TMT20: Chun Liang Kuo Wins Crown Main Event For TWD 4.5M as Festival Concludes
The Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT20) came to a close on Day 27, with Chun Liang Kuo capturing the Crown Main Event title in front of a home crowd at the Asia Poker Arena , bringing a 27-day festival to its finish. A Super High Roller, a run of side events and the festival’s final Player of the Series standings rounded out a packed closing day.
Chun Liang Kuo Wins Crown Main Event For TWD 4,500,000 ($140,190)
Taiwan’s Kuo topped the Crown Main Event, TMT20’s second marquee title, outlasting a field that reached 1,635 entries across six starting flights and built a TWD 30,000,000 prize pool. Of the 161 players who returned for the final stages, Kuo emerged as champion, collecting TWD 4,500,000 (~$140,190), the Crown Trophy Plate and the TMT Championship Ring.
Kuo’s win caps a Crown Main Event that steadily built through the festival’s closing week, with South Korea’s Nam Hyunseung entering the final day as chip leader before Kuo ultimately came out on top.
| # | Payout | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NT$4,500,000 $140,235 | CL Chun Liang Kuo ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 3,356.13 |
| 2 | NT$2,900,000 $90,370 | HN Hyunseung Nam ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 2,373.14 |
| 3 | NT$2,100,000 $65,440 | WC Wei Chu Wang Taiwan | 1,937.66 |
| 4 | NT$1,600,000 $49,860 | JJ Jia Jen Teng Taiwan | 1,678.07 |
| 5 | NT$1,200,000 $37,395 | CT Cheng Tseng Taiwan | 1,500.91 |
| 6 | NT$900,000 $28,045 | YH Yu Hsiu Juan Taiwan | 1,370.14 |
| 7 | NT$700,000 $21,815 | MN Motoki Nakai ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 1,268.50 |
| 8 | NT$550,000 $17,140 | YH Yen Hsiu Lin Taiwan | 1,186.57 |
| 9 | NT$453,000 $14,115 | TY Tsung Ying Xiao Taiwan | 1,118.71 |
More Champions Crowned on Closing Day
A full closing schedule produced eight further champions to bring the curtain down on TMT20.
| Event | Winner | Country | Prize (TWD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| #H27 Super High Roller | Shun Ping Wang (Deal) | – | 1,200,000 |
| #73 Last Chance-Champion Win Big | Hsin Wang | Taiwan | 300,000 |
| #72 Battle Stack NLH (50BB) | I Kai Chen | Taiwan | 102,300 |
| #D23 Daily MegaStack | Michael Jian Wang | – | 60,500 |
| #M48 BigO Noah’s Ark 2x2x2 | Hung Hsiang Wu | Taiwan | 54,500 |
| #74 NLH Head Hunter (Bounty $1,000) | Lian An Jian | Taiwan | 54,300 |
| #71 Bubble Rush | Jaeik Hwang | South Korea | 44,600 |
| #M47 Mix Triple Draw 7 Games | Chih Feng Li | Taiwan | 37,000 |
Chiwen Sung Wins TMT20 Player of the Series
Taiwan’s Chiwen Sung closed out the festival on top of the overall Player of the Series race with 1,762.24 points, well clear of Wu Chia Yun in second on 1,081.38 points. Li Chih Feng rounded out the podium in third with 821.88 points, backing up his Day 27 title with a strong finish in the standings.
TMT20 Player of the Series: Final Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiwen Sung | Taiwan | 1,762.24 |
| 2 | Wu Chia Yun | Taiwan | 1,081.38 |
| 3 | Li Chih Feng | Taiwan | 821.88 |
| 4 | Lin Wei Kai | Taiwan | 795.09 |
| 5 | Man Kam Wai | Hong Kong | 735.06 |
| 6 | Li Chien Te | Taiwan | 683.40 |
| 7 | Chen Jia Lun | Taiwan | 682.61 |
| 8 | Ori Kossonogi | Israel | 648.91 |
| 9 | Okamoto Shiina | Japan | 631.25 |
| 10 | Hsiao Wei Wu | Taiwan | 620.86 |
Shiina Okamoto Wins Female Player of the Series
Japan’s Shiina Okamoto overtook You Xuan Luo late to close out the Female Player of the Series race on top with 631.25 points. Luo, whose back-to-back titles earlier in the festival had carried her into the lead, finished runner-up with 605.78 points, while Hong Kong’s Mok Chau Yan completed the podium on 515.31 points.
TMT20 Female Player of the Series: Final Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiina Okamoto | Japan | 631.25 |
| 2 | You Xuan Luo | Taiwan | 605.78 |
| 3 | Mok Chau Yan | Hong Kong | 515.31 |
| 4 | Cheung Ming Pui | Hong Kong | 392.48 |
| 5 | Teng Jia Jen | Taiwan | 392.42 |
| 6 | Chao Chun Jou | Taiwan | 387.82 |
| 7 | Nonsing Pussacha | Thailand | 332.91 |
| 8 | Lin Chien Yu | Taiwan | 329.25 |
| 9 | Du Pei Yi | Taiwan | 278.60 |
| 10 | Huang Tzu-Yun | Taiwan | 276.81 |
TMT20 Concludes After 27 Days
With the Crown Main Event champion crowned, TMT20’s landmark 20th edition comes to a close after 27 days of poker at the Asia Poker Arena and Red Space. The festival will be remembered above all for its record-breaking Main Event, which drew 9,094 entries and produced the largest single flight in tour history, alongside nine Incense Cedar Trophy Plate champions crowned across the series.
For the latest news and results, visit the official TMT20 festival page .
All photos courtesy of TMT.
![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/1x1/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small}
![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/1x1/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small}
Callum Jury is SoMuchPoker's Live Content and Social Media Specialist, reporting live from WSOP and Asia Pacific poker festivals including the APT and PokerStars LIVE series. Originally from the Lake District in the UK, he has covered the Southeast Asian poker circuit since 2025, combining day-by-day tournament reporting with the social and digital content that brings the action to fans.
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