USOP – Taiwan 2023: Live Updates
Latest poker news about UsopTaiwan2023
Kick Off – Flight A
Player | 姓名 | Flag | Stack | BB |
Jung Chou Chen | 陳榮州 | Taiwan | 696,000 | 116 |
Kai Hung Hu | 胡凱閎 | Taiwan | 558,000 | 93 |
Jia Xiang Li | 李嘉祥 | Taiwan | 485,000 | 81 |
Chia Jung Liu | 劉佳榮 | Taiwan | 289,000 | 48 |
Hsuan Chao Chen | 陳鉉兆 | Taiwan | 276,000 | 46 |
Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 249,000 | 42 |
Ching Wei Chen | 陳靖惟 | Taiwan | 241,000 | 40 |
Zong Chi He | 何宗奇 | Taiwan | 224,000 | 37 |
Jason Ong | Philippines | 214,000 | 36 | |
Kuang Hung Lee | 李光紘 | Taiwan | 192,000 | 32 |
Chen Chia Hsu | 許展嘉 | Taiwan | 173,000 | 29 |
Che Li Lin | 林哲立 | Taiwan | 172,000 | 29 |
Chung Yi Ho | 何崇義 | Taiwan | 166,000 | 28 |
Vito Jeevanji | France | 153,000 | 26 | |
Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | 153,000 | 26 |
Hai Shien Tan | Singapore | 149,000 | 25 | |
Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 114,000 | 19 |
Chin Jen Wu | 吳致任 | Taiwan | 113,000 | 19 |
Leopold Godefroy | France | 111,000 | 19 | |
Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 101,000 | 17 |
Ang Yang Siang | 洪揚翔 | Malaysia | 100,000 | 17 |
Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 92,000 | 15 |
Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 82,000 | 14 |
Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 79,000 | 13 |
Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 79,000 | 13 |
Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 49,000 | 8 |
Chen An Lin | 林宸安 | Taiwan | 39,000 | 7 |
Kick Off – Flight B
Player | 姓名 | Flag | Stack | BB |
Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 456,000 | 76 |
Kun Han Lee | 李昆翰 | Taiwan | 436,000 | 73 |
Billy Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 297,000 | 50 |
Kai Jan Chou | 周楷然 | Taiwan | 296,000 | 49 |
Shaun Tan Jit Yoong | Singapore | 265,000 | 44 | |
Chia Siang Ko | 柯家翔 | Taiwan | 248,000 | 41 |
Chieh Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 246,000 | 41 |
Guan Zhong Lai | 賴冠中 | Taiwan | 221,000 | 37 |
Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 | 31 |
Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 | 29 |
Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 171,000 | 29 |
Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 152,000 | 25 |
Shih Kun Chou | 周世坤 | Taiwan | 147,000 | 25 |
Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 141,000 | 24 | |
Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 131,000 | 22 |
Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 100,000 | 17 |
Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 96,000 | 16 |
Chun Wei Chang | 張軍暐 | Taiwan | 88,000 | 15 |
Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 80,000 | 13 | |
Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 71,000 | 12 |
Dorjbal Lkhunrev | Mongolia | 58,000 | 10 |
Kick Off – Final Day
Carter Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 wins the Kick Off – TWD 547,000 (~$18,130)
Carter Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 outlasted the Kick Off event’s final day 48 players to lift the trophy and the TWD 547,000 (~$18,130) top cash prize. After Chen 陳靖惟 eliminated Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 in 3rd place, he amassed enough ammo to move ahead of Jacky Wang 王立傑 at heads up. One hand was all it took. Chen 陳靖惟 pocket Queens delivered the blow to win the first big title of the USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series.
Congratulations to the new champ! Standby for the recap.
Final table payouts
Place | Name | 姓名 | Flag | Payouts in TWD |
1 | Ching Wei Chen | 陳靖惟 | Taiwan | 547,000 |
2 | Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 383,000 |
3 | Kun Han Lee | 李昆翰 | Taiwan | 246,000 |
4 | Leopold Godefroy | France | 161,000 | |
5 | Ang Yang Siang | 洪揚翔 | Malaysia | 124,000 |
6 | Jung Chou Chen | 陳榮州 | Taiwan | 103,000 |
7 | Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 86,000 |
8 | Kai Jan Chou | 周楷然 | Taiwan | 70,000 |
9 | Chou Shih Kun | 周世坤 | Taiwan | 54,000 |
19:20: Jacky Wang 王立傑 eliminated in 2nd place – TWD 383,000 (~$12,700)
Level 27: 50,000-100,000, 100,000
One heads up hand is all it took for Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 to claim the title. Jacky Wang 王立傑 shoves from the button with , Chen 陳靖惟 calls to put Wang 王立傑 at risk and shows a premium
. No help arrived for Wang 王立傑 to end his strong run in runner up. He pockets TWD 383000 (~$12,700).
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – eliminated in 2nd place
19:15: Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 eliminated in 3rd place – TWD 246,000 (~$8,150)
Level 27: 50,000-100,000, 100,000
Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 is all in with and this time he faces Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 who shows
. The board runs
for a full house to Chen 陳靖惟 to end Lee 李昆翰 in 3rd place. Lee 李昆翰 earns TWD 246,000 (~$8,150) for his deep run.
Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 – 6,100,000
Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 – eliminated in 3rd place
19:10: Leopold Godefroy eliminated in 4th place – TWD 161,000 (~$5,340)
Level 27: 50,000-100,000, 100,000
After four showdowns between Jacky Wang 王立傑 and Leopold Godefroy, Wang 王立傑 finally is finally granted the win. Godefroy’s last hand is , Wang 王立傑 calls with
, a King finds the flop and holds
.
