USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Hot lineup today featuring High Roller 3M gtd and Ladies Event; Hon Cheong Lee, Isaac Phua, 傅子袁, 黃政傑, 王淨加 win trophies
The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. has been packed to the hilt since kick off and it will only get bigger with plenty of events yet to be tabled. Today marks the halfway point. Nine events have already been conquered. The latest winners were Hon Cheong Lee, Joey Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁, Isaac Chern Chze, Cheng Chieh Huang 黃政傑, and Ching Chia Wang 王淨加. We have those results down below.
Trophy seekers will be thrilled at today’s Valentine’s Day lineup as it offers four unique events with buy ins from TWD 5,000 (~$165) to TWD 66,000 (~$1,200). If you are looking to play your way into the upcoming festival highlight – which starts tomorrow – the first of three Main Event Satellites will also be running. Here’s a look at the schedule.
Breaking it down, cards start flying at 1pm with the 7-Max Shot Clock. This type of event keeps everyone on their toes as players only have a limited 30-seconds to act. However, that can be extended with time banks. Players are given four 30-second time banks plus an additional two for those that reach the final table. Starting stack is 25,000, blinds go up every 25 minutes, registration closes at the start of Level 9. Buy in is TWD 18,000 (~$600).
For players with bigger bankrolls, today’s games include the High Roller TWD 3,000,000 (~$99,300) guaranteed. As seen at yesterday’s Mini HR, international players and locals have already made their way for some early practice. You can expect last night’s champion Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee, Taiwan’s Pete Yen Han Chen, Canada’s Niroshan Loganathan , and 2022 GPI National Philippines winner David Erquiaga in attendance. Players start with a deep 60,000 stack (150 BB) with blinds increasing at a steady 40 minute pace. Day 1 bags up at the end of Level 10, late registration closes in Day 2 at the start of Level 11. Buy in is TWD 66,000 (~$2,185). Cards in the air at 3pm.
Pot Limit Omaha enthusiasts are also covered in today’s festivities with the PLO KO Bounty taking place at 4pm. Buy in is TWD 12,000 (~$400).
At 6pm the festival brings you the Ladies Event! For all the ladies that love poker, come on over and take on the challenge. Be the first one to win this exclusive title! As bonus, TWO TROPHIES will be awarded to the champion which can be given as a gift to that special someone this Valentine’s Day. Buy in is TWD 5,000 (~$165) for ladies and a pricier TWD 10,000 (~$330) for the gents.
Also taking place is the exciting conclusion of the Mystery Bounty with six players returning to try to draw the TWD 500,000 top prize from the treasure chest. Five players are guaranteed a minimum TWD 100,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 is guaranteed TWD 200,000 for his two draws.
| Player | Draws |
| Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 | 2 |
| Leopold Godefroy | 1 |
| Zachary Duce | 1 |
| Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森 | 1 |
| Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 | 1 |
| Cheng Jing Lim 林祐聖 | 1 |
| Top prizes | Rewards |
| 500,000 | x1 |
| 200,000 | x2 |
| 150,000 | x1 |
| 100,000 | x3 |
Event results
HON CHEONG LEE wins Mini High Roller title
Deja vu for Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee who took down last night’s Mini High Roller title after outlasting Belgium’s Kristof Segers at heads up. This is a familiar moment for Lee who won the WPT Prime Taiwan Super High Roller in November last year.
