USOP Danang 2024: Main Event – Day 2

Thomas Ward bags the lead at Main Event Day 2; 18 players remaining

Another heated day at the U Series of Poker – USOP Danang 2024 MAIN EVENT with the record 1,702 entry field seeing 213 players return for Day 2. While the agenda was to reach the final table, after 12 hours of play, it bagged up at the Final 18 led by New Zealand’s Thomas Ward with 80 bb. A very close second was UK’s Gabriel Carter with 77 bb.

The final 18 return on Monday, April 1, 2024 for the last leg to the title. While everyone is guaranteed VN₫ 302,300,000 (~USD 12,214), the target is the jaw dropping top prize of VN₫ 7,120,000,000 (~USD 287,677). This is the single largest prize money ever to be awarded at the USOP. In fact, the top four players will pocket the equivalent of six figures USD.

The USOP Danang Main Event is officially the richest for the brand with a prize pool of VN₫ 44,575,300,000 (~USD 1,800,000). Portions of the cash were shaved down at Day 2. Among those visiting the cage for their share was USOP Taiwan Main Event champion Sam Chen Yu Hung who finished in 78th place. This will mean that a new USOP champion will soon be crowned. Cards in the air at 12:15pm.

Date: March 28 to April 1, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,235)
Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~USD 614,500)
Total entries: 1,702
Prize pool: VN₫ 44,575,300,000 (~USD 1,800,000)
ITM: 213 players
Chips in play: 68,080,000

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB	Table	Seat
1	Thomas Ward	New Zealand	9,600,000	80	4	8
2	Gabriel Carter	UK	9,200,000	77	1	4
3	Alok Birewar	India	5,460,000	46	1	1
4	Phan Quang Thai	Vietnam	5,085,000	42	1	8
5	Fan Ying Kan	China	4,395,000	37	1	2
6	Ian Lee	Malaysia	4,225,000	35	1	3
7	Jun Ma	China	3,975,000	33	1	6
8	Le Ngoc Minh	Vietnam	3,735,000	31	4	4
9	Do Tuan Phong	Vietnam	3,110,000	26	4	6
10	Ko Seung Hun	Korea	2,940,000	25	4	9
11	Le Giang Nam	Vietnam	2,710,000	23	4	3
12	Hyo Seok Park	Korea	2,650,000	22	4	7
13	Chunhao Zhang	China	2,475,000	21	1	9
14	Truong Vu Tuan Khanh	Vietnam	2,370,000	20	4	5
15	Buyu Sakurai	Japan	2,290,000	19	4	1
16	Tae Hyoeng Kim	Korea	1,395,000	12	1	5
17	Anthony Lewis	USA	1,370,000	11	4	2
18	Chang Xiang Guang	Malaysia	775,000	6	1	7

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout in VN₫	~USD
1	7,120,000,000	287,677
2	4,916,000,000	198,626
3	3,422,000,000	138,263
4	2,504,200,000	101,180
5	1,877,100,000	75,842
6	1,512,000,000	61,091
7	1,230,700,000	49,725
8	960,300,000	38,800
9	712,800,000	28,800
10-12	501,300,000	20,255
13-15	389,400,000	15,733
16-18	302,300,000	12,214

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00:12: Le Dong Zhou eliminated in 19th place
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Utg Le Dong Zhou opens 875,000, cutoff Jun Ma calls, flop is . Zhou checks, Ma shoves, Zhou commits his remaining 5,000. Ma flips over , Zhou with , turn and river are no help to Zhou.

Jun Ma – 3,975,000 (39 bb)
Le Dong Zhou – eliminated in 19th place

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00:10: Blinds up, 19 players remaining
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

19 players remaining. Just announced, they will bag up at 18 players. That’s good news to the players as there is a Players Party happening tonight.

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00:06: Phan Quang Thai cleans out Tiger Ong
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Small blind Phan Quang Thai opens, Tiger Ong three-bets all in 700,000, Phan calls with . Ong flips open . The board runs . Ong is eliminated.

Phan Quang Thai – 4,700,000 (47 bb)
Tiger Ong – eliminated in 20th place

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00:05: Thomas Ward rails Anh Tuan Nguyen 
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Cutoff Anh Tuan Nguyen open shoves 975,000, big blind Thomas Ward calls with , board runs , queens stand, Nguyen eliminated.

Thomas Ward – 8,900,000 (89 bb)
Anh Tuan Nguyen – eliminated in 21st place

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00:01: Thomas Ward grinding 
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

After stealing back-to-back blinds and antes, Thomas Ward picks up another pot. From utg+1, he raises 200,000, button Le Giang Nam calls. Both players check the flop and turn . On the river , Ward bets 450,000, Nam calls, Ward has , Nam mucks.

Thomas Ward – 7,800,000 (78 bb)
Le Giang Nam – 3,300,000 (33 bb)

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23:53: Buyu Sakurai gains the max with aces
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Utg opens, button Buyu Sakurai three-bets 600,000, big blind Trung Vu Tuan four-bet jams 1,150,000, utg fold, Sakurai calls and shows , Trung is way ahead with . The board runs . Trung doubles up.

Trung Vu Tuan – 2,650,000 (26 bb)
Buyu Sakurai – 2,200,000  (22 bb)

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23:50: Ko Seung Hun pumps up the pot and takes it
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

From the small blind, Ko Seung Hun calls cutoff Gabriel Carter’s 200,000 raise. On the flop , Carter bets 150,000, Ko check-raises 375,000, Carter calls. On the turn Ko leads out 400,000, Carter calls, river drops . Ko fires 400,000 again, this time Carter folds.

Ko Seung Hun – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Gabriel Carter – 9,200,000 (92 bb)

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23:35: Tsang Cheuk Him runs smack into Gabriel Carter’s aces
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Gabriel Carter raises 220,000, small blind Tsang Cheuk Him three-bets 1,600,000, Carter jams his monster stack, Tsang calls for his tournament life.

Gabriel Carter
Tsang Cheuk Him

The board ensured the win for Carter, Tsang out in 22nd place.

Gabriel Carter – 10,700,000
Tsang Cheuk Him – eliminated in 22nd place

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23:21: Thomas Ward hard-betting Gabriel Carter
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Thomas Ward raises it up, big blind Gabriel Carter defends. At the flop , Ward c-bets 175,000, Carter check-calls. On the turn , Ward double barrels 650,000, Carter lays it down.

