USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Chih Wei Fan 范植威 wins the High Roller for TWD 1.1M (~$37,640); David Erquiaga lifts PLO trophy

At yesterday’s games, two players emerged the newest U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series side event champions. Taiwan’s Chih Wei Fan 范植威 shipped the TWD 3M guaranteed High Roller event and USOP Ambassador David Erquiaga closed out the Pot Limit Omaha. That brings the total champion tally to 14 with Taiwan’s Ching Chia Wang 王淨加 crowned at two events.

CHIH WEI FAN ships the High Roller for TWD 1,142,200M (~$37,640)

The High Roller event was a two-day affair with registration open for one final level at the start of Day 2. This drew a strong 66 entry field for a guarantee crushing prize pool of TWD 3,905,200 (~$128,700).

Bringing in the chip lead from Day 1 was Kazakhstan’s Murat Yesniyazov however as the bubble neared, he was nowhere to be found. Mini High Roller champion Hon Cheong Lee enjoyed a doubled up off David Erquiaga to stay in the running but not the case for one Malaysian player who met his end on the bubble with Fan 王淨加 delivering the harsh blow. It was Ace-Queen dominating Ace-Eight.

From there, it took another six hours for Fan to ship it. He 王淨加 defeated Australia’s Anton Lu in a grueling heads up match to bring home his fifth High Roller career title and career best TWD 1,142,000 (~$37,640) payout.

Buy in: TWD 66,000 (~$2,175)
Guarantee: TWD 3,000,000 (~$99,000
Entries: 66
Prize pool: TWD 3,905,200 (~$128,700)
ITM: 9 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Chih Wei Fan	范植威	Taiwan	1,142,200
2	Anton Zhen Zhao Lu		Australia	820,100
3	Peng Sen Wu	吳鵬森	Taiwan	533,100
4	Ta Wei Tou	竇大衛	Taiwan	402,200
5	Chi Jen Chu	朱啟仁	Taiwan	312,400
6	Hon Cheong Lee	李漢鏘	Hong Kong	242100
7	David Erquiaga		Philippines	191400
8	Keng Yong Tan		Singapore	148400
9	Wai Kiat Lee		Malaysia	113300

DAVID ERQUIAGA claims coveted trophy at Pot Limit Omaha

2022 GPI National Philippines and USOP Ambassador David Erquiaga came out to win a trophy and he did just that at the Pot Limit Omaha event. Erquiaga was backed by a big stack entering the final table and carried it deep, defeating Sian Zong Huang at heads up. Impressively, this was Erquiaga’s second final table of the series and both on the same day. 

Buy in: TWD 6,000 (~$210)
Entries: 105
Prize pool: TWD 550,000 (~$18,130)
ITM: 14 places

Place	Player	姓名	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	David Erquiaga		Philippines	165,000
2	Sian Zong Huang	黃獻榮	Taiwan	101,700
3	Tzu  Yuan Fu	傅子袁	Taiwan	61,000
4	Yu Shen Cheng	鄭宇坤	Taiwan	39,900
5	Sing Yeung Hung	洪星楊	Hong Kong	30,800
6	Zong Chi He	何宗奇	Taiwan	25300
7	You Da Tsai	蔡侑達	Taiwan	21500
8	Sukumar		United	18700
9	Yusung Lee	李宇崧	Taiwan	16500
10	Duy Ho		United States	14600
11	Chung Yi Ho	何崇義	Taiwan	14600
12	Ta Wei Tou	竇大衛	Taiwan	14600
13	Chingchia Wang	王淨加	Taiwan	12900
14	Ori Kossonogi	陳信任	Israel	12900

Event champions to date

Champions	姓名	Flag	Event	Entries	Prize pool	Payout
Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’	陳靖惟	Taiwan	Kick Off	375	2,619,000	547,000
Zong Chi He	何宗奇	Taiwan	Turbo NLH	85	222,600	71,800
Kuan Han Chen	陳冠翰	Taiwan	Mystery Bounty	534	4,661,900	450,000
Chung Yi Ho	何崇義	Taiwan	Hyper Turbo	137	358,800	100,400
Tzu Yuan Fu	傅子袁	Taiwan	Bubble Rush	26	166,500	68,300
Isaac Chern Chze Phua		Malaysia	Turbo NLH	142	371,900	66,600
Cheng Chieh Wang	黃政傑	Taiwan	Bounty Hunter	130	971,900	274,600
Hon Cheong Lee		Hong Kong	Mini High Roller	45	1,309,500	412,600
Ching Chia Wang	王淨加	Taiwan	Short Deck	64	167,600	60,300
Chris Chen		Taiwan	7-Max Shot Clock	60	942,800	339,500
Chih Wei Fan	范植威	Taiwan	High Roller	66	3,905,200	1,142,200
Ching Chia Wang	王淨加	Taiwan	PLO KO Bounty	85	633,500	204,900
Shuin Lee	李書吟	Taiwan	Ladies Event	54	310,800	115,000
David Erquiaga		Philippines	Pot Limit Omaha	105	550,000	165,000

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.