PSC III Taipei: Ki Young Kim, Siriwan Sukmekerd, Darren Wee Among Day 9 Highlights

Ki Young Kim Wins The PS Championship Super High Roller

The PS Championship Super High Roller attracted 48 entries at TWD 100,000 each, generating a TWD 4,147,200 prize pool. Following a heads-up deal, Kim secured TWD 1,156,000 while runner-up Justin Chu received TWD 1,000,000.

Kim demonstrated dominant play throughout, executing an early triple knockout that built significant chip lead momentum. Although his stack diminished to eight big blinds at one point, he mounted a steady recovery before claiming the title in the final hand with a turned pair against Chu.

PS Championship Main Event: Flight C-D

Shixiang Khoo bagged 883,000 chips (88 big blinds) at Flight C, overtaking Flight A chip leader Kiyoung Kim. Series double major winner Chung Tang Lin also advanced with a 241,000-chip stack (24 big blinds).

Flight D saw Chiu Wah Kim emerge as frontrunner with 642,000 chips (80 big blinds), currently sitting fourth in Day 2 standings.

Flight C drew 164 entries, the largest flight to date, while Flight D attracted 76 runners. A combined 37 players advanced to Day 2.

Two flights remain: Flight E and Flight F both run March 7 at 11AM and 6PM respectively, with TWD 33,000 buy-ins. The combined entry tally reaches 391 with 61 players currently in the money, competing for a guaranteed TWD 20,000,000 prize pool.

Stunning Comeback For Siriwan Sukmekerd At Women's Championship

The Women's Championship final table saw dramatic swings as An Qi Huang built an 11-to-1 chip advantage over Siriwan Sukmekerd, reducing Sukmekerd to just 3 big blinds. However, Sukmekerd mounted a remarkable comeback, ultimately defeating Huang to claim the all-pink event trophy and TWD 88,000 first-place prize.

Darren Wee Wins It All At Mystery Bounty High Roller

Darren Wee claimed his first Players Series title at the Mystery Bounty High Roller, defeating Yongjae Lee in heads-up play. Wee's final hand saw his Q♦Q♣ hold against Lee's 10♥7♥ on a board that ran 7♣6♥J♠4♥K♣.

Wee also secured the tournament's largest bounty worth TWD 220,000 and had previously won the second-largest bounty of TWD 100,000 earlier in the night. His total haul reached TWD 775,000.

The event drew 31 runners generating a TWD 1,015,200 prize pool with top-six finishers earning payouts.

Sehoon Yoon Wins First PS Trophy at Deepstack Bounty

Sehoon Yoon captured his inaugural Players Series trophy after outlasting 57 entries at the Deepstack Bounty. Yoon claimed TWD 102,000 from the TWD 487,100 prize pool while collecting multiple TWD 3,000 bounties.

Success Again For Yung Chun Wang At 7 Max Turbo

Yung Chun Wang secured his second Players Series side event trophy at the 7-Max Turbo, defeating Bumsuk Kang at heads up. Wang outlasted a 67-entry field to earn TWD 112,000 from a TWD 363,800 prize pool. Wang boasts six previous final table appearances at the series.

Thomas Liffick Gets Over The Hump At Win The Button

Players Series commentator Thomas Liffick competed in the Win The Button – Hyper Turbo event after completing broadcast duties, defeating Chun Hsueh Tsai at heads up. Liffick leveraged commanding chip advantage to secure victory, achieving redemption after a recent runner-up finish in the No Limit Hold'em – Hyper Turbo event.

Schedule Update

The PS Championship III Taipei continues through March 10 at Asia Poker Arena. Upcoming events feature large-stack formats including the Monster Stack, High Roller Megastack, High Roller Double Stack, and PSC Mini Championship.