USOP Taiwan Day 6 highlights: Jennifer Cassell ships Mini Main; Yita Choong, Keon Young Oh lift #2; Seung Hun Ko, Lin Wei Ka, Wei Ting Chen score wins

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01/11/2024

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With Day 6 in the books, the U Series of Poker (USOP) season opener is now halfway through at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan. The wall-to-wall action saw Yita Choong and Keon Young Oh become the first multi-winners, Jennifer Cassell rise at the Mini Main, joined by three other USOP maiden title-holders Seung Hun Ko, Lin Wei Kai, and Wei Ting Chen. Here are the highlights.

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“Staying patient and disciplined” granted JENNIFER CASSELL the Mini Main Event victory

Wedged in the middle at the start of Day 2, Australia’s Jennifer Cassell went on to glory at the Mini Main for her first win outside of home soil. Cassell banked NTD 1,176,000 (~USD 37,775) and her first USOP title.

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“I’m very fortunate to be able to travel to other countries and play poker. Taipei is my favorite place I’ve visited for poker, which makes this win even sweeter. I’m very excited and feel as though it’s a great achievement! It feels amazing to have such great support behind me from my partner Bert Perry & fellow Australians, some that have also travelled here and others back home.

It’s a great feeling to start the year with a significant win. It will set me up for a nice year ahead, I hope. As for the tournament itself: it’s incredibly tough to run so deep in a large field MTT, you really need a lot of luck on your side. For me staying disciplined and patient while short stacked was a key to my success.”

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The two-day Mini Main drew a towering crowd of 747 entries propelling the prize pool to NTD 6,525,500 (~USD 209,786). Among the 95 advancing players, frontrunners Chau Hau Tsai and Alan Lau Kin Lun were in prime form to take it very deep. Tsai secured a spot at the final table, finishing in 5th place, however Lau was not so fortunate, stopped early in 66th place.

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Chang Xiang Guang

For Malaysia’s Chang Xiang Guang,it was another impressive run. Heearned his third final table cash with a 3rd place berth.

Date: January 8 to 10, 2024
Buy in: NTD 10,000 (~USD 320)
Guarantee: NTD 2,000,000 (~USD 64,297)
Entries: 747
Prize Pool: NTD 6,525,500 (~USD 209,786)
ITM: 95 places

Rank Player Flag Payout in NTD
1 Jennifer Cassell Australia 1,176,000
2 Daniel Yang Taiwan 825,000
3 Chang Xiang Guang Malaysia 531,600
4 Pi Ying Hsu Taiwan 393,200
5 Chau Hau Tsai Taiwan 300,300
6 Chih Wei Chen Taiwan 238,000
7 Tzu Shaing Chen Taiwan 197,000
8 Shun Jian Yee Singapore 155,600
9 Kuo Wei Kao Taiwan 117,600
10 Kai Jan Chou Taiwan 97,500
11 Nguyen Huu Cao Vietnam 97,500
12 Kai Liang Chang Taiwan 97,500
13 Li Wei Wang Taiwan 77,600
14 Cheng En Tsai Taiwan 77,600
15 Fan Yu Tseng Taiwan 77,600
16 Yashiro Naoki Japan 64,200
17 Chien Wei Lin Taiwan 64,200
18 Kuan An Chen Taiwan 64,200
19 Chun Wei Shiao Taiwan 52,600
20 Tse An Lee Singapore 52,600
21 Wingsze Ho Hong Kong 52,600
22 Chi Ho Ling Hong Kong 44,700
23 Tan Ong Kwan Malaysia 44,700
24 Zhiyu Wang Australia 44,700
25 Federico Faranda Germany 37,200
26 Chi Jen Chen Taiwan 37,200
27 Zi Wei Tung Taiwan 37,200
28 Chi Der Lei China 30,500
29 Joe Chen Taiwan 30,500
30 Thomas Liffick UK 30,500
31 Chun An Chou Taiwan 30,500
32 Sorawit Suriyakarn Thailand 30,500
33 Dexter Santos Philippines 30,500
34 Lee Kuang Hung Taiwan 30,500
35 Phat Nguyen Australia 30,500
36 Gingyu Huang Taiwan 30,500
37 Kaiser Huang Taiwan 26,600
38 Ya Ting Chou Taiwan 26,600
39 Chih Feng Li Taiwan 26,600
40 Chia Ta Tsai Taiwan 26,600
41 Yu Yong Lin Taiwan 26,600
42 Mongsong Kuo Taiwan 26,600
43 Hsu Sheng Chang Taiwan 26,600
44 Weihao Huang Taiwan 26,600
45 Jim Wang Singapore 26,600
46 Hsinhui Peng Taiwan 23,500
47 Yan Xin Ng Singapore 23,500
48 Jereld Sam Singapore 23,500
49 Chang Le Lin Taiwan 23,500
50 Yan Wen Yee Malaysia 23,500
51 Romain Bier France 23,500
52 Rundulf Martin Gonzales Philippines 23,500
53 Paul Yugendra Malaysia 23,500
54 John Jay Magadan Philippines 23,500
55 Oliver Schulze Germany 21,300
56 Chien Hsiang Hung Taiwan 21,300
57 Masato Nagamine Japan 21,300
58 Fu An Huang Taiwan 21,300
59 Yiu Cheong Ho Hong Kong 21,300
60 Richard Kim Canada 21,300
61 Juns Leong Malaysia 21,300
62 Jonathan Looi Malaysia 21,300
63 Napat Buranatavonsom Thailand 21,300
64 Yuan Fu Lo Taiwan 19,400
65 Justin Jerome Geronimo Philippines 19,400
66 King Lun Alan Lau Hong Kong 19,400
67 Chien Yu Lin Taiwan 19,400
68 Tran Duc Kien Vietnam 19,400
69 Shaotang Lu Taiwan 19,400
70 Ta Wei Wei Taiwan 19,400
71 Kim Hak Do South Korea 19,400
72 Meng Ling Lin Taiwan 19,400
73 Yun Lam Kevin Choi Hong Kong 19,400
74 Pak Hei Chan Hong Kong 17,600
75 Shao Hong Yu Taiwan 17,600
76 Wai Shun Poon Hong Kong 17,600
77 Haram Joo South Korea 17,600
78 Tsung En Yeh Taiwan 17,600
79 Xsien Lee Qu Taiwan 17,600
80 Yun Ping Li Taiwan 17,600
81 Kaihung Hu Taiwan 17,600
82 Yungyu Chen Taiwan 17,600
83 Lai Koon Lim Singapore 15,900
84 Haruto Murata Japan 15,900
85 Wen Yen Chiu Taiwan 15,900
86 Yick Kuen Hiew Singapore 15,900
87 Seo Hojin South Korea 15,900
88 Wai Huen Lee Hong Kong 15,900
89 Kei Hong Leong Singapore 15,900
90 Zong Chi He Taiwan 15,900
91 Si Yang Phua Singapore 15,900
92 Ka Hei Choi Hong Kong 14,300
93 Dou Houng Chien Taiwan 14,300
94 Aladin Reskallah France 14,300
95 Yi Chun Lin Taiwan 14,300

