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Vladimir Litasov wins maiden live title at the Kickoff Event
Vladimir Litasov defeated Drasko Boskovic at heads up of the Kickoff Event to clinch his first ever live title and a career high payout of VN₫ 800,100,000 (~USD 32,276). The final hand saw Vladimir’s 
stay ahead of Boskovic’s 
on a board 
.
“This is my first cup! I don’t know how I feel yet but my heart is thumping! The event was amazing.”
Vladimir also shared that he now lives in Vietnam and will be playing more tournaments. For Boskovic, a decent payday as well, pocketing a career high VN₫ 545,800,000 (~USD 22,000).
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Date: March 19 to 21, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930)
Entries: 535 (415 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 4,151,600,000 (~USD 167,475)
ITM / Day 2: 68 players
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Vladimir Litasov | Russia | 800,100,000 |
| 2 | Drasko Boskovic | Serbia | 545,800,000 |
| 3 | Le Giang Nam | Vietnam | 360,600,000 |
| 4 | Hung Wan | Hong Kong | 256,600,000 |
| 5 | Teo Loong Hui | Singapore | 203,500,000 |
| 6 | The Naing | Singapore | 165,700,000 |
| 7 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 133,600,000 |
| 8 | Radoslaw Kopec | Poland | 104,700,000 |
| 9 | Tolin Jargalyn | Austria | 80,000,000 |
Starting stack: 30,000
Chips in play: 16,050,000
Vladimir Litasov sends Drasko Boskovic below 10 bb
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Vladimir Litasov 
limps, Drasko Boskovic 
checks, both players improve on the flop 
. Vladimir bets 200,000, Boskovic check-raises to 700,000, Vladimir calls. Both players check the turn 
, then on the river, Boskovic leads out for 700,000, Vladimir snap-calls and wins it with two pair.
Vladimir Litasov – 14,000,000 (70 bb)
Drasko Boskovic – 1,800,000 (9 bb)
Le Giang Nam eliminated in 3rd place – VN₫ 360,600,000 (~USD 14,457)
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Litasov Vladimir 
limps from the small blind. Le Giang Nam 
checks the big blind, flop is 
. Vladimir bets 200,000, Le flats. The turn , Vladimir bets 800,000, and again Le calls. The river 
, Vladimir shoves, Le has 8 bb and makes the call to end his tournament life in 3rd place.
Litasov Vladimir – 12,000,000 (60 bb)
Drasko Boskovic – 4,300,000 (22 bb)
Le Giang Nam – eliminated in 3rd place – VN₫ 360,600,000 (~USD 14,457)
Hung Wan eliminated in 4th place – VN₫ 256,600,000 (~USD 10,351)
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 ante 200,000
Hung Wan 
misses the board 
to bust to Litasov Vladimir set. Hung finishes in 4th place.
Litasov Vladimir – 5,800,000 (29 bb)
Hung Wan – eliminated in 4th place – VN₫ 256,600,000 (~USD 10,351)
Teo Loong Hui eliminated in 5th place – VN₫ 203,500,000 (~USD 8,209)
Blinds: 100,000-150,000 ante 150,000
Down below 10bb, Teo Loong Hui 
shoves on the button and falls to big blind Drasko Boskovic on a board 
.
Drasko Boskovic – 6,400,000 (42 bb) – chip leader
Teo Loong Hui – eliminated in 5th place – VN₫ 203,500,000 (~USD 8,209)
The Naing eliminated in 6th place – VN₫ 165,700,000 (~USD 6,684)
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
After getting chunked down to 7 bb, The Naing was unable to recover. The last of his chips went to Hung Wan 
who pushed on the flop 
, The Naing 
called, the turn was 
and river .
Hung Wan – 2,700,000 (27 bb)
The Naing – eliminated in 6th place – VN₫ 165,700,000 (~USD 6,684)
Drasko Boskovic clubs The Naing down to 7 bb
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Drasko Boskovic raises from cutoff, big blind The Naing three-bets all in, the board runs 
.
Drasko Boskovic – 3,400,000 (34 bb)
The Naing – 735,000 (7 bb)
Hung Wan doubles up through the leader
Level 29: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Utg Litasov Vladimir opens, big blind Hung Wan three-bets all in his last 7 bb, Vladimir calls. Board runs 
, Hung doubles through.
Hung Wang – 1,700,000 (17 bb)
Litasov Vladimir – 3,700,000 (37 bb)
David Erquiaga eliminated in 7th place – VN₫ 133,600,000 (~USD 5,389)
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
The Naing 
opens, David Erquiaga three-bets all in, The Naing calls with roughly the same amount of chips. Flop is good to Erquiga 
, but the shocking turn and river rain on his parade to bow out in 7th place.
The Naing – 2,300,000 (28 bb)
David Erquiaga – eliminaated in 7th place – VN₫ 133,600,000 (~USD 5,389)
Le Giang Nam earns a big boost, The Naing plummets
Level 28: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Utg Le Giang Nam opens 160,000, button The Naing calls, flop runs , Le check-raises making it 275,000 to go, The Naing jams 2,000,000, Le tank-calls for his tournament life. The turn and river
Le Giang Nam – 2,800,000 (35 bb)
The Naing – 885,000 (11 bb)
Radoslaw Kopec eliminated in 8th place – VN₫ 104,700,000 (~USD 4,224)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Radoslaw Kopec opens from cutoff, chip leader Litasov Vladimir three-bets small blind, Kopec doesn’t believe and shoves, Vladimir snaps it off.
Kopec
Vladimir
Board runs out 
. Just like that, Vladimir picks up 30 bb to widen his lead to over 90 bb.
Litasov Vladimir – 5,600,000 (93 bb)
Radoslaw Kopec – eliminated in 8th place – VN₫ 104,700,000 (~USD 4,224)
Tolin Jargalyn eliminated in 9th place – VN₫ 80,000,000 (~USD 3,227)
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Tolin Jargalyn entered the final table with just 8 bb and didn’t last long, falling in 9th place to chip leader Litasov Vladimir. Jargalyn pocketed VN₫ 80,000,000 (~USD 3,227) for his finish.
Final 9 players
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
| Seat | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Litasov Vladimir | Russia | 3,630,000 | 61 |
| 2 | The Naing | Singapore | 2,215,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Sammy Teo Loong Hui | Singapore | 1,980,000 | 33 |
| 4 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 1,735,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Le Giang Nam | Vietnam | 800,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Tolin Jargalyn | Austria | 506,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Drasko Boskovic | Serbia | 1,765,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Radoslaw Kopec | Poland | 1,860,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Marcus Hung Wan | Hong Kong | 1,560,000 | 26 |
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| Place | Payouts in VN₫ | ~USD |
| 1 | 800,100,000 | 32,276 |
| 2 | 545,800,000 | 22,018 |
| 3 | 360,600,000 | 14,547 |
| 4 | 256,600,000 | 10,351 |
| 5 | 203,500,000 | 8,209 |
| 6 | 165,700,000 | 6,684 |
| 7 | 133,600,000 | 5,389 |
| 8 | 104,700,000 | 4,224 |
| 9 | 80,000,000 | 3,227 |
17:50: Young Whan Bae eliminated in 10th place
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
All in preflop, Young Whan Bae 
misses the board 
to fall to The Naing’s two pair.
The Naing – 2,200,000 (36 bb)
Young whan Bae – eliminated in 10th place – VN₫ 64,400,000 (~USD 2,598)
17:30: Drasko Boskovic doubles up back to health
Level 27: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
From utg Drasko Boskovic raises to 125,000, button Hung Wan three-bets 325,000, Boskovic answers with a four-bet shove, Hung calls.
Boskovic
Hung
With the board running out 
Boskovic’s pocket pair holds and doubles through.
Drasko Boskovic – 2,220,000 (37 bb)
Hung Wan – 1,750,000 (29 bb)
17:24: Chris Wang out in 11th place
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Small blind Radoslaw Kopec shoves with , big blind Chris Wang with less chips takes the risk with . Flop helps Wang improve 
but with the turn Kopec jumps back out front and ships it on the river .
Radoslaw Kopec – 1,800,000 (36 bb)
Chris Wang – eliminated in 11th place – VN₫ 64,400,000 (~USD 2,598)
17:19: David Erquiaga head to head against Drasko Boskovic
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
On a raised pot preflop, flop lands 
, button Drasko Boskovic bets 130,000, Erquiaga check-raises 530,000, Boskovic calls. The turn sees an 800,000 open from Erquiaga, Boskovic folds.
