Building up momentum on the preceding days, the series finale of U Series of Poker (USOP) was packed to the hilt on Day 7 of games as players poured in for the star attraction, the VN₫ 15 Billion guaranteed MAIN EVENT. Taking place at Furama Resort Danang, Vietnam, the much awaited event dusted the pages of history with a roaring 308 entries. This was the largest Day 1A turnout of the brand and if the pace continues, expect another seven figure USD prize pool.
Just under 13 hours of play, Main Event Freeroll ticket winner Ka Shun Tsang was eliminated on the bubble by Nguyen Quang Huy. Tsang was down to 4 bb when he shoved with 
that lost the flip against 
. The remaining 39 players bagged up led by South Korea’s Hwany Lee with a massive 100 bb stack. Other notables advancing were Gyeong Byeong Lee, Wong Tung Wing, and two-time side event champion Romain Bier’s.
Up next is Day 1B which takes place on Friday, November 24, 2023 starting at 12pm. Registration closes at 7:10pm. This event plays down to ITM of 12.5% of the field. Check the player guide for all the info and tournament structure.
Date: November 23, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 25,00,000 (~$1,057)
Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~$622,150)
Entries: 308 (228 unique)
ITM: 39 players
Chips in play: 12,320,000
Average stack: 315,897
Day 1A closing blinds: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
| Player | Stack |
| Hwany Lee | 1,008,000 |
| The Naing | 923,000 |
| Lu Ning | 740,000 |
| Zhu Jingxuan | 671,000 |
| Le Von Binh | 597,000 |
| Lee Kun Han | 583,000 |
| Nguyen Van Phuong | 500,000 |
| Moonho Seo | 438,000 |
| Vinay B | 411,000 |
| Tony T | 397,000 |
| Gyeong Byeong Lee | 388,000 |
| Tim Schimmel | 352,000 |
| Mimosa | 340,000 |
| Lee Junghyun | 325,000 |
| Ko Kyung Suk | 314,000 |
| Le Van Son | 299,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Huy | 291,000 |
| Masich | 283,000 |
| Matthew Bevin | 241,000 |
| Nguyen Thanh Hung | 237,000 |
| Nguyen Huu Vinh | 220,000 |
| Truong Quang Vu | 215,000 |
| Tan Kean Wei | 215,000 |
| Daewoong Song | 201,000 |
| Kim Min Hyun | 196,000 |
| Bernard Koh Wei Yao | 190,000 |
| Kim Sung Hun | 182,000 |
| Bier Romain Michel | 171,000 |
| Valerii Daniliants | 166,000 |
| Lau Wing Yu | 152,000 |
| Lee Geeheon | 149,000 |
| Wong Charles Ying Wai | 124,000 |
| William Bolton | 112,000 |
| Tan Ong Kwan | 102,000 |
| Nguyen Duy Tung | 98,000 |
| Wong Tung Wing | 86,000 |
| Win Meng Tan | 81,000 |
| Chauve Vincent | 47,000 |
| Park Chul Min | 27,100 |
Links:
USOP Danang Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion guaranteed kicks off! – November 23 to 27, 2023
USOP Danang – Festival Results
USOP Danang – Coverage
USOP Danang – Photos
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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