Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #22

2025.01.13 - 2025.01.15Add to Calendar

Taiwan Millions Tournament

Hung Chang Lin

Taiwan

Blind level

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

35/231

Total Chips

6,930,000

Average

198,000

Day 1/A

SMPSMP

1/13/2025, 5:57:26 PM

Taiwan’s Zheng Xuan Cai Emerges As Chip Leader Of Day1A

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

TMT 17 NLH Master Day1A concluded with Zheng Xuan Cai taking the chip lead heading into Day2. With a total of 231 entries, the flight ran through 14 levels before the bubble burst. Out of the total number of entries, 35 players made it into Day 2 taking place 2 Wednesday, 15 January at 11:00.

Zheng Xuan Cai

Day 1A chip leader Zheng Xuan Cai had an intense journey filled with ups and downs. His journey to accumulate a massive stack of 884,000 [147 BB] began when he knocked out Gary Ma with top pair over a missed draw. To end the day, Zheng delivered the bubble, eliminating Jui Tai with a higher kicker.

Coming in second in chips was Taiwan’s Jun Zhong Wang with 526,000 [87BB]. In third was Jee Weon Kim of Korea with 477,000 [79BB] . Other notable players moving on to Day 2 were Philippines David Erquiaga, Germany’s Carsten Klug, and Wu Chiayun.

On the opposite spectrum, among those that missed the mark were Charlie Chiu, Chi Jen Chen, Chih Wei Fan, Lee Kun Han, and Michael Kim Falcon. Luckily there is still Day 1B to get back in the game.

Date/s:

Flight A - January 13, 2025

Flight B - January 14, 2025

Final Day - January 15, 2025

Buy-in: TWD 15,000 (~USD 453)

Guarantee: TWD 4,000,000 (~USD 120,878)

Starting stack: 30,000

TMT NLH Master

The Day 1B Flight is set to begin 14th January at 13:00. Those who didn't make it into Day 2 in this flight still have a shot at the TWD 4,000,000 GTD prize pool. With a buy-in of TWD 15,000, NLH Master Day 1B is expected to kickstart with a swarm of poker lovers very soon at the CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei. This is the last chance to enter.

SMPSMP

1/13/2025, 5:37:55 PM

Flight A - 35 Qualifiers

Level 14: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	884,000(147 BB)
JZ Jun Zhong WangTaiwan	526,000(88 BB)
JW Jee Weon KimSouth Korea	477,000(80 BB)
CK Carsten KlugGermany	404,000(67 BB)
CC Chan Chun WaiHong Kong	363,000(61 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	303,000(51 BB)
LH Lai Hsuan YuTaiwan	291,000(49 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	283,000(47 BB)
YC Yuhsiu ChouTaiwan	258,000(43 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	255,000(43 BB)
JH Jun Hyoung	230,000(38 BB)
KM Koji MatsumotoJapan	218,000(36 BB)
WT Weilin TsaiTaiwan	217,000(36 BB)
HS Hessaum SadriUnited States of America	209,000(35 BB)
YY Yeh Yu Cheng	205,000(34 BB)
LL Lu Li Chiang	188,000(31 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	184,000(31 BB)
HH Hao Hsiang YehTaiwan	174,000(29 BB)
JD Jim Du	167,000(28 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	127,000(21 BB)
CJ Chang Jun Kim	124,000(21 BB)
ZC Zhe Cheng ZhengTaiwan	110,000(18 BB)
LC Liao Chin KaiTaiwan	107,000(18 BB)
YT Yen Ting Hsieh	100,000(17 BB)
CK Chen Kuan Ying	94,000(16 BB)
CS Chan Sim	81,000(14 BB)
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	81,000(14 BB)
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	72,000(12 BB)
PJ Park Jaehyung	50,000(8 BB)
JL Jian Lian An	38,000(6 BB)
GL Guan Lun ChenTaiwan	32,000(5 BB)
TC Tao ChuTaiwan	29,000(5 BB)
KH Kai Hung WangTaiwan	21,000(4 BB)
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	17,000(3 BB)
WT Wang Tuck Heng	5,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 2:14:57 PM

Shen Hao Suffers Bad Beat

Level 13: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Shen Hao

An all-in preflop situation landed Shen Hao's entire 111,000 in the middle against Hung Chang Lin.

While a great spot for Shen, his premium pair was left in pieces after Hung landed a set on board T♥ 4♥ 9♣ Q♣ 5♠ to snag the win.

Player	Hand	Chips
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	T♠T♣ SB	259,500(52 BB)
SH Shen HaoTaiwan	K♦K♣ UTG+1	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 1:32:01 PM

Hung Chang Lin Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 12: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Hung Chang Lin

Hung Chang Lin opened to 9,000 and faced a 26,000 three bet from Hyundo Song on the small blind. Hung clapped back with an all-in for 110,000, which left Song unable to continue.