Thomas Ward – 5,700,000 (57 bb)
Gabriel Carter – 8,600,000 (86 bb)

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23:17: Three way showdown. Do Tuan Phong spikes lucky river
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Action packed preflop opens with utg+1 Anthony Lewis raising 200,000, utg+2 Thomas Ward three-bets 480,000, lojack Sishu Peng four bets 795,000, cutoff Do Tuan Phong shoves 850,000, Lewis and Ward call, and Peng calls for his tournament life. At the flop , Lewis bets 70,000, Ward folds. Lewis full house, Peng two pair, and Do trips. The turn sees no change but the river is a higher full house to Do for a massive scoop. Peng is eliminated.

Do Tuan Phong – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
Anthony Lewis – 1,600,000 (16 bb)
Thomas Ward – 5,200,000 (52 bb)
Sishu Peng – eliminated in 24th place

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23:07: Blinds up, 24 players remaining
Level 28: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

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22:53: Vamerdino Magsakay’s ladies lose the flip
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Utg+2 Tiger Ong open shoves 830,000, big blind Vamerdino Magsakay calls for his tournament life. The board runs , Ong pairs up his King on the river to oust Magsakay.

Tiger Ong – 1,700,000 (21 bb)
Vamerdino Magsakay – eliminated

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22:49: Anthony Lewis rails David Soin
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

David Soin open shoves and is called by Anthony Lewis . The board runs . Soin goes bust.

Anthony Lewis – 2,500,000 (41 bb)
David Soin – eliminated in 26th place

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22:47: Alok Birewar goes over the top and takes the pot
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Button Guy Taylor opens 160,000, small blind Chunhao Zhang three-bets 640,000, big blind Alok Birewar jams, no takers.

Alok Birewar – 4,160,000 (52 bb)
Guy Taylor – 1,900,000 (23 bb)
Chunhao Zhang – 1,800,000 (22 bb)

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Final 26 players – 3 tables
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
1	Gabriel Carter	9,100,000	114
2	Anthony Lewis	2,000,000	25
3	Thomas Ward	6,200,000	78
4	Sishu Peng	500,000	6
5	Do Tuan Phong	1,100,000	14
6	David Soin	330,000	4
7	Tsang Cheuk Him	2,250,000	28
8	Le Giang Nam	4,000,000	50
9	Anh Tuan Nguyen	1,400,000	18

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
1	Tiger Ong	730,000	9
2	Guy Taylor	2,050,000	26
3	Chunhao Zhang	2,400,000	30
4	Alok Birewar	3,800,000	48
5	Buyu Sakurai	3,000,000	38
6	Vamerdino Magsakay	825,000	10
7	Le Ngoc Minh	2,750,000	34
8	Trung Van Tuan	3,000,000	38

Seat	Player	Stack	BB
1	Ko Seung Hun	1,790,000	22
2	Jun Ma	2,640,000	33
3	Chang Xiang Guang	1,225,000	15
4	Fan Ying Kun	5,005,000	63
5	Park Hyo Seok	3,800,000	48
6	Le Dong Zhou	1,295,000	16
7	Ian Lee	2,700,000	34
8	Phan Quang Thai	2,840,000	36
9	Kim Tae Hyoeng	1,300,000	16

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Level 26 Busts

David Soin – 26th
Soo Jo Kim – 27th
Francis Garson – 28th
Jin Sehoon – 29th

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22:13: Tsang Cheuk Him wakes up with kings on the big blind
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Action folds to the small blind Ko Seung Hun who jams , big blind Tsang Cheuk Him wakes up with and calls with less chips. The board  runs nine-high, Tsang doubles through.

Tsang Cheuk Him – 2,310,000 (28 bb)
Ko Seung Hun – 1,700,000 (21 bb)

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22:06: Thanh Anh Dung calls to his doom
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Utg+2 Thanh Anh Dung raises 175,000, big blind Gabriel Carter calls, both head to the flop . Thanh c-bets 100,000, Carter check-raises 325,000, Thanh calls. On the turn , Carter leads out 450,000, Thanh calls. On the river Carter shoves, Thanh snap calls for his tournament life and has , Carter ships with trips.

Gabriel Carter – 7,000,000 (87 bb)
Thanh Anh Dung – eliminated in 30th place

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22:00: Dinh Tien Thanh falls in 39th place
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Dinh Tien Thanh all in preflop with , small blind Trung Vu Tuan calls with , a queen finds the board to end Dinh’s run then and there.

Trung Vu Tuan – 3,100,000 (38 bb)
Dinh Tien Thanh – eliminated in 31st place

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21:57: Ian Lee lucks out on a three way
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Utg Ian Lee open shoves 960,000, two spots over Bui The Nguyen shoves 750,000, lojack joins in with for a three way cooler. The board runs a wild , Lee’s lesser hole cards improve to a set to scoop it up.

Ian Lee – 2,870,000 (35 bb)
Tae Hyoeng Kim – 1,100,000 (13 bb)
Bui The Nguyen – eliminated in 32nd place

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21:48: Thomas Ward rails Jae Gwang Kim
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

Thomas Ward calls Jae Gwang Kim’s shove and both reveal their cards. Ward , Kim . The board runs ,

Thomas Ward – 3,600,000 45 bb)
Jae Gwang Kim – eliminated in 33rd place

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21:45: Tae Hyoeng Kim cracks aces
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

All in preflop, Tae Hyoeng is in need of major help with running into Bui The Nguyen’s . Help does arrive with cards landed on board .

Tae Hyoeng Kim – 2,150,000 (26 bb)
Bui The Nguyen – 700,000 (8 bb)

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21:40: 34 players remaining
Level 27: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000

34 players remaining on the hunt for a final table berth. The day started with 213 entries. Ultimately they are gunning for the record high USOP payout of VN₫ 7.1 Billion (~$287K).

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21:36: Vamerdino Magsakay wins the race 
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Battle of the blinds, all in preflop with sb Phan Quang Thai , big blind Vamerdino Magsakay . The board runs , Magsakay completes a straight to stay in the running.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 1,060,000 (17 bb)
Phan Quang Thai – 1,400,000 (23 bb)

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21:30: Dinh Tien Thanh doubles up, Jun Sooyun plunges
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Lojack Jun Sooyun min-raises, big blind Dinh Tien Thanh calls, flop is . Sooyun c-bts 100,000, Dinh check-raises 255,000, Sooyun calls On the turn and river , Dingh takes the lead with 350,000 bet then a shove of 455,000. Sooyun calls both then shows . Dinh has full house.

Dinh Tien Thanh – 2,450,00 (40 bb)
Jun Sooyun – 250,000 (4 bb)

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21:25: Ko Seung Ho surprises with aces
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Utg+2 Phan Quang Thai raises 160,000, button Ko Seung Hun calls, flop comes . Heavy betting follows with Phan kicking it off with 125,000, Ko raises 290,000, Phan three-bets all in, Ko calls. Phan has overpair, Ko with the better . The turn and river is a double up for Ko.

Ko Seung Hun – 2,510,000 (41 bb)
Phan Quang Thai – 2,000,000 (33 bb)

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21:20: Jun Ma pumps it up and drags it in
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

From hijack Jun Ma opens 120,000, button Jun Sooyun calls. The board goes on to spread , Ma bets on every street 120,000, 180,000, 370,000, and 450,000, Sooyun calls to the turn then folds on the river bet.

Jun Ma – 2,600,000 (43 bb)
Jun Sooyun – 1,500,000 (25 bb)

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21:08: Aggressive betting by Phan Quang Thai 
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Facing a raise, big blind Phan Quang Thai three-bets 290,000, initial raiser Si Shu Peng calls, both see a flop . Phan c-bets 240,000, Peng calls. Both players check the turn . On the river Phan bets 1,200,000 which is enough to get Peng to fold.

Phan Quang Thai – 3,500,000 (58 bb)
Si Shu Peng – 1,750,000 (29 bb)

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Level 26 Busts

Jun Sooyun – 35th
Yu Xiao Tong – 36th
Ni Yu Bai – 37th
Jacob Johnston – 38th
Natty Chaimungkhun – 39th
Tran Hai Ha – 40th
Xiao Sheng Zheng – 41st
Nguyen Duy Anh – 42nd

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21:02: End of the line for Natty Chaimungkhun
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Natty Chaimungkhun caused some havoc throughout the day but was stopped in 39th place after getting chunked on a four way shove. Her last hand was , on a three way with Thanh Anh Duy’s and Gabriel Carter’s . The board was .

Thanh Anh Duy – 3,150,000 (52 bb)
Gabriel Carter – 3,000,000 (50 bb)
Natty Chaimungkun – eliminated in 39th place

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20:58: Tran Hai Ha runs into Hyo Seok Park’s set to go bust
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Hyo Seok Park opens from utg, utg+1 Tran Hai Ha three-bets 250,000, big blind Francis Garson calls, back to Park who calls for a three way to the flop . Two checks is followed by a 325,000 bet by Tran, Garson calls Park raises 850,000, Tran shoves 1,150,000, Garson gets out of the way, Park calls.

Tran Hai Ha – top pair
Hyo Seok Park – set

The turn and river ends Tran’s run in 40th place.

Hyo Seok Park – 4,600,000 (76 bb)
Francis Garson – 1,000,000 (16 bb)
Tran Hai Ha – eliminated in 40th place

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20:53: Four way all in, double KO
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Four way all in starts with utg+2 Nguyen Duy Anh {3d all in for 390,000, next to act Xiao Sheng Zheng all in for 1,105,000, hijack Gabriel Carter all in for 1,240,000, and cutoff Natty Chaimungkhun calling and has them all covered. With the board running {4h|, Carter scoops it up as Nguyen and Zheng run empty. Chaimungkhun plunges.

Gabriel Carter – 4,128,000 (68 bb)
Natty Chaimungkhun – 460,000 (7 bb)
Nguyen Duy Anh – eliminated in 42nd place
Xiao Sheng Zheng – eliminaed in 41st place

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20:40: 42 players remaining
Level 26: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000

Chip leaders:

Fan Ying Kun – 5,000,000 (83 bb)
Anthony Lewis – 3,600,000 (60 bb)
Tae Hyoeng Kim – 3,100,000 (51 bb)
Le Ngoc Minh – 2,950,000 (49 bb)
Thomas Ward – 2,450,000 (41 bb)
Buyu Sakurai – 2,400,000 (40 bb)
Sishu Peng – 2,300,000 (38 bb)

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Level 25 Busts

Joseph Cheong – 43rd
Luu Danh Tuan – 44th
Vitalii Polikarpov – 45th
Waki Yasuhiro – 46th
Mark Kavalev – 47th

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20:18: Le Ngoc Minh fires and fires 
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Jun Sooyun opens then calls utg+1 Le Ngoc Minh’s 250,000 three-bet. At the flop , Minh bets 155,000, Jun check-raises 375,000, Minh calls. The turn sees a check again from Jun, Minh bets 305,000, Jun folds.

Le Ngoc Minh – 2,700,000 (54 bb)
Jun Sooyun – 1,200,000 (24 bb)

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20:11: Broadway for Ni Bai Yu 
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Utg+1 Ni Bai Yu open shoves 505,000, hijack Alok Birewar calls with , it’s a flip. Board runs , boardway for Yu for a double up.

Ni Bai Yu – 1,085,000 (21 bb)
Alok Birewar – 1,100,000 (22 bb)

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20:00: Hyo Seok Park makes the hard call and exposes the bluff
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Cutoff Jun Ma opens, Hye Seok Park defends the big blind, both see a flop . Park proceeds to check-call 100,000 then 300,000 on the turn . On the river , Park checks again, Ma shoves, Park tanks then calls for his tournament life. Ma turns over bluff, Park ships it with second pair.

Hyo Seok Park – 2,185,000 (43 bb)
Jun Ma – 1,400,000 (28 bb)

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19:50: Jacob Johnston gives Mark Kavalev the boot
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Mark Kavalev risks it all on lojack with but can’t get past cutoff Jacob Johnston’s on a board that runs .

Jacob Johnston – 1,200,000 (24 bb)
Mark Kavalev – eliminated in 47th place

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19:48: Joseph Cheong pairs up to keep his seat
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Joseph Cheong all in from the button for 485,000, small blind Jae Gwang Kim calls and turns over . Cheong is at risk with . The board  runs . Cheong pairs up the ace to double through.

Joseph Cheong – 1,070,000 (21 bb)
Jae Gwang Kim – 200,000 (4 bb)

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19:42: Thomas Ward lucks out on the river to survive
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Plenty of betting going on initiated by Thomas Ward from cutoff who bumps it up to 100,000, small blind Chang Xiang Guang three-bets 350,000, Ward answers with a four-bet shove (1,350,000), Chang calls with . Ward has . The board runs , Ward finds the river and survives for a double up.

Thomas Ward – 2,800,000 (56 bb)
Chang Xiang Guang – 400,000 (8 bb)

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19:37: Tae Hyoeng Kim outdraws Darragh Curtin
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

Cutoff Darragh Curtin raises 100,000, small blind Tae Hyoeng Kim three-bets 700,000, back to Curtin who goes all in for 873,000, Kim calls. Curtin is ahead of Kim’s , however with a jack turning up on a board , Curtin is eliminated.

Tae Hyoeng Kim – 2,300,000 (46 bb)
Darragh Curtin – eliminated in 50th place

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19:35: Blinds up, 50 players remaining
Level 25: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000

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Level 24 Busts

Jiyoung Kim – 48th
Ham Dong Myung- 49th
Ge Ying Rui – 52nd
Gu Xiao Chun – 53rd
Devid Berlin – 54th
Changeun Kim – 55th
Nguyen Minh Thanh – 56th

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19:21: Ge Ying Rui plunges on a cooler, Buyu Sakurai catapults
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Cutoff Ge Ying Rui opens, small blind Buyu Sakurai three-bets 270,000, Rui four bets 600,000, Sakurai answers witha five bet shove of 1,335,000, Rui snap calls with more chips. Rui opens , Sakurai has the hole nuts , board runs , Rui is chunked down to 140,000 as Sakurai ships it.

Buyu Sakurai – 2,750,000 (68 bb)
Ge Ying Rui – 140,000 (3 bb)

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19:07: Fan Ying Kun continues to rise
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Battle of the blinds, Tae Hyoeng Kim raises 100,000, big blind Fan Ying Kin calls, both proceed to see the board complete . Kim bets on every street, 80,000, 175,000, and 450,000, Fan calls the flop and turn then raises all in on the river, Kim folds.

Fan Ying Kun – 4,200,000 (105 bb)
Tae Hyoeng Kim – 1400,000 (35 bb)

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19:00: Buyu Sakurai’s mid-pocket pair denies the big cards
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Button Buyu Sakurai min-raises, small blind Changeun Kim three-bets all in for 600,000, Sakurai calls and shows flipping with Kim’s . The board runs , Sakurai improves while Kim is booted in 55th place

Buyu Sakura – 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Changeun Kim – eliminated in 55th place

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18:55: Ni Bai Yu’s ladies win the classic flip
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

All in preflop, Ni Bai Yu , Tran Hai Ha , board runs for double up to Yu.

Ni Bai Yu – 1,340,000 (33 bb)
Tran Hai Ha – 900,000 (22 bb)

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18:53: Xiao Sheng Zheng loses a chunk to Fan Ying Kun, drops to 10 bb
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Lojack raises 80,000, cutoff Fan Ying Kun three-bets  250,000, big blind Xiao Sheng Zheng calls, lojack folds. At the flop , Fan c-bets 200,000, Zheng check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Zheng leads out 200,000, Fan tanks then raises 800,000, Zheng uses two time banks, calls then mucks to Fan’s .

Fan Ying Kun – 3,400,000 (85 bb)
Xiao Sheng Zheng – 400,000 (10 bb)

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18:44: Anh Tuan Nguyen earns for his set
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Utg Anh Tuan Nguyen opens, Fan Ying Kun defends the big blind, flop comes . Fan proceeds to check-call 80,000 and 185,000 on the turn . The river both check. Nguyen’s claims the pot over Fan’s mid pair.

Anh Tuan Nguyen – 1,500,000 (37 bb)
Fan Ying Kun – 2,000,000 (50 bb)

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18:40: Rene Mar David outdrawn into the rails
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

Action folds to the button Thanh Anh Duong who min-raises, small blind Rene Mar David three-bets all in for his last 8 bb. Thanh calls and shows , David slightly ahead with . The board runs , David is eliminated in 57th place.

Thanh Anh Duong – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Rene Mar David – eliminated in 57th place

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18:40: 57 players remaining at the new level
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000

57 players remaining with the goal of reaching the final table.

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Level 23 Busts

Drasko Boskovic – 58th
Nguyen Tan Khoa – 59th
Rishi Mehra- 60th
Kang Woosung – 61st
Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer – 62nd
Hyungwong Kim – 63rd
Yankai Zhang – 64th
Nguyen Duc Hieu – 65th
You Hyun Kim – 66th
Do Quang Trinh – 67th

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18:28: Ham Dong Myung cleans out Rishi Mehra
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Hijack Rishi Mehra open shoves 405,000, big blind Ham Dong Myung calls with , board runs , Ham spikes the higher pair to finish off Mehra in 60th place.

Ham Dong Myung – 1,800,000 (60 bb)
Rishi Mehra – eliminated in 60th place

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18:18: Two pots for Sehoon Jin
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Button Sehoon Jin min-raises, small blind calls, big blind Le Dong Zhou three-bets 200,000, Jin four-bets all in for 835,000, no takers.

Next hand, Thomas Ward raises 60,000 from lojack, cutoff Jin re-raises 175,000, Ward calls, the flop runs . Jin c-bets 70,000, Ward check-calls. On the turn, Jin bets 260,000, Ward check-raises all in, Jin snap-calls and shows set ahead of Ward’s set. The river is a double up for Jin.

Sehoon Jin – 2,335,000 (77 bb)
Thomas Ward – 540,000 (18 bb)
Le Dong Zhou – 1,500,000 (50 bb)

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18:08: Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer fall in 62nd place
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Following a 65,000 raise by hijack, Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer re-raises all in from the button 626,000, small blind Thomas Ward calls, hijack folds. Fullmer shows , Ward with . The board runs jack-high to end Fullmer’s run in 62nd place.

Thomas Ward – 1,550,000 (51 bb)
Sofia Lovgren-Fullmer – eliminated in 62nd place

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18:06: Hyungwoon Kim outkicked by the leader
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Utg+1 Natty Chaimungkhun opens 125,000, cutoff Hyungwong Kim three-bets 170,000, Chaimungkhun calls. The board runs .

