Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

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.

Shao Fu Wang defended his big blind against Wei Ting Chen's utg open and headed to flop K♠ 8♣ 2♦ . Both checked it through to turn A♣ where Shao led for 75,000. Wei continues to river K♣ and calls another 135,000, only to muck as Shao revealed trips K♦ Q♠ .

A three way raised pot led by Philip King rolled flop 4♠ 8♥ 7♦ . Action was checked to Wei Ting Chen who bet 75,000. King check raised all-in and saw his opponent call off for his entire 458,000 with 4♥ 4♣ . King is way behind with 5♣ 5♠ , and was left crippled as turn 2♠ and river Q♣ sealed the win for Wei.

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

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