Final Day
Lam Ka Fai Wins The TMT Main Event

After several showdowns that first saw Cheng Hao Chu retake the lead with T♦ 9♦ outdrawing A♣ 4♥ on a board J♠ 6♦ T♥ 8 6♥ , Lam battled back with a game-defining double up.
Lam's A♣ K♣ dominated Cheng's A♥ 2♣ . The final hand was Lam Q♦ 5♣ straight on a board 3♠ 2♣ K♥ 6♠ 4♣ to overcome Q♣ 7♣ .
Congratulations to Lam Ka Fai from Macau! He is the TMT 16 Main Event champion!
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | 173,825,000(70 BB) |
85,000,000(34 BB) |
Heads Up!

After eight hours of final table action, it is now down to two players!
Lam Ka Fai - 123,425,000 (49 bb)
Cheng Hao Che - 50,400 (20 bb0
Teng Yu Yu Eliminated in 3rd Place - NTD 3,158,300

From the small blind Teng Yu Yu limps, big blind Lam Ka Fai raises 10,000, Yu re-raises all in for 46,275,000, Lam tank-calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | K♣T♦ | 122,725,000(49 BB) |
TY Teng Yu Yu | K♦9♥ | busted |
Lam Ka Fai Hangs In There

Cheng Hao Che pays a fifth double up with Lam Ka Fai earning this time.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | K♦J♣ | 54,450,000(22 BB) |
Q♦T♥ | 85,000,000(34 BB) |
Cheng Hao Che Picks Up A Big One
Cheng Hao Cheo opens 5,500,000 from the button and big blind Lam Ka Fai defends. With the board running K♠ 2♦ 6♣ A♥ 8♥ , Cheng bets 3,000,000, 12,000,000, called by Lam, then Cheng jams the river, Lam snap-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
101,200,000(40 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 28,000,000(11 BB) |
Cheng Hao Che Slipping

Button Cheng Hao Che raises 5,000,000, big blind Lam Ka Fai calls. Flop comes 3♥ J♦ 5♣ , Cheng bets 3,000,000, Lam snap-calls to bring the turn 5♦ . Both check and do the same on the river 8♠ . Lam flips over A♣ 5♥ , Cheng mucks to the trips.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | 51,600,000(21 BB) |
6,537,500(3 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
105,825,000(42 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 43,600,000(17 BB) |
TY Teng Yu Yu | 23,700,000(9 BB) |
Lam Ka Fai's Turn To Double Up

Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | K♣T♣ | 43,600,000(22 BB) |
J♥8♣ | 105,825,000(53 BB) |
Lam Ka Fai Hits Back

Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | A♣T♦ | 22,300,000(11 BB) |
TY Teng Yu Yu | J♦9♣ | 9,425,000(5 BB) |
Board Favors Teng Yu Yu

Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TY Teng Yu Yu | J♥T♣ | 25,050,000(13 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | Q♥5♥ | 16,670,000(8 BB) |
Cheng Hao Che Widens Lead
Shortly after chunking Teng Yu Yu, Cheng Hao Che is on a roll, shaving some of Lam Ka Fai's stack next. Hand opens with Lam limping in, big blind Cheng checks. Lam bets the flop 9♣ 7♣ 2♥, Cheng calls, both check the turn J♠ . On the river 6♥ , Lam fires 10,000,000, Cheng tank-shoves, Lam snap-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
127,500,000(64 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 29,000,000(15 BB) |
Higher Pair For Teng Yu Yu

Small blind Teng Yu Yu opens 4,000,000, big blind Lam Ka Fai calls. Yu c-bets 2,000,000 on a flop A♥ K♠ Q♣ , Lam raises 4,500,000, Yu calls. The turn 7♣ is checked to bring the river J♠ . Lam sends out 8,500,000, Yu check-calls, Lam shows 8♥ 9♠ pair, Yu has K♦ 5♦ higher pair to win the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TY Teng Yu Yu | 67,950,000(34 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 51,700,000(26 BB) |
Pot For Lam Ka Fai

Button Lam Ka Fai raises 3,500,000 and Teng Yu Yu defends from the big blind. Both players check to the river 5♦ 7♦ K♦ J♣ 5♠ . Yu bets 5,000,000, Lam tanks then lays out 20,000,000. Yu tanks back then calls.
Yu mucks to the full house.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | K♥5♥ | 64,700,000(43 BB) |
TY Teng Yu Yu | 58,975,000(39 BB) |
Cheng Hao Che Doubles Up

Cheng Hao Che three-bets all in and Lam Ka Fai calls. Cheng proceeds to double up with a higher pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
T♥T♠ | 36,000,000(24 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 8♣8♥ | 50,950,000(34 BB) |
More Chips For Lam Ka Fai

Small blind Lam Ka Fai raises 3,500,000, big blind Chan Rong Jie defends, flop rus 3♣ 8♠ 5♦ . Lam continues for 1,500,000, Chan call then both check the turn Q♣ . On the river Q♥ , Lam bets 4,500,000 Chan tank-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | 67,450,000(45 BB) |
14,675,000(10 BB) |
Battle Of Raises

