Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #42

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Taiwan Millions Tournament

Blind level

Level 42: 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 ante: 2,000,000

Entries

1/6,463

Total Chips

161,575,000

Average

161,575,000

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:08:35 PM

Young Kyu Kim Wins TMT 17 Main Event for NTD 4,124,500 (~USD 125,285)

Level 42: 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 ante: 2,000,000

Young Kyu Kim

"I'm so happy and dreamy. It's my first time playing in Taiwan. I played only in Korea, so I felt awkward and couldn't adapt at first, but the active atmosphere and the interaction with foreign players made it easier.", commented Kim following his victory.

The Taiwan Millions Tournament has wrapped up another successful chapter in its books with this season's Main Event games done and dusted. From a chart-topping field of 6,463 entries, the homegrown brand has once again brought a seven-digit headline figure on the table. With NTD 32,500,000 (~USD 1,000,000) in guarantees from the get-go, its prize pool ballooned to nearly 50% in added value, awarding a total of NTD 47,958,700 (~USD 1,456,825) in prizes for its Main Event alone.

The star of the show was South Korea's Young Kyu Kim, who bagged the largest share across the list, earning a career-defining cash of NTD 4,124,500 (~USD 125,285). Kim's first visit to the city of Taipei paid off wonders with the highly coveted TMT Main Event Trophy, crafted from the rare Calocedrus Formosana wood, right in tow for his journey back home.

"After advancing to Day 2, I felt I was behind on experience and knowledge. So I reviewed hand ranges carefully, and played more conservatively against good players in the table."

Kim’s path to the top was highlighted by three pivotal moments in the final rounds that shifted the momentum in his favor. Entering the final table with a stack just below the average, Kim quickly gained traction, having delivered the first elimination of the table, setting the tone for the rest of the ride. Kim's two turning points came at the cost of Ching En Chen with both situations seeing a 30-70 win rate at best. Kim shipped the two fortunate double ups his way, leaving Chen to succumb in 4th place not long after.

Following the last local runner's exit, chip stacks evened out across the remaining three players, resulting to a deal on the table. Each contender was secured NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 109,820) in winnings, leaving NTD 524,500 (~USD 15,930) and the TMT trophy to play for. Hyper aggressive Denny Kruezi was the first to fall after his roller coaster ride came to a halt right at Kim's doorstep. Kim brought this 2:1 advantage onto the final duel against Yamaguchi Junya and closed it out in just two short deals. The final hand saw Kim's king-jack of clubs hold against Junya's ten-eight offsuit, leaving the latter to settle for a runner up finish.

"I will go and celebrate with my family, my beloved girlfriend, and supportive friends, and definitely play more poker back in the poker room I often go to - Yajasu in Korea."

On top of their payouts, all final table contenders received a Main Event entry for this October's TMT Championship games, keeping the excitement going for the next season. Congratulations to all the winners!

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)

Entries: 6,463

Prize pool: NTD 47,958,700 (~USD 1,456,825)

By the Numbers

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

Day 1B: 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: 623 entries, 94 ITM / 50 qualified

Day 1G: 1,276 entries, 192 ITM / 102 qualified

Day 1H: 863 entries, 130 ITM / 70 qualified

Day 1 Local & Overseas: 351 entries, 28 qualified

Day 2: 519 players, 45 qualified

Day 3/ Final: 45 players

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (TWD)	Prize (USD)
1	YK Young Kyu Kim	4,124,500	$125,285
2	YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	3,600,000	$109,820
3	DK Denny KrueziGermany	3,600,000	$109,820
4	CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	1,800,000	$54,910
5	ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	1,340,000	$40,875
6	LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	1,039,000	$31,695
7	SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	825,000	$25,165
8	CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	662,000	$20,195
9	KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	533,000	$16,260

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:58:26 PM

Young Kyu Kim Finishes Yamaguchi Junya

Level 42: 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 ante: 2,000,000

Young Kyu Kim Finishes Yamaguchi Junya

Yamaguchi Junya open shoved his remaining 35,500,000 and saw Young Kyu Kim on the big blind, rise to the challenge.

Junya at risk, missed to improve on board 7♦ 6♥ 4♣ 4♥ 6♣ , capping his run ultimately in runner up finish.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	K♣J♣ BB	161,575,000(81 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	T♦8♣ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:54:32 PM

Yamaguchi Junya Fails to Fill Up

Level 42: 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 ante: 2,000,000

Yamaguchi Junya

Yamaguchi Junya defended his big blind vs a 4,000,000 button open from Young Kyu Kim, and headed to flop 4♣ 9♠ T♠ . Action checked round to turn K♣ , where Kim bet 10,000,000. Junya check called, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 9♥ was checked through.

Junya revealed a busted straight draw 8♦ 7♣ , leaving Kim's queen-high Q♣ 5♣ good for the pot.

Player	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	126,000,000(63 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	35,500,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:51:33 PM

Heads Up!

Level 42: 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 ante: 2,000,000

Action is down to heads up play with Young Kyu Kim stacking a 2:1 advantage against his final opponent, Yamaguchi Junya. Both are already guaranteed NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 109,820) in winnings, with an additional NTD 524,500 (~USD 15,930) and the coveted TMT trophy left on the table.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	110,000,000(55 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	51,500,000(26 BB)

Level 42: 1,000,000 / 2,000,000 ante: 2,000,000

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 2/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:40:45 PM

Denny Kruezi Falls Short in 3rd Place - NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 109,820)

Level 41: 800,000 / 1,500,000 ante: 1,500,000

Denny Kruezi Falls Short in 3rd Place - NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 109,820)

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.

Player	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	110,000,000(73 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:36:25 PM

Denny Kruezi Back Up the Ladder

Level 41: 800,000 / 1,500,000 ante: 1,500,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	58,300,000(39 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	51,400,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:32:36 PM

Denny Kruezi Saved By Runout

Level 41: 800,000 / 1,500,000 ante: 1,500,000

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	J♠6♣ D	24,200,000(16 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	J♣T♠ SB	85,000,000(57 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:29:12 PM

Denny Kruezi Hangs On

Level 41: 800,000 / 1,500,000 ante: 1,500,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	T♦7♣ BB	19,700,000(13 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	Q♣8♠ D	86,500,000(58 BB)

Level 41: 800,000 / 1,500,000 ante: 1,500,000

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:18:01 PM

Young Kyu Kim Calls Down Denny Kruezi

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Young Kyu Kim

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.

Player	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	92,400,000(77 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	10,200,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:12:08 PM

Yamaguchi Junya Builds Up Aggression

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Yamaguchi Junya

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.

Player	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	63,300,000(53 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	54,700,000(46 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	43,900,000(37 BB)

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:07:57 PM

Deal in Place

Break

With the chips evened out amongst the three players, a deal has been agreed upon, guaranteeing each contender NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 109,355) in prizes. Play will continue with NTD 524,500 (~USD 15,930) and the coveted TMT trophy left on the table.

Blind levels have been adjusted to run 15 minutes on the clock from here on out.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 2:02:22 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Player	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	55,500,000(46 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	54,700,000(46 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	51,700,000(43 BB)

Break

10 minutes

Remaining Players: 3/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:43:40 PM

Yamaguchi Junya Stops Denny Kruezi in His Tracks

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Yamaguchi Junya

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.

Player	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	55,200,000(55 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	52,500,000(53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:36:36 PM

Young Kyu Kim Flops the World

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Young Kyu Kim

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	72,000,000(72 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	54,000,000(54 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:32:57 PM

Ching En Chen Eliminated in 4th Place - NTD 1,800,000 (~USD 54,910)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Ching En Chen Eliminated in 4th Place - NTD 1,800,000 (~USD 54,910)

Ching En Chen completed his big blind vs Yamaguchi Junya's 2,500,000 utg open, and went on to battle on board J♠ 6♠ 4♥ 5♦ 3♦ . Action was checked down to the river, where Ching led all-in for his remaining 3,700,000. Junya tank called with ace-high A♦ Q♠ , sending Ching out just as he revealed bluff K♦ T♦ .

Player	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	33,700,000(34 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:26:01 PM

Young Kyu Kim Cripples Ching En Chen

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Young Kyu Kim

A back and forth between Young Kyu Kim on the button and Ching En Chen saw the latter five bet jam his 31 big blind stack right in the middle. Kim called off for his entire 26,600,000 and found himself in trouble against his opponent's monster pair.

