Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 Poker King Cup Taiwan
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Day 3 of the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event; The Road to the Final Table
Welcome back to the PokerNews live coverage of the penultimate day of the TWD 27,500 (~$875) Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event. The 306-strong field has been whittled down to a more manageable 32, and these survivors will be returning to the poker tables of the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei, Taiwan all set on reaching the 9-handed final table, which the field will be playing down until.
The money bubble was reached and breached at the close of Day 2, and all remaining players are guaranteed a payday of at least TWD 50,500 (~$1,610). However, it is the TWD 1,639,000 (~$52,300) top prize that all will have their eye on.
PKC Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Payout (TWD) | Payout (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1,639,000 | 52,300 |
| 2nd | 1,150,100 | 36,670 |
| 3rd | 739,700 | 23,600 |
| 4th | 547,500 | 17,470 |
| 5th | 411,000 | 13,115 |
| 6th | 328,600 | 10,485 |
| 7th | 273,000 | 8,710 |
| 8th | 218,800 | 6,980 |
| 9th | 164,000 | 5,230 |
The man leading the charge is Chou Chien Fa, who bagged up an impressive 762,000 to top the Day 2 chip counts. The Taiwanese player also topped the Day 1C counts and will be looking to put on another strong showing to hold the lead going into the final day.
South Korea’s Jae Wook Shin is returning second in the counts after bursting the money bubble and sending Hong Kong’s Jia Tang to the rail empty-handed and will be coming back with a stack of 729,000.
Other notables still in contention for the title include Taiwan's Terry Fan (460,000), Hong Kong's Howard Sun (321,000), the UK's Alex Lindop (302,000), Hong Kong's Wing Kei Chan (194,000), Singapore's Richard Lim (169,000) and the USA's Edwin Gerard (154,000).
Day 3 kicks off at 1pm local time (GMT+8) and blinds will be re-commencing at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante, with the average stack in the region of 286,000 so there is still plenty of play left.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all the action as it happens so let's see who has what it takes to successfully traverse the road to the final table.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Name | Country/Region | Table | Seat | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Kuan Wee | Malaysia | 19 | 1 | 222000 | 28 |
| Alex Lindop | United Kingdom | 19 | 2 | 302000 | 38 |
| Chunsan Fan | China | 19 | 3 | 139000 | 17 |
| Lin Yu Sheng | Taiwan | 19 | 4 | 319000 | 40 |
| Dicky Tsang | Hong Kong | 19 | 5 | 278000 | 35 |
| Edwin Gerard | United States | 19 | 6 | 154000 | 19 |
| Terry Fan | Taiwan | 19 | 7 | 460000 | 58 |
| David Erguiaga | Philippines | 19 | 8 | 338000 | 42 |
| Wai King Cheung | Hong Kong | 20 | 1 | 575000 | 72 |
| Howard Sun | Hong Kong | 20 | 2 | 321000 | 40 |
| Bing Chang Feng | Taiwan | 20 | 3 | 364000 | 46 |
| Chou Chien Fa | Taiwan | 20 | 4 | 762000 | 95 |
| Ling He | China | 20 | 5 | 322000 | 40 |
| Alejandria Argyle | United States | 20 | 6 | 97000 | 12 |
| Kun Han Lee | Taiwan | 20 | 7 | 290000 | 36 |
| Michael Huang | Taiwan | 20 | 8 | 163000 | 20 |
| Jae Wook Shin | South Korea | 21 | 1 | 729000 | 91 |
| Shih Wei En | Taiwan | 21 | 2 | 320000 | 40 |
| Kuang Hung Lee | Taiwan | 21 | 3 | 260000 | 33 |
| Henry Hou | Singapore | 21 | 4 | 129000 | 16 |
| Ping Hsien Chan | Taiwan | 21 | 5 | 313000 | 39 |
| Tsai Yu You Ci | Taiwan | 21 | 6 | 472000 | 59 |
| Chia-Hui Tu | Taiwan | 21 | 7 | 68000 | 9 |
| Cliff Chow | Hong Kong | 21 | 8 | 185000 | 23 |
| Sheng-Chien Cheng | Taiwan | 23 | 1 | 109000 | 14 |
| Chi Hang | Taiwan | 23 | 2 | 468000 | 59 |
| Richard Lim | Singapore | 23 | 3 | 169000 | 21 |
| Wing Kei Chan | Hong Kong | 23 | 4 | 194000 | 24 |
| Shao-Hung Lee | Taiwan | 23 | 5 | 287000 | 36 |
| Toh Soon Lee | Singapore | 23 | 6 | 116000 | 15 |
| Zong-Ping Yang | Taiwan | 23 | 7 | 103000 | 13 |
| Chen-An Lin | Taiwan | 23 | 8 | 118000 | 15 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Cards in the Air
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players are in their seats and have unbagged their chips and Day 3 of the Poker King Cup Taiwan Main Event is now underway.
Early Salvoes, Shin Edges in Front
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
746,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
724,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
||
|
360,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
71,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
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|
43,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Gerard Doubles Through Lindop, He Pushes Off Fa, Yang Arrives and Doubles
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
675,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
|
||
|
500,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
338,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
250,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
||
|
|
160,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
142,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
18,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Three Down
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
100,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Cheng Cracks Aces to Bust Lee
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Cheng on a Heater; Busts Gerard
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
640,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |