APL MAIN EVENT (26,000 TWD)

Fifteen hands into bubble time, action on Table 8 folded down to the small blind, where Chao Hao Ting open raised all-in. Carter Chan on the big blind, eagerly committed his remaining 137,000 and found himself in a coinflip situation.

The flop came a crushing 2♣ 6♥ 6♠ , giving Chao a full house and leaving Chan drawing dead at an instant. The 5♠ turn and T♠ river were mere formalities, bringing the day to a close with 20 players advancing to Day 2.

On the 14th hand of bubble time, Carter Chan opened to 18,000 from utg and was called by Chao Hao Ting on the big blind.

Chan continued for 10,000 on flop A♥ 6♥ 5♣ and followed with another 40,000 on turn 9♥ , only to face a check jam from Chao by the second barrel. After a brief pause, Chan reluctantly folded, preserving his stack for the next spot.

Haram Joo opened in early position and was met with a 20,000 button three bet from Carter Chan. Yunfan Yang on the big blind, decided to take the spot and jam, prompting Joo to reshove and successfully push Chan out of the pot.

Yang dominated, stepped off the arena just as board 3♦ 2♦ Q♦ 9♥ 4♥ offered him no salvation.

A blind vs blind preflop battle between Cheng Hsiu Li and Carter Chen brewed a nice pot of 40,000. On flop 8♣ K♠ 6♣ , Cheng check called a half pot bet from Chen but gave it up shortly on turn 2♦ as Chen gunned for another 46,000.