Main Event - Day 1C

Carter Ching Wei Chen continued his stellar performance at the series. He topped the 49 Main Event Day 1C survivors with a mighty 735,000 stack to earn the overall chip lead entering Day 2. Stay tuned for the results. For now, you can read up on the action via the Live Updates.

Day 1C - Top 10 in chips 

5,000 BB Ante

On a board Q♦ 2♥ A♣ 3♦ , chip leader Alex Pang check-calls a 43,000 bet by Yan Jie to bring the river 2♠ . Both players opt to check. Pang wins it with A♦ 3♥ . Pang rises to 415,000.

4,000 BB Ante

Chien Te Lee all in for 50,000 and J♣ J♠ to battle with, WSOP Online bracelet winner Siyang Phua has King-Queen, the board runs A♥ 4♠ Q♠ K♠ T♣ for a rivered straight by the short stack Lee. He doubles up to 113,000. Phua comments, “I can’t win flips”. Phua has 245,000.

4,000 BB Ante

4,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up at Day 1C with 73 players remaining. The heat plays down to 49 players.

3,000 BB Ante

On a board 9♦ T♦ Q♠ 6♦ 5♣ and 90,000 in the pot, big blind Erwin Ng defers the betting to cutoff Anton Lu who shoves with a stack well covering Ng who tanks. Ng eventually finds the courage to call and shows A♦ T♥ second pair which is far behind Lu’s {kh J♦ straight.

3,000 BB Ante

Back to back shove by mid-position player, no callers on the first but David Erquiaga calls on the next with A♥ Q♠ . All in player with Q♦ Q♥ . The board grants the Ace one the turn to burn the ladies.

3,000 BB Ante

All in on the flop K♦ 6♥ T♣ , Alex Pang dominates and well covers with A♦ A♠ over 7♦ 7♥ . The board offers no help to at-risk player as it completes turn Q♣ and river 3♥ . Pang ships it to rise to 340,000.

2,500 BB Ante

Last time David Erquiaga and Justin Chi Jen Chu faced off, Erquiaga spiked a flush on the river to double up. Once again the two squared off. On a board T♣ A♥ 5♦ 8♥ 5♥ and massive pot in the middle, small blind Chu checks, big blind Erquiaga fires 53,000, Chu tank-calls and pays up when seeing Erquiaga’s 5♠ 2♠ trips. A♠ Erquiaga scoops up the pot he tells Chu “don’t unfriend me okay?”

2,500 BB Ante

Under the gun+1 raises to 5,500, hijack Chien Te Lee three-bets to 14,500, cutoff four-bet jams to 19,000, back to initial raiser who lays out a four-bet but an objection is made, the floor is called who rules that a raise is no longer allowed. Utg+1 calls. At the flop and turn no bets to complete the board 9♠ 6♠ 4♦ Q♣ 2♥ . Lee bets 16,000, utg+1 check-calls.

All in player A♥ 8♦ Utg+1 J♠ J♣ Chien Te Lee K♥ K♠

2,500 BB Ante

Ching Chia Wang is all in with 8♣ 8♠ , Alex Wong obliges and opens A♠ J♠ overcards. The board drops both Eights for quads and a double up to Wang to 50,000.

2,500 BB Ante

From under the gun, Alex Pang raises to 6,000 and finds two callers to the flop T♥ 5♥ 8♦ . Action checks to hijack player who bets 14,000, only Pang continues. The turn J♠ both players check. The river lands 9♥ . Pang leads out 15,000, gets the call, shows A♠ Q♥ for a rivered straight.

2,000 BB Ante

Mid-position opens for 4,000, button calls, small blind Alex Jiang three-bets 16,000, back to mp who folds, button four-bets to 32,000, Jiang calls. On the flop Q♠ 2♣ J♦ , Jiang checks, button bets 15,000, Jiang shoves, button tank folds.

Next hand, button Jiang raises to 4,500, big blind Hung Cheng Lin defends, the flop comes 6♥ Q♣ A♠ . Jiang c-bets 5,000, Hung check-calls. On the turn 5♣ same action with Hung check-calling 15,000. The river K♣ , Jiang triple barrels with a 35,000 bet, this time Hung opts to fold and show his Q♥ 6♣ two pair. Jiang collects the pot without showing

2,000 BB Ante

From mid position, Joe Chou Shen Sun raises to 4,500, big blind Leopold Godefroy defends. At the flop K♣ 7♣ J♥ , Godefroy check-raises from 5,000 to 15,000. Sun calls. On the turn 4♥ , Godefroy jams his 46,200 stack, Sun can afford it but opts to fold.

