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Shen Bo Yu Up And Out In 13th Place For NT$ 284,300 / US$ 9,000

by Tricia David • January 16, 2026 - 3:10 PM

Man in a black face mask and dark denim jacket looking down with hands clasped.

After losing a large portion of his stack to quads, Shen Bo Yu lost another showdown with Lavonne Watkins getting a full boost. 

Lavonne Watkins: A ♠️ Q ♥️

Shen Bo Yu: A ♦️ 5 ♠️

The board was 8 ♠️ J ♥️ 9 ♥️ 6 ♥️ 3 ♦️

The next hand, Yu was all in with just 320,000 and got lucky with K ♦️ 5 ♦️ against chip leader Kai Lin Wei's A ♦️ J ♣️ when he landed a flush on the board 9 ♣️ 6 ♥️ 4 ♥️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♦️

The boost in chips was short-lived as Yu shoved again and had A ♦️ J ♠️. Junghyun Son was made with 10 ♠️ 10 ♥️. The board threw blanks to end Yu's rush of shoves to an end in 13th place. 

PlayerChip Count
Kai Lin Wei12,900,000
Son Juhyung4,800,000
Lavonne Alexander Lavar Watkins3,940,000
Shen Bo Yu0