The USOP Danang Super High Roller saw a larger turnout compared to previous editions, attracting an impressive field of 177 entries to boast the second biggest festival event prize pool of VN₫ 13,735,200,000 (~$569,700). China’s Song Li defeated Australia’s Yita Choong at heads up to clinch the title and the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize. Make sure to catch the action via the livestream. You can also read up on the pre-final table action via the live updates down below.
Date: November 22 to 23, 2023
Buy in: VN₫ 88,000,000 (~$3,721)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~$82,950)
Entries: 177 (119 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 13,735,200,000 (~$569,700)
ITM: 27 places
Final Table payouts
| 1 | Song Li | ₫3,376,500,000 |
| 2 | Yita Choong | ₫2,119,100,000 |
| 3 | Romain Dours | ₫1,379,000,000 |
| 4 | Eric Tsai | ₫1,004,700,000 |
| 5 | William Jia | ₫793,800,000 |
| 6 | Sua Shung Er | ₫662,200,000 |
| 7 | Chen Mo Yan | ₫548,700,000 |
| 8 | Vishal Ojha | ₫443,600,000 |
| 9 | Oh Jun Seok | ₫354,200,000 |
Chips in play: 35,400,000
Final 9 players
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Average stack: 3,933,333
| 1 | Oh Jun Seok | Korea | 990,000 |
| 2 | Eric Tsai | Taiwan | 9,735,000 |
| 3 | William Jia | Australia | 3,170,000 |
| 4 | Sua Shung Er | Malaysia | 2,205,000 |
| 5 | Song Li | China | 5,790,000 |
| 6 | Romain Dours | France | 7,530,000 |
| 7 | Vishal Ojha | India | 1,095,000 |
| 8 | Yita Choong | Australia | 2,220,000 |
| 9 | Chen Mo Yan | China | 2,665,000 |
23:50: Woo Jin Sung eliminated in 10th place – VN₫ 282,300,000 (~$11,705)
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Woo Jin Sung raises 600,000 from utg and is called by cutoff Song Li. The flop 
Sung c-bets all in (300,000), Li calls. Sung has 
and Li with 
, both have a straight draw. The turn 
is no help but the river 
pairs up Li to send Sung out in 10th place.
Song Li – 5,800,00 (58 bb)
Woo Jin Sung – eliminated in 10th place
23:40: Sua Shung Er hard-bets Chen Mo Yan
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Utg Sua Shung Er raises 430,000, big blind Chen Mo Yan calls. Sua hard-bets the flop 
375,000, and Chen calls. On the turn 
, Sua fires 1,100,000, Chen folds.
Sua Shung Er – 2,885,000 (28 bb)
Chen Mo Yan – 2,100,000 (21 bb)
23:30: Chen Mo Yan doubles up with aces
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Button Chen Mo Yan raises 200,000, big blind William Jia defends, flop comes 
. Chen c-bets 125,000, Jia check-raises 275,000, Chen calls. On the turn 
, Jia shoves, Chen calls with less chips and shows 
. Jia is behind with 
top pair. The river 
doubles up Chen.
Chen Mo Yan – 3,000,000 (30 bb)
William Jia – 4,000,000 (40 bb)
23:15: Jin Hoon Lee eliminated in 11th place – VN₫ 282,300,000 (~$11,705)
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Jin Hoon Lee shoved his last 510,000 with 
, cutoff Eric Tsai sends him packing with 
on a board 
.
Eric Tsai – 9,100,000 (91 bb)
Jin Hoon Lee – Eliminated in 11th place
23:05: Anthony Cierco eliminated in 12th place – VN₫ 282,300,000 (~$11,705)
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Action folds around to the small blind Anthony Cierco who limps, big blind Eric Tsai taises 400,000, Cierco three-bets all in for 2,550,000, Tsai calls. Cierco has 
, Tsai is ahead , board runs 
, Tsai’s kicker plays.
Eric Tsai – 8,300,000 (83 bb)
Anthony Cierco – Eliminated in 12th place
23:00: Romain Dours wins the preflop war
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Button Song Li opens 200,000, small blind Romain Dours three-bets 600,000, back to Li who four-bets 1,300,000, Dours answers with a jam, Li folds.
Romain Dours – 6,500,000 65 bb)
Song Li – 4,200,000 (42 bb)
23:00: Blinds up, 12 players remaining
Level 23: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
12 players1remaining on the hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize. Average stack is 2,950,000. Song Li still leads with 5,500,000.
22:55: Wu Jun Hao eliminated in 13th place – VN₫ 219,800,000 (~$9,115)
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Cutoff Chen Mo yan raises 200,000, big blind Wu Jun Hao three-bets all in for 440,000, Chen calls. Chen opens , Wu behind 
. The board runs 
to deny Wu the full house with Chen’s ace kicker plays.
