Day 2
Kuo Wei Kao Puts Yuting Chen On Critical Life Support

Action was folded around to the button where Yuting Chen pushed all-in for 1,525,000. The small blind stepped aside. When Kuo Wei Kao peeked into his hole cards, he took a moment to take a breath before making the call to put his 1,430,000 at risk.
Kao had the advantage pre-flop and the two jacks on the flop was a truck that smashed into Chen, leaving him drawing dead. The 3♠ A♥ to complete the board didn't matter, but the river did add more salt to the wound.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KW Kuo Wei Kao | A♦J♣ | 2,980,000(37 BB) |
YC Yuting Chen | A♣6♦ | 95,000(1 BB) |
Yuting Chen Eliminated At 15th Place - NT$ 71,800 (~US$ 2,235)

Yuting Chen was all-in for his last 95,000 on the hi-jack against Yu Yung Lin on the big blind. Although he was ahead from pre-flop to turn, Lin rivered a ten to give a final stomp to Chen's hand for a 15th place finish.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YY Yu Yung Lin | K♥T♠ | 3,900,000(49 BB) |
YC Yuting Chen | Q♣9♦ | busted |
Hao Che Cheng Dents Yuting Chen

Yuting Chen made the min-raise from UTG+1 to 120,000 and called the 300,000 re-raise by Hao Che Cheung on the next seat. Both players are given a flop of Q♣ 8♠ 6♠. Chen check-called the 250,000 bet by Cheung to see a 6♣ on the turn. Chen check-folded when Cheung fired 600,000 and he couldn't fire back.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HC Hao Che Cheng | 3,000,000(50 BB) |
YC Yuting Chen | 1,350,000(23 BB) |
Cheung Yiu Fai Leads Final Two Tables

The final two tables are set, slowly inching towards the championship. The 18 players that remain are guaranteed a payout of at least NT$ 60,500 (~US$ 1,800) from the NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000) prize pool. Of course, there is more to be earned as the field thins down.
Cheung Yiu Fai holds on to the status of chip lead with 4,000,000. Yu Yung Lin has the next rank with 3,400,000 chips. Tsz Lo is hanging around at the third spot with 3,000,000.
Mini Main (NT$ 3M GTD) Day 2 Final
Date/s: October 27-28, 2024
Buy-in: NT$ 12,000 (~US$ 370)
Entries: 566
Prize Pool: NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000)
ITM: 87
Starting Stack: 50,000
Total Chips In Play: 28,300,000
Average Stack: 1,572,000
Players Remaining: 18
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CY Cheung Yiu Fai | 4,000,000(67 BB) |
YY Yu Yung Lin | 3,400,000(57 BB) |
TL Tsz Lo | 3,000,000(50 BB) |
YY Yin Yeung Leung | 2,300,000(38 BB) |
YC Yuting Chen | 2,100,000(35 BB) |
ZH Zi Hsiang Hsu | 1,770,000(30 BB) |
HC Hao Che Cheng | 1,600,000(27 BB) |
KI Koki Ikeda | 1,340,000(22 BB) |
CT Chen Tzu Chun | 1,100,000(18 BB) |
KW Kuo Wei Kao | 1,100,000(18 BB) |
HL Hoo Lam Kwan | 1,030,000(17 BB) |
CC Chan Chun Wai | 1,000,000(17 BB) |
CH Cianyou Huang | 1,000,000(17 BB) |
SU Sachiko Uchihara | 900,000(15 BB) |
KH Khac Huy Vu Le | 900,000(15 BB) |
MC Meng Chiao Pai | 660,000(11 BB) |
QL Qi Le Wah | 380,000(6 BB) |
JX Jia Xian Zhu | 270,000(5 BB) |
Yuting Chen Cracks Queens To Take Out Jing Chen Peng

