Main Event

The final flight of the Main Event wrapped up with Canada’s Bui Duc Tu aka Tobias Bui bagging up the lead with 1,100,000 in chips. Bui secured two late busts to stake his claim on the top spot. He will enter Day 2 ranked 5th in chips.

Past Main Event Champion Nguyen Ngoc Dai becomes the bubble boy of the USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale Main Event.

Dai shoved his last 99,000 all-in with 3♣ 3♠ and was defended at the big blind by Ronce-Sue with J♦ 7♦. Board ran 2♣ 8♥ A♥ J♠ 6♠ to give Ronce-Sue a pair of jacks to bust Dai as the bubble.

All 50 players will bag their chips and return for Day 2 leg tomorrow.

Duc Bui raised 45,000 from UTG+1 and called the all-in shove by Jung Jungrock for 145,000. Jungrock showed a dominating A♦ K♥ versus the. A♣ Q♠ of Bui. Board ran Q♣ 6♠ 5♥ 8♠ 8♦. The queen on the flop led to Bui's win and to Jungrock's elimination.

Biao Guo shoved all his 66,000 chips in the middle and Duc Bui challenged. Guo showed Q♠ J♦ versus the A♥ K♦ big slick of Duc Bui. The board ran A♦ 8♦ T♣ 3♦ T♠ to give Bui the win and Guo the exit.

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Hung Wan raised to 40,000 and Li Xinze defended the big blind to show a flopof Q♠ 4♦ T♦. Wan bet 30,000 and Xinze called. Turn came 8♦, Wan fired 60,000 and Xinze called. K♥ came on river. Both checked for show-card moment. Wan showed 9♦ 2♥ for an almost-flush while Xinze showed T♥ 3♠ for a pair of tens to win the pot.

Qiu Hiasheng raised to 30,000 from UTG+1 and got called by the blinds. Flop came 5♦ 5♠ 8♠. All checked to see a free 3♦ on turn Jung Seunghook bet 70,000, Qiu Hasheng raised all-in and Seungmook snap called, risking the last 180,000 chips.

Qiu Haisheng showed A♥ Q♥ with Jung Seungmook showed 6♠ 5♣ for a set of fives. The river 9♥ did not matter.

William Teoh put his last 160,000 at risk with Q♦ Q♠ and was met by Doan Quang Trung's A♥ A♣. Board completed Q♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♣ 9♥ to give Teoh a set and double up.

Lai XIn Hua raised to 30,000 from under the gun and risked his last 161,000 when he called the all-in re-raise by Ivan Deyra

Xinhua showed A♦ A♥ and Deryra showed Q♦ Q♠.

Board completed J♣ T♣ 6♦ 5♠ 7♠ and Xinhua doubles from Deyra.

Khanna Ritwikk raised to 50,000 and called the all-in re-raise of Xin Yuan, risking the last 93,000 chips.

Ritwikk showed A♦ A♠ while Yuan showed 9♦ 9♥.

Board completed 4♥ 6♦ 4♣ 7♥ 2♦ to give Ritwikk the double-up and leave Yuan with a heavily damaged stack.

Chen Yhuanxi raised to 25,000 and folded when William Teoh shoved all-in for 151,00.

Both Kang Yoon Koo aand Nguyen Duy Thuc were all-in preflop. Koo had K♣ Q♦ while Tuch had A♠ K♠. Board completed 5♣ 8♣ 6♣ 9♦ 4♥ to maintain the lead of his big slick until the end. Koo's stack dropped to bits and pieces.

Nguyen Anh Long raised to 25,000 from under the gun when Guo Biao on the button re-raised to 60,000. Long answered by by shoving all-in. Biao called. Long showed K♣ J♦ while Biao showed 9♦ 9♣. It was a coin toss.

Board came A♥ Q♠ 3♣ K♦ 3♠. Long's pair of kings defeated Biao's nines for a double-up.

Duc Bui raised to 24,000 and Nguyen Hoang Nam defended the big blind. The flop arrived 9♣ 9♠ 3♠. Nam check-called the 25,000 bet of Biu to see a K♥ turn. Nam checked, but this time folded after Bui bet out 40,000.

Wang Hengning shoved all-in for 96,000 at the cut-off. Cao Tung Lam re-raised to 200,000 to isolate.

Hengning showed K♦ J♠ with Lam showing A♥ A♣. The board completed 9♥ 3♥ 7♠ K♠ 7♥. Hengning turned a pair king, but wasn't good enough.

Zhang Ning shoved all-in for his last 50,000 with A♣ 3♠ and Le Giang Nam defended the big blind with K♦ J♦. The board ran 7♦ 5♦ 7♠ T♠ A♦. Nam made the nut-flush on the river, eliminating Ning in the process.

Zhang Ning raised to 22,000 from UTG+1. Duong Khac Viet three-bet re-raised to 50,000. Ning then shoved all-in and Viet called putting his last 132,000 at risk.

Ning showed K♥ K♠ and Viet showed A♦ A♥

Board completed A♣ 9♠ 3♠ 9♣ 2♣. The cooler doubled up Viet and damaged Ning.

Following the conclusion of Main Event Day 1C, live updates are coming your way now from the Grand Ballroom of the Pullman Hai Phong Grand Hotel.

109 contenders remain to play down to the top 50 qualifiers who will bring a bag of chips to Day 2.