TMT Main Event (9,000 TWD)

Mizuguchi Ren (UTG) raises all-in 156,000 pre-flop. Huang Yi Hsuan (BTN) calls and the showdown ensues. Ren held T♣ A♣ while Yi Hsuan held K♦ K♥ . The board ran 4♦ 9♦ 4♣ 3♥ 3♠ giving Yi Hsuan the pot knocking out Ren on the bubble.

Rick Jason Ambata (CO) commits his entire stack of 161,000 pre-flop and Lee Mansu (SB) calls. The players enter showdown with Ambata holding A♠ 5♥ and Mansu holding Q♦ Q♠ . The board gave K♣ A♦ J♦ 8♥ 6♦ giving Ambata the pot .

Wei Hsiang Wang (HJ) puts in 32,000 pre-flop and Wooseok Kim (SB) three-bets all-in with 69,000 after BTN folds. Wang calls and BTN folds. The showdown had Wang holding Q♣ K♦ and Kim holding 3♥ A♠ . The board gave 8♦ 4♥ K♣ 4♣ K♠ giving Wang the winning hand.

Chih Hsuan Chang (UTG+3) raises all-in with 62,000. Ma Chun Yu (BB) calls and the players enter showdown. Hsuan Chang held 8♥ 8♠ while Chun Yu held A♣ 3♦ . The board ran 5♥ 2♠ A♠ T♥ J♣ giving Chun Yu the pot.

Hsu Yu Cheng (UTG) raises pre-flop with 24,000. UTG+1 three-bets 55,000. UTG+2 four-bets all-in 150,000 and BTN five-bets all-in 168,000. UTG calls and UTG+1 folds. In the showdown, Cheng held A♠ A♥ and UTG+2 held Q♥ Q♦ and BTN had K♦ K♣ . The board ran 8♣ 4♥ 3♠ J♦ T♦ giving Cheng the winning hand.

Yu Kai Chen (BTN) raised all-in 36,000 with 8♦ 6♦ and Justin Hsun Po (BB) calls all-in wirh 6♣ 6♠ . The board shows 9♠ 4♣ 7♦ K♦ A♠ handing the pot to Justin Hsun.

So Myeong Sou (UTG) raises all-in 50,000 and Wooseok Kim (UTG+1) calls. The showdown had Myeong Soo had A♠ T♠ and Kim 5♥ 5♣ . The board ran 9♠ K♥ A♥ 2♠ 4♣ . Myeong Sou takes the pot with top-pair.

Rick Jason Ambata (UTG) raises all-in with 58,000. Takeomi Miyazawa (BB) calls all-in. The showdown had Ambata with K♦ 6♠ and Miyazawa with 9♦ Q♦ . The board right 4♣ J♠ 4♥ 4♦ K♠ giving Ambata the winning full-house.

Fang Hsin Yu (UTG+1) makes a pre-flop all-in raise of 94,000. Sheng Hung Kao (UTG+3) three-bets all-in 79,500 and Noh Min Hyuck calls all-in with 45,000. The showdown saw Hsin Yu brings J♦ A♣ and Sheng Hung Kao brought A♥ J♣ while Noh Min Hyuck had K♠ 8♠ . The board 9♦ K♦ 3♣ 9♣ Q♥ giving the pot to Min Hyuck.

Sheng Luo (UTG+3) raised all-in pre-flop with 20,000 while holding A♣ 9♥ . Guan Zhi He (SB) calls all-in with K♥ 8♠ . The board A♥ 2♥ K♠ 6♣ 4♥ giving Sheng Luo the winning top-pair.

The pot had 100,000 and the flop showed 4♥ 2♠ 6♥ . Paul Nattapatsiri (UTG+2) checks while Jack Wu (UTG+3) bets all-in 200,000 and Nattapatsiri calls . The showdown sees Wu having A♣ A♥ and Nattapatsiri had 6♦ 3♦ . The turn 3♠ gave Nattapatsiri two pairs and the river J♣ was no help for Wu. Clock was resumed now that the 130 players remaining are in the money.

