USOP Taiwan Day 8 highlights: Tsun Yin Ng tops Main Event Day 1B; Chin Ling Hsu, Kensuke Tajike, Shmuel Aizik, Zi Wei Tung win trophies

 

Another blazing day of cards flying and pushing chips at U Series of Poker (USOP) Taiwan taking place at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. At the top of the Day 8 menu was the Main Event which drew a crowd of 282 entries on its second flight. By night’s end, 36 advanced to the next round led by Hong Kong’s Tsun Yin Ng and four more trophies left the mantle with  Here are the results and highlights.

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Main Event – update after Day 1B

The second entry day of the Main Event drew an even larger crowd with 282 runners signing up over the ten levels of registration. Only 36 players advanced, which was 12.5%  of the field. Up top was Hong Kong’s Tsun Yin Ng with 92 bb, who just edged Day 1A leader Jun Li from the UK to slide up top the cumulative Day 2 qualifiers list.

Other players advancing via this heat were hot running Malaysian Xiang Guang Chang, event winners Vincent Chauve, William Jia, and notables Po Wen Fang, Kristof Segers, Dae Woong Song, Harry Duong, and John Perry.

USOP Taiwan: MAIN EVENT – Day 2 chip counts

Date: January 11 to 15, 2024
Buy in: NTD 33,000 (~USD 1,056)
Guarantee: NTD 15,000,000 (~USD 482,230)
Day 1A results: 203 entries / 26 advance
Day 1B results: 282 entries / 36 advance
Cumulative entries: 485
Cumulative ITM: 62 players

Day 2 qualifiers – Top 10

Player	Flag	Stack	BB
Tsun Yin Ng	Hong Kong	1,101,000	92
Jun Li	United Kingdom	1,073,000	89
Chung Howe Sean	Singapore	930,000	78
Yi Hsiang Lu	Taiwan	763,000	64
Mark Gruendemann	Ireland	712,000	59
Chi Jen Chen	Taiwan	595,000	50
Kuan Yuan Chen	Taiwan	573,000	48
Schulze Oliver	Germany	571,000	48
Chia Hsiang Ko	Taiwan	557,000	46
Po Wen Fang	Taiwan	487,000	41

After two starters, the Main Event has now increased to 485 entries, and with two entry flights to play out, the NTD 15 Million is expected to be breached within the first round of Day 1C. So for all those fence-sitters and weekend warriors, this is the last chance to enter!

CHIN LING HSU banks it at the Mystery Rush Bounty

Avid head hunter Chin Ling Hsu finally captured his first international festival bounty title after numerous attempts since 2022. Hsu outlasted 107 runners of the Mystery Rush Bounty event to claim the NTD 220,800 top prize. In addition, he collected a total of six bounties, which included the biggest one worth NTD 85,000, for a combined NTD 115,000 in bounties. He walked away with a grand total career high payout of NTD 335,800 (~USD 10,800).

Date: January 12, 2024
Buy in: NTD 12,000 (~USD 384)
Guarantee: NTD 800,000 (~USD 25,720)
Entries: 107
Prize Pool: NTD 1,120,930 (~USD 36,090)
ITM: 14 places

*Payouts do not include bounties

Rank	Player	Flag	Payout in NTD
1	Chin Ling Hsu	Taiwan	220,800
2	Isaac Chern Chze	Malaysia	136,200
3	Lee Jung Yeol	South Korea	81,700
4	Rajeev Kanjani	India	53,400
5	Quian Pu Huang	Taiwan	41,200
6	Sean Tan	Singapore	33,900
7	Yashiro Naoki	Japan	28,700
8	Yi Hsuan Chen	Taiwan	25,000
9	Paul Yugendra	Malaysia	22,000
10	Kwok Yip	Hong Kong	19,500
11	Chin Te Huang	Taiwan	19,500
12	Jun Li	United	19,500
13	Pak Ning Lee	Hong Kong	17,300
14	Chien Yu Lin	Taiwan	17,300

Heads up even chop at the Tag Team Event

The Tag Team Event continues to grow in popularity with 87 teams signing up. The top 9 teams earned a cut of the NTD 843,900 prize pool. The event wrapped up with the final two teams opting on an even deal, splitting the winnings and one trophy each per team. This meant a second victory for teammates Wei Jen Wang and Chien Hsiang Hung. The night prior, Hung won the 8-Max Hyper Turbo and five days prior, Wang won the Double Board – Single Winner event.

Date: January 12, 2024
Buy in: NTD 22,000 (~USD 704)
Entries: 87
Prize Pool: NTD 843,900 (~USD 27,130)
ITM: 9 places

*Heads up even chop

Rank	Player	Payout in NTD
1	Kensuke Tajika / Shmuel Aizik	209,950
1	Wei Jen Wang / Chien Hsiang Hung	209,950
3	Dylan Foster / Yita Choong	100,000
4	Oliver Schulze	70,000
5	Chien Ju Chang / Yi Chun Lin	55,000
6	Hon Cheong Lee / Chien Chih Weng	52,000
7	Czar Ian Marcos	50,000
8	Peng Sen Wu / Chih Feng Li	49,000
9	John Tech / Christopher Pasion	48,000

ZI WEI TUNG wins first USOP title at 7-Max Hyper Turbo

On his series second final table cash, Taiwan’s Zi Wei Tung turned it into victory at the evening’s 7-Max Hyper Turbo. Tung bested a field of 88 entries to lift his first USOP trophy and the NTD 121,200 (~USD 3,900) top prize.

Date: January 12, 2024
Buy in: NTD 5,000 (~USD 160)
Entries: 88
Prize Pool: NTD 375,600 (~USD 12,075)
ITM: 11 places

Rank	Player	Flag	Payout in NTD
1	Zi Wei Tung	Taiwan	121,200
2	Tzu Ching Kuo	Taiwan	73,200
3	Mesut Ulas	Germany	45,500
4	Yew Tong	Malaysia	30,800
5	Wai Huen Lee	Hong Kong	23,500
6	Jamel Sarray	Italy	18,800
7	Chenghuan Chou	Taiwan	15,600
8	Rui Lu	Taiwan	13,100
9	Seonguk Huh	South Korea	12,100
10	Chunyu Yang	Taiwan	11,300
11	Jereld Sam	Singapore	10,500

USOP Taiwan 2024

In partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP), USOP Taiwan runs from January 5 to 15, 2024 at the largest brick and mortar poker room in the region, Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. With eight days in the books, 34 of the 45 trophies have already been claimed. Only 11 left! There’s still time to win yours!