Day 1A of the USOP Hanoi Main Event ran for 12.5 hours with 268 entries filling up the Crown Poker Club. The heat closed at 34 players, each one guaranteed a spot in the money round.
Bagging the largest was Vietnam’s Dang Minh Dat with 912,000 (114 bb). Dang’s biggest pot came just before the bubble round when a player three-bet shoved 40 bb into Dang’s raise. Holding pocket Aces, Dang instantly called.
Also making the cut were High Roller Megastack champion Dao Minh Phu, multi side event winner Khoi Nguyen, and WSOP bracelet winner Renji Mao. Check out the list provided and the live updates for the action.
Date: September 7, 2023
Buy in: ₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057)
Guarantee: VN₫ 12,000,000,000 (~USD 500,000)
Day 1A: 268 entries (175 unique) / 34 ITM
| Player | Flag | Stack | |
| 1 | ĐặNg Minh ĐạT | Viet Nam | 912,000 |
| 2 | Tanawat Barapapanuwong | Thailand | 808,000 |
| 3 | Ankit Jajodia | India | 800,000 |
| 4 | Lee Ju Yeol | Korea | 690,000 |
| 5 | Yong Shang Bing | Malaysia | 660,000 |
| 6 | Vũ Thái BảO | Viet Nam | 594,000 |
| 7 | Kristian Wiermymr | Norway | 558,000 |
| 8 | Dao Minh Phu | Viet Nam | 480,000 |
| 9 | Rajeev Kanjani | India | 467,000 |
| 10 | Alvin Jeff Sembrano | Philippines | 432,000 |
| 11 | Charlie Hausen | Viet Nam | 385,000 |
| 12 | Ernst Teo | Singapore | 379,000 |
| 13 | NguyễN MạNh TuấN | Viet Nam | 356,000 |
| 14 | Mai Sheng Qiu | China | 351,000 |
| 15 | Somashekar Kurkhepalli | India | 329,000 |
| 16 | Yuhang Chen | China | 282,000 |
| 17 | Leroy Fan | Ireland | 262,000 |
| 18 | Đỗ Thanh TuấN | Viet Nam | 237,000 |
| 19 | Alan Khoo | Singapore | 192,000 |
| 20 | Paul Yugendra | Malaysia | 161,000 |
| 21 | Tan Ong Kwan | Malaysia | 150,000 |
| 22 | Lim Zong Xian Philbert | Singapore | 145,000 |
| 23 | Tong Jia Chuan | Singapore | 129,000 |
| 24 | Laury Vanlerberghe | France | 126,000 |
| 25 | NguyễN Văn Trung | Viet Nam | 123,000 |
| 26 | NguyễN Quang Hoàng | Viet Nam | 116,000 |
| 27 | Sebastian Tan | Singapore | 102,000 |
| 28 | Charles Wong | Hong Kong | 100,000 |
| 29 | Mark Dela Cruz | Philippines | 79,000 |
| 30 | Renji Mao | China | 76,000 |
| 31 | Lukasz Jankowski | Poland | 72,000 |
| 32 | Huang Chang Wei | Taiwan | 61,000 |
| 33 | Bernard Koh | Singapore | 59,000 |
| 34 | DầN NguyễN | Viet Nam | 31,000 |
Chips in play: 10,720,000
23:30: Hoang The Thanh bubbles
Level 17: 4.000-8.000 và ante 8.000
After getting chunked down by Nguyen Manh Tuan, Hoang The Thanh is all in with 
, Paul Yugendra and Mai Sheng Qiu call then check down the board 
. Yugendra has 
, Qiu 
set for the win. Hoang bubbles to end Day 1A.
Mai Shang Qiu – 351,000
Paul Yugendra – 161,000
Hoang The Thanh – eliminated
23:16: Kings give Young Shang Bing the max
Level 17: 4.000-8.000 và ante 8.000
Young Shang Bing doubles up through KM Somashekar with 
staying ahead of 
on a board 
.
23:15: Nguyen Manh Tuan survives
Level 17: 4.000-8.000 và ante 8.000
Button Hoang The Thanh raises to 22,000, big blind Nguyen Manh Tuan three-bets all in for 174,000, Hoang calls and opens 
. Nguyen is drawing with 
. With the board running 
, Nguyen connects for a boat to survive the bubble round.
