Mini Main

In the final hand, Hao Che Cheng raised all-in for 7,400,000 and was called by Chan Chun Wai.

Both players missed the board, but Chan Chun Wai had the better hole cards to win the hand and become the TMT Championship 2024 Mini Main champion.

Chan Chun Wai brought home the grand payout of NT$ 1,022,000 (~US$ 31,830) and a TMT Championship trophy.

Hao Che Cheng took a second-place payout of NT$ 718,000 (~US$ 22,360).

This is the very first major victory of Chan Chun Wai in his career.

Hao Che Cheng min-raised to 1,000,000 and Tsz Lo pushed his remaining 625,000 from the big blind to make the call.

Cheng flopped top pair with a king and went on to victory. Tsz Lo made a valiant run, but had to end for a third place finish.

Chan Chun Wai pushed all-in from the button with 15,000,000. Yu Yung Lin called from the big blind and put all his 1,900,000 at risk.

Chan Chun Wai's aces held on despite Lin flopping a king.

Action was folded around to Chan Chun Wai, who pushed all-in from the button for 7,000,000. Yu Yung Lin called to defend the big blind.

Chan Chun Wai's aces led all the way without any hiccup, taking a huge chunk of chips from Yu Yung Lin.

Cheung Yiu Fai shoved the 1,400,000 he just won all-in from under the gun and was called by Chan Chun Wai from the cutoff.

Fai showed some home on the flop, but missed the board eventually. Wai's pocket eights were good enough to book the win to eliminate Fai at 5th place.

With not enough to make the blinds, Cheng Yiu Fai pushed all-in from the dealer button for his last 375,000 and the BB checked.

Fai's big slick flopped an ace and went on to double-up and get some breathing space.

Tsz Lo went all-in for 2,900,000 from the cut-off and got a call from Cheng Yiu Fai on the big blind.

Cheung flopped the king for top pair, but Tsz Lo turned an ace for a better pair with the river card improving Lo to a two-pair. Lo makes an important double-up while Cheung Yiu Fai is hanging on a fingernail and ready to go down.

Tsz Lo raised from button to 600,000 and called the Yu Yung Lin's all-in of 3,300,000.

Lin flopped to pair and didn't look down.

Hao He Cheng raised the minimum to 600,000 then called the 3,000,000 all-in by Tsz Lo from the big blind. Cheng led all the way until the poker gods sent a king on the river to give Lo the better pair and the win to double-up.

Yin Yeung Leung pushed all in for 1,500,000 from the button and was called by Hao Che Cheng to defend the big blind.

Hao Che Cheg maintained the lead all the way, winning with an ace-high and taking out Yun Yeung Leung

Tsz Lo went all-in from the button with his remaining 1,700,000 and was called by Yin Yeung Leung from the small blind.

Leung was ahead before the flop and even had more outs at the flop to close, but Lo turned a pair and rivered two-pair to double up.

Hao Che Cheng min-raised to 400,000 then called the 1,055,000 all-in of Tsz Lo. Lo flopped top pair and went on to double up.

Cheung Yiu Fai raised to 400,000 from UTG+1 then called the 975,000 all-in of Koki Ikeda from th small blind.

The jacks of Fai held to end Koki Ikeda's run at 7th place. Koki Ikeda takes home a NT$ 175,000 (~US$ 5,450) for the effort.

Hao Che Cheng min-raised to 300,000 from UTG+1 then called the 700,000 all-in shove by Yin Yeung Leung from the small blind for a coin-flip showdown.

The jacks of Leung held and doubled, adding a slight dent to the stack of Cheng

Kuo Wei Kao pushed all-in from under the gun for his last 400,000 and was called by Yu Yung Lin on the big blind.

Kao flopped a ten to pair up and have more outs, but it wasn't enough to defeat the kings of Lin. Kuo Wei Kao took a bow at 8th place and earned NT$ 140,000 (~US$ 4,300) for the effort.

Yu Yung Lin made a three-bet raise to 300,000 on the button and added a bit more change to call the 405,000 all-in of Chen Tzu Chun to defend his big blind.

Lin paired his king on the flop and left Chun already drawing dead. The extra king on the turn was a late hammer fist after referee stoppage and the river didn't matter. Chen Tzu Chun left his seat as the final table bubble, finishing at 10th.

Khac Huy Vu Le moved all-in from UTG for 1,100,000 and was re-raised all-in by Yin Yeung Leung to isolate. Both players missed the board, but the big slick of Leung still stood as the better hand and eliminated Khac Huy Vu Le at 12th.

Sachiko Uchihara pushed all her 75,000 all-in and Chen Tzu Chun at the big blind just checked. Uchihara's hand dominated pre-flop, but the poker gods gave Chun a two-pair on the flop that went on to win it. Uchihara made her way to the cage to claim her share for a 13th place finish.

Probably tilting from the previous hand, Hoo Lam Kwan shoved the last 180,000 all-in from the cut-off and was called by Tsz Lo on the button for a duel.

Kwan looked in good shape to double up, but Lo paired his 6 on the flop, then turned a set, leaving Kwan drawing dead and on his way to the rail.

Action went to Hoo Lam Kwan at the button, who pushed raised all-in for 1,195,000. Chan Chun Wai put his entire stack of 1,015,000 forward to defend his big blind. Kwan needed a three-outer after the flop, but nothing came and the huge pot gets shipped to Wai.

Action was folded around to the button where Yuting Chen pushed all-in for 1,525,000. The small blind stepped aside. When Kuo Wei Kao peeked into his hole cards, he took a moment to take a breath before making the call to put his 1,430,000 at risk.

