The past two days at USOP Hai Phong champions now crowned. Most impressive were Xinxing Tang and Ton Le Thanh Long, both players lifting their second series titles. This sent both players to the top of the USOP Player of the Series race with Tang as the front runner.
The festival continues at the Dream Dragon Resort in Hai Phong, Vietnam until September 23, 2024. There are still 40 trophies up for grabs and of course the exclusive USOP POTS ring.
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Second trophy for Xinxing Tang and Ton Le Thanh Long
Immediately after bagging up at Championship Event Day 1B, China’s Xinxing Tang jumped in the Win The Button event and went on to ship it for his second trophy this series! Tang’s first victory was at Event 5: 7-Handed Hyper Turbo. This was also his fourth cash. Tang is now one of the top contenders for the USOP Player of the Series title. On Tang’s latest win, he overcame the 20-entry field for a payout of VN₫ 33,800,000 (~US$ 1,377).
Buy in: VN₫ 4,000,000 (~US$ 160)
Entries: 20 (19 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 67,680,000 (~US$ 2,757)
ITM: 3 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Xinxing Tang | China | 33,800,000 |
| 2 | Hojin Byeon | Korea | 20,300,000 |
| 3 | Kim Phuong Mai | Viet Nam | 13,580,000 |
Another player has clinched a second event here at USOP Hai Phong. Joining Xinxing Tang in the exclusive multi-winners club is Ton Le Thanh Long who won the Pot Limit Omaha – Turbo for his second series title. Yesterday, Long won the Double Board event. We should see him move into the upper ranks in the USOP Player of the Series race.
On his latest win, Long triumphed over a field of 16 entries (13 unique). At three-handed with the bubble at hand, the players opted to each get VN₫ 26,000,000 (~US$ 1,060) then the remaining VN₫ 3,216,000 (~US$ 130) and the trophy reserved for the eventual winner. Long persevered to pocket VN₫ 29,216,000 (~US$ 1,190) and his second trophy.
Joris Michl wins Mini High Roller
Joris Michl lifted his first ever USOP trophy at Day 4’s Mini High Roller event. Michl outlasted the 27-entry field to lock up the top prize of VN₫ 218,268,000 (~US$ 8,890).
Date: September 14, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 880)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 20,360)
Entries: 27 (24 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 507,600,000 (~USD 20,670)
ITM: 4 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Joris Michl | Netherlands | 218,268,000 |
| 2 | Van Tai Tran | Viet Nam | 137,052,000 |
| 3 | Hongjie Wang | China | 86,292,000 |
| 4 | Duy Anh Pham | Viet Nam | 65,988,000 |
Le The Hung wins the Weekend Special
Le The Hung amassed a monster stack during the bubble round and kept it intact to the end to win the Weekend Special. With no prior stats on Hendon Mob, Le may well have earned his first ever live tournament victory and payout of VN₫ 155,040,000 (~US$ 6,315).
The Weekend Special drew 86 entries (69 unique) at VN₫ 6,600,000 (~US$ 264) each for a prize pool of VN₫ 485,040,000 (~US$ 19,760). The top 11 earned a piece of that pot.
Full results can be found in the Festival Results.
Marc Joseph Wins Short Deck
Traveling all the way from South Africa for his first ever USOP festival, Marc Joseph dominated the action, raking in pot after pot that by heads up, it was no contest. He clinched the Short Deck event, outlasting the 24-entry field. After the win, Joseph was relieved and ecstatic,
“It’s a small one but finally!”
Indeed, a win is a win and for Joseph the curse of near victories at numerous events in Asia was finally lifted. He locked up the first prize payout of VN₫ 112,800,000 (~US$ 4,600) and won his first ever USOP hardware.