Clock is stopped for hand for hand. 133 players remaining trying to get in the money. 3 more eliminations to go get paid.

Teruki Kondo (BTN) raised 16,000 pre-flop and Cho Jaegeol (BB) call to see the flop, 8♠ K♣ 8♣ . The players check to see the turn 9♣ . Cho Jaegeol bets 13,000 forcing Teruki Kondo to fold.

Akihiro Yamada (UTG+3) raises all-in pre-flop while holding J♠ J♥ . Jun Hyoung Ki (CO) calls all-in while holding K♦ K♣ . The board gave 4♣ T♦ 7♣ K♠ 6♠ . Hyoung Ki's pocket Jacks takes down Yamada.

Kim Sehyeon (UTG) raises all-in 88,000 and Lin Chih Han (BTN) calls. The showdown sees Sehyeon holding A♥ K♥ and Chih Han holding J♦ K♦ . The board brought T♣ 7♠ K♣ 6♥ 5♥ giving the pot to Kim Sehyeon.

Chen Tsung Chih (CO) raises 12,000 Tai Gene (BTN) three-bets 25,000. Tsung Chih calls to see the flop 3♦ 9♦ 2♠ . Tsung Chih checks and Tai Gene bets 25,000 causing Tsung Chih to fold.

Ting Kai Yang (UTG) raises all-in 13,000 pre-flop and Pin Lun Li calls. The showdown shows Q♦ Q♣ with Kai Yang and 4♣ 4♥ was with Lun Li . The board ran 4♦ T♦ 3♦ 9♣ 5♣ giving a set of fours to Pin Lun Li .

Kong You Lai (BTN) raised 10,000 pre-flop and Shao Ching Chan (BB) calls all-in 3,000 . In the showdown, You Lai had 8♣ 8♥ while Ching Chan had Q♦ Q♥ . The board ran 2♦ K♦ 9♦ J♥ T♥ giving Chan a straight.

Tai Gene raises all-in 45,000 holding A♣ Q♣ and Lee Ha Sung (BB) calls all-in while holding 8♣ 8♦ . The board runs 7♥ 7♠ 3♥ A♦ 9♥ giving the pot to Tai Gene.

The pot had 100,000 when Chang Po Min (SB) bets all-in 37,000 holding K♣ K♥ and Hangyu Mu (UTG+3) calls all-in with J♣ 9♣ . The board ran 2♥ 7♥ J♥ A♦ J♠ giving Hangyu Mu a trips for the win.

Xie Qi Long (UTG) raises all-in pre-flop with 8,700 holding A♣ 5♠ and William Egrubay (SB) Three-bets 18,000 holding T♠ K♣ . The board carried 2♥ K♠ Q♥ 3♥ 8♠ giving Egrubay the top pair.

Ke Yi Jhen (UTG) raises pre-flop and UTG+1 calls and Lee Hon Cheong (SB) three-bets all-in with 48,000. Yi Jhen calls while UTG+1 folds. The players enter showdown with Yi Jhen holding A♦ Q♥ and Cheong holding Q♦ K♠ . The board brings 4♥ 8♦ 9♠ 7♥ 7♣ and Yi Jhen takes the pot.

Sua Shung Er (UTG+1) raises all-in pre-flop with 26,000 and Chris Doyle (HJ) calls. The showdown ensues. Shung Er holds 6♣ 6♥ while Doyle holds Q♦ J♦ . The board runs 6♦ K♠ 7♠ 7♣ K♦ . Shung Er takes the win with a full-house.

Kwon Yongman (CO) calls UTG's pre-flop all-in of 44,600. The showdown saw UTG having 6♣ 6♠ and Yongman holding A♦ K♣ . The board had K♥ Q♥ Q♠ Q♣ 2♦ giving Yongman a full-house for the win.

