Kristof Segers "Runs Hot" Into Overall Lead After Main Event Flight B
By Christian Zetzsche
The crown jewel of The Trial of Wisdom comes with a staggering guarantee of NT$ 17 Million and plenty of chances to dash out extra value to poker enthusiasts from near and far with a sizeable overlay not too far-fetched. Yesterday's opening flight for the NT$ 33,000 buy-in saw 35 entries emerge and five players advance, after which Flight B today attracted a slightly bigger crowd. With another 39 entries to boost, the overall attendance after two of five flights now stands ad 74 and more than 600 are needed to meet the guarantee.
Among the final six players to punch their ticket for the money stages was also local Taiwan resident Kristof Segers who originally hails from Belgium. He busted not far from the bubble in Flight A and came back with a vengeance to turn his 120,000 starting stack into a monstrous 2,085,000 after knocking out Kai Cheng Hsu and Sin Lan Chen minutes apart.
Second-placed Harry Halim made it through with a very respectable 941,000, which is still less than half of Segers' tower of chips which he could observe growing from up close one seat over. Halim is no stranger to deep runs in Gods of Poker tournaments and narrowly missed out on the GOP gauntlet trophy twice during the previous stop in Manila.
Two local players were among to advance from Flight B in Pao Hsuan Hsu (660,000) and Lian An Jian (336,000), while South Korea's Hyungil Jang (469,000) and Charles Tsai (206,000) needed double-ups during the bubble period to stay in contention.
Final Chip Counts Flight B Survivors:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | BB Day 2 |
| 1 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 2,085,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Harry Halim | Indonesia | 941,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Pao Hsuan Hsu | Taiwan | 660,000 | 41 |
| 4 | Hyungil Jang | South Korea | 469,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Lian An Jian | Taiwan | 336,000 | 21 |
| 6 | Charles Tsai | Australia | 206,000 | 13 |
Harry Halim
Eventual chip leader Segers was jokingly declaring to "run hot" or "run cold" through various phases of this flight, which saw him involved in a lot of the big pots. The Belgian was responsible for several knockouts to shape his massive stack and the final showdown was the most classic of coin flips with ace-queen against pocket tens. Chen was ahead preflop but a queen appeared to end her run on the stone bubble for Flight B.
Early front runner was yesterday's very first casualty of the Main Event Flight A Chuang Lin Cheng, who ran up a massive stack until the end of the late registration. But as soon as he got moved to Segers' table, things went south and he bowed out just shy of the nine-handed finale. Other notable casualties include Anton Lu, Man Hin Siu, Lester Edoc, as well as Chi Jen Chen.
Another three starting flights remain throughout the following two days here in Taipei City and Flight C on Thursday, September 24, 2026, is a copy of the first two. One level of 60 minutes at 120 big blinds deep from 12.30 p.m. local time onwards is followed by two 120-minute levels before the late registration closes at 6.15 p.m. local time.
All tournament structures and the full schedule can be found on the GOP Trials of Wisdom page, which may be worth a closer look for all poker enthusiasts from Taiwan as there were a few adjustments made.
Three of the existing satellites on September 24 and 25 have had their guarantees boosted to award at least 15 seats each with potential overlay alert, as today's satellite with three seats guaranteed also included plenty of extra value. They feature a buy-in of only NT$ 3,500 and represent the cheapest way to get into the flagship tournament of the series.
Furthermore, the NT$ 11,000 Titan Stack Daily on September 24 has been boosted significantly with a NT$ 2 Million guarantee. The tournament has been expanded to three starting flights which play down to the top 13.5% in the money each. All survivors then return the next day to play to a champion.
However, everyone is already a winner regardless as each player in the money also receives a NT$ 33,000 Main Event ticket which is deducted from the overall prize pool.
Level 11:
10K/20K (20K BBA)The Segers Show Bursts the Flight B Bubble
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers
Kai Cheng Hsu three-bet jammed with ace-eight suited to get called by Kristof Segers with the Q ♣️ J ♦️ . The K ♥️ 9 ♠️ 7 ♣️ K ♦️ Q ♥️ board improved Segers on the river.
He then raised it up to get two callers in Pao Hsuan Hsu and Hyungil Jang. The Q ♣️ J ♥️ J ♦️ flop was checked to Segers who bet 40,000. Only Hsu called before they checked the 6 ♣️ turn and 4 ♥️ river.
Hsu tabled the A ♠️ 7 ♠️ and Segers won the pot with the 6 ♥️ 5 ♦️ for two pair.
With the blinds having just increased after, Sin Lan Chen was then all-in for 286,000 and flipped against Segers.
Sin Lan Chen: 10 ♣️ 10 ♦️
Kristof Segers: A ♠️ Q ♦️
The Q ♥️ 6 ♠️ 2 ♦️ 8 ♦️ 9 ♦️ runout sent Lan to the rail on the Flight B bubble.
