APT Super High Roller - Day 1 - TWD 11,000,000 GTD

Thanisorn Saelor

After 16 40-minute levels, Day 1 of the APT Taipei TWD 300,000 Super High Roller has closed its curtains with 18 players remaining. A total of 81 entries (57 unique) were recorded at the Chinese Mahjong League with many of the notables showing up and generating a prize pool of TWD 22,392,450 (~USD 709,295).

Thailand’s Thanisom Saelor, who was sent for an early shower during Level 3, reentered and took charge as he conquered the top of the leaderboard on his second bullet and amassed a stunning stack of 2,325,000 to do battle with on Day 2.

The second-highest stack belongs to American Ethan Yau, amounting to 2,290,000 chips. Yau gained a lot of chips after he rivered a boat against Michael Wang, who held ace-queen.

Ethan Yau

France’s Charles Waymel managed to be third and bagged up 1,650,000 chips to continue with tomorrow.

Other notables include Lester Edoc (1,280,000), Joshua McCully (1,055,000), and Joseph Cheong (430,000), who will return for Day 2 on Saturday.

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The APT Super High Roller Day 2 will start tomorrow 11:15 am local time. Make sure to stay tuned with us for all the latest action and see who will lay their hands on the prize pool TWD 22,392,450 (~USD 709,295) on Day 2.

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APT Super High Roller Day 1 has ended with 18 players remaining. A full recap will follow shortly.

Chi Jen Chu opened to 50,000 before Mikael Andersson made the call.

On the suited 4♦ 8♦ 2♦ flop, Chu fired out 450,000 chips which Andersson stuck around.

Both players saw 7♥ land on the turn and checked it through to see a Th river card which Chu checked and Andersson bet 145,000 making Chu muck this hand.

Daisuke Ogita shoved all in for around 410,000 from the small blind and Matthew Belcher called with his last 380,000 chips from the big blind.

Daisuke Ogita A♠ 4♥

Matthew Belcher A♦ Q♠

The runout spread 6♥ 9♥ 2♣ 9♠ Q♦, improving Belcher to two pair and leaving Ogita only stack of 25,000 chips.

Konstantin Held opened to 40,000 from first position, but the button, Lester Edoc, decided to go all-in for 280,000 after using a time bank. Held quickly called and found himself in good shape with Edoc holding A♠ J♦ against his Q♥ Q♠.

But just when it seemed like Held was in control, the river brought down the A♣, giving Edoc the double-up he needed! Tough break for the German!

Ethan Yau faced a four-bet shove from Michael Wang on the button and made the call with his T♥ T♠, up against Wang's A♣ Q♥ in a classic flip for piles!

The board ran out K♣ J♣ J♠ 2♣ T♦, giving Wang a straight but Yau a full house. From just a few big blinds earlier, Yau is now one of the chip leaders!

Konstantin Held raised to 33,000 which Mikael Andersson called. Held continuation bet 22,000 on the 8♣ 4♥ Q♠ flop, and Andersson stuck around.

The 6♠ turn card was checked through by both players. A K♥ landed on the river which Held checked the action to Andersson who fired out 87,000 chips. After thinking for almost two minutes, Held mucked his hand.

Daniel Neilson on the button and Michael Wang in the big blind got all their chips in on the turn with the board showing 7♥ A♠ 5♦ Q♥.

Neilson revealed his top pair with A♦ T♦, but Wang had him beat with two pair, holding Q♠ 7♦. The river brought the 7♣, giving Wang a full house and sending the Aussie packing.

Thanisorn Saelor opened to 25,000 on the button which Kon Hong Tang and Jason Wong called from the small blind and big blind respectively.

Tang check-called on the 9♥ K♥ 2♠ flop after Saelor bet 25,000, and Wong raised to 68,000 which was re-raised to 350,000 by Saelor. Tang mucked his hand and Wong called.

With a 8♦ sliding on the turn, Wong checked the action to Saelor who shoved all in for around 1,500,000 chips sending Wong into the tank. After taking over 1 minute to think, Wong reluctantly folded, relinquishing the pot.

Greg Smith defended his small blind against Ethan Yau’s open from the cut-off.

The flop came 4♥ K♥ 4♠ and both players checked. On the 2♣ turn, Yau bet 50,000, nearly a full pot, which Smith called.

The river brought the 8♠ and after a third check from Smith, Yau downsized to 80,000. Greg quickly released his cards, giving Yau a much-needed pot to escape his chip stack nearing the danger zone.