Super High Roller

Utg+1 opens, two players call, big blind Nguyen Trung Quan shoves, two players fold as Ni Bai Yu calls with A♥ J♣ . Nguyen is ahead J♠ J♥ . The board is a wet K♠ Q♦ 9♣ 5♦ A♣ . Nguyen is eliminated.

Utg Yeh Hung Wei all in for his last 1 bb, two spots over is a 25,000 raise, button three-bets 70,000, smal blind Nguyen Duc Anh calls, initial raiser folds, button calls. At the flop and turn J♥ J♦ J♣ 5♠ , Nguyen check-calls 45,000 and 90,000, then both check the river Q♣ . Nguyen has 6♦ 6♠ full house for the side pot, Yeh shows A♦ 6♥ and busts.

Facing a min-raise, small blind Sam Li calls, big blind Max Bauer three-bets all in for 585,000, initial raiser folds, Li calls. It’s a flip with Bauer K♠ Q♦ and Li 4♦ 4♣ . A king quickly finds the board as it completes A♦ K♦ 7♦ 9♣ A♠ .

Yita Choong shoves 310,000 and finds one caller in cutoff Nguyen Trung Ha. Choong is behind A♥ T♥ to Nguyen’s A♦ J♣ however the board is very generous to Choong as it runs T♣ T♦ 5♦ 2♣ T♠ .

Hijack Nguyen Trung Ha raises 120,000, cutoff Yita Choong re-raises 300,000, Nguyen four-bets 620,000, Choong calls, both see a flop 6♣ T♥ A♥ . Nguyen c-bets 100,000, Choong calls. Both players check the turn K♥ and the river lands {4 h}. Nguyen shoves, Choong calls with A♣ Q♣ , Nguyen is eliminated.

Nguyen Manh Hao min-raises from cutoff, button Juyeol Lee three-bets 275,000, Nguyen tanks using up a time-bank then calls. At the flop K♥ K♣ 3♠ , Lee c-bets 200,000, Nguyen check-calls. Same action on the turn J♣ with Nguyen check-calling 350,000. Both player then check the river 7♦ . Nguyen has 4♠ 4♥ , Lee 7♣ T♣ spikes a higher pair on the river to win the pot.

Down to 9 bb, Dinh Tien Thanh takes a stand with 6♣ 6♠ then loses the flip to Nam Hyung Kim with A♥ 8♦ spiking the Ace on the river 4♥ T♥ J♦ Q♣ A♦ .

Josh McCully 5♠ 5♥ shoves then falls to Louie Yu’s K♦ K♣ on a board 9♠ J♣ 4♠ Q♠ 9♦ .

Chips in play: 38,800,000

From the button Ian Hon Cheong Lee three-bets 55,000, initial raiser Tian Hao Zheng four-bets all in, Lee calls with 9♠ 9♥ , Zheng has A♦ J♦ . The overcards miss the board T♠ 2♣ 4♦ Q♥ 3♦ . Lee doubles up.

Utg+1 min-raises and is called by button Joey Weissman and big blind Luffy Chiu. At the flop A♠ K♥ 7♥ , Weissman bets 65,000, Chiu and utg+1 check-call. Weissman fires 175,000 on the 4♦ turn, Chiu check-calls while utg+1 folds. The river Q♥ , same action with Weissman betting 280,000, Chiu snap-calls Weissman has A♦ Q♣ two pair, Chiu takes it with 4♥ 4♣ set.

Adam Kharman min-raises from utg, small blind Anton Lu three-bets 260,000, Kharman calls. Both see the flop A♥ A♣ 7♥ , Lu c-bets 145,000, Kharman calls. Both players check the turn 8♠ and the river is 6♥ . Lu jumps out with a 175,000 bet, Kharman calls, Lu shows his trips A♦ 5♣ , Kharman mucks.