Yuting Chen made the min-raise to 100,000 from the hi-jack and added an extra 280,000 to call the all-in raise of Jing Chen Peng from the cutoff.
Jing Chen Peng's hand was dominant, but it takes 5 cards to make a winner. Chen eventually caught a straight on the turn and that was the end for Jing Chen Peng. The river was flipped for a formality.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YC Yuting Chen | J♣8♥ | 2,600,000(52 BB) |
JC Jing Chen Peng | Q♣Q♠ | busted |
Yuting Chen Pressures To Pad Stack

Yuting Chen made the min-raise to 80,000 from the hi-jack and got a call from Bing Shen Lin at the button. Qi Le Wah three-bet to 240,000 at the small blind and Chen pushed all-in for 1,600,000. Lin backed down. Wah riffed his chips and pondered deeply before giving up the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yuting Chen | 2,000,000(50 BB) |
QL Qi Le Wah | 720,000(18 BB) |
BS Bing Shen Lin | 400,000(10 BB) |
Yu Yung Lin Leads The Last 43 At The Break!
The day started with 87 and now the field has been halved to 43 after the break. Yun Yung Lin holds the top spot in chip counts with 1,800,000. Tsz Lo is next in line with 1,310,000 followed closely by Yuting Chen with 1,300,000 to finalize the chip count podium.
Mini Main (NT$ 3M GTD) Day 2 Final
Date/s: October 27-28, 2024
Buy-in: NT$ 12,000 (~US$ 370)
Entries: 566
Prize Pool: NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000)
ITM: 87
Starting Stack: 50,000
Total Chips In Play: 28,300,000
Average Stack: 658,000
Players Remaining: 43
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YY Yu Yung Lin | 1,800,000(90 BB) |
TL Tsz Lo | 1,310,000(66 BB) |
YC Yuting Chen | 1,300,000(65 BB) |
HL Hoo Lam Kwan | 1,200,000(60 BB) |
CC Chan Chun Wai | 1,150,000(58 BB) |
HC Hao Che Cheng | 1,100,000(55 BB) |
ZH Zi Hsiang Hsu | 1,100,000(55 BB) |
KW Kuo Wei Kao | 1,000,000(50 BB) |
CY Cheung Yiu Fai | 1,000,000(50 BB) |
BS Bing Shen Lin | 930,000(47 BB) |
OK Ori Kossonogi | 900,000(45 BB) |
JC Jing Chen Peng | 870,000(44 BB) |
CH Cianyou Huang | 815,000(41 BB) |
IE Ignatius Ee | 805,000(40 BB) |
CY Chengjyun Yang | 750,000(38 BB) |
SJ Seong Jin Han | 740,000(37 BB) |
CT Chen Tzu Chun | 735,000(37 BB) |
Yuting Chen Shows Che Chun Chu The Exit

Yuting Chen made a 30,000 min-raise from the cut-off and called the 125,000 all-in push by Che Chun Chu on the button.
Chen's tens hold to send Che Chun Chu to the rail.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
YC Yuting Chen | T♣T♠ | 1,580,000(105 BB) |
CC Che Chun Chu | A♥9♣ | busted |
Yuting Chen Applies The Pressure

