Inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series pays out massive $1.6M; next stop Hanoi, Vietnam over $1 Million in guarantees

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02/20/2023

The first ever U Series of Poker live festival sponsored by Poker2U concluded its ten-day run at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City, Taiwan. Running from February 10 to 19, 2023, the event was a roaring success with players from around the world converging to be take part in the inaugural series. At the close, records were broken, guarantees were shattered, and a grand prize pool of TWD 48,718,400 (~$1,6065,700) was amassed across 23 tournaments. Here are the highlights.

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Festival review

Grand prize pool: TWD 48,718,400 (~$1,6065,700)
Entries: 3,802
Record breaker: Main Event – 1,043 entries
Main Event prize pool: TWD 18,210,800 (~$600,200)
Main Event champion: Edwin Dela Cruz “Hit D Heat” – TWD 3,060,000 (~$100,800)
Multi-champions: Ching Chia Wang (2), Zong Chi He (2)
Trophy winners: Taiwan (15), Malaysia (3), Philippines (2), Hong Kong (1), USA (1), Belgium (1)

Up next, the USOP heads to Hanoi, Vietnam featuring ₫25 Billion, that’s over one million US dollars in guarantees. This is the richest Vietnam guarantee ever announced. Games take place at the Crown Poker Club. The event runs from April 14 to 24, 2023. Mark your calendars!

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During the official ceremony and ribbon cutting of the inaugural USOP live series on February 15, 2023, USOP’s Alex Wong delivered a short speech,

“Thank you for all the support! We will be hosting the next event in Hanoi, Vietnam. That will happen on April 14 to 24. I hope to see all of you guys there and bring along your friends!”

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Festival winners

Champion 姓名 Flag Tournament Entries Prize Pool Payout
Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines MAIN EVENT 1,043 18,210,800 3,060,000
Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’ 陳靖惟 Taiwan Kick Off 375 2,619,000 547,000
Zong Chi He 何宗奇 Taiwan Turbo NLH 85 222,600 71,800
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 Taiwan Mystery Bounty 534 4,661,900 450,000
Chung Yi Ho 何崇義 Taiwan Hyper Turbo 137 358,800 100,400
Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 Taiwan Bubble Rush 26 166,500 68,300
Isaac Phua Malaysia Turbo NLH 142 371,900 66,600
Cheng Chieh Wang 黃政傑 Taiwan Bounty Hunter 130 971,900 274,600
Hon Cheong Lee Hong Kong Mini High Roller 45 1,309,500 412,600
Ching Chia Wang 王淨加 Taiwan Short Deck 64 167,600 60,300
Chris Chen Taiwan 7-Max Shot Clock 60 942,800 339,500
Chih Wei Fan 范植威 Taiwan High Roller 66 3,905,200 1,142,200
Ching Chia Wang 王淨加 Taiwan PLO KO Bounty 85 633,500 204,900
Shuin Lee 李書吟 Taiwan Ladies Event 54 310,800 115,000
David Erquiaga Philippines Pot Limit Omaha 105 550,000 165,000
Duy Ho USA Single Day High Roller 69 2,677,200 743,000
Chin Hao Weng Taiwan Run It Twice 140 597,500 167,000
Richard Lee Ling 劉李鈴 Taiwan Hyper Turbo 78 204,300 69,500
Patrick Liang Taiwan Megastack 288 3,771,400 831,400
Lun Loon Malaysia Super High Roller 46 4,194,300 1,321,200
Kevin Ang Malaysia NLH Crazy 10 109 543,100 120,500
Zong Chi He 何宗奇 Taiwan Short Deck 23 301,200 150,600
Kristof Segers Belgium The Closer 98 1,026,600 313,100

Main Event: EDWIN DELA CRUZ

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Edwin Dela Cruz

Filipino player Edwin Dela Cruz emerged as the first ever USOP live festival Main Event champion and pocketed a career high TWD 3,060,000 (~$100,800). The festival headliner hauled in a record breaking 1,043 entries, the largest international field ever brought together in Taiwan. In turn, it ripped past the advertised TWD 10M guarantee for a huge TWD 18,210,800 (~$600,200) prize pool.

