TMT Main Event C

Ting Wei Kuo (UTG) puts 2,000 into the pot pre-flop. I Wen Chu (BTN) and Lu Wen Chen (BB) call to see the flop 2♥ K♣ 6♣ . Wen Chen checks, and so does Wei Kuo. Wen Chu bets all-in 11,600 causing Wen Chen and Wei Kuo to fold.

UTG raised 2,400 pre-flop and Lai Hin Long (UTG+2) and Cheng Wei Chun (BB) called. The flop brought T♦ 4♦ 2♠ . The players check down to see the turn Q♠ . Wei Chun bet 3,000 and UTG called while Hin Long raised 13,000. Wei Chun three-bet 28,000 causing UTG to fold. Hin Long calls to see the river A♦ . The players check and enter showdown. Hin Long shows K♠ Q♦ and Wei Chun, A♣ 5♥ landing an Ace-pair.

Chun Hung Lin (BTN) raised 2,000 pre-flop and Po Huang (BB) called. The flop brought 4♦ 2♦ A♣ . Huang checked while Hung Lin bet 1,800. Huang called to see the turn T♣ . The players checked and the river brought 9♠ . Huang checked again and Hung Lin took the chance to bet 6,500 causing Huang to fold.

Xie Ren Kai (HJ) raises 1,600 pre-flop and CO calls while Huang Hong Yu (SB) three-bets 6,700. Ren Kai and CO call to bring in the flop 3♠ 4♥ 2♠ . Hong Yu bets 1,500 while Ren Kai raises 4,000 and CO calls. Hong Yu calls and the turn puts A♥ on the board. Hang Yu bets 8,000 and Ren Kai calls while CO folds. The river brings 6♥ . The players check and enter showdown. Hong Yu shows A♦ Q♥ while Ren Kai mucks his hand.

Jason Kyle Magbanua (UTG+3) raises 1,300 and Chou Ting Haun (BB) responds with a three-bet of 3,300. Magbanua calls and the flop brings Q♠ 3♥ 4♠ . Ting Haun bets 3,000 and Magbanua calls to see the turn 8♦ . Ting Haun checks giving the opportunity for Magbanua to bet 4,500. Ting Haun calls and and the river brings 8♥ . Ting Haun checks and Magbanua piles up the pressure with another bet of 12,500 forcing Ting Haun to fold.

Wong Kai Lok (UTG) raises 1,200 pre-flop. Liang Su (UTG+1) calls while UTG+3 three-bets 5,000 and Jung Yi Lin (SB) four-bets all-in 28,700. Unfazed, Kai Lok calls all-in with 20,000. The betting frenzy continues with Liang Su calling all-in 25,000 and UTG+3 folding. The players reveal their hands. Kai Lok held 5♣ 5♥ while Liang Su had Q♦ Q♣ and Yi Lin had K♣ A♥ . The board ran T♥ 7♦ 9♦ 2♠ J♠ . The three way battle concludes with Liang Su's pocket queens knocking out Kai Lok and devastating Yi Lin's stack.

UTG limps and so does Yi Hao Cheng (UTG+1). Shin Yi Zheng (HJ) bets 2,500 causing UTG to fold while Hao Cheng calls to see the flop 9♣ A♥ T♣ . Hao Cheng checks while Shun Yi Zheng bets 2,500. Yi Hao Cheng folds in response to Yi Zheng's bet handing him the pot.

Masatoshi Tanaka (UTG+3) raised 1,500 pre-flop and HJ three-bet 3,000. Tanaka called and the flop came in with 7♠ 4♠ 7♦ . Tanaka checks while HJ bets 5,000. Tanaka calls and the turn puts 2♥ on the board. Tanaka checks while HJ bets 8,000. Tanaka hits back by raising all-in with 17,600 prompting HJ to call all-in. The players show their hands. Tanaka had 8♦ 8♥ while HJ held 3♠ A♠ . The river brings 6♥ and Tanaka lands two pairs knocking HJ out.

Chen Chun Hao (HJ) raises 1,000 and Soo Ghee Lim (BB) calls. The flop brings 8♦ A♦ Q♦ . Ghee Lim checks while Chun Hao bets 1,500. Ghee Lim calls and the turn brings K♣ . Ghee Lim checks Chun Hao bets another 1,500. Ghee Lim once again calls and the river brings 6♦ . The players check for showdown. Soo Ghee Lim shows 9♦ Q♣ giving him a diamond flush while Chun Hao mucks.

