Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

With the board already showing 2♥ 8♠ Q♣ 5♠ K♠ and a sizable pot in the middle. Martin Gonzales shoved all in and Ori Kossonogi called. Gonzales flipped over K♥ 2♦ for a rivered two pairs but Kossonogi delightedly show his T♠ 6♠ for a rivered flush, which sent Gonzales to the rail in 2nd place for a payday of NTD 960,500.

Martin Gonzales limped in from the small blind and Kristof Segers defended from the big blind.

A flop filled out T♠ 9♣ 8♣, and Gonzales led out for 300,000, which Segers dropped in a call to see the board-pairing T♣ fall on the turn, where Gonzales bet 450,000. Segers made the call.

The river brought the 5♦. Both players checked to a free showdown. Gonzales tabled A♥ Q♠ for ace-high, which was enough to make Segers muck the hand.

Martin Gonzales raised to 800,000 from the small blind and Kristof Segers defended from the big blind.

A flop rolled off Q♣ 2♥ J♣, and Gonzales continued with a bet of 500,000, which Segers stuck around to see the 7♠ fall on the turn, where Gonzales fired out 1,800,000 this time, forcing his opponent to muck the hand.

Kristof Segers opened the button to 600,000 and Martin Gonzales defended from the big blind.

Both players read a flop of K♥ J♦ 4♥, and Gonzales checked to Segers, who bet 500,000, which was enough to make his opponent fold.

Martin Gonzales opened the button to 500,000, and Kristof Segers three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind, which Gonzales called.

Both players read a flop of 4♠ T♥ A♠, and Segers continued with a bet of 600,000, forcing Gonzales to fold.

Martin Gonzales opened the cutoff to 320,000 and Ori Kossonogi defended from the big blind.

A flop rolled off 3♥ A♣ Q♣, and both players checked through to see the 2♣ fall on the turn, where Kossonogi checked to Gonzales, who led out for 300,000, forcing his opponent to fold.

The action was picked up on the river with a board spreading 9♥ 4♥ 2♥ A♦ 2♠ when Martin Gonzales fired 30,000 from under the gun, sending Po Yun Hui on the button into the tank. After a long time, Hui eventually tossed his cards into the muck.

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.