Players Series Taipei 2024
Players Series Taipei 2024Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT
2024.12.22 - 2024.12.23
DE
David Erquiaga
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
Bounty
2
Place
9th
Prize
$4,740
Prize (NTD)
NTD 155,000
Blind level
Level 27: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000
Entries
1/90
Total Chips
22,500,000
Average
22,500,000

Final Day

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/23/2024, 1:30:09 PM

Dave Erquiaga Eliminated in 9th Place for NTD 155,000 (~$4,740)

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Dave Erquiaga - 9th Place for NTD 155,000 (~$4,740)

Dave Erquiaga raised from under the gun and Hsuan Cheng Lai three-bet to 1,000,000, which Erquiaga shoved all in for around 1,190,000. Lai dropped in a call to put Erquiaga at risk.


Dave Erquiaga A♣ K♣

Hsuan Chen Lai K♠ K♦


The clean runout revealed 4♥ 6♥ 7♠ 7♦ 6♠, sending Erquiaga out of the table in ninth place.


PlayerChips
HC
Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
4,860,000(61 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
busted
Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/23/2024, 12:58:39 PM

Final Table Chip Count

Level 21: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
PlayerChips
OK
Ori KossonogiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
3,725,000(47 BB)
MR
Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
3,520,000(44 BB)
CH
Chi Hsiang ChiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
3,155,000(39 BB)
KS
Kristof SegersBelgium [BEL]Belgium
2,910,000(36 BB)
HC
Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,665,000(33 BB)
KC
Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,520,000(32 BB)
CY
Chen Yu HungTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,755,000(22 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
1,215,000(15 BB)
JL
Jason LauMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
1,140,000(14 BB)
Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/23/2024, 10:52:24 AM

Final 2 Tables Chip Count

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000
PlayerChips
KS
Kristof SegersBelgium [BEL]Belgium
2,500,000(63 BB)
CH
Chi Hsiang ChiuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,432,000(61 BB)
ML
Meng Ling LinTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,425,000(61 BB)
KH
Kai Hung HuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
2,200,000(55 BB)
MR
Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
1,950,000(49 BB)
KC
Kai Cheng HsuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,900,000(48 BB)
CY
Chen Yu HungTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,890,000(47 BB)
JL
Jason LauMalaysia [MYS]Malaysia
1,700,000(43 BB)
YT
Yu Ting ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,515,000(38 BB)
OK
Ori KossonogiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
925,000(23 BB)
HL
Hoang Le Anh TuanViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
925,000(23 BB)
PK
Park KibumKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
700,000(18 BB)
AF
Adrien FavreFrance [FRA]France
700,000(18 BB)
HC
Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
650,000(16 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
500,000(13 BB)
NK
Nguyen Kinh HuyenViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
325,000(8 BB)
Blind level
Level 10: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000
Entries
27/51
Total Chips
12,750,000
Average
472,222

Day 1

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/22/2024, 1:48:20 PM

Erquiaga Heads To The Door

Level 8: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Dave Erquiaga

Dave Erquiaga opened to 11,000 on the button, and Chen Yu Hung three-bet to 33,000, which Erquiaga shoved all in. Hung snap-called to put his opponent at risk.

PlayerHandChips
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
A♠8♦
busted
CY
Chen Yu HungTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
A♥A♣
915,000(183 BB)
Board:8♠9♥Q♥J♠K♠
Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/22/2024, 1:21:07 PM

Chip Counts at Break

Level 7: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
PlayerChips
MM
Murly Manokharan
935,000(234 BB)
MR
Martin Rundulf GonzalesPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
640,000(160 BB)
BH
Baron HaCanada [CAN]Canada
637,000(159 BB)
CY
Chen Yu HungTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
605,000(151 BB)
LK
Lee Kun HanTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
535,000(134 BB)
AF
Adrien FavreFrance [FRA]France
502,000(126 BB)
PY
Pu Yen FangTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
478,000(120 BB)
PK
Park KibumKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
422,000(106 BB)
EK
Eisuke KatsurenJapan [JPN]Japan
380,000(95 BB)
OK
Ori KossonogiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
310,000(78 BB)
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
310,000(78 BB)
TN
Tang NgongHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
303,000(76 BB)
AV
Armon Van WijkAustralia [AUS]Australia
255,000(64 BB)
JH
Jung Hyun KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
226,000(57 BB)
Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/22/2024, 12:54:23 PM

Chan's Tournament Life Ends

Level 7: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000
Chih Sheng Chan

One three-way all in hand just played out and resulted in on elimination at the end.


After a raise to 9,000 from under the gun, Kun Han Lee called from late position, which Chih Sheng Chan shoved all in for 56,500. Both David Erquiaga from the cutoff and Daniel Yang from the small blind also shoved all in to put Chan at risk. Lee got out of the way.

PlayerHandChips
CS
Chih Sheng Chan
9♥9♠
busted
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
A♦T♦
453,000(113 BB)
DY
Daniel YangTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
A♠Q♦
55,000(14 BB)
Board:2♠8♥T♠6♣T♥

Erquiaga improved to trips of tens and sending Chan out of tournament.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto
12/22/2024, 11:40:38 AM

Erquiaga Fires on the River

Level 5: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Dave Erquiaga

The action was picked up on the river with the board showing 9♣ T♦ A♣ 7♣ T♠ and around 65,000 chips in the middle. Kun Han Lee checked the action from late position to Dave Erquiaga, from the cutoff, who fired out 80,000, sending Lee into the tank. After over 1 minute, Lee finally returned his cards back to the dealer.

PlayerChips
DE
David ErquiagaPhilippines [PHL]Philippines
350,000(140 BB)
LK
Lee Kun HanTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
280,000(112 BB)