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2024.12.17 - 2024.12.18Add to Calendar

Players Series

Blind level

Level 28: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Entries

1/135

Total Chips

13,500,000

Average

13,500,000

Players Series - Festival Results

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PS High Roller Final Table

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 8:25:59 PM

Hong Kong's Horace Leung Crowned New PS High Roller Champion Banking 7 Figures NTD1,001,000 (~$30,830)

Level 28: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hong Kong's Horace Leung Crowned New PS High Roller Champion Banking 7 Figures NTD1,001,000 (~$30,830)

Horace Leung's incredible run to the trophy started on hand 27 of the final table - littered with bad beats for and against nearly every player at some point - when he extracted 23 big blinds from Kristof Segers with Q♦ Q♣ against K♠ J♠ on the board K♦ Q♠ 7♠ T♦ 7♥ that put him in the shared lead with Yoda Lin at the time. He continued to chip up and got another major boost on hand 68 with K♠ Q♣ against Daniel Yang's Q♦ T♥ on a dream board Q♠ 4♠ 8♣ 7♠ Q♥ that saw him capture 42% of chips in play with 5 players remaining. From then on he was unstoppable, eliminating Daniel Yang in 4th with QJ against AQ hitting a flush, Kristof Segers in 3rd with A♦ T♦ against Q♠ Q♥ finding an ace from space on the river and putting the cherry on top by eliminating Chee Chen for the title with Q7 against KQ hitting a seven on the turn.

Final Table Payouts

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	HL Horace LeungHong Kong	$30,830
2	CC Chee ChenMalaysia	$20,080
3	KS Kristof SegersBelgium	$11,765
4	DY Daniel YangTaiwan	$7,360
5	YL Yoda LinTaiwan	$5,730
6	GF Gerald FooSingapore	$4,895
7	YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	$4,295
8	YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲Taiwan	$3,775
9	TN Tang NgongHong Kong	$3,310

Gerald Foo, Kristof Segers and Daniel Yang shared another final table just three days after finishing 5th, 4th and 1st at Event #1 Warm Up Mystery Bounty placing 6th, 3rd and 4th today filling their war chests even more and last but not least, runner-up Chee Chen who started the Day as chip leader banking his biggest live cash of $20,080 after a marathon day of almost 15 hours.

High Roller

Date/s: December 17-18, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 33000 (~USD 1,000)

Guarantee: NTD 3,000,000 (~USD 92,270)

Entries: 135

Prize pool: NTD 3,849,200 (~USD 118,540)

ITM: 20 places

Well done everyone and we will see you later at noon when the Main Event Day 1b kicks off.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:25:09 PM

Chee Chen Eaten Up By The Leader, Taking Home NTD652,000 (~$20,080) For 2nd Place

Level 28: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Chee Chen - 2nd Place - NTD652,000 (~$20,080)

Horace Leung initiates the final hand with a jam holding Q♣ 7♥ , Chee Chen calls and is a happy camper being far ahead with K♣ Q♦ , but we know by now what that means. A bad beat for the final elimination coming at the pleasure of the dealer, spicing up the felt with 8♣ 6♣ 8♠ 7♦ 2♦ for a last time, crowning Horace Leung the new PS High Roller champion!

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	13,500,000(84 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:23:53 PM

Heads Up Chip Count

Level 28: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	12,000,000(75 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,500,000(9 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:16:16 PM

Kristof Segers Out In 3rd For A NTD382,000 (~$11,765) Payday

Level 28: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Kristof Segers - 3rd place - NTD382,000 (~$11,765)

Horace Leung looks at A♦ T♦ , raises to 350,000 from the button and Kristof Segers wakes up with Q♠ Q♥ in the big blind to announce all-in for 2,400,000. Horace Leung calls with the short stack in a great position to double when the dealer flips over 2♠ 4♥ 8♦ 6♥ before realizing that Horace Leung's stellar run has to continue and somehow conjures up the A♣ on the river for another beat, sending Kristof Segers home in 3rd and entering us into an incredibly lopsided heads up.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	12,000,000(75 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:12:34 PM

Level 28 Blinds 80,000/160,000 ante 160,000

Level 28: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	9,100,000(57 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	2,700,000(17 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,700,000(11 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:11:16 PM

Chee Chen Recovers Some

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Chee Chen

Chee Chen Recovers Some

Kristof Segers limps his SB and BB Chee Chen waives his option to see the flop 4♥ T♠ 6♦ that has Segers lead for 125,000. Back to raising, Chee Chen scoops the pot after sliding 350,000 over the line.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	2,700,000(23 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,700,000(14 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:59:47 PM

Chee Chen Dips Even More

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Chee Chen

Trying to defend another BB with a 600,000 three-bet holding 4♣ 2♣ against a raise form the chip leader, Chee Chen gets himself into some trouble with the flop K♦ Q♣ T♥ where he forks out another 200,000 that gets called for a checked turn J♠ to complete the board 6♣ . Mounting a last Hail Mary attack for 400,000, Chee Chen watches Horace Leung call and table a flopped straight J♦ 9♣ .

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	9,100,000(76 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,200,000(10 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:58:16 PM

Kristof Segers Doubles Through Chee Chen

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Kristof Segers

Kicking off the action with a raise to 250,000, Chee Chen takes both opponents on a trip to the flop Q♣ T♣ 4♠ that gets checked to him. Still having a good feeling about J♦ J♣ he continues for 225,000 but is faced with a 1,200,000 jam from BB Kristof Segers holding Q♥ 5♥ . Chee Chen calls, cant find another jack on 2♥ and 8♣ that puts Kristof Segers slightly ahead of him.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	3,300,000(28 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	2,700,000(23 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:56:50 PM

Final 3 Players Chip Count

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	7,800,000(65 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	4,100,000(34 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,600,000(13 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:38:27 PM

Mystery Bounty Champ Daniel Yang Takes Home Another 6-figures NTD239,000 (~$7,360) For His Troubles In 4th

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Daniel Yang - 4th place - NTD239,000 (~$7,360)

First to act Horace Leung initiates the action with another open to 250,000 holding Q♥ J♥ but finds opposition in BB Daniel Yang jamming 1,400,000 with A♣ Q♦ . A quick call has him far behind, but the dealer continues his good run by hitting the felt K♥ 6♥ 9♣ 5♥ A♥ for the nut flush, sending Daniel Yang to the rail in 4th place.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	7,800,000(65 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:37:18 PM

Horace Leung Surrenders Some

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Horace Leung

After picking up the blinds once Horace Leung opens 250,000 with K♦ 6♣ from the button, but Chee Chen puts down his foot with J♥ 7♥ three-betting to 600,000 to take down the pot and showing the leader he wont be run over that easily.

The hand after goes to Kristof Segers with A♥ A♣ extracting only one more blind from BB Horace Leung who then surrenders some more to Chee Chen with another 250,000 open from BU holding J♣ 8♥ against BB Chee Chen pumping it to 600,000 with K♦ 6♥ , closing the gap to the leader even more.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	6,400,000(53 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	4,300,000(36 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:26:08 PM

Yoda Lin Packs Up Taking NTD186,000 (~$5,730) To The Bank For 5th

Level 27: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Yoda Lin - 5th place - NTD186,000 (~$5,730)

After losing a few chips against Kristof Segers the hand before, Chee Chen wakes up with 9♠ 9♣ in the SB and looks at a 1,600,000 jam from Yoda Lin in front of him. A successful isolation for 2,100,000 has Yoda Lin table A♣ 8♦ who finds no ace on Q♣ Q♥ 3♠ 7♣ 5♥ and his deep run comes to an end.