Sin Lan Chen
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 2,100,000 |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 645,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 500,000 |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 0 |
| Sin Lan Chen | 0 |
Level 11:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Tsai Stays in Contention With a Double
By Christian Zetzsche
Charles Tsai three-bet jammed for the last 108,000 with the A ♠️ 6 ♦️ and had a flip against Kristof Segers with the 5 ♠️ 5 ♦️ .
The Q ♦️ 8 ♠️ 7 ♠️ 6 ♣️ 7 ♣️ runout kept Tsai in the mix, too.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 1,300,000 |
| Charles Tsai | 256,000 |
Level 11:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Rockets at the Right Time
By Christian Zetzsche
Hyungil Jang
Hyungil Jang raised to 40,000 from under the gun and snap-called all-in when Pao Hsuan Hsu jammed the big blind.
Hyungil Jang: A ♦️ A ♣️
Pao Hsuan Hsu: 8 ♣️ 8 ♠️
The K ♦️ J ♣️ 6 ♥️ 7 ♥️ Q ♥️ board caused no upset and Jang doubled for 257,000.
Up next, Lian An Jian got it in with J ♥️ J ♦️ against the A ♠️ J ♠️ of Charles Tsai and remained ahead on the Q ♥️ 7 ♠️ 6 ♥️ 4 ♥️ 7 ♣️ board.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 675,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 544,000 |
| Lian An Jian | 366,000 |
| Charles Tsai | 148,000 |
Level 11:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Hsu Wins Another Without Showdown
By Christian Zetzsche
Harry Halim defended his big blind against a raise by Kai Cheng Hsu and then check-called the 7 ♦️ 4 ♣️ 3 ♠️ flop for 35,000. Halim checked the A ♠️ turn and Hsu loaded up a second barrel for 90,000, which won the pot right there.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Harry Halim | 930,000 |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 470,000 |
Level 11:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Urgently Needed Double for Hsu
By Christian Zetzsche
Kai Cheng Hsu
Kai Cheng Hsu was all-in preflop from the button for 192,000 with J ♥️ J ♣️ and had the best of it against Charles Tsai and his 7 ♣️ 7 ♥️ . The A ♣️ K ♣️ 4 ♥️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♠️ board delivered no upset and Hsu doubled.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Charles Tsai | 390,000 |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 424,000 |
Level 11:
10K/20K (20K BBA)Segers Back to Running Hot
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers
With new blinds of 10,000-20,000/20,000, Pao Hsuan Hsu raised to 40,000 from an early position for Kristof Segers to defend the big blind.
Segers check-called the 4 ♠️ 2 ♦️ 2 ♥️ flop for 50,000 and they checked the 3 ♦️ turn to the A ♦️ river. Segers bet 125,000 and Hsu snap-called verbally.
The Belgian tabled the 6 ♥️ 5 ♦️ for the six-high straight and Hsu mucked his 9 ♠️ 9 ♥️ for two pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 1,360,000 |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 790,000 |
Level 10:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Who Will Blink First?
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers raised to 32,000 on the button and Kai Cheng Hsu jammed the small blind for 178,000, picking up no call.
Harry Halim then opened to 32,000 and Pao Hsuan Hsu called behind. Hyungil Jang pushed all-in for 185,000 and forced two folds.
Halim then won a small pot post flop against Segers to close in on seven figures.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 1,090,000 |
| Harry Halim | 990,000 |
Level 10:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Two Away From the Money
By Christian Zetzsche
Many smaller pots have come and gone without too many chip changes and Kristof Segers has won several of them to continue his surge on the leaderboard. In the meanwhile, there are three severe short stacks and two players still need to bust before Flight B comes to a conclusion.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 1,150,000 |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 1,125,000 |
| Harry Halim | 975,000 |
Level 10:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Segers Forces Out Jang
By Christian Zetzsche
Three ways to the Q ♣️ 7 ♦️ 2 ♣️ flop, the action checked to Hyungil Jang in the cutoff and he bet 75,000. Only Kristof Segers called from an early position and they checked through the 8 ♣️ turn.
Segers bet the 8 ♠️ river for 155,000 and Jang used one time bank before folding.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 990,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 241,000 |
Level 10:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Tsai Chips Back Up
By Christian Zetzsche
Charles Tsai
Charles Tsai defended the big blind against chip leader Pao Hsuan Hsu on the button. He check-raised the K ♣️ 10 ♣️ 2 ♦️ 9 ♥️ turn from 60,000 to 170,000 and Hsu let go.
Hsu got some chips back shortly after when his K ♣️ J ♣️ made the second pair on an ace-high board and Hyungil Jang paid it off for 40,000 in the end.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 1,125,000 |
| Charles Tsai | 586,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 350,000 |
Level 10:
8K/16K (16K BBA)Jang Doubles Through Tsai
By Christian Zetzsche
Hyungil Jang
Charles Tsai raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Hyungil Jang defended the big blind to the 8 ♣️ 6 ♠️ 2 ♦️ flop. Jang led for 25,000 to get called and bet the 5 ♠️ turn for 55,000. Tsai jammed the covering stack and Jang called all-in for 145,000.
Hyungil Jang: 6 ♣️ 2 ♣️
Charles Tsai: A ♣️ K ♦️
Tsai nodded and prepared to pay off the double prior to the 3 ♣️ river already.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Charles Tsai | 520,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 428,000 |
Level 9:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Halim Chips Up Before the Break
By Christian Zetzsche
Just before the end of the level, Harry Halim bet the Q ♣️ 9 ♣️ 5 ♣️ flop for 25,000 and the 10 ♥️ turn for 55,000, both of which Kristof Segers called. They checked the Q ♥️ river and Halim showed his Q ♠️ 9 ♦️ for a full house that didn't get any more chips out of a trap.
After the hand, the players went on a scheduled 15-minute break and will return to blinds of 8,000-16,000/16,000 after with the following approximate counts.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | BB |
| 1 | Hyungil Jang | South Korea | 218,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Charles Tsai | Australia | 666,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Lian An Jian | Taiwan | 356,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Sin Lan Chen | Taiwan | 361,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Harry Halim | Indonesia | 896,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 785,000 | 49 |
| 8 | Kai Cheng Hsu | Taiwan | 252,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Pao Hsuan Hsu | Taiwan | 1,164,000 | 73 |
Level 9:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Jian Doubles Through Segers
By Christian Zetzsche
Lian An Jian
Kristof Segers had increased his stack to seven figures without showdown while Lian An Jian got a three-bet jam through against Hyungil Jang.
Jian then raised to get called by Segers and Jang. On the J ♦️ 8 ♦️ 4 ♦️ flop, it checked to Jian and his bet of 25,000 was called only by Segers. Jian checked the 4 ♣️ turn and Segers leaned out of his seat before moving all-in only to get snapped off.
Lian An Jian: 8 ♣️ 8 ♥️
Kristof Segers: A ♥️ J ♠️
"Jack!" the Belgian demanded but the A ♦️ river was not enough to knock out Jian, who doubled for 147,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 875,000 |
| Lian An Jian | 430,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 216,000 |
Level 9:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Tsai Flips to a Double Through Jang
By Christian Zetzsche
Charles Tsai
Hyungil Jang three-bet to 75,000 and then faced the cold four-bet shove by Charles Tsai in the next seat, which he called after all other players had folded.
Charles Tsai: J ♥️ J ♦️
Hyungil Jang: A ♣️ K ♣️
The suited over cards bricked the 6 ♠️ 4 ♣️ 3 ♠️ 10 ♥️ Q ♣️ runout and Tsai doubled for 294,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Charles Tsai | 650,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 280,000 |
Level 9:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Baek Eliminated by Hsu
By Christian Zetzsche
Jihun Baek
Pao Hsuan Hsu raised to 24,000 and Jihun Baek then jammed out of the blinds for the last 110,000 - fewer than ten full big blinds. After getting an exact count, Hsu flicked in a chip for the call.
Jihun Baek: A ♥️ 2 ♣️
Pao Hsuan Hsu: K ♥️ 10 ♠️
The 9 ♥️ 5 ♣️ 4 ♠️ 10 ♦️ turn improved Hsu to a pair of tens and Baek needed an ace or trey to survive. No help came with the J ♣️ river to end his run three spots away from the money in Flight B.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 1,075,000 |
| Jihun Baek | 0 |
Level 9:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Hsu Is Getting A Lot of Chips Baek
By Christian Zetzsche
Pao Hsuan Hsu
Pao Hsuan Hsu in the small blind announced a bet of 190,000 after much deliberation with the board sghowing Q ♣️ 8 ♣️ 5 ♥️ Q ♠️ J ♣️ when the flop flush draw got there.
That sent Jihun Baek in early position into a brief tank before he called.
Hsu tabled the 5 ♣️ 5 ♠️ for fives full and Baek mucked the Q ♦️ face-up.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 960,000 |
| Jihun Baek | 150,000 |
Level 9:
6K/12K (12K BBA)Segers Forces Out Hsu
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers
At the end of the level, Kai Cheng Hsu three-bet to 65,000 and Kristof Segers as the initial raiser called.
They checked the K ♠️ J ♣️ 6 ♠️ flop to the J ♦️ turn. Segers bet 55,000 and Hsu called.
Segers then bet the 9 ♣️ river for 175,000 and Hsu used one time bank before he folded.
Soon after, the blinds went up to 6,000-12,000/12,000 to bring the average down to "only" 44 big blinds.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 915,000 |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 315,000 |
Level 8:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Jang Gets River Value From Hsu
By Christian Zetzsche
In a small pot all the way to the J ♣️ 5 ♦️ :3c. K ♣️ Q ♠️ river, Hyungil Jang bet 75,000 out of the big blind. Kai Cheng Hsu on the button used a time bank before he called and then mucked when Jang tabled his J ♥️ J ♠️ for a slow-played set of jacks.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Hyungil Jang | 655,000 |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 430,000 |
Level 8:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Baek to Back Pots
By Christian Zetzsche
Harry Halim raised to 20,000 and Pao Hsuan Hsu as well as Hyungil Jang on the button called. Jihun Baek in the big blind squeezed to 110,000 and forced folds.
