South Korea’s Juyeol Lee leads USOP Hai Phong Main Event Day 1A

South Korea’s Juyeol Lee leads USOP Hai Phong Main Event Day 1A

The highly anticipated U Series of Poker Main Event kicked off to a strong start across its first day of festivities at Dream Dragon Resort, Hai Phong, Vietnam. Action filled the air from noon to night with hundreds of runners taking part in the thrilling games. The day closed with South Korea’s Juyeol Lee finding the largest bag across the 341 entry field, joined by 42 other runners onto Day 2. Three more flights are set to follow through, with Day 1B geared to run its course this Friday, September 20th, 11:00 am.

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Main Event Day 1A Recap

The first Main Event flight on schedule drew in a total of 341 (248 unique) entries across ten levels of registration with a surplus of local runners joining the scene. Vietnamese crushers Nguyen Ngoc Dai, Nguyen Nang Quang, Dao Minh Phu, and Pham Tien Dung, were spotted in battle yet failed to catch a spot into the Day 2 rounds. International contenders likewise shared the tournament floor with notables Florent Remi, William Teoh, Jinlong Hu, and Xudong Yang, seen in the mix throughout the day.

South Korea’s Juyeol Lee leads USOP Hai Phong Main Event Day 1A
Juyeol Lee

It took nineteen levels of play before the heat wrapped up following the exit of South Korea’s Jang Wongeun one spot short of the money. Jang hung on by a thread and succumbed to his fate after his tournament life was forced to be at stake right on the big blind.

Bagging time saw Lee hold down the lead over the 43-survivor pack, being the sole runner to advance with a seven digit chip count – 1,099,000 (92 BB). China’s Tan Xing lists second in rank with a stack of 989,000 (82 BB), just ten big blinds behind Lee.

South Korea’s Juyeol Lee leads USOP Hai Phong Main Event Day 1A

Lee was already amongst the big stacks late in the day and managed to pull to the lead after his AdAh held against Joris Michl’s KdQd on board Jc9d4s6d8h. Lee scooped up the entire 217 big blind pot and carried it through all the way to night’s end.

Also joining the charge are USOP Hai Phong series winners Johnni Nielsen 712,000 (59 BB), Ryan Plant 480,000 (40 BB), Sun Jianfeng 395,000 (33 BB), and Zhichen Yu 194,000 (16 BB).

Date/s: September 19 – 23, 2024
Buy-in: VN₫ 30,000,000 (~USD 1,200)
Guarantee: VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500)

Day 1A: 341 entries / 43 qualified
Day 1B: Friday, September 20
Day 1C: Saturday, September 21
Day 1D (Turbo): Saturday, September 21
Day 2: Sunday, September 22
Day 3/ Final Day: Monday, September 23

End of Main Event Day 1A Chip Counts

Pos. Player Flag Chip Count BB
1 LEE JUYEOL SOUTH KOREA 1,099,000 92
2 TANG XIN CHINA 989,000 82
3 NIELSEN JOHNNI PEER KRANKER SWEDEN 712,000 59
4 TAN KEAN WEI MALAYSIA 574,000 48
5 LEE KUN HAN TAIWAN 505,000 42
6 VERBRUGGEN TOM HENRICUS WILHELMUS NETHERLANDS 498,000 42
7 ZHANG YANKAI CHINA 491,000 41
8 PLANT RYAN UNITED KINGDOM 480,000 40
9 DINH GIA TU VIETNAM 437,000 36
10 PHAM NGOC QUOC BAO VIETNAM 419,000 35
11 WAEHURST JULIAN ANDREW AUSTRALIA 410,000 34
12 SUN JIANFENG CHINA 395,000 33
13 LE NHU HAI VIETNAM 393,000 33
14 ZHAI CHANGYU CHINA 376,000 31
15 NGUYEN XUAN TUAN VIETNAM 354,000 30
16 NGO KHOA ANH VIETNAM 332,000 28
17 PHAM TIEN THANH VIETNAM 327,000 27
18 LI JUN UNITED KINGDOM 324,000 27
19 HOANG KHIEM VIETNAM 299,000 25
20 NGUYEN THANH PHAT AUSTRALIA 278,000 23
21 TRAN TUAN ANH VIETNAM 258,000 22
22 LUONG VIET BAC VIETNAM 250,000 21
23 SEDLAK MARTIN MICHAEL GERMANY 238,000 20
24 KAMIYA LEO AUSTRALIA 229,000 19
25 WONG TIN LAM HONG KONG 217,000 18
26 KHATSURIA BHAVIK HARSHILBHAI INDIA 213,000 18
27 NGUYEN VAN SANG VIETNAM 212,000 18
28 YU ZHICHEN CHINA 194,000 16
29 LYTVYNOV DMYTRO UKRAINE 192,000 16
30 NGUYEN NGOC HAI DUY VIETNAM 190,000 16
31 ISAAC PHUA CHERN HZE MALAYSIA 186,000 16
32 TRUONG DINH GIANG VIETNAM 184,000 15
33 BUI CONG TUAN VIETNAM 173,000 14
34 CHU MANH HUONG VIETNAM 170,000 14
35 VU TA NHAT VIETNAM 158,000 13
36 DANG DUC DONG VIETNAM 156,000 13
37 KIM KIYOUNG SOUTH KOREA 132,000 11
38 ZHENG TIANHAO CHINA 130,000 11
39 XU YUAN CHINA 122,000 10
40 YU YUAN CHINA 96,000 8
41 TRAN DUC KIEN VIETNAM 81,000 7
42 TRINH ANH DUNG VIETNAM 70,000 6
43 LIU YONG YI CHINA 67,000 6

Chips in play: 13,640,000
Average stack: 317,209 (26 BB)
Blinds: 6,000/ 12,000 ante 12,000
Remaining players: 43

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