Main Event Day 1bc | 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan

Aug 17, 2019

Huang Holds Early Lead

Ben Wilson

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

In what's proving to be a busy day, the number of Day 1B entries continues to climb, coming in at 119 at present, with 95 players still in the running and fighting it out over 12 tournament tables.

The man who seems to be out in front at present is Taiwan's Fu Bang Huang, who has pressed on since winning that big pot with aces earlier and has spun his stack up to around 110,000 or so, which puts him atop the counts for now.

Singapore's Richard Lim (82,000) was the only other player we could find anywhere close to Huang, with most of the rest of the field closer to the 37,000 average.

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Aug 17, 2019

James Chen Amongst More New Arrivals

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Ben Wilson

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

A slew of fresh faces have joined during the break, with James Chen one of the latest arrivals. A prolific high stakes cash player, Chen also boasts some stellar tournament results and currently sits atop the Taiwanese All Time Money List with over $4 million in live tournament winnings. Chen's many accolades include two Aussie Millions titles and three High Roller titles, all won in Macau. Let's hope the rest of his table have their seatbelts fastened.

Hung Sheng Lin is another Taiwanese player with a pedigree in the running; a former Asia Player of the Year, Lin sits at #9 on the Taiwanese All Time Money List, with over $700,000 in live tournament winnings with ten live titles on his poker resume.

There have been 104 entries so far for the second starting flight of the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event, with 90 players still in the running.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Aug 17, 2019

Side Event Action

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Ben Wilson

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Event #1 TWD 11,000 No Limit Hold'em Champion Alex Lindop

So far, two trophies have been awarded this series, with a further eight events left to play out. the man to bag the first piece of silverware was the UK's Alex Lindop, who bested a 61-strong field in Event #1 TWD 11,000 No Limit Hold'em for a TWD 177,400 (~$5,660), with nine players cashing for a share of the TWD 591,700 (~$18,890) prize pool.

The second trophy was won by a man who already has a sizable collection, with Taiwan's Pete Chen defeating a 50-strong field in Event #2 TWD 6,600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo to claim his 23rd live tournament title and the TWD 104,700 (~$3,340) top prize, with a total of five players cashing for a share of the TWD 291,000 (~$9,290) prize pool.

Event #2 TWD 6,600 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Champion Pete Chen

Aug 17, 2019

Break Time

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Ben Wilson

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

The 62 Day 1B players are on their first 15-minute break of the day as the green 25 chips are colored up and removed from play.

Aug 17, 2019

Huang Starts Strong

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Ben Wilson

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Fu Bang Huang is another new entry, though the Taiwanese player is a familiar face on the Asian poker circuit, and boasts over $265,000 in live tournament winnings and five live tournament titles.

Huang is off to a great start, doubling his 30,000 start stack not long after taking his seat after getting all the chips in pre-flop with against another opponent who was unfortunate enough to wake up with in late position after Huang had opened the betting action.

The runout was good for the overpair and Huang stacked up to 60,000.

Tags: Fu Bang Huang

Aug 17, 2019

Yam Exits, Wai King Cheung Re-enters and More New Faces

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Ben Wilson

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Hong Kong's Edward Yam has become one of the early casualties, though with registration remaining open until the end of level 9, he still has plenty of time to re-enter.

There have been yet more new arrivals, with the number of entries growing to 69, with 62 of these still in the running.

Aug 17, 2019

Gruendemann Gets Going

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Ben Wilson

Level 3 : 75/150, 150 ante

Ireland's Mark Gruendemann has not long taken his seat and has wasted no time padding out his stack in a multiway pot.

Following an under-the-gun limp, Gruendemann made the call from one seat over, as did neighbor Kedong Liu, button Carson Wong and both players in the blinds to take the action six-way to a flop of .

Action checked to Gruendemann, who took a stab for 1,050 with Liu the only caller. The turn saw both remaining player check, with Gruendemann taking another stab on the river, betting 3,000 into a pot of 3,200.

Liu examined the board closely but eventually decided that a fold was the best option, leaving Gruendemann to scoop the pot and climb to 53,200. Liu still has evidently been busy though as still has 64,000 in chips, even after making the fold.

Tags: Kedong Liu Mark Gruendemann

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 150

Aug 17, 2019

Field Continues to Grow

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Ben Wilson

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The field continues on its upward trajectory, with players still trickling in and there have been 58 entrants so far, though some of these are re-entries, as several players have busted their first bullet early, meaning that there are 54 players still in action.