Yuting Chen raised to 22,000 from the button and called the 60,000 re-raise by Chen Tzu Chun on the big blind to see a flop of Q♣ Q♦ 3♦. Chun made a 60,000 c-bet and Chen called to see a T♠ turn. Chen Tzu Chun slowed with a check and Chen fired out 90,000. Chun tanked and then folded to award the pot to Yutin Chen.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yuting Chen | 1,580,000(158 BB) |
CT Chen Tzu Chun | 430,000(43 BB) |
Mini Main Day 2 Qualifiers
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YC Yuting Chen | 1,367,000 |
YY Yu Yung Lin | 835,000 |
KW Kuo Wei Kao | 748,000 |
HC Hui Chun Hsu | 692,000 |
BS Bing Shen Lin | 686,000 |
CC Chan Chun Wai | 680,000 |
650,000 | |
MY Mao Yu | 631,000 |
CH Cianyou Huang | 591,000 |
JK Jeeweon Kim | 589,000 |
JH Jae Hyun Koh | 586,000 |
SJ Seong Jin Han | 581,000 |
ZS Zi Shiang Hsu | 575,000 |
CT Chen Tzu Chun | 569,000 |
IE Ignatius Ee | 531,000 |
MZ Mu Ze Li | 517,000 |
CT Chien Te Lee | 507,000 |
JS Jangmi Shin | 496,000 |
KS Kristof Segers | 493,000 |
VL Vi Lan Cheng | 492,000 |
TT Teng Tang | 466,000 |
HL Hoo Lam Kwan | 465,000 |
OK Ori Kossonogi | 446,000 |
WC Wu Chiayun | 409,000 |
KI Koki Ikeda | 408,000 |
HS Hsu Sheng Chang | 383,000 |
MC Meng Chiao Pai | 378,000 |
CW Cheng Wei Chun | 371,000 |
CY Cheung Yiu Fai | 370,000 |
JC Jing Chen Peng | 360,000 |
YT Yuan Tsai | 359,000 |
DY Daniel Yang | 355,000 |
KH Khac Huy Vu Le | 353,000 |
LC Lo Cheng Yen | 342,000 |
LS Linus Sivalingam | 337,000 |
TL Tsz Lo | 333,000 |
QL Qi Le Wah | 329,000 |
HC Hon Cheong Lee | 326,000 |
YS Yuki Shimosaka | 316,000 |
LC Li Chih Feng | 314,000 |
CC Che Chun Chu | 281,000 |
KT Kai Tai Yiu | 279,000 |
GZ Guo Zhan Xi | 278,000 |
JX Jia Xian Zhu | 275,000 |
HC Hao Che Cheng | 266,000 |
DW Dong Wook Kim | 266,000 |
TW Tzi Wei Huang | 258,000 |
LC Lin Chao Hung | 247,000 |
YC Yu Chen Huang | 241,000 |
CK Chien Kuei Shih | 222,000 |
CH Chao Hsiang Po | 222,000 |
FW Feng Wen Chen | 221,000 |
HW Hao Wen Hsiao | 220,000 |
KS Ka Shun Tsang | 214,000 |
CY Chengjyun Yang | 211,000 |
FY Fan Yu Tseng | 211,000 |
DH Dong Hao Jiang | 208,000 |
HL Hsien Lee Chu | 205,000 |
HR Hao Ran Li | 199,000 |
YD Yo Da Lin | 197,000 |
SU Sachiko Uchihara | 188,000 |
YY Yin Yeung Leung | 186,000 |
TM Tzu Ming Liu | 178,000 |
PC Ping Chieh Wu | 174,000 |
YK Yung Kuei Chen | 170,000 |
CY Chun Yu Ma | 168,000 |
CH Chih Hsuan Chang | 162,000 |
JC Jie Chen (2) | 162,000 |
HY Hung Yu Liao | 156,000 |
CD Chen Dun | 152,000 |
CY Christina Ying | 149,000 |
LJ Liao Jun Lun | 149,000 |
SW Shigeki Watahiki | 144,000 |
Y Yujian Zhou | 143,000 |
JY Jun Yeang Teoh | 141,000 |
CT Chia Ta Tsai | 140,000 |
YL Yiro Lu | 113,000 |
CT Chao Ting Cheng | 96,000 |
CH Chia Hsiang Ko | 96,000 |
NF Nicholas Feng | 89,000 |
JY Jing Yu Huang | 80,000 |
GJ Gong Jiayue | 77,000 |
CL Chung Lee Ho | 76,000 |
SF Sun Fangxu | 64,000 |
WK Wong Kok Siew | 62,000 |
YW Yi Wei Loo | 39,000 |
CW Chih Wei Lu | 16,000 |