Ching in great shape to take it down, found no scare cards across board 4♥ 6♥ 2♠ 6♣ , up until the river spiked an A♦ to turn the tables. Kim was spared from elimination, earning him a full double up back to second in chips.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	A♠Q♦ D	55,200,000(55 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	K♥K♣ SB	4,700,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:18:34 PM

Yamaguchi Junya Shoves for the Win

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Yamaguchi Junya

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	75,500,000(76 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	28,500,000(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:12:29 PM

Zi En Huang Crashes in 5th Place - NTD 1,340,000 (~USD 40,875)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Zi En Huang Crashes in 5th Place - NTD 1,340,000 (~USD 40,875)

Zi En Huang open shoved his remaining 8,900,000 utg, called by Young Kyu Kim on the small blind. Ching En Chen right behind, reshoved for 10,700,000 and saw Kim make the final call for a three way showdown.

Crushed against the rockets, Ching smooth sailed to victory on board J♦ Q♠ 4♠ 3♠ 2♣ , shipping the massive boost towards his way.

Player	Hand	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	A♥A♠ BB	31,300,000(31 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	9♥9♣ SB	29,100,000(29 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	A♦T♥ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:04:29 PM

Top Pair Wins It for Yamaguchi Junya

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Yamaguchi Junya

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 8,000,000 in the middle across board 8♣ 7♥ A♣ 6♣ . Yamaguchi Junya fired a bet of 3,500,000, check called by Zi En Huang. On river Q♥ , Junya decided to check back his top pair A♦ 2♣ , and found it good against Huang's K♠ Q♣ .

Player	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	22,900,000(23 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	8,900,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 1:00:03 PM

Liang Hao Lin Finishes in 6th Place - NTD 1,039,000 (~USD 31,695)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Liang Hao Lin Finishes in 6th Place - NTD 1,039,000 (~USD 31,695)

Liang Hao Lin raised 7,000,000 on the cutoff, leaving himself 500,000 behind. Young Kyu Kim bumped it up on the small blind, and Lin flicked in the rest.

Dominated, Lin managed to outflop his opponent on 8♠ 5♠ 6♣ , but came crashingly shortly as the runout 7♥ T♥ landed Kim a better pair to take it down.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	A♠T♣ SB	41,100,000(41 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	A♣5♣ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:50:47 PM

Shih Yu Hsiao Steps Out in 7th Place - NTD 825,000 (~USD 25,165)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Shih Yu Hsiao Steps Out in 7th Place - NTD 825,000 (~USD 25,165)

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	J♣T♣ BB	77,100,000(77 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	A♣5♣ D	busted

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:27:39 PM

Denny Kruezi Continues to Dominate

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	63,500,000(79 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	16,000,000(20 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	15,800,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:24:32 PM

Denny Kruezi Running Table Captain

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	54,800,000(69 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	12,200,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:19:37 PM

Nines Good for Yamaguchi Junya

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

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♠ .

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	42,400,000(53 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	20,700,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:18:49 PM

Denny Kruezi Pumps Up the Aggression

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	44,000,000(55 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	22,300,000(28 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:07:35 PM

Young Kyu Kim's Bold Move Pays Off

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Ching En Chen opened 1,600,000 utg and faced an all-in for 13,800,000 from Young Kyu Kim on the big blind. Ching gave it some thought and eventually found a call, risking a third of his stack.

Kim in luck, spiked a queen on board T♥ 6♥ 3♠ Q♠ A♣ , more than enough to send Ching's pocket pair bound for the muck.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	Q♦7♥ BB	28,800,000(36 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	7♦7♠ UTG	28,000,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 12:01:32 PM

Liang Hao Lin Doubles Up

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Liang Hao Lin

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	33,200,000(42 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	15,000,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:57:25 AM

Zi En Huang and Liang Hao Lin Chop It Up

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Zi En Huang

Liang Hao Lin raised 5,300,000 off the small blind against Zi En Huang's hijack open, leaving himself with 400,000 behind. Zi completed, and called for the rest on flop 6♠ 4♠ 5♥ .

Liang Hao Lin A♦ T♣

Zi En Huang A♣ T♦

With the same hand, both split the pot down the middle just as turn 2♣ and river 5♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	24,600,000(31 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	6,500,000(8 BB)

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:40:40 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	43,800,000(55 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	41,800,000(52 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	23,800,000(30 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	19,000,000(24 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	16,600,000(21 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	14,200,000(18 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	5,700,000(7 BB)

Break

10 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:36:44 AM

Yamaguchi Junya Gets Lucky

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Yamaguchi Junya

Having just shoved the hand before against a button open, Yamaguchi Junya did so once more, this time out of the small blind for 9,200,000. Shih Yu Hsiao behind, looked Junya up, putting him at risk.

Dominated, Junya managed to turn the tables, having paired up his jack on board J♠ 2♣ 8♥ K♦ 7♥ to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	A♣J♣ SB	19,000,000(32 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	A♠Q♣ BB	14,500,000(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:32:35 AM

More Chips Swing In Young Kyu Kim's Way

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Young Kyu Kim

Zi En Huang defended his big blind against Young Kyu Kim's 1,600,000 button open, dealing flop 6♦ J♠ K♥ . Both checked it through to turn 7♦ , where Huang led 1,800,000. Kim raised to 4,000,000, called by Huang onto river T♣ . No more bets went in, tabling Huang's pair of tens Q♣ T♦ , no good against Kim's pair of jacks Q♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	24,000,000(40 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	17,600,000(29 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:20:51 AM

Young Kyu Kim Takes It Down

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	43,100,000(72 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	10,400,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:15:38 AM

Young Kyu Kim Pays the Price

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Young Kyu Kim

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♦ .

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	46,200,000(77 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	9,100,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:12:12 AM

Shih Yu Hsiao Shoves for the Win

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Shih Yu Hsiao

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	40,700,000(68 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	24,600,000(41 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 11:10:56 AM

Denny Kruezi Fires Double Barrel

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	48,000,000(80 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	41,000,000(68 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:58:26 AM

Shih Yu Hsiao Collects From Zi En Huang

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Shih Yu Hsiao

Shih Yu Hsiao opened 1,200,000 utg+1, joined by Zi En Huang onto flop T♥ 3♥ 5♠ . Action was checked round to turn Q♠ , where Hsiao bet 1,800,000. Huang check called, and paid another 2,000,000 on river K♥ , only to muck after Hsiao tabled the nut straight A♠ J♥ .

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	28,500,000(48 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	15,700,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:57:21 AM

Shih Yu Hsiao Gets Some Steals Through

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Shih Yu Hsiao

Shih Yu Hsiao picked up back to back pots - first having shoved against a cutoff open, followed by a second all-in on the button, folded to him.

Player	Chips
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	9,700,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:52:11 AM

Ching En Chen Takes It Back

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Ching En Chen

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	46,600,000(78 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	40,500,000(68 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:51:07 AM

Denny Kruezi Piles It High

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Denny Kruezi

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♠ .

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	50,600,000(84 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	35,300,000(59 BB)

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 7/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:36:59 AM

Cheng Chih Cheng Finishes in 8th Place - NTD 662,000 (~USD 20,195)

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Cheng Chih Cheng Finishes in 8th Place - NTD 662,000 (~USD 20,195)

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	6♦6♥ UTG	49,600,000(99 BB)
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	A♠3♠ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:30:28 AM

Midpair Enough for Zi En Huang

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Zi En Huang

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	43,600,000(87 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	34,800,000(70 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:25:26 AM

Chang Chang Kim Falls in 9th Place - NTD 533,000 (~USD 16,260)

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Chang Chang Kim Falls in 9th Place - NTD 533,000 (~USD 16,260)

Young Kyu Kim opened 1,700,000 utg+1 and put out 2,000,000 more following an all-in from Chang Chang Kim behind.

Chang dominated, exited as the first final table casualty as board 6♣ 8♣ 9♥ 3♥ T♣ left him high and dry.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	A♥K♠ UTG+1	18,400,000(37 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	A♠Q♠ MP	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:09:44 AM

Ching En Chen Pads It Further

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Ching En Chen

Ching En Chen opened 1,100,000 on the hijack and was met with a 2,800,000 three bet from Zi En Huang on the button. Ching responded with another raise to 5,600,000, pushing Huang out of the action enitrely.

