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

Wang Re-enters

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Hao Xiang Wang has re-entered to bring the total entries up to 53, with 30 of those still in the running as level 8 comes to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Hao Xiang Wang
Hao Xiang Wang
30,000
30,000
30,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Kunhuan Climbing

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Lee Kunhuan
Lee Kunhuan

Following a middle position limp from Lee Kunhuan, Hsiao Yun Yang called, before the player in the cutoff three-bet to 3,200 in total. Kunhuan made the call while Yang bowed out to take the action heads-up to a flop of {2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

This saw a check from Kunhuan and a 4,000 continuation bet from the initial raiser, which was called to bring the pair to the {8-Hearts} turn, completing a possible heart flush and bringing checks from both players.

The {9-Hearts} river brought in the fourth heart and Kunhuan bombed for close to a pot-sized bet, bringing a quick fold from his opponent, with Kunhuan obligingly flashing him {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the turned nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Kuang Hung Lee
Kuang Hung Lee
57,000
57,000
57,000

Tags: Lee Kunhuan

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

There are 30 players still in the running, spread over four tables with registration remaining open until the end of the level. It is still Hsiao Yun Yang who holds the chip lead, extending it to 150,000, though both Xu Jieming (109,000) and Gabriel Fung (101,000) have both hit the six-figure stack mark as well, with some of the bigger stacks chipping up as follows:

Player Chips Progress
Hsiao Yun Yang tw
Hsiao Yun Yang
150,000
23,000
23,000
Jieming Xu cn
Jieming Xu
109,000
49,000
49,000
Gabriel Fung hk
Gabriel Fung
101,000
14,000
14,000
Howard Sun hk
Howard Sun
95,000
-1,000
-1,000
Wei Fan hk
Wei Fan
70,000
Hao Kai Wu tw
Hao Kai Wu
70,000
6,000
6,000
Chen An Lin tw
Chen An Lin
67,000
-8,000
-8,000
Kuang Hung Lee
Kuang Hung Lee
57,000
Choy Wing Ho hk
Choy Wing Ho
37,000
Shao-Hung Lee tw
Shao-Hung Lee
35,000
-6,000
-6,000
Graeme Siow sg
Graeme Siow
31,000
7,600
7,600

Phua Out

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Singapore's Si Yang Phua has not long hit the rail, but looks to be going straight to the payout desk to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Si Yang Phua sg
Si Yang Phua
Busted

Siow Above Starting Stack

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Graeme Siow (at another event)
Graeme Siow (at another event)

Singapore's Graeme Siow may have just come in off a big score having taken down the recent APT Korea Championship event for a $70,320 payday, but is having a torrid time of it here at the tables in Taiwan, having already re-entered once already today.

Siow's second bullet seems to be working out better than his first, and the Singaporean is now above starting stack for the first time after taking down a recent hand.

We picked up the action on the turn with around 6,000 or so in the pot on a board reading {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs} {j-Hearts} and Siow, sitting in the small blind, fired out a half-pot bet of 3,000, which was enough to win the hand after his opponent folded, bringing Siow's stack up to 40,000.

Player Chips Progress
Graeme Siow sg
Graeme Siow
40,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Graeme Siow

Lee Cracks Wu's Queens

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Shao Hong Lee
Shao Hong Lee

Hao Kai Wu was cruising with a robust-looking stack and while he still has more than the 55,000 average he has just shipped some chips the way of Shao Hong Lee.

It was Wu who was the protagonist, opening to 2,000 from middle position and picking up two callers with a player in the hijack and small blind Lee making the call to take play three-way to a flop of {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

Lee checked the action over to Wu, who continuation bet 4,500. While this was enough to deter the player in the hijack, Lee was going nowhere and threw in the calling chips.

The {5-Diamonds} turn brought a flurry of activity; Lee checked, Wu fired a 5,000 second barrel, Lee check-raised to 18,500, Wu shoved and Lee called off the rest of his stack for his tournament life.

Wu rolled over {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} but had been outflopped by the {k-Spades}{10-Spades} of Lee, who raked in the pot when the {6-Diamonds} river completed the hand, much to Wu's displeasure.

Player Chips Progress
Hao Kai Wu tw
Hao Kai Wu
74,000
4,000
4,000
Shao-Hung Lee tw
Shao-Hung Lee
52,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Hao Kai WuShao Hong Lee

Dinner Break

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

According to the tournament clock, 30 players remain in the Poker King Cup Main Event Day 1A and these contenders are off on a 40-minute dinner break.

Side Event Updates

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

There have been 61 total entries in Event #1 TWD 11,000 No Limit Hold'em, with 18 players remaining on level 20 to battle it out for the TWD 610,000 (~$19,470) prize pool. The top nine places will payout, with the eventual winner walking away with the TWD 177,400 (~$5,660) top prize.

The second of the side events, the TWD 6,600 Turbo, is also underway, with entry remaining open until the end of level 7. So far, 43 players have entered, with 37 still in the running.