David Erquiaga – 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Drasko Boskovic – 1,000,000 (20 bb)
17:17: The Naing sends Dang Minh Dat down and out
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Facing a shove by Dang Minh Dat, The Naing defends the big blind by calling for all of his chips. The Naing has which holds against Dang’s for a double up.
The Naing – 1,010,000 (20 bb)
Dang Minh Dat – 55,000 (1 bb)
Minutes later, Dang loses his last chips to The Naing.
Dang Minh Dat – eliminated in 12th place – VN₫ 64,400,000 (~USD 2,598)
17:10: Artem Utevskii stopped in 13th place
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Players are dropping fast. Next to join the railbirds is Artem Utevskii who risked it all on and was outdrawn by Radoslaw Kopec’s on board .
Radoslaw Kopec – 1,500,000 (30 bb)
Artem Utevskii – eliminated in 13th place – VN₫ 53,300,000 (~USD 2,150)
17:00: 13 players remaining
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
13 players remaining, each one guaranteed VN₫ 53,300,000 but all eyes are on the VN₫ 800,100,000 (~USD 32K) top prize. Final table nears.
16:58: Juan Gelez coolered
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Juan Gelez falls with running into Vladimir Litasov’s .
Vladimir Litasov – 3,100,000 (62 bb)
Juan Gelez – eliminated in 14th place – VN₫ 53,300,000 (~USD 2,150)
16:56: Jeremy Chan slams into kings
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Jeremy Chan opens then calls Teo Loong Hui’s three-bet all in. Chan is behind both in hand and in chips to Hui’s 
. Hope comes on the flop for a set to Chan, but the turn burns him , and with the river , Chan goes bust in 15th place.
Teo Loong Hui – 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Jeremy Chan – eliminated in 15th place – VN₫ 53,300,000 (~USD 2,150)
16:44: Thomas Young can’t get by Tolin Jargalyn
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Down to 10 bb, Thomas Young shoves with and is dominated by Tolin Jargalyn’s . No help comes for Young and he drops to 4 bb.
Next hand, both players face off once more. Young with , Jargalyn dominates again with , board runs 
. Young is out in 16th place.
Tolin Jargalyn – 1,050,000 (21 bb)
Thomas Young – eliminated in 16th place – VN₫ 44,700,000 (~USD 1,803)
16:38: Drasko Boskovic boots Cai Zhao Tian’s cowboys
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Utg David Erquiaga opens 110,000, cutoff Drasko Boskovic calls, button Cai Zhao Tian hams (435,000), Erquiaga opts to fold while Boskovic makes the call.
Boskovic
Chi
When the flop lands , Boskovic jumped to trips, and with turn river , that was it for Chi.
Drasko Boskovic – 1,600,000 (32 bb)
David Erquiaga – 1,300,000 (26 bb)
Cai Zhao Tian – eliminated in 17th place – VN₫ 44,700,000 (~USD 1,803)
16:30: 17 players remaining
Level 26: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
17 players remaining, each one guaranteed VN₫ 44,700,000 but all eyes are on the VN₫ 800,100,000 (~USD 32K) top prize.
16:25: Hung Wan rivers the chip lead, Tiger Ong eliminated
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Three way all in preflop, Hung Wan , Teo Loong Hui , Tiger Ong . When the board runs , Hung sweeps as Ong goes down.
Hung Wan – 2,900,000 (72 bb)
Teo Loong Hui – 500,000 (12 bb)
Tiger Ong – eliminated in 18th place – VN₫ 44,700,000 (~USD 1,803)
16:20: Chris Wang wins two pots
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Chris Wang three-bet shoves, initial raiser Artem Utevskii folds. Next hand, Wang shoves again, still no callers.
