Super High Roller

David Erquiaga moved all-in for his last 2,525,000 with J♣ 3♠ and was called by Tom Verbruggen with K♣ 8♦ for a race.

Board 4♥ 5♣ 6♣ Q♠ 6♠ ran dry for both, sealing the win for Verbruggen with his king high. Erquiaga settles for a runner up finish for his efforts.

A limp pot between David Erquiaga and Tom Verbruggen dealt flop 5♥ 7♦ 8♣ . Action was checked round to turn J♥ , where Verbruggen led 450,000. Erquiaga made the call and put in a raise to 3,200,000 after Verbruggen pulled another 1,000,000 on river 2♥ . Verbruggen paid the price with bottom pair T♥ 2♣ and shipped the win as Erquiaga tabled king high K♣ 9♥ .

A limp pot between Tom Verbruggen and David Erquiaga saw the latter check jam 5,875,000 in on flop 7♠ 6♥ 4♣ after Verbruggen bet 300,000. Verbruggen surrendered and moved onto the next deal.

David Erquiaga has raised all-in five times in a row, earning him a minor boost as Tom Verbruggen continues to choose his spot wisely.

Action is down to heads up play with Netherlands' Tom Verbruggen stacking a 3:1 advantage against Filipino pro David Erquiaga. A NTD 1,120,000 (~USD 34,445) top prize is on the line, with both runners ensured at least a NTD 700,000 (~USD 21,530) payday.

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Meng Ling Lin moved all-in for her last 575,000 on the button and was called by both opponents. Action on board J♠ J♣ 7♦ 2♣ 6♦ was checked all the way to the river, where David Erquiaga led for 250,000. Tom Verbruggen opted out, revealing Erquiaga's two pair K♦ 7♥ , good against Lin's Q♦ 9♦ .

Tom Verbruggen limped on the button and David Erquiaga checked his option, revealing flop J♦ 7♠ 2♣ . Erquiaga checked to Verbruggen, who bet 275,000. Erquiaga raised it up to 600,000 yet folded after Verbruggen shoved all-in.

David Erquiaga pushed for his last 2,225,000 on the button and was challenged once more by fellow short stack Meng Ling Lin.

Dominated this time, Lin was left with crumbs after board K♠ 5♠ 8♥ 4♥ A♠ left her with jack high.

A blind vs blind clash saw both stacks rush to the middle, David Erquiaga at risk against Meng Ling Lin.

With the same hand, no player was dusted as the two chopped it up on board J♥ J♠ 6♦ 4♦ K♥ .

Tom Verbruggen opened 550,000 on the button and went on to continue for 375,000 on flop A♦ 3♦ Q♣ . David Erquiaga on the big blind, check raised to 975,000, and led all-in on turn 3♣ . Verbruggen called him down for his entire 6,125,000 with top pair A♠ 5♦ and was up against Erquiaga's pair flush draw J♣ 6♣ . River K♥ bricked out for the Filipino, earning Verbruggen over 70% of the chips in play.

After getting two steals through, David Erquiaga limp jammed on the small blind against Tom Verbruggen's 750,000 raise, and convinced the latter once more to surrender.

David Erquiaga raised all-in on the small blind, and saw Tom Verbruggen muster up the courage to call off for his 2,650,000 stack.

Board Q♦ 3♠ 4♠ T♦ 5♠ missed to connect with either player, leaving Verbruggen's king high good for the take down.

David Erquiaga open shoved on the button, and saw Hongyu Huang on the big blind call off for his 3,000,000 behind.

Flipping for his tournament life, Huang was crushed to see the board Q♣ 2♦ 4♥ 3♦ 4♦ roll three diamonds, giving Erquiaga a flush to deliver his elimination.

David Erquiaga opened 500,000 utg, joined by Meng Ling Lin on the big blind onto flop A♥ 2♥ 4♦ . Action checked round to turn 9♣ , where Lin led 400,000. Erquiaga made the call and arrived at showdown after river J♣ was checked through.

Lin showed bottom pair 5♣ 2♣ , no good against Erquiaga's 7♥ 7♣ .

David Erquiaga put out 5,000,000 on the button, and saw Tom Verbruggen on the small blind call off for his last 725,000.

Running behind, Verbrugged managed to catch up on board 4♠ 2♣ 2♠ J♣ 8♠ to survive through.

Meng Ling Lin raised all-in on the small blind, and saw David Erquiaga behind call off for his 2,825,000 stack.

Slightly ahead, Erquiaga secured the double up, having landed top pair on board Q♦ T♦ 3♥ A♦ 6♣ .

A blind vs blind battle saw Meng Ling Lin open to 500,000, called behind by David Erquiaga. On board 8♣ 4♦ 3♦ 5♥ 4♠ , Lin triple barreled - 300,000, 800,000, and a final 1,400,000, with Erquiaga calling down all three streets. Lin revealed trip fours Q♦ 4♣ , crushing Erquiaga's J♦ 8♦ by the river.

Hongyu Huang pushed all-in on the button for 1,180,000 and was looked up by David Erquiaga on the big blind.

