NLH Master (15,000 TWD)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.