First to the money was Julian Warhurst who shoved with J♠ T♦ that fell to Louie Yu’s 5♣ 5♦ on a board 5♥ 4♦ J♥ 7♦ 3♥ .

Louie Yu opens 60,000, button Song Li ~three-bets 245,000, button Chen Ying Cong calls, Yu also calls. Chen and Yu check down the board 5♦ 5♠ K♣ 3♣ A♦ . Li has T♦ T♣ which beats Chen’s 7♦ 7♥ , but falls to Yu’s A♣ K♠ .

Pham Tien Dung goes all in for 360,000, Chen Ying Cong calls to put Pham at risk. With the board running 8♥ 7♦ 6♣ K♥ Q♦ both got a piece but Pham’s hand A♠ 8♠ is beaten by A♣ K♠ .

Louie Yu min-raises from utg+1, small blind Josh McCully re-raises to 595,000 leaving himself 10,000 behind, Yu shoves, McCully commits the rest and opens 6♠ 6♦ . It’s a flip with Yu A♣ J♦ . This time the board runs low 9♥ 4♦ 3♥ 4♥ 2♥ . With no heart on either hands, McCully’s pocket pair holds for a double up.

Managing to double up his stack, Haitao Luan goes all in from cutoff with A♣ 9♦ and again runs into Lee Juyeol’s A♠ K♣ . The board runs 6♠ 5♠ 4♥ 8♦ 5♥ , Luan is eliminated.

41 players left on the hunt for the juicy VN₫ 3,406,000,000 (~USD 137,400) top prize. 29 players to ITM which is just 12 busts out.

Big stacks go at it. Florent Remi opens, button Song Li calls, both players check the flop A♦ 8♣ 4♠ . On the turn Q♥ , Florent bets 175,000, Li raises 450,000, Florent calls, both player check the river 9♦ . Florent shows A♥ Q♦ , Li mucks.

From utg, Florent Remi opens, button Joe Zou and big blind call, the flop runs A♥ 4♥ 4♦ . Florent c-bets 62,000 and is called by both. The turn 3♠ , Zou bets 260,000, bb folds, Florent calls. Both check the river Q♦ . Florent turns over A♣ K♥ , Zou mucks.

Action packed preflop opens with a min-raise from utg, acting next Abhinav Iyer three-bets 275,000, big blind Teoh Kok Wei four-bets 560,000, utg folds, Iyer five-bet shoves, Teoh calls for his tournanent life. Iyer is ahead A♣ K♠ , Teoh A♠ Q♦ , board runs 5♥ 5♦ J♣ 6♦ A♦ , Iyer’s kicker wins.

Utg Joe Zou opens for 26,000, next to act is Lester Edoc who shoves 18 bb, cutoff Gyeong Byeong Lee calls. back to Zou who makes it a three-way. At the flop 7♥ 5♥ 9♥ , Zou checks, Lee bets 195,000, Zou folds and shows J♣ J♦ . Good fold for Zou as Lee turns over K♣ K♥ . Edoc with A♠ Q♠ goes bust after the turn 3♣ and river 7♣ .

Before hand-for-hand could begin, the bubble burst on Jack Salter. He min-raised preflop and Louie Yu called. The flop Q♣ 4♣ 5♥ saw a 75,000 bet from Yu, Salter re-raised to 300,000, Yu four-bet shoved, Salter called for his tournament life. Salter was ahead Q♠ 5♠ two pair to Yu’s K♥ K♦ . However the two cards to come were 7♥ turn and river {7c) runner to end Salter abruptly.

Lee Juyeol raises and big blind Haitao Luan defends. Both players check the flop Q♥ A♠ 9♦ to bring the turn 7♥ . Lee bets 250,000, Luan check-calls. Same action on the river T♥ , Luan check-calls 350,000 then mucks to Lee’s A♥ K♦ top pair.

Final 17 players

Down to 12 bb, Nguyen Manh Hao sends it all in with A♥ 9♣ and again doesn’t get past Juyeol Lee with A♦ K♠ .

