Taiwan Millions Tournament 14 – Live Updates – Day 1C
Buy in: NTD 8,000 (~USD 256)
Guarantee: NTD 10,000,000 (~USD 319,760)
Starting stack: 25,000
Day 1A: 639 entries / 77 ITM survivors
Day 1B: 648 entries / 78 ITM survivors
Day 1C: 670 entries
ITM: 81 players
Chips in play: 16,750,000
TMT 14 Main Event Day 1C ends with Ju Xiang Tu bagging big; 81 players added to the Day 2 lineup
Celebration all around with the 670 Day 1C entries more than enough for a new TMT Main Event record turnout. Combined with the first two heats, the highlight tournament now sits at a record 1,970 entries and will surge higher with two more entry flights to play out. As for the prize pool, it has crossed into the NTD 13 million mark. At the end of today’s heat, 81 players bagged up with Taiwan’s Ju Xiang Tu racking up an enormous 823,000 stack, equivalent to 102 bb. Tu has now taken over the top spot in the Day 2 lineup.
Top 10 in chips – End of Day 1C
| # | Player | Flag | Stack |
| 1 | Jia Xiang Tu | Taiwan | 823,000 |
| 2 | Yu Fan Tsai | Taiwan | 516,000 |
| 3 | Zi En Huang | Taiwan | 513,000 |
| 4 | Chien Yu Sung | Taiwan | 500,400 |
| 5 | Kevin Lin | Taiwan | 466,000 |
| 6 | Hsu Huang | Taiwan | 454,000 |
| 7 | Ping Chao Lee | Taiwan | 415,000 |
| 8 | Yuk Fang Kwong | Hong Kong | 368,000 |
| 9 | Mao Lin Yu | Taiwan | 363,000 |
| 10 | Wei Kai Su | Taiwan | 357,000 |
TMT 14 MAIN EVENT – Chip Counts
Day 1C – Live Updates
Day 1C: 670 entries
ITM: 81 players
Chips in play: 16,750,000
01:55: Bubble hand: Tsai Yu Fan delivers the bubble
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
On a board of 
and a huge 134,000 in the pot, big blind is all in with 
trips which is behind Tsai Yu Fan’s 
straight.
Tsai Yu Fan – 516,000
01:41: Hu Zi-En outdraws the short stack
Level 18: 4000-8000 ante 8000
Action folds to short stacked player on the small blind who shoves (45,000) holding 
. Big blind Hu Zi-En calls with 
. The board runs out 
to lose a player.
Hu Zi-En – 570,000
01:40: 85 remaining, four to end of day
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Tu Jia Xiang – 710,000
Hung Zi-En – 510,000
Pin Chao Lee – 450,000
01:15: Ken Yao Chong tanks a player
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Under the gun+1 raises to 12,000, mp Ken Yao Chong calls, button three-bets to 40,000, intial raiser folds, Chong calls. At the flop 
, Chong checks, button bets 30,000, Chong shoves button tank-folds.
Ken Yao Chong – 290,000
01:05: Chenyu Song dominates and rails
Level 17: 3000-6000 ante 6000
Hijack shoves with 
, Chenyu Song calls with 
. The board runs out 
. Song ships it and rails one.
Chenyu Song – 470,000
00:10: 132 remaining, play down to 81 (ITM) players
Level 15: 2000-4000 ante 4000
23:40: Good pot for Lai Wei Lin’s big slick
Level 14: 1500-3000 ante 3000
Mid position player raises to 6000, lojack calls, button Lai Wei Lin three-bets to 22,500, only mp calls. At the flop 
, mp leads for 10,000 Lai calls. Both players check the turn . On the river 
, mp bets 25,000, Lai calls, mp shows 
, Lai wins it with 
.
Lai Wei Lin – 180,000
23:30: Big stacks at the break
Level 13: 1200-24000 ante 2400
Deng Deng Kai – 260,000
Pin Chao Lee – 240,000
Tu Jia Xiang – 240,000
23:10: I Chieh Lin earns a good pot
Level 13: 1200-24000 ante 2400
Mid position raises to 5000, big blind I Chieh Lin defends, the flop is 
both players check. On the turn and river 
, Lin bets 15,000 each and is called. Lin claims the pot with 
trips.
I Chieh Lin – 95,000
22:55: Pin Lun Li straight at the flop
Level 13: 1200-24000 ante 2400
On a board 
with 22,000 in the pot, mid position bets 7500, hijack Pin Lun Li raises to 15,000, mp shoves, Li snap-calls and shows straight at the flop. Mp had 
set.
Pin Lun Li – 115,000
22:45: Deng Deng Kai rails Pamplona
Level 13: 1200-24000 ante 2400
Under the gun+1 Deng Deng Kai raises to 5000, mid position Junnie Pamplona three-bets to 12,000, flop comes 
. Deng bets 5000, Pamplona raises to 17,000, Deng calls. Both players check the turn 
to bring the river 
. Deng fires 32,000, Pamplona shoves his 58,000 stack, Deng calls and opens set, Pamplona has 
and busts.
Deng Deng Kai – 3450,000
21:30: Day 1C closes with 670 entries, new Main Event record
Level 10: 600-1200 ante 1200
With Day 1C attracting 670 entries, TMT 14 is currently setting a new TMT Main Event record! Currently there are 1,957 entries, which is 62 entries more than TMT 12’s 1,895 entries. Two more flights have yet to play out so we won’t have the final count until those complete. The pot is currently over NTD 13 Million.
21:05: Chuan Hsu Sheng wins the flip
Level 9: 500-1000 ante 1000
Battle of the blinds, small blind Chuan Hsu Sheng with 
, big blind with , the board runs 
. Chuan ships it and boots one out.
Chuan Hsu Sheng – 85,000
20:30: Tai Chun Min with a lucky river
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
Hijack Tai Chun Min all in with , button takes on the challenge with less chips but better cards 
. With the board running 
, Tai lucks out on the river to ship it and boot one out.
Tai Chun Min – 55,000
20:25: 605 entries… close to breaking the record
Level 8: 500-1000 ante 1000
The numbers continue to climb, currently 605 entries on the screens. We were informed that when it hits 609, it is a new Main Event record.
20:20: 584 entries
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
20:05: Tu Jia Xiang wins the flip
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Mid position goes all in with , button calls then folds to small blind Tu Jia Xiang’s three-bet. Tu has 
. The board runs 
. Tu takes it down and takes one out.
Tu Jia Xiang – 160,000
19:55: Shaw Yih Chia
Level 7: 400-800 ante 800
Shaw Yih Chua calls a player’s all in with and wins the flip against on a board running 
.
Shaw Yih Chia – 155,000
19:35: Gerardo Lubas with the big blind special
Level 6: 300-600 ante 600
By the river and 13,000 in the pot, big blind Gerardo Lubas III bets 4000 and finds one caller as button folds. He shows winning straight.
Gerardo Lubas – 75,000
19:25: Break time, 481 entries
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
Big stacks at the break:
She Yen Ting – 130,000
Pin Hung Liao – 100,000
Karmen Tam – 100,000
18:55: Chen Jui Ting doubles up with rockets
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
All in call at the flop with 5000 already in the pot. Chen Jui Ting has , bigger stacked player has , the turn and river is a double up for Chen.
Chen Jui Tang – 29,000
18:35: Hu Yu Tang with a lucky runout
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
All in preflop, Hu Yu Tang with {js< at risk player with , the cards fan out for trips to Tang and the exit for the aces.
Hu Yu Tang – 35,000
18:31: Jacky Yu with the higher two pair
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
All the chips go in on the river board , Jacky Yu has the higher two pair against a shorter stack’s .
Jacky Yu – 40,000
18:30: 398 entries
Level 5: 300-500 ante 500
18:20: Kyoungmi Kim rails one
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
Hijack Kyoungmi Kim all in holding , small blind with 6000 in chips left risks it with , the board runs 
.
