Main Event Day 3 | 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan

08-19-2019 14:51 UTC+8

Aces No Good For Lee

Ben Wilson

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Statistically, pocket Aces should hold up two out of three times, though that trend is being bucked in Taiwan today, with the pocket rocket's third appearance so far today resulting in failure for Kun Han Lee.

It was Ling He the man to show Lee the door, opening from under-the-gun for 23,000. Lee was short and moved all-in from one seat over for 95,000 in total and the action folded back around to He who had a decision to make. Being as it was not all that much more, He shrugged and stuck in the call, showing , which was trailing to Lee's .

However, the flop was a pretty decent one for He, and while he missed the turn, the river gave him the straight flush and sent Lee crashing out of the tournament in 24th place for a TWD 65,300 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ling He	525,000 25,000	25,000
Kun Han Lee	Busted

Tags: Kun Han Lee Ling He

08-19-2019 14:44 UTC+8

Images From Day 3 of the Poker King Cup Taiwan

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Chen An Lin Arrives, Field up to Four Tables

08-19-2019 14:25 UTC+8

Shin Gets Yang

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Ben Wilson

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Zong-Ping Yang's Main Event is now over, courtesy of Jae Wook Shin. Yang got the last of his chips in from the button with and was looked up by Shin from the small blind with .

While the flop gave Yang top two, it also gave Shin a gutshot straight draw, and while it did not materialize on the turn, the river gave Shin the winning hand and brought Yang's deep run to an end, and he departed in 25th place for a TWD 57,900 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Wook Shin	630,000 116,000	116,000
Zong-Ping Yang	Busted

Tags: Jae Wook Shin Zong-Ping Yang

08-19-2019 14:15 UTC+8

Cheng on a Heater; Busts Gerard

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Ben Wilson

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

While he may have moved tables, Sheng-Chien Cheng did not leave his luck behind and has just scalped another player, sending the USA's Edwin Gerard to the rail in 27th place.

Gerard was on his feet when we arrived, with cards and chips scattered all over the table. Gerard had on the felt in front of him while Cheng held and had spiked a set on the runout to bring Gerard's Main Event to a close.

Alejandria Argyle busted shortly afterward moving all-in preflop with king-ten and was called by a player with pocket fours and Chi Hang with queen-nine with Hang spiking a queen on the river to stack up to 640,000 in chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheng-Chien Cheng	660,000 115,000	115,000
Chi Hang	640,000 172,000	172,000

Edwin Gerard	Busted

Alejandria Argyle	Busted

Tags: Alejandria Argyle Chi Hang Edwin Gerard

08-19-2019 14:05 UTC+8

Cheng Cracks Aces to Bust Lee

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Ben Wilson

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Table 23 is quickly becoming the table of death with a third player, Taiwan's Shao-Hung Lee, hitting the rail from this table in as many orbits.

Lee went out swinging with the best hand in poker, holding , moving all-in on a flop of . Unfortunately for Lee though, his opponent in the hand, Sheng-Chien Cheng, had flopped two pair holding and the turn and the river were of no help, with the table breaking immediately afterward.

Lin Yu Sheng busted not long after in 28th place, with the next payout jump to TWD 57,900 coming at 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheng-Chien Cheng	545,000 170,000	170,000
Shao-Hung Lee	Busted
Lin Yu Sheng	Busted

Tags: Shao-Hung Lee Sheng-Chien Cheng

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-19-2019 13:55 UTC+8

Three Down

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Ben Wilson

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three players have just departed in quick succession. The first of the paying casualties of the day was Taiwan's Chia-Hui Tu, and though he was dressed like he meant business, Tu could not spin his short stack up and has hit the rail in 31st place for a TWD 50,500 payday.

Chen An Lin became the second paying casualty quickly afterward, immediately followed by Singapore's Richard Lim.

Left short after doubling Zong-Ping Yang, Lin got the last of his chips in preflop with pocket fives, only to run into Wing Kei Chan's pocket kings to hit the rail in 31st place, also for a TWD 50,500 payday.

