Mystery Bounty – Final Day

 

Taiwan’s Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 wins the Mystery Bounty!

After 7.5 hours of play, Taiwan’s Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 eliminates USA’s Michael Kravitz to claim the title, trophy, and TWD 450,000 (~$14,900) champion’s purse. Chen 陳冠翰 also collected eight bounty rewards, two of which were top prize tickets. 

Congratulations to the newest champion! We will have a recap shortly. For now, scroll through the updates to relive the day’s action.

Final table payouts

1	Kuan Han Chen	陳冠翰	Taiwan	450,000
2	Michael Kravitz		USA	312,000
3	Wei Hsun Chen	陳韋勳	Taiwan	200,000
4	Shou Dien Chen	陳守鈿	Taiwan	134,000
5	Elvis Cheng Jing Lim	林成旌	Malaysia	103,000
6	Tse Paul Lee	李詩堡	Malaysia	88,000
7	Jack Beng Wei Lim	林銘威	Malaysia	73,000
8	Cheng Chzeh Yang	楊成傑	Taiwan	58,000
9	Kar Hou Lim	林家浩	Malaysia	45,100

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20:30: Michael Kravitz eliminated in 2nd place – TWD 312,000 (~$10,300)
Level 13: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 BB Ante

Following the loss, Michael Kravitz does a no-look shove from the button and Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 accepts the challenge.

Michael Kravitz
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰

The final board is . Michael Kravitz is eliminated in 2nd place for TWD 312,000 (~$10,300).

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20:25: Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 doubles up, reclaims chip lead
Level 13: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 BB Ante

After a series of small pots back and forth, a big one lands. Michal Kravitz raises to 1,000,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 jams, Kravitz snap calls. It is a race.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰
Michael Kravitz

With the board running , Chen 陳冠翰 ships a crushing double up as Kravitz drops to 10 BB.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 11,400,000
Michael Kravitz – 2,000,000

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20:10: Michael Kravitz doubles up to take the lead
Level 13: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 BB Ante

For the first time today, Michael Kravitz is chip leader! Chipping up to 4,225,000, he raises to 1,050,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 limp-shoves, Kravitz snap calls.

Michael Kravitz
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰

The board runs out for a higher pair to Kravitz.

Michael Kravitz – 8,600,000
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 4,720,000

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20:05: Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 pulling away
Level 13: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 BB Ante

After Michael Kravitz catches up, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 answers with a series of big pots to rise to 9,500,000. One of the hands sees Kravitz raise to 600,000, Chen 陳冠翰 three-bets to 1,600,000, Kravitz calls. The flop , Chen 陳冠翰 c-bets 1,400,000, Kravitz folds.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 9,500,000
Michael Kravitz – 3,700,000

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20:00: Michael Kravitz grinds to par
Level 13: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 BB Ante

Michael Kravitz picks up a series of pot with the most recent exposing Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 bluff to even up. Both have around 6,670,000.

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19:55: Blinds up
Level 13: 100,000-150,000, 150,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up. Average stack is 6,675,000 or 44 BB. Two players remaining.

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19:40: Not much movement, Kravitz chips up a bit
Level 12: 75,000-125,000, 125,000 BB Ante

Both players are deep resulting in not much change in stack sizes. Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 still leads with around 7,600,000 and Michael Kravitz up a bit to roughly 5,300,000.

Players have are now on a ten-minute break.

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19:07: Heads up! Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 vs Michael Kravitz
Level 12: 75,000-125,000, 125,000 BB Ante

After six hours of play, the Mystery Bounty is down to the final two players! Up for grabs is the trophy, the TWD 450,000 (~$14,900) champion’s purse, and two top prize tickets still in the treasure chest.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – Taiwan – 8,250,000 (66 BB)
Michael Kravitz – USA – 5,100,000 (41 BB)

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19:05: Wei Hsun Chen  陳韋勳 eliminated in 3rd place – TWD 200,000 (~$6,620)
Level 12: 75,000-125,000, 125,000 BB Ante

Wei Hsun Chen  陳韋勳 all in with and is at risk against the leader Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 . The board runs out .

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 8,250,000
Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 – eliminated in 3rd place for TWD 200,000 (~$6,620)

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19:00: Michael Kravitz gets lucky
Level 11: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 BB Ante

Michael Kravitz nearly bit it when his shove runs into chip leader Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 , however, luck finds him on the board for a winning flush.

Michael Kravitz – 4,830,000
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 5,070,000

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18:55: Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿  and Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌  eliminated
Level 11: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 BB Ante

Double elimination! The trending three way shove sends two players out while Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 ships it to soar to a massive 72 BB.

Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰

The board runs for two pair to the big stacked Chen to scoop it all up.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 7,200,000
Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿  – eliminated in 4th place for TWD 134,000 (~$4,430)
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌  – eliminated in 5th place for TWD 103,000 (~$3,410)

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18:45: Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 eliminated in 6th place – TWD 88,000 (~$2,910)
Level 11: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 BB Ante

Rough ride for Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 at the final table. Despite earning a double up, his next shove finishes him in 6th place. His overcards are unable to improve against Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 .

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰- 4,6500,000
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – eliminated in 6th place for TWD 88,000 (~$2,910)

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18:40: Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 doubles up
Level 11: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 BB Ante

Down to his last 6 BB, Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 slides it in from under the gun and big blind Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 puts him at risk. 

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡
Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿

Lee 李詩堡 pairs his Jack on a board running to double up 1,350,000. Chen 陳守鈿  drops to 1,170,000.

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18:35: Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 draining, Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 doubles
Level 11: 50,000-100,000, 100,000 BB Ante

Not looking good for Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 who pays another all in player to drop below 7 BB. The boosted player is Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 with surviving Lee’s 李詩堡 overcards .

Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 – 1,790,000
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – 600,000

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18:25: Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 survives
Level 10: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 BB Ante

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 three-bet shoves with and initial raiser Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 makes the call with . The board runs for a huge double up to Chen 陳冠翰.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰– 3,200,000
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – 1,600,000

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18:15: Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 banks a double, Shou 陳守鈿 plunges
Level 10: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 BB Ante

Another all in preflop with at risk player Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 showing to double through Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 . Chen 陳韋勳 zooms to 4,000,000, Shou 陳守鈿 down to 680,000.

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18:05: Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 eliminated in 7th place – TWD 73,000 (~$2,415)
Level 9: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 BB Ante

Another knockoout for Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 with Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 falling to his mighty axe. It was all in preflop with Lim 林銘威 pushing from cutoff with , button Lee 李詩堡 calling with . No help arrived for Lim 林銘威.

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – 4,150,000
Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 – eliminated in 7th place for  TWD 73,000 (~$2,415)

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18:00: Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 eliminated in 8th place – TWD 58,000 (~$1,920)
Level 9: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 BB Ante

Down goes Cheng Chzeh Yang  楊成傑 with pocket Nines unable to improve against Tse Paul Lee’s 李詩堡 pocket Jacks.

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – 3,360,000
Cheng Chzeh Yang  楊成傑 – eliminated in 8th place for TWD 58,000 (~$1,920)

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17:55: Chip count update
Level 9: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 BB Ante

Player	Stack	BB
Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿	2,700,000	45
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰	2,200,000	37
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡	2,060,000	34
Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳	1,900,000	32
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌	1,300,000	22
Michael Kravitz	1,160,000	19
Cheng Chzeh Yang  楊成傑	1,100,000	18
Beng Wei Lim 林銘威	1,000,000	17

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17:25: Break time
Level 9 coming

Second break of the day for the remaining players. Average stack is 1,668,750. Remaining payouts  and chip counts listed below.

Player	Stack	BB
Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿	2,900,000	48
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰	2,200,000	37
Beng Wei Lim 林銘威	2,000,000	33
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡	1,850,000	31
Michael Kravitz	1,470,000	25
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌	1,200,000	20
Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳	1,150,000	19
Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑	850,000	14

1st	450,000
2nd	312,000
3rd	200,000
4th	134,000
5th	103,000
6th	88,000
7th	73,000
8th	58,000

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17:10: Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 doubles through Lee 李詩堡  
Level 8: 25,000-50,000, 50,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡   opens, beside him Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 shoves around 670,000, action folds around back to Lee 李詩堡  who makes the call. Lim 林成旌 has which stands firm against Lee’s 李詩堡   .

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡   – 1,410,000
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 – 1,665,000

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16:50: Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 eliminated in 9th place – TWD 45,100 (~1,495)
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Action packed hand starts with under the gun Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 all in, Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 quickly joins in, three spots over, Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 tanks then slides in to make it a three-way.

Kar Hou Lim 林家浩
Beng Wei Lim 林銘威
Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑

As the board lands , Yang celebrates his nut flush. The turn and river completes to end Lim’s run in 9th place.

Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 – 2,000,000
Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 – 1,400,000
Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 – eliminated in 9th place for TWD 45,100 (~1,495)

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Final table
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Player	Stack	BB
Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿	2,850,000	71
Beng Wei Lim 林銘威	2,000,000	50
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡	1,900,000	48
Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳	1,800,000	45
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰	1,600,000	40
Michael Kravitz	1,000,000	25
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌	775,000	19
Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑	750,000	19
Kar Hou Lim 林家浩	500,000	13

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16:41: Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 doubles through Lee
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Happening simultaneously as Pete Chen’s 陳彥翰 bust is Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 all in for 20 BB with and Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 hoping to eliminate calls with .  The board runs for a double up to 1,800,000

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16:40: Pete Yen Han Chen  陳彥翰 misses final table
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Pete Yen Han Chen  陳彥翰 is all in with , Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 has him covered and is ahead with . The board runs low to end Chen’s  陳彥翰 day in 10th place. He earns TWD 38,500 (~$1,275).

Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 – 2,000,000
Pete Yen Han Chen  陳彥翰 – eliminated in 10th place

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16:30: Jacky Wang 王立傑 eliminated, Shou Dien Chen  陳守鈿 soars to 2.8M
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Jacky Wang 王立傑 has been dealt his last hand here as his runs into Shou Dien Chen’s  陳守鈿 . Both players have easily over a million in chips. Dien  陳守鈿 has Wang 王立傑 covered to ship it.

Shou Dien Chen  陳守鈿 – 2,850,000
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – eliminated

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16:25: Wen Shan 單文 busts
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Short stack Wen Shan 單文 goes all in with Ace-Ten suited and falls to Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 Ace-Queen offsuit. Chen 陳冠翰 rises to 1,700,000.

