It was another massive day at the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) jampacked as players poured in for a seat to Main Event Day 1B. After the scheduled nine rounds of registration, it closed with 201 entries.
Five and half hours later, the day wrapped up with Filipino player Edwin Dela Cruz bagging up a towering 573,000 (95 BB). Cruz now leads the combined list of Day 2 qualifiers. Read up on the action via the Live Updates.
Edwin Dela Cruz
Main Event Day 1B – Top 10 in chips
Edwin Dela Cruz
Philippines
573,000
Hong Che Wang
王洪哲
Taiwan
508,000
Yao Wei Huang
黃耀緯
Taiwan
391,000
Noel Llamedo
Philippines
372,000
Yu Sheng Lin
林祐聖
Taiwan
370,000
Tsung Ying Lee
李宗英
Taiwan
336,000
Chien Fa Chou
周建發
Taiwan
299,000
Yung Bing Chu
祝永斌
Taiwan
286,000
Ori Kossonogi
Israel
282,000
Chi Han Hsieh
謝其翰
Taiwan
279,000
CLICK HERE for complete list of Day 2 qualifiers
For a majority of the day, Cruz sat on a healthy stack until he ran into a big hand against Jen Li Liu. This sent him skyrocketing far ahead of the pack. With betting at every stage, except the river, the board completed 
. Liu had 
, Cruz with the nut flush 
.
Hong Che Wang
Taiwan’s Hong Che Wang also surged, racking up 508,000, to place him roughly 10 BB behind Cruz and second in the overall Day 2 qualifiers list. During the bubble round, with the board showing 
, Wang tanked on a player’s check-shove. He eventually found the courage to call for all his chips and banked a double up with 
two pair. Cruz and Wang were the only two players in the 500K mark.
Other notable players advancing were WSOP bracelet winners Paul Ming Juen Teoh and Webster Chin Wei Lim. Taiwan’s Chien Fa Chou delivered the bubble, eliminating Jen Li Liu with pocket Kings beating Ace-Queen.
Main Event – Day 1C and Day 1D Turbo up next
The Main Event kicked off on February 15 at the CTP Club in Taipei City and will run through February 19. For an affordable price of just TWD 20,000 (~$660), players have a chance at a whopping TWD 10 Million (~$330,00) prize pool. Only two entry heats remain, both take place on Friday, February 17. A total of 462 entries is now in the books,. Excitement is in the air as a much bigger pot than advertised is certain.
Day 1C starts at 1pm. Starting stack is 30,000 (300x the starting blinds). Blinds go up every 40 minutes. If you plan to sign up late, keep in mind registration closes at the start of Level 10, by 7:30pm. If you miss that window, the last chance is Day 1D Turbo flight which starts at 7pm. Registration closes at 10:20pm. Starting stack is 30,000 (300x the starting blinds) but blinds increase at a much faster rate of every 20 minutes.
Buy in: TWD 20,000
Guarantee: TWD 10,000,000
Day 1A: 261 entries / 33 advanced
Day 1B: 201 entries / 26 advanced
Day 1C: Friday, February 17 @ 1pm
Day 1D (Turbo): Friday February 17 @ 19:00
It pays to get there early, register, and have your chips in play by the first deal. This ensures you with Bubble Protection. Click the link below for all the Main Event details including this exclusive incentive.
Everything you need to know about the Main Event
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