Chen Mo Yan – 2,200,000 (27 bb)
Wu Jun Hao – Eliminated in 13th place
22:45: Romain Dours won’t be scared off
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Cutoff Romain Dours bumps it up to 160,000, big blind Woo Jin Sung defends, flop comes 
. Dours c-bets 150,000, Sung check-calls. Same action on the turn with a 450,000 bet check-called. On the river , Sung leads out 500,000, Dours calls, Sung mucks, Dours doesn’t show.
Romain Dours – 4,600,000 (57 bb)
Woo Jin Sung – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
22:40: Peng Yang eliminated in 14th place – VN₫ 219,800,000 (~$9,115)
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Utg+1 Woo Jin Sung opens 175,000, button Peng Yang shoves 750,000, Sung calls to put Yang at risk. It’s a flip with Yang and Sung . The board favors the big cards as it spread 
.
Woo Jin Sung – 2,500,000 (31 bb)
Peng Yang – Eliminated in 14th place
22:35: Sua Shung Er has the straight
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Cuotff Chen Mo Yan opens 160,000, button Sua Shung Er calls, blinds fold. Both players check the flop 
. On the turn Sua bets 175,000, Chen check-calls. The river Sua bet 275,000, Chen check-calls. Sua shows straight, Chen mucks.
Sua Shung Er – 2,700,000 (33 bb)
Chen Mo Yan – 920,000 (11 bb)
22:25: Romain Dours wins the flip
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Hijack Peng Yang opens 180,000, cutoff Romain Dours three-bet shoves 1,705,000, Yang calls. It’s a classic flip with Yang , Dours 
. The board runs low 
for a double up to Dours.
Romain Dours – 3,790,000 (47 bb)
Peng Yang – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
22:22: Aggressive bet by Eric Tsai
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Button Anthony Cierco raises 160,000, big blind Eric Tsai three-bets 650,000, Cierco calls. At the flop 
, Tsai c-bets 450,000, Cierco folds.
Eric Tsai – 5,000,000 (62 bb)
Anthony Cierco – 3,000,000 (37)
22:15: Blinds up, 14 players remaining
Level 22: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Blinds are up, 14 players remaining. Song Li still leads with 6,000,000. Average stack is 2,528,571. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues.
| Song Li | 6,000,000 |
| William Jia | 4,600,000 |
| Eric Tsai | 4,200,000 |
| Peng Yang | 4,000,000 |
| Anthony Cierco | 3,600,000 |
| Yita Choong | 3,400,000 |
| Woo Jin Sung | 2,000,000 |
| Chen Mo Yan | 1,900,000 |
| Romain Dours | 1,500,000 |
| Wu Jun Hao | 1,200,000 |
| Sua Shung Er | 1,150,000 |
| Jin Hoon Lee | 1,000,000 |
| Oh Jun Seok | 905,000 |
| Vishal Ojha | 800,000 |
22:05: Tian Hao Zheng eliminated in 15th place – VN₫ 219,800,000 (~$9,115)
Level 21: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Utg+1 Tien Hao Zheng raises 550,000 then calls the rest of his stack (600,000) all in on Eric Tsai’s three-bet jam. Zheng has , Tsai , board runs 
.
Eric Tsai – 4,200,000 (70 bb)
Tian Hao Zheng – Eliminated in 15th place
21:55: Dinh Tien Thanh eliminated in 16th place – VN₫ 168,300,000 (~$6,980)
Level 21: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Button Anthony Cierco jams, small blind Dinh Tien Thanh calls for his tournament life (550,000) with . Cierco is behind with until the flop comes {4h for a set. The turn and river ends Dinh’s run holding cracked aces.
Anthony Cierco – 3,600,000 (60 bb)
Dinh Tien Thanh – Eliminated in 16th place
21:45: Yita Choong doubles up through Vishal Ojha
Level 21: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Hijack opens for 125,000, small blind Yita Choong three-bets all in for 1,545,000, big blind Vishal Ojha four-bets all in with 2,530,000, hijack folds. Choong turns over , it’s a flip with Ojha . Window card is an ace as the board completes 
.
Yita Choong – 3,275,000 (54 bb)
Vishal Ojha – 985,000 (16 bb)
21:40: Eric Tsai picks up a hefty pot against Tian Hao Zheng
Level 21: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Hijack Tian Hao Zheng raises 125,000, big blind Eric Tsai defends, flop comes . Zheng c-bets 65,000, Tsai check-raises 230,000, Zhang three-bets 620,000, Tsai calls. Both players check the turn , then on the river , Tsai leads out 200,000, Zheng calls then mucks to Tsai’s top two pair.
Eric Tsai – 3,700,000 (61 bb)
Tian Hao Zheng – 1,100,00 (18 bb)
21:35: William Jia wins the preflop betting war
Level 21: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Cutoff Woo Jin Sung opens 120,000, button William Jia three-bets 330,000, Sung answers with a four-bet 755,000, Jia shoves, Sung folds.
William Jia – 3,600,000 (60 bb)
Woo Jin Sung – 2,300,000 (38 bb)
21:25: Blinds up, 16 players remaining
Level 21: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Blinds are up, 16 players remaining. Song Li holds a commanding lead with 5,800,000. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues.
