Natural8 Open Main Event: Flight A Recap
The inaugural flight of the Natural8 Open Main Event concluded with 10 survivors advancing from 65 total entries. The prize pool for this event is guaranteed at TWD 7,000,000.
Chip leader Kristof Segers (Belgium) dominated with 558,000 chips, more than doubling runner-up Ori Kossonogi (Israel) who bagged 225,000. Nine additional players secured spots for Day 2, including Chao Wei Wang, Jae Geol Cho, Shao Chien Peng, David Erquiaga, Chia Yun Wu, Po Chin Lin, Yao Mao Hsieh, and Justin Chan.
Upcoming flights include Flight B on February 27 at 11 AM and Flight C at 5 PM, both featuring TWD 16,500 buy-ins with unlimited re-entries.
Natural8 Open Super High Roller: Day 1 Recap
The Super High Roller tournament attracted 26 entries at TWD 50,000 buy-in, generating a TWD 1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Fabian Rolli (Switzerland) leads with 766,000 chips after ten levels of play.
Close behind are Youhyun Kim (South Korea) with 759,000 and John Niko Costiniano (Philippines) with 717,000. The field narrowed to 16 survivors, with 13 additional players listed in the chip standings. Late registration remains open through the first two levels of Day 2, which resumes at noon.
PS Warm Up: 285 Entries, 45 Survivors
The PS Warm Up exceeded its TWD 1,000,000 guarantee across three flights with 285 combined entries. Chun Fung Ip (Hong Kong) leads the 45 survivors with 440,000 chips.
The top 10 chip leaders include Mai Ko Ho, Chi Jen Chen, Yuxuan Zhang, Shun Yi Zheng, Wei Chian Hsu, Hyun Jun Kim, Vanna Tea, Shi Rong Wang, and Tanik Kongjaroentin.
Side Event Champions
Ladies First: Shu Fang Chen (Taiwan) won the 13-entry Ladies First event, earning TWD 21,000 and defeating Pei Ching Chen heads-up.
PLO Deepstack: Alfie Adam (Great Britain) claimed his first Players Series victory, topping an 11-entry field to win TWD 61,000, with Jarryd Godena (Australia) finishing second for TWD 33,000.
All In Influencers Invitational: Lee Ju Hyun (South Korea) defeated 10 opponents to capture TWD 33,000 in this content-creator themed tournament.
PLO-5 Double Board: Lin Wei Kai (Taiwan) survived a 26-entry field to win TWD 63,700 in this variant event.
The Players Series Championship III Taipei continues through March 10, featuring 84 total trophy events with TWD 60 million in guaranteed prize pools.
