Main Event (16,500 NTD)

Down to 5 bb, Keolin Naidoo chooses to shove with K♣ J♥ then doesn't get past Zeng Gui Jin's A♠ 3♣ on a board running Q♠ 7♦ 4♣ 3♦ 3♥ .

The inaugural Players Series 2024 Main Event resumes with Day 3 kicking off at 1pm local time at the CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan. Returning today are the final 47 players, each one now guaranteed NTD 68,000. The plan is to play down to the final table of 9 players.

At the top of the leaderboard is Chen Po Jui with a towering 127 bb. Chen has been in great shape since Day 1B where he bagged the chip lead and carried it into Day 2 as the second largest. Also making today's lineup is Liao Bo Lin who topped the Day 1 flights. Liao enters with a decent 33 bb.

The game gets underway with blinds at 6000-12,000 with 20:35 remaining in the clock. Average stack is 477,446 (39 bb) giving players plenty of time to maneuver.

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With 47 players remaining, Day 2 has reached its target number. The clock has been paused at 20:35 and will resume tomorrow. At the top of the leaderboard is Po Jui Chen who catapulted after knocking out Yoda Lin to wrap up Day 2.

Down to 10 bb, Kuang Hung Lee aka Luke Lee tanks for two time-banks then three-bet shoves holding A♣ 2♥ . This is enough to push out one the raiser but not the caller Keolin Naidoo who calls again and turns over T♥ 9♣ . With the board running 7♦ 4♦ 8♣ , Naidoo has an open-ended but with the turn 5♦ and river 5♣ , it doesn't get there for a Lee to drag in a much needed double up.

Catching the action on a board 7♠ 6♥ T♥ A♦ and 43,000 weighing down the middle, small blind Keolin Naidoo check-raises from 16,000 to make it 45,000 sending the action back to Li Yang Lai who folds.

Yih Chia Shaw opens 3000, three callers contribute for a game at the flop 2♠ 2♥ 9♦ . Action is checked to button player Keolin Naidoo who tests the field for 3000. This brings two folds while Shaw makes the call. On the turn J♣ , same action again with Shaw check-calling Keolin's 5000 bet. Keolin opts to join Shaw in checking the river 4♦ . Shaw flips over K♣ J♦ two pair for the win.