TAIWAN OPEN – FINAL DAY
Final Day info
Buy in: TWD 4,000 (~USD 132) – 164 entries
Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~USD 264) – 288 entries
Total Entries: 452
Prize pool: TWD 2,526,600 (~USD 82,220)
Total ITM round: 57 players
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Final table payouts
| Rank | Player | Flag | Payouts in TWD |
| 1 | Philip Wang | Taiwan | 397,500* |
| 2 | Ting Yao Lin | Taiwan | 390,000* |
| 3 | Ka Shun Tsang | Hong Kong | 218,200 |
| 4 | Cheuk Him Tsang | Hong Kong | 175,600 |
| 5 | Eli Chang | USA | 137,800 |
| 6 | Nien Heng Li | Taiwan | 105,700 |
| 7 | Wei Hsin Yu | Taiwan | 81,400 |
| 8 | Wai Loon Ng | Malaysia | 59,600 |
| 9 | Yeh Yi Chen | Taiwan | 48,300 |
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Watch the Final Table race to victory via the livestream:
Final Table
|
Cheuk Him Tsang
|
1,800,000 |
| Ting Yao Lin | 1,700,000 |
| Ka Shung Tsang | 1,200,000 |
| Wei Hsin Yu | 1,100,000 |
| Yeh Yi Chen | 935,000 |
| Wai Loon Ng | 890,000 |
| Nien Heng Li | 705,000 |
| Eli Chang | 515,000 |
| Philip Wang | 445,000 |
Remaining payouts
| Place | Payouts in TWD | Payouts in ~USD |
| 1 | 483,000 | 15,718 |
| 2 | 304,500 | 9,909 |
| 3 | 218,200 | 7,101 |
| 4 | 175,600 | 5,714 |
| 5 | 137,800 | 4,484 |
| 6 | 105,700 | 3,440 |
| 7 | 81,400 | 2,649 |
| 8 | 59,600 | 1,939 |
| 9 | 48,300 | 1,572 |
Chips in play: 9,250,000
18:25: Yang Hsin Shih misses the final table by one spot – 10th place
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Yang Hsin Shih risks his 10 bb stack with 
and is dominated by Cheuk Him Tsang’s 
. The board brings no help to Tsang as it runs out 
. Shih misses the final table by one spot.
Cheuk Him Tsang – 1,800,000
Yang Hsin Shih – eliminated in 10th place
18:25: Eli Chang hanging in there
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Another double up for the short stacked Eli Chang (4 bb) with 
dodging Cheuk Kim Tsang’s 
over cards.
Eli Chang – 620,000
Cheuk Him Tsang – 1,300,000
18:20: Wai Loon Ng cracks Aces
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
A few hands after tripling up, Wai Loon Ng lands a double up by cracking Philip Wang’s aces. Wang raises from the button, Ng shoves from the small blind, snap-call Wang.
Wang 
Wai Loon Ng 
The board runs out 
, Ng improves to a straight.
Ng Wai Loon – 910,000
Philip Wang – 465,000
18:15: Wai Loon Ng triples up
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
After paying a costly double up to Tin Yao Lin, Wai Loon Ng found a spot to get it all in. Action opens with under the gun Nien Heng Li raising to 80,000, utg+1 Philip Wang three-bets to 275,000, small blind Ng shoves with 115,000, big blind tank-shoves with 840,000. This is enough to get Li and Wang to fold for heads up.
Ng 
Yu 
The board runs 
for a runner runner flush to Ng. He triples up to 425,000.
18:10: Cheuk Him Tsang doubles up
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Another double up at table 2 with Cheuk Him Tsang’s
dominating Ka Shun Tsang’s pocket Sixes for a double up.
Cheuk Him Tsang – 1,440,000
Ka Shun Tsang – 1,100,000
18:05: Wei Chun Lai eliminated in 11th place
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Nien Heng Li raises to 80,000, Wei Chun Lai three-bet jams 310,000, Philip Wang joins in with a 750,000 shove, which is enough to force out Li.
Lai 
Wang 
The board runs 
. Lai goes bust.
Philip Wang – 1,240,000
Wai Chun Lai – eliminated in 11th place
18:00: Wai Loon Ng plunges to 3 bb, Ting Yao Lin doubles up
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
From under the gun, Ting Yao Lin raises to 80,000, utg+1 Wai Loon Ng three-bets to 160,000, back to Lin who jams and Ng snap-calls. Ng opens 
and is behind Lin’s 
. The board runs 
for overkill quads to Lin.
