Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #25000

2024.07.21 - 2024.07.29Add to Calendar

Taiwan Millions Tournament

Blind level

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

107/1,060

Total Chips

26,500,000

Average

247,664

Derick ElominaDerick Elomina

7/22/2024, 4:34:23 AM

End Of Day 1A Chip Counts

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiuTaiwan	1,231,000(123 BB)
KL Kunsen LiaoTaiwan	635,000(64 BB)
CC Chih Chieh ChangTaiwan	634,000(63 BB)
WC Wei ChunTaiwan	625,000(63 BB)
CH Chien HouTaiwan	613,000(61 BB)
HC Hao ChangTaiwan	597,000(60 BB)
YC Yen ChangTaiwan	532,000(53 BB)
CC Chengchih ChengTaiwan	525,000(53 BB)
PC Polun ChaoTaiwan	515,000(52 BB)
WY Wen Yi XsuTaiwan	506,000(51 BB)
TC Tszhin ChowHong Kong	495,000(50 BB)
WT Wen Tao WuTaiwan	459,000(46 BB)
KD Kim DonggooSouth Korea	448,000(45 BB)
TY Ten Yo JenTaiwan	440,000(44 BB)
SC Shenghe ChenTaiwan	422,000(42 BB)
PC Po Cheng (2)Taiwan	412,000(41 BB)
HL Hsin LeeTaiwan	410,000(41 BB)
CH Chien HanTaiwan	409,000(41 BB)
CY Cheng YaoTaiwan	403,000(40 BB)
YW Yuan WuTaiwan	396,000(40 BB)
YX Yu Xuan DengTaiwan	393,000(39 BB)
CY Chieh YangTaiwan	391,000(39 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	390,000(39 BB)
SL Sean LaiTaiwan	378,000(38 BB)
CY Cheng YiTaiwan	361,000(36 BB)
TC Tsuenshi ChiangTaiwan	345,000(35 BB)
JP Jing PengTaiwan	331,000(33 BB)
CC Chunchi ChangTaiwan	331,000(33 BB)
CH Ching Hsuan ChouTaiwan	328,000(33 BB)
WW Wei WangTaiwan	315,000(32 BB)
JF Jin Fang LinTaiwan	305,000(31 BB)
TC Tai Cheng LiuTaiwan	294,000(29 BB)
LJ Liao Jia HongTaiwan	292,000(29 BB)
PH Piying HsuTaiwan	288,000(29 BB)
XP Xie PeishanTaiwan	288,000(29 BB)
CY Cheng Yu YangTaiwan	284,000(28 BB)
KY Kuo Yang HuangTaiwan	252,000(25 BB)
CL Chin LiaoTaiwan	247,000(25 BB)
KZ Kai ZhuangTaiwan	240,000(24 BB)
HT Hsien Tsai (2)Taiwan	238,000(24 BB)
SL Shen LinTaiwan	238,000(24 BB)
CJ Chen JuTaiwan	236,000(24 BB)
CC Chingwen ChiangTaiwan	235,000(24 BB)
VC Venus ChengHong Kong	231,000(23 BB)
HL Hsuan LiaoTaiwan	230,000(23 BB)
CW Chun Wei ChuTaiwan	220,000(22 BB)
HY Hung Yi ChenTaiwan	217,000(22 BB)