Kai Cheng Hsu (CO) raises all-in 20,000 holding 7♦ 7♠ and Wu Yan Jie (SB) three-bets all-in with A♠ K♠ . The board runs 10d Q♣ Q♥ 5♠ 4♦ giving Hsu the winning hand.

Paul Nattapatsiri (UTG+3) three-bets all-in following UTG's 6,500 pre-flop raise. UTG calls the all-in with 43,000 and UTG+1 folds. The showdown had UTG holding 9♦ 9♠ and Nattapatsiri holding A♣ K♠ . The board runs K♦ 5♥ 4♥ J♠ 7♥ handing the pot to Nattapatsiri.

Tung Lin Tsai (BB) three-bets all-in 34,000 following Lin Yu Ming's pre-flop raise of 5,000. Ming calls the all-in with A♦ Q♠ while Tsai was holding Q♦ Q♣ . The board ran 3♣ 4♠ 4♦ 2♣ J♠ giving Tsai the pot.

UTG+1 raised 5,200 pre-flop and Lee Jimin (BB) three-bets 17,500. UTG+1 responds with a four-bet all-in of 32,400 and Jimin snap calls the all-in. The showdown sees UTG+1 holding A♠ J♦ and Jimin holding K♥ K♣ . The board ran K♠ Q♠ A♠ K♦ 6♠ giving the victory to Jimin with quads.

Lin Wei Che (HJ) raises 5,000 pre-flop and BTN three-bets 11,500 while Tai Yu Cheng (SB) four-bets 19,500. Lim Sumin (BB) five-bets all-in 21,000. Wei Che calls while BTN six-bets 29,000. Yu Cheng calls and so does Wei Che. The flop that followed the betting all-in frenzy had A♣ Q♥ 9♣ .Yu Cheng checks and Wei Che bets all-in. Yu Cheng folds and the showdown ensues. Wei Che had A♦ Q♦ , BTN had 5♠ 8♠ , and Sumin had A♠ 3♠ . The flop and the river brought 9♠ 2♠ handing the massive pot to Lin Wei Che.

In an all-in pre-flop showdown, UTG+1 had K♥ J♥ , UTG+2 had A♥ Q♥ , and Lin Wei Che (BTN) held T♥ T♦ . The board had 4♠ A♠ J♦ T♠ 8♥ giving a set of tens to Wei Che knocking out two other players.

Te Shen Huang (HJ) raises 4,000 pre-flop. SB three-bets all-in 8,900 holding K♠ Q♣ and Huang calls all-in with 2♠ 4♠ . The board ran T♥ 8♦ 5♦ 3♥ A♥ giving a straight to Huang, knocking out SB.

UTG+1 raises all-in pre-flop of 18,000 while holding 3♣ 3♥ and Chao Chien Chih (BB) calls all-in with T♠ 8♠ . The board ran T♦ 2♠ 5♠ A♣ Q♣ giving the win to Chih.

Lee Chi Yuen(UTG+1) raised pre-flop 4,000 and Eurico Machado (BTN) three-bets 9,500. The flop brings T♦ 7♦ 7♥ . Yuen checks and Machado Bets 7,000. Yuen raises 20,500 causing Machado to fold.

Pak Man Parco Lee (UTG+3) raises all-in 19,200 with K♦ 9♦ and Chu Wei Chien (HJ) calls all-in holding Q♣ K♥ . The board brings 4♠ 4♣ 7♠ 7♣ 9♠ giving the win to Lee.

Ting Yu Huan (UTG+4) raised 3,000 before the flop to see Joe Chou (BB) call. The flop had 3♦ 9♠ Q♠ . Chou checked and Huan made a bet of 3,000. Chou responded with an all-in raise. Huang folds and Chou emerges victorious.

