Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

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.

Small blind Manlok Chan pushed all-in for 1,300,000, called behind by chip leader Nguyen Van Nam. A favorite to win, Chan remains in contention having landed top pair on board T♠ 8♦ 6♣ Q♠ 5♥ to earn the double up.

Nguyen Van Nam opened from utg and called off for his 1,500,000 stack following an all-in from Manlok Chan. Whilst ahead, Chan continued his descent after an ace high board A♣ 8♥ 9♦ 4♠ J♦ cost him another pot.

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.

Manlok Chan limp called a 155,000 raise from the small blind and check called for another 125,000 on flop A♦ 9♥ 8♣ . On turn 8♦ , Wu Yi Wei checked back, revealing river Q♠ . Chan leads for 380,000 and ships the pot with A♣ 9♠ against his opponent's Q♥ 2♥ following a call.

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

Wu Yi Wei defended his big blind against button Manlok Chan's open and check called for another 80,000 on flop 3♣ J♣ K♥ . Both players checked down turn 9♥ and river Q♣ , revealing Wu's runner runner two pair for the pot.

Wei Ting Chen open shoved 330,000 in and was called by Manlok Chan on the big blind. A crucial flip, Chan quickly landed the advantage on board 8♥ T♦ 4♠ 9♠ 2♦ , eventually sending Chen out of the Kick Off games.

Manlok Chan defended his big blind against an open from Wei Ting Chen and went on to check call another 60,000 on flop A♦ J♦ 6♣ . Turn K♣ welcomed no bets, and Chan leads 220,000 on river 2♣ . Wei tanks and eventually puts in the chips, yet mucks as Chan reveals nut flush A♣ 9♣ .

Wei Ting Chen completed on the big blind against a button open from Manlok Chan and check called another 60,000 on flop J♥ 2♣ K♣ . Turn J♦ went check check, pushing Wei to lead 140,000 on river 4♣ . Chan gives it up and folds.

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

Liao Chao Kun opened to 40,000 from utg and saw button and big blind Manlok Chan come along on flop 2♠ 3♦ 4♥ . Liao continued for 50,000 and called a 100,000 check raise from Chan. On turn 7♣ , Chan pulled the trigger and Liao gives it up.

Yumi Ogose committed his last 99,000 with Q♦ J♦ and faced Manlok Chan's A♠ K♣ behind. At risk, Ogose faded elimination having spiked a pair on river 8♦ 7♦ 4♣ 5♣ J♣ to survive through.

Manlok Chan opened to 12,000 and called off 54,000 more following a jam from Zong Yu Liu behind. At risk, Liu missed to improve on board 4♠ Q♥ 5♦ T♦ 4♣ , ending his run entirely.

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