Main Event (9,000 NTD)

Day 1G proved to be a record-setting affair, drawing 1,507 entries and pushing the TMT 18 Main Event into all-time high territory. After a long day of action, 227 players reached the money, while 121 survived the carnage to secure a coveted Day 2 seat.

Leading the pack is Taiwan's Hsu Hung Ju, who bagged a towering 900,000 (56 BB) to top the flight. His effort currently places him 4th across the overall Day 2 standings, with the final turbo flight still set to wrap up. Not far behind, South Korea's Gunyoung Kim (869,000) and Hong Kong's Peng Yang Wong (804,000) rounded out the heat's top three stacks, each setting themselves up for a strong Day 2 push.

Players are in for an early start tomorrow, July 27th as action will resume at 10:00 am sharp. Stay locked in as SMP continues to bring you all the action straight from the floor!

TMT 18 Main Event

Dates: July 20–28, 2025

Buy-in: NTD 9,000 (~USD 300)

Guarantee: NTD 31,000,000 (~USD 1,000,000)

Entries: 8,478

Online: 537 entries

Local: 258 entries

Overseas: 171 entries, 28 ITM / 14 qualified

Day 1A: 985 entries, 148 ITM / 79 qualified

Day 1B: 502 entries, 76 ITM / 41 qualified

Day 1C: 628 entries, 95 ITM / 51 qualified

Day 1D: 817 entries, 123 ITM / 65 qualified

Day 1E: 884 entries, 133 ITM / 70 qualified

Day 1F: 958 entries, 144 ITM / 77 qualified

Day 1G: 1,507 entries, 227 ITM / 121 qualified

Day 1H Turbo: Saturday, July 26

Day 2: Sunday, July 27

Final Day: Monday, July 28

Down to just 34,000, Cheng Hong Yuan flicked in his last few big blinds and was looked up by Wan Ning Tan behind.

Slightly ahead preflop, Yuan couldn’t fade the runout as the board rolled 5♥ 4♦ 7♠ Q♦ K♥ , giving Tan two pair to seal the deal. With that, Day 1G wrapped up, and the final 121 players officially secured their spot in Day 2.

We're down to the wire here in Day 1G, with just 123 players still in the hunt and only 121 moving on to Day 2. It's officially bubble time, and every hand is packed with pressure!

Martin Gonzales found himself all-in and ahead with A♦ K♦ against A♥ J♥ , but the board Q♥ T♣ T♥ K♠ turned sweaty quick, giving his opponent the nut straight. Just as it looked like his deep run might get cut short, the river T♠ came to the rescue, locking it up for the Filipino with tens full.

A brutal hand unfolded that left Pin Huan Lee on the wrong side of a cooler, one of those nightmare spots where there’s just no getting away. His stack took a major hit, a tough blow as the end of day approaches.

With a pot of 85,000 in the middle, three way action on flop 7♦ 8♦ T♦ checked round to turn K♣ , where Dicky Tsang led out a 36,000 bet. Only Jang Tu Huang made the call, but gave up his top pair K♥ Q♥ shortly after Tsang shoved on river 9♥ .

Shihchuan Hu got his remaining 86,000 in and was in for a flip for his tournament life against Pin Huan Lee. Lucky for Hu, the board 2♠ 9♦ 2♥ J♥ 3♥ landed him a backdoor flush to take the win and lock up the double.

Hyundong Lee opened utg and called Meng Chiao Pai's 63,000 three bet on the hijack. On flop 6♠ 5♠ 2♠ , Pai followed the aggression with a quick jam for 115,000 - nearly pot size. Lee took a gamble with K♠ Q♠ , and filled up instantly on runout 2♠ A♣ , sending Pai's K♥ K♣ bound for the muck.

Hong De Liu defended his big blind against Yu Ting Chen’s cutoff open and went the distance as Chen fired barrels on every street across a board of 5♣ J♠ 7♥ K♣ 8♠ .

Down to his last 50,000 on the river, Liu made the call with top pair K♠ T♠ and was right as Chen tabled A♥ J♥ for just a pair of jacks.

Dai Long Wu gladly risked his last 46,000 with A♦ A♣ and got Song Wei Hsiao to come along with A♠ J♠ for nearly half his stack. No surprises arrived on board 2♠ 3♦ 6♥ J♣ 8♦ , earning Wu the quick double.

Facing an early position open, Tsai Tung Ying cranked up the pressure to 35,000, only to see Jheng Sian Li cold four bet to 80,000 from the small blind. The opener folded, but Tsai decided to take his shot, jamming for 228,000, only to be snapped off by Li holding the best hand in the deck.

