Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

Folded to Fu Chun Wei on the button, he shoved for 1,800,000 (12 BB), called by Nguyen Van Nam. Up against a monster pair, Fu found his dreams of the title crushed as board 3♥ 9♥ 9♦ K♦ 2♦ ran a boat for his opponent.

Fu Chun Wei defended his big blind against Nguyen Van Nam's button open and went on to lead 275,000 on flop 6♥ 4♦ 3♠ . Fu barreled another 500,000 on turn 8♠ yet check folded on river K♠ after being faced with a final bet of 1,300,000 from Nguyen.

Nguyen Van Nam opened to 400,000 on the button, joined by big blind Fu Chun Wei. On board 7♦ 2♠ 5♣ 2♦ 6♦ , Nguyen barreled two streets - 200,000 and 350,000, with Fu check calling both bets. River saw no more bets pile in, revealing Fu's trips Q♥ 2♣ against Nguyen's T♥ 7♣ for the win.

Manlok Chan open shoved his last 825,000 in and was called by Fu Chun Wei on the big blind. Flipping for his tournament life, Chan exited the final table arena after his opponent paired up on board 4♦ 9♥ 5♦ K♠ Q♦ for the win.

Fu Chun Wei opened from utg and called off 800,00 more following an all-in from Yumi Ogose. Slightly ahead, Ogose secured the double up as board T♦ 5♦ 5♠ 9♣ 8♣ failed to pair up her opponent.

Fu Chun Wei limp called on the small blind vs a 325,000 open from Manlok Chan behind. On flop 9♥ 7♠ 9♠ , Fu check called another 300,000 and arrived at turn 5♠ . Both checked it through to river 4♠ where Fu led for 300,000. Chan surrenders and throws in the fold.

Wu Yi Wei shoved all-in for 725,000 against Fu Chun Wei's utg open and saw the latter make the call. In rough shape, Wu was unable to luck out on board 8♠ 8♥ J♦ A♥ 7♠ , eliminating him from the final table.

Fu Chun Wei opened to 225,000 and snap called Che Chun Chu's 1,000,000 all-in from the big blind. Dominated, Che found no help on board 9♣ 7♣ 5♠ 8♣ J♥ , ending his run for the Kick Off title.

Just six hours into Day 2, the 71-survivor field has whittled down to its final nine players led by lone Vietnamese runner Nguyen Van Nam. Each contender has locked in NT$ 74,100 (~US$ 2,310) in winnings, with the NT$ 709,500 (~US$ 22,110) top prize remaining in the horizon.

Blinds will rolled back to Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante 40,000.

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

Final Table Chip Counts

Remaining Payouts

With a late position open and a call ahead, big blind Shao Fu Wang shoved all-in for 645,000 and saw initial raiser Yumi Ogose reshove for 985,000 total. Button Fu Chen Wei made the final call, tabling a three way showdown. Board 7♥ J♣ 8♠ 3♣ 7♦ , missed to pair all three, leaving Fu and Yumi to split Shao's stack with the better ace high.

Fu Chun Wei opened from utg, joined by big blind Yumi Ogose on flop 5♦ 8♥ 9♠ . Fu continued for 100,000, yet folded after Ogose led all-in for 505,000 on turn 7♦ . Fu shows T♠ T♦ .

Small blind Fu Chen Wei raised all-in and saw Philip King go with Q♦ 5♥ for his last big blind. Fu with 7♦ 2♦ , delivered the elimination having paired up his deuce on board K♥ 5♦ 4♦ 7♣ 8♥ .

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

Mu Ze Li pushed for 163,000, called by Fu Chen Wei behind. Big blind Liao Chao Kun reshoved for 212,000 total and Fu puts in the chips for a three way showdown. Board ran Q♣ 2♠ 7♦ J♥ Q♠ with Fu scooping it all up with two pair queens and jacks.

Kung Yuan Li opened to 24,000, joined by Yun Kun Yang and Fu Chen Wei on flop 4♦ 5♣ 5♦ . Kung continued for 55,000 and saw Yun put in a raise to 110,000. Action back to Fu, he check raised all-in for 395,000 total and shipped the pot following two folds.

First break sees only 33 players remain in the running out of the 71 survivors into Day 2. Po Chun Liu currently stands in the lead, stacking over 900K as he nears the seven digit mark. Action will play down to a winner where the NT$ 709,500 (~US$ 22,110) is deemed to be claimed.

Top Chip Counts

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