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	4,000,000(33 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	busted

Level 27 Blinds 60,000/120,000 ante 120,000

5 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:22:53 PM

Chee Chen Goes From Last to 2nd

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Chee Chen

After picking up the blinds again, Horace Leung defends his big with K♥ T♦ against Chee Chen's 300,000 open with A♠ J♥ to see the flop K♦ 9♦ 5♣ . A 225,000 c-bet finds a call for the turn A♣ where Chee Chen's 400,000 second barrel takes it down due to a very disciplined fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	5,800,000(58 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	2,400,000(24 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:07:53 PM

Horace Leung Continues To Dip Into Daniel Yang's 2nd Place Stack

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Horace Leung

HJ Daniel Yang tries his luck with a raise to 200,000 holding J♥ T♣ and finds CO Horace Leung coming along to the flop Q♣ 3♦ 3♠ that gets checked to the turn A♠ . Yang forks out another 300,000 with a gutter, but Leung hit top pair with A♦ 6♦ and pays up. The blank river 7♥ has both players check and Horace Leung reaches the 6M mark with the other four players having 2M or less.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	6,200,000(62 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	2,000,000(20 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:06:41 PM

Chip Count

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	5,700,000(57 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	2,300,000(23 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,900,000(19 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	1,800,000(18 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,700,000(17 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:59:46 PM

Horace Leung With a Commanding Lead

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Horace Leung

After a short hiatus, Horace Leung is back to raising with a 250,000 open from HJ holding K♠ Q♣ and BB Daniel Yang defends his big with Q♦ T♥ to see the flop Q♠ 4♠ 8♣ . Horace Leung triple barrels 175,000, 325,000 and 800,000 for max value against three check-calls from Daniel Yang and the board completing 7♠ and Q♥ .

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	5,700,000(57 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	2,300,000(23 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:59:08 PM

Kristof Segers Stays Active With No Gain

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Kristof Segers

After losing a min open to shorty Chee Chen pre and another to Daniel Yang the hand after, Kristof Segers jams into a 225,000 open from Daniel Yang just to lose it again right after against a jam from Chee Chen that has them both in the shared bottom for now.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:45:00 PM

Horace Leung Extends Lead

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Horace Leung

After picking up the blinds, Yoda Lin opens again for 250,000 from HJ with 8♥ 7♥ and calls a 650,000 three bet from Horace Leung with A♦ 8♣ to see the flop A♠ 9♦ 3♦ . Leung takes it down with a 400,000 c-bet.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	3,900,000(39 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,200,000(22 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:42:50 PM

A Few Small Pots

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Horace Leung picked up the blinds twice, Daniel Yang took some from short stack Chee Chen just to hand them over to Kristof Segers the next hand.

Level 26 Blinds 50,000/100,000 ante 100,000

5 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:38:22 PM

Kristof Segers Suffers Another Bad Beat To Double Chee Chen

Level 25: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Kristof Segers

After winning a small three-way pot and stealing a big blind and ante, Kristof Segers opens 160,000 with 7♠ 7♣ and calls Chee Chen's 630,000 jam to be miles ahead against his 5♦ 5♣ . The dealer delivers another bad beat by tabling 5♥ 4♠ 9♥ A♣ A♥ and the field evens out once more.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	2,400,000(30 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,400,000(18 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:23:04 PM

Daniel Yang and Kristof Segers Switch Positions

Level 25: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Daniel Yang

Kristof Segers min-opens and BB Daniel Yang defends to see the flop A♣ 2♣ 4♣ that gets checked to the turn 3♠ . Checking is over for Daniel Yang with a straight and a flush draw Q♣ 5♦ who separates 350,000 from his stack and Kristof Segers pays up with top pair and a lower draw A♠ 9♣ . The river K♥ doesn't change much and Daniel Yang forks out another 500,000. Not being able to let go of the top pair and a flush blocker Segers calls and puts Daniel Yang back in the lead.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	4,400,000(55 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	2,400,000(30 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:22:11 PM

A Rare Three-way Flop

Level 25: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Daniel Yang

Daniel Yang kicks us off with a raise to 160,000 and takes both blinds to the flop A♠ A♥ 3♦ where a c-bet of 180,000 is enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	3,400,000(43 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,700,000(34 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	910,000(11 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:21:17 PM

Small Skirmishes Even Out The Field

Level 25: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Yoda Lin

Short Stack Chee Chen got a jam through with A♣ 2♣ to pick up the blinds from the HJ, Horace Leung lost some to Daniel Yang and Kristof Segers donated two big blinds to Yoda Lin, but is sole chip leader again.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:01:05 PM

Kristof Segers Back Over 3 Million

Level 25: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Kristof Segers

Reinvigorated after the double up, Kristof Segers opens 160,000 from CO with 6♥ 6♦ and BB Daniel Yang defends his big with A♦ 7♥ to see the flop Q♦ 5♦ 3♣ . A 150,000 c-bet and a check-call reveal the turn 5♠ that has Daniel Yang switch gears for a 225,000 lead that gets called by Segers to complete the board 8♥ . Both players check and Kristof Segers' sixes take him back close to the front.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	3,300,000(41 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	2,400,000(30 BB)

Level 25 Blinds 40,000/80,000 ante 80,000

5 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:00:13 PM

Chip Count

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	3,900,000(65 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	3,100,000(52 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,800,000(47 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	2,600,000(43 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,100,000(18 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:42:53 PM

Gerald Foo Exits In 6th for NTD159,000 (~$4,895)

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Gerald Foo - 6th place - NTD159,000 (~$4,895)

After bleeding chips for a few hands, Daniel Yang is back in the drivers seat with a 120,000 open from UTG to take CO Gerald Foo to the flop A♥ K♥ 4♣ that gets checked to the turn 3♣ . A 200,000 delayed c-bet gets jammed on for 1,300,000 and a snap call by Daniel Yang with A♦ 3♦ spells danger for Gerald Foo's A♠ 2♠ . The river J♦ seals it and the Mystery Bounty champ eliminates the Mystery Bounty 5th at another shared final table.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	3,100,000(52 BB)
GF Gerald FooSingapore	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:40:12 PM

Horace Leung In The Lead

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Horace Leung

Making it 120,000 from UTG, Horace Leung takes BB Daniel Yang to the flop J♠ 5♥ 6♣ where a 120,000 c-bet gets called for the turn Q♥ . Checked to Leung again a second barrel of 175,000 slides over the line with K♠ J♥ , but Daniel Yang tries to steal with a double gutter 9♣ 8♣ for 400,000. Not convinced, Horace Leung makes the call for the river 3♦ and picks up the pot after a friendly check check.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	3,900,000(65 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	1,500,000(25 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:31:41 PM

Kristof Segers Back Up

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Kristof Segers

With a 120,000 open from the button, Kristof Segers snap calls with A♦ Q♥ when SB Yoda Lin puts him all-in for his remaining 1,400,000 just to find out he is behind against Yoda Lin's A♥ K♣ . The dealer feels guilty after the chopped pot and tables A♠ 2♦ 5♥ Q♦ 6♦ to gift Kristof Segers a double up.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	2,900,000(48 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,600,000(43 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:29:33 PM

Yeh Hung Wei Falls In 7th Bringing Home NTD139,500 (~$4,295)

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yeh Hung Wei - 7th place - NTD139,500 (~$4,295)

Yeh Hung Wei realizes he picked the wrong time to jam his remaining 760,000 with Q♦ J♦ from the BU when Yoda Lin calls and flips over J♠ J♥ . Only numbers on the board 9♦ T♠ 9♥ 4♠ 7♦ has Yeh Hung Wei's run come to an end.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	4,000,000(67 BB)
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:26:50 PM

Daniel Yang And Kristof Segers Chop

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Daniel Yang

With both players all-in pre and Kristof Segers' A♣ Q♠ dominating Daniel Yang's A♥ 4♥ the dealer hits the felt K♠ 8♦ 3♦ 8♠ 8♥ to deny Segers the double and keep him towards the bottom of the field.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	2,200,000(37 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,400,000(23 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:22:58 PM

Horace Leung Almost Doubles Through Kristof Segers

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Horace Leung

Kristof Segers initiates the action with a raise to 120,000 from +1 holding K♠ J♠ and Horace Leung makes it 300,000 from SB with Q♦ Q♣ . Segers calls for the action flop K♦ Q♠ 7♠ where a 225,000 c-bet gets called for the turn T♦ to be revealed. Risking to get outdrawn on a wet board like that, Leung only bets 225,000 once more to keep Segers in the hand for the river 7♥ . After some Hollywood, Horace Leung bets 650,000 with queens full and Kristof Segers goes deep in the tank. Consuming three time banks he still cant find the fold and pays up to slip to the bottom of the field.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	3,200,000(53 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,400,000(23 BB)

Level 24 Blinds 30,000/60,000 ante 60,000

7 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 4:14:36 PM

Yoda Lin Picks Up a Big One

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yoda Lin

Opening 125,000 from the button with A♦ 3♣ , Yoda Lin takes BB Daniel Yang to the flop A♥ T♠ 4♣ that gets checked to the turn A♣ where Daniel Yang leads 160,000 with K♣ T♥ . Yoda Lin calls for the board to complete 8♣ and calls again when Yang forks out another 200,000 to win with trips and bank a nice pot taking him over 3M in chips.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	3,200,000(64 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	1,400,000(28 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:51:11 PM

Short Stack Yeh Hung Wei Doubles Up

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yeh Hung Wei

First to act Chee Chen kicks off the action with A♣ J♦ and a raise to 105,000, BB Yeh Hung Wei jams his remaining 740,000 with A♠ Q♠ to dominate and Chee Chen finds the call after using two time banks. Everyone misses on K♥ 7♦ 3♠ 8♠ 6♣ and Yeh Hung Wei is out of the danger zone for now.

