USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Hot lineup today featuring High Roller 3M gtd and Ladies Event; Hon Cheong Lee, Isaac Phua, 傅子袁, 黃政傑, 王淨加 win trophies

 

The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. has been packed to the hilt since kick off and it will only get bigger with plenty of events yet to be tabled. Today marks the halfway point. Nine events have already been conquered. The latest winners were Hon Cheong Lee, Joey Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁, Isaac Chern Chze, Cheng Chieh Huang 黃政傑, and Ching Chia Wang 王淨加. We have those results down below.

Trophy seekers will be thrilled at today’s Valentine’s Day lineup as it offers four unique events with  buy ins from TWD 5,000 (~$165) to TWD 66,000 (~$1,200). If you are looking to play your way into the upcoming festival highlight – which starts tomorrow – the first of three Main Event Satellites will also be running. Here’s a look at the schedule.

Breaking it down, cards start flying at 1pm with the 7-Max Shot Clock. This type of event keeps everyone on their toes as players only have a limited 30-seconds to act. However, that can be extended with time banks. Players are given four 30-second time banks plus an additional two for those that reach the final table. Starting stack is 25,000, blinds go up every 25 minutes, registration closes at the start of Level 9. Buy in is TWD 18,000 (~$600).

For players with bigger bankrolls, today’s games include the High Roller TWD 3,000,000 (~$99,300) guaranteed. As seen at yesterday’s Mini HR, international players and locals have already made their way for some early practice. You can expect last night’s champion Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee, Taiwan’s Pete Yen Han Chen, Canada’s Niroshan Loganathan , and 2022 GPI National Philippines winner David Erquiaga in attendance. Players start with a deep 60,000 stack (150 BB) with blinds increasing at a steady 40 minute pace. Day 1 bags up at the end of Level 10, late registration closes in Day 2 at the start of Level 11. Buy in is TWD 66,000 (~$2,185). Cards in the air at 3pm.

Pot Limit Omaha enthusiasts are also covered in today’s festivities with the PLO KO Bounty taking place at 4pm. Buy in is TWD 12,000 (~$400).

At 6pm the festival brings you the Ladies Event!  For all the ladies that love poker, come on over and take on the challenge. Be the first one to win this exclusive title! As bonus, TWO TROPHIES will be awarded to the champion which can be given as a gift to that special someone this Valentine’s Day. Buy in is TWD 5,000 (~$165) for ladies and a pricier TWD 10,000 (~$330) for the gents.

Also taking place is the exciting conclusion of the Mystery Bounty with six players returning to try to draw the TWD 500,000 top prize from the treasure chest. Five players are guaranteed a minimum TWD 100,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 is guaranteed TWD 200,000 for his two draws.

Player	Draws
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰	2
Leopold Godefroy	1
Zachary Duce	1
Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森	1
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡	1
Cheng Jing Lim 林祐聖	1

Top prizes	Rewards
500,000	x1
200,000	x2
150,000	x1
100,000	x3

Event results

HON CHEONG LEE wins Mini High Roller title

Deja vu for Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee who took down last night’s Mini High Roller title after outlasting Belgium’s Kristof Segers at heads up. This is a familiar moment for Lee who won the WPT Prime Taiwan Super High Roller in November last year.

Buy in: TWD 33,000 (~$1,100)
Entries: 45
Prize pool: TWD 1,309,500 (~$43,360)
ITM: 7 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Hon Cheong Lee		Hong Kong	412,600
2	Kristof Segers		Belgium	297,900
3	Niroshan		Canada	189,900
4	Chih Feng Li	李志峯	Taiwan	144,000
5	Yungyu Chen	陳永裕	Taiwan	111,300
6	Ayata Saito		Japan	85100
7	Ming Juen Teoh		Malaysia	68700