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	31,800,000(64 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	26,700,000(53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 10:02:18 AM

Denny Kruezi Stacks the Lead

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	46,300,000(93 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	32,800,000(66 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	22,600,000(45 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:56:50 AM

Ching En Chen Hits the River

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

A limp pot blind vs blind dealt a flop of 3♣ 3♠ 2♠ . Action checked round to turn A♦ , where Ching En Chen led 600,000. Chang Chang Kim called behind, and paid another 800,000 on river 8♥ , only to muck as Ching revealed two pair 8♣ 7♦ .

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	23,800,000(48 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	4,100,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:51:24 AM

Denny Kruezi Wins Blind Battle

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	32,600,000(65 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	9,300,000(19 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:50:57 AM

Zi En Huang Takes Another

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Liang Hao Lin defended his big blind against Zi En Huang's 1,000,000 hijack open and headed for battle on flop 8♥ 4♥ 2♦ . Action checked round to turn 8♠ , where Lin led 1,000,000. Huang called and arrived at showdown after river 3♦ met no bets. Huang showed A♠ 2♠ and collected the pot.

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	45,000,000(90 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	7,700,000(15 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:48:13 AM

Zi En Huang Draws First Blood

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Zi En Huang

Ching En Chen opened 1,100,000, joined behind by Zi En Huang onto flop J♣ Q♥ 3♥ . Checked to Huang, he bet 1,200,000 and shipped the pot straight away.

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	42,200,000(84 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	22,400,000(45 BB)

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:33:42 AM

TMT Main Event Final Table is Set!

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

The TMT Main Event action is officially down to its final nine players following a grueling week of intense action. From a staggering 6,463 entry field, today finally sees one rise to victory. Listed up top is an eye-catching NTD 5,324,500 (~USD 162,425) along with the highly coveted TMT Main Event Trophy, crafted from the rare Calocedrus Formosana wood endemic to Taiwan. Each runner is already secured a minimum payout of NTD 533,000 (~USD 16,260) and a fighting chance to go for the gold.

Blind levels have been rolled back to 300,000/ 500,000, with the average stack listing 36 big blinds, giving players more room for play. Good luck to all!

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)

Entries: 6,463

Prize pool: NTD 47,958,700 (~USD 1,456,825)

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

Day 1B: 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: 623 entries, 94 ITM / 50 qualified

Day 1G: 1,276 entries, 192 ITM / 102 qualified

Day 1H: 863 entries, 130 ITM / 70 qualified

Day 1 Local & Overseas: 351 entries, 2814 qualified

Day 2: 519 players, 45 qualified

Final Table Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
DK Denny KrueziGermany	24,600,000(49 BB)	1	1
YK Young Kyu Kim	16,300,000(33 BB)	1	2
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	23,500,000(47 BB)	1	3
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	6,500,000(13 BB)	1	4
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	39,800,000(80 BB)	1	5
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	5,800,000(12 BB)	1	6
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	14,600,000(29 BB)	1	7
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	10,500,000(21 BB)	1	8
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	10,300,000(21 BB)	1	9

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (TWD)	Payout (USD)
1	5,324,500	$162,425
2	3,600,000	$109,820
3	2,400,000	$73,215
4	1,800,000	$54,910
5	1,340,000	$40,875
6	1,039,000	$31,695
7	825,000	$25,165
8	662,000	$20,195
9	533,000	$16,260

Break

10 minutes

Remaining Players: 9/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:07:21 AM

Jhen Yi Chin Bubbles Final Table in 10th Place - NTD 415,000 (~USD 12,660)

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Jhen Yi Chin Bubbles Final Table in 10th Place - NTD 415,000 (~USD 12,660)

Jhen Yi Chin pushed his last 2,700,000 in the middle utg and saw Young Kyu Kim move all-in as well on the button. No other joined in, revealing board 9♣ 9♥ 4♣ A♣ Q♠ .

Kim spiked a boat on the river, eliminating Jhen as the final table bubble.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	Q♦Q♣ D	16,300,000(14 BB)
JY Jhen Yi Chin	A♥3♥ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 9:02:39 AM

Denny Kruezi Shoves for the Win

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	33,000,000(28 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	27,000,000(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:56:34 AM

Yamaguchi Junya Doubles Through Zi En Huang

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Yamaguchi Junya

Yamaguchi Junya raised all-in for 4,900,000 on the cutoff, leaving chip leader Zi En Huang to take a minute. Huang eventually made the call, putting the latter at risk right as the final table bubble.

Junya ahead, kept his advantage all the way through board K♣ Q♦ T♠ A♣ 3♠ , shipping him a full double up while hand for hand play continues.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	A♥K♦ CO	11,600,000(10 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	Q♣2♦ BB	39,100,000(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:46:52 AM

Cheng Chih Cheng Cracks Kings

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Cheng Chih Cheng

Cheng Chih Cheng open shoved 5,000,000 on the cutoff and found himself in rough shape after Liang Hao Lin snap called on the big blind.

Crushed against the cowboys, Cheng was in luck to find two aces on board A♣ 2♠ 7♠ 7♦ A♥ , keeping him in the Main Event running.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	A♠2♥ CO	11,800,000(10 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	K♥K♠ BB	8,000,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:44:25 AM

Denny Kruezi Spared From Elimination

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	J♦9♦ BB	16,200,000(14 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	A♣K♦ CO	35,900,000(30 BB)

Level 40: 600,000 / 1,200,000 ante: 1,200,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 10/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:24:16 AM

Shih Yu Hsiao Stands His Ground

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Shih Yu Hsiao

Shih Yu Hsiao opened 2,000,000 on the cutoff and was met with a 5,000,000 raise from Zi En Huang on the small blind. Shih padded it further to 11,000,000, enough to push Zi out of the way.

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	26,600,000(27 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	20,600,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:22:17 AM

Hand-for-Hand in Play

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Action is playing hand-for-hand with one more elimination to go before the final table is set. Nine players will advance to the final round, each looking to capture the NTD 5,324,500 (~USD 162,425) top prize up for grabs.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:15:29 AM

Chi Sen Wu Bows Out in 11th Place - NTD 415,000 (~USD 12,660)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Chi Sen Wu Bows Out in 11th Place - NTD 415,000 (~USD 12,660)

Chi Sen Wu flicked in his last 1,600,000 utg and was called by Liang Hao Lin on the big blind.

Wu at risk, was close to locking in the win on board T♣ A♥ 5♠ 2♠ , up until the river 3♣ shot out a wheel straight for his opponent to snag the win away.

Player	Hand	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	K♦4♠ BB	11,600,000(12 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	A♦6♥ UTG	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:08:25 AM

Chang Chang Kim Picks Up Some Blinds

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Chang Chang Kim

Young Kyu Kim opened 2,400,000 on the button and was met with an all-in from Chang Chang Kim for 5,100,000 more. Young didn't hesitate to lay it down, shipping Chang the pot.

Player	Chips
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	11,900,000(12 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	11,700,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:05:05 AM

Yu Cheng Lu Busts in 12th Place - NTD 415,000 (~USD 12,660)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Yu Cheng Lu Busts in 12th Place - NTD 415,000 (~USD 12,660)

Yu Cheng Lu pushed his last 3,500,000 on the button and was tank called by Young Kyu Kim on the big blind.

Gunning for a double up, Yu soon bowed out as board 6♣ A♥ 7♥ K♣ 9♣ landed his opponent a straight to bag the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
YK Young Kyu Kim	8♠5♦ BB	14,100,000(14 BB)
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	K♠4♠ D	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 8:01:45 AM

Chang Chang Kim Doubles Up Once More

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Chang Chang Kim

Chang Chang Kim jammed his 4,000,000 stack utg+1 and was looked up by Ching En Chen on the big blind.

Kim ahead, kept his advantage all the way through board 9♦ 5♦ J♥ 8♣ 4♠ , with his ace-high good for the takedown.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	A♣K♠ UTG+1	9,500,000(10 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	K♥6♦ BB	35,200,000(35 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:58:42 AM

Jeorge Lagatuz Ends Run in 13th Place - NTD 325,000 (~USD 9,915)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Jeorge Lagatuz Ends Run in 13th Place - NTD 325,000 (~USD 9,915)

Jhen Yi Chin raised all-in on the button and saw Jeorge Lagatuz call off for his remaining 3,500,000.

