The incredibly thrilling 14th edition of the Taiwan Millions Tournament 14 sponsored by Natural8 has reached its final day of games at the Asia Poker Arena. Today will witness the champion crowned. Who will it be? Find out via the hand reports below or the livestream on CTP Club Twitch.
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
| Rank | Player | Payouts in NTD |
| 1 | Chia Yun Wu | 3,600,000 |
| 2 | Wei Kai Su | 2,530,000 |
| 3 | Beng Cheng Lin | 1,664,000 |
| 4 | Bing Yi Chen | 1,220,000 |
| 5 | Kai Hung Hu | 904,000 |
| 6 | Ming Zheng Cai | 722,000 |
| 7 | Fate Wang | 565,000 |
| 8 | Teng Wei Lien | 461,500 |
| 9 | Yih Chia Shaw | 359,500 |
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 43,562,500
Chia Yun Wu wins the record breaking TMT 14 Main Event for NTD 3.6M!
After nine hours of play, Taiwan’s beloved player Chia Yun Wu conquered the TMT 14 Main Event to seize a career high payout of NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 114,900). Congratulations to the champion!
03:00: Wei Kai Su eliminated in 2nd place – NTD 2,530,000 (~USD 80,440)
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
After scoring the game-changing double up, Chia Yun Wu held on to the lead while Wei Kai Su chipped at it to boost his stack a bit. The closes gap was Chia 51,000,000, Wei 35,000,000. By the 24th heads up hand, it was the end.
Button Wei limped, Chia raised to 6,000,000, Wei shoved, Chia called. Wei smiled as he showed his weak 
holecards, Chia was ahead with 
. The board offered no help to Wei as it ran 
.
02:30: Chia Yun Wu doubles up to take the lead
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
Another limped pot, flop is 
, Wei Kai Su bets, Chia Yun Wu shoves 31,000,000 holding 
, Wei calls with 
, The turn 
pairs up Wei but is still behind. And with the river 
, it is a double up for Chia.
Chia Yun Wu – 66,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 20,000,000
02:20: Chia Yun Wu dominates the heads up action
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
The first five hands go Chia Yun Wu’s way to cut the gap by 14,000,000 (11 bb). Opening hand Wei Kai Su raise to 2,400,000, Chia shoves, Wei folds.
Next hand was a limped pot, flop comes [2d}
, Wei bets 1,400,000, Chia calls. On the turn 
, Wei slows to a check, Chia bets 2,000,000, Wei folds.
On hand #3, Wei raises to 2,400,000, Chia shoves, Wei folds. On the fourth hand, Chia raises from the button, bb Wei folds. On hand #5, Wei limps in, Chia shoves, Wei folds.
Chia Yun Wu – 32,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 51,000,000
01:58: Heads up! Wei Kai Su versus Chia Yun Wu
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
Wei Kai Su – 65,000,000 (54 bb)
Chia Yun Wu – 21,000,000 (17 bb)
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 21,781,250
01:55: Beng Cheng
Lin eliminated in 3rd place – NTD 1,664,000 (~USD 52,900)
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
End of the road for small blind Beng Cheng Lin who opens for 2,500,000 and is called by the big blind Wei Kai Su to see the flop 
. Wei bets 2,000,000, Beng check-calls. Both players check the turn 
to bring the river . Beng checks, Wei jams, Beng makes the call and shows 
. Wei is way ahead with trips to send Beng packing.
Wei Kai Su – 65,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – eliminated in 3rd place
01:40: Chia Yun Wu vs Wei Kai Su
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
From under the gun Chia Yun Wu raises to 3,000,000, big blind Wei Kai Su calls, the flop is 
. Chia c-bets 2,000,000 and is check-called by Wei. On the turn , Chia with a larger 3,000,000 bet, Wei folds.
Chia Yun Wu 
– 22,000,000
Wei Kai Su 
– 46,000,000
01:37: Bing Yi Chen eliminated in 4th place – NTD 1,220,000 (~USD 38,790)
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
Action opens with button Wei Kai Su raising to 2,400,000, called by big blind Bing Yi Chen. At the flop 
, Wei c-bets 2,000,000, Chen check-calls, then both check the 
turn. On the river 
, Chen leads out 4,000,000, button Wei shoves, Chen calls to his doom. Wei has 
two pair, Chen with 
{9h top pair.
Wei Kai Su – 52,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – eliminated in 4th place
01:30: Tit for tat, Bing Yi Chen doubles through Beng Cheng Lin
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
Small bling Bing Yi Chen is all in for 8,600,000 holding 
, big blind Beng Cheng Lin calls with . The board runs 
for a double up to Chen.
Bing Yi Chen – 18,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 19,000,000
01:25: Beng Cheng Lin doubles up
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
From under the gun, Beng Cheng Lin shoves and gets called by Bing Yi Chen. Beng has 
, Che nwith , the board runs out 
. Beng lands a full house.
Beng Cheng Lin – 29,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 8,600,000
01:20: Chip counts
Level 7: 600,000-1,200,000 ante 1,200,000
Wei Kai Su – 30,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 23,000,000
Chia Yun Wu – 19,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 14,000,000
01:00: Bing Yi Chen gains 10 bb
Level 6: 500,000-1,000,000 ante 1,000,000
Bing Yi Chen picks up several pots to rise to 27,000,000. Down to 17,000,000, the first pot won, Chen raises to 2,000,000 from utg and button Beng Cheng Lin calls. Both players check the flop 
to bring on the turn 
. Chen bets 2,500,000, Beng calls, the river is . Chen fires a large 12,000,000, Beng tank-folds.
Next bout, Chen called Wei Kai Su’s button raise to see the flop 
. No bets landed. The turn , Chen sends out 2,000,000 enough to win the pot.
On the third one-on-one battle Chen loses a little to Chia Yun Wu who shoved on a flop 
, Chen folded. But on on the fourth hand, Chen defended on the big blind by calling Wei’s 3,000,000 button raise. At the flop , Wei c-bet 2,500,000, Chen check-called. Both players checked the turn and river . Wei had that missed, Chen won it with pair.
Bing Yi Chen – 27,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 27,000,000
00:36: Wei Kai Su scores two against Chia
Level 6: 500,000-1,000,000 ante 1,000,000
Under the gun Wei Kai Su raises to 2,000,000, button Chia Yun Wu three-bets to 4,000,000, Wei calls. At the flop , Wei checks, Chia c-bets 1,300,000, Wei flats. Both players check the turn , the river comes . Wei leads out 10,000,000, Chia tanks then folds.
Wei Kai Su – 35,000,000
Chia Yun Wu 
– 16,000,000
00:22: Beng Cheng Lin doubles up
Level 6: 500,000-1,000,000 ante 1,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin all in on the small blind with , big blind Wei Kai Su calls with , the board runs out for a winning trips to Beng.
Beng Cheng Lin – 17,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 24,000,000
00:20: Chip counts
Level 6: 500,000-1,000,000 ante 1,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 33,000,000
Chia Yun Wu – 25,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 20,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 8,000,000
00:17: Chia Yun Wu bets big on the river to take it
Level 5: 400,000-800,000 ante 800,000
Small blind Wei Kai Su raises to 2,000,000, Chia Yun Wu defends the big blind, the flop comes , both check. On the turn , Wei leads out 800,000, Chia raises to 1,800,000, Wei calls. On the river , Chia fires 4,000,000, Wei opts to fold.
Chia Yun Wu – 23,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 33,000,000
23:52: Bing Yi Chen recovers from the leader
Level 5: 400,000-800,000 ante 800,000
After dropping to 20 bb, Bing Yi Chen defends the big blind by calling button leader Wei Kai Su’s 38,000,000 bet. Both check the flop . The turn Chen leads out 2,400,000 and gets called. The river Chen sends out 6,000,000, Wei folds.
Bing Yi Chen – 24,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 38,000,000
23:40: Chia Yun Wu doubles through Chen
Level 5: 400,000-800,000 ante 800,000
From under the gun, Bing Yi Chen raises 1,600,000 holding , big blind Chia Yun Wu shoves holding , Chen calls to put Chia at risk of elimination. With the board running 
, Chia pairs up his king to overtake and double up.
Chia Yun Wu – 20,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 17,000,000
23.33: Wei Kai Su takes advantage of position
Level 5: 400,000-800,000 ante 800,000
Under the gun Beng Cheng Lin raises to 1,600,000, button Wei Kai Su three-bets to 5,000,000, Beng calls. At the flop , Wei c-bets 3,000,000, Beng check-calls. Both players check the turn . The river , Wei fires 7,000,000, Beng check-folds.
Wei Kai Su – 40,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 13,000,000
23:25: Beng Cheng Lin rivers it to survive against the leader
Level 5: 400,000-800,000 ante 800,000
Button Bing Yi Chen raises to 1,600,000, small blind Beng Cheng Lin three-bet jams for 9,700,000, Chen calls and shows , Beng is behind . With the board running , Beng scores a double up.