UTG+1 raised 3,000 pre-flop and Ma Chun Yu (BTN) three-bets all-in 20,000 holding A♦ 7♠ while Karen Talamayan (BB) calls all-in with 12,000 holding A♠ K♥ . UTG+1 Folds. The board ran K♦ 7♦ 4♦ A♣ Q♠ giving the pot to Talamayan.

The pot had 4,600 and the board showed 6♣ 8♠ J♠ 3♠ Q♠ . The players checked down to showdown. Kim Jang Hwan (UTG) had T♠ Q♥ , Wah Qi Le (BTN) mucks his hand and Kim Taehwan (BB) had T♣ 4♠ . Hwan takes the pot.

The pot was 10,000 deep and the flop had Q♦ 6♦ 2♥ when Lai Jui Chien (HJ) raised allin 28,000 following (BB) 12,000 bet. BB folds in response to Chien's all-in raise.

Ho Ka Hou (UTG+2) raises 2,000 pre-flop and Cheng Hong Yu (HJ) three bets 7,500. Hou four-bets all-in holding A♠ K♠ while Yu calls all-in holding Q♣ Q♠ .the board runs 3♠ 5♦ J♣ T♣ J♦ giving the victory to Yu.

The pot was with 8,000 and the board had 9♥ 5♥ T♠ 2♥ when Kim Jang Hwan(UTG) bets 2,600 and was called by Wah Qi Le (UTG+1) . The river brings J♠ .the players check into showdown with Hwan holding 2♦ K♠ while Le was holding 8♦ 8♣ claiming the victory.

Chen Hsing Lin (BB) calls Bart Wolterink's (BTN) pre-flop raise of 2,100. The flop carries A♣ A♥ 9♠ . The turn Q♦ comes in after checks and again the players check to see the river, 3♥ . Lin bets 2,300 and Wolterink calls. In the showdown Wolterink mucks seeing Hsing's 2♠ Q♣ hole cards.

Yeung Chi Ho (UTG+3) three-bets 7,000 pre-flop following Yang Ming Hung's (UTG) pre-flop raise of 2,300. The flop brings 9♠ K♦ 2♠ . Ho bets 5,000 after Hung checks . Hung folds facing Ho's bet

Lu Wei Zhi (UTG+1) raised 2,500 before the flop and Suya Lee (BB) called. The flop brought 9♦ 5♣ 9♠ . Lu Wei Zhi bet 3,000 following Lee's check. Lee calls and the turn brings Q♣ . Both players check and the river shows, 2♣ . Lee bets 10,000 and Zhi calls. Lee was holding 9♣ T♥ . Zhi mucked his hand after Lee revealed.

Liang Shen Yen (UTG) limps and Kai Sze Ngai (UTG+1) raises 2,000 pre-flop. Chen Sheng Wen (BB) three-bets 4,000. Yen folds while Ngai four-bets 15,000 causes Wen to fold as well.

The pot had 19,900 and the flop showed 4♠ K♥ 2♦ . Kim Taehwan bets 5,000 after three checks. UTG raised 11,000 as everyone else folded triggering Taehwan to three-bet all-in 45,000. UTG folds handing the victory to Taehwan.

Lee Yung Yuan (UTG+3) three-bet 4,000 after UTG+1's bet of 1,600.x UTG+1 calls and the flop gives 6♠ 6♣ K♣ . The players check and the turn card enters, A♣ . The players check again and river Q♠ . UTG+1 bet 5,000 and Lee Yung Yuan calls. In the showdown, Yung Yuan showed A♥ Q♦ while opponent mucked.

Kim Taehwan (UTG+1) raised pre-flop, 1,800. Yang Yao Lun (UTG+2) three-bets all-in with 12,000 and Taehwan calls holding J♥ J♣ and Lun holding T♥ A♥ . The board ran 9♥ 4♦ 5♠ K♠ Q♥ giving the pot to Taehwan's superior hand.

