Main Event Day 1D ends with Chen Jung Chou gaining the edge
After 7.5 hours of play, Main Event Day 1D wrapped up with 12 players remaining and three very close in chips. Edging with a small advantage was Chen Jung Chou to earn the chip leader status of this flight.
| Chen Jung Chou | Taiwan | 431,000 |
| Graeme Siow | Singapore | 421,000 |
| Ling Wee Lee | Malaysia | 417,000 |
| Wei Lo | Taiwan | 214,000 |
| Brian Sze Ka Yin | Hong Kong | 197,000 |
| Yuan ka Shun | Hong Kong | 163,000 |
| Shu Ke Dar | Taiwan | 121,000 |
| Hung Te Lee | Taiwan | 112,000 |
| Lim Beng Wei | Malaysia | 63,000 |
| Yeh Su Lung | Taiwan | 58,000 |
| Philip Wang | Taiwan | 33,000 |
| Ori Kossonogi | Belgium | 22,000 |
DAY 1D – LIVE UPDATES
DateL June 21, 2023
Buy in: TWD 22,000 (~USD 720)
Entries: 119
ITM: 12 players
Chips in play: 2,380,000
03:25: Lin Yu Yung eliminated on the bubble
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Last hand of Day 1D has been dealt. Lin Yu Yung is all in with 
, he is called by Graeme Siow with 
, the board runs 
. Yung is eliminated on the bubble.
03:20: Edmond Chim eliminated; bubble round begins
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Short stacked Edmond Chim Ngai Yeung all win with 
and falls to Yeh Su Lung with 
on a board 
.
Field is down to 13 players. It is bubble time.
03:15: Lee Wee Lim with a huge double up
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
All the chips go in on the flop 
, Lee Wee Lim with , Chen Jung Chou 
. The turn and river 
are a relief to Lee for a double up.
Lee Wee Lim – 400,000
Chen Jung Chou – 360,000
03:10: Yeh Su Lung doubles up
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
LIn Yu Yung raises, Graeme Siow calls, Yeh Su Lung shove his short stack with 
, Philip Wang tanks then folds, he later says he had Ace-Queen. Back to Lin who joins the all in with , Siow folds. The board runs 
. Lung doubles up.
Yeh Su Lung – 63,000
Lin Yu Yung – 65,000
03:06: Fu Bang Huang eliminated by Chen Jung Chou
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
End of the road for Fu Bang Huang who was stopped on his fourth shove. Huang shoved with 
and was flipping against Chen Jung Chou’s . The board ran 
for a higher pair on the river to Chen.
03:05: Blinds up, 15 players remaining
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000
Blinds are up, 15 players remain. Day 1D wraps up once 12 players is reached which is ITM of 10% of the field. Chen Jung Chou leads with 380,000.
02:50: Fu Bang Huang survives three shoves
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
After dropping to 3 bb, Fu Bang Huang shoves with , he is called by Yuan Ka Chun with 
. The board runs 
for a double up to Huang.
Next shove, Huang finds no callers. Then on the third shove, he has , Chen calls with . The board runs for another double up to Huang.
Fu Bang Huang – 80,000
Chen Jung Chou – 500,000
02:40: Chen Jung Chou has the straight, Huang plunges
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
A huge pot of 78,000 brewed by two players, Fu Bang Huang and chip leader Chen Jung Chou. The board completed 
, Huang checked, Chen bet 35,000, Huang tank-called. Chen has straight, Huang mucks.
Chen Jung Chou – 535,000
Fu Bang Huang – 16,000
02:35: Wei Lo eliminates Shun Huai Shen
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
All in preflop, Shun Huai Shen with and is called by Wei Lo with . The board runs 
, Shen is eliminated, Lo rises to 250,000.
Wei Lo – 250,000
Shu Huai Shen – eliminated
02:30: Lee Hung Te calls down Lin Yu Yung
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Pot of 39,000 and two players staring down a board 
. Lin Yu Yung bets 15,000, Lee Hung Te calls. On the river 
, Lin sends out 30,000, Lee calls. Lin opens , Lee claims the pot with .
Lee Hung Te – 160,000
Lin Yu Yung – 50,000
02:26: Blinds up, 15 players remaining
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000
Blinds are up, 15 players remain. Day 1D wraps up once 12 players is reached which is ITM of 10% of the field. Chen Jung Chou leads with 380,000.
02:25: Hsiao Ming Chang plunges to 1 bb
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
All in preflop, Hsiao Ming Chang with and is called by Shu Ke Dar with . The board runs , Shu doubles up, Hsiao plunges to 1 bb.
Shu Ke Dar – 154,000
Hsiao Ming Chang – 4,000
02:20: Edmond Yeung lands two outer, cracks Wang’s aces
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Short stacked Edmond Yeung is all in for his last 14,000 and 
to battle with, Philip Wang calls with . The board runs out 
for a full house to Yeung and a double up.
Edmund Chim Ngai Yeung – 36,000
02:15: Graeme Siow wins this round
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Pot of 20,000 in the middle and a board 
, Chen Jung Chou and Graeme Siow check. On the river {2d{, Chen bets 9000, Siow calls, Chen 
[5c} air, Siow 
pair takes the pot.
02:10: Chen Jung Chou vs Graeme Siow
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
With 18,000 brewed by the flop , front runners Graeme Siow and Chen Jung Chou check. The turn lands , Chen bets pot, Siow check-folds.
Chen Jung Chou 460,000
Graeme Siow – 240,000
02:05: Lee Hung Te rails Nien Heng Li
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
All in preflop, Lee Hung Te with , Nien Heng Li 
, the board is 
. Out goes Li.
