TMT Main Event

After nearly eleven hours of play, Day 1C bagged up with 51 players advancing led by Liao Pin Hung with 621,000. Stay tuned for the day's chip counts and recap.

Jincheol Kang opens 30,000, cutoff Kun Han Lee three-bets 100,000, Kang flats and head to the flop J♣ 7♥ 8♦ . Lee jams, Kang check-calls with mid pair.

Hijack Yu-Syun You raises 21,000 and button Li Chun Hin calls for a flop 2♠ T♠ 3♦ . You continues for 20,000 then calls a 45,000 raise. On the turn 6♦ , Li jams, You tanks then calls for everything.

Liao Pin Hung opens then check-calls the flop and turn A♥ 7♦ Q♥ to build a pot of 220,000. On the river 2♥ , Liao and Dung Jin Lin check. Liao flips over A♠ 9♣ and wins the pot.

Kun Han Lee opens for 20,000 next to act Kim Yichang three-bets 65,000, small blind Lu Sheng Chang calls for less, and Lee opts to calls to see a flop J♥ 4♥ 7♦ . Kim bets 50,000 to sweeten the side pot but Lee doesn't bite.

Jaehyung Park eliminates a player with J♠ J♥ staying ahead of A♦ 9♣ on a board 6♣ 8♦ T♥ T♣ 3♥ .

Cai has the nuts straight but with the turn 7♠ and river 8♠ , the straight is burned by Young's flush to burst the bubble.

Changjun Kim three-bets from cutoff and initial raiser Hong Yun Yao calls and one caller gets out of the way. Kim continues for 18,000 on a flop 8♣ K♥ 7♠ , gets called, then shoves the turn 9♦ for 83,000 and is called once again.

Li Chun Hin defends the big blind then check-calls the flop K♦ Q♥ J♣ . On the turn 7♥ , Wang bets 20,000, Li answers with a check-raise all in, Wang folds. Li shows the K♣ .

Several players raking it in while booting one in the process.

Button Chiu Yu Ming opens then calls big blind's 25,000 three-bet. Chiu connects on the flop 9♦ 7♦ 4♣ and raises from 16,000 to make it 42,000. Big blind three-bet jams and Chiu calls showing A♣ 9♠ ahead of A♦ K♠ . The turn 7♠ and river 5♦ change nothing for Chiu to ship it.

Hsu Chia Hsuan's aces were just cracked by Cheng Weichun that he was given a second chance. Looking down at A♦ A♠ again, Hsu calls a utg raise preflop and with big blind joining it's a three way to the flop Q♣ 4♣ 3♥ . Utg continues for 16,000 and only Hsu calls to see the turn A♣ . Utg jams and bingo! Hsu snap calls with top set. Utg has A♥ Q♥ and is drawing dead.

Big blind Cheng Wei Chun defends the big blind by calling with 8♥ 5♥ . On the flop T♦ 4♥ 8♠ , aggressor Hsu Chia Hsuan continues for 12,000, Cheng check-raises all in for 35,000. Hsu snap-calls and shows A♦ A♠.

Cheng turn is the 8♣ and with the river T♠ , lucky Cheng survives.

Kim Yichang has joined the leaders and to help chip up, Kim raises and finds two callers to the flop A♣ 3♠ 4♦ . Kim fires 6000 on the turn and heads to the turn 6♦ with one caller. Kim bets 15,000 and win the pot outright.

Allan Chou takes the reins by raising preflop then betting every street T♦ 2♣ Q♦ K♥ and getting called down by Xiangen Ni. Chou doubles up with 4♠ 4♦ over Q♠ J♣ .

TMT 15 champion Cheng Jyun Yang opens and finds two players to the flop K♦ 5♦ 6♥ . Cheng continues for 10,000, button Ring Lan calls as one player folds. Cheng fires again on the turn 4♦ for 23,000, this time he wins the pot with no further challenge.

Heavy betting preflop opens with Wang Man raising 5000, Stephen Lai ups it to 15,000, Wang calls. At the flop K♥ Q♣ J♠ , Lai continues for 3400, Wang raises to 15,000 only to be met with a big shove from Lai. Wang folds.

Looking down at A♠ K♣ on the big blind, Lin Sheng Jie three-bets 11,500 and initial raiser from cutoff calls. Lin continues for 6500 on the flop Q♠ 8♠ 5♣ , gets called, then both check the turn K♠ and river 7♦ . Lin shows the top pair and wins the pot.

