Dragon Of The Year (15,000 NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR)

From utg, Che Chun Chu opens 80,000, small blind Kai Hung Hu three-bets 200,000, Chu calls and heads to the flop T♥ 2♥ 5♦ . Hu leads out 120,000, Chu raises 300,000, Hu flats. Chu continues on the turn 5♠ , Hu tank-folds.

On a flop K♣ 4♠ 6♥ , aggressor Hung Cheng Lin shoves his last 1 bb and is easily called by the big stacked Kai Hung Hu .

Kai Hung Hu calls Goh Chee Hong's three-bet. Goh is flipping with 6♣ 6♠ against Hu's K♥ J♣ . The board runs 9♠ Q♣ T♣ 7♥ 7♣ .

Following twelve hours of play, the first of two flights for TMT 16's Dragon of the Year Special Event wrapped up with Kai Hung Hu topping the 18-survivor list. The local runner rose to the lead right on the money bubble, having picked up several small pots with his relentless aggression. Kai went on to take a couple hits yet still capped the day with the chip lead, stacking a sizeable 805,000 to start the Day 2 rounds.

Date/s: July 22 to 24, 2024

Guarantee: NTD 2,000,000 (~USD 60,980)

Buy in: NTD 15,000 (~USD 450)

Day 1A: 179 entries / 27 ITM / 18 survivors

Day 1B: Tuesday, July 23

Day 2/ Final Day: Wednesday, July 24

Facing an open, button Jang Jong Bea fired a three bet to 50,000 and saw big blind Kai Hung Hu moved all-in with his big stack. Jang puts in the call and bags the double up with his monster pocket pair on J♥ 3♠ 2♦ 8♦ J♠ .

Utg+1 Tsuen Shi Chiang moved all-in for 72,000, called by Kai Hung Hu. At risk, Tsuen dodged elimination after an ace high board A♠ 8♣ 6♣ K♣ 7♦ turned up on the felt.

Kai Hung Hu has been actively putting pressure on his opponents with the money bubble still at play. Folded to him on the button, he opened to 18,000 and saw big blind Nakayama Takumi complete. On board 7♦ T♥ K♠ 5♦ 5♥ , Kai went on to bet all three streets, shoving all-in for the final blow. Nakayama check called two bets yet gave it up by the river, earning Kai the pot as well as the chip lead.

Utg Kai Hung Hu opened to 11,000, joined by big blind Chueh Hao Hsuan on flop 7♠ J♣ 6♥ . Kai continued for 11,000 and called a click back to 22,000 to reveal turn 7♦ . Chueh led all-in and was snap called by Kai with quads 7♥ 7♣ . Chueh's Q♠ Q♦ is sent towards the muck as he heads out two places short of the money.

Utg+1 Tao Wei Chang went with A♣ 8♥ for his last 42,500 and was called behind by Kai Hung Hu with A♠ T♥ . Dominated, Tao was knocked out of the running shortly after the board 9♦ 3♥ 5♣ Q♠ 4♦ missed to improve his ace high.