
Day 3
End Of The Road For Thananan Uttawat

Thananan Uttawat went all in holding A♠ J♠ only to run into Yu Cheng Hsu with A♥ Q♣ . No miracle arrived on a board 2♦ 8♠ 6♠ 3♥ 6♣ to end Uttawat's run in 22nd place.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YH YuCheng Hsu | 1,230,000(41 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | busted |
Chip Counts By Table
Table 6
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
460,000(15 BB) | 6 | 1 | |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu | 1,345,000(45 BB) | 6 | 2 |
LS Lee Shun Hei | 1,850,000(62 BB) | 6 | 3 |
EN Erwin Ng | 1,680,000(56 BB) | 6 | 4 |
CP Chen Po Jui | 1,305,000(44 BB) | 6 | 5 |
CM Chang Ming Hung | 1,090,000(36 BB) | 6 | 6 |
ZC Zong Chi He | 1,095,000(37 BB) | 6 | 8 |
Table 7
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
JL Jonathan Looi Tek Wye | 990,000(33 BB) | 7 | 1 |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 460,000(15 BB) | 7 | 3 |
WY Wu Yi Syuan | 810,000(27 BB) | 7 | 4 |
SL Sin Lan Chen | 855,000(29 BB) | 7 | 5 |
RJ Ruei Jiun Liang | 1,570,000(52 BB) | 7 | 6 |
ZG Zeng Guo Jin | 1,225,000(41 BB) | 7 | 7 |
YH YuCheng Hsu | 415,000(14 BB) | 7 | 8 |
Table 8
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
ML Mao Lun Yu | 1,300,000(43 BB) | 8 | 1 |
NH Nick Hsuan Yu Lai | 1,490,000(50 BB) | 8 | 2 |
YC Yu Chun Chen | 380,000(13 BB) | 8 | 3 |
TC Tse Chun Hong | 705,000(24 BB) | 8 | 4 |
KK Kenneth Kai An Chuang | 765,000(26 BB) | 8 | 5 |
FS Fu Sheng Kuang | 1,000,000(33 BB) | 8 | 6 |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 1,025,000(34 BB) | 8 | 7 |
SL Suya Lee | 470,000(16 BB) | 8 | 8 |
Uttawat Shines With Diamonds

Thananan Uttawat open shoved 205,0000 with Q♦ J♦ and faced Wu Yi Syuan with A♣ K♥ . The board favored the short stacked Uttawat running lots of diamonds 6♥ 9♦ 7♦ T♦ 4♦ for a winning flush.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WY Wu Yi Syuan | 895,000(36 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 460,000(18 BB) |
24 Players - Final 3 Tables
Table 6
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
YW Yutang Wang | 430,000(17 BB) | 6 | 1 |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu | 475,000(19 BB) | 6 | 2 |
LS Lee Shun Hei | 900,000(36 BB) | 6 | 3 |
EN Erwin Ng | 1,800,000(72 BB) | 6 | 4 |
CP Chen Po Jui | 1,200,000(48 BB) | 6 | 5 |
CM Chang Ming Hung | 1,100,000(44 BB) | 6 | 6 |
CH Chunyao Hou | 1,500,000(60 BB) | 6 | 7 |
ZC Zong Chi He | 1,310,000(52 BB) | 6 | 8 |
Table 8
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
ML Mao Lun Yu | 1,520,000(61 BB) | 8 | 1 |
NH Nick Hsuan Yu Lai | 1,230,000(49 BB) | 8 | 2 |
YC Yu Chun Chen | 355,000(14 BB) | 8 | 3 |
TC Tse Chun Hong | 760,000(30 BB) | 8 | 4 |
KK Kenneth Kai An Chuang | 880,000(35 BB) | 8 | 5 |
FS Fu Sheng Kuang | 1,180,000(47 BB) | 8 | 6 |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 1,400,000(56 BB) | 8 | 7 |
SL Suya Lee | 510,000(20 BB) | 8 | 8 |
Table 7
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
JL Jonathan Looi Tek Wye | 630,000(25 BB) | 7 | 1 |
450,000(18 BB) | 7 | 2 | |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 350,000(14 BB) | 7 | 3 |
