Day 2
Tao Chu Eliminated

Short stacked Tao Chu finishes in 19th place.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TC Tao Chu (2) | K♣6♣ | busted |
ZC Zong Chi He | T♠5♠ | 565,000(19 BB) |
Wei Chou Chang Earns The Pot

Wei Chou Cheng opens 45,000 and finds two callers. Wei bets the flop T♦ 9♥ 7♥ and only Zong Chi He calls the 50,000 as Tao Chu folds. The turn A♥ sees 100,000 from Wei, Zong tank-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WC Wei Chou Cheng | 1,100,000(55 BB) |
ZC Zong Chi He | 525,000(26 BB) |
TC Tao Chu (2) | 405,000(20 BB) |
Zong Chi He Won't Be Muscled

Zong Chi He kicks off the action with a 40,000 raise from button position and big blind Tao Chu defends. Flop comes 2♥ Q♣ 5♦ , Zong continues for 30,000, Tao check-raises 80,000, Zong calls for the turn 5♥ . Zong comes out with a 75,000 bet and claims the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZC Zong Chi He | 500,000(25 BB) |
TC Tao Chu (2) | 480,000(24 BB) |
Wei Chou Cheng Paid In Full For The Boat

Button Tao Chu makes it 30,000 and big blind Wei Chou Cheng defends for a flop 6♣ 5♣ 8♠ . Tao continues for 31,000, Cheng check-raises 70,000, Tao answers with a jam that Cheng snap-calls.
The turn 2♠ and river 2♥ further improve Cheng to a full house for a happy double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WC Wei Chou Cheng | 5♦5♠ | 805,000(54 BB) |
TC Tao Chu (2) | K♥8♦ | 22,000(1 BB) |
Daniel Yang Ousted By Tao Chu

Down to 6 bb, Daniel Yang is all in with overcards against Tao Chu's pocket pair but fails to connect.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TC Tao Chu (2) | 7♦7♠ | 730,000(61 BB) |
DY Daniel Yang | A♣9♣ | busted |
Day 1B
Kim Ji Won suffers bad beat

Tao Chu opened to 20,000 and called off Kim Ji Won's 98,000 jam. A huge underdog, Tao picked up the pot after the board 5♣ 6♠ 8♣ J♠ 2♣ spiked his two outer.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TC Tao Chu (2) | 5♠5♥ MP | 660,000(66 BB) |
JK Jiwon Kim | 7♦7♣ BB | busted |
Kim Kyong Hun exits as stone cold money bubble

Button Tao Chu opened to 12,000, joined by small blind Kim Kyong Hun on flop T♥ T♦ 2♠ . Tao continued for 16,000, check called by his opponent. On turn 4♠ , Kim bet all-in for 55,000 and was called by Tao with A♥ 4♥ . Kim with K♥ 7♣ , needs to improve but ran short after the river Q♥ completed the board.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TC Tao Chu (2) | 400,000(67 BB) |
155,000(26 BB) | |
KH Kim Hun | busted |
Lin Chi Lu saved by the river

Button Lin Chu Lu opened to 10,000, joined by big blind Tao Chu on flop Q♦ 8♠ 7♠ . Lin continued for 8,500 and went on to jam his 61,000 stack after Tao fired a check raise. Tao calls off with 8♥ 7♥ and is ahead of his opponent's J♥ J♦ . The turn K♦ and river Q♠ however, gave Lin a better two pair to bounce back ahead.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LC Lin Chi | 148,000(37 BB) |
TC Tao Chu (2) | 145,000(36 BB) |
Tao Chu unable to continue

Mp Tao Chu opened to 8,000 and called a three bet to 26,000 from hijack Kim Kyong Hun. On flop K♥ 3♠ 6♥ , Tao was quick to surrender after Kim fired a 17,000 bet.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TC Tao Chu (2) | 190,000(48 BB) |
155,000(39 BB) |
Tao Chu outflops Jin Sung Ahn

Cutoff Tao Chu opened to 2,400 and was met with a three bet to 5,200 from Jin Sung Ahn. Tao answered with a four bet to 12,000 and Jin completed. On board 6♣ T♣ 4♣ 9♦ 3♥ , Tao double barreled and checked down the river after Jin paid off two streets. Jin shows A♣ Q♠ , no good against Tao's J♥ T♦ for top pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TC Tao Chu (2) | 110,000(92 BB) |
AJ Ahn Jin | 71,000(59 BB) |