Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan
Main Event
Day: 1bc
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
Welcome to Day 1B of the 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event
Welcome back poker fans, to thePokerNews live coverage of the 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan.
Today is the second and final day for starting flights for the TWD 27,500 (~$875) Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event, with Day 1B kicking off at 1:00 p.m. local time (GMT+8) and the third and final turbo flight, Day 1C, getting underway at 6:00 p.m.
Both remaining starting flights will follow the same format as Day 1A, which saw 55 entrants battle it out at the baize in an attempt to lock up a Day 2 berth, with 21 successful in their quest.
Players begin with 30,000 in chips and will play twelve 40-minute levels, with breaks every three levels, and a 40-minute dinner break scheduled at the end of level 9 - around 8:00 p.m. - with play scheduled to conclude around 10:30 p.m.
Day 1C will follow the same format, with a slightly faster level length of 30-minutes and will get underway at 6:00 p.m. With the format offering unlimited re-entry, registration will remain open until the end of level 9 (roughly 8:30 p.m.) and any player unable to make it though on Day 1B can try their luck on Day 1C. The tournament is also utilizing the best stack forward, so any player who has already made it through it free to try their luck again to build a bigger stack, with a player’s largest stack taken forward to Day 2 and the other removed from play.
Main Event Day 1 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 40 | 75 | 150 | 0 |
| 3 | 40 | 75 | 150 | 150 |
| 15-minute break | ||||
| 4 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 5 | 40 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 6 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 10-minute break | ||||
| 7 | 40 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 8 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 9 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 40-minute break | ||||
| 10 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 11 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 12 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
The man to catch is currently the USA’s Edwin Gerard, who bagged up a robust 267,900 in chips, which equates to a little over 133 big blinds when play resumes for Day 2, which gets underway at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the Main Event from the first hand dealt to the last card that comes off the top of the deck, so stick around as we see who has what it takes to make Day 2.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Day 1B of the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event is now underway, with 20 players seated and in action:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
1,400
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1,400 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
More New Entries
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
There has been a slew of new arrivals, with the following players taking their seats to bring the field up to 37 in short order:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Kim Off to Good Start
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Donghyun 'Tommy' Kim is off to a decent start after winning a decent three-way early pot. Following an early position open to 450, Kim called from one seat over before a player in the cutoff three-bet to 1,500 in total, which deterred no one, with both the original raiser and Kim making the call.
The 
flop was checked all around and the dealer burned and turned the 
. This saw the original early position raiser take a stab for 2,350 with Kim then re-raising to 5,600 in total. That folded out the player in the cutoff and after mulling it over, Kim's opponent made the call to bring the action heads-up to the 
river.
Both remaining players checked, with the early position player showing down 
, but that was not enough to best Kim's 
and Kim pulled in a decent pot to climb to a little over 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,500
10,500
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10,500 |
More New Faces
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The field is growing rapidly, with 11 more players joining over the past level to bring the total number of entries up to 48.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Images From Day 1B of the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event
Field Continues to Grow
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |