Main Event (33,000 NT$)

With no flush showing up, Lin and Cheng split Cheung's bet.

Hand #19: Sparrow Cheung joins the action by defending his big blind on a raise of 350,000 by Manlok Chan. Same action on the flop 3♥ 6♣ 8♦ with Cheung check-calling another 350,000. On the turn Q♦ an river A♣ , it's checked down. Cheung has A♥ 3♣ for the two pair win.

Hand #20: Manlok Chan opens 400,000 and as seen several times already, no callers.

Hand #21: Chiehchi Liu raises 400,000, no takers.

Hand #22: Another Manlok Chan raise of 400,000 doesn't find any challengers.

On the flip, Cheung spikes higher on the window and holds. Hsu falls in 10th place.

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.

Manlok Chan min-raise, Sparrow Cheung repops 700,000, Chan answers with a four-bet of 1,300,000, Cheung let's it go.

By the turn 8♦ J♣ 4♠ 5♣ with 415,000 weighing down the middle, Sparrow Cheung bets 280,000 and is check-called by Lee Ni Hon. Both see a river card 3♠ . Cheung slides out 660,000 and takes down the pot uncontested.

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.

After his min-raise is called, Park Yu Cheung aka Sparrow, fires at every street on a board 9♦ 9♣ T♠ K♠ 5♠ for 22,000, 38,000, and 50,000. Lone challenger Wu Jia He folds to the river bet.