Following nine days of pre-game action, the U Series of Poker – USOP Danang 2024 Main Event took the spotlight at Pullman Danang Beach Resort in Vietnam. It was obvious that it was evident from the start that the turnout would be impressive, with over 100 entries within the first two hours. By the close of registration, a total of 366 entries was recorded, making it the largest opening flight turnout in USOP history.
After another eight hours of play, the day concluded with 46 players reaching ITM and You Hyun Kim securing the chip lead. Read up on the action via the live updates.
USOP Danang 2024 – Main Event Day 1A review
Thee USOP Danang 2024 Main Event was off to a flying start, surpassing all USOP Day 1A attendance with its 366 entries. This brought the collected pot more than halfway to the VN₫ 15 Billion (~USD 614,500) guarantee, which means, there is a high chance the guarantee will be broken at Day 1B.
The day started with Vietnamese Triton champion Dao Minh Phu delivering the first casualty however by the end of day, he was nowhere to be found. Leading up to the bubble round, New Zealand’s Thomas Ward was crushing his table that a sigh of relief was heard when he was moved. Ward went on to bag up the second largest stack, just 4 bb behind the leader You Hyun Kim.
The bubble round came quite fast but getting past it was another story. It took several hand-for-hand rounds with at least two tables each round seeing short stacks survive. The bubble was finally deliverd by Jacob Johnston with pocket Eights full house over a player’s trips Kings.
Date: March 28 to April 1, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,235)
Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~USD 614,500)
Day 1A: 366 entries (282 unique)
ITM: 46 advanced to Day 2
Chips in play: 14,640,000
End of Day – Top 10 in chips
| Rank | Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| 1 | You Hyun Kim | Korea | 926,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 878,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Tien Nguyen | Vietnam | 809,000 | 67 |
| 4 | Seunghun Ko | Korea | 739,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Soo Jo Kim | Korea | 738,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Kim Yong | Korea | 685,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Sean Ooi | Malaysia | 642,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Jerome Win Meng Tan | Malaysia | 569,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Nguyen Hong Quan | Vietnam | 548,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Hyunsup Kim | Korea | 480,000 | 40 |
The 46 survivors have a few days off before returning for Day 2 action Sunday, March 31 at 12:15pm. Each one is guaranteed a piece of the pot. Up next is Day 1B on Friday, March 29 starting at 12pm. To enter, buy in is VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,235). Starting stack is 40,000. Day 1B blinds will increase every 40 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 5:30pm.
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