Kok Wei Teoh

Day 1 of the TWD 100,000 (~USD 3,225)buy-in [Event 5] Pot-Limit Omaha Championship is in the books, and after thirteen 40-minute levels of four card action inside the Red Space, Taipei venue, a total of 25 players advanced from the 88 entries (66 unique) that were tallied.

The turnout pushed the prize pool to TWD 7,603,200 (~USD 245,265) making it the richest-ever PLO event in APT history. The top 13 places will be paid, but everyone returning tomorrow is now one step closer to the TWD 1,995,700 (~USD 64,380) top prize and the prestigious Pewter Lion APT Championship Trophy.

The player to chase on Day 2 will be Kok Wei Teoh of Malaysia, who bagged 311,000 when the dust settled. Teoh climbed into pole position after winning one of the final pots of the night, getting his bare aces in against the queens of Tao Cheng and holding through a clean runout. The pot pushed him past the three hundred thousand mark, making him the only player to end Day 1 above that threshold.

APT PLO Championship Top Ten Chip Counts

Vamerdino Magsakay sits in second place with 261,000, boosted by a huge pot just before late registration closed when he managed to counterfeit Biao Ding’s two pair on the river. Taiwan’s own Jheng Gang Li rounds out the top three with 258,000, keeping the host nation well represented near the top of the leaderboard.

Vamerdino Magsakay

When cards went in the air, only the most addicted PLO players were ready to jump in early. Among them was Poker Hall of Famer and ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel of the United States. Seidel, who has nearly 500 career cashes on The Hendon Mob with his first dating all the way back to 1988, never found his footing today. A slow start turned into a grind, and he ultimately bowed out shortly before play ended for the night.

Some recgnizable players who bagged a stack for Day 2 include Daniel Haywood (191,000), Josh McCully (154,400), Danny Tang (110,500), and Toby Joyce (101,000) who doubled up with a boat on the last hand of the night. Tobias Schwecht (90,600) and three-time bracelet winner Michael Wang (74,500) prop up the bottom of the chip counts and have the most work to day when cards hit the baize tomorrow.

Danny Tang

Play resumes on Wednesday, November 19 at 11:15 a.m, where the action will pick up on Level 14 with blinds at 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 40 minutes throughout, and the field will play down to until a winner is crowned.

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The remaining 25 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.

Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1.

Toby Joyce

Qibang Cheung raised to 5,500 from under the gun and was called by Toby Joyce in the cutoff.

The flop came T 2 7 and Cheung asked to see how much Joyce had behind. Cheung then announced a pot-sized bet and Joyce went all in for 32,900 total, which was met with a quick call from Cheung.

Toby Joyce: A T 8 7

Qibang Cheung: A J J 2

Joyce had out-flopped Cheung with two pair, and the T turn further improved him to a full house.

The 5 river failed to hit Cheung's two-outer and Joyce was awarded the double up.

Kok Wei Teoh

Kok Wei Teoh raised the button to 8,400 before Tao Cheng three-bet the small blind to 30,000. Hanh Tran cold-called from the big blind begore Teoh four-bet to 110,400. Cheng committed his stack of 62,000, and Tran tank-folded.

Tao Cheng Q Q 7 3

Kok Wei Teoh A A J 2

Teoh had Cheng in rough shape with the higher pocket pair, and to make things worse for Cheng, Tran told him that he folded pocket queens.

Cheng was unable to find the miraculous runout he needed to win on the J 2 5 6 9 board, and all of his chips headed over to Teoh, who now had almost 300,000.

Tao Cheng made it 5,000 under the gun with Daniel Haywood calling on the button and Kok Wei Teoh defending his big blind.

Three checks followed the K 3 8 flop to see the 8 roll off on the turn. After another two checks, Haywood fired out 7,500, Wei folded, but Cheng stuck around in the form of a call.

Cheng and Haywood checked the A river and Cheng turned over J 9 8 7 for trip eights. Haywood mucked, and Cheng was awarded the pot.

David Wang

Michael Wang made it 7,200 from under the gun with Jon Rounce calling on the button, and David Wang defending his big blind.

David Wang led out for 7,500 upon seeing the dealer spread out the 6 3 4 flop. Wang called and Rounce folded.

A 9 on the turn caused David Wang to Check. Wang bet 19,000, which David Wang decided to call.

A final check came from David Wang on the 8 river. Wang fired out 53,000, and after thinking for a short time, David Wang check jammed, covering Wang.

Wang, with roughly 68,000 remaining in his stack, went into the tank. After using a time bank, Wang opted to return his cards to the dealer, forfeiting the pot to David Wang.

The APT PLO Championship drew a total of 88 entries (66 unique), generating a TWD 7,603,200 (~USD 245,265) prize pool.

A total of 13 players will make the money, with a min-cash being worth TWD 155,900 (~USD 5,030). The eventual winner will take home TWD 1,995,700 (~USD 64,380) in addition to the APT Lion Trophy.

APT PLO Championship Payouts

Qibang Cheung

Heads-up on a flop of A T 7 with about 15,000 in the middle, Qibang Cheung checked from the small blind and Rob Hollink bet 8,000. Cheung called.

Cheung check-called a 15,000 bet from Hollink after the T turn paired the board and then both players checked on the 8 river.

Cheung turned over K J T 9 for trip tens and Hollik nodded his head in acknowledgement before sending his cards into the muck.

Tobias Schwecht

With about 60,000 in the pot on a flop of 2 5 T , Owen Chong had a bet of 25,000 out in front of him and David Evans had check-jammed for around 130,000. Tobias Schwecht was all-in for his last 3,000, causing Chong to go into the tank. Chong had the covering stack, but after a long tank, opted to fold.

Tobias Schwecht A K T 4

David Evans A 8 5 5

Evans won the side pot and was in good shape to win the main pot if his set could hold up. The 9 appeared on the turn to give Schwecht a flush, and Schwecht managed to stay ahead after the Q completed the board.

Schwecht tripled up to around 70,000 and remained in the tournament.

Anthony Hu

Michael Wang opened to 6,000 from early position and was called by Jheng-Gang Li in the cutoff. Yoon Koo Kang shoved for a bit over 10,000 from the small blind and just behind him, Anthony Hu announced a pot-sized raise in the big blind.

Wang also raised pot, which got a quick fold from Li and a call all in from Hu for 115,000 total.

Yoon Koo Kang: A K Q 4

Anthony Hu: K K 6 6

Michael Wang: A A Q 9

Wang was favored with his aces, but that all changed after the 6 3 6 flop improved him to an unbeatable quads.

The 2 4 turn and river made it official — awarding the massive pot to Hu while also eliminating Kang.