Sunday at the Players Series Championship III Taipei offered a full slate of events that kept the tables buzzing all day. Topping the headlines was the Natural8 Open Main Event with the field now down to the final nine players.
Running alongside were popular events such as Flight A of the much-awaited PSC Championship Main Event, the HOPS Sunday Superstack, and the Turbo Events. Those results and more are just below. Scroll down for the highlights.
⭐ Natural8 Open Main Event Establishes Final 9 Players
Front (L-R): Lin Wei Che, Kristof Segers, Chin Hei Chan, Yi Ming Hong; Back (L-R): Tiin Yan Yim, Chung Tang Lin, Chang-An Chen, Hyundong Lee, Hon Leung Ip
Day 2 of the Natural8 Open Main Event began with 86 players returning out of the 565 total entries, each one guaranteed a piece of the bloated TWD 8,054,700 prize pool. At 21 remaining, it became the 🇭🇰 Hon Leung Ip show.
After picking up a massive pot off Kun Sen Liao’s failed bluff, Ip surged into the lead and never let go. He dismantled the field, eliminating 🇰🇷 Young Jong Lee (14th), 🇰🇷 Kwon Tae Young (13th), and 🇰🇷 Hyeung Il Lee (11th) to bag over four million in chips (100 big blinds)
After Kristof Segers eliminated 🇭🇰 Mai Ko Ho in 10th place the final 9 players was established.
| Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 🇭🇰 Hon Leung Ip | 4,045,000 |
| 1 | 🇹🇼 Chung Tang Lin | 3,450,000 |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Kristof Segers | 3,450,000 |
| 3 | 🇹🇼 Hyundong Lee | 1,520,000 |
| 2 | 🇹🇼 Chang An Chen | 1,185,000 |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Lin Wei Che | 1,075,000 |
| 9 | 🇭🇰 Tin Yan Yim | 865,000 |
| 7 | 🇹🇼 Yi Ming Hong | 760,000 |
| 6 | 🇹🇼 Chin Hei Chan | 605,000 |
👉 Read up on the action via the live updates.
👉 For the payouts, click here.
The final table will broadcast live in the Players Series YouTube channel starting at 11:30AM.
👉 For the Day 3 live reports, click here.
⭐ PS Championship Main Event: Flight A
Photo: Kiyoung Kim
The PS Championship Main Event kicked off today with the first of six entry flights, drawing 64 entries aiming to qualify for the money and a share of the TWD 20,000,000 guarantee. Among the ten players who secured their spots was 🇰🇷 Yohwan Lim, rebounding quickly after finishing 23rd in the Natural8 Open Main Event.
Leading the flight was 🇰🇷 Kim Kiyoung, who bagged a commanding 832,000, well ahead of his closest rival, 🇹🇼 Wei Kai Lin, who collected a solid 506,000. Blinds closed at 2,000-5000 ante 5,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Kim Kiyoung | 832,000 |
| 🇹🇼 Wei Kai Lin | 506,000 |
| 🇹🇼 Shao Chien Peng | 299,000 |
| 🇯🇵 Kenta Takahara | 188,000 |
| 🇹🇼 Ching Fong Chen | 178,000 |
| 🇰🇷 Cho Jaegeol | 160,000 |
| 🇰🇷 Sung Jin Yun | 134,000 |
| 🇰🇷 Yohwan Lim | 101,000 |
| 🇰🇷 Kim Giboum | 97,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Rong Zhang | 69,000 |
👉 For the Flight A info, click here.
Up next is Flight B which runs on Thursday, March 4 starting at 12PM. Buy-in is TWD 33,000.
For all the info, click here.
⭐ Thailand Celebrates Parit Ovadhana’s Victory at the Sunday Superstack
Photo: Parit Ovadhana
Cheers were heard across the room as 🇹🇭 Parit Ovadhana gave Thailand another title at the HOPS Sunday Superstack. As his first international live poker tournament victory, Ovadhana earned his first PS trophy.
The event was the hottest ticket on the day’s menu, drawing a crowd of 236 entries, each one putting up the TWD 10,000 buy-in to create a TWD 2,016,400 prize pool. Out of 37 players that made the money, Ovadhana claimed the top prize of TWD 436,000.
👉 For the event info and payouts, click here.
🏆 Shu Ju Chen and Shu Fang Chen Keep It Tight At The Femme Alliance
Photo: Shu Ju Chen and Shu Fang Chen
A unique addition to the schedule was The Femme Alliance (Women’s Teams Event), attracting 23 entries for a prize pool TWD 68,100. Keeping their tandem tight were 🇹🇼 Shu Ju Chen and 🇹🇼 Shu Fang Chen to claim the victory, their own individual pink trophies, and TWD 25,300.
Impressively, this was Shu Fang Chen’s second pink trophy this series with a victory at opening day’s Ladies First Women’s Event.
👉 For the event info and payouts, click here.
🏆 Second Win For Taowei Chang At PLO 4/5/6 (Dealer’s Choice)
Photo: Taowei Chang
Another multi-event winner at the series! 🇹🇼 Taowei Chang bounced back from a 25th place finish in the Natural8 Open Main Event to dominate the PLO 4/5/6 (Dealer’s Choice). He outlasted a 20-entry field to claim TWD 85,900 from the TWD 170,900 prize pool.
👉 For the recap and payouts, click here.
🏆 Thanapong Kaewthong Wins PS Thailand Exclusive
Photo: Thanapong Kaewthong
🇹🇭 Thanapong Kaewthong topped the PS Thailand Exclusive to collect a slew of prizes that included the trophy and THB 32,000 worth in PSC III Travel package.
👉 For the event info click here.
🏆 Live Felt Victory For Man Hin Cheung At PLO Double Board Bomb Pot
Photo: Man Hin Cheung
Taking on the Taiwan live felt since last month, 🇭🇰 Man Hin Cheung became a champion after besting the 30 entry field of the PLO Double Board Bomb Pot. Cheung defeated 🇬🇧 Alfie Adam at heads up, denying the Brit his second series win. For Cheung’s achievement, he claimed the lion’s share of the TWD 150,400. prize pool amounting to TWD 61,900.
👉 For the event info and payouts, click here.
🏆 First Trophy For Lan Peng at the Turbo Event
Photo: Lan Peng
Maiden gold for recreational player 🇹🇼 Lan Peng at the Turbo Event, outlasting the 106 strong entry field to turn his TWD 6,500 buy-in into a payout of TWD 157,500.
👉 For the event info and payouts, click here.
🏆 Wai Kin Ng Is The One Bullet Champion at the Hyper Turbo Freezeout
Photo: Wai Kin Ng
Seeking redemption after finishing 4th at the Ultra Stack Freezeout, 🇭🇰 Wai Kin Ng snatched it at the Hyper Turbo Freezeout, standing tall over the 72 player field. He captured his first ever PS trophy and a payout of TWD 95,000 from a prize pool of TWD 300,700.
👉 For the event info and payouts, click here.
More action-packed poker ahead with the PSC III Taipei 2026 running until March 10. A total of 84 trophy events is lined up and TWD 60 Million in guarantees. For the full schedule, click here.
