USOP Hai Phong Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion (~US$ 609,500) guarantee breached; Dao Minh Phu leads Day 1B charts

 

USOP Hai Phong Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion (~US$ 609,500) guarantee breached; Dao Minh Phu leads Day 1B charts

A field of pink surrounded the grand ballroom at Dream Dragon Resort, Hai Phong, Vietnam with the U Series of Poker Main Event games on everyone’s agenda. The second of four flights on schedule recorded another 378 entries added to the tally, shooting past its VN₫ 15,000,000,000 (~US$ 609,500) listed guarantee. Vietnam’s best, Dao Minh Phu topped the ranks, with Defeng Liu and Yang Haiyang sharing the spotlight, separated only by a few big blinds.

Two more flights are set to follow through, with Day 1C and Day 1D Turbo geared to run its course this Saturday, September 21st.

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Main Event Day 1B Recap

Main Event Day 1B played through seventeen 40 minute blind levels and saw its 378 (274 unique) entry field whittle down to 47 survivors. Past USOP Main Event champions The Naing, Nguyen Ngoc Dai, and Ian Lee, showcased their skills across the felt, yet failed to catch a spot into the Day 2 rounds.

USOP Hai Phong Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion (~US$ 609,500) guarantee already breached; Dao Minh Phu leads Day 1B charts
Dao Minh Phu

It took thirteen hours of play before the dust settled across the qualifier, with Dao Minh Phu 930,000 (93 BB) leading the pack. The local legend was already stacking high by early evening and went on to amass more chips through the last five levels to top the order. China’s Defeng Liu 925,000 (92 BB) and Yang Haiyang 903,000 (90 BB) follow closely behind, with all three ranking just below Day 1A chip leaders Juyeol Lee and Tang Xin.

USOP Hai Phong Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion (~US$ 609,500) guarantee already breached; Dao Minh Phu leads Day 1B charts

Day 1B action closed following the exit of India’s Mehta Anmol, having been grinded down to one big blind and eventually crash as the stone cold bubble. Several notables advanced to Day 2, with international crushers Abhinav Iyer 847,000 (85 BB), William Teoh 371,000 (37 BB), Xudong Yang 318,000 (32 BB), and Jinlong Hu 107,000 (11 BB), making it through. Joining the list is a share of strong local runners of which include Nguyen Nang Quang 388,000 (39 BB), Pham Tien Dung 315,000 (32 BB), Nguyen Thi Bao An 259,000 (26 BB), and Nguyen Quang Huy 149,000 (15 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: 378 entries / 47 qualified
Day 1C: Saturday, September 21
Day 1D (Turbo): Saturday, September 21
Day 2: Sunday, September 22
Day 3/ Final Day: Monday, September 23

Backtrack on all the day’s action via SMP – USOP Main Event Updates

End of Main Event Day 1B Chip Counts

Pos. Player Flag Chip Count BB
1 DAO MINH PHU VIETNAM 930,000 93
2 LIU DEFENG CHINA 925,000 93
3 YANG HAIYANG CHINA 903,000 90
4 ABHINAV IYER INDIA 847,000 85
5 TRAN VAN TAI VIETNAM 715,000 72
6 LI YONG CHINA 693,000 69
7 LE MANH CUONG VIETNAM 594,000 59
8 NGUYEN QUANG MINH VIETNAM 532,000 53
9 ABBASOV KHAYAL AZERBAIJAN 500,000 50
10 PHAM QUANG VAN VIETNAM 452,000 45
11 TRAN VAN PHUC VIETNAM 439,000 44
12 PUN SI NG HONG KONG S.A.R. 435,000 44
13 DINH TIEN THANH VIETNAM 408,000 41
14 NGUYEN NANG QUANG VIETNAM 388,000 39
15 TEOH WILLIAM MALAYSIA 371,000 37
16 VIJAYVERGIYA ASHWIN INDIA 366,000 37
17 TIMOFEEV ILIA USSR 352,000 35
18 NGUYEN VAN KHOA VIETNAM 347,000 35
19 DO VAN HAI VIETNAM 331,000 33
20 YANG XUDONG CHINA 318,000 32
21 PHAM TIEN DUNG VIETNAM 315,000 32
22 NGUYEN DANG LAM HONG VIETNAM 283,000 28
23 NGUYEN THI BAO AN VIETNAM 259,000 26
24 ZHAO WANHAO CHINA 255,000 26
25 TRAN VAN THINH VIETNAM 253,000 25
26 JOHNSON RYAN NICHOLAS USA 234,000 23
27 NGUYEN HONG NHUNG VIETNAM 219,000 22
28 JUNG JINWOO SOUTH KOREA 212,000 21
29 CHAN MAN LOK MACAU 206,000 21
30 WANG JINGYI CHINA 180,000 18
31 CHEN SIN REN TAIWAN 171,000 17
32 JEEVANJI MAURICE VITTO LAURENT FRANCE 163,000 16
33 ANG YANG SIANG MALAYSIA 156,000 16
34 LI LEI CHINA 155,000 16
35 NGUYEN QUANG HUY VIETNAM 149,000 15
36 SUNG WOOJIN SOUTH KOREA 143,000 14
37 JANG WONGEUN SOUTH KOREA 141,000 14
38 GUPTA DEEPANKUR INDIA 120,000 12
39 YUAN XIN CHINA 108,000 11
40 HU JINLONG CHINA 107,000 11
41 TSAO TSU LIN TAIWAN 102,000 10
42 NGUYEN DUY TUNG VIETNAM 92,000 9
43 ZHAO JUN CHINA 86,000 9
44 CHEN GUOCHENG CHINA 82,000 8
45 ALTYNIKOV ROMAN RUSSIA 77,000 8
46 HOANG LE ANH TUAN VIETNAM 31,000 3
47 LU CHENGHONG CHINA 24,000 2

Chips in play: 15,120,000
Average stack: 321,702 (32 BB)
Blinds: 5,000/ 10,000 ante 10,000
Remaining players: 47

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