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 3,600,000
Leopold Godefroy – eliminated in 4th place
19:05: Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 takes the lead
Level 27: 50,000-100,000, 100,000
Jacky Wang 王立傑 is all in and ready to send Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 packing with dominating
. However, the board drops a King on the flop to improve Chen 陳靖惟 and it holds throughout.
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 2,100,000
Ching Wei Chen 陳靖 – 3,850,000
18:55: Big sigh of relief for Kun Han Lee 李昆翰
Level 27: 50,000-100,000, 100,000
Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 is all in for 775,000 with , Jacky Wang 王立傑 is slightly ahead with
. The cards come
for a winning trips to Lee as he breathes a big sigh of relief. He doubles up to 2,100,000.
18:30: Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 eliminated in 5th place – TWD 124,000 (~$4,100)
Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 BB Ante
Another one bites the dust here at the final table as Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 becomes the next to fall to Jacky Wang 王立傑. All in preflop action, Siang 洪揚翔 has , Wang 立傑 has overcards
. Unlike against Godefroy, Wang 立傑 connects with the board
. Siang 洪揚翔 earns TWD 124,000 (~$4,100) for his deep run. Wang 王立傑 now has well over half of the chips in play.
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 5,500,000
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 – eliminated in 5th place
18:25: Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 eliminated in 6th place – TWD 103,000 (~$3,410)
Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 BB Ante
Jacky Wang 王立傑 may have his difficulties against Leopold Godefroy but he mad up for the lost chips by sending Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 out in 6th place. It was all in preflop with Chen 陳榮州 missing the board to fall to Wang 王立傑
. Chen 陳榮州 earns TWD 103,000 (~$3,410) for his deep run. Wang 王立傑 rises to 3,200,000.
Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 – eliminated in 6th place
18:15: Leopold Godefroy lands another double up off Wang 王立傑
Level 26: 40,000-80,000, 80,000 BB Ante
Leopold Godefroy shoves his 785,000 stack and down the orbit Jacky Wang 王立傑 tanks while saying “this is an easy fold but I need to suck out against you. I’ve lost three all ins against you, I think I am due for a suck out.” Wang 王立傑 calls and shows , Godefroy says “you’re good” while opening up
. The board doesn’t help out Wang 王立傑 as it runs
. Godefroy doubles up to 1,690.000.
18:05: Jacky Wang 王立傑 regains the lead
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 BB Ante
On a board showing , Jacky Wang 王立傑 bet 700,000 onto a bloated pot over a million. Carter Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 tanks then folds. Wang 王立傑 makes him choose a card to open, Chen 陳靖惟 turns over a
. Wang 王立傑 back on top with over 2,800,000. Chen 陳靖惟 dips to 2,450,000.
17:55: Jacky Wang 王立傑 says “I’m trying here”
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 BB Ante
Jacky Wang 王立傑 has been the ATM here as he attempts to knock out player with his big stack. Instead, he has once again paid a double up to short stacked Leopold Godefroy. Godefroy’s holds against Wang王立傑
to chip up to 890,000. As he counts out the chips Wang 王立傑 says “I’m trying guys, I’m trying.”
17:50: Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 takes the lead
Level 25: 30,000-60,000, 60,000 BB Ante
Another player gains a full boost from Jacky Wang 王立傑 to end his reign up top. It is all in preflop, Carter Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 has , Wang 王立傑 is made with
{9h. The board comes
for a winning flush to Chen 陳靖惟 and a huge double up to 2,710,000. Wang 王立傑 drops to 2,455,000.
17:35: Leopold Godefroy happy for the boost
Level 24: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante
The overwhelming big stack Jacky Wang 王立傑 puts France’s Leopold Godefroy in the hot seat. Godefroy is looking good with against Wang’s
. The board keeps him ahead to double up to 680,000.
17:25: Wen Shan 單文 eliminated in 7th place – TWD 86,000 (~$2,850)
Level 24: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante
Chip leader Jacky Wang 王立傑 continues his domination with another takedown. His latest is Wen Shan 單文who wasn’t quite sure what hit him but it bit hard. Shan 單文 opens from utg, Wang 王立傑 three-bets with his big stack from the button. At the flop , more chips land initiated by Shan 單文. On the turn
, Shan 單文 fires 150,000, Wang 王立傑 sticks with him. The river {10s, Shan 單文triple barrels 250,000, Wang 王立傑 immediately announces all in, Shan 單文 calls.
Jacky Wang trips
Wen Shan two pair
Jacky Wang – 4,000,000
Wen Shan – eliminated in 7th place
17:15: Kai Jan Chou 周楷然 eliminated in 8th place – TWD 70,000 (~$2320)
Level 24: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante
Under the gun Jacky Wang 王立傑 raises it up, utg+1 Kai Jan Chou 周楷然 three-bet shoves with 495,000 with . Down the orbit, cutoff Wen Shan 單文 joins in and has slightly less 480,000, with
. Back to Wang 王立傑 who opts to fold. The board runs
9c}
. Shan 單文 lands a full house, Chou 周楷然 is down to 10,000 and busts on the next hand.
Wen Shan 單文 – 1,000,000
Kai Jan Chou 周楷然 – eliminated in 8th place
17:05: Chou Shih Kun 周世坤 eliminated in 9th place – TWD 54,000 (~$1,790)
Level 24: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 BB Ante
Fast fall for Chou Shih Kun 周世坤 at the final table, too fast we missed the hand. He finishes 9th and walks away with a payout of TWD 54,000 (~$1,790).
