After five days of games, the U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City opens with the MAIN EVENT! The star of the festival is highlighted by its TWD 10,000,000 (~$330,000) guaranteed prize pool. The event runs from February 15 to 19 with four chances to qualify for Day 2. Stay tuned to Somuchpoker as we bring you Live Updates on some of the day’s biggest hands.
Everything you need to know about the MAIN EVENT
Wanna get your hands on that gold and silver plated trophy? Today’s qualifier lights up at 1pm. Buy in is TWD 20,000 (~$660). This is the most affordable international event staged in Taiwan. For players that register, pay, and have their chips in play by the first shuffle, will automatically be eligible for Bubble Protection.
Players begin with a full 30,000 (300x opening round blinds). Blinds increase every 40 minutes. Registration closes at the start of Level 10. From there, remaining players continue until the money is reached / 12.5% of the field.
Event results
Shuin Li 李書吟 wins the Ladies Event
Shuin Li 李書吟
Shuin Li 李書吟 is the first USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series Ladies Event champion! As the shortest stack at three handed, Shuin Li 李書吟 caught a lucky set with pocket Eights to survive and double through Maggie Chien Chih Weng 翁芊智 pocket Jacks. Li 李書吟 got lucky again against Weng 翁芊智 with 
landing trips Sevens on a board running 
to dust 
.
Facing Billy Pi Ying Hsu 許必穎 at heads up, Li 李書吟 called Hsu’s 許必穎 shove on a flop 
with 
top pair. Hsu 許必穎 had 
gutshot that failed to come on the turn 
and river 
.
Buy in: TWD 5,000 / TWD 10,000
Entries: 54
Prize pool: TWD 310,800 (~$10,240)
ITM: 7 places
Payouts in TWD
1
Shuin Li
李書吟
Taiwan
115,000
2
Pi Ying Hsu
許必穎
Taiwan
68,400
3
Chien Chih Weng
翁芊智
Taiwan
42,000
4
Chen Yi Liu
劉甄詒
Taiwan
29,500
5
Huawei Weiwei Lin
林華薇
Taiwan
23,300
6
Chijen Chu
朱啟仁
Taiwan
18,600
7
Future Ong
Malaysia
14,000
CHRIS CHEN closes out the 7-Max Shot Clock
Chris Chen
Chris Chen finally accomplished what he couldn’t at yesterday’s Bounty Hunter event when he finished 2nd to Cheng Chieh Wang 黃政傑. Chen outlasted a field of 60 entries at the 7-Max Shot Clock to pocket a cool TWD 339,500 (~$11,190).
Buy in: TWD 18,000 (~$600)
Entries: 60
Prize pool: TWD 942,800 (~$31,070)
ITM: 8 places
Place
Player
姓名
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Chris Chen
Taiwan
339,500
2
Lin Nine Heng
Taiwan
199,500
3
Chih Feng Li
李志峯
Taiwan
125,000
4
Cheli Lin
林哲立
Taiwan
84,800
5
Lee Ziang
Malaysia
65,900
6
Duy Ho
United States
51800
7
Cheng Chieh Yang
楊成傑
Taiwan
42400
8
Hon Cheong Lee
李翰鏘
Hong Kong
33900
CHING CHIA WANG 王淨加 wins PLO KO Bounty
Ching Chia Wang 王淨加
Ching Chia Wang 王淨加 became the first multi winner of the series earning a second title at last night’s PLO KO Bounty. Wang 王淨加 first won the Short Deck event. He has now collected TWD 265,200 (~$8,740) in combined winnings.
Buy in: TWD 12,000 (~$395)
Entries: 85
Prize pool: TWD 635,500 (~$ 20,945
ITM: 10 places
Payouts in TWD
1
Ching Chia Wang
王淨加
Taiwan
204900
2
Yan Chen Jiang
江彥成
Taiwan
123900
3
Kristof Segers
Belgium
77100
4
Chung Linag Kuo
郭俊良
Taiwan
52100
5
Sin Ren Chen
陳信任
Taiwan
39700
6
Shao Me Yang
楊紹宓
Taiwan
31800
7
Yutang Wang
王毓棠
Taiwan
26400
8
Fubang Huang
黃富邦
Taiwan
22200
8
Ori Kossonogi
Israel
20500
9
Lee Kuang Hung
李光紘
Taiwan
19100
10
Tzu Yuan Fu
傅子袁
Taiwan
17800
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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