The 14th edition of the Taiwan Millions Tournament MAIN EVENT, Sponsored by Natural8, was a sight to see with intense wall to wall action daily resulting in an astounding 3,485 entries across five entry days. The incredible turnout absolutely shattered the NTD 10M guarantee for a prize pool that ballooned to NTD 22,987,100 (~USD 733,700). A total of 408 players advanced to Day 2, each one earning a share and each one aiming for the massive NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 114,900) top prize.
Catch the action via the Day 2 live updates at the bottom of the page.
TMT 14 Main Event numbers
Buy in: NTD 8,000 (~USD 256)
Guarantee: NTD 10,000,000 (~USD 319,760)
Entries: 3,485
Prize pool: NTD 22,987,100 (~USD 733,700)
ITM: 408 players
1st place: NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 114,900)
Day 1 results
Day 1A: 639 entries / 77 ITM survivors
Day 1B: 648 entries / 78 ITM survivors
Day 1C: 670 entries / 81 ITM survivors
Day 1D: 903 entries / 108 ITM survivors
Day 1E: 533 entries / 64 ITM survivors
You can read up on the Day 1 action via the Live Updates.
Day 2 – Live Updates
Day 2 players: 408
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Final 9 players
| Player | Stack |
| Beng Cheng Lin | 20,600,000 |
| Kai Hung Hu | 12,775,000 |
| Chia Yun Wu | 10,625,000 |
| Yih Chia Shaw | 9,425,000 |
| Teng Wei Lin | 8,575,000 |
| Wei Kai Su | 8,100,000 |
| Fate Wang | 7,125,000 |
| Ming Zheng Cai | 5,800,000 |
| Bing Yi Cheng | 3,750,000 |
Remaining payouts
| Place | Payouts in NTD |
| 1 | 3,600,000 |
| 2 | 2,530,000 |
| 3 | 1,664,000 |
| 4 | 1,220,000 |
| 5 | 904,000 |
| 6 | 722,000 |
| 7 | 565,000 |
| 8 | 461,500 |
| 9 | 359,500 |
01:45: Kuan Chieh Liu eliminated in 10th place – NTD 258,100 (~USD 8,240)
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Kuan Chieh Liu goes bust in two hands to miss the final table. First hand sees a pot grow to 2,800,000 preflop and a flop 
. Kuan Chieh Liu shoves holding 
, Ming Zheng Cai check-calls with 
. The turn is 
and river 
.
Next hand, Liu shoves 
draw on a flop 
, Beng Cheng Lin calls with 
, the turn 
and river are no help to Liu to fall in 10th place.
Ming Zheng Cai – 5,800,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 20,600,000
Kuan Chieh Liu – eliminated in 10th place
01:35: Chia Shaw wins two pots
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Shortly after Chia Shaw lost a pot to Wei Kai Su, he chipped up on two hands against Bing Yi Chen. The first hand saw a pot build to 1,800,000 by the turn 
. Cutoff Shaw bet 700,000, Chen folded.
Next hand, Chen raised from utg to 800,000, big blind Shaw defended, the flop ran 
. Chen c-bet 800,000, Shaw fired a check-raise of 2,000,000. Chen folded.
Chia Shaw – 10,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 4,000,000
01:30: Wei Kai Su scores a big pot with trips
Level 18: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
By the turn 
there was 3,000,000 in the pot. Cutoff Wei Kai Su bet 1,200,000, button Chia Shaw calls, the river lands 
. Both players check. Wei shows 
trips, Shaw mucks.
Wei Kai Su – 9,500,000
Chia Shaw – 6,000,000
01:20: Lo Yu Jung eliminated in 11th place – NTD 258,100 (~USD 8,240)
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Teng Wei Lien is all in with 
, shorter stacked Lo Yu Jung risks with 
, the board ensures the win for Lien with a king on the board.
