Poker Dream Taiwan – Crazy Weekend – Final Day Updates
Buy in: TWD 7,500 (~USD 250) – 196 entries
Buy in: TWD 15,000 (~USD 500) – 171 entries
Guarantee: TWD 3,000,000 (~USD 97,840)
Entries: 367
Prize pool: TWD 3,522,555 (~USD 114,880)
ITM: 39 players
| Place | Player |
Payouts in TWD
|
| 1 | Sungrock Jung | 706,600 |
| 2 | Tian Yu Lee | 469,600 |
| 3 | Justin Geronimo | 343,400 |
| 4 | Slade fisher | 277,200 |
| 5 | Alan Wong | 217,300 |
| 6 | Hsiao Ming Cheng | 164,500 |
| 7 | Chih Chien Shen | 120,800 |
| 8 | Kuang Hung Lee | 88,800 |
| 9 | Tzu Chien Hsieh | 73,600 |
Follow the final table action via the livestream!
Chips in play: 5,505,000
Final 9 players
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
| 1 | Tzu Chien Hsieh | 475,000 |
| 2 | Sungrock Jung | 320,000 |
| 3 | Slade Fisher | 1,900,000 |
| 4 | Ming Cheng Hsiao | 515,000 |
| 5 | Chih Chien Shen | 240,000 |
| 6 | Tian Yuan Lee | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Kuang Hung Lee | 615000 |
| 8 | Alan Wong | 585,000 |
| 9 | Justin Geronimo | 2,300,000 |
21:05: Charles Wong eliminated in 10th place – TWD 61,600 (~USD 2,008)
Level 23: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
From the button, Charles Wong sends out 180,000 leaving 5,000 behind. Alan Wong goes all in, Charles tosses his last chip in the middle.
Charles 
Alan 
The board runs 
for a full house to Alan Wong. Charles Wong falls and misses the final table.
20:55: Luke Lee doubles up through Charles Wong
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Luke Lee aka Kuang Hung Lee is all in with 
and Charles Wong takes him on with 
. It’s a flip! The board runs 
. Lee pairs both of his cards to double up.
Luke Lee – 555,000
Charles Wong – 185,000
20:10: Break time, 10 players remaining
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Livestream table
| 2 | Justin Geronimo | 2,500,000 |
| 3 | Tzu Chen Hsieh | 405,000 |
| 4 | Sungrock Jung | 375,000 |
| 6 | Chih Chien Shen | 230,000 |
| 7 | Slade Fisher | 815,000 |
Table 2
| 2 | Charles Wong | 325,000 |
| 3 | Alan Wong | 400,000 |
| 4 | Hsiao Ming Cheng | 1,600,000 |
| 5 | Luke Lee | 400,000 |
| 8 | Tian Yu Lee | 900,000 |
20:08: Lucky runout for Chih Chien Shen
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Shortly after losing a shove, Chih Chien Shen three-bet shoves from the big blind with 
, initial raiser Slade Fisher from utg calls with 
. With the board running 
, Shen rivers a straight to happily double up.
Chih Chien Shen – 242,000
Slade Fisher – 905,000
20:05: Sungrock Jung scores a double with big slick
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Sungrock Jung all in with 
and is at risk of elimination with bigger stacked Chih Chien Shih calling with . The board runs 
for a double up to Jung.
Sungrock Jung – 237,000
Chih Chien Shen – 126,000
20:00: Ori Kossonogi eliminated in 11th place – TWD 61,600 (~USD 2,008)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Ori Kossonogi falls with 
dominated by Tian Yu Lee’s 
on a board running 
.
Tian Yu Lee – 900,000
19:50: Top pair for Hsiao Ming Cheng
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
On a board 
, small blind Alan Wong bets 35,000, big blind Hsiao Ming Cheng calls. Both players check the turn 
to bring a free river look . Wong leads out 45,000, Hsiao calls, Wong opens mid pair, Hsiao claims the pot with top pair.