21:15: Tian Hao Zheng doubles up
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Button Jin Hoon Lee raises 125,000, small blind Song Li calls, big blind Tian Hao Zheng jams 895,000, Lee calls and Li gets out of the way. Zheng is ahead 
against Lee’s 
. The board runs for a double up.
Tian Hao Zheng – 2,000,000 (40 bb)
Jin Hoon Lee 1,105,000 (22 bb)
21:10: Nevan Yu Chung Chang eliminated in 17th place – VN₫ 168,300,000 (~$6,980)
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
It was only a matter of time when Nevan Yu Chung Chang was going to put it all in. Action folds to Chang on the small blind, he bets 300,000 and leaves 80,000 behind. Peng Yang slides out a 500,000 raise, Chang takes his time, uses a time-bank and finally decides it is time. Chang calls for his tournament life with , Peng is ahead with , board comes .
Peng Yang – 3,225,000 (64 bb)
Nevan Yu Chung Chang – Eliminated in 17th place
21:05: Paul Teoh eliminated in 18th place – VN₫ 168,300,000 (~$6,980)
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Three way all in, Nevan Yu Chung Chang , shortest stacked Paul Teoh , Woo Jin Sung . With the board running , Teoh is eliminated and Chang drops to 6 bb.
Woo Jin Sung – 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Nevan Yu Chung Chang – 380,000 (7 bb)
Paul Teoh – Eliminated in 18th place
21:02: Nguyen Trung Quan eliminated in 19th place – VN₫ 131,200,000
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Nguyen Trung Quan bit the dust next but first he doubles up his 5 bb stack through Song Li with staying ahead of . Immediately following the boost, Nguyen is all in again, this time holding , and is called by Eric Tsai with 
. No help comes on the board 7h}
.
Eric Tsai – 2,300,000 (46 bb)
Song Li – 6,250,000 (125 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – Eliminated in 19th place
21:00: Justin Tsui eliminated in 20th place – VN₫ 131,200,000
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Eric Tsai raises 100,000, small blind Song Li calls, big blind Justin Tsui jams 737,000, Tsai tank-folds, massive stacked Li snap-calls. Tsui has , Li with , board runs 
.
Song Li – 6,500,000 (130 bb)
Justin Tsui – Eliminated in 20th place
20:55: Peter Kiem eliminated in 21st place – VN₫ 131,200,000
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Peter Kiem all in for his last 450,000 holding and is outdrawn by caller Oh Jun Seok’s with the board running .
Oh Jun Seok – 1,680,00 (33 bb)
Peter Kiem – Eliminated in 21st place
20:47: Song Li with a big check-raise
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
On a raised pot preflop, cards land , Woo Jin Sung bets 150,000, small blind Song Li check-raises all in, Woo tank-folds.
Song Li – 5,500,000 (101 bb)
Woo Jin Sung – 710,000 (14 bb)
20:46: Blinds up, 21 players remaining
Level 20: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Blinds are up, 21 players remaining. Song Li holds a commanding lead with 4,900,000. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues.
20:45: Pham Duy Anh eliminated in 22nd place – VN₫ 113,200,000 (~$4,700)
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Short stacked Pham Duy Anh shoves twice, steals the blinds and ante the first time then falls in 22nd place to Peng Yang. Pham’s final hand is two pair denied by Yang’s on a board .
Peng Yang – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Pham Duy Anh – Eliminated
20:40: Jin Hoon Lee doubles up big off Vishal Ojha
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
From utg, Jin Hoon Lee opens 80,000, small blind Vishal Ojha thee-bets 200,000, Lee calls. At the flop , Ojha c-bets 60,000, Lee flats to bring the turn . Ojha checks, Lee bets 250,000, Ojha calls. The river , check again from Ojha, Lee shoves 670,000, Ojha tanks then calls. Lee opens full house, Ojha mucks .
Jin Hoon Lee – 2,300,000 (57 bb)
Vishal Ojha – 3,000,000 (75 bb)
20:35: Calvin Yeung eliminated in 23rd place – VN₫ 113,200,000 (~$4,700)
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Calvin Yeung is at risk and flipping with against Wu Jun Hao’s . No help comes on the board .
Wu Jun Hao – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Calvin Yeung – Eliminated in 23rd place
20:30: Huu Dung Nguyen eliminated in 24th place – VN₫ 113,200,000 (~$4,700)
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Utg+2 Paul Teoh min-raises, hijack Huu Dung Nguyen three-bets all in for 110,000, big blind Romain Dours calls and Teoh tosses in for a three way. Both players check the flop , Dours bets 100,000 on the turn . Teoh folds. Dours has 
straight, Nguyen with and is drawing dead. The river is .
Romain Dours – 1,400,000 (35 bb)
Huu Dung Nguyen – Eliminated in 24th place
20:25: Woo Jin Sung takes on on a three-bet
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Utg+2 Jin Hoon Lee raises 80,000, hjjack Song Li calls, button Woo Jin Sung three-bets 350,000, no takers.
