Main Event (16,500 NTD)

Within seconds of the first deal, short stacked Shih Chuan Shu shoved 6 bb holding a strong A♥ Q♥ however, Shu would not get past caller Wu Yi Syuan whos T♠ T♦ on a board running 5♠ T♥ K♠ Q♣ 3♦ . Shu is the first casualty of Day 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.

Chen Po Yuan raised to 1,300 on the button and Shih Chuan Hu three-bet to 5,000, sending Yuan in a tough situation. Eventually, Yuan four-bet to 11,500, sending Hu into the tank. After a long time, Hu threw his cards into the muck.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board spreading 2♥ T♦ 4♣ K♥ and around 6,500 chips in the middle when Shih Chuan Hu bet 6,000 from under the gun. This was enough to force Chen Chih Wei on the button to toss his cards into the muck.