WY Wu Yi Syuan | 1,290,000(52 BB) | 7 | 4 |
SL Sin Lan Chen | 515,000(21 BB) | 7 | 5 |
RJ Ruei Jiun Liang | 2,000,000(80 BB) | 7 | 6 |
ZG Zeng Guo Jin | 1,100,000(44 BB) | 7 | 7 |
YH YuCheng Hsu | 415,000(17 BB) | 7 | 8 |
End Of The Road For Liao Bo Lin

Yu Liang Chen opens then is pushed out by both Liao Bo Lin and Thananan Uttawat as both shove in succession. Fairly close in stacks, Lin is behind by 1 bb. At the runout, a higher two pair shows up on the board. Liao's pair is canceled out and goes bust to Uttawat's higher two pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TU Thananan Uttawat | A♥J♥ | 540,000(27 BB) |
LB Liao Bo Lin | 5♥5♦ | busted |
YL Yu Liang Chen | 595,000(30 BB) |
Table 8
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KK Kenneth Kai An Chuang | 755,000(38 BB) |
CH Chunyao Hou | 725,000(36 BB) |
YL Yu Liang Chen | 660,000(33 BB) |
LB Liao Bo Lin | 400,000(20 BB) |
LC Lok Chan | 385,000(19 BB) |
YC Yu Chun Chen | 375,000(19 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 265,000(13 BB) |
Race To The Final Table Begins At 1pm

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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Day 3 - 47 Players
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CP Chen Po Jui | 1,527,000(127 BB) |
RJ Ruei Jiun Liang | 1,332,000(111 BB) |
ZC Zong Chi He | 1,101,000(92 BB) |
NH Nick Hsuan Yu Lai | 1,087,000(91 BB) |
ML Mao Lun Yu | 965,000(80 BB) |
YJ Yoon Jae Seoung | 783,000(65 BB) |
CH Chunyao Hou | 745,000(62 BB) |
EN Erwin Ng | 703,000(59 BB) |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 672,000(56 BB) |
CM Chang Ming Hung | 628,000(52 BB) |
LY Lee Yuan Hsu | 597,000(50 BB) |
FS Fu Sheng Kuang | 593,000(49 BB) |
ZG Zeng Guo Jin | 584,000(49 BB) |
WY Wu Yi Syuan | 579,000(48 BB) |
SL Suya Lee | 565,000(47 BB) |
SL Sin Lan Chen | 542,000(45 BB) |
KH Kai Hung Hu | 517,000(43 BB) |
KK Kenneth Kai An Chuang | 483,000(40 BB) |
YL Yu Liang Chen | 461,000(38 BB) |
PC Po Chia Liao | 444,000(37 BB) |
PY Po Yuan Chen | 436,000(36 BB) |
YC Yu Chun Chen | 434,000(36 BB) |
CD Chien Dou Houng | 419,000(35 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 417,000(35 BB) |
LC Lok Chan | 413,000(34 BB) |
LB Liao Bo Lin | 399,000(33 BB) |
TS Tirajad Sirimueanphong | 387,000(32 BB) |
FD Francesco Dastici | 375,000(31 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 370,000(31 BB) |
KN Keolin Naidoo | 367,000(31 BB) |
WY Wan Yu Lo | 335,000(28 BB) |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu | 319,000(27 BB) |
ZS Zi Shiang Hsu | 301,000(25 BB) |
CK Chun Kit Leung | 255,000(21 BB) |
CS Chen Shen Huang | 247,000(21 BB) |
WC Wei Cheng Wen | 242,000(20 BB) |
JC Jia Cheng Luo | 240,000(20 BB) |
JL Jonathan Looi Tek Wye | 234,000(20 BB) |
LS Lee Shun Hei | 208,000(17 BB) |
CH Chung Heng Chan | 203,000(17 BB) |
JK Jinsoo Kim | 201,000(17 BB) |
CS Chen Sing Wen | 199,000(17 BB) |
TC Tse Chun Hong | 138,000(12 BB) |
YW Yutang Wang | 126,000(11 BB) |
LT Liao Tsung Mao | 99,000(8 BB) |
YH YuCheng Hsu | 84,000(7 BB) |
SC Shih Chuan Hu | 77,000(6 BB) |
Day 2
Day 2 Ends With 47 Players Remaining

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.
