Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

Adrien Favre opened to 24,000 from the cutoff and Kuo Wei Kao defended from the big blind.

Both players read a flop of 3♣ T♣ 5♠, and Kao checked the action to Favre, who continued with a bet of 30,000, forcing his opponent to fold.

Kuo Wei Kao opened to 20,000 from late position and received two callers from the blinds, Adrien Favre and Kinh Huyen Nguyen.

A flop ran out J♣ 7♦ Q♦, and three players checked through to see a Q♥ fall on the turn, where Favre changed his strategy and led out for 35,000, which was enough to make both of his opponents muck the hand

Adrien Favre opened to 20,000 from the cutoff only to be jammed by Kuo Wei Kao for 150,000 from the small blind. After thinking for a while, Favre dropped in a call to put his opponent at risk.

Adrien Favre K♥ 9♣

Kuo Wei Kao K♠ Q♠

Kao held the lead on the flop of 9♠ Q♣ 5♠, leaving Favre with slim chances to win. The dealer swiftly delivered a runout of J♣ and 2♦, securing a much-needed double-up for Kao.