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16:20: Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 scores another pot
Level 7: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 and Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 build a 200,000 pot preflop, the cards come . Big blind Lee 李詩堡 overbets 250,000, Yang 楊成傑 calls. The turn , no bets land but on the river , Lee 李詩堡 sends out 325,000. Yang 楊成傑 tank-calls then mucks to Lee’s 李詩堡 straight.

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – 2,850,000
Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 – 700,000

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16:10: Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 back on top, Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森 out and wins top prize
Level 6: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 climbs back in the driver’s seat after sending Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森 to the rails with holding against . Despite the fall, Chu 朱宇森 redeems his bounty ticket and draws a top prize to add to his TWD 32,000 payout for 13th place.

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 – 2,150,000
Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森 – eliminated in 13th place

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16:05: Michael Kravitz celebrates the win
Level 6: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante

Michael Kravitz gets it all in with , Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 calls with . The board runs for overkill. Kravitz fist pumps “yes!” and chips up.

Michael Kravitz – 1,200,000
Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌  – 750,000

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16:00: Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 wins a big pot
Level 6: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante

From utg, Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 raises to 60,000, small blind Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 three-bets to 160,000, Yang 楊成傑 calls to see the flop . Yang 楊成傑 c-bets 100,000, Lim 林銘威 check-calls. The turn Yang 楊成傑 double barrels 160,000, Lim 林銘威 check-calls again. On the river , Lim 林銘威 leads out 200,000, fast fold from Yang.

Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 – 1,380,000
Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 – 1,400,000

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15:45: Kar Hou Lim  林家浩 avoids the rail
Level 6: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante

From cutoff, Kar Hou Lim  林家浩 jams with , button Jacky Wang 王立傑 has him covered and calls with . As the board comes down , Lim  林家浩 fist pumps his lucky catch to double up.

Kar Hou Lim  林家浩 – 1,175,000
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 725,000

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15:35: Battle of the blinds, Yung Lung Xiao 蕭詠隆 eliminated
Level 5: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 BB Ante

Action folds to the small blind Yung Lung Xiao 蕭詠隆 who jams his 300,000 stack, big blind Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 calls with . The board favors the big stack as it runs . Xiao 蕭詠隆 exits in 15th place, Chen 陳守鈿 soars to 1,800,000.

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15:25: Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 takes the lead
Level 5: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 BB Ante

A new leader has emerged after Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 win a pot against Pete Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰. With Chen 陳彥翰 having just collected a split pot with Tse Paul Lee, he three-bets from the small blind to 160,000 and initial raiser Yang 楊成傑 calls the added 110,000. At the flop , Chen 陳彥翰 c-bets 115,000, Yang 楊成傑 flats. The turn and river sees no bets. Yang 楊成傑 opens , Chen 陳彥翰 mucks.

Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 – 1,,780,000
Pete Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰 – 480,000

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15:20: Maggie Chieh Chih Weng 翁芊智  eliminated
Level 5: 10,000-25,000, 25,000 BB Ante

End of the road for Maggie Chieh Chih Weng 翁芊智  who pushes with only to run into Cheng Jing Lim’s 林成旌 better that holds on a board .

Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 – 1,525,000
Chien Chih Weng 翁芊智  – eliminated

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15:00: First break of the day
Level 5 coming up

Players are on a 15-minute break. The yellow chips worth 1,000 is being removed. Only two colors, blue – 5,000 and red 25,000.

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14:55: Down to 18 players
Level 4: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante

In just under two hours of play, the field is down to the final 18 players, that’s two tables. Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 maintains command with 1,300,000 and is joined by Jacky Wang 王立傑 with about the same.

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14:50: Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 avoids the rail
Level 4: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante

Luck finds Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 with pairing the Jack on the flop to hold against Pete Yen Han Chen’s . He doubles up to 610,000.

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14:45: Big stacks
Level 4: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee  李詩堡 – 1,300,000
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 1,000,000
Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 – 1,000,000
Cheng Jing Lim  林成旌 – 810,000
Beng Wei LIm 林銘威 – 800,000

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14:40: Cheng Jing Lim  林成旌 finishes off Yesniyazov
Level 4: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante

One of the first double ups of the day was claimed by Murat Yesniyazov then the buck stops there. Yesniyazo’s stack proceeds to dwindle as fast action rules his table. Cheng Jing Lim  林成旌 delivers the Kazakhstan the final blow with Ace-King shipping it.

Cheng Jing Lim  林成旌 – 810,000
Murat Yesniyazov – eliminated

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14:25: Siyang Phua eliminated by Chu Yu Sen
Level 3: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante

Tough day at the races for Siyang Phua who finds himself on the losing end of nearly every showdown. Dropping down well below 15 BB, Phua risks with Nine-Eight suited and falls to Chu Yu Sen’s Ace-Jack suited that improves to a flush.

Chu Yu Sen – 500,000
Siyang Phua – eliminated

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14:15: Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 sucks out on Letchmunan
Level 3: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante

All in preflop with Sukumar Letchmunan at risk holding , he faces Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 with . The board favors the big stack to send Letchmunan out of the running.

Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 – 610,000
Sukumar Letchmunan – eliminated

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14:05: Keng Yong Tan wins the three-way, Phua dips again
Level 3: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante

Three way shoves are popular! Another one comes down at table 11 with Keng Yong Tan shipping it. Under the gun all in with ac}, small blind Siyang Phua hopes to eliminate with , big blind Tan is all in with . The board runs .

