	3,200,000
Chirag Khanduja	2,000,000
Teoh Ming Hong	1,910,000
Ngo Minh Tien	1,625,000
Guy Taylor	1,200,000

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22:01: Guy Taylor survives
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

Down to 4 bb, Guy Taylor doubles up with against Pham Duy Tien’s .

Guy Taylor – 1,200,000 (10 bb0
Pham Duy Tien – 3,200,000 (26 bb)

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22:00: Teoh Ming Hong doubles, Guy Taylor plunges
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

From hijack Guy Taylor shoves holding , button Teoh Ming Hong calls for his last 805,000 with . Teoh wins the flip on a board . Taylor plunges to

Teoh Ming Hong – 1,910,000 (16 bb)
Guy Taylor – 510,000 (4 bb)

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21:55: Blinds up, 8 players remaining
Level 30: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000

8 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize.

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21:50: Cao Minh Thang eliminated in 9th place – VN₫ 126,000,000
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Utg Kyle Bao Diep opens 200,000 then calls Cao Minh Thang’s three-bet shove of 700,000. Cao is ahead to Diep’s . However, Diep spikes the two-outer on the river to send Cao packing.

Kyle Bao Diep – 5,700,000 (57 bb
Cao Minh Thang – Eliminated in 9th place

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21:45: Chirag Khanduja doubles up again
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Chirag Khanduja lands another double up to rise to 20 bb. He three-bet shoved with and further improved to a set to easily dust Pham Duy Tien’s .

Chirag Khanduja – 2,020,000 (20 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 3,950,000 (39 bb)

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21:30: Calvin Tan picks up a hefty pot
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Action folds to the button Calvin Tan who raises to 200,000, Pham Duy Tien defends the big blind, flop comes . Tan c-bets 175,000, Pham check-calls, turn is . Tan bets 225,000, Pham check-raises 700,000, Tan three-bets 1,500,000, Pham uses one time bank then flats. Both players check the river . Pham opens , Tan wins it with top pair.

Calvin Tan – 5,500,000 (55 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 4,800,000 (48 bb)

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21:20: Chirag Khanduja doubles up through Kyle Bao Diep
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Kyle Bao Diep opens from hijack with , Chirag Khanduja shoves with , Diep calls. The board rus for a double up to Khanduja.

Chirag Khanduja – 1,140,000 (11 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 5,200,000 (52 bb)

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21:00: Final 9 players 
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Pham Duy Tien	6,410,000
Oliver Schulze	6,105,000
Kyle Bao Diep	5,705,000
Calvin Tan	3,505,000
Guy Taylor	1,891,000
Ngo Minh Tien	1,625,000
Teoh Ming Hong	1,410,000
Cao Minh Thang	990,000
Gatmanee Jitber	800,000
Chirag Khanduja	495,000

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20:47: Amit Kaushik bubbles to third final table – VN₫ 101,700,000 (~$4,220)
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Small blind Kyle Bao Diep shoves, big blind Amit Kaushik calls for everything and opens . Diep has . The board runs for a one-card straight to Diep.

Kyle Bao Diep – 5,700,000 (57 bb)
Amit Kaushik – Eliminated in 10th place

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20:40: Gatmanee Jitbert eliminated in 11th place – VN₫ 101,700,000 (~$4,220)
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Utg+1 Gatmanee Jitbert goes all in for 700,000 with and runs into Pham Duy Tien’s . With no help on the board, Jitbert is eliminated.

Pham Duy Tien – 5,700,000 (57 bb)
Gatmanee Jitbert – Eliminated in 11th place

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20:35: Blinds up, 11 players remaining
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Field is nearly at one table with 11 players left. Players are hunting down the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Calvin Tan leads the race with 4,300,000.

Oliver Schulze	5,800,000
Pham Duy Tien	4,800,000
Kyle Bao Diep	4,200,000
Calvin Tan	3,100,000
Guy Taylor	1,800,000
Ngo Minh Tien	1,600,000
Teoh Ming Hong	1,400,000
Amit Kaushik	1,200,000
Gatmanee Jitber	800,000
Chirag Khanduja	500,000
Cao Minh Thang	500,000

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20:33: Lyn Linfeng eliminated in 12th place – VN₫ 101,700,000 (~$4,220)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Hijack Oliver Schulze raises 160,000, big blind Lyn Linfeng defends, flop comes . Schulze c-bets 110,000, Linfeng check-calls, both see the turn . Same action with a 410,000 c-bet. On the river , Schulze shoves, Linfeng check-calls for everything and opens top pair then busts to Schulze’s two pair.

Oliver Schulze – 5,300,000 (66 bb)
Lyn Linfeng – Eliminated in 12th place

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20:21: Oliver Komarnicki eliminated in 13th place – VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Oliver Komarnicki fell to Pham Duy Tien in 13th place for VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320). We will attempt to get that hand for you.

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20:20: Lee Jung Yeol eliminated in 14th place – VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

From cutoff Lee Jung Yeol shoves (815,000), button Kyle Bao Diep calls. It’s a flip with Lee turning over and Diep with . The board runs out .

Kyle Bao Diep – 4,300,000 (54 bb)
Lee Jung Yeol – Eliminated in 14th place

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20:15: Lyn Linfeng doubles up through Oliver Komarnicki
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Utg+1 opens for 160,000, button Oliver Komarnicki calls, big blind Lyn Linfeng three-bets all in for 905,000, initial raiser folds, Komarnicki calls. Linfeng opens , Komarnicki behind , the board runs .

Lyn Linfeng – 2,090,000 (26 bb)
Olimver Komarnicki – 1,800,000 (22 bb)

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20:10: Kyle Bao Diep paid with quads
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Shortly after cleaning out a player, Kyle Bao Diep picked up another nice pile of chips with . He opened 160,000 from utg and went to the flop [ac} joined by button Teoh Ming Hong. Diep check-called 120,000 then both checked the turn . Then on the river Teoh slid out 400,000, Diep check-raised to 1,000,000, Teoh called then mucked to Diep’s quads.

