There was no shortage of action at opening day of Players Series Championship III Taipei with multiple events taking place at the Asia Poker Arena starting at 10AM all the way until the last bubble burst at 2AM.
Three marquee events wrapped up with survivors bagging up while at the side events, four players emerged victorious to claim the first trophies of the series. Check out the highlights below.
โญ Natural8 Open Main Event: Flight A Recap
Photo: Kristof Segers
The first flight of the Natural8 Open Main Event concluded with 10 players advancing from a field of 65 entries. Each one not only earned a spot at Day 2 but also secured a piece of the TWD 7,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Setting the bar very high for the next flight was Kristof Segers with a towering stack of 558,000 which was more than double his closest challenger, Ori Kossonogi, who bagged up 225,000.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| ๐ง๐ช Kristof Segers | 558,000 |
| ๐ฎ๐ฑ Ori Kossonogi | 225,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Chao Wei Wang (็ๆๅ) | 216,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Jae Geol Cho | 215,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Shao Chien Peng (ๅฝญๅฐ้จซ) | 207,000 |
| ๐ต๐ญ David Erquiaga | 181,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Chia Yun Wu (ๅณๅฎถ้) | 154,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Po Chin Lin (ๆไผฏ้ฆ) | 132,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Yao Mao Hsieh (่ฌๆๆ) | 48,000 |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Justin Chan | 16,000 |
Up next are Flight B and Flight C, both flights taking place on Friday, February 27. Flight B kicks off at 11AM with blinds increasing every 40 minutes and Flight C begins at 5PM with blinds increasing every 20 minutes. Buy-in is TWD 16,500 with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 11.
๐ For the Flight A info, click here.
๐ Natural8 Open Super High Roller: Day 1 Recap
Photo: Fabian Rolli
The high roller events schedule kicked off with the Natural8 Open Super High Roller TWD 1,500,000 guaranteed attracting 26 entries at TWD 50,000 buy-in each across Day 1’s ten levels. Among the first to get on the felt was ๐จ๐ญ Fabian Rolli, capitalizing on the fifty percent tournament fee cash back promotion.
By bagging time, 16 players survived with Rolli perched up top backed by a stack of 766,000 (76 big blinds). Rolli just edged over ๐ฐ๐ท Youhyun Kim during one of the last hands of the day. Kim finished a very close second rank with a stack of 759,000 (75 big blinds), while ๐ต๐ญ John Niko Costiniano rounded out the top three with 717,000 (71 big blinds).
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| ๐จ๐ญ Fabian Rolli | 766,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Youhyun Kim | 759,000 |
| ๐ต๐ญ John Niko Costiniano | 717,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Soo Bum Kim | 560,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Chih Wei Fan | 447,000 |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Michel Molenaar | 439,000 |
| ๐ท๐บ Andrei Cherkashin | 406,000 |
| ๐จ๐ณ Rong Zhang | 378,000 |
| ๐ญ๐ฐ Hon Cheong Lee | 355,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Hyo Sung Kim | 329,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Sung Jin Yun | 297,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Yu Chung Chang | 285,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Meng Ling Lin | 283,000 |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Andrew Han | 217,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Seung Hyuk Jung | 167,000 |
| ๐น๐ญ Nirunrut Rachburom | 95,000 |
On the flip side, among those unable to advance were Wang Chihyuan, Frank Cucchiara, Andy Tsai, and Iat Man Leong. However, their hopes remain alive as late registration is open through the first two levels of Day 2. Play resumes at 12PM, giving them another shot to get back in the hunt.
Read up on the Day 1 action via the live updates.
โญ PS Warm Up Draws 285; Chun Fung Ip Tops 45 Survivors
The PS Warm Up was a hot item on the opening day menu with a combined 285 entries across the three flights to breach the TWD 1,000,000 guarantee. After all of the flight bubbles burst, a cumulative 45 players bagged up with ๐ญ๐ฐ Chun Fung Ip at the helm sitting on a stack of 440,000.
Top 10 In Chips
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| ๐ญ๐ฐ Chun Fung Ip | 440,000 |
| ๐ญ๐ฐ Mai Ko Ho | 413,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Chi Jen Chen | 385,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Yuxuan Zhang | 376,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Shun Yi Zheng | 348,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Wei Chian Hsu | 310,000 |
| ๐ฐ๐ท Hyun Jun Kim | 277,000 |
| ๐บ๐ธ Vanna Tea | 243,000 |
| ๐น๐ผ Shi Rong Wang | 242,000 |
| ๐น๐ญ Tanik Kongjaroentin | 229,000 |
๐For Flight A survivor list, click here.
๐For Flight B survivor list, click here.
๐For Flight C survivor list, click here.
๐For Day 2 chip counts and seat draw, cliick here.
๐ Shu Fang Chen Captures Maiden Win At the Ladies First Event
Photo: Shu Fang Chen
Maiden victory for ๐น๐ผ Shu Fang Chen who captured the first pink trophy of the series after overcoming a field of 13 entries at the Ladies First event. Chen walked away with a payout of TWD 21,000, defeating ๐น๐ผ Pei Ching Chen at heads up.
๐Alfie Adam Wins The PLO Deepstack
Photo: Alfie Adam
Attending his first ever Players Series event, ๐ฌ๐ง Alfie Adam topped the 11-entry field of the PLO Deepstack to claim the TWD 61,000 top prize. Finishing runner-up was ๐ฆ๐บ Jarryd Godena for a payout of TWD 33,000.
๐ Lee Ju Hyun Tops The All-In Influencers Invitational
Photo: Lee Ju Hyun
In a clash of content creators and personalities, ๐ฐ๐ท Lee Ju Hyun emerged victorious over the 11-entry field of the All In Influencers Invitational to hoist one of the coveted PS trophies and a payout of TWD 33,000.
๐ Lin Wei Kai Gets It Done At The PLO-5 Double Board
Photo: Lin Wei Kai
In a game filled with swings and outs, ๐น๐ผ Lin Wei Kai survived the 26-entry field of the PLO-5 Double Board to lift the last trophy on opening day along with a payout of TWD 63,700.
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.
