Alan King Lun Lau closes Main Event Day 1D with an enormous stack

During the last two three tables of Main Event Day 1F, Hong Kong’s Alan King Lun Lau was unstoppable, knocking out players left and right. By the time the bubble round was reached, he held a dominating stack of well over 100 big blinds and continued to rise by raising every hand. He closed the heat with a towering 776,000 in chips and is now the player for the next four flights to measure up to.

Main Event Day 1F drew 140 entries at TWD 22,000 each. The top 10% earned a spot into the next round. Read up on the late game action via the updates down below.

Day 1F
Date: June 22, 2023
Start time: 7pm
Registration: closing at start of Level 7 at 11:30pm
Buy in: TWD 22,000 (~USD 720)
Entries: 140
ITM: 14 players

Chips in play: 2,800,000

04:20: Bubble bursts! Tsang Ka Shun eliminated
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Hijack Yeung Tsz Wai raises to 18,000, cutoff Ho Cheuk Yin and big blind Tsang Ka Shun call. At the flop , Tsang checks, Yeung c-bets 25,000, Yin folds, Tsang raises to 65,000, Yeung snap-pushes, Tsang has 20,000 behind and says “I guess I am the bubble” and tosses in the rest. Tsang has open-ended, Yeung with , the turn is and river . Tsang was right, he fell on the bubble.

04:15: Juns Leong vs Yeung Tsz Wai
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Cutoff Juns Leong raises to 18,000, button Yeung Tsz Wai calls, the flop comes . Leong c-bets 20,000, Yeung calls. Both players check the turn to bring the river . Leong checks, Yeung bets 70,000, Leong calls then mucks to Yeung’s flush.

Yeung Tsz Wai – 370,000
Juns Leong – 178,000

04:10: Ho Cheuk Yin doubles up
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Ho Cheuk Yin is all in with and is called by Yeung Tsz Wai with . No bad beats on the board for a double up to Yin.

Ho Cheuk Yin – 128,000

04:05: Blinds up, 15 players remaining
Level 17: 4000-8000 ante 8000

Blinds are up with 15 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field. It is bubble time. They are hand-for-hand.

04:00: Kumpanat Wichainarong shoves
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Button Yeung Tsz Wai raises to 12,000, big blind Kumpanat Wichainarong shoves 67,000, Yeung folds.

03:57: Yeung Tsz Wai takes it on a check-raise
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

On a flop with 41,000 in the pot, Juns Leong bets 9000, small blind Yeung Tsz Wai check-raises to 38,000. Leong folds.

03:55: Liu Li Ming shoves 
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

From under the gun+1, Alan Lau raises to 12,000, big blind Liu Li Ming shoves 34,000, Lau can easily afford it but opts to fold.

03:50: Alan Lau hardbets Peter Sim
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Massive stacked Alan Lau raises from cutoff to 12,000 and big blind Kok Wai Sim defends. At the flop , Sim check-calls Lau’s 8000 bet. On the turn, Lau fires 40,000 and Sim check-calls again. On the river, Lau triple barrels 90,000, and this time Sim opts to fold.

03:47: Kumpanat Wichainarong nearly falls
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

From cutoff, Juns Leong raises to 15,000, button Yeung Tsz Wai three-bets to 40,000, small blind Kumpanat Wichainarong goes all in for 23,000, Leong folds, Yeung calls and opens . Wichainarong has , the board runs a crazy for Yeung’s straight to lose on the river to a flush.

Kumpanat Wichainarong – 73,000

03:40: Alan Lau shows the ace
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Action folds around to the small blind Philip Wang who limps, big blind Alan Lau raises to 25,000, Wang folds, Lau shows the .

03:35: Philip Wang wins a pot
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

From utg Alan Lau raises to 12,000, Beh Kok Weng and big blind Philip Wang call. At the flop , Lau c-bets, Beh folds, Wang check-calls. On the turn , both players check. The river , Wang leads out 25,000, Lau folds.

03:30: Blinds up, 15 players remaining 
Level 16: 3000-6000 ante 6000

Blinds are up with 15 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field. It is bubble time. They are hand-for-hand.

03:25: Juns Leong rails Wang Shun Ping
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

Wang Shun Ping goes all in with and Juns Leong has him dominated with . No bad beats on the board for Leong to ship it and bring about the bubble round.

15 players remaining

03:20: Alan Lau taking charge
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

From hijack, Alan Lau raises to 10,000, cutoff Alex Lim calls, big blind Beh Kok Weng defends. At the flop , Lau c-bets 22,000, only Beh continues. On the turn , Lau fires 50,000, Beh folds.

03:15: Wei Cheng Yin doubles up and more
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

All in preflop, Wong Shun Ping with and at risk player Wei Cheng Yin with . The board runs for a double up.

Next hand Yin sees a turn board {kcjd}, he bets 12,000, Tsang Ka Shun calls. On the river , Yin bets 32,000, Tsang calls. Yin opens .

