Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

We didn't catched the hand but according to Adrien Favre; Jason Lau raised from under the gun and Adrien Favre shoved all in from the big blind and was called Lau. The board came with ace-five-eight-ten-four, improving Lau’s ace-jack to a pair of aces against Favre’s king-high with king-three.

A flop filled out T♥ Q♠ 5♥ with around 120,000 chips in the middle. Both Kristof Segers from the big blind and Adrien Favre from the hijack checked through to see a 5♣ fall on the turn, where Segers bet 45,000 and Favre called. The K♦ hit on the river, and the two checked through to a free showdown. Favre tabled two pair with Q♦ J♦, and Segers threw his cards into the muck.

Adrien Favre opened to 24,000 from the cutoff and Kuo Wei Kao defended from the big blind.

Both players read a flop of 3♣ T♣ 5♠, and Kao checked the action to Favre, who continued with a bet of 30,000, forcing his opponent to fold.

Kuo Wei Kao opened to 20,000 from late position and received two callers from the blinds, Adrien Favre and Kinh Huyen Nguyen.

A flop ran out J♣ 7♦ Q♦, and three players checked through to see a Q♥ fall on the turn, where Favre changed his strategy and led out for 35,000, which was enough to make both of his opponents muck the hand

Adrien Favre opened to 20,000 from the cutoff only to be jammed by Kuo Wei Kao for 150,000 from the small blind. After thinking for a while, Favre dropped in a call to put his opponent at risk.

Adrien Favre K♥ 9♣

Kuo Wei Kao K♠ Q♠

Kao held the lead on the flop of 9♠ Q♣ 5♠, leaving Favre with slim chances to win. The dealer swiftly delivered a runout of J♣ and 2♦, securing a much-needed double-up for Kao.

Adrien Favre raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Jason Lau defended from the big blind. A flop ran out 6♣ A♦ 9♥, and both players checked through to see the Q♠ fall on the turn, where the action went check-check again. The river brought the 7♣, and Lau fired a barrel of 13,000, which was enough to make Favre muck the hand.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing 9♥ 5♦ A♥ A♦ and around 170,000 chips in the middle. Kai Cheng Hsu bet 55,000 from the small blind and Adrien Favre dropped in a call from late position. The J♣ fell on the river, where the action went check-check. After Hsu tabled A♠ Q♣ for trips of aces, leaving Favre no choice but to toss his cards in the muck.

Adrien Favre limped in from early position and Jason Lau checked from the big blind. A flop came 9♦ J♣ 3♥, and Lau check-called after Favre led out for 8,000. The T♦ fell on the turn, where Lau fired 10,000, forcing Favre to muck the hand.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing A♠ Q♥ J♠ 2♠. Jason Lau from the big blind, Adrien Favre from under the gun, and Kai Cheng Hsu on the button all checked through to see the 3♣ fall on the river, where Lau fired 10,000, forcing the other two players to fold.

Hidenari Tomita opened to 7,000 on the button and received two callers from the blinds – Adrien Favre and Eisuke Katsuren. The flop filled out T♦ 7♣ 8♦, and three players checked through to see the 9♥ fall on the turn, where was another check round. The river showed an A♠, and Favre bet 20,000, which only Tomita dropped in a call to take it to a showdown. After Favre flipped over K♠ 4♠ for a bluff, Tomita tabled A♣ 8♣ for two pair and collected the pot.

Adrien Favre opened to 5,000 from under the gun and received three callers – Murly Manokharan from the cutoff, Suparerk Totsaponvisad on the button, and Tzu Chun Lin from the big blind. A flop came K♠ J♦ 9♥, and Lin checked to Favre, who continued with a bet of 10,000. Only Totsaponvisad dropped in a call. The A♣ hit on the turn, and the action went check-check. The river showed 5♣, prompting a bet of 15,000 from Favre, which forced Totsaponvisad to fold.

Adrien Favre opened to 4,000 from the hijack and received two callers, Kai Cheng Hsu from the cutoff and Murly Manokharan on the button. A flop filled out 8♠ A♦ 6♦, which Favre and Hsu checked to Manokharan, who fired 8,000. Only Favre dropped in a call to see the 5♥ hit on the turn, where Favre check-called after Manokharan fired another barrel of 24,000. The river brought a J♥. Favre kept his strategy and checked to his opponent, and Manokharan sent another chunky bet of 25,000, sending Favre into the tank. Eventually, Favre threw his cards into the muck.

Po Yun Hui opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and received two callers from the blind – Adrien Favre and Kai Cheng Hui.

Three players saw the monotone flop show 3♥ 8♥ 6♥ and all checked through to the 4♦ turn, where Favre checked to Hsu, who then led out for 7,000. Only Hui dropped in a call. The river brought the 7♦, and Hsu fired 6,000, which Hui snap-called. Hsu swiftly tabled a flopped pair of treys with A♥ 3♣, which still couldn’t best a straight from Hui’s 7♣ 5♣.

Adrien Favre opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and Kai Cheng Hsu called from the button. Both players saw a flop of 5♦ 6♦ 3♥, bringing flush and straight draw possibilities, and the action went check-check. An 8♣ fell on the turn, where Favre bet 6,000. Hsu stuck around. The river brought a 2♦, and Favre fired a barrel of 11,000, which didn’t deter his opponent from making the call. After Favre showed Q♥ Q♠, Hsu quickly mucked his cards