19:45: Lian Herry eliminated in 12th place – TWD 53,900 (~USD 1,758)
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
From the small blind, Lian Herry goes all in with , big stacked Justin Geronimo on the big blind calls with {h}
. With the board running , Herry is eliminated in 12th place.
Justin Geronimo – 2,450,000
19:20: Big stacks tangle
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Four way raised pot to the flop 
, Tzu Chen Hsieh bets 50,000, Slade Fisher calls, Justin Geronimo check-raises to 150,000, Hsieh folds, Fisher calls. On the turn , Geronimo sends out a larger 250,000 bet, Fisher calls, and the river comes . Both players check. Geronimo opens 
, Fisher mucks.
Justin Geronimo – 1,400,000
Slade Fisher – 1,300,000
19:15: Ori Kossonogi chipping up
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
Ori Kossonogi picks up a couple of back-to-back good pots. The first one was up against Tian Yu Lee that saw a turn board 
and about 100,000 in the pot. Kossonogi bet 57,000 and Tian Yu Lee check-called. On the river , Lee checked again, Kossonogi bet 101,000, Lee tank-folded. Kossonogi proceeds to pick up the next pot to rise to 700,000.
Ori Kosonogi – 700,000
19:05: Kai Sheng Yang eliminated in 13th place – TWD 53,900 (~USD 1,758)
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
Kai Sheng Yang just got a boost after railing Ho Yin Ting but on his next shove his ran into Slade Fisher’s . The board ran 
to end Yang’s run in 13th place.
Slade Fisher – 1,800,000
18:53: Chen Hsuan Chao eliminated in 14th place – TWD 48,600 (~USD 1,585)
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
End of the road for Chen Hsuan Chao who is all in with and runs into Hsiao Ming Cheng’s 
. The board runs 
.
Hsiao Ming Cbeng – 1,200,000
18:50: Ho Yin Ting eliminated in 15th place – TWD 48,600 (~USD 1,585)
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
Hijack Lian Herry opens, small blind Kai Sheng Yang shoves, big blind Ho Yin Ting joins the shove to send the action back to Herry who tank-folds.
Yang
Ting 
The board runs , Ting is eliminated.
Kai Sheng Yang – 365,000
18:45: Tian Yu Lee lands another pot
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
Tian Yu Lee continues to rise, he picks up another pot with Ace-King to pair King besting Hsiao Ming Cheng’s King-Queen.
Tian Yu Lee – 712,000
Hsiao Ming Cheng – 940,000
18:40: Blinds go up, 15 players remaining
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
15 players remaining over two tables.
18:35: Tian Yu Lee retaliates
Level 19: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Round two between Tian Yu Lee and Chen Hsuan Chao. Action folds to Chao on the small blind who min-raises and big blind Lee defends. At the flop 
, all the chips go in. Chao with top pair, Lee with open ended. No help on the turn for Lee but the river 
is the money card straight for a double up.
Tian Yu Lee – 470,000
Chen Hsuan Chao – 75,000
18:30: Huang Chien Ming coolered – TWD 43,300 (~USD 1,412)
Level 19: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Down to around 8 bb, Huang Chien Ming goes all in and finds no callers. On his next shove, he has and runs into Chih Chien Shih’s . With the board running empty , Huang is eliminated.
Chih Chien Shih – 489,000
Huang Chien Ming – eliminated
18:25: Tian Yu Lee loses two showdowns
Level 19: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
First hand of after the redraw and Sungrock Jung is all in with . He is called by Tian Yu Lee with . With the board running , it’s a straight for Jung to double up.
Sungrock Jung = 225,000
Tian Yu Lee – 305,000
Immediately following that hand, Lee finds himself paying another double up, this time to Chen Hsuan Chao with 
flush on the turn defeated by a full house on the river. Chen had on a board .
