Blind level
Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
20/132
Total Chips
5,280,000
Average
264,000

Day 1A

Janette BeeJanette Bee
6/11/2025, 12:20:34 PM

Liu Chen Jung Offered a Second Life

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Action folded around to Cho Ho Fan on the button, who opened to 5,000. Things escalated quickly as Chia Wei Hsu responded with an all-in for 71,500, followed by a lesser shove of 30,500 from Liu Chen Jung in the big blind. With both opponents committing their stacks, Ho made the final call, setting up a three-way showdown.


Board 8 5 2 8 7 saved Chen from the brink of elimination having rolled trip eights, while Ho claimed the side pot to cut his losses.

PlayerHandChips
JC
Jung ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
A8
BB
94,000(38 BB)
FH
Fan HoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
JJ
D
95,000(38 BB)
CH
Chia HsuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
QT
SB
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
6/11/2025, 10:02:37 AM

Table 11 Chip Counts

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400
PlayerChipsTableSeat
JO
Jonty ObrienAustralia [AUS]Australia
44,500(32 BB)111
160,100(114 BB)112
61,200(44 BB)113
WC
98,200(70 BB)114
HK
Hyunsup KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
141,700(101 BB)115
92,300(66 BB)116
CH
Chia HsuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
82,100(59 BB)118
Janette BeeJanette Bee
6/11/2025, 9:30:45 AM

Set Lands Chia Wei Hsu in Trouble

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Andrew Ong Hoon Haw kicked off the action with an open to 3,000, joined by Chia Wei Hsu a few seats behind.


On flop Q 3 9 , Ong went for a check raise to 8,500 and faced another comeback from Hsu to 22,500. Ong gladly put his tournament life on the line with top set Q Q , and was quickly called by Hsu with 9 9 for a dramatic set-over-set clash.


Runout 4 A offered no surprises, shipping Ong the full double.

PlayerChips
CH
Chia HsuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
78,100(56 BB)
59,900(43 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
6/11/2025, 8:54:08 AM

Hyungsoo Lim Delivers Double Knockout

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Vying for a pot of 9,000 across flop 6 8 4 , three way action saw all the chips stack up high in the middle with Hyungsoo Lim covering both opponents Wesley Chen (58,700) and Chia Wei Hsu (38,100).

PlayerHandChips
LH
Lim HyungsooKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
T9
HJ
360,000(300 BB)
WC
88
D
busted
CH
Chia HsuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
32
BB
busted

Runout 2 K arrived safe for Lim's ten-high flopped flush, earning him the massive pot as well as the overall chip lead while Chen and Hsu headed out the door.