Main Event (16,500 NTD)

Facing a raise of 25,000 by Nick Lai who has A♣ K♥ in the hole, big blind Yung Han Chien defends with 8♦ 2♦ . At the flop Q♠ 4♦ T♥ , Lai continues for 15,000 and Chien calls. On the turn J♦ , Lai lands a straight and continues to bet out 45,000, this gets a snap-call from Chien who now has a flush draw. When the river comes A♠ , Chien tanks then shoves 635,000, Lai is covered but is unfazed and snap-calls earning a massive double up for his straight.

Chunyao Hou pumps it to 22,000, Nick Lai makes it 70,000, Chun counters with 172,000, after one time-bank, Lai gives up his stake on the pot.

Catching the action with 16,500 in the pot on a turn board 9♦ J♦ Q♣ 7♣ , big blind Nick Lai bets 15,000 and small blind Kao Kuo Wei check-calls for the turn 2♣ . Checked to Lai again, he shoves, Kao tanks then folds to keep his remaining stack for another hand.

Yue Hin Lam opens then calls Nick Lai's 14,600 shove. At the flip, Lam is way ahead with 9♠ 9♣ way ahead of 2♠ 2♣ . However with the cards landing A♠ Q♣ J♠ J♦ A♥ , Lam is denied while Lai is saved by the split.

Nick Lai raised to 3,000 from the small blind and Chen Sin Lan defended from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 7♦ A♥ 8♥, and Lai continued with a bet of 3,500, which Sin Lan dropped in a call. The J♠ fell on the turn, where Lai fired out 12,000; however, it didn’t deter Sin Lan from making the call. The river carried out 3♦. Lai then shoved all in and Sin Lan snap-called. Lai revealed 9♣ 2♣ for a bluff, while Lan tabled two pair with A♣ 3♣, eliminating Lai during the final level of play today.