Facing a min-raise from button Hong Yun Yao that's called by the small blind, Lam Ka Fai joins in to defend the big blind. Both callers continue to call Hong's 5600 bet on the flop 7♣ 8♠ 2♦ . The turn 7♠ only Lam sticks around calling 7200 then both players check the river J♦ . Lam shows 9♥ 7♥ which is met with a muck.

Four players in on a raised pot by Sheng Lu who c-bets 4,000 on the flop Q♦ 5♦ 3♥ . Only big blind Chi Fai Chong calls then both check the turn. The river 8♠ sees an 8000 from Lu, Chong calls only to muck to Lu's A♣ 3♠ bottom pair.

Preflop betting war ends with Cai Zhen Hao calling a huge five-bet with Q♣ 8♦ then goes on to outdraw the all in player's A♠ K♦ on a board Q♦ 7♠ 2♠ 6♦ 2♥ .

Shuin Li opens 3600, finds two callers to the flop 5♦ T♣ 7♣ . All check to the turn A♥ . Li bets 5000 and continues to the river Q♠ with both players calling. Li sends out 16,000, this time, no callers.

Bing Yi Che opens from hijack, two callers join in and all check to the turn s K♥ 8♣ 6♦ . Chen bets 6500, called only by cutoff Lam Ka Fai calls, dealer lays the river J♦ . Chen continues for 35,000 that sends Lam tanking then gives up while showing J♠ 6♠ two par. Chen does not show.

A three way three bet pot led by Chan Ho Chung rolled flop 2♦ 5♥ 9♥ . Chan continued for 7,000 and saw button Lin Che Chi minraise to 14,000. Chan answered with an all-in and Lin called off for his 46,000 with J♠ J♦ . Left drawing to two outs against Chan's Q♥ Q♣ , the turn Q♠ and river Q♦ instead improved his opponent's overpair to quads to knock him out.

A three way race sa Hsu Hui Chun commit his 21,800 stack and was up against Waki Yasuhiro and Lee Kun Han's king-highs. Already ahead, the board A♦ 5♠ 4♥ J♣ A♠ gave Hsu trip aces to officially secure the triple up.

Another all-in preflop situation saw Li Shuin risk his 72,000 stack with a premium pair against Qiu Xiang Sing. Board ran 8♣ 6♣ 9♦ 2♣ 2♦ and failed to improve Qiu's underpair, crippling him down to 6 BB.

Chiayun Wu open shoved 25,000 and was followed with two more all-ins behind - Chen Yi Kang and Hong Un Chi. The three way race ran board 8♣ Q♠ 6♥ 3♣ K♠ , landing Chen a lucky runout for his tournament life.

An all-in preflop situation saw Lin Che Chi at risk for his 25,000 stack with overcards against his opponent's pocket pair. Fortunately for him, the board J♥ 5♥ 3♣ Q♣ 4♦ quickly paired him up to gain the advantage.

Small blind Yang Sang Won opened to 2,000 and was met with a 6,000 three bet from the big blind. On flop A♣ 2♥ 4♣ , Yang check called 4,000 and proceeded to turn 8♦ . Both players check it through, prompting Yang to lead 5,000 on river 6♥ . Opponent makes the call with A♦ 3♣ and is no good against Yang's two pair A♠ 4♠ .

Utg defended his open vs button Oikawa Takahito's 6,500 three bet and headed to flop K♦ 5♣ 6♠ . Both players checked it through and saw Oikawa send out a 7,500 bet on turn 9♣ . Opponent continues and finds another call by the river Q♦ for 8,000. Oikawa shows A♦ K♥ and ships it with top pair.

Utg+1 opened to 2,000 and went on to slam his 18,100 through vs Chang Yufu's three bet. Chang makes the call and instantly scooped it up after hitting quads on J♠ J♥ 3♠ 8♦ 8♥ .

Following an open, mp flicked in his 7,600 stack with Q♠ Q♥ and faced big blind Brian Mok's 8♣ 9♣ . Terribly behind, Mok turned the tables right after running a full house on A♦ 9♣ 7♥ 9♥ 8♥ .

Utg+1 opened to 1,600 and proceeded to fire a fourbet to 9,000 after Dung Jin Lin put in a raise. Dung completes and heads to board K♦ 5♠ T♥ 9♣ 8♦. Action is checked all the way down to the river where Dung sent out a final 12,000 bet. Opponent folds and Dung collects the pot.

Utg+1 opened to 1,600 and saw both players on the blinds complete to see flop K♦ K♣ 8♦ . Raiser continued for 4,500, called by the small blind. Action on Jerry Loh, he check shoved all-in and collected two folds behind to pick up the pot. Raiser shows Q♣ Q♠ .