Soon after, Hsu defended against Baek and check-called one bet on the J ♦️ 10 ♥️ 4 ♣️ flop before he check-folded the A ♠️ turn when Baek increased his sizing to 35,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 550,000 |
| Jihun Baek | 350,000 |
Level 8:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Chen Gets Value From Tsai
By Christian Zetzsche
On the tail end of a board showing 8 ♥️ 4 ♥️ 3 ♦️ 2 ♥️ 7 ♣️ , Charles Tsai had checked out of the blinds. Sin Lan Chen bet 120,000 from middle position and Tsai used one time bank before he called.
Chen tabled her A ♦️ 5 ♦️ for the wheel to win the pot and further climb out of the danger zone.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sin Lan Chen | 500,000 |
| Charles Tsai | 260,000 |
Level 8:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Chen Takes All of Chien in Two Hands
By Christian Zetzsche
Sin Lan Chen
Sin Lan Chen pushed for 122,000 from under the gun with the 8 ♠️ 8 ♣️ and Shi Yang Chien called one seat over with the marginally covering stack, exposing the A ♣️ Q ♣️ when everyone else had folded.
The pocket pair held on the 9 ♥️ 6 ♦️ 4 ♥️ 5 ♣️ 8 ♥️ runout.
Chien then jammed 2.5 blinds first to act, Chen called in the big blind.
Shi Yang Chien: J ♠️ 5 ♣️
Sin Lan Chen: Q ♣️ J ♥️
The K ♦️ 4 ♦️ 2 ♣️ A ♣️ 7 ♥️ board missed both and Chen won with her high card.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sin Lan Chen | 290,000 |
| Shi Yang Chien | 0 |
Level 8:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Cheng Crashes Out Against Hsu
By Christian Zetzsche
Chuang Lin Cheng
The fall from grace for the chip leader at the end of the registration period is complete.
Chuang Lin Cheng got it in preflop with A ♦️ 7 ♥️ against the A ♠️ K ♠️ of Kai Cheng Hsu and the kicker played on the J ♣️ J ♥️ 8 ♠️ J ♠️ 4 ♣️ runout to reduce the field to the final 10 players.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 535,000 |
| Chuang Lin Cheng | 0 |
Level 8:
5K/10K (10K BBA)Hsu Bets Out Jian
By Christian Zetzsche
Kai Cheng Hsu
The clock had already changed to the new level by the time Kai Cheng Hsu bet the 9 ♣️ 6 ♠️ 6 ♦️ 2 ♦️ turn for 24,000. Lian An Jian called and they headed to the 7 ♦️ on the river.
Hsu used one time bank and bet 65,000, Jian used a time bank as well and opted to fold.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 340,000 |
| Lian An Jian | 230,000 |
Level 7:
4K/8K (8K BBA)The Madness Continues
By Christian Zetzsche
Hyungil Jang
With three shorter stacks clinging to their tournament life over on table one, Kristof Segers has been building massive pots left and right. Hyungil Jang was involved once again and bet the Q ♠️ 8 ♥️ 7 ♦️ 7 ♠️ turn for 100,000. Segers min-raised and Jang called all-in.
Hyungil Jang: Q ♥️ J ♣️
Kristof Segers: Q ♦️ 9 ♥️
There would be no chop as the 3 ♦️ river ensured the kicker played, Jang doubled for 188,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 860,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 600,000 |
Level 7:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Huang, Lu and Zeng on the Rail
By Christian Zetzsche
Chuyi Huang
"I am running hot," Kristof Segers re-affirmed once more and that came moments after he had taken a flip to send Chuyi Huang to the rail, boosting his stack to seven figures once more.
Chuyi Huang: A ♣️ K ♦️
Kristof Segers: Q ♠️ Q ♥️
The Q ♣️ 7 ♥️ 9 ♥️ 10 ♠️ 8 ♣️ runout left Huang without chips.
Moments later, Anton Lu followed from the other table. He was left short after conceding a pot to Harry Halim and then called a small blind shove by Guo Jin Zeng with the A ♦️ 10 ♣️ . Zeng had just Qd: 5 ♠️ but got there on the 7 ♣️ 5 ♣️ 4 ♦️ 3 ♣️ J ♦️ runout.
