Main Event - Day 1B

It took hours for the 201 entry field to crunch down to ITM of 26 players. Filipino player Edwin Dela Cruz bagged an enormous stack of 573,000 (95 BB). Sliding in during bubble to claim second rank was Taiwan’s Hong Che Wang 王洪哲. Cruz and Huang 王洪哲 were the only two players to close the day in the 500K mark. Other notable players through to the next stage were decorated high roller Wai Kiat Lee and WSOP bracelet winners Paul Ming Juen Teoh and Webster Chin Wei Lim. You can read up on the day’s action via the Live Updates.

Top 10 in chips

The Main Event has drawn a combined 462 entries over two starting days (Day 1A - 261, Day 1B - 201). Up next are Day 1C and Day 1D (Turbo) both take place on Friday, February 17. The TWD 10 Million guarantee is headed for a crushing, how high it will go has yet to be seen. A combined 59 players are now in the money and are through to Day 2.

For the Day 1B results, click on the Live Updates Main Event CHIP COUNTS tab

5,000 BB Ante

Short stacked Justin Chi Jen Chu is on his third shove with the first one finding no callers and the second one splitting the pot with Duncan Lee. His third however is not the charm as it sends packing. He is all in with A♦ Q♦ , Teng calls with A♥ K♥ , the board runs low 5♣ 3♠ 3♥ 2♣ T♥ .

5,000 BB Ante

Online satellite winner Murat Yesniyazov has been sitting on a short stack for some time and sends it all in with A♥ J♦ . John Koh calls with Q♥ T♣ . The board runs 2♣ 2♥ 5♥ Q♣ 8♦ . Out goes Yesniyazov as Koh rises to 210,000.

5,000 BB Ante

Players are on their fifth break of the day. When they return, blinds will be up to 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante. 38 players are left. They play to ITM of 26 players. Edwin Dela Cruz leads with 450,000.

4,000 BB Ante

Paul Teoh is down to 73,000 and shoves from under the gun. Action folds around, the big blind Jen Li Liu shows his 10-2 and can’t call. Blinds and antes to Teoh to rise to 83,000.

4,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up with 41 players remaining. Action has slowed. From mid utg+1 Chien Fa Chou raises to 8,000, big blind Chen Chih Wei defends. At the flop 5♥ J♠ 9♠ , Chou c-bets 8,000, Chen check-calls. Both players check the turn 4♥ and river 8♦ . Chen has a pair 5♠ 7♥ , Chou mucks.

3,000 BB Ante

On a turn board 3♣ 2♦ 8♣ 9♦ , Kevin Ang shoves his remaining 32,500 and Duncan Lee calls. Ang has A♥ Q♠ overcards, Lee with 5♠ 5♦ , the river 9♠ completes the board. Ang is eliminated.

3,000 BB Ante

Big hand tabled with Edwin Dela Cruz zooming to the top. The hand opens with lojack Webster Chin Wei Lim raising to 6,000, hijack Cruz calls, small blind Jen Li Liu three-bets to 32,500, Lim folds, Cruz calls. At the flop 6♥ 8♥ J♥ , Liu check calls a 31,000 bet from Cruz. More chips drop on the turn A♥ . Liu bets 46,000, Cruz calls. The river 8♣ , both opt to check. Liu shows K♠ K♦ , Cruz banks it with A♠ K♥ nut flush.

3,000 BB Ante

End of the road for Maggi Chien Chih Weng who isn’t able to bring up her stack against the big ones. With her last 13,000, she is all in with K♦ J♣ and is railed by Webster Chin Wei Lim with A♠ T♥ on a dry board.

3,000 BB Ante

Justin Chi Jen Chu is down to 6 BB and sends it in with K♦ Q♣ . He is in danger of elimination when bigger stacked You Jun Hong calls but Hong does have an inferior hand K♣ T♣ . The board runs 10h} A♦ J♥ 2♦ 2♠ for a straight to Chu.

3,000 BB Ante

Xiang Guang Chang is nursing a short stack and proceeds to lose more to a player with top pair Ace on an ace-high board. Down to 45,500, he sends it all in with A♣ J♠ , and finds a caller with T♣ T♠ . An ace shows up on the window running A♠ 8♣ 6♦ 9♠ 4♣ for a double up to 100,000.

