Won Poker Cup: Chan Chak Hei stands proud as the Single Day High Roller Champion; Yun Chen How & Yiew Cji Hong lead Main Event Flights of the day
Chan Chak Hei from Hong Kong outlasted a total field of 110 entries which included some of the best in world to stand tall and raise his eagle trophy as the champion of the Won Poker Cup Single Day High Roller Event#5 Champion. He also received a cash prize of $54,950 from a total prize pool of $213,400.
The battle was long and fierce as players stayed until 4:00am the next morning fighting it out to win the eagle and the cash prize. Placing 2nd is Hai Bo Chu from Australia who earned $37,700 for his efforts.
Here’s the payout for the Single Day Highroller:
Name | Country/Region | Cash Prize ($) | |
1 | Chan Chak Hei | Hong Kong | 54,950 |
2 | Chu Hai Bo | Australia | 37,770 |
3 | Nguyen Quang Huy | Vietnam | 24,755 |
4 | Nguyen Chanh Tin | Vietnam | 20,065 |
5 | Kim Ji Young | Korea | 16,110 |
6 | Lin Yu | China | 12,590 |
7 | Huynh Ngoc Thai | Vietnam | 9,930 |
8 | Leong Chuen Wai | Malaysia | 7,580 |
9 | Titov Oleg | Russia | 5,550 |
10 | Ling Teck Oon | Malaysia | 4,480 |
11 | Erik Rozhynsky | Ukraine | 4,480 |
12 | Doan Quang Trung | Vietnam | 3,950 |
13 | Lee Sung Hak | Korea | 3,950 |
14 | Phan Huu Minh Tri | Vietnam | 3,620 |
15 | Jhon Henri | Indonesia | 3,620 |
Main Event#2 Day1B Recap
Yun Chen How bagged the most chips for Day1B with 269,000 chips moving into Day2. A total of 58 entries vied for the chance to win a chunk of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool of the Won Poker Cup Main Event.
The day started late with 4 players triggering the shuffle up and deal command from the tournament director Jimmy Chun. However, entering level 13, there were only 10 players left so it was decided that the day would end at Level 15 as scheduled or when 9 players remained. At this point action significantly slowed down and players tried their best to make the three 40-minute levels remaining. Alas, at Level 14, Kevin JR was the essential “bubble” of the day that ended the flight.
Main Event#2 Day1C Recap
Day1C Turbo started at 8:00pm of the same day and those who were not able to last DayB tried to make it in Day1C which had a total of 31 entries. Of this field, Yiew Cji Hong topped the pack ending the day with 221,000 chips. From this flight, however, something similar happened. The flight ended at Level 12 with 5 players remaining.
The running chip count of completed Day1C is as follows:
Name | Country | Chipcount | |
1 | NGUYEN CHANH TIN | VIETNAM | 388,000 |
2 | NGUYEN DUC THANH | VIETNAM | 352,000 |
3 | ALEX LINDDOP | UK | 325,000 |
4 | ILVA FIRSTOV | KAZAKHSTAN | 293,000 |
5 | YEN CHUN HOW | MALAYSIA | 269,000 |
6 | AN SHA ZHENG | CHINA | 260,000 |
7 | ARMON VAN WIJK | AUSTRALIA | 252,000 |
8 | ELENA PENZINA | RUSSIA | 230,000 |
9 | KE HONG JING | CHINA | 228,000 |
10 | YIEW CJI HONG | MALAYSIA | 221,000 |
11 | LIU FENG | CHINA | 218,000 |
12 | ZHANG SHAN FEI | CHINA | 216,000 |
13 | ZOU | CHINA | 215,000 |
14 | DAO MINH PHU | VIETNAM | 204,000 |
15 | TOH QING FENG | CHINA | 196,000 |
16 | SURAPOND KIJJAROEN | THAILAND | 192,000 |
17 | HOANG HAI NAM | VIETNAM | 184,000 |
18 | GAN CHAO | CHINA | 179,000 |
19 | NGUYEN VAN DAN | VIETNAM | 172,000 |
20 | YE XIAN BAO | CHINA | 167,000 |
21 | EOSSO LEE | KOREA | 163,000 |
22 | FABIO MELONI | ITALY | 152,000 |
23 | JANG HYUK HUI | KOREA | 148,000 |
24 | SEWJ STEEWMAN | UK | 148,000 |
25 | LI XI YU | CHINA | 138,000 |
26 | MATTEO BRUNEM | ITALY | 135,000 |
27 | GIL KEON HO | KOREA | 130,000 |
28 | LEONG CHUEN WAI | MALAYSIA | 123,000 |
29 | WANG SU CHONG | MALAYSIA | 121,000 |
30 | EDISON | CHINA | 115,000 |
31 | LI QING LIN | CHINA | 111,000 |
32 | ZHU LAI MING | CHINA | 107,000 |
33 | DOAN QUANG TRUNG | VIETNAM | 98,000 |
34 | LE NGOC MINH | VIETNAM | 85,000 |
35 | DAVID ANSTICE | UK | 79,000 |
36 | WORAWAT | THAILAND | 61,000 |
37 | LAU HUAT SIONG | MALAYSIA | 19,000 |