Yu Sheng Lin - SOMUCHPOKER

Taiwanese player Yu Sheng Lin has a long history with the Taipei poker scene, dating back to 2018. In his first year of professional poker, Lin traveled most of Asia, competing in Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

After half a decade of experience on the felt, the poker powerhouse broke his personal record in January 2024 when he came in third in the 15th Taiwan Millions Tournament Main Event, cashing NTD 2,449,000 (USD 78,806). He concluded his TMT run with a first-place win in the HighRoller 8-Max event, bringing his grand TMT total to NTD 2,758,100 (USD 87,064).

In just three short months, Lin continued to sweep first-place titles in APT Taipei, bagging NTD 69,536 (USD 2,204) in the NT$ 5,400 + 600 8 Game (Event #84) and two APT Jeju, South Korea events—the Hyper Turbo 8 Max (winning KRW 3,791,760 or USD 2,754) and Double Board Two Winners event (winning KRW 5,551,320 or USD 4,032).

Lin currently has USD 238,628 in total live earnings and is climbing on the Taiwan All-Time Money List.

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