3,000 BB Ante

On a board 6♣ 9♥ J♣ T♥ and 36,000 in the pot, small blind Noel Llamedo check-calls a 25,00 bet from big blind Wai Kiat Lee. On the river 7♣ , both check. Llamedo shows Q♥ J♥ , Lee mucks.

3,000 BB Ante

From under the gun, Wai Kiat Lee raises to 6,000, button Webster Chin Wei Lim three-bets to 18,000, Wai Kiat calls. Both plays check down the board Q♥ 2♠ 7♣ Q♦ 7♥ . Webster Lim claims it with A♦ K♦ .

3,000 BB Ante

50 players remaining at Day 1B. Blinds are up. The heat wraps up at ITM of 26 players.

2,500 BB Ante

On a turn board 6♣ 6♥ Q♥ 8♣ and 21,000 in the pot, big blind Jen Li Liu check-calls button player Alex Wong’s 15,000 bet. The river J♦ , Liu switches up and bets 60,000, Wong tank-calls then mucks to Liu’s 8♥ 6♠ trips.

2,500 BB Ante

End of the line for Mini High Roller champion Hon Cheong Lee. His last stand is Q♠ Q♦ , Duncan Lee has A♥ K♦ . The board runs Q♣ 6♦ 3♣ T♣ J♦ for a straight to Duncan.

2,500 BB Ante

Big pot of 42,500 and a board 7♥ 5♥ T♥ 5♣ 4♠ , Wai Kiat Lee bets a small 4,000, Chien Fa Chou makes it a costly 18,500 which is all of his chips. Lee tank-calls then pays the remainder with Chou showing K♥ K♠ overpair. Lee has T♦ { 3d} pair.

2,500 BB Ante

Beng Wei Lim bets 32,000 on a board Q♥ 8♣ 9♥ 6♠ 3♣ , Noel Llamedo check-calls, Lim mucks, Lllamedo shows the Q♣ . Llamedo sits with over 200,000.

2,500 BB Ante

Blinds are up again. 58 players remaining. Day 1B plays down to ITM of 26 players. Currently leading the race is Hon Che Wang with 320,000.

2,000 BB Ante

Big pot at table 3 with a board showing 7♣ T♣ 4♥ J♦ K♥ and 120,000 in the pot. Chen Chih Yang shoves his 92,400 stack, small blind Chang Le Lin tanks then finds the courage to call for all his chips. The call is correct with Chen having to reveal his 6♠ 5♠ missed draw bluff. Lin ships it with A♣ A♦ . Chen is down to 7,000 and is eliminated shortly after. Lin soars to 290,000.

2,000 BB Ante

On a board 9♣ 7♥ 9♠ Q♥ , Kevin Ang bets 7,000 onto a big pot and Zong Chi He calls. The river 9♥ , Ang shoves with a stack that well covers Zong. Zong tanks. He finally finds the reason to risk all of his chips and busts to Ang’s J♦ J♠ full house. Zong shows his A♥ 3♥ nut flush.

2,000 BB Ante

Ying Ching Chang came over to tell us how he busted. With pocket Aces raises to 4,000, small blind calls, big blind Diego Iglesias three-bets to 15,000, Chen four-bets to 30,000, sb folds, Iglesias calls. At the flop 7-9-9, Iglesias checks, Chen bets 25,000, Iglesias shoves, Chen joins for his remaining 14,000. Iglesias has Nine-Eight suited. The turn is 9 for quads to eliminate Chen.

Diego Iglesias -140,000

2,000 BB Ante

Another all in preflop with Ori Kossonogi all in for 53,100 and is called by a big stack. Kossonogi opens A♠ J♠ and has to fade K♦ Q♦ . He does so on a board coming 4♦ 9♠ 8♠ 2♠ J♦ for a double up to 110,000.

2,000 BB Ante

Murat Yesniyazov raises to 4,000, John Koh calls, two spots over short stack jams his 9 BB stack, Yesniyazov folds, Koh calls with 8♣ 8♦ . Short stack player has A♦ K♦ . The board runs Q♦ 2♣ 2♦ 8♥ 9♥ for a winning full house to Koh.

