Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

Po Chun Liu opened to 100,000 from utg and saw Li Wei Wang make the call on the button. On flop Q♦ T♠ 9♣ , Po continued for 150,000, raised by Li to 420,000. Po answered with an all-in for 660,000 total with A♦ Q♥ , and Li makes the final call with T♥ 9♠. Crushed against two pair, Po exited the final table as turn K♥ and river 5♦ completed the board.

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

An all-in preflop situation saw Hung Yu Liao commit his entire 670,000 stack, smack into Po Chun Liu's rockets. A cooler battle, Po's better pair held all the way through board Q♦ 5♦ 2♠ 4♥ 3♦ , sending Hung out in a painful elimination.

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

Po Chun Liu opened to 31,000, called by Li Wei Wang on the button along with the big blind. Action on flop A♦ Q♣ 4♠ was checked to turn 7♦ , where Po sent out 40,000. Li continues to river 3♣ and calls a final 125,000 bet, only to muck after Po revealed two pair A♣ 7♣ .

Po Chun Liu defended his utg open and called a 68,000 three bet from big blind Nguyen Van Nam. On flop 7♣ 7♠ 4♦ , Po called for another 26,000 and headed to turn A♦ . Both players checked it through to river 6♠ , where Nguyen led for 77,000. Po tanked and fired a raise to 165,000, Nguyen with a final call. Po shows rivered boat 6♦ 6♥ and soars to the lead as Nguyen tabled A♥ Q♣ .

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