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Fan Ahead All The Way

by Tricia David • January 12, 2026 - 8:10 AM

Bald man with glasses and black hoodie playing poker, chips on table.

Chih Wei Fan

Chih Wei Fan opened from early position then called nextdoor neighbor Jintae Yang's three-bet. Action continued to erupt on the flop 4 ♣️ 10 ♣️ 2 ♠️ that ended with both players all in. 

Yang was in bad shape with J ♣️ J ♦️ far behind Fan's Q ♦️ Q ♠️. His fate was sealed on the turn Q ♥️ with Fan improving to a set to secure a double up. 

Down to 29,500, Yang went all in on the next hand with 10 ♦️ 10 ♥️ and went flipping for his tournament life against caller Rudy Edenata with K ♣️ J ♣️. The board initially ran clean until a jack found the river to eliminate Yang. 

Chih Wei Fan227,500
Rudy Edenata214,000
Jintae Yang0