USOP Hanoi: Mini Man Event – Day 1B updates 

USOP Hanoi: Mini Man Event – Day 1B updates

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Date: September 5, 2023
Buy in: VND 8,800,000 (~USD 365)
Guarantee: VND 2,000,000,000 (~USD 83,040)
Day 1A: 163 entries (112 unique) / 20 ITM
Day 1B: 276 entries (178 unique)
Bagging time: 12.5% of the field – 35 ITM players

Chips in play 8,280,000

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Alvyn Jeff Sembrano bags Mini Main Event Day 1B chip lead

After ten hours of play, Mini Main Event Day 1B completed with Filipino Alvyn Jeff Sembrano as chip leader. Sembrano bagged up 568,000, surpassing the Day 1A leader Le Huy Thanh (501,000) to earn the overall top rank.

End of Day 1B – 35 players

1	Alvyn Jeff Sembrano	Philippines	568,000
2	Nguyễn Quynh Thu	Vietnam	535,000
3	Dang Luong Thanh	Vietnam	500,000
4	Sumit Sapra	India	476,000
5	Hoang Dinh Minh	Vietnam	429,000
6	Phan Đình Nam	Vietnam	422,000
7	Thor yêu	Vietnam	390,000
8	Laury Vanlerberghe	France	356,000
9	Lê Ngọc Minh	Vietnam	339,000
10	Nguyễn Đoàn Phương	Vietnam	333,000
11	Long Ttht	Vietnam	330,000
12	Lương Văn Quảng	Vietnam	307,000
13	Red Edoc	Philippines	265,000
14	Yuan Xin	China	260,000
15	Viet Nguyen Trang	Vietnam	258,000
16	Phạm Văn Tiến	Vietnam	221,000
17	Lim Cheng Jing	Malaysia	215,000
18	Richard Marquez	Philippines	201,000
19	Dần Nguyễn	Vietnam	165,000
20	Đinh Tiến Thành	Vietnam	163,000
21	Nguyễn Văn Trung	Vietnam	161,000
22	Nguyễn Văn Xuân	Vietnam	148,000
23	Đinh Đức Linh	Vietnam	144,000
24	John Bonadies	UK	136,000
25	Phạm Thanh Bình	Vietnam	113,000
26	Mr.David	Vietnam	104,000
27	Nguyễn Khắc Luật	Vietnam	102,000
28	JONG MIN WON	Korea	93,000
29	Nguyễn Trung Phong	Vietnam	91,000
30	Kou Kla		91,000
31	apt	Vietnam	84,000
32	Amit Kaushik	India	80,000
33	Quýt xinh thơm nhất	vietnam	74,000
34	Huang Changwei	Taiwan	67,000
35	Shin Hyeonho	Korea	63,000

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20:14: Hoang Dinh Minh delivers the bubble!
Level 18: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

The bubble has been delivered here at Mini Main Event Day 1C. Hand opens with Hoang Dinh Minh on utg+1 raising to 16,000, small blind with just 2.5 bb puts it all in, easy call for Hoang who turns over . At risk player has . The board runs .

Hoang Dinh Minh “Xumi Loyal” – 429,000

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19:40: Bubble looms… 37 players remaining
Level 17: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000

Day 1B is nearing its end with the field down to 37 players. Only two busts needed before bagging time. 35 players advance which is 12.5% of the field.

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19:35: Nguyen Trong Viet rises with Aces
Level 17: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000

Hijack player raises to 12,000, cutoff Alvyn Jeff Sembrano three-bets to 35,000, small blind Nguyen Trong Viet four-bets to 70,000, back to hijack who five-bet shoves 107,000. Sembrano folds, Nguyen calls.

Hijack
Nguyen Trong Viet

The board comes . Hijack falls, Nguyen ships it.

Nguyen Trong Viet – 270,000

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19:30: Alvyn Jeff Sembrano knocks out two 
Level 17: 3.000-6,000 ante 6,000

From cutoff, Alvyn Jeff Sembrano raises to 13,000, button three-bet jams, small blind joins, Sembrano calls to place them both at risk.

Button
Small blind
Sembrano

The board runs , pocket Jacks dominate to send two players packing.

Alvyn Jeff Sembrano – 640,000

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19:24: Level 17 begins, 43 players remaining
Level 17: 3.000-6,000 ante 6,000

Ten players dropped in the previous level, 43 players are now remaining. Day 1B plays down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field. Eight more before the heat bags up.

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19:20: Dinh Quang Vu wins the flip
Level 16: 3.000-5,000 ante 5,000

All in preflop, Dinh Quang Vu , at risk player (7 bb) with , the board runs . Dinh wins the flip to clean out one.

Dinh Quang Vu – 200,000

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18:54: Level 16 begins, 53 players remaining
Level 16: 3.000-5,000 ante 5,000

Fifteen players dropped in the previous level, 53 remaining. They are dropping fast! Day 1B plays down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field.

