TMT20 Day 22: Chun Ting Lo Wins The Ascent For TWD 1,300,000, Sixth Trophy Plate Crowned

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The Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT20) crowned its sixth Incense Cedar Trophy Plate champion on Day 22, with Chun Ting Lo topping The Ascent for the festival’s biggest side-event score of the week, while the Crown Main Event builds toward its Flight C at the Asia Poker Arena .

Chun Ting Lo Wins Ascent For TWD 1,300,000 ($40,500)

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Chun Ting Lo, TMT20 Ascent champion and the sixth Incense Cedar Trophy Plate winner.

The TWD 12,000 Ascent drew 843 entries, comfortably clearing its TWD 5,000,000 (~$155,800) guarantee to build a final prize pool of TWD 8,500,000 (~$264,800). A total of 85 players made the money before Chun Ting Lo emerged as champion, claiming TWD 1,300,000 (~$40,500) and the sixth Incense Cedar Trophy Plate of the series.

#54 Ascent - APL (12,000 TWD)
Ascent - APL
Total Prize USD
$264,805
Total Prize
8.5M TWD
Guaranteed
5M TWD
Entries
843
ITM
85
#PayoutPlayer
SPI
1NT$1,260,000
$39,265
CT
Chun Ting Lo
Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,973.69
2NT$888,000
$27,675
HC
Hsuan Chao Chen
Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,395.61
3NT$575,000
$17,920
KJ
Kang Jung Chen
Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan
1,139.51
4NT$425,000
$13,245
JF
Joshua Figuerres
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
986.85
5NT$325,000
$10,130
DV
David Van Noy
United States of America [USA]United States of America
882.66
6NT$263,000
$8,195
JS
Jungi Seo
South Korea [KOR]South Korea
805.76
7NT$218,000
$6,795
YS
Yee Shun Jian
Singapore [SGP]Singapore
745.99
8NT$175,000
$5,455
WY
Wallace Yuen
Canada [CAN]Canada
697.81
9NT$133,200
$4,150
HW
Hey Wo Yeung
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
657.90
Check the 85 Payouts & Results ...

Seven More Champions Crowned on Day 22

EventWinnerCountryPrize (TWD)
#187 High RollerOri KossonogiIsrael643,300
#189 6-Max NLHPark SeonghunSouth Korea256,600
#186 Freezeout NLHTing Chieh ChiTaiwan215,200
#183 Daily MegaStackYang Ming CheTaiwan55,600
#184 Mix Triple Draw (A-5, 2-7, Badugi)Chang WaiTaiwan–
#190 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot Ultimate Hi-Lo (2 Winners)Yeh Chun-YuTaiwan–
#191 NLH Head Hunter (Bounty $1,000)Yu Yeon KyeongSouth Korea–

Crown Main Event Flight C Fires July 30

The Crown Main Event continues its run with Flight C set for 3:00 PM on July 30, carrying a TWD 18,000 buy-in and a TWD 30,000,000 (~$935,000) guarantee. Players registering ahead of the flight will be covered by the festival’s Bubble Protection Promotion, giving added security heading into the money bubble.

For the latest schedules, structures and results, visit the official TMT20 festival page .

All photos courtesy of TMT.

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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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