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.

Lance De Vera opened 250,000 on the small blind, called behind by Tai Yu Cheng. On board A♥ 8♦ 3♠ 6♦ Q♦ , De Vera triple barreled - 300,000, 450,000, and a final all-in for 1,925,000. Tai check called two streets yet laid it down after De Vera proceeded with aggression.

Lance De Vera open jammed 1,325,000 utg and was called by Ha Seong Min on the button.

In for a race, De Vera's suited ace pulled through on board 5♦ K♦ A♥ 3♦ 3♥ , leaving Ha to pay up a fourth time around.

Lance De Vera opened 200,000 utg but tank folded after table captain Ha Seong Min raised the stakes to 550,000.

Lance De Vera opened 185,000 utg, and was met with a raise to 440,000 from Lai Hsuan Yu on the button. De Vera four bet jammed the rest, pushing Lai out of the action instantly.

Lai Hsuan Yu opened on the cutoff and was met with a 760,000 three bet from Lance De Vera on the big blind. Lai responded with an all-in for 1,550,000, called by De Vera.

A flip for 40 big blinds, board 6♥ 5♥ 3♠ Q♠ A♥ went in favor of Lai's overcards, allowing him to hold on to his seat.

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

A blind vs blind battle saw Lance De Vera open to 150,000, called behind by Kun Han Lee. On flop 2♦ J♥ 4♥ , De Vera continued for 180,000 and went on to shove all-in against Lee's 520,000 raise. Lee called off with top pair for his 420,000 behind, and is in rough shape against De Vera's higher kicker.

Lance De Vera Q♦ J♠

Kun Han Lee J♣ T♣

No help for Lee arrived on either turn 6♦ or river 4♦ , sealing his elimination as the final table bubble.

Jun Yu Du opened 120,000 on the cutoff and called Lance De Vera's all-in for 1,065,000 total.

A crucial spot, De Vera was in luck to flop the nuts outright on board 4♥ 7♥ T♥ T♠ 8♠ , dodging a potential elimination deep in the game.

Ha Seong Min defended his big blind vs a 150,000 button open from Lance De Vera, and went on to check jam on flop Q♥ 5♣ 4♦ . De Vera tanked and eventually let it go, open folding J♠ J♣ .

Tai Yu Cheng opened 60,000 on the button and faced a 180,000 three bet from Lance De Vera on the big blind. Cheng decided to four bet shove his big stack in, only to be snap called by De Vera for his entire 845,000.

Crushed against the rockets, Cheng forked over nearly half his stack as board 9♦ 6♣ J♠ 6♦ J♦ sealed his fate.

Lance De Vera opened 40,000 on the button and called 133,000 more after En Hao Chan put his tournament life on the line.

Dominated, Chan's hopes of a split pot came crashing as board T♣ T♦ 4♠ 8♣ 2♥ saw De Vera's better ace run in play.

Park Jaehyung limped on the small blind, followed by a 45,000 raise from Lance De Vera right behind. Park bumped it up further to 135,000, yet gave up the fight after De Vera moved all-in.