Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #22

2025.01.13 - 2025.01.15Add to Calendar

Taiwan Millions Tournament

Jonty Obrien

Australia

Place

4th

Prize

$10,770

Prize (TWD)

NT$353,000

Blind level

Level 29: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Entries

1/521

Total Chips

15,630,000

Average

15,630,000

Day 2

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 1:53:43 PM

Jonty O'Brien Falls Short in 4th Place - NTD 353,000 (~USD 10,770); Lance De Vera Takes 3rd Place - NTD 483,000 (~USD 14,735)

Level 27: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Lance De Vera

Jonty O'Brien

Tai Yu Cheng opened 275,000 utg, followed by two all-ins behind - Jonty O'Brien (1,150,000) and Lance De Vera (3,275,000). Cheng made the final call, risking half his stack for a three way showdown.

Cheng instantly flopped the nut flush on board 2♦ 5♦ 7♦ 2♣ 3♠ , delivering the double bust just as the runout completed.

Player	Hand	Chips
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	A♦K♦ UTG	9,050,000(72 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	T♦T♠ BB	busted
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	K♣J♦ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 1:48:31 PM

Jonty O'Brien Outflops Tai Yu Cheng

Level 27: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Jonty O'Brien

Down to his last 475,000, Jonty O'Brien got it in on the big blind and faced button raiser Tai Yu Cheng at showdown.

O'Brien easily secured the double up, having landed top pair on board 2♦ 4♦ 9♥ 6♠ 7♥ for another run at the title.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	T♦9♣ BB	1,150,000(9 BB)
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	K♥3♣ D	4,850,000(39 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 1:43:40 PM

Ha Seong Min Cripples Jonty O'Brien

Level 27: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Ha Seong Min

With 1,200,000 in the middle across board 7♠ Q♦ 9♠ T♣ K♠ , Ha Seong Min led all-in for his last 2,375,000 and was called behind by Jonty O'Brien. Ha showed a flush T♠ 8♠ , crushing O'Brien's broadway straight A♦ J♠ entirely.

Player	Chips
HS Ha Seong Min	5,950,000(48 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	600,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 1:17:49 PM

Jun Yu Du Exits in 5th Place - NTD 275,000 (~USD 8,390)

Level 27: 75,000 / 125,000 ante: 125,000

Jun Yu Du

Facing an open and a call, Jun Yu Du squeezed all-in on the big blind for 975,000 and was called by initial raiser Jonty O'Brien.

In search of an ace, Du's hopes came crashing down as his opponent landed a boat on board 8♠ Q♥ J♥ J♣ T♣ to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	8♥8♣ UTG	4,000,000(32 BB)
JY Jun Yu Du	A♠5♦ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 12:19:57 PM

Jonty O'Brien Collects from Lai Hsuan Yu

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Lai Hsuan Yu raised all-in on the cutoff and saw Jonty O'Brien call for his 1,375,000 stack a seat after.

Board Q♣ 9♦ 7♦ K♠ T♥ ran a once card straight for O'Brien, costing Lai a huge chunk off his stack.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	J♥J♠ D	3,000,000(30 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	Q♥9♣ CO	1,750,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 12:11:44 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 26: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player	Chips
HS Ha Seong Min	6,150,000(62 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	3,225,000(32 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	1,975,000(20 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	1,500,000(15 BB)
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	1,425,000(14 BB)
JY Jun Yu Du	910,000(9 BB)
CS Chan Sim	500,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 11:53:21 AM

Jonty O'Brien Survives Race

Level 25: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Jonty O'Brien

Ha Seong Min opened to 160,000 and called Jonty O'Brien short stack shove for 600,000.

Board 9♣ 5♠ 8♣ 8♠ 4♦ missed to connect with either player, leaving O'Brien's ace-high good for the takedown.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	A♣T♦ BB	1,320,000(17 BB)
HS Ha Seong Min	Q♣J♦ CO	4,800,000(60 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 11:15:39 AM

NLH Master Final Table is Set!

Level 24: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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

Player	Chips
HS Ha Seong Min	5,330,000(89 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	3,580,000(60 BB)
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	2,160,000(36 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	1,335,000(22 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	1,130,000(19 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	945,000(16 BB)
CS Chan Sim	680,000(11 BB)
JY Jun Yu Du	420,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 10:02:31 AM

Park Jaehyung Collects from Jonty O'Brien

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Jonty O'Brien

Park Jaehyung raised 165,000 on the cutoff, leaving himself 10,000 behind. Jonty O'Brien made the call on the big blind, and got the rest in on flop A♥ 7♠ 8♠ .