2,000 BB Ante

2,000 BB Ante

70 players remaining as Day 1B enters a new level. Day 1B bags up at ITM of 26 players.

1,600 BB Ante

Not sure on the action but Jen Li Liu seems to have delivered a bad beat to a player. The board is 6♦ 6♠ T♦ K♠ 9♦ . All in on the turn 6♦ 6♠ T♦ K♠ . At-risk player has A♦ K♣ , Liu calls with 7♠ 8♠ gutshot draw which arrives on the river 9♦ . Liu rises to 90,000.

1,600 BB Ante

On a board showing 6♠ 4♠ Q♦ K♦ 7♦ and 55,000 in the pot, Wai Kiat Lee fires a 52,000 bet, Kevin Ang tanks then folds.

1,200 BB Ante

Mid position player raises to 2,400, five players call to see the flop 2♥ 6♠ 7♣ . Hijack Shyh Chyn Lim bets 7,500, two players fold, small blind / chip leader Noel Llamedo shoves his massive stack, mp player check-calls for all his chips, Lim gets out of the way.

Mp player Q♦ Q♥ Llamedo 7♠ 6♣

The turn K♠ and river 9♣ keep Llamedo ahead to clean out a player and rise to over 300,000.

1,200 BB Ante

Erwin Ng raises to 2,500 to his immediate left Chien Fa Chou three-bets to 7,500, action folds around and back to Ng who calls. At the flop K♠ Q♥ T♥ , Ng checks to the aggressor Chou who fires a 6,000 bet. Ng calls and they are off to the turn A♥ . Check again from Ng, Chou wastes no time and moves all in for around 45,000, Ng tank-folds.

Chien Fa Chou 75,000

1,200 BB Ante

Short stacked Justin Chi Jen Chu is down to his last 6,200 and three bet shoves with A♥ 9♣ . He is put on the ropes by a player with J♣ 7♣ . When the flop runs 7♦ 4♠ 5♦ , it seems the end for Chu, but the turn 9♠ and river K♦ keep him alive to double up to 16,100.

Following that hand, Chu looks down at pocket Queens and sends them out to battle. He lands another double up with a player’s pocket Eights challenging but unable to improve.

1,200 BB Ante

Zong Chi He is a same day re-entry player and has fared better maintaining an above average stack since the new purchase. One of his most recent pots, four players take it to the turn 4♦ 5♠ 2♦ K♥ . Zong checks, a player bets, one folds, one calls, back to Zong with a raise to around 30,000. No call to win the pot. He sits with around 80,000.

1,200 BB Ante

Cards in the air for Level 10 which means registration is for Day 1B. The screens have it at 201 entries. They needed another 60 to match Day 1A and breach the guarantee. That should happen within the first level of tomorrow’s opening flight.

Remaining players will now play down to ITM of 26 players.

1,000 BB Ante

Kristof Segers pays out another double up, this time to Chia Yun Wu 吳家運 who risked it on a flop 3♠ K♥ 9♥ with T♠ 9♠ that improved against Segers A♠ K♠ top pair with 9♦ on the turn. The river Q♣ didn’t help Segers.

1,000 BB Ante

Maggie Chien Chih Weng doubles up with T♣ T♥ set against A♣ Q♠ on a board 8♠ 2♦ T♠ 4♠ Q♥ .

1,000 BB Ante

On a raised pot preflop initiated by under the gun Richard Lu, the flop comes 7♦ 5♦ J♣ . Lu c-bets 3,500, cutoff Noel Llamedo raises to 10,500, Lu calls. The turn Q♣ , Lu check-calls 15,000. Both players check the river. Lu opens Q♦ J♠ two pair, Llamedo 9♣ 8♠ straight. Llamedo wins the pot and surges to 260,000. He is currently the chip leader.

1,000 BB Ante

From lojack, Richard Lu raises to 2,500, cutoff Edwin Dela Cruz three-bets to 7,000, big blind Yi Wei Peng moves all in, Lu folds, fast call by Cruz.