Chou Shih Kun 周世坤 – eliminated in 9th place
Final table
Chips by seat
1 | Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 | 1,040,000 |
2 | Jacky Wang 王立傑 | 2,360,000 |
3 | Kai Jan Chou 周楷然 | 480,000 |
4 | Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 | 1,180,000 |
5 | Chou Shih Kun 周世坤 | 380,000 |
6 | Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 | 1,600,000 |
7 | Wen Shan 單文 | 485,000 |
8 | Leopold Godefroy | 430,000 |
9 | Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 | 1,400,000 |
16:50: Jia Xiang Li 李嘉祥 bubbles to the final table
Level 23: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante
It didn’t take long for the final table to be formed. After Jia Xiang Li 李嘉祥 loss to Chou Shih Kun 周世坤 he puts it all in with Seven-Eight offsuit and runs into Carter Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 pocket Eights to fall in 9th place. He earns TWD 45,000 (~$1,490).
16:45: Jia Xiang Li 李嘉祥 shoves and loses to Chou Shih Kun 周世坤
Level 23: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante
Action folds around to the small blind Jia Xiang Li 李嘉祥 who shoves with a larger stack than the big blind Chou Shih Kun 周世坤. He is called and has to show his . Kun 周世坤 has
which holds for a double up to 600,000. Li drops to 200,000.
16:40: Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 finishes off Shaun Tan
Level 23: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante
At the other table, Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 surges over a million in chips after short stacked Shaun Tan fails to improve with Queen-Ten against Lee’s 李昆翰 Ace-Jack.
16:30: Jacky Wang 王立傑 sends two packing, soars to 2.4M
Level 23: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante
Back from the break, Jacky Wang 王立傑 sends two players out within the first ten minutes. First on his chopping block is Chen Chia Hsu 許展嘉 with Ace-King unable to improve against Wang 王立傑 pocket Kings. Wang then followed it up with the elimination of Chen An Lin 林宸安 to boost his stack to 2,400,000. He is currently the overwhelming chip leader.
16:20: Blinds up, 14 players remaining
Level 23: 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante
Players have just returned from a break. 14 remaining. Blinds are up 15,000-30,000, 30,000 BB Ante. Taiwan’s Carter Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 leads with 1,330,000.
Table 21
Chen Chia Hsu 許展嘉 – 475,000
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 1,030,000
Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 – 850,000
Chin Jen Wu 吳致任 – 175,000
Kai Jan Chou 周楷然 – 525,000
Leopold Godefroy – 420,000
Chen An Lin 林宸安 – 810,000
Table 23
Chou Shih Kun 周世坤 – 275,000
Shaun Tan Jit Yoong – 205,000
Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 – 1,330,000
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 – 1,120,000
Wen Shan 單文 – 635,000
Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 – 910,000
Jia Xiang Li 李嘉祥 – 550,000
16:00: Payouts 15th – 48th
Place | Name | 姓名 | Flag | Payouts in TWD |
15 | Chung Yi Ho | 何崇義 | Taiwan | 38,000 |
16 | Billy Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 31,700 |
17 | Chieh Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 31,700 |
18 | Kuang Hung Lee | 李光紘 | Taiwan | 31,700 |
19 | 26,400 | |||
20 | Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 26,400 |
21 | Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 26,400 |
22 | Kai Hung Hu | 胡凱閎 | Taiwan | 21,700 |
23 | Guan Zhong Lai | 賴冠中 | Taiwan | 21,700 |
24 | Che Li Lin | 林哲立 | Taiwan | 21,700 |
25 | Hsuan Chao Chen | 陳鉉兆 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
26 | Zong Chi He | 何宗奇 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
27 | Chun Wei Chang | 張軍暐 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
28 | Chia Jung Liu | 劉佳榮 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
29 | 15,300 | |||
30 | Vito Jeevanji | France | 15,300 | |
31 | Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | Prize |
32 | Hai Shien Tan | Singapore | 15,300 | |
33 | Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 |
34 | Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 15,300 | |
35 | Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
36 | Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 |
37 | Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
38 | Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
39 | Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 14,000 | |
40 | 14,000 | |||
41 | Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
42 | Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
43 | Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
44 | Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 14,000 |
45 | Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
46 | Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
47 | Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 13,000 |
48 | Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
15:55: Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 pays then end Luke Lee 李光紘
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante
Five minutes prior, short stacked Luke Kuang Hung Lee 李光紘 enjoys a double up off the leader Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 however it is short-lived. Both players tangled again and this time Siang 洪揚翔 ends Lee 李光紘 in 18th place. Lee 李光紘 is all in with and though ahead of Siang 洪揚翔, the board grants the king
. Siang 洪揚 is now in command with 1,400,000 in chips.
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 – 1,400,00 (chip leader)
Luke Kuang Hung Lee 李光紘 – eliminated
It is down to the final two tables with 17 players remaining.
15:40: Blinds up, 20 remaining, two with over a mil
Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante
Blinds up again, 10,000-20,000, 20,000 BB Ante, 20 players remaining. Average stack is 468,750. Leading the pack are Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 and Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 both sitting with over a million.
15:30: Chung Yi Ho 何崇義 paid by Jacky Wang 王立傑
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante
Another preflop showdown, this time between at risk player Chung Yi Ho 何崇義 with and Jacky Wang 王立傑 looking to eliminate with
. The board is kind to Chung 何崇義 as it lands
for a double up to 250,000.
Chung Yi Ho 何崇義 – 250,000
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 700,000
15:25: Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 doubles through Billy Hsu 許必穎
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante
All in preflop action awards Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 a double up with standing solid against Billy Hsu 許必穎
overcards.
Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 – 275,000
Billy Hsu 許必穎 – 135,000
15:10: Blinds up, 22 remaining
Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante
Blinds are up to 8,000-16,000, 16,000 BB Ante with 22 players remaining. Leading the pack is Malaysia’s Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 with 940,000.