YITA CHOONG lifts second series title at High Roller Megastack

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Second series win for Yita Choong! The Australian high roller’s first USOP visit was in Da Nang in November where he missed his chance at victory numerous times. Not the case though in Taiwan. Choong won the opening day Mini High Roller, then at Day 6, he outshined at the High Roller Megastack for his series second title. Choong became the first player to win two trophies at USOP Taiwan.

The High Roller Megastack attracted an elite crowd of 92 runners for a substantial prize pool of NTD 8,120,900 (~USD 261,076). The top 14 got paid with Choong banking the NTD 2,436,300 (~USD 78,250) first prize. He is now closing in on NTD 3M in series winnings.

Date: January 9 to 10, 2024
Buy in: NTD 100,000 (~USD 3,215)
Guarantee: NTD 2,500,000 (~USD 80,372)
Entries: 92
Prize Pool: NTD 8,120,900 (~USD 261,076)
ITM: 14 places

Rank Player Flag Payout in NTD
1 Yita Choong Australia 2,436,300
2 Hon Cheong Lee Hong Kong 1,502,400
3 Punnat Punsri Thailand 901,400
4 Win Meng Tan Malaysia 588,800
5 Jeong Yim South Korea 454,800
6 Seung Mook Jung South Korea 373,600
7 Hoong Kiat Alex Malaysia 316,700
8 Webster Chih Wei Lim Malaysia 276,100
9 Matthew Belcher UK 243,600
10 Justin Tsui Australia 215,200
11 Paul Nattapatsiri Thailand 215,200
12 William Jia Australia 215,200
13 Anton Zhen Zhao Lu Australia 190,800
14 Dae Woong Song South Korea 190,800

USOP newcomer SEUNG HUN KO wins Midweek Superstack

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On his first-ever USOP stop, South Korea’s Seung Hun Ko rose above the sizable 161 entry field of the popular Midweek Superstack to capture the coveted win and the NTD 560,400 (~USD 18,000) top prize. Strong finish as well for High Roller Warm Up champion William Jia who placed 4th.