Natty Chaimungkhun ships it as Kim is eliminated in 63rd place

Natty Chaimungkhun – 1,300,000 (43 bb)

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18:00: Yankai Zhang eliminated in 64th place
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Big blind Yankai Zhang three-bet jams and initial raiser small blind Xiao Sheng Zheng calls with . Zhang has . The cards run . Zheng’s hole card both connect to boot Zhang.

Xiao Sheng Zheng – 1,500,000 (50 bb)
Yankai Zhang – eliminated in 64th place

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17:46: Triple set on the board 
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

All in preflop, Natty Chaimungkhun , Fan Ying Kun , Do Quang Trinh . Everyone connects on the board . Fan ships it, Do busts, Chaimungkhun pays up.

Fan Ying Kun – 2,620,000
Natty Chaimungkhun – 1,000,000
Do Quang Trinh – eliminated in 67th place

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17:43: Luu Danh Tuan takes a chunk from Vamerdino Magsakay
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

All in preflop, Vamerdino Magsakay , Luu Danh Tuan . Luu doubles up on a board .

Luu Danh Tuan – 1,680,000 (56 bb)
Vamerdino Magsakay – 525,000 (17 bb)

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Level 23 Busts

Budykin – 68th
Ivan Hon Cheong Lee – 69th
Mangkone Sanaphanith – 70th
Frederic Bolliet – 71st

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17:38: Vitalii Polikarpov ends short stacked Ivan Lee
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Down to 10 bb, Hon Cheong Lee (Ivan Lee) shoves with , small blind Vitalii Polikarpov calls with , board comes .

Vitalii Polikarpov – 800,000 (26 bb)
Hon Cheong Lee – eliminated

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17:30: New level, 71 players remaining
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000

Level 22 Busts 

Hoang Le Anh Tuan – 72nd
Thomas Young – 74th
Alex Puchalski – 75th
Michael Smith – 76th
John Phan – 77th
Sam Hung – 78th
Pham Bao – 79th
Dang Thanh Luong – 80th

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17:18: Dinh Tien Thanh applies pressure
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

From utg, Waki Yasuhiro raises 80,000, next to act Dinh Tien Thanh three-bets 200,000, Waki calls. On the flop , Thanh shoves, Waki tanks then folds.

Dinh Tien Thanh – 785,000 (31 bb)
Waki Yasuhiro – 515,000 (20 bb)

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17:13: Darragh Curtin’s ducks hold against big slick
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

All in preflop, it’s a flip with Andrei Budykin , Darragh Curtin . The board runs out queen-high, Curtin doubles through.

Darragh Curtin – 1,170,000 (46 bb)
Andrei Budykin – 130,000 (5 bb)

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17:07: Vamerdino Magsakay burns Danh Minh Dat’s two pair
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

From the big blind, Danh Minh Dat calls lojack Vamerdino Magsakay’s min-raise, both go see the flop . Magsakay c-bets 60,000, Danh check-raises 200,000, Magsakay calls. On the turn Danh shoves (370,000) sending Magsakay deep in the tank then makes the call. Danh shows two pair, Magsakay , the river turns Danh’s two pair counterfeit, Magakay’s kicker plays.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 1,400,000 (
Danh Minh Dat – eliminated in 73rd place

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17:03: Ham Dong Myung pairs up to survive and triple up
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Three way all in preflop Ham Dong Myung , Jun Ma , Alex Puchalski . An ace finds the board to send Puchalski out of the running and Ham soaring to over a million.

Ham Dong Myung – 1,170,000 (46 bb)
Jun Ma – 1,000,000 (40 bb)
Alex Puchalski – eliminated in 75th place

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16:58: Lone champion Sam Hung eliminated in 78th place
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

The only USOP Main Event champion that qualified was 2024 USOP champion Sam Hung. He was just eliminated in 78th place ensuring a new champion will be crowned. Hung’s last hand saw him open from lojack, cutoff Chang Xiang Guang three-bet 175,000, Hung called. On the flop , Hung check-called 130,000. On the turn , Chang shoves, Hung tanks using up a time bank then calls for his tournament life.

Chang Xiang Guang set
Sam Hung top pair

Hung is drawing dead.

Chang Xiang Guang – 1,600,000 (64 bb)
Sam Hung – eliminated in 78th place

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16:53: Do Tuan Phong’s kings hold stand firm
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Utg+2 Hon Cheong Lee min-raises, cutoff Do Tuan Phong re-raises 200,000, big blind Tiger Ong calls, back to Lee who four-bets all in, Phong calls with less, Ong folds.

Hon Cheong Lee –
Do Tuan Phong –

The board runs nine-high for cowboys to stand and double up Phong.

Do Tuan Phong – 2,385,000 (95 bb)
Hon Cheong Lee – 500,000 (25 bb)
Tiger Ong – 1,300,000 (52 bb)

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16:45: Xiao Sheng Zheng wins the flip
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Xiao Sheng Zheng shoves with , Bui The Nguyen calls with , board runs for a double up to Zheng.

Xiao Sheng Zheng – 680,000 (27 bb)
Bui The Nguyen – 300,000 (12 bb)

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16:38: Francis Garson lays out a four-bet shove
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Cutoff opens, small blind Rene Mar David three-bets 135,000, big blind Francis Garson four-bets all in for 425,000, no takers.

Francis Garson – 1,400,000 (56 bb)
Rene Mar David – 950,000 (38 bb)

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16:35: New level, 80 remaining
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000

Chip leaders at the moment:

Phan Quang Thai – 1,400,000 (56 bb)
Le Giang Nam – 2,000,000 (80 bb)
Le Dong Zhou – 2,500,000 (100 bb)
Tsang Cheuk Him – 1,300,000 (52 bb)
Natty Chaimungkhun – 2,200,000 (88 bb)

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Level 21 Busts

Won Chul Bae – 81st
Younghee Park – 82nd
Nguyen Hong Quan – 83rd
Danny Huynh – 84th
Jeon Seong Chan – 85th
Aleksei Ignatev – 86th
Duong Dac Dung – 87th
Hyunsup Kim – 88th
Nguyen Minh Hoai An – 89th
Phung Quang Tien – 90th
Jun Li – 92nd

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16:18: Do Tuan Phong takes control 
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Utg Buyu Sakurai opens, cutoff three-bets 120,000, Buyu calls, flop is . Phong bets 125,000, Buyu check-calls, the turn is . Phong jams, this time Buyu opts to fold.