Florent Remi three-bet shoves, initial raiser Anton Lu calls and opens J♠ J♣ . Florent has better, boasting K♣ K♠ . Board runs low, kings ship it.

Utg+1 opens 60,000, cutoff Anton Lu three-bets 145,000, utg+1 calls all in for less and turns over 8♥ 8♣ . Lu has A♦ A♠ . No improvement on the board for the at-risk player to bust out.

Adam Kharman wins record-breaking USOP Super High Roller for career high score

USOP newcomer from Australia clinched the USOP Super High Roller for a career high payout of VN₫ 3,406,000,000 (~USD 137,934). To date, this was the largest first prize awarded at the ongoing series. Fate was decided after a one hour bullish heads up play with Korea’s Lee Juyeol. With the title going either way, the hard-fought battle ended with Kharman pushing his A♣ A♦ on the river 2♦ J♣ 6♣ J♠ 5♣ and Lee calling for the rest of his chips with 7♥ 7♦ .

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Buy in: VN₫ 88,000,000 (~USD 3,620) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,400,000,000 (~USD 96,800) Entries: 194 (128 unique) Prize pool: VN₫ 15,054,400,000 (~USD 607,300) ITM: 29 places

Final 9 payouts

Florent Remi three-bet shoves all in and initial raiser Adam Martinsson calls. Florent has A♥ K♦ , Martinsson has Q♥ J♦ , a queen spikes the board Q♦ 8♠ 9♦ 9♣ 5♠ . Florent is eliminated.

Facing a min-raise, button player Edward Yam three-bets all in for 20 bb, big blind Song Li calls, initial raiser folds. Yam has Q♠ J♠ , Li dominates with A♣ J♣ . The board runs A♦ K♦ 5♦ 4♣ 2♣ , Yam is eliminated.

Button Nam Hyung Kim raises 200,000, big blind Nguyen Duc Anh defends, flop comes 4♠ A♠ K♦ . Nguyen check-calls Kim’s 200,000 bet. On the turn 7♦ , Kim fires 650,000, Nguyen check-folds.

Three way all in preflop with Adam Kharman K♣ K♠ covering both Albert Nguyen J♠ T♠ and Max Bauer A♣ Q♥ . With the board running 5♣ 3♣ 8♣ 8♥ K♦ , Kharman sweeps.

Utg+1 rises 150,000, button Adam Weissman re-raises to 600,000, utg+1 answers with a four-bet shove, Martinsson calls with less chips and shows K♣ K♠ . Martinsson is ahead of A♥ K♥ . The board is 3♦ 5♠ 7♥ J♠ 6♦ . Martinsson’s kings prevail.

From cutoff, Lee Juyeol bets 240,000 and big blind Gyeong Byeong Lee calls with less chips. Lee Juyeol has K♣ Q♣ , Gyeong Byeong Lee with 3♣ 7♣ , the board runs high A♣ K♥ 8♥ 8♣ T♣ , Gyeong Byeong Lee is eliminated.

Final 9 players formed.

44 players remaining on the hunt for the juicy VN₫ 3,406,000,000 (~USD 137,400) top prize. 29 players to ITM which is just 15 busts out.

Big stacks:

Lee Juyeol opens, Nam Hyung Kim three-bets 450,000, Lee four-bets 1,500,000, Kim folds

Utg Ryan Plant shoves (235,000), cutoff Josh McCully calls then folds to Louie Yu’s shove. Plant has Q♣ T♥ , Yu with K♣ Q♥ , board runs J♠ T♦ 8♥ 2♣ 6♣ , Plant spikes a pair for a double up.

From utg+2 Guy Taylor shoves 11 bb, button calls, small blind Nguyen Trung Ha three-bets all in for 23 bb, button calls for a three-way.