15:00: Payouts 25th – 48th
Place | Name | 姓名 | Flag | Payouts in TWD |
25 | Hsuan Chao Chen | 陳鉉兆 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
26 | Zong Chi He | 何宗奇 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
27 | Chun Wei Chang | 張軍暐 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
28 | Chia Jung Liu | 劉佳榮 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
29 | 15,300 | |||
30 | Vito Jeevanji | France | 15,300 | |
31 | Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | Prize |
32 | Hai Shien Tan | Singapore | 15,300 | |
33 | Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 |
34 | Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 15,300 | |
35 | Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
36 | Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 |
37 | Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
38 | Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
39 | Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 14,000 | |
40 | 14,000 | |||
41 | Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
42 | Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
43 | Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
44 | Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 14,000 |
45 | Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
46 | Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
47 | Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 13,000 |
48 | Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
14:45: Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 scores a three-way
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 is on fire! After closing out Level 19 with a double up through Chen Chia Hsu 許展嘉, he goes on to land another through Chen An Lin 林宸安 with over
. Not long after, he scores another payload, this time on a three-way. Che Li Lin 林哲立 busts and Kyle Hu Kai Hung 胡凱閎 plummets to 5 BB. All in preflop.
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔
Kyle Hu Kai Hung 胡凱閎
Che Li Lin 林哲立
The board runs a dry .
Siang 洪揚翔 – 940,000
Hung 胡凱閎 – 61,000
Lin 林哲立 – eliminated
14:40: Blinds up, 24 remaining
Level 20: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 BB Ante
Blinds are up, 24 players remaining. Impressively, Chen An Lin林宸安 has joined the leaders with 710,000. He started the day with just 7 BB.
14:35: Chen Chia Hsu 許展嘉 ends two then doubles another
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,00 BB Ante
In less than one orbit Chen Chia Hsu 許展嘉 eliminates two players then doubles up Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔. The first player to go meet the axe is last night’s Turbo NLH champion Zong Chi He 何宗奇 with dominating
on a dry board. His next victim is Chen Hsuan Chao 許展嘉 with pocket Twos holding against overcards.
On Hsu 許展嘉 third showdown, Siang 洪揚翔 stays ahead with on a board that completed
. Hsu 許展嘉 had
. All in at the flop.
Chen Chia Hsu 許展嘉 – 645,000
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 – 200,000
14:30: Jacky Wang 王立傑 rails Chia Jung Liu 劉佳榮
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,00 BB Ante
Chia Jung Liu 劉佳榮 shoves his remaining 130,000 stack with however his bid for a double up is denied by Jacky Wang 王立傑 who opens up
.
Jacky Wang 王立傑 – 670,000
Chia Jung Liu 劉佳榮 – eliminated
14:25: Payouts 33rd – 48th
Place | Name | 姓名 | Flag | Payouts in TWD |
33 | Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 |
34 | Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 15,300 | |
35 | Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
36 | Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 |
37 | Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
38 | Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
39 | Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 14,000 | |
40 | 14,000 | |||
41 | Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
42 | Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
43 | Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
44 | Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 14,000 |
45 | Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
46 | Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
47 | Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 13,000 |
48 | Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
14:10: Blinds up, 33 remaining
Level 19: 5,000-10,000, 10,00 BB Ante
Blinds are up to 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante with 33 remaining. We will have the payouts for you once it has been made available.
13:45: Chip leaders, Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 and Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 BB Ante
Taiwanese high roller Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 picks up premium hands to boost his stack from 436,000 to 740,000. He joins Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 up top who sits with about the same. Other big stacks are Kyle Hu Kai Hung 胡凱閎 with 640,000 and Wen Shan 單文 with 590,000.
13:30: Blinds up, Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 leads 38 players
Level 18: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 BB Ante
The first half hour is in the bag which means blinds are up to 4,000-8,000, 8,000 BB Ante. There are 38 players remaining with the Taiwan’s Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 still in command with 725,000 in chips.
13:25: Che Li Lin 林哲立 straightens up on the river
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante
Several minutes past, Taiwan’s Chia Siang Ko 柯家翔 sends Malaysia’s Yong Hing Foo 符永慶 and is hoping to do the same to Taiwan’s Che Li Lin 林哲立. Ko 柯家翔 challenges Lin 林哲立 with against
. When the flop runs
, Ko 柯家翔 jumps ahead with top pair and still leads on the turn
, but the river
, gives Lin 林哲立a straight to double up.
Che Li Lin 林哲立- 180,000
Chia Siang Ko 柯家翔 – 250,000
13:15: Six players bust within the first fifteen minutes
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante
The first fifteen minutes brings the field down to 42 players after six quickly busted. Among the executioners is France’s Leopold Godefroy who sends Taiwan’s Nien Heng Li 李念恆 out of the running with a higher spread of trips queens.
Leopold Godefroy – 225,000
Nien Heng Li 李念恆 – eliminated
At the same table, Taiwan’s Yi Wei Peng 彭亦瑋 cleans out a short stack with pocket Aces dominating pocket Jacks. He chips up to 175,000. And at table 23, Malaysia’s Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 holds to dust Taiwan’s Yu Chan Tsai 蔡昱群
. The board comes
.
Ang Yang Siang 洪揚翔 – 170,000
Yu Chan Tsai 蔡昱群 – eliminated
Cards in the air!
Level 17: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante
Shuffle up and deal! Cards are now flying at Day 2 of the Kick Off event. Blinds open at 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante. Good luck to all!
Welcome to Day 2 of the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series taking place at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. Players can expect another thrilling day with the Kick Off event certain to crown its champion. 48 players return looking for glory and the TWD 547,000 (~$18,130) top prize. The player best to bring it home is Taiwan’s own Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 who enters with a huge 696,000 stack / 116 BB.
Day 2 blinds open at 3,000-6,000, 6000 BB Ante with increases every 30 minutes. Each player is guaranteed to walk away with TWD 13,000 (~$430). Live updates begin at 1pm.