Kyle Bao Diep – 3,300,000 (41 bb)
Teoh Ming Hong – 1,300,000 (16 bb)

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20:03: Tran Quoc Uy eliminated in 15th place – VN₫ 80,000,000 (~$3,320)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Utg Tran Quoc Uy raises 200,000, hijack Kyle Bao Diep three-bets all in, Tran calls for his tournament life and opens {0s}. Diep has . The board runs out , Diep ships it and boots Tran.

Kyle Bao Diep – 1,800,000 (22 bb)
Tran Quoc Uy – Eliminated in 15th place

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19:50: Blinds up, 15 players remaining
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

15 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Calvin Tan leads the race with 4,300,000. Here are the top 5 in chips.

Calvin Tan – 4,300,000 (54 bb)
Oliver Schulze – 3,400,000 (42 bb)
Pham Duy Tien – 3,300,000 (41 bb)
Teoh Minh Hong – 3,000,000 (37 bb)
Oliver Komarnicki – 2,500,000 (31 bb)

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19:49: Nguyen Manh Hung eliminated in 16th place – VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Oliver Schulze raises 225,000 from cutoff, small blind Nguyen Manh Hung three-bets all in for 480,000, Schulze calls and shows , Nguyen is dominated with . The board runs out .

Oliver Schulze – 4,400,000
Nguyen Manh Hung – Eliminated in 16th place

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19:45: Nguyen Ngoc Son eliminated in 17th place – VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Calvin Tan opens for 120,000, hijack three-bets 300,000, Tan calls to see the flop . Nguyen c-bets 300,000, Tan check-raises to 750,000, Nguyen calls. On the turn , Tan leads out 700,000, Nguyen tanks using up two time banks then jams around 955,000. Tan calls and shows , Nguyen with . The river ensures the win for Tan and 17th place for Nguyen.

Calvin Tan – 4,300,000 (71 bb)
Nguyen Ngoc Son – Eliminated in 17th place

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19:35: Robert Kiss eliminated in 18th place – VN₫ 66,000,000 (~$2,738)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Utg+1 opens for 130,000, button Robert Kiss three bets 310,000, big blind Pham Duy Tien four-bets 760,000, initial raiser folds, Kiss uses up three time-banks then five-bets all in for 1,530,000. Pham calls and opens , it’s a cooler with Kiss turning over . The board runs out .

Pham Duy Tien – 3,300,000 (55 bb)
Robert Kiss – Eliminated in 18th place

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19:25: Chirag Khanduja doubles up 
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

From utg+3, Chirag Khanduja shoved his last 6.5 bb with , hijack Teoh Ming Hong three-bet jammed to successfully isolate and showed . With the board running it was a double up.

Chirag Khanduja – 810,000 (13 bb)
Teoh Ming Hong – 3,700,000 (61 bb)

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19:15: Blinds up, 18 players remaining
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Blinds up, 18 players remaining. Average stack is 1,558,333

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19:10: Final 18 players
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Teoh Ming Hong	3,900,000
Oliver Schulze	3,600,000
Oliver Komarnicki	2,100,000
Ngo Minh Tien	2,000,000
Calvin Tan	2,000,000
Robert Kiss	1,900,000
Nguyen Ngoc Son	1,900,000
Lyn Linfeng	1,400,000
Gatmanee Jitbert	1,200,000
Guy Taylor	1,100,000
Cao Minh Thang	1,000,000
Nguyen Manh Hung	1,000,000
Amit Kaushik	900,000
Tran Quoc Uy	850,000
Kyle Bao Diep	800,000
Lee Jung Yeol	800,000
Pham Duy Tien	700,000
Chirag Khanduja	400,000

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18:50: Hoang Nam Son plunges to 4 bb
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Action folds to the small blind Hoang Nam Son who raises 125,000, big blind Oliver Schulze calls, flop is . Hoang c-bets 50,000, Schulze calls. On the turn , Hoang bets 50,000 again, Schulze raises 200,000, Hoang three-bets 400,000, Schulze calls. The river Hoang shoves his last 400,000, Schulze snap calls, Hoang has small pair , Schulze with top pair, Hoang drops to 4 bb. He busts on the next hand.

Oliver Schulze – 3,600,000 (72 bb)
Hoang Nam Son – Eliminated in 19th place

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18:30: Blinds up, 20 players remaining
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

29 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Teoh Ming Hong holds a commanding lead with 4,000,000 (80 bb) in chips.

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18:25: Jungsup Yun eliminated in 21st place
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

One time leader Jungsup Yun has fallen in 21st place. Hand opens with utg+1 Ming Hong Teoh raising 89,000, button and big blind Jungsup call. At the flop , Teoh c-bets 135,000, Jungsup check-calls, the turn is . Teoh bets 155,000, Jungsup check-raises 400,000, Teoh calls. On the river , Jungsup leads ou 500,000, Teoh jams, Jujgsup calls for everything, then discovers he is drawing dead.

Ming Hong Teoh set
Jungsup Yun top pair

Ming Hong Teoh – 4,000,000
Jungsup Yun – Eliminated in 21st place

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18:22: Kabir Khattar eliminated
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Calvin Tan claims another head sending Kabir Khattar to the exit. Players fold to the button Khattar who raises 170,000 leaving 5,000 behind. Small blind calls, big blind Calvin Tan three-bets all in with . Khattar tosses the rest in holding , sb folds. The board runs .

Calvin Tan – 2,700,000 (67 bb)
Kabir Khattar – Eliminated in 22nd place

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18:15: Ngo Minh Tien triple barrels Hoang Nam Son
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

From utg+2, Ngo Minh Tien raises 80,000, Hoang Nam Son defends the big blind. Ngo c-bets 70,000 on the flop , Hoang check-calls. Same action on the turn Ngo sends out 70,000 and is called. The river , Ngo fires 180,000 and wins the pot.

Ngo Minh Tien – 1,700,000 (42 bb)
Hoang Nam Son – 1,900,000 (47 bb)

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18:10: Nguyen Ngoc Son wins the flip to rail one
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

All in preflop, big stacked Nguyen Ngoc Son’s won the flip against Nguyen Van Son’s to bring the field down to 22 players.

