The inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has arrived at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. The opening Kick Off event drew a tremendous field of 375 entries. There certainly was no shortage of action nor talent as familiar locals and international players battled it out for a spot in the money round. After 11+ hours, both entry flights completed. 48 advanced with Taiwan’s Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州racking up a commanding 696,000 stack (116 BB) to earn the overall chip leader title.
Jung Chou Chen
Kick Off – Day 1 results
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)
End of Day 1 survivors
Chips in play: 9,375,000
Average stack: 195,312 (32.5 BB)
Opening Day 2 blinds: 3K-6K (6K BB Ante)
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
Flight A recap
It was action packed from the start with six tables up and running at Flight A of the Kick Off event. All level 1 players were in for a treat; each one was eligible for a Lucky Draw. Malaysia’s Mandy Lim was on the lucky seat to win a Day 1A ticket worth TWD 10,000 (~$330) to the upcoming Mystery Bounty TWD 3M guaranteed.
After ten levels of play, registration closed with 214 entries. Notables in action were Zong Chi He, En Ching Wu, Shyh Chyn Lim, Chia Jun Wu, Fu Bang Huang, and WSOP Online bracelet winner Aaron Si Yang Phua.
Jia Xiang Li
As the players raced for a spot in the money round / 12.5% of the field, a four way showdown catapulted Taiwan’s Jia Xiang Li 李嘉祥 to the top with 
set dusting 
straight flush draw, 
flush draw, and 
two pair on a board 
. Li 李嘉祥 closed the day third in chips with 485,000 (81 BB).
At a separate table, Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 was causing havoc, eliminating numerous players to challenge for the chip lead. It was neck and neck until Chen 陳榮州 cleaned out Chou Chien Fa on a cooler with 
over 
. Chen 陳榮州 bagged a towering 696,000 (116 BB), and was the only player reach the 100 BB mark.
Kyle Hu Kai Hung 胡凱閎
Just under nine hours of play, the flight ended with Kyle Hu Kai Hung 胡凱閎 knocking out Pot Limit Omaha specialist Kristof Segers on the bubble. Hung 胡凱閎 
ace on the turn denied 
. Hung 胡凱閎 closed the heat running third in chips. 27 players advanced to Day 2.
Flight B recap
Flight B was turbo format with blinds increasing every 20 minutes instead of every thirty. By level 4, the TWD 2 Million guarantee was breached with six levels still left in late registration. At the close, 161 entered to bring the combined event turnout to 375 and the prize pool to a bulkier TWD 2,619,000 (~$86,800). Only 21 players in this heat were guaranteed a spot to Day 2.
Kun Han Lee 李昆翰
Early in the heat, Taiwanese high roller Kun Han Lee 李昆翰 was the player to catch after he eliminated Vietnam’s Duy Ho with pocket Eights turned quads. As the bubble neared, Lee 李昆翰 bobbed in and out of the top spot to eventually bag second ranked flight leader with 436,000 (73 BB).
Wen Shan 單文
Overtaking Lee 李昆翰 was Wen Shan 單文 who surged after taking out Chi Jen Chen. Shan 單文 followed it up with a winning nut flush holding 
on a board 
to end the day as flight leader with 456,000 (76 BB).
After a quick 6+ hours of play, Flight B wrapped up with Billy Hsu 許必穎 delivering the bubble. Hsu 許必穎 had the higher full house over 
on a board 
. 21 players advanced to Day 2. Among them was WPT Prime Paris € 400 NLH winner Maggie Chien Chih Weng 翁芊智 with 246,000 (41 BB).
Maggie Chien Chih Weng 翁芊智
The final 48 Day 1 survivors return on Saturday, February 11 at 1pm. While each one is guaranteed a minimum TWD 13,000 (~$430), what they will be chasing is the title and the TWD 547,000 (~$18,130) top prize. Blinds open at 3K-6K (6K BB Ante), increasing every 30 minutes.
Payouts
Place
Payouts in TWD
1st
547,000
2nd
383,000
3rd
246,000
4th
161,000
5th
124,000
6th
103,000
7th
86,000
8th
70,000
9th
54,000
10th-12th
45,000
13th-15th
38,000
16th-18th
31,700
19th-21st
26,400
22nd-24th
21,700
25th-27th
18,300
28th-36th
15,300
37th-44th
14,000
45th-48th
13,000
Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you Live Updates of the Kick Off Day 2.
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