Kick Off Event
Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~$265)
Guarantee: TWD 2,000,000 (~$65,260)
Entries: 375 (Flight A – 214, Flight B – 161)
Prize pool: TWD 2,619,000 (~$86,800)
ITM: 48 players
Player | 姓名 | Flag | Stack | BB |
Jung Chou Chen | 陳榮州 | Taiwan | 696,000 | 116 |
Kai Hung Hu | 胡凱閎 | Taiwan | 558000 | 93 |
Jia Xiang Li | 李嘉祥 | Taiwan | 485,000 | 81 |
Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 456,000 | 76 |
Kun Han Lee | 李昆翰 | Taiwan | 436,000 | 73 |
Billy Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 297,000 | 50 |
Kai Jan Chou | 周楷然 | Taiwan | 296,000 | 49 |
Chia Jung Liu | 劉佳榮 | Taiwan | 289,000 | 48 |
Hsuan Chao Chen | 陳鉉兆 | Taiwan | 276,000 | 46 |
Shaun Tan Jit Yoong | Singapore | 265,000 | 44 | |
Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 249,000 | 42 |
Chia Siang Ko | 柯家翔 | Taiwan | 248,000 | 41 |
Chieh Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 246,000 | 41 |
Ching Wei Chen | 陳靖惟 | Taiwan | 241,000 | 40 |
Zong Chi He | 何宗奇 | Taiwan | 224,000 | 37 |
Guan Zhong Lai | 賴冠中 | Taiwan | 221,000 | 37 |
Jason Ong | Philippines | 214,000 | 36 | |
Kuang Hung Lee | 李光紘 | Taiwan | 192,000 | 32 |
Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 | 31 |
Chen Chia Hsu | 許展嘉 | Taiwan | 173,000 | 29 |
Che Li Lin | 林哲立 | Taiwan | 172,000 | 29 |
Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 | 29 |
Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 171,000 | 29 |
Chung Yi Ho | 何崇義 | Taiwan | 166,000 | 28 |
Vito Jeevanji | France | 153,000 | 26 | |
Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | 153,000 | 26 |
Hai Shien Tan | Singapore | 149,000 | 25 | |
Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 152,000 | 25 |
Shih Kun Chou | 周世坤 | Taiwan | 147,000 | 25 |
Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 141,000 | 24 | |
Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 131,000 | 22 |
Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 114,000 | 19 |
Chin Jen Wu | 吳致任 | Taiwan | 113,000 | 19 |
Leopold Godefroy | France | 111,000 | 19 | |
Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 101,000 | 17 |
Ang Yang Siang | 洪揚翔 | Malaysia | 100,000 | 17 |
Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 100,000 | 17 |
Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 96,000 | 16 |
Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 92,000 | 15 |
Chun Wei Chang | 張軍暐 | Taiwan | 88,000 | 15 |
Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 82,000 | 14 |
Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 79,000 | 13 |
Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 79,000 | 13 |
Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 80,000 | 13 | |
Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 71,000 | 12 |
Dorjbal Lkhunrev | Mongolia | 58,000 | 10 | |
Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 49,000 | 8 |
Chen An Lin | 林宸安 | Taiwan | 39,000 | 7 |
Chips in play: 9,375,000
Average stack: 195,312 (32.5 BB)
Opening Day 2 blinds: 3K-6K (6K BB Ante)
Kick Off – Chip Counts
End of Day 1 – 48 survivors (ITM)
Player | 姓名 | Flag | Stack | BB |
Jung Chou Chen | 陳榮州 | Taiwan | 696,000 | 116 |
Kai Hung Hu | 胡凱閎 | Taiwan | 558000 | 93 |
Jia Xiang Li | 李嘉祥 | Taiwan | 485,000 | 81 |
Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 456,000 | 76 |
Kun Han Lee | 李昆翰 | Taiwan | 436,000 | 73 |
Billy Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 297,000 | 50 |
Kai Jan Chou | 周楷然 | Taiwan | 296,000 | 49 |
Chia Jung Liu | 劉佳榮 | Taiwan | 289,000 | 48 |
Hsuan Chao Chen | 陳鉉兆 | Taiwan | 276,000 | 46 |
Shaun Tan Jit Yoong | Singapore | 265,000 | 44 | |
Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 249,000 | 42 |
Chia Siang Ko | 柯家翔 | Taiwan | 248,000 | 41 |
Chieh Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 246,000 | 41 |
Ching Wei Chen | 陳靖惟 | Taiwan | 241,000 | 40 |
Zong Chi He | 何宗奇 | Taiwan | 224,000 | 37 |
Guan Zhong Lai | 賴冠中 | Taiwan | 221,000 | 37 |
Jason Ong | Philippines | 214,000 | 36 | |
Kuang Hung Lee | 李光紘 | Taiwan | 192,000 | 32 |
Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 | 31 |
Chen Chia Hsu | 許展嘉 | Taiwan | 173,000 | 29 |
Che Li Lin | 林哲立 | Taiwan | 172,000 | 29 |
Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 | 29 |
Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 171,000 | 29 |
Chung Yi Ho | 何崇義 | Taiwan | 166,000 | 28 |
Vito Jeevanji | France | 153,000 | 26 | |
Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | 153,000 | 26 |
Hai Shien Tan | Singapore | 149,000 | 25 | |
Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 152,000 | 25 |
Shih Kun Chou | 周世坤 | Taiwan | 147,000 | 25 |
Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 141,000 | 24 | |
Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 131,000 | 22 |
Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 114,000 | 19 |
Chin Jen Wu | 吳致任 | Taiwan | 113,000 | 19 |