Myunghwan Han (UTG+2) raises 1,600 and Huang Jui Hung (UTG+3) three-bets 4,500 triggering HJ and SB to call. Han four-bets all-in 31,100 while Huang five-bets all-in 55,000. HJ and SB folds as the players go into showdown. Han had A♥ A♦ while Hung had K♦ K♣ . The board gave 4♠ 9♦ 8♥ Q♥ 6♣ giving the pot to Han.

Lei Hou Tou at UTG+2 raises 1,500 pre-flop and BB responds with a three-bet all-in of 14,000. Tou calls the all-in holding 6♦ 6♣ and BB held A♠ J♦ . The board ran 3♥ 2♣ 7♠ 4♠ 2♥ giving the victory to Lei Hou Tsu.

The pot had 5,000 and the flop showed, 2♦ 4♠ 6♥ when UTG+1 bet 2,500 following a check by c Liu Jing Rong (BB) and Lok Chi Hon (CO) called. Rong called to see the turn Q♣ . Hon bets 4,500 after two checks from Rong and UTG+1. UTG+1 folds and Rong raise all-in. Hon calls all-in holding 3♣ 5♦ while Rong had 5♠ 6♣ . Hon's straight held after the river brought 9♠ and knocks out Rong.

Lu Kuan Lung (UTG+1) raised 1,200 pre-flop and BB called. The flop brings T♣ 6♠ A♦ . The players check and the turn brings A♣ .Lung bets 2,500 after a check from BB. BB calls and the river is seen, 6♥ . The players check again to showdown. Kuan Lung mucks his hand as BB shows A♥ J♦ .

Lee Chi Yuen (UTG+1) raised 1,200 pre-flop and triggered a round of calls from Cheung Chung Ching (UTG+2), HJ and BB. The flop brought 3♥ 8♠ 8♥ .BB checks and Yuen bets 1,800. Ching calls while HJ and BB fold. The turn shows 8♣ .Yuen bets 2,200 and Ching folds.

Liu Kai Ray (UTG+3) puts in 1,000 pre-flop followed by a round of calls leading to the flop T♥ 6♥ A♥ . Ray bets 1,500 after SB and BB check. Lee Won Ho (BTN) calls followed by folds from SB and BB. The turn card shows 4♥ . After checks the river card shows, 2♥ . Won Ho bets 6,000 after Ray checks. Won Ho's bet seemed too risky to Ray causing him to fold.

Chen Lin Wang (SB) coming entire stack of 7,000 pre-flop. And Joseph Talamayan (BB) calls the all-in holding T♦ J♥ . With Wang holding J♣ 9♠ , the board runs 3♣ 5♥ 7♦ 6♠ Q♥ giving the win to Talamayan's higher kicker.

Jun Hyoung Ki (HJ) puts in 900 before the flop. Both Leung Kwang Fai and BB call. The flop shows 3♣ T♠ Q♣ . The players check to bring the turn card, 9♦ . Ki bets 600 and two checks and Fai raises 3,200 causing BB to fold. Ki calls and the river brings 7♠ . Fai bets all-in causing Ki to abandon the pot.

Wong Kok Siee (UTG) raised 800 pre-flop and Tsun Fai Cai (SB) three-bet 1,600. Siee calls and the flop brings Q♠ J♠ 3♠ . Cai bets 2,000 and Siee calls the turn card, J♥ . The players check releasing the river card, 3♦ .another round of checks brings the showdown. Siee mucks as Cai shows a winning hand of Q♣ K♥

Chen Chih Wei (UTG+1) raised 900 while HJ, and CO called. Sim Eun Jung (BTN) three-bet 4,000 causing everyone to fold except Wei who calls for the flop, J♣ J♥ 6♦ .Jung bets 4,000 after Wei checks. Wei calls to see the turn, 4♦ . The players check and the river, 9♠ appears on the board. Wei bets 5,000 and Jing calls to showdown. Wei held K♣ A♠ while Jung held T♠ T♥ taking the pot.

