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

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.

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.