Lee Hung Te – 80,000
02:00: Chen Jung Chou sends one packing on the first hand
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
First hand after the break and chip leader Chen Jung Chou has sent a player packing. Chen opens, big blind player three-bet shoves 60,000, Chen calls. At risk player has and is flipping with Chen holding . The board runs 
.
Chen Jung Chou – 455,000
01:55: Blinds are up, 23 players remaining
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000
Blinds are up, 23 players left in the field. Day 1D wraps up once 12 players is reached which is ITM of 10% of the field. Chen Jung Chou leads with 380,000.
01:35: Break time, 23 players remaining
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Players are on a 15-minute break. All 100 chips will be removed. Chip leaders at the break:
Chen Jung Chou – 380,000
Graeme Siow – 315,000
Yua Ka Chun – 212,000
01:25: Chen Jung Chou boots out, amasses 420K
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Button player Chen Jung Chou raises to 5500, Yang Tsu Yun three-bets to 20,000, Chen calls. At the flop , Yang bets 13,000, Chen pushes, Yang tanks then risks his tournament life with . Chen has pair. The turn and river secure the win for Chen.
Chen proceeds to win the next pot. On a board , from cutoff he check calls the flop bet by button Shu Ke Dar, checks the turn, then bets the river. Shu folds.
Chen Jung Chou – 420,000
Yang Tsu Yun – eliminated
01:20: Lin Yu Yung vs Armon Van Wijk
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Lin Yu Yung raises from utg+1, big blind Armon Van Wijk defends. At the flop , Lin c-bets 6,000 and is called. On the turn , Lin bets 12,000, Van Wijk folds.
Lin Yu Yung – 70,000
01:15: Fu Bang Huang wins the flip
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Mid position player opens, Ho Chung Yi three-bet jams, Fu Bang Huang joins the shove, initial raiser folds. Ho has , Huang with , board favors the big cards to send Ho packing.
Fu Bang Huang – 83,000
Ho Chung Yi – eliminated
01:10: Blinds up, 27 players remaining
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500
Blinds are up, 27 players remaining. Day 1D wraps up once 12 players is reached which is ITM of 10% of the field. Graeme Siow continues to lead with 280,000. Right at his heels is Chen Jun Chou with 220,000.
00:55: Graeme Siow picks up a pot
Level 11: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Cutoff player Shih Huai Shen raises to 5000, big blind Graeme Siow calls, the flop runs 
. Siow leads out 5000, Shih calls. On the turn , Siow bets 12,000, Shih check his stack and opts to fight another day.
Graeme Siow – 280,000
00:50: Fu Bang Huang dusts two simultaneously
Level 11: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Tim Yeh limped in from mid position, Fu Bang Huang moves all in, small blind Tan Wen Shen tanks then joins the shove, and it’s a three-way with Aaron Siyang Phua forced all in on the big blind. Yeh folds.
Phua
Huang
Tan
With the board running , Huang rivers the best pair to deliver a double bust.
Fu Bang Huang – 60,000
Aaron Siyang Phua – eliminated
Tan Wen Shen – eliminated
00:45: Yeh Su Lung doubles through Ho Chung Yi
Level 11: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Catching the action only as the chips were being shipped. Yeh Su Lung’s earned him a double up through Ho Chung Yi on a board .
Yeh Su Lung – 54,000
Ho Chung Yi – 40,000
00:40: Table surprised at the all in hand
Level 11: 1000-2000 ante 2000
From utg+1, Hung Chien Hsiang raises to 4000, small blind Brian Sez Ka Yin three-bets to 12,000, Hung calls. At the flop , Yin checks, Hung jams, Yin calls. Hung opens overcards, Yin has better overcards . Still no hits for the players on the turn and river for Hung to fall to Yin.
Brian Sez Ka Yin – 134,000
Hung Chien Hsiang – eliminated
00:38: Blinds up, 37 players remaining
Level 11: 1000-2000 ante 2000
Blinds are up, 37 players remaining. Day 1D wraps up once 12 players is reached which is ITM of 10% of the field. Graeme Siow continues to lead with 280,000. Right at his heels is Chen Jun Chou with 220,000.
00:30: Big slick does the job for Yeh Su Lung
Level l0: 1000-1500 ante 1500
All in preflop, Yeh Su Lung with , at risk player Liu Ping Tsung with 
, both players got a piece of the board 
. Yeh’s Ace-high spread was best to ship it and send Liu packing.
Yeh Su Lung – 64,000
00:25: Chen Jung Chou rises to 200K
Level l0: 1000-1500 ante 1500
Chen Jung Chou finished off a short stack with dominating throughout the board. Chen now has 200,000. He is running second in chips to leader Graeme Siow.
Chen Jung Chou – 200,000
00:20: Graeme Siow rails Kwong Yuk Fung
Level l0: 1000-1500 ante 1500
Massive stacked Graeme Siow added to his arsenal by railing Kwong Yuk Fung with dominating on a board .
Graeme Siow – 280,000
00:15: Graeme Siow with a massive stack
Level l0: 1000-1500 ante 1500
Out of the 47 remaining players, it is Graeme Siow sitting on a towering stack. Siow has 240,000. His closest challenger has 100K less.
23:30: Registration closes with 119 entries
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
The biggest Main Event flight yet with 119 entries at a mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 (~USD 720). There are 57 players remaining with the goal of reaching the money round of just 12 players (10% of the field).
Among the players still in the running are Armon Van Wijk, Aaron Siyang Phua, Fubang Huang, Jia Chi Li, Philip Wang, and Graeme Siow. Also slugging it out is double qualifier Lau Wing Yu who is attempting for a third stack!
19:00: Day 1D underway!
Level 1: 100-100 ante 100
Today’s last flight is underway. Players interested in signing up to this flight have until 11:30pm to register. It closes at the start of Level 7. Live updates will begin once reg closes.
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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