Kick Off (10,000 NTD)

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.

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.

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

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.

Wu Yi Wei completed his big blind vs a button open from Shao Fu Wang, and check called another 80,000 on flop A♥ J♣ 4♣ . Both checked turn 3♣ to river T♦ where Wu led 250,000. Shao folds, shipping Wu the pot.

Benny Chung went with T♥ 9♥ for his last 104,000 and was called by big blind Wu Yi Wei with K♣ 9♣ . Dominated, Chung crashed out after board A♦ A♠ 5♣ K♥ Q♣ failed to save him from his demise.

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

Wu Yi Wei opened to 25,000 and happily jammed for his tournament life for 388,000 total after being faced with a 75,000 three bet from Wei Cheng Lin. Lin calls off and bags the loss as board Q♥ 2♠ 5♣ T♣ 6♥ missed to spike his two outer.

Wen Chi Wang opened to 16,000 and was met with a 42,000 three bet from small blind Wu Yi Wei. Wen answered with an all-in for 172,500 total, and Wu folds. Wen shows Q♣ Q♠ .

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