It was a brutal spot to be in, and the board T♠ 8♠ T♦ 3♥ 8♣ offered no lifeline. Just like that, Tsai was out one spot from the money, painfully bubbling Day 1G.

Bubble time hits with 233 left and only 227 getting paid. Short stacks are sweating, big stacks applying max pressure, and only six more knockouts away from a guaranteed payday.

Yang Min Zhen open ripped his last 58,000 and was followed by another shove from Hong Wook behind.

Yang A♦ T♦

Wook J♥ J♠

Wook ahead, dropped down the ranks after the board 8♣ 3♥ A♥ 6♦ 7♥ landed Yang top pair to snag the win.

On the very next hand, Wook limped in and Yang checked his option to take a flop of 3♦ 7♦ 5♣ . Yang led out 5,000, and Wook made the call to see turn 9♣ . Both players slowed down with a check, revealing river 8♠ . Yang took another stab with 15,000, yet quickly surrendered after Wook pushed for 30,000 more.

Marc Rivera opened 10,000 in midposition and shelled out another 51,000 following an all-in from Seok Young Lee on the button.

Rivera 4♦ 4♠

Lee K♥ Q♠

A coinflip situation, board ran 6♠ 9♣ 5♠ 2♠ Q♥ , shaving a chunk off Rivera’s stack.

A hefty 160,000 pot had already built up by the turn on a board of 8♦ Q♣ 4♣ 2♠ when Shen Hao shoved, putting Yixin Li to the test. Li snap called for his remaining 64,500 with top set Q♥ Q♠, well ahead of Hao’s J♦ J♠.

No miracle came on the river, and Li raked in the massive pot, securing a crucial boost to his stack.

With nearly 25,000 in the middle across board Q♦ 7♠ 7♥ K♥ , Youngkyu Kim picked up the pace with a bet of 7,000. Yun Fung Lau called behind, but failed to get to showdown after Kim went for a final 20,000 on river J♦ .

Miae Jung defended her big blind against De Hao Lai's button open, and check called another 6,000 on flop 2♠ 6♠ 2♣ . Both checked turn T♥ through to river 5♣ , where Jung led 11,000. Lai snapped with A♠ 8♦ high, and claimed the pot as Jung revealed A♥ 3♣ .

Kwan Tek Tan opened utg and faced a 15,000 three bet two seats after from defending champion Youngkyu Kim. Tan responded with an all-in for 53,000, quickly called by his opponent.

Tan at risk, landed the advantage on board A♥ 5♣ 9♦ J♠ , up until Kim caught up on river 3♥ to knock him out.

A raised pot between Ngo Tran Minh Nhat and Myeonggil Choi saw the latter fire a double barrel of 7,000 and 14,000 on board K♥ 6♥ 4♦ 3♣ .

Nhat check raised to 30,000 on the turn, and fired an all-in for 33,500 on river 7♣ . Choi snap called with a straight 6♦ 5♦ , sending Nhat out quickly as he tabled just top pair K♦ T♦ .

Shen Hui Lin defended his utg open and called a 10,000 three bet from Im Heesoo a seat after.

On board T♠ 6♦ A♠ 9♠ 5♥ , Im triple barreled - 5,500, 26,000, and a final bet for the rest, leaving Lin with a difficult decision by the river. Lin eventually called off his last 49,000 with A♥ 9♥ , and was glad to see his opponent table just 7♥ 7♠ to ship the pot his way.

Yi Hsuan Huang went with Q♥ Q♠ for her remaining 17,500 from utg and was looked up by a player two seats behind with 9♦ 9♣ . Huang a favorite to win, easily secured the double up on board 8♥ K♣ 4♠ 3♠ 2♦ , earning her more room to maneuver the rest of the day.

Three players found themselves tangled in a three-way clash, with Huijen Huang already all-in for the 43,000 main pot and a 32,000 side pot brewing between Jaesung Park and Jihyun Seo.

The flop came 8♦ 6♥ J♣ , and the action escalated quickly as both active players pushed the rest of their chips in, Park committing his final 20,000.

Park K♦ K♣

Seo Q♠ J♦

Huang A♥ J♠

Park's overpair already ahead, further improved on runout K♥ A♣ , raking in both pots while Huang headed for the door.

Im Heesoo called a 15,000 jam with 9♥ 9♣ from player directly to his left and was up against two overcards A♦ K♥ . Opponent missed to pair up on board 3♣ 3♥ 7♦ T♥ T♦ , shipping Im yet another boost.

With an open and a call ahead, Wei Feng Lin stuffed his last 13,000 in and was called both Yu Van Chen and Chen Han Chien.