Ting Yao Lin – 1,600,000
Wai Loon Ng – 115,000
17:55: Eli Chang doubles up
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Down to 8 bb, Eli Chang pushes and lands a double up with dominating Yang Hsin Shih’s 
.
Eli Chang – 780,000
Yang Hsin Shih – 250,000
17:50: Chip count update
Level 24: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
| Livestream table | |
| Wai Loon Ng | 925,000 |
| Wei Hsin Yu | 900,000 |
| Nien Heng Li | 990,000 |
| Wei Chun Lai | 300,000 |
| Philip Wang | 800,000 |
| Ting Yao Lin | 800,000 |
| Table 2 | |
|
Cheuk Him Tsang
|
690,000 |
| Eli Chang | 340,000 |
| Ka Shun Tsang | 1,800,000 |
| Yeh Yi Chen | 1,040,000 |
| Yang Hsin Shih | 590,000 |
17:35: Break time, 11 players remaining
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
11 players left at the break. Ka Shun Tsang in command with 1,800,000.
17:20: 13 players remaining, Yang Hsin Shih rails one
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
The field is down to 13 players. While we missed the first two busts, we did catch Jia Yu Liu falling to Yang Hsin Shih. Shih had picked up a double up before this hand to climb to over 400K. By the time Liu was all in, Shih had him covered. Shih’s 
further improved against Liu’s overcards on a board 
.
Yang Hsin Shih – 800,000
17:00: Chip count update
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
| Livestream table | |
| Wai Loon Ng | 755,000 |
| Wei Hsin Yu | 800,000 |
| Ern Hsien Lew | 280,000 |
| Wai Keong Yong | 579,000 |
| Nien Heng Li | 1,500,000 |
| Wei Chun Lai | 375,000 |
| Philip Wang | 260,000 |
| Ting Yao Lin | 300,000 |
| Table 2 | |
|
Cheuk Him Tsang
|
250,000 |
| Eli Chang | 250,000 |
| Lai | 486,000 |
| Jia Yu Liu | 380,000 |
| Kiwanont Sukhum | 274,000 |
| Ka Shun Tsa g | 1,430,000 |
| Yeh Yi Chen | 1,193,000 |
| Yang Hsin Shih | 205,000 |
16:55: Blinds up, 16 players
Level 23: 15,000-30,000 ante 30,000
Players are on an unscheduled break. The field is down to 16 players which means it is a redraw. We will have the chip counts for you in a bit.
16:45: Ka Shun Tsang continues to rise, 1.4M
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Ka Shun Tsung continues to beef up his stack. He picks up another pot by railing She Long Pan with staying ahead of 
.
Ka Shun Tsang – 1,400,000
She Long Pan – eliminated
16:40: Kar Wee Chee eliminated
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
After paying a costly double up to Yeh Yi Chen, Kar Wee Chee’s final hand was delivered. He was all in with , Wei Hsin Yu had him dominated 
, the board .
16:35: Yeh Yi Chen doubles through Chee
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Action folds to the small blind Yeh Yi Chen who raises to 75,000, big blind Kar Wee Chee three-bets to 175,000, Chen flats. On the flop , Chen check-calls a 95,000 c-bet by Chee. On the turn , Chen checks again, Chee shoves, Chen tank-calls for his tournament life. Chee has bluff, Chen two pair. The river secures the huge double up for Chen to welll over a million in chips. Chee plunges.
Yeh Yi Chen – 1,200,000
Kar Wee Chee – 336,000
16:30: Ka Shun Tsang banks a big pot
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Battle of the blinds, Ka Shun Tsang and Cheuk Him Tsang went at it on this hand. According to small blind Cheuk, he check-called big blind Ka Shung the entire way, 50,000, 80,000, and when the board completed 
, Ka Shung fired a huge 320,000 bet. Cheuk tank-called and mucked to Ka Shung’s full house.
Ka Shun Tsang – 1,200,000
Cheuk Him Tsang – 190,000
16:20: Blinds up, 19 players
Level 22: 10,000-25,000 ante 25,000
Blinds are up again with 19 players remaining. Just a few more busts and they compress down to two tables. There has been a shift in leadership with Wai Loon Ng leading with 1,020,000 and Kar Wee Chee down to 900,000.
