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Ho-Tai Tsai

Taiwan

Blind level

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

24/155

Total Chips

4,650,000

Average

193,750

Flight A

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2/6/2025, 7:43:11 AM

Kaminski Sends Tsai To The Rail

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Oleg Kaminski

Oleg Alex Kaminski opened to 1,500 from under the gun and Ho-tai Tsai three-bet to 5,600 from early position. Kaminski called. The flop came 5♦ th 4♦ and Kiminski checked. Tsai bet 8,500, Kaminski check-raised to 23,500, Tsai replied with a shove for 47,700, and Kaminski, who had started the hand with 41,800, called for his tournament life.

Player	Hand	Chips
OK Oleg KaminskiCanada	K♦T♦ UTG	busted
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	J♥J♣ UTG+1	98,700(123 BB)

Tsai was ahead with an overpair against Kaminski’s top pair. Kaminski failed to improve on the A♥ A♠ runout and was sent to the rail while Tsai won the pot.

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2/6/2025, 5:16:23 AM

Tsai Stops The Barreling Cruz

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Ho-Tai Tsai

Edwin Dela Cruz opened to 700 from under the gun and Ho-tai Tsai defended from the big blind. The flop came 3♠ 9♣ 6♦ and Tsai check-called an 800 continuation bet from Cruz. Tsai check-called another bet from Cruz on the A♦ turn, this time for 1,600. On the 9♥ river Tsai led out for 3,600 which was enough to induce a fold.

Player	Chips
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	35,000(117 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	26,800(89 BB)

TriciaTricia

2/6/2025, 4:34:50 AM

Tsai Gets Two Players To Fold

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Edson Orbino opened to 300 from under the gun, Bonghyun Lee called from the button, Ho-tai Tsai three-bet to 1,300 from the small blind, Orbino called and Lee called. After the deal was fanned, Tsai bet 1,800 on the 9♦ 9♥ 3♠ flop and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	33,200(332 BB)
BL Bonghyun LeeKorea (Republic of)	29,400(294 BB)
EO Edson OrbinoPhilippines	27,600(276 BB)

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2/6/2025, 4:11:11 AM

Tsai Forces a Fold With Continuation Bet

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Ho-Tai Tsai

With two players seeing a board of 7♥ 5♣ A♠ and 2,400 in the middle, Yongjoon Yang checked from the small blind and Ho-tai Tsai bet 2,500 from the cutoff. Yang folded and Tsai won the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips
HT Ho-Tai TsaiTaiwan	31,500(315 BB)
YY Yongjoon YangKorea (Republic of)	30,800(308 BB)