Leopold Godefroy | France | 111,000 | 19 | |
Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 101,000 | 17 |
Ang Yang Siang | 洪揚翔 | Malaysia | 100,000 | 17 |
Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 100,000 | 17 |
Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 96,000 | 16 |
Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 92,000 | 15 |
Chun Wei Chang | 張軍暐 | Taiwan | 88,000 | 15 |
Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 82,000 | 14 |
Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 79,000 | 13 |
Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 79,000 | 13 |
Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 80,000 | 13 | |
Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 71,000 | 12 |
Dorjbal Lkhunrev | Mongolia | 58,000 | 10 | |
Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 49,000 | 8 |
Chen An Lin | 林宸安 | Taiwan | 39,000 | 7 |
Chips in play: 9,375,000
Average stack: 195,312 (32.5 BB)
Opening Day 2 blinds: 3K-6K (6K BB Ante)
Kick Off numbers
Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~$265)
Guarantee: TWD 2,000,000 (~$65,260)
Entries: 375 (Flight A – 214, Flight B – 161)
Prize pool: TWD 2,619,000 (~$86,800)
ITM: 48 players (Flight A – 27, Flight B – 21)
Kick Off – Payouts
Place | Name | 姓名 | Flag | Payouts in TWD |
1 | Ching Wei Chen | 陳靖惟 | Taiwan | 547,000 |
2 | Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 383,000 |
3 | Kun Han Lee | 李昆翰 | Taiwan | 246,000 |
4 | Leopold Godefroy | France | 161,000 | |
5 | Ang Yang Siang | 洪揚翔 | Malaysia | 124,000 |
6 | Jung Chou Chen | 陳榮州 | Taiwan | 103,000 |
7 | Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 86,000 |
8 | Kai Jan Chou | 周楷然 | Taiwan | 70,000 |
9 | Chou Shih Kun | 周世坤 | Taiwan | 54,000 |
10 | Jia Xiang Li | 李嘉祥 | Taiwan | 45,000 |
11 | Chin Jen Wu | 吳致任 | Taiwan | 45,000 |
12 | Chen An Lin | 林宸安 | Taiwan | 45,000 |
13 | Shaun Tan Jit Yoong | Singapore | 38,000 | |
14 | Chen Chia Hsu | 許展嘉 | Taiwan | 38,000 |
15 | Chung Yi Ho | 何崇義 | Taiwan | 38,000 |
16 | Billy Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 31,700 |
17 | Chieh Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 31,700 |
18 | Kuang Hung Lee | 李光紘 | Taiwan | 31,700 |
19 | Jason Ong | Philippines | 26,400 | |
20 | Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 26,400 |
21 | Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 26,400 |
22 | Kai Hung Hu | 胡凱閎 | Taiwan | 21,700 |
23 | Guan Zhong Lai | 賴冠中 | Taiwan | 21,700 |
24 | Che Li Lin | 林哲立 | Taiwan | 21,700 |
25 | Hsuan Chao Chen | 陳鉉兆 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
26 | Zong Chi He | 何宗奇 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
27 | Chun Wei Chang | 張軍暐 | Taiwan | 18,300 |
28 | Chia Jung Liu | 劉佳榮 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
29 | Chia Siang Ko | 柯家翔 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
30 | Vito Jeevanji | France | 15,300 | |
31 | Tsung Ying Lee | 李宗英 | Taiwan | Prize |
32 | Hai Shien Tan | Singapore | 15,300 | |
33 | Shen Sun Chou | 周學聖 | Taiwan | 184,000 |
34 | Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 15,300 | |
35 | Yu Tang Hung | 洪郁棠 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
36 | Sun Chen Chou | 周孫楨 | Taiwan | 176,000 |
37 | Hsien Ching Feng | 馮先慶 | Taiwan | 15,300 |
38 | Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
39 | Kaustubh Mahajani | India | 14,000 | |
40 | Dorjbal Lkhunrev | Mongolia | 14,000 | |
41 | Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
42 | Yu Chan Tsai | 蔡昱群 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
43 | Cheng Liang Chen | 陳政良 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
44 | Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 14,000 |
45 | Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 14,000 |
46 | Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
47 | Beng Wei Lim | 林明威 | Malaysia | 13,000 |
48 | Hung Wei Yeh | 業紘瑋 | Taiwan | 13,000 |
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).
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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.
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
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
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.
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)
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)
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 |
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 |
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
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)
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 |
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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 |
CLICK HERE for complete Day 2 chip counts
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.
Action resumes on Monday, February 13 starting at 1pm. See you then!