Nguyen Manh Tuan – 350,000
Hoang The Thanh – 26,000
23:06: Bubble round: Charles Wong doubles up
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
From under the gun, Charles Wong min-raises, big blind Sebastian Tan defends, the flop comes 
. Wong quickly shoves his last 11,000, Tan makes the easy call and opens 
top pair, Wong is way ahead with top two pair. The turn 
and river 
is a double up for Wong.
Charles Wong – 66,000
Sebastian Tan – 90,000
23:05: Bubble round! Alvyn Jeff Sembrano doubles up
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
From under the gun +2, massive stacked Vu Thai Bao raises to 16,000, hijack Alvyn Jeff Sembrano three-bets a huge 71,000, it doesn’t shake off Vu who calls. On the flop 
, Vu shoves, Sembrano snap-calls and shows . Vu is behind with 
but has an open-ended. On the turn Vu adds in pair but still behind. The river secures the win for Sembrano.
Alvyn Jeff Sembrano – 350,000
Vu Thai Bao – 640,000
22:50: Juyeol Lee hard-bets Sembrano the whole way
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
Juyeol Lee raises to 16,000, small blind Alvyn Jeff Sembrano and big blind call. At the flop , Lee bets 30,000 Sembrano check-calls, big blind folds. On the turn , Lee fires 40,000, Sembrano calls. The river 
, same action with Lee charging with 155,000, Sembrano calls then mucks to Lee’s 
flush.
Juyeol Lee – 570,000
Alvyn Jeff Sembrano – 140,000
22:45: Dang Minh Dat gains a huge 40 bb with Aces
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
Dang Minh Dat looks down at and raises to 16,000, to his thrill, cutoff shoves 300,000, which Dang covers, he makes the fast call. Cutoff has , the board runs 
, Dang ships it and boots one in the process.
Dang Minh Dat = 900,000
22:40: Blinds up, 37 players remaining
Level 17: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000
The players are back from a break. Bubble round is nearing with 37 players remaining. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. Tanawat Burapapanuwong leads with 840,000.
22:27: Mai Sheng Qiu doubles up
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
With three to the money, button player all in holding , big blind Mai Sheng Qiu goes for it with , they both miss the board 
for a double up to Qiu.
Mai Sheng Qiu- 260,000
Button – 11,000
22:25: Ankit Jajodia calls down Dao Minh Phu
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Under the gun min-raises, utg+2 Ankit Jajodia calls, cutoff Dao Minh Phu three-bets to 37,000, utg folds, Jajodia calls. At the flop, turn, and river 
, Jajodia check-calls throughout – 23,000, 31,000, 106,000, Phu has , Jajodia wins it with 
full house.
Ankit Jajodia – 740,000
Dao Minh Phu – 460,000
22:00: Ngo Minh Tien calls and falls
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
Battle of the blinds, Leroy Fan shoves with , Ngo Minh Tien risks it with 
, the board runs 
, Ngo is eliminated.
Leroy Fan – 360,000
Ngo Minh Tien – eliminated
21:55: Vu Thai Bao wins the flip
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
All in preflop, Vu Thai Bao is flipping with Pham Duy Anh 
. At the runout 
, Vu spikes the queen to eliminate Pham.
Vu Thai Bao – 800,000
Pham Duy Anh – eliminated
21:55: Straight to survival for Pham Duy Anh
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
From the button, Pham Duy Anh shoves his last 9 bb, big blind Philbert Lim defends, Pham has , Lim with . The board runs , Pham lands the straight.
Pham Duy Anh = 117,000
Philbert Lim – 175,000
21:50: Blinds up, 39 players remaining
Level 16: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000
The field is down to 39 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. That means it is very close to the bubble round. Tanawat Burapapanuwong leads with 840,000.
21:40: Flush for Paul Yugendra
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Cutoff Dung Trinh raises to 12,000, small blind Paul Yugendra three-bets all in for 140,000, Dung calls and shows , Yugendra with . When the board runs out 
, Yugendra improves to a flush to double up.
