USOP Ha Long Bay Station | Live Event System Fully Upgraded, Yang Peng Wins Runner-Up in Mini High Roller for a Strong Start

The 2026 USOP Ha Long Bay, Vietnam event has officially kicked off. On the first day of the series, multiple events took place simultaneously, with the large-scale guaranteed opening event attracting a large number of players. Meanwhile, the USOP continues to utilize its real-time event streaming and data system, further integrating hand information, chip counts, prize money, and table information, marking a significant upgrade to this series.

In terms of tournament results, Chinese player and USOP ambassador Yang Peng made it all the way to the final heads-up in Event #4 Mini High Roller and ultimately won the runner-up title, giving the Chinese team a bright spot on the first day of the series.

USOP's live tournament system continues to be upgraded.

One of the highlights of this Ha Long Bay event is the USOP's continued use of the live streaming system for the event.

In the past, players and spectators often had to obtain tournament information from different channels. Now, all relevant information is centralized in the same system, including current blind levels, real-time tournament updates, complete hands, multi-table live streams, chip leaderboards, prize structure, and table distribution, all of which can be accessed directly through the platform.

The blind structure can be viewed directly online without repeatedly flipping through the tournament manual; the live dynamic page organizes the important hands in the tournament in a timeline format, including key pots, elimination hands, and the battles in larger pots.

Players can be searched and scoreboard changes can be tracked.

Regarding the hand data function, users can directly search for a specific player and view the trend of their personal score changes.

The system will display the player's scoreboard fluctuations as a curve throughout the game, and players can further select specific nodes to view the relevant hand records that caused the scoreboard changes.

In addition, the table tabs allow viewers to watch more than just a single live table. By viewing information from different tables, they can understand the hands happening at multiple tables and review recent pots and full action records.

Scoreboard, number of survivors, and prize money are updated simultaneously.

The scoreboard leaderboard is updated in real time based on the remaining players' scoreboards, and also displays the current number of surviving players, the total number of players, and the blind levels.

After the registration deadline and the total prize pool is officially confirmed, the prize money page will also display complete allocation information; as players are eliminated from the prize pool, their corresponding rankings and prize money will also be updated accordingly.

This system transforms on-site event data from traditional one-way announcements into real-time information that is searchable, traceable, and retrievable, providing a more comprehensive way for participants, media, and spectators to observe the event.

133 participants in the large-scale guaranteed opening tournament

On the competitive front, the series kicked off with a large-scale guaranteed opening match, Day 1.

The tournament started at 10:30 local time, with a guaranteed prize pool of 2.5 billion VND. By the registration deadline, a total of 133 entries had been recorded, and 17 players were ultimately selected to enter the money.

After the bubble burst, the competition continued, and the field was eventually reduced to nine players, officially forming the final table.

Large-scale guaranteed opening day 1 data

Yang Peng won the runner-up title in the Mini High Roller Tournament.

In addition to the major opening tournament, several fast-paced and high-roller tournaments also produced champions on the first day.

In Event #4 Mini High Roller, Vietnamese player KHƯU HOÀNG NAM successfully took the top spot; Chinese player and USOP ambassador Yang Peng fought his way to the final stage and ultimately won the runner-up position.

For Yang Peng, securing the runner-up position in the High Roller event right at the start of the series is a good start for his upcoming journey in Ha Long Bay.

Some of the champions on the first day

USOP Ha Long Bay Station Enters Multi-Front Operations

With the first day of competition completed, the USOP Ha Long Bay event will now enter a more intensive schedule.

The next match day will begin with the Crazy Opening Event Group A, followed by the High Roller Series single-day tournaments and the Big Guaranteed Opening Event Day 2, with multiple events of different buy-in levels also taking place simultaneously.

From the large-scale guaranteed opening tournament with 133 participants on the first day, to Yang Peng's runner-up finish in the Mini High Roller, and the continuous integration of real-time event data systems, the USOP Ha Long Bay event presented both competitive and technical highlights from the very beginning.

With the large guaranteed opening tournament reaching its final table and more high roller events underway, whether Chinese players can maintain Yang Peng's performance from the first day of the run will be a key point of observation for the upcoming series.

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