Mystery Bounty – Chip Counts
Day 2 – 56 players
Chips in play: 13,350,000
Average stack: 238,393
Opening Day 2 blinds: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante
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 |
Shou Dien Chen | 陳守鈿 | Taiwan | 359,000 | 36 |
Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 351,000 | 35 |
Jia Chi Lee | 李珈綺 | Taiwan | 345,000 | 35 |
Beng Wei Lim | 林銘威 | Malaysia | 333,000 | 33 |
Shih Wei Hou | 侯世偉 | Taiwan | 328,000 | 33 |
Duy Ho | Hawaii | 325,000 | 33 | |
Sin Ren Chen | 陳信任 | Taiwan | 320,000 | 32 |
Yong Hung Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 287,000 | 29 |
Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 279,000 | 28 |
Yueh Chiao Yang | 楊岳樵 | Taiwan | 278,000 | 28 |
Chun Han Lin | 林君翰 | Taiwan | 244,000 | 24 |
Chin Yao Wang | 王靖堯 | Taiwan | 238,000 | 24 |
Wei Hsun Chen | 陳韋勳 | Taiwan | 208,000 | 21 |
Wei Shiang Huang | 黃偉翔 | Taiwan | 206,000 | 21 |
Segers Kristof | Belgium | 192,000 | 19 | |
Yesniyazov Murat | Kazakhstan | 189,000 | 19 | |
Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 181,000 | 18 | |
Pi Ying Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 176,000 | 18 |
Shan Hui Chua | 蔡善輝 | Singapore | 167,000 | 17 |
Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 165,000 | 17 |
Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 164,000 | 16 |
Ming Yi Lin | 林明毅 | Taiwan | 153,000 | 15 |
Kuan Han Chen | 陳冠翰 | Taiwan | 150,000 | 15 |
Tse Ian Lee | 李詩彥 | Malaysia | 146,000 | 15 |
Yen Han Chen | 陳彥翰 | Taiwan | 138,000 | 14 |
Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 134,000 | 13 |
Yew Tong Liew | Malaysia | 134,000 | 13 | |
Yu Sen Chu | 朱宇森 | Taiwan | 132,000 | 13 |
Wei Zhou | 鄒緯 | Taiwan | 129,000 | 13 |
Yu Sheng Lin | 林祐聖 | Taiwan | 126,000 | 13 |
Yu Hui Chan | 陳禹愷 | Hong Kong | 125,000 | 13 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 119,000 | 12 | |
Hung Wei Yeh | 葉紘瑋 | Taiwan | 116,000 | 12 |
Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 110,000 | 11 |
You Da Tsai | 蔡侑達 | Taiwan | 101,000 | 10 |
Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 99,000 | 10 |
Keng Yong Tan | Singapore | 91,000 | 9 | |
Chin Te Huang | 黃金德 | Taiwan | 90,000 | 9 |
Feng Wen Chen | 陳豐文 | Taiwan | 89,000 | 9 |
Mao Lin Yu | 游茂林 | Taiwan | 82,000 | 8 |
Chia Yun Wu | 吳家運 | Taiwan | 81,000 | 8 |
Yu Jui Wu | 吳育瑞 | Taiwan | 70,000 | 7 |
Leopold Godefroy | France | 68,000 | 7 | |
Chao Ting Cheng | 鄭兆廷 | Taiwan | 67,000 | 7 |
Shu In Li | 李書吟 | Taiwan | 66,000 | 7 |
Ori Kossonogi | Israel | 17,000 | 2 |
End of Day 1A – 15 players
Player | 姓名 | Flag | Stack |
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu | Australia | 827,000 | |
Kar Hou Lim | 林家浩 | Malaysia | 512,000 |
Chien Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 411,000 |
Beng Wei Lim | 林銘威 | Malaysia | 333,000 |
Sin Ren Chen | 陳信任 | Taiwan | 320,000 |
Wei Hsun Chen | 陳韋勳 | Taiwan | 208,000 |
Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 164,000 |
Yu Sen Chu | 朱宇森 | Taiwan | 132,000 |
Wei Zhou | 鄒緯 | Taiwan | 129,000 |
Yu Sheng Lin | 林祐聖 | Taiwan | 126,000 |
Hang Wei Yeh | 葉紘瑋 | Taiwan | 116,000 |
Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 110,000 |
Feng Wen Chen | 陳豐文 | Taiwan | 89,000 |
Mao Lin Yu | 游茂林 | Taiwan | 82,000 |
Ori Kossonogi | 李宗英 | Israel | 17,000 |
End of Day 1B – 11 players
Cheng Jing Lin | 林成旌 | Malaysia | 548,000 |
Zachary Duce | Australia | 394,000 | |
Cheng Chzeh Yang | 楊成傑 | Taiwan | 366,000 |
Shih Wei Hou | 侯世偉 | Taiwan | 328,000 |
Yueh Chiao Yang | 楊岳樵 | Taiwan | 278,000 |
Segers Kristof | Belgium | 192,000 | |
Yen Han Chen | 陳彥翰 | Taiwan | 138,000 |
Yew Tong Liew | Malaysia | 134,000 | |
You Da Tsai | 蔡侑達 | Taiwan | 101,000 |
Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 99,000 |
Chao Ting Cheng | 鄭兆廷 | Taiwan | 67,000 |
End of Day 1C – 16 players
Tse Paul Lee | 李詩堡 | Malaysia | 685,000 |
Michael Kravitz | USA | 443,000 | |
Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 351,000 |
Jia Chi Lee | 李珈綺 | Taiwan | 345,000 |
Yong Hing Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 287,000 |
Wen Shan | 單文 | Hong Kong | 279,000 |
Wei Shiang Huang | 黃偉翔 | Taiwan | 206,000 |
Yesniyazov Murat | Kazakhstan | 189,000 | |
Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 181,000 | |
Shan Hui Chua | 蔡善輝 | Singapore | 167,000 |
Ming Yi Lin | 林明毅 | Taiwan | 153,000 |
Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 134,000 |
Yu Hoi Chan | 陳禹愷 | Hong Kong | 125,000 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 119,000 | |
Yu Jui Wu | 吳育瑞 | Malaysia | 70,000 |
Leopold Godefroy | France | 68,000 |
End of Day 1D – 14 players
Siyang Phua | Singapore | 808,000 | |
Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 493,000 |
Duy Ho | USA | 325,000 | |
Chun Han Lin | 林君翰 | Taiwan | 244,000 |
Chin Yao Wang | 王靖堯 | Taiwan | 238,000 |
Pi Ying Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 176,000 |
Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 152,000 |
Kuan Han Chen | 陳冠翰 | Taiwan | 150,000 |
Shou Dien Chen | 陳守鈿 | Taiwan | 147,000 |
Tse Ian Lee | 李詩彥 | Malaysia | 146,000 |
Keng Yong Tan | Singapore | 91,000 | |