Woo Jin Sung – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Jin Hoon Lee – 1,200,000 (30 bb)
Song Li – 4,900,000 (122 bb)
20:20: Chip count update by rank
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
| Song Li | 5,000,000 |
| Vishal Ojha | 3,400,000 |
| William Jia | 2,700,000 |
| Anthony Cierco | 2,600,000 |
| Peng Yang | 2,000,000 |
| Eric Tsai | 1,900,000 |
| Jin Hoon Lee | 1,800,000 |
| Wu Jun Hao | 1,700,000 |
| Yita Choong | 1,400,000 |
| Paul Teoh | 1,400,000 |
| Pham Duy Anh | 1,300,000 |
| Peter Kiem | 1,300,000 |
| Romain Dours | 1,200,000 |
| Justin Tsui | 1,100,000 |
| Nevan Chang | 1,100,000 |
| Oh Jun Seok | 1,000,000 |
| Woo Jin Sung | 850,000 |
| Chen Mo Yan | 800,000 |
| Dinh Tien Thanh | 800,000 |
| Calvin Yeung | 600,000 |
| Tian Hao Zheng | 500,000 |
| Sua Shung Er | 400,000 |
| Nguyen Trung Quan | 230,000 |
| Huu Dung Nguyen | 130,000 |
20:16: Oliver Biles eliminated in 25th place – VN₫ 103,000,000 (~$4,270)
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
At a separate table, running simultaneously as the previous all in, Oliver Biles is eliminated in 25th place.
Final 24 players are now on a redraw.
20:15: Julian Warhurst eliminated in 26th place – VN₫ 103,000,000 (~$4,270)
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Julian Warhurst quickly followed out in 26th place. Warhurst three-bet shoves from the big blind with , initial raiser Peng Yang calls with . An ace finds the board and holds .
Peng Yang – 1,700,000 (42 bb)
Julian Warhurst – Eliminated in 26th place
20:10: Khoa Anh eliminated in 27th place – VN₫ 103,000,000 (~$4,270)
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Immediately after the bubble burst, Khoa Anh joins the railbirds having fallen to Justin Tsui with dominating .
Justin Tsui – 1,350,000 (33 bb)
Khoa Anh – Eliminated in 27th place
20:07: Nam Hyung Kim eliminated on the bubble
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Utg+2 Song Li opens 80,000, cutoff Nam Hyung Kim three-bets all in (260,000), button Oh Jun Seok calls, Li calls. Both Li and Oh check down the board , Kim opens , Li [2h}, Oh to eliminate Kim on the bubble.
Oh Jun Seok – 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Song Li- 4,000,000 (100 bb)
Nam Hyung Kim – Eliminated
20:02: Bubble round: Calvin Yeung doubles up
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
The field is down to 28 players, that means it is bubble time! First hand-for-hand action sees button Romain Dours raise 130,00, big blind Calvin Yeung tanks and tells Dours “I think you have Ace-Two offsuit”. Yeung then three-bets all in for 335,000, Dours calls and indeed he has , Yeung opens . Board runs . Yeung doubles up.
Calvin Yeung – 730,000 (18 bb)
Romain Dours – 1,100,000 (27 bb)
20:00: Eric Tsai’s aggression doesn’t pay off against Oh Jun Seok
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Utg+1 Eric Tsai opens 85,000, Oh Jun Seok defends the big blind. The board completes , Tsai bet on every street 40,000, 130,000, and all in, Oh calls each time and shows top pair. Tsai is caught bluffing with .
Oh Jun Seok – 1,030,000 (25 bb)
Eric Tsai – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
19:50: Blinds up, 29 players remaining, bubble looming
Level 19: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Blinds are up, 29 players remaining, only two busts to the money round. Average stack is 1,220,690. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues. Song Li is on top with a massive 4,200,000. Here are the top 5 in chips.
Song Li – 4,200,000 (105 bb)
Vishal Ojha – 3,200,000 (80 bb)
William Jia – 2,700,000 (67 bb)
Eric Tsai – 2,500,000 (62 bb)
Anthony Cierco – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
19:30: Eric Tsai finds the ace to crack Song Li’s Kings
Level 18: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Not long after Song Li doubles up through Nguyen Trung Quan to zoom to 4M in chips, he enters a pot against Eric Tsai. Hand opens with hijack Tsai raising 70,000, small blind Li calls. Both players check the flop and turn , the river , Li bets 75,000, Tsai calls and shows top pair, Li has .
Eric Tsai – 2,600,000 (86 bb)
Song Li – 4,150,000 (138 bb)
19:25: Seungmook Jung falls on a cooler against Vishal Ojha
Level 18: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Small blind Vishal Ojha raises 80,000, big blind Seungmook Jung three-bets all in (500,000), Ohja with the fast call. Jung opens and is behind Ojha’s . The board is , Jung is eliminated.
Vishal Ojha – 3,150,000 (105 bb)
Seungmook Jung – Eliminated
19:20: Calvin Yeung cleans one out
Level 18: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Calvin Yeung shoves with and is joined by a shorter stack with . With the board running , Yeung ships it and sends one out in the process.