Nguyen Ngoc Son – 1,600,000 (40 bb)

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17:50: Calvin Tan rails Louie Yu
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Overnight chip leader Louie Yu sent the last of his chips out front with pocket Eights and ran into Kelvin Tan’s pocket Aces to fall in 25th place.

Kelvin Tan – 2,200,000 (55 bb)

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17:40: Blinds up, 29 players remaining 
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

29 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Teoh Ming Hong – 2,300,000
Hoang Nam Son – 2,000,000
Oliver Schulze – 1,600,000
Cao Ming Thang – 1,500,000
Calvin Tan – 1,400,000

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16:55: Blinds up, 34 players remaining
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

34 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Jungsup Yun – 1,500,000
Kyle Bao Diep – 1,400,000
Tan Wah Meng aka Baxooka – 1,300,000
Hoang Nam Son- 1,300,000
Cao Ming Thang – 1,200,000

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16:10: Blinds up 42 players remaining
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

42 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Hoang Nam Son – 1,600,000
Jungsup Yun – 1,400,000
Guy Taylor – 1,200,000
Hwigon Park – 1,200,000
Oliver Schulze – 1,200,000

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15:15: Blinds up, 48 players remaining
Level 22: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

48 players remaining on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize. Here are the frontrunners.

Jungsup Yun – 1,800,000
Cao Minh Thang – 1,700,000
Hoang Nam Son – 1,300,000
Oliver Schulze – 1,200,000
Vinay B – 1,100,000
Guy Taylor – 1,000,000

Redraw at 45 players.

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14:40: Blinds up, 60 players remaining
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Players have returned from the first break. Chips have been colored up. 60 remain on the hunt for the title and the VN₫1,260,000,000 top prize.

Jungsup Yun – 1,600,000
Guy Taylor – 1,400,000
Amit Kaushik – 1,200,000
Choi Dong Yeol – 1,000,000
Oliver Schulze – 960,000

Live updates begin at the final three tables.

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14:05: Jungsup Yun delivers double KO to zoom to 1.6M
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Massive takedown by Jungsup Yun to send his stack sky high. One player all in preflop, pot grows to over 160,000, two players call then check the flop . Jungsup Yun bets 125,000 on the turn , Jason Goh check-raises all in for 604,000 and shows flush and straight draw. Jungsup ahead set. The river is a sweep for Jungsup.

Jungsup Yun – 1,600,000

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14:00: Guy Taylor soars to 1.4M on set over set
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Three-way action at the flop , pot at 132,000 blinds check to utg+1 Ngo Minh Tien who bets 100,000, small blind check-raises all in for 352,000, big blind Guy Taylor joins the shove with 820,000, Ngo folds.

Small blind
Guy Taylor

The turn and river improve both to a boat. Taylor ships it.

Guy Taylor – 1,400,000 (116 bb)

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13:40: Blinds up, 79 players remaining
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000

Players are dropping fast. The next half hour sent 21 in the dust. On the flip side, sitting with large stacks are listed below.

Hwigon Park – 910,000
Amit Kaushik – 824,000
Nguyen Ngoc Son – 820,000
Jungsup Yun – 810,000
Sun Li Wei – 800,000

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13:10: Blinds up, 100 players remaining
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Opening level in the bag and with it went 17 players to bring the field down to 100 players. Listed below are the current frontrunners:

Hwigon Park – 880,000
Nguyen Ngoc Son – 800,000
Louie Yu – 770,000
Tran Nguyen Ngoc Dat – 700,000

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12:40: Cards in the air!
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000

After a bit of delay, Mini Main Event Day 2 is underway! 117 players back on the beat and will play to a champion. Live updates will begin when it is down to the final three tables.