End Of Day 2 - 47 Players
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CP Chen Po Jui | 1,527,000(127 BB) |
RJ Ruei Jiun Liang | 1,332,000(111 BB) |
ZC Zong Chi He | 1,101,000(92 BB) |
NH Nick Hsuan Yu Lai | 1,087,000(91 BB) |
ML Mao Lun Yu | 965,000(80 BB) |
YJ Yoon Jae Seoung | 783,000(65 BB) |
CH Chunyao Hou | 745,000(62 BB) |
EN Erwin Ng | 703,000(59 BB) |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 672,000(56 BB) |
CM Chang Ming Hung | 628,000(52 BB) |
LY Lee Yuan Hsu | 597,000(50 BB) |
FS Fu Sheng Kuang | 593,000(49 BB) |
ZG Zeng Guo Jin | 584,000(49 BB) |
WY Wu Yi Syuan | 579,000(48 BB) |
SL Suya Lee | 565,000(47 BB) |
SL Sin Lan Chen | 542,000(45 BB) |
KH Kai Hung Hu | 517,000(43 BB) |
KK Kenneth Kai An Chuang | 483,000(40 BB) |
YL Yu Liang Chen | 461,000(38 BB) |
PC Po Chia Liao | 444,000(37 BB) |
PY Po Yuan Chen | 436,000(36 BB) |
YC Yu Chun Chen | 434,000(36 BB) |
CD Chien Dou Houng | 419,000(35 BB) |
KK Kim Kunwoo | 417,000(35 BB) |
LC Lok Chan | 413,000(34 BB) |
LB Liao Bo Lin | 399,000(33 BB) |
TS Tirajad Sirimueanphong | 387,000(32 BB) |
FD Francesco Dastici | 375,000(31 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 370,000(31 BB) |
KN Keolin Naidoo | 367,000(31 BB) |
WY Wan Yu Lo | 335,000(28 BB) |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu | 319,000(27 BB) |
ZS Zi Shiang Hsu | 301,000(25 BB) |
CK Chun Kit Leung | 255,000(21 BB) |
CS Chen Shen Huang | 247,000(21 BB) |
WC Wei Cheng Wen | 242,000(20 BB) |
JC Jia Cheng Luo | 240,000(20 BB) |
JL Jonathan Looi Tek Wye | 234,000(20 BB) |
LS Lee Shun Hei | 208,000(17 BB) |
CH Chung Heng Chan | 203,000(17 BB) |
JK Jinsoo Kim | 201,000(17 BB) |
CS Chen Sing Wen | 199,000(17 BB) |
TC Tse Chun Hong | 138,000(12 BB) |
YW Yutang Wang | 126,000(11 BB) |
LT Liao Tsung Mao | 99,000(8 BB) |
YH YuCheng Hsu | 84,000(7 BB) |
SC Shih Chuan Hu | 77,000(6 BB) |
Rockets At The Right Time For Paul Yugendra

Looking down at A♠ A♥ , Paul Yugendra four-bets all in for 58,000. This pushes out the initial raiser while reraiser Thananan Uttawat makes the call and shows J♦ J♣ . With the board running 5♣ T♣ 7♠ 5♥ A♦ , Yugendra further improves (though not needed) for a good double up to 33 bb.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PY Paul Yugendra | 134,000(34 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 117,000(29 BB) |
Day 1D - 77 Survivors
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EL Edward Lee | 204,500(136 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 196,000(131 BB) |
LT Li Ta Hsu | 186,500(124 BB) |
TW Tzi Wei Hwang | 182,500(122 BB) |
FD Francesco Dastici | 165,500(110 BB) |
CH Chih Hao Chiang | 160,000(107 BB) |
JC Jia Cheng Luo | 155,000(103 BB) |