However, in the blink of an eye, Zeng then busted to Halim and they were down to eleven already.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 1,125,000 |
| Harry Halim | 900,000 |
| Guo Jin Zeng | 0 |
| Chuyi Huang | 0 |
| Anton Lu | 0 |
Level 7:
4K/8K (8K BBA)Jang Takes Pot Off Segers
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers opened to 16,000 and Hyungil Jang then three-bet to 40,000 in the big blind, which Segers called after brief consideration. They checked to the K ♣️ K ♥️ 5 ♦️ J ♦️ K ♦️ river on which Jang bet 30,000 and forced a fold.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 840,000 |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 675,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 270,000 |
Level 7:
4K/8K (8K BBA)New Level; New Casualties
By Christian Zetzsche
Fang Li Ying
Some ten minutes into the new level after the break, another three players were eliminated to bring the field down to the last 14 hopefuls.
Harry Halim three-bet big to 80,000 from the small blind and Fang Li Ying then called for less, initial raiser Charles Tsai folded.
Fang Li Ying: Q ♥️ 4 ♥️
Harry Halim: A ♣️ K ♦️
The A ♦️ 3 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 7 ♠️ 9 ♣️ run out left Ying drawing dead on the turn. The same table then lost Kozo Yamada and Kosuke Ito very quickly.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Harry Halim | 585,000 |
| Charles Tsai | 425,000 |
| Fang Li Ying | 0 |
| Kozo Yamada | 0 |
| Kosuke Ito |
Level 6:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Jang Flushes Cheng
By Christian Zetzsche
Hyungil Jang
Kristof Segers actually lost an all-in and the rapid downfall of Chuang Lin Cheng also continued when the early big chip leader got it in with A ♦️ 7 ♦️ against the A ♥️ J ♥️ of Hyungil Jang.
The 7 ♥️ 10 ♠️ 10 ♥️ J ♣️ 3 ♥️ board gave Jang the flush for the double prior to the next 15-minute break.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 850,000 |
| Chuang Lin Cheng | 250,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 250,000 |
Level 6:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Halim Wins a Big Flip Against Yamada
By Christian Zetzsche
Harry Halim
Following a min-raise and two callers, Harry Halim on the button squeezed to 60,000. It folded to Kozo Yamada who eventually pushed all-in from the hijack. Halim asked for a count on the shove which was for 206,500.
Halim eventually called all-in for 164,500 and the cards went on their backs.
Harry Halim: A ♣️ Q ♠️
Kozo Yamada: 10 ♥️ 10 ♠️
The A ♥️ 3 ♣️ 3 ♠️ 7 ♣️ 9 ♥️ board improved Halim to put a dagger in Yamada's stack.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Harry Halim | 350,000 |
| Kozo Yamada | 42,000 |
Level 6:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Two More Casualties in a Minute
By Christian Zetzsche
Mikkon Kim
Mikkon Kim jammed the A ♣️ 4 ♠️ into the red-hot running Kristof Segers who had an easy call with the K ♣️ K ♦️ . The 7 ♥️ 6 ♠️; 4 ♦️ 9 ♣️ 6 ♦️ board brought no upset and the final two tables were set.
Kanghee Kim didn't even make it there, because his last all-in with A ♠️ 5 ♠️ against the A ♥️ 5 ♥️ of Kai Cheng Hsu saw a runout of 8 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 6 ♥️ 2 ♥️ 4 ♥️ for the runner-runner flush.
Down to the last 17, six will advance.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 1,070,000 |
| Kai Cheng Hsu | 145,000 |
| Mikkon Kim | 0 |
| Kanghee Kim | 0 |
Level 6:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Segers Takes Over the Lead
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers
On the river of a 7 ♣️ 7 ♠️ 3 ♦️ 3 ♠️ 9 ♥️ board, Hirohito Marunaka in the big blind bet 40,000. Kristof Segers then raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Marunaka reluctantly called.
Segers tabled the A ♥️ 7 ♦️ for sevens full of treys and Marunaka briefly exposed his 9 ♦️ 6 ♦️ . The dealer made sure Marunaka had enough to pay off the raise and he was down to two big blinds after, which he lost to Segers in the very next hand.
Chih Feng Li also bowed out from table three and that brought the field down to the last 19 hopefuls.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 915,000 |
| Chuang Lin Cheng | 400,000 |
| Hirohito Marunaka | 0 |
| Chih Feng Li | 0 |
Level 6:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Tsai Keeps Building Stack
By Christian Zetzsche
Charles Tsai
Chuyi Huang bet the 9 ♠️ 9 ♦️ 7 ♥️ 2 ♠️ turn for 76,000 out of the big blind and Charles Tsai called from under the gun. Huang checked the Q ♥️ river and then folded to a shove for Tsai to win the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Charles Tsai | 415,000 |
| Chuyi Huang | 177,000 |
Level 6:
3K/6K (6K BBA)Kim Doubles Through Chen
By Christian Zetzsche
Kanghee Kim
Kanghee Kim pushed for 53,000 - just shy of nine big blinds - from the cutoff and was looked up by Sin Lan Chen in the small blind.
