The last two days of the Players Series Championship III Taipei emptied out the awards shelf. Below are the final winners of the series.
🏆 Gair Camilli Crowned At PS Mini Championship
Photo: Gair Camilli
The final feature event was the PS Mini Championship which drew a strong crowd of 254 entries spread across three flights. With buy-in at TWD 12,000, the prize pool ballooned to TWD 2,633,500 distributed among the 39 players that advanced to Day 2.
Seven hours in, the title came down between 🇸🇬 Maurice Tan and 🇬🇧 Gair Camilli. Tan led with 47 bb to Camilli’s 16 bb however it was Camilli who took charge, winning two sizable pots that swung the counts in his favor. Shortly after, Tan proposed an ICM deal that ended the game.
Camilli earned TWD 483,000 and was awarded his first-ever live tournament victory on Asian soil. For runner-up, Tan pocketed TWD 434,000.
👉For the final table recap, click here.
👉For the payouts, click here.
🏆 Fourth Time’s The Charm For Yohwan Lim
Photo: Yo Hwan Lim
As always the Monster Stack was a crowd favorite with 130 entries contributing the TWD 16,500 buy-in for a prize pool of TWD 1,853,300. The money flowed at Day 1 starting at the final twenty players then resumed on Day 2 with nine players remaining.
🇰🇷 Won Jong Lee led the hunt and carried his stack all the way to heads up, where he faced fellow countryman 🇰🇷 Yo Hwan Lim for the title. Lim was fresh off three high roller final table finishes and was eager to convert one into a victory. This time it all came together as Lim defeated Lee to finally close one out. Along with the PS trophy, Lim secured the TWD 478,000 top prize.
👉For the results, click here.
High Roller Events
🏆 Jung Jin Woo Rules The High Roller Megastack
Photo: Jung Jin Woo
New addition to the High Roller menu, the High Roller Megastack was an instant attraction with a total of 82 entries ponying up the TWD 50,000 buy-in for a lucrative TWD 3,542,400 prize pool.
Out of the top 13 players that shaved down the money, it was 🇰🇷 Jung Jin Woo who ruled building a massive arsenal by three-handed play. He defeated 🇸🇬 Chee Keong Teng after a lengthy heads up showdown. This was Jung’s first ever PS victory.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Hon Cheong Lee Defeats Seungmook Jung For High Roller Double Stack Title
Photo: Hon Cheong Lee
Another newcomer in the big league menu was the High Roller Double Stack with a price tag of TWD 60,000 that brought 29 to the tables. Only five players earned a piece of the TWD 1,503,400 prize pool.
As the night wore on, series two-time high roller finalist 🇭🇰 Hon Cheong Lee and PS Championship High Roller champion 🇰🇷 Seungmook Jung struck a deal. Lee went on to finish the job, finally capturing his first-ever PS trophy and earning TWD 532,100.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Daniel Yang Takes Down The High Roller Last Chance
Photo: Daniel Yang
The last high roller event attracted 61 to the tables, with six players from Korea reaching the final table of the High Roller Last Chance. Despite the odds in their favor, their last flag-bearer, 🇰🇷 Gi Boum Kim, was stopped in 3rd place.
The event concluded with the lone local in the round, 🇹🇼 Daniel Yang, sitting with all of the chips after defeating yesteday’s High Roller Double Stack champion, 🇭🇰 Hon Cheong Lee, at heads up. Yang locked up a payout of TWD 688,000 from the TWD 2,196,000 prize pool.
👉For the results, click here.
Women’s Events
🏆 Yilin Wu Turns Free Ticket To Triumph At Mystery Queens Bounty
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🇹🇼 Yilin Wu made the most of her opportunity at the Mystery Queens Bounty. After earning a free entry for finishing third at the International Women’s Day Special, Wu returned to the felt and outlasted the nine-player field, defeating 🇸🇬 Corine Shi heads-up to secure her first PS title.
