Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

Daniel Yang opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Baron Ha defended from the big blind.

Both players saw a flop come 3♠ 6♥ T♥, and Ha checked over, which Yang continued with a bet of 35,000. Ha put in a raise to 100,000, sending Yang into the tank. After around 2 minutes, Yang then shoved all in for 455,000, forcing Ha to muck the hand.

Baron Ha raised to 26,000 from late position and was called by Kai Cheng Hsu on the button. Both players saw a flop run out Q♠ 9♠ J♠, and Ha continued with a bet of 20,000, which was enough to make Hsu muck the hand.

Baron Ha raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Shung Er Sua three-bet to 25,000 on the button. Ha stuck around to see a flop come 6♠ Q♦ 9♥, which Ha checked to Sua, who continued with a bet of 17,000, forcing his opponent to fold.

Martin Rundulf Gonzales opened from the hijack to 6,000 and Baron Ha defended from the big blind.

Both saw a flop of Q♥ 2♥ 6♠ and checked through to the J♥ turn, where the action went check-check again. The river brought a board-pairing J♠, and Ha bet 5,000, forcing Gonzales to fold.

Tang Chi Ngong opened to 4,000 from under the gun and received three callers – Pau Sanroma from late position, Baron Ha on the button, and Martin Rundulf Gonzales from the big blind. A flop came Q♠ 5♣ 8♣, bringing flush and straight draw possibilities, and all players checked through to see the 3♠ fall on the turn, where Ha fired out 10,000 after a string of checks from every player, which only Gonzales dropped in a call. The river brought a 4♣, and both players checked to a free showdown. After Gonzales tabled 5♥ 2♠ for a flopped pair of fives, Ha flipped over pocket Sixes, collecting the pot.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing 4♥ 5♣ 7♣ 9♥ and around 38,500 chips in the middle. Chih Sheng Chan checked from the big blind to Baron Ha from under the gun, who also checked. An 8♥ hit on the river, where the action went check-check again. Chan quickly showed 4♣ 3♣ for a flopped pair of fours, but it was not enough against a higher pair of sevens from Ha’s K♦ 7♦, securing him the pot.