Three new players minted at Day 2 of U Series of Poker Hanoi! The latest champions were Do Quang Trinh, Nguyen Khoi, and Ng Shun Hong. We’ve got those results down below.
To date, six players have captured trophies. More USOP hardware are up for grabs with a total of 38 trophy events on the schedule. The biggest one is coming up, the Main Event 12 BN guaranteed. Scroll to the bottom of the page for all the info.
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USOP Hanoi – Coverage
USOP Hanoi – Full Schedule
USOP Hanoi – Festival Results
USOP Hanoi – Photo Gallery
Clutch victory for Do Quang Trinh at the High Roller Warm Up
Down to 2.5 bb at three-handed, Do Quang Trinh scored a lucky triple up with 
straight on a board 
. This was the spark that led to his first ever live tournament title. For Do’s stunning achievement, he pocketed a career high VND 900,000,000 (~USD 37,367) payout.
The High Roller Warm Up drew a crowd of 50 big sluggers and 28 re-entries to send the prize pool soaring over VND 3 Billion. The money bubble burst on a short stack who pushed with 
that failed to improve against Duc Hieu’s 
. Another five busts later, the final table was formed led by a familiar face, Pierre Husson who just the day prior finished 2nd at the Mini High Roller.
You can relive the final table race to victory via the livestream on the USOP YouTube channel or just click the link below.
Do’s sudden rise to triumph
Prior to Do Quang Trinh’s win, Husson dominated the final table and seemed destined to finally close it out. At three-handed, Husson was backed by 70% of the chips in play when Do lost a costly double up against Anton Lu to drop to 2.5 bb. He shoved on the next hand and tripled up with a straight. A few hands after, he doubled up through Husson with 
staying ahead of 
to take the lead by a small margin.
After a break, Husson shoved holding 
, small blind Do called with 
, the board bricked, and just that fast, Husson was eliminated in 3rd place. Up 32 bb to Lu’s 6 bb, heads up was quick. On the second hand, Do’s 
prevailed over Lu’s 
on a board 
.
Date: September 2, 2023
Buy in: VND 44,000,000 (~USD 1,860)
Guarantee: VND 1,200,000,000 (~USD 49,820)
Entries: 78 (50 unique)
Prize pool: VND 3,026,400,000 (~USD 125,655)
ITM: 12 places
| Place | Player | Payout in VND |
| 1 | Do Quang Trinh | 900,000,000 |
| 2 | Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 570,000,000 |
| 3 | Husson Pierre | 360,000,000 |
| 4 | Nguyen Thanh Tung | 251,400,000 |
| 5 | Tan Tong | 193,000,000 |
| 6 | Nguyen Duc Hieu | 156,000,000 |
| 7 | Hoang Hai Nam | 130,000,000 |
| 8 | Du Boisbaudry Leo | 111,000,000 |
| 9 | Benloch Florent Remi | 97,000,000 |
| 10 | Tran Duc Chinh | 86,000,000 |
| 11 | Nguyen Quang Minh | 86,000,000 |
| 12 | Pham Alan Anh Minh | 86,000,000 |
Nguyen Khoi wins the Hyper Turbo
With blinds high, Nguyen Khoi and Ronak Agarwal faced off for the Hyper Turbo title, both players about even in stacks and on a push or fold situation. Nguyen closed it out to lift his first ever USOP trophy and a payout of VND 96,500,000 (~USD 4,000).
