Day 1/A
Denny Kruezi Spikes Two Outer, Knocks Out Tse Chi Ho
Denny KrueziTse Chi Ho shoved 85,000 against an early open and a call, and saw utg raiser Denny Kruezi rise to the challenge.
Drawing slim, Kruezi was in luck to find a ten right on the flop 3♦ 7♠ T♥ , sealing the win as the runout Q♣ J♦ completed the board.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
DK Denny Kruezi ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | T♠T♣ UTG | 271,000(54 BB) |
A♦A♣ BB | busted |
Tse Chi Ho Kevin's Strategic Play
Liao Chin Kai (UTG) raised 8,000 pre-flop and Hsieh Yen Ting (UTG+2) three-bet 18,000 while Tse Chi Ho Kevin (BTN) four-bet 43,000. The sudden raise caused Chin Kai and Yen Ting to fold giving the pot to Kevin.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LC Liao Chin Kai ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 190,000(48 BB) |
| 170,000(43 BB) | |
| 69,000(17 BB) |
Tse Chi Ho Runs Backdoor, Cracks Aces
Tse Chi HoTse Chi Ho completed his big blind vs Yuhsiu Chou's utg open and headed to flop 2♥ Q♥ 2♣ . Both checked it through to turn 6♣ , where Tse led for 3,500. Chou bumped it up to 8,000, and bet a final 10,000 on river T♣ . Tse called both streets and shipped the pot with a flush J♣ 3♣ , sending Chou's A♠ A♣ towards the muck.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 165,000(83 BB) | |
YC Yuhsiu Chou Taiwan | 97,000(49 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CC Chan Chun Wai ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 242,500(162 BB) |
KE Kim Enriquez ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | 180,000(120 BB) |
ZC Zhe Cheng Zheng Taiwan | 155,000(103 BB) |
HS Hessaum Sadri ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 141,000(94 BB) |
| 135,000(90 BB) | |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu Taiwan | 134,000(89 BB) |
LC Liao Chin Kai Taiwan | 133,500(89 BB) |
LY Leung Yiu Yeung Hong Kong | 122,000(81 BB) |
JK Jun ki ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 116,000(77 BB) |
| 110,000(73 BB) | |
JZ Jie Zhang Hong Kong | 108,000(72 BB) |
| 107,000(71 BB) | |
SH Shen Hao Taiwan | 106,000(71 BB) |
YC Yuhsiu Chou Taiwan | 105,000(70 BB) |
GM | 100,000(67 BB) |
ZX Zheng Xuan Cai Taiwan | 99,000(66 BB) |
MK Michael Kim Falcon ![Denmark [DNK]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/dk.svg "Denmark [DNK]"){kind=small} Denmark | 98,000(65 BB) |
LT Lee Tung Taiwan | 91,700(61 BB) |
WC Wesley Chen Taiwan | 87,000(58 BB) |
| 86,500(58 BB) | |
HH Howard Huang Taiwan | 82,000(55 BB) |
HC Hung Chang Lin Taiwan | 81,000(54 BB) |
JO Jonty Obrien ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 80,000(53 BB) |
| 77,500(52 BB) | |
KH Kai Hung Hu Taiwan | 75,000(50 BB) |
NG Nicholas Go Hong Kong | 74,000(49 BB) |
DK Denny Kruezi Germany | 72,500(48 BB) |
JT Jui Tai Taiwan | 72,500(48 BB) |
KH Kun Han Lee Taiwan | 70,500(47 BB) |
| 70,000(47 BB) | |
| 70,000(47 BB) | |
HH Hao Hsiang Yeh Taiwan | 66,000(44 BB) |
| 65,000(43 BB) | |
NM Noh Min Hyuck ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 64,000(43 BB) |
TZ Tung Zung Wu Taiwan | 60,000(40 BB) |
| 60,000(40 BB) | |
| 55,000(37 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KE Kim Enriquez Philippines | 146,700(183 BB) |
JK Josei Kamei United States of America | 101,000(126 BB) |
| 87,600(110 BB) | |
HS Hessaum Sadri United States of America | 86,100(108 BB) |
| 86,000(108 BB) | |
ZX Zheng Xuan Cai Taiwan | 84,000(105 BB) |
HC Hung Chang Lin Taiwan | 82,700(103 BB) |
SH Shen Hao Taiwan | 79,900(100 BB) |
MK Michael Kim Falcon Denmark | 79,800(100 BB) |
YC Yuhsiu Chou Taiwan | 76,300(95 BB) |
WC Wu Chiayun Taiwan | 75,000(94 BB) |
DK Denny Kruezi Germany | 70,700(88 BB) |
LT Lee Tung Taiwan | 70,000(88 BB) |
TF Tian Fu Jiang Taiwan | 66,600(83 BB) |
CS | 64,400(81 BB) |
| 64,000(80 BB) | |
NM Noh Min Hyuck Korea (Republic of) | 62,400(78 BB) |
| 59,000(74 BB) | |
HC Hsuan Cheng Lai Taiwan | 58,700(73 BB) |
HY Hsu Yu Cheng Taiwan | 58,000(73 BB) |
KH Kun Han Lee Taiwan | 57,800(72 BB) |
FC Fan Cho Ho Hong Kong | 55,600(70 BB) |
LY Leung Yiu Yeung Hong Kong | 53,400(67 BB) |
| 52,500(66 BB) | |
HL Hungyu Liao Taiwan | 51,700(65 BB) |
HW Hua Wei Lin Taiwan | 50,000(63 BB) |
BK Beng Ker ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 49,800(62 BB) |
| 44,700(56 BB) | |
GM | 26,000(33 BB) |
Tse Chi Ho Finishes Sung Chiwen
Sung Chiwen open shoved his remaining 31,900 in utg and saw Tse Chi Ho on the button push likewise.
Board 6♦ 5♦ 8♣ 2♠ 5♠ ran dry for both, leaving Tse's ace-high good for the takedown.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
A♣K♠ D | 67,500(135 BB) | |
9♣3♦ UTG | busted |