WC Wen ChenTaiwan	215,000(22 BB)
PL Pin LiTaiwan	207,000(21 BB)
YL Yuhan LiuTaiwan	203,000(20 BB)
YJ Yao JiangTaiwan	197,000(20 BB)
CC Chih-Wei ChenTaiwan	197,000(20 BB)
CH Chia Hua WuTaiwan	196,000(20 BB)
WT Wenyi TsengTaiwan	193,000(19 BB)
LC Liao ChihTaiwan	192,000(19 BB)
TD Tzu De LinTaiwan	188,000(19 BB)
DC Dun ChenTaiwan	181,000(18 BB)
HC Hong ChiangTaiwan	180,000(18 BB)
CT Chinwei TuTaiwan	180,000(18 BB)
YL Yixuan LinTaiwan	178,000(18 BB)
KY Kai YouTaiwan	176,000(18 BB)
ML Mingfeng LeeTaiwan	175,000(18 BB)
JY Jintae YangSouth Korea	170,000(17 BB)
LY Liu YungTaiwan	169,000(17 BB)
ZL Zih LinTaiwan	168,000(17 BB)
JJ Jongbea JangSouth Korea	166,000(17 BB)
CC Chun ChangTaiwan	164,000(16 BB)
SH Szchi HuangTaiwan	163,000(16 BB)
YR Yung RenTaiwan	163,000(16 BB)
JM Jing Ming ShiTaiwan	162,000(16 BB)
CH Chun Ho (2)Taiwan	158,000(16 BB)
TL Tsung LiaoTaiwan	158,000(16 BB)
YL Yutsung LaiTaiwan	157,000(16 BB)
WL Wei LaiTaiwan	152,000(15 BB)
IC I Chieh LinTaiwan	150,000(15 BB)
PL Po LiaoTaiwan	144,000(14 BB)
TC Ting ChaoTaiwan	140,000(14 BB)
GF Gang Fong YangTaiwan	140,000(14 BB)
ST Shih TaoTaiwan	133,000(13 BB)
CL Chiehchi LiuTaiwan	132,000(13 BB)
CC Chih ChungTaiwan	128,000(13 BB)
WW Weng Wei LunTaiwan	125,000(13 BB)
YY YunFan YangChina	123,000(12 BB)
PH Po Hsiang Yang	122,000(12 BB)
CH Chih HsuTaiwan	118,000(12 BB)
WH Wingsze HoHong Kong	117,000(12 BB)
PW Pin WangTaiwan	115,000(12 BB)
NT Nan TanSingapore	110,000(11 BB)
LC Licheng ChenTaiwan	96,000(10 BB)
DL Daxian LiouTaiwan	93,000(9 BB)
SS Szujen SuTaiwan	88,000(9 BB)
YL Yung Lin (2)Taiwan	87,000(9 BB)
JC Jian ChenTaiwan	86,000(9 BB)
XL Xingjian LiuTaiwan	85,000(9 BB)
WY Wan Yun LaiHong Kong	83,000(8 BB)
YL Yishun LeeTaiwan	77,000(8 BB)
KC Kaichun ChangTaiwan	75,000(8 BB)
TY Ting Yao Lin	73,000(7 BB)
KL Kun LuTaiwan	70,000(7 BB)
CT Cheng-nan TsengTaiwan	70,000(7 BB)
YL Yan Lin (2)Taiwan	62,000(6 BB)
YS Yiu SekHong Kong	60,000(6 BB)
PL Po LinTaiwan	59,000(6 BB)
YL Yufeng LuTaiwan	53,000(5 BB)
LW Li Wang (6)Taiwan	48,000(5 BB)
PT Po TsengTaiwan	35,000(4 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 2:57:35 PM