Peng Q♥ Q♠ Cruz A♠ A♦

The board runs 5♥ J♥ 7♦ 4♥ 9♣ . Peng exits, Cruz chips up to 95,000.

1,000 BB Ante

Chen Chih Yang and 2020 WSOP Online bracelet winner Paul Teoh build a pot of 74,500 with the board showing 6♠ {jc 5♥ A♦ J♦ . Acting first is big blind positioned Paul Teoh who takes his time before moving all in for 76,300. Chen contemplates then folds.

1,000 BB Ante

Blinds stay the same on this new level. Not many entrants at the previous round, only 11 picked up, This is the last level to register. 96 players are seated with Duncan Lee leading with 200,000.

1,000 BB Ante

UPoker founder Tse Ian Lee opens from mid position for 3,000, big blind Kristof Segers three-bets to 10,000. Lee calls and the flop comes 5♣ 7♥ 6♦ . Segers checks, Lee bets 20,000, Segers jams his big stack, Lee snap-calls.

Lee A♠ A♥ Segers K♣ K♠

The turn 6♣ and river A♣ secures the double up for Lee t 82,000, Segers drops to 72,000.

1,000 BB Ante

Zachary Duce adds a bit to his starting stack. On a board K♥ T♣ 2♠ , and 13,500 in the pot, he calls Chen Chih Yang’s 3,500. Both players go on to check the turn 6♦ and 5♦ river. Duce has J♦ T♦ and wins the pot.

1,000 BB Ante

1,000 BB Ante

New level, those entering will be sitting on a decent 30 BB stack. The screens have the tally at 168 entries with 115 players out there. Registration stays open for another two rounds, closing at the start of Level 10.

800 BB Ante

The board completes K♦ 8♠ T♦ Q♣ 8♦ with 50,000 built. Button player Wang Sheng Kai shoves roughly 27,000, cutoff check-tanks then folds. Wang collects and rises to 75,000.

800 BB Ante

Alex Wong is flipping with Q♠ Q♦ against Nevan Yu Chung Chang’s A♥ K♣ . The board runs J♦ 9♥ 2♥ 7♣ J♠ for a double up to Wong to 37,000. Chang drops to 45,000.

800 BB Ante

Two players stare down a board A♠ J♦ 4♠ 5♠ with 7,000 in the pot. Big blind checks then tanks to Paul Teoh’s 4,500 bet. It is eventually called and the river is 4♦ . Check again by the big blind, Teoh jams. No call to take it down. Teoh up to 34,000.

800 BB Ante

Kick Off runner up Jacky Wang is one of the new entries during the most recent break and since then has boosted his starting stack to over double. One of the hands was against Sukumar Letchmunan. From the button, Wang opens for 1,800, blinds call, the flop is 3♦ 4♥ T♦ . All three check, the turn is 9♣ . Small blind Letchmunan bets 2,800, big blind folds, Wang continues. The river A♦ , Letchmunan fires again for 3,300, Wang cals.

Letchmunan 9♦ 8♥ Wang A♣ 9♥

Wang wins with two pair. He rises to 70,000, Letchmunan drops to 15,200.

800 BB Ante

On a board 2♦ 9♥ 6♦ and 10,700 in the pot, Richard Lu check-shoves button player who tanks for some time before risking it all. Lu has A♥ K♦ overcards, at-risk player Q♦ 8♦ flush draw, turn 8♠ and river K♣ are no help to the short stack.

800 BB Ante

Blinds up, last two hours to get in today’s Day 1B flight. Players are on a break. 159 entries so far and climbing. 113 players are seated. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.

600 BB Ante

Hijack player Diego Iglesias bumps it up to 1,200, the blinds call, the flop runs 7♥ T♠ J♠ . Action checks to Iglesias who lays out a 2,300 c-bet, only big blind Chien Fa Chou joins to the turn 4♣ . Again, Iglesias fires out a bet, this time 4,000 and is check-called. Both players check the river 2♠ . Iglesias wins it with Q♥ J♦ top pair.

