Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #22

2025.01.13 - 2025.01.15Add to Calendar

Taiwan Millions Tournament

Michael Kim Falcon

Place

46th

Prize

$1,155

Prize (TWD)

NT$37,900

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, 4:27:45 AM

Tai Yu Cheng Finishes Michael Kim Falcon

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

Tai Yu Cheng

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.

Player	Chips
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	1,270,000(127 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 4:21:49 AM

Tai Yu Cheng Up to Seven Digits

Level 15: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Tai Yu Cheng

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
TY Tai Yu ChengTaiwan	A♥A♠ D	1,008,000(126 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	8♦8♣ BB	225,000(28 BB)
TC Tse Chun Hong	K♦J♦ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 3:51:04 AM

Koji Matsumoto Catches Up on the River

Level 15: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Koji Matsumoto

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
KM Koji MatsumotoJapan	K♦K♠ D	521,000(65 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	A♣T♣ HJ	500,000(63 BB)
LC Lee Chien TeTaiwan	7♦7♠ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 3:23:28 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Policed by Ci Hong Ho

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Michael Kim Falcon

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♣ .

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	844,000(141 BB)
CH Ci Hong HoTaiwan	461,000(77 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/15/2025, 3:04:20 AM

Michael Kim Falcon Exudes Early Aggression

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Michael Kim Falcon

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.

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	844,000(141 BB)
HY Hong Yu HuangTaiwan	312,000(52 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/14/2025, 7:29:50 PM

NLH Master Set to Crown a Champion Today!

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

Player	Chips
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	884,000
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	784,000
JZ Jun Zhong WangTaiwan	526,000
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	496,000
JW Jee Weon KimSouth Korea	477,000
CK Carsten KlugGermany	404,000
CH Ci Hong HoTaiwan	404,000
AW Anton WidjayaIndonesia	400,000
WS Woo Seok Kim	399,000
KH Ka Hou Ho	366,000