USOP Hanoi: Mini Main Event – Day 1A updates

USOP Hanoi: Mini Main Event – Day 1A updates

[Vietnamese translation]

Date: September 4, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,800,000 (~USD 365)
Guarantee: VND 2,000,000,000 (~USD 83,040)
Day 1A: 163 entries (112 unique)
Bagging time: 12.5% of the field – 20 players

Chips in play 4,890,000

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Mini Main Event Day 1A ends with Le Huy Thanh bagging the lead

After nine and a half hours of play, Day 1A of the Mini Main Event ended with Vietnam’s Le Huy Thanh up top with 501,000 in chips.

Rank	Player	Flag	Stack
1	Lê Huy Thành	Vietnam	501,000
2	Choi Jaeki	Korea	481,000
3	Xuân MạNh	Vietnam	393,000
4	Long Seven	Vietnam	376,000
5	CườNg BắC Ninh	Vietnam	376,000
6	Gautam Rohilla	India	374,000
7	Harsh Jhirairia	India	322,000
8	Arjanveer Chadha	India	321,000
9	NguyễN Quý QuyềN	Vietnam	271,000
10	Ivan Konechnyi	Russia	266,000
11	TiếN Sáng	Vietnam	262,000
12	Vũ Hùng Kiên	Vietnam	240,000
13	Suchkov Dmitri	Russia	166,000
14	Sozi	Vietnam	160,000
15	NguyễN MạNh CườNg	Vietnam	114,000
16	Konstantin Shpunt	Russia	94,000
17	Yun Jung Sup	Korea	81,000
18	Linh Ran	Vietnam	74,000
19	Tan Keng Yong	Sing	26,000
20	CẩN Bình	Vietnam	18,000

Next up is Day 1B which hits the felt on Tuesday, September 5 at 10:30am. This is followed by Day 1C at 4pm. All the Day 1 survivors then return on Wednesday, September 6 for the race to the throne starting at 10:30 am.

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20:30:  Bubble bursts! Arjanveer Chadha boots Nguyen Van Phu 
Level 18: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Under the gun Arjanveer Chadha raises to 18,000, small blind Nguyen Van Phu three-bet shoves (29,000), easy call for Chadha and shows . It’s a flip with Nguyen turning over . With the board running , Nguyen misses the board to fall on the bubble.

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20:29: Ivan Konechnyi rails with one heart
Level 18: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

All in preflop and it’s a flip. Ivan Konechnyi with ,  at risk player with , the board runs for flush over trips.

Ivan Konechnyi – 250,000

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20:27: Bubble round approaches, 23 players remaining
Level 17: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000

The field is down to 23 players, only three needed to end the day. Currently in the lead is Le Huy Thanh with 460,000 in chips.

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20:08: Cooler sends Gautam Rohilla soaring
Level 16: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000

Heavy preflop betting war leads to Gautam Rohilla all in showing that dominates his rival’s . The board runs .

Gautam Rohilla – 420,000

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19:40: Choi Jaeki shows quads
Level 16: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000

Under the gun+1 raises to 10,000 and finds three callers to the flop . The raiser c-bets 15,000, two players call to the turn . Another c-bet fired, this time 30,000, cutoff raises to 80,000, small blind Choi Jaeki check-calls, utg+1 folds. On the river , Choi leads out with everything (90,000) and cutoff folds. He shows his quads.

Choi Jaeki – 380,000

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19:30: Dmitri Suchkov on the rise
Level 16: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000

Two pots for Dmitri Suchkov to rise to 48 bb. The first pot sees utg open for 10,000, Suchkov jams 70,000 (14 bb) from cutoff holding , utg calls with . Both players find the board {ag}, Suchkov dominates for a double up.

Several hands after Suchkov has again and sends one player with packing up on an ace-high board.

Dmitri Suchkov – 240,000

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19:17: 31 players remaining
Level 16: 3,000-5,000 ante 5,000

 31 players remaining each one looking for a Day 2 spot. Only 20 will advance. Long Seven has taken over the chip lead with 380,000.

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19:05: Choi Jaeki’s snowmen survive against the draw
Level 15: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000

Hijack player raises and is called by three players, the dealer fans out the flop . Cutoff player bets 16,000, button raises to 43,000, two folds follow, hijack shoves and is called.

Hijack
Choi Jaeki

The turn and river are no help to the draw, Choi cleans up.

Choi Jaeki – 200,000

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18:42: 37 players remaining
Level 15: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000

Down to 37 players, Day 1A will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

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18:30: Long Seven dominates to chip up
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000

Big pot by the turn leading to two players all in. Long Seven ahead with against . The river improves both players, Long’s straight wins it to dust one.

Long Seven – 290,000

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18:28: Yu Hung Kien soars to the chip lead with aces
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000

All in at the flop , Yu Hung Kien overpair dominates his opponent’s top pair, the turn and river completes the board for a huge double up to Yu. He has now taken over the chip lead.

Yu Hung Kien – 460,000

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18:20: Phan Hung Cuong sends two out of the field
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000

Three way all in again, Phan Hung Cuong wins the flip against and on a board running .

Phan Hung Cuong – 290,000

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18:00: 41 players remaining
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000

Field has downsized further to 41 players. They will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

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17:50: Konstantine Shpunt’s cowboys boot two
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

Three ways are popular with another one booting two from the field. Konstantine Shpunt called the shoves with his larger stack and prevailed with firmly planted against and on a board .

Konstantine Shpunt – 230,000

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17:30: 50 players remaining
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

Players have tightened up, only 11 dusted in the previous level. The field is down to 50, they will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

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17:20: Yu Hung Kien’s big slick cleans out two
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000

Preflop betting war leads to three players with cards turned up and stacks pushed out front. Yu Hung Kien has the advantage with against and . With the board running , it’s a sweep!

Yu Hung Kien – 120,000

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17:00: 61 players remaining
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000

23 players eliminated in the previous level to bring the field down to 61. They will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players.

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16:40: Cooler! Nguyen Duc Cuong delivers double KO
Level 11: 1,000-1,5000 ante 1,500

Three way all in preflop goes Nguyen Duc Cuong’s way with dominating and cracking on a board running .

Nguyen Duc Cuong – 140,000

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16:35: Mini Main Event registration closes at 163 entries (112 unique)
Level 11: 1,000-1,5000 ante 1,500

That’s it, registration for Day 1A of the Mini Main Event 2BN guaranteed event has closed. Great turnout with 163 entries (112 unique). Based on the screens, 84 players remain and will play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 20 players. Among the notables in the field are Arjanveer Chandra, David Erquiaga, Yuan Xin, and Jinlong Hu.

Nguyen Khai Cuong – 300,000 (chip leader)