Lagatuz a favorite to win, instead headed out after board 9♦ J♦ 6♠ 5♥ Q♦ ran the nut flush for his opponent to serve the elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
JY Jhen Yi Chin	A♦4♦ D	11,700,000(12 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	A♠T♣ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:55:56 AM

Yi Xin Li Cleaned Out in 14th Place - NTD 325,000 (~USD 9,915)

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

Yi Xin Li

Yi Xin Li open shoved for 4,900,000 utg+1 and saw Cheng Chih Cheng on the button, push likewise.

Yi in trouble, accepted his fate as board A♥ J♠ Q♣ 9♣ A♣ left him behind on all streets.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	A♦J♦ CO	12,900,000(13 BB)
YX Yi Xin LiTaiwan	A♠9♥ UTG+1	busted

Level 39: 500,000 / 1,000,000 ante: 1,000,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:53:43 AM

Young Kyu Kim Takes a Stand

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Young Kyu Kim

Ching En Chen opened to 1,600,000 and faced an all-in for 6,500,000 from Young Kyu Kim behind. Ching chose not to take a showdown, shipping Kim the pot.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	40,000,000(50 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	10,100,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:51:13 AM

Zi En Huang Demands for the Rest

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Zi En Huang

Chi Sen Wu opened 2,000,000 on the cutoff and was met with a push from Zi En Huang on the small blind. Wu failed to continue, opting to save his eight big blinds behind.

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	24,800,000(31 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	6,400,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:48:50 AM

Ching En Chen Remains in Command

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Ching En Chen

With the pressure on the blinds continuing to build up, Ching En Chen is seen wielding his big stack to the fullest by pumping the aggression preflop. Three back to back steals landed in Ching's way, gaining him more chips as the final table action draws near.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	42,200,000(53 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:43:05 AM

Jae Joong Kim Crashes in 15th Place - NTD 325,000 (~USD 9,915)

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Jae Joong Kim Crashes in 15th Place - NTD 325,000 (~USD 9,915)

Jae Joong Kim pushed his last 3,200,000 in the middle off the hijack and saw Yamaguchi Junya take the spot right from the big blind.

In for a race, Junya immediately spiked top pair on flop J♥ 5♦ 7♥ , with the runout A♣ 6♥ leaving Kim's king-high headed for the muck.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	J♣8♠ BB	13,500,000(17 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	K♣Q♦ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:38:08 AM

Pocket Pair Holds for Cheng Chih Cheng

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Cheng Chih Cheng

Jae Joong Kim raised all-in on the cutoff and saw Cheng Chih Cheng snap call on the big blind for his last 3,400,000.

Flipping for his tournament life, Cheng was glad to see a ten right on board Q♣ 8♦ T♥ Q♠ 6♣ , giving him more room to maneuver with the added boost.

Player	Hand	Chips
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	T♦T♠ BB	8,000,000(10 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	K♣J♥ CO	3,200,000(4 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:30:43 AM

Stacks Continue to Shift

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Chang Chang Kim open shoved his last 3,400,000 utg and was looked up by Young Kyu Kim right on the big blind.

Slightly behind, Chang Chang Kim managed to outrun his opponent on board K♠ 3♠ T♣ J♦ T♥ , keeping him in contention for the Main Event title.

Player	Hand	Chips
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	Q♣J♣ UTG	8,000,000(10 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	A♦9♣ BB	4,400,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:26:53 AM

Fours Stand Strong for Yu Cheng Lu

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Yu Cheng Lu

Chang Chang Kim open shoved 6,600,000 utg+1 and saw Yu Cheng Lu on the small blind, call off for his lesser 3,200,000 stack.

Running a flip, Yu quickly spiked a set on board 4♣ 7♠ Q♥ 5♦ T♦ , earning him a much needed double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	4♥4♠ SB	8,000,000(10 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	A♣J♦ UTG+1	3,400,000(4 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:24:36 AM

Jhen Yi Chin Continues to Hang On

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Jhen Yi Chin

Denny Kruezi opened 1,600,000 on the hijack and put out 800,000 more after Jhen Yi Chin moved all-in behind.

Chin at risk, secured the double up as board 2♠ K♠ 8♠ 5♦ 9♠ faded his opponent's ace.

Player	Hand	Chips
JY Jhen Yi Chin	4♦4♣ CO	6,800,000(9 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	A♣3♣ HJ	10,900,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:11:20 AM

Syu Yong Jie Eliminated in 16th Place - NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085)

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Syu Yong Jie Eliminated in 16th Place - NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085)

Syu Yong Jie raised all-in for his last 2,000,000 against Zi En Huang's hijack open and was crushed to see his opponent table a better pair.

Drawing slim, Syu bowed out shortly after board A♦ 4♦ 7♣ 8♥ 8♣ ran on the felt.

Player	Hand	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	A♥A♠ HJ	22,400,000(28 BB)
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	J♦J♥ D	busted

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 7:06:15 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 38: 400,000 / 800,000 ante: 800,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	13,800,000(17 BB)	2	1
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	11,500,000(14 BB)	2	2
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	8,500,000(11 BB)	2	3
YX Yi Xin LiTaiwan	7,700,000(10 BB)	2	5
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	16,500,000(21 BB)	2	6
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	4,200,000(5 BB)	2	7
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	2,400,000(3 BB)	2	8
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	7,900,000(10 BB)	2	9
YK Young Kyu Kim	9,100,000(11 BB)	8	1
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	4,600,000(6 BB)	8	2
DK Denny KrueziGermany	13,300,000(17 BB)	8	4
JY Jhen Yi Chin	2,400,000(3 BB)	8	5
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	9,000,000(11 BB)	8	6
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	8,500,000(11 BB)	8	7
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	4,800,000(6 BB)	8	8
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	37,800,000(47 BB)	8	9

Break

10 minutes

Remaining Players: 16/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:59:13 AM

Zi En Huang Ahead on All Streets

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Zi En Huang

Zi En Huang defended his big blind against Jae Joong Kim's 1,200,000 button open, and check called another 1,500,000 on flop A♦ 3♣ 9♥ . Both players checked turn J♣ through to river K♥ , where Huang led 1,200,000. Kim raised it up to 4,000,000, and Huang made the final call.

Kim showed two pair K♣ J♠ , no good against Huang's better A♥ 9♦ .

Player	Chips
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	16,700,000(28 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	7,100,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:56:24 AM

Jeorge Lagatuz Saved by the River

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Jeorge Lagatuz

Jeorge Lagatuz pushed his last 4,400,000 on the cutoff and saw Ching En Chen isolate for 10,000,000. All else folded, leaving the two to showdown.

Lagatuz at risk, stood at the brink of elimination through board A♣ J♥ T♠ 4♥ , up until the river K♠ filled up his straight, keeping him alive in the Main Event games.

Player	Hand	Chips
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	Q♣9♠ CO	10,000,000(17 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	A♠J♠ SB	29,800,000(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:53:18 AM

No Damage Done

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

A button vs big blind situation saw Shih Yu Hsiao risk his entire 3,400,000 preflop with A♥ J♣ against Syu Yong Jie's similar A♠ J♥ .

Board 9♥ 4♥ 8♣ 3♥ 4♠ did no damage to either, offering a split pot for the two.

Player	Chips
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	9,200,000(15 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	3,900,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:45:16 AM

Jae Joong Kim Gains a Boost

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Jae Joong Kim

With 4,800,000 in the pot across board 3♦ 8♦ 4♠ 2♦ 6♦ , Jae Joong Kim fired a final bet of 2,500,000, and saw Yamaguchi Junya check call to showdown. Kim revealed the nut flush A♦ Q♥ and earned the pot.

Player	Chips
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	14,800,000(25 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	7,900,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:40:41 AM

Chi Hao Lee Crumbles in 17th Place - NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085)

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Chi Hao Lee Crumbles in 17th Place - NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085)

Down short, Chi Hao Lee committed his remaining few big blinds with nine-seven and faced Yu Cheng Lu's king-jack for a race. No help for Lee arrived on board, ending his Main Event run entirely.

Player	Chips
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	10,000,000(17 BB)
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:38:23 AM

River Rolls for Yamaguchi Junya

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Yamaguchi Junya

Yamaguchi Junya stuffed his entire 6,000,000 against Jhen Yi Chin's early open and was snap called his opponent with a premium pair.