Chih Chieh Chang Spikes The Two Outer To End Day 1A

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Chiu Yi Kat

Chih Chieh Chang raises 20,000 then calls and covers Chiu Yi Kat's 102,000 shove as both go into a showdown.

Chih Chieh Chang: T♠ T♥

Chiu Yi Kat: Q♥ Q♣

Board T♣ 5♥ 3♥ A♦ 9♥

Chang hits the set on the flop and leads all the way, eliminating Kat at the 107th spot and ending Day 1 as the remaining 106 players advance to Day 2.

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 2:23:07 PM

Dun Chen Doubles With Queens

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Dun Chen

In a battle of the blinds, Liao Chin Kai pushes all-in and is called by big blind Dun Chen, putting his last 88,000 at risk of elimination.

Liao Chin Kai: 5♥ 8♥

Dun Chen: Q♦ Q♠

Board 6♦ 9♥ 3♣ 2♣ A♣

Kai hoped for a gut-shot straight, but nothing came as the pocket queens of Chen hold up to double up.

Liao Chin Kai: 210,000

Dun Chen: 186,000

Player	Chips
LC Liao Chin KaiTaiwan	210,000(21 BB)
DC Dun ChenChina	186,000(19 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 2:13:05 PM

Three-Way Main Pot For Hung Yi Chen

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Hung Yi Chen

UTG+2 player raises to 25,000 with Hung Yi Chen re-raising all-in for 153,000. The next seat over Wang Li Wei calls for his remaining 33,000 at the big blind and UTG+2 completes for his last 123,000 for a three-way showdown.

Wang Lie Wei wins the main pot while Hung Yi Chen takes down the bigger side pot as they take out another player.

Player	Hand	Chips
WL Wang Lei WeiTaiwan	K♦K♣	114,000(11 BB)
HY Hung Yi ChenTaiwan	K♥Q♣	210,000(21 BB)
U Unknown	J♦J♣	busted

Board:K♠6♠6♦Q♠Q♥

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 114/1060

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 2:04:12 PM

Kicker Plays Fro Hsieh Pei Shan

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hsieh Pei Shan

Kalki Chien min-raises under the gun and gets 2 callers to see a K♦ 7♣ 8♥ flop. Big blind checks the action to Chien who c-bets 20,000 and finds a customer in Hsieh Pei Shan while the big blind folds. Both see the turn T♦ . Shan calls a 40,000 bet and both check the river 4♦ . Chien shows K♥ 9♥ for top pair, but loses to Shan's kicker K♣ Q♣.

Player	Chips
KC Kalki Chien	465,000(58 BB)
HP Hsieh Pei ShanTaiwan	300,000(38 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 1:39:10 PM

Po Jun Liu Takes The Lead

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Po Jun Liu

Jian Hong Chen raises to 20,000 from under the gun and is called by Po Jun Liu on the next seat. Everyone else folds as both players see a flop of A♦ T♥ 7♦ . Chen continues for 17,000 and Liu calls. Chen fires 22,000 on the J♦ turn and Liu calls again. On the 2♣ river, Chen check calls Liu's 95,000 bet.

Chen shows A♠ Q♦ for top pair while Liu flashes J♠ T♠ for two-pair. Po Jun Liu is the new chip leader

Player	Chips
JL Jun LiuTaiwan	900,000(113 BB)
JH Jian HongTaiwan	130,000(16 BB)

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 144/1060

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 1:22:45 PM

Double Bust On The Bubble!

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Is Masi Xuan

Players are playing hand for hand as Day 1A reaches the bubble.

With the two big blinds remaining, Cai Zheng Xuan at the small blind pushes all-in for 113,500 and is called by Kuo Yang Huang.

Kuo Yang Huang: A♠ K♥

Cai Zheng Xuan: 7♣ 9♦

Board K♣ 5♠ 8♥ K♠ Q♥

Big slick holds well and Kuo Yang Huang eliminates Cai Zheng Xuan as the bubble boy.

At a separate table, Is Masi Xuan is all in 52,000 against Jin Fang Lin on the big blind.

Jin Fang Lin: J♣ T♣

Is Masi Xuan: A♠ K♦

Board J♦ J♥ 9♦ 8♣ K♣

Is Masi Xuan was dead on the flop and sent home as another bubble.

Jin Fang Lin: 300,000

Both Cai Zhen Xuan and Is Masi Xuan will chop up the minimum payout of TWD14,400 as a consolation for bursting the bubble together.

The 158 players are guaranteed a minimum payout and will continue to play until only top 106 survivors remain to advance into Day 2.

Player	Chips
JF Jin Fang LinTaiwan	300,000(50 BB)
KY Kuo Yang HuangTaiwan	250,000(42 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 1:19:49 PM

Another Player Falls To Sheng He Chen

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Sheng He Chen

Cut-off player raises to 15,000, Sheng He Chen on the big blind makes it 40,000, cut-off pushes all-in for 130,000 and Chen makes the call for a showdown.

