TMT Championship Suspends Play On October 31 Due to Typhoon Kong-Rey

10/31/2024

The Taiwan government has declared a one day halt on all work and classes in Taipei City for Thursday, October 31, 2024 due to super typhoon Kong-Rey making landfall. As a result, the ongoing TMT Championship will pause play at the Asia Poker Arena with all remaining events rescheduled one day forward. Originally set to conclude on November 4, the event will now close on November 5 to accommodate the adjusted timeline.

TMT Championship Suspended Due To Typhoon

The ongoing TMT Championship 2024 is a premier event by the CTP that’s designed as the high stakes tier of the immensely popular homegrown Taiwan Millions Tournament. The festival kicked off on October 25 and has since drawn large crowds to easily crush its Kick Off and Mini Main guarantees. There are still plenty of tournaments left to conquer and trophies to claim including the marquee event, the TMTC Main Event.

Revised Main Event Schedule

Initially intended to open on Halloween day, the revised schedule for the upcoming Main Event is November 1 to 5, 2024. For players to have a chance at the USD 600,000 guarantee, four starting days are available. Buy in is NTD 33,000 (~US$ 1,030).

Day 1A: November 1, 2024
Day 1B: November 2, 2024
Day 1C/1D: November 3, 2024
Day 2: November 4, 2024
Final Day: November 5, 2024

In the TMT announcement, organizer Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) stated that players reaching the Main Event final table may apply for flight and accommodation compensation if needed.

Other Affected Events

Another key event affected is the PFGT x Taipei Cup Mystery Bounty which will have to wait to crown its champion. Due to the one-day TMT Championship suspension, Day 2 resumes on November 1, 2024. The WPF Taiwan Open Invitational Tournament by the World Poker Federation has also been moved to run on November 1.

Aside from the tournaments, the Players Party has also been affected, now taking place on Monday, November 4, 2024 at the poker venue. This is a must-attend event featuring some of Taiwan’s most famous artists.