Day 3 - September 13
Hat Trick For Jing Sun To Steal The Lead
Jing SunA crowd formed around Jing Sun's table after she celebrated her double up against Pham Van Quan with Q♦ J♥ straight over A♣ 9♦ two pair on a board A♠ 9♣ T♣ K♠ 4♦ .
One orbit later, Sun was all in again, this time ahead A♦ J♦ versus Nguyen Than Minh's A♣ 6♣ and shipped it again.
On the third showdown, Pham Van Quan open shoved 12 bb with A♣ 3♦ and Sun had A♥ A♠ to knock him out in 10th place. Sun will enter the final table as chip leader with 8,360,000 (55 bb).
Nguyen Than Minh On Better End Of A Cooler
Nguyen Than MinhNguyen Than Minh has climbed to second in chips at the Madness Kick Off Event just behind Joris Michl. With higher pockets, Nguyen eliminated Lu Chenghong in 14th place.
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 ante 120,000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Than Minh ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | K♠K♥ | 7,000,000 |
J♠J♥ | busted |
Khayal Abbasov Given The Brakes
With blinds up again at the Madness Kick Off Event, Khayal Abbasov dropped to 8 bb. He chanced it all with 9♥ 9♣ and was outdrawn by Nguyen Than Minh's A♠ 4♦ that paired both cards at the runout.
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | A♠4♦ | 3,800,000 |
KA Khayal Abbasov ![Azerbaijan [AZE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/az.svg "Azerbaijan [AZE]"){kind=small} Azerbaijan | 9♥9♣ | busted |
Nguyen Than MinhMadness Kick Off Event: 49 Left At The Break
Date: September 11 to 12, 2024
Buy in: VN₫ 9,000,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: VN₫ 5,000,000,000 (~US$ 203,200)
Entries: 1,324
Prize pool: VN₫ 9,956,480,000 (~US$ 404,650)
ITM: 167 players
49 remaining
Chips in play: 39,720,000
Average stack: 810,612
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JM Joris Michl ![Netherlands [NLD]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/nl.svg "Netherlands [NLD]"){kind=small} Netherlands | 2,000,000 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 1,780,000 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat Viet Nam | 1,700,000 |
BN Baiyu Ni ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 1,650,000 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 1,550,000 |
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 1,500,000 |
IT Ilia Timofeev ![Russian Federation [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russian Federation [RUS]"){kind=small} Russian Federation | 1,500,000 |
JN Johnni Neilsen ![Sweden [SWE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/se.svg "Sweden [SWE]"){kind=small} Sweden | 1,400,000 |
LN Le Nguyen Khanh Linh Viet Nam | 1,400,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy Viet Nam | 1,250,000 |
| 1,200,000 | |
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | 1,200,000 |
NC Nguyen Cao Cuong Viet Nam | 1,150,000 |
DQ Dang Quyen Anh Viet Nam | 1,150,000 |
PB Pham Bao Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
More Than Half Dusted
The Madness Kick Off Event Day 2 just finished its first break of the day. Only 86 players are left out of the 167 returned for Day 2. Here are the current big stacks:
Qiyan Wu
Johnni Nielsen| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
WQ Wu Qiyan China | 1,400,000 |
JN Johnni Neilsen Sweden | 1,100,000 |
VT Vu Ta Nhat Viet Nam | 1,100,000 |
TT Tran The Anh Viet Nam | 1,050,000 |
KS Karia Siddharth ![India [IND]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/in.svg "India [IND]"){kind=small} India | 1,000,000 |
NT Nguyen Than Minh Viet Nam | 950,000 |
| 900,000 | |
PV Pham Van Quan Viet Nam | 900,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Hai Duy Viet Nam | 900,000 |
YX Yuan Xu China | 850,000 |
KA Khayal Abbasov Azerbaijan | 800,000 |
PC Pham Chi Quang Viet Nam | 780,000 |
HB Hoang Binh Minh Viet Nam | 750,000 |
NT Naoki Tomiyama ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 725,000 |
DD Do Duc Hieu Viet Nam | 720,000 |
JM Joris Michl Netherlands | 720,000 |
BN Baiyu Ni China | 700,000 |
NK Nguyen Khoi Viet Nam | 700,000 |
NM Nguyen Manh Hao Viet Nam | 630,000 |
IT Ilia Timofeev Russian Federation | 600,000 |
NN Nguyen Ngoc Dai Viet Nam | 290,000 |