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.

A three way limp pot saw a flop of T♥ 2♠ 6♠ . Jui Tai on the small blind, bet all-in for 52,000 and was called by Zheng Xuan Cai behind.

Jui Tai K♦ T♠

Zheng Xuan Cai A♠ T♣

Both with top pair, Zheng's better kicker ran in play through turn Q♥ and river 5♦ , busting Jui as the stone cold bubble and closing the day's action at the same time.

Kim Kunwoo open jammed his last 62,000 and was looked up by Zheng Xuan Cai right on the big blind.

Running a flip, Zheng instantly landed the advantage on board 7♠ 8♥ J♦ 9♦ 2♣ , busting Kim in the process.

Zheng Xuan Cai (UTG+2) raises 1,600 pre-flop and Button calls while Gary Ma (BB) three-bets 3,500. Xuan Cai calls Ma while Button folds. The players see the flop brings 8♠ 3♦ 5♠ . Ma dials up the pressure with a 4,000 bet and Xuan Cai calls to see the turn A♣ . Both players check and they see the river bring 5♣ . Ma makes an all-in river bet and once again unfazed, Xuan Cai calls. The players enter showdown. Xuan Cai held A♠ Q♣ while Ma had T♠ Q♠ . Xuan Cai takes the pot with a pair of aces.