Lester Edoc has claimed victory in the Main Event of the 2026 TMT Championship III. The Filipino collected $146,418 in prize money after a three-way deal.
The Taiwan Millions Tournament Series took place at the CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City from 16 to 26 October. A total of 66 events were played, with side event buy-ins starting at $45. Kristof Segers claimed victory in the $4,600 Super High Roller for $53,703.
The $1,100 Main Event attracted 1,418 entries, setting a new TMT record. This comfortably surpassed the guaranteed prize pool of approximately $925,000, with a total of $1.32 million up for grabs.
In the end, Lester Edoc ($146,418), Aditya Agarwal ($128,106) and Sunho Yoo ($112,126) secured the lion’s share of the prize pool through an ICM deal. The trio then went all-in blind, and after just a few hands, Lester Edoc emerged as the winner.
Taiwan Millions Tournament – TMT Championship III 2026 Taiwan
Datum: 16. bis 26. Oktober
Ort: Asia Poker Arena (CTP Poker Club), Taipei City
Events: 66
Buy-Ins: TWD 1,500 ($45) bis TWD 150,000 ($4,600)
TMT Championship 2026 Main Event
Buy-In: TWD 35,000 ($1,100)
Entries: 1,418
Preisgeld: TWD 42,880,320 ($1,319,724)
Final Table Payouts
1st: Lester Edoc (Philippines), TWD 4,757,400 ($146,418)
2nd: Aditya Agarwal (India), TWD 4,162,400 ($128,106)
3rd: Sunho Yoo (South Korea), TWD 3,643,200 ($112,126)
4th: Hao Che Cheng (Taiwan), TWD 2,178,000 ($67,032)
5th: Ronald Haverkamp (Netherlands), TWD 1,653,000 ($50,874)
6th: Injae Jeong (South Korea), TWD 1,270,000 ($39,087)
7th: Sangjun Jung (South Korea), TWD 985,000 ($30,315)
8th: Kuan Ying Chen (Taiwan), TWD 774,000 ($23,821)
9th: Feng Hsien Ching (Taiwan), TWD 615,000 ($18,928)