Paul Yugendra – 290,000
Dung Trinh – 46,000
21:34: Tanawat Burapapanuwong outkicks to claim a big pot
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
From under the gun+2, Tanawat Burapapanuwong opens, lojack Ernst Teo three-bets, Tanawat calls, flop is . Tanawat checks to Teo who c-bets 25,000, Tanawat flats. Same action on the turn and river with 55,000 and the shove called. Teo shows two pair, Tanawat same two pair higher kicker. Tanawat drags in the pot and takes the lead.
Tanawat Burapapanuwong – 840,000
Ernst Teo – 440,000
21:20: Kristian Wiermymr sends two out in one go
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
All in preflop, hijack , button , big blind Kristian Wiermymr has them both covered in chips. With the board runnning 
, Wiermymr sweeps with a full house.
Kristian Wiermymr – 520,000
21:15: Nguyen Van Trung doubles up through Juyeol Lee
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
Under the gun Juyeol Lee min-raises, big blind Nguyen Van Trung three-bets to 42,000, Lee flats to see the cards run . Nguyen c-bet 26,000, Lee flats again. On the turn , Nguyen fires again, this time 8,000, Lee answers with a shove, Nguyen calls.
Nguyen Van Trung
Juyeol Lee 
The river is no help to Lee for Nguyen to score a double up.
Nguyen Van Trung – 315,000
Juyeol Lee – 280,000
21:10: Blinds up, 50 players remaining
Level 15: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000
The field is down to 50 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. Ernst Teo continues to lead with 850,000.
20:40: KM Somashekar claims the pot
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
From lojack, KM Somashekar raises to 10,000, hijack calls, cutoff Vinay B. three-bets to 40,000, Somashekar calls, hijack folds. At the flop , Vinal bets 18,000, Somashekar check-calls. Both players check the turn . On the river , Somashekar leads out 70,000, Vinay calls, Somashekar turns over two pair, Vinay mucks.
KM Somashekar – 600,000
Vinay B – 83,000
20:30: Blinds up, 58 players remaining
Level 14: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000
Players are dropping fast. The field is down to 58 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players. Ernst Teo continues to lead with 800,000.
20:10: Ankit Jajodia denies Ta Son Tung
Level 13: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
All in preflop, Ta Son Tung [10c}, Ankit Jajodia . The board runs out , both improve. Jajodia’s boat dominates Ta’s straight.
Ankit Jajodia – 308,000
Ta Son Tung – eliminated
20:00: Sebastian Tan hard-bets small pair preflop
Level 13: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
Hand opens with Ankit Jajodia raising from utg to 6,000, utg+1 Thanh Tung Nguyen three-bets 20,000, button Sebastian Tan four-bets all in, Jajodia gets out of the way, Nguyen calls.
Thanh Tung Nguyen –
Sebastian Tan – 
At the runout 
, it’s a straight for Tan to scoop up the double up and more.
Sebastian Tan – 90,000
Thanh Tung Nguyen – 27,000
19:55: Juyeol Lee dominates to end one
Level 13: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
Juyeol Lee with dominates a player’s . The board runs 
to rake it in and bust one.
Juyeol Lee – 400,000
19:50: Bernard Koh Wei Yao doubles through
Level 13: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
From utg+2, Bernard Koh Wei Yao shoves 47,5000 holding , small blind Nguyen Van Trung calls with , the board runs out . Koh doubles up.
Bernard Koh Wei Yao – 101,000
Nguyen Van Trung – 170,000
19:40: Alok Birewar spikes it on the turn
Level 13: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
With 31,000 in the pot, two players are all in on a flop . Alok Birewar has , player has him covered and dominated with trips, the turn switches them up with Birewar improving to a full house, and with the river , Birewar doubles up.
Alok Birewar – 151,000
19:35: Blinds up, 69 players remaining
Level 13: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000
Players are dropping fast. The field is down to 69 players. Day 1A bags up at 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players.
19:30: Dang Minh Dat turns the two pair
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Cutoff opens, small blind Dang Minh Dat three-bets to 20,000, cutoff calls, flop is . Small blind Dang Minh Dat c-bets 30,000, cutoff raises to 60,000, Dang shoves and is called.
Dang has and is behind cutoff’s , the turn reverses the ranks, and with the river , Dang ships it.
