Main Event
Day 4 Started
2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan
Buy-in
27,500 TWD
Entries
306
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
The 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event Final Table Has Arrived
Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the grand finale of the inaugural 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event, playing out at the poker tables of the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei, Taiwan.
This is it folks, we are playing for all the marbles here. Just nine players remain of the 306-strong field, all playing for the lions share of the TWD 7.42M (~$236,530) prize pool.
The winner will walk away with the TWD 1,639,000 (~$52,300) top prize, in addition to the trophy, title and something money can't buy – the honor of becoming the first-ever PKC Taiwan Main Event Champion.
Currently, the favorite to achieve this prestigious accomplishment is Hong Kong’s Wai King Cheung, who is the man coming in with the chip lead and a stack of 2,135,000. With just over $31,000 in live tournament winnings, Cheung is in a great spot to make his first major title win a memorable one.
However, first he must get past South Korea’s Jae Wook Shin, who sits at No. #15 on the South Korea All Time Money List with live tournament winnings of over $293,000 and seven live tournament titles on his poker resume. Shin will be returning second in the counts with a stack of 1,648,000.
Then there is Taiwan’s Chou Chien Fa who, in addition to the home advantage, will be returning third in the counts with a stack of 1,234,000. While Fa has only four live cashes on his poker resume, one of these was a runner-up finish in (at the time) the largest Red Dragon Main Event in history for live winnings of over $258,000. Fa also topped the Day 1C and Day 2 counts and looks extremely comfortable piloting a big stack so cannot be counted out.
While these are the only returning players to boast seven-figure stacks, there is still plenty of talent remaining in the field. The UK’s Alex Lindop may be returning sixth in the pecking order, but the Brit is a seasoned tournament professional who boasts over $918,000 in live tournament winnings and also holds a prestigious World Series of Poker bracelet, making him the most decorated player at the final table by far.
The man sitting just ahead of Lindop in the counts, David Erquiaga has also impressed this series, and with over $134,000 in live tournament winnings the Filipino player has showcased all the skills necessary to hoist the trophy should the cards fall his way.
PKC Taiwan Main Event Final Table Draw
| Seat | Name | Country/Region | Chip Stack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | Wai King Cheung | Hong Kong | 2,135,000 | 89 |
| Seat 2 | Jae Wook Shin | South Korea | 1,648,000 | 69 |
| Seat 3 | Chou Chien Fa | Taiwan | 1,234,000 | 51 |
| Seat 4 | Yu You Ci Tsai | Taiwan | 995000 | 41 |
| Seat 5 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 862000 | 36 |
| Seat 6 | Alex Lindop | United Kingdom | 722000 | 30 |
| Seat 7 | Lee Kuan Wee | Malaysia | 645,000 | 27 |
| Seat 8 | Ling He | China | 466,000 | 19 |
| Seat 9 | Kuang Hung Lee | Taiwan | 426,000 | 18 |
The exciting conclusion to this thrilling poker series plays out at 1:00 p.m. local time (GMT+8) on Tuesday, August 20, with 48:12 remaining on level 24 with blinds at 12,000/24,000 with a 24,000 big blind ante. The PokerNews live reporting team will be here with exclusive blow-by-blow action, so stick with us as we make history and crown the inaugural PKC Taiwan Main Event Champion.
Almost Game Time; Live Stream Available
Player's are in the midst of being introduced and seated on the feature table on the stage, and there will be a live Twitch stream of the final table with a 15-minute delay which you can view HERE.
It's almost game time in the Poker King Cup Main Event, so stick around as we discover who has the right to call themselves the inaugural Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event Champion and claim the TWD 1,639,000 (~$52,300) top prize.
Action Underway
Cards are now in the air, though the first two hands dealt were uneventful as the players ease themselves into the action. Blinds are still at level 24 - 12,000/24,000 with a 24,000 big blind ante for another 48-minutes.
David Erquiaga got a walk in the big blind in the first hand dealt, and the first flop of the day came the hand aftereard, with the UK's Alex Lindop opening the action from under-the-gun with a min-raise. Only big blind Kuang Hung Lee called, but quiickly check-folded on the 
flop to Lindop's 60,000 continuation bet.
Wee Folds Out Lindop, Erquiaga Wins From Shin
Lee Kuan Wee took a hand off Alex Lindop in a battle of the blinds, with the Brit limping preflop and then calling a Wee raise to take the action to the flop of 
. Lindop checked, and with over 200,000 in the pot, Wee continuation bet for 100,000, which was enough to get it done.
The hand following, action folded around to David Erquiaga in the hijack, and he made it 54 to go, with big blind Jae Wook Shin the only caller. There was no betting in the hand with both players checking the 
flop, the 
turn and the 
river. Shin rolled over 
but had been rivered by Erquiaga, who showed 
to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000 | -98,000 |
|
950,000 | 88,000 |
|
740,000 | 95,000 |
|
654,000 | -68,000 |
He Gets One Through, Lindop Check Raises
With the bright lights and the cameras of the live stream, the players seem a little star-struck and no one seems to want to get out of line where their play can be critiqued by the watching stream. As a result, the action is a little slow to start.
Lee Kuan Lee tried to get something going with an open to 54,000 from the hijack, with Jae Wook Shin coming along for the ride one seat over, before Ling He shut them both down with a shove from the small blind and both players folded.
Alex Lindop opened the action to 50,000 from middle position the next hand, with He the only caller on the button. Lindop checked the 
flop over to He, who took a stab for 50,000, only for Lindop to check-raise shove for over 600,000 - which was more than He had. The Chinese player took the hint and folded.
Kuang Hung Lee Eliminated in 9th place (TWD 164,000/$5,230)
There was a sudden burst of action that saw the first casualty of the final table, with Lee Kuan Wee opening the action from middle position, Kuang Hung Lee moving all-in from the big blind, with Wee calling immediately.
Kuang Hung Lee: 
Lee Kuan Wee:
While he had found pocket jacks with which to make a stand, Lee was in bad shape against the best hand in poker, and stayed behind the whole way when the board ran out 
. Lee departed in ninth for a TWD 164,000 ($5,230) payday while Wee stacked up to roughly 930,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
930,000 | 190,000 |
|
Busted |
Tsai Bests Shin to Edge Ahead
The action is beginning to come to the boil, with a big hand playing out not long after Lee's elimination that saw Yu You Ci Tsai edge into the chip lead after winning a sizeable pot from Korea's Jae Wook Shin.
Wai King Cheung made it 50,000 to go from under-the-gun, with both Tsai, David Erquiaga and Shin (big blind) making the call pre-flop.
Action checked around to Tsai on the 
flop and he fired for 100,000, with Shin check-raising to 300,000 from the big blind.Tsai took quite some time in the tank, glancing at the tournament clock numerous times before moving all-in for around ~900,000 or so and Shin made a quick call.
Jae Wook Shin: 
Yu You Ci Tsai: 
Shin had bottom pair and the nut flush draw and Tsai had top pair, managing to fade all the South Korean's outs on the turn and river to win a massive pot, climbing slightly ahead of former frontrunner Cheung in the counts with Shin now the short-stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | 1,305,000 |
|
|
450,000 | -1,100,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Break Time
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The eight remaining Main Event players are on a short 10-minute break.