U Series of Poker USOP Danang: Part I Vietnam 2024

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3/20/2024, 11:45:00 PM

Radoslaw Kopec lands the gutshot to rise to chip leader

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Radoslaw Kopec at USOP Danang 2024 — Radoslaw Kopec

Plenty of small chips splash the pot before it gets to big blind Radoslaw Kopec who three-bets 62,000. Initial raiser Vu Van Tiep calls, then two folds follow. At the flop Q♠ J♣ 9♥ , Kopec bets it all, Vu snap-calls his last 90,000 and turns over K♦ Q♦ top pair. Kopec has A♠ K♠ with many outs to help him. The turn 9♠ isn’t one of them but the T♠ grants the straight. Vu is eliminated and Kopec ships it to rise to the top.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
RK Radoslaw Kopec	450,000(75 BB)	21,000
VV Vu Van Tiep	busted

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3/20/2024, 11:45:00 PM

David Erquiaga

David Erquiaga tops Kickoff Event Day 1C; 22 players join the ITM list

Fresh off a big win in Hanoi, Filipino notable carried the winning vibe into the final flight of the Kickoff Event and wrapped up bagging the largest stack of the 22 remaining players. With a hefty 666,000 (56 bb) in chips, Erquiaga earned second position in the overall Day 2 lineup.

That concludes the Kickoff Event entry flights. A total of 535 entered with 68 into the ITM round. Day 1B chip leader Artem Utevskii commands with 94 bb. Erquiaga follows with 56 bb, and to round out the top three is Hung Wan with 42 bb.

Play resumes on Thursday, March 21 at 12pm. Official prize pool and payout breakdown will be posted as soon as it has been made available.

Date: March 20, 2024 Buy in: VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) Guarantee: VN₫ 2,000,000,000 (~USD 81,930) Day 1C: 174 entries (133 unique) ITM: 22 players Chips in play: 5,220,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	666,000	366,000
HW Hung Wan	503,000	503,000
DB Drasko Boskovic	501,000	57,000
TO Tiger Ong	459,000	459,000
RK Radoslaw Kopec	429,000	429,000
KT Kim Tae Jin	371,000	371,000
DC Darragh Curtin	295,000	-55,000
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	274,000	184,000
NV Nguyen Vu Cuong	251,000	251,000
JC Jeremy Chan Je Min	244,000
MK Mark Kavaleu	179,000	179,000
KG Kirill Gladchenko	178,000	-62,000
GT Guy Taylor	163,000	163,000
CY Chenxin Yu	155,000	55,000
NT Nguyen Tuan Anh	134,000	134,000
TL Teo Loong Huy	132,000	132,000
CB Cheng Bao Qiang	61,000	61,000
YX Yuan Xing	46,000	46,000
NC Ngeow Chung Fai	45,000	45,000
NA Nguyen Anh Minh	36,000	36,000
MC Mark Che	18,000	18,000

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3/20/2024, 11:37:00 PM

Big flop for Darragh Curtin to end Tan Win Meng

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Darragh Curtin at USOP Danang 2024 — Darragh Curtin

Darragh Curtin opens from utg then calls utg+1 Tan Win Meng’s repop of 59,000. Both see a flop A♠ Q♣ A♦ , Curtin bets 5,000, Tan shoves his 1000 chip behind and way behind with 8♣ 8♥ to Curtin’s A♣ K♣ trips. The turn 4♠ seals it for Curtin as Tan packs up to go.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DC Darragh Curtin	350,000(70 BB)	350,000
TW Tan Win Meng	busted

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3/20/2024, 11:27:00 PM

David Erquiaga dominates to boot Qui Zening

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Preflop betting war leads to Qui Zening all in with 4♣ 4♥ then falls to David Erquiaga’s 8♦ 8♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DE David Erquiaga	300,000(60 BB)	300,000
QZ Qui Zening	busted	-80,000

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3/20/2024, 11:18:00 PM

40 players remaining, Kirill Gladchenko leads

Level 16: 3,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Kirill Gladchenko at USOP Danang 2024 — Kirill Gladchenko

40 players left on the hunt for the final 22 spots into Day 2 and to the money. Kirill Gladchenko is in the driver’s seat with 270,000 (45 bb).

