Main Event (33,000 NT$)

Hsiang prematurely celebrates at the flopped higher pair but the turn ended his hopes with Chan improving to a set.

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.

Hand #2: Gyu Won Jang opens 600,000 and wins the blinds and ante.

Hand #3: Manlok Chan opens 300,000 from hijack and big blind Ko Chia Hsiang pays up to see the flop K♠ J♥ 2♥ . Chan c-bets 250,000 and wins the pot that easy.

Hand #4: Chiehchi Liu ups it to 250,000, Justin Chu joins in, small blind Ko Chia Hsiang shoves 3,025,000 and takes it down unchallenged.

Hand #5: Chiehchi Liu raise preflop again, this time 300,000 and wins the blinds and ante.

Hand #6: Manlok Chan wins his third pot out of five that have been dealt with an uncalled raise preflop.

Hand #7: Chiehchi Liu get first walk of the day.

Hand #8: Manlok Chan also gets a walk.

Erwin Ng finishes in 21st place and Jun Zhong Wang in 22nd place. Both players earn NTD 164,000 (~US$ 5,130).

Hyunsik Jang initiates the action with a 120,000 raise, Ko Chia Hsiang and Wei Le Tsai join in and see a board 9♠ 4♠ 8♠ . Jang continues for 150,000 and is called by Hsiang while losing Tsai. Same action on the turn 7♥ with Hsiang calling 350,000. When the river 3♦ is felted, Jang then slows to a check, Hsiang fires up with a big shove, Jang can't pull the trigger.

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.

Though Chan lands top pair, the turn improves Ko to a set and Chan is drawing dead.

Looking down at 5♥ 8♥ , button player Andrew Ma raises 12,000 then calls small blind Ko Chia Hsiang's 3500 re-raise. Both check to the turn A♠ 8♠ 2♥ Q♥ . Ma bets 30,000 and Ko check-calls. Bigger bet by Ma on the river 8♦ unloading it all for 103,000, Ko snap-calls.

Ko Chia Hsiang flips over A♥ 5♦ top pair however it's not good enough against Ma's trips.