Lim fell at the hands of Sheng-Chien Cheng shorty after Lin departed, moving all-in preflop with over the top of a Cheng late postion open. Cheng looked him up with and the runout came to bring Lim's Main Event to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheng-Chien Cheng	375,000 266,000	266,000
Wing Kei Chan	100,000 94,000	94,000
Chen An Lin	Busted
Richard Lim	Busted

Tags: Chen An Lin Richard Lim Zong Ping Yang

08-19-2019 13:43 UTC+8

Gerard Doubles Through Lindop, He Pushes Off Fa, Yang Arrives and Doubles

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Ben Wilson

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three big hands have recently gone down, all at the same time. The first and largest pot took the longest to play out, with the other two hands happening right in the middle, so we'll start with those first.

The UK's Alex Lindop opened the action with a raise to 18,000 from middle position, with Dicky Tsang making the call before Edwin Gerard moved all-in for 71,000. Lindop reraised to isolate and Tsang took the hint and folded.

Alex Lindop:
Edwin Gerard:

Gerard was the at-risk player, but the was a good one for his pocket tens and he doubled to ~160,000.

Zong-Ping Yang finally arrived, and immediately doubled through Chen An Lin in a battle of the blinds, with Yang (small blind) shoving and Lin looking him up with . The runout saw Lin hit a pair, but not one big enough to crack Yang's ladies and the latter stacked up to 142,000 while Lin is left with a little over 2 big blinds.

The biggest hand that played out involved Ling He and Chou Chien Fa, who has not got the start he wanted to his Day 3. It was Fa the man driving the action with a raise to 18,000 from the cutoff, with He (button) and big blind Kun Han Lee both making the call.

Lee checked the flop over to Fa, who continuation bet 15,000, which both opponents called. The turn saw Lee check again and Fa cut out some more chips, firing a slightly larger 58,000 second barrel. Action was on He and he announced 'raise' after some time thinking it over, pushing 135,000 into the centre of the table with shaky hands.

Lee folded and action was back on Fa, who tanked for an ice age before finally calling. The river saw Fa tank once more, before choosing to check and He pulled the trigger and moved all-in for 233,000. After asking for a count, Fa chewed it over for a little longer before giving it up, leaving He to rake in a chunky pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chou Chien Fa	675,000 49,000	49,000

Ling He	500,000 178,000	178,000
Dicky Tsang	338,000 22,000	22,000
Alex Lindop	250,000 52,000	52,000

Edwin Gerard	160,000 89,000	89,000

Zong-Ping Yang	142,000 39,000	39,000
Chen An Lin	18,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Alex Lindop Chen An Lin Chou Chien Fa Edwin Gerard Kun Han Lee Ling He Zong Ping Yang

08-19-2019 13:15 UTC+8

Early Salvoes, Shin Edges in Front

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Ben Wilson

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Players have wasted little time, getting straight into the action, aside from Zong-Ping Yang, who has yet to show up and is in the process of getting blinded out on table 23.

Over on table 19, Hong Kong's Dicky Tsang and the USA's Edwin Gerard played a sizable pot that went to showdown, with action picked up on the flop with somewhere between 32,000 and 40,000 in the pot with the community cards spread .

Gerard, situate under-the-gun, was the preflop raiser and following Tsang's check, Gerard fired out a 25,000 continuation bet, which after some time in the tank, Tsang called and the dealer burned and turned the completing a possible spade flush.

Both players checked, with the river pairing the board. Sitting in the big blind, Tsang now led out for 47,000 and Gerard called immediately, but could only shake his head and muck when Tsang rolled over to scoop the pot with the nut flush. Gerard dropped to 71,000 after the hand, making him one of the shorter stacks, while Tsang climbed to 360,000.

Over on table 21, it looks as though Taiwan's Chia-Hui Tu means business, mainly because he has turned up in a shirt and tie and Tu elected to defend his big blind against a Jae Wook Shin middle position open to 17,000. Shin continuation bet the flop and Tu quickly gave it up.

Over on table 20, Hong Kong's Ping Cheong Fung made it 18,000 to go from the cutoff and chip leader Chou Chien Fa made the call from the button to take play heads-up to the flop, which was checked by both.

Fung fired out a delayed continuation bet for 20,000 on the turn, which Fa called quickly and the paired the river. Fung checked, as did Fa, and the former rolled over a slowed played for rivered trips, which was good for the pot. That hand means Jae Wook Shin has edged in front of Fa for the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Wook Shin	746,000 17,000	17,000
Chou Chien Fa	724,000 38,000	38,000

Dicky Tsang	360,000 82,000	82,000
Edwin Gerard	71,000 83,000	83,000

Chia-Hui Tu	43,000 25,000	25,000