Player	Chips
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	1,600,000(32 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,200,000(24 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:44:22 PM

Daniel Yang Recovers

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Daniel Yang

Chee Chen gets a walk, followed by Daniel Yang three-betting his snowmen against Yoda Lin's threes and the very next hand we have a blind battle among SB Daniel Yang and BB Horace Leung who picks it up with ace-high on 4♣ 2♣ J♦ 2♠ and a 350,000 bet against Leung's 7♦ 6♦ .

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:36:29 PM

Gerald Foo Dips Into The Leaders Stack

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Gerald Foo

Opening to 105,000 with A♣ 5♠ from CO, Gerald Foo takes SB Kristof Segers to the flop 3♣ 6♣ 4♦ that gets checked to the turn J♠ . Segers takes the lead with a 125,000 bet with a semi bluff holding K♣ 9♣ that gets called to complete the board J♥ . Kristof Segers tries to steal the pot with another 350,000 and king high, but Gerald Foo trusts his gut by calling with ace high and trades a time bank for a juicy pot to catch up to the midfield.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	3,000,000(60 BB)
GF Gerald FooSingapore	1,700,000(34 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:35:55 PM

Gerald Foo Nurses His Small Stack and the CL Continues to Chip Up

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Gerald Foo

Gerald Foo picked up a small pot against Danial Yang with a c-bet on the flop that keeps him from falling too far behind and Kristof Segers continues to win small pots uncontested.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:29:54 PM

Yoda Lin Hits The River

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Yoda Lin

Daniel Yang opens 85,000 from UTG with A♦ T♥ and takes both blinds to the flop J♥ T♦ 2♦ that gets checked to the turn 4♥ . Daniel Yang slides out a 160,000 delayed c-bet and SB Yoda Lin calls with K♥ T♣ to hit a three outer on the river K♠ with Daniel Yang losing the minimum by electing to check behind.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	3,000,000(60 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,900,000(38 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	1,400,000(28 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:27:16 PM

Kristof Segers Uses His Stack To Bully

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Kristof Segers

Picking up three pots on the flop by min opening and continuing for the same amount, Kristof Segers keeps increasing his lead.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:23:59 PM

Che Yu Liu Struck Down By One Outer To Come In 8th for NTD122,500 (~$3,775)

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Che Yu Liu - 8th place - NTD122,500 (~$3,775)

Yoda Lin kicks off the action with a raise to 100,000 from CO holding Q♠ Q♥ , BU calls with K♠ Q♣ , Daniel Yang attempts to steal with a three-bet to 350,000 holding A♣ 3♥ , Che Yu Liu calls his remaining 185,000 with A♠ J♣ and Yoda Lin successfully isolates with a four-bet to 1,100,000 to take us heads up. The dealer gifts two pair to the underdog right away on A♦ J♦ 6♦ 8♥ , but delivers the sole remaining Q♦ on the river to bring us down to seven players.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,700,000(68 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	1,700,000(43 BB)
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲Taiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:07:52 PM

Chee Chen Wins Two In A Row

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Chee Chen

Horace Leung opens 80,000 from +2 with A♦ 9♦, BB Chee Chen makes it 225,000 with A♠ A♣ and takes it down.

The next hand has Chee Chen pick up A♣ 9♣ in the SB to take it down with an open raise to 150,000.

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	2,200,000(55 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:00:20 PM

Three-way All-In Eliminates Tang Ngong In 9th For NTD107,500 (~$3,310)

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Tang Ngong - 9th place - NTD107,500 (~$3,310)

UTG Chee Chen opens 100,000 with A♦ K♦ , CO Tang Ngong jams 1,100,000 with T♠ T♥ , BU Yeh Hung Wei calls for his last 620,000 with A♣ K♣ and Chee Chen fills up for a three way all-in in the very first hand of the FT.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	A♦K♦	2,000,000(50 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	T♠T♥	busted
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	A♣K♣	980,000(25 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 2:27:50 PM

Final 9 Chip Count

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

With the final table still being set up, the chip counts are as follows :

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	3,220,000(81 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	2,120,000(53 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,110,000(53 BB)
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	2,010,000(50 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,215,000(30 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,090,000(27 BB)
GF Gerald FooSingapore	890,000(22 BB)
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	620,000(16 BB)
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲Taiwan	225,000(6 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 2:06:52 PM

Chu Che Chun's Run Ends In 10th For NTD 94,300 (~$2,905) And The Final Table Has Cometh

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Chu Che Chun's Run Ends In 10th For NTD 94,300 (~$2,905) And The Final Table Bubble Has Cometh

With a raise to 100,000 from BU Yoda Lin and BB Chu Che Chun defending we see an increasingly rare flop T♥ 4♠ K♥ without anybody being all-in yet. That immediately changes when Chu Che Chun jams for 90,000 holding 2♦ 2♠ and Yoda Lin calls with bottom pair Q♣ 4♣ . The board completes 7♠ and K♣ with no help for the player at risk which gets us to the final table.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	2,110,000(53 BB)
CC Chu Che ChunTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:57:00 PM

Taisei Sakamoto Out In 11th For NTD 94,300 (~$2,905) And The FT Is Nigh

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Taisei Sakamoto Out In 11th For NTD 94,300 (~$2,905) And The FT Bubble Is Nigh

UTG Taisei Sakamoto open jams 265,000 with K♦ Q♣ and chip leader Kristof Segers makes the call with J♠ J♣ from HJ to eliminate another player on 9♦ 9♥ 3♥ T♦ 6♦ board, cementing his lead even further.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	3,535,000(88 BB)
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:55:26 PM

Tsang Ka Chun Takes Home NTD 94,300 (~$2,905) For 12th Place

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Tsang Ka Chun Takes Home NTD 94,300 (~$2,905) For 12th Place

Another preflop all-in from UTG Tang Ngong with A♠ T♣ has BB Tsang Ka Chun put his last four bigs into the middle with K♦ 8♠ and the dealer hands out another elimination with Q♠ J♥ T♦ 7♦ 8♣ .

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,100,000(28 BB)
TK Tsang Ka Chun	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:52:18 PM

Former Chip Leader Kim Gilsoo Out With A Flip Banking NTD 82,000 (~$2,525) For 13th Place

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kim Gilsoo

Kim Gilsoo jams 725,000 from CO with A♥ Q♣ and BB Yoda Lin calls with 5♠ 5♦ for another flip and a player at risk. Kim Gilsoo can't find any of his outs on 8♠ K♥ K♣ T♥ 2♦ and his roller coaster run comes to an end.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	1,800,000(45 BB)
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	busted

Level 22 Blinds 20000/40000 ante 40000

13 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:44:12 PM

Chip Counts With 13 Players Left

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Table 27

Seat - Name - Stack

2 Tsang Ka Chun 190,000

4 Tang Ngong 980,000

5 Yeh Hung Wei 650,000

6 Yu Che Liu 860,000

7 Chee Chen 965,000

8 Daniel Yang 2,240,000

Table 26

Seat - Name - Stack

1 Yoda Lin 900,000

2 Gerald Foo 935,000

3 Chu Che Chun 330,000

4 Horace Leung 1,520,000

6 Kim Gilsoo 625,000

7 Taisei Sakamoto 285,000

8 Kristof Segers 3,555,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:31:58 PM

Jang Hyunsick Finishes 14th For A NTD 82,000 (~$2,525) Payday

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jang Hyunsick Finishes 14th For A NTD 82,000 (~$2,525) Payday