Calvin Yeung – 800,000 (26 bb)
19:15: Paul Teoh picks up a pot
Level 18: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Hijack Nam Hyung Kim min-raises, Paul Teoh defends the big blind. Both check the flop . The turn sees Teoh bet 80,000, Kim calls. The river pumps up the pot more with a 130,000 bet by Teoh, Kim calls then mucks to top pair.
Paul Teoh – 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Nam Hyung Kim – 400,000 (13 bb)
19:05: Calvin Yeung uses all time banks
Level 18: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Facing a min-raise of 60,000, sb Calvin Yeung re-raises 200,000, big blind Jin Hon Lee four-bets 575,000, initial raiser folds, Yeung tanks using all his time banks then folds. Lee shows Yeung .
Jin Hon Lee – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Calvin Yeung – 500,000 (16 bb)
19:00: Blinds up, 31 players remaining
Level 18: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Blinds are up, 38 players remaining, average stack is 1,141,935. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues. Eric Tsai maintains his lead with 2,500,000.
18:55: Eric Tsai cleans out a player
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Utg shoves 160,000 holding , cutoff Eric Tsai calls with then ships it on a dry board.
Eric Tsai – 2,500,000 (83 bb)
18:50: Chen Mo Yan boots Won Chul Bae
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Won Chul Bae shoves 325,000 with , Chen Ho Yan dominates with and in chips. With the board running , Won is eliminated.
Che Ho Yan – 1,200,000 (48 bb)
Won Chul Bae – Eliminated
18:45: Rockets give Huu Dung Nguyen the max
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Hijack opens 50,000, cutoff Nguyen Trung Quan three0bets 150,000, big blind Huu Dung Nguyen four-bets all in (210,000), hijack folds, Quan calls.
Huu Dung Nguyen
Nguyen Trung Quan
It’s a double up for Huu Dung with the board running .
Huu Dung Nguyen – 505,000 (20 bb)
Nguyen Trung Quan – 1,700,000 (68 bb)
18:40: Nam Hyung Kim doubles up
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Utg+1 Oh Jun Seok opens 55,000, big blind Nam Hyung Kim three-bets all in for 360,000, Oh calls. It’s a flip with Kim and Oh . Both improve on the board , Kim doubles up with his set.
Nam Hyung Kim – 755,000 (30 bb)
Oh Jun Seok – 1,100,000 (44 bb)
18:30: Calvin Yeung wins the preflop war
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Utg+2 Calvin Yeung opens 50,000, cutoff Woo Jin Sung three-bets 155,000, Yeung answers with a four-bet shove, Woo folds.
Calvin Yeung – 800,000 (32 bb)
Woo Jin Sung – 600,000 (24 bb)
18:25: Anthony Cierco sends Yeh Hung Wei packing
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Button Anthony Cierco raises 50,000, big blind Yeh Hung Wei defends, flop runs . Cierco c-bets 120,000, Yeh shoves (530,000), Cierco calls and shows top pair, Yeh with flush draw. The turn and river are no help to Yeh to bust out.
Anthony Cierco – 2,300,000 (92 bb)
Yeh Hung Wei – Eliminated
18:20: Blinds up, 38 players remaining
Level 17: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Blinds are up, 38 players remaining, average stack is 931,579. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues. Eric Tsai leads with 2,100,000.
18:18: Josh McCully falls to Eric Tsai
Level 16: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Hijack Oh Jun Seok raises 45,000, cutoff Josh McCully calls, button Eric Tsai three-bets 180,000, Oh calls, McCully four-bets all in for over 800,000, Tsai joins the all in with more chips, Oh opts to fold.
Josh McCully
Eric Tsai
A king turns up and the board runs out for a dominating nut flush to eliminated McCully.
Eric Tsai – 2,100,000 (105 bb)
Josh McCully – Eliminated
18:15: Song Li sends Oh Jun Seok tanking
Level 16: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Utg+2 Song Li raises 55,000, button Oh Jun Seok three-bets 155,000, Li calls. At the flop , Oh bets 90,000, Li check-raises 200,000, Oh flats. The turn , Li sends out 300,000, Oh tanks using up one time bank then folds.
Song Li – 1,500,000 (75 bb)
Oh Jun Seok – 1,750,000 (87 bb)
18:10: Scare for Dinh Tien Thanh against Oliver Biles
Level 16: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Utg Dinh Tien Thanh opens 50,000, cutoff Oliver Biles calls, flop comes . Dinh c-bets 25,000, Biles raises 80,000, Dinh three-bet shoves (440,000), Biles calls and shows flush draw. Dinh is ahead with . The turn grants Biles the flush to take the lead but the river is a full house for Dinh to double up.
Dinh Tien Thanh – 1,030,000 (51 bb)
Oliver Biles – 500,000 (25 bb)
17:55: Nevan Chang triple barrels
Level 16: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Utg+1 Peng Yang opens 45,000, utg+2 Nevan Chang three-bets 130,000, Yang calls, flop comes. Chang c-bets 125,000, Yang check-calls, the turn is . Chang shoves 575,000, Yang folds.