Dang Minh Dat – 450,000
19:20: GACKT runs into Aces
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Famous Japanese singer GACKT finds himself at the rail having pushed with only to run into Lim Zong Xian’s and a board of 
.
Lim Zong Xian – 300,000
19:15: Tien Sang lands a straight to eliminate a player
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Under the gun Tien Sang raises to 6,000, lojack calls, hijack three-bet jams for 10,000, back to Tien Sang who four-bet jams as well, lojack folds.
Tien Sang
Hijack 
With the board running , Tien Sang lands the straight to dust two pair.
Tien Sang – 60,000
19:10: Battle of the big stacks, Ernst Teo skyrockets
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Lojack Ernst Teo raises to 6,000, cutoff calls, small blind Ewe Eng Soon three-bets to 25,000, Teo four-bet shoves, cutoff folds, Ewe calls for his tournament life.
Ernst Teo
Ewe Eng Soon
It’s a flip! The board runs out , Teo ships a massive pot as Ewe exits.
Ernst Teo – 537,000
Ewe Eng Soon – eliminated
19:00: Aggressive preflop action
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Under the gun Yohei Kitazato raises to 5,000, button Leroy Fan three-bets to 15,000, big blind Nguyen Van Sang four-bets to 40,000, Kitazato folds, Fan five-bet shoves, Nguyen tank-folds.
Leroy Fan – 240,000
Nguyen Van Sang – 95,000
Yohei Kitazato – 100,000
18:55: Blinds up, 85 players remaining
Level 12: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500
Blinds are up, field has trimmed to 85 players. Day 1A plays down to 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players.
18:45: Anatolii Gorbushin doubles up with Aces
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Under the gun William Jia shoves 24,000 with , button Rosa Nguyen calls, small blind Anatolii Gorbushin three-bet shoves, this is enough to isolate as Nguyen folds. Gorbushin has . The board runs 
, Jia is eliminated.
Gorbushin – 120,000
Rosa Nguyen – 260,000
William Jia – eliminated
18:40: Yohei Kitazato triples up
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Under the gun +1 Yohei Kitazato all in with , lojack Nguyen Quang Huy dominates with , button Leroy Fan . The board runs out . Kitazato spikes a set on the river to triple up. Nguyen wins the side pot.
Yohei Kitazato – 120,000
Nguyen Quang Huy – 47,000
Leroy Fan – 150,000
18:35: Woon Bao Sheng badbeats Teddy Pham
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Under the gun Teddy Pham shoves 18,500 with , cutoff Woon Gao Sheng calls with . The board runs for a straight on the river to Woon. Pham goes bust.
Woon Bao Sheng – 100,000
Teddy Pham – eliminated
18:20: Big stacks in the room
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Ewe Eng Soon – 290,000
Rajeev Kanjni – 250,000
Ernst Teo – 270,000
Yuhang Chen – 290,000
Dang Minh Dat – 320,000
18:15: Registration for Main Event Day 1A closes at 268 entries (175 unique)
Level 11: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000
Registration for Main Event Day 1A closes at 268 entries (175 unique). There are currently 110 players left in the field. They play down to 12.5% of the field / ITM of 34 players.
18:00: Break time, last chance to register
Level 10: 1,000-1.500 ante 1,500
Third break of the day, last chance to register! 264 entries (174 unique). The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is soon!
UPDATE: Bubble bursts at Super High Roller!
On the seventh bubble hand, Nguyen Hoang Long shoves from hijack and small blind Patrik Zidek calls for his tournament life. Zidek is dominated {qd{ behind Nguyen’s . With the board running , Zidek goes bust, Nguyen ships it to rise to 1,170,000 (29 bb)
17:20: Blinds up, last level to register; 244 entries (166 unique)
Level 10: 1,000-1.500 ante 1,500
Blinds are up, 244 entries (166 unique). This is the last level to join Day 1A. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
17:15: Heavy preflop action, Alan Khoo banks it
Level 9: 600-1,200 ante 1,200
Under the gun Abhinav Iyer raises to 2,400, utg+1 Alan Khoo calls, utg+2 Jung +Sup Yung three-bets 8,500, small blind Dong Hee Kim calls, back to Iyer who calls, Khoo four-bets all in fir 69,000, Jung tan-folds, Kim five-bets shoves enough to push out Iyer.
