Superstar Challenge

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.

Ori Kossonogi raised to 600,000 from the button and Kristof Segers shoved all in from the big blind, which Kossonogi called to put Segers at risk.

Kristof Segers A♦ 5♦

Ori Kossonogi J♦ J♠

Kossonogi picked up the lead with pocket jacks. The clean board came 7♠ 2♦ 8♣ T♠ T♥, sending Segers to the rail in third place for a payday of NTD 576,000.

Ori Kossonogi raised to 500,000 on the button only to be jammed by Jason Lau from the small blind for 3,075,000. Kossonogi dropped in a call to put Lau at risk.

Jason Lau K♣ J♠

Ori Kossonogi A♣ K♠

Kossonogi held the lead on the flop of 5♣ 6♣ A♠, leaving Lau with slim chances of winning the hand. The runout swiftly revealed 2♠ and J♣, sealing Lau's elimination in fourth place for a payout of NTD 376,500.

Ori Kossonogi limped in from the small blind and Jason Lau checked from the big blind.

A flop showed 5♣ J♠ K♦, and Kossonogi checked the action to Lau, who bet 250,000, which Kossonogi dropped in a call to see the 3♦ fall on the turn, where the action went check-check.

The river brought an 8♥. Kossonogi fired 450,000, forcing Lau to toss his cards into the muck.

Ori Kossonogi opened the cutoff to 400,000 and Jason Lau three-bet to 1,000,000 on the button, which Kossonogi called.

A monotone flop came 3♠ K♠ J♠, and Kossonogi checked it to Lau, who bet 500,000, forcing his opponent to fold.

Hsuan Cheng Lai opened the cutoff to 320,000 and Ori Kossonogi three-bet to 895,000 from the small blind, which Lai shoved all in for around 6,405,000. Kossonogi called off his remaining chips and put himself at risk.

Ori Kossonogi A♣ K♦

Hsuan Cheng Lai T♦ T♠

The board rolled out: J♥ 2♠ 6♠ Q♣ A♠, The ace on the river gave Kossonogi the higher pair of aces and securing himself a double-up.

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.

Chen Yu Hung shoved all in from under the gun for 735,000 and received two caller, Ori Kossonogi from the cutoff and Jason Lau on the button.

Chen Yu Hung A♣ Q♠

Ori Kossonogi Q♦ Q♥

Jason Lau K♥ A♦

The board ran out: 7♣ J♠ 7♦ 9♣ A♥, providing no help to Hung and sending him to the rail in 6th Place for NTD 239,800

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.

Ori Kossonogi shoved all in for 879,000 and Kibum Park also shoved all in for his remaining 735,000.

Ori Kossonogi A♣ K♦

Kibum Park K♥ K♣

The runout swiftly came Q♣ 3♣ A♦ Q♥ T♥, improving Kossonogi to a higher pair of aces and sending Park to the rail. We are now in the bubble!

Ori Kossonogi raised to 50,000 from late position and received two callers from the blinds – Chen Yu Hung and Meng Ling Lin.

A flop spread A♣ 6♣ 9♦, bringing flush and straight draw possibilities, and the blinds checked the action to Kossonogi, who continued with a bet of 130,000. Only Hung stuck around. The 2♦ hit on the turn, where Hung checked over and Kossonogi then shoved all in for 495,000, sending his opponent into the tank. after a long time Hung eventually threw his cards into the muck.

Jason Lau raised to 30,000 from the small blind and Ori Kossonogi defended from the big blind.

A flop filled out K♣ 5♦ 3♥, and Lau continued with a bet of 30,000, which Kossonogi dropped in a call to see the 4♠ fall on the turn, where Lau fired out 77,000 after tanking for a long time. Kossonogi then stuck around. The river brought a 3♠. Lau changed his strategy and checked the action to Kossonogi, who also checked to a free showdown. Lau flipped 9♣ 8♥, which was not enough to best the ace-high of Kossonogi’s A♠ Q♦.

Shen Hao opened to 20,000 from the cutoff, and Ori Kossonogi three-bet to 54,000 on the button. Hao stuck around to take it into the streets.

A flop filled out T♣ A♥ 3♥, and the action went check-check. The 7♣ fell on the turn, where Hao checked to Kossonogi, who then fired out 70,000, forcing Hao to fold.

Tse Yueh Tsai opened to 16,000 on the button and received two callers from the blind – Murly Manokharan and Ori Kossonogi. A flop ran out K♠ A♦ T♠, And the blinds checked to Tsai, who continued with a bet of 17,000, which Manokharan got out of the way and Kossonogi called. The 2♥ hit on the turn, and the action went check-check. The T♣ dropped on the river, where Tsai check-folded after Kossonogi sent a bet of 20,000.

With a flop showing T♥ 8♦ 4♥ and 18,000 chips in the middle, Ori Kossonogi checked from the small blind, which Chi Jen Chen bet 10,000 from the big blind. Kossonogi dropped in a call. The 8♥ fell on the turn, and the action went check-check. The river brought an A♣, and Kossonogi fired out 47,000, sending Chen into the tank. After around 3 minutes, Chen eventually tossed his cards into the muck.