Action was checked to turn 3♦ K♦ 6♠ 2♠ , where Chen led 10,500. Chien opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Chen K♥ J♦

Lin A♠ 9♣

Lin trailing behind, failed to catch up on river 4♥ , sending him out of the Day 1G charge.

The largest flight recorded this season is now in the books! Day 1G wrapped registration at a staggering 1,507 entries, pushing the overall Main Event field into record-breaking territory.

From this massive field, 227 players (15%) will earn a payout, while only the top 121 (8%) will survive the day and secure their seat for Day 2 on Sunday, July 27. With the seven-figure prize pool continuing to swell and just one turbo heat left to go, the road to TMT glory is only getting more intense.

With 42,000 already in the middle and the board showing 3♠ T♦ 9♠ 5♦ 2♠ , Seungwon Lee moved all-in, putting the pressure on Im Heesoo. After taking a moment to weigh his options, Im eventually called off his remaining 15,800 with two pair 5♠ 3♦ , exposing Lee's busted draw J♦ 8♦ for the win.

Wong Kai Lok defended his cutoff open and called a 5,500 button three bet from Ki Hin Lee. On flop 5♦ 9♠ 7♠ , Wong check called a 4,000 cbet, but failed to get past turn T♣ after Lee fired another 10,000.

Vying for 24,000 in the middle, action was picked up on turn 7♣ 4♣ 8♠ 9♣ with Po Lun Chao facing a 77,700 all-in from Bob Williams on the button. Chao was deep in the tank and eventually found the call with K♦ K♥ , only to be left drawing dead against Williams' straight J♠ T♠ . Chao survived the damage, yet was left crippled entirely.

Two shoves in preflop, Te An Chen went with T♦ T♣ and was up against Wada Hiromu's A♦ Q♣ . Board 7♣ 6♠ K♠ 6♣ 4♥ ran clean for the pocket pair, earning Chen a nice 14 BB boost.

With Day 1G already surging past 1,220 entries and counting, the Taiwan Millions Tournament has officially smashed its all-time record. The previous high of 6,953 total entries set during TMT 16 is now in the rearview, and there’s still one more flight to go!

Day 1H Turbo kicks off later today at 17:00, giving players one last shot at joining what is now the largest field in TMT history.

Eugene Kim opened 4,500 on the button and was met with a 12,500 three bet from the big blind. Kim came back with a 33,500 raise and shelled out just 5,000 more after his opponent moved all-in.

Kim J♥ J♠

BB 8♠ 7♠

It was a sweat right away as the flop came A♦ 2♠ Q♠ , giving the big blind a flush draw. But Kim held strong through the 3♦ turn and 9♣ river to lock up the pot and score the knockout.

Chia Gea Kuo squeezed in the big blind, risking his remaining 14,700, and was looked up by Hyungsoo Lim with a better hand.

Kuo dominated, failed to catch up on board A♠ K♣ 5♠ T♦ 4♠ , sending him straight back to registration.

A classic NLH flip was caught on Table 26 with Hsiang Chi Hsu at risk for his 17,000 stack against Tse Hsiang Pien's ladies.

Board T♣ J♠ 4♠ 2♦ ran safe for the pocket pair, up until the river landed an A♣ to turn the tables and ship Hsu the win.

Nearly 900 entries have already been recorded across today’s Day 1G rounds, with more players still filing in as a registration line continues to snake through Red Space. It’s the first break of the day, and the momentum shows no signs of slowing down as we inch closer to another massive flight.

In a preflop showdown on Table 21, Delfino Ty was spotted scooping up a decent pot as his T♠ T♥ held firm on board 8♠ 3♥ 6♥ K♣ 3♣ against Okubo Takuji's A♦ 7♦ .

A multiway raised pot led by Tey Yik Ying saw him double barrel 2,400 and 6,000 on a board of Q♦ 6♥ 5♦ 7♥ , picking up just one caller in both streets - Chieh Shiu Li .

On river 6♠ , Ying bombed for the rest, only to be snap called by Li with trip sixes K♦ 6♦ for his last 12,300, enough to crush his two pair Q♣ 7♣ .

Facing a late position open and a call, Eugene Kim in the small blind made it 4,000 to go, and saw only Kei Wing Ng on the button complete.

On board K♦ 8♦ 6♥ T♠ , Kim double barreled 5,500 and 11,500, with Ng tank calling both bets behind. Action slowed down on river K♠ , revealing Kim's T♦ T♥ for the win.

A back and forth exchange between Jing Wei Zeng and Hyunsoo Ahn landed both stacks in the middle with the former at risk for his entire 19,400.

A 50-50 spot, Ahn's overcards took it this time on board 6♥ 2♣ 2♥ A♣ 9♥ , delivering Zeng's bust just before the first break of the day.