Player	Chips
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	144,000(36 BB)
HS Hyundo Song	103,000(26 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 10:05:23 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 8: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Player	Chips
CC Chan Chun WaiHong Kong	242,500(162 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	180,000(120 BB)
ZC Zhe Cheng ZhengTaiwan	155,000(103 BB)
HS Hessaum SadriUnited States of America	141,000(94 BB)
SC Sung Chiwen	135,000(90 BB)
WZ Wang Zhi YuTaiwan	134,000(89 BB)
LC Liao Chin KaiTaiwan	133,500(89 BB)
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	122,000(81 BB)
JK Jun kiChina	116,000(77 BB)
CW Chih Wei Fang	110,000(73 BB)
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	108,000(72 BB)
HC Hu Chung I	107,000(71 BB)
SH Shen HaoTaiwan	106,000(71 BB)
YC Yuhsiu ChouTaiwan	105,000(70 BB)
GM Gary Ma	100,000(67 BB)
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	99,000(66 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	98,000(65 BB)
LT Lee TungTaiwan	91,700(61 BB)
WC Wesley ChenTaiwan	87,000(58 BB)
TC Tse Chi Ho	86,500(58 BB)
HH Howard HuangTaiwan	82,000(55 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	81,000(54 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	80,000(53 BB)
MC Ma Chun Yu	77,500(52 BB)
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	75,000(50 BB)
NG Nicholas GoHong Kong	74,000(49 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	72,500(48 BB)
JT Jui TaiTaiwan	72,500(48 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	70,500(47 BB)
CJ Chang Jun Kim	70,000(47 BB)
SR Sin Ren Chen	70,000(47 BB)
HH Hao Hsiang YehTaiwan	66,000(44 BB)
JC Jaegeol Cho	65,000(43 BB)
NM Noh Min HyuckSouth Korea	64,000(43 BB)
TZ Tung Zung WuTaiwan	60,000(40 BB)
YY Yeh Yu Cheng	60,000(40 BB)
LK Lin Kuan Yu	55,000(37 BB)

SMPSMP

1/13/2025, 8:48:41 AM

Hung Chang Lin Forces A Fold Through Continuous Bets

Level 5: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Hung Chang Lin (UTG+2) starts strong with 1,600 pre-flop while Hsuan Cheng Lai (CO) and BB call to see the flop J♠ 5♦ 8♠ . BB checks while Lin c-bets 3,600 keeping consistent with his aggressive play and Lai to call. while BB folds. The players see the turn 2♥ . Lin bets on the turn 11,000 and Lai calls. The river brings A♦ and Lin bets 20,000 causing Lai to fold.

Player	Chips
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	92,000(115 BB)
HC Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan	21,500(27 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 7:56:27 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 5: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	146,700(183 BB)
JK Josei KameiUnited States of America	101,000(126 BB)
CW Chih Wei Fang	87,600(110 BB)
HS Hessaum SadriUnited States of America	86,100(108 BB)
TC Tse Chi Ho	86,000(108 BB)
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	84,000(105 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	82,700(103 BB)
SH Shen HaoTaiwan	79,900(100 BB)
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	79,800(100 BB)
YC Yuhsiu ChouTaiwan	76,300(95 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	75,000(94 BB)
DK Denny KrueziGermany	70,700(88 BB)
LT Lee TungTaiwan	70,000(88 BB)
TF Tian Fu JiangTaiwan	66,600(83 BB)
CS Chan Sim	64,400(81 BB)
SG Soo Ghee Lim	64,000(80 BB)
NM Noh Min HyuckSouth Korea	62,400(78 BB)
SL Seokyoung Lee	59,000(74 BB)
HC Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan	58,700(73 BB)
HY Hsu Yu ChengTaiwan	58,000(73 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	57,800(72 BB)
FC Fan Cho HoHong Kong	55,600(70 BB)
LY Leung Yiu YeungHong Kong	53,400(67 BB)
WK Woosuk Kim	52,500(66 BB)
HL Hungyu LiaoTaiwan	51,700(65 BB)
HW Hua Wei LinTaiwan	50,000(63 BB)
BK Beng KerSingapore	49,800(62 BB)
LL Lu Li Chiang	44,700(56 BB)
GM Gary Ma	26,000(33 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 6:25:23 AM

Hung Chang Lin Collects from Wu Chiayun

Level 3: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Hung Chang Lin

A six way raised pot led by Kun Han Lee read a flop of T♣ 9♣ 4♥ . Action checked to Hung Chang Lin, who bet 3,200. Lee along with Wu Chiayun, check called, peeling turn J♥ . Wu this time, led for 5,100 and saw only Hung stick around to river 2♥ . Wu barreled a final 6,000 on river 2♥ , and booked the loss with top pair Q♦ J♠ as Hung made the call with a set of tens T♥ T♠ .

Player	Chips
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	93,000(186 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	30,300(61 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	12,000(24 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 5:44:16 AM

Ladies Looking Great for Hung Chang Lin

Level 1: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Hung Chang Lin

Hung Chang Lin sent out a 1,800 three bet on the button and saw utg raiser Francesco Dastici complete. Action on flop 9♣ 7♦ 6♥ was checked through to turn 4♥ , where Hung continued for 2,300. Dastici check called, and arrived at showdown for cheap after Hung checked back river 8♣ .

Dastici showed pair of sixes A♣ 6♣ , no match against Hung's overpair Q♦ Q♠ .

Player	Chips
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	36,300(121 BB)
FD Francesco DasticiItaly	26,000(87 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/13/2025, 5:34:45 AM

More Players Coming In

Level 1: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips
SH Seiji HamajimaJapan	30,000(100 BB)
HC Hung Chang LinTaiwan	30,000(100 BB)
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	30,000(100 BB)
IT Isaac Tam	30,000(100 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	30,000(100 BB)
ZX Zheng Xuan CaiTaiwan	30,000(100 BB)
FD Francesco DasticiItaly	30,000(100 BB)
HI Hak In Park	30,000(100 BB)
HL Hungyu LiaoTaiwan	30,000(100 BB)