2,000 BB Ante

Korean player Seongsu Kong is all in with Q♣ Q♥ , he is called by a player with A♠ K♠ . The classic flip sees the board run 4♠ 8♣ 8♦ 4♥ 4♦ a full house, but it isn’t a split as Kong has the better spread. Kong chips up to 110,000.

2,000 BB Ante

Chien Yung Han is a re-entry player having busted first during Level 1 on a set over set against Ting Yun Huan. He is faring better on his second bullet. He lands a double up with 3♥ 3♣ beating A♠ J♠ on a board that spreads Q♥ 7♥ Q♦ T♥ A♥ .

2,000 BB Ante

Three way action. Short stacked Shaun Tan all in with 9♠ 9♥ , Siyang Phua second largest with K♦ K♠ , biggest stack Chia Siang Ko A♠ Q♦ , the board runs 5♣ J♥ J♦ 9♣ 8♣ for a a lucky two outer spiked by Tan for a triple up.

2,000 BB Ante

Three players face a board 8♦ 8♥ K♦ T♠ and a pot of 29,000, small blind David Erquiaga checks, big blind Jack En Ching Wu checks, button Justing Chi Jen Chu gets 21,000, Erquiaga tank-shoves his massive 78,700 stack, Wu folds, Chu calls. Erquiaga shows A♦ 9♦ and asks Chu if he has a king, he does K♠ 6♣ . The river 9♦ gives Erquiaga the flush to double up.

1,500 BB Ante

On a board 5♥ 7♣ J♦ 3♥ Q♥ and 39,500 in the pot, Erwin Ng fires a 25,000 bet, I.A.Lin contemplates then calls. Ng shows 7♥ 7♠ set, Lin mucks.

1,500 BB Ante

On a board K♣ K♥ 6♣ J♠ 8♦ , first to act bets 7,000, Pete Yen Han Chen shoves his 28,500 stack, no call. Chen chips up to 50,000.

1,500 BB Ante

All in preflop with Yan Jie’s K♣ K♠ dominating a player’s Q♣ Q♠ throughout the board for a double up to 110,000.

1,500 BB Ante

Blinds are up, 170 players remaining. Still a long way to go with Day 1C bagging up at 49 players. For those looking to jump in, Day 1D Turbo is underway. Registration closes at 11:20 pm.

1,200 BB Ante

Lojack raises to 2,500, big stacked Meng Ling Lin from hijack calls, joined by the blinds for a four-way to the flop 3♦ 2♠ T♥ . Action checks to initial raiser who lays out a 3,600 bet, Meng raises to 8,000, no callers.

1,200 BB Ante

From mid position Peter Sim raises to 2,500, cutoff and big blind call to see the flop Q♣ 9♣ 6♠ , big blind and Sim check, cutoff bets 2,500, bb folds, Sim raises to 9,000 and cutoff folds.

1,200 BB Ante

All in preflop, at-risk player with 9♦ 9♥ , Hung Cheng Lin with A♣ K♦ , when the flop comes Q♥ J♦ T♠ , Lin celebrates his immediate straight which holds to the turn A♠ and river 7♥ . Lin rises to 100,000.

1,200 BB Ante

On a board 5♥ 2♥ 7♠ 6♦ and 34,400 in the pot, big blind Joe Chou Shen Sun shoves his massive stack, utg+1 tank-calls, middle position folds. Sun 4♥ 8♥ straight, at-risk player has 8♣ 8♦ , the river is 8♠ for Sun to ship it. He rises to 190,000.

1,200 BB Ante

That’s it, registration is closed for Main Event Day 1C! The screens have it at 385 entries. That brings the combined Day 1 turnout to 847 and a pot of over TWD 14.7 Million. Day 1D Turbo begins at 8pm. This is the last chance for players to get in on this huge pot.

There are 199 players seated. They play down to ITM of 49 players which is 12.5% of the field.

1,200 BB Ante

Third break of the day. Last chance to enter Day 1C.

