Hsuan Chao Chen Wins TMT Championship Kick-Off for NTD 587,000
Hsuan Chao Chen took the biggest prize of Sunday at TMT Championship 2026, winning the TMTC Kick-Off for NTD 587,000 at CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei.
The NTD 10,000 event finished with 501 entries, passing its NTD 3 million guarantee and generating a prize pool of around NTD 4.2 million.
Elsewhere, Chee Hong Loh finished at the top of the Target Stack counts as 29 players advanced from three opening flights, while Tsung Shun Fu came through a 368-entry Sunday Challenge.
Hsuan Chao Chen Wins TMTC Kick-Off
The TMTC Kick-Off returned on Sunday with 77 players remaining from the 501 entries collected across Saturday's three starting flights.
By the end of the day, Hsuan Chao Chen eventually came out on top, collecting NTD 587,000 and the trophy.
Seong Jin Han finished runner-up, with Cheng Tseng taking third. Shuo Mai Cheng and Kuan Hua Tseng rounded out the top five. The event paid 77 players, with full results available on Somuchpoker.
TMTC Kick-Off Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | $16,080 | ||
2 | $13,695 | ||
3 | $8,025 | ||
4 | $5,890 | ||
5 | $4,590 | ||
6 | Ganghyeon Park | $3,810 | |
7 | $3,185 | ||
8 | $2,610 | ||
9 | $2,035 |
Chee Hong Loh Leads Target Stack Into Final Day
The NTD 3 million guaranteed Target Stack NLH also played all three of its opening flights on Sunday, bringing in 221 entries and sending 29 players through to Monday's final.
Chee Hong Loh topped Flight A with 288,000 chips, which was also enough to give him the overall lead heading into Monday's fina day.
Flight A drew 73 entries and produced 10 survivors. Nai Heng Chi topped the 87-entry Flight B with 254,000, while Hyunseok Park led the final flight with 226,000 as eight players advanced from 61 entries.
Target Stack Top Ten Chip Counts
Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
288,000 | ||
254,000 | ||
241,000 | ||
241,000 | ||
240,500 | ||
234,000 | ||
226,000 | ||
226,000 | ||
224,500 | ||
Taik Ki Yeo | 218,500 |
The 29 survivors return at 1:00 p.m. on Monday to play the event to a winner.
Tsung Shun Fu Wins 368-Entry Sunday Challenge
The Sunday Challenge also drew a healthy field, with 368 entries creating a prize pool of just over NTD 1.2 million.
Tsung Shun Fu took it down for NTD 195,500, ahead of Hong Kong's Tony Tsz Ying Lam and Joycelyn Lam.
Fifty-six players reached the money in the NTD 4,000 event.
More Sunday Winners
Four other events finished during the day, ranging from the NTD 1,500 Daily MegaStack Stair to an 86-entry PLO.
Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Winner's Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | NTD 7,000 | |||
32 | NTD 75,000 | |||
102 | Gregory Carl Isaacson | NTD 75,700 | ||
86 | Malaysia | NTD 71,400 |
Ching Chang won the Daily MegaStack Stair for NTD 7,000, while Kevin Dordain picked up the NLH Freezeout title for NTD 75,000.
Gregory Carl Isaacson won the 102-entry Survival Bounty for NTD 75,700, while Seng On closed out the PLO after beating a field of 86 for NTD 71,400.
Mini Main Gets Underway on Monday
Monday brings the start of the NTD 4 million guaranteed Mini Main, with the first two flights scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The Target Stack final also starts at 1:00 p.m., with Chee Hong Loh leading the 29 returning players.
Monday's schedule also includes two Head Hunter tournaments, a Ladies event, the TMTC × Turn Up Poker Team Championship and Big O, alongside satellites to the Mini Main and the upcoming TMTC Main Event.
Monday, October 19 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | Daily MegaStack Stair | NTD 1,500 |
11:30 a.m. | Satellite to Mini Main | NTD 1,700 |
1:00 p.m. | Mini Main Flight A - NTD 4M GTD | NTD 15,000 |
1:00 p.m. | NLH Head Hunter Bounty NTD 2,000 | NTD 5,000 |
1:00 p.m. | Target Stack NLH Final | NTD 12,000 |
2:00 p.m. | Ladies Event | NTD 3,500 |
2:00 p.m. | TMTC × Turn Up Poker Team Championship | NTD 6,000 |
5:00 p.m. | Satellite to Mini Main | NTD 1,700 |
6:30 p.m. | Mini Main Flight B - NTD 4M GTD | NTD 15,000 |
6:30 p.m. | Satellite to TMTC Main Event - 5 Seats GTD | NTD 3,800 |
8:00 p.m. | Big O | NTD 3,500 |
9:30 p.m. | NLH Head Hunter Bounty NTD 1,000 | NTD 3,500 |
The full TMT Championship 2026 festival runs through October 26, with the NTD 30 million guaranteed Main Event beginning later in the week at CTP Asia Poker Arena.
All images courtesy of CTP Club.
About the Editor
Tim Baker is a UK-born Live Poker Reporter based in Indonesia, covering major poker tournaments across Asia and around the world since 2023. With nearly two decades of experience around live and online poker, he brings deep knowledge of the game and the international poker scene to his tournament coverage.
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