Drawing slim, Junya dodged elimination after a lucky runout on board 8♣ A♣ T♦ Q♣ 9♥ offered him another chance at the title.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	9♠9♣ D	13,500,000(23 BB)
JY Jhen Yi Chin	K♠K♣ UTG+1	3,300,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:35:39 AM

Bo Yi Xiao Exits in 18th Place - NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085)

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Bo Yi Xiao Exits in 18th Place - NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085)

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	A♦K♦ UTG	11,800,000(20 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	K♣Q♥ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:27:23 AM

Final Two Tables Chip Count Update

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

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

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	34,800,000(58 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	11,300,000(19 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	10,800,000(18 BB)
JY Jhen Yi Chin	10,800,000(18 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	10,200,000(17 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	9,200,000(15 BB)
YX Yi Xin LiTaiwan	9,200,000(15 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	8,800,000(15 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	7,000,000(12 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	6,800,000(11 BB)
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	6,100,000(10 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	6,100,000(10 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	6,000,000(10 BB)
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	5,900,000(10 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	5,000,000(8 BB)
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	4,800,000(8 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	4,800,000(8 BB)
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	3,000,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:24:17 AM

Andrew De Ocampo Bids Main Event Dreams Goodbye

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

Andrew De Ocampo

Andrew De Ocampo raised all-in off the small blind and saw utg raiser Shih Yu Hsiao rise to the challenge.

Dominated, De Ocampo exited the arena shortly after failing to catch up on board A♠ 5♣ 8♣ 4♥ 3♥ .

Player	Hand	Chips
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	A♥K♥ UTG	11,000,000(18 BB)
AD Andrew DeocampoPhilippines	A♣Q♠ SB	busted

Level 37: 300,000 / 600,000 ante: 600,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 19/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:14:22 AM

Easy Win for Chi Sen Wu

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Chi Sen Wu

Chi Sen Wu opened 1,200,000 utg and called off Li Sheng Hsu's all-in for 4,000,000 total right behind.

A pocket pair battle, Wu's better holdings kept ahead all the way through board 5♦ 8♣ 4♠ Q♣ 9♣ , knocking Li out of the running.

Player	Hand	Chips
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	T♠T♣ UTG	11,000,000(22 BB)
LS Li Sheng HsuTaiwan	7♦7♥ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:11:39 AM

Yamaguchi Junya Survives Race

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Yamaguchi Junya

Yamaguchi Junya stuffed his last 2,500,000 from the big blind against Zi En Huang's cutoff open, and saw the latter make the call.

In for a race, Junya dodged elimination, having found a pair on board J♠ 8♥ Q♦ T♦ 6♥ to survive through.

Player	Hand	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	K♥J♥ BB	5,800,000(12 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	A♥3♥ CO	10,100,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:07:35 AM

Cheng Chih Cheng Slams It Through

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Cheng Chih Cheng

Yi Xin Li opened 1,000,000 on the button, followed by an all-in from Cheng Chih Cheng for 3,250,000 more. Still nearly half of his stack, Yi decided to opt out, shipping Cheng the dead money in the middle.

Player	Chips
YX Yi Xin LiTaiwan	8,150,000(16 BB)
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	6,050,000(12 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 6:05:27 AM

Yong Jie Syu Dominates With Pocket Nines

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Yong Jie Syu

Da Xian Liou (UTG) raises all-in 3,400,000 pre-flop holding T♥ J♥ and Yong Jie Syu (SB) called all-in holding 9♦ 9♠ . The board ran A♥ 3♠ K♥ 7♦ 4♣ giving Jie Syu's pocket nines the victory.

Player	Chips
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	6,250,000(13 BB)
DX Da Xian LiouTaiwan	775,000(2 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 6:01:15 AM

Bo Han Chen Pressures Opponent To Fold

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Bo Han Chen

Liang Hao Lin (BTN) raised 1,100,000 before the flop and Bo Han Chen (BB) three-bet all-in with 6,175,000. Hao Ling folds under the pressure handing the pot to Han Chen.

Player	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	10,000,000(20 BB)
BH Bo Han ChenTaiwan	6,600,000(13 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 6:00:16 AM

Pai Cheng Qun Suffers Brutal Bad Beat

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Pai Cheng Qun

A preflop back and forth between Ching En Chen on the button and Pai Cheng Qun on the small blind, saw the latter five bet jam his entire 15,750,000. Ching already committed 8,000,000 in the middle and eventually found the call for the rest.

Pai a huge favorite to win, was close to locking in the massive pot across board T♥ 8♠ 4♣ 4♦ , up until the river spiked a Q♠ to turn it around. Ching shipped the pot with a boat, sending Pai bound for the rails.

Player	Hand	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	Q♦Q♥ D	35,000,000(70 BB)
PC Pai Cheng Qun	K♦K♠ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:57:13 AM

Lloyd Fontillas' Roller Coaster Ride Comes to an End

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Lloyd Fontillas

Stacking atop just an hour ago, Lloyd Fontillas exited the arena shortly after committing his last 2,575,000 with Q♦ J♣ , up against Ching En Chen's A♥ 4♦ .

Board 2♣ 9♥ 4♣ Q♠ 4♠ ran trip fours for his opponent, ending Fontillas' run in 23rd place.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	18,400,000(37 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	busted

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 5:55:49 AM

Ching Chin Cheng Runs Lucky And Bags The Pot

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Cheng Chih Cheng (UTG) raised all-in pre-flop with 2,400,000 while Junya Yamaguchi (UTG+2) thereby all-in . The players showdown with Cheng holding 8♠ K♥ and Yamaguchi holding J♣ A♠ . The board brought 6♠ 4♦ 9♠ 5♣ 7♥ giving Cheng the winning straight.

Player	Chips
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	6,100,000(12 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	2,950,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:54:22 AM

Pai Cheng Qun in Luck

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Pai Cheng Qun

Pai Cheng Qun open shoved 7,875,000 utg+1 and left Lloyd Fontillas on the small blind, to pause for a minute. Fontillas eventually made the call and found himself in great shape for a huge boost.

Board Q♠ 6♠ 2♣ Q♦ 8♥ unfortunately for Fontillas, turned the tables in Pai's favor, shooting him down to five big blinds.

Player	Hand	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	A♥Q♥ UTG+1	16,750,000(34 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	A♦K♣ SB	2,575,000(5 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:52:00 AM

Jae Joong Kim Outruns Chun Hong Ha

Level 36: 300,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

Jae Joong Kim

Action folded to Chun Hong Ha on the small blind, prompting him to shove 2,900,000 in. Jae Joong Kim unfazed, made the call for a race.

Slightly ahead, Chun kept his advantage on board 3♣ 9♣ Q♦ 2♣ , up until the river J♠ landed Kim a pair to knock him out.

Player	Hand	Chips
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	J♦T♥ BB	11,000,000(22 BB)
CH Chun Hong Ha	A♦4♠ SB	busted

Level 36: 250,000 / 500,000 ante: 500,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 24/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:47:04 AM

Top Pair Holds for Ching En Chen

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Ching En Chen

Facing an early open and a call, Chi Hao Lee on the small blind, bumped it up to 2,500,000 and saw only Ching En Chen continue to flop T♠ 6♠ 8♥ . Chi check raised all-in following an 850,000 bet from Ching, sending his opponent deep in the tank. Ching eventually found the call with an overpair J♦ J♣ for his entire 4,625,000 and was at risk against Lee's A♦ Q♥. Turn T♦ and river 2♥ ran safe for Ching, shipping the 40 big blind pot towards his way.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	15,850,000(40 BB)
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	5,600,000(14 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 5:35:49 AM

Liang Hao Lin Sweeps The Pot With Big Bet

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Liang Hao Lin

Liang Hao Lin (UTG+2) raised 900,000 pre-flop and Jeorge Lagatuz (BB) calls. The flop brings T♠ 3♦ 8♣ . Hao Lin bets 700,000 causing Lagatuz to fold.

Player	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	12,500,000(31 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	6,400,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 5:25:49 AM

Pai Cheng Qun Steals The Pot On The Turn

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Pai Cheng Qun (BTN) raise 800,000 pre-flop while Kim Youngkyu called. The flop brought K♥ 7♠ Q♠ . Cheng Qun bet 550,000 after Youngkyu checks. Youngkyu calls and the turn brings 6♣ . Youngkyu checks and Cheng Qun bets 1,500,000. Youngku folds under the pressure.

Player	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	7,500,000(19 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	4,000,000(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:20:21 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Heads Out the Door

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Rick Jason Ambata

Rick Jason Ambata shoved his last 2,700,000 in from the small blind and saw initial raiser Liang Hao Lin willingly oblige.

