Nonstop action continues at U Series of Poker Vietnam as Day 3 opens with the exciting conclusion of the Mystery Bounty tournament which will be joined by four events later in the day. The most anticipated is undoubtedly the Superstar Challenge, a huge favorite among the high rollers, and popularized right here in Vietnam.
Siuperstar Challenge – WPT Prime Vietnam 2022
Listing down a few of the confirmed players: Triton Vietnam champion Dao Minh Phu, High Roller Warm Up champion Chu Anh, Australia’s Anton Lu, 2023 PSPC runner up Max Menzel, Vietnam’s Tobias Bui, and USOP founder Ian Lee.
For this edition, VN₫ 1.5 Billion (~US$ 63,980) is guaranteed. It is a two-day event with Day 1 playing down to the final table. This is the most expensive event of the series with buy in at VN₫ 107,000,000 (~US$ 4,520). Players start with a stack 300x the opening big blind. Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Registration closes at the end of Level 12. Action gets underway at 12:30pm.
Other events on Sunday, April 16, 2023
While the Superstar Challenge may be too costly for some players, there are three other trophy events more suitable for the lighter pockets. These are all single day events.
Superstack Madness – VN₫ 600,000,000 (~US$ 25,600) guaranteed – VN₫ 6,,600,000 (~US$ 280) buy in; this is perfect for players that enjoy a deep structure. Players start with a stack 400x the opening big blind. Blinds increase every 25 minutes. Registration closes at the end of Level 10 – Cards in the air at 11am
Deepstack – VN₫ 3,400,000 (~US$ 145) buy in – registration closes at the end of Level 8 – Cards in the air at 4pm
Turbo Event – VN₫ 4,500,000 (~US$ 190) buy in – registration closes at the end of Level 8- Cards in the air at 7pm
Mystery Bounty – Final Day
52 players out of 414 entries return for a shot at the Mystery Bounty title, VN₫ 540M top prize, and biggest bounty of VN₫ 270M. Cards in the air at 10:30am.
Buy in: VN₫ 11,000,000 (~US$ 470)
Guarantee: VN₫ 2,500,000,000 (~US$ 106,600)
Entries: 414
Prize pool: VN₫ 2,609,900,000 (~US$ 111,320)
Bounty Pool: VN₫ 1,405,500,000 (~US$ 59,950)
Day 2 qualifiers / ITM: 52 players
Top 10 in chips
Player
Flag
Stack
BB
Quang Ngoc Phan
Vietnam
454,000
76
Dao Minh Phu
Vietnam
434,000
72
Snow Love
419,000
70
Pham Truong Thu
Vietnam
380,000
63
Ngo Anh Cao
Vietnam
347,000
58
Ha Thien
Vietnam
345,000
58
Vu Ta Nhat
Vietnam
330,000
55
Roland Kivi
Estonia
323,000
54
Nevan Chang
Taiwan
317,000
53
Thanh Tien Dinh
Vietnam
311,000
52
For the full chip counts and Final Day updates, click on the link provided:
Mystery Bounty Chip Counts – Side Events Live Updates
Mystery Bounty Day 2 draw
Payout breakdown
Place
Payouts in VN₫
1
540,000,000
2
376,000,000
3
240,000,000
4
161,200,000
5
124,000,000
6
104,000,000
7
85,500,000
8
68,000,000
9
53,500,000
10-12
44,700,000
13-15
37,500,000
16-18
30,600,000
19-21
25,400,000
22-24
21,000,000
25-27
17,500,000
28-36
14,400,000
37-45
12,900,000
46-52
11,700,000
Mystery Bounty prizes
Pcs
Prize in VN₫
1
270,000,000
2
150,500,000
4
80,000,000
6
40,000,000
15
9,500,000
24
5,500,000
* One of the VN₫ 150,500,000 (~US$ 6,420) bounty prizes will be set aside for the Final Table.
Event 5: Roland Kivi wins the Hyper Turbo
Continuing his hot run, Estonia’s Roland Kivi scored a win at Day 2 of the festival. Kivi outlasted the 84 runners of the Hyper Turbo event, denying Vietnam the side event title. Prior to this, on opening day, Kivi bagged up the second largest stack at Mystery Bounty Day 1A and cashed at the evening’s Hyper Turbo. For his victory, he earned the largest cut of the VN₫ 244,440,000 (~US$ 10,400) prize pool, taking home VN₫ 70,240,000 (~US$ 3,000).
Buy in: VN₫ 3,400,000 (~US$ 145)
Entries: 84 (54 unique, 30 re-entry)
Prize pool: VN₫ 244,440,000 (~US$ 10,40)
ITM: 11 places
Place
Player
Flag
Payout in VN₫
1
Roland Kivi
Estonia
70,240,000
2
Vu Quang Dinh
Vietnam
46,000,000
3
Hyunwoo Kang
Korea
32,000,000
4
Tuan Minh Nguyen
Vietnam
23,000,000
5
Sebastian Tan
Singapore
17,000,000
6
Thinh Ba Nguyen
Vietnam
13,000,000
7
Baldan Lkhagva
Mongolia
10,600,000
8
Nam Giang Le
Vietnam
9,300,000
9
Chih Feng Li
Taiwan
8,300,000
10
Sergei Kopyl
7,500,000
11
Eric Wasylenko
Canada
7,500,000
USOP Vietnam – Festival Results
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