Do Tuan Phong – 1,150,000 (57 bb)
Buyu Sakura – 900,000 (45 bb)

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16:14: Ni Bai Yu bets to win it
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Utg+1 Thanh Nguyen raises 40,000 and finds three callers to the flop . Nguyen c-bets 45,000, utg+2 Ni Bai Yu and button Son Juhyung call, big blind folds. All three check the turn for a free river look . Nguyen checks, Yu bets 75,000, Son folds, Nguyen folds as well.

Ni Bai Yu – 700,000 (35 bb)
Thanh Nguyen – 550,000 (27 bb)

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16:04: Le Dong Zhou soars to the chip lead
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Action folds to the small blind Hyunsup Kim who limps, Le Dong Zhou checks, flop is . Kim bets 25,000, Zhou raises 80,000, Kim calls. On the turn , Kim checks, Zhou bets 50,000, Kim calls. The river , Kim shoves 300,000, Zhou snap calls. Zhou has two pair, Kim goes bust with top pair.

Le Dong Zhou – 2,600,000 (130 bb)
Hyunsup Kim – eliminated

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15:57: Natty Chaimungkhun rises over 2M
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Cutoff Natty Chaimungkhun raises 45,000, button Magkone Sanaphanith and big blind Jun Li call. At the flop Sanaphanith bets 45,000, Li check-calls, Chaimungkhun check-raises 100,000, both players call. On the turn , Chaimungkhun bets 100,000 again, Sanaphanith folds, Li check-raises all in for 300,000, Chaimungkhun snap-calls. Li has two pair, Chaimungkhun ships it with broadway.

Natty Chaimungkhun – 2,200,000 (110 bb)
Magkone Sanaphanith – 400,000 (20 bb)
Jun Li – eliminated

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15:44: Seunghun Ko gets some pay for his straight
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

From hijack, Seunghun Ko raises 40,000, cutoff Tsang Cheuk Him calls, both proceed to check the flop . On the turn , Ko bets 50,000, Tsang calls. On the river , Ko bets 100,000, Tsang snap calls then mucks to Ko’s straight.

Seunghun Ko – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Tsang Cheuk Him – 1,480,000 (74 bb)

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Level 21 Busts

Nguyen Quang Hoang – 98th
Sung Woo Jin – 99th
Ye Jun Kim – 100th
Min Kwan Chae – 101st
Lee Seok Jun – 103rd
Lee Wooyoung – 104th

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15:36: Natty Chaimungkhun banks the three way
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000

Utg+2 Yejun Kim opens, hijack Lee Wooyoung three-bets all in 230,000, button Natty Chaimungkhun four-bet shoves 640,000, Kim calls for a three way. The board runs for the higher set win it and more.

Natty Chaimungkhun – 1,560,000 (78 bb)
Yejun Kim – 150,000 (7 bb)
Lee Wooyoung – eliminated

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15:30: Three way cooler goes to the nut flush
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Truong Vu Tran Khanh min-raises, cutoff Son Juhyung calls, small blind Buhui Zhi three-bets all in for 200,000, Khanh four-bets all in, Son  calls for a three way showdown. The board runs , Khanh improves to a set but Son has the flush, Zhi goes bust.

Son Juhyung – 1,360,000 (90 bb)
Truong Van Tran Khanh – 400,000 (26 bb)
Buhui Zhi – eliminated

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15:18: Tsang Cheuk Him’s kings bring a good pot
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Cutoff Seunghun Ko opens, button Tsang Cheuk Him three-bets 95,000, Ko calls to see a flop . Tsang c-bets 105,000, Ko check-calls. The turn Tsang tanks using one time bank then fires 235,000, Ko tanks then uses two time banks then calls. Both players check the river . Ko has , Tsang takes it with .

Tsang Cheuk Him – 1,800,000 (120 bb)
Seunghun Ko – 550,000 (36 bb)

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15:05: Natty Chaimungkhun shows the big bluff
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Cutoff Darragh Curtin opens, button Natty Chaimungkhun calls then calls down the flop 25,000 and turn fro 45,000. On the river,  Curtin triple barrels 125,000, Chaimungkhun shoves (500,0000), Curtin folds. Chaimnugkhun shows the bluff.

Natty Chaimungkhun – 865,000 (57 bb)
Darragh Curtin – 550,000 (36 bb)

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14:58: Vamerdino Magsakay dusts Hieu Vang
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Cutoff Hieu Vang shoves with , small blind Vamerdino Magsakay calls with , board runs , Magsakay rivers the higher pair to rail Hieu.

Vamerdino Magsakay – 1,900,000 (126 bb)
Hieu Vang – eliminated

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14:47: Ge Yung Rui wins the flip against Anthony Lewis
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Anthony Lewis opens from utg+2 then calls hijack Ge Yung Rui’s 395,000 shove. Lewis has , Ge . The board comes , Ge wins the flip to double up.

Ge Yung Rui – 830,000 (55 bb)
Anthony Lewis – 650,000 (43 bb)

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14:45: Guy Taylor spreads a straight to boot one
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

 Guy Taylor min-raises from utg then loosely calls hijack Huynh Ngoc Thai’s 11 bb all in with . Huynh has . The board runs , Taylor completes a straight to ship it and boot Huynh.

Guy Taylor – 1,250,000 (83 bb)
Huynh Ngoc Thai – eliminated

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14:37: Phan Quang Thai outkicks Kim Yong
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Action folds to the small blind Kim Yong who min-raises, big blind Phan Quang Thai three-bets 85,000, Kim calls. The flop runs , Phan c-bets 80,000, Kim check-raises 180,000, Phan flats. On the turn and river Phan calls bets 100,000 and 100,000. Kim shows , Phan wins the pot with .

