2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
1,639,000 TWD
Event Info
Buy-in
27,500 TWD
Entries
306
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000

Yang Gives Siow Warm Welcome

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Every time we catch Hsiao Yun Yang in a pot, he's re-raising, and that trend continued in a hand against one of the more recent Day 1A entrants, Graeme Siow.

The Singaporean had not long taken his seat, while Yang had evidently been busy since the last time we caught him in action and was sitting on a stack close to 100,000.

It was Siow the man to kick things off with an under-the-gun raise to 700. Action folded around to Yang who reached for raising chips, and he casually three-bet to 3,100 in total. The blinds bowed out and Siow made the call to take the action heads-up to a flop of {8-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{8-Spades}, which was checked by both players.

The {4-Diamonds} turn saw Siow take a stab for 2,500 and Yang made a quick call to bring in the {6-Diamonds} river.

Siow led out again, this time for 5,000 and Yang did not take long to get back to his aggressive ways, tossing out a re-raise to 13,000 in total. Siow mulled it over but eventually gave it up, leaving Yang to extend his lead still further.

Player Chips Progress
Hsiao Yun Yang tw
Hsiao Yun Yang
105,000
50,000
50,000
Graeme Siow sg
Graeme Siow
17,500

Tags: Hsiao Yun YangGraeme Siow

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Siow, Feng and Wang All Re-Enter

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

The blinds have climbed once more, and the field size continues to increase with 42 total entrants so far, 39 of whom are still in the running.

The three bust-outs have all come straight back in, with Hao Xiang Wang, Jihao Feng and Graeme Siow all re-entering quickly.

Other new arrivals include Si Yang Phua, Hsing Ni Ko, Park Sung Woon, and Jung Seungmook.

Player Chips Progress
Si Yang Phua sg
Si Yang Phua
30,000
Jung Seungmook
Jung Seungmook
30,000
Sung Woon Park kr
Sung Woon Park
30,000
Hsing Ni Ko
Hsing Ni Ko
30,000
Hao Xiang Wang
Hao Xiang Wang
Busted
Jihao Feng
Jihao Feng
Busted
Graeme Siow sg
Graeme Siow
Busted

Big Stacks Building

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Peng Hsin Ho and Po hun Lai are the latest new entries to bring the total field up to 43, with 39 still in contention.

Hsiao Yun Yang is running away with it presently and has continued to build and is currently the only player to have over a six-figure stack. Next closest is Xu Jieming with around 71,500, with Cheng Hui Chang and Hao Kai Wu rounding out the top four with the notables and larger stacks as follows:

Player Chips Progress
Hsiao Yun Yang tw
Hsiao Yun Yang
115,000
10,000
10,000
Jieming Xu cn
Jieming Xu
71,500
23,500
23,500
Hao Kai Wu tw
Hao Kai Wu
64,000
34,000
34,000
Cheng Hui Chang tw
Cheng Hui Chang
63,000
21,000
21,000
Chen An Lin tw
Chen An Lin
42,000
Shun Yan Ho tw
Shun Yan Ho
35,000
22,750
22,750
Po Hung Lai
Po Hung Lai
30,000
Peng Hsin Ho
Peng Hsin Ho
30,000

Yam Wins a Small One, Yang Flushes Tong

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Edward Yam
Edward Yam

Edward Yam opened the action with a raise to 800 from the cutoff, with the player in the big blind choosing to defend. However, that was as exciting as the action got, with the {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop bringing a check from the big blind and a 900 continuation bet from Yam, which was enough to take it down.

Hsiao Yun Yang has continued to climb, and we caught him in action in yet another chunky pot, this time against Bo Wei Tong. Action was picked up on the river with over 12,000 already in the pot and the community cards spread {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

Tong (middle position) let out for 3,000 and neighbor Yang reached for raising chips once more, making it 13,000 to go in total. While he did not look thrilled about it, Tong pushed in the call, but could only slide his cards into the muck when Yang rolled over {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Hsiao Yun Yang tw
Hsiao Yun Yang
142,300
27,300
27,300
Edward Yam hk
Edward Yam
43,500
13,500
13,500
Bo Wei Tong
Bo Wei Tong
15,400
-14,600
-14,600

Tags: Edward YamHsiao Yun Yang

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Three New Challengers

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

There have been three more entries to bring the total field size up to 47, with Pang Hsun Liu, Fan Wei and Sun Ka Ho all taking their seats.

Player Chips Progress
Pang Hsun Liu
Pang Hsun Liu
30,000
30,000
30,000
Fan Wei
Fan Wei
30,000
30,000
30,000
Sun Ka Ho
Sun Ka Ho
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tsai Wins Back-to-Back

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Yu You Ci Tsai
Yu You Ci Tsai

Yu You Ci Tsai is the only player we have seen tangle with Hsiao Yun Yang and come out a winner, and he did it twice in a row.
Action was picked up in the first hand with close to 20,000 already in the middle on the river, with the community cards spread {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}.

Tsai, sitting in under-the-gun, was all-in for close to 40,000 and Yang (middle position) was in the tank, eventually choosing to give it up.

The very next hand, the two tangled again, with Cheng Hui Chang caught in the crossfire. It was Yang the man driving the action with an open to 1,000 from middle position, with Chang making the call from one seat over and Tsai coming in from the big blind.

The {2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop saw Tsai check, Yang bet 2,500 and Chang call. Tsai thought it over for a bit before deciding to call also, and the dealer burned and turned the {10-Hearts}.

This brought checks from all three players, with the {3-Hearts} river completing the hand, and the action as there was no more betting. First to act, Tsai turned over {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for a pair of sixes, and that was enough to claim the pot as both Yang and Chang mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Hsiao Yun Yang tw
Hsiao Yun Yang
139,000
-3,300
-3,300
Cheng Hui Chang tw
Cheng Hui Chang
70,000
7,000
7,000
Yu You Ci Tsai tw
Yu You Ci Tsai
61,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Hsiao Yun YangCheng Hui ChangYu You Ci Tsai

Fung Outflops Lin, Yang Back to Winning

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Gabriel Fung
Gabriel Fung

Action folded around to Chen An Lin in the small blind and he completed, with big blind Gabriel Fung choosing to check his option.

Lin checked the {3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop over to Fung, who tested the waters with a bet of 800, which Lin called to bring in the {5-Spades} turn.

That was it for the betting in the hand, with both players checking, and then checking again on the {2-Diamonds} river.

Lin turned over {k-Hearts}{j-Spades} but had been outflopped by Fung's {j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, leaving the latter to scoop the pot and climb over starting stack to 36,000, while Lin dropped to 52,000.

Over on one of the other tournament tables, we caught Yu You Ci Tsai, Cheng Hui Chang and Hsiao Yun Yang tangling again, though this time it was Yang who took down the pot.

Following a Tsai mid-position limp and a call from a player in the cutoff, Yang juiced it up to 1,200 on the button. Having seen this before, Cheng Hui Chang made the call from the small blind, Tsai also called the extra, while the player in the cutoff folded.

The {7-Spades}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop was checked around to Yang, whose 2,500 continuation bet was enough to take it down.

Player Chips Progress
Hsiao Yun Yang tw
Hsiao Yun Yang
140,000
1,000
1,000
Yu You Ci Tsai tw
Yu You Ci Tsai
70,000
9,000
9,000
Cheng Hui Chang tw
Cheng Hui Chang
65,000
-5,000
-5,000
Chen An Lin tw
Chen An Lin
52,000
10,000
10,000
Gabriel Fung hk
Gabriel Fung
36,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Chen An LinCheng Hui ChangHsiao Yun YangYu You Ci Tsai