Zong Wei Li (CO) raises 1,000 and Jun Suk Seo (SB) three-bets 3,300. Wei Li calls and the flop brings 8♣ 6♠ 8♦ . Jun Suk Seo bets 4,500 and Wei Li folds.

Yuru Chang (UTG+3) raised 1,000 pre-flop while Kim Chang (BB) calls. The flop shows K♦ 2♦ Q♦ . Kim Chang checks while Yuru Chang bets 800. Kim Chang calls and the turn shows 4♦ . The players checks and the river brings A♠ . The players checks and enter showdown. Kim Chang shows K♥ 7♠ making a pair of Kings while Yuru Chang mucks.

Gostinho Chong (HJ) raises 1,000 pre-flop and Chen Ming Chang (SB) three-bets 2,800. Chong calls and the flop brings 5♥ 4♣ Q♣ . Chang bets 2,000 and Chong calls. The turn brings 6♥ causing Chang to bet 3,500 and Chong calls. The river brings Q♠ Chang checks while Chong bets 5,000. Chang calls and the players show their hands. Chong shows 7♣ 8♠ giving the player a straight while Chang mucks the hand.

Shou Chean Tseng (CO) raises 1,000 pre-flop and Wu Yu Heng (BTN) three-bets 2,500 while Li Yu Sheng (BB) calls. Tseng calls and the flop brings A♥ 4♠ T♦ . The players check and the turn brings T♠ . Sheng bets 3,000 prompting Tseng and Heng to call. The river brings 2♦ . Sheng bets 6,500 causing Heng and Tseng to fold.

Wah Qi Le (UTG+2) raises 900 pre-flop, Kao Shihchi (HJ) and Leem Hang Yeol (CO) call to see the flop T♦ 6♠ 2♣ . Le checks and Shichih bets 1,300. Yeol and Le both call. The turn puts J♦ on the board. Le checks and Shihchi bets 3,300 causing Yeol and Le to fold.

Shin Chieh Wang (UTG) raises 800 pre-flop and Chen Chun Hao (CO) calls followed by a call from BTN and BB. The flop places 5♠ 7♥ 2♠ on the board. With a round of checks the turn brings T♠ . BB checks and Chieh checks too while Hao bets 2,500 causing BB to fold while Chieh calls and the river shows 8♦ on the board. The players check again and show their cards. Chieh had Q♦ K♥ while Hao had J♠ T♠ . Hao takes the pot with pair of 10s.

Chisen Wu (SB) raises 800 pre-flop and Yasuhiro Sasaki (BB) call to bring in the flop T♣ 8♦ 7♠ . The players check and the turn puts 5♣ on the board. The players check again and the river brings A♣ to the board. Wu bets another 800 on the river and Sasaki folds.

Jian Lian An (UTG+3) raised 800 pre-flop while Chan Chon (BTN) and Chieh Chi Ting (BB) call. The flop brings Q♣ A♠ 5♥ . Chieh Chi Ting checks while Lian An bets 1,500. Chon and Chi Ting fold handing the pot to Lian An.

Low Yi Jia Magdalene (UTG) limps giving the opportunity for Jim Yu Chen (BTN) to raise 1,000 and BB calls. Magdalene three-bets 3,000. Chen calls while BB folds. The flop brings Q♥ 6♦ 5♠ . With a round of checks the turn brings 4♥ and another round of checks gives the river with J♣ . The players check again for the showdown. Magdalene had A♣ K♦ while Chen had 8♣ 8♠ . Chen's pocket eights win the pot.

Chan Ka Fai (CO) raised 700 before the flop and Kane Yeo (BB) calls. The flop brings 5♥ 2♠ 9♣ . Yeo checks while Fai bets 1,300. Yeo calls and the turn brings Q♣ . Yeo checks and Fai continues with a bet of 1,300. Yeo fold and Fai emerges victorious.

UTG+1 raised 500 before the flop and Pojui Chen (UTG+2) threebets 1,200 in response. UTG+1 calls and the flop puts Q♥ 6♠ T♥ on the board. UTG+1 checks while Chen bets 1,000. UTG+1 checks and the turn shows 6♥ . UTG+1 checks again while Chen piles up the pressure with a bet of 4,000 causing UTG+1 to fold.

Wu Yan Jie (UTG) raises 400 pre-flop while HJ calls and Oh Jun Seok (CO) three-bets 1,600. Jie and HJ call to see the flop, 7♥ A♦ 5♠ . HJ and Jie check while Seok bets 1,800. Jie calls and HJ folds. The turn puts J♣ on the board. Jie checks and Seok makes a continuation bet of 3,500. Jie calls and the river

Chien Ming Liang (UTG+2) raised 600, Bon Lin Lai (HJ) and Yi Hao Cheng (SB) call to see the flop T♦ K♠ A♣ . Cheng checks giving the opportunity for Liang to continue a bet of 600. Lai and Cheng call to see the turn 9♣ . The players check to bring in the river 7♣ . Cheng bets 2,500 causing Liang and Lai to fold.

