Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

Hsuan Cheng Lai shoved all in for around 2,700,000 from the cutoff and Kai Cheng Hsu called off on the button.

Kai Cheng Hsu A♦ K♦

Hsuan Cheng Lai A♣ A♠

The clean board swiftly rolled off 7♥ J♣ 6♥ 5♠ 4♥, sealing the elimination for Hsu in seventh place.

Meng Ling Lin shoved al in from the hijack for and received four callers, Jason Lau from the cutoff, Kai Cheng Hsu on the button, Hsuan Cheng Lai from the small blind, and Ori Kossonogi from the big blind.

The four callers checked through the board of 6♠ 3♠ 8♥ A♣ K♥. Lin tabled J♥ 8♦, Lau showed 5♣ 5♦, Hsu flipped K♠ J♦, Kossonogi revealed 9♦ 3♥, Lai showed A♠ J♠, Lai's Pair of Ace on the turn wins the multi pot, sealing the deal of Lin’s elimination in eleventh place.

A flop ran out 8♣ Q♦ 4♥ with 85,000 chips in the middle, and Kai Cheng Hsu checked the action from the small blind to Chew Xing Jie, in the big blind, who also checked over. The board-pairing 4♠ came on the turn. The action went check-check. The river brought the Q♠, and Hsu fired out 55,000, which Chew snap-called. After Hsu tabled two pair with J♦ 8♦, Chew sent his cards into the muck.

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.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing 4♥ 5♣ 3♦ 6♦ and around 60,000 chips in the middle when Kai Cheng Hsu bet 18,000 from the big blind. Pu Yen Fang stuck around from under the gun.

The river revealed the Q♥, and Hsu fired out 90,000, sending his opponent into the tank. After over 1 minute, Feng made the call to take it to a showdown.

After Hsu tabled a turned straight with J♣ 7♦, Fang tossed his cards into the muck.

On a flop of 5♠ 6♦ 3♥, Eisuke Katsuren from the big blind, Kai Cheng Hsu from late position, and Hidenari Tomita from the hijack all checked . The 4♠ hit on the turn, and three players checked through again to see the 7♥ drop to the river, where Katsuren changed his strategy and led out for 20,000, which only Hsu called to take it to a showdown.

After Katsuren tabled J♥ 9♥ playing the board of straight but Hsu quickly flipped over A♣ 8♥ for a higher straight and collected the pot.

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.

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.

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

Kai Cheng Hsu opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and Pau Sanroma three-bet to 9,000, sending Hsu into the tank. Eventually, Hsu threw his cards into the muck.

A monotone flop ran out K♥ J♥ 6♥ with around 5,000 chips in the middle, and Adrien Favre checked from the small blind to Kai Cheng Hsu from the big blind, who also checked the action. The board-pairing 6♠ came on the turn, and the action went check-check again. The river brought the 9♦, and both players checked to a free showdown. Favre quickly flipped A♣ 2♣ for one pair of sixes, which was enough to make Hsu muck the hand.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing 2♦ T♠ 7♦ J♠ and round 49,000 chips in the middle. Kai Cheng Hsu checked the action from under the gun, and Wu Chia Yun fried out 15,000 on the button, which Hsu put in a raise to 55,000. Yun stuck around. The 3♣ came on the river, where Hsu shoved all in after tanking for over 1 minute, and Yun called off his remaining chips to put himself at risk. After Hsu tabled T♦ T♥ for a flopped set, Yun tossed his cards into the muck.

Po Yung Hui opened to 2,000 on the button and received two callers from the blinds – Murly Manokharan and Kai Cheng Hsu. The flop filled out J♠ 6♠ K♠, bringing flush and straight draw possibilities, and all three players checked through. The turn brought a 5♦, which Manokharan checked over, and Hsu led out for 3,500, and it was enough to make the other two players to fold.