Zong Chi He doubles up but still below starting 600 BB Ante

Zong Chi He raises to 2,000, button Sukumar Letchmunan calls, big blind Patrick Liang three-bets to 4,000, Zong calls and Letchmunan folds. The flop K♥ J♥ J♣ , Liang c-bets 1,200, Zong raises to 2,500, Liang three-bet pushes, Zong risks it and turns over J♦ 8♦ trips. The turn 2♣ and river 7♥ are no help to Liang for a double up to 20,000 to Zong.

600 BB Ante

One of the more chatty players out there is Vitto Jeevanji from Mauritius who happens to be in town while the event is taking place. He happily ships a three way showdown with A♦ A♠ beating cutoff player’s A♥ [10d} and big stacked Duncan Lee’s 7♠ 7♥ . Jeevanji rises to 62,000 while booting out a player.

Immediately following that hand, Jeevanji raises to 1,800 from under the gun, action folds around to the big blind Lee who re-raises to 6,100. Jeevanji four-bets it all and Lee snap-calls.

Jeevanji A♣ K♣ Lee T♠ T♥

The board runs K♠ A♠ J♦ 5♠ 6♠ for a one card flush on the river for Lee. Out goes Jeevanji as Lee soars to 160,000. A few minutes later, Jeevanji returns having re-entered and now sits with a fresh 30,000 stack.

600 BB Ante

Blinds up to 300-600, 600 BB Ante, 135 entries and climbing. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.

500 BB Ante

From under the gun, Nevan Yu Chung Chang raises to 1,100, several spots down the orbit WSOPE bracelet champion Webster Chin Wei Lim three-bets to 3,500, action folds to the button player who four-bet jams his 23,000 stack. Chang folds and Lim with slightly more chips calls.

Lim A♠ K♥ Button Q♣ 9♣

The board runs 2♦ 8♥ J♠ 6♣ 7♠ . Lim ships it while sending one to the rail.

500 BB Ante

Two fast pots for Chen Chih Yang with the first one against Hyper Turbo champion Chung Yi Ho. The board completes A♦ [3d} 7♦ 3♥ 8♥ , 14,600 in the pot, Chen shoves his 22,000 stack, Chung tank-folds.

Following that hand, from utg+1 Chen raises to 1,200 that finds three callers to the flop T♣ 3♥ 9♥ . Mid position player bets 2,500, one player and Chen call. The turn 5♠ mp b3ts 4,000, Chen check-calls to go mano a mano. The river A♠ , Chen checks, players bets 10,500, Chen calls and wins with the player mucking. Chen doesn’t show.

500 BB Ante

Three players build a 24,600 pot and stare down a turn board J♠ 2♠ 9♣ 5♠ . Action checks to cutoff Chen Chih Wei who slides out half pot bet that sees no takers. Chen rises to 50,000.

500 BB Ante

Blinds are up. A large crowd signed up on the previous level with 105 entries at the start and more at registration. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.

400 BB Ante

On a board 2♥ 7♦ 3♠ , a player bets 3,000, Duncan Lee Tsung Ying calls. Same action on the turn A♠ with calling a 3,000 bet. The river K♦ both players check. Player shows T♦ T♥ , Lee wins it with A♥ 6♥ higher pair.

400 BB Ante

Two pots for Niroshan Loganathan to rise to 96,000. The first hand sees the board complete 4♥ [10s} A♦ Q♥ 4♦ . Loganathan bets 2,600, gets the call, shows A♣ 8♦ to wini it.

Next winning pot, under the gun+1 Noel Llamado limps, hijack Loganathan limps, cutoff raises to 1,600, button, Llamado, and Loganathan call. At the flop 8♥ 2♣ 2♠ , Loganathan bets 1,000 that finds two callers. On the turn 7♦ and river 5♥ , Llamado has A♣ 3♣ , Loganathan celebrates his 4♦ 4♠ higher pair.

400 BB Ante

From mid-position, Luke Kuang Hung Lee 李光紘 raises to 1,000 that finds three callers to the flop J♥ 3♣ Q♦ . Action checks to Lee 李光紘 who c-bets 1,500, one players calls. The turn 2♦ , Lee 李光紘 check-calls 5,000 then both players check the 2♣ river. Lee 李光紘 is first to open and shows Q♣ T♣ to win the pot.