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Final side event results

LUN LOON rides high at the Super High Roller

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Lun Loon

Buy in: TWD 100,000 (~$3,300)
Entries: 46
Prize pool: TWD 4,194,300 (~$138,240)
ITM: 7 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Lun Loon Malaysia 1,321,200
2 Kean Wei Tan Malaysia 954,200
3 Wai Kiat Lee Malaysia 608,200
4 Hon Cheong Lee 李翰鏘 Hong Kong 461,400
5 Alan Khoo Singapore 356,500
6 Anton Lu Australia 272,600
7 Chijen Chu 朱啟仁 Taiwan 220,200

DUY HO scores a Taiwan title, wins Single Day High Roller

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Duy Ho

Buy in: TWD 44,000 (~$1,450)
Entries: 69
Prize pool: TWD 2,677,200 (~$88,240)
ITM: 10 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Duy Ho USA 743,000
2 Lai Heng Foo Malaysia 530,000
3 Chia Chaing Ko 柯家翔 Taiwan 349,000
4 Kok Wai Sim Malaysia 270,000
5 Thananat Therdtakoonrat Thailand 215,400
6 Lee Kun Han 李昆翰 Taiwan 170,200
7 Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 Taiwan 135,400
8 Lun Loon Malaysia 107,200
9 David Erquiaga Philippines 83,000
10 Shao Heng Hsu 徐紹恆 Taiwan 74,000

PATRICK LIANG takes down the Megastack

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Patrick Liang

Buy in: TWD 15,000 (~$495)
Entries: 288
Prize pool: TWD 3771,400 (~$124,300)
ITM: 37 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Patrick Liang Taiwan 831,400
2 Puyen Fang 方步言 Taiwan 584,600
3 Kok Wai Sim Malaysia 376,000
4 Shan Hui Chua Singapore 234,800
5 Yan Jie Wu 吳彥杰 Taiwan 181,200
6 Chien Chih Weng 翁芊智 Taiwan 150,000
7 Lai Xin Hua Singapore 126,200
8 Jack Lim Malaysia 103,700
9 Yuanxi Chen Singapore 83,100
10 Cheng Jing Lim Malaysia 70,300
11 Seigai Kou Japan 70,300
12 Ravn Teo Singapore 70,300
13 Mingchang Hsiao 蕭明昌 Taiwan 59,800
14 Isaac Chern Chze Malaysia 59,800
15 Peng Sen Wu 吳鵬森 Taiwan 59,800
16 Tong Tan Singapore 49,800
17 Jacky Wang Singapore 49,800
18 Huawei Lin 林華瑋 Taiwan 49,800
19 Alex Wong Malaysia 40,700
20 Norman Leaw Malaysia 40,700
21 Chi Jen Chen 陳紀任 Taiwan 40,700
22 Wei En Shih 施維恩 Taiwan 32,800
23 Anton Zhen Zhao Australia 32,800
24 Ki Him Chau Hong Kong 32,800
25 Zong Chi He 何宗奇 Taiwan 29,000
26 Ang Yang Siang Malaysia 29,000
27 Hsusheng Wang 王敘昇 Taiwan 29,000
28 Chung Yi Ho 何崇義 Taiwan 25,600
29 蔡政霖 Taiwan 25,600
30 Hsienching Feng 馮先慶 Taiwan 25,600
31 Chengchieh 黃政傑 Taiwan 25,600
32 Lee Kuang Hung 李光紘 Taiwan 25,600
33 Chin Chia Ho 何晉嘉 Taiwan 25,600
34 Chang Ming Lo 羅章銘 Taiwan 25,600
35 Jason Lau Malaysia 25,600
36 Mei San Ang Singapore 25,600
37 Feng Wen Chen 陳豐文 Taiwan 22,800

CHIN HAO WENG wins Run It Twice

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Chin Hao Wang

Buy in: TWD 5,000 (~$165)
Entries: 140
Prize pool: TWD 597,500 (~$18,700)
ITM: 18 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Chin Hao Weng 翁璟豪 Taiwan 167,000
2 Chih Feng Li 李志峯 Taiwan 105,300
3 Fubang Huang 黃富邦 Taiwan 62,400
4 Ching Chia Wang 王淨加 Taiwan 37,600
5 Eric Chan Malaysia 29,300
6 Cun Wu Hong 洪春武 Taiwan 24,500
7 Armando Cabardo Philippines 21,200
8 Yu Tang Hung 洪郁棠 Taiwan 18,900
9 Dissapong Thailand 16,700
10 Ooi Yang Tzer Malaysia 14,600
11 Isaac Phua Malaysia 14,600
12 Chiying Tsai 蔡季瑛 Taiwan 14,600
13 Chingwei Chen 陳靖惟 Taiwan 12,700
14 Cheng Chieh Yang 楊成傑 Taiwan 12,700
15 Tharit Nanthana Thailand 12,700
16 Ang Yang Yi Malaysia 10,900
17 Alan Khoo Singapore 10,900
18 Chian Huang 黃謙 Taiwan 10,900

RICHARD LEE LING wins Hyper Turbo

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Richard Lee Ling

Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 78
Prize pool: TWD 204,300 (~$6,730)
ITM: 10 paces

Payouts in TWD

1 Richard Lee Ling 劉李鈴 Taiwan 69,500
2 Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 Taiwan 39,800
3 Shu Yih Ng Malaysia 24,900
4 Duhan Lee South Korea 16,800
5 Changwon Lee South Korea 12,800
6 Seong Su Kong South Korea 10,400
7 Hyun Sup Kim South Korea 9,000
8 Sheng Wei Chan Singapore 8,000
9 Tim Yeh Yeh Szu 葉思廷 Taiwan 7,000
10 Tung Yang Lin 林東陽 Australia 6,100

KEVIN ANG wins NLH Crazy 10

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Buy in: TWD 4,400 (~$145)
Entries: 109
Prize pool: TWD 543,100 (~$17,900)
ITM: 14 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Kevin Ang Malaysia 120,500
2 Murat Yesniyazov Kazakhstan 74,300
3 Ariuntemvvjin Mongolia 44,600
4 Daniel Wong Malaysia 29,100
5 Thomas Wang Taiwan 22,500
6 Richard Lee Ling 劉李玲 Taiwan 18,500
7 An Deaho South Korea 157,000
8 Chien Chih Weng 翁芊智 Taiwan 13,700
9 Huawei Weiwei Lin 林華薇 Taiwan 12,100
10 Dorjbal Lkhunrev Mongolia 10,600
11 Tharit Nanthana Thailand 10,600
12 Sing Fu Chen 陳信甫 Taiwan 10,600
13 Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 Taiwan 9,500
14 Sanchai Thailand 9,500

ZONG CHI HE wins second title at Short Deck

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Zong Chi He

Buy in: TWD 15,000 (~$495)
Entries: 23
Prize pool: TWD 301,200 (~$9,900)
ITM: 3 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Zong Chi He 何宗奇 Taiwan 150,600
2 Daniel Donohue Taiwan 90,400
3 Ching Chia Wang 王淨加 Taiwan 60,200

KRISTOF SEGERS lifts last trophy of the festival

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Kristof Segers

Buy in: TWD 12,000 (~$395)
Entries: 98
Prize pool: TWD 1,026,600 (~$33,835)
ITM: 13 places

Payouts in TWD

1 Kristof Segers Belgium 313,100
2 Max Tay Singapore 192,500
3 Xing Jie Chew Singapore 118,100
4 Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 Taiwan 77,000
5 Ya Ting Chou 周雅婷 Taiwan 60,100
6 Peng Sen Wu 吳鵬森 Taiwan 48,000
7 Chin Hao Weng 翁璟豪 Taiwan 40,800
8 An Deaho South Korea 35,400
9 Yew Tong Malaysia 31,300
10 Jonathan Looi Malaysia 28,200
11 Daniel Wong Malaysia 28,200
12 Huawei Lin 林華瑋 Taiwan 28,200
13 Shen Yongxin 傅子袁 Singapore 25,700

That concludes Somuchpoker’s full coverage of the U Series of Poker – Poker2U Taiwan Series at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association.

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