Wang Posah opened to 2,000, called by a player behind. Cutoff Tan Kwan Tek decided to put in a raise to 4,600, cold called by the big blind. Action back to Wang, he shoved all-in for 15,000 and was called only by Tan for showdown. Drawing slim, Tan booked the loss after the board 9♥ 6♠ 9♠ 9♦ 7♦ felted no eights.

Small blind shoved all-in and saw Ming Yi Lin behind call off for his last 11,500. At risk, Ming dodged elimination after the turn T♥ J♠ 4♥ 8♦ 6♠ landed him a pair to survive through.

Following a limp and a raise, small blind Yuecong Xie bumped it up to 7,000 and saw raiser complete, revealing flop 4♠ K♦ 4♥ . Yuecong continued for 7,500 and went on to shove all-in on turn T♥ . Opponent check calls off for his last 33,000 with K♥ Q♣ and is crushed to see Yuecong's A♠ A♥ . River 5♦ completed the board and Yuecong scoops up the pot with his overpair.

A four way raised pot rolled flop 8♣ T♥ J♥ . Action was checked to cutoff Huang Wei Hao who bet 2,000, called by Wang Man along with the button. On turn 3♠ , Huang fired another 5,000 and Wang put in the call. River K♠ welcomed no more bets and left Huang to muck after Wang showed Q♣ J♣ .

Utg+1 Chen Yi Kang opened to 1,300 and was met with a three bet to 3,200. Big blind fired a cold four bet to 6,800 and saw Chen answer with another raise to 16,700. Both opponents give it up and Chen rakes in the 19 BB boost.

With an open and a three bet in front of him, Tan Kwan Tek stuffed his 12,200 stack in and was called for showdown. At risk, Tan was quickly spared after the board T♠ 9♥ 6♥ 6♦ 8♦ landed him a full house to double up.

Utg+1 defended his open and called a 5,400 three bet from button Qiu Xian Sing. On flop A♠ 3♥ T♥ , Qiu continued for 5,100, easily convincing his opponent to give it up and throw in the fold.

Following nonstop back and forth, Chen Chih Hao five bet jammed his 25,600 stack in and was called by the raiser for a flip. The board A♥ J♥ 8♦ 6♥ T♣ quickly favored the overcards, keeping Chen in the Main Event games.

Utg+1 opened to 1,000, joined by Cheng Hao Che along with the small blind on flop K♠ 6♥ 9♥ . Raiser continued for 1,800, called by both opponents. All three checked turn 7♥ through and revealed river Q♦ . Checked to Cheng, he bet 7,000, called by the raiser. Cheng shows straight J♣ T♣ and opponent mucks.

Hong Yun Yao opened to 1,100, called by two players behind. Button followed with a three bet to 5,400 and called off after Hong raised all-in for 18,300 total. In for a flip, the flop 2♠ 7♥ 5♦ Q♠ 5♥ instantly gave Hong a set which further improved to a boat to take it down.

With an open and a call in front, big blind Wang Wei Han slammed his 10,700 stack in with A♦ A♣ and was called by the raiser with A♥ 5♥ . A great spot for the short stack, Wang cruised to victory with top set showing on board 9♥ 2♥ Q♠ A♠ 5♦ .

Two stacks rushed to the middle with Ring Lai at risk for his 19,800 stack. Board ran K♠ Q♠ 8♥ J♣ 5♣ , earning Lai the double up.

A three way threebet pot led by Lee Jen Jee saw flop A♠ 9♣ Q♣ . Lee continued for 2,000 and saw the original raiser put in a raise to 8,000. Lee shoved all-in for 18,700 and opponent makes the call with T♣ 7♣ . Lee is behind with A♥ Q♥ yet managed to remain in the game after the runout 2♠ A♣ improved his two pair to a full house.

Hijack Qiu Xian Sing opened to 900 and was met with a three bet to 3,500 from Chen Yi Kang. Button cold calls and Qiu pushes all-in. Both opponents fold and Qiu collects the dead money.

Facing a late open and a three bet, small blind Chen Yi Kang fired a four bet and called off a 12,800 jam with 8♥ 6♥ . Opponent is ahead with A♠ Q♣ yet was crushed after the board K♦ 8♦ 2♦ 5♠ 3♦ paired up Chen to steal the win away.

Utg opened to 700, called by Yu Chieh Lee along with the hijack. On flop T♦ 6♠ A♦ , Yu pulled a check raise to 3,500 and saw both opponents continue to turn 9♥ . Yu fired 6,800 and checked down river A♥ after the hijack put in another call. Yu shows 8♦ 6♦ and opponent mucks.