The win turned her free ticket into a TWD 24,300 payday, while Shi collected TWD 13,000 after falling just short of a second series trophy.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Yifan Chen Champions Ladies Finale
Photo: Yifan Chen
The last women’s event was the Ladies Finale which drew 14 entries for a prize pool of TWD 58,500. In the end, 🇹🇼 Yifan Chen had all the chips. She defeated 🇹🇼 Stephanie Chang at heads up to snatch the last pink trophy on the shelf along with a payout of TWD 29,500.
👉For the results, click here.
Side Events
🏆 Kento Nakajima Rules The Boards At Run It Twice
Photo: Kento Nakajima
On Day 12, the Run It Twice event drew 37 to the tables for an evening of poker fun. When the field narrowed to heads-up, 🇯🇵 Kento Nakajima faced 🇰🇷 Whui Yeong Hwang, who had previously finished fifth in an earlier edition of the same event.
Hwang looked to turn that result into a victory this time, but Nakajima had other plans, winning the final runout to capture his first-ever PS trophy and the top payout of TWD 60,000 from the TWD 154,600 prize pool.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Peh Binglong Blazes To First Win At 15/10/5
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At the back of the poker room, the action was rapid-fire as the 15/10/5 format kept the blinds climbing at a relentless pace. From a field of 44 entries, 🇸🇬 Peh Binglong came out on top, besting the red-hot 🇹🇭 Yotaka Phutiya, who had already captured two titles in a single day earlier in the series. Peh secured the TWD 66,800 top prize along with his first PS gold.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Sebastian Wong Wins The Closer
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Heartbreak for 🇭🇰 Hon Leung Ip who was denied once again at victory’s doorstep. This time it was 🇸🇬 Sebastian Wong with all the chips at the end of The Closer event to win his first PS trophy and a payout of TWD 163,500.
The event attracted 58 entries at TWD 10,000 buy-in each for a prize pool of TWD 478,500.
👉For the payouts, click here.
🏆 Chi Ran Liu Keeps Head High At Bounty Hunter
Photo: Chi Ran Liu
A total of 36 players joined the Bounty Hunter event, each chasing knockouts worth TWD 2,000 per head. Outlasting the field while keeping his own head intact was 🇹🇼 Chi Ran Liu, who secured the TWD 53,000 top prize along with a collection of bounty rewards and his first PS trophy.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Nattichai Sutipanwihan Holds Position at Win The Button
Photo: Nattichai Sutipanwihan
One of the most competitive side events on the schedule was Win The Button, which ran three times during the series. The final edition drew 22 entries at a TWD 6,000 buy-in, generating a prize pool of TWD 110,300.
Four players reached the payouts, with 🇹🇭 Nattichai Sutipanwihan coming out on top to secure the TWD 49,300 winner’s prize. He defeated 🇹🇼 Yeh Yu Chen who once again missed the gold for his fourth final table finish this series.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Woo Seok Kim Crowned Champion At PLO Deepstack
Photo: Wooseok Kim
Players Series regular, 🇰🇷 Wooseok Kim, finally captured the elusive trophy at the PLO Deepstack. Chasing the title since the inaugural PSC festival, Kim had already racked up sixteen cashes with numerous final table appearances across the three editions.
The seventeenth cash proved to be the breakthrough, as he overcame a 44-entry field and was awarded the title following a near-even deal with 🇹🇼 Philip King Chun Wang.
👉For the results, click here.
🏆 Jimmy Yar Captures Last Trophy at the High Speed 10/10/10
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The 10/10/10 was the series’ final event, drawing 39 players eager for one last shot at victory.
In just over three whirlwind hours, the action wrapped up with 🇸🇬 Jimmy Yar claiming the last trophy of the festival and the final round of camera clicks. He secured the top TWD 62,900 payout from the TWD 162,900 prize pool.
👉For the results, click here.