Chris Wang – 590,000 (15 bb)
Artem Utevskii – 650,000 (16 bb)
16:15: 18 players remaining
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
| Tiger Ong | 500,000 | 13 |
| Hung Wan | 1,100,000 | 28 |
| Jeremy Chan | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| David Erquiaga | 1,720,000 | 43 |
| Teo Loong Hui | 1,150,000 | 29 |
| Juan Gelez | 1,000,000 | 25 |
| Le Giang Nam | 500,000 | 13 |
| Drasko Boskovic | 700,000 | 18 |
| Cai Zhao Tian | 600,000 | 15 |
| Thomas Young | 400,000 | 10 |
| Chris Wang | 590,000 | 15 |
| Tolin Jargalyn | 150,000 | 4 |
| The Naing | 950,000 | 24 |
| Dang Minh Dat | 650,000 | 16 |
| Young Whan Bae | 750,000 | 19 |
| Vladimir Litasov | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| Radoslaw Kopec | 800,000 | 20 |
| Artem Utevskii | 600,000 | 15 |
16:10: Kyle Bao Diep eliminated
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
After dropping to the danger zone, Kyle Bao Diep found the moment to shove then met his end with Ace-Five dominated by Young Whan Bae’s Ace-Queen.
Young Whan Bae – 800,000 (20 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – eliminated
16:00: 20 players remaining
Level 25: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
20 players continue to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.
15:48: Chris Wang chunks Kyle Bao Diep
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Down to 10 bb, utg+1 Chris Wang shoves, cutoff Kyle Bao Diep re-pops all in, and with no other callers both open up. Wang has , Diep . Wang spikes a pair on board 
for a double up as Diep plunges to 5 bb.
Chris Wang – 485,000 (16 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 150,000 (5 bb)
15:46: David Erquiaga turns it for renewed life
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Drasko Boskovic opens from utg+2 then calls small blind David Erquiaga’s 555,000 shove. Boskovic dominates with a strong but Erquiaga finds luck to improve his on board 
.
David Erquiaga – 1,170,000 (39 bb)
Drasko Boskovic – 550,000 (18 bb)
15:38: Vladimir Litasov soars over 2M
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Vladimir Litasov cleans out Vitalii Polikarpov with staying ahead of on a board .
Vladimir Litasov – 2,100,000 (70 bb)
Vitalii Polikarpov – eliminated
15:38: Juan Gelez wins the flip
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Preflop punches between Juan Gelez and David Erquiaga lead to shoves. Erquiaga , Gelez , board runs . Gelez spikes the higher pair for a huge double up.
Juan Gelez – 1,095,000 (36 bb)
David Erquiaga – 600,000 (20 bb)
15:35: Vitalii Polikarpov plunges, Young Whan Bae doubles up
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Action folds to the button, Vitalii Polikarpov shoves his last 7 bb holding then drops to one small blind after losing to shorter stacked Young Whan Bae .
Young Whan Bae – 480,000 (16 bb)
Vitalii Polikarpov – 20,000 (<1bb)
15:28: David Erquiaga in position to take it
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Cutoff Jeremy Chan min-raises and finds two callers to the flop . Chan c-bets 110,000, button David Erquiaga calls, big blind folds, turn comes {5d]. Chan checks, Erquiaga bets 270,000, Chan folds.
David Erquiaga – 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Jeremy Chan – 850,000 (28 bb)
15:20: 23 players remaining
Level 24: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
23 players continue to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.
15:15: Nguyen Tuan Anh outdrawn by lower kicker
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Nguyen Tuan Anh three-bets all in and is ahead of caller Yoon Gwon Woo’s . However, it was short lived with the board to send Nguyen packing.
