TMT Main Event (9,000 TWD)

Denny Kruezi opened 10,800,000 on the small blind, joined behind by Young Kyu Kim onto flop 6♣ 2♦ 2♠ . Kruezi led all-in for 41,300,000 and was snap called by his opponent with two pair 8♠ 6♠ . Kruezi behind with K♥ Q♥ , failed to catch up on either turn 8♥ or river A♥ , sealing his fate in third place.

Denny Kruezi opened 24,000,000 on the button, leaving himself 200,000 behind. Young Kyu Kim called on the small blind, and asked for the rest on flop 8♦ 5♠ 5♥ . Kruezi called off with K♠ Q♦ , ahead of Kim's K♦ T♦ . Turn 2♥ and river 5♣ made no difference, leaving Kruezi's better king-high good for the win.

Denny Kruezi open jammed 22,700,000 on the button, called by Young Kyu Kim on the small blind.

Dominated, Kruezi hung on to his seat as board 3♦ A♣ 3♠ 8♣ A♦ ran a split pot for the two.

Denny Kruezi jammed his last 8,700,000 against Young Kyu Kim's button open and saw the latter complete.

In for a race, board 8♦ 6♠ 5♠ T♥ 7♥ swung for Kruezi, earning him a double up.

A blind vs blind battle began with Denny Kruezi putting in a raise to 3,100,000. Young Kyu Kim padded it to 10,000,000, and Kruezi defended. On flop 9♣ 8♠ 4♠ , Kruezi led all-in and Kim boldly made the call with ace-high.

Denny Kruezi K♦ T♦

Young Kyu Kim A♣ Q♣

Kim ahead, improved further on runout 2♥ A♥ , crippling Kruezi in the process.

Yamaguchi Junya opened 3,000,000 on the button and fired one continuation bet against Young Kyu on the big blind, and earned the pot straight away.

On the next deal, Junya raised all-in against Denny Kruezi's button open and picked up the pot uncontested.

Yamaguchi Junya defended his big blind against Denny Kruezi's 2,500,000 button open, and check called 3,500,000 on flop 3♣ K♣ 9♥ . On turn 9♦ , Kruezi barreled 13,500,000 yet snap folded after Junya moved all-in.

A limp pot blind vs blind saw Denny Kruezi lead out 1,000,000 on flop A♠ 6♦ 6♥ . Young Kyu Kim called behind, and arrived at showdown shortly after turn 8♥ and river 7♥ collected no bets. Kruezi revealed Q♣ J♥ , no good against Kim's trip sixes 6♠ 4♣ for the pot.

Yamaguchi Junya opened 2,000,000 on the button and was met with a 5,500,000 three bet from chip leader Denny Kruezi. Junya responded with an all-in for 21,000,000 total, convincing Kruezi to surrender.

Action folded to Shih Yu Hsiao on the button, who raised all-in for his last 7,700,000. Denny Kruezi on the big blind, looked him up with suited connectors, putting his opponent at risk.

Keeping the positive momentum, Kruezi outran his opponent on board 9♦ 8♠ 4♦ T♥ T♠ , running trip tens to knock Hsiao out.

Yamaguchi Junya opened utg and was joined by three other players onto flop 6♠ 9♥ K♦ . Action checked round to turn 7♦ , where Zi En Huang led out a bet of 2,800,000 on the big blind. Junya folded, followed by a raise to 8,000,000 from Denny Kruezi. All else slipped the fold, adding more chips to Kruezi's already towering pile.

Denny Kruezi opened 1,700,000 on the hijack, called behind by Ching En Chen along with the big blind. Action on flop J♣ 9♥ 7♦ was checked to Ching, who bet 1,600,000. Kruezi check called, and put out another 2,400,000 on turn J♦ . On river 9♣ , Ching went for a final 3,800,000, but tank folded after Kruezi jammed for the rest.

Yamaguchi Junya opened 1,600,000 utg, called by Denny Kruezi behind. Action on board 8♣ 4♣ 3♠ Q♠ 3♥ was checked to showdown, revealing Junya's 9♠ 9♣ , good against Kruezi's 6♥ 6♠ .

Denny Kruezi opened 1,700,000 on the button, joined by Ching En Chen on the big blind to flop A♠ Q♦ 7♥ . Kruezi bet 1,500,000, check raised by Chen to 3,200,000. Kruezi fired back with an all-in, leaving Ching unable to continue.

Liang Hao Lin raised 6,000,000 on the cutoff, leaving himself with 500,000 behind. Denny Kruezi a seat after, put in the call, and chucked in the rest on flop 8♠ 4♥ 3♦ for a showdown.

Liang Hao Lin 8♦ 6♦

Denny Kruezi A♦ Q♦

Lin ahead with top pair, locked in the double up as runout T♦ 9♠ faded Kruezi's overcards.

A limp pot blind vs blind read a flop of T♦ A♣ J♠ . Action checked round to turn 4♣ , where Denny Kruezi led 700,000. Young Kyu Kim called behind, and went to bet 3,400,000 on river K♦ checked to him. Kruezi gave it up, shipping Kim the boost.

Denny Kruezi limped utg and called Young Kyu Kim's 1,500,000 raise right behind. Action on board J♣ 2♣ 8♣ 4♦ 5♠ was checked down to the river, where Kruezi led 2,600,000. Kim made the call and mucked as Kruezi turned over a wheel straight A♦ 3♦ .

