Taiwan, Win Win PokerEVENT #35

2026.07.01 - 2026.07.06Add to Calendar

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Blind level

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Entries

29/67

Total Chips

2,010,000

Average

69,310

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7/1/2026, 9:56:03 AM

Lin's Rockets Dust One

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Lin's Rockets Dust One

All in preflop with Tsai Hsin-Yu shoving into the nuts to go bust with Yuan Chun Lin collecting the pot.

Tsai Hsin-Yu: K♣ Q♥

Yuan Chun Lin: A♦ A♥

The board bricked 9♠ 4♣ 4♦ 9♣ 2♥

Player	Chips	Progress
YC Yuan Chun LiuTaiwan	44,000(44 BB)	14,000
HY Hsin Yu TsaiTaiwan	busted	-33,000

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7/1/2026, 9:54:13 AM

Big Stacks Around the Room

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Big Stacks Around the Room

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	84,000(84 BB)	-16,000
BA Billy AlfonsoPhilippines	83,000(83 BB)	-2,000
XW Xuan WangTaiwan	81,000(81 BB)	56,900
WD Wei Da ChngSingapore	70,000(70 BB)	5,000
KW Kim Wah ChiuSingapore	66,000(66 BB)	36,000

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7/1/2026, 9:53:48 AM

Registration Closes at 67 Entries

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Registration Closes at 67 Entries

With Level 9 now underway, that signals the end of Flight A registration with 67 entries. Only 30 players remain and will now play down to the top 10% - just 7 players - who will punch their tickets to Day 2.

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/56

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7/1/2026, 9:52:15 AM

Yang's Trap Gets Paid in Full

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yang's Trap Gets Paid in Full

Yi Yang

On a single raised pot, Yi Yang and Guang Hui Tan checked down a board of J♥ 2♥ T♦ 2♣ 4♣. Yang slid out a small 2,000 bet that got answered with a shove from Tan. Just what Yang had hoped for with a snap-call.

Guang Hui Tan: A♣ J♣

Yi Yang: K♠ K♥

Yang doubled up to over starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
GH Guang Hui TanSingapore	39,600(50 BB)	9,600
YY Yi Yang 2Taiwan	29,000(36 BB)	-1,000

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7/1/2026, 9:50:30 AM

Alfonso Continues the Head-Hunting

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Alfonso Continues the Head-Hunting

Billy Alfonso

The fearless Billy Alfonso is on a rampage, putting players to the test and getting the best of them. His latest rival was Seokyoung Hong who three-bet then called Alfonso's four-bet jam.

Seokyoung Hong: J♦ J♥

Billy Alfonso: K♠ Q♠

Though Hong's hooks were ahead, the flip went Alfonso's way with a king on the turn on a board A♣ 8♥ 3♠ K♣ 4♦ to ship it and send Hong down to 800. He busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
BA Billy AlfonsoPhilippines	85,000(106 BB)	35,000
SH Seokyoung HongSouth Korea	busted	-28,000

Level 8: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/56

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7/1/2026, 9:48:42 AM

Lee Dusts Off Stack To Hot-Running Yang

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Lee Dusts Off Stack ToHot-Running Yang

Look who's back with another takedown... Yu-Hsi Yang who eliminated two players during the first level of the day. Yang has been the player to catch at his table and Lee attempted to steal some of his chips but met his end instead.

The hand saw a board of 9♣ A♠ T♠ 6♦ 7♣ with 5,400 in the pot. Lee fired 4,000 into it, Yang raised to 10,000, Lee tanked then shoved another 12,800 behind. Yang snap-called and Lee knew he was beat even before Yang showed as he got up to go.

Bongjae Lee: T♦ 7♦

Yu-Hsi Yang: Q♦ 8♣

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	100,000(167 BB)	31,500
BL Bongjae LeeSouth Korea	busted	-30,000

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7/1/2026, 9:47:05 AM

Alfonso Sweeps A Three-Way

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Alfonso Sweeps A Three-Way

Billy Alfonso sweeps

The fearless Billy Alfonso just delivered a knockout blow to two players. Action was opened by Alfonso, Sin Ren Chen three-bet, then Chiachin Liao squeezed with a four-bet jam. Action back on Alfonso who went all in to isolate but Chen joined in for a three-way showdown.

Sin Ren Chen: Q♥ Q♦

Chiachin Liao: A♠ Q♠

Billy Alfonso: 8♠ 7♠

The flop 7♦ 2♥ 8♥ instantly improved Alfonso's worst hand to two pair. The turn J♦ changed nothing and with the river 10c, his two pair was ahead for the sweep as both Chen and Liao were given the boot.