03:10: Tan Ong Kwan falls to the leader
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

Another one bites the dust to the leader Alan Lau. Tan Ong Kwan all in with and can’t catch a break as Lau’s spikes the Jack on a board .

Alan King Lun Lau – 500,000

03:05: Kumpanat Wichainarong lands two-outer
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

Kumpanat Wichainarong all in with and is dominated by Juns Leong’s . With a Four-card on the window , it’s a lucky double up for Wichainarong .

Kumpanat Wichainarong – 58,000
Juns Leong – 265,000

03:00: Alan Lau rails Li Chih Feng
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

Another takedown by Alan Lau with beating Li Chih Feng’s on a board .

Alan King Lun Lau – 350,000
Li Chih Feng – eliminated

02:55: Philip Wang with a straight
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

On a flop , Beh Kok Weng bets 10,000 and Philip Wang check-calls. Both players check the turn then on the river {Wang bets, Beh calls, Wang shows straight for the pot.

02:50: Ho Cheuk Yin jams 
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

On a flop and 37,000 in the pot, small blind player bets 12,000, big blind Ho Cheuk Yin shoves and wins the pot.

02:45: Alan Lau rail Yattham Panya 
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

From under the gun, Alan Lau limps, small blind Yattham Panya sends it all in, Lau calls. Panya has and is dominated by Lau’s . The board runs .

Alan King Lun Lau – 318,000
Yattham Panya – eliminated

02:40: No triple stack for Lau Wing Yu
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

Double qualifier Lau Wing Yu won’t be bagging a third stack having been eliminated before the money round. Lau shoved his last 25,000 cand was called by two players, Juns Leong and Ho Cheuk Yin. At the flop , Leong jammed, Yin folded. Leong had , Lau with . The turn was and river .

Juns Leong – 265,000
Lau Wing Yu – eliminated

02:35: Blinds up, 20 players
Level 15: 3000-5000 ante 5000

Blinds are up with 20 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field.

02:05: Blinds up, 25 players
Level 14: 2000-4000 ante 4000

Blinds are up with 25 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field.

01:35: Blinds up, 32 players
Level 13: 2000-3000 ante 3000

Blinds are up with 30 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field.

01:05: Blinds up, 37 players remaining
Level 12: 1000-2500 ante 2500

Blinds are up with 37 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field.

00:35: Blinds up, 44 players remaining
Level 11: 1000-2000 ante 2000

Blinds are up with 44 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field.

00:05: Blinds up, 55 players remaining
Level 10: 1000-1500 ante 1500

Blinds are up with 55 players remaining. Day 1F plays down to the final 14 players which is 10% of the field.

23:35: Registration closes at 140 entries
Level 9: 600-1200 ante 1200

DAy 1F registration closes with 140 entries. 68 players remain. This flight bags up at ITM of 14 players.

23:20: Break time, 138 entries
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000

Break time, 138 entries. Last chance for latecomers to join this event.

22:50: Blinds up, 130 entries
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000

Blinds are up and 130 entries so far for Day 1F. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

22:20: Blinds up, 124 entries
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800

Blinds are up and 124 entries so far for Day 1F. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

21:50: Blinds up, 111 entries
Level 6: 300-600 ante 600

Blinds are up and 111 entries so far for Day 1F. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

21:20: Blinds up, 90 entries
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500

Blinds are up and 90 entries so far for Day 1F. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

21:00: Break time, 86 entries
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400

Break time, 86 entries during the first four levels. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

20:30: Blinds up, 76 entries
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400

Blinds are up, 76 entries for Day 1F with four more levels of late reg available. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

20:00: Blinds up, 68 entries
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300

Blinds are up, 68 entries so far. This flight offers the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

19:30: Blinds up, 51 entries
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200

Blinds are up, 51 entries strong. This is the mid-tier buy in of TWD 22,000 with registration closing at the start of Level 8 at 11:30pm.

19:00: Cards in the air
Level 1: 100-100 ante 100

Day 1F is underway. Registration closes at 11:30pm.

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In addition, the first 100 players that register to any of these flights will receive coveted Poker Dream merchandise such as power banks, caps, t-shirts, polo shirts, and shot clocks.

If you are just hearing of this, the Main Event offers three varying buy ins in order to accommodate all types of bankrolls – TWD 11,000 (~USD 360), TWD 22,000 (~USD 720), and TWD 33,000 (~USD 1,080). A total of ten flights are scheduled.

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Multiple stacks get paid

Players are encouraged to attempt for multiple stacks and though your lower stack will be removed from play, you will still collect TWD 120,000 for your second stack. For players that bag up a third stack, you will be paid a combined TWD 250,000 for the two stacks removed. Currently one player has bagged up two stacks, Lau Wing Yu and is now guaranteed a minimum of TWD 120,000.

Links:

Day 1A Live Updates
Day 1B, Day 1C, Day 1D Live Updates
Day 2 Chip counts

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