Chin Te Huang | 黃金德 | Taiwan | 90,000 |
Chia Yun Wu | 吳家運 | Taiwan | 81,000 |
Shu In Li | 李書吟 | Taiwan | 66,000 |
Mystery Bounty – Payouts
Final table payouts (bounties not included)
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 |
Payouts 10th – 56th
10 | Pete Yen Han Chen | 陳彥翰 | Taiwan | 38,500 |
11 | Jacky Wang | 王立傑 | Singapore | 38,500 |
12 | Wen Shan | 單文 | Taiwan | 38,500 |
13 | Yu Sen Chu | 朱宇森 | Taiwan | 32,000 |
14 | Wei Shiang Huang | 黃偉翔 | Taiwan | 32,000 |
15 | Yung Lung Xiao | 蕭詠隆 | Taiwan | 32,000 |
16 | Chien Chih Weng | 翁芊智 | Taiwan | 26,100 |
17 | Feng Wen Chen | 陳豐文 | Taiwan | 26,100 |
18 | Yew Tong Liew | Malaysia | 26,100 | |
19 | Chao Ting Cheng | 鄭兆廷 | Taiwan | 21,800 |
20 | Keng Yong Tan | Singapore | 21,800 | |
21 | Jia Chi Lee | 李珈綺 | Taiwan | 21,800 |
22 | Tse Ian Lee | 李詩彥 | Malaysia | 18,400 |
23 | Yueh Chiao Yang | 楊岳樵 | Taiwan | 18,400 |
24 | Wei Zhou | 鄒緯 | Taiwan | 18,400 |
25 | Siyang Phua | Singapore | 15,000 | |
26 | Murat Yesniyazov | Kazakhstan | 15,000 | |
27 | Sukumar Letchmunan | Malaysia | 15,000 | |
28 | Anton Lu | Australia | 12,400 | |
29 | Chun Han Lin | 林君翰 | Taiwan | 12,400 |
30 | Yu Sheng Lin | 林祐聖 | Taiwan | 12,400 |
31 | Cheng Chieh Huang | 黃政傑 | Taiwan | 12,400 |
32 | Sin Ren Chen | 陳信任 | Taiwan | 12,400 |
33 | Zachary Duce | Australia | 12,400 | |
34 | Chia Yun Wu | 吳家運 | Taiwan | 12,400 |
35 | You Da Tsai | 蔡侑達 | Taiwan | 12,400 |
36 | Duy Ho | USA | 12,400 | |
37 | Chin Yao Wang | 王靖堯 | Taiwan | 11,800 |
38 | Leopold Godefroy | France | 11,800 | |
39 | Shan Hui Chua | 蔡善輝 | Singapore | 11,800 |
40 | Shih Wei Hou | 侯世偉 | Taiwan | 11,800 |
41 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 11,800 | |
42 | Yu Hui Chan | 陳禹愷 | Hong Kong | 11,800 |
43 | Yong Hung Foo | 符永慶 | Malaysia | 11,800 |
44 | Mao Lin Yu | 游茂林 | Taiwan | 11,800 |
45 | Yi Wei Peng | 彭亦瑋 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
46 | Szu Ting Yeh | 葉思廷 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
47 | Tzu Yuan Fu | 傅子袁 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
48 | Ori Kossongi | Israel | 11,200 | |
49 | Nien Heng Li | 李念恆 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
50 | Edwin Dela Cruz | Philippines | 11,200 | |
51 | Yu Jui Wu | 吳育瑞 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
52 | Pi Ying Hsu | 許必穎 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
53 | Chin Te Huang | 黃金德 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
54 | Shu In Li | 李書吟 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
55 | Ming Yi Lin | 林明毅 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
56 | Hung Wei Yeh | 葉紘瑋 | Taiwan | 11,200 |
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 |
High Roller – Day 2
CHIEH WEI FAN wins the High Roller for TWD 1,142,00 (~$37,640)
Buy in: TWD 66,000 (~$2,175)
Guarantee: TWD 3,000,000 (~$99,000
Entries: 66
Prize pool: TWD 3,905,200 (~$128,700)
ITM: 9 places
Place | Player | 姓名 | Flag | Payout in TWD |
1 | Chih Wei Fan | 范植威 | Taiwan | 1,142,200 |
2 | Anton Zhen Zhao Lu | Australia | 820,100 | |
3 | Peng Sen Wu | 吳鵬森 | Taiwan | 533,100 |
4 | Ta Wei Tou | 竇大衛 | Taiwan | 402,200 |
5 | Chi Jen Chu | 朱啟仁 | Taiwan | 312,400 |
6 | Hon Cheong Lee | 李漢鏘 | Hong Kong | 242100 |
7 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 191400 | |
8 | Keng Yong Tan | Singapore | 148400 | |
9 | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 113300 |
High Roller – Final table
17:30: Bubble bursts! Chih Wei Fan delivers the bubble!
Blinds: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 BB Ante
17:00: Hon Cheong Lee doubles through Erquiaga
Blinds: 4,000-8,000, 8,000 BB Ante
It is bubble time at the High Roller with ten players remaining. Just before it was announced, Mini High Roller champion Hon Cheong Lee doubles through USOP Ambassador David Erquiaga.
Lee
Erquiaga
The board well favors the made hand as it lands for quads to Lee. He doubles up to around 740,000. Erquiaga drops to 250,000.
Payouts
1 | 1,142,200 |
2 | 820,100 |
3 | 533,100 |
4 | 402,200 |
5 | 312,400 |
6 | 242,100 |
7 | 191,400 |
8 | 148,400 |
9 | 113,300 |
Registration closed!
Level 11: 1,500-3,000, 3,000 BB Ante
After one level of late registration, the High Roller 3M GTD added another 21 to the field for total 66 entries. The top 9 places will earn a piece of the TWD 3,905,200 prize pool.
Buy in: TWD 66,000 (~$2,175)
Entries: 66
Prize pool: TWD 3,905,200 (~$128,710)
ITM: 9 places
Returning players from Day 1 – by chip rank
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.
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!
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
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
.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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ending Lee’s run right there.
Tsai Yao Te – 380,000
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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”.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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
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