Main Event (33,000 NT$)

Hand #39: Small blind Chiehchi Liu limps and big blind Manlok Chan calls. On the flop A♠ A♦ 2♠ Chiehchi Liu bets 500,000 and wins the pot outright.

Hand #40: Gyu Won Jang opens 1,000,000 and Chiehchi Liu calls. Flop lands 3♦ 5♦ 7♣ , Jang tosses in his last 150,000 and Liu makes the easy call.

Gyu Won Jang: A♦ Q♦

Chiehchi Liu: Q♣ J♣

The turn A♠ and river 7♥ is another double up for the lone Korean at the final table.

Hand #38: Gyu Won Jang min-raises on the button and Chiehchi Liu gives him action from the big blind and see a flop 7♥ 7♣ 3♦ . Liu quickly jumps out with a shove, Jang risks his tournament life.

Jang's overpair holds for a double up.

The turn Q♠ and river Q♦ is a runner runner full house for both to split it up.

Hand #11: Manlok Chan opens, no callers.

Hand #12: Gyu Won Jang opens a large 600,000 leaving 75,000 behind, big blind Ko Chia Hsiang won't let it through that easy and calls. Flop comes J♠ 6♠ T♦ , Hsiang 150,000 bets, Jang calls for the remaining chips behind.

Gyu Won Jang: 8♦ 8♣

Ko Chia Hsiang: 9♣ 7♠

The turn 7♥ and river 2♣ means a double up for Jang.

Hand #13: Manlok Chan raises 400,000 and still no callers.

Hand #14: From utg+1 Chiehchi Liu min-raises and big blind Gyu Won Jang defends however on the flop Q♠ 5♥ 5♦ , Jang opts to fold to Liu's 400,000 c-bet.

The turn 9♦ and river A♦ has no effect for Gyu to win a much needed double up.

Small blind Gyu Won Jang limps in and big blind Sparrow Cheung checks. When the board runs A♦ 9♥ 3♥ 7♣ 5♥ , Jang bets 125,000, 125,000, then jams, Cheung folds on the river action.

Chiehchi Liu makes it 200,000 to go, Gyu Won Jang thinks more and re-raises 440,000, Liu flats. On the flop 9♣ 7♣ A♦ , Liu check-calls 125,000 from aggressor Jang then both check the turn 9♠ .On the river 6♠ , Liu leads out 500,000, Jang tanks then gives up his stake on the pot.

Day 1A of the Main Event wrapped up with Hong Kong's Andrew Ma (Chun Yu Ma) bagging the lead with over a million in chips. Ma topped the 50 survivors out of the thunderous 329 field. Stay tuned for the recap.

Jang Gyu Won calls Chan Chun Wai's preflop raise then puts the heat on at the flop A♠ J♠ 7♦ . After Chan c-bets 8000, Jang Gyu raises 19,000, Chan calls. On the turn 5♥ , it is checked to Jang Gyu and continues for 55,000. Chan gives up his hand.