Teng Wei Lien – 11,000,000
Lo Yu Jung – eliminated in 11th place
01:15: Kai Hung Hu bets on every street
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Cutoff Kai Hung Hu raises to 600,000 Bing Yi Chen defends the big blind, the flop is 
, Chen checks then calls Kai’s 400,000 c-bet. Same action on the turn with a 1,100,000 c-bet check-called by Chen. On the river , Kai bets 4,000,000, Chen folds.
Kai Hung Hu – 11,300,000
Bing Yi Chen – 6,200,000
01:10: Yu Yung Lin eliminated in 12th place – NTD 258,100 (~USD 8,240)
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
All in preflop, Yu Yung Lin at risk with 
against big stacked Beng Cheng Lin with 
. No help comes on the board 
to send Lin packing.
Beng Cheng Lin – 16,500,000
Yu Yung Lin – eliminated in 12th place
01:05: Good call by Fate Wang, exposes Chen’s bluff
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Button player Bing Yi Chen raises to 600,000, Fate Wang defends the big blind, both players see the flop 
. Chen c-bets 450,000, Wang check-calls then both check the turn 
. On the river 
, Chen sends out 1,700,000, Wang check-calls. Chen has missed draw, Wang wins it with 
pair.
Fate Wang – 8,200,000
Bing Yi Chen – 9,000,000
01:00: Set for Chia Shaw
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
On a board 
, big blind Ming Zheng Cai bets 1,250,000, button Chia Shaw calls and shows set, Ming mucks.
Chia Shaw – 9,000,000
Ming Zheng Cai – 2,400,000
00:55: Chia Yun Wu wins two pots
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Chia Yun Wu has chipped up to 9,000,000 on two hands. The first pot saw Chia raise to 600,000 big blind calls, flop runs 
, Chia c-bets 600,000 and takes it down.
Next hand, two players built a pot of 2,900,000 by the turn 
. Chia bets 2,300,000, Lo Yu Jung folds.
Chia Yun Wu – 9,000,000
Lo Yun Jung – 6,000,000
00:51: Yu Jen Wei eliminated in 13th place – NTD 258,100 (~USD 8,240)
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
Cutoff player Yu Jen Wei shoves holding and is at risk against bigger stacked Lo Yu Yung with 
live cards. With the board running 
, Yu is outdrawn to fall in 13th place.
Lo Yu Yung – 6,700,000
00:50: 13 players remaining
Level 17: 150,000-300,000 ante 300,000
00:35: Ming Zheng Cai doubles up with jacks
Level 16: 125,000-250,000 ante 250,000
Ming Zheng Cai is all in on a three-bet pot with , Wei Kai Su attempts to eliminate with , the board runs 
. Ming’s jacks hold for a double up.
Ming Zheng Cai – 2,700,000
Wei Kai Su – 6,800,000
00:30: Kuan Chieh Liu doubles with big slick
Level 16: 125,000-250,000 ante 250,000
Button player Bing Yi Chen goes all in holding , big blind Kuan Chieh Liu puts Chen at risk calling with , the board runs 
. Kuan doubles up.
Kuan Chieh Liu – 8,100,000
Bing Yi Chen – 10,500,000
00:25: Small pair holds for Chia Yun Wu
Level 16: 125,000-250,000 ante 250,000
From utg Beng Chen Lin raises to 550,000, Chia Yun Wu defends the big blind. At the flop 
, Chia check-calls 325,000. Both players check the turn and river . Chia shows , Lin mucks.
00:10: Beng Chen Lin eliminates Ting Wei Liu
Level 16: 125,000-250,000 ante 250,000
Hijack player Ting Wei Liu shoves for 1,850,000, big blind Beng Chen Lin calls. Liu shows , Beng with overcards for a flip. The board runs . Liu is eliminated.
Beng Chen Lin – 11,500,000
Ting Wei Liu – eliminated in 14th place
00:00: Yu Yung Lin doubles up as Feng Ming Hsu plunges and out
Level 16: 125,000-250,000 ante 250,000
Hijack Feng Ming Hsu goes all in for 1,550,000, big blind Yu Yung Lin risked it all as well with less chips. Hsu shows , Lin with , the board runs for ace-high to double through.
