Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

Armon Van Wijk open-shoved for 139,000 from late position and Po Yung Hui dropped in a call from the cutoff, which Yu Ting Chen jammed for 548,000 from the big blind, sending Hui into the tank. After a long time, Hui got out of the way.

Armon Van Wijk A♠ 3♦

Yu Ting Chen A♣ Q♠

Chen picked up the lead with the kicker queen. The dealer quickly sent a board of J♦ Q♣ 3♥ K♣ J♥, improving Chen to higher two pair and ending Wijk’s tournament life.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing J♥ A♣ 3♥ 8♥ and around 100,000 chips in the pot when Hsuan Cheng Lai checked from late position to Armon Van Wijk, on the button, who fired out 60,000, sending Lai into the tank. After a long time, Lai dropped in a call. The T♦ revealed on the river, where Lai checked over and Wijk fired a barrel of 110,000, leaving only 10,000 behind. Lai finally threw his cards back to the dealer after long consideration.

With a board showing 6♥ 2♠ 2♥ 6♣ and around 41,000 chips in the middle, Kibum Park checked over from the small blind. Armon Van Wijk also checked over from the cutoff. Both players saw the 9♠ fall on the river, and the action went check-check.

After Park showed K♥ Q♠ for king high, Wijk quickly tabled A♣ K♦ for ace high to collect the pot.

A flop filled out 8♣ 8♥ Q♣, and both players checked through to see the 6♥ fall on the turn, where Armon Van Wijk bet 9,000 and Pau Sanroma called. The river brought a 2♣, which Wijk fired out 26,000. This didn’t deter Sanroma from dropping in a call. After Wijk tabled 7♠ 5♣, Sanroma showed 9♣ 9♦ and collected the pot.