Cutoff: J♥ J♣

Sheng He Chen: K♠ Q♣

The board runs K♥ 9♥ 9♦ A♦ 8♥

Chen wins the coin flip and sends another player to the rail with one more to go before the bubble bursts.

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 1:15:28 PM

Hsieh Pei Shan Puts Pressure

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hsieh Pei Shan

Hsieh Pei Shan raises from under the gun to 14,000, button player calls for a flop T♦ A♥ 5♣ . Hsieh c-bets 8,000 and gets called to reveal a 3♠ turn. Hsieh slows to a check then calls the 20,000 bet to lead to the K♣ on the river. Hsieh switches up again and leads 40,000, dealer button folds flashing an A♣ before throwing it to the muck.

Player	Chips
HP Hsieh Pei ShanTaiwan	130,000(22 BB)

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 168/1060

Taiwan Millions Tournament Championship

Coming in October!

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 12:22:51 PM

Sunwoo Kim With A Big Check-Raise

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Sunwoo Kim

Wen Yi Tseng raises to 11,000 from cut-off and blinds Venus Cheng and Sunwoo Kim make the call. On the flop of K♣ K♦ 5♦ , action is checked to Tseng who bets out 18,000 and gets Venus to call. Kim, however, check-raises to 52,000 and both players don't play any further.

Player	Chips
VC Venus ChengHong Kong	262,000(52 BB)
WT Wenyi TsengTaiwan	260,000(52 BB)
SK Sunwoo KimSouth Korea	220,000(44 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 12:11:45 PM

Set On The Flop For Liu Yu Chen

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Yu Che Liu

Liu Yu Che min-raises from lojack and the blinds defend. On a flop of 8♥ 3♥ 9♠ big blind check-calls Che's all-in of 82,000.

Player	Hand	Chips
YC Yu Che Liu 劉運哲Taiwan	8♣8♠ MP	191,500(38 BB)
U Unknown	9♥5♥ BB	110,000(22 BB)

Liu Yu Che led with a set of eights while big blind hoped for a flush draw. The turn 9♣ gave Liu Yu Che a full house. The river 4♦ chunks the big blind player while Liu Yu Che takes down the pot.

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 193/1060

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 12:03:32 PM

Four-Bet Jam Wins It

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Shan Guang Tsai

On pre-flop action, button raises to 10,000, small blind Liao Jia Hong re-raises to 26,000, big blind Tsai Shan Guang four-bets his final 91,000, and finds no callers to take down the pot without a flop.

Player	Chips
LJ Liao Jia HongTaiwan	240,000(60 BB)
SG Shan Guang TsaiTaiwan	131,000(33 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 12:00:57 PM

Tsz Chow Tank-Calls And Doubles Up

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Tsz Chow

A 91,000 pot was built up to the river with a board showing 9♦ K♣ 8♣ 2♠ 4♠ . Zheng Xuan Cai checked-raised all-in on Tsz Hin Chow's 45,000 bet. Chow tanked before putting his remaining 191,000 at risk.

Cai flipped over A♣ 5♥ for an ace-high that wasn't good enough to beat Chow's 9♠ 8♠ two-pair.

Player	Chips
TC Tsz ChowHong Kong	473,000(118 BB)
CC Chengxuan CaiTaiwan	70,000(18 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 11:57:56 AM

Sheng He Chen Wins The Flip To Boot One

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Sheng He Chen

Player UTG+1 pushes his last 39,000 all-in and gets a call from Sheng He Chen.

Board: J♦ 9♦ 4♦ 6♠ 4♥

UTG+1: K♣ Q♣

Sheng He Chen: 9♦ 9♣

Chen flops a set, and provides some hope for UTG+1 to get a gut-shot straight that runs cold and sends him to the rail instead.

Player	Chips
SH Sheng He ChenTaiwan	390,000(98 BB)

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 230/1060

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 11:33:36 AM

Chiang Hsiang Hao Leading The Whole Way

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Chang Hsiang Hao

With pre-flop action folded to the two blinds, small blind Chiang Hsiang Hao raises to 15,000 with the big blind shoving all his 101,000 chips at risk. Chiang Hsiang Hao makes the quick call.