Yoong Gwon Woo – 600,000 (
Nguyen Tuan Anh – eliminated
14:55: 26 players remaining, redraw
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
| Table 1 | Stack | BB |
| Yoong Gon Woo | 500,000 | 20 |
| Nguyen Tuan Anh | 200,000 | 8 |
| Jeremy Chan | 700,000 | 28 |
| David Erquiaga | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| Teo Loong Hui | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| Juan Gelez | 350,000 | 14 |
| Le Giang Nam | 500,000 | 20 |
| Drasko Boskovic | 1,350,000 | 54 |
| Radoslaw Kopec | 850,000 | 34 |
| Table 2 | Stack | BB |
| Li Xialin | 450,000 | 18 |
| Chris Wang | 325,000 | 13 |
| Tiger Ong | 900,000 | 36 |
| Kyle Bao Diep | 500,000 | 20 |
| Vitalii Polikarpov | 300,000 | 12 |
| Young Whan Bae | 350,000 | 14 |
| Vladimir Litasov | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| Phan Dinh Nam | 250,000 | 10 |
| Artem Utevskii | 1,000,000 | 40 |
| Table 3 | Stack | BB |
| Dang Minh Dat | 250,000 | 10 |
| Cai Zhao Tian | 600,000 | 24 |
| Shaun Conroy | 150,000 | 6 |
| Hung Wan | 600,000 | 24 |
| The Naing | 900,000 | 36 |
| Thomas Young | 700,000 | 28 |
| Tolin Jargalyn | 290,000 | 11 |
| Radoslaw Kopec | 110,000 | 4 |
14:50: Kyle Bao Diep ships the three-way
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Darragh Curtin all in for 70,000, Vitalii Polikarpov three-bets 140,000, cutoff Kyle Bao Diep shoves his last 190,000, Polikarpov calls to attempt a double knockout.
Curtin
Diep
Polikarpov
Board runs 
, Diep ships, Curtin dries up.
Kyle Bao Diep – 510,000 (20 bb)
Vitalii Polikarpov – 300,000 (12 bb)
Darragh Curtin – eliminated
14:44: End of the road for Corey Van Jaarsveldt
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
On a raised pot preflop, Corey Van Jaarsveldt check-calls for his remaining chips with and is way behind Teo Loong Hui’s set on a flop . The turn brings Jaarsveldt a bit of hope but with the river he goes bust.
Teo Loong Hui – 1,130,000 (45 bb)
Corey Van Jaarsveldt – eliminated
14:40: 32 players remaining
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Just under half of the field remain with 32 players scattered around the floor. Redraw at 27 players. Hunt for the coveted tite and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize continues.
14:36: Cai Zhao Tian rails Mark Kavalev
Level 22: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Mark Kavalev shoves his last 15 bb with only to find he is dominated by caller Cai Zhao Tian’s . No change comes on a board to send Kavalev to the rail.
Cai Zhao Tian – 800,000 (40 bb)
Mark Kavalev – eliminated
14:29: Nguyen Tuan Anh triples up
Level 22: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Three way all in preflop, Mark Kavalev , Juan Gelez , Nguyen Tuan Anh , board comes . Nguyen triples up, Gelez wins side pot.
Nguyen Tuan Anh – 255,000 (13 bb)
Juan Gelez – 420,000 (21 bb)
Mark Kavalev – 340,000 (17 bb)
14:20: Teo Loong Hui jams for the pot
Level 22: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Big blind Teo Loong Hui calls hijack Young Whan Bae’s min-raise then check-raises all in on the flop . Young folds.
Teo Loong Hui – 750,000 (37 bb)
Young Whan Bae – 200,000 (10 bb)
14:15: 36 players remaining
Level 22: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Top 10 in chips
Drasko Boskovic – 1,500,000 (75 bb)
Hung Wan – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
David Erquiaga – 1,000,000 (50 bb)
The Naing – 900,000 (45 bb)
Radoslaw Kopec – 750,000 (37 bb)
Mark Kavalev – 700,000 (35 bb)
Yoon Gwon Woo – 600,000 (30 bb)
Artem Utevskii – 600,000 (30 bb)
Le Giang Nam – 500,000 (25 bb)
Juan Gelez – 450,0000 (22 bb)
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Action folds to the small blind Kirill Gladchenko who jams his last 12 bb holding but can’t get past the big blind Cai Zhao Tian who calls with . Gladchenko misses the board completely.
Cai Zhao Tian – 510,000 (34 bb)
Kirill Gladchenko – eliminated
14:03: Radoslaw Kopec’s aces clean house
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Looking down at Radoslaw Kopec opens, then happily calls Nguyen Manh Hung’s three-bet shove. Nguyen has . A bit of a scare on the flop , then with the turn and river , rockets hold to rail Nguyen.
Radoslaw Kopec – 730,000 (48 bb)
Nguyen Manh Hung – eliminated
13:56: Cai Zhao Tian saved by the river
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
From utg, Mark Kavalav opens, finds one caller, then button Cai Zhao Tian three-bets all in for 220,000. Kavalev joins with a four-bet shove, initial caller folds.