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Day 2 – 117 players

Louie Yu	South Korea	950,000
Tan Kean Wei	Malaysia	811,000
Hwigon Park	South Korea	684,000
Lee Wai Huen	Hong Kong	678,000
Nguyen Ngoc Son	Viet Nam	560,000
Yoon Wook	South Korea	550,000
Teoh Ming Hong	Malaysia	541,000
Dinh Tien Thanh	Viet Nam	528,000
Vaibhav Temani	India	524,000
Phuc Le	Viet Nam	515,000
Anmol Mehta	India	489,000
Tran Quoc Uy	Viet Nam	484,000
Oliver Schulze	None	479,000
Yun Jung Sup	Korea	475,000
Giatmanee Jihest	Thailand	453,000
NguyễN Duy ThứC	Viet Nam	445,000
Milkty	Viet Nam	438,000
Ham Dong Myung	South Korea	421,000
Cao Minh Thang	Viet Nam	398,000
Sung Ho Kim	South Korea	385,000
Amit Kaushik	India	376,000
Dziundemvv Jin	Hong Kong	375,000
Sun Li Wei	Taiwan	363,000
Tung Zi Wei	Taiwan	347,000
Tsang Ka Shun	Hong Kong	335,000
Phong Le	Viet Nam	332,000
Huynh Tai	Viet Nam	320,000
Dat Duc Nguyen	Viet Nam	319,000
Komarnicki Olivier	France	314,000
Choi Dong Yeol	Korea	313,000
Duong Thanh Ha	Viet Nam	302,000
Tan Wah Meng	Singapore	300,000
Lyu Lin Feng	China	297,000
Vladimir Mikheev	Russia	291,000
Li Xia Lin	China	285,000
Do Phong	Viet Nam	281,000
Anatolli Gorbusin	Russia	278,000
Chirag Khanduja	India	271,000
Isaac Phua Chern Chze	Maylaysia	261,000
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	Viet Nam	254,000
Andrew Hawes	Australia	246,000
Nguyen Van Son	Viet Nam	243,000
Nguyen Manh Hung	Viet Nam	242,000
Robert Kiss	USA	239,000
Cuong Lee	Viet Nam	238,000
Ngo Minh Tien	Viet Nam	236,000
Darian Tan	Maylaysia	236,000
Vu Van Nam	Viet Nam	234,000
Jieun Umi	South Korea	224,000
Thai Nguyen	Viet Nam	219,000
Vinay B	India	214,000
Goh Jia Hao Jayton	Singapore	203,000
Ngoc Ha Nguyen	Viet Nam	202,000
Seonggwoon Kim	Korea	200,000
Abhishek Paul	India	195,000
Yoon Young Jae	South Korea	193,000
Yellow Fish	None	186,000
Guy Taylor	United Kingdom	186,000
Lee Jung Yeol	South Korea	185,000
Kyle Bao Diep	Viet Nam	180,000
Ng Tsun Yin	Hong Kong	180,000
Peter Kiem	Usa	179,000
Truong Ding Giang	Viet Nam	176,000
Chua Yong Kwee	Singapore	175,000
Dang Bao Quan	Viet Nam	175,000
Denis Seveven	Russia	173,000
Park Young Soo	South Korea	169,000
Ivan Konechnyi	Rusia	166,000
Ttht	Viet Nam	165,000
Lê HữU Long	Viet Nam	164,000
Woon Bao Sheng	Singapore	164,000
Gioh Chee Kiong	Singapore	163,000
Xu Wei	China	159,000
PhạM Duy TiếN	Viet Nam	158,000
Ahn Hyeonjun	South Korea	156,000
Lee Jin Xiong	Singapore	150,000
Ko Ji Hyeon	South Korea	149,000
Mike Takayama	Philippines	149,000
Cao Van Son	Viet Nam	142,000
Truong Khanh	38	140,000
Mohit Bohra	India	138,000
Hai Dang	Vietnam	137,000
Jung Yun Hyeok	Korea	131,000
Leonard Yannick	France	127,000
Hong Rye Lee	South Korea	125,000
The Naing	Singapore	125,000
Yao Ya Di	China	122,000
Lee Tsung Ying	Taiwan	121,000
Hai Le	Vietnam	118,000
Seo Jin Hyeok	South Korea	116,000
NguyễN ĐứC Thành	Viet Nam	116,000
Vishal Ojha	India	114,000
Edwin Dela Orut	Philippines	107,000
Ton Van Viet	Viet Nam	105,000
Kuo Cheng Ya	Taiwan	103,000
Youngwon Woo	37	102,000
Lau Wing Yu	Hong Kong	102,000
Huang Jiang Ho	Singapore	98,000
Jeong Hyun Woo	South Korea	94,000
Kostiakov Konstantin	Russia	94,000
Hoàng Nam	Viet Nam	92,000
Tun	Vietnam	90,000
Nguyen Nhat Minh	Viet Nam	86,000
Baek Bo Ram	South Korea	85,000
Soon Jo Kwon	Korea	84,000
Matatas Scher	Switzerland	84,000
Nguyen Manh Trung	Viet Nam	81,000
Lê MạNh Hùng	Viet Nam	78,000
Tai Weiliang	Singapore	68,000
Celly Chi Chi	Viet Nam	67,000
Jedidan Tan	Singapore	65,000
Kabir Khattar	India	61,000
Munkh Sukh	Mongolia	54,000
Thomas Pound	UK	54,000
Song Nhi	Viet Nam	50,000
Yang Peng	China	50,000
Phi Tien Sang	Viet Nam	17,000

Payouts

1	₫1,260,000,000
2	₫880,000,000
3	₫571,000,000
4	₫421,800,000
5	₫321,400,000
6	₫258,700,000
7	₫207,500,000
8	₫162,700,000
9	₫126,000,000
10-12	₫101,700,000
13-15	₫80,000,000
16-18	₫66,000,000
19-21	₫55,100,000
22-24	₫45,800,000
25-27	₫38,100,000
28-36	₫32,800,000
37-45	₫28,400,000
46-54	₫25,100,000
55-63	₫22,900,000
64-72	₫21,000,000
73-81	₫19,200,000
82-90	₫17,500,000
91-99	₫15,800,000
100-108	₫14,200,000
109-117	₫12,700,000

Mini Main Event – Day 1A

Date: November 20, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~$372)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000 (~$82,950)
Entries: 267 (195 unique)
ITM: 33 players

Hwigon Park	South Korea	684,000
Lee Wai Huen	Hong Kong	678,000
Tran Quoc Uy	Viet Nam	484,000
Milkty	Viet Nam	438,000
Ham Dong Myung	South Korea	421,000
Sung Ho Kim	South Korea	385,000
Amit Kaushik	India	376,000
Tung Zi Wei	Taiwan	347,000
Tsang Ka Shun	Hong Kong	335,000
Dat Duc Nguyen	Viet Nam	319,000
Vladimir Mikheev	Russia	291,000
Do Phong	Viet Nam	281,000
Andrew Hawes	Australia	246,000
Cuong Lee	Viet Nam	238,000
Ngo Minh Tien	Viet Nam	236,000
Vu Van Nam	Viet Nam	234,000
Ngoc Ha Nguyen	Viet Nam	202,000
Kyle Bao Diep	Viet Nam	180,000
Ng Tsun Yin	Hong Kong	180,000
Park Young Soo	South Korea	169,000
Xu Wei	China	159,000
Cao Van Son	Viet Nam	142,000
Leonard Yannick	France	127,000
Hong Rye Lee	South Korea	125,000
The Naing	Singapore	125,000
Seo Jin Hyeok	South Korea	116,000
Ton Van Viet	Viet Nam	105,000
Jeong Hyun Woo	South Korea	94,000
Nguyen Nhat Minh	Viet Nam	86,000
Baek Bo Ram	South Korea	85,000
Tai Weiliang	Singapore	68,000
Kabir Khattar	India	61,000
Phi Tien Sang	Viet Nam	17,000

Mini Main Event Day 1B

Date: November 21, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~$372)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000 (~$82,950)
Entries: 366 (258 unique)
ITM: 46 players

