Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

Benny Chung went with T♥ 9♥ for his last 104,000 and was called by big blind Wu Yi Wei with K♣ 9♣ . Dominated, Chung crashed out after board A♦ A♠ 5♣ K♥ Q♣ failed to save him from his demise.

The 462-entry field Kick Off highlight is down to its final 18 players led by Fu Chen Wei. Two other runners have surpassed the 1 million mark with Shao Fu Wang and Po Chun Liu rounding up the top three spots. Each remaining contender is already guaranteed NT$ 42,500 (~US$ 1,320) in winnings, with all eyes set on the NT$ 709,500 (~US$ 22,110) top prize.

Kick Off

Date/s: October 25-26, 2024

Buy in: NT$ 10,000 (~US$ 310)

Guarantee: NT$ 3,000,000 (~US$ 93,500)

Entries: 462

Prize Pool: NT$ 3,943,700 (~US$ 122,980)

ITM: 71 players

Chip Count Update

A four way raised pot led by Wei Ta Wei revealed flop 8♣ J♦ 7♥ . Action was checked to turn 4♣ where Wei sent out 40,000. Li Wei Wang right behind, put in a raise to 150,000 and saw both big blind Benny Chung and Wei continue to river Q♥ . Li fires 80,000 and ships the pot as both opponents folded, Li shows 4♦ 4♠ .

An all-in preflop situation saw Wei Ta Wei commit his entire 203,000 with Q♥ Q♦ and was in a great position to double up against Benny Chung's 8♣ 8♥ . Board ran 6♣ 4♦ K♥ 4♥ 5♦ ran safe for Wei, securing him the pot.

Date/s: October 25-26, 2024

Buy in: NT$ 10,000 (~US$ 310)

Guarantee: NT$ 3,000,000 (~US$ 93,500)

Entries: 462

Prize Pool: NT$ 3,943,700 (~US$ 122,980)

ITM: 71 players