USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Mystery Bounty draws 534 for ₫4.6BN prize pool; 56 advance; Siyang Phua, Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 top heats

Another bustling day at the U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series with 285 entries (Day 1C – 152, Day 1D – 133) added to the Mystery Bounty player tally. This boosted the total field to 534 entries, and with each buy in costing TWD 10,000 (~$330), the prize pool surged to a rich TWD 4,661,900 (~$154,390).

Ending the day as heat leaders were Malaysia’s Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 (Day 1C) with 685,000 and Singaporean WSOP Online bracelet winner Siyang Phua (Day 1D) who bagged up 808,000, just 2 BB behind overall race leader Australia’s Anton Lu.Read up on our recap just below.

End of Day 1C – 16 players

Day 1C brought in 152 entries with 16 players reaching the money round. Malaysia’s Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 was the bane of several players with his pocket Tens causing plenty of damage.

Well before the bubble round, Lee entered a four way shove that granted him a winning set of Tens to knock out a couple of players and jump to an enormous lead.

Down to three tables, Lee 李詩堡delivered another crushing bad beat with a double gutshot finding the river. Lee 李詩堡opened from under the gun and got called by the blinds. At the flop , Lee c-bet then tank-called a check-raise by the small blind. The turn , small blind shoved, Lee tanked then said, “l know I’m behind but let’s go for it!” He made the call and showed which was behind . That all changed when the landed to award the straight.

Lee 李詩堡 bagged up 685,000 (69 BB) to place him overall third in chips. Day 1C wrapped up with Michael Kravitz dominating .

Over at the Day 1D turbo flight, 14 advanced out of 133 entries. WSOP Online bracelet winner Aaron Siyang Phua was happy to bag up 808,000 (81 BB) and commented “ahh, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen this many chips”.

One bust before the bubble round, Phua added to his already bloated pile by ending a short stack’s desperation. From the big blind, Phua defended with that went on to land trips Twos on the flop to easily defeat .

The day ended with USA’s Duy Ho delivering the bubble. Also making it through were Singapore’s Jacky Wang 王立傑 who finished 2nd at the Kick Off event, UPoker’s Tse Ian Lee 李詩堡, and Taiwan’s Chia Yun Wu 吳家運.

End of Day 1D (Turbo) – 14 players

Mystery Bounty review

Buy in: TWD 10,000 (~$330)
Guarantee: TWD 3,000,000 (~$99,350)
Entries: 534
Prize pool: TWD 4,661,900 (~$154,390)
ITM: 56 players

Day 1A: 143 entries / 15 advance
Day 1B: 106 entries / 11 advance
Day 1C: 152 entries / 16 advance
Day 1D (Turbo): 133 / 14 advance

Top 10 in chips

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Action resumes on Monday, February 13 starting at 1pm at host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club Taipei). Follow the action via the Live Updates. The 56 returning players are each guaranteed a minimum ₫11,200 (~$370) while ₫450,000 (~$14,900) is reserved for the champion.

Mystery Bounty rewards

Players fortunate to eliminate a player will receive a bounty reward. The largest bounty is ₫500,000 (~$16,560).

Unlike most Mystery Bounty events, this version adds another layer of mystery to the game. Out of the 56 mystery bounty rewards, seven are coined “Top Prize”. Players that draw this ticket will receive anywhere from ₫100,000 to ₫500,000. However they won’t find out the actual amount until the next day. According to the organizers, one of the top seven prizes will be available to Main Event final table players.

Mystery Bounty prizes in TWD

Payouts in TWD