With the rockets, Huang was left with no worries as he cruised to victory on board K♥ K♣ 4♠ 4♦ J♦ .

David Erquiaga with half of the chips in play, has been fairly active across the final table and pulled another 400,000 open utg. Meng Ling Lin on the big blind sent out a three bet to 1,000,000, and called off for her 2,775,000 behind after Erquiaga moved all-in.

The biggest pot of the day so far with nearly 8 million in the middle dealt a flop of T♠ T♥ 7♠ , giving some hope to Erquiaga for a straight. The runout T♦ T♣ however, bricked out for the Filipino, shipping the tower of chips as well as the lead over to Lin.

David Erquiaga open shoved his big stack in on the cutoff, and saw Yue Hin Lam behind call off his newly acquired chips of 2,060,000.

A favorite to win, Lam instead bowed out after Erquiaga paired up his ace on board A♥ K♦ K♥ 7♥ K♠ .

Eddy Cheng opened 320,000 utg, joined by David Erquiaga on the big blind onto flop K♦ T♥ 9♠ . Action checked round to turn 4♠ , where Erquiaga led for 700,000. Cheng didn't put up a fight, throwing in the fold.

Two opens from early position from chip leader David Erquiaga met no callers. On the third deal, Erquiaga got a walk on the big blind, padding his advantage a bit further.

David Erquiaga opened on the hijack and snap called Hyunsick Jang's all-in for 1,525,000, putting the latter at risk.

Crushed against the cowboys, Jang exited shortly after board J♣ 7♣ 4♦ Q♦ 9♥ felted no aces. Erquiaga raked in the boost and takes the lead.

David Equiaga defended his big blind against Hyunsick Jang's 275,000 early open, and check jammed on flop A♠ Q♠ 9♣ after Jang continued for 225,000. Jang threw in the fold, shipping Erquiaga the boost.

Hongyu Huang completed his big blind against David Erquiaga's 275,000 early open, and saw a flop of 2♥ 4♣ T♥ . Action was checked round to turn 9♣ , where Erquiaga bet 400,000. Huang check called and proceeded to lead 700,000 on river 5♦ . Erquiaga went deep in the tank and eventually found the call with top pair Q♠ T♣ , shipping him the pot as Huang flipped over a busted draw 8♣ 6♣ .

Meng Ling Lin opened on the hijack, called by David Erquiaga a seat after. On board K♦ 7♣ 9♠ 3♦ , Lin double barreled - 225,000 and 600,000. Erquiaga called the initial cbet but eventually laid it down by the turn after Lin proceeded with aggression.

David Erquiaga opened to 225,000 on the cutoff and was met with a 700,000 three bet from Yue Hin Lam on the big blind. Erquiaga raised the stakes to 1,500,000, leaving Lam unable to continue.

David Erquiaga open shoved 1,285,000 utg and faced Yue Hin Lam's monster pair for his tournament life.

In danger, Erquiaga was glad to see an ace right on the window card with the board A♣ 4♦ 8♠ Q♦ 7♣ following after, securing him the double up.

David Erquiaga raised all-in on the small blind and picked up the dead money in the middle. Two hands later, Erquiaga opened 450,000 on the cutoff and met no takers once more.

The esteemed PS Super High Roller games is down to its final nine players out of its 85-entry field with Netherlands' Tom Verbruggen leading the charge. Verbruggen delivered two busts in the last hour - Hungte Lee as the money bubble and Wei Jen Wang in 10th place, to come out on top of the field with 5,470,000 (91 BB) in chips. Each runner is now guaranteed NTD 113,000 (~USD 3,475) in winnings and a chance to bank the NTD 1,120,000 (~USD 34,445) largest payout on the list.

Players are taking a short break with play set to resume at 9:40 p.m. local time. Livestream is expected to be up and running by 11:00 p.m.

PS Super High Roller

Date/s: December 15-16, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 50,000 (~USD 1,585)

Guarantee: NTD 3,000,000 (~USD 92,270)

Entries: 85

Prize pool: NTD 3,712,800 (~USD 114,190)

ITM: 13 places

Final Table Chip Counts

Remaining Payouts

David Erquiaga defended his big blind against Tom Verbruggen's button open, and check called another 55,000 on flop K♠ J♥ 2♥ . Both checked turn 5♥ through to river 3♠ , where Verbruggen bet a final 85,000. Erquiaga paid the price and mucked as Verbruggen flipped over midpair J♣ T♥ .

Facing an early open and a call from David Erquiaga, Armon Van Wijk on the big blind pushed all-in for 234,000 total. Erquiaga paid the price and was in for a flip for a 42 BB pot.

Erquiga quickly paired up his overcards on flop Q♣ 9♥ T♦ , with the runout 7♣ 3♥ leaving Van Wijk dry.

Shohei Arai open shoved his entire 191,000 utg and left David Erquiaga to take a minute before putting in the call.

Running a flip, Erquiaga instantly paired up on board 2♣ 8♣ Q♠ 2♠ 6♠ , sending Arai's pocket pair towards the muck.