Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan

08-16-2019 15:57 UTC+8

Yang Gives Siow Warm Welcome

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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 , which was checked by both players.

The turn saw Siow take a stab for 2,500 and Yang made a quick call to bring in the 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	105,000 50,000	50,000
Graeme Siow	17,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

08-16-2019 16:05 UTC+8

Siow, Feng and Wang All Re-Enter

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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	30,000
Jung Seungmook	30,000
Sung Woon Park	30,000
Hsing Ni Ko	30,000
Hao Xiang Wang	Busted
Jihao Feng	Busted
Graeme Siow	Busted

08-16-2019 16:06 UTC+8

Re-Entries

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Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hao Xiang Wang	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jihao Feng	30,000 30,000	30,000
Graeme Siow	30,000 30,000	30,000

08-16-2019 16:21 UTC+8

Big Stacks Building

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

08-16-2019 16:36 UTC+8

Yam Wins a Small One, Yang Flushes Tong

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Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

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 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 .

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 for the nut flush.

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

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-16-2019 16:43 UTC+8

Three New Challengers

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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	30,000 30,000	30,000
Fan Wei	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sun Ka Ho	30,000 30,000	30,000

08-16-2019 17:01 UTC+8

Tsai Wins Back-to-Back

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Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

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 .

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 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 .

This brought checks from all three players, with the river completing the hand, and the action as there was no more betting. First to act, Tsai turned over 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	139,000 -3,300	-3,300
Cheng Hui Chang	70,000 7,000	7,000
Yu You Ci Tsai	61,000 31,000	31,000

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08-16-2019 17:13 UTC+8

Fung Outflops Lin, Yang Back to Winning

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Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

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 flop over to Fung, who tested the waters with a bet of 800, which Lin called to bring in the turn.

That was it for the betting in the hand, with both players checking, and then checking again on the river.

Lin turned over but had been outflopped by Fung's , 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 flop was checked around to Yang, whose 2,500 continuation bet was enough to take it down.

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

Tags: Chen An Lin Cheng Hui Chang Hsiao Yun Yang Yu You Ci Tsai