Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

Kristof Segers raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Kai Hung Hu shoved all in from the big blind for 1,030,000, which Segers called to put Hu at risk.

Kai Hung Hu K♦ T♠

Kristof Segers A♠ A♥

The dealer quickly delivered a runout of Q♣ 4♦ 2♠ 6♥ 9♥, offering no help to Hu and sealing his elimination in tenth place.

The action was picked up on the turn with a board showing K♥ Q♥ T♠ 8♥ and around 220,000 chips in the middle. Kibum Park checked the action from the small blind to Kai Hung Hu, from the big blind, who led out for 80,000 only to be faced with a raise to 200,000 from Park. Eventually, Hu folded and conceded the pot.

Kai Hung Hu opened to 50,000 from the hijack, and Hsuan Cheng Lai three-bet to 150,000 from the cutoff, which Taisei Sakamoto from the big blind and Hu made the call. Three players read a flop of 8♥ J♥ 3♦. Sakamoto and Hu checked the action to Lai, who then fired out 250,000 only to be jammed by Sakamoto for 350,000. Only Hu stuck around.

Taisei Sakamoto K♥ K♣

Kai Hung Hu 3♣ 3♥

Hu held the lead with a flopped set against Sakamoto’s pocket kings. The dealer delivered a runout of 2♣ and A♦, sealing the end of Sakamoto’s tournament life.