Alan Khoo
Dong Hee Kim
The board runs out 
, big slick holds.
Alan Khoo – 155,000
Dong Hee Kim – 30,000
Abhinav Iyer – 120,000
Jung Sup Yun – 32,500
17:10: Small set big takedown for Dang Minh Dat
Level 9: 600-1,200 ante 1,200
Three-bet pot of 11,200 brewed preflop and two players staring down a board . Under the gun Harry Duong bets 5,300, button Dang Minh Dat “Dat Fish” raises to 20,400, Duong jams 40,000, Dang calls.
Duong top pair
Dang set
The turn and river change nothing, Dang claims the pot while booting Duong.
Dang Minh Dat – 300,000
Harry Duong – eliminated
17:05: Ta Son Tung flushes out Jung Sup Yun
Level 9: 600-1,200 ante 1,200
Under the gun+2 Jung Sup Yun opens, hijack Ta Son Tung calls, flop is . Jung c-bets 3500, Ta shoves, Jung calls for his tournament life and shows top pair. Ta has better, flush. The turn improves Jung to trips but with the river , Jung is still behind to bust out.
Ta Son Tung – 150,000
Jung Sup Yun – eliminated
16:40: Blinds up, 227 entries (163 unique)
Level 9: 600-1,200 ante 1,200
Blinds are up, currently 227 entries with 132 in action. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
16:20: Ta Son Tung wins the three-way
Level 8: 500-1,000 ante 1,000
Under the gun all in with , lojack Jung Sup Yun all in with , hijack Ta Son Tung , the board runs for a straight to Ta to eliminate a player
Ta Son Tung – 70,000
Jung Sup Yun – 90,000
16:08: Yuhang Chen doubles up with rockets
Level 8: 500-1,000 ante 1,000
Small blind Yuhang Chen three-bets preflop and initial raiser Minh Hai from the button calls. At the flop , Chen c-bets, and Hai calls. On the turn the pot has grown to 76,000, Chen shoves 33,200 and Hai still calls. Chen shows and claims the pot. Hai had top pair.
Yuhang Chen – 190,000
Minh Hai – 40,000
16:00: Blinds up, 206 entries (153 unique)
Level 8: 500-1,000 ante 1,000
Blinds are up, currently 206 entries with 125 in action. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
15:50: Break time, 203 entries (150 unique)
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Second break of the day, 203 entries (150 unique). Players have ten minutes before the next round resumes. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
15:20: Double KO for Vy Nguyen
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Three way all in preflop, hijack Pham Duy Anh (20,000) , biggest stacked Vy Nguyen on cutoff , button player , the board spreads out .
Vy Nguyen – 170,000
15:10: Blinds up, 182 entries (140 unique)
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Blinds are up and the field continues to grow. Currently 182 entries with 114 in action. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
15:00: Dang Minh Dat wins the flip
Level 6: 300-600 ant 600
Under the gun Dang Ming Dat raises to 1,200, utg+1 calls, big blind three bets to 4,300, back to Dang Minh Dat who four-bets all in, utg+1 joins the shove, big blind folds for a two way showdown. Dang Minh Dat opens , it’s a flip with utg+1 holding , the board runs .
Dang Minh Dat – 200,000
14:30: Blinds up, 155 entries (128 unique)
Level 6: 300-600 ante 600
Halfway through registration, 155 entries so far and climbing. Among the sea of heads are notables Chu Anh, Ewe Eng Soon, Hasagi, Lee Kun Han, Gaurav Sood, Nguyen Van Trung, Ngo Minh Tien, Abhinav Iyer, Dhaval Mudgal, Bien Mai, Minh A Nguyen, and Dongkyu Kim.
The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
13:50: Blinds up, 138 entries (120 unique)
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
Blinds are up, 138 entries and rising. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
13:30: Young Shang Bing drains out Tiger Lim
Level 4: 200-400 và ante 400
Tiger Lim has been eliminated and according to him, Young Shang Bing took chunks off him until the final hand where Young’s nut flush cracked Lim’s aces. It was all in preflop, Lim , Young , the board .
