Warm Up Mystery Bounty

The last heat of opening highlight, Warm Up Mystery Bounty, drew in a final 74 entries, bringing up the total count to 366. Each flight played down to ITM at 15% of the field and saw 55 runners advance to the final stage. Flight D saw 11 more survivors move forward, led by Taiwan's Chen Jui with a 486,000 chip count, stacking just below Flight C chip leader Tang Ngong.

Chen's turning point came right before the last break of the day, having shaved nearly 50 big blinds off David Erquiaga following a pocket pair battle, for the lead. Joining Chen in the top ranks is fellow local contender Daniel Yang with 430,000, positioned 6th across the overall order.

All Day 1 survivors have secured a piece of the NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 123,040) guaranteed prize pool, and will return for the Final Day battle tomorrow, December 15th, where the bounty prizes are due to kick in.

Warm Up Mystery Bounty

Date/s: December 13-15, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 12,000 (~USD 380)

Guarantee: NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 123,040)

Entries: 366

Prize pool: NTD 2,667,000 (~USD 82,025)

Bounty pool: NTD 1,333,000 (~USD 41,000)

ITM: 55 places

Flight A: 74 entries, 11 qualified

Flight B: 70 entries, 11 qualified

Flight C: 148 entries, 22 qualified

Flight D: 74 entries, 11 qualified

Final Day: December 15

Forced all-in on the big blind for his last 10,000, Sin Lan Chen was at risk right on bubble time against button raiser Daniel Yang.

Board A♣ 5♦ 7♥ T♠ J♣ offered no help for Chen, eliminating him as the flight's stone cold bubble.

David Erquiaga once again raised all-in on the cutoff, called by Chienyu Lin on the small blind for her 95,000 stack.

Dominated, no help for Erquiaga arrived on board Q♣ 7♣ 3♣ Q♦ 9♦ , shipping Lin the 19 BB pot.

David Erquiaga raised all-in on the button and saw Tu Ping Lun call off for his 96,000 stack on the small blind.

At risk, Lun quickly spiked an ace on board A♠ 9♠ 5♦ 7♥ 3♥ , earning him the full double up.

The final side event on today's schedule, Hyper Turbo Knockout, drew in 58 entries in total and has whittled down to only two tables left running. Nine players are geared to bank a share of the NTD 242,300 (~USD 7,450) prize pool with the eventual champion securing a NTD 33,300 (~USD 1,025) payday.

Hyper Turbo Knockout

Date/s: December 14, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 5,000 (~USD 160)

Entries: 58

Prize pool: NTD 242,300 (~USD 7,450)

ITM: 9 places

Full Payouts

1st - NTD 33,300

2nd - NTD 19,200

3rd - NTD 11,900

4th - NTD 8,600

5th - NTD 6,700

6th - NTD 5,300

7th - NTD 4,600

8th - NTD 4,100

9th - NTD 3,600

Ming Lai flicked in his last 30,000 utg and left David Erquiaga on the big blind to take a minute. Erquiaga eventually found the call, and delivered the bust with a pair of sixes shortly after board K♥ 4♠ 3♣ 9♠ 7♦ rolled on the felt.

Lai exited two places shy of the money, leaving the rest onto bubble time.

Chia Hao Lin opened on the hijack and called off for his entire 88,000 against David Erquiaga's all-in.

Drawing slim, Lin was in luck to find a ten on board T♥ 2♣ 8♦ J♦ 3♠ , keeping him alive in the Warm Up Mystery Bounty games.

Yang Lai open jammed 84,000 in on the hijack and faced Wei Liu for a race.

Slightly behind, Lai caught up quickly, having landed top pair on board 3♦ 7♣ K♥ 2♥ 9♥ for the win.

Yang Lai open jammed 84,000 in on the hijack and faced Wei Liu for a race.

Slightly behind, Lai caught up quickly, having landed top pair on board 3♦ 7♣ K♥ 2♥ 9♥ for the win.

Chen Po Jui opened to 25,000 utg+1 and called Chienyu Lin's all-in behind for 64,000 total.

In for a flip, Lin survived through after board 4♠ 8♥ 2♥ 8♦ 3♣ missed to pair up her opponent's overcards.

Three more eliminations are due before the day wraps up with 11 survivors (ITM) advancing through to the Final Day games.

Facing a late position open and a call, David Erquiaga moved all-in on the small blind and was called by Chen Po Jui for his entire 231,500.