Jonty O'Brien 5♦ 3♥

Park Jaehyung A♦ 9♥

Ahead with top pair, Park secured the double up shorty after turn K♦ and river J♠ rolled on the table.

Player	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	655,000(13 BB)
PJ Park Jaehyung	425,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 9:36:31 AM

Player Chip Counts

Level 23: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Player	Chips
HS Ha Seong Min	2,400,000(48 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	1,925,000(39 BB)
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	1,900,000(38 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	1,590,000(32 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	1,310,000(26 BB)
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	1,215,000(24 BB)
JZ Jun Zhong WangTaiwan	1,110,000(22 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	1,000,000(20 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	985,000(20 BB)
CS Chan Sim	785,000(16 BB)
JY Jun Yu Du	480,000(10 BB)
WS Woo Seok Kim	375,000(8 BB)
PJ Park Jaehyung	350,000(7 BB)
AW Anton WidjayaIndonesia	320,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 8:58:16 AM

Feng Wen Chen Eliminated in 18th Place - NTD 74,000 (~USD 2,255)

Level 22: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Feng Wen Chen

Jonty O'Brien pushed all-in on the cutoff and saw Feng Wen Chen call off for his last 320,000 for a flip.

Board 3♦ K♥ 5♦ 2♥ Q♦ quickly landed O'Brien a set, knocking Chen out of the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	3♠3♣ CO	780,000(20 BB)
FW Feng Wen ChenTaiwan	A♠Q♥ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 7:23:50 AM

Player Chip Counts

Level 20: 15,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Player	Chips
HS Ha Seong Min	1,550,000(62 BB)
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	1,400,000(56 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	1,250,000(50 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	1,080,000(43 BB)
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	1,015,000(41 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	995,000(40 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	755,000(30 BB)
AW Anton WidjayaIndonesia	700,000(28 BB)
CH Ci Hong HoTaiwan	660,000(26 BB)
HC Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan	625,000(25 BB)
HK Hsu Kai ChengTaiwan	530,000(21 BB)
PJ Park Jaehyung	495,000(20 BB)
JY Jun Yu Du	430,000(17 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	420,000(17 BB)
WS Woo Seok Kim	405,000(16 BB)
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	370,000(15 BB)
WZ Wang Zhi YuTaiwan	330,000(13 BB)
CS Chan Sim	320,000(13 BB)
KM Koji MatsumotoJapan	290,000(12 BB)
JW Jee Weon KimSouth Korea	285,000(11 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	280,000(11 BB)
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	250,000(10 BB)
HY Hong Yu HuangTaiwan	220,000(9 BB)
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	200,000(8 BB)
JZ Jun Zhong WangTaiwan	195,000(8 BB)
FW Feng Wen ChenTaiwan	145,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 6:52:34 AM

Park Jaehyung Bags a Quick Double Up

Level 19: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Park Jaehyung open shoved 142,000 utg+1 and was tank called by Jonty O'Brien right on the big blind.

In great form, Park cruised to victory on board J♦ 5♣ 7♥ A♠ K♥ , earning him a full double up along the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
PJ Park Jaehyung	A♣J♥ UTG+1	314,000(16 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	A♥6♣ BB	432,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 5:08:21 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 17: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Player	Chips
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	1,500,000(125 BB)
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	991,000(83 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	977,000(81 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	588,000(49 BB)
AW Anton WidjayaIndonesia	575,000(48 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	559,000(47 BB)
WZ Wang Zhi YuTaiwan	535,000(45 BB)
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	511,000(43 BB)
CC Chan Chun WaiHong Kong	505,000(42 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	501,000(42 BB)
KM Koji MatsumotoJapan	500,000(42 BB)
HC Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan	494,000(41 BB)
HS Ha Seong Min	488,000(41 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	480,000(40 BB)
HK Hsu Kai ChengTaiwan	460,000(38 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	458,000(38 BB)
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	455,000(38 BB)
PJ Park Jaehyung	415,000(35 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	410,000(34 BB)
KH Ka Hou Ho	334,000(28 BB)
FW Feng Wen ChenTaiwan	330,000(28 BB)
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	312,000(26 BB)
JZ Jun Zhong WangTaiwan	301,000(25 BB)
HS Hessaum SadriUnited States of America	300,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 4:36:54 AM

Jonty O'Brien Ends Lu Li Chiang's Run

Level 16: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jonty O'Brien

Jonty O'Brien opened to 20,000 and called 57,000 more following a shove from Lu Li Chiang.

In for a flip, board 9♦ T♥ A♣ 6♣ 5♥ this time, ran in favor of the pocket pair, busting Chiang in the process.

Player	Hand	Chips
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	6♦6♥ MP	539,000(54 BB)
LL Lu Li Chiang	K♣J♦ SB	busted