NLH Master (15,000 TWD)

TMT 17 NLH Master Day1A concluded with Zheng Xuan Cai taking the chip lead heading into Day2. With a total of 231 entries, the flight ran through 14 levels before the bubble burst. Out of the total number of entries, 35 players made it into Day 2 taking place 2 Wednesday, 15 January at 11:00.

Day 1A chip leader Zheng Xuan Cai had an intense journey filled with ups and downs. His journey to accumulate a massive stack of 884,000 [147 BB] began when he knocked out Gary Ma with top pair over a missed draw. To end the day, Zheng delivered the bubble, eliminating Jui Tai with a higher kicker.

Coming in second in chips was Taiwan’s Jun Zhong Wang with 526,000 [87BB]. In third was Jee Weon Kim of Korea with 477,000 [79BB] . Other notable players moving on to Day 2 were Philippines David Erquiaga, Germany’s Carsten Klug, and Wu Chiayun.

On the opposite spectrum, among those that missed the mark were Charlie Chiu, Chi Jen Chen, Chih Wei Fan, Lee Kun Han, and Michael Kim Falcon. Luckily there is still Day 1B to get back in the game.

Date/s:

Flight A - January 13, 2025

Flight B - January 14, 2025

Final Day - January 15, 2025

Buy-in: TWD 15,000 (~USD 453)

Guarantee: TWD 4,000,000 (~USD 120,878)

Starting stack: 30,000

The Day 1B Flight is set to begin 14th January at 13:00. Those who didn't make it into Day 2 in this flight still have a shot at the TWD 4,000,000 GTD prize pool. With a buy-in of TWD 15,000, NLH Master Day 1B is expected to kickstart with a swarm of poker lovers very soon at the CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei. This is the last chance to enter.

Carsten Klug (UTG) raised 12,000 pre-flop and Liao Chin Kai (HJ) three-bets 24,200 and Klug calls. The flop brings 9♣ 6♦ A♣ . Klug checks while Chin Kai bets 12,000. Klug calls to see the turn 2♣ . Both players check and the river brings 5♠ . The players check and enter showdown. Klug held A♠ T♠ while Chin Kai J♦ J♠ . Klug gets saved by the flop giving him a pair of aces beating Chin Kai's pocket jacks.

Carsten Klug (UTG) raises 8,500 pre-flop and Denny Kruezi (UTG+2) calls while BB calls as well. The flop comes in with 7♦ 9♥ 6♦ . The players check to make way for the turn 4♦ . Kruezi bets 10,000 and BB check-folds while Klug check-raise 35,000. Kruezi call and the river brings A♣ .Klug checks while Kruezi bets 45,000. Klug calls and the players enter into showdown. Klug had K♦ Q♦ while Kruezi had T♦ T♣ . Klug hits diamonds flush and snatches the pot from Kruezi.

Hu Chung I went with A♣ Q♦ for his last 79,000 and ran smack into Carsten Klug's K♠ K♦ .

In hope for an ace, the flop 4♥ K♥ 3♠ instantly crushed Hu's dreams with the runout 9♠ J♣ sealing his fate.

Carsten Klug opened 7,000 on the hijack and was met with a 17,000 three bet from Tae Chi Ho a seat after. Klug came back with an all-in for 74,000, enough to convince Tae to lay it down.