USOP 2023: Arjanveer Chadha Wins Maiden Live Title; Vishal Ojha Reaches ME Final Table

Indians are making a huge splash at the U Series of Poker (USOP) Hanoi 2023 running at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. Following in the footsteps of WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer who had kicked off India’s campaign with a win in the Mini Highroller, it is now Arjanveer Singh Chadha grabbing the spotlight. He has won his first live title by shipping Event 33 Megastack.

He shared the good news news via his Instagram. Chadha, who had previously shared the news of him making the final table, made Day 2 with a stack of 431,000 and played some top notch poker to turn the game in his favour and finally ship the Megastack title for a hefty VND 372,000,000.

It was a two-day event held from September 10 and 11, 2023. With a buy-in of VND 11,000,000 and a guarantee of VND 1,000,000,000 (USD 41,550), the tournament exceeded expectations, bringing in 138 (101 unique) participants and generating VND 1,338,600,000 (USD 55,619) in total prizepool, which was eventually split among the top 17 players. Apart from Arjanveer Singh Chadha, India’s Munsaf Meherzad also cashed in the event, finishing 16th and pocketing VND 24,000,000.

Complete Payouts (VND)

1. Chadha Arjanveer Singh -372,000,000
2. Dang Minh Dat – 230,000,000
3. Kevin Lim Jie Yong – 141,000,000
4. Iablokov Sergei – 102,000,000
5. Alex Chong Zeng Kai – 77,200,000
6. Tho Kar Mun – 63,500,000
7. Chen Qiang – 53,100,000
8. Le Giang Nam – 43,500,000
9. Tan Kwang Chung – 36,100,000
10. Bernard Koh Wei Yao – 30,700,000
11. Hwang Jeong Ho – 30,700,000
12. Lester Wee Yong Xiang – 30,700,000
13. Phan Thanh Hung – 26,700,000
14. Ryue Jaeho – 26,700,000
15. Ip Ho Yuen – 26,700,000
16. Munsaf Meherzad– 24,000,000
17. Tran Duc Dong – 24,000,000

India’s Vishal Ojha Reaches USOP 2023 Main Event Final Table

In another good news, India’s Vishal Ojha has reached the final table Main Event of the USOP Hanoi 2023 with a stack of 6,200,000. Will Ojha be able to triumph and earn India another trophy in the ongoing series? Let us be positive! He is capable! Tan Xiao Hui leads the final nine with a stack of 10,010,000. The ultimate winner will take home a massive VND 5.75 BN ($210.9K) top prize.

Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

• Seat 1: Ewe Eng Soon – 1,925,000 (16 bb)
• Seat 2: Hu Jin Long – 5,960,000 (49 bb)
• Seat 3: Tan Xiao Hui  – 10,010,000 (83 bb)
• Seat 4: Mai Bien  – 9,130,000 (76 bb)
• Seat 5: Charles Wong  – 1,325,000 (11 bb)
• Seat 6: Lee Kun Han  – 5,975,000 (49 bb)
• Seat 7: Le Ngoc Minh  – 4,025,000 (33 bb)
• Seat 8: Vishal Ojha  – 6,200,000 (51 bb)
• Seat 9: Yao Ren Hao – 8,720,000 (72 bb)

Among the other Indians in the Main Event, former WPT India ME champion Ashish Munot (19th for VND 164,000,000), Ankit Jajodia (21^st for VND 152,000,000), Gaurav Sood (73rd for VND 67,000,000), Sahil Agarwal (77th for VND 67,000,000) & Gauram Rohilla (81^st for VND 67,000,000) cashed it out.  

Ritwik Khanna (109^th for VND 59,000,000), Zarvan Tumboli (133^rd for VND 56,000,000), and Abhinav Iyer (138^th for VND 56,000,000), and  Kunal Patni (151^st for VND 53,000,000) also posted ITM finishes.

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