Drawing slim, Erquiaga forked over the lead to Jui along with over half his stack as board ran 5♥ K♠ 2♣ 5♣ 8♥ .

David Erquiaga rose to the challenge and put out 56,000 against an all-in from the cutoff.

In for a race, Erquiaga kept his advantage all the way through board T♦ 6♣ 2♠ 3♦ 9♥ , delivering yet another bust.

Wei Chun Liu opened utg and called off a 40,500 jam for a flip.

The pocket pair held on board 2♠ 4♥ T♠ 4♠ up until the river fell a J♠ to ship the win over to Liu with his overcards.

Yue Hin Lam risked his remaining 65,000 and was up against running chip leader David Erquiaga.

A huge favorite, Lam cruised to victory on board K♦ 8♣ 6♠ 3♣ 9♥ , securing the double up as easy as ABC.

A three way all-in preflop situation ensued with Armon Van Wijk covering both Huang Jie Chen's 37,500 and Le Vu's 99,500 stacks.

Flop dealt K♥ 8♥ 6♠ , leaving both Van Wijk and Chen drawing dead instantly with no more jacks in the deck. Vu raked it all in just as turn Q♦ and river 9♣ completed the board.

Jia Xian Zhu opened to 8,000 utg+1, called by Wei Chun Liu behind along with the big blind. On flop 7♠ 7♥ 4♦ , Zhu continued for 13,000, called once more by Liu. Both checked turn A♦ through to river T♥ , where Zhu led all-in for 29,500. Liu took a minute and eventually decided to fold.

Chia Hao Lin opened on the cutoff and called a 20,000 three bet from Fabio Meloni on the small blind. Action on board K♥ Q♠ 5♠ 7♠ 9♦ was checked to the river, where Lin bet all-in for 63,500. Meloni tanked and eventually gave up the fight.

With 34,500 in the middle across board T♠ A♦ Q♥ A♠ 7♠ , Yue Hin Lam threw in a final bet of 9,000 on the button. Chip leader David Erquiaga check raised all-in, leaving Lam to tank fold for his remaining 13 BBs.

The first PLO event on schedule, PL Omaha Double Board attracted a 52 entry field, generating a prize pool of NTD 260,600 (~USD 8,015). Eight players will walk away with a profit, with the eventual champion taking home a NTD 90,000 (~USD 2,765) top prize.

PL Omaha Double Board

Date/s: December 14, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 6,000 (~USD 190)

Entries: 52

Prize pool: NTD 260,600 (~USD 8,015)

ITM: 8 places

Full Payouts

1st - NTD 90,000

2nd - NTD 54,000

3rd - NTD 34,800

4th - NTD 23,900

5th - NTD 19,000

6th - NTD 15,300

7th - NTD 12,800

8th - NTD 10,800

Le Vu opened utg and called off Joe Keating's jam for 48,000, putting the latter at risk.

Gunning for overcards, the board Q♣ 7♣ 6♦ 8♦ J♦ felted none, knocking out Keating from the running.

That's it for the Warm Up Mystery Bounty! The last heat on schedule, Flight D added a final 74 entries onto the tally, bringing up the total count to 366 entries. Tonight's qualifier will close once the field is down to 11 players remaining. 26 runners are currently holding on to their seats with Filipino pro David Erquiaga stacking the lead.

Warm Up Mystery Bounty

Date/s: December 13-15, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 12,000 (~USD 380)

Guarantee: NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 123,040)

Entries: 366

ITM: 55 places

Flight A: 74 entries, 11 qualified

Flight B: 70 entries, 11 qualified

Flight C: 148 entries, 22 qualified

Flight D: 74 entries, 11 qualified

Final Day: December 15

The final Warm Up Mystery Bounty qualifier on schedule, Flight D, is officially underway, giving players a last chance to qualify for tomorrow's Final Day games. A faster paced gameplay is slated for the evening run with 20 minutes per level set on the clock. 44 survivors have since secured a share of the NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 123,040) guaranteed prize pool, all lying in wait to join the thrilling bounty rounds.

Warm Up Mystery Bounty

Date/s: December 13-15, 2024

Buy-in: NTD 12,000 (~USD 380)

Guarantee: NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 123,040)

Flight A: 74 entries, 11 qualified

Flight B: 70 entries, 11 qualified

Flight C: 148 entries, 22 qualified

Flight D: December 14

Final Day: December 15