In search of an ace, the board 6♠ 5♣ 3♠ 9♠ 6♦ felted none, eliminating Ambata entirely.

Player	Hand	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	Q♦Q♥ UTG+1	11,800,000(30 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	A♦J♥ SB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:17:43 AM

Chi Hao Lee Shaves Some Off Lloyd Fontillas

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Chi Hao Lee

Chi Hao Lee raised all-in on the button for his entire 6,350,000 and saw Lloyd Fontillas rise to the challenge.

Dominated, Fontillas forked over a chunk of his stack as board K♥ 8♥ 8♣ J♦ 3♠ offered him no help.

Player	Hand	Chips
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	A♥Q♣ D	13,500,000(34 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	A♠9♠ SB	10,200,000(26 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 5:15:49 AM

Hsiao Shih Yu Doubles Up After All-in Showdown

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Lin Liang Hao (SB) raised 1,500,000 before the flom and Hsiao Shih Yu (BB) responds with an all-in three-bet of 3,800,000. Liang Hao calls and the players show their cards. Hao held 6♦ A♦ while Yi had Q♠ Q♥ . The board ran Q♣ Q♦ 8♦ J♥ 9♦ Yu the winning quads.

Player	Chips
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	7,600,000(19 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	7,000,000(18 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:15:24 AM

Syu Yong Jie Takes Initiative

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Syu Yong Jie

Syu Yong Jie defended his big blind vs Jhen Yi Chin's 800,000 hijack open, and went on to lead 2,000,000 on flop T♦ 9♠ 6♦ . Jhen gave it up, allowing Syu to show top pair T♠ .

Player	Chips
JY Jhen Yi Chin	5,425,000(14 BB)
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	4,825,000(12 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 5:06:02 AM

Liang Hao Lin Busts Bo Han Chen

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Liang Hao Lin

Liang Hao Lin opened 1,000,000 utg and called off Bo Han Chen's shove behind for 1,575,000 more.

In for a flip, Bo came crashing down after board 8♦ 7♦ 3♣ 3♦ 4♠ ran the nut flush for his opponent.

Player	Hand	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	A♦Q♦ UTG	11,300,000(28 BB)
BH Bo Han ChenTaiwan	T♦T♥ MP	busted

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 5:05:49 AM

Ching En Cheng Eliminates Wu Chiayun

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Wu Chiayun (CO) raised all-in before the pot with 300,000 holding J♠ K♣ . Ching En Cheng (BTN) three bets all-in 3,600,000 holding 3♣ 3♥ . The board gave A♦ 5♣ A♠ A♣ 9♠ giving En Cheng the pot knocking Chiayun out.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	4,750,000(12 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	busted

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 5:03:05 AM

Wu Chia Yu And Ching En Cheng Victories

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Wu Chia Yu

Wu Chia Yun (BTN) raised all-in 75,000 before the pot and Ching En Cheng (SB) three bet all-in with 1,800,000 while Pai Cheng Qun (BB) called. In the showdown, Chia Yun had 7♦ A♥ , En Cheng had Q♥ 5♥ , and Cheng Qun held 9♣ K♥ . The board ran J♥ 5♦ 7♣ 6♥ 2♦ giving the victory to Chia Yun and the side pot to En Cheng.

Player	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	6,700,000(17 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	3,600,000(9 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	300,000(1 BB)

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:58:10 AM

Chip Count Update

Level 35: 200,000 / 400,000 ante: 400,000

Player	Chips
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	16,250,000(41 BB)
YX Yi Xin LiTaiwan	11,500,000(29 BB)
AD Andrew DeocampoPhilippines	9,700,000(24 BB)
PC Pai Cheng Qun	9,375,000(23 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	8,550,000(21 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	7,900,000(20 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	7,800,000(20 BB)
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	7,350,000(18 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	7,250,000(18 BB)
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	6,600,000(17 BB)
JY Jhen Yi Chin	6,100,000(15 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	5,700,000(14 BB)
DX Da Xian LiouTaiwan	5,500,000(14 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	5,450,000(14 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	5,400,000(14 BB)
LS Li Sheng HsuTaiwan	5,000,000(13 BB)
CH Chun Hong Ha	4,600,000(12 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	4,000,000(10 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	3,700,000(9 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	3,675,000(9 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	3,350,000(8 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	2,600,000(7 BB)
BH Bo Han ChenTaiwan	2,575,000(6 BB)
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	2,375,000(6 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	2,350,000(6 BB)
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	1,825,000(5 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	275,000(1 BB)

Break

10 minutes

Remaining Players: 27/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:55:09 AM

Denny Kruezi Back in Swing

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	9♦9♠ HJ	7,250,000(24 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	A♦K♣ BB	275,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:47:07 AM

Lloyd Fontillas Rises to the Lead

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Lloyd Fontillas

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.

Player	Chips
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	16,100,000(54 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	2,000,000(7 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:45:40 AM

Junya Yamaguchi Gains A Swift Victory

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Junya Yamaguchi

(UTG+2) raised 600,000 before the flop and Junya Yamaguchi (LJ) three bets all-in 3,750,000. Yong Jie folds handing a quick victory to Yamaguchi.

Player	Chips
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	5,200,000(17 BB)
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	3,900,000(13 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:40:43 AM

Andrew De Ocampo Survives All-in Showdown

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Andrew De Ocampo

Andrew De Ocampo (UTG+2) raised 600,000 before the flop and Chisen Wu (LJ) three-bet 1,500,000 causing Ocampo to hit back with an all-in four-bet of 4,475,000. Wu calls and the players enter a showdown. Ocampo held J♥ J♦ while Wu held Q♠ A♣ . The board gave 7♥ A♦ Q♥ J♥ 7♣ giving Ocampo the winning full-house.

Player	Chips
AD Andrew DeocampoPhilippines	9,700,000(32 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	1,600,000(5 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:35:43 AM

Lloyd Fontillas Ends Wang Chi's Run

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Lloyd Fontillas

Lloyd Fontillas (HJ) raised 900,000 pre-flop and Wang Chi (BTN) three-bet 1,700,000 all-in. Fontillas calls and the players enter showdown. Fontillas held A♠ Q♦ while Wang Chi had K♠ Q♠ . The board ran 3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 2♦ 6♠ . Lloyd Fontillas's ace seals the victory.

Player	Chips
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	9,300,000(31 BB)
CW Chi WangTaiwan	busted

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:30:43 AM

Lloyd Fontillas Steals The Pot

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Pai Cheng Chun (UTG+1) raised 600,000 pre-flop and Lloyd Fontillas (CO) three-bets 1,500,000 causing Chung to fold.

Player	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	7,500,000(25 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	7,000,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:25:43 AM

Chun Hong Ha Doubles Up Knocking Out Taejoon Cho

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Taejoon Cho (SB) commits his entire stack of 2,000,000 pre-flop while holding J♠ J♥ and Chun Hong Ha (BB) called holding 9♦ A♦ . The board ran 7♥ 9♥ A♣ 2♥ giving Chun Hong Ha the winning two pairs knocking Taejoon Cho out of the race to the finals.

Player	Chips
CH Chun Hong Ha	4,600,000(15 BB)
TJ Tae Joon ChoSouth Korea	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:22:14 AM

Chang Chang Kim Triples Up

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Chang Kim Triples Up

Chi Wang opened utg, followed by a 1,500,000 three bet from Pai Cheng Qun on the hijack. Chang Kim called off for his lesser 1,350,000 behind, joined by Wang onto flop 6♣ 3♠ 2♠ . Wang led for 2,000,000 but threw in the fold shortly after Pai asked for 2,000,000 more.

Chang Chang Kim A♦ A♠

Pai Cheng Qun K♥ K♠

Kim with the best hand, secured the triple up just as turn J♥ and river 4♦ completed the board. Pai shipped the side pot, leaving him with no losses.

Player	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	7,700,000(26 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	4,800,000(16 BB)
CW Chi WangTaiwan	2,350,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:20:40 AM

Chisen Wu Survives All-in Showdown

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Chisen Wu

Chisen Wu (BTN) raised 600,000 pre-flop and saw Lin Liang Hao (SB) three-bet all-in 4,000,000. Wu calls and the showdown ensues. Wu held Q♥ A♠ while Liang Hao held A♦ J♦ . The board brings K♦ 5♠ 8♣ Q♠ 3♣ giving Chisen Wu the winning pair.

