APT Taiwan II 2019 Championships Event


Ryuta Endo exits in 15th place – TWD 102,300 (~USD 3,300)

Level: 20 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Ryuta Endo sent it all in with A 2 then fell to JC Sayo’s K K on a dry board. He was the first to cage to claim his TWD 102,300 in winnings.


Bubble bursts! Tommy Goh falls to Chen An Lin

Level: 20 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Classic race…. Chen An Lin raised, Tommy Goh jammed, Lin called. Goh A K, Lin Q Q, the board ran empty 5 3 J 4 3. The bubble burst, 15 players in the money.


Bubble round: Choy Wai Tak and Chi Jen Chu continue to tangle

Level: 20 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Choy Wai Tak and Chi Jen Chu have met in multiple hands with Chu earning some big chunks. This time, it was Choy answering back in two back-to-back hands.

First one, utg Choy raised and bb Chu defended. On the flop 5 A Q, Chu check-called a 25k bet. On the 8 turn, Chu checked, Choy bet 90k, Chu folded.

Next meeting, saw sb Chu limp in and Choy checked from the bb. When the board ran 10 2 9 Q 10, Choy triple barreled 16k, 40k, and 150k, each time called by Chu. Choy showed Q 10 full house. Choy up to 920k, Chu down to 640k.


Bubble round: Jinho Hong survives

Level: 20 Blinds: 8K-16K Ante: 16K

Yi Wei Peng shoved on the small blind and short stacked Jinho Hong joined. Peng J 10, Hong A K. Hong improved further with a king on the flop to double up to 234k.


Bubble round: Chi Jen Chu and Choy Wai Tak again

Level: 19 Blinds: 6K-12K Ante: 12K

Button Chi Jen Chu raised, small blind Choy Wai Tak three-bet, Chu called. On the flop 9 5 5, Choy checked, Chu bet 45k, called. On the 7 turn and 9 river, both checked. Choy showed A K, Chu won with 6c} 7 two pair.


Bubble round: Craig Edwards doubles up

Level: 19 Blinds: 6K-12K Ante: 12K

JC Sayo pushed from the small blind and short stacked Craig Edwards risked it. Sayo 9 8, Edwards K 9. The board ran 10 7 9 5 A. Edwards doubled up to 162k.


Bubble round: Yi Wei Peng rising

Level: 19 Blinds: 6K-12K Ante: 12K

Yi Wei Peng has now taken the lead after claiming two pots. He is sitting with over 1.3M. His first winning hand was against Tommy Goh who called utg Peng’s 26k raise preflop. Both checked the flop 7 5 J. On the turn 10, Peng bet 61k, Goh called. The river J both checked. Peng won it with A 4, Goh mucked. Goh down to 180k.

Next hand, En Ching Wu limped, bb Peng raised to 48k, Wu called. On the flop 8 7 2, Peng c-bet 36k, Wu check-folded.


Bubble round: Chi Jen Chu loses two pots

Level: 19 Blinds: 6K-12K Ante: 12K

After winning two pots against Seongsu Kong, Chi Jen Chu lost the next two. The first one was against JC Sayo who raised to 27k and button Chu called. At the flop 4 3 8, Sayo c-bet 26k, Chu called. On the 2 turn and Q river, no bets. Sayo showed A 6 flush and Chu mucked.

Following that hand, cutoff Chu raised to 20k, Choy Wai Tak three-bet to 75k, Chu called. At the flop Q 5 J, Chu checked, Choy bet 60k, Chu folded. Chu down to 770k.


Bubble round: Chi Jen Chu chunks Seongsu Kong

Level: 19 Blinds: 6K-12K Ante: 12K

Seongsu Kong and Chi Jen Chu met in two hands that both went Chu’s way. The first hand, sb Kong limped and Chu checked. When the board completed 9 6 Q K 5, Chu triple barreled betting 13k, 19k, and 58k, and Kong check-called each time. Kong showed K 9 two pair and Chu won it with J[10s} straight.

Next hand, Kong raised to 30k from the button, sb Chu three-bet to 101k, Kong called. On the flop 9 6 K. Chu bet 45k, Kong raised to 126k, Chu called. The turn 3 saw no bets and the dealer laid the river K. Chu led for 150k, Kong called. Chu showed A 7 flush. Kong mucked. Chu up to 900k, Kong dropped to 206k.