U Series of Poker (USOP) – Poker2U 2023 Taiwan Series

Taiwan, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker AssociationEVENT

2023.02.15 - 2023.02.19Add to Calendar

U Series Of Poker

Yu Che Liu 劉運哲

Final Day

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2/19/2023, 7:00:00 PM

Lucky river for Edwin Dela Cruz

Level 34: 200,000 / 400,000

400,000 BB Ante

Edwin Dela Cruz is all in with Q♦ 9♠ and Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 has him dominated in chips and in holecards with A♦ Q♠ . With the board running J♦ 3♦ 3♠ 6♠ , it looks like the end for the lone Filipino at the table but the river 9♣ keeps Cruz alive to score a huge double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	9,800,000(25 BB)	-4,200,000
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲	2,400,000(6 BB)	2,030,000

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2/19/2023, 6:40:00 PM

Yu Che Liu survives two shoves

Level 33: 150,000 / 300,000

300,000 BB Ante

Down to 4 BB, Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 shoves with A♥ Q♣ and wins the blinds and antes. On his second shove holding 5♥ 4♣ , Eric Chan challenges with Q♣ J♦ . With the board felting 2♣ 6♦ 8♦ K♠ 3♠ , it is a straight on the river for Liu 劉運哲 to rise to double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EC Eric Chan	2,100,000(7 BB)	-3,100,000
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲	370,000(1 BB)	-830,000

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2/19/2023, 6:30:00 PM

Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 plunges, Cruz takes the lead

Level 33: 150,000 / 300,000

300,000 BB Ante

Edwin Dela Cruz raises from under the gun, and small blind Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 tosses in the call. At the flop 9♣ 7♥ 5♣ , Liu 劉運哲 leads out 700,00, Cruz flats. The turn Q♥ , all the chips go in with Liu 劉運哲 first to fire 1,100,00 then calling Cruz’s shove of 5,2,00,000.

Liu 劉運哲 A♦ 7♣ Cruz 5♦ 5♥

Liu 劉運哲 is drawing dead and proceeds to plunge to to 4 BB. The river 9♥ is of no consequence. With this win, Cruz takes the lead for the first time this final day.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	14,000,000(47 BB)	6,200,000
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲	1,200,000(4 BB)	-2,300,000

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2/19/2023, 6:10:00 PM

Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 folds to Cruz’s three-bet

Level 33: 150,000 / 300,000

300,000 BB Ante

From cutoff, Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 raises big to 1,000,000, big blind Edwin Dela Cruz three-bets to 3,200,000, Liu 劉運哲 folds, giving up a big chunk of chips.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jia Song Liu 劉家菘	11,000,000(37 BB)	1,200,000
ED Edwin Dela Cruz	7,800,000(26 BB)	2,000,000
EC Eric Chan	5,200,000(17 BB)	-400,000
KH Kun Han Lee 李昆翰	3,700,000(12 BB)	-100,000
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲	3,500,000(12 BB)	-2,300,000

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2/19/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 sends Ong tanking

Level 31: 75,000 / 150,000

150,000 BB Ante

Hijack player Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 raises to 525,000, button Tiger Beng Wei Ong calls, blinds fold, the flop comes 8♦ T♣ 2♥ . Liu 劉運哲 wastes no time counting and announces all in with a stack that well covers Ong. Ong tanks and eventually lays it down. According to the stream, Liu 劉運哲 has A♦ A♥ and Ong with J♣ J♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲	5,800,000(39 BB)	500,000
BW Beng Wei Ong	2,800,000(19 BB)	-600,000

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2/19/2023, 3:50:00 PM

Live stream underway, Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 wins a pot

Level 31: 75,000 / 150,000

150,000 BB Ante

From cutoff, Yu Che Liu 劉運哲 opens for 400,000, big blind Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 defends. At the flop A♦ K♣ 5♥ , both check. On the turn T♥ , Liu bets 400,000, Lee 李昆翰 folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲	5,300,000(35 BB)	5,300,000
KH Kun Han Lee 李昆翰	2,800,000(19 BB)	2,800,000