TMT20 Day 16: In Jae Jeong Wins High Roller For TWD 582,000 as Nine Champions Crowned
In Jae Jeong topped a stacked Day 16 High Roller field to headline a nine-champion day at the Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT20), while the TMT20 Main Event continued through Day 1D at the Asia Poker Arena & Red Space. A special bounty event pitting the field against past TMT Main Event champions is also set to fire on Day 17.
In Jae Jeong Wins High Roller For TWD 582,000 ($18,140)
South Korea's In Jae Jeong claimed the biggest payday of the day, taking down the TWD 30,000 High Roller for TWD 582,000 (~$18,140) after outlasting 76 entries. Thailand's Tiwatt Kiatsermsuk also had a big day, winning the follow-up High Roller Turbo for TWD 435,000 (~$13,555).
Nine Champions Crowned on Day 16
The Heads-Up event produced two champions after splitting into separate brackets, with Lin Chien Yu and Wang Li Wei both lifting titles, while the mixed games and bounty schedule rounded out a busy day on the felt.
Event | Winner | Country | Prize (TWD) |
|---|---|---|---|
#137 High Roller | In Jae Jeong | South Korea | 582,000 |
#139 High Roller Turbo | Tiwatt Kiatsermsuk | Thailand | 435,000 |
#44 Heads Up | Lin Chien Yu | Taiwan | 172,000 |
#45 NLH | Sakane Fumiya | Japan | 147,000 |
#133 Daily MegaStack (Main/Open to all flights) | Chee Wee Soh | Singapore | 33,800 |
#136 Fix Limit Hi-Lo Mix (Big O, Archie, Stud8) | Gao Qun Xiang | Taiwan | 28,000 |
#44 Heads Up | Wang Li Wei | Taiwan | - |
#140 PLO 5 Double Board Bomb Pot Ultimate Hi-Lo (2 Winners) | Daniel Ariel Donohue | USA | - |
#141 NLH Head Hunter (Bounty $1,000) | Lau Chun Ming | Hong Kong | - |
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Take On Former Champions in Today's Special Bounty Event
A special TWD 3,500 event will fire at 11:00 AM on Day 17, with former TMT Main Event champions specially invited to take part. Any player who eliminates one of the returning champions will collect a TWD 2,000 bounty for the knockout.
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For the latest schedules, structures and results, visit the official TMT20 festival page.
All photos courtesy of TMT.
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