Nevan Yu Chung Chang – 1,135,000 (56 bb)
Peng Yang – 800,000 (40 bb)
17:50: Justin Tsui sweeps
Level 16: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Utg opens 40,000, utg+1 three-bets all in 180,000, small blind Justin Tsui four-bets all in, utg risks it all for a three-way. Tsui opens , the board runs . Utg goes bust with and utg+1 joins to the rail with .
Justin Tsui – 950,000 (47 bb)
17:40: Blinds up, 46 players remaining
Level 16: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Blinds are up, 46 players remaining, average stack is 769,565. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues. Oh Jun Seok is back on top with 2,700,000. Here are the leaders:
Oh Jun Seok – 2,700,000 (135 bb)
Anthony Cierco – 1,900,000 (95 bb)
William Jia – 1,800,000 (90 bb)
Pham Duy Anh 1,800,000 (90 bb)
Wu Jun Hao – 1,700,000 (85 bb)
17:31: Short stacked Nguyen Quang Huy cracks aces to survive
Level 15: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Utg Nguyen Quang Huy shoves his short 122,000 stack, Chul Ho Park three-bets. No other callers, Nguyen opens 
and is way dominated by Park’s ad}. Getting up to go, Nguyen sits back down when the board runs out for quads.
Nguyen Quang Huy – 284,000 (19 bb)
Chul Ho Park – 300,000 (20 bb)
17:25: Vishal Ojha doubles up
Level 15: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Button Vishal Ojha opens 30,000, small blind Khoa Anh three-bets 105,000, flop runs . Anh leads out 60,000, Ojha calls. On the turn, Ojha bets 120,000, Anh check-calls. The river Anh goes back to betting and send out 200,000, Ojha shoves 348,000, anh calls with trips, Ojha ships with straight.
Vishal Ojha – 1,246,000 (83 bb)
Khoa Anh – 170,000 (11 bb)
17:18: Konstantin Held exposes William Jia’s bluff
Level 15: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Utg William Jia raises 35,000, big blind Konstantin Held defends. The board runs , Jia bets every street 55,000, 160,000, and all in, Held calls it down for his entire stack. Jia has bluff, Held ships it with two pair.
Konstantin Held – 1,730,000 (115 bb)
William Jia – 1,700,000 (113 bb)
17:09: William Jia wins flip, rises to 2M
Level 15: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Utg+2 Le Ngoc Minh opens 31,000, cutoff William Jia three-bets 93,000, Le four-bets 310,000, Jia five-bet shoves, Le calls for his tournament life and shows . Jia opens for a flip. An ace quickly comes on a board .
William Jia – 2,300,000 (153 bb)
Le Ngoc Minh – Eliminated
17:05: Nevan Chang wins the flip
Level 15: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Hijack Won Chul Bae raises 30,000, button Nevan Chang shoves 315,000, Won calls. It’s a flip with Chang and Won . The board runs 
.
Nevan Yu Chung Chang – 670,000 (44 bb)
Won Chul Bae – 55,000 (4 bb)
16:52: Blinds up, 58 players remaining
Level 15: 10,000-15,000 ante 15,000
Blinds are up, 58 players remaining, averages stack is 610,345. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues. Josh McCully has taken the lead with 1,700,000, William Jia close with 1,650,000, and Pham Duy Anh in third rank with 1,600,000.
16:50: Oliver Biles doubles with cowboys over queens
Level 14: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Utg+1 Song Li opens 25,000, cutoff Oliver Biles three-bets 63,000, Li four-bets 150,000, Biles five-bets all in 401,000, Li calls. Biles , Li , board runs out .
Oliver Biles – 832,000 (69 bb)
Song Li – 300,000 (25 bb)
16:40: Romain Dours pushes out Chul Ho Park
Level 14: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Utg raises 24,000, utg+1 and cutoff Chul Ho Park call, button Romain Dours three-bets 110,000, utg and tg+1 fold, Park calls for two players to the flop . Dours c-bets 40,000, Park check-calls. On the turn, Dours bets 100,000, again Park check-calls. On the river , Dours shoves 338,000, Park folds.
Romain Dours – 900,000 (75 bb)
Chul Ho Park – 400,000 (33 bb)
16:30: Song Li hard-bets Daewoong Song
Level 14: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Button Song Li raises 25,000, small blind Daewoong Song three-bets 81,000, Li four-bets 200,000, Song folds.
Song LI – 450,000 (37 bb)
Daewoong Song – 650,000 (54 bb)
16:25: William Jia bets every street
Level 14: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Utg Lee Hon Cheong raises 25,000, button William Jia and big blind defend, flop is . Action is checked to Jia who bets 20,000, bb folds, Lee calls. On the turn , same action with a 100,000 bet called. The river Jia fires 450,000, Lee check-folds. Jia shows a .