Phan Quang Thai – 1,050,000 (70 bb)
Kim Yong – 240,000 (16 bb)

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Level 20 busts

Buhui Zhi – 105th
Chien Tung Wu – 106th
Baek Kijun – 107th
Sang Yoon Kim – 108th
Adam Kharman – 109th
Raul Martinez – 110th
Zeyu Chen – 111th
Cankai Zhang 114th
Wang Jingyi – 115th
Huynh Ngoc Thai – 116th
Huang Ming – 117th
Kim Yong – 118th
Mai Nguyen – 119th
Win Meng Tan – 120th
Vu Minh Hai – 121st
Qiuyao Dong – 122nd
Chi Zhaotian – 123rd
Lucasz Jankowski – 124th
Jingzhi Wang – 125th
Zhiguang Zhou – 127th
Nishant Sharma – 126th

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14:32: Frederic Bolliet rails Nishant Sharma
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Nishant Sharma riases then calls Frederic Bolliet’s shove , Sharma has . The board runs . Sharma is eliminated.

Frederic Bolliet – 450,000 (30 bb)
Nishant Sharma – eliminated

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Level 20 Busts

Jun Minsu – 128th
Armon Van Wijk – 129 place
Lee Dongyeon – 130th
Nguyen Duc Anh – 131st
Zhang zi Jun – 132nd

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14:25: Blinds up, 132 players remaining
Level 20: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000

Players are back from the first break of the day. New level underway. 132 players remaining. Here are the chip leaders:

Vamerdino Magsakay – 1,580,000 (105 bb)
Seunghun Ko – 1,300,000 (86 bb)
Jun Ma – 1,600,000 (106 bb)
Soo Jo Kim – 1,150,000 (76 bb)
Andrei Budykin – 1,050,000 (70 bb)
Alok Birewar – 1,000,000 (66 bb)
Tae Hyoeng Kim – 1,450,000 (96 bb)

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Level 19 Busts
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Seoyoung Kong – 133rd
Lee Dae Hyung – 134th
Wirriya Sumransom – 135th
Scott Shore – 136th
Sukhum Kiwanont – 137th
Song Seong Wook – 138th
Sergei Poltavets – 139th

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14:13: Sam Hung drags in a three way pot
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Four players limp in, flop comes , utg Sergei Poltavets checks, cutoff bets 26,000, button Thomas Ward calls, small blind Sam Hung check-raises 82,000, Poltavets three-bet shoves, cutoff folds, Ward four-bets all in, Hung calls with less chips. The turn and river is a boat for Hung to ship it and boot out Poltavets.

Sam Hung – 672,000 (56 bb)
Thomas Ward – 930,000 (77 bb)
Sergei Poltavets – eliminated

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Level 19 Busts

Moonjang Ho -140th
Nguyen Manh Hung – 141st
Shao Jian Bin – 142nd
Sammy Teo Loong Hui – 143rd
Sean Ooi – 144th
Nguyen Viet Tien – 145th
Nguyen Ngoc Son – 146th
Phan Anh Ky – 147th
Xu Zhenbo – 148th
Pham Tien Dung – 149th
Matthew Chan – 150th
Van Thai Nguyen – 151st
Jun Young Park – 152nd
Dinh Duc Linh – 153rd
Xu Bo – 154th
Amit Kaushik – 155th
Brady Barton – 156th
Dicky Tsang – 157th
Milan Stojkovi – 158th
Dhaval Mudgal – 159th
Nguyen Thanh Hai – 160th
Chang Xiao Yan – 161st
Manish Lakhotia – 162nd
Luo Shao Hua – 163rd
Liu Dongxia – 164th
Haitao Luan – 165th
Lee Wang Hee – 166th
Yao Ren Hao – 167th
Chiu Kwok Kit – 168th
Chun Hun Ju – 169th

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14:07: Ham Dong Young rails Nguyen Manh Hung
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Button Ham Dong Myung opens 25,000, big  blind Nguyen Manh Hung three-bets all in 192,000, Ham calls with and dominates Nguyen’s . The board comes {4s], Ham ships it and Nguyen ships out.

Ham Dong Myung – 840,000 (70 bb)
Nguyen Manh Hung – eliminated

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14:00: Tsang Cheuk Him delivers a double KO
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Frm utg+1 Teo Loong Hui opens 24,000, lojack Sean Ooi thhree-bets for 170,000, button Tsang Cheuk Him calls, back to Hui who tanks using two time banks then jams 248,000, Ooi calls for his tournament life, Tsang calls to put both players at risk.

Teo Loong Hui
Sean Ooi
Tsang Cheuk Him

Board runs , two players go bust.

Tsang Cheuk Him – 1,250,000 (100 bb)
Sean Ooi – eliminated
Teo Loong Hui – eliminated

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13:45: Darragh Curtin rakes it in 
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Utg+2 Pham Tien Dung open jams 90,000, small blind Darragh Curtin three-bets all in for 207,000, big blind Natty Chaimungkhu calls with . The board runs , Curtin ships in a big one

Darragh Curtin – 696,000 (58 bb)
Natty Chaimungkhun – 615,000 (51 bb)
Pham Tien Dung – eliminated

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13:40: Rockets earn big for Le Ngoc Minh 
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Utg Jun Young Park open jams 27,00, hijack Le Ngoc Minh calls, small blind Phuong Quang Tien three-bets 125,000, Minh four-bets all in, Phuong folds. Board runs qh}.

Le Ngoc Minh – 650,000 (54 bb)
Phuong Quang Tien – 540,000 (45 bb)
Jun Young Park – eliminated

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13:36: Pham Bao three-bets to take it
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Utg+2 Pham Bao opens 25,000, cutoff Kim Young and big blind call for a three way to the flop . Pham c-bets 15,000, Kim raises 55,000, big blind folds, Pham three-bets 130,000 and wins it then and there.

Pham Bao – 960,000 (80 bb)
Kim Young – 500,000 (41 bb)

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13:30: David Soin lucks out to survive
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

Utg+1 David Soin open-jams for 176,000, small blind John Phan dominates, board runs . Soin lands a straight for a double up.

David Soin – 376,000 (31 bb)
John Phan – 250,000 (21 bb)

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13:21: Vamerdino Magsakay catapults to the chip lead
Level 19: 6,000-12,000 ante 12,000

From lojack Vamerdino Magsakay wakes up with and raises 26,000, cutoff Manish Lakhotia three-bets 72,000, Magsakay flats. The flop runs , Lakhotia bets 55,000, Magsakay check-calls. On the turn {kh], Lakhotia shoves 215,000, Magsakay sap-calls. Lakhotia has one out which doesn’t turn up on the river .