Picking up A♦ Q♣ in the CO Jang Hyunsick does the only sensible thing by announcing all-in for 328,000 and todays action player Tang Ngong calls with A♥ 5♥ from the button. Not being able to evade a five or hit a last minute flush on K♦ 7♦ 9♥ 5♦ T♠ , Jang Hyunsick starts gathering his things.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,040,000(35 BB)
HJ Hyunsick JangSouth Korea	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:27:15 PM

Edward Yam Eliminated In 15th For NTD 82,000 (~$2,525)

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Edward Yam Eliminated In 15th For NTD 82,000 (~$2,525)

With Yeh Hung Wei jamming 220,000 from HJ, Chee Chen calls from the button and BB Edward Yam goes over the top for a 305,000 jam of his own. Chee Chen calls again to put two players at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	A♦T♣ HJ	705,000(24 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	K♦Q♠ D	780,000(26 BB)
EY Edward YamHong Kong	T♠T♦ BB	busted

Board:K♥J♣3♣A♣9♠

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:23:07 PM

Hon Ip Out In 16th Taking Home NTD 70,600 (~$2,175)

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hon Ip Out In 16th Taking Home NTD 70,600 (~$2,175)

Chip leader Kristof Segers starts us off with a 60,000 raise from +1 holding A♠ A♦ , LJ calls and SB Hon Ip puts 300,000 over the line. With another player behind, Segers elects to slow play and calls which takes us heads up to the flop J♦ 8♦ 8♣ . Hon Ip continues for 150,000 and another call treats us with the turn 9♠ . Hon Ip puts his remaining 550,000 in the middle with K♣ K♦ , but has to watch Kristof Segers snap call and flip over rockets for a massive cooler. The river Q♠ doesn't change anything and Kristof Segers extends his lead by a mile.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	3,620,000(121 BB)
HI Hon IpHong Kong	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:16:26 PM

Tang Ngong Stays In Contention

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Tang Ngong

With a 60,000 open from UTG Tang Ngong, BB Jang Hyunsick defends his big blind to see the flop 4♠ 6♠ K♠ . With a scary looking board both players elect to check for the turn K♣ to be revealed. Jang Hyunsick switches things up with a delayed donk-bet to 80,000, but decides to let it go when Tang Ngong raises to 205,000.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	800,000(27 BB)
HJ Hyunsick JangSouth Korea	353,000(12 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 1:08:34 PM

Double Bust Catapults Kristof Segers Into The Lead

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kristof Segers

Chih Feng Li open jams 285,000 from UTG, SB Hao Cheng snap calls, but is faced with an over-shove from BB Kristof Segers to put him all-in for his remaining 800,000. A call has the players flip over their cards and the dealer with two players at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	K♥K♠	2,500,000(83 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	2♣2♥	busted
HC Hao ChengTaiwan	J♠J♦	busted

Board:Q♠8♦3♣9♠5♦

Chih Feng Ling Eliminated in 18th place - $2,175

Hao Cheng Eliminated in 17th place - $2,175

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:58:48 PM

Tom Henricus Verbruggen Out in 20th And Daniel Yang New Chip Leader

Level 21: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Tom Henricus Verbruggen

Kristof Segers eliminated Tom Henricus Verbruggen out of our view. Tom will get $1,850 and now we move on to another massive hand on a different table.

Daniel Yang initiates the action with a 60,000 raise from +1 holding Q♠ Q♣ and takes both blinds to the flop 6♠ 2♥ 4♥ . Checked to him, Yang separates 75,000 from his stack for a c-bet, SB folds and current chip leader Chee Chen raises to 200,000. With some acting involved, Daniel Yang announces all-in for 808,000 and gets called by Chee Chen with K♥ 7♥ hoping for a king or a heart. The wish is not granted on A♠ and 7♣ and Daniel Yang takes over the lead.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	1,826,000(61 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,320,000(44 BB)
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,000,000(33 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	busted

Level 20 Blinds 15000/30000 ante 30000

20 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:48:39 PM

Daniel Yang Stays Active

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Daniel Yang

Folded to Daniel Yang in the SB, 80,000 enter the middle, but quickly get surrendered when BB Jang Hyunsick jams for 446,000.

A few hands after, Daniel Yang slides out 125,000 from the HJ, Yeh Hung Wei shoves 217,000 with Q♦ J♥ and Yang calls with A♣ 2♣ . The dealer cant decide who to favor, ending up giving both sevens full on 7♣ 7♦ 5♠ 5♣ 7♥ for a chop.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	865,000(36 BB)
HJ Hyunsick JangSouth Korea	550,000(23 BB)
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	235,000(10 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:45:55 PM

Tsang Ka Chun Recovers Some

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Tsang Ka Chun

Chu Che Chun kicks us off with a 50,000 open from +1, SB Tsang Ka Chun wagers his last 119,000 with A♦ Q♠ and is in good shape against A♠ 5♠ .

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Chu Che ChunTaiwan	A♠5♠ UTG+1	247,000(10 BB)
TK Tsang Ka Chun	A♦Q♠ SB	286,000(12 BB)

Board:8♣J♣J♦J♠4♥

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:41:08 PM

Day 1 Chip Leader Chee Chen Back In A Commanding Lead

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Chee Chen

Folded to SB Chee Chen, 72,000 go over the line, BB Tsang Ka Chun shoves almost 50bb with A♠ J♦ to put his opponent all-in, who happily obliges to call with his remaining 979,000 holding A♥ K♦ . No hits for any of them on 3♦ 7♥ T♠ 9♠ Q♣ puts the favorite Chee Chen back into a commanding lead over the field.

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,982,000(83 BB)
TK Tsang Ka Chun	119,000(5 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:37:39 PM

Tom Henricus Verbruggen With Another Double Up

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Right the next hand, Tom Henricus Verbruggen picks up Q♣ Q♥ in UTG and jams his 114,000 to get called by BB Cheng Hao with 3♣ 3♥ and evades a two outer on K♠ 5♥ 6♣ 2♦ 7♦ to double up and get back to over ten bb.

Player	Chips
HC Hao ChengTaiwan	350,000(15 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	264,000(11 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:35:29 PM

Tom Henricus Verbruggen Stays Alive

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Tom Henricus Verbruggen

Picking up A♥ J♦ in +1, Tom Henricus Verbruggen puts his remaining 27,000 in the middle and HJ Kristof Segers successfully isolates with an 80,000 three-bet, holding A♣ 6♠ . The dealer has something for both on J♣ 3♠ 4♠ 6♥ K♠ keeping the favorite ahead bringing him from one bb to almost five. A chip and a chair baby!

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	540,000(23 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	114,000(5 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:29:19 PM

Big Slick Secures Massive Pot For Hon Ip

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Hon Ip

With a 50,000 raise from +1 we see Tom Henricus Verbruggen pump it to 140,000 from HJ and SB Hon Ip four bet jams 470,000 , Only Tom Henricus Verbruggen calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	Q♦Q♣ HJ	27,000(1 BB)
HI Hon IpHong Kong	A♣K♣ SB	1,038,000(43 BB)

Board:K♦8♥8♠9♠2♠

Tom Verbruggen down to one big blind

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:17:22 PM

Jang Hyunsick Banks A Small One

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Jang Hyunsick

UTG Jang Hyunsick opens 60,000 and Daniel Yang defends big to see the flop 4♠ J♠ 6♦ where a 50,000 c-bet finds a call to reveal the turn A♣ . Two checks to the river 8♥ and two more to showdown has Jang Hyunsick come out on top with A♦ 9♥ .

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	882,000(37 BB)
HJ Hyunsick JangSouth Korea	512,000(21 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:12:09 PM

Yu Che Liu Chips Up

Level 20: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Yu Che Liu

Horace Leung starts us off with a raise to 50,000 from HJ to take BU and BB to the flop K♠ K♥ 8♦ . Checked to Yu Che Liu on the button, all-in is announced with two quick folds following to end the hand.

Player	Chips
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	630,000(26 BB)
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲Taiwan	520,000(22 BB)

Level 20 Blinds 12000/24000 ante 24000

20 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 12:01:06 PM

The Bubble Has Burst

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Aaron Lam Wei Ying

Folded to SB Aaron Lam Wei Ying, all-in for 267,000 is announced with 9♦ 9♣ and BB Edward Yam who is low in chips as well takes his time before calling with A♥ T♣ , handing a time bank to the dealer. The flop Q♠ 8♠ 7♥ looks good for the player at risk, but the turn A♠ and river T♥ change the outcome granting all the remaining players at least NTD 60,000 (~$1,850).

Player	Chips
EY Edward YamHong Kong	708,000(35 BB)
LW Lam Wei-MingSingapore	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:54:06 AM

The Bubble Has Arrived

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Erwin Ng

With a 40,000 raise from +1 and a call from the button, SB Erwin Ng jams his last 260,000 with A♦ J♦ , finds a single caller in BU Gerald Foo with A♥ Q♦ and needs to bribe the dealer to stay in the tournament. Not accepting bribes, the dealer tables 7♣ 4♣ 7♠ 5♣ A♠ sending Erwin Ng to the rail and bringing the remaining players to the bubble.

Player	Chips
GF Gerald FooSingapore	1,083,000(54 BB)
EN Erwin NgSingapore	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:48:45 AM

Horace Leung Doubles Through Kim Gilsoo Again

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Horace Leung

Kim Gilsoo opens 45,000 from UTG with A♦ K♥ , BB Horace Leung jams his newly acquired 333,000 with T♠ T♣ and a snap call has us flipping again. The board completes 9♣ 2♠ 3♠ 2♣ 8♠ with no help for the former chip leader, granting former short stack Horace Leung a second double up within a few minutes.

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	730,000(37 BB)
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	696,000(35 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:42:25 AM

Chih Wang Out In 23rd

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Chih Wang

First to act Tom Henricus Verbruggen kicks us off with a raise to 40,000, followed by a 111,000 jam from CO Chih Wang and a cold call from SB Yoda Lin to take us to the flop 9♥ J♠ 6♦ three-way. Checking around to the turn 4♣ and river 8♦ we see Yoda Lin fork out 300,000 with 8♥ 8♠ after the use of a time bank to successfully isolate and scoop the pot against Chih Wang's K♦ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	1,266,000(63 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	665,000(33 BB)
CW Chih Wang (2)Taiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:38:01 AM

Chee Chen's Triple Barrel Takes It Down

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Chee Chen

UTG Chee Chen opens 40,000 and BB Yeh Hung Wei defends big to see the flop J♣ 6♣ 3♥ . Three barrels of 30,000, 75,000 and 250,000 follow to the turn J♠ and river K♠ with the last going unanswered, granting Chee Chen another sizable pot.

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	1,210,000(61 BB)
YH Yeh Hung WeiTaiwan	550,000(28 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:35:18 AM

Lam Yue Hin Out In 24th

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lam Yue Hin

The shortest stack Lam Yue Hin jams A♥ T♣ and BB Jang Hyunsick calls with A♠ Q♠ to dominate. The dealer makes short work of the underdog hitting the felt Q♣ 9♠ 7♣ T♠ 4♣ to get us down to 23 players.

Player	Chips
HJ Hyunsick JangSouth Korea	450,000(23 BB)
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:26:38 AM

Horace Leung Doubles Through The Chip Leader

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Horace Leung

Looking at A♦ Q♣ in the SB, Horace Leung announces all-in for 169,000 and is in great shape when BB Kim Gilsoo calls with A♠ 2♠ . No ducks or a third spade on A♣ T♠ 5♠ 8♥ K♣ has the short stack double up to gain some breathing room.

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	1,131,000(57 BB)
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	358,000(18 BB)

Level 19 Blinds 10000/20000 ante 20000

24 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 11:01:58 AM

Full Chip Counts Of The Last Three Tables

Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Kim Gilsoo

With the bubble being four eliminations away we have Kim Gilsoo still in the lead with 1,320,000 after a recent tangle between 2nd Tang Ngong with 1,100,000 and 3rd Yoda Lin close behind stacking 1,099,000.

Only two players are below 10 big blinds with Lam Yue Hin's 153,000 and Chih Wang's 161,000, so we might see a drawn out bubble phase.

The full chip counts are as follows :

Table 25

1 Lam Yue Hin 153,000

2 Yeh Hung Wei 686,000

3 Chee Chen 982,000

4 Tsang Ka Chun 856,000

5 Daniel Yang 665,000

6 Jang Hyunsick 220,000

7 Chu Che Chun 493,000

8 Taisei Sakamoto 565,000

Table 26

1 Aaron Lam 307,000

2 Edward Yam 574,000

3 Horace Leung 204,000

4 Kim Gilsoo 1,3200,000

5 Yu Che Liu 324,000

6 Gerald Foo 492,000

7 Erwin Ng 330,000

8 Zong Chi He 251,000

Table 27

1 Kristof Segers 440,000

2 Chih Feng Li 327,000

3 Hon Ip 484,000

4 Chih Wang 161,000

5 Tang Ngong 1,100,000

6 Yoda Lin 1,099,000

7 Hao Cheng 453,000

8 Tom Henricus 827,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:50:09 AM

Day 1 Chip Leader Chee Chen Stays In The Hunt

Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Chee Chen

Opening 32,000 from +1, Chee Chen takes both blinds to the flop Q♣ J♣ 9♦ where a 60,000 c-bet has him go heads up with Taisei Sakamoto to the turn T♦ . Two checks reveal the river 7♠ where another 80,000 bet takes it down for Chee Chen.

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	980,000(61 BB)
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	563,000(35 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:43:13 AM

Tomita Hidenari Out With The Bubble In Sight

Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Tomita Hidenari

Tang Ngong opens another hand with 32,000 from +1, HJ Yoda Lin Calls and CO Tomita Hidenari wagers his remaining 233,000 with A♠ Q♥ . Trying to isolate, Tang Ngong jams his massive stack with 9♣ T♣ , but Yoda Lin sniffs a good spot to change his tournament for the better, calling 433,000 with A♥ J♥ . The dealer grants him total victory by tabling 5♥ A♣ 6♥ 9♥ K♠ for a flush to send Tomita Hidenari packing and surpassing the former chip leader to his right.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	1,139,000(71 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,050,000(66 BB)
HT Hidenari TomitaJapan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:41:59 AM

Tang Ngong Takes The Lead

Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Tang Ngong

HJ Tang Ngong raises 32,000 and takes the remaining four players to the flop K♠ Q♥ 4♦ where he lays out a 55,000 c-bet that doesn't find any customers, thereby pushing him into the lead all the way from a rebuy earlier in the day.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,480,000(93 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:36:22 AM

Aaron Lam's BB Defense Succeeds

Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Aaron Lam

Horace Leung initiates the action with a 35,000 open from +1, HJ Kim Gilsoo calls and BB Aaron Lam Wei Ming squeeze jams 161,000 to scare off his opponents and takes down a handy pot to aid his short stack.

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	1,310,000(82 BB)
LW Lam Wei-MingSingapore	255,000(16 BB)
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	250,000(16 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:29:20 AM

Blind Battle Decided On The Flop

Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Zong Chi He

Folded to SB Erwin Ng, 35,000 go into the middle and Zong Chi He defends to see the flop A♦ 4♦ 6♥ . A 25,000 c-bet gets countered by a raise to 65,000 for Zong Chi He to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	400,000(25 BB)
EN Erwin NgSingapore	280,000(18 BB)

Level 18 Blinds 8000/16000 ante 16000

28 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:12:33 AM

Lok Chan Outdrawn And Busted

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Lok Chan

With a 24,000 open from the HJ we see CO and BB tag along for the flop 4♣ 2♦ 9♣ . Checked to CO Tang Ngong a 22,000 feeler goes into the middle and BB Lok Chan is the only one paying up to see the turn 6♦ . With the action checked to Tang Ngong again he puts his opponent all in with J♦ T♦ trying to win it right now, but Lok Chan has other ideas and finds a call with the use of a time bank for his last 266,000 with 5♣ 6♣ being in decent shape for a double up. The dealer turns it upside down with the river K♦ and sends him packing, granting Tang Ngong a massive pot that almost puts him even with the chip leader.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,394,000(116 BB)
HI Hon IpHong Kong	379,000(32 BB)
LC Lok ChanTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:11:27 AM

More Preflop Action

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Tang Ngong

Lok Chan Starts us off with a 24,000 raise from UTG, Kristof Segers calls in +1 and button Tang Ngong slides out the winning three-bet of 100,000.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	1,040,000(87 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	522,000(44 BB)
LC Lok ChanTaiwan	324,000(27 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:08:58 AM

Kim Gilsoo Makes Use Of His Massive Stack

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Kim Gilsoo

Leading the action with a 24,000 raise from HJ, Kim Gilsoo four-bets to 164,000 after CO Gerald Foo pumped it up to 55,000. Deep in the tank, Gerald Foo ultimately lets it go, losing a time bank in the process.

