Main Event (16,500 NTD)

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.

Battle of the blinds begins with a limp from Simon Lim then calls Yu Chun Chen's 6000 raise. Both players check to the turn 5♠ 4♥ Q♠ 3♥ . Lim takes the reins with a 10,000 bet, Chen calls, river comes 8♦ . Lim fires again, this time a larger 56,000 bet, Chen tanks and finally calls. Lim isn't bluffing showing 3♠ 3♦ set.

Facing a raise from Francesco Dastici, small blind Yu Chun Chen flats sending the action to big blind Daniel Yang. Yang uses it to three-bet 20,000 getting Dastici to fold but not Chen who goes clear opposite direction and shoves 125,500. This stops Yang in his tracks for Chen to claim the pot.