Main Event (16,500 NTD)

The HJ kicks us off with a 900 raise, the button calls and SB Po Theng Huang wants 3,300. The initial raiser gets out of the way and BU Joe Keating calls to see the flop Q♦ 5♦ 8♥ . Leading 2,600, Joe Keating faces a 7,700 check-raise from his opponent, calls and watches the dealer table the 2♠ . Po Theng Huang leads 13,000 holding 8♦ 8♠ set, Keating jams with A♠ Q♠ top pair top kicker and Huang calls for 35,200. With the result already determined, the dealer flips over 2♥ and Po Theng Huang picks up a massive pot.

Joe Keating kicks off the action with a 600 raise from UTG to take the button and both blinds on a family trip to the flop T♦ 6♠ Q♣ . A 1,200 continuation gets rid of the BB for the turn 3♦ to be revealed where the action is checked to Issac Tam on the button, making it 3,600. UTG Joe Keating pays up and we see the board complete 7♣ heads up where Issac Tam bets another 9,000 to scoop the pot.

After raising to 300 from the button, Chia Chin Liao faces opposition from SB Joe Keating who wants 2,200 to continue. With the action back to Liao, a 6,200 four-bet wanders over the line and gets called by Keating for the flop J♣ 3♣ 4♦ . A 2,500 c-bet gets check-called for the turn 5♣ where Chia Chin Liao bets another 3,000. Joe Keating announces all-in for 19,900 and Chia Chin Liao lets it go after tanking for a while.