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	1,490,000(124 BB)
GF Gerald FooSingapore	460,000(38 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:07:10 AM

Chih Wang Takes It Down Pre

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chih Wang

Lam Yue Hin opens 25,000 from the button, and BB Chih Wang jams 125,000 which is enough to take it down right there.

Player	Chips
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	300,000(25 BB)
CW Chih Wang (2)Taiwan	168,000(14 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 10:00:23 AM

Chu Che Chun Needs Help

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chu Che Chun

Looking at A♦ T♥ on the button, Chu Che Chun feels good about open jamming his remaining 116,000 but receives some bad news when BB Lam Yue Hin calls to flip over A♣ Q♥ . The bad mood brightens when the dealer tables T♣ 3♥ 2♥ 7♦ 2♣ to grant him a much needed double up.

Player	Chips
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	325,000(27 BB)
CC Chu Che ChunTaiwan	250,000(21 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 9:54:39 AM

River Showdown

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Tsang Ka Chun

Tsang Ka Chun starts us off with a 24,000 open from CO and takes BU Daniel Yang to another unicolor flop A♦ J♦ 7♦ . A 16,000 c-bet finds a call for the turn Q♣ and two checks present the river 8♠ . Playing it safe with A♠ T♥ , Tsang Ka Chun check-calls 60,000 and adds some more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips
TK Tsang Ka Chun	627,000(52 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	490,000(41 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 9:41:40 AM

Kim Gilsoo Extends His Lead

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Kim Gilsoo

The chip leader raises to 24,000 and BB Zong Chi He defends big to see the flop 6♥ T♠ T♣ that gets checked to the turn 9♠ . A delayed c-bet of 28,000 gets raised to 75,000 and Kim Gilsoo pays up to see the board complete Q♥ . Zong Chi He leads 105,000 with Q♣ J♣ , Kim Gilsoo finds a call with a straight J♠ 8♠ and trades a time bank for another big pot.

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	1,400,000(117 BB)
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	245,000(20 BB)

Level 17 Blinds 6000/12000 ante 12000

33 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 8:55:57 AM

Chip Count

Level 16: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	1,000,000(100 BB)
YH Yeh Hung Wei	777,000(78 BB)
HC Hao ChengTaiwan	663,000(66 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	620,000(62 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	570,000(57 BB)
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	555,000(56 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	517,000(52 BB)
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	510,000(51 BB)
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	500,000(50 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	458,000(46 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	457,000(46 BB)
DK Daniel KwanUnited States of America	400,000(40 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 8:33:34 AM

Zong Chi He Cements Upper Midfield Position

Level 15: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Zong Chi He

UTG Zong Chi He raises to 16,000 and takes CO and BB to the flop K♣ K♥ 8♣ . A 20,000 continuation removes one contender to see the turn T♦ where another 50,000 is enough to make CO Tom Henricus fold.

Player	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	543,000(68 BB)
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	411,000(51 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 8:23:11 AM

Split Pot And A Bust

Level 15: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

With three players all-in pre and over 500,000 in the middle, we see the dealer get ready for work.

Player	Hand	Chips
LC Lok ChanTaiwan	A♥Q♥	175,000(22 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	A♣4♠	419,000(52 BB)
YS Yuhan SuTaiwan	J♥J♦	busted

Board:K♠8♥K♣Q♠A♦

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 8:14:59 AM

Lu Chin Tien Out And Chih Feng Li Ascends

Level 15: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Lu Chin Tien

Catching the end of Kim Gilsoo eliminating Lu Chin Tien with a nut flush on the flop, propelling him into the lead, we move on to the next table with the action kicked off by LJ Tomita Hidenari opening to 16,000, Chih Feng Li three-bets to 50,000 and Tomita Hidenari fills up to see the unicolor flop 2♣ 7♣ 5♣ . A 30,000 c-bet and a check-call reveal the turn A♠ where Chih Feng Li lays out a second barrel of 80,000. With the aid of two time banks, Tomita Hidenari finds a min raise to 160,000, but has to let it go after watching Chih Feng Li snap shove 271,000.

Player	Chips
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	830,000(104 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	611,000(76 BB)
HT Hidenari TomitaJapan	280,000(35 BB)
LC Lu Chin Tien	busted

Level 15 Blinds 4000/8000 ante 8000

50 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 8:08:45 AM

Chu Che Chun Chips Up

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Chu Che Chun

Hon Ip opens 13,000 from +1 to take both blinds to the flop 8♥ J♠ 8♣ that gets checked to the aggressor and a 15,000 c-bet slides over the line. Only BB Chu Che Chun wants to play, raising to 40,000, taking Hon Ip to the turn T♠ . Another 40,000 lead is enough for Chu Che Chun to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
HI Hon IpHong Kong	303,000(51 BB)
CC Chu Che ChunTaiwan	260,000(43 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:58:23 AM

Yu Che Liu Versus Two

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Yu Che Liu

With the pot at 71,000 and the board showing 3♣ 3♠ 4♠ 9♠ we get thrown into the action by a 40,000 lead from BB Baron Ha holding a flush with Q♠ T♠, Leung Yiu Yeung calls from CO with fours full 4♦ 4♥ and SB Liu Yu Che check-shoves 109,000 with the second nuts 9♦ 9♠ . The rest of the chips go in the middle for a 62,000 side pot and the dealer delivers a blank 2♠ and starts sorting chips.

Player	Chips
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲Taiwan	398,000(66 BB)
YY Yiu Yeung LeungHong Kong	62,000(10 BB)
BH Baron HaCanada	61,000(10 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:55:25 AM

Wilson Wang's Top Pair Doesn't Hold

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Wilson Wang

Starting us off with a raise to 12,000 from HJ, Wilson Wang takes BB Hon Ip to the flop 3♠ 7♠ J♣ that gets checked to the action turn 2♣ . A delayed c-bet of 20,000 gets check-raised to 50,000 from Hon Ip for a semi bluff with A♠ 4♠ that prompts Wilson Wang to put his opponent all-in holding top pair Q♦ J♦ . Outs galore make Hon Ip call for 154,000 and the dealer finds one of them in the A♣ to grant a double up.

Player	Chips
HI Hon IpHong Kong	341,000(57 BB)
WW Wilson WangTaiwan	60,000(10 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:51:19 AM

Paul Yugendra Struck Down By Ducks

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Paul Yugendra

Tang Chi Ngong looks at 2♠ 2♥ in +1 and decides it is go-time with a 167,000 jam. SB Paul Yugendra happily calls for his remaining 109,000 with A♠ Q♥ and we go flipping. No high cards on T♣ 8♣ 6♦ 3♣ 4♠ has Paul Yugendra start gathering his things.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	288,000(48 BB)
PY Paul YugendraMalaysia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:36:19 AM

Three-way All-in Pre

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hon Cheong Lee

First to act Tan Keng Yong initiates his own demise with a 90,000 jam holding 9♥ 9♦ that gets called by Hon Cheong Lee in +1 who slow plays A♠ A♦ and an over-shove to 136,000 from Zong Chi He in the HJ waking up with Q♦ Q♠ . With the stars of the hand selected, the dealer gets ready to determine the winner by flipping over J♦ 3♦ 6♠ K♥ and a brutal river Q♥ that sends the rail into a frenzy.

Player	Chips
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	377,000(63 BB)
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	203,000(34 BB)
TK Tan Keng YongSingapore	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:32:19 AM

Another Preflop Four-bet-jam

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Edward Yam

Edward Yam kicks off the action with a raise to 12,000 from UTG, Tom Henricus attempts to defend his big with a three-bet to 40,000, but decides to surrender after Edward Yam announces all-in for almost 200,000.

