USOP Taiwan Day 8 highlights: Tsun Yin Ng tops Main Event Day 1B; Chin Ling Hsu, Kensuke Tajike, Shmuel Aizik, Zi Wei Tung win trophies
Another blazing day of cards flying and pushing chips at U Series of Poker (USOP) Taiwan taking place at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. At the top of the Day 8 menu was the Main Event which drew a crowd of 282 entries on its second flight. By night’s end, 36 advanced to the next round led by Hong Kong’s Tsun Yin Ng and four more trophies left the mantle with Here are the results and highlights.
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Main Event – update after Day 1B
The second entry day of the Main Event drew an even larger crowd with 282 runners signing up over the ten levels of registration. Only 36 players advanced, which was 12.5% of the field. Up top was Hong Kong’s Tsun Yin Ng with 92 bb, who just edged Day 1A leader Jun Li from the UK to slide up top the cumulative Day 2 qualifiers list.
Other players advancing via this heat were hot running Malaysian Xiang Guang Chang,event winners Vincent Chauve,William Jia,and notables Po Wen Fang, Kristof Segers, Dae Woong Song, Harry Duong, and John Perry.
Date: January 11 to 15, 2024
Buy in: NTD 33,000 (~USD 1,056)
Guarantee: NTD 15,000,000 (~USD 482,230)
Day 1A results: 203 entries / 26 advance
Day 1B results: 282 entries / 36 advance
Cumulative entries: 485
Cumulative ITM: 62 players
Day 2 qualifiers – Top 10
| Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
| Tsun Yin Ng | Hong Kong | 1,101,000 | 92 |
| Jun Li | United Kingdom | 1,073,000 | 89 |
| Chung Howe Sean | Singapore | 930,000 | 78 |
| Yi Hsiang Lu | Taiwan | 763,000 | 64 |
| Mark Gruendemann | Ireland | 712,000 | 59 |
| Chi Jen Chen | Taiwan | 595,000 | 50 |
| Kuan Yuan Chen | Taiwan | 573,000 | 48 |
| Schulze Oliver | Germany | 571,000 | 48 |
| Chia Hsiang Ko | Taiwan | 557,000 | 46 |
| Po Wen Fang | Taiwan | 487,000 | 41 |
After two starters, the Main Event has now increased to 485 entries, and with two entry flights to play out, the NTD 15 Million is expected to be breached within the first round of Day 1C. So for all those fence-sitters and weekend warriors, this is the last chance to enter!
CHIN LING HSU banks it at the Mystery Rush Bounty
Avid head hunter Chin Ling Hsu finally captured his first international festival bounty title after numerous attempts since 2022. Hsu outlasted 107 runners of the Mystery Rush Bounty event to claim the NTD 220,800 top prize. In addition, he collected a total of six bounties, which included the biggest one worth NTD 85,000, for a combined NTD 115,000 in bounties. He walked away with a grand total career high payout of NTD 335,800 (~USD 10,800).
Date: January 12, 2024
Buy in: NTD 12,000 (~USD 384)
Guarantee: NTD 800,000 (~USD 25,720)
Entries: 107
Prize Pool: NTD 1,120,930 (~USD 36,090)
ITM: 14 places
*Payouts do not include bounties
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in NTD |
| 1 | Chin Ling Hsu | Taiwan | 220,800 |
| 2 | Isaac Chern Chze | Malaysia | 136,200 |
| 3 | Lee Jung Yeol | South Korea | 81,700 |
| 4 | Rajeev Kanjani | India | 53,400 |
| 5 | Quian Pu Huang | Taiwan | 41,200 |
| 6 | Sean Tan | Singapore | 33,900 |
| 7 | Yashiro Naoki | Japan | 28,700 |
| 8 | Yi Hsuan Chen | Taiwan | 25,000 |
| 9 | Paul Yugendra | Malaysia | 22,000 |
| 10 | Kwok Yip | Hong Kong | 19,500 |
| 11 | Chin Te Huang | Taiwan | 19,500 |
| 12 | Jun Li | United | 19,500 |
| 13 | Pak Ning Lee | Hong Kong | 17,300 |
| 14 | Chien Yu Lin | Taiwan | 17,300 |
Heads up even chop at the Tag Team Event
The Tag Team Event continues to grow in popularity with 87 teams signing up. The top 9 teams earned a cut of the NTD 843,900 prize pool. The event wrapped up with the final two teams opting on an even deal, splitting the winnings and one trophy each per team. This meant a second victory for teammates Wei Jen Wang and Chien Hsiang Hung. The night prior, Hung won the 8-Max Hyper Turbo and five days prior, Wang won the Double Board – Single Winner event.
Date: January 12, 2024
Buy in: NTD 22,000 (~USD 704)
Entries: 87
Prize Pool: NTD 843,900 (~USD 27,130)
ITM: 9 places
*Heads up even chop
| Rank | Player | Payout in NTD |
| 1 | Kensuke Tajika / Shmuel Aizik |
209,950 |
| 1 | Wei Jen Wang / Chien Hsiang Hung | 209,950 |
| 3 | Dylan Foster / Yita Choong |
100,000 |
| 4 | Oliver Schulze | 70,000 |
| 5 | Chien Ju Chang / Yi Chun Lin | 55,000 |
| 6 | Hon Cheong Lee / Chien Chih Weng | 52,000 |
| 7 | Czar Ian Marcos | 50,000 |
| 8 | Peng Sen Wu / Chih Feng Li | 49,000 |
| 9 | John Tech / Christopher Pasion | 48,000 |
ZI WEI TUNG wins first USOP title at 7-Max Hyper Turbo
On his series second final table cash, Taiwan’s Zi Wei Tung turned it into victory at the evening’s 7-Max Hyper Turbo. Tung bested a field of 88 entries to lift his first USOP trophy and the NTD 121,200 (~USD 3,900) top prize.
Date: January 12, 2024
Buy in: NTD 5,000 (~USD 160)
Entries: 88
Prize Pool: NTD 375,600 (~USD 12,075)
ITM: 11 places
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in NTD |
| 1 | Zi Wei Tung | Taiwan | 121,200 |
| 2 | Tzu Ching Kuo | Taiwan | 73,200 |
| 3 | Mesut Ulas | Germany | 45,500 |
| 4 | Yew Tong | Malaysia | 30,800 |
| 5 | Wai Huen Lee | Hong Kong | 23,500 |
| 6 | Jamel Sarray | Italy | 18,800 |
| 7 | Chenghuan Chou | Taiwan | 15,600 |
| 8 | Rui Lu | Taiwan | 13,100 |
| 9 | Seonguk Huh | South Korea | 12,100 |
| 10 | Chunyu Yang | Taiwan | 11,300 |
| 11 | Jereld Sam | Singapore | 10,500 |
USOP Taiwan 2024
In partnership with theChinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP),USOP Taiwanruns fromJanuary 5 to 15, 2024at the largest brick and mortar poker room in the region,Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. With eight days in the books, 34 of the 45 trophies have already been claimed. Only 11 left! There’s still time to win yours!