Siyang Phua – 270,000
Keng Yong Tan – 380,000

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13:55: Zachary Duce draws top prize!
Level 2: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante

Zachary Duce becomes the second most envied player having just drawn a top prize from the treasure chest. In chatting with Duce early in the day, he says it pays to go for heads as the payouts are top heavy and the top bounty prize is a large TWD 500K. Let’s see if luck will find him again tomorrow.

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13:45: 36 players remaining, Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 in command
Level 2: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante

The first 45 minutes has been a frenzy with three tables collapsing and 20 players out of the field. Currently in the lead is Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 with nearly 1,500,000. Second in chips is Jacky Wang 王立傑 with over a million. Wang 王立傑 eliminated a player during the first round to help boost his stack.

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13:35: Leopold Godefroy draws first top prize
Level 2: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante

Leopold Godefroy may be out of the running but he did clean out one player before falling to earn a bounty ticket. Luck finds him as he pulls the first TOP PRIZE in the treasure box.

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13:30: Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷 on fire!
Level 2: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante

Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷 opens the day with 67,000 and now has over 450,000 courtesy of a few takedowns. The first two were at the previous level with two pair winning a three-way. He follows it up with another three-way scoop that sends Kristof Segers packing. Cheng’s 鄭兆廷 finds the queen to dust K-8 and A-7.

Moments ago, Cheng 鄭兆廷 cracked a player’s pocket Aces with improving to a straight on a board .

Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷 – 450,000

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13:20: Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 zooms over a mil
Level 1: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 resumes from yesterday’s strong finish. Lee 李詩堡 turns up and sends Nien Heng Li 李念恆 plummeting out of the running. Li 李念恆 entered the day in the top ten and is the first big upset of Day 2. With this takedown, Lee 李詩堡 catapults to the top with over 1,300,000.

Paul Lee – 1,300,000
Nien Heng Li – eliminated

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13:15: Anton Lu and Siyang Phua pay up
Level 1: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante

Chip leaders are also on the prowl. Day 2 entering chip leader Anton Lu pays a double up to Pete Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰 with well dominated by .

Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰 – 300,000
Anton Lu – 690,000

Day 1D chip leader Siyang Phua also drops a bit with pocket Sixes losing the race against Murat Yesniyazov’s big slick.

Siyang Phua – 608,000
Murat Yesniyazov – 400,000

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13:10: Flurry of busts in first ten minutes
Level 1: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante

Fast action here at Day 2 with short stacks going for it and big stacks attempting to grab early bounty rewards. Among the fallouts was last night’s Bubble Rush champion Joey Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 whose pocket Threes didn’t hold up on a three-way to fall on the next hand.

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13:00: Shuffle up and deal!!
Level 1: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante

Here we go! Cards in the air for Day 2 of the Mystery Bounty! 56 players are back on the hunt, not just for the trophy but most especially the top bounty prizes in the treasure box. All they have to do is knock out a player to have a chance at the draw. Good luck to all!

Top 10 in chips

Player	姓名	Flag	Stack	BB
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu		Australia	827,000	83
Siyang Phua		Singapore	808,000	81
Tse Paul Lee	李詩堡	Malaysia	685,000	69
Cheng Jing Lin	林成旌	Malaysia	548,000	55
Kar Hou Lim	林家浩	Malaysia	512,000	51
Jacky Wang	王立傑	Singapore	493,000	49
Michael Kravitz		Usa	443,000	44
Chien Chih Weng	翁芊智	Taiwan	411,000	41
Zachary Duce		Australia	394,000	39
Cheng Chzeh Yang	楊成傑	Taiwan	366,000	37

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Mystery Bounty rewards

Players fortunate to eliminate a player will receive a bounty reward. The largest bounty is ₫500,000 (~$16,560). 

Unlike most Mystery Bounty events, this version adds another layer of mystery to the game. Out of the 56 mystery bounty rewards, seven are coined “Top Prize”. Players that draw this ticket will receive anywhere from ₫100,000 to ₫500,000. However they won’t find out the actual amount until the next day. According to the organizers, one of the top seven prizes will be available to Main Event final table players. 

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Action resumes on Monday, February 13 starting at 1pm. See you then!

High Roller – Day 1

 

End of Day 1 – 20 players / 45 entries (reg still open)

Murat Yesniyazov		357,500
Vitto Jeevanji		278,000
Wai Kiat Lee		272,500
Hyun Sup Kim		209,000
Hsuan Chao Chen	陳鉉兆	206,000
Kok Wai Sim		186,500
Keng Yong Tan		184,500
David Erquiaga		146,500
Peng Sen Wu	吳鵬森	115,000
Jacky Wang	王立傑	105,500
Ting Yi Tsai	蔡廷翊	100,500
Yu Sheng Lin	林祐聖	98,000
Chih Wei Fan	范植威	70,000
Hon Cheong Lee	李翰鏘	69,500
Tse Ian Lee	李詩彥	69,000
Anton Lu		58,000
Chin Wei Lim		54,000
Ta Wei Tou	竇大衛	47,000
Hsien Ching Feng	馮先慶	44,000
Hung Wei Yeh	業紘瑋	23,500

Main Event – Day 1A

 

02:00: Yu You Ci Tsai 蔡余有騏 bags the lead at Main Event Day 1A 

It took 13 hours of play for Main Event Day 1A to bag up. Yu You Ci Tsai 蔡余有騏 held the chip lead for a majority of the day and held on to bagging time. He topped the 33 player roster with a 484,000 stack (60 BB). Finishing a close second was Mystery Bounty 9th placer Kar Hou Lin with 468,000 (58 BB), and to round out the top three was Mystery Bounty champion Kuan Han Chen with 452,000 (56 BB). We will have a recap shortly.