Louie Yu	South Korea	950,000
Nguyen Ngoc Son	Viet Nam	560,000
Youngwon Woo	Korea	102,000
Truong Khanh	Viet Nam	140,000
Lau Wing Yu	Hong Kong	102,000
Isaac Phua Chern Chze	Maylaysia	261,000
Sun Li Wei	Taiwan	363,000
Vaibhav Temani	India	524,000
NguyễN ĐứC Thành	Viet Nam	116,000
Yellow Fish	None	186,000
Tan Wah Meng	Singapore	300,000
Seonggwoon Kim	Korea	200,000
Jung Yun Hyeok	Korea	131,000
Li Xia Lin	China	285,000
Lee Jung Yeol	South Korea	185,000
Yao Ya Di	China	122,000
Lê MạNh Hùng	Viet Nam	78,000
Darian Tan	Maylaysia	236,000
Duong Thanh Ha	Viet Nam	302,000
Kostiakov Konstantin	Russia	94,000
Ttht	Viet Nam	165,000
Soon Jo Kwon	Korea	84,000
Yun Jung Sup	Korea	475,000
Anatolli Gorbusin	Russia	278,000
Chirag Khanduja	India	271,000
Vinay B	India	214,000
Lê HữU Long	Viet Nam	164,000
Choi Dong Yeol	Korea	313,000
Ahn Hyeonjun	South Korea	156,000
Robert Kiss	USA	239,000
Huang Jiang Ho	Singapore	98,000
Yoon Young Jae	South Korea	193,000
Celly Chi Chi	Viet Nam	67,000
Hoàng Nam	Viet Nam	92,000
Guy Taylor	United Kingdom	186,000
NguyễN Duy ThứC	Viet Nam	445,000
Nguyen Manh Trung	Viet Nam	81,000
PhạM Duy TiếN	Viet Nam	158,000
Ko Ji Hyeon	South Korea	149,000
Peter Kiem	USA	179,000
Song Nhi	Viet Nam	50,000
Woon Bao Sheng	Singapore	164,000
Anmol Mehta	India	489,000
Goh Jia Hao Jayton	Singapore	203,000
Oliver Schulze	None	479,000
Komarnicki Olivier	France	314,000

Mini Main Event Day 1C

Date: November 21, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~$372)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000 (~$82,950)
Entries: 302 (206 unique)
ITM: 38 players

Tan Kean Wei	Malaysia	811,000
Yoon Wook	South Korea	550,000
Teoh Ming Hong	Malaysia	541,000
Dinh Tien Thanh	Viet Nam	528,000
Phuc Le	Viet Nam	515,000
Giatmanee Jihest	Thailand	453,000
Cao Minh Thang	Viet Nam	398,000
Dziundemvv Jin	Hong Kong	375,000
Phong Le	Viet Nam	332,000
Huynh Tai	Viet Nam	320,000
Lyu Lin Feng	China	297,000
Nguyen Phuong Ngoc	Viet Nam	254,000
Nguyen Van Son	Viet Nam	243,000
Nguyen Manh Hung	Viet Nam	242,000
Jieun Umi	South Korea	224,000
Thai Nguyen	Viet Nam	219,000
Abhishek Paul	India	195,000
Truong Ding Giang	Viet Nam	176,000
Chua Yong Kwee	Singapore	175,000
Dang Bao Quan	Viet Nam	175,000
Denis Seveven	Russia	173,000
Ivan Konechnyi	Rusia	166,000
Gioh Chee Kiong	Singapore	163,000
Lee Jin Xiong	Singapore	150,000
Mike Takayama	Philippines	149,000
Mohit Bohra	India	138,000
Hai Dang	Vietnam	137,000
Lee Tsung Ying	Taiwan	121,000
Hai Le	Vietnam	118,000
Vishal Ojha	India	114,000
Edwin Dela Orut	Philippines	107,000
Kuo Cheng Ya	Taiwan	103,000
Tun	Vietnam	90,000
Matatas Scher	Switzerland	84,000
Jedidan Tan	Singapore	65,000
Munkh Sukh	Mongolia	54,000
Thomas Pound	UK	54,000
Yang Peng	China	50,000

South Korea’s Yo Hwan Lim aka BoxeR defeated hot running Taiwanese pro Nevan  Yu Chung Chang at the finals of the Heads Up Challenge for his first ever USOP title and a cool VN₫ 552,900,000 (~$22,930).

For the second time,  the USOP festival included the exciting Heads Up Challenge in the roster. The 64 cap roster attracted 38 players for a prize pool of VN₫1,105,800,000 (~$45,865). Lim’s road to the top began with a match against Bjorn Vuilliomenet. All in on the turn , Vuilliomenet had draw, Lim had top pair that held.

At round 16, the game went deep against Zhiwen Deng, completing with Lim’s dominating . Lim advanced to the quarters which was the bubble round.

Facing Roland Kivi, it ran the max of 12 levels. Lim took the lead with pair against on a board . Per TD rules, the player with the most chips at the end of the level earned a spot in the semis. At the closing buzzer, Lim advanced and faced Vitaliya Dubovik.

It was another intense and lengthy grind with both players battling hard for a seat at the finals. For most of the match, Lim was ahead in chips. It ended on a cooler with Dubovik’s running into Lim’s .

Finals: Yo Hwan Lim versus Nevan Yu Chung Chang

Returning the next day, Lim faced hot running Taiwanese player Nevan Yu Chung Chang. This was Chang’s fourth final table with a victory at the High Roller Warm Up. Chang’s road to the finals were victories against Vincent Chauve (pocket Aces over pocket Kings), Moonho Seo, Vu Thai Bao (quarters), Tanja Vujanic (semis).

It was a slow race to victory. Lim overcame a 3:1 deficit to deny Chang a series second title. Watch the final bout via the livestream link below.