400 BB Ante

The tally is 90 entries with 80 players seated. Noteworthy players in the field are Luke Kuang Hung Lee 李光紘, Nevan Yu Chung Chang, Wai Kiat Lee, Hon Cheong Lee, Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌, Webster Chin Wei Lim, Murat Yesniyazov, and Niroshan Loganathan.

400 BB Ante

The fashionable three-way has just been witnessed at table 15 with Chia Yun Wu 吳家運 , Go Mori, and Erwin Ng facing off.

Mori A♥ K♥ Chia 吳家運 A♣ A♠ Ng Q♥ Q♠

The board stays low 5♦ 6♥ 9♠ 6♦ 9♥ for 吳家運 to ship it and eliminate Mori. Luckily, there’s still time for Mori to jump back in with registration still open today.

300 BB Ante

Level 3 just completed with 68 entries and 59 seated. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.

300 BB Ante

Blinds are up again with 43 entries. Two players have already busted leaving 41 on the felt. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.

200 BB Ante

Blinds are up! 30 players in the field. Vietnamese pro Le Ngoc Khanh among the early go-ers.

Cards are in the air for Day 1B of the Main Event. A bit of a slow start with only two tables running. That should pick up by the next level.

Buy in: TWD 20,000 Guarantee: TWD 10,000,000 Starting stack: 30,000 Opening blinds: 100-100, 100 BB Ante

At yesterday’s opening flight, 261 entered with 33 advancing to Day 2. They are the first batch of players to reach ITM. The player to measure up to is Yu You Ci Tsia who bagged up 484,000 (60 BB).

6,000 BB Ante

Bubble time here with all ins on two tables. At table 5, Chien Fa Chou raises to 13,000, Jen Li Liu shoves, Chou calls. Liu A♠ Q♥ , Chou K♥ K♠ , the board runs out T♣ 2♥ 7♦ 7♥ 9♣ . Liu is eliminated on the bubble.

At table 6, mid position Hong Che Wang raises to 15,000, Teng Kuei Hsu three-bets to 40,000 Wang calls. Both players check the flop and turn Q♠ 6♠ 8♣ 5♠ . On the river K♥ , Hsu checks, Wang bets 40,000, Hsu jams with roughly 280, Wang tanks and contemplates risking his 166,000 stack behind. After two minutes, Wang calls. Hsu opens A♦ 5♦ bottom pair, Wang ships a double with K♦ Q♦ two pair.

6,000 BB Ante

Raised pot preflop, the cards come T♣ Tc 6♦ . Initial raiser bets 15,000, Lee calls. On the turn 4♠ , Lee raise-shoves and gets the call. Lee shows J♠ T♠ , player with A♥ A♠ , the river 7♥ Lee ships it while railing one in the process.

It is now bubble time with 27 players remaining.

6,000 BB Ante

Ori Kossonogi pushes twice and wins the blinds and antes, on his third shove, Hong Che Wang calls with T♣ T♥ . Kossonogi is ahead with Q♦ Q♥ . No bad beats arrive for a double up to Kossonogi to 224,000.

6,000 BB Ante

On a flop 9♥ 5♦ 8♣ , Beng Wei Lim bets 12,000, short stack raises to 25,000, Lim shoves, short stack calls with 8♠ 6♦ . Lim is ahead with J♣ 9♦ top pair. The turn Q♥ and river 3♣ seals the win for Lim.

5,000 BB Ante

All in preflop with Paul Teoh needing to hit with A♠ J♦ to stay alive against Jen Li Liu’s Q♥ [qc}. The board runs 8♦ 3♠ 7♣ 6♣ A♥ to save Teoh on the river.

5,000 BB Ante

Yu Sheng Lin has been fairly quiet until he lands two back to back big slicks to balloon his stack to 310,000. The first is A♣ K♥ denying a short stack with Ace-Queen. The next hand is against Wang Sheng Kai 3♦ 3♥ . The board runs clean until his A♥ K♠ partners up the King on the river.

5,000 BB Ante

Chien Fa Chou shoves with A♠ 7♥ and Alex Wong with less chips decides it is time to get lucky, he calls with K♣ T♣ . The board runs 3♥ Q♦ 3♣ 2♥ Q♠ , no hits for either player. Chou ships it as Wong ships out.