TMT Main Event (9,000 TWD)

Yamaguchi Junya open shoved his remaining 35,500,000 and saw Young Kyu Kim on the big blind, rise to the challenge.

Junya at risk, missed to improve on board 7♦ 6♥ 4♣ 4♥ 6♣ , capping his run ultimately in runner up finish.

Yamaguchi Junya defended his big blind vs a 4,000,000 button open from Young Kyu Kim, and headed to flop 4♣ 9♠ T♠ . Action checked round to turn K♣ , where Kim bet 10,000,000. Junya check called, and arrived at showdown shortly after river 9♥ was checked through.

Junya revealed a busted straight draw 8♦ 7♣ , leaving Kim's queen-high Q♣ 5♣ good for the pot.

Action is down to heads up play with Young Kyu Kim stacking a 2:1 advantage against his final opponent, Yamaguchi Junya. Both are already guaranteed NTD 3,600,000 (~USD 109,820) in winnings, with an additional NTD 524,500 (~USD 15,930) and the coveted TMT trophy left on the table.

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Yamaguchi Junya opened 3,000,000 on the button and fired one continuation bet against Young Kyu on the big blind, and earned the pot straight away.

On the next deal, Junya raised all-in against Denny Kruezi's button open and picked up the pot uncontested.

Yamaguchi Junya defended his big blind against Denny Kruezi's 2,500,000 button open, and check called 3,500,000 on flop 3♣ K♣ 9♥ . On turn 9♦ , Kruezi barreled 13,500,000 yet snap folded after Junya moved all-in.

Ching En Chen completed his big blind vs Yamaguchi Junya's 2,500,000 utg open, and went on to battle on board J♠ 6♠ 4♥ 5♦ 3♦ . Action was checked down to the river, where Ching led all-in for his remaining 3,700,000. Junya tank called with ace-high A♦ Q♠ , sending Ching out just as he revealed bluff K♦ T♦ .

Yamaguchi Junya opened 2,000,000 on the button and was met with a 5,500,000 three bet from chip leader Denny Kruezi. Junya responded with an all-in for 21,000,000 total, convincing Kruezi to surrender.

A blind vs blind battle brewed a pot of 8,000,000 in the middle across board 8♣ 7♥ A♣ 6♣ . Yamaguchi Junya fired a bet of 3,500,000, check called by Zi En Huang. On river Q♥ , Junya decided to check back his top pair A♦ 2♣ , and found it good against Huang's K♠ Q♣ .

Yamaguchi Junya opened utg and was joined by three other players onto flop 6♠ 9♥ K♦ . Action checked round to turn 7♦ , where Zi En Huang led out a bet of 2,800,000 on the big blind. Junya folded, followed by a raise to 8,000,000 from Denny Kruezi. All else slipped the fold, adding more chips to Kruezi's already towering pile.

Yamaguchi Junya opened 1,600,000 utg, called by Denny Kruezi behind. Action on board 8♣ 4♣ 3♠ Q♠ 3♥ was checked to showdown, revealing Junya's 9♠ 9♣ , good against Kruezi's 6♥ 6♠ .

Having just shoved the hand before against a button open, Yamaguchi Junya did so once more, this time out of the small blind for 9,200,000. Shih Yu Hsiao behind, looked Junya up, putting him at risk.

Dominated, Junya managed to turn the tables, having paired up his jack on board J♠ 2♣ 8♥ K♦ 7♥ to survive through.

Yamaguchi Junya raised all-in for 4,900,000 on the cutoff, leaving chip leader Zi En Huang to take a minute. Huang eventually made the call, putting the latter at risk right as the final table bubble.

Junya ahead, kept his advantage all the way through board K♣ Q♦ T♠ A♣ 3♠ , shipping him a full double up while hand for hand play continues.

Jae Joong Kim pushed his last 3,200,000 in the middle off the hijack and saw Yamaguchi Junya take the spot right from the big blind.

In for a race, Junya immediately spiked top pair on flop J♥ 5♦ 7♥ , with the runout A♣ 6♥ leaving Kim's king-high headed for the muck.

With 4,800,000 in the pot across board 3♦ 8♦ 4♠ 2♦ 6♦ , Jae Joong Kim fired a final bet of 2,500,000, and saw Yamaguchi Junya check call to showdown. Kim revealed the nut flush A♦ Q♥ and earned the pot.

Yamaguchi Junya stuffed his entire 6,000,000 against Jhen Yi Chin's early open and was snap called his opponent with a premium pair.

Drawing slim, Junya dodged elimination after a lucky runout on board 8♣ A♣ T♦ Q♣ 9♥ offered him another chance at the title.

TMT Main Event action is down to its final two tables with Ching En Chen towering over the field. Each remaining contender is now guaranteed NTD 265,000 (~USD 8,085) in winnings, and a step closer to clinching the NTD 5,324,500 (~USD 162,425) top prize.

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Yamaguchi Junya stuffed his last 2,500,000 from the big blind against Zi En Huang's cutoff open, and saw the latter make the call.

In for a race, Junya dodged elimination, having found a pair on board J♠ 8♥ Q♦ T♦ 6♥ to survive through.

Cheng Chih Cheng (UTG) raised all-in pre-flop with 2,400,000 while Junya Yamaguchi (UTG+2) thereby all-in . The players showdown with Cheng holding 8♠ K♥ and Yamaguchi holding J♣ A♠ . The board brought 6♠ 4♦ 9♠ 5♣ 7♥ giving Cheng the winning straight.

(UTG+2) raised 600,000 before the flop and Junya Yamaguchi (LJ) three bets all-in 3,750,000. Yong Jie folds handing a quick victory to Yamaguchi.

Yamaguchi Junya opened on the hijack and gladly called off Wei Che Lin's all-in for 1,680,000.

Crushed against the rockets, Lin was in luck to find a jack on board 9♦ 3♠ Q♥ J♣ T♣ , giving him a set for another run at the title.

With 600,000 already in the middle across flop 9♣ T♦ 5♥ , Jin Fang Lin made a go for it with a bet of 300,000. Yamaguchi Junya check raised all-in for Lin's twelve big blinds behind, and shipped the pot straight away following a fold.