Shortly after, both players face off again, Hsu is eliminated with unable to crack Lin’s .
Yu Yung Lin – 4,300,000
Feng Ming Hsu – eliminated
23:55: 15 players remaining
Level 16: 125,000-250,000 ante 250,000
15 players remaining, only six eliminations before Day 2 bags up.
22:15: Kai Hung
Level 13: 75,000-125,000 ante 125,000
21:35: Fate Wang’s pocket pair is good
Level 12: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
Two players build a pot of 750,000 and see the flop . Both check, and do the same on the turn and river. Fate Wang wins it with over .
21:25: Wei Yu Lu rails short stacked Wang
Level 12: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
All in preflop, small blind Yi Sheng Wang with , big blind Wei Yu Lu calls with {10c9c}. The board runs out 
. Wang busts.
21:07: 32 players left
Level 12: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000
21:05: Chia Yun Wu claims the pot
Level 11: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Battle of the blinds see a flop of [3c} and a pot of 500,000. Small blind Hun Teng Yu bets 140,000, big blind Chia Yun Wu calls, the turn lands . Again Yu bets out 350,000 this time and Chia calls. The river , Yu checks, Chia fires 500,000, Yu folds.
Chia Yun Wu – 4,900,000
Hun Teng Yu – 1,500,000
20:55: Big check-raise by Chun Teng Yu tanks Kai Hung Hu
Level 11: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
On a board that completed 
and 650,000 brewed, mid position Kai Hung Hu bet 450,000, big blind Chun Teng Yu check-raised all in for 1,050,000, Kai tanked then folded.
Chun Teng Yu – 2,200,000
Kai Hung Hu – 4,400,000
20:40: Tsuan Pin Lim’s ducks survive overcards
Level 11: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Action folds to the small blind Tsuan Pin Lim who shoves with 
. Big blind Sheng Chen You calls with . The board runs for ducks to hold. Lim doubles up.
Tsuan Pin Lim – 1,600,000
Sheng Chen You – 400,000
20:35: Chia Yun Wu lands one-card flush
Level 11: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
All in preflop, Chia Yun Wu with , at risk player with , board runs . Chia land a one card flush to ship it and send one packing.
20:30: Ming Zheng Cai
Level 11: 40,000-80,000 ante 80,000
Big pot of 1,300,000 brewed by the turn . Small blind Ming Zheng Cai bets 250,000, button player Jun Hao Tsai raises to 650,000, Ming three-bets 1,650,000, Jung calls. On the river , Ming shoves 1,030,000, JUng tank-calls and opens two pair, Ming ships it with trips.
Ming Zheng Cai – 6,800,000
Jung Hao Tsai – 1,600,000
20:10: Bing Yi Chen hard-bets Chi Jen Chen
Level 10: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
On a board showing with 600,000 in the pot, utg+1 Bing Yi Chen bets 480,000, big blind Chi Jen Chen check-calls. On the river , Bing shoves, Chi is covered, he tank-folds.
Bing Yi Chen – 5,500,000
Chi Jen Chen – 900,000
20:00: Good call by Yi Sheng Wang
Level 10: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
On a board , small blind bets 420,000 onto a pot of 850,000, cutoff Yi Sheng Wang tank-calls. Small blind shows pair, Wang wins it with higher pair.
Yi Sheng Wang – 2,400,000
19:50: Chia Yun Wu running hot
Level 10: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
All in preflop, Chia Yun Wu dominating cutoff player’s . The board is {6c. Chia boots one out and rises to 4,300,000.
19:45: Chia Yun Wu gets queens to fold
Level 10: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Chia Yun Wu drained 1,000,000 off a player’s stack on a preflop betting war that led to his opponent folding . Chia chipped up to 3,900,000.