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18:50: Victor EM wins the flip
Level 15: 2,000-4,000 ante 4,000

Under the gun raises to 8,000, cutoff Lim Cheng Jing three-bets to 30,000, button Victor EM four-bets all in, utg folds, Lim calls.

Victor EM
Lim Cheng Jing

With the board running , the small pair holds for a double up to Victor EM.

Dang Luong Thanh (Victor EM) – 240,000
Lim Cheng Jing “Elvis” – 350,000

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18:14: Break time, 68 players remaining
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000

Break time with 68 players remaining. Players are dropping fast. Day 1B plays down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field.

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18:02: Nguyễn Quynh Thu hits two-outer to quadruple up
Level 14: 1,500-3,000 ante 3,000

Four players all in preflop, biggest stack , second largest Anatolii Gorbushin , third largest Nguyễn Quynh Thu , shortest stack . When the cards run out , Nguyen banks it on a lucky two-outer set, Gorbushin plunges to 15,000.

Nguyễn Quynh Thu- 230,000
Biggest stack – 40,000
Anatolii Gorbushin – 15,000

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17:44: Blinds up, 80 players remaining
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

80 players remaining. Still a long way to go. Day 1B plays down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field.

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17:43: Nguyen Dac Long maintains the chip lead
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

Nguyen Dac Long continues to reign having raised his stack further. With , he sends a player with packing on a board .

Nguyen Dac Long – 400,000

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17:35: Richard Marquez’s ladies won’t be toppled
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

Under the gun raises to 5,000, small blind Richard Marquez calls, flop runs . Utg c-bets 12,000, Marquez check-calls, the turn lands . Marquez checks again, utg shoves, Marquez snap calls and shows , utg with . The river ensures Marquez the win and dusts one.

Richard Marquez – 180,000

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17:30: Zang TN triples up
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

Under the gun +1 raises to 5,000, hijack Hoang Dinh Minh calls, cutoff calls, then button Zang TN three-bets all in for 24,500. Action back to initial raiser who sends it all in for 50,000, Hoang calls, cutoff folds.

Utg+1
Hoang Dinh Minh
Zang TN

The board runs out , Zang TN triples up, Hoang wins the side pot.

Zang TN – 79,500
Hoang Dinh Minh “Xumi Loyal” – 220,000

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17:14: Blinds up, 94 remaining
Level 13: 1,000-2,500 ante 2,500

Blinds are up again and the players remaining down to 94. Still a long way to go. Day 1B plays down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field.

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17:10: Le Ngoc Minh dominates throughout
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000

Heavy preflop betting begins with utg raising to 4,500, small blind calls, big blind Le Ngoc Minh three-bets to 17,500, back to utg with a four-bet jam. Small blind gets out of the way, Le calls. At the showdown, Le turns over and dominates , the board runs out , Le ships and dusts one.

Le Ngoc Minh – 190,000

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16:55: Cooler! Jin Long Hu eliminated by Nguyen Dac Long
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000

Two nights ago, Jin Long Hu won a WSOP Online bracelet. However, if he wants to win a trophy here, he will have to enter Day 1C having busted on a cooler with against Nguyen Dac Long’s .

Nguyen Dac Long – 250,000

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16:50: Lung Van Quang sweeps the four way
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000

Four players are all in preflop, , , , and Lung Van Quang . Lung spikes the king on the turn , and as the biggest stack, he knocks out three in one go.

Lung Van Quang – 215,000

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16:43: 108 players remaining
Level 12: 1,000-2,000 ante 2,000

The Mini Main Event has entered Round 12 with 108 players remaining. They play down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field.

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16:35: Dinh Duc Linh turns it to boot one
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500

Three-bet pot preflop by Dinh Duc Linh sees a flop then a called-jam. Utg is ahead , Dinh , the turn give Dinh the higher two pair which holds on the river to rail one.

Dinh Duc Linh – 110,000

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16:25: River catch for Kyle Bao Diep
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500

From under the gun, Kyle Bao Diep raises to 3,000, utg+2 calls, lojack three-bet jams for 29,000, back to Diep with the call, utg+2 folds. Diep is dominated by , with the board running , Diep rivers the two pair to ship it and rail one.

Kyle Bao Diep – 100,000

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16:15: Chip leaders
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500

Jayvon Carreon – 160,000
Lee Tsung Ying – 170,000
Laury Vanherberghe – 140,000
Nguyen Tien Dong – 165,000
Nguyen Doan Phuong – 180,000
Nguyen Dac Long – 210,000 (chip leader)

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16:13: Guarantee crushed at Day 1B! Registration closes at 276 entries
Level 11: 1,000-1,500 ante 1,500

Smashing turnout at Day 1B of the Mini Main Event with a roaring 276 runners! This was over 100 entries more than the opening flight. There are currently 131 players remaining. They play down to ITM of 35 players which is 12.5% of the field. Track the action and bring you updates on the biggest pots and biggest hands leading up to the bubble round.

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