Date: November 22 to 23, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 33,000,000 (~$1,395)
Players: 38
Prize pool: VN₫1,105,800,000 (~$45,865)
ITM: 4 places

Payouts

1	Yo Hwan Lim “BoxeR	₫552,900,000
2	Nevan Yu Chung Chang	₫276,500,000
3-4	Vitaliya Dubovik	₫138,200,000
3-4	Tanja Vujanic	₫138,200,00

Finals
Nevan Yu Chung Chang	versus	Yo Hwan Lim

Watch the livestream via the link:

 

Semis
Nevan Yu Chung Chang	def	Tanja Vujanic
Yo Hwan Lim	def	Vitaliya Dubovik

Quarters
Tanja Vujanic	def	Romain Dours
Nevan Yu Chung Chang	def	Vu Thai Bao
Vitaliya Dubovik	def	Jacob Yong
Yo Hwan Lim	def	Roland Kivi

 

Round 2
Tanja Vujanic	def	Adrien Tantaro
Romain Dours	def	Le Ngoc Minh
Nevan Yu Chung Chang	def	Moon Ho Seo
Vu Thai Bao	def	Peng Yang
Vitaliya Dubovik	def	Sebastian Tan
Jacob Yong	def	Kim Wooseok
Roland Kivi	def	Song Li
Yo Hwan Lim	def	Zhiwen Deng

 

Round 1A – 13 players BYE
Jacob Yong	def	Florent Remi
Vitaliya Dubovik	def	Qui Quan
Vu Thai Bao	def	Alen Bakovic

 

Table	Round 1
24	Jacob Yong	def.	Tan Ong Kwan
	Peng Yang	def.	Youhyun Kim
25	Adrien Tantaro	def.	Simon Lim
	Nevan Yu Chung Chang	def.	Vincent Chauve
26	Romain Dours	def	Zhe LI
	Moon Ho Seo	def.	Tim Schimmel
27	Alen Bakovic	def.	Sean Chua
	Yo Hwan Lim	def.	Bjorn Vuilliomenet
28	Le Ngoc Minh	def.	Chris Tong
	Vu Thai Bao	def.	Seokyoung Lee
29	Zhiwen Deng	def.	Pasith Tecka-Ottamakorn
	Tanja Vujanic	def.	Dinh Manh Hung
30	Song Li	def.	Shogo Otani
	Roland Kivi	def.	Natalia Rozova
31	Qiu Quan	def.	Josh McCully
	Kim Wooseok	def.	Kaoru Kishimoto
32	Sebastian Tan	def.	Philippe Clerc
	Vitaliya Dubovik	def.	Taku Kubota
33	Florent Remi	def.	David Erquiaga

South Korea’s Jinho Hong entered the final table as chip leader, stayed ahead throughout to clinch the inaugural Billionaire Cup Challenge and an enviable ICM payout deal of VN₫ 4,585,700,000 (~$188,900). In addition, Hong became the first player to be inaugurated into the USOP Hall of Fame! Runner up Nam Hyung Kim also walked away with a very healthy ICM deal payout amounting to VN₫ 3,763,700,000 (~$155,000). With this win, Korea has now claimed the two highest buy in events of the series.

Watch the final table race via the livestream link below. Pre-final table live updates at the bottom of the page.

The first ever USOP Billionaire Club Challenge was the most expensive event on the menu with a price tag of VN₫ 250,000,000 (~$10,370). It produced a substantial 72 entry field for a prize pool of VN₫ 16,761,600,000 (~$690,500). To date, this was the richest prize pool of all the key events, impressively surpassing the Superstar Challenge by over VN₫ 2 Billion.

Date: November 24, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 250,000,000 (~$10,370)
Guarantee: VN₫ 4,000,000,000 (~$164,800)
Entries: 72 (51 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 16,761,600,000 (~$690,500)
ITM: 11 places

*Heads up ICM deal

1	Jinho Hong	₫4,585,700,000*
2	Nam Hyung Kim	₫3,763,700,000*
3	Ivan Hon Cheong Lee	₫2,028,100,000
4	Joshua McCully	₫1,404,400,000
5	Nguyen Quang Huy	₫1,086,400,000
6	John Bert Perry	₫894,700,000
7	Hyunsup Kim	₫744,300,000
8	Seungmook Jung	₫653,700,000
9	Alan Pham	₫578,200,000
10	Ji Hoon Lee	₫511,200,000
11	Nguyen Trung Quan	₫511,200,001

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Chips in play: 18,000,000

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23:30: Final 9 players
Level 21: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Seat 1: Seungmook Jung – South Korea – 885,000
Seat 2: John Perry (Bert) – Australia – 1,645,000
Seat 3: Hon Cheong Lee (Ivan) – Hong Kong – 1,940,000
Seat 4: Nam Hyung Kim – South Korea – 1,240,000
Seat 5: Jinho Hong – South Korea – 4,125,000
Seat 6: Hyunsup Kim – South Korea – 1,555,000
Seat 7: Nguyene Quang Huy – Vietnam – 3,770,000
Seat 8: Joshua McCully – Australia – 1,820,000
Seat 9: Alan Pham – Australia – 1,150,000

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23:00: Jin Hoon Lee eliminated in 10th place – VN₫ 511,200,000 (~$21,060)
Level 20: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Small blind Josh McCully shoves , big blind Jin Hoon Lee (8 bb) calls for his tournament life holding . The board runs . McCully pairs up to oust Lee in 10th place.

Josh McCully – 1,720,000 (28 bb)
Jin Hoon Lee – Eliminated in 10th place

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22:47: Nguyen Trung Quan eliminated in 11th place – VN₫ 511,200,000 (~$21,060)
Level 20: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Button Jinho Hong min-raises, small blind Nguyen Trung Quan three-bets all in 580,000, Hong calls. Nguyen shows , Hong with , board runs , Nguyen misses to fall in 11th place.

Jinho Hong – 3,500,000 (58 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – Eliminated in 11th place

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22:45: Nam Hyung Kim doubles up
Level 20: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Button Nam Hyung Kim shoves his last 425,000 (7 bb), John Perry calls. Kim shows [qs}, Perry with , board runs low, Kim doubles up.

Nam Hyung Kim – 1,070,000 (17 bb)
John Perry – 1,955,000 (32 bb)

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22:42: John Perry doubles up 
Level 20: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Cutoff Hyunsup Kim raises 120,000, big blind John Perry calls, flop runs . Perry checks, Kim shoves, Perry snap-calls with less chips and shows flush. Kim has and is drawing dead.