19:40: Fate Wang rails one
Level 10: 30,000-60,000 ante 60,000
Xuan Han Huang all in with , Fate Wang calls with , the board offers no help to Huang to bump the rail.
Fate Wang – 4,000,000
19:30: Leaders at the break. 51 left
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Bing Yi Chen – 5,300,000
Yih Chia Shaw – 4,100,000
Yu Jen Wei – 4,200,000
Ming Zheng Cai – 3,600,000
19:28: Top pair good for Yu Jen Wei
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Catching the action on a board with 500,000 brewed, lojack Yu Jen Wei bets 225,000, cutoff Hsu Huang calls to see the river . Yu bets 200,000, Huang calls again then mucks to Yu’s top pair.
Yu Jen Wei – 4,200,000
Hsu Huang – 300,000
19:15: Big slick for Teng Wei Lien
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
All in preflop, Teng Wei Lien with premium , Ping Chao Lee risks with less holding , the board is jack-high to end Lee’s run.
Teng Wei Lien – 3,100,000
19:10: Yih Chia Shaw gets Yi Sheng Wang to fold top pair
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
From utg+1 Yih Chia Shaw raises to 100,000, cutoff Yi Sheng Wang calls, the flop runs . Yih c-bets 135,000, Wang tank-folds and shows top pair,
Yih Chia Shaw – 3,900,000
19:07: Wei Yu Lu three-bet shoves for the pot
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
With 400,000 in the pot and a board , Wei Yun Lu bets 230,000, mp player folds, cutoff raises to 550,000, Wei three-bet shoves, inducing a snap-fold.
Wei Yun Lu – 3,300,000
19:05: Bing Yi Chen rails Kenny Hsiung
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Kenny Hsiung all in with , down the orbit Bing Yi Chen puts Hsiung at risk calling with . The board runs out , Hsiung busts.
Bing Yi Chen – 5,000,000
19:00: Jung Hao Tsai rails two
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
All in preflop, Jung Hao Tsai with , at risk player with , the board runs . Tsai ships it. Next bust, Tsai raises to 100,000 big blind shoves, Tsai calls with and is flipping against . The board runs , cutoff misses.
Jung Hao Tsai – 4,100,000
18:50: Bing Yi Chen flushes out Huang
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
Utg+1 Bing Yi Chen raises to 100,000 and finds three callers to the flop . Chen c-bets 175,000, cutoff folds, button Chung Wei Huang and big blind call. On the turn , Chen sends out 500,000, only Huang continues to see the river . Chen jams, Huang is covered and tank-calls. Huang shows top pair and is eliminated by Chen’s flush on the river.
Bing Yi Chen – 4,200,000
18:45: 64 players left
Level 9: 25,000-50,000 ante 50,000
18:30: Kenny Hsiung one card flush
Level 8: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Utg+1 Kenny Hsiung raises to 90,000, cutoff player three-bets all in for 600,000, Hsiung calls with and is flipping against . With lots of love on the board , Hsiung’s heart wins it with the flush to boot one out.
Kenny Hsiung – 1,400,000
18:20: Yih Chia Shaw triple barrels
Level 8: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Hijack Yih Chia Shaw raises to 80,000, big blind defends, the flop runs . Shaw c-bets 65,000, bb calls. Shaw gets 200,000 on the turn, bb folds.
Yih Chia Shaw – 3,000,000
18:15: Tu Yu Sz nut flush to survive
Level 8: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Heavy preflop betting action leads to Tu Yu Sz all in with and Tsuyoshi Yanagida looking to eliminate with . The board runs out for Tu to improve to the nut flush for a double up.
Tu Yu Sz – 1,500,000
Tsuyoshi Yanagida – 1,000,000
18:05: Tsuyoshi Yanagida’s nut flush rails one
Level 8: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Tsuyoshi Yanagida is ahead with , at risk player has , the board runs for the better hand to further improve to a nut flush.
Tsuyoshi Yanagida – 1,700,000
18:00: 83 players left
Level 8: 20,000-40,000 ante 40,000
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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