TMTC Main (35,000 TWD)

Yu Chang opened the cutoff to 500,000 and Mu Teng Liu called from the button. Taowei Chang also called from the big blind.

The trio saw a flop of 6♣ 8♦ 7♥ and after Taowei Chang checked, Yu Chang also tapped the table. Liu then fired 600,000, which Taowei called. Yu Chang then shoved for 3,700,000, which Liu called after some deliberation. Taowei folded.

Yu Chang: T♥ T♦

Mu Teng Liu: T♣ 9♠

A total disaster for Chang, who was drawing to a chop after the defending champion had flopped the nuts. Unfortunately for Chang, no nines appeared on the 2♠ 5♦ runout, meaning he exited in sixth.

Mu Teng Liu raised to 400,000 with K♠ Q♠ on the button and Taowei Chang defended his big blind with 9♦ 8♣.

Chang check-called on the 7♥ A♣ 6♥ flop after Liu bet 350,000. It went check-check on the Q♦ turn.

When a J♣ filled out the board, Chang bet 550,000. Liu snap-called and collected the pot with his turned pair of queens.

Ori Kossonogi raied the J♠ T♣ to 400,000 from the hijack and Chengjyun Yang called with K♥ Q♣ from the big blind.

Yang check-called on the 6♣ A♦ Q♦ flop after Kossonogi bet 525,000. The two checked over the 6♦ turn to see an 8♥ river, where was another check round.

Yang collected the pot with his flopped pair of queens.

Yu Chang limped in from the small blind with A♥ Q♦, and Mu Teng Liu checked the big blind with 6♠ 4♣.

Both players checked throughout the board of 9♥ 2♠ 2♦ 7♥ T♠, and Chang got the pot.

Taowei Chang limped in on the button and Hyosung Kim shoved for 3,000,000 from the big blind. Chang snap-called.

Hyosung Kim: J♦ T♥

Taowei Chang: K♥ K♣

Kim's jack-high ran straight into Chang's pocket kings and received a gutshot from the dealer on the 4♠ 8♠ Q♦ flop.

The turn came a board-pairing 4♣, changing nothing for Kim. When the 5♣ filled out the board, Kim hit the rail in 7th.

The fireworks keep coming!

Yu Chang raised to 400,000 from the hijack and Chengjyun Yang three-bet to 1,000,000 on the button. When it got back to Chang, he four-bet to 2,000,000, then Yang five-bet shoved for 6,275,000. Chang took some time and eventually called, creating the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Chengjyun Yang: K♠ K♦

Yu Chang: Q♦ Q♣

Yang had the Cowboys and just needed to fade a queen to vault into the chip lead. The 3♥ 3♣ A♥ flop was safe, as was the T♠ turn. Nothing changed on the 9♦ river, and Yang took the pot and the chip lead!

Ori Kossonogi opened to 400,000 from early position and Ching En Chen shoved 1,025,000 on the button. Mu Teng Liu then clicked it to 2,000,000 from the small blind, which got Kossonogi to fold.

Ching En Chen: 6♥ 6♦

Mu Teng Liu: A♣ J♥

Chen was flipping for his tournament life, and his pocket sixes kept their lead through the 3♣ 9♦ 4♣ flop. However, things got a bit sweaty on the 2♣ turn as Liu picked up a flush draw to go along with his overcards.

The sixes of Chen couldn't hang on as the J♠ on the river paired Liu's jack.

Taowei Chang raised to 400,000 from early position with A♦ Q♦ and Ching En Chen three-bet the small blind with A♣ 3♣. Chang called.

On the A♥ 8♣ 8♠ flop, Chen check-raised to 1,000,000 after Chang bet 500,000, who dropped in the call after thinking for a while.

The dealer revealed a 4♦ turn, and Chen bet 1,500,000. Chang stuck around. When a J♠ filled out the board, and Chen shoved for 2,550,000. Chang called off his last 1,525,000.

Chang scored a double-up with his queen.

Ori Kossonogi opened to 400,000 from the hijack with 6♥ 6♣ and Ching En Chen defended his big blind holding Q♣ J♣.

They went to a flop of 2♦ 8♠ 4♣ , where Chen elected to check-call a bet of 325,000 to see the 5♣ on the turn give him a flush draw. Chen then decided to lead for 1,100,000, which Kossonogi called.

A 5♥ on the river paired the board and didn't improve Chen, and he couldn't find another bet in him. Both checked it down, and Kossonogi took the pot.

Mu Teng Liu raised to 300,000 with 8♦ 8♣ from early position and Yu Chang defended his big blind with T♠ 9♥.

A monochrome 3ss 4♠ 2♠ flop came, giving Chang a flush draw. Action went check-check. The turn brought another spade 9♠, completing Chang's flush. Chang checked to Liu, who bet 300,000. Chang made the call.

When an A♠ rolled off on the river, both players checked to a free showdown. Chang dragged in the pot.

Chengjyun Yang limped in from the small blind with K♣ 5♣ and Tao Wei Chang checked from the big blind with 9♣ 4♥.