John Perry – 2,300,000 (38 bb)
Hyunsup Kim – 1,600,000 (26 bb)

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22:40: Jinho Hong delivers double KO, ITM reached
Level 20: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Cutoff Victor Chong raises 270,000 (leaves 5,000 behind), button Jin Hoon Lee three-bets all in 465,000, big blind Jinho Hong uses two time-banks then calls, Chong tosses in his last 5,000 for a three-way.

Victor Chong
Jin Hoon Lee
Jinho Hong

The board runs for a doozy straight to Hong to knock out two players simultaneously. That means no bubble round. 11 players remain and are all in the money.

Jinho Hong – 2,800,000 (46 bb)
Victor Chong – Eliminated
Jin Hoon Lee – Eliminated

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22:30: Blinds up, 13 players remaining
Level 20: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Still 13 players remaining as the blinds go up. Two busts to the money. Nguyen Quang Huy leads with 3,400,000 (56 bb).

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22:25: Flush is good for Seungmook Jung 
Level 19: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Utg Hyunsup Kim opens 105,000, big blind Seungmook Jung defends, flop comes . Jung check-calls Kim’s 75,000 bet. Same action on the turn with a 130,000 bet by Kim check-called by Jung. Both players check the river , Jung has flush, KIm mucks.

Seungmook Jung – 1,400,000 (28 bb)
Hyunsup Kim – 2,400,000 (48 bb)

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22:20: Nguyen Quang Huy with top pair
Level 19: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Button John Perry kicks off the hand with a min-raise, small blind Nguyen Quang Huy and big blind Seungmook Jung call. All three check the flop . Nguyen leads out 130,000 on the turn . Jung calls Perry folds. On the river , Nguyen bets 150,000, Jung calls, Nguyen turns over and wins the pot.

Nguyen Quang Huy – 3,900,000 (78 bb)
Seungmook Jung – 1,000,000 (20 bb)
John Perry – 1,400,000 (28 bb)

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22:15: Jin Hoon Lee doubles up
Level 19: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

From cutoff, Jin Hoon Lee shoves (395,000) holding , big blind Hon Cheong Lee calls with , board runs . Both improve, Jin Hoon’s set prevails.

Jin Hoon Lee – 865,000 (17 bb)
Hon Cheong Lee – 1,500,000 (30 bb)

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22:05: John Perry wins it on c-bets
Level 19: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Button John Perry bumps it up to 110,000, Nguyen Quang Huy defends the big blind. The flop is , Nguyen check-calls 80,000. On the turn , Perry fires 175,000, Nguyen check-folds.

John Perry – 1,600,000 (32 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 3,200,000 (64 bb)

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22:03: Blinds up, 13 players remaining
Level 19: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

13 players remaining as the blinds go up. Two busts to the money. Nguyen Quang Huy leads with 3,400,000 (68 bb).

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22:02: Hyunsup Kim claims the pot
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Utg Nguyen Quang Huy opens 80,000, hijack Hyunsup Kim three-bets 230,000, Nguyen calls. Kim bets the flop , Nguyen folds to the 100,000.

Hyunsup Kim – 2,800,000 (70 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 3,400,000 (85 bb)

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22:00: Jinho Hong takes down another pot
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Hijack Jinho Hong raises 80,000, cutoff Josh McCully three-bets 185,000, Hong answers with a four-bet of 500,000, McCully folds.

Jinho Hong – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Josh McCully – 1,250,000 (31 bb)

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21:55: Peng Yang’s jacks run into cowboys
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Hijack Hyunsup Kim raises 80,000, cutoff Jinho Hong three-bets 210,000, button Peng Yang four-bets all in for 700,000, Kim folds, Hong calls. Yang turns over and is behind Hong’s . No bad beat land on a board , Yang goes bust.

Jinho Hong – 1,700,000 (42 bb)
Peng Yang – Eliminated

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21:50: Pot goes to Josh McCully 
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Button Jinho Hong and small blind Peng Yang limp in, big blind Josh McCully checks, then all three check the flop . On the turn, Yang bets 40,000 and is called by both opponents. All three check the river . Yang opens pair, McCully has higher pair, Hong mucks.

Josh McCully – 1,500,000 (37 bb)
Peng Yang – 700,000 (17 bb)
Jinho Hong – 1,000,000 (25 bb)

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21:40: Kicker plays for Hyunsup Kim
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Utg Hyunsup Kim raises 85,000, big blind Jinho Hong calls, flop comes . Kim c-bets 65,000, Hong check-calls. Both players check the turn . The river , Hong leads out 100,000, Kim calls, Hong turns over top pair, Kim outkicks with to claim the pot.

Hyunsup Kim – 2,700,000 (67 bb)
Jinho Hong – 900,000 (22 bb)

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21:37: Junhyoung Ki eliminated
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Small blind Junhyoung Ki all in for his last 5 bb holding , big blind Alan Pham calls with . The board runs .

Alan Pham – 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Junhyoung Ki – Eliminated

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21:35: Seungmook Jung scores another double up
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Action folds to the small blind Seungmook Jung who raises 160,000, big blind Junhyoung Ki three-bets all in, Jung calls and turns over , Ki with . An ace quickly finds the board as it completes .

Seungmook JU=uung – 1,810,000 (45 bb)
Junhyoung Ki – 200,000 (5 bb)

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21:30: Jin Hoon Lee doubles up through Qiu Quan
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Button Jin Hoon Lee shoves 280,000 holding , big  blind Qiu Quan tanks then calls with . Board runs , double up for Lee.

Jin Hoon Lee – 620,000 (15 bb)
Qiu Quan – 200,000 (5 bb)

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21:30: Blinds up, 15 players remaining 
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Blinds up, 15 players remaining, ITM at 11 places.

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21:28: Suengmook Jung spikes two-outer on a three-way 
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Hijack Nguyen Trung Quan min-raises, button Seungmook Jung three-bets all in (395,000), big blind Ho Koon Leong risks it (130,000), Nguyen calls.

