Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

Facing an open and a call, Jia Xian Zhu fired a three bet to 290,000 from the big blind, and saw initial raiser Wu Yi Wei continue to flop J♠ 4♠ 5♦ . Jia led all-in for 555,000 with Q♦ Q♥ , snap called by Wu with J♦ J♠ . Jia, left drawing to two outs, headed out as the first final table table casualty as soon as turn 5♣ and river 6♠ landed on the felt.

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

Action folded to small blind Jia Xian Zhu who opened to 80,000, called behind by Wen Chi Wang. On board A♥ 2♠ 9♥ 5♦ T♥ , Jia barreled all three streets - 50,000, 150,000, and an all-in for 415,000, with Wen calling down two bets. Wen tank gave it up by the river as Jia demanded for a final 10 BB.

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

Jun Zhong Wang open shoved his remaining 222,000 in and saw Jia Xian Zhu make the call on the big blind. At risk, Wang's pocket pair failed to hold up as board J♣ T♦ 3♠ Q♦ 9♠ landed the nut straight for his opponent.

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

Nobuaki Sasaki opened to 17,000, called behind by Jia Xian Zhu. On flop Q♥ 8♥ 4♣ , Sasaki continued for 40,000 and went on to call off for 150,000 more after Jia raised all-in. Jia shows A♠ A♦ , leaving Sasaki's A♥ Q♣ headed towards the muck as turn K♦ and river 4♠ completed the board.

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