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01:50: Tak Yan delivers the bubble!
Level 18: Blinds 4,000-8,000, 8,000 BB Ante

All in preflop with Tak Yan ahead against at-risk player with . The board runs . That ends Day 1A!

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0:1:30: Aggro Kar Hou Lin gets trips to fold
Level 17: Blinds 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante

Cutoff Jackson Hui raises to 15,000, button Kar Hou Lin and big blind Duhan Lee call. The flop comes , Hui bets 10,000, Lim raises to 21,000, Lee check-folds. Back to Hui with a call. The turn , Hui check-calls 46,000. The river Lin ask Hui a rough count of his stack then fires an 83,000 bet. This sends Hui tanking until he opts to fold and show trips.

Kar Hou Lin – 450,000
Jackson Hui – 175,000

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01:20: Tong Tan wins with aces
Level 17: Blinds 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante

Cutoff Tong Tan riases to 5,000, big blind Chi Jen Chen defends, the flop is . Both check and as well on the turn. The river , Jen bets 50,000, Tan calls, Chen has , Tan wins the pot with .

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01:10: Liu Yu Che doubles through Ari
Level 17: Blinds 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante

Liu Yu Che is at risk on the bubble with less chips than Ari however he opens and is in good shape to double up against pocket Sevens. The board ensures it with a King on the turn. Che rises to 295,000. Ari down to 100,000.

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01:00: Jackson Hui wins a small one against Lee
Level 17: Blinds 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante

From cutoff, Jackson Hui raises to 12,000, big blind Duhan Lee defends. The flop Hui continues with another 12,000 bet, Lee check-folds. Hui chips up to 170,000. Lee sits with just under 500,000.

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00:50: Steven Wang knocks out two
Level 17: Blinds 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante

Steven Wang sends two players to the exit in back to back fashion. The first hand he is ahead throughout with over . The next hand it’s a race with Wang holding King-Queen against pocket Tens. The board grants Wang a straight. He now sits with 400,000.

It is bubble time!

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00:40: Blinds up
Level 17: Blinds 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up. There are 39 players remaining out of 261 entries. Day 1 bags up at ITM of 33 players which is 12.5% of the field. Tsai Yu You Ci and Duhan Lee are the frontrunners with over 500K.

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00:20: Shannon Lee lands quads
Level 16: Blinds 3,000-5,000, 5,000 BB Ante

Under the gun +1 short stack Steven Wang raises to 11,000, short stacked Shannon Lee shoves from the big blind, Wang tank-calls and is not happy to see Lee’s dominating his . The board is overkill as it runs quads. Lee doubles up to 160,000. Wang drops to 220,000 but is still above average.

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00:15: Eric Chan chips up through Ari
Level 16: Blinds 3,000-5,000, 5,000 BB Ante

Four way to the flop and 56,000 in the pot, everyone checks. From mid position, Eric Chan bets 18,000 on the turn and finds one customer in the button Ari. The river , Chan sends out 27,000, Ari tank-calls. Chan has , Ari mucks,

Eric Chan – 244,000

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00:10: Tsai Yao Te finishes Lee
Level 16: Blinds 3,000-5,000, 5,000 BB Ante

Action folds around to the small blind Tse Paul Lee who jams with . Big blind Tsai Yao Te wakes up with and snap calls with his big stack. The board runs {10} ending Lee’s run right there.

Tsai Yao Te – 380,000

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00:00: Blinds up
Level 16: Blinds 3,000-5,000, 5,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up, 41 players remaining out of 261 entries. Day 1A bags up at ITM of 33 players / 12.5% of the field. Leading the race is Tsai Yu You Ci with over 600,000, followed by Duhan Lee with 500,000.

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23:50: Duhan Lee climbs over 500K
Level 15: Blinds 2,000-4,000, 4,000 BB Ante

On a board and 115,000 in the pot, big blind Duhan Lee bets 32,500, button player tanks for some time then opts to give up his stake on the big pot.

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23:40: Carter Chan rails one 
Level 15: Blinds 2,000-4,000, 4,000 BB Ante

Two short stacks are all in, the dominated player has , Carter Chan holds . The board is for Chan to take it and send one packing.

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23:30: Paul Teoh jams for the pot
Level 15: Blinds 2,000-4,000, 4,000 BB Ante

WSOP Online bracelet winner Paul Teoh defends his big blind by calling mid position player Hyun Sup Kim’s 8,000 raise. At the flop , Kim continues with an 11,000 bet, Teoh check-calls. Both players check the turn but on the river , Teoh jams his remaining 29,000 stack, Kim tank-folds.

Hyun Sup Kim – 310,000
Paul Teoh – 75,000

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23:20: Ko Chia Chiang with much needed win
Level 15: Blinds 2,000-4,000, 4,000 BB Ante

Ko Chia Chiang once sat with a commanding stack but has since dropped after numerous bad runs. His luck turns around in a hand against Tan Tong who raises from under the gun +1 to 8,000. button Chiang calls. At the flop , Tong c-bets 5,000 and Chiang calls. The turn , action switches up with Chiang betting 9,000 and Tong check-calling. Same action on the river with Tong check-calling a much larger 55,000 bet. Chiang opens and is very happy to collect the pot. He is back up to 150,000.

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23:10: Blinds up
Level 15: Blinds 2,000-4,000, 4,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up, 56 players remaining out of 261 entries. Play stops at ITM of 33 players. Tsai Yu You Ci maintains the lead with nearly 600,000.

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23:05: Hyun Sup Kim earns some for Aces
Level 14: Blinds 1,500-3,000, 3,000 BB Ante

Hyun Sup Kim raises to 6,000 and is called by the blinds. At the flop , action is checked to Kim who lays out a 7,000 bet. Sb Paul Teoh opts to fold and the dealer mucks his hand and the board. The TD is called to figure out what to do next as big blind Ko Chia Chiang is in the hand. After the decision is made, both players check the turn . On the river , Kim bets 12,000, Chiang calls then mucks to .

Hyun Sup Kim – 150,000

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23:00: Duhan Lee climbs to 365K
Level 14: Blinds 1,500-3,000, 3,000 BB Ante

On a board and 26,000 in the pot, Duhan Lee check-calls 16,500 then bets 22,500 on the river. No call to take it down. Lee shows one card pair. Lee climbs to 365,000.

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22:50: Tse Paul Lee finds the river 
Level 14: Blinds 1,500-3,000, 3,000 BB Ante

From hijack Ko Chia Chiang limps, cutoff Tse Paul Lee raises to 22,000, three folds then back to Chiang who calls. At the flop , Chiang check-calls Lee’s 22,000 bet then both check the turn . Chiang leads out 25,000 on the river , Lee flats. Chiang has , Lee has him top pair on the river.

Ko Chia Chiang – 130,000
Tse Paul Lee – 185,000

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22:40: Mei San Ang spikes lucky river straight
Level 14: Blinds 1,500-3,000, 3,000 BB Ante

 One of the two ladies left in the field scores a lucky boost against Chang Ming Lo. On a turn board , Mei San Ang is all in with and is getting up to leave the table when Chang opens . The river comes to award her the straight and celebrates her win.

Mei San Ang – 80,000
Chang Ming Lo – 100,000

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22:30: Blinds up
Level 14: Blinds 1,500-3,000, 3,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up, 61 players remaining out of 261 entries. Day 1A plays down to ITM of 33 players. Tsai Yu You Ci maintains his lead of roughly 540,000.

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22:20: Paul Teoh scores a double
Level 13: Blinds 1,000-2,500, 2,500 BB Ante

The dealer was counting out WSOP Online bracelet winner Paul Teoh’s stack with winning a double up off Ko Chia Chiang. The board was . We missed Chiang’s hand.

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22:10: Liu Yu Che busts one
Level 13: Blinds 1,000-2,500, 2,500 BB Ante

Liu Yu Che outdraws an at risk player with beating on a board that spreads . Che rises to 170,000.

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22:00: Kingston Wang doubles through 
Level 13: Blinds 1,000-2,500, 2,500 BB Ante

Down to his last 5 BB, Kingston Wang slides it all in with to battle with, he is called by a player with . Big slick holds on a nine-high board for a double up.

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21:50: Wei Kai Lin reveals his trips
Level 13: Blinds 1,000-2,500, 2,500 BB Ante

On a board and 42,000 brewed, Sin Ren Chen check-folds to Wei Kai Lin’s 25,000 bet. Chen shows his top pair at the flop, Lin returns the gesture showing trips.

Wei Kai Lin – 200,000
Sin Ren Chen – 190,000

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21:40: Blinds up, break time, random big stacks
Level 13: Blinds 1,000-2,500, 2,500 BB Ante

Players are on break. 76 remaining out of 261 entries. They play down to ITM of 33 players. Here are the leaders.

Tsai Yu You Ci – 540,000
Duhan Lee – 293,000
Ko Chia Chian – 280,000
Kuan Han Chen – 280,000
Kun Han Lee – 230,000
Benedict Koh – 225,000
Sin Ren Chen – 200,000
Steven Wang 175,000
Lun Loon – 160,000

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21:35: Chien Fa Chou eliminates Patrick Liang 
Level 12: Blinds 1,000-2,000, 2,000 BB Ante

All in preflop, Chien Fa Chou dominates Patrick Liang with over . No help arrives for Liang. Chou chips up to 75,000.

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21:25: Ari hits two outer to bust a player
Level 12: Blinds 1,000-2,000, 2,000 BB Ante

All in preflop with Ari from Mongolia holding pocket Fives against an at risk player with pocket Queens. The ladies are denied with one of Ari’s fives finding the board. Ari ships it as one player drops out.

Ari – 240,000

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2:1:15: Chao Ting Cheng pays up
Level 12: Blinds 1,000-2,000, 2,000 BB Ante

Short stack shoves , big blind Chao Ting Cheng calls with . The board runs out . With no diamond for either player, Cheng pays the double up.

