Well known Vietnamese pro Nang Quang Nguyen finally clinched his first ever U Series of Poker title at the USOP Hai Phong High Roller Sunday Special. Nguyen defeated UK’s Anton Johnson at heads up to earn the VN₫ 1,600,000,000 (~US$ 65,200) top prize.
“Wow I feel so good nothing beats the feeling, I finally did it! This is my first USOP high roller win after three series.”
At the start of the final table, Nguyen entered as chip leader and eventual runner-up Johnson was close behind. That quickly switched as Johnson bulldozed through, picking up numerous pots to distance himself from the pack. Nguyen shared,
“In the beginning he picked up plenty of big pots and became the chip leader but the good thing was, he plays many hands almost every hand, and I knew everyone was just waiting for a chance to catch him.”
After Nguyen eliminated Duy Tung Nguyen in 3rd place, he entered heads up slightly leading against Johnson. That quickly vanished with Johnson continuing his aggressive plays until Nguyen laid a trap and dragged in a big pot to retake the lead.
“For me, I was patiently waiting to pick up some good spots and I decided I will get more value when I catch his bluff. So every time I got a good hand, I stayed low and waited for it and finally I did it. I caught him bluffing in the final hands.
Several hands later, with Nguyen at 56 bb and Johnson with 32 bb, the final hand was tabled. Once again, the trap was laid and Johnson took the bait. Johnson shoved the river with air for Nguyen to seize victory with a full house.
Relive the race via the livestream:
The HR Sunday Special ran for two days with 138 entries building a prize pool of VN₫ 6,486,000,000 (~US$ 364,140). The bubble burst on Day 1 with Zhongxian Li losing the flip to Leo Kamiya then bagged up after Jason Lau exited in 10th place to form the final table.
Read up on the Day 1 highlights via the Daily Updates.
Date: September 15 to 16, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 55,000,000 (~US$ 2,200)
Guarantee: VN₫ 1,500,000,000 (~US$ 61,080)
Entries: 138 (98 unique)
Prize pool: VN₫ 6,486,000,000 (~US$ 364,140)
ITM: 21 players
Final Table Payouts
1st Nang Quang Nguyen – VN₫ 1,600,000,000
2nd Anton Johnson – VN₫ 1,030,000,000
3rd Duy Tung Nguyen – VN₫ 728,000,000
4th Haitao Luan – VN₫ 533,000,000
5th Xiaosheng Zheng – VN₫ 395,800,000
6th Ngo Khoa Anh – VN₫ 300,500,000
7th Xiaotong Yu – VN₫ 226,600,000
8th Jun Li – VN₫ 184,300,000
9th Dinh Tien Thanh – VN₫ 160,000,000
Full payout list in the Festival Results.
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