Date: September 15, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 11, 00,000 (~US$ 440)
Entries: 24 (18 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 225,600,000 (~US$ 9,180)
ITM: 3 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Marc Anthony Joseph | South African | 112,800,000 |
| 2 | Dang Lam Hong Nguyen | Viet Nam | 67,680,000 |
| 3 | Chi Zhang | China | 45,120,000 |
Bo Li Wins The Sunday Superstack
The immensely popular one day event, Sunday Superstack, attracted a field of 284 entries (206 unique). With buy in at VN₫ 11,000,000 (~US$ 440), the prize pool swelled past the guarantee for a sweeter VN₫ 2,669,600,000 (~US$ 108,765) prize pool.
After nearly 15 hours, Bo Li emerged as champion to ship the VN₫ 600,500,000 (~US$ 24,465) top prize and his first USOP trophy.
Date: September 15, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 11, 00,000 (~US$ 440)
Entries: 284 (206 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 2,669,600,000 (~US$ 108,760)
ITM: 36 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Bo Li | China | 600,500,000 |
| 2 | Yong Yi Liu | China | 387,200,000 |
| 3 | Xialin Li | China | 258,400,000 |
| 4 | Kuo Chen Chee | Malaysia | 192,400,000 |
| 5 | Hai Nam Hoang | Viet Nam | 147,200,000 |
| 6 | Taowei Chang | Taiwan | 116,000,000 |
| 7 | Anmol Mehta | India | 91,800,000 |
| 8 | Ngoc Son Nguyen | Viet Nam | 74,000,000 |
| 9 | Minh Dat Dang | Viet Nam | 60,500,000 |
Full results can be found in the Festival Results.
Jianfeng Sun Tops Win The Button
Jianfeng Sun picked up his first ever USOP trophy at Win The Button after outlasting the 47-entry field. Along with the merch, Sun earned a payout of VN₫ 67,200,000 (~US$ 2,747).
Date: September 15, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 4,500,000 (~US$ 180)
Entries: 47 (41 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 176,720,000 (~US$ 7,200)
ITM: 6 places
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Jianfeng Sun | China | 67,420,000 |
| 2 | Wenjie Ren | China | 40,500,000 |
| 3 | Guocheng Chen | China | 25,600,000 |
| 4 | Vu Lam Nguyen | France | 18,700,000 |
| 5 | Voradorn Withayapool | Thailand | 13,600,000 |
| 6 | Nikolai Babushkin | Russia | 10,900,000 |
Ian Kit Ing Wins Mini High Roller
The Mini High Roller turnout was the biggest one yet with 86 entries (73 unique) building a prize pool of VN₫ 1,616,800,000 (~US$ 65,870). Just before the crack of dawn the Ian Kit Ing and Hasung Lee chopped it up and awarded the trophy to Ing. Both players earned VN₫ 406,500,000 (~US$ 16,600).
Date: September 15, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 880)
Guarantee: VN₫ 500,000,000 (~US$ 20,360)
Entries: 86 (73 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,616,8,000 (~US$ 65,840)
ITM: 11 places
*Heads up even chop
| Place | Player | Flag | Payout in VN₫ |
| 1 | Ian Kit Ing | Macau | 406,500,000* |
| 2 | Hasung Lee | Korea | 406,500,000* |
| 3 | Hao Chen | China | 193,100,000 |
| 4 | Kiyoung Kim | Korea | 133,200,000 |
| 5 | Trung Duong Do | Vietnam | 103,000,000 |
| 6 | Tom Anthony Christoper Eady | UK | 86,000,000 |
| 7 | Quang Trinh Do | Vietnam | 72,000,000 |
| 8 | Naoki Yashiro | Japan | 63,000,000 |
| 9 | Lei Li | China | 55,500,000 |
| 10 | Van Lich Vu | Vietnam | 49,000,000 |
| 11 | Hengming Wang | China | 49,000,000 |
Links:
USOP Hai Phong – News
USOP Hai Phong – Daily Updates
USOP Hai Phong – Schedule / Player Guide
USOP Hai Phong – Photos
USOP Hai Phong – Festival Results
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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