Vamerdino Magsakay – 1,400,000 (116 bb)
Manish Lakhotia – eliminated

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Level 18 Busts
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Gavin Flynn – 170th
Ying Cong Chen – 171st
Pham Tran Minh Tan – 172nd
Mengran Wang – 173rd
Bae Young Whan – 174th
Lee Changhwan – 175th
Laury Vanlerberghe – 176th
Teng Jiaqi – 177th
Christos Chronis – 178th
Le Manh Cuong – 179th
Wei Chun Liu – 180th
Tran Minh Thang – 181st
Frank Lillis – 182nd
Matthew Bevin – 183rd
Lee Wooo Been – 184th
Thanh Ha Duong (Harry) – 185th
Li Tong – 186th
Wei Guo Liang – 187th
Vu Van Linh – 188th
Pradeep Nudurumati – 189th
Jun Huang –  190th
Hoang Haoyu – 191st
Seunghyeon Son – 192nd|
Hu Jing Wei – 193rd
Fen – 194th
Lee Jin Hoon – 195th
Chen Bo – 197th
Nguyen Trung Ha – 198th
Dao Xuan Khanh – 199th
Minku Kim – 200th
Tan Luan Le – 201st
Valerii Daniliants – 203rd
Uten Ungchusak – 203rd
Kyle Bao Diep – 204th
Cherny Evgenii – 205th
Nguyen Hieu Soai – 206th
Nguyen Thanh Hai – 208th
Nguyen Hoang Nam – 209th
Edward Yam Chun Ho – 211th
Florent Remi – 213th

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13:13: Hyo Seok Park wins the flip
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg+1 Tien Nguyen opens 27,000, button Hyo Seok Park three-bets all in for 215,000, Nguyen calls and covers Park. Nguyen , Park , board runs ten-high, Park doubles up.

Hyo Seok Park – 455,000 (45 bb)
Tien Nguyen – 450,000 (45 bb)

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13:04: River King lands quads on a three-way cooler
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Three way all in, Teng Jiaqi , Ying Cong Chen , River King . The board runs a nutty {ad for the super nuts quads!

River King – 826,000 (82 bb)
Yng Cong Chen – 40,000 (4 bb)
Teng Jiaqi – eliminated

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12:50: Jun Ma’s straight earn the maximum
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg+2 opens hijack Xu Zhenbo and big blind Jun Ma call for a three way to the flop . Utg+2 c-bets 25,000, and is called by both. On the turn , action is checked to Xu who fires 55,000, Ma check-raises 135,000, utg+2 folds, Xu shoves, Ma calls for his tournament life.

Xu Zhenbo –
Jun Ma straight

The river is , double up for Jun Ma.

Jun Ma – 938,000 (93 bb)
Xu Zhenbo – 160,000 (16 bb)

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12:46: Mai Nguyen determined to defend the big blind
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Utg+1 Kim Yong opens, big blind Mai Nguyen defends, flop is . Kim bets 20,000, Nguyen check-raises 65,000, Kim calls. On the turn , Nguyen snaps all in, Kim folds.

Mai Nguyen – 287,000 (28 bb)
Kim Yong – 580,000 (58 bb)

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12:41: Dinh Duc Linh boots one on a flip
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Lojack opens, Huang Hoayu from cutoff three-bets all in, Dinh Duc Linh four bets all in, initial raiser folds. Board runs .

Dinh Duc Linh – 336,000 (33 bb)
Huang Hoayu – eliminated

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12:36: Vamerdino Magsakay delivers a double KO
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Do Xuan Khanh and Nguyen Trung Ha run dry against Vamerdino Magsakay with on a board .

Vamerdino Magsakay – 850,000 (85 bb)
Do Xuan Khanh – eliminated
Nguyen Trung Ha – eliminated

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12:30: Nguyen Duy Anh out… nope, sucks out 
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

Nguyen Duy Anh was walking away when his ran into Nguyen Huu Soai’s . However, luck finds him when the board runs .

Nguyen Duy Anh – 331,000 (33 bb)
Nguyen Huu Soai – 66,000 (6 bb)

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12:15: Cards flying at Day 2
Level 18: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

First one out, first one paid! 213 down to Final 9 today!

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Main Event – Day 2

The most anticipated event of the USOP Danang 2024 series attracted players from all over the globe resulting in a record breaking 1,702 entries across four starting flights with 213 players advancing to the money round. The pack will be led in by Thailand’s Nattapon Chaimungkhun with 116 bb trailed closely by Vietnam’s Pham Bao with 107 bb. Chaimungkhun and Pham were the only two players to rack up in 100+ bb range. While Pham is a familiar face at the USOP tables, Chaimungkhun is a newcomer looking to run away with the glory.

Action resumes on Sunday, March 31, 2024 starting at 12pm. All returning players are guaranteed a piece of the record breaking VN₫ 44,575,300,000 (~USD 1,800,000) prize pool – the minimum payout of VN₫ 48,500,000 (~USD 1,960) – with all eyes set on reaching the top prize worth VN₫ 7,120,000,000 (~USD 287,677). Day 2 will play down to the final table.

Chips in play: 68,080,000
Average: 319,624
Opening blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000

Final 9 payouts

Place	Payout in VN₫	~USD
1	7,120,000,000	287,677
2	4,916,000,000	198,626
3	3,422,000,000	138,263
4	2,504,200,000	101,180
5	1,877,100,000	75,842
6	1,512,000,000	61,091
7	1,230,700,000	49,725
8	960,300,000	38,800
9	712,800,000	28,800

Date: March 28 to April 1, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,235)
Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~USD 614,500)
Total entries: 1,702 (1,255 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 44,575,300,000 (~USD 1,800,000)
ITM: 213 players

Top 10 in chips

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack	BB
1	Nattapon Chaimungkhun	Thailand	1,161,000	116
2	Pham Bao	Vietnam	1,065,000	107
3	You Hyun Kim	Korea	926,000	93
4	Tae Hyoeng Kim	Korea	883,000	88
5	Thomas Ward	New Zealand	878,000	88
6	Won Chul Bae	Korea	874,000	87
7	Changjun Kim	Korea	853,000	85
8	Zhou Zhiguang	China	826,000	83
9	Tien Nguyen	Vietnam	809,000	81
10	Le Giang Nam	Viet Nam	790,000	79