The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. has been packed to the hilt since kick off and it will only get bigger with plenty of events yet to be tabled. Today marks the halfway point. Nine events have already been conquered. The latest winners were Hon Cheong Lee, Joey Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁, Isaac Chern Chze, Cheng Chieh Huang 黃政傑, and Ching Chia Wang 王淨加. We have those results down below.
Trophy seekers will be thrilled at today’s Valentine’s Day lineup as it offers four unique events with buy ins from TWD 5,000 (~$165) to TWD 66,000 (~$1,200). If you are looking to play your way into the upcoming festival highlight – which starts tomorrow – the first of three Main Event Satellites will also be running. Here’s a look at the schedule.
Breaking it down, cards start flying at 1pm with the 7-Max Shot Clock. This type of event keeps everyone on their toes as players only have a limited 30-seconds to act. However, that can be extended with time banks. Players are given four 30-second time banks plus an additional two for those that reach the final table. Starting stack is 25,000, blinds go up every 25 minutes, registration closes at the start of Level 9. Buy in is TWD 18,000 (~$600).
David Erquiaga
For players with bigger bankrolls, today’s games include the High Roller TWD 3,000,000 (~$99,300) guaranteed. As seen at yesterday’s Mini HR, international players and locals have already made their way for some early practice. You can expect last night’s champion Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee, Taiwan’s Pete Yen Han Chen, Canada’s Niroshan Loganathan , and 2022 GPI National Philippines winner David Erquiaga in attendance. Players start with a deep 60,000 stack (150 BB) with blinds increasing at a steady 40 minute pace. Day 1 bags up at the end of Level 10, late registration closes in Day 2 at the start of Level 11. Buy in is TWD 66,000 (~$2,185). Cards in the air at 3pm.
Pot Limit Omaha enthusiasts are also covered in today’s festivities with the PLO KO Bounty taking place at 4pm. Buy in is TWD 12,000 (~$400).
At 6pm the festival brings you the Ladies Event! For all the ladies that love poker, come on over and take on the challenge. Be the first one to win this exclusive title! As bonus, TWO TROPHIES will be awarded to the champion which can be given as a gift to that special someone this Valentine’s Day.
Zachary Duce
Also taking place is the exciting conclusion of the Mystery Bounty with six players returning to try to draw the TWD 500,000 top prize. Five players are guaranteed a minimum TWD 100,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 is guaranteed TWD 200,000 for his two draws.
Player
Draws
Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰
2
Leopold Godefroy
1
Zachary Duce
1
Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森
1
Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡
1
Cheng Jing Lim 林祐聖
1
Top prizes
Rewards
500,000
x1
200,000
x2
150,000
x1
100,000
x3
Event results
HON CHEONG LEE wins Mini High Roller title
Hon Cheong Lee
Deja vu for Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee who took down last night’s Mini High Roller title after outlasting Belgium’s Kristof Segers at heads up. This is a familiar moment for Lee who won the WPT Prime Taiwan Super High Roller in November last year.
Buy in: TWD 33,000 (~$1,100)
Entries: 45
Prize pool: TWD 1,309,500 (~$43,360)
ITM: 7 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Hon Cheong Lee
Hong Kong
412,600
2
Kristof Segers
Belgium
297,900
3
Niroshan
Canada
189,900
4
Chih Feng Li
李志峯
Taiwan
144,000
5
Yungyu Chen
陳永裕
Taiwan
111,300
6
Ayata Saito
Japan
85100
7
Ming Juen Teoh
Malaysia
68700
JOEY TZU YUAN FU 傅子袁 wins the Bubble Rush
Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁
Buy in: TWD 5,000 (~$165)
Entries: 26
Prize pool: TWD 166,500 (~$5,510)
ITM: 5 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Tzu Yuan Fu
傅子袁
Taiwan
68,300
2
Zachary Duce
Australia
41,600
3
Yu Tang Wang
王毓棠
Taiwan
25,000
4
Cheng Chieh Yang
楊成傑
Taiwan
18,300
5
Mark Gruendemann
Ireland
13,300
ISAAC CHERN CHZE PHUA ships the Turbo NLH
Isaac Chern Chze Phua
Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 142
Prize pool: ₫371,900 (~$12,300)
ITM: 18 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Isaac Chern Chze Phua
Malaysia
66,600
2
Chin Hao Weng
翁璟豪
Taiwan
57,300
3
Meng Hsun Lin
林孟勳
Taiwan
45,200
4
Chih Feng Li
李志峯
Taiwan
42,500
5
Chen Wei Ting
陳韋廷
Taiwan
38,400
6
Chen Yi Liu
劉甄詒
Taiwan
15200
7
Fuhau Lai
Malaysia
13200
8
Yuan Hsu Lee
李元旭
Taiwan
11700
9
Future Ong
Malaysia
10400
10
Elvis Elvis
Malaysia
9100
11
Peng Sen Wu
吳鵬森
Taiwan
9100
12
Pei Lung Cheng
鄭焙隆
Taiwan
9100
13
Chih Cheng Chen
陳致成
Taiwan
7900
14
Tsung Ying Lee
李宗英
Taiwan
7900
15
Szu Wei Chiu
邱思維
Taiwan
7900
16
Anton Zhen Zhao
Australia
6800
17
You Da Tsai
蔡侑達
Taiwan
6800
18
Lee Kun Han
李昆翰
Taiwan
6800
CHENG CHIEH HUANG 黃政傑 holds his head high at the Bounty Hunter
Cheng Chieh Huang
Buy in: TWD 12,000 (~$400)
Entries: 130
Prize pool: TWD 971,900 (~$32,180)
ITM: 17 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Cheng Chieh Huang
黃政傑
Taiwan
274,600
2
Chris Chen
陳炫堯
Taiwan
173,800
3
Chia Chaing Ko
柯家翔
Taiwan
103,100
4
Chien Hua Lo
羅健華
Taiwan
63,200
5
Shuin Li
李書吟
Taiwan
48,200
6
Phuah Yi Yuan
Singapore
40900
7
Tzuyuan Fu
傅子袁
Taiwan
35400
8
Kurt Chun Han Lin
林君翰
Taiwan
31100
9
Pei Lung Cheng
鄭焙隆
Taiwan
27400
10
Chian Huang
黃謙
Taiwan
24300
11
Feng Wen Chen
陳豐文
Taiwan
24300
12
Yenpo Chen
陳彥博
Taiwan
24300
13
Keng Yong Tan
Singapore
21300
14
An Deaho
South Korea
21300
15
Yan Chen Jiang
江彥辰
Taiwan
21300
16
Shengfu Yu
游勝富
Taiwan
18700
17
Yun Li
李昀
Taiwan
18700
CHING CHIA WANG 王淨加 claims the Short Deck title
Ching Chia Wang 王淨加
Buy in: TWD 3,300 (~$110)
Entries: 64
Prize pool: TWD 167,600 (~$5,550)
ITM: 7 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Ching Chia Wang
王淨加
Taiwan
60,300
2
Hsiao Wei Wu
吳孝維
Taiwan
35,500
3
Cheng Yi Ho
何承益
Taiwan
22,200
4
Patrick Liang
Taiwan
15,100
5
Yong Hing Foo
Malaysia
11,700
6
Peng Sen Wu
吳鵬森
Taiwan
9200
7
Tung Yang Lin
Australia
7600
8
Yih Chia Shaw
邵詣嘉
Taiwan
6000
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.
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