Day 3 at U Series of Poker Hanoi awarded more trophies with four players earning the spotlight. We’ve got those results down below. Plenty of USOP hardware yet to be claimed with the festival ongoing until September 11, 2023. Action takes place at the Crown Poker Club, the largest poker room in Hanoi, Vietnam.
USOP Hanoi – Coverage
USOP Hanoi – Full Schedule
USOP Hanoi – Festival Results
USOP Hanoi – Photo Gallery
Ip Ho Yuen reigns at the Superstack Madness
The Superstack Madness was dominated throughout by Ip Ho Yuen who amassed a titanic stack well before the bubble round that was never cracked. To close it out, Yuen eliminated the last three players at the final table. On the last hand he called the all in holding 
top pair on a board 
. Nguyen Xuan Trong had 
bottom pair.
The event was a popular one drawing 124 players and 57 re-entries for 181 entries in total. This boosted the prize pool to over a billion dong. 23 got paid with the cash flowing after the bubble burst on a lucky catch by Amit Kaushik. Kaushik had 
trips on the river 
to down a player’s 
. Kaushik went on to finish in 11th place.
Date: September 3, 2023
Buy in: VND 6,600,000 (~USD 279)
Guarantee: VND 600,000,000 (~USD 24,910)
Entries: 181 (124 unique)
Prize pool: VND 1,053,400,000 (~USD 43,736)
ITM: 23 places
| Place | Player |
Payout in VND
|
| 1 | Ip Ho Yuen | 272,000,000 |
| 2 | Nguyen Xuan Truong | 183,000,000 |
| 3 | Vu Minh Hai | 108,000,000 |
| 4 | Konechnyi Ivan | 70,000,000 |
| 5 | Tran Thanh Hung | 51,500,000 |
| 6 | The Naing | 42,200,000 |
| 7 | Iablokov Sergei | 35,900,000 |
| 8 | Babushkin Nikolai | 30,800,000 |
| 9 | Nguyen Van Phuong | 26,800,000 |
Andrei Berinov lands maiden title at Mini Deepstack
Russia’s Andrei Berinov bagged his first ever tracked live title right here on Asian soil. Berinov outlasted a field fo 77 entries, overcoming the Asian dominated final table. For his efforts, he earned VND 70,500,000 (~USD 2,925) and a trophy to start off a collection.
One player hoping to take down his second win was the 10/10/10 champion Ng Shun Hong who delivered the bubble by railing Tuan Anh Tran. On a board 
, Tran had
two pair that was dominated by Ng’s 
straight. Ng went on to finish in 8th place.
Date: September 3, 2023
Buy in: VND 3,400,000 (~USD 144)
Entries: 77 (65 unique)
Prize pool: VND 224,000,000 (~USD 9,300)
ITM: 10 places
| Place | Player | Payout in VND |
| 1 | Berinov Andrei | 70,500,000 |
| 2 | Isaac Phua Chern Chze | 44,000,000 |
| 3 | Nguyen Ngoc Tung | 27,800,000 |
| 4 | Tran Duc Chinh | 19,000,000 |
| 5 | Tran Huy Hoang | 14,900,000 |
| 6 | Nguyen Thi Thao | 12,200,000 |
| 7 | Dinh Duy Quang | 10,500,000 |
| 8 | Ng Shun Hong | 9,300,000 |
| 9 | Tran Thi Xuan Ha | 8,300,000 |
| 10 | Bui Duc Dat | 7,500,000 |
Tran Minh Thang locks up the Turbo title
Vietnam’s Tran Minh Thang is having a successful year on the felt having just scored his career third trophy and first USOP win at the the festival’s Turbo event. Tran outlasted a field of 42 runners, defeating Japan’s Shimizu Keisuke at heads up. USOP Taiwan Main Event champion Edwin Dela Cruz finished in 3rd place.
Date: September 3, 2023
Buy in: VND 4,500,000 (~USD 190)
Entries: 42 (34 unique)
Prize pool: VND 162,900,000 (~USD 6,763)
ITM: 5 places
| Place | Player | Payout in VND |
| 1 | Tran Minh Thang | 66,000,000 |
| 2 | Shimizu Keisuke | 38,200,000 |
| 3 | Dela Cruz Edwin | 26,700,000 |
| 4 | Phan Huy Thanh | 18,000,000 |
| 5 | Nguyen The Minh | 14,000,000 |
Vu Thai Bao runs it twice for the win
It was just hours ago when Vu Thai Bao walked away as the Mystery Bounty’s biggest earner with a 3rd place finish. With the adrenaline still pumping, he took on the Run It Twice event and this time he shipped it. Vu outlasted the 40 entry field to add VND 47,000,000 (~USD 1,950) to his earlier earnings of VND 988,000,000 (~USD 41,0000).
Leading up to his win, Vu was massive chip leader at three-handed and was looking to end it by calling the two short stack shoves. Despite his 
landing top pair, it was still behind Park Cheonggil’s 
flush on a board 
while the other short stack, Hoang Dinh Nguyen was eliminated with .
Park took the lead after scoring another full boost with 
beating Vu’s 
. On the next shove, it was Vu’s turn to double up with pairing up the Jack to overcome Park’s 
. The two then evened up when the final hand was tabled. On a flop , it was all in with Park opting to run it twice. Vu ahead 
trips, Park two pair. With the turn 
, Park was drawing dead. The next spread, the turn was and river for quads to Vu.
Date: September 3, 2023
Buy in: VND 3,400,000 (~USD 144)
Entries: 40 (29 unique)
Prize pool: VND 116,400,000 (~USD 4,833)
ITM: 5 places
| Place | Player | Payout in VND |
| 1 | Vu Thai Bao | 47,000,000 |
| 2 | Park Cheonggil | 28,000,000 |
| 3 | Hoang Dinh Nguyen | 17,000,000 |
| 4 | Carreon | 13,400,000 |
| 5 | Nakajima Kei | 11,000,000 |
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.
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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