Chiang Hsiang Hao: A♥ Q♥

Big Blind: K♠ 9♣

Board runs Q♠ Q♦ 7♦ T♣ 7♣

The big blind's hope for a gut-shot straight on the river didn't happen and was sent to the rail with Hao's full-house.

Player	Chips
CH Chang Hsiang HaoTaiwan	480,000(160 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:39:09 AM

Big Stacks At The New Level

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips
CH Chang Hsiang HaoTaiwan	490,000(163 BB)
HY Hung Yi ChenTaiwan	450,000(150 BB)
CL Chienchi Liu	390,000(130 BB)
CW Chisen WuTaiwan	350,000(117 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	280,000(93 BB)

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 270/1060

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:32:38 AM

Two-Outer For Chienchi Liu

Level 13: 1,200 / 2,400 ante: 2,400

Chienchi Liu

Under the gun player moves all-in for his last 30,000 and the cutoff shoves his last 67,000. Chienchi Liu calls from the BB

Board 4♦ A♥ A♦ J♠ 9♠

A miracle two-outer nine on the river brings Liu the win and sends home two players.

Player	Hand	Chips
CL Chienchi LiuTaiwan	9♦9♣	390,000(163 BB)
U Unknown	Q♠J♥ UTG	busted
U Unknown	Q♣Q♥ CO	busted

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:30:28 AM

Pot For Hung Yi Chen

Level 13: 1,200 / 2,400 ante: 2,400

Hung Yi Chen

Hung Yi Chen raises to 5,000 from early position and gets two callers to see a 9♣ 9♦ 2♠ flop. Small blind checks action to Chen who leads with a 5,800 bet with only Liao Po Chieh calling from the button. Both players see a turn J♣ . Chen bets out 28,000 and Chieh gives up the pot.

Hung Yi Chen: 450,000

Liao Po Chieh : 112,000

Player	Chips
HY Hung Yi ChenTaiwan	450,000(188 BB)
LP Liao Po ChiehTaiwan	112,000(47 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:28:43 AM

Wei Cheng Lai Lands The Two-Outer

Level 13: 1,200 / 2,400 ante: 2,400

Wei Cheng Lai

UTG+1 raises to 6,200 and gets two callers before Wei Cheng Lai at the small blind re-raises to 21,000 and gets shoved by UTG+1 for 83,700. Lai makes the call.

UTG+1: A♠ 5♠

Wei Cheng Lai: Q♠ Q♣

Board A♥ 6♦ K♠ 2♥ Q♥

UTG+1 Player leads on the flop, but Wei Cheng Lai catches the 2-outer queen on the river to improve to a set and set the player to the rail.

Player	Chips
WC Wei Cheng Lai	252,000(105 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:27:23 AM

Pocket Pair Is Good For Shun Yi Zheng

Level 13: 1,200 / 2,400 ante: 2,400

Shun Yi Zheng

Shun Yi Zheng raises to 6,00 with 3 callers behind to see a flop of 5♦ 2♣ 7♦ . Kalki Chien from the SB leads with 20,000 with only Zheng calling to see a Q♠ on the turn. Both check to see a 9♥ on the river. Chien check-calls 30,000 from Zheng who shows J♥ J♦ while Chien only shows a 7♠.

Shun Yi Zheng: 330,000

Kalki Chien: 195,000

Player	Chips
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	330,000(138 BB)
KC Kalki Chien	195,000(81 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:21:02 AM

Chang Hsiang Hao Takes The Lead

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Chang Hsiang Hao

UTG+2 Chang Hsiang Hao raises to 5,000 and gets four callers to see a flop 3♦ 2♦ 5♠ . The blinds check their option to Hao who fires out 15,000 and meets no resistance to win the pot. Chang Hsiang Hao has taken the lead.

Player	Chips
CH Chang Hsiang HaoTaiwan	488,000(244 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 10:17:18 AM

Chop it up!