Kao had the advantage pre-flop and the two jacks on the flop was a truck that smashed into Chen, leaving him drawing dead. The 3♠ A♥ to complete the board didn't matter, but the river did add more salt to the wound.

Yuting Chen was all-in for his last 95,000 on the hi-jack against Yu Yung Lin on the big blind. Although he was ahead from pre-flop to turn, Lin rivered a ten to give a final stomp to Chen's hand for a 15th place finish.

Kuo Wei Kao made the min-raise to 120,000 and didn't need to add much to call the final180,000 push of Jia Xian Zhu from the button.

Both players paired a king on the flop, but the ace on the turn cemented the win for Kao's big slick to send Zhu to the exits.

After a brief back-and-forth with the raising, Qi Le Wah put all 520,000 chips in the middle and was called by Koki Ikeda.

The flop provided Wah with more outs, but Ikeda's aces maintained its course to send Qi L Wah to the rail.

Ori Kossonogi made a min-raise from the cut-off for 100,000. When action folded to Yu Yung Lin at the big blind, he pushed all-n. Kossonogi made the call for his remaining 765,000.

The pocket 7's of Lin held on to eliminate Kossonogi.

Yiin Yung Leung made the min-raise to 100,000 from the hi-jack and called the 610,000 all-in re-rase of Chih Hsuan Chang from the cut-off for a showdown.

Chang looked in good shape for a double-up, but Leung flopped a set and held on to eliminate Chang.

Yuting Chen made the min-raise to 100,000 from the hi-jack and added an extra 280,000 to call the all-in raise of Jing Chen Peng from the cutoff.

Jing Chen Peng's hand was dominant, but it takes 5 cards to make a winner. Chen eventually caught a straight on the turn and that was the end for Jing Chen Peng. The river was flipped for a formality.

Wong Kok Siew shoved 300,000 all-in from the cut-off and Cheung Yiu Fai made the call from the small blind for a showdown.

Fai's big slick maintained the lead all the way and rivered an ace for emphasis.

Cianyou Huang made the initial min-raise to 80,000 from under the gun, but stepped out of the way when Meng Chiao Pai went all-in from the cut-off and Cheung Yiu Fai risked 1,400,000 to defend the big blind.

Pai's big slick never had a chance against Fai's rockets. Cheung You Fai doubles to become chip leader, leaving Meng Chiao Pai's stack on critical life support.

Sachiko Uchihara took a peek at her cards, liked what she saw, and shoved her remaining 250,000 all-in from the button. Seong Jin Han made the call from the small blind for a D vs SB showdown.

Uchihara turned a pair of kings with Han hoping for an ace on the river. None came and Uchihara doubled while Han's stack entered the danger zone.

Action folded to the blinds. Hon Cheong Lee pushed 270,000 all-in from the small blind while big blind Tsz Lo made the call.

Lo's queens were ahead on the flop, but Lee turned a king to give top pair and added yet another king on the river to make a set.

Jangmi Shin pushed all-in for 280,000 from UTG+2 and was called by Hao Che Cheng on the hi-jack. Cheng paired his queen on the flop, had a scare when Shin paired a jack on the turn, but sighed a relief when the river threw a brick. Shin was sent to the rail while Cheng improved his stack to over a million.

Chien Te Lee went all-in for 285,000 from the hi-jack with Chen Dun also calling all-in for his last 190,000 from the big blind.

The jacks of Lee led all the way and even rivered a set to slam the door on Chen Dun's tourney life and send him to the rail.

Yu Yung Lin started with a 20,000 min-raise from UTG+1 then tanked before calling the 800,000 all-in of Chen Wei Hung.

Yu Yung Lin was disappointed to see the kings of Hung, but was elated when his queens flopped a boat. The queen boat held to send Chen Wei Hung to the rail and give Lin enough chips to take the chip leader throne.

After some re-raise wrestling, Lo Ching Yen pushed 445,000 all-in from the hi-jack and Tsz Lo matched with a call.

Lo Chin Yeng beamed when his kings flopped a set, but began to tear when Tsz Lo turned a Broadway straight. The tears continued for Yeng when the river offered no help from the poker gods to end his run.

Yuting Chen made a 30,000 min-raise from the cut-off and called the 125,000 all-in push by Che Chun Chu on the button.

Chen's tens hold to send Che Chun Chu to the rail.

Following a raising tug-of-war, Tsz Kin Lo eventually shoved his 345,000 chips all-in from UTG+1 with Lo Cheng Yen making the call to defend his big blind.

Lo's aces weren't under any threat and hold to double up.

Jing Chen Peng completed the blinds and put his 281,000 at risk when Wu Chiayun shoved all-in.

Chiayun went ahead when he paired his seven on the flop, but Peng overtook when he turned the river. Chiayun had outs, but the river threw a brick and doubled up Peng.

Hao Che Cheng at the lo-hack and Daniel Yang at the hi-jack flirted back and forth with raises and re-raises until finally Ching Hao Che put all his 311,000 at risk for a duel.

Hao Che Cheng's aces held against the queens to reduce the stack of Daniel Yang to dust.

The hi-jack raised the minimum 20,000, but got out the way when SB Yu Yung Lin and BB Dong Wook Kim agreed to go all-in. Dong Wook Kim's 267,000 was at risk versus the big stack of Yu Yung Lin.

In the Tens vs AQ coin toss, the tens of Lin held and finished the run of Dong Wook Kim.

Jeeweon Kim made the min-raise to 20,000 and called the 198,000 all-in shove of Dong Hao Jiang for a showdown.

Dong Hao Jiang sighed at the sight of Jeeweon Kim's pocket rockets and was already thinking what to do for the rest of the day. However, when the flop was served, Jiang made a set for his tens and went all the way to double up.