Denny Kruezi opened 1,300,000 utg+1, joined by two other players onto flop Q♣ Q♥ 3♠ . Kruezi continued for 2,400,000, check called by Shih Yu Hsiao on the big blind. Both players checked turn 3♦ through to river 7♦ , where Kruezi gunned for a final 3,600,000. Hsiao check jammed, successfully convincing his opponent to lay it down.

Denny Kruezi opened 1,300,000 on the hijack, called behind by Ching En Chen on the button. On board K♣ 8♣ 8♠ 4♣ , Kruezi double barreled 1,000,000 and 3,500,000, leaving Chin to give it up by the turn.

Denny Kruezi opened on the cutoff and called a 4,000,000 three bet from Ching En Chen on the small blind. On flop 7♠ 2♠ 4♦ , Ching continued for 5,200,000 and Kruezi surrendered.

Ching En Chen defended his big blind vs Denny Kruezi's 1,300,000 button open, and check called another 1,000,000 on flop Q♦ J♥ 5♠ . Action on turn J♠ and river T♦ was checked to showdown, revealing Ching's 9♦ 9♠ , no good against Kruezi's rivered two pair K♥ T♠ .

With two limps ahead, Cheng Chih Cheng raised all-in on the cutoff, for his last 2,400,000 and was challenged by utg limper Denny Kruezi.

Gunning for a double up, Cheng's hopes was immediately shut down as Kruezi spiked a set on board 6♣ 5♠ Q♠ 7♦ T♥ to seal his fate.

Zi En Huang defended his big blind vs Denny Kruezi's 1,200,000 cutoff open, dealing flop K♣ 6♣ 8♥ . Both checked to turn T♣ , where Huang led 1,000,000. Kruezi called behind, and got to showdown after river 8♦ was checked through.

Huang showed two pair T♦ 4♦ and shipped the pot.

Denny Kruezi opened 1,200,000 on the hijack, called by Ching En Chen on the button along with Zi En Huang on the big blind. Action on flop 8♥ 5♦ 3♦ was checked round to turn 8♦ , where Huang led 1,500,000. Only Kruezi stuck around to see river A♥ , prompting him to bet 3,700,000, checked to him. Huang bumped it up to 9,000,000 and was snap called by Kruezi with two pair A♦ J♦ , sending his 5♥ 4♦ flying towards the muck.

Denny Kruezi opened 1,200,000 on the small blind, called behind by Young Kyu Kim. On flop J♦ 7♣ 5♣ , Kruezi continued for 1,700,000 and called his opponent's raise to 3,500,000. Kim went for another 1,800,000 on turn 2♥ , yet folded after Kruezi check raised all-in.

Denny Kruezi opened 2,700,000 utg and was met with a 5,400,000 three bet from Ching En Chen on the button. Kruezi responded with an all-in for 18,600,000, leaving Ching ultimately unable to continue.

Ching En Chen opened 2,100,000 on the cutoff and snap called Denny Kruezi's all-in for 7,200,000 total, putting the latter at risk of being the final table bubble.

Lucky for Kruezi, the board 9♥ 8♣ 6♠ 9♣ 9♠ ran him quads, giving him another chance at the title.

Denny Kruezi open shoved utg and saw Bo Yi Xiao on the big blind, call off for his lesser 4,800,000.

In rough shape, Bo headed out just as board T♣ 5♦ 8♦ T♠ 5♥ failed to save him from his demise.

TMT Main Event action is down to its final two tables with Ching En Chen towering over the field. Each remaining contender is now guaranteed NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085) in winnings, and a step closer to clinching the NTD 5,324,500 (~USD 162,425) top prize.

Chip Counts

Denny Kruezi open shoved 3,425,000 in on the hijack and was looked up by Chia Yun Wu right on the big blind.

A crucial flip, Kruezi was left in no sweat as board 9♣ 8♦ 6♠ 5♣ 4♥ came nine-high, giving him a set to score the full double up.

Denny Kruezi opened utg+1 and called a 1,500,000 three bet from Lloyd Fontillas behind. Action on flop J♥ 7♣ 7♠ was checked round to turn 4♠ , where Kruezi barreled 2,000,000. Fontillas made the call, and went on to snap call for his entire 5,675,000 vs Kruezi's all-in on turn K♦ .

Denny Kruezi 8♥ 7♥

Lloyd Fontillas 4♦ 4♣

Crushed against a boat, Kruezi booked the loss, shipping Fontillas the overall chip lead with 27 players remaining.

Pai Cheng Qun opened 600,000 on the button and was met with a 1,900,000 three bet from Denny Kruezi on the big blind. Pai took a minute and eventually found the fold, leaving Kruezi to show 4♣ as he raked in the pot.

Lau Wing Yu (UTG+1) raised 300,000 pre-flop while Denny Kruezi (SB) three-bets 850,000. Wing Yu four-bets all-in with 3,800,000 causing Kruezi to fold.

Yi Hsuan Huang defended his big blind against Denny Kruezi's button open, and proceeded to check raise 130,000 on flop A♦ K♥ 3♦ . Kruezi clapped back to 315,000, yet tank folded after Yi raised all-in for 950,000 more.