Guy Taylor 7♣ 9♣ Nguyen Trung Ha A♥ K♣ Button 7♦ 7♠

The board is kind to Nguyen as it runs A♣ Q♦ 2♥ K♠ 6♠ . Nguyen ships it and Taylor busts.

Short stacked Adam Martinsson all in holding K♦ T♠ loses his remaining 4 bb to big blind Abhinav Iyer with K♣ 4♦ improving on board Q♣ 4♣ 7♦ A♣ Q♥ .

Action folds to the small blind Ivan Hon Cheong Lee who opens then calls Nam Hyung Kim‘s shove for all of his chips. Kim has A♣ 5♥ , Lee Q♠ 9♦ , board runs 3♣ 7♦ 7♠ 8♣ 4♣ . Lee is eliminated in 17th place.

Gyeong Byeong Lee all in for his last 5 bb and doubles through big blind Lee Juyeol with T♠ T♦ over J♠ 2♠ on a board {9d{}4d} 7♣ K♥ 4♠ .

The Super High Roller event closed registration with a record-breaking 194 entries! This is the largest turnout for this event. We will have the prize pool and breakdown for you once it has been posted. Currently sitting on the biggest stacks are listed below:

Reigning USOP Danang Super High Roller champion Song Li is back and eager for a back-to-back. Li was recently seen dragging in a big pot. Hand opens with utg+1 Chen Ying Wong raising 18,000, big blind Li calls, flop is 7♣ 2♣ 6♦ . Li check-calls the 28,000 c-bet. On the turn 5♠ , Li leads out 53,000, Chen raises to 175,000, Li shoves, Chen calls.

Chen J♣ J♥ Li 9♦ 8♥

Chen is drawing dead.

Nguyen Duc Anh all in with 9♦ 9♥ , Nam Hyung Kim calls with A♦ K♠ , the board runs 8♥ 5♣ 9♣ 5♦ 7♥ , Nguyen doubles up to 32 bb.

Utg+1 Adam Kharman min-raises, utg+2, Ryan Plant three-bets, Kharman jams, Plant calls for his tournament life. Plant is behind K♥ T♥ to Kharman’s A♦ K♦ , the board Q♣ 6♣ 5♣ 6♠ 6♦ doesn’t help Plant and goes bust in 21st place.

Utg+1 raises 120,000, small blind Joe Zou goes all in for 605,000, big blind Haitao Luan snap calls all in, initial raiser folds. It’s a classic flip with Zou Q♦ Q♣ and Lua A♠ K♠ . With a king turning up, Luan further improves to eliminate Zou in 16th place.

Utg+2 Abhinav Iyer opens 175,000, button Adam Martinsson three-bets 475,000, Iyer four-bets all in (1,325,000), Martinsson calls. Iyer A♠ Q♣ , Martinsson K♦ K♥ , an Ace finds the flop A♥ 4♦ 6♥ and with the turn 5♠ and river 7♣ , Iyer doubles up.

Utg Nguyen Trung Quan opens and is joined by three callers to the flop K♣ 4♥ T♦ . Nguyen c-bets 20,000, one player folds, button Nam Hyung Kim calls, big blind Nguyen Manh Hao check-raises 65,000, Nguyen Trung Quan folds, Kim calls. On the turn T♠ , Hao bets 125,000, Kim shoves (210,000), Hao calls.

Nam Hyung Kim 4♣ 4♠ set Nguyen Manh Hao K♥ Q♠ two pair

The river 2♦ doesn’t help Hao to pay the double up.

73 players remaining on the hunt for the massive VN₫ 3,406,000,000 (~USD 137,400) topr prize. Still a long way to go though with ITM starting at 29 places.

Adam Kharman open and is called by the small blind. At the flop T♦ 7♦ 7♣ Kharman c-bets 30,000, sb check-raises 70,000, Kharman shoves and sb calls. Both have a pocket pairs, Kharman ahead K♣ K♠ against 9♥ {9}. The turn Q♣ and river 5♠ changes nothing for a double up to Kharman.