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21:00: Kuan Han Chen knocks out two 
Level 11: Blinds 1,000-1,500, 1,500 BB Ante

After shipping a three-way, Kuan Han Chen continues to dominate his table. On a flop , Justin Chan bets 4,300, Chen check-raises to 11,000, Chen calls. The turn , Chen leads out 13,000, Chan raises to 33,000, Chen shoves and claims the pot.

The next hand Chen raises to 3,500, Chan repops all in for 26,600. Chen snap calls.

Justin Chan
Kuan Han Chen

The board is overkill , Chan falls, Chen rises to 370,000.

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20:40: Duhan Lee on a rush, dusts two players
Level 11: Blinds 1,000-1,500, 1,500 BB Ante

Duhan Lee has chipped up significantly from just 60,000 to 270,000. It happens in a few hands. Contributing everything is Li Wei Sun. Both players are all in preflop, Li , Lee . The board runs . This sends Lee up to 135,000, Li plunges to 8,500.

On the very next hand Li recovers some of the lost chips taken by Lee with lucking out against Lee’s with a Five finding the flop. Immediately after, Lee gains the lost chips by winning a 20,000 pot with on a Seven-high board.

On the fourth consecutive hand, Lee delivers a double bust.Lee opens with a 3,300 raise, button Li jams, big blind joins the party, Lee snap calls.

Big blind
Li
Lee

The board runs for Aces to hold and send two players out of the running.

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20:30: Thananat Therdtakoonrat’s rockets get full pay
Level 11: Blinds 1,000-1,500, 1,500 BB Ante

Thai players have arrived and already battling for chips is pro Thananat Therdtakoonrat. He sends it all in with , gets the call from Wei Kai Lin, the board runs dry for a double up to 50,000.

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20:20: Double bust for Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰
Level 11: Blinds 1,000-1,500, 1,500 BB Ante

Mystery Bounty champion Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 delivers a harsh blow to two players simultaneously. The casualties are Shyh Chyn Lim and Leopold Godefroy. It was all in preflop.

Lim
Godefroy
Chen 陳冠翰

When the flop comes , all are quiet, then players roar at the turn that gives Godefroy a full house. By this point, Lim is drawing dead. The river draws an even louder cheer as Chen 陳冠翰 lands the one-outer to knock out both players.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 – 180,000

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20:10: Tsai Yu You Ci rises to 380K
Level 10: Blinds 600-1,200, 1,200 BB Ante

Tsai Yu You Ci has been one of the chip leaders for some time and surges further in a failed bluff by his opponent. On a board , hijack Tsai bets 20,500, button calls, big blind check-folds. The river , Tsai checks, button jams, Tsai snap calls.

Tsai
Button

Tsai ships in a massive pile to rise to 380,000.

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20:00: Steven Wang rails one
Level 10: Blinds 600-1,200, 1,200 BB Ante

Steven Wang

On a board , Steven Wang bets 20,000 then calls an all in by a shorter stack who opens . Wang has , the river is for Wang to ship it and boot one out in the process.

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19:50: Li Wei Sun earns some with top pair
Level 10: Blinds 600-1,200, 1,200 BB Ante

Action folds to the button Li Wei Sun who raises to 2,500, blinds call to see the flop . All check to get a free turn look , Li bets 4,000, both blinds call. On the river , Li sends out 8,000, small blind check-calls, bb folds. Li shows for two pair.

Li Wei Sun – 65,000

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19:40: Registration closes at 261 entries
Level 10: Blinds 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante

Registration has closed here at Day 1A of the Main Event with a booming 261 entries. That means we are halfway through the guarantee. Expect the TWD 10 Billion to be crushed at Day 1B. There are 122 players remaining. They play down to ITM of 12.5% of the field which is 33 players.

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19:30: Random big stacks
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante

Ari from Mongolia – 280,000
Kun Han Lee – 185,000
Tsai Yu You Ci – 240,000
Ko Chia Chiang – 205,000
Sin Ren Chen – 156,000

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18:50: Blinds stay the same
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante

Level is up but blinds are the same, 30 BB for new entries. 230 entries and climbing. This is the last full level to enter. Registration closes at the start of Level 10.

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18:40: Singaporean battle, Phua eliminated
Level 8: Blinds 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante

Singapore’s Benedict Koh eliminates fellow Singaorean WSOP Online bracelet winner Aaron Siyang Phua. We missed Phua’s hand but Koh had Ace-Ten two pair. Koh chips up to 63,000.

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18:30: Tan Tong doubles up through Letchmunan
Level 8: Blinds 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante

Action folds to the small blind Tan Tong who shoves with , big blind Sukumar Letchmunan calls with . The board brings a Ten which holds for a pair to Tong and a double up.

Tan Tong – 55,000
Sukumar Letchmunan – 55,000

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18:20: Pot for Vitto Jeevanji 
Level 8: Blinds 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante

Under the gun raises to 7,000, action folds to the big blind Vitto Jeevanji who doesn’t notice the raise and is forced to call it. On the flop , Jeevanji shoves and takes it. He reveals his top pair and says “I’m lucky”.

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18:10: Tse Paul Lee connects to climb to 90K
Level 8: Blinds 500-1,000, 1,000 BB Ante

Late position player raises to 2,200, button Tse Paul Lee calls, big blind three-bets to 16,000, initial raiser folds while Lee tank-calls. At the flop , big blind quickly jams, Lee calls.

