TMT Championship Main Event Draws 1,418 Entries; TWD 5.763M Awaits Winner
TMT Championship 2026 completed its final two TWD 35,000 Main Event starting flights on Saturday, October 24, at CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei.
Flights E and F added another 541 entries, taking the Main Event to 1,418 entries and creating a TWD 42,880,320 prize pool, comfortably clearing the TWD 30 million guarantee.
A total of 215 players return for Day 2 on Sunday, with every survivor already guaranteed TWD 70,000. The eventual champion will collect TWD 5,763,000, while reaching the final table guarantees at least TWD 615,000.
Final Two Flights Take Main Event to 1,418 Entries
Day 1E accounted for 377 entries on Saturday, with 57 players advancing.
South Korea's Inho Jeong led the flight with 1,184,000, putting him second overall heading into Day 2.
Philippines' poker legend, Lester Edoc finished with 1,088,000, while Sangjun Jung bagged 1,078,000 and Tsung Wei Ying ended the flight with 1,024,000.
The final Day 1F Turbo then added 164 entries, with another 25 players surviving.
Sunho Yoo led the Turbo flight with 942,000, followed by Chung Cheng Wang on 754,000 and Philip Andrew Cobol on 715,000.
Saturday's final two flights produced 82 additional Day 2 qualifiers, completing the 215-player field returning on Sunday
TWD 5.763 Million Awaits Main Event Champion
Yao Cheng Wang remains the overall chip leader after all six starting flights, carrying 1,464,000 into Day 2.
Jeong sits second with 1,184,000, followed by Edoc on 1,088,000 and Sangjun Jung on 1,078,000.
Thursday's opening-flight leaders Jia Chi Li and Jun Yi Lin remain firmly among the frontrunners with 1,061,000 and 1,060,000, respectively.
Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taiwan | 1,464,000 | |
2 | South Korea | 1,184,000 | |
3 | Philippines | 1,088,000 | |
4 | South Korea | 1,078,000 | |
5 | Taiwan | 1,061,000 | |
6 | Taiwan | 1,060,000 | |
7 | Taiwan | 1,024,000 | |
8 | South Korea | 942,000 | |
9 | India | 870,000 | |
10 | South Korea | 861,000 |
Day 2 gets underway at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday with 50-minute levels.
Rogerio Wong Wins TWD 40K High Roller
Macau's Rogerio Wong collected Saturday's largest side-event prize after winning the TWD 40,000 High Roller.
The tournament attracted 76 entries and generated a TWD 2.6 million prize pool, with 12 players reaching the money.
Wong earned TWD 776,000 for the victory, with South Korea's Seong Jin Han finishing runner-up and Kai Cheng Hsu taking third.
Jia Lun Chen Takes High Roller Battle Stack
Jia Lun Chen won the TWD 30,000 High Roller Battle Stack.
The tournament drew 21 entries and created a TWD 544,400 prize pool, with four players reaching the money.
Chen collected TWD 200,000 for first place, with Che Li Lin finishing runner-up and Yee Joon Wee taking third.
Sachiko Uchihara and Zi An Lim Claim Other Titles
Japan's Sachiko Uchihara came out on top of the TWD 8,000 B-E-A-S-T.
The mixed-game event drew 32 entries and generated TWD 208,900, with Uchihara earning TWD 85,700 for the win. Zi An Lim finished runner-up, with Yoshihito Asakawa third.
Lim then went one place better later in the evening by winning the TWD 3,500 NLH Head Hunter Bounty.
The Singaporean topped 175 entries to collect TWD 52,400, with Hanhee Lee finishing runner-up and Daiki Yoshikawa taking third.
Saturday Side Event Winners
Event | Entries | Winner | Winner's Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
32 | TWD 85,700 | ||
76 | TWD 776,000 | ||
21 | TWD 200,000 | ||
175 | Zi An Lim | TWD 52,400 |
Main Event Day 2 Headlines Sunday
The Main Event moves into Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, with all 215 returning players already in the money.
Alongside the Main Event, the TWD 15,000 NLH-Master begins with a TWD 2 million guarantee, while a TWD 100,000 High Roller gets underway at 2:00 p.m.
The afternoon and evening schedule also includes the Ladies Event, Battle Stack NLH and NLH 6-Max before another High Roller Battle Stack begins at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 25 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
11:00 a.m. | TMTC Main Event Day 2 | TWD 35,000 |
11:00 a.m. | NLH-Master, TWD 2M GTD | TWD 15,000 |
1:00 p.m. | R-O-S-E-T (Razz, Omaha Hi-Lo, Stud, Stud8, 2-7) | TWD 8,000 |
2:00 p.m. | High Roller | TWD 100,000 |
4:00 p.m. | Ladies Event | TWD 4,000 |
4:00 p.m. | Battle Stack NLH | TWD 6,000 |
6:30 p.m. | NLH 6-Max | TWD 8,000 |
7:00 p.m. | High Roller Battle Stack | TWD 50,000 |
9:00 p.m. | Turbo-NL Single Draw Dealer's Choice 7 Games | TWD 3,500 |
9:30 p.m. | NLH Head Hunter | TWD 3,500 |
TMT Championship 2026 continues through Monday, October 26, when the Main Event champion will be crowned.
Some images courtesy of CTP Club.
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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.
