High Roller (33,000 NTD)

Gerald Foo opened 6,500 on the cutoff and called a 20,000 three bet from Kristof Segers on the button. On board K♠ 7♠ 4♣ J♦ , Segers double barreled - 15,000 and 37,000, leaving Foo unable to continue by the second street.

Facing an open and a call, Chih Wang sent out an 18,000 three bet on the button, and saw both complete to see flop 9♣ 7♣ 3♣ . Wang continued for 27,000, check raised by Kristof Segers to 65,000. Wang burnt through all his time banks and eventually found the fold, shooting him back down to a starting stack.

Gaurav Idnani opened on the hijack and went on to four bet 14,000 against Kristof Segers' raise right behind. Segers completed and called two streets - 6,500 and 15,000, on board 8♣ 6♦ 4♦ 9♥ . On river 9♦ , Idnani decided to check it back, revealing Segers' two pair T♥ 6♥ , good against Idnani's A♥ T♠ .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.