JOEY TZU YUAN FU 傅子袁 wins the Bubble Rush

Buy in: TWD 5,000 (~$165)
Entries: 26
Prize pool: TWD 166,500 (~$5,510)
ITM: 5 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Tzu Yuan Fu	傅子袁	Taiwan	68,300
2	Zachary Duce		Australia	41,600
3	Yu Tang Wang	王毓棠	Taiwan	25,000
4	Cheng Chieh Yang	楊成傑	Taiwan	18,300
5	Mark Gruendemann		Ireland	13,300

ISAAC CHERN CHZE PHUA ships the Turbo NLH

Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 142
Prize pool: ₫371,900 (~$12,300)
ITM: 18 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Isaac Chern Chze Phua		Malaysia	66,600
2	Chin Hao Weng	翁璟豪	Taiwan	57,300
3	Meng Hsun Lin	林孟勳	Taiwan	45,200
4	Chih Feng Li	李志峯	Taiwan	42,500
5	Chen Wei Ting	陳韋廷	Taiwan	38,400
6	Chen Yi Liu	劉甄詒	Taiwan	15200
7	Fuhau Lai		Malaysia	13200
8	Yuan Hsu Lee	李元旭	Taiwan	11700
9	Future Ong		Malaysia	10400
10	Elvis Elvis		Malaysia	9100
11	Peng Sen Wu	吳鵬森	Taiwan	9100
12	Pei Lung Cheng	鄭焙隆	Taiwan	9100
13	Chih Cheng Chen	陳致成	Taiwan	7900
14	Tsung Ying Lee	李宗英	Taiwan	7900
15	Szu Wei Chiu	邱思維	Taiwan	7900
16	Anton Zhen Zhao		Australia	6800
17	You Da Tsai	蔡侑達	Taiwan	6800
18	Lee Kun Han	李昆翰	Taiwan	6800

CHENG CHIEH HUANG 黃政傑 holds his head high at the Bounty Hunter

Buy in: TWD 12,000 (~$400)
Entries: 130
Prize pool: TWD 971,900 (~$32,180)
ITM: 17 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Cheng Chieh Huang	黃政傑	Taiwan	274,600
2	Chris Chen	陳炫堯	Taiwan	173,800
3	Chia Chaing Ko	柯家翔	Taiwan	103,100
4	Chien Hua Lo	羅健華	Taiwan	63,200
5	Shuin Li	李書吟	Taiwan	48,200
6	Phuah Yi Yuan		Singapore	40900
7	Tzuyuan Fu	傅子袁	Taiwan	35400
8	Kurt Chun Han Lin	林君翰	Taiwan	31100
9	Pei Lung Cheng	鄭焙隆	Taiwan	27400
10	Chian Huang	黃謙	Taiwan	24300
11	Feng Wen Chen	陳豐文	Taiwan	24300
12	Yenpo Chen	陳彥博	Taiwan	24300
13	Keng Yong Tan		Singapore	21300
14	An Deaho		South Korea	21300
15	Yan Chen Jiang	江彥辰	Taiwan	21300
16	Shengfu Yu	游勝富	Taiwan	18700
17	Yun Li	李昀	Taiwan	18700

CHING CHIA WANG 王淨加 claims the Short Deck title

Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 64
Prize pool: TWD 167,600 (~$5,550)
ITM: 7 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Ching Chia Wang	王淨加	Taiwan	60,300
2	Hsiao Wei Wu	吳孝維	Taiwan	35,500
3	Cheng Yi Ho	何承益	Taiwan	22,200
4	Patrick Liang		Taiwan	15,100
5	Yong Hing Foo		Malaysia	11,700
6	Peng Sen Wu	吳鵬森	Taiwan	9200
7	Tung Yang Lin		Australia	7600
8	Yih Chia Shaw	邵詣嘉	Taiwan	6000

More action ahead so stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you daily recaps and highlights of the ongoing series. The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series kicked off on February 10 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City and runs until February 19, 2023. For photos, head to the Somuchpoker News & Event Coverage facebook page.