NLH Master (15,000 TWD)

Chan Sim pushed his last 575,000 in on the cutoff and was looked up by Ha Seong Min right on the big blind.

Sim dominated, exited the final table shortly after board 5♣ J♠ 8♥ J♣ 3♦ turned up on the felt.

Chan Sim opened 120,000 utg, followed by a 300,000 three bet from Tai Yu Cheng behind. Lai Hsuan Yu on the small blind, pushed all-in for 1,010,000 total, and shipped the pot unchallenged.

Following eight hours on the floor, the 78-player NLH Master Day 2 field is officially down to its final eight players with South Korea's Ha Seong Min in the lead. Ha has been stacking atop the counts since the last three tables, and has continued to extend his lead further level after level. Each final table contender is now guaranteed NTD 154,000 (~USD 4,700) in winnings, backed by a chance to claim the NTD 1,048,500 (~USD 31,985) top prize!

NLH Master

Date/s: January 13-15, 2025

Buy-in: NTD 15,000 (~USD 460)

Guarantee: NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 120,800)

Prize pool: NTD 6,822,500 (~USD 206,045)

Entries: 521

ITM: 79 places

Day 1A: 231 entries / 35 qualified

Day 1B: 290 entries / 44 qualified

Day 2/ Final: 79 players

Final Table Chip Counts

Chan Sim opened 100,000 utg and called 85,000 more following a jam from Woo Seok Kim on the small blind.

An ace high battle, Kim's better kicker ran in play on board A♦ 3♦ 4♥ 9♣ T♣ , securing him a boost back to nine big blinds.

Chan Sim opened 100,000 utg+1 and called 170,000 more following an all-in from Anton Widjaya on the big blind.

Widjaya right on the ropes, failed to hang on as board T♥ Q♣ 8♣ K♣ A♣ landed Chan two pair to knock him out.

Kai Hung Hu defended his big blind against Chan Sim's 80,000 open, and check called for his last 20,000 on flop A♥ 6♦ 6♠.

Chan Sim Q♦ Q♠

Kai Hung Hu 9♦ 4♦

Drawing only to a runner runner, Hu exited the arena shortly after turn 2♣ and river A♦ completed the board.

Anton Widjaya opened 350,000 on the hijack and saw Chan Sim on the big blind, call off for his tournament life.

A classic NLH flip, Widjaya's overcards were no match for Sim's ladies on board Q♦ 8♥ 2♠ 6♦ Q♠ as it ran quads for the win.

Chan Sim open shoved 255,000 in on the cutoff and was tank called by Zheng Xuan Cai right on the big blind.

Dominated, Zheng once again booked the loss after failing to improve on board A♥ 2♣ T♣ 3♠ 6♣ .

Hsuan Cheng Lai opened utg and snap called Chan Sim's 200,000 all-in right behind.

Sim in rough shape, was in luck to find a jack on board T♠ 3♠ 4♦ 6♥ J♠ , allowing him to survive through.

Chan Sim defended his big blind against Kai Hung Hu's hijack open, and went on to check jam 92,000 on flop K♠ 2♦ Q♣ . Hu called off with midpair J♣ Q♦ and found himself behind Chan's pair of kings K♥ T♣ . No help for Hu arrived on either turn 5♠ or river 6♠ , awarding Chan the full double up.