DH Dong Hao Jiang | 147,500(98 BB) |
WY Wan Yu Lo | 145,000(97 BB) |
SF Shao Fu Wang | 144,000(96 BB) |
MT Matthew Thompson (3) | 141,000(94 BB) |
CS Chen Shen Huang | 141,000(94 BB) |
LH Lai Hsuan Yu | 140,000(93 BB) |
LT Liao Tsung Mao | 135,000(90 BB) |
SM Seiji Morimoto | 129,500(86 BB) |
HC Hsuan Cheng Lai | 129,500(86 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 125,500(84 BB) |
LT Lin Ta Wei | 120,000(80 BB) |
HY Huang Yu Wen | 117,000(78 BB) |
LH Lin Hao (2) | 115,500(77 BB) |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 115,000(77 BB) |
CC Chang Chia Shuo | 114,500(76 BB) |
TJ Tung Jung Wu | 112,500(75 BB) |
GZ Guo Zhanxi | 107,000(71 BB) |
CH Chia Hao Lin | 107,000(71 BB) |
CS Chen Sing Wen | 98,000(65 BB) |
LW Lun Wei Chang | 98,000(65 BB) |
LH Lin Hung Tzu | 96,000(64 BB) |
HW Hsiaowei Wu | 90,500(60 BB) |
LZ Lee Zhe Ming | 85,000(57 BB) |
PT Pham Tran Ngoc Hanh | 83,500(56 BB) |
YC Yu Chen Huang | 82,500(55 BB) |
LW Lap Wai Hung | 79,500(53 BB) |
LH Lin Hsin Hsuan | 79,500(53 BB) |
YC Yi Chia Shaw | 75,500(50 BB) |
JH Jung Hyun Kim | 75,000(50 BB) |
CW Chen Wen Ming | 74,500(50 BB) |
LW Liao Wei Tung | 74,500(50 BB) |
MT Masatoshi Tanaka | 72,500(48 BB) |
LG Lai Guan Lin | 70,000(47 BB) |
CK Chu Kai Kwong | 69,000(46 BB) |
CC Chan Chun Wai | 69,000(46 BB) |
ZG Zeng Guo Jin | 68,500(46 BB) |
HS Hsieh Song Yang | 67,500(45 BB) |
KN Keolin Naidoo | 66,000(44 BB) |
LS Lee Shun Hei | 65,500(44 BB) |
LK Leung King Chen | 65,000(43 BB) |
LH Lee Hyung Jin | 63,500(42 BB) |
YY YunFan Yang | 62,000(41 BB) |
PK Park Kibum | 60,000(40 BB) |
HY Hong Yu Huang | 58,000(39 BB) |
HI Hon Ip Leung | 57,000(38 BB) |
KY Ke Yi Jhen | 55,500(37 BB) |
CH Cheung Hing Wan | 48,000(32 BB) |
TY Taehyun Yoon | 48,000(32 BB) |
ZJ Zhiu Jia Xian | 47,000(31 BB) |
GT Gary Tan Keng Yeow | 47,000(31 BB) |
DC Dhanesh Chainani | 45,500(30 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 45,000(30 BB) |
TK Tan Keng Yong | 45,000(30 BB) |
KK Kao Kuo Wei | 43,000(29 BB) |
LC Li Chih Hao | 42,000(28 BB) |
WC Wu Chiayun | 41,000(27 BB) |
DS David Soin | 38,000(25 BB) |
LW Lu Wei Ju | 37,500(25 BB) |
BG Bojyun Guo | 36,500(24 BB) |
KH Kuang Hung Lee | 34,500(23 BB) |
ST Suparerk Totsaponvisad | 34,000(23 BB) |
TM Tu Manson | 34,000(23 BB) |
YW Yutang Wang | 29,000(19 BB) |
CK Cheung Ka Wai | 28,500(19 BB) |
SC Shyh Chyn Lim | 24,500(16 BB) |
CH Chien Hsun Wang | 20,500(14 BB) |
JK Jinsoo Kim | 17,000(11 BB) |
BI Bae Il Young | 15,500(10 BB) |
JT Jui Tai | 14,000(9 BB) |
MI Masaaki Izushima (2) | 13,500(9 BB) |
Day 1D
End of Day 1D - 77 Survivors
Player | Chips |
---|---|
EL Edward Lee | 204,500(136 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 196,000(131 BB) |