1,000 BB Ante

Two players stare down a board 9♠ Q♥ 9♦ J♠ 7♠ with nearly 38,000 weighing down the middle. Big blind positioned Vincent Lin goes all in for 31,300, Thai player on the button tank-calls for and shows Q♣ T♠ two pair. Lin has T♣ 8♣ straight to take it down and boot one.

1,000 BB Ante

Chia Siang Ko is chip leader at his table and adds to his pile by betting aggressively. On a board 5♣ 5♥ 7♥ and 37,000 in the pot, Ko fires 16,000, one player folds, small blind tank-calls. The turn 5♦ , small blind checks, Ko gets on his phone and types out the hand a bit of assisted play - we doubt that’s allowed while in a hand - and fires a 30,000 bet. Small blind tank-folds.

1,000 BB Ante

Level is up but blinds stay the same at 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante. The Day 1C count is 344 entries and climbing. It is a full house with 220 players seated. To get in on the brewing big pot, make sure to sign up before the start of Level 10. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660). For those planning to enter Day 1D Turbo, start time has been moved to 8pm.

1,000 BB Ante

Hijack Tan Kean Wei raises to 2,000, button, and big blind Alex Pang call, the flop is 3♣ 5♦ K♥ . All check. The turn 6♥ , Pang bets 4,500, Wei calls, button folds. The river 4♠ , both check it. Pang shows 3♦ 5♣ two pair that’s not good enough against Wei’s K♠ 5♠ higher two pair.

1,000 BB Ante

After getting chunked by Corine Shi, Nevan Yu Chung Chang held on for a couple of levels then got it all in moments ago with T♣ 9♣ . No such luck arrived with a player’s A♦ A♥ standing solid. Chang has plenty of time to get back in with late reg still open for Day 1C and Day 1D Turbo happening at 8pm.

1,000 BB Ante

Yiwei Peng denies a short stack who pushes with ducks that runs into pocket Tens. Peng chips up to 58,000.

1,000 BB Ante

Three players boost the pot to 7,500. When the flop runs 9♠ A♦ 8♦ , it is action packed with under the gun I.A.Lin betting 3,000, cutoff calls, small blind shoves for 15,300. Lin tank-calls, cutoff folds. Lin A♥ J♠ , small blind {10d 7♦ draw, the turn 7♥ and river 2♠ keeps Lin ahead to ship it. Lin chips up to 55,000.

1,000 BB Ante

1,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up, 310 entries so far. The pot is cruising over TWD 13.5 Million. To get in on the brewing big pot, make sure to sign up before the start of Level 10. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

800 BB Ante

Main Event Day 1C is enormous with over 300 entries and climbing! Due to this, the Day 1D Turbo flight has been moved to 8pm.

800 BB Ante

From middle position, Jason Ong raises to 1,700, beside him Zen Angunsri calls, down the orbit Ginboy Chen shoves his 20,900 stack, Ong calls while Angunsri folds. Chen has A♥ Q♦ , Ong with A♠ T♠ , the board is 5♠ Q♠ 5♣ K♦ 3♣ for a double up to Chen.

800 BB Ante

On a turn board J♦ A♥ 3♥ 2♣ , Corine Shi is all in for 17,000, Nevan Yu Chung Chang tank-calls. Shi is behind Q♥ Q♠ to Chang’s A♦ 5♦ top pair. A♠ she gets up to go, the dealer opens the river Q♣ for a lucky two-outer set to Shi for a double up.

800 BB Ante

All in preflop, Oki Hiroyo is behind with pocket Tens and may be on his way to paying a player with pocket Queens, however luck shines on him with a Ten finding the board to improve to a set. He ships it while railing one in the process.

800 BB Ante

Main Event is on its second break of the day. The tally is 280 entries. The pot is currently at TWD 13 Million with the potential to reach TWD 15 Million. To get in on the brewing big pot, make sure to sign up before the start of Level 10. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

600 BB Ante

Action opens with mid positioned Feng Hsien Ching raising to 2,000, the blinds call, the flop is 4♠ 7♦ 3♠ . Small blind leads out 6,000, big blind calls, Ching shoves his 25,700 chips, small blind tanks and big blind quickly joins for a three-way.

Small blind A♥ 4♥ Big blind A♠ 6♠ Chin K♥ K♦

The turn 2♦ and river K♣ secures the win for Ching to ship it and send one out in the process. Ching goes on to win the next hand with K♠ Q♦ two pair on a board A♥ K♥ Q♣ T♦ 3♠ . He earns an extra 6,900 to bring his stack to 92,000.