Kanghee Kim: 7 ♠️ 3 ♠️
Sin Lan Chen: A ♠️ 10 ♣️
The Korean got there on the 9 ♣️ 6 ♠️ 4 ♦️ 5 ♥️ 7 ♥️ runout to double with his seven-high straight, while Chen could all but laugh.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sin Lan Chen | 125,000 |
| Kanghee Kim | 118,000 |
Level 5:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Big Stack Split Pot
By Christian Zetzsche
Pao Hsuan Hsu with the A ♦️ K ♥️ and Charles Tsai holding the A ♥️ K ♠️ got their chips into the middle preflop. The board ran out K ♦️ 4 ♠️ 4 ♥️ 8 ♥️ 5 ♦️ and they chopped it up.
Kotaro Nakayama had been the last casualty prior to that to leave 21 players in contention with the top six set to advance to the money stages.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Pao Hsuan Hsu | 515,000 |
| Charles Tsai | 75,000 |
| Kotaro Nakayama | 0 |
Level 5:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Easy Game for Zeng
By Christian Zetzsche
Guo Jin Zeng
Hirohito Marunaka squeezed to 34,000 preflop and then reluctantly called the shove by Guo Jin Zeng for 155,500, which represented a big portion of his stack.
Guo Jin Zeng: A ♣️ A ♦️
Hirohito Marunaka: A ♥️ Q ♥️
There was no sweat on the A ♠️ 9 ♥️ 6 ♠️ J ♣️ 4 ♣️ board and Zeng secured the double with now 22 players remaining.
Hirohito Marunaka
| Player | Chip Count |
| Guo Jin Zeng | 320,000 |
| Hirohito Marunaka | 75,000 |
| Chih Feng Li | 0 |
Level 5:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Segers Earns a Knockout
By Christian Zetzsche
Kristof Segers and Li Wei Wang
Taiwan resident Kristof Segers was on the final table of Flight A yesterday but bowed out before reaching the money. Things have been going a lot better for him today and especially in the last few minutes as he jumped to a very healthy stack.
In the latest hand, he looked up the short stack all-in of Li Wei Wang as follows.
Li Wei Wang: K ♥️ J ♥️
Kristof Segers: A ♠️ 10 ♥️
The 6 ♣️ 4 ♣️ 4 ♦️ 8 ♣️ 9 ♦️ board missed both players and Wang headed out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kristof Segers | 530,000 |
| Li Wei Wang | 0 |
Level 5:
2.5K/5K (5K BBA)Down to Three Tables in Flight B
By Christian Zetzsche
There is more buzz in the room right now as Flight B of the Main Event is down to the final 24 players spread across three tables, though the noise comes from the Accumulator Event which is on the bubble for the penultimate flight.
Shi Rong Wang tried to burst it and Hung Cheng Lin even celebrated too early for what would have been his third cash and second NT$ 25,000 bonus of the tournament. Jun An Lin was at risk with A ♣️ 9 ♠️ versus Wang's 9 ♦️ 8 ♣️ but dodged the straight draw on the K ♠️ 10 ♠️ 7 ♥️ 2 ♦️ Q ♦️ board.
At the same time, Flight G has kicked off a few minutes ago with two tables running.
Level 4:
2K/4K (4K BBA)New Boosted Titan Stack With Main Event Seats on September 24
By Christian Zetzsche
Titan Stack Boosted Guarantee
For the second time during this festival at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, the guaranteed prize pool of the NT$ 11,000 Titan Stack Daily has been boosted. On Wednesday September 24, the bargain low stakes tournament will feature three flights at 1.30 p.m. , 4.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. local time respectively with a new NT$ 2 Million guarantee.
That's double of what the single flight editions had so far throughout the series and all three starting flights have a deep-structured start with two and a half hours of play until the end of the registration period. From there on, the levels will last 25 minutes each before playing down to the money with the top 13.5% each set to advance.
For every spot in the money, a Main Event seat worth NT$ 33,000 will be deducted from the prize pool and awarded thereafter. The Final Day will restart based on the blind level where the lowest completed flight ended up to a maximum average of 50 blig blinds.
All further information about the new boosted tournament can be found right here.
Level 4:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Yamada Doubles Off Ying
By Christian Zetzsche
Kozo Yamada
The chips went in preflop over on table three between Kozo Yamada and Fang Li Ying with the former at risk for just shy of the starting stack.
Yamada's K ♦️ K ♠️ were trying to dodge aces versus A ♣️ Q ♦️and the 9 ♦️ 6 ♣️ 2 ♠️ Q ♣️ 6 ♦️ runout achieved that feat.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kozo Yamada | 225,000 |
| Fang Li Ying | 150,000 |
Level 4:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Quick Exit for Edoc
By Christian Zetzsche
Lester Edoc
After he had lost most of his stack right away, Lester Edoc three-bet jammed for the last 16,500 in the cutoff. Kotaro Nakayama in the big blind called as did the initial raiser Chuyi Huang.
On the A ♥️ 6 ♠️ 3 ♦️ flop, Nakayama check-folded to a bet of 10,000 by Huang.