18:10: Final 2 tables
Level 19: 6000-12,000 ante 12,000
Livestream
| 1 | Lian Herry | 680,000 |
| 2 | Justin Geronimo | 1,335,000 |
| 3 | Tzu Chen Hsieh | 505,000 |
| 4 | Yang Kai Sheng | 184,000 |
| 5 | Ting Ho Yin | 180,000 |
| 6 | Chih Chien Shen | 310,000 |
| 7 | Slade Fisher | 905,000 |
| 8 | Huang Chien Ming | 98,000 |
Table 2
| 1 | Ori Kossonogi | 480000 |
| 2 | Charles Wong | 442000 |
| 3 | Alan Wong | 694000 |
| 4 | Hsiao Ming Cheng | 1,150,000 |
| 5 | Luke Lee | 520,000 |
| 6 | Sungrock Jung | 112,000 |
| 7 | Chen Hsuan Chao | 175,000 |
| 8 | Tian Yu Lee | 416,000 |
17:45: Chip counts at the break, 17 remaining
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Livestream table
| 1 | Alan Wong | 380,000 |
| 2 | Herry Lian | 640,000 |
| 3 | Zi Sheng Ong | 207,000 |
| 6 | Kuang Hung Lee | 515,000 |
| 7 | Hsien Tzu Chen | 460,000 |
Table 2
| 1 | Huang Chein Ming | 330,000 |
| 2 | Justin Geronimo | 1,180,000 |
| 5 | Ting Ho Yin | 164,000 |
| 6 | Charles Wong | 333,000 |
| 7 | Yang Kai Sheng | 185,000 |
| 8 | Hsiao Ming Cheng | 1,150,000 |
Table 3
| 1 | Tian Yu Lee | 455,000 |
| 2 | Sungrock Jung | 154,000 |
| 4 | Hsuan Chao Chen | 380,000 |
| 5 | Chih Shih Shen | 200,000 |
| 7 | Ori Kossonogi | 555,000 |
| 8 | Slade Fisher | 675,000 |
17:20: 21 players remaining
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Chip leaders at 21 remaining
Justin Geronimo – 1,150,000
Slade Fisher – 940,000
Hsiao Ming Cheng – 910,000
17:15: Slade Fisher cracks Po Chun Liu’s aces
Level 18: 5000-10,000 ante 10,000
Catching the action at the end with a massive pot in the middle and a board 
. Po Chun Liu is all in holding and busts out to Slade Fisher’s flush.
Slade Fisher – 940,000
15:15: Bubble time: Double bust! Kossonogi and Geronimo scoop
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Two tables with a player all in. At table 2, on a board that completed 
with 70,000 in the pot, cutoff, Justin Geronimo pushes, Bubble Rush champion Alex Lim on the small blind calls for all his chips. Lim has top pair and is eliminated by Geronimo’s straight.
Justin Geronimo – 630,000
Alex Lim – eliminated – splits last place cash with Wei Chung Liu
Over at table 3, it is a three way showdown. Hand opens with Wei Chung Liu tossing in his last 2,000 stack, hijack Andrew Chong raises to 16,000, cutoff Ori Kossonogi calls, big blind Kiwanont Sukhum shoves. Back to Chong who opts to fold while Kossonogi risks his tournament life with roughly 180K behind.
Liu
Sukhum
Kossonogi
With the board running , Liu is eliminated and Kossonogi ships the pot for a double up and more.
Ori Kossonogi – 380,000
Kiwanont Sukhum – 16,000
Wei Chung Liu – eliminated – splits last place cash with Alex Lim
15:10: Bubble time: Alan Wong drags in a big one
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
From under the gun, Zi Sheng Ong raises 12,000, two players call, button Alan Wong three-bets to 50,000, back to Ong who four-bets to 100,000, Wong calls. At the flop , Ong checks, Wong shoves and wins the pot with Ong folding.