Player	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	8,500,000(28 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	7,500,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:20:21 AM

Andrew De Ocampo Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Andrew De Ocampo

Jeorge Lagatuz opened 600,000 on the cutoff and was met with an all-in from Andrew De Ocampo for 3,125,000 toal. Lagatuz tank folded, leaving his opponent to pack in the boost.

Player	Chips
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	6,900,000(23 BB)
AD Andrew DeocampoPhilippines	4,325,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:15:42 AM

Denny Kruezi Pumps Up the Aggression

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

Denny Kruezi

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.

Player	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	11,600,000(39 BB)
PC Pai Cheng Qun	6,600,000(22 BB)

Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 30/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:13:16 AM

Chi Sen Wu Cracks Ten Million Mark

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Chi Sen Wu

Rick Jason Ambata opened 500,000 on the cutoff and saw Chi Sen Wu gun all-in. Ambata gave it a thought but eventually threw in the fold, shipping Wu yet another boost.

Player	Chips
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	10,800,000(43 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	4,400,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:07:29 AM

Pai Cheng Qun Eliminates Huang Yung Chu

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Pai Cheng Qun

Pai Cheng Qun (UTG) raised 500,000 pre-flop and Huang Yung Chu (UTG+2) hits back with a three-bet all-in of 1,700,000. Cheng Qun calls and the showdown ensues. Lai Cheng is holding Q♥ K♠ while Yung Chu held A♣ T♠ . The board ran 5♠ 6♣ 2♦ 4♥ K♥ handing the pot to Pai Cheng and knocking out Yung Chu.

Player	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	7,800,000(31 BB)
HY Huang Yung ChuTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:03:31 AM

Bo Yi Xiao Triumphs Over Preflop War

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Bo Yi Xiao

Bo Han Chen opened 500,000 on the hijack, followed by a 1,250,000 three bet from Bo Yi Xiao on the small blind. Chen came back with a raise to 2,000,000, yet folded after Xiao bumped it up further to 4,000,000.

Player	Chips
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	9,000,000(36 BB)
BH Bo Han ChenTaiwan	4,600,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 4:02:48 AM

Lin Liang Hao Takes Out Lau Wing Yu

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Lin Liang Hao

Lin Liang Hao (UTG+2) raised all-in pre-flop 2,200,000 and Lau Wing Yu (BTN) call all-in. The showdown saw that Liang Hao had 9♦ A♣ and Wing Yu hand K♠ Q♥ . The board ran 5♦ J♣ 2♠ 8♠ 6♥ giving Liang Hao the victory.

Player	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	4,500,000(18 BB)
LW Lau Wing YuHong Kong	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 4:01:00 AM

Chang Kim Dodges Bust

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Chang Kim

Chang Kim stuffed his last 1,050,000 in and was looked up by Lloyd Fontillas on the small blind.

In search of an ace, Kim instantly found one on the window card, with the board rolling A♣ 5♥ 6♣ 8♣ 2♥ , saving him from a potential elimination.

Player	Hand	Chips
CJ Chang Jun KimSouth Korea	A♦3♦ MP	2,600,000(10 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	J♥J♣ SB	5,000,000(20 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:59:33 AM

Bo vs Bo Battle

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Bo Yi Xiao

Bo Yi Xiao defended hs big blind vs Bo Han Chen's 500,000 cutoff open, and faced another 350,000 bet on flop 7♦ 7♠ 5♠ . Xiao check raised to 900,000, enough to convince Chen to lay it down.

Player	Chips
BH Bo Han ChenTaiwan	6,400,000(26 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	6,250,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:56:20 AM

Yu Cheng Lu Risks It All

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Yu Cheng Lu

Shih Yu Hsiao opened 500,000 on the button yet gave it up after Yu Cheng Lu pushed for 3,550,000 from the big blind. Yu raked in the boost, adding nearly a million to his stack.

Player	Chips
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	5,000,000(20 BB)
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	4,450,000(18 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:55:05 AM

Lu Yu Cheng Eliminates Chien Tse Lee

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Lu Yu Cheng

Lu Yu Cheng(UTG) min-raised 500,000 , folded to Chien Tse Lee in big blind who pushed all in which was called by Cheng

Player	Hand	Chips
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	A♣K♦ UTG	5,000,000(20 BB)
CT Chien Tse LeeTaiwan	5♣7♣ BB	busted

Board:K♣4♠A♦6♣2♠

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:51:36 AM

Jeorge Lagatuz Raises the Stakes

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Jeorge Lagatuz

Bo Yi Xiao opened 500,000 on the cutoff, followed by a 1,400,000 three bet from Jeorge Lagatuz on the button. Bo immediately laid it down and gave up the pot.

Player	Chips
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	6,200,000(25 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	5,400,000(22 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:51:08 AM

Jae Joong Kim Saved By Runout

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Jae Joong Kim opened utg+1 and went on to four bet jam against Pai Cheng Qun's button raise. Pai snap called the rest with the best hand in the deck, putting Kim at risk.

Lucky for Kim, the board 3♥ 4♥ 7♥ A♥ 5♥ ran all hearts, offering a flush on board for a split pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	A♠A♣ D	5,850,000(23 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	A♦6♦ UTG+1	4,100,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:50:05 AM

Chi Wang Three Bet is Enough

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Chi Wang

Hsu Li Sheng min-raised 500,000 ,Wang chi three-bets to 1,100,000 Hsu Lisheng opt to give up the pot to Wang.

Player	Chips
CW Chi WangTaiwan	6,500,000(26 BB)
LS Li Sheng HsuTaiwan	6,000,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:45:24 AM

Andrew De Ocampo's Rockets Prevails in Three Way Showdown

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Andrew De Ocampo

Szu jui Chiu(MP) pushed all in with 325,000 right beside him Lau Wing Yu isolates and re raised all in, Andrew De Ocampo joins the all in frenzy.

Player	Hand	Chips
SJ Szu Jui ChiuTaiwan	8♥8♣	busted
LW Lau Wing YuHong Kong	A♣J♠	2,500,000(10 BB)
AD Andrew DeocampoPhilippines	A♠A♦	3,400,000(14 BB)

Board:T♣4♥9♦7♦A♥

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:32:25 AM

Bo Yi Xiao Knocks Po Kai Peng Out

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Bo Yi Xiao

Bo Yi Xiao raised all-in on the small blind and saw Po Kai Peng right behind, call off for his last 1,150,000.

Bo ahead, increased his advantage further, having spiked a set on board 4♠ 9♦ 8♣ T♠ 2♦ . No help ultimately arrived for Po, sending him out of the Main Event running.

Player	Hand	Chips
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	8♥8♠ SB	5,850,000(23 BB)
PK Po Kai PengTaiwan	K♠6♦ BB	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:32:12 AM

Preflop Game Ensues

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Action folded to Pai Cheng Qun on the small blind, pushing him to raise 600,000. Ching En Chen right behind, responded with an all-in for 3,000,000 total and earned the pot straight away.

Player	Chips
PC Pai Cheng Qun	5,500,000(22 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	3,850,000(15 BB)

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 38/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:29:14 AM

Rick Jason Ambata Gets Shove Through

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Liang Hao Lin opened 500,000 utg+1 and was met with an all-in from Rick Jason Ambata for 3,025,000 total. Lin gave it some consideration but eventually tossed his hand in the muck, shipping Ambata the boost.

Player	Chips
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	4,600,000(23 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	3,925,000(20 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:28:35 AM

Yoda Lin Bows Out

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Yoda Lin

Short stacked Yoda Lin pushed all in 475,000 and was isolated by Liou Da Xian.

Player	Hand	Chips
YD Yo Da LinTaiwan	A♦K♣ HJ	busted
DX Da Xian LiouTaiwan	A♠T♠ D	7,800,000(39 BB)

Board:5♣T♦6♦T♥7♥

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:24:36 AM

Denny Kruezi Saved By The River

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

On a battle of the blinds. Denny Kruezi Min-raised 400,000 and was again faced by an all in. This time by Rong Wang Shi who slightly covered him. Denny Calls.

Player	Hand	Chips
DK Denny KrueziGermany	Q♥T♣ SB	4,400,000(22 BB)
SR Shi Rong WangTaiwan	A♥K♥ BB	175,000(1 BB)

Board:9♦7♣9♣J♠Q♠

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:24:27 AM

Chun Chi Hsu Heads for the Rails

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Jae Joong Kim open shoved 1,800,000 utg and saw Chun Chi Hsu call off for his last 700,000.