Player	Chips	Progress
BA Billy AlfonsoPhilippines	50,000(83 BB)	30,200
CL Chiachin LiuTaiwan	busted	-25,000
SR Sin Ren ChenTaiwan	busted	-30,000

Level 7: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 37/56

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7/1/2026, 8:36:51 AM

Hung's Aggression Gets a Look From Sze

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Hung's Aggression Gets a Look From Sze

Hung Chen Chen

Following a raise of 1,000 from Yuk Ping Sze, on the button Hung Chen Chen three-bet 2,500. Sze gave him action with a top up.

Both players passed up the flop K♠ 7♦ 10s then Hung resumed a delayed c-bet of 4,000 on the turn 9♠. Sze check-called to take them to the river K♦.

One more check from Sze led to a shove from Hung. Sze looked over then opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
YP Yuk Ping SzeHong Kong	37,000(74 BB)	7,000
CH Chang Hung ChenTaiwan	25,500(51 BB)	-4,500

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7/1/2026, 8:35:33 AM

Alfonso Picks the Wrong Spot as Wei Shoves Back

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Big pot worth 15,500 being fought for by Wei Da Chng and Billy Alfonso with the board at the turn 2♥ 10s 6♣ 2♠. Alfonso took a stab for 6,000 only to be answered with a shove from Wei.

Alfonso was well covered and proceeded to burn through two time chips before finally giving up his stake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
WD Wei Da ChngSingapore	65,000(130 BB)	49,700
BA Billy AlfonsoPhilippines	19,800(40 BB)	-10,200

Level 6: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/41

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 8:33:59 AM

Brandvist Chips Up

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Brandvist Chips Up

Sebastian Brandvist

Sebastian Brandvist called Ghee Peow Ku's raise and the blinds joined in for a four-way run at the flop of 2♠ 9♠ 2♥.

Ku continued for 2,600, Brandvist called, and the blinds stepped off for heads up to the turn 8♥. This slowed down Ku while Brandvist dipped in and pulled out 4,500. Ku called to finish the runout with the A♦ river.

Both players opted to check. Ku flipped over 7♣ 7♦, Brandvist picked up the pot with 9♥ 7♠ higher pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
KG Ku Ghee PeowMalaysia	36,700(92 BB)	36,700
SB Sebastian BrandvistSweden	29,000(73 BB)	12,500

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7/1/2026, 8:31:38 AM

Yuan-Yang Shen Luo Fires a Four-Bet Jam

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Luo Fires a Four-Bet Jam

Sebastian Brandvist kicked off the hand with an 800 raise then several spots over, You Xuan Luo three-bet to 3,200. Next door neighbor Shen Yuan-Yang coolly moved all in and and that did the job as both players flicked their hands to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
YX You Xuan LuoTaiwan	22,400(56 BB)	-7,600
SB Sebastian BrandvistSweden	16,500(41 BB)	-13,500
YY Yuan Yang ShenTaiwan	15,000(38 BB)	-15,000

Level 5: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 31/41

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7/1/2026, 7:20:02 AM

Shih's Persistence Pays Off Against Tsai

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Shih's Persistence Pays Off Against Tsai

Sheng Ju Shih

Sheng Ju Shih opened 600 and found one caller in small blind Chng Wei Da then Tsai Hsin-Yu three-bet to 2,200. Shih defended while Ching got out of the heat.

After the preflop aggression, both players checked it to the turn 6♦ 8♠ 6♣ K♦. Shih resumed for 3,000 and Tsai check-called to take them to the river K♦. Open check again from Tsai, Shih tossed in a yellow chip worth 5,000 and won the pot after Tsai tossed his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
HY Hsin Yu TsaiTaiwan	33,000(110 BB)	3,000
SJ Sheng Ju ShihTaiwan	25,000(83 BB)	-5,000
WD Wei Da ChngSingapore	15,300(51 BB)	-14,700

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7/1/2026, 7:18:12 AM

Zhou Heats up the Sun

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Zhou Heats up the Sun

Eugene Zhou

Three-way pot of 2,300 brewed before the flop landed 2♦ 7♥ 7♦. Everyone checked for a free turn card 5♦. No more checking for Eugene Zhou who slid out 1,800, called by I-Chieh Sun while Yu-Hsi Yang stepped aside.

The river J♣ drew another fire from Zhou of 9,500 and Sun folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	68,500(228 BB)	-8,500
YE Yujian Eugene ZhouSingapore	23,500(78 BB)	-6,500

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7/1/2026, 7:15:49 AM

Liao Has His Finger On The Trigger

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Liao Has His Finger On The Trigger

Chiachin Liao

Preflop battle of raises was opened by Chiachin Liao, called by Ashwani Dewan, then answered with a three-bet to 2,000 by Shen-Bo Yu. Action back on Liao, he squeezed a four-bet to 4,700 and only Dewan took him on while Yu gave up his three-bet without a thought.

At the flop A♥ 7♦ Q♥, Liao barreled 3,000 and with that, he won the pot with Dewan quickly folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
AD Ashwani DewanIndia	27,000(90 BB)	-3,000
CL Chiachin LiuTaiwan	25,000(83 BB)	-5,000
SB Shen Bo YuTaiwan	16,000(53 BB)	-14,000

Level 4: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 29/38

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7/1/2026, 6:35:42 AM

Sun Gets Cheng To Commit

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Sun Gets Cheng To Commit

I-Chieh Sun all in

Catching the action with a big pot in the middle worth 23,000 and the board at its limit of 10h 5♣ 2♣ Q♣ K♦. Chin Hsien Cheng bet 7,200 only to be pushed by I-Chieh Sun who had the larger stack.

Cheng tanked and repeatedly reviewed his hole cards then got up while tossing in the call.

Chin Hsien Cheng: 9♣ 8♣

I-Chieh Sun: K♣ J♣

Sun had the higher flush to rake in the pot while eliminating Cheng in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
CC Cheng Chin HsiehTaiwan	busted	-25,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 6:34:03 AM

Maximum Value for Hong

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Maximum Value for Hong

Seokyoung Hong

On a flop J♥ 8♣ 8♠ and a pot of 2,400 brewed preflop, Ghee Peow Ku bet half pot worth 1,200 and Seokyoung Hong stuck with him to the turn 10c.

Ku fired again, a much larger 3,200 bet onto a pot of 4,800. This did little to scare Hong who called once again. The 2♣ river completed the board.

Ku slowed down and checked only to be pressured with a jam from Hong. Ku had the covering stack but not by much. After using up a time chip, Ku elected to call then saw the bad news. Hong was not bluffing.

Seokyoung Hong: A♣ J♠

Ghee Peow Ku: 9♣ 9♠

Ku plunged to 3,000 and dusted it off on the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Seokyoung HongSouth Korea	28,000(93 BB)	-2,000
KG Ku Ghee PeowMalaysia	busted	-30,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 6:32:39 AM

Wu Doubles Up Through Cheng

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Wu Doubles Up Through Cheng

Cheng Chin Hsien

Table 2 has been action packed from the start with players getting all of their chips in. The latest to do so was Wu Bo Sin on a turn board Q♦ 5♣ 4♥ J♥ and Cheng Chin Hsien unable to resist calling.

Cheng Chin Hsien: A♣ 10h

Wu Bo Sin: 6♠ 7♠

Both players were drawing with Cheng's ace still ahead. Though not needed, the river K♦ gave Cheng broadway to double through.

Player	Chips	Progress
BS Bo Sin WuTaiwan	44,000(147 BB)	34,600
CC Cheng Chin HsiehTaiwan	25,000(83 BB)	-6,500

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/19

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 6:30:54 AM

Another Two Takedowns by Yang

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Yu-Hsi Yang is on a knockout spree! So far only three players have fallen and all of them credited to Yang. His recent takedowns were Jin Woo Choi and Jihwan Kim.

For Choi, he was all in on the river with 10c 10d that was dominated by Yang's A♦ A♥.

Then up against Kim, it was another cooler that saw both hands all in on the river. Kim had Q♠ 10s and Yang with 5♣ 7♣. With progressive bets to the river, the board ran Qx 10x 6x 4x 3x.

Kim marched off saying to Yang, "you are so very lucky."

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	77,000(385 BB)	35,000
CJ Choi Jin WooSouth Korea	busted	-30,000
KJ Kim Jihwan	busted	-30,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 6:28:45 AM

Cheong Steals Control of the Action

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Cheon g Steals Control of the Action

Cheong Mun Leong

With no action before him, button player Wan Hao Xuan opened for 600 but was denied the blinds steal when big blind Cheong Mun Leong defended.

Betting action continued at the flop 6♥ 9♦ A♣ with a 600 c-bet from Wan check-raised by Cheong to 1,600. No hesitation from Wan as he topped up to bring the turn of 3♣.

Cheong resumed control with a bet of 3,000 and that was enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
XW Xuan WangTaiwan	24,100(121 BB)	-5,900
ML Mun Leong CheongMalaysia	16,000(80 BB)	-14,000

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 18/19

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 5:34:22 AM

Cheng's Check-Raise Halts Wu's Aggression

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Cheng's Check-Raise Halts Wu's Aggression

From under the gun Bo Sin Wu made it 300 to go and found one customer in Chin Hsien Cheng on the small blind. Wu continued to drill the flop 5♦ 5♣ 8♦ for 400 and another 1,500 on the turn 8♣ with two pair showing.

Cheng called the flop bet then tested with a check-raise on the turn for 3,500. Wu quickly let go of his hand for Cheng to win the pot outright.

Player	Chips	Progress
CC Cheng Chin HsiehTaiwan	31,500(315 BB)	1,500
BS Bo Sin WuTaiwan	9,400(94 BB)	-20,600

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 5:33:19 AM

Taiwan Open Champion Sebastian Brandvist Enters

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Taiwan Open Champion Sebastian Brandvist Enters

Sebastian Brandvist

Two days ago, Sebastian Brandvist outlasted the 1,388 field of the Taiwan Open to claim his first-ever title on Asian soil. He is currently ranked 6th in the newly introduced Player of the Series leaderboard.

Brandvist is back on the beat, having just signed up to the Main Event. We will track his progress throughout the day.

Read about his Taiwan Open victory, right here.

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 5:31:08 AM

Early Knockout By Yang

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Early Knockout By Yang

Yu-Hsi Yang

The day had only just begun and already a cooler went down to send one player out early. The action was picked up at the turn K♣ 3♣ 10s Q♥ with 6,700 in the pot and three players vying for it.

Yu-Hsi Yang went all in inducing a fold in Wu Bo Sin while Ka Ming Lau called with less behind.

Ka Ming Lau: K♣ K♠

Yu-Hsi Yang: A♣ J♠

Lau had outs for the boat but with the 2♥ finding the river, he got up in frustration and sped off as the Main Event's first knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	42,000(420 BB)	12,000
KM Ka Ming LauHong Kong	busted	-30,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 5:28:57 AM

Cards in the Air for Main Event Flight A!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Cards in the Air for Main Event Flight A!

After a lengthy delay, the Main Event is now underway! Registration runs until the end of Level 8 at approximately 16:45. That means plenty of time for players to sign up. Today's buy-in is TWD 18,000 which gives you a 20,000 starting stack. Blinds increase every 30 minutes. Once registration closes, the flight plays down to ITM which is 10% of the field for this flight.

Good luck to all!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

30 minutes

Callum JuryCallum Jury

7/1/2026, 3:57:22 AM

PD23 Taiwan Main Event Starts Today Featuring TWD 25,000,000 GTD

Poker Dream Golden Dragon Trophy

Five days into Poker Dream 23 Taiwan and the room at Win Win Poker has already delivered dragons, a slew of champions, a charity celebration, and enough poker to fill a highlight reel. But everything so far has been the warm-up act.

Today, the Main Event begins.

The PD23 Taiwan Main Event gets underway at 11:00 with the TWD 25,000,000 (~USD 790,000) guaranteed prize pool on the line and the Golden Dragon Poker Dream Trophy awaiting its champion.

At the inaugural PD Taiwan, local player Peng Sen Wu championed the event and locked up a career high TWD 4,600,000 (~USD 151,000). No past PD Main Event champion has been spotted yet which means there is a high chance that a new face at the top of the podium is guaranteed.

Main Event Flights

A♠ always, Poker Dream offers many chances at winning with twelve starting flights spread across July 1 to 4 - but not all flights are the same. Two buy-in tiers are on offer: TWD 18,000 (~USD 570) for the standard 10% ITM flights, and TWD 27,000 (~USD 850) for the enhanced 15% ITM flights that give players both a better shot at the money and the widest path to Day 2.

For all of the Main Event info, click here.

Satellite Your Way In

Not ready to go straight to the full buy-in? Milestone Satellites are running throughout the series to give players a cheaper path in. The S12 Milestone Satellite runs today at TWD 6,300, S13 runs tomorrow on July 2 with 10 guaranteed seats up for grabs, and S14 on July 4. That's three chances to lock in a TWD 27,000 Main Event seat for a fraction of the price.

The Dream Bonus Has Been Upgraded

The Dream Bonus is back at PD23 Taiwan - and it has never been more rewarding. Bag a second time and you collect TWD 54,000 plus a multiplier tied to your bagging stack. Bag a third time or more and that number jumps to TWD 108,000 with an even more generous multiplier on top. The concept is simple: the more you play and the bigger you bag, the more you earn - even before Day 2 shuffles up.

The Road to the Final

All survivors combine for Day 2 on July 5, playing down to 16 players before the Final Day on July 6 settles it all. One player gets the Golden Dragon and joins the exclusive list of PD champions that includes three-peat Nishant Sharma, Zarvan Tumboli,Dingxiang Ong, Chik Faff Chan, Joshua Tan, and Rudy Edenata to mention a few.

The time is now. Go get your seat.