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3/20/2024, 11:03:00 PM

Nguyen Quang Huy puts an end to Michael Kim Falcon’s day

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Nguyen Quang Huy at USOP Danang 2024 — Nguyen Quang Huy

Utg+2 Nguyen Quang Huy raises 11,000, button calls, small blind Michael Kim Falcon three-bets all in for 74,000, Nguyen isn’t budging and joins the shove as button gets out of the way. Nguyen is ahead A♦ 4♣ , Falcon with Q♣ 9♠ , flop 9♦ J♠ 2♠ improves Falcon but with the turn A♣ Nguyen overtakes and holds on the 5♠ river.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	90,000(23 BB)	-55,000

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3/20/2024, 10:55:00 PM

Shung Er Sua wins the flip

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Shung Er Sua at USOP Danang 2024 — Shung Er Sua

Utg opens, hijack three-bets all in with A♣ K♣ , big blind Shung Er Sua calls it with 6♦ 6♥ , initial raiser folds. Board runs 6♠ J♠ J♣ 7♠ A♠ . Sua wins the flip and ships a double.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SE Shung Er Sua	100,000(25 BB)	100,000

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3/20/2024, 10:50:00 PM

Kirill Gladchenko sends aces to dust

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Button player looks down at A♠ A♥ and min-raises, Kirill Gladchenko defends the big blind with K♣ 9♣ . At the flop Q♣ 2♣ 3♣ , Gladchenko leads out, button raises, Gladchenoko three-bet shoves, and button calls with less chips. With the turn 4♦ , that seals the win for Gladchenko as rockets go down.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KG Kirill Gladchenko	240,000(60 BB)	240,000

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3/20/2024, 10:25:00 PM

Michael Kim Falcon rises to 47 bb

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Facing a called min-raise, small blind Michael Kim Falcon three-bets all in for 65,500. Initial raiser calls while button caller folds. Falcon turns over 9♣ 8♠ and is live against A♦ K♥ . Falcon quickly flops the nuts J♥ T♠ 7♦ which holds on the turn 4♦ and river 4♠

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MK Michael Kim Falcon	143,000(48 BB)	57,000

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3/20/2024, 10:08:00 PM

No contest against Leong Kei Hong’s boat

Level 13: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Leong Kei Hong at USOP Danang 2024 — Leong Kei Hong

From small blind position, Leong Kei Hong flat-called button’s min-raise and was joined by the big blind for a three-way to the flop J♠ 2♠ 2♣ . Button c-bet 10,000, Leong check-called, big blind check-raised to 30,000, button folded, then Leong three-bet shoved. Big blind made the call and showed J♥ 3♥ top pair and was nearly drawing dead to Leong’s J♣ J♦ boat. The T♣ sealed it, the 9♦ river was of no consequence.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
LK Leong Kei Hong	140,000(93 BB)	140,000

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3/20/2024, 9:52:00 PM

Nguyen Quang Huy rivers it

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Min-raising from utg+1, Nguyen Quang Huy calls utg+2’s 10,000 re-raise and both head to the flop K♣ 8♠ J♠ . Utg+2 c-bets 6,000, Nguyen check-calls. On the turn 4♣ , utg+2 fires 15,000, Nguyen check-raises all in for 54,000, gets called and shows his 5♣ 6♣ draw. Utg+2 is ahead A♠ K♠ . The river 9♣ is the money card for Nguyen to ship a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nguyen Quang Huy	145,000(73 BB)	145,000

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3/20/2024, 9:37:00 PM

Michael Kim Falcon with the lucky catch

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Cutoff Michael Kim Falcon shoves around 20 bb with A♣ 5♥ and is in danger of busting with big blind calling with A♦ T♥ . However, Falcon’s kicker pairs up on a board 5♠ 9♥ Q♦ 2♣ 7♣ for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
MK Michael Kim Falcon	86,000(43 BB)	86,000

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3/20/2024, 9:30:00 PM

82 players remaining

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Still a long way to go with 82 players remaining and ITM at 22 spots.

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3/20/2024, 9:25:00 PM

Classic flip goes to Tan Luan Le

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Tan Luan Le at USOP Danang 2024 — Tan Luan Le

Utg+2 opens 3,500, cutoff Tan Luan Le three-bets 10,500, big blind four-bets 31,500, utg+2 folds, Le five-bets all in, big blind calls for his tournament life.

Tan Luan Le A♣ K♣ Big blind Q♥ Q♣

Board runs K♦ T♦ 9♥ K♠ 2♠ , Le wins the flip and boots one in the process.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TL Tan Luan Le	130,000(87 BB)	130,000

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3/20/2024, 9:20:00 PM

Qui Zening sweeps two in one go

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Qui Zening at USOP Danang 2024 — Qui Zening

Three way showdown preflop, Oh Kwang 5♦ 5♠ , Mike Takayama 6♥ 7♥ , and Qui Zening A♦ K♥ . Board runs out 9♦ 8♦ J♠ A♥ 3♦ , Qui sweeps.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
QZ Qui Zening	80,000(53 BB)	80,000
OK Oh Kwang	busted
MT Mike Takayama	busted

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3/20/2024, 9:15:00 PM

David Erquiaga leads the 98 remaining players

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

The final flight of the Kickoff Event has now entered the freezeout stage led by Filipino pro David Erquiaga with 220,000 (146 bb). Erquiaga was earlier seen shipping a double up with pocket Aces winning surviving against a player’s flopped flush draw.

