USOP Taiwan Day 9 winners: Webster Lim triumphs against Nevan Chang at Heads Up Challenge; Ming Nan Chou, Dae Woong Song, Po Wen Fang win events
It is getting down to the wire at U Series of Poker (USOP) Taiwan with Day 9 now done an dusted. The highlight of the day was none other than the Main Event which jammed the Asia Poker Arena all day. We have that story for you via the link below.
In other news, four new USOP winners were minted. The first was Malaysia’s Webster Chin Wei Lim who defeated Nevan Yu Chung Chang at the Heads Up Challenge. Other winners were Ming Nan Chou, Dae Woong Song, and Po Wen Fang. Scroll down for the highlights.
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WEBSTER CHIN WEI LIM denies Nevan Chang the Heads Up Challenge title
The exciting two-day Heads Up Challenge brought together an A-list lineup of 18 contenders, featuring defending champion Yo Hwan “BoxeR” Lim and the previous runner-up Nevan Yu Chung Chang. In a thrilling quarterfinals showdown, Chang and Lim faced off, and this time Chang emerged victorious, securing his place in the semifinals. He went on to defeat Malaysia’s Foo Lai Heng for a back-to-back Heads Up Challenge finals berth.
In the other bracket, Malaysia’s Webster Chin Wei Limcleaned out the competition, finishing off Japan’s Nobuaki Sasaki at the quarters and South Korea’s Jae Sung Lee in the semis to meet Chang at the finals.
The long and intense match concluded with Lim outdueling Chang to capture his first ever USOP title and a cool NTD 357,400 (~USD 11,500) payout. As for Chang, he had to settle for another runner-up finish in this event.
Date: January 12 to 13, 2024
Buy in: NTD 50,000 (~USD 1,600)
Entries: 18
Prize Pool: NTD 794,500 (~USD 25,540)
ITM: 4 places
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in NTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webster Lim | Malaysia | 357,400 |
| 2 | Yu Chung Chang | Taiwan | 214,500 |
| 3-4 | Lai Heng Foo | Malaysia | 111,300 |
| 4-4 | Jae Sung Lee | South Korea | 111,300 |
MING NAN CHOU wins first USOP title at Bubble Rush
It was fast action at get-go with 40 runners charging at the Bubble Rush event. The event started with 15 minute levels that increased to 25 minutes after the bubble burst. After nine hours of play, Taiwan’s Ming Nan Chou closed it out for his first USOP title and a payout of NTD 143,200 (~USD 4,600). Also running deep event winner France’s Vincent Chauve in 3rd place.
Date: January 13, 2024
Buy in: NTD 10,000 (~USD 320)
Entries: 40
Prize Pool: NTD 349,200 (~USD 11,225)
ITM: 5 places
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in NTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ming Nan Chou | Taiwan | 143,200 |
| 2 | Yang Jie Xu | Taiwan | 87,300 |
| 3 | Dou Houng Chien | Taiwan | 52,400 |
| 4 | Vincent Chauve | France | 38,400 |
| 5 | Zhiyu Wang | Australia | 27,900 |
DAE WOONG SONG wins first USOP title at 6-Card PLO
The 6-Card PLO event drew a light field of 39 runners with South Korean star player Dae Woong Song emerging victorious to lock up his first USOP win. Song earned NTD 80,800 (~USD 2,600).
Date: January 13, 2024
Buy in: NTD 6,000 (~USD 192)
Entries: 39
Prize Pool: NTD 196,800 (~USD 6,325)
ITM: 5 places
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in NTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dae Woong Song | South Korea | 80,800 |
| 2 | Yu Hao Hsiao | Taiwan | 49,200 |
| 3 | Federico Faranda | Germany | 29,500 |
| 4 | Kai Yi Sun | China | 21,600 |
| 5 | Jun Li | UK | 15,700 |
PO WEN FANG wins first USOP title at Deepstack – Hyper Turbo
Taiwan continues to rake in trophies with Po Wen Fang becoming the 18th player to take down an event. Fang outlasted the 86 entry field of the evening’s Deepstack Hyper Turbo to claim the NTD 118,500 (~USD 3,815) top prize and his first USOP trophy.
Date: January 13, 2024
Buy in: NTD 5,000 (~USD 160)
Entries: 86
Prize Pool: NTD 367,100 (~USD 11,800)
ITM: 11 places
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payout in NTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po Wen Fang | Taiwan | 118,500 |
| 2 | Chee Kiong Goh | Singapore | 71,600 |
| 3 | Thomas Liffick | UK | 44,500 |
| 4 | Kensuke Tajika | Japan | 30,100 |
| 5 | Seung Jin Park | South Korea | 22,900 |
| 6 | Kim Hak Do | South Korea | 18,400 |
| 7 | Tsung Han Chen | Taiwan | 15,200 |
| 8 | Hera Kim | South Korea | 12,800 |
| 9 | Hai Wei Teo | Singapore | 11,800 |
| 10 | Yu Ting Chen | Taiwan | 11,000 |
| 11 | Li Chun Liu | Taiwan | 10,300 |
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 nine of the eleven days in the books, 38 of the 45 trophies have already been claimed. Only 7 left! There’s still time to win yours!