Big blind
Lee

The turn and river keep Lee ahead to boot one out. Seconds after, the player re-entered and is seated back on the same seat.

Tse Paul Lee – 90,000

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18:00: Ribbon cutting during the break
Level 8 up next

Main Event is on an unscheduled time-out for the official opening ceremony of the USOP: Poker 2U Taiwan Series. CTP Owner David Tai, USOP COO Tse Ian Lee, and USOP Alex Wong delivered welcome speeches which was followed by a ribbon cutting.

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17:50: Carter Chan wins three in a row
Level 7: Blinds 400-800, 800 BB Ante

Carter Chan picks up a few good pots consecutively and mentions to us after that he lost a big chunk to a player that hit a flush to his set. Despite the drop, Chan has made a comeback to around to just under 60,000.

His first big pot sees a flop and a 5,500 pot. Table leader Kun Han Lee bets 1,500, Chan check-raises from the small blind to 9,500, this is followed by two folds then Lee calls. On the turn , Chan shoves and Lee mucks.

Next hand is another raised pot preflop with three players in the hand. The cards come . Chan check calls a 4,000 bet as one player drops out. The turn , no bets land. The river , Chan leads out 5,200 and wins it without a challenge. Third hand, Chan wins another 7,800 pot.

Carter Chan – 60,000

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17:40: Jackson Hui fires at every stage, rises to 133K
Level 7: Blinds 400-800, 800 BB Ante

Three players stare down a flop , small blind Jackson Hui checks, middle position bets 4,000, button player folds, Hui raises to 20,000. Mp calls and the turn is . Hui bets 20,000 again and is called. The river , Hui lowers his bet to 19,000, gets the call, shows set to scoop it up.

Jackson Hui – 133,000

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17:30: Wei Kai Lin drags in a pot to rise to 100K
Level 7: Blinds 400-800, 800 BB Ante

Four players beef up the pot to 8,000, the flop runs . Hijack Wei Kai Lin c-bets 2,300, cutoff Ang Yang Siang and big blind Norman Leaw call. On the turn , all three check. The river , Lew sends out 14,000, Siang folds, Lin calls. Lin wins it with .

Norman Leaw – 33,000
Wei Kai Lin – 100,000
Ang Yang Siang – 80,000

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17:20: Blinds up
Level 7: Blinds 400-800, 800 BB Ante

Blinds are up, the field is about to breach 200 entries with 193 on the screens. Registration closes at the start of Level 10. Blinds increase every 40 minutes.

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17:10: Norman Leaw with a big shove
Level 6: Blinds 300-600, 600 BB Ante

On a board showing and 19,000 in the pot, hijack player checks, Norman Leaw shoves his sizable stack that well covers his opponent’s 12,000. Hijack tanks then opts to fight another hand. Leaw collects the pot and climbs to 58,000.

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17:00: Richard Lu scores a double, back to starting
Level 6: Blinds 300-600, 600 BB Ante

Down to 15K, Richard Lu shoves with and is looked up by a player with . No bad beat comes for the ladies to hold. Lu doubles up to 32,000.

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16:50: Short stacks tangle
Level 6: Blinds 300-600, 600 BB Ante

Two shorties at table 6 send it in preflop. Hong Che Wang , Shaun Tan , the board is . Wang is eliminated, Tan rises to 40,000.

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16:40: Yueh Chiao Yang double barrels
Level 6: Blinds 300-600, 600 BB Ante

Four players toss in 1,500 to see the flop . Two checks are followed by 3,000 bet by Yeuh Chiao Yang. Everyone calls. On the turn , Yang sends out 6,500 and takes it with no callers. He rises to 55,000.

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16:30: Blinds up 
Level 6: Blinds 300-600, 600 BB Ante

New level, the tally is no 175 entries. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 which is at 19:30.

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16:25: Three way goes to Xiao Yung Lung 蕭詠隆, up to 70K
Level 5: Blinds 300-500, 500 BB Ante

Three way shove preflop with Xiao Yung Lung 蕭詠隆 besting overcards and to zoom to 70,000 on a board completing .

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16:20: Kevin Ang believes in his ducks
Level 5: Blinds 300-500, 500 BB Ante

Kevin Ang picks up a pile of chips with an unlikely hand. From cutoff, he raises to 1,000, button Chung Yi Ho three-bets to 2,500, small blind calls, Ang calls, the flop is . Chung c-bets 3,200, small blind check-folds, Ang check-calls. The turn Ang check-calls 7,100. On the river , both players check. Ang opens first and shows , Chung mucks.

Chung Yi Ho – 20,000
Kevin Ang – 55,000

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16:10: Double up for Kingston Wang
Level 5: Blinds 300-500, 500 BB Ante

From under the gun, Kingston Wang raises to 2,000, action folds around to the big blind Patrick Liang who calls. The flop runs , Liang check-pushes Wang’s 2,000 c-bet. Wang snap calls.

Wang
Liang

The turn is for a victorious full house to Wang. The river is . Liang pays up.

Kingston Wang – 22,000
Patrick Liang – 26,000

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16:00: Hong-Che Wang back to starting stack
Level 5: Blinds 300-500, 500 BB Ante

Sin Ren Chen raises to 1,100 that finds three callers to the flop . Action checks to the button who tests the waters with a 2,100 bet. Only one player continues to the turn . No bets land. The river