16:15: Up and down for Nien Heng Li
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Nien Heng Li cleans out Huai Sheng Lee with 
standing strong against on a board that completed . This sent him up to 800,000. Shortly after, Ting Yao Lin with doubled through Li’s on a crazy board 
.
Ting Yao Lin – 500,000
Nien Heng Li – 515,000
16:10: Eli Chang doubles through Geronimo, Wang folds preflop
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Justin Geronimo and Eli Chang are both all in, Phillip Wang tanks and nearly makes the call then opts to fold while showing . Geronimo opens , Eli Chang ahead with , when the flop dropped , Wang is visibly frustrated that he didn’t call. The turn and river secures the double up for Chang. Shortly after, Geronimo busts out.
Eli Chang – 300,000
16:00: Ka Shun Tsang chips up
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Every time we pass by Ka Shun Tsang’s table we see his stack just a bit more than previous. His stack is up again, and we did see him raking in a pot and a player headed for the cage. Tsang is second chip leader with 850,000.
15:50: Blinds up, 24 players
Level 21: 10,000-20,000 ante 20,000
Blinds up, 24 players remaining spread over three tables. Kar Wee Chee maintains his chip lead with 1,360,000. Looks like Chee shaved down Yang Hsin Shih who is down to 385,000, The closest to Chee is Ka Shun Tsang with 630,000.
15:45: Top pair is good for Wei Hsin Yu
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
On a flop and around 100,000 in the pot, middle position Wei Hsin Yu bets 30,000, button Wai Loon Ng and big blind Wai Keong Yong call. All three players check the turn and river {100h}. Yong has missed draw, Yu has top pair, Ng mucks.
Wei Hsin Yu – 455,000
Wai Loon Ng – 400,000
Wai Keong Yong – 345,000
15:40: Ting Yao Lin doubles through Geronimo
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
From utg +1, Ting Yao Lin shoves his 116,000 stack and down the round, Justin Geronimo tank-calls. Lin is ahead 
of Geronimo’s . The board runs 
to ensure the double up for Lin.
Ting Yao Lin – 256,000
Justin Geronimo – 212,000
15:25: Kar Wee Chee rails a shorty
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
Kar Wee Chee claims another player’s stack. This time it was Tzu Chiang Chen busting out to the leader with pair on the flop that was burned on the river by Chee’s . Board was .
Kar Wee Chee – 1,090,000
Tzu Chiang Chen – eliminated
15:20: Blinds up, 26 players
Level 20: 8000-16,000 ante 16,000
After a 15 minute break, blinds are up. 26 players remaining with average stack at 355,769.
14:55: Kar Wee Chee soars to 1M
Level 19: 6,000-12,0000, ante 12,000
Kar Wee Chee becomes the first player to hit a million in chips. Catching the action on a turn board and around 110,000 in the pot, Chia Hui Tu bets 54,000, Chee raises to 120,000, Tu shoves, quick call from Chee. Tu opens , Chee is ahead two pair, the river doesn’t help Tu.
Kar Wee Chee – 1,000,000
Chia Hui Tu – eliminated
14:45: Chip count update
Level 19: 6,000-12,0000, ante 12,000
| Yeh Yi Chen | 50,000 |
| Wai Keong Yong | 400,000 |
| Nien Heng Li | 380,000 |
| Ern Hsien Lew | 265,000 |
| She Long Pan | 265,000 |
| Yang Hsin Shih | 770000 |
| Po Chun Liu | 147,000 |
| Chiang Chih Hsuan | 180,000 |
| Cheuk Him Tsang | 480,000 |
| Ka Shun Tsang | 540,000 |
| Yi Ming Weng | 140,000 |
| Jia Yu Liu | 225,000 |
| Herry Lian | 210,000 |
| Kiwanont Sukhum | 190,000 |
| Eli Chang | 440,000 |
| Ting Yao Lin | 5,400,000 |
| Philip Wang | 195,000 |
| Lai | 300,000 |
| Huai Sheng Lee | 325,000 |
| Pin Hao Huang | 220,000 |
| Chun Yao Hou | 260,000 |
| Wei Hsin Yu | 340,000 |
| Chia Te Tsai | 265,000 |
| Wei Chun Lai | 310,000 |
| Wai Loon Ng | 360,000 |
| Chia Hui Tu | 210,000 |
| Tzu Shiang Chen | 550,000 |
| Kar Wee Chee | 750,000 |
14:35: Blinds up, 32 players remaining
Level 19: 6,000-12,0000, ante 12,000
Fallouts are slowing down, only 5 at the previous level to bring the field down to 32 players. Currently sharing the chip lead are:
Yang Hsin Shih – 770,000
Kar Wee Chee – 750,000
14:25: Wai Keong Yong gets pay for the boat
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
On a board showing , Ruo Tian Lee all in, main pot at around 120,000 and side pot at 50,000, Wai Keong Yong bets 60,000, Justin Geronimo tanks then convinces himself he needs to pay to see. Yong opens up full house, Geronimo had , Lee eliminated with .
