NLH Master (15,000 TWD)

Tai Yu Cheng opened utg and called a 51,000 three bet from Michael Kim Falcon behind. On board 8♠ Q♠ 4♥ 7♥ , Falcon double barreled 54,000 and an all-in for 405,000, with Cheng check calling both streets.

Michael Kim Falcon J♥ T♥

Tai Yu Cheng 8♥ 8♣

Falcon at risk with a combo draw, found none of his outs appear on river 6♠ , eliminating him from the NLH Master games entirely.

Tse Chun Hong pushed 82,000 utg, called by Tai Yu Cheng on the button. Michael Kim Falcon raised to 200,000 on the big blind and called off the rest after Cheng moved all-in for 457,000 total.

With the best hand in poker, Cheng remained ahead all the way through 4♦ 4♥ 5♥ 9♣ T♠ , shipping the one million pot towards his way.

Lee Chien Te open shoved 71,000 utg, called behind by Michael Kim Falcon. Koji Matsumoto reshoved 215,000 on the button, and was in for a three way showdown after Falcon took the challenge.

Running behind, Falcon instantly flopped an ace on A♥ 9♠ Q♦ to take the advantage, but was crushed as the runout came 6♠ K♥ , bringing Matsumoto the win with a set of kings.

Michael Kim Falcon completed his big blind vs Ci Hong Ho's 12,000 open, dealing flop 5♥ 6♦ 7♦ . Both checked it through to turn 3♦ , where Falcon led 15,000. Ci paid the price, and snap called a final 31,000 on river 7♥ for showdown.

Falcon's A♠ 2♦ gets exposed, shipping the win to Ci with trip sevens 8♣ 7♣ .

Hong Yu Huang opened to 12,000, called behind by Michael Kim Falcon. On board K♥ T♣ 5♦ 9♦ , Huang double barreled - 12,000 and 21,000, yet tank folded after Falcon raised to 55,000 on the turn.

This Wednesday is about to get more exciting with another TMT highlight set to crown a winner! Two NLH Master heats ran through to start the week and attracted a 521-strong entry field, easily breaching its initial NTD 4,000,000 (~USD 120,800) guarantee. Well over the expected turnout, 79 players are due to return to battle in a bid to claim the lion's share of the NTD 6,822,500 (~USD 206,045) prize pool.

Both flights played down to ITM, where all 79 runners have secured a minimum share of NTD 30,000 (~USD 920). The main attention however, remains to be on the million dollar NTD 1,048,500 (~USD 31,665) listed top prize, where one will rise to claim later this evening.

Local runner Zheng Xuan Cai topped the initial flight with a massive 884,000 (147 BB) chip count, more than enough to come in as the Day 2 overall frontrunner. Denmark's Michael Kim Falcon on the other hand, shipped the lead over yesterday's games and brings in a mighty 784,000 (131 BB) to take the second spot. Next in the running, Jun Zhong Wang sits at quite a distance with 526,000 (88 BB), rounding up the top three counts.

Action will resume at 11:00 sharp, right at CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei! Stay tuned for updates as SMP brings you all the latest directly off the floor.

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

Top Ten Day 2 Qualifiers