Beng Cheng Lin – 21,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 27,000,000
23:10: Break time, chip counts
Level 5: 400,000-800,000 ante 800,000
Bing Yi Chen – 36,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 31,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 12,000,000
Chia Yun Wu – 7,000,000
23:00: Bing Yi Chen vs Wei Kai Su
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Top two leaders go at it for Wei Kai Su to chip up. On the first hand, Bing Yi Chen wins the pot on a four-bet against Wei to rise to 44,000,000. The next face-off, Chen raises to 1,200,000 from the button, Wei defends the big blind. At the flop , Wei calls a 1,000,000 c-bet then both check the turn 
. The river , Wei leads out 2,000,000, Chen check-folds.
On the third bout, Chen raises to 1,200,000 from the button, big blind Wei defends, the flop is , Chen check-raises from 750,000 to make it 2,500,000, Wei answers with a three-bet to 6,000,000. Chen eventually gives up his stake on the pot.
Wei Kai Su – 31,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 36,000,000
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 17,425,000
22:50: Kai Hung Hu eliminated in 5th place – NTD 904,000 (~USD 28,740)
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Cutoff Bing Yi Chen raises to 1,200,000, Kai Hung Hu defends the big blind, the flop runs . Kai shoves for his last 4,000,000, Chen calls. Kai has , Chen has top pair, the turn and river don’t improve Kai’s overcards to bust in 5th place.
Bing Yi Chen – 40,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – eliminated in 5th place
22:45: Wei Kai Su wins the pot
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Cutoff Chia Yun Wu raises to 1,300,000 and is called by big blind Wei Kai Su. At the flop {4d, Chia c-bets 1,000,000, Wei calls, the turn comes . Both players check. The river , Wei leads out 2,000,000, Chia folds.
Wei Kai Su – 26,000,000
Chia Yun Wu – 8,500,000
22:37: Chip leaders battle
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Under the gun Bing Yi Chen raises to 1,200,000, button Wei Kai Su calls, the flop runs . Chen c-bets 1,500,000, Wei calls, the turn is . This time both players check to get a free look at the river . Chen leads out 5,200,000, Wei opts to fold. Chen had {qs, Wei with .
Bing Yi Chen – 32,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 24,000,000
22:30: Bing Yi Chen vs Beng Cheng Lin
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Small blind Bing Yi Chen limps, big blind Beng Cheng Lin checks, the flop is . Chen checks, Lin fires a 600,000 bet, Chen answers with a raise to 1,800,000, Lin folds.
Bing Yi Chen – 29,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 16,000,000
22:20: Wei Kai Su at par with the leader, Beng Cheng Lin drops
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Small blind Beng Cheng Lin raises to 1,300,000, big blind Wei Kai Su defends, the flop runs . Lin c-bets 900,000, Wei calls. On the turn both check for a free river , Lin checks, Wei bets a large 4,200,000, Lin calls with but is no good against Wei’s full house.
Wei Kai Su – 23,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 16,000,000
22:05: Chip counts
Level 4: 300,000-600,000 ante 600,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 25,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 23,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 16,000,000
Chia Yun Wu – 12,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – 8,800,000
09:42: Kai Hung Hu dropping
Level 3: 250,000-500,000 ante 500,000
Kai Hung Hu continues to drop, losing several more million in two separate hands. On the first hand he raises to 1,000,000 and Bing Yi Chen defends the big blind. Both players check the flop , the turn comes , Chen leads out 1,000,000, Kai folds.
Next hand, cutoff Kai raises to 1,000,000, Beng Cheng Lin defends the big blind. At the flop , Kai c-bets 1,000,000, Lin calls. On the turn , Kai fires 1,800,000, and still Lin calls. Both players check the river, Kai misses with , Lin claims the pot with .
Beng Cheng Lin – 27,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – 7,800,000
09:33: Bing Yi Chen hard-bets Kai Hung Hu
Level 3: 250,000-500,000 ante 500,000
Cutoff Kai Hung Hu raises to 1,000,000, small blind Bing Yi Chen calls, the flop is , both players check. On the turn Kai bets 1,300,000, Chen check-raises to 4,200,000, Kai folds.
Bing Yi Chen – 26,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – 14,000,000
09:29: Wei Kai Su earns a few mil from the leader
Level 3: 250,000-500,000 ante 500,000
Cutoff Wei Kai Su raises to 1,000,000, big blind Bing Yi Chen calls, the flop lands Wei c-bets 750,000, Chen calls. On the turn 
, Chen check-calls 2,000,000 bet by Wei then both check the river . Chen has , Wei takes it with a higher two pair .
Wei Kai Su – 17,000,000
Bing Yi Chen – 23,000,000
09:16: Bing Yi Chen gains a few million
Level 3: 250,000-500,000 ante 500,000
Chip leader Bing Yi Chen picks up a couple of pots to rise to 27,000,000. First pot he raises to 1,000,000 preflop and big blind Chia Yun Wu calls. On the flop , Chen c-bets 1,000,000 and wins the pot.