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3/20/2024, 9:10:00 PM

Kickoff Event Day 1C draws 174 entries

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

That’s it! Registration for the Kickoff Event has closed. Day 1C drew 174 entries to bring the combined count to 535 etnries. Cards are back in the air with players racing for one of the 22 ITM spots. We await the official prize pool which should be at around VN₫ 4.1 Billion.

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3/20/2024, 6:42:00 PM

108 entries with late reg still open, pot now at VN₫ 3.6 Billion

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

108 entries and rising. This is the last flight to enter the Kickoff Event. Day 1A and Day 1B drew a combined 361 entries to breach the VN₫ 2 Billion guarantee. With Day 1C currently at 108 entries, the pot has now grown to VN₫ 3.6 Billion.

To enter, buy in is VN₫ 8,800,000 (~USD 362) which gets you a 30,000 starting stack. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 at approximately 21:10. From there, players race for a spot in the money round which is 12.5% of the field.

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3/20/2024, 6:17:00 PM

88 entries as the half approaches

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

88 entries and rising. This is the last flight to enter the Kickoff Event. Day 1A and Day 1B drew a combined 361 entries to breach the VN₫ 2 Billion guarantee. With Day 1C currently at 88 entries, the pot has now grown to VN₫ 3.48 Billion.

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3/20/2024, 5:45:00 PM

76 entries and rising

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

This is the last flight to enter the Kickoff Event. Day 1A and Day 1B drew a combined 361 entries to bring the prize pool to VN₫ 2.8 Billion. With Day 1C currently at 76 entries, the pot has now grown to VN₫ 3.3 Billion.

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3/20/2024, 1:10:00 AM

Tan Luan Le busts on the bubble

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

kickoff day 1c bubble

Down to 5 bb, Tan Luan Le jams it from utg but can’t get past big blind Jeremy Chan who dominates throughout with A♠ J♥ . Tan falls on the bubble.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jeremy Chan Je Min	244,000(20 BB)	244,000

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3/20/2024, 1:00:00 AM

Nguyen Quang Huy outdraws Mark Che’s big slick to stay alive

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Unfortunate turn of events for Mark Che whose A♦ K♣ was outdrawn by Nguyen Quang Huy’s by K♥ Q♠ on a board K♠ 8♠ 6♠ Q♣ 9♦ . Che plunged to just 1 bb.

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3/20/2024, 12:33:00 AM

24 players remaining, pre-bubble round

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Nguyen Anh sends short stacked Thomas Promitzer to the rail with K♦ [qs} doiminating K♥ 6♣ at every stage.

23 players remaining, it is bubble time!

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NA Nguyen Anh	150,000(15 BB)	150,000

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3/20/2024, 12:10:00 AM

Drasko Boskovic’s aggression scares then pays

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Drasko Boskovic at USOP Danang 2024 — Drasko Boskovic

Drasko Boskovic raises then four-bet jams 212,000 holding Q♦ 9♦ . He is called by Chen Zhang with a premium A♠ K♦ . Luck finds Boskovic with the board T♦ 3♦ 9♣ 4♥ 3♠ granting him a pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Drasko Boskovic	444,000(56 BB)	444,000

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3/20/2024, 12:08:00 AM

David Erquiaga cleans out the shorties

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Two short stacks - one of the Ivan Lee - fall to David Erquiaga who boosts his stack to 460,000.

25 players remaining, ITM three spots away.

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3/20/2024, 12:05:00 AM

Guy Taylor’s got mighty ducks good for a triple

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Guy Taylor at USOP Danang 2024 — Guy Taylor

Heavy preflop action opens with a raise from Guy Taylor, hijack Thomas Promitzer three-bets all in, cutoff tanks then folds, button Ivan Lee four-bets all in, and back to Taylor who joins the party with the least amount of chips

Promitzer 9♥ 9♦ Lee A♥ Q♣ Taylor 2♦ 2♥

The board runs out J♥ 7♠ 5♥ 3♣ 2♣ . Taylor triples up, Promitzer wins side pot against Lee. Taylor zooms to 165,000, Promitzer and Lee drop to 3 bb.