With 8,000 in the pot on board K♠ 8♥ 2♥ 7♣ , action was seen on the cutoff betting 4,800, called by Oh Jun Jie behind. River 9♥ completed the board and Oh bet all-in 19,500, check called by his opponent with K♥ Q♠ . Oh shows A♥ Q♥ for the nut flush and ships the boost.

Utg+1 Ng Kok Jin defended his open and called a 2,500 three bet from player behind. On flop K♣ J♦ A♠ , Ng check called a 1,600 bet and saw turn 9♣ . Ng this time, fired a check raise to 8,500 and his opponent completes. River J♥ slowed down with Ng showing full house K♦ J♣ , good against his opponent's A♣ T♣ .

With 14,100 in the pot on board 9♠ 7♣ 2♣ 8♠ , three stacks rushed to the middle with the original raiser showing 9♦ 9♥ against Shu Ke Dar's J♥ T♣ and big blind's Q♦ 9♣ . River A♥ completed the board, sealing the win for Shu for his nut straight.

Utg+1 Chia Yun Shr opened to 600, called by three other players. Flop came A♦ J♦ 5♠ and saw Chia continue for 1,200. Player calls and hijack puts in a raise to 3,800. Both Chia and the big blind continue to turn K♣ where all three checked it through. On river 7♦ , big blind led for 8,000 and called off vs Chia's 29,400 all-in with Q♦ 5♦ . Chia shows a better flush K♦ T♦ and sends his opponent out.

Utg+2 Chan Kuok Hang opened to 500, joined by four other players on flop Q♦ T♣ 2♣ . Chan continued for 1,000 and another 4,000 on turn 4♠ with three opponents calling behind. River A♦ was checked all around, revealing Chan's K♥ Q♣ for the win.

Up against an open, utg+1 fired a three bet to 1,800 and completed vs a four bet to 6,000 from Sachiko Uchihara. On flop 9♦ 6♥ 4♦ , Sachiko bet all-in and claimed the pot after his opponent check folded.

An all-in preflop situation saw Jhih Hao Zeng call off a 19,100 all-in with his monster pair. Board 5♠ 8♠ 7♥ 2♥ J♣ spared no aces, allowing Jhih to pick up the stack.

Utg+1 opened to 300, called by Lee Kun Han behind. Big blind decided to bump it up to 1,000 and was followed with a fourbet to 4,000 from the original raiser. Only Lee continues, revealing flop 7♣ 8♣ 3♥ . Checked to Lee, he sent out 3,000 and barreled all-in for 15,000 on turn Q♣ . Opponent gives it up and Lee ships the pot.

With 24,000 already in the middle on board 7♣ 8♦ 9♣ A♣ , action was seen on big blind betting all-in for 19,300, called by button Qiu Jin Hong with A♦ T♦ . Aggressor shows Q♦ Q♥ , and is left out of the running just shortly after the river 6♣ faced up on the felt.

Utg Chen Yi Kang opened to 300 and went on to fire a four bet to 4,500 after opponent bumped it up. Both players checked flop J♥ 4♣ Q♠ through, moving on to turn 4♥ . Chen this time, bet 4,500 and collected a fold shortly after. Chen shows Q♦ Q♣ for a boat.

Facing an open and a call, button Zen Tan Zhi Yuan fired a three bet to 800 and saw both players come along on flop 3♦ 4♠ 5♠ . Action was checked to Zen who bet 2,500, called by the raiser. On turn 9♦ , opponent check called another 5,000 and went on to snap call all-in for his remaining 18,800 by river 7♦ . Zen shows flush K♦ 2♦ and is good against his opponent's straight A♦ 6♠ for the pot.

Shuffle up & deal, good luck to all the players!

Taking place at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan, the CTP homegrown Taiwan Millions Tournament has been ongoing since July 11 and will run until July 29, 2024. For this edition, an unprecedented USD 1,000,000 is guaranteed for the Main Event with an affordable price tag of just NTD 9,000 (~USD 280). Two flights have so far wrapped up with six more set to play through to the 27th. Day 1A booked a chart topping field of over 1,000 runners, signaling a good hint of its magnitude and what lies ahead.

Main Event Dates: July 21 to 29, 2024

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

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

Day 1A: 1,060 entries / 114 qualified

Day 1B: 504 entries / 51 qualified

Day 1C – Day 1H: July 24 – 27, 2024

Day 2: July 28, 2024

Day 3/Final Day: July 29, 2024