At yesterday’s games, two players emerged the newest U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series side event champions. Taiwan’s Chih Wei Fan shipped the TWD 3M guarantee High Roller event and USOP Ambassador David Erquiaga closed out the Pot Limit Omaha event. That brings the total champion tally to 14 with Taiwan’s Ching Chia Wang crowned at two events.
CHIH WEI FAN ships the High Roller for TWD 1,142,200M (~$37,640)
Chih Wei Fan 范植威
The High Roller event was a two-day affair with registration open for one final level at the start of Day 2. This drew a strong 66 entry field for a guarantee crushing prize pool of TWD 3,905,200 (~$128,700).
Murat Yesniyazov
Bringing in the chip lead from Day 1 was Kazakhstan’s Murat Yesniyazov however as the bubble neared, he was nowhere to be found. Mini High Roller champion Hon Cheong Lee enjoyed a doubled up off David Erquiaga to stay in the running but not the case for one Malaysian player who met his end on the bubble with Fan delivering the harsh blow. It was Ace-Queen dominating Ace-Eight.
From there, it took another six hours for Fan to ship it. He defeated Australia’s Anton Lu in a grueling heads up match to bring home his fifth High Roller career title and career best TWD 1,142,000 (~$37,640) payout.
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
DAVID ERQUIAGA claims coveted trophy at Pot Limit Omaha
David Erquiaga
2022 GPI National Philippines and USOP Ambassador David Erquiaga came out to win a trophy and he did just that at the Pot Limit Omaha event. Erquiaga was backed by a big stack entering the final table and carried it deep, defeating Sian Zong Huang at heads up. Impressively, this was Erquiaga’s second final table of the series and both on the same day.
Buy in: TWD 6,000 (~$210)
Entries: 105
Prize pool: TWD 550,000 (~$18,130)
ITM: 14 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
David Erquiaga
Philippines
165,000
2
Sian Zong Huang
黃獻榮
Taiwan
101,700
3
Tzu Yuan Fu
傅子袁
Taiwan
61,000
4
Yu Shen Cheng
鄭宇坤
Taiwan
39,900
5
Sing Yeung Hung
洪星楊
Hong Kong
30,800
6
Zong Chi He
何宗奇
Taiwan
25300
7
You Da Tsai
蔡侑達
Taiwan
21500
8
Sukumar
United
18700
9
Yusung Lee
李宇崧
Taiwan
16500
10
Duy Ho
United States
14600
11
Chung Yi Ho
何崇義
Taiwan
14600
12
Ta Wei Tou
竇大衛
Taiwan
14600
13
Chingchia Wang
王淨加
Taiwan
12900
14
Ori Kossonogi
陳信任
Israel
12900
Event champions to date
Champions
姓名
Flag
Event
Entries
Prize pool
Payout
Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’
陳靖惟
Taiwan
Kick Off
375
2,619,000
547,000
Zong Chi He
何宗奇
Taiwan
Turbo NLH
85
222,600
71,800
Kuan Han Chen
陳冠翰
Taiwan
Mystery Bounty
534
4,661,900
450,000
Chung Yi Ho
何崇義
Taiwan
Hyper Turbo
137
358,800
100,400
Tzu Yuan Fu
傅子袁
Taiwan
Bubble Rush
26
166,500
68,300
Isaac Chern Chze Phua
Malaysia
Turbo NLH
142
371,900
66,600
Cheng Chieh Wang
黃政傑
Taiwan
Bounty Hunter
130
971,900
274,600
Hon Cheong Lee
Hong Kong
Mini High Roller
45
1,309,500
412,600
Ching Chia Wang
王淨加
Taiwan
Short Deck
64
167,600
60,300
Chris Chen
Taiwan
7-Max Shot Clock
60
942,800
339,500
Chih Wei Fan
范植威
Taiwan
High Roller
66
3,905,200
1,142,200
Ching Chia Wang
王淨加
Taiwan
PLO KO Bounty
85
633,500
204,900
Shuin Lee
李書吟
Taiwan
Ladies Event
54
310,800
115,000
David Erquiaga
Philippines
Pot Limit Omaha
105
550,000
165,000
More action ahead so stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you daily recaps and highlights of the ongoing series. The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series kicked off on February 10 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City and runs until February 19, 2023. For photos, head to the Somuchpoker News & Event Coverage facebook page.