Level 11: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Liao Po Chieh

Four players built up a 36,200 pot up to the turn with the board showing T♥ 9♥ 8♠ 7♠ . Small blind Liao Po Chieh bets 35,000, Yuhsin Ho pushes all-in for his last 57,300 and Hung Yu Chen calls as does Liao Po Chieh for three players to see a 4♣ on the river.

Liao Po Chieh check folds the all-in bet of Hung Yu Chen and only two remain at the show down.

Yuhsin Ho shows A♥ J♠

Hung Yu Chen K♠ J♣

Both players make a seven-to-jack straight splitting the pot.

Player	Chips
HY Hung Yi ChenTaiwan	267,000(167 BB)
LP Liao Po ChiehTaiwan	185,000(116 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 9:34:26 AM

Wei Sheng Lin Turns It To Rail One

Level 11: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Wei Sheng Lin

Player at Hijack min-raises then Wei Sheng Lin at the button re-raises to 10,000 then calls the four-bet all-in of 48,500.

Hijack: A♥ 5♦

Wei Sheng Lin: K♣ J♣

Board runs 6♦ 6♣ 7♠ K♦ 9♥

While at a slight disadvantage, Wei Sheng Lin catches a King on the turn to knock out a player and improve his stack.

Player	Chips
LW Lin WeiTaiwan	125,000(78 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 9:05:13 AM

Top Pair Takes It All

Level 11: 800 / 1,600 ante: 1,600

Hsuan Cheng Lai

Player at Hijack raises and gets called by the blinds. Hijack c-bets the flop 8♦ 9♥ A♦ with only Hsuan Cheng Lai check-calling. Lai check-calls the 17,000 bet on the turn Q♥ and then bet-calls the all-in for 83,000 on the river 3♠ .

Hijack shows K♣ 6♣ while Hsuan Cheng Lai turns over Q♦ 3♦ for a pair of queens to take down the pot and eliminate the other player.

Hsuan Cheng Lai: 235,000

Unknown: Out

Player	Chips
HC Hsuan Cheng Lai	235,000(147 BB)

Level 11: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 390/1061

Level 10: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 554/1060

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 8:33:31 AM

Record Start! 1061 Entries

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Day 1A registration closes at 1,061 entries to set a new record for this flight! Players will now race to ITM of 159 players.

SMPSMP

7/21/2024, 8:29:05 AM

Cheng Hung Cheng Wins The Flip

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Cheng Hung Cheng

Player from mid-position raises all-in pre-flop and BB Cheng Hung Cheng makes to call to put his stack at risk, covered by just 2,000 chips.

MP: A♥ J♦

Cheng Hung Cheng: A♣ K♣

Board runs 6♥ 2♦ 8♣ T♦ A♠

Player	Chips
CH Cheng HungTaiwan	90,000(75 BB)

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TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 8:06:32 AM

Big Stacks At The New Level

Level 9: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips
HY Hung Yi ChenTaiwan	270,000(270 BB)
CH Chang Hsiang HaoTaiwan	240,000(240 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	230,000(230 BB)
CH Ching Hsuan ChouTaiwan	180,000(180 BB)
WS Wang Shang FuTaiwan	175,000(175 BB)

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 548/1046

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 7:47:24 AM

Chia Yun Wu Knocks Out Two

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Chia Yun Wu

All in preflop Chia Yun Wu Q♠ Q♥ up against A♦ J♥ and a player that mucked on a board Q♣ 2♠ 4♠ 2♣ 9♦ . Wu sweeps and ships.

Player	Chips
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	93,000(93 BB)

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 7:44:27 AM

Chia Wei Bets Every Street

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Chia Wei

Chia Wei opens 2000 and finds three callers. When the board completes 8♠ 7♠ 6♥ J♣ Q♣ , Chia bets 4000 gets two callers, 5000 one caller, and jams, no caller.

Player	Chips
CW Chia WeiTaiwan	76,000(76 BB)

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 602/917

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 7:18:57 AM

Chi Jen Chen In The House

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Chi Jen Chen

Back from a successful trip to the WSOP where he placed 67th at the Main Event, Chen is already at the TMT felt but didn't last long. He nosedived on a hand against Lee Kin Fung with 2♥ 2♦ dominated by 6♥ 6♣ then busted shortly after. He will likely re-enter.

Player	Chips
LK Lee Kin Fung	36,000(45 BB)
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	busted

TriciaTricia

7/21/2024, 6:45:16 AM

Chia Yun Wu In The House

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Chia Yun Wu

One of the most decorated local players at CTP is Chia Yun Wu who has a TMT Main Event title to his name. Wu is in action here at Day 1A. In a hand against big blind Liao Jia Hong, Wu and button call Liao's 10,000 three-bet then they all check down to the river A♦ 9♠ 5♦ 9♦ 3♠ . Liao bets 15,000, No callers.

Player	Chips
LJ Liao Jia HongTaiwan	49,000(61 BB)
U Unknown	36,000(45 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	20,100(25 BB)

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7/21/2024, 6:26:23 AM

Hung Yi Chen Snap-Shoves

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Hung Yi Chen

Hung Yi Chen three-bets 4200 then calls the 12,700 four-bet to see the flop 9♠ 6♦ J♦ . Aggressor bets 15,000, Hung snap-shoves and wins the pot after the tank-fold.

Player	Chips
YH Yi Hung ChenTaiwan	145,000(181 BB)

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 583/849

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7/21/2024, 6:17:16 AM

Dun Chen Rivers The Duckie

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Dun Chen

Heavy preflop action sees three players call a raise then hijack four-bets, button five-bets all in, two players continue for a three-way.

Player	Hand	Chips
U UnknownTaiwan	K♣Q♣ MP	49,000(82 BB)
U UnknownTaiwan	J♥T♥	busted
DC Dun ChenChina	2♣2♦	36,900(62 BB)

Board:3♠8♠K♠6♣2♠

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7/21/2024, 6:14:09 AM

Kuo Wei Kao First Hand Cooler

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Kuo Wei Kao

Kuo Wei Kao just sat down and quickly loses more than half of his stack to Hyun Hyung Chun. It was all in preflop.

Player	Hand	Chips
KW Kuo Wei KaoTaiwan	K♦K♥	11,900(20 BB)
HH Hyun Hyung ChunTaiwan	A♠A♦	28,200(47 BB)

Board:5♦2♥3♥5♥4♣

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 640/776

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7/21/2024, 5:52:36 AM

Chao Ting Wei Delivers Double Bust

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Chao Ting Wei

Four-bet pot sees three players go to the flop 4♦ 9♦ 2♥ . Chao Ting Wei shoves, hijack ad cutoff both join in with less chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
TC Ting ChaoTaiwan	A♥A♠	195,000(390 BB)
U Unknown	9♣6♥ HJ	busted
U Unknown	A♣K♦ CO	busted

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7/21/2024, 5:22:39 AM

Allen Tsai Burns The Set

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Allen Tsai

Big blind Allen Tsai four-bets 9000 and only one player calls to the flop T♠ 2♠ 3♠ . Tsai shoves and is snap-called by his opponent with T♦ T♣ set. Tsai needs help with Q♠ Q♥ . The help comes with a runner runner 5♠ 8♠ for the flush.

Player	Chips
AT Allen Tsai	50,300(101 BB)

Level 5: 300 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 565/652

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7/21/2024, 4:58:21 AM

Liao Jia Hong Cleans Out A Player

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Liao Jia Hong

Action folds around to the small blind Liao Jia Honh who opens 1800, big blind three-bets 4000, Liao four-bets 8500, and big blind flats. After the heavy betting pre, both check the flop 4♣ 3♥ 9♥ and turn A♥ lands. big blind goes all in for 10,000, Liao tanks then calls.

Big blind is drawing dead.

