Main Event Day 3 | 2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan

08-19-2019 17:36 UTC+8

Sheng-Chien Cheng Eliminated in 16th Place, Howard Sun Eliminated in 15th Place, Both for TWD 98,000 ($3,125)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

There have been two quick back-to-back eliminations, with Sheng-Chien Cheng busting to Ling He, and then Howard Sun falling at the hands of the UK's Alex Lindop immediately afterward.

We did not catch the action in the Cheng bust out but arrived in time to see Lindop and Sun battle it out in the blinds. Lindop limped the small blind and Sun shoved from the big, with the Brit calling to put Sun at risk.

Alex Lindop:
Howard Sun:

While Sun had the better queen, Lindop picked up a flush draw on the flop, and got there on the turn, leaving Sun drawing dead. The river was merely a formality and the field is now down to 14 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ling He	845,000 95,000	95,000
Alex Lindop	655,000 235,000	235,000

Sheng-Chien Cheng	Busted
Howard Sun	Busted

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08-19-2019 17:55 UTC+8

Ping Hsien Chan Eliminated in 14th Place TWD 98,000 ($3,125)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

We missed his exit hand, but Ping Hsien Chan is no longer in the running and has departed in 14th place for a TWD 98,000 ($3,125) payday for his deep run in the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ping Hsien Chan	Busted

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08-19-2019 18:05 UTC+8

Henry Hou Eliminated in 13th Place for TWD 98,000 ($3,125)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Henry Hou's tournament has come to an end, with Jae Wook Shin the man to show him the door, though David Erquiaga tried to get him first.

In the first hand, it was Shin the man driving the action with a raise to 40,000 on the button with Hou (small blind) and Erquiaga (big blind) both making the call to take action three-way to a flop of .

Erquiaga led for 40,000 after Hou checked, and Shin responded with a re-raise to 120,000. After Hou got out of the way, Erquiaga flashed the table ace-ten.

"I was hoping to bust you," Erquiaga said to Hou pitching his cards into the muck and leaving Shin to scoop the pot.

Hou was out the next hand. It was Taiwan's Kuang Hung Lee the man to kick things off with a preflop open to 45,000 from the hijack, with Shin making the call from the cutoff and Hou calling all-in for his tournament life from the button. Lee Kuan Lee elected to come along as well to take the action four-way to a flop of .

Wee checked, as did Lee, and Shin decided to isolate with a bet of 125,000, which did the trick with the other two live players in the hand both folding, with Hou and Shin revealing their cards.

Jae Wook Shin:
Henry Hou:

While Hou had started off with the best hand preflop, he was drawing extremely thin postflop against Shin's flopped set. The turn and river sealed Hou's fate, and he departed in 13th place for a TWD 98,000 ($3,125), while Shin stacked up to 1.65 million

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Wook Shin	1,650,000 550,000	550,000
David Erquiaga	1,100,000 762,000	762,000
Lee Kuan Wee	645,000 -5,000	-5,000
Henry Hou	Busted

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08-19-2019 18:12 UTC+8

Terry Fan Eliminated in 12th Place For TWD 119,500 ($3,810)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Flush with chips, Jae Wook Shin opened the action with an under-the-gun raise to 40,000 and Terry Fan moved all-in for around 220,000 (11 big blinds), with Shin making the call.

Jae Wook Shin:
Terry Fan:

Fan maintained his lead on the flop, though the turn gave Shin some backdoor flush outs. The river was not a heart, but it gave Shin a pair and a disgruntled looking Fan headed to the rail in 12th place for a TWD 119,500 ($3,810) payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Wook Shin	1,875,000 225,000	225,000
Terry Fan	Busted

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08-19-2019 18:16 UTC+8

Ping Cheong Fung Eliminated in 11th Place For TWD 119,500 ($3,810)

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The fast pace of eliminations continued with Ping Cheong Fung departing not long after Fan's exit. The Hong Kong player got the last of his chips in good, his leading Yu You Ci Tsai's .

The flop kept Fung's nose in front, but disaster stuck on the turn with Tsai making a set. Just to rub salt into the wound, this improved to quads on the river to appreciative 'ooohs' and 'ahhhhs' from the rest of the table. Fung saw the funny side and chuckled his way over to the payout desk to collect the TWD 119,500 ($3,810) on offer for 11th while Tsai stacked up to 611,000.