Kavalev
Chi
When the flop land , Chi stays ahead until the turn gives Kavalev the higher pair. The river adds more thrill as Chi lands the straight to double up.
Cai Zhao Tian – 510,000 (34 bb)
Mark Kavalev – 250,000 (16 bb)
13:50: More chips for Drasko Boskovic
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Chip leader Drasko Boskovic raises 30,000 and Kim Tae Jin calls. Flop comes , Boskovic c-bets 30,000, Kim shoves 160,000, quick call by the leader Boskovic who turns over top pair. Kim is behind then goes bust after missing the turn and river .
Drasko Boskovic – 1,500,000 (100 bb)
Kim Tae Jin – eliminated
13:45: Darragn Curtin doubles through
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
From utg+2, Darragh Curtin shoves his last 8 bb with , cutoff Yoon Gwon Woo calls with and is dominated. No change as the board runs for a double up to Curtin.
Darragh Curtin – 280,000 (18 bb)
Yoon Gwon Woo – 260,000 (17 bb)
13:40: 43 players remaining as new level begins
Level 21: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
43 players continue to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.
13:32: Drasko Boskovic continues to dominate, takes the lead
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Drasko Boskovic raises 25,000 from cutoff then calls small blind Juan Gelez’s 75,000 three-bet. More chips land on the flop with Gelez firing 50,000 then calling Boskovic’s raise to 100,000. This bring the turn, Boskovic sends out another 100,000, Gelez check-calls. On the river, Boskovic shoves, Gelez tanks using up all of his time-banks, then mucks. Boskovic drags in the huge pot well over 1M.
Drasko Boskovic – 1,350,000 (112 bb)
Juan Gelez – 350,000 (29 bb)
13:22: Tolin Jargalyn doubles through Kyle Bao Diep
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
All in preflop between small blind Kyle Bao Diep and big blind Tolin Jargalyn. Diep has , Jargalyn , board runs low for the pocket pair to hold.
Tolin Jargalyn – 248,000 (20 bb)
Kyle Bao Diep – 205,000 (17 bb)
13:20: The Naing soars to a mil, Nguyen Quang Huy eliminated
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
The Naing is now sitting on around a million in chips after knocking out Nguyen Quang Huy. According to The Naing it was all in preflop with his pocket Nines holding against Nguyen’s Ace-Jack offsuit.
The Naing – 1,000,000 (83 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – eliminated
13:15: Cai Zhao Tian successfully defends the big blind
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Action folds to the small blind Hung Wan who bumps it up to 36,000, Cai Zhao Tian defends the big blind, flop comes {65s}. Hung c-bets 25,000, Chi check calls. On the turn, Chi leads out 60,000, Hung check-calls. The river completes the board. Hung checks once more then folds to Chi’s 177,000 shove.
Cai Zhao Tian – 431,000 (36 bb)
Hung Wan – 820,000 (68 bb)
13:10: Tiger Ong tanks on David Erquiaga’s bet
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Utg+1 Tiger Ong raises 25,000, button David Erquiaga calls, and both go to the flop . Erquiaga bets 28,000, Ong check-calls, leading to the turn . Erquiaga takes the reins again with an 85,000 bet, Ong tanks using one time extension then folds.
David Erquiaga – 560,000 (46 bb)
Tiger Ong – 700,000 (58 bb)
13:06: The Naing takes it down preflop
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Facing a min-raise, cutoff The Naing calls, small blind Le Giang Nam three-bets 80,000, initial raiser folds, The Naing four-bets all in for 486,000, Le folds.
The Naing – 614,000 (51 bb)
Le Giang Nam – 400,000 (33 bb)
13:01: 50 players remaining
Level 20: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Blinds are up again, 50 players remain in the battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize.
13:00: Shaun Conroy wins the preflop battle
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Utg+1 Shaun Conroy raises 25,000, button Artem Utevskii three-bets 50,000, Conroy answers with a four-bet jam (329,000) which is enough to take down the pot.