Kyoungmi Kim – 30,000
18:15: Wang Shun Ping cracks and rails Aces
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
Action packed preflop starts with cutoff raising to 1000, button Wang Shun Ping calls, small blind calls, big blind three-bets to 5000, back to cutoff who folds, Wang calls again, sb folds, two players head to the flop 
. Big blind bets 3000, Wang shoves, bb calls and is at risk. Bb shows overpair, Wang has flush draw. The turn and river 
doesn’t grant the flush but a runner runner straight to bust aces.
Wang Shun Ping – 60,000
18:00: 329 entries and more notables
Level 4: 200-400 ante 400
Justin Chan, Zong Chi He, Jacky Yu join the hunt. 329 entries with 3.5 hours of late reg open.
17:40: Chen Chih Yang cracks cowboys
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
With 14,000 in the pot and a board , mp player bets 5000 then calls Chen Chih Yang’s shove. Chen has flush, mp busts with .
Chen Chih Yang – 55,000
17:35: Chi Chung Ho check-raises all of it
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
On a turn board and 3500 in the pot, mid-position bets 2200, big blind Chi Chung Ho check-raises all in, mp folds.
Chi Chung Ho – 15,000
17:30: Cooler sends Wei Chen Lin soaring
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
The pot built to 10,000 by the turn board , utg player with top pair check-calls Wei Chen Lin’s 5500 bet. The river comes , Wei bets 7000, utg shoves, quick call by Wei who shows overpair to score a double up.
Wei Chen Lin – 60,000
17:30: 253 entries
Level 3: 200-300 ante 300
Two levels in and already the room is pumping with activity with 253 entries up on the screens. Registration continues for another four hours so plenty of late reg sure to boost the numbers.
17:20: Pot for Junnie Pamplona
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200
Under the gun Junnie Pamplona raises to 600 and finds one customer in the cutoff. At the flop , Pamplona c-bets 1,100 and is called. On the turn , Pamplona bets 3000, this time no challenge to claim the pot.
Junnie Pamplona – 30,000
17:15: Notables in the scene
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200
Jack Liew
Lee Kun Han
Junnie Pamplona
Hon Cheong Lee
17:10: Kang Tae Hoon cracks Kings
Level 2: 100-200 ante 200
On a board , both players are all in. Kang Tae Hoon wins with set to crack .
Kang Tae Hoon – 47,000
End of Level 1: 166 entries
Massive turnout at the Taiwan Millions Tournament 14 – MAIN EVENT – with 1,317 entries generated over two starting days, and registration is still open! Players wanting to join this exciting tournament have two entry days left. Buy in is a very affordable NTD 8,000 (~USD 256) which gives players a shot at the NTD 10,000,000 (~USD 319,760) guaranteed prize pool which will easily be breached at today’s Day 1C flight.
At yesterday’s Day 1B heat. the total entry field just edged over Day 1A with 648 turning up. Three players populated to top ranks with Taiwan’s Hao Kai Wu claiming the leader’s seat with 772,000 in chips. Decorated player from Hong Kong, Dicky Tsang bagged up a second rank stack of 654,000, and Hang Yang Liu rounds out the upper three with 641,000. Day 1A chip leader Chi Jen Chen was bumped down to fourth rank.
Read up on the action via the Day 1B Live Updates.
Top 10 in chips – Day 2
| Player | Flag | Stack |
| Hao Kai Wu | Taiwan | 772,000 |
| Dicky Siu Hang Tsang | Hong Kong | 654,000 |
| Han Yang Liu | Taiwan | 641,000 |
| Chi Jen Chen | Taiwan | 542,000 |
| Tsuan Pin Lin | Taiwan | 527,000 |
| Yong Yao Jiang | Taiwan | 527,000 |
| Chu Chi Hao | Taiwan | 515,000 |
| Teng Wei Lien | Taiwan | 514,000 |
| Yi Sheng Wang | Taiwan | 497,000 |
| Yue Sheng Wu | Taiwan | 465,000 |
TMT 14 – Main Event – Chip Counts
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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