Shinya Nakai (UTG+1) raised 600 and BTN and Lin Hung Chang (SB) call for the flop 2♦ A♣ T♦ . Chang checks while Nakai bets 700 causing BTN to fold. Chang calls and the turn brings 5♦ . Both players check to see the river 6♣ . Chang bets 2,600 causing Nakai to fold.

Yung-Lin Shi (UTG+3) raised 500 pre-flop and En Hao Chan (BTN) three-bet 1,200. Lin Shi calls and the turn brings 3♦ Q♦ 9♠ . Lin Shi checks while Hao Chan bets 900 causing Lin Shi calls for the turn 8♣ . Hao Chan and Lin Shi checks making ay for the river 2♠ . Lin Shi bets 2,100 causing Hao Chan folds.

Soo Ghee Lim (UTG+1) raised 300 causing CO, SB and Chen I Chung (BB) to call. The turn puts T♦ K♣ 7♦ on the board. SB and Chung check followed by a bet of 800 by Lim. CO and SB folds while Chung calls to see the turn, A♣ . Chung checks while Lim bets 1,200. The continuation bet causes Chung to fold.

Zeng Wei Tao (HJ) raised 300 pre-flop , Teng Chang (CO) and BB called. The flop brought 2♥ 4♥ 4♦ . After a round of checks the turn brings T♦ . BB checked followed by a check from Wei Tao and Chang bet 700. BB folds while Wei Tao calls to see the river 3♥ . Wei Tao checks while Chang placed a big bet of 10,000 causing Wei Tao to fold.

Shun Yi Zheng (UTG) raises 200 pre-flop BTN and CO call while Yu Cheng Mao (SB) three-bets 1,600. Yi Zheng calls while CO folds. BTN calls and the flop brings 4♥ K♥ 3♦ . Cheng Mao bets 2,000 and Yi Zheng calls while BTN folds making way for the turn 9♣ . Cheng Mao continues betting another 3,600 and Yi Zheng responds by raising to 8,000. Cheng Mao calls and the river puts 6♥ on the board. Both players check to showdown. Cheng Mao shows J♣ K♦ making a pair of Kings for the win while Yi Zheng mucks.

Chih Pin Chang (BTN) raised 300 before the flop and Shin Chieh Wang (SB) calls to see the flop Q♠ J♠ 5♥ . Chieh Wang bets 500 and Pin Chang calls to see the turn 8♥ . Chieh Wang bets 1,200 post turn and Pin Chang folds.

Cheng Yi Ke (BTN) raises 300 pre-flop and SB three-bets 1,200 the hand intensifies with Yu Liang Chen (BB) four-bets 4,000. Yi Ke hits back with a five bet of 9,000 forcing SB to fold however Chen responds with a six bet all-in of 21,000. Yi Ke call and the players go into showdown. Chen had A♠ K♥ while Yi Ke had J♣ J♥ . The board ran 9♠ A♣ Q♣ 8♥ 4♦ giving Chen a pair of Aces.

TMT17 Main Event Day1C will begin January 15 at 15:00. After seeing the phenomenal opening on Main Event Day1A and Day1B, flight C is expected to gather even more players at CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei, today.

With an impressive NTD 32,500,000 (~USD 1,000,000) GTD, the buzz around the TMT 17 Main Event intensifies, with players eagerly anticipating the action. The promise of thrilling gameplay, impressive payouts, and the chance to be part of poker history, Main Event Say1C is set to be another unforgettable chapter in the TMT legacy.

Flight C is shaping up to be just as thrilling as the past two flights, with its affordable NTD 9,000 (~USD 280) buy-in continuing to be a major draw.

TMT Main Event 17

Dates: 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: 11:00, January 12.

Day 1B Turbo: 18:30 January 12

Day 1C: Wednesday, 15:00 January 15

Day 1D: Thursday, 15:00 January 16

Day 1E: Friday, 11:00 January 17

Day 1F Turbo: Friday, 18:30 January 17

Day 1G: Saturday, 11:00 January 18

Day 1H Turbo: Saturday, 18:30 January 18

Day 2: Sunday, 10:00 January 19

Day 3/Final: Monday, 11:00 January 20