TMT20 Day 18: Main Event Sets Tour Record With 9,094 Entries as Crown Main Event Begins
The Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT20) capped a record-breaking Main Event with four more champions crowned on Day 18, headlined by Kuan Lun Chen‘s High Roller win, as the festival’s second marquee event, the Crown Main Event, got underway at the Asia Poker Arena & Red Space .
TMT20 Main Event Shatters Tour Record With 9,094 Entries
The TWD 9,000 Main Event closed out its starting flights as the largest in TMT history, drawing 9,094 entries from 2,829 unique players across 11 flights and building a prize pool of TWD 66,786,336 (~$2.08 million), more than 11 percent above its TWD 60,000,000 guarantee. The turnout smashed the previous tour record of 8,478 entries, set at TMT18 in 2025.
Day 1G alone produced 1,841 entries, the largest single Main Event flight in TMT history, before Day 1H added a further 1,660. The eventual champion will collect TWD 7,500,000, with the runner-up banking TWD 5,000,000 and every finalist guaranteed at least TWD 740,000.
Full breakdown of the flights, nationalities and payouts is available in our dedicated Main Event report .
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Kuan Lun Chen Wins High Roller For TWD 852,900 ($26,570)
Taiwan’s Kuan Lun Chen topped the TWD 40,000 High Roller, outlasting 84 entries to bank TWD 852,900 (~$26,570), the biggest side-event score of the day.
Three More Titles Crowned on Day 18
| Event | Winner | Country | Prize (TWD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| #152 NL Triple Draw Dealer’s Choice (A-5, 2-7, Badugi) | Li Chih Feng | Taiwan | 51,500 |
| #153 PLO | Lui Tak Chun Douglas | Hong Kong | 95,000 |
| #154 NLH Head Hunter (Bounty $1,000) | Choi Kwanghyun | South Korea | 100,000 |
Crown Main Event Now Underway
With the record Main Event complete, TMT20 immediately turned its attention to the Crown Main Event, a TWD 18,000 buy-in event carrying a TWD 30,000,000 (~$1 million) guarantee. The champion will be presented with the jewel-encrusted Crown Trophy Plate and the first-ever TMT Champion Ring.
For the latest schedules, structures and results, visit the official TMT20 festival page .
All photos courtesy of TMT.
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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