Date: September 2, 2023
Buy in: VND 4,500,000 (~USD 190)
Total entries: 79
Prize pool: VND 306,500,000 (~USD 12,725)
ITM: 10 places
| Place | Player | Payout in VND |
| 1 | Nguyen Khoi | 96,500,000 |
| 2 | Agarwal Ronak Sanjeev | 59,900,000 |
| 3 | Yoo Eunjung | 38,500,000 |
| 4 | Jhon Hendri | 26,000,000 |
| 5 | Dinh Xuan Huy | 20,300,000 |
| 6 | Nguyen Ngoc Tung | 16,700,000 |
| 7 | Crespo Rodriguez Juan | 14,300,000 |
| 8 | Nguyen Thanh Song | 12,700,000 |
| 9 | Nguyen Dac Long | 11,400,000 |
| 10 | Kyle Bao Quoc An Diep | 10,200,000 |
Ng Shun Hong perseveres at the fast paced 10/10/10 event
One of the fastest tournaments in the roster was tabled with 32 entries taking on the 10/10/10 event – broken down to 10,000 starting stack, 10 minute blinds, and 10 seconds to act. It took only three hours to find its champion with Singapore’s Ng Shun Hong claiming it for his career second USOP win.
Date: September 2, 2023
Buy in: VND 3,400,000 (~USD 144)
Entries: 32 (26 unique)
Prize pool: VND 93,100,000 (~USD 3,865 )
ITM: 4 places
| Place | Player | Payout in VND |
| 1 | Ng Shun Hong | 43,000,000 |
| 2 | Suchkov Dmitry | 25,000,000 |
| 3 | Wong Wai Cheong | 15,500,000 |
| 4 | Carreon | 9,600,000 |
USOP Hanoi – VND 32 Billion in guarantees
USOP Hanoi is the young brand’s third event since its break out to the live scene on February 2023. With its variety of offerings and buy ins that cater to all types of bankrolls, the USOP has quickly become one of the most sought after festivals in the region.
If you haven’t heard yet, for this edition, the brand has spiced up the schedule with VND 32 Billion in guaranteed prize pools. Games run from September 1 to 11, 2023. The star attraction is the Main Event which carries a mighty VND 12 Billion guarantee, that’s over half a million USD! Mark these dates, Main Event runs from September 7 to 11, 2023. Buy in is VND 25,000,000 (~USD 1,060).
Hoodies have become the go-to choice of table attire for poker players, and at USOP, participants who register and have their chips in play during Level 1 of the Main Event will be gifted the newest USOP hoodie. It’s advisable to join on Day 1A as supply is limited to a total of just 250 pieces.
New Events
Several new events have also been added. The Heads Up Challenge is gearing up to be one of the most exciting with all 32 spots quickly claimed. Click the link down below for the list of players and their first round match-ups.
USOP Hanoi – Heads Up Challenge first round match-ups revealed!
One of the most enjoyable will be the Tag Team Event. Strategy is the key. The winning team will receive two trophies, one for each player. Buy in is VND 6,600,000 per player / VND 13,200,000 per team. Teammates must register together. Event takes place on September 8, 2023.
The first 8 levels is individual play with teams battling at separate tables. As soon as Level 9 kicks in, teammates combine their stacks and play Tag Team poker from then on. Teammates can switch off anytime as long as they are not in an active hand.
Other new events to look out for are listed below:
Run It Twice – September 3, 2023
Mixed NLH/PLO – September 5, 2023
Freezeout – September 10, 2023
Livestream Events
| Event | Date |
| Mini High Roller | September 1, 2023 |
| High Roller Warm Up | September 2, 2023 |
| Mystery Bounty | September 3, 2023 |
| Superstar Challenge | September 4, 2023 |
| High Roller Superstack | September 4, 2023 |
| Mini Main Event | September 6, 2023 |
| High Roller Megastack | September 6, 2023 |
| Super High Roller | September 7, 2023 |
| Heads Up Challenge | September 8, 2023 |
| Main Event | September 11, 2023 |
| High Roller Finale | September 11, 2023 |
Final table promo
In addition to the Hoodie promo, players that reach the final table of any trophy event will receive a newly designed USOP cap. Three colors are available: black, white, and pink.
Links:
USOP Hanoi – Coverage
USOP Hanoi – Full Schedule
USOP Hanoi – Festival Results
USOP Hanoi – Photo Gallery
USOP Hanoi – Heads Up Challenge players revealed
USOP Hanoi: Bigger, Fresher, More Lucrative
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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