Wai Keong Yong – 400,000
Justin Geronimo – 436,000
Ruo Tian Lee – eliminated
14:15: Philip Wang triples up
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
Philip Wang is all in with , he is called by Lai and Kai Cheng Hsu . With the board running , Lai and Hsu check it down. Wang triples up.
Philip Wang – 220,000
Kai Cheng Hsu – 175,000
Lai – 224,000
14:10: Chia Hui Tu chips up at livestream table
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
At the livestream table, Chia Hui Tu shipped the pot on board . Tu had , Dicky Tsang was eliminated. Tu chipped up to 310,000.
14:05: Blinds up, 37 players
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
Blinds are up, 37 players remaining. Average stack is 250,000. Kar Chee Wee continues to lead with nearly 700,000, Yang Hsin Shih has now jumped to second in command with 635,000. Ka Shing Tsang in third rank with 600,000.
13:55: Eli Chang joins the upper tier
Level 17: 4000-8000, 8000 ante
Cooler at Table 3 with Eli Chang turning over to dust Pei Chih Shih’s on a board that ran out .
Eli Chang – 465,000
Pei Chih Shih – eliminated
13:45: Current chip leaders, 44 players
Level 17: 4000-8000, 8000 ante
Kar Wee Chee – 675,000 (livestream table)
Ka Shun Tsang – 600,000
Cheuk Him Tsang – 560,000
Justin Geronimo – 515,000
Yang Hsin Shih – 435,000
Wei Hsin Yu – 435,000
Wei Chun Lai – 420,000
13:35: 46 players remaining
Level 17: 4000-8000, 8000 ante
After a quick first level with blinds at 30 minute intervals, the field has trimmed to 46 players. We will have the payout list shortly.
Welcome to Poker Dream Taiwan – Taiwan Open final day! As we write, the 55 Day 1 survivors have returned to host venue Asia Poker Arena and are currently battling it out for a shot at the bloated TWD 2,526,600 (~USD 82,220) prize pool. While everyone is in the money, the goal is to reach the top and capture the TWD 483,000 (~USD 15,718) top prize. Check out the payout breakdown at the bottom of the page.
You can also catch some of day’s action via the livestream broadcasted on CTP YouTube
Final Day – Top 10 players
| Rank | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Tsang Cheuk Him | Hong Kong | 461,000 |
| 2 | Chee Kar Wee | Malaysia | 435,000 |
| 3 | Shih Yang Hsin | Taiwan | 408,000 |
| 4 | Geronimo Justin Jerome | Philippines | 369,000 |
| 5 | Lee Wei Wen | Taiwan | 316,000 |
| 6 | Lai Wei Chun | Taiwan | 305,000 |
| 7 | Kiwanont Sukhum | Thailand | 284,000 |
| 8 | Tsang Ka Shun | Hong Kong | 282,000 |
| 9 | Chang Eli | United States | 276,000 |
| 10 | Li Nien Heng | Taiwan | 235,000 |
Payouts in TWD
| 1 | 483,000 |
| 2 | 304,500 |
| 3 | 218,200 |
| 4 | 175,600 |
| 5 | 137,800 |
| 6 | 105,700 |
| 7 | 81,400 |
| 8 | 59,600 |
| 9 | 48,300 |
| 10-11 | 39,900 |
| 12-13 | 34,600 |
| 14-15 | 31,000 |
| 16-17 | 28,000 |
| 18-20 | 25,200 |
| 21-23 | 22,500 |
| 24-27 | 19,900 |
| 28-31 | 17,400 |
| 32-39 | 14,900 |
| 40-55 | 13,000 |
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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