Main Event (16,500 NTD)

After a raise from Yu Chen Hsu from the small blind, Chen Hong Yu shoved all in from the big blind for around 10,000, which Hsu snap-called to put Yu at risk.

Yu Chen Hsu: A♣ 3♣

Chen Hong Yu: A♦ 6♣

Yu picked up the lead with better kicker six, but the dealer soon delivered bad news as the board ran out 4♠ 5♥ 2♥ 6♦ 6♠, improving Hsu to a straight and sending Yu to the rail.

The action was picked up on the flop of 9♦ T♦ Q♥ with around 9,500 chips in the middle when all three players, Y.Y. Chen from the big blind, David Erquiaga from early position, and Chen Hong Yu on the button checked through.

The 6♠ came on the turn, where Chen checked over and Erquiaga bet 2,300, which Yu put in a raise to 8,000. The other two players were forced to muck the hand.

The action was picked up on the turn with the board spreading 7♠ 2♦ Q♠ 2♥ and around 4,000 chips in the pot, when Ching Ning Hsueh checked over from the big blind to Chen Hong Yu, on the button, who then bet 2,200. Hsueh then put in a raise to 5,300, forcing his opponent to throw his hand into the muck.

Yung Ping Li opened to 700 from under the gun and was called by Hung Yu Liao from late position, which Chen Hong Yu three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff. Only Li dropped in a call. A flop rolled off A♠ 5♦ 7♠, and Li checked the action to Yu, who continued with a bet of 3,800. Li called to see a 3♥ slid on the turn, where Li checked over again to his opponent. Yu swiftly shoved all in for around 28,000, which Li called off his remaining chips and put himself at risk.

Yung Ping Li: A♣ Q♥

Chen Hong Yu: A♦ K♥

Yu picked up the lead with his kicker king, and Li was searching for a queen to survive. Unfortunately for Li, the river brought a K♠, improving Yu to two pair and sending Li out of the field.

Chen Hong Yu opened to 800 from late position and received three callers, Chih Wei Chen on the cutoff, X.B.B. from the small blind, and Lu Yu Cheng from the big blind. Four players read a flop of 4♦ 7♦ K♣ and all checked through to see the 6♣ fall on the turn, where X.B.B bet 2,500 and the other three players made the call. The river brought a board-pairing 6♥, which X.B.B. checked over, and Cheng fired out 11,000, leaving all his opponents no choice but to muck the hand.