Player	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	545,000(91 BB)
EY Edward Yam	229,000(38 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:30:48 AM

Tang Chi Ngong Has Dipped A Few

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Tang Chi Ngong

Ko Chia Hsiang opens 12,000 from +1, HJ Tang Chi Ngong pumps it to 35,000, but has to let it go when Ko Chia Hsiang responds with a jam that puts him all-in. Hsiang shows Q♥ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
KC Ko Chia HsiangTaiwan	362,000(60 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	174,000(29 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:28:18 AM

Payouts Are Live

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

With late registration concluded we have the payouts calculated and uploaded. A total of NTD 3,849,200 in the prize pool and NTD 1,001,000 ~$30,830 for first, we can be sure to see the players' a-game to fight it out until the last contender standing. The top 20 will be ITM from a total of 135 entries with 55 currently remaining.

Level 14 Blinds 3000/6000 ante 6000

55 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:17:11 AM

Wong Lu Jie Hits The Rail

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Wong Lu Jie

HJ Wong Lu Jie min-opens with K♦ T♦ and gets three bet to 32,000 by SB Daniel Yang. Wong Lu Jie doesn't buy it and announces all-in for 170,000, but Daniel Yang snaps with Q♠ Q♦ . The dealer teases with 8♦ 8♠ K♥ 4♣ , just to reverse course on the river Q♣ to send the underdog packing.

Player	Chips
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	380,000(76 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:15:02 AM

Tom Henricus Close On The Leaders' Heels

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tom Henricus Verbruggen

Rundulf Martin Gonzales starts off with a 10,000 raise from CO and Tom Henricus Verbruggen defends his big for the flop Q♦ 7♠ 3♠ to spice up the felt. After a 10,000 c-bet goes into the middle, Tom Henricus makes it 28,000 and his opponent sticks around to see the turn 2♥ . Another 27,000 sends Rundulf Martin Gonzales deep in the tank, who eventually lets it go, sending two time banks in the dealers direction.

Player	Chips
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	569,000(114 BB)
MR Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines	100,000(20 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 7:10:19 AM

Position Is Key

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Lam Yue Hin

Lam Yue Hin raises to 10,000 from the HJ to take BU and BB to the flop J♣ J♠ Q♦ . A 13,000 c-bet finds only BU Chih Wang pay up to see the turn 9♣ . Slowing down to a check, Lam Yue Hin has to fold, showing the Q♣ after Chih Wang forked out 40,000 to take it down.

Player	Chips
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	431,000(86 BB)
CW Chih Wang (2)Taiwan	290,000(58 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:59:25 AM

Liang Yeh's Aggression Pays Off

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Liang Yeh

With a 10,000 min-raise from CO Chih Feng Li in front, BB Liang Yeh three-bets to 45,000. A call presents the flop 9♥ 5♠ 3♣ that has Liang Yeh continue for 46,000 which gets called with both players using a time bank for the turn Q♦ that gets checked to the river A♦ . After the aid of another time bank, Liang Yeh jams to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips
LS Liang Sheng YehTaiwan	278,000(56 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	99,000(20 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:52:18 AM

Sam Chen Yu Hung Busts With Top Pair

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Sam Chen Yu Hung

The HJ opens 12,000 to take BU and BB to the flop 9♠ 2♦ 3♣ . Checked to the button Tang Chi Ngong, 16,000 slide over the line and only BB Sam Chen Yu Hung elects to call for the turn 6♦ to be revealed where Tang Chi Ngong puts his opponent all-in with Q♥ 9♣ . Sam Chen Yu Hung needs two time banks to find the call for his last 71,000 with 8♣ 9♦ and the dealer completes the board 2♥ to make the kicker count and hand out the first elimination with no chance of a rebuy anymore.

Player	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	399,000(80 BB)
CY Chen Yu HungTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:49:03 AM

Leung Yiu Yeung Banks A Big One

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Leung Yiu Yeung

Picking up the action on the river 9♣ 7♣ Q♣ 6♠ 7♥ and 51,000 in the pot, BB Ko Chia Hsiang bets 26,000, Leung Yiu Yeung raises to 90,000 with 9♠ 9♥ and Ko Chia Hsiang fills up and mucks.

Player	Chips
YY Yiu Yeung LeungHong Kong	240,000(48 BB)
KC Ko Chia HsiangTaiwan	140,000(28 BB)

Level 13 Blinds 2000/5000 ante 5000

71 / 135 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:34:32 AM

Top Stacks With Late Registration Closed

Level 13: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	725,000(145 BB)
HC Hao ChengTaiwan	600,000(120 BB)
HT Hidenari TomitaJapan	503,000(101 BB)
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	440,000(88 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	415,000(83 BB)
LC Lu Chin Tien	352,000(70 BB)
CW Chih Wang (2)Taiwan	330,000(66 BB)
LC Lok ChanTaiwan	310,000(62 BB)
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	306,000(61 BB)
LS Liang Sheng YehTaiwan	280,000(56 BB)
EN Erwin NgSingapore	275,000(55 BB)
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	275,000(55 BB)
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	250,000(50 BB)
EC Eddy ChengSingapore	225,000(45 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:26:31 AM

Last Chance To Late Register

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

With level 12 concluding, we go on a 15min break after which the rebuy phase will be over and we continue in freeze out mode.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:21:37 AM

Checked All The Way

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Tang Chi Ngong

Tang Chi Ngong already tripled up since his rebuy about an hour ago and kicks off the action with a min-raise from UTG. SB Yoda Lin wants 35,000, but has to fall back to a call, when Tang Chi Ngong increases to 105,000 to see the action killer flop A♦ 8♦ K♠ that gets checked to the turn 3♣ and river Q♥ where Yoda Lin flips over J♦ J♣ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	561,000(140 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	278,000(70 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:19:13 AM

Preflop Action

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Taisei Sakamoto

With 8,000 in the middle from +1, SB Taisei Sakamoto pumps it to 25,000 and watches BB Lam Yue Hin cold four-bet 60,000. The initial raiser folds and Taisei Sakamoto jams for 209,000 to take it down without the dealer getting involved.

Player	Chips
YH Yue Hin LamMacao	360,000(90 BB)
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	281,000(70 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:12:13 AM

Lok Chan Sends Another Player To The Rail

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Lok Chan

An unnamed player jams 47,000 from the high jack with A♣ J♠ and gets called by Lok Chan with A♠ Q♥ to dominate. The dealer makes everyone miss on 3♥ 2♣ 8♥ K♥ 9♠ to keep the favorite ahead and send another player packing with a few more minutes to late register.

Player	Chips
LC Lok ChanTaiwan	297,000(74 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:08:44 AM

Tang Chi Ngong Is Back From The Dead

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Tang Chi Ngong

Picking up the action with +1 Tang Chi Ngong, who is fresh from a rebuy, and SB Leung Ka Shing all-in pre flop, The attention goes to the dealer.

Player	Hand	Chips
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	J♦7♦ UTG+1	197,000(49 BB)
KS Ka Shing LeungHong Kong	Q♥Q♠ SB	busted

Board:J♥6♦4♦J♣4♠

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:05:34 AM

Gerald Foo Hands Out Double Elimination

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Gerald Foo

UTG Daniel Yang jams 12,000 with 5♥ 2♠ , Paul Yugendra overshoves 26,000 holding A♦ 2♥ and BB Gerald Foo calls with Q♥ T♦ . With two players at risk, the dealer hits the felt K♣ T♣ 7♣ 6♦ 6♣ and thins out the field by two.

Player	Chips
GF Gerald FooSingapore	136,000(34 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	busted
PY Paul YugendraMalaysia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 6:00:59 AM

Another Cheap River Showdown

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yuhan Su

Ko Chia Hsiang opens 8,000 to take BB Yuhan Su to the flop K♣ 7♦ T♦ . Checked to the aggressor, 7,000 go over the line and a call is the last action we see until the board completed with J♦ and 9♠ . Yuhan Su to flip over the winner T♠ 9♣ .