600 BB Ante

On a board 7♣ 6♠ 5♥ and 10,500 in the pot, Zen Suchart Angunsri bets 3,500 and is check-called by an early position player. No bets on the tyrn Q♣ , but the river 5♦ , no counting needed as Zen moves all of his chips out front. Challenge not accepted to win the pot.

600 BB Ante

Catching the action as Christina Ying gets up to leave, the board is 3-A-2-7-K, she busts with Ace-Nine to Ting Yu Huan’s Ace- King. Ting has chips up to 74,000.

600 BB Ante

Blinds up with 240 entries on the screens. If you haven’t yet heard, the TWD 10 Million guarantee was breached in at Level 2. The pot is approaching TWD 12 Million. To get in on the brewing big pot, make sure to sign up before the start of Level 10. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

500 BB Ante

Under the gun Chung Yi Ho raises to 1,000 that finds two callers, hijack Niroshan Loganathan and big blind You Jun Hong. All three check the flop Q♠ 6♦ T♥ . The turn 4♠ Chung bets 1,700, Loganathan calls, Hong folds. The river J♠ , Chung checks, Loganathan shoves, Chung folds. Loganathan collects the pot while saying he has Jack-Seven, Chung says he had Ace-Queen.

500 BB Ante

Day 1A survivor Chia Siang Ko is guaranteed money and a seat to Day 2. Despite having bagged a decent 19 BB stack, he is looking to improve on it here at Day 1C. Ko is well on his way with 100,000 in chips collected in this hand. All in on the turn 3♠ 5♦ 6♠ T♦ with 3♥ 6♥ two pair, it holds on the river Q♦ to eliminate a player with K♦ K♠ .

500 BB Ante

Three players limp in, small blind raises to 3,200, two limpers call, the flop comes 4♦ 3♥ 8♣ . Small blind c-bets 4,600, only the button continues. No bets on the turn 2♠ and river 3♣ . Small blind opens A♥ K♠ , button Ng Kah Chun wins the pot with 4♣ 6♥ . He chips up to 40,000.

500 BB Ante

Blinds are up, and room is jampacked! There are over 200 entries with more at registration. To get in on the brewing big pot, make sure to sign up before the start of Level 10. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

400 BB Ante

Ng Guan Chee earns a double up with pocket Jacks standing firm against a player’s Ace-Jack suited diamonds. He chips up to 60,000.

400 BB Ante

On a board 6♣ 7♣ J♦ T♦ Q♥ , Sukumar Letchmunan bets 12,800 onto a pot of 18,000 and wins it with no call from Carter Chan. Letchmunan shows big slick for broadway.

400 BB Ante

Commotion at table 19 with Jack En Ching Wu raising to 1,000 from under the gun then big blind open shows his hand thinking there are no bets before him. The TD is called and it is ruled that the hand is not dead and Wu has the advantage of seeing the player’s cards. Big blind has the option of changing the action, he initially pushes then decides to just call. When the flop lands 3♠ T♠ 6♣ , big blind shoves, Wu snap-calls.

Wu Q♣ Q♥ Big blind A♠ K♠

The turn 8♥ and river J♣ keep the Queens ahead. Wu doubles up to 123,000. Big blind drops to 14,000.

400 BB Ante

Under the gun player min-raises, down the orbit Hsiao Wei Wu three-bets to 3,200, back to initial raiser who calls. The flop 4♠ 4♥ 5♥ brings more chips in with Wu betting 4,000, utg check-raising to 10,000, Wu calls. No bets land on the turn 7♣ , but on the river J♥ , Wu bets 10,000, is check-called, Wu shows his K♥ K♠ to win the pot.

400 BB Ante

Cards back in the air! Six levels of late registration remaining. 156 entries and climbing…

400 BB Ante

Players are on their first 10-minute break. When they return, blinds will go up to 200-400, 400 BB Ante. The guarantee was breached at the previous level. At this time, there are 139 entries and climbing. To get in on the brewing big pot, make sure to sign up before the start of Level 10. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

200 BB Ante

A♠ predicted, the TWD 10 Million guarantee has been breached with over 100 entries and climbing. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 at 7:30pm. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

200 BB Ante

A fast 40 minutes has gone by, blinds are now up 100-200-200 BB Ante. Six tables are up and running with 51 entries. At the pace this is going, we expect the guarantee to be breached in this new level. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 at 7:30pm. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660).

100 BB Ante

Brutal crash for a player just halfway through the first level. On a board 5♠ 9♦ Q♦ J♠ A♠ , Ting Yu Huan has A♣ A♥ set, eliminated player with J♠ J♦ lower set. Ting chips up to 50,000.

6,000 BB Ante

The bubble has burst! Che Li Lin is all in on a board 3♦ Q♠ 3♣ 8♣ 4♥ with Q♣ J♥ top pair, Carter Chan denies Lin with an overpair K♦ K♠ .

That ends Day 1C! We will have the chip counts for you as soon as it is available.

6,000 BB Ante

David Erquiaga joins an all in player but is at risk with 41,000. He heads to the races with 7♣ 7♠ and needs to fade A♦ K♠ . The board runs T♥ J♣ 8♣ 3♦ T♦ for Erquiaga to survive and double up.

6,000 BB Ante

Intense hand between Siyang Phua and Lai Xin Hua. Lai opens from utg for 12,000, to his immediate left Phua three-bets to 39,000, Lai calls. The flop 4♣ 4♥ 6♦ Lai check-calls 40,000. On the turn 9♣ , Phua bets 65,000, Lai tanks then opts to give up his stake on the pot.

6,000 BB Ante

Under the gun Seongu Kong and mid position Justin Chi Jen Chu stare down a flop 9♣ 9♠ 7♥ with 45,000 in the pot. Kong check-calls a 25,000 bet. On the turn 8♥ both players check. The river Q♥ , Kong sends out 30,000, Chu calls, Kong opens A♣ Q♣ for top pair on the river. Chu mucks. Kong exhales a big sigh of relief.

6,000 BB Ante

We missed the pre-bubble hand as it happened quite fast. The field is down to 50 players. It is bubble time. They are going hand-for-hand.

6,000 BB Ante

Justin Chi Jen Chu and Zachary Duce face off on a board that completes 4♠ K♠ A♥ 5♣ T♦ with 152,000 already in the pot. Chu bets 91,000, Duce tanks then calls. Chu has A♦ A♣ trips. Duce mucks.

5,000 BB Ante

On a board showing J♦ 3♦ 2♠ 5♥ , short stacked player goes all in with J♠ 8♥ and Anton Lu is there with a call, ready to send him packing with K♣ J♣ . However the poker gods had other plans. The 8♠ drops on the river to deny Lu the bust.

5,000 BB Ante

Button player Yan Jie shoves his 128,000 stack and small blind player snap calls. Jie needs to get lucky with J♠ 8♠ dominated by A♦ K♠ . He does just that with the board running T♥ J♥ 2♣ 6♥ 6♣ .

5,000 BB Ante

Anton Lu and Mai Yuan Qi build a 170,000 pot by the turn board 2♥ 9♠ 8♠ 9♦ . Hijack Lu checks to button Qi who bets 50,000. Lu answers with a jam, Qi snap-calls and shows J♣ 9♣ trips. Lu has K♠ 2♠ . The river Q♥ is not a spade, Lu pays up.

5,000 BB Ante

After winning two big pots, Anton Lu is now chip leading with over 900,000. The first hand, utg+2 jams with Ace-Jack and Lu calls from the small blind with Ace-Queen. The board comes 2♥ 7♦ 3♥ 3♠ A♠ . Lu ships it with a better kicker.

Next hand, Lu three-bets all in from cutoff, small blind joins the shove, initial raiser gets out of the way. Lu with J♣ T♣ , small blind has pocket Queens, three clubs show up to crush and boot the ladies with a flush.

5,000 BB Ante

Yan Jie raises to 12,000, short stack shoves 37,000, Alex Pang and Jie call and check to the turn 5♠ 3♥ 2♥ 3♠ . The river Q♣ , Jie bets 30,000 for a side pot, Pang calls. Jie has K♣ Q♦ two pair to scoop up the pot. All in player with A♦ 8♦ , Pang with A♥ 9♥ .

5,000 BB Ante

All in preflop with Carter Ching Wei Chen in good shape to eliminate a player. It is a flip, Chen with A♠ K♣ , at-risk player with Q♣ Q♠ . Chen’s holecards both pair up as the boar comes 2♦ K♥ 7♥ A♣ 6♣ . Chen has now overtaken Alex Pang up top with 680,000.