One orbit later, Chen raises to a million again, button Kai Hung Hu checks, the flop is , Chen bets 1,100,000, Kai check-folds.
Bing Yi Chen – 27,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – 16,000,000
09:00: Chip counts
Level 3: 250,000-500,000 ante 500,000
Bing Yi Chen – 24,000,000
Beng Cheng Lin – 24,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – 17,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 13,000,000
Chia Yun Wu – 8,400,000
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 17,425,000
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 14,520,833
08:50: Ming Zheng Cai eliminated in 6th place – NTD 722,000 (~USD 22,955)
Level 2: 225,000-450,000 ante 450,000
Hijack Ming Zheng Cai shoves holding , button Kai Hung Hun calls with . By the turn board , Ming was drawing dead. The river was .
Kai Hung Hu – 17,000,000
Ming Zheng Cai – eliminated in 6th place
08:40: Bing Yi Chen takes the lead
Level 2: 225,000-450,000 ante 450,000
From under the gun, Wei Kai Su raises to 1,000,000, button Bing Yi Chen three-bets to 2,800,000, Wei folds, Bing slides into the leader’s seat.
Bing Yi Chen – 25,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 14,000,000
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 12,446,428
08:20: Fate Wang eliminated in 7th place – NTD 565,000 (~USD 17,965)
Level 2: 225,000-450,000 ante 450,000
Hijack Kai Hung Hu raises to 900,000, button Bing Yi Chen calls, small blind Fate Wang re-pops all in, Kai folds, Chen calls. Wang dominates with against Chen’s . The board runs , Chen spikes the two-outer to crack aces and boot Wang.
Bing Yi Chen – 17,000,000
Fate Wang – eliminated in 7th place
Chips in play: 87,125,000
Average stack: 9,680,555
07:55: Teng Wei Lien eliminated in 8th place – NTD 461,500 (~USD 14,670)
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Teng Wei Lien all in holding , Wei Kai Su puts him at risk with , the board runs {4d, Teng is eliminated in 8th place.
Wei Kai Su – 14,000,000
Teng Wei Lien – eliminated in 8th place
07:45: Yih Chia Shaw eliminated in 9th place- NTD 359,500 (~USD 11,430)
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Yih Chia Shaw raises to 800,000, big blind Kai Hung Hu calls, the flop comes , both players check. On the turn , Kai shoves , Yih calls for his tournament life with , the river further improves Kai to a full house to rail Yih in 9th place.
Kai Hung Hu – 16,000,000
Yih Chia Shaw – eliminated in 9th place
07:25: Kai Hung Hu goes back up
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Under the gun Kai Hung Hu raises to 800,000, big blind Wei Kai Su defends, the flop runs , both players check. On the turn , Wei leads out 800,000, Wei folds.
Kai Huang Hu – 11,000,000
Wei Kai Su – 14,000,000
07:20: Beng Cheng Lin widens lead
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Under the gun Beng Cheng Lin raises to 900,000, mid position Kau Hung Hu three-bets to 2,200,000, Beng calls, the flop comes , Beng checks, Kai bets 1,100,000, Beng calls, the turn and river , both check. Kai has , Beng wins the pot.
Beng Cheng Lin – 29,000,000
Kai Hung Hu – 8,500,000
07:15: Wei Kai Su doubles up big
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
Hijack Wei Kai Su raises to 800,000, big blind Teng Wei Lin calls, the flop runs , Wei c-bets 600,000, Teng calls. On the turn Teng leads out 2,500,000, Wei calls. On the river 
, Teng shoves , Wei calls and wins with higher kicker.
Wei Kai Su – 13,000,000
Teng Wei Lien – 4,000,000
07:08 Beng Cheng Lin wins the pot
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
From mid position Beng Cheng Lin {4s] raises to 900,000, cutoff Wei Kai Su and big blind Yih Chia Shaw call. At the flop Beng c-bet 1,000,000, Wei folds, Yih calls, the turn comes . Both players check. The river sees Beng bet 2,500,000, Yih folds.
Beng Cheng Lin – 26,000,000
Yih Chia Shaw – 5,300,000
Wei Kai Su – 6,200,000
06:30: Teng Wei Lien wins first pot of the final table
Level 1: 200,000-400,000 ante 400,000
From utg+2, Yih Chia Shaw raised to 800,000, Teng Wei Lien three-bet to 1,800,000, Yih called. At the flop , Yih checked, Teng bet 1,200,000, Yih folded.
Teng Wei Lien – 11,000,000
Yih Chia Shaw – 7,600,000
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 |
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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