Alan Wong – 360,000
Zi Sheng Ong – 250,000
14:55: Bubble time: Po Chun Liu doubles through Kiwanont Sukhum
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
It is bubble time at with 40 remaining. At table 3, one player is down to just 5000 and will be the small blind on the next hand. From hijack, Kiwanont Sukhum opens and the button Po Chun Liu calls. At the flop , Sukhum c-bets 10,000 and Liu calls. On the turn, Sukhum fires another barrel amounting to 36,000, Liu tank-calls. The river , Sukhum shoves, Liu tanks again and is behind in chips. Liu finds the courage to call.
Sukhum
Liu
Po Chun Liu – 322,000
Kiwanont Sukhum – 200,000
14:40: Ori rails one, bubble round at hand
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
With 41 players remaining, Ori Kossonogi rails one in brutal fashion with against burning the set with a runner runner straight on a board .
Ori Kossonogi – 180,000
14:20: Blinds up, 47 players remaining
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Blinds are up, bubble is approaching with 39 players paid. The previous level saw another 8 players drop to bring the field down to 47.
13:40: Blinds up, 55 players remaining
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Blinds are up and the field is down to 55 players. Hsiao Ming Chang continues to hold the lead with 560,000 in chips. Kiwanont Sukhum is second rank with 400,000, and Andrew Chong in third rank with 370,000.
13:00: Cards in the air for the Crazy Weekend final day
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Shuffle up and deal! Cards are flying at the final day of the Crazy Weekend event. 66 players in the field, each one seeking a spot in the money round which starts at 39th place. The day opens with 2000-3000 ante 3000 blinds with levels increasing every 40 minutes. We will have updates posted right here until a champion is crowned.
Crazy Weekend – Accumulator Format – Day 1 results
A combined 367 signed up for one of the newest formats in the menu, the Crazy Weekend Accumulator Format, with buy in offered at TWD 7,500 and TWD 15,000. This new game encouraged players to attempt for multiple stacks which could be combined in Day 2.
After four entry heats, a total of 70 advanced with four of them bagging up two stacks each. One of them was Hsiao Ming Cheng who not only topped Day 1C with an enormous 411,000 stack, he also added 103,000 for qualifying at Day 1B.
End of all Day 1 chip counts and Payout breakdown
Day 1A: 105 entries / 14 qualifiers
Day 1B: 69 entries / 18 qualifiers
Day 1C: 91 entries / 12 qualifiers
Day 1D: 102 entries / 26 qualifiers
*Four players bagged two stacks
Final Day qualifiers: 66 players
| 1 | Hsiao Ming Chang | Taiwan | 514,000 |
| 2 | Lee Tian Yu | Taiwan | 317,000 |
| 3 | Geronimo Justin Jerome | Philippines | 279,000 |
| 4 | Yang Kai Sheng | United States | 273,000 |
| 5 | Li Nien Heng | Taiwan | 260,000 |
| 6 | Lian Herry | Germany | 236,000 |
| 7 | Li Yun | Taiwan | 233,000 |
