Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #22

2025.01.13 - 2025.01.15Add to Calendar

Taiwan Millions Tournament

Rintaro Wakasugi

Japan

Blind level

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

Entries

44/290

Total Chips

8,700,000

Average

197,727

Day 1/B

SMPSMP

1/14/2025, 7:00:31 PM

Denmark’s Michael Kim Falcon tops TMT17 NLH Master Day1B

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

TMT 17 NLH Master Day 1B concluded with Michael Kim Falcon taking the chip lead heading into Day 2 alongside 44 survivors. With a total of 290 entries, the flight ran through 14 intense levels before the bubble burst. NLH Master Day 2 takes place Wednesday, 15 January at 11:00.

Michael Kim Falcon

The chip leader Michael Falcon accumulated a massive stack of 784,000 [130 BB] in NLH Master Day 1B. The Danish player who had a stack 48,500 at the beginning of Level 8 managed to stay in the race with some masterful and eliminating several players along the way. Among his knockouts were Bart Wolterink, Jonald Garcia, and Ztu Chun Lin.

Coming in second in chips was Taiwan’s Kai Hung Hu with 496,000 [82BB]. In third rank was is Ci Hong Ho of Taiwan with 404,000 [67BB] . Other notable players also moving on were Sukhum Kiwanont of Thailand and Anton Widjaya of Indonesia.

TMT 17 NLH Master

TMT 17 NLH Master built a total prize pool of TWD 6,822,500 (USD 206,767). 79 combined players from Day 1A (35 survivors) and Day 1B (44 survivors) will be competing for the grand prize of TWD 1,048,500 (USD 31,776) at Day 2.

SMPSMP

1/14/2025, 6:10:15 PM

NLH Master B - 44 Qualifiers

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

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	784,000(131 BB)
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	496,000(83 BB)
CH Ci Hong Ho	404,000(67 BB)
AW Anton WidjayaIndonesia	400,000(67 BB)
WS Woo Seok Kim	399,000(67 BB)
KH Ka Hou Ho	366,000(61 BB)
HY Hong Yu HuangTaiwan	357,000(60 BB)
RW Rintaro WakasugiJapan	343,000(57 BB)
HC Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan	317,000(53 BB)
ZC Zong Chi HeTaiwan	281,000(47 BB)
SE Sim Eun Jung	269,000(45 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	263,000(44 BB)
SH Seiji HamajimaJapan	262,000(44 BB)
TY Tai Yu Cheng	261,000(44 BB)
HK Hsu Kai Cheng	247,000(41 BB)
WZ Wang Zhi YuTaiwan	245,000(41 BB)
FW Feng Wen ChenTaiwan	222,000(37 BB)
HS Hyun Sup Kim	196,000(33 BB)
RE Ruo En Sun	185,000(31 BB)
HS Ha Seong MinSouth Korea	171,000(29 BB)
LD Lance De VeraPhilippines	165,000(28 BB)
CL Chan Lok (2)Hong Kong	159,000(27 BB)
CH Chih Hsuan ChangTaiwan	151,000(25 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	142,000(24 BB)
TC Tse Chun HongHong Kong	141,000(24 BB)
TM Tzu Ming LiuTaiwan	131,000(22 BB)
KL Kyeongmin LeeSouth Korea	124,000(21 BB)
TH Tseng Hsien Wei	123,000(21 BB)
PJ Park Jaehyung	122,000(20 BB)
PJ Park Jong Ho	114,000(19 BB)
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	111,000(19 BB)
EF Edmond FungHong Kong	96,000(16 BB)
KJ Kim Ji Hwan	91,000(15 BB)
EH En Hao ChanTaiwan	85,000(14 BB)
LC Lee Chien Te	71,000(12 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	71,000(12 BB)
WL Wei Lo (2)Taiwan	54,000(9 BB)
EC Eugene CoPhilippines	52,000(9 BB)
HY Hung Yu LiaoTaiwan	52,000(9 BB)
HS Ho Sing Wai	46,000(8 BB)
CR Chan Rong Jie	45,000(8 BB)
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	41,000(7 BB)
TS Tadashi Saegusa	39,000(7 BB)
YC Yik ChiuHong Kong	30,000(5 BB)

SMPSMP

1/14/2025, 2:44:28 PM

Top Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
MK Michael Kim FalconDenmark	700,000(117 BB)
WS Woo Seok Kim	400,000(67 BB)
AW Anton WidjayaIndonesia	371,000(62 BB)
RW Rintaro WakasugiJapan	360,000(60 BB)
KH Ka Hou Ho	320,000(53 BB)
WZ Wang Zhi YuTaiwan	303,000(51 BB)
HC Hsuan Cheng LaiTaiwan	300,000(50 BB)
KH Kun Han LeeTaiwan	261,500(44 BB)
SE Sim Eun Jung	260,000(43 BB)
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	249,000(42 BB)
HS Hyun Sup Kim	230,000(38 BB)
CL Chan Lok (2)Hong Kong	220,000(37 BB)
SH Seiji HamajimaJapan	210,000(35 BB)
CH Ci Hong Ho	200,000(33 BB)
HY Hong Yu HuangTaiwan	200,000(33 BB)
FW Feng Wen ChenTaiwan	197,000(33 BB)
KS Ka Shun TsangHong Kong	180,000(30 BB)
TY Tai Yu Cheng	178,000(30 BB)
HK Hsu Kai Cheng	165,000(28 BB)
EF Edmond FungHong Kong	147,000(25 BB)
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	142,000(24 BB)
CC Che Chun ChuTaiwan	128,000(21 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

1/14/2025, 12:50:53 PM

Rintaro Wakasugi Saved By Runout

Level 11: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Rintaro Wakasugi

Rintaro Wakasugi shoved 69,000 in against Ci Hong Ho's early open and saw Kim Ji Hwan behind make the call. Action back to Ci, he reshoved all-in, pushing Kim out of the pot.

Rintaro Wakasugi 7♠ 7♣

Ci Hong Ho Q♦ Q♣

Already a huge favorite, Ci increased his chances further as the flop came Q♥ J♥ 3♥ . The runout 7♥ 5♥ however, landed all hearts on board, splitting the pot between the two.

Player	Chips
CH Ci Hong Ho	229,000(76 BB)
KJ Kim Ji Hwan	153,000(51 BB)
RW Rintaro WakasugiJapan	106,000(35 BB)