Buy in: TWD 33,000 (~$1,100)
Entries: 45
Prize pool: TWD 1,309,500 (~$43,360)
ITM: 7 places
| Place | Player | 姓名 | Flag | Payout in TWD |
| 1 | Hon Cheong Lee | Hong Kong | 412,600 | |
| 2 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 297,900 | |
| 3 | Niroshan | Canada | 189,900 | |
| 4 | Chih Feng Li | 李志峯 | Taiwan | 144,000 |
| 5 | Yungyu Chen | 陳永裕 | Taiwan | 111,300 |
| 6 | Ayata Saito | Japan | 85100 | |
| 7 | Ming Juen Teoh | Malaysia | 68700 |
wins the Bubble Rush
Buy in: TWD 5,000 (~$165)
Entries: 26
Prize pool: TWD 166,500 (~$5,510)
ITM: 5 places
| Place | Player | 姓名 | Flag | Payout in TWD |
| 1 | Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 68,300 |
| 2 | Zachary Duce | Australia | 41,600 | |
| 3 | Yu Tang Wang | 王毓棠 | Taiwan | 25,000 |
| 4 | Cheng Chieh Yang | 楊成傑 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
| 5 | Mark Gruendemann | Ireland | 13,300 |
ISAAC CHERN CHZE PHUA ships the Turbo NLH
Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 142
Prize pool: ₫371,900 (~$12,300)
ITM: 18 places
| Place | Player | 姓名 | Flag | Payout in TWD |
| 1 | Isaac Chern Chze Phua | Malaysia | 66,600 | |
| 2 | Chin Hao Weng | 翁璟豪 | Taiwan | 57,300 |
| 3 | Meng Hsun Lin | 林孟勳 | Taiwan | 45,200 |
| 4 | Chih Feng Li | 李志峯 | Taiwan | 42,500 |
| 5 | Chen Wei Ting | 陳韋廷 | Taiwan | 38,400 |
| 6 | Chen Yi Liu | 劉甄詒 | Taiwan | 15200 |
| 7 | Fuhau Lai | Malaysia | 13200 | |
| 8 | Yuan Hsu Lee | 李元旭 | Taiwan | 11700 |
| 9 | Future Ong | Malaysia | 10400 | |
| 10 | Elvis Elvis | Malaysia | 9100 | |
| 11 | Peng Sen Wu | 吳鵬森 | Taiwan | 9100 |
| 12 | Pei Lung Cheng | 鄭焙隆 | Taiwan | 9100 |
| 13 | Chih Cheng Chen | 陳致成 | Taiwan | 7900 |
| 14 | Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | 7900 |
| 15 | Szu Wei Chiu | 邱思維 | Taiwan | 7900 |
| 16 | Anton Zhen Zhao | Australia | 6800 | |
| 17 | You Da Tsai | 蔡侑達 | Taiwan | 6800 |
| 18 | Lee Kun Han | 李昆翰 | Taiwan | 6800 |
CHENG CHIEH HUANG 黃政傑 holds his head high at the Bounty Hunter
Buy in: TWD 12,000 (~$400)
Entries: 130
Prize pool: TWD 971,900 (~$32,180)
ITM: 17 places
| Place | Player | 姓名 | Flag | Payout in TWD |
| 1 | Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 274,600 |
| 2 | Chris Chen | 陳炫堯 | Taiwan | 173,800 |
| 3 | Chia Chaing Ko | 柯家翔 | Taiwan | 103,100 |
| 4 | Chien Hua Lo | 羅健華 | Taiwan | 63,200 |
| 5 | Shuin Li | 李書吟 | Taiwan | 48,200 |
| 6 | Phuah Yi Yuan | Singapore | 40900 | |
| 7 | Tzuyuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 35400 |
| 8 | Kurt Chun Han Lin | 林君翰 | Taiwan | 31100 |
| 9 | Pei Lung Cheng | 鄭焙隆 | Taiwan | 27400 |
| 10 | Chian Huang | 黃謙 | Taiwan | 24300 |
| 11 | Feng Wen Chen | 陳豐文 | Taiwan | 24300 |
| 12 | Yenpo Chen | 陳彥博 | Taiwan | 24300 |
| 13 | Keng Yong Tan | Singapore | 21300 | |
| 14 | An Deaho | South Korea | 21300 | |
| 15 | Yan Chen Jiang | 江彥辰 | Taiwan | 21300 |
| 16 | Shengfu Yu | 游勝富 | Taiwan | 18700 |
| 17 | Yun Li | 李昀 | Taiwan | 18700 |
CHING CHIA WANG 王淨加 claims the Short Deck title
Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 64
Prize pool: TWD 167,600 (~$5,550)
ITM: 7 places
| Place | Player | 姓名 | Flag | Payout in TWD |
| 1 | Ching Chia Wang | 王淨加 | Taiwan | 60,300 |
| 2 | Hsiao Wei Wu | 吳孝維 | Taiwan | 35,500 |
| 3 | Cheng Yi Ho | 何承益 | Taiwan | 22,200 |
| 4 | Patrick Liang | Taiwan | 15,100 | |
| 5 | Yong Hing Foo | Malaysia | 11,700 | |
| 6 | Peng Sen Wu | 吳鵬森 | Taiwan | 9200 |
| 7 | Tung Yang Lin | Australia | 7600 | |
| 8 | Yih Chia Shaw | 邵詣嘉 | Taiwan | 6000 |
More action ahead so stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you daily recaps and highlights of the ongoing series. The inauguralUSOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series kicked off on February 10 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City and runs until February 19, 2023. For photos, head to the Somuchpoker News & Event Coverage facebook page.