Lam Ka Fai raises 3,200,000, big blind Teng Yu Yu defends, flop is 4♦ 4♥ 7♣ . Lam c-bets 2,000,000, Yu check-raises 5,500,000, Lam tanks then re-raises 12,000,000, Yu's turn to tank then folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | 60,950,000(41 BB) |
TY Teng Yu Yu | 59,875,000(40 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TY Teng Yu Yu | 74,025,000(49 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 42,300,000(28 BB) |
24,700,000(16 BB) | |
19,500,000(13 BB) | |
12,600,000(8 BB) |
Li Chih Hao Eliminated In 6th Place - NTD 1,358,000

Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CL Chih Li | A♥T♠ D | busted |
LK Lam Ka Fai | K♣2♣ BB | 40,000(0 BB) |
Cheng Hao Che Gets The Max For Queens

Cheng Hao Che min-raises then snap calls Lam Ka Fai's shove.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
Q♥Q♣ | 30,800,000(31 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | A♦Q♦ | 31,850,000(32 BB) |
Double Up For Chan Rong Jie

Small blind Lam Ka Fai open shoves with his big stack, big blind Chan Rong Jie calls for his tournament life. When the cards are revealed, Chan is ahead.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
J♦9♣ | 10,100,000(10 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 5♦6♥ | 41,500,000(42 BB) |
Chan goes on to double up but is still in danger with just 10 bb.
Players Tanking

Li Chih Hao raises 2,500,000, Lam Ka Fai three-bets 7,000,000, Li four-bets 17,000,000, Lam tanks for two time-banks then shoves 35,050,000. Action back to Li who tanks using up two time-banks as well then folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CL Chih Li | 63,825,000(64 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 54,050,000(54 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TY Teng Yu Yu | 65,875,000(66 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 38,550,000(39 BB) |
CL Chih Li | 23,850,000(24 BB) |
16,200,000(16 BB) | |
14,650,000(15 BB) | |
8,350,000(8 BB) | |
5,550,000(6 BB) |
Two Pair Earns For Lam Ka Fai

Li Chih Hao raises 2,000,000, blinds call, flop Q♦ 7♠ 4♠ is checked around. The turn T♣ has small blind Lam Ka Fai leading out 3,500,000, only big blind Chan Rong Jie calls. On the river A♦ , Lam checks, Chan bets 6,200,000, Lam snap-calls, Chan has K♠ 8♠ bluff, Lam rakes it in with A♥ 7♥ two pair.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CL Chih Li | 64,375,000(80 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 31,350,000(39 BB) |
8,150,000(10 BB) |
Day 2
Final 9 Players

Player | Chips |
---|---|
TY Teng Yu Yu | 68,375,000(85 BB) |
CL Chih Li | 32,800,000(41 BB) |
16,400,000(21 BB) | |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 14,550,000(18 BB) |
13,950,000(17 BB) | |
12,500,000(16 BB) | |
YM Yujung Min | 9,300,000(12 BB) |
5,250,000(7 BB) |
Table 2
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LX Lee Xiang Wei Alex | 25,700,000(43 BB) |
TY Teng Yu Yu | 21,900,000(37 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 16,600,000(28 BB) |
10,600,000(18 BB) | |
CM Cai Ming Zheng | 7,880,000(13 BB) |
6,000,000(10 BB) | |
5,000,000(8 BB) | |
3,600,000(6 BB) | |
3,000,000(5 BB) |
Lam Ka Fai Turns It To Rail Jiwon Kim
Kim Jiwon opens the puts the remaining 6,425,000 at risk when Lam Ka Fai pushes for 6,575,000.
Kim Jiwon: J♥ J♠
Lam Ka Fai: K♠ Q♣
Board 2♦ 8♥ T♠ K♦ 2♠
The king on the turn gives Fai top pair and knocks out Kim Jiwon from the tournament.
Lam Ka Fai: 14,000,000
Kim Jiwon: busted
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | 14,000,000(28 BB) |
JK Jiwon Kim | busted |
Lam Ka Fai Turns It To Rail Jiwon Kim

Kim Jiwon opens the puts the remaining 6,425,000 at risk when Lam Ka Fai pushes for 6,575,000.
Kim Jiwon: J♥ J♠
Lam Ka Fai: K♠ Q♣
Board 2♦ 8♥ T♠ K♦ 2♠
The king on the turn gives Fai top pair and knocks out Kim Jiwon from the tournament.
Lam Ka Fai: 14,000,000
Kim Jiwon: busted
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LK Lam Ka Fai | 14,000,000(28 BB) |
JK Jiwon Kim | busted |
Jiwon Kim Doubles Up

Utg+2 min-raises to 800,000, Kim Jiwon re-raises all-in for 5,300,000, Ka Fai Lam calls and initial raiser steps out of the way.
Kim Jiwon: A♦ Q♠
Ka Fai Lam: T♦ T♠
Board 4♦ 7♣ 5♦ 3♥ A♠
The ace on the river doubles up Kim Jiwon and hurts Lam's stack.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JK Jiwon Kim | 12,400,000(31 BB) |
LK Lam Ka Fai | 7,400,000(19 BB) |
Day 1D
Big Stacks
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CT Chia Tsai | 280,000(93 BB) |
HF Hsin Fu Chen | 270,000(90 BB) |
265,000(88 BB) | |
260,000(87 BB) | |
210,000(70 BB) |
Day 1C
Lam Ka Fai Defends The Big Blind

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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
YH Yun Hong | 182,000(91 BB) |
105,000(53 BB) |
Bing Yi Chen Commands The Action

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.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
BC Bing Chen (3) | 172,000(108 BB) |
115,000(72 BB) |