William Jia – 1,450,000 (120 bb)
Lee Hon Cheong – 550,000 (45 bb)
16:15: Josh McCully zooms, Kunal Patni plunges to 10 bb
Level 14: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Utg+1 Josh McCully and hijack Kunal Patni engage in a preflop war that starts with McCully raising to 23,000. Patni three-bets 70,000, McCully four bets 173,000, Patni shove, snap call from McCully who opens . Patni has . Board drops an ace and the last king as well . McCully doubles up, Patni down to 10 bb.
Josh McCully – 1,340,000 (111 bb)
Kunal Patni – 120,000 (10 bb)
16: 10: Blinds up, 64 players remaining
Level 14: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Blinds are up, 64 players remaining. The hunt for the VN₫ 3,376,500,000 (~$140,000) top prize continues. Pham Duy Anh maintains the lead with 1,900,000 in chips.
16:05: Ho Jin Sung takes it on a four-bet
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Cutoff H Jin Sung bumps it up to 25,000, button Nguyen Quang Huy three-bets 77,000, Ho answers with a four-bet of 300,000, Nguyen folds.
Ho Jin Sung – 500,000 (50 bb)
Nguyen Quang Huy – 200,000 (20 bb)
16:00: Yeh Hung Wei reaches a mil
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Cutoff Seungmook Jung opens for 23,000, button Yeh Hung Wei calls, both check the flop [qc}. Jung bets26,000 on the turn and is called. River , Seungmook checks, Yeh bets 65,000 and wins the pot.
Yeh Hung Wei – 1,000,000 (100 bb)
Seungmook Jung – 500,000 (50 bb)
15:55: Wu Jun Hao rails one
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Button player raises 22,000, big blind Wu Jun Hao calls, then heavy bets land on the flop . Button c-bets 20,000, Wu check-raises 65,000, button three-bets 125,000, Wu four-bets 225,000, button five-bet shoves. Wu calls and shows open ended flush draw against button’s . The turn and river ends big slick, Wu ships it.
Wu Jun Hao – 900,000 (90 bb)
15:50: Le Van Binh wins the preflop war
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Hijack Le Van Binh raises 20,000, two players call, big blind Josh McCully three-bets 113,000, Le four-bets 300,000, two players fold, McCully folds.
Le Van Binh – 660,000 (66 bb)
Josh McCully – 600,000 (60 bb)
15:36: Big stack update, 79 players remaining
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Pham Duy Anh – 2,000,000 (200 bb)
Oh Jun Seok – 1,200,000 (120 bb)
Calvin Yeung – 950,000 (95 bb)
Chul Ho Park – 700,000 (70 bb)
Won Chul Bae – 850,000 (85 bb)
15:35: Eric Tsai halts the big stack
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Oh Jun Seok has been cruising along with his big stack, even knocked out a player, but new arrival Eric Tsai put a halt to it with a double up. Tsai three-bet shoved with and outdrew Oh’s on a board .
Eric Tsai – 380,000 (38 bb)
Oh Jun Seok – 1,200,000 (120 bb)
15:30: Registration closes at 177 entries,
Level 13: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Registration for the Super High Roller closed at 177 entries. That’s 31 entries more than USOP Hanoi. We will have the prize pool and payouts up soon. The pot is at around VN₫ 13.7 Billion. 79 players remaining.
15:00: Hwany Lee cracks aces to survive
Level 12: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Button Calvin Yeung raises 16,000, small blind Hwany Lee three-bets all in (280,000) with , Yeung calls with . The board runs a shocking for a cracking quads and a double up to Lee.
Hwany Lee – 576,000 (72 bb)
Calvin Yeung – 750,000 (93 bb)
14:45: Pham Duy Anh delivers a double knockout
Level 12: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Hijack Pham Duy Anh opens 16,000 and finds two callers in the blinds. The flop comes , Small blind Jun Hyoung Ki shoves (200,000), big blind Nguyen Trung Quan joins in with less, and Pham calls to try for a double knockout.
Jun Hyoung Ki –
Nguyen Trung Quan
Pham Duy Anh
The turn and river is a flush for a double knockout.
Pham Duy Anh – 2,000,000
Jun Hyoung Ki – Eliminated
Nguyen Trung Quan – Eliminated
14:40: Last level to enter, 159 entries
Level 12: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Players have entered a new level, this is the last round to join the event. 33 players entered the opening round for 159 cumulative entries. Pham Duy Anh is currently leading with 1,700,000.
14:35: Nevan Chang jumps in ships, Quang Nguyen eliminated
Level 11: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Nevan Chang just finished 2nd at the Heads Up Challenge and quickly enters this event. He immediately picks up a pot that saw utg+2 open 16,000, hijack Quang Nguyen three-bets all in for 170,000, small blind Chang four-bets all in, initial raiser folds.
Quang Nguyen
Nevan Chang
The board runs to eliminated Nguyen.