Date: January 10, 2024
Buy in: NTD 15,000 (~USD 480)
Guarantee: NTD 1,000,000 (~USD 32,149)
Entries: 161
Prize Pool: NTD 2,108,300 (~USD 67,779)
ITM: 21 places

Rank Player Flag Payout in NTD
1 Seung Hun Ko South Korea 560,400
2 Juns Leong Malaysia 367,000
3 Kennie Tay Singapore 216,300
4 William Jia Australia 131,700
5 Conor Grimsley UK 101,600
6 Toshio Kataoka Japan 84,200
7 Yung Yu Chen Taiwan 72,900
8 Dou Houng Chien Taiwan 64,300
9 Jun Li United 56,000
10 Kuan Hua Huang Taiwan 48,500
11 Kwok Yip Hong Kong 48,500
12 Kyle Bao Diep Vietnam 48,500
13 Napat Buranatavonsom Thailand 41,100
14 Napat Chokejindachai Thailand 41,100
15 Ting Yao Lin Taiwan 41,100
16 Oliver Schulze Germany 34,200
17 Kaiser Huang Taiwan 34,200
18 Ya Ting Chou Taiwan 34,200
19 Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines 27,500
20 Lee Ka Chun Hong Kong 27,500
21 John Tech Philippines 27,500

Local player LIN WEI KAI wins Pot Limit Omaha

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With a long list of deep runs and wins at CTP local events, Lin Wei Kai added a USOP title for his victory at Pot Limit Omaha. The event attracted a strong field of 66 entries. Lin denied Pot Limit Omaha Turbo winner Shao Me Yang a second title, defeating him at heads up. For his triumph, Lin earned a cool NTD 242,000 (~USD 7,775).

Date: January 10, 2024
Buy in: NTD 12,000 (~USD 384)
Entries: 66
Prize Pool: NTD 691,500 (~USD 22,231)
ITM: 9 places

Rank Player Flag Payout in NTD
1 Lin Wei Kai Taiwan 242,000
2 Shao Me Yang Taiwan 138,400
3 Liang Su Taiwan 84,700
4 Zhiyu Wang Australia 60,500
5 Tiger Beng Wei Ong Malaysia 46,700
6 Rundulf Martin Gonzales Philippines 36,300
7 Chih Feng Li Taiwan 31,100
8 Kuan Yu Lin Taiwan 27,600
9 Cheli Lin Taiwan 24,200

Second series title for KEON YOUNG OH at Freezeout

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Another multi-winner emerged at Day 6 with South Korea’s Keon Young Oh bringing it home at the Freezeout event. Oh was the last man standing out of the 104 player field to turn his NTD 6K buy in to a cool NTD 160,000 (~USD 5,140). Oh’s first win was at the Bounty Hunter Turbo two days prior.

Date: January 10, 2024
Buy in: NTD 6,000 (~USD 192)
Entries: 104
Prize Pool: NTD 524,600 (~USD 16,865)
ITM: 13 places

Rank Player Flag Payout in NTD
1 Keon Young Oh South Korea 160,000
2 Yin Sum Chan Hong Kong 98,400
3 Kensuke Tajika Japan 60,300
4 Hok Shing Ho Hong Kong 39,300
5 Maeng Seonghun South Korea 30,700
6 Haram Joo South Korea 24,500
7 Xin Hua Lai Singapore 20,900
8 John Jay Magadan Philippines 18,100
9 Chia Yu Lin Taiwan 16,000
10 Tzi Wei Hwang Taiwan 14,400
11 Lee Jung Yeol South Korea 14,400
12 Tomohiro Yamada Japan 14,400
13 Yashiro Naoki Japan 13,200

WEI TING CHEN wins first USOP title at 10/10/10

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The last event of the day was the uber-fast short stacked 10/10/10 event. Players start with a 10k stack, blinds go up every 10 minutes, and players only have 10 seconds to act. Needless to say it was a rush to the finish line with Taiwan’s Wei Ting Chen prevailing for his first USOP win and NTD 90,700 (~USD 2,900). Among the finishers was Philippine player Justin Jerome Geronimo for his second final table cash.

Date: January 10, 2024
Buy in: NTD 5,000 (~USD 160)
Entries: 59
Prize Pool: NTD 251,900 (~USD 8,098)
ITM: 8 places

Rank Player Flag Payout in NTD
1 Wei Ting Chen Taiwan 90,700
2 Bojia Su Taiwan 53,300
3 Ho Koon Leong Singapore 33,400
4 Yi Hsuan Chen Taiwan 22,700
5 Justin Jerome Geronimo Philippines 17,600
6 Nam Ho Kim South Korea 13,900
7 Dexter Santos Philippines 11,300
8 Chien Hua Lo Taiwan 9,000

USOP Taiwan 2024

In partnership with theChinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP), USOP Taiwan runs from January 5 to 15, 2024at the largest brick and mortar poker room in the region,Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. With six days in the books, 26 of the 45 trophies have already been claimed.Time to win yours!

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