
Day 2
Ha Seong Min Extends Lead Further
Ha Seong Min opened 50,000 utg+1 and was met with a 125,000 three bet from Kai Hung Hu behind. Koji Matsumoto flicked in his last 40,000, followed by another raise from Ha to 500,000. Hu tanked and eventually decided to fold, leaving the two to showdown.
Board 2♣ 3♦ 4♠ K♣ K♦ kept Ha's ladies ahead all the way through, knocking Matsumoto from the running.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
Q♠Q♥ UTG+1 | 1,780,000(71 BB) | |
KM Koji Matsumoto | 8♦6♠ D | busted |
KH Kai Hung Hu | 425,000(17 BB) |
Kai Hung Hu Leaves Koji Matsumoto Crippled

Fresh off the break, Kai Hung Hu opened on the cutoff and went on to risk his entire 250,000 against Koji Matsumoto for a flip.
Board 6♣ T♠ 4♦ K♠ 6♥ paired up Hu's overcards, leaving Matsumoto crippled down to a single big blind.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KH Kai Hung Hu | A♣K♣ CO | 550,000(22 BB) |
KM Koji Matsumoto | 9♦9♠ SB | 40,000(2 BB) |
Player Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
1,550,000(62 BB) | |
TY Tai Yu Cheng | 1,400,000(56 BB) |
KH Kun Han Lee | 1,250,000(50 BB) |
LH Lai Hsuan Yu | 1,080,000(43 BB) |
KS Ka Shun Tsang | 1,015,000(41 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 995,000(40 BB) |
LD Lance De Vera | 755,000(30 BB) |
AW Anton Widjaya | 700,000(28 BB) |
CH Ci Hong Ho | 660,000(26 BB) |
HC Hsuan Cheng Lai | 625,000(25 BB) |
HK Hsu Kai Cheng | 530,000(21 BB) |
495,000(20 BB) | |
430,000(17 BB) | |
JO Jonty Obrien | 420,000(17 BB) |
405,000(16 BB) | |
ZX Zheng Xuan Cai | 370,000(15 BB) |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu | 330,000(13 BB) |
CS | 320,000(13 BB) |
KM Koji Matsumoto | 290,000(12 BB) |
JW Jee Weon Kim | 285,000(11 BB) |
HC Hung Chang Lin | 280,000(11 BB) |
KH Kai Hung Hu | 250,000(10 BB) |
HY Hong Yu Huang | 220,000(9 BB) |
YJ Yu Jui Chen | 200,000(8 BB) |
JZ Jun Zhong Wang | 195,000(8 BB) |
FW Feng Wen Chen | 145,000(6 BB) |
Top Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TY Tai Yu Cheng | 1,500,000(125 BB) |
ZX Zheng Xuan Cai | 991,000(83 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 977,000(81 BB) |
LD Lance De Vera | 588,000(49 BB) |
AW Anton Widjaya | 575,000(48 BB) |
LH Lai Hsuan Yu | 559,000(47 BB) |
WZ Wang Zhi Yu | 535,000(45 BB) |
KH Kai Hung Hu | 511,000(43 BB) |
CC Chan Chun Wai | 505,000(42 BB) |
JO Jonty Obrien | 501,000(42 BB) |
KM Koji Matsumoto | 500,000(42 BB) |
HC Hsuan Cheng Lai | 494,000(41 BB) |
488,000(41 BB) | |
DK Denny Kruezi | 480,000(40 BB) |
HK Hsu Kai Cheng | 460,000(38 BB) |
KH Kun Han Lee | 458,000(38 BB) |
YJ Yu Jui Chen | 455,000(38 BB) |
415,000(35 BB) | |
HC Hung Chang Lin | 410,000(34 BB) |
334,000(28 BB) | |
FW Feng Wen Chen | 330,000(28 BB) |
KS Ka Shun Tsang | 312,000(26 BB) |
JZ Jun Zhong Wang | 301,000(25 BB) |
HS Hessaum Sadri | 300,000(25 BB) |
Koji Matsumoto Catches Up on the River

Lee Chien Te open shoved 71,000 utg, called behind by Michael Kim Falcon. Koji Matsumoto reshoved 215,000 on the button, and was in for a three way showdown after Falcon took the challenge.
Running behind, Falcon instantly flopped an ace on A♥ 9♠ Q♦ to take the advantage, but was crushed as the runout came 6♠ K♥ , bringing Matsumoto the win with a set of kings.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KM Koji Matsumoto | K♦K♠ D | 521,000(65 BB) |
MK Michael Kim Falcon | A♣T♣ HJ | 500,000(63 BB) |
LC Lee Chien Te | 7♦7♠ UTG | busted |