Young Shang Bing – 114,000
Tiger Lim – eliminated
13:10: Blinds up, 110 entries (99 unique)
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
Break over, blinds are up. 110 entries so far. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration is open until the start of Level 11. Among the new entries was reigning USOP Vietnam Main Event champion Nguyen Ngoc Dai.
13:00: Break time, 103 entries (94 unique)
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
First break of the day, 103 entries (94 unique). Players have ten minutes before the next round resumes. The VN₫ 12BN guaranteed Main Event buy in is VN₫ 25,000,000 (~USD 1,-057). Registration is open until the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
12:40: Dinh Quang Vu dominates to send one packing
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
Another one bites the dust here early with Dinh Quang Vu delivering the bad news. Hand opens with utg+1 raising to 600, lojack calls, hijack Dinh three-bets to 3,100, small blind four-bets to 10,100, only Dinh calls. At the flop , sb shoves, Dinh calls, sb has , Dinh ahead with . Dinh ships it and rails one after the turn and river .
Dinh Quang Vu – 80,000
12:25: Jung Sup Yun doubles up with Seven-Deuce
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
Jung Sup Yun getting an early boost with a double up holding an unlikely hand. It opens with uutg+1 raising to 1,000, lojack Jung and hijack call, button three-bets to 5,000, only Jung calls. The flop [3c}, button c-bets 8,000, Jung check-calls to the turn . Jung shoves, button calls, Jung shows , button . The river secures the double up for Jung.
Jung Sup Yun – 50,000
12:20: Blinds up, 73 entries (72 unique)
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
Blinds are up, 73 entries now and more seen at the cashier. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
12:00: Tiger Lim’s straight flush dusts Hoa Vinh’s nut flush
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200
Hoa Vinh is the first casualty of the Main Event having fallen to Tiger Lim on a crazy cooler. Lim opened the action and bet on every street, Hoa Vinh called each street then raised it all on the river. Board was . Hoa Vinh , Lim .
Tiger Lim – 70,000
Hoa Vinh – eliminated
11:40: Blinds up, 59 players
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200
New level! Only 59 players were able to secure hoodies by signing up and getting their chips in play on the first level. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 which is at 6:10pm.
11:20: Notables in the field
Level 1: 100-100 ante 100
Five tables up and running at the half of the first level with more lined up at registration. Among the early go-ers are Anatolii Gorbushin, Vu Thai Bao, Kyle Bao Diep, Hoa Vinh, and Charles Wong.
11:00: Cards flying!
Level 1: 100-100 ante 100
Cards in the air for Day 1A of the Main Event! 18 players were seated at the starting buzzer with more lined up at registration. Hoodies are being given out as soon as players sign up. This limited merch is only available to Level 1 players.
Following six action-packed days of pre-games that filled the Crown Poker Club Hanoi to its limits, the spotlight now shifts to the U Series of Poker (USOP) MAIN EVENT! The hunt for the newest champion begins today at 11am. For a buy in of ₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057) players have a shot at the VN₫ 12,000,000,000 (~USD 500,000) guaranteed prize pool. A total of four entry flights are scheduled. Event runs from September 7 to 11, 2023.
Main Event – Entry Days
Day 1A: Thursday, September 7 at 11am
Day 1B: Friday, September 8 at 11am
Day 1C: Saturday, September 9 at 10:30am
Day 1D (Turbo): Saturday, September 9 at 5pm
Early birds at the tables are in for a treat. In line with their past events, USOP is offering exclusive merchandise to players who have their chips in play in Level 1. For this festival, a special limited-edition hoodie awaits lucky participants. These collectibles cannot be purchased, so arriving early is crucial, as the supply is restricted to a total of just 250.
Over the past days, we’ve already seen the two USOP Main Event champions in action – USOP Taiwan Edwin Dela Cruz and USOP Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Dai.
At the USOP, the pots only get richer. Reviewing the past runs, the inaugural USOP Taiwan Main Event paid out NTD 18M which was ~USD 600,000, this was followed by a richer prize pool of VN₫ 16.5 Billion in Hanoi, equivalent to USD 700K. For the two champions, both captured their first majors at USOP and both walked away with substantial payouts equivalent to six figure USD prizes.
The next champion could be you!
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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