Hwang Dae Gyu (UTG+2) commits 700 before the flop a s Lin Wei Che (HJ) three-bet 2,300. The flop brings 4♥ 6♦ 4♠ . The players check to see the turn, Q♠ and Gyu checks. Che bets 1,300 and Gyu calls to see the river, 9♣ . Che bets 4,800 while Gyu calls. In the showdown Che shows Q♣ Q♥ and Gyu mucked.

Yu Tsung Tse in the UTG raised 600 before the flop. UTG+1 and UTG+2 call while Ho Tsung Cheng (BTN) three-bet all-in 5,100. Tae calls while the rest fold. In the showdown, Tse holds A♦ T♠ while Cheng had 9♦ 9♥ . The board have the win to Cheng by running 3♠ J♥ 8♠ 4♥ 5♥ .

UTG+1 raised 700 pre-flop and CO called. Guan Zhi He (BTN) three-bet 3,200 causing both opponents to folds.

Ho Kim Lap (UTG+2) raised 800 pre-flop while Karen Talamayan (UTG+3), HJ and BB called. The flop had J♠ 2♦ 7♠ . Lap bets 1,000 and Talamayan calls while HJ and BB folded. The turn Q♣ . The players check down to river, 8♦ . The players check again into showdown. Lap shows 7♥ A♦ and Talamayan T♥ A♠ . Lap takes the pot.

William Egrubay (UTG+1) raised 400 pre-flop and UTG+2 calls while Wu Kuan Hung (BTN) three-bets 2,600. Egrubay calls while UTG+2 folds. The flop brings 5♦ J♣ T♠ . Hung bets 2,000 after Egrubay checks. Egrubay calls the bet of 2,000 and the turn brings Q♣ . The players check and the river brings 8♠ . The players check into showdown. Egrubay shows 9♠ A♠ and Hung mucks his hand.

Kim Jeong Woo (BB) cals Lance De Vera's (UTG) 400 pre-flop raise. The flop brings 5♥ T♣ K♦ .Woo checks and De Vera bets 600 causing Woo to call. The turn is 4♥ which was check by both players . The River brings 7♠ . Woo bets 1,000 and De Vera calls. Woo shows 4♣ 4♠ in the showdown and De Vera mucks his hand.

The pot was 5,600 and the pot showed 2♠ 8♣ K♥ . Hsin Cun Chen (HJ) bets 1,500 and Lee Won Ho calls. The turn brings 9♣ . Chen bets another 3,500 and Won Ho folds.

Tzu Ming Liu (BTN) raises 600 pre-flop following two limps by UTG+1 and UTG+3. Kao Sze Ngai (SB) three-bet 2,600 triggering UTG+1, and UTG+3 to fold while Liu calls. The flop shows 5♣ 4♣ 3♥ . The players check and the turn brings 5♥ . Ngai bets 3,500 and Liu calls. The river shows 3♦ . The players check and go into showdown. Ngai shows A♣ 2♣ and Liu mucks.

Cheung Chung Ching (SB) and BB call Liao Bo Lin's(UTG) pre-flop raise of 200. The flops shows 9♥ 2♥ 8♠ and Bo Lin bet 500 after BB and Ching check. Chung raises 1,500 and Bo Lin calls while BB folds. The turn brings T♥ . Ching checks while Bo Lin bets 2,500. Ching calls to see the river J♥ . The players check and go into showdown. Bo Lin has 7♣ 6♦ while Ching has J♠ T♠ . Bo Lin lands a straight and takes the pot.

HJ raised 300 pre-flop. BTN, Fang Kofei (SB) and Siee Wong Kok (B) call. The flop shows 8♥ 6♦ K♥ . The players check to see the turn 5♠ . Kofei bets 700 and Wong Kok (B) calls. HJ folds and BTN calls. The river brings 9♦ . Kofei checks while Wong Kok bets 3,200. HJ and BTN fold while Kofei calls. The players showdown. Wong Kok shows 5♦ 5♥ and Kofei mucks his hand.

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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