Dominated, Chun failed to hang on as board 3♦ 6♦ 3♣ 7♥ 4♥ left Kim's better ace-high good for the bust.

Player	Hand	Chips
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	A♣K♣ UTG	3,000,000(15 BB)
CC Chun Chi HsuTaiwan	A♦Q♥ MP	busted

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:20:52 AM

Lloyd Fontillas Wins With Two Pairs

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Lloyd Fontillas

Denny Kruezi raised 400,000 and was met by an all in of Lloyd Fontillas for 2,800,000 . Danny decided to call it.

Player	Hand	Chips
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	A♠Q♠ MP	6,200,000(31 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	A♥J♥ UTG	2,200,000(11 BB)

Board:Q♣3♣7♥A♠3♦

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:19:00 AM

Chi Hao Lee Scoops It All

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Li Wei Kuo pushed for 500,000, called by both players on the blinds. Action on flop T♥ 4♥ J♣ was checked round to turn 7♥ , where Yo Da Lin led for 1,300,000. Chi Hao Lee right behind, raised all-in for 2,000,000 more, snap called by Yo.

Li Wei Kuo 9♦ 8♠

Chi Hao Lee 9♥ 5♥

Yo Da Lin T♠ T♣

Chi ahead with a flush, sealed the win just as river 5♣ completed the board, earning him both the main and side pot.

Player	Chips
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	8,300,000(42 BB)
YD Yo Da LinTaiwan	375,000(2 BB)
LW Li Wei KuoTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:18:39 AM

Yo Da Lin Rips Preflop

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Bo Yi Xiao opened 500,000 on the button and saw Yo Da Lin push all-in for 3,375,000 on the big blind. Bo opted out, shipping Lin the boost.

Player	Chips
YD Yo Da LinTaiwan	4,175,000(21 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	3,100,000(16 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:15:21 AM

Lin Liang Hao Doubles Up

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Lin Liang Hao

Lin Liang Hao open shoves 2,600,000 and was followed by an another all in of Raymond Edwards. Lin Liang Hao shows A♠ 8♠ while Raymond Edwards show T♥ T♠ , The Board rand 5♥ J♦ A♦ Q♦ 2♣ . Lin Liang Hao spiked the ace and doubles up. Edwards left with less than 1 big blind.

Player	Chips
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	5,700,000(29 BB)
RE Raymond EdwardsUnited States of America	125,000(1 BB)

SMPSMP

1/20/2025, 3:13:21 AM

Chang Chang Kim Dominates Wei Che Lin

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

With only 125,000 left Wei Che Lin pushed all in with A♠ J♦ , Kim Chang isolates with A♥ K♠, The board ran 6♥ J♠ 3♣ K♣ T♣.

Player	Chips
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	3,750,000(19 BB)
WL Weiche LinTaiwan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:12:14 AM

Da Xian Liou Looks Up Po Kai Peng

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Da Xian Liou

Po Kai Peng defended his big blind against Da Xian Liou's 400,000 open, and check called another 200,000 on flop A♥ A♦ 8♥ . Action on turn T♣ checked round to river 3♣ , where Po led 600,000. Da made the call with two pair J♥ T♥ , good against Po's 5♥ 5♣ .

Player	Chips
DX Da Xian LiouTaiwan	6,900,000(35 BB)
PK Po Kai PengTaiwan	1,400,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:12:04 AM

Chao Ting Cheng Makes Early Exit

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Chao Ting Cheng shoved his last 950,000 against an early open and saw initial raiser Chi Wang complete.

At risk, Chao headed out early just as Chi spiked top pair on board 6♠ 8♠ 9♥ K♦ 5♦ to take the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
CW Chi WangTaiwan	K♥T♣ UTG+1	5,850,000(29 BB)
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	J♦J♥ HJ	busted

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 45/6463

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/20/2025, 3:11:10 AM

Cards in the Air!

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Shuffle up & deal, good luck to all the players!

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/19/2025, 2:55:57 PM

TMT Main Event Champion to be Crowned Today!

Following several days of thrilling battle, the most awaited moment of the season has finally arrived, with today seeing the TMT Main Event Final Day come to life. The 17th TMT installment drew in a monumental 6,463-entry field, ballooning its prize pool to a whopping NTD 47,958,700 (~USD 1,456,825)! While many have walked away with a payday, all bets are off today with the NTD 5,324,500 (~USD 162,425) top prize on the line.

Only 45 players are set to return for the final stage, each already guaranteed a minimum payout of NTD 98,000 (~USD 2,990). This is where decisions begin to bear more weight as the scent of triumph grows closer within reach. At the center of it all sits the highly coveted TMT Main Event Trophy, crafted from the rare Calocedrus Formosana wood endemic to Taiwan, a symbol of victory that will be etched in history for one lucky champion.

The quest for glory begins at 11:00 local time with a winner taking the podium by day's end. Stay tuned for updates as SMP brings you all the latest directly off the floor!

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)

Entries: 6,463

Prize pool: NTD 47,958,700 (~USD 1,456,825)

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

Day 1B: 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: 623 entries, 94 ITM / 50 qualified

Day 1G: 1,276 entries, 192 ITM / 102 qualified

Day 1H: 863 entries, 130 ITM / 70 qualified

Day 1 Local & Overseas: 351 entries, 28 qualified

Day 2: 519 players, 45 qualified

Day 3/ Final: Monday, January 20

SMPSMP

1/19/2025, 12:00:19 PM

Day 3 Chip Counts

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

45 Players

Player	Chips
YX Yi Xin LiTaiwan	12,950,000(65 BB)
BH Bo Han ChenTaiwan	8,000,000(40 BB)
YC Yu Cheng LuTaiwan	7,850,000(39 BB)
CS Chi Sen WuTaiwan	6,150,000(31 BB)
PK Philip King Chung WangTaiwan	6,100,000(31 BB)
ZE Zi En HuangTaiwan	5,875,000(29 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	5,475,000(27 BB)
JY Jhen Yi Chin	5,225,000(26 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	5,225,000(26 BB)
DX Da Xian LiouTaiwan	5,175,000(26 BB)
LW Lau Wing YuHong Kong	4,425,000(22 BB)
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	4,150,000(21 BB)
CW Chi WangTaiwan	4,070,000(20 BB)
CH Chi Hao LeeTaiwan	4,000,000(20 BB)
BY Bo Yi XiaoTaiwan	4,000,000(20 BB)
JY Justin YangTaiwan	3,875,000(19 BB)
PC Pai Cheng Qun	3,725,000(19 BB)
SY Shih Yu HsiaoTaiwan	3,500,000(18 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	3,425,000(17 BB)
SY Syu Yong JieTaiwan	3,250,000(16 BB)
WC Wen Chen LuTaiwan	3,200,000(16 BB)
YJ Yamaguchi JunyaJapan	3,200,000(16 BB)
YD Yo Da LinTaiwan	3,075,000(15 BB)
CC Cheng Chih ChengTaiwan	3,050,000(15 BB)
RE Raymond EdwardsUnited States of America	2,900,000(15 BB)
HY Huang Yung ChuTaiwan	2,875,000(14 BB)
CY Chia Yun WuTaiwan	2,825,000(14 BB)
KJ Kim Jae JoongSouth Korea	2,825,000(14 BB)
PK Po Kai PengTaiwan	2,450,000(12 BB)
YK Young Kyu Kim	2,450,000(12 BB)
LH Liang Hao LinTaiwan	2,425,000(12 BB)
SJ Szu Jui ChiuTaiwan	2,375,000(12 BB)
KC Kim Chang ChangSouth Korea	2,350,000(12 BB)
MH Ming Hin WongHong Kong	2,275,000(11 BB)
SR Shi Rong WangTaiwan	2,200,000(11 BB)
LS Li Sheng HsuTaiwan	2,100,000(11 BB)
TJ Tae Joon ChoSouth Korea	1,900,000(10 BB)
CT Chien Tse LeeTaiwan	1,625,000(8 BB)
AD Andrew DeocampoPhilippines	1,550,000(8 BB)
WL Weiche LinTaiwan	1,200,000(6 BB)
LF Lloyd FontillasPhilippines	1,175,000(6 BB)
CC Chun Chi HsuTaiwan	1,125,000(6 BB)
CH Chun Hong Ha	1,050,000(5 BB)
LW Li Wei KuoTaiwan	1,000,000(5 BB)
CT Chao Ting ChengTaiwan	950,000(5 BB)