Day 3 - September 13
Once Leaders, Now Among The Fallen
The Madness Kick Off Event is fast trimming to two tables. Among the casualties were players that were once seen at the top of the counts.
26th place: Facing a min-raise that's called, small blind Qiyan Wu three-bets all in, big blind Khoi Nguyen four-bets all in with more chips to successfully isolate. Nguyen opens J♠ J♦ , Wu with A♦ K♦ , the board bricks.
25th place: Chan Man Lok calls Naoki Tomiyama's raise then check-calls a flop bet on a board 9♠ 4♣ 4♥ . Both check the turn 8♣ . Chan bets the river then calls Tomiyama's shove. Chan opens 8♥ 8♠ set and eliminates Tomiyama who shows A♦ J♥ .
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NK Nguyen Khoi ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 3,400,000 |
| 3,400,000 | |
WQ Wu Qiyan ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | busted |
NT Naoki Tomiyama ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | busted |
Madness 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 | 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 [AZE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/az.svg "Azerbaijan [AZE]"){kind=small} 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 | 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 |