TMT Main Event (9,000 TWD)

Another bustling day at the Arena has wrapped up with two TMT Main Event flights playing down to completion. The later heat, Day 1F attracted an additional 623 entries and saw the mammoth NTD 32,500,000 (~USD 1,000,000) guarantee breached within the first two hours of play. Only 50 runners survived tonight's carnage with South Korea's In Hwan Lee holding the lead over the field.

Lee capped the day with an impressive 1,144,000 chip count onto Day 2 and stands to be the sole runner across the round to crack the one million mark. Lee's rise came by the stroke of midnight and extended even further all the way through the next seven levels. Compatriot Kiyoung Kim stacks just below Lee at quite a distance with 769,000, followed by local runner Pai Kuei Lin with 716,000 to round up the top three spots.

Other international notables joining the list include South Korea's Jee Weon Kim (613,000) and Soo Jo Kim (376,000), Hong Kong's Ka Shun Tsang (200,000), and Philippines' Marc Rivera (144,000).

All Day 1F contenders will have a day to recuperate before they make a return for the Day 2 battle this Sunday, January 19th. Two final heats remain on the agenda, leaving this Saturday's games ultimately the last chance to qualify. Don't miss the action and stay tuned to Somuchpoker for all the latest!

TMT Main Event 17

Date/s: January 12, 15-20, 2025

Buy-in: NTD 9,000 (~USD 280)

Guarantee: NTD 32,500,000 (~USD 1,000,000)

Starting stack: 25,000

Day 1A - Early Bird: 901 entries, 136 ITM / 73 qualified

Day 1B Turbo: 400 entries, 60 ITM / 32 qualified

Day 1C: 662 entries, 100 ITM / 53 qualified

Day 1D: 618 entries, 93 ITM / 49 qualified

Day 1E: 769 entries, 116 ITM / 62 qualified

Day 1F Turbo: 623 entries, 94 ITM / 50 qualified

Day 1G: Saturday, January 18

Day 1H Turbo: Saturday, January 18

Day 2: Sunday, January 19

Day 3/ Final: Monday, January 20

Hasung Lee raised all-in for 120,000 utg+1 and saw Lee In Hwan on the button, rise to the challenge.

Dominated, Lee In Hwan managed to turn the tables in his favor after the board T♥ T♣ 2♥ 4♣ 6♣ offered him a flush to steal the win.