Superstar Challenge (66,000 NTD)

Ori Kossonogi raised to 600,000 from the button and Kristof Segers shoved all in from the big blind, which Kossonogi called to put Segers at risk.

Kristof Segers A♦ 5♦

Ori Kossonogi J♦ J♠

Kossonogi picked up the lead with pocket jacks. The clean board came 7♠ 2♦ 8♣ T♠ T♥, sending Segers to the rail in third place for a payday of NTD 576,000.

Martin Gonzales limped in from the small blind and Kristof Segers defended from the big blind.

A flop filled out T♠ 9♣ 8♣, and Gonzales led out for 300,000, which Segers dropped in a call to see the board-pairing T♣ fall on the turn, where Gonzales bet 450,000. Segers made the call.

The river brought the 5♦. Both players checked to a free showdown. Gonzales tabled A♥ Q♠ for ace-high, which was enough to make Segers muck the hand.

Martin Gonzales raised to 800,000 from the small blind and Kristof Segers defended from the big blind.

A flop rolled off Q♣ 2♥ J♣, and Gonzales continued with a bet of 500,000, which Segers stuck around to see the 7♠ fall on the turn, where Gonzales fired out 1,800,000 this time, forcing his opponent to muck the hand.

Kristof Segers opened the button to 600,000 and Martin Gonzales defended from the big blind.

Both players read a flop of K♥ J♦ 4♥, and Gonzales checked to Segers, who bet 500,000, which was enough to make his opponent fold.

Jason Lau shoved all in from the cutoff and Kristof Segers called from the small blind to put Lau at risk.

Kristof Segers A♦ 9♣

Jason Lau Q♦ Q♠

Lau have the lead with pocket queen, and even improved to a set on the flop of Q♥ 8♣ J♣. Segers is looking for a ten to win the hand. Unfortunately for Segers, the runout came for Lau as it brought K♦ and Q♣. Lau’s set of queens bloomed into quads, securing him a much-needed double-up.

Martin Gonzales opened the button to 500,000, and Kristof Segers three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind, which Gonzales called.

Both players read a flop of 4♠ T♥ A♠, and Segers continued with a bet of 600,000, forcing Gonzales to fold.

Hsuan Cheng Lai shoved all in for 3,275,000 from under the gun and Kristof Segers called form the cutoff to put Lai at risk.

Hsuan Cheng Lai A♦ 5♠

Kristof Segers A♣ J♣

The board ran out T♠ 8♥ A♥ T♦ 7♠, sending Lai to the rail in fifth place for a payday of NTD 291,600.

A flop filled out 9♦ 6♥ 3♦ with around 925,000 chips in the middle. Jason Lau shoved all in on the button for 7,700,000, and Kristof Segers also went all in for around 3,500,000.

Jason Lau 9♣ 7♥

Kristof Segers Q♠ 9♥

Both players flopped a pair of nines, but Segers picked up the lead with kicker queen. The ran out revealed Q♥ and 4♦, securing Segers a double up.

A flop filled out 4♣ T♦ 7♦ with around 650,000 chips in the middle. Kirstof Segers checked from the big blind to Jason Lau, on the cutoff, who also checked over. The Q♣ fell on the turn, where Segers check-called after Lau fired out 425,000. The river brought the 6♠, and Segers checked over again. Lau fired another barrel of 1,880,000 after tanking a long time, which Segers stuck around to take it to a showdown.

Lau tabled a rivered straight with 9♣ 8♣, leaving Segers no choice but to muck the hand.

Kristof Segers opened the cutoff to 250,000 and Jason Lau shoved all in for 1,410,000 from the small blind, which Segers called to put his opponent at risk.

Kristof Segers A♥ T♦

Jason Lau A♠ J♣

The dealer soon delivered a board of 2♣ Q♦ 6♦ A♣ 6♠, both players chop the pot.

Kristof Segers raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Chen Yu Hung defended from the big blind.

A flop filled out 5♦ T♣ 5♣, and Hung checked the action to Segers, who continued with a bet of 175,000, which Hung dropped in a call to see the T♠ fall on the turn, where the action went check-check. The river brought the 3♥, and Hung checked over after tanking for a long time. Segers then bet 600,000, forcing Hung to fold.