Player	Chips
YS Yuhan SuTaiwan	354,000(89 BB)
KC Ko Chia HsiangTaiwan	169,000(42 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:54:44 AM

Kao Kuo Wei Flops Top Set

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Kao Kuo Wei

HJ Kao Kuo Wei makes it 8,000 and calls when John Panish responds with a 20,000 three-bet from BU to see the flop K♠ J♦ 6♥ . John Panish c-bets 12,000 to find a check-call and the turn 2♣ . Checked to the river 5♦ and two more checks, Kao Kuo Wei tables K♣ K♥ and picks up the pot.

Player	Chips
KK Kao Kuo WeiTaiwan	215,000(54 BB)
JP John PanishUnited States of America	71,000(18 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:49:46 AM

Double Up For Taisei Sakamoto

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Taisei Sakamoto

With a 10,000 raise from +1 Taisei Sakamoto, BB Wilson Wang looks at A♣ J♦ to put the former all-in. Having T♥ T♠, Sakamoto makes the call for 106,000 and hopes for the best.

Player	Hand	Chips
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	T♥T♠ UTG+1	218,000(55 BB)
WW Wilson WangTaiwan	A♣J♦ BB	253,000(63 BB)

Board:6♥5♣2♣K♦7♥

Level 12 Blinds 2000/4000 ante 4000

57 / 106 Players Remaining

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:45:25 AM

Blind Battle To The River

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Joe Keating

Joe Keating open limps his SB, gets raised to 14,000 from BB Kristof Segers and fills up to see the flop A♦ 5♥ 9♣ . Segers continues for 9,000 and Keating calls for the turn 9♠ that gets checked to complete the board 7♦ . Switching gears, Joe Keating leads 32,000 to send Kristof Segers in the tank. After some consideration, Segers lets it go, losing a time bank in the process.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	458,000(115 BB)
JK Joe KeatingUnited States of America	164,000(41 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:40:46 AM

Eliminations Left And Right

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Big stack Kristof Segers opens 8,000 from HJ, CO Murly Manokharan pumps it to 25,000 and we see the flop 6♠ 8♣ Q♥ . Murly Manokharan shoves 40,000 with A♣ K♣ and gets called by Kristof Segers holding 6♥ 7♥ . The dealer seals the deal on the turn 6♦ and a 4♥ on the river to keep Kristof Segers in the hunt for the chip lead.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	490,000(123 BB)
MM Murly Manokharan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:33:24 AM

Tang Chi Ngong Out For Now

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Tang Chi Ngong

Picking up A♥ 8♠ in UTG, Tang Chi Ngong jams for 85,000 and gets called by CO Yuhan Su with 8♣ 8♥ to dominate. The dealer agrees, flips over J♣ 6♥ 2♠ 6♠ 5♥ to send Ngong packing, but still has over an hour to late register for another bullet.

Player	Chips
YS Yuhan SuTaiwan	358,000(90 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:30:08 AM

Kai Hung Hu Preflop Jams To Take It Down

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Kai Hung Hu

With an 8,000 raise from Kai Hung Hu in front, Tang Chi Ngong slides out 25,000 from the HJ and faces a tough decision when the initial raiser puts him all-in for his last 86,000. Aided by a time bank, a fold is announced and we move on.

Player	Chips
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	173,000(43 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	86,000(22 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:24:00 AM

David Erquiaga Hits The Rail Next

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

David Erquiaga

Tomita Hidemari min-raises to induce an 18,000 jam from David Erquiaga which gets called.

Player	Hand	Chips
HT Hidenari TomitaJapan	8♥8♠ UTG+1	441,000(110 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	K♥T♥ SB	busted

Board:8♣2♦5♥J♠A♥

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:20:08 AM

Winfred Yu Is The First To Fall Today

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Winfred Yu

A raise to 8,000 from the HJ has chip leader Chee Chen call from the BU and BB Winfred Yu looks at A♠ K♠ to announce all-in for 88,000. Chee Chen calls with T♥ T♠ for a flip. The board comes 2♦ 2♣ 7♣ J♠ Q♦ to eliminate the short stack and increase Chee Chen's lead over the field.

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	691,000(173 BB)
WY Winfred YuHong Kong	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:16:04 AM

Paul Yugendra Doubles Up

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Paul Yugendra

Gary Tan kicks off the action with a raise to 9,000 out of the HJ with A♥ T♥ and Paul Yugendra jams 63,000 from SB with K♠ J♦ . A call has the dealer table A♦ K♣ J♣ 4♠ 2♠ to keep the field intact.

Player	Chips
PY Paul YugendraMalaysia	134,000(34 BB)
GT Gary TanSingapore	27,000(7 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 5:04:59 AM

Yu Mao Lun Banks First Pot

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yu Mao Lun

Folded to the SB Yu Mao Lun, 12,000 go into the middle and BB Taisei Sakamoto defends to see the flop A♥ K♥ J♣ . A 9,000 c-bet gets called for the turn 4♥ that is checked to the river 6♣ where Yu Mao Lun jams 123,000 to pick up the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
ML Mao Lun YuTaiwan	169,000(42 BB)
TS Taisei SakamotoJapan	77,000(19 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/18/2024, 3:55:27 AM

PS High Roller Final Day Is Underway

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Shuffle up and deal! Flop well everyone!

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/17/2024, 8:10:36 PM

PS High Roller Final Day Begins At 1pm; Late Registration Closes At Level 13

Day 6 of the inaugural Player Series, taking place at the CTP Asia Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan, will be headlined by the Final Day of the High Roller Event.

Starting with 36 players, down from a total of 72 entries yesterday, we will have two more levels of late registration until approximately 14:35 today. The total player count and the corresponding prizes are going to be published once everything is set in stone.

Heading into the final day, Malaysia's Chee Chen tops the ranks with a chip count of 589,000. His rise to the lead was brought by a crucial spot in the last hour, having spiked a two outer with his queens against Hongyu Huang's pocket aces. Chen stands to be the sole runner to crack the 500K mark, leaving a substantial gap with next in line Wilson Wang's 467,000 stack. Belgium's Kristof Segers and Japan's Hidenari Tomita share the third spot, both bringing 438,000 into the final round.

Live updates will start at 13:00.

PS High Roller

Date/s: December 17-18, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 33,000 (~USD 1,045)

Guarantee: NTD 3,000,000 (~USD 92,270)

Day 1: 72 entries, 36 qualified

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

12/17/2024, 8:09:30 PM

36 Qualifiers From Day 1

Level 11: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips
CC Chee ChenMalaysia	589,000(147 BB)
WW Wilson WangTaiwan	467,000(117 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	438,000(110 BB)
HT Hidenari TomitaJapan	438,000(110 BB)
LS Liang Sheng YehTaiwan	353,000(88 BB)
CW Chih Wang (2)Taiwan	340,000(85 BB)
HJ Hyunsick JangSouth Korea	334,000(84 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	314,000(79 BB)
DK Daniel KwonCanada	300,000(75 BB)
YS Yuhan SuTaiwan	251,000(63 BB)
TH Tom Henricus VerbruggenNetherlands	240,000(60 BB)
HC Hao ChengTaiwan	229,000(57 BB)
EN Erwin NgSingapore	189,000(47 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	187,000(47 BB)
JK Joe KeatingUnited States of America	177,000(44 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	174,000(44 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	172,000(43 BB)
GK Gilsoo KimSouth Korea	160,000(40 BB)
EC Eddy ChengSingapore	153,000(38 BB)
MZ Mu Ze LiTaiwan	151,000(38 BB)
ML Mao Lun YuTaiwan	146,000(37 BB)
MI Masaaki Izushima (2)Japan	132,000(33 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	130,000(33 BB)
TN Tang NgongHong Kong	100,000(25 BB)
WY Winfred YuHong Kong	96,000(24 BB)
CC Chun Chiu (2)Taiwan	87,000(22 BB)
LW Lam Wei-MingSingapore	87,000(22 BB)
PY Paul YugendraMalaysia	76,000(19 BB)
OK Ori KossonogiTaiwan	66,000(17 BB)
JL Jun-Zhong LooMalaysia	64,000(16 BB)
BH Baron HaCanada	62,000(16 BB)
JY Jun YiSingapore	56,000(14 BB)
GF Gerald FooSingapore	55,000(14 BB)
AW Anson WongHong Kong	54,000(14 BB)
KS Ka Shing LeungHong Kong	52,000(13 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	52,000(13 BB)