TAIWAN OPEN – FINAL DAY
Final Day info
Total Entries: 452
Prize pool: TWD 2,526,600 (~USD 82,220)
Total ITM round: 55 players
Chips in play: 9,250,000
14:35: Blinds up, 32 players remaining
Level 19: 6,000-12,0000, ante 12,000
Fallouts are slowing down, only 5 at the previous level to bring the field down to 32 players. Currently sharing the chip lead are:
Yang Hsin Shih – 770,000
Kar Wee Chee – 750,000
14:25: Wai Keong Yong gets pay for the boat
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
On a board showing 
, Ruo Tian Lee all in, main pot at around 120,000 and side pot at 50,000, Wai Keong Yong bets 60,000, Justin Geronimo tanks then convinces himself he needs to pay to see. Yong opens up 
full house, Geronimo had 
, Lee eliminated with 
.
Wai Keong Yong – 400,000
Justin Geronimo – 436,000
Ruo Tian Lee – eliminated
14:15: Philip Wang triples up
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
Philip Wang is all in with 
, he is called by Lai 
and Kai Cheng Hsu {ah|}
. With the board running 
, Lai and Hsu check it down. Wang triples up.
Philip Wang – 220,000
Kai Cheng Hsu – 175,000
Lai – 224,000
14:10: Chia Hui Tu chips up at livestream table
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
At the livestream table, Chia Hui Tu shipped the pot on board 
. Tu had , Dicky Tsang was eliminated. Tu chipped up to 310,000.
14:05: Blinds up, 37 players
Level 18: 5000-10,000, ante 10,000
Blinds are up, 37 players remaining. Average stack is 250,000. Kar Chee Wee continues to lead with nearly 700,000, Yang Hsin Shih has now jumped to second in command with 635,000. Ka Shing Tsang in third rank with 600,000.
13:55: Eli Chang joins the upper tier
Level 17: 4000-8000, 8000 ante
Cooler at Table 3 with Eli Chang turning over to dust Pei Chih Shih’s on a board that ran out .
Eli Chang – 465,000
Pei Chih Shih – eliminated
13:45: Current chip leaders, 44 players
Level 17: 4000-8000, 8000 ante
Kar Wee Chee – 675,000 (livestream table)
Ka Shing Tsang – 600,000
Cheuk Him Tsang – 560,000
Justin Geronimo – 515,000
Yang Hsin Shih – 435,000
Wei Hsin Yu – 435,000
Wei Chun Lai – 420,000
13:35: 46 players remaining
Level 17: 4000-8000, 8000 ante
After a quick first level with blinds at 30 minute intervals, the field has trimmed to 46 players. We will have the payout list shortly.
Welcome to Poker Dream Taiwan – Taiwan Open final day! As we write, the 55 Day 1 survivors have returned to host venue Asia Poker Arena and are currently battling it out for a shot at the bloated TWD 2,526,600 (~USD 82,220) prize pool. While everyone is in the money, the goal is to reach the top and capture the TWD 483,000 (~USD 15,718) top prize. Check out the payout breakdown at the bottom of the page.
You can also catch some of day’s action via the livestream broadcasted on CTP YouTube
Final Day – Top 10 players
| Rank | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Tsang Cheuk Him | Hong Kong | 461,000 |
| 2 | Chee Kar Wee | Malaysia | 435,000 |
| 3 | Shih Yang Hsin | Taiwan | 408,000 |
| 4 | Geronimo Justin Jerome | Philippines | 369,000 |
| 5 | Lee Wei Wen | Taiwan | 316,000 |
| 6 | Lai Wei Chun | Taiwan | 305,000 |
| 7 | Kiwanont Sukhum | Thailand | 284,000 |
| 8 | Tsang Ka Shun | Hong Kong | 282,000 |
| 9 | Chang Eli | United States | 276,000 |
| 10 | Li Nien Heng | Taiwan | 235,000 |
Payouts in TWD
| 1 | 483,000 |
| 2 | 304,500 |
| 3 | 218,200 |
| 4 | 175,600 |
| 5 | 137,800 |
| 6 | 105,700 |
| 7 | 81,400 |
| 8 | 59,600 |
| 9 | 48,300 |
| 10-11 | 39,900 |
| 12-13 | 34,600 |
| 14-15 | 31,000 |
| 16-17 | 28,000 |
| 18-20 | 25,200 |
| 21-23 | 22,500 |
| 24-27 | 19,900 |
| 28-31 | 17,400 |
| 32-39 | 14,900 |
| 40-55 | 13,000 |