Both players checked to the river on the 2♠ T♦ 2♦ K♦ 3♥ board, where Yang bet 150,000 and Chang folded.

Ori Kossonogi opened Q♦ Q♣ from the hijack to 300,000 and Ching En Chen defended A♦ T♥ from the big blind.

Chen paired his ace on the 3♠ A♠ 7♦ flop and check-called a bet of 275,000 from Kossonogi to the Q♠ turn, which gave Kossonogi a set. Chen then chose a bad time to lead out as he bet 550,000 as the third spade hit the board, and Kossonogi dropped in the call.

A 9♣ on the river didn't change anything and Chen reached for chips again before sliding out a bet of 1,050,000. Kossonogi threw in a few time bank chips as he pondered how to proceed with his set, but eventually settled on just a call.

After winning that hand, Kossonogi is up to third in chips after being last not too long ago.

Chih Kai Chang raised to 475,000 from the small blind with A♣ 9♣ and Yu Chang three-bet to 1,500,000 in the big blind with A♥ A♦. Kai Chang then four-bet to 3,700,000.

After a while, Yu Chang shoved for 7,225,000. Kai Chang let go of his cards.

Yu Chang opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Ori Kossonogi shoved the button for 2,175,000. After it folded back to Chang, he called.

Ori Kossonogi: Q♥ Q♦

Yu Chang: 8♥ 8♦

Kossonogi had the bigger pair and just needed to see a clean runout in order to kickstart his final table into gear. A flop of 3♠ A♦ T♣ offered no backdoor help for Chang, and the 5♥ turn left him with one shot at two outs.

The eight didn't appear as the 7♠ fell on the river, earning Kossonogi a much-needed double to lift him off the bottom of the pack.

Chengjyun Chang raised to 300,000 from the cutoff with 9♠ 9♥, and Hyuosung Kim defended his big blind with Q♠ 8♣.

The flop came 3♥ K♦ 8♠, and Kim check-called after Yang bet 175,000. The turn brought an A♦, and it went check-check.

When a 9♦ filled out the board, Kim checked to Yang, who fired 650,000. Kim laid it down.

Ching En Chen raised to 300,000 from under the gun and Mu Teng Liu three-bet to 950,000 from the next seat. When the action got back to Chen, he rechecked his cards and called.

Both checked the 3♣ 2♠ A♥ flop to the 4♠ turn, where Chen stuck out a bet of 350,000. Liu called and the T♣ rolled off on the river. Chen reached for chips again and put 750,000 with his A♣ Q♣, forcing Liu to muck his J♥ J♣.

Hyosung Kim raised to 350,000 from the small blind with T♥ 8♥ and Chih Kai Chang defended his big blind with 7♥ 6♣.

A flop came 9♣ K♣ 5♥, and Kim check-called after Chang bet 225,000. Action went check-check on the 4♥ turn.

When a board-pairing 5♦ hit on the turn, Kim checked to Chang, who bet 1,000,000. Kim let go of his cards.

Fireworks in the first hand!

Chih Kai Chang opened to 300,000 from middle position and Shun Yi Zheng three-bet to 1,000,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Chang, he called.

The flop came 8♦ T♣ 2♣ and Zheng ripped it in for 2,200,000. Chang snap-called.

Shun Yi Zheng: Q♥ Q♦

Chih Kai Chang: K♣ Q♣

Zheng had a pair of queens, but had to dodge a lot of outs as Chang had a flush draw with an overcard. More outs arrived for Chang in the form of a straight draw on the J♦ turn, but it was the flush that came in on the 9♣ river to earn him the pot and send Zheng out in the first hand.

Action has started on the Final Day of the TMTC Main Event, and the final nine players are in contention for the championship and the NT$5,000,000 top prize.

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The atmosphere inside the Asia Poker Arena is set to reach its peak today as the Final Day of the Taiwan Millions Tournament Championship (TMTC) gets underway at 13:00 local time. With only nine finalists remaining from a record-breaking 1,074-entry field, each has already secured a minimum payout of NT$500,100, but all eyes remain fixed on the life-changing top prize of NT$5,000,000.

Leading the charge is Taiwan’s Yu Chang, who enters the final table with a commanding stack of 9,850,000. He’s in a strong position to capture the coveted title and the lion’s share of the prize pool. Close behind is fellow countryman Ching En Chen with 9,025,000, while Chih Kai Chang rounds out the top three with a healthy 7,500,000.

Final Table Seat Draw

Last year’s TMTC Main Event champion Mu Teng Liu remains in contention, keeping his dream of a back-to-back title alive. Despite entering the final table as one of the shortest stacks with 4,450,000, Liu has proven time and again that he thrives under pressure. Known for his resilience and sharp instincts, the defending champion now faces the challenge of mounting an underdog comeback from the bottom of the counts. If he can spin it up once more, it would mark the beginning of yet another remarkable chapter in his TMTC legacy.

Blinds resume at Level 29 (75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante). The final nine contenders will battle it out for the ultimate prize, the prestigious TMTC trophy,and a career-defining title.

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