Lester Edoc: Q ♦️ 10 ♠️
Chuyi Huang: A ♣️ 5 ♣️
The 7 ♥️ turn left Edoc drawing dead prior to the 9 ♣️ on the river.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Chuyi Huang | 250,000 |
| Kotaro Nakayama | 110,000 |
| Lester Edoc | 0 |
Level 4:
2K/4K (4K BBA)Lucky Double for Saito
By Christian Zetzsche
Masaki Saito
Kosuke Ito raised to 8,000 and Masaki Saito then jammed for 96,000. Hirohito Marunaka went all-in over the top and Ito folded.
Masaki Saito: 6 ♥️ 6 ♦️
Hirohito Marunaka: Q ♥️ Q ♠️
The dominated pair got there on the A ♥️ 4 ♦️ 2 ♥️ 6 ♠️ 4 ♥️ board for sixes full of fours.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Masaki Saito | 210,000 |
| Kosuke Ito | 145,000 |
| Hirohito Marunaka | 135,000 |
Level 4:
2K/4K (4K BBA)39 Entries for Flight B
By Christian Zetzsche
Several players jumped in at the last minute to boost the Flight B field to 39 entries of which 29 remain including Lester Edoc, Charles Tsai, Anton Lu, Kozo Yamada, and Tomo Miyagi.
Edoc was caught with a move when he bet the 9 ♠️ 8 ♥️ 4 ♣️ flop and was then priced in to call the all-in of Chuyi Huang with K ♥️ 7 ♠️ . That was actually ahead versus J ♥️ 10 ♠️ but the 5 ♠️ turn and Q ♠️ river gave Huang the double via straight.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Chuyi Huang | 200,000 |
| Lester Edoc | 20,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)End of Late Registration Looming for Flight B
By Christian Zetzsche
The third level of the day has come to an end with some 33 total entries and among those with more than the starting stack at their disposal is Taiwan's Fang Li Ying. He jammed the last hand of level three with the board showing queen-high. Sin Lan Chen reluctantly folded and was shown 3 ♣️ 3 ♥️ for a flopped set of treys.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Fang Li Ying | 270,000 |
| Sin Lan Chen | 115,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Cheng The Undisputed Chip Leader
By Christian Zetzsche
Chuang Lin Cheng
With the flop showing J ♦️ 10 ♣️ :8s; , Mikkon Kim checked and then called a bet of 9,000 by the current run-away chip leader Chuang Lin Cheng. Kim check-called another 30,000 on the 9 ♦️ turn and the J ♥️ river was checked.
Kim tabled the A ♦️ 6 ♦️ and Cheng took the pot with the 3 ♠️ 3 ♥️ for two pair.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Chuang Lin Cheng | 680,000 |
| Mikkon Kim | 90,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Siu Jams Into Baek
By Christian Zetzsche
Man Hin Siu
Chi Jen Chen was seen on the way out of the tournament area and on his former table, Man Hin Siu raised from under the gun. Jihun Baek three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind and Siu reluctantly called.
On the J ♣️ 7 ♠️ 4 ♥️ flop, Baek bet 21,000 but folded when Siu pushed all-in.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Man Hin Siu | 244,000 |
| Jihun Baek | 50,000 |
| Chi Jen Chen | 0 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Jang Doubles Through Chen
By Christian Zetzsche
Hyungil Jang
On the river of a J ♠️ 9 ♥️ 2 ♥️ 6 ♠️ 3 ♠️ board, Hyungil Jang checked in the hijack with 51,500 behind. There were 55,000 in the middle and Sin Lan Chen on the button overbet far more than that. Jang reluctantly called all-in with A ♠️ J ♦️ and earned the double, as Chen's Q ♦️ 10 ♦️ had missed the open-ender.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sin Lan Chen | 180,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 157,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Chen Pays Off Chien
By Christian Zetzsche
Chi Jen Chen
On the tail end of a K ♦️ Q ♠️ 5 ♥️ 2 ♠️ 3 ♣️ board, Chi Jen Chen checked out of the small blind and then faced a bet of 39,000 by Shi Yang Chien. Two time banks later, Chen called and mucked when he was shown the Q ♥️ Q ♣️ for a set of queens.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Shi Yang Chien | 250,000 |
| Chi Jen Chen | 60,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Chen Calls Down Jian
By Christian Zetzsche
Sin Lan Chen
Three ways to the Q ♥️ 6 ♥️ 3 ♥️ flop, the action checked to Lian An Jian and he bet 6,000. Only Sin Lan Chen check-called and did so again for 12,000 on the 4 ♦️ turn. After the 10 ♠️ river, Chen check-called for 15,000 and Jian briefly flashed his cards including the 7 ♦️ but could not beat Chen's A ♣️ 6 ♣️ .
| Player | Chip Count |
| Sin Lan Chen | 280,000 |
| Lian An Jian | 117,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Kim Takes From Jang
By Christian Zetzsche
Kanghee Kim
Kanghee Kim bet the K ♥️ 10 ♦️ 9 ♥️ flop for 5,000 and Hyungil Jang raised to 10,000 which Kim called. Both checked the 5 ♥️ turn and the A ♦️ river saw Kim bet 20,000. Jang sent his cards into the muck and his fellow Korean claimed the pot.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Kanghee Kim | 145,000 |
| Hyungil Jang | 105,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Five Early Casualties in Flight B
By Christian Zetzsche
Out of a field of 18 entries, only 13 players remain and several of the early casualties opted to re-enter right away. Leading the way so far with more than two and a half times the starting stack is Chuang Lin Cheng, who happened to be the very first player on Flight A to be eliminated from this tournament.