Shaun Conroy – 419,000 (42 bb)
Artem Utevskii – 700,000 (70 bb)
12:50: Aggressive bets by Yoon Gwon Woo earn the pot
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Yoon Gwon Woo min-raises from utg+1 and cutoff Nguyen Thien Han calls to see the flop . Woo c-bets 22,000, Nguyen raises 48,000, Woo three-bets all in, Nguyen tank-folds.
Yoon Gwon Woo – 470,000 (47 bb)
Nguyen Thien Han – 150,000 (15 bb)
12:44: Jeremy Chan survives the flip
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
More preflop shoves around the room, this time granting a double up. Facing a raise, Jeremy Chan three-bet shoves his last 12 bb holding , and initial raiser Guy Taylor calls with . The board favors Chan as it spreads for a straight.
Jeremy Chan – 261,000 (26 bb)
Guy Taylor – 140,000 (14 bb)
12:37: Vladimir Kisterev’s ducks win the race
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Vladimir Kisterev defends his big blind by calling Nguyen Anh Minh’s 67,000 shove. Kisterev goes on to ship it with standing firm against that missed the board.
Vladimir Kisterev – 170,000 (17 bb)
Nguyen Anh Minh – eliminated
12:30: 57 players remaining
Level 19: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Blinds are up, 11 players dropped in the opening round leaving 57 players to battle for the title and the VN₫ 800 Million top prize. Artem Utevskii maintains his lead with 850,000 (85 bb).
12:29: Gavin Flynn falls on a flip
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Cutoff Gavin Flynn shoves his last 8 bb and is on a fifty-fifty against caller Sergei Poltavets . With the board running , Flynn misses and busts.
Sergei Poltavets – 150,000 (18 bb)
Gavin Flynn – eliminated
12:27: The Naing puts pressure on the big stack
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Drasko Boskovic min-raises from utg, cutoff The Naing three-bets 48,000, Boskovic calls. At the flop , The Naing fires 60,000, Boskovic believes and folds.
The Naing – 290,000 (36 bb)
Drasko Boskovic – 710,000 (88 bb)
12:23: Yoon Gwon Woo pushes out Yankai Zhang
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Button Yoon Gwon Woo opens, Yankai Zhang defends the big blind, both see the flop . Zhang leads out 45,000, Woo calls, turn drops . Zhang checks, Woo jams 160,000, Zhang folds.
Yoon Gwon Woo – 217,000 (27 bb)
Yankai Zhang – 140,000 (17 bb)
12:15: Le Giang Nam outdraws Mengran Wang
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Another big stack on the move with Day 1A chip leader Le Giang Nam sending Mengran Wang to the rail with outdrawing on board .
Le Giang Nam – 600,000 (75 bb)
Mengran Wang – eliminated
12:10: Big hands kick off the action as Drasko Boskovic ships
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Looking down at Drasko Boskovic opens then faces a jam of 209,000 by Yechi Palach . Easy call for Boskovic who goes on to ship it on board . And just like that, Boskovic zooms to second rank.
Drasko Boskovic – 760,000 (95 bb)
Yechi Palach – eliminated
12:05: Artem Utevskii’s denies Bui The Nguyen’s bluff
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Chip leader Artem Utevskii has just widened his lead a bit more in a hand against Bui The Nguyen. Defending his big blind from a raise, Utevskii check-called the board resulting in Nguyen having to expose the bluff. Utevskii dragged in 132,000 from Nguyen with .
Artem Utevskii – 850,000 (106 bb)
Bui The Nguyen – 260,000 (32 bb)
Kickoff Event – Day 2
With the three entry flights in the books, the USOP Danang 2024 Kickoff Event enters Day 2 with 68 players returning to Pullman Danang Beach Resort. The event was an absolute smasher, attracting 535 entries for a substantial VN₫ 4,151,600,000 (~USD 167,475) prize pool. All Day 2 players will walk away with a piece of that pot with the eventual champion destined for the enormous VN₫ 80,100,000 (~USD 32,276) top prize.
Date: March 19 to 21, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930)
Entries: 535 (415 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 4,151,600,000 (~USD 167,475)
ITM / Day 2: 68 players
Leading the way is Russia’s Artem Utevskii with a massive 94 bb stack. To emphasize the enormity, that’s 38 bb more than his closest challenger, David Erquiaga, with 56 bb.
Cards in the air at 12pm!
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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