Nevan Chang – 550,000 (68 bb)
Quang Nguyen – Eliminated
14:25: Dylan Foster busts to Oh Jun Seok
Level 11: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Utg+2 raises 17,000, hijack Oh Jun Seok three-bets 47,000, small blind Dylan Foster four-bets 95,000, initial raiser folds, Oh five-bets 250,000, Foster six-bet shoves and is called.
Dylan Foster
Oh Jun Seok
Board runs . Foster is eliminated.
Oh Jun Seok – 1,700,000 (212 bb)
14:18: Chip leader Oh Jun Seok in action
Level 11: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Action folds to the small blind who opens for 24,000, big blind, Oh Jun Seok defends. Small blind bets the flop and turn , and Oh calls both stages. Both check the river . Oh wins it with top pair beating .
Oh Jun Seok – 1,300,000 (162 bb)
14:15: Won Chul Bae doubles up through Sparrow Cheung
Level 11: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Utg+2 Won Chul Bae raises 20,000, small blind Sparrow Cheung three bets 80,000, Won four-bets all in for 363,000, Cheung calls and shows . Won is behind with . With the board running , it’s a flush and a double up for Won.
Won Chul Bae – 742,000 (92 bb)
Sparrow Cheung – 45,000 (5 bb)
14:10: Pham Duy Anh claims an early pot
Level 11: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Cutoff Pham Duy Anh opens 20,000 and is called by small blind Jun Hyoung Ki and the big blind. At the flop , Pham c-bets 50,000, sb folds, bb check-raises 150,000, Pham calls. Both players check the turn and river . Pham wins the pot with flush.
Pham Duy Anh – 1,300,000 (162 bb)
14:00: Cards in the air!
Level 11: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Super High Roller Day 2 is underway and at the buzzer were 8 new arrivals to bring the entries up to 134. Registration is open for two rounds so that’s expected to increase further. The chip leader is Oh Jun Seok with 1,167,000 (`45 bb). Also in the million range is Vietnam high roller Pham Duy Anh and Won Gyu Kang.
*Live updates at the start of Day 2
Day 1 survivors – 56 players
Chips in play: 25,200,000
Average stack: 450,000
| Oh Jun Seok | South Korea | 1,167,000 |
| Pham Duy Anh | Vietnam | 1,128,000 |
| Won Gyu Kang | South Korea | 1,002,000 |
| Peng Yang | China | 919,000 |
| Jun Hyoung Ki | South Korea | 880,000 |
| Khoa Anh | Vietnam | 838,000 |
| Yeung Tsz Wai | Hong Kong | 817,000 |
| Le Ngoc Minh | Vietnam | 793,000 |
| Lee Hon Cheong | Hong Kong | 743,000 |
| Peter Kiem | USA | 740,000 |
| Wong Tung Wing | Hong Kong | 697,000 |
| Kunal Patni | India | 677,000 |
| William Jia | Australia | 649,000 |
| Dylan Foster | Australia | 648,000 |
| Win Meng Tan | Australia | 624,000 |
| Ian Lee | Malaysia | 618,000 |
| Youhyun Kim | South Korea | 594,000 |
| Vishal Ojha | India | 544,000 |
| Daewoong Song | South Korea | 523,000 |
| Chul Ho Park | South Korea | 497,000 |
| Masato Kashiwabara | Japan | 489,000 |
| Yita Choong | Australia | 486,000 |
| Ho Jin Sung | South Korea | 469,000 |
| Nam Hyung Kim | South Korea | 449,000 |
| Han Dong Bin | South Korea | 441,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 420,000 |
| Mr Ngo | Vietnam | 417,000 |
| Anthony Cierco | France | 414,000 |
| Zheng Xiaosheng | China | 413,000 |
| Won Chul Bae | South Korea | 409,000 |
| Yeh Hung Wei | Taiwan | 405,000 |
| Huu Dung Nguyen | Vietnam | 369,000 |
| Ho Koon Leon | Singapore | 361,000 |
| Oliver Biles | UK | 337,000 |
| Teoh Ming Juen | Malaysia | 332,000 |
| Win Han | Myanmar | 330,000 |
| Jin Hoon Lee | South Korea | 312,000 |
| Tim Schimmel | Germany | 299,000 |
| Huynsup Kim | south Korea | 291,000 |
| Dinh Tien Thanh | Vietnam | 261,000 |
| Hwany Lee | South Korea | 220,000 |
| Darian Tan | Malaysia | 192,000 |
| Chen Moyan | China | 186,000 |
| Jae Wook Shin | South Korea | 181,000 |
| John Perry | Australia | 176,000 |
| Quang Nguyen | Vietnam | 175,000 |
| Doan Quang Trung | Vietnam | 164,000 |
| Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 160,000 |
| Jeffrey Lo | Hong Kong | 148,000 |
| Josh McCully | Australia | 148,000 |
| Wu Jun Hao | Singapore | 144,000 |
| Jiyoung Kim | South Korea | 142,000 |
| Seungmook Jung | South Korea | 123,000 |
| Le Van Binh | Vietnam | 123,000 |
| Yunbeom Lee | South Korea | 90,000 |
| Jaesung Lee | South Korea | 84,000 |
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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