Hsuan Cheng Lai raised to 240,000 from late position and Kristof Segers called on the button.

Both saw a flop of K♠ 3♥ 5♣, and Lai bet 240,000, which Sergers dropped in a call to the 8♣ turn, where the action went check-check.

The river brought the Q♥, and Lai checked over again. Sergers fired out 450,000, forcing Lai to fold

Kristof Segers raised on the button and Chi Hsiang Chiu shoved all in with his last 660,000 chips, which Segers called.

Chi Hsiang Chiu A♣ 3♥

Kristof Segers 9♣ 9♠

The board ran out Q♠ 4♠ 5♦ 8♥ 3♠, sending Chiu to the rail in eighth place.

Kristof Segers limped in from the small blind and Chi Hsiang Chiu raised from the big blind, which Segers shoved all in for around 2,475,000 and Chiu called to put his opponent at risk.

Kristof Segers J♥ Q♥

Chi Hsiang Chiu T♠ T♥

The board came 3♠ 5♥ J♠ 2♣ 4♠, improving Segers to a higher pair of jacks and leaving Chiu crippled with only 660,000 chips.

Kristof Segers raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Kai Hung Hu shoved all in from the big blind for 1,030,000, which Segers called to put Hu at risk.

Kai Hung Hu K♦ T♠

Kristof Segers A♠ A♥

The dealer quickly delivered a runout of Q♣ 4♦ 2♠ 6♥ 9♥, offering no help to Hu and sealing his elimination in tenth place.

Kristof Segers raised from the hijack and Yu Ting Chen shoved all in for 385,000, which Segers called to put Chen at risk.

Yu Ting Chen A♣ K♥

Kristof Segers J♣ 6♣

The board came Q♣ T♥ 2♣ 6♠ 5♥, improving Segers to pair of sixes and sending Chen to the rail in twelfth place.

The action was picked up on the river with a runout showing 3♦ 8♠ T♠ 3♠ 7♠ and around 250,000 chips in the pot. Kristof Segers checked over from the small blind, and Hoang Le Anh Tuan fired out 195,000 from the big blind. After over 1 minute, Segers dropped in a call.

After Tuan tabled an unbeatable flush with K♠ 5♦, Segers mucked his cards.

A flop ran out 3♠ 5♠ A♦ with around 300,000 chips in the pot. Both Kristof Segers from under the gun and Daniel Yang on the cutoff checked through to see the 6♦ fall on the turn, where the action went check-check again. The river showed Q♣, and Segers fired 100,000, which Yang dropped in a call to take it to a showdown. After Yang tabled A♠ K♣ for a flopped pair of aces, Segers tossed his cards into the muck.

Chi Hsiang Chiu raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Kristof Segers defended from the big blind.

A flop ran out 7♠ 5♦ 8♣, and Chiu checked the action to Segers, who bet 70,000, sending Chiu into the tank. After using two time bank cards, Chiu eventually made the call to see the K♦ fell on the turn, where the action went check-check. The river brought the 3♦, and Chiu fired a barrel of 90,000, which Segers called. After Chiu showed a runner-runner flush with T♦ 8♦, Segers tossed his cards into the muck

Kristof Segers raised to 60,000 from late position and Hoang Le Anh Tuan three-bet to 180,000 from the cutoff, which Segers made the call.

A flop came 9♥ K♥ 3♦, and Segers checked the action to Tuan, who continued with a bet of 130,000, which didn’t deter Segers from dropping in a call. The J♥ hit on the turn, where Segers shoved all in for 1,160,000, sending Tuan into the tank. After over 2 minutes, Tuan eventually tossed his cards into the muck.

A flop filled out T♥ Q♠ 5♥ with around 120,000 chips in the middle. Both Kristof Segers from the big blind and Adrien Favre from the hijack checked through to see a 5♣ fall on the turn, where Segers bet 45,000 and Favre called. The K♦ hit on the river, and the two checked through to a free showdown. Favre tabled two pair with Q♦ J♦, and Segers threw his cards into the muck.