USOP Hanoi: Mini Man Event – Day 1B updates
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
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 |
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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)
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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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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