LT Li Ta Hsu | 186,500(124 BB) |
TW Tzi Wei Hwang | 182,500(122 BB) |
FD Francesco Dastici | 165,500(110 BB) |
CH Chih Hao Chiang | 160,000(107 BB) |
JC Jia Cheng Luo | 155,000(103 BB) |
DH Dong Hao Jiang | 147,500(98 BB) |
WY Wan Yu Lo | 145,000(97 BB) |
SF Shao Fu Wang | 144,000(96 BB) |
MT Matthew Thompson (3) | 141,000(94 BB) |
CS Chen Shen Huang | 141,000(94 BB) |
LH Lai Hsuan Yu | 140,000(93 BB) |
LT Liao Tsung Mao | 135,000(90 BB) |
SM Seiji Morimoto | 129,500(86 BB) |
HC Hsuan Cheng Lai | 129,500(86 BB) |
TU Thananan Uttawat | 125,500(84 BB) |
LT Lin Ta Wei | 120,000(80 BB) |
HY Huang Yu Wen | 117,000(78 BB) |
LH Lin Hao (2) | 115,500(77 BB) |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 115,000(77 BB) |
CC Chang Chia Shuo | 114,500(76 BB) |
TJ Tung Jung Wu | 112,500(75 BB) |
GZ Guo Zhanxi | 107,000(71 BB) |
CH Chia Hao Lin | 107,000(71 BB) |
CS Chen Sing Wen | 98,000(65 BB) |
LW Lun Wei Chang | 98,000(65 BB) |
LH Lin Hung Tzu | 96,000(64 BB) |
HW Hsiaowei Wu | 90,500(60 BB) |
LZ Lee Zhe Ming | 85,000(57 BB) |
PT Pham Tran Ngoc Hanh | 83,500(56 BB) |
YC Yu Chen Huang | 82,500(55 BB) |
LW Lap Wai Hung | 79,500(53 BB) |
LH Lin Hsin Hsuan | 79,500(53 BB) |
YC Yi Chia Shaw | 75,500(50 BB) |
JH Jung Hyun Kim | 75,000(50 BB) |
CW Chen Wen Ming | 74,500(50 BB) |
LW Liao Wei Tung | 74,500(50 BB) |
MT Masatoshi Tanaka | 72,500(48 BB) |
LG Lai Guan Lin | 70,000(47 BB) |
CK Chu Kai Kwong | 69,000(46 BB) |
CC Chan Chun Wai | 69,000(46 BB) |
ZG Zeng Guo Jin | 68,500(46 BB) |
HS Hsieh Song Yang | 67,500(45 BB) |
KN Keolin Naidoo | 66,000(44 BB) |
LS Lee Shun Hei | 65,500(44 BB) |
LK Leung King Chen | 65,000(43 BB) |
LH Lee Hyung Jin | 63,500(42 BB) |
YY YunFan Yang | 62,000(41 BB) |
PK Park Kibum | 60,000(40 BB) |
HY Hong Yu Huang | 58,000(39 BB) |
HI Hon Ip Leung | 57,000(38 BB) |
KY Ke Yi Jhen | 55,500(37 BB) |
CH Cheung Hing Wan | 48,000(32 BB) |
TY Taehyun Yoon | 48,000(32 BB) |
ZJ Zhiu Jia Xian | 47,000(31 BB) |
GT Gary Tan Keng Yeow | 47,000(31 BB) |
DC Dhanesh Chainani | 45,500(30 BB) |
RM Rene Mar David | 45,000(30 BB) |
TK Tan Keng Yong | 45,000(30 BB) |
KK Kao Kuo Wei | 43,000(29 BB) |
LC Li Chih Hao | 42,000(28 BB) |
WC Wu Chiayun | 41,000(27 BB) |
DS David Soin | 38,000(25 BB) |
LW Lu Wei Ju | 37,500(25 BB) |
BG Bojyun Guo | 36,500(24 BB) |
KH Kuang Hung Lee | 34,500(23 BB) |
ST Suparerk Totsaponvisad | 34,000(23 BB) |
TM Tu Manson | 34,000(23 BB) |
YW Yutang Wang | 29,000(19 BB) |
CK Cheung Ka Wai | 28,500(19 BB) |
SC Shyh Chyn Lim | 24,500(16 BB) |
CH Chien Hsun Wang | 20,500(14 BB) |
JK Jinsoo Kim | 17,000(11 BB) |
BI Bae Il Young | 15,500(10 BB) |
JT Jui Tai | 14,000(9 BB) |
MI Masaaki Izushima (2) | 13,500(9 BB) |