| 8 | Fisher Slade Richard | New Zealand | 231,000 |
| 9 | Ong Zi Sheng | Malaysia | 229,000 |
| 10 | Kiwanont Sukhum | Thailand | 222,000 |
| 11 | Wong Cho Fung Alan | Hong Kong | 212,000 |
| 12 | Yeung Tsz Wai | Hong Kong | 204,000 |
| 13 | Lim Kim Siong | Malaysia | 193,000 |
| 14 | Lo Wei | Taiwan | 174,000 |
| 15 | Liu Po Chun | Taiwan | 169,000 |
| 16 | Chen Hsuan Chao | Taiwan | 153,000 |
| 17 | Wong Charles Ying Wai | Hong Kong | 152,000 |
| 18 | Li Chih Feng | Taiwan | 139,000 |
| 19 | Pun Tsz Him | Hong Kong | 139,000 |
| 20 | Lee Ruo Tian | Taiwan | 126,000 |
| 21 | Kossonogi Ori | Israel | 121,000 |
| 22 | Shen Chih Chien | Taiwan | 120,000 |
| 23 | Yang Jen Hao | Taiwan | 120,000 |
| 24 | Oh Sumin | Korea, South | 119,000 |
| 25 | Chan Hung Pun | Hong Kong | 118,000 |
| 26 | Shimojo Keijiro | Japan | 117,000 |
| 27 | Chen Jung Chou | Taiwan | 115,000 |
| 28 | Wu Jui Heng | Taiwan | 113,000 |
| 29 | Zeng Katherine | Canada | 113,000 |
| 30 | Lo Chien Hua | Taiwan | 112,000 |
| 31 | Tsang Ka Yan Karen | Hong Kong | 102,000 |
| 32 | Lam Pak Chuen Burton | Hong Kong | 100,000 |
| 33 | Liu I Hsuan | Taiwan | 99,000 |
| 34 | Lee Seongmin | Korea, South | 97,000 |
| 35 | Lee Kuang Hung | Taiwan | 96,000 |
| 36 | Wong Ho Tak Darius | Honduras | 95,000 |
| 37 | Ng Wai Loon | Malaysia | 93,000 |
| 38 | Lim Gai Lax | Malaysia | 92,000 |
| 39 | Lee Junam | Korea, South | 91,000 |
| 40 | Jung Sungrock | Korea, South | 89,000 |
| 41 | Tsang Dicky Siu Hang | Hong Kong | 88,000 |
| 42 | Hu Wei Chung | Taiwan | 86,000 |
| 43 | Tan Hoong Kiat | Malaysia | 86,000 |
| 44 | Li Jia Chi | Taiwan | 82,000 |
| 45 | Alleson Richard | Canada | 79,000 |
| 46 | Li Mu Ze | Taiwan | 77,000 |
| 47 | Lau Wing Yu | Hong Kong | 74,000 |
| 48 | Hsueh Chung Heng | Taiwan | 71,000 |
| 49 | Ting Ho Yin | Malaysia | 68,000 |
| 50 | Chong Chee Kiat Andrew | Malaysia | 67,000 |
| 51 | Lin Yu Yung | Taiwan | 64,000 |
| 52 | Chang Hao Ming | Taiwan | 63,000 |
| 53 | Hsieh Tzu Chen | Taiwan | 63,000 |
| 54 | Vayumhasuvan Vimin | Thailand | 58,000 |
| 55 | Chen Jui Ting | Taiwan | 56,000 |
| 56 | Lee Huai Sheng | Taiwan | 53,000 |
| 57 | Lee Jaeho | Korea, South | 53,000 |
| 58 | Wang Jun Zhong | Taiwan | 53,000 |
| 59 | Huang Chien Ming | Taiwan | 51,000 |
| 60 | Wan Siew Yong | Malaysia | 51,000 |
| 61 | Chan Man Lok | Macau | 43,000 |
| 62 | Lin Hua Wei | Taiwan | 34,000 |
| 63 | Wai Sze Long | Hong Kong | 32,000 |
| 64 | Lam Wai Kin | Hong Kong | 16,000 |
| 65 | Au Wai Ho | Hong Kong | 14,000 |
| 66 | Yeh Su Lung | Taiwan | 12,000 |
Payouts
| Place |
Payout in TWD
|
| 1 | 706,600 |
| 2 | 469,600 |
| 3 | 343,400 |
| 4 | 277,200 |
| 5 | 217,300 |
| 6 | 164,500 |
| 7 | 120,800 |
| 8 | 88,800 |
| 9 | 73,600 |
| 10-11 | 61,600 |
| 12-13 | 53900 |
| 14-15 | 48,600 |
| 16-17 | 43300 |
| 18-20 | 38,000 |
| 24-27 | 31,000 |
| 28-31 | 27,500 |
| 32-39 | 24,300 |
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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