Mini Main (12,000 NT$)

Hao Che Cheng made the min-raise to 400,000 from the button and Chan Chun Wai defended the big blind. Both players enter a flop of 4♥ 8♥ J♣. Wai checked and Cheng made a 550,000 bet. Wai raised to 1,500,000 and Cheng made the call to se a 4♠ turn. Wai checked and Cheng fired a 2,000,000 bet. Wai tanked and surrendered the pot to Hao Che Cheng.

Here we go! It's the final table of the TMT Championship 2024 Mini Main (NT$ 3M GTD)!

Seats have been re-drawn, which can maybe change the strategies and fortunes of the players. But one thing is for sure, the poker gods don't lie. Cards will fall where they may and whatever happens, happens. That's poker!

Yu Yung Lin enters the final table as the chip leader, leading Day 2 most of the way. The last thing to do now is to make it all the way until the end. Of course, that's easier said than done.

Mini Main (NT$ 3M GTD) Day 2 Final

Date/s: October 27-28, 2024

Buy-in: NT$ 12,000 (~US$ 370)

Entries: 566

Prize Pool: NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000)

ITM: 87

Starting Stack: 50,000

Total Chips In Play: 28,300,000

Average Stack: 3,144,000

Players Remaining: 9

Action went around the table and stopped at the blinds. SB Chen Tzu Chun raised to 180,000 with Hao Che Cheng defending his big blind with a call. Both players are thrown a flop of 7♣ 8♣ Q♥. Both check to see a free 6♣ on the turn. Chun led for 200,000 and was raised all-in by Cheng. Chen Tzu Chun went into the tank, riffed his chips, looked at his cards, wondered if zombies would end the world and eventually folded to hand over a significant pot to Hao Che Cheng.

Yuting Chen made the min-raise from UTG+1 to 120,000 and called the 300,000 re-raise by Hao Che Cheung on the next seat. Both players are given a flop of Q♣ 8♠ 6♠. Chen check-called the 250,000 bet by Cheung to see a 6♣ on the turn. Chen check-folded when Cheung fired 600,000 and he couldn't fire back.

The final two tables are set, slowly inching towards the championship. The 18 players that remain are guaranteed a payout of at least NT$ 60,500 (~US$ 1,800) from the NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000) prize pool. Of course, there is more to be earned as the field thins down.

Cheung Yiu Fai holds on to the status of chip lead with 4,000,000. Yu Yung Lin has the next rank with 3,400,000 chips. Tsz Lo is hanging around at the third spot with 3,000,000.

Mini Main (NT$ 3M GTD) Day 2 Final

Date/s: October 27-28, 2024

Buy-in: NT$ 12,000 (~US$ 370)

Entries: 566

Prize Pool: NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000)

ITM: 87

Starting Stack: 50,000

Total Chips In Play: 28,300,000

Average Stack: 1,572,000

Players Remaining: 18

Chan Chun Wai made a 50,000 min-raise from UG +1 and Hao Che Cheng defended the big blind. Both players were peeled a flop of 1h 9♥ Q♦. Cheng check-called the 40,000 bet to enter a 8♣ turn. Cheng check-called again for 100,000 to see a 5♠ river. No one made a move on the river. Wai mucked his cards when Cheng showed T♥ T♦.

The day started with 87 and now the field has been halved to 43 after the break. Yun Yung Lin holds the top spot in chip counts with 1,800,000. Tsz Lo is next in line with 1,310,000 followed closely by Yuting Chen with 1,300,000 to finalize the chip count podium.

Mini Main (NT$ 3M GTD) Day 2 Final

Date/s: October 27-28, 2024

Buy-in: NT$ 12,000 (~US$ 370)

Entries: 566

Prize Pool: NT$ 5,929,500 (~US$ 185,000)

ITM: 87

Starting Stack: 50,000

Total Chips In Play: 28,300,000

Average Stack: 658,000

Players Remaining: 43