Play has been paused for the redraw for the unofficial final table of ten, meaning Day 3 of the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event is just one bust out away from the conclusion of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu You Ci Tsai	611,000 211,000	211,000
Ping Cheong Fung	Busted

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08-19-2019 18:18 UTC+8

Clock Paused for Final Table Redraw

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A sudden burst of action has thinned the field to 10-handed and the clock has been paused for an unofficial final table redraw. More details to follow.

08-19-2019 18:36 UTC+8

Unofficial Final Table Draw and Counts (full)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Final Table	Name	Chip Stack
Seat 1	Chou Chien Fa	1,200,000
Seat 2	Yu You Ci Tsai	611,000
Seat 3	Dicky Tsang	443,000
Seat 4	David Erquiaga	1,150,000
Seat 5	Kuang Hung Lee	410,000
Seat 6	Alex Lindop	700,000
Seat 7	Lee Kuan Wee	650,000
Seat 8	Jae Wook Shin	1,875,000
Seat 9	Wai King Cheung	1,145,000
Seat 10	Ling He	435,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Wook Shin	1,875,000
Chou Chien Fa	1,200,000 -411,000	-411,000

David Erquiaga	1,150,000 50,000	50,000
Wai King Cheung	1,145,000 255,000	255,000

Alex Lindop	700,000 45,000	45,000

Lee Kuan Wee	650,000 5,000	5,000
Yu You Ci Tsai	611,000
Dicky Tsang	443,000 223,000	223,000
Ling He	435,000 -410,000	-410,000
Kuang Hung Lee	410,000 -140,000	-140,000

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Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 24,000

08-19-2019 18:45 UTC+8

Cheung Takes the Lead

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

A huge hand played out not long after the unofficial final table restarted that saw Hong Kong's Wai King Cheung climb to the top of the chip counts.

It was Jae Wook Shin who instigated the action with an under-the-gun open to 48,000, with Cheung calling from one seat over before David Erquiaga three-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff. Both Shin and Cheung called to swell the pot to 636,000 and action went three-way to a flop of .

All three players seemed a little gun-shy, and it was checked all around, with the dealer burning and turning the . After Shin checked for a second time, Cheung cut out two stacks of the recently introduced red 25k chips for a bet of 200,000. With the action on Erquiaga, the Filipino hit the think tank, where he remained for several minutes before sliding in the call, with Shin mucking quickly to take the action heads-up.

The river saw Cheung fire a second barrel, this time for 300,000 and Erquiaga made another lengthy visit to the think tank, before eventually electing to give it up, leaving Cheung to scoop the massive pot without a showdown. That sizable windfall means Cheung has edged into the chip lead for this first time this tournament, and he is now sitting on a stack of over 2 million in chips. Erquiaga dropped to around 850,000 or so after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai King Cheung	2,135,000 990,000	990,000

David Erquiaga	850,000 -300,000	-300,000

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08-19-2019 18:55 UTC+8

Dicky Tsang Eliminated in 10th Place For TWD 119,500 ($3,810)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

There was a great deal of pushing and shoving and quite a few three-bet preflop pots that didn't see any flops dealt before a sudden burst of action saw Hong Kong's Dicky Tsang exit the tournament area.

Tsang was one of the shorter stacks and moved all-in from under-the-gun for 390,000 and action folded around to big blind Yu You Ci Tsai, who tanked for a good few minutes before stating "ok, let's gamble," and slapped down the calling chips.

Yu You Ci Tsai:
Dicky Tsang:

Tsai's gamble saw him dominate Tsang's hand, and the Hong Kong player totally missed the runout, departing in 10th place for TWD 119,500 ($3,810) to set up the official nine-handed final table.

The clock has been paused with 48:12 remaining on level 24 with play resuming on Tuesday, August 20 at 1:00 p.m. local time (GMT+8), and all that action concludes the Day 3 play. Full end of day chip counts and wrap to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yu You Ci Tsai	995,000 384,000	384,000
Dicky Tsang	Busted

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