Taiwan Millions Tournament 16 Champion To Be Crowned

Asia-Pacific
Live Poker
07/29/2024
Taiwan Millions Tournament Final 8 Players
Taiwan Millions Tournament Final 8 Players

It is down to the Final 8 at the record breaking Taiwan Millions Tournament! From what started with a mammoth 6,953 entries is now down to eight players each one seeking the honor and title of becoming this edition’s champion. Along with all the glory, the eventual winner will pocketthe massive NT 6,360,000 (~USD 193,853) top prize and the iconic TMT Main Event shield.

Teng Yu Yu
Teng Yu Yu

Leading the race is Teng Yu Yu with a sizable lead of 85 bb with the closest challenger sitting on 41 bb, less than half the leader’s stack.

Cards start flying ta 6:30pm at theAsia Poker Arenain Taipei City, Taiwan. Live updates will be running throughout, you can also watch the livestream via CTP Twitch.

Taiwan Millions Tournament

The Taiwan Millions Tournament set itself an ambitious USD 1 million guarantee which was well over its highest amount at that time, Expecting around 5,000 participants, the beloved homegrown tournament shattered all expectations with 6,953 in participation. This is the largest ever seen in Asia for tournament of this buy in. In turn, the prize pool ballooned to a ground-breaking NTD 51,594,800 (~USD 1,572,390), only seen at bigger buy in events.

TMT16 MainEvent Flight A 303

At Day 2, 686 players returned, all hunting down a spot to today’s finals. After nearly sixteen hours of play, the finalists were formed with two players going bust simultaneously. Read up on the Day 2 action via the updates.

Final 8 Players

Player Stack BB
Teng Yu Yu 68,375,000 85
Li Chih Hao 32,800,000 41
Ceng Guo Yi 16,400,000 21
Lam Ka Fai 14,550,000 18
Cheng Rong Jie 13,950,000 17
Cheng Hao Che 12,500,000 16
Yujung Min 9,300,000 12
Hou Chien An 5,250,000 7

Remaining Payouts

Payout in NTD Payout In USD
6,360,900 108,864
4,258,300 72,879
3,158,300 54,053
2,368,300 40,532
1,788,300 30,606
1,358,000 23,241
1,048,300 17,941
813,300 13,919

By The Numbers

Date: July 21 to July 29, 2024
Buy in: NTD 9,000 (~USD 280)
Guarantee: NTD 32,000,000 (~USD 1,000,000)
Entries: 6,953
Prize pool: NTD 51,594,800 (~USD 1,572,390)

Day 1 Local & Overseas: 507 entries / 32 advanced
Day 1A: 1,060 entries / 107 advanced
Day 1B: 504 entries / 54 advanced
Day 1C: 503 entries / 51 advanced
Day 1D: 770 entries / 77 advanced
Day 1E: 739 entries / 74 advanced
Day 1F: 854 entries / 86 advanced
Day 1G: 1,224 entries / 122 advanced
Day 1H: 792 entries / 80 advanced

Author:triccia