TMT Main Event

The largest starting day of the Main Event concluded with decorated Taiwanese pro Li-Ta Hsu eliminated leaving 122 players to advance to Day 2. Shou Fu bagged up the chip lead of 770,000.

All in preflop, at risk player with 3♦ 3♣ called by Guo Jia He with A♠ 4♣ . Board runs T♠ T♥ 8♠ 8♣ 4♥ . Guo's ace plays.

Utg Ruo Tian Lee opens then calls Lee Chien Tse's 53,000 three-bet. Tse bets 50,000 on the flop A♠ 6♠ K♥ , Ruo check-raises all in, Tse snap calls and shows A♦ A♥ set. Ruo has the lower set 6♥ 6♦ . The turn T♠ and river 9♥ is the end for Ruo.

Three players in a raised pot see a flop Q♣ 7♦ 4♦ , initial raiser Kai Hung Hu c-bets 12,000, Shao Kang Chien calls, big blind check-raises all in for 47,000. Only Shao calls and shows A♦ T♦ flush draw. Big blind has Q♠ 8♠ top pair that's quickly burned on the turn J♦ . The river Q♦ completes the board.

Chou Jung Teng raises 8500 and is joined by small blind Sangsun Han to the flop A♥ 2♠ 5♦ . Chou bets 13,000, Han check-calls. No bets on the turn A♣ . Chou resumes for 20,500 on the river T♣ , Han calls and shows 9♦ 9♣ . Chou claims the pot with Q♥ Q♦ higher pair.

Following a raise, Lien Teng Wei three-bets 25,000, big blind four-bets all in, initial raiser folds and Lien calls with less behind. Lien dominates K♦ K♣ over T♣ T♥, board gives Lien a sweat K♥ J♥ Q♦ 9♦ Q♥ .

Vincent Lee calls an open shove with 9♥ 9♠ which holds against A♥ K♥ on a board J♠ 8♣ 4♦ 9♦ 8♥ for a double up.

Steven Ming calls an open shove wit Q♠ J♠ and proceeds to dust at risk player's J♣ 9♥ on a board 6♠ 2♥ K♣ T♥ 9♣ .

Liao Kuo Pin raises 6500 then calls button player's 21,500 re-raise for a flop 2♦ 9♠ 9♥ . Liao shoves 17,500, button calls and shows Q♥ Q♦ overpair, Liao is ahead 8♣ 9♣ trips. The turn 5♣ and river A♠ keep Liao ahead for a double up.

Po He Huang opens 6500, hijack calls, then cutoff three-bets 22,000, Huang and hijack. No bets on the flo K♦ J♥ 8♣ , Huang bets the turn 6♦ for 35,000, called by both. All three check the river. Huang shows A♣ K♠ top pair and wins the pot.

Pien Tse Hsian calls Philip Coba's shove

Cutoff Chen Wei Pang raises 5000 and big blind defends. When the board completes Q♦ 8♣ 8♦ T♣ Q♠ , big blind calls down 10,000, 25,000 and the shove, Chen shows K♦ K♥ to easily crush K♣ 8♥ . Big blind goes bust.

Following a raise, cutoff Cheng Yi Xin three-bets 15,000 and finds one caller in the big blind Eric Lin. Flop comes K♣ 9♠ 2♦ , Cheng bets 10,000 that's called. The turn 3♦ Cheng sends out 25,000, Lin folds. Cheng shows 6♦ 6♠ .

Four players in on a raised pot see a flop 7♦ 5♠ 2♥ . Action checks to hijack who bets 7000 then calls small blind Kenny Cheng's check-raise of 17,000 while the rest fold. The turn 4♦ , Cheng leads out 20,000, gets jammed, Cheng calls and shows 2♣ 2♠ set that's behind 6♣ 8♣ straight. The river 4♥ pairs the board for a full house takedown for Cheng.

Big blind Shao En Chang gets jammed into and snap calls with A♠ K♦ . At risk player has A♦ J♦ . The board runs 2♦ Q♣ 6♣ 3♦ 9♥ , Chang ships it.

Facing a raise, small blind Te Sheng Huang three-bets 12,000, gets the call, and heads to a flop 3♥ 3♦ 8♦ . Huang continues 30,000, the call is made and the turn 5♥ comes. Huang wastes no time counting and shoves 68,000, this time no call.

A short stack is all in for 10 bb with K♠ Q♥ and caller Lu Ming Chen dominates throughout with A♠ Q♦ . The board runs 2♦ T♣ 7♦ 8♠ 8♦ , Chen ships it.

Shan Jen Cheng shoves holding Q♥ Q♦ and goes on to dodge caller's A♦ K♥ on a board Q♣ 3♥ 7♦ 3♠ T♦ to double up.

Facing a 3200 raise by utg+2, big blind Jian Tsung Yang three-bets 9200 and gets called to see a flop 8♠ 8♥ 7♣ . Yang c-bets 17,000 and again is called. On the turn 9♥, Yang makes it 45,000, utg+2 goes all in for less and shows A♥ J♥ draw. Yang is ahead K♥ K♣ . The river 5♦ seals the win for Yang to bust one.

Shen Yu Chen opens 3500, two players calls, flop runs A♣ 6♣ 8♠ . Shen Yu c-bets 5100, only Tai Rong Chen continues to the turn 9♦. Shen Yu barrels 20,000 and wins the pot.

Nakachi Mototaka opens 3500 and heads to the flop 4♥ Q♥ K♠ with three callers. Nakachi continues 5000, one player folds, Zheng Ting Lin raises 12,000, call call. The turn 8♣ , Zheng sends out 30,000 and this time no takers.

Two players shove before cutoff Cheng Han Chung who calls and covers. Chung has A♦ K♥ , utg+1 9♠ 9♣ , utg+2 J♥ J♣ , board runs 7♥ 6♠ T♠ 5♣ K♠ . With the rivered king, Chung sweeps.

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Wong Yeuk Shing three-bets then calls a button shove while initial raiser folds. Wong has K♦ K♠ , button with Q♦ Q♣ , board runs low for Wong to ship it and boot one.

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