USOP Ha Long Bay | Main Event Final Table of 9 Players Announced, WANG WENGANG and WANG LONGFEI Advance Together
Regional newsOn September 9, 2026, the USOP Ha Long Bay Main Event entered its crucial Day 2 elimination rounds. The 150 players who had advanced from the six starting groups regrouped, and after a long period of competition, the field was narrowed down to nine players, officially forming the Final Table. The Chinese contingent achieved a significant breakthrough, with WANG WENGANG and WANG LONGFEI both advancing to the final nine-player table, keeping their chances of winning the USOP Ha Long Bay Main Event championship alive. Both players completed several crucial eliminations in the latter half of Day 2, becoming key figures in the formation of the final table. With 150 players meeting on Day 2, the Main Event entered its final elimination phase. The six starting groups of this year's USOP Ha Long Bay Main Event had previously recorded 1,185 entries, with 150 players ultimately qualifying for Day 2. At 12:00 local time, all qualifiers returned to the field. Unlike the starting group stage, Day 2 was no longer just about qualifying, but a direct race towards the final nine-player table. As the blinds continued to rise, the pressure on short-stacked players increased rapidly, with a large number of all-in duels concentrated in the latter half of the tournament. Main Event Progress: Starter Group: 1,185 entries; Day 2: Starters: 150; Day 3: Advancers: 9. Two Chinese players advanced to the Final Table: WANG WENGANG and WANG LONGFEI. WANG LONGFEI eliminated K2 with KK, raising the chip count to approximately 4.5 million. The tournament entered Level 22 with blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000. VAN TIEP, a Vietnamese player in the UTG position, raised to 200,000, and his neighbor, REBEI KARIM, a short-stacked French player, immediately went all-in with 975,000 chips. Action then came to WANG LONGFEI in the SB position, who, with approximately 1,630,000 chips, also went all-in. VAN TIEP folded after consideration, making it heads-up. Players' hands: REBEI KARIM K♣2♣ WANG LONGFEI K♦K♥ Community cards: 9♣ 3♥ Q♠ 8♣ 8♦ WANG LONGFEI's pocket kings maintained the lead, successfully eliminating REBEI KARIM. AA secured another win, and after several consecutive eliminations, WANG LONGFEI once again had a strong hand. He held A♣A♠ in the button position and went all-in. VAN TIEP in the big blind position held A♥7♥ and called. Community cards: 3♣ K♥ 10♥ 10♦ 4♦ Although VAN TIEP flopped a flush draw, he couldn't catch up, and WANG LONGFEI's AA took the pot again. After eliminating two opponents, his chip count increased to approximately 4,500,000, putting him in a strong position for the final stage.
