Main Event (16,500 NTD)

Button player Nick Lai K♦ 5♦ min-raises, big blind Sin Lan Chen has A♥ 4♦ and shoves. Lai folds. Next hand, Chen moves all in from the small blind and takes down another pot. Two hands later, Chen raises and finds no callers then gets a walk.

Cutoff Yu Cheng Hsu A♥ J♦ raises it up and Zong Chi He Q♣ J♠ calls from the button. Both players miss the flop 7♣ 8♣ 4♥ and check. They miss again on the turn 5♣ . Hsu checks again, Zong uses position to bet 375,000 and wins the pot uncontested. Following this hand, Zong raises and wins the blinds and ante.

When the cards are revealed, Lai sees the bad news and with a flop J♣ 5♠ 3♠ , his hopes grow dimmer. However the turn Q♦ gives Lai exactly what he needs to stay alive, and with the river K♦ , Lai ships a lucky double.

Chip leader Yu Cheng Hsu defends his big blind and goes to the flop 8♦ 4♠ 5♠ with button player Lee Shun Hei. Both check it to the turn T♥ . Hsu leads out 150,000, Lee calls for his pair, then the river comes J♠ . Hsu continues to take charge with a 400,000 bet, this time it induces a fast fold from Lee.

Action folds to the button Sin Lan Chen and with A♣ K♥ on hand, she honors it with a raise. Big blind Yu Cheng Hsu looks down at A♥ 3♣ , and re-pops to 580,000, Chen flats to go to the flop Q♦ T♥ 6♣ . Hsu c-bets 300,000, and Chen calls. Despite both pairing on the turn A♦ , they pass for a free river 3♥ . With two pair Hsu bets 1,100,000, Chen can't resist calling.

Top two stacks go head to head starting with Zong Chi He A♠ K♠ raising 160,000. Yu Cheng Hsu defends his big blind with 7♦ 5♦ . Hsu lands two pair at the flop 7♥ Q♣ 5♠ and check-raises from 125,000 to 325,000, Zong tanks then three-bets 825,000. Hsu uses a time bank as well then four-bets 1,600,000. Zong gives it up and the lead.

From utg+2, Lee Shun Hei likes his Q♠ 9♠ and opens for 160,000, from cutoff, Yu Cheng Hsu three-bets 400,000, sending it back to Lee who wastes no time counting and shoves hoping to push out Hsu. However, Hsu has A♠ K♠ and wasn't going anywhere and called for all of his chips.

With the board running K♦ 8♥ 2♠ 2♥ 6♦ , Hsu shipped it and soared to second in command.

Welcome to the final day of the Players Series Taipei 2024! Multiple events will be heating up the floor headlined by the Main Event where only nine players remain on the hunt for the inaugural title.

Attracting 748 entries, the prize pool remained at NTD 15 Million with the money round reached in the middle of Day 2. The field trimmed further in Day 3 with 47 players returning and bagging up at the final 9.

When the finalists return, they are all guaranteed NTD 246,000 (~US$ 7,657) however the target will be the top prize of NTD 2,503,000 (~US$ 77,000).

Cards start flying at 1pm local time. The SMP team will follow the livestream on PS YouTube which will be delayed by 30 minutes.

Just over seven hours of actual play, the Main Event field trimmed from 47 players down to the final 9 . The locals dominated with six of the players waving the flag. Bagging the chip lead was Taiwanese hotshot Zong Chi He who experienced a late game surge. Zong also railed Fu Sheng Kuang in 10th place to end the day.

Sitting only one big blind behind the leader was Hong Kong's Lee Shun Hei who railed multiple players along the way including the day's entering chip leader Chen Po Jui in 11th place.

The final 9 players return on Monday, December 23 at 1pm to chase down the inaugural PS Taipei Main Event title and the coveted NTD 2,503,000 top prize.

Yu Cheng Hsu defends his big blind with a three-bet but after Nick Lai repops it all in for 2,485,000, Hsu folds giving up the 400,000 bet.

Small blind Yu Cheng Hsu raised 125,000 and after big blind Fu Sheng Kuang called, Hsu continued for 80,000 on the flop A♦ Q♥ 9♥ . Kuang answered it with a 200,000 raise however when Hsu battled back with a shove, Kuang folded.

Min-raise by Yu Cheng Hsu is called by Erwin Ng to see a flop K♦ J♠ T♣ . Cheng checked it to Ng who bet 100,000 then Cheng called to go to the turn Q♠ . Action seemed to heat up with Ng continuing for 250,000 and Cheng check-raising 600,000, but Ng opted not to go any further and folded. Hsu flashed A♣ for the straight.

Preflop battle begins with Yu Cheng Hsu raising 110,000, Zeng Guo Jin three-bets 250,000, Hsu counters with a shove, Zeng gives it up.

From utg, Erwin Ng initiates the action with an 80,000 raise, from the button Yu Cheng Hsu three-bets 200,000, Ng calls and the dealer lays out the flop Q♣ 4♣ 5♥ . Hsu is given the reins and fires a 150,000 c-bet only to be met with a check-raise of 400,000. Hsu is tamed and calls.

On the turn Q♠ , Ng charges with a 600,000 bet which is enough to put Hsu all in. Hsu risks for his last 350,000 and shows K♣ Q♥ trips. Ng is drawing for a flush with A♣ T♣ . With the river 2♥ , Hsu ships a massive double as Ng drops to nearly half stack.

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.

Peeking at J♣ J♠, Zeng Guo Jin min-raises from cutoff, Yu Cheng Hsu likes his A♠ J♥ and three-bets 330,000 from the button leaving 10,000 behind. After the blinds fold, it's back to Zeng who jams over 1.2M, Hsu commits the rest of it.

With the board running A♦ A♥ 6♠ Hsu jumps way ahead and with it completing 3♥ 6♣ , Hsu doubles up into the middle of the pack.

Small blind Yu Cheng Hsu limps and big blind Suya Lee checks. Both check to the turn 2♦ 4♦ 6♠ A♣ . Hsu takes a stab at the pot for 30,000 and Lee calls. Back to checking on the river A♦ . Hsu shows Q♠ 3♠ missed flush, Lee wins the light pot with Q♦ 8♦ higher spread.

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.