On his table, Man Hin Siu doubled through Kosuke Ito for 64,000 when they got it in after the 10 ♠️ 8 ♠️ 8 ♦️ flop. Ito's J ♠️ J ♣️ were behind versus Q ♠️ 8 ♥️ for trips eights, the 5 ♥️ turn and 5 ♠️ river gave Siu eights full of fives.
| Player | Chip Count |
| Chuang Lin Cheng | 400,000 |
| Kosuke Ito | 230,000 |
| Man Hin Siu | 140,000 |
Level 3:
1.5K/3K (3K BBA)Overlay Still Looming in Accumulator Event
By Christian Zetzsche
Flight B of the NT$ 33,000 Main Event is currently underway with two tables running and there are currently 11 players out of 15 entries remaining with that tally to increase until the end of the late registration period at 6.15 p.m. local time.
In the meanwhile, Flight F of the Accumulator Event has reached level eight with 72 players out of 137 entries still in contention. The penultimate flight has been the far strongest so far to bring the overall field size to 394 entries, but that only covers around two thirds of the NT$ 3 Million guarantee in this bargain extra value tournament of the series.
Flight G is the only chance to still enter as of 7 p.m. local time and the late registration will officially close at 9.45 p.m. local time. If you aren't waiting in line and jump down the stairs to the Asia Poker Arena, you will not be allowed to jump in at the last minute.
The NT$ 220,000 Super High Roller has already crowned a winner and it was Dutch live poker veteran who entered as the chip leader and closed the victory in a hurry after knocking out Harry Halim and Rudy Edenata along the way. They all jumped into a NT$ 38,500 Single Day High Roller as well in which Hollink is still left in contention with 7 players out of 15 entries remaining and the top three spots are paid.
Overlay Alert in the Accumulator; Main Event Flight B to Boot
By Christian Zetzsche
At half past noon local time, the Asia Poker Arena will hopefully be buzzing with poker enthusiasts from near and far for Day 6 of the Gods of Poker The Trial of Wisdom.
The remaining two flights of the bargain NT$ 5,500 Accumulator Event await and so far, only 257 entries have emerged in the NT$ 3 Million guaranteed low-stakes tournament to make it one of the most valuable events of the entire schedule.
Flight F has cards in the air at 12.30 p.m. local time and will close at 3.15 p.m. whereas Flight G is the last chance to jump in as of 7 p.m. local time with the final call to enter at 9.45 p.m. local time.
While all of that madness may be unfolding, the second of five starting flights of the flagship NT$ 33,000 GOP Taipei II Main Event is also taking place as well with it's pristine Cronus Structure that comes with a very deep-stacked affair during the three levels of late registration.
Level 1 last 60 minutes each with blinds of 500-1,000/1,000 (120 bb) before the next two levels last 120 minutes each - that's right, two hours! Level 2 has blinds of 1,000-2,000/2,000 (60 bb) before moving up to 1,500-3,000/3,000 (40 bb). When the registration closes at 6.15 p.m. local time, all those jumping in still get 30 big blinds worth and the levels then last 40 minutes each.
The action is slated to play down to the top 13.5% of the field which lasted until 1.45 a.m. local time last night after a very long and tense bubble period. However, the blinds for Day 2 are slated to roll back to 8,000-16,000/16,000 so even the shorter stacks have plenty of room to navigate still.
Daeyoung Park is the man to beat overall with 1,559,000, which is more than 12 times the starting stack of 120,000. Will anyone be able to beat that figure today? We shall see, as the GOP live reporting team is going to pick up the action as of the third level of play.
Rudy Edenata
What else is happening today? The NT$ 220,000 Super High Roller will see three players return to battle for their slice of the NT$ 2,134,000 prize pool with NT$ 1,067,000 reserved for the eventual champion.
The action recommences at 12.30 p.m. local time with an average of 55 big blinds and Rob Hollink leads the way with 645,000 in chips. GOP gauntlet winner Rudy Edenata is in second with 435,000, joined by fellow Indonesian Harry Halim with 240,000.
Single Day High Roller tournaments are available at price tags of NT$ 38,500, NT$ 27,500, and NT$ 19,800 whereas Big O, the NLH Midday Mid-Stakes and a NT$ 7,700 Main Event satellite are also on today's menu as well.
Head over to the GOP Trial of Wisdom festival website to see the full schedule, tournament details and all structures.