Seungmook Jung
Ho Koon Leong
Nguyen Trung Quan

The board runs , Jung spikes the lucky two-outer to ship it and boot out Leong.

Seungmook Jung – 975,000 (32 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 700,000 (23 bb)
Ho Koon Leong – Eliminated

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21:25: Chip count update by table and seat
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

1	Nam Hyung Kim	535,000
2	John Perry	1,500,000
3	Nguyen Trung Quan	1,000,000
4	Nguyen Quang Huy	2,600,000
5	Seungmook Jung	395,000
6	Junhyoung Ki	1,100,000
7	Ho Koon Leong	130,000
8	Alan Pham	1,020,000

1	Victor Chong	800,000
2	Qiu Quan	500,000
3	Hon Cheong Lee	2,000,000
4	Jinho Hong	900,000
5	Hyunsup Kim	2,700,000
6	Peng Yang	900,000
7	Josh McCully	1,300,000
8	Jin Hoon Lee	300,000

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21:20: Alan Pham boost a shorty
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Short stacked Konstantin Held all in for 45,000 with , button Alan Pham three-bets 115,000, no takers. Pham shows . The board runs , Pham ships it and Held goes bust.

Alan Pham – 1,020,000 (34 bb)
Konstantin Held – Eliminated

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21:15: Another takedown for Hyunsup Kim
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Shortly after his lucky two-outer, Hyunsup Kim boots Eric Tsai. Kim raises 60,000 on the button, small blind Tsai thee-bets all in (750,000), Kim calls and shows , Tsai with . Kim wins the flip on a board .

Hyunsup Kim – 2,700,000 (90 bb)
Eric Tsai – Eliminated

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21:10: Hyunsup Kim lands two-outers, rails Adrian Chua
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Utg opens 60,000, Adrian Chua three-bets 160,000, small blind Hyunsup Kim four-bets all in, utg folds, Chua risks his tournament life. Chua shows , Kim behind with . The window card is queen and the board completes .

Hyunsup Kim – 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Adrian Chua – Eliminated

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21:08: Yo Hwan Lim eliminated on a cooler  
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Cutoff Yo Hwan Lim shoves (350,000), button Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets all in, no takers. Lim has and is behind Nguyen Quang Huy’s . The board runs . Nguyen ships it and storms to the top.

Nguyen Quang Huy – 2,600,000 (86 bb)
Yo Hwan Lim – Eliminated

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21:00: Konstantin Held nosedives, Hyunsup Kim soars
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Utg Hyunsup Kim raises 60,000, big blind Konstantin Held calls, both see a flop . Kim c-bets 40,000, Held check-calls. On the turn , Held switches up and bets 85,000, Kim calls. The river Held shoves (375,000), Kim tank-calls and shows , Held mucks.

Hyunsup Kim – 1,150,000 (38 bb)
Konstantin Held – 5,000

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20:55: Blinds up, 23 players remaining
Level 17: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Chip leaders:

Hon Cheong Lee – 2,100,000 (70 bb)
John Perry – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 1,400,000 (46 bb)
Junhyoung Ki – 1,300,000 (43 bb)
Josh McCully – 1,200,000 (40 bb)

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20:35: Nguyen Quang Huy on a tear, delivers double bust
Level 16: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Utg Nevan Chang all in (165,000) , small blind Chen Mo Yan (250,000) , big blind Nguyen Quang Huy dominates both in chips and in hand . No bad beat on the board for a double knockout.

Nguyen Quang Huy – 1,100,000 (44 bb)
Nevan Yu Chung Chang – Eliminated
Chen Mo Yan – Eliminated

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20:30: Nguyen Quang Huy doubles up through Chen Mo Yan
Level 16: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

All in preflop, Nguyen Quang Huy , Chen Mo Yan , board runs , Nguyen doubles up.

Nguyen Quang Huy – 680,000 (27 bb)
Chen Mo Yan – 350,000 (14 bb)

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20:25: Junhyoung Ki takes it on a raise
Level 16: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Button Junhyoung Ki opens 50,000, Yo Hwan Lim defends the big blind. At the flop , Lim bets 40,000, Ki raises 300,000, Lim folds.

Junhyoung Ki – 1,550,000 (62 bb)
Yo Hwan Lim – 600,000 (24 bb)

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20:20: Hon Cheong Lee joins up top 
Level 16: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Hijack Hon Cheong Lee raises 50,000, button three-bets 150,000, Lee calls. The board completes , both players check the flop and turn. On the river, Lee bets 280,000, button calls then mucks to Lee’s top two pair. Lee now at par with the leader John Perry.

Hon Cheong Lee – 1,800,000 (72 bb)

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20:15: Blinds up, 25 players remaining
Level 16: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Blinds up, 25 players remaining led by John Perry with 1,800,000 (72 bb).

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20:12: Nguyen Ngoc Dai goes bust
Level 15: 10,000-20,0000 ante 20,000

Cutoff Yita Choong shoves (150,000) holding , button Nguyen Ngoc Dai risk his last 25,000 with , big blind Nguyen Quang Huy calls with . The board runs out , Choong survives, Ngoc Dai busts out.

Yita Choong – 355,000 (
Nguyen Quang Huy – 700,000 (17 bb)
Nguyen Ngoc Dai – Eliminated (35 bb)

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20:10: Eric Tsai doubles up, William Jia chunked and out
Level 15: 10,000-20,0000 ante 20,000

Cutoff Hyunsup Kim opens 40,000, button William Jia calls, small blind Eric Tsai three-bets 150,000, back to Kim who calls, Jia four-bets all in for 420,000, Tsai joins all in for less, Kim folds. Jia opens , Tsai with , the board runs , Tsai doubles up, Jia plunges to 2 bb (40,000). Jia busts on the next hand.

Eric Tsai – 950,000 (47 bb)
Hyunsup Kim – 460,000 (23 bb)
William Jia – Eliminated

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20:05: Mike Takayama eliminated
Level 15: 10,000-20,0000 ante 20,000

Hijack Mike Takayama all in (200,000) holding , big blind Seungmook Jung calls