Player	Hand	Chips
LJ Liao Jia HongTaiwan	A♠5♣	46,000(115 BB)
U Unknown	K♠8♠	busted

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7/21/2024, 4:45:40 AM

Chun Wei Chu Outkicks Liu Zi Hao

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Chun Wei Chu

Chun Wei Chu four-bets 10,000 and three-players call while losing the initial raiser. Flop comes A♦ Q♦ 5♥ , Chun jams 13,500 and only Liu Zi Hao calls.

The turn 4♦ and river 8♥ sees Chun's kicker play for a double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
CW Chun Wei ChuTaiwan	A♠K♠	598,000(1993 BB)
LZ Liu Zi HaoTaiwan	A♥9♥	43,000(143 BB)

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7/21/2024, 4:36:11 AM

Zheng Xuan Cai Ends A Player

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Zheng Xuan Cai

On a board showing 8♦ K♣ 9♠ 4♦ J♦ with 12,000 in the pot, Zhen Xuan Cai bets all in and a shorter stack calls. Zheng wins it with Q♥ T♠ straight over 4♥ 4♣ set to send the player packing.

Player	Chips
CC Chengxuan CaiTaiwan	46,000(153 BB)

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7/21/2024, 4:29:01 AM

430 Entries At Start of Level 3

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

430 entries strong at the start of Level 3! Day 1A record breaker is highly likely...

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 410/430

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7/21/2024, 4:03:05 AM

Nick Chen Rivers The Winner

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Nick Chen

Nick Chen opens 600, lojack three-bets 1200, five players call including Chen for a flop 4♣ 4♥ 6♠ . Lojack continues for 2100, only two players join to the turn 3♠ . Lojack fires 6700, small bllind check-calls, Chen check-raises all in, lojack and sb call for a three-way showdown.

The river 7♦ completes a straight for Chen to chunk one and rail another.

Player	Hand	Chips
NC Nick Chen	5♣5♥	71,800(359 BB)
U Unknown	K♦K♠ MP	4,000(20 BB)
U Unknown	6♦2♦ SB	busted

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7/21/2024, 3:29:27 AM

300 Entries!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

It is just Level 2 and the field has now grown to 300 entries! At this pace, breaking the current record of 700 Day 1A entries will likely be smashed.

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 294/300

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7/21/2024, 3:21:27 AM

First bust out of the day

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Eric Chen

The clock has only been running nine minutes and already a bust out! Facing a 300 raise, and 1200 three-bet, small blind Erick Chen four-bets 6200, big blind five-bets 16,000, two folds follow, Chen six-bet shoves.

The board runs 9♣ T♣ 3♦ 3♥ J♠ . Just like that, one player busts.

Player	Hand	Chips
EC Eric ChenTaiwan	A♦K♦	59,000(590 BB)
U Unknown	A♥Q♠	busted

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7/21/2024, 3:02:01 AM

Cards in the air!

Cards in the air for Day 1A and immediately 179 players are at the tables. Good luck to all!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 179/179

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7/20/2024, 10:18:13 PM

Taiwan Millions Tournament Main Event Day 1A Begins Today

TMT Dragon Trophy

After 10 days of festivities, the Taiwan Millions Tournament brings players the much awaited 1 Million USD guaranteed Main Event! This is the first time in history a prize pool of this size has been announced for the TMT and it is already a new record for this event.

Kicking off at 12pm today, the Main Event is geared to play through its first set of flights with Day 1A and Day 1B on the felt today, Sunday, July 21, 2024. Action continues three days later with the next six heats setting off until the 27th.

Each entry buys runners a starting stack of 25,000 to course through 30 minute blind levels (Turbo: 20 min) and secure a spot into the Day 2 festivities. TMT’s newest champion will be crowned by the festival’s concluding day, taking with him a six figure USD score along with the exclusive Calocedrus Formosana wooden Main Event trophy, endemic to Taiwan.

Dates: July 21 to 29, 2024

Guarantee: NTD 31,000,000 (~USD 1 Million)

Buy in: NTD 9,000 (~USD 280)

Day 1A – Day 1B: July 21, 2024

Day 1C – Day 1H: July 24 – 27, 2024

Day 2: July 28, 2024

Day 3/Final Day: July 29, 2024

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